Meade CaptureView CV-5 User manual

CV-5 8 x 42 Digital Camera Binocular
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Contents
Quick Start ................................................................................ 4
Features.................................................................................... 7
Introduction .............................................................................. 9
How to Use Your Binocular ......................................................10
Adjust Eye Relief, Adjust the Barrels ..................................10
Focus the Binocular ..............................................................11
Insert Batteries..........................................................................12
Camera Modes ........................................................................13
Using Buttons and Moving through Menus ..............................14
Taking a Picture ........................................................................15
Capturing Video ........................................................................16
Playback....................................................................................17
Other Menu Options ................................................................18
Use Flashback......................................................................18
Some suggestions for using Flashback................................19
Delete Images, Format Storage Media ................................20
Change Resolution ................................................................21
Change the Exposure Setting ..............................................22
Use the Setting Menu, Set the Current Time and Date ........23
Adjust the Beep, Turn Menu Display Icons On or Off............24
Record the Date Stamp ........................................................24
Select the Flicker Rate, Set the Flashback Period ................25
Select the Factory Default Settings ......................................25
Mass Storage, Card Present, Battery Life ............................26
Install the Image Editing Software ........................................27
Other Software and System Requirements ..............................28
Maintenance and Troubleshooting ............................................29
Specifications............................................................................30
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Quick Start
Turn on camera.
Press and hold down Menu
button for 3 seconds.
Point at something interesting and press the Shutter button.
You’ve taken a picture!
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Install 2 AA batteries.
(Not included.)
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Select the Still Camera Mode.
Press Menu button. Use Right and Left buttons to move the selection box over
the DSC icon. Press the Menu button. Press the Shutter button to exit menu.
Menu
Button
Left
Button
Shutter
Button
DSC Icon Right
Button
3
How to start taking pictures...
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Menu
Button
Left
Button
Shutter
Button Right
Button
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Quick Start
Select the Flashback Mode.
Press Menubutton. Use the Right or Left button to move the selection box
over the Flashback icon. Press the Menu button to enter Flashback mode..
Press the Shutter button again to stop recording.
CaptureView has recorded only the last 10 seconds of the activity. See USE
FLASHBACK, SUGGESTED USES FOR FLASHBACK and FLASHBACK PERIODS pages
18, 19 and 25 for more information.
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Turn on camera.
Press and hold down Menu
button for 3 seconds.
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Point at an interesting activity and press the Shutter button to enter
the record mode.
Flashback
icon
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How to use Flashback...
Have you ever wanted to record just the play of
the game (your daughter kicking the winning
goal) or capture just the highlight of an event
(your son receiving his diploma)?
Use Flashback when you want to capture video
of short activities like these—without using up
all your memory. You can enter the record mode
for as long as you like, but using Flashback,
you’ll only save the last 10 seconds of video (or
if you prefer, you can also select 5, 15 or 20
seconds of recording time from the Flashback
Period menu option).

Quick Start
Sit back and relax a minute.
CaptureView automatically installs on your PC.
No drivers are needed.
Enjoy your photos.
Open Ulead Photo Express to view, edit
and print your pictures.
Install Ulead Photo Express.
Insert the CD, click on Ulead Photo Express
and follow the on-screen instructions.
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Plug in.
Connect CaptureView to your PC or Mac (OS 9.0
or higher) using the included USB cable.
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How to download your pictures...
USB Cable
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Fig. 1: Top View
1. Diopter Scale (on
underside of right
eyepiece)
2. SD Card Port
3. Eyepiece
4. Menu Button
5. Shutter Button
6. Left Button
7. Right Button
8. LCD Screen
9. Objective Lens
10. Camera Lens
(not visible, see Fig. 2)
11. Barrel
12. USB Port
13. Battery Compartment
Lid (see Fig. 2)
14. Focus knob (not visible,
see Fig. 2)
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Fig. 2: Bottom View
1. Diopter Scale
10. Camera Lens
(not visible)
13. Battery
Compartment Lid
(squeeze and pull
back to remove)
14. Focus knob
Fig. 2

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Congratulations on purchasing the Meade®CaptureView®CV-5. CV-5 is an
8 x 42mm full-featured binocular. It is integrated with a digital camera that requires no
film to capture pictures or video. This manual is designed to quickly guide you
through the operation of your CaptureView CV-5. For best results, take a few
moments to become familiar with the operation of your device, and save the manual
for future reference.
A few of CaptureView’s many features:
• Fully functional binocular.
• Digital camera that captures pictures and video.
• Color LCD display panel allows you to easily navigate the operational menus.
• Flashback feature allows you to easily record just the highlight of an activity.
Important Note:
Images and video are saved in flash memory. This means that all images and
video are still saved when the batteries are depleted or removed.
Be sure CaptureView is off before changing batteries.
WARNING! Never use your binocular to look at the Sun! Looking at or near
the Sun will cause instant and irreversible damage to your eye. Eye damage is
often painless, so there is no warning to the observer that damage has occurred
until it is too late. Do not point the binocular at or near the Sun. Children should
always have adult supervision while observing.
Introduction

Adjust Eye Relief
Adjust the Barrels
You need to adjust the barrels, as the
distance between your eyes is usually
different than the distance between
another person’s eyes.
• If you wear eyeglasses, fold down
the rubber eyecups and hold the
eyepieces up against your glasses.
How to Use Your Binocular
If you want to... Do this...
Fold down
1. Hold CaptureView up to your eyes in
the normal viewing position. Use
both hands to hold each barrel firmly.
2. Pull the barrels apart or push the
barrels together until you see a
single circular field with both of your
eyes.
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Barrel
Barrel

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How to Use Your Binocular
Focus the Binocular 1. Set the Diopter Scale on underside
of CaptureView at its center point
between “+” and “-.”
2. Choose an object (such as a
telephone pole) that is at least 50
feet (15m.) away.
3. Looking with only your left eye,
rotate the Focus Knob until the
object you are viewing is focused.
4. Looking with only your right eye,
rotate the Diopter Scale until the
object you are viewing is focused.
5. Now, looking with both eyes, rotate
the Focus Knob to focus on both far
and near objects.
If you want to... Do this...
Diopter scale
Focus knob

Insert Batteries
Conserve Battery Power
1. Squeeze and pull back the battery
compartment lid to open.
2. Insert 2 AA 1.5v (user-supplied)
batteries into the compartment,
noting the correct polarity as
illustrated inside the compartment.
If you want to... Do this...
CaptureView performs best under good lighting conditions. Take some time to
practice capturing still pictures and video. Depending on the available light and your
distance from the object, captured images may not appear as bright or centered as
viewed through the binoculars. CaptureView has a fixed focus (you cannot focus the
camera manually) and takes focused pictures even if the image in the binoculars is
out-of-focus.
Note: If you do not press any of
the buttons, the camera will
automatically shut off after
2 minutes to save energy.
Install Batteries
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• You can turn off the LCD manually
to save battery power: While in
Preview mode only (this feature
does not operate in Menu mode),
hold down the Left and Right
buttons at the same time.
However, you will be able to
continue taking pictures or movies
using the Shutter button.
• Press the Left and Right buttons at
the same time again to turn the
LCD screen back on again.
Battery
compartment

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CaptureView provides three modes: Menu, Preview (Still, Movie and Flashback) and
Playback.
Use the Preview mode
Select the Menu mode
Select the Playback mode
When you first turn on the camera or
when you exit the Menu mode, the
Preview mode is operational and the
LCD screen displays a live image.The
Preview mode has three options to
choose from: Still, Movie and
Flashback. Use this mode to take pic-
tures or movies. See TAKE A PICTURE,
CAPTURE VIDEO and USE FLASHBACK,
pages 15, 16 and 18 for more
information.
Press the Menu button to enter the
Menu mode, which displays the menu
and menu options. Use the Menu mode
to select and activate CaptureView’s
many features.
Select the Playback mode from the
CaptureView menus.Use this mode to
review the pictures or movies you have
taken. See PLAYBACK, page 17, for
more information.
Camera Modes
If you want to... Do this...
Left
Menu Shutter
Right

Turn on the Camera
Display Menus
Move the Red Selection Box
through the Menus
Select a Menu or Menu Option
Go Back to the Last Displayed
Menu
Exit the Menus or the Playback
Mode
Press and hold the Menu button for 3
to 5 seconds to turn on the camera.
Press the Menu button to display the
menus.
Use the Right and Left buttons to move
the red selection box right or left over
menus or menu options.
When the box is over a menu or a menu
option you wish to select, press the
Menu button.
Select “Back” from a menu and press
the Menubutton to go back to the last
displayed menu.
Press the Shutter button to exit the
menus or the Playback mode.
Using Buttons and Moving Through Menus
If you want to... Do this...
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Left
Menu Shutter
Right

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1. Lift up the LCD to an upright
position. Press and hold the Menu
button for 3 to 5 seconds to turn on
the camera. Point the binoculars and
images will appear on the LCD.
2. Press the Menubutton again and a
menu screen displays on the LCD.
Use the Right or Left button to move
the red selection box over the
Digital Still Camera (DSC) option.
Press the Menu button to select
DSC and the main menu displays
again.
3. Use the Right or Left button to move
the selection box over Exit and press
the Menubutton to leave the menu
mode. You may also press the
Shutter button to exit from the
menus.
4. You are now in the Preview mode.
5. Hold CaptureView steady and press
the Shutter button—you’ve taken a
picture.
Taking a Picture
If you want to... Do this...
Note: When you are in the
Preview mode, you can capture
pictures or video.
Note: When you take a picture, a
beep sounds and “Saving...” dis-
plays. The counter in the upper
right corner of the LCD increases
by one.
Left
Menu Shutter
Right
Take a Still Picture

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Capture Video
Note: The length of a movie
depends on how much memory you
have available. Audio recording is
not available with this camera.
1. Lift up the LCD to an upright
position. Press and hold the Menu
button for 3 to 5 seconds to turn on
the camera. Point the binoculars and
images will appear on the LCD.
2. Press the Menubutton again and a
menu screen displays on the LCD.
Use the Right or Left button to move
the red selection box over the Movie
option. Press the Menubutton to
select the Movie option and the main
menu displays again.
3. Use the Right or Left button to move
the selection box over Exit and press
the Menubutton to leave the menu
mode. You are now in the Preview
mode.
4. Hold CaptureView steady and press
the Shutter button. You are now
capturing video. To stop, press the
Shutter button again.
Capturing Video
If you want to... Do this...
Left
Menu Shutter
Right

Playback Images
Note: A counter appears at the
upper left. If the counter reads 3/5,
for example, it means the third of
five items.
A movie counts as one item.
To playback your captured images:
1. To see the image(s) that you have
captured, move the selection box to
the Playback menu (the right
pointing triangle icon) and press the
Menu button.
2. The last image you captured
displays. Use the Right or Left
button to scroll through your
captured images or movies.
3. Select the Exit menu and press the
Menu button to leave this mode.
Playback
If you want to... Do this...
Left
Menu Shutter
Right
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Other Menu Options
If you want to... Do this...
For example, you may want to record a
baseball pitcher throwing a pitch:
1. Select the Settings menu and press
the Menu button.
2. Select the Flashback Period submenu
and press the Menu button.
Select 10 seconds and press the
Menu button.
3. Select Back. Press the Menu button.
4. Select Flashback and press the Menu
button.
5. Press the Shutter button to begin
recording while the pitcher prepares.
After the pitcher throws the ball, click
on the Shutter button again to turn off
recording. “Saving” displays on the
LCD screen.” You’ll have saved only
the last ten seconds of the pitcher’s
activity.
6. Select Playback mode to review your
movie.If you wish to perform another
flashback recording, just press the
Shutter button to begin recording
again. Choose another setting from
the menu to exit this mode.
Use Flashback
This feature is very useful when you
wish to capture a short activity,but
are not sure when it will begin.
This feature captures video for a user-
selected period of time (5, 10, 15 or 20
seconds). Select the Flashback menu
icon and press the Menu button to
activate recording. You can record for
as long as you like, but you will only
save a recording for the period of time
you have selected.
For example, if you chose 10 seconds,
only the last ten seconds of the
recording will remain in memory and
be saved—the rest of the recording is
discarded.
To select a period of time, go to the
Flashback Period submenu (located in
the Settings menu; see FLASHBACK
PERIOD, page 25). The camera
remembers the last setting you choose
in this menu.

Other Menu Options
Some suggestions for using Flashback
Let’s say your daughter is on the varsity basketball team. And right now, she’s
dribbling down the court. You’d like to capture her patented hook shot on video.
This is a job for Flashback.
Select Flashback with a recording period of 10 seconds and press the shutter
button as she sets off down court. The ball is passed back and forth, and is
kicked out of bounds. But don’t touch the Shutter button just yet to stop the
recording. Keep following the action.
An opponent puts the ball back into play, your daughter steals the pass.....she
sets....she shoots.....skyhook....she scores! Now press the Shutter button to stop
the recording. The last ten seconds has been saved to video. Everything else—
all the unimportant activity—is discarded.
Using this method, you can record 7 or 8 of the best plays of the game (or more
if you use a user-supplied flash card).
Or let’s say your last name begins with “J” and your son is graduating from col-
lege. The Dean begins calling the “J’s.” Select 20 seconds from the Flashback
Period option in the Settings menu. Press the Shutter button to start recording.
Finally the big moment arrives, it’s your young man’s moment in the sun. After he
accepts his diploma and high fives the dean, press the Shutter button again and
you’ll have this unforgettable memory saved to video.
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Use Other Playback Options
Besides playing back images and
video, the Playback menu provide
other options:
Delete Last Image, Delete All Images
and Format.
Delete Last Image
Delete All Images
Format Storage Media
• While in Playback mode, press the
Menu button once to display
Playback setting submenus.
• Select “Back” to exit to Preview
mode.
•Select the "Delete Last Image" menu
to erase the last image or movie dis-
played in Playback mode.
•Select "Delete All Images" menu to
erase all the images and movies.
• Choose “Yes” to erase and format
the SD/MMC card. If you are using a
new SD/MMC card, use this option
to format your card.
Other Menu Options
If you want to... Do this....