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DC T1460 Digital Camera
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Page 1: ...Welcome DC T1460 Digital Camera User Manual ...

Page 2: ... the shop where you purchased the equipment or your household waste disposal service The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled 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 o...

Page 3: ...pocket purse or other container with metal objects Do not dispose of batteries in fire as they may explode To prevent electric shock do not attempt to disassemble or repair your camera by yourself Some camera models accept non rechargeable batteries When using these batteries do not charge them Otherwise dangers such as explosion and fire may occur Warranty Warranty is void if damage or system fai...

Page 4: ...edictable danger or damage Before initial use of a memory card always use the camera to format the card first Remember to slide the write protect tab if available to the unlock position Otherwise all data if any on the memory card is protected and the card cannot be edited or formatted Operating environment Do not use or store your camera in the environments listed below Direct sunlight Dusty plac...

Page 5: ...sert a battery with full power ASAP When the camera is not in use always turn the power off and make sure the lens has retracted successfully before storing the camera in its case If you do not intend to use the camera for a long time please remove the battery from the camera and store the battery carefully Keep your camera away from sharp objects and avoid collision When the camera is not in use ...

Page 6: ... Assist Lamp 21 Setting sharpness saturation contrast 21 Effect 22 Digital Zoom 23 Date Stamp 24 Instant Review 24 Smart Scene 24 Blink Detector 24 Love Portrait 24 Pre composition 25 Smile Catch 25 LOMO 25 Fisheye 26 Web Auction 26 Movie Record mode settings 27 System settings 28 Playback mode 30 Deleting files 31 Search Photos 32 Slideshow 32 Favorite 32 Quick Retouch 32 Red eye Removal 32 Persp...

Page 7: ...ox are for illustration 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 Quick Guide 2 Digital camera 3 USB cable 4 Battery 5 Leather case 6 Software User Manual CD 7 AC power ada...

Page 8: ...humbnail or calendar view playback 4 Power button 5 S S F Super Shake Free button 6 Flash 7 AF Assist Lamp Self timer LED indicator 8 Lens and lens cover 9 Microphone 10 Speaker 11 Tripod mount 12 USB AV port 13 Battery card cover 1 Touch screen LCD display 2 Status LED 3 Strap eyelet 4 Play button toggling between capture and playback modes ...

Page 9: ...on is activated 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 the pixels on the LCD display may have some light spots or show unusual colors...

Page 10: ...nd of the USB cable to the power adapter 5 Plug in the power adapter to a wall outlet The battery will start charging immediately To charge the battery via a computer 1 Turn on the computer 2 Turn off the camera 3 Insert the battery into the camera 4 Connect one end of the USB cable to the camera 5 Connect the other end of the USB cable to your computer The battery will start charging immediately ...

Page 11: ...ttery is inserted into the product with correct polarity Incorrect polarity may damage the camera or cause fire Download all pictures and remove the battery from the camera if you are going to store the camera for a long time Damage caused by the use of an incorrect power adapter is not covered under the warranty The battery may be warm after being charged or used This is normal and not a malfunct...

Page 12: ...e Day column and tap to select the correct day 7 Tap time as indicated on the right and select hour minute and AM PM 8 Tap Setting language This is to select the language version to show on the screen To select a language 1 Tap Language 2 Tap a language to select it Tap to find more languages as needed Setting date and time You need to set the date and time the first time you use the camera or whe...

Page 13: ...a set automatic focus 6 Press the shutter down fully to capture 7 Release the shutter 8 In the Movie Record mode press the shutter to start or stop video recording Press the shutter halfway to set automatic focus Once the focus is set the focus frame color will turn from white unfocused to green focused If the focus frame color is red and you press the shutter down it might result in a blurred pho...

Page 14: ...No 3 in the example below Shake the camera clockwise when the camera is held horizontally To move backward fast swipe and slide quickly from left to right across the three files shown on the screen Tap Tap anywhere on the screen to switch to the swipe and slide view Next tap or swipe and slide from right to left across the last two files No 3 and No 4 in the example below Shake the camera counterc...

Page 15: ...ce the image is enlarged you can also tap and slide the screen to move to a particular area Tap anywhere on the screen to view files in the swipe and slide view Slide to W to view files in the thumbnail view Tap a thumbnail to view it in full screen Slide to W again to view files in the calendar view for files created in the current month Tap a thumbnail to view the files created on that day or ta...

Page 16: ...captured by other devices your camera may not be able to show the detailed file information such as resolution or to edit them Item Description Page reference 1 Shooting mode 11 2 Flash mode 16 3 Drive mode 17 4 Focus mode 17 5 Menu access more options 18 6 ISO sensitivity 20 7 EV compensation 19 8 AE metering 20 9 White balance 19 10 AEB Auto Exposure Bracketing 21 11 AF area 21 01259 01259 ...

Page 17: ...d information Icon Mode Description Auto The camera automatically decides most settings so you can capture images with ease Smart Scene Automatically selects the best shooting mode from Backlight Landscape Portrait Night Scene and Macro Program You can set the shooting parameters manually Movie Record Captures videos with sound When viewing the captured video file later tap the icon to play it Smi...

Page 18: ... in the distance Sports Captures a fast moving subject Backlight Increases exposure by turning on the flash when light illuminates the subject from behind Night Scene Captures photos in a low light environment such as in the evening or at night Night Portrait Captures photos of a subject against a night scene Use of a tripod is recommended Self Portrait Helps take a picture of yourself and other s...

Page 19: ...mic range and enhances the details of dark areas LOMO Creates a lomo like effect by adding over saturated colors dark corners and so on Fisheye Simulates a fisheye lens effect and creates a distorted hemisphere like image Snow Increases contrast to highlight the texture and layers of snow Fireworks Increases the exposure time to capture fireworks Use of tripod is recommended Building Enhances the ...

Page 20: ...r internet upload Beauty Enhancer Enhances the tone of skin so that the facial skin appears smooth Food Captures food by enhancing color brightness and giving more vivid colors 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 ...

Page 21: ...iage Takes a clear and vivid picture of flowers or plant leaves by emphasizing their saturation and sharpness Sunset Increases white balance to enhance photos taken at sunset Voice Rec Voice Record Captures background sound only no images or videos ISO sensitivity Metering and White Balance are not available for some shooting modes such as Auto When S S F is turned on you cannot adjust the ISO sen...

Page 22: ...ubject to look at the camera lens or get as close to the camera as possible The flash fires automatically based on the photographic conditions Force on The flash always fires regardless of the surrounding lighting conditions Select this mode when capturing images with high contrast backlighting and deep shadows Slow Sync Fires the flash for proper exposure of the subject and uses a slow shutter sp...

Page 23: ...elay and capture twice 1 Performs a 10 second delay then captures the image 2 Performs another 2 second delay then captures the image again Burst Continuously takes pictures as long as you keep pressing the Shutter The flash is always off in this mode Speedy Burst Press and release the shutter When the photo size you select is VGA Speedy Burst will shoot continuously at the speed of 30 shots per s...

Page 24: ...n image quality level 1 Tap Quality under 2 Tap a quality option 3 Tap to exit Icon Description Icon Description 14 megapixels 4320 x 3240 3 megapixels 2048 x 1536 3 2 12 megapixels 4320 x 2880 HD 16 9 1920 x 1080 in full HD format 8 megapixels 3264 x 2448 VGA 640 x 480 5 megapixels 2592 x 1944 Icon Option Description Super Fine Best image quality with the lowest compression rate File size is the ...

Page 25: ... other colors can display properly when you capture images To select white balance 1 Tap White Balance under 2 Tap a white balance option or tap to move to other options 3 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...

Page 26: ...y in bright sunlight Equivalent to color ISO 800 1600 3200 6400 film ISO 3200 for images at 3 megapixels or lower ISO 6400 for images at 3 megapixels or lower Both ISO 3200 and ISO 6400 are often 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 shooting modes such as Auto Icon Mode Description Matrix Detects t...

Page 27: ...own AF Assist Lamp When AF Assist Lamp is on it helps the auto focus system when shooting in low light conditions Setting sharpness saturation contrast You can adjust how colors appear in the pictures by setting sharpness saturation and contrast 1 Tap 2 Tap Sharpness Saturation or Contrast under Icon Mode Description Wide Focuses on subjects in a wider focusing area Center Focuses on the center of...

Page 28: ...age 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 Recorded image will be stored in a bright and lively blue tone Color Accent Red Highlights the subjects by keeping the red color domain of an image only while making other regions black and white Color Accent Green Highlig...

Page 29: ... the image using a software process Before After when Color Accent Red is applied After when Color Accent Green is applied After when Color Accent Blue is applied Icon Mode Description Wise Zoom Reduces the image size and thus increases the effective zoom length without sacrificing image quality Digital Zoom Turns on the digital zoom feature OFF Turns off the digital zoom feature ...

Page 30: ...elected shooting mode is displayed in the top left corner of the screen 4 Press the shutter to capture an image Blink Detector Automatically detects blinking when you capture an image 1 Tap the top left icon representing the current shooting mode from the display screen 2 Tap Blink Detector 3 Press the shutter to capture an image If blinking is detected a warning message appears on the screen 4 Pr...

Page 31: ...the composition and press the shutter to capture the final image Smile Catch Smile Catch automatically captures smiling moments 1 Tap the top left icon representing the current shooting mode from the display screen 2 Tap Smile Catch 3 The camera is tracking the face of your subject a white frame shows 4 Once a smile is detected the camera instantly takes a picture 5 The camera continues to detect ...

Page 32: ...mbines maximum 4 shots into one single image at the VGA 640 x 480 size so it can be quickly used in situations such as Internet auctions 1 Tap the top left icon representing the current shooting mode from the display screen 2 Tap Web Auction Before After Icon Mode Description 1 shot Takes one picture only 2 shots Takes two pictures based on the numeric order shown below 3 shots Takes three picture...

Page 33: ...p when the video file size reaches 4 GB or the total recording time is near 29 minutes Recording a video at HD 720p 16 9 1280 x 720 requires a Class 6 or above SDHC card Videos captured in Web sharing mode are stored under the XXXUTUBE directory XXX are numbers with the file size limited to 1 GB or 10 minutes per video file video recording will automatically stop White balance Compensates for colo...

Page 34: ...aving Sets the idle time before the camera enters the power saving mode LCD Saving Sets whether to save power by turning off the screen if the camera is idle for a specific time Date Time Sets the date and time Language Sets the displayed language on the touch screen File Numbering Sets the naming rule of file names TV Format Sets the video format such as NTSC or PAL when connecting to an AV syste...

Page 35: ...ally changes the image orientation for viewing on the camera only actual image content is not changed as you change the camera holding position For example if an image was taken when the camera was held horizontally the image will still be displayed horizontally its original orientation during playback when the camera is held vertically ...

Page 36: ... file format or has been corrupted Item Description Item 1 Current mode playback 2 Protected file 3 DPOF 4 Previous file 5 Voice memo 6 Menu access more options 7 ISO used by the file 8 EV used by the file 9 Flash mode 10 White balance used by the file 11 Aperture value used by the file 12 Shooting mode used by the file 13 Resolution used by the file 14 Folder number and file name where the file i...

Page 37: ...n the screen and tap Deleting files Removes selected or all files using one of the following options Tap to delete the currently selected file Tap to search for files by favorite scene date or display all files Tap to add the currently selected file to your favorites Tap to edit an image file using My Drawings Icon Mode Description Off Single Deletes the currently selected file Voice Memo Deletes ...

Page 38: ...lected image by one of the three levels Low Normal High Red eye Removal Removes appearance of red eyes in an image Icon Mode Description By Favorite Shows files that have been added to your favorites By Scene Shows files taken using the same scene mode By Date Shows files taken on the same day Display All Shows all files Icon Mode Description Interval Sets the time interval between each file to di...

Page 39: ...d in a sepia tone B W Convert image to black white Negative Opposite what they were in the original image Mosaic Apply mosaic tile effects to the image Vivid Red The image becomes reddish Vivid Green The image becomes greenish Vivid Blue The image becomes bluish Drawings and stamps described as scribbles below cannot be added to an audio video file or to an image of 3 2 or lower than 3M After scri...

Page 40: ...en tap the location where you want to add a stamp You can add as many stamps as you want or repeat step 1 to add other types of stamps Frame for Add Memo only Selects a preset frame to decorate an image To select a preset frame 1 Tap 2 tap or to select a frame Eraser Removes part or all of the scribbles To use the eraser 1 Tap 2 On the touch screen tap the location where you want to remove the scr...

Page 41: ...To rotate an image 1 Tap to rotate the currently selected image 90 degrees counterclockwise or tap to rotate the currently selected image 90 degrees clockwise 2 Tap Done and the image in this orientation is saved as a new image file Startup Image Sets the image to show when you turn on the camera By default the system image stored in the camera is used You can tap or to toggle among Default My Pho...

Page 42: ...hake the camera counterclockwise when the camera is held horizontally Icon Mode Description Single Enables you will need to enter the number of images to print or disables DPOF for the currently selected image All Enables DPOF for all images You need to enter the number of images to print and the value you enter applies to all images Reset Disables DPOF for all images Active Display is not availab...

Page 43: ... on your computer 4 Tap Computer on the screen of your camera 5 A Removable Disk icon appears in My Computer Click this icon to access the files in your camera 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 aud...

Page 44: ... completed the above 5 steps for connecting the camera to an AV system select a video and tap shown on the middle of the camera screen 2 To stop the video playback tap anywhere on the camera screen Printing images In addition to printing images by connecting the camera to a printer via a computer or bringing the SD card if available to a photo processing center you can choose to print using PictBr...

Page 45: ... 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 or recharge The camera flash is turned off Set the flash to Auto Flash The light source is sufficient Even though the flash fired the image is dark The distance to the subject is greater than the flash s effective range Get closer to the subject and shoot The image is too...

Page 46: ...ndicated 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 printers The camera is connected to the printer when the camera is powered off Turn on the camera select PictBridge and then connect to the printer Why sometimes I cannot completely use ...

Page 47: ...2 sec Self timer Double Burst Speedy Burst Off Single Exposure compensation 2 to 2 EV in 0 3 step increments ISO Auto 100 200 400 800 1600 3200 and 6400 ISO 3200 for images at 3 megapixels or lower ISO 6400 for images at 3 megapixels or lower White balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent H Fluorescent L and Manual File format Still Image JPEG Exif 2 2 compatible and DCF compatible Suppor...

Page 48: ...ery Working temperature 0 40 degrees Celsius Dimensions W x H x D 91 6 x 57 8 x 16 3 mm Weight 110 g without battery SD card Accessories Quick Guide USB cable battery leather case Software User Manual CD AC power adapter hand strap and stylus Available accessories depend on the actual items shipped and may vary from the list above All information designs and specifications are subject to change wi...

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