Uniden UDC-5M User Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

UDC-5M

Digital Camera

Congratulations on your purchase of the Uniden UDC-5M Digital Camera.

• Please be sure to read this Instruction Manual before you begin using your camera.

• Save this manual for future reference.

• Review the separate booklet “SAFETY MANUAL” before operating your camera.

Warning

TO PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE

kFOR AMERICAN USERS

The following advisory is included in accordance with the laws of the State of California (USA):

WARNING:

This product contains chemicals, including lead, known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash

hands after handling.

i This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a

Class B digital device, 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:

h Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. h Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. h Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected.

h Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

i Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible

for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Declaration of Conformity

Model number: UDC-5M Trade Name: Uniden Corporation Address: 4700 Amon Carter Boulevard Ft. Worth TX, 76155 U.S.A Telephone No.: 817-858-3300 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 interfer-

ence that may cause undesired operation.

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kFOR CANADIAN USERS

i This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

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GETTING UP AND RUNNING

Install the battery

1 Open the battery/card cover, and insert the batteries.

h The battery/card cover is located on the bottom of the camera.

Batteries

Battery/card cover

2 Press the on/off button to turn the camera on.

h The Shooting Screen appears.

on/off button

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Shooting

1 Press the [n] button.

h The display for selecting

shooting mode appears.

Still image shooting

Video clip recording

STILL IMAGE

2 Press the [l] and [m] buttons

to select the shooting mode. Still image shooting mode:

Select [c]. Video clip recording mode: Select [t].

3 Press the ok button.

h The shooting mode is

indicated by an icon in the upper left area of the monitor.

4 Press the shutter button.

Still image shooting mode:

A still image is captured.

Video clip recording mode:

Recording begins. To stop recording, press the shutter button again.

CAUTION This camera does not record sound.

i For video clip playback, only video data is played back.

c:Still image shooting mode t:Video clip recording mode

Shutter button

ok button

[n] and [m] buttons

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Playback

kStill image playback

1 Press the playback button [=].

h The display switches to the

Playback Screen.

h To view other images, press the

[l] or [m] button.

h If the playback button [=] is

pressed, the display returns to the Shooting Screen.

Playback button [=]

kVideo clip playback

1 Press the playback button [=].

h The display switches to the

Playback Screen.

h Press the [l] or [m] button to

display the video clip you wish to play back.

h Video clips are indicated by a

video clip pattern along the top and bottom of the screen.

2 Press the ok button.

h Playback of the selected video

clip begins.

h If the playback button [=] is

pressed again, the display changes to the Shooting Screen.

[l] and [m] buttons

Video clip pattern

<Video Clip Playback

Screen>

When you are finished taking pictures...

Press the on/off button to turn the camera off.

ok button

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QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION

Your camera has an abundance of convenient features and functions. From creating precisely the photo you want, to viewing images using various techniques, you can locate the exact operation for your purposes in the following table.

Basic operation

Getting started shooting

• “Shooting still images” on page 29

• “Recording a video clip” on page 36

Shooting/recording

Optimize the photo quality

• “RESOLUTION/VIDEO CLIP SETTING” on page 51

Capture fast-moving subjects

• “USING THE SCENE FUNCTION” (sports mode) on page 40

Convenient

functions

Log the date and time of your photos

• “DATE AND TIME SETTINGS” on page 19

• “DATE IMPRINTING ON STILL IMAGES” on page 57

Zoom in on the subject

• “USING THE ZOOM” on page 42

Close-up photography

• “FOCUS RANGE” (macro mode) on page 47

Additional functions

Set the focus to a narrow range

• “FOCUS AREA SETTING” on page 52

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Basic operation

Shoot in dark conditions

• “EXPOSURE CORRECTION” on page 56

• “FLASH SETTING” on page 43

• “USING THE SCENE FUNCTION” (night view por trait mode) on page 40

Photographing people

• “USING THE SCENE FUNCTION” (cosmetic mode/por trait mode/night view portrait mode) on page 40

• “FLASH SETTING” (red-eye reduction) on page 43

Photographing landscapes

• “USING THE SCENE FUNCTION” (landscape mode) on page 40

Take a self-photo

• “SELF-TIMER” on page 45

Shooting/recording

Convenient

functions

Increase the camera’s sensitivity

“ISO SENSITIVITY” on page 53

Make images lighter or darker

• “EXPOSURE CORRECTION” on page 56

Change the color of the images

• “USING THE SCENE FUNCTION” (monochrome/sepia) on page 40

Additional functions

Adjust the camera’s sensitivity

• “ISO SENSITIVITY” on page 53

Make white appear natural

• “WHITE BALANCE” on page 54

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Basic operation

Getting started viewing images

• “Playing back the video clip” on page 37

• “Viewing still images” on page 31

Playback

Slideshow playback

• “SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK” on page 70

Adjust the monitor brightness

• “ADJUST THE MONITOR BRIGHTNESS” on page 76

Search for image data

• “9-image display playback” on page 32

Delete files

• “Erasing files” on page 34

Specify the number of prints and date imprint

• “PRINT SETTINGS” on page 64

View the settings that were in effect when the data was recorded

• “DISPLAYING STILL IMAGE PROPERTIES” on page 71

Data managing/processing

Convenient

functions

Search for image data

• “9-image display playback” on page 32

Magnify an image

• “Magnifying (zooming in) the image” on page 33

Protect images from accidental erasure

• “IMAGE PROTECT” on page 60

Format a card

• “INITIALIZING THE CARD MEMORY AND INTERNAL MEMORY” on page 84

Additional functions

Change the angle of view

• “ROTATE IMAGE” on page 61

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CONTENTS

QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION ........................................................1

CONTENTS ............................................................................................4

CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES ......................................7

GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAMERA ................................10

SYSTEM MAP ......................................................................................11

 SETUP

PARTS NAMES ....................................................................................12

INSTALLING THE BATTERIES AND CARD ........................................14

TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF ..............................................17

DATE AND TIME SETTINGS ...............................................................19

 BASIC OPERATION

BEFORE TAKING PICTURES .............................................................22

CAPTURING AND PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES ...........................29

VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLAYBACK ......................................36

USING THE SCENE FUNCTION .........................................................40

USING THE ZOOM ..............................................................................42

FLASH SETTING ..................................................................................43

SELF-TIMER ........................................................................................45

FOCUS RANGE ...................................................................................47

 SHOOTING

ACCESSING THE RECORDING MENU ..............................................48

RESOLUTION/VIDEO CLIP SETTING .................................................51

FOCUS AREA SETTING ......................................................................52

ISO SENSITIVITY .................................................................................53

WHITE BALANCE ................................................................................54

EXPOSURE CORRECTION .................................................................56

DATE IMPRINTING ON STILL IMAGES ..............................................57

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CONTENTS

 PLAYBACK

DISPLAYING THE PLAYBACK MENU ................................................ 58

IMAGE PROTECT ............................................................................... 60

ROTATE IMAGE .................................................................................. 61

COPY DATA ........................................................................................ 62

PRINT SETTINGS ............................................................................... 64

SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK ................................................................... 70

DISPLAYING STILL IMAGE PROPERTIES ........................................ 71

 OPTIONS

DISPLAYING THE OPTION MENU ..................................................... 72

POST-VIEW SETTING ........................................................................ 75

ADJUST THE MONITOR BRIGHTNESS ............................................. 76

SCREEN LANGUAGE ......................................................................... 77

TV SYSTEM SETTING ........................................................................78

AUTO POWER OFF FUNCTION ......................................................... 79

FILE No. RESET FUNCTION .............................................................. 81

INITIALIZING THE CARD MEMORY AND INTERNAL MEMORY ...... 84

RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS ............................................. 86

CHECKING THE REMAINING INTERNAL MEMORY AND

CARD MEMORY ............................................................................. 87

CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY CHARGE ........................... 88

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 OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS

CONNECTING TO A TV .......................................................................90

CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER .......................................................91

DIRECT PRINTING ..............................................................................98

 APPENDICES

COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS ...................................................105

TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................111

SPECIFICATIONS ..............................................................................117

HINTS FOR TAKING PICTURES .......................................................124

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CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES

i AA Alkaline Batteries (2) i Video Cable (1)

USB Cable (1)

i Wrist Strap (1)

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i “SAFETY MANUAL”

(safety precautions booklet) Please read this booklet carefully before using the digital camera.

Attaching the Wrist Strap

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Media cards that can be used with this camera

The types of card that can be inserted into and used with this camera are:

i SD Memory Card i Multi Media Card

What “card” means in this manual

i In this manual, SD Memory Cards and Multi Media Cards that can be used

in this digital camera are referred to as “card”.

i The cards in the illustrations in this manual are SD Memory Cards, but all

installation, removal, and formatting procedures are the same for both SD Memory Cards and Multi Media Cards.

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GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAMERA

AUTO

USE AUTO SETTINGS

Your UDC-5M is loaded with lots of functions including an easy-to-understand display, a large screen, extensive scene functions, and more.

k Abundant scene functions

You can select from a variety of preset modes (aperture, shutter speed, etc.) for specific shooting conditions.

AUTO

USE AUTO SETTINGS

k Speedy mode-switching

Switch from still image shooting to video clip recording with a single button.

VIDEO CLIP

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SYSTEM MAP

The included accessories can be used to connect your camera to a computer, printer or TV. By connecting the camera to your computer, you can, for example, copy your photos to the computer’s hard disk. You can connect it to a printer for direct printing of your photos. Or take the card to a photo shop to have your photos printed there.

Internet

Computer

USB Cable

Printer

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Video Cable

Commercially available SD Memory Card/Multi Media Card

i Card reader i DPOF-compatible

printer

i Photo shop

PART S N A M E S

SETUP

Front

Shutter button

on/off button

Flash

Self-timer indicator

Lens

USB/VIDEO terminal cover

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PARTS NAMES

Rear

Illumination sensor

• Detects the ambient brightness and automatically adjusts the brightness of the monitor accordingly.

Monitor

Bottom

Zoom switch [W]/[T]

Battery/card cover

Strap holder

Playback button [=]

menu button

[l] button

Tripod stand hole

[n] button

[m] button

ok button

Delete button [%]

[o] button

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INSTALLING THE BATTERIES AND CARD

Your camera has an internal memory, which means that you can take photos even when no card is installed. By using a card, however, you will be able to take many more photos. The card can be used after it has been formatted with the camera (page 84).

1 Open the battery/card cover.

h While gently pressing the

battery/card cover, slide it open.

2 Insert the batteries.

h Make sure that the batteries’

polarities (M and N) are correct.

Battery/card cover

Batteries

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INSTALLING THE BATTERIES AND CARD

3 Insert the card.

h Firmly insert the card until it

clicks into place.

4 Close the battery/card cover.

When removing the card...

h To remove the card, press it

down, and then release. The card will protrude slightly, and you can then pull it out.

Keep your finger on the card until it is completely inserted or released.

i If you remove your finger too soon,

the card may spring out and become lost or hit someone in the eye.

[o] mark

1 Open

2 Press and

3 Pull out

Card

release

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CAUTION Be careful when removing the card.

i Do not attempt to forcibly remove the card. i Never remove the card when the camera is connected to a computer or

printer, or when the self-timer indicator is flashing quickly. In doing so, you risk losing the data stored in the card.

Manganese batteries cannot be used.

i Not only do manganese batteries have a short battery life, but there is the

danger of their overheating and causing damage to the digital camera.

Other batteries

i If you wish to use batteries other than the alkaline batteries (LR6), we

recommend the following. h AA-size nickel metal hydride (NiMH) rechargeable batteries (SANYO

eneloop HR-3UTG) × 2

h AA-size Ni-Cd batteries (SANYO AA-size 2700 Series HR3-UG) × 2

Do not open the battery/card cover when the camera is turned on.

i If the battery/card cover is opened while the power is on, important data

may be lost. Uniden Corporation shall not be held responsible for any losses that result from failure to comply with this warning.

HINT Shooting without a card installed

i When a card is installed, images are recorded to and played back from the

card. When no card is installed, images are recorded to and played back from the camera’s internal memory. When the camera is turned on with no card installed, the internal memory icon is shown on the monitor to let you know that the images you capture will be saved to the camera’s internal memory.

About the internal backup battery

i This camera’s internal battery serves to maintain the date and time

settings, as well as the shooting settings. The backup battery will be fully charged when the batteries are kept in the camera continuously for about 2 days. In the fully charged state, the backup battery will maintain the camera settings for about 7 days.

When not using the camera for a long time, remove the batteries.

i A small amount of power is still used even if the camera is turned off, and it

is therefore recommended that the batteries be removed from the camera if it is not going to be used for a long time. Note that when the batteries are removed for a long period, the time and date settings may be cleared. Before using your camera again, be sure to confirm that the camera settings are correct.

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TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF

Turning on the camera

In the shooting mode

1 Press the on/off button.

h The camera turns on. h The camera turns on in the

shooting mode that was active before it was last turned off.

on/off button

In the playback mode

1 Press the playback button [=] for

at least one second.

h The Playback Screen appears on

the monitor (pages 31 and 37).

Monitor

Playback button [=]

Turning off the camera

1 Press the on/off button.

h The camera turns off.

h When the playback button [=] or on/off button is pressed, the

camera turns off.

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About the auto power off function

In order to preserve battery power when, for example, the camera has accidentally been left on, the camera is furnished with an “auto power off” function by which the camera automatically turns off after a certain period of inactivity (about 1 minute during shooting or about 3 minutes during playback [factory default settings]).

i If the auto power save function has operated to turn the camera off, press

the on/off button to turn it back on.

i You can change the setting for the time elapsed before the camera

automatically turns off (page 79).

i When the camera is connected to a computer or printer using the USB

Cable, the auto power save function is disabled, and the camera turns off after about 12 hours.

HINT If the K icon appears...

i When a picture is taken, the date and time it was captured is recorded with

it. When the date and time cannot be recorded with the image because the date and time have not yet been set (page 19), the K icon appears. To have the date and time recorded with images, please make this setting before capturing images.

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DATE AND TIME SETTINGS

CLOCK SET

The camera will record the date and time an image is captured so that you can display them during playback. Therefore, before capturing images, make sure the correct date and time are set.

Example: To set the clock to 7:30 p.m. on December 24, 2006

1 Press the on/off button to turn the

camera on, and press the menu button.

h The Recording Menu appears

(page 48).

2 Press the [o] button to select the

3 tab.

h The Option Menu appears.

3 Press the [m] button to select

“CLOCK SET”, and press the ok button or the [m] button.

h The Clock Set Screen appears. h The current date and time settings

are shown.

h Follow the procedures below to

enable or disable the date display during playback, to set the display format for the date, and to set the date and time.

h To return to the Option Menu, press

the menu button.

RECORDING MENU

RESOLUTION FOCUS METHOD ISO WHITE BALANCE EXPOSURE INSERT DATE ON IMAGE OFF

OPTION MENU (1/2)

CLOCK SET POST VIEW LCD BRIGHTNESS LANGUAGE TV SYSTEM AUTO POWER OFF

CLOCK SET

2006/04/01 12:00

D / M / Y

3SEC

NTSC

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4 Set the date and time.

CLOCK SET

1 Press the [n] or [o] button to

change the year indication. h Repeat these steps to select the

month indication and day indication, and set the date to December 24, 2006.

2 Press the ok button or the [m]

button to select the time indication.

3 Press the [n] or [o] button to

change the time setting.

4 Press the [m] button to select the

M/D/Y indication.

5 Press the [n] or [o] button to

change the displayed date order.

CLOCK SET

2006/12/24 00:00

D / M / Y

CLOCK SET

2006/12/24 19:30

D / M / Y

CLOCK SET

2006/12/24 19:30

D / M / Y

h Press the [n] button to change the displayed date order as follows:

M / D / Y → Y / M / D → D / M / Y

h Press the [o] button to change it in the reverse order.

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DATE AND TIME SETTINGS

5 Press the ok button.

h The date and time setting is completed, and you are returned to the

Option Menu.

h The Option Menu is canceled when the menu button is pressed.

HINT

i Under normal conditions, while the batteries are being replaced, an

internal battery will maintain the date and time settings. However, there is a small chance the settings may be lost. (The backup will last for about 7 days.) It is recommended to check that the date and time settings are still correct after replacing the batteries and before shooting or recording of any type (follow steps 1 to 4).

To correct the date and time settings

i In step 4, select the indication that you want to change, and follow the

procedure to change the indication.

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BASIC OPERATION

BEFORE TAKING PICTURES

How to hold the camera

Hold the camera securely, keeping your elbows close to your body and making sure the camera is stable.

Correct hold Incorrect hold

A finger is blocking the lens or flash.

Make sure that the lens and flash are not blocked by your fingers or the Wrist Strap.

HINT

i Images captured in the still image shooting mode can be rotated when

they are played back (page 61).

i When the optical zoom is used or when the autofocus is operating, the

image may appear to waver, but this is not a malfunction.

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BEFORE TAKING PICTURES

Using the autofocus

The autofocus will work in almost all situations; however, there are certain conditions that may cause the autofocus function to not work properly.

k Conditions that may cause incorrect focus

The following examples are some of the situations where the autofocus function may not work.

i Subjects with low contrast, very

bright subjects at the center of the image or dark subjects or locations

Use the focus-lock function (page 29) to lock the focus on an object with contrast at the same distance as the desired subject.

i Subjects without vertical lines

Use the focus-lock function to lock the focus while framing the subject vertically, then re-orient the camera to compose a horizontally framed image.

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The following examples are some of the situations where the autofocus function may work, but not as desired.

i When both near and far objects are

present

Use the focus-lock function to lock the focus on an object at the same distance as the desired subject, then reposition the camera to compose the picture.

i Fast-moving subjects

Use the focus-lock function to lock the focus on an object at the same distance as the desired subject, then reposition the camera to compose the picture.

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