DXG DXG-503, User Manual

Page 1: ...fully and keep it in a safe place for future reference About this manual Every effort has been made to ensure that the contents of this manual are correct and up to date However no guarantee is made regarding the accuracy of the contents and DXG reserves the right to make changes without notice Copyright Copyright 2005 i ...

Page 2: ... Do not store the product in cold areas When the product warms up to its normal temperature moisture can form inside the camera and damage electronic circuits Do not attempt to open the casing Do not drop or hit the product Rough handing may damage the internal components Do not use harsh chemicals cleaning solvents or strong detergents to clean the product Use a soft slightly dampened cloth If th...

Page 3: ...ted Installing the batteries 5 Inserting an SD card 6 Powering on the camera 7 Before you start 7 Setting the date and time 7 Setting the language 9 Changing modes 10 Taking still pictures 11 Shooting video 11 Connecting to a TV or PC 12 Connecting to a computer 13 Using the Camera Using the camera buttons 14 Using the camera LCD display 16 Changing the LCD display 16 iii 3 ...

Page 4: ... options 23 Scene mode 29 Icons 30 Scenes 31 Zoom 32 Menu options 33 Movie mode 33 Using movie mode 33 Icons 34 Menu options 35 Setup 35 Date time 35 Insert date 35 Format 36 Power saving 36 Beep vol 37 Shutter vol 37 Language 38 Reset 38 Frequency 39 TV out 39 Playback mode 40 iv 4 ...

Page 5: ...ode 40 Menu options 40 Installing the software and drivers Drivers 45 Presto Video Works 6 46 Presto Mr Photo 3 47 Appendix A Specifications 49 Appendix B Number of images on SD 51 Appendix C System Requirements 52 v 5 ...

Page 6: ...ystem requirements 1 1 Camera features The DXG 503 has many features including Digital still camera 5 1 megapixels Digital camcorder Mass storage device Voice recorder 3X optical zoom Direct Print functionality 1 6 ...

Page 7: ...ng All the following items should be included in the camera package If any item is missing or appears damaged contact DXG USA immediately Unpacking Camera Wrist strap Camera pouch AA batteries USB TV out cable 2 7 ...

Page 8: ...t the camera CD ROM driver and User manual application software 1 3 About the camera Refer to the following diagrams to familiarize yourself with the buttons and controls of the camera 1 3 1 Front view 3 8 ...

Page 9: ...1 3 2 Back View About the camera 1 4 3 Top view 4 9 ...

Page 10: ...on covers only basic functions See later chapters for details about advanced functions 2 1 Installing the battery The camera requires two AA sized batteries Insert the batteries as shown here 1 Open the battery door 2 Insert the batteries as shown 5 10 ...

Page 11: ...duct 2 2 Inserting an SD card An optional SD MMC card can be installed in the camera to provide additional storage space for still images video or other files These cards are available for purchase at www dxgusa com To install an SD card 1 Open the battery door 2 Insert an SD card as shown Make sure the gold contacts are facing up as shown 6 11 ...

Page 12: ...he camera Press and hold the power button for two seconds 2 4 Before you start Before you use your camera there are some basic settings you should adjust 2 4 1 Setting the date and time To set the date and time 1 Use the mode dial to switch the camera to the Setup Mode 7 12 ...

Page 13: ...t and right to move through the year month date hours minutes and format field 5 Use the joystick up and down to change the selected field 6 Press the center joystick button to complete the change 2 4 2 Setting the beep function To set the beep function 1 Use the mode dial to switch the camera to Setup Mode 2 Use the joystick to scroll through the options until BEEP VOL is highlighted 8 13 ...

Page 14: ...k left and right to adjust the volume slider as required 6 Press the center joystick button to complete the change 2 4 3 Setting the language To set the language 1 Use the mode dial to switch the camera to Setup Mode 2 Use the joystick to scroll through the options until LANGUAGE is highlighted 3 Press the center joystick button to display the LANGUAGE submenu 9 14 ...

Page 15: ...ive modes Each mode is explained in the following table Use the mode switch to change the mode Icon Mode Description Photo For still pictures The shutter speed and aperture are set by the camera Scene For still pictures 15 preset scene programs to choose Movie For video capture Setup To configure settings common to all camera modes Playback To review videos and still pictures stored on the camera ...

Page 16: ... to capture the picture The picture will automatically be saved with a unique file name 2 7 Shooting video Before shooting your first video ensure you have read Before you start on page 7 To shoot a video 1 Turn on the camera and make sure it is set to Movie Mode See Changing modes on page 10 2 Use the viewfinder or LCD screen to frame your video 3 Press the shutter button to begin recording 4 Pre...

Page 17: ... 8 Connecting to a TV or PC Read this section to learn how to connect the camera to a host computer and to a TV Connecting to a TV or PC 2 8 1 Connecting to a TV Connect the camera to a TV as shown 12 17 ...

Page 18: ...Connecting to a TV or PC 2 8 2 Connecting to a Computer Connect the camera to a host computer using the USB port as shown 13 18 ...

Page 19: ...ra Using the camera buttons Read this section to learn how to configure the camera and use the advanced features 3 1 Using the camera buttons All buttons are located on the top and the back of the camera Back Top 14 19 ...

Page 20: ... decrease image size in Playback mode Menu Press to display the main OSD menu Joystick Use to navigate the OSD menus Power Press to turn power on or off Mode Use to select Photo Scene Video Setup and Playback mode Shutter Press to capture a picture in Photo or Scene mode or start stop video recording in Video mode The shutter button is in the center of the mode dial Using the camera buttons 15 20 ...

Page 21: ... screen turned off to save power Use the Display button to cycle through the display modes When you turn the camera on the LCD display shows icons and picture by default Press the Display button once to turn off some of the icons to display only the picture and the most important icons Press the Display button a second time to turn off the remaining icons and display only the picture Press the Dis...

Page 22: ...the LEDs Photo SCN mode Photo SCN mode Back Green Back Green Back Red Back Red Front Red Front Red Top Green Top Green Power on Power off Self timer Flash charging record busy Focusing Ready to shoot Error Picture captured Playback Mode Photo Back Green Back Red Front Red Top Green Power on Power off record busy Focusing Connecting Error Voice recording 17 22 ...

Page 23: ...ecord busy Focusing Ready to shoot Error Picture captured About the LEDs Playback Mode Photo Back Green Back Red Front Red Top Green Power on Power off Record busy Focusing Connecting Error Other Back Green Back Red Front Red Top Green Power saving Legend LED on lashing LED LED off 18 23 ...

Page 24: ...cify other settings In normal conditions this will produce very good quality pictures with very little effort 3 4 1 Using Photo mode 1 Use the mode dial to switch the camera to Photo Mode 2 Compose your picture using the viewfinder or LCD screen 3 Press the shutter button to capture the shot 3 4 2 Icons The following screen shows the program mode icons and their descriptions 19 24 ...

Page 25: ... timer status Icon is Timer not displayed when the self timer is off Focus Indicates the current focus mode Date Shows current date and time Time Battery Indicates current battery status Quality Indicates current quality setting Resolution Indicates current resolution setting 10 ISO Indicates current ISO setting Metering Indicates the metering method Mode Indicates current mode Flash Indicates cur...

Page 26: ... flash never fires Forced flash the flash always fires Auto flash the flash fires only in low light conditions Auto flash with red eye reduction the flash fires in low light conditions and flashes briefly before the photo is taken to reduce the red eye effect Force flash with red eye reduction the flash always fires and flashes briefly before the photo is taken to reduce the red eye effect Slow sy...

Page 27: ...ar away subjects or move away from very close subjects A rocker switch on the rear of the camera controls the zoom action Press the left hand side of the zoom control to zoom out or move away from the subject Press the right hand side of the zoom control to zoom in or move closer to the subject The camera is equipped with a 3x optical zoom and a 4x digital zoom The optical zoom physically adjusts ...

Page 28: ...ystick left and right to highlight the SELF TIMER option and press the center joy stick button to confirm 3 Use the joystick up and down to highlight a self timer setting and press the center joystick button to confirm The self timer can be set to 2 seconds 10 seconds or Off 4 Press the menu button to exit the menu The new self timer setting will remain active until you change it Pixel The pixel o...

Page 29: ...ou change the compression of the photo file The lower the compression the higher the quality and the larger the file To change the quality setting 1 Press the menu button to display the menu 2 Use the joystick left and right to highlight the QUALITY option and press the center joystick button to confirm 3 Use the joystick up and down to highlight a quality setting and press the center joystick but...

Page 30: ... 0 1 7 1 3 1 0 0 7 0 3 0 0 3 0 7 1 0 1 3 1 7 2 0 3 Use the joystick up and down to highlight a exp comp setting and press the center joystick button to confirm 4 Press the menu button to exit the menu The exposure compensation comp setting will remain active until you change it White Balance The WB option lets you set the white balance which is how light the image appears The higher the WB value l...

Page 31: ... of a film speed in a conventional camera You can also set the ISO value to A When set to A the ISO is set automatically Use 100 on a sunny day outside and higher ISO when it is cloudy 200 or inside 400 1 Press the menu button to display the menu 2 Use the joystick left and right to highlight the ISO option and press the center joystick button to confirm The ISO setting can be set to auto 100 200 ...

Page 32: ...n center right left 5 Press the menu button to exit the menu Metering The metering option lets you change the way the camera calculates the exposure Metering can be set to a spot in the center of the screen a larger center weighted area an average of the whole picture or the focal area 1 Press the menu button to display the menu 2 Use the joystick left and right to highlight the METERING option an...

Page 33: ... center joy stick button to confirm 4 Press the menu button to exit the menu Continuous shooting Set the Continuous Shooting option to single to take a single shot or to continuous to take multiple shots each time he shutter button is pressed t 1 Press the menu button to display the menu 2 Use the joystick left and right to highlight the CONT option and press the center joystick button to confirm ...

Page 34: ...gs are made for you Scene mode 3 5 1 Using scene mode 1 Use the mode dial to switch the camera to SCN Mode 2 Choose a preset program when prompted using the joystick up and down Press the center joystick button to confirm 3 Compose your picture using the viewfinder or LCD screen 4 Press the shutter button to capture the shot 29 34 ...

Page 35: ...alance Balance setting Indicates how many pictures are stored 2 Photo in memory and the total number of photos number that will fit in memory 3 Macro Indicates macro mode is active 4 Focus Indicates the current focus mode 5 Date Shows current date and time Time 6 Battery Indicates current battery status 7 Quality Indicates current quality setting 30 35 ...

Page 36: ...e 15 available preset scenes to choose from Icon ame Description N Fireworks For capturing pictures of bright Subjects in dark environments Ideal for fireworks Night For capturing close subjects in portrait dark environments Night For capturing distant subjects in low landscape light conditions Party For capturing action in low light conditions with partly on site bright light Sport For capturing ...

Page 37: ...itions Beach For capturing images in bright sun light with large reflective surfaces Landscape For capturing distant subjects in good light conditions Sunset For capturing sunsets or when shooting towards the light Copy For capturing close subjects in high detail in good light conditions Snow For capturing images outside against bright backgrounds Black and For capturing black and white White imag...

Page 38: ... the joystick left and right to select the SCENE icon and press the joystick button down to confirm 3 Use the joystick up and down to highlight the desired scene and press the joystick button in to confirm 4 Press the menu button to exit the menu 3 6 Video mode Use video mode to record video footage 3 6 1 Using video mode 1 Turn the mode dial to video Mode 2 Compose your picture using the viewfind...

Page 39: ...ption 1 White Indicates the current white balance balance set ting 2 Macro Indicates macro mode is on 3 Focus Indicates the current focus mode 4 Date Shows current date and time Time 5 Battery Indicates current battery status 6 Resolution Indicates current resolution setting 7 Mode Indicates current mode 34 39 ...

Page 40: ... Mode 3 7 1 Date time See Setting the date and time on page 7 3 7 2 Insert date Use the insert date function to display the date on each still picture you capture To set the insert date option 1 Set the camera to the Setup mode using the mode dial 2 Highlight the insert date option using the joystick left and right Press the joystick button down to confirm 3 Use the joystick up and down to highlig...

Page 41: ... 2 Highlight the format option using the joystick left and right Press the joystick button down to confirm 3 Use the joystick up and down to highlight the memory card or internal memory option Press the center joystick button to confirm 4 Press the joystick button down again to confirm The chosen storage media will be formatted 3 7 4 Power saving Use the power saving function to automatically turn...

Page 42: ...ing option you require Press the joystick button down to con firm 3 7 5 Beep vol See Setting the beep function on page 8 3 7 6 Shutter vol Use the shutter volume option to set the sound level the shutter makes when a picture is taken To set the shutter volume 1 Set the camera to set up mode using the mode dial 2 Highlight the shutter vol icon using the joystick left and right Press the joystick bu...

Page 43: ...firm 3 7 7 Language See Setting the language on page 9 3 7 8 Reset Use the reset option to reset all settings to the factory default To use the reset function 1 Set the camera to set up mode using the mode dial 2 Highlight the reset icon using the joystick left and right Press the joystick button down to confirm 3 Press the joystick button down to reset all settings back to the factory default 38 ...

Page 44: ...e dial 2 Highlight the frequency icon using the joystick left and right Press the joystick button down to confirm 3 Use the joystick up and down to highlight the 60Hz frequency option USA 4 Press the joystick button down to confirm 3 7 10 TV Out The TV out option allows you to match the video format of the TV in you geographic area The United States uses NTSC Europe uses PAL To set the TV out mode...

Page 45: ...se the mode dial to switch the camera to playback mode 2 Use the joystick left and right to scroll through the pictures and videos stored in the camera 3 Press the center joystick button down to start and stop videos 3 8 2 Menu options Menu options in playback mode allow you to adjust the display add sound to photos protect files erase files resize a picture rotate a picture play slide show and se...

Page 46: ... button up and down to select the SET or CANCEL option Press the joystick button to confirm 5 Press the menu button again to exit the menu When the protect option is SET the file cannot be deleted using the Erase or Erase All functions Erase Use the erase function to delete the currently displayed picture or video To erase a picture or video 1 Switch the camera to playback mode to display the pict...

Page 47: ...o be deleted the same way 5 Press the menu button to exit the menu Erase all The Erase All function works exactly like the Erase function but deletes all files not just the picture or video currently displayed on LCD screen Auto play Use the auto play option to automatically display the pictures and videos stored in the camera To use the auto play function 1 Press the menu button to display the me...

Page 48: ... are tagged please remove the memory card and take it to a photographic store for printing or use it with a DPOF compatible printer To use the Print function 1 Press the Menu Button to display the menu 2 Use the joystick left and right to highlight the PRINT icon and press the joystick button to confirm The Print Setting menu is displayed 3 Use the joystick up and down to select any of the items t...

Page 49: ... printer Using the DSP function you can print photos straight from the camera to a printer To use the DPS function 1 Press the menu button to display the menu 2 Use the joystick left and right to highlight the DPS icon and press the joystick button to confirm The selected pictures are output to the printer 3 Connect to a printer using the USB cable exactly the same way as you would connect to a PC...

Page 50: ...f your operating system is Windows 98SE or Windows ME Windows 2000 and Windows XP are plug and play operating systems and do not require the driver to be installed To load the driver 1 Insert the supplied CD ROM in the CD ROM drive 2 If the CD ROM doesn t automatically start use Windows Explorer to execute the instngr exe file in the root directory The following screen will be displayed 45 50 ...

Page 51: ...iver automatically Presto Video Works 6 When the driver has been installed and the camera connected the camera memory and any installed mini SD card will appear as removable disks in Windows Explorer Files can be dragged and dropped in the same way as an ordinary disk 4 2 Presto Video Works 6 Presto Video Works 6 is an advanced software application for video edition To install Presto Video Works 6...

Page 52: ...ion about Presto Video Works 6 can be found in the help files when the application is started 4 3 Presto Mr Photo 3 Presto Mr Photo 3 is an advanced photo editing software application To install Presto Mr Photo 3 1 Insert the supplied CD ROM in the CD ROM drive 2 If the CD ROM doesn t auto run use Windows Explorer to execute the instngr exe file in the root directory 47 52 ...

Page 53: ...screen will be displayed 3 Click the install button to begin the installation process then follow the on screen instructions More information about Presto Mr Photo 3 can be found in the help files when the application is started 48 53 ...

Page 54: ...l zoom lens Wide F2 8 7 5 F 5 96mm Tele F4 7 12 5 F 16 36mm Focus range Normal 1m infinity Macro 8 inches wide only Still image Formats JPEG EXIF DCF DPOF Direct Print DPS Resolution VGA 2M 5M 10M firmware interpolation Quality Fine low compression 1 8 Normal normal compression 1 20 Movie clips MPEG4 320 x 240 30 fps Zoom optical zoom 3x digital zoom 4x LCD TFT screen 2 0 LTPS High Resolution TFT ...

Page 55: ... EV compensation 2 0 EV 2 0 EV in 1 3EV step Self timer 2 or 10 seconds PC interface USB 2 0 full speed TV out format NTSC PAL Shutter Mechanical and electronic shutter 1 8 1 2000 second Auto power off Off 1 5 or 10 minutes user definable Power supply 2 x AAalkaline or rechargeable batteries Dimension 4 0 X 2 7 X 1 6 Weight 6 ounces without batteries 50 55 ...

Page 56: ...2 688 1367 2752 5504 3MP 16 106 213 426 853 5MP 10 51 102 204 409 10MP 39 160 326 656 1339 Video 320x240 20 fps 62sec 4mins 13sec 8mins 36sec 17mins 16sec 34mins 31sec The number of pictures you can take varies depending on the complexity of the scene being photographed 51 56 ...

Page 57: ...stem Intel Pentium 166 MHz CPU or better At least 32 MB of RAM Standard USB 1 1 port or better 4 x speed CD ROM drive or better At least 10 MB of available disk space Note A USB 1 1 port will enable you to transfer files to and from your host PC but transfer speeds will be much faster with a USB 2 0 port Copyright DXG USA 2005 Version Date 5 31 2005 52 57 ...