Minox DC-4211 User Manual

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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.

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TRADEMARK INFORMATION

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 Computer, Inc.

SDTM is a trademark.

Other names and products may be trademarks or registered trademarks of

their respective owners.

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Notice:

1. 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.

2. 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,

carrying cases/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.

3. The illustrations in this manual are for the purpose of explanation and may

differ from the actual design of your camera.

4. The manufacturer assumes no liability for any errors or discrepancies in

this user manual.

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WARNING

Do not expose the camera to moisture and make sure no water gets into

the camera. Take particular care when using the camera under extreme

weather conditions, such as rain or snow, or when operating the camera at

the beach or near water. Avoid using this camera in places subject to extreme

moisture. Do not use the camera if water has entered the camera. Turn the

camera off and remove the battery. Contact your dealer or authorized service

facility. Do not continue to use the camera as this may cause a fire or an

electrical shock.

Do not use the camera if any foreign objects have entered the camera.

Turn the camera off and remove the battery. Contact your dealer or

authorized service facility. Do not continue to use the camera as this may

cause a fire or an electrical shock.

Do not place the camera in an unstable location such as on a wobbly table

or sloping surface where the camera may fall or tip over and cause injury. If

the camera has been dropped or damaged, turn the camera off and remove

the battery. Contact your dealer or authorized service facility. Do not continue

to use the camera as this may cause a fire or an electrical shock.

Do not insert or drop metallic or other foreign objects into the camera through

access points such as the memory card slot. This may cause a fire or an

electrical shock.

Do not attempt to modify this camera. Do not remove the camera casing.

This may cause a fire or an electrical shock. Internal inspection and repairs

should only be carried out by an authorized service facility.

Never operate this camera in any way while driving a vehicle. This may

cause a traffic accident.

A camera is a precision instruments. Please do not drop it, strike it or use

excessive force when handling the camera.

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CAUTION

Do not place this camera in a location affected by oil fumes or steam, such

as near a cooking stove or humidifier. This may cause a fire or an electrical

shock.

Do not leave this camera in a location subject to extremely high temperatures,

such as in a sealed vehicle or in direct sunlight. Exposure to high

temperatures may adversely affect the camera case and internal

components and may cause a fire.

Do not cover or wrap the camera with a cloth or quilt. This may cause heat

to build up and distort the camera case and cause a fire. Always use the

camera and accessories in well-ventilated locations.

Do not use the camera to look directly at the sun. There is a danger of

injury to the eyes.

Do not use battery other than those specified for use with your camera.

Use of unsuitable battery may result in the battery splitting, or leaking and

may cause a fire, injury, or soiling of the battery compartment.

When placing the battery into the camera, check the polarity markings on

the battery ( - and + ) to ensure that the battery is inserted correctly. Incorrect

battery polarity will result in camera inoperability and may result in the battery

splitting or leaking and causing a fire, injury, or soiling of the battery

compartment.

When the camera is left at low or high temperatures do not touch it with

your bare hands. It is possible that you may sustain an injury due to burning.

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CONTENTS

8 INTRODUCTION

8 Overview

10 Package Contents

11 GETTING TO KNOW THE CAMERA

11 Front View

12 Rear View

14 Viewfinder LED Indicator

15 LCD Monitor Icons

17 GETTING STARTED

17 Attaching the Camera Strap

18 Inserting and Removing the Battery (Optional Accessory)

19 Charging the Battery

21 Inserting and Removing the SD Card (Optional Accessory)

22 Turning the Power On/Off

23 Setting the Date and Time

24 Choosing the Language

25 Formatting the SD Card

26 Setting Image Resolution and Quality

28 PHOTOGRAPHY MODE

28 [ ] Still Image Mode

30 Recording Voice Memos

31 Using the Optical Zoom

32 Using the Digital Zoom

33 Setting the Flash

35 Setting the Focus

36 Setting the Self-timer

37 Exposure Compensation/Backlight Correction

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39 [

] Movie Mode

40 [ ] PLAYBACK MODE

40 Playing Back Still Images 41 Playing Back Video Clips 43 Playing Back Still Images/Video Clips on a TV 44 Attaching Voice Memos 45 Thumbnail Display 46 Zoom Playback 47 Slideshow Display 48 Protecting Images 50 DPOF Settings 52 [

] Erasing Images

54 MENU OPTIONS

54 Still Image Menu (Picture) 57 Still Image Menu (Function) 60 Movie Menu (Picture) 61 Movie Menu (Function) 62 Playback Menu 63 Setup Menu (In Photography Mode) 65 Setup Menu (In Playback Mode)

67 TRANSFERRING RECORDED IMAGES AND VIDEOS TO YOUR

COMPUTER

68 Step 1: Installing the USB Driver 69 Step 2: Connecting the Camera to Your Computer 70 Step 3: Downloading Images and Video Files

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71 INSTALLING PHOTOSUITE

72 INSTALLING PHOTOVISTA

73 CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO OTHER DEVICES

74 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS

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INTRODUCTION

Overview

Congratulations on your purchase of the new digital camera.

Capturing high-quality digital pictures is fast and easy with this state-of-the-art

smart camera. Equipped with a 4.2 Mega pixels CCD, this camera is capable of

capturing pictures with a resolution of up to 2272 x 1704 pixels.

Other features provided by the camera include the following:

LCD monitor - 2.0" LTPS TFT color LCD monitor makes it easy

to frame your subject when taking pictures. It also

displays the pictures you have taken.

Recording media - External memory supports SD card up to 512MB.

Optical zoom - 3x optical lens allows you to take telephoto and

wide-angle pictures.

Digital zoom - 3.6x digital zoom and 3x optical zoom permit

zoom photography of up to 10.8 times; 2x and 4x

playback captured images to enlarge a selected

portion of an image.

Flexible flash settings - Change the flash setting according to your

lighting environment and photography mode setting.

Focus mode - Photographs can be taken with the distance to the

subject set by auto focus, macro or infinity.

Self-timer mode - Time selectable between 10 seconds, 2 seconds

and 10+2 seconds.

Capture mode - Take different still images including single, a series

of 3 images with different exposures, and 3 images

continuously.

Movie mode - Record video clips with voice.

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Voice memo - A voice memo can be recorded once for 30

seconds at photography mode immediately

following a still image captured or at playback

mode while viewing the picture.

Camera settings - Have more control over picture quality by adjusting

the menu options.

Thumbnail display - Display in sets of nine pictures on the LCD monitor

for easier and quicker selection of pictures.

TV and PC connection - View pictures on a television monitor or computer

while connected to the USB or A/V cable.

DPOF settings - Allow you to embed printing information on your

SD card and to print your images on a DPOF

compatible printer by simply inserting it.

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Package Contents

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

Common Product Components:

Digital camera

A/V cable

User’s manual

USB cable

Software CD-ROM

Camera strap

Camera pouch

Conversion adapter

Common (Optional) Accessories:

SD card

AC power adapter

Rechargeable lithium-ion battery

Battery charger

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GETTING TO KNOW THE CAMERA

Front View

# Name Description

1. Shutter button Focuses and locks the exposure of the camera when

pressed halfway down, and takes the picture when

pressed all the way down.

2. POWER button Turns the camera power on and off.

3. Flash Provides flash illumination.

4. Viewfinder window Allows you to frame the subject of the picture.

5. Self-timer LED Blinks red during Self-timer mode until picture is

(AF auxiliary light) taken.

6. Speaker Produces camera sounds and plays recorded audio.

7. Lens 3x optical zoom lens allows you to take telephoto and

wide-angle pictures.

8. Conversion adapter Allows you to connect the conversion adapter to an AC

terminal power adapter to the camera to operate the camera

without battery, or to charge rechargeable lithium-ion

battery or to connect a USB cable or an A/V cable to

the camera.

9. Microphone Records audio clips.

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Rear View

# Name Description

1. Viewfinder Allows you to frame the subject of the picture.

2. Viewfinder LED Displays the camera current state.

3. Mode switch Sets the camera mode.

Selects this when taking still images.

Selects this when recording video clips.

Performs image playback and deletion.

4. Zoom in button Zooms the lens to telephoto position.

Zoom out button Zooms the lens to wide-angle position.

5. MENU button Toggles OSD menu on and off.

7. Strap holder Camera strap attachment.

8. SET /Direction button Allows you to scroll through menus and pictures,

9. Battery/SD card cover Allows access to the battery and insert or remove

10.

11. Tripod socket Allows tripod mounting.

12. LCD monitor Provides menu information to operate the camera,

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Erase button Allows you to erase the picture.

and then select choices.

the memory card.

Display button Turns the LCD monitor display and live view on

and off.

and previews the picture before taking it and review

it afterwards.

SET /Direction button

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# Name Description

1. SET button Enters the menu page and confirms the

chosen setting.

2. button Scrolls upwards.

Focus button Allows you to choose the appropriate focus

setting.

4. button Scrolls downwards.

button Scrolls right. Flash button Allows you to choose the appropriate flash

setting.

Self-timer button Allows you to toggle the self-timer on and

off, selects the desired self-timer mode.

button Scrolls left.

Exposure compensation Allows you to toggle the exposure / Backlight correction button compensation / backlight correction on and

off.

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Viewfinder LED Indicator

This describes the color and state of the viewfinder LED.

Color

Green

Red

Orange

State

Flashing

During power

off

The completion

of battery charge.

Battery charging

in progress.

Battery charging

error.

During

photography

AE or AF is locked

with the shutter

button held halfway.

Writing to SD card

in progress.

When the image is

not in focus.

Charging of the

flash in progress.

Hardware

malfunction.

During

connection to a

In communication

to PC. (SD card

is inserted.)

SD card is not

inserted.

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LCD Monitor Icons

Photography mode [ ]

1. Zoom status

2. Voice memo

3. Remaining battery status ] Full battery power

[

] Medium battery power

[

] Low battery power

[

] No battery power

[

4. Flash icon

[Blank] Auto

] Red-eye Reduction

[

] Forced Flash

[

] Suppressed Flash

[

] Night Scene

[

] Histogram

5. [

6. Focus area (When the shutter

button is pressed halfway.)

7. Capture mode icon

[Blank] Single

] Continuous

[ [ AEB ] Auto Exp.

8. Image size ] 2272 x 1704

[

] 1600 x 1200

[

] 1280 x 960

[

] 640 x 480

[

9. Possible number of shots

10. Quality

] Fine

[

] Standard

[

] Economy

[

11. Date and time

12. Self-timer icon

10s] 10 sec.

[

2s ] 2 sec.

[

10+2s ] 10+2 sec.

[

13. Unsteady hold warning icon ] Exposure compensation

14. [ ] Backlight correction

[

15. Metering icon

[ Blank ]Multi

] Spot

[

16. White balance icon

[ Blank ]Auto

] Incandescent

[

] Fluorescent 1

[

] Fluorescent 2

] Day Light

[

] Cloudy

[

] Manual

[

17. Focus icon

[Blank] Auto focus

] Macro

[

] Infinity

[

] Still image mode

18. [

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Each press of the button switches one step in the sequence of Normal

display (displaying the icons, etc), Normal and Histogram, display OFF,

LCD monitor OFF.

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Photography mode [ ]

1. [ ] Movie mode

2. Zoom status

3. Remaining battery status

4. Image size

5. Possible recording time

/ elapsed time

6. Quality

7. Recording indicator

8. Self-timer icon

9. Focus icon

Playback mode [ ] -Still image playback

1. Mode icon

2. File number

3. Folder number

4. Protect icon

5. Voice memo

Playback mode [ ]-Video playback

1. Video status bar

2. Elapsed time

3. File number

4. Folder number

5. Protect icon

6. Mode icon

7. Play mode

8. Sound off icon (When the

[ ] button is pressed

during video playback.)

9. Total time

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GETTING STARTED

Attaching the Camera Strap

Attach the camera strap as shown in the illustration.

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Inserting and Removing the Battery (Optional Accessory)

We highly recommend using specified rechargeable lithium-ion battery (3.7V) to fully demonstrate this camera’s function. Charge the battery before using the camera. Make sure that the power of the camera is off before inserting or removing the battery.

Inserting the Battery

1. Open the battery/SD card cover.

2. Insert the battery in the correct orientation shown.

Tilt the battery lock lever in the direction

of the arrow and orient the battery so that its label is facing to the rear side of the camera, and then insert the battery.

3. Close the battery/SD card cover.

Removing the Battery

Open the battery/SD card cover and then release the battery lock lever. When the battery has come out a little, slowly pull it out the rest of the way.

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If you are not going to use the battery for an extended period of time,

remove it from the camera to prevent leakage or corrosion.

Avoid using the battery in extremely cold environments as low

temperatures can shorten the battery life and reduce the camera

performance.

The battery may feel warm when using the camera for an extended

period of time or using the flash continuously. This is normal and not a

malfunction.

The camera may feel warm when being used continuously or for an

extended period of time. This is normal and not a malfunction.

Charging the Battery

New battery or the battery that has not been used for an extended period of

time (the battery that passed the expiry date is an exception) might affect the

number of pictures that can be taken. 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. Using the optional AC power adapter

charges the battery. Make sure that the power of the camera is off and then

insert the battery before starting.

1. Insert the conversion adapter into the

conversion adapter terminal of the camera

as shown in the illustration.

2. Insert one end of the AC power adapter

into the DC IN terminal of the conversion

adapter.

3. Insert the other end of the AC power

adapter into a wall outlet.

The viewfinder LED flashes green when

charging is started and lights green when

charging is completed. It lights red when

a charging error occurs.

It is recommended to fully discharge or

exhaust the battery before being

charged.

Charging time varies according to the ambient temperature and the status

of battery.

If you want to use the camera when the battery charging is in progress,

use the camera with the AC power adapter connected.

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This camera must be used with specified AC power adapter. Damage

caused by the use of an incorrect adapter is not covered under the

warranty.

When the charging is not started even if following the above procedure,

turn the power on at any mode after LCD monitor turns on, and then turn

the power off.

The battery may feel warm after it has been charged or immediately

after being used. This is normal and not a malfunction.

When using the camera in cold areas, keep the camera and battery

warm by holding them inside your outer cloth.

If you open the battery cover without removing the battery, the power

will not be terminated. If you remove the battery, you have to insert the

battery again in a period of 2 hours in order to make sure that the date

and time will not be reset.

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Inserting and Removing the SD Card (Optional

Accessory)

Images photographed with this camera will be stored on the SD card. Without

inserting the SD card, you cannot take photographs using the camera. Before

inserting or removing the SD card, make sure that the power of the camera is

off.

Inserting the SD card

1. Open the battery/SD card cover.

2. Insert the SD card in the correct orientation

shown.

Hold the SD card with its front side of

the SD card (printed arrow) facing the

rear side of the camera, and then insert

the card as far as it can go.

3. Close the battery /SD card cover.

Removing the SD card

Open the battery/SD card cover, press lightly on the edge of the SD card and it

will eject.

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If the camera is powered on without an SD card inserted into the camera,

the “NO CARD” message appears on the LCD monitor.

To prevent valuable data from

being accidentally erased from an

SD card you can slide the write-

protected tab (on the side of the SD

card) to “LOCK”.

To save, edit or erase data on an SD card, you must unlock the card.

This camera does not support MultiMediaCardTM.

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Turning the Power On/Off

Load the battery and insert an SD card before starting.

Turning the power on

Press the POWER button to turn the power on.

The viewfinder LED lights green and the

camera is initiated.

When the power is turned on, the camera

will start in the mode that was set.

Turning the power off

Press the POWER button to turn the power off.

The power is turned off automatically when the camera has not been

operated for a fixed period time. To resume the operation condition, turn

the power on again. Refer to section in this manual titled “Auto OFF” in

the Setup Menu (In Photography Menu) for further details.

After the power is turned on, it may take several seconds to charge the

flash. While the flash is being charged, the viewfinder LED lights orange,

and then the camera is not yet ready for photography. Start photography

after the viewfinder LED is turned off.

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Setting the Date and Time

The date/time needs to be set if/when:

Camera is turned on for the first time.

Camera is turned on after leaving the camera without the battery for an

extended period of 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. Slide the mode switch to [ ] or [ ].

2. Press the MENU button and select [Setup]

menu with the button

3. Select [Date/Time] with the / buttons

and press the SET button.

The Date/Time setting screen will be

displayed.

4. Select the item’s field with the

and adjust the value for the date and time

with the / buttons.

The date and time is set in the order

year-month-day-hour-minute.

The time is displayed in 24-hours format.

5. After confirming all settings are correct,

press the SET button.

The setting will be stored and the screen

will return to the set-up menu.

/ buttons

Adjust

Date / Time

2004

Menu:Exit Set : Adjust

01 01

Select Item Change Value

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