User's Guide www.concord-camera.com En ENGLISH CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations on the purchase of your new camera. Your camera has been carefully engineered and manufactured to give you dependable operation. Read this manual before operating the camera to become more familiar with it. This manual has been written and formatted with depth and detail so that you can easily follow the instructions to maximize the features of your camera. 1 CAMERA OVERVIEW Top/Front 1. Shutter Button 5. Flash 2. Viewfinder 3. Ir Filter and Lens 4. Self-timer LED 6. Flash Sensor 7. TV-out Port 8. Mini-USB Port 1 4 2 3 5 6 7 8 Bottom/Back 9. Flash Ready 10. LCD 11. LCD On/Off Button 12. OK Button 14. Mode Slide Switch 15. Power Button 16. Wrist Strap Holder 17. Navigation Button 18. Menu Button Slot 20. Battery Compartment 9 14 15 10 11 12 13 16 17 18 19 20 13. Tripod Socket 19. Memory Card LCD ICONS E A B C D A 1600 1600 F G H A: Camera Mode A B: Flash C: White Balance D: Battery1x 2x 4x Level E: AWB Quality 1x 2x 4x 1600 F: Resolution A G: Slef Timer H: Memory Card I: Frame Counter 000/009 000/009 AWB AWB 1x 2x 4x 000/009 I 2 En CAMERA OVERVIEW OVERVIEW En TABLE OF CONTENTS CAMERA OVERVIEW Fop/Front ..............................................................................................................................2 Bottom/Back..........................................................................................................................2 LCD Icons ............................................................................................................................2 GETTING STARTED Package Contents ................................................................................................................5 Camera Feature....................................................................................................................5 Attaching the Wrist Strap ......................................................................................................5 Loading the Batteries............................................................................................................6 Checking the Battery Level ..................................................................................................6 Internal Memory / Inserting the Memory Card ....................................................................7 Turning the Camera On and Off ..........................................................................................8 Turning the LCD display On and Off ..................................................................................8 Setting the Camera's Operational Mode ............................................................................9 TAKING A PICTURE Taking a picture with the Viewfinder ..................................................................................10 Taking a picture with the LCD ............................................................................................11 Digital Zoom ........................................................................................................................11 Using the Main Menu in Camera Mode..............................................................................12 Setting the Flash ................................................................................................................14 Self Timer............................................................................................................................15 Image Resolution................................................................................................................15 Image Quality......................................................................................................................16 White Balance ....................................................................................................................17 Exposure Compensation ....................................................................................................18 Taking Video Clips ..............................................................................................................18 REVIEWING YOUR FILES Using Review Mode............................................................................................................19 Reviewing Video Clips ........................................................................................................19 Enlarging Stored Images ....................................................................................................20 Deleting Your Files..............................................................................................................22 Using Thumbnail Mode ......................................................................................................23 CUSTOMIZING THE CAMERA SETTINGS Setting the LCD Brightness ................................................................................................23 Setup Menu and Features ..................................................................................................25 Setting the Auto Off Time....................................................................................................25 Play Logo............................................................................................................................26 Setting the Language ........................................................................................................26 Formatting the Internal Memory or Memory Card ..............................................................27 Restore the Camera to Factory Default Settings................................................................28 3 INSTALLATION GUIDE Computer System Requirements ......................................................................................29 Installation Requirements ..................................................................................................29 Identifying your Operating System ....................................................................................30 Using the Installer Splash Screen ......................................................................................30 Flow Diagram for Software Installation ..............................................................................31 Installing Driver and DirectX9 for Windows 98 User ..........................................................32 Installing DirectX9 for Windows 2000 User ........................................................................34 Installing ArcSoft PhotoImpression ....................................................................................35 Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 ....................................................................................37 CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO THE COMPUTER Connecting Your Camera to the Computer ........................................................................39 Downloading Pictures and Video Clips onto your Computer ............................................39 Using ArcSoft PhotoImpression ..........................................................................................40 Unplugging your camera from the computer ......................................................................40 TV MODE Connecting the Camera to the Television ..........................................................................41 Using the TV as a Live Viewfinder ....................................................................................41 Reviewing Pictures and Video Clips on your TV ................................................................42 ERROR MESSAGE ..................................................................................................................42 TROUBLE-SHOOTING ............................................................................................................43 GETTING HELP ........................................................................................................................46 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................................................47 SAFETY TIPS AND MAINTENANCE Safety Tips ..........................................................................................................................48 Precautions for the Camera................................................................................................48 Precautions for Batteries ....................................................................................................49 Precautions for Memory Card ............................................................................................49 REGULATORY INFORMATION ................................................................................................50 4 En GETTING STARTED En GETTING STARTED STARTED PACKAGE CONTENTS · Concord Eye-Q 2040 camera · Mini-USB Cable · TV Cable · Wrist Strap · 2-x AA Alkaline batteries · Camera Pouch · User's Guide · Quick Start Guide · Warranty Card · CD-ROM for Windows ­ Camera drivers ­ Adobe Acrobat 5 ­ ArcSoft PhotoImpression 2000 ­ DirectX 9 ­ User's Guide (Multilingual) A AWB 1600 A AWB 005/042 CAMERA FEATURES · Stores approximately 9 Fine, 14 Normal or 47 Economy pictures in 1600 x 1200 resolution with 7MB internal memory. · Virtually unlimited storage using the removable MultiMediaCard (MMC) or Secure Digital (SD) memory cards. Memory cards are sold separately. · 1.5" Color LCD · Up to 4X Digital Zoom · Video Clips 1600 A AWB 005/042 ATTACHING THE WRIST STRAP Please attach the supplied strap to prevent dropping the camera. 1 2 3 5 GETTING STARTED fig.1.1 fig.1.2 fig.1.3 The camera uses 2x AA batteries. 1. Slide the Battery/Memory Card Door towards the center of the camera, and lift the Battery/Memory Card Door to open. 2. Insert the batteries with the positive terminal toward the ( + ) sign, and the negative terminal toward the ( ­ ) sign. 3. Close the battery/memory card door. CHECKING THE BATTERY LEVEL The battery level is displayed on the LCD. (Green, Full) The battery is full and ready to use. (Red, Low) The battery is low and it needs to be replaced soon Note: · Remove the battery from the camera if it will not be used for an extended period of time to prevent corrosion or battery leaks. · To extend battery life, the camera will automatically power off after 60 seconds of inactivity. To change this setting, please refer to page 25. 6 En LOADING THE BATTERIES GETTING STARTED En INTERNAL MEMORY The camera is equipped with 7MB of internal memory to store pictures and video clips in the camera. Status Memory card is not inserted Memory card is inserted How to Insert Memory Card Memory in Use Internal Memory Memory Card fig.1.1 fig.1.2 fig.1.3 In addition to having a 7MB internal memory, the camera can use MultiMediaCard (MMC) or Secure Digital (SD) memory cards to store images and video clips. Memory cards are sold separately and can be purchased from major electronic or computer retailers. 1. Slide the Battery/Memory Card Door towards the center of the camera and lift the A Battery/Memory Card Door to open. (fig.1.1) 2. Insert the memory card into memory card slot with its metal contacts exposed side down and its printed side facing outward. (fig.1.2) AWB 005/042 3. Close the battery/memory card door. (fig.1.3) NOTE!: When memory card is inserted, the images and video 1600 clips stored in the internal memory will be transferred A automatically onto the memory card. Please insert a memory card with 8MB or greater memory, or delete images. The camera can AWB support SD cards up to 512 MB. If the camera is turned on, the 005/042 LCD shows "transferring ..." while transferring the pictures. After fig.1.4 that, the memory card indicator is shown on LCD, and the frame counter number will be updated automatically. (fig.1.4) However, if the memory card inserted is not recognizable, the card indicator will not be shown on LCD. In this case, please re-insert the memory card correctly or to replace it with another one. How to Take Out the Memory Card: 1. Slide the Battery/Memory Card Door towards the center of the camera and lift the Battery/Memory Card Door to open. 2. Take the memory card out by finger tips. (fig.1.5) 3. Close the battery/memory card door. fig.1.5 005/042 1600 A AWB P 7 GETTING STARTED The power button is located in the back of the camera. 1. Press the ( ) Power button to turn the camera on. (fig.1.1) · The LCD will turn on automatically. (fig.1.2) · The camera is ready for picture taking when the flash ready LED stops blinking. (fig.1.3) 2. To turn the camera off press the ( ) Power button for a few seconds Note: · To extend battery life, the camera will automatically power off after 60 seconds of inactivity. To change this setting, please refer to page ...