Benq DC S40 manual

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BenQ DC 5330 T able of Contents Table of Contents Eng lish I T able of Contents 1. Touring your DC S40 ........................................... 1 1.1 Checking the Package Contents ........................... 1 1.2 DC S40 Components ........................................... 2 1.2.1 Front V iew ...................................................[...]

BenQ DC 5330 T able of Contents Table of Contents Eng lish II T able of Cont ents 3.1.9 Capture Mode Setup ...................................................... 14 3.1.9.1 Navigating in the Capture Setting Menus ................... 14 3.1.9.2 Capture Mode .................................................... 14 3.1.9.3 Resolution ..................[...]

BenQ DC 5330 T able of Contents Table of Contents Eng lish III T able of Contents 3.4.1 Transferring MP3 files to the Camera ...................... 29 3.4.2 Playing MP3 Files ................................................. 30 3.4.3 Playing FM R adio Files .......................................... 30 3.5 SET-UP MODE ..............................[...]

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BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish T ouring your DC S40 1 1 T OUR ING YO U R DC S 40 1.1 C hecking the P ackage Contents The pac kage includes the follo w ing items: If a n y thing is miss ing or appear s damaged, c ontact your deal er . Sav e the packaging in the ev en t yo u ne e d t o s hi p yo ur ca m er a fo r se r v i ce . We l c o m e D[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish T our ing y our DC S40 2 1.2 D C S40 Co mponents 1.2.1 Front V i ew 1.2.2 R ear V iew 1.2.3 Bottom View No t e s • The L C D on the digital camera is manufactured with s ophisticat ed technolog y . Ho wever , the dis pla y may ha ve some light spots or show unusu al colors. This is normal and doe s not indi[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish T ouring your DC S40 3 1.2.4 Butt on F unctions 1. Macr o • Rec ording/Video Mode – press this butt on to ena ble Macro mode . • Playback M o de – press to select previous file. • M enu M ode – press t o mov e left in the menus. • MP 3 Mode – press to sk ip to t he p rev iou s track. • FM Ra[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish T our ing y our DC S40 4 1.2.5 M o de Dial 1.2.6 V iew fin der LED Ind icator 1.2.7 R otating the LCD P anel The L CD panel can be rotat ed 180 degrees as sho wn, enabling y ou to take pictures of y ourse lf. Green Orange ON 1. P owe r on detected 2. R eady to use or AF actio n com ple ted 3. USB connection ([...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish Pr epar ing Y our D C S40 for U se 5 2 P REPARING Y OUR D C S40 FOR U SE The Lithium Io n batter y enables you t o captur e images and video clips, and listen t o music or FM radio on the go . U se the A C adapter wheneve r possible to c onserve batte r y po wer . 2.1 Inser ting the Batter y No t e s • U se[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish Prep a r i ng Y ou r D C S 40 f or U s e 6 2.2 U sing an A C P ower A dapter 1. M ake sur e the camera pow er is off. 2. Con nect one end of the A C powe r adapter t o the DC IN 5V terminal ( A ). 3. Con nect the other end of the A C power adapter to a pow er outlet ( B ). 2.3 Charg ing the Batter y 1. Insert[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish Pr epar ing Y our D C S40 for U se 7 2.4 Loading an SD M emor y Car d All images and video clips taken b y the camera can be stor e d in an SD (Secure Digital) M emor y Ca rd as well as th e camer a ’ s inter nal me mor y . Ev en if the c amer a ’ s power is OFF , the images sa ved in the SD M emor y Card[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish Prep a r i ng Y ou r D C S 40 f or U s e 8 2.5 A ttaching th e Str ap T o preven t accid entally dr opping the camera when using y our camera, alwa ys use the strap . 1. Thread the small loop of the hand stra p through the strap eyelet on the camera ( A ). 2. Pull the large loop through the smal l loop until [...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish U sing the D C S40 9 3 U SING THE DC S 40 This chapt er de scribes the camera operating modes, and explains how to tak e pictures, mak e movies, and li sten t o audio suc h as MP3 files or FM radio. 3.1 Captu re M ode A uto capt ure mode enables yo u to tak e pictures and allow the came ra to set camera funct[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish Us i n g t h e D C S 4 0 10 3.1.3 U si ng the LCD M onitor in Manual Mode 3.1.4 L CD Mo nitor Display (Capture M o de) Pr ess the L CD/SET button to select the display format. In " Still I mage " or " Mov i e " mode, preview image with full OSD is di spla yed. The following illustr ation s[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish U sing the D C S40 11 3.1.5 U sing the Op tical Zoom The lens mov es during zoom photogr aphy . Zoom photography allo ws you t o take t elephoto and wide-angle shots. The subject appears c loser b y pres sing the butto n and appears farther awa y by pr essing the button. 1. Set the mode dial to Manual mode , [...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish Us i n g t h e D C S 4 0 12 3.1.7 U s ing the Flash The flash is designed to fu nction aut omaticall y when lighting conditions warrant the use of flash. Y ou can take an image us ing a suitabl e Flash mode t o y o ur cir cumstances. I f y o u chan ge the Flash mode, the camera will retain that setting even i[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish U sing the D C S40 13 3.1.8 C hanging the F ocus 1. Set the mode dial to Manual mode or Au t o m o d e . 2. P owe r on the camera. 3. P ress the macr o button . W h en Macr o mode is enabled, the icon is di splayed on th e L CD m onitor . [No Icon]: Normal Auto Focus (50 cm t o infinity). U se for far awa y s[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish Us i n g t h e D C S 4 0 14 3.1.9 Capture Mode Setu p This menu is for setting the basic setting to be used for photography in Man ual and A uto captur e mo des. The Ma nual and A uto mode icon s denot e wheth er the setting is a vailable for that mode or not. 3.1.9.1 N avigating in the Captur e Setting M enu[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish U sing the D C S40 15 3.1.9.3 R esolut ion Set the des ired image size. 2848 x 2160 pix els (interpolated) 2304 x 1728 pix els (default) 1600 x 1200 pix els 1280 x 960 pix els 3.1.9.4 Quality Set the quality (compression ratio) shar pness at which the image is to be r ecorded. Fine: 1/8 compr ession (sti ll i[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish Us i n g t h e D C S 4 0 16 Sport: Select this mode to take phot ogr aphs of fast-moving subjects. Back Light: Select this mode w hen the subject has a str ong light source behind it. 3.1.9.6 W hite Balance The camera dete rmines the white bala nce by a veraging the various kinds of lig ht that actually enter[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish U sing the D C S40 17 3.1.9.8 ISO Set the photogra phic sensitivity at w hich the image is to b e re cord e d. Auto: A utomatically set between ISO 100 t o ISO 200. (default) 100: Equi valent t o color ISO100. U se for ou td oor phot ograph y in b right sunl ight. 200: High-sensitive photography equivalent to[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish Us i n g t h e D C S 4 0 18 3.1.9.10 Exposure V alue This setting allows you t o intentionally lighten or darken the entire image. U se this sett ing when the optimum brightness (exposure) cannot be obtained, for example, when the brightness between the subject and the backg round is not balanced or when the [...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish U sing the D C S40 19 3.1.9.11 M e tering The camera calculates the exposure lev el before a photograph is taken. Center-weighted A verage: The camera adjusts itself based on the a verage light measur ement ov er the cente r region of the view finder . (default) Spot: The e xposure is measur ed in a very smal[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish Us i n g t h e D C S 4 0 20 3.2 T aking V ideos V ideo mode en ables you to r ecord video cl ips. The video length dep ends on the capacity of the inserted memory card or bu ilt-in memory . Set the mode dial to tak e mo ving images w ith v oice r e cor ding . The camera shows the preview image on the L CD mon[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish U sing the D C S40 21 3.2.2 M ov ie Sp ecial Effect Enables y ou to appl y a tone or co lor to y our video clips to cr eate an art istic effect. RGB: V ideo clips using standard settings. (default) B&W: V i deo cl ips include no colo rs except black, white and shad es of gray . This is another easy way t [...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish Us i n g t h e D C S 4 0 22 3.3 Pla y ing Bac k I mages Playbac k mode enables you t o v iew your ima ges or movies either o ne at a time or in thumbnail mode. 1. Set the mode dial to and powe r on the camera. The last rec orded image or movie appears on the L CD monitor . 2. P ress the button to ad vance to [...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish U sing the D C S40 23 3.3.2 Play ing Back Mo v ies Pr ess the shutter butt on to pla y back movies that you ha ve r e cor ded. Press the shu tter butt on again to stop mo vie pl a yback. Pr essing zoom in to incr ease the movie pla yback v olume. P ress z o om out to decr ease the volum e. The v olume indicat[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish Us i n g t h e D C S 4 0 24 3.3.3 Thumbnail Display This function allows y ou to view nine thumbnail images on the L CD monitor simultaneously so that yo u can quickly scan fo r a part icular image. 1. P ress the L CD/SET button until nine images are displa yed sim ultaneously . 2. P ress zoom in and zoom out[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish U sing the D C S40 25 3.3.5 Z oom Pla yback The camera has up t o 4x pla yback digital zoom. W hile reviewing y o ur images, y ou ma y enlarge a selected portion of an image. This ma gnification allows you to view fine details. M ovies cannot be display e d using the zoom pla yback feature. • Pr essing zoom[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish Us i n g t h e D C S 4 0 26 3.3.7 Playback M ode Setup This sect ion describes the Playback mo de Setu p menus. Playba ck mode Setup en ables you to erase file s, set th umbnail view mode, l ock files, a n d set the slide sh ow . 3.3.7.1 Erasing Files 1. In Pla yback Mode, press MENU/C. 2. Select Erase . The [...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish U sing the D C S40 27 3.3.8 Thumbnail Mode 1. In Pla yback Mode, press MENU/C. 2. Select Thumbnail . 3. P ress L CD/SET . The L CD display s thumbnail mode. 4. Select an image or mo vie and press L CD/SET to display the image or movie in full scr e en mode. 3.3.9 Protect M ode This function prevents an image [...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish Us i n g t h e D C S 4 0 28 3.3.10 Slid eSho w The slide show fun ction enables you t o pla y back y o ur images aut omatically in sequen tial ord er as a slid e show . This is a very useful and en tertaining featur e for review ing rec orded images and for pr esentations. 1. In Pla yback mode, press the MEN [...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish U sing the D C S40 29 3.4 Listening t o M u sic The camera featur es both MP3 and FM radio playback. C opy MP3 files fr om your PC to the camera ’ s internal or ext ernal memor y using the USB cable. 3.4.1 T ransfer r ing MP3 files to the Camera 1. Estab lish a co nnection between the camera and yo ur comp [...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish Us i n g t h e D C S 4 0 30 3.4.3 Play ing FM Radio Files 1. P owe r on the camera and select m usic mode . The m usic mode scr een appear s. 2. Y ou must co nnect your earphones for the FM radio to work (the earphone wire acts as an antenn a). Select the FM Radio a nd pr ess L CD/SET . The FM radio screen ap[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish U sing the D C S40 31 3.5 SET -UP MODE This featur e allows y ou to set up the default settings for using your camera in addition to image-r elated settings. Select y our personal pre feren ces for the camera with this mode. 3.5.1 M emor y This ite m enables y ou to format the SD M emor y Card or built-in mem[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish Us i n g t h e D C S 4 0 32 3.5.2 N umber R eset Enables y ou to reset fil e numbering in memo r y to 0001. 1. In M anual, A uto , or Movie mode, press MENU/C. 2. Press to nav iga te to th e top o f the menu, a nd then press to select Setup mode . 3. Select N umReset . 4. P ress L CD/SET . Y ou are pr ompted [...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish U sing the D C S40 33 3.5.4 Date F or mat Enables you t o set the date format. 1. In M anual, A uto , or Movie mode, press MENU/C. 2. Pres s to n av ig a te to th e top o f t he me nu , a n d then press to select Setup mode . 3. Select Date Style. The following options are ava il ab le : YY/MM/DD: year , mon [...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish Us i n g t h e D C S 4 0 34 3.5.6 Beep Enables y ou t o enable and disab le the status beep sound, which alerts you when the ca mera is turned on, or a butt on is pressed. 1. In M anual, A uto , or Movie mode, press MENU/C. 2. Press to nav igate to t he top of th e m enu, an d then press to select Setup mode [...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish U sing the D C S40 35 3.5.8 A V Out F or mat Enables you t o set the A V out format for c onnecting the camera t o earphone or TV . 1. In M anual, A uto , or Movie mode, press MENU/C. 2. Pres s to n av ig a te to th e top o f t he me nu , a n d then press to select Setup mode . 3. S ele ct A V o ut For mat . [...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish Us i n g t h e D C S 4 0 36 3.5.10 Language Enables you t o set the display languag e. 1. In M anual, A uto , or Movie mode, press MENU/C. 2. Press to nav iga te to the top of the menu , an d then press to select Setup mode . 3. P ress mac ro and flash to select the desired Language. T he following options a [...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish U sing the D C S40 37 3.5.12 S W V ersion Displays the came ra ’ s SW version. 1. In M anual, A uto , or Movie mode, press MENU/C. 2. Press to nav iga te to th e top o f the menu, a nd then press to select Setup mode . 3. Select V ersion. The ve rsion scree n displays the camera ’ s softwar e ve rsion. V [...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish PC Depende nt F eatures 38 4 PC D EPE NDEN T F EATUR ES T o use the PC dependent functions, y ou need to install y our digital camera sof tware an d connect the came ra to yo ur PC. 4.1 Installing the Dig ital Camera Software • If y our operating system is W indo ws 98SE, set up the D C S40 driv er first. I[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish PC Dependent F eatur es 39 4.2 Bundled Software Software Descri ption PhotoBase Arc soft PhotoBase enables y ou to efficiently fin d and org an ize your med ia- fil es. Use it to crea te sli de sh ows, W eb albums, or v ideo postcards, and sha re y our media- files w ith yo ur friends on the Int ernet. PhotoI[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish PC Depende nt F eatures 40 4.3 T ransferr ing Files w ith your PC This section e xplains ho w t o transfer images, mo v ies, and MP3 files with your PC us ing W indows XP/ME/2000/98SE 4.3.1 T r ansfer ring Images, Mo v ies, and MP3 Files 1. T urn on the PC. 2. S w itch on the ca mera. 3. Connect the camera t [...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish PC Dependent F eatur es 41 4.4 V iew ing Images on TV 1. T urn on the TV . 2. S w itch on the ca mera. 3. Connect the camera t o the TV with the included A V cable as shown. 4. S w itch your TV channel t o the proper video mode for view ing video in media. Consult y our T V users manual. 5. Pla yback images o[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g 42 5 T RO U BLE S HO O T I NG 5.1 Er ror M essage T able Sy m p to ms Causes Solutions Th e power won’t turn on. • The battery is out of po wer . • The AC po we r adapter is not c on- nected or is damag ed. • U se the A C power adapt er t o charge the ba tter y . • M ake[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish Specifications 43 5 S PECI FICA TIO NS Image Sensor T otal 4.24 Megapix el CCD Effective Pix els: 3.98 Megapixels Maximum R ecorded Pix els: 6.08 M egapixels Lens f=35-104 mm (film equivalent) F2.8 / F4.8 Digital Zoom Capture M o de:4x (continuous)& Pla y M ode :4x ( co ntin uous) V iewfinder Optical real[...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish Spec ificat ions 44 W eight 180g (w ithout battery) Camera Drive r PC Driv er ( W indows 98SE / 2000 /ME / XP) Software A pplication Q-link Q-music PhotoBase PhotoImpr ession Vi de o I m pr e s s io n PhotoPrinter Ac ro b a t Re a d e r Dir ectX Me d i a P l ay e r Sy stem R equirements FOR WINDOW S P entium [...]

BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Eng lish Ser vice information 45 5 S ER V ICE INFOR MATION Te c h n i c a l S u p p o r t If y ou encounte red pr oblems using DC S40 and the camera driv er program, please s end an E- mail (containing detailed descriptions of the prob lem y o u came upon, the hardwa re and softwar e en v ironment of y our system) t o[...]