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  • Page 1

    Getting Started Getting Connected Camera Operation VDC-300 USER’S M ANUA L 82-055-00010 Software Applications ViewFun Appendices[...]

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    2 Copyright Information All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form by any means, mechanical, optical, electronic, recording, or otherwise, without the written permission of the Manufacturer The Manufacturer reserves the right to revise th[...]

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    3 Chapter 2: Camera Operation The LCD Menu- Camera Mode ...................................... 12 Functions ................................................................. 12 Flash ................................................................... 13 Quality ................................................................ 13 White Balance ......[...]

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    4 Chapter 3: Getting Connected Connecting to the TV ..................................................... 19 V iewing Images ......................................................... 19 Real-time Display ...................................................... 19 Connecting to the VCR ................................................... 20 Recording R[...]

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    5 Preface Thank you for your purchase of the VDC-300. This guide covers all of the features and functions of the camera. In this user guide you will find the following topics: Chapter 1: Getting Started This chapter explains how to make your camera operational. Chapter 2: Camera Operation This chapter gives you step-by-step instructions on how to o[...]

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    Chapter Supported Computer Systems ................................. 7 Package Contents ................................................... 7 Your Video Digital Camera ..................................... 7 Power Supply .......................................................... 9 Installing the Batteries ......................................... 9[...]

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    7 Supported Computer Systems This camera complies with the T WAIN standards, the industry standard for imaging hardware and software. T WAIN eliminates compatibility problems with software and input devices from different vendors. The following are the minimum system requirements for optimum performance with color images: • Pentium/486 PC or note[...]

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    8 6. LCD Panel: The Liquid Crystal Display panel allows you to view real-time displa y, the menu functions, and image playback. 7. LCD On/Off: Turns the LCD on or off. 8. Menu Button: Displays the camera’s function menu in the LCD. 9. Select (Up): Scrolls up/backward through the function menu or captured images. 10. Select (Down): Scrolls down/fo[...]

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    9 Power Supply Installing the Batteries The camera comes with 4 AA alkaline batteries. Please refer to the inside of the battery compartment lid or the following illustration to properly install the batteries. Using an AC Adapter To save battery power, you may also use a standard (7.5v/2 amp) AC power adapter. To connect an AC power adapter: • Pl[...]

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    10 Compact Flash Card The camera is equipped with a built-in Compact Flash Memory Card port that allows you to use an optional, DOS compatible, compact flash card (CF card) to store images. Using a CF card overrides the internal memory of the camera enabling you to capture more images if the internal memory is full. You may use the optional CF card[...]

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    Chapter Camera Operation 2 The LCD Menu- Camera Mode .............................. 12 Functions ........................................................ 12 Flash .......................................................... 13 Quality ....................................................... 13 White Balance ............................................[...]

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    12 Functions The following menu lists the functions available in Camera mode. Camera Operation This chapter explains the camera’s operation features and settings in detail. The camera has two modes, Camera and Playback. Both modes offer various functions specific to that particular mode. The LED on the top of the camera will display the current m[...]

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    13 (1) FLASH: The camera is equipped with five flash modes: ON: the flash will fire with every image capture. ON : the same as ON, preceded by a flash which reduces red-eye. AUTO: whenever there is insufficient light, the camera automatically detects and fires the flash. AUTO : the same as AUTO, preceded by a flash which reduces red-eye. OFF: no fl[...]

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    14 How will I know when the image will be captured? The LED indicator at the front of the camera blinks, increasing in speed to alert you when the image will be captured. (Blinking rate = 7x @ 1 second + 6x @ 1/2 second) (6) Auto-Off: • Selecting No allows you to continuously use the camera without interruption of power. If you do not perform a c[...]

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    15 Capturing Images There are several factors that should be considered when captur- ing quality images. Proper positioning, distance, lighting, even hold- ing the camera in just the right way can make all of the difference when capturing quality images. To capture an image: 1. Power on the camera and ensure that you are in Camera mode (Green LED) [...]

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    16 The LCD Menu- Playback Mode This mode offers functions specific to captured images and allows you to view your captured images on the LCD or T V . When you switch to this mode, the LCD automatically turns on in single pic- ture mode and the last image captured appears. Selecting a Playback Function: 1. Press the Menu button. 2. Use the Up/Down b[...]

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    17 Viewing Images On the Camera LCD 1. Power on the camera and press the mode button to select Play- back (Orange LED). 2. Press the Up/Down buttons to scroll through and preview the images. 3. Press Menu to view the Playback LCD menu and use four pic- ture mode, delete, protect, and more. On the TV The camera has the ability to display previously [...]

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    Chapter Getting Connected 3 Connecting to the TV ............................................ 19 V iewing Images ................................................ 19 V iewing Real-time Video .................................... 19 Connecting to the VCR ......................................... 19 Recording Real-time Video ...........................[...]

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    19 Connecting to the TV 1. Plug one end of the included video cable into the VIDEO IN termi- nal of your television. 2. Open the cable panel and plug the other end of the cable into the camera’s VIDEO terminal. Viewing Images In order to view images on the TV after connecting, please refer to the following: 1. Turn on the TV and change the TV to [...]

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    20 Connecting to the VCR 1. Plug one end of the included video cable into the VIDEO IN terminal at the back of your VCR. 2. Plug the other end of the cable into the camera’s VIDEO terminal. Note: Ensure that your TV and VCR are properly connected. Recording Real-time Video In order to record video after connecting to the VCR, please refer to the [...]

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    Chapter Software Installation ............................................. 22 W indows 95/NT 4.0/98 ...................................... 22 T ransferring Images to the PC (Importing) ........... 23 The Photo Album ................................................... 24 The Setting Functions ....................................... 25 Selecting Ima[...]

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    22 Software Installation Windows 95/NT 4.0/98 Windows 98 User’s Note: For Plug n’ Play installation, please refer to the following: 1. After connecting the camera to the PC using the USB cable, a warning will appear. 2. Insert the Installation CD when prompted (asked for a driver), and continue to follow all on-screen instructions. 2. Click on [...]

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    23 Transferring Images to the PC (Importing) Once you have installed all of the required software (described in the previous chapter) and have captured images, you will want to connect your camera to the PC so that you can transfer your images for editing or storing. Note: Connecting the camera to the computer renders the camera buttons inoperable.[...]

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    24 Photo-Page: Displays the captured images. Next Page Arrow: Allows you to turn the page by clicking. Displayed Image: An image trans- ferred to the Photo Album displayed with it’s image number and resolu- tion. Control: Allows you to con- trol the functions of the cam- era from inside the computer. Setting: (from the camera menu) Allows you to [...]

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    25 The Photo Album The Setting Functions Selecting Images Images must be selected prior to being transferred, downloaded, or deleted. Note: • Unselected images have no colored box around them. • Selected images have a green box around them. • Protected images have a lock icon below them. Selecting individual or multiple images You can manuall[...]

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    26 Protecting Images To Protect/Unprotect an image in the Photo Album: • right -click on the image and a pop-up box will display. • select Protect/Unprotect to engage or disengage the lock function. Deleting Images To delete an image: • select an image by clicking on it. • ensure that it is unprotected (see above). • click the Delete icon[...]

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    27 Playback Mode: This mode allows you to preview your images in either single picture or 4 picture mode before transferring them to the computer. 1. Select the display type (single or 4 picture mode). 2. Use the Up/Down buttons to scroll through the pictures. 3. Using the GoTo button allows you to immediately view a speci- fied image by typing in [...]

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    28 The Help System This easy-to-use system contains detailed information about the camera topics and procedures, enabling you to use and understand your camera and its functions. There are a couple ways to use help: • Simply point to a function on the Photo Album or ViewFun user interface and a help tag (tool tip) will tell you what it is. • Cl[...]

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    Chapter Hardware Installation ......................................................... 30 Starting V iewFun ............................................................... 30 Functions .......................................................................... 31 V iew Window .................................................................... 31 T[...]

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    30 Starting ViewFun Ensure that you have installed the bundled software. 1. Power on your computer and camera. 2. From the Windows 98 Start menu, choose Programs / VDC- 300 / ViewFun OR click the ViewFun icon while in the Photo Album. ViewFun appears displaying the current camera view. Note: If no video appears in the View Window, make sure the cam[...]

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    31 The View Window is capable of displaying the live video in a number of different ways. View Full View allows the user to view a larger image (320x240 pixels) but slows the frames per second (fps). Small View provides the user with a smaller image (160x120 pixels) but increases the fps for a smoother looking video. Mode This button allows you to [...]

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    32 Video Thumbnail To Open (View), Save, E-mail, or Delete your cap- tured video clips right - click the desired video thumb- nail. A pop-up menu appears with the following op- tions: Open : opens the selected video thumbnail into the video display- ing software, Media Player. Save : opens a Save As dialog box allowing you to rename and save the vi[...]

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    33 Contrast This setting allows you to adjust the disparity in tone between the dark and light areas of an image. Positive values ( ) create greater differences between dark and light areas of the image, whereas, nega- tive values ( ) create greater similarities between the dark and light areas of the image. White Balance Clicking this button adjus[...]

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    34 The Advanced Settings The Advanced Settings contains four folders: Video, Picture, E- mail, and Language. To return to the main screen after making changes to a particular folder, click OK to accept the changes, or Cancel to ignore the changes. Size This setting controls the frame size (160x120, 320x240 ) of the video clip you are going to captu[...]

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    35 The E-mail Folder The Picture Folder The Language Folder This folder provides you with seven different language options. Select the language you want your ViewFun application to appear in. Size This setting controls the frame size (160x120, 320x240, 640x480) of the image you are going to capture. Smaller image frame sizes require less memory spa[...]

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    36 Recording a Video Clip 1. Aim the camera at the subject. 2. Click the Record button. 3. Click the Stop button when you want to finish recording, or it will automatically stop. A numbered Video Thumbnail will appear in the Video Album . NOTE: Longer recordings occupy more memory space. 4. Open the Video Album by clicking the Video Album Tab . 5. [...]

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    37 Appendices Tr ouble Shooting 38 Specifications 40 Glossary 41 T echnical Support 43 Appendices[...]

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    38 Symptom Cause Solution Power Supply Blurry or out of focus Distance from subject is not correct. Refer to the Specifications/Focus Range for details. No Power 1. Batteries not loaded correctly 2. Dead batteries 3. Wrong AC adapter 1. Reinstall batteries 2. Replace batteries 3. Use only recommended AC adapter Sudden power failure 1. Low battery p[...]

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    39 Symptom Cause Solution Playback No Image is present 1. Operation Mode Selector is set to camera mode 2. If using a TV, wrong channel is selected 3. Not connected properly 4. Wrong TV system 1. Set selector to Playback mode 2. Set TV to correct channel for video playback 3. Reconnect the cables 4. Use NTSC or PAL TV system only. Cannot transfer d[...]

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    40 CCD 1/4 inch 350K pixels progressive color LCD 1.8” color video Resolution 640 x 480 (Three compression rates: ECON, STD or High) Memory 2MB built-in (max 46 ECON, 20 STD or 8 High Images) CF memory card interface Operating Modes Dual Mode (Camera and Playback) Optics Optical Viewfinder Flash (on, on red-eye, off, auto, auto red-eye) Compressi[...]

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    41 Icon: Is a graphic (picture form) representation of a particular feature/function or program/file. Incandescent light: These tungsten-halogen lights (house- hold light bulbs) shine at a constant brightness and create a warmer, yellowish caste. Iris: A feature that allows varying degrees of light into the camera by adjusting the size of the lens [...]

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    42 PAL: A Phase Alternative Line television is one that uses 625-line frames and displays full frames at 25 frames/second. PAL is the common system used in most European countries. Pixels: The smallest element that a device can display on-screen or out of which the displayed image is constructed. RS232: Is the terminal port inside the camera that i[...]

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    43 If you need help installing or using the digital camera, please call Technical Support. Mustek, Inc. 121 Waterworks Wa y , Suite #100 Irvine, CA 92618, USA TEL: 1-949-788-3600 FAX: 1-949-788-3670 http://ww w .mustek.com Mustek Computer GMBH Hellersbergstr. 2a 41460 Neuss, Germany TEL: 49-2131-162840 FAX: 49-2131-103830 BBS:49-2131-167104 BBS:49-[...]