Goodmans G-SHOT 3029TFT, User Manual

Page 1: ...G SHOT 3029TFT Goodmans Helpline Phone Number 0870 873 0080 Multi Functional Digital Still Camera User Guide ...

Page 2: ...ion JPEG with sound Voice File Format WAV Movie mode resolution 640x480 VGA 320 x 240 QVGA White Balance Auto Manual Sunny cloudy Fluorescent Tungsten Flash Modes Automatic On Anti red eye Off Microphone Built in Digital Zoom 8X Digital Zoom Lens Aperture F 4 0 Shutter Speed 1 4 sec to 1 1000sec Range of focus 1m to Infinity Self timer 5second 10 second PC CAM frame rate QVGA 320 x 240 15 to 25 fp...

Page 3: ...a 0 3Mega Pixel VGA 640 x 480 Normal 654 VGA 640x480 1min40sec Digital Video DV QVGA 320x240 3min NOTE The above figures are only estimates The actual numbers will vary depending on scene image complexity Part of internal memory is reserved for system buffer available memory left for image storage is less than 32MB Compatibility with all SD MMC memory cards is NOT guaranteed Power 3 AAA Alkaline B...

Page 4: ... Pentium MMX Celeron or AMD Athlon or higher RAM 128 MB CD ROM 4X or above HDD Hard drive with 500MB free disk space Color display 16 bit Sound Blaster or compatible sound card USB port Note Please note that only the camera driver is compatible with Apple Mac computers Photo processing software provided on the disc is not compatible with Apple Mac ...

Page 5: ...de 19 Menu Settings Camera Mode 19 Photo Quality Camera Mode 20 Using the Flash Camera Mode 20 Changing Zoom Level 20 Other Camera Settings 21 9 TAKING A MOVIE DV mode 24 Menu Settings DV Mode 24 Changing resolution DV Mode 24 Changing Zoom Level DV Mode 25 Other Video Recording Settings 25 10 PLAYBACK Playback mode 27 Playing Photos 27 Playing back a Movie 28 Viewing Pictures and Movies on a TV 2...

Page 6: ...KAGE CONTENTS G Shot3029TFT Digital Camera Installation CD User s Manual camera drivers USB cable TV cable Hand Strap 3 AAA Alkaline batteries Pouch User s Manual Quick Start Guide Important Information Sheet ...

Page 7: ...ear View Flash Lens USB TV Port Cover Battery compartment SD Card Slot Lens Cover Self timer indicator 4 way multi function buttons Status LED Shutter Button Display Switch Mode Button Power On Off Button LCD Monitor Menu Button Microphone ...

Page 8: ...REVIEW Switch Slide the Preview switch to get into Preview Mode then the last file e g Photo Movie taken will be displayed MODE Mode Button While in Capture mode press the MODE button to change 3 different operation modes MODE STATUS Photo Taking Mode Movie Recording Mode Playback Mode Movie Photo MENU Menu button Press MENU to display a menu for selected mode ...

Page 9: ...rge 4 way multifunction control DIRECTION KEY BUTTON MOVIE MODE PHOTO MODE PLAYBACK MODE Zoom In Zoom In Zoom In Zoom Out Zoom Out Zoom Out Toggle between Flash mode Off Anti Red Eye Auto On Next Self Timer Mode Press the button to Timer OFF 5sec 10sec Previous Function of Shutter in various modes MODE FUNCTION OF REC Start taking photo Start taking movie Stop taking movie Start playing movie Phot...

Page 10: ...ert the batteries as indicated on the inner side of the cover 3 Note correct polarity as shown below diagram 4 Close and lock the battery cover Note u Exercise caution when opening the battery cover to avoid damaging the battery compartment cover and hinges u If you remove the battery from the camera you will need to set the date and time again the next time you reinsert the battery and use the ca...

Page 11: ...the memory card out with your fingers in the opposite direction Note l Do not remove the SD MMC card while the camera is processing data when the LED is flashing When a memory card is fitted movies and pictures are saved on card rather than on the built in memory And the SD card icon will be shown on LDC display l It may be necessary to format the SD card the first time it is used especially if th...

Page 12: ... write protected card the media icon on the LCD display will become red l Listed below is the approximate number of images that can be stored cards in 32MB built in memory Actual capacity may vary up to 5 depending on the environment and color condition Mode Condition Approx capacity Super Fine 43 Fine 63 3Mega Pixel 2048 x 1536 Normal 100 Super Fine 71 Fine 104 2Mega Pixel 1600 x 1200 Normal 164 ...

Page 13: ...tion Beep the Red LED will illuminate When the Red LED stops blinking the camera is ready Turning the Camera Off Press and hold down the Power button for another 1 2 seconds to turn off the camera Checking Battery Power When the camera is on you will see the battery power indicator on the bottom left corner of the LCD monitor screen It shows you the battery power level ...

Page 14: ...VGA 640 x 480 pixels Hints You can press t left arrow button on the 4 Way multi function switch to quickly change the resolution modes for quick access 4 Photo Quality SF SUPER FINE F FINE N NORMAL Hints You can press u Right arrow button on the 4 way multi function switch to quickly access the quality setting for quick access 5 Flash Mode Auto Fill in Off Hints You can press OK button to toggle a...

Page 15: ...80Pixels 320 x 240Pixels Hints You can press t key to toggle around above quality setting for quick access 4 Recording Status Indicator Movie Recording in progress No icon Movie Recording Standby 5 Recording time Elapsed time hh mm ss While movie recording in progress Remaining recording time hh mm ss While in standby status 6 Digital Zoom Level Digital zoom ratio meter 1x to 8x 8 Battery Level In...

Page 16: ...highlighted with color 4 Press OK to confirm the selection Or press the MENU button twice to exit the mode menu SETUP MODE You can customize the camera settings for your own use as well as for shooting related functions Press the MENU button to display a menu for the selected mode The Setup menu is displayed in all modes 1 Power on the camera 2 Press MENU button and use the 3 4button to navigate t...

Page 17: ...tions You can use this function to prepare the SD card to record media BUT all files stored in media will be gone after executing this function Date Time Setting This item is for date time setting l Move between Date Time and Exit by using Left Right buttons l Adjust date and time by using Up Down buttons then select OK to validate each change l Select MENU to leave Time Setting without any change...

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Page 19: ...ady been chosen for photo taking If you want to change the settings to suit your needs press the Menu button Then use the 4 way arrow keys to go through each setting and make adjustments Your camera offers 3 choices in resolution 3M 2048 x 1536 pixels 2M 1600 x 1200 pixels VGA 640 x 480 pixels JTIPS Choice of Resolution While in Camera mode you can press key to toggle the resolution without enteri...

Page 20: ...aximize the number of photos to be stored you can choose a lower quality setting To maximize the photo quality choose a higher setting Using the Flash Camera Mode In camera mode press u button to toggle Flash mode In camera mode press O K button to toggle Flash mode Red Eye Auto Flash Flash FORCED No Flash Changing Zoom Level While recording you can press the p or q button to zoom in out the scree...

Page 21: ...dy Fluorescent Light bulb Hints Adjust the WB according to the light conditions for the recording EV Adjust Exposure Compensation Range 2 0EV underexposure to 2 0EV overexposure ÞDefault setting 0 Hints Adjust the exposure compensation setting to obtain the optimum image brightness Exposure when the subject is much brighter or darker than the background Self Timer Þ Timer OFF Set the self timer to...

Page 22: ... photos Once this function is enabled the date time setting will be activated and confirmation on current date time will need to be inputted SETUP MODE To adjust basic setting eg Sleep mode Beep LCD brightness TV System Format Date Time Setting etc Hints For details on how to use Setup mode see SETUP MODE on page 18 ...

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Page 24: ...ion based on the unused memory Menu Settings DV Mode When in DV mode you can use the default settings that have already been chosen for video recording If you want to change the recording settings to suit your needs press the Menu button Then use the 4 way arrow keys to go through each setting and make adjustments The following sections describe about the video recording settings Changing resoluti...

Page 25: ...Balance Þ Auto Sunny Cloudy Fluorescent Light bulb Hints Adjust the WB according to the light conditions for the recording EV Adjust Exposure Compensation Range 2 0EV underexposure to 2 0EV overexposure ÞDefault setting 0 Hints Adjust the exposure compensation setting to obtain the optimum image brightness Exposure when the subject is much brighter or darker than the background SETUP MODE To adjus...

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Page 27: ...ile e g Photo Movie taken will be displayed 2 Press OK display key twice to display 6 images thumbnail display 3 Use the 4 way keys select the photo you want to view The selected file is border by a red frame 4 Press the OK button again to view single display on the selected photo file w u v Thumbnail Display x Single Display ...

Page 28: ...play 3 Use the 4 way keys select the movie file you want to view The selected file is border by a red frame 4 Press the OK button once to view single display on the selected movie file 5 Press the Shutter once to play the movie press shutter again to pause the movie playback JTIPS Hide On Screen Info O K button allows to hide show on screen info of the file w u v Thumbnail Display x Single Display...

Page 29: ...ze photo from low resolution to higher resolution will degrade the photo quality PictBridge Pictbridge Direct Print Using PictBridge This function allows your camera to control the printer to print a single picture or all pictures stored in the storage media By connecting the camera to a PictBridge Compatible printer you can print images directly from the camera without using a PC Connect the came...

Page 30: ...iew The selected file is border by a red frame 3 Press the MENU button followed by the OK button to enter the DELETE mode 4 Use the left right arrow buttons to select delete one or all shots 5 Press OK button to delete the shot or all shots The camera display will now show No Yes Highlight Yes to delete the shot and then press the OK button Press the MENU button to return the camera to its normal ...

Page 31: ... If the installer wizard does not appear then 3 You can click Start in the Windows Taskbar Then select Run to continue 4 Click Browse to search the file path and select autorun exe in your CD ROM drive 5 Click Open and then click OK u Click Install Camera Driver and follow the on screen instructions to complete driver installation Note Application software for playing AVI e g Windows Media Player ...

Page 32: ...uminate then slide the Preview switch to Preview Mode 2 Connect the computer and camera with the supplied USB cable 3 Connect the other end of the USB cable to your camera Note While the camera is being connected to the computer the RED LED will illuminate and LCD monitor will be turned off w u ...

Page 33: ...For Windows 2000 ME 98SE users l Double click on My Computer l Then double click on the icon of the removable disk that has just appeared vDouble click on DCIM folder wDouble click on the 100COACH folder uFor Windows XP users After the camera is connected to your computer a dialogue window will appear automatically Please select the item Open folder to view files using Windows Explorer and click O...

Page 34: ...34 xDrag the pictures to your desired target folder Note Ø Please do not copy any files into the DCIM folder or 100COACH folder of your camera Otherwise it may cause the camera unstable or crash ...

Page 35: ...35 14 REMOVING THE CAMERA Use the procedure below when disconnecting the USB cable from a Windows PC u Windows Me Users ...

Page 36: ...36 u Windows 2000 or Window XP Users u Windows 98 or Windows 98SE Users ...

Page 37: ...down menu 6 Click Video tab select Coach Video Camera from the Video Camera Properties drop down box and click OK button 7 Click Start Video icon and you should see a live image 8 Click Stop Video icon same as the Start Video icon to end NOTE The graphics shown are based on the user interface in Windows 98SE JTIPS The video clips recorded are saved in AVI format AVI in resolution of 320x240pixel a...

Page 38: ...d see a live image on screen If you cannot see a live image click Options Preview from the menu 5 Click File Set Capture File from the pull down menu 6 Enter the filename for the video clip to be captured and click Open button Make sure to enter avi as the file extension 7 Keep the default value of 1 MBytes in the Capture file size field and click OK button 8 Click Capture Start Capture from the p...

Page 39: ...l result in fuzzy images 5 Why would I get some blurry areas in an image You may have covered part of the lens when taking the image Or there may be some grease on the lens Remove it with a dry and soft cloth 6 Why would I get horizontal black stripes in images taken abroad The camera is set to your country s AC mains frequency e g 50Hz for Europe If you take images under an electric light source ...

Page 40: ...may try to download Direct_X from Microsoft website to update Win98 for USB devices http www microsoft com downloads details aspx FamilyID 63dafd1a f9c9 4f35 89b0 261abc0e37a9 displaylang en 14 How can I view movie clip on a PC To Playback a movie on a PC video player software is required Macintosh users can download the latest version of QuickTime from http www apple com Windows users can downloa...