User manual AIPTEK POCKETDV 4100

[. . . ] Then open the LCD panel, and push the card eject button to pop out the card or microdrive. Do not remove the CF card when the camera is powered on. When a CF card is inserted, the camera will use the card as the main storage media. Files stored in the camera's built-in memory will become inaccessible until the CF card is removed. If the CF card cannot be identified by your camera but is usable on other device, it is probably because of incompatible format. [. . . ] The available options are: MEDIUM: Selecting this option will compress the picture into a smaller file, thus saving memory space. HIGH: Selecting this option will retain the quality of the image, but the file size will be larger. QUALITY MEDIUM HIGH Press the Menu ( ) button to cancel the action or exit the menu. menu 23 Setting self timer This function comes in handy when you want to take pictures like self portraits or other preset scenes. While in Digital Still Camera ( ) mode, press the Menu ( ) button. Once the SELF TIMER item is highlighted, press the Enter ( ) button. SIZE QUALITY SELF TIMER STROBE 2048X1536 HIGH OFF OFF A sub-menu will appear as illustrated on the right. Press the Up or Down ( ) button to select an item and then press the Enter ( ) button to apply. ON: Enable the self timer function. SELF TIMER OFF ON Press the Menu ( ) button to cancel the action or exit the menu. menu 24 Setting flash strobe The flash strobe is useful when shooting in a dark environment, or shooting a subject that does not get enough natural lighting. While in Digital Still Camera ( ) mode, press the Menu ( ) button. Once the STROBE item is highlighted, press the Enter ( ) button. SIZE QUALITY SELF TIMER STROBE 2048X1536 HIGH OFF OFF A sub-menu will appear as illustrated on the right. Press the Up or Down ( ) button to select an item and then press the Enter ( ) button to apply. The available options are: AUTO: The flash strobe automatically fires when the lighting is insufficient. OFF: Disable the flash strobe function. STROBE AUTO ON OFF Press the Menu ( ) button to cancel the action or exit the menu. menu ) button. The mode of flash strobe can also be switched by pressing the Left ( Please see page 14 for more information. 25 Deleting files When you review files in the Playback mode, you can bring up the menu to delete a file or all files. While in Playback ( ) mode, press ) button. Press the Up or Down ( ) button to highlight the DELETE ONE or DELETE ALL item. Enter ( ASF DELETE ONE DELETE ALL INFORMATION 015/020 A sub-menu will appear as illustrated on the right. Press the Up or Down ( ) button to select YES or NO, and ) button then press the Enter ( to apply. ASF ARE YOU SURE?YES NO 015/020 Press the Menu ( ) button to cancel the action or exit the menu. menu Once the files are deleted, they are forever gone and cannot be restored. 26 Viewing file information Enabling the INFORMATION option allows you to view file name, recorded date, and file size in Playback mode. Please refer to page 16 for the screen display. While in Playback ( ) mode, press ) button. Once the INFORMATION item ) is highlighted, press the Enter ( button. ASF DELETE ONE DELETE ALL INFORMATION 015/020 A sub-menu will appear as illustrated on the right. Press the Up or Down ( ) button to select ON or OFF, and ) button then press the Enter ( to apply. ASF INFORMATION ON OFF 015/020 Press the Menu ( ) button to cancel the action or exit the menu. menu 27 CAMERA SETTINGS Switching to Settings mode Set the Mode Dial to Settings mode, and you can fine tune several functions of the camera. When you set the Mode Dial to the Settings mode, the settings menu will display. [. . . ] A: For the camera to recognize the CF card, the card must be formatted to FAT format. Please backup all data on the card, and then use the FORMAT MEDIA command (see page 31) to format the card. Q5 The TV screen does not display after connecting the camera to the TV. Please see page 29 for more details. 40 ADDENDA Storage Capacity Table Memory Flash memory (16MB) CF card (32MB) CF card (64MB) CF card (128MB) CF card (256MB) CF card (512MB) Still picture (piece) 2304x1792 22 44 89 177 352 704 2048x1536 28 56 113 227 454 908 1024x768 103 206 413 827 1655 3312 Video VGA 60-100 seconds 2-3 minutes 4-6 minutes 11-16 minutes 20-28 minutes 38-56 minutes Audio 1 hour 2 hours 4 hours 8 hours 16 hours 32 hours The above results are tested based on the following conditions: Still pictures: quality set to MEDIUM for all resolutions. [. . . ]