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Meade Binocular and Digital Camera manual

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  • Page 1

    Operating Instructions Meade ® CaptureView II TM 8x22, 8x30 Integrated Binocular and Digital Cameras 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 the observer that damage has occurred until it i[...]

  • Page 2

    I. Introduction Meade CaptureView II is a full-featured binocular integrated with a digital camera that requires no film to take pictures. For best results, please follow these operating instructions to capture and download pictures. • Fully functional binoculars. • T ake pictures and view them on your PC. • T akes up to two full minutes of v[...]

  • Page 3

    2. Select an object that is at least 30 feet (10m) away . 3. Viewing with just your left eye, turn the Center Focus Knob ( 2, Fig. 1a ) until the object you are viewing is focused. 4. Viewing with just your right eye, turn the Diopter Knob ( 1, Fig. 1a ) until the object you are viewing is also in focus. 5. Objects can now be brought into focus by [...]

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    4. Hold CaptureView II steady and press the Shutter button. A beep sounds to confirm that a picture was taken. 5. The counter in the LCD increases by one. Note: If you tak e more than 99 pictures, the camera counter returns to 01. The counter flashes, indicating that the number of pictures is more than 99. Three screens will be display ed. For e xa[...]

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    • Continuous Picture mode . Press the Shutter button when this icon displays to take up to 2 minutes of continuous video images (depending on how much free memory you have remaining). Press the Shutter button again to exit this mode. • PC Connect Mode . This icon only displays when CaptureV iew II is connected to your PC with the supplied USB c[...]

  • Page 6

    6. Install the Photo Manager software. See "Install Photo Manager." 7. After the setup is complete, follow any on-screen instruction (e.g., "Restart Computer"). 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. 2 . 8. Wait for[...]

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    Install Photo manager The CD ROM also includes the Thalia Photo Manager that will assist you in editing your images, and provide you with other useful functions. Check the Photo Manager's Help menu, which provides detailed information about the programs' many features. T o install the program: 1. Before inserting the disk into the drive, [...]

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    If CaptureView II is unexpectedly not recognized by the software program, close the program, disconnect the camera and reboot your PC. Only connect and disconnect your CaptureView II using the procedure outlined in this section. VI. Maintenance Care of your CaptureVie w II 1. Never immerse CaptureView II into any fluid or liquid. Remove dust or sta[...]

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    8 x 30 Model Binocular Power 8X Binocular Objective Lens Diameter 30mm Binocular Optical Design Folding Roof Prism, fully-coated Binocular Close Focus 1 1.5 ft. (3.5m) Angle of View (Camera / Binocular) 8.0° / 5.8° Binocular Field of View 304 ft. (92.7m) at 1000 yds. Image Capture Resolution 640 x 480 (Hr): 160 pictures, 320 x 240 (Lr): 580 pictu[...]

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    ADV ANCED PRODUCTS DIVISION Meade Instruments Corporation World’ s Leading Manufacturer of T elescopes for the Serious Amateur 6001 Oak Canyon, Irvine, California 92618 ■ (949) 451-1450 F AX: (949) 451-1460 ■ www .meade.com BINOCULAR/DIGIT AL CAMERA LIMITED WARRANTY Every Meade binocular/digital camera is warranted by Meade Instruments Corpor[...]