User manual AIPTEK POCKET CAM 1.3

MegaCam MegaCam Manager Manager E-Manual Chapter 1: How to Use Your Digital Camera Introduction The built-in memory of your camera is 16MB (128Mbits) memory. It supports two kinds of quality - high quality(1248x960) pictures and normal quality (640x480) pictures. It also supports AVI Movie mode( 624x480) and (304x240) for high quality and normal quality. Besides, your camera offers several functions on the LCD, showing the number of taken pictures as well. With a USB cable, you can transfer all the pictures to your PC. Installing batteries Your camera is powered by 2 AA alkaline batteries or by a PC via a USB cable. Your camera Flash View Finder USB port Flash Dial Lens Power Mode Switch LCD Display Battery Cover Shutter Switch The LCD display Press the power button to turn on/off the camera. Press the mode button, the LCD indicates still image, AVI movie, Self-timer, erase last, erase all, quality and good battery icons in order. To use the function of the icons, press the shutter button. LCD Display Self Timer AVI Movie Mode Flash Strobe Still Image AUTO Good Battery Plug in USB Cable Erase Last Erase All H L Quality 888 Digit Counter Icon Functions Still Image mode Description - takes still pictures AVI Movie mode Self Timer Erase Last Erase All - takes AVI Movie pictures - starts 10 second self-timer to take a picture - erases the last picture - erases all of the pictures in the memory - indicates USB cable is plugged in - starts Flash strobe function Still image mode (1248x960), up to 40 pictures AVI Movie mode ( 624x480 ), up to 30sec/8fps Still image mode (640x480), up to180 pictures AVI Movie mode ( 304x240 ), up to 120sec/8fps. - displays the number of the pictures you take Plug in USB Cable AUTO Flash Strobe H High quality L Normal quality 888 Digit Counter Good battery Low battery - indicates good battery status - indicates low battery status Turning on / off your camera Press the power button to turn on/off the camera. Your camera turns off automatically when idle over 60 s econds. ON Chapter 2: Taking Pictures Taking a picture Press the shutter switch to take a picture. A high pitched beep indicates that a picture is taken successfully and the counter increases as well. A beep with blinking LCD display suggest that the camera is full. Still Image Mode Press the mode button. The LCD shows the Still Image Mode icon. Press the shutter button to take a single picture. AVI Movie Mode Press the mode button. The LCD shows the AVI Movie Mode icon. Keep pressing the shutter button to take AVI Movie. Also, AVI Movie can be made with a click on the shutter. Release the shutter button to stop AVI Movie Mode. Self Timer Press the mode button. The LCD shows the Self Timer icon. Press the shutter button. Your camera starts a 10-second countdown and takes a picture. Erase Last Press the mode button. The LCD shows the Erase Last icon. Press the shutter button. The Erase Last icon starts to blink. Press the shutter button again and the last stored picture or AVI Movie is cleared. Erase All Press the mode button. The LCD shows the Erase All icon. Press the shutter button. The Erase All icon starts to blink. Press the shutter button again and all the stored picture and AVI Movie are cleared. 888 Digit Counter It shows the total taken images and AVI Movies. Your camera beeps with blinking LCD to remind you the memory is full. Battery Indicators When running out of power, the LCD changes from a good battery icon to a low battery icon. It tells you to replace batteries. AUTO Good Battery Battery Status Flash Strobe Flash Strobe Button: It is on the back of your camera, supporting three functions as the picture shown below. Auto: Adjust the flash strobe button to the Auto flash symbol automatically appears. On: The flash is turned on. Off: The flash is turned off. Auto / On/ Off Quality Quality H L Good You should use high quality when you need very good image quality. Normal You should use low quality when you need standard image quality. Choosing the Quality Press the mode button until a star icon with H or L is shown. To change "H" or "L" quality, press the shutter. Select a function icon to take a picture, such as Still Image mode. Press the shutter and a picture is taken. Note : Still image mode and AVI Movie mode automatically selects different resolutions. The following chart shows the differences. Still image mode High quality: (1248x960), up to 40 pictures Normal quality: (640x480), up to180 pictures High quality: ( 624x480 ), up to 30sec/8fps Normal quality: ( 304x240 ), up to 120sec/8fps. AVI Movie mode Chapter3: How to Transfer Photo and Video to PC Hardware Installation Connect the smaller end of the USB cable to the USB port of your camera. Plug the larger end of the USB cable to the USB port of your PC. USB Software Installation MegaCam Manager Installation Place the CD into your CD-ROM and click on the MegaCam Manager Icon to begin the installation. If the CD does not automatically display, simply go to "Start" then "Run" and select the path "D:\Setup.exe". You may need to replace "D" with the letter that corresponds to your CD-ROM drive. Now your computer is initializing the Wise Installation Wizard. Please wait. MegaCam Manager After the welcome screen appears, click "Next". The dialog box that appears asks if you would like to restart your computer now or later. Press "Finish" to complete installation. Start MegaCam Manager The digital pictures can be transferred at all times, even if you take only one image. To connect your camera with your PC, you need a USB cable and USB port. Your camera double beeps when successfully connected with your PC. Don't worry! All of the stored images in your camera are still alive. Your PC offers power for your camera. To start using the MegaCam Manager, simply click on the "Start" menu and go up to "Programs" Then go to the folder named "MegaCam Manager" and select it. This is the program where you can begin to use your camera. Mode Selecting = Press the "Live View" button to change the camera to Live View mode. = Press the "DSC Function" button to change the camera to DSC mode. DSC Function (DSC Mode) Live View (PC Camera Mode) Live View Mode This mode allows you to view the camera in a Live View as a PC Camera, to record Video and take snapshots. The current view is displayed in the "preview" window. Live View Mode Record Snapshot Video Format Video Source Live preview = Press "Video Source" button to adjust advanced settings. = Press "Video Format" button to set image size. = Press "Snapshot" button to capture an image to the work area. = Press "Record button" to record a video clip to the work area. . Video Record If you wish to change the recording speed, adjust the Frame rate from 1 to 30. The recording time is also adjustable. Press " Start to record" to record. DSC Mode Image Work area Minimize Exit DSC Function (DSC Mode) Transfer images to the work area Transfer images to the album Create AVI file Send Mail Select All Delete Album Manager Album Press the button to connect the camera and transfer photos. Press the button to transfer photos to the album. Press the button to create AVI file Open or close album Transferring images to the work area First, the total taken images in the camera are displayed .Click "Upload" to transfer images to the work area. Update Upload Click " Apply format" to choose "1248x960" or " 640x480" image format. Click" Take a snapshot" or the shutter button to take a picture. Then click "Update"to display the next image. Preview window Transferring images to the Album Click a JPG/ BMP image or an AVI image . Then click " Transfer images to the album" button. Images are transferred from the work area to the album. To delete an image, select it and click "Delete". Making AVI file Select JPG/BMP images and click " Make AVI file" icon to make an AVI file. It fails to make an AVI file while you select AVI images. Images sequence and frame rate are adjustable Playing picture You can play any picture file you want by double clicking the picture icon to execute Slide window. To display Slide, click " SlideShow ". Then adjust Slide Show Timer and click "OK". Pictures in the work area are displayed in order. To stop Slide show, simply click " Stop". Picture icon Go to the next picture Go to the previous picture Slide Show Exit Slide Show Timer Playing Video You can play any video clip file (AVI format) you want by double clicking the AVI file icon to execute your default media application. Editing Photos Pictures can be edited in image editing software, such as PhotoShop, Imaging, CorelDraw, etc. Album Delete Click the button. All the files you select in the album window are cleared forever. Therefore, you should be very careful with the delete button. Select All Click the button. You select all the files in the album window. Making Your Album Folders Click the button and key in your file name. Then you'll have a new album folder, which can store lots of images or video files. If you want to cancel any of the album folders, just select the album and click the delete button below. Mail Function: Click the "Mail" button to attach selected image to a new email document. it is easy to send images to your family and friends! TWAIN Manager To start using the TWAIN Manager, simply click on the "Start" menu and go up to "Programs" Then go to the folder named "Imaging" and select it. How to enter TWAIN Manager Go to "File" and choose "select device" Choose " Data Source" and click "OK" Go to "File" again and select " Acquire Image" Preview Window Work area After connecting USB cable with your PC, images are transferred to the preview window automatically. Mode Selecting DSC Mode Live View Snapshot Transfer Transfer All Setting Save AVI Live View Mode Press "Snapshot" button to capture an image Press "Video Source" button to adjust advanced settings. DSC Mode Select an image and transfer it to the work area Select images and transfer it to the work area Select an AVI file and click "Save AVI" Press "Snapshot" button to capture an image 82-092-90060 V1.0