Concord Camera C 3.1 SL manual

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1 ENGLISH CONGRA TULA TIONS 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 camera to become more familiar with it. This manual has been written and formatted with depth and detail so that you can easily follow the[...]

2 T able of Contents GETTING ST ARTED ............................................................................................................4 Package Contents .............................................................................................................. ............... 4 System Requirements ....................................[...]

3 SOFTW ARE INST ALLA TION ............................................................................................24 Installing Y our Camera Driver ................................................................................................. ........ 24 Installing the Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0 ...............................................[...]

4 GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED P ACKAGE CONTENTS Check that all of the items shown below are included with your camera. • Digital Camera • Camera Case • Wrist Strap • CD-ROM(Includes Camera Driver , Photo editing software, multi-lingual User ’s Guide etc.) • TV Cable • USB Cable • 2X AAA Batteries • Quick Start Guide[...]

5 GETTING ST ARTED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Windows: • PC with processor better than MMX Pentium 300 MHz • Windows XP/2000/ME/98SE • Minimum 128 MB RAM • USB port • CD-ROM driver • 1024 x 768 monitor , 24-bit color (true color) Macintosh: • Mac OS 10 or later Specifications are subject to change without prior notice.[...]

6 GETTING ST ARTED CAMERA OVERVIEW Camera The following illustrations show the names of each component, button and switch on the camera. Front V iew Back V iew Function Switch Menu Botton Enter Botton Power Lamp Indicator Lamp Power Button LCD Monitor Right Arrow/Zoom In Left Arrow/Zoom Out Up Arrow/Flash Down Arrow/mode Flash Viewfinder Lens Self-[...]

7 GETTING ST ARTED T op View Bottom V iew Side V iew Shutter Button Battery Door SD Card Slot T ripod Socket Macro Switch USB Port T erminal TV OUT T erminal Strap Eyelet[...]

8 GETTING ST ARTED LCD indications Shooting Mode Review Mode . Capture Mode Indicator White Balance Indicator EV V alue Pictuire Size Macro Indicator Battery Capacity Zoom Indicator Memory Capacity (Remaining Number of Storable Pictures) Flash Mode Indicator Frame Number/T otal Number of Files File T ype Indicator[...]

9 GETTING ST ARTED LOADING THE BA TTERIES The camera uses 2x AAA alkaline or rechargeable batteries. 1. Slide the battery door and lift it open. 2. Insert the batteries according to the polarity indication engraved on the battery contact as shown. 3. Close the battery door . Checking the Battery Level The battery level indicates the power of the ba[...]

10 GETTING ST ARTED To remove the SD card: Press the memory card into the slot then release. When the card is partially ejected, pull it out. Note: If the “ Memory Full! ” warning message appears on the LCD, it means the SD card or internal memory is full. Please remove the memory card and insert a new one or transfer all images to your compute[...]

11 T AKING PICTURES AND VIDEOS CLIPS T AKING PICTURES 1. Power on the camera. 2. Slide the Function switch to (Capture mode). Note: In picture taking mode, the icon will be shown on the lower left side of the LCD. If this icon is not shown, press the button repeatedly until the icon is shown. 3. Frame your subject with the LCD or viewfinder . 4. Ho[...]

12 TA KING PICTURES AND VIDEOS CLIPS T AKING VIDEO CLIPS The camera can capture video clips with sound( Sound playback only on TV&PC). 1. T urn on the camera. 2. Slide the Function switch to (Capture mode). 3. Press the button repeatedly until the Video Mode icon appears on the LCD. 4. Use the viewfinder or LCD to frame your subject. 5. Press t[...]

13 T AKING PICTURES AND VIDEOS CLIPS USING THE DIGIT AL ZOOM The camera provides up to 4x digital zoom. In Video mode, when picture size is set to QVGA only 2x digital zoom can be achieved. 1. Press the to zoom in. The digital zoom bar will be shown on the LCD. 2. Press the to zoom out or return to the normal mode. Important: 1. Hold your camera st[...]

14 TA KING PICTURES AND VIDEOS CLIPS SETTING WHITE BALANCE When the white balance is set to match the light source, the camera can take picture more accurately . 1. Slide the Function switch to (Capture mode). 2. Press the MENU button, the LCD will show White Bal ( White Balance ) in highlight. 3. Press the Enter button to enter its submenu. 4. Pre[...]

15 T AKING PICTURES AND VIDEOS CLIPS SETTING SIZE / RESOLUTION 1. Slide the Function switch to (Capture mode). 2. press the MENU button. 3. Press the or to select PS (Pict Size) and then press the Enter button. 4. Press the or button to select the desired size/resolution. 5. Press the Enter or MENU button to exit. Size/Resolution options in differe[...]

16 TA KING PICTURES AND VIDEOS CLIPS Setup menu and features Beeper( ): ON When Beeper is set on, a beep sound can be heard when the camera is powered on . OFF (Default) No beep sound can be heard if Beeper is set at OFF mode. Auto Power Off( ): ON When Auto Power Off is activated, after one minute of inactivity , the LCD will automatically power o[...]

17 T AKING PICTURES AND VIDEOS CLIPS Language( ): English (Default) Setting the language to English. Français Setting the language to French. Deutsch Setting the language to German. Español Setting the language to Spanish. Italiano Setting the language to Italian. Nederlands Setting the language to Dutch. Português Setting the language to Portug[...]

18 REVIEWING YOUR FILES REVIEWING YOUR FILES VIEWING FILES 1. Slide the Function switch to (Playback mode). The last picture or video clip will be shown on the LCD. The file type will be shown on the lower left corner of the LCD: = Picture, = Video Clip 2. Press the button to skip to the previous file, press the button to skip to the next file. 3. [...]

19 REVIEWING YOUR FILES shows options as below: Single To display one picture each time. Thumbnails To display up to six files on the LCD at a time. Slide Show To play a slide show of all the stored files one by one. 4. Press the or button to select ( [Thumbnail] ) and then press the Enter button. • Up to six thumbnail view files appears on the L[...]

20 DELETING STORED FILES DELETING STORED FILES Note: Once file is deleted, it cannot be recovered. DELETING ONE FILE 1. Slide the Function switch to (Playback mode). 2. Press the or button to select the picture or video you want to delete, and then press the MENU button. 3. Press the or button to highlight Del (Delete) and then press the Enter butt[...]

21 DELETING STORED FILES FORMA TTING THE INTERNAL MEMOR Y OR SD CARD Caution: 1. Formatting will delete all pictures and video clips from the memory . 2. During the formatting process, never remove the memory card or batteries, as it will damage the card and/or the camera. 3. When a memory card is not inserted into the camera, selecting the formatt[...]

22 PRINTING STORED PICTURES PRINTING STORED PICTURES SELECTING PICTURES FOR PRINTING Y ou can select pictures for direct printing by a photo developing service center or on a direct print compatible printer . 1. Insert the SD card. 2. Slide the Function switch to (Playback mode). 3. Press the or button to select the picture you want to print. 4. Pr[...]

23 PRINTING PICTURES DIRECTL Y 1. Select the desired pictures (see ‘Selecting Pictures for Printing’ section). 2. T ake the SD card out of the camera. 3. Insert the SD card into the SD card slot of a direct printing compatible printer . 4. Refer to the instruction manual of the printer to print the pictures. PRINTING STORED PICTURES[...]

24 SOFTWARE INST ALLA TION (FOR WINDOWS USERS) SOFTW ARE INST ALLA TION (FOR WINDOWS USERS) Option Description Camera Drivers Enable the camera to become an external drive on your computer under Windows 98SE, and enables the PC-Cam function under any of required Windows systems. Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0SE Enables you to playback and transfer the fi[...]

25 SOFTWARE INST ALLA TION (FOR WINDOWS USERS) Step 7 To ensure the complete installation and enable the camera to function well, please do select “ restart your computer ”. INST ALLING THE ULEAD PHOTO EXPLORER 8.0 Step 1 Make sure that your camera is not connected to the computer . Step 2 Make sure the computer is powered on Windows 98SE, ME, [...]

26 SOFTWARE INST ALLA TION (FOR WINDOWS USERS) Step 7 Click [Next] . Step 8 Read the agreement, and then click [Y es] . Step 9 Click [Next] . Step 10 Click [Next] .[...]

27 SOFTWARE INST ALLA TION (FOR WINDOWS USERS) Step 1 1 Click [Next] . Step 12 Click [Next] . Step 13 Click [Next] . Step 14 Click [Next] .[...]

28 SOFTWARE INST ALLA TION (FOR WINDOWS USERS) Step 15 Installing stars. Please wait for a few seconds. Note: If you selected to read the Readme file in step 15, the Readme window will pop up. Close the window after reading. Step 16 Click [Next] . Step 17 Click [Finish] . Remember to restart your computer to ensure successful installation. (For Win[...]

29 SOFTWARE INST ALLA TION (FOR WINDOWS USERS) INST ALLING THE ULEAD COOL 360 (OPTIONAL) Step 1 Make sure that your camera is not connected to the computer . Step2 Make sure the computer is powered on and Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 or XP is running. Step 3 Close any other applications or software you may be running. Step 4 Insert the supplied CD-ROM in[...]

30 SOFTWARE INST ALLA TION (FOR WINDOWS USERS) Step 9 Read the agreement, and then click [Y es] . Step 10 Click [Next] . Step 1 1 Click [Next] . Step 12 Click [Next] .[...]

31 SOFTWARE INST ALLA TION (FOR WINDOWS USERS) Step 13 Installation starts. Step 14 If you do not want to install Internet Explorer Plugin, click [No] .Otherwise, click [Y es] . Step 15 Click [Next] . Step 16 Click [Next] . Step 17 Click [Finish] .[...]

32 SOFTWARE INST ALLA TION (FOR WINDOWS USERS) Step 18 Click [Exit] . INSA TLLING ADOBE ACROBA T READER (OPTIONAL) Step 1 Make sure that your camera is not connected to the computer . Step 2 Make sure the computer is powered on and Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 or XP is running. Step 3 Close any other applications or software you may be running. Step 4 In[...]

33 SOFTWARE INST ALLA TION (FOR WINDOWS USERS) Step 8 The files will be saved into C:Program FilesAdobe Reader automatically . OR Y ou may change the default folder by clicking [Browse] and selecting a different folder in your computer . Click [Next] . Step 9 Installation progress. Step 10 Click [OK] .[...]

34 DOWNLOADING PICTURES AND VIDEO CLIPS ONTO YOUR COMPUTER DOWNLOADING PICTURES AND VIDEO CLIPS ONT O YOUR COMPUTER PREP ARING TO DOWNLOAD FILES TO YOUR COMPUTER Note: For Win 98SE, you must install the driver before downloading files. 1. Slide the Function switch to (Playback mode). 2. T urn on the camera. 3. Connect the camera to the computer wit[...]

35 DOWNLOADING PICTURES AND VIDEO CLIPS ONTO YOUR COMPUTER FOR MACINTOSH USERS 1. Connect the camera to the computer . • After a few moments, the external hard drive will appear on the desktop. 2. Double-click the “ Removable Disk ” removable drive that is on your desktop. 3. Double-click DCIM . 4. Double-click the folder that contains the de[...]

36 USING JENOPTIK C 3.1 SL AS A WEB CAMERA (FOR WINDOWS ONL Y) USING JENOPTIK C 3.1 SL AS A WEB CAMERA (FOR WINDOWS ONL Y) Note : Y ou must install the camera’s driver before using the web camera. 1. Slide the Function switch to (Capture mode). 2. Make sure that the camera is securely connected to your computer . 3. T urn on your camera. • The [...]

37 USING JENOPTIK C 3.1 SL AS A WEB CAMERA (FOR WINDOWS ONL Y) 4. Make sure the drive option is CD-ROM drive, then locate and double click Win98 folder , then click “ OK ” . 5. Click “ OK ” to continue and complete the installation. For Win 2000 1. The installation message will pop up. Click “ Next ”. 2. The warning message of “ Digit[...]

38 USING JENOPTIK C 3.1 SL AS A WEB CAMERA (FOR WINDOWS ONL Y) 2. The “ Hardware Installation” warning will appear , click “ Continue Anyway ” to proceed. Note: The message of “ Hardware Installation ” will occur 2 times successively , just click “ Continue Anyway ” to proceed. 3. Click “ Finish ” to complete the installation.[...]

39 UNPLUGGING YOUR CAMERA FROM THE COMPUTER UNPLUGGING YOUR CAMERA FROM THE COMPUTER W indows 98SE: Unplug the Mini-USB from the camera directly . W indows ME/2000/XP: 1. T urn the camera of f. 2. Click once on the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon on the right hand side of your task bar . (fig. 1.1) 3. Select “Stop Concord camera USB Mass Stor[...]

40 CONNECTING THE CAMERA T O TV CONNECTING THE CAMERA T O TV SETTING TV MODE The camera allows you to view individual files and to take pictures or record clips on the television. T o begin, check your television documentation to determine the suitable type of TV broadcast standard: NTSC or PA L . 1. Slide the Function switch to (Capture mode). 2. [...]

41 TROUBLE SHOOTING TROUBLE SHOOTING Problem Possible Cause Possible Solution The camera is not running. The power is not on. Press the Power button to turn the camera on. The batteries were not loaded properly . See “ Loading the Batteries ”. Batteries are depleted. Replace with unused alkaline or fully recharged batteries (two AAA-size batter[...]

42 TROUBLE SHOOTING Cannot take a picture or a video clip when using an SD memory card. The SD card is locked or write protected. Remove the SD card from the card slot and slide the lock switch to off. Part of the picture/ video clip is missing. Something was blocking the lens when taking the picture. Keep hands, fingers, etc. away from the lens wh[...]

43 SPECIFICA TION SPECIFICA TION Image Sensor CMOS Sensor (2048 x 1536 pixel), Sensor area 1 / 2 “ Lens Specification F 2.8, f = 8.34 mm Focus Range Normal: 1.5 m (4.92 ft.) to Infinity , Macro:40 cm - 50 cm (1.31 ft - 1.64 ft) Operating System Microsoft Windows 98SE / 2000 / ME / XP Support Image Download for MAC OS 10 or Later Flash Strobe Ye s[...]

44 GETTING HELP GETTING HELP TROUBLESHOOTING SECTION IN THIS USER’S GUIDE Please refer to the T roubleshooting section first, as it contains some of the most common problems that users encounter . WEBSITE CUSTOMER SUPPORT/F AQ For problems that are not listed in the T roubleshooting section, please visit our customer support website at www .conco[...]

45 SAFETY TIPS AND MAINTENANCE SAFETY TIPS AND MAINTENANCE Cleaning the camera body Please use a soft dry cloth to clean the camera. Cleaning the lens and LCD 1. Blow of f dirt or dust with a blower or canned air . 2. Gently wipe the lens and/or LCD with a micro-fiber cloth. 3. T o remove dirt or residue, moisten the cloth with lens cleaning fluid [...]

46 SAFETY TIPS AND MAINTENANCE • Do not swallow batteries or small camera accessories. • Keep the camera away from water and other liquids, and never let it get wet. Do not use outdoors when it is raining or snowing. • Should any form of liquid enter the camera, do not use it. Switch the camera off, and then remove the batteries. Do not conti[...]

47 SAFETY TIPS AND MAINTENANCE • Avoid heat, liquid and direct sunlight when using and for when storing. • Do not open the battery/card cover or remove the SD Memory Card while data is being read or written. • Do not dismantle or modify . • The recorded data may be lost if the card is affected by strong static electricity , electrical shock[...]

48 REGULA TOR Y INFORMA TION REGULA TOR Y INFORMA TION FCC INFORMA TION FCC W ARNING: This equipment meets the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC rules. Only the cable 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 use[...]

V isit Concord on the Internet www .concord-camera.com JENOPTIK C 3.1 SL User ’s Guide Copyright 2005 Concord Camera Corp. V ersion 1.0 583091-00 R1[...]