Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HDC-561E Hitachi
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H DC-56 1E 5.0 2.36" S 3x Optical Zoom.
EN-1 FCC STATEMENT This device complies wi th Part 15 of the F CC Rules. Ope ration is subj ect to the following two conditi ons: (1) This device may not ca use harmful i nterference, and (2) This device must accept any interfer ence receive d, including interferen ce that may cause undesi red operati on.
EN-2 READ THIS FIRST Trademark Information Microsoft ® and Windows ® are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Co rporation. Pentium ® is a regis tered tradema rk of Intel Co rporation. Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
EN-3 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read and unders tand all War ni ng s and Cautions before using this product. Warnings If foreign object s or water have ente red the camer a, turn the power off and remove the bat teries. Continued u se might caus e fire or el ectric sho ck.
EN-4 Cautions Load the batteries p aying careful atte ntion to the polarit y (+ or –) of the terminal s. Loading th e batterie s with th eir polarit ies invert ed might ca use fire an d injury , or damage to the surrou nding area s due to the batter y rupturing or leaking.
EN-5 Notes on Battery Usage When you use th e batteries, care fully read and stri ctly observe the Safety Instructi ons and the n otes describ ed below: Use only the sp ecified batterie s. Avoid extremely cold environments as low temperatures can shorten the battery life and reduce camera performance.
CONTENTS EN-6 INTRODUCTION ............ ................. ................. .............. ...... 8 Overview .... .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. ........ 8 Package Conten ts .
EN-7 APPENDIX...................... .............. .............. ........... ............. 37 Possible Number of Shots ........................... .................. .................. ................. .......... 37 Troubleshooting........ .........
EN-8 INTRODUCTION Overview Congratula tions on your pur chase of the ne w digital camera. Capturing high-qual ity digital i mages is f ast and e asy with this state -of-the-art smart camera. Equi pped with a 5.0-meg apixel sens or , this camera is ca pable of capturing images with a r esolution of up to 2560 x 1920 pix els.
EN-9 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA Front View 1. Shutter button 2. Self-timer LED 3. Power bu tton 4. Flash 5. Lens 6. USB connec tor 7. Micropho ne 1 2 3 4 5 6 7.
EN-10 Rear View 1 2 5 4 6 8 10 9 7 3 1. S tat us LED 2. LCD monitor 3. MENU Menu button 4. MODE Mode button Capture mo de S Video mode 5. Zoom in button Zoom out butto n 6.
EN-11 LCD Monitor Display 5 3 2 1 4 6 7 8 10 9 5M 00154 2007/05/01 2007/05/01 10s 00154 10s 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ISO 100 5M ISO 100 Capture Mode 1. Mode indica tion 2. Flash mod e [ Z ] Auto Flash [ Y ] Red-eye Reduction [ X ] Forced Flash [ W ] Flash Off 3.
EN-12 Video mode [ S ] 1. Mode icon 2. Zoom status 3. Batter y conditio n 4. Storage media 5. Video reso lution 6. A vailable rec ording time/Elap sed time 7. Main focus area 8. Date and time 9. Self-timer icon 10. Focus setting Playback mode [ x ] - Stil l image playbac k 1.
EN-13 GETTING STARTED Preparation 1. Attach the camera st rap. 2. Open the battery/me mory card cover . 3. Load the sup plied batte ries with corr ect orientation as shown.
EN-14 Initial Settings Setting the Date and Time The date/ti me needs to be set if and when: Camera is turne d on for the f irst time. Camera is turned on after le aving the camera w ithout the batt ery for an extende d period of ti me. Follow the se steps to set the correct date and time: 1.
EN-15 Choosing the Language S pecify in which language menus and m essages are to be displ ayed on the LCD monitor . 1. Set t he camera mo de to [ ] / [ S ]. Y ou may set the language fro m the playback mo de. 2. Press t he MENU button. 3. Select [Setup] menu wi th the f button.
EN-16 CAPTURE MODE Capturing Images Y our camera i s equipped wit h a 2.36" full col or L TP S-TFT LCD monit or to help you compose ima ges, playbac k recorded ima ges/video cli ps or a djust menu s ettings. 1. Press t he Power button to turn the pow er on.
EN-17 Zoom Function Using a combina tion of 3 times op tical zoom and 4 times digital zo om permits zoom photograph y at up to 12 time s magnificatio n. While the di gital zoom can be a usef ul feature, the more an image is en larged (zo omed), the more pixelated ( grainier) the image will ap pear .
EN-18 Setting the Scene Mode By simply se lecting on e of the fo llowing 17 modes, you ca n capture the image wit h the most appropriate settings . 1. Set t he camera mo de to [ ]. 2. Press t he SCN button. 3. Select the desired s cene mode with th e e / f buttons , and press the SET button.
EN-19 | T ext Select this mo de when you want to capture an image that contains black and whi te subjects like pr inted documen ts. e Sunset Select this mo de when you want to capture a su nset. This mode helps keep the dee p hues in the sce ne. m Sunrise Select thi s mode when you want to capture a su nrise.
EN-20 Exposure Compensation /Backlight Correctio n Images can be ca ptured with t he overall sc ene intention ally made brig hter or darke r . These setti ngs are used when a suitable brightn ess (exp.
EN-21 VIDEO MODE Recording Video Clips This mode all ows you to reco rd video clip s at a resol ution of 320 x 240 / 640 x 480 pi x- els. V oice can als o be recorded. 1. Set t he camera mo de to [ w ]. 2. Compose t he image. 3. Press t he shutter butt on.
EN-22 PLAYBACK MODE Playing Back Still Images Y ou can play ba ck the still i mages on the LCD monitor . 1. Press t he x button. The last image appears on t he screen. 2. The image s can be display ed in reverse or forward sequ ence with the e / f buttons.
EN-23 Thumbnail Display This functi on allows you t o view 9 thumbna il images on th e LCD monitor at t he same time, which can l et you quickl y search for t he image that yo u want. 1. Press t he x button. The last image appears on t he screen. 2.
EN-24 Protecting Images Set the da ta to re ad-only to pr event image s from being erased by mis take. 1. Press t he x button. 2. Select the image that you wan t to prote ct with the e / f buttons. 3. Press t he MENU button. 4. Select [Protec t] with the c / d buttons, and press the SET button.
EN-25 DPOF Settings DPOF is the abbr eviation fo r Digital Print O rder Format, wh ich allows yo u to embed printing in formatio n on your me mory card. Y ou can select th e images to be printed and how many prints to mak e with the DPOF menu in the camera an d insert th e memory card to the ca rd compatible pri nter .
EN-26 Erasing Images Erasing single image / Erasing all images 1. Press t he x button. The last ima ge will be di splayed on t he screen. 2. Select the image you want to erase with the e / f buttons. 3. Press t he F button. The deleti on menu will b e displayed.
EN-27 MENU OPTIONS Capture Menu This menu is fo r the basic set tings to be used when capturin g still image s. 1. Set t he camera mo de to [ ]. 2. Press t he MENU button, and s elect the [Cap ture] / [Functi on] menu with the e / f button.
EN-28 * [ Blank ] Auto * [ f ] Incand. * [ h ] Fl1 * [ i ] Fl2 * [ c ] Daylight * [ d ] Cloudy ISO This set s the sensi tivity for cap turing images . When the se nsitivity is raised (and the ISO figure is increased), photography will become possible even in dark locations, but the more pixe lated (grainier) the image will appear .
EN-29 Video Menu This menu is fo r the basic set tings to be used when recording video clips. 1. Set the camera mode to [ w ]. 2. Press t he MENU button. 3. Select the desir ed option item with the c / d but tons, and press the SET button to enter its respec tive menu.
EN-30 Playback Menu In the [ x ] mode, choose which sett ings are to be u sed for playba ck. 1. Press t he x button. 2. Press t he MENU button. 3. Select the desir ed option item with the c / d but tons, and press the SET button to enter its respec tive menu.
EN-31 Setup Menu Set your camer a’s operating envir onment. 1. Set the camera mode to [ ] / [ S ] / [ x ]. 2. Press t he MENU button. 3. Select the [Setup ] menu with the f button. 4. Select the desir ed option item with the c / d but tons, and press the SET button to enter its respec tive menu.
EN-32 AE Flicker This camera sup ports different light ing frequen cies: 50 Hz and 60 Hz. When photo- graphing und er fluoresc ent lighti ng, select the c orrect freq uency setti ng dependin g in your local ar ea's voltage. This function is only effective if you set the Whi te Balance to Fluorescen t setting.
EN-33 TRANSFERRING FILES TO YOUR COMPUTER System Requireme nt Downloading Y our Files 1. Connect one end o f the USB c able to an available USB port on your comput er . 2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to t he USB termin al on the c amera. 3.
EN-34 EDITING SOFTWARE INSTALLATION There are two t ypes of software that ar e included on the CD- ROM: Ulead ® Photo Explorer - lets you spend more time enjoy ing photos, music and vid- eos and less ti me finding them.
EN-35 USING THE CAMERA AS A PC CAMERA Y our camera ca n act as a PC camera , which allows you to videoconferen ce with busi- ness asso ciates, or have a real-t ime conversa tion with f riends or family .
EN-36 SPECIFICATIONS * Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. Item Description Image sensor 1/2.5” CMOS sensor ( 5.0 megapixe ls) Image resol ution <S t ill image> 2560 x 1920, 20 48 x 1536, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480 <Video c lip> 640 x 480 (24 fp s), 320 x 240 (30 fps ) LCD monitor 2.
EN-37 APPENDIX Possible Number of Shots Possible number of shots (still image) The table shows t he approximat e shots that you ca n capture at each setti ng based on the capacity of the internal memory and the SD/SDHC memory ca rd.
EN-38 Troubleshooting Refer to the symptoms and s olutions lis ted below be fore sending the camera for repairs. If the pr oblem persists, contact your local reseller or se rvice cent er . Symptom Cause Solutions / Corrective Actions The power does not come on.
EN-39 Connecting to a PictBrid ge Compliant Printer Read this section if the model you purchased is included with the PictBridge functions. If a printe r that support s PictBridge is av ailable, images can be printed b y connecting the digital sti ll camera directly to the Pic tBridge-compati ble printer with out using a computer .
EN-40 3. If you select [Select] in the previous step, the figure shown on the right hand side will appear . Select the image that you want to print with the e / f buttons. Select the [ Print Num] (up to 99) with th e c / d buttons. After selecting the desired image and printing number , press the SET button to confirm.
QUICK START GUIDE Helpline Numb er: 08704460 806 This Quick Start Gu ide is only for quick refere nce. For more details on advanced functions , you can refer to your user' s manual. EN-1 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA Front View 1. Shutter button 2.
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