Norcent DC-420, Manual

Page 1: ...RA MANUAL Thank you very much for choosing the Norcent Product We recommend that you take a few minutes to read carefully through this manual before using Please keep this manual in a safe place for your future reference ...

Page 2: ... communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increas...

Page 3: ...erent from those described in this manual This is due to the fact that different retailers often specify slightly different product inclusions and accessories to suit their market requirements customer demographics and geographical preferences Products very often vary between retailers especially with accessories such as batteries chargers AC adapters memory cards cables carrying cases pouches and...

Page 4: ... or an electrical shock Do not place the camera in an unstable location such as on a wobbly table or sloping surface where the camera may fall or tip over and cause injury If the camera has been dropped or damaged turn the camera off and remove the battery Contact your dealer or authorized service facility Do not continue to use the camera as this may cause a fire or an electrical shock Do not ins...

Page 5: ... in well ventilated locations Do not use the camera to look directly at the sun There is a danger of injury to the eyes Do not use battery other than those specified for use with your camera Use of unsuitable battery may result in the battery splitting or leaking and may cause a fire injury or soiling of the battery compartment When placing the battery into the camera check the polarity markings o...

Page 6: ...nal Accessory 19 Charging the Battery 21 Inserting and Removing the SD Card Optional Accessory 22 Turning the Power On Off 23 Setting the Date and Time 24 Choosing the Language 25 Formatting the SD Card 26 Setting Image Resolution and Quality 28 PHOTOGRAPHY MODE 28 Still Image Mode 30 Recording Voice Memos 31 Using the Optical Zoom 32 Using the Digital Zoom 33 Setting the Flash 35 Setting the Focu...

Page 7: ...NU OPTIONS 54 Still Image Menu Picture 57 Still Image Menu Function 60 Movie Menu Picture 61 Movie Menu Function 62 Playback Menu 63 Setup Menu In Photography Mode 65 Setup Menu In Playback Mode 67 TRANSFERRING RECORDED IMAGES AND VIDEOS TO YOUR COMPUTER 68 Step 1 Installing the USB Driver 69 Step 2 Connecting the Camera to Your Computer 70 Step 3 Downloading Images and Video Files 71 INSTALLING P...

Page 8: ...ternal memory supports SD card Optical zoom 3x optical lens allows you to take telephotoand wide angle pictures Digital zoom 3 6x digital zoom and 3x optical zoom permit zoom photography of up to 10 8 times 2x and 4x playback captured images to enlarge a selected portion of an image Flexible flash settings Change the flash setting according to your lighting environment and photography mode setting...

Page 9: ... over picture quality by adjusting the menu options Thumbnail display Display in sets of nine pictures on the LCD monitor for easier and quicker selection of pictures TV and PC connection View pictures on a television monitor or computer while connected to the USB or A V cable DPOF settings Allow you to embed printing information on your SD card and to print your images on a DPOF compatible printe...

Page 10: ...ure that you have the following items Common Product Components Digital camera A V cable User s manual USB cable Software CD ROM Camera strap Camera pouch Conversion adapter SD card AC power adapter Rechargeable lithium ion battery Battery charger Common Optional Accessories ...

Page 11: ...he subject of the picture 5 Self timer LED Blinks red during Self timer mode until picture is AF auxiliary light taken 6 Speaker Produces camera sounds and plays recorded audio 7 Lens 3x optical zoom lens allows you to take telephoto and wide angle pictures 8 Conversion adapterAllows you to connect the conversion adapter to an AC terminal power adapter to the camera to operate the camera without b...

Page 12: ...he lens to wide angle position 5 MENU button Toggles OSD menu on and off 6 Erase button Allows you to erase the picture 7 Strap holder Camera strap attachment 8 SET Direction button Allows you to scroll through menus and pictures and then select choices 9 Battery SD card cover Allows access to the battery and insert or remove the memory card 10 Display button Turns the LCD monitor display and live...

Page 13: ...iate focus setting 3 button Scrolls right Flash button Allows you to choose the appropriate flash setting 4 button Scrolls downwards Self timer button Allows you to toggle the self timer on and off selects the desired self timer mode 5 button Scrolls left Exposure compensation Allows you to toggle the exposure Backlight correction button compensation backlight correction on and off 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 14: ...rd is not inserted Color Green Red Orange State On Flashing On Flashing On Flashing During power off The completion of battery charge Battery charging in progress Battery charging error During photography AE or AF is locked with the shutter button held halfway Writing to SD card in progress When the image is not in focus Charging of the flash in progress Hardware malfunction ...

Page 15: ... 2272 x 1704 1600 x 1200 1280 x 960 640 x 480 9 Possible number of shots 10 Quality Fine Standard Economy 11 Date and time 12 Self timer icon 10s 10 sec 2s 2 sec 10 2s 10 2 sec 13 Unsteady hold warning icon 14 Exposure compensation Backlight correction 15 Metering icon Blank Multi Spot 16 White balance icon Blank Auto Incandescent 1 Fluorescent 1 2 Fluorescent 2 Day Light Cloudy Manual 17 Focus ic...

Page 16: ...ding indicator 8 Self timer icon 9 Focus icon Playback mode Still image playback 1 Mode icon 2 File number 3 Folder number 4 Protect icon 5 Voice memo Playback mode Video playback 1 Video status bar 2 Elapsed time 3 File number 4 Folder number 5 Protect icon 6 Mode icon 7 Play mode 8 Sound off icon When the button is pressed during video playback 9 Total time ...

Page 17: ...User s Manual E 17 GETTING STARTED Attaching the Camera Strap Attach the camera strap as shown in the illustration ...

Page 18: ... and then insert the battery 3 Close the battery SD card cover Removing the Battery Open the battery SD card cover and then release the battery lock lever When the battery has come out a little slowly pull it out the rest of the way If you are not going to use the battery for an extended period of time remove it from the camera to prevent leakage or corrosion Avoid using the battery in extremely c...

Page 19: ...y before starting 1 Insert the conversion adapter into the conversion adapter terminal of the camera as shown in the illustration 2 Insert one end of the AC power adapter into the DC IN terminal of the conversion adapter 3 Insert the other end of the AC power adapter into a wall outlet The viewfinder LED flashes green when charging is started and lights green when charging is completed It lights r...

Page 20: ...then turn the power off The battery may feel warm after it has been charged or immediately after being used This is normal and not a malfunction When using the camera in cold areas keep the camera and battery warm by holding them inside your outer cloth If you open the battery cover without removing the battery the power will not be terminated If you remove the battery you have to insert the batte...

Page 21: ...ront side of the SD card printed arrow facing the rear side of the camera and then insert the card as far as it can go 3 Close the battery SD card cover Removing the SD card Open the battery SD card cover press lightly on the edge of the SD card and it will eject If the camera is powered on without an SD card inserted into the camera the NO CARD message appears on the LCD monitor To prevent valuab...

Page 22: ...ton to turn the power off The power is turned off automatically when the camera has not been operated for a fixed period time To resume the operation condition turn the power on again Refer to section in this manual titled Auto OFF in the Setup Menu In Photography Menu for further details After the power is turned on it may take several seconds to charge the flash While the flash is being charged ...

Page 23: ...MENU button and select Setup menu with the button 3 Select Date Time with the buttons and press the SET button The Date Time setting screen will be displayed 4 Select the item s field with the buttons and adjust the value for the date and time with the buttons The date and time is set in the order year month day hour minute The time is displayed in 24 hours format 5 After confirming all settings a...

Page 24: ...n the SD card press the MENU button and then Setup menu is displayed 3 Select Language with the buttons and press the SET button The Language setting screen will be displayed 4 Select the displayed language with the buttons and press the SET button The setting will be stored Beep Fr No Reset Date Time Auto OFF Adjust Adjust Play Select Item Select Page Adjust Select Item Mode Mode with Images Vide...

Page 25: ...uttons then press the SET button 4 Select Execute with the buttons and press the SET button To cancel formatting select Cancel and press the SET button You need to format an SD card by this camera before using it Formatting the SD card also erases the protected images All data other than images are also erased Before formatting the card make sure that all the images are unnecessary Formatting is a...

Page 26: ...ion and quality settings are recommended for printed output and situations requiring the finest detail Lower resolution quality images take up less memory space and may be quite suitable for sharing images via e mail in a report or on a web page To change image resolution or image quality perform these steps below 1 Slide the mode switch to or 2 Press the MENU button Picture ofthephotographymenuis...

Page 27: ...ta shows the standard testing results The actual capacity varies according to the shooting conditions and settings The memory card testing results are based on Toshiba Panasonic and SanDisk SD card Fine Standard Economy Fine Standard Economy Fine Standard Economy Fine Standard Economy Fine Standard 17 28 52 37 59 118 57 94 189 145 210 379 34 58 107 76 121 242 117 193 387 298 430 775 70 118 217 153...

Page 28: ... LCD monitor to compose the images Taking photographs using the viewfinder will conserve the battery power If the battery power is low it is recommended that you only compose images using the viewfinder Using the LCD monitor you can compose images more accurately but at the cost of the battery consumption Using the Viewfinder Make sure that the battery and SD card are inserted before taking photog...

Page 29: ... frame of the focus area turns yellow and the viewfinder LED flashes red If the photographic preview is set to ON the preview image captured image will be displayed while the image is being recorded onto the SD card Using the LCD Monitor Make sure that the battery and SD card are inserted before taking photographs 1 Press the POWER button to turn the power on 2 Slide the mode switch to By default ...