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DC E1050t Digital Camera 
User Manual

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Page 1: ...Welcome DC E1050t Digital Camera User Manual ...

Page 2: ...ycled in a manner that protects human health and environment CE Regulatory Notice Hereby BenQ Corp declares under our responsibility that the product is in conformity with the requirements set out in the Council Directive on the Approximation of the Laws of the Member States relating Electromagnetic Compatibility Directives 2004 108 EC and Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC A Declaration of Conformi...

Page 3: ...use a lens brush or soft cloth to clean the lens Do not touch the lens with your fingers To prevent electric shock do not attempt to disassemble or repair your camera by yourself Water may cause a fire or electric shock Therefore store your camera in a dry place Do not use your camera outdoors when it is raining or snowing Do not use your camera in or near water If a foreign substance or water get...

Page 4: ...3 White balance 14 Effect 15 AF Area 16 EV compensation 17 Setting sharpness saturation contrast instant review 17 Other capture options 18 Movie Record mode settings 18 System settings 19 Playback mode 20 Options for playback and editing 21 Using My Drawings and Add Memo 22 Rotating an image 24 Adding Z Lighting effect 24 Protect 24 Adding a photo frame 24 DPOF 25 Deleting files 25 Resize 25 Voic...

Page 5: ...ustration only Actual and available products accessories as well as their appearance may vary depending on sales region If any items are missing or damaged contact your dealer It is recommended to save the packaging in case you need to ship the camera for service in the future 1 User manual Quick start guide 2 Digital camera 3 USB cable 4 Battery 5 Leather case 6 Software CD 7 Battery charger 8 Ad...

Page 6: ...p eyelet 5 Play button toggling between capture and playback modes 6 Display button 7 Speaker It is normal for the camera to become warm during operation because metal camera casing can conduct heat The LCD display on this camera is manufactured with sophisticated technology and more than 99 99 of the pixels on the LCD display meet standard specifications Yet it is possible that less than 0 01 of ...

Page 7: ...over A 2 Insert the battery in the correct direction B 3 Push the battery all the way down until the battery lock lever clicks into place C 4 Close the battery SD card cover D B C To remove the battery 1 Open the battery SD card cover 2 Release the battery lock lever 3 When the battery has come out a little gently pull it out the rest of the way 4 Close the battery SD card cover D To charge the ba...

Page 8: ...set is not covered under the warranty The battery may be warm after being charged or used This is normal and not a malfunction When using the camera in a cold environment keep the camera and its battery warm by holding it inside your jacket or another warm protective environment Remove the battery from the camera if you do not intend to use the camera for a long time To install an SD card 1 Make s...

Page 9: ...p 4 Press T to zoom in or W to zoom out 5 Press the shutter halfway to set automatic focus and exposure 6 Press the shutter down fully to capture 7 Release the shutter 8 In the Movie Record mode press the shutter to stop video recording If you press the shutter halfway to set automatic focus the camera is ready to capture when the auto focus frame is yellow If there is no auto focus frame or the f...

Page 10: ...ck modes by pressing T and W To zoom in out an image press T or W or you can use the stylus or your fingertip to circle the area you want to zoom in directly on the screen You can also drag the image to see a certain area or tap to crop the image If a photo was captured in the portrait orientation and then you saved it into the landscape orientation the photo will still rotate back into the portra...

Page 11: ...de 8 2 Flash mode 10 3 Focus mode 11 4 Drive mode 12 5 S S F Super Shake Free 6 Number of shots available 7 Image size 8 Image quality 12 9 AF area 16 10 Battery status 11 Histogram 12 AE metering 13 13 White balance 14 14 EV compensation 17 15 ISO sensitivity 13 16 More options ...

Page 12: ...cene Captures photos in a low light environment such as in the evening or at night Beach Captures photos in a brightly lit environment such as beaches Snow Increases contrast to highlight the texture and layers of snow Fireworks Increases the exposure time to capture fireworks Use of tripod is recommended Night Portrait Captures photos of a subject against a night scene Use of a tripod is recommen...

Page 13: ...s food by enhancing color brightness and giving more vivid colors Museum Captures photos with flash function disabled Candle Light Captures subjects illuminated by candle light Party Captures in door activities in a dim light Text Increases contract when taking a close up photo Child Captures images of moving kids Sunset Increases white balance to enhance photos taken at sunset Flower Captures ima...

Page 14: ...the shutter is pressed again Face tracking is always on in the Smile Catch mode It is recommended to turn off the flash in the Smile Catch mode so the camera can save time in recharging and continue to catch more smiles Icon Mode Description Auto The flash fires automatically based on the photographic conditions Force off The flash does not fire Select this mode when flash photography is prohibite...

Page 15: ...of the subject and uses a slow shutter speed to capture ambient light for proper exposure of the background Useful for capturing night scenes with still subjects such as portraits Use of tripod is recommended To change the intensity of the flash tap Flash Intensity Icon Mode Description Auto This is the auto focus mode Macro Captures subjects at close range Pan Focus Captures everything for exampl...

Page 16: ...timer Automatically takes a picture after a 2 second delay Continuous Shooting Continuously takes pictures as long as you keep pressing the shutter The flash is always off in this mode Auto Exposure Bracketing AEB Automatically takes 3 pictures with different EV compensation for you to choose from later Speedy Burst Press and release the shutter When the photo size you select is VGA Speedy Burst w...

Page 17: ...atically sets the ISO value Equivalent to color ISO 100 200 400 film Used for outdoor photography in bright sunlight Equivalent to color ISO 800 1600 3200 film ISO 3200 for images at 3 megapixels or lower Used it in a low light environment or where the flash light is not allowed You may not be able to select the ISO value if you use certain scene modes such as Auto and High ISO Portrait Icon Mode ...

Page 18: ...d point the adjustment frame shown on the touch screen at a blank sheet of white paper or something similar and then tap to let the camera detect proper colors 6 Tap to exit Icon Mode Description Auto Adjusts white balance automatically Daylight Adjusts white balance for bright daylight conditions Cloudy Adjusts white balance for cloudy twilight or shady conditions Tungsten Adjusts white balance f...

Page 19: ...Tap to exit Icon Mode Description Normal No effect is added to the image Vivid Recorded image will be stored in a bright and lively tone Sepia Recorded image will be stored in a sepia tone B W Black White Convert image to black white Vivid Red Recorded image will be stored in a bright and lively red tone Vivid Green Recorded image will be stored in a bright and lively green tone Vivid Blue Recorde...

Page 20: ... frames turn yellow and press the shutter down Icon Mode Description Center Focuses on the center of the touch screen Wide Focuses on subjects in a wider focusing area Manual You can manually decide the auto focusing area by dragging the frame within the boundary shown on the touch screen Touch Shot You can manually decide the auto focusing area by dragging the frame within the boundary shown on t...

Page 21: ...rm and exit Setting sharpness saturation contrast instant review You can adjust how colors appear in the pictures by setting sharpness saturation and contrast 1 Tap 2 Tap and then 3 Tap for Sharpness Saturation and Contrast The icons that represent the current settings for these three options show 4 Tap an option to select it and then tap an icon of your choice You can select Low Normal or High Al...

Page 22: ...ze will be automatically changed to 3M If the original image size is 3M or smaller the original image size will be retained Date Stamp Adds the date time or both to the image AF Assist Lamp Assists the auto focus system when shooting in low light conditions Icon Mode Description Page reference Video format Displays video file format and size Frame rate Displays frames captured per second White bal...

Page 23: ... on or off Volume Sets the volume for playback LCD Brightness Sets the brightness of the touch screen Power Saving Sets the idle time before the camera enters the power saving mode The camera automatically turns off 2 minutes after entering the power saving mode Date Time Sets the date and time Date Format Sets the displayed time format TV Format Sets the video format such as NTSC or PAL when conn...

Page 24: ...ode In the capture mode press to enter the playback mode In the playback mode press or the Shutter to switch to the capture mode Item Description 1 Battery status 2 File number 3 Histogram 4 Protected file 5 DPOF 6 Voice Memo 7 Scene mode 8 Image size and quality 9 EV compensation 10 AE Metering 11 White balance 12 File name 13 File size 14 Aperture and shutter speed 15 ISO sensitivity ...

Page 25: ...s the brightness and contrast in the darker areas of a picture to improve overall exposure quality 24 Protect Protects the selected image from deletion 24 More options Displays more options Add Memo Adds callouts to a captured image 22 Photo frame Adds a photo frame to a captured image 24 DPOF Enters the Digital Print Order Format DPOF data for selected images or all images A DPOF compatible print...

Page 26: ...ed Select a tool and customize its type and color For details on the icons of the tools see below 3 Tap You are ready to add your drawings or texts to the image 4 To change tools types colors you need to tap again to access the toolbar 5 To undo your last move tap UNDO to erase all drawings on the selected image before you save the settings tap RESET 6 To save the modified image tap Or you can tap...

Page 27: ...d Memo only Selects a preset frame for a callout To select a preset frame 1 Tap and then tap for a preset frame and for a color 2 Tap 3 On the touch screen tap the location where you want to add a frame You can add as many frames as you want or repeat step 1 to add other types of frames Eraser Removes part or all of the scribbles To use the eraser 1 Tap and then tap to select an eraser type from t...

Page 28: ...1 Tap and select an image 2 Tap 3 Select whether to protect this selected file or all files 4 Select Yes to enable protection To select multiple files tap Select and tap more files Each protected file has the icon when viewed Then select and Yes 5 To disable protection follow preceding step 1 to 3 and tap Yes to unprotect the file Adding a photo frame Adds a preset decorative frame to an image To ...

Page 29: ...image 2 Tap 3 Select Yes to delete the selected file select Voice Only to delete voice memo only select All to delete all files To select multiple files tap Select and tap more files Then tap Resize Changes an image to a smaller size To resize an image 1 Tap and select an image 2 Tap Resize 3 Select the new image size and the quality level 4 Tap Overwrite to replace the current image file or Save ...

Page 30: ...Tap and select an image 2 Tap Effect 3 Select the effect you want to apply Then tap 4 Tap Overwrite to replace the current image file or Save as to save to another file Icon Option Description Normal No effect is added to the image Sepia Recorded image will be stored in a sepia tone B W Convert image to black white Negative Opposite what they were in the original image Mosaic Apply mosaic tile eff...

Page 31: ... camera to an AV system 1 Connect the end of the smaller plug of the AV cable to the camera 2 Connect the yellow video plug and the white audio plug of the AV cable to a video input jack and an audio input jack left channel on your AV system 3 Turn on the AV system and then switch to the AV source connecting to the camera 4 Turn on the camera 5 Follow the on screen instructions to operate the came...

Page 32: ...e printer without using a computer To print images from a PictBridge compatible printer 1 Turn off the camera 2 Connect the end of the smaller plug of the USB cable to the camera 3 Connect the other end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your printer 4 Turn on the printer Wait for a while until the printer is ready to print 5 Turn on the camera 6 Follow the on screen instructions in your...

Page 33: ...orrectly The battery has no power Recharge the battery The battery power is draining quickly The external temperature is extremely low Many shots are being captured in dark places requiring a flash The battery was not fully charged or it has not been 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 batt...

Page 34: ...tton all the way down The internal memory or memory card does not have any free 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 I cannot print images with PictBridge compliant pri...

Page 35: ...ty Text Child Sunset Flower Pet Smile Catch Voice Rec Flash Auto Force off Force on Auto Anti Red eye Anti Red eye and Slow Sync Self timer 10 2 sec delay Exposure compensation 2 to 2 EV in 0 3 step increments ISO Auto 100 200 400 800 1600 and 3200 ISO 3200 is for images at 3 megapixels or lower White balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent and Manual File format Still Image JPEG Exif 2 ...

Page 36: ...r local dealer for purchase information Playback options Single image thumbnails slideshow and audio video playback Interface Digital output USB 2 0 Compatible Audio Video output NTSC PAL PictBridge compatible DPOF Power source Rechargeable Lithium ion battery CIPA 200PCS Working temperature 0 40 degrees Celsius Dimensions W x H x D 95 x 57 x 17 6 mm slimmest 17 mm Weight 120 g without battery SD ...

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