User’s Guide
TABLE OF CONTENTS Product Overview ................................................................................................................................................2 Front/Top .........................................................................................................................................................2 Bottom/Back ....................................................................................................................................................
PRODUCT OVERVIEW ENGLISH PRODUCT OVERVIEW Front/Top 1 1. Shutter Button 2 2. Viewfinder 4 3 5 Bottom/Back 6. Viewfinder Eyepiece 7. LCD Panel 8. Tripod Socket 3. Lens 4. USB Port 5. Buzzer 6 9 7 10 8 11 9. Mode Button 10. Wrist Strap Holder 11. Battery Door 12. Battery Compartment 12 1 2 3 LCD Icon 4 1. AVI Video Mode 2. Low Resolution Mode 3. Continuous Shot Mode 5 8 6 4. Self Timer Mode 5. Battery Level 6. Frequency Option 7 7. Delete One/All Mode 8.
GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED Congratulations on your purchase of your camera. This camera is featured with 2MB of internal SD RAM memory for storing still images and/or short video clips in the camera. Please read this manual before operating the camera to become familiar with the features of this versatile digital camera.
GETTING STARTED LOADING THE BATTERIES The camera uses two AAA batteries as power supply. 1. Slide open the battery cover. 2. Insert 2x AAA batteries according to the polarity directions ( + ) ( – ) indicated on the inner side of the battery door. 3. Shut the battery door. Extending the Power Supply To extend battery life, remove the batteries from the camera when it is not in use. Remember to transfer your pictures to your computer BEFORE removing batteries, otherwise you will lose them.
TAKING PICTURES TAKING PICTURES BASIC OPERATION 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Frame the subject in the viewfinder. 3. Press the Shutter button to take the picture. • You will hear a beep when a picture is taken. • The frame number will increase by one frame on the LCD panel. For example, if it s the first time to power on the camera, the frame number will be changed from 00 to 01 after the first picture is taken.
TAKING PICTURES / TAKING VIDEO CLIPS TAKING PICTURES IN LOW RESOLUTION MODE By default, the image resolution is 640 x 480 pixels. You may change the image resolution to low resolution, that is 320 x 240 pixels, to reduce the size of the image to enable the camera to store more pictures. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Turn on the camera. Press the Mode button repeatedly until the LQ indicator ( ) is blinking. Press the Shutter button to confirm selection of the mode. The LQ indicator will stop blinking.
SETTING PC CAMERA FREQUENCY / DELETE FILES / MEMORY FULL MESSAGE SETTING PC CAMERA FREQUENCY The choice of 50Hz or 60Hz is necessary only when image quality in PC-Camera mode is degraded, due to frequency difference in different countries. Selecting between 50Hz and 60Hz depends on the voltage that is adopted in your country.
SOFTWARES INSTALLATION GUIDE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION GUIDE Note: Do not connect the camera to your computer via the supplied USB cable BEFORE successfully installing the camera’s drivers and software. INTRODUCTION TO THE SUPPLIED SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS Option Description Camera Driver The driver enables you to download pictures/video clips from the camera to your computer. Ulead Photo Explorer 8.
SOFTWARES INSTALLATION GUIDE Step 7 Click [Next]. Step 8 Click [Install]. Step 9 Installation starts. Step 10 Click [Finish]. Note for Windows XP users: While installing the camera driver, screen as below may appear. Click “Continue Anyway” to continue the driver installation.
SOFTWARES INSTALLATION GUIDE INSTALLING THE ULEAD PHOTO EXPLORER 8.0 SE Step 1 Make sure that your camera is not connected to the computer. Step 2 Make sure the computer is powered on and Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 or XP is running. Step 3 Close any other applications or software you may be running. Step 4 Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. The installer will pop up automatically.
SOFTWARES INSTALLATION GUIDE Step 9 Click [Next]. Step 10 Click [Next]. The Ulead Photo Explorer will be installed in the default C drive. You can click on [Browse] to change the folder. Step 11 Choose the Shortcut location, then click [Next]. Note: To unselect the shortcut location, click on the box with the “v” mark. Step 12 Click [Next]. Step 13 Click [Next].
SOFTWARES INSTALLATION GUIDE Step 14 If you do not want to read the Readme file after the Ulead Photo Explorer installation, click on the box with “v” mark to unselect it, and then click [Next]. Otherwise, click [Next]. Step 15 Installing starts. Please wait for a few seconds. (For Win 98SE/2000/ME) Note: If you selected to read the Readme file in step 15, the Readme window will pop up. Close the window after reading. Step 16 Click [Next]. Step 17 Click [Finish].
SOFTWARES INSTALLATION GUIDE INSTALLING THE ULEAD COOL 360 (OPTIONAL) Step 1 Make sure that your camera is not connected to the computer. Step 2 Make sure the computer is powered on and Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 or XP is running. Step 3 Close any other applications or software you may be running. Step 4 Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. The installer will pop up automatically.
SOFTWARES INSTALLATION GUIDE Step 10 Choose the folder using to store the Ulead Cool 360 by clicking on [Browse], then click [Next]. Step 11 Click [Next]. Step 12 Click [Next]. Step 13 Installation starts. Step 14 If you do not want to install Internet Explore Plugin, click [No]. Otherwise, click [Yes]. Step 15 Choose the setup type by clicking on the check box, the click [Next].
SOFTWARES INSTALLATION GUIDE Step 16 Click [Next]. Step 17 Click [Finish]. Note: If your computer isn’t connected to Internet, Internet connection wizard or offline message will appear. Follow the on-screen information to complete the rest steps. Step 18 Click [Exit]. INSTALLING ADOBE ACROBAT READER 5 (OPTIONAL) Step 1 Make sure that your camera is not connected to the computer. Step 2 Make sure the computer is powered on and Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 or XP is running.
SOFTWARES INSTALLATION GUIDE Step 6 Status bar. Step 7 Click [Next >]. Step 8 The files will be saved into C:\Program Files\Adobe\ Acrobat 5 automatically. OR You may change the default folder by clicking [Browse ] and selecting a different folder in your computer. Click [Next >] Step 9 Installation progress. Step 10 Click [OK] Note: 1.
CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO THE COMPUTER CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO THE COMPUTER • • DO NOT connect the camera to your computer via the USB cable BEFORE successful installation of the software and camera driver. (page 8) To avoid potential short circuit, please DO NOT connect the both ends of the USB cable to the computer’s USB ports. CONNECT THE CAMERA TO A USB PORT ON THE COMPUTER Plug one end of the USB cable into your camera and the other end into the USB port of your computer.
USING THE ULEAD PHOTO EXPLORER 8.0 USING THE ULEAD PHOTO EXPLORER 8.0 The Photo Explorer can be used to download the pictures/video clips from the camera to computer, to edit and enhance the pictures, to play video clips, to create slide show, and to use the camera as a PC camera. DOWNLOADING THE FILES FROM THE CAMERA TO YOUR COMPUTER 1. Make sure that your camera is securely connected to your PC.
USING THE ULEAD PHOTO EXPLORER 8.0 9. After transferring all the files you would like to keep, you can click “Erase All” to delete all the files. Before deleting, the computer will ask “Are you sure”? Click “Yes” if it is confirmed. Otherwise, click “No”. 10. Click “Exit” ( ) to close the Ulead Instant View window. All the pictures that are downloaded just now will display in the browse pane. (fig. 1.1) 11. Click “File > Exit” or click the to exit Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0. (fig. 1.
USING THE ULEAD PHOTO EXPLORER 8.0 CREATING A SLIDE SHOW You can create a slide show of Image files and Video files. 1. Launch the Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0. 2. Click on the icon. A rectangle window will appear in the bottom side of the screen. 3. Choose the picture/video clip that is to be used from the thumbnail view window and then click to add it to the Slide Show window. • You may click on to delete the picture/video clip, and click to adjust the sequence of the files. 4.
USING THE ULEAD PHOTO EXPLORER 8.0 5. Click the icon to prepare to record a Video Clip. A small window as below will appear. 6. Click on “Set Avi File” ( ) to assign file name. Note: If you press “Start” before assigning a file name, the message below will appear. Please assign file name. 7. Click “Start” ( 8. Click the ) to start recording live Video Clip. icon again to stop recording. Note: You may also click on the “Snap Shot” ( ) icon to take pictures.
USING THE ULEAD COOL 360 USING THE ULEAD COOL 360 Transforming a Series of Photos into a Panorama Picture 1. Double click the COOL 360 icon ( ) on your desktop to open the program. 2. Click the “New Project” icon ( appear. ), the “New Project Wizard” will 3. Type in project name, and then click “Next”. 4. Choose the folder where the pictures that will be used to create the panorama picture are saved. Then select the picture. A preview of the picture is shown (fig. 1.3). 5. Click “Add”.
USING THE ULEAD COOL 360 7. Click “Next”. 8. Click “Finish”. 9. Adjust the panorama with the control buttons on the right side of the screen. (fig. 1.7) 10. Click the “Viewer” icon ( picture. 11. Close the viewer window. ) to have a preview of the panorama 12. Click “Finish” ( ). 13. Click “Save” to save the newly created panorama picture. 14. Click “ ” to exit Ulead Cool 360. VIEWING THE PANORAMA PICTURE 1. Launch the Ulead Cool 360 Viewer by double clicking on the ( 2.
HOLDING VIDEO CONFERENCE HOLDING VIDEO CONFERENCE 1. Connect the camera to your computer by using the supplied USB cable. 2. Launch “NetMeeting” by clicking on “Start > Program > Accessories > Communication > NetMeeting”. • The first time the NetMeeting is launched, a simple Setup procedure will appear on the screen: Click on [Next] and follow the wizard to tune your audio setting. When you have tuned your settings, the screen below appears. 3.
TROUBLESHOOTING / GETTING HELP TROUBLESHOOTING The troubleshooting guide is designed to help you solve common problems. If the problem encountered is not included in this section, please contact your local customer support hotline. SYMPTOM PROBLEM SOLUTION All the images I have taken do not appear. Insufficient battery power. Download all images to your PC as soon as possible. Refer to “Important Information” section on page 3. Batteries were removed before the camera was connected to the computer.
SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS Image Resolution VGA (640 x 480 pixels), CMOS Sensor Lens F 2.8, f =5.
CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE Be sure to read this information to ensure that you use your camera correctly. Places to Avoid Do not store or use the camera in the following places or locations: • Very humid, dirty or dusty places. • In direct sunlight or in places subject to extreme increases in temperature such as in a closed vehicle during summer. • Extremely cold places. • Places subject to strong vibrations. • Places affected by smoke or steam.
PRECAUTIONS / REGULATORY INFORMATION PRECAUTIONS Test Shots Always take a test photograph first to check that the camera is functioning normally. The liability for any incidental losses (such as the cost of photography or the loss of income from photography) incurred as a result of fault with this product cannot be accepted.
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