Rollei Sportsline 99 manual

24 Months W arranty and Replacement 1 4.0 Megapixels 2.7“ LCD (6.85 cm) 4x Optical Zoom 5 m wasserdicht waterproof 1. 5 m stoßfest shockproof 7 20p HD Video Function 1 280 x 720 pixels Smile & F ace Detection User GUide FOR GERMAN | ENGLISH | SP ANISH | IT ALIAN | FRENCH | POR TUGUESE | GREEK | DUTCH | POLISH | RUSSIAN | HUNGARIAN | TURKISH [...]

1  Tabl e of Cont ents Prefa ce ............ ................ ............... ................ ............ ................ ............... .. 3 About this Manual ............... ................ ............... ................ ............... ..... 3 Safety and Handling Precautions .............. ............... ................ .............[...]

2  Setting Date & Time ......... ................ ............... ................ ............... ...... 56 Setting Language . ............... ................... ............... ................ ............... 56 Setting File Numbering .. ................ ............... ............... ................ ......... 56 Setting TV Out .......[...]

3  Preface About this M anual This manual is designed to assist you in using your new digital camera. All in formation presented is as accurate as possible but is subj ect to cha nge wi thout no tice. Copyright This manual contains proprietary information protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of this manual may b e reproduced [...]

4  Battery Information • Turn off the ca mera before ins talling or removing the battery. • When using Li-ion battery in this product, ensure that they are inserted correctly. Inserting the battery upside do wn can cause damage to th e product and possibly cau se an explosion. • When the camera is used f or an extended period of time, it i[...]

5  Introduction Congratulations on your purc hase of the new digital camera. Capturing high-quality digital i mages is fast and easy with this state-of-the-art smart camera . System Requirements In order to get the most out of your camera, your computer must meet the follo wing system requirement s: For Window s: • Windows XP/Vista/Win7 • Pr[...]

6  Package Contents Please check the contents of your camera package. It should contain: Digital camera Rechargeable battery x 1 pcs Wrist strap USB adapter USB cable CD-Rom[...]

7  Camera Views Front View 1. Flas h 2. Sel f -time r LED/ AF Assist Lamp 3. Microphone 4. Lens Back View 5. LCD monitor 6. Zoom but ton 7. LED indic ator 8. Playback button 9. OK but ton/4-way navigation co ntrol 10. Menu button 11. Func tion /Del et e button Top View 12. Shut ter butt on 13. Power button 14. Speaker[...]

8  Bottom View 15. Battery/Me mory card compartment 16. Tripod scre w hole Left / Right View 17. USB/TV Out 18. Strap ring Camera Buttons Your camera is equipped with different buttons for ease of use . Button Description Power Press the Po wer button to t urn the power on/off. Shutter Press to capture an image or start/stop recording video or a[...]

9  Navigation Control The 4-way Navigation Control and the OK button allow you to access the various menus av ailable from the On Screen Display (OSD). You ca n configure a wide range of settings to ensure maximum resul ts from your images and videos. Further functi ons of these buttons are as follows: No. Descriptio n 1 Face Tracking/Rotate But[...]

10  Camera Memo ry Internal memory Your camera is equipped with 32MB of intern al memory. Users can store files up to 13.5MB. If there is no memory card in serted in the memo ry card slot, all images, videos and au dio clips recorded ar e automatically stored in the internal memory. External storage Y o u r c a m e r a s u p p o r t s S D c a r [...]

11  3. Insert the battery in to the co mpartm ent with the termin al facing inside the camera with correct orientation as shown. 4. Close th e batte ry/memory card compar tment, and the cover latch is locked automatically. Inserting a n SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card Expand your camera’s stor age by using SD, SDHC or SDXC memory cards. 1. Unlock and[...]

12  Charging the Battery by USB In other way charging th e battery , you can use the USB cable to conn ect the camera with PC or USB adapter . 1. Connect the camera with the USB cable as shown. 2. Connect the other end with th e USB adapter and plug it into a power outlet or with the U SB port of PC directly for charging. • When the battery is[...]

13  Using the LCD monitor The LCD monitor shows all important inform ation regarding camera settings as well as the visual image of your image or video. The display on the LCD monit or is called the On Screen Display or OSD. LCD Moni tor Layout Photo Mode Screen Layout No. Item Description 1 Record Mod e Indicates the current mode. 2 Flash Indic[...]

14  Scene Mode - Movie Mode Screen Layout Standby layout Recording Layout No. Item Description 1 Rec ord Mode Indicates the c urrent mode. 2 Zoom indicator Displays zoom. 3 Time remaining Indicates the remaining time of video available. 4 B attery Indicates battery level. 5 St orage media Indicates current storage med ia in use. 6 Fo cus area In[...]

15  Playback Mode Screen Layout The Playback mode di splay varies depending on the type of image being viewed. Playback mode display of still images: No. Item Descrip tion 1 Playback mode I ndicates playback mode. 2 Protect Indicates file is protected. 3 Voice mem o Indicates voice memo is attached. 4 Button intro Indicates the button to pr ess [...]

16  Playback mode of videos: No. Item Descriptio n 1 Playback mode Indicates playback mode. 2 Protect Indicates file is protected. 3 Video cl ip Indicates the file is a video. 4 Button intro Indicates the b utton to pres s on the camera to pla y a video or audio file. 5 File no./Total no. Indicates the file nu mber over the total nu mber of file[...]

17  Playback mode of audio clips: No. Item Descrip tion 1 Playback mode I ndicates playback mode. 2 Protect Indicates file is protected. 3 Button intro Indicates the button to pr ess on the ca mera to play a video or audio file. 4 File no./Total no. Indicates the file number over the total n umber of files i n the stora ge card. 5 Battery Indica[...]

18  Changing the LCD Monitor Display The type of information displayed on th e LCD monitor can be changed usin g the button. Press the button rep eatedly to change the LCD display fr om one type to an other. In Photo/Movie Mode, the LCD display can be changed into any of the following: • Basic • Full • None • Guideline • Help screen ?[...]

19  Setting the Zoom Co ntrol Using a combination of 4 times optical zoom and 5 time s digita l zoom permits zoom pho tography at up to 20 times magnification. While the digital zoo m can be a useful feature, the more an image is enlarged (zoomed), the more pixelated (grainier) the image will appear. Please refer to "Setting the Digital Zoo[...]

20  Using Flash When taking pictures in difficult lighting condi tions, use the Flash/Right butt on to get correct exposur e. This function cannot be activated in recording videos or contin uous shooting. To activate Flash: • Press the Flash/Right button on your camera repeatedly until your desired flash mode is displayed on the LCD monitor. F[...]

21  Using the Function Menu The Function Menu is used to adjust capture settings in Photo Mode. It contains My Mode, Phot o Size, Quality, EV Compensation, White Balance, ISO, Meteri ng, and Color Mode. Press the FN button of your camera to launch the Function Menu. Press the FN button aga in to close the menu. Menu Options • The Menu bar disp[...]

22  Quality The Quality sets the quality (compression) at which the imag e is captured. The quality determines the amount of compression applied to your images. Fine qu ality would give you the best images with sharper details a nd less compression. However, the higher the quality, the more memory space is req uired in your memory card . EV Comp[...]

23  White Balance This sets the white balance for a variety of lighting conditions and permits images to be captured that appr oach the conditions that are seen b y the human eye. • As you move through the selection, you can see the preview on the LCD monitor synchronously. Icon Item Description Auto White Balance The camera automatically adju[...]

24  Meteri ng This sets the metering method for calcula ting the exposure. Icon Item Descrip tion Multi The entire area of the screen is measur ed, and the exposure is calculated. Center Averages the light met ered from the en tire frame, bu t gives greater weight to the subject matter at the center. Spot A very small portion of the center of th[...]

25  Using the Recor d Menu If you are in Photo Mode, you can access the Re cord menu simply by pressing the MENU button on your camera. When the menu is displayed, use the 4-way navigation contr ol and the OK button to move thro ugh menu selections and apply your desired se ttings. To close the menu a nytim e, press the menu button again. Record[...]

26  Backlight This feature is used to capture the image of a backlight object by changing the metering. Kids This feature is used to capture still ima ges of moving kids. Night Scene This feature is used to capture images with night scenery backgr ound. LOMO This feature is used to capture images with over -saturated colors, off-kilter exposure [...]

27  Blink Detection This feature detects if the subject blinked an eye wh en the image is captured and gives the user an option whether to save it or not. Pre-composition This feature captures an image tempora rily as a reference. Full press shutter after referring the subject to the reference point. Love Portra it This feature uses face trackin[...]

28  Using Intelligent Scene This feature is most useful for novice users t o ca pture great images even without basic knowledge of photography. Simply frame the shot with the help of I ntelligent Scene Mod e, the camera automatical ly recognizes 11 kinds of scenes - Por trait, Landsca pe, Sunset, Macro, Text, Snow, Backlight, Backlight Portrait,[...]

29  Using Party Mode Let the Party mode on! It can be difficult to get everyone on a party. While you have the whole gang together, take a grou p or family portrait. Party mode fe atures on Red-eye reduction flash and face tracking. You’ll miss fewer shots, and ha ve more time to focus on enjoying the party. Using Soft Skin mode When the soft [...]

30  Using Auction Mode It ’ s h a r d a n d w a s t e s a l ot o f t i m e t o c o m b i n e s e v e ra l imag es by software. Select Auction mode a nd choose a pattern, then take a few shots from differe nt an gle. The camera composes a combined imag e in lower resolution suited to on line posting. 1. Select Auction mode from Scene mode menu.[...]

31  A uction mode provides 4 kinds of pattern a s follow The image is set to low quality and VGA (640x480 ) size only . Using Smile Capture Mode When facing camera, especia lly kids, smiles are always short and hard to seize by ma nual shutter. Smile capture mode detects every smile all the time and pe rforms Automatic Fo cus (AF) to capture an [...]

32  Using Pre-composition Mode When asking som eone else to take images f or yo u, but the imag es always don’ t come up right ? Pre-composition helps you get the background you want, even if you need to ask someone else to record the image for you. Basically, Pre-composition is a two-step process. 1. Compose the backgro und you want and press[...]

33  Using Fisheye Lens Mode For shooting fisheye photos with mo re creative and fun. Original Fisheye Lens Using Photo Stitch Mode Use this feature to create a panoramic photo from m ultiple shots. You can combine up to 2 or 3 shots int o one single image quickly and easily. To stitch the still image 1. Enter Photo Stitch mode and press the UP k[...]

34  3. Once the icon overlaps the yellow block, you can get another shot without pressing the shutter b utton. 4. After takin g the second shot, the yellow block moves to the en d of the guidance bar, and the O K button appea rs as well. You can press the OK button to stitch the first two shots, or the Menu button to restart shootin g. 5. S a m [...]

35  Using Aperture Priority Mode This mode is designed for control the aperture v alue by user and let camer a decide th e shatter speed. The main impa ct that aperture h ad on images was with regards t o Depth of Fie ld. (DOF) • Choose lager aperture, only one subject in focus but the background nice and blurred. (Shallow DOF) • Choose smal[...]

36  Usin g Voices Recordin g 1. From the Scene menu, select Voice REC . T he Voice Recording screen layout is displayed on the LCD monitor. 2. Press the Shutter button to start recor ding. 3. Press the Shutter button again to stop recordin g. Sett ing the Drive Mode Your camera fe atures a Self-timer a nd Burst which can be set in the Drive mode[...]

37  Setting the AEB AEB stands fo r Automatic Exposure Bracketin g. It permits 3 consecutive image s in the order of standard exposure, under exposure and overexposure compensation. T o set AEB 1. From the Recor d menu, select AEB . 2. Use the or keys to go t hrough the select ion. 3. Press the OK button to save an d apply changes. Setting the A[...]

38  Sett ing Sharp ness This function allows you to enhance or softe n finer details of your images. To set Sh arpness 1. From the Recor d menu, select Sharpness . 2. Use the or keys to go thr ough the selection. 3. Press the OK button to save and apply changes. The table below shows the available Sharpness settings. Icon Item Des cription High [...]

39  Setting Contrast This function allows you to adjust the contr ast of your images. To set Contrast 1. From the Record menu, sele ct Contrast . 2. Use t he or keys to go through the selection. 3. Press the OK button to save and apply changes. Icon Item Des cription High Enha nce the contrast Normal Norm al contras t Low Reduce the contrast Set[...]

40  Setting the Date Stamp The date of recording can be printed directly on the still images. This function must be activated before the image is captured. Once date an d time are stamped o n an image, they can no longer be edited or deleted. Limitation s of Date S tamp func tions are as fol lows: • Available for still images only. • May slo[...]

41  Recording Videos You can record videos with the camera, the available recording t ime depends on the capacit y of the memory card. Videos can be recorded until the maximum mem ory capacity has been reached. However the length of a single video may be limited (the limitation de pends on the camera model). 1. Turn on the came ra and press Menu[...]

42  Inter net Mode The Internet Mod e allows you to recor d videos with predefin ed video settings fo r easy upload to the Internet we bsite. Therefore when you recor d using the Internet Mode, the following standards are followed: • R ecorde d videos are set to In ternet standard reso lution of 640 X 480. • R ecording automatically stops wh[...]

43  Playback You can playback the still images, video and audio clips on the LCD monitor. Viewing in Single Navigation The Single navigation mode displays the image one by one on the LCD monitor. To view images/videos/audio clips, follow t he steps below. 1. Press the Playback button on the camera. 2. The LCD monitor displa ys an image. To under[...]

44  Thumbnail icons: When you view th e thumbnails, some images may con ta in icons. These icons indicate the type of file or recording. Icon Type Description Voice Record Indicates a voice recording file. File Erro r Ind icates an error fi le. Zooming images The zoom view function works with still imag es only. • In norm al view, p ress the Z[...]

45  To cap tur e screen shot im ag e from a vi deo cli p 1. During playback of video, press the key to pause playba ck on your desir ed video fram e to capt ure. 2. Press the Shutter b utton to capture a screenshot. 3. The camera stop playback. The LCD monitor displays th e captured image in Single navigation mode. This feature does not function[...]

46  Deleting an Image/V ideo/Audio There are two way s to delete an image/video/audio: • Using the Delete butto n. • Using Playback Menu Delete sett ing s. See "Delete" on page 47. Using the Delete Button Use the Fn/Delete button on your camer a to delete an image/video /audio clip. 1. Set the camera to Playback mode . 2. View imag[...]

47  Delete The Delete function allows to remove unwanted f iles i n the internal memory or on the memory card. Protected files cannot be erased, to delete, unpr otect the file first. See "Protect" on page 49. To delete an image/video/audio clip: 1. From the Playback menu, select Delete . 2. The Delete submenu is displayed on the LCD mo[...]

48  7. Press the OK button to delete marked files. T o delete all files: 1. Select All in the Delete submenu. A confirmation message appears. 2. Select Yes . 3. Press the OK button to delete all files. Slide Show The slide show fu nction enables you to playbac k your still images automatically in order one image at a time. T o view slideshow: 1.[...]

49  Protect Set the data to read-only to prevent im ages from being erased by mistake. A protected file has a lock icon when viewed on Playback mode. To protect files: 1. From the Playback menu, select Protect . 2. The Protect submenu is displayed on the LC D monitor. Available select settings: • Single. Select one file to lock/unlock. • Mul[...]

50  Red-eye Correction The Red-eye Cor rection function is used to reduce red eye in captured images. This function is only available for st ill images. Red-eye correction can be a pplied to an image several times, but the quality may gradually deteriorate. To activate Red-eye Correction: 1. Set the camera to Playback mode . 2. Press the or keys[...]

51  Color Mod e The Color Mode function lets you adjust edi t still images to ap ply different colors or tones for a more a rtistic effect. Edited images in this function are saved as a new file. To activate Color Mode: 1. Set the camera to P layback mode . 2. Press the or keys to scroll and select an image to edit. 3. Press the MENU button t o [...]

52  Trim The Trim function allows you to trim an imag e to another image siz e. This function is only available for still images. To trim an image: 1. Set the camera to Playback mode . 2. Use the or keys to scroll and select an image to trim. 3. Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu. 4. Select Trim . The Trim screen layout is display[...]

53  Resize Resizes a previously saved image and only resizing to a smaller size is available. T o resize an image: 1. Set the camera to Playback mode . 2. Use the or keys to scroll and select an image to resize. 3. Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu. 4. Select Resize . The Resize submenu is displayed on the LCD monitor. 5. Select [...]

54  DPOF DPOF is the abbreviation for Digital Print Order Format, whic h allows you to embed printing informatio n on your memory card. You can s elect the images to be printed and how many prints to make with the DPOF menu in the camera an d inse rt the memory car d to th e card compatible pri nter. When the printer starts printing, it will rea[...]

55  Using the Setup Menu You can access the Setup menu whether you a re in Record or Playback mode. The Setup menu allows to configure general camera settings. T o go to Setup M enu: 1. Press Menu button to launch the Record/Playback Menu. 2. Use the or keys to sw itch the menu tab to Setup menu. 3. Use the or keys to move through the menu selec[...]

56  Setti ng LCD Save Enable the LCD S ave function to au tomatically decrease the LCD brightness to conserve battery power. When the camera is idle for 20 seconds, the LCD darken s. Press any button to resume to normal brightness. • The camera is idle when no butto ns are pressed. LCD Save, though en abled, does not function during video play[...]

57  Setting TV Out Use the TV Out funct ion to adjust vi deo ou tput signal to accommodate diff erent regional settings. If TV out is not set correctly, the image may not display properly on TV. Available settings are: • NTSC. Applicable in Japan, USA, Canada, Taiwan and others. • PAL. Applicable in Europe, Asia (excluding Taiwa n), Oceania [...]

58  Making Connections You can connect your camera to: TV, computer, or a printer. Connecting the Camera to a TV You can p lay back your images on a TV screen. Before connecting to an y video devices, make sure to select NTSC/PAL to match the broadcast standard of the video equipment you are going to connect to the camera. To connect your camera[...]

59  5. The PC starts to detect the connection while the LCD monitor appear s Connecting… 6. Connection establish ed after PC MODE appeared on the LCD monitor 7. Access the files in the camera by your PC. • T he came ra’s internal memor y and memory card would displa y as removable drives in PC. • After the connection, no image is dis pla[...]

60  Setting the Print Mode Menu Print Mode menu appears on the screen after the conne ction between a printer and your camera is established. Print M ode includ es three maj or setti ngs: • Print Select. An image can then be sel ected to print. • Print All. Prints all images. • Print Index. Prin ts all images as thu mbnails. T o set Print [...]

61  Appendix About Folder and File Names Your camera automati cally creates specific d irectory of folder in the internal memory c ards to organize captured images, videos and audio files. File Naming File names begin with "DSCI" an d followed by a 4-digi t number that increases in sequence. File numbering starts from 0001 when a new f[...]

62  Specifications Sensor Panasonic 14M 1/2.3-type Lens Focal Length: 4.51 (W) ~ 18.04 (T) mm 4X optical zoom, 5x digital zoom LCD monitor 2.7" Color LCD Focusing Range Normal: Wide : 10cm~infinity Tele: 10cm~infinity Macro: 1cm~50cm (Super Macro: 1cm) Apertu re 3.1~5.9 Shutter Shutter Spee d: Auto: 1 - 1/2,000 sec. Manual: 15 - 1/2,00 0 se[...]

63  OSD La nguage Interface USB/AV OUT TV system NTSC/PAL (selected by S etup MENU) Battery Lithium ion battery Oper ating Temp erat ure 0º C - 40º C Operating Humidity 0% - 90% Microphone Built-in Speaker Built- in Dimensions 99.1 x 22 x 61.4 mm Weight 140 g (no batter y)[...]

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