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    U ser ' s Ma n ua l[...]

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    1 1070 7 Fo r cu sto mer s i n North an d So u t h A meric a For cust o m ers in U S A Thi s d evi ce c ompli es wit h Part 15 of th e FCC r ul es. O per ati on i s s ubject to the foll ow i ng t w o cond i t i ons: (1 ) Thi s devi c e m ay not c ause har mf ul interfere nce. (2 ) Thi s devi c e m us t ac cept an y interfere nce recei ved, i ncludi[...]

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    Table of Co nten ts Page 1. System R equirem ent s -- -- --- --- --- -- --- --- --- -- --- --- -- --- --- --- -- --- --- --- -- - - -- --- --- --- - 1 2. Package Content s -- --- --- -- --- --- --- -- --- --- -- --- --- --- -- --- --- --- -- - -- ---- --- -- --- --- --- -- - 1 3. Quick Start ------- -- - -- ---------- ---------- ------------ -- - -[...]

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    Table of Co nten ts Page 10. Del eting Pi cture s and Video s ---------- -- - ---------- ---- - -- -- - -- - ----- --------- --------- 18 • D el eti n g Si ngl e Pi ct ur e or Vi deo --- -- --- --- -- --- --- --- -- - -- ---- --- --- -- --- --- --- -- - - -- -- 18 • D e l e t i ng All Pic ture s and Vi d eos ---- - -- - ---- ---------- -- - -- [...]

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    - 1 - 1. Sys t em Requi rem en t s • Pers o nal c omputer , l ap top, de s k top, or IBM comp ati b l e wi th Penti u m 1 66 MHz mi n i mum, an d w it h an acti ve USB (Un i v ersal Seri a l Bu s) por t . • W i ndows 98 S E / ME / 20 00 / X P /V i s t a, CD ROM d ri ve, c o l o r moni tor , mous e and ke yboard. • C ol or pri nter for pr i nt[...]

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    - 2 - 3. Quick S t art CA UTI ON • P l ease i nst al l t h e c amera dr i v er befo re us i ng your camera wi th a PC . • B est way to t r ansf er p i c ture to P C i s u s i n g the Mass St or age mode to copy al l yo u r pi c ture s . • Get ting R eady 1.Sl i de ope n the ba t tery c omp artment c over 2.Lo ad the batteri es and the SD c ar[...]

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    - 3 - • D elet i ng a Pi ct u re 1.Tur n on t he c amer a. 2.Sl ide the Function s wi tch t o  ( pl aybac k st atus). 3.Us e  or  t o di spl ay t he pi c ture you want t o de l et e . 4.Pre s s t he Mode button to turn on the menu an d t he n use an d t o sel ec t [Delet e] on the s c r een. Press th e Shutte r bu t ton. 5.W h en the me [...]

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    - 4 - 4. N am e of Part s The fol l ow i ng i l l us trati ons s how the names of each componen t , button, and s wi t ch on the camera. 1. Shut ter (O K) Bu tton 2. Pow er Button 3. Sel f T i m er Lamp 4. Fl a s h 5. Vi ewfi nde r 6. Strap Ey el et 7. Len s 8. Focus Swi tch 9. C har ge Indi c ator 10 . P o w er Lamp 1 1. Funct i on Sw i tch 12 . B[...]

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    - 5 - I ndica tors 1.Indi c ator La mp (Gre en) 2.Sel f -T i mer L amp (R ed ) 3.Powe r La mp D igi t al Inter fac e: U SB 1.1 D IGIT A L ZOOM D ur i ng shooti ng, us er can push and to zoom i n and zo om ou t . D isplay B utt on Press the R i ght b utt on and the curre n t i nforma t i on on the LCD m oni tor wi l l be di spl ayed. Menu B utt on Y[...]

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    - 6 - 5. D isp lay Inform ation N ote : I f t he i c on appe ars on t he LC D w hen you take pi c ture s i n dark c ondi ti ons. Pl ease ke ep y ou r han ds st ead y , other w i se y ou ma y capture a bl ur pi c ture .[...]

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    - 8 - 6. Gett i ng Starte d • I nst all ing C ame ra B at teries: 1.Sl i de ope n the ba t tery c omp artment c over. 2.Insert batter i e s . Be s ure t o l oa d batteri es w i th + a nd – te rmi na l s as s hown on t he camer a. 3.Sl i de cl ose t he batt er y c o mpartment cover .[...]

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    - 9 - • I nse rting SD C ard: The camera of f ers t w o op t i ons f or sto ri ng p i c t ur e s a nd vi deo s : Inter nal Me mory: Stor e pi c ture s an d v i deos i n the 32 MB i nterna l m emory . SD C ard – The SD car ds pr ovi de re movabl e, reu s a bl e st or age f o r pi c tures and vi de os. Store as man y pi c t ure s as you like, de [...]

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    - 10 - • S et ting the D at e, T i m e and Date Stam p: Us e t he fol l ow i ng pro c edu re to c han ge the date and ti me setti ng. 1.Sl i de the Function s w i t ch to (capture st atus). 2.Press t h e M ode bu t ton tw i ce t o turn on functi on menu . P ress t he Shutter butt on . 3.Press or to adj ust the date an d t i me. Press  or  t[...]

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    - 1 1 - 7. T aki ng Pi ct u re s • Taking a P icture 1.T urn on the camera . 2.The LCD m onit or w i l l di spl ay i mage and sy mbol s. 3. S li de the Function s wi t ch t o (c aptu re st atus ). 4. The LC D mon i t or w i l l di s pl ay (Snap s hot Mode) . I f i con i s di f f ere nt, Press the Menu butt on and then pr ess  t o s el ect [ Bu[...]

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    - 12 - • U sing D igi ta l Z oom The Di gi tal Zoom pro v id es up to 8X m agn i f i cati o n of your pi c ture s . Y ou may noti c e a decrea s e i n pri nted i m age qua l i ty w hen usi n g D i gi tal Zoom. 1. M ake s ur e t he Funct i on sw i tc h i s s et to . U s e the LCD to f ra me y ou r s ubj ect . 2. Butto n: T he subj ec t w i l l be [...]

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    - 13 - Off — fl a s h never fi re s . (D efau l t ) A uto Fl a sh— f l ash f i r es w hen the l i ghti ng condi ti ons req ui re i t . Force Flash— fl a s h fi r es every t i me you tak e a pi c ture , reg ardl e s s of t he l i ghti ng c ond i ti ons. • Setting Pi cture Qua l i t y Us e the Qual i t y s etti ng t o sel ect a pi ct ur e res[...]

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    - 14 - • P utt ing Y ourself in the Pic t ure The Sel f Ti m er creates a de faul t del ay bet ween t h e ti me y ou pr ess the Shutte r but ton an d t he ti m e the pi c ture i s t a k en. T hi s set ti ng i s i dea l w hen you w ant t o i ncl ude your s el f i n th e pi c ture. 1.Make s ure the Funct i on s wi tc h i s s et t o . 2.Press t h e [...]

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    - 15 - 9. R ev ie w i ng Pi ctures and Vid e os • R evie w ing P ictures 1.Tur n on t he c amer a. 2.Sl ide the Func tion sw i t ch t o  ( pl aybac k st atus). The l ast pi c ture or vi de o i s d is pl ay ed. 3.Us e  and  to s el ect the pi ct ure or vi d eo (If t he i con appe ars on t he L C D moni tor) you w ant to revi ew. 4.Pre s s[...]

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    - 16 - Shutter button t o confi rm the sett i ng . P ress t he Menu button and Shutt er butt on to ex i t t he menu . • U sing Sl ide Sho w Us e t he Sl i de Show f ea t ure t o s eq uen t i al l y di s pl ay y our pi ctures and vi deo s on the c a mera LCD , on a tel evi s i on s cree n, or on any ex t er nal di spl ay devi c e eq ui ppe d w i t[...]

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    - 17 - • Selecting P icture s for Printing (DPO F Print Sett i ngs) 1.Make s ure t he Funct i on s wi tc h i s s et t o  . 2.Us e  or  t o sel ect t he pi c ture y ou w an t t o pr i n t, a nd then press the Menu butt on . 3.Pre s s t he or t o sel ect [Pri n t] on th e sc re en an d press t he  or  button t o sel ect ON/OF F . 4. [...]

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    - 18 - 10. D elet i ng Pi ct ures and V ideos Del e t e i t em al l o w user t o de l ete c ur ren t or al l the st ored i mag es from t he i nter nal memor y or SD c ard . • Deleting Singl e P ictur e or Vi deo 1.Tur n on t he c amera . 2.Sl i de the Function s w i t ch to  (playb ack st atus). 3.Us e  or  t o di spl a y t he pi c ture [...]

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    - 19 - 2.Fi l es th at are er ased cannot be re c overed . Make s ure y ou have sel e cted t he i m age s y o u w ant to era s e. 3.Fi les th at have bee n protected (s ee the fol l o w i ng s ecti on) cann ot be e rased even i f “Del ete Al l ” i s sel ected. • Form atting I nterna l Memor y or S D C ard 1.Mak e s ure t he Fun cti on s wit c[...]

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    - 20 - 1 1. Cu stom i zi ng Your Ca m e ra Set ting s * C apt ure S ta t us Menu [MENU BU TT ON ] W hen user s l i d e t he Function s w i tc h to (capt ur e st atus). Press t he Menu button c an t urn ON / OFF funct i on menu. U se an d b u t tons t o sel ect i t ems , pr ess t he  or  to enter each i t em. P re s s the M en u button t o con[...]

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    - 21 - [ W hite B alanc e ] W he n t he w hi te bal ance i s s et to match th e l i ght s ou r ce, the camera can tak e pi c ture mor e acc ur atel y . Auto The camera sets t he w hi te bal ance automati c al l y ac c o rdi ng to s hoo ti n g condi ti ons . Sunn y U s e when shooti ng at out do o rs i n s un l i ght on a cl ea r day. C l oudy U s e[...]

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    - 22 - [T i m e St am p] OFF D o not pri nt ti m e on the pi c ture . D ate Onl y P ri nt D ate on the pi ct ure. D ate & T i me P ri nt D ate & T i me on the pi ct ure. [MO D E B UTTON] W he n user s l i de the Function s w i tc h to (capture s tatus). P ress t he MODE button t wic e c an t urn O N / OFF f uncti o n menu. U s e and butt on[...]

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    - 23 - [La nguage] Press t he or to sel ect t he s ub m enu and then pr e ss the S hutte r button t o confi rm . Press M enu button to return to mai n m enu . P r ess t he Mode button t o re t ur n to captur e s tatu s. Engli sh S etti n g t he l angu age to Engl i sh. (*) Fra nçais S etti n g t he l angu age to French. Deut sch Set ti ng t he l a[...]

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    - 24 - [A uto Pow er Off] Pres s  or  to s et t he ti me of a uto po w er of f . 30 S EC Setti n g t he c ame ra automa t i c all y powers off ap pro xi matel y 30 s econds. 1MIN Setti n g t he c ame ra automa t i c all y powers off ap pro xi matel y 1 m i nute. 3MIN Setti n g t he c ame ra automa t i c all y powers off ap pro xi matel y 3 m [...]

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    - 25 - * Pl ay back Stat us M enu [Me nu B utton] W hen y ou sl i de the Function s wi tc h t o  (Pl ayba c k St atus), pre s si n g Menu bu tt on can turn ON /OFF Pl ayback s tatus menu. Pres s and t o s el ec t the i t em. Press t he s hu t ter bu t ton to s ta rt/s top sl i de s ho w . Us e  or  button to set Prote c t and Pri nt to On/[...]

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    - 26 - 12 . Inst alli ng Y our C ame ra Driv e r an d Sof tware • Inst alli ng D r i ver 1.T urn on t he computer . 2.I nser t i ns t al l ati on C D i n to t he C D- ROM dri v e and the i ns tal l ati on CD m enu wi l l a p pear . 3.W hen you s ee the fol l owi ng s c re en, c ho ose “ Di git al C am era Driver ”. 4.Fol l o w t he on- s cr e[...]

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    - 27 - 13 Uni nst all ing S of tw are Foll ow i n g i n structi on will gui de you t o un i nst a ll (r e move) soft w ar e f ro m computer . • U ninst all in g Sof tware 1.Clic k "S t art" from the task bar and c hoos e "Sett i ngs" -> "C ontrol Panel ". (For Wi nd ows X P: "Star t" -> "Control [...]

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    - 28 - 14. D ow nl oading I ma ges t o Y ou C o m p uter For W in dow s 98 / ME c ust o me rs: Pl ease i nstal l c amer a dri ve bef or e c on n ecti ng. 1. Tu rn the c ame ra and c ompu t er on . 2. S l i de th e Function s wi t c h to  (Pl ayback Functi on) then conne ct the camera to t he c ompu ter w i t h the i nc l uded U SB cabl e. 3.“U[...]

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    - 29 - 15 . A rcSof t P hoto I mp ression 5 A rcSof t P hotoImpre ssion 5 i s a c ompl ete di gi t al i mage edi ti ng appl i c ati on desi g ned wi th real peo pl e i n mi nd. Easy -to-use “Ge t ti ng S t ar t ” gu i des, user -fri endl y U I, compl ete i m age e di ti ng f unct i onality , g i v e u sers w ond erful experi ence to org ani zin[...]

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    - 30 - 1. Get Photo – C hoose how to v i e w or acqui re pho t o s . 2. E nhan ce – Crop , bri ghte n, ro t ate, res ize and mod i fy photos. 3. C reat e – Add cl i p ar t , speci a l effects, f rames and mor e. 4. P rojec t – M ake c al en dar s , pho t o bo oks and gre eti n g c ar ds. 5. P rint – P r i n t mul t i p l e i mage s pe r p[...]

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    - 31 - C reat e a Video – C re ate a new v i deo p roj ect. Y o u c an retriev e medi a m ater i al s f ro m the devi ce c onne c t e d or cho ose me di a f il es from sys tem f o l der . Y ou can cho ose vi deo material s f r om your p hoto a l b um as w el l . C reat e a Sl id e Show – C re ate a s l ide show p r oj ect . Y ou can retri eve m[...]

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    - 32 - 3. Eff ect s - Ad d ne at speci al ef f ect tran s i ti ons betw een ea c h com po n e nt, or app l y a pre -mad e t he m e. 4. T ex t - Pl ace ani mated t ex t on an y movi e compone n t. Onl y av ai l abl e f or v i deo pro j e c ts . 5. N arra te - R ecor d audi o di rectl y from the pro gra m and a dd i t to your movi e . 6. Prod uce - C[...]

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    - 33 - 17.Usin g the C am era in P C-C am mode The camera o ffer s tw o US B mo de s : R emovabl e D i s k and PC C amera . Note : P l ease i n s tal l c amera dri ve bef or e y ou c an use th e camera i n PC -C am. Sett ing U p P C - Cam 1.T urn t he camera po w er on an d s l i de the Func t i on s wi tch t o (Capture Stat us). 2. C onn ect t he [...]

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    - 34 - 18 .C h ec k ing th e C o nne ction o f Y our C a me r a *T urn t h e ca me ra pow er on an d sl i de t he Funct i on s wit c h to (Capture S tatus ) . *Connect t he camera to the computer wi th t he i nc l uded US B c able. For W in do w s 98 / M E only Double cli ck “My Com pu t er” i c on - > Control P ane l -> S y s t em -> [...]

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    - 35 - 19 . In te rn et V ideo C onfer encing T o run a vi d eo confere nce wi th another per s on, y ou an d t he o t her per s on must have t he computer st ati on c on f i gure d w i t h w eb camer a, mi crop hon e, speakers, m ode m an d have access t o th e Interne t . Y ou ha v e to downl oa d v i deo con f ere nce s oft w ar e , purchased or[...]

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    - 36 - A pp endi x: S p ecif i cations Ima ge Sen sor 3.2M pi xel s CMOS S en s or ( 2048 x 1536), 1/2-i nch Len s S pecific at i on F 2.8, f = 9.3 m m Flash A utoma t i c , force, Of f Mem or y 32MB f l ash memo ry Continuous C apt ure 3 I mag es Whi te B alanc e A utoma t i c /Su nny/Cl oudy/T ung s t en / Fl uor esc ent 1/ Fl uore s c en t 2 Exp[...]

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    - 37 - F A Q Q1 : If I do not use bat teries, can I use an U SB cord and A daptor and still t ak e pi ct ures w ith my digit al c a m era? A1: N o, w h e n ta ki ng pi ctures, i t i s i m por tant t hat y ou use batteri es. A l s o, y ou have to re member to charg e t he batter i es be f ore op era t i ng your c ame ra. Q2 : I am not very f amiliar[...]

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    - 38 - T roubleshooting P roblem Source Sol ution The po w er i s not on • Press the ON/ OFF bu t ton to t ur n t he camera on. The ba tt eri es w ere no t i nserted pr ope rl y • Th e c or rect di rect i on to i n s ert th e AA A ba tt eri es i s i ndi cated on the c amer a. Batteri es are depl eted • R ep l ac e w i t h unu s ed al kal i ne[...]

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    - 39 - Problem S ourc e Solutio n Pi c ture i s not c l ear The l ens i s di rty • C l e an the l ens. H and s w ere no t s t ea dy w hen taki n g t he pic tu re • E nsur e hand s a re s tead y w hen taki n g pi c ture and rema i n s tead y one mi nute after cl i c ki ng the Shutter button. The pi ct ure s are bl urr ed The pi ct ur e s ubj ect[...]

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    - 40 - Safe ty Pr ec a utions Prec autions for The c ame r a 1 D o no t s hoo t w hi l e dri v i ng or w al ki ng, other w i s e i t m ay c ause t ra ff ic acc i dent. 2 D o no t t ri g ger the fl ash i n cl o s e pr oxi mi t y to human or an i ma l eyes. 3 Exp ose t o th e i ntense l i ght pr oduced by the fl a s h may dama ge ey esi ght, especi a[...]

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    - 41 - 14 U nd er the envi ron ment w i th el ec t r osta ti c di s c ha rge , t he camera may m al funct i on an d re qui re the user t o re s et t he camer a. 15 U nd er the envi ron ment w i th el ec t r i cal f as t transi en t (E FT), the camer a m ay l ose functi on an d requ i re user to reset t he camera. 16 Shi el d c ables m ust be used w[...]

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    - 42 - Prec autions for B att eries 1 D i spose of th e ba t teri es i n a manne r t ha t c o mpl i es wi th appl i c abl e l aws . 2 Lea k ag e, over hea t i ng, or bu r st batteri es c oul d resul t i n fi re or i nj ury . 3 D o no t s hor t c irc ui t, heat or di s pose the batteri es on fi r e. 4 D o no t use ol d b atteri es w i th new ones, o[...]