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Megxon X31 User Manual

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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Camera Precautions……………………………….. 4 2. Preparation………………………………………….. 7 Standard Accessories……………………….. 7 Parts Names………………………………….. 8 Charging the Battery Pack…..……………... 9 Loading the SD/ MMC card..……………….. 11 Attaching the Strap………..…………………. 12 3. Quick Start…………………………………………… 13 Powering the camera On/ Off………………. 13 Taking Picture………………………………….
  • Page 3 Table of Contents Sharpness………………………………….. 22 Fame………………………………………… 22 Date Stamp………………………………… 23 Movie Mode…………………………………… 24 Movie Format……………………………… 24 Movie Quality…..…………………………. 25 Resolution….……………………………… 25 White Balance…………………………….. 26 Effect……………………………………..… 26 Metering……….…………………………… 27 Sharpness………………………………… 27 Voice Mode……………………………………. 28 Playback Mode……………………………….. 28 Picture Playback…………………………… 28 Delete Pictures……………………………. 32 Movie Playback…….……………………..
  • Page 4 Table of Contents Information……………………………………. 43 TV System…………………………………….. 44 Memory Status………………………………… 44 Startup Screen……………………………….. 45 Default Setting……………………………….. 45 Reset Counter………………………………… 46 6. Making Connections ………………....... 47 Install TotalMedia.……………………………. 47 Connecting to PC……………….……………. 51 Download Pictures, Movies, Voice message. 52 Connecting to TV for review………………… 53 PictBridge Function…………………………..

  • Page 5: Camera Precautions

    Welcome Thank you for choosing the Camera to pursue your DSC. Whether you are creating memories of your friends and family or exploring the great outdoors to get the utmost satisfaction from your DSC, please take a moment to read through this manual.
  • Page 6 • Keep the camera away from water and other liquids. Do not use the camera with wet hands. Never use the camera in the rain or snow. Moisture creates the danger of fire and electric shock. • Keep the camera and its accessories out of the reach of children and animals to prevent accidents or damage to the camera.
  • Page 7 FCC Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 8: Preparation

    2. Preparation Standard Accessories Camera Manual Carry Bag Strap USB cable TV cable...

  • Page 9: Parts Names

    Part Names Front View Back View...

  • Page 10: Charging The Battery Pack

    Charging the Battery Long battery life is one of the key benefits of this product compared to others. Your camera battery has already been charged prior to shipment, you should be able to take pictures without recharging it. However, just to be safe, you may want to follow the instructions below to make sure that your camera is fully charged before leaving home.

  • Page 11: Battery Power Status

    Or you could charge the battery by AC adaptor (optional accessory) to a power outlet. Battery power status CAUTION * It takes approximately 4 hours to fully charge a depleted battery. * The camera can be charge at ambient temperatures between 0℃ (32℉) and +40℃...

  • Page 12: Loading The Sd/ Mmc Card

    Loading SD/MMC Card Insert SD/ MMC card into memory card slot and push it all the way in. When the optional SD card is installed: * All images by default will be automatically stored in SD/MMC card * With SD/MMC card installed, the images/ movies/ audio clips in built-in memory cannot be played back.

  • Page 13: Attaching The Strap

    Attaching the Strap 1. The small loop goes through the strap holder. 2. Then the small loop goes through one clutch of the loop again and pulls tightly.

  • Page 14: Quick Start

    3. Quick Start Powering the camera ON/ OFF Power ON 1. Press the Power Button to turn on or open the LCD Monitor to turn on. The green LED light up indicate power is on. 2. When the LCD Monitor has been activated, the camera is ready to use and the green LED will be off.

  • Page 15: Taking Picture

    Taking Picture Capturing Still Images 1. Power on the camera. 2. Press the Shutter Button to take a picture. Recording Video Clips 1. Power on the camera. 2. Press the Mode Button and press the to switch to Movie Mode. 3.

  • Page 16: Basic Shooting Functions

    Basic Shooting Functions Using the Zoom 1. Under Still mode and Movie mode. 2. Use the LCD monitor to frame your subject. 3. Press the zoom in and zoom out to take a picture or record a movie clip. Adjust Exposure Compensation 1.

  • Page 17: Flash Setting

    Flash Setting 1. Under Still mode. 2. Press OK button directly to change the flash mode- auto/ red-eye reduction/ off/ force on. The green LED light would quick blinking until the flash is fully charged. Self-timer 1. Under Still mode, 2.

  • Page 18: Burst

    Burst 1. Under Still mode, 2. Press Self-timer Button twice to active Burst function, the icon on TFT will be changed to burst symbol, and then press Shutter button to capture images continuously. 3. There is not burst function by XL resolution (interpolation).

  • Page 19: Advance Mode

    4. Advance Mode Still Mode The Camera is default on Still Mode. To press Menu Button for modes setting, press Menu Button again to return to capture mode. Image Quality 1. Under Still Mode 2. Press Menu Button and select Quality, press OK button to confirm.

  • Page 20: Resolution

    Resolution 1. Under Still Mode 2. Press Menu Button and select Resolution, press OK button to confirm. 3. Press to select XL (4000x3000)/ L(2048x1536)/ M(1600x1200)/ S(1280x960) you want to change, and press OK button to set. White Balance 1. Under Still Mode. 2.

  • Page 21: Effect

    Effect 1. Under Still Mode. 2. Press Menu Button and select Effect, press OK button to confirm. 3. Press to select Vivid/ Normal/ Black & White/ Sepia you want to change, and press OK button to set. Self-timer 1. Under Still Mode. 2.

  • Page 22: Burst

    Burst 1. Under Still Mode. 2. Press Menu Button and select Burst, press OK button to confirm. 3. Press to select to continue shooting for 3 images or 5 images and press OK button to set. Metering 1. Under Still Mode. 2.

  • Page 23: Sharpness

    Sharpness 1. Under Still Mode. 2. Press Menu Button and select Sharpness, press OK button to confirm. 3. Press to select Soft/ Normal/ Sharp you want to change, and press OK button to set. Frame 1. Under Still Mode 2. Press Menu Button and select Frame, press OK button to confirm.

  • Page 24: Date Stamp

    Date Stamp 1. Under Still Mode 2. Press Menu Button and select Date Stamp, press OK button to confirm. 3. Press to select YMD/ MDY/ DMY/ Off you want stamp date on your images, and press OK button to set.

  • Page 25: Movie Mode

    Movie Mode Press Mode Button once to enter to Movie Mode. To press Menu Button for modes setting, press Menu Button again to return to recording mode. Movie Format 1. Under Movie Mode. 2. Press Menu Button and select Movie Format, press OK to confirm.

  • Page 26: Movie Quality

    Movie Quality 1. Under Movie Mode 2. Press Menu Button and select Quality, press OK button to confirm. 3. Press to select Super high/ High/ Normal you want to change, and press OK button to set. Resolution 1. Under Movie Mode 2.

  • Page 27: White Balance

    White Balance 1. Under Movie Mode. 2. Press Menu Button and select White Balance, press OK button to confirm. 3. Press to select Auto/ Daylight/ Shade/ Fluoresce/ Tungsten you want to change, and press OK button to set. Effect 1. Under Movie Mode. 2.

  • Page 28: Metering

    Metering 1. Under Movie Mode. 2. Press Menu Button and select Metering, press OK button to confirm. 3. Press to select Center/ Average/ Weighted Aver you want to change, and press OK button to set. Sharpness 1. Under Movie Mode. 2.

  • Page 29: Voice Mode

    Voice Mode 1. Press Mode Button twice to enter to Voice Mode. 2. Press the Shutter Button to start recording 3. Press the Shutter Button again to stop recording. Playback Mode Picture Playback 1. Press Playback Button and then press Mode Button to Still Mode.
  • Page 30 2. Press to select the pictures you want to review. 3. Press Shutter Button to lock current pictures. Press Shutter Button again to unlock.
  • Page 31 4. Press to pan the center of the picture to view. Press to zoom in and zoom out. Press OK Button to fix the zoom frame from purple to blue. Press to move to a specific area you want to zooming inward and press OK button again.
  • Page 32 5. Press to enter Thumbnail to show 9 pictures at the same time on TFT display. To press OK Button to return the original picture playback status. 6. Under Playback Mode, press Menu Button, you can select Slides show, Protect, or DPOF functions by pressing and OK button, the icon will be shown on the TFT display.

  • Page 33: Delete Pictures

    Delete Picture 1. Under Picture Playback Mode and press Delete Button once. Press to select “V” and press OK Button to delete current review picture. 2. Press Delete Button twice. Press to select “V” and press OK Button to delete all pictures.

  • Page 34: Movie Playback

    Movie Playback 1. Press Playback Button and then press Mode Button to Movie Mode. 2. Press to select the movie you want to playback. 3. Press OK Button to playback selected movie, press OK Button can pause, press again to release.
  • Page 35 4. Press Shutter Button to lock current pictures. Press Shutter Button again to unlock. 5. Press to enter Thumbnail to show 9 movies at the same time on TFT display. To press OK Button to return the original movie playback status.
  • Page 36 6. Press Menu Button, you can select Play, Protect functions by pressing and OK Button, the icon will be shown on the TFT display. Press Menu Button again to return movie playback status. 7. Press Playback Button again to return recording movie status.

  • Page 37: Delete Movie

    Delete Movie 1. Under Movie Playback Mode and press Delete Button once. Press to select “V” and press OK Button to delete current review movie. 2. Press Delete Button twice. Press to select “V” and press OK Button to delete all movies.

  • Page 38: Voice Message Playback

    Voice Message Playback 1. Press Playback mode and then press Mode Button to Voice Mode. 2. Press to select your voice message and press OK Button to playback. Press OK Button again to stop.
  • Page 39 3. Press to adjust the volume. 4. Press Menu Button, you can select Play current, Repeat single or Repeat all, the icon will be shown on the TFT display. 5. Press Playback Button to return recording voice message status.

  • Page 40: Delete Voice Message

    Delete Voice Message 1. Under Voice Playback Mode and press Delete Button once. Press to select “V” and press OK Button to delete current voice message. 2. Press Delete Button twice. Press to select “V” and press OK Button to delete all voice messages...

  • Page 41: Setting

    5. Settings Press Mode Button three times to enter Setting Mode and then press forward to select setting modes. Date & Time 1. Under Setting Mode. 2. Press OK Button to enter into Date & Time Mode setting. 3. Press the to adjust Year/ Month/ Day/ Hour/ Minute, and then press OK Button to set.

  • Page 42: Auto Power Off

    Auto Power Off 1. Under Setting Mode. 2. Press to select Auto Power Off Mode and press OK Button. 3. Press to select the 1min/ 3min/ 5min you want to change, and press OK Button to set. Language 1. Under Setting Mode. 2.

  • Page 43: Buzzer

    4. Language reference table English Traditional Chinese German Simplified Chinese French Japanese Spanish Korea Italian Thailand Portuguese Russia Dutch Arabian Polish Buzzer 1. Under Setting Mode. 2. Press to select Buzzer Mode and press OK Button 3. To select “V” to turn on, “X” is turn off the buzzer function.

  • Page 44: Sound

    Sound 1. Under Setting Mode. 2. Press to select Sound Mode and press OK Button to adjust the volume. 3. Press to adjust the volume you want to change, and press OK Button to set. Information 1. Under Setting Mode. 2.

  • Page 45: Tv System

    TV system 1. Under Setting Mode. 2. Press to select TV system Mode and press OK Button. 3. Press to select NTSC/ PAL you want to change, and press OK Button to set. Memory Status 1. Under Setting Mode. 2. Press to select Memory Status Mode and press OK Button.

  • Page 46: Startup Screen

    Startup Screen 1. Under Setting Mode. 2. Press to select Startup Screen Mode and press OK Button. 3. Select “C” icon, you can choose one of your still images to be startup screen. 4. Select “D” icon, it is default startup screen. Default Setting 1.

  • Page 47: Reset Counter

    Reset Counter 1. Under Setting Mode. 2. Press to select Reset Counter Mode and press OK Button. 3. To select “V” to reset the counter number.

  • Page 48: Making Connections

    6. Making Connection Install TotalMedia 1. Insert the installation CD into your PC’s CD-ROM drive. 2. The introduction screen will appear automatically. 3. Click “ArcSoft TotalMedia” 4. Choose setup language...
  • Page 49 5. Click “NEXT” 6. Click ”YES” 7. Click “NEXT”...
  • Page 50 8. Click “NEXT” 9. Click “Finish” 10. Setup Direct X 9.0, click “Next”...
  • Page 51 11. Click “Next” 12. Click “Finish” Note: To find out more about TotalMedia or how to use it, consult online help by clicking ” “ icon on the top menu bar or website www.acrosoft.com...

  • Page 52: Connecting To Pc

    Connecting to PC Window ME/ 2000/ XP- No Driver Required: 1. Power on the camera first. 2. Plug the USB cable to the camera and computer properly. Window 98SE- Driver Required: 1. Put the installation CD in your CD-Rom driver 2.

  • Page 53: Download Pictures, Movies, Voice Message

    Download Pictures, Videos, Voice messages 1. Power on the camera first and plug in USB cable 2. For Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000: Double click “My Computer” icon on the Windows Desktop. For Windows XP: Select “Open Folder view files using Windows Explorer” and click “OK”...

  • Page 54: Connecting To Tv For Review

    Connecting to TV for review 1. Before you connect to TV, please make sure the correct video signal standard (NTSC or PAL) first. 2. Plug the provided TV cable (the black end) into the AV port of camera and connect TV cable to your TV. Red to red (audio-in), yellow to yellow (video-in).

  • Page 55: Pictbridge Function

    PictBridge Function When a printer that supports PictBridge is available, images can be printed by connecting the camera directly to the PictBridge-compatible printer without using a PC 1. Plug the USB cable to the camera and computer properly. 1. Power on the camera, select PictBridge symbol and press OK button to set.

  • Page 56: Appendix

    7. Appendix Specifications Image Sensor CMOS 2048 x 1536 pixels Built-in Memory 16MB Flash memory External Memory SD/ MMC card memory slot Lens Specification F3.0, f=8.54mm Flash Strobe Auto, Flash off, Red-eye reduction with flash White Balance Auto, Day light, Shade, Tungsten, Fluorescent Exposure Auto,...
  • Page 57 Specifications Video Output NTSC/ PAL Window 98SE/ 2000/ ME/ XP Power Rechargeable Li-ion battery, built-in charger Dimension 88.9 x 58.7x 15.3 mm Weight 94 g Bundled software ArcSoft TotalMedia Specifications are subject to change without prior notice.

  • Page 58: Computer System Requirement

    Computer System Requirement Windows 98SE, 2000, ME or XP Pentium III 700MHz CPU 500MB free HDD space 128MB RAM internal memory minimum VGA video card CD ROM driver Color monitor Available USB 2.0 port...

  • Page 59: Icons & Indicators

    Icons & Indicators With Card Resolution- XL Card lock Resolution- L Battery Full Resolution- M Battery Half Resolution- S Battery Empty Quality- high Still Mode Quality- Medium Movie Mode Quality- Low Playback Auto Flash Exposure Flash Off Sharpness Red-eye with Flash Sound Auto White Balance 2 N 1...
  • Page 60 TV output Shaking hand AV in No images PC cam Play single Earphone Play all PicBridge PDOF...

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