BenQ AE210 User Manual

AE210 Series Digital Camera User Manual

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Do not hold the camera by excessive

To avoid accidental falling, please force. Plus, be sure to protect the camera from strong impacts.

If the battery suddenly depleted and caused the lens fail to retract, please carefully protect the lens to avoid

attach the hand strap to the camera

and always hold the camera by

keeping the hand strap around your

wrist.

When the camera is not in use,

always turn the power off and make

sure the collision and insert a battery with full power ASAP.

lens has retracted successfully before

storing the camera in its case. If you

do not intend to use the camera for a

long time, please remove the battery

from the camera and store the

battery carefully.

Keep your camera away from sharp

When the camera is not in use, please objects and avoid collision.

place it in a steady place. Plus, always

keep your camera away from pressure

or any other similar environment (for

example, in a pant pocket) to avoid

possible damage.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION .................................................................... 7

Overview .............................................................................. 7

Package Contents ............................................................... 7

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA ........................... 8

Front View ............................................................................ 8

Rear View ............................................................................. 8

LCD Monitor Display ........................................................ 9

GETTING STARTED ............................................................. 11

Preparation ......................................................................... 11

Charging the Battery ........................................................ 12

Initial Settings ..................................................................... 13

CAPTURE MODE ................................................................... 15

Capturing Images .............................................................. 15

Setting the Scene Mode ................................................... 15

Taking Images with Intelligent Scene mode ................ 17

Taking Images When the Smile Feature Is On ........... 17

Taking a Panoramic Pictures .......................................... 18

Setting the Lomo ............................................................... 18

Find Blur Function ............................................................ 19

AF Tracking Mode ............................................................ 19

Recording Shots using Face Detection Technology . 20

Self-portrait Function ....................................................... 20

VIDEO MODE ......................................................................... 22

Recording Video Clips ..................................................... 22

Playing Back Video Clips ................................................. 22

PLAYBACK MODE ................................................................ 24

Playing Back Still Images .................................................. 24

Playing Back Panorama Video Images .......................... 24

Removing Red-eye ............................................................ 25

DPOF Settings ................................................................... 25

Protecting Images .............................................................. 26

Attaching Voice Memos .................................................. 27

Erasing Images .................................................................... 27

MENU OPTIONS .................................................................... 28

Capture Menu .................................................................... 28

Video Menu ........................................................................ 30

Playback Menu ................................................................... 31

Setup Menu ........................................................................ 32

TRANSFERRING FILES TO YOUR COMPUTER ........... 34

Downloading Your Files .................................................. 34

EDITING SOFTWARE INSTALLATION .......................... 35

TROUBLESHOOTING & SERVICE INFORMATION ... 36

Technical support ............................................................. 37

SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................... 38

INTRODUCTION

Overview

Congratulations on your purchase of the new digital camera. Capturing high-quality digital images is fast and easy with this state-of-the-art smart camera. Equipped with a 16.0-megapixel CCD, this camera is capable of capturing images with a resolution of up to 4608X3456 pixels.

Package Contents

Carefully unpack your camera and ensure that you have the following items:

Common Product Components:

 Digital Camera  Quick Start Guide  Software CD-ROM  Camera Strap  Camera Pouch (optional)  USB Cable  USB-AC adapter  Rechargeable lithium-ion battery

 Accessories and components may vary by retailer.

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA

1 2 3 4 5 6

Front View

1. Shutter button

2. Flash

3. Power button

4. Self-timer LED

5. Microphone

6. Speaker

7. Lens

Rear View

2 3

5 6 7 8 9

a. LCD monitor

b. Status LED

c. USB terminal

d. Strap holder

E F

Battery / Memory card cover

f. Tr i p o d s o c ke t

Item

Capture Mode Video Mode Playback Mode

1. : Zooms out : Zooms in

2. Playback Mode Playback Mode Still image: to capture mode

3. Switches to video mode Switches to capture mode --

4. Focus Focus Rotate clockwise

5. Flash -- Next image

6. If any scene mode is set:

switches to scene mode selection screen

7. -- -- Delete

8. Self-timer -- Rotate counterclockwise

9. Menu Selection -- Menu Selection

10. Compensation s > P Compensation s > P Previous image

Function

: Zooms out

: Zooms in

: Zooms out

: Zooms in

Video clip: to capture mode

If any scene mode is set: switches to scene mode selection screen

Still image: to display image Records voice memo (if “Voice Memo” is “On”). Video clip: to play video clip

LCD Monitor Display

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Capture mode

1. Flash mode

[b]Auto [a]Flash On [d]Flash Off [c]Red-eye [`]Slow Sync

2. Focus setting

[K]Auto []AF Tracking [ ] Face Detect [O]Macro [Q] Infinity

3. Self-timer & Self-portrait icon [i]Off []Self-portrait [f]2 sec. [g]10 sec. [h]10+2 sec.

4. Zoom status

5. Available number of shots

6. Storage media [ ] Internal memory (no

card)

[ ] SD/SDHC memory

card

7. Image/video size resolution [ ] 4608 x 3456 [ ] 3968 x 2976 [ ] 3264 x 2448 [ ] 1600 x 1200 [ ]640 x 480 []16:9

1280 x 720

[HD] []

640 x 480

8. Image quality []Fine []Standard []Economy

9. ISO

[2]Auto [5]ISO 100 [7]ISO 200 [9]ISO 400 [0]ISO 800 [ ]ISO 1600 [ ] ISO 3200 [ ]ISO 6400

10. [s] Exposure

compensation

11. White balance

[@]Auto [$]Incand. [&]Fluoresc.1 [*]Fluoresc.2 [%]Daylight [#]Cloudy [(]Manual WB

12. Set key: SCN hint icon

13. Main focus area

14. Date and time

15. [ ] Histogram

16. Capture mode icon []Single []Web Auction []

Creative composition

[T] Continuous

AEB (Auto Exposure

[U]

Bracketing)

[/]Burst [.]Cont.flash [+]Pre-shot []Burst 30FPS [ ] Interval Capture

17. Slow shutter warning

18. Battery condition [l] Full battery power [o] Medium battery

power

[n] Low battery power [m] No battery power

19. Mode icon / Scene mode []Auto [ ]Intelligent Scene [ ]Program AE []Av []Tv [ ]Smile Detection [ ]Anti-shake [ ]Panorama Video []MagiQ []Mirroring []Lomo []Fisheye []Toy []HDR []Sketch [ ]Watercolor [ ]Beauty Enhancer []Portrait []Night Scene []Night Portrait []Fireworks [ ]Candlelight []Sports []Pets []Landscape [ ]Natural Green []Flow Water []Splash Water [ ]Sunset [ ]Sunrise []Snow []Beach []Text

Video mode

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1. Audio off icon

2. Zoom status

3. Storage media

4. Video resolution

5. Video quality

6. Elapsed time / Available recording time

7. Battery condition

8. Mode icon

Playback mode - Still image playback

1. Voice memo

2. DPOF icon

3. Protect icon

4. File / Folder number

5. Storage media

6. Image size resolution

7. ISO

8. Exposure value

9. Set key: Play hint icon

10. Date and time

11. Shutter speed value

12. Aperture value

13. Histogram

14. Image quality

15. Battery condition

16. Mode icon

Playback mode - Video playback

1. Protect icon

2. File / Folder number

3. Storage media

4. Up key: Adjust volume

5. Volume mode

6. Total recorded time

7. Video status bar

8. Video condition icon

9. Elapsed time

10. Set key: Play / Pause hint icon

11. Down key: Stop hint icon

12. Battery condition

13. Mode icon

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GETTING STARTED

Preparation

1. Attach the camera strap.

2. Open the battery/memory card cover.

3. Insert the supplied batteries with correct orientation as shown.

4. Insert an SD/SDHC memory card (Optional).  The camera has 32MB internal memory (11MB available for image storage), but you can

load an SD/SDHC memory card to expand the camera’s memory capacity.

 Be sure to format the memory card with this camera before its initial usage.

5. Close the battery/memory card cover and make sure it is locked securely.

 To prevent valuable data from being accidentally erased from

an SD/SDHC memory card, you can slide the write protect tab (on the side of the SD/SDHC memory card) to “LOCK”.

 To save, edit, or erase data on an SD/SDHC memory card,

you must unlock the card.

 To prevent damaging of an SD/SDHC memory card, be sure

to turn off the power when inserting or removing the SD/SDHC memory card. If inserting or removing the SD/SDHC memory card with the power on, the camera will automatically turn off.

Charging the Battery

The battery is not fully charged at the time of purchase. Fully charge the battery and discharge it for at least one complete cycle before use to maximize its performance and lifetime.

1. Connect camera to USB-AC adapter with USB cable.

2. Insert the plug into a wall outlet.

Status LED Description

Green (blinks slowly) Charging normally

Off Charging finished

Green (blinks quickly) Error

 The included USB-AC adapter differs depending on the region where you purchased the camera.  User can also charge the battery by connecting camera to computer with USB cable.

 Charging time varies according to the ambient temperature and the status of battery.

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