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rding videos

User Manual

14

Changing the focus setting

You can change the focus setting of the digital camera for 
different conditions. Change the setting using the Focus

 

switch.

Recording videos

1. Turn the camera on. Make sure 

the camera is in Video mode.

2. Frame the picture using the 

LCD.

3. Press the 

Shutter

 button. The 

video begins to record.

4. Press the 

Shutter

 button when 

you have finished to stop 
recording.

Icon

Description

Adjusts the focus setting for 
subjects close to the lens.

Adjusts the focus setting for 
subjects distant from the lens

Summary of Contents for DC-12M

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Page 3: ...mages or videos Selecting the camera mode 11 Taking pictures 11 Adjusting the camera settings using the camera buttons 11 Using the digital zoom 12 Using the flash 12 Using the self timer 13 Taking sequences 13 Changing the focus setting 14 Recording videos 14 Adjusting the camera settings using the menus 15 Using the scene settings 15 Setting the resolution 16 Setting the date stamp 16 Setting th...

Page 4: ...ults 27 Memory Formatting 27 Playing games on the camera screen 28 Reviewing photos or movie clips Zooming in 30 Deleting files 31 Protecting files 31 Editing images 32 Resizing images 32 Rotating images 32 Cropping files 33 Deleting a voice memo 34 Using the slideshow function 35 Setting the starting point 35 Setting the slideshow interval 36 Setting the direction 36 Repeating the slideshow 37 St...

Page 5: ... PC or TV Connecting to a PC 41 Installing the software 41 Changing the USB setting 42 Connecting the USB cable 42 Connecting to a TV 43 Setting the output mode 43 Viewing images on the TV 44 Appendix Specifications 45 Error Messages 46 ...

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Page 7: ...so record movies and has an 8 digital zoom Features Compact stylish design Digital zoom 8 3 1 megapixel high resolution CMOS 2074 1540 pixels Maximum resolution 12 megapixels 4032 x 3024 pixels extrapolated resolution Video capture resolution of 320 240 30 fps 640x480 24fps Super Large 2 5 Inch LCD Voice memo Supports SD card media Built in 32MB Memory Self timer mode Continuous shooting mode Full...

Page 8: ...y Retain the packaging in case you need to ship the digital camera in the future Digital camera Hand strap Quick start guide User manual on CD AAA batteries 2 USB cable CD ROM including drivers and software Audio Video Cable Charger Camera overview Familiarize yourself with the controls of the digital camera with the illustrations below Front view LED Flash Lens Microphone ...

Page 9: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 3 Camera overview Rear View Side Views LCD Mode button 5 way button Menu button Indicator Voice button Zoom buttons Focus button Right Left I O Interface Handstrap eyelet ...

Page 10: ...Camera overview User Manual 4 Top View Bottom View Power but ton Shutter button Speaker Battery compartment Tripod mount SD card compartment ...

Page 11: ... loop of the hand strap through the short loop 3 Pull the long loop tight Inserting the batteries 1 Slide the battery memory card cover on the underside of the camera in the direction of the arrow 2 Open the cover 3 Insert the batteries into the compartment observing correct polarity 4 Close the cover and snap it into place in the direction of the arrow ...

Page 12: ...camera off Inserting an SD card 1 According to the direction indicated by the arrow position the label on the SD card toward the front of the cam era Then push the card into the slot until it stops Note SD cards can only be inserted facing one direction If the card does not enter the slot easily do not force it Make sure the card is facing the correction direction Power button ...

Page 13: ...o indicate camera settings Changing LCD settings The LCD starts in normal setting In Picture or Video mode Press the OK button once to turn on the red fram ing grid Press the OK button again to turn off the framing grid and icons Press the OK button again to turn off the LCD Press the OK button again turn the LCD on and dis play the icons In Playback mode Press the OK button to turn off the icons ...

Page 14: ...ber of pictures you can take on the current memory Indicates that there is insufficient light to prevent blurring Current time Image quality Resolution Flash icon Picture mode icon Scene setting icon Zoom Battery status icon EV adjust setting Focus bracket Current file number total files Resolution Battery status icon File type Protection icon DPOF icon ...

Page 15: ...Chapter 2 Getting Started 9 Using the LCD display Video mode Video mode icon Zoom Battery status icon Video resolution Video length Recording icon Current time Focus bracket ...

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Page 17: ...to audio Use the Mode switch to change modes Slide the switch to the upper position to select Photo mode Slide the switch to the middle position to select Play mode Slide the switch to the lower position to select Video mode Taking pictures 1 Turn the camera on Make sure the camera is in Picture mode 2 Frame the picture using the LCD 3 Press the Shutter button Adjusting the camera settings using t...

Page 18: ...ress the Zoom in button to increase the zoom and take a close up picture of the subject with more detail Press the Zoom out button to decrease the zoom and take a wider pic ture with less detail 4 Press the Shutter button to take the picture Using the flash The flash has three settings for different lighting conditions Move the 5 way button left repeatedly to cycle through the dif ferent flash set...

Page 19: ...e self timer with a two sec ond delay The icon appears Press the Right arrow again to set the delay to 10 seconds The icon appears 5 Press the Shutter button The counter begins counting down on the LCD The LED on the front of the camera flashes once a second to count down Note To cancel the self timer press the Right button until no icon is displayed Taking sequences You can take sequences of pict...

Page 20: ... switch Recording videos 1 Turn the camera on Make sure the camera is in Video mode 2 Frame the picture using the LCD 3 Press the Shutter button The video begins to record 4 Press the Shutter button when you have finished to stop recording Icon Description Adjusts the focus setting for subjects close to the lens Adjusts the focus setting for subjects distant from the lens ...

Page 21: ...ng to the light environment in which you are taking pictures To set the scene do the following 1 Turn on the camera and switch to picture mode 2 Press Menu 3 Move the 5 way button left or right to navigate to the Capture menu Video menu in Video mode 4 Move the 5 way button up or down to highlight the Scene submenu 5 Move the 5 way button right to open the Scene menu 6 Move the 5 way button up or ...

Page 22: ...ay button right to open the Resolution submenu 6 Move the 5 way button up or down to select from the scene options 12 0M 10 0M 5 0M 3 1M 1 3M VGA 7 Press OK when finished Setting the date stamp The date stamp menu enables you to imprint the time and the date on the image To set the date stamp do the following 1 Turn on the camera and switch to picture mode 2 Press Menu 3 Move the 5 way button left...

Page 23: ... preset white balance setting to suit the lighting conditions in which the picture is taken 1 Turn on the camera and switch to picture mode 2 Press Menu 3 Move the 5 way button left or right to navigate to the Capture menu 4 Move the 5 way button up or down to highlight the White balance submenu 5 Move the 5 way button right to open the White balance submenu 6 Move the 5 way button up or down to s...

Page 24: ...ion value will over expose a shot while setting a lower value will under expose a shot Exposure can be adjusted from 2 0 to 2 0 The value is shown on the LCD display To change the EV compensation value do the following 1 Turn on the camera and switch to picture mode 2 Press Menu 3 Move the 5 way button left or right to navigate to the Capture menu 4 Move the 5 way button up or down to highlight th...

Page 25: ...on the camera and switch to picture mode 2 Press Menu 3 Move the 5 way button left or right to navigate to the Capture menu 4 Move the 5 way button up or down to highlight the Encircled exposure submenu 5 Move the 5 way button right to open the Encircled exposure submenu 6 Move the 5 way button up or down to select one of the following values 0 3EV 0 5EV 1 0EV 7 Press OK when finished ...

Page 26: ...the 5 way button left or right to navigate to the Capture menu Video menu in Video mode 4 Move the 5 way button up or down to highlight the Image quality submenu in the picture mode or Video Quality submenu in the video mode 5 Move the 5 way button up or down to select from the quality options Picture mode Basic 1 16 Better 1 12 Best 1 8 Video mode CIF 20fps CIF 30fps VGA 15fps VGA 24fps 6 Press O...

Page 27: ...enu 4 Move the 5 way button up or down to highlight the Sound effect submenu 5 Move the 5 way button right to open the Sound effect submenu 6 Move the 5 way button up or down to select On to enable the sound effect or Off to disable the sound effect 7 Press OK when finished Setting the welcome picture Use the following procedure to specify the welcome picture shown when the camera is turned on 1 T...

Page 28: ...izing the camera User Manual 22 5 Move the 5 way button right to open the Welcome submenu 6 Move the 5 way button up or down to select one of the following options Auto Off Custom pic 7 Press OK when finished ...

Page 29: ...itch to picture mode 2 Press Menu 3 Move the 5 way button left or right to navigate to the Setup menu 4 Move the 5 way button up or down to highlight the Date and time submenu 5 Move the 5 way button right to open the Date and time submenu 6 Move the 5 way button left or right to move between the various date yy mm dd and time hh mm fields 7 Move the 5 way button up or down to change the various d...

Page 30: ...ing the camera This prevents lights flickering when taking pictures or video 1 Turn on the camera and switch to picture mode 2 Press Menu 3 Move the 5 way button left or right to navigate to the Setup menu 4 Move the 5 way button up or down to highlight the Frequency submenu 5 Move the 5 way button right to open the Frequency submenu 6 Move the 5 way button up or down to select 50Hz or 60Hz 7 Pres...

Page 31: ...enu 4 Move the 5 way button up or down to highlight the Auto power off submenu 5 Move the 5 way button right to open the Auto power off submenu 6 Move the 5 way button up or down to select from one of the following options 1 minute 2 minutes 5 minutes Never 7 Press OK when finished Setting the language To set the menu language do the following 1 Turn on the camera and switch to picture mode 2 Pres...

Page 32: ...lect from one of the following options English German French Italian Spanish Dutch Czech Polish Russian Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Korean Japanese Bulgarian Portuguese 7 Press OK when finished Customizing the camera User Manual 26 ...

Page 33: ...e operation 7 Press OK when finished Memory Formatting Format the camera s memory by the following steps 1 Turn on the camera and switch to picture mode 2 Press Menu 3 Move the 5 way button left or right to navigate to the Setup menu 4 Move the 5 way button up or down to highlight the Format submenu 5 Move the 5 way button right to open the Format submenu 6 Press the 5 way button s UP or DOWN butt...

Page 34: ...n on the camera and switch to picture mode 2 Press Menu 3 Move the 5 way button left or right to navigate to the Games menu 4 Move the 5 way button up or down to highlight one of the following games Magic beads Lucky 777 Lottery Boxman Tiling 5 Move the 5 way button right to select the game and start playing 6 Press Menu to stop the game at any time Customizing the camera User Manual 27 ...

Page 35: ...switch to playback mode The LCD screen displays the most recent image If the most recent file is a video clip it displays the first frame of the movie clip on the screen No image is displayed if the most recent file is an audio file Mode switch Image file Video file Audio file ...

Page 36: ...an image by pressing the Voice button Press the button again to stop recording To play a voice memo please press the Shutter button To learn about deleting the voice memo see Deleting a voice memo on page 34 Zooming in You can use the digital zoom feature to zoom in and examine the fine details of the picture Press the Zoom in button to magnify the image and the Zoom out button to decrease the zoo...

Page 37: ...ed file Cancel cancels the delete operation 4 Press OK to confirm the operation The selected files are deleted Protecting files To lock images or audio video clips in order to prevent them from being deleted accidentally do the following 1 In playback mode use the 5 way button to browse to the image or audio video clip that you want to protect 2 Move the 5 way button up to display the Protect menu...

Page 38: ...to the Edit menu 4 Move the 5 way button up or down to highlight the Resize submenu 5 Move the 5 way button right to open the Resize submenu 6 Move the 5 way button up or down to select from the resize options VGA 1 3M 3 1M or 5 0M 7 Press OK when finished Rotating images To rotate an image do the following 1 In playback mode use the 5 way button to browse to the image that you want to rotate 2 Pr...

Page 39: ...on to browse to the image that you want to crop 2 Press Menu 3 Move the 5 way button left or right to navigate to the Edit menu 4 Move the 5 way button up or down to highlight the Crop submenu 5 Move the 5 way button right to open the Crop submenu 6 Move the 5 way button up or down to select one of the following options 4 3 3 2 7 Move the 5 way button right to start cropping 8 The cropping window ...

Page 40: ...he 5 way button to browse to the desired image with a voice memo 2 Press Menu 3 Move the 5 way button left or right to navigate to the Edit menu 4 Move the 5 way button up or down to highlight the Voice Memo submenu 5 Move the 5 way button to open the Voice memo submenu 6 Select Delete to delete the voice memo attached to the image or select Cancel to cancel the operation 7 Press OK when finished ...

Page 41: ...w The first frame of the video clips are displayed during the slide show Refer to the following sections to set up a slide show Setting the starting point To specify the starting point of the slide show do the following 1 Press Menu 2 Move the 5 way button left or right to navigate to the Slide menu 3 Move the 5 way button up or down to highlight the Show submenu 4 Move the 5 way button right to o...

Page 42: ...enu 5 Move the 5 way button up or down to select one of the following options for the interval 1 sec 3 sec 5 sec 6 Press OK when finished Setting the direction To specify the order in which the slide show displays the images do the following 1 Press Menu 2 Move the 5 way button left or right to navigate to the Slide menu 3 Move the 5 way button up or down to highlight the Direction submenu 4 Move ...

Page 43: ...n the Repeat submenu 5 Move the 5 way button up or down to select Yes to repeat the slideshow or No to display the slide show only once 6 Press OK when finished Starting the slideshow After setting up the slide show you are now ready to start the slide show To start the slide show do the following 1 Press Menu 2 Move the 5 way button left or right to navigate to the Slide menu 3 Move the 5 way but...

Page 44: ... image 1 In playback mode use the 5 way button to browse to the desired image 2 Press Menu 3 Move the 5 way button left or right to navigate to the Print menu 4 Move the 5 way button up or down to highlight the DPOF submenu 5 Move the 5 way button right to open the DPOF submenu 6 Use the 5 way button to select Cur rent to set the DPOF information for the current image or Reset to clear the DPOF in...

Page 45: ... Menu 3 Move the 5 way button left or right to navigate to the Print menu 4 Move the 5 way button up or down to highlight the Direct Print submenu 5 Move the 5 way button right to open the Direct Print submenu 6 Use the 5 way button to select Current to print the current image or Cancel to cancel the operation 7 Press OK 8 Use the 5 way button to select the Copies option and set the number of copi...

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Page 47: ...are The software CD provided with the digital camera contains the soft ware driver required to use the camera as a web camera and to transfer data from it It also contains various software applications to help you view and edit your digital photos and videos To install the software do the following 1 Insert the CD into your PC s CD drive The CD menu is displayed 2 Select one of the following optio...

Page 48: ...left or right to navigate to the Setup menu 3 Move the 5 way button up or down to highlight the USB submenu 4 Move the 5 way button right to open the USB submenu 5 Move the 5 way button up or down to select one of the following options Storage PC camera 6 Press OK when finished Connecting the USB cable To connect the camera to the PC do the following 1 Turn on the camera 2 Connect the digital came...

Page 49: ... you need to set the TV out put mode and make sure it matches that of your TV to set the TV output mode do the following 1 In picture mode press Menu to dis play the menu 2 Move the 5 way button left or right to navigate to the Setup menu 3 Move the 5 way button up or down to highlight the TV out submenu 4 Move the 5 way button right to open the TV out submenu 5 Move the 5 way button up or down to...

Page 50: ...he camera on and set it to playback mode using the mode switch 2 Connect the TV out jack on your digital camera to the audio video input ports on your TV using the AV cable provided The LCD screen turns off 3 Use the procedures described in Review ing photos or movie clips on page 29 to play back the files on your camera ...

Page 51: ...540 pixels Extrapolated resolution 12 megapixels Shutter speed 1 6 1 4000 second Zoom 8 digital zoom LCD 2 5 Inch TFT Internal memory 32 MB SDRAM Supported media Secure Digital card Image JPEG EXIF 2 1 DPOF Video AVI CIF Audio WAV Connections USB 2 0 Power 2 AAA batteries Weight 85 g ...

Page 52: ... Card Error The card maybe damaged The card may require formatting Format the card Insert another card Picture Error The picture cannot be viewed with the camera View the image on a computer If the picture cannot be viewed the file may be damaged No picture There are no files on the memory or card Take pictures or video Insert another card Card Setup The card is not format ted Format the card Batt...

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