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8

Taking Close-ups,
Portrait and Distant
Pictures

The lens at the front of the digital camera
can be adjusted for taking close-up
pictures as well as people portrait and
distant pictures.

To take close-up pictures:

Step 1

Turn the lens all the way to the

left. This sets the digital camera to

Macro

mode

, allowing you to take

pictures at close range.

Step 2

To take pictures, follow the steps

in the section, “Shooting Photos” on
page 8.

To take portrait and distant pictures:

Step 1

Turn the lens all the way to the

right. This sets the digital camera to

Normal

mode

, allowing you to

take pictures of people or sceneries.

Step 2

To take pictures, follow the steps

in the section, “Shooting Photos” on
page 8.

Printing Photos

By selecting DPOF optionin in Erase
menu, camera can directly send your
selected photo to the compatible printers
that read DPOF (Digital Print Order
Format).

After a photo is 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 shoot!

Step 1

Make sure that the camera is

turned on.

Step 2

Use the LCD display or the

Viewfinder to frame the subject you want
to photograph.

Step 3

Press the

Shutter Release

button

to take the picture.

The picture will remain on the display and
LCD will display “

Processing

” until it is

stored in the memory. Now LCD Display
will resume, you may focus your next
target to take the next picture.

Tip:

Unlike a traditional camera, if you

move the camera your image will not be
blurred at this time.

Now that you have taken the photos, they
are stored in camera memory, let’s view
them.

Viewing Photos

Step 1

Turn on your MegaCam.

Step 2

After two beep sounds, the LCD

Display will be also turned on
automatically.

• Step 3

Press the

Mode button

to

switch the camera to Preview mode.

Step 4

View the pictures one at a time

on the LCD Display. Press

to

move backward and forward through the
pictures.

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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