BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual
English
Using the DC X600 11
1. Press the zoom button in Capture mode.
Tele: makes the subject bigger.
Wide: makes the subject smaller.
When the digital zoom function is disabled, you can
take pictures at up to three times magnification using
the optical zoom. When the digital zoom function is
enabled, you can further enlarge the subject to a
maximum magnification equivalent to 12 times.
• You cannot use the optical zoom when taking movies.
3.4.5 Setting the shooting functions
3.4.5.1 Selecting the focus mode
Focus modes
3.4.5.2 Selecting the flash mode
Flash modes
• The flash is off when the Capture mode is set to (Movie mode), Continuous Shoot-
ing, or Infinity-Landscape.
• The flash discharges a total of three times, two pre-flashes (It may look like one flash to
your eye) and the third time to take the pictures. (In the red-eye reduction modes, the
interval between the pre-flashes and the last flash is longer.)
Autofocus mode The camera focuses on the object in the autofocus area when the shutter release
button is pressed halfway. Use this mode when the distance to the subject is
more than 40 cm.
Macro mode This mode is used when the distance to the subject is approx. 15 cm – 50 cm.
The camera focuses on the object in the autofocus area when the shutter release
button is pressed halfway.
Pan Focus mode This mode is used when the distance to the subject is approx. more than 0.15 m
at wide angle and approx. more than 0.4 m at tele angle. The focus is set from
close to infinite range. This mode is used when shooting close and distant sub-
jects together or the subject is hard to focus on.
Infinity-Landscape mode This mode is used for taking distant objects.
Manual Focus mode Adjust the focus manually with the four-way controller.
Auto The flash discharges automatically depending on the light conditions.
Flash Off The flash will not discharge, regardless of the brightness. Use this mode to take
pictures at dusk or in museums etc. where flash photography is prohibited.
Flash On The flash discharges regardless of the brightness.
Auto + Red-eye This mode reduces the phenomenon of red eyes caused by the light from the flash
being reflected in the subject’s eyes. The flash discharges automatically.
Flash On + red-eye This mode reduces the phenomenon of red eyes caused by the light from the flash
being reflected in the subject’s eyes.
The flash will discharge regardless of lighting conditions.
Soft Flash This mode reduces the intensity of the flash so that the flash is not too bright even
when fired at close range. The flash will discharge regardless of the light condi-
tions.
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Zoom bar
Digital zoom
range
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