Simmons CV-2 manual

CV -2 8 x 30 1.3MP Digital Camera Binocular ®[...]

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Contents Quic k Star t ................................................................................ 4 F eatures .................................................................................... 7 Introduction .............................................................................. 9 How to Use Y our Binocular ..........................[...]

Quick Start T urn on camera. Press and hold down Mode f or 3 seconds . Press the Shutter . Y ou’v e tak en a picture! P oint at something interesting. 2 Install 2 AAA batteries (not included) . 1 3 4 Ho w to star t taking pictures... 4[...]

Quick Start Select the Flashback Mode. Press the Mode button until the Flashbac k icon displa ys. Press the Shutter button a gain to stop recor ding. CaptureVie w has recorded only the last 10 seconds of the activity . See F LASHB A CK , and S UGGESTED U SES FOR F LASHB A CK , pages 16 and 17 f or more inf ormation. 6 T urn on camera. Press and hol[...]

6 Quick Start Sit bac k and relax a minute. If using Windows 98ME or higher , CaptureView automatically installs on y our PC . No drivers are needed. If using Windows 98SE or low er , dr iv ers m ust be installed on y our PC and can be f ound on the included CD-Rom. Enjo y y our photos. Open Ulead Photo Express to vie w , edit and print y our pictu[...]

Fig. 1: T op Vie w 1. Mode Button 2. Shutter Button 3. Diopter Scale (right ey epiece) 4. LCD P anel 5. Barrels c e f d b Features 7 Fig. 1[...]

8 1) g g j h i j Features 1# 1$ 1! 1! 1@ Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 2: Rear Vie w 6. Ey epieces 7. USB P or t 8. SD Card P or t 9. Rubber e y ecups 10. F ocus knob Fig. 3: Fr ont Vie w 11. Objectiv e Lens 12. Batter y Compar tment Lid (push f orw ard and lift to remo v e) 13. Camer a Lens 14. F ocus Ring[...]

Congr atulations on purchasing the Meade ® CaptureVie w ® CV -2. CV -2 is an 8 x 30mm full-f eatured binocular . It is integrated with a digital camer a that requires no film to capture pictures or video . This manual is designed to quickly guide y ou through the operation of y our CaptureVie w CV -2. For best results , tak e a f ew moments to be[...]

10 How to Use Y our Binocular Adjust Eye Relief Adjust the Barrels Y ou need to adjust the barrels, as the distance between y our e y es is usually diff erent than the distance between another person’ s ey es . If y ou wear e y eglasses, f old down the rubber ey ecups and hold the e yepieces up against y our glasses . If y ou w ant to ... Do this[...]

Focus the Binocular 1. Set the Diopter Scale on underside of CaptureVie w at its center point between “+” and “-. ” 2. Choose an object (such as a telephone pole) that is at least 50 f eet (15m.) a w a y . 3. Looking with onl y y our left e ye , rotate the F ocus Knob until the object y ou are viewing is f ocused. 4. Looking with onl y y ou[...]

12 Inser t Batteries Select an Operation 1. Mak e sure camera is off bef ore changing batteries . 2. Push the batter y compar tment lid f orw ard and lift to open. 3. Inser t 2 AAA 1.5v (user-supplied) batteries into the compar tment, noting the correct polarity as illustrated inside the compar tment. If y ou w ant to ... Do this ... CaptureVie w p[...]

Select Near or F ar Focus 1. Press and hold the Mode button f or 3 seconds to tur n on the camera. 2. The binocular can be focused using the f ocus knob . Howe ver , the camera can be set to Near or F ar f ocus using the f ocus ring, and is not aff ected b y the f ocus knob . 3. T o set the Near focus: P osition CaptureVie w so that you are looking[...]

T aking Pictures and V ideo 14 T ake a Still Picture 1. Press and hold the Mode b utton f or 3 seconds to tur n on the camera. The camer a will beep and the camer a icon displa ys on the LCD . The counter , battery life and resolution icons also displa y . 2. P oint the binoculars at an object. Y ou ma y use the f ocus knob to f ocus the image in t[...]

Capture Video 1. Press and hold the Mode b utton f or 3 to 5 seconds to tur n on the cam- era. 2. Press the Mode b utton once and the Video mode icon displa ys . 5. P oint the binoculars at the scene you wish to capture. 4. Press the Shutter button. The camer a no w captures video . 5 The counter k eeps counting (in seconds) as y ou capture video .[...]

16 Flashback If y ou w ant to ... Do this ... F or e xample, you ma y want to record a baseball pitcher throwing a pitch: 1. Select the Flashback icon. 2. Press the Shutter button to begin recording while the pitcher pre- pares. After the pitcher thro ws the ball, clic k on the Shutter b utton again to tur n off recording. Y ou’ll ha v e sav ed o[...]

Some suggestions f or using Flashback Let’ s sa y y our daughter is on the v arsity bask etball team. And r ight no w , she’ s dribbling do wn the cour t. Y ou’ d like to capture her patented hook shot on video . This is a job f or Flashbac k. Select the Flashbac k icon and press the Shutter b utton as she sets off do wn cour t. The ball is p[...]

18 Use the Mode and Shutter Buttons Note: If y ou do not perf or m an oper ation f or 60 seconds , the camera automatically s witches off . • Press and hold the Mode button f or 3 to 5 seconds to tur n the camera on or off . • Use the Mode button to cycle through the operation icons . As y ou press the Mode b utton, the oper ation icons displa [...]

Use the Camera Mode Change the Camera Resolution H: High Reso lu ti on mode ( 1280 x 1024 ). L: Lo w Resolution mode ( 640 x 480 ). Th e default setting is High Resolution. If y ou w ant to ... Do this ... Camera Icon High and Low Resolution Icons • K eep pressing the Mode button until the Camera icon displa ys. Then press the Shutter b utton to [...]

20 Use the Video Mode Note: The length of a movie depends on ho w m uch memor y y ou ha v e av ailable . Audio recor ding is not av ailab le with this camera. Use Flashbac k Note: Flashbac k captures 10 seconds of video . • K eep pressing the Mode button until the Video icon displa ys. The n pr es s the Shutter b utton to begin recording a mo vie[...]

Find Out How Man y Pictures Y ou Ha ve T aken Counter Displa y If y ou w ant to ... Do this ... • Erase Last. K eep pressing the Mode b utton until the Erase Last Image icon displa ys and then press the Shutter b utton. The icon flashes. Press the Shutter b utton again to er ase the last captured image or movie . • Erase All. K eep pressing the[...]

22 Operations Use the Self-timer • K eep pressing the Mode button until the Self-timer icon displa ys and press the Shutter b utton. The camera then pauses f or about 10 seconds: It sends out 6 slow and then 6 f ast w ar ning beeps bef ore taking the picture. • Load the SD card and choose this icon. When the icon begins to flash, press Shutter [...]

Find Out Why CaptureVie w is Beeping Note: When the batter y is low , CaptureVie w sends out six shor t high beeps. It is recommended y ou do wnload the pictures or change the batteries at this time. Y ou ha v e 60 seconds to change the batteries bef ore y our images are deleted. Listen f or the follo wing patterns: P ower on: T wo shor t high beep[...]

24 Operations Download Pictures If y ou w ant to ... Do this ... USB P or t If using Windows 98SE or lower , drivers must be installed on y our PC and can be f ound on the included CD-Rom. If using Windows 98ME or higher , CaptureVie w automatically installs on y our PC . No dr iv ers are needed. J ust attach one end of the USB cable to the camera&[...]

1. Using the provided USB cab le, plug the one end of the cab le into the camera's USB por t and the other end into y our PC's USB por t. 2. If using Windo ws 98SE or lower , drivers must be installed on y our PC. See the included CD-Rom. If using Windows 98ME or higher , CaptureVie w automatically installs on y our PC . No drivers are ne[...]

26 1. Inser t supplied CD Rom into your PC’ s dr iv e . 2. A splash screen displa ys. Click on “Ulead Photo Express. ” 3. F ollow on-screen instructions. 4. After y ou clic k “Finish, ” the Ulead Photo Express icon appears on y our desktop . 5. Doub le-clic k the icon to launch the progr am. Y ou can now vie w , edit and print your images[...]

Other Software The included CD R OM contains other software prog rams b y Ulead that will assist y ou in editing y our images, allo w y ou to transf er images to email, and provide you with other useful functions. Ulead Photo Express ® , Photo Explorer , and Cool 360 ® , and CaptureVie w Manager are proprietar y programs, and ma y not be sold, li[...]

28 Care of y our CaptureView 1. Ne ver immerse CaptureVie w in liquid. Remov e dust or stains with a soft cloth dampened with water or neutr al detergent. K eep in a dry , cool dust-free en vironment or a container when it is not being used. Do not spra y liquid cleaners directly onto LCD . Using only gentle pressure, wipe the LCD with a slightly d[...]

Binocular pow er 8X Binocular objectiv e lens diameter 30mm Binocular optical design F olding roof prism, fully-coated Binocular close f ocus 16 ft. Field of vie w (diagonal) 7.9° Binocular field of vie w 366 ft. at 1000 yds. Image capture resolution 1280 x 1024, 640 x 480, 24-bit color Maximum length of mo vie Up to 30 seconds Camera aper ture f/[...]

SIMMONS BINOCULAR/DIGIT AL CAMERA LIMITED W ARRANTY Every Simmons binocular/digital camera is warr anted by Simmons Outdoor Corporation (“Simmons”) to be free of def ects in materials and workmanship for a period of ONE YEAR from the date of original purchase in the U .S.A. and Canada. At its option, Simmons will repair or replace the product, [...]

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