Meade CaptureView, Manual

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Page 3: ...Use the Camera Mode 15 Change the Camera Resolution 15 Use the Video Mode 16 Erase Delete Pictures or Video 16 Find Out How Many Pictures You ve Taken 17 Use the Self Timer 17 Find Out How Much Power is Left in the Battery 18 Find Out Why CaptureView is Beeping 19 Download Pictures 19 Install Image Editing Software 20 Download Images to Your PC 21 Capture Live Webcam Video Take a Snapshot 22 Other...

Page 4: ...a Press and hold down Mode for 3 seconds Press the Shutter You ve taken a picture Point at something interesting 2 Install 2 AAA batteries not included 1 3 4 How to start taking pictures 4 8x22 Meade 3 07 5 10 07 9 21 AM Page 4 ...

Page 5: ... Photo Explorer to view edit and print your pictures Install Ulead Photo Explorer Click on Ulead Photo Explorer and follow the on screen instructions 6 Install the drivers Before you plug in the camera install the drivers from the included CD Rom 5 7 8 How to download your pictures USB Cable 8x22 Meade 3 07 5 10 07 9 21 AM Page 5 ...

Page 6: ...res h Fig 1 2 Top and Front Views 1 Eyepieces 2 Mode Button 3 Shutter Button 4 LCD Panel 5 Objective Lens 6 Barrel 7 Camera Lens 8 Diopter Scale on right eyepiece 9 Focus knob c d i j 8x22 Meade 3 07 5 10 07 9 21 AM Page 6 ...

Page 7: ... Bottom and Rear Views 8 Diopter Scale on right eyepiece 9 Focus knob 10 Battery Compartment Lid 11 USB Port 12 Tripod Mounting hole 13 Strap clips 1 1 Features 7 1 1 j 1 1 8x22 Meade 3 07 5 10 07 9 21 AM Page 7 ...

Page 8: ...Note Images in the camera will be lost if the batteries are depleted or if the batteries are removed for more than 180 seconds 3 minutes Accordingly change the batteries when they run low Images will be maintained in memory for approximately 3 minutes when changing batteries It is recommended that you download your images before changing the batteries To conserve battery life remove batteries afte...

Page 9: ...n the rubber eyecups and hold the eyepieces up against your glasses How to Use Your Binocular If you want to Do this Fold down 1 Hold CaptureView up to your eyes in the normal viewing position Use 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 Barrel Barrel 9 8x22 Meade 3 07 5 10 07 9 21 AM Pa...

Page 10: ...0 feet 15m away 3 Looking with only your left eye rotate the Focus Knob until the object you are viewing is focused 4 Looking with only your right eye rotate the Diopter Scale until the object you are viewing is focused 5 Now looking with both eyes rotate the Focus Knob to focus on both far and near objects If you want to Do this Diopter scale Focus knob 8x22 Meade 3 07 5 10 07 9 21 AM Page 10 ...

Page 11: ...ding on the available light and your distance from the object captured images may not appear as bright or centered as viewed through the binoculars CaptureView has a fixed focus you cannot focus the camera manually and takes focused pictures even if the image in the binoculars is out of focus Battery compartment Press and hold the Mode button for 3 to 5 seconds to turn on the camera Press the Mode...

Page 12: ...but keep in mind that the camera has a fixed focus and is not affected by the focus knob 3 Hold CaptureView steady and press the Shutter button Note that the counter advances For example if the counter reads 016 this means that this is your sixteenth Taking Pictures and Video If you want to Do this The amount of pictures you can take High Resolution 640 x 480 80 Low Resolution 320 x 240 300 The nu...

Page 13: ...lease the Shutter button to stop recording the movie Note that the number of pictures advances by one a movie counts as one object Important Note Video has a maximum length of 30 seconds in the low res mode If you exceed the memory capacity a Full message will appear on the display and CaptureView will stop recording Taking Pictures and Video If you want to Do this The maximum length of a video Up...

Page 14: ...Self timer Resolution High is default Video Frame rate 50 or 60 fps Erase Last Image Erase All Images The next press returns you to the Camera icon Press the Shutter button when the desired icon is displayed to activate the operation Use the Shutter button to take a picture and to begin or end the recording of a movie Operations If you want to Do this Self Timer Lo Res Video Frame Rate Operation I...

Page 15: ...ture High resolution is the default setting 1 The first time you turn on the camera it defaults to High Resolution This is the default setting 2 To change the resolution keep pressing the Mode button until the Low Resolution LO icon displays Then press the Shutter button to select Low Resolution Low resolution allows you to capture more images with your camera Operations If you want to Do this 15 ...

Page 16: ... stop recording Erase Last Keep pressing the Mode button until the Erase Last Image icon flashes Press the Shutter button twice to erase the last captured image or movie Erase All Keep pressing the Mode button until the Erase All Image flashing icon displays and then press the Shutter button The number of pictures will flash between 0 and the current number on the camera Press and hold the shutter...

Page 17: ...en from 0 to 999 Keep pressing the Mode button until the Self timer icon displays and press the Shutter button The camera then pauses for about 10 seconds It sends out 5 slow and then several fast warning beeps before taking the picture Operations If you want to Do this Counter Display Self Timer Icon 17 8x22 Meade 3 07 5 10 07 9 21 AM Page 17 ...

Page 18: ...e deleted Check the battery indicators on the display Listen for the following patterns Power on Two short high beeps Wake up One long high beep Sleep One short high beep Takes a picture One short beep Failed to take picture due to insufficient memory Five short high beeps Low battery Three short high beeps beeps only when powering on Self timer Sends out 5 slow then several fast beeps before taki...

Page 19: ... camera into your PC until after the drivers have been installed 2 Just attach one end of the USB cable to the camera s USB port and the other end to your PC s USB port Your computer will automatically recognize the device Use Ulead Photo Explorer to import Photos to your PC If you want to Do this USB Port 19 Note See Troubleshooting page 25 for more information about connecting CaptureView to you...

Page 20: ...sh screen displays Click on Ulead Photo Explorer 3 Follow on screen instructions 4 After you click Finish the Ulead Photo Explorer icon appears on your desktop 5 Double click the icon to launch the program You can now view edit and print your images Photo Explorer allows you to import the camera s photos 8x22 Meade 3 07 5 10 07 9 21 AM Page 20 ...

Page 21: ...8 VGA from the Source window and click the Select button 6 Click Twain Acquire icon image of a scanner with an arrow pointing a display screen in the button bar The image capture screen displays Photos that you download will display on the right The large screen displays a live web cam feed from your camera Continued Note Perform this procedure after you install drivers and connect the USB cable f...

Page 22: ...rom the camera Scroll through the images and select an individual photo to erase 9 Click the Transfer All or Transfer icons to transfer your photos to the Photo Explorer program Select Exit to leave the image capture screen Thumbnails of the images you have transferred will display in the Photo Explorer program Double click on a thumbnail to enlarge the image to its original size Use Photo Explore...

Page 23: ...movie reel icon You will be prompted to name the video and to select a folder in which to save the video Click start to begin capturing the video and click the video capture icon again to end the capture You may also enter a time limit for video capturing Enter the time limit and click start CaptureView will capture video for the length of time that you set To download a video you have previously ...

Page 24: ...t the Ulead website at www ulead com pex Click on the Product Documents link in the Download section of their homepage to find a link for the Photo Explorer manual Windows 98SE Win Me Win 2000 Win XP 366MHz or equivalent processor or faster 128MB of RAM free over System requirements Video VGA card with 16MB of RAM minimum High Color display 4x CD ROM drive USB port 1 1 600MB of free hard drive spa...

Page 25: ...e batteries after downloading images to a computer There is continual battery drainage even when CaptureView is turned off Be sure CaptureView is off before changing batteries 3 Avoid dropping CaptureView Do not disassemble CaptureView It is very important to use the following connection and disconnection procedures to download pictures 1 Only connect CaptureView to your PC when the PC is on and W...

Page 26: ...y 8MB SDRAM Storage capacity at each resolution 640 x 480 80 images 320 x 240 300 images Operating system requirements Windows 98SE 2000 Me XP not Mac compatible Operating environment 41 to 104 F 5 to 40 C 20 85 relative humidity non condensing Interface type USB Display Icon LCD Weight 9 7 oz 276g Product dimensions 4 75 W x 1 4 H x 4 25 D Batteries user supplied Two x AAA 1 5V alkaline Accessori...

Page 27: ...hase This warranty gives you specific rights You may have other rights which vary from state to state Meade reserves the right to change product specifications or to discontinue productions without prior notice This warranty supersedes all previous Meade binocular warranties Any return made in the U S A under this limited warranty must follow this procedure Packaging If possible ship the product i...

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