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

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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[...]

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

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    3 SOFTW ARE INST ALLA TION ............................................................................................23 Installing Y our Camera Driver ................................................................................................. ........ 24 Installing Direct X 9 .................................................................[...]

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    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[...]

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    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.[...]

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    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-[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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 button to confirm. Size/Resolution options in different mo[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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. [...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    23 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. Microsoft DirectX 9 DirectX 9 enables the movie playback applications [...]

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    24 SOFTWARE INST ALLA TION (FOR WINDOWS USERS) INST ALLING YOUR CAMERA DRIVER Note: To avoid compatibility issues, we recommend users of Win98SE and Windows ME to upgrade their OS through microsoft’s website before installing the camera driver . Step 1 Make sure that your camera is not connected to the computer . Step 2 Make sure the computer is [...]

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    25 SOFTWARE INST ALLA TION (FOR WINDOWS USERS) Step 8 Click [Next] . Step 9 Click [Finish] . Step 10 To ensure the complete installation and enable the camera to function well, please do select “ restart your computer ”.[...]

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    26 SOFTWARE INST ALLA TION (FOR WINDOWS USERS) INST ALLING DIRECTX 9 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 2000 is running. Step 3 Close any other applications or software you may be running. Step 4 Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your computer ’s CD[...]

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    27 SOFTWARE INST ALLA TION (FOR WINDOWS USERS) Step 8 Click [Next >] . Step 9 Click [Finish] . Y our computer will automatically restart. INST ALLING ARCSOFT SOFW ARE Step 1 Make sure your camera is powered off and not connected to the computer . Step2 Make sure the computer is powered on and Windows is running. Step 3 Close any other applicatio[...]

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    28 SOFTWARE INST ALLA TION (FOR WINDOWS USERS) Step 6 The installation screen will appear , Click on Install ArcSoft Software . Step 7 Click [Next >] . Step 8 Click [Yes] . Step 9 Click [Next >] .[...]

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    29 SOFTWARE INST ALLA TION (FOR WINDOWS USERS) Step 10 Make sure the two applications are checked and then click [Next >] . Step 1 1 Click [Next] . Step 12 The screen will show the status of the installation. Step 13 Click [Finish] . Win98SE will request for restart. Win 98SE Win2000/ME/XP[...]

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    30 SOFTWARE INST ALLA TION (FOR WINDOWS USERS) INSA TLLING ADOBE ACROBA T READER (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 supplied CD-ROM into you[...]

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    31 SOFTWARE INST ALLA TION (FOR WINDOWS USERS) Step 7 “Recomposing data ...” status bar appear . Note for Win 98 SE users: As Adobe Reader 6 requires Internet Explorer 5.01 or greater , you may see below information: Note for Win 2000 users: As Adobe Reader 6 need the support of Win 2000 SP2, you may see below information: In this case, please [...]

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    32 SOFTWARE INST ALLA TION (FOR WINDOWS USERS) Step 9 Click [Next >] . Step 10 Click [Next >] . The files will be saved into C:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat 6.0 automatically . Y ou may change the default folder by clicking [Change Destination Folder ...] and selecting a different folder in your computer . Step 1 1 Click [Install] to start ins[...]

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    33 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[...]

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    34 USING ARCSOFT PHOTOIMPRESSION (WINDOWS ONL Y) USING ARCSOFT PHOT OIMPRESSION (WINDOWS ONL Y) 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. (fig. 1.1) (fig. 1.1) (fig. 1.2) 3. When the Appl[...]

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    35 USING ARCSOFT VIDEOIMPRESSION (WEB MODE) 10.Click on Edit to edit the photo. Y ou may , for example, • Resize the photo by using the “ Crop/Resize ” tools. • Modify the photo by using the “ Retouch ” tools. For example, to remove red-eyes. • Add some text onto the photo by using the “ T ext ” tools. 1 1.Click on Save to save th[...]

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    36 USING CONCORD 3043 AS A WEB CAMERA (FOR WINDOWS ONL Y) USING CONCORD 3043 AS A WEB CAMERA (FOR WINDOWS ONL Y) Note : Y ou must install the camera’s driver and DirectX 9 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. • [...]

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    37 USING CONCORD 3043 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 warning message of “ Digital Signature Not Found ” will pop up. Click “ Ye s ” to cont[...]

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    38 USING CONCORD 3043 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.[...]

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    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[...]

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    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. [...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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 [...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    V isit Concord on the Internet www .concord-camera.com CONCORD 3043 User ’s Guide Copyright 2005 Concord Camera Corp. V ersion 1.0 582106-01 R1[...]