ENGLISH En CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations on the purchase of your new camera. Your camera has been carefully engineered and manufactured to give you dependable operation. Read this manual before operating the camera to become more familiar with it. This manual has been written and formatted with depth and detail so that you can easily follow the instructions to maximize the features of your camera. 1 CAMERA OVERVIEW CAMERA OVERVIEW OVERVIEW 1 2 5 6 1. Power Button 2. Shutter Button 3 7 8 9 10 4 7. Red-eye Reduction LED/Self-Timer LED 8. Port Cover 9. Mini-USB port 10. TV-Out port 3. Flash 4. Zoom Lens 5. Viewfinder 6. Flash Sensor Bottom/Back 11. Flash Ready LED 12. Viewfinder 13. Auto-Focus LED 14. LCD 15. Tripod Socket 16. Battery/Memory Card Door 17. Mode Switch 18. Reset Button 19. Left arrow / Zoom out (W) 20. Up arrow / Delete one / Self-timer 21. OK Button 22. Right arrow / Zoom in (T) 23. Down arrow / Flash 24. Wrist Strap Holder 25. MENU Button 26. LCD On/Off Button 27. Memory Card Slot 28. Battery Compartment 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 15 16 25 26 27 28 LCD ICONS A A B AWB C A A 3M 28/45 F G H I J K L A. Resolution B. Camera Mode C. Flash/Scene AWB Selection A G. Frame Counter H. Macro I. Zoom Bar J. Self-Timer K. Memory Card L. Date / Time D E AWB AWB A D. White Balance E. Battery Level F. Image Quality A : Single Shot : Continuous Shot : Review : Video Clips AWB 07 / 04 / 03 02:40PM AWB A A 3M 28/45 AWB AWB 07 / 04 / 03 02:40PM 2 En Top/Front TABLE OF CONTENTS En CAMERA OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................2 Top/Front ........................................................................................................................................................2 Bottom/Back ....................................................................................................................................................2 LCD Icons........................................................................................................................................................2 GETTING STARTED ..............................................................................................................................................5 Package Contents ..........................................................................................................................................5 Camera Features ............................................................................................................................................5 Attaching the Wrist Strap.................................................................................................................................5 Loading the Batteries ......................................................................................................................................5 Turning the Camera On and Off......................................................................................................................6 Checking the Battery Level ............................................................................................................................6 Setting the Language, Date and Time ............................................................................................................7 Turning the LCD On and Off ..........................................................................................................................8 Internal Memory / Inserting the Memory Card ................................................................................................9 Setting the Camera's Operational Mode ......................................................................................................10 TAKING A PICTURE ............................................................................................................................................10 Taking a Picture with the Viewfinder ............................................................................................................10 Flash Ready LED ..........................................................................................................................................11 Taking a Picture with the LCD ......................................................................................................................12 Auto-Focus Lock ..........................................................................................................................................12 Setting the Flash ..........................................................................................................................................13 Optical Zoom ................................................................................................................................................14 Digital Zoom ..................................................................................................................................................14 Using the Main Menu in Camera Mode ........................................................................................................17 Capture Mode Options ..................................................................................................................................17 Self Timer ......................................................................................................................................................18 Macro Mode ..................................................................................................................................................18 Continuous Shooting ....................................................................................................................................19 Image Resolution ..........................................................................................................................................19 Image Quality ................................................................................................................................................20 White Balance ..............................................................................................................................................20 EV Compensation ........................................................................................................................................21 Scene Selection ..........................................................................................................................................22 TAKING VIDEO CLIPS ........................................................................................................................................23 REVIEWING YOUR FILES ..................................................................................................................................23 Using Review Mode ......................................................................................................................................23 Reviewing Video Clips ..................................................................................................................................24 Enlarging Stored Pictures..............................................................................................................................24 Using the Main Menu in Review Mode ........................................................................................................25 Deleting Your Files ........................................................................................................................................26 Using Thumbnail Mode ................................................................................................................................27 Running Slide Show ......................................................................................................................................28 Transferring Files from the Internal Memory to a Memory Card ..................................................................29 3 CUSTOMIZING THE CAMERA SETTINGS ........................................................................................................30 Setup Menu and Features ............................................................................................................................32 Setting the Auto Off Time ..............................................................................................................................33 Setting the Language ....................................................................................................................................33 Setting the Date ............................................................................................................................................33 Setting the Time ............................................................................................................................................34 Setting the LCD Brightness ..........................................................................................................................34 Formating Internal Memory or Memory Card ................................................................................................35 RESTORE THE CAMERA TO FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS ......................................................................36 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION GUIDE ..................................................................................................................37 Computer System Requirements ..................................................................................................................37 Installation Requirements ..............................................................................................................................37 Using the Installer Splash Screen ................................................................................................................38 Flow Diagram for Software Installation ........................................................................................................39 Identifying your Operating System ................................................................................................................40 Installing the Driver and DirectX 9 - Windows 98/98SE................................................................................41 Installing DirectX 9 - Windows 2000 ............................................................................................................43 Installing ArcSoft PhotoImpression - all Windows users ..............................................................................44 Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 - all Windows users (optional) ..............................................................46 CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO THE COMPUTER ........................................................................................48 Downloading Pictures and Video Clips onto your Computer ........................................................................48 Using ArcSoft PhotoImpression ....................................................................................................................49 Unplugging your Camera from the Computer ..............................................................................................49 TV MODE ..............................................................................................................................................................50 Connecting the Camera to the Television ....................................................................................................50 Using the TV as a Live Viewfinder ................................................................................................................50 Reviewing Pictures and Video Clips on your TV ..........................................................................................50 ERROR MESSAGES ............................................................................................................................................51 TROUBLESHOOTING..........................................................................................................................................52 GETTING HELP....................................................................................................................................................55 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................................................................56 SAFETY TIPS AND MAINTENANCE ..................................................................................................................58 Cleaning the Camera .................................................................................... ...