LANGUAGES ENGLISH................................................................................................................1 FRANÇAIS ..........................................................................................................58 DEUTSCH ..........................................................................................................115 ESPAÑOL ..........................................................................................................172 ITALIANO ..........................................................................................................229 DUTCH ..............................................................................................................286 ENGLISH 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 Top/Front 1 5 2 6 7 8 4 9 10 11 1. Power Switch 2. Shutter Button 3. Flash 4. Lens/ Lens Door 5. Viewfinder 6. Flash Sensor 7. Red-eye Reduction LED/Self-Timer LED 8. Microphone 9. Mini-USB port 10. TV-Out port 11. Macro Mode Switch 3 Bottom/Back 12. Flash Ready LED 13. Viewfinder 14. Auto-Focus LED 15. LCD 16. Tripod Socket 17. Battery/Memory Card Door 18. Mode Switch 19. Reset Button 20. Joystick/OK button/ Zoom button/Flash button 21. MENU Button 22. Speaker 23. LCD On/Off Button 24. Wrist Strap Holder 25. Memory Card Slot 26. Battery Compartment 16 17 26 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 LCD ICONS A B 4M 28/45 C D E A AWB N 07 / 04 / 03 02:40PM F G H I J K L M N A. Resolution B. Camera Mode C. Flash D. White Balance E. Battery Level F. Image Quality G. Frame Counter : Single Shot : Continuous Shot : Review H. Sound I. Macro J. Self-Timer K. Zoom Bar L. TV Option M. Memory N. Date / Time 4 M 28/45 A AWB N : Video Clips 07 / 04 / 03 02:40PM 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 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 ............................................................................................................................................11 Taking a Picture with the Viewfinder..............................................................................................................11 Flash Ready LED ..........................................................................................................................................11 Taking a Picture with the LCD ......................................................................................................................12 Auto-Focus Lock ..........................................................................................................................................12 Setting the Flash ..........................................................................................................................................13 Digital Zoom ..................................................................................................................................................14 Using the main menu in camera mode ........................................................................................................15 Capture mode options ..................................................................................................................................16 Self Timer ......................................................................................................................................................17 Macro Mode ..................................................................................................................................................17 Continuous shooting......................................................................................................................................18 Image Resolution ..........................................................................................................................................18 Image Quality ................................................................................................................................................19 White Balance ..............................................................................................................................................19 Exposure Compensation ..............................................................................................................................20 Scene Selection ..........................................................................................................................................21 TAKING VIDEO CLIPS ........................................................................................................................................22 REVIEWING YOUR FILES ..................................................................................................................................22 Using Review Mode ......................................................................................................................................22 Reviewing Video Clips ..................................................................................................................................23 Enlarging Stored Pictures..............................................................................................................................23 Using the main menu in review mode ..........................................................................................................24 Deleting Your Files ........................................................................................................................................25 Using Thumbnail Mode ................................................................................................................................26 3 CUSTOMIZING THE CAMERA SETTINGS ........................................................................................................27 Setup Menu and Features ............................................................................................................................29 Setting the Auto Off Time ..............................................................................................................................30 Setting the Language ....................................................................................................................................30 Setting the Date ............................................................................................................................................30 Setting the Time ............................................................................................................................................31 Setting the LCD Brightness ..........................................................................................................................31 Formating internal memory or memory card ................................................................................................32 RESTORE THE CAMERA TO FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS ......................................................................33 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION GUIDE ..................................................................................................................34 Computer System Requirements ..................................................................................................................34 Installation Requirements ..............................................................................................................................34 Using the installer splash screen ..................................................................................................................35 Flow diagram for software installation ..........................................................................................................36 Identifying your operating system ................................................................................................................37 Installing the driver and DirectX 9 - Windows 98/98SE ................................................................................38 Installing DirectX 9 - Windows 2000 ............................................................................................................40 Installing ArcSoft PhotoImpression - all Windows users ..............................................................................41 Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.1 - all Windows users (optional) ............................................................43 CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO THE COMPUTER ........................................................................................45 Downloading pictures and video clips onto your computer ..........................................................................45 Using ArcSoft PhotoImpression ....................................................................................................................46 Unplugging your camera from the computer ................................................................................................46 TV MODE ..............................................................................................................................................................47 Connecting the camera to the television ......................................................................................................47 Using the TV as a Live Viewfinder ................................................................................................................47 Reviewing pictures and video clips on your TV ............................................................................................47 ERROR MESSAGES ............................................................................................................................................48 TROUBLESHOOTING..........................................................................................................................................49 GETTING HELP....................................................................................................................................................52 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................................................................53 SAFETY TIPS AND MAINTENANCE .......................... ...