Mercury 350K User manual

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Digital Camera
VGA Pocket Digital Camera
User’s Manual
Moldel:350K

Contents
Welcome………………………………………………………. 1
Your VGA Pocket Digital Camera Kit….…………………… 2
Knowing your camera...……………………………………... 3
Operation Buttons Brief Table…………………………….... 4
Status LCD Brief….…………………………………………. 4
Status LCD interpretation…………………………………... 5
Read LCD/LED messages…...………………………………. 6
Getting started……………………………………………….. 6
Install Operation Software………………………………….. 6
Install Batteries………………………………………………. 6
Check Battery Status………………………………………… 7
Setting Features……………………………………………… 8
Taking pictures……...……………………………………… 10
How to make yourself in photo?…....……………………….. 10
Taking movies………………………………………………... 10
How to delete pictures/movies?…...………………………… 11
Video Conferencing (Connect to Host PC )…...……………. 11
Appendix
Camera specification..…………………………………………... 12
General maintenance and safety..……………………………… 13
Regulatory Information………...………………………………. 14
Trouble Shooting…..……………………….…...……………. 15
Customer Support……………………………………………. 16
Mercury Telecommunications Limited Warranty………. 17

Welcome !!
Congratulations on your purchase of VGA Dual
Mode Pocket Digital Camera. With your new camera,
taking pictures without the use of film and making
movies is fun and easy. Here are feature lists what you
can do with your camera:
Capturing images with 350K pixels resolution.
E-mail your pictures and movies in minutes to friends,
family, and business associates anywhere in the world
via USB downloading to computer device.
●Pocket Digital Camera- Dual Mode●
You can take over100 VGA still pictures !!
You can make your own movie !!
You can have PC Video Conferencing !!
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Your VGA Pocket Digital Camera
1. Camera 2. USB cable
3. Strap 4. Pocket
5. 2xAAA alkaline Battery 6. Stand
7. MGI Software CD 8. User’s Operation Manual
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Knowing your camera
Physical Description
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Operation Buttons Brief Table
The 350K contain 4 operating buttons and a simple status LCD.
The operating buttons are:
SHUTTER RELEASE for capturing
POWER for power ON/OFF
SELECT for FLASH ON/OFF and “Delete All” function.
MODE for feature mode switching.
Button Operation
Status LCD Brief
The Status LCD contains several useful items of information. It’s used
for monitoring the status of your camera.
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Status LCD Interpretation
LCD
Segment
Indication When
Lit Icon Blinking
Battery Full --- power is fine Low --- Only left 30%
power
Quality
Level
FINE
NORM
ECOM
Fine (640X480)
Normal (640X480)
Economy (CIF)
Memory
Usage
MEM
Each block indicates
25% of total free
memory.
No sufficient storage for
movie capturing
Delete All
Delete All Images from memory Proceeding Deletion
Flash Flash ON /OFF
Self Timer Pressing Shutter
Release will come
with precursory 10
seconds for self
capturing
Running 10 seconds
Picture
Counter
Number of pictures
being taken
Movie Movie mode
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Re
ad LCD / LED Messages
MESSAGE INTERPRETATION
CAP In capturing
PC Connected to Host PC
LED Operation
The 350K contain two red statuses LED.
1. The one in front indicate “Self Timer” counting timer.
2. The one in rear indicate as below:
LED Condition Interpretation
Steady light Power on / Ready to take a picture
Blinking Busy /Not ready to capture
Flash is in charging
Getting Started
Install Operation Software
Your Camera was bundled with MGI application software as attached CD
when purchased. Just put CD into your host PC, Installation Menu will pump
up and goes Auto Run automatically for installation.
Install batteries
1.Pull down and lift up to open the battery door.
2.Install the 2xAAAalkaline batteries.
3.While batteries were correctly installed,
the camera will be automatically turn on
with a long beep tone.
And LCD will display
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IMPORTANT NOTICE:
1. Do keep the first installed alkaline batteries in camera at least 15
minutes for charging Golden Capacitor. It’ll ensure you not lose
captured images while you are changing batteries on next time within
90 seconds.
2. Be sure to turn off power before you change battery.
3. Power will automatically shut down if camera being idled for 45
seconds.
Check Battery Status
View the status LCD to check the battery status.
Battery indicator appear solidly, the battery is full and ready
If battery icon is blinking, be aware of that battery power left only 30%.
In this case, camera will automatically shut down after idle for 10
seconds.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
This camera use SDRAM to keep images storage, which should
consume battery power with or without taking images.
Would strongly suggest you do download your images
as soon as possible or check your battery status every
10 days.
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Setting Features
There are 5 FEATURE modes as below in the camera. You can press
“MODE” button to switch and enter the desired feature mode.
Q
uality Setting Fine, Norm, Economy
FINE (640 x 480) Compression rate: 10
When this icon display on LCD, you can press “SHUTTER RELEASE”
button to start capturing in FINE setting.
Or press “MODE” again to switch into next feature mode.
NORM (640 x 480) Compression rate:20
When this icon display on LCD, you can press “SHUTTER RELEASE”
button to start capturing in Norm setting.
Or press “MODE” again to switch into next feature mode.
ECON(CIF, 352 x 288)
When this icon display on LCD, you can press “SHUTTER RELEASE”
button to start capturing in ECON setting.
Or press “MODE” again to switch into next feature mode
Self Timer
When this icon display on
LCD, you can press “SHUTTER RELEASE” button to start Self Timer.
LED in front will blink for 9 seconds, and capturing in the tenth seconds.
Or press “MODE” again to switch into next feature mode
MovieMode On, Off
When this icon display on LCD, you can press “SHUTTER RELEASE”
button to start movie capturing. Or press “MODE” again to switch into
next feature mode.
P.S. Movie mode is set only in ECON setting.
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