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DC E1000 Digital Camera

User Manual

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Summary of Contents for DC E1000

Page 1: ...Welcome DC E1000 Digital Camera User Manual ...

Page 2: ...losing your images and or video clips Disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment by users in private households in the European Union This symbol on the product or on the packaging indicates that this can not be disposed of as household waste You must dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to the applicable take back scheme for the recycling of electrical and electronic equi...

Page 3: ...d 7 3 3 1 Turning the power on off 7 3 3 2 Choosing the screen language 7 3 3 3 Setting the date and time 7 3 3 4 Snapshot mode 7 3 3 4 1 Getting started with capturing images 7 3 3 5 Using the flash 8 3 3 6 Using the self timer and burst 8 3 3 7 Using the zoom function 9 3 3 8 Focus mode 9 3 4 Menu options 10 3 4 1 Changing the mode 10 3 4 1 1 Switching between REC mode and PLAY mode 10 3 4 1 2 S...

Page 4: ... 17 3 7 14 Setting AF lamp 17 3 7 15 Setting Av Tv M 17 3 8 Playback 18 3 8 1 Playing back images 18 3 8 2 Playing back movie clips 18 3 8 3 Magnifying trimming still images 18 3 8 4 Viewing in thumbnail 18 3 8 5 Playing a slide show 19 3 8 6 Deleting a single file or all files 19 3 8 7 Deleting multiple files 19 3 8 8 Setting the DPOF for printing 20 3 8 9 Other playback functions 20 4 PC Depende...

Page 5: ...or service All electronic accessories such as USB AV cable adapter charger and battery are designed to work with this BenQ Digital Camera only Do not use them with other Digital Camera to avoid possible damage 1 2 Camera components 1 2 1 Front view 1 User Manual 2 Digital camera 3 USB cable 4 Lithium ion battery 5 Hand strap 6 Software CD ROM 7 Battery charger 8 AC power adapter 9 Pouch 10 AV cabl...

Page 6: ... unusual colors This is normal and does not indicate display malfunction nor will this affect the pictures you take with the camera Indicator State Description Status LED No light The digital camera is off Solid green The digital camera is ready to capture images Blinking green The flash is charging or the digital camera is in a process Self timer LED Red Self timer or AF lamp is in a process 1 LC...

Page 7: ...serting or removing the battery To insert the battery 1 Open the battery SD memory card cover A 2 Insert the battery in the correct direction shown B 3 Push the battery all the way down until the battery lock lever clicks into place C 4 Close the battery SD memory card cover D To remove the battery 1 Open the battery SD memory card cover 2 Release the battery lock lever When the battery has come o...

Page 8: ... battery The camera must be used with the specified charger set Damage caused by the use of an incorrect charger set is not covered under the warranty Always make sure that the camera is off before removing the battery The battery may be warm after being charged or used This is normal and not a malfunction When using the camera in cold environments keep the camera and its battery warm by holding i...

Page 9: ...u can slide the write protect tab on the side of the SD memory card to LOCK To save edit or erase data on an SD memory card you must unlock the card SD memory card in the following sizes are supported 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2GB and 4GB SDHC The camera is compatible with SD memory cards manufactured by Panasonic Toshiba and Sandisk Please contact your local dealer for purchase information ...

Page 10: ...ols of your camera 3 2 LCD monitor information REC mode 1 Scene mode 8 ISO 2 Flash 9 White balance 3 Focus 10 Metering 4 Self timer Burst 11 EV compensation 5 Resolution 12 Focus Area 6 Quality 13 Histogram 7 Shots remaining 14 Battery 1 Up or Play video playback only 2 Focus mode or left 3 Down 4 Flash mode or right 5 OK ISO 100 EV 1 0 A 9999 9999 P ...

Page 11: ...h capturing images 1 Press the button for more than one second to turn on the camera 2 Compose your image in the LCD monitor under Snapshot Mode 3 Press the shutter button down halfway 1 and then press it down fully 2 Pressing the shutter button down halfway automatically focuses and adjusts the exposure The focus area frame turns green when the camera is focused and the exposure is determined Whe...

Page 12: ...e and then press or the OK button to launch the submenu 4 Press to select an option and press the OK button to apply the setting Press the MENU button to close the menu and the shutter button to take pictures Icon Flash mode Description Auto flash Flash fires automatically when shooting conditions require extra lighting Red eye reduction Flash strobes to let the subject eyes adjust to the flash th...

Page 13: ...on fully to take a continuous shooting Release the shutter button to stop shooting Note that the LCD is temporarily turned off during shooting to save power Timer Burst Press and release the shutter After a 2 second countdown the camera will start taking a continuous shooting This will stop when you press and release the shutter again or until the memory card is full Speedy Burst Press and release...

Page 14: ...for the shooting conditions Movie For recording movie clips Shake Free Reduces blur caused by camera vibration A higher shutter speed is used in this mode and the photo might become less brighter Landscape Used for the wide scenic views Sports Captures a fast moving subject Backlight Shoots the image of backlight object by changing metering Night Scene Shoots the subject while keeping the backgrou...

Page 15: ...uration makes food more appetizing Candle Light Makes a picture look warm and thus captures the mood under candle light source Flash is always off Party Captures the party atmosphere usually under indoor light source Text Enhances the black white contrast Kids Takes a still image to capture moving kids Sunset Enhances the red hue for recording sunset images Soft Skin Enhances the tone of skin so t...

Page 16: ... option and press the OK button to apply the setting 5 Press the MENU button to close the menu Metering White Balance ISO Exposure 2 0 EV 2 0 EV Drive Mode Off AEB Off On Highlight Off Sharpness Effect Normal B W Sepia Negative Red Green Blue Date Stamp Off Date Date Time Face Tracking Off On Photo Frame Off 1 10 frames AF Lamp Off On Digital Zoom Off Wise Zoom Digital Zoom Menu item Available set...

Page 17: ...is idle for more than 10 seconds 20 sec Turns off the LCD backlight if the camera is idle for more than 20 seconds Power Save 1 min For power consumption the camera is turned off automatically for a period of time 3 min 5 min Date Time Sets the date time Language Select a language for display menus and other information File No Use this function if the camera experiences a Folder cannot be created...

Page 18: ...ng The voices are recorded from the microphone of the camera Be careful to avoid touching the microphone while recording 3 Press the shutter button again to end recording The camera will stop recording automatically when the memory capacity has been reached USB Computer Sets the USB mode to connect the camera with a printer or computer Printer Start up Image Sets a recorded image as the start up i...

Page 19: ...ce to the values near the center Multi Selects an exposure based on readings from multiple points in the subject area Spot Selects an exposure based on a single reading taken from the center of your picture Icon Mode Description Auto Automatically corrects white balance Ideal for general photography Daylight Adjusts for bright sun conditions or natural light conditions Cloudy Adjusts for cloudy da...

Page 20: ...he image to have sharp or soft outlines 3 7 9 Setting the photo effect You can add special effects to your images in REC or PLAY mode SH1 Custom For more accurate adjustment or when the light source cannot be specified When this option is highlighted press the shutter button to enter the Custom WB mode Then point the camera at something white for example white paper as the reference white color Ne...

Page 21: ...sult ask your subjects not to turn their faces partially away from the lens 3 7 13 Setting Photo Frame You can add 10 kinds of frames to still images making them more interesting 3 7 14 Setting AF lamp The AF Lamp function allows you to record images in low light conditions 3 7 15 Setting Av Tv M Pressing the Tv Av M button toggles among Aperture priority Shutter priority and Manual when determini...

Page 22: ...ter to capture the still image from the movie clip while it had paused 3 8 3 Magnifying trimming still images 1 Turn the power on and set the camera to the PLAY mode 2 Select an image Press or to select the image that you want to magnify or trimming Only still images can be magnified and trimmed 3 Magnify the image Press T to magnify the image and the central portion of the image is displayed You ...

Page 23: ...ton then use the to select PLAY mode Press the to select Delete and press the or OK button 4 Press or to select Single and press the or OK button To delete all images select All and press the or OK button 5 Select Yes and press OK button to delete the image To quickly delete the current display image 1 Select the image you want to delete 2 Press the Delete button to show a confirmation 3 Press the...

Page 24: ... OK button To set the DPOF setting for all images in a time select All in this step To reset all DPOF settings to initial default select Reset in this step 4 Press or to select the image you want to print out then press the OK button 5 Set the number of copies Press or to specify the number of copies The number of copies can be set from 0 to 30 To cancel this image DPOF setting set the number of c...

Page 25: ... them on the Web Note that before you begin you need to check your system according to the table as shown below ArcSoft PhotoImpression 5 Combines photo editing with creative enhancement and sharing tools that maximize your digital media experience ArcSoft VideoImpression 2 Creates multimedia presentations by combining photos and video clips with audio text and scene transitions System Requirement...

Page 26: ...images by copying them from the Removable Disk to your computer hard drive Windows Open the Removable Disk and double click on the DCIM folder to open it to find more folders Your images are inside these folder s Select the desired still images or video clips and then choose Copy from the Edit menu Open the destination location folder and choose Paste from the Edit menu You may also drag and drop ...

Page 27: ...en used for an extended period of time after being charged Fully charge the battery and discharge it for at least one complete cycle before use The battery or camera is warm The camera or flash was used continuously over a long period of time The flash does not fire The flash does not recharge The camera flash is turned off Set the flash to Auto Flash The light source is sufficient The flash is no...

Page 28: ...ree space Load a new card or delete unwanted files The flash is recharging Wait until the flash mode icon indicated on the screen stops flashing The camera does not recognize the memory card Format the memory card before the initial use or before using with another camera Colors of the images taken are not shown properly White Balance was not set properly when these images were taken Select a suit...

Page 29: ...2 EV 1 3 EV step ISO Auto 50 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 White Balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent H Fluorescent L MWB File Format Still Image JPEG format EXIF 2 2 DCF Image Size 3584 x 2688 10M 3648 x 2432 3 2 3584 x 2016 16 9 3328 x 2496 8M 2560 x 1920 5M 1600 x 1200 2M 640 x 480 VGA Movie Clips AVI Motion JPEG format with continuous recording Movie Size 848 x 480 16 9 640 x 480 320 ...

Page 30: ...English Service Information 26 7 Service Information Technical Support For free driver updates product information and news releases visit the following web site http www BenQ com ...

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