Meade 8 x 42 2.0D CaptureView TM Integrated Binocular and Digital Camera, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions Meade 8 x 42 2 0D CaptureView TM Integrated Binocular and Digital Camera ...

Page 2: ...ard Port 3 Eyepiece 4 Menu Button 5 Shutter Button 6 Left Button 7 Right Button 8 LCD Screen 9 Objective Lens 10 Camera Lens not visible see Fig 2 11 Barrel 12 USB Port 13 Battery Compartment Lid see Fig 2 14 Focus knob not visible see Fig 2 b d j i 1 1 c g h e f Page 2 ...

Page 3: ...se a Meade binocular to look at the Sun Looking at or near the Sun will cause instant and irreversible damage to your eye Eye damage is often painless so there is no warning to the observer that damage has occurred until it is too late Do not point the binocular at or near the Sun Children should always have adult supervision while observing b 1 Page 3 ...

Page 4: ...tructions to capture and download pictures Fully functional binoculars Take pictures and movies and view them on your PC Transfer pictures and movies to your PC for easy printing editing enhancing and manipulating E mail pictures to your friends and family You can view pictures and movies you just took on the LCD panel Also the LCD panel indicates status for ease in selecting and performing desire...

Page 5: ...ureView 1 Hold CaptureView up to your face in the normal viewing position using both hands to hold each barrel firmly 2 Pull the barrels apart or push the barrels together until you see a single circular field with both of your eyes Focusing the Binocular 1 Set the Diopter Scale on underside of CaptureView 1 Fig 1 at its center point between and 2 Choose an object that is at least 16 feet 4 9m awa...

Page 6: ...ift the battery compartment lid 13 Fig 2 by squeezing the outer edges and then pulling forward 2 Insert 2 AA 1 5v user supplied batteries into the compartment noting the correct polarity as illustrated inside the compartment Power Saving Features If you do not press any of the buttons the camera will automatically shut off after 2 minutes to save energy You can also turn off the LCD manually to fu...

Page 7: ... for more information When you first turn on the camera or when you exit the Menu mode the Preview mode is operational and the LCD screen displays a live image The Preview mode has three modes to choose from Still Movie and Flashback Use this mode to take pictures or movies See STILL MODE MOVIE MODE and FLASHBACK pages 11 12 for more information Select the Playback mode from the CaptureView menus ...

Page 8: ...ons When the box is over a menu or menu option you wish to select press the Menu button Select Back from a menu and press the Menu button to go back to the last displayed menu Press the Shutter button to exit the menus or the Playback mode Also use the Shutter button to take pictures or movies when in the Preview mode The following example demonstrates how to use these buttons See MENUS pages 11 1...

Page 9: ...se the Right or Left buttons to move the red selection box to the Digital Still Camera DSC option Press the Menu button to select the option and the main menu displays again You may also choose either the Movie or Flashback menu selections to record images See MOVIE MODE and FLASHBACK pages 11 12 for more information 4 Use the Right or Left buttons to move the selection box over Exit and press the...

Page 10: ...icon and press the menu button The last image you captured displays on the LCD screen Use the right and left buttons to scroll through your captured images or movies each movie counts as one item A counter appears at the upper left If the counter reads 3 5 for example it means the third of five items 8 Select the Exit menu and press the Menu button to leave this mode Page 10 ...

Page 11: ...mage Movie Mode Select the Movie icon from the Main menu to take movies This puts you into the Preview mode Then just press the Shutter Button to record and press again to stop recording You can watch the movie using the Playback button Each movie you record counts as one item in the Playback mode IV Menus Page 11 ...

Page 12: ...n you wish to capture a short activity but are not sure when it will begin For example if you wish to record a baseball pitcher throwing a pitch 1 Select the Settings menu and press the Menu button 2 Select the Flashback Period submenu and press the Menu button Select 10 seconds and press the Menu button 3 Select Back and press the Menu button 4 Select Flashback and press the Menu button You are n...

Page 13: ... menu to erase the last image or movie displayed in Playback mode Delete All Images Select Delete All Images menu to erase all the images and movies Format Storage Choose Yes to erase and format the SD card Size Resolution Options CaptureView provides four resolution settings displayed as 3M 2M 1M or VGA in the menus or as stars in the viewing mode You can take more pictures in the VGA mode than i...

Page 14: ...reView to automatically select dark light exposure of the image Normally you will use this setting Backlight Select this setting to manually set the exposure using the Right and Left buttons Use this feature only in the most extreme lighting situations IV Menus Page 14 ...

Page 15: ...just the beep Info Display Select On to display the icons of the menus options you have chosen on the LCD when in viewing mode Select Off to turn off menu icons on the LCD giving you a more unobstructed view on the LCD Date Stamp Select On to record the date stamp the current time and date while taking still pictures The date appears in the lower right corner of all pictures Select Off when you do...

Page 16: ...When using a flash card reader the flash card looks like a hard drive to your computer Note You cannot load to a Mac or Unix system using the camera s USB port this port only can download to a Windows OS Note If you wish to copy files to or from your flash card make sure you change the Read Write setting on the flash card to Write Note You may have to change the drive letter using your PC s Disk M...

Page 17: ...free over System requirements 4 Video VGA card with 2MB of RAM for minimum 16 bit High Color display 5 4x CD ROM drive 6 USB port 1 1 7 600MB of free hard drive space If you have questions regarding your PC system specifications please contact your PC manufacturer V System Requirements Page 17 ...

Page 18: ...tall the software first Do not plug your camera in until step 5 2 Insert the provided CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 3 The CaptureView Manager menu displays Click on the CaptureView 2 0D Manager Windows 98 only Note Only click on the CaptureView 2 0D Manager Windows 98 only button do not click on any of the other CaptureView Manager buttons 4 The driver setup begins Follow the on screen directions ...

Page 19: ...rer you can browse the camera s memory as if it were a hard drive 4 If CaptureView does not appear in Windows Explorer it might be using a drive letter that has already been assigned by your PC e g C D E etc Use Windows Disk Manager program to change the drive letter to an unassigned letter e g K 5 You may now copy images or files from the camera s memory to your PC just as you would with any exte...

Page 20: ...lick on the Product Documents link in the Download section of their homepage to find a link for the Photo Express manual Troubleshooting It is very important to use the following connection and disconnection procedures to down load pictures 1 Only connect CaptureView to your PC when the PC is on and Windows has completed loading 2 Your CaptureView camera and PC must be connected before running the...

Page 21: ...etergent Keep in a dry and cool dust free environment or a container when it is NOT used Do not spray liquid cleaners directly onto LCD Using only gentle pressure wipe the LCD with a slightly dampened cleaning cloth 2 Take the batteries out when CaptureView is NOT to be used over a long period 3 Avoid dropping the CaptureView Do not disassemble CaptureView 4 Download pictures to your PC before rem...

Page 22: ...megapixels Up to 40 subject matter 1 megapixel Up to 60 VGA Up to 120 Max length of movie 90 seconds Camera aperture f 4 0 fixed lens Camera optimum range 66 ft 20m to infinity 35mm lens equivalent 400mm Memory Built in 16MB SDRAM 16MB flash Memory External Supported formats Secure Digital SD Multi Media Cards MMC up to 256MB Operating system requirements Windows 98 2000 Me XP Interface type USB P...

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