Meade CV-6 - Manuals

7 Features Fig. 1: Top View 1. Eyepieces2. Up Button3. Down Button4. Left Button5. Right Button6. Shutter7. Menu Button (Power) 8. LCD9. Barrel 10. Camera Lens11. Focus Ring12. Objective Lens13. Diopter Scale Fig. 2: Rear View14. Battery compartment tab 15. Battery Compartment 16. Binocular Focus Kn...

9 Introduction Congratulations on purchasing a Meade ® CaptureView ® CV-6. CV-6 is an 8 x 30mm full-featured binocular. It is integrated with a waterproof digital camera thatrequires no film to capture pictures or video. This manual is designed to quickly guideyou through the operation of your Captu...

Adjust Eye Relief Adjust the Barrels You will need to adjust the barrels asthe distance between your eyes isusually different than the distancebetween another person’s eyes. If you wear eyeglasses, fold down therubber eyecups and hold the eyepieces up against your glasses. Using Your Binocular If yo...

11 Using Your Binocular Focus the Binocular 1. Set the Diopter Scale on underside of CaptureView at its center pointbetween “+” and “-.” 2. Choose an object (such as a telephone pole) that is at least 50feet (15m.) away. 3. Looking with only your left eye, rotate the Focus Knob until theobject you a...

CV-6 is waterproof and seals in the electronics, batteries, memory card and USBport. However, this means that you will need to install the batteries and SD or MMCcard, and carefully seal the compartment to ensure waterproofing. Seal Your Camera 12 Insert Batteries,Install SD or MMC Card andSeal wate...

13 CaptureView has three modes: Menu, Preview (Still, Movie and Flashback) andPlayback. Use the Preview mode Select the Menu mode Select the Playback mode When you first turn on the camera orwhen you exit the Menu mode, thePreview mode is operational and theLCD screen displays a live image. ThePrevi...

Turn on Camera Display Menus Move the Red Selection Boxthrough the Menus Select a Menu or Menu Option Go Back to the Last DisplayedMenu Exit the Menus or the PlaybackMode Press and hold the Menu button for 3 seconds to turn on the camera. Press the Menu button to display the menus. Press the Left bu...

15 Select Near or Far Focus 1. Press and hold down the Mode button for 3 seconds to turn on thecamera. 2. The binocular can be focused using the focus knob. However, the cameracan be set to Near or Far focus usingthe focus ring, and is not affected bythe focus knob. 3. To set the Near focus: Positio...

CaptureView performs best under good lighting conditions. Take some time to practice capturing still pictures and video. Take a Still Picture 1. Press and hold the Menu button for 3 to 5 seconds to turn on the camera. Point the binoculars andimages will appear on the LCD. 2. Press the Menu button ag...

Capture Video 1. Press and hold the Menu button for 3 to 5 seconds to turn on the camera. Point the binoculars andimages will appear on the LCD. 2. Press the Menu button again and a menu screen displays on the LCD.Use the Right or Left button to move the red selection box over the Movieoption. Press...

Other Menu Options If you want to... Do this... 18 For example, you may want to record a baseball pitcher throwing a pitch: 1. Select the Settings menu and press the Menu button. 2. Select the Flashback Period submenu and press the Menu button. Select 10 seconds and press the Menu button. 3. Select ...

Other Menu Options Some suggestions for using Flashback 19 Let’s say your daughter is on the varsity basketball team. And right now, she’sdribbling down the court. You’d like to capture her patented hook shot on video.This is a job for Flashback. Select Flashback with a recording period of 10 second...

20 Playback Images Note: A counter appears at theupper left. If the counter reads 3/5,for example, it means the third offive items. A movie counts as one item. To playback your captured images: 1. To see the image(s) that you have captured, move the selection box tothe Playback menu (the right point...

21 If you want to... Do this... • While in Playback mode, press the Up and Down down buttons to zoom in on a still image on the display. • Once the zoom level is greater than “1,” press the Right or Left button to activate the panningmode. The zoom level indicator displays in the lower right-hand co...

Playback Options Change Resolution 1. Use the Right or Left button to move the selection box over theResolution menu (the "3M" icon)and press the Menu button to display. 2. Use the Right or Left button to move the selection box to thedesired Resolution option. Pressthe Menu button to select ...

24 • Select “Auto” to allow CaptureView to automatically select dark-light exposure of the image. Normally,you will use this setting. This is thedefault setting. • Select “Cloudy” to compensate for the changing light condition of acloudy day. • Select “Fluorescent” when inside a building with fluore...

25 • Move the selection box over the Settings Menu icon and press the Menu button to display the Settings submenus. 1. Choose the Time and Date icon to set the current time and date. Usethe Right and Left buttons to scroll through the settings on each line ofthe clock menu. 2. Press the Menu button ...

27 • Choose the Date Stamp icon and then select “On” to record the datestamp (the current time and date)while taking still pictures. The dateappears in the lower right corner ofall pictures. • Choose the Date Stamp icon and then select “Off ” when you do notwish to record the date stamp. • Choose th...

28 • You are downloading pictures or video to a PC. • An SD card is in the camera. To load or eject memory card:Press the card in and release whenyou hear a click. The card may beread by any flash card reader. Byusing a flash card reader, you canalso download your images to aMacintosh using an OS ea...

29 Installing Software If you want to... Do this... 1. Insert supplied CD Rom into your PC’s drive. 2. A splash screen displays. Click on “Ulead Photo Express.” 3. Follow on-screen instructions.4. After you click “Finish,” the Ulead Photo Express icon appears on yourdesktop. 5. Double-click the icon...

CV-6 is designed to be used by the sportsperson, boater or casual user in an environment in which exposure to water, such as rain, mist, splashing and so forth,might be a possibility. However, it is not designed to take pictures underwater nor is itintended for any application underwater. In other w...

The included CD ROM contains other software programs by Ulead that will assist youin editing your images, allow you to transfer images to email, and provide you withother useful functions. Ulead Photo Express ® , Photo Explorer, and Cool 360 ™ , and CaptureView Manager are proprietary programs, and ...

32 Care of Your CaptureView 1. Remove dust or stains with a soft cloth dampened with water or neutral detergent. Keep in a dry, cool dust-free environment or a container when it is not being used. Do not spray liquid cleaners directly onto LCD. Using only gentle pressure, wipethe LCD with a slightly...

Binocular power 8X Binocular objective lens diameter 30mm Binocular optical design Folding roof prism, fully-coated Binocular close focus 16 ft. Camera Field of view (diagonal) 7.9° Binocular field of view 367 ft. at 1000 yds. Image capture resolution 1280 x 1024 (1.3 megapixel), 1600 x 1200 (2.0 me...

34 MEADE BINOCULAR/DIGITAL CAMERA LIMITED WARRANTY Every Meade binocular/digital camera is warranted by Meade Instruments Corporation (“Meade”)to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ONE YEAR from the date oforiginal purchase in the U.S.A. and Canada. At its option, Meade ...