Acer Digital camera 6.36 Mega pixel CCD, User Manual

Page 1: ...g the Language 15 Formatting the SD Memory Card 16 Setting Image Resolution and Quality 17 PHOTOGRAPHY MODE 17 Capture Mode 18 Recording Voice Memos 19 Using the Digital Zoom 20 Setting the Flash 21 Setting the Focus 22 Setting the Self timer 23 Exposure Compensation Backlight Correction 24 Setting the Scene Mode 26 Video Mode 27 PLAYBACK MODE 27 Playing Back Still Images 28 Playing Back Video Cli...

Page 2: ...layback Menu 47 Setup Menu In Photography Mode 48 Setup Menu In Playback Mode 49 TRANSFERRING RECORDED IMAGES AND VIDEOS TO YOUR COMPUTER 50 Step 1 Installing the USB Driver 50 Step 2 Connecting the Camera to Your Computer 52 Step 3 Downloading Images and Video Files 53 EDITING SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 53 Installing NTI Photo Suite 54 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS ...

Page 3: ...D this camera is capable of capturing images with a resolution of up to 2816 x 2112 pixels Package Contents Carefully unpack your camera and ensure that you have the following items Common Product Components J Digital camera J User s manual J Docking station J USB cable J Camera strap J AC power adapter J Rechargeable lithium ion battery Common Optional Accessories J SD memory card J Software CD R...

Page 4: ... when pressed all the way down 2 POWER button Turns the camera power on and off 3 Microphone Records audio clips 4 Flash Provides flash illumination 5 Lens 3x optical zoom lens allows you to capture telephoto and wide angle images 6 Self timer LED Blinks during Self timer mode until image is captured AF auxiliary LED Lights for auto focusing when capture in dark place ...

Page 5: ...on Zooms the lens to telephoto position Zoom out button Zooms the lens to wide angle position 5 MENU button Toggles OSD menu on and off 6 Erase button Allows you to erase the image 7 Display button Turns the OSD display on and off 8 Speaker Produces camera sounds and plays recorded audio 9 Strap holder Camera strap attachment 10 SET Direction button Allows you to scroll through menus and image and...

Page 6: ...choose the appropriate flash setting 3 T button Scrolls downwards Self timer button Allows you to toggle the self timer on and off selects the desired self timer mode 4 W button Scrolls left Exposure Allows you to toggle the exposure compensation Backlight correction backlight correction on compensation and off button 5 SET button Enters the menu page and confirms the chosen setting 5 ...

Page 7: ...mera battery with an AC power adapter and connect to a USB cable Name Description 1 Docking station connector Connects with the camera 2 PHOTO button Allows you to playback images or video clips on the LCD monitor 3 Status LED Displays the cradle current state 4 USB button Allows you to enter USB mode 5 DC IN 5V terminal Allows you to connect to an AC power adapter to charge the battery or act as ...

Page 8: ...al Economy A 11 Date and time 12 Self timer icon 10s 10 sec 2s 2 sec 10 2s 10 2 sec 13 Unsteady hold warning icon 14 Exposure compensation Backlight correction 15 Metering Blank Multi Spot 16 White balance A Auto Incandescent Fluorescent 1 Fluorescent 2 Daylight Cloudy M Manual 17 Focus mode Blank Auto focus Macro Infinity 18 Scene mode A Auto Portrait Night Portrait Night Candlelight Fireworks La...

Page 9: ...ack 1 Playback mode 2 File number 3 Folder number 4 Protect icon 5 Voice memo 6 DPOF icon Playback mode Video playback 1 Video status bar 2 Elapsed time 3 File number 4 Folder number 5 Protect icon 6 Video mode 7 Playback mode 8 Sound off icon When the S button is pressed during video playback 9 Quality 10 Size 11 Frame rate 12 Total recorded time 1 6 980 0011 3 5 4 6 Total Play 0 10 0 06 1 2 12 7...

Page 10: ...f before inserting or removing the battery Inserting the Battery 1 Open the battery SD memory card cover 2 Insert the battery in the correct orientation shown Tilt the battery lock lever in the direction of the arrow and orient the battery so that its label is facing to the rear side of the camera and then insert the battery 3 Close the battery SD memory card cover Removing the Battery Open the ba...

Page 11: ...attery is fully charged J It is recommended to fully discharge or exhaust the battery before being charged J Charging time varies according to the ambient temperature and the status of battery J This camera must be used with specified battery docking station and AC power adapter for battery charging Damage caused by the use of an incorrect adapter is not covered under the warranty J The battery ma...

Page 12: ...far as it can go 3 Close the battery SD memory card cover Removing the SD memory card Open the battery SD memory card cover press lightly on the edge of the SD memory card and it will eject J If the camera is powered on without an SD memorycardinserted amessage NOCARD appears on the LCD monitor J To prevent valuable data from being accidentallyerasedfromanSDmemory card you can slide the write prot...

Page 13: ...correct date and time 1 Slide the mode switch to or 2 Press the MENU button and select Setup menu with the Xbutton 3 Select Date Time with the S T buttons and press the SET button The Date Time setting screen will be displayed 4 Select the item s field with the W X buttons and adjust the value for the date and time with the S T buttons The date and time is set in the order year month day hour minu...

Page 14: ...es video clips are recorded on the SD memory card press the MENU button and then Setup menu is displayed 3 Select Language with the S T buttons and press the SET button The Language setting screen will be displayed 4 Select the displayed language with the S T buttons and press the SET button The setting will be stored Mode Mode with images video clips on SD memory card Mode without images video cl...

Page 15: ...3 Select Format with the S T buttons then press the SET button 4 Select Execute with the S T buttons and press the SET button To cancel formatting select Cancel and press the SET button J Formatting the SD memory card also erases the protected images All data other than images are also erased Before formatting the card make sure that all the images are unnecessary J Formatting is an irreversible a...

Page 16: ...ke up a lot of memory space High resolution and quality settings are recommended for printed output and situations requiring the finest detail Lower resolution quality images take up less memory space and may be quite suitable for sharing images via e mail in a report or on a web page To change image resolution or image quality perform these steps below 1 Slide the mode switch to or 2 Press the ME...

Page 17: ... button down halfway automatically focuses and adjusts the exposure and pressing the shutter button down fully captures the images J The focus area frame turns blue and the status LED lights green when the camera is in focus and the exposure is calculated J When the focus or exposure is not suitable the frame of the focus area turns yellow and the status LED flashes red J If the photographic previ...

Page 18: ...s the MENU button to exit from the menu J icon is displayed on the screen 6 Compose the image press the shutter button down halfway then press it down fully J VOICE RECORDING is displayed on the screen immediately and the voice memo recording starts 7 Press the shutter button one more time during recording or wait for 30 seconds J VOICE RECORD END will be displayed and the recording will end J A i...

Page 19: ...ss the MENU button b Select Function with the W X buttons c Select Digital Zoom with the S T buttons and press the SET button d Select On with the S T buttons again and press the SET button e Press the MENU button to exit from the menu screen f To activate the digital zoom press and hold the button completely until the image on the LCD monitor expands 3 Press the shutter button to capture a zoomed...

Page 20: ...lash Water Flowing Water X X X Pets User Setting Capture Mode Single Continuous X X X AEB X X X Focus Mode Auto Macro Infinity X X X This table is for reference only and varies according to different combination of photography modes Available X Unavailable Setting the Flash Set the flash for capturing images The flash firing mode can be set to suit for the photographic conditions 1 Slide the mode ...

Page 21: ...ode Description Blank Auto Focus Selects this when you want to leave the settings up to the camera so that you can capture images without paying attention to settings Approximately 50 cm to infinity both Wide and Tele Macro Selects this when you want to capture a close up image Wide zoom off Approximately 6 cm to infinity Tele at optical zoom 3x Approximately 30 cm to infinity Infinity Selects thi...

Page 22: ...time has elapsed The countdown is displayed on the LCD monitor To cancel the self timer during operation press the shutter button halfway The table below will help you choose the appropriate self timer mode Self timer mode Description 10s 10 sec The image is captured about 10 seconds after the shutter button is pressed 2s 2 sec The image is captured about 2 seconds after the shutter button is pres...

Page 23: ...ton to decrease the value The setting range of the exposure compensation is as follows 2 0 1 7 1 3 1 0 0 7 0 3 0 0 3 0 7 1 0 1 3 1 7 2 0 Press the button to confirm the setting The larger the value the brighter the image The smaller the value the darker the image The set value is displayed on the screen Effective Subjects and Set Values positive compensation Printed matter comprising black text on...

Page 24: ...to capture an image that makes the person stand out against a defocused blurred background Night Portrait Select this mode when you want to capture people with an evening or night scene background Night Select this mode when you want to capture dark scenes such as night views Candlelight Select this mode when you want to capture photos of candlelit scene without spoiling the atmosphere Fireworks S...

Page 25: ...to capture a sepia image Splash Water Select this mode when you want to capture photos of splashing water Flowing Water Select this mode when you want to capture the soft flowing water Shutter speed is automatically slowed down while maintaining proper exposure which produces an image with the water blurred into smooth flowing lines along with a sharply focused background Pets Select this mode whe...

Page 26: ...ssing the shutter button one more time will end the recording of the video clip J The recording time depends on the storage size and the subject of the image to be recorded J Zoom function cannot be used during video recording J When recording a video clip the flash cannot be used J In the mode the LCD monitor cannot be turned off J If the access speed of your SD memory card is not enough for reco...

Page 27: ...ges Each press of the button switches the information display state in the following order J Pressing the S T buttons during image playback will result in a 90 degree rotated display J The S button rotates the image clockwise and displays it whereas the T button rotates the image counterclockwise and displays it A press of the button opposite to the direction in which the image was rotated will re...

Page 28: ... to J The last image appears on the screen 2 Select the desired video clip with the W X buttons 3 Press the SET button J A press of the X W buttons during playback allows fast forward play fast reverse play During a Pause 1 frame feed Reverse 1 frame During a Stop X button W button S button T button SET button Regular forward play Button Operations Pause Cancel pause J Video clips cannot be displa...

Page 29: ...seconds of audio can be recorded like a memo for photographed still images The voice memo can be recorded only once 1 Slide the mode switch to J The last image appears on the screen 2 Select the image that you want to attach the voice memo with the W X buttons 3 Press the shutter button J VOICE RECORDING is displayed on the screen and recording starts 4 To stop recording voice memo during recordin...

Page 30: ...ss the button J The images are displayed in the thumbnail display Images that have been selected with the S T W X buttons will be indicated by a green frame J When there are ten or more images scroll the screen with the S T buttons 3 Press the S T W X buttons to select the image to be displayed at regular size 4 Press the SET button J The selected image is displayed at its regular size J A icon wi...

Page 31: ...return to normal magnification press the button J The magnification factor is displayed on the LCD monitor J The image is displayed enlarged and a white frame and green frame are displayed on the LCD monitor J The white frame indicates the entire image while the green frame shows the location of the currently enlarged area 4 Press the S T W X buttons to select the area to enlarge 5 To return to re...

Page 32: ...button J The playback menu is displayed 3 Select Slide Show with the S T buttons and press the SET button J The slideshow starts 4 To stop the slide show during playback press the SET button J The image is displayed on screen when you press the SET button J The Auto OFF function does not operate during slide show J All still images in the folder are automatically played back ...

Page 33: ...button J The playback menu is displayed 4 Select Protect with the S T buttons and press the SET button 5 Select Single or All with the S T buttons and press the SET button 6 Select Set with the S T buttons and press the SET button J Protection is applied to the image and the camera returns to the playback mode J The protect icon is displayed with protected images When All has been selected is disp...

Page 34: ... Protect with the S T buttons from the playback menu and press the SET button 2 Select Select with the S T buttons and press the SET button J The images are displayed in the thumbnail display 3 Select the image you want to protect with the S T W X buttons and press the button J The protect icon is displayed with protected images Selecting a protected image and pressing the button again will cancel...

Page 35: ... you want to set DPOF with the W X buttons 3 Press the MENU button J The playback menu is displayed 4 Select DPOF with the S T buttons and press the SET button J The DPOF setting screen is displayed 5 Select Single or All with the S T buttons and press the SET button J Single Sets DPOF for each individual image J All Sets DPOF for all images at once 6 Select Print Num with the S T buttons and pres...

Page 36: ...s and press the SET button J This creates a file containing the DPOF information and when the operation is finished the screen returns to the playback mode J The DPOF icon is displayed on each image that have set up DPOF settings J The date that is printed on the photo is the date set on the camera To print the correct date on the photo set the date on the camera before you photograph the image Re...

Page 37: ...etion J To not delete select Cancel and press the SET button Erasing at Playback Mode Erasing single image Erasing all images 1 Slide the mode switch to J The last image will be displayed on the screen 2 Select the image you want to erase with the W X buttons 3 Press the button J The deletion menu will be displayed 4 Select Single or All with the S T buttons and press the SET button J Single Erase...

Page 38: ...ill not be reused or reassigned to another subsequently captured image Erasing selected images This erases a number of selected images 1 Slide the mode switch to 2 Press the button J The deletion menu will be displayed 3 Select Select with the S T buttons and press the SET button J The images are displayed in the thumbnail display 4 Select the image you want to erase with the S T W X buttons and p...

Page 39: ... 1 Slide the mode switch to 2 Press the MENU button J Capture menu is displayed 3 Select the desired Capture option item with the S T buttons and press the SET button to enter its respective menu 4 Select the desired setting with the S T buttons and press the SET button 5 To exit from the menu press the MENU button ...

Page 40: ...of the image that will be photographed Hard Normal Soft Contrast This sets the difference between the bright and dark portions of the images that will be captured Hard Normal Soft Color This sets the color of the image that will be photographed Standard Vivid Sepia Monochrome White Balance This sets the white balance capturing under a variety of lighting conditions and permits images to be capture...

Page 41: ...ets the sensitivity for capturing images When the sensitivity is raised and the ISO figure is increased photography will become possible even in dark locations but the more pixelated grainier the image will appear 50 100 200 Auto Metering This sets the metering method for calculating the exposure Blank Multi The entire area of the screen is measured and the exposure is calculated Spot A very small...

Page 42: ...menu press the MENU button Capture Mode This sets the recording method at the time of capturing images Blank Single Capture an image at a time Continuous Permits continuous photography of 5 images max AEB AEB Permits 3 consecutive images in the order of standard exposure underexposure and overexposure compensation J In Continuous and AEB capture mode the voice memo is automatically fixed at Off Vo...

Page 43: ...er or not to use digital zoom at the time of photography On Off Preview This sets whether or not to display the captured image on the screen immediately after the image is captured On Off J When Preview is set to Off Voice Memo setting is also fixed at Off Date Print The date of recording can be printed directly on the still images This function must be activated before the image is captured On Of...

Page 44: ... Select the desired setting with the S T buttons and press the SET button 5 To exit from the menu press the MENU button Size This sets the size of the image that will be photographed 640 x 480 320 x 240 Quality This sets the quality compression rate at which the image is captured Fine Normal Contrast Refer to the section in this manual titled Contrast in Capture Menu Capture for further details Co...

Page 45: ...n to enter its respective menu 4 Select the desired setting with the S T buttons and press the SET button 5 To exit from the movie menu press the MENU button LCD Bright Refer to section in this manual titled LCD Bright in Capture Menu Function for further details Digital Zoom Digital zoom can be set at the resolution of 320 x 240 pixels only Refer to section in this manual titled Digital Zoom in C...

Page 46: ...Select the desired setting with the S T buttons and press the SET button 5 To exit from the menu press the MENU button Slide Show Refer to section in this manual titled Slideshow Display for further details DPOF Refer to section in this manual titled DPOF Settings for further details Protect Refer to section in this manual titled Protecting Images for further details LCD Bright Refer to section in...

Page 47: ...aphed images are recorded to the newly created folder from number 0001 Cancel Execute Beep This sets whether or not to mute the camera sound each time you press the camera button On Off Auto OFF If no operation is performed for a specific period of time the power to the camera is automatically turned off This feature is useful to reduce battery wear 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min 10 Min Date Time Refer to sect...

Page 48: ...h the S T buttons and press the SET button 5 To exit from the menu press the MENU button Beep Refer to section in this manual titled Beep in Setup Menu In Photography Mode for further details Format Refer to section in this manual titled Formatting the SD Memory Card for further details Fr No Reset Refer to section in this manual titled Fr No Reset in Setup Menu In Photography Mode for further det...

Page 49: ...c OS 8 6 users only Step 2 Connecting the camera to your computer Step 3 Downloading images and video files System Requirements Windows J Pentium 166 MHz or higher J Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 XP J 64MB RAM J 128MB hard disk space J CD ROM drive J Available USB port System Requirements Macintosh J PowerPC G3 G4 J OS 8 6 or later J 64MB RAM J 128MB hard disk space J CD ROM drive J Available USB port ...

Page 50: ...ntosh OS 8 6 computers Mac OS 8 6 users must install a USB driver For Mac OS 9 0 or higher the computer will automatically recognize the camera and load its own USB drivers 1 Insert the CD ROM that came with the camera into your CD ROM drive 2 Select and double click Digital Camera Driver Installer 3 Select Install Location and click Install 4 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the inst...

Page 51: ...her 8 Double click on the removable disk and locate the DCIM folder 9 Double click on the DCIM folder to open it to find more folders J Your recorded images and video clips will be inside these folders J Copy Paste or Drag N Drop image and video files to a folder on your computer 10 To exit from USB mode press the USB button Mac users Double click the untitled or unlabeled disk drive icon on our d...

Page 52: ...es are inside these folder s Select the images that you want and then choose Copy from the Edit menu Open the destination location folder and choose Paste from the Edit menu You may also drag and drop image files from the camera to a desired location Macintosh Open the untitled disk icon and the destination location on your hard disk Drag and drop from the camera to the desired destination J Memor...

Page 53: ...y and explore this amazing program To install NTI Photo Suite 1 Insert the CD ROM that came with the camera into your CD ROM drive The welcome screen appears 2 Click INSTALL NTI PHOTO SUITE Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation To use NTI Photo Suite to edit and retouch your recorded images please refer to the on line help For Windows 2000 XP users please make sure to inst...

Page 54: ...35mm 105mm on a 35mm camera Focus range Standard Approx 50cm to infinity Macro Approx 6cm to infinity Wide Approx 30cm to infinity Tele Shutter speed 1 2 1 1000 sec Frame rate VGA 640 x 480 30 frame sec QVGA 320 x 240 15 frame sec Digital zoom 4 4x Capture mode 8x Playback mode Flash effective range 0 5m 2 4m Wide Terminal DC in USB with docking station Power supply Rechargeable Lithium ion batter...