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Chapter 2: Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips

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Manual Focus Mode

You can use

"Manual Focus" function to adjust the focus manually.

7.2x

0.0EV

Press

on the four-way button to select

mode, and the selected icon will appear on

the right side of the LCD monitor.

The green frame appears on the center of

the LCD monitor. Frame your subject, press

shutter release button to take pictures.

Press

button to adjust the focus and

press "OK" to confirm the value.

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Summary of Contents for LDC-828Z3

Page 1: ...Digital Camera User Guide LDC 828Z3 http www lumicron net...

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Page 3: ...ing warnings when using this product Do not aim the viewfinder at the sun or other intense light Aiming at the sun through the viewfinder could damage your eyesight Do not use the flash too close to e...

Page 4: ...instructions when handling the battery used in this product Improper use of battery may lead to leakage or explosion Recharge only Li ion rechargeable batteries Recharging batteries that are not rech...

Page 5: ...lectromagnetic fields such as electric motor Strong electromagnetic fields could lead to camera malfunctions or interfere with the data recording Avoid Intense Heat Do not use or store the equipment u...

Page 6: ...aser to remove the stains Memory cards Turn off the power before inserting or removing the memory card Otherwise the memory card could become unstable Memory cards may getting hot during use remove me...

Page 7: ...18 Selecting the Language 19 Setting the Date Time 20 Chapter 2 Taking Still Pictures Recording Video Clips 21 Using the LCD Display 21 Capture Mode 22 Video Mode 23 Changing the Contents on the LCD...

Page 8: ...ivity 45 Setting Exposure Area 46 Setting Focus Area 47 Setting Color Style 48 Setting Sharpness 49 Setting Contrast 50 Setting Saturation 51 Taking a Series of Pictures only 52 Setting Video Format o...

Page 9: ...aying Images 79 Uploading to a Computer 79 Printing Images 80 Displaying images on a TV 81 Chapter 6 Adjusting the Camera Settings 82 Using the Setup Menu 82 Setting Digital Zoom 83 Setting AF Illumin...

Page 10: ...10 Unpacking the Camera Digital camera Rechargeable Li ion Battery Pouch Wrist Strap Video USB combo cable Quick Start Guide Driver Software CD ROM Warranty card AC adapter...

Page 11: ...sert a Li ion battery See page 17 2 Insert a SD memory card See page 17 3 Turn on the camera See page 18 4 Slide the mode switch to and frame your subjects with the viewfinder or the LCD monitor Quick...

Page 12: ...12 Quark start 5 Slightly press the shutter release button half way down and hold it to set the focus and exposure 6 Press the shutter release button all the way down to take the picture...

Page 13: ...13 Chapter 1 Getting Started Camera Parts Lens Viewfinder Tripod Mount Flash AF Self tmer Lamp Microphone Speaker AC Terminal USB Connector Video out Terminal...

Page 14: ...utton Battery Memory Card Door OK Button Marco MF Manual Focus Self timer Flash Mode Exposure Value Capture Video Playback Switch Four way Key Strap Mount Shutter Release Button Zoom Dial LCD Monitor...

Page 15: ...5 Set Up Set Up Attaching the Wrist Strap 1 Insert the small loop of the wrist strap into the strap eyelet 2 Insert the long loop of the wrist strap into the small loop of the strap and then tighten i...

Page 16: ...2 Then plug the adapter itself into the main power outlet 3 Disconnect the AC adaptor when finishing charging Note To increase the efficiency of battery charging you can turn off the camera power afte...

Page 17: ...with the front of the camera facing you 2 Open the battery memory card cover 3 Insert the battery according to the indicators on the battery chamber 4 Insert a SD memory card into the memory card slo...

Page 18: ...operating the camera indoors you can use the AC adaptor as the power source to save the battery power 1 Connect the AC adaptor connector to the AC adaptor terminal of the camera 2 Connect the other e...

Page 19: ...ess MENU button Scroll through the menu by using on the four way button and move to SETUP Enter the SETUP menu by pressing OK 2 On the LANGUAGE submenu use on the four way button to select the languag...

Page 20: ...g the images with your camera Chapter 1 Getting Started 1 In SETUP menu select DATE TIME Enter the submenu by pressing OK 2 Move to the item you want to adjust by using on the four way button and adju...

Page 21: ...ion of the indicators and icons shown on the LCD monitor Note 1 You may not be able to see the LCD display clearly when using the LCD monitor under intense light such as sunlight You can adjust the LC...

Page 22: ...est Fine Normal Capture Mode Auto mode Program mode Av Aperture priority TV Shutter speed priority Portrait mode Landscape Night scene mode Sports mode Beach snow mode Sunset mode Text mode Panorama m...

Page 23: ...ent Tungsten Cloudy Quality Best Fine Normal Zoom Remaining number of Pictures Video mode SD Card ISO 400 200 100 Auto Self timer 10sec 5sec 2sec Battery Full Half full Low Exhausted DC IN Image Size...

Page 24: ...ging the Contents on the LCD Monitor Capture Mode Video Mode Each press button to change the contents on the LCD monitor as shown below 1 8x 1 8x On Information View On No Information Off On Informati...

Page 25: ...optically zoom in to the maximum level 3X then release switch and press it again to activate digital zoom function 2 A green frame surrounds the area of the image to be captured Note You can change t...

Page 26: ...picture Note Auto focus might fail in some circumstances When you shoot behind a sheet of glass When you shoot subjects that have low contrast in color eg sky white walls and so on When there is a lon...

Page 27: ...inder or the LCD monitor Slightly press the shutter release button halfway down and hold it to set the focus and exposure 2 Keep pressing the shutter release button halfway down and recompose your pic...

Page 28: ...con on the LCD monitor before shooting If not press SP Delete button and use on the four way button to select 2 Frame your subjects with the viewfinder or the LCD monitor by moving the camera or using...

Page 29: ...n to shoot landscapes and distant objects It can also be used for compositions combining both near and distant objects 1 8x 1 8x 0 0EV 0 0EV 1 Press on the four way button to select mode The selected...

Page 30: ...1 Press on the four way button to select mode and the selected icon will appear on the right side of the LCD monitor 2 The green frame appears on the center of the LCD monitor Frame your subject pres...

Page 31: ...Exposure compensation allows you to adjust the exposure value and correctly expose your pictures 1 In mode press on the four way button EV value will be selected and light red 2 Use to adjust the expo...

Page 32: ...ce the camera on a steady surface when using self timer Chapter 2 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips 1 Press on the four way key until the icon or appears on the LCD monitor 2 After locking the...

Page 33: ...ye Reduction Fill in Flash Slow Sync Function Flash is turned off Flash fires automatically when the lighting con dition is dark Reduces the red eye effect resulting from the flash Flash fires wheneve...

Page 34: ...nd QUALITY functions can be changed on the menu Auto 34 Chapter 2 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips AUTO mode is the simplest way to take pictures without setting any functions The camera auto...

Page 35: ...for shooting a portrait style image of a person Only the subject is brought into focus with a blurred background 1 8x 1 8x 0 0EV 0 0EV F4 1 F4 1 1 8x 1 60 1 60 0 0EV 0 0EV In this mode pictures are t...

Page 36: ...oor scenes Vivid reproduction of blues and greens Suitable for capturing fast moving action without blurring 1 8x 1 8x 1 8x 1 8x 1 8x 1 8x Vividly captures the brightness of such subjects as snowfield...

Page 37: ...creases contrast between letters and background 1 8x 1 8x 1 8x 1 8x You can take a number of images and join them together to form a panoramic picture The Panorama mode enables you to overlap mulitipl...

Page 38: ...he viewfinder or the LCD monitor by moving the camera or using buttons 2 Use the darker image area on the left side of the LCD monitor to overlap with the previouse image you took 3 Maximum number of...

Page 39: ...5 In mode use buttons to show the index and press button to choose the panorama image Note 1 The image size is 1600x1200 2M when using Panorama mode Note 2 The image is only enlarged 1 0X when using...

Page 40: ...2 Frame your subjects by using buttons before you start recording 3 Slightly press the shutter release button half way down and hold it to set the focus and exposure delete 4 Press the shutter releas...

Page 41: ...apture with your camera 1 Slide the mode switch to or 2 Press Menu button to enter the capture or video menu 3 Scroll through the menu by using on the four way button 4 Use on the four way button to h...

Page 42: ...u require and vice versa Setting Image Size for Still Pictures Setting Image Size for Video Clips 1600x1200 2M 3296x2472 8M 2816x2112 6M 2304x1728 4M 640x480 VGA IMAGE SIZE 8 1 In CAPTURE menu select...

Page 43: ...mage quality is related to the compression rate of the image In order to reduce the size of the files and to have more memory storage space files are compressed However compression leads to the loss o...

Page 44: ...DAYLIGHT or AUTO 3 Press OK button to confirm the setting DAYLIGHT CLOUDY TUNGSTEN FLUORESCENT AUTO WHITE BALANCE Setting CLOUDY TUNGSTEN FLUORESCENT DAYLIGHT AUTO Function Setting for shooting in ove...

Page 45: ...y Use low ISO value in bright condition and high ISO value when light is insufficient Using the Capture Video Menu 1 In or menu select ISO 2 Select 400 200 100 or AUTO 3 Press OK button to confirm the...

Page 46: ...is setting allows you to specify which region of a scene the camera will use to measure the brightness and determine the exposure Setting FULL CENTRAL SPOT Function Meters the exposure value from the...

Page 47: ...Video Menu 1 In or menu select FOCUS AREA 2 Select CENTRAL or SPOT 3 Press OK button to confirm the setting CENTRAL SPOT FOCUS AREA Setting CENTRAL SPOT Function Focus on your subject in the central a...

Page 48: ...1 In or menu select COLOR STYLE 2 Select COOL WARM B W SEPIA or NORMAL 3 Press OK button to confirm the setting SEPIA B W WARM COOL NORMAL COLOR STYLE Setting COOL WARM B W SEPIA NORMAL Function Recor...

Page 49: ...or SOFT 3 Press OK button to confirm the setting NORMAL HARD SOFT SHARPNESS Setting HARD NORMAL SOFT Function Emphasizes the outline If you want the subjects such as buildings to have a clear and sha...

Page 50: ...CONTRAST 2 Select HARD NORMAL or SOFT 3 Press OK button to confirm the setting NORMAL HARD SOFT CONTRAST Setting HARD NORMAL SOFT Function The light and dark areas are defined more clearly making the...

Page 51: ...In or menu select SATURATION 2 Select MORE NORMAL or LESS 3 Press OK button to confirm the setting NORMAL MORE LESS SATURATION Setting MORE NORMAL LESS Function Makes image vivid If you want your ima...

Page 52: ...1 Only in menu select DRIVE MODE Select SINGLE or CONTINUOUS 2 Press OK button to confirm the setting Note The flash mode is Off when using CONTINUOUS Setting Video Format only The video files support...

Page 53: ...figures give you the information about the icons appearing on the LCD monitor 100 1142 JPG 100 1142 JPG 1142 1735 1142 1735 Playback Mode File Name 8 2 Image Size 3296x2472 2816x2112 2304x1728 1600x12...

Page 54: ...D monitor 2 Use and on the four way button to display the previous or next file 3 If you select a video clip a guide to operation appears on the LCD monitor during playback Press on the four way butto...

Page 55: ...ack 1 Slide the mode switch to Playback mode The last taken image or the first frame of the video clip appears on the LCD monitor 2 Press button to display nine images at the same time then use on the...

Page 56: ...ls Note This feature only works on still pictures it does not work with video clips Also this feature is for viewing purposes only it does not permanently alter the image Chapter 3 Reviewing Images an...

Page 57: ...enu button to enter the playback menu 3 Scroll through the menu by using on the four way button and use on the four way button to highlight the option you want to select 4 Press OK button to confirm t...

Page 58: ...delete the image you selected 3 A confirmation dialogue will be displayed Press OK button to confirm the setting Note 1 You can also delete single pictures by directly pressing SP Delete button witho...

Page 59: ...of the files select ONE to protect the file you selected 3 Press OK button to confirm the setting Note 1 A file that has been protected is indicated by the mark To remove a protected file or all of t...

Page 60: ...on the four way button to start recording When the voice memo starts to record the indicator on the LCD monitor changes from green to red Press again to stop recording and return to the previous menu...

Page 61: ...o select Delete and then press OK 6 A confirmation dialogue will be displayed Select OK to delete memo Note 1 A still picture that has recorded a voice memo is indicated by the mark Note 2 All of the...

Page 62: ...ter the submenu 2 In the submenu select STANDARD and then press OK to start setting 3 Use on the four way button to display the picture you want to print and use on the four way button to specify the...

Page 63: ...utton to select ADD or REMOVE Press OK button to complete DPOF setting Note A still picture that has had DPOF settings added to it is indicated by the mark REMOVE ALL SETTINGS CANCEL OK STANDARD INDEX...

Page 64: ...INTERVAL 3 SEC DIRECTION FORWORD REPEAT OFF START INTERVAL 3 SEC DIRECTION FORWORD REPEAT OFF START 1 In menu select SLIDE SHOW 2 Use on the four way button to select INTERVAL Use on the four way butt...

Page 65: ...tween each picture dur ing the display Decides in which direction Forward or Backward to display the pictures Repeats the slide show and starts from the selected file 5 Press OK to confirm the setting...

Page 66: ...able for still pictures Rotate Resize CROP RESIZE ROTATE REMOVEREDEYES IMAGE EDIT CROP RESIZE ROTATE REMOVEREDEYES IMAGE EDIT 1 In menu select IMAGE EDIT 2 To rotate a image select ROTATE and then pre...

Page 67: ...lect IMAGE EDIT 2 To delete unwanted areas from a image select CROPPING and then press OK 3 Use on the four way button to move the cropping boundary until the area of the image you want to extract is...

Page 68: ...e subjects in images that were taken with a flash CROP RESIZE ROTATE REMOVEREDEYES IMAGE EDIT SAVE FILE FOR SAVE FILE FOR SAVE FILE FOR NEW NEW NEW REPLACED REPLACED REPLACED 1 In menu select IMAGE ED...

Page 69: ...you to upload the images from the camera view them print them and e mail them So please install the software before you connect the camera to computer Windows System Requirements Windows 98SE ME 2000...

Page 70: ...an installation CD ROM After you insert the CD into the CD ROM drive the first Install window will appear If the install window does not appear click Start and then Run Type E LUMICRON exe E is the dr...

Page 71: ...Installing the XviD Software For getting optimum effect when you display videos on your computer please install the XviD Software first no matter what OS you use Xvid uses a video codec and is based...

Page 72: ...72 Chapter 4 Installing the Software 4 Click Next 5 Click Next 6 Click Next 7 Click Next...

Page 73: ...73 Installing the Software 8 Click Next 9 Click Next 10The installation starts 11Click Finish to complete the installation...

Page 74: ...he first Install window will appear If the install window doesn t appear click Start and then Run Type E Lumicron exe E is the drive letter that contains the software CD Click PhotoImpression 3 The co...

Page 75: ...ng the Software 6 Click Next Follow the on screen instruction to continue and finish the installation 7 Select Program Folder 8 Setup complete Restart the computer Note Follow step 3 8 to install Vide...

Page 76: ...e page 79 2 Launch PhotoImpression 3 To download the images from the camera select From Folder Browse Removable Disk Dcim 100xxxxx and click Ok Click the image that you want to edit in the frame 4 You...

Page 77: ...ication VideoImpression 1 Connect the camera to the computer See page 79 2 Launch VideoImpression and then select add 3 Select DCIM to download the video clips from the camera 4 Double click to select...

Page 78: ...splayed You can solve this problem in 2 ways 1 Visit http sourceforge net projects ffdshow to download the ffdshow software for updating the OS vfw video for windows driver The ffdshow version must be...

Page 79: ...o the USB slot of a computer 2 Then connect the small end of the USB cable to the camera 3 The computer automatically detects the camera as a mass storage device so that you can copy the image file fr...

Page 80: ...oftware packed with the camera You can also connect the camera directly to some specific printers such as Olympus P400 Photo Printers To connect the printer 1 Get the USB cable and connect the larger...

Page 81: ...o clips 1 Select a compatible TV system in SETUP menu 2 Connect the A V Audio Video cable to the A V inputs of a TV 3 Connect the A V cable to the A V connector of the camera Note 1 When you connect y...

Page 82: ...de the mode switch to or Press Menu button and select SETUP Press OK button to enter the SETUP menu 2 Scroll through the menu by using on the four way button Use on the four way button to highlight th...

Page 83: ...setting ON OFF Setting AF Illuminator Sometimes in low light situations the camera will use the red AF illuminator on the front of the camera to aid in focusing This setting allows you to turn off th...

Page 84: ...EVIEW 2 Select ON or OFF 3 Press OK to confirm the setting ON OFF Formatting the Memory This function allows you to delete all of the images data information and folders in your memory card or interna...

Page 85: ...and time on the pictures or not 1 In menu select DATE IMPRINT 2 Select DATE TIME DATE or OFF 3 Press OK button to confirm the setting Setting DATE TIME DATE OFF Function All the selected pictures are...

Page 86: ...the Camera Settings Setting LCD Brightness You can adjust the LCD brightness value here 1 In menu select LCD BRIGHTNESS 2 Use on the four way button to adjust the brightness value 3 Press OK button t...

Page 87: ...ess a button or take a picture 1 In menu select SOUND 2 Use on the four way button to select SHUTTER START UP or BUTTONS Use on the four way button to select ON or OFF 3 To adjust the volume select VO...

Page 88: ...es Korea and Taiwan The PAL system is used in western Europe such as Germany England Switzerland Holland Italy except for France and Australia Singapore Thailand and China As these systems have no com...

Page 89: ...To save the battery power you can set the camera or LCD monitor to turn off automatically when it is not in use for a fixed time 1 In menu select AUTO POWER OFF and then press OK 2 select OFF 1 MIN 3...

Page 90: ...the setting Using PC CAM You can connect this camera to a computer with its supplied USB cable and use it as a PC camera With a compatible video capture program for example Yahoo Messenger MSN Messen...

Page 91: ...TP 02 USB 1 In SETUP menu change the USB connection mode to PICTBRIDGE 2 Use the USB cable that comes with the camera to connect the camera to a PictBridge compatible printer 3 After you finish connec...

Page 92: ...he number of copies that you set appear on the screen Press OK button to print or press Menu button to return to the PictBridge menu 6 Select ALL to print all pictures then press OK 7 The total number...

Page 93: ...ration Go to set DPOF settings See page 62 11To stop and cancel printing press the OK button Note Warning message may be displayed during direct printing setting or printing as below For more details...

Page 94: ...etting Your Camera You can restore the settings to default by using LOAD DEFAULT function 1 In menu select RESET and then press OK 2 A confirmation dialogue will be displayed Select OK to reset your c...

Page 95: ...ook The flash is still recharging The battery power is low You did not insert a memory card The battery power is low The flash is off Solution Press the power button to turn it on Reload the battery c...

Page 96: ...an the flash provide too much light The flash is off and the subject is in dark The flash is on but the subject is not within the effective range of the flash The camera is not in the playback mode Th...

Page 97: ...blem occurred with the memory card or internal memory There are no images recorded in internal memory or on the memory card You attempted to erase the protected images The function you attempt ed to p...

Page 98: ...ify a video clip Failed to format Error has occurred in the camera system The camera is saving data or turning off Solution Ensure that images are the proper type for your camera Use image processing...

Page 99: ...erline CCD Image Size 3296x2472 8M 2816x2112 6M 2304x1728 4M 1600x1200 2M 640x480 VGA Lens Focal length f 7 8 23 4mm 35mm camera format equivalent 38 114mm f number f 2 88 Wide f 5 23 Tele Distance 0...

Page 100: ...Av Manual Metering mode Full Area Central Spot Exposure Compensation 2 0 Ev 1 3 Ev Step Sensitivity ISO equivalent approximately 100 200 400 or Auto Self timer 2 5 10 sec with red eye indicator Build...

Page 101: ...nnector for serial cable Power Sources Rechargeable Li ion batteries AC adaptor DC 5 volt Dimensions Size 99 5mm x 56 5mm x 25 7mm Weight 169 grams without battery System Requirements Windows CPU Pent...

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