LifeView FlyCAM-SD Instruction manual

FlyCAM-SD
with Flash Light
Quick User’s Guide
ver.1 August,2003
Animation Technologies Inc.
www.lifeview.com.tw
400108017000

FlyCAM-SD User’s Guide
Table of Contents
Introduction ........................................................................ 1
Features............................................................................................. 1
Bundled Software .............................................................................2
IA StylePowerCamera Suite ...............................................................2
System Requirement.........................................................................2
Supported PDA ................................................................................2
Desktop PC.....................................................................................2
Installing Driver Software .................................................. 3
FlyCAM-SD Hardware .......................................................... 4
Proper Operations.............................................................................4
PowerCamera Suite Software............................................. 5
Proper Operations.............................................................................5
Important Settings.............................................................................5
How to Take Photos by using IA Capture ...........................................6
How to Record Video by using IA Capture ......................................... 7
How to Create AVI File by using IA VideoMail ...................................8
Verifying FlyCAM-SD ........................................................... 9

FlyCAM-SD User’s Guide 1
Introduction
FlyCAM-SD is a PDA’s camera. It’s compliant with SDIO interface. It is the first
SD-camera solution in the world with Flash Light and 1.3 Mega pixels.With FlyCAM-SD,
you can take photos and record video, it lets your PDA become as not only a Digital Still
Camera (DSC) but also a Digital Camcorder. You can immediately watch your recorder
video and send it out by e-mail. Or transfer them to your desktop PC, and watch the
Microsoft Media Player.
Features
zCMOS 1,300,000 pixels
zSwivel Lens 210 degrees
zFull motion video display up to 30 frames per seconds (fps).
zSoftware Self-view switchable.
zSnapshot Still Images in JPEG, BMP, and GIF format.
zCaptured image size up to 1280x1024 ( 1024x1280 ) true colors.
zBuild-in Flash Light
zRecord Motion Video and playback on PDA.
zAble to convert the captured video files to GIF format for greater portability.
zAble to Capture AVI files (with audio) on Pocket PC and playback the AVI file on
desktop computer .
zSend Video e-mail

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Bundled Software
IA StylePowerCamera Suite
zIA Capture Snapshot image & capture video ; Including GIF conversion .
zIA VideoMail Record AVI file (with audio); send e-mail and playback on PC.
zIA Album Browsing Image file bmp、jpg、gif .
System Requirement
Supported PDA
zPocket PC (HP 5450 recommended)
zCPU : Intel Xscale .
zPDA with available SDIO slot
zOS : Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 or 2003
zStorage Memory: 3.0 MB in your Pocket PC is required for installation.
Desktop PC
zWindows 98, 98 SE, ME, NT, 2000, and XP.
zActiveSync 3.5 or above , to install desired driver software .

FlyCAM-SD User’s Guide 3
Installing Driver Software
1. Establish a connection between the PDA and your desktop PC ( using USB cradle or
IrDA and ActiveSync ).
2. Insert the CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. Follow the pop-up instructions to
complete installing the driver and desired software.
3. The Installation for PowerCamera software requires the CD Key, that is labeled on
the envelope of CD-ROM.
The software driver could be free updated from http://www.lifeview.com.tw .
To get technical supporting, please e-mail to [e-mail] .

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FlyCAM-SD Hardware
Proper Operations
zPlease insert FlyCAM-SD in the correct direction carefully into the PDA’s SD slot to
avoid damaging PDA and FlyCAM-SD.
zAfter FlyCAM-SD was installed , please make sure the LED of FyCAM-SD is light and
then start to run the application software.
Notice : Please remember to remove it or power off PDA if FlyCAM-SD is not in use to
avoid consuming the PDA power .
zIf your PDA enter power saving mode , the video will be hung when you power on PDA
after. It is because the video stream is discontinued , please click any icon on software
to recover the stream.
zIf the video display becomes unstable or blocky, please check the PDA power is
enough. After charging power and do software reset, the video display will be OK
.

FlyCAM-SD User’s Guide 5
PowerCamera Suite Software
Proper Operations
zNotice : The upper right corner of any Pocket PC software is to hide the program,
actually the Application software is not closed.
zPlease
do not run IA Capture and IA VideoMail programs at the same time . It will
cause the system unstable or hung up.
Important Settings
zIf the video display was reverse , please click
to change self-view mode alternatively .
zIf the PDA is in landscape orientation , please
enter options to select “
Save files in th
e
landscape aspect when capturing images an
d
video files “, and circle“~Rotate Left “in
order to store the files in the correct orientation .
Notice : The FlyCAM-SD is designed in landscape
orientation , same as common usage of Digital
Camera.
zPlease click to get 320x240 (240x320) full
screen display, you could click the PDA screen to
go back the previous video preview.
zPlease go to “options” to select ” ~Enable hardware capture button ” at your
preference.
Notice : During the Full-screen display mode, you cannot record the video and the
defined hardware capture button allows you to snapshot still image only .
zThe video settings enables you to adjust video quality .
Please refer to PowerCamera User’s Guide or on-line help for more details.

FlyCAM-SD User’s Guide 6
How to Take Photos by using IA Capture
nPlease click to set IMAGE mode. Select captured format BMP, GIF or JPG.
The image size could be 480x640 (640x480) , 240x320 (320x240) or 1280x1024
(1024x1280)
oClick Capture button to take photos.
pUse IA Album to browse captured images .
qClick Flash light button to enable/disable flash
rClick Flash light tools button to select “Take Photo Distance & Moonlight Mode”

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How to Record Video by using IA Capture
nPlease Click to set VIDEO
mode , 120x160 (160x120).
oClick Capture button to start
recording , and click again to stop .
pClick to browse video clips.
qClick the thumbnail video to play back
the video .
rClick to go back .
sConvert the video into GIF file format.
The captured file by IA Capture is iav
format. You could click to convert into
GIF format.
Then the GIF file could be playback by IA
Album on PDA, or IE browser or ACDSee on
PC.

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How to Create AVI File by using IA VideoMail
nClick to start recording.
oClick to stop recording.
pClick to playback the recorded
video clip.
qClick to save the video.
rClick to stop playback and go back
to the previous preview..
sClick to send the video e-mail.
If you won’t save the file, please select ”
No” whenever the dialog pops out.
The recorded AVI file (with audio) could be playable on
PC by usin
g
MediaPlayer.
MediaPlayer version 7.x or above，or QuickTime or software which can playback
Motion-JPEG video .

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Verifying FlyCAM-SD
QuickTest is a simple program to verify your FlyCAM-SD whether working properly
or not . Also it contains all driver and ID Code information.
nClick to run the QuickTest program.
oClick to capture photo
pClick > Capture Size 240x320, 480x640 or 1024x1280 to choose photo
quality
>Preview size 120x160 or 240x320 to check the video display .
> Set mode Image Mode, Video Mode to change the frame rate
> Color Adjust Brightness, Contrast, Saturation to control image color
> Flash Flash On/Off, Moonlight Mode, Take Photo Distance
> About contains the current driver revision and ID Code.
Please send us the About information if you require technical supporting.
qClick > Scene, Exposure, Edge for environment parameter set
rClick > Full screen display
sClick > Reverse image
Click or to exit this program.