User manual DXG DXG-228

[. . . ] DXG-228 User's Manual Version 2. 0 07/01/04 Contents Chapter 1 Attention 1-1 1-2 1-3 1-4 Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Before Using Your Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Camera Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Package Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4-4 Setup Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 4-5 PC Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . Chapter 5 Preparing Your Camera 5-1 5-2 5-3 5-4 5-5 Attaching the Strap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Loading Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Loading and Removing the Memory Card. . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Setting Up the OSD Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Setting Up the Date/Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Chapter 2 Getting to Know Your Camera 2-1 Features Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2-2 Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2-3 System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Chapter 6 Getting Started 6-1 Setup Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 6-2 Record Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 6-3 Play Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 6-4 Movie Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 6-5 PC Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Chapter 3 Controls, Operation, and Display 3-1 3-2 3-3 3-4 3-5 3-6 3-7 3-8 3-9 LED Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 LCD Monitor Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Power On. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Shutter Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Mode Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Function Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Set Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Mode Display Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Macro Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Chapter 7 Driver Installation 7-1 Installing the PC Camera Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 7-2 Installing the PC Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Chapter 8. File Transfers 8-1 How to Transfer Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 8-2 Mass Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 8-3 PC Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Chapter 4 Navigating Modes and Menus 4-1 Record Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 4-2 Playback Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4-3 Movie Mode. . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Turn on the camera to go directly into Record Mode. (You can also enter into Record Mode through Mode Button and use the Function keys to move to and then press . ) An image of what is in front of the lens will appear on the LCD monitor. Press and hold the Shutter button half way down. A yellow "[ ]" will appear in the center of the LCD monitor. Press the Shutter button down fully and release it to complete the recording. You can use using the camera: Auto, and Off. Press the to toggle the LCD Monitor displays. There are five display modes: Standard Display, Full Display, Image Only, LCD Monitor Off, Only Operation Settings. Using the Mode Button to set the details settings for recording images, e. g. , Image Resolution, Image Quality, Self-timer, and Light Frequency settings. The menu will appear on the LCD monitor when Mode Button the Function keys is pressed. Use " " of to move between selections. Button to get into Setup Mode, 3. Press the the LCD monitor will display the menu. Use the down key " " of the Function keys to move between selections; Use " " to toggle between submenus (Image Options, Option and System Options. Then use Button to drill down into the menu. Select items using " " and " ". Button to confirm your 6-2 Record Mode Record Mode offers you a quick and easy way to take ideal pictures. to 6. Using " " and " " of the Function keys adjust the digital zoom. The adjustment ratio of the digital zoom will appear on the left hand side of the LCD monitor, from 1. 0 time to 4. 0 times, with 0. 5 times increase at each adjustment. The green LED comes on when the Macro key on the 20 left hand side of the camera is toggled to Macro Mode. If the battery low icon appears on the LCD Monitor, please change the batteries immediately to maintain operation normality. The countdown for the Self-timer is 10 seconds. There are 4 basic resolutions offered by the camera: 2048x1536, 1600x1200, 1280x960, and 800x600. [. . . ] Press Finish to complete the application installation. 27 8. File Transfers 8-1 How to Transfer Files Use the Mass Storage function in the PC Connection menu to connect and transfer files via USB. Note: Windows XP and Windows 2000 users do not need to install the camera driver to transfer files. On the camera's LCD display, highlight "Mass Storage" (in blue) Press the Set Button; a flashing USB cable icon appears on the display. [. . . ]