User manual MEDION DIGITAL CAMERA MD 7467

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Content: SAFETY AND SERVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Storage and setup location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Temperature/Humidity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 FCC Compliance Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Electro-magnetic compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Data security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Press the shutter button to store the image. The sound generated tells you that the snapshot has been taken. You can now take the next snapshot. SNAPSHOTS 15 SETTING THE FOCUS Before you take snapshots of objects that are less than 3. 28 ft (100 cm) away, please adjust the focus. It is recommended that you set the focal width according to the exposure in each case. 3. 28ft ­ less than 100cm 0. 98 ­ 3. 28ft / 30 - 100cm 16 SNAPSHOTS VIEWFINDER To save the energy of the batteries, you can turn off the backlight of the LCD (11) and take snapshots through the viewfinder. The sequence of the LCD status and backlight button is as follows: Activate status display / LCD backlight turned on Inactivate status backlight / LCD backlight turned on LCD backlight turned off Push the (7) button in the direction of the arrow sign to eject the viewfinder. To use the viewfinder, you should keep your eye 11. 8"-15. 8" (30-40 cm) away from the viewfinder. SNAPSHOTS 17 ZOOM The camera has a zoom function. This can be used to make a picture appear larger/closer-up than is possible through the maximum focal length of the lens. You can adjust the zoom digitally in 5 sections ranging form 1. 0X to 4. 0X. SELF-TIMER The Self Timer function triggers the camera after a delay of approximately 10 seconds. Press the shutter and the countdown of ten seconds will start and automatically take the picture. Please remember, you cannot cancel the selftimer after the shutter is pressed. After taking the picture the camera will return to still picture mode. 18 SNAPSHOTS FLASH The built-in flash offers 2 operating modes that you can select in the SETUP mode. In the submenu Flash you can select the following operating modes: Display Auto flash Flash OFF Operating mode Flash automatically activated (if insufficient light). Flash off. If the flashlight selector is set to AUTO the camera will automatically use the flashlight depending on the light conditions. If the flashlight control is lit the flashlight is ready to be used. SNAPSHOTS 19 RECORDING AVI MOVIES Movies with sound are stored in AVI format. Press the shutter to start recording: The AVI movies will be taken when the shutter key is pressed and will be saved every 30 seconds. The resolution of AVI movies is 320 x 240. 20 SNAPSHOTS PLAY PLAY THE STILL PICTURES AND AVI MOVIES 1. Press the control button to preview the corresponding still picture or AVI movie. You can turn off the status display to increase the size of visible area of the LCD. PLAY 21 DELETING THE STILL PICTURES AND AVI MOVIES 1. Press the mode button and switch to Preview mode. The last picture taken or AVI movie appears on the screen. 3. Press the shutter; you will see the dialogue box for confirmation of deletion on the screen. Press shutter again to confirm and the picture will be deleted. 22 PLAY CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER The Digital Camera stores pictures as digital data rather than on film. Instead of making a trip to a developer and printing from negatives, you can simply copy your pictures to a computer for long-term storage. Once transferred, your pictures can be viewed, printed, sent to friends and family via e-mail, or saved to any removable media device (such as floppy disk or CD-ROM) for delivery to a photofinisher. [. . . ] Information about how to use the applications is generally given through the online help (F1). UNINSTALLING THE SOFTWARE In order to remove the installed software from your PC, please follow the steps below: 1. Select the program concerned, start the un-installation procedure and follow the instructions on your screen. ADVANCED OPERATIONS 35 36 ADVANCED OPERATIONS CUSTOMER SERVICE GLOSSARY OF TERMS Resolution DPI Colours The ratio between the pixels displayed and the area. 1-Bit = 21 = 2 colours = black/white 8-Bit = 28 = 256 colours 16-Bit = 216 = 65, 536 colours 24-Bit = 224 = 16, 777, 216 colours Pixel TWAIN Picture element. [. . . ]