Tekxon Technology X52 manual

Digital Camera X52 USER’S MANUAL[...]

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1 Table of contents Thank you for choosing our product. Please read the manual carefully to make best use o f all functions of the product and to guar antee a long service life. Please store the manual in a safe place for later re ference. Table of co ntents ..................................................................... 1 1 Contents of packa[...]

2 6 Installing the software ........................................................ 27 6.1 Supported operatin g sy stem s ............................................................................ 27 6.2 Installing th e driv er ............................................................................................ 27 6.2.1 Installing the dr[...]

3 1 Contents of package Please ensure that the following items are in cluded in the box : 1x digital camera 1x user manual 2x AAA batteries 1x USB cable 1x CD-ROM 1x carrying ca se 1x wrist strap[...]

4 2 Introduction This product is a di gital imaging device w ith an integrated digi tal camera, digital v ideo recorder, digital au dio recorder and PC camera. It allows y ou to take digital photographs and videos, make v oice recordings or use it as a w ebcam. 2.1 Product properties • High resolution pho tographs, various resolu ti ons can be se[...]

5 3 Getting started 3.1 Parts of your cam era Familiarise yourself w ith the parts of your camera before u se. That makes it e asier to operate the camera. Operating status Flash status indicator LCD Menu button LCD on/of f Photo/Video/ Sound recording/co n-figura tion button Play mode button Up button Right button Confirm bu tton Down button Left [...]

6 3.2 Inserting the batteries Use two AAA (micr o) batteries. 1 Push the cover of t he ba ttery compartment in the direction indicated to open the com- partment. 2 Open the cover of the battery compartment. 3 Insert the batteries into the battery compartment and ensure that the polarity is correct. Close the co ver of the battery compartment by clo[...]

7 3.3 Inserting and removing the SD/MMC card You can use SD or MMC card s to incre ase the m emory capaci ty. Switch off the cam era before inserting the card. Insert the card as follow s (photographs, sound and video recordings are no l onger stored in the internal memory, but stored on th e card). Inserting the card 1 Insert the card in the card [...]

8 4 Basic operation 4.1 Switching the camera on and off Switching the camera on Press the On/Off button for 1-2 seconds to switch the camera on. If the camera is not switched on, c heck the polarity of the batteries and ensure that they are charged. Switching the camera off Press and hold the main switch for several second s to sw itch the cameral [...]

9 4.2 Using the mode buttons The camera features five operating modes. When the camera i s switched on,If USB is disconnected ， it is automati cally in still phot ograph mode. Press the following mode buttons to select the required mode. Selects the photography mode,Video mode,Recording mode and setting mode Play mode When the camera is in pho to[...]

10 4.3 Taking photographs 4.3.1 LCD descriptions displa y Status symbols in the photography mode Number of photographs taken, number of photographs available 0.5M 0.5 megapixel image mode Batt ery st atus 2.0M 2.0 megapixel image mode Single shot mode 3.0M 3.0 megapixel image mode Burst mode 4.0M 4.0 megapixel image mode Self-timer mode 5.0M 5.0 me[...]

11 4.3.2 Snapshot Press the On/Off button to switch the camera on. 1 Select single shot mode When the camera is switched on, it is automa- tically in still pho tograph mode. If thi s is not the case, press the mode button to select the photography mode. Photo- graphy mode is activ e when the symbol appears in the upper corner o f the LCD display. 2[...]

12 When you press the menu button in photogr a phy mode, the following menu functions are available for selecti on: Page1: • Capture Mode • Strobe • Resolution • Photo Quality • Photo Effect Page 2: • WB • EV You can choose between three different im age mode s in the “Capture Mode” menu function: Single When the shutter release i[...]

13 4.4 Recording audio 1 Press the button to activ ate the digital recording function. The symbol is show n on the LCD. Be fore recording, the information shown at rig ht is display ed. Press the shutter re lease once to star t sound recording. 2 The information shown here is displayed w hen recor ding was sta rted using t he shutter release. Press[...]

14 4.5 Making video clips 4.5.1 LCD descriptions The elapsed time i s shown at the top right. The remaining time is shown a t the bottom left. The display is not ch anged during recordi ng and is not updated until recordi ng is complete. 4.5.2 Making a video clip Switch the camera on. 1 Press the button for the video mode . Video mode is active w h[...]

15 4.6 Playing images, audio and videos 4.6.1 LCD descriptions Status symbols in play mode 2007:02:11 12:02:47 01/10 Current system tim e: 11.02.2007, 12 :02:47 Number of photographs taken / total photographs Photo is protected Photo is not protected Current file is a pho tograph (jpg) Current file is a video (av i) Current file is a sou nd recordi[...]

16 Thumbnail view While playing photo s, videos and soun d recordings, you can open the thumbnail view by pressing th e confirm butto n (OK button). This mod e allows you to view several photos, v ideos or sound recordings at once . Use the control buttons , , and to select a file and pre ss OK to play the file. There are three thumbnail mode s: 2x[...]

17 4.7 Deleting photos You can delete unr equired photos. Either single photos or all photos can be deleted . To do so, you must be in playback mode. Deleting a single photo Select the photo to be deleted in playback mode. Then press the menu button and select “Delete” a nd “Current” to era se the photo. Deleting all photos To delete all ph[...]

18 5 Advanced operation 5.1 Using the flash If there is not en ough available light fo r your photo, the bu ilt-in flash can provide the additional light required. 1 Switch the camera on and select the phot o mode (single shot or self-timer mode). 2 Press the right button once or repeatedly to set one of three flash modes. Th e flash mode changes f[...]

19 5.3 Changing menu options The camera features image, playback and configuration menus. 1 Press the menu button to select Photography and Playback menus from the ph otography, play back mode. Press the button to open the configura tion menu. 2 Press the (up) and (down) buttons to select the corresponding opti on and press the OK button to confirm[...]

20 5.4 List of menu options The menu contents v ary in accordance w ith the operating m ode. The menu contents may vary in accordance with the camer a model. See “Speci fications” on page 32 for furthe r details. Photography mode Menu Setting Descriptio n Single Take a single photo graph Sequence Takes a series of th ree photos Capture Mode Sel[...]

21 Lock All Protect all photos to prevent acciden tal deletion Unlock All Cancel protection for all pho tos Current Delete current photo Delete All Delete all photos 2 x 2 Show 4 thumbnails simultaneou sly 3 x 3 Show 9 thumbnails simultaneou sly Thumbnail 4 x 4 Show 16 thumbnails simul taneously Set Logo Use the current photo as the start-up image [...]

22 5.5 Exposure compensation By correcting the ex posure value (EV), y ou ca n adjust images w hich appear too light or too dark. 1 Sel ecti ng the image mode Press the menu button in p hotography mode. 2 Selecting EV Select the EV item in the menu and press OK to open the ex posure option. 3 Selecting an EV value Press or to select a suitable expo[...]

23 2 Press or to select the “Resolution ” option and press OK to confirm. 3 You can select one of six resolution settings: 12 megapixels, 5.0 megapix els, 4.0 megapixels , 3.0 megapixels, 2.0 mega pixels and 0.5 megapixels. At the 12 megapixel setti ngs, pix els are interpolated – no image bursts can be captured in these resoluti ons. 5.8 Set[...]

24 Sepia: Brown/amber simulate s the brown tone o f old photos caused by oxidation of the chemical components of the photograph. Sepia shifts the brown tones of the digital image to the dark brown range to giv e the impression of an old photo. 5.10 Setting the driver The default driver setting i s DSC. If the camera is in MSDC Mode 1 Press the menu[...]

25 Note Protected phot os cannot be delet ed but can be formatted. 5.12 Viewing images on a television set 1 Connect the TV output of the camera to the video input of the television set u sing the cable supplied. 2 Connect the audio input of t he TV to the headphone jack of the camera. The camera automatically recognise s the television set and sw [...]

26 The date and time can only be displ ayed by the camera in play back mode. They cannot be printed. The time set tings are s aved by an i nternal b ackup battery . Therefore, the time settings a re not lost when the two rep laceable AAA batte ries are removed. The settings are not los t until the int ernal backup battery is fl at. 5.14 Setting the[...]

27 6 Installing the software 6.1 Supported operating s ystems • Windows 98 (inclu ding Second Edition) • Windows Me • Windows 2000 • Windows XP • Windows Vista Microsoft Windows 98, Window s 98 SW, Windows 2000 Professional , Windows ME , Windows XP or Windows Vista sy stems are pre -installed. 6.2 Installing the driv er Driver installati[...]

28 2. Select “Search for the best driver for y our device” and click “Next”. 3. Select “Specify a l ocation” and click “Brow se”. Specify the driver CD in your driv e. 4. Now click “Next”. The sy stem installs the driv er and the following window appears: 5. Click “Finish” to co mplete installation. 6. You may be prompted to[...]

29 6.2.2 Installing the driver in Web Cam m ode 1. Connect the camera to the comp uter. The system sh ould automatically recognise tha t a new device has be en connected. 2. In Web Cam mode, the driv er must be insta lled fo r all systems. T he procedure is similar to that describe d for DSC m ode. 3. Under Windows 2000, y ou may be asked about the[...]

30 Either of tw o driver modes can be selected for the camera. Web Cam mode uses the video components for the PC (WebCam). In DSC mode, the internal memory is used as mobile memory. It ca n be treated like a hard drive. You can copy, delete, cut and download photos and v ideos from the camera. Location of the drivers on the CD: (Example: “X: ”[...]

31 7 Transferring files to your PC After you instal l the drivers, y ou can transfer y our photos, vi deos and sound recordin gs to the PC using the U SB cable, and v iew, play and edit them on your PC . The camera switches to USB mode. 1 Switch your PC on. Set your camera’s driv er mode to DSC. 2 Connect the digital camera to y our PC by inserti[...]

32 8 Specifications Sensor 1/2.5" CMOS Pixels 5.1 million Effective resol ution 2560x1920,2304x1728,2048x 1536, 1600x1200, 800x 600 Interpolated resolution 4000x3000 Photo: JPEG (E XIF 2.1 Version) Video: AVI/Motion JPEG File formats Sound: WAV format Special effects Standar d, black and white, se pia modes Zoom factor 8x digital zoom LCD moni[...]

33 9 Memory requirement Resolution Quality Image size 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB Superfine approx . 830kB 4 8 16 32 64 Fine approx. 600kB 5 10 20 40 80 2560x1920 Economy approx . 510kB 6 12 24 48 96 Superfine approx . 620kB 5 10 20 40 80 Fine approx. 480kB 7 14 28 56 112 2304x1728 Economy approx . 400kB 8 16 32 64 128 Superfine approx . 530kB 6 12 24[...]

34 10 Troubleshooting If your camera does n ot work properly , please che ck the following item s. If the problem still exists please conta ct your dealer. Symptoms Cause and solution Cause: Not enough light Error A Camera does not take pho tos Solution: Change angle of camera to in clude more light or use automatic flash. Cause: Weak b atteries Er[...]

35 11 Further information 11.1 Safety instructions Although this produ ct is safe, plea se obse rv e the following informati on and warnings. Caution 1. Do not modify or dismantle the camera. 2. Contact y our dealer for repairs and inspection s. 3. Do not shake t he camera or subject it t o hard knoc ks. The came ra may be damaged if it falls. 4. E[...]

36 • Move/pan the camera slow ly to make good v ideos. Pans that are too fast result in ou t of focus and blurry videos. 11.4 Battery tips Incorrect handling of the batteries can caus e them to leak, become ho t or explode. Observe the following safe ty instructions: • Do not heat batteries or di spose of the m in fires. • Do not transport ba[...]