Introduction The MAGPiX B350 is a digital camera with a specially designed 5x telescopic lens. Combined with its very high-speed shutter, the MAGPiX B350 produces amazing freeze-frame action pictures. These images can be downloaded and viewed on your personal computer through the USB port after installing the software included in this package. To get the most out of your camera, please read this manual carefully. This manual is divided into seven parts: A. Getting To Know Your Camera B.
A. Getting To Know Your Camera Below are three views of the MAGPiX B350 to help familiarize you with your new camera. The parts and corresponding numbers will be referred to throughout this manual. 1 Left Barrel 2 Left Objective Lens 3 Camera Lens 4 Right Objective Lens 5 Right Barrel 6 Dioptric Knob 7 Right Eyepiece 8 Shutter/Select Button 9 USB Port 10 Power/Mode Button 11 Left Eyepiece 12 Focus Knob 13 LCD Display Figure 1.
8 Shutter/Select Button 9 USB Port 10 Power/Mode Button Figure 2. Front View 14 Camera Lens 15 Eyepieces 16 Battery Compartment 17 Tripod Mount Figure 3.
B. Using Your Camera 1. Load The Batteries. Open the Battery Compartment (16) and insert two AAA batteries (included), paying attention to insert them in the correct direction. Close the compartment. Always download your pictures regularly (see Part E), if the batteries run out, your pictures will be lost. A flashing LCD indicates the batteries are low. You should download your pictures as soon as possible. Figure 5. Loading The Batteries 2. Turn On Your Digital Camera.
3. Use The Eyepieces (7 & 11) To Aim Your Camera. The camera works best at taking pictures of outdoor objects, 40ft away from you or more. Also, since the camera is point and shoot and independent from the binoculars, you do not need to focus the binoculars to get great in-focus pictures. 4. Take Your Picture. Hold your MAGPiX B350 steady and aim at a scene or object 40ft. or greater away from you. Press the Shutter/Selection Button (8) to take the picture. You will hear a beep.
5. Turn off Your Camera. Press the Power/Mode Button (10) once and the LCD Display (13) will show “oFF”. - Then press the Shutter/Select Button (8) to turn off the camera. The camera will also automatically shut off after approximately 1minute of inactivity. Figure 10. Off Mode C. Camera Modes and Settings Different camera modes and settings can be cycled through by pressing the Power/Mode Button (10) after the camera is turned on.
1. Off Mode When the camera is turned on, pressing the Power/Mode Button (10) once, will cause “oFF” to show on the LCD Display (13). Then press the Shutter/ Select Button (8) and the camera will turn off. Figure 11. Off Mode 2. Self-Timer Mode When the camera is turned on, pressing the Power/Mode Button (10) two times, waiting one second between each press of the button - will put the camera in the Self-Timer Mode.
Figure 12. High Resolution + Self-timer Figure 13. Low Resolution + Self-timer 3. Erase All Pictures When the camera is turned on, pressing the Power/Mode Button (10) three times, waiting one second between each press of the button - will put the camera in Erase All Pictures Mode. When you see the Erase All Pictures icon, press the Shutter/Select Button (8) and the LCD will begin to blink.
4. Erase Last Picture When the camera is turned on, by pressing the Power/Mode Button (10) four times, waiting one second between each press of the button - will put the camera in Erase Last Pictures Mode. When you see the Erase Last Pictures icon, press the Shutter/Select Button (8) to erase the last picture. The number of available pictures on the LCD Display (13) will be increased by one. Figure 15.
5. Resolution Selection When the camera is turned on, pressing the Power/Mode Button (10) five times, waiting one second between each press of the button - will put the camera in Resolution Selection Mode. When you see the Resolution Icon, press the Shutter/Select Button (8) to change the preset high resolution (52 VGA images of 640 x 480 pixels) to low resolution (209 QVGA images of 320 x 240 pixels). Figure 16.
D. Viewfinding and Taking Better Picture Tips How to use the binoculars: 1. Hold the MAGPiX B350 in a comfortable viewing position, and adjust the left and right barrels (1 & 5) apart or together until one single circular field is seen with both of your eyes at the same time. 2. To adjust the focus, look into the Left Eyepiece (11) with your left eye (with the right eye closed) to aim at any object 5 meters away, rotate the Focus Knob (12) clockwise or anti-clockwise to get the best focus.
Viewfinding • • • The function of the binocular is as the viewfinder for the binoculars. The area seen through the binocular is a circular area, approximately 8 times the magnification of original image. The MAGPiX B350 lens produces a 5 times enlarged image with 4x3 standard shape. Area Seen Through Binocular Area of Picture Taken Figure 17. View area difference between binocular and camera • You do not need to focus the binoculars for a focused picture.
• • 13 Depending upon the amount of available light, the shutter speed is fast enough that you can capture terrific action shots. Try taking a picture of a helicopter in flight. You’ll notice that when you view your picture, you will have stopped the helicopter’s rotor blade in mid-flight.
E. Downloading Your Pictures To Your PC 1. Install the drivers and photo software. The CD included in the box contains the MAGPiX B350 driver and bonus software (Photo Express 4.0). The driver must be installed before you connect the MAGPiX B350 to your computer. Ulead PhotoExpress is bonus software, and is not necessary to view your pictures. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. A screen will appear as shown in Figure 18. Figure 18.
Click once on “Install MAGPiX B350 Driver” to start the installation of the driver, and follow the instructions on the screen step by step. After the installation is completed, select “Restart your computer now”. (Go directly to step 2, if you do not want to install PhotoExpress on your computer). After your computer restarts, re-insert the MAGPiX B350 CD and click once on “Install Ulead Photo Express 4.0” to install Photo Express. Follow the instructions on the screen step by step.
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3. Click on the Red/Pink camera icon to download images from the camera. 4. The thumbnail images can be enlarged by clicking on them with your right mouse button. Select the photos you want to save and click on the save icon and click “Save”. 5. After the pictures are downloaded, you may delete the pictures from your MAGPiX B350 by following the directions on page 8 of this manual. 6. You can now open your saved photos with your favorite photo applications. By using Ulead PhotoExpress: 1.
pictures from your MAGPiX B350 by following the directions on page 8 of this manual. 8. Ulead PhotoExpress 4.0 offers many more functionalities as an image-editing program. To learn how to use PhotoExpress 4.0, please insert the CD that came with the B350 and select “Ulead PhotoExpress 4.0 User Manual”, or visit www.ulead.com on the Internet. Figure 20.
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F. Technical Specifications • Sensor Resolution: • Built-in Memory: • Image Storage: • • • • • Status LCD: White Balance: Exposure: Shutter Speed: Focal Length: • • • • • • • • • • Aperture: Self Timer: Interface: Delete Image: Auto Power Off: Battery: Dimensions: Weight: Operating System: Veiwfinder CMOS, 640x480 pixels 8 MB, SDRAM VGA (640x480) - 52 images QVGA (320x240) - 209 images 3-digit B/W Auto Auto Auto (1/8000 sec, Max.
System Requirements • • • • • • • 21 Personal computer with an operating system of either Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000 or XP. A CD-ROM to install the driver and application software. Minimum Penthium II 200 MHz CPU. 1 USB port available. VGA Video card able to support a minimum of 640 x 480 24-bit true color resolution.1024 x 768 24-bit true color resolution is recommended. At least 48 MB RAM for WIN98/ME, and 64 MB RAM for Windows 2000 and WIN XP. At least 120 MB of free hard disk space.
F. Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions Q. The pictures I take seem to be blurred or out of focus. A. Try taking pictures of objects or activities 40ft. or further away. Remember, the B350’s lens is focused from 40ft to infinity. Q. I can’t get the B350 to delete my pictures or change to any other mode but ‘OFF’. A. When you press the mode button, you need to wait 1 second before pressing it again.
Q. How do I learn to use the other functions in Photo Express 4.0? A. You can insert the CD that is included with the B350 and select “Ulead Photo Express 4.0 User Manual” from the menu to read the manual for Photo Express 4.0. You can also visit Ulead’s website at www.ulead.com. Q. The pictures I downloaded have some purple artifacts or seem to be distorted or have some black spots and lines on them. A. Try reconnecting the USB cable to the computer and to the B350.
Q. My batteries are low, but I can’t get to my computer to download my pictures. I don’t want to loose my pictures. A. Turn off the B350 (The LCD should be blank). Then open battery compartment and replace your old batteries with new batteries. The B350 will keep your pictures for approximately 1 minute while you are changing the batteries. Q. None of the buttons seem to work. The LCD displays only “HI” and never shows the number of pictures remaining. A. A system error has occurred.
Q. I changed the resolution from Hi to Lo. How do I change the resolution back from Lo to Hi. A. Follow the same steps you used to change the resolution from Hi to Lo and your camera will be back in Hi resolution mode. Q. Every time I try to take a picture, I hear a double beep and the counter does not go down. Why is my camera not taking a picture? A. If you hear a quick ‘double beep’ and the counter does not go down, it means that there was not enough light for the camera to take a picture.
Q. I’ve taken pictures and installed the driver, but when I try to download my pictures, I get a ‘There is a Connection Error’ message or a ‘No Photos in Camera’ message. A. Please make sure that you have pictures in the camera. The LCD should show a number less than ‘52’. If the LCD shows ‘52’, please take a picture and try to download the pictures again before proceeding with these instructions. Also, please make sure the USB cable is tightly connected.
- If you have Windows 2000, right-click on the ‘My Computer’ icon located on your desktop, and then select ‘Properties’ from the menu that will appear. Click on the ‘Hardware’ tab and then click on the 'Device Manager' button. - If you have Windows XP, go to Start à Right-click on ‘My Computer’ and select ‘Properties’ from the dropdown menu. Then click on the 'Hardware' tab and click on the 'Device Manager' button. 4. If you see a yellow ‘?’ next to “Other Devices" and "?! USB DIGITAL STILL CAMERA".
10. Unplug the camera from the computer. Restart the computer 11. Insert the MAGPIX B350 installation CD (DO NOT CONNECT THE B350 TO THE COMPUTER). Click once on ‘Install MAGPIX B350 Driver’ 12. Restart the computer 13. Connect the camera into the computer. Wait 45 seconds. Windows should find new hardware. (If Windows does not find new hardware after 45 seconds, try switching the USB cable to another USB port.) 14.
3. Highlight Ulead Photoexpress 4.O My Custom Edition on the list and click Add/Remove - and confirm complete removal of Ulead Photoexpress. 4. Insert the installation CD in to the CD-ROM drive. Click “Exit” when the installation menu appears. Go to “My Computer” and right-click on your CD drive and click “Open”. Double click on the folder ‘OTHER’ and double-click on the folder ‘DIRECTX8.0’. Then double click on ‘SETUP.EXE’ and Microsoft’s DirectX will install automatically.
right-click on the picture you wish to enlarge. 11. If you are satisfied with this download, you can also download the pictures using Ulead PhotoExpress. Please follow the installation procedures for PhotoExpress on page 15. Q. Where can I find more help or information on my MAGPIX B350? A. www.magpix.
