Hitachi HDC-1296E, HDC-1296ER Instruction Manual

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 interference, 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, 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.

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 manual. If such changes or modifications should be made, you could be required to stop operation of the equipment.

Notice

If static electricity or electromagnetism causes data transfer to discontinue midway (fail), restart the application or disconnect and connect the communication cable (USB, etc.) again.

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Trademark Information

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Microsoft® and Windows® are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

 Pentium® is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.  Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Inc.  SD™ is a trademark.  SDHC™ is a trademark.  Other names and products may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their

respective owners.

Product Information

 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.

 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 accessories to suit their market requirements, customer demographics, and geographical preferences. Products very often vary between retailers especially with accessories such as batteries, chargers, AC adapters, memory cards, cables, pouches, and language support. Occasionally a retailer will specify a unique product colour, appearance, and internal memory capacity. Contact your dealer for precise product definition and included accessories.

 The illustrations in this manual are for the purpose of explanation and may differ

from the actual design of your camera.

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

manual.

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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

Warnings

If foreign objects or water have entered the camera, turn the power off and remove the battery.

Continued use might cause fire or electric shock. Consult the store of purchase.

If the camera has fallen or its case has been damaged, turn the power off and remove the battery.

Continued use might cause fire or electric shock. Consult the store of purchase.

Do not disassemble, change or repair the camera.

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 surfaces.

This might cause the camera to fall or tilt over, causing damage.

Keep the battery out of the reach of children.

Swallowing the battery might cause poisoning. If the battery is accidentally swallowed, immediately consult a physician.

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

This might cause you to fall over or result in traffic accident.

Please use battery with complete external seals.

Do not use battery from which the seals have been damaged or removed. This may cause leakage, explosion, or injury.

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Cautions

Insert the battery paying careful attention to the polarity (+ or –) of the terminals.

Inserting the battery 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 internal fluid enters your eyes or 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 cause damage to the 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 cause 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 inside a car.

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

Before you move the camera, disconnect cords and cables.

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

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Notes on Battery Usage

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

 Use only the specified battery (3.7V).  Avoid extremely cold environments as low temperatures can shorten the battery

life and reduce camera performance.

 When you are using a new rechargeable battery or a rechargeable battery that has

not been used for an extended period of time (the battery that passed the expiry date is an exception), it may affect the number of images that can be captured. Therefore, to maximize its performance and lifetime, we recommend that you fully charge the battery and discharge it for at least one complete cycle before use.

 The battery may feel warm after a long period of continuous use of the camera or

the flash. This is normal and not a malfunction.

 The camera may feel warm after a long period of continuous use. This is normal

and not a malfunction.

 If the battery is not to be used for a long period of time, remove it from the camera

to prevent leakage or corrosion and store it after no battery power is left. Stored for a long time in a fully charged condition, its performance may be impaired.

 Always keep the battery terminals clean.  There is a risk of explosion if the battery is replaced by an incorrect type.  Dispose of used battery according to the recycle instructions.  Charge the rechargeable!battery fully before using for the first time.  To prevent short-circuiting or fire, keep the battery away from other metal objects

when carrying or storing.

This symbol mark [crossed-out wheeled bin] indicates separate collection of waste batteries in the EU countries. The batteries provided with this product shall not be treated as household waste. Please use the return and collection systems available in your country for the disposal of the waste batteries.

If a chemical symbol is printed beneath the symbol mark, this chemical symbol means that the batteries contains a heavy metal at a certain concentration. It is indicated as follows: Hg: mercury, Cd: cadmium, Pb: lead.

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CONTENTS

7 INTRODUCTION

7 Overview 7 Package Contents

8 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR

CAMERA

8 Front View 9 Rear View 10 LCD Monitor Display

12 GETTING STARTED

12 Preparation 13 Charging the Battery 14 Initial Settings

16 CAPTURE MODE

16 Capturing Images 17 Setting the Scene Mode 19 Setting the Panorama Mode 20 Taking Images When the Smile

Feature Is On

21 Recording Shots into Multiple Image

Layout

21 Recording Shots using Face

Detection Technology

22 VIDEO MODE

22 Recording Video Clips 22 Playing Back Video Clips

23 PLAYBACK MODE

23 Playing Back Still Images 24 Playback Display 24 Removing Red-eye 25 Attaching Voice Memos 26 Protecting Images 27 DPOF Settings 28 Erasing Images

29 MENU OPTIONS

29 Capture Menu 32 Video Menu 33 Playback Menu 35 Setup Menu

37 TRANSFERRING FILES TO

YOUR COMPUTER

37 Downloading Your Files

38 USING THE CAMERA AS A PC

CAMERA

38 Install the PC camera driver

39 EDITING SOFTWARE

INSTALLATION

40 SPECIFICATIONS

41 APPENDIX

41 Possible Number of Shots 42 Troubleshooting 43 Connecting to a PictBridge Compliant

Printer

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INTRODUCTION

Overview

Congratulations on your purchase of the new digital camera. Capturing high-quality digital images is fast and easy with this state-of-the-art smart camera. Equipped with a 12.0-megapixel CCD, this camera is capable of capturing images with a resolution of up to 3968 x 2976 pixels.

Package Contents

Carefully unpack your camera and ensure that you have the following items:

Common Product Components:

 Digital Camera  Instruction manual  Software CD-ROM  USB cable  AV cable  Camera strap  Camera pouch  Rechargeable lithium-ion battery  Battery charger  AC adapter for battery charger

Common (Optional) Accessories:

 SD/SDHC memory card

 Accessories and components may vary by retailer.

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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA

Front View

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1. Status LED

2. Flash

ON/OFF Power button

4. Self-timer LED

5. Mode switch

6. Lens

7. Microphone

8. Zoom lever

Rear View

4 5 6 7 8

Item

Capture Mode Video Mode Playback Mode

Function

b c

1. Shutter button Record button Still image: to capture mode Video clip: to video mode

2. Playback mode Playback mode Still image: to capture mode Video clip: to video mode

3. Capture menu Video menu Playback menu

4. Focus Focus Next 10th image

5. Flash -- Next Image

6. Self-timer Self-timer Previous 10th image

7. Compensation

-- --

Previous Image

Still image: to display image Records voice memo ( if “Voice Memo” is “On”). Video clip: to play video clip

9. -- -- Delete

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LCD Monitor Display

Capture mode

1. Zoom status

2. Battery condition

[l] Full battery power [o] Medium battery power [n] Low battery power [m] No battery power

3. Flash mode [Blank] Auto [a] Flash On [d] Flash Off [c] Red-eye [`] Slow Sync [_] Pre-flash

4. Storage media [ ] Internal memory (no card) [ ] SD/SDHC memory card

5. [ ] Histogram

6. Main focus area

7. Image quality

[ ] Fine [ ] Standard [ ] Economy

8. Image size resolution [ ] 3968 x 2976 [ ] 3264 x 2448 [ ] 2304 x 1728 [ ] 1600 x 1200 [ ] 640 x 480

9. Available number of shots

10. ISO [Blank] Auto

[ ] ISO 100 [ ] ISO 200 [ ] ISO 400 [ ] ISO 800 [ ] ISO 1600

11. Self-timer icon [f] 2 sec. [g] 10 sec. [h] 10+2 sec.

12. Date and time

13. [ ] Exposure compensation [ ] Backlight correction

(Adjust exposure value with the buttons)

14. Capture mode icon

[Blank] Single [ ] Continuous [ ] AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing) [ ] Album Shot [ ] Burst

e / f

[ ] Cont.flash [ ] Pre-shot [ ] Coupl.shot

15. Slow shutter warning

16. White balance [Blank] Auto [ ] Incand. [ ] Fluoresc.1 [ ] Fluoresc.2 [ ] Daylight [ ] Cloudy [ ] Manual WB

17. Focus setting [Blank] Auto [ ] Face Detect [ ] Macro [ ] Infinity

18. Mode icon / Scene mode [ ] Auto [ ] Smile Detection [ ] Anti-shake [ ] Panorama [ ] Portrait Man [ ] Portrait Lady [ ] Landscape []Sports [ ] Night Portrait [ ] Night Scene [ ] Candlelight [ ] Fireworks [] Text [ ] Sunset [ ] Sunrise [ ] Splash Water [ ] Flow Water [ ] Snow [ ] Beach []Pets [ ] Natural Green [ ] Program AE

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Video mode

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1. Zoom status

2. Flash mode

3. Battery condition

4. Storage media

5. Main focus area

6. Video quality

7. Video resolution

8. Available recording time/Elapsed time

9. Self-timer icon

10.Date and time

11.Focus setting

12. Mode icon

13. Sound off icon

Playback mode

Still image playback

1. Voice memo

2. Battery condition

3. Storage media

4. Histogram

5. Image quality

6. ISO

7. Image size resolution

8. File number

9. Folder number

10.Date and time

11. Exposure value

12.Aperture value

13.Shutter speed value

14. DPOF icon

15.Protect icon

16. Mode icon

Playback mode

Video playback

1. Video status bar

2. Elapsed time

3. File number

4. Folder number

5. Sound off icon (When the c button is pressed during video playback)

6. Play mode

7. Mode icon

8. Total recorded time

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GETTING STARTED

Preparation

1. Attach the camera strap.

2. Open the battery/memory card cover.

3. Insert the supplied battery with correct orientation as shown. (label side back)

4. Insert an SD/SDHC memory card (Optional).

The camera has



for image storage) memory card to expand the camera’s memory capacity.

 Be sure to format the memory card with this camera

before its initial usage.

5. Close the battery/memory card cover and make sure it is locked securely.

32MB internal me

mory (26M

B available

, but you can load an SD/SDHC



To prevent valuable data from being accidentally erased from an

SD/SDHC memory card

(on the side of the

 To save, edit, or erase data on an SD/SDHC memory card,

you must unlock the card/

 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.

, you can slide the write protect tab

SD/SDHC

memory card) to “LOCK”.

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Charging the Battery

Charge the battery fully with the supplied battery charger before use.

1. Insert the battery into the battery charger. (Battery label side up)

2. Connect the power cord to the charger and insert the plug into a wall outlet.  The status LED on the charger lights red

when charging has started and lights green when charging is completed. The LED also lights green if no battery is inserted into the charger.

 Charging time varies according to the

ambient temperature and the status of battery.

 Remove the battery after charging is completed.

 The battery may feel warm after it has been charged or immediately after being used. This is

normal and not a malfunction.

 When using the camera in cold areas, keep the camera and battery warm by holding them inside

your outer clothes.

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Initial Settings

Setting the Date and Time

The date/time needs to be set if and when:

 The camera is turned on for the first time.  The camera is turned on after leaving the camera without the battery for an

extended period of time. When the date and time information is not displayed on the LCD monitor, follow these steps to set the correct date and time.

1. Slide the mode switch to [ ] or [ ]; or press

button

the

2. Press the button.

3. Select [Setup] with the f button.

4. Select [Date/Time] with the c / d buttons, and

press the button.

5. Select the date format with the c / d buttons,

and press the button.

 Select the item’s field with the e / f buttons

and adjust the value for the date and time with the c / d buttons. The time is displayed in 24-hour format.



After confirming all settings are correct, press the button

6. To exit from the [Setup] menu, press the

button.

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Choosing the Language

Specify in which language menus and messages are to be displayed on the LCD monitor.

Slide the mode switch to [ ] or [ ]; or press the

2. Press the button.

3. Select [Setup] menu with the f button.

4. Select [Language] with the c / d buttons and press the button

5. Select the displayed language with the buttons and press  The setting will be stored.

6. To exit from the [Setup] menu, press the button.

the button

button.

Formatting the Memory Card or Internal Memory

This utility formats the memory card (or internal memory) and erases all stored images and data.

1. Slide the mode switch to [ ] or [ ]; or press

button

the

2. Press the button.

3. Select [Setup] menu with f button.

4. Select [Format] with the c / d buttons, then press

5. Select [Execute] with the press



To cancel formatting, select [Cancel] and press

6. To exit from the [Setup] menu, press the button.

the button

/ d buttons, and

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CAPTURE MODE

Capturing Images

Your camera is equipped with a 3.0" full colour TFT LCD monitor to help you compose images, playback recorded images/video clips or adjust menu settings.

1. Press the ON/OFF button to turn the power on.

 The status LED lights green and the camera is initiated.

2. Slide the mode switch to [ ].

3. Compose your image in the LCD monitor.  Turn the zoom lever to side to zoom in on the subject, and enlarges the

subject on the LCD monitor.

 Turn the zoom lever to side to zoom out on the subject, and provides a wider

angle image.

4. Press the shutter button.

Pressing the shutter button down halfway



automatically focuses and adjusts the exposure, and pressing the shutter button down fully captures the image.

 The focus area frame turns green when

the camera is in focus and the exposure is calculated.

 When the focus is not suitable, the frame

of the focus area turns red.

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Setting the Scene Mode

By simply selecting one of the available 21 scene modes, you can capture the image with the most appropriate settings.

1. Slide the mode switch to [

2. Select the desired scene mode with the e / f buttons, and press the button.

3. Compose the image and press the shutter button.

The table below will help you choose the appropriate scene mode:

Scene mode Description

Smile Detection Select this mode to automatically capture an image when a smiling

face is detected.

Anti-shake This mode minimizes the influences of hand shaking when you want

to capture an image.

Panorama Select this mode when you want to capture a series of shots then

stitch them together with software to make a single photo on the computer.

Portrait Man Select this mode when you want to capture an image that makes a

man stand out against a blurred background.

Portrait Lady Select this mode when you want to capture an image that makes a

lady stand out against a blurred background.

Landscape Select this mode when you want to capture an image with infinity

focus, hard sharpness and high saturation.

Sports Select this mode when you want to capture fast-moving subjects.

Night Portrait Select this mode when you want to capture people with an evening

or night scene background.

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