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E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 2 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM Copyright Copyright 2010 by BenQ Corporation. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 3 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 4 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM Safety warning and notice Before operating the camera, please make sure that you read and fully understand the content in this section. If you ignore and violate all safety warning notices indicated in this section, the camera warranty may be void. Meanwhile, not only the camera but also you and all other people and things around you may be severely damaged, injured, or even placed in danger of death.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 5 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM • If a foreign substance or water gets in your camera, please turn the power off immediately and disconnect the batteries. Next, remove the foreign substance or water and send it to the maintenance center. • Whenever there is data in the internal memory or the external memory card, you should make a backup copy to a computer or disc. So, you can have a backup solution if data loss occurs.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 6 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM Do not hold the camera by excessive force. Plus, be sure to protect the camera from strong impacts. To avoid accidental falling, please attach the hand strap to the camera and always hold the camera by keeping the hand strap around your wrist. If the battery suddenly depleted and caused the lens fail to retract, please carefully protect the lens to avoid collision and insert a battery with full power ASAP.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 1 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM Table of Contents Touring the camera ......................................................................... 1 Checking the package contents ........................................................................ 1 Camera .............................................................................................................. 2 Front view and bottom view .............................................................................
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 2 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM Table of Contents English Smart Scene .....................................................................................................19 Blink Detector .................................................................................................19 Love Portrait ....................................................................................................20 Pre-composition ...................................................
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 1 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM Touring the camera 1 Checking the package contents Carefully unpack your kit box and ensure that you have the following items. 1. User Manual or Quick Guide 2. Digital camera 3. USB cable 4. Battery 5. Hand strap 6. Leather case 7. Software & User Manual CD 8. Battery charger 9. AC power adapter 10. AV cable • All pictures, screen captures, and icons used in this manual are for illustration only.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 2 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM 2 Touring the camera Camera English Front view and bottom view 1. T (Tele) - Zoom-in or turn on the Shooting mode description 2. Shutter button 3. W (Wide) - Zoom-out, turn off the Shooting mode description, or enter the thumbnail view (Playback mode) 4. Power button 5. S.S.F. (Super Shake-Free) button 6. Flash 7. AF Assist Lamp / Self-timer LED indicator 8. Lens 9. Microphone 10. Speaker 11. Tripod mount 12. USB / AV port 13.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 3 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM Preparing the camera for use 3 Self-timer LED State Description No light The digital camera is off. Solid green The digital camera is ready to capture images. Blinking green The digital camera is powering on and cannot focus or capture video clips, or is in the power-saving mode. The flash is charging, or the USB communication/ transfer is in progress. Blinking red The self-timer function is activated.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 4 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM 4 Preparing the camera for use To remove the battery: C English 1. Open the battery cover. 2. Pull the battery out (C). 3. Close the battery cover (D). D Charging the battery The battery charge status affects the camera performance. To maximize the performance and the battery life, fully charge the battery using the specified charger and AC power adapter, and then fully discharge it through normal use at least once.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 5 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM Using an SD card The camera comes with internal memory for storing captured images, video clips, or audio files. You can also add an SD card to store more files. To install an SD card: 1. 2. 3. 4. Make sure the camera is turned off. Open the memory card cover. Insert an SD card in the correct direction. Close the memory card cover. To remove an SD card: 1. 2. 3. 4. Make sure the camera is turned off. Open the memory card cover.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 6 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM 6 Initial setting Initial setting English You will be prompted to set up the language and the date and time when the camera is turned on for the first time. Setting language Selects the language version shown on the screen. To select a language: 1. Press > . (Step 1 is needed only after the initial setting is done.) 2. Press or to locate then press 3. Press 4. Press or , , , and SET OK MENU .
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 7 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM Operating the camera 7 The procedure below is a general guideline for basic operation. It is particularly useful if you are new to the camera. 1. Press the Power button to turn the power on. 2. Slide the mode switch to and press options (under two different tabs: selections. > and , , , or ), and then press to locate desired or to make Remember to follow the on-screen display or slide to for instructions (wherever available).
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 8 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM 8 Capture mode Capture mode English 9999 P EV -1.0 Item Description ISO A 100 Page reference 1 Shooting mode 14 2 Flash mode 10 3 Focus mode 11 4 Drive mode 17 5 AEB 17 6 S.S.F.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 9 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM • In the Capture mode, press to toggle among 5 display modes (standard, complete, none, rule of thirds, and Help Screen). • Use the rule of thirds display mode to improve your composition by placing subjects on at least one of the intersections of these 4 imaginary lines. • Help Screen diagram provides a quick overview to the major functions of camera buttons.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 10 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM 10 Capture mode Flash mode English The flash offers an additional light source (usually used in a low-light environment). You can capture an image using one of the following flash modes. Icon Mode Description Auto Flash The flash fires automatically based on the photographic conditions. Auto Anti Red-eye Reduces the red-eye phenomenon when capturing natural-looking images of people and animals in low-light conditions.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 11 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM Capture mode 11 Focus mode Mode Description Auto focus Adjusts focus automatically. Macro Used when capturing images at a close distance. Pan Focus Used when you want to capture the subjects in a certain focus range. Infinity Used when capturing images at long distance. To select the focus mode: 1. Go to the Capture mode. 2. Keep pressing to toggle between Auto focus and focus modes.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 12 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM 12 Capture mode Normal Good image quality with the highest compression rate. File size is the smallest. English To select an image quality level: 1. Press > Image Quality. 2. Press 3. Press or to select a setting. to confirm setting. Setting EV EV (Exposure Value) lightens or darkens the entire image.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 13 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM 2. Press or to select a white balance option. (When selecting the manual mode, you must first point the adjustment frame shown on the screen at a blank sheet of white paper or something similar, and press the Shutter for the camera to detect proper colors.) 3. Press to confirm setting. ISO ISO configures the camera’s sensitivity to light. The higher the ISO value, the brighter picture you can take in a low-light environment.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 14 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM 14 Capture mode Effect Adds color filter effects to the image or video you want to capture. English Icon Mode Description Normal No effects are added. Vivid Adds an effect with very clear and bright color tones. Sepia Adds an effect with dark reddish brown color tones, so the image or video looks as if it is old. B/W (Black and White) Adds an effect with monochromatic color tones. Vivid Red The image becomes reddish.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 15 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM Smile Catch Automatically takes a shot when a smile is detected. Blink Detector Warns of eye blinks if detected & lets you decide whether to save the image file. Portrait Makes the subject (usually a person) stand out with smooth and natural-looking skin tones. Landscape Captures a scene in the distance with the focus area set to infinity and a lower aperture value. The maximum depth of view can also be achieved.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 16 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM 16 Capture mode English Child Increases sensitivity and emphasizes children's skin tones. Sunset Captures the warmth and atmosphere (represented by hue) of sunrise or sunset. Voice Rec. (Voice Record) Captures background sound only (no images or videos). When listening to the captured audio file later, you can see a unique icon that appears on the screen and indicates that this is an audio file.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 17 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM Capture mode 17 Manual mode You can choose the aperture value and shutter speed in Manual mode. English To adjust values in Manual mode: 1. Go to the Capture mode with Manual mode selected. 2. Press . 3. Press / 4. Press to adjust the aperture value, or / to adjust the shutter speed. to confirm setting. When toggling between Av/Tv, press the shutter halfway for exposure metering.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 18 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM 18 Capture mode AF area Icon Mode Description English Wide Focuses on a wide range of multiple objects. Center Focuses on the center area of the objects. To select an automatic focus area: 1. Press > 2. Press 3. Press > AF Area. or > , and then select a focusing area. . AF Assist Lamp This function emits red light allowing the camera to focus easily when half pressed the Shutter button. To turn on/off AF Assist Lamp: 1.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 19 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM Capture mode 19 To select a digital zoom: > > Digital Zoom. 2. Press or , and then select a digital zoom type or 3. Press > . English 1. Press . Date Stamp Imprints the date when a picture was taken on the picture itself. To set the date stamp: 1. Press > > Date Stamp. 2. Press or , and then select Date, Date & Time, or 3. Press > . .
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 20 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM 20 Capture mode Love Portrait Takes a self portrait of at least two faces. English 1. Press > > Shooting Mode and select . 2. Once faces are detected, the camera will automatically take a picture after a two-second countdown. During the countdown, you can press the shutter to cancel the countdown. The camera will then start detecting faces again. 3. The camera continues to detect faces and take more pictures by repeating Step 2.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 21 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM Other settings 21 English Effect: Normal, Vivid, Sepia, B&W, Vivid Red, Vivid Green, Vivid Blue. See "Effect" on page 14 for more details. To select a Movie Record option: 1. Slide the mode switch to and enter the Movie Record mode. 2. Press , and then select an option. 3. Press 4. Press or to select a setting. to confirm setting. Battery status Icon Description Battery power is full. Battery power remains adequate.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 22 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM 22 Other settings LCD Saving English Date/Time [On] For power conservation, the LCD screen is automatically dimmed after the camera has been idle for 5 seconds. (Press any key to resume.) [Off] The LCD screen remains bright when the camera is idle. Sets the date and time. Select a language for display menus and other information.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 23 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM Playback mode 23 Playback mode and enter the Playback mode. 01.15.2009 08:05 English Slide the mode switch to 10/115 IMG 0064.JPG 1.25MB 1/200 F2.8 12M EV ISO 2.0 400 While pausing video playback, you can press the shutter to capture the video frame as a still image in the VGA format. Item Description Page reference 1 Indicates that the camera is in the Playback mode.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 24 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM 24 Playback mode Options for playback and editing English When the camera is in the Playback mode, press can also select any of the following options. , or to move to different files. You Enlarging an image Magnifies an image, so more details can be seen. To enlarge an image: 1. Slide the mode switch to 2. Press or 3. Press to zoom-in or 4. Press , 5. Press . to move to the image you want to enlarge. , , or to zoom-out.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 25 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM • During video playback, press to fast forward or press to rewind. • While pausing video playback, you can press the shutter to capture the video frame as a still image in the VGA format. • While pausing video playback, you can view the video frame by frame. Press forward one frame, or press to rewind one frame. Press and hold forward frame by frame continuously, or press and hold continuously.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 26 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM 26 Playback mode Deleting files Removes selected or all files. English To delete files: 1. Slide the mode switch to . 2. Press > > Delete > or . 3. Select whether to delete this selected file, other selected, all files, or voice memo only, and then press . Protecting files Prevents selected files from accidental removal. To protect files: 1. Slide the mode switch to 2. Press > . > Protect > or . 3.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 27 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM Playback mode 27 To play back a voice memo: to play the voice memo. 2. Press to pause the playback. 3. Press to resume the playback. 4. Press to exit playback. English 1. Press Photo Effect You can add special effects to your images. Icon Option Description Normal No effect is added to the image. Sepia Recorded image will be stored in a sepia tone. B/W Convert image to black & white.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 28 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM 28 Playback mode 4. Slide to reduce. English 5. Press or , to select the target image size (8M, 5M, 3M, VGA) to which you want to , 6. Press , or to locate the area to trim. to confirm the change and save the image file. You cannot trim images in the size of 3:2, 16:9, or VGA. Resizing Changes an image file to a smaller size, and overwrites the image file or saves it as another new file. To resize an image: 1.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 29 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM Working with computer and AV system 29 or 4. Press to decide whether you want to turn the date stamp on. 5. Press to specify the number of copies. . Working with computer and AV system Bundled software The camera offers the following programs on a CD. ArcSoft PhotoImpression 5 Combines photo editing with creative enhancement and sharing tools that maximize your digital media experience.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 30 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM 30 Working with computer and AV system Printing images English In addition to printing images by connecting the camera to a printer via a computer or bringing the memory card (if available) to a photo-processing center, you can choose to print using PictBridge. Printing with PictBridge You can directly print images by connecting your camera to a PictBridge-compatible printer without using a computer.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 31 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM Troubleshooting and service information 31 If your camera cannot operate normally, see the frequently encountered problems and solutions listed below. If the problem persists, contact your nearest service center or technical support. Problem The camera cannot power up. Cause The battery has no power. The battery power is draining quickly. The battery or camera is warm.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 32 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM 32 Troubleshooting and service information English The camera does not shoot even when pressing the shutter button. The battery is running low. Replace the battery. The camera is not in the Capture mode. Switch to the Capture mode. The shutter button was not pressed Press the shutter button all the way all the way down. down. The internal memory or memory Load a new card or delete card does not have any free space. unwanted files.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 33 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM Specifications 33 Sensor Sharp 12 Mega Pixels, 1/2.3 inch CCD Zoom Optical: 3X Digital: Up to 5X (Preview) / Up to 12X (Playback) Lens f = 6.3 (W) ~ 18.9 (T) mm F: 2.9 (W) ~ 5.4 (T) f = 35.5 mm ~ 106.5 mm, 35 mm equivalent Focus Range Normal: 80 cm ~ Infinity Macro: W= 10 ~ 100 cm LCD 2.
E1250_E1280_UM - EN.book Page 34 Friday, February 5, 2010 4:44 PM 34 Specifications Accessory USB Cable / Software & User Manual CD / User Manual or Quick Guide / Hand Strap / Leather case / Li-ion battery / Battery charger / AC power adapter / AV cable English All information, designs, and specifications are subject to change without prior notice.
