DXG DXG 552, User Manual

Page 1: ...User s Manual DXG Model 552 ...

Page 2: ...g Up the Date Time 11 Chapter 3 Controls Operation and Display 3 1 LED Indicators 12 3 2 LCD Screen 12 3 3 Power Supply 13 3 4 Shutter Button 14 3 5 Mode Button 14 3 6 Prev and Next Keys 14 3 7 Flash Set Button 14 3 8 Image Movie Playback Button 15 3 9 Macro Switch 15 Chapter 4 Taking Pictures and Playback 4 1 Mode Selection Menu 16 4 2 Taking a Picture Picture Mode 17 4 3 Recording a Movie Movie ...

Page 3: ... Installation 5 1 Installing the Camera Driver 26 Chapter 6 Software Application Installation 6 1 NewSoft Application Installation 27 Appendix A PictBridge Errors Appendix B Specifications Appendix C System Requirements ...

Page 4: ...p test the camera beforehand to ensure that it functions well Any supplemental cost caused by the malfunction of this product such as cost of photography or the loss of photography income is not the responsibility of DXG and no compensation will be provided for it Copyright information Any pictures taken with this digital camera must be in accordance with copyright law When No Photography signs ar...

Page 5: ...strong magnetic fields 6 Rainy or wet environments Do not open the battery cover when the power is on If water has gotten into the camera turn the power OFF and remove the batteries immediately How to maintain your camera 1 If the lens LCD screen or viewfinder surface is dirty please use lens brush or soft cloth to wipe clean instead of touching the lens with your fingers 2 To avoid scratching the...

Page 6: ...en purchasing this product Please call DXG technical support immediately if something is missing 1 CD ROM incl Camera Driver 2 Pouch 3 Wrist Strap 4 USB CABLE 5 Batteries 6 User s Manual CD ROM incl Camera Driver Pouch Wrist Strap 2 x AAA Alkaline Batteries USB Cable User s Manual ...

Page 7: ...s of Parts Front View 1 Shutter Button 2 Power Button 3 Self timer LED 4 Flash Strobe 5 Lens 6 Wrist Strap Holder 7 Battery Cover 8 SD Memory Card Slot 9 Tripod Socket 10 Microphone 2 Getting to Know Your Camera ...

Page 8: ...7 Rear View 1 Macro LED 2 Status Busy LED 3 Playback Button 4 Mode Button 5 Flash Set Button 6 Previous and Next Keys 7 Macro Switch 8 USB Cover 9 USB Port 10 LCD screen ...

Page 9: ...8 2 2 Attaching the Strap Insert the thin end of the strap into the strap holder Pass the other end of the strap through the loop Pull the strap tightly ...

Page 10: ... camera would automatically shut off Slide the battery cover open in the direction indicated by the arrow Insert the batteries according to the diagram on the inside of the cover Gently close and lock the battery cover NOTE To avoid damaging the battery compartment cover open and close the cover gently If the battery power indicator only shows one black block the flash will be disabled When the ba...

Page 11: ... according to the direction indicated by the arrow Attention If you are using an optional SD memory card remember to insert the memory card first before turning on the camera There is 32MBs of internal memory built into this digital camera for Image Storage If a memory card is inserted images will be saved to the card not the internal memory The size memory card applicable for this camera is SD 32...

Page 12: ...SD card is new use the camera s format function to format the card SD memory cards are available on the DXG website at www dxgusa com shop 2 5 Setting Up the OSD Language If you would like to change the On Screen Display language press and hold the Mode Button and select the Setup Mode On the Language option there are 7 options English Chinese French German Italian Japanese and Spanish 2 6 Setting...

Page 13: ...ill be on when the Macro switch on the left hand side of the camera is switched to Macro mode Busy Right Red LED The red LED will be on when the camera is recording or when the flash is charging 3 2 LCD Screen 3 Controls Operation and Display 1 Current working mode 2 Memory Status 3 Number of pictures 4 Remaining battery power 5 Zoom lever 6 Flash status ...

Page 14: ...is equipped with power saving software If the camera is not used for 60 seconds the power is turned off to prevent battery drain If this happens simply press the power button again The following configurations will be automatically saved the before the camera is turned off unless the Reset Default is selected to restore the factory default settings 1 Resolution 2 Image Quality 3 Language 4 White b...

Page 15: ... Please press and hold the mode button for 2 seconds to enter the mode selection menu including Play Mode Setup Mode Movie Mode Capture Mode PC Mode 3 6 Prev and Next Keys You can perform different operations in the different mode by using the Prev or Next Keys e g select up down and move 3 7 Flash Set Button The round button with the blue ring around it is the Flash Set Button The Flash Set Butto...

Page 16: ... video Press either of the Previous or Next keys to stop the video 3 9 Macro Switch You can select between Standard and Macro mode by the switch on left side of the camera When you have selected the Macro mode the green LED will be on at the back of the camera This works in both Picture mode and Movie mode If you have selected the Macro Mode when using the camera the flash will be disabled automat...

Page 17: ... will enter to this mode 2 Press the Prev or Next button to select one of other modes 3 Press the Flash Set Button to enter the selected mode 4 Once connected to TV the picture displayed on LCD will be displayed on TV screen Press and hold the MODE button and the display will show the following pictures MODE 4 Taking Pictures and Playback ...

Page 18: ...3 A Quick Menu will be displayed on the LCD by pressing the MODE button quickly Using the Prev and Next buttons you can quickly adjust the white balance resolution image quality self timer setting and so on The top button adjusts the level the bottom button moves to the next function 4 Set the Flash to Auto or Off by pressing the Flash Set Button NOTE When the flash is charging the LCD screen will...

Page 19: ...cording a Movie 1 First turn on the power and then press the MODE button to enter the mode select entry mode Next use the Prev and Next buttons to select the symbol of movie mode and press the Flash Set Button to enter 2 In this mode camera will take a video clip when the SHUTTER button is pressed Press the button again the camera will stop recording 3 Once connected to TV the LCD power will shut ...

Page 20: ... memory card inserted 0 00 2 0 00 2 2 1 0 00 2 0 00 2 2 1 3 Playing back the pictures 1 Turn on the camera and then press the button enter the playback mode Or you can press and hold the MODE button to enter the mode selection menu then use the Prev and Next buttons to select the symbol and press the Flash Set Button to enter 2 While in Playback mode you can review the images in a linear sequence ...

Page 21: ...ser selects the print one menu item an image and some icons will be displayed on the LCD When the user presses the Prev button or Next button it will adjust the quantity to print Press the button to move to the next image If the camera has been connected to a printer which supports the function of PICTBRIDGE the user can press the Flash Set Button to print the current image immediately 8 Use the U...

Page 22: ...options when printing images with DPOF Printing one image printing all images and the option of printing the date stamp The DPOF function can only be used when a memory card is inserted The menu item will not be visible with just the internal memory of the camera If the memory card is not inserted the DPOF function is disabled even if there are images stored in the internal memory Press the Prev b...

Page 23: ...le in the appendix see Page 38 4 4 Setup Mode In this mode you can complete some special settings There are two menu pages in this mode SYSTEM 1 and SYSTEM 2 Setup Operation 1 First turn on the power and press and hold the MODE button to enter the mode selection menu Then use the Prev and Next buttons to select the setup symbol Press the Flash Set Button to enter 2 By pressing the down Next button...

Page 24: ... NOT the internal memory To format the internal memory first remove the card WARNING Formatting the memory erases all pictures in the memory Be sure to copy the pictures you want to keep to the PC before choosing this option 4 Auto Power Off This allows you to set the amount of time the camera can be idle before it powers itself off automatically To save batteries you may want to set it at 1 min b...

Page 25: ...ase follow the steps of Driver Installation to complete the installation of the camera driver 2 Press the power button to turn on the camera 3 Press and hold the Mode Button and use the Prev or Next keys to move to the bottom icon 4 Press the Flash Set Button and you will see Mass Storage and PC Cam upon entering the menu screen 5 Use the Prev or Next key to move to Mass Storage and press the Set ...

Page 26: ... Mode Button and use the Prev or Next keys Prev and Next to move to the bottom icon 4 Press the Flash Set Button and you will see Mass Storage and PC Cam upon entering the menu screen 5 Use the Prev or Next keys to move to PC Cam and press the Set key to confirm storage 6 Connect the USB cable to the camera and the PC when the USB Connection diagram pops up on the screen 7 You can now use the PC c...

Page 27: ...e CD supplied by the package into the CD ROM drive 2 The Auto run program will start and the welcome screen will appear If your CD ROM drive doesn t support the auto run function please double click on the My Computer icon on the desktop Then double click the CD ROM drive icon and click the Driversetup Setup exe file in the root directory 3 Select the desired language of setup program you want to ...

Page 28: ...ram will start and the welcome screen will appear If your CD ROM drive doesn t support the auto run function please double click on the My Computer icon on the desktop Then double click the CD ROM drive icon and click the MP38 Setup exe file in the root directory 3 Please select the desired language of setup program you want to install 4 Please click on the New Soft Video Works Install the followi...

Page 29: ...ated reason default Ink empty Ink low Waste ink error waste ink reservoir full Hard ware 768 769 770 771 772 773 774 775 776 777 Hardware related error default Fatal error Service call Printer unavailable performing maintenance or otherwise occupied Printer busy processing a job from another source e g a PC Lever error lever position not correct Cover open No marking agent e g missing print head I...

Page 30: ...e Standard 130c m Infinity Focal Range Macro 17cm 22cm Self timer 10 sec delay PC CAM Mode QVGA 320 x 240 10 20 fps VGA 640 x 480 10 15 fps Flash Mode Auto Off Forced PC Interface USB Ver 1 1 AV OUT USB AV Cable Movie File QVGA 320 x 240 format and VGA 640 x 480 format 32MB internal memory Resolution Image quality Time Fine 28sec 640 480 Normal 47sec Fine 55sec Video 320 240 Normal 110sec Recordab...

Page 31: ...D Minimum 10MB free disk space on the hard drive Others One standard USB 1 1 or USB 2 0 port Macintosh Computer Requirement OS Mac OS 8 6 9 2 Mac OS X 10 1 or above CPU PowerPC 601 processor or higher Memory 64 MB memory or above HDD Minimum 10MB free disk space on the hard drive Others One standard USB 1 1 or USB 2 0 port and CD ROM We recommend using a more advanced computer system for optimal p...