DXG Technology DXG Digital Camera manual

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1 Preface ..................... ...................... ..................... ...................... ..................... .... 4 About this ma nual ...... ..................... ...................... ..................... ................. 4 Copyright ...................... ..................... ..................... ...................... ........[...]

2 2.10 Connecting to a compute r ............................. ...................... ..................... 25 2.10.1 Mass Storage .............. ..................... ..................... ...................... .. 25 2.10.2 PC camera .................. ..................... ..................... ...................... .. 26 2.1 1 Connecting to a [...]

3 3.5.1 Sound reco rding icon .................. ...................... ..................... .. 37 3.5.2 Operation i nstructions .................... ...................... ................... 37 3.6 Music Player mode .................. ..................... ..................... ...................... .. 39 3.6.1 Icons ............ ..............[...]

4 Preface Congratulations on y our purchase of this advanced digital c amera. Please read t his manual carefully and kee p it in a safe plac e for future reference. About t h is manual Every effort has been made to ensure that the contents of t his manual are correct and up to date. However, no guarant ee is made regarding the accuracy of the conte[...]

5 Safety • When using lithi um-ion battery of t his product, ensure that it is inserted c orrectly. Inserting the batteryupsi de down can cause dam age to the product a nd possibly start a fire . • Use only the suppli ed type of battery and charger with the cam era. Using other types of batteries or cha rgers may damage this devi ce and void th[...]

6 1. Introduci ng the camera Read this sect ion to learn about the features and functi ons of the camera. Thi s chapter also cove rs system requireme nts, package conte nts, and front and rear vie ws. 1.1 Syst em requiremen ts The camera req uires a host P C with the follo wing speci f ications: • W indows ® XP , 2000 and ME operating system •[...]

7 1.3 Unpacking The following items should be present in the camera pa ckage. If any item is missing or appears damaged, conta ct your dealer im mediately. User Man ual Digita l Cam era Camera Pouch CD-ROM (Driv er and Application soft war e) AV C a b l e Wri s t Str a p Li-i on Bettery USB Cable Earpho nes DC-IN 5V Adap ter Change r Stand DC-IN Co[...]

8 1.4 Abou t the camera Refer to the fol lowing diagrams to familiarize y ourself with the butt ons and controls of the camera. 1.4.1 Front view 1.4.2 Top view 1.4.3 Back view Microphone AV I N j a c k USB AV O U T j a c k DC IN ja ck Browse O K Earphones jack LCD screen Joystick Mode Button Power St a t u s L E D Deleted: ¶ Deleted: ¶ ¶[...]

9 Speaker Lens Wrist Strap Buckle St a n d Battery Cover Flash Deleted: ¶ ¶[...]

10 See the table below for a descripti on of each button’s funct ion. Button Name Function Power z Press to turn power on or off. z When the camera is in work /standby status, the green ind icator li gh ts. z When the camera is in “Flash ch ar ging” status, the red i ndica t or lights. Mode z Press this Mode button to switch to the following [...]

11 2. Getting started Read this sect ion to learn how to sta rt using the digit al camera. This secti on covers only basic functions, such a s inserting the batt ery and memory card, turning on/off and ini tial setup. See lat er chapters for detail s about advanced funct ions. 2.1 Ins erting an S D card An SD card can be ins talled in the ca mera t[...]

12 2.2 Ins erting th e battery The camera is des igned to us e a rechargeab le Li-ion batte ry. Note: Install t he battery exact ly as described here. I nstalling the batt eries incorrectly could cause damage to the camera and possibly start a fire. 1. Open the batter y compar tment as shown. 2. Insert the batt ery as shown. 3. Close the battery co[...]

13 2.3 Charg i ng the b attery Insert the batt ery into the charg er as shown and connect the power supply to the charging unit and the mains supply. The indicator on the charger w ill turn into red. It will take about five hours to completely c harge the batter y . Wh en batter y is full, the indica to r will tur n into green .[...]

14 2.4 Turning on for t he first time Press and hold the power butt on for two seconds to t urn on/off the camera. The green L ED on the camera ligh ts up. 2.5 Chan ging mod es The camera can operate in nine modes: Photo mode , FM Radio mode , Game mode , Music player mode , Photo viewer mode , Setup mode , Video mode , Sound recording mode , Movie[...]

15 2.6 Before you star t Before you can use y our camera there are som e basic settings to be configured, please refer to the following secti ons. 2.6.1 Setting the date and time 1. Turn the camera on, and use joystick (Left/Rig ht button ) to System icon, and t hen press OK . 2. Use joystick (Up/Down butt on ) to se lec t the Date/Time option. Pre[...]

16 2.6.2 Setting the langua ge 1. Turn th e camera on, and us e joystick (Left/Righ t but ton ) to System icon, and then pres s OK . 2. Use the joystick (Up/Down button ) to select the Language option. 3. Use the joystick (Left/Rig ht butt on ) to sele ct languages, and press t he OK to confirm. 4. Press the joystick (ENTER button ) or Mode button [...]

1 7 You can use the joystick to execute the following functions whi le taking pictures: Digital zoom Use the joystick (Up/Down butt on ) until the upper of the screen appears zoom display, and t hen use the joystick (Le ft/R ig ht butt on ) again t o adjust the digital zoom. The screen will appear t h e digital zoom ratio. Exposure value Use the jo[...]

18 5. Press the joystick (ENTER button ), and the screen will appear the Setup menu under the Playback mode. (1) Use the joystick (Up/ Down button ) to sele ct the Delete option, and press the OK to enter. Use the joystick (Left/Right button ) to delete pictures or not (select to delete, no), and press the OK to co nf irm. (2) Use the joystick Up/D[...]

19 (3) Use the joystick (Up/Down button ) to sele ct the Slide show opti on. Use the joystick (Left/Right button ) again t o select 1s, 3s, or 5s, and pre ss the OK to view the pictures aut omat i cal ly : (4) Use the joystick Up/Down button ) to select th e DPOF option. Use the joystick (Left/Right button ) again to selec t Setu p One, Selec t A l[...]

20 ※ When the cam era is connected to the printer, whethe r the printer is compat ible with the c amera depends on the pri nter type. (6) Press t he ENTER butt on to retur n to the pla yback mode. 6. Press the Browse again to leave the pl ayback mode and ret ur n to the Photo mode. ※ If there isn’t any saved p icture in the ca mera memory or [...]

21 3. Use the joystick (Up/Down button ) to select previous/next video cli p, and press the OK to pla y the video clip. 4. To pause the video, please press the OK again. 5. Use the joystick (Up/Down button ) to adjust the volu me. Short press the joystick (Left/Right button ) to select the previous/ next song, and long pre ss the joystick (Left/Rig[...]

22 Use the joystick (Left/Right butt on ) again to selec t Protect One, Pr otect All or Cancel, and press t he OK to confirm. (3) Press the ENTER but ton to r e tu rn to the playback mode. 8. Press the Browse again to leave the play back mode and ret urn to Video mode. ※ If ther e isn’t any saved video in the ca mera memory or memory card, the [...]

23 3. Press the OK again to stop recording . 4. The camera will save the sound fil e automatically wit h the built-in file name.[...]

24 2.9. 2 Playing the audio file 1. Be sure tha t th e digital c amera is in Aud io recording mode. 2. Press the Bro wse to en ter the recording playback mode.Use the joystick (Up/Down button ) to select prev ious/next recording, and pre ss the OK to play th e recor ding. 3. Use the joystick (Up/Down button ) to adjust the vo lume, and p ress the O[...]

25 2.10 Conn ecting t o a comput er Read this sec tion car efully to lea rn how to tr ansfer files to a PC. Us e th e supplie d USB cabl e to connect the digi tal camera to t he computer. 2.10.1 Mass Stora ge The digital c amera can provide t he function of mass storag e which is the same a s card reader. 1. Use the USB cab le to connect the digita[...]

26 externally. PHOTO is use d to save the JPEG picture f iles stored externall y. DEMO is used to save the AVI, ASF and MOV m ovie filed and JPG picture fil es stored externally. 2.10.2 PC camera This digital camera ca n work as a PC camer a or web ca mera. 1. Use the USB cab le to connect the d i gital camera to computer as the p icture shown abov[...]

2 7 3. Using the camera Read this sec tion to lear n how to use the camera. 3.1 Photo mode Use the Photo mode to capture pictures, and store them i n internal memory or on an SD card. 3.1.1 Icons The following scree n shows the photo mode ic ons and their symbols. See the table below for a descripti on of each button’s funct ion. 1 Photo mode ind[...]

28 3.1.2 Setting the flash While in Photo mode, use the joystick (Up/down button ) to highligh t the Flas h option, and use the joystick (Left/ Ri g ht button ) to sw itch the Flash mode. See the table below for a descripti on of each button’s funct ion. Flash is turned off Auto flash, fires only when needed. Force flash, the flash is always on. [...]

29 3. Use the joystick (Left/Right but ton ) to select Fi ne, Normal or B asic, the n press OK to confir m. 4. Press the joystick (ENTER button ) a gain to l eave the menu. 3.1.5 White balance Use the white balance option t o correc t c ol or for different lig hting conditions. 1. While in Photo mode, press t he joystick (ENTER button ) to en ter t[...]

30 3. Use the joystick (Left/Right button ) to select if the date sta mp is displa yed. 4. Press the joystick (ENTER button ) agai n to leav e the me nu. 3.2 Video r ecorder mo de Use this mode to ca pture video cli ps, and store them in int ernal memory or on an SD card. 3.2.1 Icons Use the follow ing picture to f amiliarize yo u rself with the Vi[...]

31 3.2.2 Setting the size 1. While in Photo mode, press t he joystick (ENTER button ) to ente r the Setup menu to adjust the file format . 2. Use the joystick (Up/Down button ) to select t he Size opt ion. 3. Use the joystick (Left/Right but ton ) to selec t VGA or QVGA , and press the OK to confirm. 4. Press the joystick (ENTER button ) a gain to [...]

32 3.3 Audio or V oice Recording mode Use the Audio or Voice Record ing mode to record sound files, and then save them in t he internal mem o ry or SD ca rd . 3.3.1 Icons Use the follow ing picture to f amiliarize yo u rself with the Sound Recording mode icons and symb ols. See the table below for a descripti on of each button’s funct ion. 1 Disp[...]

33 3.4.1 Setting the date and time Please refer t o the section 2.6.1 “ Setting the date a nd time”. 3.4.2 Setting the beep function 1. Turn the camer a on, and use joystick (Left/Righ t button ) to System icon, and then press OK to en ter Setup mode. 2. Use the joystick (Up/Down button ) to select t he Beep option. The screen appears as below.[...]

34 Note: Convert t he demo movie ands and pict u re files to the form at supported by thi s camera before saving them in t he camera. Please save t he converted movie and picture files or t he folder with converted movi e and picture fil es in the DEMO fol der of the came ra, or the camera c an’t execute the DEMO functi on. If you delete all the [...]

35 3.4.7 TV Standard Use the TV op tion to set up the applic able local TV system. 1. Turn the camer a on, and use joystick (Left/Righ t button ) to System icon, and then press OK to en ter Setup mode. 2. Use joystick (Up/Down button ) to select the TV Standard option. The screen appears as below. 3. Use the joystick (Left/Right but ton ) to selec [...]

36 3. Press OK to return to Set up menu. 4. Press the joyst ick (ENTER but ton ) or mode button to leav e the menu. 3.4.10 Frequency 1. Turn the ca mera on, a nd use joystick (Left/R ight butto n ) to System icon, and t hen press OK to en ter Setup mode. 2. Use joystick (Up/Down button ) to select the Fr equency option. The screen appears as below.[...]

3 7 3.5 FM Radio mo de Use the FM Radio to receive radio reception from frequency FM 87.5~108MHz, record and sav e them in the in ternal memor y or on a SD card . 3.5.1 Sound recording icon Use the follo wing pic ture to fami liarize yours elf with th e FM Radio mode icons and symbols. See the table below for a descripti on of each button’s funct[...]

38 2. Long press the joystick (ENTER button ), and the camera wil l star searchin g f or the station frequency automatically . Press the OK to stop receiving the fr eque n c y durin g th is process. When finishing au to search, the c amera will save the s tation auto ma tically . Use the joystick (Left/ Right button ) to selec t the statio n search[...]

39 3.6 Music P layer mod e Use the Music player mode t o play the music in mp3 or wav format in th e interna l memory or on a SD card. 3.6.1 Icons Use the follo wing pic ture to fami liarize yours elf with th e Music Pl aye r mode icons and symbols. See the table below for a descripti on of each button’s functi on. 1 Playing time 2 Batte ry statu[...]

40 delete sing le music fi le (select to delete si ngle sel ected music file, sel ect to cancel deleting) . Press the OK to confir m deleting al l music files or sin gle selected mu sic file. 3. In song selecti on menu mode, use the joystic k (Up/Down button ) to select the songs you want to play , and press the OK to enter the playback mode. (Note[...]

41 3.7 Movie p layer mod e Use the Movie player mode to pla y the movie in AVI, AS F or MOV fo rmat in the interna l memory or on a SD c ard. 3.7.1 Mode icons Use the follo wing pic ture to fami liarize yours elf with th e Movie Playe r mode icons and symbols. See the table below for a descripti on of each button’s functi on. 1 Playback mode 2 Ba[...]

42 3. In this mode, use the joystick (Up/Down button ) to select the m ovie you want to play, and press the OK to enter the playbac k mode.(Note: the movie file name can just display numerals and lett ers, the other symbols will display as random codes.) 4. While playi ng the movie, use the joystick (Up/Down button ) to adjust the volu me. 5. While[...]

43 3.8.1 Operation instructions 1. Turn t he camera on, and use joystick (L eft/Right button ) to the m ovie player unit , and then press OK to enter Photo viewer mode . 2. Use the joystick (first left or right , and t hen left/right button ) to se lec t to dele te a ll picture files (select to delete a ll pictu re files, selec t to cancel deleting[...]

44 5. When viewing picture s, use the joystick (Le ft/Right button ) to select to displa y battery level, pict ure name, etc. 6. When viewing pi ctures, press the Browse to return to picture menu. 7. Press the Mode butto n , and the camera s ystem will switch to mode selection int erface. Note: Convert t he picture files to t he format JPEG support[...]

45 3. Under the Boxman menu m ode, use the joys tick (Up/Down button ) to select Start option, and press OK to enter the game . Pr ess the Browse to return to the Boxman menu. 4. Under the B oxman menu m ode, use the joys tick (Up/Down button ) to select the Level option, and use t he joystick (Left/Right button ) to adju st the lev el (1~30 ). Pre[...]

46 3. Under the Tetri s game menu mode, use the joystick (Up/Down button ) to select Start option, and press OK to enter the game. Press the Brow se to return to th e Tetris game menu. 4. Under the Tetri s menu mode, use the joysti ck (Up/Down button ) to select the Level option, and use t he joystick (Left/Right button ) to adjust the level (1~7).[...]

4 7 picture of t his location. When y ou open the sam e picture again, bot h the same pict ures will be erased. If di fferent, the previous tw o pictures will be covered again when ope ning the third picture. You will win the game when all the p ictu r es are erased. The s creen will appear message “You win”, and then return to t he Memory menu[...]

48 4. Recording TV pr ograms For more inform ation on recording TV programs, please refer t o this section. 4.1 Operation instr uctions 1. Use the AV IN ca ble to connect the camera to external audio e quipments, and t he camera will pop up an AV I N interface. 2. Use the joystick (first the right button , then Left/R ight button ) to select to rec[...]

49 5. Installing software and drivers Read this sec tion to learn how to ins tall driver s and software for the video camera. 5.1 Driv ers You can use the “Mass St orage” functions of the vi deo camera on the PC. 5.1.1 Mass Storage The digital c amera offers Mass Storage function as a card reade r device. You can treat this digit al camera as a[...]

50 5.2 Presto! Vide o Works 6 Presto! Video Works 6 i s an advanced software appli cation for editing vi deo. To install Pr esto! Video Works 6: 1. Insert the sup p lied CD- ROM in the CD- R OM drive . 2. If the CD-ROM doesn’t automatically boot , use Windows Explorer t o execute the InstallM gr .exe fi le in the ro ot direc to ry. The followin g[...]

51 3. Click the Install button to begin the install ation process foll ow the instructions on-scre en. More informati on about Presto! Mr. Photo 3 can be found i n the help files when the a pplication is started. 5.4 Xvi D codec for P C Installing t he XviD codec program 1. Insert the s upplied software CD-ROM i n the CD-ROM drive. 2. Double click [...]

52 6. Click Browse to selec t th e folder lo cation and c lick Next to continue . 7. Click Next to continue from the additional tasks setup screen. 8. Press Install to continue from the main program set up screen. 9. Press Cancel if you want to stop setup duri ng installation.[...]

53 10. The follow in g screen wi ll appear af te r the insta llation is c ompleted. C lick Finish to comple te the installa tion.[...]

54 6 . Troubleshooting This chapte r describes the comm on problems and their remedies while operati ng the camera. 6.1 Prob lems and remedi es The camera is down The camera is do wn and can’t be op er ated while usin g. Please check th e contact of batt ery, and the resta rt the camera. If the camera cannot be restarted, please make sure i f the[...]

55 Appendi x Specifica tion G e n e r a l Imaging sensor 1/1.8” 5.17 Mega pix el CMOS sensor Active pixels 5.0 M e ga pixe l Storage media Built-in 32MB Flash mem ory SD/MMC card (32/6 4/128/256/512 MB/1 GB/2 GB) Sensor sensitivity Auto ISO Lens F3.0/8.0,f=8.54mm Focus ra nge 1.5m ~ i nfinit y Still image Formats: JPEG (EXI F), DPOF, Direct Print[...]

56 G e n e r a l TV out format NTSC/PAL Shutter 1/4~1/500 second Auto power off Off, 1 or 3 minutes (user definab le) Power supply Single rechargeable Li-ion battery Dimension 120 (L) x 56 (W) x 23 (H) mm Weight 129g (with batteries) , 102g (without batteries)[...]

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