nglish Chapter 1: Installation Software Installation Mega Camera Manager Installation Place the CD into your CD-ROM and click on the Mega Camera Manager Icon to begin the installation. If the CD does not automatically display, simply go to "Start" then "Run" and select the path "D:\Setup.exe". You may need to replace "D"...
nglish Hardware Installation Plug the larger end of the USB cable to the USB port of your PC. Connect the smaller end of the USB cable to the USB port of your camera.
nglish Chapter 2: How to Use Your Digital Camera The built-in memory of your camera is 128Mbits Flash memory plus 128Mbits SDRAM memory. It supports resolution (1248x960) pictures and low supports AVI Movie mode( 624x480) and (304x240) for high resolution .
nglish Turning on / off your camera Press the mode button to turn on the camera. Press the mode button, the LCD indicates still image, AVI movie, Self-timer, erase last, erase all, resolution and good battery icons in order. To use the function of the icons, press the shutter button. Your camera turns off automatically when idle over 60 Seconds.
nglish Description of LCD Display Icon Functions Still Image mode AVI Movie mode Self Timer Erase Last Erase All Plug in USB Cable High Resolution Low Resolution Digit Counter Good battery Low battery Description - takes still pictures - takes AVI Movie - starts 10 second self-timer to take a picture - erases the last picture or AVI Movie - erases all of the pictures or AVI Movie...
nglish Chapter 3: Taking Pictures Taking a picture Still Image Mode Press the mode button. The LCD shows the Still Image Mode icon. Press the shutter button to take a single picture. You've taken a picture when LCD shows the first flashing number.
nglish Self Timer Press the mode button. The LCD shows the Self Timer icon. Press the shutter button. Your camera starts a 10- second countdown and takes a picture. Erase Last Press the mode button. The LCD shows the Erase Last icon. Press the shutter button.
nglish Erase All Press the mode button. The LCD shows the Erase All icon. Press the shutter button. The Erase All icon starts to blink. Press the shutter button again and all the stored picture and AVI Movie are cleared. Press the mode button to leave Erase All mode.
nglish Battery Indicators When running out of power, the LCD changes from a good battery icon to a low battery icon. It tells you to replace batteries. Function icons on the LCD are unable to be removed when low battery icon starts blinking. Your camera will be automatically turned off when idle over 60 seconds.
nglish Choosing the Resolution Press the mode button until a star icon with H or L is shown. To change "H" or "L" resolution, press the shutter. Select a function icon to take a picture, such as Still Image mode. Press the shutter and a picture is taken.
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nglish Tips for taking a good picture Always place the subject in the centre of the view finder, and have the light source behind you (the camera). Select the proper focal length in accordance with the distance between the camera and subject. Keep the lens clean from dust or water with a dry, soft cloth.
nglish Chapter 4: How to Transfer Photo and Video to PC Click the " Mega Camera Manager " icon on the Desktop to execute the program where you can begin to use your camera. Mode Selecting Press the "Live View" button to change the camera to PC Camera mode. Press the "DSC Function"...
nglish PC Camera Mode It is easy to attach your camera to your system. is used as a standard PC camera. The current view is displayed in the "preview" window. Live View Mode Record Snapshot Video Format Stting Video Source Live preview Press "Video Source"...
nglish Video Setting Video Source Video Setting 1. Flicker Setting: The electronic frequency will be automatically detected. If there is no special need, we recommend not to change this setting. 2. Bandwidth: The default bandwidth setting of the USB interface is 6. We recommend you remain this default setting.
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nglish DSC Mode DSC Function (DSC Mode) Transfer images to the work area Transfer images to the album Create AVI file Send Mail Select All Delete Press the button to connect the camera and transfer photos. Press the button to transfer photos to the album. Press the button to create AVI file Open or close album Besides using the mouse to select image or video files you...
nglish Shortcut Menu Right-click the work area, a shortcut menu will pop up. You can use the shortcut menu to select the select all, transfer to album, save as, mail to or delete options. Uploading image from the camera Update Enhanced Function Select this item to enhance the resolution of the image files you want to upload from 1.3 Mega pixels to 2.1 Mega pixels.
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nglish Making AVI file Select JPG/ BMP images and click " Make AVI file" icon to make an AVI file. It fails to make an AVI file while you select AVI images. Playing picture You can play any picture file you want by double clicking the picture icon to execute Slide window.
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nglish Slide Show Timer Playing Video You can play any video clip file (AVI format) you want by double clicking the AVI file icon to execute your default media application. Editing Photos Pictures can be edited in image editing software, such as PhotoShop, Imaging, CorelDraw, etc.
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nglish Album Delete Click the button. All the files you select in the album window are cleared forever. Therefore, you should be very careful with the delete button. Select All Click the button. You select all the files in the album window.
nglish TWAIN Manager To start using the TWAIN Manager, simply click on the "Start" menu and go up to "Programs" Then go to the folder named "Imaging" ( or any other TWAIN- supported imaging application software ), and select it. How to enter TWAIN Go to "File"...
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nglish Mode Selecting DSC Mode Live View PC Camera Mode Press "Snapshot" button to capture an image Press "Video Source" button to adjust advanced settings. Transfer Snapshot Transfer All Setting Save AVI...
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nglish DSC Mode Select an image and transfer it to the work area Select images and transfer it to the work area Select an AVI file and click "Save AVI" Press "Snapshot" button to capture an image...
nglish Troubleshooting 1. When installation step missed: Please remove the camera driver and other related software and follow each installation step to reinstall the camera. 2. When conflict with another camera driver capture device: If you have any other camera installed on your computer, completely remove the camera and it's driver from your system to avoid a driver conflict with another camera or capture device.
nglish Addendum for MS windows 98 SE User: Since the default setting of Win 98 hard disk controller has closed the DMA channel, there is a chance that the system might be hung when you are executing the “Recording” function under the “Live” mode of our Mega Camera Manager.
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