AGFA AP OPTIMA 103 User Manual

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Pre-Record  
You can catch the f irst three seconds of action you would 
have potentially missed. Once enable this function, the 
camera starts recording video automatically before pressing 
Shutter button. As soon as the Shutter button is hit, the 
most recent three seconds of video is added to the 
beginning of the clip.   
 
Display the icon in red while turning Pre-Record on. 
 
 
 
Pre-Record will be canceled in the following situation: 
• After recording starts. 
• Switch to Photo mode or Playback mode. 
• Any kind of menu is turned on. 
• Turn the unit off. 
• Enter USB mode. 
Playback 
You can playback the still images, video and audio clips on the LCD monitor. 
 
Viewing in Single Navigation 
 
The Single navigation mode displays the image one by one on the LCD monitor. To view 
images/videos/audio clips, follow the steps below. 
1. Slide the Mode switch to Playback mode 
. 
2. The LCD monitor displays an image. To understand the icons and other information on the screen, 
please see Photo Mode Screen Layout on page 13. 
 
Still Image  Video  Audio Clip 
 
 
3. Use the  or   keys to view next/previous image/video/audio. 
4. To play a video or audio clip, press the SET button. See Playing Videos on page 42 and Playing 
Voice Recording on page 43 for more details.
 
  
						

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Viewing Thumbnails 
This function allows you to view 9-thumbnail images or by calendar mode on the LCD monitor at the 
same time. Searching numerous of images is much easier then single view navigation.   
 
To set 9-images mode 
1. Set the camera to Playback mode . 
2. Spin the Zoom dial counterclockwise (left) once to enter 9-images mode. 
3. Use the navigation controls to move through the items. 
4. Press the SET button to select the image and view it normally.
 
 
Scroll bar.   
If scroll bars appear, it indicates that the screen can be 
scrolled.
 
 Thumbnail view 
 
To set calendar mode 
1. Set the camera to Playback mode . 
2. Spin the Zoom dial counterclockwise (left) twice to 
view thumbnails in calendar mode. 
3. Use the navigation controls to move through the 
items. 
4. Press the SET button to select a image and view it 
normally.
 
 
  
 
In calendar mode: 
• The first file (Including image, video, audio and error file) recorded on each 
date appears on the screen. 
• Spin the Zoom dial clockwise (right) would back to 9-images mode. 
 
Thumbnail icons: 
When you view the thumbnails, some images may contain icons. These icons indicate the type of file or 
recording.
 
 
Icon Type Description 
 Voice Record Indicates a voice recording file. 
 File Error Indicates an error file. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
						

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Zooming images 
 
The zoom view function works with still images only. 
• In normal view, spin the Zoom dial clockwise 
(right) repeatedly until the desired zoom view. 
• The 4 arrows on the LCD monitor indicate that 
the image is zoomed in. 
• You can zoom to view an image of up to 12X. 
• Use the navigation controls to view the zoomed 
image. 
• Press the Menu button to close zoom view. 
 
 
For 320 x 240 resolution images, you can only zoom in up to 6X. 
 
Playing Videos 
 
1. Set the camera to Playback mode . 
2. Use the navigation controls to scroll through the 
saved images. A video clip has a video icon displayed 
on screen. 
3. Press the key the SET button to play the video. 
4. During playback, press and hold the 
 or  keys 
to fast forward or rewind the video. The camera 
supports forward and rewind speed of up to 4x.   
5. During playback, use the Zoom dial to control 
volume. Spin clockwise (right) to increase 
volume/Spin counterclockwise (left) to decrease 
volume. 
6. Press the 
  key to pause playback. Press the key 
  again to resume. When paused, the play info will 
remain on screen except 
 . 
7. To forward or rewind the video frame by frame, press 
the key 
 to pause playback, then press the  or 
 keys. 
8. Press the 
  key to stop the playback. The LCD 
monitor displays the video frame image in Single 
navigation mode.
 
 
 
• The play info, except the icon  , will be displayed when the video is 
paused, during REW/FF or frame by frame modes 
• Volume cannot be adjusted when paused or during REW/FF modes. 
To capture screenshot image from a video clip 
1. During playback of video, press the key  to pause 
playback on your desired video frame to capture.   
 
2. Press the Shutter button to capture a screenshot. 
 
3. The camera will automatically stop playback. The 
LCD screen displays the captured image in Single 
navigation mode. 
 
 
 
This feature does not function when the memory card is full or the folder cannot be 
created. The icon 
  does not appear on the screen either.  
						

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Playing Voice Recording 
 
1. Set the camera to Playback mode 
. 
2. Use the navigation controls to scroll through the 
saved images. When viewing a voice recording file, 
the LCD monitor displays the screen layout of Audio 
clips. See picture on the right. 
3. Press the SET button to play the voice recording. 
4. During playback, use the Zoom dial to control 
volume. Spin clockwise (right) to increase 
volume/Spin counterclockwise (left) to decrease 
volume. 
5. Press the 
  key to pause playback. Press the  
key again to resume. When paused, the play info will 
remain on screen except 
 . 
6. Press the 
  key to stop the playback. The LCD 
monitor displays the image in Single navigation mode. 
 
 
 
Volume cannot be adjusted during Pause mode. 
 
Playing Voice Memo  
Voice memo is separately recorded and attached to a captured image. See Voice Memo on page 48 
on how to record voice memo. 
 
1. Set the camera to Playback mode 
. 
2. Use the navigation controls to scroll through the 
saved images. An image file with voice memo has a 
voice memo icon located on the top center of the LCD 
monitor. See picture on the right.
 
3. Press the SET button to play the voice recording. 
4. During playback, use the Zoom dial to control 
volume. Spin clockwise (right) to increase 
volume/Spin counterclockwise (left) to decrease 
volume  
5. Press the key 
  to pause playback. Press the key  
again to resume. When paused, the play info will 
remain on screen except 
 . 
6. Press the key 
  to stop the playback. The LCD 
monitor displays the image in Single navigation mode. 
 
 
 Volume cannot be adjusted when you pause the voice memo.
 
  
						

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Deleting an Image/Video/Audio  
There are two ways to delete an image/video/audio: 
• Using the Delete button, or 
• Using Playback Menu Delete settings. See Delete on page 45. 
 
Using the Delete Button 
 
 Use the Fn/Delete button on your camera to delete or mark an image/video/audio clip for 
deletion. 
 
 
1. Set the camera to Playback mode
 . 
2. View images/videos/audio clips in Single navigation 
mode. 
3. Use the 
 or   keys to scroll the display. 
4. When the desired image/video/audio clip is displayed 
on the LCD monitor, press the Fn/Delete button. 
5. A confirmation selection appears on screen. 
6. Select Delete. 
7. Press the SET button to delete. 
8. The next image is displayed on the LCD monitor. To 
delete another file, use the 
 or   keys to scroll 
through the images/videos/audio clips. Then, repeat 
steps 5 to 7. 
9. To close the Delete function and go back to the single 
navigation mode, select Cancel.  
 
 
Locked files cannot be deleted at any time. When you try to delete a locked file, the 
camera displays File Locked message on the LCD monitor. 
Playback Menu 
The Playback menu allows you to edit images, record voice memo, and setup playback settings. 
  
To go to Playback Menu: 
1. Slide the mode switch to Playback mode .  
2. Press Menu button 
  to launch the Playback 
Menu. 
3. Use the 
 or   keys to move through the menu 
selections. 
4. To select a menu, press 
 or the SET button.  
5. Change the submenu settings using the 4-way 
navigation control.   
6. Press the SET button to save and apply settings.
 
 
Slideshow 
The slideshow function enables you to playback your still images automatically in order one image at a 
time. 
 
To view slideshow: 
1. From the Playback menu, select Slideshow. The Slideshow menu appears. 
2. Set the slideshow settings. 
3. Select Start, then press the SET button to start the slideshow. 
4. During slideshow, press the SET button to pause slideshow. 
5. Use the 
 or   keys to move through the options. Select whether to Continue or Exit the 
slideshow. 
6. Press the SET button to apply selected option. 
  
						

							
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  To change slideshow settings: 
1.
 From the Slideshow menu, use the  or  keys t 
to move through the selections.   
2.  Select Interval setting. Press the 
 or  keys to 
adjust. Choose among the available interval settings: 
1 sec., 3 sec., 5 sec., and 10 sec. 
3.  Select Transition setting. Press the 
 or  keys to 
adjust. Choose among the available transition 
settings: 
   . 
4.  Select Repeat setting. Press the 
 or  keys to 
adjust. Available settings are: Yes, No.
 
 
 
Delete 
The Delete function allows to remove unwanted file s in the internal memory or on the memory card. 
Protected files cannot be erased, to delete, unprot ect the file first. See Protect on page 46. 
 
To delete a image/video/audio clip: 
1.  From the Playback menu, select  Delete. 
2.  The Delete submenu is displayed on the LCD monitor. 
Available select settings: 
•  Single.  Select one file to delete. 
•  Voice Only.  Delete only the attached voice 
memo, not voice clips. The image is still 
retained in the memory. 
•  Multi . Select multiple files to delete at the same 
time. 
• All.  Delete all files.  
 
To delete a single file: 
1.  Select  Single  in the Delete submenu, the images are 
displayed on the LCD monitor in single navigation 
mode.  
2.  Use the 
 or   keys to scroll the display. 
3.  When the desired image/video/audio clip is displayed 
on the LCD monitor, select  Delete. 
4.  Press the  SET button to delete. 
5.  The next image is displaye d on the LCD monitor. To 
delete another file, use the 
 or   keys to scroll 
through the images/videos/audio clips. Repeat steps 
3 to 4.
 
6.  To close the Delete function and go back Playback 
menu, select  Cancel.
 
 
 
To delete attached voice memo: 
1. Set the camera to Playback mode . 
2.  View images/videos/audio clips in Single navigation 
mode. 
3.  Use the 
 or   keys to scroll until the desired 
image with voice memo is displayed on the screen. 
4.  Press  Menu  button 
  to launch the Playback 
Menu. 
5.  Use the 
 or   keys to move through the Playback 
menu selections then select  Delete. 
6.  From the Delete submenu, select  Voice only. 
7.  A confirmation selection appears, select  Yes. 
8.  Press the  SET button to delete the attached voice 
memo and go back to Playback mode.
   
 
 
 
The Voice only submenu is disabled if the current image displayed, at the time you 
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  To delete multiple files: 
1. Select Multi in the Delete submenu, the images are 
displayed in thumbnail view on the LCD monitor.   
2. Use the navigation control to move through the files. 
3. When the desired image/video/audio clip is 
highlighted, press the SET button to mark 
image/video/audio clip for deletion. 
4. Repeat step 3 until all desired images for deletion are 
marked. 
5. Press the MENU button. A confirmation selection 
appears. 
6. Select Yes to confirm. 
7. Press the SET button to delete marked files.
 
 
To delete all files: 
1. Select All in the Delete submenu. A confirmation 
message appears.   
 
2. Select Yes. 
 
3. Press the SET button to delete all files.
 
 
 
 
Protect 
Set the data to read-only to prevent images from being erased by mistake.   
A protected file has a lock icon 
  when viewed on Playback mode. 
 
To protect files: 
1. From the Playback menu, select Protect. 
2. The Protect submenu is displayed on the LCD monitor.
Available select settings: 
• Single. Select one file to lock/unlock. 
• Multi. Select multiple files from the thumbnail view 
to lock/unlock. 
• Lock All. Lock all files 
• Unlock All. Unlock all files. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
To protect/unprotect a single file: 
1. Select Single in the Protect submenu, the images are 
displayed on the LCD monitor in single navigation 
mode. 
2. Use  
 or   keys to scroll the display. 
3. When the desired file is displayed on the LCD monitor, 
press the SET button to select Lock/Unlock. 
4. To close the protect/unprotect function and go back 
Playback menu, select Exit. 
   
						

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To protect/unprotect multiple files: 
1. Select Multi in the Protect submenu, the images are 
displayed in thumbnail view on the LCD monitor.   
2. Use the navigation control to move through the files.   
3. When the desired file is highlighted, press the SET 
button to mark/unmark the file clip for protection. 
4. Repeat step 3 until all desired files to protect are 
marked.  
5. Press the MENU button. A confirmation selection 
appears. 
6. Select Yes. 
7. Press the SET button to lock files and go back to 
Playback mode. 
 
 
To protect all files: 
1. Select Lock all in the Protect submenu. A confirmation 
message appears. 
 
2. Select Yes. 
 
3. Press the SET button to lock all files.   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
To unlock all files: 
1. Select Unlock all in the Protect submenu. A 
confirmation message appears.   
 
2. Select Yes.  
 
3. Press the SET button to unlock all protected files.
 
 
 
  
						

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Red-eye Correction 
The Red-eye Correction function is used to reduce red eye in captured images. This function is only 
available for still images. 
Red-eye correction can be applied to an image several times, but the quality 
may gradually deteriorate.
 
 
To activate Red-eye Correction: 
1. Set the camera to Playback mode . 
2. Press the 
 or   keys to scroll and select an image. 
3. Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu. 
4. Select Red-eye Correction. 
5. Select Start. 
6. Press the SET button to start correction.
 
7. After completing Red-eye correction, a menu 
selection appears. Select whether to:
 
• Overwrite. Save and replace old file with a new 
one. 
• Save As. Save the new file as a new one. 
• Cancel. Cancel red-eye correction. 
8. Press the SET button to save/cancel changes.
 
 
Voice Memo 
A maximum of 30 seconds of audio can be recorded as a memo for captured still images. 
 
To record voice memo: 
1. Set the camera to Playback mode .  
2. Press the 
 or   keys to scroll and select an image to attach voice memo to. 
3. Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu.   
4. Select Voice Memo.  
5. Select Start, then press the SET button to start recording. 
 
6. Press the SET button again to stop recording. 
 
 
 
 
 Time left (n seconds) for recording. 
 
When you record voice memo to an image with an existing voice memo, the old 
recording file would be replaced by the new one. 
  
						

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Color Mode 
The Color Mode function lets you adjust edit still images to apply different colors or tones for a more 
artistic effect. Edited images in this function are saved as a new file. 
 
To activate Color Mode: 
1. Set the camera to Playback mode . 
2. Press the 
 or   keys to scroll and select an image to edit. 
3. Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu. 
4. Select Color Mode. The Color Mode submenu appears. 
  
 
  
 
5. Press the 
 or   keys to scroll and select an option. As you move through the selection, the 
preview on the LCD monitor changes synchronously. 
 
The succeeding table shows the available settings. 
 
Icon Item Description 
 Normal  No effect is added to the image. 
 Sepia    Image is saved with a sepia tone. 
 B&W  Image is saved in black and white. 
 Negative  Image appears to be the opposite of the original image. 
 Mosaic Image is saved with mosaic tiles. 
 Vivid Red  Image is saved with reddish tint. 
 Vivid Green  Image is saved with greenish tint. 
 Vivid Blue  Image is saved with bluish tint.