Reekin DC-001 User manual

Instruction manual
It is recommended to read the instructions carefully
operating instructions before using the machine. EN
Reekin Digitalcamera Danio
DC-001

1. Get to know your camera
5.0 Mega pixels resolution sensor
Digital still camera
Digital video camcorder
Built-in ash Light
8x digital zoom
2.7” TFT color display
Micro SD card support
2xAAA alkaline batteries
Smile detection
Anti-shaking still capture
2. Functional parts
1Shutter Press this button to take photographs or to start /stop recording
a video clip,or to conrm changes in menu mode.
2Power on/off button Press this button to turn on, press again to turn off.
3Strap hook Hook for attaching the wrist strap to the camera.
4Busy indicator When the indicator is blinking,the camera is busy
5Lens Records the image to be taken.
Note: Keep the lens clean. Dirt and ngerprints will affect the quality of the picture.
6Flash light Use the built-in ash to give the subject extra lighting if it is in dark surrounding（the best ash
distance is recommended within 1.5m).
7Macro switch Macro mode: Select this mode to take close-up photographs (distance 11cm - 18cm).
Normal mode: Select this mode to take photographs from 0.5m - innity.
8LCD screen Display photographs, video clips, camera setting and menu.
9Up Up & Digital zoom in.
10 Down Down & Digital zoom out.
11 Left / Flash light For LEFT selection in menu mode.
For ash light function selection in photo mode.
12 Right / Playback For RIGHT selection in menu mode.
Press it to enter playback mode.
13 Mode Press it to select PHOTO/VIDEO mode.
14 Menu / Delete Press it to enter camera setting mode.
Press it to delete the photos/videos in playback mode.
15 Tripod connector To x the camera on tripod.
16 USB interface Via this connection, you can download photographs and video clips to a computer.
17 Micro SD card slot Micro SD card storage location.
18 Battery door Door for battery.

3. Explanation of the status icons
Item Function Description
1Mode selected
Photographs mode.
Video capture mode.
Photo playback mode.
Video playback mode.
2Flash indicator
Force ash: The ash is on in any environment.
Auto ash: The camera determines if
The ash should be used or not.
No ash : The ash is turned off.
3Self-timer 10s Timer
4ISO Sensitivity select.
5Photo/Video counter
Photo mode: No. of pictures had been taken.
Video mode: Recording time in second.
Playback mode: No. of pictures or video le.
6Selected resolution
12M = 4032x3024; 8M=3264x2448
5M = 2560x1920; 3M = 2048x1536;
1.3M = 1280x960; VGA = 640x480
7Picture quality Super ne.
Fine.
Normal.
8SD card indication The SD card is inserted and will be used as storage for PHOTO and VIDEO
9Brightness alert-an-
ti-shaking Alert user to hold the camera steadily.-on/off
10 Normal/Macro
mode indicator
Mode (0.5m – innity).
Macro mode (11cm – 18cm).
11 Battery indicator The batteries are full.
The batteries are empty.
12 Exposure value Show EV±value.
13 White Balance White balance selection.
14 Scene mode Landscape/Backlight/Night scene/Portrait/Sports
15 Smile detection On/Off
16 Zoom indicator Showing zoom ratio.

4. Details for camera setting
SET
Still
capture Mode Single / 10s Timer Single or 10s timer selection
Resolution
12M pixel resolution 4032 x 3024
8.0M pixel resolution 3264x2448
5.0M pixel resolution 2560 x 1920
3.0M pixel resolution 2048 x 1536
1.3M pixel resolution 1280 x 960
VGA resolution 640 x 480
Quality Super Fine/Fine/Normal Picture quality setting
Sharpness Strong/Normal/Soft Sharpness setting
Exposure ±2,±5/3,±4/3,±1,±2/3,±1/3,0 Exposure setting
White balance
Auto Automatic white balance
Daylight White balance selected for daylight surrounding
Cloudy White balance selected for cloudy surrounding
Tungsten White balance selected for tungsten lighting
Fluorescent White balance selected for uorescent surrounding
Scene Auto/Landscape/
Backlight/Night scene/Portrait/Sports Scene setting
ISO Auto/50/100/200 Sensitivity select
Smile detection On / Off Smile detection setting
Anti-shaking On / Off Anti-shaking setting
Video
Resolution VGA 640 x 480
QVGA 320 x 240 Video resolution set up
Setup
Date/Time YY/MM/DD Date or time setting
Auto power off Off / 1Minute / 3 Minutes Auto power off selection
Beep sound Off/On Beep sound setting
Language
English/T-Chinese/
S-Chinese/French/
Deutsch/Italian/Spanish/
Portuguese/Japanese
Select display language
Date stamp Date &Time /Date /Off Date stamp
Frequency 50Hz / 60Hz Select power frequency in your location
Format SD card Format the memory location selection.
Default setting Cancel / OK Default setting
Version See the rmware version
Note: The camera will remain the last setting when it is turned off.
5. Using the camera
5.1 Installing the batteries
1. Open the battery door.
2. Insert 2xAAA alkaline batteries into the camera.
3. Close the battery door.

5.2 Inserting a memory card (not included)
1. Turn off the camera rst.
2. Open the card bar.
3. Insert the micro SD card into the camera.
Note: There is only one right direction to insert the micro SD memory card into the slot. Do not force the card into the slot,
or else it may damage both the camera and the micro SD memory card.
Note: The micro SD memory card must be formatted before taking photographs. See the following sections for more
information.
5.3 Formating a Micro SD card
1. Press the menu button ( ) in PHOTO or VIDEO mode.
2. Select the setup mode by press the right button.
3. Select the format icon and press the SHUTTER button to conrm.
4. Select SD card then press the SHUTTER button.
5.4 Setting the resolution
The camera can be set to different resolutions.
1. Press the menu button ( ) in PHOTO mode, select the resolutions icon by W( ) key and press the SHUTTER to conrm.
Resolutions: VGA (640 x 480), 1.3M (1280 x 960), 3M (2048 x 1536),
5M (2560 x 1920), 8M (3264x2448), 12M (4032 x 3024)
2. Six different resolutions will be displayed. Select the desired resolution by using the up or down buttons and press the
SHUTTER button to conrm the selection.
5.5 Taking photographs
1. Turn on the camera.
2. Depending on the distance to the object being photographed, use macro switch to adjust the distance. Select the ower
symbol ( ) if you wish to take a close-up photograph
(11cm –18cm).
If you wish to take video or photograph of surroundings or people (0.5m – innity),set the macro switch to normal
mode ( ).
3. If you are not sure if there is enough lighting, turn the automatic ash ( ) on by pressing the ash button.
(If the battery power is too low, the ash won’t be activated).
4. Use the LCD screen to aim the object you wish to take photograph.
Use the face detection to aim the people you wish to take photograph.
5. Press SHUTTER button and wait until the LCD display turn on again.
6. If ‘SMILE’ detection is ON, shutter will be activate automatically once a smile face is detected
Caution: 1) Taking picture for fast-moving object is not recommended.
2) Image may be distorted when taking picture in a moving vehicle.

5.6 Zoom in and out
The camera can zoom in up to 8 times.
Zoom in or out by pressing the up or down button, a number will appear on the display, 8.x is the maximum zoom ratio.
5.7 Self-timer setting
You can use the self-timer function when you wish to take a photograph for yourself or when you wish to take a photograph for
an object which the camera must be as still as possible.
1. Set the camera to photo mode.
2. Press the MENU button ( ). The menu will appear.
3. Press the W () button to select Capture Mode and conrm by pressing the SHUTTER button.
4. Press the W ( ) button to set the delay time: 10S Timer.
5. Press the SHUTTER button to conrm. The self-timer function is now ready for use.
6. Aim at the object you wish to take photo.
7. Press the SHUTTER button to take a photograph.
8. The photo will be taken after the timer reaches the delay time that you pre-setted and the camera will beep during the delay
time.
5.8 Recording video clips
1. Press the MODE button to select the video clip mode( ).
2. For setting the resolution, Press MENU ( ) button and select Resolution, then press the SHUTTER button to conrm. Two
resolution will be displayed.
VGA (640 x 480) QVGA( 320 x 240).
3. Press the SHUTTER button to start recording video, press the SHUTTER button again to stop recording. The video clip will
now be saved as an AVI le in the camera memory.
5.9 Playback photographs
1. Press the ( ) button to get into playback mode.
2. Press the left or right buttons to see photographs.
3. In full screen display , press the T ()button to zoom in the photo.
4. To view images in thumbnail, press the W ( ) button.
5. To shift the image in zoom-in mode, press the SHUTTER button then use the up/down/left/right buttons.
6. Press the MENU ( ) button in Playback mode, press and hold MENU button again until the menu options displayed. Se
lect SLIDE SHOW and slide show time then press the ENTER button to conrm. The pictures saved in your camera or your
micro SD card will be displayed in sequence automatically. To stop slide show, press ENTER button again.
5.10 Playback video clips
1. When video clips are displayed, press the SHUTTER button to start playing the video and press the SHUTTER button again
to pause the playback.
2. press right button to fast forward or press left button to rewind.
3. Press the down button to stop.
4. Press the mode button to exit.
5.11 Delete photographs and video clips
You can choose to delete a single photograph / video clip, or delete all the photographs / video clips in the memory.
Follow the instructions given below to delete photograph.
1. Press the ( ) button to enter the playback mode.
2. Press left or right button to select photograph/video clip to be delete.
3. Press the MENU/delete button（ ）and select Delete This Image(Video) / All .
4. Press the SHUTTER button ,then select OK to conrm.
5. Press the mode button to exit.
NOTE: Select “All” and Press the SHUTTER button to conrm, all the pictures and videos will be deleted.

6. Connecting to a PC
The unit can be connected to the computer as mass storage device and transfer photo/video les for storage.
7. Specications
Sensor 5.0 Mega pixel CMOS sensor
Image resolution
12.0 Mega pixels: (4032x3024)
8.0 Mega pixels: (3264x2448)
5.0 Mega pixels: (2560x1920)
3.0 Mega pixels: (2048x1536)
1.3 Mega pixels: (1280x960)
VGA: (640x480)
Lens F/2.8 f = 8.5mm
Focus range 0.5m. ~ Innity
Macro mode 11cm – 18cm
Digital zoom 8x
Flash strobe Built-in ( Auto / force / off )
LCD display 2.7“ TFT color display
White balance Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Fluorescent / Tungsten
Video mode 30fps@VGA&30fps@QVGA with micro SD card
External memory card SD card supports up to 32GB
File format Picture: JPEG, Video: AVI
Self timer 10 seconds
PC interface USB 2.0
Power source 2xAAA alkaline batteries
8. System requirement
Operating sys-
tem
Windows XP / Vista or above
Mac 9.x or X.x
CPU Pentium III or above
RAM At least 64MB
Interface USB port
CD 4x speed CD ROM or above
9. Troubleshooting
Problem Cause Solution
Cannot turn on the
camera
Low battery power.
Battery placed at wrong polari-
ties.
Replace or install the battery correctly.
Photos can not be
saved when taking
pictures.
The memory card hasn’t been
formatted properly.
Format the memory in setup mode of the camera.
Please refer to section 5.3.
Cannot nd remov-
able disk after con-
necting the camera to
the computer.
Connection failure. Make sure all cable connections are secured and
restart the computer if necessary.
Flash does not work. Battery power is too low. Replace with new 2xAAA alkaline batteries.
The batteries used up
very fast.
Incorrect or old, used up, battery Replace with new 2xAAA alkaline batteries.
The photos are blurry 1. The camera is not held
steadily
2. The lens of camera is dirty.
1. Hold the camera steadily until it beeps when
taking video photo.
2. Clean the lens with soft dry cloth.
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