Connecting To A Macintosh; Connecting The Camera To The Macintosh; Addendum; List Of Compatible Memory Cards - Oregon Scientific DS8118 User Manual

* Alternately, when is selected, the digital camera appears as Video Capture
Device under your videoconferencing software.
5. Double-click on the [Removable Disk] drive. Two folders, [DCIM] and [MISC],
are now visible. Ignore the [MISC] file (it contains DPOF information) and
double-click on the [DCIM] folder.
6. New subfolder is now visible - [100DSHOT]. The [100DSHOT] subfolder contains
all the Economy, Standard, and High Quality images stored as .JPG files. Movie
clips are also stored here as .AVI files which can be played using Windows
Media Player.
7. You can double-click on the images and movies to view them (provided the
appropriate Picture Viewer and Movie Player are installed). These files can also
be deleted, copied, or moved like normal computer files.
Disconnecting from the PC (Windows ME, 2000, and XP users only)
For PC users with Windows ME, 2000, or XP operating systems, the camera device
driver should be stopped before disconnecting the USB cable.
1 Find the "Unplug or Eject Hardware" icon in your Windows system tray.
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2. Right-click on the icon. The "Stop USB Disk" option will pop up. Highlight and
left-click on the option.
3. Wait for a second. A pop-up window will inform you that the USB Device can
now be safely removed.
4. Disconnect the USB cable from the camera and/or from the PC.

CONNECTING TO A MACINTOSH

Use the USB cable included to connect to your Macintosh. Your Macintosh will
treat the camera as a mass-storage device. The images and movies within the cam-
era can then be uploaded and downloaded.
Pre-Installation Checklist
• Power PC • 16-bit colour display at 800x600
• 350 MB free hard disk space • USB 1.1 interface
• 64 MB RAM • MAC OS 9.x or higher
• CD-ROM drive

Connecting the Camera to the Macintosh

Webcam function is not supported on Macintosh.
Only the images and movies stored in the camera's current memory device
(SD card or internal memory) will be visible on the Macintosh.
The OSD is automatically off when the camera is connected to the Macintosh.
1 Turn on your Macintosh and allow MAC OS operating system to boot up.
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2. Turn off your digital camera. Connect the camera and your Macintosh via the
USB cable. The USB terminal on your camera is located inside the Terminal
Cover ( p.3). Refer to your Macintosh's manual to locate the USB connection
on the Macintosh.
3. Turn on your digital camera to any Mode. The OSD screen on the camera now
show - PC -.
4. A camera icon will appear on your Macintosh's screen. Click on it to access the
images and movies that are stored on your camera.
5. You can double-click on the images and movies to view them (provided the
appropriate Picture Viewer and Movie Player are installed). These files can also
be deleted, copied, or moved just like normal computer files.

ADDENDUM

LIST OF COMPATIBLE MEMORY CARDS

The following Secure Digital cards have been tested and are verified to be
compatible for use with the DS8118:
SanDisk : 64MB, 128MB, 256MB
Panasonic : 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB
Toshiba : 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB
Operation is not guaranteed for other, unlisted memory cards. For more details on
the above cards, please contact the manufacturer directly.
MORY CAPACITY, SIZE AND QUALITY
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The table below indicates the number of images that can be stored when using a
8MB Secure Digital / Multi-Media card.
Approximate Number of Pictures Stored under
the Following Picture Quality Selections
Resolution
High Standard
Quality Quality
Fine (1600x1200) 9 15
Normal (1280x1024) 15 22
Basic (640x480) 52 78
The above table is based on standard shooting conditions tested by Oregon
Scientific and may vary depending on the subject, shooting conditions,
capture modes, and SD card memory capacity.
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Economy
Quality
22
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