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Concord Camera 2040 manual

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    User’ s Guide User’ s Guide www .concord-camera.com[...]

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    En 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 instru[...]

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    2 CAMERA OVERVIEW En CAMERA CAMERA OVER OVER VIEW VIEW T op/Front Bottom/Back 2 4 5 6 7 8 1 3 A AW B 1600 000/009 1x 2x 4x 9 14 15 16 17 20 18 19 10 11 12 13 A AW B 1600 000/009 1x 2x 4x LCD ICONS A A WB E H I A B C D G F 1600 000/009 1x 2x 4x 1. Shutter Button 2. Viewfinder 3. Ir Filter and Lens 4. Self-timer LED 5. Flash 6. Flash Sensor 7. TV -ou[...]

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    En 3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS CAMERA OVERVIEW Fop/Front ..............................................................................................................................2 Bottom/Back..........................................................................................................................2 LCD Icons ...........................[...]

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    En 4 INST ALLA TION GUIDE Computer System Requirements ......................................................................................29 Installation Requirements ..................................................................................................29 Identifying your Operating System .............................................[...]

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    5 GETTING ST ARTED En GETTING ST GETTING ST ARTED ARTED P ACKAGE CONTENTS • Concord Eye-Q 2040 camera • Mini-USB Cable • TV Cable •W rist Strap • 2-x AA Alkaline batteries • Camera Pouch • User ’s Guide • Quick Start Guide •W arranty Card • CD-ROM for Windows – Camera drivers – Adobe Acrobat 5 – ArcSoft PhotoImpression 2[...]

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    LOADING THE BA TTERIES The camera uses 2x AA batteries. 1. Slide the Battery/Memory Card Door towards the center of the camera, and lift the Battery/Memory Card Door to open. 2. Insert the batteries with the positive terminal toward the ( + ) sign, and the negative terminal toward the ( – ) sign. 3. Close the battery/memory card door . CHECKING T[...]

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    7 GETTING ST ARTED En INTERNAL MEMOR Y The camera is equipped with 7MB of internal memory to store pictures and video clips in the camera. Status Memory in Use Memory card is not inserted Internal Memory Memory card is inserted Memory Card How to Insert Memory Card In addition to having a 7MB internal memory , the camera can use MultiMediaCard (MMC[...]

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    8 GETTING ST ARTED En TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF The power button is located in the back of the camera. 1. Press the ( ) Power button to turn the camera on. (fig.1.1) • The LCD will turn on automatically . (fig.1.2) • The camera is ready for picture taking when the flash ready LED stops blinking. (fig.1.3) 2. T o turn the camera off press th[...]

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    9 GETTING ST ARTED En SETTING THE CAMERA ’S OPERA TIONAL MODE The camera has 2 operational modes: Camera Mode, Review Mode. 1. T o change the camera operational mode, slide the mode slide switch left and right. Camera Mode Use the camera mode setting to take pictures or to customize your camera settings for picture taking. Review Mode Use the rev[...]

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    10 T AKING A PICTURE En T T AKING AKING A A PICTURE PICTURE T AKING A PICTURE WITH THE VIEWFINDER How to take picture with the viewfinder: 1. Press ( ) Power button to turn the camera on. 2. Set the camera to ( ) Camera Mode. • The LCD can be switched off to conserve battery power by pressing the ( ) button. 3. Frame the subject in the viewfinder[...]

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    11 T AKING A PICTURE En T AKING A PICTURE WITH THE LCD How to taking a picture with the LCD: 1. Press ( ) Power button to turn the camera on. 2. Set the camera to ( ) Camera Mode. 3. Frame the subject in the LCD. 4. Press the shutter button to capture the image. • When the image has been captured, the Flash Ready LED next to the viewfinder will b[...]

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    12 T AKING A PICTURE En Photography Hints - • Hold your camera steady or use tripod while using Digital Zoom to prevent blurriness in the photograph due to camera movement. • The image quality may degrade slightly with digital zoom. Note: The digital zoom can only be monitored with the LCD and not through the optical viewfinder . USING THE MAIN[...]

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    13 T AKING A PICTURE En MAIN MENU IN CAMERA MODE Exit MAIN MENU AWB Sunny Fluorescent ! OK ! MENU WB T ungsten Main Menu ! OK ! MENU WB – EXPOSURE V ALUE + – Brightness + EV WB Brightness Setup MAIN MENU + WB – Mode Size Quality Flash MAIN MENU M V ideo Clip Self-timer Main Menu MODE 1600 x 1200 1280 x 960 640 x 480 ! OK ! MENU IMAGE SIZE Fin[...]

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    14 T AKING A PICTURE En SETTING THE FLASH Flash Mode Description Auto Flash The camera judges if a flash is required. If the environment is too dark, the flash will fire. Forced Flash Flash will fire in any lighting condition. Flash off The flash will not fire in this mode. Please use this mode if you want to capture the mood of the ambient lightin[...]

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    15 T AKING A PICTURE En Mode Size Quality Flash MAIN MENU M 1600 x 1200 1280 x 960 640 x 480 ! OK ! MENU IMAGE SIZE SELF-TIMER How to use self-timer: 1. Press MENU to display the main menu in ( ) Camera Mode,. 2. Press to enter the Mode menu. 3. Press to highlight Self-timer . 4. Press to enter the submenu. 5. Press or to highlight Off or On. 6. Pr[...]

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    16 T AKING A PICTURE En Images Stored on 7MB memory (approx.): 1600 x 1200 1280 x 960 640 x 480 Fine 92 1 4 2 Normal 14 33 63 Economy 47 1 1 1 178 How to change the resolution: 1. Press the MENU button in the ( ) Camera Mode. 2. Press to highlight Size. 3. Press to enter the submenu. 4. Press or until the desired resolution is highlighted. 5. Press[...]

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    17 T AKING A PICTURE En How to change the quality: 1. Press the MENU button in the ( ) Camera Mode. 2. Press to highlight Quality . 3. Press to enter the submenu. 4. Press or until the desired setting is highlighted. 5. Press the OK button to select. 6. Press the MENU button or press until ( ) Main Menu is highlighted then press to return to pictur[...]

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    En 18 + – T AKING A PICTURE EXPOSURE COMPENSA TION The camera uses Auto Exposure to provide optimally exposed pictures under most conditions. If the main subject turned out too light or too dark, you can use the Exposure Compensation feature to improve the result. Exposure Compensation Description Mode Increasing the Exposure in pictures that are[...]

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    En 19 T AKING A PICTURE / REVIEWING YOUR FILES To stop recording: • Press the Shutter button again to stop recording. OR • The camera will continue recording until the memory is almost full. V ideo Clip Information Resolution: QVGA Frame rate: 15fps File Format: A VI Note: • Do not open the Battery/Memory Card Door or turn the camera off befo[...]

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    En 20 REVIEWING YOUR FILES MAGNIFYING STORED PICTURES In review mode, you can zoom into a section of the stored picture to get a closer look at the subject and its surroundings. How to magnify: 1. In the ( ) Review mode, press or to scroll through the stored pictures and video clips. 2. While viewing a stored image (JPG), press the OK button to use[...]

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    En 21 REVIEWING YOUR FILES USING MAIN MENU IN REVIEW MODE Enter the Main Menu screen 1. Press ( ) Power button to turn the camera on. 2. Set the Mode switch to ( ) Review mode. 3. Press the MENU button to display the main menu. 4. Press or to highlight an option. 5. Press to enter the submenu of the highlighted option. 6. Press or to toggle between[...]

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    En 22 REVIEWING YOUR FILES DELETING YOUR FILES Delete One Once a file is deleted, it cannot be recovered. 1. In the ( ) Review mode, press or until the picture or video clip that you want to delete is displayed on the LCD. 2. Press the MENU button to display the Main Menu in Review mode. 3. When Delete is highlighted, press to enter the Delete subm[...]

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    En 23 REVIEWING YOUR FILES USING THUMBNAIL MODE How to use thumbnail view: 1. Press the MENU button in the ( ) Review Mode. 2. Press until Thumbnail is highlighted. 3. Press to have 4 thumbnail pictures or video clips appear at once on the LCD display . 4. Press , , or to highlight a picture or video clip. 5. Press the OK button to view the picture[...]

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    En 24 CUSTOMIZING THE CAMERA SETTINGS USING THE SETUP MENU Entering setup menu 1. Press ( ) Power to turn the camera on. 2. Set the Mode Switch to ( ) camera mode. 3. Press the MENU button to display the main menu. 4. Press until Setup is highlighted. 5. Press to enter the Setup submenu. 6. Press or to highlight the option you wish to customize. 7.[...]

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    En 25 CUSTOMIZING THE CAMERA SETTINGS SETUP MENU AND FEA TURES Setup Setting Options Description T ime-out 15, 30, 60, 90 This feature automatically turns the camera of f when it is idle. None Deactivates the automatic power off option. TV NTSC, P AL Select the correct setting according to your geographical region. Play Logo Off, On T urns the star[...]

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    En 26 CUSTOMIZING THE CAMERA SETTINGS PLA Y LOGO How to turn on or off logo-playing: 1. Slide the mode switch to ( ) Camera mode. 2. Press the MENU button to enter main menu. 3. Press until Setup is highlighted. 4. Press to enter Setup menu. 5. Press until PlayLogo is highlighted. 6. Press to turn the start up animation Off or On. 7. Press the MENU[...]

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    En 27 CUSTOMIZING THE CAMERA SETTINGS FORMA TTING THE INTERNAL MEMOR Y AND MEMORY CARD CAUTION: How to format internal memory or memory card: 1. Set the Mode Switch to the ( ) Camera mode. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Press until Setup is highlighted. 4. Press to enter the submenu. 5. Press until Format is highlighted. 6. Press to enter format subm[...]

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    En 28 CUSTOMIZING THE CAMERA SETTINGS TO RESTORE THE DEF AUL T SETTINGS 1. In the Setup menu, press until Default is highlighted. 2. Press to restore the default settings. Please refer to the table below for the default settings. OPTION DEF AUL T ST A TUS Size 1600 x 1200 Quality Fine EV 0 White Balance A WB (Auto White Balance) Brightness 3 T ime-[...]

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    En 29 INST ALLA TION GUIDE COMPUTER SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Windows • 300MHz Pentium II or better (450MHz Pentium II processor or equivalent is recommended). • Microsoft Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home / Professional/Media Center . • 570MB free hard disk space (include extra 30MB for Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 an[...]

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    En 30 INST ALLA TION GUIDE IDENTIFYING YOUR OPERA TING SYSTEM Windows 1. Right click the My Computer icon on your desktop, and go to Properties. 2. The System Properties Box will appear . The information about your computer is listed under the system area. 3. Confirm that your computer is running one of the following operating systems and proceed t[...]

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    En 31 INST ALLA TION GUIDE FLOW DIAGRAM FOR SOFTW ARE INST ALLA TION To transfer the pictures and video clips from the memory card or the cameras internal memory the camera must be connected to a computer with the provided USB cable. Additional setup maybe required by some operating systems before connecting the camera to the computer for the first[...]

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    En 32 INST ALLA TION GUIDE INST ALLING THE DRIVER AND DIRECTX 9 – WINDOWS 98 SE NOTE: • Do not connect the camera to your computer before the camera drivers and Microsoft DirectX 9.0 installation is completed. • The installation Windows messages displayed on the computer screen may vary due to the different operating systems, but the installa[...]

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    En 33 INST ALLA TION GUIDE Step 9 Click [Install] . Step 10 Install progress bar . Step 1 1 The next screen will begin the DirectX setup. Click on "I accept the agreement" to go on the installation, then click [Next >] . Step 12 Click [Next >] . Step 13 Click [Finish] . Y our computer will automatically reboot. 2040 Manual-4L (51295[...]

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    En 34 INST ALLA TION GUIDE INST ALLING DIRECTX 9 – WINDOWS 2000 Step 1 Make sure your camera is powered off and not connected to the computer . Step 2 Make sure the computer is powered on and Windows is running. Step 3 Close any other applications or software you may be running. Step 4 Insert the CD-ROM included in your camera’s packaging into [...]

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    En 35 INST ALLA TION GUIDE INST ALLING ARCSOFT PHOTOIMPRESSION – ALL WINDOWS USERS Step 1 Make sure your camera is powered off and not connected to the computer . Step 2 Make sure the computer is powered on and Windows is running. Step 3 Close any other applications or software you may be running. Step 4 Insert the CD-ROM included in your camera?[...]

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    En 36 INST ALLA TION GUIDE Step 9 Click [Next >] . Step 10 Make sure the application is checked and then click [Next >] . Step 1 1 Click [Next >] . Step 12 The screen will show the status of the installation. Step 13 Win 98SE Click [Finish] . The screen will automatically reboot. Win 2000/ME/XP Click [Finish] . 2040 Manual-4L (512950-00) 2[...]

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    En 37 INST ALLA TION GUIDE INST ALLING ADOBE ACROBA T READER 5 – ALL WINDOWS USERS (OPTIONAL) Step 1 Make sure your camera is powered off and not connected to the computer . Step 2 Make sure the computer is powered on and Windows is running. Step 3 Close any other applications or software you may be running. Step 4 Insert the CD-ROM included in y[...]

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    En 38 INST ALLA TION GUIDE Step 9 The files will be saved into C:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat 5 automatically . OR Y ou may change the default folder by clicking [Browse…] and selecting a different folder in your computer . Click [Next >] . Step 10 Installation progress. Step 1 1 Click [OK >] . 2040 Manual-4L (512950-00) 2003:09:06 2:07 PM [...]

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    En 39 CONNECTING THE CAMERA T O THE COMPUTER CONNECTING THE CAMERA CONNECTING THE CAMERA T T O THE COMPUTER O THE COMPUTER Note for Windows 98SE/2000 users: Do not connect the camera to your computer before the camera drivers and Microsoft DirectX 9.0 installation is completed. 1. Power the camera on. 2. Connect the camera to the computer with the [...]

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    En 40 CONNECTING THE CAMERA T O THE COMPUTER USING ARCSOFT PHOTOIMPRESSION 1. Connect the camera to the computer . 2. Launch ArcSoft PhotoImpression software by clicking on Start- Programs-ArcSoft Camera Suite and choosing PhotoImpression from the application list on your screen. 3. When the Application opens, click on the [Camera/Scanner] button. [...]

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    En 41 TV MODE CHANGING TV MODE SETTING CHANGING TV MODE SETTING The camera allows you to view individual files and record clips on the television. T o begin, check your television documentation to determine what video standard you should set your camera to either NTSC or P AL. How to change the TV Mode setting: 1. Slide the Mode Switch to ( ). 2. P[...]

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    En 42 TV MODE / ERROR MESSAGES Reviewing pictures on your TV 1. Slide the Mode Switch to ( ) Review mode. 2. Press or to scroll through the saved pictures and video clips. V iewing video clips When an A VI file is displayed on the TV , press the OK button to view. Note: To customize your camera settings and to view more options, press the MENU butt[...]

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    43 TROUBLESHOOTING En TROUBLESHOOTING TROUBLESHOOTING POSSIBLE CAUSE Battery is not installed correctly . Battery is dead or weak. Battery compartment door was not closed correctly . The camera needs to be reset. The battery is drained of power . The Auto time off setting is too short. Poor Lighting. Lens is dirty . Subject too close. Subject is to[...]

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    44 TROUBLESHOOTING En POSSIBLE CAUSE There was insufficient flash for the picture and the flash did not fire. This happens when the camera is set to Auto Flash. Camera’s flash has been turned off. Flash did not charge. Subject or camera was moved as the picture was taken. White balance is not set properly . Memory is full. Camera is not set in pi[...]

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    45 TROUBLESHOOTING En POSSIBLE CAUSE Protective plastic film still in place on the camera. The LCD brightness level is set too low . Protective plastic film still in place on the camera. LCD is turned off. The battery level is low . V ideo playback files are missing. The operating system may not be allocating adequate resources to download the pict[...]

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    En 46 GETTING HELP GETTING HELP GETTING HELP Y ou can get help from our troubleshooting section, F AQ on our website or by contacting a customer support representative. T roubleshooting Section If you need help with your camera, refer to the T roubleshooting section of this manual. W ebsite Customer Support/F AQ Please visit our customer support we[...]

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    En 47 CAMERA SPECIFICA TIONS CAMERA CAMERA SPECIFICA SPECIFICA TIONS TIONS Sensor 2.0 Megapixels (1600 x 1200 resolution), CMOS sensor Image Resolution 1600 x 1200 2 Megapixels 1280 x 960 1.2 Megapixels 640 x 480 VGA Lens 9.9 mm f/3.2 glass lens, 5 elements in 5 groups (equivalent to 48mm lens on 35mm format) Zoom 4x Digital Zoom in 0.2 steps Focus[...]

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    En 48 SAFETY TIPS AND MAINTENANCE SAFETY SAFETY TIPS TIPS AND MAINTENANCE AND MAINTENANCE Cleaning the camera body: 1. Please use a soft dry cloth to clean the camera. Cleaning the lens, viewfinder and LCD: 1. Blow off dirt or dust with a blower or canned air . 2. Gently wipe the lens, viewfinder and/or LCD with a micro-fiber cloth. 3. T o remove d[...]

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    En 49 SAFETY TIPS AND MAINTENANCE Precautions for battery: • Use 2 x AA battery only . • Dispose of the battery in a manner that complies with applicable laws. • Leakage, overheating, or burst battery could result in fire or injury . • Do not short circuit, heat or dispose of battery in fire. • Do not use old battery with new ones, or mix[...]

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    En 50 REGULA TORY INFORMA TION REGULA REGULA T T OR OR Y Y INFORMA INFORMA TION 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 re[...]