MAGPiX B350, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...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 seve...

Page 2: ...The 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 Dioptric Knob 7 Right Eyepiece...

Page 3: ...3 8 Shutter Select Button 9 USB Port 10 Power Mode Button Figure 2 Front View 14 Camera Lens 15 Eyepieces 16 Battery Compartment 17 Tripod Mount Figure 3 Side View...

Page 4: ...rt E if the batteries run out your pictures will be lost A flashing LCD indicates the batteries are low You should download your pictures as soon as possible Figure 5 Loading The Batteries 2 Turn On Y...

Page 5: ...nd aim at a scene or object 40ft or greater away from you Press the Shutter Selection Button 8 to take the picture You will hear a beep The LCD Display 13 will show and when the number of available ex...

Page 6: ...lly shut off after approximately 1minute of inactivity Figure 10 Off Mode C Camera Modes and Settings Different camera modes and settings can be cycled through by pressing the Power Mode Button 10 aft...

Page 7: ...mer Mode When the camera is turned on pressing the Power Mode Button 10 two times waiting one second between each press of the button will put the camera in the Self Timer Mode When you see the timer...

Page 8: ...imes waiting one second between each press of the button will put the camera in Erase All Pictures Mode When you see the Erase All Pictures icon press the Shutter Select Button 8 and the LCD will begi...

Page 9: ...ng one second between each press of the button will put the camera in Erase Last Pictures Mode When you see the Erase Last Pictures icon press the Shutter Select Button 8 to erase the last picture The...

Page 10: ...s the Shutter Select Button 8 to change the preset high resolution 52 VGA images of 640 x 480 pixels to low resolution 209 QVGA images of 320 x 240 pixels Figure 16 Changing Between High Resolution an...

Page 11: ...k into the Left Eyepiece 11 with your left eye with the right eye closed to aim at any object 5 meters away rotate the Focus Knob 12 clockwise or anti clockwise to get the best focus Then look into th...

Page 12: ...times the magnification of original image The MAGPiX B350 lens produces a 5 times enlarged image with 4x3 standard shape Figure 17 View area difference between binocular and camera You do not need to...

Page 13: ...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 th...

Page 14: ...and bonus software Photo Express 4 0 The driver must be installed before you connect the MAGPiX B350 to your computer Ulead PhotoExpress is bonus software and is not necessary to view your pictures I...

Page 15: ...screen step by step After the installation is completed exit the installation screen and restart your computer 2 Connect your MAGPiX B350 to your computer Plug in the large end of the included USB cab...

Page 16: ...16 Figure 19 MAGPiX Quick Download Utility...

Page 17: ...te photo applications By using Ulead PhotoExpress 1 Make sure the MAGPiX B350 is connected with the USB cable to your computer 2 Launch the PhotoExpress 4 0 application 3 Along the left hand side of t...

Page 18: ...hotoExpress 4 0 offers many more functionalities as an image editing program To learn how to use PhotoExpress 4 0 please insert the CD that came with the B350 and select Ulead PhotoExpress 4 0 User Ma...

Page 19: ...19 Figure 21 Click Acquire at the bottom left of the screen...

Page 20: ...Balance Auto Exposure Auto Shutter Speed Auto 1 8000 sec Max Focal Length 33 mm equals to 230 mm of 35 mm camera Aperture F 4 Self Timer 10 seconds Interface USB Delete Image All last one Auto Power...

Page 21: ...ver 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 resolu...

Page 22: ...eed to wait one second between each press of the mode button Then when you see the trash icon press the shutter button once and the number of pictures will start to blink While the LCD is blinking pre...

Page 23: ...cable to the computer and to the B350 Make sure the USB cable to securely inserted into both your computer and the B350 Q The pictures I took have a strong red tint when they are downloaded A The B35...

Page 24: ...er of pictures remaining A A system error has occurred Please take out the batteries for 2 minutes and re insert them Unfortunately all pictures taken with the B350 that have not been downloaded to yo...

Page 25: ...not go down it means that there was not enough light for the camera to take a picture Please try to take a picture when there is more light available The MAGPIX B350 works best outdoors during dayligh...

Page 26: ...if the B350 s driver did not install properly Please follow the directions below according to the operating system you have on your computer If you are using Windows 98 it is important to distinguish...

Page 27: ...remove or uninstall from the menu Confirm the removal Otherwise go to step 5 5 If the Imaging Devices line is present double click on it If you see Dual mode DSC 2770 or SQ 9120 right click on it and...

Page 28: ...lling the new hardware Dual mode DSC 2770 please wait 2 minutes and then restart the computer 15 Disconnect the B350 from your computer 16 Insert the MAGPIX B350 installation CD and click on Install U...

Page 29: ...osoft on the Internet at http www microsoft com downloads release asp ReleaseID 27741 5 Restart your computer 6 Insert the B350 installation CD When the menu appears go to the next step 7 Click Instal...

Page 30: ...1 If you are satisfied with this download you can also download the pictures using Ulead PhotoExpress Please follow the installation procedures for PhotoExpress on page 15 Q Where can I find more help...