Disney DDC9000-P User Manual
User’s Guide
Princess Digital Camera
DDC9000-P
TABLE OF CONTE NTS
Table of Contents....................................................................................1
Important Information..............................................................................2
FCC Information ................................................................................2
User Information................................................................................2
Location of Controls................................................................................4
Front ..................................................................................................4
Rear...................................................................................................4
Changing the Faceplate..........................................................................5
Getting Started........................................................................................6
Recharging the Battery......................................................................6
Checking the Battery Level ...............................................................6
Using the Necklace ...........................................................................7
Operation ................................................................................................8
Turning the Power On/Off .................................................................8
Taking A Single Picture......................................................................9
Setting the Self Timer Mode..............................................................9
Setting the Continuous Snapshot Picture Mode .............................10
Taking Three Continuous Pictures ..................................................10
To Delete the Last Picture or Last Continuous Pictures..................11
To Delete All Pictures ......................................................................12
Setting the Image Quality Mode ......................................................12
Setting the Frequency Mode ...........................................................13
Reset Button....................................................................................13
Display.............................................................................................13
Computer Connection...........................................................................14
Installing the Camera Software .......................................................14
Uninstalling the Camera Software...................................................16
Uninstalling the Camera Driver ........... ...........................................16
Downloading Photos .......................................................................16
Using Your Camera as a Web Cam ................................................18
Capturing AVI Video Files................................................................18
Using Microsoft Netmeeting ............................................................19
NHJ Photo Manager Tour................................................................19
Troubleshooting Guide..........................................................................20
Specifications........................................................................................21
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I M P O R TANT INFORMAT I O N
FCC INFORMATION
FCC WARNING: This equipment meets the limits for a class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC rules. Only the cable
supplied with the camera should be used. Operation with other
cables is likely to result in interference to radio and TV reception
and could void the user ’s authorization to operate this equipment.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions:
1) This device may not cause harmful interference.
2) This device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer may void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
USER INFORMATION
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with
the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning
the equipment on and off, the user is encouraged to try to correct
the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
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I M P O R TANT INFORMAT I O N
Be sure to observe the following precautions when using the camera:
• This camera works best when used in bright lighting, such
as sunlight or a brightly lit room. Results in dimly lit areas
will vary.
• Never try to take pictures or use the built-in display when
operating a motor vehicle or while walking.
• Never attempt your own repairs. Always leave service to
authorized repair facilities.
• Keep the camera away from water and other liquids, and never
let it get wet. Never use when it is raining or snowing.
• Should foreign matter or water get into the unit, immediately
turn the power off and contact your local authorized service
center.
• Physical damage and malfunction of this unit can cause the
image data stored in its memory to be deleted. Be sure to
always keep backup copies of data by transferring to a
personal computer.
• In an environment with electrostatic discharge, the user may
have to reset the unit.
• Do not leave the camera in places subject to extremely high
temperatures, such as a sealed vehicle or in direct sunlight.
• Do not place the camera in unstable locations, such as a
sloping surface or unstable table where the camera may fall.
• Do not touch or press on the display or lens.
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L O C ATION OF CONTRO LS
FRONT
REAR
1. Compartment
Cover Flap (Side of
Unit)
2. LED Indicator
3. Camera’s Loop
4. Lens
5. Display
6. Reset Button
(Inside
Compartment)
7. Viewfinder
8. Compartment and
Faceplate
9. Mode/Power ON
Button
10. Shutter/Select
Button
11. USB Jack (Under
Compartment
Cover Flap)
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CHANGING THE FACEPLATE
A Disney faceplate is included with this unit. To use your own picture,
follow the instructions below.
1
Place the temp late over the
desired photograph and have
an adult cut out the picture using
a utility knife or trace the heart
shape and cut out with scissors.
3
Place the new he art-shaped
picture into the faceplate and
shut the compartment.
2
Open the Compartment using
your fingernail as shown.
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GETTING STA R T E D
RECHARGING THE BATTERY
The battery is not replaceable in this unit as it is rechargeable and
does not need replacing. Charge the battery before using for the first
time. To recharge, follow the instructions below:
1
Open the Compartment using
your fingernail as shown.
When charging for the first time, charge for 10 to 12 hours. After the
initial charging, it will only take one to two hours to charge. This
rechargeable battery can be recharged up to 500 times.
CHECKING THE BATTERY LEVEL
Follow the instructions below to check the battery level of the
rechargeable battery:
1
2
Insert the small end of the USB
cable into this camera and the
other end into the USB port on
your computer; a beep will sound
to signal the unit is charging.
Press the Mode/Power button once to
turn the unit on. If the battery power is
l o w , the re maining photo counter
number will blink in the display In this
case, rechar ge the bat teries as
described above.
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GETTING STARTED (CONTINUED)
USING THE NECKLACE
You can attach this camera to the supplied necklace as follows:
2
Push the tab on the connector.1Connect to the Camera’s loop.
IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE:
The necklace contains a safety strap that will come
apart if a strong pulling force occurs to the necklace.
This is a safety feature for children to prevent
s t r a n g u l a t i o n .
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O P E R AT I O N
TURNING THE POWER ON/OFF
1
NOTES:
• The power will automatically turn on when a USB cable is
connected to the computer and turn off when the USB cable is
removed.
• To save the battery power, the unit will automatically turn off after
20 seconds of inactivity, but the pictures will remain in memory.
Press the Mode/Power button 1 once
to turn the unit on. To turn the camera
off, press the Mode/Power button 1
until “oF” appears in the display, then
press the Shutter/Select button 2.
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O P E R ATION (CONTI NUED )
TAKING A SINGLE PICTURE
1
Press the Mode/Power button
once to turn the unit on.
The counter (i.e. '25', '18', etc.)
will appear in the display.
2
Press the Shutter/Select button to
take a picture; the LED will blink
once and the counter in the
display will decrease by one.
SETTING THE SELF TIMER MODE
1
Turn the camera on as described
on page 8. Press the Mode/Power
button twice to select the Self
Timer mode; “St” will appear in the
display.
2
Within three seconds, press the
Shutter/Select button to select the
Self Timer mode. The LED will
blink and the camera will beep
nine times. On the tenth beep, the
picture will be taken.
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O P E R ATION (CONTI NUED )
SETTING THE CONTINUOUS SNAPSHOT PICTURES MODE
1
Turn the camera on as
described on page 8. Press the
Mode/Power button three times
to select the Video mode; “d8”
will appear in the display.
NOTE :The Continuous Snapshot Pictures function is only available for Lo
(Low) image quality mode. If you using this function while in Hi(High) image
quality mode, when you take the pictures, the unit will change to (Lo) Low
image quality mode automatically. When you release the Shutter/Select
button. It will stop taking photos and returns to Hi (High) image quality mode.
2
Within three seconds, press and hold
the Shutter/Select button to start taking
continuous pictures. For this function,
the counter will rapidly decrease.
When you release the Shutter/Select
button, it will stop taking photos and
the counter will shown the remaining
photos number in the display.
TAKING THREE CONTINUOUS PICTURES
1
Turn the camera on as described
above. Press the Mode/Power
button four times to select the
Three Continuous Pictures mode;
“CS” will appear in the display.
NOTE: The Three Continuous Pictures function is only available for HI (High)
image quality mode. If you using this function while in Lo (Low) image quality
mode, when you take the pictures, the unit will change to Hi (High) image quality
mode to take 3 pictures automatically then revert to Lo (Low) image quality mode.
2
Within three seconds, press the
Shutter/Select button to start
taking three continuous pictures.
The LED will blink three times and
the counter will decrease by three.
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O P E R ATION (CONTI NUED )
TO DELETE THE LAST PICTURE OR LAST CONTINUOUS PICTURES
1
Turn the camera on as
described on page 8. Press the
Mode/Power button six times to
select the Clear Last mode; “CL”
will appear in the display.
TO DELETE ALL PICTURES
1
Turn the camera on as
described on page 8. Press the
Mode/Power button five times to
select the Clear All mode; “CA”
will appear in the display.
2
Within three seconds, press the
Shutter/Select button and the last
picture taken will be deleted. After
you continuous snapshot pictures,
if you select the Clear Last mode
"CL" and press the Shutter/Select
button, the la st continuous
snapshot pictures will be deleted.
2
Within three seconds, press the
Shutter/Select button to enter
the Clear All mode; “CA” will
blink in the display. Press again
to confirm; all pictures taken will
be deleted.
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O P E R ATION (CONTI NUED )
SETTING THE IMAGE QUALITY MODE
Select the desired resolution as shown below, Hi (640 x 480 pixels)
or Lo (320 x 240 pixels) as follows:
1
Turn the camera on as
described on page 8. Press the
Mode/Power button seven times
to select the Image Quality; “Hi”
or “Lo” will appear in the display.
2
Within 3 seconds, press the
Shutter/Select button to select
the Quality mode as shown on
the display i.e. if Lo appears,
press the Shutter/Select button
to change the setting to Low.
NOTES:
Lo(w) Resolution file size is smaller, but the quality is not as
•
good as Hi(gh). Lo(w) is ideal for e-mailing.
•
The capacity for pictures in Lo(w) Resolution is 100; and for
pictures in Hi(gh) Resolution is 25.
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O P E R ATION (CONTI NUED )
SETTING THE FREQUENCY MODE
Because the electrical power frequency is either 50Hz or 60Hz,
depending on the country you are located in, please set it according
to the country that you are located in. If located in USA, set to 60Hz.
1
Turn the camera on as described
on page 8. Press the
Mode/Power button eight times to
select the Frequency mode; “60”
or “50” will appear in the display.
RESET BUTTON
1
To restore the camera to the
factory defaul ts, press the
R E S E T button (inside
compartment) using a pin or
similar item.
2
Within 3 seconds, press the
Shutter/Select button to select
the Frequency mode as shown
on the display i.e. if 60 appears,
press the Shutter/Select button
to change the setting to 60.
DISPLAY
The display can only display two
digits. Although the capacity for
pictures in Lo(w) Resolution is
100, the display will show 99 until
two pictures have been taken
and then change to 98.
RESET BUTTON NOTE: When
you press the RESET button, all
the taken photos in the camera
will be deleted.
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COMPUTER C ONNECTION
I N S TALLING THE CAMERA S O F T WA R E :
I M P O R TANT NOTES:
• This digital camera is for use with PCs only and can not be used with
Macintosh computers.
• Before and while installing the software, make sure that you do not have
the camera or the USB cable attached to your computer. This will adversely
a f fect the install process and will cause installation to fail.
1 . Insert the CD into your CD Rom Drive.
2 . The "Install Your Camera Software" screen
will appear, select the "Disney Princess
Digital Camera" from the drop-down list
and click the "Install" button to install the
NHJ Photo Manager. This will be followed
by the installation of the NHJ Web Cam
Express and your camera driver.
3 . On the “NHJ Photo Manager” install
screen, click the “Next” button.
4 . Please review the license terms and click
the “Agree” button to continue.
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COMPUTER C ONNECTION (CONTINUED)
5 . Let the “NHJ Photo Manager” installer
create the folder where the program will be
installed to, and then click “Install”.
Warning: DO NOT change the installation path.
Otherwise, the driver may not run properly. '
6 . Click “Finish” to let the “NHJ Photo
Manger” installer finish the installation
p r o c e s s .
7 . Next the install program for the camera
driver will automatically launch. Click “Next”
to continue.
8 . You have successfully installed the “NHJ
Photo Manager” software, the “NHJ We b
Cam Express” and the camera driver.
9 . Click on “Finish” and restart your computer
before you connect your camera to your PC.
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COMPUTER C ONNECTION (CONTINUED)
U N I N S TALLING THE CAMERA S O F T WA R E :
NHJ PHOTO MANAGER
1 . To uninstall the “NHJ
Photo Manager” software
and the “NHJ Web Cam
Express” software, click
the “Start” menu on the
Windows desktop. Choose the “NHJ Photo Manager” in the “All Programs”
menu. Then choose “Uninstall NHJ Photo Manager” and follow the onscreen instructions.
U N I N S TALLING THE CAMERA D R I V E R
I M P O R TANT NOTE:
• Do not uninstall the driver unless instructed by a customer service
t e c h n i c i a n .
1 . Open the “Control Panel” in Wi n d o w s .
2 . Select “Add or Remove Programs”.
3 . Locate “Disney Princess Camera” and select “Change/Remove”.
4 . Follow the on-screen instruction to uninstall the CAMERA D R I V E R .
DOWNLOADING PHOTO S :
1 . Plug one end of the USB cable into the USB
jack on your camera (inside compartment).
2. Plug the other end of the USB cable into a
USB port on your computer.
3 . Confirm that your camera is connected and
turned on.
4 . Double-click the “NHJ Photo Manager” icon
that is on your desktop to launch the “NHJ
Photo Manager” program.
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COMPUTER C ONNECTION (CONTINUED)
5 . Click on the “Get Photos” button on
the Main Menu.
6 . The “Get Photos” wizard will appear with
the correct name of your camera device
(DDC9000-P) already selected in the
“Active Devices” list in the “Express” mode.
Click the “Next” button to proceed.
7 . On the next screen, choose where you
want to place your photos and click the
“Finish” button to copy the photos and
video clips continuous images taken to
your computer.
8 . Select the size of the pictures:
i) For regular size: Do not click the check
box, just click 'OK'. (Regular image size is
640 x 480 pixels.)
ii) For double enlarge image size: Click
on the check box, then click 'OK'.
(Double image size is 1280 x 960
p i x e l s . )
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COMPUTER C ONNECTION (CONTINUED)
9 . All of the pictures and video clip
continuous images you imported will
then appear in “Select Photos” mode’s
main window.
1 0 . You can now follow the on-screen
instructions to enhance photos, add
captions, share photos or use the “NHJ
Photo Manager” Wo r k s h o p !
USING YOUR CAMERA AS A WEB CAM:
1 . Connect your camera to your PC as previously instructed.
2 . If desired, connect a microphone (not included) to your audio card’s
external microphone connector.
3 . Follow steps 1 to 4 as described on page 17. Then Click on the "We b C a m
Express”; the WEB CAM will appear on the desktop. For the uses of the
WebCAM or additional assistance, click on the "Show Me How" button at
the upper right side of the screen. Then you can view the instruction for the
WebCam on the pop up window.
CAPTURING AVI VIDEO FILES:
I M P O R TANT NOTE:
• AVI files (short movies) take up a lot of hard drive space.
1 . Follow 'USING YOUR CAMERA AS A WEB CAM' (as described above) to
activate the web cam.
2 . Click the “Capture” button to start recording the
video. The recording’s elapsed time will appear
under the video.
NOTE: When you click the "Capture" button, it will
start capturing video for 1 minute and then stop
r e c o r d i n g .
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COMPUTER C ONNECTION (CONTINUED)
3 . Click the “Pause” button to pause the
recording. To continue recording, click the
“Capture” button again.
4. To finish recording, click the “Stop” button.
5 . The videos will automatically be saved into a default directory.
N O T E S :
• To learn how to capture JPEG s n a p s h o t s
from your Web Cam or from your existing
AVI movies, go to the “Take Snapshots”
section of “Show Me How”.
• To learn how to change the user settings,
go to “Help” on the main page of “NHJ
Photo Manager”.
USING MICROSOFT NETMEETING:
Windows XP/2000 users can also use Microsoft NetMeeting with the Web Cam.
Visit http://www.Microsoft.com/windows/netmeeting for more information.
NHJ PHOTO MANAGER TO U R
For more details of the 'NHJ Photo Manager', click the "Start" menu on the
Windows desktop and choose the "NHJ Photo Manager" in the "All Programs"
menu. Then choose "NHJ Photo Manager Tour". You can select the function
icons to view the
description of the functions
in the "NHJ Photo
Manager" window. "
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