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Operating the camera
Operating the camera
The procedure below is a general guideline for basic operation. It is particularly useful if you are new
to the camera.
1. Removed the lens cover.
2. Use the power lever to turn the power on. LCD screen displays a BenQ logo while turning off
the camera. Wait for the logo to disappear if you wish to turn on again.
3. Set the mode dial to desired shooting mode.
4. If you need to use the flash for shooting, press the flash button to open the flash.
5. Slide the zoom lever for zooms.
6. Press the shutter halfway to set automatic focus. Once the focus is set, the focus frame color will
turn from white (unfocused) to green (focused).
7. Press the shutter down fully to capture the image.
8. To switch to movie mode, press
. The video recording automatically starts. While recording,
slide the zoom lever to
/
for zoom-ins/zoom-outs. Press
again to stop video
recording.
9. To switch to playback mode, press
. In playback mode, you can view captured images or
recorded videos. You can use 4-way control to view other images/videos. Slide the zoom lever to
to zoom-in on a captured image or
to view images in 9-thumbnail, 36-thumbnail,
or calendar format on the screen.
• Flash is automatically turned off in the movie mode.
• In movie mode, the camera records both sound and video. The camera will automatically stop recording either
when the video file size reaches 4GB or the recording time is more than 29 minutes.
• At any time, you can use the power lever to turn off the camera.
• During zoom-in/out, there is a separator in the zoom bar between
T
and
W
. For best image quality, it is
recommended to use optical zoom only by keeping the magnification within
W
and the separator.
• Zoom Indication
The zoom operation can be activated by rotating the zoom lever.
When the camera is turned on, the zoom is at maximum wide-angle
position. When the camera is zoomed at maximum optical position,
slide and hold the zoom lever at T to active the digital zoom to 8x
under
Digital Zoom
setting, to 3x under
Wise Zoom
setting.
• Focus Range
Whenever the zoom lever is slid, the focus range at the current zoom
point is displayed on the LCD screen.
• Wise Zoom Indicator
When
Wise Zoom
is enabled, the resolution setting is to 20M in 4:3
aspect ratio. As zooming in passed wise zoom indicator, the
resolution will be reduced to maintain lucidity.
• Zoom Ratio
While rotating and holding the zoom lever to exceed the maximum
optical position and enter the digital zoom, the zoom ratio is
displayed on the LCD Screen.
Optical Zoom
Focus
Range
Zoom
Ratio
Wise Zoom
Indicator
Digital / Wise Zoom