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User’s Guide Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represen t a commitment on the part of Creative T echnology Ltd. No part of this manual ma y be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, elec tronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for an y purpose[...]

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Contents PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 0 Thursday, Ma y 19, 2005 5:27 PM[...]

i Contents 1 Introduction Before You Begin .............................................. ..................................................... 1-1 Package Contents ........ ...................................................................................................... .. 1-1 Minimum System Requirements .. .................................. [...]

ii Image Settings ............ ..................................................................................... ............... ........ 3-4 Quick Settings presets ............... .......................................................................... ......... 3-4 General Camera Settings .. .................................................[...]

iii Video Resolution .......... ..................................................................................... ............ A- 1 Still Picture Resolution ........... ........................................ ................... ................. .......... A-1 Focus range ............... .......................................................[...]

1 Introduction PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 0 Thursday, Ma y 19, 2005 5:27 PM[...]

1-1 Introduction Intr oduction Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim is a digital video camera that gives you everything you need to capture 24-bit still images and video in 16.7 millio n colors. Not only that , it also allows you to communicate face-to-face wi th others on the Internet! Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim comes wi th the following a pplications: ❑ Pres[...]

Introduction 1-2 Minimum System Requirements ❑ Intel ® Pen ti u m ® running at 166 MHz ❑ 64 MB RAM or higher ❑ 100 MB free hard disk space on a hard disk drive (f or installation of all applications) ❑ Avai la bl e U SB por t ❑ Microsoft ® Windows ® XP , Windows 2000, Windows Mi llennium Edition (Me) or Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) [...]

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2 About Your Camera PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 0 Thursday, Ma y 19, 2005 5:27 PM[...]

2-1 About Your Camera About Y our Camera About Cr eative PC-CAM 930 Slim Figure 2-1 and Figure 2-2 highlight the features of Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim. Macro LED LCD screen USB port cover Function buttons Playback button Flash/Set button Busy LED Mode button Figure 2-1: Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim back view Standard/ Macro switch PC-CAM 930 Slim.book P[...]

About Your Camera 2-2 Shutter button Power button Strap lug Flash Figure 2-2: Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim front and bottom views Camera lens Front View Strap lug Battery cover Microphone T ripod socket Bottom View Memory card slot PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 2 Thursday, Ma y 19, 2005 5:27 PM[...]

2-3 About Your Camera About the Mode button With your camera’ s Mode button, yo u can access the following features: • Playback mode — view photos and videos with audio streams • C apt ur e m ode — ta ke ph oto s u si ng the camera’s automatic exposure and white balance settings • Movie mode — record short videos • Setup mode — [...]

About Your Camera 2-4 Using the Function buttons Use the Function buttons to locate options on your On Screen Display (OSD) menu, and press the Flash/Set butt on to select an option. For more details on using the Function buttons with your On Screen Display menu, see "Using Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim as a Digital Camera" on page 3-1. Up but[...]

2-5 About Your Camera Inserting an SD Memory Card (optional) Y ou can purchase a Secure Digital (SD) me mory card to extend the image storage capacity of your camera. T o install your SD card, in sert the SD card as shown. T o remove the card, push the card. • The SD memory card has a write-protect switch to prevent the accidental deletion of val[...]

About Your Camera 2-6 Tu r n i n g o n Yo u r Camera 1. Slide and swing open the battery compartment cover . 2. Insert the batteries according to the + and - symbols indicated on the inside of the battery compartment cover (see Figure 2-5). 3. Close the battery compartment cover . 4. Press and hold down the Power button to turn on your camera. The [...]

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3 Using Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim as a Digital Camera PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 0 Thursday, Ma y 19, 2005 5:27 PM[...]

3-1 Using Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim as a Digital Camera Using Cr eative PC-C AM 930 Slim as a Digital Camera T o use Creative PC-CAM 930 S lim as a portable digital ca mera, simply disconnect it from the computer . Use your camera’ s default settings in Capture mode to take photos. For finer control, adjusting ex posure and white ba lance settings[...]

Using Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim as a Digital Camera 3-2 Pre viewing a Photo 1. Press and hold the Mode button. The mode selection menu appears. 2. Use the Function butt ons to select the Playback mode icon. 3. Press the Flash/Set button. 4. Use the Function butt ons to locate your pi cture on the LCD screen. 5. T o exit Play mode, press and hold the[...]

3-3 Using Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim as a Digital Camera 4. Use the Function buttons to locate your video re cording on the LCD screen. 5. Press the Shutter button to play back the video. T o pause playback, press the Shutter button again. T o continue playback, press the Shutter butto n again. 6. T o stop playback, press on e of the Function buttons[...]

Using Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim as a Digital Camera 3-4 Configuring Yo u r C a m e r a Y ou can change Resolution, Image Qualit y and White Balance settings in Capture mode . Image Settings Y ou can adjust image resoluti on, image quality an d white balance settings while you capture a photo. 1. M ake su re t hat yo ur c amera is i n Ca ptur e mo de[...]

3-5 Using Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim as a Digital Camera General Camera Settings Y ou can configure how your camera provid es date and time, language, formatting, plus other useful settings. Y ou can access these settings in Setup mode . 1. Ma ke sur e tha t you r came ra is not connected to your computer . 2. Press and hold the Mode button. The mode[...]

Using Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim as a Digital Camera 3-6 Pow er Fr eq uen c y Set the correct TV frequenc y type according to your region’s settings. Default Restore all factory settings. Setting Description PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 6 Thursday, Ma y 19, 2005 5:27 PM[...]

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4 Printing from your Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 0 Thursday, Ma y 19, 2005 5:27 PM[...]

4-1 Printing from your Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim Printing fr om your Cr eative PC-CAM 930 Slim This chapter tells you how to quickly set up Creative PC -CAM 930 Sli m so that you can order professional digital printing of your photos, or use Pr int Direct to print directly to a printer wi thout using a computer . Setting up Digital Print Order F orm[...]

Printing from your Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim 4-2 Selecting all photos 1. Press and hold the Mode button. The mode selection menu appears. 2. Use the Function butt ons to select the Playback mode icon. 3. Press the Flash/Set button. A menu appears. 4. Press the "Up" Function button to select the DPOF settings menu. 5. Press the "Down&q[...]

4-3 Printing from your Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim Printing selected photos 1. Press and hold the Mode button. The mode selection menu appears. 2. Use the Function butt ons to select the Pl ayback mode icon. 3. Press the Flas h/Set button. A menu appears. 4. Press the "Up" Functi on button to select the Print Direct menu. 5. Press the down b[...]

Printing from your Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim 4-4 Printing a date stamp 1. In the Print Direct menu, use the "Down" button to select the Date option. A sub menu appears. 2. Use the Function bu ttons to select the Stamp option, and then press the Flas h/ Set button to confirm your selection. PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 4 Thursday, Ma y 19, 200[...]

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5 Installing Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 0 Thursday, Ma y 19, 2005 5:27 PM[...]

5-1 Installing Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim Installing Cr eative PC-C AM 930 Slim This chapter tells you how to quickly install Creative PC -CAM 930 Slim, as both a PC-CAM and Mass Stor age device, and th e software that comes with it. Installing your camera 1. Do not connect your camera to your co mputer b efore installing the drivers. If you accident[...]

Installing Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim 5-2 5. If a Software Installation dialog box appears (Figure 5-1), click the Continue Anyway button. 6. Press and hold the Mode button. The mode selection menu appears. Installing as a PC-CAM 1. Use the Function buttons to select the PC mode icon. A PC Connect menu appears. 2. With a USB cable, connect your camer[...]

5-3 Installing Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim For Windows XP only 3. Use the Function buttons to select PC-CAM mode. Windows loads camera and vide o drivers for your camer a. 4. When the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears, select the Install the software auto matically (Recommended) option, and click the Next button. 5. If a Hardware Installati[...]

Installing Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim 5-4 For Windows Me and Windows 98 SE only 3. If you are prompted to insert the Windows 98 SE In stallation CD, replace the Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim Installation CD with the appropri a te CD. If you did not receive a Windows 98 SE installation CD with your computer but received a Recov ery Disk, the necessary Wind[...]

5-5 Installing Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim Installing as a Mass Storage Device 1. Use the Function buttons to select the PC mode icon. A PC Connect menu appears. 2. Use the Function buttons to select Mass Storage mode. 3. With a USB cabl e, connect your camera to an av ailable USB port on your computer (Figure 5-4). 4. Use the installation procedures [...]

Installing Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim 5-6 For Windows 2000 only 5. The Found New Hardware message box appears, tel ling yo u that Windows is installing software for a USB Mass Storage Device. 6. When the Found New Hardware message box closes, wait approx imate ly 5 seconds. For Windows Me and Windows 98 SE only 5. If you are prompted to insert the Wi[...]

5-7 Installing Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim V erifying the installation in Windows XP and Windows 2000 1. Make sure that your camera is PC -CAM mode. 2. Right-click on the My Comp uter icon on your desktop. 3. On the menu that appears, click Properties . 4. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Hardware tab. 5. Click the Device Manager button.[...]

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6-1 PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 1 Thursday, Ma y 19, 2005 5:27 PM[...]

A Technical Specifications PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 0 Thursday, Ma y 19, 2005 5:27 PM[...]

A-1 Technical Specifications T echnical Specifications Dimensions 92 mm (W) x 57 mm (H) x 27 mm (D) We i g h t Approx. 87g (without batteries) Powe r AAA size x 2 batterie s (alkaline or NiMH) Sensor 3.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor LCD Displa y 2" L TPS TFT Color LCD Video Resolution ❑ PC-CAM mode: Up to 22fp s (320 x 240 resolution) Up to 10fps ([...]

Technical Specifications A-2 Self-timer 10 second delay File formats ❑ J P E G ( E X I F, D C F, D P O F ) ❑ AVI Exposure contr ol ❑ Automatic White balance ❑ Automatic ❑ Manual (sunny/tungsten/fluorescent) Port compatibility ❑ Universal Serial Bus port v1.1 ❑ TV Out (NTSC/PAL selectable) Storage Media ❑ Built-in 16MB Flash Memory ?[...]

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