User manual BENQ DC C740S

[. . . ] DC C740s Digital Camera User Manual Welcome Copyright Copyright 2007 by BenQ Corporation. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company. Disclaimer BenQ Corporation makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Further, BenQ Corporation reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation of this company to notify any person of such revision or changes. Taking care of your camera · Do not use your camera in the following environmental range: temperature below 0°C or above 40°C. · Do not use or store your camera in the environments listed below: ­ Direct sunlight ­ High and dusty places ­ Next to an air conditioner, electric heater or other heat sources ­ In a closed car that is in direct sunlight ­ Unstable locations · If your camera becomes wet, wipe it with a dry cloth as soon as possible. [. . . ] Press 3. 3. 4 Snapshot mode 3. 3. 4. 1 Getting started with capturing images 1 1. Press the shutter button down halfway (1), and then press it down fully (2). · Pressing the shutter button down halfway automatically focuses and adjusts the exposure. · The focus area frame turns green when the camera is focused and the exposure is determined. Press down halfway 2 Press down fully Using the Camera 5 English · When the focus or exposure is not suitable, the frame of the focus area turns red. · To review the last captured image, press . · To prevent your images from being blurred while pressing the shutter button, always hold the camera steady. This is especially important when you are shooting under low lighting conditions, under which your camera may reduce the shutter speed to ensure your images are properly exposed. English 6 3. 3. 5 Using the flash The flash is not only for taking pictures when there is insufficient light, but also when the subject is in shade or in backlight conditions. Pressing the flash button cycles your camera through the various flash modes. The flash will not activate when continuous shooting or movie recording. Icon Flash mode Description Auto flash Red-eye reduction Force on Slow sync Force off Flash fires automatically when shooting conditions require extra lighting. Flash strobes to let the subject eyes adjust to the flash, then fires again to take the actual image. Your camera will detect the subject brightness and use the flash only when required. Flash fires every time you take a photo, regardless of lighting conditions. The flash never fires even in dark situation. 3. 3. 6 Using the self-timer and burst Use the self-timer to set a delay from the time the shutter button is pressed to the time the image is shot. Press close the menu and the shutter button to take pictures. Using the Camera - Off 2 sec. Record a single image. Record two images in a shot after pressing the shutter release button 10 and 12 seconds. Release the shutter button to stop shooting. 2 10 sec. 10 Double Burst 3. 3. 7 Using the zoom function Your camera has a combination of optical and digital zoom functions that allows you to zoom in on far away subjects or zoom out for a wide angle shot. The optical zoom is achieved by mechanically adjusting the lens of the camera. The digital zoom enlarges or shrinks the image using a software process. When the zoom button is pressed, the zoom bar appears on the LCD monitor. When the optical zoom factor is at maximum, zooming stops temporarily. Press again, the camera switches to the digital zoom automatically and zooming continues. · · 3. 4 Menu options 3. 4. 1 Changing the mode You can record images and voices in the REC mode. [. . . ] You can download (transfer) images by copying them from Removable Disk to your computer hard drive. Windows Open the Removable Disk and double-click on the DCIM folder to open it to find more folders. Select the desired still images or video clips, and then choose Copy from the Edit menu. Open the destination location (folder) and choose Paste from the Edit menu. [. . . ]