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1 3-in-1 Mini Camera User’s Guide 16-3868[...]
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2 G G E E T T T T I I N N G G S S T T A A R R T T E E D D About the 3-in-1 Mini Camera Congratulations on your purchase of the 3-in-1 Mi ni Camera. Your Mini Camera has been ergonomically designed to let you quickly and easily capture quality di gital images and short video clips without the trouble and expense of buying and developing film. With a[...]
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3 Table of Contents GETTING STARTED ................................................................................................................................................. 2 A BOUT THE 3- IN -1 M INI C AMERA .......................................................................................... 2 What’ s In cluded ...................[...]
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4 Camera Features Front View Rear View[...]
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5 Installing a Battery and Changing a Faceplate Your Mini Camera requires one AAA battery (not s upplied) for power. For the best performance and longest battery life, we recommend an alkaline battery. Your mini camera also comes with two additional color faceplates for replacement. 1. Slide off the battery compartment cover. 2. If you need to repl[...]
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6 C C A A P P T T U U R R I I N N G G I I M M A A G G E E S S Turning the Camera On and Off To turn on the camera, hold down the Pow er/Mode button until on displays briefly. The camera beeps once, and then 000 appears. To turn off the camera, hold down the Power/Mode button again. Note: Your Mini Camera automatically turns off after 60 seconds of [...]
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7 Camera Icons and Descriptions To select your desired setting, press the Pow er/Mode button to scroll through the different modes. The icons will display in the status LCD. Press the Shutter button to select a function while it is displayed. The camera is now ready to capture an image or streami ng snapshots according to your selected preferences.[...]
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8 Capturing Digital Still Images Note: Be sure the camera has enough battery power bef ore taking pictures. Observe the battery power indicator and replace the battery when its power is low. 1. Hold down the Pow er/Mode button until on displays briefly. The camera beeps once and the function screen displays. Default Setting (No images, indoor light[...]
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9 Deleting Images and Videos The Delete function allows you delete images or video c lips saved in the internal memory of your mini camera. Repeatedly press the Pow er/Mode button until the desired Delete mode displays. Delete ALL images and Videos: To delete all images and video clips, hold down the Shutter button until you hear 2 beeps. Delete th[...]
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10 S S O O F F T T W W A A R R E E I I N N S S T T A A L L L L A A T T I I O O N N S S y y s s t t e e m m R R e e q q u u i i r r e e m m e e n n t t s s Window s • Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000, or XP • 200 MHz Pentium or better • 64MB RAM • 310MB available Hard Drive space • CD-ROM • USB Port Software Overview & Features The supplie[...]
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11 Installing the Digital Camera Driver Software Note: (For Windows 98SE users ONLY!) You may encounter a message during software installation due to an old version of DirectX installed on your computer. Select “No” and conti nue with the installation. This will not affect the operation of your computer. 1. Insert the DIGITAL CAMERA so ftware C[...]
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12 4. When the installation is complete, click “Finish”. Installing the PhotoImpression 5 and VideoImpression 2 Note: For more information about PhotoImpre ssion 5 and VideoImpression 5, please visit the Arcsoft Web site at www.Arcsoft.com 1. Go to the “Digital Camera” scr een and click on “ArcSoft Software Suite”. 2. Follow the on-scre[...]
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13 C C O O N N N N E E C C T T I I N N G G T T O O Y Y O O U U R R P P C C Connecting Your Mini Camera to Your PC Note: Before you connect your mini camera to your PC, you must have installed the TWAIN driver. 1. Hold down the Pow er/Mode button to turn off the camera. 2. Lift up the USB port cover. 3. Plug the smaller connector of the U SB cable i[...]
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14 To Windows XP users only: When the camera is connected to your PC for the firs t time, the computer will recognize the new device and display a “Found New Hardware” message. You must wait while the computer identifies your camera. If you have already installed the software, the information window will display the name of the device connected[...]
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15 D D O O W W N N L L O O A A D D I I N N G G I I M M A A G G E E S S A A N N D D V V I I D D E E O O S S T T O O Y Y O O U U R R P P C C Using the TwainApp to Transfer Images and Videos Note: Before you connect the camera to your PC, you must install the TWAIN driver. 1. Click Start, Program, and Mega Pixel Camera (8105 SXGA), and then TwainApp. [...]
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16 Using PhotoImpression 5 to Transfer Images Follow the instructions below to transfer the pictures using PhotoImpression 5. 1. Launch PhotoImpression 5 application: Start → Programs → Arcsoft Software Suite → PhotoImpression 5 2. Select “Camera/Scanner” and then click “Mega Pixe l Camera (8105 SXGA)”. Then the TwainApp will be calle[...]
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17 U U S S I I N N G G Y Y O O U U R R M M I I N N I I C C A A M M E E R R A A A A S S A A P P C C / / W W E E B B C C A A M M E E R R A A You also can use your mini camera as a PC/Web camera. Use the supplied USB cable to connect your mini came ra to your PC. The camera turns on automatically. Then, place your mini camera on the top of your monito[...]
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18 V V I I D D E E O O C C O O N N F F E E R R E E N N C C I I N N G G W W I I T T H H N N E E T T M M E E E E T T I I N N G G How to Use your mini camera with Microsoft NetMeeting Your Mini Camera can be used with Micros oft NetMeeting. Follow these instructions: 1. Connect your mini camera to your comput er using the USB cable. The camera turns o[...]
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19 Q Q U U I I C C K K T T I I P P S S Capturing Images Indoors – General Tips • Try to capture images in an area full of colors and patterns. If taking a picture of a person, make sure the clothing does not have a high contrast to the background (e.g. white shirt against black background). • Depending on the subject and the indoor conditions[...]
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20 S S P P E E C C I I F F I I C C A A T T I I O O N N S S S S p p e e c c i i f f i i c c a a t t i i o o n n s s a a r r e e t t y y p p i i c c a a l l ; ; i i n n d d i i v v i i d d u u a a l l u u n n i i t t s s m m i i g g h h t t v v a a r r y y . . S S p p e e c c i i f f i i c c a a t t i i o o n n s s a a r r e e s s u u b b j j e e c c[...]
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21 T T R R O O U U B B L L E E S S H H O O O O T T I I N N G G Problem Possible cause Solution The battery is depleted. Replace the battery with a new one. The battery is inserted incorrectly. Check the battery’s polarity orientation. The camera has no power. Is the camera connected to a computer? The camera’s buttons do not work when the camer[...]
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22 The FCC Wants You to Know This equipment has been tested and found to comply with t he 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 ene[...]