User manual BENQ DC 300 MINI

[. . . ] Benq makes no commitment to update nor to keep current the information contained in this document. Taking care of your camera · Do not use your camera over the following environmental range: temperature: O C to 40 C, relative humidity: 45% ~ 85%. · Do not use or store your camera in environments listed below: Direct sunlight. Next to the air conditioner, electric heater or the other heat sources. · If your camera becomes wet, wipe it with dry cloth as soon as possible. [. . . ] You will see all the icons on the LCD monitor appear again. Press Disp/OK button. Press Disp/OK button. Press Disp/OK button. 13 Benq DC 300 MINI User's Manual 3. 5. The Camera Mode Setting menu When in camera mode, the DC 300 MINI provides a setting menu that allows you to make adjustments on various photo taking and image saving settings. To enter the setting menu, press the Menu/C button and you can switch the LCD screen frame from shutter menu to the main setting menu. Press this button to enter the setting menu. The menu bar will appear on the left part of the LCD screen. Menu operations · Push up or press down the navigation button to move among main items or highlight a main item on the menu bar. · To go to the sub-menu of a main item, press the right arrow tion button, or the Disp/OK button. · To select an item, highlight the item you want to select and then press the Disp/OK button. · To exit a submenu, press the left arrow on the navigation button, or the Menu/C button. After your settings finished, press this button to return to the normal LCD preview screen. Adjusting image compression You can take photos at different compression. Lower compression delivers more image details, but results in larger file size. This will also affect the remaining images that can be taken in the memory card. To select image compression: Enter the image compression sub-menu. Select a image compression mode: Fine: Image with low compression (1:8). The monochrome mode is set. 18 Benq DC 300 MINI User's Manual 3. 5. 6. Setting metering modes This main item allows you to adjust metering modes. The metering system in digital camera is the system which measures the amount of light in the current frame and calculates the best-fit exposure. All you have to do is select the metering mode, point the camera and press the capture button. The metering mode adjustment Select a metering mode: Center Mode: Center metering also allows you to meter for the subject in the center of the frame but the range increases. It's about 50% the area of the whole frame and the rest of the frame is ignored. Point (Spot) Metering Mode: Point metering allows you to meter for the subject directly in the center of the frame. It's a small circle about just 10% the area of the whole frame and the rest of the frame is ignored. This mode is very useful for brightly backlit or macro shots. Average Mode: This mode averages the exposure of the entire frame but gives extra weight to the center. Setting exposure compensation value 19 Benq DC 300 MINI User's Manual This main item allows you to adjust exposure value and it also supports promp effect function. You can use the navigation button to set exposure value when the LCD screen is turned on. The exposure value adjustment Press the left arrow or the right arrow the LCD screen instantly. on the navigation button to decrease exposure value, to increase exposure value. [. . . ] TV DEPENDENT FEATURES Preparations To use the TV dependent functions, you need to connect the camera DC 300 MINI to your TV. Connecting the DC 300 MINI to TV · Use the TV cable included in the package to connect the DC 300 MINI to the A/V port of your TV. · After connecting to TV, all the frames and message appear on LCD screen will be displayed on your TV screen. Slide the lens cover in the direction shown and turn on the power. Slide the A/V out cover and open it in the direction shown. After opening the A/V out cover, you will see the A/V output port as the arrow shows. Connect one end of the TV cable to your DC 300 MINI as illustrated. 37 Benq DC 300 MINI User's Manual Then connect the other two ends of the TV cable to the Audio input port and Video input port of your TV. Please note that the yellow header is for Video port and the white header is for Audio port. [. . . ]