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The white balance function allows  

adjustment of the color temperature for dif-

ferent light sources. (Adjustable in         

Mode)
Follow the steps below to set white balance 

of the camera:
1. Press   button to enter White Balance 

Menu.

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AWB

AWB

2.  Press the left/right to select the following 

8 modes:

• 

 AWB

• 

 Daylight

• 

 Cloudy

 

 

Fluorescent

 

 

Fluorescent CWF

 

 

Incandescent

• 

  Manual WB (Fully press the 

shutter button to detect the white 

balance value)

• 

  Color Temp. (1900K~10000K)  

Press direction buttons Up / 

Down to "Adjust the K value"; 

Press the direction button Left to 

exit the K value.

3.  Press the 

 button to confirm the 

settings and exit the menu. 

White Balance Setting

Summary of Contents for PIXPRO AZ522

Page 1: ...User Manual...

Page 2: ...ence and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation For Customers in Europe CE mark indicates that this product complies with the Eur...

Page 3: ...written permission of JK Imaging Ltd All trademarks mentioned in this manual are used for identification purposes only and are properties of their respective owners This manual provides you with inst...

Page 4: ...g period time Turn the camera off remove the battery and the memory card and dry it within 24 hours if water accidentally comes in contact with the camera When you take the camera from a cold place to...

Page 5: ...possible leakage Do not attempt to disassemble the battery Do not expose the battery to water Always keep the battery contacts dry Do not heat the battery or throw it into a fire to avoid a possible e...

Page 6: ...Store it in a dry environment Format the memory card using the camera before you use it or insert a new one We suggest buying only well known name brand memory cards to ensure peak performance Do not...

Page 7: ...a few dead or bright pixels These pixels do no effect the quality or performance of the camera photos or video Do not expose the LCD screen to water In a humid environment only wipe it with a soft and...

Page 8: ...guage Date Time after the first power on 20 Resetting your Language 20 Resetting Date Time 21 MODE OVERVIEW 22 Display Setting 22 LCD Screen Display 23 Overview of the screen icons in photo shooting m...

Page 9: ...pensation 45 ISO 46 Shutter Adjustment 46 Aperture Adjustment 47 Using Quick Recording 47 i Button Function Menu 48 PLAYBACK 49 Viewing Photos and Videos 49 Thumbnail View 50 Using Zoom Playback for s...

Page 10: ...Expo Metering Exposure Metering 64 Video Quality 65 OIS 66 Movie Setting Menu 67 Digital Zoom 67 Playback Menu 68 Playback 68 HDR 69 Touch up 70 Rotate 71 Resize 72 i button playback function 73 Play...

Page 11: ...85 Video System 86 Set Eye Fi SD Card Connection Mode 87 Supported HDMI Connections 88 Connecting HDMI Ready TV 88 Connecting to a PictBridge Compatible Printer 89 Setting the USB Mode 89 Connecting...

Page 12: ...along with the following accessories If anything is missing or appears to be damaged please contact your retailer Accessories Included USB cable Warranty card AC adapter Neck strap Rechargeable Li ion...

Page 13: ...12 Install lens cap and neck strap...

Page 14: ...6 7 9 8 10 4 3 2 1 11 1 HDMI port 2 USB port 3 Zoom lever 4 Shutter button 5 Strap eyelet 6 Exposure compensation button 7 Continuous shot button 8 Power button 9 AF assist beam Self timer lamp 10 Fla...

Page 15: ...n 15 Indicator lamp 16 Mode dial 17 Fast video recording button 18 Menu button 19 AF button Arrow button Up 20 Flash button Arrow button Right 21 Delete button Self timer button Arrow button Down 22 D...

Page 16: ...15 15 2 Insert the battery into the battery slot in the correct position as shown in the following diagram 1 Open the battery cover 1 2 Installing Battery and Memory Card Battery lock knob...

Page 17: ...card SD SDHC is optional and not included in all camera packaging If you have to purchase a memory card select one with storage capacity between 4GB and 32GB to ensure correct data storage To remove y...

Page 18: ...ug shape of the power charger may vary depending on the country or region The actual item may vary from the drawing below 2 Insert the plug of the power charger into the wall outlet to charge the batt...

Page 19: ...the battery Please charge the battery indoors between 0 C and 40 C 3 Charging indicator Flashing red Charging The indicator will go out once charging is finished and the camera will be powered off aut...

Page 20: ...on Press and hold the playback button to power on and enter playback mode Symbol Description In the instructions below the following symbols may be used throughout this manual on how to operate the ca...

Page 21: ...e Time after the first power on 1 When you turn the camera on for the first time the language selection screen appears 2 Press the arrow buttons to select your desired language 3 After you press the b...

Page 22: ...utton to select and press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu 4 Press the up down arrow button to select Date Time and press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu 5 Press t...

Page 23: ...Displays the camera parameters on screen 0 3 EV 400 ISO 1234 SD 16M 1 50 00 56 00 F3 2 F3 2 Full Camera parameters with Grid and Histogram 0 3 EV 400 ISO 1234 SD 1 50 16M 00 56 00 F3 2 F3 2 Off Does n...

Page 24: ...00 ISO 00 56 00 SD 16M 1 50 23 25 x3 6 x3 6 F3 2 F3 2 1 Shooting Mode Icons Auto Mode Face Beautifier Program AE Panorama Mode Shutter priority Scene Mode Aperture priority Custom Settings Manual Mode...

Page 25: ...on 18 Focus Frame 19 Expo Metering AiAE Spot Center 20 AF Mode Single AF Multi AF Object Tracking 21 Self Timer Self timer Off Self timer 2sec Self timer 10sec Self timer Smile 22 Flash Mode Force Off...

Page 26: ...Lever 5 Memory Card Built In Memory 6 Battery Status 7 Color Effect 8 Video Quality 9 Remaining Recording time 10 Exposure Compensation EV value 11 Image stabilization 12 Focus Frame 13 Eye Fi ON with...

Page 27: ...icating the current number of photos and total number of photos 10 Continuous Capture Group Playback 4 Memory Card Built in Memory 11 Eye Fi ON with signal 5 Battery Status 12 Red Eye Reduction 6 Zoom...

Page 28: ...Setting allows you to choose a specific shutter speed so the camera will adjust the aperture automatically to ensure correct exposure Aperture priority Allows you to choose a specific aperture and the...

Page 29: ...he best possible results Follow these steps 1 Turn the mode dial to 2 Hold the camera steadily and aim at the subject The optimum scene mode will be selected automatically 3 Press the shutter button h...

Page 30: ...ht conditions will automatically adjust the exposure for people and night scenes Backlit Portrait When the sun or any other light source is behind you will automatically adjust the foreground exposure...

Page 31: ...the left right arrow button to select an adjustment item 3 Press the up down button to adjust the parameters 4 Press the button to confirm the settings and enter the shooting screen When Program AE m...

Page 32: ...erture Priority When selecting Aperture Priority mode you can adjust the aperture value EV value and ISO value Selecting a large aperture opening will emphasize the point of focus and show a blurry ba...

Page 33: ...button and press the up down button to select 3 Press the left right arrow button to select Face Beautifier and press the button to confirm and return to photo shooting mode 1234 0 3 EV 400 ISO SD 16M...

Page 34: ...conds later the camera is ready to take pictures You can also press the button or half press the shutter button to be ready to take pictures 3 Compose your shot on the LCD screen and half press the sh...

Page 35: ...ously taken pictures During panorama mode shooting when the moving direction of the camera is wrong or the angle deviates from the internal settings the LCD shows a warning message Improper alignment...

Page 36: ...and outdoor shots Vivid reproduction of green and blue Portrait Most suitable for capturing people with focus on their face Snow For snow scenes Reproduce natural clear white scenes Children Turns off...

Page 37: ...ons to select a scene and press the button to enter the shooting screen 3 As shown in the above example press the button and choose whether to continue the mode setting Or Go to setting CS mode Rotati...

Page 38: ...t the parameters in in restart or all modes Please enter the Custom Settings menu and select Yes after setup Otherwise the parameter settings are not retained in the case of switching on off or mode s...

Page 39: ...ATION Zoom Lever Using EVF Electronic View Finder EVF functions as the LCD which can be used to observe the scene and objects and for playback preview and menu operations EVF has the following advanta...

Page 40: ...modes Single AF The focus frame appears on the center of the LCD screen to focus on the subject Multi AF The camera automatically focuses the subject in a wide area to find the focus point Object Trac...

Page 41: ...ss the left arrow button to enter the Marco Menu 2 Press the left right to select the following 2 modes Macro Off Select this option to disable Macro Macro On Select this option to make focusing on th...

Page 42: ...r the Shutter Button is pressed Self timer 10 sec A single picture is shot 10 seconds after the Shutter Button is pressed Self timer Smile Press the Shutter Button and a picture will be taken immediat...

Page 43: ...isting light conditions Force Flash The flash will engage with each shot even if there is enough available light to take the photo without flash Slow Sync This allows you to take pictures of people at...

Page 44: ...Menu AWB AWB 2 Press the left right to select the following 8 modes AWB Daylight Cloudy Fluorescent Fluorescent CWF Incandescent Manual WB Fully press the shutter button to detect the white balance va...

Page 45: ...imum pixel setting Cont Shot High Speed VGA 60 photos sec can be achieved at the burst shooting in VGA pixel Cont Shot Fast 4M 30 photos sec can be achieved at the burst shooting in 4M pixel Time Laps...

Page 46: ...button to select the setting options 1 50 100 ISO 1 50 100 ISO 2 0 EV 2 0 EV F3 2 F3 2 3 Press the up down button to adjust the option values 4 Press button to complete the setting and enter shooting...

Page 47: ...V 400 ISO 0 7 EV 400 ISO F3 2 F3 2 The camera s ISO settings include automatic 100 200 400 800 1600 and 3200 Shutter Adjustment For shutter speed the camera may auto matically set the aperture value c...

Page 48: ...opening will keep both the background and main object in clear focus Adjustable in Mode 100 ISO 1 0 EV 1 0 EV 100 ISO 1 50 1 50 F3 2 F3 2 Using Quick Recording In shooting mode press the Recording sho...

Page 49: ...lect the Image Color Setting options represents optional in the recording mode Options Options Options Normal Sepia Vignetting Vivid Partial Color Red Salon Japan Style Partial Color Blue Fish Eye Ita...

Page 50: ...r on the memory card 3 To play a selected video press the button to enter the Movie Playback Mode During video playback the operating instructions will appear on the screen Press the Left Right button...

Page 51: ...tion W Zoom Out T Zoom In 1 Slide the Zoom Lever to switch between 3x3 and 4x4 thumbnails 2 When a 3x3 or 4x4 thumbnail is displayed press the arrow buttons to select a picture or video clip to view 3...

Page 52: ...ess the arrow buttons to navigate and select a part of the image to be zoomed in 6 Press the button to return the image to its original scale Movie images cannot be magnified x2 When playing back phot...

Page 53: ...ode 2 Press the left right arrow button to select the photos and videos to be deleted 3 Press the down arrow button and the deletion screen is displayed 4 Press the up down arrow button to select Dele...

Page 54: ...er slide option 3 Press the left right button to select slideshow playing or Cancel to return to the playback screen Slideshow 4 Press the button to confirm the setting The continuous capture group pl...

Page 55: ...make continuous capture for group image playback 1 Press button to enter playback screen 2 Press the left right arrow button to select Cont Group 3 Press to start playback 25 1 45 SD 2013 08 20 08 20...

Page 56: ...eturn to the static screen of panoramic image 1 Press button to enter playback screen 2 Press Left Right arrow keys to select animated panoramic photos 3 Press key to play in selected shooting directi...

Page 57: ...s about each setting Expo Metering Exposure Metering Use this setting to select the target size of the camera s field of view to be metered There are 3 options AiAE Artificial Intelligence AE targets...

Page 58: ...number of recorded pixels is the better the image quality becomes As the number of recorded pixels lessen you will be able to record more images on a memory card OIS This mode can help reduce photo bl...

Page 59: ...ing to control wide dynamic image range when taking static pictures Photos with extreme contrast of bright and dark areas will still maintain distinguishable detail and depth Use of tripod is recommen...

Page 60: ...mode Beautifier Mode has 3 effects Effect 1 Skin Soften Effect 2 Skin Soften Eye Brightening Effect 3 Skin Soften Eye Brightening Eye Enlargement Scene Select the scene mode under the SCN mode 16M Ha...

Page 61: ...60 60 Shooting menu in the shooting mode O Optional X Not optional Options Shooting Modes 16M...

Page 62: ...down arrow button to select the item to be set and press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu Photo Shooting Setting Menu 5 Press the up down arrow buttons to select an option and press...

Page 63: ...Assist Beam In a darker environment AF Assist Beam can be turned on for better focus Digital Zoom Turn on or off the digital zoom Date Imprint Include a Date Time stamp on the photo image Off Date Dat...

Page 64: ...photo is displayed on the LCD screen based on the selected time There are 4 options Off 1 sec 2 sec 3 sec Custom Settings Custom Settings stores the current photo shooting mode and its parameters The...

Page 65: ...Menu to be set and press the button to confirm Expo Metering Exposure Metering Use this setting to select the target size of the camera s field of view to be metered Expo Metering AiAE There are 3 opt...

Page 66: ...recording The speed requirements for reading and writing high image pixel images to a memory card are as follows No Image Pixel Frame Recommendation Recording time 4GB About 1 1920x1080 30 Class 6 20...

Page 67: ...et as 640x480 120fps shooting time is 30 seconds playback time is 2 minutes Sound recording is disabled when 640x480 120fps is chosen OIS This mode can help reduce photo blur caused by unintentional h...

Page 68: ...utton to enter the menu Press SET To Enter Menu 3 Press up down arrow button to select and press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu 4 Select the items to be set and press the button or...

Page 69: ...the button to confirm Normal Mode Press SET To Confirm Refer to the following pages for more details about each setting Playback 1 Press the button select the settings and press the button to display...

Page 70: ...he HDR function pictures that are overexposed may be corrected to optimize the highlights and lowlights captured to more accurately represent the actual scene 1 In Playback Mode press the left right a...

Page 71: ...ayback Mode press the left right arrow button to select the photos to be edited 2 Press the button select the settings and press the button to display the settings screen 3 Press the left right button...

Page 72: ...combined Rotate You can use this setting to change the orientation of the picture 1 In Playback Mode press the left right arrow button to select the photos to be edited 2 Press the button select the...

Page 73: ...d 2 Press the button select the settings and press the button to display the settings screen 3 Press the left right arrow button to select 1024X768 or 640X480 or select Cancel to return to the playbac...

Page 74: ...Image Color Setting Menu 3 Press the left right button to select the corresponding menu or Cancel to return to the playback Screen Cancel 4 Press the button to confirm the setting There are 19 options...

Page 75: ...button to select and press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu 4 Press the up down arrow button to select the item to be set and press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu...

Page 76: ...otos or videos 3 Press the up down arrow buttons to select an option and press the button to confirm Protect To prevent any pictures or videos from being accidentally erased use this setting to lock o...

Page 77: ...ub menus available One Delete one photo or video Date Folder Delete all photos in the Date Folder Cont Group Delete all photos in the Cont Group All Delete all photos or videos 3 Press the up down arr...

Page 78: ...rompt appears Select to change and save the picture Select to cancel changes and return to the trim prompt screen The image cannot be clipped trimmed again once it has been clipped to 640X480 DPOF Dig...

Page 79: ...row button to select and press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu 4 Press the up down arrow button to select the item to be set and press the button or right arrow button to enter the...

Page 80: ...ve power and get the maximum possible running time for your camera s batteries Follow the steps below to turn the LCD screen and camera off automatically after a consecutive period of inactivity 1 Sel...

Page 81: ...arture place and destination fields 3 Press the left right arrow button to select a city located in the same time zone as that of the field Press the button to confirm settings Date Time Refer to the...

Page 82: ...up down arrow button to select and press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu 3 Press the up down arrow button to select Format and press the button or right arrow button to enter the m...

Page 83: ...and press the button to confirm If there is no card available in the camera this function will not be displayed File Numbering After you take a picture or video clip the camera will save it with a seq...

Page 84: ...to enter the menu 4 When there is a new firmware version in the memory card select Yes to update Reset Use this setting to restore the camera to its original default settings 1 Press the button press...

Page 85: ...you to ensure that the camera is correctly configured to connect with a PC 1 Press the button press the up down arrow button to select and press the button to enter the menu 2 Press up down arrow butt...

Page 86: ...ory on your PC as you would copy any typical folder or file Follow the steps below to connect the camera to a computer 1 Make sure the computer is turned on 2 Connect one end of the supplied USB cable...

Page 87: ...r the menu 2 Press up down arrow button to select and press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu 3 Press the up down arrow button to select TV System and press the button or right arrow...

Page 88: ...enu 2 Press up down arrow button to select and press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu 3 Press the up down arrow button to select Eye Fi and press the button or right arrow button to...

Page 89: ...able with high resolution output terminal which should be purchased separately to connect the camera to the television which meets HDMI standard 2 The camera will be automatically detected by the TV 3...

Page 90: ...Mode The camera s USB port can be set to connect with either a PC or a Printer the following steps will ensure that the camera is correctly configured to connect with a Printer 1 Press the button pre...

Page 91: ...he 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 error message above will also appear if the U...

Page 92: ...efer to the following sections for more detailed information on each setting Print with Date If you have set the date and time on your camera the date and time will be recorded and saved with each pho...

Page 93: ...cel to cancel printing Print without Date Use this setting to print the photos without dates on them 1 In the PictBridge menu select Print without Date and the screen as shown below appears 2 Press th...

Page 94: ...Cancel to cancel printing Print Index You can print all photos in the camera via this function 1 In the PictBridge menu select Print Index and the screen as shown below appears 2 Select Yes and press...

Page 95: ...on page 77 1 In the PictBridge menu select Print DPOF Images and the screen as shown below appears 2 Select Yes and press the button to confirm select Cancel to cancel printing Exit Select Exit to exi...

Page 96: ...m Wide 1248mm Tele F number F2 8 Wide F5 6 Tele Lens Construction 13 groups 15 elements Optical Zoom 52x Focusing Range Normal Wide 60cm Tele 300cm Macro 1cm Wide Only Electronic Viewfinder Yes Anti H...

Page 97: ...l DCF DPOF Ver1 1 Support Yes File Format Still Image Exif 2 3 JPEG Movie MOV Image H 264 Audio Linear PCM Stereo Shooting Modes Auto Mode Program AE Shutter Priority Aperture priority Manual Mode Fac...

Page 98: ...AE Center Weighted Average Spot Fixed to Center of Frame Face AE Exposure Control Method Program AE AE Lock Available Shutter Prior AE Aperture Prior AE Exposure Compensation 3EV in 1 3 Step Increment...

Page 99: ...implified and Traditional Japanese Korean French Spanish Portuguese Thai Indonesia Vietnamese Italian German Dutch Russian Polish Swedish Danish Finnish Norwegian Greek Turkish Hungarian Croatian Czec...

Page 100: ...the lens from functioning properly Turn off the camera and restart it to reset the lens Built in memory error An error occurs in internal memory The message will disappear after 2 seconds Improper al...

Page 101: ...printer TV with HDMI Remove USB cable and retry connection Write Protect The memory card is locked The message will disappear after 2 seconds Card Full Indicates that the memory card is full The mess...

Page 102: ...ng or video record ing has been interrupted so record ing cannot continue The message will disappear after 2 seconds No Red Eye Detected Red eyes have not been detected in the image The message will d...

Page 103: ...e properly read This image message disappears only after the file is deleted No Picture When you press the play button no image files exist in the camera or memory card The message disappears 2 second...

Page 104: ...or high magnification above 15X optical zoom Images and video files cannot be saved The memory card is full The memory card is locked Use another memory card or delete unnecessary files Unlock the mem...

Page 105: ...y card or replace with another card Too many movies to process The number of pictures or folders in the memory card exceeds the specifications so the playback of data folder can not be displayed Delet...

Page 106: ...are used under license from Kodak 2013 by JK Imaging Ltd All Rights Reserved JK Imaging Ltd 17239 South Main Street Gardena CA 90248 USA JK Imaging Europe 71 Clarendon road Watford WD17 1DS UK www kod...

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