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Using Creative CardCam

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Page 1: ...ent is furnished under a license agreement and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the license agreement It is against the law to copy the software on any other medium except as specifically allowed in the license agreement The licensee may make one copy of the software for backup purposes Copyright 2002 Creative Technology Ltd All rights reserved Version 1 0 September 2002 ...

Page 2: ...Contents ...

Page 3: ...ve CardCam About your Creative CardCam 1 1 LCD screen and icons 1 2 Turning the camera on or off 1 3 Attaching the neck strap 1 4 2 Installing Creative CardCam Device Installation 2 1 Verifying the installation 2 4 Charging the battery 2 5 Battery Status 2 5 Using Creative CardCam Audio cues 3 1 Image size 3 2 Taking Pictures 3 3 Tips on Taking Good Pictures 3 4 Downloading Images from the Camera ...

Page 4: ...images 4 3 Selecting images 4 4 Deleting Images 4 4 Renaming images or folders 4 5 Viewing downloaded images 4 5 List 4 5 Thumbnail 4 5 Slideshow 4 6 Rotating images 4 7 Refreshing the application 4 7 Version number and license information 4 7 Configuring your camera s settings 4 8 Using ArcSoft PhotoImpression 4 9 Starting ArcSoft PhotoImpression 4 9 ...

Page 5: ...ations A 1 Driver and Operating System Compatibility A 2 Power A 2 Sensor A 2 Light Sensitivity A 2 Port Compatibility A 2 B Troubleshooting Problem Installing Software B 1 Problems Using Creative CardCam B 1 Problems in Windows XP B 3 C Note on USB Compatibility ...

Page 6: ...Introduction ...

Page 7: ...e and convenient Your camera also comes with a built in lithium ion battery With simple and straightforward controls it is easy to take pictures and to download them into your computer The Creative CardCam Photo Album software provided make it easy for you to modify your images You can also create calendars and postcards using the pictures ...

Page 8: ...s a portable digital camera You can also export pictures to other programs or send them as attachments in your e mail messages Third party software Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 5 0 ArcSoft PhotoImpressionTM Before You Begin Package Contents Your camera package contains the following items One Creative CardCam camera One neck strap One USB cable One Creative CardCam pouch One Creative CardCam insta...

Page 9: ...Updating Drivers To download the latest drivers and file updates for Creative CardCam visit http www creative com Document Conventions The following typographical conventions are used throughout this document Table 1 Document conventions This Represents This notepad icon indicates information that is of particular importance and should be considered before continuing This alarm clock icon indicate...

Page 10: ...About Creative CardCam 1 ...

Page 11: ...show you the front and rear views of the camera USB connnector Snapshot button Focus free lens Viewfinder Front view Rear view Viewfinder Figure 1 1 Front and back views of Creative CardCam Liquid Crystal Display LCD counter Audio cue button Snapshot button Mode Delete button Power switch Lens button ...

Page 12: ...below shows you the meaning of the LCD icons on your camera Figure 1 2 LCD screen and icons on Creative CardCam Number of available shots Battery indicator Image size Erase last image Erase all images Audible cues with beeps Icons on the LCD display LCD counter ...

Page 13: ...e following Push the Power switch downwards as shown in Figure 1 3 There is a beep sound and the Lens button automatically pops out To turn off the camera do the following Push the Lens button in as shown in Figure 1 4 Figure 1 3 Turning on the camera Figure 1 4 Turning off the camera ...

Page 14: ...About Creative CardCam 1 4 Attaching the neck strap Figure 1 3 below shows you how to attach the neck strap provided to your camera Figure 1 5 Attaching the neck strap to the camera ...

Page 15: ...2Installing Creative CardCam ...

Page 16: ...y begin installation with Creative CardCam connected the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears Click the Cancel button 2 Insert the Creative CardCam installation CD into your CD ROM drive The Setup Creative CardCam Driver dialog box appears 3 Click the names of the drivers and applications you want to install on your computer 4 Follow the onscreen instructions 5 Click the Finish button and th...

Page 17: ...rt the Windows 98 CD replace the Creative CardCam Installation CD with the appropriate CD Note Windows 98 is available in various editions Be sure to use the correct edition for your computer ii In the Insert Disk dialog box click the OK button iii Follow the instructions on the screen The USB port s of certain computers may be found on the front panel instead of the back panel You can also attach...

Page 18: ...this warning message see Problems in Windows XP on page B 3 9 Installation is now complete At the time of this product s release Microsoft strongly encouraged companies to submit their hardware solutions for certification If a hardware device driver is not submitted or does not qualify for Microsoft certification a warning message appears You may see this message when installing this driver If you...

Page 19: ...on The System Properties dialog box appears 3 In the System Properties dialog box click the Device Manager tab For Windows 2000 XP click the Hardware tab and then click the Device Manager button 4 Click the plus sign next to the Imaging Device icon The entry Creative CardCam should appear If the entry does not appear repeat the steps Device Installation on page 2 1 ...

Page 20: ...attery icon on your camera s LCD screen tells you the battery status The battery is fully charged The battery is approximately half charged The battery charge is low Recharge your battery soon Flashes five times before your camera is automatically turned off The battery is exhausted Recharge your battery immediately To prevent permanent damage make sure that you have installed Creative CardCam Pho...

Page 21: ...Using Creative CardCam 3 ...

Page 22: ...d on press the Audio cue button on the camera The Audio cue icon appears on the LCD screen and a beep indicates that your camera s audio cues have been enabled To disable audio cues press the Audio cue button again The icon disappears Make sure that you have installed Creative CardCam Photo Album before connecting your camera to the computer or notebook Remember to charge your camera before using ...

Page 23: ...number of available shots may vary depending on the selected image size A larger image size will decrease the available shots by more than one whereas a smaller image size will decrease the available shots by one LCD icon Image size Number of available shots 1280 x 960 pixels software interpolated 26 640 x 480 pixels software interpolated 101 ...

Page 24: ...nding on the resolution of the picture taken 6 To take another picture repeat steps 3 through 5 7 To turn off the camera push in the Lens button You can only turn the camera on when it is disconnected from the computer The camera turns itself off if it is left idle after twenty seconds To view pictures that you have taken while using the camera on the go you must connect the camera to the computer...

Page 25: ...e object Distance This camera is focus free but be sure the minimum distance between camera and object is not less than 60 cm 24 inches Any closer and the close up images may appear blurry Fill the viewfinder with the object Moving objects Fast moving objects may appear blurry in your picture Unless a blurry or out of focus effect snapshot is intended avoid taking fast moving objects Camera shake ...

Page 26: ...ke space for new pictures to be stored Docked Mode When Creative CardCam is connected to your computer do the following to delete all files in your camera s memory 1 Turn on the camera and start Creative CardCam Photo Album 2 Click the Camera button and then click Configuration 3 Click the Reset File Name Counter check box to select it 4 Click the Delete All Images button 5 When the Delete All Ima...

Page 27: ... until the LCD blinks 3 Press the Snapshot button to delete all files from the camera A beep is heard when the memory is cleared and the LCD displays the available frames in that particular mode To clear the last image recorded in your camera do the following 1 Press and hold the Mode Delete button until the LCD displays 2 Press the Snapshot button to delete the last image from the camera A beep i...

Page 28: ...4 Using Software Applications ...

Page 29: ... You can also view pictures create and manage albums and download image files from your camera Starting CardCam Photo Album To start CardCam Photo Album do one of the following Click Start Programs Creative Creative CardCam CardCam Photo Album Double click the Creative CardCam Photo Album icon on your desktop If CardCam Photo Album does not recognize the camera correctly see Appendix A Troubleshoo...

Page 30: ...start Creative CardCam Photo Album the Creative CardCam Photo Album window similar to Figure 4 1 appears The following sections describe the more commonly used operations Figure 4 1 Creative CardCam Photo Album window Left pane Right pane Menus ...

Page 31: ... want and then click the Start Download button When downloading is complete the Creative CardCam Download dialog box disappears When downloading is completed a folder containing the downloaded images is created in the left pane of the Creative CardCam Photo Album window Figure 4 2 Creative CardCam Download dialog box Number of downloaded images Total number of images in camera Progress Bar Time re...

Page 32: ... the left pane click the folder that contains the image you want to delete 2 On the right pane click the image that you want to delete 3 Click File and then click Delete The Delete selected image s dialog box appears 4 Click the Yes button To delete a folder of images do the following 1 On the left pane click the folder that you want to delete 2 Click Edit and then click Select All 3 Click File an...

Page 33: ...Rename 4 Type a new name for the image and then press the Enter key To rename a folder do the following 1 On the left pane click the folder that you want to rename 2 Click File and then click Rename 3 Type a new name for the folder and then press the Enter key Viewingdownloaded images List Click View and then click List The images appear as a list on the right pane Thumbnail Click View and then cl...

Page 34: ...dCam Slideshow dialog box Sets the display time for each image Fits the image into the window Saves the image in another directory Displays the next image Rotates the image right Displays the first image Rotates the current image counterclockwise in 90 increments Closes this window Rotates the current image clockwise in 90 increments Rotates the image left Displays the previous image Displays the ...

Page 35: ...hen click Rotate Right 4 To rotate the image left click Edit and then click Rotate Left Refreshing the application To refresh the Creative CardCam Photo Album window do the following Click View and then click Refresh Version number and license information To view the version number and license information about Creative CardCam Photo Album do the following Click Help and then click About The About...

Page 36: ...a When the image is deleted the file number is skipped When the file counter is reset the file numbers start from 0001 again By default the Auto Shutoff time is set to Short 20 seconds Figure 4 4 Creative CardCam Config dialog box Deletes all images in the camera Locks the shutter when there is insufficient light Audio cues enabled disabled Battery charge level Image size 1280 x 960 pixels 640 x 4...

Page 37: ...the following Click Start Programs Creative Creative CardCam ArcSoft PhotoImpression PhotoImpression 3 0 After ArcSoft PhotoImpression is started the PhotoImpression window similar to Figure 4 5 appears For more information on how to use ArcSoft PhotoImpression refer to its online Help file Figure 4 5 ArcSoft PhotoImpression window ...

Page 38: ...Technical Specifications A ...

Page 39: ...ty focus free scratch resistant lens Optical viewfinder Mode Delete button for selection of two different still capture modes and two different Delete modes Capable of capturing up to 26 still pictures JPEG format single snapshot high resolution software interpolated 1280 x 960 pixels 101 still pictures JPEG format single snapshot normal resolution software interpolated 640 x 480 pixels By default...

Page 40: ...lity USB model supports Windows 98 98 SE Windows Me Windows 2000 and Windows XP TWAIN support Power From USB port or self powered USB hub powered by an external power source Sensor CMOS image sensor Light Sensitivity 10 lux Port Compatibility Universal Serial Bus port ...

Page 41: ...Troubleshooting B ...

Page 42: ...re in your Windows system may not be enabled To install the software from the CD 1 Insert the installation CD in the CD ROM drive 2 Click Start Run 3 In the Open box type D CTRUN CTRUN EXE where D represents your CD ROM drive 4 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation Problems Using Creative CardCam There is no USB port available to connect the USB cable Do one of the fol...

Page 43: ...r off on page 1 3 4 Connect the camera to your computer 5 Start the Creative CardCam Photo Album and then try to download the images again Insufficient system resources are reserved for the USB port causing the computer to be unable to function There are too many devices in the computer causing IRQ conflicts with the computer s USB controller Do the following 1 Remove some devices from the compute...

Page 44: ...ation If a hardware device driver is not submitted or does not qualify for Microsoft certification a warning message similar to the one below appears You may see this message when installing this driver If you do you may choose to click the Continue Anyway button Creative has tested this driver on Windows XP and it does not impair or destablize your computer If you need more XP related information...

Page 45: ...Note on USB Compatibility C ...

Page 46: ...oblem may be related to your PC s USB port the following is a list of available options 1 Contact your PC vendor Your PC vendor may be able to upgrade your motherboard or its BIOS to a newer version that addresses USB incompatibilities 2 Use a PCI host adapter that provides USB connectors If you are not able to upgrade your motherboard or its BIOS we recommend this approach 3 Attach the Creative C...

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