Praktica Luxmedia BX-D18 User manual

User Manual
Please read this manual carefully before using this unit and keep it for future reference.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................................2
Key Features...............................................................................................................................................2
What Your Camera Package Includes.......................................................................................................3
Computer System Requirements for Windows XP...................................................................................3
Computer System Requirements for Windows Vista/7............................................................................4
Computer System Requirements for Macintosh......................................................................................4
Quick Look at Your Camera…………………………………………………………………………………….…...5
Preparing Your Camera for Use……………………………………………………………..…………...…………6
Installing SD Memory Card........................................................................................................................7
How To Hold Your Camera Correctly When Capturing Images ...............................................................9
Starting your Digital Camera…………………………………………………………………………………..…..10
Camera Mode…………………………………………………………………………………………………………11
Video Mode...............................................................................................................................................23
Playback Mode.........................................................................................................................................25
Download Photos To Your PC .................................................................................................................29
Appendix A. Technical Specifications……………………………………………………………...……………30
Appendix B. Troubleshooting……………………………………………………………………………………..31

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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Praktica Luxmedia BX-D18 Camera. Please read this manual to understand
how to get the most out of your camera and if you have any further questions reach out to us on
[e-mail].
Key Features
Digital Video resolutions-1080P (30fps),720P（30fps),VGA(30fps)
18 mega pixels camera with choice of 11 digital camera resolutions -
(18M) 4896X3672 pixels,(16M) 4608X3456 pixels, (14M) 4288X3216 pixels,(12M) 4000X3000 pixels,
(10M) 3648X2736 pixels,(8M)3264x2448 pixels,(7M HD) 3648x2056 pixels, (5M) 2592x1944 pixels,
(3M) 2048x1536 pixels, (2M HD) 1920x1080 pixels , (VGA) 640x480 pixels.
2.7 inch TFT LCD
8X Optical Zoom Function
8X Digital Zoom Function
Macro
Continuous Shot
Self-Timer
SD memory card slot compatible with memory card up to 64GB.
Built-in Flash

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What your camera package includes
Digital Camera
USB Cable
User Manual
Strap
Li-ion Battery
Camera Bag
Computer System Requirements for Windows XP
To be able to download photos to your PC, you will need the following minimum configuration:
Pentium III processor or above with Windows XP
128 MB RAM, with 150MB of free disk space
Available USB interface
1024 x 768 Recommended screen resolution
16-bit color or higher display adapter

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Computer System Requirements for Windows Vista/7
To be able to download photos to your PC your will need the following minimum configuration:
Windows Vista/7
800MHz processor and 512 MB of system memory
20GB hard drive with at least 15GB of available space
Support for Super VGA graphics
Available USB Interface
Computer System Requirements for Mac
Power Mac G3 500 MHz or higher
Mac OS X version 10.5.x or later
128 MB or more available system RAM (256 MB recommended), 150 MB free disk space
800 x 600 or higher-resolution monitor displaying millions of color

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Quick Look at Your Camera

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Preparing Your Camera for Use
Lithium battery installation
First install the lithium battery supplied with the camera according to the following instructions so that it can
operate.
1. Slide and open the battery door on the base of the camera.
2. Insert the battery correctly with the correct polarity facing up.
3. Close the battery door and slide it to lock it in place.
4. Once the camera is on, a battery icon will show up at the bottom right of the LCD screen
Full battery power Medium battery power Low battery power
Please note:
1. A “low battery”message will flash on the LCD when the battery power is insufficient. Shortly after your
camera will turn off.
2. Please remove the battery when you don’t intend to use your camera for a long time. This can prolong
the life of your battery and camera.

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Lithium battery charging
To recharge the lithium battery, simply connect the camera (without removing the battery) to your computer
using the USB cable provided in the box. The red LED on the back of the camera will light up to indicate that
the battery is being charged,and will turn off when fully charged. You can also charge the lithium battery by
connecting the camera to AC power if you have an adapter to which you can connect the USB cable.
Installing SD Memory Card
This camera supports up to 64 GB SD memory card. It is necessary to insert a SD card into the camera
before using it to extend its storage capacity. To remove the card, simply press it firmly and the card will eject
itself from the slot. Please refer to the below diagram for correct installation:
1. Slide the battery cover below the camera to open the battery compartment and access the memory card
slot.
2. Insert the memory card by gently sliding it in the correct polarity direction and until it clicks (the card top
should be the same height as the battery).

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3. An SD icon shows up on the LCD screen when you turn the camera on indicating you that the card has
been installed and all files will be stored on it.
4. Then close the battery cover and slide it to lock in place.
5. Make sure that the card is not locked, otherwise photos and videos you took will not be saved.
Note:
- The internal memory can only store a few photos for test purposes. It is recommended to download them
on a computer if you want to keep them, otherwise they could be lost when the camera automatically shuts
down because its charge is low or when you remove the battery.
- If there is a photo stored in the internal memory when you insert a card into your camera, a “Copy to card”
message will show up on the LCD screen with “Yes” or “No” options. By selecting “Yes”, the photo will be
then copied to the card.
- Formatting will delete all data stored on the memory card including those which are protected.
- Do not remove the SD card during formatting as this may damage the card and render it unusable.
- When memory is full, download the files from the SD card to your PC or directly delete some photos and
videos to free up storage space.

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How to hold your camera correctly when capturing images
First press the Power button to turn on the camera and activate the auto-focus zoom lens for it to open out
like a periscope. Then steadily hold the camera, avoiding putting your fingers in front of the lens or the flash
as shown on the diagram below.
Note: Do not touch or block the lens when it opens as it may damage the camera.

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Starting Your Digital Camera
Power on
Press the Power button once on the top of the camera to turn it on. Then the LCD screen will light up and the
auto-focus zoom lens will open out indicating that your camera is on and ready for use.
Power off
Press the Power button once on the top of the camera to turn it off. When the battery power is insufficient,
the camera will display a red icon on the LCD screen and automatically turn off after a few
seconds.
Mode switching
The digital camera supports 3 modes:
- Photo mode: this mode is for you to take still photos and adjust photo shooting settings.
- Video mode: this mode is for you to record videos and adjust video shooting settings.
- Playback mode: this mode is not only for you to preview photos or videos stored on the memory card but
also delete, protect and rotate your photos.
In order to select a mode, please follow the below steps:
1. Press the MODE button to toggle between the 3 modes.
2. In photo mode, the icon will show up at the top left of the LCD screen. In video mode, the
icon will show up and in playback mode will show.

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Camera Mode
By default, the photo mode shows up first when powering on the camera.
Taking photos
1. Hold the camera steady and position your shot according to the image displayed on the screen.
2. Slightly press the Shutter button and wait for the camera to focus the object.
3. Place your object in the white frame showing up on the LCD screen.
4. When the frame turns green, press the Shutter button harder to capture the image. It takes then a few
seconds to record the photo on the memory card.
Note:
- After each photo shot, the number displayed on the top right of the LCD screen indicates how many more
photos you can still take based on the current settings and the size of the memory card inserted in the
camera.
- When the camera memory is full, the LCD screen will display “Memory full” when you press the Shutter
button to take photos. To continue shooting, you need to transfer all files of the memory card onto your
computer (as described below in the section “Download photos and videos to your PC”) or delete them to get
more memory.Alternatively, you can insert a new empty SD memory card.
- This camera needs a SD card up to 64 GB to operate normally.

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Digital zoom
You can enlarge the object up to 8 times with the digital zoom by pressing (T) button to zoom in the object
and press the (W) button to zoom out it. The icon will show up on the right of the LCD screen.
Note: When using this function, the camera will automatically adjust the lens so do not touch the lens
while the camera is focusing.
Shortcut buttons on the MENU dial
The camera has 4 shortcut buttons on the MENU dial made for quick access to the following settings: Flash
(up button), Scene (Left button), Self-timer (Down button) and Delete (Right button). By pressing one of
these buttons, you can directly access the setting options of the corresponding function.
Flash
In low light conditions it is better to use the built-in flash. You can also use the flash to compensate for
backlight conditions.
To set the flash:
- Automatic flash: press the Flash button repeatedly until reaching the icon. The flash should set off
automatically when the shooting brightness is low.
- Forced flash: press the Flash button repeatedly until reaching the icon. The flash will remain active
until you turn it off. If the flash is not ready, the green LED beside the LCD screen will light up and the icon
will blink; you have to wait for the flash to charge.

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- Red-eye reduction: press the Flash button repeatedly until reaching the icon to activate the red eye
reduction.
- Flash off: press Flash button repeatedly until reaching the icon to turn the flash off.
Note: A “Low battery” warning will show up on the LCD screen if the battery is too low to allow the flash to set
off.
Scene
Your camera supplies scenes for you to take photos in any environment: Auto / Scenery / Backlight / Night
Portrait / Night Scenery / Building / Kids / Food / Text / Snow / Fireworks / Sunset. Choose the scene in
accordance with the light and environmental conditions prevailing at the photo shooting time.
1. Press Scene button (or Left button) to enter the Scene menu.
2. Press Up / Down buttons to select an option: Auto / Scenery / Backlight / Night Portrait / Night Scenery /
Building / Kids / Food / Text / Snow / Fireworks / Sunset.
3. Press MENU button to confirm your choice and return to photo mode.
4. The icon corresponding to your scene choice will then show up at the top left of the LCD screen.
Delete
You can delete the last file you just captured by pressing this button.
1. Press Delete button (or Right button).
2. The message "Delete this file" with "Yes" or "No" option will then show up on the LCD screen at the bottom

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of the latest captured file.
3. Press Left / Right button to choose between “Yes” or “No” and delete the file or cancel the deletion.
4. Press MENU button to confirm.
5. If you chose “Yes”, the Delete menu options will move to the next file of the playback mode. Just press
MODE button to return to photo mode.
6. If you chose “No”, you will automatically return to photo mode.
Self-timer
You can include yourself in a photo by turning on this function to delay the time between when you are
pressing the Shutter button and when the photo is actually taken. Ideal for group shots, we recommend you
to use a tripod or to place the camera on a stable surface if you want to use the self-timer.
1. Press Self-timer button (or Down button) to enter the Self-timer menu.
2. Press Up / Down buttons to select an option: Off / 2 sec. / 5 sec. / 10 sec. / Double.
3. Press MENU button to confirm your choice and return to photo mode.
4. The icon corresponding to your self-timer choice will then show up at the top of the LCD screen.
5. The indicator light on the front of the camera will blink until the countdown time you chose has elapsed.
Settings menu of the photo mode
To access the photo mode settings menu and adjust your photo shooting, press the MENU button once and
follow the instructions below.

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Image size
The image size and quality settings determine the number of photos that can be saved and the memory
required for each photo. The higher the quality of the photo, the more memory it will take. The image size
and quality will also affect the maximum size to which you can print your photo.
To set the image size:
1. Press MENU button to enter the settings menu of the photo mode.
2. Press Up / Down buttons to select Image Size in the settings menu and then MENU button to enter the
submenu.
3. Press Up / Down buttons to select an option: (18M) 4896x3672, (16) 4608x3456, (14M) 4288x3216, (12M)
4000x3000, (10M) 3648x2736, (8M) 3264x2448, (7M HD) 3648x2056, (5M) 2592x1944, (3M) 2048x1536,
(2M HD) 1920x1080, (VGA) 640x480.
4. Press the MENU button to confirm your choice and then the MODE button to return to photo mode.
5. The icon corresponding to your image size choice will then show up at the top of the LCD screen.
Note: The camera has two high definition image sizes of 2M and 7M.
Burst
This function allows you to take up to 5 pictures continuously after only pressing the Shutter button once.
1. Press the MENU button to enter the settings menu.
2. Press Up / Down buttons to select Burst in settings and then the MENU button to enter the submenu.

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3. Press Up / Down buttons to choose between: On / Off.
4. Press the MENU button to confirm your choice and then the MODE button to return to photo mode.
5. The corresponding icon will then show up at the top of the LCD screen indicating that the function is on.
Image quality
The quality of your photos also affects the number of photos you can take. The higher the quality, the less
you will be able to take, but they will be of better quality.
Note: The default quality value is “Fine”.
1. Press the MENU button to enter the settings menu.
2. Press Up / Down buttons to select Image Quality in the settings menu and then the MENU button to enter
the submenu.
3. Press Up / Down buttons to select an option: Super Fine / Fine / Normal.
4. Press the MENU button to confirm your choice and then the MODE button to return to photo mode.
5. The icon corresponding to your image quality choice will then show up at the top of the LCD screen.
Date/Time stamp
This function allows you to enable or disable the display of the system date and time on your photos.
1. Press MENU button to enter the settings menu of the photo mode.
2. Press Up / Down buttons to select Date Stamp in the settings menu and then MENU button to enter the

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submenu.
3. Press Up / Down buttons to select an option: Off / Date / Date & Time.
4. By choosing “Off”, there will be no date on your photos.
5. By choosing “Date”, the date will be displayed on each photo once taken.
6. By choosing “Date & Time”, both date and time will be displayed on each photo taken. This cannot be
removed once captured.
White balance
This setting allows the camera to adjust the color of your photos according to the colour of the light source.
1. Press the MENU button to enter the settings menu of the photo mode.
2. Press Up / Down buttons to select White Balance in the settings menu and then the MENU button to
enter the submenu.
3. Press Up / Down buttons to select an option: Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Tungsten / Fluorescent H /
Fluorescent L.
4. Press the MENU button to confirm your choice and then the MODE button to return to photo mode.
5. The icon corresponding to your white balance choice will then show up at the bottom left of the LCD
screen.
ISO
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possible. Choosing the lower ISO value helps prevent spots appearing on your photo.
1. Press the MENU button to enter the settings menu of the photo mode.
2. Press Up / Down buttons to select ISO in the settings menu and then the MENU button to enter the
submenu. 3. Press Up / Down buttons to select an option:Auto / 50 / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600.
4. Press the MENU button to confirm your choice and then the MODE button to return to photo mode.
Exposure
This setting allows you to control the brightness of your photos.
1. Press the MENU button to enter the settings menu of the photo mode.
2. Press Up / Down buttons to select Exposure in the settings menu and then the MENU button to enter the
submenu.
3. Press Up / Down buttons to select an exposure value from -2 to +2.
4. Press the MENU button to confirm your choice and then the MODE button to return to photo mode.
5. The icon corresponding to your exposure choice will then be displayed at the bottom left of the LCD
screen.
Sharpness
This setting allows you to adjust the sharpness of your images, making edges more or less distinct.
1. Press the MENU button to enter the settings menu of the photo mode.
2. Press Up / Down buttons to select Image Sharpness in the settings menu and then MENU button to enter
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3. Press Up / Down buttons to select an option: Sharp / Normal / Soft.
4. Press the MENU button to confirm your choice and then the MODE button to return to photo mode.
Metering
This setting allows you to adjust the metering point.
1. Press the MENU button to enter the settings menu of the photo mode.
2. Press Up / Down buttons to select Metering in the settings menu and then MENU button to enter the
submenu.
3. Press Up / Down buttons to select an option: Center / Multi / Spot.
4. Press the MENU button to confirm your choice and then the MODE button to return to photo mode.
Macro
This setting allows you to adjust the photo shooting of a more or less distant (10cm 25cm) object by
focusing on the right hyperfocal distance.
Note: The camera is by default in Far shooting mode.
1. Press the MENU button to enter the settings menu of the photo mode.
2. Press Up / Down buttons to select Macro in the settings menu and then the MENU button to enter the
submenu.
3. Press Up / Down buttons to choose between: On (= Macro shooting) / Off (= Far shooting
).