User manual BENQ E720

[. . . ] DC E720 Digital Camera User Manual Welcome Copyright Copyright 2006 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. [. . . ] Flash strobes to let the subject eyes adjust to the flash, then fires again to take the actual image. Your camera will detect the subject brightness and use the flash only when required. Flash fires every time you take a photo, regardless of lighting conditions. The flash never fires even in dark situation. 3. 3. 6 Using the self-timer and burst Use the self-timer to set a delay from the time the shutter button is pressed to the time the image is shot. Press the shutter button to take a picture. Using the Camera 9 English The focus area frame turns green when the camera is focused and the exposure is determined. When the focus or exposure is not suitable, the frame of the focus area turns red. Icon Flash mode Off 2 sec. Record two images in a shot after pressing the shutter release button 10 and 12 seconds. Release the shutter button to stop shooting. English 10 3. 3. 7 Using the zoom function Your camera has a combination of optical and digital zoom functions that allows you to zoom in on far away subjects or zoom out for a wide angle shot. The optical zoom is achieved by mechanically adjusting the lens of the camera. The digital zoom enlarges or shrinks the image using a software process. · When the zoom button is pressed, the zoom bar appears on the LCD monitor. · When the optical zoom factor is at maximum, zooming stops temporarily. Press the [T] again, the camera switches to the digital zoom automatically and zooming continues. Press the shutter button to take a picture. 3. 4 Menu options 3. 4. 1 Changing the mode You can record images and voices in the REC mode. And using the PLAY mode to replay, delete, or edit images on the LCD monitor. 3. 4. 1. 1 · · Switching between REC mode and PLAY mode In REC mode, press the PLAY button to switch to the PLAY mode. In PLAY mode, press the PLAY or the MODE button to switch to the REC mode. Using the Camera 3. 4. 1. 2 Selecting the Scene mode Program Movie Voice REC Sunset Backlight Shake-Free Landscape High ISO Portrait Snow Fireworks Night Scene Kids Food Building Text The camera makes settings suitable for the shooting conditions. Use a higher ISO value to make people stand out with the background out-of-focus even in a dark environment. Enhance the black & white contrast. · The higher the ISO value, the grainer you may see in the image. Using the Camera 11 English 1. Use the four-way control to select a desired mode and press OK to confirm the setting. Icon Mode Description 3. 4. 2 Using the menus English 12 When a menu is displayed, the four-way control and the OK button are used to make the desired settings. Press the MENU or the OK button to save the settings and close the menu. 3. 4. 2. 1 Menu item Resolution REC menu list (still image) Available settings / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Quality / Metering / White Balance Auto / ISO Auto / Exposure Drive Mode Off / AEB Off / Highlight Off / Sharpness / Effect Date Stamp Digital Zoom AF lamp / Off / B&W / Sepia / Negative / Red / Green / Blue Off / Date / Date & Time Off / On Off / On / / / / / -2. 0 EV . . . +2. 0 EV Using the Camera 3. 4. 2. 2 Menu item Movie Size REC menu list (movie) Available settings / / / / / / / / Metering / White Balance Auto / 3. 4. 3 Setup menu 1. [. . . ] Note that before you begin, you need to check your system according to the table as shown below. System Requirements (Windows) CPU RAM Hard Disk Space Required Devices Display Pentium III 600 MHz processor or higher 64 MB RAM or above 128 MB hard disk space A CD-ROM drive An available USB port Color Monitor (800 x 600, 24-bit or higher recommended) Operating System Windows Me / 2000 / XP PC Dependent Features 21 English 4. 2. 1 Step 1: Connect the digital camera to your computer English 22 1. Connect the supplied USB cable to the computer USB port and turn on the camera. The LCD screen turns off when the connection to the computer has been successfully completed. 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. [. . . ]