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    W elc ome DC E510 Dig ital Camera Us e r ’ s M a n u a l[...]

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    Copy r ig ht Copyright 2005 by BENQ Corporation. All rights reserved. N o par t of th is publication may be reprod uced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a r etrieval system or translated into any language or comput er language, in an y form or by an y means, electronic, mechanical, ma gnetic, optical, chem- ical, manual or otherwise, witho ut t[...]

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    BenQ DC 5330 T able of Contents Table of Contents English I T able of Contents 1. Touring your DC E510 ................................................... 1 1.1 Checking the Package DC E510 Contents ....................... 1 1.2 DC E510 Components ................................................ 1 1.2.1 Front View ..................................[...]

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    BenQ DC 5330 T able of Contents Table of Contents English II T able of Contents 3.4.6 Playing Back Video Clips ................................... 20 3.5 Setup Mode ............................................................ 21 3.6 Connecting to a TV .................................................. 23 4. PC DEPENDENT FEATURES ...................[...]

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    BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English T ouring your DC E510 1 1 T OUR ING YOU R DC E510 1.1 Checking the P ackage D C E510 Cont ents The package inc ludes the following items: If an y of the items are missing or appear t o be damaged, contact yo ur dealer . Save the packaging in the event yo u need to ship your camera for service. 1.2 DC E5 10 Com[...]

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    BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English T our ing yo ur DC E510 2 1.2.2 Rear View 1.2.3 Indicator LED Status No te The LCD on the digital camera is manufactured w ith sophisticated technol- ogy, however , the display may have some light spots or show un usual col- ors. This is normal and does not indi cat e display mal function, nor will this affect[...]

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    BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English Pr eparing Y o ur DC E510 for U se 3 2 P REPAR ING Y OUR DC E510 FOR U SE 2.1 Installing the Battery W e highly recommend y ou to use the specified rechargeable lithium-ion battery to realize the full capabilit y of your digital still camera. Make sure that the po wer of the digital still camera is off before [...]

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    BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English Pr eparing Y our DC E510 for U se 4 2.3 U sing an A C power adapte r U sing an A C power adapt er prevents the digital still camera from aut omatically powe ring off while tran sferring files to your computer . P erform the steps in the preceding section "Charging the Batte r y". 2.4 Inserting an SD [...]

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    BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English U sing the DC E510 5 3 U SING THE DC E5 10 3.1 About the T ouch Screen 3.1.1 U sing the Stylu s U se the stylus attached to the included hand strap to perform operations on the touch screen. Y ou can also use your finger , but the stylus is more ac curate and won ’t cause fingerprints on the screen. U nfold [...]

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    BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English U sing the DC E510 6 3.2 Capture Mode 1. Pr ess the POWER bu tton to turn on the camera. 2. Pr ess the Capture mode button [ ] until capture mode is en abled. 3. Compose y our image in the L CD monitor . 4. Pr ess the shutter button down halfway ( 1 ), then press it down fully ( 2 ). • Pressing the shutt er [...]

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    BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English U sing the DC E510 7 3. 2 .1 Ca pt ur e Mo d e LC D Mo ni to r I nf or m at i on 1. Shooting Mode [] A u t o [] M a n u a l [] P o r t r a i t [] L a n d s c a p e [] S p o r t [] B a c k l i g h t [] N i g h t S c e n e [ ] Night Scene P ortrait 2. Flash Mode [] A u t o F l a s h [ ] Red Eye Re duc ti on [] F[...]

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    BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English U sing the DC E510 8 3.2.2 Using the Na v igati on and Mode Buttons U se the Mode buttons t o switch between Video/Snapshot captur e mode and Play back mode. Camera settings can be changed with the navigation button. 1. Playback: P ress this button to enter pla yback mode, an d view or manage snapsho ts and vi[...]

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    BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English U sing the DC E510 9 The table below will help you t o choose the appropriate flash mode: 3.2.2.2 Setting the Exposure V alue Y ou can set the exposure val ue bias. 1. Ent er video or captur e mode 2. Pr ess the exposure value button to display the EV slider bar . 3. Drag the slider bar t o the EV value desire[...]

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    BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English U sing the DC E510 10 3.2.2.3 U sing Self-Timer and C ontinuous Capture M ode The self-timer can be set in capture [ ] mode. This feature is u seful for situations where you ma y wish to join into the scene when taking gr oup shots. Continuous captur e enables you to tak e two shots in quick suc cession. Y ou [...]

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    BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English U sing the DC E510 11 3.2.2.4.1 Using the Digital Zoom U sing a combination of 3 times optical zoom and 4 times digital zoom per mits zoom photography up to 12 tim es to suit the subject and the distance. Digital zoom is a c ompelling feature, ho wever , the mor e an image is enlarged (zoomed), the mor e pixil[...]

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    BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English U sing the DC E510 12 Icon (default) Item Function al Descr iption SHOOTING MODE Sets the mode in which images will be captured. [] A U T O [] M A N U A L [] P O R T R A I T [] L A N D S C A P E [] S P O R T [] B A C K L I G H T [] N I G H T S C E N E [ ] NIGHT SCENE POR TRAIT RESOL UTION Sets the size of the [...]

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    BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English U sing the DC E510 13 WHITE BALANCE The human ey e adapts to changes in light so that white objects still appear white even when the light changes. W i th a digital camera, howev er , the color of the subject is influenced b y the color of the light surrounding it. This setting allows you to set the white bala[...]

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    BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English U sing the DC E510 14 3.2.3.1 Continuous Capture In con tinuous capture mode, you can captur e a rapid sequence of images with one press of the shutter b utton. This function is very useful for phot ographing objects i n motion where it is difficult to determine the precise moment of captur e. Afterwards, you [...]

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    BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English U sing the DC E510 15 3. 3 .1 Vid eo Mo de LCD Mon it or In fo r ma t io n 1. V ideo mode 2. Mete ring 3. W hite balanc e 4. Exposure value 5. A va ila ble re cordi ng ti me 6. A utofocus area 7. Battery power indicat or 3.3.2 Video M ode Menu Settings 1. Enter video mode. 2. Pr ess the button t o access the V[...]

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    BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English U sing the DC E510 16 3.4 Playback M ode In the playback mode, you can view, magnify , delete images, play video clips, or run a slide show . This mo de also p rovides a thumbnail image display , allowing you to quic kly search fo r the desir ed image. 1. Pre ss Playback mode . 2. The most rece ntly recorded f[...]

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    BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English U sing the DC E510 17 3.4.2 Viewing Images 3.4.2.1 Magnifying Images While r eview ing your images, you may enlarg e a selected portion of an image. This magnification allows you to view the details. Images that are being displayed ca n be enlarged in 4 times enlargement. 1. A djust the zoom ratio by using the[...]

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    BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English U sing the DC E510 18 3.4.2.2 Thumbnail Display (I ndex Playback) This function allows y ou to view six thumbnail images on the L CD monitor simultaneous ly so you ma y search for a particular image. 1. Rotat e the zoom dial until thumbnail view appears. Up t o six thumbnail images a re display ed simultaneous[...]

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    BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English U sing the DC E510 19 3. 4. 4 P lay ba ck Mo de Menu Se tt in gs 1. Pre ss Playback mode . 2. Pr ess the button t o access the Playback mode menu. • The d isplay ed icon shows the current setting . • T ap the desired item with your finger or the stylus, or use the navigation buttons to select the desired i[...]

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    BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English U sing the DC E510 20 3.4.5 Playback Mode LCD M onitor Information ( Video) 1. Playbac k mode 2. F rame number 3. Date vide o was tak en. 4. V ideo length 5. V ideo mode 6. Battery power indicat or 3.4.6 P laying Ba ck V ideo Clips T ap the play button t o start playing back a vid eo clip. The video playbac k [...]

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    BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English U sing the DC E510 21 3.5 Setup Mode This feature allo ws you to set up the d efault settings for using your camera in addition t o image-relat ed settings. Select your personal prefer ences for the camera with this mode. Y ou can access setup m ode in Capture, Video, or Playback mode. 1. Enter Capture, V ideo[...]

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    BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English U sing the DC E510 22 DIGIT AL ZOOM Enables or di sables digital zoom . [] O N [] O F F VIDEO OU T En ables the vide o out standard. [] N T S C [] P A L LANGU AGE Sets the OSD language. [ ] TRADITIONAL CHINESE [ ] S IMPLIFIED CHINESE [] E N G L I S H [] S P A N I S H [] G E R M A N [] F R E N C H [ ] IT ALIAN [...]

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    BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English U sing the DC E510 23 3.6 Connecting t o a TV Y ou can c onnect the DC E510 to a t elevision and view photos and movie clips on a large screen. U se an A V cable (optional) to c onnect the DC E510 to your television as illustrated below. Y our o wn telev ision input jacks may differ from the illustration. Refe[...]

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    BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English PC DEPEND ENT FEA TURES 24 4 PC DEPENDENT FEA TURES Connecting the DC E510 to y our computer e nables you to pe rform the following functions: • Upload photos and movie clips to your computer for storage and organization • Update built-in photo-frames Before using this featur e on a compute r running Micro[...]

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    BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English PC DEPENDENT FEA TURES 25 4.2 T r ansferring Files T o/From a Computer This section explains how to transfer images , movies between your came ra and a PC using W indows XP/ME/2000. 4.2.1 T ransferring Photos and V ideo Clips This section shows you ho w to use the W indows Explorer utility to manipulate files [...]

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    BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English PC DEPEND ENT FEA TURES 26 4.2.2 Using the QLink Software The included QLink software is a useful tool for downloading photos from your camera to your c omputer , and then displaying, e-mailing, printing, or editing them. After successfully installing the software (see 4.1 “Installing the Digital Camera Soft[...]

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    BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English PC DEPENDENT FEA TURES 27 5. The QLink Frame software will automatically l aunch as show n. 6. If you ’ve do wnlo aded frames from our W eb site (refer to 4.2.3 .1 “Downloading Frames ” ), click and bro wse to the location of the downloaded frames to transfer them to the QLink Frame PC window . 7. Select[...]

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    BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English PC DEPEND ENT FEA TURES 28 A screen appears prompting you t o print one picture, print all pictures, or print an index of the pictures on the camper . Clicking Print One displays the following print page. The four buttons pr ovide the following functions: • Copies: select the number of c opies to be printed [...]

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    BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g 29 5 T RO UBLE SHOO TIN G Ref er to the symptoms and measures listed belo w before sending the camera for repairs. If the problem persists, co ntact your local reseller or service center . Sy mpt om Cause Me a su re The power does not come o n. The battery is not loaded. Load the b[...]

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    BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g 30 Ev en if I press the shutter butt on, the camera does not shoot. The battery is running low . Recharge or use the A C pow er adapter . The camera is not in shoo ting mode. Press to enter cap ture or v ideo mode. The shutter button is not pre ssed all the way . Press the sh utter[...]

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    BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English Specifications 31 6 S PEC IFI CATI ONS 6.1 System Requirements 6 T ECHNICAL S UPPORT If you e ncountered pr oblems using DC E510 and the camera driver program, please visit the following web address: http://support.BenQ.com For free driver program updates, product info rmation and news release, pleas e visit t[...]