Concord Eye-Q2100 User Manual

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User's Guide

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Concord Eye-Q2100 User's Guide

Copyright 2002 Concord Camera Corp.

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Product Overview

Product Overview

Battery Cover

Viewfinder

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Tripod Socket

Strap Eyelet

USB Terminal

TV out Terminal

DC Power
Terminal

Memory Card Slot Cover

Flash

Self-timer
Indicator LED

Lens

Focus Ring

Ready LED

Set Button

Disp Button

TFT LCD Monitor

Viewfinder

Mode Dial

Camera

Review

PC Connection

Mode Dial

Shutter Button

Power Switch

Memory Card
Slot Cover

Up ( ) Direction Button

Menu Button

Down ( ) Direction Button

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Getting Started

Loading the Camera Batteries

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 camera to become
more familiar with it.

Package Contents

Concord Eye-Q 2100 Digital Camera
CD ROM with Camera Drivers for Windows
98/98SE/2000/ME/XP and Mac OS 9.X only
4 AAA Batteries
Camera Pouch
MGI Software CD ROM
User's Manual
Quick Start Guide
USB Cable
Video Cable
Wrist Strap

Attaching the Wrist Strap

To help ensure the camera is
not dropped, place the wrist
strap on the camera.

1.Open the Battery Cover, by
pushing and sliding it towards
the front of the cover.

2. Load the batteries into the
battery chamber following the
Polarity indicators (+ -)

3. Close the Battery Cover until
you hear it click closed.

Note:
The use of an AC Adapter is recommended if you expect to use the camera
for a long period. Make sure the AC adapter meets the specification
requirement of 5V/2.0A maximum. The positive terminal of the AC
Adapter inserts into the cameras DC power terminal.

Mode Dial Settings

Located on the top of the camera, the Mode Dial moves the camera to
different operational modes.

Camera Mode - For picture taking. You can take photographs
from 15cm (6 inches) to infinity.
Review Mode -Review your pictures from the CF memory or
internal memory on the TFT or on an external monitor with the
video cable.
PC Connect Mode - Connect your camera to a computer, and
download the images.

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Turning the Camera On and Off

Slide the Power switch to the right.
You will hear a beep; the ready light will
flash then remain steady. The camera is
then powered on.

To power the camera Off, slide the power switch to the right.

Turning the TFT Display On and Off

Yourcamera comes with a protective film over the
TFT display during shipping.
Remove the covering to have a clear view of the
display.

To turn the TFT On and Off, Press the button just above the

TFT display.

TFT Icons

Flash Mode

Fill-in Flash
Red-eye Reduction
Night
Flash Off
Depth Of Field
Enhancement
Auto Flash

Macro

AWB

White Balance

AWB

AWB
Daylight
Tungsten
Fluorescent
Cloudy
BW

BW

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EV Adjustment

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2.0EV

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Image Quality

Super Fine
Fine

Normal

Resolution

800x600

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1600x1200

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Digital Zoom

Note:

The icons on the TFT display the status of the current camera settings
and conditions.
See Page 9 for more information on your TFT icons.

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CF Card Inside

Battery Power

Number of Images

Date/Time Indicator

Checking the Battery level

Before using the camera, turn it on and check the battery status. The
lower right corner of the TFT display has the following battery level
indicators.

Full - Battery is fully charged

Low - replace soon

Depleted - replace with new batteries.

Suggested Battery Brands

To ensure optimal performance of your camera, the use of internationally
known brands of extended life alkaline batteries is recommended.

Extended use of these features can reduce battery life:

Using the TFT as a viewfinder
Reviewing pictures on the TFT
Using the flash

Note:

* See Pg. 40 Tips Safety and Maintenance for more information on

batteries.

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Choosing Internal Memory or CF card

The Concord Eye-Q 2100 camera is equipped with 8MB of internal

memory. The camera supports CompactFlash™ Type I cards for

additional picture storage capabilities.

Inserting a CF card

1. Open the Memory Card Slot Cover.

2. Insert the CompactFlash™ Card

3. Close the Memory Card Slot cover. You will

hear the cover snap when it is closed.

Note:

If a new CompactFlash™ card is used the card needs to be formatted.

Please see Pg. 25 for instructions on formatting your CompactFlash™

card.

Internationally recognized brands of CompactFlash™ Cards greater than

8MB are recommended for the Eye -Q 2100 digital camera.

When the Memory Slot door is opened the camera automatically powers

off.

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Taking a Picture

Use the Camera Mode setting to take pictures or to customize your

cameras settings for picture taking.

1. Turn Dial Mode to Camera Mode.

2. Use the TFT to frame your subject.

If you wish to conserve battery power, use the viewfinder to frame your

subject.

3. Check the focus ring on the

front of the camera for correct

setting

4. Press shutter button half

way down to set the exposure,

then completely down to take

the picture.

The TFT will show a quick preview of the image and then return to live

mode for more picture taking.

The preview can be turned off, see Customizing Your Camera on Page 23.

** Note:

Focus Ring must be set correctly or pictures will be out of focus.

See Next Page.

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Setting the Focus Range

The Concord Eye-Q 2100 camera can focus on subjects as close as 15cm

(6 in) to infinity. If the Focus ring is not set correctly the images will be

out of focus.

Macro Mode-

15cm – 40cm
(6 in- 15in)

Photography Tips

Macro Mode allows you get close to

your subject.

Photography Tips

Macro Mode allows you get close to your subject.

Frame the subject in the TFT display, and not the viewfinder.

Take a test picture, to see if the flash is required or not. You can review

the picture in the TFT and then

delete.

Normal Mode­50cm (20 in)-infinity

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Using the Flash

When taking pictures at night, indoors or outdoors in shadows, use the

flash on your camera. The camera flash is effective when you are

0.75cm to 3 m (2.5 ft. to 9 ft.) from the subject.

When in Camera Mode, Press the Set button to choose the flash setting.

The flash status icon displayed on the TFT will change as you press the

Set button.

Auto – The camera judges if a flash is required. If the
environment is too dark, the flash will fire.

Fill in Flash – Flash will fire in any lighting conditions

Red-Eye-Reduction – flash will fire to help eliminate Red

Eye, flash resets to Auto

Night Mode-decreasing the shutter speed to capture more
light, the camera needs to be placed on a tripod when used

in Night Mode

Flash Off- Flash will not fire under any lighting conditions.

Depth of Field Enhancement – Under cloudy or low light

conditions for subjects that are at a distance or
landscapes.

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Using the Digital Zoom

The Digital Zoom gives a 2X magnification to your pictures.

1. In Camera Mode, press the Down arrow

button to activate the 2x zoom.

2. The 2x icon appears on the upper right

corner your TFT screen.

3. The TFT screen will have a digital zoom

frame appear, allowing for accurate

framing of your photograph.

4. To cancel the digital zoom feature press

the Down Arrow button.

The resolution of the digital image taken with 2X zoom is 800 x 600.

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Using the White Balance Feature

White Balance eliminates colorcasts that are created by the different

color temperatures of light sources. Our eyes naturally compensate for

white balance, and see objects that are white as white. There are six

adjustments for white balance. To provide optimal performance, under

changing conditions set the camera to Auto White Balance.

1. In Camera Mode, press the Menu button.

2. In the Set up screen, use the Up-Down arrows to scroll to the WB

setting, press the SET button, then use the up down arrows to select the

white balance setting.

Auto White Balance – Camera will adjust the white balance
automatically

Daylight – Outdoors under bright sunny conditions

Tungsten-Indoors under tungsten lighting

Fluorescent- Indoors under fluorescent lighting.

Cloudy – Outdoors, under cloudy or overcast conditions

Black and White– The picture will be in black and white,

best used for taking pictures of black and white
documents.

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Setting Picture Quality and Resolution

Resolution

1. In Camera Mode, press the Menu button.

2. In the Recording Menu, use the Up-Down arrows to scroll to

the Resolution setting.

3. Press the SET button, and then use the Up-Down arrows to select the

Resolution.

Small 800 x 600 Large 1600 x 1200

Image Quality

1. In Camera Mode, press the Menu button.

2. In the Recording Menu, use the Up-Down arrows to scroll to

the Quality setting.

3. Press the SET button, and then use the Up-Down arrows to select the

Quality.

Super Fine – Low Compression Rating

Fine – Normal Compression Rating

Normal – High Compression Rating

Image Quality vs. Resolution

26 +/- 2 63 +/- 3 99 +/- 4

6 +/- 1 15 +/- 1 24 +/- 2

Based on the 8MB of Internal Memory, this chart provides a reference

guide to the number of pictures the camera will store depending upon

the selected resolution and quality settings.

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