VistaQuest VQ-7015 manual

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Table of Con t ents Page 10. Del eting Pi cture s and Videos - -- ---- -- ----------- ---------- -- - -- -- - ---- -- - --- - - - - ------- 17 • D el eti ng Si ngl e Pi ct ur e or V i deo ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- --- 17 • D e l et i n g All Pictu re s and Vi d eos ---- - -- -- - - - -------- - - -- - -- [...]

- 1 - 1 1 0 7 0 7 1. System Requirements • P ersonal computer , lapto p, de sktop , or IBM compatib le wit h Pentium 16 6 MHz minimum, and with an active USB ( U nive rsal Seria l Bus) p ort. • W i ndo ws 98SE/ ME/2000/X P , CD ROM driv e, color monitor , mous e and keyboard. • Color pr inter f or printing c olor pi ctures. • For tran s fer[...]

- 2 - 3. Qui c k Start CA U TI ON • P l ease i nst al l t he camera dri ver before usi ng your ca mer a w i th a PC . • B est way to transfer pi c ture to P C i s us i ng the Mas s S tora g e mod e t o copy al l your pi c ture s . • Get ting R eady 1.Sl i de ope n the ba tt ery c omp artment c over 2.Lo ad the batteri es and the SD c ar d i n[...]

- 3 - • D elet i ng a Pi cture 1.Tur n on the c ame ra. 2.Sl id e the Function s wi t ch to  ( pl ayback s tat us). 3.Us e  or  to di spl ay t he pi c ture you want t o del ete. 4.Pre s s the Mode butto n to turn on the menu an d t h en use an d t o s el ect [D elet e ] on the s c r een . P ress the S hutt er bu t ton. 5.W hen the mess a[...]

- 4 - 4. N am e of Pa r t s The fo l l owi ng i l l ustrat io ns s how th e na m es of eac h c ompo nen t, button, a n d s wi tc h on the camera. 1. Shut ter (O K) Butt on 2. Pow er Button 3. Sel f T i mer Lamp 4. Fl ash 5. Len s 6. Focus Swi tch 7. U SB Port T ermi nal 8. Pow er La m p 9. C har ge Ind i c ator 10 . Fun c ti on S wi tc h 1 1. Buzze[...]

- 5 - I ndica tors 1.Indi c ator La m p (Gr een ) 2.Sel f -T i m er L a mp (Red) 3.Powe r La m p D igi t al Inter face: U SB 1.1 D IGIT A L ZO OM D ur i ng shooti ng, use r can push a nd to z oom i n and zo om out. D isplay B utt o n Press the R i ght b utt on an d the c urr ent i nforma t i on on the LCD moni to r w i l l be di spl ayed. Menu B ut[...]

- 6 - 5. D isplay I nfor ma t ion Note: If t he i con app ears on the LCD w he n y ou take pi ct ure s i n da rk c on di t i o ns. Pl ease keep y our ha nds st eady , other w i se y o u may capture a bl ur pi c ture.[...]

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- 8 - 6. Getting Starte d • I nstalling Ca mera Batter ies: 1.Slide open t h e batt ery compart m ent cover. 2.In sert batteries. B e sure to load ba tteries with + and – terminal s as sho wn on the camera. 3.Slide cl ose t he batt ery compart m ent cover . • I nserting SD Car d : The camer a off ers two opti ons for st oring pict ures and v [...]

- 9 - • Turni ng On t he Ca m era: 1.Pre s s the ON/ OFF butt on on as s ho w n i n the i l l us trati on. 2.Buz ze r wi l l beep an d i ndi cator l amp w i l l l i gh t . The LCD moni t or wi l l be t u rne d on. 3.Pre s s the ON/ OFF butt on ag ai n t o shutdown the c amer a. • Setting the D at e, T ime and D ate Stam p : Us e the f oll owi n[...]

- 10 - 7. T aki ng P i ctures • Taking a Pic t ure 1. T urn on th e camera. 2.The LCD moni tor w i ll di s pl ay i m a ge an d s ymbol s . 3. Sl i de the Func tion s w i t c h to (capture st a t us). 4. The LC D monit or w i l l di s pl ay ( Sn ap s hot M od e). If i c o n i s d iff e ren t, Press t he Menu button and then pr es s  t o sel ect[...]

- 1 1 - • U sing D igi ta l Zoo m The D i gi tal Zoo m provi des up to 8X mag ni fi c ati on o f y o ur pi ct ure s . Y o u may noti c e a de c rease i n pri nted i mage qua l i ty w hen us in g D i gi tal Zoom. 1. M ake s ur e t he Function sw i tc h i s set to . Us e t he L C D to f ra m e y ou r subj ect . 2. Butto n: The s ubj ect wi l l be e[...]

- 12 - • U sing Flash Li ght W he n y ou ta ke pi c t ur es at n i g h t , indoor s , or outdoo rs i n h ea v y shad ow s, y our u se t he f l ash. Press t he b utton r epe at edly to sc roll th r oug h the fl ash opti ons. The fl ash i c on that i s di s pl ayed on the LCD moni tor i s t he acti ve op t i on. Of f— f l as h ne v er f i res. (D[...]

- 13 - • Putting Yourse l f in the Pi ctu re The Sel f T i mer c re at es a de faul t del ay betw een the ti m e you press t he Shutter bu tt o n and the ti m e the pi ct ure i s t a k en. Thi s set ti ng i s i deal w hen y ou want to i nc l ude yoursel f i n the pi c ture. 1.Make s ure the Fun ct i on s w i t ch i s s et t o . 2.Pre s s the Menu[...]

- 14 - 9. Rev i ew ing Pi ct ures and Vid e o s • R eview ing P ictures 1.Tur n on the c ame ra. 2.Sl i de the Function s w it c h to  ( pl ayback s tat us). The l ast pi c t ur e or vi de o i s di s pl ayed. 3.Us e  and  to s el ect the pi c ture or v i deo (If t he i c on app ear s on t he LCD moni tor) y ou w ant to rev i ew. 4.Press [...]

- 15 - Shutter button to c onfi rm the sett i ng. Press the Menu b utt on a nd Shu t te r button to ex i t t he m enu . • U sing Sl ide Sho w Us e the S l i de Show f ea t ur e t o sequen t i al ly di spl ay y ou r pi c t ur es and vi de os on t he c amer a LCD. 1.Mak e s ure t he Fun cti on s wit ch is set t o  , and t hen press t he Men u bu[...]

- 16 - • S elec ting P icture s for Pr inting (D POF P rint Settings) 1.Make s ure the Fun ct i on s w i t ch i s s et t o  . 2.Us e  or  to sel ect t he pic t ur e y ou w ant t o print, and then pre s s the Menu button. 3.Press t h e or t o sel ec t [P ri nt] on the sc ree n and pre s s t he  or  button t o sel ect ON/ OFF . 4.Pre[...]

- 17 - 1 0. D elet in g Pi ct u res a nd Videos Del e te i tem al lo w user to d el ete c ur ren t or al l the st o red i mag es from the i n t er nal m emor y or SD c ar d . • Deleting S ingl e P ictur e or Vi deo 1.Tur n on the c ame ra. 2.Sl id e the Function s wi t ch to  ( pl ayback s tat us). 3.Us e  or  to di spl ay t he pi c ture[...]

- 18 - 2.Fi le s t hat are er ase d cann ot be recovered. Mak e s ure yo u ha v e s el ect ed the i mage s yo u want to era s e. 3.Fi le s t hat have be en pr otec ted (see the fo ll owi ng sect i on) canno t be er ased e v en i f “Del ete Al l ” i s se l ecte d. • Form at ti ng I nte rnal Memor y or S D C ard 1.Mak e s ure t he Fun cti on sw[...]

- 19 - 1 1 . C ustom i zi ng Your Came ra Settings * C apt ure Statu s Menu [MENU B U TT O N] W hen user sl i de the Function s w i tc h t o (cap ture s tatus ). P re s s t he Menu button c an turn ON/ OFF f un c t i on m en u. Us e a nd bu ttons t o sel ect i t ems, pr es s the  or  to ente r each i t em. Press the Menu button t o confi rm t[...]

- 20 - [ W hite B alanc e ] W he n t he whi t e bal ance i s s et t o m atch t he l i ght s ou rce, the c amer a c an take pi c ture more acc ur a tel y . Auto The camera sets t he whi t e bal ance automa t i cal l y acc ord i ng to s hoo t i ng co nd i t i on s . Sunn y U s e when s h ooti ng at ou t doo rs i n s un l i ght on a c l ear day. C l o[...]

- 21 - [T ime S t amp] OFF D o not pri nt t i m e on the pi ct ure . D ate Onl y Pri n t D ate on t he pi ct ur e . D ate & T i me Pri n t D ate & T i me on the pic t ur e. [MO D E BU TT O N] W h en use r s l i de th e Function sw i t c h to ( c apture st atus ). Pres s the MODE bu t t on twic e can t urn ON /OFF f un c t i on m enu . U s e[...]

- 22 - [Lan guage] Press t he or to sel ec t the s ubme nu a nd then pr es s th e Shutte r b u t ton to co nfi rm. Press M enu butt on t o retur n to mai n menu . Pre s s the Mode button t o re t u rn to c aptur e s tatus. Engli sh Setti ng the l angu age to E ngl i s h. (*) Fran çais Setti ng the l angu age to F r ench. Deut sch Setti n g t he l [...]

- 23 - [A uto P ow er Of f] Pres s  or  to set t he ti me of aut o po w er of f . 30SEC S etti n g t he c amer a a utoma ti cal l y p ower s off appr ox i matel y 30 s e c ond s . 1MIN S etti ng t he c amer a automati c al l y pow er s off ap pro xi m atel y 1 mi nu t e. 3MIN S etti ng t he c amer a automati c al l y pow er s off ap pro xi m [...]

- 24 - * Pl ayb ack Status Menu [Me nu B utton] W hen you s l i de t he Funct i on s wi t ch to  (Pl a y back S tatus ), pre s si ng Menu bu t t on c an turn ON/OFF Pl ay back st atus menu . Press a nd to s el ect the i t em. Press t he s hutter button to s tart/s to p sl i de show . Us e  or  button to set Protect and Pri nt to On/OFF . S[...]

- 25 - 12 . I nst alli ng Y our Cam era Driv er an d Sof tw are • Inst alli ng D river 1.T urn on the computer . 2.Insert i ns tal l ati on CD i nto t he CD -ROM driv e and the i ns tal l ati on CD m enu w i l l appea r . 3.W hen y ou see the f o l l owi ng screen, choose “ Inst all D riv er ” . 4.Fol l o w t he o n -scree n i n s tructi ons.[...]

- 26 - 1 3. U ninst alli ng Sof tw are Fol l ow i ng i n st ructi on w i l l gu i de you t o un i nst al l ( remo v e) softw are from c omp uter. • U ninst all ing Sof tw are 1.Cl i c k "S tart" from the task ba r and choo s e "Sett i ngs" -> "C ontro l Panel ". (Fo r W i n dows X P: "Star t " -> &quo[...]

- 27 - 14. Do wn lo ading I ma ges to Y ou C om p uter For W in dows 98/ ME custom ers: Pl ease i nstal l c amer a dri ve before c onne c ti ng. 1. S l i de the Funct i on s wi t ch to  (Pl ay back Functi o n). 2. Then connect the camera to t he c ompute r w i th t he i nc l uded U SB c able. 3. “USB M ass Stora ge dri v e” appe ars on the c[...]

- 28 - 15 . A rcSof t PhotoImp ress io n 5 A rcSof t PhotoI m p ress i on 5 i s a c ompl ete di gi tal i mag e edi t in g ap p li c ati o n desi gned w i t h rea l people i n mi nd . E asy-to-use “Getti n g S t art” guid es, user -fri end l y U I , c ompl ete i mage edi ti ng f u nct i onal i t y , gi v e us er s wonder f ul expe ri enc e to or[...]

- 29 - 3. Create – Ad d cl i p ar t , speci a l e f fect s, f ram es and more . 4. Project – Make ca l en dar s , photo books and gre eti n g card s . 5. Print – P ri nt m u l t i pl e i mage s per page and mul ti pl e pag es at one ti me. 6. Send – Em ai l ph otos or upl oad t he m to onl i ne photo shari ng ac counts. Note    [...]

- 30 - Creat e a Sl ide Show – Cre ate a sli de s ho w pro j ect . Y ou c an r etri eve m edi a mater i als from the de v i c e conn ect ed or c ho os e medi a fi l es f ro m sy s tem f ol de r . Y ou can c ho ose s l i de s how mater i al s f ro m y ou r p hoto al bum as w el l . If t h e box “Al ways show thi s w i z ard w he n Vi de oIm pre [...]

- 31 - 6. Prod uce - C ombi ne al l c ompon ent s to c re at e y our f i na l vi deo; save i t i n a vari ety o f w ays o r ema i l i t t o fri ends. The St ory board - The backbo ne of the creati on pro c ess , i t' s where yo u assembl e you r movi e. The Pl a yer - Previ ew and modi fy y our mov i es i n th i s ar ea. Wor king w i th A lb u[...]

- 32 - 17. U sing the C am era i n PC -Cam m ode VQ50 10 of fers tw o U S B mod e s: R emovabl e D i s k a nd PC C amera . Note : P l ease i nst al l c amera dri v e be f ore you c an use the camera i n PC -Cam. Sett ing Up PC -C am 1.T urn the c amer a po w er on and sl id e the Function s w i tc h t o (Cap t ur e S tat us). 2. Conn ect t he camer[...]

- 33 - 18 . C hecking t he Co nnect ion of Y ou r C am era *T urn the camer a power on and sl i de t he Function sw i tc h to (Cap t ur e S tat us). *Connect t he c amer a t o the co mpu t er w it h t he i ncl ude d U S B cabl e. For W in dows 98/ ME on ly Doub l e cl i c k “ My C omputer ” i c on -> Control P ane l -> Sy s tem -> Dev [...]

- 34 - 19 . Interne t Vide o Conferenc ing T o r un a vi deo c onfer e nce wi th another per s on, y ou an d t he oth er pe rson must have the computer sta ti on c onfi gur ed wi th w eb c amera , m i cr op hone, speakers, mode m an d h ave access to t he Internet. Y ou have to downl oad vi de o c onfere nce s oftw are, purcha sed or free, suc h as[...]

- 35 - Ap p endix: Spe cificat ions I mag e Sensor C MOS 2592 x 194 4 Pi x el s (5.0M P ixel s ), S en s or Area 1 / 2" Le ns S peci f i ca ti on F 3.0, f = 8.54 mm Focus Range La nds cape: 2 m ~ Infi ni t y ; Norma: 1 m ~ 2m; Macro: 20 cm O / S Mi c rosoft W i ndows 9 8 SE /200 0/ME/ X P Fl ash St robe Y es, (F or c e On, For c e Off, a n d A[...]

- 36 - F A Q Q1: I f I do not use batt eries, c an I use an U SB c ord and Ad ap t or and still t ak e pi c ture s w ith my digit al came ra? A1: N o, wh e n taki ng pi ct ur es, it i s i m por t ant t hat you use ba t teri es. Al so, you have to re m embe r to c har ge the batter i es before oper ati ng your c ame ra. Q2: I a m not very fam ili ar[...]

- 37 - T roubleshooting Proble m S ourc e Sol ution The power i s not o n • Press t he ON/ OFF bu t ton to t ur n the c amer a on. The batteri es w ere no t i ns erted prop erl y • Th e c or rec t di re c t i on to i nsert t h e AAA batteri es i s i ndi cated on the c a mera . B atteri es are de pl eted • Repl ace wi t h unused al k al in e o[...]

- 38 - Problem Source Solutio n Pic t ur e i s not cl ear The l ens i s di rty • C l e an the l ens. Hand s w ere not st ea dy when taki n g the pic t ur e • E nsur e han ds ar e s tead y when taki ng pi c ture and re m ai n s tead y one mi nute aft er cl i c ki ng the Shutte r bu t ton. The pic t ur es ar e bl ur red The pi ct ure subj ect w a[...]