plawa-feinwerktechnik GmbH & Co.KG Nox 1.3 manual

User’s Manual NOX[...]

2 Product Overview 1. Flash 2. Lens 3. Hand strap holder 4. Viewfinder 2 1 3 4 1. Status LED 2. Viewfinder 3. LCD screen 4. OK button 5. Menu button 6. Power button 7. Left button 8. Down button 9. Reset button 10. Right button 11. Up button 12. Capture/Playback selector 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 3 9 12 1. Shutter button 1 1. SD (Secure Digital) Card Slo[...]

3 Table of Contents 1 Getting Started ........................................................................................................................4 • What can I do with my Camera? ............................................................................................4 • What can I do with my Digital Pictures? ..................[...]

4 1 Getting Started • What can I do with my Camera? Capture Enjoy point & shoot operation. Store pictures, video clips to the internal memory or a SD card. Set Up Select various camera and video recording settings. Communicate Use the camera as a web camer a. • What can I do with my Digital Pictures? View View pictures on the LCD screen or [...]

5 • Attaching the Hand Strap • Using Docking Station • Recharging the Battery Rechargeable battery is integr ated in the camera, follow the following steps to recharge the battery . 1. Plug the labelled end of the USB cable into the socket marked on your computer . 2. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the USB port on Docking Station. T[...]

6 2 Camera Setting • Checking Camera Status T urn on the camera, view the camera LCD screen to check which camera settings are active. If feature icon is not displayed, that particular feature is not activ ated. Picture Quality Camera Status Low Other Features Super High High Pictures can be taken (Estimated no. only) Full A Auto Flash Mode Flash[...]

7 3 Taking Pictures NOTE: Whenever you use the viewnder to take pictures , the frame that is visible inside the viewnder indicates the picture taken at a distance of about three metres. When the subject is closer or further away than three metres, the picture taken will be different from what you see inside the viewnder frame. For more acc[...]

8 • Setting Flash Mode T urn on the camera. Set the Capture/Playback selector to Capture mode. Press to select item Press Press Press Press Di ff e re nt f l as h se t ti ng a p pl ie s t o di ff er ent s it ua t io n. Auto flash: The flash fires automatically as needed. Use this setting to take most pictures. Flash on: The flash fires for every [...]

9 • Setting Brightness Y ou can set the brightness level of LCD screen to suit your need. T urn on the camera. Set the Capture/Playback selector to Capture. Press Press Press Press NOTE: • When super bright is selected: • When bright is selected: • When normal is selected: NOTE: This feature is available in Capture and Pla yback mode. • S[...]

10 • Setting Exposure Compensation Y ou can adjust the exposure compensation v alue (EV) within the range from -3EV to +3EV in order to compensate for current lighting conditions. This setting can be used to obtain better result when shooting with backlighting, indirect indoor light and a dark background, etc. T urn on the camera. Set the Capture[...]

11 • Setting the Image Quality Picture quality depends on both its resolution and the JPEG file compression that the camer a applies when the picture is taken. Picture resolution refers to the number of pixels in a digital picture. Higher resolution and less compression makes better quality which occupies more memory space. Smaller size pictures [...]

12 4 Recording Video Clips • Recording Video Clips 1. T urn on the camera. 2. Set the Capture/Playback selector to Capture mode. 3. Select the Video mode through the following setting. T he icon is shown on the LCD screen when the setting is done. Press Press Press Press 3. Frame your subject using the L CD screen. 4. Press Shutter button to star[...]

13 When the Information Display is on (default setting), for example: “0005/0050” appears on LCD screen. The total number of pictures taken or video clip recorded Number of picture/video clip being displayed NOTE: The video clip is with the icon . • Reviewing the Pictures 1. T urn on the camera. 2. Set the Capture/Playback selector to Playbac[...]

14 Reviewing the pictures in Thumbnail Y ou can view up to 9 pictures at a time by using the Thumbnail function. T urn on the camera. Set the Capture/Playback selector to Playback mode. Press Press Press Press • Playing the Video Clip 1. T urn on the camera. 2. Set the Capture/Playback selector to Playback mode. 3. Use Left/Right button to select[...]

15 • Deleting All Pictures/Video Clips Y ou can delete all pictures and video clips in internal memory through this setting. T urn on the camera. Set the Capture/Playback selector to Playback mode. Press Press Press Press Press Press to select item Press to select item 6 Using SD Card • Using the SD (Secure Digital) Card Y our camera comes with[...]

16 • To Format a Memory Card or Internal Memory Formatting a memory card deletes an y data already stored on it. T urn on the camera. Set the Capture/Playback selector to Playback mode. Press Press Press Press Press to select item Press to select item After the memory storage is formatted, the message “NO PICTURE” appears on the camer a LCD s[...]

17 7 Installing the Software onto a Computer • Installing the Software For Windows® Users: PC IMPORTANT! • Please backup all the necessary data before any driv er/software installation. • Our CD-ROM is tested and recommended to use under English Window OS. IMPORTANT! (For Windows® 98SE) On Windows® 98SE Mass Storage function needs to insta[...]

18 ArcSoft PhotoPrinter® 2000 Picture Printing Software ArcSoft PhotoPrinter® is an easy-to-use printing utility that enables the user to layout and print multiple images in different sizes quickly and easily on a single sheet of paper . The progr am offers a large selection of printing templates, including K odak Digital Science Inkjet Photo P a[...]

19 8 Transferring Pictures, Video Clips to Your Computer • Before You Transfer Pictures IMPORTANT! - Before you transfer your pictures make sure you have installed the software from the CD. • Mass Storage/WDM Y ou can choose either Mass Storage or WDM as a driver type in this camera. Mass Storage (HDD) allows the camera to become an external ha[...]

20 For Macintosh® Users: MAC • Transferring and Viewing the Pictures and Video Clips on Mac NOTE: For MAC user , directly plug-in the camera, no need to install the driver . 1. T urn on the camera 2. Set the Driver T ype to Mass Storage mode. 3. Connect the camera with MAC via USB cable, the systems will automatically recognize the MASS STORAGE [...]

21 10 Troubleshooting Problems The troubleshooting guide is designed to help you. If problems continue, please contact your local customer support hot-line. See your registr ation card for help line contact details. I receive an error message when I am installing “ SPYPEN NOX Camera Driver” “ SPYPEN NOX Camer a Driver” does not load. I rece[...]

22 11 Getting Help • Online Services W ebsite: http://www.sp ypen.com • Customer Support plawa-feinwerktechnik GmbH & Co. KG Bleichereistr . 18 73066 Uhingen - Germany Helpline: +49 (7161) 93872-0 (English, Deutsch) W ebsite: www .spypen.com, www.pla wa.de Email: support@plawa.de • ArcSoft Software Help For North America For South & C[...]

23 • Power Consumption: Approximately 60 minutes of continuous usage, or approximately 200 images without using flash light • Operating S ystem: • For Windows® Users: Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, Me, 2000 or XP • For Macintosh® Users: Mac OS 9.2 ~ X • Tips, Your Safety & Maintenance Y our Camera should only be operated within the fol[...]

24 EN 0203 © 2002 SPYPEN Part No.: OM837592 R1 Printed in China[...]