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Page 1: ...Welcome W1220 Series Digital Camera User Manual Downloaded From camera usermanual com BenQ Manuals ...

Page 2: ...es only Disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment by users in private households in the European Union This symbol on the product or on the packaging indicates that this can not be disposed of as household waste You must dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to the applicable take back scheme for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment For more information abo...

Page 3: ...quipment 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 connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This dev...

Page 4: ...these batteries do not charge them Otherwise dangers such as explosion and fire may occur 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 the sole responsibility of the user if problems such as da...

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

Page 6: ...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 please place it in a stea...

Page 7: ...e camera 7 Capture mode 8 More capture options in the Function Fn menu 9 Flash mode 9 Face Tracking 10 Focus mode 10 Image size 11 Image quality 11 Setting EV 11 White Balance 12 ISO 13 AE metering 13 Effect 13 Shooting mode 14 Aperture Priority 16 Shutter Priority 16 Manual mode 16 Drive mode 17 Auto Exposure Bracketing AEB 17 AF area 17 Setting sharpness saturation and contrast 18 Digital Zoom 1...

Page 8: ... 24 Adjusting the playback volume 25 Slideshow 25 Deleting files 25 Protecting files 26 Red eye Removal 26 Voice memo 26 Photo Effect 27 Trimming 27 Resizing 28 Startup image 28 DPOF 28 Working with computer and AV system 29 Bundled software 29 Connecting the camera to a computer 29 Connecting the camera to an AV system 29 Printing images 30 Printing with PictBridge 30 Troubleshooting and service ...

Page 9: ...nly 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 Leather case 7 Software User Manual CD 8 Battery charger 9 AC power adapter 10 AV cable Downloaded Fro...

Page 10: ...rn on the Shooting mode description Down W Wide Zoom out turn off the Shooting mode description or enter the thumbnail view Playback mode 3 MENU button or return to the previous menu 4 Function Fn Delete button Activate the function menu Capture mode or delete photos Playback mode 5 Status LED 6 Multifunctional buttons including a 4 way control and a button 7 Mode switch Toggle among Capture photo...

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

Page 12: ... adapter to the battery charger 3 Connect the other end of the AC power adapter to a wall outlet 4 When the battery is being charged the charger LED indicator lights up in red When the battery is fully charged it turns into green Damage caused by the use of an incorrect battery charger set is not covered under the warranty The battery may be warm after being charged or used This is normal and not ...

Page 13: ...n that shows on the screen 5 Confirms a chosen setting Using an SD card The camera comes with internal memory for storing captured images video clips or audio files You can also add an SD card to store more files Before initial use of an SD card please format the card first by pressing Manage Memory Format Yes To install an SD card 1 Make sure the camera is turned off 2 Open the memory card cover ...

Page 14: ... 4 Press to set the language Setting date and time When first time using the camera or the battery has been removed from the camera for a long time you need to set the date and time They are used to record when a file was 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 select date and time ...

Page 15: ... 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 to view 9 images on the screen During zo...

Page 16: ... 17 5 AEB 17 6 S S F 7 Number of shots available 8 Image size 11 9 Image quality 11 10 Face Tracking 10 11 ISO 13 12 White Balance 12 13 AE metering 13 14 Exposure value EV 11 15 AF area 17 16 Histogram 17 Battery status 21 18 Camera shake warning ISO 100 100 EV 1 0 A 9999 9999 P Downloaded From camera usermanual com BenQ Manuals ...

Page 17: ...ule of thirds display mode to improve 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 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 ...

Page 18: ... 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 beginning of exposure with a longer shutter speed so balanced ambient lighting of the foreground subject and background scene can be reached in a low light environment Force Off The flash does ...

Page 19: ...he picture To select an EV 1 Press EV Icon Description Icon Description 12 megapixels 4000 x 3000 3 megapixels 2048 x 1536 3 2 4000 x 2672 HD 16 9 1920 x 1080 in full HD format 8 megapixels 3264 x 2448 VGA 640 x 480 5 megapixels 2592 x 1944 1 megapixels 1280 x 960 Not user selectable Automatically set to 1M by the camera when ISO 6400 is used Icon Mode Description Super Fine Best image quality wit...

Page 20: ... white paper or something similar and press the Shutter for the camera to detect proper colors 3 Press to confirm setting 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 fluorescent lighting Corrects the g...

Page 21: ...the ISO value Equivalent to color ISO 50 100 200 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 the flash light is not allowed ISO 3200 for resolution of 3M or under only ISO 6400 for resolution of 1M 1280 x 960 only Icon Mode Description Matrix Detects the exposure based on multiple points in the...

Page 22: ...hooting environment Program You can set the shooting parameters manually Aperture Priority You can choose an aperture value while the shutter speed is automatically determined by the lighting condition of the subject Shutter Priority You can choose a shutter speed while the aperture value is automatically determined by the lighting condition of the subject Manual Lets you set both aperture and shu...

Page 23: ...r 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 Files saved in this mode are stored under the XXX_AUCT directory XXX are numbers Beauty Enhancer Enhances the tone of skin so that the facial skin appears smooth Food Captures food by enhancing color brightness and giving more v...

Page 24: ...riority 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 Shutter Priority mode selected 2 Press 3 Press to adjust the shutter speed 4 Press to confirm setting Manual mode You can choose the aperture value and shutter speed in Manual mode To adjust values in Manu...

Page 25: ...or and then select a focusing area 3 Press 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 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 Continu...

Page 26: ...ess Date Stamp Imprints the date when a picture was taken on the picture itself To set the date stamp 1 Press Date Stamp 2 Press or and then select Date Date Time or 3 Press Instant Review This feature displays the still image that just recorded for 1 second To set the Instant Review 1 Press Instant Review 2 Press or and then select or 3 Press During instant review half press the shutter to return...

Page 27: ...o 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 take more pictures by repeating Step 2 This face tracking will automatically stop if no faces are detected Pre composition Captures the background first for positioning the final image Ideal for asking others to take y...

Page 28: ...r Web sharing 640 x 480 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 Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent H Fluorescent L or Manual See White Balance on page 12 for more details AE metering Matrix Center Spot See AE metering on pa...

Page 29: ...nters the standby mode after it has been idle for a period of time Press any key to resume 3 min 5 min Off The camera remains on when idle LCD Saving On For power conservation the LCD screen is automatically dimmed after the camera has been idle for 5 seconds Press any key to resume Off The LCD screen remains bright when the camera is idle Date Time Sets the date and time Select a language for dis...

Page 30: ...our local authorities LCD Brightness High The LCD brightness is increased Normal The LCD brightness remains at the default value Manage Memory Format Formats the internal memory or the memory card Copy to Card Copies files from the internal memory to the memory card Reset All Resets the entire menu and button operation settings to initial default The following settings do not change after Reset Al...

Page 31: ...s this file has a voice memo or the file is an audio file 26 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 15 200...

Page 32: ...90 degrees clockwise at a time For each rotation 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 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 Playin...

Page 33: ...ft to right Applies a transition effect from upper left side to lower right side Applies a horizontal transition effect Applies a vertical transition effect Applies a horizontal transition effect by intersecting an image You can set the interval between 1 3 5 10 seconds 4 Select whether you want to repeat the slideshow 5 Select Start and press to play the slideshow If you want to pause it at any t...

Page 34: ...e the protection Red eye Removal The Red Eye Correction function is used to reduce red eye in captured images This function is only available for still images Red eye correction can be applied to an image several times but the quality may gradually deteriorate 1 Slide the mode switch to 2 Press or to move to the image you want to apply Red eye Removal 3 Press Red eye Removal or 4 Press to confirm ...

Page 35: ...age 1 Slide the mode switch to 2 Press or to move to the image you want to trim 3 Press 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 Icon Option Description Normal No effect is added to the image Sepia Recorded image will be stored in a sepia tone B W Conver...

Page 36: ...ess or to select an image To disable the startup image select Off 2 Press DPOF The Digital Print Order Format DPOF setting allows you to select images on the memory card for printing and specify the number of print copies in advance using the camera This is extremely convenient for sending the images to a photo developing service or for printing on a direct print function compatible printer To set...

Page 37: ...nnect the camera to an AV system 1 Connect the end of the smaller plug of the AV cable to the 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...

Page 38: ...rinter 3 Turn on the printer Wait for a while until it finishes starting up and is ready to print 4 Turn on the camera 5 Select Printer and wait for the connection 6 Select one of the following options To print one image in a time select Print One and press or to select an image To print all images in a time select All To print all images shown by thumbnails in a time select Index 7 Press The abov...

Page 39: ...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 bright or too dark The exposure is excessive or inadequate Reset exposure compensation I cannot format a memory card The m...

Page 40: ...wn 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 P...

Page 41: ...reworks 2 sec Manual Night Scene 15 sec White Balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent H Fluorescent L Manual Exposure 2 2 EV 0 3EV step ISO Auto 50 100 200 400 800 1600 3200 for resolution of 3M or below only 6400 for resolution of 1M 1280 x 960 only Flash Auto Flash Auto Anti Red eye Force On Slow Sync Force Off Drive mode Off Single 10 sec 2 sec Double Burst Power Source 700mAh recharg...

Page 42: ...r notice Interface Digital output USB 2 0 compatible Audio Video output NTSC PAL PictBridge compatible Accessory USB Cable Software User Manual CD User Manual or Quick Guide Hand Strap Leather case Li ion battery Battery charger AC power adapter AV cable Downloaded From camera usermanual com BenQ Manuals ...

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