Benq DC E310 User Manual

DC E310 Digital Camera

User Manual

Welcome

Copyright

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Taking Care of Your Camera

• Do not use your camera at temperatures below 0°C or above 40°C.

• Do not use or store your camera in the environments listed below:
– Direct sunlight
– High and dusty places
– Next to an air conditioner, electric heater or other heat sources
– In a closed car that is directly under the sun
– Unstable locations

• If your camera becomes wet, wipe it with dry cloth as soon as possible.

• Salt or 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, use a 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, 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 or near water.

• If a foreign substance or water gets in your camera, please turn the power off immediately and
disconnect the batteries and the transformer. Remove the foreign substance or water, and send it
to the maintenance center.

• Transfer the data to the computer as soon as possible to avoid losing your image data.

Disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment by users in private households in the Euro­pean Union.

This symbol on the product or on the packaging indicates that this can not be dis­posed of as household waste. You must dispose of your waste equipment by hand­ing it over to the applicable take-back scheme for the recycling of electrical and
electronic equipment. For more information about recycling of this equipment,
please contact your city office, the shop where you purchased the equipment or
your household waste disposal service. The recycling of materials will help to con­serve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects
human health and environment.

Table of Contents

1 Touring Your Camera .................................................................................................1

1.1 Checking the Package Contents ..........................................................................................1

1.2 Camera Components ...........................................................................................................2

1.2.1 Front View .................................................................................................................. 2

1.2.2 Rear View .................................................................................................................... 2

1.2.3 LCD Monitor Icons ................................................................................................... 3

1.2.3.1 Display icons -- Still Image Record Mode: ....................................................... 3

1.2.3.2 Display icons -- Video Record Mode: ............................................................... 4

1.2.3.3 Display icons -- Still Image Playback Mode: .................................................... 4

1.2.3.4 Display icons -- Video Playback Mode ............................................................. 4

2 Preparing Your camera for Use ..................................................................................5

2.1 Installing Batteries ................................................................................................................ 5

2.2 Inserting an SD Memory Card (optional accessory) ......................................................... 6

2.3 To remove a memory card: ................................................................................................. 6

2.4 Attaching the Hand Strap: ...................................................................................................7

2.5 Turning the Power On/Off ..................................................................................................7

2.6 Choosing the Language ........................................................................................................ 7

2.7 Formatting the Memory Card .............................................................................................8

2.8 Setting Image Resolution and Quality ................................................................................ 9

3 Camera Operating Mode ..........................................................................................10

3.1 Capture Mode .................................................................................................................... 10

3.1.1 Normal Mode ........................................................................................................... 10

3.1.2 Macro Mode ............................................................................................................. 10

3.1.3 Digital Zoom ............................................................................................................ 11

3.1.4 Shooting Mode ......................................................................................................... 11

3.1.5 Flash .......................................................................................................................... 12

3.2 VIDEO MODE ................................................................................................................... 13

3.2.1 Recording Video Clips ............................................................................................. 13

3.3 Playback Mode ................................................................................................................... 14

3.3.1 Viewing Images ........................................................................................................ 14

3.3.2 Viewing Video Clips ................................................................................................ 15

3.3.3 Displaying Thumbnail Images ................................................................................ 15

3.3.4 Rotating Images ....................................................................................................... 15

3.3.5 Slideshow Display .................................................................................................... 16

3.3.6 Protecting Images ..................................................................................................... 16

3.3.7 Deleting Images ........................................................................................................ 16

4 MENU Options .........................................................................................................18

4.1 Capture Menu .................................................................................................................... 18

4.1.1 Quality ...................................................................................................................... 18

4.1.2 Size ............................................................................................................................ 18

4.1.3 WB (White Balance) ................................................................................................ 18

4.1.4 Shooting .................................................................................................................... 18

4.2 Video Menu ........................................................................................................................ 19

4.2.1 Size ............................................................................................................................ 19

4.3 Payback Menu .................................................................................................................... 19

4.3.1 Delete ........................................................................................................................ 19

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4.3.2 Delete All ..................................................................................................................19

4.3.3 Slideshow .................................................................................................................. 19

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4.3.4 Protect ....................................................................................................................... 19

4.3.5 Thumbnail ................................................................................................................ 19

4.3.6 Rotation .................................................................................................................... 20

4.4 Setup Menu ........................................................................................................................ 20

4.4.1 Language ................................................................................................................... 20

4.4.2 Frequency .................................................................................................................20

4.4.3 Power Off .................................................................................................................. 20

4.4.4 Beeper ....................................................................................................................... 20

4.4.5 Format ...................................................................................................................... 20

4.4.6 Reset .......................................................................................................................... 20

5 Connecting to a Computer .......................................................................................21

5.1 Installing the Digital Camera Software ............................................................................. 21

5.2 Bundled Software ............................................................................................................... 21

5.3 Transferring Files To/From a Computer .......................................................................... 22

5.3.1 Transferring Photos and Movie Clips ..................................................................... 22

5.4 USING THE CAMERA AS A PC CAMERA ..................................................................... 23

6 Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................25

7 Specifications .............................................................................................................26

8 Service Information ..................................................................................................27

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1 TOURING YOUR CAMERA

1.1 Checking the Package Contents

The package includes the following items:

Common Product Components:

1. User manual

2. Digital camera

3. USB cable

4. Camera strap

5. Camera software CD-ROM

6. Camera pouch

7. Batteries

Common (Optional) Accessories:

1. Memory card

If anything is missing or appears damaged, contact your dealer. Save the packaging in the event

you need to ship your camera for service.

Note

• Accessories and components may vary by retailer.

• 16MB internal memory lets you capture and store images without the need for an

additional memory card. However, you may wish to expand the memory capacity (up to
1GB capacity) by using an external memory card.

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Touring Your Camera 1

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1.2 Camera Components

1.2.1 Front View

1. Strap eyelet

2. Lens cover

3. Lens

4. Self-timer LED

5. Flash

6. Power button

7. Shutter button

1.2.2 Rear View

1. Focus switch

Normal mode

Macro mode

2. Status LED

3. button

Playback button

4. Arrow button (right)

MODE button

5. SET Set button

Flash button

6. Arrow button (down)

MENU button

7. Arrow button (left)

Zoom button

8. LCD monitor

9. USB connector

10. Battery cover

11. Memory card cover

12. Tripod socket

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1.2.3 LCD Monitor Icons

1.2.3.1 Display icons -- Still Image Record Mode:

1. Capture mode

2. Focus Mode

Macro mode

[No icon] Normal mode

3. Shooting mode
[No icon] Single

Selftimer

Cont. 1.3MP

Cont. VGA

4. White balance
A Au to

Daylight

Cloudy

Tun gs ten

Fluorescent

5. Image size

VGA

1.3MP
3MP
4MP

5MP

6. Image quality

Normal

Fine
Super fine

7. Possible number of shots

8. Digital zoom indicator

9. Flash mode

Flash off

Auto fla sh

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2

3

4
5

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10. Battery level

11. Memory card indicator
[No icon] Internal memory

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10

2x

Full battery power

Medium battery power
Virtually no battery power

SD memory card

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1.2.3.2 Display icons -- Video Record Mode:

1. Video mode

2. Memory card indicator

3. Battery level

4. Possible recording time

5. Image size

6. Focus mode (at preview mode
only)

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1.2.3.3 Display icons -- Still Image Playback Mode:

1. Capture mode

2. Protection icon

3. File number/ total number of
files

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1.2.3.4 Display icons -- Video Playback Mode

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3

4

1. Total record time

2. Video mode

3. Protection icon

4. File number/ total number of
files

5. Video playback/ stop indicator

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5

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2 PREPARING YOUR CAMERA FOR USE

You can use either 2 AAA size batteries (Alkaline or Ni-MH) to power the camera.

2.1 Installing Batteries

1. Make sure the camera is turned off.

2. Slide the battery cover in the direction of the

[OPEN] arrow.

3. Insert the batteries, noting correct polarity

(+ and -).

4. Close the battery cover firmly.

Note

Different battery types and surrounding temperatures may affect the battery

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performance.

• Avoid using batteries in extremely cold environments as low temperatures can shorten

the battery life and reduce camera performance. This low temperature will also
influence Alkaline battery performance, therefore Ni-MH rechargeable batteries are
highly recommended.

• If you are using the new rechargeable batteries or rechargeable batteries that have not

been used for an extended period of time (batteries that pass the expiry date are
exceptions) might affect the number of pictures that can be taken. Therefore, to
maximize their performance and lifetime, we recommend that you fully charge the
batteries and discharge them for at least one complete cycle before use.

• If you will not be using the batteries for an extended period of time, remove them from

the camera to prevent leakage or corrosion.

• Never use batteries of different types (together) or mix old and new batteries.

• Never use manganese batteries.

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2.2 Inserting an SD Memory Card (optional accessory)

The camera comes with 16MB of internal memory,

allowing you to store images and video clips in the

camera. However, you can expand the memory capacity
by using an optional SD (Secure Digital) memory card

so that you can store additional images and video clips.

1. Make sure the camera is turned off.

2. Insert an SD memory card:

• The front side of the memory card (printed arrow)
should face towards the rear side of the camera.

• If the card cannot be inserted, check the orienta­tion.

Note

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

section in this manual titled 2.7 “Formatting the Memory Card” for further details.

2.3 To remove a memory card:

Make sure the camera is turned off. Press lightly on the

edge of the memory card and it will eject.

Note

To prevent valuable data from being accidentally erased from an SD memory card you

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can slide the write protect tab (on the side of the SD memory card) to “LOCK”.

• To save, edit, or erase data on an SD memory card, you must unlock the card.

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