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INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing the BC-2100. We know you and your family will have

many years of enjoyment using it. The BC-2100 combines the performance of a

compact, easy-to-use binocular with digital camera functionality to capture

interesting moments of outdoor events you would otherwise not be able to share with

others. Download to your PC to either print or email depending the resolution you

pre-selected.

IMPORTANT: Download pictures before removing batteries. Do not look directly at the

sun through binoculars as it could cause permanent eye damage.

CONTENTS:

BC-2100 Digital Binocular Camera

USB Cable

Pouch

Neck Strap

4 x AAA Alkaline Batteries

Software CD

Summary of Contents for BC-2100

Page 1: ...ture interesting moments of outdoor events you would otherwise not be able to share with others Download to your PC to either print or email depending the resolution you pre selected IMPORTANT Download pictures before removing batteries Do not look directly at the sun through binoculars as it could cause permanent eye damage CONTENTS BC 2100 Digital Binocular Camera USB Cable Pouch Neck Strap 4 x ...

Page 2: ...memory capacity 11 12 Use the Eyepieces To Aim Your Camera 13 Taking Photos 13 6 Camera Mode Selection 14 16 Resolution Selection 14 Self timer Mode 15 Erase All Pictures 16 Erase Last Picture 16 7 Viewfinding and Taking Better Picture Tips 17 How To Use The Binocular 17 Viewfinding 18 8 Connecting to Computer 19 USB Mass Storage Mode 19 9 Install Driver 20 10 Install Application Software 20 11 Do...

Page 3: ... and its internal components After the camera is activated avoid bumping it against hard surface This may cause malfunction Choose a flat surface free from vibration when the camera stands on it If the lens or the viewfinder is dirty clean them with a lens brush or a piece of soft cloth Under the following situations let the camera repaired by qualified personnel a Its cable or plug is damaged or ...

Page 4: ...ular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment on and off the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more the following suggestion Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the distance between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment to a different ...

Page 5: ...it B W on back for functions White Balance Auto Exposure Auto Viewfinder Full featured 10 x 25 Binocular Shutter Speed Auto Focusing 60 feet to infinity Focal Length 55mm Aperture F 5 Self Timer 10 seconds File Format Still images JPEG Interface USB 1 1 Delete Image All or the last one Auto Power Off 60 seconds Battery 4 x AAA alkaline battery Dimensions 139 x 97 x 75 mm Weight 315 grams without b...

Page 6: ... At least a 8x CD ROM drive to install software Available USB ports Color monitor with a minimum resolution of 640 x 480 24 bit true color 1024 x 768 is recommended Minimum 48 MB RAM for WIN98 64 MB for WIN 2000 and WIN XP At least 120 MB of available hard disk space Graphic Card 2 MB memory or above 5 ...

Page 7: ...eft Objective Lens 3 Camera Lens 4 Right Objective Lens 5 Right Barrel 6 Right Eyepiece 7 Dioptric Knob 8 Shutter Button 9 Mode Button 10 Select Button 11 Power Button 12 Left Eyepiece 13 Focus Knob 14 LCD Display 15 SD Memory Slot For Optional SD Card 6 ...

Page 8: ...4 Camera Description Front View Fig 2 8 Shutter Button 9 Mode Button 10 Set Button 11 Power Button 16 USB Port 17 Battery Compartment Side View Fig 3 18 Camera Lens 19 Eyepieces 20 Tripod Mount 7 ...

Page 9: ...4 Camera Description Status LCD Icons Fig 4 21 Digital Picture Frame 22 Self timer 23 Delete All Last One image 24 SD Card 25 Memory Status 26 Mass Storage Mode 27 Image Resolution 28 Battery Status 8 ...

Page 10: ...gain The batteries are at full charge The batteries are at half full charge The batteries are near empty that need to be replaced Important When the batteries are low you will see the battery symbol on the Status LCD continuously blinking Always download photos to the PC prior to replacing batteries to avoid memory loss when using built in 8MB SDRAM memory Note a Do not mix old and new batteries R...

Page 11: ...e of 2 mega pixels resolution is indicated by a 3 star symbol on the LCD Display The camera can hold approximately 8 images in high resolution or approximately 40 images in VGA resolution when using an optional 64MB SD card Visit our accessory store www apexdigitalinc com The Internal 8MB built in memory holds approx 8 High Res 40 VGA Res Images Power Off Press the Power Button again to turn off 1...

Page 12: ... all the way in See Fig 7 4 Turn the camera on The Status LCD screen shows SD icon as Fig 8 This verifies the card has been properly installed 5 Close the SD card slot door The camera is now ready to use Note When the SD card is installed all images by default will be automatically stored to the SD card 64MB Approx 80 High Quality Approx 400 VGA Quality 128MB Approx 160 High Quality Approx 800 VGA...

Page 13: ...o your computer For details please refer to section Download Images page 21 6 If you want to delete the images in the card please refer to section Delete Images in Memory page 16 Remove SD card 7 Turn the camera off 8 Pull the card out See Fig 9 Note Without SD card all the images by default will be stored to the built in memory of the camera 8MB 12 ...

Page 14: ...ve 60 seconds before the Auto Power Off feature automatically turns off the camera function Hold your Digital Binocular Camera steady and aim at a scene or object at minimum of 60 or greater away from you Press and release the Shutter Button to take the pictures Make sure you do not move the camera until you hear a beep This may take up to 1 second When the number of available exposures has increa...

Page 15: ...ution Selection Default High resolution The resolution default setting stays on the triple stars status to obtain the highest resolution 1600x1200 images as shown in Fig 12 VGA resolution Press Mode Button once and press Set Button for confirmation The resolution will change to double stars 640x480 resolution as shown in Fig 13 This resolution is appropriate for email 14 ...

Page 16: ...the Shutter Button to activate the self timer The camera will beep for 10 seconds before taking the picture automatically When the number of available exposures has increased by one on the LCD Display the camera is ready to take another picture Fig 15 Fig 14 See Fig 14 and Fig 15 If you want to cancel Self timer mode press Mode Button two times and then press Set Button again to cancel Self timer ...

Page 17: ...ton 10 for 2 seconds The LCD Display 14 will then show 0 See Fig 16 4 Delete Last Pictures When the camera is on press the Mode Button four times and you will see LAST and the trash can icon Then to delete the last picture that are in the camera press and hold the Select Button 10 for 2 seconds The number of available exposures on the LCD Display will be decreased by 1 exposure See Fig 17 Fig 16 F...

Page 18: ...the Left Eyepiece with your left eye with the right eye closed to aim at any object 60 ft away rotate the Focus Knob clockwise or anti clockwise to get the best focus Then look into the Right Eyepiece with your right eye with the left eye closed and rotate the Dioptric Knob to the left or to the right to get the best focus 3 Now you can look with both eyes into the left and right eyepieces and bri...

Page 19: ...rcular area approximately 10 times magnification of original image The lens produces up to a 16X enlarged image with 4x3 standard shape Fig 18 You do not need to focus the binoculars for a focused picture The camera is independent from the binoculars The focus of the binocular has no impact for photographs taken 18 ...

Page 20: ...t to the computer HDD icons will appear on the Status LCD Your computer will appear as a removable device under My Computer Your still pictures are located in the DCIM 100IMDIR folder on this drive For Windows 2000 ME and XP plug in the camera and start uploading images For Windows 98SE you need to install the driver Mass Storage Mode allows you to use the camera just like a standard storage devic...

Page 21: ...tware CD to your computer s CD ROM drive 3 You MUST check and install the Camera Driver first After then click Presto Mr Photo or Presto Image Folio images editing programs for editing your photos 4 Follow the instructions to complete the software installation Normally you can select NEXT icon to use default setting to go to next step installation 5 Restart your PC after finishing the installation...

Page 22: ...s 5 ion icon to Browse the 6 nload icon your photos will 7 1 aded you can 9 ore about the many other t Click Select All ico from camera Click Destinat folder is which you want to save images Fig 21 Click Dow begin to download and save to your desired folder Fig 21 Click Close icon Fig 2 8 After the images are downlo review your pictures using the browse bar on the left of screen Fig 22 To learn m ...

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