User manual AIPTEK PENCAM SD 1.3 PCSD13

Contents Specifications Notice Bundled Accessories Your Camera Battery Installation Using a SD Card Strap and Tripod Use 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 Bundled Software PenCam SD Manager Installation Software Installation Hardware Installation 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 28 31 32 35 Launching PenCam SD Manager Mode Selecting DSC Mode LIVE Mode Using your Camera LCD Display Focus TWAIN Manager Troubleshooting AIPTEK Service Taking Pictures Still pictures Taking AVI Movies Erase For Best Results Contents Specifications System Requirements Microsoft Windows 98SE / 2000 / ME / XP Pentium II 266MHz ( or equivalent ) 32MB RAM (64MB RAM recommended) Video Card with 4 MB of RAM 4 X speed CD-ROM An available USB port Direct X 8.0 or above Focus Auto Exposure Self Timer Power Saving - Digital Camcorder : High resolution (640 x 480 pixels) / 6-8fps Normal resolution (320 x 240 pixels) /8-10fps - PC Camera : High resolution (640 x 480 pixels) / 20fps Normal resolution (320 x 240 pixels) / 20fps Macro 12"(30cm) / Normal 39"(100cm) to infinity Auto White-Balance 10 - second Self Timer Auto power off if idle over 60 seconds Battery: AAA x 2 ( Alkaline) USB port Dimension : 3.9" x 1.7" x 1.4" Weight: 51.2 g This package doesn't include SD Card/MMC. 1 Specifications Sensor Type Memory 1.3M CMOS 64 Mbits Built-in SDRAM Effective pixels 1.3M (1280 x 960 pixels) External SD Card Slot / Support SD Card up to 128 MB/ compatible with MMC Main Functions - Digital Camera : SXGA (1280 x 960 pixels): 10 + 3 pictures VGA (640 x 480 pixels): 40 + 10 pictures Specifications . Notice 1. Do not drop, puncture or disassemble the camera. 2. Remove batteries during long periods between use. 3. Avoid using batteries of different brands at the same time. 4. Avoid using leaking or distorted batteries. 5. Avoid all contact with water and dry hands before using. 6. Do not expose the camera to high temperature or leave it in direct sunlight. 7. Avoid pressing hard on the camera body. 2 Notice Bundled Accessories Camera CD driver User guide Tripod USB cable 2 x AAA Alkaline batteries Strap Bundled Accessories 3 Your Camera Camera Parts (1) (2) (3) (5) (1) Shutter (2) View finder (3) Lens (4) Focus (5) LCD display (6) Mode button (7) Strap-holder (8) Battery cover (9) SD Card slot (10) USB port (11) Tripod port (1) 4 (4) (6) (7) (8) (9) SD (10) (11) Your Camera Battery Installation Battery Installation Your camera runs on two AAA alkaline batteries. High performance batteries are for this camera. Battery Indicators on the LCD display indicates low battery. Transfer data from SDRAM to your PC immediately to avoid data loss. All SDRAM data will be lost when the camera loses power from battery exhaustion or removal. When not using your camera for extended periods, we suggest you remove the batteries. Make sure that you've downloaded data to PC Full Low 5 before removing the battery cover. Battery Installation Using a SD Card/ MMC External Memory/ SD Card (Secure Digital Memory Card) / MMC Card (MultiMediaCard) In addition to 64Mbits SDRAM, your camera can store data on SD Cards /MMC. Data will be automatically stored on the SD card/ MMC until it is full, with additional data stored on SDRAM. Insert your card as shown. SD CA RD SD Card Slot Format SD Card / MMC " Err" message appears on LCD display as you confront the following two conditions: (1) The camera can't read FAT 32 or NTFS format. If your card is already designated as FAT 32 or NTFS format by your card reader, please format your card by the camera. (2) When the memory card is full of data from other devices: Please transfer data to your card reader or format your card. This package doesn't include SD card or MMC. To store data on the built-in memory, please take out SD Card or MMC. NOTE: Formatting SD card or MMC will erase all of your images ( AVI Movies ) functions only when SD Card/ MMC is inserted. If your have any problems with your memory card, please refer to the user guide of your SD Card/MMC. Format Steps 1. Press and hold the mode button for five seconds until the LCD shows the " F O R " icon. 2. Then press the shutter button to format SD Card/ MMC. 6 Using a SD Card/MMC Strap and Tripod Use Strap Attach the carrying strap for convenience and safety. Tripod Use a tripod to minimize camera movement and ensure optimal image quality, especially while shooting longer movies, self-portraits or video conferencing. Loose Tight Strap and Tripod Use 7 Using your Camera Turning on your camera Press the Mode button for 2 seconds to turn on your camera. Manual shut-off: press the mode button and shutter button simultaneously for 2 seconds. Auto shut-off: your camera will automatically shut off after 60 seconds of inactivity. 8 Using your Camera LCD Display LCD Display (1) Still picture (2) AVI-Movies (3) Self-Timer (4) Erase Note: The The (5) Resolution (6) Counter (7) SD card inserted (8) Battery indicator icon signifies delete last image or video. signifies erase all. (9) Plug-in USB Cable (9) (4) (3) (1) (2) H (5) (6) (7) (8) Mode Selecting Press Mode button to shift between functions on the LCD display. Press the Shutter button to select a function. HL LCD Display 9 functions only when SD Card/ MMC is inserted. Focus Focus Normal Set focus before taking pictures. Close-up Normal 39"~ (100cm~ ) Close-up 12"~39" (30cm~100cm) 10 Focus Taking Pictures Set flicker setting Your camera has default flicker setting. The default setting usually corresponds to the flicker setting standard of each nation. If you use the camera outside your country or you find pictures appear unnatural flickering noise, please select 50Hz or 60Hz until flickering noise stops. Setting Country England Germany France Italy Spain Netherlands 50Hz Portugal 50Hz America 60Hz Taiwan 50Hz China 50Hz Japan 50Hz Korea Country Setting 50Hz 60Hz 60Hz 50Hz 50/ 60Hz 60Hz Steps: (1) Use Mode button to select H . (2) Press Mode button for 5 seconds. (3) Press the shutter to select 50 Hz or 60 Hz. (4) Press Mode button to leave flicker setting mode. Taking Pictures 11 Still Pictures Still pictures Images taken in Still picture mode are stored as JPEG files. Steps: (1) Use Mode button to select (2) Select image resolution (4) Press the shutter button. . see below) H (3) Center the target in the viewfinder. HL H (2) (1.3 mega pixels Steps Image resolution and Two kinds of resolution are available for still image: L VGA . Icon H 1.3 Mega Pixels (1280x960) L VGA (640x480) (1) Press Mode button to select (3) Press Shutter button to switch to H flashes. H . (4) Press Mode button again to confirm resolution. 12 Still Pictures H or L . Resolution & Quality Still Pictures Pictures Storage Capacity Pictures storage capacity depends on SD Card storage capacity and your SDRAM memory. See the table to your right for more information Icon Resolution Quality 32MB Memory ( Example ) Note H 1280x1024 pixels (1.3M pixels) High quality 100 pictures 30% L 640x480 pixels VGA Normal 200 pictures 30% This table is for your reference. Actual number of pictures taken by different resolution and quality will vary, depending on color saturation. Self-timer Steps: (1) Press Mode button to select (2) Press shutter button. (3) The counter will count down from ten and automatically release the shutter. Still Pictures 13 . H Recording AVI Movies Your movies are stored as AVI files. Image size is 640x480 pixels (high resolution) and 320x240 pixels (low resolution), with frame rate 6-10 fps. Maximum recording time is determined by the capacity of your SD Card. To Record: (1) Press Mode button to select (2) Center the target in the viewfinder (3) Press the shutter button. (4) Length of movie is recorded in counter. (5) Press the shutter button again to stop recording. SD Card Storage Capacity Movie (640x480) Movie (320x240) H . 32MB ( AVI Movies ) functions only when SD Card/ MMC is inserted. about 80 seconds about 320 seconds 14 Recording AVI Movies Erase Erase Last The last saved file (AVI or JPEG) will be deleted. Steps: (1) Use Mode button to select pictures or AVI Movie. (3) Use Mode button to leave Erase mode. . (2) Press the shutter button twice to erase last H Erase All All files(AVI or JPEG) saved in both SD Card and internal memory will be deleted. Steps: (1) Use Mode button to select pictures or AVI Movie. (3) Use Mode button to leave Erase mode. Erase 15 . (2) Press the shutter button twice to erase all For Best Results Keep the focus set to close-ups. except for extreme Make sure your subject is well lit from the front. Keep the camera level and steady when releasing the shutter. Make sure you have adequate light when taking still pictures or movies, especially indoors. 5 For best quality video, move the camera slowly during filming. Make sure you have adequate light 16 For Best Results Bundled Software PenCam SD Manager and other bundled software packages PenCam SD Manager is your camera's driver as well as basic operating software. Your camera also comes bundled with the following video and image processing software. For more information, see each application's help file or visit the supplier's website. NetMeeting Http://www.microsoft.com/windows/netmeeting/default.asp VideoLive Mail Http://www.goCyberlink.com Photo Explorer Http://www.ulead.com/pex/runme.htm Photo Express SE Http://www.ulead.com/pe/ Acrobat Reader Http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html Cool 360 Http://www.ulead.com/cool360/runme.htm Applications (1) PenCam SD Manager (2) NetMeeting (3) VideoLive Mail (4) Photo Explorer (5) Photo Express SE (6) Acrobat Reader Main Feature PenCam SD Manager configuration software Video & Audio Conferencing Desktop videomail software Visual file management software Edit and create exciting illustrations & photos Lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files (7) Cool 360 Photo Panorama Software Bundled Software 17 PenCam SD Manager Installation PenCam SD Manager features The PenCam SD Manager allows you to: Download pictures and AVI movies to your PC. View pictures and AVI movies on screen. Transfer pictures and AVI movies to customized albums. 18 PenCam SD Manager Installation