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TRUST 920 POWERC@M ZOOM 

USE WITH A MACINTOSH 

This camera can be used with an Apple Macintosh computer. 

20  Use with a Macintosh 

This chapter gives a short explanation of how to connect the camera to a Macintosh 
computer. Mac software is not supplied with the camera. 
You will only be able to use the camera as a ‘Mass Storage Device’. The webcam 
function is not supported on a Macintosh computer. 
You can use Apple QuickTime to play video clips (

www.quicktime.com

). Your default 

photograph viewer can be used to view the photographs. 

20.1 Connecting 

1. 

Set the camera to the ‘Playback’ mode. 
Turn the camera on. 

2. 

Connect one end of the USB cable to the camera. 

3. 

Connect the other end of the USB cable to the Macintosh computer.  
The LCD screen will turn off and the green indicator will be lit. 

4. 

An icon labelled ‘UNLABELLED’ will be displayed on the desktop. 

5. 

Double-click on the ‘Unlabelled’ icon, double-click on the ‘DCIM’ folder and 
double-click on the ‘300CX100’ folder.  
There may be more folders (101CX300, 102CX300, ...) on the camera. 
Recordings are also saved in these folders. 

6. 

Double-click on a file to open it. 

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Summary of Contents for PowerCam Zoom 920

Page 1: ...otographs No compensation may be claimed for unsuccessful photographs as a result of a faulty camera faulty software etc No compensation may be claimed for unsuccessful photographs as a result of a faulty camera faulty software etc Exchanging photographs and video clips Exchanging photographs and video clips No guarantees are given that photographs and video clips produced with this camera can be ...

Page 2: ...ries The Duracell Ultra batteries supplied with the device are not rechargeable Do not try to recharge them because this may cause them to explode Never throw the batteries onto an open fire The batteries may explode Never drill holes into the batteries Keep the batteries out of the reach of small children Use AA alkaline batteries with this camera You can also use rechargeable AA NiMH batteries m...

Page 3: ...used for some time This will save the battery power Note It is normal for the camera casing to become warm when using the camera Note After inserting replacing the batteries you will have to reset the date and the time see chapter 10 5 Explanation of the camera functions Functions on the front of the camera see figure 1 Point Description Function 1 Wrist strap fixing point Eye for fixing the wrist...

Page 4: ...way 6 Zoom in button Zooms in on the photograph This can be used to make the photograph look closer 7 LCD button Turns the LCD screen on and off 8 Button for operating the functions For scrolling up down left right through the menu View previous next photograph or video clip Left Flash settings Up Protect recording Right Select automatic exposure Continuous shot Down Delete recording Press button ...

Page 5: ... the exposure button 2 figure 1 in as far as possible The photograph will now be taken The green LED will start to flash The LCD screen will be blue and display an hourglass After a while the live image will appear on the camera You can now take a new photograph 5 Repeat points 3 and 4 to take more photographs Note The image is first brought into focus before the photograph is taken This will take...

Page 6: ...ftware Installer will appear see figure 6 3 Select the language in the top right hand corner you wish to use for the installation 4 Select Install driver 5 Follow the on screen instructions 6 Restart the computer 8 2 Configuring the camera to display photographs PC Mac Note By default the camera is configured to display photographs Mass Storage Device 1 Set the camera to the Set up mode symbol usi...

Page 7: ...ay be more folders 101CX300 102CX300 on the camera Recordings are also saved in these folders d Click on View in the menu bar and select Filmstrip e Double click on a file to open or edit it Macintosh a An icon labelled 300_Camera will be displayed on the desktop b Double click on the 300_Camera icon c Double click on DCIM d Double click on 100CX300 There may be more folders 101CX300 102CX300 on t...

Page 8: ...he LCD button again to return to the normal image Set up or sound record mode it is not possible to turn the LCD screen off in this mode 9 3 Stand The stand supplied with the camera can be used to keep the camera stable It is recommended to use the stand if you use the automatic exposure function the macro function or when the camera is used as a webcam 1 Screw the stand into place on the bottom o...

Page 9: ...5 minutes or turned off Interval Sets the time between each photograph 1 3 and 5 seconds Repeat Once only display or continuous display Slide show Direction Indicates the order On Sound effect Off Sound signal when using the camera 50Hz Frequency 60Hz Sets the refresh frequency Set this to the same frequency as the mains electricity For Europe 50 Hz English Deutsch Francais Espanol Language Italia...

Page 10: ...e is reduced when using the digital zoom Note The digital zoom does not work when recording video clips 11 2 Using the macro function close up photographs The Trust 920 PowerC m Zoom has a macro function which can be used to take photographs at a minimum distance of 45 cm Selecting the macro mode Rotate the lens 5 figure 1 to the correct position See table 9 for an explanation Standard mode Distan...

Page 11: ...The count down will be visible in the LCD screen The automatic exposure indicator 3 figure 1 will start to flash Note It is recommended to use the stand when taking a photograph using the automatic exposure function 11 4 Continuous shot This camera allows you to take three pictures one after the other Note You can only use this function in the 3 1 Megapixel resolution 3 0 displayed on the LCD scre...

Page 12: ...ete a photograph after it has been taken 1 Take a photograph see chapter 6 2 Press OK Two icons will be displayed on the LCD screen 3 Press the control button downwards A window will be displayed in which you can select to delete the photograph 4 Press OK to confirm the selection 11 8 Menu settings when in the Capture mode The following settings can be altered in the menu when the camera is in the...

Page 13: ... can be saved in the memory in four different resolutions The lower the resolution the more photographs you can save in the camera s memory The higher the resolution the more detailed the photograph will be Use a low resolution if you wish to upload photographs onto the Internet Use a high resolution if you wish to print or edit photographs The resolution can be set using the menu see chapter 11 6...

Page 14: ...for fluorescent lighting indoor photography Tip A photograph is sensitive to the light conditions In sunlight the photograph appears blue and under fluorescent lighting the photograph appears green The human eye can solve this problem The camera however cannot solve this problem without making alterations Under normal conditions the white balance is adjusted automatically by the camera If there ar...

Page 15: ...ize image on the LCD screen 13 1 2 Display with the digital zoom The camera has a 4x digital zoom This allows you to increase the size of the photograph to four times the size of the original 1 Press the zoom in out button 5 and 6 figure 2 The zoom bar will be displayed on left hand side of the LCD screen Determine the desired size 2 You can now move around the photograph using the control button ...

Page 16: ...ions Point Options Comments Unprotect current Unprotect all Protect Pic Protect current Protection against unintentionally deleting the photographs and video clips This protection does not work if the memory is formatted Slide show The slide show begins with the first last or current picture Current All Erase Format Deletes a photograph or video clip deletes all the photographs and video clips or ...

Page 17: ...ly available when a memory card has been inserted into the camera and the photographs have been saved on the memory card 1 Set the camera to the Playback mode 2 Open the menu 3 Select DPOF 4 Use SET to print a photograph Select Reset to cancel the print If the memory card is inserted into a printer with a card reader it is possible to print the selected photographs directly A computer is then not ...

Page 18: ... in the loss of data or damage 14 2 Formatting the memory For optimal use of the internal memory or a memory card these must first be formatted before being used 1 Set the camera to the Playback mode 2 Press the Menu button 3 figure 4 3 Select Erase 4 Select Format and click on OK 5 Press OK to confirm the selection The memory will now be formatted No images on SD card will be displayed on the LCD...

Page 19: ...ptions 4 Select the Video tab 5 Make sure that for Digital Camera Video Capture you select the camera you wish to use More information about Microsoft NetMeeting can be found in the NetMeeting Help function press F1 or at www microsoft com netmeeting 15 3 MSN Messenger Windows Messenger Comment MSN Messenger can be downloaded from the MSN website http www msn com messenger for Windows 98 Windows M...

Page 20: ...us line before the line disappears Control Left Rotate block Right Block falls quickly Up down Determine position SOFTWARE installation and use 18 Trust Photo Site Trust offers you the possibility to publish your photographs on the Internet at www trustphotosite com There are a number of conditions attached to the use of this site The conditions can be found at www trustphotosite com 18 1 Installi...

Page 21: ... Trust Photo Site You can download the latest version of the software here The Trust Photo Upload software is also included on the CD ROM supplied with the camera 18 2 2 Using the Trust Photo Upload software 1 Start Trust Photo Upload from the Windows Start menu Start Programs Trust Trust Photo Upload 2 Use the Explorer to select the photographs you wish to upload You can use the buttons on the ri...

Page 22: ...on CD ROM This can be opened using the Trust Software Installer Make sure the photographs have been saved on your computer or the camera is connected to your computer and the photographs are still in the camera s memory 19 2 1 Using PhotoImpression 3 0 PhotoImpression is a photograph editing program You can use PhotoImpression to edit enhance and alter photographs as desired 1 Open PhotoImpression...

Page 23: ...ate button C figure 9 12 The menu F figure 9 at the bottom of the window will change The following options are possible Frames and edges make your own frame for the photograph Cookie cutter place a special shape around the photograph Calendars add your photograph to the calendar of your choice Greeting card make your own greetings card using your photograph Photo fun paste a portrait of a friend o...

Page 24: ...icktime com Your default photograph viewer can be used to view the photographs 20 1 Connecting 1 Set the camera to the Playback mode Turn the camera on 2 Connect one end of the USB cable to the camera 3 Connect the other end of the USB cable to the Macintosh computer The LCD screen will turn off and the green indicator will be lit 4 An icon labelled UNLABELLED will be displayed on the desktop 5 Do...

Page 25: ...milar old devices and remove these by clicking on the Add Remove button When in the Safe Mode it is possible for some programs to appear twice In that case remove all the programs which appear twice 4 Restart the computer 21 1 2 Uninstalling the drivers for the camera Windows Via the Control Panel 1 Disconnect the camera from your computer 2 Click on Start Settings Control Panel and double click o...

Page 26: ...niversal Serial Bus Controllers USB Composite Device Win XP Universal Serial Bus Controllers Digital camera Web camera Win 98 ME 2000 21 2 3 Installed software Start Settings Control Panel Add Remove Programs Trust Photo Upload ArcSoft PhotoImpression Digital Camera Drivers Digital Camera WDM Video Capture Note The information given above will vary when the installation has been altered by the use...

Page 27: ...g format Format the memory card see chapter 14 2 Unlock SD card flashes on the LCD screen The SD memory card is locked so that it is write protected Unlock the card or use a different SD memory card or an MMC memory card The memory card is empty Take some photographs or record some video clips Insert the memory card in the other camera to view the recordings No images on SD Card is displayed on th...

Page 28: ...ndicator flashes green Wait until the indicator goes green The camera is busy recording a video clip Stop recording The memory is full Remove some video clips see chapter 13 3 1 Download the recordings on to a computer see chapter 8 2 and delete them all from the memory see chapter 13 3 1 Insert a different memory card into the camera see chapter 14 The camera menu is active Turn the menu off Pres...

Page 29: ... There is insufficient light Improve the lighting or select a different location The video clip is out of focus The distance to the subject is too small Increase the distance to the subject to be videoed or select the macro function The video is shaky The camera records 10 images per second This is less than a camcorder Move the camera slowly or use a stand The recordings will then be more stable ...

Page 30: ...ra to my PC for the first time I cannot see an extra disk drive in Windows Explorer Windows cannot detect the driver so quickly When the camera is connected to a Windows system for the first time it can sometimes take longer than 5 minutes before Windows has detected and installed the default drivers This is normal Wait for some time and refresh the contents of the open Windows Explorer window by ...

Page 31: ...ware Problem Cause Possible solution Windows 95 is used The software only works correctly in Windows 98 Windows ME Windows 2000 and Windows XP The USB port does not work correctly Test the USB port using a different device or see the USB troubleshooter at www trust com The camera has not been connected to the computer Connect the USB cable The error message Fail connect to device please try again ...

Page 32: ...t reliable result The photographs do not fit correctly into the photograph frame White bars are always visible Most photograph frames are made for the traditional 3 2 format Select a different photograph frame or use the Crop function in the application provided with the camera to alter the size to fit the frame Video clips cannot be played in Windows Media Player The correct codec has not been in...

Page 33: ...ormat Videoconferencing CIF 160 x 120 pixels up to 10 fps LCD screen 4 cm colour TFT LCD Digital zoom 4x for photographs Exposure 2 0 0 2 0 White balance Auto Sunny Cloudy Fluorescent Tungsten Lens F 2 8 10 8 mm Automatic exposure 10 seconds Interface USB 1 1 USB 2 0 compatible Energy saving LCD off after 60 sec Auto power off can be set between 1 and 5 minutes Built in microphone Yes Built in spe...

Page 34: ... the product has been opened if there is mechanical damage if the product has been misused if alterations have been made to the product if the product has been repaired by a third party in the case of negligence or if the product has been used for a purpose other than that originally intended Excluded from the warranty Damage caused by accidents or disasters such as fire flood earthquakes war vand...

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