User manual KOBIAN CYPERPIX S550V

[. . . ] Table of Contents 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Safety Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The digital zoom is used to achieve magnification levels up to 4X. NOTE: The digital zoom does not work in video mode. In Auto or or Manual mode, press to display the zoom bar. Press x2. 6 Displays the zoom ratio. to zoom in on the subject. Press until the zoom factor is 0 (zero) to turn the zoom off. The zoom bar is displayed any time the zoom is activated. In OSD mode, a yellow bar indicates the zoom factor. Zoom ratio indicator in image only mode -- 14 -- Taking Pictures Using the Auto and Manual Photography Modes The digital camera offers two photography modes: Auto and Manual . Auto mode is the simplest to operate and is recommended for beginners. Photos in Auto mode are captured by pressing the shutter button and letting the digital camera adjust settings to match lighting conditions, focus range, and other environmental factors automatically. Manual mode allows users to manually adjust camera settings such as exposure and white balance, allowing skilled users to fine-tune settings to suit conditions, and to achieve a variety of special photographic effects. If an SD card is not inserted in the camera, photos are stored on the camera's internal memory. When an SD card is inserted, the camera reads and writes to the SD card, not to the internal memory. Remove the SD card to access the camera's internal memory. Using the Mode Dial Turn the mode dial at the top of the camera to change the camera's working mode at any time. Align the desired mode with the camera mode indicator (red dot) at the back of the camera. When selecting a mode, the LCD briefly displays a blue screen indicating which mode the camera is in. Microphone Video mode PC Cam mode Playback mode Auto photo mode Manual photo mode Camera mode indicator Camera mode LCD indicator Manual Photo -- 15 -- Taking Pictures Taking Pictures 1 2 3 Turn the Mode dial to Auto or Manual mode. Shutter button Power button Press POWER to turn the camera on. Capture the photo by pressing the shutter button down until the camera beeps. The photo is captured and stored on the camera's internal memory, or on the SD card if inserted. The LED flashes green while the image is being stored in memory. 4 NOTES: · When the shutter button is pressed half way down, check the exposure value that appears on the LCD screen to make sure it is appropriate for the current light conditions. · The beep does not sound if the beep setting is turned off in the Set menu. -- 16 -- TV OUT USB Taking Pictures Setting the Image Quality and Size 1 2 3 4 5 6 Turn the Mode dial to Auto or Manual mode. Press the right button to select the SETTING menu. Press the up or down buttons to select the IMAGE SIZE item. Press the SHIFT button to enter the IMAGE SIZE submenu. Press the up or down buttons to select the desired image size: · 2272 x 1704 (L - large) · 2048 x 1536 (M - medium) · 1024 x 768 (S - small) Press SHIFT to exit the submenu. [. . . ] NOTES: · If the installation program does not start automatically, open the CD-ROM in My Computer or Windows Explorer and double-click on the file named "install. exe" to start the program. You can also click Run in the Windows Startup menu, enter "(the CD-ROM drive):/install. exe", and then click OK. · Restart your computer after installing the drivers. 2 3 -- 34 -- Installing Software Installing MGI PhotoSuite 4 SE MGI PhotoSuite 4 SE is a photo editing application that is included for free on the software installation CD-ROM. You must use Windows XP/ME/2000/98SE/98 on your computer to use this software. [. . . ]