Creative 4X DIGIT - Manual

F/

3.

0,f=8.34m

m

4

X

D IGITAL ZO

O

M

About Your Camera

Add a new dimension to your communication with family and friends, and use Live Video Chats with your camera!

To use Live Video Chats, download one of the following:

.

MSN Messenger from

http://messenger.msn.com

.

Yahoo! Messenger from

http://messenger.yahoo.com

.

any Microsoft® Windows® application that supports Live Video Chats, like Windows NetMeeting

Using Instant Live Video Chats

Keep this document for future reference.

Product Registration

Creative Knowledge Base

Enjoy a host of benefits by registering your product during installation, or at

www.creative.com/register

.

Benefits include:

·

Service and Product Support from Creative

·

Exclusive updates on promotions and events

Please note that your warranty rights are not dependent on product registration.

Resolve and troubleshoot technical queries at Creative's 24-hour self-help Knowledge Base.
Go to http://www.creative.com and select your region.

User’s Manual

For more details on using your camera, read the User’s Manual.

Rear View

Front View

Menu button

Power
switch

Playback
button

PN: 03VF014000000 Rev A

2

2

F

45 C
113

Copyright © 2004 Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and are hereby recognized as such.

For Microsoft® Windows® Millenium Edition and Windows 98 Second Edition users only

1. Connect the one end of the USB cable to your camera, and the other end to your computer’s USB port.

2. On your Windows desktop, right-click the

My Computer

icon.

3. Click the

Device Manager

tab.

4. Double-click

Disk Drives

,

5. Right-click

GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE 47

, and then click

Properties

.

6. In the

GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE 47

Properties window, select the

DMA

checkbox.

7. Click the

OK

button.

Battery cover

Memory card
slot cover

Display/Help
button

Flash

Lens

USB port

T V Out port

Headphone
jack

Mode
dial

Speaker

Macro
switch

Shutter/Record
button
Scroller

Multi-select
button

Microphone

LED

LCD screen

Installing Software

1. If you accidentally begin installation with your camera connected, the

Add New Hardware Wizard

or

Found New Hardware Wizard

dialog box may appear.

Click

the

Cancel

button and disconnect your camera from your computer.

2. Insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive.

Your CD should start automatically. If it does not, follow the steps below:

i)

Start

Windows

Explorer.

ii) On the left pane, click the

My Computer

icon.

iii) Right-click the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive icon, and then click

AutoPlay

.

3. When prompted for the software to install, click the

Install

button next to the

Driver

box.

4. Follow the instructions on the screen.

5. When prompted, restart your computer.

Installing Hardware

1. Connect one end of the USB cable to your camera, and the other end to your computer’s USB port.

The camera turns on.

2. Move the scroller up or down and scroll-select "PC Camera" or "Mass Storage" option to use your camera as

a webcam or as a mass storage device.

Tip : To "Scroll Select", use the Scroller to scroll to the option you want, and select the option by pressing
the Scroller.

Installing Software and Hardware

DO NOT connect your camera to your computer before setting up the software.

Proper Handling

Quick Start

1.

Open the battery cover

4.

Insert an SD memory card (optional)

2.

Insert the batteries

Note the polarity of the AAA batteries when
inserting them.

3.

Close the battery cover

5.

Turn on your camera

Slide the power button downwards to turn on
your camera. The LED lights up in red for a few
seconds and the LCD screen turns on.

Setting Up Your Camera

1

1

F

/3

.0

,f

=

8.34mm

4 X DIGIT

A

L

Z

O

O

M

F/

3.

0,f=8.34

m

m

4

X

D

I G I TA L Z

O

O

M

3

3

Using Your Camera

Tip: Press the Display/Help button to see a button help

screen for the current mode.

4. To zoom in or out, move the scroller up or down.

5. Compose your picture and press the Record button

halfway to bring your subject into focus. A red bracket
appears in the center of the LCD.

6. Fully press the Record button and release it when the

camera beeps.

The beep lets you know that you have taken a picture.

Previewing a Picture

1. Turn the Mode dial to .
2. Press the Playback button.
3. Use the scroller to locate the picture on the LCD screen.
4. To exit, press the Playback button.

Recording a Video

1. Make sure that your camera is not connected to your

computer.

2. Turn on your camera.
3. Turn the Mode dial to .
4. Compose your picture and press the Record button to

begin recording.

You can see the elapsed recording time, in seconds,
shown on the LCD screen.

5. To stop recording, press the Shutter button.

Playing a Video

1. Turn the Mode dial to .
2. Press the Playback button.
3. Use the scroller to locate the video on the LCD screen.
4. Press the scroller to play the video.
5. To stop playback, press the scroller again.
6. To exit, press the Playback button.

Taking a Picture

1. Make sure that your camera is not connected to your

computer.

2. Turn on your camera.
3. Turn the Mode dial to .

For normal pictures, make sure that the Macro switch
is moved toward .

For close-up pictures, move the macro switch to .