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1. icon appears on the LCD Panel press Shutter to display the 20 icon C Continuous Shooting Continuous Shooting mode is ON when this LCD Panel displays the upr Repeatedly press this Function Mode button until the f mode icon is displayed Mode This mode of operation allows you to take multiple frames of images when holding down the Shutter button while aiming at your subject A maximum of 20 or 80 shots can be taken depending on which shooting mode you are in Continuous shooting under 20 Shots mode takes about 2 seconds to fully consume the 20 frames while it takes about 8 seconds under 80 Shots mode If you release the Shutter midway only part of the available frames will be loaded with images To set camera into Continuous Shooting mode repeatedly press the Function Mode select button until the CE icon is displayed on the LCD Display Panel D Self Timer Mode The Self Timer mode of operation allows a 10 seconds shutter release delay after pressing the Shutter button 1 Set camera into Self Timer mode by repeatedly pressing the Function Mode select button until the GL icon is displayed on the LCD Display Panel 2 Then press the Shutter to start the 10 second countdown Self Timer mode is ON when this LCD Panel displays the GL icon Press the Shutter button to start the delay countdown Repeatedly press this Function Mode butt2. User sManual Copyright 9 2002 All rights reserved Trademarks Macintosh and Apple are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Windows is a trademark of Microsoft corporation Adobe Acrobat and Photoshop are registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated Ulead PhotoExpress are registered trademarks of Ulead Systems Inc All other products or name brands are trademarks of their respective holders Important Pictures you may acquire from any of the bundled software and or Pictures or documents you scan may be protected under copyright law The unauthorized use of such materials could be a violation of the rights of the copyright holder Table of Contents Package Contents s sss sssssssssssssossas ssdsnssdp desesssssss nsisssenssnnssnsnssensssars sersnsensks Features Camera Components A Loading the Battery cette mre et E ds B BasicPicture Taking Operation Other Modes of Operation A 80Shots Mode B 20 Shots iere eter tenet inttr retro rio EE C Continuous Shooting Mode sssesresrersrrrrssrrserereerrrerrnrrerrrrerr rer rr enes anser n nan D Self Timer Mode Erasing All Images from Camera Connecting the Camera to your PC Utility Software Installation eeeee esee eese eere eene nennen A Installing
3. Camera Driver nene B Installing Other Bundled Software Using the l espion as a Digital Camera l espion Digital Camera interface E LOOM c eos EE EE Acquire A e AVI Creator EE Downloading Images to your PC Using Ulead PhotoExpress essent Using the l espion as a PC Web Cam A Select Camera Source eene emen B Senda Video Mall ipto domo Frequently asked questions and technical 18 Package Contents AAA Battery Alkaline recommended l espion digital camera Key chain Special USB cable CD ROM Contains digital camera software and user s manuals l espion Quick Reference and other inserts Features Compact and lightweight Size 55x 38x 15mm Weight approx 40g without battery Easy to operate Fixed focus with only two button function mode and shutter operation Three choices of picture taking modes Continuous shooting mode 20 or 80 shots maximum Self timer mode 10 seconds delay CIF 20 shots QCIF 80 shots image recording mode 352 x 288 amp 176x 144 pixels respectively AVI Image Conversion Easily transfer Still images into Motion pictures using the AVI Audio Video Interlead format application Instant image frame
4. and the 1 icon becomes gp which would indicate that the 80 Shot mode is ready NOTE Switching from 80 pictures mode to 20 pictures modes will not erase any images in the camera If you attempt to continue shooting at the end of 80th shot a repetitive beep will emit when you press the Shutter button 80 Shots mode is ready only when the LCD Panel displays the 80 icon Repeatedly press this Function Mode button until the icon is displayed When the Lr icon appears on the LCD Panel press Shutter to display the 80 icon 20 Shots Mode This mode of operation allows you to take 20 shots of images at higher resolution CIF 352 x 288 format The camera default to this mode To set your camera back to 20 Shots mode after operating in 80 Shots mode 1 Repeatedly press the Function Mode button until the H icon is displayed on the LCD Display Panel 2 Press the Shutter button and the H icon becomes which would indicate that the 20 Shot mode is ready WARNING Switching from 20 pictures mode to 80 pictures mode will not erase any images in the camera If you attempt to continue shooting at the end of 20th shot a repetitive beep will emit when you press the Shutter button 20 Shots mode is ready A only when the LCD Panel eu displays the 20 icon Repeatedly press this Function Mode button until the Hp icon is displayed When the
5. cture Taking Operation NOTE The camera is designed without a power switch It uses energy saving or Sleep modeto control its power Ifthe camera is off press the Function Mode button to turn the camera back on 1 Popupthe Viewfinder and hold the camera steady Look through the 1 viewfinder and set up your picture n3 Adjust size of your composition by 2 increasing or decreasing distance s between camera and subject but not rapa n r2 nearer than one meter sal pf mS d 2 Pressthe Shutter button to take a HE 27 D gt picture of your subject A short beep gd cw i sound emits at each click of the shutter to confirm that a shot has been taken and the camera is ready to take the 4 next picture NOTES 20 or 80 shots mode is available with erase capability see next page for details After each shot the LCD Panel will show the number of remaining shots available WARNING A warning beep longer and lower tone compared to normal beep will emit if exposure is too dark for a normal picture taking No image is taken when this condition occurs Other Modes of Operation 80 Shots Mode This mode of operation allows you to take 80 shots of lower resolution images in QCIF 176 x 144 format To set your camera into 80 Shots mode I 1 Repeatedly press the Function Mode button until the 1 on the LCD Display Panel r icon is displayed 2 Press the Shutter button
6. ebcam and the display has A The display will change while using the camera as a gone strange and I have lost my images Webcam this is quite normal The camera s memory is used as a buffer therefore any images will be cleared for space Why are my images lost when change the battery The images are stored on the internal memory of the camera this memory is powered by the battery For on line technical support please visit our website www digitaldreamco com or email supporti digitaldreamco com 18
7. messages on LY Select Camera SEC 1 Launch EyeStar Mail by a Double clicking the EyeStar Mail icon on your desktop or b From Windows Taskbar double click the following in succession Start Programs EyeStar Mail EyeStar Mail 2 When the EyeStar Mail panel appears click the video options button and then select l espion Digital Camera from the camera source list 3 Tosend a video mail follow the steps as described on the next page CAUTION Be sure to download images to any image editing software Ulead Photo Express Ulead PhotoExplorer Trellix Web etc from the camera before using itas a PC Web cam under EyeStar Mail Otherwise you will lose all the images you have taken 16 B Send a Video Mail 1 Launch your EyeStar Mail and adjust your camera to the desired view that you wantto capture Click Record to start capturing video and audio data Click Stop to end recording Click Send Mail to run the Send Mail program with the captured data in order to automatically attach the video image to your E mail message 17 DIGITAL Frequently asked questions Why does the LCD display flash on my camera A The battery on your camera needs replacing lamtryingto install the Eyestar Mail software butthe Please recheck the number you have entered there serial number is incorrect should not be any spaces between the characters as follows EM001 123456 using the camera as a w
8. o your computer by referring to the section on Downloading images later in this manual Operate the camera as web camera by referring to the EyeStar Mail section on pages 16 17 of this manual 11 Utility Software Installation The Utility CD that accompanies your camera contains the l espion Digital Camera Driver bundled with valuable image editing software A Installing Digital Camera Driver lick dri 1 Insert the utility CD into the CD ROM drive installation NOTE If the installer screen does not automatically display click the Start button then click Run from Windows Start menu and execute the file cdsetup exe from the CD 2 When the l espion Software Installer screen appears select the language you wish to use then select and click Click the User Manual button to open the file Camera Driver on the screen Follow for the l espion User Manual to view the on line instructions to complete the driver installation 3 You may also install all the other software as set on the next page NOTE You may be prompted to restart the computer at this point Do not restart your computer until all the software has been installed 12 B Installing Other Bundled Software Click the User Manual button to open the file for the manual that you wish to view Click the software components to start the installation Click the Exit button to abort installation or to close the Installer prog
9. on until the Self Timer mode icon is displayed Erasing Images from Camera Whenever you wish to discard the images you have already taken you can erase them from the camera Take note that this erase feature functions only as All Frame Erase No partial erasure is allowed 1 Enable the All Frame Erase feature by repeatedly pressing the Function Mode select button until the icon is displayed on the LCD Display Panel 2 Press the Shutter button twice to start erasing all images in the camera NOTE If you do not press the Shutter a second time within 5 seconds the erase function is aborted All Frame Erase is ON when this LCD Panel displays the 1 icon CL Press the Shutter button twice to erase all images Repeatedly press this Function Mode button until the All Frame Erase icon is displayed 10 Connecting the Camera to NOTE It is assumed that you have already installed the bundled software into your computer If not install software as instructed in the section on Utility Software Installation ofthis manual To transfer download the images data from the camera to your PC connect the 1 EN camera to your PC with the supplied USB cable Insert the smaller terminal of the USB cable into the camera s USB port Plug the other end of the USB cable into the USB port of your computer Perform downloads t
10. ram From the l espion Software Installer screen click each software in the order that it appears on the screen follow the on line instructions to complete the installation of all software components Ulead Photo Express This is your Image editing software for creating digital photo albums cards etc EyeStar Mail This is your PC and or Web Camera software A desktop shortcut of the program is automatically created after successful installation Restart your computer when you have finished installing all of the above software Do not plug your camera in until you have restarted your computer Using the l espion as a Digital Camera The l espion Digital Camera interface will be launched when you start downloading images from your digital camera to any of your image editing software E AE E m m3 m e Pan Zoom to enable disable image interpolation application for downloaded images Acquire Click the image that you wish to send and process to an image editing software and then click the Acquire button Acquire All Click the Acquire All button to send and process all the thumbnail images on the panel to a selected application Download Click the Download button to transfer and or download another set of images from your l espion Camera Existing images will be overwritten AVI Creator Click the AVI Creator button to transfer and or download Still images from your l espion Camera and con
11. s erasure All images can be cleared instantly to start a new picture taking session Low power consumption with auto energy save mode Camera automatically enters into Sleep energy saving mode when it remains inactive for 30 seconds Supports USB interface With USB download of images to your PC is accomplished at higher speed Software package bundle Ulead Photo Express Digital Still camera software EyeStar Mail PC Web camera software Adobe Acrobat Reader Software for reading the user s manual Camera Components VIEWFINDER POWER AND FUNCTION MODE SELECTION BUTTON LCD DISPLAY PANEL GRIP USB PORT BATTERY COMPARTMENT Getting Ready A Loading the Battery 1 AAA size battery 1 Open the battery compartment cover by slightly pushing the bottom of the battery coverto the left and then smoothly pushing the cover away from the rail 2 Insert a battery into its chamber making sure that the positive and negative ends are properly oriented with the polarity indicated on chamber 3 Close and slide the battery compartment cover back to its original position WARNING When the LCD Panel display starts to blink it indicates that the battery power is low Stop taking pictures and transfer the images data to your PC within a day before the battery completely loses its power otherwise all the images will be erased Push and slide the battery cover to the left to open B Basic Pi
12. vert it into Moving Motion Pictures through the AVI Audio Video Interleaved format application Exit Click the Exit button to close quit l espion Digital Camera Interface 14 Downloading Images to your T Using Ulead Photo Express 1 Launch Photo Express by doing the following in succession Start Programs Photo Express 2 Click the Photo mode tab from the left side bar of the screen The Photo mode window will appear 3 From the Toolbar click the get LL EMI button and then the Camera icon the Select Data Source dialog box Ei ri I will appear choose l espion digital camera from the list and then click the Acquire button ER sk 9 4 Thel espion Digital Camera interface E Jie appears Please refer to the previous page for a description of this For more details on how to enhance 5 Click Exit when you are ready to add special effects to your images or to Photo Express to further create digital albums greeting cards enhance the selected image s etc please refer to the Help menu of Photo Express 15 Using the I espion as PC Web NOTE The EyeStar Mail is required only when the camera is used as a PC camera The EyeStar Mail is a complete consumer video package for recording audio and video clips that you can send to your family and friends This package includes all the software you will need for capturing creating personalized cards and sending
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