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Digital Zoom

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MegaCam

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.

Preview

/ Video

/ Playback

mode button

Press the mode

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

to

turn On/Off the LCD display.

Note:

It will be automatically shut off if

no operation in 30 seconds to save your
battery power.

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

TV/VCR output

NTSC / PAL

Flash setting

Auto

Force Flash

No Flash

Self-timer

Self-timer On

Zoom

4x Digital zoom

3x Digital zoom

2x Digital zoom

1x Digital zoom

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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