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INTRODUCTION

Overview

Congratulations on your purchase of the new digital camera.
Capturing high-quality digital images is fast and easy with this state-of-the-art smart
camera. Equipped with a 12.0-megapixel CCD, this camera is capable of capturing
images with a resolution of up to 3968 x 2976 pixels.

Package Contents

Carefully unpack your camera and ensure that you have the following items:

Common Product Components:

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Digital Camera

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Instruction manual

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Software CD-ROM

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USB cable

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AV cable

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Camera strap

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Camera pouch

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Rechargeable lithium-ion battery

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Battery charger

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AC adapter for battery charger

Common (Optional) Accessories:

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SD/SDHC memory card

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Accessories and components may vary by retailer.

Summary of Contents for HDC-1296E

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Page 2: ...llation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment 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 circui...

Page 3: ...come with your camera may be different from those described in this manual This is due to the fact that different retailers often specify slightly different product inclusions and accessories to suit their market requirements customer demographics and geographical preferences Products very often vary between retailers especially with accessories such as batteries chargers AC adapters memory cards ...

Page 4: ...nspection ask the store of purchase Do not use the camera in areas near water This might cause fire or electric shock Take special care during rain snow on the beach or near the shore Do not place the camera on inclined or unstable surfaces This might cause the camera to fall or tilt over causing damage Keep the battery out of the reach of children Swallowing the battery might cause poisoning If t...

Page 5: ...a precision instrument Do not drop it strike it or use excessive force when handling the camera This might cause damage to the camera Do not use the camera in humid steamy smoky or dusty places This might cause fire or electric shock Do not remove the battery immediately after long period of continuous use The battery becomes hot during use Touching a hot battery might cause burns Do not wrap the ...

Page 6: ...n If the battery is not to be used for a long period of time remove it from the camera to prevent leakage or corrosion and store it after no battery power is left Stored for a long time in a fully charged condition its performance may be impaired Always keep the battery terminals clean There is a risk of explosion if the battery is replaced by an incorrect type Dispose of used battery according to...

Page 7: ...ace Detection Technology 22 VIDEO MODE 22 Recording Video Clips 22 Playing Back Video Clips 23 PLAYBACK MODE 23 Playing Back Still Images 24 Playback Display 24 Removing Red eye 25 Attaching Voice Memos 26 Protecting Images 27 DPOF Settings 28 Erasing Images 29 MENU OPTIONS 29 Capture Menu 32 Video Menu 33 Playback Menu 35 Setup Menu 37 TRANSFERRING FILES TO YOUR COMPUTER 37 Downloading Your Files...

Page 8: ...turing images with a resolution of up to 3968 x 2976 pixels Package Contents Carefully unpack your camera and ensure that you have the following items Common Product Components Digital Camera Instruction manual Software CD ROM USB cable AV cable Camera strap Camera pouch Rechargeable lithium ion battery Battery charger AC adapter for battery charger Common Optional Accessories SD SDHC memory card ...

Page 9: ...EN 8 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA Front View 1 Status LED 2 Flash 3 ON OFF Power button 4 Self timer LED 5 Mode switch 6 Lens 7 Microphone 8 Zoom lever 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 10: ...Playback mode Still image to capture mode Video clip to video mode 3 Capture menu Video menu Playback menu 4 Focus Focus Next 10th image 5 Flash Next Image 6 Self timer Self timer Previous 10th image 7 Compensation Previous Image 8 Still image to display image Records voice memo if Voice Memo is On Video clip to play video clip 9 Delete 2 3 5 6 7 1 8 9 4 a b c d e f ...

Page 11: ...600 11 Self timer icon f 2 sec g 10 sec h 10 2 sec 12 Date and time 13 Exposure compensation Backlight correction Adjust exposure value with the e f buttons 14 Capture mode icon Blank Single Continuous AEB Auto Exposure Bracketing Album Shot Burst Cont flash Pre shot Coupl shot 15 Slow shutter warning 16 White balance Blank Auto Incand Fluoresc 1 Fluoresc 2 Daylight Cloudy Manual WB 17 Focus setti...

Page 12: ...File number 9 Folder number 10 Date and time 11 Exposure value 12 Aperture value 13 Shutter speed value 14 DPOF icon 15 Protect icon 16 Mode icon Playback mode Video playback 1 Video status bar 2 Elapsed time 3 File number 4 Folder number 5 Sound off icon When the c button is pressed during video playback 6 Play mode 7 Mode icon 8 Total recorded time 1 2 3 8 9 10 4 5 6 7 11 12 00 00 08 00 00 08 E1...

Page 13: ...ard with this camera before its initial usage 5 Close the battery memory card cover and make sure it is locked securely To prevent valuable data from being accidentally erased from an SD SDHC memory card you can slide the write protect tab on the side of the SD SDHC memory card to LOCK To save edit or erase data on an SD SDHC memory card you must unlock the card To prevent damaging of an SD SDHC m...

Page 14: ...ging has started and lights green when charging is completed The LED also lights green if no battery is inserted into the charger Charging time varies according to the ambient temperature and the status of battery Remove the battery after charging is completed The battery may feel warm after it has been charged or immediately after being used This is normal and not a malfunction When using the cam...

Page 15: ...eps to set the correct date and time 1 Slide the mode switch to or or press the button 2 Press the button 3 Select Setup with the f button 4 Select Date Time with the c d buttons and press the button 5 Select the date format with the c d buttons and press the button Select the item s field with the e f buttons and adjust the value for the date and time with the c d buttons The time is displayed in...

Page 16: ...e button The setting will be stored 6 To exit from the Setup menu press the button Formatting the Memory Card or Internal Memory This utility formats the memory card or internal memory and erases all stored images and data 1 Slide the mode switch to or or press the button 2 Press the button 3 Select Setup menu with f button 4 Select Format with the c d buttons then press the button 5 Select Execut...

Page 17: ...n the LCD monitor Turn the zoom lever to side to zoom in on the subject and enlarges the subject on the LCD monitor Turn the zoom lever to side to zoom out on the subject and provides a wider angle image 4 Press the shutter button Pressing the shutter button down halfway automatically focuses and adjusts the exposure and pressing the shutter button down fully captures the image The focus area fram...

Page 18: ... of hand shaking when you want to capture an image Panorama Select this mode when you want to capture a series of shots then stitch them together with software to make a single photo on the computer Portrait Man Select this mode when you want to capture an image that makes a man stand out against a blurred background Portrait Lady Select this mode when you want to capture an image that makes a lad...

Page 19: ... mode when you want to capture a sunrise This mode helps keep the deep hues in the scene Splash Water Select this mode when you want to capture photos of splashing water Flow Water Select this mode when you want to capture the soft flowing water Snow Select this mode when you want to capture clear snow scenes without darkened subjects and bluish tint Beach Select this mode when you want to capture...

Page 20: ...mode switch to SCN 2 Select Panorama with the e f buttons and press the button 3 Select the photographic direction with the e f buttons 4 Shoot the first image The next image appears beside the previous image 5 Orient the camera so that the second frame overlaps a small portion of the photographic subject of the first image and press the shutter button to capture the next image 6 Follow the same s...

Page 21: ...ully 4 Once the camera detects a smile it will automatically capture 3 images by default the flash mode setting is set to If the Capture Md is set to Single the camera will only capture an image after it detects a smile When capturing group shots if the number of people is more than 1 the camera will automatically capture the image s when it detects two smiles If the camera does not detect a smile...

Page 22: ...vailable frames Recording Shots using Face Detection Technology Face Detection Technology can identify and focus on the human faces in the image This advanced function simultaneously detects up to 10 human faces regardless of their position in the scene 1 Slide the mode switch to 2 Press the button and select icon with the e f buttons Press the button With Face Detection turned on the camera ident...

Page 23: ...ower than the current one Playing Back Video Clips You can play back recorded video clips on the camera You can also play back sound if recorded with the video 1 Press the button The last image appears on the screen 2 Select the desired video clip with the e f buttons 3 Press the button A press of the f e buttons during playback allows fast forward play fast reverse play To stop video playback pre...

Page 24: ... in forward or reverse sequence with the e f buttons To view the previous image press the e button To view the next image press the f button Turn the zoom lever to side enlarges the image To return to normal magnification turn the zoom lever to side An icon is displayed with the video data Video clips cannot be rotated An icon is displayed with images which have an audio memo recorded ...

Page 25: ...u wish to stop the automatic playback If the total number of images is less than 10 press the d button jumps to the first image and press the c button jumps to the last image Video clips will be displayed with an icon Removing Red eye You can use this function to remove the red eye effect after an image is taken 1 Press the button The last image appears on the screen 2 Select the image that you wa...

Page 26: ...Select On with the c d buttons and press the button 6 Press the button to exit from the menu 7 Press the button VOICE RECORDING is displayed on the screen and recording starts 8 To stop recording a voice memo as it is being recorded press the button again VOICE RECORD END will be displayed momentarily and the recording will end An icon is displayed with images that have been recorded with a voice ...

Page 27: ...mages When All has been selected is displayed with all the images Canceling the Protection To cancel protection for only one image display the image on which you want to remove the image protection 1 Press the button The last image appears on the screen 2 Select the image that you want to cancel protection with the e f buttons 3 Press the button 4 Select Protect with the c d buttons and press the ...

Page 28: ...nd press the button This displays the number of prints setting screen 7 Set the number of prints with the c d buttons and press the button You can set up to 9 prints for each image 8 Select Date Print with the c d buttons and press the button The date setting screen appears 9 Select date to On or Off with the c d buttons and press the button On The date of the image will also be printed Off The da...

Page 29: ... all of the images except for the protected images 5 Select Execute with the c d buttons and press the button To not erase select Cancel and press the button 6 To exit from the menu press the button Deleting an image will not affect sequential image numbering For example if you delete image number 240 the next captured image will be numbered 241 even though 240 no longer exists In other words an i...

Page 30: ...he selectable items may vary in different capture modes 5 Select the desired setting with the c d buttons and press the button 6 To exit from the menu press the button Size This sets the size of the image that will be captured 3968 x 2976 3264 x 2448 2304 x 1728 1600 x 1200 640 x 480 ISO This sets the sensitivity for capturing images When the sensitivity is raised and the ISO figure is increased p...

Page 31: ...that will be captured Hard Standard Soft Color This sets the colour of the image that will be captured Standard Vivid Sepia B W Blue Red Green Yellow Purple Saturation This sets the saturation of the image that will be captured High Standard Low Metering This sets the metering method for calculating the exposure Center Averages the light metered from the entire frame but gives greater weight to th...

Page 32: ...Off Blank Single Captures one image at a time Continuous Permits continuous capture of up to 3 images AEB Permits 3 consecutive images in the order of standard exposure underexposure and overexposure compensation Album Shot Creates an album like layout to combine 3 shots into a single image Burst Permits continuous photography while pressing and holding the shutter button As long as you hold the s...

Page 33: ...ons and press the button 5 To exit from the menu press the button Size This sets the size of the video clip that will be captured 640 x 480 320 x 240 Quality This sets the quality compression at which the video clip is captured Fine Standard Color This sets the colour of the video clip that will be captured Standard Vivid Sepia B W Blue Red Green Yellow Purple Audio This sets whether or not to rec...

Page 34: ...ay back your still images automatically in order one image at a time 3 Sec 5 Sec 10 Sec Rotate If you wish to rotate a still image 90 degrees to the right select 90 if you wish to rotate it 90 degrees to the left select 90 Video clips cannot be rotated 90 90 DPOF Refer to the section in this manual titled DPOF Settings for further details Protect Refer to the section in this manual titled Protecti...

Page 35: ...possible to reduce the image quality size never to increase it Copy to Card Allows you to copy your files from the camera s internal memory to an SD SDHC memory card Of course you can only do this if you have a memory card installed and some files in internal memory All files remain in the internal memory even after copy to the SD SDHC memory card from the internal memory Cancel Execute ...

Page 36: ...titled Setting the Date and Time for further details Language Refer to the section in this manual titled Choosing the Language for further details Auto Off If no operation is performed for a specific period of time the power to the camera is automatically turned off This feature is useful for reducing battery usage 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min Off Beep This sets whether or not to mute the camera sound each t...

Page 37: ... Hz LCD Bright Select a brightness level for the LCD monitor The LCD becomes brighter with the c button and darker with the d button The adjustment range is from 5 to 5 Format Refer to section in this manual titled Formatting the Memory Card or Internal Memory for further details Media Info This displays the free capacity of the internal memory or the memory card Sys Info This displays the firmwar...

Page 38: ...will be assigned drive letter e or higher 7 Double click on the removable disk and locate the DCIM folder 8 Double click on the DCIM folder to open it to find more folders Your recorded images and video clips will be inside these folders 9 Copy Paste or Drag N Drop image and video files to a folder on your computer Mac users Double click the untitled or unlabeled disk drive icon on your desktop iP...

Page 39: ...rd Speakers or headphones Network or Internet connection Install the PC camera driver The PC camera driver included in the CD ROM is exclusively for Windows The PC camera function is not supported for Mac platforms 1 Insert the enclosed CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 2 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation 3 After the driver installation is completed restart your computer M...

Page 40: ...th family and friends by email or the web Arcsoft Panorama Maker 4 0 Like magic ArcSoft Panorama Maker 4 turns any series of overlapping photos into a gorgeous panoramic image in just seconds The program does most of the work for you by automatically selecting an entire group of pictures with one click automatically organizing the photos into the proper order then seamlessly stitching the photos i...

Page 41: ... card up to 8GB optional File format DCF JPEG EXIF 2 2 DPOF Motion JPEG AVI Lens 4x optical zoom lens Aperture range 2 5 W 5 6 T Focal length 5 8mm 23 2mm equivalent to 32mm 128mm on a 35mm camera Focus Range Standard Wide 0 3m to infinity Tele 0 5m to infinity Macro 0 05m to infinity Shutter speed 2 1 2000 sec Digital zoom 6x Capture mode 4x Playback mode Flash effective range 0 5m 2 7m Wide 0 5m...

Page 42: ...26 453 907 1821 Standard 13 62 126 253 507 1016 2034 4082 Economy 15 74 150 302 605 1212 2427 4871 2304 x 1728 Fine 17 81 164 330 662 1326 2655 5328 Standard 22 106 213 429 859 1721 3445 6913 Economy 24 113 229 460 922 1846 3695 7416 1600 x 1200 Fine 39 180 363 730 1462 2927 5859 11757 Standard 43 198 400 803 1608 3219 6444 12931 Economy 48 225 453 910 1822 3649 7302 14654 640 x 480 Fine 136 628 1...

Page 43: ... protected Remove the write protection Images do not appear on the LCD monitor LCD monitor is dark Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor in the menu Although it is set to auto focus it does not focus The lens is dirty Wipe clean with a soft dry cloth or lens paper The distance to the subject is smaller than the effective range Get your subject within the effective focus range The contents on th...

Page 44: ...lect the item you want to configure with the c d buttons and press the button Images Select whether you want to print specific image or all images You may also select the printing number for a specific image Date Print According to the printer type select whether you want to print the image with date imprint or not Paper Size Select the desired paper size according to the printer type Layout Selec...

Page 45: ...rint with the c d buttons and press the button to start printing 6 The printing starts and the figure shown on the right hand side appears COMPLETE will be displayed temporarily reminding you that the printing procedure is finished If an error is detected during the connection i e a printer hardware problem between camera and printer PRINT ERROR will be displayed If an error is detected during the...

Page 46: ... 0005 Quecksibler Hg oder mehr als 0 002 Kadmium Cd oder mehr als 0 004 Blei Pb haben Spanish El símbolo es un requisito de la Directiva europea 2002 96 EC WEEE acerca de los Residuos de Aparatos Eléctricos y Electrónicos RAEE Este símbolo indica la obligación de no mezclar ni los aparatos señalizados ni las baterias ya gastadas o desechadas con los residuos domésticos generales sinó que deben uti...

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