Polaroid IDCM IMAGE CAPTURE BASIC User Manual
IDCM Image Capture Basic
User Guide
IDCM Image Capture Basic User Guide
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Table of Contents
Introduction............................................................................................................................3
Solution Package and PC Requirements.................................................................................3
Installing the IDCM Image Capture Basic software ....................................................................4
Installing the camera ..............................................................................................................4
To install the camera ...........................................................................................................4
Capturing Images ...................................................................................................................5
IDCM Image Capture Basic Window......................................................................................6
Camera Settings .....................................................................................................................7
Settings ..............................................................................................................................7
General Options...................................................................................................................8
Camera options ...................................................................................................................9
Profiles................................................................................................................................9
Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................10
Olympus FE-130 Configuration……………………………………………………………………………………………11
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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the IDCM Image Capture Basic solution!
IDCM Image Capture Basic is TWAIN driver software designed for full control of the Canon
camera and integrates easily with ID Card Maker software. There are three basic steps to getting
started: connect the camera to your computer, install IDCM Image Capture Basic software, and
start capturing photos.
Basic features of IDCM Image Capture Basic software:
Ability to work as TWAIN driver
Ability to work as stand alone software
Camera settings control from computer
Live image preview
Automatic image rotation
Save and load user profiles
Automatic image capture.
Image export to ID Card Maker software
Save images to a specified folder
Solution Package and PC Requirements
The solution includes the following:
Camera
IDCM Image Capture Basic Software
Power Supply
Tripod
Backdrop & Stand
Software Package includes:
Setup file
Install Guide (PDF)
USB software key
PC requirements:
Windows® 2000 or XP
Free 20MB on hard disk for IDCM Image Capture Basic software files
Two free USB 1.0 (or higher) ports
- USB software key
- Camera to PC connection
Note: Some new cameras need a USB 2.0 port; otherwise, the image transfer speed will be
much slower.
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Installing the IDCM Image Capture Basic software
1. Insert the CD into the drive bay.
The software installation Wizard will launch.
Note: If the program does not auto run, click Start>Run, and browse to the CD drive and
select idcmimagecapturebasicgk.exe. Click Open. Then click OK at the run dialog box.
2. After installing the IDCM Image Capture Basic software, insert the USB key into the USB
port of your computer. The Found New Hardware Wizard will start.
3. The wizard will ask if you want to search for software, Select No, not at this time.
4. Select Install the software automatically and click Next.
Note: The Wizard will search for New Hardware installed (USB key). A dialog box appears
stating that the Key has not passed Windows Logo testing…(Ignore Windows statement)
5. Select Continue anyway to continue the key driver installation.
Installing the camera
To install the camera
Connect the power supply to the camera or batteries
Install the camera on the tripod
Connect the camera to PC with the USB cable included with camera
Set the camera to Playback Mode
Turn the camera on (hold power button down for 3 seconds)
Note: You can change your preferences in the Windows control panel to stop scanner and
camera wizard from appearing every time you connect the camera. Please see your Windows
documentation for help.
Note: If the operating system is Windows XP, the Canon camera hardware is automatically
detected by the computer and installed. If the operating system is Windows 2000, you need
to install the software for the camera (included in the camera package).
Note: If you do not set the Canon camera to Playback mode before you start the IDCM
Image Capture Basic software, the message Cannot connect to the camera will appear
when you run IDCM Image Capture Basic software.
Final check
After you perform all above steps please check the following:
Camera installed on the tripod stand
The USB key plugged into the USB port of your PC
IDCM Image Capture Basic software installed on PC
Camera is turned on, set to playback mode, and connected to the PC with the USB cable
Now you can run IDCM Image Capture Basic software as TWAIN source from all TWAIN
compatible applications including ID Card Maker software.
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Capturing Images
After you configured the ID Card Maker software to work with IDCM Image Capture Basic, you
need to make a one-time change to the following settings for optimum image downloading and
picture quality.
1. Image Format: Small/Fine
2. Flash Mode: On
Now you are ready to capture Images.
1. Click Capture to TWAIN button in the upper right corner of IDCM Image Capture Basic
window to capture the image and transfer it to the TWAIN compatible software for
further processing and saving.
The progress bar showing image transfer progress appears. The transfer time depends on the
selected image resolution and compression and the speed of the computer.
After capturing the image and it transfers to ID Card Maker or another ID Card Maker software,
the IDCM Image Capture Basic window will either stay open or automatically close (if the
Close on capture option is selected in the options dialog box.)
The captured image appears in your TWAIN compliant software.
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