Easypix Megxon S320 User Manual

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Table of Contents

1. Camera Precautions………………………………… 3

2. Preparation…………………………………………... 7

z S tandard Accessories…………………… …... 7
z Parts Names………………………… …… …... 8

z Battery Installation… …….…..…………….... 9

z Loading the SD card………..………… ……… 10
z Attaching the Strap………..………………….. 11

3. Quick Start……………………………………………. 12

z Powering the camera On/ Off……………….. 12
z Taking Picture…………………………………. 13

Holding the camera correctly…………….. 13

Capturing Still Images…………………….. 14

Recording Video Clips....………………….. 14

z Basic Shooting Functions……………………. 15

Using the Zoom……………………………. 15
Flash Setting……………………………….. 15

4. Advance Mode………………………………………. 16

z Still Mode………………………………………. 16

Picture Quality….………………………….. 16
Exposure Value….…………………………. 17
White Balance……………………………… 17
Burst Snapshot……………………………... 18
Self-timer……………………………………. 18

z Video Mode……………………………………. 19

Video Resolution…..………………………. 19

Exposure Value...………………………….. 20

White Balance………………..…………….. 20

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Table of Contents

z Playback Mode……………………………….. 21

Pictures/ Video Clips Playback………..… 21
Single Video Clip Playback …………..…. 22
Thumbnail……..…….…………………….. 22
Slide Show………….……………………… 23
Delete Current Picture or Video Clip……. 23
Delete All……………..……………………. 24
Protect……………………………………… 24
Print………………………………………... 25
Playback Zooming………………………… 25

5. Setting………………………………………………… 26

z Language……….……….…………………….. 26

z Format S t orage....…………………………….. 27

z TV Output……………………………………… 27
z Auto Power Off..………………………………. 28
z Light Frequency……………………………….. 28
z Default Setting..……………………………….. 29
z System Information…………………………… 29

6. Making Connections ………………....................... 30

z Install PhotoImpression………………………. 30
z Install VideoImpression………………………. 33
z Connecting to PC……………….……………. 36
z Download Pictures, Movies………………….. 37
z Connecting to TV for review…………………. 37

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Table of Contents

7. Appendix…………………………………………….. 38

z Specifications…………………………………. 38
z Computer System Requirement……………. 39
z Icons & Indicators…………………………….. 40
z S tandard Number of Available Pictures/

Recording Reference Table………… …… …. 41

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Welcome

Thank you for choosing the Camera to pursue your DSC.
Whether you are creating memories of your friends and
family or exploring the great outdoors to get the utmost
satisfaction from your DSC, please take a moment to read
through this manual. Its contents will send you on an
educational journey into your camera's multiple
capabilities.

1. Camera Precaution

Before using the camera, please ensure that you read
and understand the safety precautions described below.
Always ensure that the camera is operated correctly.

• Never ope rate the camera inside of an aircraft or
anywhere else where operation of such devices is
restricted. Improper use creates the risk of serious
accident.

• Do not aim the came ra directly into the sun or other
intense light sources which could damag e your
eyesight.

• Do not try to open the case of the came ra or attempt
to modify this camera in any way. High-voltage
internal components create the risk of electric shock
when exposed. Maintenance and repairs should be
carried out only by authorized service providers.

• Do not fire the flash too close to the eyes of animals
or people, especially for young children. Eye
damage may result. In particular, remain at least
one meter away from infants when using flash.

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• Keep the camera a way from wate r and other liquids.
Do not use the camera with wet hands. Never u se
the camera in the rain or snow. Moisture creates the
danger of fire and electric shock.

• Keep the camera and its accessories out of the
reach of children and animals to prevent accidents
or damage to the camera.

• If you notice smoke o r a strange odor coming from
the camera, turn the power off immediately. Take
the camera to the nearest authorized service center
for repair. Never attempt to repair the camera on
your own.

• Use only the recommended power accessories. Use
of power sources not expressly recommended for
this equipment may lead to overheating, distortion of
the equipment, fire, electrical shock or other
hazards.

• Never apply too much force whe n cleaning the
surface of the lens. Doing so can scratch the lens
surface and cause malfunction?

• The camera may become slightly warm during use.
This does not indicate malfunction.

• If the exterior of the camera needs cleaning, wipe it
with a soft, dry cloth.

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FCC Notice

This equipment has been tested and found to com ply with
the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15
of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses
and can radiate radio frequency energy. If not installed
and used in accordance with the instructi on, it may cause
harmful interference to radio communication. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment on the off,
the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by
one or more the following suggestion.

z Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
z Increase the distance between the equipment and

the receiver.

z Connect the equipment to a different power outlet

other than the one where the receiver is connected.

z Consult an experienced television or rad io

technician for help.

CAUTION

To comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules, this device must
only be installed on computer equipment certified to
comply with the Class B limits.

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2. Preparation

St andard Accessories

Camera Manual CD

Carry Bag Strap 2xAAA Battery

USB cable TV cable

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Part Names

Front View

Back View

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Battery Installation

1. Slide the battery compartment door.

2. Insert 2X AAA batteries in correct polarity (+ and -) as
shown on the inside of the battery compartment.

3. Close the battery compartment doo r.

Battery Power Status

CAUTION

* Do not mix battery types (use only one battery type at a time) as this

may cause or camera performance, fire, or explosion.

* Batteries must be places in the battery compartment with correct

polarity.

* Batteries should be replaced when the battery indicator displays the “+”

“-“ icon.

* To improve battery performance, replace both batteries at the same

time.

* Remove the batteries if they will not be used for an extended period of

time.

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Loading SD Card

Insert SD card into memory card slot and push it all the
way in. The LCD will show the SD card i ndicator when an
SD card is in the slot.

When the optional SD card is installed:

* All images/ movies by default will be automatically

stored in SD card

* It may be necessary to format the SD card if the card

has been used in devices other than your camera. To
format, see Format Storage in page 27.

* “0” display at lower right of the LCD di splay when the SD

card is full, or the SD is write-protected, or there is an
error writing to the card. You cannot take picture. To take
picture, download the pictures to your computer, or
delete some unimportant pictures fro m the SD card
(refer to page 23), or use a writable SD card.

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Attaching the Strap

1. The small loop goes through the strap holder.

2. Then the small loop goes through one cl utch of the
loop again and pulls tightly.

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3. Quick Start

Powering the camera ON/ OFF

Power ON

1. Press the Power Button to turn on. The red LED light
up indicate power is on.

2. When the LCD Monitor has been activated, the
camera is ready to use.

Power OFF

1. Press the Power Button again to turn the camera off.

2. The camera also turns off automatically for power
save reason. To set the Auto Power Off, please refer
to page 28.

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Taking Picture

Holding the camera correctly

Due to the compact size and light weight of the camera, it
is critical that you hold the camera securely in order to
avoid “camera shake”. The camera is particularly
sensitive to shake in low light environments. Taking a
picture in low light requires a longer exposure time for the
image to be captured and any movement during this time
might cause a blurred image.

When taking a photo in lo w light the flash may trigger.
Before this happens, try to avoid gripping the camera with
your fingers placed on the front face of the camera.
Instead, hold the camera on its edges so that the light of
the flash does not reflect off your fingers and cause lens
flare.

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Capturing Still Images

1. Power on the camera.

2. Press the Shutter Button to take a picture.

Recording Video Clips

1. Power on the camera.

2. Press the Mode Button and press

to select the

Video Mode. Press OK button for confirmation.

3. Press the Shutter Button to start recording a movie.

4. Press the Shutter Button again to stop recording.

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Basic Shooting Functions

Using the Zoom

1. Under Still mode and Movie mode.

2. Use the LCD monitor to frame your subject.

3. Press the

zoom in and zoom out to take a

picture or record a movie clip.

Flash Setting

1. Under Still mode.

2. Press Flash/

button directly to change the flash
mode- auto/ force on/ off.
The red LED light would quick blinking until the flash
is fully charged.

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4. Advance Mode

Still Mode

The Camera is default on Still Mode. To press Menu
Button for modes setting, press Menu Button again to
return the capture mode.

Picture Quality

1. Under Still Mode.

2. Press Menu Button.

3. Press

to select 1M (1280x960)/ 3M (2048x 1536)/
12M (4032x3024 by interpolation) you want to
change.

4. Press

for next mode setting or press Menu Button

to return the capture mode.

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Exposure Value

1. Under Still Mode.

2. Press Menu Button and press

to select Exposure

Value mode.

3. Press

to adjust the exposure compensation from

-2 to +2 in 0.5 increments.

White Balance

1. Under Still Mode.

2. Press Menu Button and press

to select White

Balance mode.

3. Press

to select Auto/ Sunny/ Cloudy/ Tungsten/
Fluorescent1/ Fluourscent2 according to various
lighting conditions.

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Burst Snap shot

1. Under Still mode,

2. Press Menu Button and press

to select Burst

Snapshot mode.

3. Press

to select Single/ Burst.

4. Press Menu Button to return the capture mode, and
then press Shutter Button to capture 3 images
continuously.

Self-timer

1. Under Still mode.

2. Press Menu Button and press

to select Self-timer

mode.

3. Press

to select Off/ 10 sec/ 15 sec/ 20 sec.

4. Press Menu Button to return the capture mode, and
then press Shutter Button to capture images by
seconds delay t i me.

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Video Mode

Press the Mode Button and press

to select the Video
Mode. Press Shutter/OK button for confirmation.
To press Menu Button for modes setting, press Menu
Button again to return to recording mode.

Video Resolution

1. Under Video Mode.

2. Press Menu Button.

3. Press

to select 320x240/ 640x480 movie format

you want to change.

4. Press

for next mode setting or press Menu Button

to return the capture mode.

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Exposure Value

1. Under Video Mode.

2. Press Menu Button and press

to select Exposure

Value mode.

3. Press

to adjust the exposure compensation from

-2 to +2 in 0.5 increments.

White Balance

1. Under Video Mode

2. Press Menu Button and press

to select White

Balance mode.

3. Press

to select Auto/ Sunny/ Cloudy/ Tungsten/
Fluorescent1/ Fluourscent2 according to various
lighting conditions.

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Playback Mode

Pictures/ Video Clips Playback

1. Press the Mode Button and select Playback Mode.

2. Press Shutter/OK button for confirmation.

3. Press

to select the pictures/ video clips you want
to review.

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Single Video Clip Playback

1. Press

to playback, to press twice is quick

playback.

2. Press

to stop, to press twice is backward.

Thumbnail

1. Press Shutter/OK Button to enter Thumbnail to show
6 pictures/ video clips at the same time on TFT
display.

2. To press Shutter/OK Button to return the original
picture/ video clip playback status.

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Slide Show

1. Under Playback mode.

2. Press Menu Button.

3. Press Shutter/OK button to start slide show, press
Shutter/OK button again to stop.

Delete Current Picture or V i deo Clip

1. Under Playback mode.

2. Press Menu Button and press

to select Delete

mode.

3. Press Shutter/OK button to delete current picture or
video clip.

4. Press Shutter/OK button again for confirmation, press
Menu button to exit.

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Delete All

1. Under Playback mode.

2. Press Menu Button and press

to select Delete All

mode.

3. Press Shutter/OK button to delete all pictures and
video clips.

4. Press Shutter/OK button again for confirmation, press
Menu button to exit.

Protect

1. Under Playback mode.

2. Press Menu Button and press

to select Protect

mode.

3. Press

to select ON to protect current picture or

video clip.

4. The Protect symbol will be shown on the top right of
picture or video clip.

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Print

1. Under Playback mode.

2. Press Menu Button and press

to select Print

mode.

3. Press

to select ON to mark current picture to be

printed.

4. The Print symbol will be shown on the top right of
picture.

Playback Zooming

1. Under Picture Playback mode.

2. Press

to pan the center of the picture to view.

3. Press OK Button to fix the zoom frame. Press
to move to a specific area you want to see.

4. Press OK Button again to return the picture playback
zooming.

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5. Settings

Press the Mode Button and press

to select Setting
Mode. Press Shutter/OK button for confirmation. To press
the Mode Button again to return the Mode status.

Language

1. Under Setting Mode.

2. Press Shutter/OK Button.

3. Press

to select English/ French/ German/
Spanish/ Dutch/ Italian/ Chinese languages you want
to change, and press Shutter/OK Button to set, press
Menu Button for exit.

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Format Storage

1. Under Setting Mode.

2. Press

to select Format S t orage Mode.

3. Press Shutter/OK Button to format memory card,
press Menu Button for exit.

TV Output

1. Under Setting Mode.

2. Press

to select TV output Mode.

3. Press

to choose the NTSC/ PAL want to change,
and then press Mode Button to return the Mode
status.

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Auto Power Off

1. Under Setting Mode.

2. Press

to select Auto Power Off Mode.

3. Press

to choose the 30 sec/ 1min/ 3min/ 5min you
want to change, and then press Mode Button to return
the Mode status.

Light Frequency

1. Under Setting Mode.

2. Press

to select Light Freq. mode.

3. Press

to choose the correct frequency- 50Hz/
60Hz in your territory when you take pi cture indoors,
and then press Mode Button to return the Mode
status.

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Default Setting

1. Under Setting Mode.

2. Press

to select Default Setting Mode.

3. Press Shutter/OK Button to restore default system
setting, press Menu Button for exit.

System Information

1. Under Setting Mode.

2. Press

to select System Info. Mode.

3. Press Shutter/OK Button to show firmware version for
this camera, press Shutter/OK again to return setting
mode.

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6. Making Connection

Install PhotoImpression

1. Insert the installation CD into your P C’s CD-ROM drive.

2. The introduction screen will appear automatically.

3. Click “ArcSoft PhotoImpression”

4. Choose setup language

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5. Click “NEXT”

6. Click ”YES”

7. Click “NEXT”

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8. Click “NEXT”

9. Click “Finish”

Note: To find out more about PhotoImpression5.0 or how
to use it, consult online help by clicking ”

? “ icon on the

top menu bar or website www.acrosoft.com

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Install VideoImpression

1. Insert the installation CD into your P C’s CD-ROM drive.

2. The introduction screen will appear automatically.

3. Click “ArcSoft VideoImpression”

4. Choose setup language

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5. Click “NEXT”

6. Click ”YES”

7. Click “NEXT”

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8. Click “NEXT”

9. Click “Finish”

Note: To find out more about VideoImprssion or how to
use it,
consult online help by clicking ”

? “ icon on the top menu

bar or website www.acrosoft.com

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Connecting to PC

Window 2000/ XP/ V ista- No Driver Required:

1. Power on the camera first.

2. Plug the USB cable to the camera and computer or
notebook properly.

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Download Pictures, Videos

1. Power on the camera first and plug in USB cable

2. For Windows 2000:

Double click “My Computer” icon on the Windows

Desktop.
For Windows XP/ Vista:
Select “Open Folder view files using Windows Explorer”

and click “OK”

3. Double click on the DCIM folder to open.

4. Double click on the 100CRESI folder for pictures and

movies.

5. You can copy the pictures and movies to your

designated folder or album.

Connecting to TV for revie w

1. Before you connect to TV, please make sure the

correct video signal standard (NTSC or PAL) first.

2. Plug the provided TV cable (the black end) into the AV

port of camera and connect the yellow end into the
video-in port of your TV.

3. Turn on the camera and TV.

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7. Appendix

Specifications

Image Sensor CMOS 2048 x 1536 pixels
Built-in Memory None
External Memory SD card memory slot
Lens Specification F2.8, f=6.3mm
Lens Focus Fixed, 1.5m (4.9 ft) to infinity
Flash St robe Auto, Force on, Flash off
Flash Distance Approx. 1.3m ~ 2.8m
White Balance Auto, Sunny, Cloudy, Tungsten,

Fluorescent
Exposure Auto, ±2.0 EV, 0.5 EV steps
Still Image Res. 12M(4032x3024) pixels by interpolatio n

3M (2048x1536) pixels

1M (1280x960) pixels
Video Mode 640x480, 320x240
Compression Still- JPEG/ Movie- AVI
Zoom 4X digital zoom
Display 1.5” TFT color display
PC Interface USB 1.1
O/S Window 2000/ XP/ Vista
Power 2X AAA batteries
Dimension 88 x 60x 20mm
Weight 80 g
Specificati ons are subject to change without prior notice.

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Computer System Requirement

z Windows 2000/ XP/ Vi sta
z 266 MHz Pentium or better
z 32MB RAM
z 200MB available Hard Drive sp ace
z CD-ROM or DVD Drive
z Color monitor
z Available USB port

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Icons & Indicators

SD card Indicator Shaking Hand
Battery Full Auto White Balance
Battery 2/3 Sunny
Battery 1/3 Cloudy
Battery Empty Tungsten
Still Mode Fluorescent
Video Mode Delete
Still Resolution Delete All
Video Resolution Burst
Auto Flash Protect
Force On Print
Flash Off Slide Show
Exposure Zoom In
Self-timer Zoom Out

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St andard number of av ailable pictures/ recording time
reference table

The number of available pictures/ recording time
depending on the subjects photographed.

Still Image

Movie

# of Available Shots

SD card

RES. Size

16

MB

256
MB

512
MB

1G 2G

1M 40 726 1464 2890 5783
3M 15 283 571 1128 2258

12M 4 73 147 293 590

# of Available Recording Time

SD card

RES. Size

16

MB

256
MB

512
MB

1G 2G

320x240

00:01:11 00:20:47 00:41:52 01:22:35 02:45:15

640x480

00:00:35 00:10:23 00:20:56 00:41:17 01:22:37