User manual CONCORD 3045

Table of Contents 1 Getting Started ................................................................................................................... Package Contents ............................................................................................................... System Requirements ......................................................................................................... Safety Information ............................................................................................................... FCC Compliance and Advisory ............................................................................................ CameraComponents ........................................................................................................... Front ......................................................................................................................... Rear .......................................................................................................................... Top ............................................................................................................................ Side .......................................................................................................................... Using the Included Accessories ........................................................................................... Attaching the Wrist Strap .......................................................................................... Using the Soft Case .................................................................................................. 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 2 Preparing to Take Pictures ............................................................................................... 6 Installing the Batteries ......................................................................................................... 6 Low Battery Indicator ........................................................................................................... 7 Turning the Power On .......................................................................................................... 7 Setting the Date and Time ................................................................................................... 8 Setting the Beep Sound ....................................................................................................... 9 Camera LCD Off Setting (Power Saving) ............................................................................ 9 TV Out Signal Set-Up ........................................................................................................ 10 Setting the Language ........................................................................................................ 10 Using a Memory Card ......................................................................................................... 11 Inserting an SD memory card .................................................................................. 11 Removing an SD memory card ............................................................................... 11 Setting the Camera Mode .................................................................................................. 12 Auto Photo Mode .................................................................................................... 12 Manual Photo Mode ............................................................................................... 12 Playback Mode ....................................................................................................... 12 Video Mode ............................................................................................................ 12 Audio Recording Mode ........................................................................................... 12 PC Cam Mode ........................................................................................................ 12 Taking Pictures ................................................................................................................ Previewing a Picture .......................................................................................................... Setting the LCD Display Mode .......................................................................................... Using the Zoom Feature .................................................................................................... Using the Auto and Manual Photography Modes .............................................................. Using the Mode Dial ............................................................................................... Taking pictures At Distant Mode ........................................................................................ Setting the Image Quality and Size ................................................................................... Adjusting the Exposure ...................................................................................................... Setting the White Balance ................................................................................................. Setting the Flash ................................................................................................................ Taking Pictures in Macro Mode ......................................................................................... 13 13 13 14 15 15 16 17 18 18 19 19 3 i Taking Pictures with Self-Timer ......................................................................................... Taking Continuous Pictures ............................................................................................... Recording Video Clips ....................................................................................................... Recording Audio Clips ....................................................................................................... Functions Available in Each Camera Mode ....................................................................... 4 Reviewing Photos & Video and Audio Clips ................................................................. Viewing Pictures and Listening to Audio ............................................................................ Viewing Pictures in Thumbnail Mode ................................................................................. Zooming the Displayed Image ........................................................................................... Erasing Files from Memory ................................................................................................ Deleting a Single File.............................................................................................. Deleting All Unprotected Files ................................................................................ Protecting Photos and Video Clips ................................................................................... Removing Protection .............................................................................................. Using a Memory Card ........................................................................................................ Formatting Internal or SD Card Memory .......................................................................... File Names & Printing ..................................................................................................... Folder Names .................................................................................................................... File Names ........................................................................................................................ DPOF Print Settings .......................................................................................................... Print Order Setting .................................................................................................. Making Connections ....................................................................................................... Viewing Images on a TV .................................................................................................... Selecting the Video Output Signal Mode ........................................................................... Downloading Images to a Computer ...................................................................... Using a Flash Memory Card Reader ...................................................................... Connecting the Camera to a Computer with a USB Cable ................................................ Understanding Camera Memory and Storage ................................................................... Using the Camera in PC-Cam Mode ................................................................................. Remarks on PC Cam Installation under Different Windows OS ......................... Installing Software ........................................................................................................... Installing the Software Driver ............................................................................................. Installing MGI PhotoSuite 4 SE ......................................................................................... Using the MGI PhotoSuite 4 SE Application ...................................................................... Appendix .......................................................................................................................... Indicator Lamp Status ........................................................................................................ Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................. Getting Help ....................................................................................................................... Specifications .................................................................................................................... Safety Tips and Maintenance ............................................................................................ Regulatory Information ...................................................................................................... 20 20 21 21 22 23 23 24 24 25 25 25 26 26 27 27 28 28 29 29 29 30 30 30 31 31 32 33 33 34 37 37 38 39 40 40 41 42 43 44 46 5 6 7 8 ii 1 Getting Started Package Contents Contact your dealer immediately if any of the items listed below are missing or damaged. Camera TV OUT USB USB cable TV out cable Soft case Strap 4x AAA batteries Software Installation CD-ROM Quick Start Guide --1-- Getting Started System Requirements Windows: · · · · · · PC with processor better than MMX Pentium 266 MHz Windows XP/2000/ME/98SE/98 128Mbytes of RAM, at least 100Mbytes free hard disk USB port CD-ROM drive 1024 x 768 display with 24-bit color (true color) Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Safety Information · Do not try to open the case of the camera or attempt to modify this camera in any way. High-voltage internal components create the risk of electric shock when exposed. Maintenance and repairs should be carried out by authorized service providers. · Do not fire the flash too close to people or animal's eyes, especially for young children. Eye damage may be caused. · Keep the camera away from water and other liquids. Do not use the camera with wet hands. Never use the camera in the rain or snow. Moisture creates the danger of fire and electric shock. · Keep the camera and its accessories out of the reach of children and animals to prevent accidents or damage to the camera. · If you notice smoke or a strange odor coming from the camera, turn the power off immediately and unplug the AC adapter from the power outlet. Take the camera to the nearest authorized service center for repair. Never attempt to repair the camera on your own. FCC Compliance and Advisory This device complies with Part 15 of the FF Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1.) this device may not cause harmful interference, and 2.) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. --2-- Getting Started This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B peripheral, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communication. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause a harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures. · Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. · Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. · Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. · Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. Where shielded interface cables have been provided with the product or specified additional components or accessories elsewhere defined to be used with the installation of the product, they must be used in order to ensure compliance with FCC regulation. --3-- Getting Started Camera Components Flash Viewfinder Self-timer lamp Microphone Lens Front Self-timer/Stop/Left button Operation lamp Viewfinder Zoom in/Up button Continuous Shooting/ Pause/Right button LCD screen DISP button MENU button SET/FLASH button Speaker Zoom out/Down button Rear Mode dial Battery cover Power button Shutter button Top --4-- Getting Started Macro switch USB port Video out terminal Side Using the Included Accessories Attaching the Wrist Strap The illustration shows how to attach the wrist strap to your camera. NOTE: Don't swing the camera when carrying it by the wrist strap. Using the Soft Case · Store the camera in the included soft case when not in use. · Slide the camera in the case with the LCD screen facing down as illustrated. --5-- 2 1 Preparing to Take Pictures Installing the Batteries The camera is powered by four AAA-size alkaline batteries or rechargeable Ni-MH (min. 550 mAh / 1.2 V ) batteries. Follow these instructions to insert batteries into the camera. Slide open the battery cover. 2 Insert four AAA-size alkaline batteries with the positive (+) and negative (­) poles matching the directions indicated inside the battery cover. IN 3 Slide the battery cover back into the closed position. --6-- Preparing to Take Pictures Low Battery Indicator The low battery indicator appears on the LCD monitor when the batteries near depletion. Change the batteries when the low battery indicator appears. NOTES: · Do not use manganese batteries. Manganese batteries cannot supply sufficient power to support camera operation. · Replace all batteries at the same time. Never mix old and new batteries. · Remove batteries from the camera if you do not plan on using it for more than two weeks. · The camera body will feel warm after extended use. This is normal. Turning the Power On Press and hold the POWER button until the LED indicator begins flashing green. It takes about 3 seconds to power on the camera. Power LED indicator Power button NOTE: Set the date and time after turning on the camera for the first time. --7-- Preparing to Take Pictures Setting the Date and Time 1 2 3 4 5 6 Turn the Mode Dial to any function except PLAY or PC Cam. Press the MENU button. Press the Right button until the SETTINGS icon ( ) is highlighted. Press the Up or Down button to highlight the DATE & TIME item. Press the SET button to enter the DATE & TIME submenu. Press the Up and Down buttons to change the number in the highlighted position. SETTING DATE & TIME DATE STYLE BEEP VIDEO SYSTEM Note: The displayed order of adjusting date is fixed to year, month and day no matter what Date Style is selected. 7 Press the Right and Left buttons to select year, month, day and time. 8 Repeat step 6 and 7 until the desired date and time is set. 9. Press the SET button to confirm the setting. 10. Press the MENU button to exit the MENU. DATE STYLE yyyy/mm/dd mm/dd/yyyy dd/mm/yyyy Changing the Date Style 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the SETTING menu, press the Up or Down button to highlight the DATE STYLE item. Press the SET button to enter its submenu. Press the UP and Down buttons to highlight the desired date format: yyyy/ mm/dd, mm/dd/yyyy or dd/mm/yyyy. Press the SET button to confirm the selection. Press the MENU button to exit the menu. --8-- Preparing to Take Pictures Setting the Beep Sound The camera "beep" sound can be turned on or off in the mode menus. 1 Turn the Mode dial to any function except PLAY or PC Cam. 2 Press the MENU button. BEEP 3 Press the Right button until the SETTINGS ON icon ( ) is highlighted. OFF 4 Press the Up and Down button to highlight the BEEP item. 5 Press the SET button to enter the BEEP submenu. 6 Press the Up or Down button to set the beep ON or OFF. 7 Press SET to save the BEEP setting. 8. Press the MENU button to exit the menu. NOTE: The default BEEP setting is ON. Camera LCD Off Setting (Power Saving) In order to conserve battery power, you may set the different time length for the LCD off. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Turn the Mode dial to any function except PLAY or PC Cam. Press the MENU button. Press the Right button until the SETTINGS icon ( ) is highlighted. Press the Up or Down button to select the POWER SAVING item. POWER SAVING Press the SET button to enter the POWER 1 Min SAVING submenu. 2 Min Press the Up or Down button to set the OFF POWER SAVING: 1 Min, 2 Min, or OFF. Press SET to save the POWER SAVING setting. Press the MENU button to exit the menu. NOTE: 1. The LCD will turn off automatically based on the time you set, press any button to turn on the LCD. 2. The camera will power off automatically after one minute of LCD off, press the Power button to turn on the camera. 7 8. --9-- Preparing to Take Pictures TV Out Signal Set-Up The camera can be connected to a TV as described in Chapter 6, "Making Connections". Connecting to a TV allows you to preview photos and video clips on the television screen. The TV output signal should be set to either NTSC or PAL depending on your region and the type of television you have. The default camera setting varies according to the country of purchase. NTSC: U.S.A., Canada, Taiwan, Japan, etc. PAL: Europe, Asia (excluding Taiwan), etc. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8. Turn the Mode dial to any function except PLAY or PC Cam. Press the MENU button. Press the Right button until the SETTINGS icon ( ) is highlighted. Press the Up or Down button to select the VIDEO SYSTEM item. Press the SET button to enter the VIDEO SYSTEM submenu. Press the Up or Down button to select NTSC or PAL. Press the SET button save the setting. Press the MENU button to exit the menu. VIDEO SYSTEM NTSC PAL Setting the Language The camera can display menus and other information in a number of different languages. The language can be changed in the mode menus. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8. Turn the Mode dial to any function except PLAY or PC Cam. Press the MENU button. Press the Right button until the SETTINGS icon ( ) is highlighted. Press the Up or Down button to select the LANGUAGE item. Press the SET button to enter the LANGUAGE submenu. Press the up or down buttons to select the desired language. Press the SET button to save the setting. Press the MENU button to exit the menu. LANGUAGE ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANCAIS ESPANOL -- 10 -- Preparing to Take Pictures Using a Memory Card Inserting an SD memory card 1 Slide open the battery cover (A). The card slot is located next to the battery compartment. Slide the SD card into the slot in the direction illustrated (B). Close the battery cover (C). 2 3 A Removing an SD memory card 1 2 Slide open the battery cover (A). Gently press the SD card toward the camera and release it. The SD card ejects part way out of the slot (D). Hold the card and pull it out of the slot. Close the battery cover (C). IN B 3 4 When a memory card is inserted, an icon appears in the LCD. Flash memory card icon C MN 38 IN D 07/24/2002 NOTE: After insertng a memory card, the files to be created will be saved in the memory card, but the files already creatd before inserting a memory card will still remain in the internal memory. -- 11 -- Preparing to Take Pictures Setting the Camera Mode Turn the Mode dial at the top of the camera to change the camera's function mode. The camera has 6 modes to choose from as described below. Auto Photo Mode In auto photo mode, the camera automatically adjusts exposure and white balance to suit the shooting environment. Manual Photo Mode Manual photo mode lets you set exposure and white balance settings before taking a photo. Playback Mode In playback mode you can review, erase, and protect photos and video clips. Video Mode The camera can record video clips with audio in video mode. White balance cannot be set before recording a video clip. Audio Recording Mode The camera can record audio in audio mode, enabling you to take voice memos anywhere, anytime. PC Cam Mode PC Cam PC Cam mode enables you to use your camera for real time video when connected to a PC. Use PC Cam mode for teleconferencing, or video chatting. NOTE: When the camera is connected to a computer with the included USB cable, the camera acts as a mass storage device regardless of the mode dial setting. -- 12 -- 3 Taking Pictures Previewing a Picture Preview photos on the LCD screen before pressing the Shutter button. 1 2 3 4 Turn the Mode dial to Auto or Manual mode. Press POWER to turn on the camera. The LED indicator next to the viewfinder flashes green. The image automatically appears on the LCD screen together with information about current camera settings. Setting the LCD Display Mode Use the DISP Button to toggle the LCD mode. The LCD mode changes each time the button is pressed as follows: 1 2 3 Press DISP once to turn the on-screen information display (OSD) off. In Auto, Manual, Video and Audio Modes, press DISP once to turn the OSD off, twice to turn the LCD off, and once again to turn the LCD and OSD on. Press DISP again to turn the image-only OSD on. MN 38 07/24/2002 OSD Mode: the image and on-screen information OSD are shown on the LCD screen Image Only Mode: the OSD information does not appear on the LCD screen Note: · To save the battery power, you may turn off the LCD display. · In the Playback ( available. ) Mode, only OSD Mode and Image Only Mode are -- 13 -- Taking Pictures Using the Zoom Feature The digital camera is equipped with digital zoom capabilities that allow you to zoom in on a subject for a telephoto shot, or zoom out for a wide-angle shot. Press to zoom in for a telephoto shot (subject appears closer). MN 38 x2.6 07/24/2002 to zoom out for a widePress angle shot (subject appears further away). Digital zoom works by enlarging the center portion of an image through a software interpolation process. The digital zoom is used to achieve magnification levels up to 4X. NOTE: The digital zoom does not work in video mode. In Auto or Manual mode, press to to display the zoom bar. Press zoom in on the subject. Press to zoom out from the subject. To turn the zoom off, keep pressing x2.6 Displays the zoom ratio. . -- 14 -- Taking Pictures Using the Auto and Manual Photography Modes The digital camera offers two photography modes: Auto and Manual . Auto Photo Mode is the simplest to operate and is recommended for beginners. Photos in Auto mode are captured by pressing the shutter button and letting the digital camera adjust settings to match lighting conditions, focus range, and other environmental factors automatically. Manual Photo Mode allows users to manually adjust camera settings such as exposure and white balance, allowing skilled users to fine-tune settings to suit conditions, and to achieve a variety of special photographic effects. If an SD card is not inserted in the camera, photos are stored on the camera's internal memory. When an SD card is inserted, the camera reads and writes to the SD card, not to the internal memory. Remove the SD card to access the camera's internal memory. Using the Mode Dial Turn the mode dial at the top of the camera to change the camera's working mode at any time. Align the desired mode with the camera mode indicator (red dot) next to the Mode Dial. When selecting a mode, the LCD briefly displays a blue screen indicating which mode the camera is in. Audio Recording Mode PC Cam mode Video mode Playback mode Auto photo mode Manual photo mode Camera mode indicator Camera mode LCD indicator Manual Photo -- 15 -- Taking Pictures Taking pictures At Distant Mode 1 2 3. 4 Turn the Mode dial to Auto or Manual mode. Shutter button Power button Press POWER to turn the camera on. Slide the Macro Mode Switch to ( the side of the camera. Capture the photo by pressing the Shutter button down stored on the cameraê internal memory, or on the SD s card if inserted. until the camera beeps. The photo is captured and ), located on NOTES: · When the shutter button is pressed half way down, check the exposure value that appears on the LCD screen to make sure it is appropriate for the current light conditions. · The beep does not sound if the beep setting is turned off in the SETTING menu. - 16 - TV OUT USB Taking Pictures Setting the Image Quality and Size How to set Image Size 1 2 3 4 5 6 Turn the Mode dial to Auto or Manual mode. Press MENU. Press the Right button until the SETTINGS icon ( ) is highlighted. Press the Up or Down button to select the IMAGE SIZE item. Press the SET button to enter the IMAGE SIZE submenu. Press the Up or Down button to select the desired image size: · 2560 x 1920 (L - large) · 2048 x 1536 (M - medium) · 1024 x 768 (S - small) 7. Press the SET button to save the setting. 8. Press the MENU button to exit the menu. IMAGE SIZE 2560 x 1920 2048 x 1536 1024 x 768 SETTING IMAGE SIZE QUALITY SELF TIMER LANGUAGE QUALITY NORMAL FINE How to set Image Quality 1. 2. 3. In the SETTING menu, press the Up or Down button to select the QUALITY item. Press the SET button to enter its submenu. Press the Up or Down button to select the desired image quality. · NORMAL · FINE Press the SET button to save the setting. Press the MENU button to exit the menu. 4. 5. The image size and quality are displayed in the LCD. L: large ( 2560 x 1920 resolution) M: medium ( 2048 x 1536 resolution) S: small ( 1024 x 768 resolution) Quality Image size N: normal F: fine MN 38 07/24/2002 -- 17 --