User manual CONCORD C1300

[. . . ] TM 1. 3 MEGAPIXEL CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations on the purchase of your new camera. Your 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 with such depth and detail so you can maximize the features of your camera, yet easily follow the instructions. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Important Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 FCC Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Location of Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Front/Top/Right Side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Rear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Computer Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Saving Your Pictures to Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Loading the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Turning the Camera On and Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Built-in Memory/Inserting a CompactFlashTM Memory Card. . . . . . . . . . . 13 Setting the Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Taking Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Feature Setting Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Image Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Using the Self-Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 TV Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Deleting the Pictures From the Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Taking a Movie Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Troubleshooting Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Software Customer Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 2 IMPORTANT INFORMATION FCC INFORMATION FCC WARNING: 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. [. . . ] Your camera will display "PC". Double click the desired image or movie clip to view, print or manipulate it. TO COMPUTER SAVING YOUR PICTURES TO YOUR COMPUTER: Repeat step A above. On the "EyeQ 1300" ("My Camera" for Mac users) window menu, click on EDIT SELECT ALL, then click on EDIT COPY. On the "My Documents" window, click on EDIT PASTE. Your pictures are now saved for future use, and it is safe to delete them from the camera / CompactFlashTM card to make room for new ones. 10 GETTING STARTED (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. If the device is not to be used for a long period of time, remove the batteries to prevent damage or injury from possible battery leakage. Do not try to recharge batteries not intended to be recharged; they can overheat and rupture. (Follow battery manufacturer's directions. ) 12 GETTING STARTED (CONTINUED) TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF · To turn your camera on, press the POWER button ; the LCD screen will turn on and two beeps will be heard. · To turn your camera off, press the POWER button again; the LCD screen will turn blank. SPECIAL NOTE ON TURNING YOUR CAMERA OFF: While the camera is processing your pictures, pressing the power button will not shut down the camera immediately. The camera will shut down automatically when it has finished processing. STANDBY: To save the batteries, when no button is pressed within 60 seconds, the unit will enter the Standby mode (LCD will turn off); images will be stored in memory. BUILT-IN MEMORY/INSERTING A COMPACTFLASHTM MEMORY CARD Your camera comes with 8MB of internal memory, of which 2MB are used for storing images. If this is not enough, you can insert a CompactFlashTM memory card (not included), up to a maximum of 64MB. CompactFlashTM memory cards are available at all good computer and camera retailers. To insert, follow the instructions below: 1 1 2 Using your fingernail, open the CompactFlashTM Card Compartment on the side of your camera and insert the memory card all the way into the compartment as shown above. The card will only fit in the compartment one way. To eject the card, open the CompactFlashTM Card Compartment and then press the EJECT button as shown above. 13 GETTING STARTED (CONTINUED) SETTING THE FLASH Your camera is equipped with two flash modes. To 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 flash will fire. This mode will eliminate the need of turning it on or off depending on light conditions. [. . . ] The subject is in front of bright light. POSSIBLE SOLUTION Move subject closer. Flash did not work. Part of the picture is missing. Turn Auto Flash on. Delete unwanted pictures and continue shooting, or download all pictures to the PC and then delete all pictures from camera memory. This is normal as your There was sufficient camera's electronic light light for the shot, flash sensor is programmed to only was not needed. [. . . ]