Creative CardCam Getting Started
Getting Started
Creative CardCam
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Copyright © 2002 Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved.
Version 1.0
September 2002
PhotoImpression is a trademark of ArcSoft, Inc.
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Contents
Contents
Introduction
About the Applications .............................................................................. vi
Creative CardCam Photo Album......................................................... vi
Third party software......................................................................... vi
Before You Begin ..................................................................................... vi
Package Contents ............................................................................ vi
Minimum System Requirements ........................................................vii
Updating Drivers..............................................................................vii
Document Conventions.....................................................................vii
About Creative CardCam
About your Creative CardCam .................................................................1-1
LCD screen and icons ..................................................................... 1-2
Turning the camera on or off........................................................... 1-3
Attaching the neck strap................................................................. 1-4
2 Installing Creative CardCam
Device Installation..................................................................................2-1
Verifying the installation ................................................................. 2-4
Charging the battery ...................................................................... 2-5
Battery Status....................................................................... 2-5
Using Creative CardCam
Audio cues ............................................................................................ 3-1
Image size ............................................................................................3-2
Taking Pictures ...................................................................................... 3-3
Tips on Taking Good Pictures................................................................... 3-4
Downloading Images from the Camera..................................................... 3-5
Deleting Images from the Camera ...........................................................3-5
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Docked Mode ................................................................................3-5
Undocked Mode ............................................................................. 3-6
4 Using Software Applications
Using Creative CardCam Photo Album ...................................................... 4-1
Starting CardCam Photo Album .......................................................4-1
Downloading images ...................................................................... 4-3
Selecting images ...........................................................................4-4
Deleting Images ............................................................................ 4-4
Renaming images or folders............................................................ 4-5
Viewing downloaded images ...........................................................4-5
List ...................................................................................... 4-5
Thumbnail ............................................................................ 4-5
Slideshow ............................................................................. 4-6
Rotating images ............................................................................4-7
Refreshing the application............................................................... 4-7
Version number and license information ........................................... 4-7
Configuring your camera’s settings .................................................. 4-8
Using ArcSoft PhotoImpression................................................................ 4-9
Starting ArcSoft PhotoImpression .................................................... 4-9
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Appendixes
A Technical Specifications
Features and Specifications .....................................................................A-1
Driver and Operating System Compatibility ............................................... A-2
Power ...................................................................................................A-2
Sensor..................................................................................................A-2
Light Sensitivity ..................................................................................... A-2
Port Compatibility ..................................................................................A-2
B Troubleshooting
Problem Installing Software.....................................................................B-1
Problems Using Creative CardCam ........................................................... B-1
Problems in Windows XP ......................................................................... B-3
C Note on USB Compatibility
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Introduction
Introduction
Creative CardCam is a slim and compact digital camera no bigger than a credit card,
making it incredibly portable and convenient. Your camera also comes with a
built-in lithium ion battery. With simple and straightforward controls, it is easy to
take pictures and to download them into your computer. The Creative CardCam
Photo Album software provided make it easy for you to modify your images. You can
also create calendars and postcards using the pictures.
Introduction v
About the Applications
Creative CardCam Photo Album
Third party software
Before You Begin
Package Contents
This powerful application lets you take pictures and store them in albums. Use this
application to download pictures to your computer, when using Creative CardCam as
a portable digital camera. You can also export pictures to other programs, or send
them as attachments in your e-mail messages.
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❑ Adobe
❑ ArcSoft PhotoImpression
Your camera package contains the following items:
❑ One Creative CardCam camera
❑ One neck-strap
❑ One USB cable
❑ One Creative CardCam pouch
❑ One Creative CardCam installation CD
❑ One Quick Start guide
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Introduction vi
Minimum System Requirements
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❑ Genuine Intel
motherboard chipset
❑ 32 MB system memory
❑ ATA-33 hard disk
❑ 200 MB free hard disk space
❑ Available USB port or self-powered USB hub
❑ Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), Windows Millennium
Edition (Me), Windows 2000 or Windows XP
❑ CD-ROM drive installed for software and application installation
Pentium® II 233 MHz class processor or 100% compatible
Updating Drivers
Document Conventions
To download the latest drivers and file updates for Creative CardCam, visit
http://www.creative.com.
The following typographical conventions are used throughout this document:
Table 1: Document conventions
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About Creative CardCam
About Creative CardCam
About your Creative CardCam
The following figures show you the front and rear views of the camera.
Snapshot button
Focus-free lens
Front view
Viewfinder
Audio cue button
Mode/Delete button
Lens button
Viewfinder
Power switc h
Snapshot button
Liquid Crystal Display
(LCD) counter
USB connnector
Rear view
Figure 1-1: Front and back views of Creative CardCam.
About Creative CardCam 1-1
LCD screen and icons
Figure 1-2 below shows you the meaning of the LCD icons on your camera.
Icons on the LCD displayLCD counter
Number of available shots
Battery indicator
Image size
Erase last image
Erase all images
Audible cues with beeps
Figure 1-2: LCD screen and icons on Creative CardCam.
About Creative CardCam 1-2
Turning the camera on or off
To turn on the camera, do the following:
Push the Power switch downwards as shown in
Figure 1-3. There is a beep sound and the Lens
button automatically pops out.
To turn off the camera, do the following:
Push the Lens button in as shown in Figure 1-4
Figure 1-3: Turning on the
camera.
Figure 1-4: Turning off the
camera.
About Creative CardCam 1-3
Attaching the neck strap
Figure 1-3 below shows you how to attach the neck-strap (provided) to your camera.
Figure 1-5: Attaching the neck strap to the camera.
About Creative CardCam 1-4
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