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DC-WPST591-VP (series)
User’s Manual
1. Getting to know your camera.
1.1 Features
5.0 Mega pixels resolution sensor
Video clips
Audio recorder
PC camera
Built-in Microphone
Built-in flash
TV output
2.0" LTPS color display
Internal 16MB flash memory with SD card support (SD card not included)
Macro mode
Driver free for Windows XP/Vista and MAC 10.x or above
1.2 Specifications
Sensor 5.0 Mega pixel CMOS sensor
Image resolution
Lens F/2.8 f=8.5mm
Focus range 1.6 ft. - Infinity
Macro mode 0.4ft. – 0.6ft.
Digital zoom 8x
Flash strobe Built-in (Auto/force/off)
LCD display 2.0" color LTPS TFT
White balance Auto/Daylight/cloudy/Tungsten/Fluorescent
Video mode 30fps@QVGA &20fps@VGA
Built-in memory 16MB Flash memory
Picture Capacity in
16MB memory (The
quantity of pictures
varies and depends on
the contents of the
photos.)
External memory card SD card supports up to 8GB (SD card not included)
File format Picture: JPEG, Video: AVI, Voice: W AV
Self timer 2, 10, 10+2 seconds
PC interface USB 1.1
TV-out NTSC/PAL
Power source
1.3 System requirements
Operating System
CPU Pentium II or above
RAM At least 64MB
Interface USB
CD 4x speed CD ROM or above
12.0 Mega pixels: (4032x3024) (Hardware Interpolation)*
8.0 Mega pixels: (3264x2448) (Hardware Interpolation)*
5.0 Mega pixels: (2560x1920)
3.1 Mega pixels: (2048x1536)
1.3 Mega pixels: (1280x960)
300K pixels: (640x480)
VGA: (640x480) --138 Pictures
1.3M: (1280x960) -- 54Pictures
3.1M: (2048x1536) -- 28 Pictures
5.0M: (2560 x 1920) -- 21 Pictures
8.0M: (3264x2448) -- 14 Pictures
12M: (4032x3024) --3 Pictures
2xAAA alkaline batteries(Rechargeable batteries not
recommended)
Windows XP/Vista or above
Mac 10.x or above
ort
2. Functional parts:
1
Strap hook
2
Shutter
Power on/off
3
button
4
Self-timer
indicator
5
Flash light
Macro
6
switch
USB
7
interface
AV port For television connection.
8
9
Lens
LCD screen Display photographs, video clips, camera setting and menu.
10
11
Busy LED When the indicator is lit, the camera is in busy mode.
Left/ display For menu LEFT selection, and LCD display on / off.
12
13
Menu For camera setting.
14
Mode Press it to select different modes.
15
UP UP & Digital zoom in
16
OK Press it to confirm changes.
Right/flash
17
light
18
Down DOWN & Digital zoom out
Playback Press it to enter playback mode.
19
20 Delete Press it to delete the photo in playback mode.
21 Battery door 2xAAA alkaline batteries
22
SD card slot SD card slot.
Tripod
23
connector
Hook for attaching the wrist strap to the camera.
Press this button to take photographs or to start/stop recording
a short video clip.
Press this button to turn on, press again to turn off.
Blinks when the self-timer function is operating.
Use the built-in flash to give the subject extra lighting in dark
surroundings (the best flash distance is recommended within
4.9ft.).
Macro mode: Select this mode to take close-up photographs
(distance 0.4 ft. – 0.6 ft).
Normal mode: Select this mode to take photographs from 1.6 ft
- infinity
Using this connection, you can download photographs and
video clips to a computer.
Records the image to be taken.
Note: Keep the lens clean. Dirt and fingerprints will affect the
quality of the picture.
For menu right selection, and selection of flash light mode.
To place the camera on tripod.
3. Setting your digital camera.
SET
Size
Capture
Quality
Scene mode
12M pixel
resolution
8.0M pixel
resolution
5.0M pixel
resolution
3.1M pixel
solution
1.3M pixel
resolution
VGA resolution 640 x 480
Fine(Default)/Sta
ndard/
Economy
Auto(Default)/Sp
ort/Night/
Portrait/Landscap
e/Backlight
*4032 x 3024
*3264 x 2448
2560 x 1920
2048 x 1536
1280 x 960
Picture quality setting
Scene setting
Exposure
value
White
balance
ISO
Color
Saturation
Sharpness
Self timer
Date Input Off(Default)/Set
Time Stamp
Continuous
shoot
Format Execute/cancel Format the memory card.
Language
Setup
Auto power
off
Sys. Reset Execute/cancel Restore default settings
Frequency
(Flicker)
TV- Out
USB
Note: The camera will remain the last setting when it is turned off.
4. Explanation of the status icons on the
LCD screen.
+/-2, +/-5/3,
+/-4/3,
+/-2/3,+/-1/3
+/-1, 0(Default)
Auto (Default) Automatic white balance
Daylight
Cloudy
Tungsten White balance selected for tungsten lighting
Fluorescent
Auto(Default)/10
0/200
Standard
fault) / Vivid /
Sepia /
Monochrome
Normal(Default) /
High / Low
Normal(Default) /
Hard /Soft
2s Set the delay time at 2s to take a picture
10s Set the delay time at 10s to take a picture
10+2s
Level of exposure
White balance selected for daylight surroundings
White balance selected for cloudy su rroundings
White balance selected for fluorescent
surroundings
Sensitivity select
Color setting
Saturation setting
Sharpness setting
Set the delay time at 10s to take a picture,
and then every 2s to take pictures
automatically.
DD,MM,YYYY
Off(Default)/Date
Only/Date &
Time
Continuous
shoot
English(Default)/
T-Chinese/S-Chi
nese/French/Ger
man/
Italian/Spanish/P
ortuguese
1/3/5 min and Off
50Hz Main European electricity frequency Light-
60Hz Main American electricity frequency
NTSC American and Japanese video format
PAL European video format.
PC Cam Work as a web camera.
Disk Drive Use as a portable disk.
Shows the date and / or time on the
pictures
Continuously shoot up to 3 pictures
within 10 seconds.
Select display language
Auto power off in 1min, 3min (default) or
5 min if not in operation
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Item Function Description
1
Battery indicator
2
Recording mode
3
Date stamp Displays the date day/month/year
Memory or SD card
4
indicator
5
Photo / Video counter
Camera or Video
6
resolution
7
Flash indicator
8
Picture quality
9
Brightness Alert
Normal / Macro
10
mode indicator
11
View center
The batteries are full.
The batteries are empty.
Setting for photographs taking
Setting for video recording
Indicates memory or SD card
:Pictures stored in built-in memory
:Pictures stored in SD card
Photo mode :Number of picture can be taken
Video mode: Recording time available in
seconds
Playback mode: The number of pictures or
video clips
Displays the resolution:
12M= 4032x3024*
8M= 3264x2448*
5M=2560x1920
3.1M = 2048x1536
1.3M=1280x960
VGA=640x480
: Force flash: The flash will be used for
every photo.
: Auto Flash: The camera determines if the
flash must be used or not.
: No Flash: The flash is turned off.
Fine (Default).
Standard.
Economy.
Alerts user to hold the camera steady.
Normal mode (1.6 ft.– infinity)
Macro mode (0.4 ft. – 0.6 ft.)
5. Using the camera
5.1 Installing the batteries
1. Open the battery door.
2. Insert 2 AAA alkaline batteries into the camera.
3. Turn on the camera.
Press the POWER button to turn it on (press it again to turn off).
5.2 Inserting a memory card (not included).
This camera has built-in internal memory. This memory can be extended with a SD
memory card (not included).
Follow the instructions given below to insert the optional SD memory card into the
camera.
1. Turn off the camera first.
2. Insert the SD card into the camera.
Note: There is only one right direction to insert the SD memory card into the slot. Do
not force the card into the slot, or else it may damage both the camera and the SD
memory card.
Note: The SD memory card must be formatted before taking photographs. See the
following sections for more information.
5.3 Formatting the SD memory card.
1. Press Menu button
2. Select Setup setting by right key.
3. Press OK to confirm and select by up or down key.
4. Press OK to format the card or memory.
Note: Formatting the SD card or camera will erase all data on SD card as well as all
data stored in internal memory.
5.4 Setting the resolution
The camera can be set to different resolutions.
1. Press MENU to set proper resolution.
Resolution: VGA（640X480), 1.3M（1280x960), 3.1M (2048X1536),
2. Six different resolutions will be displayed. Select the desired resolution by
5M (2560 x 1920), 8M (3264x2448)*, 12M (4032x3024)*
▲ or ▼buttons and then press the OK button to confirm the
using the
selection.
5.5 Taking photographs
1. Turn on the camera by pressing the ON/OFF button.
2. Press MODE to set the camera to photo mode (
3. Depending on the distance to the object being photographed, use the Macro
switch to adjust the distance. Select the flower symbol (
wish to take a close-up photograph (0.4 ft. – 0.6 ft).
If you wish to take photographs of surroundings or people (1.6 ft. - infinity), set
the Macro switch to normal mode (
4. If you are not sure if there is enough lighting, turn the automatic flash (
by pressing the flash button. (If the battery power is too low, the flash will not
be activated).
5. Use the LCD screen to aim towards the object you wish to photograph.
6. Press the Shutter button and hold the camera steady for 2 to 3 sec., until the
LCD display turn on again.
Caution: 1) Taking picture for fast-moving object is not recommended.
2) Image may be distorted when taking picture in a moving vehicle.
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5.6 Zoom in and out
The camera can zoom in up to 8 times.
1. Zoom in by pressing the
8.0 is the maximum zoom.
2. You can zoom in by pressing the UP or DOWN button.
▲ or▼ button, a number will appear on the display.
5.7 Taking photographs using the self-timer function.
You can use the self-timer function when you wish to take a photograph for yourself
or when you wish to photograph an object where the camera must be as still as
possible, for example, when using a tripod.
1. Set the camera to photo mode.
2. Press the MENU button. The quick menu will appear.
3. Press
4. Press the OK button to confirm. The self-timer function is now ready for use.
5. Aim at the object you wish to photograph.
6. Press the SHUTTER button to take a photograph.
7. The self-timer indicator LED in the front will blink.
8. The photograph will be taken after the timer reaches the delay time that you
5.8 Recording video clips
1. Press the MODE button to select the video clip mode.
2. Press the SHUTTER button to start recording video, press the SHUTTER
3. Press MENU to set proper resolution, EV and WB, and press OK to confirm.
5.9 Playback photographs
1. Press PLAYBACK button, press or to select the video clip or photo.
2. Press▲, it will go to 2x zoom, press ▲ again to 3x zoom up to 8x zoom.
3. Press “OK” and then Press
4. Press MENU to select SLIDE SHOW, and then press OK to confirm. The
5.10 Playback video clips
1. When video clips are displayed, press OK to play, and press the DOWN key to
2. Press OK to pause the playback
3. Press the Playback key to exit.
5.11 Recording voice
1. Press MODE button to select the voice recording mode,
2. Press SHUTTER to start voice recording and press it again to stop.
5.12 Delete photographs and video clips
You can choose to delete a single photograph / video clip, or delete all the
photographs / video clips in the memory.
5.12.1 Delete photograph
Follow the instructions given below to delete photographs.
1. Press PLAYBACK to enter the playback mode.
2. Press the MENU button and select Delete One/Delete All, press OK to
3. If you select Protect picture, your current file or images can not be deleted.
4. Press MENU to exit.
NOTE: Select ‘Deleting All’ and pressing OK to confirm, this will delete all of the
photos and videos that you have saved.
5.12.2 Shortcut to delete one picture
1. Press PLAYBACK to enter Playback mode.
2. Select the photo / video you want to delete, press DELETE
3. Press OK to confirm.
6. Installing the camera driver
The driver in the CD has to be installed, under following applications:
Windows XP, Windows Vista: For use as a PC cam only. (Downloading pictures /
videos is driver free)
6.1 Uninstalling old drivers and devices
The most common problem that occurs during installation is the presence of a driver
for a similar, old device. The best solution is to remove all the drivers related to the
old devices before installing the new driver. Make sure you only delete programs for
old, unused, similar devices.
1. Enter Windows ‘Safe Mode’ (press F8 when starting Windows and then select
2. Click on ‘Start – Settings – Control Panel’ and double-click on ‘Add/Remove
3. Find all the programs for similar, old devices and remove these by clicking on
▼ to self-timer mode, press OK and ▲or ▼ to set the delay time:
2seconds, 10 seconds, 10+2seconds or off.
pre-set, and the camera will beep once.
button again to stop recording. The video clip will now be saved as an AVI file
in the camera memory.
▲, ▼, or to shift the image.
pictures saved in your camera or your SD card will be displayed in sequence
automatically.
stop.
confirm.
‘Safe Mode’ from the menu which will be displayed).
Programs’ icon.
button.
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the ‘Add/Remove’ button. When in ‘Safe Mode’, it is possible for some
programs to appear twice. In that case, remove all the programs
which appear twice.
4. Restart the computer.
6.2 Installing the driver for Windows XP / Windows Vista
Note: Make sure all other programs are closed during the installation process.
Note: During installation for Windows XP/Vista, you may receive a message saying
that the driver has not been signed. This does not cause a problem for the
functionality of the program.
Note: For example, ‘D: \’ is used to indicate the CD-ROM drive. This may be
different for your computer.
1. Insert the CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The installation
program will start automatically. If it does not start automatically, please do the
following:
a) Select 'Run' from Windows Start menu.
b) Type [D:\SETUP.EXE] and click on 'OK' to start the Software Installer.
2. The Software Installer will appear.
3. Select the language you wish to use for the installation.
4. Click on ‘Install driver‘to start the installation of the camera driver.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Please click "Yes" to continue.
6.3 Connecting the camera
The camera can be connected to the computer in two different modes: Mass Storage
Device, or as a PC camera for video conferencing on the Internet.
6.3.1 Connecting as a mass storage device
This option makes it possible to download photographs and video clips onto your
computer.
1. Turn the camera on by pressing the ON/OFF button.
2. Press MENU button and press RIGHT key to select the Setup setting.
3. Press
4. Press
5. Press OK to confirm.
6. Connect the camera to the computer.
7. Windows will automatically detect the camera. You can use this camera as a
▼button to set USB connection.
▲or ▼button to choose the Disk Drive mode.
removable disk.
6.3.2 Connecting as a PC camera
When you connect the camera as a PC camera, you can use the camera as a web
cam for video conferencing on the Internet by using Windows NetMeeting or
Windows Messenger.
(You must install the driver before connecting the Digital Camera to your computer.)
1. Turn the camera on by pressing the ON/OFF button.
2. Press MENU button and press RIGHT key to select the Setup setting.
3. Press
4. Press
5. Press OK to confirm.
6. Connect the camera to the computer.
7. Windows will automatically detect the camera. You can then use the camera
▼ button to choose USB connection.
▲or ▼ button to choose the PC camera mode.
as a web cam.
7. Trouble shooting
Problem Cause Solution
Cannot turn on the
camera by pressing the
“power” button.
Photos are not saved or
are missing when taking
pictures.
Low battery power,
battery is missing or
incorrectly inserted.
The memory card or
built-in memory hasn’t
been formatted
Replace or install the battery
correctly.
Format the memory in SETUP
mode of the camera. Please
refer to section 5.3.
properly.
Cannot find removable
disk after connecting the
camera to the computer
via USB.
1. Connection failure.
2. The mode of the
camera is not set to
removable disk
properly.
Flash does not work. Battery Power is too
The batteries are used up
very fast.
The photos are over
exposed.
The photos are blurry.
Get a warning message:
“Capture device was not
detected” when trying to
open PC cam.
Cannot preview image in
PC Camera mode.
low.
Using wrong type of
batteries.
Set the flash light to
force mode
bright environment.
1. The camera is not
held steadily
2. The lens of camera
is dirty
3. The camera is set to
wrong macro mode.
1. Conflict with another
camera or video
device.
2. The mode of the
camera is not set to
PC cam mode
properly.
“Preview” is not
selected in option
Menu in PC.
in a
1. Make sure all cable
connections are secured
and restart the computer if
necessary.
2. Set the camera to
removable disk mode, refer
to section 6.3.1 (system
setting, USB connection).
Replace with new ALKALINE
batteries.
Replace with new ALKALINE
batteries.
Set the Flash light to Auto
mode .
1. Hold the camera steady until
it beeps when taking photo.
2. Clean the lens with soft dry
cloth.
3. Set the macro mode
according to the distance of
subject.
1. Remove any other camera
drivers completely from your
system. Sometimes you
have to re-boot your system.
2. Set the camera to PC cam
mode, refer to section 6.3.2
(system setting, USB
connection).
Click “preview” in the “option”
menu to select.
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