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DC X800 Digital Camera 
User Manual

X800 UM.book  Page 1  Monday, December 3, 2007  10:49 AM

Summary of Contents for DC X800

Page 1: ...Welcome DC X800 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: ...rea 13 Face Tracking 14 Battery status 14 Setting EV 14 AE metering 15 White balance 15 ISO sensitivity 16 Effect 16 Date Stamp 17 Setting sharpness saturation and contrast 17 Movie Record mode settings 17 Other settings 18 Playback mode for images and videos captured by the camera 19 Options for playback and editing 20 Enlarging an image 20 Viewing multiple files at a time 20 Protecting 20 Deleti...

Page 5: ...nt or storage Camera components Front view and bottom view 1 User Manual 2 Digital camera 3 USB cable 4 Battery 5 Hand strap 6 Leather case 7 Software CD 8 Battery charger 9 AC power adapter 10 AV cable 11 Earphones 1 Lens 2 Shutter button 3 Speaker 4 Flash 5 Mode switcher between the camera mode and the Portable Media Player PMP mode 6 Power button including status LED indicator 7 Microphone 8 Se...

Page 6: ...layback mode 8 MENU button or return to the previous menu 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 ha...

Page 7: ...e battery 1 Open the battery cover 2 Press and hold the battery 3 Release the battery lock lever 4 When the battery has come out a little gently pull it out the rest of the way 5 Close the battery cover D To charge the battery 1 Insert the battery into the battery charger 2 Connect one end of the AC power adapter to the battery charger 3 Connect the other end of the AC power adapter to a wall outl...

Page 8: ...ght in menus 4 Play Pause Confirms a chosen setting Using a microSD card The camera comes with internal memory for storing captured images video clips or audio files You can also add a microSD card to store more files Before initial use of a microSD card press Manage Memory to format the card first To install a microSD card 1 Make sure the camera is turned off 2 Open the memory card cover 3 Insert...

Page 9: ...ticularly useful if you are new to the camera 1 Press and make sure the mode switcher is set to the camera mode as illustrated 2 Press or to locate a desired options under three different tabs and and then press or to make selections Remember to follow the on screen display and instructions wherever available or press for more information Next press corresponding buttons to access and set more opt...

Page 10: ...mera in advance you want to view to this folder During zoom in out there is a separator in the zoom bar between and For best image quality it is recommended to use optical zoom only by keeping the magnification within and the separator Flash is automatically turned off in the Movie Record mode The Movie Record mode records both sound and video The recording time is continuous but recording will st...

Page 11: ...ayback Settings for the PMP mode While the camera is in the PMP mode you can press for the following options Option Description Auto Resume Automatically starts playback of the track that was being playbacked last time in the PMP mode Volume Adjusts the volume for playback Auto Hide OSD for video playback only Shows the OSD On Screen Display control panel for a few seconds and then hides itself au...

Page 12: ...ure value EV 14 13 AE metering 15 14 White balance 15 15 ISO sensitivity 16 In the capture mode press to toggle among 4 display modes standard complete none and rule of thirds Use the rule of thirds display mode to improve your composition by placing subjects on at least one of the intersections of these 4 imaginary lines While the shutter is pressed halfway the shutter speed and the aperture are ...

Page 13: ...ghtness Portrait Makes the subject usually a person stand out with a brighter look Landscape Used when taking pictures of natural scenery Sports Captures a fast moving subject Backlight Compensates for exposure in a strong backlit environment Flash is always on Night Scene Used when taking a picture in the evening night or a low light environment Beach Used under a very bright light environment su...

Page 14: ...by enhancing color brightness and giving more vivid colors Museum Used when taking a picture of subjects in a place where flash is usually prohibited Flash is always off Candle Light Makes a picture look warm and thus captures the mood under candle light source Flash is always off Party Captures the party atmosphere usually under indoor light source Text Takes a picture of clear text by reducing i...

Page 15: ...rrounding lighting conditions Select this mode when capturing images with high contrast backlighting and deep shadows Auto anti red eye Reduces the red eye phenomenon when capturing natural looking images of people and animals in low light conditions Be sure to ask the subject to look at the camera lens or get as close to the camera as possible The flash fires automatically based on the photograph...

Page 16: ...moving objects or subjects in the dark from near to far in an acceptable focus Infinity Used when capturing images at long distance Icon Mode Description Standard Takes one picture at a time Self timer Automatically takes a picture after 2 or 10 second delay This mode is useful when you want to be part of the picture Continuous Shoot Continuously takes pictures as long as you keep pressing the Shu...

Page 17: ...2448 3 megapixels 2048 x 1536 3 2 8 megapixels 3264 x 2176 2 megapixels 1600 x 1200 16 9 8 megapixels 3264 x 1836 VGA 640 x 480 5 megapixels 2592 x 1944 Icon Mode 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 ...

Page 18: ...image Battery status Setting EV EV exposure value lightens or darkens the entire image Adjust EV when the brightness between the subject and the background is not balanced or when the subject occupies only a small part of the picture To select an EV 1 Press 2 Press or to select an EV from the EV bar and then press Due to environmental factors such as lighting the number of detected faces might be ...

Page 19: ... to detect proper colors 3 Press or Icon Mode Description Automatic Exposure metering Matrix Detects the exposure based on multiple points in the subject area Automatic Exposure metering Center Weight Detects the exposure of the entire shooting screen but gives more importance to the values near center Automatic Exposure metering Spot Detects the exposure based on the center spot in the subject ar...

Page 20: ... select an effect 1 Press Effect 2 Press or and select an effect option 3 Press or Icon Description Automatically sets the ISO value Equivalent to color ISO 100 200 film Used for outdoor photography in bright sunlight Equivalent to color ISO 400 800 1600 film Used it in a low light environment or where the flash light is not allowed Icon Mode Description Normal No effects are added Vivid Adds an e...

Page 21: ...e time and the duration for Timer Record press to return to the Movie Record mode 2 Press You can see and the text Timer Recording on the screen 3 Press the shutter halfway to set automatic focus 4 Press the shutter down fully The text Timer Recording shows again 5 shows to indicate that you have activated Timer Record Make sure the battery power is adequate and do not turn off the camera So you c...

Page 22: ... digital zoom feature System Sound Turns on off the volume for operation Volume Adjusts the volume for playback LCD Brightness Sets the degree of brightness for the screen Power Saving Sets the idle time before the camera automatically enters the standby mode to save battery power Power Off Sets the idle time before the camera automatically turns off Date Time Sets date and time Date Format Sets t...

Page 23: ...on Page reference 1 Indicates that the camera is in the playback mode 2 Indicates that the file is protected and cannot be deleted 20 3 Indicates this file has a voice memo or the file is an audio file 22 4 Displays the following information and controls the shooting conditions such as scene mode and image size Lets you rotate or add voice memo Shows whether it is a video file and the play button ...

Page 24: ...en To view multiple files 1 Press 2 Maximum 9 files shown in thumbnails are displayed on the screen Press or to select a file and then press or to view it in its normal viewing size Protecting Prevents selected files from accidental removal To protect files 1 Press Protect or 2 Select whether to protect this selected file other selected or all files and then press You will then see the icon indica...

Page 25: ...in to resume playback To stop the slideshow press Z Lighting Enhances the brightness and contrast in the darker areas of a picture to improve overall exposure quality To apply Z Lighting to an image 1 Press or to move to the image you want to apply Z Lighting 2 Press Z Lighting or 3 Press or to adjust the Z Lighting value 4 Press to confirm the change and how to save the image file Trimming Crops ...

Page 26: ...Memo or to add a voice memo Then you can press to play the voice memo Startup screen Sets the welcome image when the camera is powering on To select a startup image 1 Press Startup Image or 2 Press or to select an image 3 Press Working with computer and AV system Bundled software The camera offers the following programs on a CD To install these programs see the information supplied with the CD Arc...

Page 27: ...a printer via a computer or bringing the memory card if available to a photo processing center you can choose to print using PictBridge Printing with PictBridge You can directly print images by connecting your camera to a PictBridge compatible printer without using a computer To print images from a PictBridge compatible printer 1 Connect the end of the smaller plug of the USB cable to the camera 2...

Page 28: ...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 29: ...s not shoot even when pressing the shutter button The battery is running low Recharge the battery The camera is not in the capture mode Switch to the capture mode The shutter button was not pressed all the way down Press the shutter button 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...

Page 30: ... Flower Pet and Voice Record Flash Auto flash Force off Force on Auto anti red eye Anti red eye and Slow sync Drive mode Standard Self timer 2 or 10 second delay Continuous Shoot Interval Shoot and AEB Exposure compensation 2 to 2 EV in 1 3 EV steps ISO Auto 100 200 400 800 and 1600 2000 for S S F 4000 for movie White balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent and Manual File format Still I...

Page 31: ...e 0 40 degrees Celsius Dimensions W x H x D 100 x 63 7 x 14 mm slimmest 9 8 mm Weight 130 g without battery SD card System requirements Pentium III 600 Mhz or higher compatible CPU 64 MB RAM Optical disc drive Windows Me 2000 XP Vista compatible 128 MB free hard disk space Available USB port ...

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