DXG Technology DXG-528 manual

DXG-528 User ’ s Manual[...]

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Preface Preface Congratulations on your purchase of the DXG-528 digital camera. Please r ead this manual carefully and k eep it in a s afe place for future reference. About this manual Every ef fort has been made to ensure that the contents of this manual are correct and up to date. However, no guarantee is ma de regarding the accuracy of the conte[...]

Safety Preface ‧ Inserting the batteries upside down can cause damage to the camera. ‧ Never attempt to recharge non-rechargeable b a tteries. ‧ Do not use or store the product in dusty , dirty , or sandy areas, as the components may be damaged. ‧ Do not store the product in hot areas. High temperatures can shorten the life of electr onic d[...]

T able of co ntents Preface About this manual ........ ............ .................... .......... ..….....i Copyright ........ .................. .. ................. .. ................... .…. ..i Safety ...... .. ................ .. ................ ….. .................. ..…..…..ii Overview Camera Feat ure s .... .............. .....[...]

Connecting the earphones .............. ............ ........ ............15 Using the Camera Using the camera butt ons .. .............. .. .............. .. .............16 Using the camera L C D di spl ay ............... ..............…. .. ..18 Changing the LCD display ............... .. ................... ......18 About the LEDs .... ......[...]

Connecting t o a print e r .............. .............. ............... .35 Connecting t o a TV ............... .. ............... .............. ........35 Using the Setup Menus Picture menu .. .................. .................. ................... .......36 Au t oma t i c or M an ual m o de ......... .... .... .. .... .. .... .. .... . ..36 I[...]

Beep .......... .................. ................ . .................. .......47 Language ............ ............ ...................... .......... .......47 Power saving .. .................... ................... ................47 Default .... .. ............... ............ .. ............... .............. ..47 Format .... .......... .....[...]

1. Overview System requi rements 1.1 Camera features The DXG-528 has many features including: ‧ Digital still camera (5.1 megapixel) ‧ Digital camcorder ‧ Mass storage device ‧ MP3 player ‧ V oice recorder ‧ 3X optical zoom ‧ Direct Print functionality 1[...]

1.2 Unpacking All the following items should b e included in the camera package. If an y item is missing or appe ars damaged, Unpacking contact DXG USA immediately . Camera Earphones W rist strap Camera pouch A l k a l i n e U S B / T V - O u t A A b a t t e r i e s x 2 c a b l e 2[...]

About the camera CD-ROM (driver and User ’ s manual a pp lication software ) 1.3 About the camera Refer to the following diagrams to familiarize yo urself with The buttons and controls of the camera. 1.3.1 Fr ont view 3[...]

1.3.2 Back view About the camera Note: Refer to page 19 for more information on the LEDs. 1.3.3 T op view 4[...]

Inserting the battery 2. Getting S tarted This sect ion covers only ba sic functions. See late r chapters for details about advanced functions. 2.1 Installing the batteries The camera can use either standard two AA alkaline Bat teri es or one CR V3 lithium batter y (shown). No t e : Installing the batteries incorrectly could damage the camera. 1. O[...]

3. Close the battery door . Inserting an SD ca rd Note: Th e pictures here show a C R V3 lithium battery . The camera can also use 2 AA alkaline type batteries. Be sure the batteries are installed properly . Batteries inserted upside down can damage the product. 2.2 Inserting an SD card An optional SD/MMC card can be installed in the camera to pr o[...]

2. Insert an SD card as shown. T urning on for the first time Make sure the g old contacts are facing up as s hown. 3. Close the battery door . 2.3 Powering on the camera Press and hold the power button for 2 seconds. 7[...]

2.4 Before you start Before you start Before you use your camera, there are some basic settings you should adjust. 2.4.1 Settin g the d ate and time T o set the d ate and time: 1. T urn the camera on as des cribed on page 7. 2. Press the menu button to display the m enu screen. 3. Move the joys tick to the right to select the too ls menu. 4. Use th[...]

5. Move the joys tick left and right to move between fields Before you start and move joystick up and down to alter values in the selected fi eld. 6. Press the joystick bu tton to save the n e w setting. 7. Press the menu button to leave the menu. 2.4.2 Setti ng the date display T o set the w ay the date is displayed: 1. T urn the camera on as des [...]

4. Use the joystick to highlight t h e d a t e t y p e o p t i o n . Before you start 5. Use the joystick to select th e date type, YMD, MDY , DMY . 6. Press the menu button to leave the menu and save the set- ting. 2.4.3 Setting the beep function T o set the beep function: 1. T urn the camera on as de scribed in “T urning on for the first time?[...]

4. Use the joystick to highlight Before you start t h e b e e p o p t i o n . P r e s s t h e joystick when the option is highlighted. 5. Press the menu button to leave the menu and save the setting. 2.4.4 Setti ng the language T o set the language: 1. T urn the camera on as des cribed in “Turning on for th e first time” on page 7. 2. Press the[...]

4 . U s e t h e j o y s t i c k ( u p / d o w n ) to select the Language Changing modes option. 5. Use the joystick (l eft/right) to select the langu age option, English, French, Dutch, Spanish, Ita lian, Simplified Chinese, T raditional Chinese, or Japanese. 2.5 Changing modes The DXG-528 can operate in three modes, Photo Mode, V ideo Mode, and Pl[...]

2.6 T aki ng still pictures T ak ing your first still picture Before taking your first still picture, ensure you have read “ Before you start” on page 8. T o take a still picture: 1. T urn the camera on and make sure it is in photo mode. 2. Use the viewfinder or LCD screen to frame the picture. 3. Press the shutter button to capture the p ictur[...]

2.8 Connecting to a TV or PC Connecting Read this section to le arn how to learn how to connect the camera to a host computer and to a TV . Also learn how to connect the earphones for listen ing to MP3 audio files. 2.8.1 Connec ti ng to a TV Connect the camera to a TV as shown. See “TV” on page 47 for more details abou t display- ing images on [...]

2.8.2 Connec ti ng to a Com p uter (PC) Connecting Connect the camera to a host computer using the USB port as shown. See “USB mode” on page 47 for more information about connecting to a host computer . 2.8.3 Connecti ng the ear phones Connect the earphones to the camera as shown. 15[...]

3. Using the Camera Using the camera buttons Read this section to le arn how to use the camera. 3.1 Using the camera buttons All buttons are located on the t op and the back of the camera. 16[...]

See the table below for a description of each button’ s function. Using the camera buttons B u t t o n N a m e F u n c t i o n Mode T o select Playback, V ideo, or P h o t o M o d e . Zoom T o zoom in or out in Photo or V i d e o m o d e s . U s e t o i n c r e a s e o r decrease image s ize in Playback mode. Jo y st i ck T o navigate the display[...]

3.2 Using the camera LCD display Use the LCD display to compos e your pictures an d videos, review pictures and vid e os stored in memory , and navigate the menu system . Icons are also displayed on th e LCD display that show the current configuration. 3.2.1 Chan gi n g the LCD dis pl ay Y ou may decide that you don’t want to display icons on the[...]

3.3 About the LEDs About the LEDs The following tables exp lain what the LEDs mean. Photo m o de Power on Self-capture Shutter Flash M o d e b u t t o n c h a r g i n g Front LED Back LED R Back LED G V ideo Power on Recording Mode Front LED Back LED R Back LED G Playback Power on Playing Playing M o d e v i d e o v o i c e f i l e Front LED Back L[...]

3.4 Photo mode Use the Photo Mode to c o mo apture still pictures in th e internal in n. .4.1 Pho to mode icons o fam iliarize yourself with the 20 Phot de memory or on an SD card. The camera is Photo Mode when the mode switch is in the far right posit io 3 Use the following picture t Photo Mode icons and symbols.[...]

ee the table below for a description of each icon and sy mbol. l and Auto. 2 Size of picture. The number indicates the 3 C 4 ISO mode. When no number is shown, 5 to show the amount of 7 T i m e a n d d a t e d i s p l a y D i s p l a y e d w h e n 21 Ph S I c o n D e s c r i p t i o n 1 Photo mode icon , Manua megapixel value 8, 5, 4, 3, 2, or VGA [...]

Icon Description e s o n t h e ore bars equal 1 1 or . Where the pictures are 1 2 ates ). 13 14 de 3.4.2 Setti ng the flash ash modes. T o cycle through the I c o n D e s c r i p t i o n Autom lash, fires only when needed. 22 9 F o c u s z o n e . T h e c a m e r a f o c u s de a r e a i n s i d e t h i s s y m b o l . 1 0 I n d i c a t e s b a tte[...]

I c o n D e s c r i p t n e designed for low uction. Flash es; fires once b e fore the t. 3. .3 Using t he macro funct ion capture images of subjects o switch the macro function on, press the joystick down. An t. 3. .3 Using t he macro funct ion capture images of subjects o switch the macro function on, press the joystick down. An i o Slow sync fla[...]

3.4.4 Usin g the zoom functi on ptical zoom and a 4x e ress the right side of the zoom button to zoom in on a he zoom status is indicated by the zoom bar on t he right When the optical zoom reaches the end 3. 5 Captur e mode and sel f timer function t, multi-shot he self timer function enables y ou to take pictures of yourself 24 e The camera is eq[...]

T o cycle through the capture mode options, press the joystick Icon Capture mode , captures a single s ree shots 0 second delay When using the self timer , press the shutter button as normal. is V ideo and voice recorder mode ee “V ideo and voice recorder m ode” on page 41 for details 25 V ideo and voice r ecorder mode right. An icon will appea[...]

3.5.1 Vi deo mode icons familiarize yourself with the See the table b elow for a descri ption of each icon and symbol. emo mode 2 Counter shows total number of pictures de Use the following image to V ideo mode icons and symbols. V ideo and voice r e corder mo I c o n D e s c r i p t i o n 1 V ideo mode and V oice m icons. and videos stored in memo[...]

I c o n D e s c r i p t i o n current 4 T imer shows elapsed time of current 5 6 OP is is Memory indicator , SD card or internal 3.5.2 Using the zoom function page 24. 5.3 Using t he macro funct ion age 23 27 V i 3 Zoom indicator to show the zoom status. video and total possible recording time. Focus zone. The camera focuses on the area inside this[...]

3.6 Playback mode iew all the pictures, videos, and amiliarize you rself with Playback See the table b elow for a descri ption of each icon and symbol. Counter to display the number of the 3 e i n d i c a t o r . de Use playback mode to rev Audio recordings stored in y our camera. 3.6.1 Play back mode icons Refer to the following images to f the Pl[...]

I c o D e s c r i p t i o n 5 o l u m e l e v e l i n d i c a t o r 6 Count er showing elapsed time and t- 9 Memory indic ator, SD card or 3.6.2 Viewi ng pi ctur es and videos . T urn the camera on and ensure that it is in playback mode. 2. and 3. play video and audio 29 Pl n 4 V ideo mode icon. V (video only) total ti me of cu rrent video. 7 I n d[...]

4. Press the joystick up and down to adjust the volume of 3.6.3 Playin g voi ce fi l es as video f iles. File information 6.4 Displayi ng file information t on each image, video, splayed, ress the display button a second time to remove all file to Note: Audio and video files onl y show basic infor mation. n 30 files with sound. 5. ons to incr ease [...]

3.6.5 Using thum bnail mo full size in playback mode, o use thumbnail mode: ensure that it is in playback mode. 2. r 3. e. e highlighted to go back to thumbnail view . w function. A slide show displays nd ensure that it is in playback mode. ion er the 31 Pl de By default, each image is displayed ayback mode but you can display four or n i ne thumbn[...]

3.7 MP3 mode has the ability to play MP3 files. Only song files in rst 3.7.1 Getting MP3 Files Onto Y our DXG-528: Once the songs are in the MP3 fo rmat, they can be transferred to nd der , they can be played on the ca Note: T o be played, files MUST be in the mp3 format (the fi le e 3.7.2 MP 3 mode icons picture to familiarize yourself with the 32[...]

ee the table b e low for a descri ption of each icon and symbol. Icon Description 1 MP3 mode icon. the current track 2 . 3 V o lume level indicator . 4 T i m e r ; s h o w s e l a p s e d t i m e o f c u r r e n t 5 I 6 M e m o r y c a r d s t a t u s i n d i c a t o r . 33 MP3 mode S Counter to display number and the total number of tracks track a[...]

3.7.3 Playi ng MP3s d press the MP3 button. . Use the lef the stored in memory . lay/stop the select until 34 T o go into MP3 mode: MP3 mo 1. T urn the camera on an 2 de t and right joysti ck control to scroll through MP3s 3. Press the center joyst ick button to p ed MP3 file. 4. Use the up and down jo y stick to adjust the volume. 3s stored in mem[...]

Note: When adding MP3 files to the camera memory or memory card, they must be in a folder called MP3. .8 US connect to a prin ter or a host PC. a printer or PC, see “Installing the soft- hen connected to a PC using the USB cable, the camera will in W indows Explorer . One able mages ing the USB print TV and view images from the ect the TV to the [...]

4. Using the Setup Men ure your camera 4 the camera is in Photo mode ressed. . 4 Manual. s the ISO value, white and metering will not T o set t 1. T urn the ca ra on and ensure that it is in Photo mode. us This section shows y ou how to config and use the advanced features. .1 Picture menu The picture menu appears when and the menu button is p The [...]

4. Use the joystick to Select Automatic or Manual m o d e . 4 Use the image size option to set the size of the captured ges contain more detail and therefore T o ensure that it is in Photo mode. tton. t . . means 8 megapixels, 5M mea ns 5 megapixels. VGA 4.1.3 T e sce ne option can be set to manual , in whic h case focus, E ing, and date stamp m et[...]

Note: The scene option can only be changed when the ra on and ensure that it is in Photo mode. Pr can capture standard color images, black and white T o ensure that it is in Photo mode. e, or 5 ality can be set to high, me dium, or low . High T o n and ensure that it is in Photo mode. 38 camera mode is set to manual. See “Automatic or Manual mode[...]

3. Use the joy stick to highlight the QUALITY option. ty . .1.6 White balance option t o correct color for different ote: The white balance option can only be changed when o set the white balance: . T urn the camera on and ensure that it is in Photo mode. ight the WB option. , tungsten, .1.7 Focus selection tion to determine where the camera to or [...]

T o set the focus selection: 1. T urn the camera on and ensure that it is in Photo mode. ight the FOCUS SEL. option. leave the menu. 4.1.8 Exposur e V alue (EV) hange the exposure for your T o et EV : 1. T urn the camera on and ensure that it is in Photo mode. ight the EV option. wn the scale. ISO adjustment ent to the film speed setting on fil m l[...]

Note: The ISO option can only be changed when the cam- set the ISO value: . T urn the camera on and ensure that it is in Photo mode. ight the ISO option. 100 , 5. ave the menu. ng ion to dete rmine how the camera light , ote: The metering option can only be changed when the T urn the camera on and ensure that it is in Photo mode. ight the METERING [...]

4.1.1 1 Date stamp tion allows you to pri nt a date on the captured T o ate stamp function: that it is in Photo mode. ight the DA TE ST AMP option. the menu. 4.2 V ideo menu .2.1 V ideo and voice r ecorder mode e set to record video T o et video and voice recorder mode: t it is in V ideo mode. ight the MODE option. . 42 V ideo menu The date stamp f[...]

4.2.3 V ideo quality set to high, mediu m, or low . pace. o set video quality: and en sure that it is in V ideo mode. ight the QUALITY option. ck menu es the files stored in the camera’ s internal ete tion deletes o ne or all of the files on the current o delete files: ra on and ensure that it is in Playback mode. ight the DELETE option. king ent[...]

Note: Once deleted, files cannot be recovered so make sure .3.2 Protect t option to protect files from being ac cidentally T o rotect a file or files: nd ensure that it is in Playback 2. e menu button. ight the PROTECT option. rotect 5. nu. Note: Files that have been protected cannot be delet ed. T o .3 Slide show delay option to set the time each [...]

3. Use the joy stick to highlight the SLIDE SHOW option. enu. 4.3.4 Copy to card tion to co py the contents of the internal o copy internal memory to an SD card: nd set it to 2. tton. light the COPY TO CARD option. F (Digita l Print Order Format) function to tag pi . ory card. When all images to be pri or 45 Pl 4. Use the joystick to select 10 SECO[...]

T o print images: Setup menu 1. T urn the camera on and ensure that it is in Playback mode. 2. Press the menu button. 3. Use the joystick to highlight the DPOF optio n. 4. Use the joystick to select DPOF one, or DPOF all. 5. Press the center joy stick to confirm the action. 6. Use the joystick to select whether to include the date and time stamp on[...]

3. Use the joystick to highlight the setup menu icon Setup menu 4. Use the joystick to highlight the NUMBE R RESET option. 5. Use the joystick to select 000, or continue. 6. Press the menu button again to leave the menu. 4.4.4 Beep See “Setting the beep function” on page 10 4.4.5 Language See “Setting the language” on page 11. 4.4.6 Powe r [...]

T o restore the factory default settings: Setup menu 1.T urn the cam era on. 2. Press the menu button. 3. Use the joystick to highlight the setup menu icon . 4. Use the joystick to highlight the DEF AUL T option. 5. Press the center joy stick button to confirm the action. 6. Press the menu button again to leave the menu. 4.4.8 Format Use the format[...]

4.4.10 TV Use the TV option to set the TV sy stem for your geographic Setup menu location. T o set the TV sy stem: 1. T urn the camera on. 2. Press the menu button. 3. Use the joystick to highlight the setup menu icon . 4. Use the joystick to highlight the TV option. 5. Use the joystick to select NTSC for the United S tates (Europe uses P AL) 6. Pr[...]

5. Installing the Soft ware and Drivers Drivers 5.1 Drivers Y ou will only need to install a driver for the ca mera if your operating system is W indows 98SE o r W indows ME. W indows 200 0 and W indows XP are plug and play operatin g syste ms and do not require a driver to be manually loaded. T o load a driver: 1. Insert the supplied CD-R OM in th[...]

5.2 Presto! V ideo W orks 6 Presto! V ideo W orks 6 Presto! V ideo W orks 6 is an advanced so ftware application for editing video. T o install Presto! V ideo W orks 6: 1. Insert the supplied CD-R OM in the CD -ROM drive. 2. If the CD-ROM doesn’t automatically boot, use W indows Explorer to execute the inst ng r .exe file in the root directory . [...]

Appendix A Specifications Specifications G e n e r a l Imaging sensor 5.1 Megapixel CCD sen sor Active pixels 4.9 Megapixel Storage media Built-in 32 MB Flash memory SD/MMC card (32/6 4/128/256/512/1G MB) Sens o r sens i t i v i t y Auto, ISO 100 , 200, 400 equivalent, user definable L e n s 3 X o p t i c a l z o o m l e n s W ide: f=5.8 mm, F/2.6 [...]

Specifications G e n e r a l F l a s h 2 – 8 F e e t Off/Auto/Force/Slow Sync/Force Red Eye Reduction/Auto Red Eye Reduction White balance Auto/sunn y/cloudy/tungsten/fluorescent EV compensation -2.0 EV ~ +2.0 EV (in 0.2 EV steps) Self timer 2-10 seconds PC interface USB 2.0, full speed TV out format NTSC/PAL Shutter Mechanical and electronic shu[...]

Appendix B System r equirements System re quirem ents: The camera requires a host PC with the following specifications: ‧ Wind ows® X P , 2000, M E, 98SE op erating s ystem ‧ Intel® Pe ntium 166 MHz CPU or better ‧ At least 32 MB o f RAM ‧ Standard USB 1.1 port or better ‧ 4 x speed C D-ROM drive or better ‧ At lea st 10 MB of availab[...]

Appendix C : PictBridge errors PictBridge errors Type Value Description Paper 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 Paper related error (default) Paper is empty Load Error – paper not loaded correctl y Eject Error – paper not ejected correctly Media Error – paper not detecte d, paper skewed, r oll paper cannot cut or turn off Paper jam Paper nearly[...]

Appendix D: SD card capacities SD card capacities Photos: Card Size Photos (pcs) 32MB 128MB 25 6MB 512MB 1GB VGA 172 688 1367 2752 5504 2MP 28 142 284 568 1137 3MP 16 106 213 426 853 4MP 14 64 128 256 512 5MP 10 51 102 204 409 8MP 6 36 73 146 292 V ideo 320x240 (30 fps): Card Size 32MB 128MB 25 6MB 512MB 1GB Time s(Mi n) 1021 2529 5058 11012 20112 [...]

SD card capacities The number of pictures you can take varies depending on the complexity of the scene b e ing photographed. The minutes of music that y our card can hold depends on the rate at which your songs were recorded. The standard bit rate for MP3 recordings is 128 Kbps. The b it rate (Kbps) is determined by the encoder software used to cre[...]