Digital View Finder User’s Manual Please read the instructions thoroughly before using the Zigview S2. Please use accessories recommended in this user’s manual. http://www.secu-line.
Thank You For Purchasing Zigview S2. The Zigview S2 is a digital view finder that has a CCD image sensor and a color TFT LCD attached. It allows users to take a variety of pictures easily by providing real-time images of view finder information of SLR(Single Lens Reflex) camera. Before using Zigview S2, please read carefully the instructions so as to be fully aware of features of the product. Testing Zigview You can test this product before installing it on a camera.
Safety Precautions Follow these safeguards and use the equipment properly to prevent injury, death, and material damage. ■ Do not use any accessories such as power adapters other than those recommended in this user's manual. ■ Connect the power cord thoroughly, and do not touch the power cord with wet hands. When pulling out the cord, do not hold the cord, but hold and pull out the plug part. ■ Do not damage, bend or twist the cord. It may cause electric shock or a fire.
Table of Contents Safety Precautions Packge Contents Name of Each Part Before Using This Product Installing the Battery Charging the Battery Attaching Eyepiece Adapter Adjusting angle of Zigview S2 Basic Operations Installing and Removing Zigview on Camera Power ON and OFF Adjusting Diopter of Camera Swiveling Zigview LCD Rotating Image of LCD Using the menus Connecting the shutter release cable Mode Selection General Setup and Size Adjustment Screen Size Adjustment Adjusting Backlight Brightness Screen Col
Digital View Finder Selecting Digital View Finder ........................................... 21 Zooming Screen ................................................................ 21 Adjusting LCD backlight ................................................... 21 Using Style Mode ............................................................. 22 Interval Shot (Simple) Selection of Simple Interval Shot Mode ........................... 23 Meaning of Each Item ......................................................
Package Contents This product package contains following components. Zigview S2 Carrying case Shutter release cable Battery Battery cover Manual Driver/Screws AC Adapter Latch Video cable Eyepiece adapter ※Package contents can be changed without notice.
Name of Each Part ER A M CA Shutter release port EO VID OUT Video port Eyepiece adapter mount Battery cover Swivel unit Latch hole Charging lamp 5V Operation lamp Operating buttons Decoupling button DC ESC ↑ ↑ Power switch Display unit DC power input port 7
Before Using This Product I n s t a l l i n g t h e B a t t e r y Load a battery pack into the camera to fully charge it. 1. Detach the battery cover. 2. Pay attention to the plus and minus sides before installing battery on the product. 3. Attach carefully the battery cover on the product. 4. Wrong installing may cause permanent damage on the product.
Before Using This Product A t t a c h i n g E y e p i e c e A d a p t e r Install an eyepiece adapter that fits the camera before using this product. 1. Attach the eyepiece adapter to the main body of ZIGVIEW by using the supplied screw driver and four screws. 2. Not fully tightening the screws may cause damage to the product if there is a loose connection between the main body and the camera. Fastening screws too tightly may damage threads of screws. 3.
Before Using This Product A d j u s t i n g a n g l e o f Z i g v i e w S 2 1. There are three different S2 models in order to provide optimum condition for image quality and sensitivity. 2. Even if proper S2 model is used for your SLR camera, the S2 LCD display image is not exactly aligned to camera viewfinder image information. 3. If S2 LCD displays well aligned image as picture ①, angle adjustment is not necessary. 4.
8. Attach the eyepiece adapter to S2 main body after inserting proper metal insertio as following picture. 9. Please fasten all 4 screws when metal insertion is used. 10. If upper image is cut off after installing metal insertion, metal insertion thickness is larger than proper size. Then, please use lower number of metal insertion. If all three metal insertions cannot prevent lower image cut off, please contact customer service center for proper S2 model selection.
Basic Operations I n s t a l l i n g Z i g v i e w t o c a m e r a / R e m o v i n g Z i g v i e w f r o m c a m e r a 1. Attach eyepiece adapter to ZIGVIEW properly before installing ZIGVIEW to camera. 2. Remove an eyepiece or eyecup on the camera viewfinder. 3. Push Zigview downward carefully onto the eyepiece adapter of the camera. 4. When installing or removing, hold the front part of Zigview. 5. Pull the eyepiece adapter attached to Zigview upward from the camera viewfinder for removal.
Basic Operations A d j u s t i n g D i o p t e r o f C a m e r a If you cannot see the sharply out-lined image on the LCD after installing of ZIGVIEW, you can focus the image by adjusting camera diopter lever or dial. 1. Attach ZIGVIEW to the camera. Power on and confirm sharply out-lined image on the LCD. 2. If you cannot see sharply out-lined image on the LCD, adjust camera diopter lever or dial until a sharp out-lined image appears on the LCD. 3.
Basic Operations S w i v e l i n g Z i g v i e w L C D 1. Zigview LCD can be swiveled left, right and tilted up and down. 2. Use swiveling and tilting function according to shooting angle and position. 3. Do not exert too string force or exceed swiveling and tilting boundaries. This causes damage to the product. < L o w A n g l e > < H i g h A n g l e > < P o r t r a i t > R o t a t i n g I m a g e o f L C D The image on the LCD can be rotated 180 degree for various shooting angles.
Basic Operations U s i n g t h e m e n u s Use the buttons on the front panel for using menus or operating the product. 1. Pressing the Esc button makes the cursor return to the previous position or menu item, and makes the operating mode escape from the setup menu. 2. Pressing the Enter button makes a specified function execute and makes cursor move to value position. 3. Pressing the Up and Down button makes cursor move up and down or changes setup value .
Mode Selection ZIGVIEW S2 has 6 operation modes and 1 setup mode 1. Pressing the Esc button on each operating mode makes the mode move to mode selection screen. 2. Select the mode that you want by pressing up and down buttons. 3. Press the Enter button for the execution of the mode. 4. If you press the Esc button not the Enter button, a previously operating mode will be executed. 1 Operation Mode selection (1.
General Setup and Size Adjustment S c r e e n S i z e A d j u s t m e n t When ZIGVIEW is installed, screen sizes may vary in right, left, up, and down depending on cameras. Adjust the screen size to fit your camera. □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ General Setup Screen Adjustment ☞ Brightness 1 Battery/Logo Both Screen Color Color Video output NTSC Camera Ready 10 AE/AF Time 0.5 Load/Save Save1 Language English 4 + - + - 6 + - + - 1. Select the General Setup Mode on the operation 2 mode selection screen. 2.
General Setup and Size Adjustment S c r e e n C o l o r Selects the color of displayed images. 1. Select General Setup mode on mode selection screen. 2 2. Select the Screen Color and press the Enter button. 3. Select the color of display. If color is selected, color images will be displayed on the LCD. If B/W is selected, black and white images will be displayed. 4. After the completion of the selection, press Esc button for return to the menu item.
General Setup and Size Adjustment C a m e r a R e a d y T i m e Set the time from the camera power-on to ready taking pictures. In interval shot or motion sensing shot, camera must be waked up before shooting if the camera is in the auto power-off state. Because this is varied 2 General Setup □ Screen Adjustment ☞ with each camera, proper time must be set □ Brightness 1 for exact operation. □ Battery/Logo Both 1. Select the General Setup mode on the mode selection screen. 2.
General Setup and Size Adjustment S a v i n g s e t u p p a r a m e t e r v a l u e s The setup parameter values are stored. 1. Select the General Setup mode on the mode selection screen. 2. Select Save/Load and press the Enter button. 3. Save address can be selected among save1, save2, and save3 using Up and Down button. 4. Press the Enter button on the selected save address. 5. After the completion of the save, press the Esc button for return to the menu item.
Digital View Finder S e l e c t i n g D i g i t a l V i e w F i n d e r 2 □ □ □ □ □ □ □ Digital view finder mode is a basic function of ZIGVIEW. It assists the shootings in various positions and angles. 1. Move to the mode selection screen by pressing the Esc button in any modes. 2. Select the Digital View Finder item, then press the Enter button. 3. No extra information is displayed on the LCD excluding battery level indicator. 4.
Digital View Finder U s i n g S t y l e M o d e Displays various styles assisting shooting composition or framing photos. 3 Style mode 1 1. In the digital view finder mode, repeating the pressure of the Enter button overlays various style graphics on the image in turn. 2. In zooming state, style graphics are overlaid after resetting the zooming factor to 1. 3. Pressing ESC button makes operation mode exit from the style mode.
Interval Shot (Simple) In simple interval shot, camera shutter is released according to the number of total shot and interval time. Operation Mode selection (1.1) 2 S e l e c t i o n o f S i m p l e I n t e r v a l S h o t M o d e 1. Move to the mode selection screen pressing Esc button in any modes. 2. Select the Interval Shot (Simple) item, then press the Enter button. 3. The Interval Shot (Simple) screen will be displayed with previously used parameters.
Interval Shot (Simple) P a r a m e t e r S e t t i n g o f I n t e r v a l S h o t ( S i m p l e ) 1 Setup 000002 1. Set the number of total shot and interval time Interval 00:00:10 Shots 000010 for simple interval shot. 2. Press the Enter button for about 1 second during STOP. STOP will be changed SETUP, and the cursor moves to the first 2 digit of interval time, HOUR field. **** Interval Shot ***** Sound ON ***** ( Simple ) ***** 3. You can change the HOUR item by pressing Up and Down button.
Long Exposure (Bulb shot) Bulb Shot mode releases the shutter of the camera connected to the ZIGVIEW for assigned time. The shutter speed of the camera must be B for proper operation. S e l e c t i o n o f B u l b S h o t m o d e 2 □ □ □ □ □ □ □ 1. Move to the mode selection screen by pressing the Esc button in any modes. 2. Select Bulb Shot item, then press the Enter button. 3. Bulb Shot screen will be displayed with the previously used parameters.
Long Exposure (Bulb shot) S o u n d O N / O F F 1. Set whether beep sound is produced or not. 2. Pressing the Up button makes the beep sound ON or OFF in turn. 3. Sound ON/OFF can be set during STOP or PLAY.
Long Exposure(Time Shutter) Time shutter mode releases the shutter of the camera connected to the ZIGVIEW for arbitrary time. The shutter speed of the camera must be B for proper operation. S e l e c t i o n o f T i m e S h u t t e r m o d e 2 Operation Mode selection (1.1) 1. Move to the mode selection screen by pressing the Esc button in any modes. 2. Select Time Shutter item, then press the Enter button. 3. Time Shutter screen will be displayed.
Interval Shot (Advanced) It is possible to set the details of interval parameters. Various interval setting methods are provided. Operation Mode selection (1.1) S e l e c t i o n o f I n t e r v a l S h o t ( A d v a n c e d ) m o d e 2 1. Move to the mode selection screen by pressing the Esc button in any modes. 2. Select Interval Shot (Advanced) item, then press the Enter button. 3. Interval Shot (Advanced) screen will be displayed with previously used parameters.
Interval Shot (Advanced) P a r a m e t e r S e t t i n g o f I n t e r v a l S h o t ( A d v a n c e d ) Set various parameters and methods on the setup screen for advanced interval shot. 1. Pressing the Enter button for 1 second during STOP moves the mode to Interval Shot (advanced) setup mode. 2. Pressing the Up and Down button on a menu item moves the cursor to the next or previous menu item. Pressing the Enter button on a menu item moves the cursor to the corresponding value. 3.
Interval Shot (Advanced) M e a n i n g o f I n t e r v a l S h o t S e t u p P a r a m e t e r s ( C o n t i n u e d ) 3. Shot Interval : set interval time between consecutive two shots. The interval time has the range from 1 seconds to 99 days, 23hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds. The interval time can be set every 1 second unit. 4. Number of Shots : set the total number of interval shots. It has the range of 1 ~ 999999. The value can be changed with 2 digits.
Interval Shot (Advanced) M e a n i n g o f I n t e r v a l S h o t S e t u p P a r a m e t e r s ( C o n t i n u e d ) 10.Load and Save : Load and save setting parameter values. If you want to save current parameter values to memory, select one of 3 banks, save1, save2 and save3, then press the Enter button. If you want to load previously saved parameter values, select one of 3 banks, load1, load2, and load3, then press the Enter button. Load1, load2, load3 correspond to save1, save2, save3.
Motion Sensing Shot Performs shutter release when brightness variation on image exceeds predefined level. S e l e c t i o n o f M o t i o n S e n s i n g s h o t 2 Operation Mode selection (1.1) □ □ □ □ □ □ □ Digital View Finder Interval Shot(Simple) Long Exposure(Bulb) Long Exposure(Time) Interval Shot(Advanced) Motion Sensing Shot General Setup 1. Move to the mode selection screen by pressing the Esc button in any modes. 2. Select Motion Sensing Shot item, then press the Enter button. 3.
Motion Sensing Shot P a r a m e t e r S e t t i n g o f M o t i o n S e n s i n g S h o t Set various parameters and methods on the setup screen for motion sensing shot. 1. Pressing the Enter button for about 1 second during STOP moves the mode to the motion sensing shot setup. 2. Pressing the Up and Down button on a menu item moves the cursor to the next or previous item. Pressing the Enter button on a menu item moves the cursor to the corresponding value. 3.
Motion Sensing Shot M e a n i n g o f M o t i o n S e n s i n g S e t u p P a r a m e t e r s ( c o n t i n u e d ) 3. Sensing Mode : Select the motion sensing mode. - 9 sector mode : Image is divided into 9 sectors, then motion is sensed in each sector. If above 1 sector is sensed, shutter is released. - All image : Motion is sensed in all image areas. If sensed, shutter is released. 4. Sensing Threshold Value : set sensing threshold value.
Motion Sensing Shot M e a n i n g o f M o t i o n S e n s i n g S e t u p P a r a m e t e r s ( c o n t i n u e d ) 11. Load and Save : Load and save setting values. If you want to save current parameter values to memory, select one of 3 banks, save1, save2 and save3, then press the Enter button. If you want to load previously saved parameter values, select one of 3 banks, load1, load2, and load3, then press the Enter button. Load1, load2, load3 correspond to save1, save2, save3.
Remote monitoring The image sensing part and the display part of the Zigview can be separated via video transceiver cable RV01. Then, you can remotely monitor the view finder image from a distance. C o n n e c t i o n o f v i d e o t r a n s c e i v e r c a b l e 1. Power off the Zigview, and remove the latchs. 2. Separate carefully the image sensing part and the display part pressing separation button. 3. Connect the transmitter ene sensor and insert the latchs. 4.
Connecting External Monitor C o n n e c t i n g E x t e r n a l M o n i t o r Images on Zigview can be displayed on the external video monitor. 1. Connect the video cable between video out connector of Zigview and video in connector of monitor. External monitor must have an external video input connector. 2. After a moment, the image will be appeared on the external monitor. 3. If you can not see any images on monitor, please check the cable connection or input selection of the external monitor. 4.
Optional accessories R e m o t e V i d e o T r a n s c e i v e r R V 0 1 Using RV01, the display part of Zigview can be separated and monitored from the image sensing part. Also, remote shutter release can be performed observing the image on the Zigview LCD. The length of cable can be extended with EC05/EC10 cable to 6.5m or 11.5m. R e m o t e V i d e o T r a n s c e i v e r R V 0 2 Using RV02, the display part of Zigview can be separated and monitored from the image sensing part.
Optional accessories E y e p i e c e A d a p t e r Model IP200N1 IP200N3 IP200C1 IP200C2 IP200M IP200P Cameras Nikon D200, D80, D70s, D50, D40, Fuji S2pro, S3pro, etc Nikon D2H, D2X, D1H, D1X, F6, F5, F100, F90x, etc Canon 1Ds, 1Ds MK2, 10D, 20D, 30D, 5D, 400D, 300D, 350D, D30, D60, etc Canon EOS 5, EOS55e, etc Minolta 5D, 7D, Sony 100, etc Pentax *istD, *istDS, *istDL, K100D, Samsung GX-1L, etc.
Troubleshooting ■Images on the camera view finder are shown partially or too small. ☞If you first use the product or the values are set at factory or a connected camera is changed, you have to adjust the screen size to the camera to be used. Please refer to the manual and adjust the size of images. ■The product is not working even after the power switch is turned on. ☞The product does not work if the battery is not charged. Neither does it work when the battery is exhausted.
Specifications Image Sensor Display External Power Battery Charging time Operation time AC Aadapter Video Standard Size Weight High sensitivity CCD sensor with 270K pixels Color TFT LCD with 230K pixels AC adapter with 5V DC output Rechargeable Li-ion battery About 2 hours from a complete discharge. About 2 hours from a complete charge.
Safety Information FCC Part 15: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may causeharmful interference to radio communications.
Zigview S2
