Insignia NS-DSC1112SL-CN User Manual
User Guide
12 Megapixel Digital Camera
NS-DSC1112SL/NS-DSC1112SL-CN
Contents
Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Main features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Setting up your camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Attaching the wrist strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Understanding camera memory and file names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installing a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Navigating menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Initial settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Understanding camera modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Understanding the LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Changing the LCD configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Using your camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Turning your camera on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Turning on your camera for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Changing camera modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Turning Simple mode on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Taking photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using the zoom control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using the flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using the self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using the macro feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using face detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Recording video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Viewing photos and videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Viewing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Viewing videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Zooming photos in Playback mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using the thumbnail view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Erasing photos and videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Erasing photos or videos using the delete button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using the Record menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Setting the quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Setting the resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Setting ISO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Setting the color balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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Turning the stabilizer function on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Turning the focus light on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Setting the metering function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Turning burst mode on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Using the Playback menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Erasing photos and videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Copying photos and videos to a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Viewing a slideshow of photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using the Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Turning alert sounds on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Turning Quick View on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Imprinting the date and time on photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Turning Power Save on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Using the Tools menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Setting the menu language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Turning help text on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Resetting settings to the factory defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Transferring files to a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Legal notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
One-year limited warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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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
the battery.
• Use only the provided battery or the type of
battery specified in this manual with your camera.
Using other types of batteries may damage the
camera and invalidate the warranty.
• Make sure that the battery is inserted correctly.
Inserting the battery 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 battery,
then press the power button twice until the lens
retracts.
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NS-DSC1112SL/NS-DSC1112SL-CN Insignia 12 Megapixel Camera
Insignia 12 Megapixel Camera
Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of a high-quality
Insignia product. Your NS-DSC1112SL or
NS-DSC1112SL-CN is designed for reliable and
trouble-free performance.
Features
Package contents
•Digital camera
• Li-ion battery (NP45)
• Battery charger
• Wrist strap
•USB cable
•CD with User Guide
• Quick Setup Guide
Main features
• 12 megapixel resolution
• 4x 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
1
Flash Lets you take photos in low-light conditions.
Self-timer/Focus assist
2
LED
3
Microphone Records audio during video capture.
4
Zoom lens Used for photo/video capture.
Lights in low-light settings when the focus assist
function is turned on, or flashes to indicate that the
self-timer is activated.
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
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Back
# Item Description
Lights green when the camera is on.
Flashes wh en:
1
Operation lamp
2
MODE switch
4-way navigation
3
button
4
Delete button Press to delete a photo or video.
5
MENU button Press to open or close the on-screen menu.
• The flash is charging
• Still images are being saved
• Videos are being recorded
• Files are being copied or deleted
Slide to switch between Photo mode, Video mode, and
Playback mode.
The Macro, Face Detection, Self-Timer, and Flash
buttons are also used to navigate through the
on-screen menus.
See “Navigating menus” on page 5.
# Item Description
3
Shutter button
4
Zoom control
Press to take a photo or to start or stop a video
recor ding.
Press the right side to zoom in on a subject for
telephoto photos/video, or press the left side to zoom
out for wide-angle photos/video.
In Photo Playback mode, press the right side to zoom
in on a photo, or press the left side to zoom out on a
photo.
In Video Playback mode, press right side to increase
the volume, or press the left side to decrease the
volume.
Left
# Item Description
1
Strap ring Attach the wrist strap (included) to this ring.
Bottom
To p
# Item Description
1
LCD backlight button Press to increase the LCD brightness for 10 seconds.
2
button
Press to turn your camera on or off.
# Item Description
Battery/SD memory card
1
compartment
2
USB connector Lets you connect your camera to a compu ter.
3
Tripod socket Use to mount the camera to a tripod.
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Insert the battery into this compartment. For more
information, see “Installing the battery” on page 4.
Insert an SD or SDHC memory card (not included) into
this compartment. For more information, see
“Installing a memory card” on page 5.
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Setting up your camera
Charging the battery
To charge the battery:
1 Connect the battery charger to a power outlet.
2 Insert the battery into the charging slot. Make
sure that the + and – on the battery align with
the + and – in the charging slot.
The charger LED lights orange while the battery
is charging. When the battery is fully charged,
the charger LED lights green.
Installing the battery
Make sure that you read and follow the battery
cautions in “Battery information” on page 1.
To install the battery:
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.
3 Insert the battery into the battery
compartment. Make sure that the + and –
symbols on the battery line up with the + and –
symbols on your camera.
4 Close the battery compartment cover, then slide
the cover in the direction of the arrow to lock it
in place.
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 not change the folder and f ile names in your camera’s internal
memory or the memory card using your PC. Your camera may be
unable to play back the files.
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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 front
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.
Face detec tion /Up
Macro/Left
Item Description
• In Photo mode, press to turn face detection
on or off.
• In menu mode, press to navigate up through
/
/
OK/DISP
/
/
menu and submenu selections.
• In Video Playback mode, press to start/pause
video playback.
Face detection is only available for photos.
• 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.
• In Photo mode, press to toggle the flash
mode (Auto, Red-eye Reduc tion, Force d
On, Slow Sync, and Forced Off ).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 enter the submenu
or to navigate through the menu selections.
Flash mode is only available for photos.
• In Photo mode, press to turn the self-timer
on or off.
• In Video Playback mode, press to stop video
playbac k.
• In menu mode, press to navigate down
through menu and submenu selections.
The self-timer is only avaiable for photos.
OK/DISP
Flash/R ight
Self-Timer/Down
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Initial settings
Note
• If the battery is 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.
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Understanding the LCD
Photo mode
12M
# Item Description
1
Self-timer
2
Macro
3
Flash
4
Mode indicator
5
Resolution
6
Quality
7
Metering
8
Color Balance
9
Face detec tion
10
Stabilizer
11
Date stamp
12
Aperture value
13
Shutter speed
14
ISO
15
Zoom indicator
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Appears when the self-timer is turned on. For more
information, see “Using the self-timer” on page 11.
Appears when Macro mode is turned on. For more
information, see “Using the macro feature” on
page 11.
Shows the flash setting. For more information, see
“Using the flash” on page 11.
A camera icon appears when your camera is in Photo
mode. For more information, see “Understanding
camera modes” on page 6.
Shows the image resolution setting. For more
information, see “Setting the resolution” on page 14.
Shows the quality setting. For more information, see
“Setting the quality” on page 14.
Shows the metering setting. For more information, see
“Setting the metering function” on page 17.
Shows the color balance setting. For more
information, see “Setting the color balance” on
page 15.
Appears when face detection is turned on. For more
information, see “Using face detection” on page 12.
Appears when the stabilizer feature is turned on. For
more information, see “Turning the stabilizer function
on or off” on page 16.
Appears when the date stamp feature is turned on. For
more information, see “Imprinting the date and time
on photos” on page 21.
Shows the aperture value automatically selec ted by
your camera .
Shows the shutter speed automatically selected by
your camera .
Shows the ISO setting. For more information, see
“Setting ISO” on page 15.
Shows the zoom setting. For more information, see
“Using the zoom control” on page 10.
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