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To select a Movie Record option:

1. Slide the mode switch to

and enter the

Movie Record

mode.

2. Press

, and then select an option.

3. Press

or

to select a setting.

4. Press

to confirm setting.

Battery status

Other settings

Press

>

, and then select an option.

Pre-record: On and Off

When Pre-record is on

, the camera repeats recording a short

video clip for a 3-second duration before you press the shutter. Once
you press the shutter, the previous 3-second video clip will be combined
into the current video you are shooting.

Only the latest 3-second video clip is stored temporarily on the

memory.

Icon

Description

Battery power is full.

Battery power remains adequate.

Battery power is low.

Battery power is very low. You should replace the battery ASAP.

Option

Description

Sounds

[Startup]

Sets a type of the startup sound.

[Shutter]

Sets the shutter sound on and off.

[Operation]

Sets the button (excluding shutter) sound on and
off.

[Volume]

Adjusts the volume of the shutter sound, startup
sound, operation sound and playback sound.

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Summary of Contents for E146 Series

Page 1: ...Welcome E146X Series Digital Camera User Manual E146X_UM EN book Page i Thursday April 21 2011 5 54 PM ...

Page 2: ... their respective companies and are used for informational purposes only BenQ ecoFACTS BenQ has been dedicated to the design and development of greener product as part of its aspiration to realize the ideal of the Bringing Enjoyment N Quality to Life corporate vision with the ultimate goal to achieve a low carbon society Besides meeting international regulatory requirement and standards pertaining...

Page 3: ...rference 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 the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is co...

Page 4: ...explosion and fire may occur Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions Warranty Warranty is void if damage or system failure occurred due to outside factors such as collision fire flood dirt sewage earthquake and other force majeure events as well as incorrect usage of electricity or use of non original accessories It is t...

Page 5: ...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 places Next to an air conditioner electric heater or ...

Page 6: ...er 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 please place it in a steady ...

Page 7: ...de 9 More capture options in the Function menu 10 Flash mode 11 Face Tracking 11 Focus mode 12 Image size 12 Image quality 12 Setting EV 13 White Balance 13 ISO 14 AE metering 14 Effect 15 Shooting mode 16 Aperture Priority 21 Shutter Priority 21 Manual mode 21 Drive mode 22 Auto Exposure Bracketing AEB 22 AF area 23 AF Assist Lamp 23 Setting sharpness saturation and contrast 23 Digital Zoom 23 Da...

Page 8: ...ack video clips 35 Adjusting the playback volume 35 Slideshow 35 Deleting files 36 Protecting files 36 Red eye Removal 36 Voice memo 37 Photo Effect 37 Trimming 38 Resizing 38 Startup image 39 DPOF 39 Radial Blur 39 Working with computer and AV system 40 Bundled software 40 Connecting the camera to a computer 40 Connecting the camera to an AV system 40 Printing images 40 Printing with PictBridge 4...

Page 9: ...llustration 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 Save the packaging for future shipment or storage 1 User Manual or Quick Guide 2 Digital camera 3 USB cable 4 Battery 5 Hand strap 6 Software User Manual CD 7 Leather case 8 AC power adapter E146X_UM EN book Page 1 Thursda...

Page 10: ...scription or enter the thumbnail view Playback mode 4 T Tele Zoom in or turn on the Shooting mode description 5 MENU button or return to the previous menu 6 Function Delete button Activate the function menu Capture mode or delete photos Playback mode 7 Strap eyelet 8 Multifunctional buttons including a 4 way control and a button 9 Mode switch Toggle among Capture photo Capture movie and Playback m...

Page 11: ...d 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 pictures you take with the camera The LCD monitor looks darker in strong sunlight or bright light This is not a malfu...

Page 12: ...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 You...

Page 13: ...ED indicator flashes in green When the battery is fully charged the status LED indicator is off Use only the specified battery type Using other types of battery may damage the camera and invalidate the warranty Ensure that the Li ion battery 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 th...

Page 14: ...essing Manage Memory Format Yes To install an SD card 1 Make sure the camera is turned off 2 Release and open the battery card cover 3 Insert an SD card in the correct direction 4 Close and lock the battery card cover To remove an SD card 1 Make sure the camera is turned off 2 Release and open the battery card cover 3 Lightly press the edge of the memory card to eject 4 Close and lock the battery ...

Page 15: ...ss to set the language Setting date and time When using the camera for the first time or when the battery has been removed from the camera for a long time you need to set the date and time The date and time is recorded when a video or image is captured To set date and time 1 Press Step 1 is needed only after the initial setting is done 2 Press or to locate Date Time and then press or 3 Press or to...

Page 16: ...ease the shutter 7 Slide the mode switch to and enter the Movie Record mode Next adjust the optical zoom as needed and press the shutter down to start video recording press the shutter again to stop video recording 8 Slide the mode switch to and view captured images or recorded videos You can press or to move to different images videos slide to press or to zoom in out a captured image or slide to ...

Page 17: ...ode 22 5 AEB 22 6 Number of shots available 7 Image size 12 8 Image quality 12 9 Face Tracking 11 10 ISO 14 11 White Balance 13 12 AE metering 14 13 Exposure value EV 13 14 AF area 23 15 Histogram 16 Battery status 30 17 Camera shake warning ISO 100 100 EV 1 0 A 9999 9999 P E146X_UM EN book Page 9 Thursday April 21 2011 5 54 PM ...

Page 18: ...prove your composition by placing subjects on at least one of the intersections of these 4 imaginary lines Help Screen diagram provides a quick overview to the major functions of the camera buttons While the shutter is pressed halfway the shutter speed and the aperture are also shown on the screen not available in the Movie Record mode While the shutter is pressed down halfway the AF area color ch...

Page 19: ...ight 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 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 immediately at the beginn...

Page 20: ...the subjects in a certain focus range Infinity Used when capturing images at long distance Icon Description Icon Description 14 megapixels 4320 x 3240 3 megapixels 2048 x 1536 3 2 14 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 Mode Description Super Fine Best image quality with the lowest compression rate File si...

Page 21: ...es in different lighting conditions so white and other colors can display properly when you capture images To select White Balance 1 Press White Balance Icon Mode Description Auto Adjusts white balance automatically Daylight Used in bright daylight conditions Cloudy Used in twilight or shady conditions Tungsten Used when subjects lit by tungsten incandescent lighting Fluorescent H Adjusts for fluo...

Page 22: ...ISO Value 3 Press to confirm setting AE metering To select an AE metering option 1 Press Metering 2 Press or to select an AE metering option 3 Press to confirm setting 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 3200 6400 film Used it in a low light environment or where t...

Page 23: ... subjects by keeping the red color domain of an image only while making other regions black and white Color Accent Green Highlights the subjects by keeping the green color domain of an image only while making other regions black and white Color Accent Blue Highlights the subjects by keeping the blue color domain of an image only while making other regions black and white B W Black and White Adds a...

Page 24: ...Accent Green is applied After when Color Accent Blue is applied Icon Mode Description Auto Mode The camera automatically decide most settings so you can capture images with ease Smart Scene Automatically selects a shooting mode based on the current shooting environment Program You can set the shooting parameters manually Aperture Priority You can choose an aperture value while the shutter speed is...

Page 25: ... if detected lets you decide whether to save the image file Portrait Makes the subject usually a person stand out with smooth and natural looking skin tones Landscape Captures a scene in the distance with the focus area set to infinity and a lower aperture value The maximum depth of view can also be achieved Sports Uses a high shutter speed to capture objects in motion Backlight Increases exposure...

Page 26: ...ace in a confined area Love Portrait Takes a self portrait with at least two faces in a confined area Pre composition Captures the background first so the helper can use it to take the final shot HDR Increases the dynamic 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 cr...

Page 27: ...Soft Flowing Water Uses a low shutter speed for motion blur Please keep the camera steady or use a tripod while using this mode Web Auction Reduces the file size for faster 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 Makes a picture look warm and thus capt...

Page 28: ...emphasizes children s skin tones Foliage Takes a clear and vivid picture of flowers or plant leaves by emphasizing their saturation and sharpness Sunset Captures the warmth and atmosphere represented by hue of sunrise or sunset Panorama Creates a panoramic photo from multiple shots Voice Rec Voice Record Captures background sound only no images or videos When listening to the captured audio file l...

Page 29: ...h of field is needed To adjust aperture value 1 Go to the Capture mode with Aperture Priority mode selected 2 Press 3 Press to adjust the aperture value 4 Press to confirm setting Shutter Priority Shutter priority is often used when shooting moving subjects In general use a shorter shutter speed to catch a fast moving object To adjust shutter speed in Shutter Priority 1 Go to the Capture mode with...

Page 30: ...hen select or 4 Press Icon Mode Description Off Single 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 Double Performs delay 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 picture...

Page 31: ... sharpness saturation and contrast To set sharpness saturation or contrast 1 Press and then select Sharpness Saturation or Contrast 2 Press or and then select High Normal or Low 3 Press Digital Zoom The digital zoom enlarges or shrinks the image using a software process Icon Mode Description Wide Focuses on a wide range of multiple objects Center Focuses on the center area of the objects Icon Mode...

Page 32: ...o return to the capture mode S S F Super Shake Free Reduces blur caused by camera vibration and thus improves image quality and clearness To set S S F 1 Press S S F 2 Press or and then select or 3 Press When the battery power is low S S F will be turned off automatically Smart Scene Automatically selects the best shooting mode from Portrait Landscape Sunset Backlight Backlight Portrait Night Portr...

Page 33: ...press to confirm Love Portrait Takes a self portrait of at least two faces 1 Press Shooting Mode and select Love Portrait 2 Once faces are detected the camera will automatically take a picture after a two second countdown During the countdown you can press the shutter to cancel the countdown The camera will then start detecting faces again 3 The camera continues to detect faces and takes more pict...

Page 34: ...aps the green block the camera will automatically take the second shot If you will only stitch two shots press to complete the panoramic picture Otherwise proceed to the next step Icon Mode Description Left to Right The direction of the succeeding shots will be to the right of the first shot Right to Left The direction of the succeeding shots will be to the left of the first shot Guidance bar E146...

Page 35: ...O 2 Take a picture The LOMO effect will be applied to this picture immediately When the LOMO effect is applied color shift changes in colors might occur Fisheye Simulates a fisheye lens effect and creates a distorted hemisphere like image 1 Press Shooting Mode and select Fisheye 2 Take a picture The Fisheye effect will be applied to this picture immediately Before After Panoramic picture preview T...

Page 36: ...e composition and press the shutter to capture the final image Web Auction Combines a maximum of 4 shots into one single image on a VGA 640 x 480 size so it can be quickly used in situations such as Internet auctions 1 Press Shooting Mode and select Web Auction 2 Press or to move to the number of shots you want to take and then press Before After Icon Mode Description 1 shot Takes one picture only...

Page 37: ... x 720 will automatically stop 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 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...

Page 38: ...ter the previous 3 second video clip will be combined into the current video you are shooting Only the latest 3 second video clip is stored temporarily on the memory Icon Description Battery power is full Battery power remains adequate Battery power is low Battery power is very low You should replace the battery ASAP Option Description Sounds Startup Sets a type of the startup sound Shutter Sets t...

Page 39: ...mory card This is useful for avoiding the file name duplication when images are downloaded to a computer Reset Resets file numbering each time the memory card is changed TV Out You can review images on a television with an AV cable NTSC America Japan Taiwan and others PAL China Europe Oceania and others TV Format should be set to either NTSC or PAL depending on your region For details about which ...

Page 40: ...l Resets the entire menu and button operation settings to initial default The following settings do not change after Reset All Date Time setting Language setting TV Format setting E146X_UM EN book Page 32 Thursday April 21 2011 5 54 PM ...

Page 41: ...is file has a voice memo or the file is an audio file 37 4 Indicates the file is marked for printing 5 Displays the shooting parameters when you took the picture or playback controls Press to toggle between different displayed information 6 Date and time when the file was created 7 File number 8 Histogram 9 File name file size shutter speed and aperture value 10 115 10 115 01 15 2009 01 15 2009 01...

Page 42: ...ion the image file in the new orientation is automatically saved Viewing multiple files at a time Shows up to 9 files at a time on the screen To view multiple files 1 Slide the mode switch to 2 Slide to In this mode 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 3 Slide to In this mode all files are ...

Page 43: ...ume The volume can be set during playback but not during rewind fast forward or pause Slideshow Sets the time interval for presenting a series of captured image and video files first frame only To play a slideshow 1 Slide the mode switch to 2 Press Slideshow or 3 Change the slideshow settings Use the four way control to set one of the following slideshow effects Applies a transition effect from le...

Page 44: ...events selected files from accidental removal To protect files 1 Slide the mode switch to 2 Press Protect or 3 Select whether to protect this selected file other selected or all files and then press You will then see the icon indicating the file is protected You can remove the protection anytime by following the same procedure as shown above Note that in Step 2 the on screen instruction will ask y...

Page 45: ...ck 4 Press to exit playback Photo Effect You can add special effects to your images To add a special effect to an image 1 Slide the mode switch to 2 Press or to move to the image you want to add an effect to 3 Press Photo Effect or Icon Option Description Normal No effect is added to the image Sepia Recorded image will be stored in a sepia tone B W Convert image to black white Negative Colors beco...

Page 46: ...ess Trim or 4 Slide to or to select the target image size 8M 5M 3M VGA to which you want to reduce 5 Press or to locate the area to trim 6 Press to confirm the change and save the image file You cannot trim images in the size of 3 2 16 9 or VGA or images captured in Panorama mode Resizing Changes an image file to a smaller size and overwrites the image file or saves it as another new file To resiz...

Page 47: ...oping service or for printing on a direct print function compatible printer To set up DPOF 1 Press DPOF 2 Press or and select one of the following options To set the DPOF setting for one image in a time select Single and press or to select an image To set the DPOF setting for all images in a time select All To clear all DPOF settings to initial default select Reset 3 Press or to specify the number...

Page 48: ...camera 2 Connect the yellow video plug and the white audio plug of the AV cable to a video input jack and an audio input jack left channel on your AV system 3 Turn on the AV system and then switch to the AV source connecting to the camera 4 Turn on the camera 5 Follow the on screen instructions to operate the camera via the TV or projector screen Printing images In addition to printing images by c...

Page 49: ...ra 5 Select Printer and wait for the connection 6 Select one of the following options To print one image at a time select Print Single and press or to select an image To print all images at a time select Print All To print all images shown by thumbnails at a time select Print Index 7 Press The above procedure may vary depending on the printer type you are using If you connect the camera to your pr...

Page 50: ...re 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 bright or too dark The exposure is excessive or inadequate Reset exposure compensation I cannot format a memory card The mem...

Page 51: ...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 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 Pict...

Page 52: ...t Scene 1 2000 15 sec White Balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent H Fluorescent L Manual Exposure 2 2 EV 0 3EV step ISO Auto 100 200 400 800 1600 3200 for resolution of 3M or under only 6400 for resolution of 3M or under only Flash Auto Red eye Reduction Forced On Slow Sync Forced Off Drive mode Off 10 sec Self timer 2 sec Self timer Double Burst Speedy Burst Power Source CIPA approxim...

Page 53: ...ithout prior notice Accessories USB Cable Software User Manual CD User Manual or Quick Guide Hand Strap Leather case Li ion battery AC power adapter Available accessories depend on the actual items shipped and may vary from the list above E146X_UM EN book Page 45 Thursday April 21 2011 5 54 PM ...

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