Meade CV-5 manuale d’uso

CV -5 8 x 42 Digital Camera Binocular ®[...]

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Contents Quick Start ................................................................................ 4 F eatures .................................................................................... 7 Introduction .............................................................................. 9 How to Use Y our Binocular ............................[...]

Quick Start T urn on camera. Press and hold down Menu button f or 3 seconds. P oint at something interesting and press the Shutter button. Y ou’ve tak en a picture! 2 Install 2 AA batteries. (Not included.) 1 4 Select the Still Camera Mode . Press Menu button. Use Right and Left buttons to mov e the selection box o ver the DSC icon. Press the Men[...]

Menu Button Left Button Shutter Button Right Button 5 Quick Start Select the Flashback Mode. Press Men u b utton. Use the Right or Left b utton to move the selection bo x ov er the Flashback icon. Press the Menu button to enter Flashbac k mode.. Press the Shutter button again to stop recor ding. CaptureView has recorded only the last 10 seconds of [...]

Quick Start Sit bac k and relax a min ute . CaptureView automatically installs on y our PC . No drivers are needed. Enjoy y our photos. Open Ulead Photo Express to view , edit and print your pictures. Install Ulead Photo Express. Inser t the CD , click on Ulead Photo Express and follo w the on-screen instr uctions. 10 Plug in. Connect CaptureView t[...]

7 Fig. 1: T op View 1. Diopter Scale (on underside of right ey epiece) 2. SD Card P or t 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 ) 11. Barrel 12. USB Port 13. Batter y Compar tment Lid (see Fig. 2 ) 14. Focus knob (not visible, see Fig. 2 ) [...]

Features 8 1# 1) b 1$ Fig. 2: Bottom View 1. Diopter Scale 10. Camer a Lens (not visible) 13. Battery Compar tment Lid (squeeze and pull bac k to remo ve) 14. Focus knob Fig. 2[...]

9 Congratulations on purchasing the Meade ® CaptureVie w ® CV -5. CV -5 is an 8 x 42mm full-featured binocular . It is integrated with a digital camera that requires no film to capture pictures or video . This manual is designed to quic kly guide you through the operation of your CaptureVie w CV -5. For best results, tak e a few moments to become[...]

Adjust Eye Relief Adjust the Barrels Y ou need to adjust the barrels, as the distance between y our e yes is usually different than the distance betw een another person’ s eyes . • If you wear e yeglasses, f old down the rubber ey ecups and hold the ey epieces up against your glasses. How to Use Y our Binocular If you w ant to ... Do this... Fo[...]

11 How to Use Y our Binocular Focus the Binocular 1. Set the Diopter Scale on underside of CaptureView at its center point between “+” and “-. ” 2. Choose an object (such as a telephone pole) that is at least 50 feet (15m.) a way . 3. Looking with only your left e ye , rotate the Focus Knob until the object y ou are vie wing is focused. 4. [...]

Inser t Batteries Conserve Battery Po wer 1. Squeeze and pull bac k the battery compar tment lid to open. 2. Inser t 2 AA 1.5v (user-supplied) batteries into the compar tment, noting the correct polarity as illustr ated inside the compar tment. If you w ant to ... Do this... CaptureView perf or ms best under good lighting conditions. T ake some tim[...]

13 CaptureView pro vides three modes: Menu, Previe w (Still, Movie and Flashback) and Playbac k. Use the Preview mode Select the Menu mode Select the Playbac k mode When you first turn on the camera or when you e xit the Menu mode, the Preview mode is operational and the LCD screen displays a liv e image . The Previe w mode has three options to cho[...]

T urn on the Camera Display Menus Move the Red Selection Bo x thr ough the Men us Select a Menu or Menu Option Go Back to the Last Displa yed Men u Exit the Menus or the Playbac k Mode Press and hold the Menu button f or 3 to 5 seconds to turn on the camera. Press the Menu button to displa y the menus. Use the Right and Left buttons to mo ve the re[...]

15 1. Lift up the LCD to an upr ight position. Press and hold the Menu button f or 3 to 5 seconds to tur n on the camera. P oint the binoculars and images will appear on the LCD . 2. Press the Men u b utton again and a menu screen displa ys on the LCD . Use the Right or Left button to mo ve the red selection box o ver the Digital Still Camera (DSC)[...]

16 Capture Video Note: The length of a movie depends on ho w much memory you hav e availab le. A udio recording is not a v ailable with this camera. 1. Lift up the LCD to an upr ight position. Press and hold the Menu button f or 3 to 5 seconds to tur n on the camera. P oint the binoculars and images will appear on the LCD . 2. Press the Men u b utt[...]

Playbac k Images Note: A counter appears at the upper left. If the counter reads 3/5, for e xample, it means the third of five items . A movie counts as one item. T o pla yback y our captured images: 1. T o see the image(s) that you hav e captured, mov e the selection box to the Playbac k menu (the right pointing triangle icon) and press the Menu b[...]

18 Other Menu Options If you w ant to ... Do this... For e xample, you ma y want to record a baseball pitcher throwing a pitch: 1. Select the Settings menu and press the Menu button. 2. Select the Flashback P er iod submen u and press the Menu button. Select 10 seconds and press the Men u button. 3. Select Back. Press the Menu button. 4. Select Fla[...]

Other Menu Options Some suggestions f or using Flashback Let’ s say y our daughter is on the varsity bask etball team. And right now , she’ s dr ibbling down the court. Y ou’ d like to capture her patented hook shot on video. This is a job f or Flashbac k. Select Flashback with a recording period of 10 seconds and press the shutter button as [...]

20 Use Other Playbac k Options Besides playing bac k images and video , the Playback men u provide other options: Delete Last Image, Delete All Images and Format. Delete Last Ima ge Delete All Images Format Storage Media • While in Playbac k mode, press the Menu button once to displa y Playbac k setting submenus. • Select “Bac k” to e xit t[...]

Other Menu Options Change Resolution 1. Use the Right or Left button to mov e the selection box ov er the Resolution menu (the "2M" icon) and press the Menu button to dis- pla y. 2. Use the Right or Left button to mo v e the selection box to the desired Resolution option. Press the Menu button to select the option. The main menu displays [...]

22 • Select Auto to allo w CaptureView to automatically select dark-light expo- sure of the image. Normally , you will use this setting. • Select Backlight to choose an e xpo- sure that has less contrast than the A uto setting. Note: Experiment with these setting to find the exposure that w or ks f or you. Change the Exposure Setting The Exposu[...]

23 • Mov e the selection box ov er the Settings Menu icon and press the Menu button to displa y the Settings submenus. 1. Choose the Time and Date icon to set the current time and date . Use the Right and Left buttons to scroll through the settings on each line of the clock men u. 2. Press the Menu b utton once the desired setting is display ed. [...]

24 • Choose this icon to turn the beep on or off. • Choose the Info Displa y icon and select On to display the icons of the menu options you ha ve chosen on the LCD when in viewing mode . • Choose the Info Displa y icon and select Off to turn off menu icons on the LCD (giving you a more unob- str ucted view on the LCD). • Choose the Date St[...]

25 • Choose the Flick er icon and then select the flick er rate setting (50Hz or 60Hz) for y our countr y . The flicker rate f or the United States is 60Hz. • Choose the Flashbac k P er iod icon and then select the length of time you wish the Flashbac k feature to record: 5, 10, 15 or 20 seconds. • Choose the Default icon to change all the me[...]

26 • Y ou are downloading pictures or video to a PC. • An SD card is in the camera. T o load or eject memor y card: Press the card in and release when you hear a clic k. The card ma y be read by an y flash card reader . By using a flash card reader , you can also download y our images to a Macintosh using an OS earlier than 9.0 or to a Unix sys[...]

27 Installing Software If you w ant to ... Do this... 1. Inser t supplied CD Rom into your PC’ s dr iv e. 2. A splash screen displays. Click on “Ulead Photo Express. ” 3. Follow on-screen instructions. 4. After you clic k “Finish, ” the Ulead Photo Express icon appears on your desktop . 5. Double-click the icon to launch the prog ram. Y o[...]

The included CD ROM contains other softw are programs b y Ulead that will assist you in editing your images , allow y ou to transf er images to email, and provide you with other useful functions. Ulead Photo Express ® , Photo Explorer , and Cool 360 ™ , and CaptureView Manager are proprietary programs, and ma y not be sold, licensed or distribut[...]

29 Care of Y our CaptureView 1. Nev er immerse CaptureView in liquid. Remove dust or stains with a soft cloth dampened with water or neutral detergent. K eep in a dr y , cool dust-free environment or a container when it is not being used. Do not spra y liquid cleaners directly onto LCD . Using only gentle pressure, wipe the LCD with a slightly damp[...]

Binocular power 8x Binocular objective lens diameter 42mm Binocular optical design Folding roof prism, fully-coated Binocular close focus 16 ft. Camera Angle of view (diagonal) 7.9° Binocular field of view 367 ft. at 1000 yds. Image capture resolution 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 1024, 640 x 480, 24-bit color 2.0 megapixel CMOS sensor Number of images at e[...]

31 MEADE ® BINOCULAR/DIGIT AL CAMERA LIMITED W ARRANTY 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 purchase in the U .S.A. and Canada. At its option, Meade will repair or replace the pr od- uct[...]

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