User manual BENQ C420

[. . . ] DC C420 Digital Camera User's Manual Welcome Copyright Copyright 2005 by BenQ Corporation. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company. Disclaimer BenQ Corporation makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Further, BenQ Corporation reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation of this company to notify any person of such revision or changes. Taking care of your camera · Do not use your camera in the following environmental range: temperature below 0°C or above 40°C. · Do not use or store your camera in the environments listed below: ­ Direct sunlight ­ High and dusty places ­ Next to an air conditioner, electric heater or other heat sources ­ In a closed car that is in direct sunlight ­ Unstable locations · If your camera becomes wet, wipe it with a dry cloth as soon as possible. [. . . ] ], and then use [ ], [ ], [ ] or PICTURE FUNCTION AUTO The [ ] indicator is displayed on the monitor screen. Shooting will stop when the shutter button is released. 2/3 ] button to turn on your ] to select the [FUNCTION] 2/3 3. ] to select [AEB], and then press the OK ] button. CAPTURE MODE X1 SINGLE BURST AEB 5. To exit from the menu, press the [ The [ ] indicator is displayed on the monitor screen. Press the shutter button to shoot. 3/3 · In AEB mode, the flash mode will be set to OFF automatically. Using the DC C420 9 BenQ DC 5530 User's Manual 3. 4 Menu options English 10 3. 4. 1 Camera menu This menu is for the basic settings to be used when capturing still images. AUTO IMAGE SIZE Q PICTURE FUNCTION 5M Q PICTURE FUNCTION 5M LOW AUTO X1 PICTURE FUNCTION AE/AWB EXPOSURE W. BALANCE ISO 100 1/3 IMAGE SIZE QUALITY SHARPNESS COLOR 1/4 +0. 7 QUALITY AUTO X1 [ ] FOCUS 1/5 1/3 1. Rotate the mode dial to [A], [P], [ [ ] button to turn on your camera. Press [ ], and then use [ AWB] menu. ] to select the [PICTURE] / [FUNCTION] / [AE / · In [A] Mode, press [ ] or [ ] to access menu directly. Press [ ] to select the desired setting, and then press the OK button. 4. To exit from the menu, press the [ In [A] mode: Item IMAGE SIZE [ ] Functional Description This option sets the size of the image that will be captured. ­ ­ ­ ­ [ [ [ [ ] 2304 x 1728 ] 2048 x 1536 ] 1280 x 960 ] 640 x 480 QUALITY [ Q This option sets the quality (compression rate) at which the image will be captured. ­ ­ ­ [ [ [ ] FINE ] NORMAL ] ECONOMY ] FOCUS [ ] This option allows you to capture images with the distance to the subject set by auto focus, macro or infinity. ­ AUTO ­ ­ [ [ ] MACRO ] INFINITY Using the DC C420 BenQ DC 5530 User's Manual CAPTURE MODE [ ] This option sets the capturing method at the time of taking pictures. ­ ­ ­ [ [ [ X1 ] SINGLE ] BURST ] AEB English In [P], [ PICTURE ], [ ], [ Item ] or [ ] mode: Functional Description Refer to the "In [A] mode:" on page 10. IMAGE SIZE [ ] QUALITY [ Q Refer to the "In [A] mode:" on page 10. ] This option sets the level of image sharpness. ­ ­ ­ [ [ [ ] LOW ] MEDIUM ] HIGH SHARPNESS [ ] COLOR [ ] This option sets the color of the image that will be captured. ­ ­ ­ [ [ [ ] FULL COLOR ] BLACK & WHITE ] SEPIA SATURATION To capture an image, your camera offers you three different degrees of color to match with your preference. [ ] Your images will demonstrate different impression by selecting different degrees of color. ­ ­ ­ FUNCTION Item FOCUS [ ] Refer to the "In [A] mode:" on page 10. [ [ [ ] LOW ] MEDIUM ] HIGH Functional Description Refer to the "In [A] mode:" on page 10. CAPTURE MODE [ ] METERING [ ] You can select the metering mode that sets which part of the subject to measure to determine the exposure. ­ ­ [ [ ] AVERAGE ] SPOT Using the DC C420 11 BenQ DC 5530 User's Manual AE / AWB Item EXPOSURE [ EV ] W. Balance [ WB Functional Description This option sets to obtain the correct exposure when the subject is much brighter or darker than the background. The EV compensation value can be set in the range from -2. 0 EV to +2. 0 EV. This option sets the white balance photographing under a variety of lighting conditions and permits photographs to be taken that approach the conditions that are seen by human eye. [. . . ] There will be a new "Removable Disk" icon detected in "My Computer", which contains your captured images or recorded video clips. 1/3 4. 2. 2 Step 2: Download images or video clips When the digital camera is turned on and connected to your computer, it is considered to be a disk drive, just like a floppy disk or CD. You can download (transfer) images by copying them from the "Removable disk" ("untitled" or "unlabeled" disk on a Macintosh) to your computer hard drive. Windows Open the "removable disk" and double click on the DCIM / DSCIM folder to open it to find more folders. Select the desired still images or video clips, and then choose "Copy" from the "Edit" menu. [. . . ]