Genius 501 User manual

Brand: Genius

Model: 501

Category: Bridge cameras

Type: User manual

This manual is also suitable for

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Side

Top

Front

Back

Flash

LCDMontior

KeyFunctio n

Button

LED

Wide/ Tele

Button

ShutterBut t on

ModeButton

PowerButto n

USB

Connector

Tr i p od

Socket

Lens

PlaybackBu t ton

Focus

Switch

LEDindicat o r

Strap

Eyelet

StrapEyele t

Battery/

MemoryCard /

ChamberCov e r

Memory

CardSlot

Battery

Chamber

1.1Specifications

GetToKnow YourCamera

1.2SystemRequirements

ExternalView

KeyFunctionButton

Play/Pause/

UpButton

Flash/Right

Button

VoiceMemo/

UpButton

Self-timer/

LeftButto n

OK/Menu

Button

Down/Expo s u re/

DeleteButt o n

1.3OverallIntroduction

Windows 2000 Professional(SP4) / Windows ME / Windows XP (SP2) / Window Vista

Minimum 64MB RAM (XP:128MB)

USB port(1.1 or 2.0 Standard interface).

CD-ROM drive

ForWindo w s

Specificationsaresubjecttochangewithoutpriornotice.

Image Type

Sensor Effective Pixels

Total Pixels

Lens Focal Length

F No.

Digital Zoom

LCD Display

Focus Range Range

Shutter Type

Speed

Exposure Control

ISO Equivalent

Flash Modes

Range

White Balance

Sharpness

Effect

Shooting Still Image

Image Quality

Scence Mode

Movie Clip

Voice Recording

PC Cam

Selftimer

Storage Mdeia

File Format

Image Size

Image Play

Interface

Power Source

Dimensions (WxHxD)

Weight

Software Application

5M 1/2.5" CMOS Sensor

Approx. 5.03 Mega Pixels

Approx. 5.51 Mega Pixels

f=7.12mm

F3.2

Still Image mode : 1X ~ 8X

Play mode : 1X ~8X (depends in image size)

2.4" color LCD 112K dots

Macro: 20cm, Normal : 1.2m ~ infinity

Electrical shutter

Normal: 1/4 sec. - 1/8000 sec.,

Night Sense: 4 sec. 1/8 sec.

Programmed AE

Auto

Auto Flash, Fill-in flash, Flash off(Recharging Time Approx 5 sec.)

Working Range 1.0 ~ 2.0m

Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent

Soft, Normal, Hard

Standard, Vivid, Sepia, B & W

Single Image, Continuous Shooting(VGA, 3M, 5M with 3 shots)

Super Fine, Fine, Normal

Auto, Sport, Night Portrait, Landscape, Backlight

Size support: 320x240(QVGA), 640x480 (VGA)

Quality support: 20 fps and 15fps

Digital Zoom: 1X ~ 8X

Yes

Voice Memo in Still Image (max. 10 sec.), supports pause/resume

recording

Yes

10 sec., 2 sec.

Internal flash memory: 16MB (Approx. 13.8MB available for image

storage)

External memory: supporting SD Card

Still Image: JPEG(DCF), EXIF 2.2, DPOF 1.1, PictBrdge 1.0

Movie Clip: MJPEG. 320x240 (QVGA). 640x480(VGA), with audio

12M Via Interpolation: 4032x3024, 5M: 2560x1920,

3M: 2048x1536, VGA:640x480

Single image, Thumbnails, Slide show, Movie Clip

Digital output connector: USB 1.1

TV output: N/A

MIC input: Yes; Buzzer out(no speaker)

2 x AA alkaline, Ni-MH Battery

87.8x60.8 x24.5mm (29.9mm at the tickest part)

Approx. 86g(batteries and card exclusive)

Storage Driver(Win2000, WinMe, WinXP, Vista32/64

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150mm+-2

105mm+-2

BatteryStatus

()BatteryFull

()BatteryHalf

Drained

()BatteryDrained

WorkingMode

()Image ModeShooting

()MovieClipMode

()VoiceRecording

Mode

FlashMode

()AutoFlash

()

()FlashOff

Fill-inFlash

Self-timer

()10Seconds

()2Seconds

()PlaybackMode

() VoiceMemo

FocusRange

()Macro

100

X 1.2

W.Balance

()Auto

()Daylight

()Cloudy

()Tungsten

()Fluorescent

1.4Explanationofthestatusicons

IconDisplay

Blinking

2.1LoadingtheBatteries

2.2InsertingMemoryCard

2.3TakingBasicPhotograph

1.Poweroffthecamera.

2.Slideoutbatterychambercovertoopenit.

3.Load2x AA batteriesintothebattery

chamber,followingthepolarityindications.

4.Closethebatterychambercover.

1.Poweroffthecamera.

2.Openthecardslotcover,andinsertthecard

inthecardslot.

3.Insertthememorycardintothecardslotand

pressitdownuntilaclicksoundhappens

4.Closethecardslotcover.

1.PressdownthePOWERbuttontoturnonthecamera.

2. PressthemodebuttontoImageShootingMode()forstillimage,MovieClip

Mode()forvideorecording,orVoiceRecordingMode()forvoicerecording.

3.With TELE/WIDEButton,youcanhave8Xdigitalzoomforzoominginandout.

4.Presstheshutterbuttonfullydowntocaptureanimage.

5. TheLEDIndicatorstartsblinkingrightaftertheShutterButtonisreleased.

OncetheLEDIndicatorstopsblinking,youarereadytotakeanothershot.

6.Oryoucanpress PlaybackButton()toreviewtheimagesormovie

youjusttook.

Note:Holdyourcamerawithyourhandsandpositionasubjectinthecenterofthe

frametofocuson.

clips

UsingTheCamera

Exposure

()

MemoryCard

Inserted

()

AvailableShots(100)

Digital

Zoom

()8.0X

ZoomStatus

Indicator

()WARNING:

HoldingCamera

Stable

Size

12M(Viainterpolation)

VGA

Sharpness

()Soft

()Normal

()Hard

Quality

()S.Fine

()Fine

()Normal

Continuous

Single

()

Shooting

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Positive

Negative

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150mm+-2

105mm+-2

AdvancedFunctionalitySetting

TELE/WIDEButton(ContinuousDigitalZoom8X)

3.1UnderImageShootingMode()

ThezoomIndicator,appearingonthetopofthe

LCDMonitor,showsthecurrentdigitalzoom

status.

AutoFlash

Fill-inFlash

FlashOff

The flash fires automatically as required under shooting mode.

Suggestion for getting a good exposure picture when using

Flash: The camera should keep 1.5~2 meters form the object

you're ready to capture.

This m

ircumstances.

Themodewilldisable theflash tofireinany circumstances.

ode will enable the flash to fire in any

100

VGA

Self-timerButton

Whenyoutakeashotofaveryclose-upof

objectwithinthedistanceof20cm,pleasepush

theFocusswitchuptobeginwiththeMacro

functionandthe Macroicon( )willalso

appearontheLCDMonitorfornotice.

BypressingdowntheFlash/RightButtonin

order,youmayselectdifferentflashoptionsas

follows:

FlashButton

100

VoiceMemoButton

FocusSwitch

Withthe10sec.Self-timer:

Withthe2sec.Self-timer:

Theimagewillbetakenafteranintervalof10

secondsoncetheShutterButton()isreleased.

Theimagewillbetakenafteranintervalof2seconds

oncetheShutterButton()isreleased.

Youcanhavetwowaystoputthevoicememoonto

theimages.

InImageShootingMode:

InPlaybackMode:

1.WhentheVoiceMemoButtonispresseddown,the

VoiceMemoicon()willshowupontheLTPSLCD

Monitor.

2.PressdowntheShutterButtontotakeapicture.

3. Thenyoucanrecordavoicerightaftertheimage is

taken.

1.PressdowntheVoiceMemoButtonandyoucan

seetheVOICEMEMOicon()showingonthe

LCDMonitor.

2.PressdowntheShutterButtontorecordavoice

memo.

3. PressdowntheShutterButtontofinishthevoice

memo.

Exposure/DeleteButton

InImageShootingMode:

NightSceneUnderShootingMode:

InPlaybackMode:

BY pressingdown(delete)buttonof5functionkeys,youcaneasilyadjustthevalueof

theexposurebyleft/rightbuttonfrom+2.0EVto-2.0EV(at0.3EVincrements).

BypressingdowntheDelete/+/-button,youcanuseleft/rightbuttontoadjustthevalue

oftheLongtimeshutter,whichisrangedfrom AUTO,1/8,1/4,1/2,1,2,3,4bypressing

down(delete)buttonagaintomakesureyourselecting.

DeletingthesingleimagecanbedonebypressingdownthisbuttonandOKButton.

100

VGA

ShootingMode

NightMode PlaybackMode

Ope ratio nSteps Ope ratio nSteps Ope ratio nSteps

VGA

100

VGA

0.0EV

Delete

Back Set:OK

Execute

100

VGA

AUTO

105mm+-2

150mm+-2

105mm+-2

EffectSetting(Default:Normal)

StillImageMode&MovieMode

VideoWhiteBalanceSetting(Default:AUTO)

StillImageMode&MovieMode

Operation

Steps

1.MENU

2.or

Effect

BackSet:OK

Standard

Vivid

Sepia

B&W

Noeffectisaddedtothepicture.

Turntheimageintovividcolor

saturation.

Turntheimageintoyellowishbrown.

Turntheimageintoblackandwhite.

Operation

Steps

1.MENU

2.or

TheWhiteBalanceoptionsareprovidedasfollows:

Auto Adjustingthewhitebalanceautomatically

DaylightUnderthestronglightenvironment

FluorescentUnderthefluorescentlightenvironment

CloudyUnderthecloudylightenvironment

TungstenUnderthetungstenlightenvironment

3.2UnderVoiceRecordingMode()

Operation

Steps

1.MENU

2.or

00:53:13

STANDB Y

STA RT : SH

00 : 00 : 0 0

Thisfunctionallowsyoutorecordsoundasataperecorderoncetheshutter

buttonispresseddown.

Thelengthoftherecordingtimedependsontheavailablememorycapacity.

Note:

YoucanconnectcamerawithotheraudioplayerorPCbyUSBcabletoplayandcheck

thevoicerecordingfile.

3.3UnderPlaybackMode()

PleasepressPlaybackButtonto

viewtheimagestaken.

PresstheRightorLeftButtonto

gotoorbacktothenextorlast

image.

Theicon()showsup

whenviewingstillimagecomes

withavoicememo.

Note:

PlaybackofStillImage

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OperationSteps

1.PlaybackButton

2.or

PlaybackofMovieClip

100-0021

OperationSteps

1.PlaybackButton

2.or

PressPlaybackButtontoplay

themovieclips.

PresstheUpButtontoplayor

pausethemovieclip.

Note:Theicon()ontheleftof

theLCDMonitorrepresentsa

Movieclip,notastillimage.

ThumbnailDisplay(SmallImages)

100-0021

100-0002

Standard

ViVid

Sepia

B&W

W.Balance

BackSet:OK

Auto

Daylight

Cloudy

Tungsten

Fluorescent

ThumbnailDisplayisaconvenienttoolforyoutofindtheimageyoutookfrom

thelist. YoucanpressWIDEButtontohave ThumbnailDisplay.

105mm+-2

150mm+-2

105mm+-2

ExploringanImage

100-0021 100-0021 100-0021

1.Pressdownthe TELEButtonandyoucanseetheenlargementoftheimage.

2.Usethe TELE/WIDEButtontozoominortozoomout.

3.UsetheUP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT Buttontolocatethepositionyouwouldliketo

review.

4.PressdowntheWIDEButtontoreturntotheoriginalPlaybackMode.

Operation

Steps

1.MENU

2.or

SettingImageProtection

DeletingallImage

Thisfunctionallowsyoutopreventyour

specificimagesfrombeingdeletedifthe

"LOCK"under"PROTECT"listisselected.

Conversely,youcan select" ancel"to

canceltheprotection.

Operation

Steps

1.MENU

2.or

Youcandeleteselectedimagesandallimages

oncewiththisfunction.

Operation

Steps

1.MENU

2.or

CopytoCard

Thisfunctionallowsyoutoputallimages

storedintheinternalmemoryintothememory

card.

DPOF-STANDARD

Thisoptionallowsyoutoputtheprintquantity(MAX.30pcs)onyourmemorycard.

[SINGLE]-specifiesthenumberofcopiesforaselectedimageandyoucanpress

LEFT/RIGHT Buttontogotonextimage.

[ALL]-specifiesthenumberofcopiesforallpicturesapartfrommovieclipsand

voicerecordingfiles.

Note: Youcannotseethe"PRINT"functionontheLTPSLCDMonitorifamemory

cardisnotinserted.

3.4UnderMovieClipMode()

VideoSizeSetting

Thevideosizeoptionsareprovidedasfollows:VGA /QVGA

Protect

BackSet:OK

Single

All

Select

Delete

BackSet:OK

Single

All

Select

CopyToCard

BackSet:OK

Cancel

Execute

Operation

Steps

1.MENU

2.or

BackSet:OK

Size VGA

W.Balance Auto

SetupNextMenu

VGA

QVGA

DPOF

BackSet:OK

SINGLE

ALL

Single

BackSet:OK

PrintNun

PrintEnable

BackSet:OK

Cancel

Execute

Operation

Steps

1.MENU

2.or

4.OK

Operation

Steps

Operation

Steps

1.or

2.OK

1.or

2.OK

X1.6 X1.6

105mm+-2

150mm+-2

105mm+-2

AutoOff

Thecamerawillbeautomaticallyoff

oncehavingbeenoperatedforthe

timeinternalyouset.

Thissettinghelpsavoidsome

unnecessarypower consumption.

Language

1.English2.French3.German

4.Italian5.Spanish6.Portuguese

7.TraditionalChinese

8.SimplifiedChinese

9.Japanese10.Thai11.Turkish

12.Russian

Format

Thisfunctionallowsyoutoformatthe

memorycardandinternalflashmemory

easily.

DateInput

YoucanpressUpkeytomakeDate

Typesettings.

1. YY/MM/DD

2.MM/DD/YY

3.DD/MM/YY

Operation

Steps

Operation

Steps

1.MENU

2.or

1.MENU

2.or

Setup

BackSet:OK

Auto 3.Min.

LanguageEnglish

FormatNetMenu

DateInputNetMenu

Imprintoff

Auto 3.Min.

LanguageEnglish

FormatNetMenu

DateInputNetMenu

Imprintoff

1Min.

3Min.

5Min.

Off

English

Fran

ais

Deutsch

Operation

Steps

1.MENU

2.or

Setup

BackSet:OK

Auto 3.Min.

LanguageEnglish

FormatNetMenu

DateInputNetMenu

Imprintoff

Cancel

Execute

Operation

Steps

1.MENU

2.or

Setup

BackSet:OK

Auto 3.Min.

LanguageEnglish

FormatNetMenu

DateInputNetMenu

Imprintoff

Off

Set

Imprint

Thisoptionallowsyoutoprintoutthe

imageswithdate.

Beep

Thisoptionallowsyoutoswitchon/off

buttonsound.

LightFreq.

TheLightFrequencysettingisfor

Anti-flicker.

50Hz:UK,Germany,Italy,Spain,

France,Netherlands,China,

Japan,Portugal.

60Hz:U.S.A., Taiwan,Korea,Japan.

Operation

Steps

Operation

Steps

1.MENU

2.or

1.MENU

2.or

Setup

BackSet:OK

Auto 3.Min.

LanguageEnglish

FormatNetMenu

DateInputNetMenu

Imprintoff

Off

DateOnly

Date&Time

Operation

Steps

1.MENU

2.or

Setup

BackSet:OK

Beep On

LightFreq.60Hz

Q.ViewOn

Sys.ResetNetMenu

USBPrinter

Setup

BackSet:OK

Beep On

LightFreq.60Hz

Q.ViewOn

Sys.ResetNetMenu

USBPrinter

Off

6OHz

50Hz

YYYY/MM/DD

2008/01/01

03:38:43

3.5SETUP Settings

Note:

1.AutoOff

2.Language

3.Format

4.DateInput

5.Imprint

6.Beep

7.LightFreq.

8.Q.View

9.Sys.Reset

10.USB

Operation

Steps

1.MENU

2.or

Setup

BackSet:OK

Beep On

LightFreq.60Hz

Q.ViewOn

Sys.ResetNetMenu

USBPrinter

Setup

BackSet:OK

Auto 3.Min.

LanguageEnglish

FormatNetMenu

DateInputNetMenu

Imprintoff

Note:Ifselectwrongfrequency,thepictureswillappearsomehorizontalflickerin

artificiallightsourceenvironment.

105mm+-2

150mm+-2

105mm+-2

Sys.Reset

Thisoptionprovidesthefunction

ofrecallingalldefaultvalues

excepttheDate, TimeandLanguage.

USB

WiththeconnectionofthePrinter,

thePCCamandDiskDrive,you

havetoselecttherightfunctionand

connecttorightdevice.

(1)PCCam:

a.PleaseinstallthePCCamDriver

onyourcomputer.

b.SelectyourUSBsettingasPCCam.

c. YoucanstartPCCamfunctionafteryousetuptheMSN

messengeror AMCAP.

(2)DiskDrive:WhenselectingDiskDrive,youcanhaveanew

movablediskfordownloadingyourphotosonyourPC.

(3)Printer:Withtheconnectionoftheprintersupporting

PictBrdgefunction,youcanselectthedetailedoptionsof

printer.

Operation

Steps

Operation

Steps

1.MENU

2.or

1.MENU

2.or

Setup

BackSet:OK

Beep On

LightFreq.60Hz

Q.ViewOn

Sys.ResetNetMenu

USBPrinter

Setup

BackSet:OK

Beep On

LightFreq.60Hz

Q.ViewOn

Sys.ResetNetMenu

USBPrinter

Cancel

Execute

PCCam

DiskDrive

Printer

PrinterConnection(PictBridgeMode)

ConnectingtheCameratoaPictBridge-supportedPrinter

IftheprinteryouhavesupportstheinterfaceofPictBridge,

thenyoucanhaveyourcameraconnectedwiththeprinterby

thesuppliedUSBcabletohave thestoredimagesprintout

directly.

1.Havebothofthecameraandtheprinterpoweron.

2.PresstheMENUButtontogotoSETUP Mode.

3.GotoUSBandselectPRINTERforprinterconnection.

4.UsethesuppliedUSBcabletoconnectthecameratothe

PictBridge-supportedprinterasshownabove

Selectpicturestoprint

Operation

Steps

1.or

2.OK

PictBridge

BackSet:OK

ImagesNextMenu

SizeDefault

LayoutDefault

Images

BackSet:OK

SelectNextMenu

AllNextMenu

Select

BackSet:OK

PrintNum00

Q.View

IfQ.Viewison,youcanviewthe

imageyoujustcapturedonthe

LCDMonitor.

[OFF]: Youcannotviewthepicture

youjusttookontheLCD

Monitor.

Operation

Steps

1.MENU

2.or

Setup

BackSet:OK

Beep On

LightFreq.60Hz

Q.ViewOn

Sys.ResetNetMenu

USBPrinter

Off

105mm+-2

150mm+-2

105mm+-2

CustomSet

YoucanselectthePaperSize,PrintLayoutforprinted

pictures.

Operation

Steps

1.or

2.OK

PictBridge

BackSet:OK

ImagesNextMenu

SizeDefault

LayoutDefault

PictBridge

BackSet:OK

ImagesNextMenu

SizeDefault

LayoutDefault

PictBridge

BackSet:OK

ImagesNextMenu

SizeDefault

LayoutDefault

Default

LFormat

2LFormat

Default

2UP

4UP

Index

Borderless

SIZE

LAYOUT

Settingthesizeoftheprintingpaper.Itwillshow

thesizeformatsyourprintersupports.

Settingthenumberofpicturestobe

printedonasheetofpaper

[SELECT]: ThePictBridgefunctionwillbeappliedonlytothepicture

currentlydisplayed.

[ALL PICS]: ThePictBridgefunctionwillbeappliedtoallpictures

1.Select[SELECT]or[ALL PICS]. A screenwhereyoucansetthenumber

ofcopiestoprintwillappearasshownabove.

2.PresstheUp/DownButtontoselectthenumberofprints.Maximum30

prints.

3.UsetheLeft/RightButtontoselectanotherpictureandselectthenumber

ofprintsforanotherpicture.

4.Aftersettingthenumberofprints,presstheOKButtontosave.

5.PresstheShutterButtontoreturntothemenuwithoutsettingthenumber

ofprints.

SettingtheNumberofCopiestoPrint

ArcSoftMediaImpression™ managesyourmediaforyou,

andgivesyoutonsoffunandexcitingwaystocreateand

shareprojectsfeaturingyourphotoandvideofiles.Create

yourownmoviesorphotoslideshows,edit,enhance,andadd

funcreativeeffectstoyourphotos;andshareyourfileseasily

throughsimpleemailattachmentsorpopularphotoprinting

andvideosharingwebsites.

Ifyouhavequestionregarding ArcSoftsoftware,pleasevisit ArcSoft's

websiteasfollowing:

http://www.arcsoft.com/en/support/index.asp

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