User manual ACER CP-8660

[. . . ] CONTENT 2 INTRODUCTION 2 3 4 5 8 9 Overview Package Contents Front View Rear View Status LED Indicator LCD Monitor Icons 28 [Av] 29 [M] 30 [ 30 [ 31 [ 31 [ Aperture Priority Mode Manual Mode ] User Setting Mode ] Video Mode ] Panorama Mode ] Anti-Shake Mode 4 GETTING TO KNOW THE CAMERA 32 [ 32 32 33 34 35 35 36 37 38 ] PLAYBACK MODE Playing Back Still Images Playing Back Video Clips Attaching Voice Memos Thumbnail Display Zoom Playback Slideshow Display Protecting Images DPOF Settings Copying Files from Internal Memory to a Memory Card ] Deleting Images 13 GETTING STARTED 13 Attaching the Camera Strap (Optional Accessory) 13 Inserting and Removing the Battery (Optional Accessory) 14 Charging the Battery 15 Using an AC Power Adapter (Optional Accessory) 15 Inserting and Removing an SD Memory Card (Optional Accessory) 16 Setting the Date and Time 16 Choosing the Display Language 17 Formatting an SD Memory Card or Internal Memory 18 Setting Image Resolution and Quality 39 [ 41 44 46 48 49 50 41 MENU OPTIONS Photography Menu (Capture tab) Photography Menu (Function tab) Photography Menu (AE/AWB tab) Playback Menu Setup1 Menu Setup2 Menu 19 PHOTOGRAPHY MODE 19 [ 20 21 22 23 24 25 ] Auto Mode Recording Voice Memos Using the Digital Zoom Setting the Flash Setting the Focus Setting the Self-timer Exposure Compensation/Backlight Correction 26 [SCN] Scene Mode 27 [P] Program (Automatic Exposure) Photography Mode 27 [Tv] Shutter Speed Priority Photography Mode 51 TRANSFERRING RECORDED IMAGES AND VIDEOS TO YOUR COMPUTER 51 Step 1: Installing the USB Driver 52 Step 2: Connecting the Camera to Your Computer 53 Step 3: Downloading Images and Video Files 54 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS EN-1 INTRODUCTION Overview Congratulations on your purchase of the new digital camera. Capturing high-quality digital images is fast and easy with this state-of-the-art smart camera. Equipped with an 8. 28 Mega pixel CCD, this camera is capable of capturing images with a resolution of up to 3264 x 2448 pixels. Other cool features provided by the camera include the following: LCD monitor 2. 8" full color TFT LCD monitor (230K pixels) makes it easy to frame your subject when capturing images. [. . . ] Compose the image, press the shutter button down halfway, and then press it down fully. In the flash photography mode, when [ shutter speed is 1/500 second. ] and [ ] are set, the fastest EN-27 [Av] Aperture Priority Mode In this mode, images are captured with the priority given to aperture. The shutter speed is automatically set according to the aperture. The aperture will affect the depth-of-field of the camera. If you set a small aperture (higher F value), you can capture portrait images with an out-of-focus background. Alternatively, if you set a large aperture (lower F value), both close objects and distant objects will be in focus, for example when capturing landscape images. Slide the mode switch to [ ] and set the mode dial to [Av]. The setting range of the aperture value is as follows: F6. 7, F5. 6, F4. 8, F4. 0, F3. 5, F2. 8 (Wide). F4. 8, F5. 6, F6. 7, F8. 0, F9. 5, F11. 0 (Tele). The aperture value and corresponding shutter speed are displayed on the screen. If an appropriate combination cannot be set, the shutter speed is displayed in red, but images can be captured regardless. Compose the image, press the shutter button down halfway, and then press it down fully. The aperture value varies depending on the position of the zoom lens. EN-28 [M] Manual Mode In manual mode, the aperture value and the shutter speed can be varied individually. Slide the mode switch to [ mode dial to [M]. Toggle the button to select the shutter speed or aperture. 3. Adjust the shutter speed or aperture with the / buttons. Compose the image, press the shutter button down halfway, and then press it down fully. In the flash photography mode, when [ shutter speed is 1/500 second. ] and [ ] are set, the fastest EN-29 [ ] User Setting Mode This mode allows you manually set the setting parameters and all these settings will be memorized. Slide the mode switch to [ ] and set the mode dial to [ ]. Compose the image, press the shutter button down halfway, then press it down fully. [ ] Video Mode This mode allows you to record video clips at a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels. Slide the mode switch to [ ] and set the mode dial to [ ]. Optical and digital zoom can be used while composing the scene. The recording of the video clip will start. Pressing the shutter button again will end the recording. [. . . ] Look for a new "Removable disk" icon. Typically, the camera will be assigned drive letter "e" or higher. Double click on the removable disk and locate the DCIM folder. Double click on the DCIM folder to open it to find more folders. [. . . ]