Welcome Creative DiVi Cam 316 is a high-quality yet affordable digital video camera that allows you to create, edit, share and send photos to your friends and family. Creative DiVi Cam 316 is not just a digital camera. You can use it to make short video or audio recordings, or play MP3s. You can also use it as a webcam when you connect it to a computer. This easy-to-follow manual shows you how to use your new Creative DiVi Cam 316 and install all the software included on the Installation CD.
Contents 1. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ...............6 Before Using Your Camera ............................... 6 Operational Precautions................................... 6 Package Contents ............................................ 8 2. GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA ....9 CREATIVE DIVI CAM 316 CONTROLS ....................9 Top View .......................................................... 9 Front View ....................................................... 9 Back View .....................................
Turning on your camera ................................. 13 FUNCTION TREE..............................................13 Video Mode .................................................... 13 Camera Mode ................................................. 14 MP3 player ..................................................... 14 Setup Mode .................................................... 15 Voice Mode..................................................... 15 VIDEO MODE[ ] ........................................
Adjusting the Exposure Value (EV) ................ 23 Taking a photo ............................................... 23 Taking a photo with the self-timer ................. 23 Special effects................................................ 24 Taking close-up pictures ................................ 24 Viewing photos .............................................. 24 Trimming a photo........................................... 25 Viewing photo thumbnails ............................. 25 Managing photos.......
VOICE MODE ...............................................37 Making a voice recording ............................... 37 Status Identifier............................................. 37 Playing a recording ........................................ 37 Navigating in a track ...................................... 37 Play modes .................................................... 37 Managing voice recordings............................. 38 SETUP MODE ..................................................
8. CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS............... 52 9. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.....
1. Important Information Please read through this manual carefully before using Creative DiVi Cam 316. Follow all precautions to avoid damage or harm caused by improper operation. Safety Precautions ● Do not attempt to play the Installation CD in a CD player. ● Creative DiVi Cam 316 is a precision electronic device. Do not attempt to service Creative DiVi Cam 316 yourself. Opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards.
• rainy or snowy environments ● Do not open the battery cover when the power is on. ● If water has entered your camera, turn the power off immediately, and remove the batteries. ● Maintain your digital video camera: • Use a lens brush or soft cloth to wipe the surface clean • Do not use any solid object to hit your camera. • Avoid scratching the lens or LCD surface. • Do not use any detergent or volatile solutions to clean your camera. Use a slightly damp, soft cloth only.
Package Contents Installation CD (Drivers and Application Software) Earphone Audio Cable ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Pouch Wrist Strap & Lens Cover Strap USB Cable 4 AAA Alkaline Batteries Installation CD (Drivers & Application Software) Pouch Wrist Strap& Lens Cover Strap Earphone USB Cable TV OUT Cable Audio Cable 4 AAA Alkaline Batteries User's Guide 8 TV OUT Cable User's Guide
2. Getting to Know Your Camera Creative DiVi Cam 316 Controls Top View 1. Microphone 2. Speaker Front View 1. Lens 2. LED 3. Flash Terminal Compartment Creative DiVi Cam 316 has three jacks/ports for attaching cables: Headphone jack,TV Out and USB. These jacks/ports enable you to attach the appropriate cables from Creative DiVi Cam 316 to your computer, TV/VCR or earphones. 4. USB Port — Use this to connect your camera to your computer via the USB cable.
Back View 1. Multi-select button — This button comprises four buttons, Up, Down, Left and Right. In Camera and Video modes, use the Up or Down buttons to adjust the exposure level. Use the Left button to set the self-timer. In Camera mode, press the Right button to set the flash mode. In Video mode, press the Right button to pause and resume video recording. 2.
Right Side View 1. Macro Switch — Slide this switch to select appears Normal or Macro mode.The Macro icon on the LCD when you select Macro mode. 2. Mode dial — Select a mode by rotating the dial and aligning these icons with the mode marker: • — Video mode • — Camera mode • • • MP3 — MP3 mode SET — Setup mode — Recording mode 3. Battery Cover Bottom View 1. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) 2.
3. Getting Started Preparing Your Camera 1. 2. Insert four AAA batteries into the battery compartment . Insert the SD memory card according to the icon shown on the camera when the card slot cover is open. To take out the memory card, push the card to pop it out. Note: Your camera’s 16MB internal memory is disabled when you insert an SD memory card. Do not remove the card while your camera is turned on.
4. Using Your Camera Turning on your camera Slide the Power switch down to turn on the camera. The LED lights up in green and the LCD turns on automatically. Note: The LCD turns off automatically if you do not use your camera for over one minute. The camera turns off if you do not use your camera for the time set for the Auto Power Off setting.
Camera Mode MP3 player 14
Setup Mode Voice Mode 15
Video mode[ ] Rotate mode dial to [ ] Status identifier Macro Self-Timer/Delay White Balance Video Counter Memory Status Remaining Available Recording Time Zoom Level Battery Level Quality Size 16
Recording video Your camera can record video in MPEG4 format. In Video mode, press the menu button. The Video Menu appears. To select video size 1. Scroll-select Size. 2. Scroll-select the default resolution for video capture: 640X480 or 320X240. To select white balance 1. Scroll-select White balance. 2. Scroll-select a white balance setting: Auto, Sunny, Tungsten, Fluorescent or Cloudy. To select video quality 1. Scroll-select Quality. 2.
To start recording 1. Press the Shutter/Record button to start recording video. While recording, move the scroller up or down to zoom in or out. You can also use the Multi-select button to adjust the exposure level. 2 Sec. 2. To pause recording, press the Right button. Press the button again to continue recording. 3. To stop recording, press the Shutter/Record button. Recording a video with the self-timer 1. 2. 3. Press the Left button activate the self-timer. Scroll-select a self-timer interval.
Special effects In Video mode, press the scroller to see the special effects menu. Scroll-select an effect that you want to use. Playing back videos 1. 2. In Video mode, press the Playback button. Scroll-select a video. Video playback starts. To adjust the volume, press the Up or Down buttons.
3. 4. To pause playback, press the Right button. To resume playback, press the button again. To stop playback, press the scroller. Viewing video thumbnails 1. In video playback mode, press the Left button. The LCD shows six images at a time. 2. Press the button again to go back to full screen view. Managing videos In video playback mode, press the Menu button. To delete a video 1. Scroll-select Delete One. 2. Scroll-select the video to delete. Protected videos cannot be deleted.
To delete all videos 1. Scroll-select Delete All. 2. Scroll-select OK to confirm the operation. Otherwise, scroll-select Cancel. Protected videos cannot be deleted. To protect a video 1. In video playback mode, scroll-select Protect. 2. Scroll-select Protect One. 3. Scroll-select the video to protect. This icon appears. Press the scroller again to unprotect the video.
To protect all videos 1. In video playback mode, scroll-select Protect. 2. Scroll-select Protect All. 3. Scroll-select OK to confirm the operation. Otherwise, scroll-select Cancel. Camera mode Rotate mode dial to Status identifier Time Macro AE-Lock White Balance Photo Counter Memory Status Flash Zoom Level Battery Level Quality Size Date Activating the AE lock Press the Shutter/Record button half way. A pair of brackets appear on the LCD.
To select white balance 1. Scroll-select White balance. 2. Scroll-select a white balance setting: Auto, Sunny, Tungsten, Fluorescent or Cloudy. To select image quality 1. Scroll-select Quality. 2. Scroll-select the default image quality: Fine, Normal or Basic To configure date and time display 1. Scroll-select Date stamp. 2. Scroll-select a display option: Date & Time, Date or Off. Enabling the auto-flash The flash is available only in Camera mode.
Special effects In Camera mode, press the scroller to see the special effects menu. Scroll-select an effect that you want: Normal, Sepia, B&W, Negative, Red, Pink, Purple, Blue, Green or Yellow. Taking close-up pictures 1. 2. Move the Macro switch upwards to select Macro mode. The Macro icon appears on the LCD. Take pictures as described in “Taking a photo”. Viewing photos 1. 2. 3. In Camera mode, press the Playback button. Use the scroller to go to the previous or next photo.
Trimming a photo 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In Camera mode, press the Playback button. Use the scroller to go to the previous or next photo. Move the scroller up to zoom into the photo. Use the Up, Down, Left or Right buttons to frame your new photo. Press the shutter button. A list of image resolutions appears. Scroll-select a resolution. This has to be smaller than that of the original photo. Your newly trimmed photo overwrites the original photo. Viewing photo thumbnails 1.
Managing photos In camera playback mode, press the Menu button. To delete a photo 1. Scroll-select Delete. 2. Scroll-select Delete One. 3. Scroll-select the photo to delete. Protected photos cannot be deleted. To delete all photos 1. Scroll-select Delete. 2. Scroll-select Delete All. 3. Scroll-select OK to confirm the operation. Otherwise, scroll-select Cancel. Protected photos cannot be deleted. To protect a photo 1. In camera playback mode, scroll-select Protect. 2.
Set one 1. In camera playback mode, press the Menu button. 2. Scroll-select DPOF. 3. Scroll-select Set one. 4. Scroll-select the photo to assign copies to. Scroll-select the photo again to increase the number of copies, to a maximum of three. 5. Press the Menu button to save your selection. Set all 1. In camera playback mode, press the Menu button. 2. 3. Scroll-select DPOF. Scroll-select Set all. Scroll-select OK to assign each photo a print value of one.
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Printing photos directly to a PictBridge compatible printer 1. In camera playback mode, press the Menu button. 2. Scroll-select Print. You are prompted to connect your photo printer. 3. When you have properly connected your printer, you can choose to print individual photos (Print one), or all photos (Print all). Printing options Scroll-select one of these options: • photo to print — Press the Left or Right buttons to select a photo to print (for Print one only).
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Playing MP3s Rotate the mode dial to MP3. Status identifier Playing an MP3 file 1. In MP3 mode, press the Menu button. 2. Scroll-select the MP3 file you want to play. 3. Press the Shutter/Record button to start playback. 4. Press the Menu button to pause or resume playback.
Adjusting volume, bass or treble levels When playing MP3s, press the scroller to switch between volume, bass or treble, and press the Up or Down button to adjust the level.
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Navigating in a track When playing MP3s, press the Up or Down buttons to skip to the previous or next track. Press the Left or Right buttons to skip backward or forward in a track. Play modes When playing MP3s, press the Playback button to cycle through available play modes: • repeat one — repeat playback of current track • repeat all — repeat playback of all tracks • random — play all tracks in random order • normal — play all tracks in sequence.
Managing MP3s In MP3 mode, while you are not playing any MP3s, press the Menu button to see the menu options.
To delete a track 1. In MP3 mode, scroll-select Delete. 2. Scroll-select Delete One. 3. Scroll-select the track to delete. Protected tracks cannot be deleted. To delete all MP3s 1. In MP3 mode, scroll-select Delete. 2. Scroll-select Delete All. 3. Scroll-select OK to confirm the operation. Otherwise, scroll-select Cancel. Protected tracks cannot be deleted. To protect a track 1. In MP3 mode, scroll-select Protect. 2. Scroll-select Protect One. 3. Scroll-select the track to protect. 4.
Voice mode Rotate the mode dial to Making a voice recording In Voice mode, press the Shutter/Record button to start recording. Press the button again to stop the recording. Status Identifier Playing a recording 1. In Voice mode, press the Menu button. 2. Scroll-select the recording you want to play. 3. Press the scroller to start playback. Press the Up or Down buttons to adjust the volume level. 4. Press the scroller to stop playback.
Managing voice recordings In voice playback mode, press the Menu button to see the menu. Menu To delete a recording 1. Scroll-select Delete. 2. Scroll-select Delete One.
3. Scroll-select the recording to delete. Protected recordings cannot be deleted. To delete all recordings 1. Scroll-select Delete. 2. Scroll-select Delete All. 3. Scroll-select OK to confirm the operation. Otherwise, scroll-select Cancel. Protected recordings cannot be deleted. To protect a recording 1. Scroll-select Protect. 2. Scroll-select Protect One. 3. Scroll-select the recording to protect. 4. This icon recording. appears.
Setup mode Rotate the mode dial to SET.
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About the Help screen Your camera has a handy help screen for every mode. Press the Display/Help button to see the help screen in any mode.
Help screen in MP3 mode Help screen in Voice mode Help screen in voice playback mode Help screen in Setup mode 43
5. Connecting your camera Configure your camera as a webcam or a mass storage device 1. 2. Insert four AAA batteries into the battery compartment. Connect the smaller end of the USB cable into the USB port of your camera. 3. Connect the other end of the USB cable to your computer’s USB port. 4. The camera’s LCD Panel turns on and the PC Connection Menu is displayed. 5. Press the Up or Down buttons to select the Mass Storage Drive option or the PC Camera option.
Connecting Your Camera to a TV/VCR You can connect your Creative DiVi Cam 316 to a television if you want to have a larger view of your photos. 1. 2. Connect the TV Output cable to the TV Output port and the television. Connect the Audio Output cable to the Audio Output port and the television. 3. On your television, select the channel for auxiliary Audio/Video input.
System Requirements Minimum System Requirements OS Microsoft® Windows® XP/2000/Me/98 SE CPU Intel Pentium 166MHz or higher Memory 32 MB memory or better CD-ROM 4X or above HDD 10 MB free disk space or better Others a USB 1.1 port For Windows ME and 98 SE users only 1. After installing the drivers and applications, connect your camera to your computer. 2. In the PC connection menu, scroll-select PC Camera. 3. On your Windows desktop, right-click My Computer. 4. Click Device Manager. 5.
6. Installing Drivers Before using your camera as a mass storage device, or as a webcam, you must install the proper drivers. 1. 2. 3. Insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. Your CD should start automatically. If it does not, follow the steps below: I. Start Windows Explorer. II. On the left pane, click the My Computer icon. III. Right-click the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive icon, and then click AutoPlay. Choose a language for the installation. In the Software installer screen, click Driver -> Install.
6. Click the Finish button.
7. Installing Software Installing New Soft Video Works 1. 2. 3. Insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. Your CD should start automatically. If it does not, follow the steps below: I. Start Windows Explorer. II. On the left pane, click the My Computer icon. III. Right-click the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive icon, and then click AutoPlay. Choose a language for the installation. In the Software installer screen, click New Soft Video Works -> Install 4.
6. Select the language, then click the Next button. 7. Click the Next button. 8. Click the Yes button.
9. 10. Follow the onscreen instructions. Click the Finish button. 11. When this dialog box appears, click the OK button. 12. Click the OK button.
8. Camera Specifications ●Lens : f=8.34mm ●Sensor : 3 megapixel CMOS sensor ●Aperture: F / 3.0 ●Sensitivity : ISO 100 ●White balance : Auto, Sunny, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Cloudy ●Shutter : programmed electronic shutter ●Shutter speed : 1/4second ~ 1/2000second ●Storage Media : 16MB Internal Flash Memory and SD Card Slot (supports max.
9. Frequently Asked Questions I was using the camera, but the camera controls suddenly don’t work. • Try turning off your camera, then turning it back on. • You might have removed the memory card while your camera was still turned on. Remove the batteries, wait three seconds, and then put them back. • Check that the batteries are inserted properly. • Check for camera damage. If it is damaged, send it for repair. I have problems using my photo printer with the camera.
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