Welcome
MegaCam is a high-quality yet affordable digital camera that allows you to
create, edit, share and send photos to friends and family.
MegaCam is also not just a digital camera. It lets you record short segments of
video. Whats more, it can be used as a Web camera when you connect it to a
computer.
This easy-to-follow manual shows you how to use your new camera and install
all the software that is included in the Digital Camera CD. Youll find clear
instructions on how to take pictures, record video, and use your camera as a PC
camera. Guidelines on how to use the software to transfer photos and video clips
from the camera into your computer are also provided.
Whether you want to send snapshots or short video clips via mails, create
exciting photo projects, produce movies, or meet friends and family face to face
over the Internet, MegaCam gives you all the tools that you need.
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Contents
Know Your Camera ................................................................................................................ 3
Camera Controls .................................................................................................................... 3
Digital Interface Compartment ................................................................................................. 6
Preparing Your Camera .......................................................................................................... 6
Start Using Your Camera ........................................................................................................ 7
Formatting the SD Card .......................................................................................................... 7
Shooting Photos...................................................................................................................... 8
Viewing Photos ...................................................................................................................... 8
Taking Close-ups, Portrait and Distant Pictures ...................................................................... 8
Printing Photos........................................................................................................................ 8
Deleting Photos ....................................................................................................................... 9
Camera Settings ................................................................................................................... 10
Hooking Up to Your Computer .............................................................................................. 10
Hooking Up to Your TV/VCR ................................................................................................ 11
Recording Video ................................................................................................................... 12
Installing Software................................................................................................................. 13
Appendix: Camera Specifications ........................................................................................ 16
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Know Your Camera
Camera Controls
This is not your traditional camera. This
is a digital camera. A digital camera
allows you to take pictures without the
use of film.
Eliminate developing costs by
downloading the photos to your PC. You
can send your photos via email, upload
them to your web site.
Now, familiarize yourself with the camera
controls of MegaCam.
Top of Digital Camera
- Press the Power
Power
button for one second to turn the
digital camera on and off. You will
then hear two beep sounds to remind
you the camera is on.
Shutter Release - Press the Shutter
Release button to take the picture and
record video.
button gives
- The Flash
Flash
you the options of choosing Auto
or Force
Flash
Flash
, No Flash
.
Note: The default setting is No Flash.
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Self-Timer
- Use the Self-Timer
button when you need to shoot
photos of yourself. After you press
the Shutter Release button, a 10-
second countdown, giving you time
to position yourself in front of the
camera before your photo is taken.
- The Photo
Photo Quality
Quality button lets you choose: 1M,
2M, 3M and 4M Scale up.
At 1M
photos will be moderately
compressed to keep their file sizes
smaller. At 2M
photos appear
clearer and sharper, and their file
sizes will be larger. And whats more
is MegaCam allows you to scale the
resolution up to 3 and 4 megapixels
at
and
.
Front of Digital Camera
Viewfinder Window - The
Viewfinder window allows you to
center on the subject or scene you
want to photograph.
Flash - This is the camera flash.
Lens - Adjust the camera lens to take
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close-up pictures (Macro mode
portrait/scenery (Normal / Infinity
mode
).
) or
Back of Digital Camera
LCD Display - The LCD Display
(Liquid Crystal Display) is one way
used to view the photos you have
taken; indicate camera settings as
well as access the menu and info
options.
Viewfinder - Look through the
Viewfinder to view the real life subject
you want to photograph.
Controller - Use the Controller
button to open the camera menu and
change option settings:
Menu
- Press Menu Button
to open the camera menu on the
LCD Display.
- Press
to move up
or down in the camera menu when
in Preview mode. When in
Playback mode, press
browse through the photos you
have in the memory.
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- MegaCam
Digital Zoom /
provides four times magnification
beyond the optical zoom. Press the
Mode button to activate Preview
and use the LCD display to frame
your subject. And press Up/Down
button once to zoom in/ouut your
object. It does not function when
you select 3M and 4M Scale up for
your photo quality.
OK - Press OK to select a menu
option or setting. Also press OK
when you are replying to screen
messages.
LCD Display Status icons
Battery power level
Full battery power
Medium battery power
Low battery power
Photo quality
2304 x 1728 pix, 4 pictures
2048 x 1536 pix, 8 pictures
1600 x 1200 pix, 12 pictures
1280 x 1024 pix, 35 pictures
/ Video
/ Playback
mode button Press the mode
Preview
button to switch among Preview,
Video and Playback mode. Preview
mode allows you to take photos while
Video mode lets you record video
with the camera. Playback mode lets
you view the photos or videos you
have taken on the LCD Display.
LCD Display
- Press
turn On/Off the LCD display.
to
Note: It will be automatically shut off if
no operation in 30 seconds to save your
battery power.
TV/VCR output
NTSC / PAL
Flash setting
Auto
Force Flash
No Flash
Self-timer
Zoom
Self-timer On
4x Digital zoom
3x Digital zoom
2x Digital zoom
1x Digital zoom
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Picture Counter
Preparing Your Camera
Number of remaining shots
(Playback mode)
Number of stored photos
(Preview mode)
Digital Interface
Compartment
Located on the left side of the camera are
the two ports for attaching the following
cables: Video Output and USB. These
ports will enable you to attach the
appropriate cables from the camera to
your computer and TV/VCR.
Step 1 Insert the two AA batteries into
the battery compartment located at the
bottom of your digital camera. When
closing the battery door, push the battery
door down and then slide it closed.
Step 2 Open the memory compartment
cover located at the bottom of your
camera and insert the SD memory card.
Video Output - used to hook your
camera to a TV/VCR for viewing
images taken with your camera.
USB Connection - used to connect
your camera to the computer through
the USB port. You can then transfer
photos and recorded videos from the
camera to your computer, or use the
digital camera as a Web camera.
When inserting, hold the memory card
so that its pin connector is pointing
towards the camera. Also, the front side
of the memory card should be facing the
front side of the camera.
Then, push the memory card all the
way into the memory compartment and
close the cover.
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Note: 1. To remove the SD card, push
the SD card once and the card will be
ejected from the memory compartment.
2. MegaCam comes with built-in
8Mbyte internal NAND Flash memory.
You dont necessarily add extra
memory for it.
Step 3 Attach the wrist strap to the strap
holder at the side of the camera as
illustrated in the picture below.
Formatting the SD Card
It is best to format your SD memory card
before using it to store pictures.
Step 1 First switch to Playback mode
and press Menu Button to bring up the
Erase menu.
Step 2 Press
Format SD Card option.
to move down to the
Start Using Your Camera
Step 1 Press the Power
button to turn
on the camera. A green light just beside
the Viewfinder then lights up.
Step 2 The LCD Display will be turned
on automatically.
Press Mode button to switch to Preview
mode. You can now begin taking pictures.
Step 3 Press OK.
Step 4 The message Format the
storage? then appears.
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To format the memory card, press
select Yes on the screen and then press
the OK button. You will hear a ring
sound when you press it.
If you do not want to continue with
formatting the memory card, select
Cancel on the screen and then press
the OK button.
Step 5 The camera then begins
formatting the memory card. Wait for the
formatting process to finish.
Step 6 After the memory card has been
formatted, all the pictures in the memory
card will be deleted. And there is a
message appeared: No pictures in
memory.
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Shooting Photos
Taking pictures with your digital camera is a
snap. Just point and shoot!
Step 1 Make sure that the camera is
turned on.
Step 2 Use the LCD display or the
Viewfinder to frame the subject you want
tophotograph.
Step 3 Press the Shutter Release button
to take the picture.
The picture will remain on the display and
LCD will display Processing until it is
stored in the memory. Now LCD Display
will resume, you may focus your next
target to take the next picture.
Tip: Unlike a traditional camera, if you
move the camera your image will not be
blurred at this time.
Now that you have taken the photos, they
are stored in camera memory, lets view
them.
Viewing Photos
Step 1 Turn on your MegaCam.
Step 2 After two beep sounds, the LCD
Display will be also turned on
automatically.
Step 3 Press the Mode button to
switch the camera to Preview mode.
Step 4 View the pictures one at a time
to
on the LCD Display. Press
move backward and forward through the
pictures.
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Taking Close-ups,
Portrait and Distant
Pictures
The lens at the front of the digital camera
can be adjusted for taking close-up
pictures as well as people portrait and
distant pictures.
To take close-up pictures:
Step 1 Turn the lens all the way to the
left. This sets the digital camera to
Macro mode
pictures at close range.
Step 2 To take pictures, follow the steps
in the section, Shooting Photos on
page 8.
, allowing you to take
To take portrait and distant pictures:
Step 1 Turn the lens all the way to the
right. This sets the digital camera to
Normal mode
, allowing you to
take pictures of people or sceneries.
Step 2 To take pictures, follow the steps
in the section, Shooting Photos on
page 8.
Printing Photos
By selecting DPOF optionin in Erase
menu, camera can directly send your
selected photo to the compatible printers
that read DPOF (Digital Print Order
Format).
After a photo is selected for printing with
DPOF option, the DPOF icon will show on
the photo when previewing the image in
Preview mode.