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User ’ s Manual DXG-538 DXG USA[...]
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1 Pr eface Thank y ou for purc hasin g t his adva nced digita l camera. Pleas e r ead this m anua l carefully and keep in a safe place f or future reference. About this Manual Every ef fort ha s been made to e nsure tha t th e contents of th is manual are co rrect and up to date. How e ver , the co mpany cannot guara ntee the accurac y of its c ont[...]
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2 Safety ‧ Do not attem pt to char ge non-rechar geable batteries. ‧ When us ing AAA-size batt eries with the product, ensu re that they are correctly placed . Loading batteri es in the revers e polarity may cause damage to the produc t and com busti on. ‧ Do not place or use the pr oduc t in a dusty , di rty , or sandy place as it will cause[...]
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3 Contents Pr eface About this manual ............................................................... 1 Copyrigh t .................................................................................. 1 Safety ................................................................................ 2 Intr oducing the camera System requ irements ...............[...]
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4 Changing the LC D dis play.................................................. 20 Photo m ode ............................................................................. 20 Icons in P hoto m ode ........................................................... 20 Setting the flash .................................................................. 21 Us[...]
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5 White bala n ce ..................................................................... 36 EV ....................................................................................... 37 Icon disp la y......................................................................... 37 Playback menu ............................................................[...]
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6 Intr oducing the camera Read this s ection to learn ab o ut the features and functions of the cam era. This chapter also covers sy stem requirem ents, pack age co ntents, and fr ont and rear views. 1.1 System r equir ements The camera require s a PC with the fo llowing specificati ons: ‧ W indows XP , 2000 and ME operating sy stem ‧ Intel Pen[...]
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7 1.3 Unp ackin g All the f ollow i ng ite ms shou ld be pre sen t in the camera pack age. If any item is m issin g or appea rs dam aged, con tact y our dealer im m ediat ely . Digital cam era CD-ROM (containing the driver) Cam e ra pouc h W rist strap USB/ A V -out cab le Batteries User m anual ● Digital Cam era ● CD-ROM (contain ing the dri v[...]
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8 1.4 Abou t the camera 1.4.1 Fr ont view (1) Shut ter button (6) Micro phone (2) Slid ing power (ON/ OFF) cover (7) T ripod socket (3) Self-tim er lam p (8) Memory card slot (4) Flash (9) Battery cover (5) Lens[...]
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9 1.4. 2 Back View (1) Macro indica tor (7) Set/ fu nction button (2) Status indicator (8) Browse button (3) LCD disp lay (9) Mode s elector button (4) Up sh ift selec tor bu tton/Z oom -in (10) Macr o sw itch (5) Down shif t selector button /Zoom-out (1 1) US B p ort cover (6) W rist strap m oun t (12) USB sock et[...]
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10 Getting started 2.1 Installing the wrist strap ● Put one end of the wr ist strap thro ugh the m oun t. ● Put the other end of th e wrist strap thr o ug h the fir st end. ● T ighten. 2.2 Loading the Batteries ● Be sure tha t the camera is in the “o f f” position. (Please refer to page 12) ● Before using , please insert two AAA-size [...]
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11 ● Closi ng the battery co ver Note: Do not a pply excessive force on the ba ttery cover as it m ay cause damage. ※ When using y our digital camera, if the ba tter y charge is one mark on the battery level icon, y ou will not be able to continue operati ng the fl ash. ※ When the battery charg e turns red, you will not be able to continue to[...]
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12 Note: Before u si ng, plea se i nsert y our SD m em ory card int o the m emory card slot on bottom of the cam era. If the d is f u ll or co ntains ot her data, you can a ccess Format in “ Set the up mode” car using th e Mode Selector b ut ton to form at your ● to be the primary storage m edia. ※ or removing the ※ ’ s y i memory card.[...]
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13 ● Slide the power cover on the top of the camera s ideway s to start-up, Switc h the power on and off. W hen th e cam era is switched on , the red indicator light will flash, an im age will ap pear on the LCD display . ※ This camera comes with three powe r saving op tions: Off, 1 minute, 3 minutes. If the camera remains on and inactive throu[...]
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14 2.6 Bef or e you start Before y ou use your cam era, there are som e basic settings to configure. These settings will b e illustrat ed in chap ters that follow . 2.6.1 Setting the date a nd time 1. Please switch o n the cam era as shown in 2.4 “ T urning on for t he first tim e”. 2. Press an d hold on to th e Mode selector button for two sec[...]
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15 4.Select the req uired language usi ng the Up/ D own sele ction buttons . 5. Press the Set/ Funct ion but ton to save the new s ettings. Press Mode selector button to exit th e Me nu with out saving th e changes. Setup mode 2.7 T aking your first still pictur e Before ta king y our first st ill pic t ure, plea se be sure that you have read 2.6 ?[...]
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16 2.9 Conn ecting to a PC Read thi s sectio n car eful ly to le arn how to transfer files to the PC, or use the cam era as a PC web cam era for meetings. Using USB cable to connec t the cam era to the PC: 2.10 C onnecti ng to a T V Connect the cam era to a TV us in g a USB cab le a s show n.[...]
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17 Using the camera Please rea d t his sec ti on to lear n how to us e the cam era. 3.1 Using the Shutter button All of the but tons are found on the top or back of the camera. Back V iew Up shift button Down shift button Se t/ fu nctio n butt on Browse button Mode selecto r button Fr ont vie w Shutter button Sliding power (ON/ OFF)[...]
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18 Please see the table below for the fu nctions of e ach ic on and sy m bol. Button Description Features Up shif t selector button/ Down shi ft selector button ● Up / Down shift selecto r buttons co ntrol the zoom in P hoto m ode. ● Up / Down shift sele ctor buttons stop the playback of video clip s in Vi deo m ode. ● Up / Down shift sele ct[...]
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19 Shutter b utton ● Shutter bu tto n capture s the pict ure in Photo m ode. ● Shutter butt on sta r ts/ stop s the vi de o capturing in Video m ode. ● Sh utter button plays o r pauses video playbac k in Playback mode. ● Sh utter button allows games s election in Ga me s mo d e . 3.2 Abou t the indicators Please see th e table below for the[...]
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20 3.3.1 Changing the LCD display You m ay decide n ot to dis play icons on th e LC D screen by followin g the in str ucti o ns below. 1. Ensure that y ou are either in Photo mode or Video mode. If you are in neither, please s e lect either mode from the mode s Main menu . 2. Press the Mode selector button once to access Quick menu. Sel ect the opt[...]
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21 Please see th e table below for the fun ctions of the icon s. Icon Description 1 Photo mode. 2 Memory card status. Please read 2.3 for details on inserting and rem oving the memory card. 3 The number of pictures taken. 4 Battery charge status. 5 Digital zoom lever, details on using the zoom can be found in 3.4. 4. 6 Flash mode indicator , detail[...]
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22 Icon Description Flash is disa bled. Automatic flash, which wi ll be activated only when nece ssary, for exam ple for the use of flash in dim places and w hen no fla sh is used in br ight p lac es. Forced f las h, whic h will be a ctivate d und e r any circum stance. 3.4.3 Using the Macr o featur e The m acro functio n e nables y ou to ca pture [...]
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23 3.5 Video Mo de Use Video m ode to c apture v ideo cli ps and sto re them in the int e rna l m emory or on an SD car d. icon indicates Video mo de. 3.5.1 Icons in V i deo m ode Use the f ollowin g diagram to fam iliar ize your self wi th the Video mode ic ons a nd sym bols. Please see th e table below for the fun ctions of the icon s. Icon Descr[...]
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24 Icon Descr iption 4 Battery charge status. 5 Time and date display. 3.5.2 Using the Zoom f eatur e Please see 3. 4.3 “ Using th e Macr o feature ”. 3.6 Pl ayback mode 3.6.1 Icons in Playback mode Photo Playback Video Playback Thumbnail Playback[...]
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25 Please see th e table below for the fun ctions of the icon s of Playback m ode. Icon Descr iption 1 The current num ber of pictures. 2 Recording tim e (Seconds). 3 Video clip. 3.6.2 V ie wing pictures and videos To view picture s a nd vide os: 1. Switch on the cam era and make sur e that it is in th e Play back m ode. The m ost recent pict ure o[...]
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26 3.6.3 Using thumbnails m ode In Playback m ode, per factory settings, ca mera di sp lays im ages to f it LCD. Bu t it is also possib le to display nine thu m bna ils on the LCD. To view thum bnails: 1. Switch on the cam era and en sure th at it is in the Play bac k m ode. The m ost recen t picture or video c lip wil l be display ed on the LCD di[...]
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27 computer via the USB cable, the cam era can be set to either the USB Mass S t orage or Video c amera options . 3.7.1 S torage option m ode The digital cam era can act as an ex ternal storage or even as a card reader . This camera can be use d as an SD card re ader with th e following se ttings: 1. Pleas e follow the in structions and install th [...]
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28 1. Pleas e follow the in structions and install th e application as shown in “Ins talling softwa re a nd dr i vers”. 2. Switch on the camera. 3. Press the Mode selector button and use th e Up/ Down shift selector buttons to select the PC mode option. 4. Press Set / Function button to access the select ed icon. The options “Mass Storage” [...]
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29 The icons an d names of the games are as f ollows: Boxboy Tetris M e m o r y G o B a n g The descri ptions on how to play each ga m e are as f ollows: Boxboy ● When the gam e begins, please tur n your cam era 90 o clockwise and hold it this way to play the gam e. ● Use the Up/Down Arrow button to control t he horizo ntal m ovements of the bo[...]
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30 ● Press Shutter to exit the game and retu rn to the game menu. Tetris ● When the game begins, pl ease turn your cam era 90 o clockwise an d hold it this way to play the game. ● Use the Up/Down Arrow butt on t o m ove the blocks h ori zonta l ly ; hold the button to m ake the blocks move fas ter. You can rotate the blocks with th e Mode Sel[...]
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31 up. Pres s the OK/Function butt on to reveal th e picture you have selected; if th e next pic ture y ou choose i s the sam e as the firs t o ne, the n the pair of pictu r es w ill be eliminat ed. If the second pictu re you choose is di fferent from the first , the next selection y ou make will cover up the first two pi ctures and the count er on[...]
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32 Using the setup menus Read thi s sectio n t o learn how to confi gure the camera and use the adva nced feature s. 4.1 Cam era me nu The Camera m enu appear s when the camera is in P hot o mode and th e Mode selector button is pressed. The Camera menu is only availabl e in Photo mode. Mode selector button The Camera m enu can o nly be used in eit[...]
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33 To set picture qual ity: 1. Turn the cam era on and ensure that it is in Photo m ode. 2. Press the Mode selector button. 3. Use the Down shif t select or button to navig ate until the Quality option is high lighted. 4. Use the Up shift select or button to select: F i n e , N o r m a l . 5. Press the Mode selector button to con firm and exit th e[...]
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34 3. Use the Down shif t select or button to navig ate until the Self-t imer option is highli ghted. 4. Use the Up shift select or button to select: O N , O F F . 5. Press the Mode selector button to con firm and exit th e m enu . 4.1.5 EV Use the ex posu re compensa tion (EV) setting to ch an ge the expo sure fo r your pi ctur es. Usuall y this v[...]
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35 4.1.6 Date Display Use the ti m e fun ction to co ntrol turning the date/ time stamping on or off when taking a picture. T o set date di splay : 1. Turn the cam era on and ensure that it is in Photo m ode. 2. Press the Mode selector button. 3. Use the Down shif t select or button to navig ate until the Time d ispla y option is highlighted . 4. U[...]
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36 4.2.2 V ideo quality Use vid e o quality optio n to set th e quali ty of the vide o capt ure d. T his c am era has two quality optio ns: Fine an d N ormal. V ideos t aken wi th the Fine o p tion wil l re quire significan tly m ore memory space than those take n with th e Norm al option. To set v ideo qu ality : 1. Turn the cam era on and ensure [...]
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37 4.2.4 EV Use the ex posure compensation (EV) setting to ch ange the exposu re for your videos. Usuall y this value would be set to zero , but y ou might want to increase the expos ure to brigh ten a scene with stro ng back light ing, or decrease th e exposure if sh ooting a video in a very bri ght environment. To set EV: 1. Turn the cam era on a[...]
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38 4.3.1 Delete one Use the Delete one function to delete file s. To dele te file : 1. Turn the cam era on and ensure that it is in Playback mode. 2. Press the Set/ Funct ion but ton. 3. Use the Up shift select or button to navig ate until the Delete option is highligh ted. 4. Use the Down shif t select or button to sel ect: Delete on e 5. Press th[...]
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39 indivi dual pictures . Y ou can also select how man y cop ies print and whether to include the date and time. DPOF requires a m emory card. When a ll images to be pr inted a re tagged, rem ove the mem ory card an d ta ke it to a n im age s tudi o for print ing, or us e it wit h a DPOF compatible print e r. To prin t im ages : 1. Turn the cam era[...]
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40 4. Use the Down shif t select or button to sele ct and set: print all, select singl e print, date stam p visi ble or in v isible, s elect pr int all, press Se t/ Function button to acce ss menu, u se Up/ D own shift se lect or button confirm or cancel. Af terwar ds, press Set/ Function button t o start printing or can cel. To set si ngle print, [...]
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41 ※ Note: the in ternal Fla sh m em ory ’ s copy is only compati b le wit h D CF docum ents. ※ If the external card has a DCIM pare nt directo ry and a 100FSCAM child directory , the do cuments will be dupl icated onto th e 100FSCA M directory . Eithe r way , the system will fir st atte mpt to crea te a DCIM pare nt direc t ory w ith a 100FS[...]
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42 1. Turn the cam era on and ensure that it is in Set up mode. 2. Use the Up shift select or button to select option and use the Down shift select or button to select auto-p ower off. 3. Press Set / Function button to access the menu, p ress the Up/ Dow n shift sele ctor button to select three minutes, on e m inu te, set to on or off. 4. Press Set[...]
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43 5. Press Mode selector button to exit . 4.4.7 Fr equency The sett i ng of freq uency w ill prevent t he occurren ce of f lashi ng due to the l oca l frequency rate. For d e ta iled inf ormatio n, please c ontact y our local e ner gy prov i der . 1. Turn the cam era on and ensure that it is in Set up mode. 2. Use the Up shift select or button to [...]
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44 3. Press Set / Function button to access the menu, p ress the Up/ Dow n shift sele ctor button to select or canc el. 4. Press Set / Function button to confirm. 5. Press Mode selector button to exit .[...]
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45 Installin g softwar e and drivers 5.1 Drivers When the cam era is connecte d to the PC, the cam era can be used as either a Mass Storage or a c ompute r-based v ideo cam era. Mass stora ge The digit al cam era o ffers Mass Stora ge f unction as a c ard reader de vice. Y ou can treat this digita l camera as a n SD card or m ass stora ge devi ce. [...]
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46 Install button 3. Click the inst all button to install the d r iver. 4. Follow the on -screen instructions . 5. Click Finis h to restart th e computer an d the cam era driver installation is com pleted. Install ing the drive r 1. Insert the supplied C D-ROM in the CD -ROM drive. 2. If the CD -RO M does n’t autom atical ly boot, u se Window s E[...]
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47 To instal l Presto! V ideo W orks 6: 1. Insert the supplied C D-ROM in the CD -ROM dri ve. 2. If the CD -RO M does n’t autom atical ly boot, use Wind ow s Expl orer to exec ute the In stallMgr.e xe file i n the root director y. 3. Click the inst all button to install the d river. Follow the on-screen ins tructions . More inform ation a bout Pr[...]
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48 A pp endix A: S p ecifications General Im agi ng sens or 1/1.8 ” 5.17 M e g a pixel CMO S sens or Active pi xe ls 5.1 Mega pixe l Storage m edia Built-in 32 MB Fla s h mem ory Supports SD/ MMC memory cards (be able to support a t mo st 1 G B) Sensor sensitivity Auto Lens Fixe d lens, F 3.0/8. 0 ， f=8.25 mm Focal ra ng e Norm al: 4 feet ~ inf[...]
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49 General Shutter Mechanica l shutter 1/4 ~ 1/5 00 seco nd Auto pow e r o ff 1 minute, 3 m inut es or Off (U ser defina ble) Battery Two AAA-size Alk aline batteries Dim ension 3.48" (L) x 1.12" (D ) x 2.32" (H ) Weight App roximately 3.1 ounces with out batteries[...]
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50 A pp endix B: PictBrid g e T r oubleshootin g Type Error Number Descr iption Paper 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 Paper rela ted error Out of paper Wrong fee d – paper f eed is inc orrect Extract ion error – pa per is incorrectly extracted Media error – Cannot detect paper, p aper is displ aced, paper cannot be cut or is l o aded the re v[...]
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51 We b s i t e Please vis it our website at www .dxg usa.com for any prod uc t updat es or specia l announcements. Y ou can also ch eck out ou r online s uppor t des k where y ou can re gi ster your product , send em ails to our techn ical support, and find a li st of frequently ask e d questions (F AQs)[...]