Lenco DC-5105 User Manual

Manual

DC5105

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1. Get to know your camera

1.1 Features

5.0 Mega pixels resolution sensor Video clips Audio record Web camera Built-in Microphone Voice recorder Built-in flash Light TV output

2.4” LTPS real color display Internal 16MB flash memory and SD card support Driver free for Windows 2000/ME/XP/V ista and MAC 9.x and X.x Macro mode

1.2 Specifications

Sensor 5.0 Mega pixel CMOS sensor

Image resolution

Lens F/2.8 f=8.5mm Focus range 0.5m. ~ Infinity Macro mode 11cm – 18cm Digital zo om 8x Flash strobe Built-in (Auto/force/off) LCD display 2.4” real color LTPS TFT White balance Auto/Daylight/cloudy/Tungste n/Fluoresc ent Video mode Built-in memory

Picture Capacity in 16M memory (The quantity of pictures varies and depends on the complexity of the scene)

External memory card SD card supports up to 2GB File format Picture: JPEG, Video: AVI, Voice: WAV Self timer 2/10/10+2 s econds PC interface USB 1.1 TV-out NTSC/PAL Power source 2xAAA alkaline batteries.(Rechargeable battery is not recommended)

1.3 System requirement

Operating System

CPU Pentium II or above RAM At least 64MB Interface USB port CD 4x speed CD ROM or above

12.0 Mega pixels: (4032x3024) (Hardware Interpolation)

8.0 Mega pixels: (3264x2448) (Hardware Interpolation)

5.0 Mega pixels: (2560x1920)

3.1 Mega pixels: (2048x1536)

1.3 Mega pixels: (1280x960) 300K pixels: (640x480)

30fps@QVGA &20fps@VGA

16MB Flash memory VGA: (640x480) --138 Pictures

1.3M: (1280x960) -- 54Pictures

3.1M: (2048x1536) -- 28 Pictures

5.0M: (2560 x 1920) -- 21 Pictures

8.0M: (3264x2448) -- 14 Pictures 12M: (4032x3024) --3 Pictures

Windows 2000/ME/XP/Vista or above Mac 9.x or X.x

2. Functional parts:

1 Strap hook Hook for attaching the wrist strap to the camera. 2 Shutter Press this button to take photographs or to start/stop recording a short video clip.

Power on/off

button

Press this button to turn on, press again to turn off.

Self-timer

indicator

5 Flash light

6 Macro switch

USB

interface AV port For television connection.

8 9 Lens

LCD screen Display photographs, video clips, camera setting and menu.

10 11 Busy LED When the indicator is lit, the camera is busy.

Left/ display For menu LEFT selection, and LCD display on / off.

12 13 Menu For camera setting. 14 Mode Press it to select different mode. 15 UP UP & Digital zoom in 16 OK Press it to confirm changes.

Right/flash

light

18 Down Down & Digital zoom out 19 Playback Press it to enter playback mode.

Delete Press it to delete the photo in playback mode.

Battery door 2xAAA alkaline batteries

SD card slot SD card slot.

Tripod

connector

3. Details for camera setting

Size

Quality

Scene mode

Exposure value

Capture

White balance

ISO Auto(Default)/100/200 Sensitivity select

Color

SET

Saturation Normal(Default) / High / Low Saturation setting Sharpness Normal(Default) / Hard /Soft Sharpness setting

Self timer

Date Input Off(Default)/Set DD,MM,YYYY

Time Stamp

Continuous shoot Format Execute/cancel Format the memory card.

Language

Auto power off

Setup

Sys. Reset Execute/cancel Restore default setting

Frequency (Flicker)

TV- Out

USB

Note: The camera will remain the last setting when it is turned off.

Blinking when the self-tim er function is operating.

Use the built-in flash to give the subject extra lighting if it is in dark surroundings (the best flash distance is recommended within 1.5m.). Macro mode: Select this mode to take close-up photographs (distance 11cm 18cm). Normal mode: Select this mode to take photographs from 0.5m - infinity

Via this connection, you can download photographs and video clips to a computer.

Records the image to be taken.

Note: Keep the lens clean. Dirt and fingerprints will affect the quality of the picture.

For menu right selection, and selection of flash light mode.

To fix the camera on tripod.

12M pixel resolution 4032 x 3024

8.0M pixel resolution 3264 x 2448

5.0M pixel resolution 2560 x 1920

3.1M pixel resolution 2048 x 1536

1.3M pixel resolution 1280 x 960 VGA resolution 640 x 480 Fine(Default)/Standard/ Economy Auto(Default)/Sport/Night/ Portrait/Landscape/Backlight +/-2, +/-5/3, +/-4/3, +/-2/3,+/-1/3 +/-1, 0(Default) Auto (Default) Automatic white balance

Daylight

Cloudy White balance selected for cloudy surrounding Tungsten White balance selecte d for tungst en lighting

Fluorescent

Standard (Default) / Vivid / Sepia / Monochrome

2s Set the delay time at 2s to take a picture 10s Set the delay time at 10s to take a picture

10+2s

Off(Default)/Date Only/Date & Time

Continuous shoot

English(Default)/T-Chinese/SChinese/French/Germ an/ Italian/Spanish/Portuguese

1/3/5 min and Off

50Hz Main European electricity frequency Light-

60Hz Main American electricity frequency

NTSC American and Japanese video format PAL European video format. PC Cam Work as a web camera. Disk Drive Act as a portable disk.

Picture quality set

Scene set

Level of exposure

White balance selected for daylight surrounding

White balance selected for fluorescent surrounding

Color setting

Set the delay time at 10s to take a picture, and then every 2s to take pictures automatically.

Show the date and / or time on the pictures

Can continuously shoo t up to 3 pictures within 10 seconds.

Select display language

Auto power off in1min, 3min(default) or 5 min if no operation

4. Explanation of the status icons

Item Function Description

1 Battery indicator

2 Recording mode

3 Date stamp Displays the date day/month/year

Memory or SD card

indicator

5 Photo / Video counter

6 Selected Resolution

7 Flash indicator

8 Picture quality

9 Brightness Alert

Normal / Macro

mode indicator

11 View center

5. Using the camera

5.1 Installing the batteries

1. Open the battery door.

2. Insert 2 AAA alkaline batteries into the camera.

3. Turn on the camera. Press the POWER button to turn it on (press it again to turn off).

The batteries are full.

The batteries are empty.

Setting for photographs taking

Setting for videos capture

Indicates memory or SD card

:Pictures stored in built-in memory

:Pictures stored in SD card

Photo mode :No. of balance picture can be taken; Video mode: Balance of recording time in second; Playback mode: The No. of pictures or video clips

12M= 4032x3024; 8M= 3264x2448; 5M=2560x1 920;

3.1M = 2048x 1536;

1.3M=1280x960; VGA=640x480;

: Force flash.

: Auto Flash: The camera determines if the flash must

be used or not.

: No Flash: The flash is turned off.

The quality is fine (Default).

The quality is standard.

The quality is economy.

Alert user to hold the camera steadily.

Normal mode (0.5m – infinity)

Macro mode (11cm –18cm)

5.2 Inserting a memory card (not included)

This camera has built-in internal memory. This memory can be extended with a SD memory card (not included). Follow the instructions given below to insert the optional SD memory card into the camera.

1. Turn off the camera first.

2. Insert the SD card into the camera.

Note: There is only one right direction to insert the SD memory card into the slot. D o not force the card

into the slot, or else it may damage both the camera and the SD memory card.

Note: The SD memory card must be formatted before taking photographs. See the following sections for

more information.

5.3 Formatting the memory or SD card

1. Press Menu button

2. Select Setup setting by right key.

3. Press OK to confirm and select by up or down key.

4. Press OK to format the card or memory.

5.4 Setting the resolution

The camera can be set to different resolutions.

1. Press MENU to set proper resolution.

Resolution: VGA（640X480），1.3M（1280x960） 3.1M (2048X1536),

2. Six different resolutions will be displayed. Select the desired resolution by using the ▲ or

5.5 Taking photographs

1. Turn on the camera by pressing the ON/OFF button.

2. Press MODE to set the camera to photo mode (

3. Depending on the distance to the object being photographed, use Macro switch to adjust

4. If you are not sure if there is enough lighting, turn the automatic flash (

5. Use the LCD screen to aim the object you wish to photograph.

6. Press Shutter button and hold the camera steadily for 2 to 3 sec, until the LCD display turn on again.

Caution: 1) Taking picture for fast-moving object is not recommended.

5.6 Zoom in and out

The camera can zoom in up to 8 times.

1. Zoom in by pressing the ▲ or▼ button, a number will appear on the display. 8.0 is the maximum

2. You can zoom in by pressing the UP or DOWN button.

5.7 Taking photographs using self-timer function

You can use the self-timer function when you wish to take a photograph for yourself or when you wish to photograph for an object where the camera must be as still as possible, for example on the stand.

1. Set the camera to photo mode.

2. Press the MENU button. The quick menu will appear.

3. Press ▼ to self-timer mode, press OK and ▲or ▼ to set the delay time: 2seco nds / 10 seconds /

4. Press the OK button to confirm. The self-timer function is now ready for use.

5. Aim at the object you wish to photograph.

6. Press the SHUTTER button to take a photograph.

7. The self-timer indicator LED in the front will blink.

8. The photograph will be taken after the timer reaches t he delay time that you pre-set, and the

5.8 Recording video clips

1. Press the MODE button to select the video clip mode.

2. Press the SHUTTER button to start recording video, press the SHUTTER button again to stop

3. Press MENU to set proper resolution, EV and WB, and press OK to confirm.

5.9 Playback photographs

2. Press ▲, it will go to 2x zoom, press ▲ again to 3x zoom…… up to 8x.

3. Press “OK” and then Press ▲, ▼, or to shift the image.

4. Press MENU to select SLIDE SHOW, and then press OK to confirm. The pictures saved in your

5M (2560 x 1920), 8M (3264x2448), 12M (4032x3024)

▼buttons and then press the OK button to confirm the selection.

the distance. Select the flower symbol ( –18cm).

If you wish to take photograph of surroundings or people (0.5m - infinity), set the Macro switch to

Normal mode (

button. (If the battery power is t oo low, the flash won’t be activated).

2) Image may be distorted when taking picture in a moving vehicle.

zoom.

10+2seconds or off.

camera will beep once.

recording. The video clip will now be saved as an AVI file in the camera memory.

Press PLAYBACK button, press or to select the video clip or photo.

camera or your SD card will be displayed in sequence automatically.

) if you wish to take a close-up photograph (11cm

) on by pressing the flash

5.10 Playback video clips

1. W hen video clips are displayed, press OK to play, and press DOW N key to stop.

2. Press OK to pause the playback

3. Press Playback key to exit.

5.11 Recording voice

1. Press MODE button to select the voice recording mode,

2. Press SHUTTER to start voice recording and press it again to stop.

5.12 Delete photographs and video clips

You can choose to delete a single photograph / video clip, or delete all the photographs / video clips in the memory.

5.12.1 Delete photograph

Follow the instructions given below to delete photograph.

1. Press PLAYBACK to enter the playback mode.

2. Press the MENU button and select Delete One/Delete All, press OK to confirm.

3. If you select Protect picture, your current file or images can not be deleted.

4. Press MENU to exit.

NOTE: Select ‘Deleting All’ and Press OK to confirm, all the pictures will be deleted.

5.12.2 Shortcut to delete one picture

1. Press PLAYBACK to enter Playback mode.

2. Select the photo (video) you want to delete, press DELETE

3. Press OK to confirm.

6. Installing the camera driver

The driver in the CD has to be installed, under following applications: For windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista: Using as a PC cam only. (Download picture /video is driver free)

6.1 Uninstalling old drivers and devices

There is a chance for a conflict between the new driver and an existing driver in the computer. In that case, it is better to remove those drivers before installing the new driver.

1. Enter Windows ‘Safe Mode’ (press F8 when starting W indows and then select ‘Safe Mode’ from the menu which will be displayed).

2. Click on ‘Start – Settings – Control Panel’ and double-click on ‘Add/Remove Programs’ icon.

3. Find all the programs for similar, old devices and remove these by clicking on the ‘Add/Remove’ button. When in ‘Safe Mode’, it is possible for some programs to appear twice. In that case, remove all the programs which appear twice.

4. Restart the computer.

6.2 Installing the driver for Windows ME / Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows Vista

Note: Make sure all other programs are closed durin g the installation process. Note: During installation for Windows XP/Vista, you may receive a message saying that the driver has not

been signed. This does not cause a problem for the functionality of the program. Please click "Yes" to continue.

Note: For example, ‘D: \’ is used to indicate the CD-ROM drive. This may be different for your computer.

1. Insert the CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The installation program will start automatically. If it does not start automatically, please do the following: a) Select 'Run' from Windows Start menu. b) Type [D:\SETUP.EXE] and click on 'OK' to start the Software Installer.

2. The Software Installer will appear.

3. Select the language you wish to use for the installation.

4. Click on ‘Install driver‘to start the installation of the camera driver.

5. Follow the on-screen instructions.

6.3 Connecting the camera

The camera can be connected to the computer in two different modes: Mass Storage Device, or as a PC camera for video conferencing on the Internet.

6.3.1 Connecting as a mass storage device

1. Turn the camera on by pressing the ON/OFF button.

2. Press MENU button and press RIGHT key to select the Setup setting.

3. Press ▼button to set USB connection.

4. Press ▲or ▼button to choose the Disk Drive mode.

5. Press OK to confirm.

6. Connect the camera to the computer.

7. W indows will automatically detect the camera. You can use this cam era as a removable disk.

button.

6.3.2 Connecting as a PC camera

When you connect the camera as a PC camera, you can use the camera as a web cam for video conferencing on the Internet by using Windows NetMeeting or W indows Messenger. (You must install the driver before connecting the Digital Camera to your computer.)

1. Turn the camera on by pressing the ON/OFF button.

2. Press MENU button and press RIGHT key to select the Setup setting.

3. Press▼ button to chook USB connection.

4. Press ▲or ▼ button to choose the PC camera mode.

5. Press OK to confirm.

6. Connect the camera to the computer.

7. W indows will automatically detect the camera. You can use this cam era as a web camera.

7. Trouble shooting

Problem Cause Solution

Cannot turn on the camera by pressing the “power” button.

Photos can not be saved when taking pictures.

Cannot find removable disk after connecting the camera to the computer.

Flash does not work. Battery Power is too low. Replace with new ALKALINE battery.

The batteries used up very fast. Use wrong type of battery. Replace with new ALKALINE battery.

The photos are over exposure

The photos are blurry

Get a warning message: “Capture device was not detected” when trying to open PC cam.

Cannot preview image in PC Camera mode.

Warranty!!

If you have questions regarding the warranty, the length of warranty and the working method of it, you can find the information on our site

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If at any time in the future you should need to dispose of this product please note that:Waste electrical products should not be disposed of with household waste. Please recycle where facilities exist. Check with your Local Authority or retailer for recycling advice.(Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Di rective)

Low battery power. Battery placed at wrong polarities.

The memory card or built-in memory hasn’t been formatted properly.

1. Connection failure.

2. The mode of the camera is not set to removable disk properly

Set the flash light to force

in bright

mode environment.

1. The camera is not held steadily

2. The lens of camera is dirty

1. Conflict with another camera or video device.

2. The mode of the camera is not set to PC cam mode properly.

“Preview” is not selected in option Menu in PC.

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Replace or install the battery correctly.

Format the memory in SETUP mode of the camera. Please refer to section 5.3.

1. Make sure all cable connections are secured and restart the computer if necessary.

2. Set the camera to removable disk mode, refer to section 6.3.1 (system setting, USB connection).

Set the Flash light to Auto mode

1. Hold the camera steadily until it beeps when taking photo.

2. Clean the lens with soft dry cloth.

1. Remove any other camera driver completely from your system. Sometimes you have to re-install your system.

2. Set the camera to PC cam mode, refer to section 6.3.2 (system setting, USB connection).

Click “preview” in the “option” menu to select it.

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