User Manual
Digital Camera DC562
1. Get to know your camera
Contents:
USB Cable for PC connection
Camera Strap
2 AAA Alkaline Batteries
Camera Pouch
English, Spanish and Portuguese Manuals
Software CD
2. Functional parts
- Don’t open the battery door under water.
- Close the battery door properly for best water sealing.
- Rinse by clean water after used and keep it dry for storage.
IMPORTANT
3M waterproof design
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
2x AAA alkaline batteries
Smile detection
Anti-shaking still capture
1 Shutter
Press this button to take photographs or to start /stop recording a video clip, or to confirm
changes in menu mode.
2 Power on/off button Press this button to turn on, press again to turn off.
3 Strap hook Hook for attaching the wrist strap to the camera.
4 Flash light
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).
5 Lens Note: Keep the lens clean. Dirt and fingerprints will affect the quality of the picture.
6 Busy indicator When the indicator is blinking, the camera is busy.
7 Macro switch
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.
8 LCD screen Display photographs, video clips, camera setting and menu.
9 Up Menu-mode: Up, Photo/Video/Preview-mode: Digital zoom in.
10 Down Menu-mode: Down, Photo/Video/Preview-mode: Digital zoom out
11 Left / Flash light
For LEFT selection in menu mode.
For flash light functions selection in photo mode.
12 Right / Playback
For RIGHT selection in menu mode.
Press it to enter playback mode.
13 Mode Press it to select PHOTO/VIDEO mode.
14 Menu / Delete
Press it to enter camera setting mode.
Press it to delete the photos/videos in playback mode.
15 Tripod connector To fix the camera on tripod (Not included).
16 Micro SD card slot SD card storage location.
17 USB interface Via this connection, you can connect to a computer.
18 Battery compartment Compartment for 2 x AAA batteries.
3. Explanation of the status icons
4. Details for camera setting
Note: The camera will remain the last setting when it is turned off.
Item Function Description
1 Mode selected
Photographs mode.
Videos capture mode.
Playback VIDEO mode.
Playback PICTURE mode
2 Flash indicator
Force flash: The flash is on in any environment.
Auto flash: The camera determines if the flash should be used or not.
No flash: The flash is turned off.
3 Self-timer Shows selected Self-timer setting
4 ISO Light Sensitivity setting
5 Photo/Video counter
Photo mode: No. of pictures had been taken.
Video mode: Recording time in second.
Playback mode: No. of pictures or video file.
6 Selected resolution
12M = 4032x3024; 8M = 3264X2448
5M = 2560x1920; 3M = 2048x1536;
1.3M = 1280x960; VGA = 640x480
7 Picture quality
Super fine.
Fine.
Normal.
8 Micro SD card indication
The Micro SD card is inserted and will be used as storage for PHOTO and VIDEO
9 Anti-Shaking Shows Anti-Shaking ON/Off
10 Normal/Macro mode indicator
Normal mode (0.5m – infinity).
Macro mode (11cm – 18cm).
11 Battery indicator
The batteries are full.
The batteries are empty.
12 Exposure value Shows selected EV± value.
13 White Balance Shows selected White-balance mode
14 Scene mode
Shows selected Scene mode ( Landscape/Backlight/Night scene/Portrait/Sports)
15 Smile detection Shows Smile detection On/Off
16 Zoom indicator Shows Zoom ratio.
StillSetup Video
capture Mode Single / 10s Timer Single or 10s timer selection
Resolution
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 640 x 480
Quality Super Fine/Fine/Normal Picture quality setting
Sharpness Strong/Normal/Soft Sharpness setting
Exposure
±2.0, ±5/3, ±4/3,
Exposure setting
±1.0, ±2/3, ±1/3, 0
White balance
Auto Automatic white balance
Daylight White balance selected for daylight surrounding
Cloudy White balance selected for cloudy surrounding
Tungsten White balance selected for tungsten lighting
Fluorescent White balance selected for fluorescent surrounding
Scene
Auto/Landscape/
Backlight/Night scene/ Scene setting
Portrait/Sports
ISO Auto/50/100/200 Sensitivity select
Smile detection On / Off Smile detection setting
Anti-shaking On / Off Anti-shaking setting
Resolution
VGA 640 x 480
Video resolution set up
QVGA 320 x 240
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
Language
German/English/Spanish/
Select display language
Italian/French/
Portuguese/ T-Chinese/
S-Chinese/ Japanese
Date stamp Date &Time /Date /Off Date stamp
Frequency 50Hz / 60Hz Select power frequency in your location
Format
Internal Memory or Format the memory location selection
Micro SD card (All data will be lost!).
Default setting Cancel / OK Default setting
Version See the firmware version
SET
5. Using the camera
5.2 Inserting a memory card (not included)
This camera has built-in internal memory.
This memory can be extended with a micro SD memory card (not included).
Follow the instructions below to insert the optional micro SD memory
card into the camera.
1. Turn off the camera first.
2. Open the battery door.
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 memory card-slot, 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 W ( ) button and press the SHUTTER button to confirm.
4. Select Internal memory or SD card and confirm with the SHUTTER button.
5.4 Setting the resolution
The camera can be set to different resolutions.
1. Press the menu button ( ) in PHOTO mode, select the resolutions icon by W ( ) key and press the SHUTTER
to confirm.
Resolutions: VGA (640 x 480), 1.3M (1280 x 960), 3M (2048 x 1536), 5M (2560 x 1920), 8M (3264x2448),
12M (4032 x 3024)
2. Six different resolutions will be displayed. Select the desired resolution by using the up or down buttons and
press the SHUTTER button to confirm the selection.
5.1 Installing the batteries
1. Open the battery door.
2. Insert 2xAAA alkaline batteries into the camera.
3. Close the battery door.
5.5 Taking photographs
1. Turn on the camera.
2. 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 –18 cm).
If you wish to take a video or a photograph of surroundings or people (0.5m – infinity), set the macro
switch to normal mode ( ).
3. If you are not sure if there is enough lighting, turn on the automatic flash ( ) by pressing the flash button.
(If the battery power is too low, the flash won’t be activated).
4. Use the LCD screen to aim the object you wish to take photograph.
Face detection function will be activated automatically if you take pictures of persons.
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 detected
Caution: 1) Taking picture for fast-moving object is not recommended.
2) Image may be distorted when taking picture in a moving vehicle.
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 take a photograph of yourself or when you take a photograph without flash
of an object. To avoid shaking of the camera a tripod is recommended.
1. Set the camera to photo mode.
2. Press the MENU button ( ). The menu will appear.
3. Press the W ( ) button to select Capture Mode and confirm by pressing the SHUTTER button.
4. Press the W ( ) button to set the delay time: 10S Timer.
5. Press the SHUTTER 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.
8. The photo will be taken after the timer reaches the delay time of 10 seconds. 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 SHUTTER button to confirm.
Two resolutions will be displayed.
VGA (640 x 480), QVGA ( 320 x 240).
The unit can be connected to the computer as mass storage device and transfer photo/video files for storage.
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 file in the camera memory.
5.9 Playback photographs
1. Press the ( ) button to get into playback mode.
2. The last picture or video clip taken will be displayed. Use the left or right buttons to flip through the pictures or videos
3. In full screen display, press the T ( ) button to zoom in the photo.
4. To view images in thumbnail, press the W ( ) button.
5. To shift the image in zoom-in mode, press the SHUTTER button then use the up/down/left/right buttons.
6. Press the MENU ( ) button in Playback mode, press again and hold MENU button until the menu options displayed.
Select SLIDE SHOW and select the desired slide show time. Press the SHUTTER button to confirm.
The pictures saved in your camera or your micro SD card will be displayed in sequence automatically.
To stop slide show, press SHUTTER button again.
5.10 Playback video clips
1. When video clips are displayed, press the SHUTTER button to start playing the video and press the SHUTTER 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 mode button to exit.
5.11 Delete photographs and video clips
You can delete a single photograph / video clip, or delete all the photographs / video clips in the memory.
Follow the instructions 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 MENU/delete button（ ）and select “Delete This Image(Video)” or “All” .
4. Press the SHUTTER button, then select OK to confirm.
5. Press the mode button to exit.
NOTE: Select “All” and Press the SHUTTER button to confirm, all the pictures and videos will be deleted.
6. Connecting to a PC
7. Specifications
8. System requirement
Operating system
Windows XP /Windows Vista / Windows 7
Mac 9.x or X.x
CPU Pentium IV or Superior
RAM At least 512 MB
Interface USB port
CD 4x speed CD ROM or above
9. Troubleshooting
Problem Cause Solution
Cannot turn on the camera
Low battery power.
Replace or install the battery correctly.
Battery placed at wrong
polarities.
Photos can not be saved
The memory card or built-in Format the memory in setup
when taking pictures.
memory hasn’t been mode of the camera. Please refer
formatted properly. to section 5.3.
Cannot find removable disk
Connection failure.
Make sure all cable connections
after connecting the camera are secured and restart the
to the computer. computer if necessary.
Flash does not work. Battery power is too low.
Replace with new 2xAAA alkaline batteries.
The batteries used up very fast. Incorrect or old, used up, battery
Replace with new 2xAAA alkaline batteries.
The photos are blurry
1. The camera is not held 1. Hold the camera steadily until it beeps
steadily when taking video photo.
2. The lens of camera is dirty. 2. Clean the lens with soft dry cloth.
For EU only
Sensor 5.0 Mega pixel CMOS sensor
Image resolution
12.0 Mega pixels: (4032x3024)
9.0 Mega pixels: (3456 x 2592)
5.0 Mega pixels: (2560x1920)
3.0 Mega pixels: (2048x1536)
1.3 Mega pixels: (1280x960)
VGA: (640x480)
Lens F/2.8 f = 8.5mm
Focus range 0.5m. ~ Infinity
Macro mode 11cm – 18cm
Digital zoom 8x
Flash strobe Built-in ( Auto / force / off )
LCD display 2.4" TFT color display
White balance Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Fluorescent / Tungsten
Video mode 30fps@VGA / 30fps@QVGA with micro SD card
External memory card Supports SD cards up to 8GB
File format Picture: JPEG, Video: AVI
Self timer 10 seconds
PC interface USB 2.0
Power source 2xAAA alkaline ba tteries
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