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AP Compact 103 User Manual

1. Lithium Setting Memory Kit This utility formats the internal memory or memory card and erases all stored images and data Available settings are S Memory Kit Format Tap to format currently used memory Copy to Card Tap to copy all files stored in the internal memory to the memory card Format Copy to Card e If there is a memory card inserted in the memory slot and you execute Copy to Card Ct the camera automatically saves all files to the memory card Ifthe images were saved in the internal memory when inserting memory card into the camera You can use Copy to Card function in order to copy all images from the internal memory into memory card e If there is no memory card or the internal memory is empty the Copy to Card function is disabled 58 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Reset All Use this function to reset the camera to its factory settings However the following settings are exceptions and not affected by Reset Date and Time Reset all settings e Language e TV Out e Custom White Balance data Yes Cancel Making Connections You can connect your camera to TV computer or a printer Connecting the Camera to a TV You can play back your images on a TV screen Before connecting to any video devices make sure to select NTSC PAL to match the broadcast standard of the video equipment you are going to connect to the camera To connect your camera to a TV 1 Turn on the camera 2
2. The camera blurs the background to focus on the subject This feature is used to emphasize wide scenic views This feature enhances the red hue for recording sunset images Intelligent Scene This feature is used to capture the image of a backlight object by changing the metering This feature is used to capture still images of moving kids This feature is used to capture images with night scenery background This feature slows shutter speed to capture fireworks explosions This feature is used for beach and snow scenes This feature captures still images in high speed motions This feature is used for wedding or indoor party settings AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Candlelight Night Portrait Blink Detection Pre composition Love Portrait Self Portrait Voice REC This feature is used to capture warm candle light effects This feature is used to capture portrait pictures with night or dark background This feature enhances skin tone thus facial skin appears smooth This feature enhances smooth effects like water or silk This feature is used to capture food images The increased saturation in this mode makes the captured image more enticing This feature enhances the edges of captured images This feature enhances the black and white contrast normally used when capturing text images This feature boosts the saturation of greens to give a rich colour to foliage This feature combines up to 4 shots into a sing
3. Set the TV out to match the TV s video out format See Setting TV Out on page 57 3 Connect the USB AV 3 in 1 cable to the USB port on the bottom of your camera 4 Connect the other end of the cable to the TV s AV input port 5 The LCD monitor turns black and all images and videos are displayed on the TV Connecting the Camera to a PC You can transfer images videos and audio files to your PC 1 Connect one end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your computer 2 Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB terminal on the camera 3 Turn on the camera 99 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 4 The USB mode menu appears on the screen Tap to select USB Mode the onscreen Computer button OW Computer GER Printer 5 The PC starts to detect the connection while the LCD monitor appears Connecting Connecting 6 Connection established after PC MODE appeared on the LCD monitor 7 Access the files in the camera by your PC PC Mode e The camera s internal memory and memory card would display as removable drives in PC e After the connection no image is displayed on the LCD monitor Connecting the Camera to a Printer You can print your images directly using a PictBridge compatible printer 1 Turn on your Printer Check that the printer is turned on there is paper in the printer and there are no printer error messages 2 Connect one end of the USB cable to the printer while the
4. which causes a semi transparent image of the background to remain on the LCD monitor 2 Tap the button to cancel the semi transparent temporarily image 30 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 3 Ask someone else to record a shot of you against your original pre composed background telling him her to compose the image by using the semi transparent screen image as a guide 4 Move your position until photographer confirms your whole or half body in the frame and in the right place 5 Press the shutter button Camera stores the image produced by this step only Using Love Portrait Want to take a good image when there are just two of you All you have to do is hold the camera and show your smiles together If over two faces had been recognized the camera performs 2 second countdown with a beep notice then take a shot without pressing the Shutter button Using Self Portrait When you are the one taking the picture for yourself then self portrait mode is necessary besides the tripod With your long arm s help the camera begin face tracking in self portrait mode If a face had been recognized the camera performs 2 second countdown with a beep notice then take a shot without pressing the Shutter button Tips to make a great shape by self portrait photography Lean in towards the camera to reduce double chin e Angle your body and bend your arms to look slimmer Keep your shoulders back Using HDR Mode Active HDR mode pre
5. 3 When a smile is detected the white focus frame turns green to denote camera shutter and take a shot automatically Using Blink Detection Mode Nothing ruins a great picture more than having your subjects eyes closed Blink Detection provides you with extra assurance when capturing once in a lifetime moments like holding a trophy with teammates after winning a basketball game If closed eyes are detected a saving confirmation menu appears on the screen allowing you to re take the shot before your subject or subjects move on To activate Blink Detection 1 Select Blink Detection mode from Scene Mode menu 2 Half press the Shutter button to focus the subject The frame turns green to indicate focus is set 3 Press the Shutter button to capture the image and automatically save the Image g 4 If the camera detects subject blinked eye a Save 4 image or Cancel option appears on the screen DO 5 Select Save image to save or Cancel to disregard N Save image Cancel Using Pre composition Mode When asking someone else to take images for you but the images always don t come up right Pre composition helps you get the background you want even if you need to ask someone else to record the image for you Basically Pre composition is a two step process Take a pre composed image Shoot again according to the previous stored image 1 Compose the background you want and press the Shutter button full press
6. 640 x 480 320 x 240 640 x 480 Web Auto Movie Program Intelligent Scene Portrait Landscape Sunset Backlight Kids Night Scene Fireworks Snow Sports Party Candlelight Night Portrait Soft Skin Flowing Water Food Building Text Foliage Auction Smile Capture Blink Detection Pre Composition Love Portrait Self Portrait HDR Voice REC Resolution Movie Scene Mode Auto 100 200 400 800 1600 3200 3M 16 9 2M VGA ISO Equivalent 6400 3M 16 9 2M VGA Auto White Balance Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent 1 Fluorescent 2 Custom 2 0EV 1 7EV 1 3EV 1 0EV 0 7EV 0 3EV 0EV 0 3EV 0 7EV 1 0EV White Balance Exposure Control 1 3EV 1 7EV 2 0EV 63 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Sepia B amp W Negative Mosaic Vivid Red Vivid Green Vivid Blue Stara Internal memory 32MB flash memory g External memory SD up to 4GB SDHC card up to 32GB guaranteed English French Spanish German Italian Russian Portuguese Brazil OSD Language Portuguese Dutch Turkish Polish Hungarian Romanian Czech Bulgarian Croati an Slovak Slovenian Greek Swedish Norwegian Finnish Danish Arabic Indones ia Malay Thai Japanese Korean S Chinese T Chinese TV system Customer care More information on the complete AgfaPhoto digital camera product range can be found at www agfaphoto com www plawa com Service amp Repair Hotline EU Service amp Support Hotline Germany 00800 752 921 00 from a landline only 09
7. Setting AEB AEB stands for Automatic Exposure Bracketing It permits 3 consecutive images in the order of standard exposure under exposure and overexposure compensation To set AEB AEB 1 From the Record menu tap AEB 2 Tap On Off to enable disable AEB 34 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Setting AF area To set AF Area 1 From the Record menu tap AF Area 2 Tap the desired option button to apply For more information please refer to Setting the AF Area Face tracking Touch Shot on page 23 Setting AF Lamp The AF Lamp function allows you to record images even low AF Lamp light conditions If AF Lamp is set to Auto the AF lamp located in the front of the camera see Front View on page 7 emits an AFM Auto red light by half pressing the Shutter button allowing the camera to focus easily To set AF Lamp Ga oF 1 From the Record menu tap AF Lamp 2 Tap On Off to enable disable AF lamp Setting Sharpness This function allows you to enhance or soften finer details of your images To set Sharpness 1 From the Record menu tap Sharpness 2 Tap the desired option button to apply The table below shows the available Sharpness settings Item Description Sharpens the image Normal sharpness 35 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Setting Saturation The Saturation function lets you adjust the color saturation in your images Use a higher saturation setting for rich colors and a lower saturation se
8. a flash Fluorescent 1 Ideally used for indoor images with reddish fluorescent lighting conditions Fluorescent 2 Ideally used for indoor images with bluish fluorescent lighting conditions Used when light source cannot be specified Custom Press the shutter button for the camera to automatically adjust the appropriate white balance setting according to the environment 33 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Setting ISO This sets the sensitivity for capturing images When the ISO Auto sensitivity is raised and the ISO figure is increased AUTO photography will become possible even in dark locations but the more pixelated grainier the image will appear iso s0 400 e Use a higher ISO setting in dim conditions and a lower ISO ou setting in brighter conditions 1 3 e Available settings are ISO SO 200 Auto 100 200 400 800 1600 3200 6400 200 If the Stabilizer is enabled ISO is automatically set to Auto and cannot be adjusted v To adjust ISO disable Stabilizer first Setting Metering This sets the metering method for calculating the exposure Metering e Multi e Center EE Le Spot I con Item Description The entire area of the screen is measured and the exposure is calculated e Center Averages the light metered from the entire frame but gives greater weight to the subject matter at the center Le Spot A very small portion of the center of the screen is measured and the p exposure is calculated
9. file 1 Tap Single button in the delete submenu to popup confirm menu P X 2 Tap YES to delete the file Cancel to abort Delete this file Yes Cancel To delete attached voice memo 1 Locate an image with voice memo attached in single navigation 2 Tap the onscreen voice only button in the delete submenu to popup confirm menu 3 Tap YES to delete the voice memo Cancel to abort Up to 200 files can be selected in one time for Delete ES Delete Select To delete multiple files 1 Tap the Select button in the delete submenu and the images are displayed in thumbnail mode on the LCD monitor 2 Tap all you desired files to highlight a delete mark Tap the button to popup confirm menu Tap YES to delete the marked files Cancel to abort A CJ 51 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 To delete all files 1 Tap the All button in the delete submenu to popup a confirm menu 2 Tap YES to delete all files in the memory Cancel to abort Cancel Protect Set the data to read only to prevent images from being erased by mistake A protected file has a lock icon e when viewed in Playback mode To protect files Protect 1 From the Playback menu tap to select Protect 2 The Protect submenu is displayed on the LCD monitor Available settings are as follow Single Select one file to lock unlock 1 Single Tz Select Select Select multiple files from the thumbnail view to lock unlock L
10. for close up photography If Macro is enabled you can Macro capture the detail and sharpness of a very close image by fixed focus r The function of auto focus finds the best proper position from 9 blocks of focus PF Pan Focus L a area LINF Infinity When Infinity is set the camera focuses on distant objects Setting the Drive Mode Your camera features a Self timer and Burst which can be set in the Drive mode function on the screen The Self timer allows you to take images after a pre defined delay While burst lets you take consecutive shots This function is only available in recording still images The Drive mode setting is automatically set to off when you turn off the camera To activate Drive mode M e Tap the onscreen Drive button to to display the popup drive mode menu and tap the desired icon 10 second delay shot Use for important occasion The table below shows the available Drive mode settings Icon Item Description Sets a 10 second delay to capture image after pressing the shutter button Sets a 2 second delay to capture image after pressing the shutter button Performs delay and capture twice Double Performs a 10 second delay then captures the image Performs another 2 second delay then captures the image again Burst Performs continuous shooting when the shutter button is pressed Stops shooting when the shutter button is released Sneed Buret Captures 30 images in a shot when the
11. shutter button is pressed Doa Auto set Image size to VGA only LN Captures an image without time delay yy Tap operation is disabled during drive mode 22 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Setting the AF Area Face tracking Touch Shot AF stands for Automatic Focus This feature determines the area on which the camera focuses BH 7 e Tap the onscreen AF Area button to display the popup AF Area menu and tap the desired ES ER WEE EE icon l How to use Face tracking 1 Tap the onscreen AF Area button and then choose face o gt tracking an 2 Frame the target s when a face is detected a white i ZA D focus box appears on the screen and tracks the face continuously 3 Press the shutter button halfway the white box turns into green success focus or red focus failed 4 If the box of main focus target turns green press the ha shutter full press to take the shot 5 Or release the shutter to re focus target s 7 Up to 10 faces can be detected in the same time How to use Touch shot 1 Tap the onscreen AF Area button and then choose Touch shot ts 2 Frame the subject with the yellow focus frame on the screen 3 Tap the yellow focus frame and a dotted line area appears on screen 4 Drag the focus frame to desired position within the dotted line area 5 Release your finger from the screen the camera performs AF and then captures the image 6 If your finger left the scree
12. speed compared with normal mode so it reduces influence of hand shaking Press the stabilizer button before pressing the shutter button My Stabilizer button e Press the Stabilizer button on top of your camera to enable disable stabilizer To activate Stabilizer If Stabilizer is enabled the stabilizer icon is displayed on the LCD monitor and the ISO setting is automatically set to Auto See Setting ISO on page 34 for more details ey DISP Stabilizer on Setting the Zoom Control Using a combination of 4 times optical zoom and 5 times digital zoom permits zoom photography at up to 20 times magnification While the digital zoom can be a useful feature the more an image is enlarged zoomed the more pixelated grainier the image will appear Please refer to Setting the Digital Zoom on page 38 on how to setup digital zoom To adjusts the optical zoom 1 Press the zoom button to zoom in or zoom out an image 2 The zoom indicator appears on the LCD monitor W restes T Zoom button 984 Press to zoom out E T Press to zoom in L To adjusts the digital zoom 1 Activate digital zoom See Setting the Digital Zoom on page 38 2 Press the T button to optically zoom in to the maximum until it stops 3 Release the button Optical zoom 1X to 4X Digital zoom 1X to 5X y Digital zoom is not activated in recording videos 20 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Using Flash When taking pictures in dif
13. to 10 times in the same perspective angle to an t image Radial Blur The Radial Blur is an effect creates blurs around a point simulating the result of a zooming or rotating camera To set Radial blur for an image Racial Blur 1 Set the camera to Playback mode and locate the desired 2 3 Tap the onscreen level button to popup confirm menu Tap YES to save blurred image as a new image Cancel image by single navigation Tap the onscreen Menu button to launch playback menu and tap Radial Blur Tap to select a blurred level by the onscreen lt or gt button Available levels Low Normal High to abort 48 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 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 set Color Mode for an image Color Mode 1 Set the camera to Playback mode and locate the desired image by single navigation 2 Tap the onscreen Menu button to launch playback menu and tap Color Mode 3 Tap the or Br button to select a color level on the image Available filters Sepia B amp W Negative Mosaic Vivid Red Vivid Green Vivid Blue 4 Tap the onscreen level button to popup confirm menu 5 Tap YES to save the image as a new image Cancel to abort The succeeding table shows the available settings Item Description Image is saved with a sep
14. to know about how to configure the settings Setting Language Specify in which language menus and messages are to be displayed on the LCD monitor Please refer to Initial Settings on page 12 to know about how to configure the settings Setting File Numbering This function allows you to select the method in which to assign file numbers to images Available settings are Series Assigns number to files in sequence even if the File Numbering folder is changed Reset The file numbering will start from 0001 each time sails the folder is changed and Format is processed To understand folder and file structure of your camera see About Folder and File Names on page 62 Fa Reset Setting TV Out Use the TV Out function to adjust video output signal to accommodate different regional settings If TV out is not set correctly the image may not display properly on TV Available settings are TV Out e NTSC Applicable in Japan USA Canada Taiwan and others PAL Applicable in Europe Asia excluding Taiwan Oceania and others 57 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Setting LCD Brightness Select a brightness level for the LCD monitor LCD Brightness Available settings are Bright mr Bright e Normal Ln Cam Normal Setting Battery Type Select the type of the battery to ensure the camera shows the correct battery level on screen Ee Available settings are sl Alkaline Alkaline io NiMH e Lithium
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17. AGFAPHOTO AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Table of Contents dle E 3 About iS Mandal ase SE ei ED se odes sio Sein dabo dedu pe aud ei baie es 3 Safety and Handling Precauti0nS ies ese esse see se ee ee se ee ee Ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 3 Sing ts MenU SE 4 WVEROGUICT OM t OR OE ER leas 5 System RegQilFetellls sedente SE Pa Dx ud UU MG fua RE D DA 5 MIA eal OS ote ceo Gait EE NE ie DLE EUN PUE EI ERA ER Ee Ee ER ee NE D RACK 0S OIC llo a oem EE NE N mtus OE GE NU EE 6 Camera VENEUSE RA GR Ge Ge N RE RE N GN 7 Camera BU ONSE ee Ideo de An En des Ge De Ge EG 8 Onscreen Touch ButtONS ese ee ee ER ER EE ee ee ek Ee ee Ee Re ee nnn 9 Camera MEMO ss Ee vest GR GR ee Ee Ge es SI ei ses 9 Cna ko 2 a 6 RR EE TET LO OER EE OE N nee 10 Attach the Camera Stap SR N ance eei eue GR SR ee eund 10 INSECTUING Me Balie MEE N ES EE EG RR VG EE N ER 10 Inserting an SD SDHC Memory Card ees ee see ee ee ee EE ee ee EE ee ee ee ee ee Ee 11 Turning the Power On and Off eie ees ee ER ER EE EE ee Ee ee ee ee Ee ee ee 11 TEE See o EN DL DO 12 VOdO Rd EE ee ee Ee NNNM E 12 Usmo INE Totich SClC Cs is EE EI Ee oe AE EE OE RE 13 TOUGH SChE CTA OUN ses EE EG ER EG DE De DE Gey i Sue N Seti Des EE 13 Changing the LCD Monitor Display esse ss see EE ee EE ee EE ee Ee ee ee ee ee 19 Recording Images Videos and Voices ie ee ee EE Ee EE Ee EE ee ER ee Re RE Re EE ee ee
18. E This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of with your other household waste Instead it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling please contact your local city office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product Using this Menu Symbols used in this manual are explained below This indicates useful information when using your camera This indicates important message that should be read before using the function AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the new digital camera Capturing high quality digital images is fast and easy with this state of the art smart camera System Requirements In order to get the most out of your camera your computer must meet the following system requirements For Windows e Windows 2000 XP Vista Win7 Processor Pentium II 450MHz or above Memory 512MB or above HDD space 200 MB or above 16bit color display monitor Microsoft DirectX 9 0C
19. Ge ee 59 Connecting the Camera to a Printer iese ee EE ee EE ee Ee ee Ee ee ee ee 60 Setting the Print Mode Menu iese se ee ee EE ee EE ee EE ee Ee ee EE ee EE ee ee ee ee 61 PP DER EIE SE EE EG n Ee EG E EE GE od GE De 62 About Folder and File Names ees ee ee Ee ee ee ee ee Ee ee ee eek ee 62 TOUS SMO OWING m 62 SDOCITIC dHol Seco deu N GE N GE ia dI UM MM M MEM 63 S Uie iE CAN NEED TEE 64 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Preface About this Manual This manual is designed to assist you in using your new AgfaPhoto digital camera All information presented is as accurate as possible but is subject to change without notice Copyright This manual contains proprietary information protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced by any mechanical electronic or other means in any form without prior written permission of the manufacturer O Copyright 2010 Federal Communications Commission FCC Compliance This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that inte
20. a to Playback mode gt b 0 00 01 0 01 15 gt to play the voice 2 Tap the onscreen Play button recording 3 Tap the If button to pause playback tap the button to resume 4 Tap the B button to stop the playback and return single navigation mode 5 Tap the button to set repeat on off s Volume cannot be adjusted when you Pause T e Onscreen control panel and playing info appears 2 seconds then hide Tap the screen to pop them up Playing Voice Memo Voice memo is separately recorded and attached to a captured image See Voice Memo on page 50 on how to record voice memo 1 Set the camera to Playback mode gt 2 Tap the button to play the voice recording 3 Tap the Il button to pause playback tap the gt button to resume 4 Tap the Bl button to stop the playback and return single navigation mode 5 Tap the CO button to set repeat on off Es Volume cannot be adjusted when you pause the voice memo T e Onscreen control panel and playing info appears 2 seconds then hide Tap the screen to pop them up 44 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Volume Control This feature controls the audio volume only when a video voice recording or voice memo is playing back To set volume control 1 During playback tap the d button to popup the volume bar 2 Slide your finger vertically on it to adjust the volume 3 Or use Zoom button to control volume Press zoom in out to increase decrease volu
21. by tapping the onscreen pes button If your memo is less than 30 seconds tap the po button E The camera save the recording automatically and a Tap the Voice Memo Set the camera to Playback mode and locate the desired i image by single navigation Tap the onscreen Menu button to launch playback menu and tap Voice Memo again to stop the recording button 3 on the screen button to playback the voice memo Time left n seconds for recording h When you record voice memo to an image with an existing voice memo the old P recording file would be replaced by the new one 50 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Delete The Delete function allows to remove unwanted files in the internal memory or on the memory card Protected files cannot be erased to delete unprotect the file first See Protect on page 52 To delete a image video audio clip 1 Set the camera to Playback mode and locate the desired image by single navigation or photo stream mode 2 Tap the onscreen Menu button to launch playback menu and tap Delete Or tap the onscreen a button from photo steam mode Available settings are as follow Delete e Single Select one file to delete e Voice Only Delete the attached voice memo only not voice clips The image is still retained in the memory Single 8 voice Onl e Select Select multiple files to delete at the same ij s d time All Delete all files CR Select 1 Al To delete a single
22. can specify the startup image from the captured images for camera To set startup image Startup Image 1 Set the camera to Playback mode and tap the onscreen Menu button to launch playback menu and tap Startup I mage 2 Tap the or button to switch startup image options as follow wt f System Built in d OC L om RE ES ge ee My Photo Tap the Or LE button to select desired image My Photo e Off Turn off the startup image display 3 Tap the on screen System My Photo Off button to apply the setting The startup image will still be displayed startup even if the selected image was uy deleted 54 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 DPOF DPOF is the abbreviation for Digital Print Order Format which allows you to embed printing information on your memory card You can select the images to be printed and how many prints to make with the DPOF menu in the camera and insert the memory card to the card compatible printer When the printer starts printing it will read the embedded information on the memory card and print the specified images To set DPOF 1 Set the camera to Playback mode and tap the onscreen Menu button to launch playback menu 2 Tap to select DPOF Available settings are as follows Single Select a single image to mark GJ Single All Mark all images in the memory card Reset Reset all DPOF settings to initial settings GE Reset To set DPOF on a single image all images 1 Tap to sel
23. ct Auction mode from Scene mode menu X 4 frames 2 Choose a pattern by tapping the icon 3 Return the preview screen to start shooting Shows the different view of an object 28 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 4 Frame the subject and press the Shutter button to take the first shot 5 Or tap the onscreen Auction button to reset pattern 6 Tap Continue button to proceed the second shot 7 Or tap Cancel button to go back the first shot 8 Repeat step 4 to 6 until the pattern is filled in images d d j Li a p j Fat z 4 E F d 4 Y i 0 B T E 5 3 LI pl d Cancel 9 Tap Save button to save the composed image 10 Or tap Cancel button to go back last shot 11 The image can be transferred to PC via USB cable Please refer to Connecting the Camera to a PC on page 59 or memory card reader and uploaded to website Auction mode provides 4 kinds of pattern as follow mM y The image is set to low quality and VGA 640x480 size only 29 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Using Smile Capture Mode When facing camera especially kids smiles are always short and hard to seize by manual shutter Smile capture mode detects every smile all the time and performs Automatic Focus AF to capture an image without pressing shutter button Follow the instructions to get a Happy image by Smile Capture Mode 1 Select Smile capture mode from Scene Mode menu 2 Focus the camera on the subject to capture
24. del 1 Tap onscreen Record mode button EJ red color and choose Movie Or from the Record menu tap scene mode and choose Movie Focus your camera on the subject that you want to take Press the Shutter button to start recording Use the Zoom button to zoom in out the subject To pause recording tap the Pause button ku To continue recording tap the Pause again To stop recording press the Shutter button VOU BU N e When the camera stop recording due to reaching maximum capacity 4GB for a uy single video simply press the Shutter button again to continue recording The camera will automatically stop recording when the memory capacity is full e Digital zoom is not available while recording a video e Sound cannot be recorded while using zooms button e Power save is not available in video recording or pause recording Settings of Recording Videos Tap the onscreen Menu button Menu to launch video menu and configure the settings before recording a video Movie Size The Movie Size function appears only in Movie mode Use this function to adjust the resolution and quality of movie clips lty 1280x720 Recordable time 0 05 30 oy 640x480 1 2 Recordable time 0 09 50 4205 320x240 Recordable time 3 18 27 39 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 The table below shows the available size and corresponding image quality settings I con Item Description 1280 x720 HDTV Only support SDHC_Cla
25. ding on the record mode type e The following icons if enabled are still displayed on the LCD even when OSD off or Guide lines on AEB AF lamp Drive mode Flash and Macro e Use the Guide lines to properly set image for capture In Playback mode the LCD display can be changed into any of the following e Basic e Full e None LCD display cannot be changed in the following situations e Recording video or audio clips e Playing video or audio clips e Playing slideshow Recording Images Videos and Voices Taking I mages Now that you are familiar with your camera you are now ready to take your images Taking images with your camera is very simple 1 Turn on the camera by pressing the Power button 99999 aca 2 Frame the shot using the focus bracket on the LCD monitor See illustration on the right 3 Pressing the Shutter button down halfway automatically focuses and adjusts the exposure and pressing the Shutter button down fully captures the images When the shake warning icon N appears hold the camera steadily with your arms at your side or use a tripod to m stabilize the camera to prevent blurred images o OD EE EO Press the shutter button halfway 19 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Using the Stabilizer The Stabilizer function works according to the luminance of the target object This function uses special image data processing for getting high sensitivity of CCD High sensitivity can use higher shutter
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27. duct names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Safety and Handling Precautions Camera I nformation Do not take apart or attempt to service the camera yourself Do not expose the camera to moisture or extreme temperatures Allow the camera to warm up when moving from cold to warm temperatures Do not touch the camera lens Do not expose the lens to direct sunlight for extended periods Do not use abrasive chemicals cleaning solvents or strong detergents to clean the product Wipe the product with a slightly damp soft cloth AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Battery nformation Turn off the camera before installing or removing the battery Use only the provided batteries or type of battery and charger that came with your camera Using other types of battery or charger may damage the equipment and invalidate the warranty When the camera is used for an extended period of time it is normal for the camera body to feel warm Download all pictures and don t remove the battery from the camera if you are going to store the camera for a long period of time The type of battery and the battery power level may cause the lens to be stuck up Ensure you use the correct battery type and use a fully charged battery Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in Private Households in the European Union
28. e USB port and CD ROM drive For Macintosh e Power Mac G3 or later Mac OS 10 3X 10 6 lt Mass storage gt Memory 5120r above Q Time player ver 6 0 3 or above USB port and CD ROM drive Main Features 12 megapixel resolution Up to 4x optical zoom and 5x digital zoom 2 7 inch color LCD touch screen 32MB internal flash memory with optional external SD SDHC card Supports up to 4GB of SD card and up to 32GB of SDHC card Easy to use button interface Single touch gesture control DCF DPOF PictBridge compatibility Slideshow to review still images A V output to view your images videos and audio on your TV USB port to transfer images videos and audio to your PC AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Package Contents Please check the contents of your camera package It should contain AgfaPhoto Compact 103 AA battery x 2 pcs Rechargeable optional Camera strap USB cable AV cable optional ff CD Rom Quick Start Guide Camera pouch optional User Manual optional AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Camera Views Front View 1 Flash 2 Microphone 3 Self timer LED AF Assist Lamp 4 Lens 5 LCD monitor 6 Zoom Button 7 LED indicator 8 Playback Button 9 Speaker 10 Stabilizer button 11 Shutter button 12 Power button AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Bottom View 13 Tripod screw hole 14 Battery Memory card compartment Left Right View 15 USB TV Out 16 Strap ring Camera Buttons Your came
29. e camera to Playback Single Navigation or Photo Stream mode 2 Press the Wide key zoom out on Zoom button left once to enter Thumbnail mode To use thumbnail navigation Drag left or right to scroll Dragging to scroll won t choose or activate anything on the screen Flick to scroll quickly You can wait for the scrolling to come to a stop or touch anywhere on the screen to stop it immediately Scroll a row horizontally to the previous next row by tapping the onscreen dd or Br button Tap one of the displayed 9 images in the middle of the screen to view it in single navigation mode To quickly scroll to your chosen location drag the pointer of the scroll bar Viewing in Calendar Mode To set calendar mode 1 Set the camera to Playback mode gt 2 Press the Wide key zoom out on Zoom button left twice to view thumbnails in calendar mode 3 Tap to select desired date to view the files in single navigation mode In calendar mode By The first file Including image video audio and error file recorded on each date appears on the screen Press the Tele key on Zoom button once would switch to thumbnail mode 42 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Thumbnail icons In playback mode some images may contain icons These icons indicate the type of file or recording I con Type Description Ia Indicates a voice recording file Re ie Zooming images The zoom view function works with still images on
30. ect Single or All on the DPOF submenu 2 For single image tap the EN Or pr button to scroll and select an image to mark for printing 3 Specify the number of copies for single image or all images Tap Or to increase decrease the number 4 Tap the button to set date stamp On Off 5 Tap the button to save DPOF settings To reset DPOF 1 Tap to select Reset DPOF on the DPOF submenu 2 A confirm popup menu appears on the screen 3 Tap Yes to reset DPOF Cancel to abort Reset DPOF Yes Cancel 55 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Using the Setup Menu You can access the Setup menu whether you are in Record or Playback mode The Setup menu allows you to configure general camera settings To go to Setup Menu 1 Tap the onscreen Menu button to launch the Record Playback Menu _ ESL ECEEEELLLLLLELEE Tap the tab button X to launch Setup menu sounds Tap A or V to turn pages Tap the desired option button to enter submenu Configure the settings in the submenu Tap the onscreen button to save and apply changed settings 7 Tap the Or button to exit the menu or return main menu anytime Setting Sounds Use the option buttons to control the sounds produced by the camera Power Save HD UB W N 1 From the Setup menu tap to select Sounds Sounds 2 Configure settings by tapping the option button 3 Tap the BEI button to apply Startup 41 42 Qs Gor ohutter On Of Beep Of OK It
31. ee ee 19 WAKING Images E EN De Ee GR es N do 19 LISING tie SIabilizEF sesse AE EL Ee DE ES a0 UE Ee M Use EN Ee 20 Setting tie ZOOM Gontrol is SE ER UE Ge Dei d Go ee 20 GSMO RE EE ER EE EE ER OE N N 21 Selling INE Focus Mode SE RE eo 21 DEMING IS DVS Mode EE N GE ee 22 setting the AF Area Face tracking Touch ShO esse ees eek EE ee ee Ee 23 USING te Record Mense ES EE Ge Ee Sortie a ED 24 Setting the Scene Mode serris rra 24 WISING VOICES sae AE 32 Seb P HOLDS IZe EE N EE N a T MI MU 32 SRI Cla EV aeq rie Redon eren satt GE EA N tete N N ba RO cal EO 32 SENO EV Gomperisatien ss E deest oes 33 Seld Ve S ie in E bed 33 os re od ie AE ER OE EE OR EE 34 Selling Meter edo dd debe beet in rb sensation aoa 34 Seld ABB E A E E 34 S GNI ATP RE vh v ti etr RE at ee Ge ee ES 35 Sella AT ED oen GE oiu er Se TI NIE ERI ERE DR 35 DEMING ShalplleSs EE EE sk ee d besides sies pi ra N E 35 SUNO SAUA UON EER ODE 36 Seld CONTAS Eee A 36 SEINA E El AI T 37 Seming DIVE Mode ss EE uid didt did ute dd rbv ek ate ur UO de Dark da iid uds 37 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 DO UG OCU SIV OG EE OE OE ER dati Gb bot Pet OE OE uei 37 TS ULV COLON MOAB ETE 37 SEUNG THE Digital ZOON ses RARR DS EK DOE ON OES EG EN ON DER GES ENG i 38 Selling ie Date Slam Re aai 38 Setting Auto REVIEW seseris ieis se ee a EE ee EE Re RE ee EE ee Ee ee ee ee Ee ee Ee ee rsen nns 39 FICCOMGING VIGCOS e EE ER N N Pe 39 FADI aee DD 41 File NavligalON 12 23 99
32. em Available Available Settings Description Sound 1 Sound 2 ro Sound 3 Off Selects the startup sound when camera is turned on Enables or disables shutter sound when shutter button is On Off pressed Shutter sound is not available when recording videos or voice clips On Off Enable or disable the beep sound when using touch screen Setting Power Save The Power Save function allows you to set an idle time after which the camera automatically sets to sleep mode to save power After a minute of being in sleep mode the camera eventually turns off power Available setting 1 min 3 min 5 min Off This function is not available in the following instances Recording a video or audio file Playing a slideshow video audio file Exclude pause Using the USB connector 56 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Setting LCD Save Enable the LCD Save function to automatically decrease the LCD brightness to conserve battery power When the camera is idle for 20 seconds the LCD darkens Press any button to resume to normal brightness The camera is idle when no buttons are pressed LCD Save though enabled does not function during video playback slideshow and video recording Setting Date amp Time Use the Date amp Time function to set the date and time of your camera This function is useful in attaching date stamps on captured images Your camera uses a 12 hour time format Please refer to Initial Settings on page 12
33. ficult lighting conditions use the onscreen Flash button to get correct exposure This function cannot be activated in recording videos or continuous shooting To activate Flash X Auto Flash e Tap the onscreen Flash button to display the popup flash menu and tap desired flash mode icon ZA io s O Fires the flash when needed Recommanded in most situations ZA Your camera is equipped with five flash modes I con Item Description Auto Flash The flash fires automatically whenever extra lighting is needed Red eye reduction The flash fires twice to reduce the red eye effect The flash fires whenever you press the shutter button regardless of lighting orced on M conditions The flash fires with a slow shutter speed Forced off The flash is turned off e Flash function is only available in shooting still images but not available in Burst and AEB modes e Do not charge the flash while pressing the zoom button Charge the flash after releasing the zoom button if necessary Setting the Focus Mode This function allows users to define the type of focus when recording a still image or a video clip w To set the Focus mode Auto Focus nlf e Tap the onscreen Macro button to display popup macro menu and tap the desired icon 21 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Your camera supports the four focus modes I con Item Description Auto Focus With Auto Focus the focus range starts from 0 12m This mode is designed
34. ia tone Image is saved in black and white Image appears to be the opposite of the original image Painter Use your imagination and this Painter application to create exclusive images with the touch screen Painter is an easy drawing toolbox which contains color pen eraser stamp and image frame To use the Painter for an image 1 Set the camera to Playback mode and locate the desired image by single navigation or photo stream mode 2 Tap the onscreen Menu button to launch playback menu and tap Painter 3 Or tap the onscreen button from photo steam mode Use your finger tip and the painter tools to edit the picture Tap the X button to Yes Cancel edited image Or Tap the ml button to save the image Tap YES to exit the Painter and back to last displayed view Tap Cancel to resume to Painter view NO UI HA 49 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 How to use the painter tools Use the Pan Use the stamp Tap or to set stroke size or color Tap or m to set stamp style or color Use the eraser L use the image frame Tap to set eraser size Tap A or V to select image frame im iil Save Tap to save the image as a new image X Exit Tap to exit without saving Uu For greater performance the camera only allows Q undo the operation one time Voice Memo A maximum of 30 seconds of audio can be recorded as a memo for captured still images To record voice memo 1 2 Start recording
35. ie and _y Voice Recording modes es The maximum Intellect zoom scale varies depending on the image type and resolution Setting the Date Stamp The date of recording can be printed directly on the still images This function must be activated before the image is captured Once date and time are stamped on an image they can no longer be edited or deleted Limitations of Date Stamp functions are as follows Available for still images only May slow down AEB Burst shooting when Date Stamp is enabled in AEB Burst mode e n vertical or rotated images the date and time on your OFF Bitur images still appear horizontally Date Stamp Date CO Date amp Time To set Date Stamp 1 From the Record menu tap Date Stamp 2 Tap the desired option button to apply 38 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Setting Auto Review The Auto Review function lets you view the captured image right after shooting it If Auto review is enabled the camera will display the captured image for 1 second in the LCD monitor To set Auto Review Auto Review 1 From the Record menu tap Auto Review 2 Tap On Off to enable disable Auto review Recording Videos You can record videos with the camera the available recording time depends on the capacity of the memory card Videos can be recorded until the maximum memory capacity has been reached However the length of a single video may be limited the limitation depends on the camera mo
36. ill 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 and locate the desired image by single navigation 2 Tap the onscreen Menu button to launch playback menu and tap Red eye Correction 3 Tap the onscreen Start button to popup confirm menu 4 Tap YES to save the corrected image as a new one Cancel to abort 5 Repeat step 2 to 4 to enhance the correction if necessary 47 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Perspective Control You may have noticed that buildings look as though they are thinner at the top when you shoot from a low viewpoint also a road disappearing into the distance All these are result of perspective distortion and all affected by the angle of view and focusing point Perspective Control allows you to make areas thicker or narrower to correct these distortions To use Perspective Control 1 2 Tap the or E button once or more to correct distorted image until the subject in the Tap the Tap YES to save corrected image as a new image Cancel to abort Set the camera to Playback mode and locate the desired image by single navigation Tap the onscreen Menu button to launch playback menu and tap Perspective Control image is straight and in correct size button to popup confirm menu Perspective Control Save as a new photo The camera allows applying this feature up
37. in with DSCI and followed by a 4 digit number that increases in sequence File numbering starts from 0001 when a new folder is created The highest folder number is 999 and the highest file number exceeds 9999 the camera will display the warning message Folder cannot be created When this happens you may need to Plug in a new memory card Do not change the folder and file names in the memory card using your PC It may be unable to playback the data using the camera Troubleshooting Problem Cause and or Action Camera does not turn on The batteries may be exhausted Charge or replace the batteries Camera turns or Press Power button and playback button to turn on the camera automatically LCD turns dark Press any button except the Power button to turn on the LCD Empty battery icon is displayed on the LCD then Batteries are exhausted please replace or recharge the camera turns off LCD monitor displays There are no files in current used memory or the format of the file may No image not be supported LCD monitor displays Function is only available for specific file types File format is not Not available for this file supported LCD monitor displays Memory card is full Replace the memory card with a new one or delete Memory full unnecessary images LCD monitor displays File locked LCD monitor displays The memory card is protected Remove the card and slide the Card locked write
38. ion d The camera records normally CH Vivid The camera captures the image with more contrast and V saturation emphasizing on the bold colors CZ Images are captured in sepia tones GE B amp W Images are captured in black and white As Captured image becomes reddish Ideally used to record images like Vivid Red EF flowers and cars to make them more vivid GE R 1 lt A Captured image becomes greenish Ideally used to record images like Ge mountains and lawns to make them more vivid CA Vivid Blue Captured image becomes bluish Ideally used to record images like the sky B and the ocean to make them look more vivid 3 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Setting the Digital Zoom This feature controls the digital zoom mode of your camera Digital Zoom Your camera enlarges an image using the optical zoom first When the zoom scale exceeds 4x the camera uses digital zoom IA Intelligent Zoom To set Digital Zoom GX Standard Zoom 1 From the Record menu tap Digital Zoom 2 Tap the desired option button to apply OFF Meu The table below shows the available Digital Zoom settings Icon Item Description Enlarges the image digitally with almost no distortion This feature is Ma ie e available for still images only Enlarges all image sizes up to a maximum of 5x in preview but the image ranere Zoom quality deteriorates Uses the optical zoom only Digital Zoom is not available in Face tracking on ISO6400 Speedy Burst Mov
39. is using SD card Not all cards may be compatible with your camera When purchasing a card please check the card s specifications and take the camera with you AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Getting Started Attach the Camera Strap Inserting the Battery Follow these instructions to insert the rechargeable battery into the battery memory card compartment Please read Battery Information on page 4 before inserting removing batteries 1 Make sure the power is off before inserting the battery 2 Unlock and open the Battery memory card compartment at the bottom of the camera 3 Insert the battery into the compartment with the terminal facing inside the camera with correct orientation as shown 4 Close and lock the Battery memory card compartment 10 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 I nserting an SD SDHC Memory Card Expand your camera s storage by using SD or SDHC memory cards 1 Unlock and open the Battery memory card compartment at the bottom of the camera 2 Insert the SD SDHC card into the memory card slot with the metallic part facing the front side of the camera 3 Push the SD SDHC card into the memory slot until it clicks into place 4 Close and lock the Battery memory card compartment To remove the SD SDHC card 1 Unlock and open the Battery memory card compartment 2 Gently push the card until it pops out 3 Pull out the card carefully Turning the Power On and Off Press the Power button to turn o
40. l 0000 memory card Fine Printing Size Suggestion con Pixel Size gh 4000 x 2672 Standard print paper Approx shots 16000 1 Normal Approx shots 30000 32 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Setting EV Compensation Images can be captured with the overall scene intentionally made brighter or darker These settings are used when a suitable brightness exposure cannot otherwise be obtained in circumstances where the difference in brightness between the subject and the background the contrast is large or when the subject that you wish to capture is very small within the scene Available for still images only To adjust EV settings e Tap A or V toturn pages and tap the desired EV value EV Compensation As you tap A and V turn through the pages you can see the closet 3 adjusting preview on screen synchronously Setting White Balance This sets the white balance for a variety of lighting conditions and permits images to be captured that approach the conditions that are seen by the human eye White Balance e As you tap A and V turn through the pages you can see the closet 3 adjusting preview on screen synchronously Description Auto White Balance Daylight Ideally used for bright sunny conditions Cloudy Ideally used for cloudy conditions The camera automatically adjusts the white balance Tungsten Ideally used for indoor images with tungsten or halogen lighting without
41. le image and provides 4 patterns to select for usage of auction This feature uses face tracking to auto detect faces to capture When smiles are detected it continuously captures the image This feature detects if the subject blinked an eye when the image is captured and gives the user an option whether to save it or not This feature captures a image temporarily as a reference Full press shutter after referring the subject to the reference point This feature uses face tracking to auto detect faces to capture portraits images without the help of others When over two faces are detected AF is automatically activated The camera starts count down and captures a picture in two seconds This feature set zoom to wide end When one face is detected AF automatically activated and plays the sound Bi for notice Then camera starts count down and captures a picture in two seconds This feature applies digital processing only to the necessary portion s of the image and preserves details in highlights and shadows with natural contrast This mode is used to record audio clips 26 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Using I ntelligent Scene This feature is most useful for novice users to capture great images even without basic knowledge of photography Simply frame the shot with the help of Intelligent Scene Mode the camera automatically recognizes 11 kinds of scenes Portrait Landscape Sunset Macro Text Snow Backlight Backlight Portrai
42. ly e In single navigation mode press Tele key zoom in on the Zoom button repeatedly until the desired zoom view e The 4 arrows on the LCD monitor indicate that the image is zoomed in e You can zoom to view an image up to 12X e Drag the enlarged image to desired position e Press the Shutter button to close zoom view m e Draw a circle clockwise counterclockwise in single navigation mode to enlarge the image up to 4X uy For 320 x 240 resolution images you can only zoom in up to 6X p 43 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Playing Videos 1 Set the camera to Playback mode gt 0 00 09 A URS Men s 2 Tap the onscreen Play button gt to play a video clip 3 During playback tap the lt lt or gt gt button on the control panel to fast forward or rewind the video The camera supports forward and rewind speed of 4x 4 Tap the ll button to pause playback tap the button to resume or save a screen shot by tapping the button 5 To forward or rewind the video frame by frame tap the ll button to pause playback then tap the 44 or buttons 6 Tap the B button to stop the playback The screen displays the video frame image in Single navigation mode 7 Tap the me button to set repeat on off Volume cannot be adjusted when you Pause or REW FF T e Onscreen control panel and playing info appears 2 seconds then hide Tap the screen to pop them up Playing Voice Recording 1 Set the camer
43. me Playback Menu E Ex a mI a x x Au Ws co made ifi H nii Volume level 0 10 The Playback menu allows you to edit images record voice memo and setup playback settings To go to Playback Menu 1 Set the camera to Playback mode gt 2 Tap the onscreen Menu button mewu to launch the Playback Menu Tap or V to turn pages Tap the desired option button to enter submenu Configure the settings in the submenu Tap the button to save and apply changed settings _ 7 Tap the or button to exit the menu or return main menu anytime OO UI AU Search Photos Built in search engine list files in the specific conditions By Favorite By Scene By Date Display all To use the search function 1 Select Search Photos by tapping it in the playback menu Or tap onscreen button from photo stream mode 2 Tap the desired sorting rules and display files of the group in single navigation mode 3 Switch to photo stream or thumbnail mode to locate the specific file s Please refer to Viewing in Photo Stream Mode on page 41 or Viewing in Thumbnail Mode on page 42 4 Reset to display all images by Enter Calendar mode then back single navigation e Reboot 45 search Photos Slideshow 1 5 Favorite EE EE EE EE EE EF Y Quick Retouch Search Photos h ByFavorite ml By Scene SCN By Date gt Display All AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Favori
44. n outside the dotted line area and the camera did not perform AF and shooting please repeat step 2 to 5 again The table below shows the available AF Area settings Description The camera automatically selects focus area within the wide frame The focus area is fixed on the center Face Tracking The focus area traces human face automatically Touch Shot The focus area is controlled by finger and performs AF and shooting 23 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Using the Record Menu The Record menu allows you to change modes and setup other capture settings Record Menu To go to Record Menu 1 Tap the onscreen MENU button mewu to launch the Record Menu ocene Mode Tap A or V to turn pages i Tap the desired option button to enter submenu Photo Size Configure the settings in the submenu U AUN Tap the onscreen button to save and apply ue EB changed settings T EV Compensation otv 6 Tap the E 3 button or button to exit the menu or return main menu anytime Setting the Scene Mode By simply selecting one of the following 30 modes you can capture the image with the most appropriate settings 1 From the Record Menu mes tap to select Scene Mode Or tap onscreen Record mode button ie red color to enter scene mode 2 There are 2 different styles of submenu available Picture style Lists each scene mode by a sample picture in loop e con style Lists all scene modes by 30 icons
45. n the Zoom button to change trim size 3 Tap the 4 way indicator on the screen to move trim area to your desired position 4 Tap the iii button to save the trimmed image as a new image and return single navigation mode NO Description Return button 6 The approx location of the trimmed area Trim function is not available for images with image size set to VGA v All images will be trimmed in 4 3 ratio regardless of its original image ratio 53 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Resize Resizes a previously saved image and only resizing to a smaller size is available 1 Set the camera to Playback mode and locate the desired image by single navigation mode 2 Tap the onscreen Menu button to launch playback menu and tap Resize MY 5M 3 Tap to select a resize option button Available sizes 8M 3M 5M VGA 4 The camera saved the resized image as a new one and YGA VGA return single navigation mode J Resize function is not available for images with image size set to VGA Rotate You can rotate a still image 90 180 and 270 degrees To rotate an image 1 Set the camera to Playback mode and locate the desired image by single navigation mode 2 Tap the onscreen Menu button to launch playback menu and tap Rotate 3 Tap the or button to rotate the image 4 Tap the button to replace the original image as the rotated one and return to single navigation mode Rotate Startup I mage You
46. n the camera There are two ways to turn on the camera e The startup image displays briefly and the startup sound plays if enabled The zoom lens extends and the camera is turned on in Record mode e The camera is turned on in Playback mode The zoom lens are not extended To turn off the camera press the Power button 11 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 nitial Settings When you turn on your camera for the first time you will be asked to do the initial settings of your camera First is the setup of language menu Secondly setup the Date and Time Setting the Language Specify in which language menus and messages are to be displayed on the LCD monitor 1 Tap A or V to turn pages 2 Tap to apply et Language English Fran ais Espa ol Deutsch 1 4 Italiano PycckHu Portugu s Portugu s BR OK Setting the Date amp Time 1 Tap the screen to select Year Month Date or Hour Minute 2 Tap Aor V to change the value for the date and time 3 Tap to apply Date amp Time Date amp Time Hour Minute Year Month Date ned 12 00 AM 2010 12 25 If necessary tap to return the language menu Now you are ready to start taking images and videos uy Holding down the A or V buttons to change the values continuously Modes Your camera has two modes Record Mode This is the default mode while you turn on the camera every time You are able to take images and record videos audio clips in thi
47. ock All Lock all files Ka Lock All Ta Unlock All e Unlock All Unlock all files To protect unprotect a single file 1 Select Single in the protect submenu 2 Tap IB or EN buttons to scroll the display 3 When the desired file is displayed on the LCD monitor tap the onscreen Lock Unlock button to protect unprotect it 4 Tap button anytime to exit the protect screen and return single navigation mode To protect unprotect multiple files Protect Select 1 Tap Select button in the protect submenu the images are EET 1 p displayed in thumbnail mode on the LCD monitor 2 Tap all you desired files to add or remove a lock mark 3 Tap the button to popup confirm menu 4 Tap YES to change the protect settings Cancel to abort 52 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 To protect all files 1 Tap Lock all in the protect submenu to popup a confirm menu Lock all files 2 Tap Yes to lock all files Cancel to abort Yes Cancel To unlock all files 1 Tap Unlock all in the protect submenu to popup a confirm menu Unlock all files 2 Tap Yes to unlock all files Cancel to abort Yes Cancel Trim The Trim function allows you to trim an image to another image size This function is only available for still images To trim an image 1 Set the camera to Playback mode and locate the desired image by single navigation mode 4 Tap the onscreen Menu button to launch playback menu and tap Trim 2 Press the Wide Tele key o
48. on screen Candlelight ili O S G t m EX A d DEM UN NA amp Gas ee OK Picture style Icon style 3 Tap A or V to view among the scene 3 Select desired mode by tapping the icon modes 4 Tap OK button to apply the setting 4 Select desired mode by tapping the enlarged 5 Or tap the onscreen picture button to sample picture in top switch the submenu in picture style 5 Or tap the onscreen icon button i to switch the submenu in icon style 24 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 To Use Scene Help screen Onscreen Help button appears in Picture Icon style g Candlelight submenu of scene mode Tap it and use scene help screen to know more about each scene mode settings and set the Force the flash off to take scene mode for your camera in the same time A pictures with a candlelit 1 Tap Help button to launch scene help screen 2 Tap A or V to view among the scene modes in loop 3 Tap OK button to apply the setting and return to preview 4 Or tap the Return button to return last used submenu atmosphere The table below shows the available scene mode settings Description The simplest way to shoot basic images Settings are adjusted automatically This mode is used to record movie clips The camera automatically adjusts suitable shooting settings like shutter speed and aperture values The camera detects the shooting conditions and automatically switches to the appropriate scene mode
49. orts finger motions allows you to browse files with ease To use photo stream navigation 100 0001 Switch from single navigation by tapping any part of the screen except onscreen buttons Drag left or right to scroll Dragging to scroll won t choose or activate anything on the screen Flick to scroll quickly You can wait for the scrolling to come to a stop or touch anywhere on the screen to stop it immediately Tap the center displayed image to view it in single navigation mode Or you can tap the half hidden displayed image on the left right side of the screen to view previous next file in single navigation mode Drag to scroll images 41 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 The table below shows the function of onscreen application buttons in photo stream mode I con Item Description Delete Tap to popup delete confirmation For more information please refer to Delete on page 51 Search Tap to launch photo search menu Photos For more information please refer to Search Photos on page 45 Tap to launch add to favorite menu Favorite TC For more information please refer to Favorite on page 47 Panter Tap to activate painter application to edit the still image P For more information please refer to Painter on page 49 Viewing in Thumbnail Mode This function allows you to view 9 thumbnail images on the screen and it also supports finger motions as photo stream mode To set thumbnail mode 1 Set th
50. other end to USB terminal on the camera 60 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 3 The USB mode menu appears on the screen Tap to select USB Mode the onscreen Printer button 4 Enter the print mode and print the selected images OW Computer GER Printer For details on the following page Setting the Print Mode Menu Setting the Print Mode Menu Print Mode menu appears on the screen after the connection between a printer and your camera is established Print Mode includes three major settings Print Mode Select An image can then be selected to print All Prints all images Index Prints all images as thumbnails Index To set Print Select Print Select 1 Tap the pj or EN button to scroll and select an image for printing 2 Specify the number of copies Tap ES or bv to increase decrease the number 3 Tap the button to set date stamp On Off 4 Tap the button to start printing To set Print All and Print Index Repeat the same steps 2 to 4 then start printing Now Printing 1 9999 Cancel Tap Cancel to abort printing if necessary _ After the printer has printed all the images that had been selected disconnect the uy camera from the printer 61 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Appendix About Folder and File Names Your camera automatically creates specific directory of folder in the internal memory cards to organize captured images videos and audio files File Naming File names beg
51. protect switch to its unlock position LCD monitor displays The card may be damaged You can either change the card or wipe to Format error clean the connected points The memory card is protected Remove the card and slide the write protect switch to its unlock position The memory card is full Replace card or delete unnecessary files No image displays on the Incorrect TV out type was selected Set the correct TV out type to match TV screen your TV system 62 This file is locked Unlock the file See Protect on page 52 LCD monitor displays Copy error AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Do not force the lens to go back The type of the battery used may be incorrect or the battery power level incedens GOTSTUCK UP is too low Change the battery or charge the battery before using the camera SHARP 12M 1 2 3 Focal Length 5 05 W 20 2 T mm 4X optical zoom 5x digital zoom LCD monitor 2 7 LCD Panel Wide 12cm infinity Tele 70cm infinity Aperture F2 8 6 3 Type Mechanical and Electronic Shutter Speed Auto 1 1 2 000 sec Night 15 1 2 000 sec Fireworks 2 sec Specifications Lens Focusing Range Still Image EXIF 2 2 compatible format JPEG compression Video AVI MJPEG Audio WAV Resolution Photo 12M 4000 x 3000 3 2 4000 x 2672 8M 3264 x 2448 5M 2592 x 1944 3M 2048 x 1536 16 9 1920 x 1080 VGA 640 x 480 1280 x 720 16 9 _Only support SDHC_Class 6
52. ra is equipped with different buttons for ease of use Button Description Power Press the Power button to turn the power on off 3 The stabilizer sets the optimal ISO value according to light levels to compensate for Stabilizer p camera shake Press to set stabilizer on off Shutter Press to capture an image or start stop recording video or audio clip In Record mode press the W button to zoom out or T button to zoom in Zoom buttons In Playback mode press to zoom in to magnify image or zoom out enter 9 image calendar thumbnails Playback Press to enable Playback mode or return Record mode AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Onscreen Touch Buttons The control buttons appear on the touch screen and change dynamically depending on the task you re performing Touch I con Description Button pti PIT e ae Ed ES ER ee eec Tap to launch help screen Camera Memory Internal memory Your camera is equipped with 32MB of internal memory Users can store images up to 12MB If there is no memory card inserted in the memory card slot all images videos and audio clips recorded are automatically stored in the internal memory External storage Your camera supports SD cards of up to 4GB in size Tt also supports SDHC cards with a maximum capacity of 32GB If there is a storage card inserted in the memory slot the camera automatically saves all images videos and audio clips in the external storage card The icon indicates the camera
53. rference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the distance between the equipment and the receiver e Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Warning A shielded type power cord is required in order to meet FCC emission limits and to prevent interference to radio and television reception Use only shielded cable to connect I O devices to this equipment Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer may void your warranty and service agreement Declaration of Conformity This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following conditions e This device may not cause harmful interference e This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Trademark Recognition Windows 2000 XP Vista Win7 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Windows is an abbreviated term referring to the Microsoft Windows Operation System All other companies or pro
54. s mode Playback mode Press the Playback button gt after the camera is turned on to view and edit captured images or playback videos and audio clips The recording of voice memo attached to images is available in this mode 12 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Using the Touch Screen The touch screen shows all important information regarding camera settings as well as the visual image of your image or video It also provides all kinds of touch buttons to control the settings for the camera The display on the touch screen is called the On Screen Display or OSD Touch screen Layout Photo Mode Screen Layout 2 3 11 fa T 14 15 10 i L 1 TH e C3 SE qe pen i oe ia 19 18 17 16 Eni FEE l l l 19 21 20 Item Description No EMG ee ee 10 13 1 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 14 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Scene Mode Movie Mode Screen Layout 2 3 4 w o w gagssag L7 4 cB 5 12 11 10 EE 6404 wi S02 6 45 13 Standby layout Recording Layout I tem Description n I ms ERLTCEONUUTLTUTTTI A ERCCKEEEEUCT I EN EROR AN Display recording status 15 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Playback Mode Screen Layout The Playback mode display varies depending on the type of image being viewed Playback mode display of still images EED 1 agree i 6 9 md Fle 4 EX TE 007200 i 11 B 12 Ez ON i O OEDT e mm ad 2010 12 24212 010 1 13 De
55. scription Indicates the file number over the total number of files in the storage File no Total no card EN Battery Indicates battery level o ewe papar apewe vate orie mese O OOOO O O e rem peransang orie meae OOOO O o omera popa wie vanes senro oge 0000 16 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Playback mode of videos 14 15 13 lees to a 1 gt 0 00 0170 01 15 2 12 i 11 4 5 10 i zn Lo ER EE DIEP 6 16 2010 02 24 12 09 9 3 7 Playback layout Playing Layout Item Description storage card The control panel of video clip Control touch panel Repeat Stop Rewind Play Pause Fast Forward Snap Shot Volume 17 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Playback mode of audio clips 13 14 12 IIo TotowAololoIo eh 1 P 0 00 01 0 01 15 2 11 A 10 4 5 3 6 15 8 7 Playback layout Playing Layout Item Description Indicates the file number over the total number of files in the File no Total no storage card ENE ENE rr EEN EN ENE TEEN ENLTCIONLTT ON The control panel of audio clip Control touch panel CE EE EE 18 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Changing the LCD Monitor Display The type of information displayed on the LCD monitor can be changed taping the onscreen display button Tap the button repeatedly to change the LCD display from one type to another In Photo Movie Mode the LCD display can be changed into any of the following e Basic e Full e None e Guideline e The OSD information may vary depen
56. serves details in highlights and shadows creating photos with natural contrast Use for high contrast scenes for example when photographing brightly light outdoor scenery through a door window or taking pictures of shaded subjects on a sunny day With this feature the adjustment of contrast is accomplished in camera and requires no additional post processing for the bulk of images 31 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Using Voices REC 1 From the Scene Mode menu select Voice The Voices REC screen layout is displayed on the LCD monitor 2 Press the Shutter button to start recording 3 Press the Shutter button again to stop recording pt Phot The Photo Size function is used to set the resolution before you PERE capture the image Changing the Photo Size affects the number a 4000x3000 of images that can be stored in your memory card The higher Approx shots 10000 the resolution the more memory space is reguired WSE d 4 3 27 4000x2672 1 3 Approx shots 9000 aM 3264x2448 Approx shots 8000 The table below shows the Photo Size values for still images I con Pixel Size ede Setting Ouality The Quality sets the quality compression at which the image is captured The quality determines the amount of compression applied to your images Fine quality would give you the best Superfine images with sharper details and less compression However the pos higher the quality the more memory space is required in your Apprexsstagksa
57. ss 6 16 38 1280 x720 The length of a single video recording is up to 29 minutes It will automatically stop recording if time is over For Internet see Internet Mode on page 40 below Internet Mode The Internet Mode allows you to record videos with predefined video settings for easy upload to the Internet website The Internet supports two file upload standards e Single File Uploader The maximum video file size is up to 100 MB e Internet Uploader The maximum video file size is up to 1 GB Most uploaded video length ranges within 5 minutes Therefore when you record using the YouTube 9 mode the following standards are followed e Recorded videos are set to Internet standard resolution of 640 X 480 e Recording automatically stops when the file reaches 100 MB e To record a YouTube video select from the Movie Size function Available recording time for a YouTube video is up to 10 minutes White Balance Metering Color Mode To set above settings please refer to Using the Record Menu on page 24 Pre Record You can catch the first 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 To set Pre Record Tap the onscreen Pre Record button to enable disable the function The icon display in red while
58. t Night Scene Night Portrait and Foliage and selects the ideal settings Intelligent scene icon After the camera detects the shooting conditions this icon changes to show the detected scene mode The camera changed to Landscape mode automatically To activate Intelligent Scene 1 Select Intelligent Scene from the Scene Mode menu 2 Focus the camera on the subject to capture 3 The camera detects the shooting conditions and switches to an appropriate scene mode 4 Half press the shutter button to focus the subject The frame turns green to indicate focus is set 5 Press the shutter button to take the shot Using Kids Mode Tactically kids are the most difficult to photograph They tend to be highly animated and can be a real challenge to make them pay attention for more than just a second or two To capture a great moment for your kids just keep the camera in kid mode The mode provides higher shutter speed and always focuses on moving subject 2 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Using Sports Mode When you need a series of sports motion images such as a golf swing or try to capture the images of a flying hummingbird butterfly be sure to switch the scene mode to sports mode This mode provides shutter in burst speed Keep shooting images long as the shutter button is pressed which allows you to capture a sequence of pictures that are frames apart clearly Make sure you have plenty of memory in your memory card as you
59. te HE a list in nord ds Mad EPA A 1G ol Please refer Favorite on page 47 To know about SS NL how to add files into these groups Tap the group button to display all files of the group in single navigation mode 200 photos e Search by Scene Tap the group button to display all files of the scene in single navigation mode e Search by Date All date groups will be listed in captured order Tap the group button to display all files of the scene in single h 20095 18 navigation mode EE 200 photos 2000 photos 2009 8 24 20 photos The files of each group have a group icon in front of filename and display a specific Playback 7 icon Dy or Slide show The slideshow function enables you to playback all your still images automatically in order one image at a time To view slide show 1 From the Playback menu tap Slide show The Slide show menu appears 2 Set the slideshow settings 3 Tap onscreen Start button to start the slideshow 4 During slideshow tap the button to pause resume slideshow 5 Or tap the button to exit the slideshow and back to single navigation Slideshow icon appears on screen during the slideshow is playing or pausing w or G de OD 46 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 To configure slide show settings Slide show 1 Tap to select Interval settings 1 sec 3 sec 5 sec and 10 sec int 2 Tap to choose among the available Transition settings nerva ap i W F m
60. tting for more natural tones Saturation amp High To set Saturation 1 From the Record menu tap Saturation rain 2 Tap the desired option button to apply The table below shows the available Saturation settings Icon Item Description Enhance the saturation PN Reduce the saturation Setting Contrast This function allows you to adjust the contrast of your images Contrast To set Contrast ETEUT 1 From the Record menu tap Contrast 2 Tap the desired option button to apply Q Normal Item Description 36 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Setting Flash To set Flash 1 From the Record menu tap Flash 2 Tap the desired option button to apply For more information please refer to Using Flash on page 21 Setting Drive Mode To set Drive mode 1 From the Record menu tap Drive Mode 2 Tap the desired option button to apply For more information please refer to Setting the Drive Mode on page 22 Setting Focus Mode To set Focus mode 1 From the Record menu tap Focus Mode 2 Tap the desired option button to apply For more information please refer to Setting the Focus Mode on page 21 Setting Color Mode The Color Mode function applies different colors or tones for a more artistic effect on the still images or videos Color Mode e As you tap and V turn through the pages you can da Pie see the closet 3 adjusting preview on screen I con Item Descript
61. turning Pre Record on Pre Record will be canceled in the following situation AZ After recording starts Switch to Photo mode or Playback mode Any kind of menu is turned on Turn the unit off Enter USB mode 40 AgfaPhoto Compact 103 Playback You can playback the still images videos and audio clips on the LCD monitor File Navigation There are 4 playback modes for file navigation in this camera e Single navigation e Photo Steam e Thumbnail e Calendar Viewing in Single Navigation Mode The single navigation mode displays the image one by one on the LCD monitor To view images videos audio TE follow the steps below 1 Press the Playback button on the camera 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 Video Audio Clip 99999 99999 99999 99999 Still I mage 99999 99999 l 7 xj pl g amp 13 0 1 2000 O sue TE 2 0EV 1503200 GEN Raat 2010 1424 12 00 d Ee jul P2 2 0 OF x MENU 8M 10030001 DISP LI 2010 12 24 12 00 MENU e 100 0001 DISP Li mm 10070001 DISP 3 Tap the E or LH onscreen buttons to view next previous image video audio 4 To play a video or audio clip tap the onscreen Play button See Playing Videos on page 44 and Playing Voice Recording on page 44 for more details Viewing in Photo Stream Mode The photo stream mode displays files side by side and supp
62. will need it when you start v shooting Using Party Mode Let the Party mode on It can be difficult to get everyone on a party While you have the whole gang together take a group or family portrait Party mode features on Red eye reduction flash and face tracking You ll miss fewer shots and have more time to focus on enjoying the party Using Soft Skin mode When the soft skin mode is activated it makes wrinkles and lines look less conspicuous while preserving resolution in areas of the picture outside of the skin The camera detects skin color area such as the face and processes the image to make the skin appear smooth Using Food Mode How to share your dining experiences and comments of interesting widgets on your blog by close up images Just get the camera and set the scene with food mode This mode features on macro focus and auto flash designed for close up photography Macro focus and Auto Flash are enabled by using Food mode Using Foliage Mode A scenic image such as a garden or forest scene that full of doll green colors is boring In foliage mode the greens blues are brilliantly enhanced making scenic pictures pop out with bright color Using Auction Mode It s hard and wastes a lot of time to combine several images by software Select Auction mode and choose a pattern then take a few shots from different angles The camera composes a combined image in lower resolution suited to online posting 1 Sele
63. x Transition 3 Tap to select Repeat setting Available settings are Yes No Repeat Yes start Favorite Arrange your files by sorting them to the built in 10 favorite groups The feature makes it easier to locate the desired image video voice recording among numerous files with the function Search Photos To add remove files to Favorite groups 1 Set the camera to Playback mode and locate the desired file by single navigation or photo steam mode Add this photo to a favorite folder 2 Tap the onscreen Menu button to launch playback menu and tap Favorite Or tap the onscreen E button from photo stream mode 3 Tap to select a group to mark the desired file and return playback mode 4 Repeat step 1 and 2 to remove the desired file from the favorite group 5 Tap YES to confirm Cancel to abort Quick Retouch The unique feature is designed to create a retouched copy for a still image with the best balance of contrast and saturation 1 Set the camera to Playback mode and locate the desired image by single navigation 2 Tap the onscreen Menu button to launch playback menu and tap Quick retouch 3 Tap to select a retouched level by the onscreen dd or P button Available levels Low Normal High 4 Tap the onscreen level button to popup confirm menu 5 Tap YES to create a copy Cancel to abort Red eye Correction The function is used to reduce red eye in captured images This function is only available for st

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