BenQ C103 Series, User Manual

Page 1: ...Welcome C103X C123X Series Digital Camera User Manual C103X_C123X_UM EN book Page 1 Tuesday August 4 2009 11 51 AM ...

Page 2: ...ly Disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment by users in private households in the European Union This symbol on the product or on the packaging indicates that this can not be disposed of as household waste You must dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to the applicable take back scheme for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment For more information about re...

Page 3: ...ent off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device c...

Page 4: ... do not charge them Otherwise dangers such as explosion and fire may occur Warranty Warranty is void if damage or system failure occurred due to outside factors such as collision fire flood dirt sewage earthquake and other force majeure events as well as incorrect usage of electricity or use of non original accessories It is the sole responsibility of the user if problems such as data loss and sys...

Page 5: ...memory card always use the camera to format the card first Remember to slide the write protect tab if available to the unlock position Otherwise all data if any on the memory card is protected and the card cannot be edited or formatted Operating environment Do not use or store your camera in the environments listed below Direct sunlight Dusty places Next to an air conditioner electric heater or ot...

Page 6: ...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 use please place it in a steady...

Page 7: ...apture mode 7 More capture options in FUNC menu 8 Flash mode 9 Face Tracking 9 Focus mode 10 Image size 10 Image quality 11 Setting EV 11 White Balance 11 ISO 12 AE metering 13 Effect 13 Shooting mode 14 Aperture Priority 16 Shutter Priority 16 Manual mode 16 Drive mode 17 Auto Exposure Bracketing AEB 17 AF area 18 AF Assist Lamp 18 Setting sharpness saturation and contrast 18 Digital Zoom 18 Date...

Page 8: ...ps 25 Adjusting the playback volume 26 Slideshow 26 Deleting files 27 Protecting files 27 Red eye Removal 27 Voice memo 27 Photo Effect 28 Trimming 28 Resizing 29 Startup image 29 DPOF 29 Working with computer and AV system 30 Bundled software 30 Connecting the camera to a computer 30 Connecting the camera to an AV system 30 Printing images 30 Printing with PictBridge 30 Troubleshooting and servic...

Page 9: ...ms are missing or damaged contact your dealer Save the packaging for future shipment or storage Camera Front view and bottom view 1 User Manual or Quick Guide 2 Digital camera 3 Non rechargeable AA Alkaline batteries 4 Leather case 5 Software User Manual CD 6 USB cable 7 Hand strap 1 Shutter button 2 S S F Super Shake Free button 3 Power button 4 Speaker 5 Flash 6 AF Assist Lamp Self timer LED ind...

Page 10: ...in progress Self timer LED Blinking red The self timer function is activated It is normal for the camera to become warm during operation because the camera casing can conduct heat The LCD display on this camera is manufactured with sophisticated technology and more than 99 99 of the pixels on the LCD display meet standard specifications Yet it is possible that less than 0 01 of the pixels on the L...

Page 11: ...ing See Face Tracking on page 9 for details Rotates an image See Rotating an image on page 25 for details 3 Right Flash Scrolls right in menus Selects a flash mode 4 Down Scrolls down in menus 5 Confirms a chosen setting A To install the batteries 1 Open the battery cover A 2 Insert the batteries in the correct direction by matching the label on the battery cover B 3 Push the batteries all the way...

Page 12: ...age Memory Format Yes to format the card first To install an SD card 1 Make sure the camera is turned off 2 Open the memory card cover 3 Insert an SD card in the correct direction 4 Close the memory card cover To remove an SD card 1 Make sure the camera is turned off 2 Open the memory card cover 3 Lightly press the edge of the memory card to eject 4 Close the memory card cover C103X_C123X_UM EN bo...

Page 13: ... want 4 Press to set the language Setting date and time When first time using the camera or the batteries has been removed from the camera for a long time you need to set the date and time They are used to record when a file was 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 an...

Page 14: ...elease the shutter 7 In the Movie Record mode press the shutter to stop video recording 8 Press to view captured images or recorded videos and then press or to move to different images videos You can also press or to zoom in out a captured image or press to view 9 images on the screen When you are adjusting the focus there is a separator in the zoom bar between and For best image quality it is rec...

Page 15: ...5 AEB 17 6 S S F 7 Number of shots available 8 Image size 10 9 Image quality 11 10 Face Tracking 9 11 ISO 12 12 White Balance 11 13 AE metering 13 14 Exposure value EV 11 15 AF area 18 16 Histogram 17 Battery status 21 18 Camera shake warning ISO 100 100 EV 1 0 A 9999 9999 P C103X_C123X_UM EN book Page 7 Tuesday August 4 2009 11 51 AM ...

Page 16: ...sition by placing subjects on at least one of the intersections of these 4 imaginary lines Help Screen diagram provides a quick overview to the major functions of camera buttons 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 gree...

Page 17: ...ht 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 beginnin...

Page 18: ...capturing images at a close distance Pan Focus Used when you want to capture the subjects in a certain focus range Infinity Used when capturing images at long distance Icon Description Icon Description 12 megapixels 4000 x 3000 for C1230X only 5 megapixels 2592 x 1944 10 megapixels 3648 x 2736 for C1030X only 3 megapixels 2048 x 1536 3 2 4000 x 2672 for C1230X only or 3648 x 2432 for C1030X only H...

Page 19: ...mpensates for color temperatures in different lighting conditions so white and other colors can display properly when you capture images 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 s...

Page 20: ...n ISO value 1 Press ISO 2 Press or to select an ISO Value 3 Press to confirm setting Fluorescent H Adjusts for fluorescent lighting Corrects the green hue of fluorescent lighting Ideal for indoor photos under fluorescent lighting without a flash Fluorescent L Manual Used when you want to manually adjust white balance in a particular lighting condition Icon Description Automatically sets the ISO va...

Page 21: ... Center Weight Detects the exposure of the entire shooting screen but gives more importance to the values near center Spot Detects the exposure based on the center spot in the subject area Icon Mode Description Normal No effects are added Vivid Adds an effect with very clear and bright color tones Sepia Adds an effect with dark reddish brown color tones so the image or video looks as if it is old ...

Page 22: ...d indicates that this is a video file Smile Catch Automatically takes a shot when a smile is detected 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 with smooth and natural looking skin tones Landscape Captures a scene in the distance with the focus area set to infinity and a lower aperture value T...

Page 23: ...XX are numbers Beauty Enhancer Enhances the tone of skin so that the facial skin appears smooth Food Captures food by enhancing color brightness and giving more vivid colors Candle Light Makes a picture look warm and thus captures the mood under candle light source Flash is always off Party Captures the party atmosphere usually under indoor light source Text Improves clarity contrast when taking a...

Page 24: ... In general use a shorter shutter speed to catch a fast moving object To adjust shutter speed in Shutter Priority 1 Go to the Capture mode with Shutter Priority mode selected 2 Press 3 Press to adjust the shutter speed 4 Press to confirm setting Manual mode You can choose the aperture value and shutter speed in Manual mode To adjust values in Manual mode 1 Go to the Capture mode with Manual mode s...

Page 25: ... AEB 3 Press or and then select or 4 Press Icon Mode Description Standard Takes one picture at a time Self timer Automatically takes a picture after 2 or 10 second delay This mode is useful when you want to be part of the picture Double Performs delay and capture twice 1 Performs a 10 second delay then captures the image 2 Performs another 2 second delay then captures the image again Burst Continu...

Page 26: ...pness saturation and contrast To set sharpness saturation or contrast 1 Press and then select Sharpness Saturation or Contrast 2 Press or and then select High Normal or Low 3 Press Digital Zoom The digital zoom enlarges or shrinks the image using a software process Icon Mode Description Wide Focuses on a wide range of multiple objects Center Focuses on the center area of the objects Icon Mode Desc...

Page 27: ...o return to the capture mode Smart Scene Automatically selects the best shooting mode from Backlight Backlight Portrait Landscape Portrait Night Scene Night Portrait Sunset and Macro 1 Press Shooting Mode and select 2 Press the shutter halfway to set automatic focus The selected shooting mode is displayed in the top left corner of the screen 3 Press the shutter to capture an image Blink Detector A...

Page 28: ...mposition and press the shutter to capture the final image Smile Catch Captures an image when the subject smiles 1 Press Shooting Mode and select 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 Face tracking one face only is always...

Page 29: ...ress or to select a setting 4 Press to confirm setting Battery status Effect Normal Vivid Sepia B W Vivid Red Vivid Green Vivid Blue Effect on page 13 for more details Icon Description Battery power is full Battery power remains adequate Battery power is low Battery power is very low You should replace the batteries ASAP C103X_C123X_UM EN book Page 21 Tuesday August 4 2009 11 51 AM ...

Page 30: ...CD 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 Numbering Series Stores the most recently used file number regardless of deleted files or a change of memory card This is useful for avoiding the file name duplication when images are downloaded to a computer Reset Resets file numbering each time the memo...

Page 31: ... When using Lithium batteries Oxyride When using Oxyride batteries 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 Resets the entire menu and button operation settings to initial default The following settings do not change after Reset All Date Time setting Language setting TV Format setting C103X_C...

Page 32: ...he Playback mode 2 Indicates that the file is protected and cannot be deleted 27 3 Indicates this file has a voice memo or the file is an audio file 27 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 Histogra...

Page 33: ...ess to change the orientation of an image at 90 degrees clockwise at a time For each rotation the image file in the new orientation is automatically saved Viewing multiple files at a time Shows up to 9 files at a time on the screen To view multiple files 1 Press Maximum 9 files shown in thumbnails are displayed on the screen Press or to select a file and then press or to view it in its normal view...

Page 34: ...pplies a transition effect from left to right Applies a transition effect from upper left side to lower right side Applies a 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 3 Select whether you want to repeat the slideshow 4 Select Start and press to play the slidesho...

Page 35: ...ed images This function is only available for still images Red eye correction can be applied to an image several times but the quality may gradually deteriorate 1 Press or to move to the image you want to apply Red eye Removal 2 Press Red eye Removal or 3 Press Start and the Red eye Correction function will automatically complete 4 Select one of the following three options Overwrite Saves the chan...

Page 36: ... move to the image you want to trim 2 Press Trim or 3 Press or to select the target image size 8M 5M 3M VGA to which you want to reduce 4 Press or to locate the area to trim 5 Press to confirm the change and save the image file You cannot trim images in the size of 3 2 16 9 or VGA Icon Option Description Normal No effect is added to the image Sepia Recorded image will be stored in a sepia tone B W...

Page 37: ...up image select Off 2 Press DPOF The Digital Print Order Format DPOF setting allows you to select images on the memory card for printing and specify the number of print copies in advance using the camera 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 on...

Page 38: ...deo input jack and an audio input jack left channel on your AV system 3 Turn on the AV system and then switch to the AV source connecting to the camera 4 Turn on the camera 5 Follow the on screen instructions to operate the camera via the TV or projector screen Printing images In addition to printing images by connecting the camera to a printer via a computer or bringing the memory card if availab...

Page 39: ...e following options To print one image in a time select Print One and press or to select an image To print all images in a time select All To print all images shown by thumbnails in a time select Index 7 Press The above procedure may vary depending on the printer type you are using If you connect the camera to your printer while the printer is still starting up the camera will be automatically tur...

Page 40: ... 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 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 ...

Page 41: ...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 icon indicated on the screen stops flashing The camera does not recognize the memory card Format the memory card before the initial use or before using with another camera I cannot print images with Pict...

Page 42: ...A 320 x 240 or Web sharing 640 x 480 30 fps Continuous recording with sound Shutter Speed 1 2000 1 sec Fireworks 2 sec Manual 15 sec Night Scene 15 sec White Balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent H Fluorescent L Manual Exposure 2 2 EV 0 3EV step ISO Auto 50 100 200 400 800 1600 3200 for resolution of 3M or below only 6400 for resolution of VGA or HD 16 9 only Flash Auto Flash Auto Anti...

Page 43: ...out prior notice Interface Digital output USB 2 0 compatible Audio Video output NTSC PAL PictBridge compatible Accessory USB Cable Software User Manual CD User Manual or Quick Guide Hand Strap Leather case Non rechargeable AA batteries C103X_C123X_UM EN book Page 35 Tuesday August 4 2009 11 51 AM ...