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Eye-Q 2133z

User Manual

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Page 2: ...ice Copyright Copyright 2002 This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright All rights are reserved Trademarks All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners Photo Express DVD PictureShow Cool 360 and PhotoExplorer Copyright 2002 Ulead Systems Inc All Rights Reserved Presto VideoWorks Presto Image Folio and Presto Mr Photo Copyright 2002...

Page 3: ...the Batteries 13 Choose a Language 15 Set the Time and Date 17 Chapter 2 Taking Pictures 21 Prepare the Camera 21 Select the Camera Mode 22 Frame the Shot 22 Zoom and Shoot 23 Turn off the Camera 25 Chapter 3 Reviewing Your Pictures 26 Switch to Playback Mode 26 iii Full Screen Review 26 Thumbnail Review 27 Chapter 4 Connecting to a Computer 28 Installing Software 29 Making the Connection 31 ...

Page 4: ...35 Snapshot Mode 35 Video Mode 36 Preset Mode 37 Landscape 38 Portrait 38 Night Scene 38 Self Timer 39 Macro 39 Playback Mode 40 SET UP Mode 41 Delete All 42 Format 42 Quality 43 Buzzer 44 DPOF 44 Date Time 45 Memory Type 45 Language 46 Video Out 47 era Mode 48 ing the LCD Display 49 LCD Icon Descriptions 50 dix 1 Button Function Guide 52 dix 2 Troubleshooting 53 ...

Page 5: ...ution rough interpolation olor LCD viewfinder screen udio Video Clip Recording USB 1 1 interface Auto exposure user defined exposure auto focus ash Auto Always On Auto Flash with Auto ash with Red Eye Reduction OFF hite Balance Modes Auto Daylight Shade ngsten Fluorescent 0 second Timer mode ll screen or Thumbnail photo review MMC Card slot ...

Page 6: ...gas Using electronic equipment near flammable gas could result in explosion or fire Observe caution when operating the flash Do not use the flash close to anyone s eyes This can cause temporary damage to eyesight Particular care should be observed when photographing infants keep the flash at a distance of at least 1 meter from infants eyes bserve proper precautions when handling batteries Use only...

Page 7: ...3 Included Components Your Eye Q 2133z comes equipped with the following ponents Please check to make sure all items are ded com inclu 1 Eye Q 2133z ...

Page 8: ...Eye Q 2133z User s Manual 4 2 User s Manual ce Guide 7 Soft Carrying Case 3 Quick Referen 4 USB Cable 5 Two 2 AA Alkaline Batteries 6 Installation CD ROM 8 Video Cable ...

Page 9: ...The front rear and bottom views of the Eye Q 2133z a shown on the following pages Please take a moment t review thes re o e illustrations to familiarize yourself with the terms used in the rest of this manual Front View ...

Page 10: ...s are made with this sensor Take care not to block the sensor while taking pictures 5 Viewfinder The viewfinder helps you frame a picture The actual picture is taken with the lens and not the viewfinder however 6 Lens The lens focuses the light onto the digital image capturing circuitry For the best picture quality care should be taken to ensure it remains free of dust fingerprints and scratches 7...

Page 11: ...tatus LED When power is first turned on or the camera is working and not available to take a picture the LED will flash When the camera is ready to take a picture or accept user commands the LED is a solid green color ...

Page 12: ...ternal on board camera memory to the SD MMC Card 6 Zoom Out Key While in Snapshot mode press this key to zoom out If pressed repeatedly during Playback Zoom Out switches between thumbnail and full screen views If zooming in on a photo during Playback mode pressing this key zooms back out again 7 Zoom In Key While in Snapshot mode press th key to zoom in on your subject In Playback mode is l 9 Powe...

Page 13: ...era mode Video Preset Snapshot Playback SET UP or PC Camera 14 Down Button Used to move down through menus and to cycle in a right wards direction during picture Playback 15 Up Button Used to move up through menus and to cycle in a left wards direction during picture Playback 16 Display Button Press to cycle through the various display options LCD backlight and status information all turned on LCD...

Page 14: ...n optional accessory that can be used to hold the camera still and is especially useful for l light night picture 2 tery Memory Card Cover Opens to allow access to the battery chambers as well as the memory card slot 3 Memory Card Slot Receives an SD MMC Card to store ima Storage Media section of this book Battery Chamber Takes two AA alkaline batteries ...

Page 15: ...th 1 e Memory Card To install the memory card Turn off the camera 2 Open the battery memory card compartment by pressing on the cover and sliding in the direction of the arrow toward the outside edge of the camera ...

Page 16: ...rd with the notched corner facing the camera gold circuitry facing toward the back of the camera Notch 4 Close the battery memory card cover Images are not automatically transferred to the memory card from On board memory when a memory card is inserted ...

Page 17: ...s To install or replace the batteries a 1 Turn off the camer 2 Open the battery compartment on the bottom of the camera by pressing on the cover and sliding in the direction of the arrow toward the outside edge of the camera ...

Page 18: ... Q 2133z User s Manual 14 3 Insert batteries into the chamber making sure that the positive and negative ends are properly oriented as indicated on the compartment s interior wall Close the battery cover 4 ...

Page 19: ...ose a Language The Eye Q 2133z can display text and messages in lish an Italian and Japanese To select a different language 1 ode Eng French Spanish Germ Rotate the Mode Dial to SET UP m Turn the camera on 2 ...

Page 20: ...16 3 Use the Down button to select Language th press the Display button en to ente this menu r se the Up and Down buttons 4 U to sele he language you want to use ct t Press the Display button 5 to set it The SET UP Menu returns ...

Page 21: ...u transfer a photo to a computer and or p the time and date will show when it was taken To set the date display style 1 Rotate the Mode Dial to SET UP 2 Turn on the camera 3 Use the Down button to select Date and then press the Display button ...

Page 22: ...l 18 the Style option Press th 4 Select e Display button to enter that menu Choose either Month Day or Day Mont display style for the date 5 h as the 6 When the settings are correct press the Display button to save the changes ...

Page 23: ...19 To set the date and time e SET UP menu and then press the 1 Select Date on th Display button 2 Select he Display Button the Clock option Press t nter that menu to e ...

Page 24: ...the same m Flash Copy button 4 Next se anner Press the to accept Clock option and move on to the next 5 On peat step 3 to set the year then the month and finally the day 6 When t he Display button ce the time has been set re he settings are correct press t to save the changes If y th a ou make a mistake and need to go back use e White B lance Delete button ...

Page 25: ...pause the LED w batteries Make sure you have installed 2 Alkaline size AA If you want to store your photos on an SD MMC Card make sure it is also installed before you turn on the camera If you want to store images directly to the camera s internal memory either remove the memory card or select Internal from the Storage Media menu Using the LCD display consumes more battery power To prolong the lif...

Page 26: ...elf Timer icon se the self timer rotate the Mode Dial to the Preset mode and use the Up and Down buttons to select the Timer mode When Timer mode the left corner he LCD screen will displa in Self pre To prevent the camera from taking blurry pictures hold it eady Use either the Viewfinder or the LCD display to frame the picture according to the needs of your sho tak r wi nger battery life However i...

Page 27: ... picture Whe s the Sh Take care not to press the Shutter button to rapidly or forcefully otherwise you might shake the cam Automatic Image P Pressing the Shutter button half way down i camera s internal image processing function camera will adjust the photo to compensate for t lighting and if in auto flash mode detect r or not the flash is required n you are happy with the preview slowly pres ter ...

Page 28: ...ns move reducing the field of view and making t appear closer With digital zoom the camera uses interpolation with a small section of an image the zoomed portion artificially restore the file to its original size When using the zoom function a red and white bar appears on the LCD screen to the left The bottom section Digital zoom displays the optical zoom level while the top section displays the d...

Page 29: ...25 Turn off the Camera ctures press the power When you are finished taking pi button to turn it off This conserves battery power and prevents unnecessary wear and tear on the internal electronic parts ...

Page 30: ... Mode To view the pictures that you have stored in memory or on the SD MMC Card rota to Playback Mode and turn the If the LCD is not turned on press the Di You can cycle through these modes F and Thumbnail Review by repeatedly pressing t Zoom Out ull Screen Rev h button camera on splay button iew e Full Sc individual picture one at a time at full screen size For the Full creen Review method press ...

Page 31: ...ew If you press the Zoom Out button when the zoom ratio is at x1 default the camera switches over to Thumbnail Review method In Thumbnail Review four pictures are shown on the LCD simultaneously To scroll through the thumbnails 1 Press the Zoom Out button 2 Press the Display button 3 Use the Up and Down buttons to scroll up and down and the WB Delete button and Flash Copy button to scroll right an...

Page 32: ...ice such as floppy disk or CD ROM for delivery to a photofinisher After transferring pictures your computer any copies stored on the memory ca or on the camera s internal memory may be deleted to make way for new pictures This chapter explains how to connect your Eye Q 2133z to a computer for either downloading pictures to a PC or for using as a PC Camera The PC camera functio available for Window...

Page 33: ...ld start ble click the My e r et ta automatically The TWAIN drivers and utility program that allow the camera to talk to the computer via the USB cable are also installed Step 1 TWAIN Driver Utility Installation 1 Insert the ROM drive Don t connect 2 The installation p ram shou rog automatically not dou If Comput r icon on you desktop open the CD ROM drive and then run the s up exe found on the i ...

Page 34: ...t operational mode for that function For example set the Mode Dial to PC Camera mode to install those drivers and to any other mode to install Mass Storage Device drivers 2 Connect the small connector of the USB cable to the camera as shown 3 Connect the large head of the USB cable to an empty USB slot on your computer To locate USB slots on your computer look for the USB icon ...

Page 35: ...are W camera and lead you through the installation procedures for the corresponding mode C e p sure that the camera works in the correct mo ug the USB cable from the camera and use th e Dial to select either PC Cam U Yo ca co be Making the ca n M P u should reboot your computer before using mera and software for the first time Remember to nnect your camera to the PC with the USB cable fore transfe...

Page 36: ...ng security videophones and so on Bot SD and PC Camera mode may only be used once you have connected the camera to your PC with plied USB cable Copying Photos to a PC When connected to your computer in MSD mode the Eye Q 2133z behaves exactly like any another disk drive attached to your computer This makes copying the images to your hard drive as easy as copying f s from a ile floppy disk zip driv...

Page 37: ...e he USB cable 2 Turn on the camera a s disk drive icon on the desktop The contents of your camera will be M subfolder in the ouble clicking the DCIM folder displays all subfolders in the DCIM subfolder Before you plug the camera into a Mac ensure that t Mac OS version is 9 0 or later When connected to MAC in MSD mode the Con Eye Q 2133z behaves exactly like any another di a akes copying the image...

Page 38: ...he camera may be used in ommercially available video capture software to create your own home videos Then ed with real time video conferencing software such as Microsoft NetMeeting conjunction with any c you can edit and distribute your video files across the Internet or save them on CD ROM for later viewing on your PC or with a VCD DVD player PC Camera mode can also be us To 133z as a PC Camera y...

Page 39: ... taking pictures All the basic principles of non digital photography apply here so the more you know about it the better your pictures will b Snapshot mode s button functions e Up Button Increases the camera lens exposure value which allows in more light Down Button Decreases the camera lens gradually blocks light exposure value which Display Button Cycles through the following LCD display setting...

Page 40: ...g settings Auto Da ke Shade Light Bulb incandescent light and Fluorescent Light y Light Zoom Out Widens the field framed by the camera s lens from x9 0 to x1 0 Zoom In Narrows the field framed by the camera s lens from x1 0 x1 25 x1 5 x1 75 x2 0 x2 25 x2 5 x2 75 and x3 0 optically and x1 2 x1 4 Video M x1 6 x1 8 x2 0 x2 2 x2 4 x2 6 x2 8 and x3 0 digitally ode Vide seco r the SD MMC card If the ins...

Page 41: ... t Mo seconds of video To record a video clip Turn the Mode Dial to the Video Clip mode setting When the camera s LCD screen comes on f your shot 3 P h Like Snapshot mo Video Mode are Optical x1 0 x1 25 x1 5 x1 75 x2 0 x2 25 x2 5 x2 75 and x3 0 Digital x1 0 x1 2 x1 4 x1 6 x e de Preset M speci Scen or ode has five preset settings optimized for taking fic types of pictures Landscape Portrait Night ...

Page 42: ...imized for taki Th prese r peop f the frame than th Night Sce is t is optimized for taking head shots of othe le focusing more on the center o e peripheral parts ne This preset is optimized for t os at night opening the lens aperture wi r and longer to gather as nt light as possible You should hold the ectly still when taking night shots or place it tal aking phot de much ambie camera perf upon a ...

Page 43: ...Ma preset lets you take a photo after a ten second This gives you haps self portraits or group photos for example Position the camera on a stable surface such a an optical tripod and frame the shot 2 Rotate the camera s Mode Dial to Preset mod 3 Use the Up Timer Preset e Shutter Button c own begins immediately As soon a d nds the camera takes the picture W the other Pres cro This preset optimizes ...

Page 44: ...photos stored i the Eye Q 2133z s on board memory or on the SD MMC memory card the e Display mode button to turn it on Playback mode s button functions Up Button Move to the next photo Down Button Move to the previous photo Display Button Cy through the following display settings backlight and status information all turned on LCD and backlight on cles LCD LCD but no status information Flash Copy C...

Page 45: ... to Thumbnail mode fra yo e camera s lens from x4 Zoom In Narrows the field framed by the camera s lens from x1 0 to x4 0 x1 0 x1 5 x2 0 x2 5 x3 0 x3 5 4 0 SET UP Mode SET Mode configures the camera To open the SET UP me otate the Mode dial to the SET UP position UP nu r ws The SET UP menu is displayed on the LCD as follo ...

Page 46: ...mory or from er th e SD MMC Card This opti st defra takes stora nsure the card inues to function optimally Format on completely erases and reformats of the orage device It is similar in function to formatting or gmenting a PC hard drive Although Formatting longer than Deleting be sure to format your ge device occasionally to e cont ...

Page 47: ...Photos 800 x 600 The higher the quali ure will be but at the same t ll be larger and therefore yo ctures in memory Generally is high enough quality for most purposes 2048 x 1536 Super 7 Photos 1600 x 1200 Fine 7 Photos 1600 x 1200 Normal 16 Photos Normal 66 Photos ty the clearer your pict ime the image file size wi u will be able to store fewer pi Normal quality 800 x 600 ...

Page 48: ...ion from the select Yes t To activate the beeps select the menu On the subsequent screen and then press the Display button o confirm DPOF The Digital Printer Order Format DPOF lets you print photos directly to a printer that supports this protocol en select the image you to print the storage Choose Select Image and th wish to print or select All Images ...

Page 49: ... Q 2133z marks each pi displaying the hour minute ken This is useful for organizing and ke your photo collection ure with a time stamp and day the photo was eping track of For more on setting the time and date see page 17 choose whether you want to store p memory or in the SD MMC Card To set the default storage media 1 Rotate the Mode Dial to SET UP 2 Turn on the camera ...

Page 50: ...d to e c ar either Internal for th a 5 Press the Display button memory or External to use an installed SD MMC Card confirm you to r selection and return to the main Setup screen Langua menu i Spanish ge The Eye Q 2133z can display languages English French Japanese For more on setting the default tems in the following German Italian and language see page 15 ...

Page 51: ...menu and Select t then choose either NTSC or PAL according to your hardware and region Press the Display button to confirm your choice Connecting to a TV 1 Connect the Video OUT port the small pin and t he television v he large pin et it to the Video IN 3 nd the pictures you have taken will be visible on your television monitor the included video cable to of the comera via the mini jack o the Vide...

Page 52: ... 2133z can be used with any commerci ware as a video camera your PC with the supplied US PC Camera and th n it tu The Eye Q ally available video soft Simply connect it to B cable turn the Mode dial to rn on g e For more on this mode see pa 34 e ...

Page 53: ...n any mode other than SET U mode current camera settings such as zoom icons on the LCD display indicate quality etc This chapter describes these icons and their me White Balance M de Pictures Preset Mode Flash Mod Zoom Rat Battery Status EV Date o Quality e io Time ...

Page 54: ...ue to flash reflection off the eyes retinas This function causes the camera to flash quickly before the picture is taken to reduce red eye Flash On Flash is always on regardless of light available Snapshot Mode Indicates the camera is in Snapshot mode the standard mode for taking pictures Self Timer Indicates the camera is using the Self Timer preset Pressing the Shutter button will initiate the 1...

Page 55: ...2 0 x2 25 x2 5 x2 75 x3 0 digital zoom op 1 0 x1 5 x2 0 x Battery dicator Indicates the level of battery power remaining In Balance White Indicates the current White Balance setting The de setting is Auto fault Daylight Use this setting when taking pictures in bright daylight to reduce the effect of whitewashed pictures Shade Use this setting when taking pictures in shade or any time your pictures...

Page 56: ...er or Macro LCD Light LCD Off Auto On Off Auto Flash with Red Eye Auto Day light Shade Tungsten Fluore Zoom Out Zoo Reduction LCD Off Internal External LCD Off Day light Shade Tungsten Out Fluorescent N A N A N A N A N A N A N A Snapshot with Red Eye Reduction Fluorescent Zoom In Preset scent m In Playback Select Photo Page Up Page Down LCD Light Copy image to from Delete Zoom Out Zoom In Video St...

Page 57: ...place the batteries with fresh ones Refer to The camera has no power The bat inserted incorrectly the battery orientation Refer to Inserting the Batteries The camera won t take a picture connect amera s buttons are not functional when Is the flash on Ensure the flash is set to auto or always on Refer to The flash doesn t work T e bat be weak k the flash will be unable to recharge Turn the camera o...

Page 58: ...re confirmation Disconnect the E 2133z from yo d message Safe R oval o to open the U t Hardw Hardwa re scre n k the Stop ware d tton t Ha the Sa g up device confirmation Remov Stop E ye Q ur PC e ing is 98 an indows Plea setting heck to e su foll ows Start menu select S anel d drive 4 k the Se d DMA is checked If Images lose formatting data during image capture in PC Cam ra mode If your hard disk ...

Page 59: ...om the camera the application displays an error message PC Camera mode is optimized to work best when your VGA card s color depth is set to 24 bits or higher Problems will occur if the depth is set to 16 bits or less Change the color depth of the VGA card to 24 bits or higher Restart the application to capture video ...

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