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Model: DS8618 User Manual Manuale d'uso Manuel d'utilisation DS8618 EngManl r20(V1.1) F OP 11/17/04, 2:40 PM 1 ¶´ƒ[...]
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USER MANU AL CONTENTS 4.0 MEGA-PIXEL DIGIT AL CAMERA WITH 4X OPTICAL ZOOM (DS8618) USER MANUAL Introduction ................................................................................. 1 Front and T op V iew ..................................................................... 1 Back and Side View ..............................................[...]
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EN Video Out ............................................................................. 1 1 Beep T one ............................................................................ 1 1 File Number .......................................................................... 1 1 Format .................................................................[...]
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Playing Movies on Y our PC .................................................. 25 Deleting a Playback Movie ................................................... 25 Playback Menu .......................................................................... 26 Playback Menu ..................................................................... 26 Rotating [...]
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EN 1. Speaker 2. SHUTTER RELEASE button 3. ON / OFF button 4. Microphone 5. Strap holder 6. Flash 7. Lens 8. Self-timer LED 9. Power-in FRONT AND T OP VIEW INTRODUCTION Thank you for selecting the Oregon Scientific TM 4.0 Mega-pixel Digital Camera with Color Display as your personal product of choice. It features 4x digital zoom and comes with 16MB[...]
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EN 1. On-screen display 2. T ripod hole 3. LED 4. Mode switch 5. MENU button 6. Battery compartment 7. RESET hole 8. DISP (Display) button 9. Video-socket / USB terminal 10. SET button 11 . / FLASH button 12. / ZOOM-IN button 13. / SELF-TIMER button 14. / ZOOM-OUT / DELETE button BA CK AND SIDE VIEW 1. CAPTURE mode 2. PLA YBACK mode MODE SWIT CH 2 [...]
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EN Y our camera comes with rechargeable lithium battery . T o prevent damage, correctly insert the battery as shown. Once the battery is inserted into the camera, plug one end of the supplied cable into the wall power outlet and the other end directly into the camera's DC input to begin charging the battery. Battery charging time is approx. 2 [...]
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EN 1. Pass the thin loop of the strap through the camera's strap ring. 2. Pass the other end of the strap through the loop. 3. T ighten by pulling the loop. 4 MEMOR Y STORA GE Secure Digital (SD) cards and Multi-Media cards (MMCs) are external memory cards that can be plugged into your digital camera for storing images and movies. The type of [...]
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EN REMO VING THE SD CARD / MMC T o remove the SD card / MMC: 1. T urn off the camera. 2. Push against the card lodged inside the memory slot. 3. The card automatically ejects itself out of the slot. MEMOR Y FULL When there is no more storage space available, "Internal Memory Full" or "Memory Card Full" is shown in white color on[...]
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EN 6 3. Slide the Mode Switch to the desired setting. 4. In Capture or Playback Mode, press the DISP button to toggle between 3 levels of display information settings: A. LCD with photo information displayed. Capture Mode Image Size Quality Memory T ype Battery Level Indicator Current Date Flash Icon File No. Zoom Level Shutter Speed Current T ime [...]
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EN LED LIGHT The LED lights mean the following: • Right LED is red: camera cannot focus • Right LED is flashing red: memory card error • Right LED is green: ready to take picture with full-press shutter • Right LED is green: after half-press shutter to lock focus • Right LED is flashing green: camera is busy in progress • Left LED is re[...]
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EN 8 ZOOMING 1. : WIDE button [Zoom out] 2. : TELE button [Zoom in] Y our digital camera comes with a 4x digital zooming function. 1. In both Capture and Playback Modes, increase zooming by pressing the button. The hollowed white bar along the ride side of the LCD indicates the current zoom level. (W atch it move as you zoom in or zoom out). 2. T o[...]
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EN 9 NOTE: Once a picture has been taken, the Self-T imer will automatically disable. CAMERA SETUP Under the Camera Setup, which is available in all modes, the basic settings of the camera can be adjusted. 1/4 CAM. MODE Set up 3 min Set Clock Set City 2 Level 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Press the button to enter Camera mode. 3. Use or to navigate [...]
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EN 10 Fields include the following: Set Clock 01/01/2004 DD/MM/YY 08:10 AM 12-Hr A C B D London ( GMT 00 : 00 ) London ( GMT 00 : 00 ) A. Current Date Field - adjust the current date of the camera. B. Date Format - choose from the following date formats: • DD / MM / YY (date, month, year) • YY / MM / DD (year, month, date) • MM / DD / YY (mon[...]
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EN 11 P. COUNTER (PICTURE COUNTER) The Picture Counter can count the number of images already taken (count up) or available to be saved onto memory (count down). Y ou can select "Up" or "Down". SHOW TIME Y ou can choose to display either the "Home T ime" (default) or "W orld T ime" on your camera. LANGUA GE C[...]
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EN 12 FORMA T This option will format all data in either the internal memory or the external SD card / MMC, including all protected files. CAUTION: Do not eject the SD card / MMC while the card is being formatted, as this may damage the card. Formatting deletes all data from the chosen memory device. Files will not be recoverable. RESET 3/4 Reset C[...]
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EN CAMERA MODES The camera has 5 still-picture capture modes and 1 movie mode. T o choose a mode: 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Press the button. 3. Use or to navigate through the various modes and press the SET button to confirm a selected mode. STILL-PICTURE MODES • AUTO mode (camera mode) - Use this mode when you want to capture images without [...]
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EN 14 MO VIE MODE • MOVIE mode - Select this mode when you want to capture moving images. MENU SETTINGS Different modes have dif ferent menu options and different number of options available to adjust. T o change a menu option in your camera: 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Press the button. 3. Use or to navigate through the various modes and press [...]
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EN 15 NOTE: The higher the resolution size of an image, the larger the memory space it occupies. Fine Image V ery good detail and resolution (1600 x 1200, 2.0 Mega-pixel) Normal Image Good clarity and resolution (1280 x 1024, 1.3 Mega-pixel) Basic Image Basic quality and resolution (640 x 480, VGA) DESCRIPTION Super Fine Image Excellent detail and [...]
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EN 16 Shade Use outside in the shade Y ellow F .L. Use under yellow fluorescent lamp White F.L. Use under white fluorescent lamp T ungsten Use under electric or other tungsten light OPTIONS Sunlight Use outside in sunlight ICONS SETTINGS Auto (default) Adjusts the white balance automatically WHITE BALANCE Y ou can take pictures according to light c[...]
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EN OPTIONS Central (center-weighted) Averages the exposure of the entire scene but gives extra weight to the center. Use for backlit subjects (default setting). ICONS SETTINGS Matrix (multi-segment) Evaluated by splitting the scene into multiple zones, then calculate each zone's exposure via the camera's computations. Ideal for general ph[...]
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EN EV (EXPOSURE COMPENSA TION SETTING) Exposure compensation is required when there is an extreme difference in brightness between the background and the subject. Use this setting to manually brighten or darken an image. Default setting is 0.0. +2.0 / + 1.7 / +1.3 / +1.0 / +0.7 / +0.3 / 0.0 / -0.3/ -0.7 / -1.0 / -1.3 / -1.7 / -2.0 EV SPE EFFECT (SP[...]
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EN INS REVIEW (INST ANT REVIEW) Instant Review allows you to choose the time you want to take to review a captured image. The instant the picture is captured, the camera will show the image on the LCD screen for you to review. MACR O The Macro function enables you to magnify the image you want to capture. By selecting the Macro function, you can fi[...]
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EN 20 SHOOTING MO VIES Select the Movie mode in the Menu to take movies. Movie Resolution Movie Quality Memory T ype Battery Level Current Elapsed Recording T ime Current Date Current T ime RECORDING A MO VIE T o start / stop recording: 1. Press the SHUTTER RELEASE button to start recording. (Both the images and voice will be recorded). 2 . Press t[...]
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EN SCENE MODE SELECTION T o change to Scene Mode: 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Press the button. 3. Use or to select Scene mode and press the SET button to confirm. 21 FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Press the SHUTTER RELEASE button again after recording has started Stop Recording Movie MO VIE MENU 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Select Move mode and press the S[...]
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EN 22 Sports (Fast Shutter) Backlight Night Landscape Sunset Dawn Indoor Night Portrait Landscape Portrait PLA YBA CK OF IMAGES AND MO VIES T o playback captured images, move the Mode Switch to [PLA YBACK] when the camera is powered on. The camera will enter the Playback Mode. The Playback Mode can be divided into two sub-modes: • Thumbnail selec[...]
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EN File No Image Playback Mode On-Screen Display 23 The first photo will be displayed at the top left corner and the ninth one will be displayed in the bottom right-hand corner. NOTE: Each of the 9 thumbnail images should be treated as one page. PLA YBACK OPERA TION In Playback Mode, you can review the images and movies stored within your current a[...]
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EN 24 MOVIE PLA YBACK Movie Playback Mode On-Screen Display Y our DS8618 digital camera has the ability to capture and playback movies with audio because of its built-in microphone and speaker. ZOOMING INT O PLA YB ACK IMA GES The zooming function can magnify images up to 4x (this is indicated as x4.0 on the camera) on the LCD: x1.5 / x2.0 / x2.5 /[...]
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EN 25 DELETING A PLA YBACK IMAGE T o delete the image currently being viewed during playback, press and then press SET to confirm or press MENU to cancel. NOTE: Protected images (indicated with ( )) cannot be deleted and must be unprotected first. (Please see the PROTECTING IMAGES OR MOVIES section for more details). MO VIE PLA YBACK T o playback m[...]
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EN 26 T o see movies as thumbnails: 1. In Playback Mode, press the DISP button twice. (Thumbnails of images will appear on the LCD, with movies marked with the movie projector icon). 2. Use the direction button to navigate. Select the movie you want to view, then press the DISP button. 3. Press the SET button to watch the chosen movie. 4. Press the[...]
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EN 27 When set to "On", the slideshow immediately replays when the final image is displayed. Repeat SETTINGS DESCRIPTIONS Start the Slideshow according to the specified Interval and Repeat options. Start Specifies the amount of time an image will take to be displayed before moving on to the next image. The options are 3 sec., 5 sec., and [...]
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EN T o delete selected images or movies: 1. When "Select Images" is selected, the LCD displays up to 6 thumbnail images similar to the Multi-Frame Review setting. Use the direction button to navigate. 2. Highlight an image, then press the DISP button to confirm your selection. 3. The icon will then appear to indicate that the image is set[...]
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EN 5. T o cancel the protection, press the MENU button. T o confirm your selection of images to delete, press the SET button. 6. Press the SET button to confirm deletion. Repeat steps 4-6 to set multiple images or movies for protection. T o protect all images or movies: 1. When "All" is selected from the Menu screen, press the SET button [...]
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EN 30 5. With the thumbnail frame flashing, use the direction button to press or to set the number of prints for the selected image (up to a maximum of 9 for the selected image). 6. When done, press the DISP button once again. 7. Press the SET button, and then press the SET button again to confirm selection. Repeat steps 4-6 to select more images f[...]
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EN 31 3. If "confirm" is selected, a status bar is displayed with the file copying in progress shown. 4. After the copying is done, the camera will return to the menu page. FROM MEMOR Y CARD T O INTERNAL MEMOR Y 1. Press the SET button to select and confirm the option. Thumbnail images (6 images in total) will be displayed in the LCD. 2. [...]
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EN 3. Connect the video cable's yellow connector to the yellow A V input terminal of your TV . 4. T urn the TV and camera on. Make sure to switch the TV to the appropriate A V channel display . NOTE: The LCD is automatically turned off when the camera is connected to a TV . NOTE: All image / movies can be viewed in Playback Mode or the camera [...]
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EN NOTE: The LCD is automatically of f when your camera is connected to the PC or Macintosh. T o transfer files from your camera to your computer: 1. Turn on your PC or Macintosh and allow your system's operating system to boot. 2. Connect the camera to your PC or Macintosh using the USB cable. Once connected, the camera's status LED will[...]
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EN NOTE: For Macintosh systems, drag and drop the "Untitled" icon from the desktop to the "T rash" icon before disconnecting. TIP: Before unplugging your camera from your computer, wait at least 15 seconds after the transfer is completed to prevent any data loss that may occur. ADDENDUM MEMOR Y CAP ACITY , SIZE AND QUALITY The t[...]
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EN Flash has not finished charging W ait until the Status Lamp stops blinking 35 PROBLEM SYMPTOM CHECK THIS REMEDY Power will not turn on Batteries are exhausted Replace with new batteries Batteries are inserted incorrectly Insert the batteries correctly No Power TROUBLESHOO TING Power turns off after turning on Battery level is too low Replace wit[...]
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EN 36 PROBLEM SYMPTOM CHECK THIS REMEDY T aking Pictures Playback menu is not available after pressing MENU button Playback "No File" is shown on the LCD Make sure photos and videos are located in the memory No images or movies are recorded Images located in internal memory instead. Remove SD card / MMC Images or movies are protected Unpr[...]
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EN SPECIFICA TIONS TYPE Sensor Image size File format Lens PROBLEM SYMPTOM CHECK THIS REMEDY Camera or PC is not turned on T urn on the camera and PC DESCRIPTION T otal number of pixels: 4.0 million Selectable from: • 2304 x 1728 pixels • 2048 x 1536 pixels • 1600 x 1200 pixels • 1280 x 1024 pixels • 640 x 480 pixels (VGA) DCF- and DPOF-c[...]
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EN 38 TYPE Internal memory Digital video recording TV video output Storage media Digital output Battery specification White balance DESCRIPTION 16MB 640 x 480 and 320 x 240 pixels, .ASF format NTSC / P AL compatible Secure digital memory card / multimedia card USB 1.1 interface to PC Rechargeable lithium battery Auto, Sunlight, Shade, Y ellow Fluor[...]
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EN IMPORT ANT NOTICE ST A TEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY Oregon Scientific assumes no responsibility for any incidental losses (such as the costs of photography or the loss of income from photography) incurred because of faults with this product. NOTES ON COPYRIGHT Images recorded using your digital camera cannot be used in ways that infringe copyright l[...]
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EN • Remove the batteries and memory card before storing the camera for long periods of time. Then, keep it in a well-ventilated place in order to prevent molding. CLEANING THE DIGIT AL CAMERA Use a damp cloth to clean your camera body; dry immediately . T o clean your camera lens / viewfinder: 1. Use a blower or a lens brush to remove dirt or du[...]
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EN TRADEMARK INFORMA TION Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation of the United States and other countries. Windows is an abbreviated term referring to the Microsoft Windows Operating System. Macintosh TM is registered trademark of Apple Computer , Inc. ArcSoft TM , ArcSoft PhotoImpression TM and ArcSoft VideoImpression TM logos are registe[...]
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EN CAUTION: Modification - The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or modifications made to this device that are not expressly approved by Oregon Scientific, Inc. may void the user 's authority to operate the equipment. Interface cable - Use the shielded cable sold or provided by Oregon Scientific, Inc. for your equipment. Us[...]
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© 2004 Oregon Scientific. All rights reserved. 086-003612-015 DS8618 EngManl r20(V1.1) B OP 11/17/04, 2:40 PM 1 ¶´ƒ[...]