BenQ DC E820, User Manual

Page 1: ...Welcome DC E820 Digital Camera User Manual ...

Page 2: ...eo clips 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 ab...

Page 3: ... 3 1 Turning the power on off 7 3 3 2 Choosing the screen language 7 3 3 3 Setting the date and time 7 3 3 4 Snapshot mode 7 3 3 4 1 Getting started with capturing images 7 3 3 5 Using the flash 8 3 3 6 Using the self timer and burst 8 3 3 7 Using the zoom function 9 3 4 Menu options 9 3 4 1 Changing the mode 9 3 4 1 1 Switching between REC mode and PLAY mode 9 3 4 1 2 Selecting the Scene mode 10 ...

Page 4: ...3 7 14 Setting AF lamp 17 3 8 Playback 17 3 8 1 Playing back images 17 3 8 2 Playing back movie clips 17 3 8 3 Magnifying trimming still images 18 3 8 4 Viewing in thumbnail 18 3 8 5 Playing a slide show 18 3 8 6 Deleting a single file or all files 19 3 8 7 Deleting multiple files 19 3 8 8 Setting the DPOF for printing 19 3 8 9 Other playback functions 20 4 PC Dependent Features 21 4 1 Bundled sof...

Page 5: ...d to ship your camera for service All electronic accessories such as USB AV cable adapter charger and battery are designed to work with this BenQ Digital Camera only Do not use them with other Digital Camera to avoid possible damage 1 2 Camera components 1 2 1 Front view 1 User Manual 2 Digital camera 3 USB cable 4 Lithium ion battery 5 Hand strap 6 Software CD ROM 7 Battery charger 8 AC power ada...

Page 6: ...isplay 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 Indicator State Description Status LED No light The digital camera is powering off Solid green The digital camera is ready to capture images Blinking green The digital camera is powering on cannot focus record video clips or is ...

Page 7: ...serting or removing the battery To insert the battery 1 Open the battery SD memory card cover A 2 Insert the battery in the correct direction shown B 3 Push the battery all the way down until the battery lock lever clicks into place C 4 Close the battery SD memory card cover D To remove the battery 1 Open the battery SD memory card cover 2 Release the battery lock lever When the battery has come o...

Page 8: ... battery The camera must be used with the specified charger set Damage caused by the use of an incorrect charger set is not covered under the warranty Always make sure that the camera is off before removing the battery The battery may be warm after being charged or used This is normal and not a malfunction When using the camera in cold environments keep the camera and its battery warm by holding i...

Page 9: ...u can slide the write protect tab on the side of the SD memory card to LOCK To save edit or erase data on an SD memory card you must unlock the card SD memory card in the following sizes are supported 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2GB and 4GB SDHC The camera is compatible with SD memory cards manufactured by Panasonic Toshiba and Sandisk Please contact your local dealer for purchase information ...

Page 10: ...ols of your camera 3 2 LCD monitor information REC mode 1 Scene mode 8 ISO 2 Flash 9 White balance 3 Macro 10 Metering 4 Self timer Burst 11 EV compensation 5 Resolution 12 Focus Area 6 Quality 13 Histogram 7 Shots remaining 14 Battery 1 Up or Play video playback only 2 Focus mode or left 3 Down 4 Flash mode or right 5 OK ISO 100 EV 1 0 A 9999 9999 P ...

Page 11: ...e and then press or OK 3 Press or to select Year Month Day Time and Format fields To increase a value press To decrease a value press The time is displayed in 24 hour format 4 Press OK 3 3 4 Snapshot mode 3 3 4 1 Getting started with capturing images 1 Press the button for more than one second to turn on the camera 2 Compose your image in the LCD monitor under Snapshot Mode 3 Press the shutter but...

Page 12: ...n is pressed the flash icon changes 3 Press the shutter button to take a picture 3 3 6 Using the self timer and burst Use the self timer to set a delay from the time the shutter button is pressed to the time the image is shot Use the burst to record continuous still images shooting 1 Turn the power on and set the camera to the REC mode 2 Press the MENU and then press the to select the REC menu 3 P...

Page 13: ...igital zoom automatically and zooming continues You can use optical zoom in movie recording 3 Press the shutter button to take a picture 3 4 Menu options 3 4 1 Changing the mode You can record images and voices in the REC mode And using the PLAY mode to replay delete or edit images on the LCD monitor 3 4 1 1 Switching between REC mode and PLAY mode In REC mode press the PLAY button to switch to th...

Page 14: ...dscape Used for the wide scenic views Backlight Shooting the image of backlight object by changing metering Night Scene Shooting the subject while keeping the background night scenery Snow Used for the beach or snow scenes Fireworks Slow shutter speed to take fireworks exploding Building Enhance the edges of the subject High ISO Portrait Make people stand out with the background out of focus even ...

Page 15: ...bmenu 4 Press to select an option and press the OK button to apply the setting 5 Press the MENU button to close the menu 3 4 2 1 REC menu list still image 3 4 2 2 REC menu list movie Menu item Available settings Resolution Quality Metering White Balance ISO Exposure 2 0 EV 2 0 EV Drive Mode Off AEB Off On Highlight Off Sharpness Effect Normal B W Sepia Negative Red Green Blue Date Stamp Off Date D...

Page 16: ...ets the shutter sound on and off Start up Sets a type of the start up sound Beep Sets the operation sound on and off Volume Adjusts the volume of the shutter sound start up sound beep and playback sound Auto Review Off The captured image will not automatically display after shooting 3 sec The captured image will display for 3 seconds after shooting 5 sec The captured image will display for 5 secon...

Page 17: ...on For details about which system should be used check with your local authorities USB Computer Sets the USB mode to connect the camera with a printer or computer Printer Start up Image Sets a recorded image as the start up image Format To erase all data stored in the memory card if you are using a card or all data stored in the internal memory if there is no card inserted A Busy please wait messa...

Page 18: ...hed 3 6 Recording audio clips 1 Turn the power on and set the camera to the Voice REC mode 2 Press the shutter button to start recording The voices are recorded from the microphone of the camera Be careful to avoid touching the microphone while recording 3 Press the shutter button again to end recording The camera will stop recording automatically when the memory capacity has been reached 3 7 Othe...

Page 19: ...the center of your picture Icon Mode Description Auto Automatically corrects white balance Ideal for general photography Daylight Adjusts for bright sun conditions or natural light conditions Cloudy Adjusts for cloudy days or twilight conditions Tungsten Adjusts for normal indoor lighting conditions Corrects the orange hue of household light bulbs Ideal for indoor photos under tungsten or halogen ...

Page 20: ...pictures as you take them 3 7 11 Setting Stabilizer With more sensibility and faster shutter speed to bright up the pictures effectively prevent blur image caused by hand shack or target movement one can take good pictures with little effort Icon Mode Description Hard The edges of the image are emphasized The edges will become sharp but noise may occur in the recording image Normal The edges of th...

Page 21: ...mage appears on the LCD monitor If there are no images stored a message No image appears 2 Press the four way control displays the previous image displays the next image Holding down or scrolls images in a high speed 3 8 2 Playing back movie clips 1 Turn the power on and set the camera to the PLAY mode 2 Press or to select a movie clip that you want to playback 3 Start playing back Press to start ...

Page 22: ...amera to the PLAY mode 2 Press the zoom button W a thumbnail screen is displayed 3 Use the four way control to select the desired image and press T or the OK button to show the selected image in full screen 3 8 5 Playing a slide show 1 Turn the power on and set the camera to the PLAY mode 2 Enter the slide show Press the MENU button and use the to select Slide Show and press or the OK button 3 Cha...

Page 23: ...ess the MENU button then press or to select to select Delete and press the OK button 3 Press or to select Select and then press the OK button The frame of the selected image turns green 4 Select multiple images Use the four way control to select the image Press the OK button toggles the on and off Repeat this step until all images that you want to delete are displayed with an icon 5 Delete images ...

Page 24: ...ancel this image DPOF setting set the number of copies to 0 6 Print the date stamp out Press and then press or to set or cancel the date stamp of current image Repeat step 4 6 to other images for printing 7 Press to select Back and then press OK 8 After you finished all image settings select No under Select this photo Next press the OK and Menu buttons to complete the DPOF settings 3 8 9 Other pla...

Page 25: ... them on the Web Note that before you begin you need to check your system according to the table as shown below ArcSoft PhotoImpression 5 Combines photo editing with creative enhancement and sharing tools that maximize your digital media experience ArcSoft VideoImpression 2 Creates multimedia presentations by combining photos and video clips with audio text and scene transitions System Requirement...

Page 26: ...images by copying them from the Removable Disk to your computer hard drive Windows Open the Removable Disk and double click on the DCIM folder to open it to find more folders Your images are inside these folder s Select the desired still images or video clips and then choose Copy from the Edit menu Open the destination location folder and choose Paste from the Edit menu You may also drag and drop ...

Page 27: ...en used for an extended period of time after being charged Fully charge the battery and discharge it for at least one complete cycle before use The battery or camera is warm The camera or flash was used continuously over a long period of time The flash does not fire The flash does not recharge The camera flash is turned off Set the flash to Auto Flash The light source is sufficient The flash is no...

Page 28: ...ree 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 Colors of the images taken are not shown properly White Balance was not set properly when these images were taken Select a suit...

Page 29: ...2 EV 1 3 EV step ISO Auto 50 100 200 400 800 1000 White Balance Auto Sunny Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent H Fluorescent L MWB File Format Still Image JPEG format EXIF2 2 DCF Image Size 3264 x 2448 8M 3264 x 2176 3 2 3264 x 1840 16 9 2816 x 2112 6M 2272 x 1704 4M 1600 x 1200 2M 640 x 480 VGA pixels Movie Clips AVI Motion JPEG format with Continuous recording Movie Size 848 x 480 640 x 480 320 x 240 16...

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