Tekxon Technology MegaCam User Manual

Welcome

MegaCam is a high-quality yet affordable digital camera that allows you to
create, edit, share and send photos to friends and family.

MegaCam is also not just a digital camera. It lets you record short segments of
video. What’s more, it can be used as a Web camera when you connect it to a
computer.

This easy-to-follow manual shows you how to use your new camera and install
all the software that is included in the Digital Camera CD. You’ll find clear
instructions on how to take pictures, record video, and use your camera as a PC
camera. Guidelines on how to use the software to transfer photos and video clips
from the camera into your computer are also provided.

Whether you want to send snapshots or short video clips via mails, create
exciting photo projects, produce movies, or meet friends and family face to face
over the Internet, MegaCam gives you all the tools that you need.

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Contents

Know Your Camera ................................................................................................................ 3

Camera Controls ................................................................................................................. ... 3

Digital Interface Compartment ................................................................................................. 6

Preparing Your Camera .......................................................................................................... 7

Start Using Your Camera ........................................................................................................ 7

Formatting the Memory Card ................................................................................................. 8

Shooting Photos ...................................................................................................................... 8

Viewing Photos ...................................................................................................................... 9

Taking Close-ups, Portrait and Distant Pictures ...................................................................... 9

Printing Photos........................................................................................................................ 9

Deleting Photos ..................................................................................................................... 10

Camera Settings ................................................................................................................... 11

Hooking Up to Your Computer .............................................................................................. 12

Hooking Up to Your TV/VCR ................................................................................................ 12

Recording Video ................................................................................................................... 13

Installing Software ................................................................................................................. 14

Downloading photos ............................................................................................................ 16

Appendix: Camera Specifications ........................................................................................ 17

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Know Your Camera

Camera Controls

This is not your traditional camera. This
is a “digital camera”. A digital camera
allows you to take pictures without the
use of film.

Eliminate developing costs by
downloading the photos to your PC. You
can send your photos via email, upload
them to your web site.

Now, familiarize yourself with the camera
controls of MegaCam.

Top of Digital Camer a

Power - Press the Power

button for one second to turn the
digital camera on and off. You will
then hear two beep sounds to remind
you the camera is on.

Shutter Release - Press the Shutter

Release button to take the picture.

Flash - The Flash button gives

you the options of choosing Auto

Flash
Flash

Note: The default setting is “No Flash”.

, No Flash or Force

.

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Self-Timer - Use the Self-Timer
button when you need to shoot photos

of yourself. After you press the Shutter
Release button, a 10-second
countdown, giving you time to position
yourself in front of the camera before
your photo is taken.

Digital Zoom - MegaCam

provides four times magnification
beyond the optical zoom. Press the
Record mode button to activate
Preview and use the LCD display to
frame your subject. And press zoom
button once to magnify your object.
It does not function when you select
2M & 3M Scale up for your photo
quality.

Front of Digital Camera

Viewfinder Window - The
Viewfinder window allows you to
center on the subject or scene you
want to photograph.

Flash - This is the camera flash.

Note: Self-timer and Digital Zoom are

actually sharing the same button.

Photo Quality - The Photo Quality
button lets you choose: Fine, Best

quality, 2M and 3M Scale up.

At Fine quality
moderately compressed to keep their
file sizes smaller. At Best quality
photos appear clearer and sharper, and
their file sizes will be larger. And
what’s more is MegaCam allows you
to scale the resolution up to 3
megapixels at 3M Scale up.

Using the 8MB built-in memory that’s
included in your camera, you can take
about 90 pictures at Fine quality, 30
pictures at Best quality, 19 pictures at
2M Scale up and 12 at 3M Scale up.

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photos will be

Lens - Adjust the camera lens to take

close-up pictures (Macro mode
or portrait/scenery ( Normal / Infinity

mode

).

)

Back of Digital Camera

LCD Display - The LCD Display
(Liquid Crystal Display) is one way
used to view the photos you have
taken; indicate camera settings as
well as access the menu and info
options.

Viewfinder - Look through the

Viewfinder to view the real life subject
you want to photograph.

Controller - Use the Controller
button to open the camera menu and

change option settings:

•Erase
pressing the Erase
you to remove a picture from the
memory.

Note: Erase and OK are actually just a
single button.

Record/Play - Press to
switch between Record and Play
modes. Record mode allows you to
take photos as well as record video
with the camera. Play mode lets you
view the photos or videos you have
taken on the LCD Display and erase
unwanted photos or videos.

LCD Display - Press to
turn On/Off the LCD display.

Note: It will be automatically shut off if
no operation in 30 seconds to save your
battery power.

- When in Play mode,
button allows

• Menu
camera menu on the LCD Display.

•
or down in the camera menu when
in Record mode. When in Play
mode, press to browse
through the photos you have in the
memory.

• OK - Press OK to select a menu
option or setting. Also press OK
when you are replying to screen
messages.

- Press to open the

- Press to move up

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LCD Display Status icons

Battery power level

Full battery power

Medium battery power

Low battery power

Photo quality

Fine quality, 640x480 pix

Best quality, 1280x1024 pix

2M Scale up, 1600*1200 pix

3M Scale up, 1920*1440 pix

TV/VCR output

NTSC/PAL

Flash setting

Auto

Force Flash

No Flash

Picture Counter

Number of remaining shots

(Record mode)

Number of stored photos

(Play mode)

Digital Interface
Compartment

Located on the left side of the camera are
the two ports for attaching the following
cables: Video Output and USB. These
ports will enable you to attach the
appropriate cables from the camera to
your computer and TV/VCR.

Self-timer

Zoom

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Self-timer On

4x Digital zoom

3x Digital zoom

2x Digital zoom

1x Digital zoom

Video Output - used to hook your
camera to a TV/VCR for viewing
images taken with your camera.

USB Connection - used to connect
your camera to the computer through
the USB port. You can then transfer
photos and recorded videos from the
camera to your computer, or use the
digital camera as a Web camera.