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Easypix AX581, User Manual

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Prior to Operating the Camera

Setting up this digital camera is quick and simple. Follow these 
steps, and you’ll be on your way to infinite boundaries.

Unpacking the Camera                                          

1.

Clear all items from the box. (It is highly recommended that 
the box and wrappings are kept for future usage)

2.

Double check for the following items:

Camera

Shoulder Strap

Video Cable

Batteries

CD-ROM

Mini USB Cable

Lens cap

Quick Guide

Summary of Contents for AX581

Page 1: ...an takes pictures ranging from 50cm to infinite Through the USB cable connection pictures can be easily trans ferred from the camera to the PC It also provides an AV output function to perform the operation through TV Continuous shoot ing function is also available for users to take multiple frames of scenes in quick succession Here are its main features P A S M Playback Aperture Scene Manual expo...

Page 2: ...l Memory and SD Card 7 Basic Operating Procedure 8 Turning the Camera On Off 8 Basic Shooting 9 Auto Focus Function 9 Zooming In Out 9 Viewing Pictures 10 Protect Pictures 10 Erase Pictures 10 Basic Functions Buttons 10 Eight Main Modes and Instructions 15 Scene Mode 17 P A S M Mode 19 Playback Mode 23 Movie and Audio Mode 26 Setup Mode 27 Making Connections 32 Installing Software 32 Connecting th...

Page 3: ...and you ll be on your way to infinite boundaries Unpacking the Camera 1 Clear all items from the box It is highly recommended that the box and wrappings are kept for future usage 2 Double check for the following items Camera Shoulder Strap Video Cable Batteries CD ROM Mini USB Cable Lens cap Quick Guide ...

Page 4: ... and strap on the camera The lens cap and strap are attached in one To remove or cap the lens cap press on both sides of the retractable knob Thread the strap through the strap hole of the camera and the lens cap Adjust the strap to the desired length ...

Page 5: ...ok of Shoulder Strap Microphone AE L AF L OK Zoom Button EVF LCD Switch AE AF Lock Button Menu Button SD Card Cover Five way Switch Battery Cover Tripod TFT LCD Dioptre Adjustment EVF Electronic View Finder Macro Button Self timer Button Mini USB TV Out Jack Cover Mode Dial Continuous Shot Button DC In ...

Page 6: ...y one battery type at one time 5 Batteries should be inserted in the battery compart ment with the and sides facing correctly 6 For alternative power source the optional AC Adapter kit is available NOTE 1 Upon loading new batteries users will need to reset their Basic Settings 2 Do not open the battery cover or remove the batteries when the camera is in its ON status Only remove the batteries and ...

Page 7: ...nternal Memory and SD Card To take more pictures effectively format the content of the SD Card To format SD card please insert your compatible SD card into SD slot Then proceed with the following steps 1 Turn the Mode Dial to Setup Mode 2 Press the Menu button to enter Setup menu to select Format 3 You will then be asked Format SD card on the LCD Display 4 Press the OK button to confirm and procee...

Page 8: ...ctures A description is also included for the EVF LCD function Turning the Camera On Off Tip The LCD display will warn users to open the lens cap when the lens cap is on 1 Remove the lens cap The backside LED indicator will remain green while the power is turned on power LED lights up and the power is on turning off the power slide the switch again Auto power off function operates when batteries a...

Page 9: ...Zooming In Out This camera has 8 x optical zoom and 4 x digital zoom The zoom bar located on the right side of the LCD display informs users of the zoom status while the zoom in or out button is pressed While the zoom button is pressed there will be 15 levels of zoom magnifications from W Wide to T Tele of zoom bar The zoom lens can automatically protrude and retract An additional 8 levels of zoom...

Page 10: ...layback Mode please refer to page 23 Protect Pictures To instantly protect the pictures you just took press the menu button and select the protect function To protect pictures under playback mode press the AE AF protect button and press ok Erase Pictures To instantly erase the picture turn the mode dial to the Playback Mode then press the down button and OK to delete the current picture Basic Func...

Page 11: ... quick access to the menu func tion Flash This button sets flash as Force off Auto Red eye reduction Force on Slow To activate the first strobe press the flash button for flash mode selection and select the desired flash setting The flash button will have to pop up in order to activate the flash mode If not the flash will not function and users will not be able to select the type of flash When the...

Page 12: ...o 50cm Press the Macro button to access Macro function Self timer The self timer function is used in capture and video mode with a time frame of 3 to 10 seconds A tripod is highly recommended when setting the self timer to 3 seconds Continuous shot This function allows 3 continuous shot Turn the mode dial to P A S M scene mode press selftimer continuous shot button twice and press the shutter butt...

Page 13: ... This button allows you to turn the dis play On or Off for the electronic view finder LCD When EVF is selected LCD will not be on Note 1 Flash will not be available under continuous mode 2 During the shooting images will not display on the LCD 3 The focus and white balance are adjusted for the first image which will also be used for the other images 4 Continuous shot and self timer share the same ...

Page 14: ...g the brightness and contrast of the subject It enables precise exposure control In playback mode histogram showing the brightness and contrast information of recorded pictures You can set histogram display by pressing up on the five way switch in shooting and playback modes ...

Page 15: ...onic view finder To switch between the elec tronic view finder or LCD press on the EVF LCD button Items Indications Page Scene Mode 17 Program mode 19 Aperture prior ity mode 19 Auto Sport Self Portrait Landscape Night Portrait Party Night Portrait Sunset Beach Back Light Autumn Natural Sky Text Resolution Image Quality White Balance Digital Filter ISO Rating Metering Focus Area L R Adjustment Res...

Page 16: ...dio Mode 26 Resolution Image Quality White Balance Digital Filter ISO Rating Metering Focus Area L R Adjustment Resolution Image Quality White Balance Digital Filter ISO Rating Metering Focus Area L R Adjustment Erase Protection Rotation Frame Editing Crop Picture Slide Show Voice Memo DPOF Movie Recording Audio Recording ...

Page 17: ...he setting Press OK to return to the list of options Setup Mode 27 Date and Time Self timer Option Slide show Interval Audio Value Sound Effect Instant Preview Auto Power Off Background Editing Languages TV Out Format File Number Restoring Rotation White Balance Macro Scene Timer Burst Shot Counter Zoom Bar Metering AEL AFL Date Time Quality Flash EV Aperture Shutter Speed HV ISO Image Resolution ...

Page 18: ...s a natural exposure of the background A tripod is recom mended when using this setting Sunset To enhance the red hue for taking sunset picture Beach This is for taking beach view with enhanced blue color Back light For taking the picture of back light object by changing metering Autumn This is for foliage views Natural This is suitable for forest or grasslands views Sky This is for sky views Part...

Page 19: ...ter Priority In this mode the shutter speed can be select from 1 2000 sec to 16 Manual In this mode you set both the shutter speed and the aperture value The exposure level can be viewed on the LCD Tip Users can also change the resolution and image quality under Scene Mode Tip The larger or brighter the aperture value lower f number the more blurred the background will become Flash White Balance M...

Page 20: ...ing will set the optimum white balance auto matically If natural colors cannot be obtained with auto WB you can set the white balance manually to suit the respective light source Users can select the following white balance Tip Follow these steps for One touch WB 1 Press OK to confirm one touch WB 2 To set the desired WB press the L R button to change the WB value 3 Take pictures by pressing the s...

Page 21: ...Having the light and dark parts opposite to what they were in the original picture ISO Rating The ISO speed is the sensitivity to light The higher the ISO speed num ber the higher the sensitivity is to light Auto 50 100 200 400 Metering This calculates the best overall exposure value The camera has three metering modes Focus Area User can change the crop mark location of LCD display by rotator it ...

Page 22: ...ea function can proceed after taking shot users can continue to move the focus area 5 Press menu again to exit the focus area function 6 By pressing the ok button the focus setting will be saved EV Exposure compensation is used to alter the camera s standard exposure setting You can darken or lightness the image increased exposure Sharpness Enhances the borders of the subject Saturation Saturation...

Page 23: ... Erase User can erase current or all images under this mode Users can select to erase Erase Current Erase All Protection You can prevent images from accidental erasure This function choose to Tip To immediately delete a picture while reviewing images press the menu button select the erase option and press ok Zoom Playback file type DPOF Protection Voice Memo AWB EV Aperture Shutter Speed HV ISO Im...

Page 24: ...Camera will create a new image with the frame which select by user Crop Picture Users can crop images through the desired magnified area Press ok to confirm the image selection and start the modification The navigation arrows will appear on screen Use joystick and zoom button to navigate the image Press ok button to crop Tip Camera will create a new image which cannot be re cropped Image size will...

Page 25: ...a format used to record automatic print information from cam eras By specifying which pictures are to be printed the pictures can be printed easily by DPOF compatible printing service labs or on a personal DPOF compatible printer Users can select to print Current All Reset Tip press OK button for interruption refer to page 28 slide show internal setting to the slide show tim ing setting Tip To vie...

Page 26: ...o 1 Press the right button where a audio recording frame will appear on the LCD EVF 2 Press the shutter button to start audio recording 3 To exit audio recording press the shutter button Note 1 Flash will not function when shooting movies 2 Zoom function can not be achieve while recording 3 Press the self timer button once to activate the Self timer You will have 3 to 10 seconds to get ready after...

Page 27: ...ou playback video in PC system will require Windows Media Player 9 0 codec Please link to Microsoft server for the codec or you can playback the movie through bundled application software Reset date and time when change battery Users can select to set Date Date format Time Time format Tip Dates can be set in these formats YYYY MM DD MM DD YYYY Time can be set in these format 12hr 24hr This functio...

Page 28: ...y want the slide show to proceed per slide Users can select 3 seconds 5 seconds 10 seconds Users can adjust the audio value of audio video and voice memo functions High Middle Low This function allows users to turn the sound effect on or off On Off Sets the time for the picture to be previewed right after the picture is taken 1 second 3 seconds 5 seconds Off ...

Page 29: ...ct the following minutes to Auto Power Off the camera Off 3 minutes 1 minute Tip Prior to shutting off the LCD will shut itself automatically Allows users to select their preferred image or taken photo as background Image 1 Image 2 My Photo Editing Tip This background will be replaced the default images of wel come page and setup mode background My photo will retain last set photo To change new ph...

Page 30: ...panish Italian Dutch Russian Polish Japanese Korean Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Depending on where your location different region requires different system for TV out func tion Connect Video cable for TV out NTSC PAL Formats the internal or external memory Press OK button to confirm or menu button to escape formatting ...

Page 31: ...es in memory been erased under reset condi tion Sets the order of pictures stored in the camera Reset File number counting from one Series File number counting from serial number Tip This setting will retain until user to change the selection Resets the camera to factory setting ...

Page 32: ...dows 98 Users can pick 4 selections and press Install it can all be done at the same time 3 The installation wizard will guide you through the installation 4 You will be able to use the application once it s installed Caution 1 Driver is for uploading pictures to you computer if the operation system is Win 98 2 If you didn t install the driver before plugging in the USB device System will detect n...

Page 33: ...ut mode This camera will enable you to achieve full camera functions by AV out connection User can enable each function through the TV monitor instead of the LCD display 1 Connect the video cable into the video out connector 2 Connect the other end of the video cable into the TV s video in jack 3 Turn the camera ON you should then be able to operate the camera with TV screen The LCD EVF will turn ...

Page 34: ...ital Filter Color ISO 100 Metering Matrix Sharpness Middle Date and Time 2004 1 1 Self timer Option 10 seconds Slide Show Interval 3 seconds Audio Volume Middle Sound Effect Off Instant Review Off Image rotation automatic Auto Power Off 1 minute Display LCD panel on Background Editing Image 1 Language English TV Out NTSC File Number Series ...

Page 35: ...ickered and turned to Green when charging ready Processing Green Flicker Off Processing are meant that Green LED will be flicker under AF process and saving image Warning Error Red Flicker Off If error then LED will be changed from Green to Red flicker The Red LED will stop flicker and turn to Green after one sec Out of focus Red Flicker Off If error then LED will be changed from Green to Red flic...

Page 36: ...t ing ready Self timer Green Red Flicker Timer LED will be flicker with count down second Auto focus Green Off Press S1 Green LED will be flickered till AF successful If NG then LED will be turned to Red and releasing button for normal Green Video Audio recording Red Slow Flicker Red slow Flicker When recording video audio the Red LED will be flicker slowly Error Possible Cause Corrective Action C...

Page 37: ...amaged No picture There s no image in storage so there s nothing in playback To take pictures or insert another card with images Card Setup This card is not for matted To format this card before using Battery Empty Battery low for taking pictures Installing new or charged batteries Features Content Max Resolution 3648 x 2736 Still Image Size 10 M 3648 x 2736 5 0M 2560 x 1920 3 0M 2048 x 1536 1 3M ...

Page 38: ... 2560 x 1920 10 pictures 3 0M 2048 x 1536 16 picures 1 3M 1280 x 960 42 picures VGA 640 x 480 149 picures Storage media SD MMC Focus distance 50cm infinity Macro 20 50 cm Video Audio Clip 320 x240 30pfs no limit Continuous shot 3 shots sec Rotate Rotates the still image 90 degree anti clockwise or clock wise Self timer 3 or 10 sec self timer Compatibility WIN98 ME 2000 XP MAC 9 1 and above File Fo...

Page 39: ...NTSC PAL Battery type AA Alkaline Ni MH Ni Cd CR V3 and RCR V3 DC in 6 0V 2 0A LCD 1 6 TFT 354 x 240 Playback Zoom Up to 8x USB storage class support MSDC Multiple languages E F G I S D R P TC SC K J Tripod mount Metal Body material Plastic User manual A V connecting cable CD ROM Shoulder strap AA alkaline batteries Lens cap USB cable Lens cap strap ...

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