GE E1250TW User Manual Download

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AF Method

Single AF, Multi-AF (TTL 9-point), Face-Detection, AF Assist Light (On/

Off)

Light Metering Method

Artificial Intelligence AE (Ai AE), Center-weighted Average, Spot (Fixed

to center of frame)

Exposure Control Method

ProgramAE (AE-lock available)

Exposure Compensation

±2 EV in 1/3 steps

Shutter Speed

4 ~ 1/2000 second (Manual 30s)

Continuous Shooting

Approx. 1.39 fps (Large/Fine Mode)

Playback Modes

Single Photo, Index (4/9 thumbnails), Slide Show, Movie (Slow-Motion
possible), Zoom (Approx. 2X~8X), Audio, Histogram Display

White Balance Control

Auto (AWB), Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Fluorescent CWF,
Incandescent, Manual

Internal Flash (Shooting Range)

Auto/Red-Eye Reduction/Forced Flash/No Flash/Slow Synchro/Red-
Eye ReSlow Synchro
Gno. 5.3 (ISO 100)
(Shooting Range) Wide: Approx. 0.3m~3.2m / Tele: Approx. 0.3m~2.1m
(ISO 400)

Summary of Contents for E1250TW

Page 1: ...En User Manual Digital Camera E1250TW Preparations Basic operation Camera function controls Playback Using the Menus Camera connectivity Appendix ...

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Page 3: ...N 61000 3 3 1995 A1 2001 following the provision of the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC 2004 108 EEC Warning To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture For customers in the U S A Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC ...

Page 4: ...function of your camera or recording media etc makes the playback of recordings not possible Battery notes Incorrect use of the batteries may cause them to leak become hot ignite or burst Always observe the precautions given below Do not expose the batteries to water and take particular care to keep the terminals dry Do not heat the batteries or throw them into a fire Do not attempt to deform disa...

Page 5: ...information Please read the following important information care fully before using the product Do not take apart or attempt to service the camera yourself Do not drop or knock the camera Improper handling may damage the product Turn off the camera before inserting or removing the battery and memory card Use only the type of battery and charger that came with your camera Using other types of batte...

Page 6: ... the camera Wipe the camera with a slightly damp soft cloth About this manual This manual provides you with instructions on how to use your GE digital camera Every effort has been made to ensure that the contents of this manual are accurate but General Imaging Company reserves the right to make changes without notice Symbols used in this manual Throughout this manual the following symbols are used...

Page 7: ... Seek medical assistance About the LCD screen The LCD touch screen touch panel can be used to operate the camera When you turn the camera on various icons are shown on the LCD screen to indicate the current camera settings and status To learn more about the displayed icons see LCD Screen Display on page 18 LCD Screen notes Extremely high precision technology has been used to manufacture the LCD sc...

Page 8: ...ttery 11 Inserting the battery 12 Inserting an optional SD SDHC card 13 Turning on and off 15 Control touch panel 15 Time and language setup 16 Time setup 16 Language setup 17 LCD Screen display 18 Still shooting mode display 18 Movie mode on screen icons 20 Playback mode on screen icons 22 Screen Display 24 Basic operation 26 How to take pictures 26 Focus controls 27 Tips to preventing blurry ima...

Page 9: ...te Balance 40 ISO 41 Color effect 42 Auto Scene mode ASCN 43 Landscape Mode 44 Portrait mode 44 Night Portrait 44 Backlit Portrait 44 Night Landscape Mode 44 Macro Mode 44 Auto Mode 44 Scene mode 45 Sport 46 Indoor 46 Snow 46 Fireworks 46 Museum 46 Night landscape 46 Children and animals 46 Trees and leaves 46 Sunset 46 Glass layer 46 Landscape 46 Night portrait 46 Portrait 46 Pan Capture Panorama...

Page 10: ...56 Continuous shot 56 Image quality setup 57 AF mode 58 Expo metering 58 Digital zoom 59 Quick review 59 Print date 60 AF assist beam 60 Blink detection 61 B shutter slow shutter 61 Movie recording setup 62 Image quality setup 62 The Expo Metering Setup 62 Playback menu setup 63 Protected 63 Delete 64 DPOF Digital Print Order Format 66 Slide show 66 Camera setting menu 67 Format memory 67 Beep 68 ...

Page 11: ...cting to the PC 77 Setting the USB mode 77 Transferring files to your PC 78 Connecting to a PictBridge compatible printer 80 Setting the USB mode 80 Connecting the camera and printer 81 Using the PictBridge menu 82 With Without the picture date Printed 82 Print all index 83 Print the DPOF image 84 Disconnect the USB cable 84 Appendices 85 Specifications E1250TW 85 Error messages 89 Troubleshooting...

Page 12: ... camera model you purchased along with the following items If anything is missing or appears to be damaged please contact your vendor Unpacking User Manual Quick Start Guide Warranty Card Wrist Strap Rechargeable Lithium ion Battery Battery Charger USB Cable AV Cable ...

Page 13: ... Identifying the components 1 3 2 4 5 6 Front View Back View Right View ...

Page 14: ...ter button 3 AF assist beam Timer indicator 12 Zoom scroll wheel 4 Lens 13 Speaker 5 LCD screen 14 Tripod mount point 6 Wrist strap mount 15 HDMI port 7 Power indicator 16 Memory card Battery compartment 8 Power button 17 USB AV port 9 Status LED Top View Left View Bottom View ...

Page 15: ...g cable into the charger base 3 Plug the other end of the connecting cable into a wall outlet 1 2 Leave the battery to charge until the charger light goes green To maximize battery life the first charge should be at least 4 hours The charger is for indoor use only Charging the battery ...

Page 16: ...erting the battery 1 Open the battery compartment 2 Insert the battery while observing the correct polarity Use the side of battery to press down the stopper as shown allowing the battery to be inserted properly ...

Page 17: ...n Battery capacity decreases with usage Inserting an optional SD SDHC card 1 Open the battery compartment Optional SD SDHC cards are not included The use of 64MB to 8GB memory cards from recognized manufacturers such as SanDisk Panasonic and Toshiba is recommended for reliable data storage ...

Page 18: ...rt an optional SD SDHC card into the memory card slot as shown 3 Close the battery compartment To remove the SD SDHC card open the battery compartment and gently push the card to release it Pull the card carefully ...

Page 19: ...n the camera To turn off the camera press the Power button again Power button When the camera is turned on for the first time it is automatically set to the Auto shooting mode You can change to other modes in the camera setup Please see Camera Function Controls on page 29 for more details The camera will power on in the last shooting mode that it was set to when it was powered off ...

Page 20: ...camera the language and time must be configured from the Setup menu To access the Setup menu 1 Press the power button to turn on the camera 2 Touch the icon to enter the Setup menus then touch Camera setting button to enter the camera setting menu 3 Touch and slide up or down on the touch screen to scroll through each menu page Time setup 1 In the Camera Setting menu select Date Time 2 Press the u...

Page 21: ... to confirm and save Language setup 1 Select Language from the camera setup menu page 2 Press up down arrow key in each page to find your language 3 Press the button with the language you want to set for the camera then press the button to confirm and save ...

Page 22: ...18 18 Still Shooting mode display Mode icon 7 6 14 15 16 17 19 20 18 13 12 11 10 9 8 1 5 4 3 2 Smile Detection 21 22 23 24 LCD Screen display ...

Page 23: ...display Auto flash Red eye Reduction flash Slow Synchro flash Red Eye Reduction Slow Synchro flash Flash off Forced flash 8 Screen display DISP icon please refer to Switch Between Screens on page 24 9 Function Page icon 10 Self timer mode display 11 Face Detection and Smile Detection display 12 Image size icon 13 Setup menu icon 14 Travel time icon 15 Continuous Shot display 16 B Shutter slow shut...

Page 24: ...g time 4 Zoom indicator 5 Battery level indicator 6 Macro mode indicator 18 Focus mode Single point Multi point Touch to Focus 19 Face Detection Blink Detection icon 20 Smile Detection icon 21 EV indicator 22 ISO only available under Manual mode 23 WB white balance display only available under Manual mode 24 Color effect display only available under Manual mode ...

Page 25: ...l time icon 13 Expo Metering mode Spot AE Centered Weight Ai AE 14 Recording status icon Recording standby Recording For best results the use of an SD memory card is recommended when shooting a movie The camera s built in memory is limited and may cause stuttering and noise if used for movie recording While recording the optical zoom is fixed but the digital zoom can go up to the maximum 4 5x ...

Page 26: ...22 22 Playback mode on screen icons 1 2 3 4 7 6 5 10 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 ...

Page 27: ...name 5 Screen display DISP Please refer to Screen Display section on page 25 6 Next page icon 7 Red eye Reduction 8 Rotate picture 9 Delete image 10 Setup menu 11 DPOF printing 12 Picture audio status 13 File protection 14 Audio playback display 15 Change picture size 16 Crop picture 17 Date and time captured ...

Page 28: ... on the screen 1 Shooting mode When in shooting mode touch the to change between the four on screen displays 2 Recording mode When in shooting mode touch the to change between the two on screen displays Open Advanced Functions Show Histogram Hide Grid Show Grid Open Advanced Functions Hide Icon ...

Page 29: ...bottom right is displayed as the scene selection icon For relevant settings about scene selection refer to Scene Mode on page 45 4 Playback mode When in playback mode touch the to change between the two on screen displays Open Advanced Functions Hide Icon ...

Page 30: ... Use the Zoom Wheel to zoom in or out on the object 3 Press the shutter button halfway to focus on the center of the viewing object then completely depress the shutter button to capture the image 4 The captured image is shown on the LCD screen Basic operation ...

Page 31: ...nter of the screen will be shown If Auto Focus was achieved but the image is still blurry camera shake may be the cause Tips to preventing blurry images Inadvertent moving of the camera during image capturing is called camera shake on the other hand movements by the main object during the image capture is called object blur 1 Camera shake Cause of camera shake Shaking of the hand or arm while pres...

Page 32: ... of an object in motion Use higher ISO with faster shutter speeds only available for Manual mode and press the shutter button before the object starts to move How to playback images The camera provides a hotkey to quickly playback the images you ve captured To view captured images and movies on the LCD 1 Press the Playback button to switch the camera to Playback mode The screen will then show the ...

Page 33: ...ress the play button to start playback of the movie 4 Function buttons during movie playback 1 3 2 4 5 6 7 9 10 8 1 Rewind 6 Increase volume 2 Pause 7 First frame 3 Fast forward 8 Play 4 Volume control 9 Previous frame 5 Decrease volume 10 Next frame 5 After 2 seconds of movie playback all icons and buttons shown on the screen will automatically be hidden Touch anywhere on the screen to show the i...

Page 34: ...he volume control bar to adjust playback volume When you adjust playback time or volume by sliding make sure your finger is moving laterally on the corresponding bar When you perform sliding adjustment make sure your finger stays in contact with the touch screen and stop for at least 1 second at the beginning and end of the sliding adjustment in order for the touch screen to register your input Wh...

Page 35: ... go to the page of images or movies you wish to delete In Playback mode touch and hold the button until the delete button appears Touch the button to access the Delete menu you can delete images by using Delete pictures or movies or Specific delete Delete pictures or movies 1 You will be taken to the Playback mode and you can slide left or right on the touch screen to select the images or movies y...

Page 36: ... button on the upper right hand corner The delete movie button will only appear when you delete movies the delete audio button will only appear when you delete images with audio recording The icon during Playback indicates the picture is currently protected and the buttons in the delete option menu cannot be selected For Protection Setting on files please refer to the instructions at page 63 ...

Page 37: ...ay to focus on the subject 4 When the subject is in focus the green colored focus frame appears on the center of the LCD screen 5 Press shutter button fully to capture the image Using the Zoom function Camera function controls Your camera is equipped with two types of zoom optical zoom and digital zoom Use the zoom scroll wheel at the top of the camera to zoom in or out on your subject while takin...

Page 38: ... image To change picture size 1 Touch the button at the lower left corner of the screen to enter the Setup menu 2 Select the picture size 3 Touch the button to confirm 4 Number of remaining shots will be shown on screen The larger the number of recorded pixels the better the image quality The smaller the number of recorded pixels the more pictures you can store on a memory card ...

Page 39: ...trol the flash based on lighting conditions Red eye reduction The camera will pre flash to reduce Red eye Forced flash The camera will enable flash under all conditions Red eye Reduction Slow Synchro flash The camera will use the Slow Synchro flash and Red eye reduction function Forced flash off The camera will disable the flash under all conditions ...

Page 40: ...els Macro mode In Macro mode you can capture more details of an object when shooting at a close distance 1 Touch the button on the screen to access the Macro mode setup menu 2 Touch the button and button on screen to switch to Macro mode Macro mode off Macro mode on Use this option to focus on objects within 5cm of the camera lens ...

Page 41: ...o confirm 4 When Face Detection is enabled hold the camera steady and point at the subject s face for detection After the camera has detected the subject s face a box will appear around the face on the screen Press the shutter button halfway and completely depress after auto focusing to take the picture 5 When Smile Detection is enabled depress the shutter button halfway to auto focus Completely d...

Page 42: ...ond timer A single picture will be shot 10 seconds after the shutter is pressed Self timer mode To use self portrait timer 1 In Shooting mode Touch the button at the bottom right of the screen until the self portrait button appears 2 Press the button to select from three options Self portrait off ...

Page 43: ... Touch the button to adjust the picture exposure value range from EV 2 0 to EV 2 0 The text onscreen shows the current value when touching the minus button to lower the exposure value Press and hold the button for 2 seconds to automatically lower the value until the meter reaches the minimum The text onscreen shows the current value when touching the plus button to raise the exposure value Press a...

Page 44: ...t the bottom right of the screen and then page down The white balance icon will appear on this page 2 Press the icon to select from 7 modes Auto Daylight Cloudy Neon light Fluorescent light Light bulb Custom 3 When using the custom white balance select the button to enter the setup page Completely depress the shutter button to automatically detect the white balance level and the color of the scree...

Page 45: ...age down The ISO button will appear on this page ISO 2 Press the icon to enter the ISO setup menu 3 Select an ISO level on the screen Auto 64 100 200 400 800 1600 800 HQ and 1600 HQ 4 Touch the button to confirm the ISO setting Pictures taken with higher ISO levels will contain more noise than lower ISO levels In environments of high temperature or poor ambient illumination using ISO800 HQ and ISO...

Page 46: ... 1 In manual shooting mode touch the button at the bottom right of the screen and then page down The color effect icon will appear on this page Color effect 2 Press the icon to enter the color effect setup menu with a total of 4 selectable modes Auto Black and white Sepia Vivid 3 Touch the button to confirm the color effect setup The screen will reflect the selected color effect For example the Se...

Page 47: ...at the subject At this time the camera will automatically choose the appropriate mode to suit the lighting conditions of the scene you are photographing Icon Mode name Icon Mode name Landscape Mode Night Landscape Mode Portrait mode Macro Mode Night Portrait Auto Mode Backlit Portrait 3 Press the shutter button halfway down to focus 4 Press the shutter button all the way down to take the picture I...

Page 48: ...tically adjust the exposure for people and night scenes Backlit Portrait When the sun or any other light source is behind the subject ASCN will automatically adjust the foreground exposure to produce good pictures Night Landscape Mode For night scenes ASCN will automatically increase the ISO value to compensate for low light Macro Mode To capture object detail for close ups ASCN will automatically...

Page 49: ...uch the mode button in the upper left corner of the screen Touch button and then press to enter the Scene mode 2 The scene mode menu will appear Choose the appropriate scene mode for your picture and then press 3 Press the mode button at the top left to return to the mode selection screen After selecting a mode in the scene mode menu touch the button to enter the scene descrip tion screen Scene mo...

Page 50: ...landscape For shooting night scenes Use of tripod is recom mended Children and animals For taking pictures of children or animals The flash will be turned off to not distract the subject Trees and leaves For taking pictures of flowers and plants for more vivid greens Sunset For shooting sunsets Vivid reproduction of red and yellow Glass layer For taking pictures of subjects behind a layer of glass...

Page 51: ... are two panorama stitching methods You can select Auto or Manual mode in the Shoot Menu Please refer to Page 56 for Shoot Menu settings 4 Compose your scene on the LCD screen and press the shutter button to take first shot 5 The following screen will appear according to the selected mode in Shoot Menu When Using Auto Stitching After the first shot is taken the camera will make a calculation and t...

Page 52: ...norama automatically 7 Press the playback button to enter Playback mode and review the panorama result For best results the use of a tripod is recom mended When you have taken the first image be sure to avoid moving the camera too fast as it may lead to stitch failure If the camera is moved to the wrong direction or the angle of movement has deviated you will see a warning message on screen The ca...

Page 53: ...camera menu and then press to enter 2 Press the shutter halfway to focus on the subject 3 Press the shutter fully to capture the image Image stabilization mode Use Image Stabilization mode in weak light environments or when in a slow shutter mode to get best results Taking pictures in a strong vibration environment like shooting in a moving car may generate a poor picture performance ...

Page 54: ... 45 90 to zoom in on the image 1 Press the Zoom button or slide diagonally upward on the touch screen to change image magnification 2 Touch and press the screen for more than 1 second to drag and adjust the position of the image appearing in the screen 3 When the selected image is zoomed in touch and press the screen for more than 1 second to display the current magnification and the current porti...

Page 55: ...Orientation You can use this function to rotate the orientation of a selected image This can be done in the following ways Performing image rotation with the function 1 In Playback mode touch the button on the lower right hand corner of the screen until the Image rotation button appears 2 Touch the button and slide left and right on the touch screen to select the images that you wish to rotate 3 Y...

Page 56: ...with touch control 1 In Playback mode after you have confirmed the orientation of image rotation touch the screen from Point 1 and move your finger in a clockwise movement or anticlockwise movement from Point 2 to rotate the selected image 2 After you have rotated the image as desired you can set the image or return to the Playback menu by touching the Return button If you rest your finger on the ...

Page 57: ...elect the images you wish to include audio remark and touch the button to confirm 3 The camera will now be in recording mode It will record audio for 60 seconds and stop automatically or you can stop it by touching the button 4 When the Picture has recorded the sound touch the button on the screen to enter the sound play menu 5 Press the button to confirm or press the return key to cancel and back...

Page 58: ...llows you to resize the Picture in a specific resolution and save it as a new image 1 In Playback mode touch the button on the lower right hand corner of the screen and the Next page button to toggle the display until the Picture resize button appears and press it 2 Touch and slide left and right on the touch screen to select the images you wish to resize 3 Select the desired resize value 1024 768...

Page 59: ...ecify the area to be cropped Press the button to confirm or return button to cancel and return to the Playback menu Text display Text information include current image number total number of images file name date and time captured shutter speed ISO speed EV image resolution WB White Balance and so forth 1 Touch the button on the lower right hand corner of the screen until text information of the s...

Page 60: ...the touch screen to scroll through each menu page 2 Touch the desired function to show its sub menu 3 Change the desired setting s and press the button to complete or press the return key to cancel and return to the playback main menu Continuous shot Use this setting to perform continuous shooting When this function is active keep holding down the shutter button for continuous shooting There are f...

Page 61: ...s pictures in predefined intervals There are four options 10 Sec 30 Sec 1 Min 5 Min When the continuous shot mode is active the flash will not function in order to allow faster shutter speed Image quality setup Picture quality setup can adjust the compression ratio of images saved Higher picture quality will produce better results but will also use more storage space ...

Page 62: ...ighted average metering AiAE Artificial intelligence automatic exposure AiAE Choose from the 3 following options Picture quality Best Picture quality Fine Picture quality Normal AF mode Use this setting to control the auto focus mechanism while taking pictures There are 3 options available Single AF A focus frame appears at the center of the LCD screen to focus on the subject Multi AF The camera a...

Page 63: ...us is selected you will not be able to configure expo metering in the Photograph Configuration menu the camera will perform expo metering automatically based on the manually adjusted focal position Digital zoom This setting allows you to turn on off the digital zoom function When the digital zoom is turned off only the optical zoom is available When the function is active the focus bar on the scre...

Page 64: ...Date Time AF assist beam Use this setting to assist focusing in dark conditions Select On to turn on the AF assist beam or Off to disable the function When the AF assist beam is turned on hold the shutter button halfway and the camera will project the AF beam at the subject for focus assistance ...

Page 65: ...u need to reset the value for every shot The default value of the camera is 0 seconds The use of tripod is recommended on a long term exposure Blink detection When Blink Detection is active a warning message appears on the screen when the camera detects that a person s eyes are closed On Off When the Blink Detection is active the icon will be shown on the screen B shutter slow shutter When the Slo...

Page 66: ...g image qualities 1280x720 25fps 15fps 640x480 30fps 15fps 320x240 30fps 15fps 2 Press the button to confirm or press the return key to cancel and return to the playback main menu When you have set image size to 1280x720 the maximum video recording time will be 29 minutes Expo Metering Setup 1 Touch the desired expo metering option There are three options Spot Spot metering Center Center weighted ...

Page 67: ...ect Delete DPOF Settings Slideshow Protect This setting allows you to protect and lock one or more pictures or movies from being erased Protect single picture or movie 1 In Playback mode press the button 2 Select Protect When the sub menu appears select One 3 Touch and slide left and right on the touch screen to browse the files you wish to protect Press the protect button before pressing the butt...

Page 68: ...ection A key icon will appear on the left of the screen to indicate that the picture video is protected Delete The camera provides three deleting options Files that are deleted cannot be recovered Delete One 1 In Playback mode press the button 2 Select Delete when the sub menu appears select Single 3 Touch and slide left and right on the touch screen to browse the files you wish to delete Press th...

Page 69: ...button 2 Select Delete when the sub menu appears select All 3 Press OK in the sub menu then press the button to delete all files or press Cancel to go back to the previous menu 4 The protected file will not be deleted unless the protection is cancelled When the icon appears the file has been protected Please cancel the protection before deleting the file Once the file has been deleted all configur...

Page 70: ... with or without the date All Add all images on your memory card for printing with or without date Reset Reset existing DPOF values Slide show This setting allows you to view all pictures as a slideshow in the camera 1 In playback mode touch the tool button in the upper right corner and then press Slideshow to enter the set up menu Play Effect Off Type 1 Type 2 Play Interval 1 sec 3 sec 5 sec Repe...

Page 71: ...e touch screen to scroll through each menu page 2 Touch the setting you want to set up to enter the sub menu Format memory The Format Memory function will erase all data on the memory card and internal camera memory including protected files 1 Press Format memory in the camera setting menu 2 Press Yes and button to confirm or press the return key to cancel and go back to the camera setting menu Ca...

Page 72: ...e the tones for shutter buttons self timer and power on off 1 In the camera setting menu select the Beep setting 2 Touch the button to enter the sub menu of the setting you want to set up 3 In the sub menu press the desired selection and then press button to confirm or press the return key to cancel and go back to the camera setting menu ...

Page 73: ... 2 seconds to automatically adjust the level itself until it reaches the brightest or the darkest Power saver This setting allows you to save power and get the maxi mum possible running time for your battery Follow the steps below to turn off the LCD screen and camera automatically after a period of idleness 1 Select Power saver in the camera setting menu 2 Press the or button to adjust the idle p...

Page 74: ...e date and time setting Zone The World Time setting is a useful function on your overseas trips This feature enables you to display the local time on the LCD screen while you are overseas 1 In the camera setting menu select Time zone to enter the World Time menu 2 Press the buttons to set up the local time zone or overseas time zone 3 Use the left right arrow key to select a city located in the sa...

Page 75: ...set the counter to 1 and save the files in a new folder on the memory card 1 In the camera setting menu select File numbering to enter the setting 2 Select Reset or Continue Press the button to confirm Language This setting allows you to set the language of the camera 1 In the camera setting menu select Language 2 Press the up down arrow key to choose your language 3 Press the language button and ...

Page 76: ...fferent video output signals NTSC or PAL depending on the region NTSC USA Canada Taiwan Japan etc PAL Europe Asia excluding Taiwan Oceania etc The TV output will not display properly if an incorrect video system is selected Copy to card Use this setting to copy the files stored in the internal memory to the memory card 1 In the camera setting menu select Copy to card 2 Select Yes or No and press t...

Page 77: ...t firmware version of the camera 1 In the Camera Setting menu select the FW version 2 When no new firmware version is found in the SD card the screen shows the current camera firmware version of the camera 3 When a new firmware version is found in the SD card select Yes to continue the update or No to cancel Press the button to confirm When there is only one bar of battery remaining you will not b...

Page 78: ...ied AV cable to a TV 1 Choose NTSC or PAL to match your TV video standard see page 72 and then turn off the camera 2 Connect one end of the AV Cable to the USB AV OUT port on your camera 3 Connect the plugs on the other end of the cable to the audio and video input ports on the TV 4 Turn on the camera and the TV Make sure that both the camera and TV are turned off before connecting the AV cable Us...

Page 79: ...ewing quality HDMI setup mode HDMI connection can be set to automatic or manual in the HDMI setup menu 1 In the Camera Setting menu choose HDMI setup 2 Select the HDMI mode as needed and touch the button to confirm Connect the camera to a HDMI TV 1 Select NTSC or PAL based on the TV video format see page 72 and turn off your camera 2 Use a high definition output terminal cable optional to connect ...

Page 80: ...cally shut down Auto mode The camera will automatically determine if the connected display supports 1080i resolution If the display supports the resolution select the resolution you prefer on the menu shown on the camera and the display will render the images at the specified resolution If the display does not support the resolution it will automatically render images at the highest resolution pos...

Page 81: ...1 In the camera setting menu select USB Connection 2 Select the desired connection Press the button to confirm Note that your camera and TV should be turned off before connecting them When the resolution is set to 1920 x 1080i you can playback pictures only and video playback is not possible The maximum TV resolution for video playback is 1280 x 720P Refer to your TV instruction manual for informa...

Page 82: ...f the supplied USB cable to the USB AV OUT port on your camera 4 Connect the other end of the cable to an available USB port on your PC 5 Disconnect the cable after the transfer is complete Transferring files to your PC The computer will automatically detect the camera as a removable drive Double click My Computer icon on the desktop to locate the removable drive and to copy the folders and files ...

Page 83: ...era and disconnecting the USB cable Windows XP Home Edition XP Professional Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the taskbar and select Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device from the menu displayed Windows 2000 Professional Click the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon in the taskbar and select Stop USB Mass Storage Device from the menu displayed Macintosh Drag the untitled icon to the Trash Untitle...

Page 84: ... of brand To find out if a printer is PictBridge compatible simply look for the PictBridge logo on the packag ing or check the manual for specifications With the PictBridge function on your camera you can print the captured pictures directly with a PictBridge compatible printer using the supplied USB Cable without the need for a PC Setting the USB mode Since the camera s USB port can be set to con...

Page 85: ...e cable to the USB port on the printer If the camera is not connected to a PictBridge compatible printer the following error message will appear on the LCD screen The above error message would also appear if the USB mode were set incorrectly in which case you should disconnect the USB cable check the USB mode settings ensure that the printer is turned on and then try connecting the USB Cable again...

Page 86: ...ure date printed When you have set the date and time in the camera all pictures you have taken will be saved with the date and time See the following steps to print out the pictures with date time 1 In the DPS menu select With date time printed or Without date time printed The screen below will be shown 2 Slide left and right on the touch screen to select the images you wish to print Using the Pic...

Page 87: ...he screen below will be shown when confirmed 5 When the printing is complete the camera will show the DPS menu automatically Print all index This function allows you to print all images in the cam era in a thumbnail index 1 In the DPS menu select Print all index items The screen will show as below 2 Select Yes to continue or No to cancel ...

Page 88: ... Images to print The following screen will be shown 2 Select Yes to continue or No to cancel Disconnect the USB cable Select the USB Disconnecting icon at the upper right corner of the screen to exit the DPS menu The screen shows the Disconnect the USB cable message Once this message is shown on screen it is safe to disconnect the USB cable from the camera and the printer ...

Page 89: ...m film equivalent 28mm Wide 140mm Tele F number F3 3 Wide F5 1 Tele Lens Construction 9 elements in 8 groups Optical Zoom 5X Focusing Range Normal 60cm Tele 80cm Macro Wide 5cm 80cm Tele 80cm Anti Handshake Electronic Image Stabilization Digital Zoom 4 5X digital zoom Combined Zoom 22 5X Number of Recording Pixels Still Image 12MP 10MP 3 2 10MP 9MP 16 9 8MP 5MP 3MP 0 3MP Movie 1280x720pixels 25fps...

Page 90: ...es Auto Manual Image Stabilization Movie Panorama Auto Scene mode Scene Sport Children Indoor Leaf Snow Sunset Fireworks Glass Museum Landscape Night Landscape Night Portrait Portrait Smile Detection Yes Blink Detection Yes Face Detection Yes Red eye Removal Yes Panorama Stitching Yes LCD Display 3 0 inch 230 400 pixels TFT LCD Touch Pannal ISO Sensitivity Auto ISO 64 100 200 400 800 1600 800 HQ 1...

Page 91: ... 1 2000 second Manual 30s Continuous Shooting Approx 1 39 fps Large Fine Mode Playback Modes Single Photo Index 4 9 thumbnails Slide Show Movie Slow Motion possible Zoom Approx 2X 8X Audio Histogram Display White Balance Control Auto AWB Daylight Cloudy Fluorescent Fluorescent CWF Incandescent Manual Internal Flash Shooting Range Auto Red Eye Reduction Forced Flash No Flash Slow Synchro Red Eye Re...

Page 92: ...ted Proprietary Connector HDMI socket Power Rechargeable Lithium ion Battery GB 40 3 7V 1050mAh Battery Charger Input Voltage AC 100 to 240V 50 60Hz 100mA Output Voltage DC 4 2V 500mA Shooting Capability Battery Performance Approx 180 shots based on CIPA Standards Operation Environment Temperature 0 40 o C Humidity 0 90 Dimensions W x H x D 93mm x 58mm x 23 8 mm Mass Approx 145g Body only ...

Page 93: ...ctly The picture is damaged No picture There are no images in the memory card or in the internal memory Lens error The lens is probably stuck and the camera will power off automatically System error Unexpected error encountered No sound file There are no audio files in the memory card or in the internal memory Image cannot be saved The write protection switch in the memory card is set to the LOCK ...

Page 94: ...rotection switch in the memory card is set to the LOCK position Warning Camera recording please wait No other actions allowed to perform during video audio recording Warning Battery exhausted The battery is out of charge This file cannot be played back The picture format cannot be recognized by the camera No connection The camera is not connected to the printer correctly Print error There is a pro...

Page 95: ...olarity Camera turns off suddenly during operation The battery has run out Charge the battery or replace with a fully charged battery The picture is blurred The lens is dirty appears when taking pictures Use a soft cloth to clean the lens on your camera Use the Image Stabilization mode Images video clips and audio files cannot be saved The memory card is full Replace the memory card with a new one...

Page 96: ...nted images The memory card is locked Turn the mode dial to any still shooting mode Images cannot print from the connected printer The camera is not connected to the printer correctly The printer is not PictBridge compatible The printer is out of paper or out of ink The paper is jammed Check the connection between the camera and printer Use a PictBridge compatible printer Load some paper in the pr...

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