Concord Camera 5345z manual

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    1.3 MEGAPIXEL TM Instr. Manual M1 (Franch) 26/10/01 11:37 am Page 25[...]

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    Congratulations on the purchase of your new camera. Y our camera has been carefully engineered and manufactured to give you dependable operation. Read this manual before operating the unit to become more familiar with it and obtain the performance that will bring you continued enjoyment for many years. This manual has been written and formatted wit[...]

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    T able of Contents ....................................................................................2 Important Information ..............................................................................3 FCC Information ................................................................................3 User Information ............................[...]

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    FCC INFORMA TION FCC W ARNING: This equipment meets the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Only the cables supplied with the camera should be used. Operation with other cables is likely to result in interference to radio and TV reception and could void the user ’s authorization to operate this equipment. Th[...]

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    Be sure to observe the following precautions when using the camera: • Never try to take pictures when operating a motor vehicle or while walking. • Never try to open the case of the camera or attempt your own repairs. Always leave service to authorized repair facilities. • Keep the camera away from water and other liquids, and never let it ge[...]

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    1. Shutter Button 2. SELECT/Flash On/Off Button (Next Image/Slide Show in the TV mode) 3. MODE Button (Prev . Image/Info in the TV mode) 4. POWER Button 5. Flash 6. Lens 7. Viewfinder 8. VIDEO OUT Jack 9. USB Port Connection (T o PC) 10. Viewfinder 11 . Charged Flash LED 12. Display 13. EJECT Switch 14. CompactFlash TM Card Compartment 15. Strap Lo[...]

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    LOCA TION OF CONTROLS (CONTINUED) 6 16. Battery Compartment 17. Tripod Mount 16 17 BOTTOM 1. Pictures T aken/LCD Message Indicator 2. Auto Flash Indicator 3. T rash (Delete) Indicator 4. 2X Digital Zoom Indicator 5. Battery Indicator 6. Resolution Indicators 7. TV Mode Indicators 8. Movie Indicator 9. Self T imer Indicator PA L 2X HIGH NORMAL LOW N[...]

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    7 GETTING ST ARTED SOFTW ARE INST ALLA TION W ARNING: MAKE SURE TO INST ALL THE SOFTW ARE BEFORE CONNECTING THE CAMERA FOR THE FIRST TIME TO THE COMPUTER. F AILURE TO DO IT WILL PREVENT YOU FROM RETRIEVING YOUR PICTURES FROM THE CAMERA. Microsoft ® W indows ® Users: 1. Insert the CD into the CD-ROM Drive. 2. Open the icon My Computer by double cl[...]

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    install the camera driver to be able to connect your camera to your computer . Y ou will be asked to select between the 50Hz/60Hz lighting frequency settings: • USA / Canada – 60Hz • Europe – 50Hz Creating a Desktop Icon: Double click on “ My Computer ” on your computer desktop. Right click on the icon “ EyeQ 1300 ” and select “ c[...]

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    5. Double click the setup icon ‘ Photopri.nte ’ or ‘ photostu.dio ’ . 6. Follow the instructions presented on the screen to complete installation. A Brief Introduction to the ArcSoft Camera Suite Software: ArcSoft PhotoStudio ArcSoft Photostudio is a full-featured, easy to use digital image editing program that provides a complete set of ph[...]

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    10 GETTING ST ARTED (CONTINUED) The supplied USB cable allows you to upload images from the camera and/or CompactFlash TM memory card to your PC. When your camera is connected to your PC (see figure below), it will draw power from the PC. This helps saving the batteries. A. T urn your camera on and double click the “ EyeQ 1300 ”( “ My Camera [...]

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    11 GETTING ST ARTED (CONTINUED) Important notes about the batteries: 1. Please do not remove batteries while the camera is still on. The camera may still be processing your picture at this time. Removing the batteries at this time will result at losing your picture and affect the normal operation of the camera. Make sure the camera is power off bef[...]

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    LOADING THE BA TTERIES Before taking pictures, insert two (2) “ AA ” batteries into your camera ' s battery compartment, as follows: 1. Open the battery compartment by pushing the tab in as in Figure 1. 2. Insert two (2) “ AA ” batteries into the battery compartment, observing the polarity marks ( + / - ) as indicated in Figure 2 . 3. [...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED (CONTINUED) 13 TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF • To turn your camera on, press the POWER button ❶ ; the LCD screen will turn on and two beeps will be heard. • To turn your camera off, press the POWER button ❶ again; the LCD screen will turn blank. SPECIAL NOTE ON TURNING YOUR CAMERA OFF: While the camera is processing your pi[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED (CONTINUED) 14 SETTING THE FLASH Y our camera is equipped with two flash modes. T o change the Flash mode, press the SELECT/Flash button until the Flash indicator lights or turns off as follows: Flash On ( “” appears in the display): The auto flash is enabled. Whenever a picture is taken, and there is insufficient lighting, the[...]

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    T AKING PICTURES 15 To turn your camera on, press the POWER button ❶ ; the LCD screen will turn on and two beeps will be heard. 1 1 If desired, press the SELECT/Flash button ❶ to set the flash mode of your choice (see page 14). If desired, change the Image Setting (see page 16). 1 2 Look through the viewfinder and position the camera on the obj[...]

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    16 OPERA TION FEA TURE SETTING MENUS The MODE button is used to enter the Feature Setting menu; “ FEA ” will appear in the display . Pressing the MODE button will cycle through the Feature Setting menus as follows: Image Setting ➔ Self Timer ➔ TV Format ➔ Delete All Images Once in the Feature Setting menu, you can exit it by repeatedly pr[...]

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    17 OPERA TION (CONTINUED) To turn your camera on, press the POWER button ❶ ; the LCD screen will turn on and two beeps will be heard. 1 1 Press the MODE button ❶ twice to enter the Self-T imer Feature Setting menu; will blink in the display . Press the SELECT/ Flash button ❷ once; will appear . 1 2 2 Press the Shutter button ❶ to confirm th[...]

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    18 OPERA TION (CONTINUED) When the power is on, press the MODE button ❶ three times to enter the TV Format Feature Setting menu; “ PA L ” or “ NTSC ” will appear in the display . 1 1 Press the SELECT/Flash button ❶ to cycle between the modes to select the desired mode. When the desired mode (“P AL ” or “ NTSC”) appears in the di[...]

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    19 OPERA TION (CONTINUED) To turn your camera on, press the POWER button ❶ ; the LCD screen will turn on and two beeps will be heard. 1 1 Press the MODE button ❶ four times to enter the Delete Feature Setting menu; “” will appear in the display . 1 2 Press and hold the SELECT/Flash button ❶ until a beep is heard and the display reads “ [...]

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    20 T AKING A MOVIE CLIP To turn your camera on, press the POWER button ❶ ; the LCD screen will turn on and two beeps will be heard. 1 1 Press the MODE button ❶ to enter the Feature Setting menu; “ FEA ” and the selected Image Setting indicator will appear . Repeatedly press the SELECT/Flash button ❷ to select the “ ” icon. 1 2 2 Look [...]

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    TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 21 SYMPTOM POWER Display not on. PICTURES Picture taken is poor quality . Image is blurred when looking through the viewfinder . Flash picture taken i s too light. POSSIBLE CAUSE Power is off. Batteries dead or weak. Batteries not installed correctly . Poor lighting. Lens is dirty . Subject too close. Subject or camera moved a[...]

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    22 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE (CONTINUED) SYMPTOM Flash picture taken is too dark. Daylight picture taken is too dark. Can ’ t take picture. Flash did not work. Part of the pict- ure is missing. POSSIBLE CAUSE Subject is too far away . Flash is not set to Auto. The subject is in front of bri ght light. Memory is full. Power is off. There was sufficien[...]

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    23 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE (CONTINUED) SYMPTOM User not able to load images to the PC. Batteries drain too fast during TV mode. POSSIBLE CAUSE Camera was connected to the PC BEFORE fully installing the software. The software was fully installed, but the camera was connected with the PC turned off. Please see W ARNING on Page 18. POSSIBLE SOLUTION Uni[...]

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    24 CLEANING THE LENS AND VIEWFINDER Do not use cleaning solutions unless they are designed specifically for camera lenses. Do not wipe the camera lens or viewfinder with a chemically treated eyeglass lens tissue as it may scratch them. To clean: 1. Blow gently on the lens and/or viewfinder to remove dust and dirt. 2. Breathe lightly on the lens and[...]

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