BenQ 9H.A1Y01.6AA manual

A C100 Series Digital Camera User Manual AC100 - EN.book Pag e 1 Monday, November 7, 2011 5:12 PM[...]

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WEEE directiv e Recycling information: See http://www .b enq.com/supp ort/recycle for deta ils. CE Regulator y Notice This devise is herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council Directives on the Appr oximation of the La ws of the Member States relating Electr omagnetic Compatibilit y (2004/108/E C); the Low V oltage Di[...]

• Connect th e equipment into an outlet on a circuit differ en t from that to which the receiv er is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experien ced radio/ TV technici an for he lp . This device complies with Part 15 of th e FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device ma y not cause harmful interfer ence [...]

Wa r r a n t y • W arranty is void if damage or system f a ilur e occurr ed due to outside factor s such as collision, fire, flood, dirt, sewage, ear thquake, and other force majeur e ev ents as well as incorrect usage of electricity or use of non-original accessories. • It is the sole responsibility of the user if problems (such as data lo ss [...]

• All original accessories are designed on ly f or use with th is camera mode l you purch ased. Do not use these accesso ries with other c amera models or c ameras of other brands to a void unpredictable danger or damage. • Before initial use of a memory card, always use the camera to fo rmat the card f irst. • Remember to slide the write-pr [...]

Do not hold the camera b y excessiv e forc e . Pl us , be su re t o p ro te ct th e c a me ra from str ong impacts. T o a void accidental falling, please attach the hand stra p to the camera and al wa ys hold the camera by k eeping the hand strap ar ound your wrist. If the batteries sud denly deple ted and caused the lens fail to retract, please ca[...]

English Table of Contents Touring th e camera ........... ........... .......... ............. .......... .......... ........... ............ .. 11 Checking the package conte nts ........................ .................... ..................... ............11 Camera ......................... ..................... ..................... ...........[...]

English Blink Detector ................................ .................... .......................... ..................... ....... 38 Love Portrait ......... ..................... ......................... ..................... ..................... ............ 38 Panorama ................ ..................... .................... ............[...]

Touring the camera 11 English To u r i n g t h e c a m e r a Checking the package contents Careful ly unpack y our kit bo x and ensur e that yo u ha ve the follo wing items. 1. User Manual or Quick Gui de 2. Digital camera 3. USB cable 4. Hand strap 5. Softwar e & User Manual CD 6. Non-rechargeable AA batteries • All pictures, scr een capture[...]

12 Tour ing the camera English Camera Fr ont and bottom views 1. Shutter button 2. Po wer but ton 3. Flash 4. Lens 5. Micr ophone 6. Speak er 7. Self-timer LED indicator 8. Battery/card cover 9. USB / A V port 10. T ripod mount 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 7 6 AC100 - EN.book Pag e 12 Monday, Novembe r 7, 2011 5:12 PM[...]

Touring the camera 13 English Rear view 1. LCD displa y 2. W (Wide) - Zoom-out, t urn off the Sh ooting mode description, or ente r the thumbnail vie w (Playback m ode) 3. T (T ele) - Zoom-in or turn on the Shooting mode description 4. Status LED 5. MENU button or ret urn to the pr evio us menu 6. Function / Delete button - Activates the function m[...]

14 Preparing the camera for use English Pr eparing the camera for use Use only the specified batteries for the camera, and al wa ys turn off the camera befor e removing the batteries. • It is normal for the camera to become warm during o peration, because the camera casing mi ght conduct heat. • The LCD display on this camera is manufactured wi[...]

Preparing the camera for use 15 English C To r e m o v e t h e b a t t e r i e s : 1. Release and open the batt er y/card co ver (C). 2. Pull the batteries out. 3. Close and lock the battery/card cov er (D). D • Y ou can select the batter y type that is used in the camera (Alk aline/NiMH/ Lithium). • For better ca mera performan ce, choose a re[...]

16 Preparing the camera for use English Using multifunctional buttons Y ou can choose camera settings by pressing the 4-wa y control or the button. 1. Lef t/Focus : • Scr olls left in menus. • T oggles betw een different f ocus modes. 2. Up : • Scr olls up in menus. • T urns on/off Face T racking. See "Face T racking" on page 23 f[...]

Initial setting 17 English Initial setting Y ou will be pr ompted 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 v ersion sho wn on the scree n. T o select a language: 1. Press > . (Step 1 is needed only after the initial setting is done.) 2. Pres s or to locate[...]

18 Operating the camera English Operating the camera The pr ocedur e below is a g eneral guideline f or basic operation. It is particularly useful if you are ne w to the camera. 1. Press the Po wer button to turn the po wer on. 2. Slide the mode sw itch to and pres s > , , , or to locate desire d options (under tw o diff erent tabs: and ), and t[...]

Operating the camera 19 English • During zoom-in/out, t here is a separa tor in the zoom bar b etween an d . For best image quality , it is recommended to use optical zoom only by k eeping the magnification within and the separator . • Flash is automatica lly turned off in the Movie Record mode. • The Movie Re cord mo de rec ords both so und [...]

20 Operating the camera English Captu r e mode Item Description Pa g e re fe re n c e 1 Shoo ting mode 29 2F l a s h m o d e 2 2 3 Focus mode 23 4D r i v e m o d e 3 4 5 AEB 35 6 Number of shots a vailable -- 7 Resolution 23 8 Image quality 38 9 Face T racking 23 10 ISO 26 11 Wh ite Balance 25 12 AE metering 26 13 Exposu re val ue (EV) 24 14 AF ar [...]

Operating the camera 21 English Mor e captur e options in the Function menu Press the Fu nction button to access more capt ure options. Dep ending on your settings, the displa yed optio n icons in the Function menu ma y vary . T o use the Function menu: 1. Pres s to enter the Function menu, the curr ently selected settings are shown. 2. Pres s , to[...]

22 Operating the camera English Flash mode The flash offers additional light sour ce (usually used in a low-light en vir onment). Y ou can captur e an image using one of the follo wing flash modes. T o select a flash mode: 1. Go to the Captur e mode . 2. K eep pressing to toggle among diffe rent flash modes and select a desire d option. Icon Mode D[...]

Operating the camera 23 English Face T racking Focuses on the position of faces (max. 10 faces) sim ultaneously . While using the Face T racking function, point the camera to w here the people (y our subjects) are lo cated. F ocus frames of Face T racking will automatically detect faces (maximum 10) and sho w on the LCD scr een. Foc u s m o d e T o[...]

24 Operating the camera English T o select a resolution: 1. Press > Resoluti on . 1. Press or t o select a setting. 2. Press to confirm setting. Aspect Ratio T o select an aspect ratio: 1. Press > Aspect Rat io . 2. Press or t o select a setting. 3. Press to confirm setting. Setting EV EV (Exposur e V alue) lightens or dark ens the entire ima[...]

Operating the camera 25 English White Balance Compensates fo r color temperatur es in different lightin g conditions, so wh ite and other colors can displa y prope rly when y ou capture images. T o select White Balanc e: 1. Press > White Balance . 2. Pres s or to select a white balance o ption. The pr evie w result based on the curr ently select[...]

26 Operating the camera English ISO ISO configur es the camera’ s sensitiv ity to light. The high er the ISO value, the brighter pictur e you can tak e in a low-light envir o nment. Y et, you ma y see more noise in the pictur e as you incr ease the ISO value . T o select an ISO value: 1. Press > ISO . 2. Press or to select an ISO V alue . 3. P[...]

Operating the camera 27 English Color Mode Adds color filter e ffects to the image or video y ou want to ca ptur e. Icon Mode Description Normal No effects ar e added. LOMO 1/2/3/4 (For Mo vie Record only) Cr eates a lomo-lik e effect by adding o ver saturated colors, dark corners, and so on. Vivid Adds an effect with v er y clear and bright color [...]

28 Operating the camera English T o select a color mode effect: 1. Press > Color Mode . 2. Press or to select an optio n. The pre view resu lt based on the curr ently sel ected effe ct is sho wn in the mid dle thumbnail. 3. Press to confirm setting. LOMO effect Adds a LOMO effect to the image or vi deo y ou want to captur e . Before After - when[...]

Operating the camera 29 English Shooting mode Select one of the f ollowing s hooting modes to fi t yo ur shooting condition. LO M O 3 Cre a te s a re t ro L OM O ef fe c t ( g ree n er tone). LOMO 4 Cr eates a vivid LO MO effect (bluer tone). Icon Mode Description Auto Mode The camera automatically deci de most settings, so y ou can captur e images[...]

30 Operating the camera English HDR Increases the dynamic range and enhances the details of dark areas. LOMO Creates a lomo-lik e effect by adding ov er saturated colors, dark corners, and so on. Fishey e Simulates a fishe ye l ens eff ect and cr eates a distorted hemisphere-lik e image. Beauty Enhancer Enhances the tone of skin so that the facial [...]

Operating the camera 31 English Night P ortrait Shoots night scenes and por traits clearly . Please k eep the camera steady or use a tripod while using this m ode. Child Increases sensitivit y and emphasizes childre n's skin tones. Sports Uses a high shutter speed to captur e objects in motion. Food Captur es food by enhancing co lor brightnes[...]

32 Operating the camera English Fire works Adds exposure time to shoot f irew ork trails. Please k eep the camera steady or use a tripod while using this mode. Landscape Captur es a sce ne in the distanc e with the focus area set to inf inity and a lower aperture value. The maximum depth of view can also be achiev ed. Foliage T akes a clear and viv[...]

Operating the camera 33 English T o select a shooting mode: 1. Press > > Shooting M ode > . 2. The curr ently selected shooting mode shows. Pr ess or to locate another desir ed option. 3. Press to confi rm setting. T ext Impro ves clarity & contrast w hen taking a close-up picture of documents. Vo i c e R e c . (V oice Record) Captur e[...]

34 Operating the camera English Driv e mode T o select a drive mode: 1. Go to the Captur e mode . 2. Press > > Drive Mode . 3. Press or , and then select a desired o ption. 4. Press > . Icon Mode Description Self-timer Auto matically tak es a picture after 2 or 10- second dela y . This mode is useful when you want to be part of the picture[...]

Operating the camera 35 English Auto Exposur e Brack eting (AEB) The AEB function automatically tak es 3 pictur es with slightly differ ent settings in the shutter speed or the aperture valu e. T o turn on/off AEB: 1. Go to the Captur e mode . 2. Press > > AEB . 3. Pres s or , and then select or . 4. Press > . AF ar ea T o select an automa[...]

36 Operating the camera English Setting sharpness, sa turation and contrast Adjusts how c olors appear in the pictur es by setting sharpness, saturation, and contrast. T o set sha rpness, saturation, or contrast: 1. Press > , and then select Sharpness , Saturatio n or Contrast . 2. Press or , and then select High , Normal , or Low . 3. Press >[...]

Operating the camera 37 English T o select a digital zoom : 1. Press > > Digital Zoom . 2. Pres s or , and then select a digit al zoom type or . 3. Press > . Date Stamp Imprints the date when a picture was taken on the picture itself. To set the date s tamp: 1. Press > > Date S tamp . 2. Pres s or , and then select Date , Date & [...]

38 Operating the camera English Smar t Scene Automatically sele cts the best shoo ting mode fr om Portrait , L andscape , Sunset , Backlight , Backlight Portrait , Night Portrait , Night Scene , Snow , T ext , Foliage , and Super Macr o . 1. Press > > Shooting Mode and select Smart Scene . 2. Press the shutter halfwa y to set automatic focus.[...]

Operating the camera 39 English 2. Once faces ar e detected, the camera will automat ically tak e a picture after a two-se cond countdown. 3. The camera continues to de tect faces and tak es more pictur es by r epeating Step 2. This face trackin g will automaticall y stop if no faces are detected. Panorama Creates a panoramic photo f rom multiple s[...]

40 Operating the camera English 4. A guidance bar appears on t op of the scr een. The scr een icon indicates the location of the cur rent screen . Pan the camera follo wing the guidance arr ow . 5. Once the scr een icon ov erlaps the green blo ck, the camera will automatically tak e the second shot. If you will only stitch tw o shots, pr ess to com[...]

Operating the camera 41 English Fishe y e Simulates a f ishey e lens effect and cr eates a distor ted hemisphere-lik e image . 1. Press > > Shooting Mo de and select Fi sheye . 2. T ake a pictur e. (The Fisheye e ffect will be a pplied to this pictur e immediately .) Pr e-composition Captur es the backgr ound first f or positioning the final [...]

42 Operating the camera English We b A u c t i o n Combines a maximum of 4 shots into one single image on a V GA (640 x 480) size, so it can be quickly used in situations such as Interne t auctions. 1. Press > > Shooting Mode and select Web Auc tion . 2. Press or to mov e to the n umber of shots y ou want to take, and then press . 3. Press th[...]

Operating the camera 43 English Movie Recor d mode settings Icon Description Video Format: HD 720p (16:9; 1280 x 720), V GA (640 x 480), QV GA (320 x 240), or W eb (640 x 480). • Video re cording will automatic ally stop when the video file size reach es 4 GB. • Video recor ding at HD 720p (16:9; 1280 x 720) will automatically stop when the vi [...]

44 Operating the camera English T o select a Mo vie Record option: 1. Slide the mode switch to and enter the Movie Record mode. 2. Press , and then select an option. 3. Press or to select a setting. 4. Press to confirm setting. Batter y status Pre- recor d: On and Off Wh en Pre- reco rd i s o n , t he c am er a re pea ts reco rdi ng a short video c[...]

Operating the camera 45 English Other settings Pres s > , and then select an option. Icon Mode Description Sounds [St artup] Sets a type of the startup sound. [Shutter] Sets the shutter sound on and off. [Operation] Sets the button (excluding shutter) sound on and off. [V olume] Adjusts the volume o f the shutter sound, startup sound, operation [...]

46 Operating the camera English TV Format Y ou can revi ew images on a television with an A V cable . [NTSC] America, Japan, T aiwan and others [P AL] China, Europe, Oceania, and others TV Format should be set to either NTSC or P AL depending on you r regi on. For de tails about w hich syste m should be used, check with your local authorities. LCD [...]

Operating the camera 47 English Pla yback mode Slide the mode switch to to enter the Pla yback mode. While paus ing video pla yback, you can press the shutter to capture the vide o frame as a still image in the V GA format. Item Description Page ref ere nc e 1 Indicates that the c amera is in the Pla yback mode . -- 2 Indicates that the f ile is pr[...]

48 Operating the camera English Options for pla yback and editing When the camera is in the Pla yback mode, press , o r to move to diff erent files. Y ou can also s elect any of the fo llowing opti ons. Enlarging an image Magnifies an image, so mor e details can be seen. T o enlarge an image: 1. Slide the mode sw itch to . 2. Press or to mov e to t[...]

Operating the camera 49 English Pla ying back video clips View recor ded video clips in the pla yback mode. T o view a video clip: 1. Slide the mode switch to . 2. Press or to move to the video clip you want to vie w . 3. Start playin g back. • Pr ess to start pla ying the video clip. • Pr ess to stop the video clip , or press to pause it. Pre [...]

50 Operating the camera English • Slide to to decrease the v olume . Slideshow Sets the time interval for pres enting a series of ca ptur ed image and video f iles (first fr ame only ). T o play a slidesho w: 1. Slide the mode sw itch to . 2. Press > > Slideshow > or . 3. Change the slideshow settings. • Use the four -wa y contr ol to [...]

Operating the camera 51 English Pr otecting files Pre vents selected f iles fr om accidental r emoval. To p r o t e c t f i l e s : 1. Slide the mode switch to . 2. Press > > Protect > or . 3. Select whether to pr otect this selected f ile, other selected, or all files, and then press . Y ou will then see the icon indic ating the file is p[...]

52 Operating the camera English T o pla y back a v oice memo: 1. Press to pla y the vo ice memo . 2. Press to pause the pla yback. 3. Press to resume t he pla yback. 4. Press to exit playback. Color Mode Y ou can add color f ilter effects to y our images. T o add a color mode effect to an image: 1. Slide the mode sw itch to . 2. Press or to move to[...]

Operating the camera 53 English 5. Press to confi rm the change and sa ve the image file. Photo effect Y ou can add a photo eff ect to y our images. T o add a photo effect to an image: 1. Slide the mode switch to . 2. Pres s or to move to the i mage you want to add an effect to . 3. Press > > Photo Effec t > or . 4. Pres s , or to select t[...]

54 Operating the camera English T rimming Crops part of an image file, reduces the image si ze, and overwrites the image file or sa v es it as another ne w file. T o trim an image: 1. Slide the mode sw itch to . 2. Press or to mov e to the image y ou want to trim. 3. Press > > Tr i m > or . 4. Slide to or to select the target image size (8[...]

Operating the camera 55 English Startup image Sets th e welcome screen when the c amera is powering on . T o select a startup im age: 1. Press > > Startup Imag e > or . • T o use the default startup image, select Default . • T o use a c ustom image, select My Photos and pres s or to select an image. • T o disable the startup image, s[...]

56 Working with co mputer and AV system English 3. Press or and select a degree of Radial Blur . 4. Press to confirm the change and sa ve the image f ile. W orking with computer and A V system Bundled softwar e The camera offers the f ollowing program s on a CD . T o install these pr ograms, see the informatio n supplied with the CD . Connecting th[...]

Working with computer and AV system 57 English Connecting the camera to an A V system Y ou can pla y files in y our camera fr om an A V system such as TV or pr ojector . T o connect the camera to an A V system: 1. Connect the end of the smaller plug of an A V cable to the camera. 2. Connect the yell ow video plug and the white audio plug of the A V[...]

58 Working with co mputer and AV system English 7. Press . • The abov e pr ocedur e ma y var y depending on the printer ty pe you a re us ing. • If you connect the camera to your printer while the prin ter is still starting up , the camera will be automatically turned off. • Failure to follo w the abov e procedure will mak e the camera show a[...]

Troubleshooting and se rvice inf ormation 59 English T r oubleshooting and ser vice information If your ca mera cannot operate normally , see the frequentl y encountered pro blems and solutions listed belo w . If the pr oblem persists, contact y our nearest service center or technical support. Problem Cause Solution The camera cannot pow er up. The[...]

60 Troubleshooting and service information English T echnical suppor t For technical assistance, fr ee driv er updates, pr oduct information, and new s release s, visit the f ollowing w eb site: http://www.BenQ.com I cannot download images from the camera to my computer . The free space on the har d disk of yo ur computer is insufficie nt. Ensur e [...]

Specifications 61 English Specifications Sensor Panasonic 14 Mega Pixels, 1/2.3 inch CCD Zoom Optical: 4X Digital: Up to 5X (Preview) / Up to 12X (Playback) Lens f = 4.8 (W) ~ 19.2 (T) mm F= 2.9 (W) ~ 6.5 (T) f = 27 mm ~ 108 mm, 35 mm equivalent Focus Range Normal: W = 10 cm ~ Infinity , T = 60 cm ~ Infinity Super Macro: 5 cm LCD 2.7” LCD 230k pi[...]

62 Speci fications English Power Source CIP A approximately 180 base d on bundled AA batteries S torage Type Built-in approx. 43 MB SD (up to 4GB) / SDHC (up to 32GB) / SDXC (up to 64GB) File Format S till Image: JPEG (EXIF 2.2 compatible); DCF compatible Video: MJPEG Audio: WA V Dimensions / Weight 94.8 x 62.1 x 22.5 mm 1 10 g (w/o batteries &[...]