BenQ AC100 Series, User Manual

Page 1: ...AC100 Series Digital Camera User Manual ...

Page 2: ...re used for informational purposes only Disclaimer BenQ Corporation makes no representations or warranties either expressed or implied with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Further BenQ Corporation reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof w...

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Page 4: ...ation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by tu...

Page 5: ...n In particular small parts such as memory cards and batteries could be easily dismantled and swallowed by them Use only the original accessories to avoid possible risks to health and property and thus meet all related legal regulations Do not dismantle the camera under any circumstances When using the flash do not go too close to human eyes particularly for babies toddlers and children or animal ...

Page 6: ...tronic circuit board deform the lens shape or make the lens unretractable Do not use harsh chemicals cleaning solvents or strong detergents to clean the camera Finger grease may be left on the camera lens and will result in unclear images or videos To avoid this problem be sure to clean the camera lens before taking pictures or recording videos You should also clean the camera lens on a regular ba...

Page 7: ...low Direct sunlight Dusty places Next to an air conditioner electric heater or other heat sources In a closed car that is in direct sunlight Unstable locations Do not use your camera outdoors when it is raining or snowing Do not use your camera in or near water The camera operating temperature is between 0 and 40 degrees Celsius It is normal for the operating time to be shortened when the temperat...

Page 8: ...ert batteries with full power ASAP When the camera is not in use always turn the power off and make sure the lens has retracted successfully before storing the camera in its case If you do not intend to use the camera for a long time please remove the batteries from the camera and store the batteries carefully Keep your camera away from sharp objects and avoid collision When the camera is not in u...

Page 9: ...Operating the camera 18 Capture mode 20 More capture options in the Function menu 21 Flash mode 22 Face Tracking 23 Focus mode 23 Resolution 23 Aspect Ratio 24 Setting EV 24 White Balance 25 ISO 26 AE metering 26 Color Mode 27 LOMO effect 28 Shooting mode 29 Drive mode 34 Auto Exposure Bracketing AEB 35 AF area 35 Setting sharpness saturation and contrast 36 Image quality 36 Digital Zoom 36 Date S...

Page 10: ...ying back video clips 49 Adjusting the playback volume 49 Slideshow 50 Deleting files 50 Protecting files 51 Red eye Removal 51 Voice memo 51 Color Mode 52 Photo effect 53 Trimming 54 Resizing 54 Startup image 55 DPOF 55 Radial Blur 55 Working with computer and AV system 56 Bundled software 56 Connecting the camera to a computer 56 Connecting the camera to an AV system 57 Printing images 57 Printi...

Page 11: ...cable 4 Hand strap 5 Software User Manual CD 6 Non rechargeable AA batteries All pictures screen captures and icons used in this manual are for illustration only Actual and available products accessories as well as their appearance may vary depending on sales region If any items are missing or damaged contact your dealer Save the packaging for future shipment or storage User Manual Quick Guide 1 2...

Page 12: ...e camera English Camera Front and bottom views 1 Shutter button 2 Power button 3 Flash 4 Lens 5 Microphone 6 Speaker 7 Self timer LED indicator 8 Battery card cover 9 USB AV port 10 Tripod mount 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 7 6 ...

Page 13: ...tifunctional buttons including a 4 way control and an button 9 Mode switch Toggles among Capture photo Capture movie and Playback modes Indicator State Description Status LED No light The digital camera is off Solid green The digital camera is ready to capture images The digital camera is powering on or is in the power saving mode Status LED Blinking green The digital camera cannot focus The digit...

Page 14: ... unusual colors This is normal and does not indicate display malfunction nor will this affect the pictures you take with the camera The LCD monitor looks darker 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 the camera steady This is especially important when you are shooting under low lighting co...

Page 15: ...s or types The AA batteries that came with the camera are not rechargeable Turn off the camera before removing the batteries Use only the specified battery type Using other types of batteries may damage the camera and invalidate the warranty Ensure that the batteries are inserted into the product with correct polarity Incorrect polarity may damage the camera or cause fire Download all pictures and...

Page 16: ...splay Scrolls down in menus Toggles between different display modes 5 Confirms a chosen setting Using an SD card The camera comes with internal memory for storing captured images video clips or audio files You can also add an SD card to store more files To install an SD card 1 Make sure the camera is turned off 2 Release and open the battery card cover 3 Insert an SD card in the correct direction ...

Page 17: ...ting date and time When using the camera for the first time or when the batteries has been removed from the camera for a long time you need to set the date and time The date and time is recorded when a video or image is captured To set date and time 1 Press Step 1 is needed only after the initial setting is done 2 Press or to locate Date Time and then press or 3 Press or to select date and time an...

Page 18: ...er down it might result in a blurred photo 5 Press the shutter down fully to capture 6 Release the shutter 7 Slide the mode switch to and enter the Movie Record mode Next adjust the optical zoom as needed and press the shutter down to start video recording press the shutter again to stop video recording 8 Slide the mode switch to and view captured images or recorded videos You can press or to move...

Page 19: ...Flash is automatically turned off in the Movie Record mode The Movie Record mode records both sound and video The recording time is continuous but recording will stop once the memory card space is full In the Movie Record mode sound is temporarily muted during zoom in out At any time you can press the Power button to turn off the camera In Capture or Playback mode press to decide what information ...

Page 20: ... 4 Drive mode 34 5 AEB 35 6 Number of shots available 7 Resolution 23 8 Image quality 38 9 Face Tracking 23 10 ISO 26 11 White Balance 25 12 AE metering 26 13 Exposure value EV 24 14 AF area 35 15 Histogram 16 Battery status 44 17 Camera shake warning ISO 100 100 EV 1 0 A 9999 9999 P 8M 1 2 3 5 4 6 7 8 9 17 16 15 13 14 12 11 10 ...

Page 21: ...mplete none and rule of thirds Use the rule of thirds display mode to improve your composition by placing subjects on at least one of the intersections of these 4 imaginary lines While the shutter is pressed halfway the shutter speed and the aperture are also shown on the screen not available in the Movie Record mode While the shutter is pressed down halfway the AF area color changes to yellow gre...

Page 22: ...ow light conditions Be sure to ask the subject to look at the camera lens or get as close to the camera as possible The flash fires automatically based on the photographic conditions Force On The flash always fires regardless of the surrounding lighting conditions Select this mode when capturing images with high contrast backlighting and deep shadows Slow Sync Fires the flash immediately at the be...

Page 23: ...n Auto focus and focus modes Resolution Due to environmental factors such as lighting the number of detected faces might be different from that of the actual faces To achieve the best result ask your subjects not to turn their faces partially away from the lens Icon Mode Description Auto focus Adjusts focus automatically Super Macro Used when capturing images at a close distance Pan Focus Used whe...

Page 24: ...s between the subject and the background is not balanced or when the subject occupies only a small part of the picture To select an EV 1 Press EV 2 Press or to select an EV from the EV bar 3 Press to confirm setting Icon Description Sets the aspect ratio width height to 4 3 default Sets the aspect ratio width height to 3 2 Sets the aspect ratio width height to 16 9 The pixels of each image is dete...

Page 25: ... at a blank sheet of white paper or something similar and press the shutter for the camera to detect proper colors 3 Press to confirm setting Icon Mode Description Auto Adjusts white balance automatically Daylight Used in bright daylight conditions Cloudy Used in twilight or shady conditions Tungsten Used when subjects lit by tungsten incandescent lighting Fluorescent H Adjusts for fluorescent lig...

Page 26: ... option 3 Press to confirm setting Icon Description Automatically sets the ISO value Equivalent to color ISO 100 200 film Used for outdoor photography in bright sunlight Equivalent to color ISO 400 800 1600 3200 film Used it in a low light environment or where the flash light is not allowed ISO 3200 is for resolution of 3M or under only Icon Mode Description Matrix Detects the exposure based on mu...

Page 27: ...r video looks as if it is old Color Accent Red Highlights the subjects by keeping the red color domain of an image only while making other regions black and white Color Accent Green Highlights the subjects by keeping the green color domain of an image only while making other regions black and white Color Accent Blue Highlights the subjects by keeping the blue color domain of an image only while ma...

Page 28: ... is shown in the middle thumbnail 3 Press to confirm setting LOMO effect Adds a LOMO effect to the image or video you want to capture Before After when Color Accent Red is applied After when Color Accent Green is applied After when Color Accent Blue is applied Icon Mode Description LOMO 1 Creates a typical LOMO effect LOMO 2 Creates a retro LOMO effect more sepia tone ...

Page 29: ...era automatically decide most settings so you can capture images with ease Smart Scene Automatically selects a shooting mode based on the current shooting environment Program You can set the shooting parameters manually Smile Catch Automatically takes a shot when a smile is detected Panorama Creates a panoramic photo from multiple shots Pre composition Captures the background first so the helper c...

Page 30: ...re like image Beauty Enhancer Enhances the tone of skin so that the facial skin appears smooth Self Portrait Takes a self portrait with at least one face in a confined area Love Portrait Takes a self portrait with at least two faces in a confined area Blink Detector Warns of eye blinks if detected lets you decide whether to save the image file Portrait Makes the subject usually a person stand out ...

Page 31: ...motion Food Captures food by enhancing color brightness and giving more vivid colors Party Captures the party atmosphere usually under indoor light source Candle Light Makes a picture look warm and thus captures the mood under candle light source Flash is always off Backlight Increases exposure by turning on the flash when light illuminates the subject from behind Night Scene Captures photos in a ...

Page 32: ...picture of flowers or plant leaves by emphasizing their saturation and sharpness Soft Flowing Water Uses a low shutter speed for motion blur Please keep the camera steady or use a tripod while using this mode Sunset Captures the warmth and atmosphere represented by hue of sunrise or sunset Snow Used under a very bright light environment such as snow scenes Building Enhances lines contracts to high...

Page 33: ...d only no images or videos When listening to the captured audio file later you can see a unique icon that appears on the screen and indicates that this is an audio file ISO Metering and White Balance are not available in some shooting modes like Auto Mode You must select another mode like Program to enable these options When you are selecting from different shooting modes slide to for detailed exp...

Page 34: ...ble Performs delay and capture twice Performs a 10 second delay then captures the image Performs another 2 second delay then captures the image again Burst Continuously takes pictures as long as you keep pressing the Shutter The flash is always off in this mode Speedy Burst Press and release the shutter When the photo size you select is VGA Speedy Burst will shoot continuously at the speed of 30 s...

Page 35: ...a 3 Press 4 If Object Tracking is selected move the focus point to the center of the subject and press to lock the subject pressing again to unlock The AF tracking feature will now keep tracking the subject even if the subject moves Once you see the composition you want half press the shutter to make sure the subject is correctly focused and press the shutter fully to capture the image Icon Mode D...

Page 36: ...tting 3 Press to confirm setting Digital Zoom The digital zoom enlarges or shrinks the image using a software process Icon Mode Description Super Fine Best image quality with the lowest compression rate File size is the largest Fine Better image quality with medium compression rate File size is medium Normal Good image quality with the highest compression rate File size is the smallest Icon Mode D...

Page 37: ... 3 Press Instant Review This feature displays the still image that just recorded for 1 second To set the Instant Review 1 Press Instant Review 2 Press or and then select or 3 Press S S F Super Shake Free Reduces blur caused by camera vibration and thus improves image quality and clearness To set S S F 1 Press S S F 2 Press or and then select or 3 Press During instant review half press the shutter ...

Page 38: ...e and select Smile Catch 2 The camera is tracking the face of your subject a white frame shows 3 Once a smile is detected the camera instantly takes a picture 4 The camera continues to detect smiles and takes more pictures Step 3 is repeated Blink Detector Automatically detects blinking when you capture an image 1 Press Shooting Mode and select Blink Detector 2 Press the shutter to capture an imag...

Page 39: ... seamless large picture For optimized performance the image resolution is automatically set at 1M 1024 x 768 when this mode is selected 1 Press Shooting Mode and select Panorama 2 Press to select how shots will be stitched 3 Press the shutter to capture the first shot During the countdown you can press the shutter to cancel the countdown The camera will then start detecting faces again Icon Mode D...

Page 40: ...amera will automatically take the second shot If you will only stitch two shots press to complete the panoramic picture Otherwise proceed to the next step 6 To take the third shot pan the camera to the direction of the guidance arrow Once the screen icon overlaps the green block the camera will automatically take the third shot Guidance bar Panoramic picture preview The camera captures the shot wh...

Page 41: ... Pre composition Captures the background first for positioning the final image Ideal for asking others to take your photo 1 Press Shooting Mode and select Pre composition 2 Press the shutter to capture the background The bottom section of the screen displays the captured background image in a semi transparent region 3 Use the captured background image to frame the composition and press the shutter...

Page 42: ...hutter to take one picture 4 If you are satisfied with the picture press to take the next one If you want to re take the previous picture press and repeat Step 3 5 Once you have finished taking all pictures the camera will automatically combine these images into one Icon Mode Description 1 shot Takes one picture only 2 shots Takes two pictures based on the numeric order shown below 3 shots Takes t...

Page 43: ... 9 1280 x 720 requires a Class 6 or above SDHC card Videos captured in Web mode are stored under the XXXUTUBE directory XXX are numbers with the file size limited to 1 GB or 10 minutes per video file video recording will automatically stop White Balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent H Fluorescent L or Manual See White Balance on page 25 for more details AE metering Matrix Center Weight...

Page 44: ... is on the camera repeats recording a short video clip for a 3 second duration before you press the shutter Once you press the shutter the previous 3 second video clip will be combined into the current video you are shooting Only the latest 3 second video clip is stored temporarily on the memory Icon Description Battery power is full Battery power remains adequate Battery power is low Battery powe...

Page 45: ...or a period of time Press any key to resume 3 min 5 min Off The camera remains on when idle LCD Saving On For power conservation the LCD screen is automatically dimmed after the camera has been idle for 20 seconds Press any key to resume Off The LCD screen remains bright when the camera is idle Date Time Sets the date and time Select a language for display menus and other information File Numberin...

Page 46: ...rrounding environment High The LCD brightness is increased Normal The LCD brightness remains at the default value Battery Type Alkaline NiMH Lithium Select a battery type that matches the batteries you are using for better estimation of battery life Manage Memory Format Formats the internal memory or the memory card Copy to Card Copies files from the internal memory to the memory card Reset All Re...

Page 47: ...leted 51 3 Indicates this file has a voice memo or the file is an audio file 51 4 Indicates the file is marked for printing 5 Displays the shooting parameters when you took the picture or playback controls Press to toggle between different displayed information 6 Date and time when the file was created 7 File number 8 Histogram 9 File name file size shutter speed and aperture value 10 115 10 115 0...

Page 48: ...eturn to the normal viewing size Rotating an image You can press to change the orientation of an image at 90 degrees clockwise at a time Viewing multiple files at a time Shows up to 9 files at a time on the screen To view multiple files 1 Slide the mode switch to 2 Slide to In this mode maximum 9 files shown in thumbnails are displayed on the screen Press or to select a file and then press or to v...

Page 49: ...p audio clip or voice memo that you want to playback 3 Adjust the volume Slide to to increase the volume If there are more than 9 thumbnails you can press repeatedly until the scroll bar is highlighted Then you can press to move to the previous 9 thumbnails or to move to the next 9 thumbnails To cancel highlighting the scroll bar just press During video playback press to fast forward or press to r...

Page 50: ...horizontal transition effect Applies a vertical transition effect Applies a horizontal transition effect by intersecting an image You can set the interval between 1 3 5 10 seconds 4 Select whether you want to repeat the slideshow 5 Select Start and press to play the slideshow Deleting files Removes selected or all files To delete files 1 Slide the mode switch to 2 Press Delete or 3 Select whether ...

Page 51: ... quality may gradually deteriorate 1 Slide the mode switch to 2 Press or to move to the image you want to apply Red eye Removal 3 Press Red eye Removal or 4 Press to confirm the change and save the image file Voice memo Inserts a voice annotation to an image file To record a voice memo 1 Slide the mode switch to 2 Press or to move to the image you want to add a voice memo 3 Press Voice Memo or 4 S...

Page 52: ... the mode switch to 2 Press or to move to the image you want to add an effect to 3 Press Color Mode or 4 Press or to select the effect The preview result based on the currently selected effect is shown in the middle thumbnail Icon Mode Description Normal No effect is added to the image Sepia Recorded image will be stored in a sepia tone B W Convert image to black white Vivid Red The image becomes ...

Page 53: ...ess or to select the effect The preview result based on the currently selected effect is shown in the middle thumbnail You cannot use this function on images captured in Panorama mode Icon Mode Description Normal No effect is added to the image Negative Colors become the opposite of what they were in the original image Mosaic Applies a mosaic tile effect to the image Astral Applies a star flickeri...

Page 54: ...m 6 Press to confirm the change and save the image file Resizing Changes an image file to a smaller size and overwrites the image file or saves it as another new file To resize an image 1 Slide the mode switch to 2 Press or to move to the image you want to resize 3 Press Resize or 4 Press or to select the target image size to which you want to reduce 5 Press to confirm the change and save the imag...

Page 55: ...This is extremely convenient for sending the images to a photo developing service or for printing on a direct print function compatible printer To set up DPOF 1 Press DPOF 2 Press or and select one of the following options To set the DPOF setting for one image in a time select Single and press or to select an image To set the DPOF setting for all images in a time select All To clear all DPOF setti...

Page 56: ...ct the other end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your computer 4 Select Computer and wait for the connection 5 A Removable Disk icon appears in My Computer Click this icon to access the files in your camera You cannot use this function on images captured in Panorama mode ArcSoft MediaImpression Easily creatively and productively manage your multimedia files Create your own movies or p...

Page 57: ...ra to a printer via a computer or bringing the memory card if available to a photo processing center you can choose to print using PictBridge Printing with PictBridge You can directly print images by connecting your camera to a PictBridge compatible printer without using a computer To print images from a PictBridge compatible printer 1 Connect the end of the smaller plug of the USB cable to the ca...

Page 58: ...nter type you are using If you connect the camera to your printer while the printer is still starting up the camera will be automatically turned off Failure to follow the above procedure will make the camera show an error message Please disconnect the camera and the camera will be automatically turned off ...

Page 59: ...al temperature is extremely low Many shots are being captured in dark places requiring a flash The batteries or camera is warm The camera or flash was used continuously over a long period of time The flash does not fire or recharge The camera flash is turned off Set the flash to Auto Flash The light source is sufficient Even though the flash fired the image is dark The distance to the subject is g...

Page 60: ...when pressing the shutter button The batteries are running low Replace the batteries The camera is not in the Capture mode Switch to the Capture mode The shutter button was not pressed all the way down Press the shutter button all the way down The internal memory or memory card does not have any free space Load a new card or delete unwanted files The flash is recharging Wait until the flash mode i...

Page 61: ...2176 5M 3 2 2592 x 1728 3M 3 2 2048 x 1360 VGA 3 2 640 x 424 14M 16 9 4320 x 2424 8M 16 9 3264 x 1832 5M 16 9 2592 x 1456 3M 16 9 2048 x 1152 VGA 16 9 640 x 360 Movie Mode HD 720p 1280 x 720 VGA 640 x 480 QVGA 320 x 240 Web 640 x 480 30 fps Continuous recording with sound Shutter Speed 1 2000 1 sec Fireworks 2 sec Night Scene 1 2000 15 sec White Balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent H ...

Page 62: ...G Audio WAV Dimensions Weight 94 8 x 62 1 x 22 5 mm 110 g w o batteries SD card Interface Digital output USB 2 0 compatible Audio Video output NTSC PAL PictBridge compatible Accessories USB Cable Software User Manual CD Quick Guide Hand Strap Non rechargeable AA batteries Available accessories depend on the actual items shipped and may vary from the list above All information designs and specifica...