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    User’s Manual[...]

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    2 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 3 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 1. Introduction Congratulations on purchasing the ION® Digital Camera. Using the latest innovations in technology the ION® Digital Camera offers fun, affordable and easy to use digital imaging. Although you probably want to get started right [...]

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    2 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 3 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 2. Table of Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................ 2 2. Table of Contents .................................................................... 3 3. System Requirements .............[...]

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    4 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 5 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 9. Recording Video Clips ............................................................. 22 • Re c o rd i ng Vi d eo Cl i ps.. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 22 • C[...]

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    4 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 5 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 3. System Requirements For Windows® Users PC • Compatible with Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, Me, 2000 or XP • Pentium® III 450MHz or equivalent processor • 128MB RAM (512MB recommended) • USB Port • 500MB free disk space • CD-ROM Dr[...]

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    6 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 7 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 4. Package Contents USB Cable 2 x AAA Batteries ION® Digital Camera CD-ROM includes ION® Digital Camera Camera driver (PC & Mac), Arcsoft® Software® Suite(PC & Mac) , Microsoft® NetMeeting™ (PC) Adobe® Acrobat® Reader (PC &[...]

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    6 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 7 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 5. Software Installation • Installing the Software For Windows® Users: PC IMPORTANT! • P le ase ba cku p all th e n ece ssa ry da ta bef ore an y d riv er and s oft war e i nst all ati on . • T he CD -RO M is te ste d and r eco mm end ed[...]

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    8 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 9 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 1. Before you begin, close all other software applications open on your computer. 2. Insert the CD supplied into the computer CD-ROM Drive. 3. The CD User Interface Screen will automatically launch. 4. With the mouse, click on each software int[...]

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    8 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 9 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com • Software included with your camera The ION® Digital Camera software CD contains the following software; ION® Digital Camera Driver Connect the camera to a computer and use the camera application to upload the pictures or continuous pictur[...]

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    10 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 11 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com ArcSoft PhotoPrinter® 2000 Picture Printing Software ArcSoft PhotoPrinter® is an easy-to-use printing utility that enables the user to layout and print multiple images in different sizes quickly and easily on a single sheet of paper. The pr[...]

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    10 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 11 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com Adobe® Acrobat® Reader .PDF File Reading Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document format (PDF) les on all major computer platforms, as well as ll in and submit Adobe PDF forms online.[...]

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    12 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 13 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 6. Battery Installation 1. Slide right and then lift the battery door upwards (as shown on Diagram A). Insert the two new AAA alkaline batteries into the battery compartment (as shown on Diagram B). Make sure you follow the correct polarity ([...]

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    12 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 13 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 7. Getting to Know Your ION® Digital Camera R ef e r to t he p i ct u r e b e l o w f o r a q ui c k ov e r vi e w fo r y ou r IO N ® Di g i t al C am e r a . Viewnder Lens Strap Holder USB Cable Port LCD Display Mode Button Battery Door[...]

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    14 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 15 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com Change Compression Choose different compressed format in different Resolution(see page 21) Recording Video Clips Use the Video mode to record video clips under different shooting enviroments (see page 22) • Viewfinder The viewnder is the[...]

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    14 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 15 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com • Mode Button The Mode Button has 2 primary functions: Turning your ION® Digital Camera On from the Stand-by Mode When your ION® Digital Camera is in Stand-by Mode, press the Mode button to reactivate. Cycling Through the Operating Modes [...]

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    16 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 17 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com • Power Stand-by Mode After a period of 30 seconds inactivity, the ION® Digital Camera will switch to Stand-by Mode automatically and the LCD will go blank. All images taken will not be lost as they are stored in the ION® Digital Camera?[...]

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    16 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 17 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 8. Getting Started • Switching the ION® Digital Camera On Your ION® Digital Camera will automatically switch on when you insert new batteries or connect your ION® Digital Camera to your PC or Mac via USB port. Press the Mode Button to tu[...]

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    18 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 19 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com • Taking an Image Press the Shutter Button to take an image. The ION® Digital Camera will beep. A high pitched beep indicates that the image was taken successfully and the counter will count down. The LCD screen displays the number of avai[...]

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    18 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 19 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com • Continuous Mode To create continous images: 1. Press the Mode Button until the appears on the LCD. 2. Press and hold the Shutter Button within 5 seconds to start taking continuous images. When you are in Low-Res mode, the ION® Digital Ca[...]

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    20 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 21 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com • Clearing the Stored Images or Delete single image 1.Press the Mode Button until appears on the LCD. 2.Press the Shutter Button and the start ashing. 3.Press the Shutter Button again while is ashing. The last image taken will be dele[...]

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    20 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 21 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com • Compression Modes Compressed mode 1. Cycle through the Mode options until is displayed on the LCD. 2. Pr ess th e Shu tt er Bu tto n to app ly yo ur se tt ing s. Non-compressed mode 1. Cycle through the Mode options until is displayed on [...]

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    22 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 23 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 9. Recording Video Clips • Recording Video Clips Use the Video mode to record video clips: 1. Cycle through the Mode options until is displayed on the LCD. 2. Pr ess an d hol d the S hut te r b utt on to s tar t rec or din g. 3. Pr ess t he[...]

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    22 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 23 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 10. Connecting your ION® Digital Camera to Your Computer The USB cable allows you to upload images from the ION® Digital Camera to your PC or Mac. One end of the cable connects to the USB port on the side of the ION® Digital Camera and the[...]

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    24 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 25 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 11. T ra ns f er ri n g, M a na gi n g Im a ge s an d Ca p tu ri ng L iv e V id e o im ages For Windows® Users: PC • Transferring, Managing and Capturing Live Video Images 1. Click the Windows® Start Menu. 2. Select the “Digital Camera?[...]

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    24 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 25 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com Th e sy ste m wi ll re co gni ze t he i mag es a nd v ide o cl ip s sto re d in yo ur ION ® Di git al C ame ra au tom at ica ll y. An d pro mpt yo u to dow nlo ad th em to y our co mpu te r. Cl ick “ Yes ” .[...]

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    26 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 27 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 4. Ch oos e yo ur de si red i ma ge . Cl ic k “ ”. Se le ct th e pat h an d fo rm at . Cl ick “ sav e” . NOTE: •Choose JPEG format, you can adjust image quality. •We re co mme nd yo u to sa ve im age a s a J PEG fo rm at.[...]

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    26 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 27 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 5. Cl ick ” ”. Se le ct th e pat h and fo rma t. Cl ic k”O k” to sa ve al l ima ges an d vi deo c lip s in yo ur IO N® Dig it al Ca mer a to th e c om put er .[...]

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    28 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 29 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 6. Go to “Option” and click “Video Source”. Select “VGA Dual-Mode Camera” as source. Click “ok”.[...]

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    28 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 29 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 7. Go to “Option” and click “Video format”. Choose your desired setting. Click”ok”. NOTE: The default value: 640 x 480.[...]

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    30 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 31 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 8. Cl ick ” ” to ent er liv e vi de o mod e. Dur ing th is mo de , Cl ic k “ ” fo r a sn aps ho t. NOTE: •A cap tu red i mag e wil l be st ore d as a new l e. •Mak e su re you save the cap tur ed imag e be for e cl osi ng the w[...]

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    30 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 31 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com For Macintosh® Users: MAC • Transferring Pictures and Capturing a live video image (for Mac OS9) 1. Connect your ION® Digital Camera to your computer via the USB cable. 2. Choose ”XDC - 3XX” from “Applications”. A window will prom[...]

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    32 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 33 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com[...]

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    32 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 33 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 3. Click “Download” . All your images and video clips stored in your ION® Digital Camera will be transferred to the computer.[...]

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    34 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 35 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 4.Choose your desired images or video clips. Click “save as”, A window appears. Select the destination folder, click “save” to save the images or video clips.[...]

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    34 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 35 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com[...]

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    36 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 37 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 5.Select “Source”, choose “XDC- 3XX Video Vdig”, select “Component RGB”.[...]

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    36 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 37 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 6.Click “Video” to enter a live video mode, During This mode, click ”Snapshot” to capture a image.[...]

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    38 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 39 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 7.Click “Setting” , select “image” to adjust the features of a video clip.[...]

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    38 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 39 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 8.Click “Resolution”, choose your desired setting. NOTE: The default value: 320 x 240.[...]

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    40 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 41 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com • Transferring Pictures and Capturing a live video image (for Mac OSX) 1. Connect your ION® Digital Camera to your Mac via USB cable. 2. Double Click an icon from your computer desktop. 3. Double click “Applications”.[...]

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    40 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 41 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 4. Double click “XDC - 3XX” and a window will pop up. The follwing steps are the same as the Mac OS9. Refer to page 31 to 39 for details.[...]

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    42 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 43 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 12. Using the Camera as a Web Cam For Windows® Users: PC • Se t ti n g up N e t Me e ti n g 1. Connect your ION® Digital Camera to the USB cable and MIC cable on one end. 2. Connect the USB cable to a USB port and connect the MIC cable to[...]

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    42 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 43 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com • St a r t Ne t M ee ti n g NOTE: For Windows® XP/2000 users who use NetMeeting for the rst time , Go to Start -> Run ->type in “conf” ->click “OK” and then follow the on-screen set up instruction to set up NetMeeting. [...]

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    44 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 45 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 13. Getting Help • ION® Online Services Website: http://www.ion-camera.com If you have any problem or for any immediate assistance, please phone the hotline, send e-mail to the support email address or write to the address shown on the reg[...]

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    44 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 45 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 14. Troubleshooting The troubleshooting guide is designed to help you. If problems continue, please contact your local customer support hot-line. See your registration card for helpline contact details. For Windows® Users: PC My CD Installat[...]

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    46 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 47 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com For Macintosh® Users: MAC Symptom Problem Solution I receive an error message when I am installing the ION® Digital Camera Driver. All the images I have taken do not appear on the ION® Digital Camera. LCD display is ashing. I cannot run[...]

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    46 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 47 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 15. Battery Guidance M WARNINGS! • Batteries should be replaced by an adult. • Non-rechargeable batteries are not to be recharged. • Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as recommended are to be used. • Batteries are to be in[...]

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    48 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 49 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 16. Technical Specications VGA Camera Version Memory 8 Mbyte SDRAM Image Performance for Video on Web-cam QVGA - 10 fps Still Image High Resolution - 640 x 480 pixel Low Resolution - 320 x 240 pixel Storable Images High Resolution - 26 ima[...]

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    48 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 49 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com This ION® Digital Camera should only be operated within the following environmental conditions: • 32-104º Fahrenheit; 0-40º Celsius • 20% - 85% relative humidity, non-condensing Camera Cautions • Never immerse any part of the ION® D[...]

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    50 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com 17. FCC Notice This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Warning: [...]

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    50 ION® Digital Camera User Guide www.ion-camera.com US 0905 Part no.: OM3418US002[...]