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Table of Contents What your camera includes:.....................................................................................3 Computer System Requirements .............................................................................3 A Quick Look at Your Camera..................................................................................4 Preparing Your Camera for Use...............................................................................5 Starting Your Camera...........
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What your camera includes: Digital Camera Kids Cam Show and Share Creativity Center software installation CD USB cable User’s Manual Strap Computer System Requirements To be able to download photos to your PC you will need the following minimum configuration: Windows 2000/XP Pentium-based PC (or equivalent) 150 MB hard disk free space and 128 MB or more RAM Available USB Interface CD-ROM Drive Color display (16 bit or higher recommended) VGA Resolution 1024
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A Quick Look at Your Camera - 4 -
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Preparing Your Camera for Use Battery Installation Your camera requires two AA alkaline batteries, which must be inserted as follows: 1. Slide open the battery compartment at the bottom of the camera in the direction indicated by the arrow. 2. Insert the batteries in accordance with the polarity (+/-) shown on the inside of the cover. 3. Close the battery compartment. The LCD will flash if your batteries are running low in which case you will need to replace the camera’s batteries b
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• Download your photos as often as possible. Photos may be lost when the batteries run low. Starting Your Camera • Press and hold down the mode button (for about 2 seconds) to start the camera. • The camera will sound a beep to confirm that it is ready for use. • The LCD display will indicate the number of photos that can be taken before it becomes necessary to download them to your PC. Taking Photos 1. Compose your shot using the viewfinder. (The optimal distance between the
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However the LCD counter only displays up to 99. It will continue to display 99 until less than 99 images may still be taken. The Camera Modes and Compression Hd/Ld Photo Resolution Hr/Lr There are 2 photo resolutions to select from, high resolution – “Hr” or low resolution – “Lr”. 1. Hr” or "Lr” will be shown on the LCD display. If the LCD displays “Hr” this means that the present resolution is “Lr” and in order to change to “Hr”, click on the shutter button within 5 seconds.
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4. All photos taken after changing compression will be at the new compression. The photo compression and resolution settings determine the number the number of photos and the amount of memory required for each photo. The following table tells you how many photos can be taken based on the image resolution and compression: Resolution Compression Hr Ld 18 photos Lr Hd 152 photos Hr Hd 50 photos Lr Ld 64 photos Continuous Shot Mode - d8 (video) 1. Press t
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1. Press the mode button to select CS shown on the LCD display. 2. Press the shutter button once - 3 continuous shots are taken. Self-Timer - St 1. Press the mode button to select the “St” icon shown on the LCD screen. 2. Press the shutter button to start a 10 second count down (the camera will beep once a second). 3. After 10 seconds a photo will be taken. Delete (Last Photo) - Cl To delete the last photo taken: 1. Press the mode button to select the “Cl” icon shown on the LC
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3. Press the shutter button again within 5 seconds and all photos in the camera will be deleted. 4. The LCD counter will be reset to show the number of photos that can be taken at the current resolution and compression. Frequency - 50/60 The camera has 2 Frequency settings, 50HZ for the U.S. and Asia and 60HZ for Europe and Japan. To set the camera for the correct frequency : 1. Press the mode button to select the”60” icon for 60HZ or the “50” icon for 50HZ shown on the LCD screen.
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Installing Kids Cam Show and Share Creativity Center Software Before attempting to install the software, make sure that you do not have the camera or the USB cable attached to your computer. This may cause your installation to fail. Do not connect the cable to the computer until the entire installation process has been completed. We suggest you follow the step by step instructions that will appear on your screen during the installation process. Software & Camera Driver Installation 1.
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1. On the “Kids Cam Show and Share Creativity Center" screen, click the “Next” button. 2. Please review the license terms and click the “Agree” button to continue. - 12 -
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3. Let the “Kids Cam Show and Share Creativity Center” installer create the folder where the program will be installed to, and then click “Install”. 4. Click “Finish” to let the “Kids Cam Show and Share Creativity Center” installer finish the installation program. - 13 -
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5. This will automatically launch the Install shield for the camera driver. Click “Next” to continue. 6. Once the program has finished installing you will have to restart your computer. 7. Congratulations!! You have successfully installed the “Kids Cam Show and Share Creativity Center” software, the “PhoTags WebCam Express” and the Camera driver. - 14 -
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Downloading Photos Use the “Kids Cam Show and Share Creativity Center” program to import photos and video clips (AVI files) from your camera. 1. Plug one end of the USB cable into the USB slot on your camera. 2. Plug the other end of the USB cable into a USB port on your computer. 3. Make sure that your camera is connected and turned on. 4. Double-click the “Kids Cam Show and Share Creativity Center” icon that is on your desktop to launch the “Kids Cam Show and Share Creativity
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6. The “Get photos from camera” window will appear. 7. Click the “Browse” button to select a folder to place your photos and videos. 8. Click the “OK” button to proceed. 9. On the next screen, choose where you want to place your photos and video clips and click the “Finish” button to copy the photos to your computer. - 16 -
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10. Open the folder that you selected to view all the pictures and videos in the “Select photos” mode. About Kids Cam Show and Share Creativity Center Kids Cam Show and Share Creativity center will help you get the most of the camera you just purchased. Packed with powerful, yet easy to use features, “Show and Share” will let you manage, enhance, turn your photos into Active Images and share your photos with friends and family. Show and share is packed with fun things to do with
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Slide show- Select anyone of your photo collection and view them as a full screens slide shows. You can even add background music that will play during the slide show. Games- play anyone of the five fun Games including: Word Search, Jigsaw Puzzle, Sliding Puzzle, Mechanical Maze and Word Scramble. With this version of the software you have the ability to purchase additional Workshop projects at anytime. Select any two Workshop projects for FREE: Choose from: • Calendar Creator • Al
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Capturing (AVI) video using WebCam Express Now that you have your camera installed you can use it to capture short movies called AVI files. The length of time you can record an AVI while the camera is connected to your computer will vary, depending on how much hard drive space you will use to save the file. Please take note that these AVI files take up a lot of hard drive space. This is done through the PhoTags WebCam Express program. This next section will walk you though capturing a
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3. Click the “Capture” button to start recording the video. The elapsed recording time will appear under the video. 4. Click the “Pause” button to pause recording. To continue recording click the “Capture” button again. 5. To finish recording click the “Stop” button. 6. Videos will automatically be saved in a default directory. You can view them in the “Playback” window. - 20 -
