
BenQ DC 5530 User’s Manual
English
Using the DC E521 5
3 USING THE DC E521
3.1 Snapshot Mode
3.1.1 Getting started with capturing images
1. Press the [ ] button for more than one second to turn
on the camera.
2. Compose your image in the OLED monitor under
Snapshot Mode.
3. Press the shutter button down halfway (1), and then
press it down fully (2).
• Pressing the shutter button down halfway automati-
cally focuses and adjusts the exposure.
• The focus area frame turns green when the camera is
focused and the exposure is determined.
• When the focus or exposure is not suitable, the frame
of the focus area turns red.
• To review the last captured image, press the [ ] button.
Press the [ ] button to return to Snapshot Mode.
• The OLED monitor darkens in strong sunlight or bright
light. This is not a malfunction.
• To prevent your images from being blurred while pressing the shutter button, always
hold the camera steady. This is especially important when you are shooting under low
lighting conditions, under which your camera may reduce the shutter speed to ensure
your images are properly exposed.
• Pressing the [ ] button changes the OLED display in the sequence of: OSD Normal →
Detailed Info. → Info. Off.
• If QuickView is set to "On", the captured image will be displayed while the image is being
written onto the memory.
• DC E521 is equipped with auto power-saving function. If the camera is idle for 20 sec-
onds, the icons on the OLED monitor will disappear. Press any button to make the icons
reappear.
1
Press down halfway
2
Press down fully
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