[. . . ] User's Manual DXG Model 552 Content Chapter 1 Attention 1-1 Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1-2 Before Using Your Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1-3 Operation Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1-4 Package Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Chapter 2 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-5 2-6 Getting to Know Your Camera Names of Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Attaching the Strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Loading the Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Loading & Removing the Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Setting Up the On Screen Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Setting Up the Date/Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Chapter 3 3-1 3-2 3-3 3-4 3-5 3-6 3-7 3-8 3-9 Controls, Operation, and Display LED Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 LCD Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Shutter Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Mode Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 "Prev" and "Next" Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Flash/Set Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Image/Movie Playback Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Macro Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Chapter 4 4-1 4-2 4-3 4-4 4-5 4-6 Taking Pictures and Playback Mode Selection Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Taking a Picture (Picture Mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Recording a Movie (Movie Mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Reviewing Your Pictures (Playback Mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Setup Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Transferring Pictures to Your Computer (PC Mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 1 Chapter 5 Driver Installation 5-1 Installing the Camera Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Chapter 6 Software Application Installation 6-1 NewSoft Application Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Taking Pictures and Playback 4-1 (1) (2) (3) (4) Mode Selection Menu This mode is the entry of other modes. Next, use the "Prev" and "Next" buttons to select the symbol ( ) of movie mode and press the Flash/Set Button to enter. (2) In this mode, camera will take a video clip when the SHUTTER button is pressed. (3) Once connected to TV, the LCD power will shut off automatically and the images will be displayed on TV screen. (4) If you press the MODE button once quickly, the quick-menu icons will be displayed on the LCD. Press the "Prev" button for changing the setting value, and press the "Next" button to enter to another quick-menu item. 18 Under the situation, the user can complete four types of settings which include AWB setting, resolution setting, image quality setting and EV setting. (5) Press and hold the MODE button for one second to enter to mode selection menu. (6) Press the button to enter to playback mode. 4-3 Playback Mode In playback mode, the user can review the pictures and movies. This mode includes four menu pages which are: DELETE, PICTBRIDGE and AUTOPLAY, and DPOF (only visible if there is a memory card inserted). 0002/0002 1 3 1 0002/0002 2 2 (1) (2) (3) Playing back the pictures: (1) Number of pictures Remaining Battery Power The Movie symbol Turn on the camera and then press the button enter the playback mode. Or, you can press and hold the MODE button to enter the mode selection menu, then use the "Prev" and "Next" buttons to select the ( (2) )symbol and press the Flash/Set Button to enter. While in Playback mode, you can review the images in a linear sequence by pressing either of the "Prev" and "Next" buttons. If you press the MODE button once it will remove all of the icons from the screen. Press it again and there will be an index of all the images and movies 19 displayed. You can press the "Prev" and "Next" buttons to choose a specific image or movie. (3) When reviewing movie, you can press the Shutter button to start or pause the movie and the "Prev" and "Next" buttons to stop playing the movie. (4) While in Playback mode, press the Flash/Set Button to enter the DELETE menu page when playing back images. (5) In the menu page, press the top "Prev" button to enter to another menu page. (7) In the PICTBRIDGE menu page, if the user selects the print one menu item, an image and some icons will be displayed on the LCD. When the user presses the "Prev" button or "Next" button, it will adjust the quantity to print. If the camera has been connected to a printer which supports the function of PICTBRIDGE, the user can press the Flash/Set Button to print the current image immediately. As in the PICTBRIDGE menu page, if the user has selected the select-one menu item in the DPOF menu page, an image and some icons will be displayed on the LCD. When the user presses the "Prev" button or "Next" button, it will adjust the quantity to print. (10) Once connected to a TV, the LCD will turn off automatically and the 20 picture on it will be displayed on TV screen. (11) If you entered the playback mode by pressing the you press the button again. [. . . ] If you are running an operating system OTHER than Windows XP or 2000, please follow the steps of "Driver Installation" to complete the installation of the camera driver. Press and hold the Mode Button and use the "Prev" or "Next" keys "Prev" and "Next" to move to the bottom icon . 4. Press the Flash/Set Button and you will see "Mass Storage" and "PC Cam" upon entering the menu screen. Use the "Prev" or "Next" keys to move to "PC Cam" and press the Set key to confirm storage. [. . . ]