MAGPiX B350 manual

1 Introduction The MAGPiX B350 is a digital camera with a special ly designed 5x telescopic lens . Combined with its very high - speed shutter , the MAGPiX B350 produc es amazing freeze - frame action pictures. The se images can be downloaded and viewed on your per sonal computer through the USB port after installing the software included in this p[...]

2 A. Getting To Know Your Camera Below are three views of the MAGPiX B350 to h elp familiarize you with your new camera. 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 Dioptr ic Knob 7 Right Eyepiece 8 Shutter/Select Button 9 U[...]

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[...]

4 B. Using Your Camera 1. Load The Batteries. Open the Battery Compartment (16) and insert two AAA batteries (included), paying attention to insert them in the correct direction. Close the compartment. Always download your pictures regularly (see Part E), if the batteries run out, your pictures will be lost. A flashing LCD indicates the batteries a[...]

5 3. Use The Eyepieces (7 & 11) To Aim Your Camera. The camera works best at taking pictures of outdoor objects, 40ft away from you or more. Also, since the camera is point and shoot and independent from the binoculars, you do not need to focus the binoculars to get great in - focus pictures. 4. Take Your Picture. Hold your MAGPiX B350 steady a[...]

6 5. Turn off Your Camera. Press the Power/Mode Button (10) once and the LCD Display (13) will show “oFF”. - Then press the Shutter/Select Button (8) to turn off the camera. The camera will also automatically shut off after approximately 1minute of inactivity. Figure 10. Off Mode C. Camera Modes and Settings Different camera modes and settings [...]

7 1. Off Mode When the camera is turned on, pressing the Power/Mode Button (10) once, will cause “oFF” to show on the LCD Display (13). Then press the Shutter/ Select Button (8) and the camera will turn off. Figure 11. Off Mode 2. Self - Timer Mode When the camera is turned on, pressing the Power/Mode Button (10) two times, waiting one second b[...]

8 Figure 12. High Resolution + Self - timer Figure 13. Low Resolution + Self - timer 3. Erase All Pictures When the camera is turned on, pressing the Power/Mode Button (10) three time s, 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, p ress the S hutter[...]

9 4. Erase Last Picture When the camera is turned on, by pressing the Power/Mode Button (10) four times, waitin g 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, p ress the S hutter/ S elect B utton (8) to erase the last picture. The number of available pictur[...]

10 5. Resolution Selection When the camera is turned on, pressing the Power/Mode Button (10) five times, waiting one second between each press of the button - will put the came ra in Resolution Selection Mode. When you see the Resolution Icon, press the Shutter/Select Button (8) to change the preset high resolution (52 VGA images of 640 x 480 pixel[...]

11 D. Viewfinding and Taking Better Picture Tips How to use the binocular s: 1. Hold the MAGPiX B350 in a comfortable viewing position , and adjust the left and right barrels (1 & 5) apart or together until one single ci rcular field is seen with both of your eyes at the same time. 2. To adjust the focus, l ook into the Left Eyepiece (11) with [...]

12 Viewfinding • The function of the binocular is as the viewfinder for the binoculars . • The area see n thr ough the binocular is a circular area, approximate ly 8 times the magnification of original image. • The MAGPiX B350 lens produce s a 5 times enlarged image with 4x3 standard shape. Figure 17. View area difference between binocular an[...]

13 • Depending upon the amount of available light, the shutter speed is fast enough that you can capture terrific action shots. • Try taking a picture of a helicopter in flight. Yo u’ll notice that when you view your picture, you will have stopped the helicopter’s rotor blade in mid - flight.[...]

14 E. Downloading Your Pictures To Your PC 1. Install the drivers and photo software. The CD included in the box contains the MAGPiX B350 driver a nd 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. [...]

15 Click once on “Install MAGPiX B350 Driver” to start the installation of the driver, and follow the instructions on the screen step by step. A fter the installation is completed, select “Restart your computer now”. (Go directly to step 2, if you do not want to install PhotoExpress on your computer). After your computer restarts, re - inse[...]

16 Figure 19. MAGPiX Quick Download Utility[...]

17 3. Click on the Red/Pink camera icon to download images from the camera. 4. The thumbnail images can be enlarged by clicking on them with your right mouse button. Select the photos you wa nt to save and click on the save icon and click “Save”. 5. After the pictures are downloaded, you may delete the pictures from your MAGPiX B350 by followin[...]

18 pictures from your MAGPiX B350 by following the directions on page 8 of this manual. 8. Ulead PhotoExpress 4.0 offers many more fun ctionalities 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 Manual”, or visit www.ulead.com on the Inter[...]

19 Figure 21. Click ‘ Acquire ” at the bottom left of the screen[...]

20 F . Technical Specifications • Sensor Resolution : CMOS, 640x480 pixels • Built - in Memory : 8 MB, SDRAM • Image Storage : VGA (640x480) - 52 images QVGA (320x240) - 209 images • Status LCD : 3 - digit B/W • White Balance: Auto • Exposure: Auto • Shutter S peed : Auto (1/8000 sec, Max.) • Foc al Length : 33 mm (equal s to 230 mm[...]

21 System Requirements • Personal computer with an operating system of either Windows 98, 98SE, ME , 2000 or X P . • A CD - ROM to install the driver 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 - b[...]

22 F . Troubleshooti ng and Frequently Asked Questions Q. The pictures I take seem to be blurred or out of focus. A. Try taking pictures of objects or activities 40ft. or further away. Remember, the B350’s lens is focused from 40ft to infinity. Q. I can’t get the B350 to d elete my pictures or change to any other mode but ‘OFF’. A. When you[...]

23 Q. How do I learn to use the other functions in Photo Express 4.0? A. You can insert the CD that is included wit h the B350 and select “Ulead Photo Express 4.0 User Manual” from the menu to read the manual for Photo Express 4.0. You can also visit Ulead’s website at www.ulead.com. Q. The pictures I downloaded have some purple artifacts or [...]

24 Q. My batteries are low, but I can’t get to my compute r to download my pictures. I don’t want to loose my pictures. A. Turn off the B350 (The LCD should be blank). Then open battery compartment and replace your old batteries with new batteries. The B350 will keep your pictures for approximately 1 minute whil e you are changing the batteries[...]

25 Q. I changed the resolution from Hi to Lo. How do I change the resolution back from Lo to Hi. A. Follow the same steps you used to change the resolution from Hi to Lo and your camera will be back in Hi resolution mode. Q. Every time I try t o take a picture, I hear a double beep and the counter does not go down. Why is my camera not taking a pic[...]

26 Q. I’ve taken pictures and installed the driver, but when I try to download my pictures, I get a ‘There is a Connection Error’ message or a ‘No Photos in Camera’ message. A. Please make sure that you have pictures in the ca mera. The LCD should show a number less than ‘52’. If the LCD shows ‘52’, please take a picture and try t[...]

27 - If you have Windows 2000, rig ht - click on the ‘My Computer’ icon located on your desktop, and then select ‘Properties’ from the menu that will appear. Click on the ‘Hardware’ tab and then click on the 'Device Manager' button. - If you have Windows X P , go to Start à Right - click on ‘My Computer’ and select ‘Pro[...]

28 10. Unplug the camera from the computer. Restart the computer 11. Insert the MAGPIX B350 installation CD (DO NOT CONNECT THE B350 TO THE COMPUTER). Click once on ‘Install MAGPIX B350 Driver’ 12. Restart the computer 13. Connec t the camera into the computer. Wait 45 seconds. Windows should find new hardware. (If Windows does not find new har[...]

29 3. Highlight Ulead Photoexpress 4.O My Custom Edition on the list and click Add/Remove - and confirm complete removal of Ulead Photoexpress. 4. Insert the installation CD in to the CD - ROM drive. Click “Exit” when the installation menu appears. Go to “My Computer” and right - click on your CD drive and click “Open”. Double click on [...]

30 right - click on the picture you wish to enlarge. 11. 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. W here can I find more help or information on my MAGPIX B350? A. www.magpix.com[...]