AGFA AP OPTIMA 145 User Manual

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Camera Vews 
Front ViewBack View
Right View
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Top View
Left View Bottom View
1 Flash Lamp
13Delete button/Self-t mer button/
Down button
2 AF Ass
 st/Tmer Indcator 14Close-up shoot ng button/Left 
button
3 Lens 15 Funct
on/OK Button
4 M
 crophone  16 USB/AV Port
5 LCD Screen 17 Wr
st Strap Anchor 
6 Zoom Button 18 Power Button
7 Status Ind
 cator 19 Recordng Button
8 Mode Select
 on Button 20 Shutter Button
9 Playback Button 21 Card Slot/Battery Compartment
10 Menu Button 22 Tr
pod Socket
11 D
 sp/Up Button 23 Speaker
12 Flash Mode/R
 ght Button
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1. Put the battery nto the camera.
2.  Use the USB cable to connect the camera to the power 
adapter. 
3.

  Insert the power adapter nto the power socket.
Chargng the Battery
Leave  the  battery  charg ng  unt l  the  charger  l ght 
turns green. To maxmze battery lfe, the first charge 
should be at least 4 hours.
The charger 

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Insert the Battery and SD/SDHC Card (Not ncluded)
2. Insert the enclosed batter es nto the battery slot n the 
correct drecton.1.  Open the battery compartment. 
						

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4. Close the battery compartment.3. Insert an SD/SDHC card (not ncluded) nto the memory 
card slot as shown.
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Optonal SD/SDHC cards are not ncluded. The use 
of 64 MB to 32 GB memory cards from recognzed 
manufacturers such as SanDsk, Panasonc and 
Toshba s recommended for relable data storage.
To remove the SD/SDHC card, open the battery 
compartment and gently push the card to release 

t. 
Pull the card out carefully.
Turnng On and Off
Press the Power button to turn the camera on. To turn off 
the camera, press the Power button agan.
After the camera s turned on, the camera wll default to 
the the shootng mode last used. Press the Mode button, 
and use the Left/Rght button to swtch among dfferent 
shootng modes. When the camera s used for the first 
tme, the language setup wll dsplay on the screen. 
Power Button 
						

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Use Mode button
The AgfaPhoto camera provdes a convenent mode button that allows you to swtch between dfferent modes easly. After 
pressng the mode button to enter mode selecton menu, press Left/Rght button to choose the mode, press "func/OK to 
select. All the avalable modes are lsted as follows:
Mode Name Icon Description
Auto mode
AUTOSwtch to take stll pctures n automatc mode.
Manual mode
Swtch to take stll pctures n manual mode, where many camera settngs can be configured.
ASCN mode
Swtch to have the camera automatcally select the best scene type for stll pctures.
Panorama mode
Swtch to capture a sequence of shots and sttch them together nto a panoramc photo.
Scene mode
Swtch to take stll pctures n 20 dfferent scene types to choose from.
Stablzaton mode
Swtch to take stll pctures by reducng mage blur caused by hand shake, low lght ng 
condtons,, or slow shutter speeds.
Portrat
Swtch to take portrat pctures under normal condtons.
Move mode
Swtch to record vdeos. 
						

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Set Tme, date/tme
The Date/Tme and Language setup w ll automat cally 
appear when the camera s turned on the first tme.
To set the language, date, and tme, go to the followng 
setup optons n the General Setup menu.
• Language
• Date / T
 me 
To access the  General Setup
 menu, do the follow
 ng:
1.  Press the Power button to turn the camera on.
2.  Press the 
 button, then swtch among the settngs 
menus by usng the  Left/Right
 button and select 
General Setup.
Setting the Language
1.  Select language wth the Down button, press the  or 
rght button to enter the settng.
2.  Use the  Up/Down/Left/Right
 buttons to select the 
des

red language.
3.  Press the 
 button to confirm the settng. 
						

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Setting the Date and Time
1. Select date / tme wth the Up/Down button, then press 
the  or rght button to enter the settng.
2.  Press the  Left/Right
 button to h
 ghlght each field and 
use the Up/Down button to adjust the value.
3.
  Press the 
 button to confirm the settng. 
						

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If the LCD montor s damaged, take partcular care 
wth the lqud n the montor. If any of the followng 
stuatons arse, take the recommended mmedate 
acton ndcated below:
•  If lqud from the LCD comes n contact wth your skn, 
wpe the area wth a cloth and then wash thoroughly 
wth soap and runnng water.
•  If lqud from the LCD flows nto the eyes nadvertently, 
please rnse wth water mmedately and seek medcal 
assstance.
•  If lqud from the LCD s swallowed, flush your mouth 
thoroughly wth water. Drnk large quanttes of water 
and nduce vomtng. Then seek medcal assstance 
mmedately.
About the LCD Screen
When you turn the camera on, varous cons wll appear on 
the LCD screen to ndcate the current camera settngs and 
status. To learn more about the dsplayed cons, see “LCD 
Screen display” on page 25.
LCD Screen notes:
Extremely hgh-precson technology has been used to 
manufacture the LCD screen so that most of the pxels are 
operatonal for use. However, there may be some mnute 
ponts (black, whte, red, blue or green) that constantly 
appear on the LCD screen. These ponts are normal n the 
manufacturng process and the recordng s not affected 
n any way.
Avod exposng the LCD screen to water; remove 
any mo
 sture on the LCD screen wth a soft and dry 
cleanng cloth.