BenQ AE120, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 AE120 Digital Camera User Manual ...

Page 2: ...n of BenQ Corporation to notify any person of such revision or changes This user manual aims to provide the most updated and accurate information to customers and thus all contents may be modified from time to time without prior notice Please visit http www benq com for the latest version of this manual BenQ ecoFACTS BenQ has been dedicated to the design and development of greener product as part ...

Page 3: ...sonable 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 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 int...

Page 4: ...ra in a dry place If your camera becomes wet wipe it with a dry cloth as soon as possible Salt or seawater may cause severe camera damage Do not drop knock or shake the camera A rude behavior of using the camera may damage the internal electronic 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 ...

Page 5: ...lsius It is normal for the operating time to be shortened when the temperature is low The capacity of your camera batteries will reduce each time it is charged emptied Storage at too high or low temperatures will also result in a gradual capacity loss As a result the operating time of your camera may be considerably reduced It is normal for the camera to become warm during operation because the ca...

Page 6: ...nsert a battery 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 battery from the camera and store the battery carefully Keep your camera away from sharp objects and avoid collision When the camera is not in use...

Page 7: ...ding Images Videos andVoices 22 Taking Images 22 Setting the Zoom Control 23 Using Flash 24 Setting the Focus Mode 24 Using the Function Menu 25 RecordingVideos 29 Using the Record Menu 31 UsingVoices Recording 41 Playback 46 Viewing in Single Navigation 46 Viewing Thumbnails 46 Zooming images 47 PlayingVideos 47 PlayingVoice Recording 48 PlayingVoice Memo 49 Deleting an Image Video Audio 50 Playb...

Page 8: ...nections 62 Connecting the Camera to aTV 62 Connecting the Camera to a PC 62 Connecting the Camera to a Printer 63 Setting the Print Mode Menu 64 Troubleshooting and service information 65 Technical support 66 Specifications 67 ...

Page 9: ...or above Memory Minimum 512MB RAM Over 1G recommended HDD space 200MB or above 24bit color display monitor Microsoft DirectX 9 0C USB port and CD ROM drive For Macintosh Power Mac G3 or later Mac OS 10 3 X X 0 9 10 7 2 Memory 512MB or above Q Time player ver 6 0 3 or above USB port and CD ROM drive ...

Page 10: ...10 Package Contents Please check the contents of your camera package It should contain Digital camera Rechargeable battery Camera pouch Wrist strap USB adapter USB cable CD ROM Quick Guide ...

Page 11: ...lash 2 Self timer LED 3 Lens 4 Microphone Back View 5 LCD monitor 6 Movie button 7 Menu button 8 OK button 4 way navigation control 9 Playback button 10 Function Delete button Top View 11 Power button 12 Zoom dial 13 Shutter button ...

Page 12: ... to capture an image or start stop recording audio clip Zoom dial In photo and movie mode spin the zoom dial to left to zoom out right to zoom in In Playback mode spin to zoom in to magnify image or zoom out enter 9 image calendar thumbnails Menu Press to enter or exit menu submenu Function Delete In Photo and Movie mode press to enter function menu In Playback mode press to delete an image video ...

Page 13: ...ck Movie mode press to Forward video playback 4 In Menu press to enter the submenu or to navigate through the menu selections Macro Left 1 In Photo Mode press to scroll through Macro options Super Macro Pan Focus Infinity and normal 2 In Playback mode press to view the previous image video or audio clip 3 In Playback movie mode press to Rewind video playback 4 In Menu press to exit a submenu or to...

Page 14: ...is off before inserting the battery 2 Unlock and open the battery memory card compartment at the bottom of the camera 3 Insert the battery into the compartment with the terminal facing inside the camera with correct orientation as shown 4 Close and lock the battery memory card compartment ...

Page 15: ...attery memory card compartment 2 Gently push the card until it pops out 3 Pull out the card carefully Charging the Battery by USB 1 Connect the camera with the USB cable as shown 2 Connect the other end with the USB adapter and plug it into a power outlet or with the USB port of PC directly for charging When the battery is charging the LED indicator flashes When the battery is fully charged the LE...

Page 16: ...gh the selection 2 Press or keys to change the value for the date and time 3 Press OK to apply 4 If necessary press to close the menu Now you are ready to start taking images and videos Holding down or keys to change the values continuously Modes Your camera has three modes Record Mode This is the default mode while you turn on the camera every time You are able to take images and record audio cli...

Page 17: ...unction is enabled 12 Stabilizer Indicates stabilizer function is enabled 13 Saturation Displays saturation settings 14 Contrast Displays contrast settings 15 Histogram Graphic display of Brightness 16 ISO Displays ISO settings 17 Focus area Indicates focus area 18 Shutter speed Displays shutter speed settings 19 Aperture value Displays aperture settings 20 Shake warning Indicates that the camera ...

Page 18: ...ription 1 Key indicator Displays the commands on 4 way Navigation Control button 2 Recorded time Displays recorded time 3 Recording status Indicates recording status The Pre Record icon appears on the screen in red color as the same position as zoom indicator ...

Page 19: ...ndicates voice memo is attached 4 Button intro Indicates the button to press on the camera to play a video or audio file 5 File no Total no Indicates the file number over the total number of files in the storage card 6 Battery Indicates battery level 7 Storage media Indicates used storage memory 8 Recording information Displays recording information of the file 9 DPOF Indicates the file is marked ...

Page 20: ...ber over the total number of files in the storage card 6 Battery Indicates battery level 7 Storage media Indicates used storage memory 8 Recording date time Displays the date and time of the video clip 9 Video size Indicates the size of the video clip 10 Volume Indicates the volume while playing 11 Video length Display the total length of the video clip 12 Played time Indicates the played time of ...

Page 21: ...le 4 File no Total no Indicates the file number over the total number of files in the storage card 5 Battery Indicates battery level 6 Storage media Indicates used storage memory 7 Recording information Displays recording information of the file 8 Volume Indicates volume settings 9 Audio length Display the total length of the audio clip 10 Played time Indicates played time 11 Playing status Displa...

Page 22: ...image for capture In Playback mode the LCD display can be changed into any of the following Basic Full None LCD display cannot be changed in the following situations Recording video or audio clips Playing video or audio clips Playing slideshow Recording Images Videos and Voices Taking Images 1 Turn on the camera by pressing the Power button 2 Frame the shot using the focus bracket on the LCD monit...

Page 23: ...lockwise right to zoom in 2 Spin the dial counterclockwise left to zoom out 1 Activate digital zoom See Setting the Digital Zoom on page 44 2 Spin the Zoom dial clockwise counterclockwise optically zooms in out to the maximum until it stops 3 Release the Zoom dial Optical zoom 1X to 5X Digital zoom 1X to 5X Digital zoom is not activated in recording videos ...

Page 24: ...in shooting still images but not available in Burst and AEB modes Do not charge the flash while spinning the Zoom dial Charge the flash after releasing the zoom dial if necessary Setting the Focus Mode This function allows users to define the type focus when recording a still image or a video clip Press the Macro Left button repeatedly until the desired focus mode icon is displayed on the lower le...

Page 25: ...are shown in the Menu options Use the or key to move through the menu selections then press the OK button to save and apply changes Menu bar My Mode 1 The My Mode function displays the 5 most recent modes used in order When you move through the different modes in the menu options the items on the menu bar changes synchronously to the corresponding available settings 2 Auto mode is fixed in the fir...

Page 26: ...2880 8 x 12 3264 x 2176 6 x 9 2592 x 1728 5 x 7 2048 x 1360 4 x 6 640 x 424 E mail The table below shows the Photo Size values for still images when selecting Aspect ratio 16 9 Icon Pixel Size Printing Size Suggestion 4320 x 2424 HDTV 3264 x 1832 HDTV 2592 x 1456 HDTV 2048 x 1152 HDTV 640 x 360 E mail The table below shows the Photo Size values for still images when selecting Aspect ratio 1 1 Icon...

Page 27: ...ite balance Daylight Ideally used for bright sunny conditions Cloudy Ideally used for cloudy conditions Tungsten Ideally used for indoor images with tungsten or halogen lighting without a flash Fluorescent 1 Ideally used for indoor images with bluish fluorescent lighting conditions Fluorescent 2 Ideally used for indoor images with reddish fluorescent lighting conditions Custom Used when light sour...

Page 28: ...ra records normally Vivid The camera captures the image with more contrast and saturation emphasizing on the bold colors Sepia Images are captured in sepia tones Color Accent Red Retains red tone while the rest of the scene becomes black and white Color Accent Green Retains green tone while the rest of the scene becomes black and white Color Accent Blue Retains blue tone while the rest of the scen...

Page 29: ...ot available while recording a video Sound cannot be recorded while using zooms Spinning the Zoom dial Power save mode is not available in video recording or pause recording Settings of Recording Videos Press Function button to enable video setting menu before recording a video Movie Size The Movie Size function appears only in Movie mode Use this function to adjust the resolution and quality of m...

Page 30: ... camera to PC Go to My Computer and you will see a YouTube uploader folder After installing the program in the folder you can easily upload video to YouTube now Pre Record You can catch the first three seconds of action you would have potentially missed Once enable this function the camera starts recording video automatically before pressing Shutter button As soon as the Shutter button is hit the ...

Page 31: ...igation controls to move through the selection 3 Press the OK button to save and activate the selected scene mode Icon Item Description Auto The simplest way to shoot basic images Settings are adjusted automatically Program The camera automatically adjusts suitable shooting settings like shutter speed and aperture values Intelligent Scene The camera detects the shooting conditions and automaticall...

Page 32: ...ormally used when capturing text images Foliage This feature boosts the saturation of greens to give a rich color to foliage Auction This feature combines up to 4 shots into a single image and provides 4 patterns to select for usage of auction Smile Capture This feature uses face tracking to auto detect faces to capture When smiles are detected it continuously captures the image Blink Detection Th...

Page 33: ... photo to make the scene looks like a miniature scale model It is recommended to capture from a high angle to simulate the miniature effect Voice REC This mode is used to record audio clips After selecting the scene mode the selected mode except Voice Rec will be added to the forefront in My Mode of Function Menu In the Menu Options the Auto mode is fixed and the other 5 items can display the most...

Page 34: ...amera detects the shooting conditions and switches to an appropriate scene mode 4 Half press the Shutter button to focus the subject The frame turns green to indicate focus is set 5 Press the Shutter button to take the shot Using Kids Mode To capture a great moment for your kids just keep the camera in kid mode The mode provides higher shutter speed and always focuses on moving subject Using Sport...

Page 35: ...ng scenic pictures pop out with bright color Using LOMO Mode The LOMO mode applies the following effects on the photo 1 Over saturated colors 2 Off kilter exposure 3 Blurring 4 Darkening around the edges of photo Original LOMO When you active LOMO mode you can select Lomo settings LOMO 1 LOMO 2 LOMO 3 LOMO 4 in Color mode under Function menu The Lomo settings also support Movie mode ...

Page 36: ...er button to take the first shot 5 Press OK button to continue the second shot 6 Or press Menu button to cancel the process 7 Repeat step 4 to 6 until the pattern is filled in images 8 Press OK button to save the composed image 9 Or press Menu button to cancel the process 10 The camera saves the image to memory 11 Use USB cable or memory card reader Please refer to Connecting the Camera to a PC on...

Page 37: ...the shot before your subject or subjects move on 1 Select Blink Detection Mode from Scene Mode submenu 2 Half press the Shutter button to focus the subject The frame turns green to indicate focus is set 3 Press the Shutter button to capture the image and automatically save the Image 4 If the camera detects subject blinked eye a Save image or Cancel option appears on the screen 5 Select Save image ...

Page 38: ...orms 2 second countdown with a beep notice then take a shot without pressing the Shutter button Using Self Portrait If a face had been recognized the camera performs 2 second countdown with a beep notice then take a shot without pressing the Shutter button Using D Light Mode Active D Lighting mode preserves details in highlights and shadows creating photos with natural contrast Use for high contra...

Page 39: ...gle image quickly and easily 1 Enter Photo Stitch mode and press the UP key to select the direction how shots will be stitched Then press the Shutter button to take the first shot 2 A guidance bar appears after taking the first shot Follow the direction displayed on LCD screen to pan the camera Or press the Menu button to restart shooting ...

Page 40: ...ooting 5 Same as step 3 moves the icon to overlap the yellow block and then you can get the third shot and the combined image is generated automatically Now you finish this set of stitch shooting Using Miniature Effect Mode Once enter Miniature Effect mode two parallel lines displayed on screen indicates where will not be blurred The result preview won t be showed immediately due to DSP Digital Si...

Page 41: ...ecord menu select Drive Mode 2 Use the or keys to go through the selection 3 Press the OK button to save and apply changes Icon Item Description Off Captures an image without time delay 10 Sec Sets a 10 second delay to capture image after pressing the Shutter button 2 Sec Sets a 2 second delay to capture image after pressing the Shutter button Double Performs delay and capture twice Performs a 10 ...

Page 42: ... Use the or keys to go through the selection 3 Press the OK button to save and apply changes Icon Item Description Wide The camera automatically selects focus area within the wide frame Center The focus area is fixed on the center Tracking AF The camera will focus the subject as it moves and keep it continually in focus automatically Setting Sharpness This function allows you to enhance or soften ...

Page 43: ...pply changes Icon Item Description High Enhance the saturation Normal Normal saturation Low Reduce the saturation Setting Contrast This function allows you to adjust the contrast of your images 1 From the Record menu select Contrast 2 Use the or keys to go through the selection 3 Press the OK button to save and apply changes Icon Item Description High Enhance the contrast Normal Normal contrast Lo...

Page 44: ...nu select Digital Zoom 2 Use the or keys to go through the selection 3 Press the OK button to save and apply changes Icon Item Description Intelligent Zoom Enlarges the image digitally with almost no distortion This feature is available for still images only Standard Zoom Enlarges all image sizes up to a maximum of 5x in preview but the image quality deteriorates Off Uses the optical zoom only Dig...

Page 45: ...ing Auto Review The Auto Review function lets you view the captured image right after shooting it If Auto review is On the camera will display the captured image for 1 second on the LCD monitor To set Auto Review 1 From the Record menu select Auto Review 2 Use the or keys to go through the selection 3 Press the OK button to save and apply changes Setting Stabilizer This function allows you to prev...

Page 46: ...ng Thumbnails This function allows you to view 9 thumbnail images or by calendar mode on the LCD monitor at the same time To set 9 images mode 1 Press the Playback button on the camera 2 Spin the Zoom dial counterclockwise left once to enter 9 images mode 3 Use the navigation controls to move through the items 4 Press the OK button to select the image and view it normally Scroll bar If scroll bars...

Page 47: ...rough the saved images A video clip has a video icon displayed on screen 3 Press the OK button to play the video 4 During playback press and hold the or keys to fast forward or rewind the video The camera supports forward and rewind speed of up to 4x 5 During playback use the Zoom dial to control volume Spin clockwise right to increase volume Spin counterclockwise left to decrease volume 6 Press t...

Page 48: ...gation controls to scroll through the saved images When viewing a voice recording file the LCD monitor displays the screen layout of Audio clips See picture on the right 3 Press the OK button to play the voice recording 4 During playback use the Zoom dial to control volume Spin clockwise right to increase volume Spin counterclockwise left to decrease volume 5 Press the key to pause playback Press ...

Page 49: ...ice memo icon located on the top center of the LCD monitor See picture on the right 3 Press the OK button to play the voice recording 4 During playback use the Zoom dial to control volume Spin clockwise right to increase volume Spin counterclockwise left to decrease volume 5 Press the key to pause playback Press the key again to resume When paused the play info will remain on screen except 6 Press...

Page 50: ...e navigation mode 3 Use the or keys to scroll the display 4 When the desired image video audio clip is displayed on the LCD monitor press the Fn Delete button 5 A confirmation selection appears on screen 6 Select Delete 7 Press the OK button to delete 8 The next image is displayed on the LCD monitor To delete another file use the or keys to scroll through the images videos audio clips Then repeat ...

Page 51: ... the images are displayed on the LCD monitor in single navigation mode 2 Use the or keys to scroll the display 3 When the desired image video audio clip is displayed on the LCD monitor select Delete 4 Press the OK button to delete 5 The next image is displayed on the LCD monitor To delete another file use the or keys to scroll through the images videos audio clips Repeat steps 3 to 4 6 To close th...

Page 52: ... time To view slideshow 1 From the Playback menu select Slide Show The Slideshow menu appears 2 Set the slide show settings 3 Select Start then press the OK button to start the slide show 4 During slideshow press the OK button to pause slide show 5 Use the or keys to move through the options Select whether to Continue or Exit the slide show 6 Press the OK button to apply selected option To change ...

Page 53: ... menu select Exit To protect unprotect multiple files 1 Select Multi in the Protect submenu the images are displayed in thumbnail view on the LCD monitor 2 Use the navigation control to move through the files 3 When the desired file is highlighted press the OK button to mark unmark the file clip for protection 4 Repeat step 3 until all desired files to protect are marked 5 Press the MENU button A ...

Page 54: ... a memo for captured still images 1 Press the Playback button on the camera 2 Press the or keys to scroll and select an image to attach voice memo to 3 Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu 4 Select Voice Memo 5 Select Start then press the OK button to start recording 6 Press the OK button again to stop recording Time left n seconds for recording When you record voice memo to an image ...

Page 55: ...applicable to still images with different artistic effect Edited images in this function are saved as a new file 1 Press the Playback button on the camera 2 Press the or keys to scroll and select an image to edit 3 Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu 4 Select Effect The Effect submenu appears 5 Press the or keys to scroll and select an option As you move through the selection the pre...

Page 56: ...ze as zoom in out No Description 1 Enlarged image 2 4 way indicator 3 Trimmed size 4 The approx location of the trimmed area 5 Image area 6 Use the navigation controls to move the image 7 Press the OK button to apply changes A menu selection appears 8 Select whether to Overwrite Save and replace the old file with the new one Save As Save the new file as a new one Cancel Cancel Trim 9 Press the OK ...

Page 57: ...e captured images for camera 1 Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu 2 Select Startup Image The menu selection appears 3 Select options System Use camera default image My Photo Use the or keys to scroll and select desired image Off Disable the startup image 4 Press the OK button to apply changes The startup image will still be displayed startup even if the selected image was deleted DP...

Page 58: ...ss the OK button to save DPOF settings To reset DPOF 1 Select Reset on the DPOF submenu A confirmation message appears 2 Select Yes 3 Press the OK button to reset DPOF settings Radial Blur The Radial Blur is an effect creates blurs around a point 1 Use the or keys to specify the level of blurs The adjusting result on preview synchronously while selecting the level 2 Press the OK button to proceed ...

Page 59: ...m Available Settings Description Startup Sound 1 Sound 2 Sound 3 Off Selects the startup sound when camera is turned on Shutter On Off Enables or disables shutter sound when Shutter button is pressed Shutter sound is not available when recording videos or voice clips Beep volume 0 4 Adjusts volume Setting Power Save The Power Save function allows you to set an idle time after which the camera auto...

Page 60: ...show and video recording Setting Date Time 1 Press the navigation controls to adjust date and time value By holding down the or keys the numeric values changes continuously 2 Press the OK button to apply changes Setting Language 1 Use the navigation control to scroll through the list and select the desired language 2 Press the OK button to confirm and apply settings Setting File Numbering Series A...

Page 61: ...Oceania and others Setting LCD Brightness Auto Auto detects the LCD brightness Bright Enhance the LCD brightness Normal Normal LCD brightness Setting Memory Kit Format Select to format currently used memory Copy to Card Select to copy all files stored in the internal memory to the memory card Reset All Use this function to reset the camera to its factory settings However the following settings are...

Page 62: ...Out on page 61 3 Connect the USB AV 3 in 1 cable to the USB port on the bottom of your camera 4 Connect the other end of the cable to the TV s AV input port 5 The LCD monitor turns black and all images and video clips are displayed on the TV Connecting the Camera to a PC You can transfer images videos and audio files to your PC 1 Connect one end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your co...

Page 63: ...nt your images directly using a PictBridge compatible printer 1 Turn on your Printer Check that the printer is turned on there is paper in the printer and there are no printer error messages 2 Connect one end of the USB cable to the printer while the other end to USB terminal on the camera 3 The USB mode menu appears on the screen Select Printer by using the or key and press the OK button 4 Enter ...

Page 64: ...rease decrease number 3 Press the Function Delete button to toggle between turning on off the date stamp 4 Press the OK button to enter printer settings To set Print All and Print Index Repeat the same steps 2 to 4 then enter printer settings To set Printer Settings 1 Use the or key to specify a print option 2 Modify paper size and quality by the or keys Available setting Paper size Default A4 4 x...

Page 65: ...d the image is dark The distance to the subject is greater than the flash s effective range Get closer to the subject and shoot The image is too bright or too dark The exposure is excessive or inadequate Reset exposure compensation I cannot format a memory card The memory card is write protected Remove the write protection End of the memory card life Insert a new memory card I cannot download imag...

Page 66: ...ry card Format the memory card before the initial use or before using with another camera I cannot print images with PictBridge compliant printers The camera is connected to the printer when the camera is powered off Connect the camera to the printer turn on the camera and then select Printer Technical support For technical assistance free driver updates product information and news releases visit...

Page 67: ... 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 1 Fluorescent 2 Custom Exposure 2 2 EV 0 3EV step ISO Auto 100 200 400 800 1600 3200 6400 3200 6400 for resolution of 3M and VGA only Flash Auto Auto Anti Red eye Forced On Slow Sync Forced Off Drive mode 10 sec Self ...

Page 68: ...ual CD Quick Guide Hand Strap Pouch Li ion battery AC power adapter Available accessories depend on the actual items shipped and may vary from the list above All information designs and specifications are subject to change without prior notice ...