DXG DXG-528 manual

DXG-528 User ’ s Manual[...]

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Pr eface Preface Congratulations on your purch ase of the DXG-528 digital camera. P lease read this manual carefu lly and keep i t in a safe place for future r eference. About this manual Every ef fort has been made to ensu re that the c ontents of this manual are correct and up to date. However , no guarantee i s m a d e regarding the accuracy of [...]

Safety Pr eface ‧ Inserting the batt eries upside down can cause damage to th e camera. ‧ Never attempt to rechar ge non-rechar geabl e batteries. ‧ Do not use or store the produ ct in dusty , dirty , o r sandy areas, as the co mponents may be damaged. ‧ Do not store the product in hot areas. High temperatur es can shorten the life of elect[...]

T able of contents Pr eface About this manual ........ ............ .................... .......... ..….....i Copyright .... ........ .. ........ ........ .. ....... .. .......... ........ .. .. ....…...i Safety .. .. ........ ........ ........ ........ ......….. ........ ........ ....…..… ..ii Overview Camera Fea ture s .... .. .... ....[...]

Connecting the earphones .............. ............ ........ ............15 Using the Camera Using the ca mera buttons .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... ... .... .. .. 16 Using the ca mera LC D di splay ..... .... .. .... .. .... .. .. ....…. .. ..18 Changing the LCD displa y ..... ........ .. .. ........ .. ........ . ......18 Abo[...]

Connect i ng to a print e r .. .... .. .... .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .... 35 Connect i n g t o a TV ....... .. .. .... .. ..... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... ... .... . 35 Using the Setup Menus Picture m enu ...... ........ ........ .......... ........ ....... .......... .......36 A u to m a t ic or M a n u a l m o d e ........... .. [...]

Beep ...... ........ ........ ........ .. ........ ....... ........ ........ .. .....4 7 Language ............ ............ ...................... .......... .......47 Power s aving ........ ........ ........ ......... .......... .......... ....47 Defaul t .. .... .. .... ..... .. .... .. .... .... .. .... ... .... .. .... .... .. .... .. ..47 Form[...]

1. Overview System re quirement s 1.1 Camera featur es The DXG-528 has ma ny features including: ‧ Digital still c amera (5.1 mega pixel) ‧ Digital ca mcorder ‧ Mass stora ge device ‧ MP3 play er ‧ V oice recorder ‧ 3X optical zoom ‧ Direct Print functionality 1[...]

1.2 Unpacking All the following items should be included in the camer a package. If any i tem is miss ing or appears dam aged, Unpac king 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 vie w About the camera Note: Refer to page 19 for more information on the LEDs. 1.3.3 T op view 4[...]

Inserting th e battery 2. Getting S tarted This sectio n co vers only basic funct ions. See late r chapte rs for details about advanced functions. 2.1 Installing the batteries The camera can use either standard two AA alkaline Ba tt er ie s or one CR V3 lithium battery (shown). N o t e : Installing the batteries incorrectly could damage the camera.[...]

3. Close the b attery door . Inserting a n SD card Note: The pictur es here show a CR V3 lithium battery . Th e camera can also us e 2 AA alkaline t ype batteries. Be sure the batteries are installed properly . Batteries inserted upside down can damag e the product. 2.2 Inserti ng an S D card An optional SD/MMC card can be installed in the camera t[...]

2. Insert an SD card as shown. T urning on for the first time Make sure the gold contac ts are facing up as shown. 3. Close the b attery door . 2.3 Powering on the camera Press and hold the power button for 2 seconds. 7[...]

2.4 Befor e you start Before you start Before you use y our camera, there are some basic settings you should adjust. 2.4.1 Se tting the d ate and time T o se t the date a nd time: 1. T urn th e camera on as described on pag e 7. 2. Press the men u button to display the menu s creen. 3. Move the jo ystick to the right to select th e tools menu. 4. U[...]

5. Move the jo ystick lef t and righ t to move between fields Before you start and move joystick up and down to alter values in the select ed fiel d. 6. Press the jo ystick button to sav e the new setting . 7. Press the men u button to le ave the menu. 2.4.2 Se tting the date di splay T o se t the way th e date is displa yed: 1. T urn th e camera o[...]

4. Use the jo y stick 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 ty pe, 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 ca me ra on as describe d in “T urning on for the first t[...]

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 th e option is highlighted. 5. Press the men u button to leave th e menu and save the setting. 2.4.4 Se tting the langua ge T o set the langu a ge: 1. T urn th e camera on as described in “T urning on for the first time” on page 7. 2. Pre[...]

4 . U s e t h e j o y s t i c k ( u p / d o w n ) to select the Lan guage Changing modes option. 5. Use the jo y stick (left/r ight) to selec t the langu age option, English, French, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Simp lified Chinese, T radition al Chinese, o r Japanese. 2.5 Chan ging modes The DXG-528 can operate in thr ee modes, Photo Mode, V ideo Mode[...]

2.6 T aking still pictur es T aking you r first still picture Before taking your first still picture, ensure y ou have read “ Before you start” on page 8. T o take a still p icture: 1. T urn the camera on and make sure it is in photo mode. 2. Use the viewfinder or LCD screen to fra me the picture. 3. Press the shutter button to capture th e pic[...]

2.8 Connecting to a TV or PC Connecting Read this sectio n to learn how to learn how to connect the camera to a host computer and to a TV . Also le arn how to connect the earp hones for listening to MP3 audio files. 2.8.1 Co nnecting to a TV Connect the camera to a TV as shown. See “TV” on page 47 for more details about display- ing images on a[...]

2.8.2 Co nnec ting to a Com p uter (P C) Connecting Connect the camera to a host co mputer using the USB port as shown. See “US B mode” on page 47 for more information about connecting to a host computer . 2.8.3 Co nnec ting the earph o nes Connect the earphones to the camera as shown. 15[...]

3. Using the Camera Using the camera buttons Read this sectio n to learn 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 butt on’ 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 ou t 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 im age size in Playback mode. J o y s t i c k T o navigat e the d[...]

3.2 Using the camera LCD display Use the LCD display to compos e your pictures and videos, review pictures and videos stored in memory , and navigate the menu s ystem. Icons are also displayed on th e LCD display that show the current configuration . 3.2.1 Ch angin g the L CD dis play Y ou may decide that you don’ t want to display icons on the L[...]

3.3 About th e LEDs About the LEDs The following tables explain what the LEDs m ean. Photo m od e 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 Recor ding 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[...]

3.4 Photo mode Use the Photo M ode to c o mo apture still pictures in the interna l in n. .4.1 P hoto m ode icons o familiarize yourself with th e 20 Phot de memory or on an SD card. The camera is Photo Mode when the mode switch is in the f ar right positio 3 Use the following picture t Photo Mode icons and symbols.[...]

ee the table below for a descript ion of each icon and sy mbol. l and Auto. 2 Size of picture. The number indicate s 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 Se tting 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 on ly 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 t[...]

I c o n D e s c r i p t n e de signed for low uction. Flash es; fires onc e before th e t. 3. .3 Usi ng the macr o function capture images of subjects o switch the macro function on , press the joystick down. An t. 3. .3 Usi ng the macr o function capture images of subjects o switch the macro function on , press the joystick down. An i o Slow sy nc[...]

3.4.4 Using the zoom fu nction ptical zoom and a 4x e ress the right side of the zoom b utton to zoom in on a he zoom s tatus is indicat ed by the zoom b ar on the righ t When the opti cal zoom reach es the end 3. 5 Captur e mode and self timer function t, multi-shot he self timer function enable s y ou to take pictures of y ourself 24 e The camera[...]

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 r ecorder mode ee “V ideo and voice recorder m ode” on pag e 41 for details 25 V ideo an d voice r ecord er mode right. An icon will a[...]

3.5.1 V ideo m ode icons famil iarize yourself w ith the See the table below for a descri ption of each icon and s y mbol. emo mode 2 Counter shows total number of pictures de Use the followin g image to V ideo mode ico ns and symbols. V ideo an d vo ice re co rder 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[...]

I c o n D e s c r i p t i o n current 4 T imer shows elapsed time of cu rrent 5 6 OP is is Memory indicator , SD card or i nternal 3.5.2 Using th e zoom func tion page 24. 5.3 Usi ng the macr o function age 23 27 V i 3 Zoom indicator to show the zoom status. video and total possible recording time. Focus zone. The camera focus es on the area inside[...]

3.6 Playback mode iew all the pictures, videos, and amiliari ze your self with Playback See the table below for a descri ption of each icon and s y mbol. 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 your camera. 3.6.1 Pl ayback mo de icons Refer to the following images to f the [...]

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 i ndicator , SD card or 3.6.2 V iewing pictur es and v i deos . T urn the ca mera on and ensure that it is in playback mode. 2. and 3. play video and audio 29 Pl n 4 V ideo mode ico n. V (video only) tot a l time of cu rre nt vi deo. [...]

4. Press the jo y stick up and down to adjust the volume of 3.6.3 Pl ayi n g voice files as video files. File information 6.4 Displ a yi ng file inf orm ati on t on each image, video , splayed, ress the display button a second tim e to remove a ll file to Note: Audio and video files onl y show basic information. n 30 files with sound. 5. ons to inc[...]

3.6.5 Usi n g thumbnai l 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 disp lay four or ni ne thum[...]

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 format, they can be transferred to nd der , they can be played on the ca Note: T o b e played, fil es MUST be in the mp3 form at (the file e 3.7.2 MP3 mo de icons picture to familiarize yours elf with the [...]

ee the tabl e below for a des cri ption of each icon and s y mbol. Icon Description 1 MP3 mode icon. the current track 2 . 3 V olume l evel 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 m ode S Counter to display number and the total number of tracks trac[...]

3.7. 3 Playing MP3s d press the MP3 button. . Use the lef the stored in memory . lay/stop th e select until 34 T o go into MP3 mode: MP3 m o 1. T urn the camera on an 2 de t and right joysti ck control to scroll through MP3s 3. Press the cent er joystick butto n to p ed MP3 file. 4. Use the up and down joystick to adjust the volume. 3s stored in me[...]

Note: When adding MP3 files to the camera memor y or memory card, they must be in a folder called MP3. .8 US connect to a printer 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 Expl orer . 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 sho ws you how to c onfig and use the advanced features. .1 Pictur e menu The picture menu appears when and the menu b utton is p T[...]

4. Use the joy stick to Select Automatic or Manual m o d e . 4 Us e 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 megapi xels, 5M means 5 mega pixels. VGA 4.1.3 T e scene opti on can be set to manu al , in which ca se focus, E ing, and date stamp [...]

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 i mages, black and white T o ensure that it is in Photo mode. e, or 5 ality can be set to high, mediu m, 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 mod[...]

3. Use the joystick to highli ght the QUALIT Y option. ty . .1.6 White balance option to correct color for dif ferent ote: The white balance option can only be changed when o set the white balance: . T urn the ca mera on and en sure that it is in Photo mode. ight the WB option. , tungsten, .1.7 Focus selection tion to determine whe re the camera to[...]

T o set the focus selection: 1. T urn the ca mera on and en sure 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 y our T o et EV : 1. T urn the ca mera on and en sure that it is in Photo mode. ight the EV option. wn the scale. ISO adjustment ent to the film speed setting on fi[...]

Note: The ISO option can only be changed when the cam- set the ISO value: . T urn the ca mera on and en sure that it is in Photo mode. ight the ISO option. 100 , 5. ave the menu. ng ion to determine how the camera light , ote: The metering option can onl y be changed when the T urn the ca mera on and en sure that it is in Photo mode. ight the METER[...]

4.1.1 1 Date stam p tion allows y ou to print 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 i deo 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 ide o menu The date stam[...]

4.2.3 V ideo quality set to high, medium, or low . pace. o set video quality : and ensure that it is in V ideo mode. ight the QUALITY option. ck menu es the f iles stored in the camera’ s internal ete ti on deletes one 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 Pr otect t option to protect files from bei ng accidentally T o rotect a file or files: nd ensure that it is in Playback 2. e menu button. i ght the PR OTECT option. rotect 5. nu. Note: Files that have been protecte d cannot be deleted. T o .3 Slide show delay option to set the time ea[...]

3. Use the joystick 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 T O CARD option. F (Digita l Print Order Format) function to tag pi . o ry card. When all im ages to be pri or 45 Pl 4. Use the joy stick to select 10 S[...]

T o print images: Setup me nu 1. T urn the ca mera on and ensure that it is in Playback mode. 2. Press the menu button. 3. Use the joystick to highli ght the DPOF option. 4. Use the joystick to select DPOF one, or DPOF all. 5. Press the cente r joystick to confirm the action. 6. Use the joystick to select whether to include the date and time stamp [...]

3. Use the joystick to highli ght the setup menu icon Setup me nu 4. Use the joystick to highli ght the NUMBE R RESET option. 5. Use the joystick to select 000, o r continue. 6. Press the menu button again to leave the menu. 4.4.4 B eep See “Setting the beep func tion” on page 10 4.4.5 Languag e See “Setting the language” on page 1 1. 4.4.6[...]

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 highli ght the setup menu icon . 4. Use the joystick to highli ght the DEF AUL T option. 5. Press the cente r joystick button to confirm the action. 6. Press the menu button again to leave the menu. 4.4.8 Format Use the form[...]

4.4.10 TV Use the TV option to set the TV system for y our geographic Setup menu location. T o set the TV system: 1. T urn the ca mera on. 2. Press the menu button. 3. Use the joystick to highli ght the setup menu icon . 4. Use the joystick to highli ght the TV option. 5. Use the joystick to select NTSC for the United States (Europe uses P AL) 6. P[...]

5. Installing the Soft ware and Drivers Drivers 5.1 Drivers Y ou will only need to install a dri ver for the camera if your operating s ystem is W indows 98S E or W indows ME. W i ndows 2000 and W indows XP are plug and play operating sy ste ms a nd do not require a driver to be manually loaded. T o load a driver: 1. Insert the supplied CD-R OM in [...]

5.2 Pr esto! V ideo W orks 6 Presto! V ideo W orks 6 Presto! V ide o W orks 6 is an adva nced software ap plication for editing video. T o install Presto! V ideo W orks 6: 1. Insert the supp lied CD-R OM in the CD -ROM driv e. 2. If the CD-ROM doesn ’ t automatically boot, use W indows Explorer to execute the instng r .exe file in the root direct[...]

Appendix A Specifications Specifications G e n e r a l Imaging sen sor 5.1 Megapixel CCD sensor Active pixels 4.9 Megapixel S torage media Built-in 32 MB Fla sh memory SD/MMC card (32/64/ 128/256/512/1 G MB) Se ns o r s e n s i t iv it y Auto, ISO 100 , 200, 400 equiva lent, 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,[...]

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 compens ation -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 Mechani cal and electronic[...]

Appendix B Sys tem r equir emen ts Syst em requir ements : The camera re quires a host PC with the following specificat ions: ‧ W indows® XP , 2000, M E, 98S E operating syst em ‧ Intel® Pe ntium 166 MHz CPU or better ‧ At leas t 32 MB of RAM ‧ Standard USB 1.1 por t or bette r ‧ 4 x spe ed CD-ROM dri ve or bette r ‧ At lea st 10 MB o[...]

Appe ndix C : PictBridge errors PictBridge errors Type Value Description Paper 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 Paper rela ted error (defau lt) Paper is empty Load Error – paper not loaded cor rectly Eject E rror – p aper not ejected correct ly Media Error – paper not detecte d, pap er skewed, roll paper cannot cut or turn off Paper jam Paper [...]

Appe ndix D: SD card capacities SD card capacities Photos: Card Size Photos (pcs) 32MB 12 8MB 256MB 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 12 8MB 256MB 512MB 1GB Ti me s( M i n ) 1021 2529 5058 11012 [...]

SD card capacities The number of pictur es you can take v aries depending on the complexity of the scen e being ph otographed. The minutes of music that y our card can hold dep ends on the rate at which your son gs were recorded. The standard bit rate for MP3 recordings i s 128 Kbps. The b it rate (Kbps) is determined by the encoder software u sed [...]