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Concord Camera 3043 User Manual

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  • Page 1 User’s Guide User’s Guide www.concord-camera.com...
  • Page 2 ENGLISH CONGRATULATIONS 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. This manual has been written and formatted with depth and detail so that you can easily follow the instructions to maximize the features of your camera.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    GETTING STARTED ...4 Package Contents ... 4 System Requirements ... 5 Camera Overview..6 Loading the Batteries ... 9 Inserting an SD Card (Optional) ... 9 Turning the Camera On and Off ... 10 Setting the Date, Time and Date Stamp ... 10 TAKING PICTURES AND VIDEO CLIPS ...11 Taking Pictures ...
  • Page 4 Downloading Files to The Computer ... 33 USING ARCSOFT PHOTOIMPRESSION ...34 USING ARCSOFT VIDEOIMPRESSION ...35 USING CONCORD 3043 AS A WEB CAMERA ...36 UNPLUGGING YOUR CAMERA FROM THE COMPUTER ...39 CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO TV ...40 Setting TV Mode ... 40 Connecting the Camera to the Television ...

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    GETTING STARTED PACKAGE CONTENTS Check that all of the items shown below are included with your camera. • Digital Camera • Camera Case • Wrist Strap • CD-ROM(Includes Camera Driver, Photo editing software, multi-lingual User’s Guide etc.) • TV Cable •...

  • Page 6: System Requirements

    GETTING STARTED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Windows: • PC with processor better than MMX Pentium 300 MHz • Windows XP/2000/ME/98SE • Minimum 128 MB RAM • USB port • CD-ROM driver • 1024 x 768 monitor, 24-bit color (true color) Macintosh: • Mac OS 10 or later Specifications are subject to change without prior notice.

  • Page 7: Camera Overview

    CAMERA OVERVIEW Camera The following illustrations show the names of each component, button and switch on the camera. Front View Self-Timer/Red-eye Reduction Lamp Back View Power Lamp Indicator Lamp LCD Monitor Flash Viewfinder Speaker Power Button GETTING STARTED Lens Function Switch Menu Botton Enter Botton Right Arrow/Zoom In...
  • Page 8 GETTING STARTED Top View Shutter Button Bottom View Tripod Socket Battery Door SD Card Slot Side View Macro Switch Strap Eyelet USB Port Terminal TV OUT Terminal...
  • Page 9 LCD indications Shooting Mode EV Value White Balance Indicator Capture Mode Indicator Review Mode File Type Indicator Pictuire Size Flash Mode Indicator GETTING STARTED Macro Indicator Battery Capacity Zoom Indicator Memory Capacity (Remaining Number of Storable Pictures) Frame Number/Total Number of Files...

  • Page 10: Loading The Batteries

    GETTING STARTED LOADING THE BATTERIES The camera uses 2x AAA alkaline or rechargeable batteries. 1. Slide the battery door and lift it open. 2. Insert the batteries according to the polarity indication engraved on the battery contact as shown. 3. Close the battery door. Checking the Battery Level The battery level indicates the power of the batteries.

  • Page 11: Turning The Camera On And Off

    To remove the SD card: Press the memory card into the slot then release. When the card is partially ejected, pull it out. Note:If the “Memory Full! ” warning message appears on the LCD, it means the SD card or internal memory is full.

  • Page 12: Taking Pictures And Video Clips

    TAKING PICTURES AND VIDEOS CLIPS TAKING PICTURES AND VIDEOS CLIPS TAKING PICTURES 1. Power on the camera. 2. Slide the Function switch to Note: In picture taking mode, the left side of the LCD. If this icon is not shown, press the repeatedly until the icon is shown.

  • Page 13: Taking Video Clips

    TAKING VIDEO CLIPS The camera can capture video clips with sound( Sound playback only on TV&PC). 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Slide the Function switch to 3. Press the button repeatedly until the Video Mode icon appears on the LCD. 4.

  • Page 14: Using The Digital Zoom

    TAKING PICTURES AND VIDEOS CLIPS USING THE DIGITAL ZOOM The camera provides up to 4x digital zoom. In Video mode, when picture size is set to QVGA only 2x digital zoom can be achieved. 1. Press the to zoom in. The digital zoom bar will be shown on the LCD.

  • Page 15: Setting White Balance

    SETTING WHITE BALANCE When the white balance is set to match the light source, the camera can take picture more accurately. 1. Slide the Function switch to 2. Press the MENU button, the LCD will show White Bal (White Balance) in highlight. 3.

  • Page 16: Setting Size/Resolution

    TAKING PICTURES AND VIDEOS CLIPS SETTING SIZE / RESOLUTION 1. Slide the Function switch to 2. press the MENU button. 3. Press the to select PS (Pict Size) and then press the Enter button. 4. Press the button to select the desired size/resolution. 5.
  • Page 17 Setup menu and features Beeper( When Beeper is set on, a beep sound can be heard when the camera is powered on . No beep sound can be heard if Beeper is set at OFF mode. OFF (Default) Auto Power Off( When Auto Power Off is activated, after one minute of inactivity, the LCD will automatically power off.
  • Page 18 TAKING PICTURES AND VIDEOS CLIPS Language( English (Default) Setting the language to English. Français Setting the language to French. Deutsch Setting the language to German. Español Setting the language to Spanish. Italiano Setting the language to Italian. Nederlands Setting the language to Dutch. Português Setting the language to Portuguese.

  • Page 19: Reviewing Your Files

    REVIEWING YOUR FILES VIEWING FILES 1. Slide the Function switch to the LCD. The file type will be shown on the lower left corner of the LCD: = Picture, = Video Clip 2. Press the button to skip to the previous file, press the 3.

  • Page 20: Running Slide Show

    REVIEWING YOUR FILES shows options as below: Single Thumbnails Slide Show 4. Press the button to select • Up to six thumbnail view files appears on the LCD. For video clips, only the first frame can be seen. 5. Press the button to select specific picture/video that is shown in the current screen.

  • Page 21: Deleting Stored Files

    DELETING STORED FILES Note: Once file is deleted, it cannot be recovered. DELETING ONE FILE 1. Slide the Function switch to 2. Press the button to select the picture or video you want to delete, and then press the MENU button. 3.

  • Page 22: Formatting The Internal Memory Or Sd Card

    DELETING STORED FILES FORMATTING THE INTERNAL MEMORY OR SD CARD Caution: 1. Formatting will delete all pictures and video clips from the memory. 2. During the formatting process, never remove the memory card or batteries, as it will damage the card and/or the camera. 3.

  • Page 23: Printing Stored Pictures

    PRINTING STORED PICTURES SELECTING PICTURES FOR PRINTING You can select pictures for direct printing by a photo developing service center or on a direct print compatible printer. 1. Insert the SD card. 2. Slide the Function switch to 3. Press the button to select the picture you want to print.

  • Page 24: Software Installation

    SOFTWARE INSTALLATION (FOR WINDOWS USERS) SOFTWARE INSTALLATION (FOR WINDOWS USERS) Option Camera Drivers Microsoft DirectX 9 Arcsoft Software Adobe Acrobat Reader User’s Guide Concord Support Website USING THE INSTALLER SPLASH SCREEN The installer will automatically detect which software applications need to be installed or if they are not necessary.

  • Page 25: Installing Your Camera Driver

    INSTALLING YOUR CAMERA DRIVER Note: To avoid compatibility issues, we recommend users of Win98SE and Windows ME to upgrade their OS through microsoft’s website before installing the camera driver. Step 1 Make sure that your camera is not connected to the computer. Step 2 Make sure the computer is powered on and Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP is running.
  • Page 26 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION (FOR WINDOWS USERS) Click [Next]. Step 8 Click [Finish]. Step 9 To ensure the complete installation and enable the camera to function well, please do select “ restart your computer”. Step 10...

  • Page 27: Installing Direct X 9

    INSTALLING DIRECTX 9 Step 1 Make sure your camera is powered off and not connected to the computer. Step 2 Make sure the computer is powered on and Windows 2000 is running. Step 3 Close any other applications or software you may be running. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM Drive.

  • Page 28: Installing Arcsoft Software

    SOFTWARE INSTALLATION (FOR WINDOWS USERS) Click [Next >]. Step 8 Click [Finish]. Your computer will automatically restart. Step 9 INSTALLING ARCSOFT SOFWARE Step 1 Make sure your camera is powered off and not connected to the computer. Step2 Make sure the computer is powered on and Windows is running. Step 3 Close any other applications or software you may be running.
  • Page 29 The installation screen will appear, Click on Install ArcSoft Software. Step 6 Click [Next >]. Step 7 Click [Yes]. Step 8 Click [Next >]. Step 9 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION (FOR WINDOWS USERS)
  • Page 30 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION (FOR WINDOWS USERS) Make sure the two applications are checked and then click [Next >]. Step 10 Click [Next]. Step 11 The screen will show the status of the installation. Step 12 Click [Finish]. Win98SE will request for restart. Step 13 Win 98SE Win2000/ME/XP...

  • Page 31: Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader (Optional)

    INSATLLING ADOBE ACROBAT READER (OPTIONAL) Step 1 Make sure your camera is powered off and not connected to the computer. Step 2 Make sure the computer is powered on and Windows is running. Step 3 Close any other applications or software you may be running. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
  • Page 32 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION (FOR WINDOWS USERS) “Recomposing data ...” status bar appear. Note for Win 98 SE users: As Adobe Reader 6 requires Internet Explorer 5.01 or greater, you may see below information: Note for Win 2000 users: As Adobe Reader 6 need the support of Win 2000 SP2, you may see below information: Step 7 In this case, please click [OK] to close the message screen, and then click [Finish] to...
  • Page 33 Click [Next >]. Step 9 Click [Next >]. The files will be saved into C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0 automatically. You may change the default folder by clicking [Change Destination Folder...] and selecting a different folder in your computer. Step 10 Click [Install] to start install the Adobe Reader 6. Step 11 Click [Finish].

  • Page 34: Downloading Pictures And Video Clips Onto Your Computer

    DOWNLOADING PICTURES AND VIDEO CLIPS ONTO YOUR COMPUTER DOWNLOADING PICTURES AND VIDEO CLIPS ONTO YOUR COMPUTER PREPARING TO DOWNLOAD FILES TO YOUR COMPUTER Note: For Win 98SE, you must install the driver before downloading files. 1. Slide the Function switch to 2.

  • Page 35: Using Arcsoft Photoimpression

    (fig. 1.1) 3. When the Application opens, click on the Camera/Scanner button.(fig. 1.2) 4. Click on the drop-down list under Select Source and choose Concord Camera. 5. Click on the Camera/ Scanner Icon ( • A second window will appear showing the contents (pictures) in the memory, and options on how to handle them.

  • Page 36: Using Arcsoft Videoimpression

    Click on the CAPTURE icon. Step4 Note: If the video is not displayed, select “CONCORD 3043“ in the Driver List and click on the Live icon to view live video. Click on the RECORD icon. To stop recording, press the ESC button on your keyboard Step5 or click PAUSE icon on your screen.

  • Page 37: Using Concord 3043 As A Web Camera

    2. The following message will pop up to ask for insertion of Windows 98SE CD-ROM. Insert the Windows 98SE CD- ROM into the CD-ROM drive, then click “OK”. 3. Click “Browse” to find the driver. USING CONCORD 3043 AS A WEB CAMERA (FOR WINDOWS ONLY) (Capture mode).
  • Page 38 USING CONCORD 3043 AS A WEB CAMERA (FOR WINDOWS ONLY) 4. Make sure the drive option is CD-ROM drive, then locate and double click Win98 folder, then click “OK” . 5. Click “OK” to continue and complete the installation. For Win 2000 1.
  • Page 39 2. The “ Hardware Installation” warning will appear, click “Continue Anyway” to proceed. Note: The message of “Hardware Installation” will occur 2 times successively, just click “Continue Anyway” to proceed. 3. Click “Finish” to complete the installation. USING CONCORD 3043 AS A WEB CAMERA (FOR WINDOWS ONLY)

  • Page 40: Unplugging Your Camera From The Computer

    2. Click once on the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon on the right hand side of your task bar. (fig. 1.1) 3. Select “Stop Concord camera USB Mass Storage Device” 4. Click [OK] in the “Safe to Remove Hardware” prompt.

  • Page 41: Connecting The Camera To Tv

    CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO TV SETTING TV MODE The camera allows you to view individual files and to take pictures or record clips on the television. To begin, check your television documentation to determine the suitable type of TV broadcast standard: NTSC or PAL.

  • Page 42: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLE SHOOTING TROUBLE SHOOTING Problem The power is not on. The batteries were not loaded properly. The camera is not running. Batteries are depleted. The battery cover is not closed properly. The camera is in the Playback Function mode. The flash is charging. The camera is not taking pictures.
  • Page 43 Cannot take a picture or a video clip when The SD card is locked or using an SD memory write protected. card. Something was blocking the lens when taking the picture. Part of the picture/ video clip is missing. The picture was not centered correctly in the viewfinder.

  • Page 44: Specifications

    SPECIFICATION SPECIFICATION Image Sensor Lens Specification Focus Range Operating System Flash Strobe White Balance Exposure Control Video Mode Storage Capacity (for 16 MB Built-In Memory) (approx.) Compression Zoom Display RTC(Real-Time Clock) PC Interface Video Output Storage Type Power Bundled Software CMOS Sensor (2048 x 1536 pixel), Sensor area 1 / 2 “...

  • Page 45: Getting Help

    GETTING HELP TROUBLESHOOTING SECTION IN THIS USER’S GUIDE Please refer to the Troubleshooting section first, as it contains some of the most common problems that users encounter. WEBSITE CUSTOMER SUPPORT/FAQ For problems that are not listed in the Troubleshooting section, please visit our customer support website at www.concord-camera.com to view the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) by clicking the appropriate camera model picture in the “Camera Support”...

  • Page 46: Safety Tips And Maintenance

    SAFETY TIPS AND MAINTENANCE SAFETY TIPS AND MAINTENANCE Cleaning the camera body Please use a soft dry cloth to clean the camera. Cleaning the lens and LCD 1. Blow off dirt or dust with a blower or canned air. 2. Gently wipe the lens and/or LCD with a micro-fiber cloth. 3.
  • Page 47 Batteries may not work normally under 32°F(0°C). Precautions for SD Memory Cards • In the event of malfunction or damage, it is possible that data may be lost. Concord Camera is not responsible in any way for such data loss. •...
  • Page 48 SAFETY TIPS AND MAINTENANCE • Avoid heat, liquid and direct sunlight when using and for when storing. • Do not open the battery/card cover or remove the SD Memory Card while data is being read or written. • Do not dismantle or modify. •...

  • Page 49: Regulatory Information

    - This product is in conformity with Directive 89/336/EEC. Concord and the Concord logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Concord Camera Corp., in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
  • Page 50 Visit Concord on the Internet www.concord-camera.com Version 1.0 CONCORD 3043 User’s Guide 582106-01 Copyright 2005 Concord Camera Corp.

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