Genius D610 User manual

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Attention
1-1 Attention 2
1-2 Before Using
Your Camera 2
1-3 Operation Caution 3
1-4 Package Contents 3
Chapter 2 Getting to Know Your
Camera
2-1 Front View & Rear View 4-5
2-2 Specifications 5-6
2-3 System Requirements 6-7
Chapter 3 Controls, Operation,
and Display
3-1 LED Indicators 7
3-2 LCD Monitor Display 7-8
3-3 Power supply 8-9
3-4 Shutter Button 9
3-5 Mode Dial 9
3-6 MENU/ENTER Button 9
3-7 Flash Button 10
3-8 Mode Display Button 10
3-9 Macro Button 10
Chapter 4 Navigating Modes and
Menus
4-1 Mode Selection 10
4-2 Record Mode. 11
4-3 Play Mode 12-13
4-4 Movie Mode 13
4-5 Setup Mode 14-16
Chapter 5 Preparing Your Camera
5-1 Attaching the Strap 16-17
5-2 Loading Batteries 17-18
5-3 Loading and Removing
the Memory Card 18-20
5-4 Setting Up the
OSD Language 20
5-5 Setting Up the
Date/Time 20
Chapter 6 Getting Started
6-1 Setup Mode 21
6-2 Record Mode 21-22
6-3 Play Mode 22-23
6-4 Movie Mode 23
6-5 PC Mode 23-26
6-6 TV-OUT Operation 26
Chapter 7 Driver Installation
7-1 Installing the Camera
Driver for PC 26-27
7-2 Installing the Applications
for PC 27-29
7-3 Downloading photos/video
from camera 30

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Chapter 1 Attention
Please read through this manual carefully before using the camera and follow the
instructions to avoid any damages that may be caused by improper operation.
1-1 Attention
The software CD-ROM packaged with the camera is designed for PC only. To play this
CD-ROM on a stereo or CD player may cause damage to it.
This camera is a precision electronic device. Do not attempt to service this camera yourself,
as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks.
Do not expose this camera under direct sunlight to avoid causing a fire.
1-2 Before Using Your Camera
Try to take some pictures before you perform the formal recording.
Before taking pictures with this camera of any important occasion (such as a wedding
ceremony or on vacation), do test the camera beforehand to ensure that it functions well.
Any additional loss caused by the malfunction of this product (such as costs of photography
or any loss of benefit generated by the photography) is not the responsibility of our company
and no compensation will be given for it.
Copyright information
Unless agreed by the right owner, all the pictures taken with this digital camera cannot be
used in violation of copyright law. Moreover, when "No Photography" restriction is placed on
site, you cannot record any live performance, improvisation or exhibits even for personal
purpose. Any transfer of pictures or memory card wyith data must be conducted under the
constraints of copyright law.
Notes on the LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) monitor
1. If the liquid contacts the skin:
Please wipe dry the skin with a cloth and wash with large amounts of water.
2. If the liquid gets in the eye:
Please immediately rinse with fresh water for at least 15 minutes and then consult with a
physician to receive treatment as soon as possible.
3. If anyone accidentally swallows the liquid:
Please rinse the mouth with water, drink large amounts of water and contact a physician
to receive treatment as soon as possible.

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1-3 Caution When Using the Camera
This product consists of intricate electrical parts. To ensure the camera photographs
normally, do not drop or hit the camera when taking pictures.
●Avoid using or placing the camera in the following locations:
1. Damp and dusty places.
2. Sealed vehicles or places exposed to direct sunlight or places subject to
extremely high temperatures or heat.
3. Violently turbulent environment.
4. Locations full of smoke, oil fumes or steams.
5. Locations subject to strong magnetic field.
6. In a rain or snow environment.
●Do not open the battery cover when the power is on.
●If water has entered the camera, immediately turn the power OFF and remove the
batteries.
●How to maintain your camera:
1. If the lens, LCD monitor or viewfinder surface is dirty, please use a lens brush or
soft cloth to wipe the surface clean instead of touching the lens with your
fingers.
2. Do not use any solid object to hit the camera to avoid scratching the lens, LCD
monitor or viewfinder surface.
3. Do not use any detergent or volatile solution, which will subject the camera case
and paint to solving or distortion. Use soft cloth only.
1-4 Package Contents
Please check if the following items are in the package when purchasing this product.
CD-ROM(incl.
Camera Driver) Pouch Wrist Strap 2 x AA Alkaline
Batteries
USB Cable TV –OUT Cable User's Manual Quick Guide

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● CD-ROM (incl. Camera Driver)
● Pouch
● Wrist Strap
● 2 x AA Alkaline Batteries
● USB Cable
● TV –OUT Cable
● This User's Manual
● Quick Guide
Chapter 2 Getting to Know Your Camera
2-1 Names of Parts
Front View
(1) Flash
(2) Lens Cover/ Power Button
(3) Lens
(4) Shutter Button
(5) Self-timer LED
(6) Red-eye Reduction LED
(7) Macro Button
(8) Terminator Cover
(9) TV-Out
(10) USB Port

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Rear View
(1) LCD Monitor
(2) Mode Display Button
(3) Mode Dial
(4) Status LED
(5) Macro Mode LED
(6) ENTER Button
(7) Multi-Select Button
(8) Strap Holder
(9) Flash Button
(10) Battery Cover
(11) Memory Card Slot
2-2 Specifications
zLens: f =9.61 mm
zImage Sensor: 3.3 mega pixel CMOS sensor
zFocus: F/3.0
zSensitivity: ISO 100

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zWhite Balance: Auto, Sun, Tungsten, Fluorescent.
zShutter: Electrical
zShutter Speed: 1/4 sec. ~ 1/2000 sec.
zStorage Media: 16MB Internal Flash Memory
SD Card (MMC compatible) Slot(support 4/8/16/32/64/128/256/512MB)
zImage File Format: JPEG for Still image, AVI for Movie files.
zImage Resolution:
>2976x2232(Firmware Interpolation Technology)
>2048x1536
>1600 x 1200
>1280 x 960
zDigital Zoom: 10-Step 4X Digital Zoom
zFocal Range Standard: 1.2m ~ Infinity
zFocal Range Macro: 23 ~ 27cm
zSelf-timer: 10 sec. delay
zPC-CAM Mode: 640 x 480 Pixels, 10 fps
320 x 240 Pixels, 15 fps
zFlash Mode: Auto, Red-eye reduction, Off
zTV-OUT: NTSC / PAL system selectable
zPC Interface: USB (Ver. 1.1)
zMovie File: Recording 80 sec. continuous movie file with 512 x 384 format
(16MB internal memory)
zRecord able Image Numbers (16MB):
*For reference only, actual image numbers could be varied to objective and
environment.
1280X960 1600X1200 2048X1536 2976x2232
Fine 32 21 13 15
16MB
Normal 80 52 32 40
zPower Supply: 2 x AA Alkaline Batteries or supports CRV-3, USB 5V (PC-CAM
Mode)
zDimensions: 93 x 56 x 38 mm
zWeight: About 120g (batteries excluded)
2-3 System Requirements
Please refer to the minimum system requirements for the digital camera. We
recommend that you use a computer system that exceeds the minimum requirements
in order to utilize the camera at its optimum efficiency. The minimum system
requirement for the digital camera is as follows:

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System Requirement
OS Microsoft Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP
CPU Intel Pentium 166MHz or higher
Memory Minimum 32 MB memory or above
CD-ROM 4X or above
HDD Hard drive with 10 MB free disk space
minimum
Others One standard USB 1.1 port
Chapter 3 Controls, Operation, and Display
3-1 LED Indicators
This is what LED indicators located on the top of LCD monitor mean:
1. Standby/Busy (Red LED) ,2. Macro Mode (Green LED)
LED Status Description
Red On The camera is busy,
please continue to
perform the operation
after the camera returns
to blinking
Blinking Camera is powered on
and in standby mode
Green On Macro mode
Off Basic Mode for
photography
3-2 LCD Monitor Display
(1) Image resolution
(2) Image quality
(3) Current working mode
(4) Memory card loaded symbol
(5) Possible number of shots
(6) Self-timer photography
(7) White balance display
(8) Morning/Afternoon display

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(9) Time display
(10) Date display
(11) Remaining battery power
(12) Zoom lever
(13) Flash status
(14) Stable Palm: Icon displays in darker environments & requires firm camera
holding for clear shooting.
3-3 Power Supply
●Slide the lens cover toward left gently and turn on the camera after two beeps
sound.
●Slide the lens cover toward right gently and turn off the camera.
●Use the lens cover located on the front of the camera to turn on/off camera. After
you turn on the camera, the red LED will be blinking, and then the last image
recorded appears on the LCD monitor.
※If no operation is carried out for a fixed amount of time (default: about 1 minute),
the power is turned OFF to prevent battery wear. This is called "Auto Power
OFF".
You can press the “Mode Display Button” to restart the camera.
※The following features will automatically save the configuration before turn off
the camera unless you ever selected "Reset Default" to restore its factory
anticipated settings.
1. Resolution
2. Quality
3. OSD Language
4. White Balance
5. EV Compensation
6. TV-Out

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7. Light Frequency
8. PC Mode
3-4 Shutter Button
This camera is designed for 2-step shutter function. A "[ ]" mark will appear on the
center position on the LCD monitor when you press and hold the Shutter button down
half way. Then press the Shutter button down fully and the camera beeps; and
releases the Shutter button to take a picture.
3-5 Mode Dial
● You can select the working mode by using this Mode Dial:
1. PC Mode
2. Record Mode
3. Play Mode
4. Movie Mode
5. Setup Mode
3-6 MENU/ENTER Button
You can perform different operations in the different mode by using the MENU/ENTER
button, e.g. select, confirm, go forward and backward.
3-7 Flash Button

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●This button is only working in the Record Mode. Press this button to select the desired
flash mode while taking a picture and there are 4 modes available:
Auto →Auto and Red-eye reduction →Off→Auto
3-8 Mode Display Button
1 This button is only working in the Record Mode. Press this button and you can
change the LCD monitor to several displays.
Standard ÆFull Display ÆImage Only ÆLCD Monitor Off ÆOnly Operation
Settings ÆStandard
2 Press the "Mode Display Button" to enter the "Play Mode" to view the images
when the camera is powered off.
3 In the Record Mode, the camera will be auto power off because of the power
saving function. You can press the "Mode Display Button" to turn on the camera
again.
3-9 Macro Button
zSlide down and up the Macro button at the side of camera
to switch between Basic and Macro modes. When
you selected the Macro mode, the green LED located
on the top of the LCD monitor will be on.
Macro
Basic
※If you selected the Macro Mode when using the
camera, the flash off function will be enabled
automatically.
Chapter 4 Navigating Modes and Menus
4-1 Mode Selection

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4-2 Record Mode
ÆFor more information, please refer to
the "LCD Monitor Display" section.
Image Resolution:

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4-3 Play Mode
(1) Possible number of shots
(2) Remaining battery power
Index for Quick Menu:
1. Delete Pictures
2. Slideshow
Start Auto Play

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3. DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) Settings
zWith DPOF for printing your images, there are three options for you: print one image,
print all images and print the recorded date or not.
zDPOF function can only be operated with the printer settings of the memory card
inserted, not active with internal memory.
※ If no memory card is inserted, even there are images stored in the internal memory,
the DPOF function will be disabled.
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4-4 Movie Mode
(1) Movie Mode
(2) Recorded Movie Time (seconds)
(3) Recording the movie pictures
(4) Remaining battery power
(5) Time/Date

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4-5 Setup Mode
1. Image Resolution
2976x2232 2048x1536
1280x960 1600x1200
2. Image Quality:
(Fine Quality) (Basic Quality)
3. White Balance:
(Auto) (Sun)
(Fluorescent) (Tungsten)

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4. EV Compensation
5. OSD Language
6. Date / Time

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7. TV-Out Operation
8. Light Frequency
Select the correct frequency type (50Hz or 60Hz) according to your region.
9. Format Media
※If there is a memory card inserted, it will only format the memory card, not the
internal memory.
10. Reset to default factory anticipated settings
Chapter 5 Preparing Your Camera
5-1 Attaching the Strap

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●Insert the thin end of strap into the strap holder.
.
●Pass the other end of strap through the loop.
●Stretch the strap tightly.
5-2 Loading Batteries
●Turn off the power of camera.
Insert 2 x AA alkaline batteries or a rechargeable battery. Please make sure the
batteries are full of power. If the batteries are in low power, please change new
batteries as soon as possible to keep the camera operating normally.

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●Slide the switch on the battery cover in the direction indicated by the arrow.
●Insert the batteries as indicated on the inner side of the cover.
●Close and lock the battery cover.
NOTE:
Do not open the cover roughly to avoid damaging the battery compartment cover.
¾If the battery power indicator shows only one black block that means that power
is available, and you can continue to use the flash.
¾When the battery indicator turns red, you cannot take still and movie pictures any
more.
¾Any pre-setting date/time value will be retained in the camera's memory for about
3 minutes when replacing the batteries. We still suggest you to double check the
date/time setting after changing new batteries.
5-3 Loading and Removing the Memory Card
zMake sure to turn off the camera.
1. Loading the memory card.

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zSlide the switch on the battery cover in the direction indicated by the arrow.
zInsert the memory card in the direction of the arrow.
2. Removing the memory card
zPress the memory card down gently.
zThe memory card will bounce upward.
zPull the memory card out with your fingers in the correct direction.
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Before using the camera, please remember to insert the memory card into the slot.
If the memory card is full or there are already images stored in it, you can turn the
Mode Dial to Setup Mode and then select "Format" item to format the
memory card. Please make sure you backup any important data stored in the
memory card.
zThe specification of memory card applicable to this camera is SD or MMC
(4/8/16/32/64/128/256/512MB).
zIf inserting the memory card in the wrong direction, it won't be fitted in. Do
not insert the card roughly to avoid damage.
zIf the camera couldn't locate the memory card, please gently wipe the metal
interface of the card with a soft cloth and reload the card again.
zMake sure to check if memory card is in unlock status. Or else , LCD
monitor will display “ ” and you can’t take picture or playback .
zLCD monitor will display “ ” when no memory card being loaded .
zLCD monitor will display “ ” when memory card is loaded and working
properly. In case LCD monitor still displays “ ” with card inserted ,
please refer to following possible cause and solutions:
-Image format can’t be recognized by camera :
Please save image data to PC for backup and then format the memory
card.
-Memory card get dirt :
Please use clean and soft cloth to clean memory card properly and insert again.
-Memory card malfunction:
Please contact memory card supplier for further assistance.
-Card slot in camera malfunction:
Please contact authorized dealer to request further assistance.
5-4 Setting Up the OSD Language
Before using the camera, please turn the Mode Dial to Setup Mode and then
select "Language" to set the OSD language.
5-5. Date/Time
Before using the camera, please turn the Mode Dial to Setup Mode and then
select "Date/Time" to set the date and time.
Chapter 6 Getting Started