User manual ROLLEI DP300

[. . . ] Digital Camera User Manual 020810 About this Manual This manual makes using the Digital Camera as easy as possible. Information in this document has been carefully checked for accuracy; however, no guarantee is given to the correctness of the contents. Copyright (c) Copyright 2003 This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright. Trademarks All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Table of Contents Chapter 1 ­ Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] If you want to store your photos on a SD/MM Card, make sure it is installed before you turn on the camera. If you want to store images directly to the camera's internal memory, either remove the memory card, or select Internal from the Memory Type menu. To prolong the life of your batteries it is recommended to keep the LC display turned off when not in use. · Selecting the Camera Mode Selecting the Camera Mode There are two modes for taking pictures: Snapshot and Preset. Snapshot mode is for basic picture taking, while Preset mode allows you to take pictures in one of five preset schemes: Landscape, Portrait, Night Scene, SelfTimer and Macro. the Snapshot mode indicated by the camera icon To use the self-timer, rotate the Mode Dial to Preset mode and the use the Up and Down buttons to select Self-Timer mode. Framing the Shot Hold the camera steady to avoid taking blurry pictures. Turning off the LC display and taking pictures with just the Viewfinder results in longer battery life. However, in some conditions it may be more convenient to use the LC display. 21 Digital Camera User's Manual Zooming and Shooting Zoom in on a particular object or Zoom Out buttons to You can use the Zoom In narrow or widen the camera's field of view. Automatic Image Processing Pressing the Shutter button half way down initiates the camera's internal image processing function. The camera adjusts the shot to compensate for ambient lighting, and, in auto-flash mode, detects whether or not the flash is required. Shoot the picture When you are happy with the preview, slowly press the Shutter button. (Take care not to press the Shutter button to rapidly or forcefully; otherwise you might shake the camera and get a blurry picture as a result. ) Turning off the Camera When you are finished taking pictures, press the power button to turn it off. This conserves battery power and prevents unnecessary wear and tear on internal electronic parts. 22 Chapter 3 - Reviewing Your Pictures One benefit of digital cameras is that you can immediately preview the shot you just took. Switching to Playback Mode To view the pictures that you have stored in internal memory or on the SD/MM Card, rotate the Mode Dial to and turn the camera on. Playback Mode If the LC display is not turned on, press the Display button . Cycle through the modes by repeatedly pressing the Display button. Full-Screen Review The default Playback method is to show each individual picture one at a time at full-screen size. For the FullScreen Review method, press the Up and Down buttons to cycle through the pictures you've taken. / / to see You can also use the Zoom buttons more detail on a picture. The default zoom setting is x1. 0; to increase the zoom ratio from x1. 0 to Press Zoom In to x8. 0 in . 5 increments. Press the Zoom Out button decrease zoom ratio. Digital Camera User's Manual Thumbnail Review If you press the Zoom Out button when the zoom ratio is at x1 (default), the camera switches to Thumbnail Review . In Thumbnail Review, up to nine pictures are shown on the LCD simultaneously. To return to Full-Screen Review, select the photo you want to view and press either the Shutter button or the Zoom Out button. The selected picture will then expand to fill the entire LC display. 24 Chapter 4 - Connecting to a Computer The digital camera stores pictures as digital data rather than on film. Instead of making a trip to a developer and printing from negatives, you can copy your pictures to a computer for long-term storage. [. . . ] This mode is used to view pictures stored on the camera's internal memory or on the memory card. 46 Chapter 6 - Using the LC Display Zoom Indicates the level of zoom currently applied. In Video Mode, optical zoom must be adjusted before recording; digital zoom can be adjusted during recording as follows x1. 2, x1. 4, x1. 6, x1. 8, x2. 0 In Snapshot Mode, optical zoom options are: x1. 0, x1. 25, x1. 5, x1. 75, x2. 0, x2. 25, x2. 5, x2. 75, x3. 0; digital zoom options are: x1. 0, x1. 2, x1. 4, x1. 6, x1. 8, x2. 0, x2. 2, x2. 4, x2. 6, x2. 8, x3. 0, x3. 2, x3. 4, x3. 6, x3. 8, x4. 0. In Playback Mode, zoom options are: x1. 0, x1. 5, x2. 0, x2. 5, x3. 0, x3. 5, x4. 0, x4. 5, x5. 0, x5. 5, x6. 0, x6. 5, x7. 0, x7. 5 and x8. 0. Use this setting when taking pictures in bright daylight, to reduce the effect of "whitewashed" pictures. [. . . ]