BenQ DC S40, User Manual

Page 1: ...Welcome DC S40 Digital Camera User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...amera in the following environmental range temperature below 0 C or above 40 C Do not use or store your camera in the environments listed below Direct sunlight High humidity and dusty places Next to the air conditioner electric heater or other heat sources In a closed car that is directly under the sun Unstable locations If your camera becomes wet wipe it with dry cloth as soon as possible Salt or...

Page 3: ...ing the LCD Panel 4 2 Preparing Your DC S40 for Use 5 2 1 Inserting the Battery 5 2 2 Using an AC Power Adapter 6 2 3 Charging the Battery 6 2 4 Loading an SD Memory Card 7 2 5 Attaching the Strap 8 3 Using the DC S40 9 3 1 Capture Mode 9 3 1 1 Composing Pictures 9 3 1 2 About the LCD Monitor Icons 9 3 1 3 Using the LCD Monitor in Manual Mode 10 3 1 4 LCD Monitor Display Capture Mode 10 3 1 5 Usin...

Page 4: ...17 3 1 9 10 Exposure Value 18 3 1 9 11 Metering 19 3 1 9 12 Date Imprint 19 3 2 Taking Videos 20 3 2 1 Movie Mode 20 3 2 2 Movie Special Effect 21 3 3 Playing Back Images 22 3 3 1 Playback Mode 22 3 3 2 Playing Back Movies 23 3 3 3 Thumbnail Display 24 3 3 4 Voice Memo Record 24 3 3 5 Zoom Playback 25 3 3 6 Erasing Images and Movies 25 3 3 7 Playback Mode Setup 26 3 3 7 1 Erasing Files 26 3 3 8 Th...

Page 5: ...mat 33 3 5 5 LCD Brightness 33 3 5 6 Beep 34 3 5 7 Startup Image 34 3 5 8 AV Out Format 35 3 5 9 Power Saving 35 3 5 10 Language 36 3 5 11 Reset 36 3 5 12 SW Version 37 4 PC Dependent Features 38 4 1 Installing the Digital Camera Software 38 4 2 Bundled Software 39 4 3 Transferring Files with your PC 40 4 3 1 Transferring Images Movies and MP3 Files 40 4 4 Viewing Images on TV 41 5 Troubleshooting...

Page 6: ...BenQ DC 5330 Table of Contents Table of Contents English IV Table of Contents Memo ...

Page 7: ...sing or appears damaged contact your dealer Save the packaging in the event you need to ship your camera for service Welcome DC S40 Dig S40 Digital C tal Camer mera Us User s M Manual BenQ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 User s manual 2 DC S40 digital camera 3 AV cable 4 USB cable 5 Lithium ion battery rechargeable 6 Hand strap 7 DC S40 software CD ROM 8 AC power adapter 9 Earphones ...

Page 8: ...utofocus will likely have failed 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 10 1 Speaker 2 Shutter button 3 Built in flash 4 Optical viewfinder 5 Lens lens cover 6 Self timer AF assist lamp 7 Microphone 8 Earphone and A V OUT terminal 9 USB port 10 DC IN 5V terminal O VIEW DEL M A MENU C LCD SET 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 1 Shutter button 2 Flash right navigation button 3 Zoom volume adjust menu up down navigation butt...

Page 9: ...age that was taken Playback Mode press to delete current image or movie MP3 Mode press for less than two seconds to switch between playback modes repeat all repeat one standard play Press for more than two seconds to lock camera buttons only the power button functions in this mode FM Mode press for two seconds to lock buttons only the power button functions in this mode Press for less than two sec...

Page 10: ...s as shown enabling you to take pictures of yourself Green Orange ON 1 Power on detected 2 Ready to use or AF action completed 3 USB connection non accessing Battery charging in progress Blinking slow Processing 1 Warning message 2 Power low Blinking fast Accessing mass storage Flash is charging 1 2 3 4 5 1 Manual Mode 2 Auto mode 3 Playback mode 4 Movie mode 5 Audio Mode ...

Page 11: ...battery in extremely cold environments as low temperatures can shorten the battery life and reduce camera performance LCD SET MENU C O VIEW DEL A LCD SET MENU C O VIEW DEL A LCD SET MENU C Q VIEW DEL M A LCD SET MENU C Q VIEW DEL M A 1 Turn the camera off 2 Slide the battery cover in the direction of the arrow A and open the battery cover B 3 Push the battery latch in the direction of the arrow C ...

Page 12: ... The following describes the LED indicators Orange LED charging starts LED Off charging is complete Notes Use only the AC power adapter specified for the camera Damage caused by the use of an incorrect adapter is not covered under the warranty Use an AC power adapter while transferring images to your computer in order to pre vent data loss from unexpected automatic power off of the camera Notes Us...

Page 13: ... the front side of the camera If the card cannot be inserted check the ori entation 4 Close the battery SD Memory Card cover To remove the SD Memory Card make sure the camera is off Open the battery SD Memory Card card cover Press lightly on the edge of the memory card and it will eject Notes To prevent valuable data from being accidentally erased from an SD Memory Card slide the write protect tab...

Page 14: ...ttaching the Strap To prevent accidentally dropping the camera when using your camera always use the strap 1 Thread the small loop of the hand strap through the strap eyelet on the camera A 2 Pull the large loop through the small loop until the strap is firmly secured B A B ...

Page 15: ...imer capturing It is equipped with both an optical viewfinder and a 1 5 inch full color LTPS LCD monitor to compose images Taking images using the optical viewfinder conserves battery power Using the LCD monitor helps you accurately compose pictures and examine all details However the LCD consumes more battery power 1 Turn the camera on by pressing the POWER button 2 Set the mode dial to Auto or M...

Page 16: ...or darkens in strong sunlight or bright light This is not a malfunction Using the LCD monitor for an extended period of time uses battery power and there fore decreases the number of images you can take To conserve battery power it is rec ommended to turn the LCD monitor off and use the viewfinder instead The following additional icons are displayed in the LCD screen when Manual mode is selected M...

Page 17: ...lear image and then press it down fully to capture the image 3 1 6 Using the Digital Zoom By using the digital zoom images can be enlarged so that the subject appears closer However the more the image is enlarged the grainer the image will become The digital zoom function is only available when you set the LCD monitor and the digital zoom to ON To capture a digitally zoomed image perform the follo...

Page 18: ... ready for the next shot Icon Flash Mode Description Auto Flash The flash fires automatically according to the ambient lighting conditions Red Eye Reduction The flash fires automatically according to the ambient lighting conditions Select this mode for general photography The flash emits a precursor flash before the main flash fires This causes the pupil in the human eyes to contract reducing the ...

Page 19: ...ots of objects at a distance of around 15 cm from the camera Close up photos taken with the Macro preset have betters results than close up photos taken under other presets Notes When shooting a close up in Macro mode use the LCD monitor to compose your shot avoiding the off center parallax phenomenon There is not a distinct point subject range at which Normal mode is favored over Macro mode take ...

Page 20: ... select and set the mode setting as before 6 Press MENU C to exit the menus 3 1 9 2 Capture Mode Sets the capture mode at which the image is to be recorded Single 1 shot mode default Continuous In this mode photographs are taken continuously at a maximum speed of 0 5 second speed interval The maximum number of photographs that can be taken continuously is 2 photographs If continuous mode is set re...

Page 21: ...eset settings for different shooting conditions Auto Select this mode to enable the camera to make automatic adjustments default Portrait Select this mode to make people stand out with the background out of focus Flash setting is fixed to red eye reduction mode automatically Landscape Select this mode when taking pictures of landscape subjects Flash photography is not possible Night Scene Select t...

Page 22: ...e balance for cloudy twilight or shady conditions Tungsten Adjusts the white balance for subjects illuminated by tungsten light Fluorescent Adjusts the white balance for subjects illuminated by fluorescent light 3 1 9 7 Effect Enables you to apply a tone or color to your images to create an artistic effect RGB Photographs using standard settings default B W Pictures include no colors except black ...

Page 23: ...rightly lit indoor photography 3 1 9 9 Focusing Enables you to change the focus Select the region of the subject seen in the LCD display that the digital camera focuses on by setting the Auto focus window position Central In central auto focus window mode the camera focuses on the center region of the framed shot default 5 Area In this mode the camera displays five focus points To use this mode pr...

Page 24: ...ers on white paper Backlit portraits Very bright scenes such as snowfields and highly reflective subjects Shots made up predominantly of sky Negative Compensation Spotlit subjects particularly against dark backgrounds Copying of printed text white characters on black paper Scenes with low reflectivity such as shots of green or dark foliage Notes In Exposure compensation the default value is 0 0EV ...

Page 25: ...measured in a very small area at the center of the screen It is possible to calculate the exposure of a subject without being affected by the surrounding environment Matrix The camera adjusts itself based on the average light measurement over the entire region of the viewfinder 3 1 9 12 Date Imprint Enables you to imprint a date mark on your printed images On The current date is imprinted on your ...

Page 26: ...e the picture press the shutter button down halfway and then press it down fully Photography begins REC appears on the LCD monitor 2 To stop making movies press the shutter button down fully again If you do not do this photography is automatically stopped when there is no more free space on the SD Memory Card or built in memory Note In mode the LCD monitor cannot be turned off Note In mode EV comp...

Page 27: ...deo clips include no colors except black white and shades of gray This is another easy way to add distinctiveness to your video clips Sepia Video clips to create a warmer print tone use sepia toning The shadows remain black while the mid tones of the image are adjusted towards brown and orange colors This produces warm old fashioned artistic style photographs Vivid Video clips to bring out sharper...

Page 28: ... the button to advance to the next frame Press the button to go back one frame 3 3 1 Playback Mode The following illustration shows the movie and image playback screen in detailed mode Note Press LCD SET to switch between standard mode image only mode and thumbnail mode Standard Image Only Thumbnail 007 007 Shutter 00 19 00 19 Shutter 003 007 File number Image Playback Movie Playback Zoom level Pl...

Page 29: ... volume indicator shows the volume setting The following illustration shows the movie playback screen in detailed mode FF Fast forward of video clip at 2X speed FR Fast backward of video clip at 2X speed 1 2X Press Q VIEW DEL button to play slow motion Play video clip at 1 2X speed 1X Press MENU C button to restore to normal play speed Pause and play Press LCD SET button to pause and play video cl...

Page 30: ... display the selected image or movie on the full screen 3 3 4 Voice Memo Record Press the shutter button during image playback to record a voice memo for the picture When voice memo recording is in process the LCD displays the recording time Voice memos can be up to 20 seconds long and are saved in WAV and HTML format Press the shutter button again to end the voice recording If an image has a voic...

Page 31: ... arrows appear in the display Press zoom in and zoom out to pan up and down in the zoomed image Press macro and flash to pan left and right in the image 3 3 6 Erasing Images and Movies Press Q VIEW DEL to delete an image or movie during playback You are prompted to confirm the deletion as shown below Press macro to select YES and then press LCD SET to delete the image If you decide you do not want...

Page 32: ...e press MENU C 2 Select Erase The following options are available Erase Single erases a single image or movie Erase All erases all images and movies Erase Voice Memo erases the voice memo attached to the currently viewed image 3 Make your selection and press LCD SET to delete the files You are prompted to confirm the deletion 4 Select Yes and press LCD SET to delete the files Note Images cannot be...

Page 33: ...9 Protect Mode This function prevents an image from being erased 1 In Playback Mode press MENU C 2 Select Lock The following options are available Lock Single locks the currently selected image or movie Unlock Single unlocks the currently selected image or movie Lock All locks all images and movies Unlock All unlocks all images and movies 3 When you have made your selection you are prompted to con...

Page 34: ...show begins The pictures are displayed at 3 second intervals 4 Press MENU C to stop the slide show 3 3 11 Setting Startup Image 1 In Playback Mode press MENU C 2 Select Startup Image 3 Make your selection and press LCD SET to set the startup image You are prompted to confirm the selection 4 Select Yes and press LCD SET to set the desired startup image Note The Auto Power Off function does not oper...

Page 35: ... how to control playback Press Q VIEW DEL for less than two seconds to switch between playback modes All tracks repeat one track repeats normal playback Press Q VIEW DEL for more than two seconds to lock and unlock the camera When locked only the power button is functional Press LCD SET to stop and start playback Press zoom in and zoom out to raise and lower the volume Press macro to play the prev...

Page 36: ...SET for less than two seconds to switch between common stations Press LCD SET for more than two seconds to save the current station to a common channel Press zoom in and zoom out to raise and lower the volume Press macro or flash for more than two seconds to scan for the previous or next available channel Press macro or flash for less than two seconds to adjust the tuning to the previous next freq...

Page 37: ...ory to the SD Memory Card 1 In Manual Auto or Movie mode press MENU C 2 Press to navigate to the top of the menu and then press to select Setup mode 3 Select Memory The following options are available Copy copies the internal memory to the external flash card Format formats the memory 4 Press LCD SET when you have made your selection You are prompted to confirm the action 5 Select Yes and press LC...

Page 38: ...elect No 3 5 3 Date Time Enables you to set the date and time 1 In Manual Auto or Movie mode press MENU C 2 Press to navigate to the top of the menu and then press to select Setup mode 3 Select Date Time 4 Select Edit and press LCD SET Press macro and flash to select the year month day hour and minute fields Press zoom in and zoom out to change the value for each field 5 Press LCD SET to save the ...

Page 39: ...save the setting and exit the date time submenu To exit without saving the settings press MENU C 3 5 5 LCD Brightness Enables you to set the LCD brightness 1 In Manual Auto or Movie mode press MENU C 2 Press to navigate to the top of the menu and then press to select Setup mode 3 Select LCD Brightness 4 Press macro and flash to raise and lower the brightness brighter normal default 5 After you hav...

Page 40: ... C to exit the Setup menu 3 5 7 Startup Image Enables you to choose startup image from three built in images and one customized image Please refer to section 3 3 11 to set customized image 1 In Manual and Auto mode press MENU C 2 Press to navigate to the top of the menu and then press to select Setup mode 3 Press LCD SET to select startup image The following frame shows 4 Use and buttons to move t...

Page 41: ...ort will output video only and the format is PAL 4 After you have made your selection press MENU C to exit the Setup menu 3 5 9 Power Saving Enables you to set the power saving mode 1 In Manual Auto or Movie mode press MENU C 2 Press to navigate to the top of the menu and then press to select Setup mode 3 Select PowerSave The following options are available On when set to on the camera enters slee...

Page 42: ...n Italian Spanish Portuguese Traditional Chinese Simple Chinese 4 After you have made your selection press MENU C to exit the Setup menu 3 5 11 Reset Enables you to reset the camera to factory defaults 1 In Manual Auto or Movie mode press MENU C 2 Press to navigate to the top of the menu and then press to select Setup mode 3 Select Reset 4 Press LCD SET You are prompted to confirm the action Selec...

Page 43: ...Version Displays the camera s SW version 1 In Manual Auto or Movie mode press MENU C 2 Press to navigate to the top of the menu and then press to select Setup mode 3 Select Version The version screen displays the camera s software version Version Version V1023 Reset ...

Page 44: ... to set up the driver in advance It s recommended that you set up the driver and software before connecting the digi tal camera to your PC Normally a software installation menu appears automatically after this installation CD is inserted into your CD ROM drive If the menu did not appear browse the CD and find a program file named Autorun exe in the root directory and double click it The menu will ...

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Page 46: ...n on the PC 2 Switch on the camera 3 Connect the camera to the PC with the included USB cable Ensure that the connection is secure When the USB cable is connected to the PC a hard disk is created in Windows Explorer labeled Removable Disk Stored images or movies can be found in Removable Disk DCIM 100MEDIA MP3 files can be transferred to Removable Disk MP3 4 Copy view delete and move images movies...

Page 47: ... the TV 2 Switch on the camera 3 Connect the camera to the TV with the included AV cable as shown 4 Switch your TV channel to the proper video mode for viewing video in media Consult your TV users manual 5 Playback images or movies as described in 3 3 Playing Back Images on page 22 R VIDEO AV L ...

Page 48: ...set at Recording Mode The battery is weak The power has not been switched on Set the Mode Dial to Capture Mode Replace the battery Switch on the power The close up image is blurred Select the correct focus range If the subject is within 15 cm select Macro mode The flash does not fire The camera flash is turned off The light source is sufficient Set the flash mode to Auto Flash or Forced Flash mode...

Page 49: ... 0 3 EV step ISO Equivalent Auto 100 200 White Balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent Flash Auto Red eye reduction Forced Flash Flash off Flash Range 0 5 2 5m Still Image Mode Single image Continuous 2 pic Self timer 10 seconds with LED indicator Movie Clips Size 320x240with sound Recording time depending on memory Storage Built in memory 14 MB External memory SD Card 8 256 MB compatibl...

Page 50: ...indows 98SE 2000 ME XP Software Application Q link Q music PhotoBase PhotoImpression VideoImpression PhotoPrinter Acrobat Reader DirectX Media Player System Requirements FOR WINDOWS Pentium MMX class or higher CPU 64 MB RAM CD ROM drive 100 MB free hard disk space Available USB port Windows XP ME 2000 98SE ...

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