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FCC  STATEMENT

FCC declaration of conformity

Responsible party:
Gateway Companies, Inc.
610 Gateway Drive, North Sioux City, SD 57049
(605) 232-2000 Fax: (605) 232-2023

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause

undesired operation

Note:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digital
devices, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However,there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation.If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

Содержание DC-M42

Страница 1: ... Class B digital devices pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee ...

Страница 2: ...quipment unless otherwise specified in the manual If such changes or modifications should be made you could be required to stop operation of the equipment Canada Industry Canada IC Unintentional emitter per ICES 003 NMB 003 This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of Industry Canada L...

Страница 3: ...r Inc SDTM is a trademark PhotoSuite PhotoVista are trademarks Other names and products may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners READ THIS FIRST Please start by reading the important messages below first 1 The bundled driver software design specifications and user s manual that were packaged with the camera are subject to change without notice 2 For driver updates refe...

Страница 4: ...contact your dealer or authorized service facility for repairs Never attempt to repair this camera by yourself as this is dangerous Do not use the camera if any foreign objects have entered the camera Turn the camera off remove the batteries and then disconnect the power source batteries or an AC power adapter If you are using the AC power adapter unplug the adapter from the AC power outlet after ...

Страница 5: ...ticular care when using the camera under extreme weather conditions such as rain or snow or when operating the camera at the beach or near water Water in the camera may cause a fire or an electrical shock Do not touch the power plug during a thunderstorm if you are using the AC power adapter This may cause an electrical shock Do not attempt to modify the camera This may cause a fire or an electric...

Страница 6: ... the case and 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 camera roughly may cause a malfunction Do not move the camera while it is switched on If you are using the AC power adapter unplug the adapter from the AC power outlet after you have switched off the camera Ensure...

Страница 7: ... leaking and causing a fire injury or soiling of the battery compartment When installing batteries into the camera check the polarity markings on the battery and to ensure that you insert the battery correctly Incorrect battery polarity may result in the batteries splitting or leaking and causing a fire injury or soiling of the battery compartment Remove the batteries if the camera will not be use...

Страница 8: ...14 Front View 14 Rear View 15 ModeDial 16 LED Indicators 17 LCD Monitor Information 18 GETTING STARTED 21 Installing the Batteries 21 Using the AC Power Adapter optional accessory 22 Loading an SD Memory Card optional accessory 23 Attaching the Camera Strap 24 Attaching the Lens Strap 24 ...

Страница 9: ...28 Using the Viewfinder 28 Using the LCD Monitor 29 Using the Zoom Functions 30 Using the Self Timer 31 Using the Flash 32 Photography in a Variety of Modes 34 Selecting Manual Mode 35 Selecting Auto Mode 36 Selecting Macro Mode 37 Selecting Portrait Mode 38 Selecting Landscape Mode 39 Selecting Night Scene Mode 40 Selecting Sports Mode 41 ...

Страница 10: ...ne Image Video Clip At A Time 48 To Delete All Images Video Clips At A Time 49 Formatting an SD Card or Internal Memory 50 MOVIE MODE 51 Recording Video Clips 51 Viewing Video Clips 52 TRANSFERRING RECORDED IMAGES VIDEO CLIPS TO YOUR COMPUTER 53 Step 1 Connecting the Camera to Your Computer 54 Step 2 Downloading Images Video Clips 55 For Computers Running Windows 55 ...

Страница 11: ...11 INSTALLING PHOTOSUITE 56 INSTALLING PHOTOVISTA 57 MENU OPTIONS 58 The Capture Menu 58 The Playback Menu 65 The Setup Menu 66 CONNECTINGTHE CAMERATO OTHERDEVICES 69 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS 70 ...

Страница 12: ...h should be used This feature helps ensure that your images turn out right In addition to still images you can record short videos using the movie function Images you have taken can be downloaded to your computer using the USB cable You can enhance and retouch your images on your computer by using the provided editing software or image editing software you may already own You may share your images...

Страница 13: ...nsure that you have the following items In the event that any item is missing or if you find any mismatch or damage promptly contact Gateway Digital Camera USB Cable User s Manual Video Cable Lens Strap Camera Strap Software CD ROM 2 x AA Alkaline Batteries ...

Страница 14: ...KNOW YOUR CAMERA Front View 7 Power switch 8 Flash 9 Viewfinder window 10 Lens 11 Self timer LED 1 Mode dial 2 Shutter button 3 Camera strap 4 A V OUT Audio Video Out terminal 5 USB digital terminal 6 DC in connector ...

Страница 15: ...n 5 Tripod socket 6 T Zoom in button p 30 Digital zoom button W Zoom out button Thumbnail button 7 Playback button 8 Menu button 9 Battery SD card cover 1 Arrow button Up Flash button 2 Arrow button Right 3 Arrow button Down Self timer button 4 Arrow button Left 5 OK OK button ...

Страница 16: ...elect this mode to make people stand out with the background out of focus p 38 5 Landscape Mode This mode is used when the distance to the subject is between 0 4m and infinity p 39 6 Night Scene Mode Select this mode to take photographs of people against a dark or night time background p 40 7 Sports Mode Select this mode to capture fast moving subjects p 41 8 Setup Mode Select this mode to adjust ...

Страница 17: ...linking red Charging the flash No LED indicator Blinking green Image is being recorded to the memory card No LED indicator Blinking green USB communication transfer in progress No LED indicator Solid green The camera is ready to record images Yes 1 or movies Self timer indicator Blinking red The self timer function is activated Yes 1 Error message Yes 3 Valid button event Yes 1 1 The camera sounds...

Страница 18: ...still images 1 Exposure mode 3 Image quality M Manual mode Fine A Auto mode Normal Macro mode Economy Portrait mode Landscape mode Night Scene mode Sports mode 2 Image size 4 Saturation 2304 x 1728 pixels High 1600 x 1200 pixels Medium 1280 x 960 pixels Low 640 x 480 pixels ...

Страница 19: ...lash off 9 Color Full color Black and White Sepia 10 Card indicator 11 Possible number of shots remaining 12 Adapter indicator Battery level Full battery power Medium battery power Virtually no battery power 13 EV compensation 6 White balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Sunset Tungsten Fluorescent 7 ISO Auto 100 200 400 ...

Страница 20: ...rs 1 Reverse key 2 Card indicator 3 Forward key 4 Print indicator 5 Date year month day 6 Current image total number of images 7 Image size 8 Battery level Adapter Playing video clips indicators 1 Reverse key 2 Battery level Adapter 3 Card indicator 4 Forward key 5 Current image number total number of image 6 Movie mode 7 Recorded time 8 1 2 4 5 7 6 3 ...

Страница 21: ... your computer Installing the Batteries 1 Make sure the camera is off 2 Slide the battery SD memory card cover open 3 Insert the batteries noting correct polarity and 4 Close the battery SD memory card cover firmly If you won t be using the batteries for an extended period of time remove them from the camera to prevent the leakage or corrosion Never use manganese batteries Avoid using the batterie...

Страница 22: ... power adapter to the jack labeled DC IN 3 Connect the other end to an electrical outlet Make sure to use only the AC power adapter specified for the camera Damage caused by the use of an incorrect adapter is not covered under the warranty To prevent unexpected auto power off resulting from no battery power left during the process of transferring your images to the computer use the AC power adapte...

Страница 23: ...e battery SD memory card cover 3 Insert the SD memory card If the card cannot be inserted check the orientation 4 Close the battery SD card cover To remove the SD memory card make sure the camera is off Open the battery SD card cover Press lightly on the edge of the memory card and it will eject To prevent valuable data from being accidentally erased from an SD memory card you can slide the write ...

Страница 24: ...s firmly secured Attaching the Lens Strap To prevent accidentally dropping the lens cap always use the lens strap Attach the lens strap as follows 1 Pass the end of the lens strap through the strap eyelet on the lens cap 2 Pass the end through the lens strap and pull Attach the end on the other side of the lens strap to the strap eyelet on the camera in the same way To prevent scratches dust or st...

Страница 25: ... will be retained even if the camera is turned off Setting the Date and the Time The Date Time screen is presented if when The camera is turned on for the first time The camera is turned on after removing the batteries AC power adapter or replacing the batteries When the date and time setting screen appears follow the steps to set the correct date and time You may skip this procedure by pressing E...

Страница 26: ...ded for printed output and situations requiring the finest detail Lower resolution quality images take up less memory space and may be quite suitable for sharing images via e mail in a report or on a web page To change the image resolution or image quality perform the steps below 1 Slide the POWER switch and power on the camera 2 Set the mode dial base on the desired scenery Manual Auto Macro Port...

Страница 27: ...you can take at each setting based on 11MB internal memory or an 8MB 16MB 32MB 128MB 256MB SD memory card The maximum card size is 256MB The above data shows the standard testing results The actual capacity varies according to the shooting conditions and settings ...

Страница 28: ...ery power However always use the LCD monitor for MACRO shots to avoid define parallax effects the apparent displacement or the difference in apparent direction of an object as seen from two differen points not on a straight line with the object Using the Viewfinder Using the viewfinder helps you to compose images and adjust the subject in the crisp focus 1 Turn the camera on by sliding the POWER s...

Страница 29: ...pose your shot in the LCD monitor 4 Press the shutter button The LED indicator blinks green while the camera is processing a captured image In Capture mode pressing OK button will turn the LCD ON OFF The LCD monitor darkens in strong sunlight or bright light This is not a malfunction Using the LCD monitor for an extended period of time will decrease the number of images you can take To conserve ba...

Страница 30: ... Night Scene or Sports 3 Press T button to activate the zoom function Digital zoom s range is from 1 25x to 4x within 11 stages 1 25x 1 5x 1 67x 1 75x 2x 2 25x 2 5x 3x 3 33x 3 5xand4x To exit the digital zoom press continuously the W button and return to the optical zoom status 4 Press the shutter button to capture a zoomed image You can only set the digital zoom at the resolution of 2304 x 1728 p...

Страница 31: ...tripod or place it on a stable surface 2 Turn the camera on by sliding the POWER switch 3 Set the mode dial base on the desired scenery Manual Auto Macro Portrait Landscape Night Scene or Sports 4 Compose the picture 5 Press the button The count down is displayed on the LCD monitor 6 Press the shutter button To cancel the self timer photography at any time press the self timer button to disrupt th...

Страница 32: ...ra on by sliding the POWER switch 2 Set the mode dial base on the desired scenery Manual Auto Macro Portrait Landscape Night Scene or Sports 3 Press the button located on the rear side of the camera repeatedly until your desired flash mode appears on the LCD monitor 4 Compose the picture and press the shutter button The camera has four flash modes Automatic Flash default Red Eye Reduction Fill Fla...

Страница 33: ...menon Select this mode when taking images of people and animals in low light conditions Fill Flash on The flash will always fire regardless of the surrounding brightness Select this mode for recording images with high contrast backlighting and deep shadows Flash Off The flash will not fire Select this mode when taking images in a place where flash photography is prohibited or when the distance to ...

Страница 34: ...s the camera decide the best settings for you Macro Mode This mode is used to shoot a close up of the subject such as flowers or insects Portrait Mode This mode is used to make the main subject in focus while the background details are out of focus Landscape Mode This mode is used to enhance color saturation shown in sky scapes mountains forests and other landscape scenery or to take portraits tha...

Страница 35: ...g the POWER switch 2 Rotate the mode dial to M 3 Press the Menu button 4 To set Image size Image quality EV White balance ISO Color Saturation and Sharpness you may press button or press button to enter the submenu and choose the setting with your preference When the settings are set press the OK button to confirm 5 Compose the picture 6 Press the shutter button down halfway to focus the image the...

Страница 36: ...ress the Menu button 4 To set Image size Image quality EV White balance and ISO you may press button or press button to enter the submenu and choose the setting with your preference When the settings are set press the OK button to confirm 5 Compose the picture 6 Press the shutter button down halfway to focus the image then press it fully down In Auto mode A Color Saturation and Sharpness settings ...

Страница 37: ...on or press button to enter the submenu and choose the setting with your preference When the settings are set press the OK button to confirm 5 Compose the picture 6 Press the shutter button down halfway to focus the image then press it fully down When shooting a close up in Macro mode use the image LCD monitor to compose your shot avoiding the off center parallax phenomenon After a macro shot is t...

Страница 38: ... the Menu button 4 To set Image size Image quality EV White balance Color Saturation and Sharpness you may press button or press button to enter the submenu and choose the setting with your preference When the settings are set press the OK button to confirm 5 Compose the picture 6 Press the shutter button down halfway to focus the image then press it fully down In Portrait mode ISO speed settings ...

Страница 39: ...ng the POWER switch 2 Rotate the mode dial to 3 Press the Menu button 4 To set Image size Image quality EV White balance Color Saturation and Sharpness you may press button or press button to enter the submenu and choose the setting with your preference When the settings are set press the OK button to confirm 5 Compose the picture 6 Press the shutter button down halfway to focus the image then pre...

Страница 40: ... EV White balance Color Saturation and Sharpness you may press button or press button to enter the submenu and choose the setting with your preference When the settings are set press the OK button to confirm 5 Compose the picture 6 Press the shutter button down halfway to focus the image then press it fully down In Night Scene mode Flash mode defaults to automatically set to flash on In Night Scen...

Страница 41: ...n 4 To set Image size Image quality EV White balance Color Saturation and Sharpness you may press button or press button to enter the submenu and choose the setting with your preference When the settings are set press the OK button to confirm 5 Compose the picture 6 Press the shutter button down halfway to focus the image then press it fully down In Sports mode ISO speed cannot be set ...

Страница 42: ... mode also provides a thumbnail image display allowing you to quickly scan for the image you want In Playback mode pressing the Playback button or rotating the mode dial will change into Capture mode In Playback mode pressing the shutter button will change into Capture mode and automatically take the current image ...

Страница 43: ...so displays the detailed information of the captured image such as print indicator image size date current number of the image total number of the images and the battery level The print icon only appears on the LCD monitor when the image is set to print out If there is no image stored in the internal memory or the memory card an indication of No image will appear on the LCD monitor You can also vi...

Страница 44: ...iew and select your recorded images by using the button 4 To zoomed the image press the T button Digital zoom in the playback mode can magnify up to 6x 5 To return to the regular display from 6x status keep pressing the W button and will change into thumbnail images When you zoom the maximum portion of the top side buttom side left side or right side the indicated on the LCD monitor will automatic...

Страница 45: ...tton Nine thumbnail images appear on the LCD monitor assuming there are nine or more recorded images in the memory To view a full size image press T the telephoto or OK button after the image selection by using the button While displaying thumbnail images pressing the delete button the current chosen image will be deleted While displaying thumbnail images by pressing the playback button the screen...

Страница 46: ...nd to set the playback interval by using button 5 Press the OK button again to confirm as your preference The slide show starts displaying your images on the LCD monitor one by one with the interval To stop the slide show display press the OK button or rotate the mode dial You can adjust the slide show display interval within the range of 1 sec to 10 sec 1 sec 3 sec 6 sec 10 sec To not set on the ...

Страница 47: ...rn the camera on by sliding the POWER switch 2 Press the Playback button 3 Then press the Menu button and select DPOF by using the button 4 Choose the option you prefer by using the button and then press the button to select quantity or image The DPOF icon will appear on the DPOF setting image The DPOF menu options Quantity select the image quantity from 0 9 Set image allows you to select your pre...

Страница 48: ...ck menu To Delete One Image Video Clip At A Time 1 Turn the camera on by sliding the POWER switch 2 Press the button on the rear side of the camera to see the captured images and video clips 3 Select the unwanted image video clip by using the button and then press the button 4 Continue the deletion if necessary If all images are deleted No image will pop up 5 To exit this screen rotate the mode di...

Страница 49: ...o image pops up To exit the screen press the playback button menu button or rotate the mode dial The camera is ready to take the next image now or video clip To delete the images or video clips stored in the internal memory the steps are the same as mentioned above Be sure to remove the SD memory card first and the OSD screen will display as All images on memory The OSD message for deleting all im...

Страница 50: ...ect Delete by using button and enter the submenu 5 Press button to select Format 6 If you want to format the internal memory SD card choose Yes by pressing button If you want to cancel the action select No No image will pop up after the internal memory or the SD memory card is been formatted To format the images or video clips stored in the intrenal memory be sure to remove the SD card memory card...

Страница 51: ...EC icon the card indicator and the battery level will all display on the LCD monitor 3 You can start recording the video clip simply by pressing the button To stop the recording press the button again It is not possible to zoom in or zoom out while in the Movie mode In movie mode image size image quality and self timer s functions cannot be set or activated In movie mode the flash mode is automati...

Страница 52: ...nt image recorded time will also indicated on the LCD monitor To stop playback press the OK button To exit playback press the playback button or rotate the mode dial Then the camera is ready to take the next shot or video clip The zoom function cannot be activated while playing back the video clips When playing back the video clips the screen will also count down the recorded time To play out the ...

Страница 53: ...eps below Step 1 Connecting the Camera to Your Computer Step 2 Downloading Images Video Clips System Requirements System Requirements Windows Macintosh CPU Pentium 166 MHz processor PowerPC G3 G4 or higher OS Windows Me 2000 XP OS 8 6 or higher Memory 32MB 64MB RAM recommended 32MB 64MB RAM recommended Free Space on Hard Disk 128 MB hard disk space 128 MB hard disk space Required Devices A CD ROM ...

Страница 54: ...o an available USB port on your computer 2 Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB connector on the camera 3 Turn the camera on 4 Look for a new Removable Disk icon appearing in the My Computer window Your recorded images video clips will be in a folder on this removable disk ...

Страница 55: ...le clicking on it Double click on the folder contains your recorded images video clips Select the images video clips that you prefer and then choose Copy from the Edit menu After that open the destination location and choose Paste from the Edit menu It is recommended that you use the AC power adapter as a power supply for the camera while transferring your images video clips from the camera to you...

Страница 56: ... Install PhotoSuite 1 Insert the CD ROM packaged with the camera into the CD ROM drive The welcome screen appears 2 Click Install PhotoSuite Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation For information on how to use PhotoSuite to edit and retouch your recorded images please refer to its online help For Windows 2000 XP users make sure to install and use the PhotoSuite while logged...

Страница 57: ...installation For information on how to use PhotoVista to create spectacular 3600 panoramic images please refer to its online help For Windows 2000 XP users make sure to install and use the PhotoVista while logged in as a user with an Administrator account For Windows XP users which OS version does not include Service Pack 1 or higher make be sure to link to http java sun com getjava download html ...

Страница 58: ...e on the desired scenery Manual Auto Macro Portrait Landscape Night Scene or Sports 3 Press the button and then scroll through the options by pressing the button 4 To set Image size Image quality EV White balance ISO Color Saturation and Sharpness you may press button in the main menu or press button to enter the submenu and choose the setting After the settings are set press the OK button to conf...

Страница 59: ...tomatically However when the subject is too dark or too bright the camera adjusts the brightness or darkness This is called EV compensation The EV compensation of your camera can be adjusted from 2 0 EV to 2 0 EV 0 5 EV steps To adjust EV you may press button in the main menu or press button to enter the submenu and choose the setting After the setting is set press the OK button to confirm ...

Страница 60: ...it portraits Very bright scenes such as snowfields and highly reflective subjects Shots made up predominantly of sky Negative Compensation Spot lighted subjects particularly against dark backgrounds Imaging of printed text white characters on black paper Scenes with low reflectivity such as shots of green or dark foliage ...

Страница 61: ...n taking photographs under specific lighting conditions Auto Daylight Cloudy Sunset Tungsten and Fluorescent To set white balance you may press button in the main menu or press button to enter the submenu and choose the setting After the setting is set press the OK button to confirm Auto automatically adjusting the white balance Daylight for recording outdoors on a bright day Cloudy recording for ...

Страница 62: ...o use a low number setting To set ISO you may press button in the main menu or press button to enter the submenu and choose the setting After the setting is set press the OK button to confirm Auto adjusts the ISO speed automatically 100 equivalent to ISO 100 200 high sensitive photography equivalent to ISO 200 400 high sensitive photography equivalent to ISO 400 In Macro mode Portrait mode Landsca...

Страница 63: ...s set press the OK button to confirm The color setting is not possible in Auto mode A Saturation To capture an image the camera offers you three different degrees of color High Medium Low for you to match as your wish Your images will give a different impression by choosing these different degrees of color This is called Saturation To set Saturation High Medium Low you may press button in the main...

Страница 64: ...f the image This will make the image s edges seem sharper To set Sharpness High Medium Low you may press button in the main menu or press button to enter the submenu and choose the setting After the setting is set press the OK button to confirm The sharpness setting is not possible in Auto mode A ...

Страница 65: ...rough the menu options by using the button Delete Refer to Deleting Images Video Clips in Playback Mode Copy to card This feature allows you to copy your images from the camera s memory card or an internal memory However you can only do this when the memory card is installed and the internal memory contains images To perform this function first press the OK button Then select No or Yes by using th...

Страница 66: ...t the correct video output type according to where you are located To set this option first press the OK button Then use the button to select your TV receiving system NTSC or PAL and then press OK button to confirm NTSC Select this format when located in the U S A Canada Japan Korea Taiwan Central America or Mexico PAL Select this format when located in Australia Belgium China Denmark Finland Germ...

Страница 67: ...ton Then select beeper Louder Soft or Off by using the button and then OK button to confirm The camera defaults to Off Language This option allows you to select the language for the menus and the texts displayed on the LCD monitor To set the language refer to the section Choosing the Language The camera defaults to Beeper ...

Страница 68: ...or rotate the mode dial If the camera has powered off then you must turn the camera on again by sliding the POWER switch To change the power saving interval when the camera is charging with batteries press button in the main menu or press button to enter the submenu and choose the setting After the setting is set press the OK button to confirm 3 min 5 min 10 min 30 min Off The camera defaults to 3...

Страница 69: ...69 CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO OTHER DEVICES ...

Страница 70: ...lion Image size Still Image 2304 x 1728 1600 x 1200 1280 x 960 640 x 480 Movie image 320 x 240 Image quality Fine Normal Economy Recording media 11MB internal memory SD memory card optional Lens Focal length 7 8mm 23 4mm Focusing range Wide 0 2m infinity Tele 0 4m infinity F number 2 77 4 9 ...

Страница 71: ...C IN jack USB connector VIDEO OUT jack NTSC or PAL Operatingenvironment Operation 00 C 400 C 15 90 humidity Storage 200 C 600 C 10 95 humidity Power 2 x AA Alkaline batteries included 2 x AA Ni MH batteries optional CR V3 available separately as part of theGatewayDC M42Accessory Kit AC Power Adapter 3 0V 2 5A available separately as part of the Gateway DC M42 Accessory Kit Tripod socket Yes Dimens...

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