AgfaPhoto DC-530i, User Manual

Page 1: ...DC 530i User manual ...

Page 2: ...g battery life The following functions use up a great deal of battery power and should therefore only be used occasionally Excessive use of flash Editing images on the camera display Using the camera display as a view finder The battery life can be affected by soiling Please clean the contacts with a clean and dry cloth before putting the batteries in the camera Battery performance drops at temper...

Page 3: ...e unsatisfactory operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B peripheral pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the inst...

Page 4: ... STILL IMAGES 19 USING THE Q MODE 20 SETTING THE RESOLUTION AND QUALITY 21 RECORDING MOVIE CLIPS 22 SETTING THE MOVIE SIZE 22 USING THE ZOOM FUNCTION 23 USING THE FLASH 24 USING THE MACRO 25 USING THE SELF TIMER BURST 26 RECORDING AND PLAYING VOICES 27 RECORDING AUDIO CLIPS 27 PLAYING BACK AUDIO CLIPS 27 ADDING A VOICE MEMO 28 RECORDING A VOICE MEMO 28 PLAYING BACK A VOICE MEMO 28 OTHER RECORDING ...

Page 5: ...AMERA TO A TV 43 CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO A PC 44 USING THE CARD READER 44 CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO A COMPUTER WITH THE USB CABLE 44 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 45 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 45 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE 46 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE DRIVER 47 INSTALLING ULEAD PHOTO EXPLORER 8 SE BASIC 47 INSTALLING VIDEOSTUDIO 7 SE VCD 48 USING THE SOFTWARE 48 APPENDIX 49 ABOUT THE FOLDER FILE NAME 49 FOLDER STRUCT...

Page 6: ...e and edit functions of still images movies and audio files Setup Settings This section explains how to control the camera related functions Making Connections This section tells you how to connect this camera to a computer or TV Software Installation This section tells you how to install the software that comes in CD ROM Appendix This section describes the troubleshooting and the camera specifica...

Page 7: ... cable AV cable Soft case Strap 2 x AA batteries Software installation CD ROM User s manual Attaching the Wrist Strap Attach the wrist strap to your camera as shown y Do not swing the camera around by the strap C Ca au ut ti io on n ...

Page 8: ...er Lamp 2 Flash 3 Loudspeaker 4 Lens 5 LCD Monitor 6 Operation Lamp 7 Zoom Button See also y Thumbnail y Playback Zoom 8 Playback Button 9 Menu Button 10 Mode Button 11 Delete Button 12 Flash Button 13 SET DISP Button 14 Macro Button ...

Page 9: ...4 15 Strap Ring 16 Shutter Button 17 Power Button 18 Microphone 19 USB AV Terminal 20 Tripod Socket 21 Battery Cover Memory card slot ...

Page 10: ... the LCD screen when the batteries are nearly exhausted Batteries should be replaced promptly when the low battery indicator appears y Be sure to turn off the camera power before insert or remove batteries y Use only Alkaline or NiMH battery to power this camera Use of any other type battery is not recommended y Replace all batteries at the same time Never mix old and new batteries y Remove batter...

Page 11: ...t or remove the card while the camera is power on it may be damages the card or data y Do not touch the connection terminals on the back side of the card About Camera Memory This camera is equipped with internal memory If the memory card is not inserted in the camera all images and movie clips recorded by the camera will be stored in the internal memory If the memory card is inserted images and mo...

Page 12: ...submenu Select a Language y Press or to select a language and press or the SET button to apply the setting Press the MENU button to close the menu Setting the Date Time Turn the power on and set the camera to the Setup Menu page 16 Select Date Time y Press or to select Date Time then press or the SET button to launch the submenu Set date and time y Press or to change the value of the cursor locate...

Page 13: ...er adjusting the settings press the SET or the MENU button to apply the setting y If the batteries are removed for about two days the Date Time setting will be lost In this case make these settings again 4 C Ca au ut ti io on n ...

Page 14: ... on the LCD monitor while recording or playing back images REC mode 1 Recording mode 11 Focus area 2 Flash 12 Shake warning 3 Zoom indicator 13 Shutter speed 4 Shots remaining 14 Aperture value 5 Storage media 15 Exposure 6 Macro 16 Metering 7 Self timer Burst 17 ISO 8 AEB 18 White balance 9 Date stamp 19 Sharpness 10 Battery 20 Quality 21 Resolution ...

Page 15: ...Protect 7 Battery 3 Voice memo 8 Captured date time 4 File number Total 9 Voice memo control 5 Storage media 10 DPOF 11 Resolution y Some information may not display correctly if you display images captured by other camera model C Ca au ut ti io on n ...

Page 16: ...ing images PLAY mode D Full OSD E Basic OSD y You cannot change the LCD status in the following situation Recording movie clips or audio files Playing movie clips or audio files Playing the slideshow Viewing in thumbnail Trimming a still image y When the LCD status is not in OSD on press Macro or Flash will change the display mode to OSD on automatically C Ca au ut ti io on n T Ti ip ps s ...

Page 17: ... 5 seconds y Switch between REC mode and PLAY mode page 13 Power Saving Function For saving the battery power the LCD monitor automatically turns off 1 minute after the last control accessed factory preset setting Press any button other than the power button to turn on the LCD monitor You can change the power save setting in Setup menu page 17 After the power saving function has been active for 1 ...

Page 18: ... the REC mode Set the camera to the REC mode page 13 Launch the mode palette y Press the MODE button o to show the scene mode palette Select a mode y Use the four way control to select a desired mode and press the SET button to confirm the setting Display Title Description Program The camera makes settings suitable for the shooting conditions Movie For recording movie clips Voice REC For recording...

Page 19: ...n the subject Snow Used for the beach or snow scenes Fireworks Slow shutter speed to take fireworks exploding Night Scene Shooting the subject while keeping the background night scenery Kids Take a still image to capture moving kids Food Higher saturation makes food more appetizing Building Enhance the edges of the subject Text Enhance the black white contrast ...

Page 20: ...ay the menu Select an item y Press or o to select a menu item Change the setting y Press or o to change the setting Press the MENU n or the SET o button to save the settings and close the menu REC menu list Still Image Menu Item Available Setting Page Resolution 21 Quality 21 Metering 29 White Balance Auto 29 ISO Auto 30 Exposure 30 Drive Mode Off 26 AEB Off 30 Highlight Off 30 Sharpness 31 Effect...

Page 21: ... REC or PLAY menu y The menu displays depends on whether you are in the REC mode or the PLAY mode Open the Setup menu y Press four way control o to select SETUP and then press the SET o button to display the Setup menu Select an item y Press or o to select a menu item and then press or the SET o button to launch the submenu Change the setting y Press or o to select an option and press or the SET o...

Page 22: ...e feature will not activate in some situation page 12 Date Time Sets the date time page 7 Select a language for display menus and other information from the following 19 languages page 7 Language English English Deutsch German Italiano Italian Nederlands Dutch Magyar Hungarian Türk Turkish Svenska Swedish يبرع Arabic 한국어 Korean 繁體中文 T Chinese Español Spanish Français French Português Portuguese es...

Page 23: ...d in the memory card if you are using a card or all data stored in the internal memory if there is no card inserted y A BUSY PLEASE WAIT message displays and the memory card is starting format y A COMPLETED message displays when finish formatting y All data will be deleted including protected files Be sure to download important files to your computer before formatting To ensure the camera displays...

Page 24: ... becomes green while in focus then shutter speed o aperture value p and ISO value q are displayed y If the shutter speed is slow or the possibility that image may be blurred the shake warning icon may appear on the LCD monitor To avoid it use a tripod to stabilize the camera when recording images Take a picture y Press the shutter button fully to take a picture y Make sure that your fingers or the...

Page 25: ...3M 1M VGA Drive Mode Off 2 sec 10 sec Double Burst Beep Off On Menu Auto Review Off 3 sec 5 sec Rest of settings will not be controlled as below y Quality S Fine y Highlight Off y Metering Multi y Sharpness Normal y White balance Auto y Effect Off y ISO Auto y Date Stamp Date Time y Exposure Auto y Digital Zoom Off Fixed setting y AEB Off y Shutter sound y File No y Start up sound y TV out y Power...

Page 26: ...nd purpose For detail operation see page 15 Resolution Values Image Size Print Size 2560 x 1920 2560 x 1712 Printing larger than A4 size 2560 x 1440 2048 x 1536 1024 x 768 640 x 480 Printing to postcards or attaching to e mail Larger Smaller Quality Values Compression Purpose Super Fine Shoot higher quality images Fine Shoot normal quality images Normal Shoot for more images Higher Quality Lower Q...

Page 27: ... o to adjust the image size y The White Balance is set and locked to the settings of the first frame y Sound cannot be recorded while pressing the zoom button y The digital zoom cannot be used in Movie mode Finish recording y Press the shutter again to end recording y The camera will stop recording automatically when the memory capacity has been reached Setting the Movie Size Movie Size and Frame ...

Page 28: ...e the image W zoom out for a wide angle shot T zoom in for a telephoto shot y When the zoom button is pressed the zoom bar appears on the LCD monitor y When the optical zoom o factor is at maximum zooming stops temporarily Press the T again the camera switches to the digital zoom p automatically and zooming continues y The digital zoom p will not activate in movie recording Press shutter button to...

Page 29: ...ash Flash fires automatically when shooting conditions require extra lighting Red eye reduction Flash strobes to let the subject s eyes adjust to the flash then fires again to take the actual image Your camera will detect the subject brightness and use the flash only when required Force on Flash fires every time you take a photo regardless of lighting conditions Slow sync Flash fires with a slow s...

Page 30: ...ting and 40 cm in the maximum telephoto zoomed in setting Turn the power on and set the camera to the REC mode page 13 Press the macro button n enters the macro mode y The macro icon o displays in the LCD monitor y To leave the macro mode press the macro button n again Press shutter button to take a picture y Distances referred to measure the distance between the camera lens surface and the subjec...

Page 31: ...ect a drive mode then press the SET button Off Record a single image 2 sec The shutter release will be delay for 2 seconds 10 sec The shutter release will be delay for 10 seconds Double Record two images in a shot after pressing the shutter release button 10 and 12 seconds Burst Keep pressing the shutter button fully to take a continuous shooting Release the shutter button to stop shooting Press s...

Page 32: ...one while recording Press the shutter button again to end recording y The camera will stop recording automatically when the memory capacity has been reached Playing Back Audio Clips Turn the power on and set the camera to the PLAY mode page 13 Press or to select the audio clip that you want to playback Start playing back y Press to start playing the audio clip y Press to stop the audio clip or pre...

Page 33: ...ce Memo and press the SET button Press the SET button to start recording for 30 seconds y Press the SET button again to end recording y The voice memo cannot be added to a movie clip or a protected image y You cannot delete only the voice memo When you delete the image the attached voice memo is also deleted Playing Back a Voice Memo Turn the power on and set the camera to the PLAY mode page 13 Pr...

Page 34: ...tion Description Automatically corrects white balance Ideal for general photography Adjusts for bright sun conditions or natural light conditions Adjusts for cloudy days or twilight conditions Adjusts for normal indoor lighting conditions Corrects the orange hue of household light bulbs Ideal for indoor photos under tungsten or halogen lighting without a flash Adjusts for fluorescent lighting Corr...

Page 35: ...alent y Higher ISO speeds increase the image noise To take clean images use as low an ISO speed as possible Setting the Exposure Set the exposure value manually to compensate for unusual lighting conditions such as indirect indoor lighting dark backgrounds and strong backlighting Setting the AEB Sets the auto exposure bracketing AEB to shoots 3 continuous images each with a different exposure sett...

Page 36: ...Record mode or in Playback mode Option Description Off No effect is added to the image B W Convert image to black white Sepia Recorded image will be stored in a sepia tone Negative Opposite what they were in the original image Mosaic Add mosaic tiles to the images Red The image becomes reddish Green The image becomes greenish Blue The image becomes bluish Setting Date Stamp The Date Stamp function...

Page 37: ...crolls images in a high speed Playing Back Movie Clips Turn the power on and set the camera to the PLAY mode page 13 Press or to select a movie clip that you want to playback Start playing back y Press to start playing the movie clip y Press to stop the movie clip or press to pause it When the movie paused press again to resume y During movie playing back press to fast forward or press to rewind i...

Page 38: ...fied and trimmed Magnify the image y Press T n to magnify the image and the central portion of the image is displayed You can use the arrow button p to view different parts of the magnified image y Press the MENU button o to return to the normal size Trim the image y Press the SET button p to set the image trimming Save the image y Press the SET button p again to trim the selected image and save i...

Page 39: ...n y You can protect or delete multiple images in thumbnail see page 36 38 Playing a Slide Show Turn the power on and set the camera to the PLAY mode page 13 Enter the slide show y Press the MENU button n use the four way control o to select Slide Show and press the SET button o Change the slide show settings y Use the four way control o to set the slideshow interval music effect and repeat y You c...

Page 40: ...se the four way control o to select Delete and press the SET button o Press or o to select SINGLE and then press the SET button o Press or o to select the image you want to delete Press the SET button o to delete the image y Repeat step 4 5 to delete images y To quickly delete the current display image 1 Select the image you want to delete 2 Press the Delete button p to show a confirmation 3 Press...

Page 41: ...image y Press the SET button toggles the on and off Repeat this step until all images that you want to delete are displayed with an icon Delete images y Press the MENU button then select Yes and press the SET button All selected images will be deleted y To cancel delete press the MENU button in this step Deleting All Files Turn the power on and set the camera to the PLAY mode page 13 Open the menu...

Page 42: ...utton Press or to select the image you want to protect Press the SET button to protect the image y When the file is locked the displays on the LCD monitor y Repeat step 4 5 to protect images y To unlock the file press the SET button again in step 5 The will disappear and the file is unlocked Protecting All Files Turn the power on and set the camera to the PLAY mode page 13 Open the menu y Press th...

Page 43: ...lect to select Protect and press the SET button Press or to select Select and then press the SET button y The frame of the selected image turns green Select multiple images y Use the four way control to select the image y Press the SET button toggles the on and off Repeat this step until all images that you want to protect are displayed with an icon Protect images y Press the MENU button then sele...

Page 44: ...egrees in clockwise Press or to select OK and then press the SET button to finish rotating Changing the Image Size Turn the power on and set the camera to the PLAY mode page 13 Press or to select the image you want to resize Open the menu y Press the MENU button then use the four way control to select Resize and press the SET button Press or to select an option and then press the SET button y The ...

Page 45: ... camera s internal memory to the memory card for convenience Be sure you had inserted a memory card to your digital camera Set the camera to the PLAY mode page 13 Open the menu y Press the MENU button then use the four way control to select Copy to card and press the SET button Press or to select Single then press the SET button y To copy all images to a memory card in a time select All in this st...

Page 46: ...T button y To set the DPOF setting for all images in a time select All in this step y To reset all DPOF settings to initial default select Reset in this step Press or to select the image you want to print out then press the SET button Set the number of copies y Press or to specify the number of copies y The number of copies can be set from 0 to 30 y To cancel this image DPOF setting set the number...

Page 47: ...age Completed appears Set the camera to the Setup Menu page 16 Press or to select S Image then press or the SET button Press or to select a desired option and press the SET button to apply the setting Off Disable the start up image System Use camera default image My image Use the image that you just specified in step 3 Press the MENU button to close the menu y The start up image will not be delete...

Page 48: ...18 Turn off the camera and the TV Use the supplied AV cable to connect the camera to the TV set Set the TV input signal to Video In y Refer to the documentation included with your TV for more information Display on TV y Everything that would normally appear on the camera s LCD screen such as photo and video clip playback slide shows and image or video capture appears on the TV 3 1 2 4 5 ...

Page 49: ...mputer or Windows Explorer and double click the removable drive icon that represents the memory card Copy images from the card into a directory of your choice on the computer s hard disk Connecting the Camera to a Computer with the USB Cable Install the USB software driver included with the bundled CD ROM Connect the supplied USB cable to the computer s USB port and turn on the camera y The LCD sc...

Page 50: ...nts y PC with processor better than MMX Pentium 233 MHz y Windows XP 2000 ME 98SE 98 y Minimum 32 MB RAM y USB port y CD ROM drive y 800x600 pixels 16 bit color display compatible monitor y Power Mac G3 or later y Mac OS 9 0 9 1 9 2 and OS X y Minimum 64 MB RAM y USB port y CD ROM drive y 800x600 pixels 16 bit color display compatible monitor Windows Macintosh ...

Page 51: ...dio 7 SE VCD Installs software for editing captured movies y Utilities Installs several useful utilities fit viewing different types of media and installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader which enables you to read documents in PDF format y User Manual Opens this user manual y Drivers Installs camera drivers for Windows 98 98SE ME 2000 XP y Browse CD Opens Windows Explorer and enables you to view the conte...

Page 52: ... appears Click Drivers you are prompted to choose a setup language Choose a setup language and click OK Follow the on screen instructions to install the drivers Installing Ulead Photo Explorer 8 SE Basic Ulead Photo Explorer 8 SE Basic is a Photo management application that is included on the software installation CD ROM This software requires Windows 98 Second Edition Windows ME Windows 2000 or W...

Page 53: ...xplorer provides an efficient way to transfer browse modify and distribute digital media Ulead Photo Explorer 8 0 SE Basic enables you to acquire photos and video or sound clips from various digital devices make modifications send digital media through e mail print photos create slideshow presentations burn your images onto CD or DVD To start the program click Start Programs Ulead Photo Explorer 8...

Page 54: ...lly File Naming File name begins with DSCI and are followed by a 4 digit number that increases in sequence File numbering starts from 0001 when a new folder is created If the highest folder number is 999 and highest file number exceeds 9999 the camera will display the warning message Folder cannot be created When it appears try one of the following ways y Reset the file number and plug in a new me...

Page 55: ...ard The flash does not fire Flash is set to OFF Set the flash to any mode except off The camera was moving when the image was captured Hold the camera steady when shooting picture Image is blurry or out of focus The subject was beyond the range within which the camera can focus Turn the Macro mode on it the subject is within 15 cm zoom out or 40 cm zoom in Do not use Macro mode when shooting dista...

Page 56: ...inity Fixed z z z Off z z z z z z z z z z z z Macro On z z Auto 3 z z z Red eye z z Force on z Slow sync z Button Flash Force off z z z z 7M 3 3 2 16 9 5M 3M 1M Resolution VGA 640 320 3 Movie Size 160 S Fine z Fine 3 Quality Normal Center Multi 3 z z z z z z z z z z z Metering Spot z Auto 3 z z z z z z z z z z z z Menu WB Daylight Mode Function ...

Page 57: ... z z z z z Exposur e 0 3 2 0 Off 3 2 sec 10 sec Double Drive Mode Burst Off z z z z z z z z z z z z z AEB On Off z z z z z z z z z z z z z Type 1 Type 2 Highlight Type 3 Hard z z z Normal 3 z z z z z z z z z Sharpness Soft Off z z z z z z z z z z z z z B W Sepia Negative Red Green Effect Blue Off 3 Menu Date Stamp Date Mode Function ...

Page 58: ...3 2 2560x1440 16 9 2048x1536 1024x768 640x480 Video 640x480 320x240 160x120 Scene mode Portrait Landscape Night Scene Kids Snow Backlight Sunset Text Fireworks Food Building Quick Mode Sensitivity Auto ISO 50 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 White balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent H Fluorescent L Custom Exposure control 2EV to 2EV in 1 3 step Metering Center weighted Multi Spot Burst Depend...

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Page 60: ...ormation about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling please contact your local city office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product Declaration of Conformity We herewith confirm the following designated product DC 530i has been tested and found to comply with the requirements set up in the council directive on the approximation of the lo...

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