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Page 2: ... Batteries 8 Internal Memory and External Memory 8 Getting Started Power On Off 10 Mode Switch 10 How to Use the 5 way Scroll Button 10 Basic Settings 11 Date Time 11 Beep 11 Language 12 Power Saving 12 Default Settings 12 Format 13 TV Out 13 USB 14 LCD Monitor Icons in the Record Mode 15 Icons in the Playback Mode 16 Icons in the Movie Mode 17 Toggle the Monitor Display 17 Record Mode Basic Opera...

Page 3: ...24 Image Quality 24 White Balance 25 EV Compensation 26 Metering 26 Sensitivity 27 Playback Mode Basic Operations Select Image 28 Display Still Images 28 Playback Videos 29 Playback Mode Menu Delete Images 30 Delete One 30 Delete All 30 Protect Images 30 Slideshow Playback 31 Copy files to memory card 31 DPOF 32 Movie Mode Basic Operations Record Stop 34 ...

Page 4: ...lity 34 Connecting to the Computer Installing the Camera Driver 35 Installing the Software Application 37 Connecting Your Camera to Computer 41 Connecting Your Camera to Printer Connecting Your Camera to Printer 41 Appendix 42 LED Status 44 ...

Page 5: ... wedding ceremony or overseas trip first test the camera to ensure that it functions properly DXG is not responsible for any incidental losses such as the costs of photography or the loss of income from photography incurred as the result of this product malfuctioning and no compensation will be provided z Copyright information All pictures taken with this digital camera must be in accordance with ...

Page 6: ...light or in any areas with extremely high temperatures 3 Turbulent or high vibration environments 4 Areas with smoke oil fumes or steam 5 Locations subject to strong magnetic fields 6 Rainy or snowy environments z Do not open the battery cover when the power is on z If water has entered the camera turn the power OFF and remove the batteries immediately z How to maintain the camera 1 If the lens LC...

Page 7: ... 6 Getting to know your camera Package Contents The following items are included in the DXG 409 package Digital Camera User s Manual AAA Batteries x 2 Camera Bag Software CD 3 in 1 USB Cable Wrist Strap ...

Page 8: ... know your camera Components Shutter Power Mode Switch Flash Macro Lens USB Port Zoom 5 way scroll button Menu LCD Toggle Strap Holder Battery Cover Microphone Speaker Tripod Socket Status LED Macro LED LCD Monitor ...

Page 9: ...space for storing data if the external memory card is full actually a small amount of memory is used by the internal firmware so not all of the 16 MB is available for use If a memory card is loaded in the camera all actions e g formatting the memory card saving images playing video and transferring images etc will use the memory card If you want to use the internal memory remove the external memor...

Page 10: ...age the memory card zTo remove the memory card first turn off the camera Then press the memory card in gently and the card will pop out y The memory card applicable to this camera is SD or MMC 4MB 512MB y If the memory card is inserted the wrong way it will not go in Do not force it or the memory card may become damaged y If the camera cannot access the memory card try wiping the metal interface o...

Page 11: ...er Please refer to Power Saving on page 12 Mode Switch zThere are three modes provided by this camera Record Mode for taking still images Movie Mode for recording video and Playback Mode for reviewing captured photos and videos including sounds zSlide the Mode Switch from left to right to switch to Playback Mode Movie Mode and Record Mode sequentially Using the 5 way Scroll Button zConfirm press t...

Page 12: ...te Time 1 Press the MENU button in any mode 2 Move the 5 way scroll button to the right and press the confirm button to enter the SETUP menu 3 Move the 5 way scroll button down and press the confirm button When the Y M D and H M columns are blinking move the 5 way scroll button left and right to select the item and up and down to make adjustments 4 Press the confirm button again to complete the se...

Page 13: ...tton left and right to set the language zPower Saving 1 Press the MENU button in any mode Getting Started 2 Move the 5 way scroll button to the right and press the confirm button to enter the SETUP menu 3 Move the 5 way scroll button down and enter the POWER SAVING menu Move the 5 way scroll button left and right to set the power saving time 4 Select 1 Min 3 Min 5 Min or 10 Min to set the auto pow...

Page 14: ...d enter the FORMAT menu Press the confirm button and the Format dialog box appears Select Yes to start formatting Select No to cancel zTV Out 1 Press the MENU button in any mode 2 Move the 5 way scroll button to the right and press the confirm button to enter the SETUP menu 3 Move the 5 way scroll button down and enter the TV menu Move the 5 way scroll button left and right to set the appropriate ...

Page 15: ...ETUP menu 3 Move the 5 way scroll button down and enter the USB MODE menu Move the 5 way scroll button left and right to set the USB connection mode 4 This model supports both MASS STORAGE and PRINT modes Due to the different TV specifications of manufacturers the sides of the TV mage may be cropped so you can t see the whole image This is normal i ...

Page 16: ...escription Icon 1 Operation Mode 2 Shutter 3 Scene 4 Image resolution 5 Color 6 Sensitivity 7 Recorded Recordable numbers 000 000 8 Flash 9 Macro 10 Battery Power 11 Memory Card 12 Date 2001 01 01 13 Time 12 58 14 Digital Zoom See the image above ...

Page 17: ...Operation Mode 2 Current Image Total Images 000 000 3 Battery Power 4 Memory Card 5 Date 2001 01 01 6 Time 12 58 7 Zoom in Zoom out See the image above 8 Volume See the image above 9 Time Elapsed Total Time 00 00 00 00 10 Icon Description See the image above ...

Page 18: ...t Image Total Images 000 000 3 Battery Power 4 Memory Card 5 Length of the recorded video 00 00 Toggle the Monitor Display Record Mode 1 In Record Mode the monitor shows general information such as operation mode shutter flash date time etc 2 Press the DISP button to show all functions ...

Page 19: ...firmly while you are taking pictures if you do not the pictures taken will be blurred Hold the camera as shown in the figure to keep the camera steady while taking pictures For best results use both hands and brace your elbows lightly against your body yKeep your fingers away from the camera lens flash microphone and speaker yIf you are taking a landscape photograph at night a tripod is commended ...

Page 20: ...Sequential and represents Self timer yMove the 5 way scroll button to the left and repeat the action to switch from the 3 Shutter Modes yOr select the desired Shutter Mode from the Record Mode Menu Flash 1 Turn on the camera and slide the Mode Switch to Record Mode 2 Move the 5 way scroll button to the right to choose from the six Flash Modes 3 The six Flash Modes are Auto Flash Forced Flash Auto ...

Page 21: ...er the flash is necessary and flash twice to reduce the red eye effect z Forced Flash Red eye Reduction the flash will always be used regardless the surrounding brightness and flash twice to reduce the red eye effect z Slow Sync Flash use Slow Sync Flash in dim surroundings where the shutter speed is slow This emphasizes the subject and brightens the surroundings Digital Zoom z This camera has a 4...

Page 22: ... LCD Monitor Full block represents the maximum zooming telephoto and no block represents the minimum zooming wide angle Macro z For taking close up pictures of things like flowers or insects it is best to use the Macro Mode z When using the Macro function the MACRO LED will illuminate and the icon will appear on the monitor ...

Page 23: ...ll appear automatically 5 To exit the menu press the MENU button again Self timer 1 Press the MENU button in Record Mode 2 Move the 5 way scroll button down and press the confirm button to enter the MODE menu 3 Move the 5 way scroll button to the right to set the camera mode to Manual 4 In Manual Mode more settings will appear automatically 5 Move the 5 way scroll button down to enter the Self Tim...

Page 24: ... from 6 megapixel 4 megapixel and 2 megapixels 7 To exit the menu press the MENU button again Scene 1 Press the MENU button in Record Mode 2 Move the 5 way scroll button down andpress the confirm button to enter MODE menu 3 Move the 5 way scroll button to the right to set the camera mode to Manual 4 In Manual Mode more settings will appear automatically 5 Move the 5 way scroll button down and pres...

Page 25: ...l 4 In Manual Mode more settings will appear automatically 5 Move the 5 way scroll button down and press the confirm button to enter COLOR menu 6 Move the 5 way scroll button left and right to choose from Color Sepia and B W 7 To exit the menu press the MENU button again Image Quality 1 Press the MENU button in Record Mode 2 Move the 5 way scroll button down and press the confirm button to enter t...

Page 26: ...ss of the lighting condition but a photograph records the true color To compensate for this the DXG 409 camera can shift the RGB color balance of the ambient light so that the color in the photograph appears as it should This process is referred to as matching the white balance 1 Press the MENU button in Record Mode 2 Move the 5 way scroll button down and press the confirm button to enter the MODE...

Page 27: ...way scroll button down and press the confirm button to enter the MODE menu 3 Move the 5 way scroll button to the right to set the camera mode to Manual 4 In Manual Mode more settings will pop up automatically 5 Move the 5 way scroll button down and press the confirm button to enter the EV menu 6 Move the 5 way scroll button left and right to choose from the 13 levels of EV Compensation from 2 0 to...

Page 28: ... icon will be shown on the lower left of the LCD monitor This mode is best for portrait photography Spot metering This measures a spot in the center which is about 1 25th of the viewfinders area to determine the exposure of the entire image A square frame and icon will be shown on the center and lower left of the LCD monitor This mode is often used on subjects with a very bright or very dark backg...

Page 29: ...ext Move the 5 way scroll button to the left to view the previous image and right to view the next image Display Still Images z When the LCD Monitor shows an image without displaying time or volume it is displaying a still image z Click to enlarge the image and to return the image to its original size z To view 4 thumbnails or 9 thumbnails press in the original size mode Click to return the image ...

Page 30: ...D Monitor shows Time Elapsed Total Time and Volume it is playing a video zPress the confirm button to start playing the video and press again to stop zMove the 5 way scroll button up for turning up volume or move the 5 way scroll button down for turning down volume ...

Page 31: ...ne or Delete All 4 To delete one image select 5 The Delete dialog box appears 6 Select Yes and press the confirm button to delete one image Select Cancel and return to main screen 7 To exit the Playback Mode menu press the MENU button Protect Images 1 Press the MENU button in Playback Mode 2 Move the 5 way scroll button down and press the confirm button to enter the PROTECT IMAGE menu 3 Move the 5...

Page 32: ...0 seconds 4 Press the confirm button to start the slideshow 5 To exit the menu press the MENU button again Copying Files to Memory Card 1 Press the MENU button in any mode 2 Move the 5 way scroll button to the right and press the confirm button to enter the SETUP menu Move the 5 way scroll button down and enter the Copy to card menu Press the confirm button and the Copy to card dialog box will app...

Page 33: ...POF One and DPOF All zDPOF One 1 Select DPOF One and press the confirm button to enter DPOF One menu 2 Move the 5 way scroll button down to select Previous Next No of Images and Show Date Time 3 Move the 5 way scroll button left and right to select Previous Next 4 Move the 5 way scroll button left and right to select No of Images 5 Move the 5 way scroll button left and right to open or close the S...

Page 34: ...irm button to enter DPOF All menu 2 Move the 5 way scroll button down to select No of Images and Show Date Time 3 Move the 5 way scroll button left and right to select No of Images 4 Move the 5 way scroll button left and right to open or close the Show Date Time setting ...

Page 35: ... z For taking close up pictures of things like flowers or insects it is best to use the Macro Mode z When using the Macro function the MACRO LED will illuminate and the icon will appear on the monitor Image Quality 1 Press the MENU button in Movie Mode 2 Move the 5 way scroll button down and press the confirm button to enter the IMAGE QUALITY menu 3 Move the 5 way scroll button left and right to c...

Page 36: ...m will be executed and the welcome screen will appear the following message If your CD ROM drive doesn t support the auto run function please double click on the My Computer icon on the desktop Then double click the CD ROM drive icon and click the Driversetup Setup exe file in the root directory 3 Please select the desired language of setup program you want to install 4 Please click on the Driver ...

Page 37: ...nnecting to the Computer 6 Entering the application setup screen press Next to continue 7 After the installation is completed the following screen will appear press Finish to complete application installation ...

Page 38: ...ill appear the following message If your CD ROM drive doesn t support the auto run function please double click on the My Computer icon on the desktop Then double click the CD ROM drive icon and click the MP38 Setup exe file in the root directory 3 Please select the desired language of setup program you want to install 4 Please click on the New Soft Video works Install the following screen will ap...

Page 39: ...Computer 6 Press Yes to accept the conditions of Legal Disclaimer and continue the installation 7 Please select the area of language then press Next to continue 8 Entering the application setup screen press Next to continue ...

Page 40: ...he Computer 9 Press Yes to accept the conditions of Software License Agreement and continue the installation 10 Please follow the installation wizard to select the folder location 11 Please select the program folder name ...

Page 41: ...leted the following screen will appear Press Finish to complete the application installation 13 After the Multimedia Software is completed the following screen will appear press Ok to continue 14 Entering DirectX9 setup screen press Ok after the content is confirmed ...

Page 42: ... the USB menu Set the USB Mode to direct print 2 Connect the USB cable to your camera and printer 3 A dialogue box will appear on the LCD monitor 4 Select Yes to start printing or No to return to the direct print main screen z In the print direct option disconnect the USB cable if it is connected to other devices not printer Then turn the camera on again z In the print direct option the default pr...

Page 43: ...en Fluorescent ISO Sensitivity Auto 100 200 400 Metering Mode Center weighted metering Spot metering Average metering Shutter Speed 1 1000 sec 2 sec Image Effect Color Sepia Black and White Record Mode Auto Manual Macro Self timer Continuous Scene Self timer 2 10 Sec zLCD Monitor Size 1 5 TFT Display Pixels 502x240 0 12 mega pixels zMemory storage Internal memory 16MB External memory medium SD MMC...

Page 44: ...eneral function Multiple language English Chinese Japanese French German Italian Spanish Audio All Power On Shutter Button Off Date and time display Yes Remaining battery display Yes Zooming display Yes Remaining memory display Yes Battery type AAA x 2 Power Saving Mode Yes 1 3 5 10 minutes zPhysical measurement Dimensions 95 L x 50 W x 27 H mm Weight 84g without batteries ...

Page 45: ...nd front Self timer LED Status Green Green Blinking Red Red Blinking Power on Self timer LED Power on off z Flash charging z Self timer active z Recording Video z Error z z Connecting to Computer z Connect to peripherals z Battery Low z z ...

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