Tekxon Technology Digital Camera MegaCam User Manual

Welcome  
MegaCam is a high-quality yet affordable digital camera that allows you to  
create, edit, share and send photos to friends and family.  
MegaCam is also not just a digital camera. It lets you record short segments of  
video. What’s more, it can be used as a Web camera when you connect it to a  
computer.  
This easy-to-follow manual shows you how 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. Guidelines on how to use the software to transfer photos and video clips  
from the camera into your computer are also provided.  
Whether you want to send snapshots or short video clips via mails, create  
exciting photo projects, produce movies, or meet friends and family face to face  
over the Internet, MegaCam gives you all the tools that you need.  
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Know Your Camera  
Camera Controls  
This is not your traditional camera. This  
is a “digital camera”. A digital camera  
allows you to take pictures without the  
use of film.  
Top of Digital Camera  
Power  
- Press the Power  
button for one second to turn the  
digital camera on and off. You will  
then hear two beep sounds to remind  
you the camera is on.  
Eliminate developing costs by  
downloading the photos to your PC. You  
can send your photos via email, upload  
them to your web site.  
Shutter Release - Press the Shutter  
Release button to take the picture.  
Now, familiarize yourself with the camera  
controls of MegaCam.  
Flash - The Flash button gives  
you the options of choosing Auto  
Flash  
, No Flash  
or Force  
Flash  
.
Note: The default setting is “No Flash”.  
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Front of Digital Camera  
Self-Timer - Use the Self-Timer  
button when you 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.  
Digital Zoom  
- MegaCam  
provides four times magnification  
beyond the optical zoom. Press the  
Record mode button to activate  
Preview and use the LCD display to  
frame your subject. And press zoom  
button once to magnify your object.  
It does not function when you select  
2M & 3M Scale up for your photo  
quality.  
Viewfinder Window - The  
Viewfinder window allows you to  
center on the subject or scene you  
want to photograph.  
Flash - This is the camera flash.  
Lens - Adjust the camera lens to take  
Note: Self-timer and Digital Zoom are  
actually sharing the same button.  
close-up pictures (Macro mode  
or portrait/scenery (Normal / Infinity  
mode ).  
)
Photo Quality - The Photo Quality  
button lets you choose: Fine, Best  
quality, 2M and 3M Scale up.  
At Fine quality  
photos will be  
moderately compressed to keep their  
file sizes smaller. At Best quality  
photos appear clearer and sharper, and  
their file sizes will be larger. And  
what’s more is MegaCam allows you  
to scale the resolution up to 3  
megapixels at 3M Scale up.  
Using the 8MB built-in memory that’s  
included in your camera, you can take  
about 90 pictures at Fine quality, 30  
pictures at Best quality, 19 pictures at  
2M Scale up and 12 at 3M Scale up.  
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Erase - When in Play mode,  
pressing the Erase button allows  
you to remove a picture from the  
memory.  
Back of Digital Camera  
Note: Erase and OK are actually just a  
single button.  
Record/Play  
- Press  
to  
switch between Record and Play  
modes. Record mode allows you to  
take photos as well as record video  
with the camera. Play mode lets you  
view the photos or videos you have  
taken on the LCD Display and erase  
unwanted photos or videos.  
LCD Display - The LCD Display  
(Liquid Crystal Display) is one way  
used to view the photos you have  
taken; indicate camera settings as  
well as access the menu and info  
options.  
LCD Display  
- Press  
to  
turn On/Off the LCD display.  
Viewfinder - Look through the  
Viewfinder to view the real life subject  
you want to photograph.  
Note: It will be automatically shut off if  
no operation in 30 seconds to save your  
battery power.  
Controller - Use the Controller  
button to open the camera menu and  
change option settings:  
Menu  
- Press  
to open the  
camera menu on the LCD Display.  
- Press to move up  
or down in the camera menu when  
in Record mode. When in Play  
mode, press  
to browse  
through the photos you have in the  
memory.  
OK - Press OK to select a menu  
option or setting. Also press OK  
when you are replying to screen  
messages.  
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Picture Counter  
Number of remaining shots  
LCD Display Status icons  
Battery power level  
(Record mode)  
Full battery power  
Number of stored photos  
(Play mode)  
Medium battery power  
Low battery power  
Digital Interface  
Compartment  
Photo quality  
Fine quality, 640x480 pix  
Located on the left side of the camera are  
the two ports for attaching the following  
cables: Video Output and USB. These  
ports will enable you to attach the  
appropriate cables from the camera to  
your computer and TV/VCR.  
Best quality, 1280x1024 pix  
2M Scale up, 1600*1200 pix  
3M Scale up, 1920*1440 pix  
TV/VCR output  
NTSC/PAL  
Flash setting  
Auto  
Force Flash  
No Flash  
Self-timer  
Video Output - used to hook your  
camera to a TV/VCR for viewing  
images taken with your camera.  
Self-timer On  
Zoom  
USB Connection - used to connect  
your camera to the computer through  
the USB port. You can then transfer  
photos and recorded videos from the  
camera to your computer, or use the  
digital camera as a Web camera.  
4x Digital zoom  
3x Digital zoom  
2x Digital zoom  
1x Digital zoom  
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Preparing Your Camera  
Note: 1. To remove the SD card, push  
the SD card once and the card will be  
ejected from the memory compartment.  
2. MegaCam comes with built-in 8Mbyte  
internal NAND Flash memory. You don’t  
necessarily add extra memory for it.  
Step 3 Attach the wrist strap to the strap  
holder at the side of the camera as  
illustrated in the picture below.  
Step 1 Insert the two AA batteries into the  
battery compartment located at the bottom  
of your digital camera. When closing the  
battery door, push the battery door down  
and then slide it closed.  
Step 2 Open the memory compartment  
cover located at the bottom of your  
camera and insert the SD memory card.  
Start Using Your Camera  
Step 1 Press the Power  
button to  
turn on the camera. A green light just  
beside the Viewfinder then lights up.  
When inserting, hold the memory card so  
that its pin connector is pointing towards  
the camera. Also, the front side of the  
memory card should be facing the front  
side of the camera.  
Step 2 The LCD Display will be turned  
on automatically.  
Then, push the memory card all the way  
into the memory compartment and close  
the cover.  
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Step 6 After the memory card has been  
formatted, all the pictures in the memory  
card will be deleted. And there is a  
message appeared: No pictures in  
memory.  
Formatting the SD Card  
It is best to format your SD memory card  
before using it to store pictures.  
Step 1 First switch to Play mode and  
press OK Button to bring up the Erase  
menu.  
Step 2 Press  
to move down to the  
Format SD Card option.  
Press  
to switch to Record mode. You  
can now begin taking pictures.  
Shooting Photos  
Step 3 Press OK.  
Taking pictures with your digital camera is  
a snap. Just point and shoot!  
Step 4 The message “Format the  
storage?” then appears.  
Step 1 Make sure that the camera is  
turned on.  
To format the memory card, press  
to  
select Yes on the screen and then press  
the OK button. You will hear a ring  
sound when you press it.  
Step 2 Use the LCD display or the  
Viewfinder to frame the subject you want  
tophotograph.  
If you do not want to continue with  
formatting the memory card, select  
Cancel on the screen and then press  
the OK button.  
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.  
Step 5 The camera then begins  
formatting the memory card. Wait for the  
formatting process to finish.  
Tip: Unlike a traditional camera, if you  
move the camera your image will not be  
blurred at this time.  
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Now that you have taken the photos, they  
are stored in camera memory, let’s view  
them.  
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.  
Viewing Photos  
Step 2 To take pictures, follow the steps  
in the section, “Shooting Photos” on  
page 8.  
Step 1 Turn on your MegaCam.  
Step 2 After two beep sounds, the LCD  
Display will be also turned on  
automatically.  
To take portrait and distant pictures:  
Step 1 Turn the lens all the way to the  
right. This sets the digital camera to  
• Step 3 Press the Record/Play  
button to switch the camera to Play  
mode.  
Normal mode  
, allowing you to  
take pictures of people or sceneries.  
Step 4 View the pictures one at a time  
Step 2 To take pictures, follow the steps  
in the section, “Shooting Photos” on  
page 8.  
on the LCD Display. Press  
to  
move backward and forward through  
the pictures.  
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).  
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.  
After a photo is selected for printing with  
DPOF option, the DPOF icon will show on  
the photo when previewing the image in  
Palyback mode.  
To take close-up pictures:  
Adjustable  
lens  
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Step 6 Press the OK button to erase the  
currentpicture.  
Deleting Photos  
You can choose to delete a single photo or  
all the photos previously taken with the  
digital camera.  
If you change your mind and do not  
want to erase the current picture, press  
to select the Cancel option on the  
menu screen, and then press the OK  
button. The menu closes and the current  
pictureremainsundeleted.  
Deleting a Single Photo  
If you are not satisfied with some pictures,  
you may delete them from the memory.  
Step 1 Make sure that the camera is  
turned on.  
• Step 7 To continue taking pictures,  
press the Record/Play  
button to  
Step 2 Press the Record/Play  
button to switch the camera to Play  
mode.  
switch the camera to Record mode.  
Deleting All Photos  
Step 3 Press  
to move  
You may also choose to delete all of the  
photos if the memory is already full and  
you want to free up the space to take  
more photos. But before you remove all  
photos, remember to transfer them first to  
your computer.  
backward and forward through the  
pictures.  
Step 4 When you see a picture that you  
want to delete, press the Erase  
button.  
Step 1 Press the Record/Play  
button to switch the camera to Play  
mode.  
Note: Erase and OK are  
actually just a single  
button.  
• Step 2 Press the Erase button.  
Step 5 A menu then appears, with the  
Erase one option highlighted.  
• Step 3 Press the  
the Erase all option.  
to move down to  
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• Step 4 Press the OK button.  
Changing Camera Settings  
• Step 5 When you see the message,  
Access the Camera Setup menu in your  
digital camera to change camera settings.  
“Delete All Images?”, press  
to select  
Yes on the screen and then press the  
OK button to erase all of your pictures.  
• Step 1 Press  
to bring up the  
camera’s menu screen.  
If you change your mind and do not  
want to continue deleting all the pictures,  
press  
or  
to select Cancel on the  
menu screen. Then press the OK  
button. All your pictures will be retained.  
Step 6 After all the pictures have been  
deleted, there is a message appeared:  
No pictures in memory.  
• Step 2 Press OK on the Setup option.  
• Step 3 The Camera Setup menu then  
appears on the LCD display.  
Press Record/Play  
button to switch  
the camera to Record mode to take more  
photos.  
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.  
• Step 4 Press  
down in the Camera Setup menu.  
to move up or  
To have more control over the quality of  
your pictures, adjust the camera settings  
to suit your needs.  
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.  
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WB (White Balance) - Allows the  
camera to adjust to light conditions  
using preset selections (auto, sun,  
shade, tungsten, fluorescent).  
The USB Port is located in the Digital  
Interface Compartment on the left side of  
the camera.  
• Step 1 Connect  
the smaller end  
of the USB cable  
into the USB port  
of your digital  
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.  
camera.  
• Step 5 Press OK to select a menu  
option. The selected option will be  
highlighted.  
• Step 2 Connect the  
other end of the USB  
cable to the USB port  
located on the back of  
your computer.  
• Step 6 Press  
to cycle through  
the available settings.  
Hooking Up to Your TV/  
VCR  
• 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.  
Connect your camera to a television set if  
you want to have a larger view of your  
photos.  
Hooking Up to Your  
Computer  
To view your images on television  
set:  
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.  
• Step 1 Press the Power  
button to  
turn your camera on. Wait for the  
indicator light to signal that the camera is  
ready.  
• Step 2 Press  
camera’s menu screen.  
to bring up the  
You must install the Dual Camera Driver  
from the Digital Camera CD before  
connecting in order for your computer to  
function properly using the USB. See the  
section, “Installing Software” on page 14  
for details on how to install the driver.  
• Step 3 Press OK on the Setup option.  
• Step 4 Press  
to move down the  
menu until the TV Mode option is  
highlighted and select the TV standard  
that use in your country (NTSC/PAL).  
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Press  
Move to Exit to exit the menu.  
sequences of video at a rate of twenty  
frames per second. The camera stores  
video in *.AVI format.  
• Step 5 Connect  
one end of the  
video output  
cable (the black  
coloredplug)  
into the video  
outportlocated  
intheDigital  
Before recording, first set the camera  
to video recording mode.  
• Step 1 Press  
to bring up the Main  
Menu.  
• Step 2 Press  
to move down to the  
Interface  
Compartmenton  
the left side of the camera.  
Capture option, then press the OK  
button to select it.  
• Step 3 Press  
option, then press the OK button.  
to select the Video  
• Step 6 Connect the  
other end of the video  
output cable (the  
yellow plug) to the  
video in plug on your  
TV/VCR.  
Note: TV/VCR manufactures vary.  
Locate the audio/video ports on your  
individual TV/VCR and insert the video  
output connector into the Video port.  
• Step 4 Press  
Exit option, then press the OK button to  
close the menu screen.  
to move down to the  
• Step 7 Turn on your TV and VCR.  
A Video icon  
LCD Display.  
then appears on the  
• Step 8 On your television, select the  
channel for auxiliary video input (not Ch  
or 4).  
Now you can start recording short  
video clips with the camera.  
Note: Channel may vary by  
manufacturer; refer to your VCR’s  
operating manual.  
• Step 1 If the camera is not in Record  
mode, press  
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.  
Recording Video  
With your camera, you can record short  
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• 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  
continueshooting.  
• Step 2 Press  
Mode.  
to move down to PC  
• Step 4 To stop recording, press the  
Shutter Release button again.  
• Step 3 Press the OK button.  
• Step 4 There are two options in the list:  
WEB Cam and Storage. Select WEB  
Cam.  
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.  
• Step 5 Press OK button to go back to  
the menu.  
Your camera is now able to function as a  
Web camera.  
Installing Software  
When functioning as a Web camera, your  
camera also lets you capture video  
directly into your computer and edit or  
enhance your video clips .  
The MegaCam CD includes software for  
downloading photos and recorded video  
from the camera to the computer, touching  
up photos, and video conferencing.  
Setting Your Web Camera  
• Step 1 Press  
to bring up the  
camera’s menu screen.  
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Installing All Software and  
Driver  
Installing Selected Soft-  
ware  
To install the digital camera driver and all  
the software in the MegaCam CD:  
To choose the software to install:  
• Step 1 Place the MegaCam CD into  
your CD-ROM drive. The Software  
Installation screen appears.  
• Step 1 Place the MegaCam CD into  
your CD-ROM drive.  
• Step 2 The Software Installation screen  
appears, with the Install All the  
Software and Driver option selected.  
• Step 2 Deselect the Install All  
Software and Driver item. Then  
choose the software that you want to  
install.  
• Step 3 When selecting software to  
install:  
First, click on the MegaCam Driver  
item. This option must be selected if you  
want to connect the digital camera to  
your computer and download photos,  
transfer recorded video clips, or use the  
camera as a Web camera.  
Click Install to start the installation.  
Note: The next section, “Mega Cam  
Driver”, provides details on installing the  
digital camera driver.  
• Step 3 All the other software will be  
installed one after the other. Simply  
follow the on-screen instructions to  
complete the installation of the camera  
driver and all the software.  
If you want to install the multimedia  
applicationprogramminginterfaces  
software, select the Microsoft  
DirectX item.  
Note: The section, “Installing MegaCam  
Driver” on page 16 provides details on  
installing the digital camera driver.  
If you want to install the video  
conferencing software, select the  
Microsoft NetMeeting item.  
• Step 5 After installing everything, select  
Yes, I want to restart the computer  
now, and click Finish to reboot your  
computer.  
If you want to install the photo editing  
software, select on MGI PhotoSuite.  
• Step 4 The other software you selected  
will be installed one after the other.  
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Simply follow the on-screen instructions  
to complete the installation.  
Click Next.  
• Step 3 The Setup program then starts  
copying files to your computer. Wait for  
the installation to be completed.  
Note: At the end of each software  
installation, “Setup Complete” appears  
and prompts you to restart your  
computer. If you have not yet finished  
installing the other software, click  
Cancel. Click Yes and restart your  
computer only when you have finished  
installing the last software.  
• Step 4 When installation of the  
MegaCam Driver is complete, “Setup  
Complete” appears. Select Yes, I want  
to restart the computer now, and  
click Finish.  
After your computer reboots and starts up  
Windows, continue installing the other  
software.  
Installing MegaCam Driver  
The MegaCam Driver option in the  
installation screen installs two drivers into  
your computer: the MegaCam Driver and  
MSDC Driver. The PC Cam Driver allows  
you to connect the camera to your  
computer and download photos as well as  
use the digital camera as a Web camera.  
MSDC lets you copy photos and recorded  
video clips from the camera into your  
storage driver.  
Downloading photos  
Here is the exciting time! After you have  
finished taking photos, you must like to  
see how the result is. Simply follow the  
steps below you will realize how easy  
downloading photos can be:  
• Step 1 Go to PC Mode options in your  
MegaCam Setup menu and select  
Storage Mode.  
To install MegaCam Driver:  
• Step 2 Connect your camera to a  
computer with the USB cable.  
• Step 1 In the “Application Softwares”  
dialog box, click Next.  
• Step 3 There will be a DSC Storage  
folder soon appeared in your Windows  
explorer. This folder is for storing your  
photos in camera’s memory card.  
Double click this folder, you will see the  
photos that you just took.  
• Step 2 In the “Choose Destination  
Location” dialog box, specify the folder  
location in your computer where you  
want to install the MegaCam Driver.  
The location, “C:\Program  
Files\Digital\Digital Camera”, is the  
default location chosen for installing the  
driver.  
• Step 3 Now, you will be able to quickly  
copy photos from DSC Storage folder to  
your local hard drive and share them  
wth your families!  
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Appendix: Camera Specifications  
Image Sensor  
Optical Viewfinder  
LCD Display  
1.3M CMOS Image sensor  
Built-in  
1.5" color TFT LCD, Field of View 80%  
LED Backlight  
Resolution: 288 x 220  
LCD Frame Rate: Min. 30 frame per sec.  
640 x 480 pixels (Fine)  
1280 x 1024 pixels (Best),  
Image size (HxV)  
1600 x 1200 pixels (2M scale up)  
1920 x 1440 pixels (3M scale up)  
Color  
24-bit RGB  
Memory  
Comes with 8MB Nand Flsah Memory Card :  
About 90 pictures (Fine quality)  
About 30 pictures (Best quality)  
About 19 pictures (2M Scale up)  
About 12 pictures (3M Scale up)  
Support SD Card (Security Digital Card)  
Gain: Auto  
Exposure Control  
Compensation: Auto  
Shutter control: Auto  
Lens  
Focus Length  
Flash Mode  
Fixed lens with switchable Macro/Normal mode  
2 steps, (Macro: 55cm to 80cm, Normal: 160cm to infinity )  
Auto, Off, Force  
Self-timer  
10 sec. delay  
White Balance  
Compression method  
USB Connection  
Auto, Sun, Shade, Tungsten, and Fluorescent  
JPEG  
USB Connector Type B  
USB 1.1  
PC Camera  
Frame rate: About 20 fps CIF  
USB connection  
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