RCA CDS1000 manual

Important Information Attention: Macintosh* Users Please do wnload the digital camera twain driver for the M acintosh* computer from the Thomson Dir ect website, www .rca.com. If you do not have internet access, please call 1-877-833-3491. W e apologize for any inconvenience. TOCOM 15514180 *MACINT OSH is a trademark of A pple Computer , Inc.[...]

Date: 12/3/99 Model Number: CDS1000 TOCOM 15549800 Selecting Images T o select images one by one: press the Control key (Command key on the Macintosh) and click thumbnails individually to activate the selection. Camera Status Use this button to display camera status information. Camera Setting Use this button to display camera setting dialog. Help [...]

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Important Safety Information * Be sure to read all the safety information on this page and inside the manual before you begin to use this product. i Pr oduct Registration Please fill out the product registration card and return it immediately . Returning this card allows us to contact you if needed. Keep your sales receipt for proof of purchase to [...]

1 W e want to make sure you enjoy your new digital still camera. If you have any questions, call: Digital Camera Exchange W arranty . 877-833-3491 Customer Service ................................. 877-833-3491 Accessories ............................................ 800-338-0376 Assistance T able of Contents Product Registration ..................[...]

2 T able of Contents Camera Features ( Cont .) Using the Self-T imer Mode ... 23 LCD Brightness Control Dial 23 Control Buttons ..................... 24 Macro Mode (ENTER/MACRO button) 24 QUALITY/INDEX button .. 24 ZOOM button ..................... 25 DISPLA Y button ................. 26 MENU button ..................... 26 LCD button .............[...]

3 First Things First This section describes the steps necessary to set up your digital camera to record and save pictures. For detailed feature options and operation instructions, refer to the specific portion of this manual. Assistance The toll-free numbers are provided to help with any problem you may encounter: Digital Camera Exchange W arranty [...]

First Things First 4 Camera Details A Shutter release button B LCD ON/OFF button C (Self T imer)/+ (plus) button D ZOOM button E (Flash)/ – (minus) button F DISPLA Y button G MENU button H QUALITY/INDEX button I ENTER/MACRO button J Power button K Built-in flash L Self-timer LED M Auto flash detector N V iew finder window O Lens P Handstrap eyele[...]

5 First Things First Attach the Strap Dropping a camera can cause serious damage both internally and externally . So, to secure your investment, attach the hand strap first thing, and use it every time. 1. Insert the small loop at the end of the strap under the strap eyelet. 2. Insert the other end of the strap through the loop to tie the strap ont[...]

First Things First 6 Using AC Adapter T o power the camera from an electrical outlet, use the supplied AC adapter . T o attach the adapter to your digital camera: 1. Open the camera’ s connector cover by inserting a thumbnail under the latch and pulling it out. AC Adapter jack 2. Plug in the Adapter Jack. DC IN 7V + _ Important Notes! • Be sure[...]

7 First Things First Auto Power Off T o prolong battery life, if no buttons or switches are pressed for a certain amount of time, the camera turns off automatically . Press the POWER button on top of the camera to turn it on again. Power source inactivity period : Battery- 2 min.; AC adapter- 30 min. Install the Camera’ s Storage Card Y our digit[...]

First Things First 8 Recording Pictur es Since there needs to be pictures taken before the camera will display stored files, let’ s walk through the steps to capture images. The switch on the back of the camera determines if PLA Y or REC mode is used. Play is how you view stored pictures and REC is how they are taken (for more information about t[...]

9 First Things First Frame Y our Pictur e There are two ways to frame a picture; with the optical viewfinder or with the camera’ s LCD monitor . The actual picture captured will be slightly larger than what you see in the optical viewfinder . TIP : For close-up pictures, use the LCD monitor to frame your shots. Capturing Images Center your pictur[...]

First Things First 10 V iewing Stored Images The images stored on the CompactFlash card can be viewed on the camera’ s LCD monitor , viewed on a TV screen, or downloaded to your computer . For more information about viewing images on the computer or the TV , see the section, W orking with Images , in this manual. LCD Picture Viewing 1. Slide the [...]

11 First Things First Loading Images on a Computer Images stored in your camera can be uploaded to your computer by using the supplied RS-232C digital connector and graphic-editing software. Load the CD ROM’ s software and the TW AIN driver from the 3.5” floppy disk(s) following all directions. Once the software is installed properly , the comp[...]

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13 Setting Pr efer ences Y our camera has two Main Menus, one for PLA Y mode and the other for REC. On-scr een menus T o get the most benefit from your digital camera, you must know and be able to navigate through the on-screen menus. In the main menu of either the Record (REC) or Playback (PLA Y) mode of the camera, you can set preferences for dif[...]

Setting Prefer ences 14 MAIN MENU CAPTURE: SINGLE PRE FLASH: OFF WHITE BAL.: A UTO EXPOSURE: 0.0 FOCUS: A UTO SHARPNESS: NORMAL COLOR: NORMAL D A TE DISP .: OFF The recor d mode Main Menu allows changes to photographic settings. This is the first screen you will see when you pr ess the MENU button in REC mode. Changing settings The menus are manipu[...]

15 Setting Pr efer ences NO TE: Remember , to exit the Main Menu at any time, just pr ess the MENU button on top of the camera. Adjusting exposure contr ols Manual adjustment of exposure controls allows the camera to compensate for lighting conditions that cause under or overexposed images. Overexposed settings can be reduced by using a negative (?[...]

Setting Prefer ences 16 Adjusting focus Manual adjustment of focus allows you to determine where the camera’ s lens will concentrate. While you can allow the camera to focus automatically , specific distances can also be set. T o chose between Auto, 2.0, 0.5, or 0.1 meters (m), bring the Main Menu screen up in REC mode and use the up (+/ ) or dow[...]

17 Setting Pr efer ences Adjusting date and time display One setting you may definitely want to adjust before your first photo shoot is date and time display . Although it is not required to take and save pictures, date and time information may be useful for archiving purposes later . The information is stored as hidden computer information. • No[...]

Setting Prefer ences 18 MAIN MENU ERASE ALL: >> ERASE SINGLE: >> PRO TECT IMAGE: >> FORMA T CARD: >> DA TE DISP .: OFF DA TE OPTION: M/D/Y SET DA TE >> Don’t worry- you can still get out of this step in case you do not want to erase all images from the camera. ERASE ALL IMA GES YES NO WARNING: THIS WILL ERASE ALL IMA[...]

19 Setting Pr efer ences In the PLA Y mode Main Menu, select PROTECT IMAGE using the up (+/ ) or down (–/ ) button to move the highlight arrow . Press the ENTER/MACRO button to change settings. When you have an image displayed, you can choose to protect it by pressing the ENTER/MACRO button. PRO TECT IMAGE YES/NO>>ENTER SELECT>>+/- E0[...]

Setting Prefer ences 20 Displaying the date Date display affects on-screen viewing only . Captured images that are captured will not show the date and time as they appear on screen, nor will images downloaded to the computer . T o display the date and time on the camera’ s LCD, bring up the Main Menu in PLA Y mode. Use the up (+/ ) or down (–/ [...]

21 Camera Featur es Camera Featur es Digital cameras have a variety of features to help capture the best possible picture. From different methods of flash photography to taking black and white images, your digital camera’ s settings can all be customized and allow for a fun experience when capturing images. This section of the manual explains spe[...]

Camera Featur es 22 Flash Photography Using Auto Flash Y our camera has three flash modes; ON, OFF , and AUTO. If set to AUTO, the camera uses a sensor to determine if enough light is available to take a good picture. If a sufficient light value is measured through the CCD sensor , the built-in flash will not fire. If additional light is required, [...]

23 Camera Featur es Using the Self-Timer Mode This mode is used not only for close-up pictures, but also for distant scenic shots. When taking a scenic picture or a low-light evening scene, using a slow shutter speed and the self timer can give a sharp, vibration-free photograph, if the camera is mounted on a tripod. 1. Select recording mode by sli[...]

Camera Featur es 24 Control Buttons Macr o Mode (ENTER/MACRO button) T o capture subjects in the range of 0.1 m to 0.5 m, the camera provides a macro auto focus feature. Make sure the camera is in recording (REC) mode, then press the ENTER/MACRO button on top of the camera. If the LCD panel is turned on, you will see the menu bar near the bottom. P[...]

25 Camera Featur es see full size. Once the image you want is selected, display it in full size by pressing the ENTER/MACRO button. Pressing the QUALITY/INDEX button again will return the display to thumbnail view . In thumbnail view , when there are more than nine images stored in memory , you can scroll to the next set of images by moving the hig[...]

Camera Featur es 26 DISPLA Y button In both record and play modes, the DISPLA Y button on top of the digital camera makes most icons/indicators appear or disappear on the LCD monitor . The camera retains this status until the DISPLA Y button is pressed again. For details of icons displayed on the LCD monitor , please refer to Appendix B in the Refe[...]

27 Camera Featur es • For more information about switches, buttons and camera interface, see, First Things First , in this manual. Monitor on-status Pressing the DISPLA Y button toggles the display of the icons and indicators on the LCD. Even if icons are hidden, a corresponding icon is displayed for the short period of time when certain actions [...]

Camera Featur es 28 LCD Icons 1999, 08, 26 04:37 E0003 A Date and Time Displa y AC Adapter indicator Econom y Picture quality . Could also be Normal (no icon), or Fine (F) Picture number Standard macr o setting. Could also be Autofocus ( ). Natural Light White Balance setting. Could also be Automatic White Balance ( AWB ), or Office/Flourescent Lig[...]

29 References Introduction to the camera’ s TW AIN Driver Using the provided TW AIN application allows the transfer of photos from the digital camera to a computer . Following is a discussion of key software points to make the process of image transfer easier . TW AIN is defined by a standard software protocol and API for communication between so[...]

References 30 Connect the camera to the computer Now that there are images on the camera, you can connect it to the computer and “upload” the data to the TW AIN driver software. Make sure that the proper serial cable is used to connect the camera to the proper COM port (Macintosh users connect to an ADB serial port such as that used for externa[...]

31 References Once you have selected the digital camera as your source for images, the TW AIN driver interface will take over . The software will automatically connect to your computer and begin to download all of the images stored on the CompactFlash card. Once the transfer process is finished, you will be able to move individual images or entire [...]

References 32 Select None of the Images Using this button to select none of the images. T ake a Picture Use this button to take a picture with your camera from the computer . Note: If Self-timer is activated, the camera will use this timing before taking a picture. The TW AIN driver will get a new photo from camera and display it in the interface w[...]

33 References Camera Status Use this button to display camera status information. Record mode: Previews the picture to be taken and displays it on the camera’ s LCD monitor . Play mode: V iews the photos taken and displays them on the camera’ s LCD. Auto Power Off Time: Allows setting of the time interval before auto shut off. (PC user ’ s no[...]

References 34 Basic Button Functionality Button PLA Y Mode REC Mode Power Power on/off Power on/off Quality/Index Thumbnail V iew Quality E/N/F Select Enter /Macro Menu selection Macro (Close up)/ Standard Mode Display Show/Hide Show/Hide Picture Number Menu Icons Menu REC main PLA Y main menu display menu display Command: • Capture (single/multi[...]

35 References Specifications Product T ype : Digital Still Camera Imaging Device : 1/2-inch CCD, 1.5M pixels, progressive scanning Image Quality : Fine/Normal/Economy Image Resolution : 1360 x 1024 pixels (Fine / Normal); 640 x 480 pixels (Economy) Recording System : Digital (JPEG based)/Field recording Recording Medium: Removable CompactFlash (up [...]

References 36 T aking care of your camera Y our camera is a precision instrument designed and manufactured to give you reliable service. Handled and cared for properly , the camera should give years of trouble-free imaging. In order to avoid damaging the unit: Do Not: • Drop or bang the camera. Always transport the unit in a carrying case; • Dr[...]

37 References T r oubleshooting Q: The camera doesn’ t turn on when I press the power button. A: The batteries are missing, dead, or are not loaded correctly . Correctly load new batteries in the battery chamber . If you are using an AC adapter , make sure you are only using the recommended AC adapter for this digital camera. Q: The power suddenl[...]

References 38 Q: Why does an “ERASE ERROR” message appear on the LCD when erasing a picture? A: A power interruption occurred before the erasing of a picture was complete. Use the ERASE ALL or FORMA T CARD command (under the MENU button in play mode) and make sure that no power interruption occurs. If the error still persists, send the camera t[...]

39 References Limited W arranty What your warranty covers: • Any defect in materials or workmanship. For how long after your purchase: • One year - Unit exchange, which includes parts and labor . • The warranty for rental units begins with the first rental or 45 days from date of shipment to the rental firm, whichever comes first. What we wil[...]

References 40 T o receive a r eplacement camera after we have received your unit: • Write the RA number on the outside of the carton used to return the unit. Make sure you insure your shipment in case of damage or loss. • Carefully pack the unit using the original box and packing material if possible. Please retain all accessories that were inc[...]

41 Index A AC Adaptor 6 AC power socket 4 AC Power Supply 3 Accessories 3 included 3 order form 43 Assistance 1, 3 Auto Flash detector 4 Auto flash detector 4 Auto Power Off 7 B Basic Button Functionality 33 Batteries 3, 5 Battery compartment cover 4 C Camera turning on 8 Camera Features 21 Camera Parts 4 Camera Setting 32 Camera Status 32 Camera U[...]

Index 42 LCD Icons ( Cont .) AC adapter indicator 28 date and time display 28 flash setting 28 flash settings 28 picture number 28 picture quality indicator 28 white balance settings 28 LCD monitor draining batteries 8, 26 LCD ON/OFF button 4 LCD panel 4 Lens 4 M Macintosh ADB Converter Cable 3 Main Menu PLA Y mode 17 REC mode 15 Manual White Balan[...]

43 Accessories Order Form for Digital Camera Model CDS4100 Description Part No. Price Qty . T otal CompactFlash Cards 16 Mb PC16CF $99.95 32 Mb PC32CF $149.95 48Mb PV48CF $199.95 CompactFlash External Drive Parallel Port PC200P $99.95 USB PC2200U $129.95 PCMCIA Adapter PC490 $39.95 Battery Charger PC224 $29.95 Rechargeable Batteries (AA) 2-pack Alk[...]

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45 Accessories T o order accessories, contact your local Dealer . If a dealer is not nearby , you can also follow the directions below to order by telephone or direct-by-mail. United States and Canada Orders T o place your order by phone, have your V isa, MasterCard, or Discover card ready and call the toll-free number listed below between 8 AM and[...]

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