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Note:

Channel may vary by

manufacturer; refer to your VCR’s
operating manual.

Recording Video

With your camera, you can record short
sequences of video at a rate of twenty
frames per second. The camera stores
video in *.AVI format.

Before recording, first set the camera
to video recording mode.

• Step 1

Press

Mode Button

to switch

your camera to Video Mode.

A Video icon

then appears on the

LCD Display.

Now you can start recording short
video clips with the camera.

• Step 4

To stop recording, press the

Shutter Release

button again.

Using the Digital Cam-
era as a Web Camera

When you connect MegaCam to your
computer, you can use it as a Web
camera. You can then join video
conferencing sessions on the Internet with
your camera. You need to install the Dual
Camera Driver and the Microsoft
NetMeeting 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 also lets you capture video
directly into your computer and edit or
enhance your video clips through the MGI
VideoWave software. See the next
section, “Installing Software”, for
installation instructions.

Setting Your Web Camera

• Step 1

Press

Mode Button

to bring up

the camera’s menu screen.

• Step 2

Press

to move down to

PC

Mode

.

• Step 1

If the camera is not in Video

mode, press

Mode Button

to switch to

this mode.

• Step 2

Press once the

Shutter Release

button to start recording video. You will
see on the LCD Display live view of the
subjects or scenes you are recording.

• Step 3

And while you are recording, A

red text “

REC

” appears on the upper

right side of the LCD Display. And
disappears after you terminate the
recording process. And the remaining
seconds will be counted down as you
continue shooting.

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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