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740C POWERC@M ZOOM User’s manual Version 1.0 T R U S T . C O M L I F E I S M O R E ! T R U S T U S...
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740C POWERC@M ZOOM Fig. 3 Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 4 Fig. 5 Fig. 6 Fig. 7 T R U S T . C O M L I F E I S M O R E ! T R U S T U S...
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740C POWERC@M ZOOM Fig. 8 Fig. 9 Fig. 10 Fig. 11 T R U S T . C O M L I F E I S M O R E ! T R U S T U S...
Introduction This manual is intended for the users of the ‘TRUST 740C POWERC@M ZOOM ‘ The TRUST 740C POWERC@M ZOOM can be used for taking photographs, making a video and as a web camera for video conferences on the internet The camera can also operate on Mac OS.9.x and 10.1 or higher as a mass storage...
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General Carefully read the following instructions before use. • The Trust 740C PowerC@m Zoom does not require any special maintenance. Use a moist soft cloth to clean the outside of the camera. • Do not use aggressive substances, such as petrol or white spirit, to clean the camera.
Follow the steps given in the Quick Installation Guide Note You can also use rechargeable AAA type NiMH batteries (minimum 700 mAh) in the Trust 740C PowerC@m Zoom. Do not use NiCd batteries. Tripod The stand supplied with the camera can be used to keep the camera stable. It is recommended that the tripod is used when using the self timer, if there is not much light or if it is being used as a webcam.
In the example, ‘D:/’ is used to indicate the CD-ROM drive. This may be different for your computer. Tip: The latest drivers can be downloaded from www.trust.com/13902. Check whether a new driver is available and use this for the installation. Tip:...
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TRUST 740C POWERC@M ZOOM Operation of the camera for advanced users Description This section gives a description of the functions of the various buttons and the information displayed on the LCD screen. See Figure 1 and Table 1 for a description of the various functions on the front of the camera.
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TRUST 740C POWERC@M ZOOM See figure 2 and Table 2 below for a description of the various functions at the back of the camera. Subject Name Description Status When the indicator is flashing, the camera is indicator busy and cannot be used at that moment. See section 9.2.
TRUST 740C POWERC@M ZOOM Explanation of the status icons on the LCD screen See Table 4 and Figure 5 for a description of the various status icons shown on the camera’s LCD screen. Subject Function Description Function Shows whether the camera is in photo, action photo or video mode.
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TRUST 740C POWERC@M ZOOM Use of the menu and the LCD screen. First read sections 5 to 9 before continuing. 10.1 Main menu All the camera settings are made via the main menu. Table 6 shows the main functions of this; see Figure 2 also.
TRUST 740C POWERC@M ZOOM Mode menu Function Description PLAY- Switch to playback mode. This mode can BACK also be reached without using the menu by pressing the ENTER key directly. Table 7: setting the modes 10.3 LCD display The LCD screen allows you to view the photographs and video clips, use the menu, etc.
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Choose the quality to suit the occasion. Only for playback on TV: Select the lowest resolution and the lowest quality. Only for Internet & Trust Photosite Select the lowest resolution and high quality. Printing on paper, normal photo size (15 x 10 cm or smaller). Select 1600 x 1200 resolution and high quality.
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TRUST 740C POWERC@M ZOOM Menu Submemu Explanation White The colour balance is normally set balance automatically. If this gives discoloured photos the setting must be changed. Automatic: The normal setting for the camera. This is usually the best choice. Daylight: For photos in sunlight.
TRUST 740C POWERC@M ZOOM 11.4 Self timer The camera has an automatic exposure function which gives a time delay of 10 seconds before the photograph is taken. You can use the automatic self-timer function to take a photograph of yourself.
Table 10: Other settings Recording video clips The Trust 740C PowerC@m Zoom can also be used to record short video clips at 10 frames per second and with a resolution of 320 x 240. The video clip will be saved in AVI format.
TRUST 740C POWERC@M ZOOM Viewing photos and deleting 13.1 Selecting view mode Note After taking a picture wait a few seconds for the internal working to be completed before changing to playback mode. The Playback mode allows you to view photographs and video clips saved in the memory.
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TV. Inserting/removing memory The Trust 740C PowerC@m Zoom has a 6 MB internal memory. By default, photographs and video clips are saved in the internal memory. This memory can be extended with an SD (Secure Digital) or an MMC (Multi Media Card) memory card.
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TRUST 740C POWERC@M ZOOM Check whether the card symbol is shown (5, Figure 5). If the card has not been used before format the card (see Table 10: format) N.B.: The camera automatically saves photographs and video clips on a memory card when one has been inserted into the camera.
There is little you can actually do to stop this. 16.1 Installing the Trust Photo Upload software This software can be used to upload your photographs to the Trust Photo Site. N.B.: The latest version of the Trust Photo Upload software can be downloaded from the Trust website.
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TRUST 740C POWERC@M ZOOM 16.2.2 Using the Trust Photo Upload software Start Trust Photo Upload from the Windows Start menu (Start – Programs – Trust – Trust Photo Upload). Use the ‘Explorer’ to select the photographs you wish to upload. You can use the buttons on the right-hand side of the Explorer to select photographs, deselect photographs, view photographs, edit photographs, etc.
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TRUST 740C POWERC@M ZOOM Make sure the photographs have been saved on your computer or the camera is connected to your computer and the photographs are still in the camera’s memory. 17.1.1 PhotoBase 3.0 PhotoBase is a management program which you can use to organize and present your multimedia files.
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TRUST 740C POWERC@M ZOOM - Reverse horizontally and rotate 90 degrees - Undo and re-edit - Copy and paste - Remove photo layer and close After using the standard editing options, click on the ‘Edit’ button (B, Figure 9) to use the advanced editing options.
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TRUST 740C POWERC@M ZOOM Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) The driver programs are compatible with the Microsoft WIA standard. WIA is a handy way of using your camera in Windows ME and XP. Install once only. Check that your computer has Windows XP or ME installed.
Start – Settings – Control Panel – System – Device Manager In the ‘Mass Storage’ mode Win 98SE: Disk drives – Trust DSC Harddisk Controllers – Trust 740C PowerC@m Zoom Still Camera Win ME: Disk drives – Trust DSC Storage Device – USB Mass Storage Device Universal Serial Bus Controllers –...
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Carry out the following to remove the driver from your computer. Open the configuration screen (Start – Settings – Configure). Double-click on Software. Select ‘Trust 740C PowerC@m Zoom’. Click on ‘Change/Remove’. Follow the on-screen instructions until the options ‘Modify’, ‘Repair’ and ‘Remove’ are displayed.
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TRUST 740C POWERC@M ZOOM Problem Cause Possible solution The Trust 740C The camera has been Connect the camera to a powered PowerC@m Zoom connected to a USB USB-HUB or a USB port on the is marked with an hub that does not have computer.
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TRUST 740C POWERC@M ZOOM Problem Cause Possible solution No connection with Cable connected Reconnect the cables. the computer. wrongly. The camera does Another application is Close the other application first not give an image in open and is using the before starting the program.
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TRUST 740C POWERC@M ZOOM Problem Cause Possible solution listed here. the latest update of the www.trust.com/customercare/help/ camera camera. Troubleshooter. ‘Memory error’ is Memory card is not Format the memory card with the displayed on the formatted. camera (see section 11.6, format).
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