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Preface 

Congratulations on your purchase of this advanced digital 
camera. Please read this manual carefully and keep it in a safe 
place for future reference. 

About this manual 

Every effort has been made to ensure that the contents of this 
manual are correct and up to date. However, no guarantee is 
made regarding the accuracy of the contents. If the contents of 
this manual

 do not 

tally with the camera, please take the 

camera as a criterion, and our company reserves the right to 
change the contents or technical specifications without prior 

notification

. If the accessories 

do not

 tally with the actual 

package, please take the actual package as a criterion. 

Copyright 

© Copyright 2005. 

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Страница 3: ...please take the camera as a criterion and our company reserves the right to change the contents or technical specifications without prior notification If the accessories do not tally with the actual package please take the actual package as a criterion Copyright Copyright 2005 All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or ...

Страница 4: ... and warp or melt certain plastics z Do not store the product in cold areas When the product warms up to its normal temperature moisture can form inside and may damage the electronic circuits z Do not attempt to open camera casing z Do not drop or knock the product Rough handling may damage the internal components z Do not use harsh chemicals cleaning solvents or strong detergents to clean the pro...

Страница 5: ...1 3 Unpacking 2 1 4 About the camera 3 1 4 1 Front view 3 1 4 2 Top view 4 1 4 3 Back view 4 1 4 4 Left view 5 2 Getting started 6 2 1 Inserting an SD card 6 2 2 Inserting the batteries 7 2 3 Turning on for the first time 8 2 4 Changing modes 8 2 5 Before you start 9 2 5 1 Setting the date and time 9 2 5 2 Setting the language 10 ...

Страница 6: ...To playback a voice file 13 2 9 Connecting to a computer 14 2 10 Connecting to a TV 14 3 Using the camera 15 3 1 Using the camera buttons 15 3 1 1 Back view 15 3 1 2 Top view 15 3 2 About the LEDs 18 3 3 Photo mode 19 3 3 1 Photo mode icons 19 3 3 2 Scene selection 21 3 3 3 Capture mode and self timer function 22 3 3 4 Setting the flash 22 3 3 5 Using the macro function 23 3 3 6 Using the zoom fun...

Страница 7: ...1 Storage device mode 28 4 Using the menus 29 4 1 Picture menu 29 4 1 1 Scene 29 4 1 2 Size 30 4 1 3 Date stamp 30 4 1 4 Quality 30 4 1 5 Color 31 4 1 6 White balance 31 4 1 7 Focus selection 31 4 1 8 Metering 32 4 1 9 Exposure adjustment EV 32 4 1 10 ISO 33 4 2 Video menu 33 4 2 1 Video Quality 33 4 3 Playback menu 34 4 3 1 Delete all 34 4 3 2 Protect 34 4 3 3 Slide show 35 ...

Страница 8: ...4 4 3 Number reset 37 4 4 4 Beep 37 4 4 5 Language 37 4 4 6 Power saving 38 4 4 7 Default 38 4 4 8 Format 38 4 4 9 USB Mode 39 4 4 10 TV 39 5 Installing the software and drivers 40 5 1 Drivers 40 5 1 1 Mass Storage 40 5 2 Presto Video Works 6 42 5 3 Presto Mr Photo 3 43 Appendix 44 Specifications 44 ...

Страница 9: ...U or higher z At least 32 MB of RAM z Standard USB 1 1 port or higher z 4x speed CD ROM drive or higher z At least 10 MB of available disk space Note A USB 1 1 port will enable you to transfer files to and from your host PC but transfer speeds will be much faster with a USB 2 0 port 1 2 Features The camera is packed full of features and functions including z Digital still camera 5 0 Megapixels z D...

Страница 10: ...items should be present in the camera package If any item is missing or appears damaged contact your dealer immediately User manual Digital camera Pouch CD ROM Driver and application software USB AV cable Wrist strap AA batteries x2 2 ...

Страница 11: ...the camera Refer to the following illustrations to familiarize yourself with the buttons and controls of the camera 1 4 1 Front view Shutter Button Power Button Self timer LED Flash Speaker Lens assembly Microphone ...

Страница 12: ...1 4 3 Back view Busy LED Red 4 Power LED Green LCD screen Zoom out Zoom in buttons Playback button Mode button Joystick Multi selector Display button Menu button USB AV ports Note Refer to About the LEDs section for information of LED indicators ...

Страница 13: ...5 1 4 4 Left view Strap eyelet Battery cover ...

Страница 14: ... turning it on and making preliminary settings See later chapters for advanced functions 2 1 Inserting an SD card An SD card can be installed in the camera to provide additional storage space for still images video clips or other files 1 Open battery cover 2 Insert SD card as shown Make sure the gold contacts are facing down as shown 3 Close the battery cover 6 ...

Страница 15: ...ote Install the batteries exactly as described here Ensure that the polarity of the batteries is correct Installing the batteries incorrectly could cause damage to the camera and possibly start a fire 1 Open the battery cover 2 Insert the batteries as shown 3 Close the battery cover ...

Страница 16: ...wer button about two seconds to turn on off the camera Power button Shutter button 2 4 Changing modes The camera can operate in four modes Auto mode Program mode Video mode and Voice Recording mode Press the Mode button to switch between modes Mode button 8 ...

Страница 17: ...e 1 Turn on the camera and press the MENU button to display the menu screen 2 Move the joystick right to show the setup menu and move it down to highlight the Date Time option Press the joystick to confirm 3 Use the joystick to highlight each field and adjust the value After the changes are done press the joystick to confirm 4 Press the Menu button again to exit ...

Страница 18: ... menu screen 2 Move the joystick right to show the setup menu and move it down to highlight the language option Press the joystick to confirm 3 Use the joystick to change between languages After the language is selected press the joystick to confirm 4 Press the Menu button again to exit 10 ...

Страница 19: ...icture The picture will automatically be saved with a unique given name 2 6 2 To playback the picture 1 Press the Display button the most recent file will be shown on the LCD screen 2 Move the joystick left right to select previous next image 3 Use the Zoom out Zoom in buttons to enlarge reduce the image or thumbnail the images when in Playback mode 4 Press the Mode button to return to Photo mode ...

Страница 20: ...The video clip will automatically be saved with a given file name 2 7 2 To play back the video clip 1 Make sure the camera is in Video mode 2 Press the Display button the most recent file will be shown on the LCD screen 3 Press the joystick to playback the video clip 4 When reviewing the video clip use the joystick up down to adjust the volume 5 Press the joystick again to stop 6 Press the Mode bu...

Страница 21: ...to stop The voice file will automatically be saved with a given file name 2 8 2 To playback a voice file 1 Press the Display button the most recent file will be shown on the LCD screen 2 Press the joystick to playback the voice file 3 When reviewing a voice file use the joystick up down to adjust the volume 4 Press the joystick again to stop 5 Press the Mode button to return to REC mode ...

Страница 22: ...fer and store files To learn more please refer to sections 3 7 4 4 9 USB Mode and 5 0 Installing the software and drivers 2 10 Connecting to a TV Connect the camera to a TV as shown with the AV cable provided to view images and videos on a bigger screen Please refer to section 4 4 10 TV for more information 14 ...

Страница 23: ... the camera buttons All buttons are located on the top and the back of the camera 3 1 1 Back view Busy LED Red Power LED Green LCD screen Zoom out Zoom in buttons Playback button Mode button Joystick Display button Menu button USB AV ports 3 1 2 Top view Power button Shutter button ...

Страница 24: ...mbnails of all files stored in memory Playback z Press to playback images video clips or recorded voice files Mode z Press to switch between photo mode auto photo mode program video mode and REC mode Joystick z Use to navigate on screen display OSD menu z In Photo mode move right to use self timer continuous shooting function move left to change flash mode and move down to use macro function z In ...

Страница 25: ...17 Menu z Press to display main OSD menu Shutter z Press to capture a picture in Photo mode z Press to start stop the video voice recording in Video REC mode Power z Press to turn power on off ...

Страница 26: ...Self capture Shutter button Flash charging Self timer LED N A N A Power LED G N A Busy LED R Video mode Power on Recording Self timer LED N A Power LED G Busy LED R REC mode Power on Recording Self timer LED N A Power LED G N A Busy LED R Legend LED turns on then off blinking LED Steady LED 18 ...

Страница 27: ...o mode icons Use the following picture to familiarize yourself with the photo mode icons and symbols See the table below for a description of each icon and symbol 1 Displays the number of available shots while using current settings 2 Optical Digital zoom ratio status 3 Time and date 4 Focus zone The camera focuses on this area inside this frame 5 Battery status indication ...

Страница 28: ...to mode icon Auto Program manual 11 Scene choice Select scene setting according to different capturing situations This selection is enabled only in program mode 12 Resolution The higher the resolution is the bigger photo size will be 13 Color This icon will be in color if the camera is set to take color pictures Black White Taking black white pictures Sepia tones Taking sepia pictures 14 ISO indic...

Страница 29: ...g close subjects in dark environments Night landscape For capturing distant subjects in low light conditions Sunset For capturing sunsets or when shooting towards the light Backlight For capturing images with strong backlight Fireworks For capturing pictures of bright subjects in dark environments Ideal for fireworks Beach For capturing images in bright sunlight with large reflective surfaces Part...

Страница 30: ...set to 8M 8 megapixels 3 3 4 Setting the flash While in Photo mode move the joystick left to switch between flash modes See the table below for a description of each icon and symbol Flash is turned off Automatic flash fires only when needed Forced flash flash is always on Flash fires automatically when needed and flashes once before the picture is taken to reduce the red eye effect Flash is always...

Страница 31: ...the LCD screen Move the joystick downward again to cancel the macro function 3 3 6 Using the zoom function The camera is equipped with 3x optical zoom and 4x digital zoom The zoom function will work in photo mode and video mode before starts shutting Press the zoom in button to get closer to a subject Press the zoom out button to move away from a subject The ratio status bar on the right of the sc...

Страница 32: ...ure to familiarize with the Video mode icons and symbols See the table below for a description of each icon and symbol 1 Zoom ratio status bar 2 Timer 3 Record stop icons 4 Battery status indicator 5 Storage directory indicator Internal memory space SD card memory space 6 Video mode icon 7 Focus zone The camera focuses on this area inside this frame 24 ...

Страница 33: ... 1 REC mode icons Use the following picture to familiarize yourself with the REC mode icons and symbols See the table below for a description of each icon and symbol 1 REC mode icon 2 Storage directory indicator Internal memory space SD card memory space 3 Battery status indication 4 Timer 5 REC start stop icon ...

Страница 34: ...t file will be shown on the LCD screen with basic information such as file type storage directory battery etc 3 Press the Display button for the first time to show detailed file information when captured 4 Press the Display button the second time to remove all the information on the screen and show only the picture 5 Press the Display button for the third time to restore basic information Note Vid...

Страница 35: ...s the number of current shots and total number of pictures video clips 2 Counter shows the total time of current video Shows only on a video clip voice file 3 Play stop icon Shows only for a video clip voice file 4 Battery status indication 5 Storage directory indicator Internal memory space SD card memory space 6 Shows current file type Still images Video clips Voice files 7 Playback mode icon ...

Страница 36: ...to view the image full screen size 4 Press the Zoom out button again to return thumbnail mode Note Voice files are shown in voice recording icon when in thumbnail mode 3 7 USB mode Before connecting to a PC refer to Installing the software and drivers section The camera can be set as a USB mass storage device when connected to a PC via the USB cable 3 7 1 Storage device mode When set as a USB mass...

Страница 37: ... set manually There are also other preset scene options and all these variables are preset When a preset scene option is chosen focus white balance EV ISO and metering cannot be altered 1 Turn the camera on and ensure it is in Photo mode 2 Press the Menu button and move the joystick down to highlight the Scene option 3 Use the joystick to select a scene setting 4 Press the Menu button again to exi...

Страница 38: ...hoto is captured 1 Turn the camera on and ensure it is in Photo mode 2 Press the Menu button and move the joystick down to highlight the Date stamp option 3 Use the joystick to select whether the date stamp is on off on the print out photo 4 Press the Menu button again to exit 4 1 4 Quality Use this option to set the quality of the captured image Better quality contains more details and therefore ...

Страница 39: ... and ensure it is in Photo mode 2 Press the Menu button and move the joystick down to the second page to highlight the WB option 3 Use the joystick to select auto sunlight cloudy tungsten or fluorescent light 4 Press the Menu button again to exit 4 1 7 Focus selection Use this option to determine where the camera focuses 1 Turn the camera on and ensure it is in Photo mode 2 Press the Menu button a...

Страница 40: ...o exit 4 1 9 Exposure adjustment EV Use this setting to change the exposure for the pictures Usually this value would be set to zero Increase the value to light up a subject with strong back lighting or decrease the value if taking a picture of something very bright 1 Turn the camera on and ensure it is in Photo mode 2 Press the Menu button and move the joystick down to the second page to highligh...

Страница 41: ...uto 100 200 or 400 4 Press the Menu button again to exit Note The ISO Quality option is enabled only when photo mode is set to program manual 4 2 Video menu When in Video mode press the Menu button to show video menu 4 2 1 Video Quality There are three different levels for video quality setting Higher quality video needs more memory storage space 1 Turn the camera on and ensure it is in Video mode...

Страница 42: ...ered Make sure the files are transferred to PC via USB cable or saved to other storage device Files that have been protected will not be deleted See Protect section for detailed information 4 3 2 Protect Use this function to protect files from accidental deletion 1 Turn the camera on and ensure it is in Playback mode 2 Press the Menu button and move the joystick down to highlight the Protect optio...

Страница 43: ...art the slide show The images stored in memory will be displayed one after another 6 Press any button to stop the slide show 4 3 4 Copy to card Use this function to copy the files saved in the internal memory to an SD card 1 Turn the camera on and ensure it is in Playback mode 2 Press the Menu button and move the joystick downward to highlight the Copy to card option 3 Press the joystick to confir...

Страница 44: ...information shows on the printed page and press it to confirm 5 Use the joystick to set the number of copies and press it to confirm 6 Press the Menu button again to exit 4 4 Setup menu The setup menu can be accessed from any camera mode and is used to configure the miscellaneous camera functions 4 4 1 Date time See Setting the date and time section 4 4 2 Set date type 1 Turn the camera on and pre...

Страница 45: ...er counter will start over 4 Press the Menu button again to exit 4 4 4 Beep 1 Turn the camera on and press the MENU button to display the menu screen 2 Move the joystick right to show the setup menu and move it down to highlight the Beep option 3 Use the joystick to select the desired setting and press it to confirm Turns all sounds off Sounds appear only when turning camera on off Sounds appear o...

Страница 46: ...how the setup menu and move it down to the second page to highlight the Default option and press it to confirm 3 Use the joystick select No or Yes and press it to confirm 4 Press the Menu button again to exit 4 4 8 Format Use this function to format the current storage media This format action will delete everything on the media 1 Turn the camera on and press the MENU button to display the menu sc...

Страница 47: ...e joystick to select a PC or a Printer and press it to confirm 4 Press the Menu button to exit 4 4 10 TV Use the TV option to set the TV system for the area 1 Turn the camera on and press the MENU button to display the menu screen 2 Move the joystick right to show the setup menu 3 Move the joystick right to show the setup menu and move it down to the second page to highlight the TV option 4 Use th...

Страница 48: ...ce You can treat this digital camera as an SD device You will only need to install a driver for the camera if your operating system is Windows 98SE Windows XP ME 2000 are plug and play operating systems and do not require a driver to be manually loaded When the driver has been installed and the camera is connected the camera memory and any installed mini SD card will appear as Mass Storage in Wind...

Страница 49: ...t automatically boot use Windows Explorer to execute the InstallMgr exe file in the root directory The following screen is displayed Install button 3 Click the install button to install the driver 4 Follow the on screen instructions 5 Click Finish to restart the computer and finish the camera driver installation ...

Страница 50: ...ive 2 If the CD ROM doesn t automatically boot use Windows Explorer to execute the InstallMgr exe file in the root directory The following screen is displayed Install button 3 Click the install button to begin the installation process follow the instructions on screen More information about Presto Video Works 6 can be found in the help files when the application is started 42 ...

Страница 51: ...e 2 If the CD ROM doesn t automatically boot use Windows Explorer to execute the InstallMgr exe file in the root directory The following screen is displayed Install button 3 Click the install button to begin the installation process follow the instructions on screen More information about Presto Mr Photo 3 can be found in the help files when the application is started ...

Страница 52: ...ensitivity Auto ISO 100 200 400 equivalent user definable Lens 3X optical zoom lens Wide F 2 8 3 9 f 6 3mm Tele F 4 9 7 0 f 18 9 mm Focus range Normal 0 5m infinity Macro 2cm 50cm Still image Formats JPEG EXIF DCF DPOF Direct Print DPS Resolution VGA 2M 3M 4M 5M 8M firmware interpolation Quality Fine Normal Basic Movie clips MJPEG AVI 320 x 240 pixels 30 fps Audio Support for audio playback WAV fi...

Страница 53: ...e balance Auto Sunny Cloudy Tungsten Fluoresc ent EV compensation 2 0 EV 2 0 EV in 0 2 EV steps Self timer 10 seconds PC interface USB 2 0 full speed TV out format NTSC PAL Shutter Mechanical and electronic shutter 8 1 2000 second Auto power off Off 3 5 or 10 minutes user definable Power supply 2x AA Alkaline batteries CRV3 compatible Dimension 107 w x 53 L x 33 H mm Weight 140g without batteries ...

Страница 54: ... dxgusa com for any product updates or special announcements You can also check out our online support desk where you can register your product send emails to our technical support and find a list of frequently asked questions DXGUSA ...

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