User manual BENQ S1420

[. . . ] S1420 Series Digital Camera User Manual Welcome Copyright Copyright 2010 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. All other logos, products, or company names mentioned in this manual may be the registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used for informational purposes only. WEEE directive Disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment and/or Battery by users in private households in the European Union. [. . . ] , to go to another option, or press or to select a setting. to confirm the setting. Capture mode 11 Flash mode Icon Mode Auto Flash Auto Anti Red-eye Description The flash fires automatically based on the photographic conditions. Reduces the red-eye phenomenon when capturing natural-looking images of people and animals in low-light conditions. Be sure to ask the subject to look at the camera lens or get as close to the camera as possible. The flash always fires regardless of the surrounding lighting conditions. Select this mode when capturing images with high contrast (backlighting) and deep shadows. Fires the flash immediately at the beginning of exposure with a longer shutter speed, so balanced ambient lighting of the foreground subject and background scene can be reached in a low-light environment. Select this mode when flash photography is prohibited, or when the distance to the subject is beyond the effective range of the flash. Force On Slow Sync Force Off To select a flash mode: 1. Keep pressing to toggle among different flash modes and select a desired option. Face Tracking Focuses on the position of faces (max. While using the Face Tracking function, point the camera to where the people (your subjects) are located. Focus frames of Face Tracking will automatically detect faces (maximum 10) and show on the LCD screen. · Due to environmental factors such as lighting, the number of detected faces might be different from that of the actual faces. · To achieve the best result, ask your subjects not to turn their faces partially away from the lens. English The flash offers an additional light source (usually used in a low-light environment). You can capture an image using one of the following flash modes. 12 Capture mode Focus mode Icon Mode Auto focus Macro Pan Focus Infinity Description Adjusts focus automatically. Keep pressing to toggle between Auto focus and focus modes. Image size Description 14 megapixels (4320 x 3240) 3:2 (14 megapixels; 4320 x 2880) 8 megapixels (3264 x 2448) 5 megapixels (2592 x 1944) -- Icon Description 3 megapixels (2048 x 1536) HD 16:9 (1920 x 1080 in full HD format) VGA (640 x 480) -- To select an image size: > Resolution. to confirm setting. Image quality Icon Mode Super Fine Fine Normal Description Best image quality with the lowest compression rate. File size is the smallest. Capture mode 13 To select an image quality level: 1. Press > Image Quality. Setting EV EV (Exposure Value) lightens or darkens the entire image. Adjust EV when the brightness between the subject and the background is not balanced, or when the subject occupies only a small part of the picture. The preview result based on the currently selected EV is shown in the middle thumbnail. Middle thumbnail White Balance Compensates for color temperatures in different lighting conditions, so white and other colors can display properly when you capture images. Icon Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent H Fluorescent L Manual Mode Description Adjusts white balance automatically. Ideal for indoor photos under fluorescent lighting without a flash. Used when you want to manually adjust white balance in a particular lighting condition. English or to select a setting. to confirm setting. 14 Capture mode To select White Balance: 1. [. . . ] Turn on the AV system, and then switch to the AV source connecting to the camera. Follow the on-screen instructions to operate the camera via the TV or projector screen. Printing images In addition to printing images by connecting the camera to a printer via a computer or bringing the memory card (if available) to a photo-processing center, you can choose to print using PictBridge. Printing with PictBridge You can directly print images by connecting your camera to a PictBridge-compatible printer without using a computer. English Bundled software 40 Working with computer and AV system To print images from a PictBridge-compatible printer: 1. Connect the other end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your printer. Select one of the following options: · To print one image in a time, select Print One, and press or to select an image. English · To print all images in a time, select All. [. . . ]