Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DC C30 BenQ
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We l c o m e DC C30/C40 Digital Camera U ser’ s Man ual.
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Table of Contents I Table of Contents 1. Touring your DC C30/C40 ............ ........................ 1 1.1 Checking the Package Contents ....................................... 1 1.2 DC C30/C40 Components ............................................
Table of Contents Table of Contents II 3.8 Using Different Metering Options ................................. 15 3.9 Setting the White Balance ...............................................15 3.9.1 White Balance Settings Explained ................ ..
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual T ouring your DC C30/C40 1 Englisch 1 T OURING YOU R DC C30/C40 1.1 Checking the P ackage Contents The package inc ludes the following items: If an ything is missing or appears dama ged, contact y our dealer . Save the packaging in the even t yo u ne ed to sh ip your cam er a fo r se r vi ce.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual T our ing your DC C30/C40 2 Englisch 1.2 DC C 30/ C4 0 Components 1.2.1 Front V iew 1.2.2 Rear View 1.2.3 Left/Right Side V iew 1.2.4 Bottom View 2 6 5 3 4 1 1. Optical v iewfinder 2. Shutter b utton 3. Lens/lens cov er 4.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual T ouring your DC C30/C40 3 Englisch 1.3 A ttaching th e Strap T o prevent ac cidentally dr opping the camera when using your camera, al ways use the strap. 1. Thread the small loop of the hand strap through the strap eyelet on the camera ( A ).
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Pr eparing Y our DC C30/C40 for U se 4 Englisch 2 P REPARING Y OU R DC C30/C40 FOR U SE 2.1 Inserting the Battery The cameras power ed by two AA -size alkaline batt eries or rechargeable N i-MH (min. 550 mAh/1.2V) batteries.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Pr eparing Y our D C C30/C40 for U se 5 Englisch 2.2 Low Battery Indicator A low batte ry indicator appears on the L CD scree n when the batteries are nearly exhausted. Batteries should be replaced when the low batt ery indicator appears.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Pr eparing Y our DC C30/C40 for U se 6 Englisch 2.4 Setting the Date and T ime 1. T urn on the c amera . 2. Press the MENU butt on. 3. Press the UP or DO WN buttons t o select the Setup Menu . 4. Press SE T to enter the S etup Menu.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Pr eparing Y our D C C30/C40 for U se 7 Englisch 2.6 Language Settings The camera can display menus and other information in a number of diffe rent languages. 1. T urn the camera on. 2. Press the MENU butt on. 3. Press the UP or DO WN buttons t o select the Setup Menu .
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Pr eparing Y our DC C30/C40 for U se 8 Englisch 2.8 Setting the Beep Sound The camera beep sound can be turned on (default) or off as required. 1. T urn the camera on. 2. Press the MENU butt on. 3. Press the UP or DO WN buttons t o select the Setup Menu .
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Pr eparing Y our D C C30/C40 for U se 9 Englisch 2.10 Loading an SD Me mor y Card The SD memory card slot is located beneath the battery cover , adjacent to the batte ry comparment . 2.10.1Insert ing the SD Memory card 1.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Pr eparing Y our DC C30/C40 for U se 10 Englisch 2.11 Camera Mode Setting Y our camer a can be set in vario us modes for different situations. 2.11.1Photo M ode In Photo mode, the camera automatically adj usts exposure and white ba lance to s uit the shooting environment.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual U sing the DC C30/C40 11 Englisch 3 U SING THE DC C 30 /C4 0 This chapte r describes the camera operating modes, a nd explains ho w to tak e, review, and manage pictures or movies. 3.1 Preview ing a Pictur e Preview photos on the L CD screen befor e pressing the shutt er button.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual U sing the DC C30/C40 12 Englisch 3.4 Setting Image R esolution and Quality 1. T urn on the camera and make sur e it is in Photo mode. 2. Press the MENU butt on. 3. Use the UP or Do wn buttons to select Resolution option.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual U sing the DC C30/C40 13 Englisch 3.5 Using the Zoom F unction Y our camera has a combination of optical and digital zoom functions tha t allow you t o zoom in on far awa y subjects or zoom out for a wide angle shot. The optical zoom is achieved by mec hanically adjusting the lens of the camera.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual U sing the DC C30/C40 14 Englisch 3.6 U sing the Flas h Pressin g the flash button cy cles your camera through the various flash modes. A symbol appears o n the LCD screen t o indicat e the flash mode. The flash cannot be use d in Video mode.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual U sing the DC C30/C40 15 Englisch 3.8 Using Differ ent Metering Options There are 3 diffe rent light metering options av ailable on your camera.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual U sing the DC C30/C40 16 Englisch 3.9.1 White Balance Settings Explained A uto - A uto matically corrects white balance. I deal for general phot ography . Daylight - Adjusts for bright sun conditions or other natural light conditions.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual U sing the DC C30/C40 17 Englisch 3.10 U sing Macr o Mode Y our camera is equipped w ith a macro function that allo ws you to focus on v ery close subjects.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual U sing the DC C30/C40 18 Englisch 3.12 U sing the Date Stamp F unction The Date Stamp function can be used t o add a date to your pictures as y ou take them. 1. T o enable the Date Stamp, turn the camera on and make sure it is in Photo or Video mode.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual U sing the DC C30/C40 19 Englisch 3.14 Rec ording V ideo Clips Y our cam era can record short vi deo clips with audio. 1. Make sur e that the camera is in Phot o mode. 2. Press the V ideo Button on the r ear of the camera.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual U sing the DC C30/C40 20 Englisch 3.16 V iewing Pictures Pictures can be viewed using the built in L CD screen. 1. T urn on the camera and mov e the sliding switch next to the po wer button to Pla yback , to enable Playback mode.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual U sing the DC C30/C40 21 Englisch 3.17 V iewing Pictures in Thumbnail M ode When in Playback mode, you can view all yo ur stored images in thumbnail format. 1. T urn on the camera and make sur e it is in Playback mode. 2.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual U sing the DC C30/C40 22 Englisch 3.19 Erasing a Stor ed Image Single images can be erased fro m the camera in Playbac k mode. 1. T ur n on the ca mera an d make sure it i s in Playback mode. 2. Us e the LEFT or RIGHT buttons to cy cle through the imag es to sele ct th e one you wa nt to de lete.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual U sing the DC C30/C40 23 Englisch 3.21 Slide Sho w Y ou can set the camera to displa y images in a slide sho w . 1. T urn the camera on and make sure it is in Playback mode. 2. Press the MENU butt on. 3. Us e the UP or DOWN bu ttons to select the Slide Show option.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual U sing the DC C30/C40 24 Englisch 3.24 DPOF Print Settings The Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) settings al low yo u to select photos stored on an SD car d that you want to print. Y ou can also set the number of copies t o print.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual PC Dependent Featur es 25 Englisch 4 PC D EPENDENT F EATURES T o use the PC dependent functions, you need to install y our digital camera softwar e and connect the camera to y our PC. 4.1 Installing the Digital Camera Software • If your operating system is W indows 98SE, set up the DC C30/C40 driver first.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual PC Dependent F eatur es 26 Englisch 4.2 Bundled Softwar e Software Descript ion PhotoBase Arcsoft PhotoBase enables y ou to efficiently find and organize your media-files. U se it to cr eate slide shows, W eb albums, or video postc ards, and shar e your media-files with your friend s on the Internet.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual PC Dependent Featur es 27 Englisch 4.3 Making Co nnections 4.3.1 Viewing Images on TV 1. T urn on the TV . 2. Switch on the ca mera. 3. Connect the camera to the TV with the included A V cable as shown. 4. Switc h your TV channel to the proper video mode for v iewing video in media.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual PC Dependent F eatur es 28 Englisch 4.3.2 Conne cting to a Computer U sing USB 1. Install the USB software driver inclu ded with the bundled CD-ROM. 2. Connect the supplied USB cable to the c omputer's USB port (A).
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g 29 Englisch 5 T ROUBLESHOOTING Probl em Cause Re s ol ut i on Pow e r d o es n o t t u r n o n • The batteries are inserted incorrectly . • The batteries are dead. • The batter y compart- ment door is open.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g 30 Englisch Images are n ot displayed on the L CD screen. A memory card with non- EXIF images (recor ded wit h a not he r ca me ra) is loaded. This camera cannot dis - play no n-EXIF images. Images are n ot sav ed in memory .
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Specifications 31 Englisch 6 S PECI FIC ATI ONS Image Sens or 3.34 megapixel CCD(C30) ; 4 megapixel CCD (C40) Image Resolut ion 2304 x 1728 pix els (C40), 2048 x 1536 pixels (C30), 1600 x 1200 pixels, 1024 x 768 pix els, 640 x 480 pixels Lens F = 35 ~ 98 mm (35mm film equivalent) F2.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Specif ications 32 Englisch Software Application Q-link Photobase PhotoImpression Vid eo Im pre ss io n PhotoPrinter Acr ob at Re ad er Dir ectX Syste m Requir ements FO.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Serv ice informatio n 33 Englisch 7 S ER V ICE INFORM ATION Te c h n i c a l S u p p o r t If yo u encounter ed problems using DC C30/C40 and t he camera driver program,.
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