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DC X600 Digital Camera

User’s Manual

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Summary of Contents for DC X600

Page 1: ...Welcome DC X600 Digital Camera User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...camera damage Do not use solvents such as alcohol to clean your camera If the lens is dirty 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 ra...

Page 3: ...between Capture mode and Playback mode 9 3 4 Capture mode 9 3 4 1 Capture mode LCD monitor information 9 3 4 2 Using the self timer 9 3 4 3 Continuous Shooting Continuous Shooting mode 10 3 4 4 Using the zoom to change the subject size 10 3 4 5 Setting the shooting functions 11 3 4 5 1 Selecting the focus mode 11 3 4 5 2 Selecting the flash mode 11 3 4 6 Setting the Green Button 12 3 4 6 1 Registe...

Page 4: ... pictures with color filters 22 3 6 9 5 Selecting the color filter eight colors 23 3 6 9 6 Editing pictures with brightness filter 23 3 6 9 7 Editing movies 24 3 6 9 8 Recording a voice memo 24 3 6 9 9 Protecting images movies and sounds from deletion Protect 24 3 6 9 10 Setting the printing service DPOF 25 3 7 Menu lists 26 3 7 1 Rec Mode menu 26 3 7 2 Set up menu 28 4 PC DEPENDENT FEATURES 29 4 ...

Page 5: ...3 Rear view 1 User s Manual 2 DC X600 digital camera 3 USB cable 4 Lithium ion battery DLI 102 5 Hand strap 6 DC X600 software CD ROM 7 Battery charger DLC 03 8 AV cable 1 LCD monitor 2 Zoom out key 3 Zoom in key 4 Strap eyelet 5 Status LED indicator 6 Playback button 7 Four way and OK buttons Up Self timer Right Focus MODE Down Mode palette Left Flash 8 Delete button Green button 9 MENU button 1 ...

Page 6: ... in the direction indicated by the arrow 3 Close the battery SD memory card cover 2 1 2 Removing the battery 1 Open the battery SD memory card cover 2 Release the battery by using your finger to press the battery lock lever in the same direction as when you inserted the battery 3 Pull the battery out Insert the battery correctly If the battery is incorrectly oriented it may cause a malfunc tion Do...

Page 7: ...le the battery is being charged and changes to green when charging is completed 4 Remove the battery from the battery charger when charging is completed Using BenQ DLI 102 battery pack is strongly recommended The battery may be warm after being charged or used This is normal and not a malfunc tion When using the camera in cold environments keep the camera and its battery warm by holding it inside ...

Page 8: ...ng it in the direction indicated by the arrow and pull it out The number of recordable images varies depending on the capacity of the SD memory card or built in memory and the selected image size and quality Be sure to format the SD memory card with this camera before the initial use To prevent valuable data from being accidentally erased from an SD memory card you can slide the write protect tab ...

Page 9: ...the built in memory with the SD memory card inserted When capturing an image press the shutter release button halfway The focus frame on the LCD monitor will light green when the camera is in focus Then press the shutter release button fully The picture is taken 2 Press the power switch again The camera turns off 3 2 Operating the mode palette Once you press the four way controller T the mode pale...

Page 10: ...er release button is pressed for more than one second recording continues for as long as the button is held down and stops when the button is released 4 Press the shutter release button Recording stops The remaining recordable time appears 5 To exit Voice Recording mode turn the camera off Frame Compos ite mode Lets you take pictures with a decorative frame You can take pictures with a decorative ...

Page 11: ... S T to select or There are two icons of a cat and a dog Choosing either the cat or dog icon does not affect the resulting picture Choose whichever you prefer When the Pet mode is selected the automatic tracking AF function operates and the camera continues to adjust the focus on the moving subject even after the shutter release button is pressed halfway Text mode This mode allows you to take clea...

Page 12: ... to the SD memory card and vice versa Image Rotation For displaying rotated still pictures Color Filter For processing images using the color filter Digital Filter For applying special effects such as the illustration effect or the slim effect to still pic tures according to your taste Brightness Filter For adjusting the brightness of images using a filter Movie Edit For editing movies Start up sc...

Page 13: ...information is displayed when the power is turned on 1 Capture mode 2 Flash mode 3 Drive mode 4 Focus mode 5 Focus frame 6 Zoom 7 Card Built in memory 8 Battery indicator 9 Remaining number of recordable images 10 Date and time 11 World Time setting 12 Anti shake warning 13 Aperture 14 Shutter speed 3 4 2 Using the self timer In self timer mode the picture is taken ten seconds or two seconds after...

Page 14: ...res are taken continuously while the shutter release button is pressed 1 Press the four way controller S in Capture mode 2 Press the four way controller W X to select 3 Press the OK button The camera is ready to take pictures continuously 4 Press the shutter release button halfway The focus frame on the LCD monitor will light green when the camera is in focus 5 Press the shutter release button ful...

Page 15: ...cuses on the object in the autofocus area when the shutter release button is pressed halfway Pan Focus mode This mode is used when the distance to the subject is approx more than 0 15 m at wide angle and approx more than 0 4 m at tele angle The focus is set from close to infinite range This mode is used when shooting close and distant sub jects together or the subject is hard to focus on Infinity ...

Page 16: ...own menu appears 5 Use the four way controller S T to select the function you want to register 6 Press the shutter release button halfway The camera is ready to take the picture As the initial setting the Initialize Rec Mode function is registered 3 4 7 Registering frequently used functions Fn Setting You can register frequently used functions on the four way controller Using this function you can...

Page 17: ...e defaults All the items on the Rec Mode menu and the settings for flash drive focus and displayed information are reset For details on Rec Mode menu refer to 3 7 1 Rec Mode menu on page 26 1 Press the Green Button in Capture mode The Initialize Rec Mode message appears 2 Use the four way controller S T to select Initialize 3 Press the OK button All the shooting function settings return to the def...

Page 18: ... Playback mode LCD monitor information Shooting information can be displayed on the LCD monitor in Playback mode Pressing the OK button changes the display mode The Histogram is not displayed while playing back movies Normal Display Shooting information is displayed 1 Voice Memo icon 2 Card Built in memory icon 3 Folder name 4 File name 5 Protect icon 6 Battery indicator 7 Shooting date and time 8...

Page 19: ...icture with the voice memo that you want to play back If appears on the displayed image a voice memo has been recorded 2 Press the four way controller S Playback starts Four way controller S Pauses playback Press again to resume playback If there are no recorded indexes Four way controller W Rewinds about five seconds Four way controller X Advances about five seconds If there are recorded indexes ...

Page 20: ...n display images magnified up to eight times 1 Enter the Playback mode and use the four way controller W X to choose the image to magnify 2 Press on the zoom button Each time you press the button the zoom scaling changes as follows 1 3X 2 0X 2 6X 4 0X 5 3X 8 0X The following operations can be performed while the magnified image is displayed 3 Press the MENU button Zoom playback ends 3 6 4 1 2 Sett...

Page 21: ... controller T Playback stops and the screen returns to the first frame 4 Press the Playback button The camera returns to Capture mode No sound is output during fast rewind and fast forward playback 3 6 6 Deleting files You can delete images movies sounds or a voice memo only Once deleted images movies sounds or voice memos cannot be restored You cannot delete protected images movies or sounds Four...

Page 22: ...ete the voice memo without deleting the image 1 Enter the Playback mode and use the four way controller W X to choose an image with a voice memo to delete 2 Press the Green Button The Delete screen appears 3 Use the four way controller S to select Delete sound 4 Press the OK button The voice memo is deleted 3 6 6 4 Setting the Quick Delete function When the Quick Delete function is set to On the D...

Page 23: ...n you release the button However protected images cannot be displayed in single image display 4 Press the Green Button A confirmation dialog appears 5 Use the four way controller S T to select Select Delete 6 Press the OK button The selected images and sound files are deleted Protected images and sound files cannot be deleted 3 6 7 Nine image display You can display nine images at the same time 1 ...

Page 24: ...0 sec 30 sec 6 Use the four way controller T to select Screen Effect 7 Use the four way controller W X to select the effect 8 Use the four way controller T to select Sound Effect 9 Use the four way controller W X to select On Off 10 Press the OK button Start appears on the LCD monitor and playback starts at the set interval If you press the OK button while playing back the slideshow the slide show...

Page 25: ...e image can be saved as a new image or written over the original image 1 Use the four way controller W X in Playback mode to select an image to resize 2 Press the four way controller T The mode palette appears 3 Use the four way controller S T W X to select Resize 4 Press the OK button The Resize screen appears 5 Use the four way controller W X to change the size 6 Press the four way controller T ...

Page 26: ...pied from the built in memory to the SD memory card all the files are copied at once When files are copied from the SD memory card to the built in memory the files are copied one at a time 1 Press the four way controller T in Playback mode The mode palette appears 2 Use the four way controller S T W X to select Image Sound Copy The Image Sound Copy screen appears Choose the copying method you want...

Page 27: ... 9 6 Editing pictures with brightness filter This function enables you to adjust the brightness of still pictures with the brightness filter 1 Use the four way controller W X in Playback mode to choose an image to edit 2 Press the four way controller T The mode palette appears 3 Use the four way controller S T W X to select Brightness Filter 4 Press the OK button The brightness filter screen appea...

Page 28: ... file Cancel Cancels the action 3 6 9 8 Recording a voice memo 1 Enter the Playback mode and use the four way controller W X to choose the image to which you want to add a voice memo 2 Press the four way controller T The mode palette appears 3 Use the four way controller S T W X to select Voice Memo 4 Press the OK button Recording starts You can record for up to 30 seconds 5 Press the OK button Re...

Page 29: ...l be deleted by formatting the SD memory card or built in memory 3 6 9 10 Setting the printing service DPOF You can print the images on the SD memory card using a DPOF Digital Print Order Format compatible printer or at a printing service 3 6 9 10 1 Printing a single image Set the following items for each image Copies Choose the number of copies up to a maximum of 99 Date Specify whether you want ...

Page 30: ... on the quality level setting Quality Level Best Better Good For selecting the image compression ratio The more stars the clearer the quality and the larger the volume Best Lowest compression ratio Suitable for photo prints Better Standard compression ratio Suitable for viewing the image on a com puter screen Good Highest compression ratio Suitable for attaching to e mails or creat ing websites Wh...

Page 31: ...ght conditions The higher the sensitivity the higher values the faster the shutter speed in low light conditions to reduce camera shake but the image may be affected by noise You can select 800 for Sensitivity in Candlelight mode EV Compensa tion For adjusting the exposure between 2 0 and 2 0 To brighten set a positive value To darken set a negative value You can choose the EV setting in the range...

Page 32: ...rease the contrast choose Item Description Format For formatting the SD memory card or built in memory Sound For adjusting the operation volume and the playback volume and setting the type and volume of start up sound shutter sound key operation sound self timer sound Date Adjust For adjusting the date time and display style World Time For setting the world time Language For changing the language ...

Page 33: ...screen appears 3 Use the four way controller W X to choose the image to print Ulead Photo Express Ulead Photo Express 5 0 SE is a complete photo project software for digital images Acquire photos effortlessly from digital cameras or scanners Edit and enhance images using easy to use editing tools and cool photographic filters and effects Assemble creative photo projects and share results via e mai...

Page 34: ...lity paper Quality with more indicate higher print quality 12 Press the OK button twice The image is printed according to the settings Press the MENU button to cancel printing 4 2 1 2 Printing all images 1 Use the four way controller S T to select Print All 2 Press the OK button The Print All screen appears Use the four way controller W X to check the images and make sure you want to print them al...

Page 35: ...nter does not function properly The USB Connection setting of the camera is set to PC Set the USB Connection setting to PictBridge Shutter will not release Flash is charging When flash icon blinks red on the LCD monitor flash is charging and no pictures can be taken Flash icon lights red when charging is completed No available space on SD mem ory card or in built in memory Insert SD memory card wi...

Page 36: ...rmal 40cm infinity Shutter Speed 4 sec 1 2000 sec Flash Auto Flash off Flash on Auto Red eye reduction Soft Flash Range 0 15 2 7m Self timer 10 sec 2 sec Exposure 2 2 EV 0 3EV step ISO Auto 64 100 200 400 800 for Candlelight mode White Balance Auto Daylight Shade Tungsten Fluorescent Manual File Format Still JPEG EXIF2 2 DCF DPOF PictBridge Movie AVI MPEG4 Xvid Storage Built in 23MB SD card compat...

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