User manual BUSHNELL IMAGEVIEW 11-8213 (QVC EXCLUSIVE)

[. . . ] #: 98-0795/07-06 118213 QVC Imageview-1LIM. indd 1 8/17/06 10:19:03 PM 118213 QVC Imageview-1LIM. indd 2 8/17/06 10:19:03 PM Congratulations on your purchase of the Bushnell ImageView® binocular!The Bushnell ImageView binocular takes the technology of digital photography and combines it with a high-quality compact binocular. This allows you to observe sporting events, wildlife, scenic vistas or anything you would normally use a binocular for, and then save the image in a built-in attached digital camera. You can then download these images to your computer and email them to your friends and family, print off the picture using the included software or save them in a photo album for future use. [. . . ] Then press the MODE button to confirm and enter the next setting. The camera's default mode is the "60" mode, which matches the power frequency for the United States. To change to the "50" mode, press the SNAP button until the "60" changes to "50. " Confirm the selection by pressing the SNAP button. To avoid any flickering on the picture, the correct power frequency (either 50 or 60) for your country must be selected. d. Escape the Setting mode by pressing the SNAP button. The battery mark keeps track of the battery life. If the "Battery" indicator is blinking, it is necessary to replace the batteries soon. If the batteries are allowed to become fully drained before photos can be downloaded from the internal memory (but not an SD card), the photos may be lost. 118213 QVC Imageview-1LIM. indd 9 8/17/06 10:19:05 PM DoWnLoaDinG tHe pictures to your coMputer: 1. The camera will be recognized as a USB mass storage device (if it is set to "STO" and not "PCC"), which means no special drivers are required for all operating systems later than Windows 98 (Me, 2000, XP. ) Mac OS 9 and OSX are also compatible. If you have a PC running Windows 98, you must install the driver found on the included CD-ROM BEFORE CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO YOUR PC. If you have a computer OS as listed above that is USB mass storage compliant, a new disc icon will appear in Windows Explorer (under "My Computer") as a new "Removable Disc" after plugging in the USB cable from the Imageview. Mac users will see the new disc device appear on their desktop. Clicking on the new disc icon will show the contents, a folder named "DCIM. " The image folder inside this contains your photos, stored as JPEGs (. jpg file format). They may then be opened, edited, renamed and saved using any photo or graphics software that accepts . jpg files. If you do not have software that will open . jpg files, you should install MGI Photosuite (Windows only) from the included CD-ROM. See "Software Installation" for instructions. After you have copied or opened and saved the photo files to your computers hard drive, you may disconnect the Imageview camera (NEVER disconnect the camera while files are still being transferred to your computer. ) Before disconnecting, you should "eject" or stop the removable disc representing the camera to avoid an error message. 10 118213 QVC Imageview-1LIM. indd 10 8/17/06 10:19:06 PM System Requirements (Minimum) OS: Windows® 98/98SE/2000/ME/XP CPU: MMX Pentium® 200MHZ equivalent or faster (Pentium® III 500 MHz for PhotoSuite5TM) Memory: 32MB minimum (64MB recommended for PhotoSuite) SVGA video card w/2MB VRAM, 800x600 screen display, 16 bit High color 200 MB available hard disk space (if installing PhotoSuite) Internal USB Port Software Installation If you are using Windows 98, you must install drivers before connecting the camera to your PC. Insert the CD-ROM into your computer's CD drive; it will auto-run and the install screen will be displayed. Select "Install Driver", then follow the directions. After installation, restart your computer. Windows 2000, ME, and XP do not require drivers, as the camera uses the USB mass storage standard , allowing the photo files to be accessed as if they were stored on an external hard drive. For any Windows OS, if you are not already using photo editing software you prefer, you may install Roxio PhotoSuite® from the CD-ROM. [. . . ] This avoids excessive stress and wear on the eyecups in the down position. CAUTION: Looking directly at the sun with your binocular may be very harmful to your eyes. Never expose your ImageView binocular to any type of excessive of liquid or fluid, as the binocular is not water/fogproof. Take the batteries out of your ImageView if you are not going to use for a long period of time. [. . . ]