User manual DIGITAL BLUE DIGITAL MOVIE CREATOR 3.0

Quick Start Guide Innovation starts here. www.PlayDigitalBlue.com TM and © 2007 Digital Blue, Inc. All rights reserved. Table of Contents Table of Contents 3 Getting Started 4 Using the Camera 23 Using the Software 29 Additional Help i Important: Install the software before connecting the camera to your computer. Installing the software 1. Insert the Digital Movie Creator software CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 2. If the program doesn't automatically begin, go to the desktop and double-click My Computer. Double-click the CD-ROM drive that contains the Digital Movie Creator software. If this doesn't start the installation program, double click setup.exe. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen. Note: To install on several computers over a network, see instructions in NetworkInstall.txt on the installation CD. Connecting the camera to the computer To connect the camera to the computer: 1. Connect the USB cable on the camera's base to the USB port on your computer. 2. Press the camera firmly into the camera base. The camera will beep and the USB icon is shown on the Display Screen when it connects to the computer. 3. Launch the Digital Movie Creator software application using the shortcut on the desktop. On the first launch, the audio setup wizard will open before the application opens. 4. When the audio setup wizard opens, select your PC sound card (usually the first item on the list) as the preferred device in order to use your microphone when recording. 2 Getting Started Installing the batteries The camera is powered by four AAA batteries. To install the camera batteries: 1. Carefully remove the small screw at the bottom of the camera using a small Phillips head screwdriver. 2. Slide the battery compartment back and lift the cover to the open position. 3. Insert the batteries using the battery polarity symbols (+ and -) as a guide. 4. Turn the camera on by pressing the Snapshot or Record button. 3 Camera Controls Built-in Microphone Camera Lens SD Memory Card Slot TV Out Battery Compartment Record Button USB Cable Snapshot Button Eyepiece Display Screen Camera Base Navigation Buttons TV Out Cable 4 Using the Camera Snapshot Button­ Use the Snapshot button to capture still images with your camera. Built-in Microphone­ The microphone automatically records sounds as you capture video clips. Camera Lens­ Make sure to keep the camera lens clean and clear when trying to capture images/video. Camera Base­ The USB cable on the camera's base connects to your computer. When the camera is in the base and the software is running, you can download pictures, and capture images and video clips in the software. USB Cable­ Connects your camera to your computer, so you can download images to your computer when the camera is in the base. Eyepiece­ Look through the eyepiece to center your subject in the viewfinder. Display Screen­ Use the Display Screen to preview your shots and to view the menu. Record Button­ Use the Record Button to record video with your camera. Navigation Buttons­ Use the Navigation buttons for making selections from the menu or to control zooming while capturing a video. These buttons don't work when your camera is attached to your computer. SD Memory Card Slot­ The SD Memory Card slot allows you to use your own memory card to store more images and videos on your camera. (SD card not included.) TV Out­ View your videos on the TV screen by using the TV Out cable. Battery Compartment­ Change the batteries by opening the Battery Compartment. TV Out Cable­ Connects your camera to your TV allowing you to view your movies on the screen. 5 Camera Display Screen The Camera Display screen provides information about your camera settings. Zoom level Battery status Active storage medium Memory usage Image quality Snapshot type Capture type Number of additional images that can be stored Number of stored images Battery Status Icon­ Shows how much battery life the camera has left. When the critically low image appears make sure to change your batteries immediately. Full = Medium = Low = Critically Low = Zoom Level­ Indicates how much digital magnification you are using to shoot your subject. You can zoom in on your subject with up to four times digital magnification. Image Quality­ Shows whether the camera is filming in Normal or High Quality. Normal = High = 6 Using the Camera Snapshot Type­ Displays the type of capture when the Snapshot button is pressed. Single = Timer on = Burst = Capture Type­ Indicates whether you are taking a snapshot or a video clip. Snapshot = Video = When you are playing back your movies you will see these symbols indicating you are viewing a snapshot or playing a video clip. Snapshot = Video = Memory Type­ Shows which type of memory you currently are using. Internal = No icon SD Memory Card = Memory Level­ Represents the amount of memory that has been used. There are several stages of memory usage. Zero Memory Used = Memory Almost Full = Memory Full = Delete­ Flashes as you delete images from the camera. Counter­ Shows the number of images you have captured and how many you can still capture. 7 Capturing video with the camera When you turn on the camera, you're in Live Preview Mode. To record video: 1. Open the Display Screen and press the Snapshot or Record button to turn on the camera. 2. Locate the subject of your video using the Eyepiece or Display Screen. 3. Press the Record button to start recording. 4. When you have captured all the video you want, press the Record button again to stop recording. 5. You can play your video on the camera's Display Screen (see Viewing images and movies on the Display Screen) or on your computer (by connecting the camera to your computer using the camera base and USB cable) with the Digital Movie Creator software. Note: To zoom in on your subject, press the Up Arrow button. To zoom out, press the Down Arrow button. 8 Using the Camera Taking pictures with the camera To take pictures with your camera, press the Snapshot button (on the top of the camera) to enter Snapshot mode. The first time you press the Snapshot button it will capture one picture immediately. Hold the camera still until the picture has been captured. Once you're in Snapshot mode, you can choose to make the Snapshot button take one picture at a time (single), 3 pictures in a row (burst), or wait 10 seconds before taking the pictures (timer). To change this setting: 1. Open the Display Screen and press the Snapshot or Record button to turn on the camera. 2. Use the Left Arrow button to change the icon on the Display Screen. Single = Timer on = Burst = 3. Once you see the icon you want, press the Snapshot button. Note: To zoom in on your subject, press the Up Arrow button. To zoom out, press the Down Arrow button. 9 Viewing images and movies on the display screen You can view all the images and videos in your camera's menu by switching to Playback Mode. 1. Open the Display Screen and press the Snapshot or Record button to turn on the camera. 2. Use the OK button on the Navigation Pad to go to the Main Menu. 3. Press the Down Arrow button until Playback is highlighted. 4. Use the OK button to select Playback. 5. Your first image or a still image of the first frame of your first video will be shown on the Display Screen. In Playback Mode, you can do the following: · Press the Right Arrow button to see the next image or video. · Press the Left Arrow button to see the previous image or video. · Press the Down Arrow button to see thumbnails of all your images/videos. · Press the Up Arrow to enter the Image File Menu where you can Delete images/videos or Protect images/videos from ever being deleted. · Press the OK button to play videos. Note: To go back to capturing images/video, press the Snapshot or Record button. 10 Using the Camera Deleting images and video from the camera You can delete images and video from the camera in 3 ways: delete one item at a time; delete the last item; or delete all items on the camera at once. To delete one item at a time 1. Open the Display Screen and press the Snapshot or Record button to turn on the camera. 2. Use the OK button on the Navigation Pad to go to the Main Menu. 3. Press the Down Arrow button until Playback is highlighted. 4. Use the OK button to select Playback. 5. Your first image or a still image of the first frame of your first video will be shown on the Display Screen. Use the Right of Left Arrow button to scroll through images and videos until you see the item you want to delete. 6. When the item you want to delete is on the Display Screen, press the Up Arrow button to enter the Image File Menu. 7. Highlight Delete using the Down Arrow Button and press the OK button to select. 8. When asked to confirm that you want to delete the item, press the OK button to select "Yes". 9. When your image is deleted, you'll return to scrolling through images/videos. 11 To delete the last picture/video you took with the camera: 1. Open the Display Screen and press the Snapshot or Record button to turn on the camera. 2. Use the OK button on the Navigation Pad to go to the Main Menu. 3. Press the Down Arrow button until Delete is highlighted and press the OK button to select. 4. From the Delete Menu, highlight Delete Last using the Down Arrow button and press the OK button to select. 5. When asked to confirm that you want to delete the item, press the OK button to select "Yes". 6. The last item you recorded is now deleted. 12 Using the Camera To delete all items on the camera at once: 1. Open the Display Screen and press the Snapshot or Record button to turn on the camera. 2. Use the OK button on the Navigation Pad to go to the Main Menu. 3. Press the Down Arrow button until Delete is highlighted and press the OK button to select. 4. From the Delete Menu, highlight Delete All using the Down Arrow button and press the OK button to select. 5. When asked to confirm that you want to delete all, use the Down Arrow to highlight "Yes." Press the OK button to select. 6. All items are now deleted. To protect items from being deleted: 1. Open the Display Screen and press the Snapshot or Record button to turn on the camera. 2. Use the OK button on the Navigation Pad to go to the Main Menu. 3. Press the Down Arrow button until Playback is highlighted. Press the OK button to select. 4. Your first image or a still image of the first frame of your first video will be shown on the Display Screen. 5. Use the Right Arrow button to scroll through images and videos until you see the item you want to protect. 13 6. When the item you want to protect is on the Display Screen, press the Up Arrow button to enter the Image File Menu. 7. Highlight Protect using the Down Arrow Button and press the OK button to select. 8. From the protect menu, use the Up and Down Arrow buttons to select Lock and press OK to select. 9. Your video or image is now protected and won't be deleted if you accidentally select Delete or Delete All. Note: You'll need to unprotect videos and images if you want to delete them later. Choosing the image or video quality There are two quality settings: High- Images will look clear, but will take more space than Normal quality images. Normal - Images take up less space, but aren't as clear as high quality images. To change to image quality: 1. Open the Display Screen and press the Snapshot or Record button to turn on the camera. 2. Press the Right Arrow button to change the image quality. 3. The icon on the Display Screen will change to indicate your choice. 14 Using the Camera Note: To change the quality of still images, you'll need to switch to Snapshot mode by pressing the Snapshot button once. Setting the sleep timer Your camera will go to sleep if it is not used for 3 minutes. To change the amount of time before the camera goes to sleep: 1. Open the Display Screen and press the Snapshot or Record button to turn on the camera. 2. Use the OK button on the Navigation Pad to go to the Main Menu. 3. Press the Down Arrow button until Setup is highlighted and press the OK button to select. 4. From the Setup Menu, use the Up and Down Arrow buttons to highlight Sleep Timer and press the OK button to select. 5. Use the Up and Down Arrow buttons to highlight 3 minutes, 10 minutes, or Now and press the OK button to select. 6. If you selected Now, the camera will turn off right away. If you selected 3 or 10 minutes, the camera will wait that long before turning off. 15 Changing the time and date To change the time and date: 1. Open the Display Screen and press the Snapshot or Record button to turn on the camera. 2. Use the OK button on the Navigation Pad to go to the Main Menu. 3. Press the Down Arrow button until Setup is highlighted and press the OK button to select. 4. From the Setup Menu, use the Up and Down Arrow buttons to highlight Time/Date and press the OK button to select. 5. The current time and date is displayed. If you want to change the time or date, press the OK button. 6. Use the Right and Left Arrow buttons to highlight the value to change. 7. Use the Up and Down Arrow buttons to change the highlighted value. 8. Press the OK button to set the time and date. 16 Using the Camera Understanding the camera memory The camera will store images and video to the camera or to an SD card. Your camera has 32MB of on-board memory. If you add an SD card, you'll be able to store even more! Inserting the SD card When you insert an SD card, the camera will store images and video on it until it is full. To insert an SD card: 1. From the top, carefully pull back cover that protects the SD card slot and TV out connection. 2. Swivel the cover to the right or left to get it out of your way. 3. Insert SD card into the SD card slot as shown below: 4. Swivel the cover back and gently press it into place to secure it. Note: Your camera can use SD cards 1GB or smaller. 17 Formatting the memory media The first time you use a new SD card, you need to format it to work with your camera. When you format the SD card, any images, video or other data stored on the card will be erased. To format an SD card: 1. With the camera turned off, insert the SD card into the camera. (See Inserting the SD card). 2. Open the Display Screen and press the Snapshot or Record button to turn on the camera. 3. Use the OK button on the Navigation Pad to go to the Main Menu. 4. Press the Down Arrow button until Setup is highlighted and press the OK button to select. 5. From the Setup Menu, highlight Format Media using the Down Arrow button and press the OK button to select. 6. A message will display to remind you that all data on the SD card will be lost if you choose to format. Use the Up and Down Arrow buttons to highlight Yes and press the OK button to select. 7. Formatting may take a few moments depending on the size of the card and the data on it. A message telling you that formatting is in progress will display during this time. 8. When the formatting is complete, a message will display. Press the OK button to continue. 18