Concord Camera Eye-Q 3042AF Digital Camera

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GETTING STARTED

GETTING ST ARTED

Package Contents

• Concord Eye-Q 3042 AF

• Mini-USB Cable

• TV Out Cable

• User’s Guide/Quick Start Guide/Warranty Card

• Camera Case

• Wrist Strap

• 2x AA Alkaline Batteries

• CD-ROM (for Windows users only)

– USB Mass Storage Driver

– ArcSoft PhotoImpression 2000

– Adobe Acrobat Reader 5

– Microsoft DirectX 9

– Multilingual User’s Guide

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Camera Features

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• 3.1 Megapixels, 2048 x 1536 Resolution

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• 1.6” Color LCD

• 4x Digital Zoom

• Video Clips

• 7MB Internal Memory

• Compatible with Secure Digital (SD) memory cards (not included)

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Attaching the Wrist Strap

Please attach the wrist strap to prevent dropping the camera.

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Loading the Batteries

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The camera can use 2x AA alkaline, lithium or rechargeable batteries to operate.

1. Open the Battery/Memory Card door. (fig.1.1)

• Slide the door in the direction of the arrow marked on it, and lift it open.

2. Insert the batteries according to the polarity indicators on the top edge of the battery compartment. (fig.1.2)

3. Shut the Battery/Memory Card door by sliding it in the opposite direction of the arrow marked on it, and close it securely. (fig.1.3)

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GETTING STARTED

TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF

The Power Button is located on the top of the camera. (fig.1.1)

1. Press the ( ) Power Button to power the camera on.

• The LCD will turn on automatically.

2. To turn the camera off, press the ( ) Power Button. fig.1.1

Note:

To extend battery life, the LCD will be off after 1 minute of inactivity, press ( ) button to reactivate the

LCD. The camera will automatically power off after 2 minutes of inactivity, press the Shutter Button to power the camera back on.

Checking the Battery Level

There are 5 battery levels that are displayed on the LCD.

Batteries are full and ready to use.

3/4 battery capacity remains.

1/2 battery capacity remains.

1/4 battery capacity remains.

Batteries are low need to be replaced soon.

Batteries are empty, blinking red and need to be replaced.

Note:

• The camera's battery level indicator may not accurately reflect the state of a rechargeable battery even the chargeable batteries have been fully recharged due to the inherent problem with rechargeable batteries.

• To extend battery life, the camera will automatically power off after 2 minutes of inactivity. To change this setting please refer to p.27.

• For better performance, please use NiMH rechargeable batteries.

• Remove the batteries from the camera if they will not be used for an extended period of time to prevent corrosion or battery leaks.

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GETTING STARTED

SETTING THE LANGUAGE

When the camera is powered on for the first time, the Language menu will appear.

Setting the Language

1. Turn the camera on.

• The Language Setup screen will appear on the LCD.

2. Press to highlight the language you would like to use.

3. Press the OK button to select.

4. The next screen will read “Are You Sure?” press to select No or Yes.

5. Press the OK button to confirm the selection.

• If you select No, you will return to the Language select screen.

• If you select Yes, all menu screens will be displayed in the new language.

Each language will set the default setting for TV option. To change this setting,

LANGUAGE OPTION

English

Français

Deutsch

Italiano

Español

RETURN

OK

SET

LANGUAGE OPTION

Nederlands

RETURN

OK

SET

Language(s)

English / Español /

Français / Deutsch / Italiano

Nederlands /

TV Option

NTSC

PAL

PAL

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TURNING THE LCD/ICONS ON AND OFF

The camera has a 1.6” LCD which can frame subjects for image and video clip capture, review stored images and video clips and to display the current camera settings.

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1. Use the ( ) button to toggle the LCD mode. The LCD mode changes each time the button is pressed as follows:

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Icons off

LCD off

LCD on with icons

Note: In order to save battery power, you may turn off the LCD display, or LCD will be automatically turned off after one minute of inactivity.

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GETTING STARTED

INTERNAL MEMORY/INSERTING THE MEMORY CARD

Internal Memory

The camera is equipped with 7MB of internal memory, which can be used right away.

Status

Memory card is not inserted.

Memory card is inserted.

Memory in Use

Internal Memory

Memory Card

NOTE!: When the memory card is inserted, the images and video clips stored in the internal memory will be transferred automatically onto the memory card. Please insert a memory card with 7MB or greater of available memory.

Inserting the Memory Card

In addition to having a 7MB internal memory, the camera can use Secure Digital (SD) memory cards to store images and video clips. fig.1.1

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1. Open the Battery/Memory Card door.

• Slide the door in the direction of the arrow marked on it, and lift it open. (fig.1.1)

2. Insert the memory card as indicated by the diagram. (fig.1.2)

• Please insert the card in straight, not on an angle.

3. Shut the Battery/Memory Card door by sliding it in the opposite direction of the arrow marked on it, and close it securely. (fig.1.3)

• To eject the card, push the card in and release, then pull it out.

Note: The camera can support SD cards up to 512 MB.

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If the memory card or internal memory is corrupted, the memory needs to be formatted. (p.28)

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GETTING STARTED

SETTING THE CAMERA’S OPERATIONAL MODE

The camera has 3 operational modes Camera Mode, Review Mode and Video Clip Mode.

1. To change the camera operational mode, slide the mode switch horizontally to the corresponding position.

Camera Mode

Use the camera mode setting to take pictures or to customize your camera settings for picture taking.

Review Mode

Use the review mode setting to browse through images and video clips or to delete images from the internal memory or memory card.

Video Clip Mode

Use video clip mode to capture video clips.

Note: No sound will be recorded.

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