Concord Camera Eye-Q 2133z manual

Eye-Q 2133z User Manual 020810[...]

About this manual This manual makes using the Eye-Q 2133z as easy as possible. Information in this document has been carefully checked for accuracy; however, no guarantee is given to the correctness of the contents. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Copyright © Copyright 2002 This document contains proprietary i[...]

Table of Contents Chapter 1 – Getting Started ............................................................. 1 Feat ures ................................................................................... 1 Safety I nfo rmat ion .................................................................. 2 Incl uded Compo nent s ............................[...]

iv Copy ing Pho tos t o a PC Copy ing Pho tos t o a Ma ...................................................... 32 cint osh ........................................ 33 Using a s a PC Came ra (Window s on ly) ............................ 3 4 PC Cam Chapter 6 – Us Appen Appen Chapter 5 – Mode / Operation Guide ......................................[...]

Chap 1 ter 1 – Getting Started Featu • 1 th • C • A • Fl Fl • W Tu • 1 • Fu • SD res • Optical Zoom (3x), Digital Zoom ( 3x) 600x1200 resolution (up to 2048x1536 resolution rough interpolation) olor LCD viewfinder screen udio-Video Clip Recording • USB 1.1 interface • Auto exposure, user-defi ned exposure, auto focus ash: Au[...]

Eye-Q 2133z User’s M anual Safety Information  Do not look at the sun through the viewfinder . Viewing the sun or other strong light source through the viewfinder could cause permanent visual impairment.  Do not disassemble the camera . Touchi ng the pr oduc t’s in ternal parts could result in injury. In the event of a malfunction, only a[...]

3 Included Components Your Eye-Q 2133z comes equipped wi th the following ponents. Please check to make sure all items are ded. com inclu 1. Eye-Q 2133z[...]

Eye-Q 2133z User’s M anual 4 2. User’s Manual ce Guide 7. Soft Carrying Case 3. Quick Referen 4. USB Cable 5. Two (2) AA Alkaline Batte ries 6. Installation CD-ROM 8. Vid eo Cable[...]

5 Camera Overview The front, rear, and bottom views of the Eye-Q 2133z a shown on the following pages. Please take a moment t review thes re o e illustr atio ns to f ami liar ize y our self w ith the terms used in the rest of this manual. Front View[...]

Eye-Q 2133z User’s M anual 6 1. Shutter Button: Pres s this butto n to ta ke p ictu res , or to The flash allows the camera to take s and can also be used e unwanted shadows. e mode dial is set to Preset option is used before pressing the is LE D wi ll blin k fo r ten s eco nds before the camera takes a picture. 4. Light Sensor: The Eye-Q 2133z a[...]

7 Rear View 1. Status LED: W hen power is first turned on, or the camera is working (and not available to take a picture), the LED will flash. W hen the camera is ready to take a picture or accept user commands, the LED is a solid green color.[...]

Eye-Q 2133z User’s M anual 8 2. Viewfinder: The viewfinder is used to frame your pic tures. The actu al p i cture is ta ken w ith the lens 3. and not th e viewfi nde r. Power Button: Pres s this butto n to turn o n the Eye-Q 2133z. Press it again to turn it off. 4. WB/Delete : Pr ess this butto n to c ycle thr oug h the W hite Balance presets: Au[...]

9 10. Video Out Jack: Connect your video out cable here and then the oth er en d to y our televis ion set i n or der to use the camera as a digital v ideo camera. 11. USB Port: The USB ( Unive rsal Serial Bus) port is used to connect the camera t o a PC as well as for transferring photos. 12. Hand Strap Loop: Attac h the hand stra p to th is lo op [...]

Eye-Q 2133z User’s M anual 10 Bottom View 1. . Thi ow s. Bat ges. For more information on t his see the 4. Tripod Connector: Attac hes the ca mera to a trip od s is an optional accessory that can be used t o hold the camera still and is especially useful for l light night pict ure 2. tery / Memory Card Cover: Opens to allow access to the batt ery[...]

11 Install th 1. e Memory Card To install the memory card: Turn off the camera. 2. Open the batt ery / memory card compartment by pressing on the cov er and sliding in the direction of the ar row towa rd the ou tsid e edge o f the came ra.[...]

Eye-Q 2133z User’s M anual 12 3. Insert t he memory card with the not ched corner facing the camera (gold circuitry facing toward the ba ck of the cam era. ) Notch 4. Close the batt ery / memory card cover. Images are not auto matically transferred to the memory card from On-board memory w hen a memory card is inserted.[...]

13 Install the Batteries To install or replace the batteries: a. 1. Turn off the camer 2. Op en the batte ry c ompartm ent o n the b ottom of the camera by pressing on the cov er and sliding in the direction of t he arrow toward the outside edge of the camera.[...]

Eye-Q 2133z User’s M anual 14 3. Insert batt eries into the chamber making sure that the positive and negative ends are properly oriented, as indicated on the comp artme nt’s i nteri or w all. Clos e the batter y co ver. 4.[...]

1 5 Choose a Language The Eye-Q 2133z can display text and messages in lish, an, Italian and Japanese. To select a different language: 1. ode Eng French, Spanish, Ge rm Rotate t he Mode Dial to S ET U P m . Turn the camera on. 2.[...]

Eye-Q 2133z User’s M anual 16 3. U se the Dow n button to select Language th press the Display button en to ente this menu. r se the Up and Dow n buttons 4. U / to sele he language you want to use. ct t Press the Display button 5. to set i t. The S ET U P Menu returns.[...]

1 7 Set the Time and Date rint it, W hen you t ransfer a photo to a comput er and/or p the time and date w ill sh ow wh en it w as tak en. To set the date display style: 1. Rotate t he Mode Dial to SET UP . 2. Turn on the camera. 3. U se the Dow n button to select Date and then press the Display button .[...]

Eye-Q 2133z User’s M anual 18 the Style option. Press th 4. Select e Display button to ente r that menu . Choose either Month/Day or Day/Mont display style for the dat e. 5. h as the 6. W hen t he settings are correct, press the Display button to save the cha nge s.[...]

19 To set the date and time: e SET UP menu and then press the 1. Select Date on th Disp lay b utton . 2. Select he Display Button the Clock option. Press t nter th at menu. to e[...]

Eye-Q 2133z User’s M anual 20 Up a nd Dow n butto ns 3. Use the / Press the Flash/Copy b on to minutes. utton to set it and move to ad just the hour. t the mi nutes in th e sa me m Flash/Copy button  Next, se anne r. Pres s the to accept Clock option.  and move on to the next 5. On peat s tep 3 to set th e year , then the m onth, and [...]

21 Chap Thi s ch apter sh ou ho w to take p ictu res with you r Eye-Q 2133z. Prepare the Camera r ill stop flashing, which is the signal that t he camera is ready for use. ter 2 – Taking Pictures ows y To prepare the camera for picture taking: 1. Pr ess the Po wer button to turn it o n. Afte r a s ho t pause, the LED w batteries Make sure you hav[...]

Eye-Q 2133z User’s M anual 22 Select the Camera Mode There are two modes for taking pictures: Pre the u to take pictures in one of five preset t, Night Scene, Self-Timer and Macro. For basic “point you can use the Snapshot ra icon Snapshot and set. Snapshot mode is for basic picture t aking, while Preset mode allows yo schemes: Landscape, Portr[...]

23 Zoom and Shoot Zoom in on a particular object You can use the Zoom In or Zoom Out button s to narrow or w iden the lens’ field of view. Use the LCD dis play to pr eview the ef fects of the zoo m functio n. rocessing niti ates th e The ambi en whethe Shoot the picture W he s the Sh ( Take car e not to pr ess the Sh utter b utton to rapidly or f[...]

Eye-Q 2133z User’s M anual 24 About the Optical and Digital Zoom Function he object ) to igi tal zoom level. A white square moves up and down the red and whit e bar to current zoom level. The ca mera featur es bo th opti cal and di gita l zoo m, giving you more precision when framing your subject. Optical zoom is similar to t he zoom function on [...]

2 5 Turn off the Camera ctures, press the power W hen you are finished taking pi button t o turn it off. This conserves bat tery power and prevents unnecessary wear and t ear on the internal electronic parts.[...]

Eye-Q 2133z User’s M anual 26 Chap ure hat Switc internal te the Mode Dial ter 3 – Reviewing Your Pictures One benefit of the Eye-Q 2133z is that you can immediately check whether or not you like the pict you just t ook. After you t ake a picture you can se e w it looks like and then ret ake it if you are not happy. h to Playback Mode To view t[...]

2 7 You ca n also us e the Z oom buttons / to see articular picture. The default zoom more detail on a p setting is "x1"; Press Zoom In to inc rease the zoo m rat ios as foll ows: x 1.0, x1 .5, x2.0 , x2.5, x3 .0, x3.5 , x4.0. P re the Zo om Out bu tton ss to decrease zoom ratios (from x4.0 down to x1.) Thumbnail Review If yo u press th e[...]

Eye-Q 2133z User’s M anual 28 Chapter 4 – Connecting to a Computer ther d transferred, your pictures can be viewed, printed, sent to ail, or saved to any remov able to rd n is sers only. The Eye-Q 2133z stores pictures as digital data ra than on film. Instead of making a t rip to a developer an printing from negative s, you can simply copy your[...]

29 Instal ling Software Follow these instructions to install the Eye-Q 2133z drivers and software on your s em. yst Please h beforeha ave your Windows CD-ROM ready nd, as you may be prompted to insert it during the installation process. installation software CD int o your CD- the ca mera to th e PC. ld start ble cli ck the My e r et ta automaticall[...]

Eye-Q 2133z User’s M anual 30 Step 2: MSD / PC Camera Driver Installation 1. To install the necessary driv ers for Mass Storage rst Device (MSD) mode and PC Camera mode, fi set the correct operational mode for that func tion. F or exam ple, set the M ode Dia l to PC Camera mode to install those driv ers, and to any other mode to install Mass Stor[...]

31 4. Make sure the installat ion CD is in the CD drive e camera ON. The W indows Add izar d will automa tically detect the You will need to do this once for each mode (PC amera and MSD.) To n de, un l e Mod era mode" for PC Camera or any other mode for MSD. Then reconnect the SB cable and follow the installation procedure and turn th Hard war[...]

Eye-Q 2133z User’s M anual 32 MSD mode allows you to use the camera jus standard storage device where you can co t like a py, delete would PC Cam standa telecon h M the sup To cop 1. 2. 3. sk drives, and, if the camera is connect ed properly, and move files to and from t he camera just as you a normal disk drive. era mode allows you to use the ca[...]

33 an extra disk drive representing the camera's memory called “Removable Disk.” Select the Eye-Q 2133z drive. The camera’s photos are listed. Select the photos and drag and drop them onto your comput er’s hard 4. disk. Copying Photos to a Macintosh he cord sk drive ttached to MAC. The di sk drive appears on the desk top. This m as ea [...]

Eye-Q 2133z User’s M anual 34 4. Click the subfolder t o display a list of the pho in the camera. 5. Sel ect the photos and drag and drop them ont your computer's har tos o d disk. Using as a PC Camera (Windows only) To use the camera as a PC Camera, you must put the camera in PC Camera mode and then connect it to the computer via t he USB p[...]

3 5 Chapter 5 – Mode / Operation Guide Th op use by r otatin g th e Mode Dial to the correct position. of these modes and s in each mode. Sn e Eye-Q 2133z has six separate modes of eration. You can select which mode you want t o This chapter describes each the different butt on function apshot Mode  Snapshot mode is used for ta king pictures. [...]

Eye-Q 2133z User’s M anual 36 • Flash / Copy: Determines how the st robe ht (flash) is used lig . Pressing the Flash key cycles h A ction . t roug h the follow ing settin gs: Aut o , On , Of f , a nd uto Flash with Red-Eye Redu Auto Flash has no icon. • WB / Delete: Adjusts the W hite Balance settings. Pressing the WB y cycles t hrough the fo[...]

3 7 16MB, your camera can record up to a maximum of 60 1 2 rame ress the Shutter Butto n to b egi n re cor ding. To stop recording, press t e Shutter But ton de, you may also zoom in and out when recording videos. The available zoom ratios in 1.8, and x2. 0 Pres t Mo seconds of video. To record a video clip: . Turn the Mode Dial t o the Video Clip [...]

Eye-Q 2133z User’s M anual 38 the ty bu ttons, and then press the Shutter butt e on. Landscap  pe of picture you wan t to tak e usi ng the U p an d Down / Thi wit  s h p ng landscape pictures, the lens focus universally dist ributed to encompass everything within the entire frame. Portrait reset is optimized for taki Th prese r peop f the f[...]

39 Self-Timer  This delay. the ability to t ake hands-free photos , per To Take a Group Photo 1. s e and D own buttons to select the Se lf- 4. Press th . Th e 10-sec ond ountd s the elay e . ith the exce ptio n of the Sh utter b utton, all of th e camera’s other butt ons behave the same as they do in et modes. Ma pres et lets y ou tak e a phot[...]

Eye-Q 2133z User’s M anual 40 the camera. W hen not using this preset, the camera len cannot ocus as well as normal due to the extremely s sh tanc e betw een i t and the su bject matte r. Playback Mode f ort d is  n To vi ew the pho tos, r otate Mode d ial to the Revi ew position. (Press th The Playback mode is used to view the photos st ored [...]

41 • Zoom Out: In Snapshot Mode, widens th e field med by th 0 to x1.0. If u zoom out while in Playback mode the camera switches to Thumbnail mode. fra yo e camera’s lens from x4. • Zoom In: Narrows the field framed by the camera’s lens from x1.0 to x4.0 ( x1.0, x1.5, x2. 0, x2.5, x3. 0 , x3.5, 4.0) SET UP Mode  SET M ode configures the [...]

Eye-Q 2133z User’s M anual 42 Delete s from eith e camera's internal th select Delete All from the SET UP menu. All To delete image memory or from er th e SD/MMC Card, This opti st defra takes stora nsure the card inues to fu nctio n optimally . Format on completely erases and reformats of t he orage device. It is similar in funct ion to for[...]

43 Quality Adjus Quali t the image qualit y an d resolution by selecting ty from the SET UP menu. There are five ure r u esol different pict tions availabl e: 800 x 600 (Fine) 33 Photos 800 x 600 ( The higher the quali ure will be, but at the same t ll be larger, and therefore yo ctures in memory. Generally is high enough quality for most purposes.[...]

Eye-Q 2133z User’s M anual 44 Buzzer en this feature is t urned on, the camera makes a beep when you push its butt ons or rotate its Mode dial. W h Buzz er o ptio n fr om the select Yes t To a ctiva te the b eeps , s elect the menu. On the subsequent screen, and th en press th e Dis play button o confirm . DPOF The Digital Printer Order Format (D[...]

4 5 device’s entire content s. After making your selection, press the Display button to register the change. Date/T ct ta Memory Type You can hotos in the on-board ime The Eye-Q 2133z marks each pi displaying the hour, minute ken. This is useful for organizing and ke your photo collect ion. ure with a time stamp and day the photo was eping track [...]

Eye-Q 2133z User’s M anual 46 3. Use the Down butto n to select Memory Type and th en press th e Dis play button . 4. Use the Up and Down / bu ttons select mera’s on-bo d to e c ar either Int ernal, for th a 5. Press the Display button memory, or External, to use an installed SD/MMC Card. confirm you to r selecti on and r eturn to the m ain Set[...]

4 7 Video O If connecting your camera to a t elevision set by means /V cables, you hav e the opt ion to choose a smission format compatible wit h that of your TV. This allows you to record video images sent t o the TV with a ut of A tran VCR. The camera supports audio. he V ideo Ou t opti on from the SET UP menu, and Select t then choose either NTS[...]

Eye-Q 2133z User’s M anual 48 PC Camera Mode  2133z can be used with any commerci ware as a video camera. your PC with the supplied US PC Camera and th n it tu The Eye-Q ally available video soft Simply connect it t o B cable, turn the Mode dial to rn on. g e For more on this mode, see pa 34 e .[...]

49 Chapter 6 – Using the LCD Display P anings. W hen t he camera is in any mode other than SET U mode, current camera setting s such as zoom, icons on the LCD display indicat e quality, et c. This chapter describes these icons and their me W hite Balance M de Pictures Preset Mode Flash Mod Zoom Rat Batter y Status EV Date / o Quality e io Time[...]

Eye-Q 2133z User’s M anual 50 LCD Icon Descriptions Icon Name Description Auto Flash The camera senses whether the flash is needed by detecting the a mount of a mbient l ight. Flash Off Flash is turned off, regardless of the amount of ligh t availabl e. Auto Flash with Red- Eye Reduction Use the Auto Flas h with Red-Ey e Reduc tion fun ction to r[...]

51 Indicates the level of zoom currently appl ied. 5, x1.5 , x1.75, tions a re x1.0, , x2.2, x 2.4, x2.6 , In P lay back Mod e, zoom op tions a re: x 2.5, x3.0, x 3.5, x4.0 . Zoom x1.2, x 1.4, x1.6 , x1.8, x 2.0. In Snapshot Mode, optical zoom options are: x1.0, x1.25, x1.5, x1 .75, x2 .0, x2.2 5, x2.5, x 2.75, x 3.0; digi tal zoo m option s are: x[...]

Eye-Q 2133z User’s M anual 52 Appendix 1 – Button Function Guide Up Down Dis WB/ Delete Zoom Out Zoom In Mode Shutter play Flash/ Copy Single Capture EV+ EV- LCD + Light → LCD Off Auto → On → Auto → Day light → Zoom Out Off → Auto Flash Shade → Tungsten Single Capture Select Landsca pe, Portrait, Night Scent, Self- Timer or Macr o[...]

53 Appendix 2 Problem b – Troubleshooting Possi le cause Solution era is ff. Press the power button to turn the camera ON. teries are ed. Inserting Batteries. teries are Check Ensure t Camera he green If the light is flashing, wait until it emits a ste Ready LED indicator is on and sh ady light before taking a picture. The camera may be w aiting [...]

Eye-Q 2133z User’s M anual 54 Windows ME and Windows 2000: when When removing USB devices, it is recommended that Procedure: A. Right-click the Unplug or Eject hardw the bottom-right of your computer sc the USB cable is unplugged from the PC, an "Unsafe Removal Device Detecte error appears. users follow the em f USB Device" procedure. a[...]

5 5 The camera is in PC Camera mode and is connected to the computer. When an application attempts to capture video from the camera, the application displays an error message. PC Camera mode is optimized to work best when your VGA card's color depth is set to 24-bits or higher. Problems will occur if the depth is set to 16- bits or less. Chang[...]

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