BenQ AE100 manual

AE100/AE200 Series Digital Camera User Manual AE100_AE200 UM - EN. book Page 1 Wednesd ay, August 17, 2011 5:21 PM[...]

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• Connect th e equipment into an outlet on a circuit differ ent from that to which the receiv er is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experien ced radio/ TV technician fo r help . This device complies with Part 15 of th e FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device ma y not cause harmful interferen ce, a[...]

Wa r r a n t y • W arranty is void if damage or system fa ilure occu rred due to ou tside factors s uch as collision, fire, flood, dirt, sewage, ear thquake, and other force majeur e events as well as incorrect usage of electricity or use of non-original accessories. • It is the sole responsibility of the user if problems (such as data lo ss an[...]

• Under no cir cumstances should yo u push the lens back manuall y as this ma y damage the camera. • All original accessories are designed on ly f or use with this camer a model you purch ased. Do not use these acc essories with other camera models or cameras of other brands to a void unpr edictable danger or damage. • Before initial use of a[...]

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[...]

English Table of Contents Touring th e camera ........... ........... .......... ............. .......... .......... ........... ............ .. 11 Checking the package conte nts ........................ .............................. ....................... 11 Camera ......................... ............................... .......................[...]

English Smart Scene ..................... ............................... .................................... ....................... 39 Smile Catch ................. .................................... .................................... ....................... 40 Blink Detector ................................ .................................[...]

Touring the camera 11 English To u r i n g t h e c a m e r a Checking the package contents Careful ly unpack your kit bo x and ensure th at you ha ve the following items. 1. User Manual or Quick Gui de 2. Digital camera 3. USB cable 4. Battery 5. Hand strap 6. Softwar e & User Manual CD 7. Pou ch 8. A C pow er adapter • All pictures, scr een [...]

12 Tour ing the cam era English Camera Fr ont and bottom views 1. T (T ele) - Zoom-in or turn on the Shooting mode description 2. Shutter button 3. W (Wide) - Zoom-out, turn off the Shooting mode description, or enter the thumbnail view (Pla yback mode) 4. Po wer button 5. Flash 6. Self-timer LED indicator 7. Lens 8. Micr ophone 9. Speak er 10. T r[...]

Touring the camera 13 English Rear view 1. LCD displa y 2. Status LED 3. MENU button or ret urn to the pre vious menu 4. USB / A V port 5. Function / Delete button - Activates the function menu (Ca pture mode) or de lete photos (Pla yback mode) 6. Strap ey elet 7. Multifunctional buttons (including a 4-wa y control and a button) 8. Mode switch - T [...]

14 Tour ing the cam era English • It is normal for the camera to become warm during o peration, because the camera casing mi ght conduct heat. • The LCD display on this camera is manufactured with sophisticated technolog y , and more th an 99.99% of the pixels on the LCD disp lay meet standar d specifications. Y et, it is possible that less tha[...]

Touring the camera 15 English Pr eparing the camera for use Use only the s pecified battery for the camera, and alwa ys turn off the came ra befor e remo ving the battery . Charging the batter y The battery charge status affects the camera performance. T o maximize the performance and the batter y life, fully charge th e batter y via a wall outlet [...]

16 Tour ing the cam era English T o charge the batter y via a computer : 1. T urn on the computer . 2. T urn off the camera. 3. Insert the batter y into the camera. 4. Connect one en d of the USB cable to the camera. 5. Connect the other end of the USB cable to your c omputer . The batter y will start charging immediately . Y ou need to follow the [...]

Touring the camera 17 English Using multifunctional buttons Y ou can choose camera settings b y pressing the 4-wa y control or the button. 1. Lef t/Focus : • Scr olls left in menus . • T oggles betw een differ ent focus modes. 2. Up : • Scr olls up in menus. • T urns on/off Face T racking. See "Face T racking" on page 24 for detai[...]

18 Initial setting English Initial setting Y ou will be pr ompted to set up the language and the date and time when the camera is turned on for the first time. Setting language Selects the language versi on shown on the screen . T o select a language: 1. Press > . (Step 1 is needed only after the initial setting is done .) 2. Press or to locate [...]

Operating the camera 19 English Operating the camera The pr ocedure belo w is a general guideline for basic operation. It is particularly useful if y ou are ne w to the camera. 1. Pres s the Po wer button to turn the po wer on. 2. Slide the mode swit ch to and press > , , , or to locate desir ed options (under tw o differe nt tabs: and ), and th[...]

20 Operating the camera English • During zoom-in/out, ther e is a separator in the zoom bar betw een and . For best image quality , it is recommended to use opti cal zoom only by keeping the magnification within and the separator . • Flash is automati cally turned of f in the Movie Reco rd mode. • The Movie Reco rd mode r ecords both so und a[...]

Operating the camera 21 English Cap ture mode Item Description Page ref erence 1 Shooting mode 30 2F l a s h m o d e 2 3 3 Focus mode 24 4D r i v e m o d e 3 6 5 AEB 37 6 Number of shots a vailable -- 7 Image size 25 8 Image quality 25 9 Face T racking 24 10 ISO 27 11 White Balance 26 12 AE metering 27 13 Exposure value (EV) 26 14 AF area 37 15 His[...]

22 Operating the camera English Mor e captur e options in the Function menu Press th e Function button to access mor e capture options. Depending on your settings, t he displa yed option icons i n the Function menu ma y vary . T o u se the Function menu: 1. Press to enter the Function menu, th e currentl y selected settings ar e shown. 2. Press , t[...]

Operating the camera 23 English Flash mode The flash offers additional li ght source (usually used in a low-light envir onment). Y ou can captur e an image using one of the f ollowing flash modes. T o select a flash m ode: 1. Go to the Captur e mode. 2. K eep pressing to toggle among different flash mode s and select a desired option. Icon Mode Des[...]

24 Operating the camera English Face T racking Focuses on the positio n of faces (max. 10 faces) simultaneously . While using the Face T racking function, point the camera to wher e the people (y our subjects) are loc ated. Focus frames of Face T racking will automatically detect faces (maximum 10) and show on the LCD screen. Focus mode T o select [...]

Operating the camera 25 English Image size T o select an image size: 1. Press > Resolution . 1. Pres s or to select a sett ing. 2. Press to confirm setting. Image quality T o select an image quality lev el: 1. Press > Image Quality . 2. Pres s or to select a sett ing. 3. Press to confirm setting. Icon Description Icon Description AE100: 14 me[...]

26 Operating the camera English Setting EV EV (Exposur e V alue) lightens or dark ens the entire image. Adjust EV when the brightness between the subject and the backgr ound is not balanced, or when the subject occupies only a small part of the pictur e. T o select an EV: 1. Press > EV . 2. Press or to select an EV from the EV bar . 3. Press to [...]

Operating the camera 27 English 2. Pres s or to select a white balance option. The p revie w result based on the curr ently selected white balanc e is shown on the scr een. (When selecting the manual mode, you must first point the camera at a blank sheet of white paper or somethin g similar and press th e shutter for the camera to detect pro per co[...]

28 Operating the camera English T o select an AE metering option: 1. Press > Metering . 2. Press or to select an AE metering optio n. 3. Press to confirm setting. Effect Adds color fil ter effects to the image or video y ou want to captur e. Spot Detects the exposur e based on the center spot in the subject area. Icon Mode Description Normal No [...]

Operating the camera 29 English T o select an effect: 1. Press > Effect . 2. Pres s or to select an Effect option. The pre view r esult based on the curr ently selected effect is sho wn in the middle thumbnail. 3. Press to confirm setting. Vivid Red The image becomes r eddish. Vivid Gr een The image becomes gr eenish. Vivid Blue The image become[...]

30 Operating the camera English Shooting mode Select one of the following shootin g modes to fit y our shooting conditio n. Icon Mode Description Auto Mode The camera automaticall y decide most settings, so y ou can captur e images with ease. Smart Scene Automatically sel ects a shooting mode based on the curr ent shooting envir onment. Pr ogram Y [...]

Operating the camera 31 English Panorama Creates a panoramic photo fr om multiple shots. Pre- composition Captur es the background f irst, so the helper can use it to tak e the final sho t. HDR Incr eases the dynamic range and enhances the details of dark ar eas. LOMO Creates a lomo-lik e effect by ad ding ov er saturated colors, dark corners, and [...]

32 Operating the camera English Blink De tector W arns of eye blinks if detected & lets you decide whether to sa ve the image fi le . Portrait Mak es the subject (usually a person) stand out with smooth and natural-loo king skin tones. Night Portrait Shoots night scenes and por traits clearly . Please k eep the camera steady or us e a tripod wh[...]

Operating the camera 33 English Backlight Incr eases exposure (by turning on the flash) when light illuminates the subject fr om behind. Night Scene Captur es photos in a low-light envir onment, such as in the e vening or at night. Fire works Adds exposure time to shoot fir ework trails . Please k eep the camera steady or us e a tripod while using [...]

34 Operating the camera English T o select a shooting mode: 1. Press > > Shooting M ode > . 2. The curr ently selected shooting mode shows. Pr ess or to locate another desired option. 3. Press to confirm setting. Building Enhances lines & contracts to highlight the sense of the thre e dimensions (3D) for a building. W eb Auction Re duc[...]

Operating the camera 35 English Aper tur e Priority Aperture priority is often used whe n shoo ting static subjects or emphasizing the depth of field. In ge neral, use a smaller aperture if a greater depth of f ield is needed. T o adjust aper ture value: 1. Go to the Captur e mode with Aperture Priority mode selected. 2. Press . 3. Pres s / to adju[...]

36 Operating the camera English Driv e mode T o select a drive mode: 1. Go to the Captur e mode. 2. Press > > Drive Mode . 3. Press or , and then select a desir ed option. 4. Press > . Icon Mode Description Self-timer Auto matically take s a picture after 2 or 10- second dela y . This mode is useful when you want to be part of the picture.[...]

Operating the camera 37 English Auto Exposur e Brack eting (AEB) The AEB function automatically takes 3 pictur es with slightly diff erent setti ngs in the shutter speed or the aperture valu e . T o turn on/off AEB: 1. Go to the Captur e mode. 2. Press > > AEB . 3. Pres s or , and then select or . 4. Press > . AF ar ea T o select an automa[...]

38 Operating the camera English Digital Zoom The digital zoom enlarges or sh rinks the image using a softwar e pr ocess. T o select a digital zoom: 1. Press > > Digit al Zoom . 2. Press or , and then select a digital zoom t ype or . 3. Press > . Date Stamp Imprints the date when a picture was taken on the picture it self. To set the date s[...]

Operating the camera 39 English Instant Re vie w This featur e displa ys the still image that just r ecorded for 1 second. To set the Instant Review: 1. Press > > Inst ant Review . 2. Pres s or , and then select or . 3. Press > . S.S.F . (Super Shak e-Fr ee) Reduces blur caused b y camera vibration, and thus impr ov es image quality and cl[...]

40 Operating the camera English Smile Catch Captur es an image when the subje ct smiles. 1. Press > > Shooting Mo de and select Smile Catch . 2. The camera is tracking the face of y our subject (a white frame shows). 3. Once a smile is dete cted, the camera instantly takes a pi cture. 4. The camera continues to detect smiles and tak es more p[...]

Operating the camera 41 English Panorama Creates a panoramic photo fr om multiple sho ts. T wo to th ree shots ar e stitched into one single and seam less large picture. For optim ized performance, the image r esolution is automatically set at 1M (1024 x 768) when this mode is selected. 1. Press > > Shooting Mode and select Pano rama . 2. Pre[...]

42 Operating the camera English 4. A guidance bar appears on t op of the screen. The screen icon indicates the location of the cur rent scr een. Pan the camera follo wing the guidance arr ow . 5. Once the scr een icon overla ps the green blo ck, the camera will automatically tak e the second shot. If y ou will only stit ch two shots, pr ess to comp[...]

Operating the camera 43 English LOMO Creates a lomo-lik e effect by ad ding over s aturated colors, dark corners, and so on. 1. Press > > Shooting Mode and select LOMO . 2. T ake a pictur e . (The LOMO effect will be appli ed to this picture immediately .) Fishe ye Simulates a f isheye l ens effect and cr eates a distorted hemisphere-lik e im[...]

44 Operating the camera English Pr e-composition Captur es the backgroun d first for posi tioning the final image. Ideal fo r asking others to tak e your photo. 1. Press > > Shooting Mo de and select Pre-composition . 2. Press the shutter to captur e the background. The bottom section of the screen displa ys the captured ba ckground image in [...]

Operating the camera 45 English 3. Pres s the shutter to tak e one pictur e . 4. If you ar e satisfied wi th the picture, press to tak e the next one. (If you want to re-tak e the pre vious picture, press and rep eat Step 3.) 5. Once you hav e finished taking all pictur es, the camera will auto matically combine these images into one. Movie Recor d[...]

46 Operating the camera English T o select a Movie Record option: 1. Slide the mode switch 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. Batter y status Effect: Normal, LOMO , Vivid, Se pia, Color Accent (Red), Color Accent (Green), Colo r Accent (Blue), B&[...]

Operating the camera 47 English Other settings Pres s > , and then select an option. Icon Mode Description Sounds [St ar tup] Sets a type of the startup sound. [Shutter] Sets the shutter sound on and off. [Operation] Sets the button (excluding shutter) sound on and off. [V olume] Adjusts the volume of the shutter sound, startup sound, operation [...]

48 Operating the camera English TV Out Y ou can revie w images on a television with an A V cable . [NTSC] America, Japan, T aiwan and others [P AL] China, Europe, Oceania, and others TV Format should be set to either NTSC or P AL depending on you r region. F or details about w hich system should b e used, check with your local authorities. LCD Brig[...]

Operating the camera 49 English Pla yback mode Slide the mode switch to to enter the Pla yback mode. While paus ing video pla yback, you can press the sh utter to c apture the video fra me as a still image in the V GA format. Item Description Page ref ere nc e 1 Indicates that the camera is in the Pla yback mode. -- 2 Indicates that the file is pro[...]

50 Operating the camera English Options for pla yback and editing When the camera is in the Pla yback mo de , pr ess , or to mov e to differ ent files. Y ou can also select any o f the following opti ons. Enlarging an image Magnifies an image, so mor e details can be seen. T o enlarge an im age: 1. Slide the mode sw itch to . 2. Press or to mov e t[...]

Operating the camera 51 English Pla ying back video clips View record ed video clips in the pla yback 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 vie w . 3. Start playin g back. • Pr ess to start pla ying the video clip . • Pr ess to stop the video clip , or press to pause it. Pr [...]

52 Operating the camera English • Slide to to decrease the v olume. Slideshow Sets the time interval for pres enting a series of captur ed image and video f iles (first fr ame only). T o pla y a slideshow: 1. Slide the mode sw itch to . 2. Press > > Slideshow > or . 3. Change the slideshow settings. • Use the four -wa y control to set [...]

Operating the camera 53 English To p r o t e c t f i l e s : 1. Slide the mode switch to . 2. Press > > Protect > or . 3. Select whether to pr otect this selected file, other selected, or all files, and then pre ss . Y ou will then see the icon indicating the file is pr otected. Red-ey e Removal The Red Eye Corr ection function is used to [...]

54 Operating the camera English 3. Press to r esume the pla yback. 4. Press to exit pla yback. Photo Effect Y ou can add special effects to y our images. T o add a s pecial effect to an image: 1. Slide the mode sw itch to . 2. Press or to mov e to the image you want to add an effect to. 3. Press > > Photo Effect > or . 4. Press , or to sel[...]

Operating the camera 55 English 5. Press to confirm the chan ge and sa ve the image file. T rimming Crop s par t of an image file, reduces the i mage size, and overwrites the image f ile or sa ves it as an other new file. To t r i m a n i m a g e : 1. Slide the mode switch to . 2. Pres s or to mov e to the image y ou want to trim. 3. Press > >[...]

56 Operating the camera English 3. Press > > Resize > or . 4. Press or to select the target image size to which yo u want to red uce . 5. Press to confirm the ch ange and sav e the image file. Startup image Sets the welcom e screen when the camera is pow ering on. T o select a startup image: 1. Press > > St artup Image > or . • [...]

Working with computer and AV system 57 English Radial Blur Applies a r otating motion effect to giv e a feel of spe ed. T o apply a Radial Blur effect: 1. Slide the mode switch to . 2. Press > > Radial Blu r > or . 3. Press or and select a degree of Radial Blur . 4. Press to confirm the chan ge and sa ve the image file. W orking with compu[...]

58 Working with co mputer and AV system English 5. A Removabl e Disk icon appears in My Computer . Click this icon to access the files in y our camera. Connecting the camera to an A V system Y ou can pla y files in your camera fr om an A V system such as TV or projector . T o connect the camera to an A V system: 1. Connect the end of the smaller pl[...]

Working with computer and AV system 59 English • T o print one image at a time, select Print Select , and press or to select an image. • T o print all images at a time, select Print All . • T o print all images (shown by thum bnails) at a time, select Print Index . 7. Press . • The above procedur e ma y var y depending on the printer t ype [...]

60 Troubleshooting and service information English T r oubleshooting and ser vice information If your camera cannot operate normally , see the frequentl y encountered probl ems and solutions listed belo w . If the pr oblem persists, c ontact your nearest ser vice center or technical suppo r t. Pr oblem Cause Solution The camera cannot pow er up . T[...]

Troubleshooting and se rvice inf ormation 61 English T echnical suppor t For technical as sistance, free driv er updates, product inf ormation, and news releas es, visit the following w eb site: http://www.BenQ.com I cannot download images from the camera to my computer . The free spac e on the hard disk of your comp uter is insuffic ient. Ensure t[...]

62 Speci fications English Specifications Sensor • AE100: Panasonic 14 Mega Pixels, 1/2.3 inch C CD • AE200: Panasonic 16 Mega Pixels, 1/2.3 inch C CD Zoom Optical: 5X Digital: Up to 5X (Preview) / Up to 12X (Playback) Lens f = 4.9 (W) ~ 24.5 (T) mm F= 2.4 (W) ~ 6.1 (T) f = 27.6 mm ~ 138 mm, 35 mm equivalent Focus Range Normal: W = 10 cm ~ Infi[...]

Specifications 63 English S torage T ype AE100: Built-in approx. 13 MB AE200: Built-in approx. 95 MB SD (up to 4GB) / SDHC (up to 32GB) / SDXC (up to 64GB) File Format Still Image: JPEG (EXIF 2.2 comp atible); DCF compatible Video: MJPEG Audio: W A V Dimensions / Weight 98.1 x 57.9 x 18.5 mm 1 10 g (w /o battery & SD card) Interface Digital out[...]