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Camera Settings

Using the default camera settings,
sometimes, the picture quality may not
come out the way you want it. Different
lighting environments usually produce
different results.
To have more control over the quality of
your pictures, adjust the camera settings
to suit your needs.

Changing Camera Settings

Access the Camera Setup menu in your
digital camera to change camera settings.

• Step 1

Press

Menu button

to

bring up the camera’s menu screen.

• Step 2

Press

OK

on the

Setup

option.

• Step 3

The Camera Setup menu then

appears on the LCD display.

• Step 4

Press

to move up or

down in the Camera Setup menu.

The Camera Setup menu lists the
following options:

EV (Compensation)

- Sets the

exposure setting to control the
brightness of photos. Choose a
positive value to have brighter photos,
or a negative value to have darker
photos.

WB (White Balance)

- Allows the

camera to adjust to light conditions
using preset selections (auto, sun,
shade, tungsten, fluorescent).

TV Mode -

Choose the TV standard

that you use in your country for the
video you record.

Language -

Let you to choose different

languages for Camera menu.

Sound

- Select to have the beep sound

whenever you press the buttons of the
camera.

• Step 5

Press

OK

to select a menu

option. The selected option will be
highlighted.

• Step 6

Press

to cycle through

the available settings.

• Step 7

Press

OK

to choose a setting.

• Step 8

Press

to move down the

menu screen and choose

Exit

. Then,

press

OK

to exit the menu screen.

Hooking Up to Your
Computer

You need to connect the camera to your
computer’s USB port to transfer photos into
your computer. This section shows how
you can connect the camera to your
computer.

Summary of Contents for MegaCam TX400

Page 1: ...ow to use your new camera and install all the software that is included in the Digital Camera CD You ll find clear instructions on how to take pictures record video and use your camera as a PC camera...

Page 2: ...g Your Camera 7 Formatting the SD Card 7 ShootingPhotos 8 Viewing Photos 8 Taking Close ups Portrait and Distant Pictures 8 Printing Photos 8 DeletingPhotos 9 Camera Settings 10 Hooking Up to Your Com...

Page 3: ...eb site Now familiarize yourself with the camera controls of MegaCam Camera Controls Top of Digital Camera Power Press the Power button for one second to turn the digital camera on and off You will th...

Page 4: ...ou 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 Photo Qualit...

Page 5: ...ode 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 t...

Page 6: ...he memory card all the way into the memory compartment and close the cover Video Output used to hook your camera to a TV VCR for viewing images taken with your camera USB Connection used to connect yo...

Page 7: ...ng 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 to move dow...

Page 8: ...selected for printing with DPOF option the DPOF icon will show on the photo when previewing the image in Preview mode Shooting Photos Taking pictures with your digital camera is a snap Just point and...

Page 9: ...your pictures will be retained Step 6 After all the pictures have been deleted there is a message appeared No pictures in memory Press Mode button to switch the camera to Preview mode to take more pho...

Page 10: ...htness of photos Choose a positive value to have brighter photos or a negative value to have darker photos WB White Balance Allows the camera to adjust to light conditions using preset selections auto...

Page 11: ...button to turn your camera on Wait for the indicator light to signal that the camera is ready Step 2 Press Menu button to bring up the camera s menu screen Step 3 Press OK on the Setup option Step 4 P...

Page 12: ...software from the Digital Camera CD before you can start use it as a Web camera See the next section Installing Software for installation instructions When functioning as a Web camera your camera als...

Page 13: ...n appears with the Install All the Software and Driver option selected Click Install to start the installation Step 3 All the other software will be installed one after the other Simply follow the on...

Page 14: ...driver Click Next Step 3 The Setup program then starts copying files to your computer Wait for the installation to be completed Step 4 When installation of the MegaCam Driver is complete Setup Complet...

Page 15: ...gaCam Setup menu and select Storage Mode Step 2 Connect your camera to a computer with the USB cable Step 3 There will be a DSC Storage folder soon appeared in your Windows explorer This folder is for...

Page 16: ...ures 1600 x 1200 pixels 2M 12 pictures 1280 x 1024 pixels 1M 35 pictures Supported with SD Card Security Digital Card Color 24 bit RGB Exposure Control Gain Auto Compensation Auto Shutter control Auto...

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