Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DC S30 BenQ
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We l c o m e DC S30 Dig ital Camera Us e r ’s M a n u a l.
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BenQ DC 5330 T able of Contents Table of Contents English I T able of Conte nts 1. Touring your DC S30 1 1.1 Checking the Package Contents ............................ 1 1.2 DC S30 Components ............................................ 2 1.2.1 Fr ont View .
BenQ DC 5330 T able of Contents Table of Contents English II T able of Co ntents 3.1.7 Using the Flash ...................................................... ....... 12 3.1.8 Changing the Focus ...................................................... 13 3.
BenQ DC 5330 T able of Contents Table of Contents English III T able of Conte nts 3.5.6 Beep ................................................................... 30 3.5.7 Video Out Format ................................................ 30 3.5.8 Power Saving .
BenQ DC 5330 T able of Contents Table of Contents English IV T able of Co ntents.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English T ouring your DC S30 1 1 T OURING YOU R DC S30 1.1 Checking the P ackage Contents The package inc ludes the following items: If an ything is missing or appears damaged, c ontact your dealer . Sav e the packaging in the even t you nee d to sh ip yo ur ca mer a for ser vic e.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English T our ing y our DC S30 2 1.2 DC S30 Components 1.2.1 Front V iew 1.2.2 Rear View 1.2.3 B ottom V iew No te s • The LCD on the digital camera is manufactured with sophisticated technology . Ho wever , the display may ha ve some light spots or show unusual colors.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual Q-VIEW/DEL MENU/C LCD/SET 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 English T ouring your DC S30 3 1.2.4 Butto n Function s 1. Macro • Recor ding/Video Mode – press this button to enabl e Macro mode. • Playback Mode – press to select previous file.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English T our ing y our DC S30 4 1.2.5 Mode Dial 1.2.6 V iew finder LED Indica tor 1.2.7 Rotating the LCD P anel The L CD panel can be rotated 180 degrees as sho wn, enabling y ou to take pictur es of yourself. Green Orange ON 1.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English Pr eparing Y our DC S30 for U se 5 2 P REPARING Y OU R DC S30 FO R U SE The Lithium Ion batt ery enables you to capture images and video clips, and listen t o music or FM radio on the go . Use the A C adapter whenever possible to conserve battery power .
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English Prepa ri ng Y our DC S 30 f or Use 6 2.2 U sing an A C P ower A dapter 1. Mak e sure the camera power is off. 2. Connect one end of the AC pow er adapter to the DC IN 5V terminal ( A ). 3. Connect the other end of the A C power adapter t o a power outlet ( B ).
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English Pr eparing Y our DC S30 for U se 7 2.4 Loading an SD Me mor y Car d All images and video clips taken by the ca mera can be stored in an SD (Secure Digital) Memory Card as wel l as the camera’ s inter nal memor y .
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English Prepa ri ng Y our DC S 30 f or Use 8 2.5 A ttaching the Strap T o prevent ac cidentally droppin g the camera when using y our camera, always use the strap. 1. Thread the small loop of the hand strap through the strap e yelet on the camera ( A ).
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English U sing the D C S30 9 3 U SING THE DC S3 0 This chapte r describes the camera operating modes, and explains how t o take pictures, mak e movies, and liste n to audio such as MP3 files or FM radio.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English Us i n g t h e D C S 3 0 10 3.1.3 U sing the LCD Monitor in Manual M ode 3.1.4 LCD Monitor Displa y (Capture Mode) Press the L CD/S ET b utton to select the display format. In " Still Image " or " Mov ie " mode, preview image with full OSD is displa yed.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English U sing the D C S30 11 3.1.5 U sing the Optica l Zoom The lens moves during zoom photography . Zoom photography allows you to tak e telephoto and wide-angle shots. The subject appear s closer by pr essing the button an d appears farther away b y pressing the button.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English Us i n g t h e D C S 3 0 12 3.1.7 Using the Flash The flash is desi gned to function automaticall y when lighting conditions warrant the use of flash. Y ou can tak e an image using a su itable Flash mode to y our circumstanc es.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English U sing the D C S30 13 3.1.8 Changing the Focus 1. Set the mode dial to Manual mode or Au to m od e . 2. P ower on the camera. 3. Pre ss the macro button . When M acro mode is ena bled, the icon is disp layed on the LCD monito r .
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English Us i n g t h e D C S 3 0 14 3.1.9 Capture Mode Setup This menu is for setting the basic setting to be used for photography in Manual and A uto capture modes. The Manual and A uto mode icons de note whether the setting is available f or that mode or not.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English U sing the D C S30 15 3.1.9.3 Resolution Set the desired image size. Extra Large: 2848 x 2160 pix els (interpolated) Large: 2048 x 1536 pix els (default) Med iu m: 1600 x 1200 pix els Small: 1280 x 960 pix els 3.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English Us i n g t h e D C S 3 0 16 Sport: Select this mode to tak e photographs of fast-moving subjects. Back Light: Select this mode when the subject has a strong light sourc e behind it.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English U sing the D C S30 17 3.1.9.8 ISO Set the photographic sensitivit y at which the image is to be re corded . Auto: A utomatically set between ISO 100 to ISO 400. (default) 100: Equivalent to c olor ISO100. Use for out door photography in bright sunlight.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English Us i n g t h e D C S 3 0 18 3.1.9.10 Exposure V alue This setting allows you to int entionally lighten or darken the entire ima ge.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English U sing the D C S30 19 3.1.9.11 Mete ring The camera calculates the exposure level before a photograph is taken. Center-weighted A verage: The camera adjusts itself based on the a verage light measurement ove r the center region of the viewfinder .
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English Us i n g t h e D C S 3 0 20 3.2 T aking V ideos 7. Video mode enables you t o record video clips. The v ideo length depends on the capacit y of the inserted memory card or built-in me mor y . Set the mode dial to tak e moving images with voice r ecording.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English U sing the D C S30 21 3.3 Pla y ing Bac k Images Playback mode en ables you to view your ima ges or movies either one at a time or in thumbnail mode. 1. Set the mode dial t o and po wer on the camera. The last recor ded image or movie appears on the L CD monitor .
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English Us i n g t h e D C S 3 0 22 3.3.2 Thumbnai l Display T hi s fu n ct i on a ll ow s yo u to v ie w ni n e t h um b na i l i m ag e s on the L CD monitor simultaneou sly so that you can quickly scan for a particular image.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English U sing the D C S30 23 3.3.4 Playing Ba ck M ovies Press the sh utter button to pla y back movies that you ha ve recor ded. Press the shutt er button again to stop movie playback. Pressin g zoom in to increase the movie playback volume.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English Us i n g t h e D C S 3 0 24 3.3.6 Er asing Images and M ov ies Pres s Q-VIEW/DEL to delete an image or movie during playback. Y ou are prompted to confirm the deletion as shown below. Press macro to select YES and then press L CD/SET to delete the image.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English U sing the D C S30 25 3.3.8 Thumbnai l M ode 1. In Playback M ode, press MENU/C. 2. Select Thumbnail . 3. Pre ss LCD/SET . The LCD displa ys thumbnail mode. 4. Select an image or movie and press L CD/SET to display the image or mo vie in full screen mode.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English Us i n g t h e D C S 3 0 26 3.3.10 Sl ideShow The slide show function enables y ou to play back y our images automatically in sequential order as a s lide show . This is a very useful and en tertaining feature for r eview ing rec orded images and for presen tations.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English U sing the D C S30 27 3.4.2 Playing MP 3 Files Follow these instructions to play MP3 files. 1. P ower on the c amera and select music mode . The music mode screen appears. 2. Select the MP3 play er and press L CD/SET .
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English Us i n g t h e D C S 3 0 28 3.5 SET -UP MODE This feature allo ws you to set up the default settings for using y our camera in addition to image-relat ed settings. Select your personal prefer ences for the camera with this mode.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English U sing the D C S30 29 3.5.3 Date/Time Enables you t o set the date and time. 1. In Manual, A uto, or M ovie mode, press MENU/C. 2. Press to navi gate to the top of the menu, and then press to select Setup mode . 3.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English Us i n g t h e D C S 3 0 30 3.5.5 LCD Brig htness Enables you to set the LCD brightness. 1. In Manual, A uto, or M ovie mode, press MENU/C. 2. Press to navi gate to the top of the menu, and then press to select Setup mode .
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English U sing the D C S30 31 3.5.8 Po wer Savin g Enables you t o set the power saving mode. 1. In Manual, A uto, or M ovie mode, press MENU/C. 2. Press to navi gate to the top of the menu, and then press to select Setup mode .
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English Us i n g t h e D C S 3 0 32 3.5.10 R eset Enables you t o reset the camera to factory defaults. 1. In Manual, A uto, or M ovie mode, press MENU/C. 2. Press to navigate to the top of th e menu, an d then press to select S etup mode .
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English PC Dependent Featur es 33 4 PC D EPEN DENT F EATUR ES T o use the PC dependent functions, you need to install yo ur digital camera softwar e and connect the camera to y our PC. 4.1 Installing the Digital Camera Softwar e • If your operating syst em is Windo ws 98SE, set up the DC S30 driv er first.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English PC Dependent F eatures 34 4.2 Bundled Softwar e Software Descript ion PhotoBase Arcsoft PhotoBase enables y ou to efficiently find and organize your media-files. U s e it to cr eate slide shows, W eb albums, or video postcards, and s hare your media-files with your friend s on the I nternet.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English PC Dependent Featur es 35 4.3 T ransfer ring Files w ith y our P C This section explains how to transfer images , movies, and MP3 files with your PC using W indows XP/ME/2000/98SE 4.3.1 T ransfer ring Images, Mo v ies, and MP3 Files 1.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English PC Dependent F eatures 36 4.4 V iew ing Images on TV 1. T ur n on the TV . 2. Switc h on the camera. 3. Connect the camera to the TV with the included A V cable as shown. 4. Swit ch your TV channel to the proper video mode for v iewing video in media.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g 37 5 T RO UBLE SHO OTI NG 5.1 Error Message T a ble Sy mpto ms Causes Solution s The p ower won ’t tur n on. • The battery is out of power . • The AC pow er adapter is not c on- nected or is damaged.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English Specif ications 38 5 S PECIF ICATIO NS Image Sensor 1/2.7-inch CCD with 3.34 Megapixels Lens f=35-104 mm (film equivalent) F2.8 / F4.8 Digital Zoom Capture Mode:4x (continuous)& Play Mode:4x (c ontinuous) Viewfinder Optical real image viewfinder LCD M onitor 1.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English Specifications 39 Camera Driver PC Driver (Windo ws 98SE / 2000 /ME / XP) Software Application Q-link Q-music PhotoBase PhotoImpression Vid eoI mpr ess ion Photo.
BenQ DC 5530 User ’ s Manual English Serv ic e information 40 5 S ER V ICE INFORMAT ION Te c h n i c a l S u p p o r t If yo u encountered problems using DC S30 and the camera driv er program, pleas.
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