Aven 26100-230 User manual

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miniVue Camera
26100-230
Operation Manual
Aven Inc
www.aveninc.com

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Using the Camera
Attach the D3C camera to the C-mount adaptor of the extension tube
of the microscope or video lens.
Place the specimen to be examined under the lens
Plug in the power cable into the DC IN on D3C camera
Switch on the D3C camera by pressing the「POWER」button for
second, and the LCD will display the starting interface.
Insert the SD memory card into the camera (the images taken must
be stored on the SD card)

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¾Adjustment of Exposure and Colour
The LCD will display four lines, representing the brightness of the colors G,
B, R and W respectively after just switching on the camera. Use LEFT or
RIGHT buttons to adjust their brightness. Press OK button to choose
different color lines. Once you have set the color levels press OK again
the stop displaying the color bar.
The number in the rectangle located in the centre of the LCD is the
focusing parameter, the bigger value of this parameter represents a better
focusing quality.
¾Snapshot
.When ready, press「SNAP」to record an image, and it will be stored on
the SD card. To avoid vibrations during recording, it is highly
recommended to use the remote control or USB control to take the
snapshot.
¾Camera Modes
miniVue camera has three different operation modes, which are ‘Camera’,
‘Video’and ‘Play’ mode respectively. The initial mode when the camera is
just switched on is ‘Camera’, and it can be changed to other modes as
follows:-
First of all, make sure that no menu function is selected
Press「MODE」button once and the LCD will display three mode
options. You can change to other modes by continuing to press
「MODE」. Press「OK」button to select the mode or wait for 2 seconds
to select the mode automatically.
Press「UP」to change to 「Camera」mode, and「OK」to select, or
wait for 2 seconds.
Press「LEFT」to change to 「VIDEO」mode, and「OK」to select, or
wait for 2 seconds.

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Press「RIGHT」to change to「PLAYBACK」mode, and「OK」to select,
or wait for 2 seconds.
¾Snapshot and Video
In「VIDEO」mode, video images can be recorded on the SD card,
however we recommend SD cards upwards of 1 GIG for recording video
images
¾Play back images and video
In「PLAY」mode, the recorded images and video can be displayed on the
LCD.
¾Switch off the camera
To switch off the camera, press the 「POWER」button for 1second, and
the illumination should also be switched off.
¾Install and remove the SD memory card
Install the SD card
zInsert the SD card into the slot along the arrow and ‘click’ into
position.
zThe camera will make sound and displays an SD card picture,
showing that the SD card is installed properly.
Remove the SD card
zPress the SD card into the slot until you hear a ‘click’ and release,
the SD card can now be removed from the camera.
zThe camera will sounds a warning and the SD card shown on the
LCD will disappears.
Notice: SD memory card must be installed before recording. If no SD
card is installed, the camera can still display live image, but
cannot record images or video.

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Camera Mode Setting and Menu Options
minVue camera can work in three modes, ‘Camera’, ‘Video’, and ‘Play’
¾Taking snapshot image in ‘Camera’ mode
◆ In ‘Camera’ mode the image can be recorded with different resolutions.
The lowest resolution is 0.35M-pixel VGA (604 x 48), the highest
resolution is 3M-pixel. After the digital processing, the highest output
resolution is 8M-pixel (3264x2448).
¾Recording video in ‘Video’ mode
◆ In ‘Video’ mode the video can be recorded in MPEG4 format with the
resolutions of 640x48-pixel or 320x240-pixel optional.
¾Playing back the recorded data: Play mode
◆ You can play back the recorded images or video, or delete the recorded
data.
◆ The TV OUT cable included can be connected to TV, and play back the
recorded images or video on TV. You can also play back the recorded
data on a PC.
minVue camera setting and menu operations
¾Options in 「CAMERA」mode
¡Snapshot options
zDelay shutter ==== setting the delayed shutter release time
Press MENU button to activate the snapshot option
Press DOWN button once, it will display ‘Time delay’
Press RIGHT button to go to the sub-menu
Use UP / DOWN buttons to set the time and press OK to
confirm
Press MENU button again to go back to「CAMERA」mode
zAuxiliary cable ==== Enable/Disable the screen auxiliary cable
Press MENU button to activate the snapshot option

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Press DOWN button twice, it will display ‘Auxiliary cable’
Press RIGHT button to go to the sub-menu
Use UP / DOWN buttons to set the type of auxiliary cable
and press OK to confirm
Press MENU button again to go back to「CAMERA」mode
zImage size ==== Setting the image size
Press MENU button to activate the snapshot option
Press DOWN button three times, it will display ‘Size’
Press RIGHT button to go to the sub-menu
Use UP / DOWN buttons to change the size and press OK to
confirm
Press MENU button again to go back to「CAMERA」mode
zQuality ==== Setting the image quality
Press MENU button to activate the snapshot option
Press DOWN button four times, it will display ‘Quality’
Press RIGHT button to go to the sub-menu
Use UP / DOWN buttons to change the quality and press
OK to confirm
Press MENU button again to go back to「CAMERA」mode
zSharpness ==== Setting the image sharpness
Press MENU button to activate the snapshot option
Press DOWN button five times, it will display ‘Sharpness’
Press RIGHT button to go to the sub-menu
UseUP / DOWN buttons to set the sharpness and press OK
to confirm
Press MENU button again to go back to「CAMERA」mode
¡Setting options
zExposure and balance ==== Setting auto or manual exposure
and white balance
Press MENU button and then RIGHT button once to activate
the setting option
Press DOWN button once, it will display ‘Exposure and
white balance’
Press RIGHT button to go to the sub-menu

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Use UP / DOWN buttons to change to use auto or manual
mode and press OK to confirm
Press MENU button again to go back to「CAMERA」mode
zText display ==== Setting the text display on and off
Press MENU button and then RIGHT button once to activate
the setting option
Press DOWN button twice, it will display ‘Text display’
Press RIGHT button to go to the sub-menu
Use UP / DOWN buttons to set the text display on or off and
press OK to confirm
Press MENU button again to go back to「CAMERA」mode
zBrightness ==== Setting the LCD brightness
Press MENU button and then RIGHT button once to activate
the setting option
Press DOWN button three times, it will display ‘Brightness’
Press RIGHT button to go to the sub-menu
Use UP / DOWN buttons to change the brightness and press
OK to confirm
Press MENU button again to go back to「CAMERA」mode
zCamera voice ==== Setting the camera voice
Press MENU button and then RIGHT button once to activate
the setting option
Press DOWN button four times, it will display ‘Voice’
Press RIGHT button to go to the sub-menu
Use UP / DOWN buttons to set the voice on or off and press
OK to confirm
Press MENU button again to go back to「CAMERA」mode

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zVideo output ==== Setting the type of video output
Press MENU button and then RIGHT button once to activate
the setting option
Press DOWN button five times, it will display ‘Video output’
Press RIGHT button to go to the sub-menu
Use UP / DOWN buttons to choose the type of video output
and press OK to confirm
Press MENU button again to go back to「CAMERA」mode
zFormatting ==== Format the SD memory card
Press MENU button and then RIGHT button once to activate
the setting option
Press DOWN button six times, it will display ‘Formatting’
Press RIGHT button to go to the sub-menu, the memory
card must be inserted into the slot
Use UP / DOWN buttons to choose to format or not and
press OK to confirm
Press MENU button again to go back to「CAMERA」mode
zReset ==== Reset the camera to the factory setting
Press MENU button and then RIGHT button once to activate
the setting option
Press DOWN button seven times, it will display ‘Reset’
Press RIGHT button to go to the sub-menu
Use UP / DOWN buttons to choose to reset or not and press
OK to confirm
Press MENU button again to go back to「CAMERA」mode
zLanguage ==== Setting the interface language
Press MENU button and then RIGHT button once to activate
the setting option
Press DOWN button eight times, it will display ‘Language’
Press RIGHT button to go to the sub-menu
Use UP / DOWN buttons to choose to choose the language
and press OK to confirm, there are seven languages to
choose
Press MENU button again to go back to「CAMERA」mode

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zReset number ==== Resetting the image number
Press MENU button and then RIGHT button once to activate
the setting option
Press DOWN button nine times, it will display ‘Numbering’
Press RIGHT button to go to the sub-menu
Use UP / DOWN buttons to choose to reset the image
number or not and press OK to confirm
Press MENU button again to go back to「CAMERA」mode
¾Options in 「Video」mode
¡Video options
zAuxiliary cable ==== Enable/Disable the screen auxiliary cable
Press MENU button to activate the snapshot option
Press DOWN button once, it will display ‘Auxiliary cable’
Press RIGHT button to go to the sub-menu
Use UP / DOWN buttons to set the type of auxiliary cable
and press OK to confirm
Press MENU button again to go back to「CAMERA」mode
zVideo mode ==== choose the output format of the video
Press MENU button to activate the menu
Press DOWN button twice, it will display ‘Video mode’
Press RIGHT button to go to the sub-menu
Use UP / DOWN buttons to choose the output video format
and press OK to confirm
Press MENU button again to go back to「CAMERA」mode
zResolution ==== Choose the video resolution
Press MENU button to activate the menu
Press DOWN button three times, it will display ‘Resolution’
Press RIGHT button to go to the sub-menu
Use UP / DOWN buttons to choose the output video
resolution and press OK to confirm
Press MENU button again to go back to「CAMERA」mode

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zQuality ==== Setting the recorded video quality
Press MENU button to activate the menu
Press DOWN button four times, it will display ‘Quality’
Press RIGHT button to go to the sub-menu
Use UP / DOWN buttons to choose the video quality and
press OK to confirm
Press MENU button again to go back to「CAMERA」mode
¾「PLAYBACK」mode
In「PLAYBACK」mode you can play one recorded video or maximum
nine videos continuously by pressing OK buttons. Use the UP /
DOWN buttons you can zoom in or out the video images
¡Play options
zDelete ==== Deleting one or more video
Press MENU button to activate the menu
Press DOWN button once, it will display ‘Delete’
Press RIGHT button to go to the sub-menu
Use UP / DOWN buttons to choose to delete one or more or
all videos and press OK to confirm
9Delete one video ---- the screen displays the image and
confirmation options, you can confirm to delete or
cancel
9Delete several videos ---- the screen displays the
images in smaller size and highlights the selected video,
you can choose the video and press OK to confirm
9Delete all ---- the screen displays confirmation options,
you can choose to confirm or cancel
Press MENU button again to go back to「CAMERA」mode
zAuto playback ==== Setting the time interval between two
images during auto playback
Press MENU button to activate the menu
Press DOWN button twice, it will display ‘Auto playback’
Press RIGHT button to go to the sub-menu