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    User ' s Manual[...]

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    For custo mers i n North and South Amer ica For customers in US A This devi ce compl ies with Par t 15 of the FCC rules . Oper ation is subj ect t o the f ollowing tw o conditi ons: (1) This dev ice may not caus e harm ful int erfer ence. (2) This dev ic e must acc ept any interf erenc e rec eived, inc luding i nter fere nce that may cause undes ir[...]

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    T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s P a g e 1. Sy stem R equiremen t s -- ------- ---- ------ ----- ------ ---------- ----------- ----- -------- ------ 1 2. P ackag e Con ten t s ---- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- ----- -------- ------ ----- -------- ---- 1 3. Quick St art ---- ------ -------- ----- -------- ------ -------- ----- ----- ------ -[...]

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    T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s P a g e 11 . Dele ti ng File s ----- -------- ------ ---- ------ ----- ------ ------- --------- ----- ----- ----- ------ --- 17 12. Customizing Your Camera Se ttings ------- -------- ---- ------ ----- ----- ----------- ---- 1 9 * Cap ture S ta tus Menu ------- ------ --- ------- ------- -------- -------- ----- ------ -[...]

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    - 1 - 1. System Re quir ement s • Personal comp uter , lapto p, desk top, or IBM compati ble wit h Penti um 166 MHz minim um, an d with an act ive US B (Univer sal Ser ial Bus ) port. • Windows 98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP , CD ROM dri ve, col our monitor , mous e and keyb oard. • Colour print er for pr inting col our pictur es. • For tr ansferr [...]

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    - 2 - 3. Quick Star t CAUTION • Please ins tall the c amera driv er before us ing your camer a with a PC. • Best way to tr ansfer pictur e to PC is usi ng the Mass Storage mo de to copy all your pictur es. • Gettin g Ready 1.Slide t o open t he batt ery c ompart ment c over 2.Load t he bat teries into the camer a 3.Slide t o clos e the bat te[...]

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    - 3 - • Deleti ng a Pictu re 1.Turn o n the c amera. 2.Slide t he Fun ction switch to ► (pl aybac k st atus ). 3.Pus h the joy sti ck Lef t or r ight to dis play the pic tur e you want t o delet e. 4.Pres s the Mode but ton to turn on t he menu and the n pus h the joy sti ck up or d own to select [Sing le ] on the scr een. Pres s t he OK button[...]

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    - 4 - 4. Name of Par t s The foll owing il lustr ations show the n ames of eac h com ponent , button, and s witc h on the came ra. 1. Shutt er Button 2. Pow er Button 3..Play Mo de Bu tton 4. Self T imer Lam p 5. Flash 6. Le ns 7. F ocu s Switch 8. USB Por t T erm inal 9. Zoom W But ton(Thum bnail) 10.Zoom T Butto n(Di gital zoom) 1 1. Joysti ck/OK[...]

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    - 5 - Indi cators 1.Indi cator La mp (Green) 2.Self -T imer Lamp (Red) 3.Pow er Lamp Digital Interface: USB 1.1 V ideo O utput: TV out in N TSC / P AL Focus Switch Lands cape/ Por trait M a c r o DIGIT AL ZOOM During s hooti ng, us er c an push W or T to zoom i n and z oom out. Display Butt on Push ► Button and t he curr ent infor mation o n the [...]

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    - 6 - 5. Displ ay Inf ormati on Note: If t he icon appe ars on the TFT p anel w hen y ou take pict ures in dark c onditions , pleas e keep your han ds steady . Other wise y ou may c apture a blur pict ure.[...]

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    - 8 - 6. Gett ing Start ed • Install ing Camera Batt eries: 1.Slide t o open t he batter y compar tment cover. 2.Inse rt batte ries. B e sure to load batteries with + and – termi nals as s hown on the c amera . 3.Slide t o cl ose th e batter y c ompart ment cover . • Inse rting SD Card (Optiona l): The cam era offers two opti on for s tor ing[...]

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    - 9 - • Turning On the Camer a: 1.Pres s the Pow er butt on on as s hown in t he illust ration. 2.Buzz er will beep and indic ator lam p will l ight. The TF T panel will be turned on. 3.Pres s the Pow er butt on agai n to shut down th e cam era. • Setting T ime a nd Date : Use the f ollowin g proced ure to c han ge the dat e and t ime set ting.[...]

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    - 10 - • Powe r Saving: The cam era will automat ical ly power off approx imatel y 3MIN af ter y ou do not perf orm any oper ation. 7. T aki ng Pict ures •Takin g a Pictur e 1.T ur n on the c amer a. 2. The TFT p anel will displa y (Snap shot Mode). 3. Point t he cam era at the s ubjec t; us e the monitor s cr een to compose t he image. (If tur[...]

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    - 11 - • Using Digital Zoom The Digital Zoom provides up to 7X magnific ation of y our pict ures. Y ou may n otice a dec rease i n printe d image qu ality when using Digital Zoom. Note: Please note t hat the qual ity of the shot wi ll reduc e when Zoom i s used. So only us e i t when norm al shots are not av ailable. 1. M ake su re th e TFT Pane [...]

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    - 12 - • Using Flash Light When y ou take pi ct ures at night, i ndoors, or outdo ors in he avy shad ows, pleas e use t he flash. Pus h the joys tick lef t repeatedl y to sc roll t hrough th e fl ash opti ons. The flas h icon th at is display ed on the TFT p anel is the act ive optio n. Off— flash nev er fir es. ( Defaul t) Auto Flas h— fl as[...]

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    - 13 - • Putting Yours elf in the Picture The Self Timer c reates a d efault delay between t he ti me you pres s the Shutter butto n and the tim e the pictur e is taken. This s etting i s ideal when y ou want to inc lude y ours elf in the pi cture. 1.Make sure the TFT Pane l displa y . 2.Pr ess t he button an d t he icon will appear on the TFT pa[...]

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    - 14 - 9. V oic e pen 1.T ur n on the c amer a. 2.The TFT Panel wi ll dis play (Capt ure Fu ncti on) 3.Pres s the Mode but ton twi ce, t hen the i con app ears on the TFT panel. (Video Mode) 5.Pres s the Shutter button to r ecor d the voic e. 6.Pres s the Shutter button ag ain to stop rec ording. 10. Review ing files • Revi ewing Pi ctures/ Vid e[...]

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    - 15 - • Viewing nine Pi ctur es View nine pi ctures at onc e on the TF T p anel (Ind ex View) so that you can s earc h the pict ure qu ickly. 1. Press the ► button a nd then pres s the menu butt on. 2.Push t he joy sti ck up or dow n to s elect [T humbnail] o ption. 2.Pres s the OK bu tt on to enter nine pict ures mode. 3.Push t he joy sti ck [...]

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    - 16 - • Magnif ying Pict ur es Use the Ma gnif y feat ure to z oom in to different areas of the pi cture. 1.Pr ess the power button 2.Pres s the ► .butt on 3.Pus h the joy sti ck left or right to s elect the pi ct ure you want to enl arge, an d then Pres s T butto n to zoom in the pi cture; push t he W butt on to zoom o ut the pic tur e. 4.Pre[...]

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    - 17 - 1 1. De leting files Delete it em allow us er to delet e current or all t he stor ed imag es fr om the internal memory or SD ca rd. • Dele ting files 1.Turn o n the c amera. 2.Pres s the ► button( play bac k s tatus) . 3.Push t he joy sti ck left or right display t he pict ure you want t o delete. 4. Pres s t he menu butt on and y ou wi [...]

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    - 18 - • Formattin g Intern al Memory or SD Ca rd 1.Pres s the pow er but ton 2.Pres s the ► bu tton 2. Press the Men u button t o turn on t he menu and y ou wil l see two t ab: Play and Setup. Push the joys tick right to ent er [ Setup] m enu and y ou will see [ Form at] option is selec ted (defau lt) . 3. Press the OK b utton to e nter the su[...]

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    - 19 - 12. Customizing Your Camera Settings * Captur e Status Menu [MENU BUTTON] Open the c amera , and the TFT Panel will display Pr ess the Menu butt on can t urn ON/O FF func tion me nu. There are 2 t abs f or you to cho ose i n the capt ure status. When you pres s the men u Butto n. Push the joy stic k righ t to en ter [Se tup] menu ; push the [...]

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    - 20 - [Quality ] Fine Setti ng the pi cture quality to fi ne with bi g pictur e siz e. S tandar d Sett ing th e pict ure qualit y to s t andar d with smal l pic ture siz e. Econo my Sett ing th e pict ure qualit y to econom y wi th small er picture s ize. [Scen e Mode] Auto Setti ng the s cene mode to aut o. S port Setti ng the s cene mode to S po[...]

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    - 21 - [ISO] Auto Settin g the ISO to auto . 100 Setting t he ISO t o 100. 200 Setting t he ISO t o 200. [Color] S tandar d Set ting th e color to standard. V ivid Settin g the colo r to vivid. Sepi a Setting th e color to sepia. Monoch rome Settin g the color to monoch rone. [Saturat ion] High Setting t he s aturation t o high. Normal Setting t he[...]

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    - 22 - [Burs t] On T aking si ngle pi ct ure. Off T aking thr ee pic tures onc e. [Self time r] OFF Settin g the time r of f. 10S Setting t he ti mer in s elf-ti mer to 10 sec ond. 2S Setting t he ti mer in s elf-ti mer to 2 secon d. * [Setup] menu [Forma t] Cancel Do not f ormat t he flash memor y or SD card. Execut e Format the fls h memory or SD[...]

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    - 23 - [Auto Off] 1MIN Setti ng the camer a aut omatical ly powers of f approx imately 1 minute. 3MIN Setti ng the camer a aut omatical ly powers of f approx imately 3 minutes. 5MIN Setti ng the camer a aut omatical ly powers of f approx imately 5 minutes. Off Setti ng the c amera al ways on. [Sys. Re set] Can cel Do not re cover to system re set. [...]

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    - 24 - * Playba ck Statu s Menu [MENU BUTTON] When pr ess the ► (Playbac k s tatus). Press the Menu butt on can tur n ON/OFF funct ion menu. There are 2 t abs fo r you to choose i n the captur e status. When yo u press t he menu Button , push the jo ystic k rig ht to e nter [S etup ] menu; pu sh the joys tick lef t to ente r [Play] menu. Press t [...]

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    - 25 - Single T o prot ect the cur rent fi le. All T o prot ect all files. Sele ct T o protec t the s elec ted fi le by vi ew ing the f ile as a thum bnail. Press the menu b utton t o retur n to view mod e. [Thu mbna il] Press the OK butt on to s ee the f iles in the t humbnai l mode an d then pres s the OK butto n to view t he file in t he whole L[...]

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    - 26 - 13. Installing Y our Camer a Driver and Software • I n s t a l l i n g D r i v e r 1.T ur n on th e com puter . 2.Ins ert ins tallation CD into t he CD-ROM driv e and t he installati on CD menu will appear . 3.Whe n you see t he foll owing s cree n, choos e “ Windows 9 8 Driver ”. 4.Follow t he on-s creen ins truc tions. 5.Res t art t [...]

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    - 27 - 14. Unin st alli ng Sof t ware Followi ng ins truc tion will guide y ou to uni nstall (remov e) software from comp uter. • Uninstalling Sof twar e 1.Clic k "S tart" f rom the task bar and c hoose " Settin gs" -> "Cont rol Pan el". (For Wi ndows XP: "S tart " -> "Cont rol Pan els") 2.D[...]

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    - 28 - 15. Dow nloading Images to Y ou C omputer For Wi ndows 98/ ME cust omers: Please i nstall cam era driv e before c on necting. 1. Open the camer a. 2. Pres s the ► but ton(Playbac k Funct ion). 3. Then c onnect the c amera to the c omputer with t he in cluded U SB cabl e. 4.“U SB Mass S torag e drive” appear s on the c omputer s creen. [...]

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    - 29 - 16. Dir ect print the pict ures 1.T urn t he camer a power on and th e TFT pan el will display ( Capture S tatus ). 2. Power on th e printer . 4. Connec t the came ra and th e printer via t he USB cabl e. Pus h the joys tick down t o select [print er] and y ou will see the di alogue as below: 4. Pres s OK butt on to ent er to pr inter mode. [...]

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    - 30 - 17. Int ernet V ide o Confere ncing T o run a video c onferenc e with a nother per son, y ou an d the oth er perso n must have the comput er station conf igured wit h web c amera, mi crop hone, s peakers , modem a nd have acce ss to the Inte rne t. Y ou hav e to do wnloa d video c onfer enc e software, purc hased or free, suc h as basi c s o[...]

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    - 31 - 21. Appe ndix: S peci ficati ons Image S ensor CMOS Sensor ,1/2 -inc h Lens Spec ific ation F 3.0, f = 8.3 mm Fo cus Ra nge Landsc ape: 2m~i nfinity , Macr o: 20c m O / S Mi cros oft Wi ndows 98 SE / 2000 / ME / XP Flas h Stro be Yes, (For ce On, Forc e Of f, Auto and Dis t ance 1M ~ 2 M) White B alance Automati c / Dayl ight / Cloudy / Fluo[...]

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    - 32 - Q1: If I d o no t use batte ries , can I u se an USB cord and Ad aptor and st ill t ake pict ures with my digital camera? A1: No, whe n taking pi ctures , it is important that y ou use bat teries . Als o, you hav e to remember to char ge the bat teri es bef ore operat ing yo ur camer a. (I f using r echar ge able batte ries) Q2: I a m no t v[...]

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    - 33 - T roubl eshoot ing Problem Source Solution The pow er is not on • Pres s the ON/O FF butt on to tur n the came ra on. The batt eries were not insert ed proper ly • The correc t directi on to ins ert t he AAA batter ies i s indi cated on t he cam era. Batt eries are de pl eted • Repl ace with u nused al kalin e or ful ly rec harged batt[...]

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    - 34 - Problem Source Solution Pic ture i s not clear The lens is dirty • Clean t he lens. Hands were not s teady when taking t he pi ctur e • Ens ure hands ar e st eady w hen taki ng pictur e and re main s teady on e minut e after cl icking t he Shutter but ton. The pictur es are blurred The pic ture subjec t was not in t he focus ra nge of th[...]