AGFA AP DC1033m User Manual

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Using the Menus 
When a menu is displayed, the four-way control and the SET button are used to make 
the desired settings. 
REC menu 
   
Turn the power on, and set the 
camera to the REC mode 
(
page 13). 
   
Open the REC menu. 
y Press the MENU button (n) 
to display the menu. 
    
Select an item. 
y Press 
 or  (o) to 
select a menu item.  
    
Change the setting. 
y Press 
 or  (o) to change the setting. 
    
Press the MENU (n) or the SET (o) button to save the settings and close 
the menu. 
 
REC menu list (Still Image) 
Menu Item Available Settings Page 
Resolution  /  /  /  /  / /  27 
Quality  /  /   27 
Metering  /  /  37 
White Balance  Auto /  /  /  /  /  /  37 
ISO Auto / ISO100 / ISO200 / ISO400 / ISO800 / 
ISO1600 / ISO 3200 38 
Exposure  ...  38 
Drive Mode  Off /  /  /  /  31 
AEB Off /  38 
Highlight Off /  /  /  38 
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Sharpness  /  /  39 
Effect  Off / B&W / Sepia / Negative / Red / Green / Blue 39 
Date Stamp  Off / Date / Date & Time 39 
Stabilizer  Off / On  40 
Face Tracking  Off / On  40 
Photo Frame  Off / Frame 1 ~ 10  40 
Digital Zoom  Off / On    28 
REC menu list (Movie) 
Menu Item Available Settings Page 
Movie Size /  /   35 
Metering  /  /  37 
White Balance  Auto /  /  /  /  /  /  37 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
						

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Setup menu 
   
Turn the power on, and set 
the camera to the REC or 
PLAYBACK mode   
(
page 13). 
   
Press the MENU button (n) 
to open the REC or 
PLAYBACK menu. 
y  The menu displays 
depends on whether you 
are in the REC mode or 
the PLAYBACK mode.  
    
Open the Setup menu. 
y  Press four-way control (o) to select SETUP (
) and then press the SET 
(o) button to display the Setup menu. 
    
Select an item. 
y Press 
 or (o) to select a menu item and then press  or the SET 
(o) button to launch the submenu. 
   
Change the setting. 
y Press 
 or  (o) to select an option and press  or the SET (o) 
button to apply the setting. 
   
Press the MENU (n) button to close the menu. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Setup menu list 
Menu Item Functions 
Sounds [Shutter]:  
[Start-up]: 
[Beep]: 
[Volume]: Sets the shutter sound on and off. 
Sets a type of the start-up sound. 
Sets the operation sound on and off. 
Adjusts the volume of the shutter sound, start-up 
sound, beep and playback sound. 
Auto Review [Off]: 
 
[1 sec.]: 
 
[3 sec.]: 
 
[5 sec.]: The captured image will not automatically display after 
shooing. 
The captured image will display for 1 second after 
shooting. 
The captured image will display for 3 seconds after 
shooting. 
The captured image will display for 5 seconds after 
shooting. 
Power Save [Off] / [1 min.] / [3 min.] / [5 min.]: 
For power consumption, the camera is turned off automatically for 
a period of time. 
y  The power save feature will not activate in some situation 
(
page 12). 
Date & Time 
Sets the date & time (page 7). 
Language Select a language for display menus and other information from 
the following 31 languages: (page 7) 
Use this function if the camera experiences a “Folder cannot be 
created” error or if you want to restart numbering, for example, 
after erasing all files. 
[Series]: 
  
[Reset]: Store the latest used file number no matter deleting 
files or inserting a new memory card. 
Reset file numbering each time the memory card is 
changed. 
File No. 
y  Resetting the file number is useful for avoiding the file name 
duplication when images are downloaded to a computer 
(
page 55). 
You can review images on a television with a supplied AV cable 
(
page 53). TV Out should be set to either NTSC or PAL 
depending on your region. 
TV Out 
[NTSC]: 
[PAL]: America, Japan and others 
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Menu Item Functions 
USB [Computer] / [Printer]: 
Sets the USB mode to connect the camera with a printer or 
computer (
page 54). 
Start-up image 
Sets a recorded image as the start-up image (page 52). 
Format To erase all data stored in the memory card if you are using a 
card, or all data stored in the internal memory if there is no card 
inserted. 
y  A “BUSY...PLEASE WAIT” message displays and the memory 
card is starting format. 
y  A “COMPLETED” message displays when finish formatting. 
y  All data will be deleted including protected files. Be sure to 
download important files to your computer before formatting. 
[Off] / [On]: 
LCD Save Enable the LCD save function to automatically decrease the LCD 
brightness to conserve battery power 
When the camera is idle for 5 seconds, the LCD darkens. 
To ensure the camera displays battery level correctly, set the type 
to match the batteries used. 
Battery Type 
Alkaline / NiMH / Lithium / Qxyride 
Reset All Resets the entire menu and button operation settings to initial 
default. 
The following settings do not change after Reset All: 
y  Date & Time setting 
y Language setting 
y  TV out setting 
y Battery Type 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
						

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Basic Recording 
Recording Still Images 
   
Turn the power on, and set the 
camera to the REC mode 
(
page 13). 
   
Compose the subject on the 
monitor. 
y  Aim the focus area (n) to the 
subject that you want to take.  
    
Half press the shutter button to focus the image. 
y  The focus area (n) becomes green while in focus, then shutter speed (o), 
aperture value (p) and ISO value (q) are displayed. 
y  If the shutter speed is slow or the possibility that image may be blurred, the 
shake warning icon 
  may appear on the LCD monitor. To avoid this, use 
a tripod to stabilize the camera when recording images. 
    
Take a picture. 
y  Press the shutter button fully to 
take a picture. 
 
   
y  Make sure that your fingers or 
the hand strap does not block 
the lens. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Using smile capture Mode 
The smile capture model uses smile tracking to automatically capture images. Pressing 
the shutter button will enable the camera to take 6 continuous shots whenever a smile is 
detected. This feature is most useful in capturing different angles and smiles of moving 
people. When capturing an image with more than one person, the camera detects the 
smile of the closest person on the center of the screen. 
To activate smile capture   
   
Select 
from Scene Mode 
submenu. (
page 13).  
   
Focus the camera on the subject to 
capture.  
   
Press the shutter button to start 
smile detecting. The smile capture 
icon blinks every second and the 
white focus frame turns green to 
denote camera activity.  
   
When a smile is detected, the camera will automatically take a shot of the image. 
It will continuously take 6 shots whenever a smile is detected
. 
   
To stop shooting before the 6 shots are taken, press the shutter button again, 
The smile capture icon stops blinking and the focus frame turns white. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
y  When capturing an image with several faces, face tracking function may take up 
more time tracking faces for the first time. 
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Using Intelligent Scene Mode 
With the Intelligent Scene Mode, the camera automatically detects the shooting 
conditions and switches to the appropriate scene and settings when aiming on a subject. 
This feature is most useful for novice users to capture great images even without basic 
knowledge of photography 
To activate Intelligent Scene 
   
Select 
  from Scene Mode 
submenu. (
page 13).  
   
Focus the camera on the subject to 
capture.  
   
The camera detects the shooting 
conditions and switches to an 
appropriate scene mode.  
   
Half press the shutter button to focus the subject. The frame turns green to 
indicate focus is set. 
   
Press the shutter button to take the shot. 
 
 
 
The table below shows the modes supported by intelligent scene: 
Icon Intelligent Scene Modes Description 
 Portrait  This mode is set when a face is detected. 
 Backlight This mode is set when a face is detected with an EV 
setting greater than 2.5. 
 Landscape This mode is set when: 
y  There is no face detected. 
y  The focus distance is more than 1.5 meters. 
y  The EV setting is greater than 11 or 10.5. 
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Icon Intelligent Scene Modes Description 
 Macro This mode is set when: 
y  There is no face detected 
y  The focus distance is within the macro range. 
This mode can only be detected when you half press 
the shutter button. 
 Night Scene This mode is set when: 
y  There is no face detected 
y  The focus distance is more than 1.5 meters. 
y  The EV setting is lower than 5 or 4.5. 
 
 
y  After the camera detects the shooting conditions, this icon changes to show the 
detected scene mode. 
y  Face tracking is automatically enabled. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Using Blink Detection Mode 
The Blink Detection mode tracks faces and determines captured image that contain 
subjects with blinked eyes. After shooting, when the camera detects that the subject 
blinked an eye, a menu selection appears to ask the user whether to save the image or 
not. This feature saves time in managing photos to be stored or deleted from the 
memory. 
To activate Blink Detection 
   
Select 
  from Scene Mode 
submenu. (
page 13).  
   
Half press the shutter button to 
focus the subject. The frame turns 
green to indicate focus is set. 
 
 
 
  
   
Press the shutter button to capture the image. The image is automatically saved 
unless the camera detects that the subject blinked an eye. 
   
Select Save Image to save or Cancel to disregard. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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