Medion MD40820 Owner's manual

Category
Camcorders
Type
Owner's manual

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Donotdrop,punctureordisassemble
thecamera;otherwisethewarrantywill
bevoided.
Avoidallcontactwithwateranddry
handsbeforeusing.
Donotexposethecameratohigh
temperatureorleaveitindirectsunlight.
Doingsomaydamagethecamera.
Usethecamerawithcare.Avoid
pressinghardonthecamerabody.
Foryourownsafety,avoidusingthe
camerawhenthereisastormor
lightning.
Avoidusingbatteriesofdifferent
brandsortypesatthesametime.
Thereispotentialofexplosionbydoing
that.
Removebatteriesduringlongperiods
betweenusage,asdeteriorated
batteriesmayaffectthefunctionalityof
thecamera.
Removebatteriesiftheyshowsignsof
leakingordistortion.
Wesuggestusingonlytheaccessories
suppliedbythemanufacturer.
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UserManual
Contents
~1~
GettingStarted
1.Yourcameraparts
2.Loadingthebattery
Basicoperation
1.Poweringonandoff
2.SettingtheModeswitch
PlayingYourImagesontheLCDatOnce
1.Viewingpicturesandmovies
3.InsertingandremovingtheSD/MMCcard(optional)
4.Attachingthestrap(optional)
3.Takingstillpictures
4.Recordingmovies
UsingtheLenscover
UsingthePowerbutton
Focus
Zoomin/out
TheLCDdisplayundermode
TheLCDdisplayundermode
Insertingthecard
Removingthecard
5.Usingthetripod(optional)
2.Deletingthepictureandmovie
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TheLCDdisplayundermode
Snapshot
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Flashstrobeandself-timer
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~2~
UsingthePCCameraFunctionforFun
Troubleshooting
2.Configuringsettings
2.Connectingyourcameratoyourcomputer
4.Viewingonyourcomputer
1.InstallingtheMD40820Driver
3.Capturingimmediateimagestoyourcomputer
MENUundermode
MENUundermode
MENUundermode
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1.InstallingtheMD40820Driver
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3.Copyingpicturesandmoviestoyourcomputer
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EnjoyingViewingYourImagesonaPC
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OtherInformation
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1.Lifeofbattery
4.Moreonflicker
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2.Connectingyourcameratoyourcomputer
4.Advancedsettings
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Formatsettings
3.StorageCapacity
Propertiessettings
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5.Specification
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2.LEDindicatorevents
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AdvancedOperationandSettings
1.UsingtheMENUbutton
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GettingStarted
1.Yourcameraparts
Modeswitch
LCDdisplay
Batterysection
Controlbutton(Zoomout)
LEDindicator
Strapholder
Controlbutton(Zoomin)
Flashstrobe
Microphone
Lenscover
Focusswitch
USBport
Lens
Self-TimerLEDindicator
Battery/SD/MMCcardcover
Tripodport
MENU/OKbutton
Powerbutton
~3~
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Shutter/QuickExitbutton
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SD/MMCcardslot
Knowingyourcamerapartswellbeforeusingitwillhelpyouoperateit
moreeasily.
2.Loadingthebattery
Werecommendyoutousealkalinebatteries.
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PleaseusetwoAAA1.5Vbatteries.
Slidetheinthedirectionoftheindicationtoopenit.battery/cardcover
FollowtheindicationtoloadtwoAAAbatteries.
Closeinwardthetolockit.battery/cardcoverandslideupward
~4~
Fordetailsofthebatterylife,seethe"Lifeofbattery"sectiononpage32.
3.InsertingandremovingtheSD/MMCcard
(Optional)
Insertingthecard
NeverejecttheSD/MMCcardwhilethecameraisprocessingdata.
(TheLEDindicatorlightsredwhilethecameraisprocessingdata.
FormoreinformationontheLEDmessages,pleaseseethe"LED
indicatorevents"sectiononpage32)
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Openthe.battery/cardcover
Insertthecardinthedirectionofthe
indicatiorandpushitintilltheendof
thecardplot.
Closethe.battery/cardcover
MENU/OK
Removingthecard
Pushthecardtoremoveit.inandrelease
Thecameracomeswith16MBflash
memorybuiltinsideforstorage.If
youdonotinsertaSD/MMCcard,the
datawillbesavedinthebuilt-inflash
memoryautomatically.
~5~
FordetailsofthestoragecapacityoftheSD/MMCcardandinternalmemory
(16MBflashmemory),pleaseseethe"Storagecapacity"sectiononpage33.
4.Attachingthestrap(Optional)
Forconvenienceandsafety,youmaywishto
attachthecarryingstrap.
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5.Usingthetripod(Optional)
Thetripodcanbeattachedtoyourcameratominimizecameramovement
andensureoptimalimagequality,particularlywhiletakingself-portraits,
longermoviesorinamacromode.
Attachthetripodtotheportonthebottomofthecameraandrotatethe
serratedwheeltolockit.
Unfoldthelegstosetup.
Threadthestraploopthroughtheholderinthe
directionindicated.
Fastenthestrapasindicated.
Tight
Loose
Serratedwheel
Adjustthealignmenttothedesiredposition.
1.Poweringonandoff
Slidetheorpressthetopoweronoroffthe
camera.
LenscoverPowerbutton
UsingtheLenscover UsingthePowerbutton
Slidetheinthe
directionofthearrowtoturnthe
poweronoroff.
Lenscover
ON
OFF
~7~
Pressthetoturn
thepoweronoroff.
Powerbutton
Ifthecameraisidleforover60seconds,theLCDdisplaywillbe
turnedofftoconservebatterypower;pressanykeytowakeup
.Ifitisidleforover3minutes,thecamerawillshut
downautomatically.
thecamera
Whiletheisopen,you
canalsopresstheto
deactivateyourcamera.
Lenscover
Powerbutton
BasicOperation
2.SettingtheModeswitch
Thiscameraprovidesthreemodestouse.Pushtheto
selectthemodethatyouwanttouse.
Modeswitch
StillPicturemode
Playbackmode
Moviemode
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3.Takingstillpictures
WhiletheLEDindicatorisflashingred,theimageisbeingcaptured;whiletheLED
turnsgreen,thepictureprocessingisdone.(FormoreinformationoftheLEDmessage,
pleaseseethe"LEDindicatorevents"sectiononpage32.)
Settheto.Modeswitch
Pressthetotakepictures.Shutterbutton
Followthestepstosnapstills.Alsousethe
andthetoadjustzoominorzoomoutsothat
youcangetbestresult.
Focusswitch
Controlbuttons
tosetthe
focus
Focus
Adjustthefocus
beforetakingthe
stillpicture.Push
the,
thenselectthe
modebestforyourpicture.The
followingtabletellsyouwhich
focusmodeyoumaychoose
withthedistancefromthe
object.
Focusswitch
Macro
Micro
12"~24"(30cm~60cm)
24"~(60cm~)
USB
Zoomin/out
Presstheto
zoominorthe
tozoomout.
Controlbutton
Controlbutton
Snapshot
~9~
TheLCDdisplayundermode
Zoom Numberofpictures
andmoviestaken
Lifeofbattery
Storagemode
Still
pictures
mode
Focus
mode
Resolution
SD/MMCcard:
Flashmemory:non-icon
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Flashstrobeandself-timer
Thestrobeandself-timerareprovidedtooffermoreconvenientutilities
whentakingpictures.Youcanusethestrobeifthelightisnotadequate.
Theself-timerfunctionisusefulincertainsituations(ex.takingself-portait
photo).Thereareothersettingsintheundermodetoaffect
theresultofimage,i
MENU
ncludingsize,exposure,whitebalance,andeffect.
Fordetailsonoperationandinformation,pleaseseepage13-14.
Youcanalsoadjusttheundermode.(Pleaserefertothe"Focus"
sectiononpage8.)
Focusswitch
~10~
Settheto.Modeswitch
Pressthetostartrecording.Shutterbutton
Presstheagaintostoptherecording.Shutterbutton
TheLCDdisplayundermode
Movie
mode
Numberof
pictures
andmovies
taken
Lifeofbattery
Storagemode
SD/MMCcard:
Flashmemory:non-icon
Focus
mode
Theresolutionofmovieis320*240pixels.
4.Recordingmovies
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PlayingYourImagesontheLCDatOnce
~11~
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TheLCDdisplayundermode
Picture:
Numberofpictures
andmoviestaken
Lifeofbattery
Itappearsunderthe
statusoflowbatteryonly.
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Pictureandmovie
number
Playback
mode
Thetype
youare
viewing
Storagemode
SD/MMCcard:
Flashmemory:non-icon
Controlbuttons
Settheto.Modeswitch
ThelastimagetakenwillbehighlightedfirstontheLCDdisplay.
Pressthetoselectthepreviousorthenextimage,
thenviewitontheLCDdisplay.
Controlbuttons
Whileplayingamovieonthe
camera,soundplaybackisnot
available.Pleasecopythe
movietoyourcomputer(for
details,seepage17)toviewit
withsoundplayback.
1.Viewingpicturesandmovies
Movie:
~12~
Pushtheto,thenpressthetopick
theimageyouwanttodelete.
ModeswitchControlbuttons
Pressthetochoose"",thenpressthe
.
ControlbuttonsDeleteOne
MENU/OKbutton
Pick""withthe,thenpressthe
tocompletetheactionofdeletion.
YesControlbuttonsMENU/OKbutton
Pressthetoenterthe.MENU/OKbutton MENU
Followthestepsifyouwanttodeleteonepictureormovie.
Presstheifyouwanttoquickexittheatanytime.Shutter/QuickExitbutton MENU
MENU/OKbutton
Controlbuttons
2.Deletingthepictureandmovie
AdvancedOperationandSettings
MENUundermode
Theprovidesmoreadvancedfeaturesforyoutofine-tunethe
camera.
MENU
Usethetoenterthe.Pressthe
tohighlighttheitem.Usetheto
confirm.Thenusethetoexitimmediately.
MENU/OKbutton
ControlbuttonsMENU/OKbutton
Shutter/QuickExitbutton
MENU
Theisforeither
enteringtheorexecutingan
action.
MENU/OKbutton
MENU
Selecttheicontoexit;orpressthe
toquickexit.Shutter/QuikExitbutton
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1.UsingtheMENUbutton
Item Option
2048x1536
1600x1200
1280x960
Auto
Off
On
Off
Size
Strobe
Self-
Timer
Description
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
,thenwaitfor10secondswith
flashingred.
Shutterbutton
Self-TimerLEDindicator
Icon
MENU
LCD
display
N/A
~14~
Auto
Sunny
Cloudy
Fluorescent
Tungsten
Normal
B&W
Classic
Solarize
White
Balance
[WB]
Effect
Thisitemallowsyoutosetthecolor
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
"Solarize"(over-exposed)effects.
Setting
Seepage16fordetails.
Auto
BackLight
Exposure
Thisitemallowsyoutosettheexposure-
meteringmode.Whenyouarenotsurethe
sourceoflightorwhentheobjectfacesthelight,
selectthe"Auto"mode.Whentheobjectis
againstthelight,selectthe"BackLight"mode.
N/A
N/A
N/A
MENUundermode
Item Option
Normal
B&W
Effect
Setting
Description
Thisitemallowsyoutosettheeffectofthe
image,suchasthe"Normal"(noeffect)and
"B&W"(blackandwhite)effects.
Seepage16fordetails.
Icon
MENU
LCD
display
N/A
MENUundermode
~15~
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Delete
One
Delete
All
Format
Thisitemallowsapictureoramoviestoredin
yourbuilt-inflashmemoryortheSD/MMC
cardtobedeleted.
Thisitemallowsallfilesstoredinyourbuilt-in
flashmemoryortheSD/MMCcardtobe
deleted.
Thisitemallowsallfilesstoredinyourbuilt-in
flashmemoryortheSD/MMCcardwillbe
deletedandformatted.Notethatallstored
fileswillbegoneandcannotberestored.
N/A
N/A
N/A
Item Option
Description
Icon
MENU
LCD
display
Setting
Seepage16fordetails.
~16~
Highlighttheiconwiththeinthefor
configuration.Thefollowingfiguresarethedisplaysunderthe
threemodes.Thetableisthedescriptionofallitemsinthe.
Controlbuttons MENU
Setting
Setting
Settingundermode Settingundermode Settingundermode
ThedescriptionoftheitemsSetting
2.Configuringsettings
Item
Year
Month
Day
On
Off
On
Off
On
Off
50HZ
60HZ
English
Duestch
Yes
No
Time
Beep
Display
DateStamp
Flicker
Function
Language
Thisitemallowsyoutosetthetimeofthe
camera.Usethetochange
thenumberofsettings.Pressthe
toconfirm.
Controlbuttons
MENU/OK
button
Thisitemdetermineswhetherthebeepsounds
whenoperatingthecamera.
Thisitemdetermineswhetheradatestampwill
appearonthepicturestaken.
Default
Hour
Minute
Thisitemdetermineswhetherthesmallicons
forillustrationwillappearontheLCDscreen.
Thisitemallowsyoutosettheflickertoprevent
nosieandgetthebestimage.Thedefaultflicker
valueisbasedonyourcountry.Seethe"More
onflicker"sectiononpage33fordetails.
Thisitemallowsyoutosettheusageof
languageontheLCDdisplay.
Thisitemdetermineswhetherallyoursettings
willbereturnedtotheoriginalfactorydefault.
N/A
Option
Icon
EnjoyingViewingYourImagesonaPC
Installthebeforeconnectingyourcameratoyour
computerforthefirsttime.Pleasefollowthestepstocompletethe
installation.
MD40820Driver
! ForWindowsXPusers: Skip(InstallingtheMD40820Driver)andgoto
(Connectingyourcameratoyourcomputer)ifyoudonotusethePC
Camerafunction.
step1.
step2.
Turnonyourcomputer.
!
DonotconnecttheUSBcabletoyourcomputeratthisstage.
!
Turnoffotherapplicationsrunningonyourcomputer.
PlacethesuppliedCDintotheCD-ROMdrive.
Movethemouseto""andclickit.MD40820Driver
Mycomputer
MD40820(E:)*
Pleasefollowthesteps:
Double-clickthe""icon.
Double-clicktheCD-ROMdriveicon("").
*ThenameofCD-ROMdrivechangesdependingonhowyour
computerissetup.
Thetitleappearsonthescreenin
afewseconds.
Clickthe""item.MD40820Driver
Ifnotitleappearsonthescreen
~17~
1.InstallingtheMD40820Driver
NoticeforWindows2000users
Donotrestartyourcomputeratthisstep.
The""dialogboxmightshowtwice.
Pleasesimplyclick"".ThiscameraworkswellforWindows
2000.
DigitalSignatureNotFound
Yes
Followtheon-screeninstructionsandclick"".Finish
The""dialogboxisoccurringandtheautomatic
installationbegins.WhenawindowasFig1appears,click"".
InstallShieldWizard
Next
Fig1
~18~
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Medion MD40820 Owner's manual

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Type
Owner's manual
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