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TRUST FAMILYC@M 300 DIGITAL MOVIE

UK

TRUST FAMILYC@M 300 DIGITAL

MOVIE

Instruction Manual

Version 2.0

Summary of Contents for FAMILYC@M 300 DIGITAL MOVIE

Page 1: ...TRUST FAMILYC M 300 DIGITAL MOVIE UK TRUST FAMILYC M 300 DIGITAL MOVIE Instruction Manual Version 2 0 ...

Page 2: ...val systems for any purpose other than the purchaser s own personal use without prior written permission from the manufacturer Disclaimer statement The manufacturer specifically disclaims all warranties either express or implied including but not limited to implied warranties for the marketability and suitability for a particular purpose with respect to the software the accompanying product manual...

Page 3: ...8 5 1 Setting the camera resolution 8 5 1 1 Low resolution 320 x 240 8 5 1 2 High resolution 640 x 480 9 5 1 3 Highest resolution 1024 x 768 9 5 2 Continuous mode 9 5 3 Deleting recordings 9 5 3 1 Deleting the last recording 9 5 3 2 Deleting all the recordings 9 5 3 3 Memory information 9 5 4 Automatic exposure 10 5 5 Focus function 10 6 Making a video 10 7 Installing the driver 11 7 1 Trust Softw...

Page 4: ...tware 23 10 1 Using MGI PhotoSuite III SE 23 10 1 1 Once only settings 23 10 1 2 Loading photographs onto the computer using MGI PhotoSuite III SE 24 10 2 Using MGI VideoWave III SE 25 10 2 1 Setting the image 25 10 2 1 1 Setting the brightness and contrast 27 10 2 1 2 Making and editing a video recording 28 10 3 Using Microsoft NetMeeting 29 10 4 WebCam Internet 32 11 Troubleshooting 33 12 Specif...

Page 5: ...een brackets Extra information will be shown as follows Note If you connect the TRUST FAMILYC M 300 DIGITAL MOVIE to a USB HUB then this USB HUB should have its own power supply The examples assume that the letter D has been assigned to your CD ROM drive If your system uses a different letter for your CD ROM drive for example E you should replace D by E 1 2 Contents of the box Check the contents o...

Page 6: ... cannot be damaged 2 2 Batteries 1 The alkaline batteries supplied are not rechargeable Do not try to recharge them because this may cause them to explode 2 Never throw the batteries onto an open fire The batteries may explode 3 Never drill holes into the batteries 4 Keep the batteries out of the reach of small children 5 Only use AAA alkaline or rechargeable NiMH batteries with this camera When t...

Page 7: ...side of the battery flap 3 Close the battery flap by pushing it slightly downwards and sliding it to the right 4 The TRUST FAMILYC M 300 DIGITAL MOVIE is now ready for use 4 Camera functions 4 1 Camera functions Figure 2 Functions of the FamilyC m 300 Digital Movie Description Function 1 Focus ring For setting the distance to the object to be photographed 2 Viewfinder This is used to view the subj...

Page 8: ...ery the number of photographs and the photograph quality see figure 3 12 Battery flap Access to the battery compartment 13 Fixing point Fixing point for the stand Table 1 Camera functions 4 2 LCD functions Figure 3 LCD functions Symbol Description Function 1 Single photograph One photograph is taken at a time 2 Continuous Four photographs are taken one after the other 3 Automatic exposure Takes ph...

Page 9: ...esolution using interpolation High resolution 1024 x 768 interpolated 14 High resolution High resolution mode 640 x 480 pixels 15 Low resolution Low resolution mode 320 x 240 pixels 16 Battery capacity Shows the amount of energy remaining in the batteries 17 Battery capacity The batteries are low Table 2 LCD functions 4 3 Focus Ring functions 60 inch 1 5 m infinity 20 inch 50 cm 10 inch 25 cm 5 in...

Page 10: ...can be turned on by pressing the MODE button 10 once Symbol 3 table 2 will now be displayed in the LCD screen Now press the exposure button 9 to activate the self exposure Symbol 3 will start to flash 6 If the camera is not being used it will automatically turn itself off after a certain time Note Keep the glass lens clean so as not to effect the quality of the photographs To take good photographs...

Page 11: ... in the screen and the counter 6 will count down from 4 to 1 Whilst counting down a beep will be heard each time a photograph is taken After taking the four photographs the counter will only have increased by one although four photographs have been taken This is because the counter displays how many recordings have been taken and not the number of images The picture resolution is set in exactly th...

Page 12: ...be set from 4 cm to infinity 6 Making a video In the lowest resolution short films lasting approximately 2 minutes and 30 seconds can also be recorded using the Trust FamilyC m 300 Digital Movie A film is made as follows 1 Turn on the camera Two beeps will be heard 2 Press the Mode button 10 four times so that the symbol 4 in table 2 appears 3 Press the exposure button 9 and keep it pressed to mak...

Page 13: ...onnecting the camera to your computer Note This camera only works with this driver on a system using Windows 98 or higher This camera does not work on an Apple iMac 7 1 Trust Software Installer 1 Insert the CD ROM into your CD drive The installation program will start automatically If the installation program does not start automatically run Setup exe on the CD ROM Figure 5 will appear The Trust S...

Page 14: ...he installation Figure 8 will appear Figure 8 Installation in Windows 2000 2 Click on START to start the installation or wait 10 seconds for the installation to start automatically During the installation of the driver in Windows 2000 you may receive a message stating that the driver has not been digitally signed see figure 9 Figure 9 Installation in Windows 2000 You can ignore this message becaus...

Page 15: ...will appear Figure 11 Installation in Windows XP 2 This message does NOT mean that there is an error It appears because Windows XP was not available at the time that this camera was developed Ignore this message It will not affect the camera s operation Click on Continue to continue with the installation Figure 12 will appear Figure 12 Installation in Windows XP 4 Click on START to start the insta...

Page 16: ...fied by Microsoft at the time this instruction manual was written Click on Yes to continue with the installation Figure 14 will appear after the installation Figure 14 Installation in Windows XP 5 Click on OK to complete the installation The Trust Software Installer figure 5 will appear automatically and you will be able to install the other software See chapter 8 for instructions on how to instal...

Page 17: ...ite SE 1 Start the Trust Software Installer and click on MGI PhotoSuite III SE see figure 5 2 Select the language you wish MGI PhotoSuite to be installed in 3 Click on OK Figure 15 will appear Figure 15 Installing MGI PhotoSuite III SE 4 Click on Next Figure 16 will appear Figure 16 Installing MGI PhotoSuite III SE 5 Click on Yes to accept the license agreement and continue with the installation 6...

Page 18: ...MGI PhotoSuite III SE 8 Click on Finish Figure 19 will appear Figure 19 Installing MGI PhotoSuite III SE 9 Click on Finish to complete the installation of MGI PhotoSuite III SE and to restart your computer You have now completed the installation of MGI PhotoSuite III SE Continue to chapter 8 2 for instructions on how to install MGI VideoWave III SE ...

Page 19: ...wish to use and click on OK Figure 21 will appear Figure 21 Installing MGI VideoWave III SE 4 Click on Next and then Yes to accept the license agreement and continue with the installation 5 Click on Next a number of times to install MGI VideoWave at the default location 6 Figure 22 will appear after the installation has been completed Figure 22 Installing MGI VideoWave III SE 7 Click on Finish to ...

Page 20: ...to NetMeeting via Programs Accessories Internet Tools using the left mouse button see figure 23 Figure 23 Installing Microsoft NetMeeting 3 Left click on NetMeeting Figure 24 will appear Figure 24 Installing Microsoft NetMeeting 4 Click on Next to continue Figure 25 will appear Figure 25 Installing Microsoft NetMeeting 5 Fill in your details such as your Christian name your surname your e mail add...

Page 21: ...e directory and click on Next Click on Next to continue Figure 27 will appear Figure 27 Installing Microsoft NetMeeting 7 Select the type of connection you use and click on Next Figure 28 will appear Figure 28 Installing Microsoft NetMeeting 8 Select the TRUST WDM Video Capture as the camera you wish to use for NetMeeting and click on Next to continue Figure 29 will appear ...

Page 22: ... will appear Figure 30 Installing Microsoft NetMeeting 11 Click on Next to set and test the audio settings for NetMeeting Figure 31 will appear Figure 31 Installing Microsoft NetMeeting 12 Click on Test to test your speakers The Test button will now change to a Stop button You will hear a noise from your speakers 13 Set the desired volume using the slide bar If you do not hear anything then your s...

Page 23: ...e indicator must change position If it moves into the yellow or red area you should adjust the sensitivity using the Record Volume slide bar until it moves into the green area Click on Next to continue Figure 33 will appear Figure 33 Installing Microsoft NetMeeting 15 Click on Finish to complete the installation of NetMeeting NetMeeting will now start automatically See chapter 10 3 for instruction...

Page 24: ...onnections on the computer 1 Start Windows 2 Turn the camera off 3 Connect the USB cable to connection A on the camera see figure 34 4 Connect the other end of the USB cable B to a free USB port on your computer Turn the camera on The FAMILYC M will be detected and the driver will be automatically located During this procedure you will hear a beep and the red LED on the front of the camera will fl...

Page 25: ...GI PhotoSuite III SE Note This program s instruction manual is included on the CD ROM 10 1 1 Once only settings The following should be carried out to set up MGI PhotoSuite SE for the FAMILYC M 1 Connect the camera to your computer see chapter 9 2 Start MGI PhotoSuite III SE Figure 35 will appear Figure 35 Using MGI PhotoSuite III SE 3 Click on the icon indicated by the arrow Figure 36 will appear...

Page 26: ... computer using MGI PhotoSuite III SE 1 Click on the Get icon in the main window see figure 36 2 The TWAIN dialogue window for the Trust FamilyC m will appear Click on the photograph A that you wish to edit see figure 38 Figure 38 Selecting a photograph in the TWAIN dialogue window 3 Click on Get Pictures B to send the selected photograph to the application Figure 39 will appear Figure 39 Sending ...

Page 27: ...I SE instruction manual for more information This was only a short description of MGI PhotoSuite III SE See the instruction manual included with this program for more information 10 2 Using MGI VideoWave III SE MGI VideoWave III SE is a program for editing videos that offers a large number of options This program can be used to record and edit video pictures from your USB Video Editor Follow the i...

Page 28: ... C Settings to set the various options for the image display see figure 41 Figure 42 will appear Figure 42 Starting a new production 4 Select TRUST WDM Video Capture as the Capture Device Click on Advanced Figure 43 will appear Figure 43 Various options for the image display settings ...

Page 29: ...ettings 7 Click on Apply and then on OK to save the new settings Figure 43 will appear 8 Click on Video Settings Figure 45 will appear Figure 45 Various options for the image display settings 9 Settings such as the brightness contrast and image sharpness can be set here 10 Click on Apply and then on OK to save the new settings Figure 43 will appear 11 Click on OK twice to return to figure 41 10 2 ...

Page 30: ...the video recording The video recording will now be saved in the MGI VideoWave Library under the name NONAME_000 AVI see figure 47 The new recording will also be highlighted with a pink frame Figure 47 Making a video recording 3 Double click on the small image of the highlighted video in the Library to open the video recording in the main window 4 You can now edit the video recording See the table...

Page 31: ... more information This can be found on the MGI VideoWave installation CD ROM in the folder D MGI VideoWave III SE Docs Abode Acrobat Reader must be installed on your computer This is also included on the CD ROM 10 3 Using Microsoft NetMeeting 1 Make sure you have an Internet account installed before starting NetMeeting Figure 48 Starting NetMeeting 2 Start NetMeeting Start Programs Accessories Int...

Page 32: ...E 30 Figure 50 Using Microsoft NetMeeting 6 A number of settings only need to be made once Go to Tools Options Figure 51 will appear Figure 51 Once only settings for Microsoft NetMeeting 7 Click on the Video tab Figure 52 will appear ...

Page 33: ...gs have now been completed 9 Click on View see figure 50 and select the My Video New Window option An extra window My Video will now be opened see figure 53 Figure 53 Using Microsoft NetMeeting 10 Click on the Play button to turn on your current video image This image will also be seen by the person you make a NetMeeting connection with 11 You are now ready to make a NetMeeting connection Click on...

Page 34: ...re information or instructions on how to solve problems click on Help see figure 50 This contains a description of all the functions available with NetMeeting 10 4 WebCam Internet The Trust FamilyC m 300 Digital Movie can also be used as a webcam for example on your Internet page A number of informative sites about webcams are given below http www camarades com http www teveo com At these sites yo...

Page 35: ... turned on Turn the camera on again The camera is still busy saving the previous photograph Wait until the camera is ready No photograph is taken when the exposure button is pressed The memory is full Delete images from the camera memory see chapter 5 3 There is a bad cable connection Reconnect the cables see chapter 9 There is no connection with the computer Auto off function is turned on Turn th...

Page 36: ...urs 12 Specifications Sensor type CMOS Recording element CCD 1 3 Lens f 7 1 mm Shutter speed 1 4 to 1 2000 Focus Manual focus Pixel resolution Low 320 x 240 High 640 x 480 1024 x 768 software Colour depth 24 bits Memory 8 MB Connection USB port TWAIN interface Yes Power supply 2 x AAA alkaline batteries Size HxWxD 60 x 95 x 38 Weight 104 grams without batteries Table 8 Specifications ...

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