BenQ DC 3410 manual

User's Manual DC3410[...]

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BenQ DC 3410 User’s Manual i T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Introduction Features .......... ........ ........ ........... ........ ........ ......... .......... ........ ......... ........ . 2 Unpacking ......... ........ ........ ......... .......... ........ ......... ........ .......... ......... ....... 2 Components ........ ........ ......... ........[...]

BenQ DC 3410 User’s Manual 2 I NTRODUCTI ON Features The BenQ DC 3410 Digi tal Camera is a po werful but easy to use digi tal still image, audio and video recorder that links seamlessly wi th your computer. Major features include: • Long-lasting built- in lithium-ion rechar geable battery • USB or power adapter charge the camera directly • [...]

BenQ DC 3410 User’s Manual 3 Components Front View Viewfinder Flash Lens cover Self-timer indicator LED Lens Rear View Viewfinder Q-Link button Direction button (up/down/left/right) Menu/Cancel button LCD/Set button TFT LCD display Indicator LED Mode dial Shutter button Side View Hand strap eyelet DC IN connector USB connector Video OUT connector[...]

BenQ DC 3410 User’s Manual 4 G ETTING S TARTED Attaching the Hand Strap 1. Run the small looped end of the hand strap through the hand strap eyelet. 2. Bring the other end of the st rap th rough the loop and pull. Turning the Camera Off and On You can turn the camera off and on i n two ways: • Open and close the lens cover to turn the power on [...]

BenQ DC 3410 User’s Manual 5 U SING THE DC 3410 The DC 3410 digital camera has fi ve basic op erating modes: Snapshot mode, Video mode, Audio mode, Playback mo de and Setup mode. All of the camera’s functions can be accessed through these modes. The DC 3410 is designed to be fast and easy to use while at the same time giving you full access to [...]

BenQ DC 3410 User’s Manual 6 LCD Display Icon Index First Level Second Level Record mode Single shot mode Self-timer mode Burst mode Image resolution 2048x1536 1600x1200 1280x960 640x480 Image quality Fine Normal Photo effect Auto Portrait Scene Black and whi te White B alance Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten light Fluorescent light EV bias -2.0 t o[...]

BenQ DC 3410 User’s Manual 7 Taking Photos 1. Open the lens cover. The power turns on automatically. 2. Set the Mod e dial to Snaps hot mode to take still images, Video mode to shoot video, or Audio mode to record audio. 3. Switch the Focus Range switch to either Macro (fo r subjects between 0.3m to 0.4m from the lens) or Normal (for sub - jects [...]

BenQ DC 3410 User’s Manual 8 5. Select the Single Shot , Self-Timer or Burst mo de by pressing the left and right arrow buttons. 6. Press the Menu button to exit the menu or press the down arrow button to move on to the next setting. Setting the Image Resolution The DC 3410 supports four d ifferent image resolutions that can be selected fr om the[...]

BenQ DC 3410 User’s Manual 9 Adjusting the White Balance There are five white balance settings to choose from: Setting the EV Bias (Exposure) Set the EV bias to increase or decrease the ca mera lens’ expo sure value. This allo ws more or less light to pa ss through the lens. Adjustin g this setting in pa rticularly bri ght or dark environments [...]

BenQ DC 3410 User’s Manual 10 Setting the Date Imprint You can choose to have the current date imprin ted over your photos. This function can be turned off. See page 16 for information on setting the camera’s date. Setting the Flash Mode When the DC 34 10 is in Auto mo de (see page 8 ), you can change the flash setting when setting up the shot [...]

BenQ DC 3410 User’s Manual 11 Recording Audio Clips The DC 3410 records audio th rough the micro phone located at the top of the camera body . The length any audio recording is limi ted only by the amount of f ree memory remaining in the camera’s bui lt-in memory o r on the SD/ MMC card if one is inserted. Th e remaining recording t ime appears[...]

BenQ DC 3410 User’s Manual 12 LCD Display Icon Index Playback Mode You can view photographs and videos or listen to recorded audio on the DC 3410 at any time using the bui lt-in LCD display or speaker. 1. Turn th e Mode dial to Play back mode. 2. Turn the camera power on. 3. The latest. file stored in memory appears on the LCD display. Depending [...]

BenQ DC 3410 User’s Manual 13 Playing Back Audio Clips 1. Press and to adjust the volume. 2. Press the Set button to begin playing the audio file. 3. Use and to rewind and fast forward through the file. 4. Press the Menu button at any time to stop playback. Playing Back Movie Clips 1. Press and to adjust the volume. 2. Press the Set button to beg[...]

BenQ DC 3410 User’s Manual 14 1. Turn th e Mode dial to Play back Mode, turn the camera power on and press the Menu button. 2. Press to select the Lock icon. 3. Use and to select one of the following: 4. Press the Set button to make your selection. 5. Use and to select “Yes” or “No”. 6. Pres s the Set button to confi rm your choice or pre[...]

BenQ DC 3410 User’s Manual 15 Setup Mode Setup mode allows you make ad justments to several of the camera’s basic settings. The setup menu is indic ated by the Setu p icon and can be accessed in any of the camera modes. 1. Turn the Mode dial to Pl ayback or Snapshot mode, turn the camera power on and press the Menu but - ton. 2. Press once, fol[...]

BenQ DC 3410 User’s Manual 16 1. Enter the setup menu and press to select the Copy/Format menu icon. 2. Use and to select one of the fol lowing: Note : If an SD/MMC card is not in serted, only the “Format Memory” option is availa ble. 3 . T o c o p y t h e c o n t e n t s o f i n t e r n a l m e m o r y , select either the “Copy to SD/MMC[...]

BenQ DC 3410 User’s Manual 17 Adjusting LCD Display Brightness By default, the DC 3410 LCD d isplay brightness is set to “Bright”. This se tting is useful when using the camera outdoors or under bright li ghts. To maximize batte ry use, however, you can set the LCD display brightness to “Normal”. 1. Enter the setup menu as described above[...]

BenQ DC 3410 User’s Manual 18 M AKING C ONNE CTIO NS The DC 3410 makes it quick and easy to download photos, audio cl ips and video clips to your computer for storage, editing and sharing with friends and family. You can also use the DC 3410 as a mass storage device to store and transfer files of any type between computers or as a PC/Web camera f[...]

BenQ DC 3410 User’s Manual 19 Downloading Files to a Computer With Windows 98SE/ 2000/ME/XP use “My Computer” or the Window s Explorer to view and download fil es stored in the DC 3410’s internal memory or installed SD/ MMC card. 1. Turn on the computer. 2. Connect the DC 3410 and the com - puter with th e supplied USB cable. 3. Turn the ca[...]

BenQ DC 3410 User’s Manual 20 Using QLink The QLink software that is included with your camera makes it quick and e asy to download photos to your computer where you can view, ed it, email and print t hem. First, install th e QLin k software that is located on your DC 3410 software install ation CD-R OM. Just fol low the on- screen instructions. [...]

BenQ DC 3410 User’s Manual 21 A PPENDIX Warning/Error Messages and Codes Note: If you cannot turn the digital camera off with power butt on, please press Shutter and Set button at the same time to force off. Message Cause Solution Car d Fu ll Th e re is in su ffic ien t c ar d m em ory capac i ty to sto re an ima ge. De lete the sto red ima ge(s)[...]

BenQ DC 3410 User’s Manual 22 System Requirements • PC with processor better than MMX Pentium 233MHz • W i n d o ws 9 8 SE / 20 0 0 / ME / X P • M i nimum 64MB RAM • 100MB of available hard-dis k space •U S B p o r t •C D - R O M d r i v e • 800x600 pixels,16-bi t color display compatib le monitor. • (24-bit color d isplay recomme[...]