VistaQuest VQ-7024 manuale d’uso

 U ser ' s Manual[...]

1 10707 For cus tomers in North and South A merica For cust omers in U SA This device co m plie s with Part 15 o f the FCC rules. Operati on is subje c t to t he f ollowing two condition s: (1) This devi ce may not cause ha rmful inter ference. (2) This devi ce must accept any interf erence received, including interfere nce that m ay ca use undesir[...]

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Table of Co nten ts Page 10. Del eting Pi cture s and Video s ---------- -- - ---------- ---- - -- -- - -- - ----- --------- --------- 17 • De le t ing S ing l e Pic ture o r V ide o ---- -- --- --- --- -- --- --- --- -- - - -- --- --- --- -- --- --- -- --- -- 17 • De l e ti n g All Pic tures and Vid eos ---- - -- -- - ---------- ------- - - --[...]

- 1 - 1. Sy s t em Req uiremen ts • Pe rsona l c o m p u t e r , l a p t o p, d es kt op, or I BM c o m pa tibl e w ith Pe ntium 166 MHz m in i m um, a nd w it h a n a ct ive USB (U n ive r sa l Ser ial Bus) po rt. • W indo w s 98 SE / ME / 200 0 / X P , CD RO M driv e , c o lo ur m on it o r , m o use a nd k e yb o a rd . • Co lo ur printe r[...]

- 2 - 3. Qui ck Start CA UTI ON • P le a se insta l l t he c a m er a d r ive r be fo re us ing yo ur ca m e ra w it h a PC. • B e st w a y to tra ns fe r pictu re t o PC is us ing the Ma ss St o ra ge m o de t o c o py a ll yo ur pict ur e s. • Get ting R eady 1.Slide o pe n t he ba t ter y co m p a rtm e n t c o ve r 2.Lo a d t he ba t te r[...]

- 3 - • D elet i ng a Pi ct u re 1.Tur n o n t he c a m e ra . 2.Slide t he Function swit ch t o  (p l a yba c k sta t us ). 3.Pus h the joy stic k Le f t o r rig ht to disp la y t he pict ur e yo u w a nt to de le t e . 4.Pre ss t he Mod e bu t to n to t urn o n t he m e nu a nd the n p ush the j o ys t ick up o r do wn t o s e le c t [D elet[...]

- 4 - 4. Name of Part s The followin g illustrat ions show the names of each com ponent, but ton, and swit ch on the camera. 1. S hutter Butto n 2. P ower Button 3. S elf T imer Lamp 4. Flash 5. T V out 6. L ens 7. Focus Sw itch 8. USB Port T erminal 9. P ower Lamp 10. S trap Eyelet 1 1. Charge Indi cator 12. J oystick/O K Butto n / : Flash / : Dis[...]

- 5 - Indicators 1.Indicator Lamp (Gree n) 2.Self-T imer La mp (Red) 3.Power Lamp Digit al Inter face: USB 1.1 Vi d e o Outp u t: TV out in N TSC / P AL DIGIT A L ZOO M During shoot ing, user ca n push t he joystick up or down to zoom in and zoom out . Display Button Push th e joystick right a nd the current inform ation o n the TFT panel will be d[...]

- 6 - 5. D isplay I nfor ma tion No te : I f t he ic o n ap pe a rs o n the TFT pa ne l w he n y o u ta ke pict ure s in da rk co nditio n s . Ple a se ke e p yo ur ha nds ste a dy , o t he rwise yo u m a y ca p ture a b l ur picture .[...]

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- 8 - 6. Gettin g Starte d • I n stalli ng Camera Bat teries: 1.Slide open t he batte ry compart m ent cover. 2.In s ert b atteries. Be sure to load ba tteries wit h + and – terminals a s shown on the cam era. 3.Slide cl ose the bat tery compart m ent cover . • I n sertin g SD Car d : The camer a of fers two options for st oring picture s and[...]

- 9 - • Turni ng On t he C am era: 1.Pre ss t he ON/ OFF but to n o n a s sho wn in the illus t ra tio n. 2.Buz ze r w ill be e p a nd indic a tor la m p will light . Th e TFT pa ne l w ill be t ur ne d o n. 3.Pre ss t he ON/ OFF but to n a g a in t o shutd o w n the ca m e ra . • Setting the D at e, T ime and D a te S tam p: Us e the fo llo w [...]

- 10 - 7. T aking Pi ctures • Taking a Pic t ure 1. T urn on the ca mer a. 2.The TFT pan el w i ll di sp l ay i mage an d s ym bol s. 3. Sl i de t he Func tion s w i t c h to (capture st atus ). 4. T he TFT panel w i l l di spl a y (Snapshot Mode) . I f i c on i s di fferen t, P r ess t he Menu bu t ton an d t hen push t he j oys ti ck down to s [...]

- 1 1 - • U sing D igi ta l Z oom The Digita l Zo o m pro vid e s up to 8X m a gnif i ca tio n o f yo ur picture s . Y o u m a y no tic e a de cre a se in printe d im a ge qua li ty whe n using Dig it a l Zo o m . N ote : Ple a s e no te tha t the qua lity o f t he s ho t w ill re duce w he n Zo o m is us e d so o nly use it w he n no rm a l sho [...]

- 12 - • U sing Flash Li ght W h e n yo u ta ke pic ture s a t night, indo o rs, o r o utdo o rs in he a vy sh a do w s, yo ur us e the fla sh . Push the jo ys t ic k le ft re pe a t e dly to scro ll thro ug h t h e fla sh o ptio ns . The fla sh i co n tha t is disp l a ye d o n t he TFT pa ne l is t he a c tive o ptio n. Off — f la sh ne ve r [...]

- 13 - • Putting Yourse l f in t he Picture The Se lf Tim e r cre a tes a de fa ult de la y be twee n the tim e yo u pre ss t he Shutter b utt o n a nd the tim e t he pict ur e is ta ke n. This se tti ng is ide a l whe n yo u wa nt t o include yo ur se lf in the pict ure . 1.M a ke sur e t he Function swi tc h is s e t to . 2.Pre ss t he Menu bu [...]

- 14 - 9. R ev ie w i ng Pi ct ures and Vi deo s • R eview ing P ictures 1.Tur n o n the came ra . 2.Slide the Function swit ch t o  (p l a yba c k s t a t us ). The la st pict ure o r vide o is displa y e d. 3.Pus h t he joy stic k le ft o r righ t to s e le c t t he pict ure o r vid e o (If the ico n a ppe a rs o n the TFT pa ne l) yo u w a [...]

- 15 - the rig ht sid e . P us h the jo ystick up o r do w n to s e lect t he ite m , t h e n pre ss the OK bu tt o n t o co nf i r m the se ttin g. Pre ss the Menu butto n an d OK butt o n t o ex it the m e nu. • U sing Sl ide Sho w Us e the S lide Sho w fe a t ur e to s eq ue ntia lly disp l a y yo ur pict ur e s a nd vide o s o n the ca m e ra[...]

- 16 - • S elec ting Pi ctu res for Printi ng (DP OF Prin t Sett i ngs) 1.M a ke s u r e t he Function sw itc h is se t to  . 2.Pus h t he joy stic k le ft o r righ t to s e le c t t he pict ure yo u wa n t t o pr int, a nd the n pr e ss the Menu b utt o n. 3.Pus h t he joy stic k up o r do w n to se lect [ Print] o n th e scre e n a nd pu sh [...]

- 17 - 10. D eleting Pi cture s and Videos De le t e i te m a ll o w use r to de le te curr e nt o r a ll t he sto re d im a g e s f ro m the inte rna l m e m o ry o r SD car d. • Deleting S ingl e P ictur e or Vi deo 1.Tur n o n t he c a m e ra . 2.Slide t he Function swit ch t o  (p l a yba c k sta t us ). 3.Pus h the joy stic k le ft o r ri[...]

- 18 - 2.File s t ha t a re e ra se d ca nno t be re co ve r e d. M ak e sur e y o u ha ve se le c te d th e im a ge s y o u wa nt to e ra se . 3.File s tha t ha ve be e n pro te ct e d (se e t he fo llo win g se ction ) ca n n o t be e ra se d e ve n if “D e le t e All” i s se lecte d. • Form at ting In te r nal Memor y or S D C ard 1.Mak e [...]

- 19 - 1 1. C ustom i zi ng Your C am era Sett i ngs * C apt ure S ta t us Menu [MENU BU TT ON] W he n u s e r slide the Func tion swit ch t o ( c ap t ure sta t us ). P re ss t he Menu butt o n c a n turn O N/OFF funct ion m e nu . Pu sh th e j o y stic k up a n d d o w n t o sel e ct it e m s , pu sh t he j o ystick le ft an d rig ht to e nte r e[...]

- 20 - [ W hite B alanc e ] W he n t he w hite ba la nce is se t to m a tch the light so ur c e , the ca m e ra can tak e p i cture m o re a c cura t e ly. Auto The ca m e ra se ts t he w hite ba la nce a uto m a tic a lly a c c o rdin g t o sho o ting con ditio ns . Sunn y Us e whe n sh o o ti n g at o utdo o rs in su nlight o n a c le a r d a y. [...]

- 21 - [T ime S ta mp] OFF Do no t prin t tim e o n the picture . Da te Only Print Da te o n t he pict ur e . Da te & Tim e Print Da t e & T im e o n t he pict ur e . [MO D E BU TTON] W h e n us e r slid e t he F unction switc h to (ca ptu re sta t us ). P re s s the MODE butto n tw ic e c a n t ur n ON/OFF f unct io n m e nu. Push the j o [...]

- 22 - [Lan guage] P us h the jo ys ti ck up a nd do w n to se le ct t he sub m e nu a nd the n p re ss t he OK b utto n to co n f irm . P re s s Me n u butt o n t o r e t urn t o m a in m enu. Press the M ode butt on to retur n t o capture sta tus. Engli sh Se t ti ng the la ng ua ge to Eng l ish . (*) Fran çais Se t ti ng the la ng ua ge to Fre [...]

- 23 - [TV Output] Push th e j oys t ic k l e f t and ri gh t t o s et the TV Ou t put . N TSC Sett i n g the TV Output to N T SC . P A l Sett i n g the TV Output to P A L. [A u to Pow er Of f] Push th e j oys t ic k l e f t and ri gh t t o s et the ti me of auto power of f . 30SEC S etti n g t he c ame ra automa t i c al l y pow er s off appr ox i[...]

- 24 - * Pl ayb ack Stat us M enu [Me nu B utton] W he n yo u s li de t he Fun ct i on switc h to  (Pla y ba c k Sta tus) , pre s sin g Me nu bu tt o n c a n turn ON/OFF Pla yb a ck sta tus m e nu . Push the jo ys t ick up a nd do w n to se lect t he ite m . Pre ss t he OK butt o n t o sta rt/sto p s lide sh o w . Pus h t he jo ys tic k le ft an[...]

- 25 - 12. I nst alli ng Y our Camera D river and Sof tw are • Inst alli ng D r i ver 1.T urn on the computer . 2.Insert i ns tal l ati o n C D i nto t he C D -ROM d ri v e and t he i nst al l a ti on CD men u w i ll ap pea r . 3.W he n y ou see th e fol l ow i ng s cree n, choose “ Inst all D r iver ” . 4.Fol l o w t he o n-screen i nstruc t[...]

- 26 - 13. U nin s t alli ng S of tw are Fol l ow i ng i n st ructi o n w i l l gui de you t o un i n st al l (remo v e) softw are from c ompute r. • U ninst all in g Sof tware 1.Cl i c k "S t art" from the task ba r and choose "Sett i ngs" -> "C on t ro l Panel ". (Fo r W i n dows X P: "Star t" -> &q[...]

- 27 - 14. Do wn l oading I ma ges to Y ou C om puter For W in dows 98/ ME custom ers: Ple a se insta ll came ra driv e be fo re c o nne ct ing. 1. S lide t he Fun ction switc h to  (Pla yb a c k Fun c t io n). 2. The n con n e ct t he c a m e ra t o the co m p ute r wit h the inc lude d USB c a ble . 3. “U S B Ma ss Sto ra ge dr i v e ” a p[...]

- 28 - 15 . A rcSof t PhotoImp ress i on 5 A rcSof t P hotoImpr ess i on 5 is a com ple te digita l im a ge e dit ing a pplica tio n de sign ed w ith re a l pe o ple in m ind. Ea sy -to -us e “G etting Sta rt” guide s , use r- fr i e ndly UI , c o m ple t e im a ge e diting fun ct io na lity , give u se rs w o nde rfu l e x pe rie nce to o rga [...]

- 29 - 1. Get Photo – Cho o se ho w t o vie w o r a cq uire ph o t o s . 2. E nhan ce – C r o p, brigh t e n, ro ta te , r e siz e a nd m o dif y pho t o s. 3. C rea te – Add clip ar t , spe cia l e f f e ct s, fr a m e s a nd m o re . 4. P rojec t – Ma ke ca le nda r s, pho to bo o ks a nd gr e e t ing c a rds. 5. P rint – P rin t m ult [...]

- 30 - Creat e a V i deo – Cr e a te a ne w vide o pro je c t. Y o u c a n re t rie v e m e dia m a te ria ls f ro m the d e vic e c onn e c t e d or c h oose m e di a fil es f r o m sys t em fo ld er . Y ou c a n ch oo s e video m a t eri a l s f ro m yo ur p ho t o a l b um a s well. Creat e a Sl ide Sho w – Cre a te a slid e sho w pro je c t[...]

- 31 - t he m e . 4. T ex t - Pl a c e a nim a t e d t e x t on an y m o vie co m p o ne nt. Only a va ila ble fo r v ide o pr o je c ts. 5. N arr ate - Re co rd a udio dire ct ly fr om t he pro gr a m a nd a dd it to y ou r m o v ie . 6. Prod uce - Co m bine a ll c o m p o ne nts to c re a t e yo ur fina l vide o ; sa ve it i n a v ar iety o f w a[...]

- 32 - 17. U sing the Cam era in PC -Cam m ode The c a m e ra o f fe rs tw o USB m o de s : Re m o va ble Disk a nd PC Ca m e r a . Note : P le as e insta ll ca m e r a driv e be f o re yo u can use t he c a m e ra in P C- Ca m . Sett ing Up P C - C am 1.T urn the ca m e ra po we r o n a nd s lide the Function s w it ch to (C a pture St a tus ). 2.[...]

- 33 - 18 . C heck i ng the Conn ect ion of Y our C am era *T urn the cam er a power on and sl i d e t he Function s w i tc h to (Capt ur e St atus). *Connect t he c ame ra to t he computer w i th the i ncl ud ed U SB c ab l e. For W in dows 98/ ME on ly Doub l e cl ic k “My C ompu t er ” i con -> Control P ane l -> Sy st em -> D evi c[...]

- 34 - 19 . In te rn et V ideo C onfer enci ng T o ru n a vide o c o nf e re nce w it h a no t he r pe rs o n, yo u a nd t he o t he r pe rs o n m ust ha ve the co m pute r s t a ti o n c o nfig u re d wit h web c a m e ra , m ic ro ph o ne , spe a ke rs , m od em a nd ha ve a c ce ss to t he I nte rne t. Y o u ha ve t o do w nlo a d vide o co nf e[...]

- 35 - A ppendi x: Spe cifications I mag e Sens or C M OS 25 92 x 194 4 Pi x el s (5.0M P i xels ), S ensor Area 1 / 1.8" Le ns Speci f i cati on F 3.0, f = 8. 54 mm Focus Range La ndsc ape: 2m~ i nf in i ty , N or mal : 1.5m ~ 2m, Mac ro: 20cm O / S Mi c rosoft W i ndows 98 SE / 200 0 / ME / XP Fl ash St robe Y e s, (For c e On , For c e Of f[...]

- 36 - Q1: I f I do not use batt eries, can I use an U SB cord and A daptor and st i ll t ak e pi ct ures w ith my digit al c a mera ? A 1: N o, w hen taki n g pi c tures, i t i s i mpo rtant t ha t y ou use batteri es. Al s o, y ou h ave t o re member to charg e t he b att erie s befo re op era t i ng y ou r c amera .  (If usi n g re c har gea [...]

- 37 - T ro ubleshoot i ng Proble m S ourc e Sol ution The po we r is no t o n • Pre ss t he ON/OFF butt o n t o t urn th e c a m er a o n. The ba tt e rie s w e re no t i ns e rted p ro pe rly • Th e c o rre ct dire ct io n to inse rt the AA A ba t te ri e s is indica t e d o n the c a m e r a . B a tter ie s a re de ple te d • Re pla ce w i[...]

- 38 - Proble m Source Solutio n Pi c ture i s not c l ear The l ens i s di rty • C l e an the l ens. Hand s were no t s teady when taki ng t he pi ct ure • E nsur e hands are steady when taki ng pi c ture and rema i n steady on e mi n ute aft er cl i cki n g t he Shutter button. The pi c ture s are bl urr ed The pi ct ure s ubj ect was no t i [...]