AIPTEK PenCam Mini 1.3 Guide

E-Manual
Mega Camera
Manager

Chapter 1: Installation
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Mega Camera Manager Installation
Place the CD into your CD-ROM and click on the Mega Camera Manager
Icon to begin the installation. If the CD does not automatically display,
simply go to "Start" then "Run" and select the path "D:\Setup.exe". You
may need to replace "D" with the letter that corresponds to your CD-ROM
drive. Mega Camera Manager
After the welcome screen appears, click
"Next".
The dialog box that appears asks if you
would like to restart your computer now
or later. Press "Finish" to complete
installation.
Software Installation

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Connect the smaller end of the USB cable to
the USB port of your camera.
Plug the larger end of the USB cable to
the USB port of your PC.
Hardware Installation
USB

Chapter 2: How to Use Your Digital Camera
Introduction
The built-in memory of your camera is 128Mbits Flash memory plus
128Mbits SDRAM memory. It supports two kinds of resolution - high
(1248x960) pictures and low (640x480) pictures. It also
supports AVI Movie mode( 624x480) and (304x240) for high and
low . With a USB cable, you can transfer all the pictures to your PC.
resolution resolution
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Installing batteries
Your camera is powered by 2 AAA Alkaline batteries or by a PC via a USB
cable.
When batteries are removed, all the stored AVI Movies are
cleared; however, still pictures will remain.
With 2 AAA Alkaline batteries, you are able to take 160 pictures.
Battery standby works for approximately 10 days.
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Your camera
USB port
Shutter Switch
View Finder
Lens
Mode Switch
LCD Display
Battery Cover
Focus

AVI Movie Mode
Self Timer
Good Battery
Still Image
Erase All
Erase Last
Resolution
Digit Counter
LCD Display
Plug in USB
Cable
Turning on / off your camera
Pressthemodebuttontoturnonthecamera.
Press the mode button, the LCD indicates still image, AVI movie,
Self-timer, erase last, erase all, resolution and good battery icons
in order.
To use the function of the icons, press the shutter button.
Your camera turns off automatically when idle over 60
Seconds.
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Icon Functions Description
Still Image mode - takes still pictures
AVI Movie mode - takes AVI Movie
Self Timer - starts 10 second self-timer to take a picture
Erase Last - erases the last picture or AVI Movie
Erase All - erases all of the pictures or AVI Movie
in the memory
Low Resolution
Digit Counter - displays the number of the pictures you take
Good battery - indicates good battery status
Low battery - indicates low battery status
High Resolution
Still image mode
(1248x960), up to 40 pictures
AVI Movie mode
( 624x480 ), up to 30sec/10fps
(640x480), up to160 pictures
( 304x240 ), up to 120sec/10fps.
Still image mode
AVI Movie mode
- indicates USB cable is plugged in
Plug in USB Cable
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Description of LCD Display
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Chapter 3: Taking Pictures
Press the mode button.
The LCD shows the Still
Image Mode icon.
Press the shutter button
to take a single picture.
Still Image Mode
AVI Movie Mode
Press the mode button.
The LCD shows the AVI
Movie Mode icon.
Press the shutter button
to take AVI Movie.
Press the shutter button
again to stop AVI Movie.
You've taken a picture when LCD shows the first flashing
number. When the sixth flashing number appears, the
whole image storing process is completed.
Two beeps with blinking number suggests that there is no
room for storing further AVI Movie.
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Taking a picture

Press the mode button.
The LCD shows the Self
Timer icon.
Press the shutter button.
Your camera starts a 10-
second countdown and
takes a picture.
Self Timer
Erase Last
Press the mode button.
The LCD shows the Erase Last icon.
Press the shutter button.
The Erase Last icon starts to blink.
Press the shutter button again and the last stored picture
or AVI Movie is cleared.
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Erase the last still picture Erase the last AVI Movie
Press the mode button to leave Erase Last mode.
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Digit Counter
It shows the total images and AVI Movie .taken
The digit counter is also a second counter when
taking AVI Movie.
Press the mode button.
The LCD shows the Erase All icon.
Press the shutter button.
The Erase All icon starts to blink.
Press the shutter button again and all the stored picture
and AVI Movie are cleared.
Erase All
Erase all still pictures Erase all AVI Movie
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Blinking number indicates that the data is being
processed.
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Press the mode button to leave Erase All mode.
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Also use this setting
for infinite focus
Landscape & People
( whole-length)
People
(half-length)
Extreme close-up
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When running out of power, the LCD changes from a good battery icon to
a low battery icon. It tells you to replace batteries.
Battery Indicators
Good Battery Low Battery
Function icons on the LCD are unable to be removed when low
battery icon starts blinking. Your camera will be automatically
turned off when idle over 60 seconds.
How to Adjust the Focus
We suggest adjusting the focus to
the following positions as taking distinct
shots. If the distance to the subject is greater
than 1 meter, the mode is recommended.
Otherwise, you should switch to mode.
Focal Length Indicator
250cm
40cm
40cm
(15.7")
250cm
(98.4")

Resolution Settings
Choosing the Resolution
Press the mode button until a star icon with H or L is shown.
To change "H" or "L" resolution, press the shutter.
Select a function icon to take a picture, such as Still Image mode.
Press the shutter and a picture is taken.
Note for Still Image Mode & AVI Movie mode
Still image mode
AVI Movie mode
High Resolution:
Low Resolution:
(1248x960), up to 40 pictures
(640x480), up to160 pictures
High : ( 624x480 ), up to 30sec/10fpsResolution
Low Resolution: ( 304x240 ), up to 120sec/10fps.
Note: AVI Movie is stored in SDRAM. When unloading
batteries or unplugging USB cable, all AVI Movie will
be erased. Thus, please download AVI Movie to PC
before unloading batteries or unplugging USB cable.
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Note: Still pictures are stored in Flash Memory. Pictures
will not be erase even you upload or install new batteries
or unplug USB cable.
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Tips for taking a good picture
Always place the subject in the centre of the view finder, and have
the light source behind you (the camera).
Select the proper focal length in accordance with the distance
between the camera and subject.
Keep the lens clean from dust or water with a dry, soft cloth.
When not used for a period of time, remove the batteries from the
camera.
Hold still when you press the shutter to take pictures. Due to the
high sensitivity of the electronic sensor, any slight moving when
taking pictures might end up with vague pictures.
un-plug the USB cable when the camera is connecting to
your PC for either downloading pictures or acting as a PC camera.
It might cause camera error.
DO NOT

Click the " Mega Camera Manager " icon on the Desktop to execute the
program where you can begin to use your camera.
Chapter 4: How to Transfer Photo and Video
to PC
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Mode Selecting
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Press the "Live View" button to change the camera to PC Camera mode.
Press the "DSC Function" button to change the camera to DSC mode.
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Live View
(PC Camera Mode)
DSC Function
(DSC Mode)

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PC Camera Mode
It is easy to attach your camera to your system. our camera
is used as a standard PC camera.
In this mode, y
The current view is displayed in the "preview" window.
=Press "Setting" button to adjust
advanced settings.
=Press "Video Format" button to
set image size.
=Press "Snapshot" button to
capture an image to the work
area.
=Press "Record button" to record
a video clip to the work area.
Video Record
If you wish to change the
recording speed, adjust the
Frame rate from 1 to 30.
The recording time is also
adjustable. Press " Start to
record" to record.
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=Press "Video Source" to select
Video Source.
Live View Mode
Live preview
Record
Snapshot
Video Format
Stting
Video Source

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Video Setting
Video Source
1. Flicker Setting: The electronic frequency will be
automatically detected. If there is no special need,
we recommend not to change this setting.
2. Bandwidth: The default bandwidth setting of the
USB interface is 6. We recommend you remain this
default setting. Change this setting only when you
connect a lot of USB devices to your PC.
Video Setting
Video Source
If you have installed more than two image import devices at the
same time, you can click this button to designate the device you
want to import your image files.

DSC Function
(DSC Mode)
Work area
Transfer images
to the album
Exit
Minimize
Create AVI file
Send Mail
Select All
Delete
Album Manager Album
Image
DSC Mode
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Transfer images to
the work area
Delete
Select All
Press the button to connect the camera and transfer
photos.
Press the button to transfer photos to the album.
Open or close album
Press the button to create AVI file
Besides using the mouse to select image or video files you
want on the work area, you can click this button to select all
image and video files and then give the next command.
This is a “delete” button. Once you click this button, all the
files you select will be deleted.

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Uploading image from the camera
Preview window
Transferring images to the Album
Click a JPG/ BMP image or an AVI image . Then click " Transfer
images to the album" button. Images are transferred from the
work area to the album. To delete an image, select it and click
"Delete".
Shortcut Menu
Right-click the work area, a shortcut menu will pop up.
You can use the shortcut menu to select the select all,
transfer to album, save as, mail to or delete options.
Enhanced Function
Select this item to enhance the resolution of the image files you want to upload
from 1.3 Mega pixels to 2.1 Mega pixels. The quality of the image files will be
largely enhanced and the image size will be larger, which may occupy a bit
more space of your hard disk.
Upload
Update
First, the total taken images in the
camera are displayed .Click "Upload"
to transfer images to the work area.
To take pictures directly from the
PC, click " Apply format" to choose
"1248x960" or " 640x480" image
format.
Click" Take a snapshot" or the shutter
button to take a picture. Then click
"Update"to display the next image.

Making AVI file
Select JPG/ BMP images and
click " Make AVI file" icon to make
an AVI file. It fails to make an AVI
file while you select AVI images.
Images sequence and frame
rate are adjustable
Playing picture
You can play any picture file you want by double clicking the picture icon to
execute Slide window. To display Slide, click " Go to the next
picture" or " Go to the previous picture". Then adjust Slide Show Timer and
click "OK". Pictures in the work area are displayed in order. To stop Slide
show, simply click " Stop".
Go to the next picture
Go to the previous picture
Slide Show
Exit
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Picture icon

Playing Video
You can play any video clip file (AVI format)
you want by double clicking the AVI file
icon to execute your default media
application.
Editing Photos
Pictures can be edited in image editing software, such as PhotoShop,
Imaging, CorelDraw, etc.
Slide Show Timer
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