VistaQuest VQ515 manual

User ' s Manual Note: The ca mera supports SD card only[...]

250208 For customers in North and So uth A merica For customer s in USA This device com plies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the fol lowing two onditions: c (1) This dev ice may not cause harmful int erference. (2) This dev ice must accept any interfere nce received, incl uding interfer ence that may cause undesired oper ati[...]

T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s P a g e 1. System Requirements --------- ---------- ------------- ----------- ------------- -------------- 1 2. Package C ontent s ------- ---------- -------------- ------------- ----------- ------------- ------- 1 3. Quick Start ------------- ------------- ----------- ------------- ------------- ----------- ----------[...]

T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s P a g e 10. Deleting Pictures and Videos ------------------- -------------- ---------- -------------- -- 17 • Deleting Singl e Picture or Video -- -------------- ---------- -------------- ------------- --- 17 • Deleting A ll Pictures and Video s --------- ------------- ----------- ------------- ---------- 17 • Fo[...]

1. System Requirements • Personal comput er, lapt op, desktop , or IBM comp atible with P entium 166 MHz minimum, and with an activ e USB (Universal Serial B us) port. • Windows 98 SE / ME / 20 00 / XP / Vista, CD ROM driv e, color monitor , mouse and key board. • Color printer for printi ng color pictures . • For tran sferring st ill image[...]

3. Quick Start CA UTI ON • Please inst all the cam era driver bef o re using y our camera with a PC. • Best way to tr ansfer picture to PC is u sing the Mass Storage m ode to copy all your pictures. • Getting Read y 1.Slide open the batt ery compartment cov er 2.Load the batteri es and the SD card into the camera. 3.Slide c lose the battery c[...]

• Deleting a Pi cture 1.Turn on the camera . 2.Slide the Function switch to ► (playback status). 3.Use ◄ or ► to dis play the pict ure you w ant to delete. 4.Press the Mode bu tton to turn o n the menu and then use and to select [Delete] on the scree n. Press th e Shutter b utton. 5.When the m essage “Del ete this file?” appears on th e[...]

4. Name of Par t s The follow ing illustration s show the names of eac h component, button, and sw itch on the camera. 1. Shutter (O K) Button 2. Power Bu tton 3. Self T imer Lamp 4. Flash 5. View finder 6. S trap Eyelet 7. Lens 8. Charge In dicator 9. Power Lamp 10. Function S witch 11 . B u z z e r 12. MENU Button 13. Battery Compartment Cover &a[...]

Indicators 1.Indicator Lamp (Green) 2.Self-T imer Lamp (Red) 3.Power Lamp Digital Int erface: USB 1.1 DIGIT AL ZOOM During shooting , user can push an d t o zoom in and zoom out. Display Button Press the Right b utton and the current inform ation on the LCD monitor w ill be displayed. Menu Button Y ou can turn the menu ON or OFF by pressing the Men[...]

5. Display Information Note: If the icon appears on the LC D when y ou take p ictures in da rk condi tions. Plea se keep your hands s teady , otherwise you may capture a blur picture. - 6 -[...]

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6. Getting Started • Installing C amera Batteries: 1.Slide open the batt ery compartment cov er. 2.Insert batte ries. Be su re to load ba tteries with + and – terminal s as show n on the camera. 3.Slide c lose the battery co mpartment c over . - 8 -[...]

• Inserting SD Card: The camera re quires SD car d for storin g pictures and videos: SD Card – The SD cards prov ide removable, reusable storage for pictures and v ideos. Store as many pict ures as you li ke, dependin g on the size of the card. CA UTI ON: The card can only be inserte d one way; forcing it may damage the camera or card. Do not i[...]

• Setting the Date, Time and Date Stamp: Use the following proce dure to change the date and time setting. 1.Slide the Function switch to (capt ure st atus). 2.Press the Mode bu tton twice to tu rn on functi on menu. Pres s the Shutter butt on. 3.Press or to adjust the date and time. Press ◄ or ► to advance to the next set ting. 4.When finish[...]

7. T akin g Pictures • Taking a Pictu re 1.T urn on the camera. 2.The LCD monitor w ill display imag e and symbols. 3. Slide the Functi on switch to (captu re status). 4. The LCD monitor will display (Snap shot Mode). If icon is dif ferent, Press the Menu button an d then pre ss ▼ to select [Burst Snapshot ], and th en press ◄ or ► to selec[...]

• Using Digital Zoom The Digit al Zoom prov ides up to 8X magnification o f your picture s. Y ou may notice a dec rease in pri nted image quali ty when using Digital Z oom. 1. Make sure the Function switch is set to . Use th e LCD to frame y our subject. 2. Button: The subject will be enlarged. Button: The subject will be reduced. Press the to zo[...]

Off— flash nev er fires. (Defa ult) Auto Flash— flash fires w hen the lighting conditions require it . Force Flash— flash fires every time you take a pi cture, regar dless of the lighting conditions. • Setting Picture Qualit y Use the Quality setting to select a pi cture resoluti on: 1.Make sure the Function switch is set to , and then pres[...]

• Putting Yourself in t he Picture The Self Timer creates a default del ay between t he time you press the Shutter butto n and the time the picture is taken. This setting is ideal whe n you want to in clude yourse lf in the pict ure. 1.Make sure the Function switch is set to . 2.Press the Menu button Pres s the Menu button a nd then p ress ▼ to[...]

9. Reviewing Pictures and Videos • Reviewing Pictures 1.Turn on the camera . 2.Slide the Function switch to ► (playback status). The last pi cture or v ideo is displayed. 3.Use ◄ and ► to sele ct the pict ure or video (If the icon appe ars on the LCD monitor) you want to rev iew. 4.Press the o r b utton to start play back of the video. 5.Du[...]

• Using Slide Show Use the Slide S how feature t o sequentially display your pictures a nd videos o n the camera LCD, on a tel evision sc reen, or on a ny external display device equipp ed with a v ideo input. 1.Make sure the Function switch is set to ► , and then pres s the Menu button. 2.Press the o r to select [Sli de Show] o n the screen an[...]

10. Deleting Picture s and Videos Delete item all ow user to delete curr ent or all t he stored image s from the int ernal memory or SD card. • Deleting Single Picture or Video 1.Turn on the camera . 2.Slide the Function switch to ► (playback status). 3.Use ◄ or ► to dis play the pict ure you w ant to delete. 4.Press the Mode bu tton to tur[...]

2.Files that a re erased ca nnot be recov ered. Make sure you have sel e cted the images you w ant to erase. 3.Files that h ave been prot ected (see the follow ing section) c annot be erased even if “Delete All” is selected . • Formatting Internal Memor y or SD Card 1.Ma ke sure the Function switch is set to ► . 2. Press the Mode butt on to[...]

1 1. Customiz ing Your Camera Settings * Capture Sta tus Menu [MENU BUTTON] When user slide t he Function switch to (capture status). Pr ess the Menu button can t urn ON/OFF function menu. U se and buttons to select items , press the ◄ or ► to enter ea ch item. Press the Menu button to confirm the setting an d return to capt ure status . [Pictu[...]

[ W h i t e B a l a n c e ] When the w hite balance i s set to match t he light source, the camera can take pi cture more accurately . Auto The camera se ts the white b alance aut omatically acc ording to shootin g conditio ns. Sunny Use when shoo ting at outdoo rs in sunligh t on a clear day. Cloudy Use when sh ooting at out doors and the sunlight[...]

[Time S tamp] OFF Do not pri nt time on the picture. Date Only Print Date on t he picture. Date & T ime Print Date & T ime on the picture. [MODE BUTT ON] When user slide the Function switch to (capture stat us). Press t he MODE button twice can turn ON/OFF function men u. Use and buttons to select items, press the Shutt er button to confirm[...]

[Language] Press the or to select the submenu and then press the Shutter button to con firm. Press Menu bu tton to return to main menu. Pr ess the Mode button to return to c apture st atus. English Setting the lang uage to Engli sh. (*) Français Setting the lang uage to Fren ch. Deutsch Setting the lang uage to Germa n. Italiano Setting the lang u[...]

[A uto Po wer Of f] Press ◄ or ► to set the time of auto po wer off . 30SEC Setting the camer a automatica lly pow ers off approx imately 30 seco nds. 1MIN Setting the camer a automatica lly pow ers off approx imately 1 minute. 3MIN Setting the camer a automatica lly pow ers off approx imately 3 minutes . 5MIN Setting the camer a automatica lly[...]

* Playback Sta tus Menu [Menu Button] When you slide the Function switch t o ► (Playback Status), pressing Menu button can tu rn ON/OFF Playback st atus menu. Press and to select the item. Press the sh utter button to start /stop slide show . Use ◄ or ► button to set P rotect and P rint to On/OFF . Slide Show to Slide Show . Protect to prot e[...]

12. Install ing Y our Camera Driver and So ft ware • Installing Driv er 1.T urn on the computer . 2.Inser t installation CD into the CD-ROM d rive and the inst allation CD menu will appear . 3.When y ou see the follow ing screen, choose “ Instal l Web Cam Driv er ”. 4.Follow the on-screen i nstructions. 5.Restar t the comput er . • Insta ll[...]

13. Uninst alling Sof tware Following instr uction will g uide you t o uninstall (remove) sof tware from computer. • Uninstalling S oft ware 1.Click "S tart" fr om the t ask bar an d choose "Setti ngs" -> "Contr ol Panel". (Fo r Window s XP: "S tart" -> "Control Panels") 2.Double click "[...]

14. Downloading Images to Y ou Computer For Windows 98/ME cus tomers: Please inst all VQ3015 drive bef ore connectin g. 1. Slide the Functi on switch to ► (Playback Function). 2. Then connec t the camera to the computer w ith the included USB cable . 3. “USB Mass S torage drive” appear s on the compu ter screen. For Windows XP: A dialogue box[...]

15. A rcSoft PhotoImpression 5 ArcSoft PhotoImpression 5 is a complete dig ital image editing applica tion des igned wit h real peo ple in min d. Easy-to-use “Getting S tart” g uides, user-fr iendly UI, c omplete image editin g functionali ty , give users wonderf ul experi ence to organizing , viewing, enh ancing, e diting, print ing and shar i[...]

1. Get Photo – Choose how to view or acquire photos. 2. Enhance – Crop, brighten, rotat e, resize and mod ify photo s. 3. Create – Add clip art, special ef fects, frames and more. 4. Project – Make calendars , photo books an d greeting cards. 5. Print – Pr int multip le images pe r page and multip le pages at one t ime. 6. Send – Email [...]

Create a Vid eo – Create a new vide o project. Y ou can retriev e media materials from the device conn ected or ch oose media f iles from system folder . Y ou can choose video m aterials from your phot o album as w ell. Create a Slid e Show – C reate a slid e show project. Y ou can retrieve media mat erials from the device co nnected or c hoose[...]

3. Effects - Add neat spec ial effe ct transit ions betw een each componen t, or apply a pre-made theme. 4. T ext - Place animated t ext on any mov ie component. Only available for video pr oject s. 5. Narrate - Reco rd audio dir ectly from the program and a dd it to your m ovie. 6. Produce - Combine all com ponents t o create your fi nal video; sa[...]

17.Using the Ca mera in PC-Cam mode The VQ515 of fers two USB modes: Removable Disk and PC Camera . Note : Please inst all VQ515 driv e before you can use the c amera in PC -Cam. Setting Up PC -Cam 1. T urn the came ra power on and slide th e Function switch to (Capture Status). 2. Connect th e camera an d the com puter use the USB cable . 3. Ther [...]

18.Checki ng the Connection of Y our Camera *T urn the camera power on and slide the Function switch to (Capture Status). *Connect the camera to the com puter with the include d USB cable. For Windows 98/ME onl y Double click “My Computer” icon -> Control Panel -> System -> Device -> Manager -> Imagi ng Device; w hen you See “S[...]

19. Internet V ideo Conferencing T o run a v ideo confer ence with an other per son, you an d the other p erson must have the computer sta tion configure d with web camera, microp hone, speakers, modem an d have access to the Inter net. Y ou have to dow nload video co nference sof tware, purchased or free, suc h as basic softw are like I-phone or M[...]

Ap p e n d i x : Specifi cations Image Sensor 3.2M pixels CMOS Sensor (2048 x 1536), 1/2-in ch Lens Specifica tion F 2.8, f =9.3 mm Flash Automatic, force, Of f Memory 16MB SDRAM Continuous Captur e 3 Images White Balance Automatic/Sunny /Cloudy/T ungsten/Fluores cent 1/ Flu orescent 2 Exposure -2 EV ~ 2 EV Compression JPEG / MJPEG (AVI) Capacity ?[...]

FAQ Q1: If I do not u se batteries, can I use an USB cord and A daptor and still t ake pictures with my digital camera? A1: No, when t aking pictures, it i s import ant that y ou use batteries . Also, you hav e to remember to c harge the batt eries before operating y our camera. Q2: I have noticed that the pictures I have t aken are all v ery dark.[...]

T roubleshoot ing Problem Source Solution The power is n ot on • Press the ON /OFF button to turn the camera on. The batteries were not inserted prop erly • The corr ect direction to insert th e AAA batteries is i n dicated on the camera. Batteries are d epleted • Replace with unuse d alkaline or fully recharge d batteries (two AAA-si ze batt[...]

Problem Source Solution Picture is not clear The lens i s dirty • Clean the le ns. Hands were not steady when tak ing the pi cture • Ensure han ds are stea dy when t aking picture and r emain steady one minu te after clic king the S hutter butt on. The pictur es are blurred The pictur e subject w as not in the foc us range of the camera • Kee[...]

Safety P recautions Precautions fo r The camera 1 Do no t shoot whil e driving or w alking, otherw ise it may cause traff ic accide nt. 2 Do no t trigger the flash in close proximity to human or animal ey es. 3 Ex pose to the i ntense light p roduced by the f lash may damage eyesight, especially for young childre n, please sh oot at leas t one mete[...]

14 Under the env ironment with electrost atic discharge, the camer a may malfun ction and require the user to r eset the camera. 15 Under the env ironment with electrical fas t transient (EFT), the c amera may lose function and requi re user to reset the camera. 16 Shield cables mus t be used with unit to ensure com plies with the Cl ass B FCC limi[...]

Precautions fo r Batteries 1 D ispose of the batteries in a m anner that complies wi th applicable l aws. 2 Lea kage, overh eating, or bur st batte ries could resul t in fire or injury . 3 Do no t short circu it, heat or d ispose the ba tteries on fir e. 4 D o not use old batteries w ith new ones, or mix brands of battery . 5 E nsure the batt eries[...]