Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim User Manual
  1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. Creative Manuals
  4. Digital Camera
  5. Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim
  6. User manual
Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim User Manual

Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim User Manual

Hide thumbs Also See for PC-CAM 930 Slim:
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

Download this manual
PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 0 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM
User's Guide
Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim
Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Creative
Technology Ltd. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical,
including photocopying and recording, for any purpose without the written permission of Creative Technology Ltd. The software
described in this document is furnished under a license agreement and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms
of the license agreement. It is against the law to copy the software on any other medium except as specifically allowed in the
license agreement. The licensee may make one copy of the software for backup purposes.
Copyright © 1998-2005 Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved.
Version 1.0
February 2005
Sound Blaster and Blaster are registered trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. in the United States and/or other countries.
Microsoft, and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. All other products are trademarks
or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading
Need help?

Need help?

Do you have a question about the PC-CAM 930 Slim and is the answer not in the manual?

Questions and answers

Related Manuals for Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim

Summary of Contents for Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim

  • Page 1 Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Creative Technology Ltd. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose without the written permission of Creative Technology Ltd.
  • Page 2 PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 1 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM...
  • Page 3 PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 0 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM Contents...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 1 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM Contents 1 Introduction Before You Begin ......................1-1 Package Contents ......................... 1-1 Minimum System Requirements ................1-2 Document Conventions ......................1-2 2 About Your Camera About Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim ................2-1 About the Mode button ....................
  • Page 5 PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 2 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM Recording a Video ......................3-2 Replaying a Recording ......................3-3 Deleting a Photo or Recording ................3-3 Configuring Your Camera 3-4 Image Settings ..........................3-4 Quick Settings presets ......................3-4 General Camera Settings ......................
  • Page 6 PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 3 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM Printing a date stamp ........................5-4 Technical Specifications Dimensions ..........................A-1 Weight ............................A-1 Power ............................A-1 Sensor ............................A-1 LCD Display ..........................A-1 Video Resolution ........................A-1 Still Picture Resolution ......................A-1 Focus range ..........................

  • Page 7: Introduction

    PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 0 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM Introduction...

  • Page 8: Before You Begin

    PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 1 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM Introduction Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim is a digital video camera that gives you everything you need to capture 24-bit still images and video in 16.7 million colors. Not only that, it...

  • Page 9: Minimum System Requirements

    PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 2 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM ® ® Minimum System Intel Pentium running at 166 MHz Requirements 64 MB RAM or higher 100 MB free hard disk space on a hard disk drive (for installation of all...
  • Page 10 PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 3 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM Introduction...

  • Page 11: About Your Camera

    PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 0 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM About Your Camera...

  • Page 12: About Creative Pc-Cam 930 Slim

    PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 1 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM About Your Camera Figure 2-1 and Figure 2-2 highlight the features of Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim. About Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim Macro LED Busy LED Playback button Mode button...
  • Page 13 PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 2 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM Shutter button Power button Flash Camera lens Strap lug Microphone Strap lug Front View Tripod socket Battery cover Memory card slot Bottom View Figure 2-2: Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim front and bottom views...

  • Page 14: About The Mode Button

    PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 3 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM With your camera’s Mode button, you can access many features of your Creative About the Mode PC-CAM 930 Slim: button • Playback mode — view photos and videos with audio streams •...

  • Page 15: Using The Functions Buttons

    PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 4 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM Use the Function buttons to locate options on your Onscreen Display (OSD) menu, Using the and press the Flash/Set button to select an option. Functions buttons Up button For more details on...

  • Page 16: Inserting An Sd Memory Card (Optional)

    PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 5 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM You can purchase a Secure Digital (SD) memory card to extend the image storage Inserting an SD capacity of your camera. Memory Card To install your SD card, insert the SD card as shown.

  • Page 17: Turning On Your Camera

    PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 6 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM 1. Slide and swing open the battery Turning on Your compartment cover. Camera 2. Insert the batteries according to the + and - symbols indicated on the inside of the...
  • Page 18 PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 7 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM About Your Camera...

  • Page 19: Using Creative Pc-Cam 930 Slim As A Digital Camera

    PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 0 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM Using Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim as a Digital Camera...

  • Page 20: Turning On Your Camera

    PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 1 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM Using Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim as a Digital Camera To use Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim as a portable digital camera, simply disconnect it from the computer. Use your camera’s default settings in Capture mode to take photos.

  • Page 21: Previewing A Photo

    PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 2 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM 1. Press and hold the Mode button. Previewing a The mode selection menu appears. Photo 2. Use the Function buttons to select the Playback Mode icon. 3. Press the Flash/Set button.

  • Page 22: Deleting A Photo Or Recording

    PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 3 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM 4. Use the Function buttons to locate your video recording on the LCD screen. 5. Press the Shutter button to play back the video. To pause playback, press the Shutter button again.

  • Page 23: Configuring Your Camera

    PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 4 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM You can change Resolution, Image Quality and White Balance settings in Capture Configuring Your Camera mode You can adjust image resolution, image quality and white balance settings while you Image Settings capture a photo.

  • Page 24: General Camera Settings

    PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 5 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM You can configure how your camera provides date and time, language, formatting, General Camera Settings plus other useful settings. You can access these settings in Setup mode 1. Make sure that your camera is not connected to your computer.
  • Page 25 PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 6 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM Setting Description Set the correct TV frequency type according to your Power Frequency region’s settings. Default Restore all factory settings. Using Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim as a Digital Camera...
  • Page 26 PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 7 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM Using Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim as a Digital Camera...

  • Page 27: Installing Creative Pc-Cam 930 Slim

    PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 0 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM Installing Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim...

  • Page 28: Installing Your Camera

    PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 1 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM Installing Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim This chapter tells you how to quickly install Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim, as both a PC-CAM and Mass Storage device, and the software that comes with it.

  • Page 29: Installing As A Pc-Cam

    PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 2 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM 5. If a Software Installation dialog box appears (Figure 4-1), click the Continue Anyway button. 6. Press and hold the Mode button. The mode selection menu appears. Figure 4-1: Software Installation dialog box 1.
  • Page 30 PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 3 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM 3. When the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog boxes appear, select the Install the software automatically (Recommended) option, and click the Next button. 4. If a Hardware Installation dialog box appears, click the Continue Anyway button.

  • Page 31: Installing As A Mass Storage Device

    PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 4 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM received a Recovery Disk, the necessary Windows files may already be located at c:\windows\options\cabs (replace c:\ with the drive letter of your hard disk drive). Note: Windows 98 is available in various editions. Be sure to use the correct edition for your system.
  • Page 32 PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 5 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM 2. Use the Function buttons to select Mass Storage mode. 3. With a USB cable, connect your camera to an available USB port on your computer (Figure 4-4). 4. Use the installation procedures for your operating system.
  • Page 33 5. If you are prompted to insert the Windows 98 SE Installation CD, replace the Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim Installation CD with the appropriate CD. If you did not receive a Windows 98 SE installation CD with your computer but received a...
  • Page 34 5. Click the Device Manager button. A window appears. 6. Click the plus (+) sign next to the Imaging Device icon. The entries “Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim” and “Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim #2” should appear. Installing Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim...

  • Page 35: Printing From Your Creative Pc-Cam 930 Slim

    PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 0 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM Printing from your Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim...

  • Page 36: Setting Up Digital Print Order Format (Dpof)

    PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 1 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM Printing from your Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim This chapter tells you how to quickly set up Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim so that you can order professional digital printing of your photos, or use PictBridge to print directly to a printer without using a computer.

  • Page 37: Selecting All Photos

    PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 2 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM To select all photos for DPOF: Selecting all photos 1. Press and hold the Mode button. The Mode Selection menu appears. 2. Use the Function buttons to select the Playback Mode icon.

  • Page 38: Using Pictbridge

    PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 3 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM The PictBridge function allows you to connect your camera directly to a PictBridge Using compatible printer in order to print without having to use a computer. You can select PictBridge the photos that you wish to print, or you can print all.

  • Page 39: Printing All Photos

    PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 4 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM To print all photos directly to a printer: Printing all photos 1. Press and hold the Mode button. The Mode Selection menu appears. 2. Use the Function buttons to select the Playback Mode icon.
  • Page 40 PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 5 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM Printing from your Creative PC-CAM 930 Slim...
  • Page 41 PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 0 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM Appendixes...
  • Page 42 PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 1 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM...

  • Page 43: Technical Specifications

    PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 0 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM Technical Specifications...

  • Page 44: Dimensions

    PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 1 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM Technical Specifications 92 mm (W) x 57 mm (H) x 27 mm (D) Dimensions Approx. 87g (without batteries) Weight AAA size x 2 batteries (alkaline or NiMH) Power 3.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor Sensor 2"...

  • Page 45: Self-Timer

    PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 2 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM 10 second delay Self-timer JPEG (EXIF, DCP, DPOP) File formats Automatic Exposure control Automatic White balance Manual (sunny/tungsten/fluorescent) Universal Serial Bus port v1.1 Port compatibility TV Out (NTSC/PAL selectable)
  • Page 46 PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 3 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM Notes Technical Specifications...
  • Page 47 PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 4 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM Notes Technical Specifications...
  • Page 48 PC-CAM 930 Slim.book Page 5 Monday, February 14, 2005 11:42 AM Notes Technical Specifications...

Table of Contents