BenQ E1250 Series, User Manual

Page 1: ...Welcome E1250 E1280 Series Digital Camera User Manual E1250_E1280_UM EN book Page 1 Friday February 5 2010 4 44 PM ...

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: ... batteries 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 lo...

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 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 please place it in a steady pl...

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

Page 8: ...ideo clips 24 Adjusting the playback volume 25 Slideshow 25 Deleting files 26 Protecting files 26 Red eye Removal 26 Voice memo 26 Photo Effect 27 Trimming 27 Resizing 28 Startup image 28 DPOF 28 Working with computer and AV system 29 Bundled software 29 Connecting the camera to a computer 29 Connecting the camera to an AV system 29 Printing images 30 Printing with PictBridge 30 Troubleshooting an...

Page 9: ...ctual 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 1 User Manual or Quick Guide 2 Digital camera 3 USB cable 4 Battery 5 Hand strap 6 Leather case 7 Software User Manual CD 8 Battery charger 9 AC power adapter 10 AV cable E1250_E1280_UM EN b...

Page 10: ...sist Lamp Self timer LED indicator 8 Lens 9 Microphone 10 Speaker 11 Tripod mount 12 USB AV port 13 Battery Memory card cover 1 LCD display 2 Status LED 3 MENU button or return to the previous menu 4 Function Fn Delete button Activate the function menu Capture mode or delete photos Playback mode 5 Strap eyelet 6 Multifunctional buttons including a 4 way control and a button 7 Mode switch Toggle am...

Page 11: ...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 LCD display may have some light spots or show 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 ...

Page 12: ... Open the battery cover 2 Pull the battery out C 3 Close the battery cover D D To charge the battery 1 Insert the battery into the battery charger 2 Connect one end of the AC power adapter to the battery charger 3 Connect the other end of the AC power adapter to a wall outlet 4 When the battery is being charged the charger LED indicator lights up in red When the battery is fully charged it turns i...

Page 13: ...nitial use of an SD card please format the card first by pressing Manage Memory Format Yes 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 Clos...

Page 14: ...u want 4 Press to set the language Setting date and time When first time using the camera or the battery 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 and...

Page 15: ...nter 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 to different images videos slide to press or to zoom in out a captured image or slide to to view 9 images on the screen During zoom in out...

Page 16: ...5 AEB 17 6 S S F 7 Number of shots available 8 Image size 11 9 Image quality 11 10 Face Tracking 10 11 ISO 13 12 White Balance 12 13 AE metering 13 14 Exposure value EV 12 15 AF area 18 16 Histogram 17 Battery status 21 18 Camera shake warning ISO 100 100 EV 1 0 A 9999 9999 P E1250_E1280_UM EN book Page 8 Friday February 5 2010 4 44 PM ...

Page 17: ...ove your composition 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 ...

Page 18: ...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 19: ...ects in a certain focus range Infinity Used when capturing images at long distance Icon Description Icon Description 12 megapixels 4000 x 3000 3 megapixels 2048 x 1536 3 2 4000 x 2672 HD 16 9 1920 x 1080 in full HD format 8 megapixels 3264 x 2448 VGA 640 x 480 5 megapixels 2592 x 1944 1 megapixels 1280 x 960 Not user selectable Automatically set to 1M by the camera when ISO 6400 is used Icon Mode ...

Page 20: ...te and other colors can display properly when you capture images To select White Balance 1 Press White Balance Normal Good image quality with the highest compression rate File size is the smallest 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 incandes...

Page 21: ... select an AE metering option 1 Press Metering 2 Press or to select an AE metering option 3 Press to confirm setting Icon Description Automatically sets the ISO value Equivalent to color ISO 50 100 200 film Used for outdoor photography in bright sunlight Equivalent to color ISO 400 800 1600 3200 6400 film Used it in a low light environment or where the flash light is not allowed ISO 3200 for resol...

Page 22: ...Red The image becomes reddish Vivid Green The image becomes greenish Vivid Blue The image becomes bluish Icon Mode Description Auto Mode The camera 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 Aperture Priority You can choose an ...

Page 23: ...ures the background first so the helper can use it to take the final shot Snow Used under a very bright light environment such as snow scenes Fireworks Adds exposure time to shoot firework trails Please keep the camera steady or use a tripod while using this mode Building Enhances lines contracts to highlight the sense of the three dimensions 3D for a building Soft Flowing Water Uses a low shutter...

Page 24: ...used when shooting moving subjects 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 Child Increases sensitivity and emphasizes children s skin tones Sunset Captures the warmth and atmosphere represented b...

Page 25: ...EB function automatically takes 3 pictures with slightly different settings in the shutter speed or the aperture value To turn on off AEB 1 Go to the Capture mode 2 Press 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 ...

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: ...osition 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 o...

Page 29: ...wer remains adequate Battery power is low Battery power is very low You should replace the battery ASAP Option Description Sounds Startup Sets a type of the startup sound Shutter Sets the shutter sound on and off Operation Sets the operation sound on and off Volume Adjusts the volume of the shutter sound startup sound operation sound and playback sound Power Saving 1 min For power conservation the...

Page 30: ...ged TV Format You can review images on a television with the supplied AV cable NTSC America Japan Taiwan and others PAL China Europe Oceania and others TV Format should be set to either NTSC or PAL depending on your region For details about which system should be used check with your local authorities LCD Brightness High The LCD brightness is increased Normal The LCD brightness remains at the defa...

Page 31: ... file has a voice memo or the file is an audio file 26 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 01 15 2009 01 15 2009 01 1...

Page 32: ...rees 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 Slide the mode switch to 2 Slide to 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 viewing size Playing back...

Page 33: ...n 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 4 Select whether you want to repeat the slideshow 5 Select Start and press to play the slideshow If you want to p...

Page 34: ...the on screen instruction will ask you how you want to remove the protection Red eye Removal The Red Eye Correction function is used to reduce red eye in captured 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 Slide the mode switch to 2 Press or to move to the image you want to apply Re...

Page 35: ... Crops part of an image file reduces the image size and overwrites the image file or saves it as another new file To trim an image 1 Slide the mode switch to 2 Press or to move to the image you want to trim 3 Press Trim or Icon Option 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 Negative Colors become the op...

Page 36: ...elect a startup image 1 Press Startup Image or To use the default startup image select Default To use a custom image select My Photos and press or to select an image To disable the startup 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 ex...

Page 37: ...era from an AV system such as TV or projector To connect the camera to an AV system 1 Connect the end of the smaller plug of the AV cable to the camera 2 Connect the yellow video plug and the white audio plug of the AV cable to a video 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 ca...

Page 38: ... 3 Turn on the printer Wait for a while until it finishes starting up and is ready to print 4 Turn on the camera 5 Select Printer and wait for the connection 6 Select one of the 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 proc...

Page 39: ...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 memory...

Page 40: ...ss 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 PictBri...

Page 41: ...ite 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 1280 x 960 only Flash Auto Flash Auto Anti Red eye Force On Slow Sync Force Off Drive mode Off Single 10 sec 2 sec Double Burst Power Source 700mAh rechargeable Li ion battery CIPA approximately 200 b...

Page 42: ...ations are subject to change without prior notice Accessory USB Cable Software User Manual CD User Manual or Quick Guide Hand Strap Leather case Li ion battery Battery charger AC power adapter AV cable E1250_E1280_UM EN book Page 34 Friday February 5 2010 4 44 PM ...