Insignia NS-DSC1110A User Manual

User Guide

10 Megapixel Digital Camera

NS-DSC1110A

Contents

Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Main features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Right and left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Setting up your camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Installing the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Attaching the wrist strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Understanding camera memory and file names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Installing a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Navigating menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Initial settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Understanding camera modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Understanding the LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Changing the LCD configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Using your camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Turning your camera on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Turning on your camera for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Changing camera modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Turning Simple mode on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Taking photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Using the zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Using the flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Using the self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Using the macro feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Using face tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Recording video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Viewing photos and videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Viewing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Viewing videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Zooming photos in Playback mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Using the thumbnail view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Erasing photos and videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Erasing photos or videos using the delete button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Using the Record menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Setting the quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Setting the resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Setting ISO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Setting the color balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Turning the stabilizer function on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Turning the focus light on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Setting the metering function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Turning burst mode on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Using the Playback menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Erasing photos and videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Copying photos and videos to a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Viewing a slideshow of photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Using the Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Turning alert sounds on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Turning Quick View on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Imprinting the date and time on photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Turning Power Save on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Using the Tools menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Setting the menu language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Setting the battery type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Turning help text on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Resetting settings to the factory defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Transferring files to a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Legal notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

One-year limited warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Important safety instructions

Battery information

Caution

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or compatible type.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert you to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying your camera.

1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all instructions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water. 6 Clean only with a dry cloth. 7 Do not install near any heat sources such as

radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

8 Only use attachments/accessories specified by

the manufacturer.

9 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

10 To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not

expose this device to rain, moisture, dripping, or splashing, and no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on it.

• Batteries should not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire, or the like.

• Turn off the camera before inserting or removing batteries.

• Use only the provided batteries or the types of batteries specified in this manual with your camera. Using other types of batteries may damage the camera and invalidate the warranty.

• Make sure that batteries are inserted correctly. Inserting batteries upside down can cause damage to the product and possibly cause an explosion.

• When the camera is used for an extended period of time, it is normal for the camera body to feel warm.

• Download all pictures and remove the battery from the camera if you are going to store the camera for a long period of time.

• If battery power runs down while the lens is extended, the camera may not have enough power to retract the lens. Replace the batteries, and then press the power button twice until the lens retracts.

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NS-DSC1110A 10 Megapixel Camera

10 Megapixel Camera

Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of a high-quality Insignia product. Your NS-DSC1110A is designed for reliable and trouble-free performance.

Features

Package contents

•Digital camera

• AA batteries (2)

• Wrist strap

•USB cable

•CD with User Guide

• Quick Setup Guide

Main features

• 10 megapixel resolution

• 3x optical zoom and 5x digital zoom

• 1/2.3 inch image sensor

• 2.7-inch color LCD

• 32 MB internal flash memory (approximately 20 MB is available for photo and video capture)

• Supports SD cards up to 4 GB, and SDHC cards up to 32 GB

• Simplified user menus

• USB connector to transfer photos and videos to your PC

Front

# Item Description

Flash Lets you take photos in low-light conditions.

Self-timer LED Flashes to indicate that the self-timer is activated.

Zoom lens Used for photo/video capture.

Microphone Records audio during video capture.

Back

System requirements

For Windows:

• Operating system: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7

• Processor: Pentium II 450 MHz or above

• Memory: 256 MB or above

• Hard drive space: 200 MB or above

• 16-bit color display monitor

• USB connector and CD drive

For Macintosh

• Operating system: Mac OS 10.x or higher

•Power Mac G3 or later

• Memory: 64 MB or above

• Hard drive space: 110 MB or above

• 16-bit color display monitor

• USB connector and CD-ROM drive

# Item Description

Operation lamp

LCD

Delete button Press to delete a photo or video.

Zoom button

MODE button

Lights green when the camera is on. Flashes when your camera is processing photos or

capturing video. Use to compose your photos and to view the various

menus.

Press T to zoom in on a subject for telephoto photos/video, or press W to zoom out for wide-angle photos/video.

In Photo Playback mode, press T to zoom in on a photo, or press W to zoom out on a photo.

In Video Playback mode, press T to increase the volume, or press W to decrease the volume.

Press to switch between Record mode, Photo mode, and Playback mode.

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# Item Description

The Macro, Face Tracking, Self-Timer, and Flash

4-way navigation

button

MENU button Press to open or close the on-screen menu.

buttons are also used to navigate through the on-screen menus.

See “Navigating menus” on page 4.

To p

# Item Description

Speaker Lets you hear audio recorded during video capture.

Shutter button

POWER button Press to turn your camera on or off.

LCD backlight button Press to increase the LCD brightness for 10 seconds.

Press to take a photo or to start or stop a video recor ding.

Right and left

Bottom

# Item Description

Battery compartment

Tri pod soc ket Use to mount the camera to a tripod.

SD/SCHC card

compartment

Insert two AA batteries into this compartment. For more information, see “Installing the batteries” on page 3.

Insert an SD or SDHC memory card (not included) into this compartment. For more information, see “Installing a memory card” on page 4.

Setting up your camera

Installing the batteries

Make sure that you read and follow the battery cautions in “Battery information” on page 1.

To install the batteries:

1 Make sure your camera is turned off. 2 Slide the cover in the direction of the arrow,

then lift the cover away from the battery compartment.

# Item Description

USB connector Lets you connect your camera to a computer.

Strap ring Attach the wrist strap (included) to this ring.

3 Insert two AA batteries (included) into the

battery compartment. Make sure that the + and – symbols on the batteries align with the + and – symbols in the battery compartment.

4 Close the battery compartment cover, then slide

the cover in the direction of the arrow to lock it in place.

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Attaching the wrist strap

To attach the wrist strap:

1 Insert the short loop on the strap through the

strap ring.

2 Thread the large loop through the short loop,

then pull tight.

Understanding camera memory and file names

Internal memory

Your camera is equipped with 32 MB of internal memory. Approximately 20 MB of the internal memory is available for photo and video storage. If no memory card is inserted in the memory card compartment, all photos and videos captured are automatically stored in the internal memory.

External memory

Your camera supports SD cards up to 4 GB and SDHC cards up to 32 GB. If there is a memory card inserted in the card slot, your camera automatically saves all photos and videos in the memory card. The icon indicates your camera is using the memory card.

File names

File names begin with “DSCI” and are followed by a four-digit number that increases in sequence. File numbering starts from 0001 when a new folder is created.

If the highest folder number is 999 and the highest file number exceeds 9999, your camera will display the warning message “Folder cannot be created.” When this happens, insert in a new memory card.

Caution

Do n ot chan ge the folder and fil e name s in you r camer a’s intern al memory or the memory card using your PC. Your camera may be unable to play back the files.

Installing a memory card

To install a memory card:

1 Open the memory card compartment on the

bottom of your camera.

2 Insert the SD or SDHC memory card into the

card slot with the metallic part facing the back of the camera.

3 Push the SD or SDHC memory card into the slot

until it clicks into place.

4 Close the compartment.

To remove the SD/SDHC card:

1 Open the memory card compartment. 2 Gently push the card until it pops out. 3 Carefully pull out the card, then close the

compartment.

Navigating menus

The 4-way navigation control and the OK/DISP button let you access the various menus available from the on-screen display (OSD). You can configure a wide range of settings to ensure optimal results from your photos and videos.

Fac e tr ack ing /Up

Macro/Left

Item Description

• In menu mode, press to navigate up through

OK/DISP

menu and submenu selections.

• In video Playback mode, press to start/pause video playback.

• In Playback mode, press to view the previous image or video clip. Press and hold down to scroll rapidly through images and video clips.

• In video Playback mode, press to rewind video playback.

• In menu mode, press to exit a submenu.

• In menu mode, press to confirm selections.

• In photo Playback mode, press to display or hide detailed information about the photo.

• In slideshow mode, press to exit.

• In thumbnail mode, press to show a selected image or video clip full-screen.

• In video Playback mode, press to show or hide the volume bar, time bar, and navigation control icon.

OK/DISP

Flash/R ight

Self-Timer/Down

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Item Description

• In Photo mode, press to toggle the flash mode (Auto, Red-eye Reduction, For ced On, Slow Sync, and Forc ed Of f).Flash modes are only available for photos.

• In Playback mode, press to view the next

image or video clip. Press and hold down to scroll rapidly through images and video clips.

• In video Playback mode, press to fast-forward video playback.

• In menu mode, press to e nter t he submenu or to navigate through the menu selections.

• In Photo mode, press to turn the self-timer on or off.

• In video Playback mode, press to stop video playback.

• In menu mode, press to navigate down through menu and submenu selections.

Initial settings

Note

• If the batteries are removed for longer than 48 hours, the date and time must be reset.

• If you reset your camera to the default settings, you will have to select the menu language and set the date and time again.

When you turn on your camera for the first time, your camera will be in Simple Mode. Simple Mode hides advanced settings and makes your camera easier to operate.

Your camera’s default settings are:

• Quality: Fine

• Resolution: High (10 megapixels)

• ISO: Auto

• Color Balance: Auto.

• Stabilizer: Off. Image stabilization is ideal for reducing blurred images that may be caused by shaky hands or low-light conditions. Turn off Stabilization when using a tripod.

• Self-timer: Off.

• Focus Light: On.

• Metering Function: Multi.

• Burst Mode: Off.

• Beep: On. When beeps are turned on, an alert is heard when key functions are accessed.

• Quick View: On.

• Date Stamp: Off.

• Power Save: On.

• Battery Type: Alkaline.

• Help Text: On. A brief description of what the advanced settings do is provided by viewing the help text at the bottom of the screen. To view the help text, highlight any menu option.

• Simple Mode: On. Turn off Simple Mode to access advanced settings.

Understanding camera modes

Your camera has three modes: Photo, Video, and Playback.

—Photo mode is for capturing still images. —Video mode is for capturing video. —Playback mode is for playing captured

images and videos.

Understanding the LCD

Photo mode

# Item Description

Mode indicator

Flash

Macro

Self-timer

Zoom indicator

Shots remaining Shows the number of remaining shots.

Battery Shows the battery level.

Storage media

Focus area Frames the area to be captured.

Shake warning Appears when the camera is shaking.

Histogram Shows the light level for the current image.

ISO

Shutter speed

Aperture value

Date stamp

Stabilizer

Face track ing

Color Balance

A camera icon appears when your camera is in Photo mode. For more information, see “Understanding camera modes” on page 5.

Shows the flash setting. For more information, see “Using the flash” on page 9.

Appears when Macro mode is turned on. For more information, see “Using the macro feature” on page 10.

Appears when the self-timer is turned on. For more information, see “Using the self-timer” on page 10.

Shows the zoom setting. For more information, see “Using the zoom” on page 9.

A camera icon appears when no memory card is inserted. A memory card icon appears when a memory card is inserted.

Shows the ISO setting. For more information, see “Setting ISO” on page 14.

Shows the shutter speed automatically selected by your camera .

Shows the aperture value automatically selec ted by your camera .

Appears when the date stamp feature is turned on. For more information, see “Imprinting the date and time on photos” on page 19.

Appears when the stabilizer feature is turned on. For more information, see “Turning the stabilizer function on or off” on page 15.

Appears when face tracking is turned on. For more information, see “Using face tracking” on page 10.

Shows the color balance setting. For more information, see “Setting the color balance” on page 14.

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