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1. resolution with built in 16MB memory f 4 0 fixed lens 65 ft to infinity 16MB SDRAM Supported formats Secure Digital SD Multi Media Cards MMC Up to 256MB 1280 x 960 12 images 640 x 480 40 images Windows 98 2000 Me XP USB LCD 12 6 oz 357g 4 65 L x 5 4 W x 2 5 H Two x AAA 1 5V alkaline USB cable instructions neck strap cleaning cloth carry case CD ROM with image editing software SIMMONS BINOCULAR DIGITAL CAMERA LIMITED WARRANTY Every Simmons binocular digital camera is warranted by Simmons Outdoor Corporation Simmons to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ONE YEAR from the date of original pur chase in the U S A and Canada At its option Simmons will repair or replace the product or part thereof found upon inspection by Simmons to be defective provided the defective part or product is returned to Simmons as explained below This warranty applies to the original purchaser only and is non transferable Simmons products purchased outside North America are not included in this warranty but are covered under separate warranties issued by Simmons International Distributors RGA Number Required Prior to the return of any product or part a Return Goods Authorization RGA number must be obtained from Simmons by writing to the address below or by calling 800 626 3233 Each returned part or product must include a written statement detailing the nature of the claimed d2. from your flash card make sure you change the Read Write setting on the flash card to Write See your flash card s instructions for more information Page 6 Note You may have to change the drive letter using your PC s Disk Management function if the flash card tries to use a drive letter that is already in use e g E may have to be changed to K Buzzer On Off Select to turn buzzer on or off slash through icon D A Buzzer Alerts Power on Two short high beeps Wake up One long high beep Sleep One short high beep Takes a picture One short high beep Low battery Six short high beeps beeps only when power is On Failed to take picture due to insufficient light or memory Three short high beeps SelfTimer When selected sends out 6 slow then 6 fast beeps before taking a picture V System Requirements NOOHWN Windows 98 Win Me Win 2000 Win XP 200MHz or equivalent processor or faster 64MB of RAM free over System requirements Video VGA card with 2MB of RAM for minimum 16 bit High Color display 4x CD ROM drive USB port 1 1 600MB of free hard drive space Fig 5 Connecting CaptureView to a PC Page 7 If you have questions regarding your PC system specifications please contact your PC manufacturer VI Downloading and Software Installation No driver is necessary for downloading your pictures or movies unless you are using Windows 98 Just attach one end of the U
3. 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 You are now in the camera mode Press the Shutter button Note that the counter has advanced to 001 You have now taken your first picture 4 Press the Mode button once and the Video mode icon displays Note that If the camera remains idle for 5 seconds it will revert to the Camera mode 5 Point the binoculars at the scene you wish to film Press the Shutter button The camera now captures a movie Note that the counter keeps counting as you film Press the Shutter button again to stop recording the movie Notice that the counter stops 6 You can change the resolution of the pictures you capture The first time you turn on the camera it displays the High Resolution icon This is the default mode To change the resolution keep pressing the Mode button until the Low Resolution icon displays Then press the Shutter button to select Low Resolution Low resolution allows you to capture more images with your camera 7 Press and hold down the Mode button for 3 to 5 seconds to turn off the camera If you do not perform an operation for 60 seconds the camera switches off If you wish to download your picture
4. Operating Instructions Simmons 8 x 30 1 3 CaptureView Integrated Binocular and Digital Camera WARNING Never use a Simmons 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 Fig 1 Top View 1 Eyepieces 2 Mode Button 3 Shutter Button 4 LCD Panel 5 Objective Lens 6 Barrel 13 SD Card Port Fig 2 Front View 7 Camera Lens Page 1 Fig 3 Bottom View 9 Diopter Scale on right eyepiece 10 Focus knob 11 Battery Compartment Lid push forward and lift to remove Fig 4 Rear View 12 USB Port 13 SD Card Port Introduction Simmons CaptureView is an 8 x 30mm full featured binocular integrated with a digital camera that requires no film to take pictures or movies For best results please follow these operating instructions to capture and download pictures Fully functional binoculars Take pictures and movies and view them on your PC Transfer pictures and movies to your PC for easy printing editing enhancing and manipulating E mail pictures to your friends and family LCD display panel indicates status for ease in selecting and performing desired operations Important Note Please re
5. SB cable to the camera s USB port 2 Fig 2 and the other end to your PC s USB port Refer to Fig 3 Your PC considers the camera as a mass storage device and displays it like a hard drive You can then copy your still pictures or movies to your computer or even copy files to the flash card on your camera Note You may have to change the drive letter using your PC s Disk Management function if the flash card tries to use a drive letter that is already in use e g E For Win98 Users Note for Win98 Users DirectX 8 1 or higher must be installed on your PC before you can download images If you do not have DirectX 8 1 or higher on your PC DirectX 8 1 is included on the CD ROM To install click the Install DirectX button on the CD ROM Install the software first Do not plug your camera in until step 5 2 Insert the provided CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 3 The CaptureView Manager menu displays Click on the CaptureView 1 3 Manager Windows 98 only Note Only click on the CaptureView 1 3 Manager Windows 98 only but ton do not click on any of the other CaptureView Manager buttons 4 The driver setup begins Follow the on screen directions Note that if a window displays that gives you a choice of buttons to Continue Anyway or Stop Installation click on Continue Anyway 5 After the setup is complete follow any on screen instruction e g Restart Computer Using the provided USB cable plug the one end of the ca
6. Scale 9 Fig 3 until the object you are viewing is in best focus 5 Now looking with both eyes with a turn of the Center Focus Knob both far and near objects can easily be brought into focus Ill How To Use Your Camera CaptureView performs best under good lighting conditions It takes some practice to get used to high magnification photography Take some time to practice capturing still pictures and movies Depending on the available light and your distance from the object captured images may not appear as bright or centered exactly as viewed through the binoculars Note also that 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 Inserting Batteries 1 Push the battery compartment lid 11 Fig 3 forward and lift to open Page 3 2 Insert 2 AAA 1 5v user supplied batteries into the compartment noting the correct polarity as illustrated inside the compartment Choosing an Operation Press and hold the Mode button 2 Fig 1 for 3 to 5 seconds to turn on the camera Press the Mode button to display the operation icons on the LCD When the desired icon is displayed press the Shutter button 3 Fig 1 to select that operation The following example demonstrates how to use these buttons See Part IV Operation for a description of the operations Taking Pictures and Movies 1 Press and hold down the Mode button for 3 to 5 seconds
7. ble into the camera s USB port and the other end into your PC s USB port Refer to Fig 3 USB displays on CaptureView s LCD screen 6 Wait for about 10 seconds follow any on screen instructions You may now download images to your PC using the CaptureView Manager 7 Click on the CaptureView Manager Manual button to display the on screen instruction manual for the CaptureView Manager software For WinXp 2000 ME Users 1 Using the provided USB cable plug the one end of the cable into the camera s USB port and the other end into your PC s USB port Refer to Page 8 Fig 5 USB displays on CaptureView s LCD screen 2 CaptureView automatically installs drivers on your PC there is no need for external drivers 3 After setup is complete using Windows Explorer you can browse the camera s memory as if it were a hard drive 4 If CaptureView does not appear in Windows Explorer it might be using a drive letter that has already been assigned by your PC e g C D E etc Use Windows Disk Manager program to change the drive letter to an unas signed letter e g K 5 You may now copy images or files from the camera s memory to your PC just as you would with any external hard drive or flash memory For Macintosh and Unix Users 1 Use a flash card reader to download your images to a Macintosh or Unix system Note You cannot load to a Mac or Unix system using the camera s USB port you must use a flash card
8. efect as well as the owner s name address and phone number This warranty is not valid in cases where the product has been abused or mishandled where unauthorized repairs have been attempted or performed or where depreciation of the product is due to normal wear and tear Simmons specifically disclaims special indirect or consequential damages or lost profit which may result from a breach of this warranty Any implied warranties which cannot be disclaimed are hereby limited to a term of one year from the date of original retail purchase This warranty gives you specific rights You may have other rights which vary from state to state Simmons reserves the right to change product specifications or to discontinue productions without prior notice This warranty supersedes all previous Simmons binocular warranties Any return made in the U S A under this limited warranty must follow this procedure Packaging If possible ship the product in its original packaging Please be sure to wrap the package securely and use filament strapping tape on the outside of the package Send only the product to be repaired Please do not send accessory items such as dust caps carrying case etc What to Include with Your Product A short note explaining the reasons you are sending the product in for repair Your daytime phone number The RGA Number An address for returning your product to you No PO boxes please A check or money order in the amou
9. er you select the FlashBack icons and press the shutter button You can keep the camera in record mode for as long as you like but only the last ten seconds of what you have recorded will remain in memory when you press the shutter button again to shut off the feature This feature is very useful when you wish to capture a short activity but are not sure when it will begin For example you may wish to record a baseball pitcher throwing a pitch Click on the shutter button while the pitcher prepares Finally after the pitcher throws the ball click on the shutter button again You ll have recorded only the last ten seconds of the pitcher s activity Erasing Deleting Pictures Erase Last Display the Erase Last Image icon and press the Mode XK button The icon flashes Press the Mode button again to confirm and erase the last captured image or movie Erase All Display the Delete All Images icon and press the Mode X button The icon flashes Press the Mode button again to confirm and erase all the images and movies LCD Counter 88 882 Displays the number of pictures and or movies taken in the camera mode from 0 to 999 If you take over 999 pictures the icon flashes Pago to indicate there are more than 999 pictures that is if the icon flashes 009 you have taken 999 9 pictures 1008 total Also displays the length of a video in minutes and seconds mm ss format from 00 00 to 99 59 in video mode SEC displays in
10. move the batteries when not using the camera Failure to remove batteries will result in lost pictures and dead batteries after several days of CaptureView storage The batteries will drain even after downloading pictures and deleting them from CaptureView s memory Page 2 Il How to Use Your Binocular To enhance your viewing enjoyment please take a moment to familiarize yourself with your new binocular Adjustment of Eye Relief for Eyeglass Wearers For best results when viewing an object while wearing eyeglasses fold down the rubber eyecups and place them against your glasses Adjusting the Eyepieces The distance between your eyes is usually different than the distance between another person s eyes This distance is known as the interpupillary distance or IPD Adjustment to your IPD is important to the proper use of your CaptureView 1 Hold CaptureView up to your face in the normal viewing position using 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 Focusing the Binocular 1 Set the Diopter Scale on underside of CaptureView 9 Fig 3 at its center point between and 2 Choose an object that is at least 50 feet 15m away 3 Looking with just your left eye rotate the Center Focus Knob 10 Fig 3 until the object you are viewing is in best focus 4 Looking with just your right eye rotate the Diopter
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12. ot your PC Only connect and disconnect your CaptureView using the procedure outlined in this section VII Maintenance Operating Environment 41 to 104 F 5 to 40 C 20 85 relative humidity non condensing Care of your CaptureView 1 Never immerse CaptureView into any fluid or liquid Remove dust or stains with a soft cloth dampened with water or neutral detergent Keep in a dry and cool dust free environment or a container when it is NOT used Do not spray liquid cleaners directly onto LCD Using only gentle pressure wipe the LCD with a slightly dampened cleaning cloth 2 Take the batteries out when CaptureView is NOT to be used over a long period 3 Avoid dropping the CaptureView Do not disassemble CaptureView 4 Download pictures to your PC before removing the batteries Page 10 VIII Specifications Binocular power Binocular objective lens diameter Binocular optical design Binocular close focus Field of view diagonal Binocular field of view Image capture resolution Max length of movie Camera aperture Camera optimum range Memory Memory External Storage capacity at each resolution Operating system requirements Interface type Display Weight Product dimensions Batteries user supplied Accessories Page 11 8X 30mm Folding roof prism fully coated 16 ft 7 9 367 ft at 1000 yds 1280 x 960 1 3 megaPixel 640 x 480 VGA 24 bit color Up to 30 seconds at 320 x 240
13. reader When using a flash card read er the flash card looks like a hard drive to your computer Other Software The CD ROM also includes other software programs by Ulead that will assist you in editing your images allow you to transfer images to email and provide you with other useful functions Ulead Photo Express Photo Explorer and Cool 360 and CaptureView Manager are proprietary programs and may not be sold licensed or distributed without the express written consent of Ulead For more information about Ulead Photo Express visit the Ulead website at www ulead com pe Click on the Product Documents link in the Download section of their homepage to find a link for the Photo Express manual Troubleshooting It is very important to use the following connection and disconnection procedures to download pictures 1 Only connect CaptureView to your PC when the PC is on and Windows has completed loading 2 Your CaptureView camera and PC must be connected before running the CaptureView Manager program 3 Avoid physically connecting disconnecting and reconnecting the camera during a download session Instead disconnect the camera using Windows software Right click the USB on screen icon and select disconnect or connect to reconnect 4 Always disconnect CaptureView before shutting down the PC Page 9 If CaptureView is unexpectedly not recognized by the software program close the program disconnect the camera and rebo
14. s see Part VI Downloading and Software installation To sum up Use the Mode button to cycle through the operation icons Then press the Shutter button to select the displayed operation Also use the Shutter button to take a picture and to begin or end the recording of a movie Each time you press the Mode button you will display the next operation icons in the display When you reach the last icon and press Mode the first icon dis plays again Camera Note that you are required to press the Mode button a second time in the Erase menus to confirm that you wish to erase the image s Page 4 IV Operation Camera Mode noun Keep pressing the Mode button until the Camera icon displays Then CS press the Shutter button to take a still picture Remember to select a Resolution setting before taking a still image see below If the camera remains idle for 5 seconds it switches automatically to the Camera mode If the camera remains idle for 60 seconds it shuts off Video Mode Keep pressing the Mode button until the Video icon displays Then press the Shutter button to begin recording a movie Press the Shutter button again to stop recording The length of a movie depends on how much memory you have available Note Audio recording is not available with this camera ee Mode Available only if used with a memory card The FlashBack Mode feature records a movie for only ten seconds FlashBack puts the camera into the record mode aft
15. this mode Resolution Options H CaptureView provides two Resolution settings High and Low D You can take more pictures in the Low Resolution mode than in the High Resolution mode Keep pressing the Mode button until the Quality mode icon displays Then press the Shutter button to change the resolution H High Resolution mode 1280 x 960 Default L Low Resolution mode 640 x 480 Selftimer N Keep pressing the Mode button until the Selftimer icon displays and press the Shutter button The camera then pauses It sends out 6 slow and then 6 fast warning beeps before taking the picture Battery Life Battery Good Battery Low indicators Bul Format Storage The first time you use the SD card you need to format it Load the iI SD card see Card Present below and choose this icon When the icon begins to flash press Shutter to begin formatting Card Present Displays when the SD card is in the camera To load or eject memo ry card Press the card in and release when you hear a click The card may be read by any flash card reader By using a flash card reader you can also download your images to a Macintosh or Unix system When using a flash card reader the flash card looks like a hard drive to your computer Note You cannot load to a Mac or Unix system using the camera s USB port the USB port only can download to a Windows operating system You must use a card reader Note If you wish to copy files to or
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