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Quick Start

Turn on camera.

Press and hold down 

Menu

button for 3 seconds.

Point at something interesting and press the Shutter button.

You’ve taken a picture!

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Install 2 AA batteries.

(Not included.)

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Select the Still Camera Mode.

Press Menu button. Use 

Right

and 

Left

buttons to move the selection box over

the DSC icon. Press the 

Menu

button. Press the 

Shutter

button to exit menu.

Menu
Button

Left
Button

Shutter
Button

DSC Icon

Right
Button

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How to start taking pictures...

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Summary of Contents for CaptureView CV-5

Page 1: ...CV 5 8 x 42 Digital Camera Binocular ...

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Page 3: ...estions for using Flashback 19 Delete Images Format Storage Media 20 Change Resolution 21 Change the Exposure Setting 22 Use the Setting Menu Set the Current Time and Date 23 Adjust the Beep Turn Menu Display Icons On or Off 24 Record the Date Stamp 24 Select the Flicker Rate Set the Flashback Period 25 Select the Factory Default Settings 25 Mass Storage Card Present Battery Life 26 Install the Im...

Page 4: ...ou ve taken a picture 2 Install 2 AA batteries Not included 1 4 Select the Still Camera Mode Press Menu button Use Right and Left buttons to move the selection box over the DSC icon Press the Menu button Press the Shutter button to exit menu Menu Button Left Button Shutter Button DSC Icon Right Button 3 How to start taking pictures 4 ...

Page 5: ...ss and hold down Menu button for 3 seconds 5 8 Point at an interesting activity and press the Shutter button to enter the record mode Flashback icon 7 How to use Flashback Have you ever wanted to record just the play of the game your daughter kicking the winning goal or capture just the highlight of an event your son receiving his diploma Use Flashback when you want to capture video of short activ...

Page 6: ...photos Open Ulead Photo Express to view edit and print your pictures Install Ulead Photo Express Insert the CD click on Ulead Photo Express and follow the on screen instructions 10 Plug in Connect CaptureView to your PC or Mac OS 9 0 or higher using the included USB cable 9 1 12 How to download your pictures USB Cable 6 ...

Page 7: ... Port 3 Eyepiece 4 Menu Button 5 Shutter Button 6 Left Button 7 Right Button 8 LCD Screen 9 Objective Lens 10 Camera Lens not visible see Fig 2 11 Barrel 12 USB Port 13 Battery Compartment Lid see Fig 2 14 Focus knob not visible see Fig 2 Features b d j i 1 1 c g h e f Fig 1 ...

Page 8: ...Features 8 1 1 b 1 Fig 2 Bottom View 1 Diopter Scale 10 Camera Lens not visible 13 Battery Compartment Lid squeeze and pull back to remove 14 Focus knob Fig 2 ...

Page 9: ...olor LCD display panel allows you to easily navigate the operational menus Flashback feature allows you to easily record just the highlight of an activity Important Note Images and video are saved in flash memory This means that all images and video are still saved when the batteries are depleted or removed Be sure CaptureView is off before changing batteries WARNING Never use your binocular to lo...

Page 10: ...eyeglasses fold down the rubber eyecups and hold the eyepieces up against your glasses How to Use Your Binocular If you want to Do this Fold down 1 Hold CaptureView up to your eyes in the normal viewing position Use both hands to hold each barrel firmly 2 Pull the barrels apart or push the barrels together until you see a single circular field with both of your eyes 10 Barrel Barrel ...

Page 11: ...e that is at least 50 feet 15m away 3 Looking with only your left eye rotate the Focus Knob until the object you are viewing is focused 4 Looking with only your right eye rotate the Diopter Scale until the object you are viewing is focused 5 Now looking with both eyes rotate the Focus Knob to focus on both far and near objects If you want to Do this Diopter scale Focus knob ...

Page 12: ...as viewed through the binoculars CaptureView has a fixed focus you cannot focus the camera manually and takes focused pictures even if the image in the binoculars is out of focus Note If you do not press any of the buttons the camera will automatically shut off after 2 minutes to save energy Install Batteries 12 You can turn off the LCD manually to save battery power While in Preview mode only thi...

Page 13: ...se from Still Movie and Flashback Use this mode to take pic tures or movies See TAKE A PICTURE CAPTURE VIDEO and USE FLASHBACK pages 15 16 and 18 for more information Press the Menu button to enter the Menu mode which displays the menu and menu options Use the Menu mode to select and activate CaptureView s many features Select the Playback mode from the CaptureView menus Use this mode to review th...

Page 14: ...Menu button to display the menus Use the Right and Left buttons to move the red selection box right or left over menus or menu options When the box is over a menu or a menu option you wish to select press the Menu button Select Back from a menu and press the Menu button to go back to the last displayed menu Press the Shutter button to exit the menus or the Playback mode Using Buttons and Moving Th...

Page 15: ...u displays again 3 Use the Right or Left button to move the selection box over Exit and press the Menu button to leave the menu mode You may also press the Shutter button to exit from the menus 4 You are now in the Preview mode 5 Hold CaptureView steady and press the Shutter button you ve taken a picture Taking a Picture If you want to Do this Note When you are in the Preview mode you can capture ...

Page 16: ...in and a menu screen displays on the LCD Use the Right or Left button to move the red selection box over the Movie option Press the Menu button to select the Movie option and the main menu displays again 3 Use the Right or Left button to move the selection box over Exit and press the Menu button to leave the menu mode You are now in the Preview mode 4 Hold CaptureView steady and press the Shutter ...

Page 17: ... To see the image s that you have captured move the selection box to the Playback menu the right pointing triangle icon and press the Menu button 2 The last image you captured displays Use the Right or Left button to scroll through your captured images or movies 3 Select the Exit menu and press the Menu button to leave this mode Playback If you want to Do this Left Menu Shutter Right 17 ...

Page 18: ...to perform another flashback recording just press the Shutter button to begin recording again Choose another setting from the menu to exit this mode Use Flashback This feature is very useful when you wish to capture a short activity but are not sure when it will begin This feature captures video for a user selected period of time 5 10 15 or 20 seconds Select the Flashback menu icon and press the M...

Page 19: ...ls the pass she sets she shoots skyhook she scores Now press the Shutter button to stop the recording The last ten seconds has been saved to video Everything else all the unimportant activity is discarded Using this method you can record 7 or 8 of the best plays of the game or more if you use a user supplied flash card Or let s say your last name begins with J and your son is graduating from col l...

Page 20: ...ack mode press the Menu button once to display Playback setting submenus Select Back to exit to Preview mode Select the Delete Last Image menu to erase the last image or movie dis played in Playback mode Select Delete All Images menu to erase all the images and movies Choose Yes to erase and format the SD MMC card If you are using a new SD MMC card use this option to format your card Other Menu Op...

Page 21: ...era steady while taking a picture in the higher resolution modes The camera is more sensitive to motion at higher resolutions If you want to Do this 21 CaptureView provides four resolution settings displayed as 3M 2M 1M or VGA in the menus or as stars in the viewing mode You can take more pictures in the VGA mode than in the 1 2 or 3 megapixel modes 4 Stars 3 megapixels mode 2048 x 1536 This mode ...

Page 22: ...will use this setting Select Backlight to choose an expo sure that has less contrast than the Auto setting Note Experiment with these setting to find the exposure that works for you Change the Exposure Setting The Exposure menu provides two options Auto and Backlight Other Menu Options If you want to Do this ...

Page 23: ... Menu button once the desired setting is displayed This will enable the setting and move you to the next line When you press the Menu button in the Minute line you will exit the menu Other Menu Options If you want to Do this Use the Setting Menu Options The Settings menu provides the following options Time and Date Beep Info Display Date Stamp Flicker Flashback Period and Default Set the Current T...

Page 24: ...n the LCD giving you a more unob structed view on the LCD Choose the Date Stamp icon and then select On to record the date stamp the current time and date while taking still pictures The date appears in the lower right corner of all pictures Choose the Date Stamp icon and then select Off when you do not wish to record the date stamp Adjust the Beep Turn Menu Display Icons On or Off Record the Date...

Page 25: ...icon and then select the length of time you wish the Flashback feature to record 5 10 15 or 20 seconds Choose the Default icon to change all the menu option settings back to the factory defaults Other Menu Options If you want to Do this Select the Flicker Rate Set the Flashback Period Note See USE FLASHBACK page 18 for more informa tion Select the Factory Default Settings ...

Page 26: ... are using a Mac OS 9 0 or higher drag the memory card icon to the trash before disconnecting the USB cable Mass Storage Card Present Note You cannot load to a Unix system using the camera s USB port this port only can download to Windows OS or Mac OS 9 0 or higher Note If you wish to copy files to or from your flash card make sure you change the Read Write setting on the flash card to Write Note ...

Page 27: ...inish the Ulead Photo Express icon appears on your desktop 5 Double click the icon to launch the program You can now view edit and print your images Photo Express allows you to browse the camera s memory as if it were a hard drive Note If you are connected to the internet and you click on the Meade logo on the splash screen you will go to meade com Install Image Editing Software Ulead Photo Expres...

Page 28: ...ink in the Download section of their homepage to find a link for the Photo Express manual Ulead Cool 360 and Photo Express are trademarks or registered trademarks of Ulead Systems Inc in the United Staes and or other countries Windows 98SE Win Me Win 2000 Win XP 200MHz or equivalent processor or faster 64MB of RAM free over System requirements Video VGA card with 2MB of RAM for minimum 16 bit High...

Page 29: ...sconnection procedures to download pictures 1 Only connect CaptureView to your PC when the PC is on and Windows has completed loading 2 Your CaptureView camera and PC must be connected before running the CaptureView Manager program 3 Avoid physically connecting disconnecting and reconnecting the camera during a download session Instead disconnect the camera using Windows software Right click the U...

Page 30: ...h software interpolation Up to 20 Max length of movie 90 seconds Camera aperture f 4 0 fixed lens Camera optimum range 66 ft 20m to infinity 35mm lens equivalent 400mm Memory Built in 16MB SDRAM 16MB flash Memory External Supported formats Secure Digital SD Multi Media Cards MMC up to 256MB Operating Environment 41 to 104 F 5 to 40 C 20 85 relative humidity non condensing Operating system requirem...

Page 31: ...s special indirect or consequential dam ages or lost profit which may result from a breach of this warranty Any implied warranties which cannot be disclaimed are hereby limited to a term of one year from the date of original retail pur chase This warranty gives you specific rights You may have other rights which vary from state to state Meade reserves the right to change product specifications or ...

Page 32: ...04 A D V A N C E D P R O D U C T S D I V I S I O N Meade Instruments Corporation World s Leading Manufacturer of Telescopes for the Serious Amateur 6001 Oak Canyon Irvine California 92618 J 949 451 1450 J www meade com 2004 ...

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