Creative PC-CAM 920 Slim User manual

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Chapter 1 Attention
1-1 Safety Precautions……….....................…....…..…...2
1-2 How to Maintain Your Camera…….........……..........2
1-3 Before Using Your Camera…….............……...........2
1-4 Package Contents………........................………..…...3
Chapter 2 Getting to Know Your Camera
2-1 Names of Parts……….....................…………...…......4
2-2 Specifications.................................……….....…...6
2-3 System Requirements……………………………………………6
Chapter 3 Controls, Operation, and
Display
3-1 LED Indicators………....................…..........………...8
3-2 LCD Monitor Display………..................…..............8
3-3 Power Supply.…………………………………..………….........9
3-4 Shutter Button……….............................………......9
3-5 Mode Selection...……….….......…...………..............10
3-6 Function Key…..………..……………………….….………….…10
3-7 Set Button……………………………………………..…………...10
3-8 Mode Display Button………………………...……….……….10
3-9 Macro Button…………………………………………….………….10
Chapter 4 Navigating Modes and Menus
4-1 Record Mode……….. ...............…………................11
4-2 Playback Mode.………….............….……………..........12
4-3 Movie Mode……….. .................…….….................13
4-4 Setup Mode………...............................…............14
4-5 PC Mode………......................………….........……....16
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Chapter 5 Preparing Your Camera
5-1 Attaching the Strap….............…......……………......17
5-2 Loading Batteries.....………...................……........17
5-3 Loading and Removing the Memory Card....….....18
5-4 Setting Up the OSD Language………...........……....19
5-5 Setting Up the Date/Time…………….…………………....19
Chapter 6 Getting Started
6-1 Setup Mode………......…....……………………………........20
6-2 Record Mode………......….....…………………………….....20
6-3 Play Mode.….........….……………...........................21
6-4 Movie Mode……….. .........................…...............21
6-5 PC Mode…………………………………………………………………22
Chapter 7 Driver Installation
7-1 Installing the Camera Driver for PC.......………..…...24
7-2 Installing the Application for PC………………..…………25
Content

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Please read this manual carefully before using the
camera and follow the instructions to avoid damage
caused by improper operation.
1-1 Safety Precautions
●The software CD-ROM packaged with the camera is
designed for PC use only. Using a stereo or CD player
may damage the CD-ROM.
●This camera is a precision electronic device. Do not
attempt to service this camera yourself, as opening or
removing parts may expose you to dangerous voltage
points or other risks.
●Avoid dropping the camera or subject it to heavy
force.
●Avoid using or placing the camera in the following
locations:
1. Damp and dusty places.
2. Sealed vehicles, or areas exposed to direct sunlight.
3. Environments with violent turbulence.
4. Locations with smoke, oil fumes or steams.
5. Locations subject to strong magnetic fields.
6. Places with extreme temperatures, rain or snow.
●Do not open the battery cover when the camera is
turned on.
●If the camera comes into contact with water, turn the
power off and remove the batteries immediately.
1-2 How to Maintain Your Camera
●If the lens, LCD monitor or viewfinder surface is dirty,
use a lens brush or soft cloth to wipe it clean. Avoid
touching the lens with your fingers.
●Avoid scratching the lens, LCD monitor or viewfinder
surface by placing the camera away from solid objects.
●Do not use any detergent or volatile solution on your
camera casing, as this will subject it to distortion and
cause the paint to dissolve. Use soft cloth only.
1-3 Before Using Your Camera
●Take test shots
Before using this camera for an important occasion
(such as a wedding ceremony or an overseas trip), test
it beforehand to ensure that it functions well. Any
additional loss caused by the malfunction of this
product (such as costs of photography or any loss of
benefit generated by the photography) is not the
responsibility of our company and no compensation
will be given for it.
●Copyright information
Copyright ownership should be respected at all times,
and where applicable, permission should be sought
when the use of this camera may violate copyright law.
Where there is a "No Photography" restriction, this
camera should not be used to record any live
performance, or be used for exhibition, even for
personal purposes. Any transfer of pictures or data
must be conducted under the constraints of copyright
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law.
●Notes on the LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) monitor
In the rare event that the LCD monitor breaks and the
liquid within spills, follow the care instructions below:
1. If the liquid makes contact with the skin:
Wipe the skin dry and wash it thoroughly with water.
2. If the liquid gets into the eye:
Rinse with water immediately for at least 15 minutes.
Consult a physician as soon as possible.
3. If the liquid is accidentally swallowed:
Rinse the mouth with water, drink large amounts of
water and induce vomiting. Consult a physician as soon
as possible.
1-4 Package Contents
Please check if the following items are in the package
when purchasing this product.
CD-ROM
(incl. Camera Driver), Pouch, Wrist Strap, Batteries
USB CABLE User's Manual
●CD-ROM (incl. Camera Driver)
●Pouch
●Wrist Strap
●2 x AAA Alkaline Batteries
●USB Cable
●User's Manual

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2-1 Names of Parts
Front View
2. Getting to Know Your Camera
(1) Shutter
(2) Flash Light
(3) Lens
(4) Lens Cover/ Power Switch
(5) Strap Holder
(6) Battery Cover
(7) Memory Card Slot
(8) Tripod Socket

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Rear View
(1) Macro LED
(2) Status LED
(3) Mode Display Button
(4) Mode Button
(5) Set Button
(6) Function Key
(7) Macro Button
(8) USB Cover
(9) USB Port
(10) LCD Monitor

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2-2 Specifications
●Lens: f=8.79mm
●Image Sensor: 1/2" CMOS with 2.0 mega pixels
●Focus: F / 2.8
●Sensitivity: ISO 100
●White Balance: White Balance: Auto, Sunny, Tungsten,
Fluorescent.
●Shutter: Electrical
●Shutter Speed: 1/4 sec. ~ 1/2000 sec.
●Storage Medium: 16MB Internal Flash Memory
SD Card Slot (support 4MB~512MB)
●Image File Format: Still Image for JPEG
Motion Image for JPEG
●Image Resolution: Fine: 2048 x 1536 (Software
Interpolation)
1600 x 1200
1280 x 960
800 x 600
●Digital Zoom: 10-Step 4X Digital Zoom
●Focal Range – Standard: 1.2m ~ Infinity
●Focal Range – Macro: 15 ~ 20cm
●Self-timer: 10 sec. delay
●PC-CAM Mode: QVGA (320 x 240)
VGA (640 x 480)
●Flash Mode: Auto, Off
●PC Interface: USB (Ver. 1.1)
●Movie File: Recording movie files for 60 seconds
continuously with QVGA (320 x 240) format
(16MB internal memory)
●Recordable Image Numbers (16MB):
800 x 600 1280x960 1600x1200 2048x1536
Fine 60 25 15 10
16MB Normal 130 60 35 25
●Power Supply: 2 x AAA Alkaline Batteries or supports
USB 5V (PC-CAM Mode)
●Dimensions: 85 x 56 x 18 mm
●Weight: About 88g (batteries excluded)
2-3 System Requirements
When operating the digital camera, we strongly
recommend you to use a better computer system for
optimal performance. The minimal system requirement
for digital camera is as follows: (For Macintosh®
computers, only mass storage is applicable)
System Requirement
OS Microsoft®Windows®98SE/Me/2000/XP
CPU Intel®Pentium®166MHz or higher
Memory 32 MB memory or above
CD-ROM 4X or above
HDD Minimum 10MB free disk space on the
hard drive
Others One standard USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 port

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System requirement (Macintosh Computer)
OS Mac®OS X 10.1 or above
CPU PowerPC®601 processor or higher
Memory 64 MB memory or above
HDD Minimum 10MB free disk space on the hard
drive
Others One standard USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 port and
CD-ROM

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3-1 LED Indicators
The LED indicators located on the top of the LCD monitor
are:
Macro LED Standby/Busy
(Green LED) (Red LED)
Macro (Left
Green LED)
The
g
reen LED will be on when
the Macro key on the left hand
side of the camera is switched
to Macro mode.
Busy (Right
Red LED)
The red LED will be on when
the camera is recording or
when the batteries for the
flash lights are charging.
The LED would blink every 10
seconds under normal standby
mode.
3-2 LCD Monitor Display
(1) Image resolution
(2) Image quality
(3) Current working mode
(4) Memory Status
(5) Possible number of shots
(6) Self-timer photography
(7) White balance display
(8) Morning/Afternoon display
(9) Time display
(10) Date display
(11) Remaining battery power
(12) Zoom indicator
(13) Flash light status
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3-3 Power Supply
●Gently slide the lens cover to the left as illustrated. A
long beep indicates that the camera is turned on.
●To turn off the camera, gently slide the lens cover to
the right.
●When the camera is turned on, the red LED flashes,
and the last recorded image appears on the LCD
monitor.
※This camera has a power-saving feature. If there is no
operation on the camera for 60 seconds, the power is
turned off to prevent the battery from draining. Please
power on camera again.
※The following features will automatically save the
configuration before the camera is turned off unless
the "Reset Default" has been selected to restore its
factory anticipated settings.
1.Resolution 2. Image Quality 3.Language
4.White balance 5.EV value 6.Frequency
7.PC MODE
3-4 Shutter Button
This camera is designed for 2-step shutter function. A
"[ ]" mark will appear in the center of the LCD monitor
when the Shutter button is pressed and held half way
down. The camera will beep after the Shutter button is
pressed down fully; then release the Shutter button to
take a picture.

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3-5 Mode Selection
●Please press and hold ” ” button for 2 seconds
to enter mode selection menu including “Play
Mode” “Setup Mode” “Movie Mode”
“Record Mode" "Function Selection” .
3-6 Function Key
●You can perform different operations in the different
mode by using the Function Key, e.g. select, go
up/down and move.
3-7 ”SET” Button
●This key is used for SELECTION/SET UP
under selection menu This key is also flash
button under record mode.
3-8 Mode Display Button
Press this button you can change the LCD Monitor to
several displays.
Standard→Image only→LCD OFF→Standard
3-9 Macro Button
You can select between Standard and Macro mode
under Record mode and Movie mode by the switch on
left side of the camera. When you have selected the
Macro mode, the green LED will be on at the back of the
camera.
Standard Mode
Macro Mode
※When you select Macro mode, the flash is disabled
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4-1 Record Mode
↑For more information, please refer to the "3-2 LCD
Monitor Display" section on page 8.
Index for Quick Menu: Press MODE to enter
Press Mode again to Exit
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4-2 Play Mode
(1) Possible Number of Shots
(2) Remaining Battery Power
Index for Quick Menu:
1. Delete Pictures
2. Slideshow
3. DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) Settings
●There are three options when printing images with
DPOF: Printing one image, printing all images and the
option of printing the recorded date or not.
●DPOF function can only be operated when the printer
settings of the memory card is inserted, and not active
with the internal memory of the camera.
※If the memory card is not inserted, the DPOF function
is disabled even if there are images stored in the
internal memory.
Start Auto Play

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4-3 Movie Mode
(1) Movie Mode
(2) Recorded Movie Time (seconds)
(3) Recording
(4) Remaining Battery Power
(5) Time/Date

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4-4 Setup Mode
1. Image Resolution
2048x1536 1600x1200
800x600 1280x960
2. Image Quality
(Fine Quality) (Basic Quality)
3. White Balance
(Auto) (Sunny)
(Fluorescent) (Tungsten)
4. EV Compensation

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5. OSD Language
6. Date/Time
7. Light Frequency
Select the correct frequency type (50Hz or 60Hz)
according to your region.
8. Format Media
※If the memory card has been inserted, it would only
format the memory card, and not the internal memory.
9. Reset to Default Factory Settings

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4-5 PC Mode

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5-1 Attaching the Strap
●Insert the thin end of the strap into the strap holder.
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●Pass the other end of the strap through the loop.
●Pull the strap tightly.
5-2 Loading Batteries
●Turn the camera off first.
●Insert 2 x AAA alkaline batteries or rechargeable
batteries. Please make sure the batteries are fully
charged. If the batteries are low power, please change
the batteries as soon as possible to maintain operation
normality.
※If the battery power indicator only shows one black
block, the flash light would be disabled: If lower than
1.8V (when the battery power indicator turns red) the
camera would automatically turn off.
●Slide the battery cover open in the direction indicated
by the arrow.
●Insert the batteries according to the indication on the
inner side of the cover.
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●Close and lock the battery cover.
NOTE: Do not open the cover roughly to avoid damaging
the battery compartment cover.
※If the battery power indicator only shows one black
block, the flash light would be disabled.
※When the battery indicator turns red, recording of still
pictures and movies would be disabled.
※The Date/Time would be stored for approximately 3
minutes during battery change. However,
double-check the correct Date/Time after the new
batteries have been inserted.
5-3 Loading and Removing the
Memory Card
●Turn off the power of the camera first.
1. Loading the Memory Card
●Memory card insertion diagram.
●Insert the memory card according to the indicated
arrow.
2. Removing the Memory Card
●Press the memory card down gently first.
●The memory card would pop up automatically.
Remove the memory card according to the indicated
arrow.
Attention:
Before using the camera, please remember to insert the

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memory card into the slot. If the memory card is full or
contains other images, you can press the Mode Button
to Format of the Setup Mode to format
the memory card.
●There is 16MB internal memory built-in in the digital
camera for Image Storage. If a memory card is
inserted, your data will be saved on this memory card.
※The specification of memory card applicable for this
camera is SD or MMC (4MB~512MB).
※Please turn off the camera first when
inserting/removing the SD memory card.
●Please don’t take out the SD card while the camera is
powered on to avoid damaging the SD card or camera.
●If the memory card is inserted wrongly, it would not fit
into the memory card slot. Do not force the card into
the slot to avoid damaging the memory card.
●If the camera does not detect the memory card,
please gently wipe the metal interface of the card with
a soft cloth and reload the card again.
5-4 Setting Up the OSD Language
Before using the camera, please select "Language" to
set the OSD language by pressing the Mode Button
to Setup Mode . There are 7 options for
your selection: English, Chinese, French, German, Italian,
Japanese, Spanish.
5-5 Setting Up the Date/Time
Before using the camera, please select "Date/Time" to
set the date and time by pressing the Mode Button
to Setup Mode .