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Chapter 6 - Using the LC Display 

Icons on the LC display show the status of camera 

settings and functions such as quality, zoom ratio, and 
number of pictures. These icons are displayed in every 

camera mode except Setup mode.  This chapter 

describes the LC display icons and their meanings. 
 

 

 

White Balance Mode

 

Memory Type 

Preset 
Mode 

 

Flash

Mode

Remaining 
Pictures 

Quality 

Zoom

Ratio

 

Shutter 
Speed 

Histogram 

Date/ 
Time 

F-Stop

Battery 

Status 

EV 

 

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Страница 1: ...Digital Camera User Manual 020810 ...

Страница 2: ... however no guarantee is given to the correctness of the contents The information in this document is subject to change without notice Copyright c Copyright 2003 This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright All rights are reserved Trademarks All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners ...

Страница 3: ...4 Setting the Time and Date 16 Chapter 2 Taking Pictures 20 Preparing the Camera 20 Selecting the Camera Mode 21 Framing the Shot 21 Zooming and Shooting 22 Turning off the Camera 22 Chapter 3 Reviewing Your Pictures 23 Switching to Playback Mode 23 Full Screen Review 23 Thumbnail Review 24 Chapter 4 Connecting to a Computer 25 Installing Software 25 Making the Connection 28 Copying Photos to a PC...

Страница 4: ...lf Timer 34 Macro 35 Playback Mode 35 Setup Mode 36 Delete All 37 Format 37 Quality 38 Buzzer 39 DPOF 39 Date Time 40 Memory Type 40 Language 42 Video Out 42 ISO 43 Opening 43 PC Camera Mode 44 Chapter 6 Using the LC Display 45 LCD Icon Descriptions 46 Appendix 1 Button Function Guide 48 Appendix 2 Troubleshooting Guide 49 ...

Страница 5: ...es Optical Zoom 3x Digital Zoom 4x Up to 2496 x 2016 resolution Color LCD viewfinder screen Audio Video Clip Recording USB 1 1 interface Auto exposure user defined exposure auto focus as well as others Flash Auto Always On Red Eye Reduction Off White Balance Modes Auto Daylight Shade Tungsten Fluorescent 10 second Timer mode Full screen or Thumbnail photo review ...

Страница 6: ...t near flammable gas could result in explosion or fire Observe proper precautions when handling batteries The camera uses only size AA alkaline batteries Batteries may leak or explode if handled improperly Remove the batteries and the memory card from the camera if you are going to store the camera for extended periods of time Ensure the camera is turned off before inserting or removing batteries ...

Страница 7: ...a comes equipped with the following components Please check to make sure all items are included 1 User s Manual on CD 5 Quick Reference Guide 2 Soft Carrying Case 6 Digital Camera 3 Two 2 AA Alkaline Batteries 7 Installation CD ROM 4 Video Cable 8 USB Cable 3 ...

Страница 8: ...ollowing pages Take a moment to review these illustrations to familiarize yourself with the terms used in the rest of this manual Front View 1 Shutter Button Press this button to take pictures or to select menu options 2 Built in Flash The flash allows the camera to take pictures in low light conditions and can also be 4 ...

Страница 9: ... and determines whether or not the flash will fire Light measurements are made with this sensor Take care not to block the sensor while taking pictures 5 Viewfinder The viewfinder helps you frame a picture The actual picture is taken with the lens and not the viewfinder however 6 Lens The lens focuses the light onto the digital image capturing circuitry For the best picture quality care should be ...

Страница 10: ...ture the LED will flash When the camera is ready to take a picture or accept user commands the LED is a solid green color 2 Viewfinder The viewfinder is used to frame your pictures The actual picture is taken with the lens and not the viewfinder 3 Power Button Press this button to turn on the digital camera Press it again to turn it off 6 ...

Страница 11: ...is key zooms back out again 7 Zoom In Key While in Snapshot mode press this key to zoom in on your subject In Playback mode use this key to zoom in on a photo 8 Shutter Button Press this button to create a digital photo While navigating the camera s options menus use it to select menu items 9 Power Jack Plug the AC Adapter here to supply the camera with electricity from an external non battery pow...

Страница 12: ... or PC Camera 14 Down Button Used to move down through menus and to cycle to the right during picture Playback 15 Up Button Used to move up through menus and to cycle to the left during picture Playback 16 Display Button Press to cycle through the various display options LCD backlight and status information LCD and backlight LCD off histogram 17 LCD Display Use the LC display to preview photos Whi...

Страница 13: ...he camera still and is especially useful for low light night pictures 2 Battery Memory Card Cover Opens to allow access to the battery chambers as well as the memory card slot 3 Memory Card Slot Holds a SD MM Card to store images For more information on this see Memory Type on page 40 4 Battery Chamber Takes two AA alkaline batteries 9 ...

Страница 14: ...era User s Manual Installing the Memory Card To install the memory card 1 Turn off the camera 2 Open the battery memory card compartment by pressing the cover and sliding in the direction of the arrow as shown 10 ...

Страница 15: ...lling the Memory Card 3 Insert the memory card with the notched corner facing the outside edge of the camera gold circuitry facing toward the back of the camera Notch 4 Close the battery memory card cover 11 ...

Страница 16: ...Manual Installing the Batteries To install or replace the batteries 1 Turn off the camera 2 Open the battery compartment on the bottom of the camera by pressing the cover and sliding in the direction of the arrow as shown 12 ...

Страница 17: ...lling the Batteries 3 Insert batteries into the chamber making sure that the positive and negative ends are properly oriented as indicated by the battery icons in the compartment 4 Close the battery cover 13 ...

Страница 18: ...hoosing a Language The digital camera can display text and messages in English French Spanish German Italian Japanese and Simplified Chinese To select a different language 1 Rotate the Mode Dial to Setup mode 2 Turn the camera on 14 ...

Страница 19: ...ge 3 Use the Down button to select Language and then press the Display button 4 Use the Up and Down buttons to select the language you want to use 5 Press the Display button to set the language The Setup Menu returns 15 ...

Страница 20: ... and date are stored with each photo you take When you transfer a photo to a computer or print a photo the time and date associated with that photo will be transferred or printed To set the date display style 1 Rotate the Mode Dial to Setup 2 Turn on the camera 16 ...

Страница 21: ... the Time and Date 3 Use the Down button to select Date Time and then press the Display button 4 Use the Down button to select Style and then press the Display button 5 Choose the display style for the date 17 ...

Страница 22: ...To set the date and time 1 Use the Down button to select Date Time and then press the Display button 2 Use the Down button to select the Clock option and then press the Display button 3 Use the Up and Down buttons to adjust the hour Press the Strobe Copy button to set the hour and then move on to minutes 18 ...

Страница 23: ...e Copy button to set the minutes and move on to the next option 5 Repeat step 3 to set the year the month and the day 6 When the settings are correct press the Display button to save the changes NOTE If you make a mistake and need to go back use the White Balance Delete button 19 ...

Страница 24: ...eady to use NOTES Make sure you have installed two Alkaline size AA batteries If you want to store your photos on a SD MM Card make sure it is installed before you turn on the camera If you want to store images directly to the camera s internal memory either remove the memory card or select Internal from the Memory Type menu Using the LC display consumes more battery power To prolong the life of y...

Страница 25: ...r basic point and click picture taking you can use the Snapshot mode indicated by the camera icon To use the self timer rotate the Mode Dial to Preset mode and the use the Up and Down buttons to select Self Timer mode Framing the Shot Hold the camera steady to avoid taking blurry pictures Use either the Viewfinder or the LC display to frame the picture Turning off the LC display and taking picture...

Страница 26: ...on The camera adjusts the shot to compensate for ambient lighting and in auto flash mode detects whether or not the flash is required Shoot the picture When you are happy with the preview slowly press the Shutter button Take care not to press the Shutter button to rapidly or forcefully otherwise you might shake the camera and get a blurry picture as a result Turning off the Camera When you are fin...

Страница 27: ...ss the Display button Cycle through the modes by repeatedly pressing the Display button Full Screen Review The default Playback method is to show each individual picture one at a time at full screen size For the Full Screen Review method press the Up and Down buttons to cycle through the pictures you ve taken You can also use the Zoom buttons to see more detail on a picture The default zoom settin...

Страница 28: ...ail Review In Thumbnail Review up to nine pictures are shown on the LCD simultaneously Use the Up and Down buttons to cycle through the thumbnail pages To return to Full Screen Review select the photo you want to view and press either the Shutter button or the Zoom Out button The selected picture will then expand to fill the entire LC display 24 ...

Страница 29: ...isher After transferring pictures to your computer any copies stored on the memory card or on the camera s internal memory may be deleted to provide room for new pictures This chapter explains how to connect your digital camera to a computer to download pictures to a PC or to use as a PC Camera CAUTION Do not connect the camera to your computer before installing the software This may cause install...

Страница 30: ... exe found on the installation CD ROM 3 Follow the on screen instructions All the necessary software is installed automatically The TWAIN drivers and utility program that allow the camera to talk to the computer via the USB cable are also installed Step 2 MSD PC Camera Driver Installation 1 To install the necessary drivers for Mass Storage Device MSD mode and PC Camera mode first set the correct o...

Страница 31: ...dd Hardware Wizard will automatically detect the camera and lead you through the installation procedures for the corresponding mode 5 You will need to do this once for each mode PC Camera and MSD NOTE You should reboot your computer before using camera and software for the first time Remember to connect your camera to the PC with the USB cable before downloading pictures 27 ...

Страница 32: ... PC Camera mode allows you to use the camera as a standard PC video camera like the kind used for video teleconferencing security videophones and so on Both MSD and PC Camera mode may only be used once you have connected the camera to your PC with the supplied USB cable Copying Photos to a PC When connected to your computer in MSD mode the digital camera behaves exactly like any other disk drive a...

Страница 33: ...sted Select the photos and drag and drop them onto your computer s hard disk Using as a PC Camera To use the camera as a PC Camera you must put the camera in PC Camera mode and then connect it to the computer via the USB port When connected the camera may be used in conjunction with any commercially available video capture software to create your own home videos Then you can edit and distribute yo...

Страница 34: ...the digital camera in MSD mode you can use any of the modes except for the PC Camera mode CAUTION Do not disconnect the USB cable when the digital camera is functioning as a PC Camera i e when the application s window shows the camera video output or when the application is recording video Unexpected problems could result 30 ...

Страница 35: ...e more you know about it the better your pictures will be Snapshot mode button functions Up Button Increases the camera lens exposure value which allows in more light Down Button Decreases the camera lens exposure value which gradually blocks light Display Button Cycles through the following LC display settings LCD backlight and status information all turned on LCD and backlight on but no status i...

Страница 36: ...from x1 0 to x4 0 in steps of 0 2 Video Mode Video mode allows you take record movie including audio to your camera s on board memory or the SD MM Card To record a video clip 1 Turn the Mode Dial to the Video Clip mode setting 2 When the camera s LCD screen comes on frame your shot 3 Press the Shutter Button to begin recording By default the camera records until memory is full However if you press...

Страница 37: ... the lens exposure value which brightens or darkens the video as light is regulated Preset Mode Preset Mode has five preset settings optimized for taking specific types of pictures Landscape Portrait Night Scene Self Timer and Macro Select the Preset option for the type of picture you want to take using the Up and Down buttons and then press the Shutter button Landscape This preset is optimized fo...

Страница 38: ...ight as possible You should hold the camera perfectly still when taking night shot or place it on a stable surface or tripod to minimize blurring resulting from the longer exposure Self Timer With this preset the camera takes a photo after a ten second delay This gives you the ability to take hands free photos such as self portraits or group photos To Take a Group Photo 1 Position the camera on a ...

Страница 39: ...t optimizes the camera for taking close up shots of objects at a distance of 12 inches 30cm or less from the camera Close up photos taken with the Macro preset have betters results than close up photos taken under other presets Playback Mode The Playback mode is used to view the photos stored in the digital camera s on board memory or on the SD memory card To view the photos rotate the Mode dial t...

Страница 40: ...ted image from on board memory to the memory card or vice versa WB Delete Deletes selected photo Zoom Out In Playback mode the Zoom Out button switches the display to Thumbnail mode Zoom In In Playback mode the Zoom In buttons magnifies the image shown on the LC display from x1 0 to x8 0 in steps of 0 5 Setup Mode Setup Mode configures the camera To open the Setup menu rotate the Mode dial to the ...

Страница 41: ...e All from the Setup menu Format This option completely erases and reformats of the storage device It is similar in function to formatting or defragmenting a PC hard drive Although Format takes longer than Delete be sure to format your storage device occasionally to ensure the card continues to function optimally 37 ...

Страница 42: ...uality and resolution by selecting Quality from the Setup menu There are six different picture resolutions available 5 0M 2496 x 2016 Normal 3 0M 2048 x 1472 Fine 3 0M 2048 x 1472 Normal 2 8M 2048 x 1376 Fine 2 8M 2048 x 1376 Normal 0 7M 1024 x 736 Fine 38 ...

Страница 43: ...chieve the maximum effective resolution of 5 0M 2496 x 2016 Buzzer When this feature is turned on the camera makes a beep when you push its buttons or rotate its Mode dial To activate the beeps select the Buzzer option from the menu On the subsequent screen select Yes to confirm and then press the Display button DPOF The Digital Print Order Format DPOF lets you print photos directly to a printer t...

Страница 44: ...king your selection press the Display button to register the change Date Time The digital camera marks each picture with a time stamp displaying the hour minute and day the photo was taken This is useful for organizing and keeping track of your photo collection For more on setting the time and date see page 16 Memory Type You can choose whether you want to store photos in the on board internal mem...

Страница 45: ...se the Down button to select Memory Type and then press the Display button 4 Use the Up and Down buttons to select either Internal for the camera s on board memory or Memory Card to use an installed SD MM Card 5 Press the Display button to confirm your selection and return to the main Setup screen 41 ...

Страница 46: ...If connecting your camera to a television set with the included video cable you have the option to choose a transmission format compatible with that of your TV This allows you to record video images sent to the TV with a VCR The camera supports audio Select the Video Out option from the Setup menu and then choose either NTSC or PAL according to your hardware and region Press the Display button to ...

Страница 47: ...amera s sensitivity to light by changing the ISO setting Two presets are available ISO 100 For shooting in bright sunlight ISO 200 For all round situations Opening You can choose to display a splash screen when the camera is turned on 43 ...

Страница 48: ...utton select Yes or No and press to confirm PC Camera Mode The digital camera can be used with any commercially available video software as a video camera Simply connect it to your PC with the supplied USB cable turn the Mode dial to PC Camera and then turn it on For more information regarding this mode see page 26 44 ...

Страница 49: ...lity zoom ratio and number of pictures These icons are displayed in every camera mode except Setup mode This chapter describes the LC display icons and their meanings White Balance Mode Memory Type Preset Mode Flash Mode Remaining Pictures Quality Zoom Ratio Shutter Speed Histogram Date Time F Stop Battery Status EV ...

Страница 50: ...ction off the eyes retinas This function causes the camera to flash quickly before the picture is taken to reduce red eye Flash On Flash is always on regardless of light available Snapshot Mode Indicates the camera is in Snapshot mode the standard mode for taking pictures Self Timer Indicates the camera is using the Self Timer preset Pressing the Shutter button will initiate the 10 second countdow...

Страница 51: ... x8 0 Battery Indicator Indicates the level of battery power remaining White Balance Indicates the current White Balance setting The default setting is Auto Auto WB The camera automatically determines the White Balance setting Daylight Use this setting when taking pictures in bright daylight to reduce the effect of whitewashed pictures Shade Use this setting when taking pictures in shade or any ti...

Страница 52: ...Select Landscape Portrait Night Scent Self Timer or Macro LCD Light LCD Off Auto On Off Red Eye Reduction Auto Day light Shade Tungsten Fluorescent Zoom Out Zoom In Playback Select Photo Page Up Page Down LCD Light LCD Off Copy image to from Internal External Delete Zoom Out Zoom In Video Start Stop Recording EV EV LCD Light LCD Off N A Auto Day light Shade Tungsten Fluorescent Zoom Out Zoom In PC...

Страница 53: ... Disconnect the camera to take more pictures Is the flash on Ensure the flash is set to auto or always on Refer to Setting the Flash The flash doesn t work The batteries may be weak If the batteries are too weak the flash will be unable to recharge Turn the camera off and wait a few seconds before turning it back on If this doesn t work replace the batteries The images are blurry The camera or sub...

Страница 54: ...rom the Stop a Hardware device confirmation screen select the device to be stopped and click OK to bring up the Safe To Remove Hardware confirmation E Disconnect the Digital Camera from your PC Images lose formatting data during image capture in PC Camera mode If your hard disk s DMA setting is turned off images may lose formatting data during image capture Windows 98 and Windows ME only Please ch...

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