AIPTEK PocketCam X User manual

PocketCamX

UserManual

AIPTEKService

AIPTEK,Inc.

51Discovery,Suite100

Irvine,CA92618,USA

TEL:949-585-9600

FAX:949-585-9345

http://www.aiptek.com

Onlineregistration

http://www.aiptek.com/registration/registration.

htm

(Onlineregistrationentitlesyoutospecial

services,downloadsandpromotions.)

Donotdrop,punctureordisassemble

thecamera;otherwisethewarranty

willbevoided.

Avoidallcontactwithwateranddry

handsbeforeusing.

Donotexposethecameratohigh

temperatureorleaveitindirect

sunlight.Doingsomaydamagethe

camera.

Usethecamerawithcare.Avoid

pressinghardonthecamerabody.

Foryourownsafety,avoidusingthe

camerawhenthereisastormor

lightning.

Avoidusingbatteriesofdifferent

brandsortypesatthesametime.

Thereispotentialofexplosionbydoing

that.

Removebatteriesduringlongperiods

betweenusage,asdeteriorated

batteriesmayaffectthefunctionalityof

thecamera.

Removebatteriesiftheyshowsignsof

leakingordistortion.

Wesuggestusingonlytheaccessories

suppliedbythemanufacturer.

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Contents

~1~

GettingStarted

1.Yourcameraparts

2.Loadingthebattery

Basicoperation

1.Poweringonandoff

2.SettingtheModeswitch

PlayingYourImagesontheLCDatOnce

1.Viewingpicturesandmovies

3.InsertingandremovingtheSD/MMCcard(optional)

4.Attachingthestrap(optional)

3.Takingstillpictures

4.Recordingmovies

UsingtheLenscover

UsingthePowerbutton

Focus

Zoomin/out

TheLCDdisplayundermode

Insertingthecard

Removingthecard

5.Usingthetripod(optional)

2.Deletingthepictureandmovie

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TheLCDdisplayundermode

Snapshot

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Flashstrobeandself-timer

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~2~

UsingthePCCameraFunctionforFun

Troubleshooting

2.Configuringsettings

2.Connectingyourcameratoyourcomputer

4.Viewingonyourcomputer

1.InstallingthePocketCamXdriver

3.Capturingimmediateimagestoyourcomputer

MENUundermode

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1.InstallingthePocketCamXdriver

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3.Copyingpicturesandmoviestoyourcomputer

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EnjoyingViewingYourImagesonaPC

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OtherInformation

32

1.Lifeofbattery

4.Moreonflicker

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2.Connectingyourcameratoyourcomputer

4.Advancedsettings

28

Formatsettings

3.StorageCapacity

Propertiessettings

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5.Specification

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2.LEDindicatorevents

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AdvancedOperationandSettings

1.UsingtheMENUbutton

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GettingStarted

1.Yourcameraparts

LCDdisplay

Batterysection

Controlbutton(Zoomout)

LEDindicator

Strapholder

Controlbutton(Zoomin)

Flashstrobe

Microphone

Lenscover

Focusswitch

USBport

Lens

Self-TimerLEDindicator

Battery/SD/MMCcardcover

Tripodport

MENU/OKbutton

Powerbutton

~3~

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SD/MMCcardslot

Knowingyourcamerapartswellbeforeusingitwillhelpyouoperateit

moreeasily.

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4

Shutter

Modeswitch

/QuickExitbutton

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2.Loadingthebattery

Werecommendyoutousealkalinebatteries.

!

PleaseusetwoAAA1.5Vbatteries.

Slidetheinthedirectionoftheindicationtoopenit.battery/cardcover

FollowtheindicationtoloadtwoAAAbatteries.

Closeinwardthetolockit.battery/cardcoverandslideupward

~4~

Fordetailsofthebatterylife,seethe"Lifeofbattery"sectiononpage32.

3.InsertingandremovingtheSD/MMCcard

(Optional)

Insertingthecard

NeverejecttheSD/MMCcardwhilethecameraisprocessing

data.(TheLEDindicatorlightsredwhilethecamerais

processingdata.FormoreinformationontheLEDmessages,

pleaseseethe"LEDindicatorevents"sectiononpage32)

!

Openthe.battery/cardcover

Insertthecardinthedirectionofthe

indicatiorandpushitintilltheendof

thecardplot.

Closethe.battery/cardcover

MENU/OK

Removingthecard

Pushthecardtoremoveit.inandrelease

Thecameracomeswith16MBflash

memorybuiltinsideforstorage.If

youdonotinsertaSD/MMCcard,the

datawillbesavedinthebuilt-inflash

memoryautomatically.

~5~

FordetailsofthestoragecapacityoftheSD/MMCcardandinternalmemory(16MB

flashmemory),pleaseseethe"Storagecapacity"sectiononpage33.

4.Attachingthestrap(Optional)

Forconvenienceandsafety,youmaywishto

attachthecarryingstrap.

~6~

5.Usingthetripod(Optional)

Thetripodcanbeattachedtoyourcameratominimizecamera

movementandensureoptimalimagequality,particularlywhiletaking

self-portraits,longermoviesorinamacromode.

Attachthetripodtotheportonthebottomofthecameraandrotatethe

serratedwheeltolockit.

Unfoldthelegstosetup.

Threadthestraploopthroughtheholderinthe

directionindicated.

Fastenthestrapasindicated.

Adjustthealignmenttothedesiredposition.

Tight

Loose

Serratedwheel

1.Poweringonandoff

Slidetheorpressthetopoweronoroffthe

camera.

LenscoverPowerbutton

UsingtheLenscover UsingthePowerbutton

Slidetheinthe

directionofthearrowtoturnthe

poweronoroff.

Lenscover

OFF

~7~

Pressthetoturn

thepoweronoroff.

Powerbutton

Ifthecameraisidleforover60seconds,theLCDdisplaywillbe

turnedofftoconservebatterypower;pressanykeytowakeup

thecamera.Ifitisidleforover3minutes,thecamerawillshut

downautomatically.

Whiletheisopen,you

canalsopresstheto

deactivateyourcamera.

Lenscover

Powerbutton

BasicOperation

2.SettingtheModeswitch

Thiscameraprovidesthreemodestouse.Pushtheto

selectthemodethatyouwanttouse.

Modeswitch

StillPicturemode

Playbackmode

Moviemode

ON

~8~

3.Takingstillpictures

WhiletheLEDindicatorisflashingred,theimageisbeingcaptured;whiletheLED

turnsgreen,thepictureprocessingisdone.(FormoreinformationoftheLEDmessage,

pleaseseethe"LEDindicatorevents"sectiononpage32.)

Settheto.Modeswitch

Pressthetotakepictures.Shutterbutton

Followthestepstosnapstills.Alsousethe

andthetoadjustzoominorzoomoutsothat

youcangetbestresult.

Focusswitch

Controlbuttons

tosetthe

focus

Focus

Adjustthefocus

beforetakingthe

stillpicture.Push

the,

thenselectthe

modebestforyourpicture.The

followingtabletellsyouwhich

focusmodeyoumaychoose

withthedistancefromthe

object.

Focusswitch

Macro

Micro

12"~24"(30cm~60cm)

24"~(60cm~)

USB

Zoomin/out

Presstheto

zoominorthe

tozoomout.

Controlbutton

Snapshot

~9~

TheLCDdisplayundermode

Zoom

Numberofpictures

andmoviestaken

Lifeofbattery

Storagemode

Still

pictures

mode

Focus

mode

Resolution

Flashstatus

SD/MMCcard:

Flashmemory:non-icon

1.0X 20

Flashstrobeandself-timer

Thestrobeandself-timerareprovidedtooffermoreconvenientutilities

whentakingpictures.Youcanusethestrobeifthelightisnot

adequate.Theself-timerfunctionisusefulincertainsituations(ex.

takingself-portaitphoto).Thereareothersettingsintheunder

modetoaffecttheresultofimage,i

MENU

ncludingsize,exposure,white

balance,andeffect.Fordetailsonoperationandinformation,please

seepage13-14.

Youcanalsoadjusttheundermode.(Pleaserefertothe"Focus"

sectiononpage8.)

Focusswitch

~10~

Settheto.Modeswitch

Pressthetostartrecording.Shutterbutton

Presstheagaintostoptherecording.Shutterbutton

TheLCDdisplayundermode

Movie

mode

Numberof

picturesand

movies

taken

Lifeofbattery

Storagemode

SD/MMCcard:

Flashmemory:non-icon

Focus

mode

Theresolutionofmovieis320*240pixels.

4.Recordingmovies

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PlayingYourImagesontheLCDatOnce

~11~

1/20

TheLCDdisplayundermode

Picture:

Movie:

Numberofpictures

andmoviestaken

Lifeofbattery

Itappearsunderthestatus

oflowbatteryonly.

!

Pictureandmovie

number

Playback

mode

Thetype

youare

viewing

Storagemode

SD/MMCcard:

Flashmemory:non-icon

Controlbuttons

Settheto.Modeswitch

ThelastimagetakenwillbehighlightedfirstontheLCDdisplay.

Pressthetoselectthepreviousorthenextimage,

thenviewitontheLCDdisplay.

Controlbuttons

Whileplayingamovieonthe

camera,soundplaybackisnot

available.Pleasecopythe

movietoyourcomputer(for

details,seepage17)toviewit

withsoundplayback.

1.Viewingpicturesandmovies

~12~

Pushtheto,thenpressthetopickthe

imageyouwanttodelete.

ModeswitchControlbuttons

Pressthetochoose"",thenpressthe

.

ControlbuttonsDeleteOne

MENU/OKbutton

Pick""withthe,thenpresstheto

completetheactionofdeletion.

YesControlbuttonsMENU/OKbutton

Pressthetoenterthe.MENU/OKbutton MENU

Followthestepsifyouwanttodeleteonepictureormovie.

Presstheifyouwanttoquickexittheatanytime.Shutter/QuickExitbutton MENU

MENU/OKbutton

Controlbuttons

2.Deletingthepictureandmovie

AdvancedOperationandSettings

MENUundermode

Theprovidesmoreadvancedfeaturesforyoutofine-tunethe

camera.

MENU

Usethetoenterthe.Pressthe

tohighlighttheitem.Usethetoconfirm.

Thenusethetoexitimmediately.

MENU/OKbuttonControl

buttonsMENU/OKbutton

Shutter/QuickExitbutton

MENU

Theisforeither

enteringtheorexecutingan

action.

MENU/OKbutton

MENU

Selecttheicontoexit;orpress

thetoquick

exit.

Shutter/QuikExitbutton

~13~

1.UsingtheMENUbutton

Item Option

2048x1536

1600x1200

1280x960

Auto

Off

On

Off

Size

Strobe

Self-

Timer

Description

Thisitemallowsyoutochangetheresolutionofthe

picture.Selectthe"1600x1200"or"2048x1536"

typewhenyouwanttodevelop4x6photos;select

the"1280x960"whenyouwanttodevelop3x5

photos.

Thisitemallowsyoutosettheflashstrobe.When

youarenotsureifthelightisadequate,selectthe

"Auto"mode.Thestrobewillfireautomaticallyif

morelightisneeded.Ifyouhaveproblemswhen

usingthestrobe,pleasereferto"Troubleshooting".

Thisitemallowsyoutospecifythedelayfor10

secondsbeforetheshutterfires.Ifyouwanttouse

theself-timer,setthe"On"mode,pressthe

,thenwaitfor10secondswith

flashingred.

Shutter

buttonSelf-TimerLED

indicator

Icon

MENU

LCD

display

N/A

~14~

Auto

Sunny

Cloudy

Fluorescent

Tungsten

Normal

B&W

Classic

Solarize

White

Balance

[WB]

Effect

Thisitemallowsyoutosetthecolortemperature

withthelightinthecertainenvironment.Ifyou

knowthecolorconditionsofyourshooting

environment,suchasthe"sunny"(bright),

"cloudy"(dim),"fluorescent"(highcolorcondition)

and"tungsten"(lowcolorcondition)situations,

selectthemodeyouconsidermostappropriate.

Selectthe"Auto"modeifyouarenotsurethecolor

conditionoftheenvironment.

Thisitemoffersfourscenesofphotoimaging,such

asthe"Normal"(noeffect),"B&W"(blackand

white),"Classic"(oldpicture),and"Solarize"(over-

exposed)effects.

Setting

Seepage16fordetails.

Auto

BackLight

Exposure

Thisitemallowsyoutosettheexposure-metering

mode.Whenyouarenotsurethesourceoflightor

whentheobjectfacesthelight,selectthe"Auto"

mode.Whentheobjectisagainstthelight,select

the"BackLight"mode.

N/A

MENUundermode

Item Option

Normal

B&W

Effect

Setting

Description

Thisitemallowsyoutosettheeffectofthe

image,suchasthe"Normal"(noeffect)and

"B&W"(blackandwhite)effects.

Seepage16fordetails.

Icon

MENU

LCD

display

N/A

MENUundermode

~15~

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Delete

One

Delete

All

Format

Thisitemallowsapictureoramoviestoredin

yourbuilt-inflashmemoryortheSD/MMCcard

tobedeleted.

Thisitemallowsallfilesstoredinyourbuilt-in

flashmemoryortheSD/MMCcardtobedeleted.

Thisitemallowsallfilesstoredinyourbuilt-in

flashmemoryortheSD/MMCcardwillbedeleted

andformatted.Notethatallstoredfileswillbe

goneandcannotberestored.

N/A

Item Option

Description

Icon

MENU

LCD

display

Setting

Seepage16fordetails.

~16~

Highlighttheiconwiththeinthefor

configuration.Thefollowingfiguresarethedisplaysunderthe

threemodes.Thetableisthedescriptionofallitemsinthe.

Controlbuttons MENU

Setting

Settingundermode Settingundermode Settingundermode

ThedescriptionoftheitemsSetting

2.Configuringsettings

Item

Year

Month

Day

On

Off

On

Off

On

Off

50HZ

60HZ

English

Duestch

Yes

No

Time

Beep

Display

DateStamp

Flicker

Function

Language

Thisitemallowsyoutosetthetimeofthecamera.

Usethetochangethenumberof

settings.Pressthetoconfirm.

Controlbuttons

MENU/OKbutton

Thisitemdetermineswhetherthebeepsounds

whenoperatingthecamera.

Thisitemdetermineswhetheradatestampwill

appearonthepicturestaken.

Default

Hour

Minute

Thisitemdetermineswhetherthesmalliconsfor

illustrationwillappearontheLCDscreen.

Thisitemallowsyoutosettheflickertoprevent

nosieandgetthebestimage.Thedefaultflicker

valueisbasedonyourcountry.Seethe"Moreon

flicker"sectiononpage33fordetails.

Thisitemallowsyoutosettheusageoflanguage

ontheLCDdisplay.

Thisitemdetermineswhetherallyoursettingswill

bereturnedtotheoriginalfactorydefault.

N/A

Option

Icon

EnjoyingViewingYourImagesonaPC

Installthedriverbeforeconnectingyourcameratoyour

computerforthefirsttime.Pleasefollowthestepstocompletethe

installation.

PocketCamX

!

ForWindowsXPusers: Skip(InstallingthePocketCamXdriver)andgoto

(Connectingyourcameratoyourcomputer)ifyoudonotusethePCCamerafunction.

step1.step2.

Turnonyourcomputer.

!

DonotconnecttheUSBcabletoyourcomputeratthisstage.

!

Turnoffotherapplicationsrunningonyourcomputer.

PlacethesuppliedCDintotheCD-ROMdrive.

Movethemouseto""andclickit.PocketCamXDriver

Mycomputer

PocketCamX(E:)*

Pleasefollowthesteps:

Double-clickthe""icon.

Double-clicktheCD-ROMdriveicon("").

*ThenameofCD-ROMdrivechangesdependingonhowyour

computerissetup.

Thetitleappearsonthescreenin

afewseconds.

Clickthe""

item.

PocketCamXDriver

Ifnotitleappearsonthescreen

~17~

1.InstallingthePocketCamXdriver

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