Digital Video Camera Manager

E-manual

Chapter 1: Installation
Software Installation Digital Video Camera Manager Installation
Place the CD into your CD-ROM and click on the Digital Video Camera Manager Icon to begin the installation. If the CD does not automatically launch, locate the CD-ROM Drive in Windows Explorer, and double-click on " Setup.exe ".
After the welcome screen appears, click "Next".
The dialog box that appears asks if you would like to restart your computer now or later. Press "Finish" to complete installation.

Hardware Installation

Connect the smaller end of the USB cable to the USB port of your camera.
Plug the larger end of the USB cable to the USB port of your PC.
Chapter2: How to Use Your Digital Video Camera

Introduction

The Pocket DV is equipped with 16 MB (128Mbits). It offers digital camcorder, digital still camera, voice annotation , and Video Conferencing functions. It is able to take up to 450 VGA pictures and up to 2000 QVGA pictures. In addition, your camera supports AVI Movie (QVGA) and provides audio & video synchronized function. It allows up to 200 seconds audio & video recording and is able to achieve around 30 minutes voice annotation.

Installing batteries

Your camera is powered by 2 AA batteries or by a PC via a USB cable. Please be aware that when batteries are out of power or are removed, all stored pictures will be erased. Therefore, please upload images, audio or video files to PC as soon as possible. (Battery Capacity: continuous AV recording for 2 hours, standby for 7 days. )

Your camera

Mode Switch Audio Button LCD Display

Shutter Switch

Lens Microphone

Video Button

Working LED Battery Cover View Finder

USB port

Turning on / off your camera
Hold the mode button for 5 seconds to activate the camera. Then press the shutter button in 5 seconds to select the operation mode. If the shutter button is not pressed in 5 seconds after activating the camera, the camera will be turned off automatically.
In operation mode, the camera will be turned off when idle for more than 30 seconds.

LCD Display

Self Timer AVI Movie Still Image Erase Last Erase All

Digit Counter

Battery Indicator Voice Annotation
Image & Second Counter

Quality

Quality Still Image Size Quality Maximum Photos

VGA VGA QVGA QVGA

(640x480)

(320x240)

Up to250 pic.

Up to 450 pic.

Up to1000 pic.

Up to2000 pic.

Choosing the Quality Press the mode button until star icons with H or L are shown. To change "H" or "L" quality, press the shutter. Select a function icon to take a picture, such as Still Image mode. Press the shutter and a picture is taken.

AVI Movie

The AV recording video size is QVGA (320x240). As you click the Video button, your camera will automatically select QVGA format.
Chapter 3: Taking Pictures
Adjusting Viewfinder Axis
After choosing the LCD functions, left turn the viewfinder axis to locate the viewfinder. Then aim at your objects by positioning the viewfinder vertically or horizontally.
How to Adjust the Focal Length
We suggest adjusting the focal length to the following positions as taking distinct shots.

To infinity

60 cm (23.62")

20 cm (7.87")

Landscape & People ( whole-length)

People (half-length)

Extreme close-up
Taking Pictures Still Image Mode
Press the mode button. The LCD shows the Still Image Mode icon. Press the shutter button to take a single picture.

AVI Movie Mode

Press the Video button to begin to take AVI Movie with audio. Your camera allows up to 200 seconds video recording. To stop video recording, press the Video button again.

Video button

If you record for 3 minutes and 20 seconds or for minutes, uploading AVI files to your PC may take several minutes.

Self Timer

Press the mode button. The LCD shows the Self Timer icon. Press the shutter button. Your camera starts a 10-second countdown and takes a picture.

Erase Last

Press the mode button. The LCD shows the Erase Last icon. Press the shutter button. The Erase Last icon starts to blink. Press the shutter button again and the last stored picture or AVI Movie is cleared.

Erase All

Press the mode button. The LCD shows the Erase All icon. Press the shutter button. The Erase All icon starts to blink. Press the shutter button again and all the stored picture and AVI Movie are cleared.
It shows the total taken images and AVI Movies. Your camera beeps with blinking LCD to remind you the memory is full.
Due to the limitation of digit counter, when the number of pictures is over 999,the LCD will show a "sec" icon together with a "000" icon.This indicates you have taken 1000 pictures. Meanwhile, when taking the next picture, the digit counter will start from "1" with a "sec" icon. If the LCD shows a "sec" icon with "999", that means you have taken 1999 pictures.

Battery Indicators

When your camera enters low battery status, your camera will beep for six times and the LCD will be locked. The standby time is 7 days. Please upload files to PC before the batteries are out of power or before removing the batteries.

Voice Annotation

Press the Audio button to start voice annotation. Audio To stop voice annotation, press the Audio button again.

button

Chapter 4: How to Transfer Pictures and AVI files to PC
Start Digital Video Camera Manager
Pictures can be transferred to your PC at all times. To connect your camera with your PC, you need a USB cable and USB port. Your camera double beeps when successfully connected with your PC. Your PC offers power for your camera. When disconnecting the USB cable, your camera turns off automatically. To start using the Digital Video Camera Manager, click on the "Start" menu and go up to "Programs" Then go to the folder named "Digital Video Camera Manager" and select it. Click on the Digital Video Camera Manager "This program is the interface for your camera.

Mode Selecting

= Press the "Live View" button to change the camera to Live View mode. = Press the "DSC Function" button to change the camera to DSC mode.
DSC Function (DSC Mode) Live View Mode

DSC Mode

Select All Delete

Work area

Minimize Exit
DSC Function (DSC Mode) Transfer pictures to the work area Transfer pictures to the album Create AVI file
Send Mail Select All Delete Album Manager Album

Shortcut Menu

Right-click the work area, a shortcut menu will pop up. You can use the shortcut menu to select the select all, transfer to album, save as, mail to or delete options. Transferring pictures to the work area

Refresh (Update) Upload

First, the total taken pictures in the camera are displayed. Click " Upload " to transfer pictures to the work area. To take pictures through the PC, click " Apply format" to choose "VGA" or " QVGA" format. Click" Grab Image" or the shutter button to take a picture. Then click "Update"to display the next picture.
Preview & Slide Show You can preview any picture file you want by double clicking the picture icon to display the Slide window. To display the next image, click " Go to the next picture" or " Go to the previous picture". Then adjust Slide Show Timer and click "OK". Pictures in the work area are displayed in order. To stop Slide show, simply click " Stop". Picture icon
Go to the next picture Go to the previous picture Slide Show Stop Exit

Slide Show Timer

Making AVI file To create an AVI file from separate images, select JPG or BMP pictures and click on the " Create AVI" icon to create an AVI file.
Picture sequence and frame rate are adjustable
Playing Video Double click the " AVI" icon on the work area to launch your default media player and play the file.
Playing Audio Double click the " WAV " icon on the work area to launch your default media player and play the file.

Deleting files

To delete JPG(BMP), AVI or audio files, select the file and click the " Delete " button on your keyboard, thereby deleting the files you are not satisfied with.
Transferring pictures to the Album Click a JPG(BMP) picture or an AVI picture. Then click " Transfer pictures to the album" button. Pictures are transferred from the work area to the album. To delete a picture, select it and click "Delete".
Editing Photos Pictures can be edited in image editing software, such as PhotoExpress, CorelDraw, etc.

Album Delete Click the button. All the files you select in the album window are cleared forever.
Please be very careful when deleting images!
Select All This button will allow you to select all of the images, audio, and video files in the Album.
Making Your Album Folders Click the button and key in your file name. Then you'll have a new album folder, which can store lots of pictures or AVI files. If you want to cancel any of the album folders, just select the album and click the delete button below.
Mail Function Use this button to send the selected image to an email recipient. It will launch your default email application.

Live View Mode

The current view is displayed in the "preview" window.
Live View Mode Video Record Snapshot Set Video Format Set Video Source Live preview
Video Recording If you wish to change the recording speed, adjust the Frame rate from 1 to 30. The recording time is also adjustable. Press " Start to record" to record. Note: To record Video and Audio simultaneously, please use one of the bundled applications.
Press "Video Record button " to record a video clip to the work area.
Press " Stop" button to stop video recording.
Press "Snapshot" button to capture a picture to the work area.
Press "Video Format" button to set picture size.
Go to " Output size" to change resolution and video quality. QVGA is the standard setting of video recording.
Press "Video Source" button to adjust advanced settings.
While the Manager is in Live View mode, the camera will automatically lock the functions of the icons on the LCD. The LCD is unlocked if you switch to DSC mode.

TWAIN Manager

To start using the TWAIN Manager, simply click on the "Start" menu and go up to "Programs" Then go to the folder named "Imaging" and select it. How to enter TWAIN Manager Go to "File" and choose "Select scanners" Choose " TWAIN scanners " and click "OK" Go to "File" again and select " Scan New "

Preview Window Work area

After connecting USB cable with your PC, pictures are transferred to the preview window automatically.
Transfer Snapshot Transfer All Save AVI Select a single picture and transfer it to the work area Select all pictures and transfer them to the work area Select an AVI or a WAV file and click "Save AVI or WAV" Press "SNAPSHOT" button to capture a picture

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Mega Camera Manager

E-Manual

English

Chapter 1: Installation

Software Installation Mega Camera Manager Installation
Place the CD into your CD-ROM and click on the Mega Camera Manager Icon to begin the installation. If the CD does not automatically launch, locate the CD-ROM Drive in Windows Explorer, and double-click on " Setup.exe ".
After the welcome screen appears, click "Next".
The dialog box that appears asks if you would like to restart your computer now or later. Press "Finish" to complete installation.

Hardware Installation

Connect the smaller end of the USB cable to the USB port of your camera.
Plug the larger end of the USB cable to the USB port of your PC.
Chapter 2: How to Use Your Digital Camera

Introduction

The built-in memory of your camera is 16MB (128Mbits) Flash memory plus 16 MB (128Mbits ) SDRAM memory. It supports two kinds of resolution - high resolution (1248x960) pictures and low resolution (640x480) pictures. It also supports AVI Movie mode( 624x480) and (304x240) for high resolution and low resolution. With a USB cable, you can transfer all the pictures to your PC.

Installing batteries

Your camera is powered by 2 AA Alkaline batteries or by a PC via a USB cable. When batteries are removed, all the stored AVI Movies are cleared; however, still pictures will remain. With 2 AA Alkaline batteries, you are able to take 160 pictures. Battery standby works for approximately 10 days.

Your camera

View Finder

Lens Focal Length

Shutter button

LCD Display

USB port

Mode button

Battery Cover
Turning on / off your camera
Hold down the mode button to activate your camera. Press the mode button, the LCD indicates still image, AVI movie, Self-timer, erase last, erase all, resolution and good battery icons in order. To use the function of the icons, press the shutter button. Your camera turns off automatically when idle over 60 seconds.

Self Timer

AVI Movie Mode Still Image Good Battery

Erase Last Erase All

Resolution

Digit Counter

Plug in USB Cable
Description of LCD Display

Functions

Still Image mode

Description

- takes still pictures
AVI Movie mode Self Timer Erase Last Erase All
- takes AVI Movie - starts 10 second self-timer to take a picture - erases the last picture or AVI Movie - erases all of the pictures or AVI Movie in the memory - indicates USB cable is plugged in Still image mode (1248x960), up to 40 pictures AVI Movie mode ( 624x480 ), up to 30sec/10fps Still image mode (640x480), up to160 pictures AVI Movie mode ( 304x240 ), up to 120sec/10fps.

High Resolution

Low Resolution
- displays the number of the pictures you take

Good battery Low battery

- indicates good battery status - indicates low battery status
Chapter 3: Taking Pictures

Taking a picture

Still Image Mode
Press the mode button. The LCD shows the Still Image Mode icon. Press the shutter button to take a single picture. You've taken a picture when LCD shows the first flashing number. When the sixth flashing number appears, the whole image storing process is completed.

AVI Movie Mode

Press the mode button. The LCD shows the AVI Movie Mode icon. Press the shutter button to take AVI Movie. Press the shutter button again to stop AVI Movie. Two beeps with blinking number suggests that there is no room for storing further AVI Movie.
Press the mode button. The LCD shows the Self Timer icon. Press the shutter button. Your camera starts a 10second countdown and takes a picture.

Erase Last

Press the mode button. The LCD shows the Erase Last icon. Press the shutter button. The Erase Last icon starts to blink. Press the shutter button again and the last stored picture or AVI Movie is cleared. Press the mode button to leave Erase Last mode.
Erase the last still picture

Erase the last AVI Movie

Erase All
Press the mode button. The LCD shows the Erase All icon. Press the shutter button. The Erase All icon starts to blink. Press the shutter button again and all the stored picture and AVI Movie are cleared. Press the mode button to leave Erase All mode.

Erase all still pictures

Erase all AVI Movie
It shows the total images and AVI Movie taken. The digit counter is also a second counter when taking AVI Movie. Blinking number indicates that the data is being processed.

Battery Indicators

When running out of power, the LCD changes from a good battery icon to a low battery icon. It tells you to replace batteries.

Good Battery

Low Battery
Function icons on the LCD are unable to be removed when low battery icon starts blinking. Your camera will be automatically turned off when idle over 60 seconds.
How to Adjust the Focal Length
We suggest adjusting the focal length to the following positions as taking distinct shots.
Also use this setting for infinite focus

6 Feet

15 Inches
Landscape & People ( whole-length)

People (half-length)

Extreme close-up

Resolution Settings

Choosing the Resolution Press the mode button until a star icon with H or L is shown. To change "H" or "L" resolution, press the shutter. Select a function icon to take a picture, such as Still Image mode. Press the shutter and a picture is taken. Note for Still Image Mode & AVI Movie mode
High Resolution: (1248x960), up to 40 pictures Low Resolution:(640x480), up to160 pictures
Still image mode Note: Still pictures are stored in Flash Memory.Pictures will not be erase even youupload or install new batteries or unplug USB cable.
High Resolution: ( 624x480 ), up to 30sec/10fps Low Resolution: ( 304x240 ), up to 120sec/10fps.

AVI Movie mode Note:AVI Movies are stored inSDRAM. When removing batteries or disconnecting the USB cable, all A Movies VI will be erase. Please upload allAVI Movies to the PC before removing the batteries or unplugging the USB cable.
Chapter 4: How to Transfer Photo and Video to PC
Click the " Mega Camera Manager " icon on the Desktop to open the Mega Camera Manager program.

Mode Selecting

Press the "Live View" button to change the camera to PC Camera mode. Press the "DSC Function" button to change the camera to DSC mode.
DSC Function (DSC Mode) Live View (PC Camera Mode)

Live View Mode

This mode allows you to view the camera in a Live View as a PC Camera, to record Video and take snapshots. The current view is displayed in the "preview" window.
Live View Mode Record Snapshot Video Format Video Source Live preview
= Press "Video Source" button to adjust advanced settings. Press "Video Format" button to set image size. Press "Snapshot" button to capture an image to the work area. Press "Record button" to record a video clip to the work area.
Video Record If you wish to change the recording speed, adjust the Frame rate from 1 to 30. The recording time is also adjustable. Press " Start to record" to record.

DSC Mode

Select All Delete Image

Work area

Minimize Exit
DSC Function (DSC Mode) Upload images to the work area Transfer images to the album Create AVI file
Send Mail Select All Delete

Album Manager

Shortcut Menu
Right-click the work area, a shortcut menu will pop up. You can use the shortcut menu to select the select all, transfer to album, save as, mail to or delete options.
Use this function to upload images from the camera to the manager Work Area. Use this function to transfer photos to the album.
This function allows you to add many individual image files together to create an AVI file. Open or close album
Uploading image from the camera

Update

Upload
First, the total taken images in the camera are displayed.Click "Upload" to transfer images to the work area. To take pictures directly from the PC, click " Apply format" to choose "1248x960" or " 640x480" image format. Click" Take a snapshot" or the shutter button to take a picture. Then click "Update"to display the next image.

Preview window

Transferring images to the Album Click a JPG/ BMP image or an AVI image. Then click " Transfer images to the album" button. Images are transferred from the work area to the album. To delete an image, select it and click "Delete".
Making AVI file Select JPG/ BMP images and click " Make AVI file" icon to make an AVI file.
Images sequence and frame rate are adjustable Playing picture You can play any picture file you want by double clicking the picture icon to open the preview window. To display a Slide, click " Go to the next picture" or " Go to the previous picture". Then adjust Slide Show Timer and click "OK". Pictures in the work area are displayed in order. To stop Slide show, simply click " Stop".

Picture icon

Go to the next picture Go to the previous picture Slide Show Exit

Slide Show Timer

Playing Video You can play any video clip file (AVI format) you want by double clicking the AVI file icon to execute your default media application.
Editing Photos Pictures can be edited in image editing software, such as PhotoShop, Imaging, CorelDraw, etc.
Delete Click the button. All the files you select in the album window are cleared forever. Therefore, you should be very careful with the delete button.
Select All Click the button. You select all the files in the album window.
Making Your Album Folders Click the button and key in your file name. Then you'll have a new album folder, which can store lots of images or video files. If you want to cancel any of the album folders, just select the album and click the delete button below.
Mail Function: Click the "Mail" button to attach the selected image to a new email document.

TWAIN Manager

To start using the TWAIN Manager, simply click on the "Start" menu and go up to "Programs" Then go to the folder named "Imaging" ( or any other TWAIN- supported imaging application software ), and select it.
How to enter TWAIN Manager Go to "File" and choose "select device" Choose " Data Source" and click "OK" Go to "File" again and select " Acquire Image"

Preview Window Work area

After connecting USB cable with your PC, images are transferred to the preview window automatically.

DSC Mode Live View

Snapshot Transfer Transfer All Setting Save AVI
Press "Snapshot" button to capture an image

Press "Video Source" button to adjust advanced settings.
Select an image and transfer it to the work area Select images and transfer it to the work area Select an AVI file and click "Save AVI"
Addendum for MS windows 98 User:
Since the default setting of Win 98 hard disk controller has closed the DMA channel, there is a chance that the system might be hung when you are executing the Recordingfunction under the Livemode of our Mega Camera Manager. You are advised to open the DMA channel as followings: 1. Select My Computer , click the right button of your mouse and select the Properties. 2. Select the Device Manager tap, click on the Disk driversand double-click the Generic Disk Typeas the right-side picture:
3. Click on the Settingsand select the DMAbox as the right-side picture: 4. Click OKto confirm the change of DMA channel setting, and restart your computer in accordance with the system request.

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