Benq DC C50 manual

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BenQ DC 5330 T able of Contents Table of Contents Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s I Eng lish 1. Touring your DC C50 ................................... 1 1.1. Checking package contents ................................. 1 1.2. Parts of the DC C50 and their names ................. 1 1.2.1. Front View .....................................................[...]

BenQ DC 5330 T able of Contents Table of Contents T a ble of Contents II Eng lish 3.4. Aperture-priority Mode ...................................... 22 3.5. Full Manual Mode ............................................... 22 3.6. Portrait Mode ...................................................... 23 3.7. Sports Mode ...............................[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual T ouring your DC C50 1 Eng lish T OUR ING YOUR DC C50 1.1. Chec king package conte nts The package should inclu de the following items: 1.2. P art s of the DC C50 and their names 1.2.1. Fr ont View • DC C50 digital camera • Lithium-ion Batt er y (rechargable) • SD M emor y Card • AC p o w e r a d a p t e r •[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual T ouring your DC C50 2 Eng lish 1.2.2. R ear View 1. ! Diopte r adjustment dial 2. ! V iew finder 3. ! V iew finder LED 4. ! / Zoom button 5. ! Speak er 6. . Me n u b u t t o n 7. . Display button 8. ! Strap attachment 9. ! Command d ial 10. !. Delete button 11. ! Tr i p o d s o c k e t 12. ! Battery/ SD Memory Card c[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual T ouring your DC C50 3 Eng lish 1.2.3. M o de Dial 1.2.4. V iew finder LED Indicator Color State Descript ion Photograph y Mode Setup Mod e Charge Mode PC M ode Battery Green On AE or AF is locked with the Shutter butto n held ha lf down. In st andby mode. In c ommunicatio n to PC. (SD M emor y Ca rd is inse rted. ) U[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Pr epar ing y our D C C50 for using 4 Eng lish P REPAR ING YOUR D C C50 FOR USING 2.1. Loading the batter y 2.2. U sing an A C P ow er A dapter: N ote • ! U se only the spe cified battery t yp e (Lithium I on). • ! If you ar e not going to use the batt er y for an extended pe r iod of time, remo ve it fr om the ca[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual P repar ing y our D C C50 for using 5 Eng lish 2.3. H o w to ch arge the Batter y : 2.4. Loadig an SD M emor y Card: All images and video clips tak en by the camera can be stor ed in an SD (Secur e Dig ital) Mem o r y C a rd . ! E ven if the cameraís power is OFF , the images sa ved in the SD M emor y Card are not e [...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Pr epar ing y our D C C50 for using 6 Eng lish 2.5. A ttaching the Strap: N ote • If the ca mer a is pow ered-on without the card, the # NO CARD # message appears on the L CD monit or . • T o prevent valuable data from being accidentally erased from an SD M emory Card y o u can slide the wr ite-pr otected tab (on [...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Us i n g t h e D C C 5 0 7 Eng lish U SING THE D C C50 This section descr ibes the ten modes included in this camera. An in-depth c overage of these modes will be further described. H ere are the t en main functions o f this camera: Wo r k i n g M o d e 3.1. A uto Capture Mode ! [ ] 3.1.1. Compose the pictures Y our c[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Us i n g t h e D C C 5 0 8 Eng lish ! U sing the L CD monitor L CD M onitor Display (Capture M ode) The [ ] Display button can select display format. Whether in !# Still I mage # or ! # Mov ie # mode, prev iew image with full OSD is displayed. OSD (on-screen-display) full display OSD display OFF L CD monitor OFF N ote[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Us i n g t h e D C C 5 0 9 Eng lish 3.1.2. U sing the Opt ical Zoom The lens mov es dur ing the zoom p hotography . Zoom photography allows y ou to take telephoto and wide-angle shots . The subject appears closer b y pressing the [ ]butt on and appears farther a way by pressing the [ ] butt on. 3.1.3. U sing th e Digi[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Us i n g t h e D C C 5 0 10 Eng lish 3.1.4. U sing the Self-t imer The [ ] self-timer bu tton can select the captu r ing mode between !# OFF # (default) and # Self timer (2 sec., 10 sec., 10+2 sec. or I n te r val) # . [2 sec.] The ca mera automati cally t akes a pict ure after two se conds delay . [10 s ec.] The came[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Us i n g t h e D C C 5 0 11 Eng lish 3.1.5. U sing the Flash The flash is designed to function aut omatically when lighting conditions warrant the use of flash. Y ou can take a n image using a suitable flas h mo de t o yo ur circumstances. I f you cha nge the flash mode, the camera will retain that setting even if the[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Us i n g t h e D C C 5 0 12 Eng lish 3.1.6. Chang ing the F ocus 1. Set the mode dial to one of [ ], [ P ], [ TV ], [ AV ], [ M ], [ ], [ ], [ ] , [ ] and po wer on the camera. 2. T ogg le the [ ] Focus bu tton. The selected focus mode is displayed on the L CD monitor . [no indication]: Normal A uto F ocus (0.8m to in[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Us i n g t h e D C C 5 0 13 Eng lish 3.1.7. Chang ing the Exp osure C o mpensation This setting [ ] allows you to int entionally lighten or dark en the entire i mage. Use this setting when the optimum brightness (exposure) cannot be obtained, for example, when the bright ness between the subject and the background is [...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Us i n g t h e D C C 5 0 14 Eng lish 3.1.8. Capture Mode Setup This menu is for setting the basic setting to be used for photogra ph y in the [ ], [ P ], [ TV ], [ AV ], [ M ], [ ], [ ], [ ] , [ ]photog raphy m o des. N ote • W hile selecting “Back light compensation capturing mode” , the EV value sets to +1.3 E[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Us i n g t h e D C C 5 0 15 Eng lish 3.1.8.1. Picture Setting The Picture Setting c ontains 5 items: Size, Quality , Sharpness, Contrast and Color . The tables below sho w the appro ximate number of images that can be stored o n St ill Image and Movie Imag e mo de. Still Image M o de Quality mode (Compression Rate) Im[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Us i n g t h e D C C 5 0 16 Eng lish Mo vie Image M o de Quality mod e (Compression Rate) Image Size Photography time (sec.)(max.) Fine (1/10) FULL (320 x 240) 30 HALF (160 x 120) 90 Standard (1/14) FULL (320 x 240) 45 HALF (160 x 120) 120 Econom y (1/19) FULL (320 x 240) 60 HALF (160 x 120) 180 N ote • The above da[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Us i n g t h e D C C 5 0 17 Eng lish 3.1.8.2 . F u nction Set ting The Fun ction Setting contains 6 it ems: Capture M ode, V oice M emo, L CD Brightness, Digital Zoom, Pr ev iew and Interval/Count. Capture Mode Set the captur e mo de at which the image is to be reco rde d. [Single ]: 1 shot mode can be set (default). [...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Us i n g t h e D C C 5 0 18 Eng lish Digital Zoom Enlarge the ce nter of the screen an d takes photograph s with the focal distance increased by factor of 4.0 . [ON]: Enable dig ital zoom photogr aph y (default). [OFF]: Disable digital zoom photogr aph y . Pre v ie w Set to displa y a photog raphed image on the L CD m[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Us i n g t h e D C C 5 0 19 Eng lish 3.1.8.3 . AE/A WB Set ting The AE/A WB Setting contains 4 item s: W hite ba lance, M e tering , ISO and Manual WB. This menu is not a vailable in the [ ]A uto and [ ]mode. W hite Balance The camera dete r mines the whit e balance by a veraging the va rious kinds of light that actua[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Us i n g t h e D C C 5 0 20 Eng lish N ote • In [ ] , [ ], [ ], [ ] or [ ] mode, the ISO w ill be automatically set between ISO 100 t o ISO 400. • In [ TV ], [ AV ] or [ M ] mode, during 100, the ISO w ill be fix ed to ISO 100; during 200, the ISO will be fixed to ISO 200; during 400, the ISO will be fix ed to ISO[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Us i n g t h e D C C 5 0 21 Eng lish 3.2. P rogr am M ode ! [ P ] The camera aut omatically adjusts the shutt er speed and the aperture value according t o the bright ness of an object. It is possible to change the white bala nce, the metering system and ex po sur e compensation in program mode. 1. Set the mode dial t[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Us i n g t h e D C C 5 0 22 Eng lish 3.4. A p er ture-prior ity M ode ! [ A V ] ! In this mode, photographs are taken with the prior ity given to aperture. The camera automatically se ts the shutt er speed according to the aper ture. A small aperture value pr o duc es a por trait photo w ith an out-of- fo cus bac kg r[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Us i n g t h e D C C 5 0 23 Eng lish 3.6. P o r trait Mode ! [ ] ! Select this mode to mak e people stand out with the background out-of-focus. Flash setting is fix ed to red-eye r eduction mode automatically . 1. Set the mode dial t o [ ] and power on the c a mera. 2. Compose the pictur e. 3. Pr ess the shutter butt [...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Us i n g t h e D C C 5 0 24 Eng lish 3.9. V ideo M ode ! [ ] ! The movie mode allows y ou to rec ord video clips at the size of 320 x 240 pix els and160 x 120 pixels. By dialing the MODE sw itch t o [ ] position, the camera can ta ke moving image with “voic e” r ecording. The camera show s the prev iew image on th[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Us i n g t h e D C C 5 0 25 Eng lish 3.10. ! Pla y ing Back Images ! [ ] 3.10.1. Play ing Back Photog raphed Images (Single-Frame Pla yb ack) Play bac k photographed still images one image at a time. 1. Set the mode dial t o [ ] and pow er on the camera. • The last r ecor d ed image ap pears on the L CD monito r . 2[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Us i n g t h e D C C 5 0 26 Eng lish L CD Monitor Display (Playback M ode) The [ ] Display butt on can sw itc h the display on the L CD monitor when pla y ing back photogr aphed images. Y ou can sw itch th e display to sho w a list of detailed information. 1. Set the mode dial to [ ] and powe r on the camera. 2. Rotat[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Us i n g t h e D C C 5 0 27 Eng lish 3.10.4. T humbnail Display This function allows y ou to view nine thumbnail imag es on the L CD monitor simultaneously so that yo u can quic kly scan for a particular image. 3.10.5. Zoom Playback The camera has 2x and 4x playback digital z o om function. W hile rev iewing your imag[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Us i n g t h e D C C 5 0 28 Eng lish 3.10.6. Slideshow Display The slideshow function enables you to pla yback your imag es automatically in sequential order as a slide sh ow . This is a very useful and entertaining featur e for review ing reco rded images and for pr esentation. 3.10.7. Playback Mode Set up 3.10.7.1. [...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Us i n g t h e D C C 5 0 29 Eng lish 3.10.7.2. P rotect This function gives the image protection fr om erasing . F o llo w the steps below to perform the prot ect functions. [Print Number]: Select the image quantity from 1~9. [Date]: Select to print the date on the image or not. [Print Enable]: If y ou select “ Canc[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Us i n g t h e D C C 5 0 30 Eng lish 3.10.7.3. LCD Brig htness A d just the b r ight ness of the LCD monit or . This adj ustment does not ad just the brig htness of the image to be r ecor ded. The LCD monit orís adjustment range is withinñ5 to +5. 3.10.8. E rasing Images [ ] The [ ] button pro v ides to erase image [...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Us i n g t h e D C C 5 0 31 Eng lish Erasin g Selected Image Selec t: Erase the selected image. a. Selec t [Select] an d press the SET b u t t o n t o c o n f i r m the selec tion. • Thumbnail displa y and [ ] appear on the L CD monitor . b . U s e the , , or ! button to select the image you want to erase and press [...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Us i n g t h e D C C 5 0 32 Eng lish 3.11. ! SET -UP MODE This feature a llows you t o set up the default settings for using y our camera in addition to image-related settings. Y ou can select your personal preferenc es for the camera by this mode. 3.11.1. Basic Sett ing Card Information Display the t otal and remaini[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Us i n g t h e D C C 5 0 33 Eng lish Fo r m at Formatti ng erases all images and ref ormats the SD Me mor y Card loaded in y our camera. Pr otected images are also erased. SD M emor y Card can ’t be formatted if it is wr ite-pr otected. Soun d Set the sound ON/OFF . Beep Set the beep ON/OFF . Au t o Po w e r O f f I[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Us i n g t h e D C C 5 0 34 Eng lish 3.11.2 . C ustom S etti ng Dat e/T ime Set the Date and T ime. Sy ste m Res e t Set all the paramet er to defa ult settings. The C ustom Setting contains 5 ite ms: Date/Time, S ystem Reset, Lan guage, Vid eo Output and S ystem I n formation. 1. Pr ess the SET butt on. • The Date/[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Us i n g t h e D C C 5 0 35 Eng lish Langua ge Set the on-scr een display la nguage. Vi d e o O u t p u t Set the video output system accor ding to the country in w hich y our camera used. Sy ste m Inf or ma t io n Display the ca mer a fi rmwar e version. 1. Pr ess the SET butt on. • The pu ll down menu for Language[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual PC dependent features 36 Eng lish PC DEPE NDENT FEATURES Pr eparations T o us e the PC dependent functions , you need to in stall your digital cam era software and connect the camera to your PC. 4.1. I nstalling digital camera software • If y our operation syste m is Windo ws 98, please setup the DC C50 drive r firs[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual PC dependent features 37 Eng lish 4.2. The Software of this Installation CD Software Descr iption 1. PhotoBase Ar c soft Phot o Base, for y ou to find and organize your me dia-files efficiently . Y ou c a n use it t o creat a slide show , a web album, or a video postcar d, then sharing these media-files w ith your fri[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual PC dependent features 38 Eng lish 4.3. Do w nloading the Image(s) U nder W indows Oper ating System (Windows 98/98SE/20 00/ME/XP) Download ing Image(s) Fr om Removable Disk 1. T urn on the PC. 2. S w itch on the camera. 3. Connect the c a mera t o the PC with USB cable under PC mo de. Please make sure the U S B cable [...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual T roubleshooting (Erro r M essage T able) 39 Eng lish T R OUBLES HOOT ING (E R R OR M ESSAGE T ABLE ) Symptoms Ca u ses Solutions The power w on ’t turn on. • The battery is out of power . • The AC power adapter is not well connected or damaged. • Use the battery c har ge r to charge the battery . • Make sur[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Specifications 40 Eng lish S PE CIFICAT IONS Image Sensor 1/1.8” CCD w ith 5. 04 Mega pixels Lens f=7.2-21 .6 mm (fil m equivalent) F2.8 / F4.7 Digit al Zoom Capture Mode:4x (continuous)& Play M o de:2x/4x (continuous ) V iew finder Optical real image v iewf inder L CD M oni tor 1.5" color TFT L CD Focusing[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Specifications 41 Eng lish File Format Still Image: JPEG (EXIF2. 2), D CF , DPOF; Mo vie Clip: A VI format w ith wave sound Image size 2560 x 1920 pix els, 2048x1536 pixel, 1280 x 960 pixels, 640 x 480 pi x els Image Play Single image / A VI play / Thumbnails / Slide show Interface Dig ital output connector: USB 1.1 A[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Ser vi c e infor mation 42 Eng lish S ER V ICE INFOR MATION T echnical support If y ou encountered problems using DC C50 and the camera dr iv er program, pleas e send an E-mail (containing detailed descriptions of the problem y ou came upon, the hardwar e and software en v ironmen t of your system) t o the following a[...]