VistaQuest VQ1100 User manual

Quick Start Guide

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1. VQ1100 Names of Parts
1. Shutter Button
2. Viewfinder
3. Flash
4. Lens
5. USB Port
6. Indicator Lamp
7. LCD
8. MODE
9. ON/OFF
10. Strap Eyelet
11. Battery Compartment Cover
12. Tripod Socket
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2. Operating The VQ1100
• Open the battery cover and insert batteries.
Step 1: Slide open the battery door by lifting the tab on the door.
Step 2: Insert three AAAbatteries with the polarity as shown:
Step 3: Slide close the battery cover.
• Press and hold the ON/OFF button for 2 second to start the camera. The camera will
beep once, indicating that it is ready. The LCD screen will display digits and symbols.
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Aim the camera and compose the scene by looking through the viewfinder.
• Press the shutter button to take a picture. Buzzer will sound as the confirmation of the
taken picture. LCD will show number of pictures taken.
• Sleep mode: With the power ON, if you do not take another picture within 60 sec., camera
will turn to the "Sleep" mode to save batteries. The blank LCD screen identifies the "Sleep"
mode. (Press the ON/OFF button held 2 second can manual turn on/off the "Sleep" mode.)
• Re-activating camera from "Sleep" mode. Press the ON/OFF button held 2 second to
re-active the camera for taking next picture.
Please note, that when batteries disconnected or discharged, the memory, and all taken
pictures will be erased.
Power Consumption
• The batteries allow you to take, and store all pictures inside the memory for approximately
two weeks (camera stays in the "Sleep" mode)
• After that, LCD screen starts to blink, informing you that the batteries are low. You must
download the stored pictures into the computer within a day; otherwise all pictures will be
lost.

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3. Using Camera's Modes
Press the mode button to select the function you want to set, and the press the shutter button
to confirm. Then press the mode button again to change the option, and then press the shutter
button to confirm and you will see the result on the LCD.
VQ1100 has sixteen modes, which can be selected by pressing the Mode button, Pressing
the Mode button to see the features options in the following sequence:
•Snapshot Mode
• Flash Off
• Auto Flash
• Force Flash
• Low Resolution Mode
• High Resolution Mode
• SXVGA
• XVGA
•Single Mode
• Continuous Capture Mode
• AVI Video Mode
• Self Timer Mode
• 60Hz Mode
• 50Hz Mode
• Delete One Picture Mode
• Delete All Pictures Mode
LCD screen displays flickering symbols related to the selected mode.
1. Snapshot Mode: The LCD displays the number of pictures taken. Press the
Shutter button to take a picture. The number will automatically increase.

2. Flash Off Mode: Flash never fires. (Default). Press the mode button once
and then press the shutter button to confirm. Press the mode button again to
select the icon , and then press the shutter button to confirm.
3. Auto Flash Mode: Flash fires when the lighting conditions require it. Press
the mode button once and then press the shutter button to confirm. Press the
mode button again to select the icon , and then press the shutter button
to confirm.
4. Force Flash Mode: Flash fires every time you take a picture, regardless of the
lighting conditions. Press the mode button once and then press the shutter
button to confirm. Press the mode button again to select the icon , and
then press the shutter button to confirm.
5. High Resolution Mode: Take few pictures but big picture size. Press the mode
button twice and then press the shutter button to confirm. Press the mode
button again to select the icon , and then press the shutter button to
confirm.
6. LOW Resolution Mode: Take more pictures but small picture size. Press the
mode button twice and then press the shutter button to confirm. Press the
mode button again to select the icon , and then press the shutter button
to confirm.
7. SXVGA Mode: Take pictures about 1.3M pixels. Press the mode button three
times and then press the shutter button to confirm. Press the mode button
again to select the icon SXVGA, and then press the shutter button to confirm.
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8. VGA Mode: Take pictures about 0.3M pixels. Press the mode button three

times and then press the shutter button to confirm. Press the mode button
again to select the icon VGA, and then press the shutter button to confirm.
9. Single Mode: Press the mode button four times and then press the shutter
button to confirm. Press the mode button again to select the icon , and
then press the shutter button to confirm.
10. Continuous Capture Mode: Press the mode button four times and then
press the shutter button to confirm. Press the mode button again to select
the icon , and then press the shutter button to confirm. Press the
shutter button again and camera will take 3 pictures sequentially.
11. AVI Video Mode: Press the mode button four times and then press the
shutter button to confirm. Press the mode button again to select the
icon , and then press the shutter button to confirm. Press the shutter
button still to recording and the camera will beep during recording. The
recording is finished when you release the shutter button. [The video
resolution is QVGA (320x240) default and you cannot change the video
resolution; The capture mode return to single mode automatically when
finish recording.
9. Self-Timer Mode: Press the mode button five times and then press the
shutter button to confirm. Press the mode button again to select the icon on
(reactive the Self-Timer mode), and then press the shutter button to confirm.
Press the shutter button again and camera will take a picture automatically
after 10 seconds.
10. 60Hz Mode: Press the mode button six times and then press the shutter
button to confirm. Press the mode button again to select the icon 60H. You
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should set up to this mode if you use 60Hz power.

11. 50Hz Mode: Press the mode button six times and then press the shutter button
to confirm. Press the mode button again to select the icon 50H. You should
set up to this mode if you use 50Hz power.
12. Delete One Picture Mode: Press the mode button seven times and then press
the shutter button to confirm. Press the mode button again to select the
icon , press the shutter button and the icon will blink, press the
shutter button again to confirm and camera will delete (erase) last stored picture
from the memory.
13. Delete All Pictures Mode: Press the mode button seven times and then press
the shutter button to confirm. Press the mode button again to select the
icon , press the shutter button and the icon will blink, press the
shutter button again to confirm and camera will delete (erase) all stored
pictures from the memory.
14. PC camera mode: Press the shutter button to turn on the camera, and then
connect the camera and the computer with the USB cable. You will see the
icon PC on the LCD. Then you can download the pictures.
Note: 1. The erased pictures cannot be recovered. Make sure you have selected the images
you want to erase.
2. If the battery low the camera will beep when you turn on the camera;“ ”
message appears on the LCD when the memory is full. Please download the
pictures to your computer.
The VistaQuest Corporation is proud that you have chosen its product
and hopes you will enjoy sharing “a clearer vision” of your memories and special
moments captured with your new camera with friends and family for many years.
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