Aiptek PocketCam PocketCam Classic manual

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    Digital Camera Installation Guide English My digital eye![...]

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    Contents English Specifications Operating Environment T aking a picture Additional features Continuous mode Changing the picture resolution PC Camera Mode Uploading Photos Uploading V ideo Playing V ideo Mail Function Enhanced Resolution Mode Contents Checklist 1 System Requirements 2 How to Use Y our Digital Camera 3 Switching the camera on 4 Self[...]

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    Driver & Application Install Quick Guide Contents Checklist 2.Application / Driver CD 3.Install Quick Guide 4.USB Cable NOTE: If you are missing any of these contents please inform your dealer or your nearest support office so that the contents can be replaced. . .1. . 1.Digital Camera[...]

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    System Requirements Specifications Operating Environment Microsoft Windows 98 / ME / 2000 Pentinum 200 MHz (or equivalent) processor or higher 32 MB of RAM (64 MB recommended) V ideo card with 2 MB of RAM for minimum 16 bit (High Color) display 4X speed CD-ROM An available USB port : Color VGA(640x480)CMOS image sensor : 9 fps for QVGA(320x240 Pixe[...]

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    How to Use Y our Digital Camera ***Notes *** When the batteries are unloaded, all of your stored pictures will be lost.(Battery Capacity: continous snapshot for 2 hours, stand by can wor k fo r approximatel y 2 week) Introduction User Interface Installing Batteries The camera is capable of taking and storing VGA(640x480 Pixels) images or QVGA Image[...]

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    Switching the camera on Pressing the SW2 when the LCD is blank will power on the camera. The camera will automatically power of f after 30 seconds of inactivity . The LCD indicates the camera mode either "Lr" for low resolution (QVGA images) or "Hr" for high resolution(VGA images). The LCD then displays the number of pictures yo[...]

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    Self T imer Pressing the mode button until "St" appears in the LCD then pressing the shutter button will start a 10 second self-timer . The camera will issue a short beep every second and then a longer beep. The next beep indicates that the picture has been taken. Note: The self-timer can not be selected when the camera is full. Continuou[...]

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    Clearing the stored images Press the mode button until CL appears on the LCD. Pressing the shutter button once will cause the camera to beep and the CL will start flashing . Pressing the shutter button again within 5 seconds will clear the camera and reset the picture counter . Changing the picture resolution Picture resolution may only be changed [...]

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    How to Upload Photo & V ideo to PC Thank you for purchasing the . This guide will walk you through the steps of how to install the onto your computer system. Digital Camera Digital Camera Manager Installation Digital Camera Place the CD into your CD-ROM and click on the Manager Icon to begin the installation. If the CD does not automatically di[...]

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    Start Manager Digital Camera Stored pictures may be uploaded to a PC at any time whether or not the camera is full. Plugging the USB connector into the camera will cause it to reset. A double beep will sound, but all stored pictures will remain. When the USB connector is unplugged the camera will switch of f. When connected to the PC the camera may[...]

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    Mode Selecting = = Press the "Live V iew" button to switch the camera to PC Camera mode. Press the "DSC Function" button to switch the camera to DSC & Camcorder mode. = = Live View (PC Camera Mode) DSC Function (DSC Mode) In this mode, it is easy to attach the camera to your system, to use as a stand PC camera. the current v[...]

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    DSC Mode Uploading Photos: This allows you to upload photos captured by the camera. Press the "Link" button to link up the camera and upload photo icons. Press the "Folder" button to open the album folder window . < = > Press the "T ransfer all" or "T ransfer selected" button to transfer photos to the a[...]

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    Editing Photos: It is easy to edit any photo you want in the album folder . Double click the photo icon to execute your default image application (such as Imaging, Paint....etc.) to edit your image file. Uploading V ideo: This takes advantage of the continuous mode. It is recommended that this be displayed in QVGA(low resolution mode). When the cam[...]

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    A VI Creator: < = Select Images you want to process into a video clip. Press "Setting" button to adjust fram rate. > Press "Fram Rate" button to create a A VI file saved in album folder . Playing V ideo: Y ou can play any video clip file (A VI format) you want in album folder by double clicking the A VI file icon to execut[...]

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    Image processing: Click the "Image Process" button to select the image processing function you want. After pressing "OK" the selected image will be processed using the checked function. Mail Function: Click the "Mail" button to attach seleted image files automatically to a new email document. it is easy to send images [...]

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    T roubleshooting Install step missed USB ports not enabled in the BIOS Conflict with another camera driver capture device Ulead Photo Express SE Ulead Systems Photo Express SE - Most of the problems associated with using the camera have to do with the fact that the end-user accidentally skips a step during installation. Solution: Uninstall the came[...]