Meade CV-4 8 x 30 User Manual

CV-4 8 x 30 Digital Camera Binocular

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Contents

Quick Start ........................................................................................ 4

Features ............................................................................................ 7

Introduction........................................................................................ 9

How to Use Your Binocular ..............................................................10

Adjust Eye Relief, Adjust the Barrels............................................10

Focus the Binocular ......................................................................11

Seal Your Camera, Insert Batteries ..................................................12

Camera Modes..................................................................................13

Move through Menus ........................................................................14

Near and Far Focus..........................................................................15

Take a Picture ..................................................................................16

Capture Video ..................................................................................17

Use Flashback ..................................................................................18

Some suggestions for using Flashback ............................................19

Playback............................................................................................20

Playback Options ..............................................................................21

Use the Zoom Function ................................................................21

Delete Images, Format Storage Media..........................................22

Change Resolution ........................................................................23

Change the Exposure Setting........................................................24

Other Menu Options..........................................................................25

Use the Setting Menu, Set the Current Time and Date ................25

Adjust the Beep, Select an Effect, Turn Icons On or Off ..............26

The Date Stamp, the Flicker Rate ................................................27

The Flashback Period, the Factory Default Settings ....................27

Mass Storage, Card Present, Battery Life ....................................28

Install the Image Editing Software ....................................................29

A Word About Waterproofing ............................................................30

Other Software and System Requirements ......................................31

Maintenance and Troubleshooting....................................................32

Specifications ....................................................................................33

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Quick Start

How to start taking pictures...

DSC Icon

4

Install 2 AAA batteries.

(Not included.)

1

Turn on camera.

Press and hold down the

Menu button for 3 seconds.

2

Select the Still Camera Mode. Press the Menu button. Use the Right and Left buttons
to move the selection box over the DSC (Digital Still Camera) icon and press the Menu
button—this will allow you to take still pictures. Press the Shutter button to exit menu.

3

Point at something interesting and press the Shutter button.

You’ve taken a picture!

Left
Button

Battery
compartment.

Right
Button

4

Menu
Button

Shutter
Button

Quick Start

How to use Flashback...

Have you ever wanted to record just the play
of the game (your daughter kicking the winning
goal) or capture just the highlight of an event
(your son receiving his diploma)?

Flashback when you want to capture

Use
video of short activities like these—without
using up all your memory.You’ll begin
recording, but with
only save the last 10 seconds of video (or if
you prefer, you can also select 5, 15 or 20 sec­onds of recording time from the Flashback
Period menu option).

Turn on camera.

Press and hold down the

5

Menu button for 3 seconds.

Select the Flashback Mode.

Press the Menu button. Use the Right or Left button to move the selection box over
the Flashback icon. Press the Menu button to enter Flashback mode.

6

Point at an interesting activity and press the Shutter button to enter the
record mode.

Flashback selected, you’ll

Flashback
icon

Left
Button

Right
Button

7

Press the Shutter button again to stop recording.

CaptureView has recorded only the last 10 seconds of the activity. See FLASHBACK,

SUGGESTED USES FOR FLASHBACK and FLASHBACK PERIODS pages 18, 19 and 27 for

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more information.

Menu
Button

Shutter
Button

5

Quick Start

How to download your pictures...

Plug in.

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10

Connect CaptureView to your PC or Mac (OS 9.0
or higher) using the included USB cable.

Sit back and relax a minute.

If using Windows 98ME or higher, CaptureView
automatically installs on your PC. No drivers are needed. If
using Windows 98SE or lower, drivers must be installed on
your PC and can be found on the included CD-Rom.

Install Ulead Photo Express.

11

Insert the CD, click on Ulead Photo Express and follow
the on-screen instructions.

Enjoy your photos.

12

Open Ulead Photo Express to view, edit and print
your pictures.

USB Cable

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Features

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Fig. 1: Top View

1. Eyepieces

2. Up Button

3. Down Button

4. Left Button

5. Right Button

6. Shutter

7. Menu Button
(Power)

8. LCD

9. Barrel

10. Camera Lens

11. Focus Ring

12. Objective Lens

13. Diopter Scale

Fig. 2: Rear View

14. Battery
compartment tab

15. Battery
Compartment

16. Binocular Focus

Knob (on
underside)

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Fig. 3: Front View

10. Camera Lens

11. Focus Ring

17. Far Focus indicator

18. Near Focus indicator

Fig. 4: Inside Battery
Compartment

19. USB Port

20. SD Card Port

21. Slots for Batteries
(battery polarity indicated)

8

Introduction

Congratulations on purchasing a Meade®CaptureView®CV-4. CV-4 is an
8 x 30mm full-featured binocular. It is integrated with a waterproof digital camera that
requires no film to capture pictures or video. This manual is designed to quickly
guide you through the operation of your CaptureView CV-4. For best results, take a
few moments to become familiar with the operation of your device, and be sure to
save this manual for future reference.

A few of CaptureView’s many features include:

• Fully functional binocular.

• Digital camera that captures pictures and video.

• Color LCD display panel allows you to easily navigate the operational menus.

• Flashback feature allows you to easily record just the highlight of an activity.

• Designed to be used in a water environment. See
page 30, for important information on this topic.

WARNING! Never use your binocular to look at the Sun! Looking at or near

the Sun will cause instant and irreversible damage to your eye. Eye damage is
often painless, so there is no warning to the observer that damage has occurred
until it is too late. Do not point the binocular at or near the Sun. Children should
always have adult supervision while observing.

A WORD ABOUT WATERPROOFING,

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Using Your Binocular

If you want to... Do this...

Adjust Eye Relief

Adjust the Barrels

You will need to adjust the barrels as
the distance between your eyes is
usually different than the distance
between another person’s eyes.

Barrel

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Fold down

If you wear eyeglasses, fold down the
rubber eyecups and hold the
eyepieces up against your glasses.

1. Hold CaptureView up to your eyes in
the normal viewing position. Use
both hands to hold each barrel firmly.

2. Pull the barrels apart or push the
barrels together until you see a
single circular field with both of your
eyes.

Barrel

Using Your Binocular

If you want to... Do this...

Focus the Binocular

Diopter scale

Focus knob

1. Set the Diopter Scale on underside
of CaptureView at its center point
between “+” and “-.”

2. Choose an object (such as a
telephone pole) that is at least 50
feet (15m.) away.

3. Looking with
rotate the Focus Knob until the
object you are viewing is focused.

4. Looking with
rotate the Diopter Scale until the
object you are viewing is focused.

5. Now, looking with both eyes, rotate
the Focus Knob to focus on both far
and near objects.

only your left eye,

only your right eye,

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Seal Your Camera

CV-4 is waterproof and seals in the electronics, batteries, memory card and USB
port. However, this means that you will need to install the batteries and SD or MMC
card, and carefully seal the compartment to ensure waterproofing.

If you want to... Do this...

Insert Batteries,
Install SD or MMC Card and
Seal waterproof compartment

Note: If you do not press any of
the buttons, the camera will
automatically shut off after 10
minutes.

Slide tab

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1. To open the battery compartment:
Press the tab down and push the
battery compartment lid forward to
open.

2. Insert 2 AAA 1.5v (user-supplied)
batteries into the compartment,
noting the correct polarity as
illustrated inside the compartment.

3. To load or eject a SD/MMC memory
card: Press the card in topside up,
and release when you hear a click.

4. To seal the compartment, close the
lid and slide the tab up. The tab

must be in the up position for the

compartment to be waterproofed.