Creative 316 manual

Creative DiVi Cam 316 is a high-quality yet affordable digital video camera that allows you to create, ed it, share and send photos to your friends and family . Creative DiVi Cam 316 is not just a digital camera. Y ou ca n use it to make short video or audio recordings , or play MP3s. Y ou can also use it as a webcam when you connect it to a comput[...]

1 Contents 1. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ............... 6 Before Using Your Camera ............................... 6 Operational Precautions ................................... 6 Package Contents ............................................ 8 2. GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA .... 9 C REATIVE D I V I C AM 316 C ONTROLS ....................9 Top View .....[...]

2 Turning on your camera ................................. 13 F UNCTION T REE ..............................................13 Video Mode .................................................... 13 Camera Mode ................................................. 14 MP3 play er ..................................................... 14 Setup Mode ...........[...]

3 Adjusting the Exposure Value (EV) ................ 23 Taking a photo ............................................... 23 Taking a photo with the self-timer ................. 23 Special effects ................................................ 24 Taking close-up pictures ................................ 24 Viewing photos ............................[...]

4 V OICE MODE ...............................................37 Making a voice recording ............................... 37 Status Identifier............................................. 37 Playing a recording ........................................ 37 Navigating in a track ...................................... 37 Play modes .....................[...]

5 8. CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS ............... 52 9. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ..... 53[...]

6 1. Important Information Please read through this manual carefully before using Creative DiVi Cam 316. Follow all precautions to av oid damage or harm caused by improper operation. Safety Precautions ● Do not attempt to play the Installation CD in a CD player . ● ● Creative DiVi Cam 316 is a precision el ectronic device. Do not attempt to s[...]

7 • rainy or snowy environments ● Do not open the battery cover when the power is on. ● If water has entered your camera, tu rn the power off immediately , and remove the batteries. ● Maintain your digital video camera: • Use a lens brush or soft cloth to wipe the surface clean • Do not use any solid object to hit your camer a. • Avoi[...]

8 P a c k a g e C o n t e n t s ● I n s t a l l a t i o n C D ( D r i v e r s & A p p l i c a t i o n S o f t w a r e ) ● Pouch ● Wrist Strap& Lens Cove r Strap ● Earphone ● USB Cable ● TV OUT Cable ● Audio Ca ble ● 4 AAA Alkaline Batteries ● User's Guide Audio Cable 4 AAA Alkaline Batteries User's Guide Installa[...]

9 2. Getting to Know Your Camera Creative DiVi Cam 316 Controls T o p V i e w 1 . M i c r o p h o n e 2. Speaker Front View 1. L e n s 2. LED 3. Flash Terminal Compartment Creative DiVi Cam 316 has three jacks/ports for attaching cables: Headphone jack,TV Out and USB. These jacks/ports enable you to attach the appropriate cables from Creative DiVi [...]

10 Back View 1. Multi-select button — This button comprises four buttons, Up , Down , Left and Right. In Camera and Video modes, use the Up or Down buttons to adjust the exposure level. Use the Left button to set the self-timer . In Camera mode, press the Right button to set the flash mode. In Video mode, press the Right button to pause and resum[...]

11 Right Side View 1. Macro Switch — Slide this switch to select Normal or Macro mode.The Macro icon appears on the LCD when you select Macro mode. 2. Mode dial — Select a mode by rotating the dial and aligning these ic ons with the mode marker: • — Video mode • — Camera mode • MP3 — MP3 mode • — Recording mode • SET — Setup[...]

12 3. Getting Started Preparing Your Camera 1. Insert four AAA batteries into the battery compartment . 2. Insert the SD memory card according to the icon shown on the camera when the card slot cover is open. T o take out the memory card, pu sh the card to pop it out. Note: Y our camer a’s 16MB internal memory is disabled when yo u insert an SD m[...]

13 4. Using Your Camera Turning on your camera Slide the Power switch down to turn on the camer a. The LED lights up in green and the LCD turns on automatically . Function Tree Video Mode Note: The LCD turns off automatically if you do not use your camera for over one minute. The camera turns off if you do not use your camer a for the time set for [...]

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15 Setup Mode Voice Mode[...]

16 Video mode[ ] Rotate mode dial to [ ] Status identifier Macro Self- Timer/Delay White Balance Video Counter Memory Status Remaining Available R ecording Time Zoom Level Battery Level Quality Size[...]

17 Recording video Y our camera can record video in MPEG4 format. In Video mode, press the menu button. The Video Menu appears. To select video size 1. Scroll-select Size . 2. Scroll-select the default resolution for video capture: 640X480 or 320X240 . To select white balance 1. Scroll-select White balance . 2. Scroll-select a white balance setting[...]

18 To start recording 1. Press the Shutter/Record butto n to start recording video. While recordi ng, move the scrol ler up or down to zoom in or out. You can also use the Multi-select button to adjust the exposure level. 2. To pause recording, press the Right button. Press the button again to continue recording. 3. To stop recording, press the Shu[...]

19 Special effects In Video mode, press the scroller to see the special effects menu. Scroll-select an effect that you want to use. Playing back videos 1. In Video mode, press the Playback button. 2. Scroll-select a video. Video playback starts. T o adjust the volume, press the Up or Down buttons.[...]

20 3. To pause playback, press the Right button. To resume playback, press the button again. 4. T o stop playback, press the scroller . Viewing video thumbnails 1. In video playback mode, press the Left button. The LCD shows six images at a time. 2. Press the button again to go back to full screen view. Managing videos In video playback mode, press[...]

21 To delete all videos 1. Scroll-select Delete All . 2. Scroll-select OK to confirm the operation. Otherwise, scroll-select Cancel . Protected videos cannot be deleted. To protect a video 1. In video playback mode, scroll-select Protect . 2. Scroll-select Protect One . 3. Scroll-select the video to protect. This icon appears. Press the scroller ag[...]

22 To protect all videos 1. In video playback mode, scroll-select Protect . 2. Scroll-select Protect All . 3. Scroll-select OK to confirm the operation. Otherwise, scroll-select Cancel . Camera mode Rotate mode dial to Status identifier Time Macro AE-Lock White Balance Photo Counter Memory Status Flash Zoom Level Battery Level Quality Size Date Act[...]

23 To select white balance 1. Scroll-select White balance . 2. Scroll-select a white balance setting: Auto , Sunny , Tungsten , Fluorescent or Cloudy . To select image quality 1. Scroll-select Quality . 2. Scroll-select the default image quality: Fine , Normal or Basic To configure date and time display 1. Scroll-select Date stamp . 2. Scroll-selec[...]

24 Special effects In Camera mode, press the scroller to s ee the special effects menu. Scroll-select an effect that you want: Normal, Sepia, B&W, Negative, Red, Pink, Purple, Blue, Green or Yellow. Taking close-up pictures 1. Move the Macro switch upwards to select Macro mode. The Macro icon appears on the LCD. 2. T ake pictures as described i[...]

25 Trimming a photo 1. In Camera mode, press the Playback button. 2. Use the scroller to go to th e previous or next photo. 3. Move the scroller up to zoom into th e photo. Use the Up, Down, Left or Right buttons to frame your new photo . 4. Press the shutter button. A list of image resolutions appears. 5. Scroll-select a resolution. This has to be[...]

26 Managing photos In camera playback mode, press the Menu button. To delete a photo 1. Scroll-select Delete . 2. Scroll-select Delete One . 3. Scroll-select the photo to delete. Protected photos cannot be deleted. To delete all photos 1. Scroll-select Delete . 2. Scroll-select Delete All . 3. Scroll-select OK to confirm the operation. Otherwise, s[...]

27 Set one 1. In camera playback mode, press the Menu button. 2. Scroll-select DPOF . 3. Scroll-select Set one . 4. Scroll-select the photo to assign copies to. Scroll-select the photo again to incr ease the number of copies, to a maximum of three. 5. Press the Menu button to save your selection. Set all 1. In camera playback mode, press the Menu b[...]

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29 Printing photos directly to a PictBridge compatible printer 1. In camera playback mode, press the Menu button. 2. Scroll-select Print . You are prompted to connect your photo printer. 3. When you have properly connected your printer, you ca n choose to print individual photos ( Print one ), or all photos ( Print all ). Printing options Scroll-se[...]

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31 Playing MP3s Rotate the mode dial to MP3. Status identifier Playing an MP3 file 1. In MP3 mode, press the Menu button. 2. Scroll-select the MP3 file you want to play. 3. Press the Shutter/Record button to start playback. 4. Press the Menu button to pause or resume playback.[...]

32 Adjusting volume, bass or treble levels When playing MP3s, press the scroller to switch between v olume, bass or treble, and press the Up or Down button to adjust the level.[...]

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34 Navigating in a track When playing MP3s, press the Up or Down bu ttons to skip to th e previous or next track. Press the Left or Right buttons to skip backward or forward in a track. Play modes When playing MP3s, press the Playback button to cycle through available play modes: • repeat one — repeat playback of current track • repeat all ?[...]

35 Managing MP3s In MP3 mode, while you are not playing any MP3s, press the Menu button to see the menu options.[...]

36 To delete a track 1. In MP3 mode, scroll-select Delete . 2. Scroll-select Delete One . 3. Scroll-select the track to delete. Protected tracks cannot be deleted. To delete all MP3s 1. In MP3 mode, scroll-select Delete . 2. Scroll-select Delete All . 3. Scroll-select OK to confirm the operation. Otherwise, scroll-select Cancel . Protected tracks c[...]

37 Voice mode Rotate the mode dial to Making a voice recording In Voice mode, press the Shutter/Record button to start recording. Press the button again to stop the recording. Status Identifier Playing a recording 1. In Voice mode, press the Menu button. 2. Scroll-select the recording you want to play. 3. Press the scroller to start playback. Press[...]

38 Managing voice recordings In voice playback mode, press the Menu button to see the menu. To delete a recording 1. Scroll-select Delete . 2. Scroll-select Delete One . Menu[...]

39 3. Scroll-select the recording to delete. Protected recordings cannot be deleted. To delete all recordings 1. Scroll-select Delete . 2. Scroll-select Delete All . 3. Scroll-select OK to confirm the operation. Otherwise, scroll-select Cancel . Protected recordings cannot be deleted. To protect a recording 1. Scroll-select Protect . 2. Scroll-sele[...]

40 Setup mode Rotate the mode dial to SET. In Setup mode, you can configur e the settings for your camer a • Date/Time • Language • For ma t • Memory • Default • Frequency • Auto power off • Beep • TV (output) To set an option In Setup mode, scroll-select an option: • Date/Time — year/month/day/hour/minute/second • Language [...]

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42 About the Help screen Y our camera has a handy hel p screen fo r every mode. Press the Display/Help button to see the help screen in any mode. Help screen in Camera mode Help screen in camera playback mode Help screen in Video mode Help screen in video playback mode[...]

43 H e l p s c r e e n i n M P 3 m o d e Help screen in V oice mode Help screen in voice playback mode Help screen in Setup mode[...]

44 5. Connecting your camera Configure your camera as a we bcam or a mass storage device 1. Insert four AAA batteries into the battery compartment. 2. Connect the smaller end of the USB cable into the USB port of your camera. 3. Connect the other end of the USB ca ble to your computer’s USB port. 4. The camera’ s LCD Panel turns on and the PC C[...]

45 Connecting Your Camera to a TV/VCR Y ou can connect your Creativ e DiVi Cam 316 to a television if you wa nt to have a larger view of your photos. 1. Connect the TV Output cable to the TV Output port and the television. 2. Connect the Audio Output cable to the Audio Output port and the television. 3. On your television, select the cha nnel for a[...]

46 System Requirements For Windows ME and 98 SE users only 1. After installing the drivers and applicat ions, connect your camer a to your computer . 2. In the PC connection menu, scroll-select PC Camera . 3. On your Windows desktop, right -click My Computer. 4. Click Device Manager . 5. Right-click the GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE 47 entry and select the[...]

47 6. Installing Drivers Before using your camera as a mass stor age device, or as a webcam, you must install the proper drivers. 1. Insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. Y our CD should start automatically . If it does not, follow th e steps below: I. Start Windows Explorer . II. On the left pane, click the My Computer icon. III. Righ[...]

48 6. Click the Finish button.[...]

49 7. Installing Software Installing New Soft Video Works 1. Insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. Y our CD should start automatically . If it does not, follow th e steps below: I. Start Windows Explorer . II. On the left pane, click the My Computer icon. III. Right-click the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive icon, and then click AutoPlay . 2. Choo[...]

50 6. Select the language, then click the N ext button. 7. Click the Next button. 8. Click the Yes button.[...]

51 9. Follow the onscreen instructions. 10. Click the Finish button. 11. When this dialog box appears, click the OK button. 12. Click the OK button.[...]

52 8. Camera Specifications ● Lens : f=8.34mm ● Sensor : 3 megapixel CMOS sensor ● Aperture: F / 3.0 ● Sensitivity : ISO 100 ● White balance : Auto, Sunn y , T ungsten, Fluorescent, Cloudy ● Shutter : programmed electronic shutter ● Shutter speed : 1/4second ~ 1/2000second ● Storage Media : 16MB Internal Flash Memory an d SD Card Sl[...]

53 9. Frequently Asked Questions I was using the camera, but the camera controls suddenly don’t work. • T ry turning off your camera, then turning it back on. • Y ou might hav e removed the memory card while your camer a was still turned on. Remov e the batteries, wait three seconds, and then put them back. • Check that the batteries are in[...]

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