Concord Eye-Q 4363Z QUICK START GUIDE

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QUICK START GUIDE

This Quick Start Guide provides a quick reference for operating your new digital camera. Refer to the User’s Guide, which can be found on the CD-ROM and a hard copy in your Concord Eye-Q 4363z box, for detailed instructions on how to use all of your camera’s features. Before using the camera, make sure to read all safety instructions and precautions outlined in the User’s Guide.

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LOADING THE BATTERIES AND THE SD MEMORY CARD

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1. Open the Battery/Memory Card door. (fig.1.1)

2. Insert the batteries and the SD memory card (sold separately). (fig.1.2-1.3)

3. Close the door.

TURNING THE CAMERA ON

Press and hold the Power button ( ) for about 3 seconds to turn the camera on.

Note: To extend battery life,

• The LCD will be off after 1 minute of inactivity. After the LCD is automatically turned off, the Flash Ready LED blinks. Press either button to reactivate the LCD.

• The camera will automatically power off after 2 minutes of inactivity. Press and hold the Power ( ) button for about 3 seconds to turn the camera back on.

SETTING THE LANGUAGE, DATE AND TIME

When the camera is powered on for the first time, the Language, Date and Time menus will appear.

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1. Press or to highlight the language you would like to use. (fig. 1.1)

2. Pressing the OK button in to select. The next screen shows date/time setup page. (fig. 1.2)

3. Press to highlight the Date field, the Time fields, the Date Format field or the Time Format field. The selected segment will blink.

• When the Time Format field is reached, keep pressing , the cursor will wrap around the date field.

4. Press or to change the number in the blinking position.

5. Press the OK button to exit date/time setting. The next screen displays live viewfinder.

DATE/TIME SETUP

01 - 01 - 2004

01 : 01 AM MM - DD - YYYY 12 - HOUR

RETURN SET

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SETTING THE CAMERA’S OPERATIONAL MODE

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To change the camera operational mode, slide the mode switch horizontally to the corresponding

position.

Camera Mode

Use the camera mode to take pictures or to customize your camera settings for picture taking.

Review Mode

Use the review mode to browse through images and video clips, to delete images and video clips, to play a slide show, or to transfer the images/video clips from the internal memory to the SD card.

Video Clip Mode

Use video clip mode to capture video clips with sound or to customize your camera settings for video clip recording.

TAKING PICTURES

1. Turn the camera on.

2. Set the camera to ( ) Camera mode. The LCD can be switched off to save battery power by pressing the ( )

button.

3. Frame the subject in the viewfinder or LCD.

4. Press the shutter button half-way to activate the auto-focus until the green AF LED stops blinking and the AF frame turns green.

5. Press the shutter button fully to capture the image.

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• When the image has been captured, the Flash Ready LED next to the

viewfinder will blink to indicate that the image is being stored.

SETTING THE FLASH

Press / repeatedly until the desired indicator appears on the LCD.

Flash Mode Description

Auto Flash (Default) The camera judges if a flash is required. If the

environment is too dark, the flash will file. Auto + Red-Eye Use this mode to significantly reduce the

occurrence of “red- eye” in flash photography. The camera will automatically detect when the flash is needed and the flash will fire after a short delay.

Flash ON Flash will fire in any lighting condition. The “red-eye” reduction function is included also.

Flash off The flash will not fire in this mode. Please use this mode if you want to capture the mood of the ambient lighting or to use the available light in places where flash photography is prohibited, such as museums.

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USING THE ZOOM

1. Press T (Tele) to zoom in your subject.

• The optical zoom status is shown in white color (

• The digital zoom status is shown in blue ( zoom reaches 6x, the zoom bar will change to red (

2. Press W (Wide) to zoom out.

Note: The image quality may degrade slightly with digital zoom.

CLOSE-UP SHOOTING

1. Press the button. The Macro icon ( ) will be displayed on the LCD.

2. Frame the subject in the LCD.

• The best shooting range is from 10 cm to 60 cm. (4 in. – 23.6 in.)

3. Press the shutter button half-way to activate the focus until the green AF LED stops blinking and the AF frame turns green.

4. Press the shutter button fully to take the picture.

TAKING CONTINUOUS PICTURES

1. Press the button. The Continuous Shot icon ( ) will be displayed on the LCD.

2. Frame the subject in the LCD screen and press the shutter button half-way to activate the focus until the green AF LED stop blinking and the AF frame turns green.

3. Press the shutter button fully to capture the pictures.

• The camera will automatically capture 7 continuous images at approximately 3

images per second in 1600 x 1200 resolution.

4. If you do not want to take continuous pictures anymore, press the button until disappears from the LCD.

Note:

• In continuous shooting mode the flash is disabled as the recharging time will slow it down.

• The LCD will be blank when the images are taken in the Continuous Shooting Mode.

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TAKING PICTURES WITH SELF-TIMER

1. In ( ) Camera Mode, press button, the self-timer icon ( ) appears on the LCD.

2. Place the camera on a flat surface or tripod.

3. Use the LCD to compose the picture, and then press the Shutter button to activate the Self-Timer.

The Self -timer LED will blink slowly for 7 seconds, faster for the remaining 3

seconds and then the image will be captured.

Note: The Self-Timer is automatically deactivated once the image is taken.

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TAKING PICTURES IN SPORT MODE

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This mode is used to shoot sports and other high-speed activities. The camera will automatically choose

a higher shutter speed and wider aperture to capture fast-moving action without blur.

CAMERA MODE

CAPTURE MODE

QUALITY SETUP IMAGE SIZE SCENE SELECTION WHITE BALANCE

RETURN SELECT

CAPTURE MODE

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1. In the main menu, press to enter the capture mode submenu.

2. Press or to highlight Sport ( ) Sport + Continuous shot or ( + ).

3. Press OK to enter the mode.

4. Frame the subject in the LCD.

5. Press the shutter button half-way to activate the focus until the green AF LED stops blinking and the AF frame turns green.

6. Press the shutter button fully to take the picture.

Note:

• Flash ON will be turned off when Sport mode is selected.

• Hold your camera steady to prevent blurriness. It is recommended to either place your camera on a steady surface or use a tripod.

TAKING VIDEO CLIPS

The camera can capture video clips with sound.

1. Slide the Mode Switch to ( ) Video Clip Mode.

• The time limit is showing on the upper right corner of the screen.

2. Position the subject in the LCD.

3. Press the shutter button half-way to activate the focus until the green AF LED stops blinking and the AF frame turns green.

4. Press the shutter button fully to capture a continuous video clip. The time recorded will be shown on LCD. The camera can take video until the memory is full.

5. To pause recording, press OK once. Press OK again to resume recording.

To stop recording:

1. Press the Shutter button again to stop recording.

2. The camera will continue recording until the memory limit has been reached.

Press Shutter to Record

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REVIEWING THE PICTURES/VIDEO CLIPS

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1. Slide the Mode Switch towards ( ) . The lens will retract after 30 seconds in review mode.

2. Press or or to scroll through each file.

• The file type and frame counter will be displayed on the LCD.

File Indication File Type

JPEG Still Picture

AVI Video Clip

3. When a video clip icon (AV I) is displayed on the LCD, press the OK button to play the video clip.

Note: Yo u may press the OK button to pause and resume playing video clip.

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ENLARGING THE PICTURES

In ( ) Review Mode, you can enlarge your pictures to take a closer

look at the subject on the LCD.

1. In ( ) Review Mode, press or to scroll through the stored pictures and video clips.

2. While viewing a stored still picture, press the T button to get different magnifications.

3. Press , , or to navigate in the picture. When the picture can pan no farther in one direction, the directional arrow will disappear.

4. Press W button to zoom out.

REVIEWING YOUR FILES IN THUMBNAIL

1. In the ( ) Review Mode, press W button, nine thumbnail images or video clips will appear on the LCD display in a few seconds.

2. Press , , or to look through all the pictures and video clips. The selected picture or video clip will have a red border.

3. Press the OK button to view the picture or video clip in full screen.

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DELETING YOUR FILES

Are You Sure?

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1. In ( ) Review mode, press button once, the screen will read “Are you sure?” Press button twice, the screen will read “Delete All Are you sure?”

2. Press or to highlight No or Yes.

3. Press the OK button to select.

• If No is selected, no change will be made.

• If Yes is selected, the file will be deleted.

SOFTWARE INSTALLATIONS (WINDOWS)

1. Insert the CD-ROM included in your camera’s packaging into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The language selection screen props up. Note: If the installer does not start automatically within 30 seconds after the CD-

ROM has been inserted, click on “My Computer” either on the Desktop or in the Start Menu and locate the CD-ROM Drive, then double click on the CD-ROM Drive icon.

2. Select the language. Click [OK]. The installation screen will appear.

3. Click on the items to be installed and proceed to the installation by following the splash screen.

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