DXG Technology DXG 552 manual

User’s Manual DXG Model 552[...]

1 Chapter 1 Attention 1-1 Safety Pre caution s………..……………… ……..……… ............… ...……3 1-2 Before Using Y our Camer a… …........ . .....……………… ……………... 3 1-3 Operation W a rnings……..... ....... ....... ......... ..... ......…..….. ...4 1-4 P ackage Con tents…… ….. ..... .....[...]

2 Chapt er 5 Driver Installation 5-1 Installing the Camera D riv er ………………………. … …….. .………. .2 6 Chapt er 6 Software Application Installation 6-1 Ne wSof t Applicatio n Installa tion…....... .... …… ......... ....... ..27 Appendix A: PictBridg e Er rors Appendix B : Spec ificat ions Appendix C: S ystem Re quireme[...]

3 Thank y ou for purc hasing the DX G-552 digit al still ca mer a. Wit h proper car e, this camera can last many years, giving you a lifetime of memories. Ple ase re ad th rough thi s manu al c areful ly be fore using the c amera an d fol low the instructio ns to av oid a ny damag e ca used by impro per operat ion. 1-1 S af ety Pr eca utions ● Th[...]

4 1-3 Opera tion Warnings This p roduct consists of intricate electrical p arts. T o ensure optimal perfo rm anc e, do no t drop or hit the ca m er a . ● A vo id usin g or pla cin g t he camer a in the f o llow i ng loc a tio ns: 1. Damp a nd dust y places . 2. Sealed vehicles, direct sunlight exposure areas, or places with extreme high temp er a[...]

5 1-4 Package Contents Please check if the f ollowing it ems are i n the package wh en purchasing th is product. P lease call DXG technica l support imm ediately if something is missing. 1. CD-ROM (incl. Camera Dr iver) 2. P ouch 3. W rist Str ap 4.USB CABLE 5. Batteries 6. User's Manual ● CD-ROM (incl . Cam era Driver ) ● P ouch ● Wr i [...]

6 2-1 Names of Parts Fron t View (1) S hutt er But ton (2) P ow er Butt on (3) S e lf -time r L ED (4) F lash (S t robe) (5) Le ns (6) W ris t St r ap H o lder (7) Bat tery Co ve r (8) SD M emory Car d Slot (9) T ripod So c ket (10 ) Microp hon e 2. Getting to Know Your Camera[...]

7 Rear View (1) Ma c ro LED (2) S t atus (Bus y ) L ED (3) Pla ybac k But ton (4) M od e But t on (5) F lash/Se t Butto n (6) “Prev ious” a nd “ Next” K eys (7) M a c ro Sw itch (8) US B Cov er (9) US B Po rt (10) LCD screen[...]

8 2-2 Attach ing th e S trap ● Insert the t hin en d o f the s t r a p int o the st ra p hold er . . ● P ass the other end of the strap through the loop. ● Pull the strap tightly .[...]

9 2-3 Load ing the Batteri es ● First, turn the camera off . ● Insert 2 x AAA al kaline or Ni-MH re chargeable batteries. Mak e sure the batteries are full y charged. If the batteries are low on power , change the batteries as soon as possible to main tain optimal operation. ※ If the pow er lev el dro ps below 2.3V (when the batter y powe r i[...]

10 2-4 Loading a n d Removin g t h e Memory Car d ● First turn off the camera. ● Insert the memory card accordin g to the direction indicated by the a rro w . 2. Removing the Memory Card ● Press t he memor y card down gent ly firs t. ● The memory card w ill pop up automaticall y . Remove the memory car d according to the direction indicated[...]

11 ● T o av oid d amage to the SD card or c amer a, do not remove the SD card while rec ordi ng or pla yin g back im ages . ● If the memory card is inserted the wrong way , it will not fit. Do not force the card or you could cause damage to the card of camera . ● If the camera do es not detect the memory card, ge nt ly wipe the metal interfac[...]

12 3-1 LED Indicators The LE Ds located on the top of the LCD screen indi cate: Macro LED Standb y/Bu sy ( G r e e n L E D ) ( R e d L E D ) Macro (Left Green L ED) T he gre en LED w i ll be on w h en t h e Macro switch on th e left hand side of the camera is switched to Macro mode. Busy (R ig ht R ed L ED) The red L ED will be on when t he camera [...]

13 3-3 Power Supply ● T o turn on the camera, press do wn the power bu tton. ● T o turn off the camera, press the power button again. ● When the camera i s turned on, the red indi cator will briefl y illumin ate and the LCD screen will come on. This camera is equipped with power saving software. If the camera is not used for 60 seconds, the p[...]

14 3-4 Shutter Button ● This camera is designed for a 2- step shutter function. A "[ ]" mark will appear in the center of the LCD screen when the Shutter butt on is pr ess ed and he ld half wa y down. Press a nd then releas e the Shutter button to take a picture; the camera will then beep after the Shutter button is presse d down fully [...]

15 3-8 Ima ge/Movie Playback Butto n 00 02/ 0 002 1. Pr ess the Pl ayback button t o mov e int o the Pla ybac k Mode (quick view) . Capture Mode → Pla ybac k Mode → Ca pture Mode Movie Mode → Pla yback Mode → Movie Mod e 2. Press the Shu tter button to play the video and press it again to pause the video . Press either of the “P revious?[...]

16 4-1 Mode Selection Menu (1) This mode is th e entry of other modes. Under any situation, once the MODE button is pressed and held, the c amer a will enter to this mode. (2) Press the “ Prev ” or “ Next ” button to select one of other modes. (3) Press the Flash/Set But to n , to enter the selected mode. (4) Once connected to T V , the pic[...]

17 4-2 Pic ture Mode The Pict ure m ode is t he mode the c amera is in whe n powere d on. It is for takin g digit al st i ll pic tures . Tak ing a p i ct ur e: (1) P r ess an d hold t he Shut te r but t on ha lfwa y d own; a ye l low “ [ ] " will appear in the center of t he LCD screen. Press the Shutter bu tton do wn fully to comple te the [...]

18 (1) Mo vie Mo de (2) R ec o rded M ovi e Tim e (seco nds) (3) R ec ord ing (4) R ema ining Ba tter y P ower (6) T he gree n LED w ill be on w hen the Macr o k e y o n t h e l e f t h a n d s i d e o f t h e camer a is togg le d t o the Macro Mode. (7) P ress t he button to en t er to playback mode. (8) On ce connected to TV , the LCD p ower will[...]

19 Under the situation, the u ser can comp lete four types of settings which include AWB setting, resolution setting, image quality setting and EV setting. (5) P r ess an d hold t he MODE button for one second to enter to mode selection menu. (6) P ress t he button to en ter to playback mode. 4-3 Play back Mode In playback m od e, the user can rev [...]

20 displayed. Y ou can press the “ Pr ev ” and “ Next ” buttons to ch oose a specific ima ge or mo vie. Press t he Flash/Set Button to view in full screen. (3) When reviewi n g movie, y ou can pr ess the Shu tte r bu tton to start or pause the mo vie and the “ Pre v ” an d “ Nex t ” b uttons t o stop playi ng th e movie. (4) While i[...]

21 pictu r e on it will be displa ye d on T V scree n. (11) If you ent ere d the p lay bac k mo de by pr essi ng the button from capture mode or movie mode, you will return the pr evious mod e when you press the button again. (12) If y ou press th e MODE button quickly , the camera system will exit the menu page a nd ret ur n to the pict ur e be in[...]

22 Press the “ Prev ” button to enter to the PICTBRIDGE menu page. Then press the Flash/S et Button to ente r the s ub menu. ※ When you en ter the PICTBRIDGE menu p age, the camera will flash a n icon of a cable whi ch indicates you must in sert a USB/A V cable that is connected to a p rinter . Only when the camera is connected to a PICT BRID[...]

23 Menu i tems : 1. Copy to Card This al lows you to copy files stored in the internal memor y to t he SD c ard. M a k e s u r e y o u h a v e i n s e r t e d a n S D c a r d w i t h a v a i l a b l e m e m o r y. C l i c k O K . T h e camera will copy the files wi thin a DC IM directory in th e 100FSCAM fi le. If there is a n exist ing photo fi le[...]

24 4-5 Transferrin g Pictures to Y our Computer (PC M od e) In this mode , the user can s et the PC co nnection mo de. MASS STORAGE is for tran sferring files fr om the camer a to a PC . PC CAMERA is for we b conferencing. Both modes will ask for a USB ca ble to be connected. ● Mass S torag e This di gita l camer a has t he abilit y to functio n [...]

25 ● PC Cam This di gital camera can be used as a PC camer a (webc am). 1. If y ou are runni ng an oper ating s ystem O TH ER than Windows XP or 2000, please follow the st eps of “Driver Installation ” to complete the install ation of the camera drive r . 2. Pre ss the power button to turn on the camera. 3. Pre ss and hold the Mode Button and[...]

26 5-1 Installing the C amera Driver on a PC If you are using Windo ws XP or 2000, you sh ou ld not install th is driver. If you have installed This driv er a llows users of olde r o perating systems l ike Windows 98SE use the "Mass Stor age" and "PC Camera" functions of the camer a. T o install the proper c amer a driv er , per[...]

27 6-1 NewSoft Application Installation (In case of MP38) This is for ins tallat ion of t he NewSoft Appl icatio n Softw are. I f y ou hav e othe r video edit ing or photo v iewing s o ftwa re y o u would l ike t o use, t h is step is optional. 1. Insert th e Software CD supplied by the package into the CD-ROM d rive. 2. Th e Auto-run program will [...]

28 Typ e Value Desc riptio n Paper 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 Paper re late d error (defa ult) Paper is emp ty Loa d Error – paper not loaded correc t ly Eject Erro r – p aper not eje cte d correct ly Media Error – paper not detected, pape r skewed, rol l paper cannot cut or t urn off Paper j am Paper nearly empty Paper type / paper size[...]

29 ● Lens: M E sh ut ter + Iris. f= 8.25m m ● Imag e Sensor: 5.13 Mega pixels CMOS sen sor ● TF T LCD: 2” ● Foc us: F no: 3.0/ 8.0 ● Sensit ivit y: ISO 100 ● White Balance : Auto , Sunny , T ungsten, Fluoresce nt. ● Shutter Speed: 1/4 sec. ~ 1/2000 sec. ● Storage Medium: 32MB Internal Flash Memory SD Card Slo t (support 8MB~ 512MB[...]

30 The minimal PC system req uirements for usi ng this digital c amera are as follows: (For Macintosh computers, on ly remov abl e disk is a pplic able). PC System R equirement OS Microsoft Windows 98SE/M e/2000/XP CPU Intel P entium 1 66M H z or high er Memory 32 MB memory or ab ove CD-ROM 4X or above HDD Minimum 10MB fre e disk spac e on t he har[...]