Meade Meade 8 x 42 2.0D CaptureView TM Integrated Binocular and Digital Camera manual

Operating Instructions Meade ® 8 x 42 2.0D CaptureVie w TM Integrated Binocular and Digital Camera[...]

Fig. 1: T op View 1. Diopter Scale (on underside of right eyepiece) 2. SD Card 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 ) 1 1. Barrel 12. USB Port 13. Battery Compartment Lid (see Fig. 2 ) 14. Focus knob (not visible, see Fig. 2 ) b d j [...]

1# 1) Fig. 2: Bottom View 1. Diopter Scale 10. Camera Lens (not visible) 13. Battery Compartment Lid (squeeze and pull back to remove) 14. Focus knob W ARNING! Never use 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 [...]

I. Intr oduction Page 4 Meade CaptureView is an 8 x 42mm full-featured binocular integrated with a digital camera that requires no film to take pictures or movies. For best results, please follow these operating instructions to capture and download pictures. • Fully functional binoculars. • T ake pictures and movies, and view them on your PC. ?[...]

II. Ho w to Use Y our Binocular Page 5 T o enhance your viewing enjoyment, please take a moment to familiarize yourself with your new binocular: Adjustment of Eye Relief f or Eyeglass Wearer s For best results when viewing an object while wearing eyeglasses, fold down the rubber eyecups and place them against your glasses. Adjusting the Eyepieces T[...]

III. Ho w T o Use Y our Camera CaptureView performs best under good lighting conditions. It takes some practice to get used to high-magnification photography . T ake some time to practice capturing still pictures and movies. Depending on the available light and your distance from the object, captured images may not appear as bright or as centered a[...]

III. Ho w T o Use Y our Camera Camera Modes CaptureView provides the following modes: Menu, Preview (Still, Movie and Flashback), and Playback. Press the Menu button to enter the Menu mode , which displays the menu and menu options. Use the Menu mode to select and activate CaptureView’ s many features. See M ENUS , pages 1 1-14, for more informat[...]

III. Ho w T o Use Y our Camera Using the Buttons and Moving thr ough the menus • Press and hold the Menu button for 3 to 5 seconds to turn on the camera. • Press the Menu button to display the menus. • Use the Right and Left buttons to move the red selection box right or left over menus or menu options. • When the box is over a menu or menu[...]

III. Ho w T o Use Y our Camera T aking Pictures 1. Lift up the LCD ( 8, Fig. 1 ) to an upright position. Press and hold the Menu button ( 4, Fig. 1 ) for 3 to 5 seconds to turn on the camera. Point the binoculars and you will see images appear on the LCD. 2. Press the Menu button again and the first menu screen displays on the LCD. Use the Right or[...]

III. Ho w T o Use Y our Camera T o playbac k your captured ima ges: 7. T o see the image(s) that you have captured, move the selection box to the Playback menu (the right pointing triangle 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[...]

Main Menu Still Mode . Select to take still images. Remember to check your resolution setting before taking a still image. 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. Y ou can watch the movie using the Playb[...]

IV . Menus Main Menu {continued} The FlashBack feature records a movie for a user-selected period of time (5, 10, 15 or 20 seconds). Y ou will select the Flashback menu icon and press the Menu button to activate recording. Y ou can record for as long as you like, but you will only save a recording for the period of time you have selected. For examp[...]

Main Menu {continued} Playbac k Mode . Press once to review still images or movies captured in the Preview mode. Press the Right or Left Arrow buttons to scroll through the items (still pictures or movies) you have captured. While in Playback mode, press the Menu button once to displays Playback setting submenus: Delete Last Image, Delete All Image[...]

Main Menu {continued} Exposure A uto. Select this setting to allow CaptureView 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[...]

Settings Settings. Select this icon to display the Settings submenus: T ime and Date, Beep, Info Display , Date Stamp, Flicker , Flashback Period and Default. Settings Menu Time and Date. Select this menu to set the current time and date. Use the right and left arrow keys to scroll through the settings on each line of the clock menu. Press the Menu[...]

Other LCD Icons Mass storage . Appears on LCD while you are downloading pictures or movies to a PC. Card Present. Displays when the SD card is in the camera. T o load or eject memory card: Press the card in and release when you hear a click. The card may be read by any flash card reader . By using a flash card reader , you can also download your im[...]

1. Windows 98/Win M/Win 2000/Win XP 2. 200MHz (or equivalent) processor or faster . 3. 64MB of RAM 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[...]

No driver is necessary for downloading your pictures or movies unless you are using Windows 98. Just attach one end of the USB cable to the camera's USB port ( 2, Fig. 2 ) and the other end to your PC's USB port. Refer to Fig. 3 . Y our PC considers the camera as a mass storage device and displays it like a hard drive. Y ou can then copy [...]

For WinXp/2000/ME Users 1.Using the provided USB cable, plug the one end of the cable into the camera's USB port and the other end into your PC's USB port. Refer to Fig. 3. 2.CaptureView automatically installs drivers on your PC (there is no need for external drivers). 3.After setup is complete, using Windows Explorer , you can browse the[...]

For Macintosh and Unix Users 1.Use a flash card reader to download your images to a Macintosh or Unix system ( Note: Y ou cannot load to a Mac or Unix system using the camera's USB por t—you m ust use a flash card reader) . When using a flash card reader , the flash card looks like a hard drive to your computer . Other Software The CD ROM al[...]

Operating En vironment: 41 ° to 104 ° F (5 ° to 40 ° C). 20%-85% relative humidity , non-condensing. Care of y our CaptureView 1.Never immerse CaptureView into any fluid or liquid. Remove dust or stains with a soft cloth dampened with water or neutral detergent. Keep in a dry and cool dust-free environment or a container when it is NOT used. Do[...]

Binocular power 8x Binocular objective lens diameter 42mm Binocular optical design Folding roof prism, fully-coated Binocular close focus 16 ft. Angle of view (diagonal) 8.0 ° Binocular field of view 376 ft. at 1000 yds. Image capture resolution 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480, 24-bit color 2.0 megapixel CMOS sensor Number of image[...]

Every Meade binocular/digital camera is warranted by Meade Instruments Corporation (“Meade”) to be free of defects in materials and workmanship f or a period of ONE YEAR from the date of original purc hase in the U.S.A. and Canada. At its option, Meade will repair or replace the product, or part thereof, found upon inspection b y Meade to be de[...]

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