Benq DC T700 User Manual

DC T700 Digital Camera
User Manual

Welcome

Copyright

Copyright 2007 by BenQ Corporation. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be
reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or
computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical,
manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company.

Disclaimer

BenQ Corporation makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to
the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties, merchantability or fitness for any particular
purpose. Further, BenQ Corporation reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes
from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation of this company to notify any person of such
revision or changes.

Taking care of your camera

• The camera operating temperature is between 0 and 40 degrees Celsius. It is normal for the operating
time to be shortened when the temperature is low.

• 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 in direct sunlight

• Unstable locations

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

• Salt or seawater may cause severe camera damage.

• Do not use solvents, such as alcohol, to clean your camera.

• If the lens is dirty, use a lens brush or soft cloth to clean the lens. Do not touch the lens with your
fingers.

• To prevent electric 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 power adapter. 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 images and/or video clips.

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.

CE Regulatory Notice

Hereby, BenQ Corp. declares under our responsibility that the product is in conformity with the
requirements set out in the Council Directive on the Approximation of the Laws of the Member States
relating, Electromagnetic Compatibility Directives (89/336/EEC, 92/31/EEC) and Low Voltage Directive
(73/23/EEC).

A “Declaration of Conformity” in accordance with the above Directives has been made and is available
from BenQ Corp. upon request.

FCC Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant
to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can
be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

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Touring the camera ......................1

Checking the package contents ..... 1

Camera components ..................... 1

Front view ........................................1

Rear view ..........................................2

Preparing the camera for use .......2

Charging the battery ...................... 3

Using touch screen and buttons ... 3

Using an SD card ........................... 4

Setting language ............................. 4

Setting date, time, and region ....... 4

Operating the camera ...................5

Capture mode ...............................6

Capture options ............................. 7

Capture palette .............................. 7

Flash mode ..................................... 8

Drive mode .................................... 9

Focus mode .................................... 9

Battery status ................................ 10

Image size ..................................... 10

Image quality ............................... 10

White balance .............................. 11

AF setting ..................................... 11

AE metering ................................. 12

ISO sensitivity .............................. 12

Setting EV .................................... 13

Setting sharpness, saturation,

contrast & instant review ............ 13

Movie Record mode settings ....... 13

Common settings ........................ 14

Sound settings .............................. 14

Playback mode ............................16

Options for playback and editing 17

Playback palette ............................ 17

Slideshow .......................................17

Resize ..............................................18

Cropping ........................................18

Image/Sound copy ......................... 18

Special effect ...................................18

Voice memo ................................... 19

Protect ............................................ 19

DPOF .............................................19

Start-up screen ............................... 19

Enlarging an image ........................ 19

Viewing multiple files at a time ....20

Rotating an image .......................... 20

Deleting files ..................................20

Adding drawings and stamps to an

image ..............................................21

Adding a photo frame ...................22

Bundled software ........................ 23

Connecting the camera to a

computer ..................................... 23

Connecting the camera to an AV

system .......................................... 23

Printing images ........................... 24

Printing with PictBridge .............. 24

Printing with DPOF ..................... 24

Troubleshooting and service

information ................................. 25

Technical support ........................ 26

Other settings ..............................15

Specifications .............................. 27

Touring the camera 1

Tou r in g t he c ame r a

Checking the package contents

Carefully unpack your kit box and ensure that you have the following items.

1. User Manual

2. Digital camera

3. USB cable

4. Battery

5. Stylus (touch pen)

6. Hand strap

7. Leather case

8. Software CD-ROM

9. Battery charger

10. AC power adapter

11. AV cable

• If any items are missing or damaged, contact your dealer.

• It is recommended to save the packaging if you must ship the camera for service in the
future.

Camera components

Front view

1. Shutter button

2. Status LED indicator

3. Power button

4. Flash

5. Self-timer LED indicator

6. Lens and lens cover

7. Tripod mount

8. Microphone

9. USB port

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2 Preparing the camera for use

Rear view

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• It is normal for the camera to become warm during operation, because metal camera
casing can conduct heat.

• The LCD display on this camera is manufactured with sophisticated technology, and
more than 99.99% of the pixels on the LCD display meet standard specifications. Yet,
it is possible that less than 0.01% of the pixels on the LCD display may have some light
spots or show unusual colors. This is normal and does not indicate display
malfunction, nor will this affect the pictures you take with the camera.

1. Touch screen (LCD display)

2. T (Tele): Zoom-in

3. W (Wide): Zoom-out or
thumbnail view (playback)

4. Strap eyelet

5. MENU button
to the previous menu

6. Play button (toggling
between capture and playback
modes)

7. Speaker

Preparing the camera for use

Use only the specified battery for the camera, and always turn off the camera before
inserting or removing the battery.

A

B

To install the battery:

1. Open the battery/SD card cover (A).

2. Insert the battery in the correct direction (B).

3. Push the battery all the way down, until the battery
lock lever clicks into place (C).

4. Close the battery/SD card cover (D).

or return

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C

D

To remove the battery:

1. Open the battery/SD card cover.

2. Release the battery lock lever.

3. When the battery has come out a little, gently pull it
out the rest of the way.

4. Close the battery/SD card cover.

Charging the battery

The battery charge status affects the camera performance. To maximize the performance
and the battery life, fully charge the battery using the specified charger and AC power
adapter, and then fully discharge it through normal use at least once.

To charge the battery:

1. Insert the battery into the charger.

2. Connect one end of the AC power adapter to the
charger.

3. Connect the other end of the AC power adapter to a
wall outlet.

4. When the battery is being charged, the charger LED
indicator lights up in red. When the battery is fully
charged, it turns into green.

• Damage caused by the use of an incorrect charger set is not covered under the
warranty.

• The battery may be warm after being charged or used. This is normal and not a
malfunction.

• When using the camera in a cold environment, keep the camera and its battery warm
by holding it inside your jacket or another warm protective environment.

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Using touch screen and buttons

You can use the attached stylus or your finger (may cause fingerprints on the screen tough)
to select options available from the touch screen. Yet, some operations must work with

buttons (such as MENU and Play ). So, this user manual uses “tap” when
referring to touch screen actions and “press” when referring to button actions.

4 Preparing the camera for use

Using an SD card

The camera comes with internal memory for storing captured images, video clips, or audio

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files. You can also add an SD (Secure Digital) card to store more files.

To install an SD card:

1. Make sure the camera is turned off.

2. Open the battery/SD card cover.

3. Insert an SD card in the correct direction.

4. Close the battery/SD card cover.

To remove an SD card:

1. Make sure the camera is turned off.

2. Open the battery/SD card cover.

3. Press lightly the edge of the SD card to eject.

4. Close the battery/SD card cover.

Before initial use of an SD card, press and tap > to format the card
first. Remember to slide the write-protect tab (on the side of the SD card) to the unlock position.
Otherwise, all data (if any) on the SD card is protected and the card cannot be formatted.

Setting language

This is to select the language version to show on the screen.

To select a language:

1. Press ,

2. Tap > , and tap a language (tap / to find more languages as needed).

Setting date, time, and region

When first time using the camera or the camera battery has been removed for a long time,
you need to set the date, time, and where you are located.

To set date, time, and region:

1. Press .

2. Tap > > Date Style, and then tap / to choose preferred formats.

3. Tap OK.

4. Tap Date or Time, and then tap / to choose correct date or time.

5. Tap OK.

6. Tap OK, and then tap World Time.

7. Tap , and then tap / or directly press a point on the map to choose a city

closest to where you are.

8. Tap DST to set daylight saving time as needed.

9. Press to exit.

• If you also set the destination city, you can tap Select Time to display and record using
the date and time at hometown or destination.

• When you select to use the date and time at destination (useful when you travel there),
an aircraft icon will show beside the date and time on the screen.

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Operating the camera

The procedure below is a general guideline for basic operation. It is particularly useful if you
are new to the camera.

1. Press .

2. Tap the touch screen or press for desired options.

3. Follow the on-screen display (and instructions wherever available) and tap the
corresponding icon to access and set more options. At any time, you can cancel the current

operation by pressing to return to your previous step.

4. Press T to zoom-in or W to zoom-out.

5. Press the shutter halfway to set automatic focus and exposure.

6. Press the shutter down fully to capture.

7. Release the shutter.

8. In the Movie Record mode, press the shutter to stop video recording.

9. Press
different images/videos. You can also press T or W to zoom-in/out a captured images, or
press W to view 9 images on the screen. For other options, follow the on-screen display or
tap the touch screen.

to view captured images or recorded videos, and then tap / to move to

• During zoom-in/out, there is a separator in the zoom bar between W and T. For best
image quality, it is recommended to use optical zoom only by keeping the
magnification within W and the separator.

• Flash is automatically turned off in the Movie Record mode.

• The Movie Record mode records both sound and video. The recording time is
continuous, but recording will stop once the SD card space is full.

• Anytime in the playback mode, you can press or the shutter to switch to the
capture mode.

• At any time, you can press to turn off the camera.

• In capture or playback mode, tap the touch screen and tap to decide what
information to show on the screen.

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Below is a workflow example when using and the touch screen.

6 Capture mode

Capture mode

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Item Description Page reference

1 A scene mode selected from the Capture

palette

2 Flash mode 8

3 Drive mode 9

4 Focus mode 9

5 Memory card type (SD or internal) --

6 Number of shots available --

7 Battery status 10

8 Image size 10

9 Image quality 10

10 White balance 11

11 AE metering 12

12 ISO sensitivity 12

13 Date and time (or Histogram) 4

14 AF setting 11

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