Table of Content Product Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 5 Front View ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Back View ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Side View ............................................................................................................................................. 5 Bottom View ....................................................................................................................................... 5 Top View .............................................................................................................................................. 5 Monitor ............................................................................................................................................... 6 1. Getting Started ..................................................................................................................................... 8 1-1 Check List ................................................................................................................................... 8 1-2 Installing the Batteries .............................................................................................................. 8 1-3 Installing the memory card ....................................................................................................... 9 1-4 Turning the Camera On and Off ............................................................................................. 10 1-5 Checking the battery level ...................................................................................................... 10 1-6 Automatic power off function .................................................................................................. 11 2. Camera Setting .................................................................................................................................. 12 2-1 Checking Camera Status ......................................................................................................... 13 1 2-2 Display Setting .......................................................................................................................... 13 2-3 Function Setting ........................................................................................................................ 14 2-3-1 Exposure Compensation Setting ................................................................................ 14 2-3-2 White Balance Setting .................................................................................................. 14 2-3-3 Setting ............................................................................................................................. 15 2-3-4 To Format a Memory Card .......................................................................................... 23 3. Taking and Managing the Pictures .................................................................................................. 24 3-1 Taking a Picture ........................................................................................................................ 24 3-2 Recording Macro Pictures ...................................................................................................... 25 3-3 Recording Continuous Pictures ............................................................................................. 26 3-4 Recording a Video clip ............................................................................................................. 27 3-5 Recording a Audio clip ............................................................................................................ 28 3-6 Previewing the Pictures ........................................................................................................... 29 3-7 Using Digital Zoom ................................................................................................................... 30 3-8 Protect Picture(s) Against Deletion ...................................................................................... 31 3-9 Deleting Picture(s) from the Camera .................................................................................... 32 4. Installing the Software onto a Computer ....................................................................................... 33 4-1 Installing the Software ............................................................................................................. 33 2 4-2 Computer system requirements ............................................................................................ 35 5.Viewing & Transferring Pictures ...................................................................................................... 36 5-1 Before you transfer pictures ................................................................................................... 36 5-2 Connecting to your computer ................................................................................................. 36 5-3 Transferring & Viewing the Pictures on a computer .......................................................... 37 6. Using your camera as a Web Cam ................................................................................................... 38 6-1 Specification for Web Cam Mode ........................................................................................... 38 6-2 Setting up ................................................................................................................................... 38 6-3 Making a call ............................................................................................................................. 39 7. Troubleshooting Problems ................................................................................................................ 40 7-1 Troubleshooting on camera: ................................................................................................... 40 7-2 Error Message .......................................................................................................................... 42 8. Appendix .............................................................................................................................................. 43 8-1 Technical Specifications ........................................................................................................... 43 8-2 Operation, Safety and Maintenance ....................................................................................... 45 8-2-1 Operation ....................................................................................................................... 45 8-2-2 Safety ............................................................................................................................... 45 8-2-3 Maintenance .................................................................................................................. 45 3 8-3 Using Your Batteries ................................................................................................................ 46 8-4 Regulatory Information ............................................................................................................ 46 8-4-1 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Radio Frequency Interference Statement: ........................................................................................................................... 47 8-4-2 Attention ........................................................................................................................ 47 4 109876543210987654321 109876543210987654321 109876543210987654321 109876543210987654321 109876543210987654321 09876543210987654321 09876543210987654321 09876543210987654321 09876543210987654321 09876543210987654321 Product Overview Front View Sutter button Mode Selector Power button Macro Mode Switch USB connector 432109876543210987654321 432109876543210987654321 432109876543210987654321 432109876543210987654321 432109876543210987654321 Lens ViewFinder Flash Bottom View Back View Monitor Battery Cover DISP button MENU button SETUP button Strap Eyelet Multi Selector 5 Tripod Socket 109876543210987654321 109876543210987654321 109876543210987654321 109876543210987654321 109876543210987654321 6 09876543210987654321 09876543210987654321 09876543210987654321 09876543210987654321 09876543210987654321 09876543210987654321 Monitor Photo Mode F la s h M od e A uto F l as h O n F l a s h O ff Con ti nuous shoot ing F oc u s M o de ( M a c r o /N o r m a l ) Exp o su re compen sati on / Exp o su re compen sati on val ue W h i t e Ba la n ce A UT O D AY L IG HT SH AD E TU NG ST EN FLU OR ESCE N T I m a ge S ize I m a ge Qu a li t y Fi n e N orm al La rge Middl e S mal l M e m o r y c a pa c i t y ( R e m a i n in g n u m b e r o f stora ble i mages ) Z oom fact or B a tte r y L e v e l Video Mode Audio Mode Fo cus M od e (Ma cro /No rm al) Me mo ry cap aci ty - Re ma inin g tim e(s eco nd) o f s torable v ide o - Depen d on ca me ra' s stor age mem ory Audio Mode Memory capacity (Remaining time (second) of storable audio). Battery Level 7 Playback Mode 1. Getting Started 1-1 Check List Protect Zoom factor Camera User Manual CD-ROM USB Cable W Strap rist 4x AAA Batteries Soft Case 1-2 Installing the Batteries 4 x AAA Alkaline batteries are supplied with the camera. Please insert the batteries according to the following steps: 8 1. Open the camera battery door by pushing it toward the OPEN direction. 2. Insert the batteries as shown, ensuring you follow the +/- signs correctly. 3.Close the battery door by pushing it backwards. gently insert the memory card into the bottom until it is fully seated. The label on the memory card should face the back side of the camera and make sure the card edge is inside the slot. The 8M onboard memory and estimated capacities (Recordable Images, Audio and Video) shown as below: Use 8M Onboard Memory +-+- Fine 2048 x 1536 9 12 37 Normal 12 16 51 -+ - + 1600 x 1200 800 x 600 1-3 Installing the memory card Turn the camera off, open the battery cover, and Video Audio 63 sec. at 320 x 240 about 29 min. 9 1-4 Turning the Camera On and Off Press the power button for about 3 seconds to turn the camera on. The the Power LED will keep "Red" about for 3 seconds then change to "Green". You can start to take pictues or set up the camera when LED becomes "Green". Press the power button again to turn the camera off. B attery is full B attery pow er is lo w (Please change b atteries) B attery is extrem e low (C hange battery as soon as possible. A nd the cam era w ill show it the under screen) 1-5 Checking the battery level Check the battery power level before taking pictures. Turn the camera on and check the battery power level on the bottom left of the LCD monitor. You can see the battery level sign on the following mode: Manual photo mode, Auto photo mode, Video mode and Audio mode. When the battery power level is low, you will see the camera screen shows as below. 10 1-6 Automatic power off function Your camera is designed to switch to power saving status automatically and save battery life after one minute or two minutes of non use. Press any button to reactivate the camera or power turn off after 60 seconds in power saving status. 11 2. Camera Setting Before we start to introduce how to set up the camera, please see the structure of the setting and you can quickly familier with your camera: EXPOSURE WB -2,-1.7,-1.3,-1.0,-0.7,-0.3,0.0,0.3,0.7,1.0,1.3,1.7,2.0 (Manual Photo Mode Only) AUTO TUNGSTEN DAYLIGHT FLUORESCENT SHADE (Manual Photo Mode Only) Manual Photo mode Auto Photo mode Audio mode Video mode SETTING DATE & TIME DATE STYLE BEEP IMAGE SIZE QUALITY SELF TIMER LANGUAGE POWER SAVING FORMAT NO, YES 1 Min, 2 Min, OFF ON, OFF LARGE, MIDDLE, SMALL NORMAL, FINE 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 2001.01.01.00:00 12 2-1 Checking Camera Status Power the camera on, browse the LCD monitor in the back side of the camera to check which settings are active. If feature icon is not displayed, it means that the particular feature is not activated. LCD Display Features Macro Auto Flash Flash On Flash Off White Balance Auto Daylight Shade Tungsten Fluorescent Image Size Large Middle Small Burst Sanpshot Zoom factor Self-Timer Audio Battery Full Low Extreme Low Image Quality Fine Normal 2-2 Display Setting Press to set up the LCD display On/Off 1.Turn on the camera, you will see the display shows the active features 3.Press one more time to return to the original display 2.Press one time to clean ...