Medion MD40820 Operating Instructions

Donotdrop,punctureordisassemble

1.
thecamera;otherwisethewarrantywill
bevoided.

Avoidallcontactwithwateranddry

2.
handsbeforeusing.

Donotexposethecameratohigh

3.
temperatureorleaveitindirectsunlight.
Doingsomaydamagethecamera.

Usethecamerawithcare.Avoid

4.
pressinghardonthecamerabody.

Foryourownsafety,avoidusingthe

5.
camerawhenthereisastormor
lightning.

Avoidusingbatteriesofdifferent

6.
brandsortypesatthesametime.
Thereispotentialofexplosionbydoing
that.

Removebatteriesduringlongperiods

7.
betweenusage,asdeteriorated
batteriesmayaffectthefunctionalityof
thecamera.

Removebatteriesiftheyshowsignsof

8.
leakingordistortion.

Wesuggestusingonlytheaccessories

9.
suppliedbythemanufacturer.

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UserManual

Contents

GettingStarted

1.Yourcameraparts

2.Loadingthebattery

3.InsertingandremovingtheSD/MMCcard(optional)
Insertingthecard
Removingthecard

4.Attachingthestrap(optional)

5.Usingthetripod(optional)

Basicoperation

1.Poweringonandoff
UsingtheLenscover
UsingthePowerbutton

2.SettingtheModeswitch

3.Takingstillpictures
Snapshot

Focus
Zoomin/out
Flashstrobeandself-timer

TheLCDdisplayundermode

4.Recordingmovies
TheLCDdisplayundermode

PlayingYourImagesontheLCDatOnce

1.Viewingpicturesandmovies
TheLCDdisplayundermode

2.Deletingthepictureandmovie

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AdvancedOperationandSettings

1.UsingtheMENUbutton
MENUundermode
MENUundermode

MENUundermode

2.Configuringsettings

EnjoyingViewingYourImagesonaPC

1.InstallingtheMD40820Driver

2.Connectingyourcameratoyourcomputer

3.Copyingpicturesandmoviestoyourcomputer

4.Viewingonyourcomputer

UsingthePCCameraFunctionforFun

1.InstallingtheMD40820Driver

2.Connectingyourcameratoyourcomputer

3.Capturingimmediateimagestoyourcomputer

4.Advancedsettings

Formatsettings
Propertiessettings

Troubleshooting

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OtherInformation

1.Lifeofbattery

2.LEDindicatorevents

3.StorageCapacity

4.Moreonflicker

5.Specification

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~2~

GettingStarted

1.Yourcameraparts

Knowingyourcamerapartswellbeforeusingitwillhelpyouoperateit
moreeasily.

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1

Powerbutton

2

Lenscover

3

Shutter/QuickExitbutton

4

Modeswitch
Microphone

5
6

Flashstrobe

7

USBport

8

Focusswitch

9

Lens

10

Self-TimerLEDindicator

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4

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15
16

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11

LCDdisplay

12

Controlbutton(Zoomin)

13

Controlbutton(Zoomout)

14

MENU/OKbutton

15

LEDindicator

16

Strapholder

17

Battery/SD/MMCcardcover

18

Tripodport

19

SD/MMCcardslot

18

192020

Batterysection

~3~

2.Loadingthebattery

PleaseusetwoAAA1.5Vbatteries.

!

Werecommendyoutousealkalinebatteries.

Slidetheinthedirectionoftheindicationtoopenit.battery/cardcover

FollowtheindicationtoloadtwoAAAbatteries.

Closeinwardthetolockit.battery/cardcoverandslideupward

Fordetailsofthebatterylife,seethe"Lifeofbattery"sectiononpage32.

~4~

3.InsertingandremovingtheSD/MMCcard (Optional)

!

NeverejecttheSD/MMCcardwhilethecameraisprocessingdata.
(TheLEDindicatorlightsredwhilethecameraisprocessingdata.
FormoreinformationontheLEDmessages,pleaseseethe"LED
indicatorevents"sectiononpage32)

Insertingthecard

Openthe.battery/cardcover

Insertthecardinthedirectionofthe
indicatiorandpushitintilltheendof
thecardplot.

Closethe.battery/cardcover

Removingthecard

Pushthecardtoremoveit.inandrelease

Thecameracomeswith16MBflash
memorybuiltinsideforstorage.If
youdonotinsertaSD/MMCcard,the
datawillbesavedinthebuilt-inflash
memoryautomatically.

FordetailsofthestoragecapacityoftheSD/MMCcardandinternalmemory
(16MBflashmemory),pleaseseethe"Storagecapacity"sectiononpage33.

~5~

MENU/OK

4.Attachingthestrap(Optional)

Forconvenienceandsafety,youmaywishto
attachthecarryingstrap.

Threadthestraploopthroughtheholderinthe
directionindicated.

Fastenthestrapasindicated.

5.Usingthetripod(Optional)

Thetripodcanbeattachedtoyourcameratominimizecameramovement
andensureoptimalimagequality,particularlywhiletakingself-portraits,
longermoviesorinamacromode.

Tight

Loose

Serratedwheel

Attachthetripodtotheportonthebottomofthecameraandrotatethe
serratedwheeltolockit.

Unfoldthelegstosetup.

Adjustthealignmenttothedesiredposition.

~6~

BasicOperation

1.Poweringonandoff

Slidetheorpressthetopoweronoroffthe
camera.

LenscoverPowerbutton

UsingtheLenscover UsingthePowerbutton

Slidetheinthe

Lenscover

directionofthearrowtoturnthe
poweronoroff.

ON

OFF

Whiletheisopen,you

Lenscover

canalsopresstheto
deactivateyourcamera.

Ifthecameraisidleforover60seconds,theLCDdisplaywillbe
turnedofftoconservebatterypower;pressanykeytowakeup
thecamera
downautomatically.

Powerbutton

.Ifitisidleforover3minutes,thecamerawillshut

Pressthetoturn
thepoweronoroff.

Powerbutton

2.SettingtheModeswitch

Thiscameraprovidesthreemodestouse.Pushtheto
selectthemodethatyouwanttouse.

Modeswitch

~7~

Moviemode

StillPicturemode

Playbackmode

3.Takingstillpictures

Followthestepstosnapstills.Alsousethe

andthetoadjustzoominorzoomoutsothat

focus

Controlbuttons

youcangetbestresult.

Snapshot

Settheto.Modeswitch

Pressthetotakepictures.Shutterbutton

WhiletheLEDindicatorisflashingred,theimageisbeingcaptured;whiletheLED
turnsgreen,thepictureprocessingisdone.(FormoreinformationoftheLEDmessage,
pleaseseethe"LEDindicatorevents"sectiononpage32.)

Focusswitch

tosetthe

Focus

Adjustthefocus
beforetakingthe
stillpicture.Push
the,

Focusswitch

thenselectthe
modebestforyourpicture.The
followingtabletellsyouwhich
focusmodeyoumaychoose
withthedistancefromthe
object.

Macro

12"~24"(30cm~60cm)

Micro

24"~(60cm~)

USB

Zoomin/out

Presstheto
zoominorthe
tozoomout.

~8~

Controlbutton

Controlbutton

Flashstrobeandself-timer

Thestrobeandself-timerareprovidedtooffermoreconvenientutilities
whentakingpictures.Youcanusethestrobeifthelightisnotadequate.
Theself-timerfunctionisusefulincertainsituations(ex.takingself-portait
photo).Thereareothersettingsintheundermodetoaffect
theresultofimage,i

ncludingsize,exposure,whitebalance,andeffect.

MENU

Fordetailsonoperationandinformation,pleaseseepage13-14.

TheLCDdisplayundermode

Zoom Numberofpictures

Still
pictures
mode

Focus
mode

1.0X 20

Resolution

~9~

andmoviestaken

Lifeofbattery

Storagemode

SD/MMCcard:
Flashmemory:non-icon

4.Recordingmovies

Settheto.Modeswitch

Pressthetostartrecording.Shutterbutton

Presstheagaintostoptherecording.Shutterbutton

Youcanalsoadjusttheundermode.(Pleaserefertothe"Focus"
sectiononpage8.)

Theresolutionofmovieis320*240pixels.

Focusswitch

TheLCDdisplayundermode

Numberof

20

pictures
andmovies
taken

Movie
mode

Focus
mode

~10~

Lifeofbattery

Storagemode

SD/MMCcard:
Flashmemory:non-icon

PlayingYourImagesontheLCDatOnce

1.Viewingpicturesandmovies

Settheto.Modeswitch

ThelastimagetakenwillbehighlightedfirstontheLCDdisplay.

Pressthetoselectthepreviousorthenextimage,

Controlbuttons

thenviewitontheLCDdisplay.

Whileplayingamovieonthe
camera,soundplaybackisnot
available.Pleasecopythe
movietoyourcomputer(for
details,seepage17)toviewit
withsoundplayback.

Controlbuttons

TheLCDdisplayundermode

Thetype
youare
viewing

Picture:

Movie:

Playback
mode

1/20

~11~

Pictureandmovie
number

Numberofpictures
andmoviestaken

Lifeofbattery

!

Itappearsunderthe
statusoflowbatteryonly.

Storagemode

SD/MMCcard:
Flashmemory:non-icon

2.Deletingthepictureandmovie

Followthestepsifyouwanttodeleteonepictureormovie.

Controlbuttons

MENU/OKbutton

Pushtheto,thenpressthetopick

ModeswitchControlbuttons

theimageyouwanttodelete.

Pressthetoenterthe.MENU/OKbutton MENU

Pressthetochoose"",thenpressthe

MENU/OKbutton

Pick""withthe,thenpressthe
tocompletetheactionofdeletion.

Presstheifyouwanttoquickexittheatanytime.Shutter/QuickExitbutton MENU

ControlbuttonsDeleteOne

.

YesControlbuttonsMENU/OKbutton

~12~

AdvancedOperationandSettings

1.UsingtheMENUbutton

Theprovidesmoreadvancedfeaturesforyoutofine-tunethe

MENU

camera.

ControlbuttonsMENU/OKbutton

confirm.Thenusethetoexitimmediately.

Usethetoenterthe.Pressthe

MENU/OKbutton

MENU

tohighlighttheitem.Usetheto

Shutter/QuickExitbutton

MENUundermode

Theisforeither

MENU/OKbutton

enteringtheorexecutingan
action.

Selecttheicontoexit;orpressthe

MENU

toquickexit.Shutter/QuikExitbutton

Item Option

Size

Strobe

Self­Timer

2048x1536

1600x1200

1280x960

Auto

Off

On

Off

Icon

MENU

Description

LCD
display

Thisitemallowsyoutochangetheresolutionof
thepicture.Selectthe"1600x1200"or
"2048x1536"typewhenyouwanttodevelop4x6
photos;selectthe"1280x960"whenyouwantto
develop3x5photos.

Thisitemallowsyoutosettheflashstrobe.
Whenyouarenotsureifthelightisadequate,
selectthe"Auto"mode.Thestrobewillfire
automaticallyifmorelightisneeded.Ifyou
haveproblemswhenusingthestrobe,please
referto"Troubleshooting".

Thisitemallowsyoutospecifythedelayfor10
secondsbeforetheshutterfires.Ifyouwantto
usetheself-timer,setthe"On"mode,pressthe

N/A

Shutterbutton
Self-TimerLEDindicator

,thenwaitfor10secondswith

flashingred.

~13~

Exposure

Auto
BackLight

Thisitemallowsyoutosettheexposure-

N/A

meteringmode.Whenyouarenotsurethe
sourceoflightorwhentheobjectfacesthelight,
selectthe"Auto"mode.Whentheobjectis
againstthelight,selectthe"BackLight"mode.

White
Balance
[WB]

Effect

Setting

Auto

Sunny

Cloudy

Fluorescent

Tungsten

Normal
B&W
Classic
Solarize

Seepage16fordetails.

MENUundermode

Item Option

Effect

Setting

Normal
B&W

Seepage16fordetails.

Icon

MENU

Thisitemallowsyoutosetthecolor

N/A

temperaturewiththelightinthecertain
environment.Ifyouknowthecolorconditions
ofyourshootingenvironment,suchasthe
"sunny"(bright),"cloudy"(dim),"fluorescent"
(highcolorcondition)and"tungsten"(lowcolor
condition)situations,selectthemodeyou
considermostappropriate.Selectthe"Auto"
modeifyouarenotsurethecolorconditionof
theenvironment.

Thisitemoffersfourscenesofphotoimaging,
suchasthe"Normal"(noeffect),"B&W"(black
andwhite),"Classic"(oldpicture),and

N/A

"Solarize"(over-exposed)effects.

Description

LCD
display

Thisitemallowsyoutosettheeffectofthe
image,suchasthe"Normal"(noeffect)and

N/A

"B&W"(blackandwhite)effects.

~14~

MENUundermode

Item Option

Delete
One

Delete
All

Format

Setting

Yes
No

Yes
No

Yes
No

Seepage16fordetails.

Icon

MENU

Description

LCD
display

Thisitemallowsapictureoramoviestoredin
yourbuilt-inflashmemoryortheSD/MMC

N/A

cardtobedeleted.

Thisitemallowsallfilesstoredinyourbuilt-in
flashmemoryortheSD/MMCcardtobe

N/A

deleted.

Thisitemallowsallfilesstoredinyourbuilt-in
flashmemoryortheSD/MMCcardwillbe

N/A

deletedandformatted.Notethatallstored
fileswillbegoneandcannotberestored.

~15~

2.Configuringsettings

Highlighttheiconwiththeinthefor
configuration.Thefollowingfiguresarethedisplaysunderthe
threemodes.Thetableisthedescriptionofallitemsinthe.

Settingundermode Settingundermode Settingundermode

Controlbuttons MENU

Setting

Setting

ThedescriptionoftheitemsSetting

Icon

Item

Time

Beep

Display

DateStamp

Flicker

Language

Default

Option

Year
Month
Day

Hour
Minute

On
Off

On
Off

On
Off

50HZ
60HZ

English
Duestch

Yes
No

Function

Thisitemallowsyoutosetthetimeofthe
camera.Usethetochange
thenumberofsettings.Pressthe

N/A

button

Thisitemdetermineswhetherthebeepsounds
whenoperatingthecamera.

Thisitemdetermineswhetherthesmallicons
forillustrationwillappearontheLCDscreen.

Thisitemdetermineswhetheradatestampwill
appearonthepicturestaken.

Thisitemallowsyoutosettheflickertoprevent
nosieandgetthebestimage.Thedefaultflicker
valueisbasedonyourcountry.Seethe"More
onflicker"sectiononpage33fordetails.

Thisitemallowsyoutosettheusageof
languageontheLCDdisplay.

Thisitemdetermineswhetherallyoursettings
willbereturnedtotheoriginalfactorydefault.

Controlbuttons

toconfirm.

MENU/OK

~16~

EnjoyingViewingYourImagesonaPC

1.InstallingtheMD40820Driver

Installthebeforeconnectingyourcameratoyour
computerforthefirsttime.Pleasefollowthestepstocompletethe
installation.

! ForWindowsXPusers: Skip(InstallingtheMD40820Driver)andgoto

MD40820Driver

(Connectingyourcameratoyourcomputer)ifyoudonotusethePC

step2.

Camerafunction.

Turnonyourcomputer.

!

DonotconnecttheUSBcabletoyourcomputeratthisstage.

!

Turnoffotherapplicationsrunningonyourcomputer.

PlacethesuppliedCDintotheCD-ROMdrive.

Movethemouseto""andclickit.MD40820Driver

step1.

Thetitleappearsonthescreenin
afewseconds.

Clickthe""item.MD40820Driver

Ifnotitleappearsonthescreen

Pleasefollowthesteps:

Double-clickthe""icon.
Double-clicktheCD-ROMdriveicon("").

*ThenameofCD-ROMdrivechangesdependingonhowyour

computerissetup.

Mycomputer

MD40820(E:)*

~17~

The""dialogboxisoccurringandtheautomatic

InstallShieldWizard

installationbegins.WhenawindowasFig1appears,click"".

Fig1

Next

NoticeforWindows2000users

The""dialogboxmightshowtwice.

DigitalSignatureNotFound

Pleasesimplyclick"".ThiscameraworkswellforWindows

2000.

Yes

Followtheon-screeninstructionsandclick"".Finish

Donotrestartyourcomputeratthisstep.

~18~!~19~

WhenawindowasFig2appears,pleaseclick""or""accordingto

YesNo

yourcircumstance.

IfyouarenotaWindowsXPuser,orneverinstallDirectX8.0orabove,click"".Yes

IfyouareaWindowsXPuser,oryoualreadyinstalledDirectX8.0orabove,click
"".No

Fig2

WhenawindowasFig3orFig4appears,pleaseclick""or""to

FinishOk

completetheinstallation.

Fig3

Thedriverwillbeavailableafterrestartingyourcomputer.

TaketheCDout.

Fig4

2.Connectingyourcameratoyourcomputer

Turnonyourcomputer.

Settheonyourcameratoor.Modeswitch

InserttheUSBcabletotheUSBportonyourcomputer.

InserttheotherendoftheUSBcabletotheUSBportonyourcamera.

~20~

3.Copyingpicturesandmoviestoyour computer

ForWindowsXPusers

Afterconnectingyourcamera
withthecomputer,awindow
willautomaticallyappear(as
Fig5).Selectthe"

foldertoviewfilesusing
WindowsExplorer

click"".

Ok

ForWindows2000/ME/98SEusers

Double-click"",thendouble-clickthenew"

"icon.

Disk

Double-clickthe""filefolder.DCIM

ForWindowsXPusers ForWindows2000/ME/98SEusers

Open

"itemand

MycomputerRemovable

Fig5

~21~

Double-clickthe""filefolder.100MEDIA

ForWindowsXPusers

ForWindows2000/ME/98SEusers

Dragthepicturetothe""filefoldertocopyyourpictureor

MyDocuments

movietothecomputer.

ForWindowsXPusers ForWindows2000/ME/98SEusers

Thestoragepositionsof
thepicturesandmovies

Youcanfindthefilesofyour
picturesandmoviesasFig6.

Fig6

~22~

4.Viewingonyourcomputer

Double-click"".MyDocuments

ForWindowsXPusers ForWindows2000/ME/98SEusers

Selectthedesiredfileanddouble-clickittoviewyourpictureormovie.

ForWindowsXPusers

Noticeondisconnectingthecamerafromthe
computerforWindows2000/MEusers

Todisconnectyourcamerafromthecomputer,pleasefollowthese
steps:

Double-clickonthetaskbar.
Click(USBDisk),thenclick"".
Confirmthedevice()ontheconfirmationscreenand

click"".

Ok

Followtheon-screeninstructiontodisconnectyourcamerafrom
yourcomputercorrectlyandsafely.

MD40820

ForWindows2000/ME/98SEusers

Stop

~23~

UsingthePCCameraFunctionforFun

1.InstallingtheMD40820Driver

YouneedtoinstallDriverbeforeusingPCCameraorVideo
Conferencingfunction.

!

Skip(InstallingtheMD40820Driver)andgoto(Connectingyour

step1.step2.

cameratoyourcomputer)ifyouhavealreadyinstalleddriver.
IfyouneverinstallDriver,pleasefinishtheinstallationfirst.Fordetails,

!

pleaseseeinthe"EnjoyingViewingYourImageonaPC"sectiononpage

17.

MD40820

MD40820

MD40820

step 1.

2.Connectingyourcameratoyourcomputer

Turnonyourcomputer.

Settheonyourcamerato.Modeswitch

Slidetheonyourcameratoprepareforcapturingimages.Lenscover

InserttheUSBcabletotheUSBportonyourcomputer.

InserttheotherendoftheUSB
cabletotheUSBportonyour
camera.

~24~

NoticeforWindows2000/ME/98SEuserswhenusingPC
camerafunctionforthefirsttime

WhenusingPCCamerafunction(orVideoConferencing)forthefirst
time,pleasefollowthestepsbelow.

ForWindows2000users

Thedialogbox""mightappeartwice,
pleasesimplyclick"".ThiscameraworkswellforWindows

2000.

DigitalSignatureNotFound

Yes

ForWindowsMEusers

Pleaseselect"

forabetterdriver

windowasFig7appears.

Automaticsearch

"whena

ForWindows98SEusers

Click""whenawindow

Next

asFig8appears.
Select"

Searchforabest

driverforyourdevice

click""whenawindowas

Next

Fig9appears.
Selectthepositionwhereyour

Windows98SEdriveris.You
mightbeaskedtoinsertthe
licensedWindows98SECD­ROMinyourCD-ROMdrive.

Followtheon-screen
instructionstocompletethe
installation.

Fig7

"and

Fig8

Fig9

~25~

3.Capturingimmediateimagestoyourcomputer

Aftertheinstallationofdriverandhardware,youcanstarttousethePC
CamerafunctionorrunotherVideoConferencingapplications.(This
manualprovidesinformationrelatedtoPCcamerafunctiononly.)

Double-clickthe""icononthedesktoptoexecutethe
program,thenyoucanbegintocaptureimmediateimagesonyour
computer.

OR

Clickthe""menuandgoupto"",thengotothefolder
named""andclickit.

MD40820

MD40820

MD40820

StartPrograms

MD40820

IfyouwanttouseVideoConferencingfunction

OpentheNetMeetinginterfaceorotherVideoConferencingapplication
andthenstarttouseit.

~26~

PresstheiconatthebottomonthePCcamerapaneltousethefunctions.

PreviewWindow

Record

StopRecordings

Snapshot

Format

Setting

PrevieworStopPreview

OpenAlbum

VideoSource

ViewingyourpicturesandmovieswithPCcamera
interface

Clickthe""iconatthebottomonthePC
camerapanel,orgotothefollowpathtofindthefiles.

OpenAlbum

C:\ProgramFiles\MD40820\WorkTemp

~27~

4.Advancedsettings

Clickthe""and""icononthePCcamerapaneltobring
upadvancedsettings.

FormatSetting

Formatsettings

ColorSpace/Compression

Selectoneofthefollowingfunctions
accordingtoyourneeds.

RGB24:Betterimagequality.
I420:Thefilewillbe

compressedtoadd
advantageforfaster­speedtransformation.

OutputSize

Setoutputsizetochangethesize
ofthepreviewwindow.The
defaultsizeis320x240.Select
largerpixelswhenyouneeda
largerpreviewwindow.

~28~

Propertiessettings

VideoSetting

BandingFilter

IfthescreenofyourcomputerflickerswhenusingPCCamera
function,changethe"BandingFilter"itemonthe"VideoSetting"tab
toavoidnoise.Select"50Hz"or"60Hz"untilthescreenstops
flickering.Ifyouwanttorestorethedefaultsetting,select"NormalAE".

Bandwidth

IfthecontrollerhasnoenoughbandwidthavailablefortheMD40820
USBcamera,selectasmallervalueinthe"Bandwidth"itemonthe
"VideoSetting"tab.Thesmallerthebandwidthvalueis,thelessthe
bandwidthisoccupied.

CustomSetting

Youcanusethedefaultsettings
orchangethesettingsof
brightness,contrast,saturation,
sharpness,andhueonyourown.

~29~

Troubleshooting

Question Answer

Whenusingthecamera

Thecamerahasnopower. Thebatteriesmaybeoutofpower,

Cannotpoweronmy
cameraeventhough
batteriesisinstalled.

pleasechangethebatteries.
Makesurethatthebatteryisinstalled

correctly.

Makesurethatthebatteryisinstalled
correctly.

Ifitisidleover3minutes,thecamera
willshutdownautomatically,please
presstheorslidethe

Powerbutton

Lenscover

topoweronthecamera.

Cannottakepicturesand
movieswhenpressingthe

Ididnotdeletethepicture
andmovie,butcannotfind
thedataintheSD/MMC
card.

Cannotsetthestrobetothe
"On"mode.

.Shutterbutton

Makesurethattheisopen.
Thestorageisfull.Pleasefreesome

spaceoftheSD/MMCcardorflash
memory.

Checkifthecameraisunderthestatus
ofchargingbatteries.

CheckiftheSD/MMCcardissetto
"protected".

Ifthe""message

MEMORYERROR

showsontheLCDdisplay,pleaseset
thetomodeformat

Modeswitch

thecard.

Checkifyourfilesarestoredinthe
camera'sbuilt-inmemory.Ifthereisa
iconattherightbottomsectiononthe
LCDdisplay,itmeansyouareusingthe
camerawithaSD/MMCcard.Please
removethecardtofindthedatainthe
flashmemory.(Fordetails,seethe
"Removingthecard"sectiononpage6)

Chargingtheflashstroberequiresmore
powerofbatteries.Whenthebatteryis
underthestatusoflowpower,thestrobe

cannotbeset.Pleasechangethe

On

batteries.

Lenscover

~30~

Theimageistooblurred.

Pleaseadjustthefocus(seepage8).

Theimageonistoodark.

Soundplaybackisnot
availablewhenviewingthe
movieontheLCDdisplay.

Noiseoccursonmycamera
whenviewingtheimageon
theLCDdisplayoronthe
computer.

Youmayneedtotakepicturesormovies
intheplacewithadequatelightorusethe
flashstrobe.

Thissituationisnormal.Ifyouwantthe
moviewithsoundplayback,pleasecopy
themovietoyourcomputerandviewiton
thecomputer.

Setthefiltermatchingtheplaceyouare.
Pleaserefertothe"Moreonflicker"
sectiononpage33.

Whenconnectingthecameratoyourcomputer

Thedriverinstallationfailed.

Aconflictwithother
installedcameraorcapture
device.

Themoviecannotbe
playedonmycomputer.

Noiseoccursonmy
computerwhenusingVideo
Conferencing.

Pleaseremovethedriverandother
relatedprograms.Followtheinstallation
stepsinthismanualtoreinstall.

Installthedriverbeforeinsertingthe
USBcable.

Ifyouhaveanyothercameraorcapture
device,completelyremovethecamera
anditsdriverformthecomputertoavoida
driverconflict.

PleaseinstallDirectX8.0orabove.(See
the"InstallingtheMD40820Driver"
sectiononpage17ordownloadDirectX

8.0andgetmoreinformationonMicrosoft
website.)

Setthefiltermatchingtheplaceyouare.
Pleaserefertothe"BandingFilter"section
onpage29.

~31~

OtherInformation

1.Lifeofbattery

Number

Condition

Number
ofimages

Batterylife
(minutes)

TakingStillPictures
1600x1200

(withoutflashstrobe)

*Dataaisforusingalkalinebatteriesandin25C,withpicturestakeneveryfour

bove

seconds.

!

Notes:

1.Lifeofbatterywillbeshorteninthefollowingconditions.
(1)Takingsnapshotatlowtemperature.
(2)Turnon/offpowerrepeatedly.

2.Thetableisforreferenceonly.above

3.Usingtheflashlightwilldecreasethenumberofpicturestobetaken.

650 45

2.LEDindicatorevents

Condition LEDcolor
Status

(LEDindicator)
Flash

(LEDindicator)
Data

transformation
(LEDindicator)

Self-Timer
(Self-Timer

indicator)

!

NeverejectthecardorremovethebatterieswhiletheLEDindicatorislitupred.

Red
Green
Red
Green
Red
Green

Red(regularly) Counting

Meanings

Busy(storage,orcapture)modechange,
Ready(waitingforcommand)
Chargingflash
Ready (waitingforcommand)
Datatransformation
Ready (waitingforcommand)

CapturingthepictureRed(rapidly)

~32~

3.Storagecapacity

Memory

Flashmemory(16MB)
SD/MMCcard(32MB)
SD/MMCcard(64MB)
SD/MMCcard(128MB)
SD/MMCcard(256MB)
SD/MMCcard(512MB)

!

Notes:

1.Actualnumberofpicturesstoredmayvary(upto+30%)dependingon

theresolutionandcolorsaturation.

2.Thetableisforreferenceonly.above

Stillpicture Movie

96

96
192
384
768

Maximum
recordingtime

2048x1536 1600x1200 1280x960

40
40

80
160
320
640 960 1536 64

60

60
120
240
480

4
4

8
16
32

4.Moreonflicker

Thedefaultflickersettingofyourcameraisbasedonyourcountry.When
usingthecameraabroad,pleaserefertothetablebelowtomatchtheflicker
settingwiththeplaceyougo.

Country

Setting

Country

Setting

England Germany

50Hz

Portugal

50Hz

50Hz

America

France

Taiwan China

Italy Spain

50Hz 50Hz60Hz

50Hz60Hz60Hz

~33~

50Hz

Japan

50/60Hz

Netherlands

Korea

60Hz

5.Specification

Hardwareresolution
Sensoreffectiveresolution
Internalmemory

Externalmemory
Digitalstillcamera

Digitalvideocamcorder MotionJPEG(AVI)Format

Videoconferencing

LCDdisplay
Digitalzoom
Exposure
Whitebalance
Imageeffect
Lens
SelfTimer
Interface
Powersaving
Built-inmicrophone

Built-inspeakers
Built-inflashstrobe
Battery
Dimension

2048x1536(3.1Megapixels)
1600x1200(2)Megapixels
Built-in16MBSDRAM(buffer)

32MBflashmemory(storage)
Built-inSD/MMCslot(maximum:512MB)

JPEGFormat
2048x1536(3.1);1600x1200(2);
1280x960(1.3)

QVGA(320x240pixels)/upto20fps

VGA(640x480pixels)/upto10fps
QVGA(320x240pixels)/upto20fps

1.5"ColorTFTLCD
4x(forstillpicturesonly)
Auto/Backlight
Auto/Sunny/Cloudy/Fluorescent/Tungsten
4modesforstillpicturesand2modesforvideos
F=3.5,8.5mm
10seconds
USB1.1(USB2.0compatible)
Autopower-offifidleforover3minutes
Yes
No
Yes
AAAx2(alkalinerecommended)

3.4"x1.6"x1.2"

MegapixelsMegapixels

Megapixels

~34~