User manual ROLLEI DSX410

[. . . ] Rollei dsx410 Gebrauchsanleitung Instruction Manual Contents Read First . . 16 Inserting the Batteries & the Memory Card . . 21 Chapter 2 : Taking Pictures & Recording Video Clips . . 22 Changing the Contents on the LCD Monitor . [. . . ] You can change the flash mode by using button. 29 . Chapter 2: Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips Setting Exposure Compensation In some difficult lighting condition, the automatic exposure may be misled into giving the wrong readings. Exposure compensation allows you to adjust the exposure value and correctly expose your pictures. 1 2 In mode, press press "OK". . Select "EV" and then Use on the four-way key to adjust the exposure value (from -2. 0 ~ +2. 0). Note: EV setting goes back to default (0. 0 EV) after you turn off the camera. 30 . Taking Still Pictures Using Quick View After taking a picture, you can have a quick review of that picture. Press "Quick View" button and the last picture taken appears on the LCD monitor. 1 2 3 4 Press "Quick View" button. The last picture taken appears as a thumbnail at the lower-left corner on the LCD monitor. Press "Quick View" button again and the camera mode switches from still to playback. Press "Quick View" button to go back to still mode. 31 . Chapter 2: Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips Using Self-timer Self-timer function allows you to take pictures 3 or 10 sec after you press the shutter release button all the way down. When you want to include yourself into the picture, but find no one to shoot the picture for you, you can use this convenient function. We recommend you use a tripod or place the camera on a steady surface when using self-timer. 1 2 3 Press on the four-way key once (3 sec) or twice (10 sec) to start self-timer function and you can see / LCD monitor. icon appearing on the After locking the focus and pressing the shutter release button all the way down, the self-timer lamp blinks slowly first and then quickly for 3 or 10 sec. The camera takes the picture automatically. 32 . Taking Still Pictures Using Built-in Flash When taking pictures in difficult lighting condition, you may need the flash to get correct exposure. The camera provides you with five built-in flash modes. Switch among the flash modes in still mode by using on the four-way key. Mode Auto Flash Auto Flash with Red-eye Reduction Fill in Flash Function Speedlight fires automatically when the subject is dark. Reduces the "red-eye" effect results from the flash. Speedlight fires whenever you take a shot, regardless of the lighting condition. Speedlight fires with slow shutter speed to get natural exposure. Flash is turned off. Slow Sync Flash Off 33 Chapter 2: Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips Recording Video Clips Movie mode allows you to record video clips. 1 2 3 4 5 34 Rotate the mode dial to . Frame your subjects by using "W/T". Slightly press the shutter release button half way down and hold it to set the focus and exposure. Press the shutter release button all the way down to start recording. Press the shutter release button again to stop recording. Using the Capture Menu Using the Capture Menu Options in the capture menu allow you to adjust settings for picture taking. 1 2 3 4 5 Rotate the mode dial to , or . Press "Menu" button to enter the capture menu. Scroll through the menu and the submenu by using on the four-way key . Press"OK" to enter the submenu. After confirming the setting, press "Menu" button again to exit. Note: Drive mode and EV settings, please see page 28, 30. 35 . Chapter 2: Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips Setting Image Size (Resolution) [ only] In this function, you can choose in which image size (the number of pixels) you want your pictures stored in the memory card. This camera provides you with four kinds of image size. You can gain detailed images with high resolutions; the file size will be large, and vice versa. 1 2 3 In the capture menu, select "Image Size" and then press "OK". Select "2288 x 1720", "1600 x 1200", "1280 x 960" or "640 x 480". Press "OK" to confirm the setting. 36 . Using the Capture Menu Setting Image Quality In order to reduce the size of the image for more storage of pictures in the memory card, images are compressed. However, compression leads to the loss of image quality. In other words, the less you compress the image, the better the image quality, and the fewer pictures you can store in the memory card. 1 2 3 In the capture menu, select "Quality" and then press "OK". Select "Best", "Fine", or "Normal". Press "OK" to confirm the setting. 37 . Chapter 2: Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips Setting White Balance WB allows you to correct color shifts resulting from different lighting conditions when taking pictures. 1 2 3 Mode Auto Daylight Fluorescent Tungsten Cloudy In the capture menu, select "WB" and then press "OK". Select "Auto", "Daylight", "Fluorescent", "Tungsten" , or "Cloudy". Press "OK" to confirm the setting. Function The camera will automatically adjust the setting according to the lighting condition. [. . . ] The computer automatically detects the camera as a mass storage device so that you can copy the image file from your camera to the hard drive of a computer. Note 1: Upon connecting the camera to a computer, the LCD monitor turns off automatically. Note 2: If you use Windows 98/98SE as the OS in your computer, you have to install USB driver from the software CD-ROM. 72 Printing Images Printing Images After uploading the images to a computer, you can print them by using the software packed with the camera. You can also connect the camera directly to some specific printers (such as Olympus P400 Photo Printers). To connect the printer: 1 2 3 Get the USB cable and connect the larger end of it to the printer. Open the terminal cover and connect the small end of the USB cable to the camera. [. . . ]