Acer Digital camera 7.40-megapixel CCD, User Manual

Page 1: ...e 15 Formatting the SD Memory Card or Internal Memory 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 25 Setting the Panorama Mode 26 Video Mode 27 PLAYBACK MODE 27 Playing Back Sti...

Page 2: ...43 MENU OPTIONS 43 Capture Menu Capture 45 Capture Menu Function 47 Video Menu Capture 48 Video Menu Function 49 Playback Menu 50 Setup Menu In Photography Mode 51 Setup Menu In Playback Mode 52 TRANSFERRING RECORDED IMAGES AND VIDEOS TO YOUR COMPUTER 53 Connecting the Camera to Your Computer 54 Downloading Images and Video Files 55 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS ...

Page 3: ... this camera is capable of capturing images with a resolution of up to 3072 x 2304 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 AC power adapter J Rechargeable lithium ion battery Common Optional Accessories J SD memory card J Software CD ROM J Camera pouc...

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: ...he 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 Changes the information displayed on the LCD monitor 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...

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: ...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 power supply durin...

Page 8: ...al Economy 11 Date and time A 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 Average Spot 16 White balance Blank Auto Incandescent Fluorescent 1 Fluorescent 2 Daylight Cloudy Manual 17 Focus mode Blank Auto focus Macro Infinity 18 Scene mode A Auto Panorama Portrait Man Portrait Lady Landscape Spor...

Page 9: ...de Still image playback 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 Total recorded time 07 30 10S 6 1 100 0011 3 5 4 6 Total Play 0 10 0 06 1 2 9 7 8 ...

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: ...entation shown J Hold the SD memory card with its front side of the SD memory card printed arrow facing the rear side of the camera and then insert the card as 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 To prevent valuable data from being accidentally...

Page 13: ...de 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 minute The time is displayed in...

Page 14: ...itch to or or 2 Press the MENU button and select Setup menu with the X button 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 Play SET Adj MENU Exit Mode Mode SET Adj ...

Page 15: ... button To cancel formatting select Cancel and press the SET button J To format the internal memory do not insert an SD memory card into the camera Otherwise you will format the SD memory card 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 irrever...

Page 16: ...e 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 MENU button J Capture menu i...

Page 17: ...er button J Pressing the shutter 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 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 J If the photographic preview is set to On the captured im...

Page 18: ...button 5 Press 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 w...

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: ...h Scene Mode Auto Panorama Portrait Man X X X Portrait Lady X X X Landscape X X X Sports X X X Night Portrait X X X Night X X X Candlelight X X X Fireworks X X X Macro X X X Sunset X X X Sunrise X X X Splash Water Flowing Water X X X Sepia Black White Snow X X X Beach X X X Pets Manual Single Capture Mode Continuous X X X AEB X X X Focus Mode Auto Macro Infinity This table is for reference only an...

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 5 cm to infinity Tele at optical zoom 3x Approximately 35 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: ...forests or other landscape scenery rich in color Sports To photograph fast moving objects Night Portrait Red eye reduction and low shutter speed to capture nighttime portraits Night To photograph scenes at night Candlelight Softer focus and daylight white balance tripod use suggested Fireworks Small aperture setting and slow shutter speed tripod use suggested Macro For close up photography Sunset ...

Page 25: ...s the MENU button 3 Select Scene Mode with the S T buttons and press the SET button 4 Select Panorama with the S T buttons and press the SET button 5 Shoot the first image J The next image appears beside the previous image 6 Orient the camera so that the second frame overlaps a small portion of the photographic subject of the first image and press the shutter button to capture the next image 7 Fol...

Page 26: ...e 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 If the access speed of your SD memory card is not enough for recording video clips in the currently selected quality a warning icon will appear...

Page 27: ...images 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 counterclockwise and displays it whereas the T button rotates the image clockwise and displays it A press of the button opposite to the direction in which the image was rotated will...

Page 28: ... 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 J To stop video playback press the T button This stops playback and returns to the start of the video clip J To pause video playback press the SET button This pauses video playback To cancel pause press the SET button again J Video clips cannot be ...

Page 29: ... maximum of 30 seconds of audio can be recorded like a memo for captured 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 duri...

Page 30: ... 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 yellow 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 will be...

Page 31: ...rges the image J To 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 blue frame and yellow frame are displayed on the LCD monitor J The blue frame indicates the entire image while the yellow frame shows the location of the currently enlarged area 4 Press the S T W X buttons to select the area to enlar...

Page 32: ...de Show with the S T buttons and press the SET button 4 Select the desired interval time with the S T buttons and press the SET button J The slideshow starts 5 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 playe...

Page 33: ...yed 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 displayed with all the images Play SET A...

Page 34: ...tect 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 the...

Page 35: ... 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 press the SET button J This displays the numbe...

Page 36: ...nd 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 has set up DPOF settings J The date that is printed on the image is the date set on the camera To print the correct date on the image set the date on the camera before you capture the image Refer to ...

Page 37: ...the SD memory card is write protected 1 Select the image that you want to resize 2 Press the MENU button 3 Select Resize with the S T buttons and press the SET button 4 Select the image size that you want to change with the S T buttons and press the SET button J To quit resizing press the MENU button J When resizing ends the screen returns to playback mode J It is possible to reduce the size of an...

Page 38: ...ity images J Images captured with other camera J Protected images J Video clips J Images cannot be changed quality when the SD card is write protected 1 Select the image that you want to change its quality 2 Press the MENU button 3 Select Quality with the S T buttons and press the SET button 4 Select the image size that you want to change with the S T buttons and press the SET button J To quit com...

Page 39: ...ct 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 Erases the selected image or th...

Page 40: ...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 press the button J The icon will ...

Page 41: ...onitor 1 Select the item you want to configure with the S T buttons and press the SET button J Images Select whether you want to print specific image or all images You may also select printing number for specific image J Date Print According to the printer type select whether you want to print the image with date imprint or not J Paper Size Select the desired paper size according to the printer ty...

Page 42: ...ss the SET button to confirm 4 Select Exit with the S T buttons and press the SET button 5 Select Print with the S T buttons and press the SET button to start printing 6 The printing starts and the figure shown on the right hand side appears J The COMPLETE will be displayed temporarily reminding you that the printing procedure is finished J If a print error is detected the PRINT ERROR will be disp...

Page 43: ... T buttons and press the SET button 5 To exit from the menu press the MENU button Scene Mode Refer to section in this manual titled Setting the Scene Mode for further details Size This sets the size of the image that will be captured 3072 x 2304 2560 x 1920 1600 x 1200 640 x 480 Quality This sets the quality compression rate at which the image is captured Fine Normal Economy Sharpness This sets th...

Page 44: ...etermine the subject such as a white paper that will be used to set the white balance Cancel Execute ISO This sets 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 ...

Page 45: ...e 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 3 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 Voice Memo Refe...

Page 46: ...ital 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 Off Capture LCD Bright...

Page 47: ... 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 Size This sets the size of the video clip that will be captured 640 x 480 320 x 240 Quality This sets the quality compression rate at which the video clip is captured Fine Normal Color This sets the color of the video clip that will be captur...

Page 48: ...T 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 Audio This sets whether or not to record audio at the time of video recording On Off LCD Bright Refer to section in this manual titled LCD Bright in Capture Menu Function for further details Digital Zoom Refer to section in this manual title...

Page 49: ...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 this manual titled LCD Bright in Capture Menu Function for further details Resize Refer to section in this manual titled Resizing an Image for further details Quality Refer to section in...

Page 50: ... mute the camera sound each time you press the camera button On Off Fr No Reset This creates a new folder The captured images are recorded to the newly created folder from number 0001 Cancel Execute 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 2 Min 3 Min 5 Min Off Date Time Ref...

Page 51: ... 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 or Internal Memory for further details Fr No Reset Refer to section in this manual titled Fr No Reset in Setup Menu In Photography Mode for further details Card Info This displays the free capacity of the...

Page 52: ...irements Windows J Pentium III 600 MHz or higher J Windows 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 9 0 or later J 64MB RAM J 128MB hard disk space J CD ROM drive J Available USB port ...

Page 53: ...r camera Typically the camera will be assigned drive letter e or higher 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 u...

Page 54: ...re 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 Memory ca...

Page 55: ...length 5 8mm 17 4mm equivalent to 34mm 102mm on a 35mm camera Focus range Standard Approx 50cm to infinity Macro Approx 5cm to infinity Wide Approx 35cm to infinity Tele Shutter speed 1 2 1 1000 sec Digital zoom 4x Capture mode 4x Playback mode Flash effective range 0 5m 2 5m Wide Terminal DC in USB with docking station Power supply Rechargeable Lithium ion battery 3 7V AC power adapter with docki...