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BenQ DC 1500 User’s Manual I 1. Touring you r DC 1500 ............ ..................... 1 1.1. Check ing packag e contents ................ ......... ....... 1 1.2. Par ts of the DC 1500 and their na mes ..... ....... 1 1.2. 1. Front View ........ ........ .... ......... ........ ........ ......... ........ ........ ... 1 1.2. 2. Rea r View ....[...]

BenQ DC 1500 User’s Manual II 3. Using the DC 1500 .................. ..................... 12 3.1. Camera Mode ........... ......... .................. ......... ........12 3.1.1 . Use Camera Mode to take photos .. ......... ........ ........ ....12 3.1.2. T he Camera Mode Set ting Menu on LCD screen .... 1 2 3.1.2 .2. Adj ustin g image comp res[...]

BenQ DC 1500 User’s Manual III 3.6.2 .3. Copy fr om Flash memory to SD card ....... ... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ... ....2 9 3.6.2 .4. Video ou t type .. .... ..... ... ..... .. ..... ... .... ..... ... ..... .. ..... ... .... ..... ... ..... .. ..... ..29 3.6.2 .5. Fo rmat SD car d and the flas h memory of DC 1500 .. ..... .. ..... ..30 3.6[...]

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BenQ DC 1500 User’s Manual 1 ]1. T OU R IN G YO UR DC 1500 1.1. Checking package co ntents The package should include th e followi ng items: 1.2. Parts of the DC 1500 an d their names 1.2.1. F ront Vi ew DC 1 500 digital camera Video cable USB cable DC 1500 software CD-ROM Nec k Strap User’s Manual Pouch Viewfinder Capture button Flash light Le[...]

BenQ DC 1500 User’s Manual 2 1.2.2. R ear Vi ew 1.2. 3. B ottom V iew Busy indi cat or LCD monitor Power/ Mode/ OK button Strap Eyelet Menu butt on Flash/ Down button Viewfinder LC D/ Up bu tton Tripo d set Batt er y com partm ent cov er[...]

BenQ DC 1500 User’s Manual 3 2. P RE PAR IN G YOUR DC 1500 FOR USI NG 2.1. Chargin g bui lt-in l ithiu m batter ies The DC 1500 has a lithium battery built in it. Before you s tart to use DC 1500 for the very first time, please use the bundled USB cable to fully charge the built-i n lithium battery. It takes 2 hours to fully charge the lithium ba[...]

BenQ DC 1500 User’s Manual 4 2.3. In stalli ng mem ory ca rd Follow the steps below to instal l memory card. Open the cover in the direction shown. Insert the SD card into the memory card slot in the di rection shown and make sure tha t it’s f irml y fixe d. Afte r the SD card is firmly fixed in the memory card slot, close the cover in the dire[...]

BenQ DC 1500 User’s Manual 5 2.4. Turning on the power 2.5. Turning off th e power 2.5.1. T urnin g off th e pow er 2.5.2. Po wer Sa ve Mode The DC 1500 supports po w er save function. If the DC 150 0 doesn’t receive any operation from the us er for 1 minute, it will enter po wer save mo de automat ically. However, yo u can press any key to wak[...]

BenQ DC 1 500 User’s Manual 6 2.5.4 . Fo rced Shu t Down Mode The DC 150 0 supports forced sh ut down function. I f the DC 1500 fails t o operate norma l l y , y o u c a n pre s s t h e “ Down ” bu t t o n and t h e c a p t ure bu t t o n at t h e s a me t i me t o forced the DC 1500 to be shut down. To turn on the power, press the “Power?[...]

BenQ DC 1500 User’s Manual 7 Press the capture butt on. The camera beeps and the image will be captured and saved to the fl ash memory of the camera or the SD memory card. If you take photos with the LCD monitor, t he result will be shown simultan eously. If you did not get a satisf actory result, move the posit ion of camera and press the captur[...]

BenQ DC 1500 User’s Manual 8 2.7. Function Keys for taking p hotos This section introduc es 2 main function keys f or you to use when taki ng photos. You can change thes e 2 setti ngs by simply pressing these function keys witho ut entering the sub menu. 2.7.1 . Setting LCD monitor ico n display m ode The DC 1 500 provides LCD monitor icon displa[...]

BenQ DC 1500 User’s Manual 9 2.7.1.3. To set the LCD m onitor display mode off: Turn on the power o f your DC 1 500 and you will see all the icons on the LCD monitor appear. To t urn the LCD monitor display off, long press the “LCD” button f or 2 seconds and the LCD moni tor display mode will be set to off. The LCD monitor will become blank a[...]

BenQ DC 1500 User’s Manual 10 2.7.2 . Sel ectin g fla sh mo de You can turn on or off the flas h light according to the environment where you take photos. This is d one by pressing the “Flash/ Down” but ton to select the flash mode . To select a flas h mode: 2.7.3 . Setti ng th e macro mo de The DC 1500 prov ides macro function that a llows y[...]

BenQ DC 1500 User’s Manual 11 Use the mac ro function when you need to shoot i mages at a very close range ( 15~50 cm) . To turn on/ off the mac ro func tion: Slide the macro swit ch on the camera . Selec t from the follo wing items: Norm al Mode : set the m acro function off (1.5 m ~ ). Mac ro Mod e 1: set the macro function on (30 ~ 50 cm). Mac[...]

BenQ DC 1 500 User ’ s Manual 12 3. U SIN G THE DC 150 0 BenQ Digital Camera 1500 provides 6 different operation modes: D igital camera mode, Play mode, C ontinuous s hooting mode (B u rst mode), Self-t imer mode, video record ing mode, Setting mode. Wi th these modes, BenQ Digital Camera 1500 not only performs as a camera for taking phot os, but[...]

BenQ DC 1 500 User ’ s Manual 13 The menu bar appears on the bottom part of the LC D screen. Menu operat i ons • Press the “ Me nu ” butt on to move among main items or highlight a main i tem on the menu ba r. • To go to the sub -menu of a main item, pr ess the up arrow button or the down arrow button t o highlight the item. • To select[...]

BenQ DC 1 500 User ’ s Manual 14 Enter the image resolutioun s ub-me nu. Se l ect a im ag e re so lut i on mo de : 1600 x 120 0 resol ution : I mage w ith 1600 x 1200 re s olution. 1280 x 102 4 resol ution : I mage w ith 1280 x 1024 re s olution. 1024 x 768 resolu tion : Image with 1024 x 768 resolut ion. 640 x 480 resoluti on: Image with 640 x 4[...]

BenQ DC 1 500 User ’ s Manual 15 3.1.2.3. Set ting white balance Under different environments, you can adjust white balanc e mode to get the best color registration image effect. The DC 1500 provides 5 white balance mod es to modify white balanc e under diff erent situations. To select a white balance mode to use: Enter the white balance sub-menu[...]

BenQ DC 1 500 User ’ s Manual 16 Select it em and the expos ure value adjustmen t screen will app ear. Press the up arrow button and the d own arrow button to decreas e exposure value or increase exposure value. The result will appear on the LCD scr een inst antl y. Press the “ OK ” button. The exposure v alue is set.[...]

BenQ DC 1 500 User ’ s Manual 17 3.2. Play Mode 3.2.1. U se Play M ode to view ph otos an d imag es on th e LCD screen The pictur e s you to ok are saved in the flash memory of DC 1500 or the memory card. You can view these pictures on the LCD screen and delete, protect one or all of them if necessary. To view pictures in the flash me mory or mem[...]

BenQ DC 1 500 User ’ s Manual 18 3.2.2. T he Play Mo de Setting Menu on LCD scr een When in play mode, the DC 1500 prov ides a setting menu that allows yo u to make adjustments on various photo viewing and image sa ving settings. To enter the setting menu, press the “ Me nu ” button and you can sw i tch the LCD screen frame from viewer menu t[...]

BenQ DC 1 500 User ’ s Manual 19 Play mo de setti ng fun ctions There are 3 d iff erent setting funct ions of the camera mode: 1. Erase image; 2. Lock image; 3 . S lide show. Press “ Menu ” butto n to c han ge di ffer ent s etting func tion s in turns. The me nu bar appears on the bottom part of the LCD screen and the menu is shown as follows[...]

BenQ DC 1 500 User ’ s Manual 20 Repeat ste p 1 and 2 if you wa nt to lock multi ple images. Note: If you erase the locked image, the lock icon will appear o n the LCD screen and the image can not be erased unless you unlock the image . The locked i mage will not be er ased when you erase al l images in the flash memory o f DC 1500 o r the memor [...]

BenQ DC 1 500 User ’ s Manual 21 3.3. Burst Mode 3.3.1. U se Bu rst Mo de to t ake ph oto s If the b ur st mo de is act iva ted i n ca mer a mo de, y ou c an ta ke m or e tha n o ne ph oto a time by pressing the capture button. The number of phot os t aken is decided by the resolution you set. It is shown as follows : 1280 x 1 024: the camera wil[...]

BenQ DC 1 500 User ’ s Manual 22 The menu bar appears on the bottom part of the LCD screen. Me nu opera tions • Press the “ Me nu ” but ton to mov e among main items or highlight a main item on th e menu bar. • To go to the sub-menu of a main item, press the up arrow button or the down arrow but ton to highlight the item. • To selec t a[...]

BenQ DC 1 500 User ’ s Manual 23 Enter the image resolutioun s ub-me nu. Se l ect a im ag e re so lut i on mo de : 1280 x 102 4 resol ution : I mage w ith 1280 x 1024 re s olution. 1024 x 768 resolu tion : Image with 1024 x 768 resolut ion. 640 x 480 resoluti on: Image with 640 x 480 resolut ion. Press the “ OK ” but ton. The image resolution[...]

BenQ DC 1 500 User ’ s Manual 24 3.4. Self -timer Mode 3.4.1. U se Se lf-tim er Mode t o tak e pho tos If the se lf-timer mode is activated in camera mode, 10 seconds after y ou press the capture butt on, the camera will t ake photo automatic ally. To acti vate the self -timer mode: When the self -t i mer mode is activa t ed, the LC D screen wi l[...]

BenQ DC 1 500 User ’ s Manual 25 3.5. Vid eo Mode Use Vi deo Mod e to sho ot vi deos If the video mode is activated, you can shoo t video by pressing the capt ure button. The image resolution of Vide o mode is 320 x 240 and the video length will be limited by the remai ning memory capacity i n the flas h memory of DC 1500 or your memory card. It [...]

BenQ DC 1 500 User ’ s Manual 26 3.5.2. V iewing videos The videos y ou shot will be saved in the flash memory of DC 1500 or your SD memory card. To view these videos, press the "Mode" butto n to swi tch the LCD screen fr ame fr om the vi deo mode to p lay mo de. To acti vate the play mode: When the pla y mode is activ ated, the LCD sc [...]

BenQ DC 1 500 User ’ s Manual 27 3.6. Setup Mo de 3.6.1. U se Se tup Mod e (Tool Box) You can change the DC 1500 inner settings by entering the set up menu. To acti vate the setu p mode: When the set u p mode i s activate d, the LCD screen will show icon s as foll ows: 3.6.2. T he Setu p Mod e Setting Men u on LCD scree n When in se tup mode, the[...]

BenQ DC 1 500 User ’ s Manual 28 The menu bar appears on the bottom part of the LCD screen. Me nu opera tions • Press the “ Menu ” button to mov e among main items or highlight a main item on the menu bar. • To go to the sub-menu of a main item, press the up arrow button or the down arrow button to highli ght the item. • To selec t an i[...]

BenQ DC 1 500 User ’ s Manual 29 3.6.2.2. Set ting time This main item allows you to set correct time. P ress the up and down arrow button on the rear panel to select the right number and press the “ OK ” button t o change items among AM, PM, hour and minute. 3.6.2.3. C opy from Flash memo ry to SD card This main item all ows you to copy data[...]

BenQ DC 1 500 User ’ s Manual 30 3.6.2.5. Fo rmat SD card and t he flash memory of DC 1500 This main item allows yo u to format SD card and the flash memory of DC 1500. When the SD card is p l ugged in your DC1500, it allows you to format SD card. On the other hand, when the SD card is not plugged in your D C1500, it allows you to format the flas[...]

BenQ DC 1 500 User ’ s Manual 31 4. P C DEPENDENT FEAT URES 4.1. Preparations To use the PC dependent functio ns, you need to install your digital camera s oftware and connect the camera to your PC. 4.1. 1. Inst alling digi tal ca mera softwa re • If your operation sy stem is Wind ows 98/ME, please setup the DC1 500 driver first, if the operati[...]

BenQ DC 1 500 User ’ s Manual 32 4.1.2. T he Soft ware of this Inst allati on CD Softw are Descript ion 1. DC 1500 Driver DC 1500 digital camera software driver. 2. Pho toBase Arcsoft PhotoBase 3.0, f or you to find and organize your media-files efficiently. You can use it to creat a slide show, a web alb um, or a vi deo postc ard, then sharing t[...]

BenQ DC 1 500 User ’ s Manual 33 4.2. Connecti ng the DC 1500 to your PC • Use the USB cable included in the package to connect the D C 1500 to the USB port of yo ur PC. • A new USB mass-storage device found and then DC 1500 w ill be used as a new removable drive unde r operating system. Press t he “ Power ” but ton for 2 secon ds to turn[...]

BenQ DC 1 500 User ’ s Manual 34 Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB po rt on the back panel of your computer and yo ur computer will install DC 1500 t o you r syst em as a new dri ve autom atic ally . . Doubl e clic k the new ly install ed DC1 500 driv e and y ou wil l see all the photos you captured w hich are stored in the flash [...]

BenQ DC 1 500 User ’ s Manual 35 5. TV DEPENDENT FEATURES Preparat ions To use the TV dependent functions, you need to connect the camera DC 1500 to your TV. Conne cting the DC 1500 to TV • Use the Video cable i ncluded in the DC 1500 pac kage to connect the DC 1500 to the V ideo port of your TV . • After conn ecting to TV, all t he frames an[...]

BenQ DC 1 500 User ’ s Manual 36 Connect one end of the Video c able to your D C 1500 as illus trated. Then connect the ot her end of the Video cable to the Video input port of your TV. P lease not e that the y ellow head er is for V ideo port. Aft er the connection to y our TV, you will see th e LCD moni tor functi on o n your TV sc reen. TV Vid[...]

BenQ DC 1 500 User ’ s Manual 37 6. B UILT - IN L ITH IUM BATTERY USAGE Preparat i ons The DC 150 0 has a lithium battery built in it. Bef ore you start to use DC 1500 for the very first time, please use the bund led USB cable to fully charge the bui lt-in lithium battery. It takes 2 hours to fully charge the lithium battery. In add ition, when t[...]

BenQ DC 1 500 User ’ s Manual 38 6.2. Use Your PC To Charge Lithium Battery The DC 1500 has a lithium battery built in it. Before you start t o use DC 1500 for the very first time, please use the bundled USB cable to fully charge the built-i n lithium battery. It takes 2 hours to fully charge the lithium battery. Please note that when you charge [...]

BenQ DC 1 500 User ’ s Manual 39 7. T ROU BLESH OOTING 1. Th e came ra ca n not t ake a pict ure a fte r the capt ure bu t- ton is pressed. Please c heck whether the bu sy indic ator is b linking. If it ’ s blinking, it means that the flash is stil l u nder chargin g. During this time the camera is bus y and cannot take pictures. Wait unt il th[...]

BenQ DC 1 500 User ’ s Manual 40 8. S ERVICE INFORMATION Tec hnical supp ort If you encountered problems using Digital Camera 150 0 and the camera driver program, please send an E- mail (containing detailed descriptions of the probl em you came upon, the hardware an d software enviro nment of your syste m) to the following ad dres ses : US A: s u[...]