User manual DXG DXG-328

[. . . ] DXG-328 User's Manual Version 2. 0 07/01/04 Contents Chapter 1 Attention 1-1 1-2 1-3 1-4 Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Before Using Your Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Operating Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Package Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4-5 PC Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . Chapter 5 Preparing Your Camera 5-1 5-2 5-3 5-4 5-5 Attaching the Strap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Loading Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Loading and Removing the Memory Card. . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Setting Up the OSD Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Setting Up the Date/Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Chapter 2 Getting to Know Your Camera 2-1 Features Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2-2 Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2-3 System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Chapter 6 Getting Started 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-5 Setup Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Record Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Play Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Movie Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 PC Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Chapter 3 Controls, Operation, and Display 3-1 3-2 3-3 3-4 3-5 3-6 3-7 3-8 3-9 LED Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 LCD Monitor Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Shutter Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Mode Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Function Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Set Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Mode Display Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Macro Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Chapter 7 Driver Installation 7-1 Installing the Camera Driver for PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 7-2 Installing the PC Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Chapter 8 File Transfers 8-1 How to Transfer Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 8-2 Mass Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 8-3 PC Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Chapter 4 Navigating Modes and Menus 4-1 4-2 4-3 4-4 Record Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Playback Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Movie Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Setup Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 1. [. . . ] Memory Card Do's and Don'ts: DO Leave the memory card in the camera while shooting or while playing back images to avoid risk of damaging the SD card and camera. DO NOT ever force memory card insertion. DO Keep the card contacts clean. If the camera does not detect the memory card, gently wipe the metal interface of the card with a soft cloth and reload the card. 5-4 Setting Up the OSD Language Select "Language" by pressing the Mode Button to Setup Mode . There are 7 language options: English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish. 5-5 Date/Time Select "Date/Time" to set the date and time by pressing the Mode Button . Getting Started 6-1 Setup Mode In Setup Mode, you can adjust settings, including Image Size, Image Quality, White balance, and EV Compensation; format and factory default setting. Press Mode Button use the Function keys for two seconds and to move to . You can also enter into Record Mode through Mode Button and use the Function key to move to , and select . Yellow brackets"[ ]" will appear in the center of the LCD monitor for the automatic exposure. Fully depress the Shutter button and release it to complete the recording. You can use to select two flash modes when using the camera: Auto, and Off. There are five display modes: Standard Display, Full Display, Image Only, LCD Monitor Off, and Only Operation Settings. Use the Mode Button to set the details for recording images; e. g. , Image Resolution, Image Quality, Self-timer, and Light Frequency settings. The menu will appear on the LCD monitor when the Mode Button Function key is pressed. Use " " of the to move between selections. Button to get into Setup Mode 3. Use the " " of the UP/DOWN Function keys move between selections; use " " to toggle between submenus (Image Options, Option and System Options). Then use the Make your selections with " " and " ". Last, use the Button to confirm selections. 6-2 Record Mode Record Mode offers you a quick and easy way to take ideal pictures. to adjust 6. Use " " and " " of the Function key the digital zoom. The adjustment ratio of the digital zoom will appear on the left hand side of the LCD monitor, from 1. 0 time to 4. 0 times, with 0. 5 times increase at each adjustment. The green LED is on when the Macro key on the left 19 hand side of the camera is toggled to Macro Mode. If the battery icon indicates low power, change the batteries immediately to maintain normal operation. There are 4 basic resolutions offered by the camera: 2048x1536, 1600x1200, 1280x960, and 800x600, from highest to lowest. [. . . ] After you have installed camera driver successfully, the following screen appears: (If the screen above does not appear, it may be because your CD-ROM drive doesn't support auto-run, in which case double click on the "My Computer" icon on the desktop. Then double click the CD-ROM drive icon and click the Setup. exe file in the root directory to run program installation. ) 5. Click Finish to restart the computer, which completes the camera driver installation. 23 7-2 Installing the PC Applications Arcsoft application installation (Example given: Photo Impression) 1. Insert the software CD-ROM supplied by the package into the CD-ROM drive. [. . . ]