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S16 Slim Instruction Manual   

 

1. Getting to know your camera 

 

Ultra Slim Design 
16.0 Mega Pixels Max Resolution   
Digital Still Camera 
Digital Video Camcorder 
Built-in Flash Light 
4X Digital Zoom 
2.7" LCD Color Display 
Micro SD / SDHC Card Support 
2x AAA Alkaline Batteries 

 

2. Functional parts 

 

Shutter 

Press to take photographs or to start and stop recording a video 
clip. Press to confirm changes in menu mode. 

Power 

Press this button to power the unit of or off. 

Strap hook 

Hook for attaching the wrist strap to the camera. 

Flash light

 

Use the built-in flash for extra lighting in dark situations. For best 
results, use flash mode when within a distance of 5 ft / 1.5m. 

Lens 

Optical input to records video and capture images. 

Note:

 Keep the lens clean. Dirt and fingerprints will affect the quality 

of the picture. 

LED Indicator 

Denotes the camera is busy carrying out an operation when 
blinking. 

Macro Switch 

 

MACRO mode: 

Select this mode to take close-up photographs 

(distance 11cm - 18cm). 

 

NORMAL mode: 

Select this mode to take photographs from 

0.5m - infinity. 

LCD Screen 

Displays photos, video clips, camera settings and menu. 

Up/Tele 

In Preview mode: press this button for zooming in. 
In Menu mode: press this button to move up the selection bar. 
In Image Playback mode: press this button for enlarging the photo. 
In Video Playback mode: press it to start/pause the video. 

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Down/Wide 

In Shooting mode: press this button for zooming out. 
In Menu mode: press this button to move down the selection bar. 
In Image Playback mode: press this button for reducing the photo 
size. 
In  Video  Playback  mode:  press  this  button  to  enter  the  thumbnail 
mode 

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Left / Flash light 

In Menu mode: press this button for the left selection; 
In Playback mode: press this button to go back to the previous one; 
In  Photo  Infinite  Preview  mode:  press  this  button  to  switch  Flash 
modes;   
When zooming in under Image Playback mode: press it to move to 
the left portion of the photo. 
In Video Playback mode: press it for fast rewind. 

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Right / Playback 

Press this button to enter Playback mode; 
In Playback mode: press this button to move to the next one; 
In Menu mode: press this button for the right selection; 

When zooming in under Image Playback mode: press it to move to 
the right portion of the photo. 
In Video Playback mode: press it for fast forward. 

13 

Mode 

Press to enter into PHOTO / MOVIE mode. 

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Menu / Delete 

In Preview mode: press it to enter the Settings Menu. 
In Playback mode: 
Press it for a short time to enter the

Delete single/ all files

  mode; 

Press it for a long time to enter the "File compiling and system 
settings menu". When zooming in under Image Playback mode: 
press it to move to the lower portion of the photo.                 

15 

Tripod connector 

To mount the camera onto a tripod. 

16 

USB Interface   

Download images and video clips to a computer using the included 
USB cable.

 

17 

MicroSD Card 
Slot 

MicroSD card storage location.   

18 

Battery Door

 

Compartment for the AAA batteries. 

 
 

3. Explanation Status Icons

 

 

 

Item 

Function 

Description 

Current Mode

 

Shows the current operating mode:     

             

Photo mode. 

Videos mode.   

Flash Status 

Flash On:

 The flash will fire in every situation, 

whether dark or light. 

Auto Flash:

 The flash sensor will determine if the 

flash is needed or not. 

Flash Off:

 The flash is turned off and will not fire. 

Normal / Macro 
Mode Indicator

 

          Normal mode (0.5m 

– infinity). 

Macro mode (11cm 

– 18cm). 

Self-timer 

Indicates the Self-timer is set 

Current Resolution 

16M = 4608 x 3456 pixels 

8M = 3264x2448 pixels 

5M = 2560x1920 pixels 

3M = 2048x1536 pixels 

VGA = 640x480 pixels 

Picture quality 

Super fine. 

Fine. 

Normal.

 

Battery Status 
Indicator 

      The batteries are full. 

The batteries are empty. 

Zoom Indicator 

Shows the zoom ratio during preview mode 

The microSD card 

indication 

      Indicates the microSD card is inserted and will be used 

as storage for PHOTO and VIDEO 

10 

White Balance 
Status 

Shows the selected white balance mode 

11 

Photo/Video counter 

Photo mode:

 No. of pictures that can be taken. 

Video mode:

 Available recording time.   

 

4. Details for Camera Setup 

Settings

 

Photo

 

Resolution 

16M pixel resolution 

4608x3456 

8.0M pixel resolution 

3264x2448 

5.0M pixel resolution 

2592x1944 

3.0M pixel resolution 

2048 x 1536 

VGA resolution 

640 x 480 

Quality 

Super Fine/Fine/Normal 

Picture quality setting 

Metering 

Center/Multi/Spot 

Metering setting 

White balance 

Auto   

Automatic white balance 

Daylight 

White balance selected for 
shooting under fine weather 
condition   

Cloudy 

White balance selected for 
shooting under cloudy 
condition 

Tungsten 

White balance selected for 
shooting under tungsten 
lighting 

Fluorescent 

White balance selected for 
shooting under fluorescent 
lighting 

ISO 

Auto/100/200/400/800                 

Sensitivity selection 

Exposure 

±

2.0, 

±

5/3, 

±

4/3, 

±

1.0, 

±

2/3, 

±

1/3, 0 

Exposure setting 

Self Timer 

On/Off 

Self timer setting 

Sharpness   

Hard/ Normal/ Soft 

Sharpness setting 

Effect   
(Preview) 

Normal/ 

B&W/ 

Sepia/ 

Negative/ 

Lomo/ 

Pencil 

Sketch/  Red/  Green/  Blue/ 
Vivid 

Effect setting 

Effect 
(Playback) 

B&W/Sepia/Negative/Mosa
ic/Red/Green/Blue 

Date Stamp 

On/ Off 

Date stamp setting 

Quick View   

On/ Off 

Quick view setting 

Video

 

Movie Size 

VGA 640 x 480 
QVGA 320 x 240 

Video resolution setting 

White balance 

Auto   

Automatic white balance 

Daylight 

White balance for shooting 
under fine weather condition 

Cloudy 

White balance for shooting 
under cloudy condition 

Tungsten 

White balance selected for 
shooting under tungsten 
lighting 

Fluorescent 

White balance for shooting 
under fluorescent lighting 

Setup

 

Sounds   

Off/On 

Sounds setting 

Frequency     

50Hz / 60Hz 

Select power frequency in your 
location   

Power Save 

Off / 1Minute / 3 Minutes 

Auto power off selection 

Language 

English/ French/ 
Deutsch/Italian/Spanish/ 
Portuguese/Japanese 

Display language selection 

Date/Time 

YY/MM/DD;DD/MM/YY 
MM/DD/YY; 

Date or time setting 

Format 

Yes/ No 

Format the microSD card 

Reset All 

Yes/ No 

Reset all settings to factory 
default positions 

Version 

Shows the firmware version 

Note:

 

The camera will remain in the last setting when it is turned off. 

 

 

5. Using the Camera

   

 
5.1 Battery Installation

   

1.  Open the battery door.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
2.  Insert 2x AAA alkaline batteries into the camera. 
3.  Close the battery door.   
4.  Press the POWER button to turn on the camera. 

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