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Liquid Crystal Digital Camera QV-10
Before using the QV-10...
Liquid Crystal Digital Camera
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QV-10 Features Contents Liquid Crystal Digital Camera QV-10 Lightweight and compact design Connecting to Other Devices 75 The QV-10 is the first camera to incorporate a built-in monitor into a Connection Guide .............................................. 76 compact configuration. QV-10 Terminals ................................................................. 78 Using the QV-10 with a Connected Device ...... 79 Television .......................................................................
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Other Precautions General Precautions Liquid Crystal Digital Camera QV-10 • Physical damage and malfunction of this unit can cause the image MEMORY ERROR message data stored in its memory to be deleted. Be sure to always keep The following error appears on the built-in monitor whenever the backup copies of data by recording them on video tape or by trans- camera’s flash memory becomes disabled due to malfunction or im- ferring them to personal computer memory. proper operation. • Never open the
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Unpacking Getting Acquainted Check to make sure that all of the items shown below are included with your QV-10. If something is missing, contact your dealer as soon Getting Acquainted as possible. This part of the manual contains information on unpacking, the names of controls and components, and power supply information. It also has sections that cover basic operations to let you begin enjoy- ing the QV-10 as quickly as possible. Soft case Unpacking ............................................
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Operation Reference General Guide Getting Acquainted Connecting the Wrist Strap To record an image Pass the wrist strap through the hole on • Be sure to load batteries (page 25) before operation. the side of the camera a shown in the 22222 illustration. 11111 5 2 Using the Cleaning Cloth Use the cleaning cloth to wipe finger- 3 prints and smudges from the LCD and 1 lens. • Be sure to avoid applying too much 4 pressure when wiping the LCD. Too much pressure can cause permanent discoloration, abno
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Function Reference Getting Acquainted Record Functions Exposure Adjustment (page 41) The following describes features and functions that you can use The camera normally adjusts exposure automatically, using aper- when recording images. ture priority AE. You can also perform manual exposure adjust- ments, while viewing the image on the LCD. NORMAL/MACRO Switch (Page 40) Select the setting that suits the distance between the camera and object whose image is being recorded. • NORMAL For normal shot
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Power Supply Getting Acquainted The QV-10 features a two-way power supply that lets you use either 3. Close the battery compartment cover. batteries (AA-size Alkaline) or household AC current. A To load batteries Be sure that camera power is turned off whenever loading or replac- ing batteries. 1. Slide the battery compartment lock on the bottom of the camera in the direction indicated by arrow (1), and swing open the battery compartment cover as indicated by arrow • Press down on the battery co
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Power Supply Getting Acquainted Auto Power Off Using AC Power Power automatically turns off whenever you do not perform any cam- To power the camera from standard AC power, use the AC adaptor era operation for a period of time. Power turns off after about two (AD-C60) that comes with this camera. minutes in the Record Mode or after about five minutes in the Play- back Mode. AC power terminal AD-C60 * To restore power, simply slide the POWER switch to the right as you normally do. AC outlet AC Ad
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Recording Images Recording Images Operation Operation The following procedure provides the basic steps for recording an image. This section explains how to actually operate the camera. It includes To record an image information on adjustments you can make when recording an image, various formats you can use when viewing images stored in memory, 1. Enter the Record Mode. and how to delete images from memory. • Slide the function switch to the REC position. 2. Turn on the camera. Recording Images
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Recording Images Operation Infrared Light Changing the Lens Orientation Infrared light generated by a flash or other source can create image The lens of the camera is built into a lens body that is designed to color problems, such as red areas being recorded as green. Such rotate. This means you can change the angle of the lens without mov- color problems will show up in the LCD while you are composing the ing the rest of the camera. image. Rotates up to 90° towards the front Rotates up to 180°
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Recording Images Operation Notes Exposure Adjustment • Exposure adjustment is generally expressed in terms of an expo- This camera features an automatic exposure (AE) function that auto- sure adjustment value. The exposure adjustment value is always matically changes the shutter speed in accordance with lighting. In set to zero whenever you turn on the camera. addition, you can also manually adjust the exposure to compensate for backlighting, indirect indoor lighting, dark backgrounds, and other
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Recording Images Operation Exposure Warning Indicators Low Battery Indicator Exposure warning indicators appear on the LCD whenever the light The low battery indicator ( ) appears on the LCD whenever re- being picked up by the lens would result in under exposure or over maining battery power drops below a certain level. exposure of an image. When this indicator appears, replace all four batteries with a fresh set Under exposure Over exposure of new ones. Once the low battery indicator appears, y
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Playing Back Images Playing Back Images Operation This section describes how to recall and view images stored in cam- 3. Scroll through the memory pages until the image you want era memory. to view is displayed. • Press [+] to display the next memory page or [–] to display Displaying Images on the Camera’s LCD the previous memory page. The QV-10 can store up to 96 images in memory. Images are se- quentially numbered from 1 through 96. Think of camera memory like a 96-page album of the images you
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Playing Back Images Operation Producing a Multi-Page Display 3. Scroll through the pages on the display. Four or nine memory pages can be displayed at the same time. This • Use [+] (forward) and [–] (back) to scroll through the memory feature can be used to display multiple memory pages on the pages. Pages are scrolled one, four, or nine at a time, de- camera’s built-in LCD, or on the screen of a connected TV. pending on the display format you are using. 1. Enter the Playback Mode and turn on th
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Playing Back Images Operation Changing the Location of the Zoom Area Using the Zoom Function This function lets you select a specific part of a stored image and enlarge it to twice its normal size. 1. Display an image. 2. Press the ZOOM button to zoom in on the center of the im- age. • The center of the image is enlarged to twice its normal size. • Pressing [–] moves the zoom area in the opposite direction. Notes • If the page number is displayed in the upper right corner of the screen when you
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Playing Back Images Operation Accessing Auto Play Features To set the auto play speed You can call up screens for control of auto play features by pressing 1. Display the auto play speed screen. the MODE button while an auto play operation is in progress. 1. Enter the Playback Mode and turn on the camera. 2. Start the auto play operation. 3. Press the MODE button to display the screen for the auto play feature you want to use. • Each press of MODE changes the screen in the following sequence. In
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Playing Back Images Operation 3. Press the MODE button to change to 5. After you are finished setting the display the current ending page page range, you can use MODE to number setting. change to another screen or press the shutter button to start the auto play operation. The ending page is automatically set as the page follow- ing the starting page you specify. Note • If the starting page you specify for the page range comes after the ending page (if you specify 12 as the starting page and 2 fo
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Deleting Memory Pages Playing Back Images Operation Use the procedures described in this section to delete memory To unprotect a page pages. You can delete individual pages, or all the pages currently 1. Enter the Playback Mode and turn on the camera. stored in memory. Warning! 2. Scroll through the memory pages until the one you want to The delete operation cannot be undone! unprotect is displayed. Before performing any of the procedures described in this section, make sure that you really do n
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Deleting Memory Pages Operation Warning! To delete all unprotected memory pages The following operation deletes all unprotected memory pages and 1. Enter the Playback Mode and turn on the camera. cannot be undone. Make sure that you do not need any of the images stored in memory before performing this operation. 2. Press DEL. 4. To delete all unprotected pages, press the shutter button. • If there were no protected pages in memory, the message “MEMORY EMPTY” appears on the display after all memo
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Connection Guide Connecting to Other Devices QV-10 Terminals The following describes which QV-10 terminal you should use for each type of connection. VIDEO OUT – Use this terminal when connecting to the VIDEO IN terminal of a TV, video tape deck, video printer, or other similar device. Use the special video cable that comes with the camera for such connections. VIDEO OUT Connect to a video terminal and make more Special video permanent records cable that comes VIDEO IN of images. terminal of
