Lenco DC-511 User Manual

DC-511 Manual

Note:

Force flash

Photo mode

Open the battery door.

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1. Get to know your camera

5.0 Mega pixels resolution sensor Digital still camera Digital video camcorder Built-in flash Light 8x digital zoom

2.4" TFT color display Micro SD card support 2xAAA alkaline batteries Smile detection Anti-shaking still capture

2. Functional parts

Shutter Press this button to take photographs / start filming. Power on/off

button Strap hook Hook for attaching the wrist strap to the camera. Busy indicator When the indicator is blinking,the camera is busy

Lens

Flash light

Macro switch

LCD screen

Mode Press it to select PHOTO/VIDEO mode. Menu Press it to enter camera setting mode. Up Up & Digital zoom in.

Right/Flash light

Down Down & Digital zoom out.

Delete Press it to delete the photos/videos in playback mode.

Playback Press it to enter playback mode.

Enter

Left / EV±

Tripod connector To fix the camera on tripod (not included).

USB interface Via this connection, you can connect to a computer. Micro SD card slot SD card storage location. Battery door

3. Explanation of the status icons

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

Keep the lens clean. Dirt and fingerprints will affect the quality of the picture. Use the built-in flash to give the subject extra lighting if it is in dark surrounding（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.

For RIGHT selection in menu mode. For flash light function selection in photo mode.

To start /stop recording a video clip in playback mode, or to confirm changes in menu mode.

For LEFTselection in menu mode. For exposure value set up in photo/video mode.

Door for battery.

Item Function Description

Mode selected

Flash indicator

Self-timer 10s Timer

ISO

Photo/Video

counter

Selected

resolution

Picture quality

Micro SD card

indication

Brightness alert

Normal/Macro

mode indicator

Battery indicator

Exposure value

White Balance

Scene mode Landscape/Backlight/Night scene/Portrait/Sports

Smile detection

Zoom indicator Showing zoom ratio.

Photographs mode.

Videos capture mode.

Photo playback mode.

Video playback mode.

Auto flash: The camera determines if

No flash : The flash is turned off.

Light Sensitivity select.

Video mode: Recording time in second. Playback mode: No. of pictures or video file.

12M = 4032x3024; 8M = 3264x 2448 5M = 2560x1920; 3M = 2048x1536;

1.3M = 1280x960; VGA = 640x480

Super fine.

Fine.

Normal.

The Micro SD card is inserted and will be

used as storage for PHOTO and VIDEO

Alert user to hold the camera steadily.

Mode (0.5m – infinity).

Macro mode (11cm – 18cm).

The batteries are full.

The batteries are empty.

Show EV±value.

White balance selection.

On/off

The flash is on in any

environment.

the flash should be used or not.

No. of pictures had been taken.

4. Details for camera setting

SET

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

5. Using the camera

5.1 Installing the batteries

2. Insert 2xAAA alkaline batteries into the camera.

3. Close the battery door.

capture Mode Single / 10s Timer

Resolution

Quality Super Fine/Fine/Normal Picture quality setting

Still

Sharpness Strong/Normal/Soft Sharpness setting

White balance

Scene

ISO Auto/50/100/200 Sensitivity select Smile detection Anti-shaking On / Off Anti-shaking setting

Video

Resolution

Date/Time YY/MM/DD Date or time setting

Auto power off Off / 1Minute / 3 Minutes Auto power off selection

Beep sound Off/On Beep sound setting

Setup

Language

Date stamp Date &Time /Date /Off

Frequency 50Hz / 60Hz

Format

Default setting Cancel / OK Version See the firmware version

12M pixel resolution 4032 x 3024

8.0M pixel resolution 3264x 2448

5.0M pixel resolution 2560 x 1920

3.0M pixel resolution 2048 x 1536

1.3M pixel resolution 1280 x 960 VGA resolution

Auto Automatic white balance

Daylight

Cloudy

Tungsten

Fluorescent

Auto/Landscape/ Backlight/Night scene/Portrait/Sports

On / Off Smile detection setting

VGA 640 x 480 QVGA 320 x 240

English/T-Chinese/ S-Chinese/French/ Deutsch/Italian/Spanish/ Portuguese/Japanese

Internal Memory/ SD card

Single or 10s timer selection

640 x 480

White balance selected for daylight surrounding White balance selected for cloudy surrounding White balance selected for tungsten lighting White balance selected for fluorescent surrounding

Scene setting

Video resolution set up

Select display language

Date stamp Select power frequency in your

location Format the memory location selection (all data will be lost). Default setting

5.2 Inserting a memory card (not included)

Sensor

5.0 Mega pixel CMOS sensor

1.3 Mega pixels

: (1280x960)

Lens F/2.8 f = 8.5mm

Focus range

0.5m. ~ Infinity

Macro mode

11cm –

18cm

LCD display

2.4" TFT color display

File format

Picture: JPEG, Video: AVI

Self timer

seconds

CPU Pentium II

I or above

RAM At least

Interface

USB port

CD 4x speed CD ROM or above

Problem

Cause Solution

Follow the instructions given below to insert the optional micro SD memory card into the camera.

1. Turn off the camera first.

2. Open the card bar.

3. Insert the micro SD card into the camera.

Note: There is only one right direction to insert the micro SD memory card into the slot. Do not

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

Note: The micro SD memory card must be formatted before taking photographs. See the

following sections for more information.

5.3 Formatting the memory or micro SD card

1. Press the menu button ( ) in PHOTO or VIDEO mode.

2. Select the setup mode by press the right button.

3. Select the format icon by press the ( ) button and press the ENTER button ( ) to

4. Select Internal memory / SD card then press the ENTER button.

5.4 Setting the resolution

The camera can be set to different resolutions.

1. Press ( ) button in PHOTO mode, select the resolutions icon by( ) key and press the

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

5.5 Taking photographs

1. Turn on the camera.

3. If you are not sure if there is enough lighting, turn the automatic flash( ) on by pressing

4. Use the LCD screen to aim the object you wish to take photograph. Use the face detection to aim the people you wish to take photograph.

5. Press SHUTTER button and wait until the LCD display turn on again.

6. If ‘SMILE’ detection is ON, shutter will be activate automatically once a smile face is

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. Zoom in or out by pressing the up or down button, a number will appear on the display, 8.x is the maximum zoom ratio.

5.7 Self-timer setting

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

1. Set the camera to photo mode.

2. Press the MENU button ( ). The menu will appear.

3. Press the down button to select Capture Mode and confirm by pressing the ENTER button.

4. Press the down button to set the delay time: 10S Timer.

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

6. Aim at the object you wish to take photo.

7. Press the SHUTTER button to take a photograph.

confirm.

ENTER button ( ) to confirm. Resolutions: VGA (640 x 480), 1.3M (1280 x 960), 3M (2048 x 1536), 5M (2560 x 1920), 8M (3264x 2448), 12M (4032 x 3024)

down buttons and press the ENTER button to confirm the selection.

Depending on the distance to the object being photographed, use macro switch to adjust

the distance. Select the flower symbol ( ) if you wish to take a close-up photograph (11cm –18cm). If you wish to take video or photograph of surroundings or people (0.5m – infinity),set the

macro switch to normal mode ( ).

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

detected

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

8. The photo will be taken after the timer reaches the delay time of 10s and the camera will beep during the delay time.

5.8 Recording video clips

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

2. For setting the resolution, Press MENU button and select Resolution, then press the ENTER button to confirm. Two resolution will be displayed.

VGA (640 x 480) QVGA( 320 x 240).

3. Press the SHUTTER button to start recording video, press the SHUTTER button again to stop recording. The video clip will now be saved as an AVI fil e in the camera memory.

5.9 Playback photographs

1. Press the( ) button to get into playback mode.

2. Press the left or right buttons to see photographs.

3. In full screen display , press the up button to zoom in the photo.

4. To view images in thumbnail, press down button.

5. To shift the image in zoom-in mode, press the ENTER button then use the up/down/left/right buttons.

6. Press the MENU button, select SLIDE SHOW, and then press the ENTER button to confirm. The pictures saved in your camera or your micro SD card will be displayed in sequence automatically.

5.10 Playback video clips

1. When video clips are displayed, press the ENTER button to start playing the video and press the ENTER button again to pause the playback.

2. press right button to fast forward or press left button to rewind.

3. Press the down button to stop.

4. Press the( ) button again to exit.

5.11 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. Follow the instructions given below to delete photograph.

1. Press the ( ) button to enter the playback mode.

2. Press left or right button to select photograph/video clip to be delete.

3. Press the delete button

4. Press the ENTER button ,then select OK to confirm.

5. Press the ( ) button to exit.

NOTE: Select “All” and Press the ENTER button to confirm, all the pictures and videos will be

deleted.

6. Connecting to a PC

The unit can be connected to the computer as mass storage device and transfer photo/video files for storage.

7. Specifications

Image resolution

Digital zoom 8x Flash strobe Buil t-in ( Auto / force / off )

White balance Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Fluorescent / Tungsten

Video mode 20fps@VGA&30fps@QVGA with micro SD card

External memory card SD card supports up to 8GB

PC interface USB 2.0 Power source 2xAAA alkaline batteries

（）

and select Delete This Image/All ..

12.0 Mega pixels: (4032x3024)

8.0 Mega pixels: (3264x 2448)

5.0 Mega pixels: (2560x1920)

3.0 Mega pixels: (2048x1536)

VGA: (640x480)

8. System requirement

Operating system

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

9. Troubleshooting

Cannot turn on the camera

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 2xAAA

The batteries used up very fast.

The photos are blurry 1. The camera is not held

List of accessories:

Camera 1x User manual 1x Handstrap 1x USB cable 1x Pouch 1x

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Low battery power. Battery placed at wrong polarities.

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

Connection failure. Make sure all cable

Incorrect or old, used up, battery

steadily

2. The lens of camera is dirty.

Replace or install the battery correctly.

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

connections are secured and restart the computer if necessary.

alkaline batteries.

Replace with new 2xAAA alkaline batteries.

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

2. Clean the lens with soft dry

cloth.