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User Guide
12 Megapixel Digital Camera
NS-DSC1112/NS-DSC1112P/NS-DSC1112-CN
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Contents Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Main features . . . . . .
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Contents Turning the focus light on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Setting the metering function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Turning burst mode on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Using the Playback menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Erasing photos and videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Battery information Important safety Caution Danger of explosion if batteries are incorrectly replaced. Replace instructions only with the same or compatible type. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is • Batteries should not be exposed to excessive heat intended to alert you to the presence of important such as sunshine, fire, or the like. operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the • Turn off the camera before inserting or removing literature accompanying
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NS-DSC1112/NS-DSC1112P/NS-DSC1112-CN Insignia 12 Megapixel Camera Insignia 12 Megapixel Camera For Macintosh Introduction • Operating system: Mac OS 10.x or higher •Power Mac G3 or later Congratulations on your purchase of a high-quality Insignia product. Your NS-DSC1112, NS-DSC1112P, • Memory: 64 MB or above or NS-DSC1112-CN is designed for reliable and • Hard drive space: 110 MB or above trouble-free performance. • 16-bit color display monitor • USB connector and CD-ROM drive Features Front
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Insignia 12 Megapixel Camera Back Top LCD # Item Description 1 Speaker Lets you hear audio recorded during video capture. 2 LCD backlight button Press to increase the LCD brightness for 10 seconds. 3 Press to turn your camera on or off. button Press to take a photo or to start or stop a video 4 Shutter button recording. # Item Description Use to compose your photos and to view the various Right and left 1 LCD menus. 2 Delete button Press to delete a photo or video. 3 M (menu) button Press to
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NS-DSC1112/NS-DSC1112P/NS-DSC1112-CN Insignia 12 Megapixel Camera 4 Close the battery compartment cover, then slide Bottom the cover in the direction of the arrow to lock it in place. # Item Description Insert two AA batteries into this compartment. For more information, see “Installing the batteries” on page 4. Battery/SD memory card 1 compartment Insert an SD or SDHC memory card (not included) into this compartment. For more information, see “Installing a memory card” on page 5. Attachi
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Insignia 12 Megapixel Camera If the highest folder number is 999 and the highest To remove the SD/SDHC card: file number exceeds 9999, your camera will display 1 Open the memory card compartment. the warning message “Folder cannot be created.” 2 Gently push the card until it pops out. When this happens, insert in a new memory card. 3 Carefully pull out the card, then close the Caution compartment. Do not change the folder and file names in your camera’s internal memory or the memory card usi
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NS-DSC1112/NS-DSC1112P/NS-DSC1112-CN Insignia 12 Megapixel Camera Initial settings Understanding the LCD Photo mode Note • If the batteries are removed for longer than 48 hours, the date and time must be reset. • If you reset your camera to the default settings, you will have to select the menu language and set the date and time again. When you turn on your camera for the first time, 307 307 x5.0 xx5.0 5.0 your camera will be in Simple Mode. Simple Mode 112M 2M hides advanced settings and ma
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Insignia 12 Megapixel Camera Playback mode (Photo) # Item Description 16 Shots remaining Shows the number of remaining shots. 17 Battery Shows the battery level. A memory card icon is displayed when files are being stored to an inserted memory card. A camera icon is 18 Storage media displayed when files are being stored to the camera's internal memory. 19 Focus area Frames the area to be captured. 20 Shake warning Appears when the camera is shaking. 21 Histogram Shows the light level for the
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NS-DSC1112/NS-DSC1112P/NS-DSC1112-CN Insignia 12 Megapixel Camera Playback mode (Video) Changing the LCD configuration You can change the type of information that is displayed on the LCD. Notes • If the Face Detection, Flash, Self-timer, Macro, and Stabilizer features are turned on in Photo mode, or the Macro feature is turned on in Video mode, the icons are displayed even when the OSD is turned off. • You cannot change the LCD configuration when recording or playing videos. To change the
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Insignia 12 Megapixel Camera Playback mode 2 Press / or / to select a language, then press OK/DISP. The Select Time and Date screen opens. OSD on Full OSD on 3 Press / or / to set the hour, then press / to move to the minute field. Tip OSD off You can press and hold a navigation button to change the values continuously. 4 Repeat Step 3 to select the minutes, AM or PM, Using your camera and to enter the month, day, and year. Note Turning your camera on and off If the batteries are removed fo
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NS-DSC1112/NS-DSC1112P/NS-DSC1112-CN Insignia 12 Megapixel Camera 5 Press / or / to highlight Simple Mode, 4 Press the shutter button down halfway. Your then press OK/DISP to open the submenu. camera automatically adjusts the focus and exposure. When your camera is ready to take the photo, the focus bracket turns green, and the aperture value, shutter speed, and ISO setting are displayed. 6 Press / or / to highlight Off or On, then press OK/DISP to save the setting and exit to the previou
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Insignia 12 Megapixel Camera Using the flash Using the self-timer When taking photos in difficult lighting conditions, Self-timer lets you take photos after a 10-second use the flash to get correct exposure. This function delay. This function is available only when cannot be activated for recording video. capturing still images. When the self-timer is turned on, the icon is displayed on the LCD. To activate the flash: The self-timer setting is automatically set to Off when you turn your came
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NS-DSC1112/NS-DSC1112P/NS-DSC1112-CN Insignia 12 Megapixel Camera 3 Press the shutter button to start recording. Using face detection The face detection mode detects faces and sets the camera to focus on detected faces. This function can detect several faces at the same time. However, the camera sets the focus on the person closest to the center of the LCD screen. This function is only available for capturing still images. To use face detection: 1 Press on the navigation control. The face
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Insignia 12 Megapixel Camera 2 Press / to play the video. Using the thumbnail view The thumbnail view lets you view saved photos and videos in 3 × 3 thumbnails. To use the thumbnail view: 1 In Playback mode, press Zoom W to enter the thumbnail view. 2 To view an image or video in full screen, press /, / , /, or / to select a photo or video, then press OK/DISP or Zoom T. 3 To exit the thumbnail view, press the zoom (T) button. Erasing photos and videos 3 During playback: There are two ways
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NS-DSC1112/NS-DSC1112P/NS-DSC1112-CN Insignia 12 Megapixel Camera Setting the resolution Using the Record menu The Resolution function is used to set the resolution before you capture an image or a video clip. Setting the quality Changing the resolution affects the number of photos or videos that can be stored in your storage The Quality function lets you adjust the quality media. The higher the resolution, the more memory settings of your photos before you capture them. space is required
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Insignia 12 Megapixel Camera 4 Press / or / to select the setting you 3 Press / or / to highlight ISO, then press want, then press OK/DISP. You can select: OK/DISP to open the submenu. Photo mode (Simple mode on) Icon Setting Image size 10M High 4000 x 3000 (12 megapixels) 5M Medium 2592 x 1944 (5 megapixels) 3M Low 2048 x 1536 (3 megapixels) Photo mode (Simple mode off) 4 Press / or / to select the setting you Icon Setting Image size want, then press OK/DISP. You can select: 12M 12M 4000 x 30
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NS-DSC1112/NS-DSC1112P/NS-DSC1112-CN Insignia 12 Megapixel Camera 3 Press / or / to highlight Color Balance, 3 Press / or / to highlight Stabilizer, then then press OK/DISP to open the submenu. press OK/DISP to open the submenu. 12M 12M 4 Press / or / to select the setting you 4 Press / or / to select On or Off, then want, then press OK/DISP. You can select: press OK/DISP. When the stabilizer function is turned on, an Icon Item Description icon will appear on the left side of the LCD. The cam
