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DS8118
User Manual
Mode d’emploi
Bedienungsanleitung
Manuale dell’utente
Manual del Usuario
Manual do Utilizador
086-002937-017
DS8118 Manual-6 langs. (086-002937-017)
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1.3 Mega-Pixel Digital Camera (DS8118) USER MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ................................................................................................................... 1 Brief Description ...................................................................................................... 1 Important Notice ...................................................................................................... 1 Safety Notes ..........................................
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Format ......................................................................................................... 15 INTRODUCTION Reset ............................................................................................................ 15 USB Mode ................................................................................................... 15 BRIEF DESCRIPTION Camera Menu ..................................................................................................... 16 TM Tha
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• Do not, under any circumstances, touch the exposed electronic circuitry of the KEY FEATURES device, as there is a danger of electric shock. • Take special care when handling a damaged LCD display, as the liquid crystals FRONT VIEW can be harmful to your health. Shutter Release Button • Do not use or store the device in locations that may adversely affect the product Mode Dial such as rain, snow, desert, and magnetic fields. Status LCD • Check all major functions when the device is unused for a
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MODE SWITCH GETTING STARTED Camera Off PACKAGE CONTENTS Current Mode Indicator When you unpack your Digital Camera, make sure to keep all the packing materials Camera in a safe place, in case you need to later transport the device or return it for servicing. Mode In the box, you will find: • Digital Camera (DS8118) • Video/Audio Cable • Hand Strap Shutter Release Button Playback Mode • Two Batteries (AA x 2) • USB Cable • User Manual • Lens Cover with Strap • Software CD-ROM • Quick Start Guide
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ATTACHING THE STRAP AND LENS CAP BASIC PHOTOGRAPH Attaching the Strap Attaching the Lens Cap QUICK START 1. Pass the short, 1. Pull the lens Preparing the camera Holding the camera thin loop of the cap cord through strap through the camera’s 1. Loop the strap 1. Remove the the camera’s strap hole. over your wrist. lens cover from strap hole. 2. Pass the lens the lens. 2. Hold the camera 2. Pass the cap through the firmly. 2. Turn the Mode other end of loop. Dial to Camera 3. Avoid blocking the s
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BASIC FUNCTIONS AND SETTINGS Focus Options Table Icon Mode Description Toggling On-Screen Display Information Scene This mode is used when the subject is far. The camera will When you slide the Mode Switch to any modes, the On-Screen Display (OSD) is focus on the subject in the automatically switched on. viewfinder’s frame when the Camera Mode On-Screen Display Shutter Release Button is pressed ISO ( p.18) halfway. Range: 1.5M to ∞ . White Balance Macro This mode is used when the ( p.17) Qu
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Flash Mode Options Table Playing Back Last Picture Taken Icon Function Description Auto The flash may discharge automatically, depending on the You can display the last still picture taken by pressing . When viewing the last light conditions. The Flash Lamp lights red when this is image, you may choose to delete it by pressing and confirm. Press again to selected. return to shooting. Flash Off The flash will not discharge. The Flash Lamp lights red when this is selected. INTRODUCTION TO CAME
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Date Format 01/02/03 M/D/Y Setup Menu Choose from the following date formats: • DD/MM/YY (date, month, year) Under the Setup Menu, which is available in all modes, the basic settings of the 01:48 AM 12-hr • MM/DD/YY (month, date, year) camera can be adjusted. • YY/MM/DD (year, month, date) Setup Menu Settings and Options Current Time Field The options underlined and in italics are initial defaults. Menu OK Exit OK Adjust the current time of the camera. Settings Page Options Time Format P.Counter
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Continue Language CAMERA SETUP Choose your menu language: English, French, Under this default option, the internal file counter is first set to “0001”. Every Show Time subsequent picture is assigned an incremental File Number. German, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese. The default language is English. The internal file counter increments by 1 regardless of the media type, Language Eng. unless it is reset. Beep Tone On New Menu 2/4 Exit OK OK Under this option, the internal file counter to “0001”
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Quality (Picture Quality) CAMERA SETUP Camera Menu The picture quality represents the compression Size 1280 rate of the images taken. For images with Camera Menu Settings and Options higher quality, the memory space it takes is Quality H.Q. The options underlined and in italics are initial defaults. also higher. Conversely, images with low WB quality take up less space. White Bal AUTO Settings Page Options The higher the resolution size of an Menu 1/3 Exit OK OK Size p.16 Fine 1600 (software int
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Metering Con.Shoot (Continuous Shooting) CAMERA SETUP CAMERA SETUP Metering is a setting that determines your With this setting, pictures can be taken Metering Metering subject’s correct exposure. The camera will continuously when you press the Shutter compute the brightness levels, contrast, and Release button. The icon will appear ISO ISO ISO ISO AUTO AUTO amount of bright to dark parts in the scene on-screen. A maximum of 2 continuous automatically. pictures can be taken, with brief 0.5-seco
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Movie Mode On-Screen Display Mic. (Microphone) MOVIE SETUP Total Available ISO ( p.18) You can enable or disable audio recording while Mic. On Time for Recording shooting a movie. The microphone icon (same as White Balance WB Movie Mode ( p.17) Audio Tag icon) is displayed on the Status LCD White Bal AUTO ( p.20) and OSD. Zoom Level ISO ISO AUTO Current Elapsed ( p.10) Recording Time Menu 1/2 Exit OK OK EV ( p.19) (in hh:mm:ss) World Time Audio Tag PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS ( p.13) ( p.19) In Playback
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ZOOMING FUNCTIONS To playback movies: Zooming into Pictures 1. Wait until the icons disappear from the playback movie. The zooming function can magnify images up to x5.0 on the On-Screen Display: The icon will then appear. x1.0 / x1.5 / x2.0 / x2.5 / x3.0 / x3.5 / x4.0 / x4.5 / x5.0 2. Press the Shutter Release Button to start playback. 1. Wait until the icons disappear from the playback image. 3. During playback, 2. Press ( p.4) to zoom in. The icon appears, as well as the current magnif
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PLAYBACK MENU Protecting / Unprotecting Selected Images and Movies 1. When Select Image(s) is selected, the OSD displays up to six thumbnail images Press the MENU button to access the Playback Menu. similar to the Multi-Frame Review setting ( p.23). Use to navigate. Use to navigate the menu screen ( p.4). Press OK to confirm setting changes. 2. Highlight an image, then press directly onto OK to confirm your selection. The icon will then indicate that the image is set for protection. To cance
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2. Press or to set the number of prints of all stored images in the SD The OSD is automatically off when the camera is connected to a TV. card, for up to a maximum of 9 copies. Use an AC Adapter if you intend to connect the camera to a TV for a long 3. Follow the rest of the options to confirm the DPOF setting. period of time. Slide (Slideshow) CONNECTING TO A WINDOWS-BASED PC PLAY SETUP You can play back all the images and movies in Use the USB cable included to connect to your Windows PC.
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* Alternately, when is selected, the digital camera appears as Video Capture 2. Turn off your digital camera. Connect the camera and your Macintosh via the Device under your videoconferencing software. USB cable. The USB terminal on your camera is located inside the Terminal 5. Double-click on the [Removable Disk] drive. Two folders, [DCIM] and [MISC], Cover ( p.3). Refer to your Macintosh’s manual to locate the USB connection are now visible. Ignore the [MISC] file (it contains DPOF informatio
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Continued: TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Symptom Check This Remedy Problem Symptom Check This Remedy Playback Cannot play back Mode Switch is not set Set Mode Switch to images or movies. to Playback Mode. Playback Mode. No Power Power will not Batteries are exhausted. Replace with new batteries. turn on. No images or movies Images located in internal are recorded. memory instead. Remove Batteries are inserted Insert the batteries Secure Digital card / Multi- incorrectly. correctly ( p.5). Media card
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TRADEMARK INFORMATION SPECIFICATIONS Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Media Player are trademarks of the Microsoft Type Description Corporation of the United States and other countries. Windows is an abbreviated term referring to the Microsoft Windows Operating System. Sensor 1 / 2" high-density CMOS Macintosh™ is registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Total number of pixels: 1.3 million Arcsoft Impression™ and Arcsoft Impression™ logo are registered trandemarks of Image size Selectable fro
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FCC NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that inte
