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- Page 1 ® CV-5 8 x 42 Digital Camera Binocular...
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Page 3: Table Of 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 Insert Batteries...12 Camera Modes ...13 Using Buttons and Moving through Menus ...14 Taking a Picture ...15 Capturing Video ...16 Playback...17 Other Menu Options ...18... -
Page 4: Quick Start
Quick Start How to start taking pictures... Install 2 AA batteries. (Not included.) Turn on camera. Press and hold down button for 3 seconds. Select the Still Camera Mode. Press Menu button. Use the DSC icon. Press the Point at something interesting and press the Shutter button. You’ve taken a picture! Left Button... - Page 5 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 video of short activities like these—without using up all your memory.
- Page 6 Quick Start How to download your pictures... Plug in. Connect CaptureView to your PC or Mac (OS 9.0 or higher) using the included USB cable. Sit back and relax a minute. CaptureView automatically installs on your PC. No drivers are needed. Install Ulead Photo Express.
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Page 7: Features
Fig. 1 Features Fig. 1: Top View 1. Diopter Scale (on underside of right eyepiece) 2. SD Card Port 3. Eyepiece 4. Menu Button 5. Shutter Button 6. Left Button 7. Right Button 8. LCD Screen 9. Objective Lens 10. Camera Lens (not visible, see Fig. - Page 8 Features Fig. 2 Fig. 2: Bottom View 1. Diopter Scale 10. Camera Lens (not visible) 13. Battery Compartment Lid (squeeze and pull back to remove) 14. Focus knob...
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Page 9: Introduction
This manual is designed to quickly guide you through the operation of your CaptureView CV-5. For best results, take a few moments to become familiar with the operation of your device, and save the manual for future reference. -
Page 10: How To Use Your Binocular
How to Use Your Binocular If you want to... Adjust Eye Relief Fold down Barrel Adjust the Barrels You need to adjust the barrels, as the distance between your eyes is usually different than the distance between another person’s eyes. Do this... -
Page 11: Focus The Binocular
If you want to... Focus the Binocular Focus knob How to Use Your Binocular Do this... 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. -
Page 12: Insert Batteries
CaptureView has a fixed focus (you cannot focus the camera manually) and takes focused pictures even if the image in the binoculars is out-of-focus. -
Page 13: Camera Modes
CaptureView provides three modes: Menu, Preview (Still, Movie and Flashback) and Playback. If you want to... Use the Preview mode Left Menu Select the Menu mode Select the Playback mode Do this... When you first turn on the camera or when you exit the Menu mode, the Preview mode is operational and the LCD screen displays a live image. -
Page 14: Using Buttons And Moving Through Menus
Using Buttons and Moving Through Menus If you want to... Turn on the Camera Display Menus Move the Red Selection Box through the Menus Select a Menu or Menu Option Go Back to the Last Displayed Menu Exit the Menus or the Playback Mode Left Menu... -
Page 15: Taking A Picture
Do this... 1. Lift up the LCD to an upright position. Press and hold the button for 3 to 5 seconds to turn on the camera. Point the binoculars and images will appear on the LCD. 2. Press the Menu button again and a menu screen displays on the LCD. -
Page 16: Capturing Video
1. Lift up the LCD to an upright position. Press and hold the button for 3 to 5 seconds to turn on the camera. Point the binoculars and images will appear on the LCD. 2. Press the menu screen displays on the LCD. -
Page 17: Playback
If you want to... Playback Images Note: A counter appears at the upper left. If the counter reads 3/5, for example, it means the third of five items. A movie counts as one item. Left Menu Do this... To playback your captured images: 1. -
Page 18: Other Menu Options
Other Menu Options If you want to... Use Flashback This feature is very useful when you wish to capture a short activity, are not sure when it will begin. This feature captures video for a user- selected period of time (5, 10, 15 or 20 seconds). -
Page 19: Some Suggestions For Using Flashback
Other Menu Options Some suggestions for using Flashback Let’s say your daughter is on the varsity basketball team. And right now, she’s dribbling down the court. You’d like to capture her patented hook shot on video. This is a job for Flashback. Select Flashback with a recording period of 10 seconds and press the shutter button as she sets off down court. -
Page 20: Delete Images, Format Storage Media
Other Menu Options If you want to... Use Other Playback Options Besides playing back images and video, the Playback menu provide other options: Delete Last Image, Delete All Images and Format. Delete Last Image Delete All Images Format Storage Media Do this... -
Page 21: Change Resolution
If you want to... Change Resolution CaptureView provides four resolution settings (displayed as 3M, 2M, 1M or VGA in the menus or as stars in the viewing mode). You can take more pictures in the VGA mode than in the 1, 2 or 3 megapixel modes. -
Page 22: Change The Exposure Setting
Other Menu Options If you want to... Change the Exposure Setting The Exposure menu provides two options: Auto and Backlight. Do this... • Select Auto to allow CaptureView to automatically select dark-light expo- sure of the image. Normally, you will use this setting. -
Page 23: Use The Setting Menu, Set The Current Time And Date
If you want to... Use the Setting Menu Options The Settings menu provides the following options: Time and Date, Beep, Info Display, Date Stamp, Flicker, Flashback Period and Default. Set the Current Time and Date The year, month, day, hour, and minute settings are displayed in this menu. -
Page 24: Adjust The Beep, Turn Menu Display Icons On Or Off
Other Menu Options If you want to... Adjust the Beep Turn Menu Display Icons On or Record the Date Stamp Do this... • Choose this icon to turn the beep on or off. • Choose the Info Display icon and select On to display the icons of the menu options you have chosen on the LCD when in viewing mode. -
Page 25: Select The Flicker Rate, Set The Flashback Period
If you want to... Select the Flicker Rate Set the Flashback Period Note: See LASHBACK page 18, for more informa- tion. Select the Factory Default Settings Other Menu Options Do this... • Choose the Flicker icon and then select the flicker rate setting (50Hz or 60Hz) for your country. -
Page 26: Mass Storage, Card Present, Battery Life
Other LCD Icons This icon displays... Mass Storage Card Present Note: You cannot load to a Unix system using the camera's USB port—this port only can download to Windows OS or Mac OS 9.0 or higher. Note: If you wish to copy files to or from your flash card, make sure you change the Read-Write setting on the flash card to... -
Page 27: Install The Image Editing Software
If you want to... Install Image Editing Software (Ulead Photo Express) Note: If you are connected to the internet and you click on the Meade logo on the splash screen, you will go to meade.com. Installing Software Do this... 1. Insert supplied CD Rom into your PC’s drive. -
Page 28: Other Software And System Requirements
• 4x CD-ROM drive. • USB port (1.1). • 600MB of free hard drive space. If you have questions regarding your PC system specifications, please contact your PC manufacturer. For the latest firmware updates and technical assistance, go to: www.meade.com/captureview... -
Page 29: Maintenance And Troubleshooting
Care of Your CaptureView 1. Never immerse CaptureView in liquid. Remove dust or stains with a soft cloth dampened with water or neutral detergent. Keep in a dry, cool dust-free environment or a container when it is not being used. Do not spray liquid cleaners directly onto LCD. -
Page 30: Specifications
Specifications Binocular power Binocular objective lens diameter Binocular optical design Binocular close focus Camera Angle of view (diagonal) Binocular field of view Image capture resolution Number of images at each resolution (Built-in Memory, average subject matter) Max length of movie Camera aperture Camera optimum range 35mm lens equivalent... - Page 31 ONE YEAR from the date of original purchase in the U.S.A. and Canada. At its option, Meade will repair or replace the prod- uct, or part thereof, found upon inspection by Meade to be defective, provided the defective part or product is returned to Meade, freight prepaid, with proof of purchase.
- Page 32 A D V A N C E D P R O D U C T S D I V I S I O N Meade Instruments Corporation World’s Leading Manufacturer of Telescopes for the Serious Amateur 6001 Oak Canyon, Irvine, California 92618 (949) 451-1450 www.meade.com...