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DC E53+ Digital Camera

User’s Manual

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Page 1: ...Welcome DC E53 Digital Camera User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...our camera in the following environmental range temperature below 0 C or above 40 C Do not use or store your camera in the environments listed below Direct sunlight High and dusty places Next to an air conditioner electric heater or other heat sources In a closed car that is in direct sunlight Unstable locations If your camera becomes wet wipe it with a dry cloth as soon as possible Salt or seawat...

Page 3: ... DC E53 5 3 1 Capture Mode 5 3 1 1 Capture Mode LCD Monitor Information 6 3 1 2 Changing Camera Settings 7 3 1 2 1 Setting the Scene Mode 7 3 1 2 2 Using the Flash 8 3 1 2 3 Using the Self Timer 9 3 1 2 4 Using the Optical Zoom 9 3 1 2 5 Deleting Images 10 3 1 3 Capture Mode Menu Settings 10 3 1 3 1 Capture Mode Picture Menu 10 3 1 3 2 Capture Mode Function Menu 11 3 2 Video Mode 13 3 2 1 Movie Mo...

Page 4: ...Back Video Clips 17 3 4 Audio Mode 18 3 4 1 Recording Voice Files 18 3 4 2 Audio Mode LCD Menu 18 3 4 3 Playing Back a Voice File 19 3 4 4 Deleting Voice Files 19 3 5 Setup Mode 19 3 5 1 Setup Menus in Camera and Movie Mode 19 3 5 2 Setup Menus in Playback Mode 20 4 PC DEPENDENT FEATURES 21 4 1 Bundled Software 21 4 2 USB Mode 21 4 3 Printer Mode 22 5 Troubleshooting 25 6 Specifications 27 7 Servi...

Page 5: ... to ship your camera for service 1 2 DC E53 Components 1 2 1 Front View User Manual 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 B 1 User manual 2 DC E53 digital camera 3 USB cable 4 Battery 5 Hand strap 6 DC E53 software CD ROM 7 Camera pouch 8 Conversion adapter 9 AC adapter 10 AV cable 1 2 4 7 8 9 6 5 3 10 1 Shutter button 2 Power button 3 Built in flash 4 Mode switch Playback Movie Still picture 5 Self timer LED AF a...

Page 6: ...ng the battery Blinking red Image is being processed and stored to memory Solid green USB communication is in progress Self timer LED Blinking red The self timer function is activated 1 2 3 6 7 4 5 8 9 10 1 LCD monitor 2 Display Audio mode button 3 Status LED 4 T Zoom in button W Zoom out button 5 Menu button 6 Delete button 7 Strap eyelet 8 Control and Set buttons 9 Battery SD memory card cover 1...

Page 7: ...rformance and life of the battery it is recommended that you fully charge the battery using the optional AC power adapter and then fully discharge it through normal use at least one time Make sure that the power of the camera is off before inserting the battery 1 Insert the conversion adapter into the conversion adapter terminal of the camera as shown in the illustration 2 Connect one end of the A...

Page 8: ... the battery SD memory card cover To remove the SD memory card make sure the camera is turned off Press lightly on the edge of the memory card and it will eject Note Make sure that you use only the AC power adapter specified for the camera Damage caused by the use of an incorrect adapter is not covered under the warranty Notes Be sure to format the SD memory card with this digital still camera bef...

Page 9: ...aphic preview is set to ON the captured image will be displayed while the image is being recorded onto the memory Notes The LCD monitor darkens in strong sunlight or bright light This is not a malfunction To prevent your images from being blurred while pressing the shutter button always hold the camera steady This is especially important when you are shooting under low lighting conditions under wh...

Page 10: ...icator Full battery power Medium battery power Low battery power Virtually no battery power 7 Scene mode AUTO PORTRAIT LANDSCAPE NIGHT SCENE SPORTS MACRO 8 Flash mode RED EYE NO FLASH AUTO FLASH FORCED FLASH 9 Self timer icon if used 3 second delay 10 second delay 10 White balance AUTO AUTO DAYLIGHT CLOUDY SUNSET TUNGSTEN FLUORESCENT 11 Capture mode icon SINGLE CONTINUOUS AEB 12 Time 13 Date 14 Fo...

Page 11: ...ayed 3 Use the W X buttons to select the desired scene mode then press the OK button to confirm To cancel the selection and exit from the scene mode menu press the S T buttons The table below will help you choose the appropriate scene mode Icon Scene mode Description Auto Select this mode when you want to leave the settings up to the camera to capture images with ease Portrait Select this mode whe...

Page 12: ...t the digital still camera to suit your own preferences The scene mode can be set only in mode Icon Scene Mode Description RED EYE Use this mode to reduce the red eye phenomenon when you want to cap ture natural looking images of people and animals in low light conditions When capturing images the red eye phenomenon can be reduced by asking the subject person to look at the camera lens or get as c...

Page 13: ...the button 3 1 2 4 Using the Optical Zoom Zoom photography allows you to capture images magnified up to 3 times or wide angle photography depending on the distance up to the subject You can further enlarge the center of the screen and capture images using the digital zoom 1 Slide the mode switch to or 2 Compose the image with the zoom button Pressing the T button zooms in on the subject and enlarg...

Page 14: ...el the deletion select NO 3 1 3 Capture Mode Menu Settings 3 1 3 1 Capture Mode Picture Menu 1 Slide the mode switch to 2 Press the button to access the menu then use the W X buttons to select PICTURE menu 3 Use the S T W X buttons to select the desired item in PICTURE menu then press the OK button 4 To exit from the menu press the button Note Protected images cannot be deleted Icon Item Functiona...

Page 15: ...1 3 2 Capture Mode Function Menu 1 Slide the mode switch to 2 Press the button to access the menu then use the W X buttons to select FUNCTION menu 3 Use the S T W X buttons to select the desired item in FUNCTION menu then press the OK button 4 To exit from the menu press the button COLOR Sets the color of the image that will be captured NORMAL B W SEPIA WHITE BALANCE Sets the white balance when ca...

Page 16: ... capture a sequential burst of three images at three different exposure settings Afterwards you may review the sequence of images to select the best exposure LCD BRIGHTNESS Selects a brightness level for the LCD monitor The adjustment range is from 5 to 5 DIGITAL ZOOM Enables or disables digital zoom ON OFF QUICK VIEW Enables the display of a captured image on the LCD monitor immediately after you...

Page 17: ...ng movie capture 4 Press the shutter button to start recording 5 Press the shutter button again to stop recording 3 2 1 Movie Mode LCD Monitor Information 1 Movie mode 2 Available recording time Elapsed time 3 Video size 640 x 480 320 x 240 4 SD memory card indicator if present 5 Battery power indicator 6 Time 7 Date 8 Exposure compensation no indication with 0EV 9 Zoom status Note The zoom settin...

Page 18: ...mage 1 Press the POWER button to turn on the camera 2 Slide the mode switch to 3 Use the W X buttons to select the desired images To view the previous image press the W button To view the next image press the X button Icon Item Functional Description SIZE Sets the size of the video clip that will be recorded 640 x 480 320 x 240 Color Sets the color of the video clip that will be captured NORMAL B ...

Page 19: ...he zoom ratio by using the zoom button To enlarge the selected image press the T button To return to normal magnification press the W button The magnification factor is displayed on the LCD monitor 2 To view different portion of the images press the S T W X buttons to adjust the display area You will see a white frame with a pink box inside The white frame indicates the entire image while the pink...

Page 20: ... then press the OK button 4 To exit from the menu press the button Note The range of magnification factor is 1 5x 2 0x 2 5x 3 0x 3 5x 4 0x 4 5x 5 0x 5 5x 6 0x 6 5x 7 0x 7 5x and 8 0x Note As appropriate the or icon will be displayed in a thumbnail dis play Icon Item Functional Description SLIDESHOW This function enables you to set the time interval while playing back your images automatically in s...

Page 21: ...s internal memory to a mem ory card Of course you can only do this if you have a memory card installed and some files in internal memory YES NO THUMBNAIL Allows you to view 4 or 9 thumbnail images on the LCD monitor at the same time which enables you to quickly search for the image that you want 4 9 RESIZE Changes the size of a recorded image 2560 x 1920 2048 x 1536 1280 x 960 640 x 480 EXIT CHANG...

Page 22: ...shutter button again 3 4 2 Audio Mode LCD Menu 1 Audio mode 2 SD memory card indicator if present 3 Battery power indicator 4 Sound level speaker volume 5 Audio file name Notes The zoom function cannot be activated while playing back video clips To play back video clips on the computer we recommend you to use Windows Media Player 9 0 WMP 9 0 You can download the latest WMP version from the website...

Page 23: ...elete the selected voice file 4 When the delete message appears use the W X buttons to select YES and then press the OK button If you wish to cancel the deletion select NO 3 5 Setup Mode This feature allows you to set up the default settings for your camera in addition to image related settings Select your personal preferences for the camera with this mode 3 5 1 Setup Menus in Camera and Movie Mod...

Page 24: ...N RESET Returns all basic settings to the digital still camera s default settings The time setting will not be reset YES NO POWER OFF If no operation is performed for a specific period of time the camera will automatically turn off This feature is useful to reduce battery consump tion OFF 3MIN 5MIN 10MIN DATE PRINTING The date of recording can be printed directly on still images This function must...

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Page 26: ...RINT MODE SELECT screen is displayed on the monitor Use the S T buttons to select the print mode In PRINT Mode Lets you print the specified image with PictBridge 1 Use the S T buttons to select the PRINT mode then press the OK button The PRINT PAPER screen is displayed 2 Use the X button to access the paper selection setting then press the OK button to confirm SIZE You may select the desired item ...

Page 27: ...t settings you can still use the W X buttons to change the image that you want to print Then press the OK button to print 6 Use the S T buttons to select PRINT then press the OK button to confirm 7 The printing starts and the message TRANSFERRING is displayed on the screen The message disappears after printing is finished 8 Pressing the OK button during print data transfer displays the screen for ...

Page 28: ...n the type of printer being used 3 Use the S T buttons to select PRINT then press the OK button to confirm 4 The printing starts and the message TRANSFERRING is displayed on the screen The message disappears after printing is finished 5 Pressing the OK button during print data transfer displays the screen for selecting whether to CONTINUE or CANCEL printing PRINT MODE SELECT SELECT ITEM ENTRY PRIN...

Page 29: ...for an extended period of time after being charged Fully charge the battery and dis charge it for at least one complete cycle before use to maximize its per formance and lifetime The battery or camera feels warm The camera or flash was used con tinuously over a long period of time The flash does not fire The flash does not recharge The camera is set to Switch the camera to a mode other than those ...

Page 30: ...cated on the screen stops flashing The camera doesn t recognize the memory card Format the memory card in this camera before its first use or before using it with another camera Cannot format a memory card The memory card is write pro tected Remove the write protection End of the memory card life Insert a new memory card Cannot download images There is insufficient free space on your computer s ha...

Page 31: ...6 sec Self timer 10 sec 3 sec Exposure Compensation 2 EV 1 3 EV step ISO Auto 50 100 200 White Balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Sunset Tungsten Fluorescent File Format Still Image JPEG format EXIF2 2 DCF DPOF TIFF format Image Size 2560x1920 2048x1536 1280x960 640x480 pixels Movie Clips ASF format with Continuous recording Movie Size 640x480 30 fps 320x240 30fps Storage Built in memory 16MB SD Card co...

Page 32: ...hnical Support If you have any problems or questions regarding the DC E53 or the camera driver you can visit the following web site for further assistance http support BenQ com For free driver updates product information and news releases visit the following web site http www BenQ com ...

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