Uniden UDC-7M User Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

UDC-7M

Digital Camera

Congratulations on your purchase of the Uniden UDC-7M 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-7M 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 pack

1 Use the supplied charger to charge the battery pack.

h The CHARGE indicator lights red during charging. h The CHARGE indicator will turn off when the battery pack is fully charged. h Charging takes approximately 90 minutes.

To power outlet

CHARGE indicator

[o] mark

Uniden logo

Battery pack

Socket

2 Open the battery/card compartment cover, and insert the battery pack.

h The battery/card compartment cover is located on the side of the

camera.

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

on/off button

Uniden logo

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[o] mark

Shooting

1 Press the [n] button.

h The shooting mode menu

appears.

Single-shot

Sequential shots

Video clip recording

PHOTOGRAPH 1 IMAGE

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

select the shooting mode.

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.

Single-shot mode:

A still image is captured.

Sequential shots mode:

Shooting begins. Release the shutter button to discontinue shooting.

Video clip recording mode:

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

[n] button

[l] or [m] button

Single-shot mode

Sequential shots mode

Video clip recording mode

Shutter button

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GETTING UP AND RUNNING

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.

on/off 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.

Video clip pattern

<Video Clip Playback

Screen>

When you are finished taking pictures...

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

Playback button [=]

[l] or [m] button

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CONTENTS

CONTENTS ........................................................................................... 1

QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION ........................................................ 3

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

GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAMERA ................................. 9

SYSTEM MAP ..................................................................................... 10

 SETUP

PARTS NAMES ................................................................................... 11

CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK ..................................................... 13

INSTALL THE BATTERY PACK AND CARD ...................................... 16

TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF ............................................. 18

DATE AND TIME SETTING ................................................................. 20

 BASIC OPERATION

BEFORE TAKING PICTURES ............................................................. 23

CAPTURING AND PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES .......................... 30

SHOOTING SEQUENTIAL SHOTS ..................................................... 37

VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLAYBACK ..................................... 38

USING THE SCENE FUNCTION ......................................................... 42

USING THE ZOOM .............................................................................. 46

FLASH SETTING ................................................................................. 47

SELF-TIMER ........................................................................................ 49

FOCUS RANGE ................................................................................... 51

 SHOOTING

ACCESSING THE RECORDING MENU ............................................. 52

RESOLUTION/VIDEO SIZE SETTING ................................................ 55

FOCUS AREA SETTING ..................................................................... 58

ISO SENSITIVITY ................................................................................ 60

WHITE BALANCE ................................................................................ 61

EXPOSURE CORRECTION ................................................................ 62

DATE IMPRINT .................................................................................... 63

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 PLAYBACK

DISPLAYING THE PLAYBACK MENU ................................................64

IMAGE PROTECT ................................................................................66

ROTATE IMAGE ...................................................................................67

CONTRAST CORRECTION .................................................................68

COPY DATA .........................................................................................70

PRINT SETTINGS ................................................................................72

SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK ....................................................................76

DISPLAYING STILL IMAGE PROPERTIES .........................................77

 OPTION

DISPLAYING THE OPTION MENU ......................................................78

SOUNDS ..............................................................................................81

POST-VIEW SETTING .........................................................................83

ADJUST THE MONITOR BRIGHTNESS .............................................84

SCREEN LANGUAGE ..........................................................................85

TV SYSTEM SETTING .........................................................................86

AUTO POWER OFF FUNCTION .........................................................87

FILE No. RESET FUNCTION ...............................................................88

INITIALIZING THE CARD MEMORY AND INTERNAL MEMORY .......91

RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS ..............................................93

CHECKING THE REMAINING INTERNAL MEMORY AND CARD

MEMORY .........................................................................................94

CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY CHARGE ...........................96

 OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS

CONNECTING TO A TV .......................................................................98

CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER .......................................................99

DIRECT PRINTING ............................................................................106

 APPENDICES

COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS ...................................................114

TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................120

SPECIFICATIONS ..............................................................................126

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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.

Shooting/recording

Basic operation Convenient functions Additional functions

Getting started shooting

• “Recording a video clip” on page 38

• “Shooting single shots” on page 30

•“SHOOTING SEQUENTIAL SHOTS” on page 37

Optimize the photo quality

• “RESOLUTION/VIDEO SIZE SETTING” on page 55

Capture fast-moving subjects

• “USING THE SCENE FUNCTION” (spor ts mode) on page 42

Log the date and time of your photos

• “DATE AND TIME SETTING” on page 20

Zoom in on the subject

• “USING THE ZOOM” on page 46

Close-up photography

• “FOCUS RANGE” (macro mode) on page 51

For more accurate focus

• “FOCUS RANGE” (manual focus) on page 51

Set the focus to a narrow range

• “FOCUS AREA SETTING” on page 58

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Shooting/recording

Basic operation Convenient functions Additional functions

Shoot in dark conditions

• “EXPOSURE CORRECTION” on page 62

• “FLASH SETTING” on page 47

• “USING THE SCENE FUNCTION” (night view portrait mode/fireworks mode/lamp mode) on page 42

Increase the camera’s sensitivity

• “ISO SENSITIVITY” on page 60

Photographing people

• “USING THE SCENE FUNCTION” (portrait mode/night view portrait mode/face chaser mode) on page 42

• “FLASH SETTING” (red-eye reduction) on page 47

Photographing landscapes

• “USING THE SCENE FUNCTION” (landscape mode) on page 42

Take a self-photo

• “SELF-TIMER” on page 49

Make images lighter or darker

• “EXPOSURE CORRECTION” on page 62

Change the color of the images

• “USING THE SCENE FUNCTION” (monochrome/sepia) on page 42

Adjust the camera’s sensitivity

• “ISO SENSITIVITY” on page 60

Make white appear natural

• “WHITE BALANCE” on page 61

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QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION

Playback

Basic operation Convenient functions Additional functions

Getting started viewing images

• “Playing back the video clip” on page 39

• “Viewing still images” on page 32

Slideshow playback

• “SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK” on page 76

Adjust the monitor brightness

• “ADJUST THE MONITOR BRIGHTNESS” on page 84

Playback on a TV

• “CONNECTING TO A TV” (for playback) on page 98

Adjust the playback volume

• “SOUNDS” on page 81

Search for image data

• “9-image display playback” on page 33

Magnify an image

• “Magnifying (zooming in) the image” on page 34

Change the angle of view

•“ROTATE IMAGE” on

Set the TV system

• “TV SYSTEM SETTING”

page 67

on page 86

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Data managing/processing

Basic operation Convenient functions Additional functions

Edit photos

• “CONTRAST CORRECTION” on page 68

Copy files from the internal memory to the card, or vice versa

• “COPY DATA” on page 70

Delete files

• “Erasing files” on page 35

Specify the number of prints and date imprint

• “PRINT SETTINGS” on page 72

View the settings that were in effect when the image/audio data was recorded

• “DISPLAYING STILL IMAGE PROPERTIES” on page 77

Protect images from accidental erasure

• “IMAGE PROTECT” on page 66

Format a card

• “INITIALIZING THE CARD MEMORY AND INTERNAL MEMORY” on page 91

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CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES

i Lithium-ion battery pack

(battery pack): 1

Dedicated USB interface cable: 1

i “SAFETY MANUAL”

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

i Lithium-ion battery pack

charger and power cord

i Dedicated video interface

cable: 1

i Wrist Strap: 1

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Attaching the handstrap

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 and removal 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-7M 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 settings (aperture, shutter speed, etc.) for specific shooting conditions.

AUTO

Use auto settings

k Speedy mode-switching

Switch the shooting mode from still images to video clips to sequential shots with a single button operation.

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

Dedicated USB interface cable

Printer

Dedicated video interface cable

Commercially available SD Memory Card/Multi Media Card

Battery charger (supplied)

i Card reader i DPOF-compatible

printer

i Photo shop

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SETUP

PART S N A M E S

Front

Shutter button

on/off button

Flash

Self-timer indicator

A/V OUT terminal

DC IN terminal

Lens

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Microphone

Rear

Illumination sensor

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

Zoom switch

Strap holder

Battery/card compartment cover

Playback button [=]

[n] button

[m] button

ok button

Monitor

Bottom

Tripod stand hole

Delete button [%]

[o] button

menu button

[l] button

Speaker

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CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK

Please charge the supplied battery pack before using it.

1 Insert the battery pack in the

battery charger.

h Insert it in the direction

indicated by the [o] mark on the battery pack, with the Uniden logo facing up.

To power outlet

2 Connect the supplied power

cord to the socket on the battery pack charger.

h Insert the connector straight

and securely.

3 Plug the power plug into a

power outlet.

h Recharging begins. h During recharge, the

CHARGE indicator is lit red.

4 When the CHARGE indicator

turns off, unplug the power cord from the power outlet, and remove the battery pack from the charger.

HINT

i The recharge time is approx. 90 minutes.

CHARGE indicator

[o] mark

Uniden logo

Socket

Battery pack

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RECHARGING THE BATTERY PACK

Be sure to fully charge the supplied battery pack before using it in your camera. For charging the battery pack, use the supplied charger. Charge the battery pack if it is being used for the first time, and recharge it whenever the remaining charge is low (see “CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY CHARGE” on page 96).

i During recharging, the charger and battery pack will be warm. This is

normal and does not indicate a malfunction.

If there is interference to your TV or radio during recharging...

i Move the battery pack and charger further away from the TV or radio.

Ambient temperature during recharging

i It is recommended that the ambient temperature during recharging be

between about 10°C and 35°C (50°F and 95°F). Due to the characteristics of the battery pack, at temperatures below 0°C (32°F), it may not be possible to sufficiently recharge it.

i When the battery pack temperature is high, it may take longer to recharge

it.

Recharge a battery pack in the following cases

i A battery pack which has not been used for a long time i Newly purchased battery pack

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CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK

About the CHARGE indicator

The CHARGE indicator shows the status of the battery pack and the charger. Please refer to the following table if the indicator flashes abnormally.

CHARGE indicator

Not lit Not connected properly

Lit red Recharging Red

flashing

i To recharge the battery pack, the power cord of the

charger must be connected to a power outlet, and the plug at the other end inserted in the charger’s power socket (page 13).

i The battery pack is not installed, or it is not installed

correctly (page 13).

Recharging finished

Problem with the battery pack or battery pack charger

i Immediately remove the battery pack from the charger. i Do not use an abnormal battery pack. (The usable life of

the battery pack has probably expired.)

CHARGE indicator

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 battery pack is 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 battery pack

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

and it is therefore recommended that the battery pack be removed from the camera if it is not going to be used for a long time. Note that when the battery pack is 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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INSTALL THE BATTERY PACK AND CARD

1 Insert the battery pack and card.

h The card can be used after it has been formatted with the camera

(page 91).

h Make sure that the battery pack and card orientation are correct. h When inserting the battery pack, be careful of the latch that secures it.

Open battery/card compartment cover on the side of the camera.

Uniden logo

[o] mark

Insert the batter y pack. Insert all the way until it clicks.

Close the battery/card compartment cover.

* To remove the card...

1 Open

3Pull out

2 Press the latch down

tor release the lock

<Card>

1 Open

2 Push down,

Contact end

then pull out

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INSTALL THE BATTERY PACK AND CARD

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.

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.

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.

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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 32 and 39).

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.

Monitor

Playback button [=]

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TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF

About the auto power off function

In order to preserve battery pack 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 or the playback button [=] to turn it back on.

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

automatically turns off (page 87).

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

dedicated USB interface 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 20), 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 SETTING

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 52).

2 Press the [o] button to select the

3 tab, and press the [m] button. h The Option Menu appears.

3 Press the [n] or [o] 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 MODE ISO WHITE BALANCE EXPOSURE INSERT DATE ON IMAGE

OPTION MENU

CLOCK SET SOUND POST VIEW BRIGHTNESS

TV SYSTEM

2006/09/01

OKOKOK

(1/2)

LANGUAGE

CLOCK SET

Y / M / D

12:00

OFF

3sec

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DATE AND TIME SETTING

CLOCK SET

4 Set the date and time.

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 [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

Y/M/D indication.

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

change the displayed date order.

OKOKOK

CLOCK SET

2006/12/24

Y / M / D

CLOCK SET

Y / M / D

CLOCK SET

Y / M / D

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

Y / M / D → M / D / Y → D / M / Y → DISP OFF

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

12:00

19:302006/12/24

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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 battery pack is 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 battery pack and before shooting or recording of any type (follow steps 1 to 3).

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 handstrap.

HINT

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

they are played back (page 67).

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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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. If the autofocus function is not working properly, set the focus range to capture images (page 51).

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 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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