VistaQuest VQ-350S digital camera
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1. 23 Using the Camera with PC Cam __ 23 Using the Camera with NetMeeting 23 Using the VistaQuest digital camera with Movie Maker on Windows XP 24 Specifications 25 020606 WARNING 404 When the battery icon is blinking download the pictures to your computer immediately and change the batteries otherwise your images will be lost 0444 1 0 Introduction 1 1 Overview Thank you for purchasing a VistaQuest digital camera It can capture digital images short video clips continuous shooting mode and it can also serve as a PC Web camera The camera is equipped with 8 MB of memory to store your images and movie clips You may download your images and movie clips to your computer using the USB cable and included software 1 2 Warnings and Precautions 1 2 1 FCC STATEMENT This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may Cause undesired operation Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digital devices pursuant to Part 15 of the FC2. 11 3 11 3 12 3 13 3 14 4 0 4 1 5 0 5 1 0 2 0 3 5 4 9 9 6 0 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 7 0 Contents High Low Image Compression 12 Lighting Frequency 12 Using the Flash Automatic or On Fill 12 Techniques for Capturing the Best Images 13 Installing Camera Drive and Software 14 Uninstalling Software and Camera Driver 15 Download Images to your Computer 16 Transfer Images to your PC 16 Transferring your Images to Photolmpression 5 17 ArcSoft Photolmpression 5 18 ArcSoft Videolmpression 2 19 Checking the Connection of Your Camera 22 PC Web Camera Video Function 23 Using the Camera in Video Mode
3. User s Manual Contents 1 0 TPT OCLC LU a ce 1 1 1 OVC CW 5 1 1 2 Warnings and Precautions 1 1 3 Package Contents 3 1 4 System Requirements 3 1 5 Camera Features se 4 2 0 Installing the Batteries 5 3 0 Capturing Images 6 3 1 P we et On the Cam ri e ee 6 3 2 Capture an Image 7 3 3 Camera Status ICONS eer eee a ee 8 3 4 Power Off the Camera 9 3 0 Flash Charging 9 3 6 Sel Ps 9 3 AVI Capture 10 3 8 Continuous Capture 10 3 9 Deleting Images 11 3 10 Image Resolution
4. Ay CNT LN HD LD 0 50 Indoor Lighting Frequency Hz A SF Strobe flash Automatic Strobe Forced on Battery Status Whenever the camera communicates with a PC the USB icon will be shown on the LCD 3 4 Power Off the Camera Hold down the Power ON OFF button for 2 second to turn off the camera immediately You can also press Mode button until Off appears on the LCD then press the Shutter button within three seconds to power off the camera Note The camera will automatically power off after 30 seconds of inactivity 3 5 Flash Charging Press Mode button until So appears on the LCD display then press the Shutter button within three seconds to start charging the flash The lightening icon 5 will blink continuously until it is fully charged 3 6 Self Timer If you would like to capture yourself in the image you wish to capture you may use the self timer feature to delay the camera by ten 10 seconds Place the camera on a tripod or a flat stable surface Turn onthe camera Press the Mode button until the icon appears on the LCD display Press the Shutter button The camera will beep as it counts down The camera will then capture an image automatically after 10 seconds 3 AVI Capture You can capture motion video clips using the AVI Capture feature The image is stored in the AVI format The image counter counts in increments by one after movie clips are stored Video clips are capt
5. regardless of lighting conditions 12 3 14 Techniques for Capturing the Best Images The VQ 350 captures images to record special memories and Iscenes you ll want to share Here are a few tips for getting the best possible images from your camera 1 Use good lighting Give attention to your surroundings to insure your VQ 350 can perform well with adequate existing lighting or use the flash to fill shadows or light dim areas 2 Avoid uneven lighting and high contrast Compose your scenes so that there are no deep shadows or bright backgrounds The key to good images is balanced scene lighting Use the fill flash for scenes where high contrast and dark shadows are unavoidable 3 Minimum focus distance Make sure your subject is not too close The minimum focus distance is three to four feet one meter 4 Position your primary subject in the center of the image The VQ 350 focuses best in the center of the image The edges of your images are softly focused giving a nice soft perimeter effect to each image 13 4 0 Installing Camera Drive and Software Installing Driver aerate aa 1 Turn on the computer 2 Insert installation CD into the CD ROM drive and the installation CD menu will appear 3 When you see the following screen choose Camera Driver User s Manual 4 Follow the on screen instructions Adobe Reader 7 0 5 Restart the computer VISTAQUEST Digital Camera Driver Disk VQ350 For Windows 200
6. Mode button until Hod appears on the LCD display and LO begins flashing on and off Press the Shutter button to change LO to Hi which is the VGA mode 3 11 High Low Image Compression Press the Mode button until HD LD appears on the LCD display Press the Shutter button to set the picture to HD highest image quality using the least compression or LD lower image quality using more compression Higher quality images captured in the HD Mode will use more of your camera s available memory storage space The LD Mode allows you to store more images but of a lesser quality 3 12 Light Frequency When capturing images or movie clips under indoor lighting the image quality will be best if you set the camera to match the frequency of the room lighting In general 60 Hz frequency is used in US and Asia whereas 50Hz is most common in UK Japan and Europe To change the frequency turn onthe camera Press the Mode button until 50 or 60 appears on the LCD display Press the Shutter button to choose the setting you desire 3 13 Using the Flash Automatic SA or On SF Press the Mode button until SA SF appears on the LCD display Press the Shutter button to set the flash to automatic flash Strobe Automatic or forced flash Strobe Forced In automatic mode the camera will determine if the flash is needed or not In forced mode also known as till flash the flash will always fire
7. Page E Click on the Save to Disk button to save the selected images to your PC m A Save As dialog box will appear to allow you to save your ae images You may specifiy a location on your PC to store your lt swemme Fo Please enter file name Photo number will be appended automatically by the system from 001 16 images The default directory will be My Documents E All selected images will be saved sequentially beginning with the name Photo001 You may specify a different prefix by typing the desired name in the File name space E Click on the Save button to save the selected images Note After your images are downloaded to your PC disconnect the camera Your images remain in camera memory Delete the images trom camera memory so you can capture more 5 2 Transferring your Images to Photolmpression 5 To transfer images to Photolmpression following these steps E Connect your camera E Launch Photolmpression E In the Get photo from dialog box shown to the right choose the source of your images E Click on Camera Scanner m Anew window as below will appear E Double click on MyDsc2 or DualCamera m The VQ 350 MyDsc2 GUI control panel appears on the screen E Follow the steps in the prior section E Note that a fourth button appears in the VQ 350 GUI Transfer to AP Instead of immediately saving your images to d
8. Section 3 3 ju Pir Note that the camera will automatically power off after 30 seconds of inactivity to save battery power To turn the camera on again press the Power button 3 2 Capture an Image In film photography we say Take a Photo In digital photography we say Capture an Image Capturing an image with the VQ 350 is easy Step 1 Power on the camera and look through the viewfinder to frame your subject Make sure your subject is no closer than three or four feet one meter to insure good focus Step 2 Press the Shutter button to capture an image The camera will beep once and the image counter will increase by one count pap apa 6p For example the counter may change from 8 Bt BU io Lets The display counter shows the number of images to be taken Memory is full when the FL warning message appears on the Info Status LCD Downloading your images or choosing to delete them is necessary at that time to make space available to capture additional images Warning When batteries are disconnected or discharged the memory and all pictures taken will be erased 3 3 Camera Status Icons Beyond the basics of capturing an image the VQ 350 has many other features Turn on the camera and notice the many icons and symbols on the status LCD As you press the Mode button Mode the LCD display will change in the following order To learn more about each function refer to the referenced section in this User Manual
9. 0 XP only During installation of the driver or software computer may display the message The software you are going to install doesn t contain the Microsoft signature and may not work correctly Do you want to continue Y N Please select Y to continue the installation Installing Software 1 Insert installation CD into the CD ROM drive and the Qima te ne PER installation CD menu should appear VISTAQUEST Digital Camera Driver Disk 2 When you see the following screen choose vasso Camera Driver Arcsoft Software to install the software User s Manual 3 Follow the instructions on screen RT 4 Installed software will automatically create Videolmpression 2 or Photolmpression 5 logo on your desktop 14 4 1 Uninstalling Software and Camera Driver The following instructions guide you to uninstall remove software from your computer Uninstalling Software Ol Ie Click Start from the task bar and choose Settings gt Control Panel For Windows XP Start gt Control Panels Double click Add Remove Programs Select the program to be uninstalled ArcSoft Software Suite Click Remove Program For Windows 2000 XP Click Change Remove Click OK Uninstalling Camera s Driver 1 Or ee oe ty Click Start from the task bar and choose Settings gt Control Panel For Windows XP Start gt Contr
10. C rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver 3 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 4 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Use of shielded cable is required to comply with Class B limits in Subpart B of Part 15 of the FCC rules Do not make any changes or modifications to the equipment unless otherwise specified in the manual If such changes or modifications should be made you could be required to stop operation of the equipment 1 2 2 GENERAL WARNINGS Do not use batteries other than those specified for use with the camera The use of unsuitable batteries may result in the batteries splitting or leaking and causing a fire injury or
11. Cam 10x256 POLJ Address Book BJ Command Prompt er Windows Explorer A WordPad System Toals Help and Support J RUM Log OFF Owner Turn OFF Computer After Movie Maker starts a Click on Capture from a Video Device b Select MyDsc2 in the available devices section Follow on screen instructions until live video is displayed 24 7 0 Specifications Image Resolution 640 x 480 Pixels VGA or 320 x 240 Pixels QVGA Built in Memory 8 MB SDRAM Image Storage Capacity approximate Number of Images 640 x 480 VGA HD 25 640 x 480 VGA LD 320 x 240 QVGA HD 320 x 240 QVGAV LD 463 Movie 320 x 240 QVGA 120 seconds Self Timer 10 seconds Capture Modes Single Continuous AVI Capture movie clips Automatic Energy Saving automatically shut down after 30 seconds Exposure and White Balance Automatic Power Three AAA 1 5 VDC batteries PC Interface USB 1 1 Working Temperature 0 to 40 degrees C 32 to 90 F 2006 Vistaquest Corporation www vistaquestusa com 25
12. e the last picture The image will be deleted the image counter will decrease by one Example 020 will change to 019 3 9 2 Delete All Images Step 1 Power on the camera Press the Mode button until the My icon appears on the LCD display Step 2 Press the Shutter button The image counter will flash on amp off Step 3 Press the Shutter button again to delete all images All Images will be deleted and the image counter will display 000 3 10 Image Resolution Resolution is the size of a digital image measured in pixels dots expressed as horizontal number of pixels times x vertical number of pixels The VQ 350 offers two resolution modes The highest best resolution is 640 x 480 a VGA resolution The second choice of resolution is 320 x 240 a QVGA resolution VGA resolution images will be the best possible images from your camera QVGA resolution images are noticeably smaller when you view them on your computer QVGA resolution is not recommended for individual digital images The primary advantage to QVGA 11 resolution is that you may store more images four times more than VGA resolution images lf you would like to use the QVGA resolution turn on the camera Press the Mode button until fo appears on the LCD display and Hi starts flashing on and off Press the Shutter button to change Hi to Lo which is the QVGA mode If you would like to change resolution from QVGA to VGA press the
13. f the wizard is checked the wizard will appear each time you run the program If you d like to skip the wizard next time uncheck the box Select the item picture or videos you need then you 20 will enter the editing interface as below You can use the six steps in the Function Menu to create video clips and slide shows Function Menu ae ea Oar Ree ee el United iain Function Tab S oe ORE oe 2 Albums E 69 Browse Pane Recycled t RE meg Setup Audio Tracks Se YJ Video and still images Transitions 1 Media Select the videos and images that will comprise your final movie or slide show 2 Edit Modify video image color and adjust the duration of each movie component Only available for video projects 3 Effects Add special effect transitions between each component or apply a pre made theme 4 Text Place animated text on any movie component Only available for video projects Narrate Record audio directly from the program and it to your movie 6 Produce Combine all components to create your final videos save it in a variety of ways or email it to friends The Storyboard The backbone of the creation process it s where you assemble your movie The Player Preview and modify your movies in this area Working with Albums Albums let you organize your media for easy access O1 For detailed information please refer to the Help pf the program 21 6 5 Checking
14. isk you may first transfer them to Photolmpression to edit them prior to saving them 17 5 3 ArcSoft Photolmpression 5 Arcsoft Photolmpression 5 is a complete digital image editing application designed with real people in mind Easy to use Getting Start guides user friendly Ul and complete image editing functionality give users wonderful experiences to organize view enhance edit print and share photos Click on Start gt Program gt ArcSoft Software Suite to Photolmpression 5 and you will see a window as below Select the Photos Source For example Click Folder to acquire photos from your computer Select the file path You can start editing them now Function Menu E ga a Photolmpression 5 Function Tab ii Wiesner nn Folder Albums ae E ject Send ra rin en Ba f T a O My Documer 18 Get Photo Choose how to view or acquire photos Enhance Crop brighten rotate resize and modify photos Create Add clip art special effects frames and more Project Make calendars photo books and greeting cards Print Print multiple images per page and multiple pages at one time Send Email photos or upload them to online photo sharing accounts D OTOS I a Note For detailed information please refer to the Help of the program 19 5 4 ArcSoft Videolm
15. mera for a long time several days or more remove the batteries The batteries will discharge slowly if left in the camera This may cause complete battery discharge as well as loss of images The batteries may corrode if left in the camera for extended periods of time 4 Dispose of batteries properly in accordance with local laws and regulations Do not place them in fire 5 The VQ 350 has an automatic power saving feature The camera will turn off automatically if it has not been used after approximately thirty 30 seconds 6 When the camera is connected to a computer using a USB cable it is not necessary to use batteries because the camera uses the power provided by the computer through the USB interface 3 0 Capturing Images Using your new camera is fun and easy There are two basic steps to capturing your first image Step 1 Turn on the camera by holding down the Power Button for two seconds Step 2 Press the Shutter Button to capture an image It is really that easy The following sections will tell you about more features available on your camera 3 1 Power On the Camera To power on the camera hold down the Power ON OFF button for two seconds as shown above The camera will beep once indicating that it is ready The Status LCD display will turn as Illustrated in the picture at the right In this example the camera is ready to capture an image in High we Resolution Mode Function icons are explained in
16. ol Panels Double click Add Remove Programs Select the program to be uninstalled DualCamera Click Remove Program For Windows 2000 XP Click Change Remove Click OK 15 5 0 Download Images to your Computer Note Before connecting your VistaQuest digital camera to your PC for the first time you must first install the camera driver first After the driver software has been installed your still images and movie clips can be transferred to your PC using the USB cable Connect your camera to your PC using the USB cable The camera will beep once indicating the connection is established The camera installation process will be completed at the first time when the camera is connected to your PC 5 1 Transfer Images to your PC To transfer images to your PC E Connect the camera to your PC using the USB cable e m A m Click on Start gt Programs gt MyDsc2 gt MyDsc2 mo fF m This screen called the Graphical User Interface or GUI will 1 m m _ appear Note that the twelve rectangles are empty m Click the Download button to start downloading your images s 220 ae into the GUI E mages in your camera will appear as thumbnail sized images as shown E Using your mouse click on images to selct them Right click on an image to enlarge it You may click on the Select All button to select every image E f there are more than twelves images in camera memory click on Next
17. pression 2 Videolmpression creates home movies and slide shows by combining existing videos still images exciting scene transitions and multiple audio tracks Though simple to use the program provides intense and broad video editing and export options perfect for owners of digital still cameras desktop and digital video cameras and camcorders Click Start gt Program gt ArcSoft Software Suite gt Videolmpression 2 to launch Videolmpression 2 or double click Videolmpression 2 icon on the desktop and you will see a window as the screenshot below ARCSOFT VIDEOIMPRESSION Unititledvi_ al ip jsa X j Open a Project Lets you browse project files in the Videolmpression system folder Project is a file that contains all of the settings and each individual component on the Storyboard When you save your work as a project you can go back and swap components add and remove them alter audio etc Create a Video Create a new video project retrieve media materials from the device connected or choose media files from system folder You can choose video materials from your photo aloum as well Create a Slide Show Create a new slide show project retrieve media materials from the device connected or choose media files from system folder You can choose slide show materials from your photo album as well If the box always show this wizard when Videolmpression starts at the bottom o
18. soiling of the battery compartment When placing batteries in the camera check the polarity of the batteries and to ensure proper orientation Incorrect polarity may result in the batteries splitting or leaking and causing a fire injury or soiling of the battery compartment Remove the batteries if the camera will not be used for an extended period of time The batteries may leak and cause a fire injury or soiling of the battery compartment If the batteries leak clean and wipe the battery compartment carefully and install new batteries Wash your hands carefully if you touch the battery fluid Please note that when you remove the batteries your images will be lost from the camera memory WARNING Handling the USB cable on this product may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm Wash your hands after handling 1 2 3 TRADEMARK INFORMATION Microsoft and Windows are U S registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Pentium Is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation Other names and products may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owner 1 3 Package Contents The package typically includes 1 Oo Cling GIs Camera USB Cable CD ROM with Driver and Application Software User Manual Three 3 AAA batteries Hand Strap Note ncluded components may vary as specified by local retailers and locations Consult with
19. the Connection of Your Camera For Windows 98 Me only Systom Pro PANEN m Double click My Computer icon gt General Device Manager Hardware Profiles Performance View devices by type C View devices by connection H H A Control Panel gt System gt Device gt Manager gt Imaging Device Erai CDROM When you see DualCamera E pm aba that means the camera is installed i daniami M cere e HE a Mouse For Windows 2000 Xp only M File Action View Help Double click My Computer icon Terry i g E A Windows 2000 or go to Start button pi ga Sg Disk drives and select My Computer amp Display adapters 4 DVD CD ROM drives Windows XP gt Control Panel gt System gt Toppy dsk contolers 4 Floppy disk drives Hardware gt Device Manager gt See aes i DualCamera Imaging Device When you see P a ee A _ Mice and other pointing devices DualCamera the camera is installed B E Monitors BW Network adapters Ports COM amp LPT MM Processors y 22 6 0 PC Web Camera Video Function 6 1 Using the Camera in Video Mode PC users may use their camera as a PC Web Cam Note that the camera Is a dual mode camera It is both a Digital Still Camera and a PC Camera To use your camera as a PC Web Cam you must first install the driver After the driver is installed and the camera Is connected to your PC you may view li
20. ured at a resolution of 320 x 240 The movie clip frame rate will be approximately six frames per second Movie clips are silent No audio To use the AVI Capture Mode follow these steps Step 1 Power on the camera Press the Mode button until the KM icon appears on the LCD display Step 2 Once the Shutter button is pressed the camera will beep and the camera starts recording videos continuously until the button is released Step 3 Release the Shutter button to stop recording The camera will stop recording automatically when the built in memory is full When the built in memory is full FL will be shown on the LCD display Note When you download a movie clip it will be in the popular AVI format Use Windows Media Player or Apple Quick Time Player to view movies 3 8 Continuous Capture You can capture three images using the Continuous Capture feature When you use this mode the image resolution will be 640 x 480 To use the Continuous Capture mode follow these steps Step 1 Power onthe camera Press the Mode button until the cra Icon appears on the LCD display Step 2 Press the Shutter button the camera will capture three images continuously 10 3 9 Deleting Images You can delete the last image captured or delete all images in memory 3 9 1 Delete the Last Image Step 1 Power on camera Press the Mode button until the icon appears on the LCD display Step 2 Press the shutter button to delet
21. ve video several ways 1 Use the PC Cam video utility included with the camera Refer to Section 7 2 2 Use your favorite third party video program 3 Use Microsoft NetMeeting see Section 7 3 Note The Camera is a dual mode camera You may use either mode but you cannot use both modes at the same time Close the Camera GUI before starting the camera video mode 6 2 Using the Camera with PC Cam 1 Click on Start Programs MyDSC2 PC Cam to start the PC Cam program 2 The camera will start functioning as a PC Camera Or you may select Options gt Preview to begin the video function 6 3 Using the Camera with NetMeeting You may wish to use MS NetMeeting Follow the steps below to set up your camera as the video capture device start NetMeeting After NetMeeting starts click on Tools Options From the Options dialog box select the Video tab Refer to the Video camera properties section select DualCamera as the video capture device Refer to the NetMeeting help file for additional information D OLEO DPZ 23 6 4 Using the VistaQuest digital camera with Movie Maker on Windows XP Windows XP users can use Windows Movie Maker Click on Start Programs Accessories Windows Movie Maker to start Movie Maker eee 2m Accessibility Windows Update Startup FP Communications ee adan aee Tad FEL windows Movie Maker Programs i Fe Documents a Settings a Search r Magna
22. your retailer for specifics 1 4 System Requirements You must use a computer to download the images from your camera The computer used must meet the following minimum requirements oe OL a Ge 1 Windows SE 98 ME 2000 XP Direct X 8 0 or higher 128 MB RAM 60 MB hard disk space available Available USB Port CD ROM Drive 1 a 8 9 5 Camera Features Shutter Button Flash Viewfinder Lens USB Port Strap Eyelet Indicator Lamp LCD MODE 10 ON OFF 11 Battery Compartment Cover 12 Tripod Socket 2 0 Installing the Batteries Step 1 Open the battery door by lifting the tab on the door Step 2 Insert three AAA batteries with the polarity as shown Step 3 Close the battery cover Warning Do not open the battery door when the camera is powered ON This will cause all images in memory to be lost immediately If you open the battery door when the camera is OFF when changing the batteries you must close the door within thirty 30 seconds or your images will be erased from memory Notes 1 Always download your images to your computer soon after you have captured them Never assume your images will be retained for more than three or four days If the batteries are depleted your images will be lost 2 Ifyou must change the batteries makes sure the camera is OFF and then change the batteries in less than thirty 30 seconds 3 If you will not use the ca
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