Concord Camera Eye-Q 2100 User manual

Brand: Concord Camera

Model: Eye-Q 2100

Type: User manual

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User's Guide

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Concord Eye-Q2100 User's Guide

2100

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Product Overview

Lens

Viewfinder

Flash

Self-timer

Indicator LED

Battery Cover

Focus Ring

Tripod Socket

USB Terminal

Strap Eyelet

TV out Terminal

DC Power

Terminal

Memory Card Slot Cover

Power Switch

Mode Dial

Shutter Button

Viewfinder

Up ( ) Direction Button

Menu Button

Down ( ) Direction Button

TFT LCD Monitor

Memory Card

Slot Cover

Disp Button

Set Button

Ready LED

Mode Dial

Camera

Review

PC Connection

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Getting Started

Loading the Camera Batteries

Congratulations on the purchase of your new camera. Your camera has

been carefully engineered and manufactured to give you dependable

operation. Read this manual before operating the camera to become

more familiar with it.

Package Contents

Concord Eye-Q 2100 Digital Camera

CD ROM with Camera Drivers for Windows

98/98SE/2000/ME/XP and Mac OS 9.X only

4 AAA Batteries

Camera Pouch

MGI Software CD ROM

User's Manual

Quick Start Guide

USB Cable

Video Cable

Wrist Strap

Attaching the Wrist Strap

To help ensure the camera is

not dropped, place the wrist

strap on the camera.

1.Open the Battery Cover, by

pushing and sliding it towards

the front of the cover.

2. Load the batteries into the

battery chamber following the

Polarity indicators (+ -)

3. Close the Battery Cover until

you hear it click closed.

Note:

The use of an AC Adapter is recommended if you expect to use the camera

for a long period. Make sure the AC adapter meets the specification

requirement of 5V/2.0A maximum. The positive terminal of the AC

Adapter inserts into the cameras DC power terminal.

Mode Dial Settings

Located on the top of the camera, the Mode Dial moves the camera to

different operational modes.

Camera Mode - For picture taking. You can take photographs

from 15cm (6 inches) to infinity.

Review Mode -Review your pictures from the CF memory or

internal memory on the TFT or on an external monitor with the

video cable.

PC Connect Mode - Connect your camera to a computer, and

download the images.

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Turning the Camera On and Off

Slide the Power switch to the right.

You will hear a beep; the ready light will

flash then remain steady. The camera is

then powered on.

To power the camera Off, slide the power switch to the right.

Turning the TFT Display On and Off

Yourcamera comes with a protective film over the

TFT display during shipping.

Remove the covering to have a clear view of the

display.

To turn the TFT On and Off, Press the button just above the

TFT display.

Note:

The icons on the TFT display the status of the current camera settings

and conditions.

See Page 9 for more information on your TFT icons.

EV Adjustment

2.0EV

Date/Time Indicator

White Balance

AWB

Daylight

Tungsten

Fluorescent

Cloudy

AWB

Resolution

800x600

1600x1200

Macro

Number of Images

CF Card Inside

Battery Power

Digital Zoom

Image Quality

Super Fine

Fine

Normal

TFT Icons

Flash Mode

Fill-in Flash

Red-eye Reduction

Night

Flash Off

Depth Of Field

Enhancement

Auto Flash

AWB

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Checking the Battery level

Before using the camera, turn it on and check the battery status. The

lower right corner of the TFT display has the following battery level

indicators.

Full - Battery is fully charged

Low - replace soon

Depleted - replace with new batteries.

Suggested Battery Brands

To ensure optimal performance of your camera, the use of internationally

known brands of extended life alkaline batteries is recommended.

Extended use of these features can reduce battery life:

Using the TFT as a viewfinder

Reviewing pictures on the TFT

Using the flash

Note:

* See Pg. 40 Tips Safety and Maintenance for more information on

batteries.

Choosing Internal Memory or CF card

The Concord Eye-Q 2100 camera is equipped with 8MB of internal

memory. The camera supports CompactFlash™ Type I cards for

additional picture storage capabilities.

Inserting a CF card

1. Open the Memory Card Slot Cover.

2. Insert the CompactFlash™ Card

3. Close the Memory Card Slot cover. You will

hear the cover snap when it is closed.

Note:

If a new CompactFlash™ card is used the card needs to be formatted.

Please see Pg. 25 for instructions on formatting your CompactFlash™

card.

Internationally recognized brands of CompactFlash™ Cards greater than

8MB are recommended for the Eye-Q 2100 digital camera.

When the Memory Slot door is opened the camera automatically powers

off.

Taking a Picture

Use the Camera Mode setting to take pictures or to customize your

cameras settings for picture taking.

1. Turn Dial Mode to Camera Mode.

2. Use the TFT to frame your subject.

If you wish to conserve battery power, use the viewfinder to frame your

subject.

3. Check the focus ring on the

front of the camera for correct

setting

4. Press shutter button half

way down to set the exposure,

then completely down to take

the picture.

The TFT will show a quick preview of the image and then return to live

mode for more picture taking.

The preview can be turned off, see Customizing Your Camera on Page 23.

** Note:

Focus Ring must be set correctly or pictures will be out of focus.

See Next Page.

Setting the Focus Range

The Concord Eye-Q 2100 camera can focus on subjects as close as 15cm

(6 in) to infinity. If the Focus ring is not set correctly the images will be

out of focus.

Photography Tips

Macro Mode allows you get close to

your subject.

Photography Tips

Macro Mode allows you get close to your subject.

Frame the subject in the TFT display, and not the viewfinder.

Take a test picture, to see if the flash is required or not. You can review

the picture in the TFT and then

delete.

Macro Mode-

15cm – 40cm

(6 in- 15in)

Normal Mode-

50cm (20 in)-infinity

Using the Flash

When taking pictures at night, indoors or outdoors in shadows, use the

flash on your camera. The camera flash is effective when you are

0.75cm to 3 m (2.5 ft. to 9 ft.) from the subject.

When in Camera Mode, Press the Set button to choose the flash setting.

The flash status icon displayed on the TFT will change as you press the

Set button.

Auto – The camera judges if a flash is required. If the

environment is too dark, the flash will fire.

Fill in Flash – Flash will fire in any lighting conditions

Red-Eye-Reduction – flash will fire to help eliminate Red

Eye, flash resets to Auto

Night Mode-decreasing the shutter speed to capture more

light, the camera needs to be placed on a tripod when used

in Night Mode

Flash Off- Flash will not fire under any lighting conditions.

Depth of Field Enhancement – Under cloudy or low light

conditions for subjects that are at a distance or

landscapes.

Using the Digital Zoom

The Digital Zoom gives a 2X magnification to your pictures.

1. In Camera Mode, press the Down arrow

button to activate the 2x zoom.

2. The 2x icon appears on the upper right

corner your TFT screen.

3. The TFT screen will have a digital zoom

frame appear, allowing for accurate

framing of your photograph.

4. To cancel the digital zoom feature press

the Down Arrow button.

The resolution of the digital image taken with 2X zoom is 800 x 600.

Using the White Balance Feature

White Balance eliminates colorcasts that are created by the different

color temperatures of light sources. Our eyes naturally compensate for

white balance, and see objects that are white as white. There are six

adjustments for white balance. To provide optimal performance, under

changing conditions set the camera to Auto White Balance.

1. In Camera Mode, press the Menu button.

2. In the Set up screen, use the Up-Down arrows to scroll to the WB

setting, press the SET button, then use the up down arrows to select the

white balance setting.

Auto White Balance – Camera will adjust the white balance

automatically

Daylight – Outdoors under bright sunny conditions

Tungsten-Indoors under tungsten lighting

Fluorescent- Indoors under fluorescent lighting.

Cloudy – Outdoors, under cloudy or overcast conditions

Black and White– The picture will be in black and white,

best used for taking pictures of black and white

documents.

Setting Picture Quality and Resolution

Resolution

1. In Camera Mode, press the Menu button.

2. In the Recording Menu, use the Up-Down arrows to scroll to

the Resolution setting.

3. Press the SET button, and then use the Up-Down arrows to select the

Resolution.

Image Quality

1. In Camera Mode, press the Menu button.

2. In the Recording Menu, use the Up-Down arrows to scroll to

the Quality setting.

3. Press the SET button, and then use the Up-Down arrows to select the

Quality.

Image Quality vs. Resolution

Based on the 8MB of Internal Memory, this chart provides a reference

guide to the number of pictures the camera will store depending upon

the selected resolution and quality settings.

Small 800 x 600 Large 1600 x 1200

Super Fine – Low Compression Rating

Fine – Normal Compression Rating

Normal – High Compression Rating

26 +/- 2 63 +/- 3 99 +/- 4

6 +/- 1 15 +/- 1 24 +/- 2

Using the Self Timer

After pressing the shutter button there is a 10 second delay until the

photograph is taken.

1. In Camera Mode, press the Up arrow button to

select the self-timer mode.

2. Pressing the shutter button activates the self-timer.

3. The camera will beep and the red Led indicator

light on the front of the camera will flash.

The self-timer is automatically cancelled after the

photograph is taken.

Photography Tips

Place the camera on a flat surface or a tripod.

Use the TFT to compose the picture, and then press the shutter button to

activate the self-timer.

Since the red LED indicator on the front of the camera flashes you have

time to join in the photograph and kn ow the camera is finished when the

red light stops blinking.

Reviewing your pictures

Use the Review Mode setting to review the photographs in your camera.

1. Set the Mode Dial to Review Mode. The images stored on your

camera will be displayed on the TFT.

2. Use the Up-Down Direction Buttons to scroll through your images.

To view the images enlarged

1.While in Review mode,

2. Press the Set Button to see a portion of the image.

3. Use the Up-Down direction buttons to select a

section of the image to view.

4. Select the DISP button to change from moving up

and down to left and right across the picture.

Thumbnail view

1. While in Review Mode, press the DISP button to have nine thumbnail

images appear at once on the TFT display.

2. Use the Up-Down direction buttons to choose an image.

3. Press the SET button to view the enlarged picture.

Running a Slide Show

1. While in Review Mode, Press the MENU button to view the Playback

2. Select “Auto Play” from the Playback Menu

3. Press the SET button

4. Choose either YES or NO with the Up-Down arrow buttons.

If YES was selected, the auto play feature will begin

automatically.

Note:

Using the Video Out feature and Cables, you can auto play your images on

an external monitor, like a television.

Plug the cable into the “Video Out” on the television, and into the TV Out

terminal on the camera.

Auto Play – automatically plays your images back as a

slide show.

Deleting pictures

1. Set the Mode Dial to Review Mode. The images stored on your

camera will be displayed on the TFT.

2. Use the Up-Down direction buttons to scroll through your images.

3. Press the MENU button to view the Playback Menu

4. Select the type of Deletion by scrolling with the Up-Down arrow

buttons.

5. Press the SET button

6. Choose either YES or NO with the Up- Down arrow buttons.

If YES was selected, the image will be erased

If NO was selected, the image will not be erased

7. Press SET to return to the Playback Menu or Press the MENU button

to exit the Playback Menu and return the Playback Mode.

One Erase – deletes just the image selected

All Erase –deletes all the images

Protecting your Pictures from Deletion

Use the Protect Feature to prevent specific pictures from being deleted.

1. Set the Mode Dial to Review Mode. The images stored on your

camera will be displayed on the TFT.

2. Use the Up-Down direction buttons to scroll through your images.

3. Press the MENU button to view the Playback Menu

4. Select “Protect” from the Playback Menu

5. Press the SET button

6. Choose either YES or NO with the Up-Down arrow buttons.

If YES was selected, the image will be protected.

Note:

Formatting the Internal Memory or CF card deletes all, including protected

pictures.

Protected images have the Key shaped icon appear on the top of the TFT

display during review.

To Unprotect a picture that has the KEY icon. Do the same steps as listed

for protection, and the picture will be unprotected.

Protect – protects and image from accidental deletion

Customizing Your Camera Settings

1. In Camera Mode, press the Menu button.

2. In the Recording Menu, use the Up-Down arrows to scroll to

SetUp setting you wish to customize.

3. Press the SET button, and then use the Up-Down arrows to select the

settings.

4. Select the feature you which to customize, then press the SET button

and use the Up-Down arrow buttons to adjust the settings.

5. Use the SET button to confirm and the DISP button to cancel

Date/Time –

The formats are YY/MM/DD and HH:MM

Language –

English, Traditional Chinese, French, German and Spanish.

Video Output –

NTSC or PAL

Auto Off –

The camera can be set to turn off automatically after the

camera is idle.

30 sec, 60 sec, 3 min.

Quick View-

The TFT will display a picture for 3 seconds after the image is

captured.

ON or OFF

Brightness-

You can adjust the TFT display brightness to make the

display easier to see.

Exposure Compensation

When certain subjects or scenes are very dark or bright, you can set the

EV compensation setting to get the desired results.

The Exposure compensation can be set between the values of EV+2 and

EV-2, in 0.5EV increments.

1. Set the Mode Dial to Camera Mode, press the Menu button.

2. In the Recording Menu, use the Up-Down arrows to scroll to

the EV Compensation setting.

3. Press the SET button, and then use the Up-Down arrows to select the

EV Compensation level.

Photography Tip:

Increasing the EV settings in scenes that are dark, will give more light to

the picture

Decreasing the EV settings in scenes that are light will make the picture

darker.

+Plus EV Normal - Minus EV

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Concord Camera Eye-Q 2100 User manual

Concord Camera Eye-Q 2100 User manual

Concord Camera Eye-Q 2100 User manual

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