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Cover DigiCam MD 85173 UK.FH11   Wed Jul 13 11:12:41 2005      Seite 1     

09/05

Medion Electronics Ltd.

120 Faraday Park • Faraday Road

 Dorcan • Swindon SN3 5JF • Wilts.

Phone: 0870 7270 370

Fax: 01793 715716

E-Mail: [email protected]

www.medion.com

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

DIGITAL CAMERA

MD 85173

Summary of Contents for MD 85173

Page 1: ...3 11 12 41 2005 Seite 1 09 05 Medion Electronics Ltd 120 Faraday Park Faraday Road Dorcan Swindon SN3 5JF Wilts Phone 0870 7270 370 Fax 01793 715716 E Mail hotline medion co uk www medion com INSTRUCT...

Page 2: ...the camera on and off 11 4 2 Using the mode buttons 12 4 3 Taking photographs 13 4 4 Recording audio 16 4 5 Making video clips 17 4 6 Playing images audio and videos 18 4 7 Deleting recordings 19 5 Ad...

Page 3: ...time 29 5 14 Setting the LOGO 30 6 Installing the software 31 6 1 Supported operating systems 31 6 2 Installing the driver 31 7 Transferring files to your PC 35 8 Specifications 36 9 Memory requireme...

Page 4: ...cable 1x TV cable 1x audio cable 1x CD ROM driver and application software 1x carrying pouch 1x wrist strap Intended Use This product is a digital imaging device with an integrated digital camera digi...

Page 5: ...or disassemble Disassembling the equipment may cause high voltage electrical shock Interior inspections modifications and repairs should be conducted by qualified service staff Please take the product...

Page 6: ...ld swallowed a battery 2 3 PRECAUTIONS Observe and exercise the following cautions to avoid damage and keep your camera in an optimum working status Keep dry This camera is not waterproof and may malf...

Page 7: ...or damage the internal circuitry or memory Handle the lens and all moving parts with care Do not touch the lens and lens barrel Be careful in handling the memory card and battery These parts are not...

Page 8: ...atus Flash status indicator LCD Menu button DISPLAY on off Photo configuration button Play mode button Mode button Video sound recording Control button Up Control button Right Confirm button Control b...

Page 9: ...3 Insert the batteries into the battery compartment and ensure that the polarity is correct Close the cover of the battery compartment by closing it over and pushing it back into place 1 We recommend...

Page 10: ...d and video recordings are no longer stored in the internal memory but stored on the card Inserting the card 1 Open the cover of the card slot 2 Insert the card in the card slot until it locks into pl...

Page 11: ...ng strap through the loop of the thin cord and pull the carrying strap tight Caution 1 Do not hang the camera around your neck using the carrying strap to avoid danger This applies to children in part...

Page 12: ...eries and ensure that they are charged Switching the camera off Press and hold the main switch for several seconds to switch the cameral off The LCD goes blank If the camera is idle for more than thre...

Page 13: ...ers When the camera is switched on it is automatically in still photograph mode Press the following mode buttons to select the required mode Selects the photography mode and setting mode Play mode Vid...

Page 14: ...ot mode 2 0 megapixel image mode Burst mode 3 0 megapixel image mode Self timer mode 4 0 megapixel image mode Automatic flash 5 0 megapixel image mode Flash always on Automatic white balance Flash off...

Page 15: ...to select the photography mode Photo graphy mode is active when the symbol appears in the upper corner of the LCD display 2 Zooming in or out digitally Use the LCD to frame the image and press the up...

Page 16: ...apture Mode Strobe Resolution Photo Quality Photo Effect WB EV You can choose between three different image modes in the Capture Mode menu function Single When the shutter release is pressed a single...

Page 17: ...Press the shutter release once to start sound recording 2 The information shown here is displayed when recording was started using the shutter release Press the shutter release again to stop sound rec...

Page 18: ...lip Switch the camera on 1 Press the button for the video mode Video mode is active when the symbol appears in the upper corner of the LCD display 2 Press the shutter release to start recording a vide...

Page 19: ...os videos and listening to sound recordings 1 Press the button to activate play mode You can now play photographs videos and sound recordings The symbol is shown on the LCD The following buttons are u...

Page 20: ...een thumbnails can be shown on the LCD Select Play Mode Press MENU Select Thumbnail 4 7 Deleting recordings You can delete unrequired photos videos and sound recordings Either single recordings or all...

Page 21: ...displayed again after formatting The method described above can also be used to delete video clips and sound recordings Caution Protected data is not deleted but can be formatted See page 28 for instr...

Page 22: ...s deactivated The flash only works in single shot mode and self timer mode It does not work in burst and video mode Please note that using the flash increases battery consumption 5 2 Using direct acce...

Page 23: ...ct these menus from the photography or playback mode For the configuration mode menu press twice 2 Press the up and down buttons to select the corresponding option and press the OK button to confirm T...

Page 24: ...ega 5 million pixels 4 mega 4 million pixels 3 mega 3 million pixels standard setting for this camera 2 mega 2 million pixels 0 8 mega 0 8 million pixels Resolution 0 5 mega 0 5 million pixels Superfi...

Page 25: ...le Select current photo as the start up image Play Logo Disable Use the preset image as the start up image Configuration mode Menu Setting Description Date Time Set date and time for current photo On...

Page 26: ...d press OK to confirm The value can be set in six steps between 2 0 EV and 2 0 EV Exposure compensation can be very useful In dark conditions set the value to a positive number and in bright condition...

Page 27: ...K to confirm 3 You can select one of six resolution settings 5 0 megapixels 4 0 megapixels 3 0 megapixels 2 0 mega pixels 0 8 megapixels and 0 5 megapixels At the 4 0 and 5 0 megapixel settings pixels...

Page 28: ...o activate photography mode and press the menu button 2 Select the Photo Effect item in the menu and press OK to confirm 3 Press up or down to select the photo effect option and press OK to confirm No...

Page 29: ...amera offers a protect function to prevent selected images being accidentally deleted 1 Press the button to start the playback mode Open the photo to be protected Press the menu button and select the...

Page 30: ...The camera automatically recognises the television set and switches to TV When still images are played on a TV black pixels may appear around the image 5 13 Setting the date and time Your digital cam...

Page 31: ...al backup battery is flat 5 14 Setting the LOGO The LOGO is the startup image which is shown on the display when the camera is activated This allows the user to define individual images To do so proce...

Page 32: ...ndows systems When specifying the path you must simply select the driver in the CD ROM drive The camera has two USB driver modes TWAIN and MASS MASS is the default setting The procedure for installing...

Page 33: ...appears on your PC monitor Click Next to open the next window 2 Select Search for the best driver for your device and click Next 3 Select Specify a location and click Browse Specify the driver CD in...

Page 34: ...TWAIN mode 1 Connect the camera to the computer The system should automatically recognise that a new device has been connected 2 In TWAIN mode the driver must be installed for all systems The procedur...

Page 35: ...Cam In MASS mode the internal memory is used as mobile memory It can be treated like a hard drive You can copy delete cut and download photos and videos from the camera Location of the drivers on the...

Page 36: ...sions open the Windows Explorer or double click My Computer Double click the media symbol for the camera and where applicable the folders within it to view the files 4 Now press and hold the left mous...

Page 37: ...ure Auto and manual Exposure compensation 2 0 EV to 2 0 EV in six steps Date terminal Mini USB terminal two driver modes MASS and TWAIN Integrated wide angle flash with three modes Auto always on and...

Page 38: ...24 2048x1536 3 MP Economy appr 310 10 20 40 80 160 320 640 1280 Superfine appr 310 10 20 40 80 160 320 640 1280 Fine appr 250 14 28 56 112 224 448 896 1792 1600x1200 2 MP Economy appr 200 17 34 68 136...

Page 39: ...Cause Camera shuts down automatically Error D Camera switches off after 5 minutes LCD switches off Solution Restart camera Cause The PC s USB port is deactivated in the BIOS Error E When the camera is...

Page 40: ...camera This can cause short circuits and accidents Note When using the flash do not look directly into it as this can damage the eyes 11 2 Maintenance and care Please clean the body lens and LCD as fo...

Page 41: ...d Move pan the camera slowly to make good videos Pans that are too fast result in out of focus and blurry videos 11 4 Battery tips Incorrect handling of the batteries can cause them to leak become hot...

Page 42: ...in cold environments 10 C or colder applies to alkaline batteries in particular Warm up batteries before use in cold environments e g in your pocket When using a heat source do not allow batteries to...

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