BenQ 9H.A1301.7AE manual

We l c o m e E146X Series Digital Camera U ser M anual E146X_UM - EN.book Page i Thursday, April 21, 2011 5:54 PM[...]

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WEEE directiv e Recycling information: See http://www .benq.com/support/recycle for details. CE Regulat or y Notic e This devise is herewith confirmed to comply with the require ments set out in the Council Directives on the Appro ximation of the Laws of the M ember States r elating Electromagnetic Compatibility (2004/108/EC); the Low V oltage Di r[...]

Safety warning and notice Before operating the camera, p lease make sur e that you read and f ully understand the co ntent in this section. If you ignore and violate all safe ty wa rning notices indicated in this section, the camera warranty may be void. M eanwhile, not only the camera but also you and all other people and things around y ou may be[...]

• If a foreign substance or wat er gets in your ca me ra, please turn the power off immediately an d disconnect the batteries. N ext, remov e the foreign substance or wate r and send it to the maintenanc e cente r . • Whenev er there is data in the in ternal memory or the external memory card, you s hould make a backup copy to a computer or dis[...]

Do not hold the camera by excessive force. Plus, be sure to protect the camera from strong impacts. To avoid accidental falling, please attach the hand strap to the camera and always hold the camera by keeping the hand strap around your wrist. If the battery suddenly depleted and caused the lens fail to retract, please carefully protect the lens to[...]

Table of Contents Touring the camera ...................................... ............................... .... 1 Checking the package contents ........................................................................ 1 Camera ........................................................................ ...................................... 2 Front vie[...]

Smart Scene ......................................................................................... ............ 24 Smile Catch ..................................................................................................... 25 Blink Detector ............................................. .................................................... 2[...]

Touring the camera 1 English To u r i n g t h e c a m e r a Checking the package cont ents Carefully unpack your kit bo x and ensure that you have the following items. • All pictures, screen captur es, and icons used in this manual are fo r illustration only . Actual and available products, acc essories, as well a s their appearance may var y dep[...]

2 Touring the camera English Camera Fr ont vi ew and bottom view Re ar v ie w 1. Shut ter button 2. Power button 3. Flash 4. AF Assist Lamp / Self- timer LED indicator 5. Lens 6. Microphone 7. S peaker 8. T ripod mount 9. USB / A V port 10. Battery/card cover 1. LCD display 2. S tatus LED 3. W (Wide) - Zoom-out, tur n off the Shooting mode descript[...]

Preparing the camera for use 3 English Pr eparing the camer a for use Use only the specified battery for the camera , and al ways turn off the camera before removing the battery. Indicator St ate Description S tatus LED No light The digital camera is of f. Solid green • The digital ca mera is ready to capture ima ges. • The digital ca mera is p[...]

4 Preparing the camera for use English Charging the batter y The battery charge status affects the camera performance . To maximi ze the perfor mance and the battery life, fully charge the battery via a wall outlet (or a comp uter), and then fully discharge it through normal use at least once. T o charge the b attery via a wall outlet: 1. T urn off[...]

Preparing the camera for use 5 English U sing multifunctional buttons You can choose camera se ttings by pressing the 4-way control or the button. 1. Left/Focus : • Scrolls lef t in menus. • T oggles between differen t focus modes. 2. Up : • Scrolls up in menus. • T urns on/of f Face Tracking. See "Fa ce Trackin g" on page 1 1 for[...]

6 Preparing the camera for use English U sing an SD card The camera comes with i nternal memory for st oring captured images, video clips, or audio files. You can also add an SD card to store more files. Before initial use of an SD card, please format th e card first by p ressing > > Manage Memory > / > Format > > Ye s . T o insta[...]

Initial setting 7 English Initial setting You will be prompted to set up the lang uage and the date and time when the camera is turned on for the first time. Setting language Selects the language version shown on the screen. T o select a langu age: 1. Press > . (St ep 1 is needed only after the initial setting is done.) 2. Press or to locate , a[...]

8 Operating t he camera English Oper ating the camera The procedure below is a general guideline for basi c operation. It is part icularly useful if you are new to the camera. 1. Press the Power button to turn the power on. 2. Slide the mode switch to and press > , , , or to l ocate desired options (under two dif ferent tabs: and ), and then pre[...]

Capture mode 9 English Capture mode Item Description Page reference 1 Shooting mode 16 2 Flash mode 1 1 3 Focus mode 12 4 Drive mode 22 5A E B 2 2 6 Number of shots available -- 7 Image size 12 8 Image quality 12 9 Face T racking 1 1 10 ISO 14 1 1 White Balance 13 12 AE metering 14 13 Exposure value (EV ) 13 14 AF area 23 15 Histogram -- 16 Battery[...]

10 Capture mode English M ore capture options in the Function menu Press the Function button to access more capture options. Depending on your settings, the displayed option icon s in the Function menu may vary. T o use the F unction menu: 1. Press to enter the Function menu, the current ly selected settings are shown. 2. Press , to go to another o[...]

Capture mode 11 English Flash mode The flash offers additional light source (usua lly used in a l ow-ligh t environment). You can capture an image using one of the following flash modes. T o select a flash m ode: 1. Go to the Capture mode. 2. Keep pressing to toggle among dif ferent flash modes and select a desired option. Fac e T racking Focuses o[...]

12 Capture mode English Foc u s mo d e T o select the fo cus mode: 1. Go to the Capture mode. 2. Keep pressing to toggle between Auto focus and focus modes. Image size T o select an image size: 1. Press > Resolution . 2. Press or to select a setting. 3. Press to confirm setting. Image quality Icon Mode Descript ion Auto focus Adjusts focus autom[...]

Capture mode 13 English T o select an imag e quality level: 1. Press > Image Qu ality . 2. Press or to select a setting. 3. Press to confirm setting. Setting EV EV (Exposure Value) lightens or darkens the en tire imag e. Adjust EV when the brightness between the subject and the background is not balanced, or when the subject occupies only a smal[...]

14 Capture mode English 2. Press or to select a white balance option. The preview result based on the currently selected white balance is shown in the middle th umbnail. (When selecting the manual mode, you must first point the adjust ment frame shown on the screen at a blank sheet of white paper or something similar , and press the Shutter for the[...]

Capture mode 15 English Effect Adds color filter effects to the image or video you want to capture. Icon Mode Description Normal No effect s are added. LOMO (For Movie Record only) Creates a lomo-li ke effect by adding over sat urated colors, dark corners, and so on. Vivid Adds an effect with very cle ar and bright color tones. Sepia Adds an effect[...]

16 Capture mode English T o select an eff ect: 1. Press > Effect . 2. Press or to select an Effect option. The previe w result based on the currently selected eff ect is shown in the middle thumbnail. 3. Press to confirm setting. Shooting mode Select one of the following shooting mo des to fit your shooting condition. After - when Color Accent ([...]

Capture mode 17 English Shutter Priority Y ou can choose a shutter speed, while the aperture value is automatical ly determined by the lighting condition of the subject. Manual Lets you set both apertur e and shutter speed manually . Smile Catch Automatically takes a shot when a smile is detected. Blink Detector Warn s of eye blinks if detected &am[...]

18 Capture mode English Night Scene Captures photos in a low-light environment, such as in the evening or at night. Night Portrait S hoots night scenes and portra its clearly . Please keep the camera steady or use a tripod while using this mode. Self Portrait T akes a self portrait with at least one face in a confined area. Love Portrait T akes a s[...]

Capture mode 19 English Snow Used under a very bright light environment su ch as snow scenes. Fireworks Adds exposure time to shoot firework trails. Please keep the camera steady or use a tripod while using this mode. Building Enhances lines & contra cts to highlight t he sense of the three dimensions (3D) for a building. Soft Flowing W ater U [...]

20 Capture mode English ISO, Metering, and White Balance are not av ailable in some shooting modes like Auto Mode. Y ou must select anothe r mode like Manual to enable these options. Party Captures the p arty atmosphere usually under indoor light sour ce. T ext Improves clarity & contrast when takin g a close-up picture of documents. Child Incr[...]

Capture mode 21 English T o select a sh ooting mode: 1. Press > > Shooting Mode > . 2. The currently selected shooting mode shows. Press or to locate another desired option. When you are selecting from diffe rent shooting modes, slide to for detailed explanation of each shooti ng mode. Slide to to close the shooting mode descr iption when [...]

22 Capture mode English 3. Press / to adjust the aperture value, or / to adjust the shutter speed. 4. Press to confirm setting. When toggling between A v/Tv , press the shutter halfway for exposure metering. Drive mode T o select a drive mode: 1. Go to the Capture mode. 2. Press > > Drive Mode . 3. Press or , and then select a desired option.[...]

Capture mode 23 English AF area T o select an aut omatic focus area: 1. Press > > AF Area . 2. Press or , and then select a focusing area. 3. Press > . AF Assist Lamp This function emits red ligh t allowing the camera to focus easil y when the Shutter butt on is half pressed. T o turn on/off A F Assist Lamp: 1. Go to the Capture mode. 2. P[...]

24 Capture mode English T o select a digital zoom: 1. Press > > Digit al Zoom . 2. Press or , and then select a digital zoom type or . 3. Press > . Date Stamp Imprints the date when a picture was taken on the picture itself. T o set the da te stamp: 1. Press > > Date S tamp . 2. Press or , and then select Date , Date & Time , or [...]

Capture mode 25 English Smil e Ca tch Captures an image when the subject smiles. 1. Press > > Shooting Mode and select Smile Catch . 2. The camera is tracking the face of your subject (a whit e frame shows). 3. Once a smile is detected, the camera inst antly takes a picture. 4. The camera continues to detect smiles and t akes more pictures (S[...]

26 Capture mode English 3. Press the shutter to capture the first shot. 4. A guidance bar appears on top of the screen. The screen icon indicates the location of the current screen. Pan the camera following the guidance arrow . 5. Once the screen icon overlaps the green block, the camera will automatically t ake the second shot. If you will only st[...]

Capture mode 27 English 6. T o take the third shot, pan the camera to the direction of the guidance ar row . Once the screen icon overlaps the green bl ock, the camera will automatically take the third shot. LO M O Creates a lomo-like effect by adding over saturated co lors, dark corners, and so on. 1. Press > > Shooting Mode and select LOMO [...]

28 Capture mode English Pr e-c omposition Captures the background first for positioning the final image. Ideal for asking others to take your photo. 1. Press > > Shooting Mode and select Pre-composition . 2. Press the shutter to capture the background. The bottom sectio n of the screen displays the captured background image in a semi-tra nspa[...]

Capture mode 29 English 3. Press the shutter to take one picture. 4. If you are satisfie d with the picture , press to take the next one. (If you wan t to re-take the previous picture, press and repeat S tep 3.) 5. Once you have finished taking all pictures, the camera will automatically combine the se images into one. M ovie R ecor d mode settings[...]

30 Other settings English T o select a Movie Re cord option: 1. Slide the mode swit ch to and enter the Movie Record mode. 2. Press , and then select an option. 3. Press or to select a setting. 4. Press to confirm setting. Battery status Other settings Press > , and then select an option. Pre-record: On and Off When Pre-record is on , the camera[...]

Other settings 31 English Power S aving [1 min.] For power conservation, t he camera automatica lly enters the standby mode af ter it has been idle for a period of time. (Press any key to resume.) [3 min.] [5 min.] [Off] The camera remains on when idle. LCD Sav ing [On] For power conservation, the LCD screen is automatically dimmed af ter the camer[...]

32 Other settings English Reset All Resets the ent ire menu and button operation settings to ini tial default. The following settings do not ch ange after Reset All: Date & Time setting Language setting TV Format setting E146X_UM - EN.book Page 32 Thursday , April 21, 2011 5:54 PM[...]

Playback mode 3 3 English Pla yback mode Slide the mode switch to to enter the Playback mode. While pausing video playback, you can press t he shutter to capture the video frame as a still image in the VGA format. Item Description Page reference 1 Indicates that the camera is in the Playback mode . -- 2 Indicates that the file is protected and cann[...]

34 Playback mode English Options for playback and editing When the camera is in the Playback mode, press , or to move to different files. You can also select any of the following opti ons. Enlarging an image Magnifies an image, so more details can be seen. T o enlarge an im age: 1. Slide the mode swit ch to . 2. Press or to move to the image you wa[...]

Playback mode 3 5 English Playing back video clips View recorded video clips in the playbac k mode. T o view a video clip: 1. Slide the mode switch to . 2. Press or to move to the video clip you want to view . 3. S tart playing back. • Press to start playing the video clip. • Press to stop the video cl ip, or press to pause it. Press again to r[...]

36 Playback mode English • Applies a transition ef fect from upper-left side to lower- right side. • Applies a horizontal transit ion effect. • Applies a vertical transition ef fect. • Applies a horizontal tr ansition effect by inte rsecting an image. • Y ou can set the interval between 1 /3/5/10 seconds. 4. Select whether you want to rep[...]

Playback mode 3 7 English Y ou canno t use this fu nction on i mages ca ptured in Panorama m ode. V oice memo Inserts a voice annotation to an image file. T o record a voice me mo: 1. Slide the mode switch to . 2. Press or to move to the image you want to add a voice memo. 3. Press > > Vo i c e M e m o > or . 4. Select Start > to start [...]

38 Playback mode English 4. Press , or to select the effect. The preview result based on the currently selected effect is shown in the middle thumbnail. 5. Press to confirm the change and save the image file. Y ou cannot use this function on im ages captured in Pano rama mode. Tr i m m i n g Crops part of an image file, reduces the image si ze, and[...]

Playback mode 3 9 English Y ou cannot resi ze images in the size of 3:2, 16:9, or VGA, or i mages captured in Panorama mode. Startup image Sets the welcome screen when the camera is powering on . T o select a startup image: 1. Press > > Startup Image > or . • T o use the default startup image, se lect Default . • T o use a custom image[...]

40 Working with computer and AV system English W orking w ith comput er and A V system Bundled software The camera offers the followi ng programs on a CD. To install these programs, see the information supplied with the CD. Connecting the camera to a computer You can connect the camera to a PC or notebook to transfer, view, print, or edit files as [...]

Working with computer and AV system 41 English Printing with PictBr idge You can directly print images by con nectin g your camera to a PictBridge-compatible printer without using a computer. T o print image s from a PictBridge-com patible printer: 1. Connect the end of the smaller plug of the USB cable to the camera. 2. Connect the other end of th[...]

42 Troubleshooting and service information English T roubleshooting and ser v ice informat ion If your camera cannot operate normally, see the frequently encountered problems and solutions listed below. If the problem pers ists, contact your nearest service center or technical support. Problem Cause Solution The camera cannot power up. There is no [...]

Troubleshooting and service informatio n 43 English T echnical support For technical assistanc e, free driver updates, product information, and news rel eases, visit the following web site: http://www.BenQ.com The camera does not shoot even when pressing the shutter button. The battery is running low . Re place the battery . The camera is not in th[...]

44 Specifications English Specifications Sensor Panasonic 14 Mega Pixels, 1/2.3 inch CCD Zoom Optical: 4X Digital: Up to 4X (Preview) / Up to 12X (Playback) Lens f = 4.8 (W) ~ 19.2 (T) mm F= 2.9 (W) ~ 6.5 (T) f = 27 mm ~ 108 mm, 35 mm equivalent Focus Range Normal: W = 10 cm ~ Infin ity T = 60 cm ~ Infinity Super Macro: 5 cm LCD 2.7” LCD 230k pix[...]

Specifications 45 English All information, designs, and specifi cations are subject to change without prior notice. Accessories USB Cable / Software & User Manual CD / User Manual or Quick Guide / Hand S trap / Leather case / Li-ion batter y / AC power adapter Available accessories depend on the actual items shipped and may vary from the list a[...]