CREATIVE PC-CAM 900 - Manual (Page 24)

Using Creative PC-CAM 900 as a Digital Camera 3-1
Using Creative PC-CAM 900 as a Digital Camera
To use Creative PC-CAM 900 as a portable digital camera, simply disconnect it from
the computer. Use your camera’s default settings in Auto Photo mode to take
photos. For finer control, adjust exposure and white balance settings in Manual
Photo mode, see "Configuring Your Camera" on page 3-5 for more
information.
Note: Remember to insert four fresh 1.5 V AAA alkaline batteries into the camera’s
battery compartment.
Turning on
your Camera
To turn on your camera: press and hold down the Power button on the camera
until the LED turns red.
Taking a Photo
Taking a photo:
1. Be sure that your camera is not connected to your computer.
2. Turn the Mode Selector dial to Auto Photo
or Manual Photo mode.
For normal focus pictures, ensure that the Normal / Macro focus switch is
moved toward .
3. Compose your picture and press the Snap button.
You can also take multiple pictures in quick succession in Multi Snap
mode.
In Multi Snap mode, pictures are taken at 800 x 600 resolution, overriding the
default picture settings.
Taking a photo in Multi Snap mode:
1. Be sure that your camera is not connected to your computer.
2. Turn the Mode Selector dial to Auto Photo
or Manual Photo mode.
3. Press the Right key on your Multi Selector button. The Multi Snap mode
icon appears on your camera’s OSD.
4. Compose your picture and press the Snap button.
The camera takes five consecutive pictures.
• While composing
your picture, use
the Up and Down
keys on the Multi
Selector button to
zoom in and out.
• To take close-up
pictures, move the
Normal / Macro
focus switch to
. The Macro
icon appears on
the Onscreen
Display (OSD)
.