Benq DC 1300 User Manual
BENQ Digital Camera 1300
Electronic User’s Manual
Introduction to Benq Digital Camera 1300 1
Touring Your Camera 2
Preparing the Camera for Using 5
Installing batteries and strap 5
Installing Digital Camera Software 6
Using Your Camera 8
The digital camera mode 8
Taking pictures 8
Managing photos in camera 11
The continuous shooting mode 13
The video camera mode 14
The sound recording mode 15
The PC camera mode 16
Options 18
Troubleshooting Tips 25
Service Information 26
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Taking care of your camera
• Do not use your camera over the following environmental range: temperature: O C to 40 C, relative humidity: 45% ~ 85%.
• Do not use or store your camera in environments listed below:
Direct sunlight
High humidity and dusty places.
Next to the air conditioner, electric heater or the other heat sources.
In a closed car that is directly under the sun.
Avoid shaky places.
• If your camera becomes wet, wipe it with dry cloth as soon as possible.
• Salt of seawater may cause severe camera damage.
• Do not use organic solvents, such as alcohol, etc., to clean your camera.
• If the lens or viewfinder is dirty, please use the lens brush or soft cloth to clean the lens. Do not touch the lens with your fingers.
• To prevent electrical shock, do not attempt to disassemble or repair your camera by yourself.
• Water may cause a fire or electric shock. Therefore, please store your camera in a dry place.
• Do not use your camera outdoors when it is raining or snowing.
• Do not use your camera in the water.
• If the foreign substance or water gets in your camera, please tum the power off immediately and disconnect the batteries and the transformer.
Remove the foreign substance or water, and send it to the maintenance center.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Benq Digital Camera 1300 .....................................1
2. Touring Your Camera ........................................................................2
3. Preparing the Camera for Using ......................................................5
3.1. Installing batteries and strap ....................................................................... 5
3.2. Installing Digital Camera Software ............................................................. 6
4. Using Your Camera ............................................................................8
4.1. The digital camera mode ............................................................................. 8
4.1.1. Taking pictures ........................................................................................................... 8
4.1.3. Managing photos in camera ..................................................................................... 11
4.2. The continuous shooting mode ..................................................................13
4.3. The video camera mode ..............................................................................14
4.4. The sound recording mode .........................................................................15
4.5. The PC camera mode ..................................................................................16
4.5.1. Using Digital Camera as a PC camera ..................................................................16
4.5.2. The function of the DC 1300 monitor frame ...................................................... 17
4.6. Options ..........................................................................................................18
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5. Troubleshooting Tips .......................................................................25
6. Service Information ..........................................................................26
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1. Introduction to Benq Digital Camera 1300
1. Introduction to Benq Digital Camera 1300
Benq Digital Camera 1300 is equipped with the following features:
• Small size for easy carriage and convenience of use
• High resolution: 1280 x 1024 pixels in digital camera mode
• Onboard 16 MB memory
• Mode selectable flash light
• Built-in self-timer
• Fixed focus : 40 cm for macro mode, and 1.5 m to infinity from camera for normal mode
• Electronic shutter
• Easy recognizable LCD screen for camera and image handling
• USB interface for easy and quick connection to PC
• Automatic power-off system
• 5 operation modes:
Digital camera mode for taking photos
PC camera mode for using the camera as an image capturing device for PC
Video camera mode for capturing motion clips with a PC
Continuous shooting mode for taking photos continuously
Sound recording mode for recording sound
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2. Touring Your Camera
Front View
Shutter
2. Touring Your Camera
Rear View
Flash/ Enter button
Flash light
Lens
Viewfinder
Busy indicator
Status display
Viewfinder
Macro switch
Self-timer activation
indicator
USB connection port
Strap Eyelet
Power/ Mode button
White Balance Mode/ + button
Pixel Selection/
_
button
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Bottom View
2. Touring Your Camera
Battery compartment
cover
The status display
Daylight Mode
Tungsten Light Mode
Auto mode
(White Balance)
Compression Selection Mode
(Fine/ Normal)
Resolution Selection Mode
(1280 X 1024)
(1024 X 768)
(640 X 480)
Tripod set
Overcast ModeFlash Mode
Fluorescent Mode
Self-timer Mode
Battery status
Erase Mode
Image counter
PC Camera Mode
Sound Recording Mode
Video Camera Mode
Continuous Shooting Mode
Digital Camera Mode
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3. Preparing the Camera for Using
3. Preparing the Camera for Using
3.1. Installing batteries and strap
Open the battery compartment cover and insert two AAA alkaline batteries into the compartment. Note the polarity of
the batteries when you install.
Refer to the illustration below to install the strap.
Now you are ready to use your camera!
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3. Preparing the Camera for Using
3.2. Installing Digital Camera Software
The CD that accompanies your camera contains the digital camera driver bundled with valuable image-editing software.
To install digital camera software:
Insert the utility CD into the CD-ROM drive. The software installation menu will appear automatically.
1. If the software installation menu does not automatically display, open Windows Explore and double-click
the “Autorun.exe” icon in the CD-ROM directory.
2. If your Operating System is Windows XP, please feel comfortable to continue the installation process
when the below dialog box appears on the screen. (In Windows 2000/NT, the same dialog box may also
occur. Please feel comfortable to continue the installation process.)
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