Jenoptik JD 4.1Z8 manual

D igital C amera U ser G uide J J E E N N O O P P T T I I K K JD 4.1Z8[...]

2 Contents Read First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Unpack the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Chapter 1 : Get[...]

3 Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Drive Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 EV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 WB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

4 Contents Using the Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Digital Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 PhotoImpression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 V iedoImpression . . . . . . . . . .[...]

5 Read First Before using the camera, please make sur e that you read and understand all the following safety precautions. Always ensur e that the camera is operated correctly . The safety precautions will instruct you in the safe and correct oper- ation of the camera and its accessories, preventing injuries or damage to your- self, other persons a[...]

6 Read First • Tu rn off immediately when malfunction If you notice unusual smell or smoke coming from the equipment, please unplug the AC adaptor and remove the battery immediately . Proceed swiftly with caution to avoid burns. T ake the equipment to JENOPTIK authorized service center for inspection. • Unplug the adaptor when the camera is not[...]

7 CAUTIONS Observe and exercise the following cautions to avoid damage and keeping your JENOPTIK camera in an optimum working status. • Keep Dry This camera is not waterproof, and may malfunction when immersed in water , or any liquids to enter the interior of the camera • A way fr om Moisture, Salt or Dust W ipe off salt or dust with a slightl[...]

8 Read First • Do not unplug or remove the battery when the pr ocessing data When images data are being r ecorded or deleted fr om memory cards, cut- ting off power could r esult in data loss or damage the internal circuitry or memory . • Carefully handle the lens and all moving parts Be careful not to apply too much for ce to the lens, memory [...]

9 Unpack the Camera Digital camera x 1 AA alkaline battery x 4 Camera case x 1 Camera wrist strap x 1 V ideo cable x 1 USB cable x 1 32MB SD card x 1 Driver software CD-ROM x 2 User’ s guide x 1 Product W arranty card x 1[...]

10 Quick Start 1 Insert 4 AA batteries. See page 16. 2 Insert SD/MMC card. See page18. 3 Remove the lens cap. 4 Tu rn on the power of the camera. See page19.[...]

11 5 Rotate the mode dial to and frame your subjects in the LCD monitor . 6 Slightly press the shutter r elease button half- way down and hold it to lock the focus. 7 Press the shutter r elease button all the way down to take the picture.[...]

12 Chapter 1 Getting Started Camera Par ts Lens Self-timer Lamp Flash Microphone T ripod Mount Battery Door[...]

13 Camera Parts Shutter Release Button LCD Monitor Memory Card Door Mode Dial Te rminal Cover Eyelet DC T erminal USB Connector Vi deo-out T erminal Still Mode Macro Mode Setup Mode PC Mode Movie Mode Playback Mode[...]

14 Chapter 1: Getting Started Menu Button Display / Delete Button Power Button Green Indicator Red Indicator Four -way Button "OK" Button "Wide" Button "T ele" Button Green Indicator On ------ ------ Red Indicator ------ Blinking On Status The camera works normally The camera is busy (flash charging, process r ecording[...]

15 Set Up Set Up . Attaching the Wrist Strap 1 W ith the back of the camera facing you, insert the small loop of the wrist strap into the eyelet on the right side of the camera, and then insert the long loop of the strap into the small loop of the strap. 2 Pull the wrist strap to tighten it on the eyelet.[...]

16 Chapter 1: Getting Started . Inserting the Batteries 1 Tu rn the camera up side down with the front of the camera facing you, open the battery door of the camera by sliding the latch to the right and pull the battery door toward you. 2 Insert four AA batteries. 3 Close the battery door by pushing the battery door to the back of the camera. Note:[...]

17 . Using the AC Adaptor When operating the camera indoors, you can use the AC adaptor as the power source to save the battery power . Set Up 1 Open the terminal cover and connect the AC adaptor connector to the AC adaptor terminal of the camera. 2 Connect the other end of the AC adaptor to the electrical outlet.[...]

18 Chapter 1: Getting Started . Inserting the Memory Card 1 W ith the back of the camera facing you, open the memory card door on the right side of the camera. 2 Insert the memory card into the slot and push it to the end. Make sure it is in place. 3 Close the memory card door . Note 1: T o remove the memory card, make sure the power is off first. [...]

19 Set Up . Tu rn ing on Power Press the "Power" button to turn the camera on. Note : T o turn off the camera, press the power button again.[...]

20 Chapter 1: Getting Started . Choosing the Language 1 Rotate the mode dial to "Set Up" mode. 2 Scroll to "Language" by pr essing on the four -way button. 3 Press "OK" and then select the language you need. 4 Press "OK" to finish the setting. OK SELECT LANGUAGE RESET ENTER P. 2 OK SELECT BACK ENGLISH GERMAN [...]

. Setting the Date and Time The first time you turn on your camera, set the date and time so that they are correct on the pictur es you take. 21 Set Up 1 Rotate the mode dial to "Set Up" mode. 2 Scroll to "Date/Time" by pressing on the four -way button. 3 Press "OK" and then adjust the values of the date and time by us[...]

22 Chapter 2 T aking Pictur es and Recording V ideo Clips Using the LCD Display When you turn the camera on, the LCD monitor tur ns on automatically . With the LCD monitor , you can frame images that you want to take or r ecord as video clips. Y ou can also view the menus of each mode. The following figur e gives you the information of the icons ap[...]

23 Using the LCD Display Quality Best Fine Normal MovIe Mode Remaining Time Battery Status Full Half Full Low Exhausted . Movie Mode[...]

24 Chapter 2: T aking Pictur es and Recording V ideo Clips Using Zoom This camera provides you with 8x optical zoom and 2x digital zoom. . Optical Zoom . Digital Zoom To activate the function of digital zoom, you have to set the digital zoom to "On". (See page 44) Y ou can see appearing on the LCD monitor when the digital zoom function is[...]

25 T aking Still Pictur es T aking Still Pictur es . Focus Brackets Focus brackets help you frame the subjects you want to take or recor d and lock the focus. In still, macro or video mode, pr ess the shutter release button half way down and the focus brackets appear on the LCD monitor . . Focus Lock 1 Frame your subjects with focus brackets. 2 Sli[...]

26 Chapter 2: T aking Pictur es and Recording V ideo Clips . Manual Focus In addition to auto focus function, the camera allows you to adjust the focus manually . 1 In still or macro mode, pr ess "OK" and you can see appearing on the LCD monitor . 2 Adjust the focus by using on the four - way button. 3 After checking that the subject is i[...]

. Using Still Mode Still mode allows you to take still pictures. 27 T aking Still Pictur es 1 Rotate the mode dial to "Still Mode". 2 Frame your subjects in the LCD monitor by moving the camera or using W/T buttons. 3 Slightly press the shutter r elease button half- way down and hold it to lock the focus. 4 Press the shutter r elease butt[...]

. Using Macro Mode Macro mode allows you to shoot images at close range and get a close-up. 28 Chapter 2: T aking Pictur es and Recording V ideo Clips 1 Rotate the mode dial to " Macro Mode" and the green icon of "Macr o Mode" appears on the right side of the LCD monitor . 2 Frame your subjects in the LCD monitor by moving the c[...]

. Self-timer Self-timer function allows you to take pictures 3 or 10 sec after you pr ess the shutter release button all the way down. 29 T aking Still Pictur es 1 Set the duration of self-timer . See page 40. 2 Press on the four -way button to start self-timer function and / icon appears on the LCD monitor . 3 Put the camera on the flat and steady[...]

30 Chapter 2: T aking Pictur es and Recording V ideo Clips . Built-in Flash When taking pictures in dif ficult lighting condition, you may need the flash to get correct exposur e. The camera provides you with five built-in flash modes. Y ou can change the flash mode in still or macr o mode directly by using on the four -way button. Mode Auto Flash [...]

31 Recor ding V ideo Clips Recording Video Clips Movie mode allows you to recor d video clips. 1 Rotate the mode dial to . 2 Frame your subjects by using "W/T" before you start recor ding. 3 Slightly press the shutter r elease button half- way down and hold it to lock the focus. 4 Press the shutter r elease button all the way down to star[...]

32 Chapter 2: T aking Pictur es and Recording V ideo Clips Using the Captur e Menu Still, macro and movie modes allow you to captur e either still or motion images so we would like to introduce the options in the captur e menu in this section. Options in capture menu allow you to adjust settings for pictur e taking. 1 Rotate the mode dial to , , or[...]

. Image Size In this function, you can choose in which image size (the number of pixels) that you want your pictures stor ed in the memory card. This camera pr ovides you with three kinds of image size. Y ou can gain detailed images with high resolu- tions; the file size will be large, and vice versa. 33 Using the Captur e Menu 1 In still or macro [...]

34 Chapter 2: T aking Pictur es and Recording V ideo Clips 1 In still, macro, or movie menu, select "Quality" and then press "OK". 2 Select "Best", "Fine", or "Normal". 3 Press "OK" to finish the setting. . Quality In order to r educe the size of the image for more storage of pictur es in [...]

. Drive Mode 35 Using the Captur e Menu 1 In still or macro menu, select "Drive Mode" and then press "OK". 2 Select "Single", "Continues","Bulb Shutter", or "Aperture Priority". 3 Press "OK" to finish the setting. IV AGE SIZE QUALITY DRIVE MODE EV WB AE 2304 2304 2304 OK SELECT S[...]

36 Chapter 2: T aking Pictur es and Recording V ideo Clips 1 In still or macro menu, select "EV" and then press "OK". 2 Adjust the exposure value (fr om –2.0 ~ +2.0) by using on the four -way button. 3 Press "OK" to finish the setting. Note: Y ou can also adjust EV by using on the four -way button in still or macro m[...]

. WB (White Balance) WB allows you to correct color shifts r esult from dif ferent lighting conditions when taking pictures. 37 Using the Captur e Menu 1 In still, macro, or movie menu, select "WB" and then press "OK". 2 Select "Auto", "Daylight", "Fluorescent", or "T ungsten". 3 Press &qu[...]

. AE (Auto Exposure) This camera provides you with thr ee metering modes to gain proper exposur e. 38 Chapter 2: T aking Pictur es and Recording V ideo Clips 1 In still, or macro menu, select "AE" and then press "OK". 2 Select "Full", "Central", or "Spot". 3 Press "OK" to finish the settin[...]

. ISO ISO value affects the camera’ s sensitivity to light. The default ISO setting is "Auto", but you can also adjust the setting manually . Use low ISO value in bright condition, and high ISO value when light is insufficient. 39 Using the Captur e Menu 1 In still, macro, or movie menu, select "ISO" and then press "OK&qu[...]

. Self-timer This function allows you to adjust the duration of self-timer . 40 Chapter 2: T aking Pictur es and Recording V ideo Clips 1 In still or macro menu, select "Self Timer" and then press "OK". 2 Select "3 sec" or "10 sec". 3 Press "OK" to finish the setting. Note: T o start self-timer func[...]

. Sharpness Adjusting settings of sharpness allows you to emphasize or soften the edge of the image. 41 Using the Captur e Menu 1 In still, macro, or movie menu, select "Sharpness" and then press "OK". 2 Select "Soft", "Normal", or "Hard". 3 Press "OK" to finish the setting. OK SELECT SELE[...]

. Saturation Saturation is the intensity and purity of color . This option allows you to adjust the saturation of the image. 42 Chapter 2: T aking Pictur es and Recording V ideo Clips 1 In still, macro, or movie menu, select "Saturation" and then press "OK". 2 Select "More", "Normal", or "Less". 3 P[...]

. Style This mode allows you to have special effect on the pictur es or the video clips. 43 Using the Captur e Menu 1 In still, macro, or movie menu, select "Style" and then press "OK". 2 Select "Normal", "Sepia", or "Black & White". 3 Press "OK" to finish the setting. OK SELECT SELE C[...]

44 Chapter 2: T aking Pictur es and Recording V ideo Clips . Digital Zoom To activate digital zoom function: 1 In still menu, select digital zoom, and then press "OK". 2 Select "On" or "Off". 3 Press "OK" to finish the setting. OK SELECT SELE CT ENTER ENTE R SELECT ENTER P. 2 ISO ISO SELF TIMER SELF TIME R SH[...]

45 Chapter 3 Reviewing Images and V ideo Clips Using the LCD Display PICT0004.JPG 2003.03.29 02:08 PICT0004.JPG 2003.03.29 02:08 Date /Time Image Number / T otal Number File Name Battery Status PICT0004.JPG 2003.03.29 02:08[...]

46 Chapter 3: Reviewing Images and V ideo Clips Using Playback Playback mode allows you to review still images/video clips and play audio memos. 1 Rotate the mode dial to "Playback" mode. 2 The last still picture you take and the information of that picture appear on the LCD monitor . 3 Use on the four -way button to move forth and back t[...]

47 . Index Display By using the function of index display , you can view at most six still pictur es at a time. Using playback 1 Press " Wide" button and switch single display to index display . 2 Use on the four -way button to highlight single picture and on the four -way button to move to the previous or the next six pictures. 3 Press &[...]

48 . Digital Enlargement The function of digital enlargement allows you to enlarge a single image to 12x, and a video thumbnail image to 1.5x. Chapter 3: Reviewing Images and V ideo Clips 1 Press "T ele" button in single display and then browse the enlarged image by using the four -way button. 2 Press "Wide" button to return to [...]

49 Using the playback menu Using the Playback Menu 1 Rotate the mode dial to . 2 Press "Menu" button. 3 Scroll thr ough the menu and the submenu by using on the four -way button. 4 Press "OK" to enter the menu and the sub menu as well as finish the setting. 5 After finishing the setting, press "Menu" button again to ex[...]

50 . Delete All This function allows you to delete all of the still pictures and video clips. Chapter 3: Reviewing Images and V ideo Clips 1 In playback menu, select "Delete All". 2 Select "Y es" or "No". 3 Press "OK" to finish the setting. Note 1: T o delete single picture, choose the one you want to delete [...]

51 . Slide Show When reviewing still pictur es, you can adjust some settings here and the camera automatically displays the pictures one by one on the LCD monitor . Using the playback menu 1 In playback menu, select "Slide Show". 2 Select " Start", " Interval", "Direction", or "Repeat". 3 Press &quo[...]

52 . Memo Y ou can r ecord audio memos for each still pictur es. Chapter 3: Reviewing Images and V ideo Clips 1 In playback menu, select "Memo" and then press "OK". 2 To recor d an audio memo, select "Record" and press on the four -way button to start/stop recor ding. 3 To play an audio memo, select "Play" an[...]

53 . DPOF When you print pictures by dir ectly connecting the camera to the printer , DPOF allows you to select pictures and printing quantities. Using the playback menu 1 In playback menu, press "DPOF" and then press "OK". 2 To decide which picture to print and the number of copies, select "Standard". 3 Use on the fou[...]

54 . Folder Y ou can view pictur es in differ ent folders of the memory card. The camera cre- ates a new folder after 10000 pictures taken. Chapter 3: Reviewing Images and V ideo Clips 5 To cancel all of the settings for printing, select "Delete". 1 In playback menu, select "Folder" and then press "OK". 2 Choose among [...]

55 . Protect Protect function pr events the pictures and video clips fr om modifying and delet- ing. Using the playback menu 1 In playback menu, select "Protect". 2 Select "Set One", "Remove One", "Set All" or "Remove All". 3 Press "OK" button to finish the setting. Note 1: appears on the [...]

56 Chapter 4 Installing the Softwar e The software CD supplied with the camera includes the driver and the applica- tion (Digital Image, PhotoImpression, and VideoImpr ession). The application allows you to upload the images from the camera, view them, print them, and e-mail them. So please install the software befor e you connect the camera to the[...]

57 Installing the Softwar e Installing the Softwar e . Installing the Driver If you use Windows 98, or 98 SE as the OS in your computer , install the driver first by following the on-screen instruction. 1 Insert installation CD-ROM. 2 Press "Driver" button. 3 Press "Next". 4 Starting install driver . 5 Press "Finish " [...]

58 Chapter 4: Installing the Softwar e 6 Press "Y es" to continue install DirectX 8.1. Note : We suggest to install DirectX 8.1 for all W in OS. 7 Press "Y es". 8 Starting install DirectX 8.1. 9 Press "Sur e" to complete installation. 10 Restart your computer .[...]

59 Installing the Softwar e . Installing the Application ( Windows ) 1 Tu rn on the computer and then insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2 After you insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive, the first Install window will appear . If the install window doesn’t appear , click "Start" and then "Run". T ype "E: JENOPTI[...]

60 Chapter 4: Installing the Softwar e 6 Right after the Digital Image installation finishes, the computer proceeds to install PhotoImpression. Select a language and click "Next". Follow the on-screen instruction to continue the installation. 7 Accept the license agreement and then click "Y es". 8 Click "Next". 9 Click[...]

61 Installing the Softwar e . Installing the Application ( Macintosh ) • Digital Image 1 Tu rn the computer on and then insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2 Click the CD icon on the desktop to start the installation. 3 Click "Digital Image". 4 Click "Installers". 5 Select the language.[...]

62 Chapter 4: Installing the Softwar 6 Click "Accept". 7 Click "Install". 8 Restart your computer .[...]

63 Installing the Softwar e 1 Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2 Click the CD icon on the desktop to start the installation. 3 Click "PhotoImpression". 4 Select the language. 5 Click "PhotoImpression Installer". • PhotoImpression[...]

64 Chapter 4: Installing the Softwar 6 Click "Accept". 7 Click "Install". • V ideoImpression To install VideoImpression, follow step 1~7 of PhotoImpression installa- tion.[...]

65 Using the Application Using the Application . Digital Image 1 Connect the camera to the computer . See page 69. 2 Launch Digital Image and press "Y es" to download the images from the camera. 3 To reserve the images in the memory car d, press "No"; to delete all of the images in the memory card, pr ess "Y es". 4 Sel[...]

66 Chapter 4: Installing the Softwar . PhotoImpression 1 Connect the camera to the computer . See page 69. 2 Launch PhotoImpression. 3 To download the images from the camera, select "From Folder", "Br owse", "Removable Disk", "Dcim", "100xxxxx", and press "Ok". Click the image that you wan[...]

67 Using the Application . Vi deoImpr ession 1 Connect the camera to the computer . See page 69. 2 Launch VideoImpression and then select "New". 3 Click "Get". 4 Select "DCIM" to download the video clips from the camera.[...]

68 Chapter 4: Installing the Softwar 5 Select the video clips. Click "add to story board" and then "Play movie" 6 Press "Play" to play the video clips.[...]

69 Chapter 5 Uploading, Printing and Displaying Images After you take pictures, you can upload images to a computer fr om your camera, print them with a printer , and display them on a TV . Uploading to a Computer 1 Tu rn on the camera and then rotate the mode dial to . 2 Connect the larger end of the USB cable to the USB slot of a computer . 3 Ope[...]

70 Chapter 5: Uploading, Printing, and Displaying Images Printing Images After uploading the images to a computer , you can print them by using the software packed with the camera. Y ou can also connect the camera directly to some specific printers (such as Olympus P400 Photo Printers). T o connect the printer: 1 Get the USB cable and connect the l[...]

71 Displaying Images on a TV Displaying Images on a TV By connecting to a TV , you can view images as a slideshow and play audio/video clips. 1 Select right TV system in "Set Up" mode. See page 76. 2 Connect the A/V (Audio/Video) cable to the A/V inputs of a TV . 3 Connect the A/V cable to the A/V connector of the camera. Note 1: When you[...]

72 Chapter 6 Adjust the Camera Settings Set up mode allows you to adjust the default settings of this camera. Using the Set Up Menu 1 To enter the set up menu, rotate the mode dial to "Set Up mode". 2 Use on the four -way button to scroll through the menu. 3 Press "OK" button to enter the submenu and finish the setting. Note: La[...]

73 . Format This function allows you to delete all of the images, data, and information in your SD/MMC memory card. Using the Set Up Menu 1 In set up menu, select "Format". 2 If you want to format your SD/MMC card, select "Y es"; pr ess "OK". 3 If not, select " NO", and then press "OK". Or you can p[...]

74 . Auto Off To save the battery power , the camera turns off automatically when it is not in use for 1~10 minutes. Chapter 6: Adjusting the Camera Settings 1 In set up menu, select "Auto Off". 2 Select "1 Min", "3 Min", "10 Min", or "Off". 3 Press "OK" button to finish the setting. OK SE[...]

75 . Beep This function allows you to have sound effect when turning on/off as well as pressing the buttons. Using the Set Up Menu 1 In set up menu, select "Beep". 2 Select "On" or "Off". 3 Press "OK" to finish the setting. OK SELECT FORMA T AUTO OFF BEEP DA TE / TIME VIDEO OUT LCD BRIGHTNESS ENTER P. 1 NO NO[...]

76 . V ideo Out Both NTSC and P AL are TV's br oadcast systems. The NTSC system is mainly used in U.S.A., Japan, Canada, Mexico, the Philippines, and Korea. The P AL system is used in the western Europe such as Germany , England, Switzerland, Holland, Italy (except for France) and Australia, Singapore, Thailand and China. As these systems have[...]

77 . LCD Brightness Y ou can adjust the LCD brightness value her e. Using the Set Up Menu 1 In set up menu, select " LCD Brightness". 2 Adjust the brightness value from 1~9 with on the four -way button. 3 Press "OK" to finish the setting. OK SELECT FORMA T AUTO OFF BEEP DA TE / TIME VIDEO OUT LCD BRIGHTNESS ENTER P. 1 OK SELECT [...]

78 . Reset Y ou can r estore the settings to default by using "Reset" function. Chapter 6: Adjusting the Camera Settings 1 In set up menu, select "Reset". 2 Select "Y es" or "No". 3 Press "OK" to finish the setting. OK SELECT LANGUAGE RESET ENTER P. 2 NO YES OK SELECT SELE CT BACK BACK SET SET MENU [...]

79 Tr ouble Shooting Problem The camera does not work The camera does not take a picture when I press the shutter r elease button The flash does not fire Solution Press the power button to turn it on Reload the batteries cor- r ectly Replace batteries with new ones Rotate the mode dial to shooting mode Press the shutter r elease button all the way [...]

80 Tr ouble Shooting Problem The images are blurry The images are too bright The images are too dark Solution Hold the camera steady or use a tripod when taking pictures Position the focus brackets on your subject Set the camera to shoot in normal focus or macro focus and then take the picture again Use a tripod, open up the aperture, and turn on t[...]

81 Specifications T ype • Digital camera 4.1z8 Ef fective Pixels •[ T otal] 4.07M pix (2336 x 1744) • [Image] 3.98M pix (2304 x 1728) Image Capture Unit • Sensor : 1/2.5 inch-type IT -CCD • Image Size : 2304x1728 [Large] 1600x1200 [Medium] 640x480 [Small] 320x240 [QVGA] Lens • Focal length : f=6.0 - 48.0mm (35mm camera format equivalent[...]

82 Specifications Monitor • 1.6", 70000 pixels color D-TFD-LCD (with LED BL) • Frame coverage : 95% or more Shutter • 2-1/1000 sec., electro-mechanical and charge-coupled shutter plus apertur e control. • Bulb shutter ( 1 sec, 2 sec, 4 sec, 8 sec ) Exposur e • Exposure mode Program mode • Metering mode Spot metering/ Center average[...]

83 I/O Exter nal • DC input DC 6V adaptor (regular plug) •V ideo output Mini-plug type. NTSC and P AL (selectable) • PC connection USB Power Sour ces • Four AA batteries. (Alkaline, Ni-Cd, and Ni-MH are available.) • AC adaptor (DC +6V 2A ) • Rechargeable capacitor Dimensions • Size 122.8mm x 64.3mm x 46.5mm •W eight 270g without ba[...]

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