User manual MEADE COLOR USB PC-CAMERA

[. . . ] DO NOT PLUG THE CAMERA UNTIL YOU ARE PROMPTED TO DO SO. Click on "Install PC Camera Driver" to begin the installation of the PC Camera driver. 3 When the installation is complete, restart your PC. 4 Plug the shutter release cable into the camera. [. . . ] X. · Choose Daytime to capture an image of a daytime object. · Select Snapshot to capture a still photo. Hold the shutter release cable until the image is steady on your PC screen, then press the shutter button. A snapshot of the image displays on your PC screen. Go to the file menu and choose "Save As. . . " to save the snapshot. Hold the shutter release cable until the image is steady on your PC screen, then press the shutter button. A snapshot of the image displays on your PC screen. Tip User Groups and forums are great places to share photo's and tips. Join the Meade4m Community forums at meade4m. com to find other astro-imagers. · Choose Nighttime to capture an image of a star or fainter object. This is the default setting. · Choose Moon/Planet to capture an image of the Moon or a planet. Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. PC cam manual 6. 07 Q6 6/11/07 11:53 AM Page 8 8 Fig. 15: Select the "File" menu and choose. 17: Set File Size Menu to the desired file size. 3 The "Ready to Capture" dialogue box opens. Click "OK" to start the video capture, or "Cancel" to cancel the video. After clicking "OK, " the camera will begin to record video. The number of frames captured is shown in the lower left hand corner of the Meade PC Camera dialogue box. The number of Captured frames and dropped frames will display. You can reset the frame rate if you are dropping too many frames. Lower the frame rate from 30 down to 15. · To capture video: 1 Select the "File" menu and choose "Set Capture File. " See Fig. Give your file a name (e. g. , "Moon, " "Venus, " "Bird, " "Telephone Pole, " etc. ). Select a folder in which to save your images. [. . . ] ("Meade") to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ONE YEAR from the date of original purchase in the U. S. A. Meade will repair or replace a product, or part thereof, found by Meade to be defective, provided the defective part is returned to Meade, freight-prepaid, with proof of purchase. This warranty applies to the original purchaser only and is non-transferable. Meade products purchased outside North America are not included in this warranty, but are covered under separate warranties issued by Meade international distributors. RGA Number Required: Prior to the return of any product or part, a Return Goods Authorization (RGA) number must be obtained from Meade by writing, or calling (800) 626-3233. [. . . ]