Model: 11-8200 (v2) LIT. #: 98-0418/08-05 CONTENTS English ........................5 Français ....................18 Español .................... 32 Deutsch .................... 46 Italiano ......................60 Português ..................74 Instruction Manual · Manuel D'instructions Manual de Instrucciones · Bedienungsanleitung Manuale di istruzioni · Manual de Instruções 2 3 QUICK GUIDE: BUSHNELL IMAGEVIEW 11-8200 INSTALL BATTERIES Insert 2 AAA batteries (alkaline, lithium, or NiMh) as indicated inside the battery compartment on the bottom of the ImageView. ADJUST THE BINOCULAR FOR COMFORTABLE VIEWING Adjust the center focus knob while viewing a distant object through the binocular, until it appears sharp. Move the left and right sides of the binocular closer together or farther apart until you see a single circular image. Rotate the right eyepiece (diopter adjustment) to change the setting if the image does not appear as sharp to your right eye as it does to your left eye. TURN ON THE CAMERA Press the MODE button, then release it when you see the LCD display in front of the button come on. You will see a battery indicator and 3 digits indicating the number of photos taken (currently stored in the internal memory). As you take new photos, this counter will advance. Press and hold MODE to turn off the camera. You should download all photos before changing batteries or storing the camera unused for a long period of time (more than a few weeks) as a precaution. CHECK CAMERA SETTINGS Make sure the camera is set for high resolution ("Lo" does not show on the LCD display-see full instructions for setting photo quality) if you want the best results, especially if you will be printing the photos. See "Changing Operational Modes" for full instructions in using features such as repeat shot, video clips (avi mode), and deleting a photo you have just taken. 4 5 QUICK GUIDE: BUSHNELL IMAGEVIEW 11-8200 TAKE A PHOTO (TIPS FOR BETTER QUALITY PHOTOS) Holding the ImageView as steadily as possible with both hands wrapped around the binocular, lightly press down the SNAP button using the flat end of a finger. Leaning against a wall, tree, etc. to brace yourself can also help insure the camera does not move as you take the photo. Make sure you are at least 30 feet or more away from your photo subject. Unlike the binocular optics (which will focus down to about 15 ft.), the camera focus is preset and is designed only for distant subjects- your photos may look out of focus if you were too close. USING THE IMAGEVIEW WITH YOUR COMPUTER BEFORE CONNECTING THE IMAGEVIEW TO A COMPUTER, first install the driver from the CD-ROM as directed in "Software Installation". After the driver has been installed, you may install Roxio® PhotoSuite 5 as well, following the on-screen instructions (if you do not already have photo software you prefer to use). Connect the supplied USB cable between the ImageView and your computer, using a USB port on the computer itself (avoid USB "hubs"). Please read "Downloading Photos to Your Computer" for detailed instructions on transferring photos to a PC using PhotoSuite. Congratulations on your purchase of a Bushnell ImageView binocular. Before using the product, please read these instructions and take time to familiarize yourelf with the different parts and features of the product. BINOCULAR INSTRUCTIONS TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF Insert 2 AAA alkaline batteries as indicated on the inside of the battery compartment, located on the bottom of the camera unit. Turn the camera on by pressing and holding the MODE button until the display comes on and the camera beeps. To turn the unit off, press and hold the MODE button until the display goes out. The camera will turn itself off automatically to save batteries if none of the buttons have been pressed for two minutes. TAKING A PICTURE With the camera turned on, press the SNAP button to take a new photo. For best results, hold the ImageView steady using both hands, and lightly press down the SNAP button using the flat end of your finger rather than "punching" it with a fingertip. Be sure you are at least 30 feet away from your subject as the camera focus is preset for optimum results with distant objects (sports, wildlife, etc.). 6 7 CHANGING OPERATIONAL MODES continued CHANGING OPERATIONAL MODES Pressing the MODE button briefly will cycle through several special camera modes and settings. A corresponding icon or symbol (indicated in parentheses below) will be displayed on the LCD for each mode or setting as you cycle through them by tapping the MODE button. When the icon for a mode or setting is displayed, pressing SNAP will select that mode or change that setting. If no button is pressed for more than 5 seconds, the camera will return to normal operation. The modes/settings are shown as you cycle through them in the following order: · Timer ( ) : selects the self-timer, which will take a photo after a 10 second delay when you press the SNAP button. This can be used to avoid moving or shaking the camera by pressing the SNAP button when the camera is placed on a table or other level surface. After a photo is taken via the timer, the camera automatically returns to normal operation (timer is canceled). · Video Mode: ( ) : This mode sets the camera to take short video clips (.avi files) rather than still photos. With the movie camera icon displayed, press SNAP to begin shooting the video. The counter will show elapsed seconds . Press SNAP again to stop shooting the video. The counter will advance by one number, as a new file (video) has been stored in the internal memory. After shooting the video clip, the camera reverts back to normal still photo operation (assuming unused memory remains). Repeat the steps to set AVI mode again if you wish to shoot more video clips. · Continuous Shot ( CS ) : Takes rapid series of 3 consecutive photos, approx. 1 second apart, when you press and hold the SNAP button. You will hear a short beep when each photo is taken. As with the timer, the camera will return to normal operation after the shots are taken, cancelling the CS mode. · Delete All ( ) : With this mode is selected, press SNAP once, and the number of total photos in memory will blink in the display. Press the SNAP button a second time to erase the entire memory contents. If SNAP is not pressed a second time while the photo counter is blinking, the camera will return to normal operation in a few seconds (all your photos will not be deleted). When the process is complete, the photo number display will reset to zero. If no button is pressed for 5 seconds, the camera returns to stand-by. "Delete All" is a quick way to clear the memory following a download of your photos to a computer, so that the camera is ready to hold as many new photos as possible. · Delete One ( ) : Pressing SNAP when the "Delete One" icon is displayed will delete (erase) only the last photo you took from the camera's memory. · SETUP Menu (SET): Pressing SNAP when "SET" is displayed will enter the Setup Menu display, which has four different settings, each with two options available. Use the MODE button to cycle through the four settings. Pressing the SNAP button will switch ("toggle") between the two options per setting. The four settings (plus "ESC" to exit the setup menu) are displayed in the following order: · File Size (S2 or S1): Select "S2" for High Resolution photos (640x480 pixels), or select "S1" for Low Resolution (320x240 pixels). High resolution is recommended, but low resolution can be used if you need to shoot a greater quantity of photos before downloading, and quality is not a high priority. · Quality (Hq or Lq) : Select "Hq" for High Quality photos (recommended setting, least amount of jpg file compression). Select "Lq" to store more photos in memory but with a slight loss in quality due to greater file compression. · USB Mode (Sto or PCC): Select "Sto" for normal use, allowing you to download and view the photos in the camera's memory when it is connected to your PC with a USB cable (included). Selecting "PCC" will allow the camera to be used as a live "PC camera" with appropriate software. This may be of limited use, as the camera has a fixed focus preset for distances of 30 feet or greater. · Power Frequency (60 or 50 Hz): This sets the correct electrical line frequency to avoid any visible "flickering" in the images, especially when shooting video clips where fluorescent lighting is present. The "60" setting should be used for operation in the United States. If you are using the camera in a country with 50 Hz (cycle) AC power frequency, press SNAP to select "50" instead. 8 9 SETUP Menu continued USING THE IMAGEVIEW WITH YOUR COMPUTER System Requirements: Pentium 166MMX or equivalent minimum (Recommended Pentium II 266) Windows 98/ME/2000/XP Minimum 32MB of RAM USB Port (do not connect the camera through a USB hub) Minimum 200 MB of hard drive space, with additional 65MB for IE and Direct X CD-ROM driver Super VGA monitor and video card SOFTWARE INSTALLATION DO NOT CONNECT THE IMAGEVIEW CAMERA TO THE COMPUTER BEFORE INSTALLING THE DRIVER SOFTWARE (Windows 98/98SE only) Insert the supplied CD-ROM disc. It will startup automatically and display the driver and PhotoSuite installation screen. Windows 98 users must install the driver (click "Install Driver") prior to connecting the camera for downloading. Windows 2000, ME, and XP do not require a driver. Unless you already have photo editing software you plan to use, click the button to install PhotoSuite (compatible with Windows 98/98SE/2000/ME/XP). · Escape (ESC): Select ESC and press SNAP to exit the Setting menu options, and return to normal mode. OTHER DISPLAY ICONS · Battery Indicator ( ) : Shows the amount of battery life left. When half of the icon is filled in, you should plan to replace the batteries soon. Be sure to bring an extra set of batteries on a long trip or for important events. CAUTION · Make sure you download all photos (see directions in next section of manual) from the camera before removing the batteries for longer than the time it takes to change them. The camera memory is volatile (power dependant), and your photos may be lost if the batteries are removed for more than a minute or two (a temporary charge will remain long enough to allow changing batteries), or if the batteries are left in but allowed to become completely dead.WARNING U 10 11 DOWNLOADING PHOTOS Be sure you have first installed the driver if you use Windows 98/98SE Connect the camera is connected to your PC with the supplied USB cable. it will be recognized as a "mass storage device", which will act just like an external hard drive. Open Windows Explorer or "My Computer," the camera will be shown as a new "Removable Disk" icon. Open this "Disk", and locate your photos (.jpg files) inside the folders. Click on an individual photo file, or use "Edit>Select All" if you want to download all the photos. Then choose "Move to Folder..." in the Edit menu. You may choose an existing folder (e.g. "My Pictures") or create a new folder located and named as you wish. Then click "OK" and your photos will be transferred from the camera to that folder on your hard drive. Alternatively, if you prefer, you may simply copy and paste or drag and drop you photo files from the camera "Disk" to the hard drive location of your choice. The camera may then be disconnected-you should first click the camera's icon in your system tray (move the mouse cursor over icons in lower right corner of screen to find this) and follow your PC's directions to stop and remove the USB device. To view and edit your photos, you use PhotoSuite (included on the CD), or use any other photo editing software. Select "File>Open" in the photo editor and navigate to the folder containing your previously transferred camera files. Refer to the photo software's instruction manual or Help menu for specific details on editing, resaving and printing photos. To view downloaded avi movie files, open Windows Media Player (included with all versions of Microsoft Windows) and open the avi file from the location where you previously saved it. On recent versions of Media Player, you may simply drag the movie file name from its location onto the Media Player window, and it will begin playing automatically. QuickTime, pre-installed on many computers (or available as a free download from Apple.com) can also be used to open and play the avi movie clips. BINOCULAR INSTRUCTIONS Your Bushnell binocular is a precision instrument designed to provide many years of pleasurable viewing. This portion of the booklet will help you achieve optimum performance by explaining how you can adjust the binocular to your eyes, and how to care for this instrument. Read the instructions carefully before using your binocular. EYE ADJUSTMENTS (Figure 1) How to Adjust For Distance Between Your Eyes The distance between the eyes, called ...