BenQ C1450 User Manual

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Other settings
Press   >  , and then select an option.
Option Description
Sounds [Startup] Sets a type of the startup sound.
[Shutter] Sets the shutter sound on and off.
[Operation] Sets the operation sound on and off.
[Volume] Adjusts the volume of the shutter sound, startup 
sound, operation sound and playback sound.
Power Saving
 [1 min.]For power conservation, the camera automatically 
enters the standby mode after it has been idle for 
a period of time. (Press any key to resume.)
 [3 min.]
 [5 min.]
 [Off]The camera remains on when idle.
LCD Saving
 [On]For power conservation, the LCD screen is 
automatically dimmed after the camera has been 
idle for 20 seconds. (Press any key to resume.)
 [Off]The LCD screen remains bright when the camera 
is idle.
Date/Time Sets the date and time.
 Select a language for display menus and other information.
File Numbering
 [Series]Stores the most recently used file number 
regardless of deleted files or a change of memory 
card. This is useful for avoiding the file name 
duplication when images are downloaded to a 
computer.
 [Reset]Resets file numbering each time the memory card 
is changed.
TV Format You can review images on a television with an AV cable.
 [NTSC]America, Japan, Taiwan and others
 [PAL]China, Europe, Oceania, and others
 TV Format should be set to either NTSC or PAL depending on 
your region. For details about which system should be used, check 
with your local authorities.
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LCD Brightness
 [Auto]The LCD brightness is automatically set based on 
the surrounding environment.
 [High]The LCD brightness is increased.
 [Normal]The LCD brightness remains at the default value.
Battery Type To ensure the camera displays battery level correctly, set the type to 
match the batteries used. Carbon-Zinc batteries are not 
recommended.
 [Alkaline]When using Alkaline batteries.
 [NiMH]When using NiMH batteries.
 [Lithium]When using Lithium batteries.
Manage Memory
 [Format]Formats the internal memory or the memory card.
 [Copy to 
Card]Copies files from the internal memory to the 
memory card.
Reset All Resets the entire menu and button operation settings to initial 
default.
The following settings do not change after Reset All:
Date & Time setting
Language setting
TV Format setting
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Playback mode
Press   and enter the Playback mode. 
• When the camera is off, press and hold   for at least one second to enter the 
Playback mode.
• In the Capture mode, press   to enter the Playback mode.
• In the Playback mode, press   or the Shutter to switch to the Capture mode.
• While pausing video playback, you can press the shutter to capture the video frame as 
a still image in the VGA format.
Item Description Page reference
1 Indicates that the camera is in the Playback mode. --
2 Indicates that the file is protected and cannot be deleted. 28
3 Indicates this file has a voice memo or the file is an 
audio file.29
4 Indicates the file is marked for printing. --
5 Displays the shooting parameters when you took the 
picture or playback controls. Press   to toggle 
between different displayed information.--
6 Date and time when the file was created. --
7 File number --
8 Histogram --
9 File name, file size, shutter speed, and aperture value --
10/11510/115 01.15.200901.15.200901.15.2009
IMG 0064.JPGIMG 0064.JPG
1.25MB1.25MB
1/2001/200 F2.8F2.8
08:0508:0508:05
12MEV2.02.0ISO400400
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Options for playback and editing
When the camera is in the Playback mode, press  , or   to move to different files. You 
can also select any of the following options.
Enlarging an image
Magnifies an image, so more details can be seen.
To enlarge an image:
1. Press .
2. Press   or   to move to the image you want to enlarge.
3. Press   to zoom-in or   to zoom-out.
4. Press  ,  ,  , or   to move to the area you want to see.
5. Press   to return to the normal viewing size.
Rotating an image
You can press   to change the orientation of an image at 90 degrees clockwise at a 
time.
 For each rotation, the image file in the new orientation is automatically saved.
Viewing multiple files at a time
Shows up to 9 files at a time on the screen.
To view multiple files:
1. Press   >  . In this mode, maximum 9 files (shown in thumbnails) are displayed on 
the screen. Press  ,  ,  , or   to select a file, and then press   or 
 to view it in its normal viewing size.
2. Press  . In this mode, all files are arranged by dates. Press  ,  ,  , or 
 to select a file, and then press   or   to view it in its normal viewing size.
 If there are more than 9 thumbnails, you can press   repeatedly until the scroll bar is 
highlighted. Then you can press   to move to the previous 9 thumbnails or   to 
move to the next 9 thumbnails. To cancel highlighting the scroll bar, just press  .
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Playing back video clips
View recorded video clips in the playback mode.
To view a video clip:
1. Press .
2. Press   or   to move to the video clip you want to view.
3. Start playing back.
• Press   to start playing the video clip.
• Press  to stop the video clip, or press   to pause it. Press   again 
to resume.
Adjusting the playback volume
Increase or decrease the volume of video clips, audio clips, or voice memos.
To adjust the playback volume:
1. Turn the power on, and set the camera to the playback mode.
2. Press   or   to select a video clip, audio clip, or voice memo that you want to playback.
3. Adjust the volume.
• Press   to increase the volume.
• Press   to decrease the volume.
 The volume can be set during playback, but not during rewind, fast forward, or pause.
Slideshow
Sets the time interval for presenting a series of captured image and video files (first frame 
only).
To play a slideshow:
1. Press .
2. Press  >  > Slideshow >   or  .
3. Change the slideshow settings.
• Use the four-way control to set one of the following slideshow effects:
•  Applies a transition effect from left to right.
•  Applies a transition effect from upper-left side to lower-right side.
•  Applies a horizontal transition effect.• During video playback, press   to fast forward or press   to rewind.
• While pausing video playback, you can press the shutter to capture the video frame as 
a still image in the VGA format.
• While pausing video playback, you can view the video frame by frame. Press   to fast 
forward one frame, or press   to rewind one frame. Press and hold   to fast 
forward frame by frame continuously, or press and hold   to rewind frame by frame 
continuously.
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•  Applies a vertical transition effect.
•  Applies a horizontal transition effect by intersecting an image.
• You can set the interval between 1/3/5/10 seconds.
4. Select whether you want to repeat the slideshow.
5. Select Start and press   to play the slideshow.
 If you want to pause it at any time, press  . Press   again to resume playback. To 
stop the slideshow, press  .
Deleting files
Removes selected or all files.
To delete files:
1. Press .
2. Press  >  > Delete >   or  .
3. Select whether to delete this selected file, other selected, all files, or voice memo only, and 
then press  .
Protecting files
Prevents selected files from accidental removal.
To protect files:
1. Press .
2. Press  >  > Protect >   or  .
3. Select whether to protect this selected file, other selected, or all files, and then press  . 
You will then see the icon   indicating the file is protected.
 You can remove the protection anytime by following the same procedure as shown above. 
Note that in Step 2 the on-screen instruction will ask you how you want to remove the 
protection.
Red-eye Removal
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.
1. Press .
2. Press   or   to move to the image you want to apply Red-eye Removal.
3. Press  >  > Red-eye Removal >   or  .
4. Press   to confirm the change and save the image file.
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Voice memo
Inserts a voice annotation to an image file.
To record a voice memo:
1. Press .
2. Press   or   to move to the image you want to add a voice memo.
3. Press  >  > Vo i c e  M e m o >   or  .
4. Select Start >   to start recording your voice.
5. Select Stop >   to stop recording.
To play back a voice memo:
1. Press   to play the voice memo.
2. Press   to pause the playback.
3. Press   to resume the playback.
4. Press  to exit playback.
Photo Effect
You can add special effects to your images.
To add a special effect to an image:
1. Press .
2. Press   or   to move to the image you want to add an effect to.
3. Press  >  > Photo Effect >   or  .
4. Press  , or   to select the effect. The preview result based on the currently selected 
effect is shown in the middle thumbnail.
Icon Option Description
Normal No effect is added to the image.
Sepia Recorded image will be stored in a sepia tone.
B/W Convert image to black & white.
Negative Colors become the opposite of what they were in the original 
image.
Mosaic Applies a mosaic tile effect to the image.
Vivid Red The image becomes reddish.
Vivid Green The image becomes greenish.
Vivid Blue The image becomes bluish.
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5. Press   to confirm the change and save the image file.
Tr i m m i n g
Crops part of an image file, reduces the image size, and overwrites the image file or saves it 
as another new file.
To trim an image:
1. Press .
2. Press   or   to move to the image you want to trim.
3. Press  >  > Tr i m >   or  .
4. Press   or   to select the target image size (8M, 5M, 3M, VGA) to which you want to 
reduce.
5. Press  ,  ,  , or   to locate the area to trim.
6. Press   to confirm the change and save the image file.
 You cannot trim images in the size of 3:2, 16:9, or VGA.
Resizing
Changes an image file to a smaller size, and overwrites the image file or saves it as another 
new file.
To resize an image:
1. Press .
2. Press   or   to move to the image you want to resize.
3. Press  >  > Resize >   or  .
4. Press   or   to select the target image size to which you want to reduce.
5. Press   to confirm the change and save the image file.
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Startup image
Sets the welcome screen when the camera is powering on.
To select a startup image:
1. Press  >  > Startup Image >   or  .
• To use the default startup image, select Default.
• To use a custom image, select My Photos and press   or   to select an image.
• To disable the startup image, select Off.
2. Press .
DPOF
The Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) setting allows you to select images on the memory 
card for printing and specify the number of print copies in advance using the camera. This 
is extremely convenient for sending the images to a photo developing service or for printing 
on a direct print function compatible printer.
To set up DPOF:
1. Press  >  > DPOF.
2. Press   or   and select one of the following options.
• To set the DPOF setting for one image in a time, select One. and press   or   to 
select an image.
• To set the DPOF setting for all images in a time, select All.
• To clear all DPOF settings to initial default, select Reset.
3. Press   or   to specify the number of copies.
4. Press   to decide whether you want to turn the date stamp on.
5. Press .
Radial Blur
Applies a rotating motion effect to give a feel of speed.
To apply a Radial Blur effect:
1. Press .
2. Press   or   to move to the image you want to add a Radial Blur effect.
3. Press  >  > Radial Blur >   or  .
4. Press   or   and select a degree of Radial Blur.
5. Press   to confirm the change and save the image file.
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							32  Working with computer and AV system
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Working with computer and AV system
Bundled software
The camera offers the following programs on a CD.
To install these programs, see the information supplied with the CD.
Connecting the camera to a computer
You can connect the camera to a PC or notebook to transfer, view, print, or edit files.
To connect the camera to a computer:
1. Connect the end of the smaller plug of the USB cable to 
the camera.
2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to an available 
USB port on your computer.
3. Turn on the camera.
4. Select Computer and wait for the connection.
5. A Removable Disk icon appears in My Computer. Click 
this icon to access the files in your camera. 
Connecting the camera to an AV system
You can play files in your camera from an AV system such as TV or projector.
To connect the camera to an AV system:
1. Connect the end of the smaller plug of an AV cable to the camera.
2. Connect the yellow video plug and the white audio plug of the AV cable to a video-input jack 
and an audio-input jack (left channel) on your AV system.
3. Turn on the AV system, and then switch to the AV source connecting to the camera.
4. Turn on the camera.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to operate the camera via the TV or projector screen.
Printing images
In addition to printing images by connecting the camera to a printer via a computer or 
bringing the memory card (if available) to a photo-processing center, you can choose to 
print using PictBridge.
Printing with PictBridge
You can directly print images by connecting your camera to a PictBridge-compatible 
printer without using a computer.
ArcSoft 
PhotoImpression 5Combines photo editing with creative enhancement and sharing tools 
that maximize your digital media experience.
ArcSoft 
VideoImpression 2Creates multimedia presentations by combining photos and video 
clips with audio, text and scene transitions.
• When connecting the camera to a computer, it is necessary to install batteries into the 
camera.
• When connecting the camera to a computer, please use the original accessory of the 
USB cable to avoid possible system conflicts and damage to the camera.
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