User manual CONCORD 2100

2100 Visit Concord on the Internet www.concordcam.com Concord Eye-Q2100 User's Guide f2 .8 SO N Y CC D 7. User's Guide Visit Concord on the Internet at www.concordcam.com 1m m Copyright 2002 Concord Camera Corp. R4040143 Product Overview Viewfinder Flash Y Product Overview Viewfinder Mode Dial Shutter Button Ready LED Set Button CC D f2 .8 7. SO Self-timer Indicator LED Lens 1m N m Disp Button Focus Ring Battery Cover Tripod Socket Power Switch Memory Card Slot Cover TFT LCD Monitor Up ( ) Direction Button Strap Eyelet USB Terminal TV out Terminal DC Power Terminal Menu Button Down ( ) Direction Button Mode Dial Camera Review PC Connection Memory Card Slot Cover 2 3 4 5 Getting Started 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. Loading the Camera Batteries 1.Open the Battery Cover, by pushing and sliding it towards the front of the cover. 2. Load the batteries into the battery chamber following the Polarity indicators (+ -) Package Contents Concord Eye-Q 2100 Digital Camera CD ROM with Camera Drivers for Windows 98/98SE/2000/ME/XP and Mac OS 9.X only 4 AAA Batteries Camera Pouch MGI Software CD ROM User's Manual Quick Start Guide USB Cable Video Cable Wrist Strap 3. Close the Battery Cover until you hear it click closed. Note: The use of an AC Adapter is recommended if you expect to use the camera for a long period. Make sure the AC adapter meets the specification requirement of 5V/2.0A maximum. The positive terminal of the AC Adapter inserts into the cameras DC power terminal. Attaching the Wrist Strap To help ensure the camera is not dropped, place the wrist strap on the camera. Mode Dial Settings Located on the top of the camera, the Mode Dial moves the camera to different operational modes. Camera Mode - For picture taking. You can ta photographs ke from 15cm (6 inches) to infinity. Review Mode -Review your pictures from the CF memory or internal memory on the TFT or on an external monitor with the video cable. PC Connect Mode - Connect your camera to a computer, and download the images. 6 7 Turning the Camera On and Off Slide the Power switch to the right. You will hear a beep; the ready light will flash then remain steady. The camera is then powered on. TFT Icons To power the camera Off, slide the power switch to the right. Turning the TFT Display On and Off Your camera comes with a protective film over the TFT display during shipping. Remove the covering to have a clear view of the display. Flash Mode Fill-in Flash Red-eye Reduction Night Flash Off Depth Of Field Enhancement Auto Flash White Balance AWB AWB Daylight Tungsten Fluorescent Cloudy EV Adjustment BW BW + 2.0EV Image Quality Super Fine Fine Normal Resolution S 800x600 L 1600x1200 Macro To turn the TFT On and Off, Press the button just above the TFT display. AWB +0 - L Digital Zoom Note: CF Card Inside Battery Power Number of Images Date/Time Indicator The icons on the TFT display the status of the current camera settings and conditions. See Page 9 for more information on your TFT icons. 8 9 Checking the Battery level Before using the camera, turn it on and check the battery status. The lower right corner of the TFT display has the following battery level indicators. Full - Battery is fully charged Low - replace soon Depleted - replace with new batteries. Suggested Battery Brands To ensure optimal performance of your camera, the use of internationally known brands of extended life alkaline batteries is recommended. Extended use of these features can reduce battery life: Using the TFT as a viewfinder Reviewing pictures on the TFT Using the flash Note: * See Pg. 40 Tips Safety and Maintenance for more information on batteries. 10 Choosing Internal Memory or CF card The Concord Eye-Q 2100 camera is equipped with 8MB of internal memory. The camera supports CompactFlashTM Type I cards for additional picture storage capabilities. Inserting a CF card 1. Open the Memory Card Slot Cover. 2. Insert the CompactFlashTM Card 3. Close the Memory Card Slot cover. You will hear the cover snap when it is closed. Note: If a new CompactFlashTM card is used the card needs to be formatted. Please see Pg. 25 for instructions on formatting your CompactFlashTM card. Internationally recognized brands of CompactFlashTM Cards greater than 8MB are recommended for the Eye-Q 2100 digital camera. When the Memory Slot door is opened the camera automatically powers off. 11 Taking a Picture Use the Camera Mode setting to take pictures or to customize your cameras settings for picture taking. 1. Turn Dial Mode to Camera Mode. 2. Use the TFT to frame your subject. If you wish to conserve battery power, use the viewfinder to frame your subject. 3. Check the focus ring on the front of the camera for correct setting 4. Press shutter button half way down to set the exposure, then completely down to take the picture. The TFT will show a quick preview of the image and then return to live mode for more picture taking. The preview can be turned off, see Customizing Your Camera on Page 23. ** Note: Focus Ring must be set correctly or pictures will be out of focus. See Next Page. 12 Setting the Focus Range The Concord Eye-Q 2100 camera can focus on subjects as close as 15cm (6 in) to infinity. out of focus. If the Focus ring is not set correctly the images will be Macro Mode15cm ­ 40cm (6 in- 15in) Photography Tips Macro Mode allows you get close to your subject. Normal Mode50cm (20 in)-infinity Photography Tips Macro Mode allows you get close to your subject. Frame the subject in the TFT display, and not the viewfinder. Take a test picture, to see if the flash is required or not. You can review the picture in the TFT and then delete. 13 Using the Flash When taking pictures at night, indoors or outdoors in shadows, use the flash on your camera. The camera flash is effective when you are 0.75cm to 3 m (2.5 ft. to 9 ft.) from the subject. When in Camera Mode, Press the Set button to choose the flash setting. The flash status icon displayed on the TFT will change as you press the Set button. Auto ­ The camera judges if a flash is required. If the environment is too dark, the flash will fire. Fill in Flash ­ Flash will fire in any lighting conditions Red-Eye-Reduction ­ flash will fire to help eliminate Red Eye, flash resets to Auto Night Mode-decreasing the shutter speed to capture more light, the camera needs to be placed on a tripod when used in Night Mode Flash Off- Flash will not fire under any lighting conditions. Depth of Field Enhancement ­ Under cloudy or low light conditions for subjects that are at a distance or landscapes. 14 Using the Digital Zoom The Digital Zoom gives a 2X magnification to your pictures. 1. In Camera Mode, press the Down arrow button to activate the 2x zoom. 2. The 2x icon appears on the upper right corner your TFT screen. 3. The TFT screen will have a digital zoom frame appear, allowing for accur ate framing of your photograph. 4. To cancel the digital zoom feature press the Down Arrow button. The resolution of the digital image taken with 2X zoom is 800 x 600. 15 Using the White Balance Feature White Balance eliminates colorcasts that are created by the different color temperatures of light sources. Our eyes naturally compensate for white balance, and see objects that are white as white. There are six adjustments for white balance. To provide optimal performance, under changing conditions set the camera to Auto White Balance. 1. In Camera Mode, press the Menu button. 2. In the Set up screen, use the Up-Down arrows to scroll to the WB setting, press the SET button, then use the up down arrows to select the white balance setting. Auto White Balance ­ Camera will adjust the white balance automatically Daylight ­ Outdoors under bright sunny conditions Tungsten-Indoors under tungsten lighting Fluorescent- Indoors under fluorescent lighting. Cloudy ­ Outdoors, under cloudy or overcast conditions Black and White­ The picture will be in black and white, best used for taking pictures of black and white documents. 16 Setting Picture Quality and Resolution Resolution 1. In Camera Mode, press the Menu button. 2. In the Recording Menu, use the Up-Down arrows to scroll to the Resolution setting. 3. Press the SET button, and then use the Up-Down arrows to select the Resolution. Small Image Quality 1. In Camera Mode, press the Menu button. 2. In the Recording Menu, use the Up-Down arrows to scroll to the Quality setting. 3. Press the SET button, and then use the Up-Down arrows to select the Quality. Super Fine ­ Low Compression Rating Fine ­ Normal Compression Rating Normal ­ High Compression Rating Image Quality vs. Resolution 800 x 600 Large 1600 x 1200 26 +/- 2 6 +/- 1 63 +/- 3 15 +/- 1 99 +/- 4 24 +/- 2 Based on the 8MB of Internal Memory, this chart provides a reference guide to the number of pictures the camera will store depending upon the selected resolution and quality settings. 17 Using the Self Timer After pressing the shutter button there is a 10 second delay until the photograph is taken. 1. In Camera Mode, press the Up arrow button to select the self-timer mode. 2. Pressing the shutter button activates the self-timer. 3. The camera will beep and the red Led indicator light on the front of the camera will flash. The self-timer is automatically cancelled after the photograph is taken. Photography Tips P lace the camera on a flat surface or a tripod. Use the TFT to compose the picture, and then press the shutter button to activate the self-timer. Since the red LED indicator on the front of the camera flashes you have time to join in the photograph and kn ow the camera is finished when the red light stops blinking. 18 Reviewing your pictures Use the Review Mode setting to review the photographs in your camera. 1. Set the Mode Dial to Review Mode. The images stored on your camera will be displ ayed on the TFT. 2. Use the Up-Down Direction Buttons to scroll through your images. To view the images enlarged 1.While in Review mode, 2. Press the Set Button to see a portion of the image. 3. Use the Up-Down direction buttons to select a section of the image to view. 4. Select the DISP button to change from moving up and down to left and right across the picture. Thumbnail view 1. While in Review Mode, press the DISP button to have nine thumbnail images appear at once on the TFT display. 2. Use the Up-Down direction buttons to choose an image. 3. Press the SET button to view the enlarged picture. 19 Running a Slide Show 1. While in Review Mode, Press the MENU button to view the Playback Menu 2. Select " Auto Play" from the P layback Menu Auto Play ­ automatically plays your images back as a slide show. 3. Press the SET button 4. Choose either YES or NO with the Up-Down arrow buttons. If YES was selected, the auto play feature will begin automatically. Note: Using the Video Out feature and Cables, you can auto play your images on an external monitor, like a television. Plug the cable into the "Video Out" on the television, and into the TV Out terminal on the camera. 20 Deleting pictures 1. Set the Mode Dial to Review Mode. camera will be displayed on the TFT. 2. Use the Up-Down direction buttons to scroll through your images. 3. Press the MENU button to view the Playback Menu 4. Select the type of Deletion by scrolling with the Up-Down arrow buttons. One Erase ­ deletes just the image selected All Erase ­deletes all the images The images stored on your 5. Press the SET button 6. Choose either YES or NO with the Up- Down arrow buttons. If YES was selected, the image will be erased If NO was selected, the image will not be erased 7. Press SET to return to the Playback Menu or Press the MENU button to exit the Playback Menu and return the Playback Mode. 21 Protecting your Pictures from Deletion Use the Protect Feature to prevent specific pictures from being deleted. 1. Set the Mode Dial to Review Mode. camera will be displayed on the TFT. 2. Use the Up-Down direction buttons to scroll through your images. 3. Press the MENU button to view the Playback Menu 4. Select " Protect" from the Playback Menu Protect ­ protects and image from accidental deletion 5. Press the SET button 6. Choose either YES or NO with the Up-Down arrow buttons. If YES was selected, the image will be protected. Note: Formatting the Internal Memory or CF card deletes all, including protected pictures. Protected images have the Key shaped icon appear on the top of the TFT display during review. To Unprotect a picture that has the KEY icon. Do the same steps as listed for protection, and the picture will be unprotected. The images stored on your 22 Customizing Your Camera Settings 1. In Camera Mode, press the Menu button. 2. In the Recording Menu, use the Up-Down arrows to scroll to SetUp setting you wish to customize. 3. Press the SET button, and then use the Up-Down arrows to select the settings. 4. Select the feature you which to customize, then press the SET button and use the Up-Down arrow buttons to adjust the settings. 5. Use the SET button to confirm and the DISP button to cancel Date/Time ­ The formats are YY/MM/DD and HH:MM Language ­ English, Traditional Chinese, French, German and Spanish. Video Output ­ NTSC or PAL Auto Off ­ The camera can be set to turn off automatically after the camera is idle. 30 sec, 60 sec, 3 min. Quick ViewThe TFT will display a picture for 3 seconds after the image is captured. ON or OFF BrightnessYou can adjust the TFT display brightness to make the display easier to see. 23 Exposure Compensation When certain subjects or scenes are very dark or bright, you can set the EV compensation setting to get the desired results. The Exposure compensation can be set between the values of EV+2 and EV-2, in 0.5EV increments. 1. Set the Mode Dial to Camera Mode, press the Menu button. 2. In the Recording Menu, use the Up-Down arrows to scroll to the EV Compensation setting. 3. Press the SET button, and then use the Up-Down arrows to select the EV Compensation level. Photography Tip: Increasing the EV settings in scenes that are dark, will give more light to the picture Decreasing the EV settings in scenes that are light will make the picture darker. +Plus EV Normal - Minus EV 24