Creative Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim User manual

User’s Guide
Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim
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Technology Ltd. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical,
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described in this document is furnished under a license agreement and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms
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license agreement. The licensee may make one copy of the software for backup purposes.
Copyright © 1998-2005 Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved.
Version 1.0
February 2005
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Contents
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Contents
1 Introduction
Before You Begin ............................................................................................................ 1-1
Package Contents ......................................................................................................................... 1-1
Minimum System Requirements ............................................................................... 1-2
Document Conventions ............................................................................................................. 1-2
2 About Your Camera
About Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim ........................................................................... 2-1
About the Mode button ............................................................................................... 2-3
Using the Functions buttons ..................................................................................................... 2-4
Inserting an SD Memory Card (optional) ............................................................................. 2-5
Turning on Your Camera ............................................................................................. 2-6
3 Using Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim as a Digital
Camera
Turning on your Camera ............................................................................................. 3-1
Taking a Photo ................................................................................................................. 3-1
Previewing a Photo ...................................................................................................................... 3-2
Flash Modes ...................................................................................................................... 3-2
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Recording a Video ........................................................................................................... 3-2
Replaying a Recording ........................................................................................................... 3-3
Deleting a Photo or Recording ................................................................................ 3-3
Configuring Your Camera 3-4
Image Settings ................................................................................................................................ 3-4
Quick Settings presets .......................................................................................................... 3-4
General Camera Settings ........................................................................................................... 3-5
4 Installing Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim
Installing your camera .................................................................................................... 4-1
In Windows XP / 2000 / Me / 98 SE ....................................................................................... 4-1
Installing as a PC-CAM ................................................................................................................ 4-2
Installing as a Mass Storage Device ......................................................................................... 4-5
Verifying the installation in Windows XP and Windows 2000 ................................ 4-7
5 Printing from your Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim
Setting up Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) ..................................................... 5-1
Selecting individual photos ......................................................................................................... 5-1
Selecting all photos ....................................................................................................................... 5-2
Adding a date stamp .................................................................................................................... 5-2
Using PictBridge ............................................................................................................... 5-3
Printing selected photos ............................................................................................................. 5-3
Printing all photos ......................................................................................................................... 5-4
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Printing a date stamp ................................................................................................................... 5-4
A Technical Specifications
Dimensions ............................................................................................................................... A-1
Weight ....................................................................................................................................... A-1
Power ......................................................................................................................................... A-1
Sensor ........................................................................................................................................ A-1
LCD Display ............................................................................................................................. A-1
Video Resolution .................................................................................................................... A-1
Still Picture Resolution .......................................................................................................... A-1
Focus range .............................................................................................................................. A-1
Focus length ............................................................................................................................. A-1
Self-timer ................................................................................................................................... A-2
File formats ............................................................................................................................... A-2
Exposure control .................................................................................................................... A-2
White balance .......................................................................................................................... A-2
Port compatibility ................................................................................................................... A-2
Storage Media .......................................................................................................................... A-2
Software compatibility .......................................................................................................... A-2
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1Introduction
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1-1 Introduction
Introduction
Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim is a digital video camera that gives you everything you
need to capture 24-bit still images and video in 16.7 million colors. Not only that, it
also allows you to communicate face-to-face with others on the Internet!
Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim comes with the following applications:
❑Presto! VideoWorks 6
❑Presto! Mr Photo Platinum Edition
Before You
Begin
Package
Contents Your Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim package contains the following items:
❑Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim
❑USB cable
❑Installation CD
❑Quick Start leaflet
❑Soft camera case
❑2 x AAA batteries
❑Wrist strap
Applications
included on your
Installation CD
may vary
depending on
camera model and
region of purchase.
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Introduction 1-2
MinimumSystem
Requirements ❑Intel®Pentium®running at 166 MHz ❑64 MB RAM or higher
❑100 MB free hard disk space on a hard disk drive (for installation of all
applications)
❑Available USB port
❑Microsoft Windows®XP, Windows 2000, Windows Me or Windows 98 SE
❑CD-ROM drive installed.
For Videoconferencing
❑Modem or LAN access to the Internet at 56 Kbps or faster
Document
Conventions
Tip. This tells you about short cuts or hints relating to a
feature.
Note. This highlights additional or important information about
a feature.
Caution! This highlights proper usage of your product. Use this
information to avoid risky situations.
Warning! This warns you of possible hazards to yourself or your
product, that may result in injury or damage.
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1-3 Introduction
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2About Your Camera
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2-1 About Your Camera
About Your Camera
About Creative
PC-CAM 930
Slim
Figure 2-1 and Figure 2-2 highlight the features of Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim.
Macro LED
LCD screen
USB port
cover
Function
buttons
Playback button
Flash/Set button
Busy LED
Mode button
Figure 2-1: Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim back view
Standard/
Macro
switch
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About Your Camera 2-2
Shutter button Power button
Strap lug
Flash
Figure 2-2: Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim front and bottom views
Camera
lens
Front View
Strap lug
Battery cover
Microphone
Tripod socket
Bottom View
Memory card
slot
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2-3 About Your Camera
About the Mode
button
With your camera’s Mode button, you can access many features of your Creative
PC-CAM 930 Slim:
• Playback mode — view photos and videos with audio streams
• Capture mode — take photos using the camera’s automatic exposure and
white balance settings
• Movie mode — record short videos
• Setup mode — adjust your camera settings
• PC mode — transfer photos and audio/video recordings, or use your
camera as a PC-CAM.
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About Your Camera 2-4
Using the
Functions
buttons
Use the Function buttons to locate options on your Onscreen Display (OSD) menu,
and press the Flash/Set button to select an option.
For more details on
using the Function
buttons with your
Onscreen Display
menu, see "Using
Creative PC-CAM
930 Slim as a Digital
Camera" on page
3-1.
Up button
Down button
Figure 2-3: Function buttons
Flash/Set button
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2-5 About Your Camera
Inserting an SD
Memory Card
(optional)
You can purchase a Secure Digital (SD) memory card to extend the image storage
capacity of your camera.
To install your SD card, insert the SD card as shown.
To remove the card, push the card.
• The SD memory
card has a
write-protect
switch to prevent
the accidental
deletion of
valuable data.
This switch is
disabled by
default.
• When the SD card
is protected,
images cannot be
recorded. If you
try to record or
delete an image
with the camera,
the "SD Card
Locked" message
will appear in the
LCD screen.
• To write or erase
data from the SD
memory card,
release the
write-protect
switch.
SD removable card slot
Figure 2-4: Inserting a Memory card
Write-protect switch
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About Your Camera 2-6
Turning on Your
Camera
1. Slide and swing open the battery
compartment cover.
2. Insert the batteries according to the + and
- symbols indicated on the inside of the
battery compartment cover (see Figure
2-5).
3. Close the battery compartment cover.
4. Press and hold down the Power button to
turn on your camera.
The LED lights up in red and the LCD
monitor is activated.
The LED turns green.
• Be sure to insert
the batteries
according to the
polarity indicated.
If not, the
batteries may leak
and damage your
camera.
• Do not mix old
and new batteries
together.
•Toconserve
battery power,
your camera turns
the LCD off if no
operation is made
within 60 seconds.
See "Auto Power
Off" on page 3-5
for more
information.
Figure 2-5: Inserting batteries
Battery compartment cover
Figure 2-6: Power button
Power button
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2-7 About Your Camera
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3Using Creative PC-CAM 930
Slim as a Digital Camera
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3-1 Using Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim as a Digital Camera
Using Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim as a Digital Camera
To use Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim as a portable digital camera, simply disconnect it
from the computer. Use your camera’s default settings in Capture mode to take
photos. For finer control, adjust exposure and white balance settings, see
"Configuring Your Camera" on page 3-4 for more information.
Note: Remember to insert two fresh 1.5 V AAA alkaline batteries into the camera’s
battery compartment.
Turning on your
Camera
To turn on your camera: press and hold down the Power button on the camera
until the LED turns red.
Taking a Photo
Taking a photo:
1. Make sure that your camera is not connected to your computer.
2. Press and hold the Power button to turn on your camera.
You are in Record Mode.
For standard pictures, make sure that the Standard / Macro mode switch is
moved toward .
3. Compose your picture and press the Shutter button halfway.
A yellow box appears in the center of the LCD.
4. Fully press the shutter button and release it.
Your camera beeps when you take a picture.
• While composing
your picture, use
the Function
buttons to zoom
in and out.
• To take close-up
pictures, move
the Standard /
Macro focus
switch to . The
Macro LED lights
up.
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