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ii About this manual This manual makes using the Digital Camera as easy as possible. Information in this document has been carefully checked for accuracy; however, no guarantee is given to the correctness of the contents. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Copyright © Copyright 2002 This document contains proprie[...]

iii Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Getting Started ............................................................ 1 Feat ures ................................................................................... 1 Safety I nfo rmat ion .................................................................. 2 Incl uded Compo nent s ...........................[...]

iv Chapter 4 - Connecting to a Co mputer ....................................... 27 Inst alli ng So ftware ................................................................. 28 Makin g the Co nnect ion ...................................................... 30 Copy ing Pho tos t o a PC ...................................................... 3 1 Using [...]

v Chapter 6 – Using the LCD Di splay ................................................ 46 LCD I con Descr iption s .......................................................... 47 Appendix 1 – Butt on Function Guide ............................................ 49 Appendix 2 – Troubleshooting .......................................................[...]

1 Chapter 1 - Getting Started Features • Optical Zoom (3x), Digital Zoom ( 3x) • Up to 2048 x 1536 resolution • Color LCD viewfinder screen • Audio-Video Clip Recording • USB 1.1 interface • Auto exposure, user-defi ned exposure, auto focus • Flash: Auto / Always On / Red-E ye Reduction / OFF • W hite Balance Modes: Auto/ Daylight /[...]

Digital Camera User’s Manual 2 Safety Information  Do not look at the sun through the viewfinder . Viewing the sun or other strong light source through the v iewfinder coul d cause permanent vi sual i mpairm ent.  Do not disassemble the camera . Touching the product’s i nternal parts could result i n injury. I n the event of a malfuncti o[...]

3 water. Discontinue use i mmediatel y if you noti ce any changes in the battery such as discolorati on, deformation or l eakage.  Observe caution when operating the flash . Do not use the flash close to anyone’s eyes. This can cause temporary dam age to eyesight. Particul ar care should be observ ed when photographing infants – keep the fla[...]

Digital Camera User’s Manual Included Components Your d igita l camera comes equipp ed with th e follo wing components. Please check to make sure all items are included. 1. Digital Camera 2. User’s Manual 3. Quick Reference Guide 4[...]

5 4. USB Cable 5. Two (2) AA Alkaline Batterie s 6. Installation CD-ROM 7. Soft Carrying Case 8. Vid eo Cable[...]

Digital Camera User’s Manual Camera Overview The f ront, re ar, botto m and to p view s of th e dig ital camera are shown on the following pages. Please take a mom ent to revi ew these illustra tions to fami liari ze yourself with the t erms used in the rest of t his manual. Front View 6[...]

7 1. Shutter Button: Pres s this b utton to take p ictur es, or to select menu options. 2. Built-in Flash: The flash allows the camera to take pictures in low light conditions and can also be us ed in bright conditions t o remove unwant ed shadows. 3. Self-Timer LED: W hen the mode dial is set to Preset and the Self-Timer option is used before pres[...]

Digital Camera User’s Manual Back View 1. Status LED: W hen power is first turned on, or the camera is working (and not available to take a picture), the LED will flash. W hen the camera is 8[...]

ready to take a picture or accept user commands, the LED is a solid green color. 2. Viewfinder: The viewfinder is used to frame your pictu res. The ac tual pi cture i s take n with th e lens and not the viewf inde r. 3. Power Button: Pres s this button to turn on the digital camera. Press it again to t urn it off. 4. WB/Delete : Pr ess th is bu tto[...]

Digital Camera User’s Manual 9. Power Jack: Plug the AC Ada pter i nto the camer a here to supply it with elec tricity from an e xternal, non-battery power source. 10. Video Out Jack: Connect your video out cable here and then the other end to your televis ion s et in o rder to use the came ra a d igi tal vide o cam era. 11. USB Port: The USB ( U[...]

Bottom View 1. Tripod Connector: Atta ches th e cam era to a tri pod. This is an optional accessory that can be used t o hold the camera still and is especially useful for low light night pict ures. 2. Battery / Memory Card Cover: Opens to allow access to the batt ery chambers as well as the memory card slot. 3. Memory Card Slot: Receives a SmartMe[...]

Digital Camera User’s Manual Install the Memory Card To install the memory card: 1. Turn off the camera. 2. Open the batt ery / memory card compartment by pressing on the cov er and sliding in the direction of the ar row towar d the o utsid e edg e of the cam era. 12[...]

3. Insert t he memory card with the not ched corner facing the outside edge of the camera (gold circuitry facing toward th e back of the camera.) Notch 4. Close the batt ery / memory card cover. 13[...]

Digital Camera User’s Manual Install the Batteries To install or replace the batteries: 1. Turn off the camera. 2. Op en the battery com partm ent on the botto m of the camera by pressing on the cov er and sliding in the direction of t he arrow toward the outside edge of the camera. 14[...]

3. Insert batt eries into the chamber making sure that the posi tive and negative ends are properly oriented, as indicated on the comp artment’ s inter ior w all. 4. Cl ose th e batter y co ver. 1 5[...]

Digital Camera User’s Manual Choose a Language The digital camera can display text and messages in English, French, Spanish, Ge rman, Italian and Japanese. To select a different language: 1. Rotate t he Mode Dial to S etup mo de . 2. Turn the camera on. 16[...]

3. U se the D own button to selec t Language then press the Display button to ente r this menu. 4. U se the U p a nd Do wn bu ttons / to select the language you want to use. 5. Press the Display button to set i t. T he Setu p Menu returns. 1 7[...]

Digital Camera User’s Manual Set the Time and Date W hen you transfer a photo t o a computer and/or print it , the time and d ate will s how wh en it wa s taken. To set the date display style: 1. R otate th e Mod e Dia l to Se tup . 2. Turn on the camera. 3. U se the D own button to selec t Date and then press the Display button . 18[...]

4. Select the Style option. Press the Display button to ente r that m enu. 5. Choose either Month/Day or Day/Mont h as the display style for the dat e. 6. W hen the settings are correct , press the Display button to sa ve the ch ange s. 19[...]

Digital Camera User’s Manual To set the date and time: 1. Select Date on the Setup m enu a nd then pres s the Disp lay butto n . 2. Select the Clock option. Press the Display Button to ente r that m enu. 20[...]

3. Use the U p and Down button s / to adj ust the hour. Press the Strobe/Copy button to set i t and move on to minut es.  Next, set the minu tes in th e sam e mann er. Press the Strobe/Copy butt on to accept and move on to the n ext Clo ck o ptio n.  5. Onc e the tim e has b een s et, r epeat s tep 3 to set the year , the n the mon th, [...]

Digital Camera User’s Manual Chapter 2 - Taking Pictures Thi s cha pter sh ows y ou h ow to ta ke pi ctures with y our digital camera. Prepare the Camera To prepare the camera for picture taking: 1. Pr ess th e Powe r butto n to tur n it o n. A fter a shor t pause, the LED will stop flashing, which is the signal that t he camera is ready for use.[...]

Select the Camera Mode There are two modes for taking pictures: Snapshot and Preset. Snapshot mode is for basic picture t aking, while the Preset mode allows you to take pictures in one of five preset schemes: Landscape, Portrait, Night Scene, Self-Timer and Macro. Rotate the Mode Dial to the mode you wish to use. For basic “point and click” pi[...]

Digital Camera User’s Manual Zoom and Shoot Zoom in on a particular object You can use the Zoom In or Zoom Out button s to narrow or widen the lens’ field of view. Use the LCD dis play to previe w the ef fects o f the z oom f unctio n. Automatic Image Processing Pres sing the Shu tter butto n half way d own i nitia tes the camera's interna[...]

Chapter 3 - Reviewing Your Pictures One benefit of digital cameras is th at you can immediately check whether or not you like the picture you just t ook. After you t ake a picture you can see what it looks like and then ret ake it if you are not happy. Switch to Playback Mode To view the pictures t hat you have stored in internal memory or on the S[...]

Digital Camera User’s Manual You ca n als o use th e Zoo m button s / to see more detail on a particular pict ure. The default zoom setting is "x1"; Press Zoom In to inc reas e the zo om rat ios as foll ows: x 1.0, x1 .5, x2.0 , x2.5, x3 .0, x3 .5, x4.0 . Pres s the Zo om O ut button to decrease zoom ratios (from x4.0 down to x1.) Thumb[...]

Chapter 4 - Connecting to a Computer The digital camera stores pictures as digit al data rather than on film. Instead of making a t rip to a developer and printing from negative s, you can simply copy your pictures to a computer for long-term st orage. Once transferred, your pictures can be viewed, printed, sent to friends and family via e-mail, or[...]

Digital Camera User’s Manual Installing Software Follow these ins truction s to ins tall the dig ital cam era drivers and software on your syst em. Please have your Windows CD-ROM ready beforehand, as you may be prompted to insert it during the installation process. Step 1: TWAIN Driver / Utility Installation 1. Insert t he installation software [...]

Step 2: MSD / PC Camera Driver Installation 1. To install the necessary driv ers for Mass Storage Device (MSD) mode and PC Camera mode, first set the correct operational mode for that func tion . Fo r exa mple, set th e Mo de Di al to P C Camera mode to install those driv ers, and to any other mode to install Mass Storage Device driv ers. 2. Connec[...]

Digital Camera User’s Manual 4. The Wi ndows Add Hardware Wizard will automa tically detect the camera and lea d you throu gh the i nstallati on pr oced ures f or the corresponding mode. 5. You will need to do this once for each mode (PC Camera and MSD.) You should reboot your computer before using camera and software for the first time. Remember[...]

31 Both MSD and PC Camera mode may only be used once you have connected t he camera to your PC with the supplied USB cable. Copying Photos to a PC W hen connected to your computer in MSD mode, the digital camera behaves exact ly like any another disk drive attached to your computer. This makes copying the images to your hard drive as easy as copyin[...]

Digital Camera User’s Manual Using as a PC Camera To use the camera as a PC Camera, you must put the camera in PC Camera mode and then connect it to the computer via t he USB port. W hen connected, the camera may be used in conjunction with any commercially av ailable video capture software t o create your own home videos. Then you can edit and d[...]

Chapter 5 – Mode / Operation Guide The digital camera has six separate modes of operation. You can select which mode you want t o use b y ro tati ng th e Mode Dial to the correct p This chapter describes each of these modes an the different butt on functions in each mode. osition. d Snapshot Mode  Snapshot mode is used for ta king pictures. Al[...]

Digital Camera User’s Manual • flash) is used. Pressing the Strobe key cycles throu gh the f ollowi ng setti ngs: Auto (A) , On , Off , and Red-Eye Reduction . WB / Delete: Adjusts Strobe / Copy: Determines how the strobe light ( • the W hite Balance setti e • ngs. Pressing the W B key cycles through th following settings: Auto , Day Light [...]

2. When the camera’s LCD screen comes on, f your sho rame t. u Like Sna when r and x3.0 Pressing the Up and Down buttons 3. Pres s the S hutter B utton to begi n rec ord ing . By default, the camera records a full 10-seconds before terminating t he re cording. Howeve r, if yo pres s the S hutter B utton a seco nd tim e yo u can terminate t he rec[...]

Digital Camera User’s Manual the typ e of pictu re yo u wan t to take using the U p and Down / buttons, and then press the Shutter butt on. Landscape  This preset is optimized for taking landscape pictures, s Portrait with the lens focus univ ersally distributed t o encompas everything within the entire frame.  This preset is optimized for [...]

Self-Timer  Thi s pres et lets yo u to tak e a pho to afte r a ten s econ d delay. This gives you the ability to t ake hands-free phot os, perhaps self-portraits or group phot os, for example. To Take a Group Photo 1. Position the camera on a stable surface (such as an optical tripod) and frame the shot . 2. Rotate th e camera’s Mode Dial to P[...]

Digital Camera User’s Manual the camera. W hen not using this preset, the camera lens cannot focus as well as normal due to the extremely sho rt dis tance betwee n it an d the s ubjec t matter . Playback Mode  The Playback mode is used to view the photos st ored in the digital camera’s on-board memory or on t he SmartMedia™ memory card. To[...]

• Zoom Out: In Snapshot Mode , widens the field framed by the camera’s lens from x4.0 to x1.0. If you zoom out while in Playback mode the camera switches to Thumbnail mode. • Zoom In: Narrows the field framed by the camera’s lens from x1.0 to x4.0 ( x1.0, x1. 5, x2.0, x2.5, x3. 0, x3.5, 4.0) Setup Mode  Setup Mode configures the camera. [...]

Digital Camera User’s Manual Delete All To delete images from either t he camera's internal memory or from the SmartMedia™ Card, select Delete All fro m the S etup men u. Format This option completely erases and reformat s of the storage device. It is similar in function to formatt ing or defragmenting a PC hard driv e. Although Format tak[...]

Quality Adjust the image qualit y an d resolution by selecting Quality from t he Setu p menu. There are five diffe rent pictu re resolut ions available: 2048 x 1536 (Super) 7 Photos 1600 x 1200 (Fine) 7 Photos 1600 x 1200 (Normal) 16 Photos 800 x 600 (Fine) 33 Photos 800 x 600 (Normal) 66 Photos The higher the quality, the clearer your picture will[...]

Digital Camera User’s Manual Buzzer W hen this feature is t urned on, the camera makes a beep when you push its butt ons or rotate its Mode dial. To a ctivate the beep s, s elect the Buzze r opti on fr om the menu. On the subsequent screen, select Yes to confirm and th en pre ss the D ispla y button . DPOF The Digital Printer Order Format (DPOF) [...]

dis able the DPOF f uncti on. A fter m akin g you r selecti on, press the Display button to register the change. Date/Time The digital camera marks each picture with a t ime stamp displaying the hour, minute and day t he photo was taken. This is useful for organizing and keeping track of your photo collect ion. For more on setting the t ime and dat[...]

Digital Camera User’s Manual 3. Use the Down button to select Media Type and th en pre ss the D ispla y button . 4. Use the Up and Down / buttons to se lect either Int ernal, for the camera’s on-board memory, or External, to use an installed SmartMedia™ Card. 5. Press the Display button to confirm your selecti on an d retur n to the main S et[...]

Video Out If connecting your camera to a t elevision set by means of A/V cables, you have the opt ion to choose a transmission format compat ible with that of your TV. This allows you to record video images sent t o the TV with a VCR. The camera supports audio. Selec t the V ideo Out op tion f rom th e Setup menu, and then choose either NTSC or PAL[...]

Digital Camera User’s Manual Chapter 6 – Using the LCD Display W hen the camera is in any mode other t han Setup mode, current camera setting s such as zoom, icons on the LCD display indicat e qualit y, etc. This chapter describes these icons and their meanings. W hite Balance Mode 46 Preset Mode Pictures Flash Mode Quality Zoom Ratio Date / Ti[...]

LCD Icon Descriptions Icon Name Description Auto Flash The camera senses whether the flash is needed by detecting the amount of ambient light. Flash Off Flash is turned off, regardless of the amount of light available. Red-Eye Reduction Use the Red-Eye Reduction function to reduce the occurrence of "red-eye" (eyes appear red in the pictur[...]

Digital Camera User’s Manual 48 Zoom Indicates the level of zoom currently applied. In Video Mode, zoom options are: x1.0, x1.25, x1.5, x1.75, x2.0, x2.25, x2.5, x2.75, x3.0; digital zoom options are x1.0, x1.2, x1.4, x1.6, x1.8, x2.0. In Snapshot Mode, optical zoom opt ions are: x1.0, x1.25, x1.5, x1.75, x2.0, x2.25, x2.5, x2.75, x3.0; digital z[...]

Appendix 1 – Button Function Guide Mode Shutter Up Down Display Strobe/ Copy WB/ Delete Zoom Out Zoom In Snapshot Single Capture EV+ EV- LCD + Light → LCD Off Auto → On → Off → Red-Eye Reduction Auto → Day light → Shade → Tungsten → Fluorescent Zoom Out Zoom In Preset Single Capture Select Landsca pe, Portrait, Night Scent, Self- [...]

Digital Camera User’s Manual 50 Appendix 2 – Troubleshooting Problem Possible cause Solution The camera is turned off. Press the power button to turn the camera ON. The batteries are discharged. Replace the batteries with fresh ones. Refer to Inserting Batteries. The camera has no power. The batteries are inserted incorrectly. Check the battery[...]

51 Windows ME and Windows 2000: when the USB cable is unplugged from the PC, an "Unsafe Removal Device Detected" error message appears. When removing USB devices, it is recommended that users follow the "Safe Removal of USB Device" procedure. Procedure: A. Right-click the Unplug or Eject hardw are icon at the bottom-right of you[...]