MAGPiX B350 User Manual

Introduction

The MAGPiX B350 is a digital camera with a specially
designed 5x telescopic lens. Combined with its very
high-speed shutter, the MAGPiX B350 produces amazing
freeze-frame action pictures.

These images can be downloaded and viewed on your
personal computer through the USB port after installing the
software included in this package. To get the most out of your
camera, please read this manual carefully.

This manual is divided into seven parts:

A. Getting To Know Your Camera
B. Using Your Camera
C. Camera Modes and Settings
D. Viewfinding and Taking Better Picture Tips
E. Downloading Your Pictures To Your PC
F. Technical Specifications
G. Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions

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A. Getting To Know Your Camera

Below are three views of the MAGPiX B350 to help familiarize
you with your new camera. The parts and corresponding
numbers will be referred to throughout this manual.

1 Left Barrel
2 Left Objective Lens
3 Camera Lens
4 Right Objective Lens
5 Right Barrel
6 Dioptric Knob
7 Right Eyepiece
8 Shutter/Select Button
9 USB Port
10 Power/Mode Button
11 Left Eyepiece
12 Focus Knob

13 LCD Display

Figure 1. Top View

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8 Shutter/Select Button
9 USB Port
10 Power/Mode Button

Figure 2. Front View

14 Camera Lens

15 Eyepieces
16 Battery Compartment
17 Tripod Mount

Figure 3. Side View

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B. Using Your Camera

1. Load The Batteries. Open the Battery Compartment (16)

and insert two AAA batteries (included), paying attention to
insert them in the correct direction. Close the compartment.

Always download your pictures
regularly (see Part E), if the
batteries run out, your pictures will
be lost. A flashing LCD indicates
the batteries are low. You should
download your pictures as soon as
possible. Figure 5. Loading The Batteries

2. Turn On Your Digital Camera. Press Power/Mode Button
(10) to turn on the camera. The preset mode of high resolution
(HI) allows 52 VGA images and is indicated by a 3-star symbol
on the LCD Display (13).

Figure 6. High Resolution Figure 7. Pictures Remaining

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3. Use The Eyepieces (7 & 11) To Aim Your Camera. The
camera works best at taking pictures of outdoor objects, 40ft
away from you or more. Also, since the camera is point and
shoot and independent from the binoculars, you do not need
to focus the binoculars to get great in-focus pictures.

4. Take Your Picture. Hold your MAGPiX B350 steady and
aim at a scene or object 40ft. or greater away from you.
Press the Shutter/Selection Button (8) to take the picture.
You will hear a beep. The LCD Display (13) will show “- - -“,
and when the number of available exposures has decreased
by one on the LCD Display (13), you will hear another ‘beep’,
and the camera is ready to take another picture. If you hear a
quick ‘double beep’ and the counter does not go down, it
means that there was not enough light for the camera to take
a picture.

Figure 8. Shooting Symbol Figure 9. LCD Display After
First Exposure

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5. Turn off Your Camera. Press the Power/Mode Button (10)
once and the LCD Display (13) will show “oFF”. - Then
press the Shutter/Select Button (8) to turn off the camera.
The camera will also automatically shut off after
approximately 1minute of inactivity.

Figure 10. Off Mode

C. Camera Modes and Settings

Different camera modes and settings can be cycled through by
pressing the Power/Mode Button (10) after the camera is turned
on. *** It is important to wait 1 second before each press of
the Power/Mode Button. ***

1. Off Mode

2. Self-timer

3. Erase All Pictures

4. Erase Last Picture

5. Resolution Selection

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1. Off Mode

When the camera is turned on, pressing the Power/Mode
Button (10) once, will cause “oFF” to show on the LCD Display
(13). Then press the Shutter/ Select Button (8) and the camera
will turn off.

Figure 11. Off Mode

2. Self-Timer Mode

When the camera is turned on, pressing the Power/Mode
Button (10) two times, waiting one second between each
press of the button - will put the camera in the Self-Timer
Mode. When you see the timer icon, press the Shutter/Select
Button (8) to activate the self-timer. The camera will beep for
10 seconds before taking the picture automatically. When LCD
Display (13) no longer shows “- - -“, the camera is ready to
take another picture.

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Figure 12. High Resolution + Self-timer Figure 13. Low Resolution +
Self-timer

3. Erase All Pictures

When the camera is turned on, pressing the Power/Mode
Button (10) three times, waiting one second between each
press of the button - will put the camera in Erase All Pictures
Mode. When you see the Erase All Pictures icon, press the
Shutter/Select Button (8) and the LCD will begin to blink. While
the LCD is blinking press the Shutter/Select Button (8) again,
and the camera will erase all pictures that have been taken.

Figure 14. Erase All Pictures

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4. Erase Last Picture

When the camera is turned on, by pressing the Power/Mode
Button (10) four times, waiting one second between each
press of the button - will put the camera in Erase Last
Pictures Mode. When you see the Erase Last Pictures icon,
press the Shutter/Select Button (8) to erase the last picture.
The number of available pictures on the LCD Display (13) will
be increased by one.

Figure 15. Erase Last Picture

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