Sharp CV-2 manual

CV -2 8 x 30 1.3MP Digital Camera Binocular ®[...]

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Contents Quick Start ................................................................................ 4 F eatures .................................................................................... 7 Introduction .............................................................................. 9 How to Use Y our Binocular ............................[...]

Quick Start T urn on camera. Press and hold down Mode for 3 seconds . Press the Shutter . Y ou’ve tak en a picture! P oint at something interesting. 2 Install 2 AAA batteries (not included) . 1 3 4 How to start taking pictures... 4[...]

Quick Start Select the Flashback Mode. Press the Mode button until the Flashbac k icon displays . Press the Shutter button again to stop recor ding. CaptureVie w has recorded only the last 10 seconds of the activity . See F LASHB A CK , and S UGGESTED U SES FOR F LASHBA CK , pages 16 and 17 for more inf ormation. 6 T urn on camera. Press and hold d[...]

6 Quick Start Sit back and relax a minute. If using Windows 98ME or higher , CaptureView automatically installs on your PC . No drivers are needed. If using Windows 98SE or lower , drivers must be installed on y our PC and can be f ound on the included CD-Rom. Enjoy y our photos. Open Ulead Photo Express to view , edit and pr int y our pictures . I[...]

Fig. 1: T op View 1. Mode Button 2. Shutter Button 3. Diopter Scale (right eyepiece) 4. LCD Panel 5. Barrels c e f d b Features 7 Fig. 1[...]

8 1) g g j h i j Features 1# 1$ 1! 1! 1@ Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 2: Rear View 6. Eyepieces 7. USB Port 8. SD Card Port 9. Rubber eyecups 10. Focus knob Fig. 3: Front View 11. Objective Lens 12. Batter y Compar tment Lid (push forw ard and lift to remo v e) 13. Camer a Lens 14. Focus Ring[...]

Congratulations on purchasing the Meade ® CaptureVie w ® CV -2. CV -2 is an 8 x 30mm full-featured binocular . It is integrated with a digital camera that requires no film to capture pictures or video . This manual is designed to quic kly guide you through the operation of your CaptureVie w CV -2. For best results, tak e a few moments to become f[...]

10 How to Use Y our Binocular Adjust Eye Relief Adjust the Barrels Y ou need to adjust the barrels, as the distance between your e yes is usually different than the distance betw een another person’ s eyes . If you wear e yeglasses, f old down the rubber ey ecups and hold the ey epieces up against your glasses. If you w ant to ... Do this... Fold[...]

Focus the Binocular 1. Set the Diopter Scale on underside of CaptureView at its center point between “+” and “-. ” 2. Choose an object (such as a telephone pole) that is at least 50 feet (15m.) a way . 3. Looking with only your left e ye , rotate the Focus Knob until the object y ou are vie wing is focused. 4. Looking with only your right e[...]

12 Inser t Batteries Select an Operation 1. Make sure camera is off bef ore changing batteries . 2. Push the battery compar tment lid forw ard and lift to open. 3. Inser t 2 AAA 1.5v (user-supplied) batteries into the compar tment, noting the correct polarity as illustrated inside the compartment. If you w ant to ... Do this... CaptureView perf or [...]

Select Near or Far Focus 1. Press and hold the Mode button f or 3 seconds to turn on the camera. 2. The binocular can be focused using the focus knob . Howe ver , the camera can be set to Near or F ar focus using the focus ring, and is not aff ected by the focus knob . 3. T o set the Near focus: P osition CaptureView so that y ou are looking at the[...]

T aking Pictures and Video 14 T ake a Still Picture 1. Press and hold the Mode button f or 3 seconds to turn on the camera. The camera will beep and the camer a icon displa ys on the LCD . The counter , batter y life and resolution icons also display . 2. P oint the binoculars at an object. Y ou may use the f ocus knob to focus the image in the bin[...]

Capture Video 1. Press and hold the Mode button f or 3 to 5 seconds to turn on the cam- era. 2. Press the Mode button once and the Video mode icon displays . 5. Point the binoculars at the scene y ou wish to capture. 4. Press the Shutter button. The camer a now captures video . 5 The counter keeps counting (in seconds) as y ou capture video . Press[...]

16 Flashback If you w ant to ... Do this... For e xample, you ma y want to record a baseball pitcher throwing a pitch: 1. Select the Flashback icon. 2. Press the Shutter button to begin recording while the pitcher pre- pares. After the pitcher throws the ball, click on the Shutter b utton again to turn off recording. Y ou’ll hav e saved only the [...]

Some suggestions f or using Flashback Let’ s say y our daughter is on the varsity bask etball team. And right now , she’s dribbling down the court. Y ou’ d like to capture her patented hook shot on video. This is a job for Flashbac k. Select the Flashback icon and press the Shutter b utton as she sets off down cour t. The ball is passed back [...]

18 Use the Mode and Shutter Buttons Note: If you do not perf or m an oper ation f or 60 seconds , the camera automatically switches off . • Press and hold the Mode button f or 3 to 5 seconds to turn the camera on or off. • Use the Mode button to cycle through the operation icons. As you press the Mode b utton, the oper ation icons displa y on-s[...]

Use the Camera Mode Change the Camera Resolution H: High Resolu tio n mode ( 1280 x 1024 ). L: Lo w Resolution mode ( 640 x 480 ). The default setting is High Resolution. If you w ant to ... Do this... Camera Icon High and Low Resolution Icons • K eep pressing the Mode button until the Camera icon displa ys. Then press the Shutter button to tak e[...]

20 Use the Video Mode Note: The length of a movie depends on ho w much memory you hav e availab le. A udio recording is not av ailable with this camera. Use Flashbac k Note: Flashback captures 10 seconds of video . • K eep pressing the Mode button until the Video icon displays. Then p ress the Shutter button to begin recording a mo vie. Press the[...]

Find Out How Man y Pictures Y ou Ha ve T aken Counter Display If you w ant to ... Do this... • Erase Last. K eep pressing the Mode button until the Erase Last Image icon displays and then press the Shutter button. The icon flashes. Press the Shutter b utton again to er ase the last captured image or movie. • Erase All. K eep pressing the Mode b[...]

22 Operations Use the Self-timer • K eep pressing the Mode button until the Self-timer icon displays and press the Shutter button. The camera then pauses f or about 10 seconds: It sends out 6 slow and then 6 fast w ar ning beeps before taking the picture. • Load the SD card and choose this icon. When the icon begins to flash, press Shutter to b[...]

Find Out Why CaptureView is Beeping Note: When the battery is low , CaptureView sends out six short high beeps. It is recommended you do wnload the pictures or change the batteries at this time. Y ou have 60 seconds to change the batteries before y our images are deleted. Listen for the f ollowing patterns: P ower on: T wo short high beeps. W ake u[...]

24 Operations Download Pictures If you w ant to ... Do this... USB P or t If using Windows 98SE or lower , drivers must be installed on y our PC and can be found on the included CD-Rom. If using Windows 98ME or higher , CaptureView automatically installs on y our PC . No drivers are needed. Just attach one end of the USB cab le to the camera's[...]

1. Using the provided USB cab le, plug the one end of the cable into the camera's USB port and the other end into your PC's USB port. 2. If using Windo ws 98SE or lower , drivers must be installed on y our PC. See the included CD-Rom. If using Windows 98ME or higher , CaptureView automatically installs on your PC . No drivers are needed. [...]

26 1. Inser t supplied CD Rom into your PC’ s dr ive . 2. A splash screen displays. Click on “Ulead Photo Express. ” 3. Follow on-screen instructions. 4. After you click “Finish, ” the Ulead Photo Express icon appears on y our desktop . 5. Double-clic k the icon to launch the program. Y ou can now view , edit and print your images. Photo [...]

Other Software The included CD ROM contains other softw are programs b y Ulead that will assist you in editing your images , allow y ou to transf er images to email, and provide you with other useful functions. Ulead Photo Express ® , Photo Explorer , and Cool 360 ® , and CaptureView Manager are proprietary programs, and ma y not be sold, license[...]

28 Care of your CaptureVie w 1. Nev er immerse CaptureView in liquid. Remove dust or stains with a soft cloth dampened with water or neutral detergent. K eep in a dr y , cool dust-free environment or a container when it is not being used. Do not spra y liquid cleaners directly onto LCD . Using only gentle pressure, wipe the LCD with a slightly damp[...]

Binocular power 8X Binocular objective lens diameter 30mm Binocular optical design Folding roof prism, fully-coated Binocular close focus 16 ft. Field of view (diagonal) 7.9° Binocular field of view 366 ft. at 1000 yds. Image capture resolution 1280 x 1024, 640 x 480, 24-bit color Maximum length of movie Up to 30 seconds Camera aperture f/4.0; fix[...]

SIMMONS BINOCULAR/DIGIT AL CAMERA LIMITED WARRANTY Every Simmons binocular/digital camera is warranted b y Simmons Outdoor Cor poration (“Simmons”) to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ONE YEAR from the date of original purchase in the U.S.A. and Canada. At its option, Simmons will repair or replace the product, or[...]

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