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Element

Function

Button

Photo mode

Video mode

Playback mode

1

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Shutter release

--

Change to photo mode

2

Zoom out 

Zoom out 

Zoom out 

Zoom in 

Zoom in 

Zoom in 

3

ON/OFF

Turn Camera On/Off

Turn Camera On/Off

Turn Camera On/Off

4

--

Change mode

--

Change to photo mode

5

Start video recording

End video recording

Video clip: Starts playback

6

--

Change to photo mode

Change to photo mode

7

DISP

Display information

Display information

Display information

8

SET

Menu/confirm selection

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Menu/confirm selection

9

a

Flash

--

--

10

Change to playback mode

Change to playback mode

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11

Delete photos

--

Delete photos

1

3

2

4

6

5

10

9

8

7

11

[   ]

[SET]

[   ]

[   ]

[   ]

Left

Right

Up

Down

Confirm

Selection

The buttons of the control pad can also be used to move through 

the menu. 

SET

 is then used to confirm the selection.

Summary of Contents for SZ 24

Page 1: ...ra developing a fault Keep these in a safe place together with the Instruction Manual Please include the Instruction Manual when passing on the camera to a third party 1 Contents of box Carefully unpack the camera and check that all of the following components are contained in the box 1 MAGINON SZ 24 2 4 GB SDHC memory card 3 Lithium Ion battery 4 USB charger 5 Pouch 6 USB video cable 7 Software C...

Page 2: ...deo mode voice recording 12 Playback mode photo 12 Playback mode video recordings voice recordings 13 5 START 14 Preparation 14 Charging the battery 16 Initial settings 17 Setting date and time 18 Language selection 19 Formatting a memory card 20 6 PHOTO MODE 21 Taking photos 21 Setting the recording mode 22 Using the scene mode 22 Using artistic effects 24 Voice recording 26 7 PHOTO SETTINGS 27 ...

Page 3: ...ng menu 30 Focus settings 31 Focus frame 31 AF range 32 AF light 32 Face recognition 32 Sequence 32 Stabilisator 33 Reassigning buttons L R index 33 Grid 33 Symbol help 33 Memory 33 7 3 Quality menu 34 Quality 34 Exposure compensation 34 White balance 34 ISO value 35 Colour mode 35 8 VIDEO MODE 36 Recording video clips 36 9 PLAYBACK MODE 37 9 1 Playback of video clips 38 ...

Page 4: ...ng 44 Delete images 44 10 BASIC SETTINGS 45 11 CONNECTION TO COMPUTER AND TV 49 Download files 49 Connecting to aTV 50 Installation of software 51 12 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 52 13 MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PHOTOS 53 Maximum number of stored photos 53 Maximum video recording length 54 14 PROBLEM SOLVING 55 15 SYSTEM INFORMATION SERVICING AND DISPOSAL 56 Conformity 57 Care 58 Storage 58 Disposal 58 16 INDE...

Page 5: ...xperience and or lack of know how unless they are supervised by another person responsible for their safety or unless they have been instructed in how to use the camera Children should be supervised to ensure that they are not playing with the camera Electrocution hazard in wet and humid conditions Do not expose camera and accessories to dripping or spray water Also do not place any containers fil...

Page 6: ... Do not remove battery immediately after camcorder has been used for a longer period of time Batteries may become hot during use Risk of explosion in case of incorrect changing of battery or use of wrong type of battery Always check correct polarity when inserting the battery Only use MAGINON Lithium IonbatteryNP45 3 7V 700mAh VG0376122700003 batterynameDS 5370 or a Lithium Ion battery with the sa...

Page 7: ...pplied topreventoverheating Do not place any open ignition sources such as lit candles onto or close to the device Ensure that the LCD monitor is not exposed to impacts or concentrated pressure This can damage the glass of the monitor or liquid can escape from inside the camera In case of the liquid coming into contact with the eyes or skin rinse immediately with clear water In case of contact wit...

Page 8: ...elease 4 Self timer LED 5 ON OFF button 6 Flash 7 Open Flash 8 Strap holder 9 Lens 10 Microphone Rear view of camera A LCD display B Status LED C Loudspeaker D Strap holder E USB AV connection F Battery memory card compartment G Tripod thread 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 G C F A E B D ...

Page 9: ...End video recording Video clip Starts playback 6 Change to photo mode Change to photo mode 7 DISP Display information Display information Display information 8 SET Menu confirm selection Menu confirm selection 9 a Flash 10 Change to playback mode Change to playback mode 11 Delete photos Delete photos 1 3 2 4 6 5 10 9 8 7 11 SET Left Right Up Down Confirm Selection The buttons of the control pad ca...

Page 10: ... 5 Sequence 6 Image degradation 7 Image size of photo 4 608 x 3 456 4 608 x 3 072 4 608 x 2 592 3 648 x 2 736 2 560 x 1 920 2 048 x 1 536 640 x 480 8 Image quality of photo Fine Normal 9 Video resoluton 1 280 x 720 640 x 480 10 Flash mode Auto matic flash Forced off Forced on Red eye Reduction 11 Self timer sequence 10 sec 2 sec x3 Off 12 Soft skin tone 13 D lightning Optimise brightness 1 2 3 4 5...

Page 11: ...Sport Candlelight portrait Party Pet Flower Flowing water Night portrait Food Text Auction Backlight High sensitivity For YouTube 16 Date time 17 Exposure compensation 18 Focus range 19 Date stamp 20 Battery charge level Fully charged Half empty Nearly empty Empty 21 Face recognition 22 Stabilizer display 23 Focus setting Auto focus Macro Super macro Manual focus ...

Page 12: ...ing length 4 Exposure value 5 Battery charge 6 Video symbol Playback mode photo 1 Playback mode photo 2 Deletion protection 3 Folder name file name 4 Image quality 5 Image size 6 ISO value 7 Aperture value 8 Shutter speed 9 Date time 10 Battery charge 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...

Page 13: ...Playback mode video recordings voice recordings 1 Playback mode video 2 Folder name file name 3 Recording time 4 Video resolution 5 Date time 6 Key description video playback 7 Battery charge 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ...

Page 14: ...ush the short loop of the strap through the eyelet and then the strap itself 2 The base of the camera contains the compart ment for inserting the battery and the memory card Open the compartment by pushing the slider from the LOCK to the OPEN position The flap opens automatically 3 Insert battery Slide battery with gold contacts facing forwards and printed side facing the monitor into the battery ...

Page 15: ...ed or removed whilst the camera is switched on the camera switches off automatically Write position Write protection position 4 The memory card SD SDHC SDXC card is inserted in the small compartment next to the battery Slide memory card with the gold contacts first and with the printed side facing the lens into the card compartment until it snaps in Format memory card in camera before using it for...

Page 16: ...ences automatically The battery can also be charged via the USB connection to the computer 1 Switch off camera 2 Connect camera with USB cable to computer 3 Battery charging commences automatically The status display LED at the rear of the camera shows the following charging statuses The camera cannot be used during charging If charging is started without inserted battery or with an unsuitable bat...

Page 17: ...sh to enter and change the values with the buttons 5 Once the date and time have been set correctly change with the buttons to Accept and press the SET button to save 6 The camera then changes to the recording mode Note If the recording mode is already activated when the camera is switched on set date time and language as described in the following sections Note The supplied power supply differs f...

Page 18: ... day month and year are displayed in the date 4 Use the buttons to select date format and press SET button to confirm 5 Use the buttons to select the order YY MM DD MM DD YY or DD MM YY and confirm by pressing the button 6 Use the buttons SET to select the date and time value to be entered and press SET 7 Use the buttons to select the date and time value to be entered and change it using the butto...

Page 19: ...T button 2 Use the buttons to select MENU and select SET 3 Use the buttons in the menu to select the Setup menu 4 Select language using buttons and press SET button 5 Select the desired language using buttons The following languages are available German English Spanish Italian Portuguese Dutch French Danish 6 Press SET button to save settings ...

Page 20: ...he Setup menu 4 Select Formatting using the buttons and then confirm by pressing the SET button again Select Cancel and press the SET button to cancel the operation Note Caution Formatting irretrievably deletes all photos and films on the memory card even photos that are protected against deletion see page 42 Prior to formatting all important data should therefore be backed up to a computer Write ...

Page 21: ...m button to zoom out and show a larger area of the image 4 Press shutter release If the release shutter is half pressed the image is automatically focussed and the correct lighting is set If the release shutter is fully pressed the picture is taken The frame for the focussed area appears in green if the focus of the camera is set and the lighting has been calculated If the focus is unsuitable the ...

Page 22: ...scription of all scene modes Automatic mode In this mode the camera automatically determines most settings The mode is consequently ideal for snapshots ART mode In this setting various artistic effects are applied to the photos An over view can be found in the table starting on page 24 Using the scene mode To select a desired scene mode proceed as follows 1 In the Photo mode turn the Mode wheel to...

Page 23: ...his function uses face recognition to automatically take portrait photos without assistance Where more than two faces are detected AF is automatically activated The camera starts a count down and automatically takes a photo after two seconds Kids In this mode the skin tones are enhanced and a quick shutter speed is selected Sports Use this mode for taking photos of fast moving objects Candlelight ...

Page 24: ...ed document Auction This function combines up to 4 photos to one single photo and offers 4 templates for selection and use in online auctions Backlight This function is used for taking photos of a subject against a back light by changing the exposure measurement High sensitivity For taking photos without flash even in low light conditions ForYouTube For video recordings optimized directly for uplo...

Page 25: ...tos in which persons vehicles or entire towns look like a scene from a miniature village This is achieved using the artistic Miniature effect in which only the centre third of the image is in focus and the top and bottom section of the image is out of focus To enhance the effect the photo should be taken from a higher position such as a high rise building or viewing towers 1 In photo mode turn the...

Page 26: ...e in and out of focus Ensure that the subject matter to be highlighted is between the lines 5 Align the image and fully depress the shutter Voice recording Audio recordings can be made by selecting the Voice recording setting 1 In the Photo mode turn the Mode wheel to 2 Press the Shutter release to start recording During recording the green LED light is flashing If the display setting is set to Of...

Page 27: ...as follows 1 In the Recording mode press the SET button to select the function menu and use the buttons to select the desired option 2 Use the buttons to select the desired mode of the option 3 Press the SET to select the mode Setting the image size Image size refers to the resolution of a photo This function allows you to set the resolution of photos to be taken This affects the number of remaini...

Page 28: ...n on the display The following flash modes are available Auto Flash The camera activates the flash automatically in case of insufficient light Forced off The flash has been deactivated Forced on The flash is activated for every photo Red eye Reduction Eyes of persons and animals taken by flashlight can turn out red This setting reduces the red eye effect by means of a pre flash Note The different ...

Page 29: ...ease is pressed Optimising brightness D Lighting With the D Lighting function the brightness of photos can be corrected The camera at tempts to produce the best possible balance between bright and dark image areas Saving a picture takes somewhat longer than for photos without activated D Lighting Silent mode The Silent mode configures the settings of the camera in such a way that people in the imm...

Page 30: ... category 3 Using the buttons select the function of which the settings are to be changed The selected function is always green 4 Press the SET button or the button to view all selection options of the function 5 Using the buttons select the desired function 6 By ending the selection by pressing the button the setting is accepted and the Recording menu is shown again By pressing the SET button the...

Page 31: ...for close ups within a range of 10 50 cm Super Macro Use this mode for close ups within a range of 2 50 cm The zoom setting is fixed in this case Manual focus When in Manual focus the focal distance can be adjusted between 10cm and infinity by pressing the buttons Focus frame This option allows you to change the form of the focus framer The below options are availa ble In each case the symbol for ...

Page 32: ... the red AF light on the front of the camera lights up when the shutter release is pressed half way down allowing simple focussing of the camera Face tracking Using this setting the camera automatically recognises up to 8 faces and focuses on the faces when the shutter release is pressed Recognised faces are surrounded by a white frame Subject matters not suited for this function Persons wearing g...

Page 33: ...g White balance ISO settings and Self timer The and buttons are unassigned when Off is selected Grid In the Recording mode grid lines can be displayed in the colour display facilitating the vertical and horizontal alignment when setting up the image section Icon help When the Symbol help is switched on brief descriptions appear on the display for various options when switching between the recordin...

Page 34: ...s required Exposure compensation The exposure value of an image EV value can be manually determined before taking a photo in the range of 2 0 EV to 2 0 EV in increments of 0 3 EV To deactivate the exposure correction set the EV value to 0 0 In case of very dark or very bright light conditions satisfactory results may not be achievable even with exposure correction White balance White balance adjus...

Page 35: ...this surface 3 Press the SET button to exit the Function menu ISO value This determines the light sensitivity for your photos If the sensitivity is increased higher ISO value photographing is even possible at dark locations although the image will appear somewhat grainier noisy Apart from the automatic ISO setting selected by the camera also the following ISO values are available ISO64 ISO100 ISO2...

Page 36: ...ng time depends on the free memory and subject matter The maximum recording time for a single video clip is limited to 29 00 minutes or 4 GB file size The optical zoom is deactivated during video recording and only the digital zoom can be used Prior to starting a video recording you can however select a fixed optical zoom setting The Scene modes described on page 22 and following can also be appli...

Page 37: ...ted a photo video or voice recording 3 The photos can be viewed forwards or backwards by pressing the buttons Press button to view previous photo Press button to view next photo Press the zoom button on the left to enlarge a photo To reduce the size of an enlarged photo again press the right zoom button To return to the normal image size Image size press the SET button By pressing the right zoom b...

Page 38: ...ack stops and you return to the beginning of the video To pause playback press the SET button To continue playback press the SET button again During playback the volume can be changed using the buttons Note Video clips can neither be rotated nor enlarged We recommend the use ofWindows Media Player or Apple QuickTime Player for playing back video clips on a computer Depending on the specifications ...

Page 39: ...left Zoom button to enlarge the image Press the right Zoom button to reduce an enlarged photo again To return to the normal image size press the SET button 9 3 Playback menu When in Playback mode press the SET button to open the right options bar allowing you to control playback Apart from starting Video playback and muting the camera you can also start a slideshow or open the playback menu Note P...

Page 40: ...lected only the start frame is shown of video recordings Effect Switches on the image change effect and background music To end the slideshow press the button By pressing the SET button during the slideshow the program returns to the slideshow menu During the slideshow the volume can be changed using the buttons Menu settings Extended settings for existing images are available from the Playback me...

Page 41: ...F menu of the camera and then inserting the memory card in a DPOF compatible printer After commencing the print operation the printer reads the information embedded on the memory card and prints the specified photos 1 Select the DPOF function from the menu 2 3 options are available Select images Select DPOF settings for a single image using the buttons All images DPOF settings for all photos on th...

Page 42: ...l images Cancel Cancels the settings For images that are already protected the selection of the Deletion cancels the protection again Changing image size You can decrease the size of an image and save the result as a separate photo The original image remains Three image sizes are available for reformatting an image 10 M 6 M VGA By reformatting a snapshot with format 3 2 or 16 9 you obtain an image...

Page 43: ... then saved The origi nal image is also retained By cropping an image with aspect ratio 3 2 or 16 9 an image with the aspect ratio of 4 3 is obtained Recording voice memos Up to 30 seconds of voice recording can be added to existing photos as a Voice memo Only one Voice memo can be attached to each photo which can however be replaced any number of times 1 Select the photo to which the Voice memo i...

Page 44: ... delete single or all images directly through the camera 1 First press the button 2 To delete all images use buttons to select the option Delete all images and then press the SET button Select yes and confirm by pressing the SET button to delete the tagged images 3 To delete certain images use buttons to buttons to select the option Delete images and then press the SET button Use the buttons to se...

Page 45: ...e selected function is marked in green 5 Press the SET button or button to view all selection options of the function 6 Use the buttons to select the desired settings 7 Leave the selection with the button to accept the setting and show the recording menu again By pressing the SET button again the settings are also accepted and the menu is closed The default settings are marked below by an Eye Fi E...

Page 46: ...andard image as the start image again On Off File Numbering Use this function to select the method with which the file number is assigned to images Continue Assigns numbers to files in series even when the folder is changed Reset In each case the file number starts at 0001 when the folder is changed or the memory card is formatted World time Using the World time function you can view the current t...

Page 47: ...r further details Date format Read the section Setting date and time page 18 for further details Language Read the section Selecting the language page 19 for further details LCD Save This function switches off the colour display when the camera has not been operated for a preset period of time Press any key to switch on the colour display again 30 sec 1 min 2 min Off Power save Power save switches...

Page 48: ...this option is set to On no images can be deleted with the Delete button and the images are thus protected against inadvertent deleting On Off TV Out Here the TV standard is set to TV with which the camera is to be connected NTSC 4 3 NTSC 16 9 PAL 4 3 PAL 16 9 Format Read the section Formatting a memory card page 20 for further details Format Cancel Reset This function resets all values of the cam...

Page 49: ...orded photos and videos are located in sub folders of the DCIM folder You can copy or move the photo and video files to a folder on the computer Windows Macintosh Pentium IV 1 6 GHz or higher Windows XP Vista 7 8 512 MB RAM 1GB available hard disk space CD DVD drive Unassigned USB connection PowerPC G3 G4 G5 OS 10 3 9 later system 512 MB RAM 1GBavailableharddiskspace CD DVD drive Unassigned USB co...

Page 50: ...era 4 Plug other end of cable into TV socket Insert yellow connector into Video input and white connector into one of the audio inputs of the TV 5 Set the Video input source of the TV to the used AV socket V R L Yellow White Note OncethecameraisconnectedtotheTV theLCDdisplayofthecameraisswitchedoff Thefunctionsarethen controlledviatheTVscreen ...

Page 51: ...Note Pleasebackupyourdatapriortoinstallingthesuppliedsoftware Themanufacturerisnotresponsibleforany dataloss The camera can also be connected to the computer for transferring photos video clips without installing the software Note Tocontinueusingthesoftwareforlongerthanthe7 daytestperiod registerthesoftwarewiththemanufac turerforfree FurtherinformationaboutusingthesoftwarecanbefoundintheHelpfuncti...

Page 52: ...ponds to 25 600 mm of a 35mm camera Focussing range Normal 0 1 m up to infinitive Macro 0 1 0 5 m Super Macro 0 02 0 5 m Manual focus 0 1 m infinitive Exposure 1 2 1 2000 seconds Digital zoom 4x Recording mode 8x Playback mode Connections USB AV output 2 in 1 connection Power supply Battery Rechargeable Lithium Ion batteryVG0376122700003 Type DS 5370 Specifications 3 7V 700mAh 2 6Wh Mains adapter ...

Page 53: ...116 4241 8488 4 608 x 3 072 y Fine 191 389 786 1595 3196 6392 x Normal 289 582 1179 2393 4794 9598 4 608 x 2 592 y Fine 231 469 943 1914 3833 7674 x Normal 348 700 1407 2854 5714 11433 3 648 x 2 736 y Fine 282 568 1144 2322 4649 9301 x Normal 419 846 1704 3458 7921 15853 2 560 x 1 920 y Fine 554 1121 2249 4564 9138 18287 x Normal 789 1582 3171 6435 12877 25763 2 048 x 1 536 y Fine 768 1541 3095 62...

Page 54: ...ed if a video clip exceeds 4 GB or 29 minutes For recording videos we recommend a memory card of class 6 or higher to avoid automatic stopping or unexpected results If using a slower SD SDHC card causes a fault set video recording of the camera to VGA Resolution SD SDHC memory card capacity 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB SDHC 8 GB SDHC 16 GB SDHC 32 GB SDHC 720p 1280 x 720 00 03 59 00 07 56 00 15 49 00 32 02 01 0...

Page 55: ... shutter release The shutter release was not pressed fully Depress shutter release fully The memory does not have sufficient memory Insert a new memory card or delete unwanted files The memory card is write protected Remove write protection The LCD display shows no images Battery charge level too low Charge battery again The camera is set to Auto focus but the focus does not work The lens is dirty...

Page 56: ...t there is enough space on the used drive The battery level is too low Charge battery again Serviceadress Sertronics LTD MAGINON Service 45 Regal Drive Walsall Enterprise Park Walsall WS2 9HQ United Kingdom Tel 00800 78 77 23 68 15 System information servicing and disposal Trademark information Microsoft andWindows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation registered in the US Pentium is a registere...

Page 57: ...ce received including interference that may cause undesired operation or operational faults In the event of radio or television reception being affected by this device this can be easily tested by switching the device on and off the user should try to remedy the fault by taking the following action Turning the receiving aerial in another direction or changing its location Increasing the distance b...

Page 58: ...tteries may not be disposed of in domestic waste Consumers are obliged by law to return used batteries to communal collection points or dealers selling batteries Storage batteries and batteries do therefore contain the adjacent symbol Correct disposal of product The adjacent symbol indicates that electrical and electronic equipment may not be disposed of in domestic waste in the EU Please use the ...

Page 59: ...32 File no 46 File download 49 Fish eye effect 26 Flash mode 10 28 Focus frame 31 Focus setting 10 31 Format 20 48 Front view 8 Function menu 27 G Grid 33 H Hazard information 4f I Image brightness 29 Image counter 46 Image sensor 52 Image size 27 Installation software 51 ISO values 35 L LCD dimming 47 LCD display 10f LCD display 8 Lens 8 Loudspeaker 8 M Main focus range 10 Mains adapter 1 16 52 M...

Page 60: ...t 48 Rotate 41 S Safety information 4f Scene mode 22 Self portrait 23 Self timer LED 8 Self timer release 29 Sequence 32 Service address 56 SET button 9 Set language 19 47 Set time 18 Shake correction 33 Shutter release9 21 Signal tone 46 Size change 42 Slideshow 40 Software 51 Sounds 46 Stabilizer 33 Start image 46 Status display LED 8 Strap holder 8 14 Super Macro31 Symbol help 33 System require...

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