Ulead 20810, User Manual

Page 1: ...Digital Camera User Manual 020810 ...

Page 2: ...hange without notice Copyright Copyright 2002 This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright All rights are reserved Trademarks All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners Photo Express DVD PictureShow Cool 360 and PhotoExplorer Copyright 2002 Ulead Systems Inc All Rights Reserved Presto VideoWorks Presto Image Folio and Presto Mr Pho...

Page 3: ...tom View 11 Install the Memory Card 12 Install the Batteries 14 Choose a Language 16 Set the Time and Date 18 Chapter 2 Taking Pictures 22 Prepare the Camera 22 Select the Camera Mode 23 Frame the Shot 23 Zoom and Shoot 24 Turn off the Camera 24 Chapter 3 Reviewing Your Pictures 25 Switch to Playback Mode 25 Full Screen Review 25 Thumbnail Review 26 ...

Page 4: ...ing as a PC Camera 32 Chapter 5 Mode Operation Guide 33 Snapshot Mode 33 Video Mode 34 Preset Mode 35 Landscape 36 Portrait 36 Night Scene 36 Self Timer 37 Macro 37 Playback Mode 38 Setup Mode 39 Delete All 40 Format 40 Quality 41 Buzzer 42 DPOF 42 Date Time 43 Media Type 43 Language 44 Video Out 45 PC Camera Mode 45 ...

Page 5: ...v Chapter 6 Using the LCD Display 46 LCD Icon Descriptions 47 Appendix 1 Button Function Guide 49 Appendix 2 Troubleshooting 50 ...

Page 6: ...solution Color LCD viewfinder screen Audio Video Clip Recording USB 1 1 interface Auto exposure user defined exposure auto focus Flash Auto Always On Red Eye Reduction OFF White Balance Modes Auto Daylight Shade Tungsten Fluorescent 10 second Timer mode Full screen or Thumbnail photo review ...

Page 7: ... break care should be taken to avoid injury due to broken glass and to prevent the liquid crystal from touching the skin or entering the eyes or mouth Do not use in the presence of flammable gas Using electronic equipment near flammable gas could result in explosion or fire Observe proper precautions when handling batteries Uses only size AA alkaline batteries Batteries may leak or explode if hand...

Page 8: ...oloration deformation or leakage Observe caution when operating the flash Do not use the flash close to anyone s eyes This can cause temporary damage to eyesight Particular care should be observed when photographing infants keep the flash at a distance of at least 1 meter from infants eyes ...

Page 9: ...mera User s Manual Included Components Your digital camera comes equipped with the following components Please check to make sure all items are included 1 Digital Camera 2 User s Manual 3 Quick Reference Guide 4 ...

Page 10: ...5 4 USB Cable 5 Two 2 AA Alkaline Batteries 6 Installation CD ROM 7 Soft Carrying Case 8 Video Cable ...

Page 11: ...a Overview The front rear bottom and top views of the digital camera are shown on the following pages Please take a moment to review these illustrations to familiarize yourself with the terms used in the rest of this manual Front View 6 ...

Page 12: ...ure 4 Light Sensor The digital camera automatically detects ambient light levels and determines whether or not the flash is needed Light measurements are made with this sensor Take care not to block the sensor while taking pictures 5 Viewfinder The viewfinder helps you frame a picture The actual picture is taken with the lens and not the viewfinder however 6 Lens The lens focuses the light onto th...

Page 13: ...Digital Camera User s Manual Back View 1 Status LED When power is first turned on or the camera is working and not available to take a picture the LED will flash When the camera is 8 ...

Page 14: ...Strobe Copy Copies pictures during playback from internal on board camera memory to the SmartMedia Card 6 Zoom Out Key While in Snapshot mode press this key to zoom out If pressed repeatedly in during Playback Zoom Out switches between thumbnail and full screen views If zooming in on a photo during Playback mode pressing this key zooms back out again 7 Zoom In Key While in Snapshot mode press this...

Page 15: ...p Attach the hand strap to this loop for ease of carrying 13 Mode Dial Rotate to select the camera mode Video Preset Snapshot Playback Setup or PC Camera 14 Down Button Used to move down through menus and to cycle in a right wards direction during picture Playback 15 Up Button Used to move up through menus and to cycle in a left wards direction during picture Playback 16 Display Button Press to cy...

Page 16: ...s especially useful for low light night pictures 2 Battery Memory Card Cover Opens to allow access to the battery chambers as well as the memory card slot 3 Memory Card Slot Receives a SmartMedia card to store images For more information on this see the Storage Media section of this book 4 Battery Chamber Takes two AA alkaline batteries 11 ...

Page 17: ...ual Install the Memory Card To install the memory card 1 Turn off the camera 2 Open the battery memory card compartment by pressing on the cover and sliding in the direction of the arrow toward the outside edge of the camera 12 ...

Page 18: ...3 Insert the memory card with the notched corner facing the outside edge of the camera gold circuitry facing toward the back of the camera Notch 4 Close the battery memory card cover 13 ...

Page 19: ...the Batteries To install or replace the batteries 1 Turn off the camera 2 Open the battery compartment on the bottom of the camera by pressing on the cover and sliding in the direction of the arrow toward the outside edge of the camera 14 ...

Page 20: ...3 Insert batteries into the chamber making sure that the positive and negative ends are properly oriented as indicated on the compartment s interior wall 4 Close the battery cover 15 ...

Page 21: ...s Manual Choose a Language The digital camera can display text and messages in English French Spanish German Italian and Japanese To select a different language 1 Rotate the Mode Dial to Setup mode 2 Turn the camera on 16 ...

Page 22: ...Down button to select Language then press the Display button to enter this menu 4 Use the Up and Down buttons to select the language you want to use 5 Press the Display button to set it The Setup Menu returns 17 ...

Page 23: ...n you transfer a photo to a computer and or print it the time and date will show when it was taken To set the date display style 1 Rotate the Mode Dial to Setup 2 Turn on the camera 3 Use the Down button to select Date and then press the Display button 18 ...

Page 24: ...he Style option Press the Display button to enter that menu 5 Choose either Month Day or Day Month as the display style for the date 6 When the settings are correct press the Display button to save the changes 19 ...

Page 25: ...Digital Camera User s Manual To set the date and time 1 Select Date on the Setup menu and then press the Display button 2 Select the Clock option Press the Display Button to enter that menu 20 ...

Page 26: ...e same manner Press the Strobe Copy button to accept and move on to the next Clock option 5 Once the time has been set repeat step 3 to set the year then the month and finally the day 6 When the settings are correct press the Display button to save the changes If you make a mistake and need to go back use the White Balance Delete button 21 ...

Page 27: ...camera is ready for use Make sure you have installed 2 Alkaline size AA batteries If you want to store your photos on a SmartMedia card make sure it is also installed before you turn on the camera If you want to store images directly to the camera s internal memory either remove the memory card or select Internal from the Storage Media menu Using the LCD display consumes more battery power To prol...

Page 28: ... the Snapshot mode indicated by the camera icon To use the self timer rotate the Mode Dial to the Preset mode and the use the Up and Down buttons to select the Self Timer mode Frame the Shot To prevent the camera from taking blurry pictures hold it steady Use either the Viewfinder or the LCD display to frame the picture according to the needs of your shooting conditions Turning off the LCD display...

Page 29: ...amera will adjust the photo to compensate for ambient lighting and if in auto flash mode detect whether or not the flash is required Shoot the picture When you are happy with the preview slowly press the Shutter button Take care not to press the Shutter button to rapidly or forcefully otherwise you might shake the camera and get a blurry picture as a result Turn off the Camera When you are finishe...

Page 30: ...ures that you have stored in internal memory or on the SmartMedia Card rotate the Mode Dial to Playback Mode and turn the camera on If the LCD is not turned on press the Display button You can cycle through these modes by repeatedly pressing the Display button Full Screen Review The default Playback method is to show each individual picture one at a time at full screen size For the Full Screen Rev...

Page 31: ...4 0 down to x1 Thumbnail Review If you press the Zoom Out button when the zoom ratio is at x1 default the camera switches over to Thumbnail Review method In Thumbnail Review four pictures are shown on the LCD simultaneously Use the Up and Down buttons to cycle through the pictures To return to Full Screen Review select the photo you want to view and press either the Shutter button or the Zoom Out ...

Page 32: ...h as floppy disk or CD ROM for delivery to a photofinisher After transferring pictures to your computer any copies stored on the memory card or on the camera s internal memory may be deleted to make way for new pictures This chapter explains how to connect your digital camera to a computer for either downloading pictures to a PC or for using as a PC Camera Do not connect the camera to your compute...

Page 33: ... Insert the installation software CD into your CD ROM drive Don t connect the camera to the PC 2 The installation program should start automatically If not double click the My Computer icon on your desktop open the CD ROM drive and then run the setup exe found on the installation CD ROM 3 Follow the on screen instructions All the necessary software is installed automatically The TWAIN drivers and ...

Page 34: ...de for that function For example set the Mode Dial to PC Camera mode to install those drivers and to any other mode to install Mass Storage Device drivers 2 Connect the small connector of the USB cable to the camera as shown 3 Connect the large head of the USB cable to an empty USB slot on your computer To locate USB slots on your computer look for the USB icon 29 ...

Page 35: ... your camera to the PC with the USB cable before being able to download pictures Making the Connection The camera can be used in two different modes when connected to your computer Mass Storage Device MSD PC Camera MSD mode allows you to use the camera just like a standard storage device where you can copy delete and move files to and from the camera just as you would a normal disk drive PC Camera...

Page 36: ...easy as copying files from a floppy disk zip drive or CD ROM To copy photos to your computer 1 Connect the digital camera to the computer with the USB cable 2 Turn on the camera 3 Open Windows Explorer The contents of your computer will be displayed including all your disk drives and if the camera is connected properly an extra disk drive representing the camera s memory called Removable Disk 4 Se...

Page 37: ...re software to create your own home videos Then you can edit and distribute your video files across the Internet or save them on CD ROM for later viewing on your PC or with a VCD DVD player PC Camera mode can also be used with real time video conferencing software such as Microsoft NetMeeting To use the digital camera as a PC Camera you must set the camera to PC Camera mode To use the digital came...

Page 38: ...aking pictures All the basic principles of non digital photography apply here so the more you know about it the better your pictures will be Snapshot mode s button functions Up Button Increases the camera lens exposure va lue which allows in more light Down Button Decreases the camera lens ex posure value which gradually blocks light Display Button Cycles through the following LCD display settings...

Page 39: ...lb incandescent light and Fluorescent Light Zoom Out Widens the field framed by the cam era s lens from x9 0 to x1 0 Zoom In Narrows the field framed by the cam 4 Video Mode era s lens from x1 0 x1 25 x1 5 x1 75 x2 0 x2 25 x2 5 x2 75 and x3 0 optically and x1 2 x1 x1 6 x1 8 x2 0 x2 2 x2 4 x2 6 x2 8 and x3 0 digitally Video mode allows you take record 10 second movie r ial to the Video Clip mode se...

Page 40: ...t time is up pshot mode you may also zoom in and out ecording videos The available zoom ratios in Video Mode are Optical x1 0 x1 25 x1 5 x1 75 x2 0 x2 25 x2 5 x2 75 Digital x1 0 x1 2 x1 4 x1 6 x1 8 and x2 0 while exposure value which variously brig ten and da the video as light is regulated set Mode recordin eo increases and decreases the le g a vid ns h s rkens Pre Preset Mode has f specific type...

Page 41: ...n the entire frame This preset is optimized for taking head shots of other Night Scene people focusing more on the center of the frame than the peripheral parts This preset is optimized for taking photos at night ther as it opening the lens aperture wider and longer to ga much ambient light as possible You should hold the camera perfectly still when taking night shot or place upon a stable surface...

Page 42: ...t 2 Rotate the camera s Mode Dial to Preset mode 3 Use the Up and Down buttons to select the Self Timer Preset 4 Press the Shutter Button The 10 second countdown begins immediately As soon as the delay ends the camera takes the picture With the exception of the Shutter button all of the camera s other buttons behave the same as they do in the other Preset modes Macro This preset optimizes the came...

Page 43: ...card To view the photos rotate the Mode dial to the Review mode position Press the Display button to turn it on Playback mode s button functions Up Button Move to the previous photo Down Button Move to the next photo Display Button Cycles through the following LCD display settings LCD backlight and status information all turned on LCD and backlight on but no status information and LCD off Strobe C...

Page 44: ...ayback mode the camera switches to Thumbnail mode Zoom In Narrows the field framed by the camera s lens from x1 0 to x4 0 x1 0 x1 5 x2 0 x2 5 x3 0 x3 5 4 0 Setup Mode Setup Mode configures the camera To open the Setup menu rotate the Mode dial to the Setup position The Setup menu is displayed on the LCD as follows 39 ...

Page 45: ...elect Delete All from the Setup menu Format This option completely erases and reformats of the storage device It is similar in function to formatting or defragmenting a PC hard drive Although Format takes longer than Delete be sure to format your storage device occasionally to ensure the card continues to function optimally 40 ...

Page 46: ...otos 1600 x 1200 Fine 7 Photos 1600 x 1200 Normal 16 Photos 800 x 600 Fine 33 Photos 800 x 600 Normal 66 Photos The higher the quality the clearer your picture will be but at the same time the image file size will be larger and therefore you will be able to store fewer pictures in memory Generally Normal quality 800 x 600 is high enough quality for most purposes 41 ...

Page 47: ...option from the menu On the subsequent screen select Yes to confirm and then press the Display button DPOF The Digital Printer Order Format DPOF lets you print photos directly to a printer that supports this protocol Choose specific images with the Select Image option or select All Images to print the storage device s entire contents Select Reset Setting to deselect images and 42 ...

Page 48: ...splaying the hour minute and day the photo was taken This is useful for organizing and keeping track of your photo collection For more on setting the time and date see page 18 Media Type You can choose whether you want to store photos in the on board memory or in the SmartMedia card To set the default storage media 1 Rotate the Mode Dial to Setup 2 Turn on the camera 43 ...

Page 49: ...rnal for the camera s on board memory or External to use an installed SmartMedia Card 5 Press the Display button to confirm your selection and return to the main Setup screen Language The digital camera can display menu items in the following languages English French Spanish German Italian and Japanese For more on setting the default language see page 16 44 ...

Page 50: ...supports audio Select the Video Out option from the Setup menu and then choose either NTSC or PAL according to your hardware and region Press the Display button to confirm your choice PC Camera Mode The digital camera can be used with any commercially available video software as a video camera Simply connect it to your PC with the supplied USB cable turn the Mode dial to PC Camera and then it turn...

Page 51: ...a is in any mode other than Setup mode current camera settings such as zoom icons on the LCD display indicate quality etc This chapter describes these icons and their meanings White Balance Mode 46 Preset Mode Pictures Flash Mode Quality Zoom Ratio Date Time Battery Status EV ...

Page 52: ...yes retinas This function causes the camera to flash quickly before the picture is taken to reduce red eye Flash On Flash is always on regardless of light available Snapshot Mode Indicates the camera is in Snapshot mode the standard mode for taking pictures Self Timer Indicates the camera is using the Self Timer preset Pressing the Shutter button will initiate the 10 second count down timer before...

Page 53: ...e x1 0 x1 5 x2 0 x2 5 x3 0 x3 5 x4 0 Battery Indicator Indicates the level of battery power remaining White Balance Indicates the current White Balance setting The default setting is Auto Auto WB The camera automatically determines the White Balance setting Daylight Use this setting when taking pictures in bright daylight to reduce the effect of whitewashed pictures Shade Use this setting when tak...

Page 54: ...elect Landscape Portrait Night Scent Self Timer or Macro LCD Light LCD Off Auto On Off Red Eye Reduction Auto Day light Shade Tungsten Fluorescent Zoom Out Zoom In Playback Select Photo Page Up Page Down LCD Light LCD Off Copy image to from Internal External Delete Zoom Out Zoom In Video Start Stop Recording EV EV LCD Light LCD Off N A Auto Day light Shade Tungsten Fluorescent Zoom Out Zoom In PC ...

Page 55: ...ected to a PC Disconnect the camera to take more pictures Is the flash on Ensure the flash is set to auto or always on Refer to Setting the Flash The flash doesn t work The batteries may be weak If the batteries are too weak the flash will be unable to recharge Turn the camera off and wait a few seconds before turning it back on If this doesn t work replace the batteries The images are blurry The ...

Page 56: ...Hardware device confirmation screen select the device to be stopped and click OK to bring up the Safe To Remove Hardware confirmation E Disconnect the Digital Camera from your PC Images lose formatting data during image capture in PC Camera mode If your hard disk s DMA setting is turned off images may lose formatting data during image capture Windows 98 and Windows ME only Please check to make sur...