Mustek 5500Z User Manual

Zoom
Digital Camera

Multi-Functional

User Guide

English

Zoom Digital Camera User Guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Identifying the Parts .............................................................. 1

LCD Display Icons.................................................................. 2

Preparation ......................................................................... 2

Loading batteries .............................................................. 2

Inserting SD/MMC card ....................................................... 3

Attaching the strap ........................................................... 3

Camera Settings

Record mode ( ) .............................................................. 4

Resolution/ Flash/ W Wide Angle/ T Telephoto .............. 4

LCD Backlight On/Off ................................................ 5

Playback mode ( ) ............................................................ 5

Playback Zoom/ Muti-pages/ Delete ........................ 5

LCD Menu ( ) .................................................................. 6

Taking Pictures

Taking Still Pictures ............................................................ 7

To use the zoom ........................................................... 7

Taking Videos ................................................................... 8

Recording Sound Clips ......................................................... 9

Playback

Playing Pictures ...............................................................10

Playing Videos .................................................................10

Playing Sound Clips ............................................................ 11

Playing Videos on TV ......................................................... 11

Deleting Files ......................................................................12

Installing Software ............................................................... 13

Transfering files ..................................................................14

Connecting to PC ............................................................. 14

Removing the Camera ...................................................15

For MAC Users ................................................................. 16

Removing the Camera from MAC ....................................... 16

Using as a PC Camera ............................................................ 17

Specifications ..................................................................... 18

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IDENTIFYING THE PARTS

1. Shutter button

2. Mode dial

OFF(Power off)/

(Record)/

(Playback)/ (LCD Menu)

3. Flash

4. Self-timer LED

5. Lens cap

6. Microphone

7. Strap holder

8. LCD/Delete button
(LCD On/Off)/ (Delete)

9. Control button

/ : Resolution/Left

/ : Flash/Right

T/

/ : Telephoto/Zoom/Up

W/

/ : Wide angle/multi-

page/Down

10. LCD display

11. USB and A/V port

12. Speaker

13. View finder

14. Power indicator

15. Battery and SD/MMC card cover

16. Tripod mount

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PREPARATION

Loading batteries

a.Open the battery and

SD/MMC card cover

b.Insert batteries

as shown above

LCD DISPLAY ICONS

1. Self-timer

2. Battery low ( ): The power
goes off in few seconds when
it starts to blink.

3. Image counter

4. Zoom lever

5. Memory card: A memory card
is loaded.( : The card is
locked for writing.)

6. Quick review

7. Long exposure

8. Time (HH/MM)

c.Close the battery and

SD/MMC card cover

9. Date (MM/DD/YY)

10. Attention message

11. Resolution

12. Flash

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Attaching the strap

a. The small loop

goes through the
strap holder.

Inserting SD/MMC card (not supplied)

b. The big loop goes

through the small
loop and pull tight.

b.Insert the card as

shown above. Push
the card all the way
in until it is securely
locked.

a.Open the battery

and SD/MMC card
cover

c.Close the cover.

To remove the card

Open the cover,
then push
in the card
to pop it
out.

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CAMERA SETTINGS

Resolution

Press the button repeatedly
to circle through the settings.

Flash

Press the button repeatedly
to circle through the settings.

OFF

ON

AUTO

RED-EYE

HIGH

FINE

VIDEO

AUDIO

STANDARD

Record mode ( )

Set the mode dial to mode. Press
the below buttons to make settings
before taking pictures.

T

W

Press the W button until zoom
meter toward W to take a wider
picture.

Wide angle (Zoom Out) Telephoto (Zoom In)

Press the T button until zoom
meter toward T to take a close­up picture.

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Delete

Press the button to select
DELETE ONE or DELETE ALL.
Press NO or YES buttons
to delete or not to delete.

Multi-page

Press the button to play up
to 6 images at a time.
Press

/ to view previous or

next image.

Playback Zoom

Press the button to view a
bigger size of the image. Press

/ / / to view another

area of an image. Press Shutter
to exit.

Playback mode ( )

Set the mode dial to mode. Press the below buttons to make
settings before taking pictures.

LCD Backlight On/Off

Press the button to set LCD back­light ON or OFF.
* Switch LCD backlight off to save
power.

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LCD menu ( )

1. Set the mode dial to mode to enter the LCD menu.

2. Press the

/ buttons to select the item, and press the

button to change settings.

Self-timer: OFF  ON

Exposure: Auto  +1.0

 +0.5  -0.5  -1.0

LCD Auto shutdown:

ON  OFF

Information: ON  OFF

Button Beep:

ON  OFF

Date Set: MM/DD/YY
(month/day/year)

Time Set: HH/MM/SS
(hour/minute/second)

Date/Time Mark: NO 

(Date) (Date/Time)

White Balance:
AUTO (Daylight)



(cloudy)



(Fluorescent)



(Tungsten)

Restore Default Set:
NO  YES

Items Settings SettingsItems

Long Exposure: OFF 

1X 2X  3X  4X

Quick Review:OFFON

ISO Sensitivity: Auto

100 (high light source)
200 (low light source)

Video System:

NTSC  PA L

Formatting the memory
card: NO  YES

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TAKING PICTURES

Taking still pictures

1. Remove the lens cap

2. Set the mode dial to

mode.

3. Press the button repeatedly to
select a resolution.

4. Position the subject in the
viewfinder or in the LCD display.

To use the zoom

Press zoom lever toward W to zoom
out. Press zoom lever toward T to
zoom in.

5. To focus on the subject, press the
shutter button, halfway down.

6. To start shooting, press the shutter
button all the way down.

7. Image counter counts down by one.

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Taking videos

1. Remove the lens cap

2. Set the Mode dial to mode.

3 Press the button repeatedly

to circle through and select
(VIDEO) icon.

4 Position the subject in the

viewfinder or in the LCD display
that the backlight turns ON.

5. Press the Shutter button to start

recording.

* To stop recording, press the

Shutter again.

6. Image counter counts down.

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Recording Sound Clips

1. Set the Mode dial to mode.

2 Press the

button repeatedly to

circle through and select
(Audio) icon.

3 Position the microphone near

sound source.

4. Press the Shutter button to start
recording.

* To stop recording, press the

Shutter again.

5. Image counter counts down.

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PLAYBACK

Playing pictures

1. Set the mode dial to mode.

2. Press (Multi-page) button.
Press the / buttons to
select the picture.

3. Press (Multi-page) button
again to play a full-screen view.

Playing videos

1. Set the mode dial to mode.

2. Press (Multi-page) button. Press
the / buttons to select the
picture marked with the icon.

3. Press

(Multi-page) button again

to play a full-screen view.

4. Press the Shutter button to play.
Press Shutter again to pause.

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Playing videos on TV

1. Set the mode dial to menu ( ).

2. Set NTSC or PAL in the

settings as

same as your TV system’s settings.

3. Connect your camera to a TV at
VIDEO IN (yellow) and AUDIO IN
(white) port via the video cable.

4. Turn on the TV.
* Select “Video” as TV input.

5. Set the Mode dial to

(Playback).

6. Press the / buttons to select the
video you want to play.

7. Press Shutter button to play. Press

Shutter again to pause.

Playing sound clips

1. Set the Mode dial to mode.

2. Press (Multi-page) button.
Press the

/ buttons to select

the file marked with the

icon.

3. Press the Shutter button to play.
Press Shutter again to pause.

4. Press

to stop playing.

Press to fast-forward.

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DELETING FILES

1. Set the Mode dial to mode.

2. Press (Multi-page) button.
Press the

/ buttons to select
the picture/video/sound clip you
want to delete.

3. Press (Multi-page) button
again to play a full-screen view.

4. Press LCD/Delete(

) button to
select DELETE ONE or DELETE
ALL.

5. Select YES to delete. Select NO

not to delete.

6. To exit delete mode, press LCD/
Delete(

) button again.

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INSTALLING SOFTWARE

* For WinXP users, please refer to ‘Notice to

Windows XP Users’ note.

1. Insert installer CD into the CD-ROM
drive (see A).

2. Close the CD-ROM drive.

3. An installer wizard will automatically
launch.

If the installer wizard does not appear,
then;

4. You can click Start in the Windows
Taskbar. Then, select Run to con­tinue (See B).

5. Click Browse, and select RUN.exe in
your CD-ROM drive (See C).

6. Click Open

7. Click OK

8. Follow the on-screen instructions to
complete driver installation and the
bundled software.

(A)

(B)

(C)

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TRANSFERING FILES

3. In the Windows (98SE/Me/2000/
XP), your PC will detect the
camera after connection.

Note: For Windows 98SE users,
please install the Installer CD
first.

Connecting to PC

1. Connect your camera to a computer via
USB cable provided as shown in the
illustration below.

2. Set the Mode dial to OFF on the camera.

Windows XP

Windows 98SE

Windows Me/2000

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4. Click My Computer on the

desktop.

5. A removable disk drive appears.

6. Double click on the removable
disk.

7. Double click on the DCIM folder.

WARNING: Please do not copy any
files into the DCIM folder of your
camera. Otherwise it may cause
the camera unstable or crash.

8. Then, You can drag-and-drop files
to your PC.

Removing the camera

Windows XP

1. Click Safely Remove Hardware
(

) icon in the taskbar.

2. Select Safely remove USB Mass

Storage Device from the menu.

Windows 98SE/Me/2000

Windows XP

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For MAC users

(Mac OS: 9.x and 10.1 above)

By connecting your camera to a MAC computer (referring to
“Connecting to PC” on Page 14), it will automatically detect Mass
Storage drive. You can easily manipulate your files the way you do
in MAC user interface.

Removing the camera from Mac

1. Select the camera icon (shown as ‘NO_NAME’or ‘untitled’
drive) on the desktop.

2. Drag and drop the drive to the Trash.

Windows 2000/Me

Windows 98SE

Windows 2000/Me

1. Click Unplug or Eject Hardware

( ) icon in the taskbar.

2. Select Stop USB Mass Storage Device
from the menu (Windows 2000).
Select Stop USB Disk from the menu
(Windows Me).

Windows 98SE

1. In My computer, Right click on the removable
disk corresponding to the camera.

2. Select Eject from the menu.

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1. Connect the USB cable as below illustration.

2. Set the Mode dial to

mode.

Note: if you roll the Mode dial from OFF mode to mode, you need to
proceed “Removing the camera” on Page 15.

3. Start NetMeeting application in Windows.

USING AS PC CAMERA

(OS: 98SE/Me/2000/XP)

Note: Before unplugging the USB cable, set the
Mode dial to OFF to pull the lens all the way
back in the camera.

* PC camera mode does not support Mac computers.

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Image Sensor 3.1M CCD sensor
Resolution Fine: 2560 x 1920 (H/W enhancement);

High: 2048 x 1536 ; Standard: 1024 x 768

LCD Display 1.5" TFT LCD
Internal Memory 16MB Flash

External Memory SD/MMC card slot
File Format JPEG/DCF/AVI/WAV
Flashlight IGBT type; Auto/On/Red-eye/Off
Lens/Focus Length Zoom lens/ 5.7~16.2mm

equivalent 38 ~ 105mm for 135 camera
F.No. Wide: F3.6/F6.5 Telephoto: F5.6/F10
Focus Range 20cm to infinte
Digital Zoom 4 X
Interface USB/AV OUT
Video Frame Rate(PC cam) 20~30 fps (320 x240)
Optical View Finder Yes
Self-timer 10-second delay
Shutter Speed 1/15~1/2500 sec.
Video capture driver (PC cam) Win98 SE/Me/2000/XP
Power 1.5V AA alkaline batteries X 2
Dimensions/Weight 106 x 67.5 x 44 mm/166g
Mass Storage YES (OS: Win98SE/Me/2000/XP; Mac OS:

9.X and 10.1 above

PC Cam Mode YES (OS: Win98SE/Me/2000/XP)

SPECIFICATIONS