EasyPix VX931 Instruction Manual

1.0 Table of Contents

1.0 Ta ble of Co ntent s

1.1 Tot al page s

2.0 C autio ns

3.0 O veral l Intro ducti on

3.1 Ac cesso ries

3.2 E xtern al View

3.3 D ispla y Infor matio n

4.0 G ettin g Ready

4.1 Tur n on/of f Camer a

4.2 L oadin g the bat tery

4.3 I nsert / R emove M emory C ard

4.4 At tachi ng Wris t Strap

5.0 B utton s & Funct ion

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5.1 P ower

5.2 S hutte r

5.3 Tel e / Wide

5.4 P layba ck

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5.5 M ode

5.6 D elete & + /-

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5.6 .1 EV

5.6 .2 ISO

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5.6 .3 WB

5.7 M enu /OK

5.7 .1 Up/P lay & Pau se/ Mac ro

5.7 .2 Righ t/Fla sh

5.7 .3 Down /Voice M emo

5.7 .4 Left /Self -Timer

6.0 S till Im age Mod e

6.1 S hooti ng

6.2 M enu Mod e

6.2 .1 Size

6.2 .2 Qual ity

6.2 .3 Shar pness

6.2 .4 Satu ratio n

6.2 .5 Effec t

6.2 .6 Mete ring

6.2 .7 Scen e Mode

6.2 .8 Shoo ting

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User Manual

7.0 M ovie Cl ip Mode

7.1 M ovie Re cordi ng

7.2 M ovie Si ze

8.0 Vo ice Rec ordin g Mode

9.0 P lay bac k Mode

9.1 P layba ck of Sti ll lmag e

9.2 P layba ck of Mov ie Clip

9.3 T humbn ail

9.4 E xplor ing an im age

9.5 S lide

9.6 P rotec t

9.7 D elete

9.8 C opy To Card

9.9 D POF

10. 0 Set Up Mo de

10. 1 Auto Off

10. 2 Langu age

10. 3 Forma t

10. 4 Date In put

10. 5 Impri nt

10. 6 Beep

10. 7 Light F reque ncy

10. 8 Quick Vi ew

10. 9 Syste m Reset

10. 10 USB

10. 10.1 PC C am

10. 10.2 Di sk Driv e

10. 10.3 Pr inter

11.0 P ictBr idge Mo de

11.1 C onnec ting th e Camer a to a Pic tBrid ge-su pport ed Prin ter

11.2 S elect p ictur es to pri nt

11.3 C ustom S et

12. 0 Softw are Appl icati on

12. 1 ArcSof t Media lmpre ssion

12. 2 Easy Li nk with You Tu be

13. 0 App endix

14. 0 Speci ficat ion

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2.0 Cautions

Do no t try to di sasse mble th e camer a by your self, w hich ma y damag e the cam era or ca use ele ctric s hock.

Do no t fire th e flash i n a close d istan ce (les s than 1 me ter); i t may hur t your ey es.

Kee p the cam era awa y from th e reach o f child ren or an imals t o preve nt them f rom swa llowi ng the bat terie s or smal l acces sorie s.

Sto p using t he came ra if any k ind of li quid or f oreig n objec t enter s the cam era. If i t happe ns, pow er off t he came ra and co ntact y our dea ler for h elp.

Do no t opera te this c amera w ith wet h ands; i t may cau se elec tric sh ock.

The c amera m ay be dam aged in a n envir onmen t of high t emper ature .

To avoi d elect ricit y leaka ge, ple ase rem ove the b atter y if the ca mera is e xpect ed not to b e in use

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It is n ormal t hat the t emper ature o f the cam era bod y rises i f the cam era wor ks for a lo ng time .

Sma ll Tip to S ave Yo u Big Hea dache

A digi tal cam era is in a w ay very s imila r to a comp uter. I f the dig ital cam era han gs itse lf duri ng oper ation , pleas e follo w the pro cedur es bel ow and mo st like ly the ca mera ca n be re-a ctiva ted.

1. Re move th e batte ry.

2. Re load th e batte ry.

3. Sw itch on t he came ra.

3.0 Overall Introduction

3.1 Acc es so ri es

Dig ital Ca mera Ca mera Dr iver & Us er Manu al USB Ca ble

Sof tware C D

Wri st Stra p Camer a Pou ch 2xAA Ba tteri es

3.0 Overall Introduction

3.2 External Vi ew

Sh utt er B utto n

St rap E ye let

3.3 Display Information

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Bat tery St atus

( )Ba ttery F ull ( )Ba ttery H alf Dra ined ( )Ba ttery D raine d

Wor kin g & Scene M ode

( )Im age Mod e ( )Pl aybac k Mode ( )Mo vie Cli p Mode ( )Voi ce Reco rding M ode

( ) Auto M ode ( ) Spo rt Mode ( ) Nig ht Mode ( ) Por trait M ode ( ) Lan dscap e ( ) Bac kligh t

( ) WAR NIN G: Hol ding Ca mera St able

Flash M ode ( )Auto F lash ( )Red- Eye ( )Fill -in Fla sh ( )Slow S ync ( )Flas h Off

Sel f-tim er

( )10 S econd s ( ) 2 Sec onds

Po wer B ut ton

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Sho oting

Mi cro ph one

X 1.2

Top

100 9M

Sid e

US B

Co nne ct or

Ba tte ry /

Me mor y Ca rd/

Ch amb er C over

MEN U

Mo de But ton

( ) Voice M emo

Foc us Rang e

( ) Mac ro

Met ering

( ) Mul ti ( ) Spo t

Sho oting

Con tinuo us

( ) Sin gle

IS O Valu e

AUTO

( ) Auto ( ) 4 00

100

( )10 0 ( ) 800

200

( )20 0

Exp osure 2

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W. Bal ance

( )Au to ( )Da yligh t ( )Cl oudy ( )Tu ngs te n ( )Fl uores cent

Pl ayba ck Bu tton

De lete / Ex posu re / AWB /I SO Bu tton

Pl ay / Pau se / Up B utto n Se lf- ti mer / Le ft But ton Fl ash / Ri ght Bu tto n

Me nu But ton Voi ce Me mo /

Do wn But ton

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Fl ash

LE D

Bac k

LC D Mo nti or

Mem ory Car d Inser ted( )

Sha rpnes s

( )So ft ( )No rmal ( )Vi vid

Qua lity

( )S. F ine ( )Fi ne ( )No rmal

Siz e

(16 M) (Via i nte rpola tion) (9M ) (5M ) (3M ) (VG A)

Ava ila bl e Sho ts(10 0)

Zoo m Statu s Indic ator

( ) 3.0 X Optic al Zoo m & 8.0X Dig ita l Zoo m

Le ns

Wi de/ Tel e But ton

Tri pod So cke t

4.0 Getting Ready

4.1 Tur n on /o ff C am er a

By p ressi ng the Po wer But ton can t urn on th e camer a. B y pre ssi ng agai n the Pow er Butt on can tu rn off th e cam era.

4.2 Loading the battery

1. Po wer off t he came ra.

2. Sl ide out t he batt ery cov er to ope n it.

3. Fo llow th e polar ity ind icati ons and l oad the b atter y.

4. Cl ose the B atter y Cover.

The i ndica tion of t he batt ery sta tus. ( ): Ba ttery p ower is f ull. ( ): Ba ttery p ower is h alf dra ined. ( ): Ba ttery p ower is d raine d. Repl ace wit h a new bat tery.

The b atter y may run o ut if the b atter y is kept i nside t he cam era for a l ong tim e witho ut usin g. Plea se remo ve the b atter y when th e camer a is not in u se.

Th e batte ry may no t work no rmall y under 0 C or ov er

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4.3 Insert/Remove Memory Card

1. Po wer off t he came ra.

2. Op en the Ba ttery C over.

3. In sert th e memor y card in to the ca rd slot a nd pres s it do wn unti l a click s ound ha ppens .

4. Pl ease pr ess the m emory c ard aga in to get i t out onc e a click s ound ha ppens .

5. Cl ose the B atter y Cover.

4.4 Att ac hi ng Wrist Strap

5.0 Buttons & Function

5.1 Power

By p ressi ng the Po wer But ton can t urn on th e camer a.

By pr essin g again t he Powe r Butto n can tur n off the cam era.

If t here is n o opera tion du ring th e speci fied ti me, the c amera w ill pow er off au tomat icall y.

5.2 Shutter

Pre ss the sh utter b utton h alf way t o do the fo cusin g and the n

pre ss the sh utter b utton f ully do wn to cap ture an i mage.

5.3 Tel e/ Wi de

Pu sh up the Tel e Butto n, the Zo om Bar In dicat or app earin g on the to p side of t he LCD Mo nitor a nd it sh ows the c urren t zoom st atus. Pu sh down t he Wide B utton , the Zoo m Bar Ind icato r will go b ack to th e Wide vi ew. Th e camer a allow s maxim um 3.0x o ptica l zoom and 8 .0x dig ital zo om.

Pow er

Shu tter

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( 8.0X )

X1.1

5.4 Playback

Se lect th e Playb ack Mod e by pres sing th e Pla yback B utton ( ) . Pl aybac k Mode wi ll sho w sti ll im ages, m ovie cl ips and v oice cl ips. Se lect an i mage by P ress Le ft and Ri ght But ton.

5.5 Mode

Sti ll Imag e Movie C lip Voic e Rec ordin g

5.6 Delete & +/-

In S hooti ng Mode , you can p ress Del ete But ton ( ) to ad just th e EV, ISO, an d Whi te Bala nce.

5.6 .1 EV

P ress Le ft/Ri ght But ton to se t the Exp osure Va lue. You can a djust f rom -2. 0EV to +2 .0EV (at 0 .3EV in creme nt). Af ter t he pr eferr ed valu e is chos en pres s Menu/ OK But ton to co nfirm t he sett ing. Th e highe r the EV va lue, th e brigh ter the i mage wil l be.

5.6 .2 ISO

Pr ess Rig ht/Le ft Butt on to set t he ISO Val ue and s elect t he Menu /OK But ton to co nfirm .

5.6 .3 WB

P res s Rig ht/Le ft Butt on to set t he Whit e Balan ce Valu e and sel ect the M enu/O K Butto n to conf irm.

Aut o Adj usting the whi te balanc e aut omati cally

Day light Unde r the strong light envi ronme nt

Cloud y Unde r the cl oudy li ght envi ronme nt Tung sten Unde r the t ungst en light envi r onment

Fluor esce nt Unde r the fl uores cent li ght envi ronme nt

& +/-

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STA RT :SH

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ST AN DB Y

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0.0 EV

AUTO

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5.0 Buttons & Function5.0 Buttons & Function

5.7 Menu/OK

Pr ess Men u/OK Bu tton to g o to the me nu sele ction . Wh en the me nu is dis playe d on the L CD mo nit or, the Me nu/OK B utton i s use d for shi fting t he curs or to the s ub menu o r for con firmi ng data .

5.7 .1 Up/P lay & Pau se/Ma cro

Pre ss the Up B utton ( ) t o move up t he subm enu cur sor. Whe n the men u is not di splay ed on the L CD moni tor, the U p Butto n( ) ope rates a s macro f uncti on . The U p Butto n also op erate s as Play & P ause fu nctio n to play

mov ie clip f ile in Pl aybac k Mode.

5.7 .2 Righ t/Fla sh

Pre ss the Ri ght But ton ( ) to mo ve the cu rsor to t he righ t tab. The R ight Bu tton ( ) al so oper ates as F lash fu nctio n.

5.7 .3 Down /Voic e Mem o

Pre ss the Voi ce Butt on ( ) to mov e the cur sor to th e down ta b. The re are tw o ways yo u can add y our voi ce over t o a store d still i mage.

1. Sh ootin g Mode

2. Pl aybac k Mode

5.7 .4 Left /Self -Time r

Pre ss the Le ft Butt on to mov e the cur sor to th e left ta b.

Wit h the 10 se c. Self -time r ( ):Ima ge will b e taken a fter 10 se conds o nce the s hutte r is rele ased.

Wit h the 2 sec . Self- timer ( ) :The im age wil l be take n aft er 2 seco nds onc e the shu tter is r eleas ed.

Not e:

Nig ht Scen e Under S hooti ng Mode

Pre ss the Do wn Butt on, and t hen sel ect Lef t/ Ligh t Butto n to adj ust the v alue of t he Long Ti me Shut ter whi ch rang ed from Aut o,1/8 ,1/4, 1/2,1 ,2,3, 4. Pres s Menu/ OK Butt on to con firm the v alue yo u selec t.

6.0 Still Image Mode

6.1 Shooting

Tak ing a Pic tures

1. Pr ess POW ER Butt on to pow er on the c amera

2. Pr ess Shu tter Bu tton ha lf way to f ocus

3. Pr ess Shu tter Bu tton fu lly to ca pture U sing th e Zoom Pre ss the zo om leve r ( ) towar d T or W

You are r ecomm ended t o shoot w ith the c amera a ttach ed wit h the tri pod or ot her dev ice if th e Hand Sh aking ( )appe ars.

6.2 Menu Mode

6.2 .1 Size ( Defau lt:9M )

T his fea ture is f or you to s elect t he imag e resol ution . (16 M) 4608 x 3 456 ( 5M ) 25 60 x 1920 ( VGA) 64 0 x 480 (9M ) 3488 x 26 16 ( 3M ) 204 8 x 1536

6.2 .2 Qual ity (De fault : Fine)

T his fea ture is f or you to s elect t he imag e quali ty. ( ) S. Fi ne (Sup er Fine ) ( ) Fin e ( ) Nor mal

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