User manual ACER CE-5330

[. . . ] CONTENTS 3 5 INTRODUCTION 4 Package Contents GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA 5 6 7 8 Front View Rear View Mode Dial LCD Monitor Information 10 PREPARING THE CAMERA 10 Installing the Batteries 11 Using the AC Power Adapter 12 Inserting and Removing an SD Memory Card (Optional Accessory) 13 GETTING STARTED 13 13 14 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 21 Turning the Power On/Off Choosing the Screen Language Setting the Date and Time Formatting an SD Memory Card or Internal Memory Using the LCD Monitor Shooting Images - The Basics Setting Image Resolution and Quality Using the Zoom Function Using the Flash Using the Self-Timer Adjusting the Exposure (EV Compensation) Setting White Balance 16 PHOTOGRAPHY MODE 22 USING THE MODE DIAL 22 22 22 23 23 23 Auto Mode Program Mode Portrait Mode Landscape Mode Sports Mode Night Mode 24 ADVANCED SHOOTING 24 Burst 24 Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB) 25 Selecting the Metering Mode EN-1 26 PLAYBACK MODE - THE BASICS 26 26 27 27 28 Viewing Images Magnifying Images Thumbnail Display Slideshow Display Resizing an Image 29 VIDEO MODE 29 Recording Video Clips 30 Playing Back Video Clips 31 PLAYBACK MODE ­ ADVANCED FEATURES 31 32 33 34 36 Playing Back Still Images/Video Clips on TV Deleting Images/Video Clips Protecting Images/Video Clips Setting the DPOF Connecting to a PictBridge Compliant Printer 39 TRANSFERRING FILES FROM YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA TO COMPUTER 39 Step 1: Install the USB driver 40 Step 2: Connect the digital camera to your computer 41 Step 3: Download images or video clips 42 EDITING SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 42 Installing NTI Photo Suite 43 USING THE DIGITAL CAMERA AS A PC CAMERA 43 Step 1: Install the PC camera driver 44 Step 2: Connect the digital camera to your computer 44 Step 3: Run your application software (i. e. Windows NetMeeting) 45 MENU OPTIONS 45 49 50 52 Camera Menu Video Menu Playback Menu Setup Menu 55 SPECIFICATIONS EN-2 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the new digital camera!Equipped with a 5. 18 Megapixels CCD sensor, your camera delivers good quality, 2560 x 1920 resolution images. Other features provided by the camera include the following: 5. 18 Megapixels A high-resolution CCD sensor provides 5. 18 megapixels for good quality of images. [. . . ] Use or to select the desired setting, then press the button to confirm. PLAYBACK R DPOF COPY RESIZE DPOF COPY TO CARD SET : EXIT : 5/7 RESIZE 2560 X 1920 2048 X 1536 1280 X 960 640 X 480 SET : RETURN : EN-28 VIDEO MODE Recording Video Clips This mode allows you to record video clips with sound via built-in microphone. Rotate the mode dial to mode and turn your camera on by pressing the button. To stop recording, press the shutter button again. 00:49 SD [] The zoom function of optical zoom (3x) can be activated before you start to record video clips. Each time you press button, the display changes in the following order: Focus Frame On Indicators the Off Composition Line On LCD Off. EN-29 Playing Back Video Clips You can play back recorded video clips. A guide to operation appears on the LCD monitor during the video playback. Use or to go through the images until the video clip you want to play back is displayed. To pause or resume video playback, press the button again. SD 100-0001 SIZE EV. '04 320X240 0. 0 05:22 1 The playback information displayed on the LCD monitor will disappear after seconds of time. The zoom function cannot be activated while playing the video clips back. To playback the video clips on the computer, we recommend you to use Windows Media Player 9. 0 (WMP 9. 0). microsoft. com. EN-30 PLAYBACK MODE ­ ADVANCED FEATURES Playing Back Still Images/Video Clips on TV You can also playback your images on a TV screen. Before connecting to any device, make sure to select NTSC/PAL system to match the video output system of the video equipment you are going to connect to the digital camera, then turn all connected devices off. Connect one end of the A/V cable to the A/V terminal of the digital camera. The method of operation is the same as playing back still images and video clips on the digital camera. TV The sound recorded with video clips can only be played back on TV or computers. EN-31 Deleting Images/Video Clips Use this function to delete one or all images/video clips stored in the internal memory or memory card. Please note that the deleted images or video clips cannot be recovered. Exercise caution before deleting a file. To delete the latest single image/video clip 1. When the delete message appears, use or to select [YES], then press the button to delete the last image or video clip. If you wish to cancel the deletion, select [NO]. DELETE YES NO SET : To delete image/video clip by preference 1. The last recorded image appears on the LCD monitor, which can also be deleted directly by pressing . Use or to select [THIS IMAGE] or [ALL IMAGES] by your preference, then press the button. When the delete message appears, use or to select [YES], then press the button to confirm the deletion. If you wish to cancel the deletion, select [NO]. PLAYBACK DELETE SLIDE SHOW PROTECT QUALITY CHANGE SET : EXIT : 1/7 DELETE THIS IMAGE ALL IMAGES SET : RETURN : Protected images cannot be deleted with the delete function. EN-32 Protecting Images/Video Clips Set the data to read-only to prevent images from being erased by mistake. [. . . ] You can print images easily just by inserting the memory card to a DPOF-compatible printer or a print shop. Refer to section in this manual titled "Setting the DPOF" for further details. Allows you to copy your files from the digital camera's internal memory to a memory card. Of course, you can only do this if you have a memory card installed and some files in internal memory. [. . . ]