DC T850 Digital Camera
User Manual
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Taking ca re of yo ur came ra
• 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 ser vice. 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 (2004/108/EC) and Low Voltage Directive (2006/95/
EC).
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.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
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 and time ..................... 4
Operating the camera ...................5
Viewing captured images and
videos .............................................6
Capture mode ...............................7
Scene mode .................................... 8
Flash mode ................................... 10
Focus mode .................................. 11
Drive mode .................................. 12
Resolution (image size) ............... 12
Quality .......................................... 13
ISO sensitivity .............................. 13
Metering (Automatic exposure
metering) ...................................... 14
White balance .............................. 14
Effect ............................................. 15
AF Area ......................................... 16
Setting EV .................................... 16
Setting sharpness, saturation,
contrast & instant review ............ 17
Other capture options ................. 17
Movie Record mode settings ....... 18
System settings ............................ 19
Playback mode ............................20
Options for playback and editing 21
Using My Drawings and Add
Memo .......................................... 22
Rotating an image .......................23
Adding Z-Lighting effect ............ 23
Protect .........................................24
Adding a photo frame ................ 24
DPOF ........................................... 24
Deleting files ............................... 24
Resize ........................................... 25
Voice memo ................................25
Bundled software ........................25
Connecting the camera to a
computer ..................................... 25
Connecting the camera to an AV
system .......................................... 26
Printing images ...........................26
Printing with Printer mode .........26
Printing with DPOF ..................... 26
Troubleshooting and service
information ................................. 27
Technical support ........................ 28
Specifications .............................. 29
Touring the camera 1
Tou r in g t he ca me ra
Checking the package contents
Carefully unpack your kit box and ensure that you have the following items.
1. User manual/Quick
start guide
2. Digital camera
3. USB cable
4. Battery
5. Leather case
6. Software CD-ROM
7. Battery charger
8. AC power adapter
9. AV cable
10. Stylus
• 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.
• Available accessories may vary depending on the sales region.
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. Microphone
8. Tripod mount
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. Play button (toggling
between capture and playback
modes)
6. Display button
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).
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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 stylus or your finger (may cause fingerprints on the screen though) to select
options available from the touch screen. Yet, some operations must work with buttons
(such as DISPLAY and Play ). So, this user manual uses “tap”, “circle”, or
“swipe” 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, tap > > > Manage Memory > Format
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.
• SD memory card in the following sizes are supported: 64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, 512
MB, 1 GB, 2GB, 4GB, and up to 8GB SDHC. The camera is compatible with SD
memory cards manufactured by Panasonic, Toshiba, and Sandisk. Please contact
your local dealer for purchase information.
Setting language
This is to select the language version to show on the screen.
To select a language:
Tap > > > Language, and tap a language (tap / to find more
languages as needed).
Setting date and time
When first time using the camera or the camera battery has been removed for a long time,
you need to set the date and time.
To set date and time:
1. Tap > > > Date Format, and tap the screen to choose preferred formats.
2. Tap Date/Time, and then tap / to choose correct date and time.
3. Tap OK.
4. Tap to exit.
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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 for desired options; tap for more 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 tapping 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.
• If you press the shutter halfway to set automatic focus, the camera is ready to capture
when the auto focus frame is yellow. If there is no auto focus frame or the frame is red
and you press the shutter down, it will result in blurred photos.
• 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. Yet, sound is not recorded
during zoom-in/out.
• At any time, you can press to turn off the camera.
• In the capture or playback mode, press repeatedly to decide what information
to show on the screen.
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6 Viewing captured images and videos
Viewing captured images and videos
To enter the playback mode, press to view the image or video just captured.
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• To view the previous image/video, swipe and slide the screen (at least 1/3 of the width; see
the illustrations below from A to C) to the right, or tap on the Control Panel.
• To view the next image/video, swipe and slide the screen (at least 1/3 of the width) to the left,
or tap on the Control Panel.
• Press W and you can still use the Swipe-to-Slide feature to view captured images and
recorded videos in a loop.
• Press W again to view 12 thumbnails on the screen.
ABCD
Control Panel
• You can toggle between the above two playback modes by pressing T and W.
• To zoom-in/out an image, press T or W, or you can use the stylus or your fingertip to
circle the area you want to zoom in directly on the screen. You can also tap the screen
directly to maximize the image, and drag the image to see certain area, or tap to
crop the image.
• If a photo was captured in the portrait orientation and then you saved it into the
landscape orientation, the photo will still rotate back into the portrait orientation
temporarily when you enlarge it on your camera.
• For a video file, tap to start playback.
• Tap to start the slideshow playback.
• Tap for more options.
• Anytime in the playback mode, you can press or the shutter to switch to the
capture mode.
• For image/audio/video files captured by other devices, your camera may not be able to
show the detailed file information (e.g. resolution) or to edit them (e.g. using My
Drawings or Add Memo).
Capture mode 7
Capture mode
Item Description Page reference
1 Scene mode 10
2 Flash mode 10
3 Focus mode 11
4 Drive mode 12
5 Number of shots available --
6 Image size 12
7 Image quality 13
8 AF area 16
9 Battery status --
10 Histogram --
11 AE metering 14
12 White balance 14
13 EV (exposure value) 16
14 ISO sensitivity. 13
15 More options --
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8 Capture mode
Scene mode
Select one of the following scene modes to fit your shooting condition.
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Icon Mode Description
Sunset Increases white balance to enhance photos taken at the
Museum Captures photos with flash function disabled.
sunset.
Soft Flowing Water The shutter speed is lowered to keep from blurred
Snow Increases contrast to highlight the texture and layers of
Landscape Used when taking pictures of natural scenery, especially
Auto Lets the camera automatically decide most settings, so
Flower Captures brightly colored flowers by enhancing their soft
Candle Light Used if you want to capture subjects in candle light.
L. Portrait Focuses on the subjects and keeps the background
Fireworks Increases exposure time while to capture fireworks. Use
Sports Captures a fast-moving subject.
Program You can set the shooting parameters manually.
Pet Increases sensitivity to capture pets.
Party Captures in-door activities in a dim light.
Web Auction Optimizes image file size for use on the Internet.
Night Portrait Used when taking photos of a subject against a night
Backlight Increases exposure (by turning on the flash) if light is
images. Use of tripod is recommended.
snow.
the subjects are in a distance.
you can capture images with ease.
outlines.
blurred slightly.
of tripod is recommended.
scene. Use of tripod is recommended.
coming from the back of a subject.
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Movie Record Captures videos with sound. When viewing the captured
video file later, the icon shows indicating that this is
a video file and can be played by tapping it.
Smile catch Automatically takes a shot while an enough degree of
smile is detected.
Text Increases contract when taking a close-up photo.
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High ISO Portrait Makes people stand out with the background out-of-
Self Portrait Helps take a picture of yourself (and other subjects if
Night Scene Used when taking a picture in the evening, night, or a
S.S.F.
(Super Shake-Free)
Voice Rec. Captures background sound only (no images or videos).
Child Takes a still image to capture moving kids.
Food Captures food by enhancing color brightness and giving
Building Enhances the edges of the subject.
Beach Used under a very bright light environment such as
Portrait Makes the subject (usually a person) stand out with a
focus even in a dark environment. In this mode, a higher
ISO value is used.
available).
low-light environment.
Reduces blur caused by camera vibration, and thus
improves image quality and clearness. ISO value is also
automatically adjusted based on the ambient brightness.
When listening to the captured audio file later, the
icon shows indicating that this is an audio file.
more vivid colors.
beaches.
brighter look.
To select a scene mode:
1. Tap and select a scene mode icon.
2. The currently selected scene mode shows. You can tap another icon of your choice.
3. Tap to confirm and exit.
If you want to know the description of certain scene quickly, tap and then the desired
scene.
10 Capture mode
When the icon shows in a thumbnail or on the screen, this means that the file is in the
unknown file format or a corrupted file.
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Using Smile Catch:
Smile Catch automatically captures the moment of a smile of your subject.
1. Tap and select from the scene mode icons.
2. The camera is tracking the face of your subject (a white frame shows).
3. Press the shutter halfway to set automatic focus. Wait until the auto focus frame turns into
yellow, then press the shutter down to activate smile tracking, and then release the shutter
immediately. The camera now is tracking the smile of your subject.
4. Once a smile is detected, the camera instantly takes a picture.
5. The camera continues to detect smiles and takes more pictures (Step 4 is repeated). To
stop the smile tracking at anytime, press the shutter.
• In order to detect the smile easily and obtain better image quality, it is recommended to
have your subject facing toward the lens in the Smile Catch mode.
• The camera will also automatically stop smile tracking if your subject leaves your
composition area.
• Face tracking is always on in the Smile Catch mode.
• It is recommended to turn off the flash in the Smile Catch mode, so the camera can
save time in recharging and continue to catch more smiles.
Flash mode
The flash offers an additional light source (usually used in a low-light environment). You
can capture an image using one of the following flash modes.
Icon Mode Description
Auto The flash fires automatically based on the photographic
Force off The flash does not fire. Select this mode when flash
Force on The flash always fires regardless of the surrounding
Auto Anti Red-eye Reduces the red-eye phenomenon when capturing
conditions.
photography is prohibited, or when the distance to the
subject is beyond the effective range of the flash.
lighting conditions. Select this mode when capturing
images with high contrast (backlighting) and deep
shadows.
natural-looking images of people and animals in low-light
conditions. Be sure to ask the subject to look at the
camera lens or get as close to the camera as possible.
The flash fires automatically based on the photographic
conditions.
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Anti Red-eye Reduces the red-eye phenomenon when capturing
Slow Sync Opens the shutter for a longer period and fires the flash
natural-looking images of people and animals in low-light
conditions. Be sure to ask the subject to look at the
camera lens or get as close to the camera as possible.
The flash always fires regardless of the surrounding
lighting conditions.
just before it closes. Select this mode for illuminating a
foreground subject while retaining a darker background.
It is useful when capturing a night scene with people in
the foreground.
To select a flash mode:
1. Tap and the icon that represents the current flash mode.
2. Tap another icon of your choice.
3. Tap to confirm and exit.
• If you change the flash mode, the camera will retain that setting even if the camera is
turned off.
• To change the intensity of the flash, tap > > > Flash Intensity.
Focus mode
Icon Mode Description
Auto This is the auto focus mode.
Macro Used when capturing images at close distance.
Pan Focus Used when you want to capture everything (for example,
Infinity Used when capturing images at long distance. The flash
To select a focus mode:
1. Tap and the icon that represents the current focus mode.
2. Tap another icon of your choice.
3. Tap to confirm and exit.
fast-moving objects or subjects in the dark) from near to
far in an acceptable focus.
is off in this mode.
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Drive mode
Icon Mode Description
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Standard Self-timer and Continuous Shooting are disabled.
10 sec Self-timer Automatically takes a picture after 10 second delay. This
Continuous Shooting Continuously takes pictures as long as you keep
Interval Shoot Takes pictures at the time interval you set until it reaches
Auto Exposure
Bracketing (AEB)
Speedy Burst Press and release the shutter. When the photo size you
mode is useful when you want to be part of the picture.
pressing the Shutter. The flash is always off in this mode.
the number of pictures you want, or it will stop when you
press and release the shutter again (or until the memory
card is full).
Automatically takes 3 pictures with different EV values
for you to choose from later.
selected is 2M or VGA, Speedy Burst will take a
continuous shooting at the speed of 12 shots per
second. This will stop after 1 second or until the memory
card is full.
To select a drive mode:
1. Tap and the icon that represents the current drive mode.
2. Tap another icon of your choice.
3. Tap to confirm and exit.
Resolution (image size)
Icon Description Icon Description
8 megapixels (3264 x 2448) 3 megapixels (2048 x 1536)
3:2 (3264 x 2176) 2 megapixels (1600 x 1200)
16:9 (3264 x 1836) VGA (640 x 480)
5 megapixels (2592 x 1944) -- --
To select an image size:
1. Tap .
2. Tap > , and then the icon that represents the current image size.
3. Tap another icon of your choice.
4. Tap to confirm and exit.
Quality
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Icon Option Description
Fine Best image quality with the lowest compression rate. File size
Normal Better image quality with medium compression rate. File size is
Economy Good image quality with the highest compression rate. File size
is the largest.
medium.
is the smallest.
To select an image quality level:
1. Tap .
2. Tap > , and then the icon that represents the current image quality.
3. Tap another icon of your choice.
4. Tap to exit.
ISO sensitivity
The higher the ISO value, the more noise you may see in the image.
Icon Description
Automatically sets the ISO value.
Equivalent to color ISO 100/200/400 film. Used for outdoor
To select an ISO value:
1. Tap .
2. Tap > , and then the icon that represents the current ISO value.
3. Tap another icon of your choice.
4. Tap to exit.
photography in bright sunlight.
Equivalent to color ISO 800/1600 film. Used it in a low-light
environment or where the flash light is not allowed.
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You may not be able to select ISO value if you use certain scene modes such as
(Auto), (High ISO Portrait) and (S.S.F.).
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Metering (Automatic exposure metering)
Icon Mode Description
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Matrix Detects the exposure based on multiple points in
Center Weight Detects the exposure of the entire shooting
Spot Detects the exposure based on the center spot in
the subject area.
screen, but gives more importance to the values
near center.
the subject area.
To select an AE option:
1. Tap .
2. Tap > , and then the icon that represents the current AE option.
3. Tap another icon of your choice.
4. Tap to exit.
White balance
White balance compensates for color temperatures in different lighting conditions, so white
and other colors can display properly when you capture images.
Icon Mode Description
Auto Adjusts white balance automatically.
Daylight Used in bright daylight conditions.
Shade Used in cloudy, twilight, or shady conditions.
Tungsten Light Used when subjects lit by tungsten (incandescent) lighting.
Fluorescent Light Used w hen subjects lit by fluorescent lighting.
Manual Used when you want to manually adjust white balance in a
You may not be able to select White Balance if you use certain scene modes such as
(Auto).
particular lighting condition.
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To select white balance:
1. Tap .
2. Tap and then .
3. Tap and then White Balance.
4. The currently selected icon of white balance shows. Tap another icon of your choice.
5. Tap OK. (If you select the manual mode, the icon pops up. You must first tap
and point the adjustment frame shown on the touch screen at a blank sheet of
white paper (or something similar), and then tap OK to let the camera detect proper colors.)
6. Tap to exit.
Effect
You can add special effects to your images in capture mode.
Icon Mode Description
Normal No effect is added to the image.
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Vivid Recorded image will be stored in a bright and lively
Sepia Recorded image will be stored in a sepia tone.
B/W (Black/White) Convert image to black & white.
tone.
To select an effect:
1. Tap .
2. Tap and then .
3. Tap and then Effect.
4. The currently selected icon of auto focus shows. Tap another icon of your choice.
5. Tap to exit.
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AF Area
Icon Mode Description
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Center Focuses on the center of the touch screen.
Wide Focuses on objects in a wider focusing area.
Manual You can manually decide the auto focusing area by
Face Tracking Focuses on the people in your composition by
dragging the frame within the boundary shown on the
touch screen.
automatically detecting and tracking human faces.
To select an automatic focus option:
1. Tap .
2. Tap and then .
3. Tap and then AF Area.
4. The currently selected icon of auto focus option shows. Tap another icon of your choice.
5. Tap to exit.
Using Face Tracking:
1. Follow the steps above to select Face Tracking in AF Area.
2. Aim the lens at the subject(s). One or several white frames show on the screen focusing on
the subjects, depending on the number of subjects detected by the camera.
3. Press the shutter halfway to set automatic focus.
4. Wait until the frames turn to yellow, and then press the shutter down.
In order to detect the face(s) easily and obtain better image quality, it is recommended to
have your subjects facing toward the lens when you use Face Tracking.
Setting EV
EV (exposure value) lightens or darkens the entire image. Adjust EV when the brightness
between the subject and the background is not balanced, or when the subject occupies only
a small part of the picture.
To select an EV:
1. Tap .
2. Tap and then .
3. Tap and then EV.
4. The current EV setting shows. Tap any position of the EV bar or tap +/- of your choice.
5. Tap OK.
6. Tap to exit.
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Setting sharpness, saturation, contrast & instant review
You can adjust how colors appear in the pictures by setting sharpness, saturation, and
contrast.
1. Tap .
2. Tap and then .
3. Tap for Sharpne ss, Saturation, and Contrast.
4. The currently selected icons of these three options show. Select one to tap it, and then tap
an icon of your choice. You can select Low, Normal, or High for sharpness, saturation, and
contrast.
Also, you can decide the time you want the image to display after shooting.
1. Tap .
2. Tap and then .
3. Tap Instant Review.
4. For instant review, you can decide the duration (in seconds) of showing the image right
after you just captured it or turn the feature off.
5. Tap twice to exit.
Other capture options
More options are available for image settings in > > .
Icon Option Description
Flash Intensity Sets the intensity of the flash.
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-- Photo Frame Adds a photo frame to the image.
-- Date Stamp Adds the date stamp to the image.
• If the original image size is larger than 3M, the image size will
be automatically changed to 3M.
• If the original image size is 3M or smaller, the original image
size will be retained.
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Movie Record mode settings
If you select (Movie Record) as the scene mode, different options are offered in the
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Quick Bar. You can change the settings but you cannot customize the options shown in the
Quick Bar.
Icon Mode Description Page
-- Scene mode Displays a number of scene modes to
Video format Displays video file format and size. --
Frame rate Displays frames captured per second. --
choose from.
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White balance Compensates for color temperatures in
More options Displays more options. --
Video quality Sets the degree of video quality. --
Stabilizer Avoids video blur caused by hand shake
Effect Adds special effects. --
Close Hides the Quick Bar. --
The default frame rate is 15 when using the Movie Record mode.
different lighting conditions.
and/or subject movement.
--
--
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System settings
To change the system settings, tap > and then . Tap / to find more
options.
Icon Mode Description
Manage Memory Formats the internal memory or the SD card.
Instant Review Sets the display time of each photo just captured.
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Digital Zoom Choose the stored settings for the camera to remember (useful
System Sound Sets to turn on/off the sound for operation.
Volume Sets the volume for playback.
LCD Brightness Sets the brightness of the touch screen.
Power Saving Sets the idle time before the camera enters the power-saving
Power off Sets the idle time before the camera automatically turns off.
-- Date/Time Adjusts date and time.
Date Format Adjusts displayed time format.
TV Format Sets the video format (such as NTSC or PAL) when connecting
-- Hot Key Sets the options shown in the Quick Bar.
-- Startup Image Choose the startup image when the camera is turned on.
Reset Returns all settings to the factory default values
Language Sets the displayed language on the touch screen.
-- Version Displays the model name and the firmware version.
If you set both Power Saving and Power Off on, the camera will prioritize Power Saving
even if the time you set for Power Off is shorter than that for Power Saving.
when you turn it on next time).
Wise Zoom reduces the image size, and thus increases
the effective zoom length without sacrificing image quality.
mode.
to an AV system like TV.
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Playback mode
Press to enter the playback mode.
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You can press to decide what information to show on the screen.
• When the camera is off, pressing while holding will enter the playback mode.
• In the capture mode, press to enter the playback mode.
• In the playback mode, press or the Shutter to switch to the capture mode.
Item Description
1 Battery status
2 File number
3 Histogram
4 Protected file
5DPOF
6 Scene mode
7 Image size and quality
8EV
9 AE Metering
10 White balance
11 File name
12 File size
13 F. No. and shutter speed
14 ISO sensitivity
Options for playback and editing
By default, ten options show when you tap on the screen.
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Icon Mode Description Page
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My Drawings Adds your own drawing to a captured image. 22
Rotation Rotates images by certain degrees. 23
Z-Lighting Adjusts lighting (mainly enhances the
Protect Protects the selected image from deletion. 24
More options Accesses other settings. --
Add Memo Adds callouts to a captured image. 22
Photo frame Adds a photo frame to a captured image. 24
DPOF Enters the Digital Print Order Format (DPOF)
Delete Deletes captured files. 24
brightness and contrast in the darker areas of
a picture) to improve overall exposure quality.
data to selected images or all images. So, a
DPOF-compatible printer can read this data
while printing.
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To select a playback/edit option:
1. Press and select an image. Then tap .
2. The available icons of playback/edit options show. Tap the one you need. Options available
may vary depending on the image size.
3. Follow the remaining on-screen instructions.
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Using My Drawings and Add Memo
Add preset or customized drawings (including handwriting), stamps, and callouts to an
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image.
• Drawings/stamps/callouts (described as “scribbles” below) cannot be added an audio/
video file, or to an image of 16:9, 3:2, or lower than 3M.
• After scribbles are added to an image and saved, this image will be automatically
resized to a 3M image.
1. Tap and select an image.
2. Tap > (My Drawings) or (Add Memo). The toolbar is automatically
displayed. Select a tool, and customize its type and color. (For details on the icons of the
tools, see below.)
3. Tap . You are ready to add your drawings or texts to the image.
4. To change tools/types/colors, you need to tap again to access the toolbar.
5. To undo your last move, tap [UNDO]; to erase all drawings on the selected image
(before you save the settings), tap [RESET].
6. To save the modified image, tap [SAVE]. Or you can tap > [YES] to discard the
modified image and exit.
Icon Tool Description
Line Creates lines such as handwriting.
To create lines:
1. Tap , and then tap for a type and for a
color.
2. Tap .
3. Start tapping on the touch screen, and then drag your
finger or stylus to create lines.
Stamp (for My
Drawings only)
Selects a preset stamp.
To select a preset stamp:
1. Tap , and then tap for a preset stamp and
for a color.
2. Tap .
3. On the touch screen, tap the location where you want to
add a stamp. You can add as many stamps as you want,
or repeat step 1 to add other types of stamps.
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Frame (for Add
Memo only)
Eraser Removes part or all of the scribbles.
Selects a preset frame for a callout.
To select a preset frame:
1. Tap , and then tap for a preset frame and
for a color.
2. Tap .
3. On the touch screen, tap the location where you want to
add a frame. You can add as many frames as you want,
or repeat step 1 to add other types of frames.
To use the eraser:
1. Tap , and then tap to select an eraser type
(from thin to thick).
2. Tap .
3. On the touch screen, tap the location where you want to
remove the scribbles, and then drag your finger or stylus
to start removing.
Undo / Redo Used to undo or redo your last move.
Reset Removes all scribbles.
Save Saves the modified file.
Discard Discards the modified file.
Tap Save As to save as a new file; tap No to exit; tap
Overwrite to replace the current file.
Rotating an image
Changes the orientation of an image.
To rotate an image:
1. Tap and select an image.
1. Tap > , and then tap a thumbnail in the orientation you want. The newly rotated
image overwrites the original one and shows on the screen.
Adding Z-Lighting effect
1. Tap and select an image.
2. Tap > . Tap the lighting bar. The Z-Lighting effect (mainly enhancing the
brightness and contrast in the darker area of a picture) improves overall exposure quality.
3. Tap OK to save the setting and exit.
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Protect
Prevents selected files from accidental removal.
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To protect files:
1. Tap and select an image.
2. Tap > .
3. Select whether to protect this selected file or all files.
4. Select Yes to enable protection. To select multiple files, tap Select and tap more files. Each
protected file has the icon when viewed. Then select OK and Yes.
5. To disable protection, follow preceding step 1 to 3, and tap Yes to unprotect the file.
Adding a photo frame
Adds a preset decorative frame to an image.
To add a photo frame:
1. Tap and select an image.
1. Tap > , and then tap / to select a photo frame of your choice.
2. Tap OK and then choose to overwrite or save the image as a new file.
• A photo frame cannot be added to an audio/video file.
• After a photo frame is added to an image in the size of 3M or above, this image will be
automatically resized to a 3M image.
DPOF
Enters the Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) data to selected images or all images. So, a
DPOF-compatible printer can read this data while printing.
To e nt er DPOF dat a:
1. Tap and select an image.
2. Tap > .
3. Select the current image or all images to add DPOF. To select multiple files, tap Select and
tap more files. Then tap OK.
4. Select whether to print date and number of copies to print.
5. Tap OK.
Deleting files
Removes selected or all files.
1. Tap and select an image.
2. Tap > .
3. Select Yes to delete the selected file; select All to delete all files. To select multiple files, tap
Select and tap more files. Then tap OK.
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Resize
Changes an image to a smaller size.
To resize an image:
1. Tap and select an image.
2. Tap > > > Resize.
3. Select the new image size and the quality level.
4. Tap Overwrite to replace the current image file, or Save as to save to another file.
Voice m emo
Inserts a voice annotation to an image file.
To add a voice memo:
1. Tap and select an image.
2. Tap > > > Voice memo.
3. Tap to start recording your voice. Tap again to stop. When viewing the image
later, you can see the icon indicating that a voice memo is attached.
Bundled software
The camera offers the following programs on a CD.
ArcSoft
PhotoImpression 5
ArcSoft
VideoImpression 2
To install these programs, see the information supplied with the CD.
Combines photo editing with creative enhancement and sharing tools
that maximize your digital media experience.
Creates multimedia presentations by combining photos and video
clips with audio, text and scene transitions.
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Connecting the camera to a computer
You can connect the camera to a PC or notebook to transfer, view, print, or edit files.
To connect the camera to a computer:
4. Connect the end of the smaller plug of the USB cable to
the camera.
5. Connect the other end of the USB cable to an available
USB port on your computer.
6. Tap Mass Storage on the screen of your camera.
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7. A Removable Disk icon appears in My Computer. Click this icon to access the files in your
camera.
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• When connecting the camera to a computer, it is necessary to install a battery into the
camera.
• When connecting the camera to a computer, please use the original accessory of the
USB cable to avoid possible system conflicts and damage to the camera.
Connecting the camera to an AV system
You can play files in your camera from an AV system such as TV or projector.
To connect the camera to an AV system:
1. Connect the end of the smaller plug of the AV cable to the camera.
2. Connect the yellow video plug and the white audio plug of the AV cable to a video-input jack
and an audio-input jack (left channel) on your AV system.
3. Turn on the AV system, and then switch to the AV source connecting to the camera.
4. Turn on the camera.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to operate the camera via the TV or projector screen.
Audio or video files captured by the camera cannot be played back when the camera is
connected to a TV.
Printing images
In addition to printing images by connecting the camera to a printer via a computer or
bringing the SD card (if available) to a photo-processing center, you can choose to print
using PictBridge or DPOF.
Printing with Printer mode
You can directly print images by connecting your camera to a PictBridge-compatible
printer without using a computer.
To print images from a PictBridge-compatible printer:
1. Turn off the camera.
2. Connect the end of the smaller plug of the USB cable to the camera.
3. Connect the other end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your printer.
4. Turn on the printer. Wait for a while until the printer is ready to print.
5. Turn on the camera.
6. Follow the remaining on-screen instructions in your camera and/or printer to complete
printing.
The above procedure may vary depending on the printer type you are using.
Printing with DPOF
See "DPOF" on page 24.
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Troubleshooting and service information
If your camera cannot operate normally, see the frequently encountered problems and
solutions listed below. If the problem persists, contact your nearest service center or
technical support.
Problem Cause Solution
I cannot play back
video clips by
using Windows
Media Player.
The camera
cannot power up.
The battery power
is draining quickly.
The battery or
camera is warm.
The flash does not
fire or recharge.
Even though the
flash fired, the
image is dark.
The image is too
bright or too dark.
I cannot format a
memory card.
The MPEG-4 video compression
method is in the XviD format.
If the XviD codec is not installed, it
might not be able to play back the
video clips on your computer.
There is no battery or the battery is
not inserted correctly.
The battery has no power. Recharge the battery.
The external temperature is
extremely low.
Many shots are being captured in
dark places, requiring a flash.
The battery was not fully charged,
or it has not been used for an
extended period of time after being
charged.
The camera or flash was used
continuously over a long period of
time.
The camera flash is turned off. Set the flash to Auto Flash.
The light source is sufficient. --
The distance to the subject is
greater than the flash's effective
range.
The exposure is excessive or
inadequate.
The memory card is writeprotected.
End of the memory card life. Insert a new memory card.
Make sure you are using Windows
Media Player 9.0 or above. Be sure
to install the free MPEG-4 codec
driver in advance, available from
bundle software or XviD web site:
http://www.xvidmovies.com.
Insert the battery correctly.
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Fully charge the battery and
discharge it for at least one
complete cycle before use.
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Get closer to the subject and shoot.
Reset exposure compensation.
Remove the write protection.
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I cannot download
images from the
camera to my
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computer.
The camera does
not shoot even
when pressing the
shutter button.
I cannot print
images with
PictBridgecompliant printers.
Why sometimes I
cannot completely
use up the
remaining number
of pictures that can
be taken on my
memory card?
Why may some
pictures look
unclear or be read
improperly during
playback?
The free space on the hard disk of
your computer is insufficient.
There is no power being supplied
to the camera.
The battery is running low. Recharge the battery.
The camera is not in the capture
mode.
The shutter button was not pressed
all the way down.
The internal memory or memory
card does not have any free space.
The flash is recharging. Wait until the flash mode icon,
The camera does not recognize the
memory card.
The camera is connected to the
printer when the camera is
powered off.
The remaining number of pictures
shown on the screen is an
estimated value, which may be
different from the actual one
depending on the compression
ratios (may vary by scenes) when
converting from RAW to JPG.
These pictures are taken by
another camera.
Ensure that the hard disk has
enough space for running Windows
and that the drive for loading image
files has free space equal to or
greater than the memory card in
the camera.
Recharge the battery.
Switch to the capture mode.
Press the shutter button all the way
down.
Load a new card or delete
unwanted files.
indicated on the screen, stops
flashing.
Format the memory card before the
initial use or before using with
another camera.
Turn on the camera, select
PictBridge, and then connect to the
printer.
--
Enlarging these pictures could
solve the problem.
Technical support
For technical assistance, free driver updates, product information, and news releases, visit
the following web site:
http://www.BenQ.com
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Specifications
Image sensor 8.0-megapixel CCD; size: 1/2.5-inch
LCD display 3-inch TFT LCD; 230K dots
Zoom Optical: 3X
Lens F2.7 ~ F5.2
Focus TTL Auto Focus
Focus range Normal: 40 cm ~ Infinity
Shutter speed 1/2000 ~ 1 sec (Night Scene mode: 8 sec)
Scene mode Sunset, Museum, Soft Flowing Water, Snow, Landscape, Auto,
Flash Auto, Force Off, Force On, Auto Anti Red-eye, Anti Red-eye, and
Self-timer 10 sec delay
Exposure
compensation
ISO Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, and 1600
White balance Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, Fluorescent Light, and
File format • Still Image: JPEG (Exif 2.2 compatible) and DCF compatible -
Storage Built-in 5 MB (usable)
Playback options Single image, thumbnails, slideshow, and audio/video playback
Digital: 5X (preview) / 12 (playback)
Wise Zoom: 30X (Optical Zoom + Digital Zoom) when the image size
is VGA (640 x 480); A different image size comes with a different
maximum wise zoom ratio.
Wide: 6.2 mm (135 camera: 37.5 mm)
Tele: 18.6 mm (135 camera: 112.5 mm)
Macro: 15 cm ~ 50 cm
Flower, Candle Light, Landscape Portrait, Fireworks, Sports,
Program, Pet, Party, Web Auction, Night Portrait, Backlight, Movie
Record, Smile, Text, High ISO Portrait, Self Portrait, Night Scene,
S.S.F. (Super Shake-Free), Voice Rec., Child, Food, Building, Beach,
Portrait
Slow Sync
-2 to +2 EV in 1/3 EV steps
Manual
8M (3264 x 2448), 3:2 (3264 x 2176), 16:9 (3264 x 1836). 5M (2592
x 1944), 3M (2048 x 1536), 2M (1600 x 1200), VGA (640 x 480)
• Video: MPEG-4 AVI 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 16:9, 30/15 fps; continuous recording with
sound
• Audio: WAV
8GB SD card compatible
16GB SDHC supported
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Interface Digital output: USB 2.0
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Power source Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery CIPA 200PCS
Working temperature 0 - 40 degrees Celsius
Dimensions
(W x H x D)
Weight 120 g (without battery & SD card)
System requirements • Pentium III 600 Mhz or higher compatible CPU
Audio/Video output (NTSC/PAL)
PictBridge compatible / DPOF
91 x 59 x 16.9 mm (slimmest 14.9 mm)
•64 MB RAM
• Optical disc drive
• Windows Vista/XP/2000/Me
• 128 MB free hard disk space
• Available USB port
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