User manual BENQ P500

[. . . ] DC_P500_UM. book Page i Wednesday, August 17, 2005 8:23 AM DC P500 Digital Camera User's Manual Welcome DC_P500_UM. book Page ii Wednesday, August 17, 2005 8:23 AM Copyright Copyright 2005 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. [. . . ] In Snapshot Mode, press the [ the menu, and then use the [ ]/[ ] buttons to select the menu settings you want to change. Use the [ ]/[ ] buttons to select the desired item in the menu, and then press the OK button. To exit from the menu, press the [ ] button. Using the DC P500 DC_P500_UM. book Page 11 Wednesday, August 17, 2005 8:23 AM BenQ DC 5530 User's Manual Icon [ ] Item Resolution Option [ [ [ [ [ [ ] Image Quality AF Area [ ] Interval Shoot Date Stamp [ ] [ [ White Balance (Only available in Manual mode) ] ] [ [ [ [ [ ] ] 2560 x 1920 ] 2048 x 1536 ] 1600 x 1200 ] 1280 x 960 ] 640 x 480 ] Fine ] Normal ] Spot ] Multi Captures images according to the settings specified. For details, see 3. 1. 11. 2 "Using the Interval Shoot" on page 12. Prints the current date on the bottom right corner of images captured. For more information on setting the date and time or the date format, refer to the table of 3. 4 "Setup Mode" on page 19. Sets the white balance when capturing images under specific lighting conditions. ­ Tungsten: Suitable for subjects lit by tungsten (incandescent) lighting. Adjusts the region of the subject or frame on which the camera measures light. ­ Center Avg. : The camera metering is set for the average brightness of objects in the center region of the frame. ­ Spot: The camera metering is set for the brightness of the object at the center of the frame. ­ Average: The camera metering is set for the average brightness of all objects in the frame. Functional Description Sets the size of the image that will be captured. English Higher resolution images require more memory. If you wish to store more images in a limited amount of memory, use a lower image size. [ ] [ [ [ [ [ ] Auto WB ] Sunny ] Cloudy ] Tungsten ] Fluorescent [ ] Metering (Only available in Manual mode) [ [ [ ] Center Avg. ] Spot ] Average Using the DC P500 11 DC_P500_UM. book Page 12 Wednesday, August 17, 2005 8:23 AM BenQ DC 5530 User's Manual Icon Item Effect ] Option [ [ [ [ ] Normal ] B&W ] Sepia ] Vivid [ Functional Description Applies a tone or color to your pictures to create an artistic effect. ­ Normal: Standard RGB color settings suitable for general photography. ­ Sepia: Produces a warm, old-fashioned style of pictures, in which the colors are more brown and orange. Use for fast-moving subjects. English 12 [ ] ISO (Only available in Manual mode) [ [ [ [ ] ISO Auto ] ISO 100 ] ISO 200 ] ISO 400 · Setting the White Balance The human eye adapts to changes in light so that white objects still appear white even when the light changes. With a digital camera, however, the color of the subject is influenced by the color of the light surrounding it. This setting allows you to set the white balance when capturing images under specific lighting conditions. 3. 1. 11. 2 Using the Interval Shoot The camera provides interval image capturing based on the setting. Use the [ ]/[ ] buttons to toggle between Interval and Count, and then press the OK button. · Count: [02] ~ [99] counts (specifying how many shots can be taken). [. . . ] Connect the other end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your computer. A "Removable Disk" icon appears in "My Computer. " Click this icon to access your images or video clips. · When connecting to a computer, it is necessary to install a · The DC P500 is USB 2. 0 high-speed compatible, which makes the transmitting speed efficient. battery or use an AC power adapter. 4. 3 PictBridge Mode If a printer that supports PictBridge is available, images can be printed without using a computer by connecting the camera directly to a PictBridge compliant printer. In Playback Mode, press the [ ] button and scroll to PictBridge. 2. [. . . ]