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    T able o f c o n t e n t s 1 G e t t i n g S t a r t e d Package Contents ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 1 System Requirements ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ... 2 W indows ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 2 Macintosh..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... 2[...]

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    Copying Files from Internal Memoryto an SD Card ... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... . 29 Setting USB Mode ... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... 29 6 F i l e N a m e s & P r i n t i n g About File and Folder Numbers ......... ..... .... 30 Folder File Capacity .... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... . 30 File Number Reset .....[...]

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    -1- 1 Getting Started Please contact your dealer immediately if an y of the items below are missing or damaged. Camera USB Cable Soft Case S trap 2 AA Batteries Software Inst allation CD-ROM (including multilingual user ’s guide) Package Content s Quick S tart Guide[...]

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    -2- Windows:  PC with processor better than MMX P entium 300 MHz  Windows XP/2000/ME/98  Minimum 128 MB RAM  USB port  CD-ROM drive  1024 x 768 monitor , 24-bit color (true color) Macintosh:  P ower Mac G3 or later  Mac OS 9.0, 9.1, 9.2 and OS X  Minimum 64 MB RAM  USB port  CD-ROM drive  640 x 480 monitor with t[...]

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    -3-  Before using the camer a, please ensure that you read and understand the safet y precautions described below . Always ensure that the camera is operated correctly .  Do not aim the camera dir ectly into the sun or other intense light sources which could damage your eyesight.  Do not try to open the case of the camera or at tempt to mo[...]

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    -4- This device complies with P art 15 of the FCC Ru les. Operation is subject to the f ollowing two conditions: 1. ) This device may not caus e harmf ul interference, and 2. ) This device must accept any interference receiv ed, in cluding interference that may cause unsatisfactory oper ation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with[...]

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    -5- Front Rear Top Camera Com p onent s Macro Drive mode Viewfinder Flash/ Erase Up button/ Right button/ Quick View Down button/ Left button/ button button Camera mode button LCD screen SET button Shutter button Power button Viewfinde r Self-portrait mirror Flash Lens Self-Timer/Red-Eye Reduction LED Flash Ready LED Auto Focus (AF) LED Tripod Sock[...]

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    -6- Don ' t swi ng the came r a when carrying it by the wrist strap . Side Attaching the Wrist Strap Attach the wrist str ap as illustrated. Using the Soft Case Store the camera in the soft case when it is not in use. Usin g the Included Accessorie s DC IN terminal USB port[...]

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    -7- The multi-controller is used to set shooting mode, to move cursor when the camer a Menu is shown, and to conf irm the selection. Up Button ( ) . T o set the Flash mode in Shooting Mode. . T o delete f iles in R eview Mode. . T o move the cursor up wh en MENU screen is shown. Right Button ( ) . T o enter Quick View mode. . T o move the cursor to[...]

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    -8- 2 Preparing the Camera Insert two (2) AA -size alkaline batteries (included with the camer a) 1. Be sure that the camer a power is off . 2. Slide the Battery/Memory Card door in the direction of the arrow , and lift it open. 3. Insert two AA batterie s with the positive (+) and negative (-) poles matching the directions indicated inside the bat[...]

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    -9- 1. T urn off the camera. 2. Slide the Battery/Memory Card door in the direction of the arrow to open the door . 3. Insert the SD card as shown in the diagram. To remove the SD card 1. T urn off the camera. 2. Slide the Battery/Memory Card door in the direction of the arrow to open the door . 3. Gently press on the edge of the SD card, the card [...]

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    -10- 6 . Press the and arrow to select Y es or No. 7 . Press the SET bu t ton to con f irm the selection. Press and hold the POWER button f or more than 1 second to turn the camera on. Note: Y ou may also press and hold the Camera Mode button f or more than 1 second to turn the camera on in R eview mode and then press the Camera Mode button re peat[...]

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    -1 1- Use the Camera Mode button to change shooting mode. Shootin g Mode For shooting still images Review Mode For viewing the recorded images and video clips. Video Mode For shooting video clips. The camera mode changes as shown in the following diagr am when the Camera Mode button is pressed. 1. T urn on the camera. 2. Press the button. 3. Press [...]

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    -12- By default the Date Stamp is set at OFF mode . If y ou want to ha ve Date and Time shown on the pictures, set the Date Stamp to ON mode. 1. Press the button. 2. Press the or arrow to select Date Stamp then press the SET button or the arrow to enter its submenu. 3. Press the or to set Date Stamp on/off . 4. Press the SET button to conf irm the [...]

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    -13- Use the menus as shown below to activate the va rious shooting and reviewing settings. 1. Set the camera to Shooting Mode, R eview Mode, or Video Mode. 2. Press the button. 3. Press the or arrow to switch between the REC/Playback menu and Setup Menu. 4. Press the or arrow to select a menu item then press the SET butt on or the arrow to enter i[...]

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    -14- Menu Item Available Setting Default Setting Beep On / Off Off Power Save Off / 1 min / 3 min / 5 min 1 min. Quick View On/Off Off Date & Time Sets the date and time --- Language English / Traditional Chinese / Simplified Chinese / Japanese / Korean / German / Franch / Portugese / Italian / Spanish / Dutch / Russian English Format No / Yes [...]

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    -15- 3 Basic Functions Press the DISP button to turn the L CD on or off . The LCD display changes as indicated below: Shooting Mode On (with Information)  On (No Inf ormation)  LCD Of f Playback Mode On (with Information)  On (no I nformation) Settin g the LCD Dis p la y Mod e[...]

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    -16- The LCD displays inf ormation such as the camera settings, r emaining image capacity and shooting date etc. Shooting Mode Playback Mode Information Dis p la y ed on the LCD Monito r Auto +0.3 Memory Storage Type Memory Storage Type Current file number/total file number[...]

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    -17- The camera has a 3x optical zoom lens with an effective zoom r ange 5.8 mm to 17 .4 mm (equivalent to 37 mm to 111 mm in 35 mm f ilm format) as well as 4x digital zoom capability . 1. Press T (T ele) to zoom in to your subject. . While the optical zoom is activa ted, mechanical sound come from the lens movements can be hear d. Y ou can also se[...]

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    -18- 4 Taking Pictures In this mode, all you ha ve to do is pre ss the shutter button and let the camera do everything else. 1. Set the Camera Mode but ton to . 2. Aim the camera at the subject. 3. Press the T or W button to z oom in or out. Mode Focus Range W mode 10 cm (3.94 inch) to inf inity ( ∞ ) T mode 50 cm (19.89 inch) to inf inity ( ∞ [...]

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    -19- The quick playback function is a vailable in both Shooting Mode and Video Mode. 1. Press to view the just captured photo or video clip. • T o delete the f ile, press . Then pr ess and to select YES or NO, and then press SET to conf irm. 2. Press again to return to shooting mode. Y ou can change the image quality and resolution to suit your p[...]

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    -20- Image Quality Purpose Fine (5x compression rate) Shoot high quality images Normal (8x compression r ate) Shoot normal quality images Economy(12x compr ession rate) Shoot more images. Use the flash according to the guidelines below . Auto The camera judges if a flash is requir ed. If the environment is too dark, the flash wil l f ire. F orce On[...]

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    -21- The camera enables y ou to select the metering mode to suit the shooting conditions and purpose. Multi-pattern metering The image is divided into multiple regions an d metering is perf ormed for each region. The camera judges the subject position and back ground brightness, and determines a well- balanced exposure. Center-weighted metering Av [...]

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    -22- 1. Press the / / button to switch between Drive modes until the selected drive mode icon appears on the LCD monitor . 2. Shoot the image. Shooting with Self-Timer • If you selected Self-Timer ( ), after the Shutter button is fully pressed down, the red Self - Timer LED in the front of the camera wi ll blink slowly for 7 seconds, f aster for [...]

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    -23- Y ou can set the shutter speed to a slow sett ing to make dark subjects appear brighter . Av ailable Shutter Speeds are: 1 sec, 2 sec, 4 sec and 8 sec. 1. Press the button. 2. Press the or arrow to select the REC Menu. 3. Press the or arrow to select Long Shutter then press the SET button or arrow to enter its submenu. 4. Press the or to selec[...]

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    -24- By default the camer a uses Auto White Ba lance to reproduce colors under different lighting conditions. F or mixed lighting conditions, it is r ecommended to use the Auto White Balance option. However , if the lighting conditio n is identical to one of the following White Balance settings, set the White Balance to th e corresponding mode to g[...]

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    -25- The digital camera can shoot movie clips with audio (sound only playback on computer). 1. Press the Camera Mode but ton to movie mode . • The LCD monitor displays the maximum recording time (in minute). 2. Press the Shutter button to start r ecord. 3. Press the shutter button again to stop recording the movie. • The camera stops recording [...]

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    -26- 5 Reviewing Photo & Video Clips Y ou can view the recorded images and video clips on the LCD monitor . 1. Press Camera Mode button to enter the Playback Mode ( ). The last recorded image or video clip appears on the LCD monitor . . If it is a video clip, only the f irst frame of the video clip will be shown. Press SET button to start playi[...]

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    -27- Please note that erased im ages cannot be recovered. Exercise caution before erasing a file. The Thumbnail mode allows you to view up to nine images at a time on the LCD monitor . 1. Press Camera Mode button to enter the Playback Mode ( ). 2. Press the W button to view thumbnail images. . The last image is highlighted in red border . 3. Press [...]

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    -28- Erasing files by using the Review Menu 1. Press Camera Mode button to enter the Playback Mode ( ). 2. Press the button. 3. Press the arrow to highlight Delete ALL and then press the SET button or the arrow to enter its submenu. 4. Press or to select Single or All, then press the SET button or the arrow to enter its submenu. 5. Press or to sele[...]

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    -29- Use the slide show feature to automatically di splay your pictur es and videos on the LCD screen at a selectable interv al. 1. Press Camera Mode button to enter the Playback Mode ( ). 2. Press but ton. 3. Press the arrow to select SLIDE SHOW then press the SET but ton or the arrow to enter its submenu. 4. Press the or to select 5 sec or 10 sec[...]

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    -30- 6 File Names & Printing Images or video clips are assigned f ile numbers from 0001 to 9999, and folders are assigned folder numbers from 100 to 999 Folder File Capacity Each folder usually contains up to 999 images. If a photo is taken when the f ile number has reached 0999, the camera will create a new fo lder . F or example, if the curre[...]

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    -31- Setting the File No. R eset to OFF is useful for av oiding f ile name duplication when f iles are downloaded to a computer . However , if you want to start numbering f iles from 0001 after a new SD card is inserted, or after the memory is formatted, or when y ou experience a ““FILE NUMBER OVER ” warning (p. 31), set the File Number R ese[...]

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    -32- The Digital Print Order F ormat (DPOF) setting al lows y ou to select images for printing and specify the number of print copies in adv a nce using the camer a. This is extremely convenient f or sending the images to a photo dev eloping service or for printing on a direct print compatible printer . 1. Press Camera Mode button to enter the Play[...]

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    -33- You can directly print the images captured with your camera by using a PictBridge- compliant printer. 1. Set the USB mode to Printer . (P.29) 2. Connect camera with the prin ter with the supplied USB cable. 3. Turn on the camera and the printer. Printing images The PictBridge menu will be shown on the camera’ s LCD automatically when the cam[...]

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    -34- 6. Press the or arrow to select Start then press the SET button. The images will be printed. Setting Print Size 1. In PictBridge menu, press the or arrow to select Custom . 2. Press to enter the setting menu. 3. Press the or arrow to select Size then press the button. 4. Press the or to set the size of print, then press SET to conf irm the set[...]

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    -35- PictBridge Custom Menu Item Menu Screen Settings Content Size Auto Po st ca rd 4 × 6 8 × 10 A6 A4 B5 Type Auto Plain Photo Fa s t Layout Auto 1 2 4 6 8 Index Full Quality Auto Draft Normal Fine Date Auto On Off File Auto On Off[...]

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    -36- 7 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION GUIDE The software that comes with your Concor d 4340z includes driver, reader, and photo editing programs. These programs transfer the pictures or video clips from your camera to your computer, and enable you to view them on your computer monitor. Refer to the following list of computer system requirements for installa[...]

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    -37- Option Description Camera Drivers The USB Mass Stor age camera driv ers enable the camera t o become an external drive on your computer . Microsoft DirectX 9 DirectX 9 enables the movie playback applications on your computer to playback video clips that are captured with the camera. ArcSoft PhotoImpression 2000 This photo software enables you [...]

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    -38- Macintosh 1. In the Apple Menu on the Menu bar , select About this Computer . 2. A window wil l appear with the computer’ s operating system version. Conf irm that your computer is version 9 or higher . No insta l lation of soft w are is necessary f or Macintosh users, please go to P age 4 7 f or connecting your camer a to the computer . Do [...]

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    -39- Step 8 The next dialog will prompt you to select the components that will be installed. USB Mass Storage Driver and DirectX 9 will be pre-selected. The f iles will be save d in the Concor d Camer a directory automatically . OR Y ou may change the default folder by clicking [Browse…] and selecting a dif f erent f older in y our compute r . Cl[...]

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    -40- Step 1 Make sure your camer a is powered off and not connected to the computer . Step 2 Make sure the computer is powered on and Windows 2000 is running. Step 3 Close any other applications or software you may be running. Step 4 Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your computer’ s CD-ROM Drive. NOTE: If the installer does not start auto maticall[...]

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    -41- Step 7 The next screen wil l begin the DirectX setup. Select “ I accept the agreement “ then click [Next >]. ( f ig . 2.3) Step 8 Click [Next >]. ( f ig . 2.4) Step 9 Click [Finish]. Y our computer wi l l automatica l ly restart. ( f ig . 2.5) Step 1 Make sure y our camera is powered off and not connected to the computer . Step 2 Mak[...]

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    -42- Step 7 Click [Next >]. ( f ig . 3.3) Step 8 Click [Yes]. ( f ig . 3.4) Step 9 Click [Next >]. ( f ig . 3.5) Step 10 Mak e sure the two applications are checked and then click [Next >]. ( f ig . 3.6) Fig . 3.1 Fig . 3.2 Fig . 3.3 Fig . 3.4 Fig . 3.5 Fig . 3.6[...]

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    -43- Step 11 Click [ Next >]. ( f ig . 3 . 7) Step 12 The screen wi l l show the status of the installation. ( f ig . 3.8) Step 13 Click [Finish]. Wi n98 will request for restart. Win 2000 /ME/XP Step 1 Make sure y our camera is powered off and not connected to the computer . Step 2 Make sur e the computer is powered on and Windows is running. S[...]

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    -44- the Start Menu and locate the CD-ROM Driv e. Double click on the CD-ROM Driv e icon for installation and proceed to Step 5. Step 5 Select the language. Click [OK]. (Fig . 4 . 1) Step 6 The installation sc r een will appea r , Click on Install Adobe Ac r obat R e ader 5. (Fig . 4.2 ) Step 7 Status bar Step 8 Click [Next >]. (Fig . 4 .3) Step[...]

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    -45- Step 11 Select Y es, to restart the computer or No , to restart the computer later . Click [Finish >]. Win 98 FE Win 98SE/2000/ME/XP[...]

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    - 4 6- 8 Making Connections Download images taken with the camer a to a computer in one of the f ollowing ways: 1. Using an SD card reader . 2. Connect the camera to a computer with the USB cable. Note for Windows 98 users : Y ou must install the camera driver supplied in the supplied CD-ROM before connecting the camer a to the computer . Downloadi[...]

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    -47- Note for Windows 98 users : Y ou must install the camera driver supplied in the CD-ROM before connecting the camer a to the computer . Connecting the Camera to a Computer with a USB Cable Connect the supplied USB interface cable to the computer’s USB port and the camera’s DIGITAL terminal. The LCD monitor turns off when the connectio n to [...]

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    - 48 - FOR WINDOWS USERS 1. Double-click on My Computer . 2. Double-click Removable Disk. 3. Double-click DCIM. 4. Double-click the folder that c ontains the desired images to view . . The stored pictures (JPG) and video clip s (A VI) stored in the memory card will be displayed FOR MACINTOSH USERS 1. Double-click the “ untitled ” removable driv[...]

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    -4 9 - 1. Connect the camera to the computer . 2. Launch ArcSoft PhotoImpression software by clicking on Start -Programs- ArcSoft Camera Suite and choosing PhotoImpr ession from the application list on your screen. (f ig. 1.1) 3. When the Application opens, click on the Camera/Scanner but ton.(f ig. 1.2) 4. Click on the drop-down list under Select [...]

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    - 50 - 8. Click on Close to close the Camera Co ntrols windows (as shown in fig. 1.3). 9. Double-click on the thumbnail or click on OK to open the photo. 10. Click on Edit to edit the photo. You may, for example, • Resize the photo by using the “Crop/Resize” tools. • Modify the photo by using the “Retouch” tools. For example, to remove [...]

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    - 5 1 - 9 Appendix Problem Cause Solution Batteries are inserted in the wrong direction Reload the batteries pr operly (p.8). Batteries are dead Replace or recharge the batteries The camera cannot be turned on. The battery compartment door is open Make sure the battery c ompartment door is securely closed. The flash is charging W ait until the flas[...]

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    -5 2 - Sensor 4.24 Mega Pixels CCD Size : 1/2.5 inch Lens Olympus 3× zoom lens View Finder Optical with real image Color LCD Display 1.5” TF T LCD Panel Focus Range 10 cm (3.94” ) ~ inf inity ( W ) 50 cm (19.89”) ~ in f inity (T ),10cm(3.94 ”)~50cm(19.89”) (Macro) ISO/ASA Sensitivity 100 Still Image Resolution 2592 × 1944 , 2304 x 1728,[...]

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    - 53 - Troubleshooting Section in this User’s Guide Please refer to the Troubleshooting section (page 61) first, as it contains some of the most common problems that users encounter. The s ection lists a number of possible quick-and- easy solutions, which might solve the proble m, allowing you to continue enjoying your new Concord 3-Megapixel 3x [...]

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    - 54 - For ArcSoft Technical Support on Photo Editing Software, please contact: Concord and Concord logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Concord Camera Corp., in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft and Windows ar e either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countr[...]