Benq DC C25 manual

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    DC C25/C35 User's Manual[...]

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    Copyright Copyright © 2004 by BenQ Cor poration. All rights reserved. No part of this publi- cation may be reproduced, transmitted, transcr ibed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or compu ter language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manua l or otherwise, without prior w[...]

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    BenQ DC C25/C35 User ’ s Manual i T ABLE OF C ONTENT S Introduction Features ........ .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... .......... ......... 2 Unpacking ......... ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ...... 2 Components ...... ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ...... 3 G[...]

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    BenQ DC C25/C35 User ’ s Manual 2 I NTRODUCTIO N Feature s The BenQ DC C25/C35 Digit al Camera is a powe rful but easy to use digital sti ll image, video recorder tha t links seamlessly with your computer . Major featur es include: • Long-lasting built- in lithium-ion recharg eable batter y • USB or power adap ter charge the camera dire ctly [...]

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    BenQ DC C25/C35 User ’ s Manual 3 Component s Front View Rear Vi ew Si de Vie w Bo tt om Vi ew Mode Dial F SD T op V iew Self-ti mer in dicato r LED Vi deo reco rding on Focus mode switch Lens Shutter bu tton Direction bu tton (up/dow n/lef t/ri ght) Mode di al LCD/Set button Menu/Can cel button Memory card compar tment d oor T rip od moun t conn[...]

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    BenQ DC C25/C35 User ’ s Manual 4 G ETTING S TA R T E D Att aching the Hand Strap 1. Run the small looped end of t he hand strap through the hand strap eyelet . 2. Bring the other e nd of t he strap t hrough t he loop a nd pull. T urning the Camera Off and On Y ou can turn the camera of f and on in two ways: • Open and close the lens cover to t[...]

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    BenQ DC C25/C35 User ’ s Manual 5 U SING THE DC C25/C3 5 The DC C25/C35 digit al camera has four basic operating modes: Snap shot mode, V ideo mode, Playback mode and Set up mode. All of the camera’ s fu nctions can be accessed through the se modes. The DC C25/C35 is designed to be fast and easy to use while at the same time giving you full a c[...]

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    BenQ DC C25/C35 User ’ s Manual 6 LCD Display Icon Index First Level Second Level Record mode Single sho t mode Self-timer mode Burst mode ( C25 only) Image re soluti on 2048x1536 1600x1200 1280x960 640x480 Image qu ality Fine Normal Photo ef fect Auto Portrait Scene Black and white White Balance Auto Daylight Cloudy T ungsten light Fluorescent l[...]

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    BenQ DC C25/C35 User ’ s Manual 7 T aki ng P hotos 1. Open the lens cover . The power turns on au tomatical ly . 2. Set the Mode dial to Snap shot mode to ta ke still images, V ideo mode to shoot video. 3. Switch the Focus Range switch to eith er Macro (for subject s between 0.3m to 0.4m from the lens) or Normal (for sub jects b eyond 1.0m). 4. F[...]

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    BenQ DC C25/C35 User ’ s Manual 8 4. Pr ess th e Me nu butt on. The Snap shot setup menu appea rs on the dis- play . 5. Select the Single Shot, Sel f-T imer or Burst mode by pressing the left and right arrow buttons. 6. Pr ess th e Me nu button to exit the menu or press the down arrow but- ton to move on to the next setti ng. Setting the Ima ge R[...]

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    BenQ DC C25/C35 User ’ s Manual 9 Setting the Photo Effect The DC C25/C35 has four built-in ph oto ef fect modes. Adjusting the White Balance There are five white balance settings to choose fr om: Auto : When in automatic mode, the camera will adjust itself automatically to t ake the best possible picture un der the given condition s. Portrait : [...]

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    BenQ DC C25/C35 User ’ s Manual 10 Setting the EV Bias (Ex posure) Set the EV bias to increase or de crease the camera lens’ exposure value. This allows more or le ss light to p ass thro ugh the lens. Adju sting th is setting in part icularly bright or dark enviro nment s can improve the qualit y of the photograp h. A higher EV bias value resul[...]

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    BenQ DC C25/C35 User ’ s Manual 11 Setting the Flash Mode When the DC C25/C35 is in Aut o mode (see page 9), you can change the fla sh setting when settin g up the shot in the view finder by pressing / . There are four flash settings: Zooming In and Out The DC C25/C35 is equipped with a digit al zoom feature th at you ca n use to take close-u p s[...]

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    BenQ DC C25/C35 User ’ s Manual 12 Recordin g Movie Clip s Y ou can us e the DC C 25/C 35 to reco rd movi e clips in A VI file format . Vid eo duration i s limited only by the amount of f ree memory remaining on t he SD card. Th e remaining record ing time appears on the LCD display in HH:MM:SS for mat. 1. T urn the Mode dial to Vi deo mode. 2. P[...]

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    BenQ DC C25/C35 User ’ s Manual 13 LCD Display Icon Index Playback Mo de Y ou can view photographs an d videos on the DC C25/ C35 at any time using the built -in LCD display . 1. T urn the Mode dial to Playback mode. 2. T urn the camera po wer on. 3. The latest. file stored in memory appea rs on the LCD display . Depending on the type of file, th[...]

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    BenQ DC C25/C35 User ’ s Manual 14 Playing Back Movie Clip s 1. Press the Set button to begin pla ying the video file . 2. P ress th e Me nu button at any time to stop playback. Deleting Files When in Pl ayback mode you can de lete individual images, mo vie clip s. Y ou can also delete all of the files in memory . 1. T urn the Mode dial to Pl ayb[...]

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    BenQ DC C25/C35 User ’ s Manual 15 3. Use and to select one of th e following: 4. Press the Set button to make your selection . 5. Use and to select “Y es” or “No”. 6. Press the Set button to confir m your choice or press t he Menu but- ton to cancel and retur n to the Playback menu. Slide Show Mode Slide show mode displ ays each photo in[...]

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    BenQ DC C25/C35 User ’ s Manual 16 Game Mode The DC C25/C35 includes three puzzle games that incorporat e pictures that are stored in the camera’ s memory . Y ou can access the games from the Playback menu. Each game has four dif ficulty levels. Setup M ode Setup mode all ows you ma ke adjus tments to several of the camera’s basic se ttings[...]

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    BenQ DC C25/C35 User ’ s Manual 17 1. Enter the set up menu and p ress to select the Copy/Format menu icon. 2. Use and to select one of the foll owing: Note : If an SD ca rd is not inserted, only the “F ormat Memory” option is availabl e. 3. T o copy the content s of intern al memory , select either the “Copy to SD Card” icon o r th e ?[...]

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    BenQ DC C25/C35 User ’ s Manual 18 Adjusting LCD Display Br ightness By default, the DC C25/C35 LCD display bright ness is set to “Bright”. This setting is useful when usi ng the camera out doors or under brigh t light s. T o maximize battery use, however , you can set the LCD display brightness to “Normal” . 1. Enter the setup menu as de[...]

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    BenQ DC C25/C35 User ’ s Manual 19 M AKIN G C ONNECTIONS The DC C25/C35 makes it quick and easy to download photos and video cl ip s to your computer for storage, editing and sharin g with friend s and family . Y ou can also use the DC C25/C35 as a ma ss storage device t o store and transfer file s of any type between co mputers or as a PC/Web ca[...]

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    BenQ DC C25/C35 User ’ s Manual 20 Downloading Files to a Computer With Windows 98SE/ 2000/ME/X P use “My Co mput er” or th e Wind ows Explorer to view and downl oad files stored in t he DC C25/C3 5. 1. T urn on the comput er . 2. Connect the DC C25 /C35 and th e computer with the supplied USB cable. 3. T urn the camera po wer on. 4. A new di[...]

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    BenQ DC C25/C35 User ’ s Manual 21 Using the DC C25/ C35 as a PC/ W eb Cam Y ou can use the DC C25/C35 as a PC/web cam with sof tware such as Microsof t’ s Netmeetin g (included o n the CD-RO M). 1. T urn on the comput er . 2. Connect the DC C25/C35 and the com put er with the supplied USB cable . 3. T urn the camera po wer on. 4. Use and to ch[...]

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    BenQ DC C25/C35 User ’ s Manual 22 Slide Show : pre view full-si ze phot os. Email : automatica lly launch your email progra m and att ach the selected ph oto(s). Printe r : print the select ed photo(s) Edit : launch your def ault image editor . Setting : change QLink defau lt settings. Exit : quit t he QLink p rogram. Disconnecting the Came ra W[...]

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    BenQ DC C25/C35 User ’ s Manual 23 A PPENDIX W arning/Error Message s and Codes Note: If you cannot turn the digit al ca mera of f with power button, please press Shutte r and Set butto n at the same time t o force of f. Message Caus e Solution Card Full There is insufficient card mem- ory capacity to store an image. Delete the stored image(s) in[...]

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    BenQ DC C25/C35 User ’ s Manual 24 System Requireme nt s • PC with pr ocessor bet ter than MMX Pent ium 233MHz • Windows 98SE/ 2000/ME/X P • Minimum 64MB RAM • 100MB of available har d-disk space • USB port • CD-ROM drive • 800x600 pixels,16-b it color display comp atible monitor . • (24-bit color display recommended) Service Info[...]