Acer Digital kamera 8.28 Mega pixels, User Manual

Page 1: ...uage 14 Setting the Date and Time 15 Formatting an SD Memory Card or Internal Memory 16 Using the LCD Monitor 17 PHOTOGRAPHY MODE 17 Shooting Images The Basics 18 Setting Image Resolution and Quality 20 Using the Zoom Function 21 Using the Flash 22 Using the Self Timer 23 Adjusting the Exposure EV Compensation 23 Setting White Balance 24 USING THE MODE DIAL 24 Auto Mode 24 Program Mode P 24 Shutte...

Page 2: ...ting the DPOF 40 TRANSFERRING FILES FROM YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA TO COMPUTER 41 Step 1 Install the USB driver 41 Step 2 Connect the digital camera to your computer 42 Step 3 Download images or video clips 43 EDITING SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 43 Installing NTI Photo Suite 44 USING THE DIGITAL CAMERA AS A PC CAMERA 44 Step 1 Install the PC camera driver 45 Step 2 Connect the digital camera to your computer ...

Page 3: ... a memory card Support for SD memory card for memory expansion You may wish to expand the memory capacity up to 1GB capacity by using an external memory card USB connection USB 2 0 Compliant Still images or video clips files that you have recorded can be downloaded to your computer using the USB cable A USB driver is required for Win 98 and Win98SE DPOF functionality DPOF can be used to print your...

Page 4: ... any mismatch or damage promptly contact your dealer Common Product Components Digital camera AV cable User s manual Camera strap USB cable Warranty card 2 AA batteries Alkaline or Ni MH recommended Common Optional Accessories SD memory card Battery charger AC power adapter Software CD ROM Camera pouch Accessories and components may vary by retailer ...

Page 5: ...ING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA Front View 10 9 8 7 6 5 2 3 4 1 1 Shutter button 2 Flash 3 Microphone 4 Lens 5 Power button 6 Mode dial 7 Self timer LED 8 Viewfinder window 9 PC USB AV OUT terminal 10 DC IN 3V terminal ...

Page 6: ...ton 6 Strap holder 7 S Arrow button Up Macro button 8 W Arrow button Left Flash button 9 X Arrow button Right Self timer button 10 T Arrow button Down Exposure compensation button 11 Delete button Display button 12 OK button 13 MENU Menu button 14 Battery SD card cover 15 Tripod socket 16 LCD monitor 2 3 4 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ...

Page 7: ...hoot action 4 Video Select this mode to record video clips 5 SET UP Setup Select this mode to adjust the camera settings 6 M Manual Select this mode to permit full manual control over exposure aperture and other settings 7 Tv Shutter speed priority Select this mode to specify the shutter speed while the camera sets the corresponding aperture 8 Av Aperture priority Select this mode to specify the a...

Page 8: ...ard indicator Status of internal memory SD Status of SD memory card 6 Remaining battery status Full battery power Medium battery power Low battery power No battery power 7 Self timer mode OFF 2 sec delay 10 sec delay 10 2 10 2 sec delay 8 White balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent 9 Capture mode indicator X1 Single Burst AEB 10 Date 11 Zoom status 12 Focus area 13 Focus indicator Auto...

Page 9: ...D memory card indicator if present 3 Battery power indicator 4 Playback information Video Playback 1 Playback mode 2 Video mode 3 SD memory card indicator if present 4 Battery power indicator 5 Playback indicator 6 Playback information 00 33 SD 1 2 3 4 5 SD 1 2 3 100 0001 Size EV 01 04 04 3264 x 2448 1 7 05 22 1 4 SD 1 3 4 5 2 100 0001 Size EV 01 01 04 320X240 0 0 05 22 1 6 ...

Page 10: ... 1 Make sure the camera is turned off 2 Open the battery cover 3 Insert the batteries in the correct orientation as shown in the illustration 4 Close the battery cover To remove the batteries turn the camera off before removing batteries and hold the camera with the battery cover facing upward then open the battery cover Be careful not to drop the batteries when opening or closing the battery cove...

Page 11: ...IN 3 0V 3 Connect the other end to an electrical outlet Make sure to use only the AC power adapter specified for the camera Damage caused by the use of an incorrect adapter is not covered under the warranty To prevent unexpected auto power off resulting from no battery power left during the process of transferring your images to the computer use the AC power adapter as a power supply The AC power ...

Page 12: ...3 Insert an SD memory card in the correct orientation as shown in the illustration 4 Close the SD card cover To remove the SD memory card make sure the camera is turned off Press lightly on the edge of the memory card and it will eject Be sure to format an SD memory card with this digital camera before using it Refer to section in the manual titled Formatting an SD Memory Card or Internal Memory f...

Page 13: ...age selection screen will be displayed in the monitor Follow the steps below to choose the desired language 1 Rotate the mode dial to SET UP and turn your camera on by pressing the button The Setup menu is displayed 2 Use T to select Language then press the button 3 Use S or T to select the language you want 4 Press the button to confirm Setup Set Date Time Language y m d Louder English Y M D Syst...

Page 14: ...t Date Time then press the button J J J J J You may press W or X to switch the date types 3 Press W or X to select Year Month Day and Time fields J J J J J To increase a value press S J J J J J To decrease a value press T J J J J J The time is displayed in 24 hours format 4 Press the button after all fields are set Setup Set Date Time Language y m d Louder English Y M D System Option Format Speake...

Page 15: ...t Format then press the button 3 Use S or T to select Yes then press the button to confirm When you format an SD memory card be aware that all data of which will be permanently erased Protected images are also erased To format the internal memory do not insert a memory card into the camera Otherwise you will format the memory card Formatting is an irreversible action and data cannot be recovered a...

Page 16: ...ial to P Av Tv M SCN or 2 Press the button to turn on the power 3 Compose your scene on the LCD monitor 4 Press the shutter button The LCD monitor darkens in strong sunlight or bright light This is not a malfunction To prevent your images from being blurred while pressing the shutter button always hold it carefully This is especially important when you are shooting under low lighting conditions wh...

Page 17: ...you press the shutter button down half way the camera s Auto Focus feature automatically focuses the image and exposure 4 Press the shutter button the rest of the way down to capture the image The actual captured image appears to be larger than the one on LCD after image captured Pressing the button switches the LCD monitor display mode Each time you press the button the display changes in the fol...

Page 18: ... turn your camera on by pressing the button 2 Press the MENU button then use W or X to select the Capture Function Image menu In Auto Mode press the MENU button to access the menu directly 3 Use T to select Image Size then press the button 4 Use S or T to select the desired setting then press the button to confirm 5 Follow the step 3 and 4 above to set the Quality The possible number of shots and ...

Page 19: ...omy 1 16 The above data shows the standard testing results The actual capacity varies according to the shooting conditions and settings Approximate Duration of Recording Time The table below indicates the approximate duration of recording time depending on the capacity of the SD memory card Image size SD Memory Card 12MB Internal 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB Memory 640 x 480 49 1 47 3 28 7 27 1...

Page 20: ...om factor 3x A useful feature as it is however the more the image is magnified the grainier the image may become To capture a zoomed image perform the following steps 1 Press the button to turn on the power 2 Adjust the magnification ratio by using the button To access the optical zoom function press the button as far as it can go Press it again to activate the digital zoom To exit the zoom photog...

Page 21: ...lly according to suit the photographic conditions RED EYE Use this mode to reduce the red eye phenomenon when REDUCTION you want to take natural looking photographs of people and animals in low light conditions When taking photographs the red eye phenomenon can be reduced by asking the subject person to look at the digital camera or get as close to the digital camera as possible FLASH ON The flash...

Page 22: ...utton to turn on the power 4 Toggle X until your desired self timer mode appears on the LCD monitor 10 2 No Indication 5 Compose your scene and press the shutter button The self timer function is activated The photography is then taken after the preset time To cancel the self timer at any time press the shutter or button switch the mode dial to another mode or press X to disrupt the sequence After...

Page 23: ...V to 2 0EV 5 To exit from the menu press the button Setting White Balance This feature lets you make adjustments to compensate for different lighting types according to your shooting conditions 1 Rotate the mode dial to P Av Tv M or SCN 2 Press the button to turn on the power 3 Press the MENU button the Capture menu is displayed 4 Use T to select W Balance then press the button 5 Use S or T to sel...

Page 24: ... sets the shutter speed and aperture for taking still images You can adjust other functions such as flash mode or continuous shooting mode 1 Rotate the mode dial to P and turn your camera on by pressing the button 2 Compose your subject within the focus frame 3 Press the shutter button to capture the image Shutter Speed Priority Mode Tv If you set a fast shutter speed you can capture images of mov...

Page 25: ...ton A guide appears for a few seconds 2 Press the button 3 Set the aperture value with W or X and press the button 4 Compose your subject within the focus frame 5 Press the shutter button to capture the image Manual Mode M In manual mode the aperture value and the shutter speed can be varied individually This can be useful for compensating tricky lighting conditions for getting creative results or...

Page 26: ...dlelit scene without spoiling the atmosphere Macro Select macro to capture close up images When the lens is zoomed to its widest position you may focus objects as close as 5 cm When the lens is zoomed to its telephoto position 3x zoom you may focus objects as close as 30 cm Sunset Select this mode when you want to capture photos of sunset scene This mode helps keep the deep hues in the scene Sunri...

Page 27: ...Function menu 3 Use T to select Capture Mode then press the button 4 Use S or T to select Burst then press the button 5 To exit from the menu press the MENU button The indicator is displayed on the monitor screen 6 Press the shutter button halfway to lock the focus 7 Press the shutter button all the way to shoot In Burst mode the flash mode will be set to OFF automatically Capture Mode Burst Singl...

Page 28: ... the MENU button to access in menu directly 2 Press the MENU button then use X to select the Function menu 3 Use T to select Capture Mode then press the button 4 Use S or T to select AEB then press the button 5 To exit from the menu press the MENU button The indicator is displayed on the monitor screen 6 Press the shutter button to shoot In AEB mode the flash mode will be set to OFF automatically ...

Page 29: ...red metering mode then press the button Center Weighted Averages the light metered from the entire frame but gives greater weight to the subject matter at the center Spot Meters the area within the spot automatic exposure point frame at the center of the LCD monitor 5 To exit from the menu press the MENU button 6 Compose your subject within the focus frame 7 Press the shutter button to capture the...

Page 30: ...ng your images you may enlarge a selected portion of an image This magnification allows you to view fine details The zoom factor displayed on the screen shows the current magnification ratio 1 Press the Playback button The last recorded image appears on the LCD monitor To view the previous image press W To view the next image press X 2 Adjust the zoom ratio by using the button To enlarge the selec...

Page 31: ...u to play your images back automatically in sequential order This is very useful and entertaining feature for reviewing recorded images and for presentations 1 Press the Playback button The last recorded image appears on the LCD monitor 2 Press the MENU button then toggle X to select the Function menu 3 Use T to select Slide Show and press the button 4 Use S or T to set the playback interval then ...

Page 32: ...or 2 In Playback mode use W or X to select the desired images To view the previous image press W To view the next image press X 3 Press the MENU button then use X to select the Properties menu 4 Use S or T to select Resize and press the button 5 Use S or T to select the desired setting then press the button to confirm Resize Copy To Card Quality Change Function Properties Set Exit MENU 1 3 COPY R ...

Page 33: ...n 2 Press the shutter button to start recording 3 To stop recording press the shutter button again The zoom function of optical zoom 3x can be activated before you start to record video clips Pressing the button switches the LCD monitor display mode Each time you press the button the display changes in the following order Focus Frame On Indicators Off Composition Line On LCD Off SD 00 49 ...

Page 34: ... next image press X 3 Press the button to start playing back the video clips To pause or resume video playback press the button again The playback information displayed on the LCD monitor will disappear after seconds of time The zoom function cannot be activated while playing the video clips back To playback the video clips on the computer we recommend you to use Windows Media Player 9 0 WMP 9 0 Y...

Page 35: ...u are going to connect to the digital camera then turn all connected devices off 1 Connect one end of the A V cable to the A V terminal of the digital camera 2 Connect the other end to the A V input socket of the TV set 3 Turn the TV and digital camera on 4 Playback the images video clips The method of operation is the same as playing back still images and video clips on the digital camera V T The...

Page 36: ... pressing the button 2 Press the button The last recorded image appears on the LCD monitor 3 Use W or X to select the image you want to delete 4 Press the button 5 Use S or T to select This Image or All Images by your preference then press the button 6 When the delete message appears use S or T to select Yes then press the button to confirm the deletion If you wish to cancel the deletion select No...

Page 37: ...he Function menu 4 Use T to select Protect and press the button 5 Use S or T to choose the desired setting then press the button Protect One Protect one image movie Protect All Protect all images movies at once 6 Use S or T to select Lock then press the button to confirm Press the MENU button to return to the Playback mode The indicator appears on the selected image If you wish to cancel the prote...

Page 38: ...digital camera s default settings Press the Playback button then use W or X to select the desired image you want to mark The playback information displayed on the LCD monitor will disappear after seconds of time Press the MENU button The Function menu is displayed Use S or T to select DPOF then press the button Use S or T to select by your preference then press the button Quality Allows you to sel...

Page 39: ...ect Reset All with S or T 5 Step Figure Procedure Before you perform the DPOF settings on your camera always remember to copy your images from the internal memory to an SD memory card first The print icon will appear on the monitor indicating images selected for printing You cannot print movies SD DPOF One Image All Images Reset All T Set Return ...

Page 40: ...n to install the software you need to check your system according to the table as shown below System Requirements System Requirements Windows Macintosh CPU Pentium III 600 MHz processor or higher Operating System Windows 98 98SE ME 2000 XP RAM 32MB 64MB RAM recommended Hard Disk Space 128MB hard disk space Required Devices A CD ROM drive An available USB port Display Color Monitor 800x600 24 bit h...

Page 41: ...y recognize the digital camera and load its own USB drivers Step 2 Connect the digital camera to your computer 1 Rotate the mode dial to SET UP and turn your camera on by pressing the button 2 Press X to select the Option menu then use T to select USB Mode Press the button 3 Use T to select PC then press the button 4 Connect one end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your computer 5 Ther...

Page 42: ...es are inside these folder s Select the desired still images or video clips 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 digital camera to a desired location Macintosh Open the untitled disk icon and the destination location on your hard disk Drag and drop from the digital camera to ...

Page 43: ...ogram 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 onscreen 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 install and use the NTI Photo Suit...

Page 44: ...driver included in the CD ROM is exclusively for Windows The PC camera function is not supported for Mac platforms 1 Insert the enclosed CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 2 When the welcome screen appears click INSTALL USB DRIVER Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation 3 After the driver installation is completed restart your computer If your PC OS system is in Windows XP before...

Page 45: ...Run your application software i e Windows NetMeeting To use Windows NetMeeting for videoconferencing 1 Go to Start Programs Accessories Communications NetMeeting to launch the NetMeeting program 2 Click the Start Video button to view live video 3 Click the Place Call button 4 Type the e mail address or the network address of the computer that you are calling 5 Click Call The person that you are ca...

Page 46: ...of the image that will be captured 3264 x 2448 2272 x 1704 1600 x 1200 640 x 480 Quality Sets the quality compression rate at which the image is captured Fine Normal Economy Capture Sets the recording method at the time of taking pictures Mode X1 Single Burst AEB In Auto Mode Q Capture Function 1 4 Image Capture Mode Metering Set Digital Zoom Digital Zoom On Quick View Off QUICK VIEW Exit MENU MEN...

Page 47: ...nce photographing under a variety of lighting conditions and permits photographs to be taken that approach the conditions that are seen by the human eye Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent ISO Sets the sensitivity for taking pictures 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...

Page 48: ...ring Mode for further details Capture Refer to Camera Menu In Auto Mode in Mode LIST OF MENU OPTIONS Digital Zoom This sets whether or not to use digital zoom at the time of shooting On Off Quick View Set to display a photographed image on LCD monitor immediately after you have taken the shot On Off QUICK VIEW ...

Page 49: ... of color to match with your preference Your images will demonstrate different impression by selecting different degrees of color This is called Saturation Low Medium High Date Imprint The date of recording can be printed directly on the still images This function must be activated before the image is captured The date appears on the right bottom of the captured picture When images are shot with d...

Page 50: ...the MENU button 3 Press S or T to select the desired setting then press the button 4 To exit from the menu press the MENU button Item Functional Description Color Refer to Camera Menu In P Av Tv M or SCN Mode of MENU OPTIONS Digital Zoom Refer to Camera Menu In P Av Tv M or SCN Mode of MENU OPTIONS Set Exit MENU Video Color R G B 1 2 Digital Zoom On ...

Page 51: ...in this manual titled Slideshow Display for further details 3 Sec 5 Sec 10 Sec Protect Set the data to read only to prevent images from being erased by mistake Refer to the section in this manual titled Protecting Images Video clips for further details DPOF Allows you to select the desired pictures to be printed and set the number of prints and date displayed in DPOF format You can print images ea...

Page 52: ...pression rate of a recoded image Compresses images down to half of their size or more overwrites an old size images with a newly compressed image Only quality changing to the lower quality level is available Fine Normal Economy Copy To Card Allows you to copy your files from the digital camera s internal memory to a memory card Of course you can only do this if you have a memory card installed and...

Page 53: ...l titled Formatting an SD Memory Card or Internal Memory for further details Yes No Speaker This sets whether or not to mute the startup sound and the camera sound each time you press a camera button Louder Soft Off Date Time This sets the date and the time Refer to the section in this manual titled Setting the Date and Time for further details Language Sets the language that is displayed on the L...

Page 54: ...automatically turned off This feature is useful to reduce battery wear 2 Min 3 Min 5 Min Off NTSC PAL Option settings Item Functional Description Reset Number Sets whether or not to reset the file number when you take photographs This creates a new folder The captured images are recorded to the newly created folder from number 0001 If you want to reset the file number be sure that no images are re...

Page 55: ...al 30cm infinity Macro 5 cm 40 cm Wide Macro 30cm 50 cm Tele LCD monitor 2 0 LTPS TFT LCD High resolution 130K pixels display Self timer 10 sec delay 2 sec delay 10 2 sec delay Exposure compensation 2 0EV 2 0EV in 0 3EV increments White balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent ISO Auto 50 100 200 Interface DC IN jack USB connector A V terminal Power 2 x AA Alkaline or Ni MH Batteries Opti...