Preface Congratulations on your purchase of this advanced digital camera, with capabilities of a video recorder and music player. Ensure that you 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, and the manufacturer reserves the right to make changes without notice. Copyright © Copyright 2006.
Safety Do not use or store the product in dusty, dirty, or sandy areas, as its components may be damaged. Do not store the product in hot areas. High temperatures can shorten the life of electronic devices, and warp or melt certain plastics. Do not store the product in cold areas. When the product warms up to its normal temperature, moisture can form inside, possible damaging the electronic circuits. Do not attempt to open the casing. Do not drop or knock the product.
Table of contents Preface .....................................................................................................i About this manual.....................................................................................i Copyright ..................................................................................................i Safety ...................................................................................................... ii Getting started .......................................
When shooting a video ................................................................16 1 Indicators on the screen (DV mode) ...................................................16 2 DV mode setting menu .......................................................................17 When recording an audio clip .....................................................18 1 Indicators on the screen (Voice recorder mode) .................................18 Picture mode ..................................................
Getting started Checking the accessories supplied Pouch Strap Quick Guide Camera Battery Composite Video Cable CD-ROM（Includes User Manual） 1
1 Camera parts Flash Self-timer LED Lens Speaker Focus button Charge LED USB/TV out port Zoom button Shutter Microphone Power button Hand Strap buckle 2
Up button OK button Down button/Status LED Menu button Return button LCD Battery door Trip nut 2 Inserting the battery/and SD card (not supplied) 1. Open the battery door. (①→②) 2. Load the included battery into the battery compartment.
3. Insert the SD card into the slot. 4. Close the battery door. CAUTION! Use only the specified battery for this camera. Other power sources may cause a fire. The battery should be inserted in the battery compartment with the ends orientated correctly. NOTE: 1. Upon loading a new battery, users will need to reset their Basic Settings. 2. Do not open the battery door or remove the battery when the camera is in the ON state.
camera. ⑵ Touch to unlock all touch buttons. NOTE: 1. All touch buttons except will be locked automatically as your camera is turned on. 2. No operation in 20 seconds, the touch buttons will be locked with their lights turned off. 4 Charging 1. Turn off the camera. 2. Simply use the composite cable in the package to connect the Camera and your PC, and the charging process will be started.
Basic Settings 1 Language Preference Setting There are a total of fourteen languages to choose from. Please refer to the Language setting function. (Page 29) 2 Date and Time Setting Please refer to the Date and Time setting function. (Page 28) 3 Formatting Internal Memory / SD Card To take pictures more effectively, format the content of the Internal Memory/SD card. To format the SD card, please insert a compatible SD card into the SD slot. Then perform the following steps: 1.
Image Shooting This Quick Start provides simple and basic directions to get you shoot image or video easily. For an in-depth description of DSC mode, please refer to page12. 1 Basic Shooting ⑴ Touch ⑵ Touch ⑶ Press ⑷ Looking into the LCD and try to align your subject into the focus brackets. ⑸ Shoot with the shutter button: to enter the Mode menu. to choose DSC or DV mode. to confirm. Still image: When your subject has been aligned for shooting, press the shutter button to take picture.
2 Using the zoom This function works in both DSC and DV mode. This camera has an 8x digital zoom function; there is a zoom bar on the left side of LCD display to indicate the zoom status. Press the T (Zoom in) button which getting closer to the subject, or W (Zoom out) button which moving away from the subject. 3 Flash (Selecting a flash mode for still images) When you start to take a picture, touch to switch between Flash modes.
5 Basic Function Buttons ⑴ Power button Turns the camera on or off. ⑵ Shutter button Press to take pictures and video. ⑶ Zoom button (T: zoom in／W: zoom out) i. Use to zoom in / out. ii. Use to adjust volume in Video and Audio play mode. ⑷ Up button i. Use to navigate the OSD menus. ii. Use to set flash mode. ⑸ OK button ⑹ Down button Use to execute item i. Use to navigate the OSD menus. ii. Use to set self-timer mode. iii. Use to unlock the touch buttons.
Image Viewing/deleting 1 To view images Touch use the to select Picture mode, to review the recently taken images, and to view previous or next image. For an in-depth description of Picture mode, please refer to page 19. 2 To view an enlarged image (playback zoom) Press T while displaying a still image. To undo the zoom, press W. Touch to adjust the portion. 3 To delete images When in Picture Mode, display the image you want to delete. 1. Touch 2. Touch to select Delete option, and touch 3.
How to switch mode Please follow the instructions below: 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Touch to enter main mode menu. 3. Touch to switch between DSC, DV, Voice Recorder, Picture, Video, Audio, and Setting mode. 4. Touch to enter. Touch until the LCD displays one of the following at any time you want to change the mode. Then start from step 3.
When shooting still images 1 Indicators on the screen (DSC Mode) ⑴ DSC mode icon ／ ⑵ Photo resolution VGA／1.
2 DSC mode setting menu to access the menu. Then use Touch the and change the setting. Touch to select the option to enter the option. Use Touch to back to the previous menu. Touch again to exit the menu at any time.
Stamp Use this option to set the date stamp shown on the images. No stamp Only date Only time Date and time White balance Normally, the "Auto" WB setting will set the optimum white balance automatically. If natural colors cannot be obtained by auto WB, you can set the white balance manually to suit the particular light source. Users can select from the following white balance settings: Auto (Default) Sun Cloud Tungsten Fluorescent EV adjust Users can adjust exposure value using this item.
ISO Gain The ISO speed determines the sensitivity to light. The higher the ISO speed number, the higher the sensitivity to light.
When shooting a video 1 Indicators on the screen (DV mode) ⑴ Video resolution VGA／QVGA ⑵ DV mode icon ／ ⑶ DV time remain ／ ⑷ Present time ／ ⑸ Battery indicator ／ ⑹ Zoom bar ／ 16
2 DV mode setting menu Touch the to access the menu. Then use and change the setting. Touch to select the option to enter the option. Use to to confirm the setting change. scroll through the choices and touch Touch to back to the previous menu. Touch again to exit the menu at any time. Resolution This setting option allows users to set the video resolution. QVGA VGA Frequency Use this option to set 20 or 30 frames per second.
When recording an audio clip 1 Indicators on the screen (Voice recorder mode) ⑴ Remaining recording time. to start / stop the recording. ⑵ Stop: Touch ⑶ Time escape for present recording.
Picture mode 1 Indicators on the screen (Picture Mode) ⑴ Indicates the number of the present photo ⑵ Indicates the total photo quantity. ⑶ Image resolution ⑷ Battery indicator ⑸ Date stamp When viewing an image: Press the T or W button to zoom in or out the photo. Press the shutter button to record a 20s voice memo.
2 Picture mode setting menu Touch the to access the menu. Then use and change the setting. Touch to select the option to enter the option. Use to to confirm the setting change. scroll through the choices and touch Touch to back to the previous menu. Touch again to exit the menu at any time. NOTE: This function will be activated only when there is at least one image file in the SD card or the internal memory.
Rotate This option can rotate an image 90 degree clockwise or counter-clockwise. 90 270 Cancel Crop picture You can crop images by specifying a desired area. 1. Choose a desired scale between 4:3 and 3:2. 2. Touch and then you can push the T/W button to reduce or magnify the image, then use to move the desired area up or down. again, then you may use T/W button to 4. Touch move the area right or left. 5. Once a desired section of the picture is selected, touch to crop the image.
Voice memo Users can use this option to delete the voice memo of the current image. Slide show This setting option allows users to review all images in a slide show. Users also can set the slide show interval. Off 3s 5s 10s DPOF DPOF is a format used to record automatic printing information from this camera. By specifying which pictures are to be printed, the pictures can be printed easily by DPOF-compatible printing service labs or on a personal DPOF-compatible printer.
Video mode 1 Indicators on the screen (Video Mode) ⑴ Indicates the number of the present video clip. ⑵ Indicates the total video quantity. ⑶ Play status indicator. Stop, Play, or Pause. ⑷ Battery status indicator. ⑸ Progress bar. ⑹ Volume indicator. When viewing a video When viewing a video file, the first frame of the whole video will be shown on the screen. to start playing, and touch it again to pause. 1. Touch 2. Press the shutter button to stop the playing. 3.
2 Video mode setting menu Touch the to access the menu. Then use and change the setting. Touch to select the option to enter the option. Use to to confirm the setting change. scroll through the choices and touch Touch to back to the previous menu. Touch again to exit the menu at any time. Delete Users can delete the current file, or all files under this option: Current All Cancel Protect Users can prevent video files from accidental erasure.
Audio mode 1 Indicators on the screen (Audio Mode) Touch to choose a clip from the play list, and then touch ⑴ Indicates the present playing file. ⑵ Indicates the recorded date / time. ⑶ Indicates the length of the present file. ⑷ Volume indicator. ⑸ Play status indicator. Stop, Play, or Pause. ⑹ Playing process bar. When listening to an audio clip 1. Touch 2. Touch to start playing, and touch it again to pause. 3. Push the T or W button to adjust the volume. to stop the playing. 25 .
2 Audio mode setting menu Touch the to select the option to access the menu. Then use and change the setting. Touch to enter the option. Use to to confirm the setting change. scroll through the choices and touch Touch to back to the previous menu. Touch again to exit the menu at any time. NOTE: When the voice file is in whole screen mode, touch to configure the audio play settings.
Setting mode to access the menu. Then use Touch the and change the setting. Touch Touch to back to the previous menu. Touch again to exit the menu at any time. Sound effect Use this option to turn on or off the sound effect of the camera. Welcome picture Use this option to set a welcome screen when turning the camera on. Use the default flash as the welcome screen. Customize User can use a photo as the welcome picture. Off to to confirm the setting change.
NOTE: 1. Before connecting the camera as a PC-Camera, please install the driver on the CD-ROM first. 2. While in Mass storage mode, you can copy photo, video or audio files from your camera to the PC. Date and time Use this option to set the date and time. Push the T/W button to change between fields. Use date. to adjust the number or the format of the Tip: Dates can be set in these formats: YYYY. MM. DD MM. DD.
Auto power off Use this option to set a period of inactivity after which the camera will switch itself off. This option has these settings: 1min 3min 5min Never Language Users can select a language from the following: English／Simplified Chinese／Traditional Chinese／ French／Italian／Spanish／German／Korean／ Japanese／Russian ／Polish／Czech／Dutch／ Danish / Thai Default Use this option to reset all settings to the factory default.
Connecting to your computer You can display images shot with the camera on the computer. Also, you can use still images and videos from the camera more than ever taking advantage of the software. 1 Installing Software 1. Insert the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 2. The installation wizard will guide you through the installation. 3. You will be able to use the application once it’s installed. Caution: 1.
2 Connecting through USB This section will guide users to download images from the camera to a PC through the USB cable. 1. This camera allows users to move images or videos from the camera to a PC using MSDC support. 2. When the camera is connected to a PC, there will be one external storage device in "My computer". 3. Simply click on the folder named "DCIM\100_FILE" to find the recorded files. 4. Copy or move these files from the camera to a PC to allow editing of the images.
Viewing images on TV screen Before connecting the camera to a TV, please set the proper TV-out protocol for the camera. (Page 28) 1. Connect the camera to the TV with the composite video cable (supplied). 2. Turn the camera on. You should then be able to operate the camera using the TV screen instead of the LCD. (The LCD will turn off when the camera is connected to the TV-out port).
Precaution • Internal memory and SD card back up Cleaning the lens Wipe the lens with a soft cloth to remove fingerprints, dust, etc. Do not turn off the camera or remove the battery or SD card while the camera is processing data, as the internal memory data or data on an SD card may be destroyed. Always protect your data by making a back up copy. Cleaning the camera surface Clean the camera surface with a soft cloth slightly moistened with water, then wipe the surface with a dry cloth.
Appendix LED Status LED Status Status LED Charge LED Self-timer LED Power Off Off Off Off Power On Flick Off Off Stand by On Off Off Flick Off Off Self-timer On Off Flick Image saving On Off Off Video recording On Off Flick USB connection Off Off On Charge Off Red Off Charge OK Off Blue Off Flash charging 34
Specifications Features Content Sensor Size 1/2.5" Sensor Type CMOS Maximum Image Resolution 4032 x 3024 Still Image Size 640 x 480 (VGA) 1280 x 960 (1.3M) 2048 x 1536 (3.0M) 2592 x 1944 Video Clip Build-in Microphone (5.0M) (Default) 3072 x 2304 (7.0M) 4032 x 3024 (12.
Compressed File Format JPEG EXIF 2.2 (DPOF support) Video Clip Format AVI LCD Display 3.0” COG LCD, 960(V) x 240(H) Multiple Language English／Simplified Chinese／Traditional Chinese／French／Italian／Spanish／German／ Korean／Japanese／Russian ／Polish／Czech ／Dutch／Danish／Thai Playback Zoom Up to 8x Video Out TV out with video & audio PC Interface USB 2.
