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U ser Guide Gateway DC-T60 Digital C amera V ersion 1.0.
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i Checking out your Gateway DC-T60 digital camera . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Product features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ii Using advanced features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Using the self-timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Adding pri nting informa tion on the SD memory card . . . . .
1 Checking out your Gatew ay DC- T60 digital camera Y our new digi tal camera uses a 6.3 megapixel charged-c oupled device (CCD) imag er to produce h igh quality pict ures with as high as 2816 x 2112 picture resolution. Y ou can compose and view pictures through the optical view finder or on the 2.
2 Pr oduct features ■ LCD – The 2.0" col or LCD makes it easy to co mpose your subject for pict ures and video clip s. It also dis plays image s that yo u have take n.
3 P ackage con ten ts ■ DC-T60 Digital camera ■ 32 MB Secure Digital (SD) memory card ■ Rechargeable Lithium-io n batt ery (LI-100) ■ AC power adapter/charger ■ Quick start guide and user guide ■ USB cable ■ A/V cable ■ DC-T60 software C D with W indows 98SE USB driver , SimpleStar™ Photo Show soft ware, and .
4 Fro n t Compon ent Desc ripti on Mode dial Lets you select Photography , Pla y back, and SET -UP camera modes. Shutter button Press ha lf-w ay down to f oc us and lock the camera ex posure se tti ng, then press all the w ay down to t ake a picture. P ower button T urns t he camera power on and off .
5 Mode di al Compo nent Icon Descripti on Aper ture priority Av Sets the camera for aperture pr iority and an automatic shutter speed setting. Manual mode M Sets the camera f or fully manual operation. P or trait mode Sets the camera to photogr aph por trait subjects and blur the bac kground.
6 Back Compone nt Icon De scripti on Diopter adjustment dial Lets you adjust the focus f or the vi e wf inder window . This does not effect the picture focus. Viewfinder Lets you frame the picture . Viewfinder LED Provides inf orm ation about the camera’ s current state.
7 Navigation/Set but tons Navigation b uttons SET button SET Photograph y mode : Lets you na vigate camera setting options. F or more information, see “Navigation/Set but tons” on page 7. Pla ybac k mode : Lets you scroll through and view pictures.
8 Botto m Sides Compone nt Descriptio n Batter y/memor y card compar tment Lets you access the camera batter y and memor y card . T ripod socket Lets you mount your camera to a tripod. Compon ent Desc ripti on Search dial ( Shutter speed ( Tv ) / Aperture ( Av ) / Manua l ( M )) mode : Lets y ou change the shutter speed or aper ture setting.
9 Learning the basics C onnec ting the wrist str a p Attach th e wrist strap to carry the camera an d help prevent the camera from droppin g and gettin g damaged. T o connect th e wrist strap: 1 Find the wri st strap th at came with you r came ra. 2 Thread the small loo ped end of the wrist strap throug h the wrist st rap eyelet on your camera.
10 Instal ling the ba tter y T o install the bat tery: 1 If the camera is turned on, press an d release the Power button on the to p of you r camera to turn o ff th e camer a. 2 Slide the battery/memor y card compa rtmen t cover open. 3 Push the battery lock lever to the side, then insert the battery into you r came ra.
11 3 Release the battery loc k lever . T he batt ery ejects slightly from the battery compartment. 4 Remove the batt ery . C onnecting the A C powe r adapter Use the AC power adapter to: ■ Charge th.
12 Installing the Se cure Digital (SD) memory card Y our cam era comes wit h a 32 MB or larger SD memor y card to store still pictures and video clips. The memor y card stores the image files whether the camera is turned on or off. Y ou can copy the files to a comput er and delete the files from th e memory card to free-u p space for new pictures.
13 Tu r n i n g o n y o u r c a m e r a T o t u r n o n y o u r c a m e r a : ■ Press and hold the Power button on the to p of your camera for about one secon d. The LED mo mentarily turns green, then orange, then the LED turns off wh en the camera turn s on.
14 Setting the date and t ime Set the da te and time the fi rst time you use y our camera or when you turn on your camera af ter leaving the batt ery out of the camera for an extended period of time. T o set the da te and time: 1 T urn the camera on. See “T urning on your camera” on page 13.
15 T o take your first picture: 1 W ith the camera power turn ed on, set the mode dial to Auto mode . 2 Use the LCD to compose your picture. Frame the subject with the z oom buttons. 3 Press the sh utter butt on halfway d own to auto matically focus the image.
16 5 Press and release the Po wer button on the top of your camera to turn off the camera. For more information about picture modes and option s, see “T aking pictures” on page 20 and see “Using pic ture modes” on page 33. V iewing pic tures on th e L CD After yo u have taken yo ur first pictur e you can view it on yo ur camera’ s LCD.
17 Recording your first movie The Movie mode lets you record video c lips at 320 x 240 p ixels. Sound is als o recorded with the video cl ip. Use the LCD to compos e the vi deo. T o shoot your fi rst video clip: 1 W ith the cam era power turned on , turn the mode dial to th e Movie mode .
18 V iewing movies on the L CD Use the Playback mod e to view video clips on the LCD. T o view video cli ps on the LCD: 1 W ith the cam era power turned on , turn the mode dial to the Playback mode . The last video clip yo u recorded is displayed on t he LCD.
19 Deleting p ictures and movies Y ou can erase the last picture or movie you took w ith the Quick Delete feature. T o delete a pictur e or movie in the Quick Delete mode: 1 W ith th e camera power turned on, turn the mode dial to on e of the pho tograph y modes.
20 U sing y our camera Ta k i n g p i c t u r e s Y our camera is eq uipped with both an op tical viewfinder and a 2.0” full-color LCD to co mpose pictures. The LCD helps you accurately compose pictures. However , the LCD uses batter y power w hen it is turned on.
21 T o use the vi ewfinder to take pictures: 1 T urn the camera on. See “ T urning o n your camera” on page 13. 2 T urn the mo de dial to a pho tography mode. 3 If the LCD is turned on, press the button to turn off the LCD. Press the button on e or more times, u ntil LCD monito r Off appears.
22 Unders tanding the viewfinde r LED The viewfinder LED changes color d epending on what mode you are in and what the status o f the camera is. Color State Power off mode Phot ography modes Playba ck.
23 L CD information Photog raph y modes The following informati on appears on the LCD when you are in photo graphy mod es: Auto mode , Po rtrait mode , Sports mode , Night scene mode . Important The f ollowing LCD information is representative of inf orm ation that ma y be display ed in the various camera modes.
24 The following informati on appears on the LCD when you are in photogr aphy modes: Program mode P , Shutte r speed p riority mo de Tv , Aperture priori ty mode Av , Manua l mode M . Movie mode The following informati on appears on the LCD when you are in Movie mode .
25 Playback mod es The following informati on appears on the LCD when you are in picture Playback mode . The following informati on appears on the LCD when you are in video Playback mode .
26 Setting the focus Y ou can s et the camera to focus on subjects w ith auto focus , macro focu s, infin ity focus, 3M focus fixed at 3 meters, or 1M focus fixed at 1 meter . If you chan ge the Focus mode, the camera retains the focus settings when the c amera is turned off.
27 For Auto mode , Program mode P , Shut ter speed pri ority mod e Tv , Aperture priori ty mode Av , Manual mo de M , Sports mode , or Movie mode : For Portrait mode and Night s cene mode : 4 Compose the picture. 5 Press the shutter butt on down halfway to focus the image.
28 The camera has fo ur Flash modes: Icon Flash m ode Descr iption Auto flash The flash fires automatically according to the ambient lighting conditions. A uto flash only works in t he A u to mode . Red-ey e reduction Select this mode for general photog raphy .
29 T o change th e flash settings: 1 T urn the camera on. See “T urning on your camera” on page 13. 2 T urn th e mode dial to one of t he photogra phy modes.
30 Higher reso lution and higher qu ality pictures offer the best photographic q uality but produce larger image file sizes. Bec ause of this, fewer pi ctures fit on a memo ry card. Use high resolution and high quali ty settings for pict ures th at you plan t o print an d for situation s that require the finest detail.
31 6 Press the / buttons to highligh t Qual ity , then press the Set button. The picture quality options are displayed. 7 Press the / buttons to h ighlight the picture quality option, then press the Set button. 8 Press the Menu b u t t o n t o e x i t t h e M e n u m o d e .
32 4 Press the buttons to compose the picture: ■ Press the button to enla rge the subject on the LCD for a more close-up pi cture. The zoom stat us meter indicates the setting s for the dig ital and optical zo om. ■ Press the button to reduce the subject on the LCD for a wider angle picture.
33 5 Use the buttons to co mpose the picture: ■ Press the button to enla rge the subject on the LCD for a more close-up pi cture. The zoom stat us meter indicates the setting s for the dig ital and optical zo om. ■ Press the button to reduce the subject on the LCD for a wider angle picture.
34 T aking pictures i n the A uto mode The Auto mode lets your camera make all the correct settings for your pictures. In Auto mode the shutter speed, aperture setting, focus, flash (if required), white balance, and sys tem meter ing method are fully controlled by your camera.
35 T aking pictures in the Sh utter speed priority mode When you take pictures in the S hutter speed p riority mode ( Tv ), the camera gives priority t o the shutter speed. The camera auto matically sets th e aperture value base d on the shutter speed setting.
36 4 Compose the picture. 5 Focus the camera an d take the pi cture. S ee “Setting the focus” on page 26. T aking pictures i n the Aperture p riority mode When you take pictures in th e Aperture p riority mode ( Av ), the camera gives p riority t o the aperture sett ing.
37 ■ If the shutter s peed value is displayed i n white the exposu re setting is correct for a pictur e. ■ If the combined aperture and sh utter sp eed se tting does not provide eno ugh light for a good p icture exposu re, the s hutter speed value is displayed in red.
38 slower shutter speed or smaller aperture v alue. The shutter speed and correspo nding aperture setting are di splayed on the LCD. ■ If the shutter speed or aperture value is displayed i n white, the exposu re setting is correct for a pictur e.
39 T o take pictur es in the Scene mode: 1 T urn the camera on. See “T urning on your camera” on page 13. 2 T urn the mode dia l to one of the photography Scene modes : Portrait mode , Sports mod e , Night scene mod e . 3 Compose the picture. 4 Focus the camera an d take the pi cture.
40 T o rotat e pict ures on th e LCD : ■ In the Playback mode : ■ Press the butto n to rotate the c urrent picture 90° coun ter-clockwise. ■ Press the butto n to rotate the c urrent picture 90° clockwise. T o view thum bnail image s: 1 In the Pla yback mode , press th e button.
41 ■ Press the button once to dis play the pic ture at 2x the normal size. While in zoom view , the green frame indicate s what part of the pict ure you are viewing . ■ Press the button twice to display the pic ture at 4x the normal size. While in zoom view , the green frame indicate s what part of the pict ure you are viewing .
42 4 Press the nav igati on butto n to highlight the Func tion tab. 5 Press the naviga tion but ton to highlight Voice Memo , then press the Set button. Th e V oice Memo o ptions are displayed. 6 Press the / buttons to highlight On , then pres s the Set button.
43 Deletin g images Y ou can dele te the last image you took in the Playbac k mode . T o delete ima ges in the P layback mod e: 1 T urn the camera on. See “T urning on your camera” on page 13. 2 T urn the mode dia l to the Playback mode . The last image you took is displayed on t he LCD.
44 U sing advanc ed fea tures Using the self-timer Y ou can use the camera’ s self-timer button to set a del ay time before a pi cture is ta ken. Y ou can a lso set the camera to t ake pic tures in in terva ls to c reate a time-l apsed ser ies of pi cture s.
45 T o set the se lf-timer: 1 T urn the camera on. See “T urning on your camera” on page 13. 2 T urn the mode dial to one of the ph otogra phy modes. 3 Press the button to s elect the Self-timer mode. Press the Self-timer button one or more time s, unt il th e icon for the self- timer settin g you want to use is d isplayed.
46 T o select image s for print ing on a DPOF enabled pri nter: 1 T urn the camera on. See “T urning on your camera” on page 13. 2 T urn the mode dia l to the Playback mode . The last image you took is displayed on t he LCD. 3 V iew the image that you want to print with the camera’ s DPOF feature.
47 Use Exp osure com pensatio n/Backli ght corre ction sett ings whe n the difference in brightness between the su bject and th e background subject is no t well balanced.
48 3 Press the button to select one of the Exposure compensa tion or Backli ght correctio n modes. Press t he button on e or more times, u nti l the icon for the exposure co mpensa tio n/b ackl ight s etti ng y ou w ant to use is d ispla ye d: 4 If you sel ected the Backlight cor rection mod e , then g o to Step 6.
49 P rot ecting fi les on y our SD memo r y car d Y o u c a n “ lo ck ” y o ur me mo ry c a rd so i ma ge s ( f i l es ) o n t h e ca rd ar e read-only and can not be deleted. Us e this mode if you want to prevent erasing important images by mistake.
50 7 If you highlight ed the Single or All opti on, press th e / buttons to highlig ht Set , then press the Set butt on. The Locked mode icon indicates t he image is locked. - OR - If you highlight ed the Select option , press t he / / naviga tion buttons to select a picture th umbnail view , then press the button.
51 7 If you highlight ed the Single or All opti on, press th e / buttons to highligh t C ancel Protec tio n , then press the Set button. The unlocked image is displaye d without the Lo cked mode icon . - OR - If you highlight ed the Select option , press t he / / naviga tion buttons to select a picture th umbnail view , then press the button.
52 6 Press the / buttons to highligh t Execute , t hen pres s the Set button. An OK message appears to indicate that the memory card is formatted. Usin g t he S etu p me nus Y o ur ca mera f eatu res S etu p men us th at lets you adjus t, optimize, and ch ange preset camera settings to your own customized preferences.
53 T o use the Setup me nu in Ph otograph y mode: 1 T urn the camera on. See “T urning on your camera” on page 13. 2 T urn th e mode dial to one of t he photography modes 3 Press the Menu button. The Picture menu opens. 4 Press th e / / navigation buttons to select menus and menu options.
54 Contrast Sets the diff erence between bright and dark areas of pictures. Hard – Increases contrast Norm al – Sets contrast automatically Soft – Decreases t he contrast Color Sets the color preferences for pictures.
55 LCD Brightness Sets the LCD br ightness lev el. The LCD brightness adjustments r ange from -5 to +5. Press the button to brighten the LCD . Press the button to darken the LCD . Digita l Zoom Sets the camera to tak e digital z oom pictures as much as 4 times the optical zoom capabilities.
56 Inter va l/Coun t Sets the camera to aut omatically take pictures at a fixed t ime inter val f or a se t number of cycles. Press the / buttons to change the inter v al settings. 1 Min. – Records pictures in 1 minute intervals. 3 Min. – Records pictures in 3 minute intervals.
57 Meteri n g Sets the camera light meter ing method f or calculating the exposure. Multi – Measur es the entire image area to calculate the pi cture exposure. Spot – Measures a s mall portion of the center of the image area to calculate the picture exposure.
58 T o use the Setup me nu in Playb ack mode: 1 T urn the camera on. See “ T urning o n your camera” on page 13. 2 T urn the mode dia l to the Playback mode . The last image you took is displayed on t he LCD. 3 Press the Menu button. The Play tab opens.
59 T o use the Setup menu in SET -UP mode : 1 T urn the camera on. See “ T urning o n your camera” on page 13. 2 T urn the mode di al to the SET -UP mode . The Basic tab o pens. 3 Press the / / naviga tion buttons to select menus and menu opti ons.
60 Setup men u Descriptio n SET -UP menu/Bas ic tab Ca rd Info . Provides inf or mation about the memor y card size and the remaining avai lable memory on the memor y card . Fr . No. R eset Sets the camera t o record pictures to a newly created folder starting with 0001.
61 Auto Off T urns off the camera after it has not been used for a specified per iod of time. This f eature sav es battery power and reduces batter y wear . 1 Min. – T ur ns camera off after 1 minute of i nactivity . 2 Min. – T ur ns camera off after 2 minutes of inactivity .
62 Video Ou tput Sets the video output f orm at f or the video equipment you are going to connect the camera to. NTSC – National T elevision System Committee (NTSC) sy stem (used in Nor th Amer ica) P AL – Phase Alter nating Line (P AL ) system (used in most European count ries) System I nfo.
63 C onn ec ting your cam era Y ou can share pict ures and vid eo c lips wit h your family and friends by: ■ C o n n e ct i n g y o u r c a m e r a t o y o u r c o m p u t e r a n d t r a n s f e r r i n g t h e image files to yo ur computer . ■ Connecting yo ur camera to a TV to display p ictures directly from your camera on the TV .
64 software” on page 63. W in dows XP , W indows 2000, and Wi ndows ME operating systems do not require additional driver softw are. T o connect and tr ansfer files from your camera to your co mputer using Simple Star PhotoS how*: 1 If you are using W indows 98S E, make sure that you have installed the USB device driver fo r the camera.
65 3 Connect the small square end of the USB cable to the camera’ s A/V Out port , then connect the ot her end of the cable to your computer . 4 T urn the cam era on. A message tells you th at new hard ware was found. 5 T urn the mode dia l to PC mode.
66 T o transfer files from you r camera to your computer u sing My Comput er: 1 If you are usin g W indows 98SE, make sure that you have installed the USB device driver for the camera. For more information, s ee “T o install t he W indo ws 98SE USB driver: ” on page 63.
67 5 Click Start , My Co mputer . The My Computer window ope ns and the camera appears as a Removable Disk drive (drive letter E: or higher). 6 Double-click the ca mera’ s drive letter , double-c lick the DCIM fo lder , then do uble-click a sub-folder .
68 7 C l i c k t h e f i l e o r f o l d e r y o u w a n t t o c o p y ( p r e s s a n d h o l d t h e C TR L or S HIFT button when you click to select multiple files or folders), then right-c lick your selection . A menu opens. 8 Click Copy . 9 Open the destination folder where you want to copy your pictures .
69 10 Right-click inside the destinat ion folder . A menu opens . 11 Click Pa ste . A copy of the f ile or folder appears in th e new folder location. Connec ting to your T V a nd viewing p ictu res Y ou ca n connect your camer a to a TV to v iew the p ictures that are on your camera ’ s memor y card.
70 2 Conn ect th e A/V cable’ s yellow RCA type c onnect or to t he yellow Vide o In jack on your TV . 3 Connect the A/V cable’ s white RCA type connec tor to the white Au dio In jack on your TV . 4 Tu r n t h e c a m e r a o n . 5 T u r n t h e m o d e d i a l t o t h e P l a y b a c k m o d e .
71 F requently Ask ed Questions (F AQ s) Batter y Q : How can I get better battery performance for my digital camera? A : When your battery power is low , avoid using the camera function s that consume the most power . Store and use your batteries at the optimum temperature.
72 Usi ng Q : Wh y c a n I n ot t a ke o r d e le te p i c t ur es w it h th e S D me mo ry c a r d in the locked position? A : When the SD memory card is in the locked position , it protects the images on the card.
73 Q : Wha t are tr oubles hooting steps fo r W indows USB co nnecti on issues? A : Us ually se tting up a dig ital came ra on a computer is sim ple: plug the camera in, let th e computer install the device driver , and use the computer . Howe ver , someti mes the US B conne ction does n ot work.
74 Q : What pictu re resol ution do I ne ed to pri nt a 4 x 6 inch photo print? What about 8 x 10 inch prints? A : Q : Shou ld I have any concerns about putting my di gital camera through the X-ray machines at the airp ort? A : No, t here is no evidenc e that puttin g your camera thro ugh an X-ray ma chine causes an y harm.
75 computer displ ay . Similarly , a digi tal camera's CC D has a certain numb er of pixel s that it is cap able of capt uring. The p ixels are t h en stored on the camera’ s memory card and later transferred to your computer . A camera with 1,000,000 pixels is a one megapixel camera.
76 Co n t a c t i n g G a t e wa y Intern et support For cam era hardware support and information, go t o the Gateway Suppor t W eb site at suppor t.gatew ay .com . For camera software s upport for SimpleStar Ph otoShow , go t o the SimpleStar W eb si te at simp lestar .
77 Specifications Product specifications are subj ect to chan ge with out noti ce. Item Descrip tion Image sensor 1/1.8” CCD senso r Image r esolution Picture: 28 16 x 2112, 2 272 x1704, 16 00 x 1200, 640 x 480 Video: 320 x 240 LCD 2.
78 Safety , Regulator y , and L egal Informa tion Important saf ety info rmation W arnings and pr ecautions ■ Disconnect all cabl es before moving your camera. Moving your camera with its cables attached may damage the cables and cause fire or electric shock danger .
79 Regulatory compliance statemen ts FCC Statement This device complies wit h Part 15 of the FCC Ru les. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1 This device may not cau se harmful inte.
80 Notices Copyright © 2004 Gat ewa y , Inc. All Rights Reserved 14303 Gat ewa y Pla ce P owa y , CA 92064 USA All Rights Reserved This publi cation is prote cted by copyright a nd all ri ghts are reser ved. No par t of it may be reproduc ed or transmit ted by any means or in a ny f orm , without pr ior consent i n writing from Gateway .
81 Ind e x A A/V cable 2 out p ort 8 , 69 AC powe r co nnec ting a dapt er 11 connector lo cation on camera 8 adjusting camera for lighting condit ions 7 , 46 light metering methods 57 aperture priori.
82 D date settin g 14 , 61 DC IN connecto r 8 delete button 6 , 19 , 43 deleting files 6 , 19 , 43 movies 19 pictures fr om thumbnail vie ws 43 video clips 19 digital zoom compared to optical zoom 74 .
83 viewing thu mbnails 40 infinity mode focal distan ce 26 installin g battery 10 Windows 98SE USB driver 63 ISO settings 57 L language m enu options 61 LCD adjusting brig htness 59 compos ing picture.
84 NTS C vide o outp ut 62 O oper ating s yste m supp ort MAC OS 9.0 and later 3 Windows 2000 3 Windows 98SE 3 Windows ME 3 Windows XP 3 optical zo om 31 , 74 P PAL vide o outp ut 62 PC mode 5 , 22 ph.
85 takin g nigh t pi ctures 5 , 38 taking portrait pictures 5 , 38 taki ng sp orts pictu res 5 , 38 search dial settin g 8 viewing pictures 8 viewing video frames 18 Secure D igital memory card 12 sel.
86 Comp uter 66 to comp uter u sing PhotoShow 64 using PC mode 5 trip od soc ket 8 troub lesho oting PC mode 73 turni ng on voice memos 54 TV mode shutt er spee d priori ty setting 5 , 33 , 35 U USB c.
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