Genius G-Shot P5143 User Manual

WEEE Warning Message

Symbol for Separate Collection in European Countries

This symbol indicates that this product is to be collected separately. The following apply only to users in European countries:  This product is designated for separate collection at an

appropriate collection point. Do not dispose of as household waste.

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 For more information, contact the retailer or the local

authorities in charge of waste management.

FCC STATEMENT

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 interferenc e, and (2). This device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

Note:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digital devices, 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, ma y cause harmful interference to ra dio 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 c an 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 out let on a circuit differ ent from that to which t he

receiver is connected

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Use of shielded cable is required to comply with Class B limits in Subpart B of Part 15 of the FCC rules.

Do not make any changes or modifications to the equipment unless otherwise specified in the m anual. If suc h changes or modifi cations shoul d be made, y ou could be required to stop operation of the equipment.

Product Information

1. Product design and specifications are subject to change without notice. This

includes primary product specifications, software, software drivers, and user’s manual. This User Manual is a general reference guide for the product.

2. The product and accessories that come with your camera may be different from

those described in this manual. This is due to the fact that different retailers often specify slightly different product inclusions and accessori es to suit their market requirements, customer demographics, and geographical preferences. Products very often vary between retailers especially with accessories such as batteries, memory cards, cables, carrying cases/pouches, and language support. Occasionally a retailer will specify a unique product color, appearance, and internal memory capacity. Contact your dealer for precise product definition and included accessories.

3. The illustrati ons in this ma nual are for the pu rpose of explan ation and may di ffer

from the actual design of your camera.

4. The manufacturer assumes no liability for any errors or discrepancies in this user

manual.

5. For driver updat e s, you can check the “Downl oad” section of our websi te,

www.geniusnet.com

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read and understand all Warnings and Cautions before using this product.

Warnings

 If foreign objects or water have enter ed the camera, tur n the power

OFF and remove the batteries.

Continued use in this st ate might cause fire or electric shock. Consult the store of purchase.

 If the camera has fallen or its case has been damag e d, tur n the

power OFF and remove the batteries.

Continued use in this st ate might cause fire or electric shock. Consult the store of purchase

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 Do not disassemble, change or repair the camer a.

This might cause fire or electric shock. For repair or internal inspection, ask the store of purchase.

 Do not use the camera in areas near water.

This might cause fire or electric shock. Take special care during rain, snow, on the beach, or near the shore.

 Do not place the camera on inclined or unstable surfa ce s .

This might cause the camera to fall or tilt ov er, causing injury.

 Keep the batterie s out of the reach of children.

Swallowing batt eries might cause poi soning. If the bat tery is accidentally swallowed, immediately consult a phys ician.

 Do not use the camera while you are walking, driving or riding a

motorcycle.

This might cause y o u to fall over or result in traffic accident.

Cautions

 Insert the batter ies paying careful attention to t he pol ar i t y (+ or –) of

the terminals.

Inserting the batteries with its polarities inverted might cause fire and injury, or damage to the surrounding areas due to the battery rupturing or leaking.

 Do not fire the flash close to anyone’s eyes.

This might cause damage to the person’s eyesight.

 Do not subject the LCD monitor to impact.

This might damage the glass on the screen or cause the internal fluid to leak. If the inte rnal fluid enters your eyes o r comes into contact with your body or clothes, rinse with fresh water. If the internal fluid has entered your eyes, consult a physician to receive treatment.

 A camera is a precision instrument. Do not drop it, strike it or use

excessive force when handling the camera.

This might caus e damage to t he camera.

 Do not use the camera in humid, steamy, smoky, or dusty places.

This might cause fire or electric shock.

 Do not remove the battery immediately after long period of continuous

use.

The battery becomes hot during use. Touching a hot battery might c ause burns.

 Do not wrap the camera or place it in cloth or blankets.

This might cause heat to build up and deform the case, resulting in fire. Use the camera in a well-ventilated place.

 Do not leave the camera in places where the temperature may rise

significantly, such as insi de a car.

This might adversely affect the case or the parts inside, resulting in fire.

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 Before you move the camera, disconnect cords and cables.

Failure to do this might damage cords and cables, resulting in fire and electric shock.

Notes on Battery Usage

When you use the battery, carefully read and strictly observe the Safety Instructions and the notes described below:

 Different battery types and surrounding temperatures may affect the battery

performance.

 Avoid using batteries in extremely cold environments as low temperatures can

shorten the battery life and reduce camera performance.

 The battery may feel warm when using the camera for an extended period of time

or using the flash continuously. This is normal and not a malfunction.

 The digital video c amera may feel warm when being used co ntinuously or f or an

extended period of time . This is normal and not a malfunction.

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

from the camer a to prevent leakage or corrosion.

 Always keep th e terminals i n a clean stat e.  Never use manganese batt eries.  Risk of explosion if battery i s replaced by an incorrect type.  Dispose of used bat teries accordin g t o the instructions.

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ____________________________________________________ 7

ACKAGE CONTENT __________________________________________________ 7

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA___________________________________ 8

RONT VIEW _______________________________________________________ 8

F R

EAR VIEW ________________________________________________________ 8

MONITOR INFORMATION ___________________________________________ 9

LCD

Camera Mode ____________________________________________________ 9 Video Mode_____________________________________________________ 10 Playback mode – still image playback ________________________________ 10 Playback mode – Video pl ayback____________________________________ 10

GETTING STARTED ________________________________________________ 11

REPARATION _____________________________________________________ 11

URNING THE POWER ON/OFF _________________________________________ 12

INDICATORS AND SELF-TIMER INDICATORS _____________________________ 12

LED

HOOSING THE LANGUAGE____________________________________________ 13

ORMATT ING TH E MEMORY CARD OR INTERNAL MEMORY _____________________ 13

CAPTURE MODE___________________________________________________ 14

APTURING IMAGES _________________________________________________ 14

SING THE ZOOM FUNCTION___________________________________________ 14

ETTING THE FOCUS ________________________________________________ 14

SING THE SCENE MODE _____________________________________________ 15

DJUSTING THE EXPOSURE (EV COMPENSATION) ___________________________ 16

SING THE FLASH __________________________________________________ 17

U S

ETTING THE SELF-TIMER_____________________________________________ 17

OSSIBLE NUMBER OF SHOTS (STILL IMAGE) _______________________________ 18

VIDEO MODE______________________________________________________ 19

ECORDING VIDEO CLIPS_____________________________________________ 19

R P

LAYING BACK VIDEO CLIPS___________________________________________ 19

OSSIBLE RECORDING TIME / SEC (VIDEO CLIP) _____________________________ 20

PLAYBACK MODE _________________________________________________ 21

LA YING BACK – STILL IMAGES _________________________________________ 21

HUMBNAIL DISPLAY_________________________________________________ 21

LIDESHOW DISPLAY ________________________________________________ 22

ROTECTING IMAGES ________________________________________________ 22

ANCELING THE PROTECTION__________________________________________ 23

C DPOF E

MENU OPTIONS ___________________________________________________ 26

SETTINGS ___________________________________________________ 24

RASING IMAGES ___________________________________________________ 25

Erasing single image / Erasing all images _____________________________ 25

AMERA MENU ____________________________________________________ 26

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Size___________________________________________________________ 26 Quality_________________________________________________________ 26 Scene Mode ____________________________________________________ 26 EV ____________________________________________________________ 27 Metering _______________________________________________________ 27 W. Balance _____________________________________________________ 27 ISO ___________________________________________________________ 27 Color __________________________________________________________ 27 Saturation ______________________________________________________ 27 Sharpness______________________________________________________ 28 Preview ________________________________________________________ 28

IDEO MENU ______________________________________________________ 28

Size___________________________________________________________ 28 EV ____________________________________________________________ 28 W. Balance _____________________________________________________ 29

LAYBACK MENU ___________________________________________________ 29

Delete _________________________________________________________ 29 Copy to Card____________________________________________________ 29 Slide Show _____________________________________________________ 29 DPOF _________________________________________________________ 29 Protect_________________________________________________________ 29 Thumbnail ______________________________________________________ 30

ETUP MENU______________________________________________________ 30

Format_________________________________________________________ 30 Beep __________________________________________________________ 30 Language ______________________________________________________ 30 Auto Off________________________________________________________ 30 Sys. Reset______________________________________________________ 31 Light Freq.______________________________________________________ 31 Message _______________________________________________________ 31

CONNECTING TO A PICTBRIDGE COMP LIANT PRINTE R _________________ 31 TRANSFERRING FILES TO YOUR COMPUTER__________________________ 33

OWNLOADING YOUR FILES ___________________________________________ 33

EDITING SOFTWARE INSTALLATION__________________________________ 34 USING THE DIGITAL STILL CAMERA AS A WEB CAMERA ________________ 35

NSTALL THE WEB CAMERA DRIVER ______________________________________ 35

CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS__________________________________________ 36 TROUBLESHOOTING _______________________________________________ 37

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing this new digital still camera! Capturing high-quality digital images is fast and easy with this state-of-the-art smart camera. Equipped with a 5.0-megapixel sensor, this camera is capable of capturing images with a resolution of up to 2560 x 1920 pixels.

Other features provided by the camera include the following:

 True 5.0 Mega Pixel CMOS  Maximum 10.0 mega pixels  2.5 LTPS LCD monitor  4X Digital zoom  Supports SD/SDHC card (SDHC card up t o 4GB)  PictBridge support

Package content

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

 Digital Camera  CD driver includes:

• MediaOne Gallery SE

• Web Cam Driver for Windows 2000/XP/Vista

• Multi-Language User’s Manual

 USB cable  2 x AAA alkaline batteries  Quick Guide  Pouch  Strap  Warranty Card

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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA

Front View

Rear View

4 5

6 7

1. Shutter button

2. Power button

3. Flash

4. Focus switch Normal mode

5. Lens

6. Beep

7. USB connector

8. Self-timer LED

Macro mode

1. LCD monitor

2. Status LED

3. OK button Digital Zoom button

4. Strap holder

5. 4-way control button

Up button

MENU Menu button

Right button

Flash button

Left button

MODE Mode button

Left button

Self-timer

button

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6. Playback button

7. Battery cover

8. SD/SDHC memory card sl ot

9. Tripod socket

LCD Monitor Information

Camera Mode

1. Mode indication

] Auto Mode

[ [

] Sport Mode

] Night Mode

[ [

] Portrait Mode

] Landscape Mode

[

] Backlight

[

2. Flash mode

] Auto

[

] Forced Flash

[ [

] Flash off

m] 2560 x 1920

3. Battery

] Full battery power

[

] Medium battery

[

] Low battery power

[

] No battery power

[

4. Storage media

] Internal memory

[ (no card)

: SD/SDHC memory

card

5. Image size resolution

m] 3648 x 2736

[10 (FW Interpolation)

m] 3264 x 2448

[8 (FW interpolation)

m] 2048 x 1536

m] 1280 x 960

[1.3 [VGA] 640 x 480

6. Image quality [

] Fine

] Normal

[

] Economy

[

7. Available number of shots

8. Main focus area

9. Self-timer icon ] 10 sec. Self-timer

[

] 2 sec. Self-timer

[

10. ISO

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] Auto

[

] 100

[

] 200

[

11. [ compensation

12. Metering [ [

13. White balance [Blank] Auto [ [ [ [

] EV

] Average ] Spot

] Daylight

] Cloudy ] Tungsten ] Fluoresce nt

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Video Mode

1. Movie mode

2. Available recording time

3. Main focus area

4. Battery condition

5. Storage media

6. Video resolution

7. Exposure compensation

8. White Balance

9. Focus setting

Playback mode – still image playback

1. Playback mode

2. Battery condition

3. Storage media

4. File number

5. Folder number

6. Protect icon

7. DPOF icon

Playback mode – Video pl ay ba ck

1. Playback mode

2. Mode icon

3. Total recorded time

4. Battery condition

5. Storage media

6. Video resolution

7. File number

8. Folder number

9. Video Play/Stop indicator

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1 2

100-0001100-0001

4567

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GETTING STARTED

Preparation

1. Attach the camera strap.

2. Open the battery cover.

3. Load the batteries in the correct orientati on as shown.

4. Close the battery cover and make sure it is locked securely.

5. Insert an SD/SDHC memory card.

 The camera has 16MB int ernal mem o ry

(13.5MB available for image s torage), but you can load a n SD/SDHC memory card (SDHC memory card up to 4GB) to expand the camera’s memory capacity.

 Be sure to format the memory card with

this camera before its initial usage.

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NOTE

 To prevent valuable data from being accidentally erased from an SD/SDHC memory card

you can slide the write-protected tab (on the side of the SD /SDHC memory card) to “LOCK”.

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

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 To prevent damaging of an SD/SDHC memory

card, be sure to turn off the power when inserting or removing the SD/SDHC memory card. If inserting or removing the SD/SDHC memory card with the power on, the camera will automatically turn off.

 Be careful not to drop the batteries when

opening or closing the battery cover.

Turning the Power On/Off

Load the batteri es and insert an SD/SDHC memory card before starting.

 Press the POWER button until the

digital still camera turns on.

 To turn the power off, press the

POWER button again.

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NOTE

 The power is turned off automatically when the camera has not been operated for a fixed

period of time. To resume the operation condition, turn the power on again. Refer to section “Auto Off” in the Setup Menu for further det ails.

LED Indicators and Self-timer Indicators

Indicators State Description/Activity

LED indicator Solid green The digital camera is powering up. LED indicator Solid green The digital camera is ready to

record images (or movies).

LED indicator Blinking green Reading/Writin g files. LED indicator Blinking green Charging the flash. Self-timer indicator Blinking red The self-timer function is activated.

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