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Operating Modes and Menus

RECORD Mode

Set the operating mode to RECORD      for image capturing.

RECORD MENU

Press the Menu button      in RECORD      mode, the RECORD menu appears.
The menu contains the following items:

LCD BRIGHTNESS:
Changes the brightness setting (-5 ~ +5, Interval =1) of the LCD display.
Press the OK / Zoom Button  to select this item.  The cursor skips to the data field as the OK / Zoom
Button  being pressed.  Use the arrow buttons (

/

) to increase/decrease the LCD brightness.

Press the OK / Zoom Button  again to make the change.  The cursor returns to the Record menu
automatically when the change is made.

The setting is conserved even if the camera power is off.

QUICKVIEW :
If the LCD Monitor is on and QuickView mode is enabled, a preview of the captured image is shown
on the LCD Monitor as soon as the image acquired. When the 3 seconds are over, the LCD Monitor
will return to viewfinder mode.

Summary of Contents for DC 1311

Page 1: ...ble protection against harmful interference in commerical installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruc...

Page 2: ...he adapter from the AC power outlet after you have disconnected the camera Then contact your dealer or your local authorized service facility Do not continue to use the camera as this may cause a fire...

Page 3: ...nto the camera through access points such as the Compact Flash card slot This may cause a fire or an electrical shock Do not attempt to modify this camera This may cause a fire or an electrical shock...

Page 4: ...cause a fire Always use the camera and its accessories in well ventilated locations Handle the camera carefully and do not bump the camera into any hard object Handling the camea roughly may cause a...

Page 5: ...ing or leaking and causing a fire injury or soiling of the battery compartment When fitting batteries into the camera check the polarity markings on the battery and to ensure that you insert the batte...

Page 6: ...6 E L J Fig 1 Fig 2 H I K B A C D E G F...

Page 7: ...7 E M N Fig 3 Fig 4 P U V W Q R T S O...

Page 8: ...8 E Fig 5 Fig 6 Fig 7 Fig 8 Fig 9 Fig 10 USB Port DC IN Port Video Port...

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Page 10: ...onitor Connectors Preparing the Power Supply Loading the CompactFlashTM Card Attaching the Strap Setting the Date and Time Basic Operations How to record an image How to playback images How to view im...

Page 11: ...imer How to format the CF CompactFlashTM card Operating Modes and Menus RECORD Mode PLAY Mode SETUP Mode DELETE Mode COMPUTER Mode Transferring your Images to the Computer Driver Installation for PC D...

Page 12: ...ill guide you through the whole picture taking process please keep this booklet on hand and enjoy your time Checking Accessories Standard Accessories 4 x AA alkaline batteries Video Cable USB Cable Bu...

Page 13: ...r higher PowerPC G3 G4 or higher Windows 98 Me 2000 Mac OS 8 6 or later An available USB port At least 32 MB RAM 80 MB available hard disk space A CD ROM drive Color monitor 800x600 24 bit or higher r...

Page 14: ...Quality Button 5 Operating Mode Knob 6 Menu Button 7 Flash Mode Button Front View Fig 2 1 Viewfinder Window 2 Flash 3 Jack Cover 4 Focus Knob 5 Lens Rear View Fig 3 1 Strap Holder 2 Viewfinder 3 Up B...

Page 15: ...LED 1 8 LED 2 Bottom View Fig 4 1 Battery Cover 2 Tripod Socket 3 CF Cover Operating Mode Knob Fig 5 The camera provides 5 different operating modes for your selection 1 Record Mode 2 Play Mode 3 Setu...

Page 16: ...3 Image Quality Indicator 4 Battery Power Indicator 5 Flash Mode Indicator 6 Images Remaining Image Number Indicator 7 Self timer Indicator LCD Monitor The LCD Monitor shows the current image informa...

Page 17: ...es facing correctly Batteries should be replaced when the battery indicator appears an empty icon To improve battery performance replace all installed batteries at the same time and keep batter away f...

Page 18: ...rated 2 Connect the other end of the power adapter to a power outlet Use only the specified batteries or AC power adapter specified for use with this camera The use of other power sources may cause a...

Page 19: ...e Setup menu appears Press the OK Zoom Button to select DATE TIME The cursor skips to the data field as the OK Zoom Button being pressed Use the arrow buttons to make the change For more details pleas...

Page 20: ...tton to turn on the LCD monitor 3 Press the OK Zoom button to activate 2X digital zoom function 4 Press the Shutter button Digital Zoom is only available at the resolution of 1280x960 pixels Precautio...

Page 21: ...tor 1 Power on the camera 2 Set the operating mode to PLAY mode The last image recorded appears 3 Use the arrow buttons to forward backward through the recorded images Use the viewfinder or LCD displa...

Page 22: ...nd image informa tion off 1 Set the camera to PLAY mode 2 Press the Display button to bring up the information over the image displayed 3 Press the Display button again to show thumbnail images 4 Use...

Page 23: ...g mode to DELETE 2 Press the Menu button to enter the DELETE MENU 3 Use the arrow buttons to select DELETE CURRENT or DELETE ALL 4 Press the OK Zoom Button to confirm 5 Use the arrow buttons to select...

Page 24: ...0x960 pixels resolution with Super Fine Fine Normal quality 640x480 pixels resolution with Super Fine Fine Normal quality To change the resolution quality setting perform the following 1 Power on the...

Page 25: ...ge Quality Indicator In RECORD mode Shows the currently set image quality setting In PLAY mode Shows the captured image quality setting The setting is conserved even if the camera power is off Resolut...

Page 26: ...ff Advanced Operation How to adjust the EV compensation To adjust the EV compensation perform the following 1 Set the operating mode to RECORD 2 Press the Menu button The Record menu appears 3 Select...

Page 27: ...nu appears 3 Select the WHITE BALANCE item 4 Select the desired white balance setting This setting is reset to AUTO when the camera power is off How to set the OSD On Screen Display language To set th...

Page 28: ...nds an image is captured and the timer will turn itself off The Self Timer is designed to count down for 10 seconds In the first 7 seconds the indicator blinks at a rate relatively slow and then blink...

Page 29: ...sor skips to the data field as the OK Zoom Button being pressed Use the arrow buttons to increase decrease the LCD brightness Press the OK Zoom Button again to make the change The cursor returns to th...

Page 30: ...then press the OK Zoom Button to confirm The cursor skips to the data field as the OK Zoom Button being pressed Use the arrow buttons to select the desired setting The cursor returns to the Record me...

Page 31: ...Zoom Button to confirm The cursor skips to the data field as the OK Zoom Button being pressed Use the arrow buttons to increase decrease the EV compensate value 1 8 1 8 Press the OK Zoom Button again...

Page 32: ...uttons and then press the OK Zoom Button to confirm The cursor skips to the data field as the OK Zoom Button being pressed Use the arrow buttons to increase decrease the delay between 2 to10 seconds w...

Page 33: ...Menu 1 Set the Operating Mode to the PLAY then the last image appears 2 Use the arrow buttons to select the image you want for DPOF setting 3 Press the Menu button the Play menu appears 4 Use the arr...

Page 34: ...etting and returns to Play menu If you select DISABLE and press OK Zoom Button to confirm the camera will erase this image s DPOF setting and returns to Play menu If your printer only supports DPOF ve...

Page 35: ...last item is selected changed press OK Zoom Button to return to the Setup menu LANGUAGE Sets the OSD menu language There are 8 languages available for your selection They are English French German Spa...

Page 36: ...e The setting is conserved even if the camera power is off FORMAT MEDIA Formats the CompactFlashTM card Select the item by the arrow buttons and then press the OK Zoom Button to confirm The cursor ski...

Page 37: ...nd returns to the SETUP menu Select NO then press the OK Zoom Button to cancel and return to the SETUP menu without any change Image Resolution 1280 x 960 Image Quality Super fine White Balance Auto F...

Page 38: ...ess the OK Zoom Button to confirm your selection 4 The MESSAGE window appears use the arrow buttons to select Yes then press the OK button to delete the image You can browse the recorded images on the...

Page 39: ...planing to transfer your images into a Windows98 based computer make sure to com plete the camera driver installation before the camera connection The steps are as below 1 Insert the software CD ROM d...

Page 40: ...rd disk 7 Once the copy process has been completed the images then successfully have downloaded from the camera to your PC Editing and Processing images Using MGI PhotoSuite MGI PhotoSuite is a very u...

Page 41: ...Welcome screen or the Get button on the Navigation bar 3 Choose a photo source e g computer and click the Open button see below 4 Now you are able to process your images with all the tools provided b...

Page 42: ...er and its intuitive interface will let even a novice get great results in minutes To use the program follow the steps below Step 1 Open Source Images in MGI PhotoVista MGI PhotoVista requires some ov...

Page 43: ...ton Step 4 View the Panorama In Action Choose Show Viewer from the Panorama menu The Stitch Preview window changes to viewer mode Press and drag the pointer over the panorama vertically and horizontal...

Page 44: ...ogress dialog box displays the progress of the stitch Follow the procedure in Step 4 to view the panorama in action Step 6 Save a Panorama After Step5 you can save the panorama from the Stitched Resul...

Page 45: ...on is successful Click Continue for additional installation Click Restart to restart the computer 5 After restarting computer a new folder will be made automatically on the desktop when you con nect c...

Page 46: ...the Menu button to turn on the Record Play Delete menus To access the Record Play Delete menu simply rotate the operating mode knob to RECORD PLAY DELETE mode and press the Menu button To turn off th...

Page 47: ...nly active in RECORD mode You may press the button in RECORD mode for image capturing processing and storing Before photo shooting please make sure that your cam era has available free space for image...

Page 48: ...is fully charged Battery icon with 2 bars on The battery is partially charged Battery icon with 1 bar on Prepare new batteries Battery icon with no bars on The battery needs to be replaced there is no...

Page 49: ...inking On Blinking Blinking On Blinking On While detecting the system error Camera is powered on Image processing Compression Decompression USB processing CF card is inserted Self Timer function is ac...

Page 50: ...attery Status Number of Image Auto Red eye reduction Fill in Off 10 sec delay Auto Manual 0 3 EV step 1 8 1 8EV Auto Sun Shade Fluorescent Tungsten English Japanese German French Spanish Portuguese Tr...

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