ENGLISH LANGUAGES CONCORD 3.1 Megapixels Digital Camera Quick Start Guide FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH ESPAÑOL ITALIANO NEDERLANDS PORTUGUÊS DZ QSG(515653-00)-E 111 2004.7.10, 10:13:41 AM QUICK START GUIDE En This Quick Start Guide provides a quick reference for operating your new digital camera. Refer to the User's Guide, which can be found on the CD-ROM and a hard copy in your Concord Camera box, for detailed instructions on how to use all of your camera's features. Before using the camera, make sure to read all safety instructions and precautions outlined in the User's Guide. 1 DZ QSG(515653-00)-E 1 2004.7.10, 10:13:42 AM 1 LOADING THE BATTERIES AND THE SD MEMORY CARD A A AWB AWB / / / / fig.1.1 fig.1.2 fig.1.3 2 3 1. Open the Battery/Memory Card door. (fig.1.1) 2. Insert the batteries and the SD memory card (sold separately). (fig.1.2-1.3) 3. Close the door. A 2 AWB TURNING THE CAMERA ON Press and hold the Power Button ( ) for more than 1 second to turn the camera on. Note: To extend battery life: · The LCD will turn off after 1 minute of inactivity. After the LCD is automatically turned off, the Flash Ready LED blinks. Press any buttons to reactivate the LCD. · The camera will automatically power off after 2 minutes of inactivity. Press and hold the Power ( ) Button for more than 1 second to turn the camera back on. 2 3 3 SETTING THE LANGUAGE, DATE AND TIME When the camera is powered on for the first time, the Language, Date and Time menus will appear. DATE/TIME SETUP 01 - 01 - 2004 01 : 01 AM MM - DD - YYYY 12 - HOUR RETURN OK SET fig. 1.1 fig. 1.2 1. Press or to highlight the desired language. (fig. 1.1) 2. Press the OK button to select. The next screen will show the DATE/TIME SETUP page. (fig. 1.2) 3. Press to highlight the Date field, the Time fields, the Date Format field or the Time Format field. The selected segment will blink. 4. Press or to change the number in the blinking position. Press to go to the next field. 5. Press the OK button to exit the DATE/TIME setting. The next screen will display live view. 1 3 5 2 A DZ QSG(515653-00)-E 2 AWB 2004.7.10, 10:13:42 AM En AWB A 4 En SETTING THE CAMERA MODE To change the camera operational mode, slide the mode switch horizontally to the corresponding position. Camera Mode For taking pictures or customizing your camera settings for picture taking. Review Mode For browsing images and video clips, deleting images and video clips, playing a slide show, transferring images and/or video clips from the internal memory to the SD card, or rotating images. A AWB Video Clip Mode For recording video clips or customizing camera settings for video-clip recording. AWB A AWB 5 TAKING PICTURES 1. Aim the camera at the subject, then look at the LCD to frame the desired object(s) to be included in the photo. 2. Press the Shutter button halfway down to activate the Auto-Focus function until the green AF LED stops blinking and the AF frame on the LCD changes to green. 3. Hold the camera steady with both hands, then press and hold the Shutter button down fully to capture the image. · When the image is captured, a beep can be heard. · After an image has been captured, the Flash Ready LED next to the Viewfinder will blink to indicate that the image is being stored. A 4M 28/45 AWB 6 SETTING THE FLASH Press / repeatedly until the desired indicator appears on the LCD. Flash Mode Auto Flash (Default) A Description The camera judges if a flash is required. If the environment is too dark, the flash will fire. Use this mode to reduce the occurrence of "red eyes" when taking pictures with a flash. The camera will automatically detect when the flash is needed and the flash will fire after a short delay. Flash will fire in any lighting condition. The "redeye" reduction function is also included in this mode . In this mode, the flash will not fire, regardless of the lighting condition. Use this mode to capture the mood of ambient lighting. This mode is also useful for places that prohibit flash photography, such as museums, aquarium, archeological exhibitions, etc. · To prevent blurry pictures in dim-lighting environment, hold the camera steady when pressing the Shutter button or mount the camera on a tripod. Auto + Red-Eye AWB A Flash ON AWB Flash Off A 3 AWB DZ QSG(515653-00)-E 3 2004.7.10, 10:13:50 AM A AWB A 7 A USING THE ZOOM AWB 1. Press T (Tele) to zoom in to your subject. AWB // // · The optical zoom status is displayed in white color in the zoom bar on the ). LCD ( ). · The digital zoom status is shown in blue ( 2. Press W (Wide) to zoom out. Note: The image quality may degrade slightly with digital zoom. AWB 1. Press the button. The Macro icon ( ) will be displayed on the LCD. A 2. Frame the subject in the LCD. · The best shooting range is between 15 cm to 60 cm. (5.9 in. ­ 23.6 in.) AWB 3. Press and hold the Shutter button halfway to activate the Auto-Focus function until the green AF LED stops blinking and the AF frame changes to green. 4. Press the Shutter button down fully to take the picture. 8 9 CLOSE-UP SHOOTING A SHOOTING CONTINUOUS PICTURES 1. Press the button. The Continuous Shot icon ( ) will be displayed on the LCD. A 2. Frame the subject in the LCD screen, press and hold the Shutter button halfway down to activate the Auto-Focus function until the green AF LED stops blinking and the AF frame changes to green. AWB 3. Press and hold the Shutter button down fully to capture the pictures. · The camera will automatically and continuously capture 7 consecutive images A at approximately 3 images per second in 640 x 480 resolution. 4. To exit the Continuous Shot function, press the button until disappears AWB from the LCD. Note: · In Continuous Shooting Mode, the flash is disabled, as the recharging time will slow it down. · The LCD will be blank when the images are taken in the Continuous Shooting Mode. 10 AWB A TAKING PICTURES WITH SELF-TIMER A 1. In ( ) Camera Mode, press button, the Self-Timer icon ( ) will appear on AWB A the LCD. AWB 2. Place the camera on a flat surface or tripod. 3. Use the LCD to compose the picture, then press the Shutter button to activate the Self-Timer. The Self-Timer LED will blink slowly for 7 seconds, faster for the remaining 3 seconds, then the image will be captured. Note: The Self-Timer is automatically deactivated once the image is taken. A 4 AWB A DZ QSG(515653-00)-E 4 AWB 2004.7.10, 10:14:02 AM En 11 En TAKING PICTURES IN SPORT MODE This mode is used for taking pictures of sports and other high-speed activities. The camera will automatically choose a higher shutter speed and wider aperture to capture fast-moving action to avoid blurriness. 3M A A CAMERA MODE CAPTURE MODE Q QUALITY SETUP IMAGE SIZE SCENE SELECTION WHITE BALANCE RETURN SELECT CAPTURE MODE A AA 28/45 + AWB AWB AWB AWB AWB RETURN OK SET A AWB In the main menu,Apress to enter the Capture Mode submenu. A A Press or to highlight Sport ( ) or Sport + Continuous Shooting ( + ). Press OK to enter the mode. Frame the subject in the LCD. Press and hold the Shutter button halfway to activate the focus until the green AF LED stops blinking and the AWB AWB AWB AWB AF frame changes to green. 6. Press the Shutter button down fully to take the picture. Note: · Hold your camera steady to prevent blurriness. It is recommended to either place your camera on a flat, steady surface or mount it on a tripod. 2 5 10 30 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 12 TAKING VIDEO CLIPS 1. Slide the Mode Switch to ( ) Video Clip Mode. · The time limit is shown on the upper-right corner of the screen. 2. Position the subject in the LCD. 3. Press the Shutter button down fully to start recording a video clip. The time recorded will be shown on LCD. The camera records a video clip until the memory is full. To stop recording: 1. Press the Shutter button again to stop recording. OR 2. The camera will stop recording only after the memory is full. 5 DZ QSG(515653-00)-E 5 2004.7.10, 10:14:11 AM 13 REVIEWING THE PICTURES/VIDEO CLIPS 1. Slide the Mode Switch towards ( ). 2. Press or repeatedly to scroll through each file. · The file type and frame counter will be displayed on the LCD. File Indication JPEG AVI File Type Still Picture Video Clip 3. When a video clip icon (AVI) is displayed on the LCD, press the OK button to play the video clip. Press the OK button to pause or resume playing video clip. To stop playing the video clip, press the Shutter button. 14 ENLARGING THE PICTURES In ( ) Review Mode, you can enlarge your pictures to take a closer look at the subject on the LCD. 1. In ( ) Review Mode, press or repeatedly to scroll through the stored pictures and video clips. 2. While viewing a stored still picture, press the T button for different magnifications. 3. Press , , or to navigate around the picture. When the picture can pan no farther in one direction, the directional arrow will disappear. 4. Press W button to zoom out. 15 A REVIEWING YOUR FILES IN THUMBNAIL A 1. In the ( ) Review Mode, press W button, nine thumbnail images or video clips will appear on the LCD display in a few seconds. 2. Press , , or repeatedly to look through all the pictures and video clips. AWB 3. Press the OK button to view the picture or video clip in full screen. MENU 0012/0012 A A AWB AWB AWB AWB 6 2 DZ QSG(515653-00)-E 5 6 2004.7.10, 10:14:26 AM 10 30 En AWB A AWB 16 En ROTATING THE IMAGES AWB The stored images can be rotated by 90 degrees clockwise (CW) or counter-clockwise (CCW) and replace the original image with the rotated image. REVIEW DELETE FILE THUMBNAIL SLIDE SHOW FILE TRANSFER ROTATE RETURN SELECT 1 2 In ( ) Review Mode, press or repeatedly to select the desired image to be rotated. Press MENU to enter review menu. Press or to select and highlight ROTATE. Press . The selected image will be shown in full size on the LCD display. The rotate icon" "(to rotate clock wise) and " " (to rotate counter clock wise) will also appear on the LCD. 5. Press or repeatedly to rotate the image 90 degrees clockwise or counter-clockwise. 6. Press OK to confirm selection. The LCD asks "Save?" 7. Press or to highlight "Yes" or "No", and then press OK to confirm. · If No is selected, no change will be made. The LCD will restore the original image. · If Yes is selected, the image will be rotated and saved over the original image. The LCD shows the rotated image. 1. 2. 3. 4. 17 DELETING YOUR FILES You can delete one of your files in Review mode by simply pressing the Delete button. 1. In the ( ) Review Mode, press button once, the screen will display the message "Are you sure?" Press button again, the screen will display the message "Delete All, Are you sure?" 2. Press or to highlight No or Yes. 3. Press the OK button to confirm selection. · If No is selected, no change will be made. · If Yes is selected, the selected file will be deleted. Note: Once a file is deleted, it cannot be recovered. 7 DZ QSG(515653-00)-E 7 2004.7.10, 10:14:44 AM 1. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your computer's CD-ROM drive. The language selection screen props up. Note: If the installer does not start automatically within 30 seconds after the CD-ROM has been inserted, click on "My Computer" either on the Desktop or in the Start Menu and locate the CD-ROM Drive, then double click on the CD-ROM Drive icon. 2. Select the language. Click [OK]. The installation screen will appear. 3. Click on the items to be installed and proceed to the installation by following the splash screen. 18 SOFTWARE INSTALLATIONS (WINDOWS) 19 DOWNLOADING PICTURES/VIDEO CLIPS ONTO YOUR COMPUTER Windows 98/98SE users must install the Camera Driver and DirectX 9 first. Windows 2000 users must install DirectX 9 to view video clips on the computer. FOR WINDOWS USERS 1. Connect the camera to the computer. 2. Double-click on My Computer. 3. Double-click Removable Disk. 4. Double-click DCIM. 5. Double-click the folder that contains the desired images to view. · The stored pictures (JPG) and video clips (AVI) stored in the memory card will be displayed 6. Click and drag the files into a directory in your computer to save them. · To select all files, click Edit > Select all FOR MACINTOSH USERS 1. Connect the camera to the computer. · After a few moments, the external hard drive will appear on the desktop. 2. Double-click the "Concord" removable drive that is on your desktop. 3. Double-click DCIM. 4. Double-click the folder that contains the desired images to view. · The pictures (JPEG) and video clips (AVI) stored in the memory card will be displayed. 5. Drag and drop the image you want to save in the computer. · To select all files, click Edit > Select all. Note: You may also transfer the stored pictures and video clips on your memory card onto your computer by using a memory card reader. (Sold separately) Concord and the Concord logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of C ...