NOX User’s Manual
Product Overview 1. 2. 3. 4. Flash Lens Hand strap holder Viewfinder 1. Status LED 2. Viewfinder 3. LCD screen 4. OK button 5. Menu button 6. Power button 7. Left button 8. Down button 9. Reset button 10. Right button 11. Up button 12. Capture/Playback selector 1 4 2 3 12 1 11 10 2 9 8 7 3 6 5 4 1 1. Shutter button 1 1. SD (Secure Digital) Card Slot 2. USB port 2 1. Docking station 2. Status LED 1 2 1.
Table of Contents 1 Getting Started ........................................................................................................................4 • What can I do with my Camera? ............................................................................................4 • What can I do with my Digital Pictures? ..................................................................................4 • What can I do with my Video Clips?..................................................................
1 Getting Started • What can I do with my Camera? Capture Enjoy point & shoot operation. Store pictures, video clips to the internal memory or a SD card. Set Up Select various camera and video recording settings. Communicate Use the camera as a web camera. • What can I do with my Digital Pictures? View View pictures on the LCD screen or on a computer using the Arcsoft® software supplied. Save Save pictures to the computer memory by Mass Storage interface.
• Attaching the Hand Strap • Using Docking Station • Recharging the Battery Rechargeable battery is integrated in the camera, follow the following steps to recharge the battery. 1. Plug the labelled end of the USB cable into the socket marked on your computer. 2. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the USB port on Docking Station. The Status LED on Docking station will be on. 3. Place the camera into Docking Station. For further detail please refers to Using Docking Station. 4.
2 Camera Setting • Checking Camera Status Turn on the camera, view the camera LCD screen to check which camera settings are active. If feature icon is not displayed, that particular feature is not activated. Picture Quality Camera Status Other Features Pictures can be taken (Estimated no.
3 Taking Pictures NOTE: Whenever you use the viewfinder to take pictures, the frame that is visible inside the viewfinder indicates the picture taken at a distance of about three metres. When the subject is closer or further away than three metres, the picture taken will be different from what you see inside the viewfinder frame. For more accurate framing, we recommend the user to frame the subject using the LCD screen. • Taking a Picture 1. 2. 3. 4. Turn on the camera.
• Setting Flash Mode Turn on the camera. Set the Capture/Playback selector to Capture mode. Press Press Press Press Press to select item Different flash setting applies to different situation. Auto flash: The flash fires automatically as needed. Use this setting to take most pictures. Flash on: The flash fires for every picture. Use this setting indoors in low light. Flash off: The flash does not fire. Use this setting for outdoor pictures or where flash is prohibited or may be distracting.
• Setting Brightness You can set the brightness level of LCD screen to suit your need. Turn on the camera. Set the Capture/Playback selector to Capture. Press Press Press Press NOTE: • When super bright • When bright • When normal is selected: is selected: is selected: NOTE: This feature is available in Capture and Playback mode. • Setting Sharpness This setting is to highlight or blend the edges of the subject in pictures. Normal Use when no special effect is needed.
• Setting Exposure Compensation You can adjust the exposure compensation value (EV) within the range from -3EV to +3EV in order to compensate for current lighting conditions. This setting can be used to obtain better result when shooting with backlighting, indirect indoor light and a dark background, etc. Turn on the camera. Set the Capture/Playback selector to Capture mode.
• Setting the Image Quality Picture quality depends on both its resolution and the JPEG file compression that the camera applies when the picture is taken. Picture resolution refers to the number of pixels in a digital picture. Higher resolution and less compression makes better quality which occupies more memory space. Smaller size pictures and normal quality are easier to email while larger size and fine quality are better for printing. Turn on the camera.
4 Recording Video Clips • Recording Video Clips 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the Capture/Playback selector to Capture mode. 3. Select the Video mode through the following setting. The setting is done. icon is shown on the LCD screen when the Press Press Press Press 3. Frame your subject using the LCD screen. 4. Press Shutter button to start video recording, press the Shutter button again if you want to stop.
When the Information Display is on (default setting), for example: “0005/0050” appears on LCD screen. The total number of pictures taken or video clip recorded Number of picture/video clip being displayed NOTE: The video clip is with the icon . • Reviewing the Pictures 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the Capture/Playback selector to Playback mode. 3. Press Left/Right button to view the pictures taken.
Reviewing the pictures in Thumbnail You can view up to 9 pictures at a time by using the Thumbnail function. Turn on the camera. Set the Capture/Playback selector to Playback mode. Press Press Press Press • Playing the Video Clip 1. 2. 3. 4. Turn on the camera. Set the Capture/Playback selector to Playback mode. Use Left/Right button to select the video clip you want to play. Press OK button to start playing video clip, press OK button to stop.
• Deleting All Pictures/Video Clips You can delete all pictures and video clips in internal memory through this setting. Turn on the camera. Set the Capture/Playback selector to Playback mode. Press Press Press Press Press Press to select item Press to select item 6 Using SD Card • Using the SD (Secure Digital) Card Your camera comes with 16MB of built-in flash memory for storing pictures as you record them. You can expand the memory using a commercially available SD card.
• To Format a Memory Card or Internal Memory Formatting a memory card deletes any data already stored on it. Turn on the camera. Set the Capture/Playback selector to Playback mode. Press Press Press Press Press to select item Press to select item After the memory storage is formatted, the message “NO PICTURE” appears on the camera LCD screen. IMPORTANT! • You can format a memory card on the camera or on a computer. However formatting a memory card on a computer takes much longer.
7 Installing the Software onto a Computer • Installing the Software PC For Windows® Users: IMPORTANT! • Please backup all the necessary data before any driver/software installation. • Our CD-ROM is tested and recommended to use under English Window OS. IMPORTANT! (For Windows® 98SE) On Windows® 98SE Mass Storage function needs to install the SPYPEN NOX Driver.
ArcSoft PhotoPrinter® 2000 Picture Printing Software ArcSoft PhotoPrinter® is an easy-to-use printing utility that enables the user to layout and print multiple images in different sizes quickly and easily on a single sheet of paper. The program offers a large selection of printing templates, including Kodak Digital Science Inkjet Photo Paper Templates and Avery-brand paper products.
8 Transferring Pictures, Video Clips to Your Computer • Before You Transfer Pictures IMPORTANT! - Before you transfer your pictures make sure you have installed the software from the CD. • Mass Storage/WDM You can choose either Mass Storage or WDM as a driver type in this camera. Mass Storage (HDD) allows the camera to become an external hard disk drive (HDD) and you may view or download pictures and video clips stored in your camera’s internal memory or SD memory card onto your computer.
MAC For Macintosh® Users: • Transferring and Viewing the Pictures and Video Clips on Mac NOTE: For MAC user, directly plug-in the camera, no need to install the driver. 1. Turn on the camera 2. Set the Driver Type to Mass Storage mode. 3. Connect the camera with MAC via USB cable, the systems will automatically recognize the MASS STORAGE drive. (System will automatically a Mass Storage named “untitled”) NOTE: This Drive name will vary from different version of MAC OS system. 4.
10 Troubleshooting Problems The troubleshooting guide is designed to help you. If problems continue, please contact your local customer support hot-line. See your registration card for help line contact details. Problem Solution I receive an error message when I am installing “SPYPEN NOX Camera Driver” Symptom “SPYPEN NOX Camera Driver” does not load. Shut down all other applications and attempt to reinstall the driver.
11 Getting Help • Online Services Website: http://www.spypen.com • Customer Support plawa-feinwerktechnik GmbH & Co. KG Bleichereistr. 18 73066 Uhingen - Germany Helpline: +49 (7161) 93872-0 (English, Deutsch) Website: www.spypen.com, www.plawa.de Email: support@plawa.de • ArcSoft Software Help For North America ArcSoft HQ Support Center (Fremont California, CA) Tel: 1-800-762-8657 (toll free number) Fax: 1-510-440-1270 E-mail: support@arcsoft.
• Power Consumption: Approximately 60 minutes of continuous usage, or approximately 200 images without using flash light Operating System: • For Windows® Users: Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, Me, 2000 or XP • For Macintosh® Users: Mac OS 9.
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