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T argus D igital Camera for Handspring™ Handheld Computers[...]
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2 T argus Digit al Camera Congratulat ions on your purchase of t he T argus Handcam Digit al Camera. The camera driver software sel f-loads the fi rst ti me you insert the Handcam into the exp ansion slot on your Handspring ™ Vis o r ™ , allow ing y ou to immediatel y capture images and vi deo clip s from your handheld computer . The camera’ [...]
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Targ us Di gital Ca mer a 3 • T ransfer images and video clips bet ween computers us ing t he supplied USB Handcam socket adap ter or beam t echnology NOTE: T o transfer images or video clips, the receiving computer must h ave the camera driver already installed. In addit ion t o this user ’s guide, t his p ackag e conta ins: • T argus Handca[...]
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Targ us Di gital Ca mer a 4 Using the T argus Handcam Digit al Camera with Y our Handhel d Comp uter Connecting the Camera T o connect t he T argus Handca m Digit al Camer a to your Vi sor handhel d computer, slid e the camera into the computer’s expans ion slot until it is firml y in place. Identifying Function Icons Use the following ic ons to [...]
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Targ us Di gital Ca mer a 5 Thumbnail — tapping th is icon dis plays sever al small-size images an d video clip s at a t ime. Detai ls — t apping thi s i con display s a lis t of images and video file s and their properti es. Self-timer — tapping this ic on activates the t imer count down, which allows you to capt ure “hands free” images.[...]
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Targ us Di gital Ca mer a 6 Image C apture Me nu opt ions 3 When you are ready to capture an image, press the Up button on your handheld computer . T o save the image, see “Saving Images and V ideo Clips” on p age 7 . Recording Video Clip s 1 T o activate the vide o recor ding f eature, t ap the Vi deo Capture icon if you have not already done [...]
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Targ us Di gital Ca mer a 7 3 When you are ready to s top record ing vid eo, press the Up button again or , tap the Stop on-screen butt on. T o save the video clip, see the next section. Saving Images and V ideo Clip s When you capture an image or stop recordi ng video, the “Sav e picture? Y es/No” pr ompt appears below the image. Saving an im [...]
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Targ us Di gital Ca mer a 8 2 Ta p Ye s to save, or No to del ete, the captured image and r eturn to l ive video. NOTE: When captu ring images and video, you can use your handh eld computer’ s Up b utton for Y es and Down button for No responses. The file is automaticall y named with the current date and time. 3 T o give the file a descri ptive t[...]
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Targ us Di gital Ca mer a 9 The V iew Menu has additional icons th at allow you to do the f ollowing with images and vi deo clips: • View inf ormat ion • Add notes • T ransfer the fi le using beam techno logy • Delete the fil e View Men u opti ons - imag e T ap the icon to acti vate the featur e you want to use. NOTE: When vi ewing images a[...]
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Targ us Di gital Ca mer a 10 example, t o edit t he name of a video, t ap on the title an d enter a new na me. View Men u options - vide o During vi deo playback you can also: • V iew the length of the video cl ip via the time counter . • Pause video playback by t apping the Pause icon. • Resume playback by t apping the Pla y icon. Tim e Paus[...]
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Targ us Di gital Ca mer a 11 • Skip forward or backward during playbac k by dragging the Progr ess bar with your sty lus. • Activate continuous playback by tapping the Loop icon. T o turn off this feat ure, ta p the Loop icon again. Use the scroll arrows , or the Up and Down buttons o n your handheld computer, t o view other vi deos. Thumbnail [...]
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Targ us Di gital Ca mer a 12 The image and video count indi cate h ow many images and video c lips are p resent in t he current category . Thumbnails wi th sprocket hol e borders indicat e that t he file is a video cl ip. Video thumbna il Vie wing Image and V ideo Details T o view a list of saved images and video clip s, tap the Det ails icon. Deta[...]
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Targ us Di gital Ca mer a 13 The Detai ls list display s the file name, image size (Full or Pal m), file siz e in memory and note att achments. From the De tails lis t you c an: • Open an indi vidual fi le for viewing by t apping on the file name. • V iew note at tachment s by tapping th e Att ached Note icon . • Beam fil es to other handhel [...]
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Targ us Di gital Ca mer a 14 are copied, you can del ete them from your handheld comput er. • Delete files by t apping the box next to each obsolete fi le so that a check mark appea rs and then t apping the Delet e icon. Detail Menu optio ns Using the T argus Handcam Digit al Camera with Y our Notebook or De sktop Computer T o use the T argus Han[...]
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Targ us Di gital Ca mer a 15 2 Insert the camera software CD-ROM into your compute r ’s CD-ROM drive. 3 If Setu p does not begin automatical ly , click Start , th en Run , and enter D: setup.e xe (where D: is the pat h of your CD-ROM drive) and then click OK . The Camera Install screen appears. 4 Click Install . The following screen appears. Ins[...]
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Targ us Di gital Ca mer a 16 NOTE: If yo u choose to in stall the addition al software, follow the on -screen pro cedures for each pr ogram. The InstallShiel d Wizard for T argus Camera screen appears. 7 Click Next . The License Agreement screen appears. 8 Click Ye s to acce pt the agreement or No to cancel i nst alla tion. The InstallShield Wizard[...]
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Targ us Di gital Ca mer a 17 3 Slide the camera in to the Handcam socket adapter’s slot until the c amera is firmly in place. Inserting the Handcam into the Handcam socket adapter Attaching the Camera Clip Use the su pplied camera cli p to steady the Handcam and improve image and video qual ity . T o attach the clip t o the Handcam, slide the tra[...]
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Targ us Di gital Ca mer a 18 between the overhang and the lever) and release the spring le ver . Attaching the Handcam to the ca mera clip Overhang Spri ng lev er Grooves[...]
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Targ us Di gital Ca mer a 19 Using the Camera Desktop Application T o open the camera desktop applicati on, double- click the T argus Camera icon on your deskto p. Camera desktop applica tion, initial screen[...]
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Targ us Di gital Ca mer a 20 Once the des ktop appl ication is active, l ive feed appears on the screen and, from the main menu bar , you can select the foll owing optio ns: Y ou can also open additional ins tal led software , such as ArcSof t PhotoImpressi on, by c licking the drop-down arrow next to Applicat ions, locate d at the upper-l eft of t[...]
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Targ us Di gital Ca mer a 21 image, right -click t he image’ s thumbnail in the album, select Rename and then enter a new title. Recording, V iewing, Saving and Sending V ideo Clips T o record video mail , click the Vi deo Mail i con, or to record a regu lar vi deo clip, cli ck the Video icon from the main menu. When you are r eady to stop record[...]
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Targ us Di gital Ca mer a 22 right- click the video’ s thu mbnail, sele ct Rename and then e nter a new ti tle. T o send the v ideo recor ding as an email att achment, c lick the Se nd Mail i con. Y our default mail agent opens with the vi deo clip atta ched as an A VI file to a new message. Sen d as you would a regu lar message. Y ou can also se[...]
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Targ us Di gital Ca mer a 23 Changing the Camera S ettings In the desktop applica tion you can change the camera sett ings to best suit e your needs. T o access the setting option s, click the Camer a Setting s icon from the main menu. From the Cap ture t ab you can: • Specify the maxi mum size allowed for video clips • Set a delay before captu[...]
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Targ us Di gital Ca mer a 24 From the V ideo tab you can adjust t he camera’ s composit ion or r eapply the defaul t setti ngs. Video settings From the Mai l agent ta b you ca n select which mail agent opens when sending i mages or video clip s as an attachment . Mail Agent se ttings When you are done changing the settings , click OK to save or C[...]
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Targ us Di gital Ca mer a 25 Access ing Images and Video Cli ps in the Albu m T o view saved images and video cl ip s, cl ick the Album icon fr om the main menu. Thumbnails of the most recent images or video clip s appear . Curre nt al bum T o view files from a dif fere nt album, tap the dro p- down arrow , l ocated in t he upper-l eft co rner , an[...]
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Targ us Di gital Ca mer a 26 • Rotat e an i mage counter -cloc kwise ( 90 degrees) • Rotat e an i mage clockwis e (90 d egrees) • Flip an image hori zont ally • Adjust i mage color T o use the menu option s, select a th umbnail, then cl ick t he desired icon. T ra nsferr ing Files Fr om Y o ur Handhel d Comp uter to Y our Notebook or De skt[...]
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Targ us Di gital Ca mer a 27 NOTES: During file tra nsfer , images and video clips are automatically conver ted to JPEG and A VI files respectively . Y ou can only view the A VI files on another comp uter that already has ei ther the camera desktop applicati on or the video decod er , whi ch is suppl ied on the CD-ROM, installed. If you send your A[...]
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Targ us Di gital Ca mer a 28 If the T argus Handcam Digit al Camera doesn’t work: • Check that the T argus Handc am Digit al Camera is fully i nserted i n the exp ansion slot. • V erify that your handheld computer is working properly . • Make sure that your compute r ’s bat tery is full y charged. • Check that your handhel d computer is[...]
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Targ us Di gital Ca mer a 29 Capacity The following t able li st s, on average, t he number of Full or Palm siz e images or the to tal l ength of video clip s you can store in a col or or black and white handheld computer wit h 6 MB of free memo ry . T ech nical Su ppor t In the unlike ly event that you encount er a problem wi th your T argus acces[...]
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Targ us Di gital Ca mer a 30 Euro pe Belgium +32 0 02- 717-2451 Denmark +45 0 35- 25-8751 France +33 0 1- 64-53-9151 Germany +49 0 21- 16-579-1 151 Ital y +39 0 24-827- 1 151 Netherlands +31 0 53- 484-9470 Spain +34 0 91-745-6221 Sweden +46 0 8-571-4058 Switzerland +41 0 1-212-0007 United Kingdom + 44 0 20-7744- 0330 Eastern Europ e & other s +[...]
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Targ us Di gital Ca mer a 31 progra ms, reco rds, or data ; nor an y conse quenti al or incide nta l dama ges, eve n if T argus has bee n info rmed of their possibi lity . This warrant y doe s not af fect y our s tatu tory right s. W arrant y Re gistration at: http://www .tar gus.c om/regist ration.a sp Regulatory Comp liance This de vice comp lies[...]
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Targ us Di gital Ca mer a 32 correct the inte rferenc e by one or more of the following measur es: • Reorient o r reloc ate the rec eivin g antenna • Increas e the s eparat ion bet ween the equip ment a nd receiver • Move th e compu ter away from the re ceiver • Conn ect the equip ment int o an ou tle t on a circ uit diffe rent from tha t t[...]
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