Creative PC-CAM 950 Slim User Manual

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About Your Camera
Mode button
Strap holder
Playback button
Busy LED
Macro LED
LCD screen
Standard /
Macro mode
switch
Battery cover Memory card slot
USB port
Flash/Set button
cover
Rear View
Function buttons
Bottom View
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Installing Software
Do not connect the camera to your computer yet!
1. Do not connect Creative PC-CAM 950 Slim to your computer before installing the drivers.
If you accidentally begin installation with PC-CAM 950 Slim connected, the Add New Hardware Wizard or Found New
Hardware Wizard dialog box may appear. Click the Cancel button and disconnect your camera from your computer.
2. Insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. Your CD should start automatically. If it does not, follow the steps
below:
i) Start Windows® Explorer.
ii) On the left pane, click the My Computer icon.
iii) Right-click the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive icon, and then click AutoPlay.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
4. Restart your computer after all the drivers and applications are installed.
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Using Your Camera as a Mass Storage Device
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1. Press and hold the Power button to turn on your camera.
2. Press and hold the Mode button. The mode selection menu appears.
3. Use the Function buttons to select the PC mode icon.
4. Press the Flash/Set button.
5. Use the Function buttons to select Mass Storage.
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Setting Up Your Camera
Shutter button
Power button
1. Open the battery cover
a
Flash
Lens
b
Microphone
Front
View
2. Insert the batteries
Note the polarity of the two AAA batteries when inserting
Tripod socket
them.
3. Close the battery cover
6. Press the Flash/Set button. The USB connection icon flashes on the LCD screen.
7 Open the USB port cover.
8. Using the supplied USB cable, connect PC-CAM 950 Slim to an available USB port on your computer.
The Busy LED lights up in red and the LCD turns off.
9. Windows automatically detects the device and your camera appears as a removable disk in Microsoft® Windows Explorer.
10. Copy the picture and video files into your computer using a drag-and-drop operation.
To install your camera as a webcam, refer to the User's Manual.
USB port
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Taking a Picture or Video
4. Insert an SD memory card (optional) Taking a Picture
1. Make sure that your camera is not connected to your
computer.
2. Press and hold the Power button to turn on your camera.
You are in Record Mode.
For portrait and landscape pictures, make sure that the
Standard/Macro mode switch is moved toward
3. Compose your picture and press the Shutter button
halfway.
A yellow box appears in the center of the LCD.
4. Fully press the shutter button and release it.
Your camera beeps when you take a picture.
5. Turn on your camera
.
Press and hold the Power button to turn on your While composing your picture, use the Function
camera. The Busy LED lights up in red for a few buttons to zoom in and out.
.
seconds and the LCD turns on.
To take close-up pictures, move the Standard/Macro
mode switch to . The Macro LED lights up in green.
Previewing a Picture
1. Press and hold the Mode button. The mode selection
menu appears.
2. Use the Function buttons to select the Play Mode
icon.
3. Press the Flash/Set button.
4. Use the Function buttons to locate your picture on the
LCD screen.
5. To exit Play Mode, press and hold the Mode button.
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Using Instant Live Video Chats
Add a new dimension to your communication with family and friends, and use Live Video Chats with your camera!
To use Live Video Chats, download one of the following:
.
MSN Messenger from http://messenger.msn.com
.
Yahoo! Messenger from http://messenger.yahoo.com
.
any Windows application that supports Live Video Chats, like Windows NetMeeting
User's Manual
For more details on using your camera, read the User's Manual.
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Recording a Video
1. Make sure that your camera is not connected to your computer.
2. Press and hold the Power button to turn on your camera.
3. Press and hold the Mode button. The mode selection menu
appears.
4. Use the Function buttons to select the Movie Mode icon.
. 5. Press the Flash/Set button.
6. Compose your picture and press the Shutter button to begin
recording.
You can see the elapsed recording time, shown in seconds, on
the LCD screen.
7. Press the Shutter button again to stop recording.
Playing Back a Video Recording
1. Press and hold the Mode button. The mode selection menu appears.
2. Use the Function buttons to select the Play Mode icon.
3. Press the Flash/Set button.
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.
To continue playback, press the Shutter button once.
6. To stop playback, press one of the Function buttons.
7. To exit Play Mode, press and hold the Mode button.