Rollei dt4000 User manual

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Preface
Thank you for purchasing this camera. This camera will help you fulfill all
your digital pictures processing needs.
The camera is equipped with five modes (Capture Mode, Playback
Mode, DSC Setup Mode, Video Mode, and Macro Mode) for your explo-
ration.
This light and handy digital camera offers 4.0 mega pixels high-quality
image along with precise 12 x zoom (3 x optical plus 4 x digital) The built-
in 16MB memory can store your images. The stylish metallic case is
crafted from aluminum alloy, making this camera light and portable.
Through a USB cable connection, pictures can be easily transmitted from
the camera to the PC. Nine recorded images can be displayed on the
high resolution LCD. Continuous shooting function is also available for
users to take multiple frames of scenes in quick succession.
Note: 1. The company keeps the right to change the con-
tents of this document, spec of this camera in the
future, without prior notice.

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Table of Contents
Preface............................................................................i
Prior to Operating the Camera.....................................1
Unpacking the camera...............................................................1
Identifying components..............................................................2
Loading the battery and SD Card...............................................3
Basic Settings............................................................................4
Formatting the Internal Memory and SD Card............................5
Basic Operating Procedure..........................................6
Turning the Camera ON/OFF.....................................................6
Basic Shooting...........................................................................7
Auto-Focus Function..................................................................7
Zooming In/Out..........................................................................7
Flash Setting..............................................................................8
Playback....................................................................................8
Five Main Camera Modesand Instructions...................9
Video Mode..............................................................................11
Capture Mode..........................................................................12
Playback Mode........................................................................16
Macro Mode.............................................................................19
DSC Setup Mode.....................................................................20
Making Connections...................................................23
Installing software....................................................................23
Connecting through the mini USB............................................24
Connecting with the DSC.........................................................25
APPENDIX...................................................................26
Specifications...........................................................................26

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Prior to Operating the Camera
Set this digital camera by following these quick and simple instructions.
Unpacking the camera
1. Clear all items from the box. (It is highly recommended that the box and wrap-
pings are kept for future usage)
2. Double check for the following items:
Pouch
Handstrap
CD-ROM
Mini USB Cable
Battery
Battery Charger
Camera
Video Cable

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Prior to Operating the Camera 2
Identifying components
CAUTION! 1. Use only the specified battery or AC power adapter
specified (5V 2A) for use with this camera. Other
power sources may cause fire.
Power/Flash Charge LED Zoom Button
TFT LCD
DC-in & USB/TV-out Connector
Flash Viewfinder
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Self timer LED
Auto-Focus LED
Zoom Lens
Handstrap Hook
Display Button
Five-way Switch
Viewfinder
Menu Selection
Shutter
Mode Dial
Speaker
Lens Barrier
Microphone
Battery and SD card compartment

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Loading the battery and SD Card
This camera uses a Li-ion battery. The battery and SD card share the same compart-
ment and door.
1.Slide the battery/SD Card cover in
the direction of the arrow, then lift to
open.
2.Load the included battery in the
compartment.
3.Insert the SD card into the slot.
4.Close the cover.
Battery Power Status
Full
Middle
Low
Empty
CAUTION! 1. Fully charge the battery before its first use.
2. To improve battery performance, replace installed
battery at the same time and keep away from heat.
3. To discard battery, refer to the index of the battery
manufacturer.
4. Battery should be inserted in the battery compart-
ment with the "+" and "-" sides facing correctly.
5. For alternative power source, the optional AC-
Adapter kit is available.

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Basic Settings
Upon turning the camera ON, a “welcome image” will appear on the LCD
display. Turn the mode dial to the DSC Setup Mode. Please proceed with
the following settings:
Language Preference Setting
1. There are a total of nine languages to choose from to interact with this camera.
English will be the default language. Please refer to DSC Setup Mode. (Page
21)
Date and Time Setting
1. Please refer to the Date and Time setting under DSC Setup Mode. (Page 20)
NOTE: 1. Upon loading new battery, users will need to reset their
Basic Settings
2. Do not open the battery/SD card cover or remove the
battery when the camera is in its ON status. Only
remove the battery and SD card when the camera is not
in use, or in its OFF status.
3. If you do not plan on using the camera for a long period
of time, please remove the battery and SD card.
4. Battery charges through the charger.
5. Camera will draw power from DC-in when used with the
AC-Adapter

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Formatting the Internal Memory and SD
Card
To format SD card, please insert your compatible SD card into SD slot.
Then proceedwith the following steps:
1. Turn the Mode Dial to Playback Mode.
2. Press the Menu button to enter Playback menu setting to select “Erase” and
then “Format”
3. You will then be asked "Format SD card?" on the LCD Display.
4. Press the OK button to confirm and proceed with formatting.
5. Push the Menu button to exit Playback menu setting.
As a result, once you withdraw the SD Card from the camera, the LCD
display will show the following message for confirmation: "Format internal
memory?" Then, press OK button to complete formatting internal mem-
ory.

Basic Operating Procedure 6
Basic Operating Procedure
This section provides simple and basic directions to get you started with
your camera. From this section, you will learn how to turn the camera on
and off, shoot pictures, zoom In and Out, set your flash, and playback
your pictures.
Turning the Camera ON/OFF
1. To turn the camera on, slide the lens barrier to the direction of the arrow. If the
lens does not extend when the lens barrier is opened, there is a possibility that
it is not fully open. Fully slide the barrier until you hear a click.
2. To turn the camera off, slighly close the lens barrier until it touches the lens
barrel. Once they make contact, the lens will retract. Please wait until the lens
is fully retracted before closing the lens barrier. The backside LED indicator will
remain green while the power is turned on.
3. User can directly turn on playback mode while the slide remains closed.
Please refer to page 17 for detailed operation.
NOTE: Do not forcefully push the lens barrier against the lens as this
may damage the lens or cause it to malfunction.
Lens Barrier Lens Barrier
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Basic Shooting
1.Turn the mode dial to the capture mode
2.Look into the viewfinder/LCD and try to
align your subject in the crop mark.
3.When you are set, press the shutter
button once.
Auto-Focus Function
Under Auto-Focus, the camera lens focuses automatically when the shut-
ter release is pressed halfway. To activate Auto-Focus, please follow
these steps:
1.Crop mark is white in normal situation.Press the
shutter halfway to activateauto focus. Cropmark
turns green when focused. If fail, crop mark isred.
2.Then, fully press the shutter button to take the
picture.
Zooming In/Out
This camera has 3 x optical zoom and 4 x digital zoom. The zoom bar
located on the left side of the LCD display, informs users of the zoom sta-
tus while the zoom in or out button is pressed. While the zoom button is
pressed, there would be 5 levels of optical zoom magnifications (f0~f6),
from W(Wide) to T(Tele) of zoom bar; The zoom lens can automatically
protrude and retract. Then, if you keep pressing the zoom button, there
are an additional 8 levels of optical zoom magnification (0.5x/each),
on the T(tele)to 4x (4x Digital Zoom) of zoom bar.Users can see the result
on the LCD display.

Basic Operating Procedure 8
1. Once you have aligned your subject in the LCD display, press the zoom in or
out button to select your preferred distance.
2. The picture can be zoomed in up to four times the original size, 12 times from
its original size
Flash Setting
Please Refer to CAPTURE MODE, page 12.
Playback
Please Refer back to PLAYBACK Mode, page 16
NOTE: 4 x digital zoom is supported in PLAYBACK Mode.
Resolution Digital Zoom
5.5M(S) x1
4.0M x 4
2.0M x 4
1.3M x 4
VGA x 4
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Five Main Camera Modesand
Instructions
This section describes the five modes included in this camera. An in-
depth coverage of these modes will be further described. Here are the
five main functions of this camera:
Camera Mode Function Setting Page
Video Mode 1. Record Movies Page 11
Capture Mode 1. Resolution
2. Image Quality
3. Color Effect
4. White Balance
5. Scene
6. Metering
7. Sharpness
8. EV Adjust
9. ISO
Page 12
Playback Mode 1. Erase Picture
2. Protect Picture
3. DPOF
4. Slide Show
5. Voice Memo
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Macro Mode 1. Resolution
2. Image Quality
3. Color Effect
4. White Balance
5. Scene
6. Metering
7. Sharpness
8. EV Adjust
9. ISO
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DSC Setup Mode 1. Date and Time
2. Auto Power Off
3. DPOF
4. Slide Show Order
5. Sound Effect
6. Languages
7. TV-out
8. Restoring
9. LCD Brightness
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NOTE: 1. Press the display button once to delete the icons
from the LCD display. To delete the crop mark from
the display simply press the display button a second
time. Press the display a third time to turn off the
LCD display.
2. To save your battery power, it is best to not leave
your display ON for a long period of time.

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Video Mode
Video Mode allows you to use the camera as a movie recorder, and set
the self-timer for recording purpose. The length is based on the capacity
of your SD card and internal memory. Users can still achieve optical
zoom function before actual recording is being made. Digital zoom will
not be allowed when recording.
1. Turn the Mode Dial to the Video Mode
2. To start recording a movie, press the shutter button. The camera will start
checking whether the memory is sufficient to record a movie. If the memory is
full, a warning sign will display on the LCD, and will automatically exit the
movie recording state.
3. If there are no warning messages with memory problems, the camera will start
recording itself. To stop recording, press the shutter button again.
4. To set the self timer under the video mode, press the right button once to acti-
vate the self timer. You will have ten seconds to get ready. The countdown will
be displayed on the LCD and followed by a beep sound.
* The icons can be removed from the display by pressing
the menu button once.
Battery Status
Date
Remaining Time
Video Mode
Zoom Bar

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Capture Mode
Capture mode will allow you to shoot single, continuous images, set your
flash and self-timer. Depending on the environment and setting, the cam-
era’s settings will work accordingly. To exit the setting menu, simply press
the menu button.
• Shooting images
1. Under Capture Mode, press the shutter button. The camera will start checking
whether the memory is sufficient to store the image. If it is full, a warning “Mem-
ory Full” icon will display on the LCD.
2.Once the picture is taken, you can erase the image under instant review and
the user can protect image when in playback mode. Press OK, if the users
want to see instant review after the picture is saved.
3. If you decide to erase this image, press down. An erase icon will appear on the
LCD, press OK to achieve this function.
Resolution
Image Quality
Date
Battery Status
Remaining Number
of Pictures
Zoom Bar
Flash
White Balance
* The icons can be removed from the display by pressing
the display button once.
Metering
ISO (100/200)
Capture Mode
EV
Continuous
Shot
Vibration
Scene

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• FLASH Setting
1.To set the Flash, press the Five-Way Switch to the Left to select the
desired Flash setting. You will have the four types of Flash settings:
Flash Off, Auto Red-eye reduction, Flash Force On, and Night. Once
you’ve set your Flash setting, proceed with your picture taking.
•SelfTimer
To set the self timer under the capture mode, please press Five-Way
Switchto the Right onceto activate the self timer.You will have
ten seconds to get ready for your pose. The countdown number will be
displayed on the LCD as well followed by a beep sound.
• Shooting Continuously Setting
Pictures can be shoot in successive orders.
1. Keep pressing the right button twice until Shooting Continuously icon appears
on the LCD Display.
2. Keep pressing the shutter button to activate Shooting Continuously. Then
release the shutter after the three sequences have been taken.
Flash Off The Flash will not fire.
Auto Red-eye
reduction
The Flash will fire depending
on the light source. Red eye
reduction will also be active
when needed. (Flash will
blink twice, picture will be
shot when the second flash is
fired.)
Flash Force OnThe Flash always fireswith
every shot.
Night (Slow) The camera extends the
mechanical shutter action,
and allowsflash delay.

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Capture Mode Setup
1. To enter/exit Capture Mode Setup, press the menu button.
2. Once you are in the Capture Mode Setup, you will be able to adjust the follow-
ing settings.
3. To select each individual function settings, press the UP or DOWN arrow.
Function Selection Definition
Resolution Users can select from the
following resolution:
VGA
1.3M
2.0M
4.0M (Default)
5.5M
The size of the pic-
ture. The default size
is 4.0 M, but users
will have the option
of choosing VGA,
1.3 M, 2.0M, 4.0 M,
or 5.5 M
Image Quality Users can select from the
following quality:
Best (Default)
Better
Basic.
The quality of the
picture. The default
is Best.
Color Effect User can select from the
following color tones:
Normal (default)
Sepia
Black and white
It is the tone that will
be applied in the pic-
ture. The default is
Normal.
Metering Users can select from the
following metering:
Center
Spot
Matrix (Default)
It calculates the best
overall exposure
value. The default is
Matrix.

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White Balance Users can select the fol-
lowing white balance:
Auto (Default)
Shade
Sun
Tungsten
Fluorescent
It adjusts the rela-
tive brightness under
different condition.
The default is Auto.
Sharpness Users can select the fol-
lowing sharpness:
Normal (Default)
High
Low
Enhance of edge
detail. The default is
Normal.
EV Adjust Users can select the fol-
lowing EV adjust:
from EV+2.0~ toEV -2.0, in
EV 0.5 step increase
This function allows
users to control the
exposure value, to
either lighten or
darken images the
camera is trying to
focus. The default is
0.
Scene Users can select the fol-
lowing scene:
Auto (default)
night
portrait
sport
landscape
night portrait
This pre-defined set-
tings make it even
more convient for
users to take pic-
tures. Users will not
need to make any
further adjustment to
the camera. The
scenes are already
pre-defined.
ISO Users can select the fol-
lowing ISO setting:
100
200
Auto (Default)
It adjusts the sensi-
tivity of the camera.
The higher the num-
ber, the more sensi-
tive it is to light. The
default is Auto.

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Playback Mode
This mode will allow you to replay/view your images or video. It can also
protect your desired images, set DPOF, slide show and voice memo.
Resolution (with 16 MB SD Card) Storage Mode
5.5M (S) 5 pictures
4.0M 11 pictures
2.0M 21 pictures
1.3M 25 pictures
VGA 105 pictures
Date
Battery Status
Remaining
Number of
Pictures
Playback
* The icon information can be removed by pressing the
** Thumbnail can be viewed afterpressing the displaybutton twice.
display button once
Mode
Zoom Bar

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User can directly turn on playback mode while the sliding door remains
closed.
1. Press the LCD button for about 2 seconds to power on DSC (playback mode
only)
2. Use the 5 ways function & Zoom button to view the images that have been
taken.
3. Erase and protect function setting is available.
4. If there are no images in memory, LCD will display "No data in internal mem-
ory!", and format function will be the only function available to users.
5. Press the LCD button again to power off the DSC.
• Displaying Thumbnails
1. Turn the Mode Dial to Playback Mode.
2. Press thedisplay button twice to view thumbnailsinsetsof nine.
3. Use the Five-Way Switch to change the image selection.
4. Press OK button to magnify images to standard size.
5. Press the left or right button to view other images.
• Display with Digital Zoom
The camera has 4x digital zoom.The picture can be zoomed up to four
times the original size. The five-way switch controls left, right, up, and
down of the image. Press the OK button to quit Digital Zoom Display.
1. Turn the MODE DIAL to Playback Mode.
2. To enter/exit Playback Mode Setup, press the Menu button.
3. While you are in the Playback Mode menu setting, use the Five-Way Switch to
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Function Setting Selection Definition
Protect Picture Users can select the fol-
lowing:
unprotect current
(Default)
unprotect all
protect current
protect all
Protection setting for
your pictures against
accidental erasure. Once
you are set, press OK to
confirm.
Slide Show Users can select from:
From current (picture)-
Default
From first (picture)
From last (picture)
Pictures will be displayed
in an orderly way. While
you are in the Slide Show
setting, press OK to start/
exit slide show.
Erase Pictures Users can select from:
Current (Default)
All
Format
Erasing options for your
pictures. When format-
ting, a warning message
will appear. Press the OK
button to confirm. Format
will permanently remove
all data such as internal
memory/ SD card.
Digital Print Order
Format or DPOF
Users can select from:
Frame Set (Default)
Reset all
It is a standard for print-
ing the pictures directly
from the SD card. Pic-
tures can be printed on
printers compatible with
the DPOF standard.
frame set --> set for one
image
reset all --> set for all