Targus Handspring Digital Camera User Manual

Targus Digital Camera

Handheld Computers

for Handspring™

Targus Digital Camera

Congratulations on your purchase of the Targus
Handcam Digital Camera. The camera driver
software self-loads the first time you insert the
Handcam into the expansion slot on your
Handspring
immediately capture images and video clips from
your handheld computer. The camera’s pivoting
lens allows you to aim the camera while viewing
the display and the adjustable focus permits
clear, sharp close-up and scenic images.

With the supplied Universal Serial Bus (USB)
Handcam socket adapter and camera driver
software, you can also use the Handcam with
your notebook or desktop computer.

From any computer, the Handcam enables you
to:

• Capture still images and video clips

• View images in full-screen (640 x 480) or a

Palm size (160 x 120)

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Visor™, allowing you to

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• Immediately play back video clips

• Name, categorize and add notes to images,

edit and/or print your still images

• Email images or video clips

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• Transfer images and video clips between

computers using the supplied USB Handcam
socket adapter or beam technology

NOTE: To transfer images or video clips, the receiving
computer must have the camera driver already installed.

In addition to this user’s guide, this package
contains:

• Targus Handcam Digital Camera

• USB Handcam socket adapter

• CD-ROM containing the camera driver and

other bundled software

System Requirements

To install the camera driver software, your
desktop or notebook computer must meet the
following hardware requirements and run one of
the operating systems listed below.

Hardware

• Pentium II PC or higher, with a hard disk drive

and 160 MB free space

• 64 MB RAM or higher, depending on the oper-

ating system

• CD-ROM drive

Operating System

• Windows® 98/Me/2000

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Using the Targus Handcam Digital Camera with Your Handheld Computer

Connecting the Camera

To connect the Targus Handcam Digital Camera
to your Visor handheld computer, slide the
camera into the computer’s expansion slot until it
is firmly in place.

Identifying Function Icons

Use the following icons to control the camera
application.

mage

Capture

Video
Capture

View

Thumbnail

Details

Self-timer

Main Menu Icons

Image Capture — tapping this icon enables you
to capture still images.

Video Capture — tapping this icon enables you
to record video clips.

View — tapping this icon displays full-screen
images and video clips.

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Thumbnail — tapping this icon displays several
small-size images and video clips at a time.

Details — tapping this icon displays a list of
images and video files and their properties.

Self-timer — tapping this icon activates the timer
countdown, which allows you to capture “hands
free” images.

Setting up the Camera

1 Tap the Image Capture icon or the Video

Capture icon to view live video on your
computer’s screen.

2 Adjust the camera’s position and focus as

necessary.

Capturing Images

1 To activate the image capture feature, tap

the Image Capture icon, if you have not
already done so.

2 Use the memory indicator, located above the

menu icons, to gauge the current maximum
image size based on the amount of memory
available. Allow 130 KB for a Full size
image, 38 KB for Palm size.

NOTE: Before capturing an image, you can specify the
image size by tapping the size indicator/changer. Full size =
640 x 480 pixels (full VGA). Palm size = 160 x 120 pixels.

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Memory
indicator

Image Capture Menu options

Size
indicator/changer

3 When you are ready to capture an image,

press the

Up button on your handheld

computer.

To save the image, see “Saving Images and

Video Clips” on page 7.

Recording Video Clips

1 To activate the video recording feature, tap

the Video Capture icon if you have not
already done so.

2 To start recording, press the

Up button on

your handheld computer.

The video length indicator, located above the
menu icons, shows how many seconds of video
you can record, based on the amount of
memory available.

emory

indicator

Video Capture Menu options

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3 When you are ready to stop recording video,

press the
on-screen button.

To save the video clip, see the next section.

Up button again or, tap the Stop

Saving Images and Video Clips

When you capture an image or stop recording
video, the “Save picture? Yes/No” prompt
appears below the image.

Saving an image

1 Choose the category in which you want to

save the file by tapping the
located in the upper-right corner of the
screen, and selecting a new category from
the list.

Category box,

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2 Tap Yes to save, or No to delete, the captured

image and return to live video.

NOTE: When capturing images and video, you can use
your handheld computer’s Up button for Yes and Down
button for No responses.

The file is automatically named with the current
date and time.

3 To give the file a descriptive title, tap on the

file name, located in the upper-left corner,
and enter the new name.

Now you are ready to view or transfer images
and video clips. See “Viewing Images and Video
Clips” below, or “Using the Targus Handcam

Digital Camera with Your Notebook or Desktop
Computer” on page 14.

Viewing Images and Video Clips

To view saved images and video clips, tap the
View icon. The most recent image or video
appears. Tap the scroll arrows, using your stylus,
to view other images or videos.

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The View Menu has additional icons that allow
you to do the following with images and video
clips:

• View information

• Add notes

• Transfer the file using beam technology

• Delete the file

Scroll

Information

View Menu options - image

Size
indicator/changer

Notes

Beam

Delete

Tap the icon to activate the feature you want to
use.

NOTE: When viewing images and video, you can use your
handheld computer’s Up and Down buttons to scroll
between files.

Video Playback Features

During video playback, additional icons appear
that enable you to control the video clip. For

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example, to edit the name of a video, tap on the
title and enter a new name.

Time
counter

Pause

Play

Progress
bar

View Menu options - video

Looping
on/off

During video playback you can also:

• View the length of the video clip via the time

counter.

• Pause video playback by tapping the Pause

icon.

• Resume playback by tapping the Play icon.