Minox DC 1422 User Manual

DC 1422

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 color, 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.

Use the supplied AC adapter only with the indicated power supply voltage.

Use with any other power supply voltage might cause fire or electric shock.

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

7Overview 7 Package Contents

8 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR

CAMERA

8 Front View 8 Rear View 9 LCD Monitor Display

11 GETTING STARTED

11 Preparation 12 Turn the Camera On by Pressing

Playback Button 12 Charging the Battery 13 Initial Settings

15 CAPTURE MODE

15 Capturing Images 15 AF Tracking Mode 16 Setting the Scene Mode 18 Taking Images with Intelligent Scene

mode 18 Taking Images When the Smile

Feature Is On 19 Taking and Combining Panoramic

Pictures 19 Mode of Skin Soften and De-blemish 19 Find Blur Function 20 Recording Shots using Face

Detection Technology 20 Self-portrait Function 21 Taking images with Interval Capture

mode

21 Setting the LOMO

22 VIDEO MODE

22 Recording Video Clips 22 Playing Back Video Clips

23 PLAYBACK MODE

23 Playing Back Still Images 23 Playback Display 24 Removing Red-eye 24 Dynamic Lighting Feature 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 EDITING SOFTWARE

INSTALLATION

39 SPECIFICATIONS

40 APPENDIX

40 Possible Number of Shots 41 Troubleshooting

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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 14.0-megapixel CCD, this camera is capable of capturing images with a resolution of up to 4288 x 3216 pixels.

Package Contents

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

Common Product Components:

 Digital Camera  Instruction manual  Quick Start Guide  Software DVD-ROM  Rechargeable lithium-ion battery  USB cable  USB-AC adapter

Camera pouch SD memory card

AV c a ble Camera strap

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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA

Front View

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1. Shutter button

2. Flash

3. ON/OFF Power button

4. Self-timer LED

5. Microphone

Function

6. Speaker

7. Lens

A. LCD monitor

B. Status LED

C. USB and AV OUT terminal

C D

D. Strap holder

E. Tripod socket

F. Battery / Memory card cover

Still image: to capture mode Video clip: to capture mode

: Zooms out

: Zooms in

Still image: to capture mode Video clip: to capture mode

Still image: to display image Records voice memo ( if

“Voice Memo” is “Record”). Video clip: to play video clip

Rear View

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Item

5 7 9

Capture Mode Video Mode Playback Mode

1. Shutter button Record button

: Zooms out

: Zooms in

: Zooms out

: Zooms in

3. Playback mode Playback mode

Switches to:

Video mode > Capture mode

Switches to: Capture mode > Video mode

5. Focus Focus Next 10th image

6. Compensation s>P -- Previous Image

7. Flash -- Next Image

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

If any scene mode is set:

switches to scene mode selection screen

10. Capture menu Video menu Playback menu

11. Snap shot -- Delete

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LCD Monitor Display

Capture mode

1. Zoom status

2. Available number of shots

3. Storage media

[ ] Internal memory (no

card)

[ ] SD/SDHC memory

4. Battery condition

5. Focus setting

6. Flash mode

7. [s] Exposure

8. Self-timer & Self-portrait

9. [ ] Histogram

10. Image size resolution

card

[l] Full battery power [o] Medium battery

power

[n] Low battery power [m] No battery power

[K]Auto [ ] AF Tracking [ ] Face Detect [ ] Macro [Q] Infinity

[b]Auto [a] Flash On [d] Flash Off [c] Red-eye [`] Slow Sync [_] Pre-flash [ ] Manual flash

compensation ( It can not be used in below modes: Tv, Av, Intelligent Scene, Smile Detection, LOMO, Fisheye, Toy, Skin Soften, De-blemish, Portrait Man & Portrait Lady. ) [P] Backlight correction ( It can only be used in Skin Soften, De-blemish, Portrait Man and Portrait Lady. )

icon [i]Off [ ] Self-portrait [f] 2 sec. [g] 10 sec. [h] 10+2 sec.

[ ] 4288 x 3216 [ ] 3264 x 2448

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11. Set key: SCN hint icon

12. Main focus area

13. Date and time

14. Capture mode icon [ ] Single [T] Continuous [U] AEB (Auto

Exposure Bracketing)

[-] Album Shot [/]Burst

[.] Cont.flash

[+] Pre-shot [,] Coupl.shot [ ] Burst 30fps [ ] Interval capture

15. White balance [@]Auto [$] Incand. [

&] Fluoresc.1 [*] Fluoresc.2 [%] Daylight [#] Cloudy [(] Manual WB

16. Image quality [] Fine [ ] Standard [ ] Economy

17. ISO []Auto

AUTO

[ ] ISO 100

100

[ ] ISO 200

200

[ ] ISO 400

400

[ ] ISO 800

800

[ ] ISO 1600

1600

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3200

18. Slow shutter warning

19. Mode icon / Scene mode [ ] Program AE []Auto []Tv []Av [ ] Intelligent Scene [ ] Smile Detection []Anti-shake [ ] Panorama

[]LOMO [ ] Fisheye []Toy [ ] Sketch []Watercolor [ ] Skin Soften [ ] De-blemish [ ] Portrait Man [ ] Portrait Lady [ ] Landscape [ ] Sports [ ] Night Portrait [ ] Night Scene [ ] Candlelight [ ] Fireworks [] Text [ ] Sunset [ ] Sunrise [ ] Splash Water [ ] Flow Water [ ] Snow [ ] Beach []Pets [ ] Natural Green

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1. Zoom status

2. Storage media

3. Battery condition

4. Focus setting

5. Flash off

6. Self-timer icon

7. Video resolution

8. Elapsed time / Available recording time

9. Main focus area

10. Date and time

11. Video quality

12. Audio off

13. Mode icon

Playback mode - Still image playback

1. Voice memo

2. DPOF icon

3. Protect icon

4. Folder / File number

5. Storage media

6. Battery condition

7. Image size resolution

8. Set key: Play hint icon

9. Date and time

10. Histogram

11. Aperture value / Shutter speed

12. Exposure value

13. Image quality

14. ISO

15. Mode icon

Playback mode - Video playback

1. Protect icon

2. Folder / File number

3. Storage media

4. Battery condition

5. Volume mode

6. Total recorded time

7. Video status bar

8. Video condition icon

9. Elapsed time

10. Set key: Play / Pause hint icon

11. Down key: Stop hint icon

12. Mode icon

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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 front).

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

 The camera has 32MB internal memory(12MB available for image storage), but you

can load an SD/SDHC 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.

 To prevent valuable data from being accidentally erased

from an SD/SDHC memory card, you can slide the write protect tab (on the side of the SD/SDHC memory card) to “LOCK”.

 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.

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Turn the Camera On by Pressing Playback Button

1. Press the 7 button for about 3 seconds to turn the camera on and begin playback.

 Lens do not zooms out/in in this playback preview.  The camera will turn off automatically if no operations

are performed for the length of time selected in the Auto off menu.

2. Press the 7 button again or press the ON/OFF button to

turn the camera off, or press the shutter button to enter the capture mode.

Charging the Battery

The battery is not fully charged at the time of purchase. Fully charge the battery and use it until it is discharged before you recharge it again. This maximize the performance and lifetime of the battery.

1. Connect camera to USB-AC adapter with USB cable.

2. Insert the plug into a wall outlet.

Status LED Description

Green (blinks slowly) Charging normally

Off Charging finished

Green (blinks quickly) Error

 The included USB-AC adapter differs depending on the region where you purchased the camera.  User can also charge the battery by connecting camera to computer with USB cable.  Charging time varies according to the ambient temperature and the status of battery.

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Initial Settings

The language & 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.

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

2. Press any button to enter language setup. Select the displayed language with the e / f / c / d buttons and press the SET button.

3. Select the date format with the c / d buttons, and press the SET button.

4. Select the item’s field with the e / f buttons and adjust the value for the date and time with the c / d buttons.

5. After confirming all settings are correct, press the SET button.  Press the MENU button will enter capture mode with saving the settings.

Setting the Date and 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. Press the MODE button, and set the camera mode to [ ] or [ ]; or press the 7 button.

2. Press the MENU button.

3. Select the [Setup] at the end of the Menu with the c / d buttons, and press the SET button.

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

5. Select the date format with the c / d buttons, and press the SET 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 SET button.

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

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