MN-100 Digital Camera Operation User's Manual Copyright © 2000 Microtek International Inc. All rights reserved. 1 219-20-47005 August 2000 Trademarks MicrotekTM are trademarks of Microtek International Inc. Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other products or name brands are trademarks of their respective holders. Important Documents you scan may be protected under copyright law. The unauthorized use of such documents could be a violation of the rights of the copyright holder. Microtek bears no responsibility for the unauthorized use of copyrighted materials. To obtain optimal results from camera software and user's manual, you should be familiar with Windows concepts such as pointing, clicking, dragging, and selecting from menus and dialog boxes. Table of Contents Package Contents ..................................................................................... 1 Features ................................................................................................... 2 Camera Components ................................................................................ 3 Getting Ready ........................................................................................ 4-5 A. Loading the Battery .................................................................................... 4 B. Basic Picture Taking Operation .................................................................... 5 Other Modes of Operation .................................................................... 6-9 A. B. C. D. 80 Shots Mode ........................................................................................... 6 20 Shots Mode ........................................................................................... 7 Continuous Shooting Mode ........................................................................ 8 Self-Timer Mode ........................................................................................ 9 Erasing All Images from Camera ............................................................. 10 Connecting the Camera to PC ................................................................. 11 Utility Software Installation ..................................................................... 12 Installing Camera Driver and EyeStar Mail ..................................................... 12 Using the MN100 as a Digital Camera ..................................................... 13 Acquire ......................................................................................................... 13 Acquire All .................................................................................................... 13 Download ...................................................................................................... 13 Zoom ............................................................................................................ 13 Exit ............................................................................................................... 13 Downloading Images to your PC ....................................................... 14-16 Using PhotoImpact 5 .................................................................................... 14 Using PhotoExplorer 6 .................................................................................. 15 Using Web Microtek Edition .......................................................................... 16 Using the MN100 as a Web Cam ........................................................ 17-18 A. Select Camera Source ................................................................................ 17 B. Send a Video Mail ...................................................................................... 18 Appendices ....................................................................................... 19-21 Appendix A: MN-100 Digital Camera Specifications ....................................... 19 Appendix B: FCC Statement .......................................................................... 20 Appendix C: Declaration of Conformity ......................................................... 21 Package Contents 4 AAA Batteries (Alkaline is recommended) MN 100 Digital Camera Special USB cable Tripod Warranty and Quick Reference Cards Digital Camera CD-ROM (Contains digital camera software and instruction manuals) 1 Camera Safety Strap Features · Compact and lightweight : : Size: 90 x 65 x 28 mm Weight: 110g (including batteries) · Easy to operate Fixed focus with only two-button (mode select and shutter) operation · Three choices of picture taking modes Continuous shooting mode (20 or 80 shots maximum) Self-timer mode (10 seconds delay) CIF (20 shots) QCIF (80 shots) image recording mode (352x288 & 176x144 pixels respectively) · Instant image frames erasure All images can be cleared instantly to start a new picture taking session. · Low power consumption with auto energy-save mode New batteries can take up to 1000 shots. Camera automatically enters into "sleep" (energy-saving) mode when it remains inactive for 30 seconds. · Supports USB interface With USB, download of images to your PC is accomplished at higher speed. · Software package bundle EyeStar Mail Microtek Edition (Web cam software) The following software can be found on your Microtek Scanner CD Trellix Web Microtek Edition Ulead PhotoImpact 5 Ulead PhotoExplorer 6 Adobe Acrobat Reader 2 Camera Components GRIP LENS SHUTTER button USB port VIEWFINDER BATTERY compartment LOCK, battery compartment LCD DISPLAY panel FUNCTION MODE select button TRIPOD mount STRAP mount 3 Getting Ready A. Loading the Battery (4 AAA size batteries, Alkaline recommended) BATTERY compartment Slide toward "OPEN" to unlock 1 Unlock the battery compartment cover by sliding its lock toward "OPEN" position. 2 Slide compartment cover outward (as indicated by the arrow shown on top of the cover) and open the cover. 3 Insert each of the 4 AAA batteries into its chambers making sure that the positive (+) and negative (-) ends are properly oriented Slide toward with the polarity indicated on top of each arrow direction to open chamber and at the back of the cover. + 4 Close and slide the battery compartment cover back to its original position and lock the cover. WARNING: When the LCD Panel display starts to blink, it indicates that the batteries power is low. Stop taking pictures and transfer the images data to your PC within a week before the batteries completely lose its power. Otherwise, all the images will be erased. 4 _ + _ Correct battery polarity at outer end of the compartment are indicated at the back of cover or as illustrated above. B.Basic Picture Taking Operation NOTE The camera is designed without a power switch. It uses energy-saving or "sleep" NOTE: mode to control its power. If the camera is off, press the Function Mode button to turn the camera back on. 1 With the camera strap looped around your wrist, hold the camera by its grip. Look through the viewfinder and set up your picture. Adjust size of your composition by increasing or decreasing distance between camera and subject but not nearer than one meter. 2 Press the Shutter button to take a picture of your subject. A short beep sound emits at each click of the shutter to confirm that a shot has been taken and the camera is ready to take the next picture. NOTE: 20 or 80 shots mode is available with erase capability (see next page for details). After each shot, the LCD Panel will show the number of remaining shots available. WARNING: A warning beep (longer and lower tone compared to normal beep) will emit if exposure is too dark for a normal picture taking. No image is taken when this condition occurs. 5 Other Modes of Operation A. 80 Shots Mode This mode of operation allows you to take 80 shots of lower-resolution images in QCIF (176 x 144) format. To set your camera into 80 Shot modeLr" 1 Repeatedly press the Function Mode button until the "Lr icon is displayed on the Lr LCD Display Panel. Lr" 80" 2 Press the Shutter button and the "Lr icon becomes "80 which would indicate Lr 80 that the 80 Shot mode is ready. WARNING: Switching from 80 pictures mode to 20 pictures modes will erase any images in the camera. Please download current images before switching modes. (See section on "Erasing Images from the Camera" in this manual). If you attempt to continue shooting at the end of 80th shot, a repetitive beep will emit when you press the Shutter button. 80 Shots mode is ready only when the LCD Panel displays the "80 icon 80" 80 Repeatedly press this Function Mode button until the "Lr icon is Lr" Lr displayed 6 When the "Lr icon Lr" Lr appears on the LCD Panel, press Shutter to display the "80 icon 80" 80 B. 20 Shots Mode This mode of operation allows you to take 20 shots of images at higher resolution CIF (352 x 288) format. The camera default to this mode. To set your camera back to 20 Shot mode after operating in 80 shots mode1 Repeatedly press the Function Mode button until the "Hr icon is displayed on the Hr" Hr LCD Display Panel. 20" 2 Press the Shutter button and the "Hr icon becomes "20 which would indicate Hr" Hr 20 that the 20 Shot mode is ready. WARNING: Switching from 20 pictures mode to 80 pictures modes will erase any images in the camera. Please download current images before switching modes. (See section on "Erasing Images from the Camera" in this manual). If you attempt to continue shooting at the end of 20th shot, a repetitive beep will emit when you press the Shutter button. 20 Shots mode is ready only when the LCD Panel displays the "20 icon 20" 20 Repeatedly press this Function Mode button until the "Hr icon is Hr" Hr displayed 7 When the "Hr icon Hr" Hr appears on the LCD Panel, press Shutter to display the "20 icon 20" 20 C. Continuous Shooting Mode This mode of operation allows you to take multiple frames of images when holding down the Shutter button while aiming at your subject. A maximum of 20 or 80 shots can be taken depending on which shooting mode you are in. Continuous shooting under 20 Shots mode takes about 1.5 seconds to fully consume the 20 frames, while it takes about 6.5 seconds under 80 Shots mode. If you release the Shutter midway, only part of the available frames will be loaded with images. To set camera into Continuous Shooting mode, repeatedly press the Function Mode select button until the "CL " icon is displayed on the LCD Display Panel. Repeatedly press this Function Mode button until the Continuous Shooting mode icon is displayed Continuous Shooting mode is ON when this LCD Panel displays the "CL" icon 8 D. Self-Timer Mode The Self-Timer mode of operation allows a 10 seconds shutter release delay after pressing the Shutter button. Mount the camera in a tripod when operating under Self-Timer mode. 1 Set camera into Self-Timer mode by repeatedly pressing the Function Mode select button until the " SL " icon is displayed on the LCD Display Panel. 2 Then press the Shutter to start the 10 second countdown. Self-Timer mode is ON when this LCD Panel displays the " SL" icon Press the Shutter button to start the delay countdown Repeatedly press this Function Mode button until the Self-Timer mode icon is displayed 9 Erasing All Images from Camera Whenever you wish to discard the images you have already taken, you can erase them from the camera. Take note that this erase feature functions only as "All-FrameErase." No partial erasure is allowed. 1 Enable the "All-Frame-Erase" feature by repeatedly pressing the Function Mode select button until the " CL" icon is displayed on the LCD Display Panel. 2 Press the Shutter button twice to start erasing all images in the camera. NOTE: If you do not press the Shutter a second time within 5 seconds, the erase function is aborted. "All-Frame-Erase" is ON when this LCD Panel displays the " CL " icon Repeatedly press this Function Mode button until the "All-Frame-Erase" icon is displayed Press the Shutter button to start the delay countdown 10 Connecting the Camera to PC NOTE: It is assumed that you have already installed the bundled software into your computer. If not, install software as instructed in the section on "Utility Software Installation" of this manual. To transfer (download) the images data from the camera to your PC, connect the camera to your PC with the supplied USB cable. 1 Insert the smaller terminal of the USB cable into the camera's USB port. 2 Plug the other end of the USB cable into the USB port of your computer. 3 Perform downloads to your PC by referring to the section on Downloading images later in this manual. 4 Operate the camera as web camera by referring to the EyeStar Mail User's Manual provided in the MN100 utility CD. 11 Utility Software Installation The Utility CD that accompanies your camera contains the Camera Driver bundled with the EyeStar Mail Microtek Edition Edition. The following imag ...