VistaQuest sensor 505-D manual

sensor 505-D User manual[...]

i Thank you for purch asing this AgfaPhoto digital camera. Pleas e read these oper ating instructions carefully in order to use the digital camera co rrectly. Keep the instructions in a safe place after reading so that you can ref er to them later. Notice: This User's Manual has been written for the following camera models: AgfaPhoto sensor 50[...]

ii Disclaimer We assume no responsibi lity over and abov e the provisions of the Product Li ability Law for damages suffered b y the user or third part ies as a result of inappr opriate handling of the product or its accessories, or by their operation al failure and by their use. We reserve the right to make changes to this prod uct and its accesso[...]

ii i Contents P RECAUTIONS I D ISCLAIMER II U SING YOUR B A TTERIES II E XTENDING BA TTERY LIFE II CONTENTS ________________________ III GETTING ST ARTED __________________ 1 U SING T HIS M ANU AL 1 P AC K AGE C ONTENTS 2 P ARTS OF THE C AME RA 3 A TT ACHING THE S TRAP 5 I NSERTING THE B A TTERIES 5 L OW B A TTERY I NDICA TOR 6 I NSERTING A M EMOR [...]

iv P ROTECTING F ILES 35 C HOOSING A S TAR T U P I MAGE 36 S ETTING THE L OGO 36 E DITING I MAGES 37 R OT A TING S TILL I MAGES 37 P RINTING 38 MAKING CONNECTIONS _____________ 39 C ONNECTING THE C A M E R A T O A TV 39 C ONNECTING THE C A M E R A T O A PC 40 U SING A C ARD R EADER ( NOT INCLUDED ) 40 C ONNECTING THE C AMERA TO A PC WITH THE USB C [...]

1 Getting Started Using This Manual Getting St arted This section cont ains information you should k now prior to using this c amera. Basic Operation This section explains all record ing features of the camera. Basic Recording This section explain s how to record still ima ges, movies and aud io files. Other Recording Functions This section explain[...]

2 Package Content s AgfaPhoto sensor USB / A V cable 2 x AAA batteries n o i t a l l a t s n I e r a w t f o S p a r t S h c u o P CD-ROM Quick guide[...]

3 Part s of the Camera 1. Flash 2. Self-timer lamp 3. Microphone 4. Lens 5. Operation lamp 6. LCD display Five-way control button 7. Vertically (OK) 8. Rightward 9. Downward 10. Upward 11. Leftward 12. Playback button 13. Menu button[...]

4 4. Shutter button 15. Mode button 16. Power button 17. Strap mount 18. Battery cover 19. USB jack 20. Tripod socket[...]

5 Att aching the Strap Attach the s trap to your camera as shown in the image. y Do not swing the camera around by the strap Inserting the Batteries The camera is powered by two AAA-size al kaline batteries or rechargeable NiMH batteries. Open the battery cover . Slide the battery cover in the direction indicat ed by the arrows. Insert the batterie[...]

6 Low Battery Indicator A low battery indicator appears on the LCD s creen when the batteries are ne arly exhausted. Batteries should be r eplaced promptly when the low battery indicator appears. There is a risk of explosion if the battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries accordin g to instructions. Be sure to turn of f t[...]

7 If you insert or remove the card while the camera is power ed on, it may damage the card or data. Do not touch the connection terminals on the back of the c ard. About Camera Memory This camera is equipped with an internal memory . If a memory car d is not inserted in the camera, all images and mov ie clips recorded by the camera will be stored i[...]

8 The power saving feature will not activate in the following situations: y When recording mov ie clips or audio files y When playing movie clips or au dio files y When playing the slidesho w y When connecting the camer a to a computer or printer with the USB ca ble Setting the Display Language / Date & T ime When using the camera for the first[...]

9 Setting Date & Ti m e T urn the power on, and set the camera to the Setup Menu ( p age 17). Select [Date/T ime]. Press or on the five-way control button to select [Date/T ime] and then press on the five-way control butt on to launch the submenu. Set date and time. Press or on the five-way control button to chan ge the highlighted v alue. Pres[...]

10 Capture Mode 1 Capture mode 2 Resolution indicator 2592 x 1944 2048 x 1536 1600 x 1200 1280 x 960 640 x 480 3 White balance indic ator: Cloudy Daylight Fluorescent T ungsten Auto 4 Quality indicator: Super Fine Normal 5 Memory card inserted 6 Date stamp 7 Images tak en/image cap acity 8 EV value -2.0EV -------------2.0EV 9 Battery level indicato[...]

11 Empty Half Full 20 seconds 10 seconds 11 Digit al zoom bar Video Mod e 1 Video mode 2 Resolution indicator: 640 x 480 320 x 240 3 White balance indic ator: Cloudy Daylight Fluorescent T ungsten Auto 4 Memory card inserted 5 Recording time 6 Battery level indicator: Empty Half Full 7 Digital zo om bar[...]

12 Playback Mode 1 Playback mode: Audio file Video file S t i l l i m a g e 2 Protect indicator 3 Number of current file/total number of recorded files 4 Battery level indicator: Empty Half Full[...]

13 Basic Operation T urning Power On & Off Press the Power button (1) to turn on the camera in the Capture mode. The power turns on and the LED (2) lights red. Press the Power button (1) again to turn the power off. Th e power turns off and the LED turns off. You can turn on the camera with out the startup and operating so und by setting the fu[...]

14 Selecting the REC Mode Press the Power button to enter the Capture mode. If the camera is in Playback mode, press the Playback button to change to REC mode. Press the Mode button (1) to change the REC mode. Each time the Mode button is pressed the REC mode ico n changes. It includes three modes in REC mode: Captur e mode, Video mode an d Audio m[...]

15 Using the Menu in REC Mode When a menu is displa yed, the five-way control button is used to make the desired settings. The Audio mode does n ot have a menu so the MENU button will not work in Audio mode. Capture menu. Turn the power on, and set the camera to the Capture mode ( page 13). Open the Capture menu. Press the MENU button (2) to displa[...]

16 Capture Menu List Menu item A vailable settings Resolution / / / / Quality / White balance Color eff ect Color / Sepia / Monochrome Exposure -2.0EV -------------2.0EV Date stamp Enable / Disable Selftimer Disable / 10 sec. / 20 sec. Burst-Snap shot Single/ Burst V ideo Menu List Set the camera in Video mode then press th e MENU button to display[...]

17 Setup Menu Turn the power on and set the camera to the REC or Playback mode ( page 13). Press the MENU button (2) to open the REC or Playback m enu. The menu displayed depen ds on whether you are in the REC m ode or the Playback mode. Open the Setup menu. Press on the five-way contro l button (1) to select [Setup] to display the Setup menu. Sele[...]

18 Menu item Function Language Select a language for the Dis play menu and other information from th e following languages: [English] : English, [Italiano] : Italian, [Français] : French, [Nederlands] : Dutch, [ Č estina] : Czech, [ Русский ] : Russian, [Türk] : Turkish, [Deutsch] : German, [Español] : Spanish, [Português] : Portuguese,[...]

19 Firmware This function will show the software v ersion. Basic Recording Recording Still Images Turn the power on, and set the camera to the Capture mode. ( page 13). Compose the subject on the monitor . Point the center area of the LCD screen at the subject that you want to take a photo of. T ake the picture. Press the shutter button fully down [...]

20 Selecting the Resolution and Quality You can select a lower image r esolution and quality to de crease the image size in ord er to capture more images. Choose a suitab le setting according to the des ired image quality and purpose. Image size AgfaPhoto sensor 505-D Picture siz e 2592 x 1944 2048 x 1536 1600 x 1200 1280 x 960 640 x 480 Printing l[...]

21 The resolution and qu ality will affect the required storage s pace of the images. Compression Purpose Super T o sho ot higher quality images. Fine T o shoot no rmal quality images. Normal T o shoot images. Higher Quality Lower Quality Using the Zoom Function Your camera has a digital zoom function that allows you to zoom in or zoom out on subje[...]

22 y The digital zoom works by enlarg ing the center portion of an ima ge through a software interpolation proces s. y The digital zoom is used to achieve magnific ation levels up to approx . 4 times. y The higher the digit al zoom, the lower the imag e quality . Using the Flash The flash is not only for taking p ictures when there is insufficient [...]

23 y The flash charging time may incre ase when the battery is low. y The screen is blank when the flash is char ging. The next image can be shot only when charging is completed. y Shooting with a flash in a bright en vironment may cause incorrect exposu re. Using the Self timer Use the selftimer to set a delay from the time t he shutter button is [...]

24 Using the Burst-Snapshot Use this function to tak e 3 pictures continuously . T urn the power on, and set the camera to the Capture mode ( page 13). Open the Capture menu ( page 15). Change the setting Press the Mode button to lau nch the submenu. Press or on the five-way control button to select [Burst-Sn ap shot] . then press OK/Enter to confi[...]

25 Recording Movie Clip s T urn the power on, and set the camera to the V i deo mode ( p a ge 13). Compose the subject on the monitor . y Point the center area of the LCD scr een at the subject that you want to take. St art recording. y Press the shutter button to start recording. y The LCD monitor displays the recorde d time. y The white balance i[...]

26 Recording Audio T urn the power on, and set the camera to the Audio mode ( p age 13). Press the shutter button (1) to st art recording. The voices are recorde d via the microphone (2) of the camer a. Be careful to avoid touching the microphone while recor ding. Press the shutter button again to end recording. The camera will stop recording autom[...]

27 Other Recording Functions Setting the White Balance Adjust the white balance to suit d ifferent light sources such as sunlight, incandesc ent (tungsten) lighting or fluorescent lighting. Option Description Automatically corrects whit e balance. Ideal for general photography. Adjusts for bright sunlight conditions or nat ural light conditions. Ad[...]

28 Setting the Color Effect Set the color ef fect to add a color tone to the picture. Option Description Color Reflects the true color of the object. Sepia Adds a sepia color tone to the picture Monochrome The pictures only hav e two colors: white and black. Setting the Exposure Set the exposure value manu ally to compensate for unusual lig hting c[...]

29 Setting Date St amp The date stamp function can be us ed to add a date to your pictures as you take them. Option Description Enable Add the recording date & time to printed im ages. Disable Do not add the recording date & time to print ed images.[...]

30 Playback Playing Back Images Turn the power on, and set the camera to the Playback mode ( page 13). The latest recorded image a ppears on the LCD dis play. If there are no images stored, a message [No file] appear s. Pressing or on the five-way control butto n displays the previous or next image. : displays the previous image. : displays the nex[...]

31 Using the Menu in Playback Mode When a menu is displa yed, the five-way control button is used to make the desired settings. Using the Menu in Playback Mode Turn the power on and set the camera to the Playback mode ( page 13). Open the Playback menu . Press the Menu button (2) to display the menu. Select an item . Press or on the five-way contro[...]

32 Vie wing Thumbnails Turn the power on and set the camera to the Playback mode ( page 13). Press on the five-way control button: a thumbnail screen is displayed. You can als o view the thumbnail scree n in the following way: Set the camera to the Playback mode, then press the MENU b utton to display the menu. Press on the five-way control button [...]

33 Deleting Files Deleting a Single File Turn the power on, and set the camera to the Playback mode ( page 13). Select the file you want to delete. When the file is shown in full screen, press or on the five-way control button to select the file you want to delete. Open the menu. Press the MENU button, then press or on the five-way control button t[...]

34 Deleting All Files T urn the power on, set the camera to Playback mod e . Open the menu Press the MENU button. Then pres s or on the five-way contro l button to select [Delete all]. Delete the files Press on the five-way control butt on to delete the files. • All the files can be deleted ex cept the protected files. Formatting the SD Card or I[...]

35 Protecting Files Turn the power on and set the camera to the Play back mode ( page 13). Select a file to be protected. If you want to prot ect a single file select it befor e operating the following steps. Press or on the five-way contro l button to select a recorded file Open the menu. Press the MENU button, then use the five-way control butt o[...]

36 Choosing a St artup Image Setting the Logo Turn the power on, and set the camera to the Playback mode. Select a still image as startup image. Press or on the five-way control button to select a still image. Open the menu. Press the MENU button, then use the five-way control butt on to select [Set Logo] then press on the five-way control button t[...]

37 Editing Images Rot ating St ill Images Turn the power on, and set the camera to the Play mode ( page 13). Press or on the five-way contro l button to select the image you wa nt to rotate. Open the menu. Press the MENU button, then use the five-way control butt on to select [ Rotate] and finally press on the five-way control button to launch the [...]

38 Printing The Digital Print setting allows you to directly print from a camera to a printer by connecting them via a USB cable. Photos can be printed quickly and eas ily from your digital camera wit hout using a computer T urn the power on, set the camera to the Playback mode and press or on the five-way control button to select a still image ( p[...]

39 Making Connections Connecting the Camera to a TV Y ou can d isplay recorded imag es on a television with the supplied A V cable. Set the TV -out to match the TV system that you are using. T urn off the camera and the TV . Use the supplied A V cable to connect the camera to the TV set. Then turn on the camera and the TV. Set the TV input signal t[...]

40 Connecting the Camera to a PC There are two ways to download files fro m the camera's internal mem ory or memory card to a computer: • By inserting the memory card into a card read er • By connecting the camera to a computer using the supplied USB cab le. Using a Card Reader (not included) Eject the memory card from the camera a nd inse[...]

41 System Requirements • PC with processor better than MM X Pentium 233 MHz • Windows XP/ 2000/ Vista32 • Minimum 32 MB RAM • USB port • CD-ROM drive • 800 x 600 pixels, 16-bit color dis play compatible monitor *Specifications are subject to chan ge without prior notice.[...]

42 Appendix About the Folder & File Names Your digital camera automatically creates a directory of folders in the internal memory o r on the memory card that it uses to orga nize still images, movie clips and other information. Folder Stru cture The folder name begins with a 3-digit number from 100 to 999 and is followed by "DCIM". A [...]

43 T roubleshooting Problem Cause Solution Batteries are inserted in the wrong direction. Reload batteries in the correct direction. Batteries are dead. Replace or recharge batteries. Power does not turn camera on. The battery compartment door is open. Make sure the battery compartment door is securely closed. The flash is charging. W ait for the f[...]

44 Specifications AgfaPhoto sensor 505-D AgfaPhoto sensor 510-D AgfaPhoto sensor 500-D Sensor 5 MegaPixel CMOS, Size: 1/2.5 inch 5 MegaPixel CMOS, Size: 1/2.5 inch 3 MegaPixel CMOS, Size: 1/2.5 inch Display 2.4" TFT color LCD 2.4" TFT color LCD 2.0" TFT colo r LCD Focus range 150cm ~ infinity 150cm ~ infinity 150cm ~ infinity Apertur[...]

45 steps step s steps Burst Included Included Included Flash Auto, Always on, Always off Auto, Always on, Always off Auto, Always on, Always off Photo effect Color , Sepia, Monochrome Color , Sepia, Monochrome Color , Sepia, Monochrome Selftimer Disable / 10 / 20 sec. Disable / 10 / 20 sec. Disable / 10 / 20 sec. Storage 32 MB internal memory Exter[...]

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47 Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in Private Households in the European Union This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of with your other househ old waste. Instead, it is your responsibility to d ispose of your waste equipment by handing it ov er to a designated collection point for the r[...]

48 Any changes or modificatio ns not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could v oid the user’s authority to operate t he equipment. When shielded interface cables have been provided with t he product or when spec ified additional components or acces sories have elsewher e been designated to be use d with the installation o[...]