Radio Shack USB Dual Mode Digital Camera, 25-3009 Owner's Manual

Owner’s Manual

Please read before using this equipment.

USB Dual Mode Digital

Camera

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Contents

Features .................................................................................................................................. 3

FCC Statement ................................................................................................... ..................... 3

System Requirements ................................................................... ... ...................................... 4

Application Software ......................................................................................................... 4

Preparation ............................................................................................................................. 5

Installing Batteries ............................................................................................................. 5

Setting the Resolution ....................................................................................................... 6

Operation ................................................................................................................................ 6

Turning the Camera On .................................................................................................... 6

Taking Pictures ............................................. ... ... ............................................................... 6

Normal Shooting ........................................................................................................ 6

Macro Shooting .......................................................................................................... 7

Continuous Shooting ................................................................................................. 7

Self-Timer Shooting ................................................................................................... 7

Clearing All Pictures from Memory .................................................................................... 8

Installing the Drivers and Software ...................................................................................... 8

Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Driver ............................................................................ 9

Connecting the Camera to the Computer ......................................................................... 9

Downloading Pictures to the Computer ............................................................................. 9

Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................... 11

Care ................................................................................................................................ 11

Specifications ....................................................................................................................... 12

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Contents

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Features

Your RadioShack USB Dual Mode Digital
Camera is a PC (web) camera, designed for
PCs that have a universal serial bus (USB)
port. It uses software that supports TWAIN
cameras (MGI PhotoSuite III). You can cap­ture still images, make a video clip, and post
pictures to the World Wide Web. With the
supplied fun-to-use application software,
your camera is a powerful addition to your
PC. You can also use the camera as a digital
still camera to take up to 107 low-resolution
pictures or 26 high-resolution pictures, then
upload them to your PC. You can even use
your camera to connect to your friends on­line for video conferencing!

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FCC Statement

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, and (2) this device
must accept any interference received, in­cluding interference that may cause undes­ired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found
to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the

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

FCC

USB Operation

PC, the camera uses power provided
through the USB bus (without batteries).

CMOS Sensor

eo images.

Maximum 640
Resolution

quality.

Macro Mode

as close as four inches.

equipment off and on, 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.

• Consult your local RadioShack store or
an experienced radio/TV technician for
help.

If you cannot eliminate the interference, the
FCC requires that you stop using your cam­era.

Changes or modifications not expressly ap­proved by RadioShack may cause interfer­ence and void the user’s authority to operate
the equipment.

You must use shielded interface cables with
this equipment.

— When connected to your

— Provides high quality vid-

480 Pixels 24-Bit Color

××××

— Provides excellent video

— Lets you take a photo from

Features

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System Requirements

•IBM PC or compatible with Pentium
MMX 166 MHz (Pentium II 350 MHz rec­ommended)

• One available USB port

• CD-ROM drive (4 × or better)

• 800 × 600/16-bit monitor

• 32MB or more of available internal
memory (RAM)

• 150MB of free hard disk space

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• Microsoft Windows
SE, Windows 2000, or Windows Me

• Microphone and speakers (optional)

• Printer (optional)

Important:

Your camera will not work with Windows 95.
You must have Windows 98, Windows 98 SE
or later, Windows 2000, or Windows Me in­stalled on your computer to use the camera.

98, Windows 98

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You can easily create fun slide shows or dig­ital greeting cards and send them to your
friends online!

PhotoBank Video Capture

ture and manage video clips and still images
to send via e-mail. You need a soundcard
and microphone to record audio signals.

AVI Creator

from a series of pictures. AVI Creator con­verts still image shots in continuous mode to
AVI-format video clip files.

Your camera comes with following accesso­ries. Be sure to locate them all before dis­carding the packing material.

• Software CD

• USB Cable

•Strap

• Holder

— Lets you create an AVI file

— Lets you cap-

APPLICATION SOFTWARE

Note:

See each software’s help files for

more detailed operation tips.
Your camera comes with a CD-ROM that in-

cludes the drivers and applications needed
to operate the camera. You can install the
desired applications when you install the
drivers.

MGI PhotoSuite III SE

transfer, edit, and organize images from the
camera. The software contains over 1,500
templates and backgrounds, as well as im­age libraries for a variety of applications,
such as collages, cards, photo layouts, cal­endars, magazine covers, or business uses.

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— Lets you capture,

System Requirements