DXG Technology DXG-502 manual

1 DXG-502 User's Manual[...]

1 ■ Precautions Safety Preca utions ............................................. .................................................... ............ ............................ 4 Precautions Befo re Us e ............................................... ........... ..................... .................... ...... ..... ................... 4 Precau[...]

2 LCD Screen ... .............................................................. .................................................... . ........................... 31 Optical Zo om / Digital Zoo m ................................................. ........... ......... ............................... . ................. 31 Flash .....................[...]

3 Description on Menu .................................................................................. ..................... ..... ................ ....... 54 Deletion ...................................... ............................................................... ................. ............................... 54 Delete One .............[...]

4 Safety Pr ecautions The suppli ed Software CD is desig ned exclus ively fo r a PC. Pla ying the CD o n a stereo o r audio CD player may damag e the playe r . This is a sophis ti cat ed elec t ron ic dev ic e. Do not disas s em b le the un it; the ins ide co nta in high- vo ltag e componen ts can cause an elect rical shock o r fire h azard. To red[...]

5 Do not op en the bat tery cover when the po wer is on. If water has ent ered the cam era, turn the po wer OFF and remov e th e batter ies im media tely. How t o main tain the cam era: 1. If the lens, L CD monito r, or viewfi nder su rface is d irty, use a lens brush o r sof t cloth to wipe it clean. Do not tou ch the len s with your fin g er s. 2[...]

6 Please ch eck the package contents. P lease c ontact your dealer right away in ca se of an y item miss ed. 1. Digi tal Cam era 2. User Manual 3. Wrist S trap 4. Lens Cap 5. U SB /TV -OU T CABLE 6. Ca mera Leather Cas e 7. Software CD 8. AA NiM H Batteries x2 with Charger Package Contents[...]

7 Prod uct Overview ■ Shutter Press th e shutt er button to take pho tos and sta rt video recording. ■ Lens Cap Remov e the le ns cape befo re tu rning on the ca mera. Re fit th e cape when the ca mer a is power ed off to protect the lens a nd keep d ust out. ■ USB Cover Open th e USB cove r, whic h has a sl ot for both USB and TV- Out cables[...]

8 (1) Vi ewfinde r (2) Ph oto Mode (3) Vi deo Mode (4) Rev ie w Mode (5) Setup Mode (6) Power S wit ch (7) Red uctio n Ke y (8) Magn ifier Key (9) Mode d ial (10) W rist St rap Bu ckle (11) Confir m/Fu nction Butt on (12) Flash Bu tton (13) Menu b utton (14) Ba tter y Cover (15) Memory Card Slot (16) L CD Screen (17) Speake r (18) US B/TV-O UT Slot[...]

9 Button Operation ■ Mode S witch There are four mode s avai lable, in cludin g Photo Mod e , Video Mode , Review Mode and Setup Mo de . The LED i ndicates wh ich mode i s in use. ■ Menu button This disp lays th e select ion menu fo r each of th e mod es. For deta ils, pleas e refer to menu des criptio ns in each mod e. ■ Flash B utton There [...]

10 Inserting/Changing Batteries Turn th e digita l cam era off and foll ow th e instruc tions below. Close the battery cover. Slide th e batter y cover i n the di rection of the arrow and li ft it open as shown. Follo w the ins truct ion lab eled on the inside o f the bat tery compa rtment door and ins ert the b atteri es as in dicated. ! To avoid [...]

11 Loading the Memory Car d Turn t he camera off and fol low th e instruc tions b elow. Removing the Memory Card Turn th e digita l cam era off and foll ow th e instruc tions below. Orien t the mem oray card as sho wn, and insert it into the slo t. Press th e mem ory car d in al l the wa y. Gently push the ca rd in and it wil l eject automa ticall [...]

12 ! ! This p roduct can use an SD o r MMC memory card, with memory capacity ranging from 16MB to 512 MB. The m emory c ard ca n o nly fit in one di rectio n. Do no t use ex cessi ve f orce when i nst allin g into a memory card s oc ket; too mu ch for ce c ould cau se dam age. If the memory c ard is unreadab le, wip e its metal side with a soft, dr[...]

13 Afte r insta lling th e mem ory ca rd, the scree n will d ispla y an icon under normal s tatus. If it displ ays (indic ating that the bu ilt-in memo ry is in us e), pleas e refer to the fo llow ing four p ossible reasons and resolu tions. The me mory card format is unrecogn izable. Back up the data on the me mory card t o a PC and r e-form at th[...]

14 Follow the illu strat ions bel ow to se cure the camera strap . Put the wrist s trap th rough t he wrist strap post. Pull one e nd of th e strap th rough th e other and tighten it. Put the lens strap thr ough the le ns strap po st. Pull the other end of th e strap th rough the other s ide of the lens strap pos t and tighten it. Put one end of th[...]

15 Power Press th e Power button to turn on the cam era and press it aga in to t urn it of f. Battery Capacity Meter The batter y capaci ty meter on the camera s creen indicates: : Full (T his ic on dissa ppears 5 se conds af ter ente ring th e mode.) : Half (T his ico n dissa ppears 5 se conds after en tering the mo de.) : Low (T he icon ch anges [...]

16 ! ! Lights Descriptio ns of th e front Fl ashing Un it and th e back mod e status indicator. Indicato rs Description Mode Status Ind i ca tor Yellow / Red Indica tor Light on This ind ica tes the curren t m ode you are in, for e xample, th e Pho to Mode or Video Mode. Progr amm er/Timer Four ligh ts chang e and blink . Blin k When tur ning on t [...]

17 Use th e Mode d ial to ent er the Setup ( ) Mode. Setting Date and Time This camer a can record th e date and time o n pictu res. Be sure to se t the co rrect date and t ime befor e taking pictures. P lease r efer to Setup Mod e on page 21 for m ore deta ils. Setting Lang uage Select the language of your choice; the option s include Engl ish, Tr[...]

18 LCD Monitor The LCD scr een is used to fram e the pic tu re, ad ju st set t ing s, and re view pic tures a nd videos. It is n ormal th at the LC D screen l ooks dark er under d irect sunligh t or bright light. Info/Hint Press th e button to en ter the In fo page. P ress th e botton again to provide a Hint that of fers descrip tions of fu nction [...]

19 Description of B utton Functions On the bottom of the LCD screen ther e are butt on func tion di rec tions, wh ich desc r ibe wha t the but tons do. Menu In the Pho to/Video /Review Modes, press the button to enter the Mode Menu for rel evant set ting s. Icons Description Cente r of the Multiple controller Up/down/left/right of the multiple cont[...]

20 Use th e Mode d ial to ent er the Setup ( ) Mode. The fo llowi ng are desc riptio ns of th e settings. ■ Date /Time Se t This al lows the cam era to record the date a nd time on pictures. Correct d ate and time shoul d be set before taking p ictures. ■ Light F requency Adjusts t he power frequency to your reg ional s etting, s uch as 50Hz (E[...]

21 Menu Index Setup Mode (Continued)[...]

22 Setup Mode (Continued)[...]

23 Setup Mode (Continued)[...]

24 The selec ted pi ctu re will be saved to beco m e the st ar tu p pictu r e. Setup Mode (Continued)[...]

25 Use th e Mode d ial to switc h to the P hoto ( ) Mode. The Photo Mo de has fol lowing opti ons: Auto, Manual, and Scene Mode. Auto Mode Ico n Descript ion Focus Zone Information on the curr ent settings Indication of the curre nt mode Photo Mode[...]

26 Photo Mode (Aut o) Status of Memory Card : Memo ry Card empt y : Memo ry Ca rd half full : Memo ry Ca rd is a lmost full : Memo ry Ca rd ful l (red lig ht blin ks) : Memo r y card wri te p rotec t : Buil t-in memory : Buil t-in memory half full : Built -in mem ory ful l (red ligh t blin ks) Burst Mode / Number of pictur es Self P ortra it N umbe[...]

27 Manua l Mode Icon D es crip tion Focus Zone Information on the c urrent settings Indication of the curre nt mode Photo Mode (Continued)[...]

28 Photo Mode (Manua l) Status of Memory Card Burst Mode / Number of pictur es Self P ortra it N umbe r of pictu res tak en / Max imum number o f pic tures Flash Mode Portra it Mode Effect Mode Time and date (this i con disappea rs 5 seco nds after en terin g the mo de,.) Info Batt er y I nf o Except fo r , other stt ings ar e the same as in the Au[...]

29 Scene Mode Icon D es crip tion Focus Zone Information on the c urrent settings Indication of the current mode Photo Mode (Scene M ode) Except for “ ” other resttings are the same as in the Auto Mode. Photo Mode (Continued)[...]

30 Descriptions of the Three Modes Taking Pictures This camer a take s dig it al st il l imag es in JPE G form a t. T he numbe r of pictu r es you can take is subjec t to the storage capacit y of the m emor y (card), Ima ge Re solution , and Pictu re Qu ality. Pi ctures w ith high er resolu tion and q uality r equire m ore mem ory. Follow thes e st[...]

31 Use the to choose the Bu r st / Self Po rt ra it / Clo se - up Mode. Frame the view on the L CD scre en and press the Shut ter button. Th e Shutte r butto n has two pa rts. Press it ha lfway and hold for focus, with a r ed framing mark. The n press it the re st of the way down to sa ve th e pict ure. A icon will appe ar on th e scre en. Use the [...]

32 Using the Digital Zoom to enla rge image s may ca use slight a liasing. Note: Ful l Digital Z oom is n ot recommen ded fo r taking pictur es tha t require the hig hest cla rity. Flas h Use th e key to switch to Flash mode. Displa y Function Descript ion No Flash Turns off the Fla sh (for br ight places). Auto Auto Flash autom a ti ca ll y com es[...]

33 ! ■ Self-timer Mode The icon appears o n the u pper pa rt of th e scree n after enteri ng the Se lf-timer m ode. Pre ss the Shutter after f raming the vi ew and you will see the co untdo wn (the de fault v alue i s 10 sec onds and can be adjusted on the menu ). The front Flash Unit bl inks, and as soon as i t reaches 3 seco nds, it b links fas[...]

34 ! Focus Selection Press th e butto n in the Manua l and S cene Mod e to e nter th e focus sel ection . Set th e desired foc us zone. The Focu s Zone is divided in to five areas and five framin g marks will be di splayed on the scree n. The green one repres ents th e area in u se. Us e the buttons for se lectio n, and press the button. Follow the[...]

35 Party: For p artie s indoors. Night Por trait: For takin g pictures o f peopl e at night. A slowe r shutter speed is used. T o avoid b lurred pictures, u se a tripod. Night L andscap e: For takin g picture s of lan dscapes at night. A slower shutt e r speed is used . To avoid blurred pictu res, u se a tripo d. Beach: For shoot ing beach scenes. [...]

36 ! Description on Menu Use Me nu butto n to display/hide the me nu. Here a re the d escripti ons: ■ Image Resolution Four resolut ion optio ns are availab le for ta king stil l images, including VGA, 3MP, 5MP, a nd 8MP. Pictures with h igher reso lution can be printed c learly , but con sume more m emory a nd take l onger to wri te to memor y. [...]

37 Tungsten : For tak ing pictu res indoo rs unde r incandesc ent lig hting. Fluoresc ent: F or taki ng pictur es indoo rs unde r fluore scent lig hting. Cloudy Day: For taking p ictures o utdoors on a cloud y day. ● EV Compensa tion The Ex posure V alue (E V) c ompensa tion can be a djuste d automat icall y , or manu ally in 20 level s from -2 .[...]

38 ■ Off Choose “ OFF” to close al l eff ect funct ions. ■ Black and White This op tion is for b lack-and -white pictures. ■ Vivid Choose this to st ress the c ontra st betw een colo rs and satur ation, ma king pictu res look m ore colofu l. ■ Sepia This eff ect makes pictu res have an antique l ook. ■ Advanced Settings ■ Self Timer[...]

39 Menu Index Record Mod e Photo Mode (Continued)[...]

40 Adv anced Setti ngs Photo Mode (Continued)[...]

41 Phot o Mode Photo Mode (Continued)[...]

42 Photo Mo de Twelve bui lt -in sce nes are provid ed Photo Mode (Continued)[...]

43 Advanced Settin gs Photo Mode (Continued)[...]

44 Use th e Mode d ial to switc h to the Video ( ) Mode. Recording Videos You can use the D XG-5 02 to r eco rd a vide o with MPE G-4 form at, and use the upper mi crop hon e to reco rd the audio . (The aud io recor ding func tion ca n be tur ned off. ) The length of vid eo recor ding is subjec t to the m emory capacit y, as well a s the im age res[...]

45 Follow th ese steps to reco rd a video. Turn on the cam era and set up the da te and tim e (Ple ase refer to Da te and T ime Se t). Use th e Mode d ial to switc h to Vi deo ( ) Mode, the ic on is shown on the screen . Set t he im age res olution and pi cture quality accordi ng to your nee ds. Frame the view you want to record o n the s creen. Pr[...]

46 Menu Index Video Mode (Continued)[...]

47 Use th e Mode d ial to switc h to Rev iew Mode . View pictu res and v ideos in the Revie w Mode. Ic ons on the screen and func tions v ary dependin g on the f ile forma t. Picture Ic on Desc riptio n Curren t pic ture in forma tion Informat ion abou t the cu rrent mode Revie w Mode[...]

48 ! Review Mode Picture with aud io reco rd (refe r to the audio reco rding). Protect Mo d e Curren t file f orma t (Pic ture ) Curren t fi l e index /Total file numb er Date a nd Time (i n five seconds a fter en tering this mod e, chang es to ) Magnif ication Mo de/Recor ding Info Bat t e r y In f o Image resolu tion fo r photos White Balan ce fo[...]

49 Video Thumbnail Display Use th e button to displa y thumbna ils. Selec t a thumb nail pi cture (vid eo) and pre ss the button to displa y that p icture (video ) in fu ll size. Icon Descri ption Review Mode Protect Mod e Curren t file f orma t (Vid eo) Curren t fi l e index /Total file num ber Video Recording T ime Date a nd Time (5secon ds afte [...]

50 Playing Video Select the vide o and pre ss th e button to pla y the v ideo. To pau se, pres s the button again . Pre ss the butto n to st op during playbac k. Picture Magnification Mode When sel ecting a picture file, press the button to enter the Pictu re Magn if ica tion Mode. In the Magnif ication M ode, p ress the / buttons to z oom in/out t[...]

51 Audio Record When sel ecting a picture file, press the button to record th e audio record o f the pictur e. Press th e button to st op recording. The red fram ing mark becomes sm al le r when increasing the magnif ac tio n valu e. When the m emor y is full , the text blinks an d the camer a stops recordi ng. Revie w Mode (Continued)[...]

52 Playing/D eleting the Audio Record If the se lected p icture has an audi o record, th e icon will be s hown above the pi cture. Pr ess the button to en ter th e mode of p laying /delet ing the audio record and fol low th e direc tions be low. ■ Playing the Audio Record Press th e button to pl ay the aud io file in the Pla y/Delete Mo de, the a[...]

53 Adjusting Volume When sel ecting video c lips or pictu re with an aud io rec ord, pres s the button t o adjust the vo lume, either before or d uring p layback. Pres s the or buttons to adjust the vol ume; the lowes t volume is mute. Before pla ying audio record Playing au dio re cord Before vid eo is pla ying Whil e vide o is play i ng Revie w M[...]

54 Description on Menu Use the Me nu butto n to display /hide th e menu. T he follo wing a re descri ptions : ■ Deletion ■ Delete One This d eletes th e unwan ted f iles f rom the m emory card. N OTE: The f ile can no t be res tored on ce deleted. ■ Delete All This d eletes a ll fi les fro m the m emory card . NOTE : The file ca n not be r es[...]

55 Starting t he Slid e Show. To cancel th e Slid e Show, pre ss the button. ■ Display Interval Select the sl id e sho w displ a y interv al fro m 1 to 10 seco nds. ■ Repeating the Slide Show Choose to repeat the Slid e Show, with t wo options : (Repeat) and (No Repeat ). ■ DPOF (Digital Print Order For mat) This se tting s tores th e digit a[...]

56 Menu Index Deletion If the s elected file h as been set for p rote ction , it s hows … Single Protection (Single P rotec tion Remove ) All Pro tect ion/ Remove Protection Slide Show Dire ct Pr int ing Revie w Mode (Continued)[...]

57 Deletion The file is p rotected a nd cannot be deleted (T he icon bl inks) Selec t Previou s/Next Come back after 0.5 se conds Afte r the se cond pic ture is deleted, th e ori ginal thir d pictu re becomes t he second an d the to tal file num ber decreases by one. Revie w Mode (Continued)[...]

58 Single Protection (Single Pr ote ction Re mov e ) Displa ys this messag e if th e protec tion of a sing le file is removed . All Protection/ Remove Protection Review Mode (Continued)[...]

59 Slide Show This messag e appe ars when entering t he Slid e Show, DPOF, Direc t Printing Mode wit h only videos but no p ictur es on the mem ory c ard. Starting the Slide Show… Review Mode (Continued)[...]

60 Skip over it if the second file is a video. Direct Printing Before c onnec tion Connec t th e came ra w ith a p rint er t hat su pports Direct Printin g. Connec tion OK Revie w Mode (Continued)[...]

61 The follo wing op tions show up o nly wh en the prin ter suppor ts these fu nction s. Current P ictur e/T ota l File Numb er Skip o ver a pict ure fil e. Revie w Mode (Continued)[...]

62 ■ Printing Notices ! If you plug the USB cable into other device instead of a printer in the Direct Printin g Mode, disconnect the USB cable and restart the camera. If the screen displays one of the following messages, there might be a problem with the printe r. Examine th e printer status. Often the problems are the result of the printer bein[...]

63 Switch fr om any mode to PC M ode by plug ging the USB cable in to the USB po rt on th e camera. ■ Removable HDD ( Hard Drive) The came ra memor y card c an be used as a rem ovable HDD. Aft er making a conn ection, transfer the dat a from the m emory ca rd to your PC o r from the PC to th e memory card. When the cam era sc reen go es dark, you[...]

64 ■ Data Find th e DCIM fo lder in the m emory ca rd of th e came ra from a P C. The da ta stru cture i s as follo ws: When files in the 100 DGCAM fo lde r re ach DAT A9999, the came ra wi ll autom at ica ll y make a new fold er named 101 DGCAM, where new pictures, videos, and audio files w ill be saved. When th e file index reaches 9999 a gai n[...]

65 Use th e TV- Out funct ion prov ided b y the cam era to tr ansfe r the ima ges to a telev ision. Please fo llow the se step s: B e fore gett ing sta rted, set the Video Out setting t o either NTSC or P AL, accord ing to your reg ional setting (Th e Uni t ed Sta tes u se s NTS C). Ple ase re fer to t h e Setu p Mode /Vide o Out. Use th e video c [...]

66 ■ Installing the Software on a P C You can use an d opera te th e “storage d evice” and “ video device ” provided b y the camera th rough a PC. Before operatio n, foll ow th e instru ctions be low to install the so ftware d river s. 1. Insert the Sof tw ar e CD sup pli ed b y the pack age int o th e CD-R O M drive . 2. The Auto -run pr[...]

67 6. Click "Next" to con tinue t he se tup program . 7. Afte r the in stalla tion is comp leted, th e follo wing s creen will app ear. C lick "F inish" to comp lete the applica tion inst alla tion. Installing the Software (Continued)[...]

68 ■ Installing the Appli cation Programs on a PC Installi ng the NewS oft ap plication prog rams (Tak e MP38 for exam ple) 1. Insert the Sof tw ar e CD sup pli ed by the pack age in to the CD-R O M drive . 2. The Auto -run pro gram will be exe cuted an d the welcom e screen will app ear the f ollow ing mess age: (I f your CD-R OM drive do esn&ap[...]

69 6. Click "Yes" to accep t the c ondition s of the Legal Disclai mer and c ontinu e the in stallat ion. 7. After en tering the appli cation setup scre en, click "Next" to continue. 8. Press "Yes" to accep t the c ondition s of Sof twar e License Agree ment and contin ue the insta llation. Installing Application Progr[...]

70 9. Follow the ins ta ll at ion wiza rd to selec t the fold er locat i o n. 10. Select the program fold er nam e and click " Nex t" to conti nue. 11. Click "Ye s" to acce pt the con ditions o f the Soft ware Licen se Ag reement an d contin ue the instal latio n. Installing Application Programs (Continued)[...]

71 12. The follo win g scr ee n w il l appear . Cli ck "Fin ish" to comp le te the app licat ion in stall at ion. 13. The Windows Med ia appl ica tion has been insta l led succes sfu ll y. Click " OK" to cont inu e. 14. Go to Dire ctX9 fo r setti ng, and cl ick “Set” after co nfirm ation Installing Application Programs (Cont[...]

72 ■ Product Specificati ons Image sen sor 1/2. 5” CCD Pixel 5.0 Meg apixels Lens W : F2.8 f=5.8mm T : F4.8 f=17.4mm Focus Distan ce 4 to 20 inches (m acro) 20 in. to infinity (people /l a ndscap e) Shutter Speed Mechani cal shu tter & E lect rical shut ter (3 sec~1 /2000 se c) Display Screen 1.5” LTPS full color LC D (502 x 240 PIXELS) S[...]

73 Pict u re Resoluti on Picture : VGA, 3MP, 5MP, 8MP Video: VGA (640 x 480) (10fps ) QVGA (320 x 240) (20fps) Picture Quali ty Picture: Best/Sta ndard/ Ba si c Video : Bes t/Stand ard/ Basic Interfaces US B 2.0 Video Output (NTS C/PAL Sele cta ble ) Languages Engli sh/T ran ditio nal Ch ine se/ Japanese / Ge rm an/F renc h/ Italian/S panish Auto S[...]