MAGPiX B 1380 B1380 B1380, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 MAGPIX B1380 Digital Camera Binocular User s Manual ...

Page 2: ... be downloaded and viewed on your personal computer through the USB port after installing the software included in this package To get the most out of your camera please read this manual carefully This manual is divided into seven parts A Getting To Know Your Camera B Using Your Camera C Camera Modes and Settings D Viewfinding and Taking Better Picture Tips E Downloading Your Pictures To Your PC F...

Page 3: ... parts and corresponding numbers will be referred to throughout this manual 1 Left Barrel 2 Left Objective Lens 3 Camera Lens 4 Right Objective Lens 5 Right Barrel 6 Right Eyepiece 7 Dioptric Knob 8 Shutter Button 9 Mode Button 10 Select Button 11 Power Button 12 Left Eyepiece 13 Focus Knob 14 LCD Display Figure 1 Top View ...

Page 4: ...4 8 Shutter Button 9 Mode Button 10 Select Button 11 Power Button 15 USBPort 16 Battery Compartment Figure 2 Back View 17 Camera Lens 18 Eyepieces 19 Tripod Mount Figure 3 Side View ...

Page 5: ...main in the camera until you delete them even if the batteries loose their charge Figure 4 Loading The Batteries 2 Turn On Your Digital Camera Press the Power Button 11 to turn on the camera The camera will beep twice to indicate it is ready The preset mode of 1 3 megapixel resolution is indicated by a 3 star symbol on the LCD Display 14 The camera can hold up to 40 high resolution images before y...

Page 6: ...MAGPiX B1380 steady and aim at a scene or object 45ft or greater away from you Press and release the Shutter Button 8 to take the picture Make sure you do not move the camera until you hear a beep The LCD Display 14 will blink for 4 seconds while it is processing and saving images When the number of available exposures has increased by one on the LCD Display 14 the camera is ready to take another ...

Page 7: ... 1 Resolution Selection 16X Magnification Mode With the camera is turned on press the Mode Button 9 once and FEA will appear on the LCD Display 14 Then press the Select Button 10 to cycle through to your desired image resolution High 3 Stars Medium 2 Stars Economy 1 Star or 2X to engage in the camera in the 16x magnification mode When the desired number of stars is showing press the Shutter Button...

Page 8: ...8 Figure 7 Default High Resolution 3 Stars Figure 8 Select Medium Resolution 2 Stars Figure 9 Select 1 Star Resolution 1 Star Figure 10 Engage 2X Digital Zoom For 16X Magnification ...

Page 9: ...ton 10 Once in this mode press the Shutter Button 8 to activate the self timer The camera will beep for 10 seconds before taking the picture automatically When the number of available exposures has increased by one on the LCD Display 14 the camera is ready to take another picture Figure 11 Self timer Setting Figure 12 Activate Self timer ...

Page 10: ...utton 8 three times and you will see ONE with a trash can icon Then to erase the last picture press and hold the Select Button 10 for 2 seconds The number of available exposure on the LCD Display 14 will be decreased by 1 exposure after that Figure 13 Erase Last One Picture ...

Page 11: ...a is on press the Mode Button 9 four times and you will see ALL and the trash can icon Then to erase all pictures that are in the camera press and hold the Select Button 10 for 2 seconds The LCD will then show 0 Figure 14 Erase All Pictures ...

Page 12: ... look into the Left Eyepiece 12 with your left eye with the right eye closed to aim at any object 16ft away rotate the Focus Knob 13 clockwise or anti clockwise to get the best focus Then look into the Right Eyepiece 6 with your right eye with the left eye closed and rotate the Dioptric Knob 7 to the left or to the right to get the best focus 3 Now you can look with both eyes into the left and rig...

Page 13: ...rea approximately 10 times magnification of original image The MAGPiX B1380 lens produces up to a 16X enlarged image with 4x3 standard shape Figure 15 View area difference between binocular and camera You do not need to focus the binoculars for a focused picture The camera is auto focus and is independent from the binoculars ...

Page 14: ...e light the shutter speed is fast enough that you can capture terrific action shots Try taking a picture of a helicopter in flight You ll notice that when you view your picture you will have stopped the helicopter s rotor blade in mid flight ...

Page 15: ...river and bonus software Mr Photo The drivers must be installed before you connect the MAGPiX B1380 to your computer NewSoft Mr Photo is bonus software and is not necessary to view your pictures Insert the installation CD into the CD ROM drive of your computer A screen will appear as shown in Figure 16 Figure 16 B1380 CD start up screen ...

Page 16: ...llation is completed restart the computer Go directly to Step 2 if you do not want to install Mr Photo on your computer otherwise continue below to install Mr Photo After your computer restarts re insert the MAGPiX B1380 CD and click once on Install Presto Mr Photo Follow the instructions on the screen step by step After the installation of Presto Mr Photo is completed and you see the B1380 instal...

Page 17: ...you connect the B1380 directly to the USB port on your computer and not through a USB hub If you receive a warning concerning the absence of a digital signature please continue with the installation and ignore the warning The B1380 drivers are fully compliant 3 Downloading your pictures from the MAGPiX B1380 Without using Presto Mr Photo Software 1 Make sure the MAGPiX B1380 is connected with the ...

Page 18: ...For example My Picture or My Documents 6 You can now open your pictures with your favorite imaging photo software 7 To save battery life please close the B1380 folder and disconnect the camera from the computer after you have copied the pictures to your computer 8 You can delete pictures from your camera by following the instructions on pages 9 and 10 ...

Page 19: ...19 Figure 17 After clicking on the B1380 icon located in the My Computer folder ...

Page 20: ...ad see figure 20 6 If the error message Your system is low on virtual memory appears you will need to download and save your photos using the method described on page 16 You can then open and manage your photos with the Mr Photo software or your favorite photo imaging software 7 Click Connect to Camera and select the photos you want to save and click on Save Selection to save to your desired folde...

Page 21: ...21 Figure 18 Click the Set up Device icon Looks like a wrench and a hammer ...

Page 22: ...22 Figure 19 Select Digital Camera for the MAGPiX B1380 ...

Page 23: ...23 Figure 20 Click Load DSC Pictures icon camera icon and select MAGPiX B1380 ...

Page 24: ...24 Figure 20 Click Connect to Camera at the top left of the screen to download your pictures ...

Page 25: ...25 Figure 22 Select photos you want and click Save Selection ...

Page 26: ...480 80 images Status LCD 3 digit B W White Balance Auto Exposure Auto Shutter Speed Auto 1 8000sec Max Focal Length 58mm Aperture F 5 Self Timer 10 seconds Interface USB Delete Image All last one Auto Power Off 60 seconds Battery 4 x AAA Alkaline Battery Dimensions 136x96x73 mm Weight 310 grams w o battery Operating System Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Veiwfinder Full featured 10x25 binoculars ...

Page 27: ...er and application software Minimum Penthium II 200 MHz CPU 1 USB port available VGA Video card able to support a minimum of 640 x 480 24 bit true color resolution 1024 x 768 24 bit true color resolutions is recommended At least 48 MB RAM for WIN98 ME and 64 MB RAM for Windows 2000 and WIN XP At least 180 MB of free hard disk space ...

Page 28: ...r the beep you do not need to keep the camera still Q When I try to download my pictures with Mr Photo I get a Your system is low on virtual memory message A If you have less than 128MB of RAM on your computer Mr Photo may not be able to download your photos depending upon your individual computer settings Please download your pictures using the method on page 16 of this manual This method is opti...

Page 29: ...have some purple artifacts or seem to be distorted or have some black spots and lines on them A Try reconnecting the USB cable to the computer and to the B1380 Make sure the USB cable to securely inserted into both your computer and the B1380 Q I inserted the CD but no menu appears automatically A Go to My Computer and right click on your CD drive Then select AutoPlay The menu should now appear If...

Page 30: ...n the Name box anc the Company box Filling in home or none are good responses if the B1380 is not being used for a business After filling in these two lines you should be able to continue the installation Q How do I learn to use the other functions in Mr Photo A You can also visit NewSoft s website at www newsoft com Q Where can I find more help or information on my MAGPIX B1380 A www magpix com ...

Page 31: ...s are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equ...

Page 32: ...ded cable with the ferrite core provided with the digital camera must be used with this equipment in order to comply with Class B limits in Subpart B of Part 15 of the FCC rules Do not make any changes or modifications to the equipment unless otherwise specified in the manual If such changes or modifications should be made you could be required to stop operation of the equipment Any questions or c...