BenQ DC3400 manual

User's Manual DC3400[...]

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BenQ DC 3410 User ’s Manual i T ABLE OF C ONTENT S Introduction Features ............... ................ ................... ................. .........2 Unpacking ............... ................ .................... ................... ...2 Components ............ ................ .................... ................ ......3 Getting Started A[...]

BenQ DC 3400 User ’s Manual 2 I NTRODUCTION Features The BenQ DC 3400 Digital Camera is a powerful but easy to use digit al still image, video recorder that links seamlessly with your comput er . Major features include: • Long-lasting built-in lit hium-ion rechargeable battery • USB or power adapter charge th e camera directly • Unlimited m[...]

BenQ DC 3400 User ’s Manual 3 Component s Front View Rear View Sid e Vie w Bot tom View Mode Dial F SD T op V iew Self-timer indicator LE D Video r ecording on Focus mode switch Lens Shutter button Direction button (up/down/l eft/righ t) Mode dial LCD/Set button Menu/Cancel button Memory card compartmen t door T ripod mount co nnector SD card slo[...]

BenQ DC 3400 User ’s Manual 4 G ETTING S TAR T E D Att aching the Hand Stra p 1. Run the small looped end of the hand strap throug h the hand strap eyelet. 2. Brin g the other e nd of the stra p through the loop and pull. T urning the Camera Off and On Y ou can turn the camera off and on in two ways: • Open and close the lens cover to turn the [...]

BenQ DC 3400 User ’s Manual 5 U SING THE DC 3400 The DC 3400 digita l camera has four basic operat ing modes: Snapshot mod e, Video mode, Playback mode and Setup mode. All of the camera’s fu nctions can be accessed through these modes. The DC 3400 is designed to be fast and easy to use while at the same time gi ving you full access to a wide ra[...]

BenQ DC 3400 User ’s Manual 6 LCD Display Icon Index First Level Second Level Record mode Single shot mode Self-timer mode Burst mode Image reso lution 2048x1536 1600x1200 1280x960 640x480 Image quality Fine Normal Photo effect Auto Portrait Scene Black and white White Balance Auto Daylight Cloudy T ungsten light Fluorescent light EV bias -2.0 to[...]

BenQ DC 3400 User ’s Manual 7 T aking P hotos 1. Open the lens cover . The power turns on automatically . 2. Set the Mode d ial to Snap shot mode to take still images, Vide o mode to shoot video. 3. Switch the Focus Range switch to either Macro (for subjects between 0. 3m to 0.4m from the lens) or Normal (for subject s beyond 1.0m). 4. Frame the [...]

BenQ DC 3400 User ’s Manual 8 4. Press t he Menu button. The Snap shot setup menu appears on the dis - play . 5. Select the Single Shot , Self-T imer or Burst mode by pressing the lef t and right ar row buttons. 6. Press t he Menu button to exit the menu or press the down arrow but - ton to move on to the next setting. Setting the Image Resolu ti[...]

BenQ DC 3400 User ’s Manual 9 Setting the Photo Effect The DC 3400 has four built-in photo ef fect modes. Adjusting t he White Balance There are five white balance settings to ch oose from: Auto : When in automatic mode, the camera will adjust itself automatically to take the best possible pict ure under the given conditions. Portrait : T his pre[...]

BenQ DC 3400 User ’s Manual 10 Setting the EV Bias (Exposure) Set the EV bias to increase or decr ease the camera lens’ exposure value. This allows more or less light to pass through t he lens. Adjusting th is setting in p articularly bright or dark environment s can improve the quality of the photograph. A higher EV bias value results in a bri[...]

BenQ DC 3400 User ’s Manual 11 Setting the Flash Mode When the DC 3400 is in Auto mode (se e page 9 ), you can change the flash setting when setting up the shot in the LCD by pressing / . There are four flash sett ings: Zooming In and Out The DC 3400 is equipped with a digital zo om feature that you can use to t ake close-up shots of up to x4.0. [...]

BenQ DC 3400 User ’s Manual 12 Recording Movie Clips Y ou can use the DC 3400 to record movie clips in A VI file format. V ideo durat ion is limited only by the amount of free memory remaining on the SD card. The remaining recording ti me appears on the LCD display in HH:MM:SS format. 1. T urn the Mode dial to Vi deo mode. 2. Press the Shutte r b[...]

BenQ DC 3400 User ’s Manual 13 LCD Display Icon Index Playback Mode Y ou can view photographs and videos on the DC 3400 at any time using the built-in LCD display . 1. T urn the Mode dial to Playback mode. 2. T urn the camera power on. 3. The latest. file stored in memor y appears on the LCD display . Depending on the type of file, the screen wil[...]

BenQ DC 3400 User ’s Manual 14 Playing Back Movie Clip s 1. Press the Set button to begin playi ng the video file. 2. Press and to adjust the volume. 3. Press t he Menu button at any time to stop playback. Deleting Files When in Playback mode you can delete individual images, movie clip s. Y ou can also delete all of the files in memory . 1. Turn[...]

BenQ DC 3400 User ’s Manual 15 3. Use and to select one of the fol lowing: 4. Press the Set button to make your sele ction. 5. Use and to select “Y es” or “No”. 6. Press the Set button to confirm your choice or press the Menu but - ton to cancel and return to the Playba ck menu. Slide Show Mode Slide show mode displays each photo in memor[...]

BenQ DC 3400 User ’s Manual 16 Game Mode The DC 3400 includes three puzzle games th at incorporate picture s that are stored in the camera’ s memory . Y ou can access the games from the Playback menu. Each game has four difficul ty levels. Setup Mode Setup mode allows you make adjustme nts to several of the camera’s basic se ttings. The se [...]

BenQ DC 3400 User ’s Manual 17 Formatting Memory Formatting an inserted SD ca rd completely erases the memory’ s contents and prepares it for use. Y ou must format an SD card if you are using it with the DC 3400 for the first ti me. 1. Enter the setup menu and pre ss to select the Copy/For mat menu icon. 2. T o format the content s of memory , [...]

BenQ DC 3400 User ’s Manual 18 Adjusting LCD Displa y Brightness By default, the DC 3400 LCD display bright ness is set to “Bright”. This setting is useful when using the camera out doors or under bright ligh ts. T o maximize batt ery use, however , you can set the LCD display brightn ess to “Normal”. 1. Enter the setup menu as descri bed[...]

BenQ DC 3400 User ’s Manual 19 M AKING C ONNECTIONS The DC 3400 makes it quick and easy t o download photos and video clips to your computer for storage, edi ting and sharing with friends and family . Y ou can also use the DC 3400 as a mass storage device to store and transfer files of any type between computers or as a PC/Web camera for videocon[...]

BenQ DC 3400 User ’s Manual 20 Downloading Files to a Computer With Windows 98SE/2000/ME /XP use “My Computer” or the Windows Explorer to view and download files stored in the DC 3400’s inst alled SD card. 1. T urn on the computer . 2. Connect the DC 3400 and the com - puter with the supplied USB cable. 3. T urn the camera power on. 4. A ne[...]

BenQ DC 3400 User ’s Manual 21 Using the DC 3400 as a PC/W eb Cam Y ou can use the DC 3400 as a PC/web cam with software such as Microsoft ’s Netmeeting (include d on the CD-ROM). 1. T urn on the computer . 2. Connect the DC 3400 and the compute r with the supplied USB cable. 3. T urn the camera power on. 4. Use and to choose between Mass S t o[...]

BenQ DC 3400 User ’s Manual 22 Slide Show : pre view full-size photos. Email : automatically launch your email program and att ach the selected photo (s). Printer : print the selected photo(s) Edit : launch your default i mage editor . Setting : change QLink default settings. Exit : quit the QLink program. Disconnecting the Camera When you are fi[...]

BenQ DC 3400 User ’s Manual 23 A PPENDIX W arning/Error Mess ages and Codes Note: If you cannot turn the digit al camera off with power button, please press Shutter and Set but ton at the same time to for ce off. Message Cause Solution Card Full There is insufficient card mem - ory capacity to store an image. Delete the stored image(s) in the mem[...]

BenQ DC 3400 User ’s Manual 24 System Requirement s • PC with processor better than MMX Pentium 233MHz • Windows 98/98SE/ 2000/ME/XP • Minimum 64MB RAM • 100MB of available hard-disk sp ace • USB port • CD-ROM drive • 800x600 pixels,16-bit color displ ay compatible monitor . • (24-bit color display recommended) Service Information[...]