BTC DSC 3300V, User Manual

Page 1: ...3 2 Mega Pixel User s Manual Digital Still Camera ...

Page 2: ...mpliance and Advisory 2 Camera Nomenclature 3 Accessory Set up 4 Preparing to Take Pictures 6 Battery Installation 6 Turning Camera ON and OFF 8 Date and Time Set Up 9 Beep Sound Set Up 11 Power Save Settings 12 Quick View Setting 13 Language Set Up 14 Using a Memory Card 16 Camera Working Mode 17 ...

Page 3: ...sion 22 Setting the Flash 23 Using Normal Macro focus Selector 24 Using Digital Zoom 26 Continuous Shutter Mode 27 Setting Self Timer 27 Recording Video images 28 Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode 30 Reviewing Your Pictures and Videos 31 Viewing Pictures 31 Viewing Pictures in Thumbnail 31 Zooming the Displayed Image 32 Deleting Pictures 33 Protecting Pictures against Deletion 35 ...

Page 4: ...40 DPOF Print Settings 41 PRINT Image Matching 43 Connecting your camera 44 Viewing Images on a TV Set 44 Downloading Images to a Computer 44 About the memory storage you using in this camera 47 Installing the Software 48 Downloading Pictures 48 Installing MGI PhotoSuite 4 SE 49 Using MGI PhotoSuite 4 SE 51 Indicator Lamp Reference 52 Troubleshooting 53 Specifications 55 ...

Page 5: ...ries System Requirements For Windows PC with processor better than MMX Pentium 233MHz Windows 98 98se 2000 ME XP Minimum 32MB RAM USB Port CD ROM drive 800x600 pixels 16 bit color display compatible monitor For Macintosh Power Mac G3 or later Mac OS 9 0 9 1 9 2 Minimum 64MB RAM USB Port CD ROM drive 800x600 pixels 16 bit color display compatible monitor Specifications are subject to change without...

Page 6: ...e must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B peripheral pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio fre...

Page 7: ... used in order to ensure compliance with FCC regulation Camera Nomenclature Front Self timer lamp Flash Viewfinder Microphone Lens Exposure sensor 3 x D IG ITA L Z O O M Back Operation lamp button Viewfinder Power button Continuous shutter Right button Zoom In Up button Zoom Out Down button Self timer Left button Battery cover Flash Play Pause button Stop button LCD Monitor screen ...

Page 8: ... USB port Video out terminal DC IN terminal Top Shutter button Mode dial Accessory Set up Attaching the Wrist Strap Follow illustrations to add the wrist strap Note When carrying the camera by the strap please don t swing the camera on the strap ...

Page 9: ...Getting Started 5 Using the Soft Case Keep the camera in it s soft case while it is not in use Be sure to insert the camera into the case with the monitor screen facing down ...

Page 10: ...era You can use batteries AA Alkaline or CR V3 or alternatively you can use an AC adapter DC3 3V 2 5A If using Batteries 1 Turn camera upside down 2 Open the battery cover by pushing and sliding into the side 3 Check inscription on battery chamber for correct negative positive installation 4 Install 2 AA alkaline batteries ...

Page 11: ... is used Battery Capacity Monitor Screen High Low NOTE Never use manganese batteries as they cannot sup ply sufficient power to support the camera s operations Replace all batteries at the same time to ensure a prop erly working camera never mix old and new batteries Remove batteries from the camera if you do not plan on using it for more than two weeks It is normal that the temperature of the cam...

Page 12: ...owered operation whenever the AC adapter is plugged into the camera Recommend using the AC adaptor to power the cam era whenever connected to a computer Turning Camera ON and OFF 1 Select Mode dial to Auto mode 2 Press the Power ON OFF bottom to turn the camera on and off NOTE It takes about 2 seconds to power on the camera When powering on the camera in Auto Manual Video mode in the right down co...

Page 13: ...Preparing to Take Pictures 9 Date and Time Set Up 1 You may set the date and time in any Mode dial 2 Press MENU button 3 Then press RIGHT button to SETUP MENU ...

Page 14: ... 4 Press SET button to DATE TIME menu 5 Press UP DOWN to adjust the value of your setting 6 Press Set button to set the value and advance to the next Use UP DOWN button to change the display of date A YY MM DD B MM DD YY C DD MM YY ...

Page 15: ...ting beep sound in any mode dial 1 Press MENU button 2 Then press RIGHT button to SETUP MENU 3 Press DOWN button to BEEP 4 Press SET button to BEEP menu 5 Press UP DOWN button to set the beep sound 6 Press SET button again to complete your setting Note The default setting is On ...

Page 16: ...OWER SAVE 4 Press SET button to POWER SAVE menu 5 Press UP DOWN button for your new setting 6 After your selection press SET again to complete your setting Note The default setting is 1 minute 1 minute This camera will automatically turn off monitor screen if there is no operation after one minute the LED is on in Green Performing any button will have the monitor screen to turn back on ...

Page 17: ...rforming any button will have the monitor screen to turn back on Note After the above 3 minute power saving if there is no more operation in another 1 minute this camera will automatically power off You have to push the Power bottom in order to turn on the camera again Off This camera will not perform the power saving function Quick View Setting You can view the picture immediately on the LCD scre...

Page 18: ...o set ON OFF of quick view function 6 Press SET again to complete your setting Language Set Up Use this feature to select the language for the LCD monitor screen You may perform the language setting in any Mode dial 1 Press MENU button 2 Then press RIGHT button to SETUP MENU 3 Press DOWN button to LANGUAGE ...

Page 19: ...Preparing to Take Pictures 15 4 Press SET button to enter the LANGUAGE selection 5 Use UP DOWN button to set the language you need 6 Press SET again to complete your setting ...

Page 20: ...6 2 You will see the card slot next to the battery house 3 Insert the SD card into the slot in the direction shown illustration Removing a SD memory card 1 Press the memory card into the camera and then quickly re lease it That will make the card to come partially out of the camera 2 Pull the memory card out of the slot 3 Close the battery card cover please refer to page 7 ...

Page 21: ... the camera will automatically set the exposure and white balance according to your shooting environment Manual Photo Mode You can manually set the exposure and white balance before shooting Playback Mode Replay or delete images from the camera memory storage Print images directly to a connected printer Video Mode Use this mode to record movies You can also manually set the exposure and white bala...

Page 22: ...ive image will automatically show out on the LCD screen with information display Turn off the previewing LCD screen The LCD screen always comes on when you turn the camera power on at any Mode dial You can turn on off the previewing LCD screen by pressing DISP button 1 Press the DSIP button one time to turn off the informa tion display 2 Press the DSIP button twice to turn off the LCD screen Auto ...

Page 23: ... exposure and set the white balance based on different environment condition If you don t insert the SD card into the camera you can take the pictures and storage them into the on board memory If you insert the SD card into the camera you can access the SD card only You can t access the SD card and the on board memory at the same time Auto Mode Screen 1 Select the Mode dial to Auto 2 Press the POW...

Page 24: ...he setting of exposure and white balance for you If the display indicators on LCD screen turn into red color which means the camera s auto exposure and auto white balance func tion is not ready or your capturing condition is over the camera s setting Under the above condition if you still press completely down the capture button the picture you took is in risk of over exposure or too dark Adjustin...

Page 25: ... White Balance Youcansetthewhitebalancemodetomatchdifferenttypeoflightsource 1 Set the Mode dial to Manual 2 Press MENU and select to WHITE BALANCE WB 3 Use UP DOWN button to set the white balance mode 4 Press SET button to complete your setting If the LCD screen is on you can check the result by viewing the image on the LCD screen AUTO Normal conditions camera adjusts white balance automatically ...

Page 26: ...magesyouwillrecord Resolution Setting 1 Select the Mode dial to Auto or Manual 3 Press MENU button 4 Press RIGHT button and select to RESOLUTION 5 Use UP DOWN button to set the resolution 6 Press SET button to complete your setting Quality Setting 1 Select the Mode dial to Auto or Manual 2 Press MENU button 3 Press RIGHT button and select to QUALITY 4 Use UP DOWN button to set the quality of image...

Page 27: ...Display Quality 12X 8X 5X Setting the Flash Press the button to select the flash mode Auto The camera determines when there is not enough light Red Eye Reduction A pre flash will fire automatically when needed before Off The flash will not fire Fill The flash fires every time when you take a picture The flash fires automatically when needed the picture is taken And the Red Eye Reduction lamp fires...

Page 28: ...us Selector Slide the Normal Macro Selector up and down to select proper focus range for recording images Recording images that are close up at a distance of approximately 7 1 2 20cm Slide Down 1 Slide the Normal Macro Selector down to Macro 2 Make sure the Macro indicator appears on the LCD screen ...

Page 29: ...tton But the Flash Auto and Red Eye Reduction setting can not be set in Macro Mode Recording images that are in normal or infinity distance of approximately from 31 5 to infinite 80cm infinity Recording images that are in normal or infinity distance of approximately from 31 5 to infinite 80cm infinit7 1 Slide the Normal Macro Selector to Normal 2 When the focus is set to normal or infinite distanc...

Page 30: ...an zoom in the subject before the image is taken 1 Set Mode dial to Auto or Manual 2 Turn on the LCD screen and the Information display in on if not press DISP button 2 Press UP button to zoom in the subject 3 Press Down button to zoom out the subject Zoom x1 0 Auto mode Zoom In x1 8 Auto mode ...

Page 31: ...ntinuous Mode button 3 Be sure that the appears on the LCD monitor then press shut ter button To cancel the Continuous Mode function Press the Continuous Mode button again Setting Self Timer When you use the self timer function the subject is recorded about 2 or 10 seconds upon your setting after you press the shutter button 1 Set Mode dial to Auto or Manual 2 Press the Self Timer button ...

Page 32: ...ountdown of ten seconds 3 Be sure that the 2 sec or 10 sec appear on the LCD monitor then press Shutter button 4 The Self Timer lamp will flash in red when you press shutter button for countdown To cancel the self timer function Press the self timer again Recording Video images This camera performs video recording function 1 Set the Mode dial to Video ...

Page 33: ...xposure and white balance before recording Please refer to page 20 NOTE In Video mode the resolution is set to 320x240 pixels There is no zoom in and zoom out functions in Video Recording Mode Be careful not to touch the microphone while recording The maximum length of individual video recording will depend on the memory space The recording will end automatically when the storage memory becomes fu...

Page 34: ...ocus Continuous Shutting Self Timer Digital Zoom Mode Exposure Compensation Valve 2 0 2 0 AUTO DAYLIGHT SHADE TUNGSTEN FLUORESCENT BLACK WHITE 2272x1704 2048x1536 5X 8X DATE TIME BEEP POWER SAVE QUICK VIEW TV OUT LANGUAGE Auto Red Eye Reduction Off Fill X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 1600x1200 640x480 X X 12X X Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode ...

Page 35: ...can use PLAY button to start the video playing and use STOP button to stop the video playing While the video is playing if you press STOP button the video will return to the first image Viewing Pictures in Thumbnail You can view up to 9 images at a time by using the THUMBNAIL function 1 Select Mode dial to Playback mode 2 The LCD screen displays the last recorded image 3 Press button the image dat...

Page 36: ...ected Zooming the Displayed Image When viewing a single image in Playback Mode you can magnify the image you selected The scale of magnification is x1 0 x4 0 1 Select the Mode dial to Playback mode 2 Magnify the image up to the desired scale of magnification by us ing the UP button ...

Page 37: ... of the LCD screen Slide the magnified image in four ways 1 Press SET button and the four way arrow directors will appear on the LCD screen 2 Press UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT buttons to slide the magnified pictures 3 Press SET button again to return to the magnify function Deleting Pictures You can delete single or all images in Playback mode Deleting a Single Image 1 Select Mode dial to Playback mode 2 P...

Page 38: ...selete SINGLE 4 Use UP DOWN button to confirm CANCEL to return th the MENU option or YES to delete this picture Note Use LEFT RIGHT button to slide the image to the next one Deleting All Unprotected Images 1 Select Mode dial to Playback mode 2 Press MENU button ...

Page 39: ... ALL 4 Press SET button to confirm CANCEL or YES 5 Press SET button to delete ALL images Protecting Pictures against Deletion Protect or unprotect a single image 1 Select Mode dial to Playback mode 2 Follow Viewing Pictures procedure to the pictures you want to protect ...

Page 40: ...use RIGHT button to PROTECT function 4 Press SET button to protect single picture 5 Press SET button again to complete the single protection NOTE 1 Be sure that the PROTECT icon appears after your setting 2 Use LEFT RIGHT button to slide the image to the next one ...

Page 41: ... button and use RIGHT button to SLIDE SHOW 4 Press UP DOWN button to set the seconds you want the pictures to appear on the LCD screen Three time settings of Slide Show OFF The Slide Show feature default sets as OFF 5 sec The pictures will appear on LCD screen for a period of 5 seconds 10 sec The pictures will appear on LCD screen for a period of 5 seconds Press SET button to complete your setting...

Page 42: ...urrently in the camera s built in flash memory to a memory card 1 Select Mode dial to Playback mode 2 Press MENU button 3 Press RIGHT button to select to COPY TO CARD 4 Use UP DOWN button to select NO or YES This starts the copy operation After all the images are copied to the card the message COPY COMPLETED appears on the camera LCD screen Note You can not copy the images from the memory card to ...

Page 43: ... UP DOWN button to select NO or YES YES Formats the memory card NO Cancels formatting operation This starts the FORMATTING operation After the memory storage is formatted the message NO IMAGE appears on the camera LCD screen Note The data deleted by a format operation can not be recovered Make sure that you do not need any data currently stored on a memory card before you format it ...

Page 44: ...ted on Sep 20 which is the 100th folder on the memory card 100_0920 Day Month Serial Number Under Line Files Each folder can contain up to 9 999 image files If you try to save the 10 000th pictures to a folder the camera automatically creates a new folder and stores the image in the new folder The name assigned to the files is based on the current date as described below Example 28th image taken o...

Page 45: ...ormat which is a format for recording on a memory card or other medium which digital camera images should be printed and how many copies of the image should be printed Then you can print on a DPOF compatible printer or at a professional print service from the memory card in accordance with the file name and number of copies settings recorded on the cards Print Order Setting 1 Select to Mode dial t...

Page 46: ...to select COPIES or DATE settings DPOF Options Copies Specify the number of copies to be printed Use UP DOWN button to choose the numbers DATE Insert a date stamp into the imag Use UP DOWN button to choose ON OFF Press RIGHT button Scroll forward to the next image Press LEFT button Scroll back to the previous image Resetting the Print Order Setting The Reset feature clears all print selections and...

Page 47: ...ads this data and adjust the printed image accordingly so your image come out just the way you intended when you recorded them See the documentation that came with your printer for full details about PRINT Image Matching PRINT Image Matching is a term for the print command that is embedded in header file fo the image created by Digital Camera It contains color setting and image parameter informati...

Page 48: ... NOTE The camera LCD screen turns off automatically during video output Selecting the Video Output Signal Mode Your camera supports both NTSC used in U S Japan and other countries and PAL used in Europe and other areas video output signal systems The video sysetem you should use depend on the contry of origitn of the equopment you are connecting to the camera s VIDEO OUT terminal Downloading Image...

Page 49: ... card adapter optional and then insert the PC card adapter into the computer s PC card reader 2 Double click the icon of the drive with the SD card 3 Copy images from the card into a folder of your choice on the hard disk Connecting the Camera to a Computer via USB Cable 1 Make sure that you install the USB driver that comes on the bundled CD ROM first 2 Connect the supplied USB cable to the compu...

Page 50: ...e the camera is on the camera will automatically turn off It s recommended to power the camera from a household power out let with the optional AC Adapter If you are in the first time to connect the camera to a PC in Win dows98 operation system via USB cable the computer will detect the camera as Unknow device and then automatically complete the camera installation ...

Page 51: ...tored in camera on board memory If you insert a SD card into the camera the images taken will be stored in the SD card Memory Card Data Images recorded with this camera and other datat are stored on the memory card using DCF Design rule for Camera File system protocol DCF protocol is designed for image an other data exchange between digital cameras and other devices DCF Protocol DCF Protocol defin...

Page 52: ...rom drive Program should install automatically Follow on screen instructions NOTE If your system requires a manual installation Click Run type the CD ROM drive install exe then click OK Restarting your computer is recommended If you click on the exit on the main screen of the camera driver it take you through the install again seems to be a glitch in the software ...

Page 53: ...system is Windows 98 98SE 2000 ME XP 1 Insert CD into your PC cd rom drive 2 Program should install automatically 3 Follow on screen instructions 1 Click the MGI PhotoSuite 4 SE menu on autorun frame 2 A Welcome window will be displayed Click Next to move to the next step ...

Page 54: ...w will be displayed If you agree to this click YES the window will then move to the next step If you disagree click NO and the install program will be canceled 4 Select Destination Location 5 Start Copying Files window will displayed Click Next to start installation ...

Page 55: ... a manual installation Click Run type the CD ROM drive install exe then click OK Restarting your computer is recommended Using MGI PhotoSuite 4 SE 1 Click Start Programs MGI PhotoSuite 4 MGI PhotoSuite 4 2 This will open the MGI PhotoSuite software to edit crop and print your pictures ...

Page 56: ... W Update Test Mode Self timer Erase All Test Mode Green including burst AVI Delete Single Protect All Slide Show Read Image When AE is locked strobe is ready if strobe in Fill Auto and Red Eye Reduction mode Self time capture 10 sec 1 6 sec 7 8 sec 9 10 sec Self time capture 2 sec Power Saving Green Green Green Green Orange Self timer Self timer Self timer Self timer UNIT 100ms 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 ...

Page 57: ...ll protected file 2 3 2 2 2 3 Red Green Red Red Red Red Red Red Power does not turn on The camera does not shoot Batteries are loading in wrong dirction Batteries are dead The battery cover is open The model dial is set to Playback mode The flash is charging Memory is full The SD card is nor formatted correctly Reload batteries in the correct direction Replace the new batteries Make sure the batte...

Page 58: ...TSC or Please use the attached video cable to connect the camera Set the video system to the Recorded images are not Images are nor displayed The flash doesn t fire Image not showing on TV saved in memory full set of new ones non DCF images except Off to the TV correctly PAL for your TV complete the save operation is Camera power down before A memory card with non DCF images recorded with another ...

Page 59: ...V to 2EV in 1 3 steps Shutter Control Mechanical Shutter Shutter Speed 1 3 1 1000sec Digital Zoom Preview Mode X3 continuous 0 2X step Playback Mode X4 continuous 0 2X step Digital Zoom Video mode N A Image File Format Still Burst EXIF 2 2 compatible format JPEG compression DCF compatible Support DPOF PIM Still Capture Mode Single Mode Burst Mode 3 pictures per shot White Balance Auto Manual 5 mod...

Page 60: ...Reference 56 rechargeable CRV3 DC Input 3 3V DC adapter Dimension Camera body 97x65x37 33 mm Weight Camera body without battery 165g Specifications are subject to change without prior notice ...