Easypix SD III

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Preparing Your Camera Getting Started Digital Video Mode Digital Camera Mode Voice Recording Mode Playback Mode MP3 Mode Camera Settings TV Output Copying Files to PC Using PC Camera Users Manual MovieCam SD III English Safety Notice 1.

Do not drop, puncture or disassemble the camera; otherwise the warranty will be voided.

Do not expose the camera to high temperature or leave it in direct sunlight.

For your own safety, avoid using the camera when there is a storm or lightning.

Avoid using batteries of different brands or types at the same time.

Remove batteries during long periods between usage, as deteriorated batteries may affect the functionality of the camera.

Much investment in time and effort has gone into its development, and it is our hope that it will give you many years of trouble-free service.

~ 2 ~ Users guideCamera Driver CD USB cable AV cable AA Alkaline batteries x 4 TripodBag Wrist Strap Earphone Package Contents Microphone Back LED Shutter/Record Button Direction Buttons OK Button Menu Button Wrist Strap Hook SD/MMC Card Slot Video-out Connector USB Connector Earphone Connector Speaker LCD Panel LCD On/Off Detector Flash Strobe Lens Lens Cover Front LED Battery Cover Focus Switch Power On/Off Button Mode Switch Tripod Socket ~ 3 ~ Camera Parts Loading the batteries Your camera runs on four AA alkaline batteries.

High performance batteries are recommended for this camera for maximum battery life.

Slide the battery compartment cover open in the direction as indicated.

After the batteries are properly installed, replace the battery compartment cover.

Preparing Your Camera ~ 4 ~ ~ 5 ~ Inserting the SD/MMC card (optional) The SD card comes with a write-protect switch.

When the write-protect switch is set to the Lock position, the card will become non-writable.

To ensure that the camera can operate normally, you should set the write-protect switch to the Unlock position before inserting the SD card.

In addition to 16MB (128Mbits) built-in flash memory, your camera can store data on a Secure Digital (SD) card or a MultiMedia card (MMC).

To insert a SD/MMC card, gently push the card as indicated until the card reaches the end of the slot.

Note that once a SD/MMC card is inserted, the camera will use the card as the main storage media.

Files stored in the camera's built-in memory will become inaccessible until the SD/MMC card is removed.

‹ Do not remove the SD/MMC card while the camera is processing data (when the LED is flashing).

‹ If you insert a write-protected card, the media icon on the LCD display will become red.

Unlock Lock PreparingYourCamera Attaching the wrist strap Please unfasten and separate the strap into two parts.

To attach the wrist strap to the camera, thread the strap through the hook on the side of the camera, and then the one on the bottom part.

After threading the strap, fasten the strap and then use the leather wrap to hold the strap.

~ 6 ~ How to hold your camera Please put your hand through the wrist strap and firmly hold the camera as illustrated.

While taking stills or recording AVI movies, avoid blocking the lens to retain the best result.

Using the bag The accessory bag comes handy if you are planning to carry the camera with you while you are travelling around.

Simply put the camera into the bag as indicated, and you are ready to carry the camera with you.

~ 7 ~ Using the tripod Use a tripod to minimize camera movement and ensure optimal image quality, especially while shooting self- portraits or video conferencing.

PreparingYourCamera ‹Avoid severe impact to the camera body even it is placed in the bag.

Tight Loose Turning on your camera Getting Started Press and hold down the power button for 2 ~ 3 seconds to turn on the camera.

‹ If the camera is not turned on after pressing the power button, please check: 1.

‹ Please open the lens cover if you are going to use the digital video or camera function.

Turning off your camera Press and hold down the power button for 2 ~ 3 seconds to turn off the camera.

~ 8 ~ Setting the date and time When you power on the camera for the first time, you need to set up the date and time: 1.

Press the Up or Down button to highlight Date, and then press the OK button or the Right button to enter the sub-menu.

After the correct date has been set up, press the OK button to confirm the setting.

After the correct time has been set up, press the OK button to confirm the setting.

GettingStarted Setting Beep ON ONBoot-up Auto Off 10m Date 03/01/01 Time 12:00 ‹ While operating the camera, pressing the Menu button can bring up a sub-menu under most circumstances.

When a sub- menu is being shown on the screen, you can use the illustrated function buttons to make your selection.

Cancel Move Cursor Up Move Cursor Down Cancel/Exit Confirm Confirm ~ 9 ~ Tips for best shooting Keep the focus set to except for close-ups.

Make sure you have adequate light when taking stills or recording AVI movies.

For stable and smooth image quality, move the camera slowly during filming.

However, you can easily check the media type and power status on the LCD display.

Checking the media and power status GettingStarted Storage media indicator: : The camera is using the built-in memory for file storage.

Please replace the batteries immediately when the icon is flashing red.

‹ When the camera is using a SD/MMC card as main storage media, files stored in the camera's built-in memory will become inaccessible until the card is removed.

‹ For details under different modes, please refer to the respective chapters.

Make sure you have adequate light ~ 10 ~ The following chart is estimated based on a 64MB SD card.

Actual capacity may vary (up to +5%) depending on the environment and color condition.

Storage capacity chart GettingStarted ~ 11 ~ LCD display Digital Video (DV) Mode DigitalVideoMode Fine 1.

00 06:20 00:00 QVGA DV mode indicator Recording indicator Recording time lapse Image resolution Image quality Battery life indicator Storage media type Remaining capacity (mm:ss) Zoom ratio ~ 12 ~ Recording an AVI movie DigitalVideoMode 1.

While recording, you can press the Up or Down button to zoom in/out the screen.

00 260 00:00 QVGA Recording indicator ‹ To review the recorded AVI movies, switch the camera to Playback mode and play the AVI clips.

~ 13 ~ DigitalVideoMode DV menu While in Digital Video mode, press the Menu button to bring up the DV menu.

The following table illustrates all items and their functions.

DV Video VGA Display ON Start/Stop Recording Zoom In Zoom Out DV Menu Function buttons The following function buttons are available while the camera is in Digital Video mode: ~ 14 ~ LCD display Digital Camera Mode DigitalCameraMode Fine 2601.

00 EV+1 1280 Digital Camera mode indicator Self-timer indicator Flash indicator White balance indicator Image resolution Image quality Battery life indicator Storage media type Remaining capacity (pic.) Exposure compensation value Zoom ratio ~ 15 ~ Taking a still 1.

Before shooting, you can press the Up or Down button to adjust the zoom ratio.

12"~16" (30cm~40cm) 16"~ (40cm~ ) Shutter/Record button ~ 16 ~ DigitalCameraMode Using the flash strobe When the lighting is not sufficient for your shooting environment, the flash can provide the extra light you need.

Using the hot button While in Digital Camera mode, pressing the Left button allows you to switch the flash mode without entering the options menu.

Pressing the hot button can cycle through three flash modes - Auto, Force, Off.

Auto mode ( ): When the flash is set to Auto mode, the camera will automatically measure the lighting condition, and the flash will be activated if needed.

A Force mode ( ): When the flash is set to Force mode, the flash always fires no matter how the lighting condition is.

Off (no icon): The flash will not function when it is set to Off.

‹ When the battery power is low (with only one gauge left), the flash strobe cannot be activated due to insufficient power for recharge.

‹ While the flash is being recharged, you cannot press the shutter button to take pictures.

~ 17 ~ DigitalCameraMode Setting white balance Under certain conditions, you may need to manually select the white balance setting to take pictures with the correct color balance.

Using the hot button While in Digital Camera mode, pressing the Right button allows you to change the white balance setting without entering the options menu.

Pressing the hot button can cycle through five settings - Auto, Sunny, Cloudy, Fluorescent, and Tungsten.

Auto (no icon): The camera will measure the color temperature and make adjustments automatically.

Cloudy ( ): Suitable for shooting under shades or cloudy weather.

Fluorescent ( ): Suitable for shooting environment with fluorescent light.

Tungsten ( ): Suitable for shooting environment with incandescent light.

‹ White balance: When the human eye sees an object, it adapts to the object so that a white object always looks white.

However, a digital camera sees an object as white by adjusting the color balance of the lighting condition.

While in Digital Camera mode, press the Menu button to bring up the Camera menu.

Highlight the SelfTimer item, and then select ON in the sub-menu.

Highlight the Exposure item, and then select a desired EV value in the sub-menu.

When the Shutter/Record button is pressed, the camera will have ten seconds delay before taking a picture.

After the shutter fires, the SelfTimer will be automatically disabled.

10 Setting exposure compensation Setting the EV value enables you to manually control the brightness of the taken stills.

Camera Strobe AUTO 2MImageSize SelfTimer ON DateStamp OFF Display OFF 1.

Highlight the Camera tab, and press the Right button to select the Advanced tab.

Quality Fine 0Exposure Advanced WB AUTO ‹ Setting the value too high may cause the pictures to appear over-exposed.

~ 19 ~ DigitalCameraMode Camera menu Camera Strobe AUTO 2MImageSize SelfTimer OFF DateStamp OFF Display OFF The Camera menu provides several items for you to fine- tune the camera function.

To bring up the Camera menu, press the Menu button while in Digital Camera mode.

To access the advanced menu, move the cursor to highlight the Camera tab, and then press the Right button.

Quality Fine 0Exposure Advanced WB AUTO Shutter Flash Mode Zoom In Zoom Out Camera Menu Function buttons The following function buttons are available while the camera is in Digital Camera mode: White Balance ~ 20 ~ DigitalCameraMode The following table illustrates all items and functions of the advanced camera settings.

The following table illustrates all items and functions of the basic camera settings.

Camera menu (continued) ~ 21 ~ DigitalCameraMode LCD display Voice Recording (VR) Mode VoiceRecordingMode 10:52 001/001 123K VR mode indicator Current file / All files File size Battery life indicator Storage media type Sound volume Remaining capacity (mm:ss) WAVE0001.WAV ~ 22 ~ Recording a sound clip VoiceRecordingMode 1.

Microphone ‹Avoid blocking the microphone while recording voice.

~ 23 ~ Deleting sound clips VoiceRecordingMode When highlighting a sound clip, press the Menu button and a sub-menu will pop up asking if you want to delete one or all files.

Delete Delete One Delete All Start/Stop Recording /Pause (while playing) Volume UpVolume Down Play File Select File Select File Delete File Function buttons The following function buttons are available while the camera is in Voice Recording mode: ~ 24 ~ LCD display Playback Mode PlaybackMode 001/006 1.00 JPG VOL15 00:00 Playback mode indicator File type Play/Pause/Stop indicator Playing time Sound volume Battery life indicator Storage media type Current file / All files Zoom (lock or unlock) / Zoom ratio ~ 25 ~ Thumbnail browser Set the Mode Switch to Playback mode.

After entering the Playback mode, you will see the thumbnail interface.

You can tell the file type by the color of the encircling square: Red: AVI files.

While playing the file, you can use the function buttons as illustrated: The following function buttons are available in the thumbnail browser: While in thumbnail browser, highlight an AVI movie or a WAV file.

PlaybackMode Playing an AVI movie or a WAV file Show Info Next FilePrevious File Play / Pause Volume Up Volume Down Go Back to Thumbnail Show Info Delete File Select File Play/View File JPG 001/006 ‹ If you want to restart playing the same file, you can press the OK button to pause, and then press the Right or Left button to restart.

~ 26 ~ Viewing a JPG picture When viewing a JPG picture in full-screen mode, you can use the function buttons as illustrated: Under zoom-lock mode, you can use the function buttons as illustrated: While viewing the full-screen JPG picture, If you zoom in the picture and then press the OK button, the zoom ratio will be locked.

While in thumbnail mode, highlight a JPG picture and press the OK button to view the file in full-screen mode.

Full Screen Show Info Next File Go Back to Thumbnail Previous File Zoom Lock Zoom In Zoom Out Zoom-lock Screen Show Info Right Go Back to Thumbnail Left Unlock Up Down PlaybackMode ‹ The maximum zoom ratio varies according to the image's resolution.

~ 27 ~ PlaybackMode Deleting files When highlighting a thumbnail, press the Menu button and a sub-menu will pop up asking if you want to delete one or all files.

Delete Delete One Delete All ~ 28 ~ LCD display MP3 Mode MP3Mode 01/01 00:00 4500K Bass 3D TRACK01.MP3 MP3 mode indicator Playing time / File size Bass boost indicator 3D enhancement indicator Battery life indicator Storage media type Sound volume Current file / All files Play list item indicator ~ 29 ~ Uploading MP3 files MP3Mode Playing MP3 music To upload MP3 files to the camera, you need to connect the camera to a PC using the USB cable.

For more information on USB connection, please refer to Chapter 10.

After connecting the camera to the computer and selecting DISK mode, you can locate a "MP3" folder in the removable disk.

Then you can copy the desired MP3 files into the folder for playing.

After entering the main screen, you can select the desired MP3 title and press the OK button to play.

The following function buttons are available when the camera is in MP3 mode: Add/Remove List Item /Pause (while playing) Volume Up MP3 Menu Volume Down Play / Stop Select File Select File ‹ The icon indicates that the MP3 file is included in the play list.

During continuous play, files in the list will be played repeatedly.

For JPG, AVI, and WAV files For MP3 files ‹ If you want to remove MP3 files from the camera, use one of the following methods: 1.

Connect the camera to a PC and delete files in the "MP3" folder.

Set the camera to Setting mode and use the Format Media command.

Note that all files, including non-MP3 files, will be gone after formatting.

~ 30 ~ MP3 menu MP3Mode MP3 Menu Select File OFFBass Boost 3D Enhance OFF The MP3 menu provides several items for you to enhance the quality of MP3 music.

To bring up the MP3 menu, press the Menu button while in MP3 mode.

The following table illustrates all items and their functions.

~ 31 ~ Camera Settings CameraSettings Basic settings Setting Beep ON ONBoot-up Auto Off 10m Date 03/01/01 Time 12:00 The following table illustrates the items and functions of the basic settings.

The basic camera settings allow you to configure some elemental functions of the camera.

‹ The following function buttons are available while configuring the camera settings.

Cancel Move Cursor Up Move Cursor Down Cancel/Exit Select/Confirm Select/Confirm ~ 32 ~ Advanced settings Format Media Reset Default 2-2 Advanced TV Type NTSC 60HzFlicker LCD Bright 1 USB Mode MENU Language 2-1 CameraSettings The following table illustrates the items and functions of the advanced settings.

To access the menu, open the basic setting menu, highlight the tab, and then press the Right button.

~ 33 ~ Connecting the camera to TV TV Output TVOutput Connect your camera and TV via an AV cable for real- time display.

You can export your video clips, still pictures and audio recordings directly to your TV to share them with friends and family.

AudioVideo AV Mode ~ 34 ~ Installing the driver (for 98SE) Copying Files to PC CopyingFilestoPC If you are using Windows 98 SE, you need to install MovieCam SD III Driver before your camera connects to your computer for the first time.

‹ If the title screen does not appear automatically, please double-click on My Computer and then the CD-ROM drive.

Then browse to the folder "\ Driver" and start the Setup.exe program manually.

Click on the icon to launch the installation of MovieCam SD III.

The Install Shield Wizard will then appear and automatically install the program.

After the driver installation is completed, the program will prompt you to install Direct X 8.0 or above.

If you are not sure if this program has been installed in your computer, please click Yes to continue.

‹ The program Direct X 8.0 or above is necessary for viewing the AVI movies recorded by the camera.

After the installation is completed, you may need to restart your computer for the driver to take effect.

CopyingFilestoPC ~ 36 ~ Installing the driver (for 98SE) (continued) ‹ After rebooting your computer, please connect the camera to the PC and select DISK (removable disk) mode to capture the device.

‹ If the camera's USB mode is set to MENU (please refer to the Advanced settings in Chapter 8), a menu will pop up when the camera is connected to your computer.

You can then select CAMERA (for PC camera) or DISK (for removable disk) according to your purpose.

Turn on your computer, and then connect the USB cable to the USB port of your computer.

CAMERA DISK USB Mode ‹ Notice for Windows 2000/XP/ME users: If you select DISK mode and then want to disconnect the camera from your computer, please follow these steps: 1.

Select the camera when the confirmation screen appears and click OK.

Follow the on-screen instructions to safely disconnect the camera from your computer.