DS6618 User’s Manual
Brief Description The digital camera “DS6618” is a slim and compact digital camera no bigger than a business card and only 6 mm thick, making it incredibly portable and convenient. And the DS6618’s simple and straightforward controls make it easy to take pictures and then download your digital images to a computer. The bundled “ArcSoft PhotoImpression3.
Contents Brief Description ................................................... 2 Package Contents .............................................. 2 Safety Notes ......................................................... 4 Notes on Using Your Camera Correctly ............... 5 Notes on the Battery ............................................. 6 Nomenclature ....................................................... 8 Switching On and Off ......................................... 8 Auto Power Off Function .......
Safety Notes To ensure that you use your camera correctly, read these Safety Notes and your User’s manual carefully beforehand. The warning given here provide important safety information and should be observed at all times. ■ The icon shown below is used in this document to indicate the severity of the injury or damage that can result if the information indicated by the icon is ignored and the product is used incorrectly as a result.
Notes on Using Your Camera Correctly hTest Shots Prior to Photography For particularly important photographs (such as weddings and overseas trips), always take a test photograph and view the image to make sure that the camera is functioning normally. ✽ Oregon Scientific assumes no responsibility for any incidental losses (such as the costs of photography or the loss of income from photography) incurred as a result of faults with this products.
Notes on the Battery viewfinder as these surfaces, and then wipe lightly with a soft, dry cloth. Leaving the lens extended for long periods can allow dust to enter the camera’s viewfinder. However, this does not affect the image. h Do not scratch hard objects against the lens, LCD or viewfinder as these surface are easily damaged. h Clean the body of the camera with a soft, dry, cloth.
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. hDisposing of This Product When disposing of this product, do so in accordance with your local waste disposal regulations.
Nomenclature Switching On Press the lens pop-up button. 8 Switching Off Push the lens back in. P.18 Auto Power Off Function The Auto Power Off function automatically switches the camera off to avoid wasting battery power when the camera is left unused for 30 seconds while switched on. ✽ The Auto Power Off function does not operate when a USB connection is being used. h To take pictures after the camera has automatically switched off (Auto Power Off), push the lens back in and then pop it up again.
(P.18) (P.18) (P.20) (P.16) (P.19) (P.20) Attaching the Strap Attach the enclosed strap. When using a commercial strap, check the strength and other properties of strap.
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) LCD 0 Description Number of Available Shots (1-101), etc. See page P.18 Battery Status z: The battery has ample charge. x: The battery is approximately half charged. c: The battery charge is low. Recharge the battery as it will run out shortly. z P.17 (Flashes 5 times and the camera switches off.) : The battery is exhausted. Recharge the battery immediately. ✽ Avoid switching the camera on and off repeatedly when the battery is low on charge.
GUIDE TO CAMERA OPERATIONS PURPOSE INSTRUMENTS Switch on and off Camera Switching on and off P.8 Taking pictures Camera Taking pictures P.18 Connecting the camera to a PC Camera and PC Downloading (Saving) images Camera and PC Downloading images [Camera] / [Download images] P.22 Downloading images [Camera] / [Download images] P.22 Checking camera images Camera and PC Camera e Deleting images Camera and PC HEADING, ETC.
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE Because this camera uses USB bus power to charge the battery, the software must be installed beforehand.
Guide to Software The enclosed CD-ROM contains the software shown below. h Oregon Scientific Photo Album Page 14 Page 15 h PhotoImpression3.0 Software to make it easy for you to download camera images and modify them, create calendars or postcards. ✽ This software is TWAIN-compatible. Page 21 Software for tasks such as downloading images you have shot on the camera, checking and deleting the downloaded images, and modifying the camera settings.
INSTALLING Oregon Scientific Photo Album Do not connect the camera to your PC using the USB cable until the software installation is completed. ✽ In Windows, you can install “Oregon Scientific Photo For Windows Album” and “PhotoImpression3.0” in succession. Switch on your PC and load the enclosed CD-ROM. The installer starts up automatically. Install Oregon Scientific Photo Album. ✽ The camera driver and TWAIN driver are also installed automatically.
For Macintosh Do not connect the camera to your PC using the USB cable until the software installation is completed. Switch on your Macintosh and load the enclosed CD-ROM. CD-ROM Double-click the CD-ROM icon, the [Oregon Scientific Photo Album] folder and [Oregon Scientific Photo Album] icon to start installation. Click the [Continue...] button to start the installation. Click the [Quit] button. You can change the installation destination folder. These files are installed on your Macintosh.
CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO A PC Connecting the camera to your PC with the enclosed USB cable, you can charge the battery and download your images to your PC. Check that “Oregon Scientific Photo Album” software was installed correctly before connecting the camera to your PC using the USB cable. Switch the camera on and then connect it to your PC using the USB cable. ● Connecting the camera to your PC with the USB cable allows you to do the following: h Charge the camera battery (/P.
z CHARGING THE BATTERY This camera uses USB bus power to charge the battery. Before attempting to charge the battery, install the software (/P.12) and then use the USB cable to connect the camera to your PC. Check that “Oregon Scientific Photo Album” software was installed correctly before connecting the camera to your PC using the USB cable. Charging starts automatically when you connect the camera to your PC with the USB cable.
TAKING PICTURES When you press the shutter button, the camera taking the picture. The image is then recorded and the number in the counter decreases. Switching the camera on. h Focal range: Approx. 60 cm to infinity. Loading the strap over your wrist, brace your elbows firmly against your body and hold the camera with both hands. Compose you shot so that subject you want to photograph is within the field of view. 18 The image will be blurred if the camera moves when taking the picture (camera shake).
A SELECTING THE IMAGE SIZE You can select the appropriate image size for your shots. The number of available shots varies depending on the selected image size setting, and the number of available shots shown by the counter increases or decreases accordingly. About the Image Size Select “B” for better image quality and “C” to increase the number of available shots.
e DELETING IMAGES You cannot check images as you delete them, but you can use S to delete the last image you shot, or D to delete all the images. Holding down the e button for roughly 1 second sets the delete mode to S/Delete frame. Press the e button again to select D (delete all frames). Each time you press the shutter button, images are deleted sequentially from the newest image. h When you select “S”, the newest frame (frame 5 if you have taken 5 shots) is deleted.
USING Oregon Scientific Photo Album You can use “Oregon Scientific Photo Album” software to download images in the camera to your PC’s hard disk, check and delete the downloaded images, and modify the camera settings. ✽ This description shows the Windows screens, but the procedure is the same for Macintosh computers. Switch the camera on and then connect it to your PC using the USB cable (/P.16). ✽ Charging starts automatically when you connect the camera to your PC with the USB cable (/P.17).
DOWNLOADING IMAGES You can download the images from the camera to your PC. Select [Camera] / [Download images] from the menu. Click the [Start download] button to begin image downloading. Progress of image downloading Overall download progress ✽ When the progress bar reaches the right-hand end, downloading is completed. Number of downloaded images/Total number of images in the camera Time until downloading is complete.
When image downloading is complete, the images are displayed as thumbnails. ☞ A folder named “(year)-(month)-(day)-(number)” is automatically created in the folder tree display area. ✽ If you download more images on the same day, the number automatically increments. Menu ■Thumbnail display window You can select functions such as [Save As], [Delete (Delete the files)], [Rename (Change the file name)], [Rotate], [View (Change the display format)] and [Configuration (Camera Configuration)], etc.
DISPLAYING DOWNLOADED IMAGES Images downloaded to your PC can be checked, rotated and saved as new files under different names. Select the folder you want to display in the folder tree display area. Select the display format from the [View] menu. Shows the file number. Shows the image and the file number. Opens the slideshow display window (/P.25). Displaying a frame enlarged (/P.25) 24 h To view an image frame enlarged, select and then double-click the file in the List or Thumbnail view.
■Slideshow/Single-frame enlarged display window Displays the previous image Displays the next image Rewinds to the first image in the photo album Fast forwards to the last image Starts the slideshow ✽ During a slideshow, this button changes to . Click this button to stop the slideshow. ✽ The slideshow plays continuously until it is stopped. Sets the display time for each image frame. Saves the currently displayed image as a new file with a different name.
MODIFYING CAMERA SETTINGS, DELETING ALL IMAGES, FORMATTING, AND RESETTING THE FILE COUNTER Camera settings can be checked and modified from your PC. You can also delete all the image files, format the camera memory and reset the file counter (file number). Check that the camera is connected to a PC with the USB cable (/P.16). The “Oregon Scientific Config” screen opens and you can perform tasks such as modifying the camera settings and deleting all the data in the camera’s memory.
■Oregon Scientific configuration screen Lockout the shutter when low light Image size VGA : 640 × 480 pixels QVGA: 320 × 240 pixels Auto Shutoff time Short : 25 seconds Long : 50 seconds Beep tone Deletes all the images on the camera. Battery charge level Resets the file counter. Deletes all the data in the camera’s internal memory and formats (initializes) the memory. ✽ The file numbers for the next images shot begin again from “0001”. ✽ Only available when [Delete All Images] or [Format] is selected.
USING Oregon Scientific Photo Album as TWAIN Driver “Oregon Scientific Photo Album” allows images on the camera to be downloaded directly from the camera using a TWAIN-compatible application such as “PhotoImpression3.0”. Check that “Oregon Scientific Photo Album” software was installed correctly before connecting the camera to your PC using the USB cable. Switch the camera on and then connect it to your PC using the USB cable.
Click the [Start Download] button to download the images. For Windows only Select the images to be downloaded. Click the [Transfer] button. ✽ You can also download images using the [Transfer] button from the [Twain] menu. ✽ Downloaded images are displayed in the software. The counter flashes (rotates) during image downloading. Quit “Oregon Scientific Photo Album”.
UNINSTALLING THE SOFTWARE Only perform this operation when you no longer require the installed software. For Windows Check that the camera is not connected to your PC and then start up your PC. Select the [Remove] and click the [Next] button. Exit all application and programs. When the confirmation message appears, click the button as directed by the on-screen instructions. Select the program you want to delete from [Programs] in the [Start] menu and then select [UnInstall].
For Macintosh Drag all the following installed files to the [Trash]. h The installed files for “Oregon Scientific Photo Album” (/P.14) Restart your Macintosh. Select [Empty Trash] in the [Special] menu. h The installed files for “PhotoImpression3.
TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Cause Remedy No power. h The battery is exhausted. The battery runs out quickly. h You are using the camera in extremely h Put the camera in your pocket or another cold condition. warm place to heat it. h Recharge the battery. No photograph is taken h The Auto Power Off function has switched h Switch the camera on. when the shutter button the camera off. is pressed. h The memory is fully recorded. h Download the images to the PC, and delete some unwanted images.
Problem The PC does not recognize the camera. Cause Remedy h Connect the camera to the PC with the h Connect the camera to the PC with the USB cable before installing the software. USB cable and select [My Computer] / [Control Panel] / [System] / [Device Manager]. In the [Devise Manager] window, delete [Compose USB device] or [Unknown device] in [Other devices]. Then disconnect the camera and install the software before reconnecting the camera to the PC.
Specifications h Actual number of pixels 0.31 million pixels h Focus Focus free h CCD image sensor CMOS image sensor with AutobriteTM technology h Digital output USB (mini-B) h Storage media 8MB internal flash memory h Number of available shots VGA (640 × 480 pixels): 26 shots QVGA (320 × 240 pixels): 101 shots h File format JPEG (Converted when images are downloaded using the enclosed software.
System Requirements ■ For Windows h Compatible PCs: IBM PC/AT or compatible (models with USB support as standard) h Operating system: Windows 98 (including the second edition), Windows Millenium Edition (Windows Me), Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home Edition h CPU: 200 MHz Pentium or better h RAM: 32MB minimum h Hard disk space: 200MB minimum h Others: A CD-ROM for driver and software installation ■ For Macintosh h Compatible Macs: Power Macintosh G3 200 MHz minimum (model
CARE Keep the camera dry; if it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Use and store the camera only in normal temperature environments. Handle the camera carefully; do not drop it. Keep the camera away from dust and dirt, and wipe it with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it looking new. If your camera is not performing as it should, take it to your local Oregon Scientific store for assistance.
