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DC T850 Digital Camera
User Manual

 

  

    

 

 

 

  

 

Summary of Contents for DC T850

Page 1: ...Welcome DC T850 Digital Camera User Manual ...

Page 2: ...he 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 gets in your camera please turn the power of...

Page 3: ... accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of ...

Page 4: ...Automatic exposure metering 14 White balance 14 Effect 15 AF Area 15 Setting EV 16 Setting sharpness saturation contrast instant review 16 Other capture options 17 Movie Record mode settings 17 System settings 18 Playback mode 19 Options for playback and editing 20 Using My Drawings and Add Memo 21 Rotating an image 22 Adding Z Lighting effect 22 Protect 23 Adding a photo frame 23 DPOF 23 Deleting...

Page 5: ...aging if you must ship the camera for service in the future Available accessories may vary depending on the sales region Camera components Front view 1 User manual 2 Digital camera 3 USB cable 4 Battery 5 Leather case 6 Software CD ROM 7 Battery charger 8 AC power adapter 9 AV cable 10 Stylus 1 Shutter button 2 Status LED indicator 3 Power button 4 Flash 5 Self timer LED indicator 6 Lens and lens ...

Page 6: ...l 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 This is normal and does not indicate display malfunction nor will this affect the pictu...

Page 7: ...tions 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 battery 1 Insert the battery into the charger 2 Connect one end of the AC power adapter to the charger 3 Connect the other end of the AC power adapter to a wall outlet 4 When...

Page 8: ...n To select a language Tap Language and tap a language tap to find more languages as needed Setting date and time When first time using the camera or the camera battery has been removed for a long time you need to set the date and time To set date and time 1 Tap Date Format and tap the screen to choose preferred formats 2 Tap Date Time and then tap to choose correct date and time 3 Tap OK 4 Tap to...

Page 9: ...tter 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 frame is red and you press the shutter down it will result in blurred photos During zoom in out there is a separator in the zoom bar between W and T For best image ...

Page 10: ...ing T and W To zoom in out an image press T or W or you can use he stylus or your fingertip to circle the area you want to zoom in directly on the screen You can also tap the screen directly to maximize the image and drag the image to see 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 sti...

Page 11: ...1 Scene mode 10 2 Flash mode 10 3 Focus mode 11 4 Drive mode 12 5 Number of shots available 6 Image size 12 7 Image quality 13 8 AF area 15 9 Battery status 10 Histogram 11 AE metering 14 12 White balance 14 13 EV exposure value 16 14 ISO sensitivity 13 15 More options ...

Page 12: ...can capture images with ease Flower Captures brigh ly colored flowers by enhancing their soft outlines Candle Light Used if you want to capture subjects in candle light L Portrait Focuses on the subjects and keeps the background blurred slightly Fireworks Increases exposure time while to capture fireworks Use of tripod is recommended Sports Captures a fast moving subject Program You can set the sh...

Page 13: ...yourself and other subjects if available Night Scene Used when taking a picture in the evening night or a low light environment S S F Super Shake Free Reduces blur caused by camera vibration and thus improves image quality and clearness ISO value is also automatically adjusted based on the ambient brightness Voice Rec Captures background sound only no images or videos When listening to the capture...

Page 14: ...to detect the smile easily and obtain better image quality it is recommended to have your subject facing toward the lens in the Smile Catch mode The camera will also automatically stop smile tracking if your subject leaves your composition area Face tracking one face only 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 ime...

Page 15: ...the surrounding lighting conditions Slow Sync Opens the shutter for a longer period and fires the flash just before it closes Select this mode for illuminating a foreground subject while retaining a darker background It is useful when capturing a night scene with people in the foreground If you change the flash mode the camera will retain that setting even if he camera is turned off To change the ...

Page 16: ...you keep pressing the Shutter The flash is always off in this mode Interval Shoot Takes pictures at the time interval you set until it reaches the number of pictures you want or it will stop when you press and release he shutter again or un il the memory card is full Auto Exposure Bracketing AEB Automatically takes 3 pictures with different EV values for you to choose from later Speedy Burst Press...

Page 17: ...xit Icon Option Description Fine Best image quality with the lowest compression rate File size is the largest Normal Better image quality with medium compression rate File size is medium Economy Good image quality with the highest compression rate File size is the smallest Icon Description Automatically sets the ISO value Equivalent to color ISO 100 200 400 film Used for outdoor photography in bri...

Page 18: ...cription Matrix Detects the exposure based on multiple points in he subject area Center Weight Detects the exposure of the entire shoo ing screen but gives more importance to the values near center Spot Detects the exposure based on the center spot in he subject area Icon Mode Description Auto Adjusts white balance automatically Daylight Used in bright daylight conditions Shade Used in cloudy twil...

Page 19: ... Effect 4 The currently selected icon of auto focus shows Tap another icon of your choice 5 Tap to exit AF Area 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 Icon Mode Description Center Focuses on the center of he touch scr...

Page 20: ...nd the background is not balanced or when the subject occupies only a small part of the picture To select an EV 1 Tap 2 Tap and then 3 Tap and then EV 4 The current EV setting shows Tap any position of the EV bar or tap of your choice 5 Tap OK 6 Tap to exit Setting sharpness saturation contrast instant review You can adjust how colors appear in the pictures by setting sharpness saturation and cont...

Page 21: ...tions shown in the Quick Bar Icon Option Description Flash Intensity Sets the intensity of the flash Photo Frame Adds a photo frame to the image Date Stamp Adds the date stamp to the image Icon Mode Description Page reference Scene mode Displays a number of scene modes to choose from 8 Video format Displays video file format and size Frame rate Displays frames captured per second White balance Com...

Page 22: ...ightness of the touch screen Power Saving Sets the idle time before the camera enters he power saving mode Power off Sets the idle time before the camera automatically turns off Date Time Adjusts date and time Date Format Adjusts displayed time format TV Format Sets the video format such as NTSC or PAL when connecting to an AV system like TV Hot Key Sets the options shown in he Quick Bar Startup I...

Page 23: ...will enter the playback mode In the capture mode press to enter the playback mode In the playback mode press or he Shutter to switch to the capture mode Item Description 1 Battery status 2 File number 3 Histogram 4 Protected file 5 DPOF 6 Scene mode 7 Image size and quality 8 EV 9 AE Metering 10 White balance 11 File name 12 File size 13 Shutter speed and F No 14 ISO sensitivity ...

Page 24: ...Adds your own drawing to a captured image 21 Rotation Rotates images by certain degrees 22 Z Lighting Adjusts lighting mainly enhances the brightness and contrast in he darker areas of a picture to improve overall exposure quality 22 Protect Protects the selected image from dele ion 23 More options Accesses other settings Add Memo Adds callouts to a captured image 21 Photo frame Adds a photo frame...

Page 25: ...mage tap SAVE Or you can tap YES to discard the modified image and exit Drawings stamps callouts described as scribbles below cannot be added an audio video file or to an image of 16 9 3 2 or lower than 3M After scribbles are added to an image and saved this image will be automatically resized to a 3M image Icon Tool Description Line Creates lines such as handwriting To create lines 1 Tap and then...

Page 26: ...frame for a callout To select a preset stamp 1 Tap and then tap for a preset frame and for a color 2 Tap 3 On the touch screen tap the loca ion 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 thin to thick 2 Tap 3 On the t...

Page 27: ...e to overwrite or save the image as a new file DPOF Enters the Digital Print Order Format DPOF data to selected images or all images So a DPOF compatible printer can read this data while printing To enter DPOF data 1 Tap and select an image 2 Tap 3 Select the current image or all images to add DPOF To select multiple files tap Select and tap more files Then tap OK 4 Select whether to print date an...

Page 28: ... 2 Tap Voice memo 3 Tap to start recording your voice Tap again to stop When viewing he image later you can see the icon indica ing that a voice memo is attached Bundled software The camera offers the following programs on a CD To install these programs see the information supplied with the CD ArcSoft PhotoImpression 5 Combines photo editing with creative enhancement and sharing tools that maximiz...

Page 29: ...llow the on screen instructions to operate the camera via the TV or projector 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 PictBridge or DPOF Printing with Printer mode You can directly print images by connecting your camera to a PictBridge c...

Page 30: ...26 Printing images English Printing with DPOF See DPOF on page 23 ...

Page 31: ...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 32: ...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 printers...

Page 33: ...Party Web Auction Night Portrait Backlight Movie Record Smile Text High ISO Portrait Self Portrait Night Scene S S F Super Shake Free Voice Rec Child Food Building Beach Portrait Flash Auto Force Off Force On Auto Anti Red eye Anti Red eye and Slow Sync Self timer 10 sec delay Exposure compensation 2 to 2 EV in 1 3 EV steps ISO Auto 100 200 400 800 and 1600 White balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungs...

Page 34: ...chargeable Lithium ion battery Working temperature 0 40 degrees Celsius Dimensions W x H x D 91 x 59 x 16 9 mm slimmest 14 9 mm Weight 120 g without battery SD card System requirements Pentium III 600 Mhz or higher compatible CPU 64 MB RAM Optical disc drive Windows Vista XP 2000 Me 128 MB free hard disk space Available USB port ...

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