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    User ' s Man ual[...]

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    02 06 06 For custo mers in Nor th an d So uth Amer ica For cus tomers in USA This de vic e comp lies w ith Part 15 o f the FCC rule s. Opera tion is su bject to the follo w ing t w o con ditio ns: (1) This devi ce may not c ause harmful inte rferenc e. (2) This devi ce mus t acc ept a ny inte rferenc e rec eive d, inc ludi ng inte rferenc e tha t m[...]

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    Table of C onte nts P age 1. Sy st em Re quire me nt s -------- ------- ------- ---------- ------- ---------- ------- -- - 1 2. Pac k age Cont ents -- ------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------- ------- ----------- -- 1 3. Qui ck St art ---------- ------- ---------- ------- ------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- - - 2 4. N ame of Parts -----[...]

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    Table of C onte nts Pa ge • Sel ect ing Pict ur es f or Pri nti ng (D POF Pr int Se ttin gs ) -- --- -- -- --- -- -- --- 17 10 . D ele t ing P ict ures a nd Videos ------------- ------- ------- ---------- ------ -- -- - 18 • De let ing Sin gle Pictu re o r Vid eo - -- -- --- -- -- --- -- -- --- -- -- --- --- -- --------- --- 18 • Deleting All[...]

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    - 1 - 1. S y s tem Requirem ent s • Perso nal c omputer , lap top, d esk top, o r IBM compatibl e with Pent ium 166 MHz minimum, a nd with an act ive USB (Univers al Se rial B us) por t. • Wi ndows 98 SE / ME / 2 000 / XP , CD ROM driv e, c olor monitor , mouse and keyboard. • Color printer f or pri nting col or pic tures. • For tra nsferri[...]

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    - 2 - 3. Quick Sta rt CA UTION Ple ase i nsta ll the camera driv er before usi ng your ca mera with a PC. Bes t way to tra nsfer picture to PC is using the PC-DISK (M a ss Storage ) mode to cop y all y o ur pic tures . • Getting Read y 1. Sl ide o pen the batt ery comp artment c over . 2. Lo ad the batte ries into the c amera. 3. Sli de c lose th[...]

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    - 3 - • Rev iew ing a Pictur e 1.Turn on the c amera. 2.Slid e the Functio n switch to  (Playback statu s). 3.Pus h the joy s tick up o r down to sc roll throu gh the p ictur es o r video s on the TFT. • Deleting a Picture 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Sli de th e Functi on switch to  (Playback Statu s). 3. Pus h the joy stick up or down to d[...]

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    - 4 - 4. Name of Parts The foll owing il lustra tions show the names of eac h co mponent , butt on, an d switch o n the camera. 1. Sh utter Bu tton 2. Po w er (ON/OFF) Butt on 3. Fl ash 4. In dica tor Lamp 5. Le ns 6. Mic rophon e 7. Fo cus Sw itch 8. USB Po rt T erminal & TV Out T erminal 9. Fu ncti on Switch 10. P ower Lamp 1 1. S trap Ey ele[...]

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    - 5 - Indi cators 1. I ndic ator Lamp 2. Se lf-T i mer Lamp 3. Po w er La mp 4. F lash Digit al In terface: USB 1.1 Video Output: TV out in NTSC / P AL DIGIT AL ZOOM Durin g shoo ting , use r can push the joystick left or ri ght to zoo m in and zoo m out . Displa y Button W hen i n ca pture a nd vi deo s tatus, p ress the joystick and the in format[...]

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    - 6 - 5. Displa y Informa tion Note: If the icon appears on the LCD when yo u t ake pictures in dark conditions. Please keep your hands steady , otherwise you may capture a blur picture.[...]

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    - 7 - 6. Gett ing St art ed • Installin g Camera Batteries: 1. Sli de op en the batte ry compa rtment co ver. 2. Ins ert b atteries . Be sure to load batte ries w ith + and – termina ls as sho w n o n the c amera. 3. Sli de c lose the bat tery compartmen t cov er . • Inser ting SD Car d (Option a l): The VQ5020 offers two op tions for sto rin[...]

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    - 8 - Note: 1. If the SD card is pr esen t in t he came ra, and then the p ictu re/ vide o will s ave i n the S D card. If no card is in stal led, t he came ra us es intern al memory. 2. If the “M EMOR Y FULL” w arn ing m essage appears on the T FT , it means the SD card or inter nal memory is fu ll. Pl ease remove the memory and inse rt a ne w[...]

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    - 9 - 4. Pre ss th e joystick u p or down to adjus t the date an d time . Press the joy s tic k lef t or righ t to a djust to the n ext s etting . 5. W hen finis hed , press the MENU b utton to exi t the menu. Use the Date Stamp s etting to i mprint th e date o n your pic tures . 1. I n the Da te T ime Se tting menu. Mak e sure t he c amera cl ock [...]

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    - 10 - 7. T ak ing Pic tures • Takin g a Pic ture 1. T urn on th e came ra. 2. The TFT w ill disp lay im age and sym bols . 3. Sl ide th e Func tion s w i tch to (Captu re Sta tus). 4. The TFT w ill disp lay (Snapshot Mo de). If icon is differen t, Pres s the joy stic k do w n unti l the icon app ears o n the TFT . 5. Po int the camer a at the su[...]

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    - 1 1 - • Using Digital Zo om The Digital Zoom pro vide s up to 4X magn ifica tion of your pic tures . Y ou may notic e a d ecre ase i n print ed imag e qua lity w hen u sing Digital Z oom. 1. Mak e sure the F unction switch is set to U se th e T FT to frame y o ur sub ject. 2. (  ) Button: The su bject will b e en larged. (  ) Butto n: The[...]

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    - 12 - Red-eye— fl ash f ires o nce so t he su bject’s ey es beco me acc usto med to th e fla sh, t hen fire s ag ain when the p icture is ta ken. The Red- ey e opti on re mains in effe ct un til you ch ange i t. Note: 1 . All f lash optio ns rev ert to Off when the camera is tur ned o ff. 2. Fl ash i s off d uring con tinuo us mode and vide o [...]

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    - 13 - • A djusting the Exp osu re Set th e exp osure valu e (EV va lue) manuall y to co mpensa te fo r cer tain light ing cond ition s inc ludi ng: b ack light ing, i ndirec t lig hting , and dark back ground s. 1. Mak e sur e the Function switch is set to , then pres s t h e MENU bu tton. 2. Pus h the joy stic k up or down to s elec t [ EV] an [...]

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    - 14 - 8 . T ak ing V ideos • T aking a V ide o 1. T u rn on th e ca mera. 2. The T FT will dis play image and symbols. 3. Slide th e Fun ction s w itch to (Video Stat us). And you will se e th e ico n app ears on the TFT . 5. Frame your sub j ec t on th e TFT, and th en pres s the Sh utter but ton to take the vid eo. 6. Press th e Shu tter butt [...]

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    - 15 - 9. Re view ing Pic ture s and V ideos • Rev iew ing Picture s and Video s 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Sli de th e Functi on switch to  (Playback stat us). The las t pic ture o r vid eo is dis played. 3. Pus h the joy stic k up or down to s elec t the pictu re or v ideo (If appe ars on th e T F T pan el) you want to re view. 4. Pre ss th e[...]

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    - 16 - • Using S lide Sho w Use t h e Slide Sho w fea t ure to sequen tially displ ay y our p ictu res and videos on the c amera TFT, on a telev isi on sc reen, or on any externa l dis play devi ce equi pped with a vi deo i nput. 1. Mak e sure the F unction switch is set to  , and th en pr ess the MENU but ton. 2. Pu sh the joy stic k up or do[...]

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    - 17 - 3. Push the j oysti ck up or down to se lect [Zo om] on the screen and press the joystic k. 4. The frame (ap prox imate loc atio n of the magn ified area) a ppea rs on t he TFT . Pus h the joystick to s elec t loc atio n of the m agn ified area and press the joy s tic k. 5. The picture i s display ed at 2X magnificati on. Push the joy st ick[...]

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    - 18 - 10. Delet ing Pic ture s and V ideos Delet e item al low user to de lete c urrent or all the stored i mages from the inter nal memory or SD car d . • Deleting Sin gle Pic ture or Vi deo 1. Turn o n the camera. 2. The TFT w ill disp lay im age and sym bols . 3. Sl ide th e Func tion s w i tch to  (Playback Status ). 4. Pu sh the joy stic[...]

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    - 19 - • Fo rmatting In ternal Memory or SD Card 1. Mak e sure the F unction switch is set to  , then pr ess the DELETE butto n. 2. Pus h the joy stic k up or down to s elec t ( [Format] ), and then p ress the joy s tic k to fo rmat Inte rnal Me mory or SD c ard. 3. Then the “NO PICTURE” warni ng mes sage appea rs on the TFT . Note: Forma [...]

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    - 20 - 1 1 . Cust omizing Yo ur VQ5 020 S ett ings Capture F unc tion Men u Wh en u ser s lide the Fun ction switch to (Captu re Statu s). Pre ss t he MENU butto n can turn ON/OFF funct ion men u. Pus h the joy s tick up o r down to se lec t items, p ress the j oystick to en ter th e subme nu, a nd then pus h the joy s tic k up o r down to chan ge [...]

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    - 21 - [Exp V al]: (Ex posure V a lue) Expo sure compen sati on lets y ou c han ge the expo sure setti ng (EV val ue) manu ally to ad j ust the li ghting of y our sub ject. T his feature hel ps to a chie ve be tter res ults when rec ordin g a bac kli ght su bject , a stron gly ligh t su bject ind oors , or a subject that is ag ains t a dark bac kgr[...]

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    - 22 - [A d v ance]: Sele ct Ad vanc e Optio n to b ring up the follo w ing adva nce d menu. Push the joystick up o r down to s elec t [A dvance] menu. Pre ss t he joy sti ck to enter the s ubmenu, pus h the joy s tick up o r down to sele ct th e fun ction y o u want to set, Press th e joy s tic k to c onfirm, and the n pu sh th e joy stic k up o r[...]

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    - 23 - T i mer: 10 Se c Se ttin g t he time r in s elf- time r m ode to 10 s eco nd . ( *) 15 Se c Se ttin g t he time r in s elf- time r m ode to 15 s eco nd . 20 Se c Se ttin g t he time r in s elf- time r m ode to 20 s eco nd . Qual ity : Norm al Set ting t he pic tur e q ua lity to n or mal . ( Sma ll file siz e) Fine Set ting t he pic tur e q [...]

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    - 24 - Fli cke r: 50 Hz Set ting t he flick er fre q uen cy to 5 0 Hz . (*) 60 Hz Set ting t he flick er fre q uen cy to 6 0 Hz . Da te T ime : YES Se ttin g t he Da te / Tim e. Re se t: YES Set ting a ll th e fun ctio ns to de fau lt.[...]

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    - 25 - Play back Func tion Men u Wh en you sli de th e Func tion switch to  (Play bac k Sta tus). (*) : De fa ult [Delete]: Delete item al low user t o del ete c urrent o r all the s tored i mages from the Memory . Press the Delete/Sh utter Butto n can turn ON/OFF the De lete men u. Push the joy s tic k up or down to s elec t items and th en p r[...]

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    - 26 - User can s elec t to sh ow the thu mbnail , and a blu e-frame i ndic ates the c urrent pict ure th at is sel ected, just pre ss t he joy sti ck to fill (enla rge) the pict ure in scre en. Pu sh the joy sti ck le ft or righ t to jump prev ious /nex t pic ture, push the joy s tic k up o r down to s witch the page. Once the us er se lects the S[...]

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    - 27 - 12. Inst a lling Y our Ca mera Driver and So f tw are • Installing Driver 1. T u rn on th e co mputer . 2. I nsert i nstalla tion CD into th e CD-ROM driv e an d t he in stallati on CD men u will app ear . 3. W he n you see the foll owing s creen, cho ose “ Camera D riv e r ”. 4. F ollow the on-sc reen i nstru ction s. 5. Re start the [...]

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    - 28 - 13. Uninst a lling S of tw are Follo w ing ins tructi on will gu ide y ou to u nins t all (remove) software from compu ter. • Uninstalling Softwa re 1. Click "S tart" from the task b ar and choose "Settings" -> "C ontrol Pa nel". (For W indo w s XP: " S tart" - > "Con trol Pan els" ) [...]

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    - 29 - 14. Mass s tora ge & Dire ct Print 1.Mass stora ge: You c an d ownload t he pi ctures in th e camera to your compu ter. 2.Dire cr Print: You can print direc tly to USB port printer. You nee d:  Camer a with batt eries  USB p ort pri nter  USB c able incl uded w ith your ca mera • Slid e the F uncti on switch to  (Pl ay back[...]

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    - 30 - 15. Dow n loading Im ages t o Y ou r Compute r For Window s 98/me custo mers: Plea se in stall ca mera dri ve be fore c onne ctin g. 1. T ur n the camera and computer on, th en connect the ca mer a to the computer with the incl uded USB cab le, an d then slid e the Functio n switch to  (Pla y ba ck S tatus ) 2. “USB Mas s S torag e driv[...]

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    - 31 - 16. ArcS of t PhotoIm press ion 5 A rcSo f t Ph otoImpre ssion 5 is a c omplet e digital image e ditin g ap plica tion d esig ned with real p eopl e in mind. Easy-to-use “Gettin g S tart” gu ides , user-f riend ly UI, co mplete image editi ng fu nctio nali ty , giv e us ers wonde rful expe rienc e to organiz ing, viewing , enha ncin g, e[...]

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    - 32 - 1. Get Pho to – Cho ose h ow to vie w or ac quire photo s. 2. Enhanc e – Crop , brig hten , rotate, re siz e and mo dify photos . 3. Create – Add clip art, spec ial e f fec t s, frames an d more. 4. Project – Make cale ndars , pho to boo ks a nd gr eeting cards . 5. Print – Pri nt multip le ima ges per page a nd mul tiple pages a t[...]

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    - 33 - sav e your work as a project , y ou c an go bac k and swap co mponents, add and remove them, alt er aud io, e tc. Create a Video – Cre ate a new video project. Y ou c an re triev e media material s fro m the de vic e con necte d or choos e medi a file s from s y stem fold er . Y ou c an c hoose vide o materi als from y our ph oto a lbum as[...]

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    - 34 - 1. Media - Sel ect th e vid eos a nd i mages th at will c ompris e your final movie or slid e sh ow . 2. Edi t - Modify vide o and image c olor and ad just th e durati on o f eac h movie compo nent. Only avail able f or vid eo pro jects. 3. Effe ct s - Add nea t spec ial effect tra nsit ions between ea ch c omponen t, or ap ply a pre-made th[...]

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    - 35 - 18.Us ing th e Came ra in P C-Cam mode The VQ5020 offers two USB mode s: Remov able Disk and PC Camera. Note : Ple ase install camera drive befo re y ou c an u se the camer a in PC-Ca m mode. Setting Up PC-Cam 1. T urn the c amera p ower on and slid e the Function switch to (C apture statu s). 2. Con nect th e ca mera and the compute r use t[...]

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    - 36 - 19 .Check ing the Connect ion of Y our Ca mera For Window s 98/Me o nly Doub le cl ick “My Co mputer” i con -> Contro l Pane l -> Sy s tem -> Devic e -> Manager -> Imaging Devic e; when you See “ Digital Multi Cam II Digi tal Camera” a nd “Digital Mu ltiCam II Video Camera” that mea ns now the c amera is ins talled[...]

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    - 3 7 - 20. Inte rnet Video Conf erenc ing T o run a vid eo c onfe rence w ith a noth er pers on, you and the other pe rson must h ave the comp uter stat ion c onfigu red with web ca mera, mic ropho ne, spea kers , modem an d hav e acc ess to th e Inte rnet. Y o u hav e to do w nlo ad v ideo confe rence software, purc has ed or free, s uch as ba si[...]

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    - 38 - Appendix: S pecifications Im age Sen sor Output CMOS 2592 x 19 44 Pixels (5.0 M P ixels) Lens Specific ation Fixed focus lens, F 3.0, F ocal length = 8.6 m m Focus Range Macro : 20 cm , Portr ait : 1 m ~ 2m, Landscape : 2m ~ Infinity Lens c omp osition 5G(I nclude IR)(TBD) Optical Z oom None Preview digital zoom 4X Playback digital zoom 4X V[...]

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    - 39 - F A Q Q1: I f I do not us e ba tt erie s, ca n I us e an U SB cord and A d apt or and st ill take pic ture s w ith my VQ50 20 ? A1: N o, when tak ing p ictu res , it is i mpo rtan t t hat you u se ba tte rie s. Als o, you ha ve to re me mbe r to ch a rge th e b at te ries be fo re op er atin g y o u r ca me ra. Q2: I am not v ery f ami liar [...]

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    - 40 - Q4: Af ter I am don e t aking a picture, i t t ake s a w hile for the picture to come up on t he TFT . Is t here som et hing w ro ng w it h my c ame ra? A4 : No , w ith t he c ame ra , i f y o u se lec t a larg er pic tur e size, i t w ill take lon ge r fo r it to com e up on the TFT . So if y ou w an t to spee d thin gs up, p lea se se lect[...]

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    - 41 - T roub lesho oting Proble m Sourc e Solut ion Th e p ower is n ot on • Pr ess the Po wer b utt on to tu rn the ca mer a o n. Th e b att erie s w er e n ot in ser ted pr o per ly • The co rr ec t d irec tio n t o in se rt the AAA b att er ies is in dic ate d on th e ca mer a. Ba tte rie s ar e de ple ted • Repl ace with u nused alkaline[...]

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    - 42 - Proble m Source Solut ion Pict ure is no t cle ar The le ns is d irt y • C lea n t he le ns. Ha nds were no t s tea dy w he n tak ing th e pict ur e • E nsu re h and s a re st ead y whe n takin g p ic tur e a nd re main st ea dy on e se con d afte r cli ckin g th e Shu tter bu tto n. The pi ctu res a re bl urr ed The pi ctu re su bje ct [...]