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E1480 Series
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Page 1: ...Welcome E1480 Series Digital Camera User Manual E1480_UM EN book Page i Thursday September 23 2010 6 58 PM ...

Page 2: ...nly 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 about r...

Page 3: ...ent 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 device c...

Page 4: ...e 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 data l...

Page 5: ...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 ot...

Page 6: ... 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 pl...

Page 7: ... 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 22 AF Assist Lamp 23 Setting sharpness saturation and contrast 23 Digital Zoom 23 Date...

Page 8: ...o clips 33 Adjusting the playback volume 33 Slideshow 33 Deleting files 34 Protecting files 34 Red eye Removal 34 Voice memo 34 Photo Effect 35 Trimming 36 Resizing 36 Startup image 37 DPOF 37 Radial Blur 37 Working with computer and AV system 38 Bundled software 38 Connecting the camera to a computer 38 Connecting the camera to an AV system 38 Printing images 38 Printing with PictBridge 38 Troubl...

Page 9: ...ustration 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 E1480_UM EN book Page 1 Thursday ...

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

Page 11: ...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 malfunc...

Page 12: ...r end 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 immediate...

Page 13: ...s LED 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...

Page 14: ...sing 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 ca...

Page 15: ...u want 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...

Page 16: ...se 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 to...

Page 17: ... 5 AEB 22 6 S S F 7 Number of shots available 8 Image size 12 9 Image quality 12 10 Face Tracking 11 11 ISO 14 12 White Balance 13 13 AE metering 14 14 Exposure value EV 13 15 AF area 22 16 Histogram 17 Battery status 28 18 Camera shake warning ISO 100 100 EV 1 0 A 9999 9999 P E1480_UM EN book Page 9 Thursday September 23 2010 6 58 PM ...

Page 18: ...ve 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 halfway the AF area color changes t...

Page 19: ...ght 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 beginni...

Page 20: ...ubjects 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 size is...

Page 21: ...hite Balance Compensates for color temperatures in different lighting conditions so white and other colors can display properly when you capture images 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 fluor...

Page 22: ... Press or to select an 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...

Page 23: ...t with monochromatic color tones Vivid Red The image becomes reddish Vivid Green The image becomes greenish Vivid Blue The image becomes bluish Color Accent Red Highlights the 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 bl...

Page 24: ...cent 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 a...

Page 25: ...f 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 b...

Page 26: ...e 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 crea...

Page 27: ...ft 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 captur...

Page 28: ...s the warmth and atmosphere represented by hue of sunrise or sunset Voice Rec Voice Record Captures background sound only no images or videos When listening to the captured audio file later you can see a unique icon that appears on the screen and indicates that this is an audio file ISO Metering and White Balance are not available in some shooting modes like Auto Mode You must select another mode ...

Page 29: ...lected 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 Shutter Priority mode selected 2 Press 3 Press to adjust the shutter speed 4 Press to confirm settin...

Page 30: ...d 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 pictures as long as you keep pressing the Shutter The flash is always off in this mode Speedy Burst Press and release the shutter When the photo size ...

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 To select a digital zoom 1 Press Digital Zoom 2 Press or and then select a digital zoom type or 3 Press Icon Mode Description Wis...

Page 32: ...educes blur caused by camera vibration and thus improves image quality and clearness ISO value is also automatically adjusted based on the ambient brightness To set S S F 1 Press S S F 2 Press or and then select or 3 Press Smart Scene Automatically selects the best shooting mode from Portrait Landscape Sunset Backlight Backlight Portrait Night Portrait Night Scene Snow Text Foliage and Macro 1 Pre...

Page 33: ...Ideal for asking others to take your photo 1 Press Shooting Mode and select Pre composition 2 Press the shutter to capture the background The bottom section of the screen displays the captured background image in a semi transparent region 3 Use the captured background image to frame the composition and press the shutter to capture the final image Smile Catch Captures an image when the subject smil...

Page 34: ... immediately Web Auction Combines maximum 4 shots into one single image at the 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 Before After Icon Mode Description 1 shot Takes one picture only E1480_UM EN book Page 26 Thursday Septe...

Page 35: ...GA 320 x 240 or Web sharing 640 x 480 Video recording will automatically stop when the video file size reaches 4 GB Video recording at HD 720p 16 9 1280 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 sharing mode are stored un...

Page 36: ...5 for more details 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 ...

Page 37: ...s been idle for 20 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 display menus and other information File Numbering Series Stores the most recently used file number regardless of deleted files or a change of memory card This is useful for avoiding the file name duplication when images are downloaded ...

Page 38: ...e 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 All Date Time setting Language setting TV Format setting E1480_UM EN book Page 30 Thursday September 23 2010 6 58 P...

Page 39: ...s file has a voice memo or the file is an audio file 34 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 40: ...n 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 ar...

Page 41: ...yback 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 left to right Applies a transition eff...

Page 42: ... 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 you how you want to remove the protection Red eye Removal The Red...

Page 43: ...lide the mode switch to 2 Press or to move to the image you want to add an effect to 3 Press Photo Effect or 4 Press or to select the effect The preview result based on the currently selected effect is shown in the middle thumbnail 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 44: ...h 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 Resizing Changes an image file to a smaller size and overwrites the image file or saves it as another new file To resize an image 1 Slide the mode switch to 2 Press or to move to the image you want to resize 3 Press Resize or 4 Press...

Page 45: ...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 One 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 of copies 4 Pres...

Page 46: ...V 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 connecting the camera to a printer via a computer or bringing the memory ...

Page 47: ...he 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 above procedure may vary depending on the printer type you are using If you connect the camera to your printer while the printer is still starting up the camera will be automatically tu...

Page 48: ... 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 memor...

Page 49: ...ess 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 PictBr...

Page 50: ...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 ISO 3200 for resolution of 3M or under only ISO 6400 for resolution of 3M or under only Flash Auto Flash Auto Anti Red eye Force On Slow Sync Force Off Drive mode Off Single 10 sec Self timer 2 sec Self timer Double Burst Speedy Burst Power Source 700mAh re...

Page 51: ...hout 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 E1480_UM EN book Page 43 Thursday September 23 2010 6 58 PM ...

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