Meade CaptureView User manual

8 x 22 VGA Digital Camera Binocular
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Contents
Quick Start ................................................................................ 4
Features.................................................................................... 6
Introduction .............................................................................. 8
How to Use Your Binocular ...................................................... 9
Adjust Eye Relief .................................................................. 9
Adjust the Barrels .................................................................. 9
Focus the Binocular ..............................................................10
How to Use Your Camera ........................................................11
Insert Batteries ......................................................................11
Select an Operation ..............................................................11
Taking Pictures and Video ........................................................12
Take a Still Picture ................................................................12
Capture Video........................................................................13
Operations ................................................................................14
Use the Mode and Shutter Button ........................................14
Use the Camera Mode ..........................................................15
Change the Camera Resolution ............................................15
Use the Video Mode..............................................................16
Erase (Delete) Pictures or Video ..........................................16
Find Out How Many Pictures You’ve Taken ..........................17
Use the Self-Timer ................................................................17
Find Out How Much Power is Left in the Battery ..................18
Find Out Why CaptureView is Beeping ................................19
Download Pictures ................................................................19
Install Image Editing Software ..............................................20
Download Images to Your PC ..............................................21
Capture Live (Webcam) Video/Take a Snapshot ................22
Other Software and System Requirements ..............................24
Maintenance and Troubleshooting............................................25
Specifications............................................................................26 3
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Quick Start
Turn on camera.
Press and hold down
Mode for 3 seconds.
Press the Shutter.
You’ve taken a picture!
Point at something
interesting.
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Install 2 AAA batteries
(not included).
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How to start taking pictures...
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Quick Start
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Plug in.
Connect CaptureView to your PC (not Mac compatible)
using the included USB cable.
Enjoy your photos.
Open Ulead Photo Explorer to view, edit and print
your pictures.
Install Ulead Photo Explorer.
Click on Ulead Photo Explorer and follow the on-screen
instructions.
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Install the drivers.
Before you plug in the camera, install the drivers
from the included CD-Rom.
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How to download your pictures...
USB Cable
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Fig. 1 & 2 (Top and
Front Views):
1. Eyepieces
2. Mode Button
3. Shutter Button
4. LCD Panel
5. Objective Lens
6. Barrel
7. Camera Lens
8. Diopter Scale
(on right
eyepiece)
9. Focus knob
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Fig. 3 & 4 (Bottom
and Rear Views):
8. Diopter Scale
(on right eyepiece)
9. Focus knob
10. Battery
Compartment Lid
11. USB Port
12. Tripod Mounting
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13. Strap clips
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Introduction
Congratulations on purchasing the Meade®CaptureView®8 x 22mm 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. For best results, take a few moments to become familiar with
the operation of your device, and save the manual for future reference.
CaptureView has the following features:
• Fully functional binocular.
• Capture pictures and video, and view them on your PC.
• Use CaptureView as an 8x webcam
• Transfer pictures and video to your PC for easy printing and editing.
• E-mail pictures to your friends and family.
• LCD display panel indicates status for ease in performing desired operations.
Important Note: Images in the camera will be lost if the batteries are depleted or
if the batteries are removed for more than 180 seconds (3 minutes). Accordingly,
change the batteries when they run low. Images will be maintained in memory for
approximately 3 minutes when changing batteries. It is recommended that you
download your images before changing the batteries.
To conserve battery life, remove batteries after downloading images to a
computer. There is continual battery drainage even when CaptureView is
turned off.
Be sure CaptureView is off before changing batteries.
WARNING! Never use a Meade 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.
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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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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
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Insert Batteries
Select an Operation
1. Make sure camera is off before
changing batteries.
2. Push the battery compartment lid
forward and lift to open.
3. Insert 2 AAA 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.
Battery
compartment
• Press and hold the Mode button
for 3 to 5 seconds to turn on
the camera.
• Press the Mode button to display and
cycle through the operation icons on
the LCD.
• Press the Shutter button when the
desired icon is displayed to select
an operation.
Mode Shutter
How to Use Your Camera
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Take a Still Picture 1. Press and hold down the Mode
button for 3 to 5 seconds to turn on
the camera. The camera will beep
and the camera icon displays on the
LCD. The counter, battery life and
resolution icons also display.
2. Point the binoculars at an object.
You may use the focus knob to
focus the image in the binocular, but
keep in mind that the camera has a
fixed focus and is not affected by the
focus knob.
3. Hold CaptureView steady and press
the Shutter button. Note that the
counter advances. For example, if
the counter reads “016,” this means
that this is your sixteenth
Taking Pictures and Video
If you want to... Do this...
The amount of pictures you can take:
High Resolution (640 x 480): 80
Low Resolution (320 x 240): 300
The number of photos you may take
will decrease if you have also taken
video.
Mode Shutter
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Take Video 1. Press and hold down the Mode
button for 3 to 5 seconds to turn on
the camera.
2. Press the Mode button four times
and the Video mode icon displays.
Press the shutter button to select the
video mode.
3. Point the binoculars at the scene you
wish to capture.
4. Press and hold down the Shutter
button. The camera now captures a
movie.
5 Release the Shutter button to stop
recording the movie. Note that the
number of pictures advances by one
(a movie counts as one object).
Important Note: Video has a
maximum length of 30 seconds in
the low-res mode. If you exceed the
memory capacity, a "Full" message
will appear on the display and
CaptureView will stop recording.
Taking Pictures and Video
If you want to... Do this...
The maximum length of a video:
Up to 30 seconds.
The length of video will decrease if
you have also taken still pictures.
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Mode Shutter
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Use the Mode and Shutter Buttons
• Press and hold the Mode button for 3
to 5 seconds to turn the camera on
or off.
• Use the Mode button to cycle
through the operation icons.
As you press the Mode button, the
operation icons display on-screen in
the following order:
Camera (default mode, no icon)
Self-timer
Resolution (High is default,)
Video
Frame rate (50 or 60 fps)
Erase Last Image
Erase All Images
The next press returns you to the
Camera icon.
• Press the Shutter button when the
desired icon is displayed to activate
the operation.
• Use the Shutter button to take a
picture, and to begin or end the
recording of a movie.
Operations
If you want to... Do this...
Self-Timer Lo Res. Video Frame Rate
Operation Icons
Erase Last Erase All
Icons on LCD
Mode Shutter
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Use the Camera Mode
Change the Camera Resolution
H: High Resolution mode (640 x 480).
L: Low Resolution mode (320 x 240).
(The default setting is High Resolution;
no icon.)
• The camera mode is the default
setting. Press the Shutter button to
take a still picture.
• High resolution is the default setting.
1. The first time you turn on the
camera, it defaults to High
Resolution. This is the
default setting.
2. To change the resolution, keep
pressing the Mode button until the
Low Resolution (LO) icon displays.
Then press the Shutter button to
select Low Resolution. Low
resolution allows you to capture
more images with your camera.
Operations
If you want to... Do this...
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Lo Res.
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Use the Video Mode
Note: The length of a video
depends on how much memory you
have available. Audio recording is
not available with this camera.
Erase (delete) Pictures or Video
• Keep pressing the Mode button until
the Video icon displays. Press the
shutter button to select the video
mode.
Then press and hold down the
Shutter button to begin recording a
movie. Release the Shutter button
again to stop recording.
• Erase Last. Keep pressing the
Mode button until the Erase Last
Image icon flashes. Press the
Shutter button twice to erase the last
captured image or movie.
•Erase All. Keep pressing the Mode
button until the Erase All Image
flashing icon displays and then press
the Shutter button. The number of
pictures will flash between 0 and the
current number on the camera.
Press and hold the shutter button to
erase the images, You will hear a
long beep followed by a loud beep.
Operations
If you want to... Do this...
Video Icon
Erase Last Icon
Erase All Icon
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Find Out How Many Pictures You
Have Taken
Use the Self-timer
• Check out the LCD Counter. The
counter displays the number of
pictures or videos taken, from
0 to 999.
• Keep pressing the Mode button until
the Self-timer icon displays and
press the Shutter button.
The camera then pauses for about
10 seconds: It sends out 5 slow and
then several fast warning beeps
before taking the picture.
Operations
If you want to... Do this...
Counter Display
Self-Timer Icon
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Find Out How Much Power is Left
in the Batteries
Find Out Why CaptureView
is Beeping
Note: When the battery is low,
CaptureView sends out three short
high beeps. It is recommended you
download the pictures or change
the batteries at this time. If you
change the battery, remember that
you have 3 minutes to change the
batteries before your images
are deleted.
• Check the battery indicators on the
display.
Listen for the following patterns:
Power on: Two short high beeps.
Wake up: One long high beep.
Sleep: One short high beep.
Takes a picture: One short beep.
Failed to take picture due to
insufficient memory:
Five short high beeps
Low battery: Three short high
beeps (beeps only when powering
on).
Self-timer: Sends out 5 slow, then
several fast beeps before taking a
picture.
Operations
If you want to... Do this...
Full Power Indicator
Half Power Indicator
Low Power Indicator
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Operations
Connect CaptureView to a PC Drivers must be installed on your PC
and can be found on the included
CD-Rom.
1) Insert the CD-ROM and install the
driver for downloading your pictures or
video. (See next page.)
Important Note: Do not plug the
camera into your PC until after the
drivers have been installed.
2) Just attach one end of the USB
cable to the camera's USB port and
the other end to your PC's USB port.
Your computer will automatically
recognize the device.
Use Ulead Photo Explorer to import
Photos to your PC.
If you want to... Do this...
USB Port
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Note: See “Troubleshooting,”
page 25, for more information
about connecting CaptureView to
your PC.
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Operations
If you want to... Do this...
Install Image Editing Software
(Ulead Photo Explorer)
1. Insert supplied CD Rom into your
PC’s drive.
2. A splash screen displays. Click on
“Ulead Photo Explorer.”
3. Follow on-screen instructions.
4. After you click “Finish,” the Ulead
Photo Explorer icon appears on
your desktop.
5. Double-click the icon to launch
the program. You can now view,
edit and print your images. Photo
Explorer allows you to import the
camera's photos.
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