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Creative DiVi Cam 316 is a high-quality yet affordable digital video 
camera that allows you to create, edit, share and send photos to your 
friends and family. 
 
Creative DiVi Cam 316 is not just a digital camera. You can use it to 
make short video or audio recordings, or play MP3s. You can also use 
it as a webcam when you connect it to a computer. 
 
This easy-to-follow manual shows you how to use your new Creative 
DiVi Cam 316 and install all the software included on the Installation 
CD. You'll find clear instructions on how to take pictures, record 
videos and voices, play MP3s, and use your Creative DiVi Cam 316 as 
a webcam. An overview of how to use bundled software to transfer 
photos and videos from the Creative DiVi Cam 316 to your computer 
is also provided. 
 
Whenever you want to send snapshots or short video clips via e-mail, 
create exciting photo albums, produce videos, chat with your friends 
or family face to face over the Internet, or listen to MP3s, Creative 
DiVi Cam 316 is just the tool you need.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Welcome 

Summary of Contents for Creative Divi Cam 316

Page 1: ...tive DiVi Cam 316 and install all the software included on the Installation CD You ll find clear instructions on how to take pictures record videos and voices play MP3s and use your Creative DiVi Cam 316 as a webcam An overview of how to use bundled software to transfer photos and videos from the Creative DiVi Cam 316 to your computer is also provided Whenever you want to send snapshots or short v...

Page 2: ...al Precautions 6 Package Contents 8 2 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA 9 CREATIVE DIVI CAM 316 CONTROLS 9 Top View 9 Front View 9 Back View 10 Right Side View 11 Bottom View 11 Battery power level indicators 11 3 GETTING STARTED 12 Preparing Your Camera 12 4 USING YOUR CAMERA 13 ...

Page 3: ... Mode 15 VIDEO MODE 16 Status identifier 16 Recording video 17 Recording a video with the self timer 18 Special effects 19 Playing back videos 19 Viewing video thumbnails 20 Managing videos 20 CAMERA MODE 22 Status identifier 22 Activating the AE lock 22 Configuring your camera 22 Enabling the auto flash 23 ...

Page 4: ...p pictures 24 Viewing photos 24 Trimming a photo 25 Viewing photo thumbnails 25 Managing photos 26 DPOF 26 Printing photos directly to a PictBridge compatible printer 29 PLAYING MP3S 31 Status identifier 31 Playing an MP3 file 31 Adjusting volume bass or treble levels 32 Navigating in a track 34 Play modes 34 Managing MP3s 35 ...

Page 5: ... 37 Managing voice recordings 38 SETUP MODE 40 Setting options 40 About the Help screen 42 5 CONNECTING YOUR CAMERA 44 Configure your camera as a webcam or a mass storage device 44 Connecting Your Camera to a TV VCR 45 System Requirements 46 6 INSTALLING DRIVERS 47 7 INSTALLING SOFTWARE 49 Installing New Soft Video Works 49 ...

Page 6: ...5 8 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS 52 9 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 53 ...

Page 7: ...ment If liquid is swallowed rinse your mouth out with water Drink a few cups of water to dilute the toxin and seek treatment immediately Before Using Your Camera Test out your camera before using it for important events Observe copyright law Unless agreed by the proper owner all images or videos taken with this camera cannot be used in violation of copyright law Observe No Photography or No Record...

Page 8: ...er off immediately and remove the batteries Maintain your digital video camera Use a lens brush or soft cloth to wipe the surface clean Do not use any solid object to hit your camera Avoid scratching the lens or LCD surface Do not use any detergent or volatile solutions to clean your camera Use a slightly damp soft cloth only ...

Page 9: ...ist Strap Lens Cover Strap Earphone USB Cable TV OUT Cable Audio Cable 4 AAA Alkaline Batteries User s Guide Audio Cable 4 AAA Alkaline Batteries User s Guide Installation CD Drivers and Application Software Earphone USB Cable TV OUT Cable Pouch Wrist Strap Lens Cover Strap ...

Page 10: ...e DiVi Cam 316 to your computer TV VCR or earphones 4 USB Port Use this to connect your camera to your computer via the USB cable You can then transfer images recorded audio and video or MP3s between the camera and your computer You can also use your camera as a webcam 5 TV Out Port Use this to connect your camera to a TV for viewing images or videos stored in your camera 6 Headphone jack Use this...

Page 11: ...in green When the camera is busy the LED lights up in red 4 Menu button Press the MENU button in all modes to access the function menu for each mode The menus are shown on the LCD 5 Scroller Use this control to scroll select menu options To scroll select an option move the scroller upwards or downwards to browse through options and then select the option by pressing the scroller In MP3 mode move t...

Page 12: ...amera mode MP3 MP3 mode Recording mode SET Setup mode 3 Battery Cover Bottom View 1 Liquid Crystal Display LCD 2 Display Help button In Video and Camera modes press this button to switch between the normal preview screen with or without icon display and the help screen In other modes switch between the normal preview screen and the help screen 3 Memory Card slot cover Battery power level indicator...

Page 13: ...t 2 Insert the SD memory card according to the icon shown on the camera when the card slot cover is open To take out the memory card push the card to pop it out Note Your camera s 16MB internal memory is disabled when you insert an SD memory card Do not remove the card while your camera is turned on ...

Page 14: ...n the camera The LED lights up in green and the LCD turns on automatically Function Tree Video Mode Note The LCD turns off automatically if you do not use your camera for over one minute The camera turns off if you do not use your camera for the time set for the Auto Power Off setting ...

Page 15: ...14 Camera Mode MP3 player ...

Page 16: ...15 Setup Mode Voice Mode ...

Page 17: ...16 Video mode Rotate mode dial to Status identifier Macro Self Timer Delay White Balance Video Counter Memory Status Remaining Available Recording Time Zoom Level Battery Level Quality Size ...

Page 18: ... 1 Scroll select Size 2 Scroll select the default resolution for video capture 640X480 or 320X240 To select white balance 1 Scroll select White balance 2 Scroll select a white balance setting Auto Sunny Tungsten Fluorescent or Cloudy To select video quality 1 Scroll select Quality 2 Scroll select the default video quality Fine Normal or Basic ...

Page 19: ...l 2 To pause recording press the Right button Press the button again to continue recording 3 To stop recording press the Shutter Record button Recording a video with the self timer 1 Press the Left button activate the self timer 2 Scroll select a self timer interval 3 Press the Shutter Record button to start the self timer Recording starts when the counter reaches zero To stop the timer press the ...

Page 20: ... scroller to see the special effects menu Scroll select an effect that you want to use Playing back videos 1 In Video mode press the Playback button 2 Scroll select a video Video playback starts To adjust the volume press the Up or Down buttons ...

Page 21: ...g video thumbnails 1 In video playback mode press the Left button The LCD shows six images at a time 2 Press the button again to go back to full screen view Managing videos In video playback mode press the Menu button To delete a video 1 Scroll select Delete One 2 Scroll select the video to delete Protected videos cannot be deleted ...

Page 22: ...rm the operation Otherwise scroll select Cancel Protected videos cannot be deleted To protect a video 1 In video playback mode scroll select Protect 2 Scroll select Protect One 3 Scroll select the video to protect This icon appears Press the scroller again to unprotect the video ...

Page 23: ...Photo Counter Memory Status Flash Zoom Level Battery Level Quality Size Date Activating the AE lock Press the Shutter Record button half way A pair of brackets appear on the LCD Configuring your camera You can set default photo capture options before taking photos with yopur camera In Camera mode press the Menu button To select the default image size 1 Scroll select Size 2 Scroll select the defaul...

Page 24: ...nable or disable the auto flash Adjusting the Exposure Value EV In Camera mode press the Up or Down button to adjust the exposure value Choose an EV value from 2 0 to 2 0 Taking a photo 1 Use the LCD to compose your picture 2 Press the Shutter Record button halfway to lock the exposure level 3 Presss the Shutter Record button all the way down Hold the camera still while the photo is taken Taking a...

Page 25: ...acro switch upwards to select Macro mode The Macro icon appears on the LCD 2 Take pictures as described in Taking a photo Viewing photos 1 In Camera mode press the Playback button 2 Use the scroller to go to the previous or next photo 3 To zoom into a photo press the scroller Move the scroller up or down to zoom in and out of a photo When zoomed in use the Up Down Left or Right buttons to see the ...

Page 26: ...r new photo 4 Press the shutter button A list of image resolutions appears 5 Scroll select a resolution This has to be smaller than that of the original photo Your newly trimmed photo overwrites the original photo Viewing photo thumbnails 1 In camera playback mode press the Left button The LCD shows eight images at a time Press the button again to go back to full screen view 2 Use the scroller to ...

Page 27: ... Scroll select the photo to protect This icon appears Press the scroller again to unprotect the photo To protect all photos 1 In camera playback mode scroll select Protect 2 Scroll select Protect All 3 Scroll select OK to confirm the operation Otherwise scroll select Cancel Autoplay slideshow 1 In camera playback mode press the Menu button 2 Scroll select Autoplay A slideshow of all photos stored ...

Page 28: ... Scroll select the photo again to increase the number of copies to a maximum of three 5 Press the Menu button to save your selection Set all 1 In camera playback mode press the Menu button 2 Scroll select DPOF 3 Scroll select Set all Scroll select OK to assign each photo a print value of one Otherwise scroll select Cancel to reset each value to zero ...

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Page 30: ...tos Print one or all photos Print all Printing options Scroll select one of these options photo to print Press the Left or Right buttons to select a photo to print for Print one only copys to print Press the Left or Right buttons to set the number of copies to print paper size Press the Left or Right buttons to select the paper size for printing date stamp Press the Left or Right buttons to enable...

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Page 32: ...ial to MP3 Status identifier Playing an MP3 file 1 In MP3 mode press the Menu button 2 Scroll select the MP3 file you want to play 3 Press the Shutter Record button to start playback 4 Press the Menu button to pause or resume playback ...

Page 33: ...32 Adjusting volume bass or treble levels When playing MP3s press the scroller to switch between volume bass or treble and press the Up or Down button to adjust the level ...

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Page 35: ... the Left or Right buttons to skip backward or forward in a track Play modes When playing MP3s press the Playback button to cycle through available play modes repeat one repeat playback of current track repeat all repeat playback of all tracks random play all tracks in random order normal play all tracks in sequence ...

Page 36: ...35 Managing MP3s In MP3 mode while you are not playing any MP3s press the Menu button to see the menu options ...

Page 37: ... the operation Otherwise scroll select Cancel Protected tracks cannot be deleted To protect a track 1 In MP3 mode scroll select Protect 2 Scroll select Protect One 3 Scroll select the track to protect 4 This icon appears Press the scroller again to unprotect the track To protect all tracks 1 In camera playback mode scroll select Protect 2 Scroll select Protect All 3 Scroll select OK to confirm the...

Page 38: ... Up or Down buttons to adjust the volume level 4 Press the scroller to stop playback Navigating in a track When playing recordings press the Left or Right buttons to skip to the previous or next recording Press the Up or Down buttons to skip backward or forward in a track Play modes When playing recordings press the Playback button to cycle through available play modes repeat one repeat playback o...

Page 39: ...38 Managing voice recordings In voice playback mode press the Menu button to see the menu To delete a recording 1 Scroll select Delete 2 Scroll select Delete One Menu ...

Page 40: ...elect Cancel Protected recordings cannot be deleted To protect a recording 1 Scroll select Protect 2 Scroll select Protect One 3 Scroll select the recording to protect 4 This icon appears Press the scroller again to unprotect the recording To protect all recordings 1 Scroll select Protect 2 Scroll select Protect All 3 Scroll select OK to confirm the operation Otherwise scroll select Cancel to unpr...

Page 41: ...In Setup mode scroll select an option Date Time year month day hour minute second Language English Italian French Deutsch Spanish Japanese Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Format Ok Cancel Memory information Video file total Photo file total MP3 file total Voice file total Memory free space Default Ok Cancel Frequency 60HZ 50HZ Auto power off Off 3 minutes 5 minutes Beep On Off Setting optio...

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Page 43: ...amera has a handy help screen for every mode Press the Display Help button to see the help screen in any mode Help screen in Camera mode Help screen in camera playback mode Help screen in Video mode Help screen in video playback mode ...

Page 44: ...43 Help screen in MP3 mode Help screen in Voice mode Help screen in voice playback mode Help screen in Setup mode ...

Page 45: ...ery compartment 2 Connect the smaller end of the USB cable into the USB port of your camera 3 Connect the other end of the USB cable to your computer s USB port 4 The camera s LCD Panel turns on and the PC Connection Menu is displayed 5 Press the Up or Down buttons to select the Mass Storage Drive option or the PC Camera option ...

Page 46: ...o a television if you want to have a larger view of your photos 1 Connect the TV Output cable to the TV Output port and the television 2 Connect the Audio Output cable to the Audio Output port and the television 3 On your television select the channel for auxiliary Audio Video input ...

Page 47: ...click the GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE 47 entry and select the Properties option This screen appears 6 Select the DMA checkbox 7 Click the OK button Minimum System Requirements OS Microsoft Windows XP 2000 Me 98 SE CPU Intel Pentium 166MHz or higher Memory 32 MB memory or better CD ROM 4X or above HDD 10 MB free disk space or better Others a USB 1 1 port Note Before playing video clips AVI files make sur...

Page 48: ...ld start automatically If it does not follow the steps below I Start Windows Explorer II On the left pane click the My Computer icon III Right click the CD ROM DVD ROM drive icon and then click AutoPlay 2 Choose a language for the installation 3 In the Software installer screen click Driver Install 4 Select the desired language then click the OK button 5 Click the Next button to continue ...

Page 49: ...48 6 Click the Finish button ...

Page 50: ...t follow the steps below I Start Windows Explorer II On the left pane click the My Computer icon III Right click the CD ROM DVD ROM drive icon and then click AutoPlay 2 Choose a language for the installation 3 In the Software installer screen click New Soft Video Works Install 4 Select the desired language and then click the OK button 5 Click the Yes button ...

Page 51: ...50 6 Select the language then click the Next button 7 Click the Next button 8 Click the Yes button ...

Page 52: ...51 9 Follow the onscreen instructions 10 Click the Finish button 11 When this dialog box appears click the OK button 12 Click the OK button ...

Page 53: ...nce Standard 1 2m Infinity Macro 17 22cm Self timer 5 second 10 second 30 second PC Camera mode 30 fps 320 x 240 10 fps 640 x 480 Flash mode Auto off TV OUT NTSC PAL PC Interface USB 1 1 motion Storage data capability Built in 16MB memory 320x240 Fine Normal Basic Approx 400 second Approx 400 second Approx 400 second 640x480 Fine Normal Basic Approx 300 second Approx 300 second Approx 300 second S...

Page 54: ... properly Check for camera damage If it is damaged send it for repair I have problems using my photo printer with the camera Error messages or prompts can be caused by printer malfunctions or power supply problems Check the connections to your camera and printer Turn your camera on and reconnect it to the printer I can t seem to format my memory card You may have used a memory card that was format...

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