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Trademarks >> READ THIS FIRST Trademark Information ® ® Microsoft and Windows are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. ® Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. SD™ is a trademark. ® SeaLife is a registered trademark of Pioneer Research. Product Information Product design and specifications are subject to change without notice. This includes primary product specifications, software, software drivers,
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Safety Instructions >> SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read and understand all Warnings and Cautions before using this product. Warnings Continued use under the following conditions may cause fire or electric shock. Contact your local authorized SeaLife dealer for repair service if the product is damaged. If foreign objects or water have entered the camera, turn the power off and remove the battery. If the camera has fallen or its case has been damaged, turn the power off and remove the battery. Do not d
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Cautions >> Cautions Do not fire the flash close to anyone’s eyes. This might cause damage to the person’s eyesight. Do not subject the LCD monitor to impact. This might damage the glass on the screen or cause the internal fluid to leak. If the internal fluid enters your eyes or comes into contact with your body or clothes, rinse with fresh water. If the internal fluid has entered your eyes, consult a physician to receive treatment. A camera is a precision instrument. Do not drop it, strike it or
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Battery Usage >> Notes on Battery Usage When you use the battery, carefully read and strictly observe the Safety Instructions and the notes described below: Use only the specified battery (3.7V) provided with the camera. Extremely cold environments can shorten the battery life and reduce camera performance. When you are using a new rechargeable battery or a rechargeable battery that has not been used for an extended period of time, it may affect the number of images that can be capture
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Important Notes on Waterproof Function >> Important Notes on Waterproof Function and Waterproof Housing Read and understand the instructions contained in this manual before using underwater. The inner camera is not waterproof or shock protected. Seal the camera inside the waterproof housing in areas of water, rain, snow, high humidity, sand, dirt or combustible gas*. * Warning - the camera inside the waterproof housing IS NOT certified to be intrinsically safe. Using the camera in an env
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Notes on Waterproof Function >> Soak and rinse waterproof housing in fresh water for about 2 minutes after underwater use or if the housing becomes dirty. * Push each button several times to clean out any saltwater, sand or dirt that may be trapped under the buttons. * Use clean,soft cloth to dry housing. * Store camera and housing only after careful cleaning and when totally dry. Do not let any moisture or dirt get inside housing when opening. This may result in damage to the inner cam
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Contents >> CONTENTS 9 INTRODUCTION 9 Overview 10 Package Contents 11 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA 11 Front View 12 Rear View 13 LCD Monitor Display 15 GETTING STARTED 15 Preparation 16 Charging the Battery 17 Initial Settings 19 CAPTURE MODE 19 Capturing Images 20 Setting the Focus 21 About External Flash Modes 23 About Sea Mode 24 About Spy Mode 25 Recording Shots using Face Detection Technology 26 Recording Voice Memos 27 VIDEO MODE 27 Recording Video Clips 28 Playing Back Video Clips 29 PLAY
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Contents >> 47 TRANSFERRING FILES TO YOUR COMPUTER 47 Downloading Your Files 48 USING THE CAMERA AS A PC CAMERA 49 EDITING SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 50 SPECIFICATIONS (INNER CAMERA ONLY) 51 APPENDIX 51 Possible number of shots (still image) 52 Possible recording time / sec (video clip) 52 Connecting to a PictBridge Compliant Printer 56 UNDERWATER HOUSING INSTRUCTIONS 57 MUST DO for underwater housing: 59 Maintaining a waterproof seal 60 Quick waterproof test (before you depart on your dive trip) 61
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Introduction >> INTRODUCTION Overview Thank you for purchasing the SeaLife DC800 digital underwater camera. This is not your ordinary land camera in a waterproof housing. The SeaLife camera includes special onboard software and exposure programs have been developed through extensive underwater testing and research to ensure bright, colorful underwater pictures and video. It is equipped with the latest digital technology which means the camera is automatic and easy to use. The SeaLife water
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Package Contents >> Package Contents Carefully unpack your camera and ensure that you have the following items: Common Product Components: Digital Camera Underwater Housing with lanyard Instruction manual and Quick Guide Software CD-ROM USB cable AV cable Camera strap Camera pouch AC power adapter International plug adapters Rechargeable lithium-ion battery Flash Link optical cable adapter Desiccant capsules Cleaning brush and lens cloth Common (Optional) Accessories:
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Getting To Know Your Camera >> GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA Front View 2 3 1 4 5 6 8 7 1. Shutter button 5. Speaker 2. ON/OFF button 6. Lens 3. Self-timer LED 7. Microphone 4. Mode switch 8. Flash Capture mode Video mode Playback mode The waterproof housing has button controls for all camera functions except for the mode switch (#4). You can change the camera modes by pushing the Display button (#3 on the next page) when the camera is set to any of the underwater scene modes (Sea, ExtFl
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Getting To Know Your Camera >> Rear View 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 11 10 1. LCD monitor 10. SET / Direction button button 2. Delete button Focus button 3. DISP Display button button 4. MENU Menu button Flash button 5. Zoom in button button Zoom out button Self-timer button 6. Strap holder button Backlight/Exposure 7. DC IN 5V terminal compensation button 8. USB or AV OUT terminal SET Set button 9. Battery / Memory card cover 11. Status LED 12. Tripod socket When the camera is set to a
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Getting To Know Your Camera >> LCD Monitor Display Capture mode 1. Zoom status 2. Voice memo 3. Battery condition [ ] Full battery power [ ] Medium battery power 2007/11/01 08:03 [ ] Low battery power [ ] No battery power * [ ] AC adapter icon (if used) [ ] Ocean Blue 4. Flash mode [ ] Ocean Green [ Blank ] Auto Flash [ ] Lakes/Rivers [ ] Red-eye Reduction [ ] Incandescent [ ] Forced Flash [ ] Fluorescent 1 1 [ ] Flash Off [ 2 ] Fluorescent 2 5. [ ] Histogram [ ] Daylight 6. Main
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Getting To Know Your Camera >> Video mode [ ] 1. Mode icon 2. Zoom status 3. Battery condition 4. Video resolution 5. Available recording time/Elapsed 10S time 00:07:30 6. Video quality 7. Recording indicator 8. Self-timer icon 9. Focus setting Playback mode [ ] - Still image playback 1. Mode icon 2. File number 3. Folder number 4. Protect icon 5. Voice memo Playback mode [ ] - 1 Video playback P l a y T o t a l 1. Video status bar 9 0 0 : 0 0 : 1 0 0 0 : 0 0 : 0 6 2 2. Elapsed time 3. Fi
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Getting Started >> GETTING STARTED Preparation 1. Attach the camera strap. [Important: Camera strap must be removed when using camera inside the waterproof housing] 2. Open the battery/memory card cover. 3. Insert the supplied battery with correct orientation as shown. 4. Insert an SD/SDHC memory card (Optional). The camera has 32MB internal memory (29MB available for image storage), but you can load an SD/SDHC memory card to expand the camera’s memory capacity. Be sure to format th
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Getting Started >> To prevent valuable data from being accidentally erased from an SD/SDHC memory card, you can slide the write protect tab (on the side of the SD/SDHC memory NOTE card) to “LOCK”. To save, edit, or erase data on an SD/SDHC memory card, you must unlock the card. To prevent damaging of an SD/SDHC memory card, be sure to turn off the power when inserting or removing the SD/SDHC memory card. If inserting or removing the SD/SDHC memory card with the power on, the camer
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Getting Started >> Initial Settings Setting the Date and Time The date/time needs to be set if and when: The camera is turned on for the first time. The camera is turned on after leaving the camera without the battery for an extended period of time. When the date and time information is not displayed on the LCD monitor, follow these steps to set the correct date and time. 1. Slide the mode switch to [ ] or [ ], and press the MENU button. 2. Select [Setup] with the button. 3. Select [D
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Getting Started >> Choosing the Language Specify in which language menus and messages are to be displayed on the LCD monitor. 1. Slide the mode switch to [ ], [ ] or Capture [ ], and press the MENU button. 2. Select [Setup] menu with the button. 3. Select [Language] with the / buttons and press the SET button. 4. Select the displayed language with the / buttons and press the SET MENU:Exit SET:Adj. button. The setting will be stored. Formatting the Memory Card or Internal Memo
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SeaLife DC800 Underwater Camera
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ENGLISH, FRANÇAIS, DEUTSCH, ITALIANO, ESPAÑOL, NEDERLANDS
and Türkçe versions
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