VistaQuest VQ3015 manual

Use r ' s Manual[...]

For cus tome rs in North a nd South A m erica Fo r customers in USA This devi ce c o mplies with Part 15 of the FCC rul es. O peration is subje ct to the f ollowing t wo conditions: (1) This device ma y not cause harm ful interference. (2) This device mu st acce pt any in terference received, includin g inte rfere nce tha t may c ause undesired o p[...]

Note: The VQ3015 supports SD card only . If the icon a ppears on the LCD when y ou t a ke pictures in dark conditions. Please keep your hands steady , otherwise you may capture a blur picture.[...]

Table of Con tents Page 1. Sy stem Re quirement s --------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------ 1 2. Package Con tent s -------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------ 1 3. Q uick St art --- --- ----------- ----------- - ------------- ----------- ----------- ----- --------- -------- 2 4. N am[...]

Table of Conten ts Page 10. Deleting Pict ures a nd V ide os ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- --------- - ------ - 18 • Deleting Single Picture or Video ------------ --------------------------- ----------------- 18 • Deleting All Pi cture s and Videos -- - ------------- ----------- ----- ------------ -------- ---- 18 • Formatt in[...]

- 1 - 02 060 6 1. System Requirem ent s • Personal c omp uter , laptop, desktop , or IBM c ompatib le with Pentium 1 66 MHz m ini mum, and with an active USB (Universa l Serial B us) port. • Windo w s 98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP , CD ROM dr ive, color mon it or , mouse and keyboard. • Color printer f or printing color pictures. • For transferrin[...]

- 2 - 3. Quick Start CA U TION • Please install t he VQ3015 driver before using your VQ3015 wit h a PC. • Best wa y t o t ransfer picture to PC is using the Mass Storage mode to copy all y our pictures. • Getting Read y 1.Slide open t he batt ery com partment cover 2.Load t he bat teries and the S D card into the VQ3015. 3.Slide close the bat[...]

- 3 - • Deleting a Pic ture 1.Turn on th e camera. 2.Slide the Funct ion switch to  (playback status). 3.Use  or  to display the picture you wa nt t o delete. 4.Press the Mode button t o t urn on t he menu and th en use a nd to select [Delete] on t he screen . Press the Shutter button. 5.When the mess age “Delete t his f ile?” appear[...]

- 4 - 4. Name of Part s The following illustrations show the names of each component, but ton, and switch on the camer a. 1. S hutter But ton 2. P ower Butt on 3. S elf T imer Lamp 4. Flash 5. V iewf inder 6. S trap Eyelet 7. M icrophone 8. L ens 9. Focus Switch 10. Charge Indicator 1 1. Pow er Lamp 12. Func tion S witch 13. S peake r 14. MENU B ut[...]

- 5 - Indicators 1.Indicator Lamp (Green) 2.Self-T i mer Lamp (Red) 3.Power Lamp Digit al Interface: USB 1.1 Vi deo Ou tput: TV out in NTSC / P AL DIGIT A L ZOOM During shooting, user can push and to zoom in and zoom out. Display Button Press t he Right button and the current in formation on t he LCD monitor will be d isplayed. Menu Butto n Y ou ca[...]

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- 8 - 6. Getting Started • I nstalling Camera Batteries: 1.Slide open t he batt ery com partment cover. 2.In sert batteries. B e sure to load batt eries with + an d – t erminals as shown on the camera. 3.Slide close the bat tery compar tment cover .[...]

- 9 - • I nserting SD Ca rd: VQ3015 of f ers one option f or storing pictures and video s: SD Card – The SD card provides removable, reusable storage for pictures and vid eos. Store as many pictures as you like, depending on the size of t he card. CA UTION: The card can only be inserted one wa y ; forcing it may damag e the camera or card. Do n[...]

- 10 - • Setting the Date, T ime and Da te Stamp: Use the following procedure to change the d ate and time setting. 1.Slide t he Func tion switch to (ca pture status). 2.Press the Mode button t wice to turn on function menu. Press the Shu tter button. 3.Press or to adjust the date and time. Press  or  to adva nce to t he next setting. 5.Whe[...]

- 1 1 - 7. T aking Pictures • T aking a Picture 1. T urn o n the camera. 2. T he LCD monitor will display image and symbo ls. 3. Slide the Func ti on switch t o (capture status). 4. The LCD monitor will display ( Snap shot Mode). If icon is diff erent, Press the Menu button and t hen press  to select [Bur st Snap shot ], and t hen press  or[...]

- 12 - • Using Digital Zoom The Di git al Zo om provides up to 8X magnification of y our pictures. Y ou may not ice a decrease in printed image quality w h en using Dig it al Z oom. 1. Make sure the Function swit ch is set to . Use the LCD to fra me your subject. 2. B utt on: T he subject will be enlarged. Butt on: The subjec t will be reduced. P[...]

- 13 - Off— flash never fires. ( Default) A uto Flash— flash fires when th e lighting conditions require it . Fo rce Flash— flash fires every time you t ake a picture, re gardless of the lighting conditions. • Setting Picture Qualit y Use the Qua lit y se tting to selec t a picture res olution : 1. Mak e su re the Fun ction switch is set to[...]

- 14 - • Putting You rself in the Picture The Self Timer creates a default d elay bet ween t he time you press t he S hutt er button and the time the picture is taken. This setting is ideal when you want to in clude yourself in t he picture. 1.Make sure the Fun ction switch is set to . 2.Press the Menu button P ress t he Menu button and t hen pre[...]

- 15 - 9. Review ing Pictu res and Videos • Review ing Pictures 1. Turn on the camera. 2. S lide the Fu nction switch to  (playback status). The last picture or v ideo is displayed. 3. Use  and  t o select the p icture or video (If the icon a ppears on the LCD mo nitor) you want to review. 4. P ress the or button t o start playback of th[...]

- 16 - Shutter butt on to confirm th e setting. Press the Menu but ton and Shu tter butto n to e xit t he menu. • Using Slide Show Use the Slide Show feature to sequentially display your p ictures and videos on the came ra LCD, on a t elevision scre en, or on an y ex ternal display device equipped w ith a video in put. 1. Make sur e the Fu nction[...]

- 17 - Not e: V i deos cannot be enlarged. • Sel ecting Pictures for Pri nting (DPOF Print Settings) 1.Make sure th e Fun ction switch is set to  . 2.Use  or  to selec t the picture you w ant t o print, and then press the Men u butt on. 3.Press the or to select [ Print] on t he screen and press the  or  butt on to select ON/OFF . 4[...]

- 18 - 10. Deleting Pictures and Video s Delete item allow user to delet e current or all t he stored images from the internal memory or SD card. • Deleting Single Picture or Vi deo 1.Turn on th e camera . 2.Slide t he Func tion switch to  (playback s tat us). 3.Use  or  to display the picture y ou wa nt t o delete. 4.Press the Mod e but[...]

- 19 - 2.Files that are erased cannot be recovered. Ma ke sure you have selected t he images y ou want to erase. 3.Files t hat have b een protected (see the following section) cannot be erased even if “Delete All” is selec te d. • Formattin g Internal Memory or SD Card 1.Ma ke su re the Fu nction switch is set to  . 2. P ress the Mod e but[...]

- 20 - 1 1. Custom izing Your VQ3015 Settings * Capture Status Men u [MEN U BUTTON] When user slide t he Func tion switch to (capture status). Press the Menu butt on can t urn ON/OFF f unction menu. Use a nd bu t tons to selec t items, press the  or  t o ent er each item. Press the Menu butt on to c onfirm the s ettin g and return to capture [...]

- 21 - [W hite Balance] W hen t he white balance is set to match the light source, the VQ3015 can t ake picture more accura t ely. Auto The came ra sets th e white balance automatically according to shooting conditions. Sunny Use when shooting at outdoors in sunlight on a clear day. Cloudy Use when shooting at outdoors and t he sunlight is not e no[...]

- 22 - [Ti me S t amp ] OFF Do not print time on t he picture. Date Only Print Date o n the p icture. Date & T ime Print Date & Time on t he picture. [MOD E BU TT ON ] Whe n user slide the Function switch to (capture status). Press the MODE button twice c an turn ON/O FF function m enu. Use and buttons to select item s, press the Shutt er b[...]

- 23 - [Lan guag e] Press the or to select the submenu and then press the Shutter butt on to conf irm. Press Menu button to r eturn to main menu. Press the Mod e but ton to retur n to capture stat us. English Setting the language t o English. (* ) Français Setting the language t o French. Deutsch Setting the language to German. It aliano Setting t[...]

- 24 - [A u to Pow e r Off] Press  or  t o set th e time of auto p ower of f . 30SEC Setting the camera automatically powers off approximately 3 0 seconds. 1MIN Setting the camera automatically powers off approximately 1 minute. 3MIN Setting the camera automatically powers off approximately 3 minutes. 5MIN Setting the camera automatically pow[...]

- 25 - * Play b ack Status Menu [Menu Button ] W hen y ou slide the Fun ction switch to  (Playback Status), pressing Menu butt on can turn ON/OFF Playback status menu. Press and to select the it em. Use  or  button to set P rotect and Print to On/OFF . Slide Show to Slide Show . Protect to prote ct picture. (on-lock/of f-unlock) print to p[...]

- 26 - 12. I nsta lling Y o ur VQ3015 Dri ver and Sof tw are • Inst all ing Driver 1.T urn on t he computer . 2.Insert inst allation CD into the CD-ROM drive and t he installation CD menu will appear . 3.W hen yo u see the f ollowing screen, choose “ Camera Driver ”. 4.Follow the on-sc reen instructions. 5.Restart the computer . Fo r Window s[...]

- 27 - 13. Un inst alling Sof tw are Following instruction will guide you t o uninst all (remove) sof tw are from computer. • Uninsta lli ng Software 1.Click "S t art" f rom the t as k bar and choose "Settings" -> " Control Panel". (For Win dows XP: "S tart" -> "Control Panels" ) 2.Double cl[...]

- 28 - 14. Do w nloadin g Images to Y o u Com puter For Windo w s 98/m e customers: Please install VQ3015 drive befor e connecting. 1. Turn th e camera and com puter o n, t hen connect the camera to t he computer with the included USB cab le, and t hen slide the Function switch t o  (Playba ck Function). 2. “USB Ma ss S torage drive” appears[...]

- 29 - 15. A rcSo f t Phot oImpression 5 A rcSoft Pho toImpression 5 is a complete digit al image editing application designed with r eal people in mind. Easy-to-use “Getting S t art” gu ides, user-friendly UI, comp lete i mage editing functionality , give users w onderful experien ce t o or ganizing, viewing, enhancing, editing, printing and s[...]

- 30 - 1. Get Photo – Choose how t o view or acquire photos. 2. Enh ance – Crop, brighten, rot at e, resize and modify photos. 3. Create – Add clip art, special effe cts, frames and more. 4. Project – Make calendars, photo b ooks a nd greeting cards. 5. Print – Print multiple images per page and multiple p ages at one time. 6. Sen d – E[...]

- 31 - Create a V ideo – Create a new vid eo project. Y ou can retrieve media materials from the device connected or c hoos e m edi a files from syste m f older . Y ou ca n choose v ideo m ateri al s from your phot o album as well. Create a Sl ide Show – Create a slide show project. Y ou can retrieve media materials from the device connected or[...]

- 32 - 3. E ffect s - Add neat spec ial ef fect transitions between eac h c ompo nent , o r a pply a pre-made theme. 4. T ext - Place animated tex t on any movie com ponent. Only a vailable for video p rojects. 5. Narra te - Record audio directly f rom the program and add it to your movie. 6. P rodu ce - Com bine all component s to create your f in[...]

- 33 - 17. Using the VQ3015 in PC-Ca m mode The VQ3015 of fers t wo USB modes: Removable Disk and PC Camera. Not e : Please instal l VQ3015 drive before you can use the camera in PC-Cam . Setting Up PC-Cam 1.T urn th e camera power on and slide t he Fun ction switch to (Capture Status). 2. Connect the came ra and the computer use the USB cable. 3. [...]

- 34 - 18. Ch ecking the Co nnection of Y o ur VQ3015 For Windo w s 98/Me only Double clic k “My Computer” icon -> Control Panel -> System -> Device -> Manager -> I maging Device; when yo u See “Digital Mult iCam II Digital Camera” and “Digital M ultiCam II V ideo C amera” that means now t he camera is installed. For Wind[...]

- 35 - 19. Internet Vi deo Co nferencing T o run a v ideo conference with another person, y ou and the oth er person must have t he comp uter st at ion configured wit h web camer a, microphone , speakers , modem and have acce ss to t he Int ernet. Y ou have to do wnload vid eo conference soft ware, p urchase d or f ree, such as basic softw are like[...]

- 36 - A ppend ix: Specifications Image Senso r 3.2M pix els CMOS Sensor (2048 x 15 36), 1/2-inch Lens Specific ation F 2.8, f =9.3 mm Flash Automatic, force, O f f Memo ry 16MB SDRAM Co ntinuo us Capt ure 3 Images Wh ite Bala nce Automatic/Sunny/Cloudy/T ung sten/Fluorescent 1/ Fluorescent 2 Expo sure -2 EV ~ 2 E V Co mpression JPEG / MJPEG (AVI) [...]

- 37 - F A Q Q1: If I do not use batteries, can I use an USB co r d and A d aptor and sti ll t ake pict ures w ith my VQ3015? A1: No, when t aki ng pictures, it is import ant t hat y ou use batte ries. Als o, y ou have to remem ber t o charge the batte ries before operating y our camera. Q2: I am not very familiar w ith VQ3015 and usua ll y my pict[...]

- 38 - T roublesho oting Problem Source Solution The power is not on • Press the ON/OFF button to t urn the cam era on. The batteries w ere not inserted properly • The correct direction to insert the A AA batteries is indicated on th e camera. Batt eries are depleted • Replace with u nused alk aline or fully recharged batteries (tw o AAA-size[...]

- 39 - Problem Sou rce Solution Picture is not clear The lens is dirty • Clean the lens. Hands w ere not steady when t a king the picture • Ensure hands are steady when t ak ing picture and remain steady one minute af ter click ing the Shutter button. The pictures are blurred The picture subjec t was not in t he fo cus range of the camera • K[...]