Megxon S300 User Manual

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Preface

Thank you for purchasing this camera. This camera will help you fulfill all your digital
picture processing needs.

The camera is equipped with five modes (Capture Mode, Playback Mode, Video
Mode, Sound Record Mode, Setup Mode) for your exploration. In combination with
all the above mode function, not only will this camera serve as a digital camera, but it
can also be used in recording short movies, PC connection and TV-out output func­tions, which will allow pictures and movie viewing on either your PC or TV. With a
fixed focus, the camera offers 4x digital zoom. The fixed focus control has macro
and a normal focus. The macro focus has a distance of 45 to 80cm, while as the nor-

mal focus has a distance of 80cm to 320cm and the infinite focus has a distance of
260cm range. Right after a movie or image is shot, users can instantly view them
through the LCD.

To make the best out of this camera, we strongly suggest that you read through this
manual prior to operating this camera.

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Table of Contents

Preface........................................................................................1

Quick Start..................................................................................3

Turning the Camera ON/OFF....................................................................3

Basic Shooting..........................................................................................3

Macro Function..........................................................................................4

Zooming In/Out..........................................................................................4

Flash Setting.............................................................................................5

Playback....................................................................................................5

Before Shooting.........................................................................................6

Unpacking the camera...............................................................................6

Identifying components.............................................................................7

Loading the batteries and SD Memory Card..............................................8

Basic Settings............................................................................................9

Formatting the SD Card.............................................................................9

Camera Mode and Instructions................................................10

Capture Mode..........................................................................................12

Playback Mode........................................................................................15

Sound Record and Game........................................................................18

Video Mode.............................................................................................19

DSC Setup Mode.....................................................................................20

Making Connections................................................................23

Installing software....................................................................................23

Connecting through the mini USB............................................................23

Connecting with the DSC.........................................................24

Appendix...................................................................................25

Specifications..........................................................................................25

Battery Power Status...............................................................................26

Summary of Warning Messages..............................................................27

Memo......................................................................................................28

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Quick Start

This Quick Start provides simple and basic directions to get you started with your
camera. From this section, you will learn how to turn the camera ON and OFF,
shoot pictures, Zooming In and Out, set your Flash, and Playback your pictures.

Turning the Camera ON/OFF

Press the Power On/Off button to turn the camera on or off.

Basic Shooting

Power ON/OFF Button

1. Turn the mode dial

3.)When you are set, press the
shutter button once.

to the capture mode

2.)Look into the viewfinder
and try to align your subject

in the box.

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Macro Function

Macro function is best used for taking up-close images with ranges from 45 to 80cm

Zooming In/Out

This camera has 4 x digital zoom. The zoom bar located on the left side of the LCD
display, informs users of the zoom status while the zoom in or out button is pressed.

NOTE: 4 x digital zoom are all supported In PLAYBACK

Mode..

1.Slide the rim of the lens to the
direction of the macro icon.

2.Proceed as you would when

SHOOTING IMAGES, page 3)

taking a regular picture.

(Please refer back to

Macro

Regular

Infinity

or out button to select your

1.Once you have aligned your subject in the
LCD display, press the zoom in

preferred distance.

2. The picture can be zoomed in up to four

times the orginal size.

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Flash Setting

Please Refer to CAPTURE MODE, page 12.

Playback

Please Refer back to PLAYBACK Mode, page 15.

Resolution Digital Zoom

5.5M 1 x

3.0M 2 x

1.3M 2 x

VGA 4 x

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Before Shooting

Setting up this digital camera is quick and simple. Follow these steps, and you’ll be
on your way to infinite boundaries.

Unpacking the camera

1. Clear all items from the box. (It is highly recommended that the box and wrappings are kept
for future usage)

2. Double check for the following items:

Pouch

Camera

Mini USB Cable

CD-ROM

Handstrap

AA Alkaline Batteries (2)

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Identifying components

Mode Dial

Power Button

Speaker

Zoom Buton

Five-way Switch

Menu Selection

Display Button

Power/Flash LED

V

iewfinder

TFT LCD

USB Connector

TV-Out

Shutter

Flash

Lens

Viewfinder

.

Self timer LED

Handstrap

Macro

Regular

Infinity

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Loading the batteries and SD Memory Card

This camera uses 2 AA alkaline or NiMH batteries. The batteries and SD card share the same
compartment and door.

CAUTION!

1.To improve battery performance, replace all
installed batteries at the same time and keep batter
way from heat.

2.To abandon batteries, please refer to index of bat­tery manufacturer.

3. Do not mix battery types or it may cause a fire or
explosion. Use only one battery type at one time

4. Batteries should be inserted in the battery compart­ment with the "+" and "-" sides facing correctly.

NOTE: 1. Upon loading new batteries, users will need to

reset their Basic Settings

2. Do not open the battery/SD card cover or
remove the batteries when the camera is in its
ON status. Only remove the batteries and SD
card when the camera is not in use, or in its
OFF status.

3. If you do not plan on using the camera for a
long period of time, please remove the batter­ies and SD card.

1.Slide the battery/SD Memory Card cover

then lift to open.

in the direction of the arrow,

2. Load the included batteries

into the battery compartment.

4. Close the battery/SD Memory Card cover.

3. Insert the SD Memory card into the slot.

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Basic Settings

Upon turning the camera ON, a “welcome image” will appear on the LCD display.
Turn the mode dial to the DSC Setup Mode. Please proceed with the following set­tings:

Language Preference Setting

There are a total of ten languages to choose from to interact with this camera.
English will be the default language. Please refer to DSC Setup Mode. (Page 20)

Date and Time Setting

Please refer to the Date and Time setting under DSC Setup Mode. (Page 20)

Formatting the SD Card

To take more pictures effectively, delete the content of the SD Card. To format the
internal memory, withdraw the SD Card from the camera. To format, proceed with
the following steps:

1.Turn the Mode Dial to Playback Mode.

2.Press the Menu button to enter Playback menu setting to select "Erase" and then
"Format"

3.You will then be asked "Format SD card?" on the LCD Display.

4.Press the OK button to confirm and proceed with formatting.

5.Push the Menu button to exit Playback menu setting.

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Camera Mode and Instructions

This section will describe the five modes included in this camera. An in-depth cover­age of these modes will be further described. There are five main functions in this
camera:

Camera Mode

Function Setting Page

Capture Mode

1. Color Effect

2. White Balance

3. EV Adjust

4. Resolution

5. Image Quality

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Playback Mode

1. Protect Pic

2. Slide Show

3. Erase Picture

4. DPOF

5. Voice Memo

Page 15

Sound Record and Game

1.Sound Record

2.Game

Page 18

Video Mode

1. Record movies Page 19

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DSC Setup Mode

1. Date and Time

2. Auto Power Off

3. Slide Show Order

4. Sound Effect

5. Frequency

6. Language

7. Welcome

8. TV out

9. PC Mode

10. Restoring

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NOTE:

1. Press the display button once to delete the
icons from the LCD display. To delete the crop
mark from the display simply press the display
button a second time. Press the display a third
time to turn off the LCD display.

2. To save your battery power, it is best to not
leave your display ON for a long period of
time.

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Capture Mode

Capture mode will allow you to shoot single, continuous images, set your flash and
self-timer. Depending on the environment and setting, the camera’s settings will
work accordingly. To exit the setting menu, simply press the menu button.

• Shooting images

1. Under Capture Mode, press the shutter button. The camera will start checking whether the
memory is sufficient to store the image. If it is full, a warning “Memory Full” icon will display
on the LCD.

2. Once the picture is taken, you can erase the image under instant review. user can protect
image when in playback mode

3. If you decide to erase this image, press down. An erase icon will appear on the LCD, press
OK to achieve this function.

Resolution

Image Quality

EV Icon

Continuous

Shot

Self Timer

Date

Battery Status

Remaining Number

of Pictures

Zoom Bar

Flash

White Balance

* The icons can be removed from the display by pressing

the display button once.

Capture Mode

Vibration

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• FLASH Setting

1.To set the Flash, press the Five-Way Switch to the Left to select the desired Flash

setting. You will have the three types of Flash settings: Flash Off, Auto Red-eye
reduction, and Flash Force On. Once you’ve set your Flash setting, proceed with
your picture taking.

•Self Timer

To set the self timer under the capture mode, please press Five-Way Switch to the
Right button once to activate the self timer. You will have ten seconds to get ready
for your pose. The countdown number will be displayed on the LCD as well followed
by a beep sound.

• Shooting Continuously Setting

Pictures can be shoot in successive orders.

1. Keep pressing the right button twice until Shooting Continuously icon appears on the LCD
Display.

2. Keep pressing the shutter button to activate Shooting Continuously. Then release the shut­ter after the three sequences have been taken.

Flash Off The Flash will not fire.

Auto Red-eye
reduction

The Flash will fire depending on
the light source. Red eye deduc­tion will also be active when
needed. (Flash will blink twice,
picture will be shot when the sec­ond flash is fired.)

Flash Force On The Flash always fire with every

shot.

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Capture Mode Setup

1. To enter/exit Capture Mode Setup, press the menu button.

2. Once you are in the Capture Mode Setup, you will be able to adjust the following settings.

3. To select each individual function settings, press the UP or DOWN arrow.

Function Selection Definition

Resolution Users can select from the

following resolution:

VGA

1.3M

3.0M (Default)

5.5M

The size of the pic­ture. The default size
is 3.0 M, but users
will have the option
of choosing VGA 1.3
M, 3.0 M, or 5.5 M

Image Quality Users can select from the

following quality:

Best (Default)
Better
Basic.

The quality of the
picture. The default
is Best.

Color Effect User can select from the

following color tones:

Normal (Default)
Sepia
Black and white

It is the tone that will
be applied in the pic­ture. The default is
Normal.

White Balance Users can select the fol-

lowing white balance:

Auto (Default)
Shade
Sun
Tungsten
Fluorescent

It adjusts the relative
brightness under dif­ferent condition. The
default is Auto.

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Playback Mode

This mode will allow you to replay/view your images or video. It can also protect
your desired images, set DPOF, slide show and voice memo.

EV Adjust Users can select the fol-

lowing EV adjust:
from EV+2.0~ toEV -2.0, in
EV 0.5 step increase

This function allows
users to control the
exposure value, to
either lighten or
darken images the
camera is trying to
focus. The default is

0.

Resolution (with 16 MB SD Card)

Storage Mode

2720 x 2040 (5.5M) 8 pictures

2048 x 1536 (3.0M) 20 pictures

1280 x 960 (1.3M) 50 pictures

640 x 480 (VGA ) 130 pictures

Date

Battery Status

Remaining
Number of
Pictures

Strobe
Status

* The icon information can be removed by pressing the

** Thumbnail can be viewed after the display button twice.

*** To turn off the LCD, press the display button three times.

menu button once

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• Displaying Thumbnails

1. Turn the Mode Dial to Playback Mode.

2. Press the display button two times to thumbnails in sets of nine.

3. Use the Five-Way Switch to change the image selection.

4. Press OK button to magnify images to standard size.

5. Press the left or right button to view other images.

• Display with Digital Zoom

The camera has 4x digital zoom.The picture can be zoomed up to four times the
original size. The five-way switch controls left, right, up, and down of the image.
Press the OK button to quit Digital Zoom Display.

1. Turn the MODE DIAL to Playback Mode.

2. To enter/exit Playback Mode Setup, press the Menu button.

3. While you are in the Playback Mode menu setting, use the Five-Way Switch to select.

• Customizing your picture

1. Once the picture is taken, select the OK button.

2. You will be asked “Save this picture as welcome image?”

3. Press “Yes” to automatically save in the “Welcome” display
under DSC Setup Mode, and “No”, if you want to go back.

Function Setting Selection Definition

Protect Picture Users can select the fol-

lowing:
Protect all
Uprotect current
Unprotect all
Protect current

Protection setting for
your pictures against
accidental erasure. Once
you are set, press OK to
confirm.

Slide Show Users can select from:

From current (picture)
From first (picture)
From last (picture)

Pictures will be dis­played in an orderly way.
While you are in the Slide
Show setting, press OK
to start/exit slide show.

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Erase Pictures Users can select from:

Current
All
Format

Erasing options for your
pictures. When format­ting, a warning message
will appear. Press the OK
button to confirm. For­mat will permanently
remove all data such as
internal memory/ SD
card.

Digital Print Order
Format or DPOF

Users can select from:

Frame Set
Reset all

It is a standard for print­ing the pictures directly
from the SD card. Pic­tures can be printed on
printers compatible with
the DPOF standard.
frame set --> set for one
image
reset all --> set for all

Voice Memo You are allowed 20 sec-

onds to record voice
memo. Users can select
from:
Record
Erase
Play

1. Select the picture you
wish you add voice
memo.

2. Press menu button.

3. Choose Voice Memo.

4. Select record

5. Press the shutter to
start or end recording.

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Sound Record and Game

The sound record and game function allows you to unlimited recording. Different
from voice memo where you are only allowed 20 seconds, the amount of recording
allowed will be based on the camera’s memory.

Function Setting Selection Definition

Sound Record Select Sound Record Once you are set, press

OK to confirm.

Game

For “Snake”: Press the
left, right, up, down
arrows on the OK button
to move.
For “Tetris”: Press the

left arrow to change the
angle, right arrow to go
straight down, and up
and down arrow to

change the position.

Select game to play You can select to play

either: Snake or Tetris.
For either games, you
have the option of choos­ing a “New Game”, “Con­tinue” the last played
game, or view the “High­est Score” recorded for
that particular game.
Press OK to start/exit the
game.

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Video Mode

Video Mode allows you to use the camera as a movie recorder, and set the self­timer for recording purpose. The length is based on the capacity of your SD card
and internal memory. Users can still achieve optical zoom function before actual
recording is being made. Strikethrough or digital zoom will not be allowed under
recording.

1. Turn the Mode Dial to the Video Mode

2. To start recording a movie, press the shutter button. The camera will start checking
whether the memory is sufficient to record a movie. If the memory is full, a warning sign will
display on the LCD, and will automatically exit the movie recording state.

3. If there are no warning messages with memory problems, the camera will start recording
itself. To stop recording, press the shutter button again.

To set the self timer under the video mode, press the right button once to activate the self timer.
You will have ten seconds to get ready. The countdown will be displayed on the LCD and followed
by a beep sound.

* The icons can be removed from the display by pressing

the menu button once.

Battery Status

Date

Remaining Time

Video Mode

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DSC Setup Mode

Under this mode, you will be able to set your desired settings. There are a total of
ten different settings.

1. Turn the mode dial to enter the DSC Setup Mode.

2. Select the type of setup you want to perform by pushing the left or right button. Press the
UP or Down arrow to select the function setting.

Function Setting

Selection Definition

Date and Time Users can select to set:

Time: hh/mm(AM/PM)
Date: yyyy/mm/dd

Reset date and time
when change battery.

Auto Power Off Users can select the fol-

lowing minutes to Auto
Power Off the camera.

5minute
3minute
1minute
never

This setting automati­cally turns off the cam­era. (Prior to shutting off,
the LCD will shut itself
automatically)

Sound Effect

TV-out

Slide Show Order

Date and Time

Restoring

Auto Power Off

Languages

Frequency

Welcome

PC CAM

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Slide Show Order Users can select the:

Interval
Repeat
Direction

Under this setting, users
can set the number of
seconds they want the
slide show to proceed per
slide, repeat the show or
not, and the direction
where these slides
should proceed.

Sound Effect Users can select either

on or off

This function allows
users to turn the sound
ON or OFF.

Frequency Users can select from:

50Hz
60Hz

This setting allows users
to set their frequency
usage for the camera

Languages Users can select from

the following languages:

Deutsch
English
French
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese
Spanish
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese

There are a total of ten
languages you can
choose to navigate this
camera. Camera will
keep your language set­ting but users will need to
reset when change bat­tery. Press the Up or
Down button to select.
Press OK to confirm.

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Welcome Choice of graphic for the

welcome scene:

Star
Smile
Rainbow
Customize

Press the OK to set your
desired graphic for your
welcome scene.

TV-Out Users can select from:

NTSC
PAL

Depending on where
your location, different
region requires different
system for TV-out func­tion. Connect Video
cable for TV out. Press
the Up or Down button to
select. Press OK to con­firm.

PC Mode Users can select from:

PC Camera
MDSC

Press the Up or Down
button to select. Press
OK to confirm.

Restoring Reset back to default. To revert the setting back

to the default setting.
Press the OK if you want
to, if not, press the “right”
or “left” button to continue
next setting. When
restoring is completed,
"done" will appear on the
LCD.

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Making Connections

In this section you will be able to connect the camera to your PC to download or edit
photos.

Installing software

1. Insert the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

2. Click “Digital Camera Driver” and Install if your operating system is Windows 98. Users can
pick 4 selections and press Install (it can all be done at the same time). Driver is for upload­ing pictures to you computer, if the operation system is Win 98

3. The installation wizard will guide you through the installation.

4. You will be able to use the application once it’s installed.

Connecting through the mini USB

This section will show you how to download images from camera to PC through mini
USB cable. While the station is connected through an USB port, it will download pic­tures and video clips from the camera to the PC.

A. Editing with ArcSoft

1. Turn the computer ON.

2. Connect the camera and the computer with the USB port cable.

3. Turn the camera ON.

4. Launch Photo Impression (the inclusive software which you have downloaded from the
CD-ROM.)

5. Select "from folder", you can find your camera as a new disk to upload your images to edit.

Caution:

1. If you didn’t install the driver before plugging in the
USB device. System will detect new device. Please
insert the CD-ROM and complete the driver installa­tion.

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6. Shortly follow the prompts and you will start downloading your pictures to the computer..

B. Accessing images through your PC

If users decide to not download images with the application software, the pictures or
videos can still be located under “My Computer.” Before downloading images from
camera to your PC, please make sure the camera is in DSC mode. ( Please refer
back to DSC Setup Mode, under page 20)

1. This camera allows users to move the images or movies from camera to PC by MSDC sup­port.

2. When the camera is connected to your PC, there will be an external storage under “My
computer” named “ 300_CAMERA”.

3. Simply click the folder named “1003MDSC”, you can find the images or movies you taken.

4. Copy or remove these files to from camera to your PC. You can start to edit the images
according to your desired.

Connecting with the DSC

Before you proceed, please determine your corresponding TV-Out mode.
This camera will assist you in achieving full camera functions through the
TV-out connection. Users can operate each function through the TV monitor instead
of the LCD display.

1. Connect with DSC

2. Connect the other end of the video cable into the TVfs video-in jack.

3. Turn the camera ON, you should then be able to operate the camera with TV

4. screen. (The LCD will turn off while connected to TV-out)

NOTE:

1. Once the pictures are downloaded into the com­puter, they will be available in three different format:
JPEG, WAV, and HTML. The recommended format
for users (desiring to include their recorded voice
memo in their selected pictures) is HTML.

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Appendix

Specifications

Features Content

Effective pixels

3.0M sensor,scale up to 5.5M

Removable storage card SD/MMC

Internal memory 16MB NAND Flash Memory

EstimatedNumber of
storable pictures

Compression ratio@ 1 : 8, 16MB SD card

5.5M: 8 pictures

3.0M: 20 pictures

1.3M: 50 pictures

VGA: 130 pictures

Movie mode display QVGA @15fps

Aperture Range Aperture Range:F = 2.8

Digital zoom 4x digital zoom

Focus/ Shooting
distance

3 step fixed focus

Macro:45cm~80cm

Normal:80cm~320cm

Infinity: 260cm~infinity

Normal Focus Range:Macro / Normal / Infinity

View finder Virtual image viewfinder

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Flash Flash Off/

Auto Red Eye Reduction/ Flash Force On

LCD monitor 1.5" TFT LCD

Camera Interface Mini USB

Multiple language UI E/F/G/I/S/J/TC/SC/K/P

Compatible Battery 2xAA Alkaline or NiMH battery

Battery Level High/ Middle/ Low/ Empty

AC Adapter 3.3V 2A

Dimension (WxHxD) 96 X 62 X 39 mm

Weight 138(g) without batteries

System requirements

Windows

Win98,WinME,Win2000,WinXP

Macintosh Mac 9.1 and above

Packing content 2xAA Alkaline battery

mini USB cable
Application CD
Wrist Strap with Stylus
Camera Pouch
Instruction Manual
Video cable

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Battery Power Status

Summary of Warning Messages:

1. Memory Full

2. Battery Low

3. Protect one/all

4. Unprotect one/all

5. Delete

6. Format SD Card?

7. Format Internal Memory?

8. Restore Factory Setting

Full
Middle
Low
Empty

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Memo