V-tech Kidizoom Lightning McQueen Digital Camera User manual

User’s Manual

Printed in China

91-002576-000

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Lightning McQueen™

DigitaL caMera

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INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing the VTech®Lightning McQueen™ Digital Camera!

Take photos with Lightning McQueen™ and his friends or add a Cars touch to your movie

clips with this sleek, easy to use and durable digital camera! The Lightning McQueen™

Digital Camera includes 256MB of built-in memory and supports both normal SD and

SDHC cards (not included) with a capacity of 32MB to 16GB, so even more photos and

movies can be stored! The Lightning McQueen™ Digital Camera can be connected to

a TV so you can view your creative work on a big screen! There is also a USB port and

supplied cable that allows you to connect the Lightning McQueen™ Digital Camera

to your home PC and import your ﬁles. You can add more effects to your photos using the

downloadable Photo Editor software.

PRODUCT FEATURES

PRODUCT LAYOUT AND KEYBOARD

ON/OFF Button

Press this button to turn the camera ON or OFF.

Camera Mode Button

Press this button to choose Camera Mode.

Photo Editor Mode Button

Press this button to access the Photo Editor Mode.

Movie Mode Button

Press this button to choose Movie Mode.

INTRODUCTION/PRODUCT FEATURES

Shutter/OK

Button

Zoom Wheel

Play Button

Flash Button

SD Card Slot

Speaker

On/Off Button

Trash Button

Up/Down

Wheel

1.8” Color

Screen

USB Port

Movie Mode

Button

Photo Editor

Mode Button

Camera Mode

Button

A/V Port

INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE/ PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

Tools & Settings Mode

Hold down the Camera Mode Button and Photo Editor Mode Button together for

approximately 2 seconds to access the Tools and Settings Mode.

Play Button

Press this button to view saved photos in Camera Mode, play a slideshow, or view saved

videos in Movie Mode.

Trash Button

Press this button to delete the selected ﬁle.

Shutter/OK Button

Press this button to take a photo, start/stop recording a movie, or to conﬁrm a choice

or action.

Up/Down Wheel

Scroll the wheel up/down to make a selection.

Zoom Wheel

Scroll the wheel to zoom in and out while previewing pictures or movies.

Flash Button

Press this button to choose between Flash On, Flash Off, and Auto Flash. The Auto Flash

mode will use ﬂash when it detects that it is necessary. When the ﬂash is ready to use, a

lightning bolt icon will appear in the upper left corner of the screen in Camera Mode.

A/V Port

Plug the included A/V cable into the A/V port on the camera to connect to your TV.

USB Port

Plug the included USB cable into the USB port on the camera to connect to your PC.

INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE

• 1VTech®Lightning McQueen™ Digital Camera

• 1A/Vcable

• 1USBcable

• 1user’smanual

• 1wriststrap

WARNING: All packing materials such as tape, plastic sheets, wire ties and

tags are not part of this toy, and should be discarded for your child’s safety.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

Display: 1.8” color LCD screen

Photo Resolution : 1600 x 1200 (JPEG format)

Video Resolution : 320 x 240 (Motion JPEG format)

Focus Range : 1.5 feet - ∞

Flash Range : 1.5 - 8 feet

GETTING STARTED

Batteries : 4 “AA” (LR6) alkaline batteries or

4 “AA” NiMH rechargeable batteries

Memory : 256MB Built-in memory (approximately 196MB free memory

for photo/video storage)

Internal photo storage capacity: Store up to 500 photos

Internal video storage capacity: Store up to 10 minutes of video, max. 5 minutes

per ﬁle.

Lightning McQueen™ Digital Camera supports both normal SD and SDHC cards with

amemorysizeof32MBto16GB.Itdoesn’tsupportSDcardslessthan32MB.SDcardsof

1GB or above are recommended. (Note: SD cards are not included.)

See below for approximate photo storage capacity with different sized SD cards:

1GB 2000+ photos

2GB 4000+ photos

4GB 8000+ photos

8GB 16000+ photos

16GB 32000+ photos

Supported File Formats:

Photo: Standard Baseline JPEG.

Video: Motion JPEG (recorded with the Lightning McQueen™ Digital Camera).

Supported Connectivity:

A/V cable for TV connection (included)

USB cable for PC connection (included)

Operating Temperature : 0 to 40 oC (32 to 104 oF)

GETTING STARTED

BATTERY INSTALLATION

Note: Adult assembly is required for battery installation.

• MakesurethecameraisturnedOFF.

• Locatethebatterycoversonthebottomofthecamera.Openthebatterycoversby

separately pressing each trigger inwards.

• Install4new“AA”batteries(2oneachside)asillustrated.(Theuseofnew,alkaline

batteries is recommended for maximum performance.)

• Replaceeachbatterycover(theywillbothteitherside)withthearrowonthetrigger

pointing inwards and push down until they click into position.

BATTERY NOTICE

• Theuseofnewalkalinebatteriesisrecommendedformaximumperformance.

• Non-rechargeablebatteriesarenottoberecharged.

• Rechargeable batteries are to be removed from the toy before being charged (if

removable).

• Rechargeable batteries are only to be charged under adult supervision (if

removable).

•

Do not mix old and new batteries.

• Donotmixbatteriesofdifferenttypes:alkaline,standard(carbon-zinc)orrechargeable

(nickel-cadmium).

• Onlybatteriesofthesameorequivalenttypeasrecommendedaretobeused.

• Batteriesaretobeinsertedwiththecorrectpolarity.

• Exhaustedbatteriesaretoberemovedfromthetoy.

• Thesupplyterminalsarenottobeshort-circuited.

• The toy is not to be connected to more than the recommended number of power

supplies.

• Donotdisposeofbatteriesinre.

SD CARD INSERTION

• MakesurethecameraisturnedOFF.

• LocatetheSDcardslotatthebottomofthecamera.

• Pulluptherubbercover.

• InserttheSDcard(notincluded)asillustratedbelow.

TO BEGIN USING THE LIGHTNING

MCQUEEN™ DIGITAL CAMERA

• PresstheON/OFFButtontoturnonthecamera.

• Ifit’sthersttimeyouhavepoweredontheLightning McQueen™ Digital Camera,

you will need to select the language you want to use. Scroll the Up/Down Wheel and

press the Shutter/OK button to select the language. If you want to select a different

language later, please go to Tools and Settings Mode, select the language menu, and

BATTERY NOTICE/SD CARD INSERTION

CONNECTING TO A TV/CONNECTING TO A PC

then choose the language you want. After turning on, the Lightning McQueen™

Digital Camera will go directly to the Camera Mode.

• TogotoMovieMode,presstheMovieModebutton.ToaccesstheToolsandSettings

Mode, hold down the Camera Mode button and Photo Editor Mode button together for

approximately 2 seconds.

• To connect to a TV or PC, follow the instructions in the ‘Connecting to a TV’ or

‘ConnectingtoaPC’illustrations.

• PresstheON/OFFButtonagaintoturntheunitoff.

BATTERY STATUS

When the batteries are running low, the low battery symbol will be displayed .

AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF

To preserve battery life, the Lightning McQueen™ Digital Camera will automatically

turn off after several minutes without input. The camera can be turned on again by

pressing the ON/OFF Button.

CONNECTING TO A TV

NOTE: Before connecting your Lightning McQueen™ Digital Camera

to a TV, check to make sure that the camera is working properly.

Connect your Lightning McQueen™ Digital Camera to a TV or monitor

using the supplied A/V cable. Insert the A/V cable into the A/V port on

your Lightning McQueen™ Digital Camera. Insert the colored plugs on the A/V

cable into the matching color video and audio input ports on your TV set.

CONNECTING TO A PC

You can connect the Lightning McQueen™ Digital Camera to a computer using

the included USB cable. Once connected, you can upload and download ﬁles to the

Lightning McQueen™ Digital Camera by accessing your camera as a removable

storage device.

ACTIVITIES

• LocatetheUSBportonthebackofyourcamera.

• Pulluptherubbercover.

• InserttheUSBcable(smallerend)intotheUSBportonthecamera.

• InsertthelargerendoftheUSBcableintoaUSBportonthecomputer.AUSBportis

usually marked with this symbol .

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR PC CONNECTION:

Microsoft®Windows®XP, Windows Vista®or Windows®7 Operating System

Mac OS X version 10.5 or 10.6

Note: Once the camera is connected to the PC, the Lightning McQueen™ Digital

Camera will automatically turn on and enter the USB mode to connect to the computer.

Do not disconnect the camera while ﬁles are uploading or downloading.

To avoid any potential damage to your Lightning McQueen™ Digital Camera:

• WhentheunitisnotconnectedtoaUSBcable,pleaseensuretherubbercoverisfully

covering the USB port.

• When the unit is not connected to a TV, please ensure the rubber cover is fully

covering the A/V Port.

• PleaseensuretherubbercoverisfullycoveringtheSDcardslot.

ACTIVITIES

1. CAMERA MODE

A. Taking Pictures

• InCameraMode,youcanlookattheLCDscreentoseethephotosubject.

• Whileholdingthecamerasteady,presstheShutter/OKbutton on the top of the

camera to take a picture.

• You can also choose to add different photo frames to your

photos, or stamps of your Cars friends. Scroll the Up/Down

Wheel to choose an option. After choosing an option, take a

photo as usual and that frame or stamp will be added to the

photo.Ifyoudon’twanttoaddaborderorstamp,pressthe

Trash button to remove it.

ACTIVITIES

• YoucanscrolltheZoomWheelupordowntoincreaseorreducethelevelofdigital

zoom.

• WhentheLightning McQueen™ Digital Camera is ﬁrst turned ON, it will be set to

auto ﬂash mode. To change your ﬂash settings, press the Flash button to switch

between auto ﬂash , ﬂash on or ﬂash off .

Warning:Toavoideyedamage,turnofftheashwhenyou’retakingaclose-uppicture

of a person or animal.

Note: If the batteries are too weak, the auto ﬂash feature may not be available. This icon

will appear: .

Flash mode Optimum distance for using

Auto ﬂash 2.5 – 3.5 feet

Flash on 3.5 – 8 feet

B. Viewing Photos

• Toviewthephotosyou’vetaken,pressthePlaybutton to enter the Photo Album.

Scroll the Up/Down Wheel to view the next or previous picture stored in the album.

To return to Camera Mode, press the Shutter/OK button , or the Camera Mode

button.

C. Slideshow

• WhileinthePhotoAlbum,pressthePlaybutton again and it will start to display

the photos in a slideshow. To return to Camera Mode, press the Shutter/OK button

or Camera Mode button .

D. Delete a Photo

• WhileinthePhotoAlbumorSlideshow,presstheTrashbutton to delete the photo

that is currently shown on the screen.

Note: Photos taken with the Lightning McQueen™ Digital Camera will be saved in

the PHOTO folder. If you want to view your own photos, please save them to the folder

DOWNLOAD\PHOTO in the built-in memory or on an SD card (not included) if one is

inserted into the camera. The Lightning McQueen™ Digital Camera only supports

Standard Baseline JPEG.

2. MOVIE MODE

• In Movie Mode, you can create digital videos with the

Lightning McQueen™ Digital Camera. Press the Shutter/

OK button on the top of the camera to start or to stop

movie recording.

• YoucanscrolltheZoomWheeltoincreaseorreducethelevel

of digital zoom.

ACTIVITIES

• Toaddaframetothemoviebeforestartingtorecord,scrolltheUp/DownWheelto

choose a frame for the video. Then, press the Shutter/OK button to start recording

amovie.Theframecan’tbechangedduringtherecording.

• Towatchthemoviesyou’verecorded,pressthePlaybutton to enter the Movie

Album, then scroll the Up/Down Wheel to choose the movie that you want to watch,

and press the Play button to start the movie. While watching movies, you can

scrolltheZoomWheeltoadjustthevolume.

• While in the Movie Album, press the Trash button to delete the movie that is

currently shown on the screen.

• ToexittheMovieAlbumandreturntoMovieMode,presstheShutter/OKbutton

once, or press the Movie Mode button.

Note: Movies taken with the Lightning McQueen™ Digital Camera will be saved

in the VIDEO folder of the internal memory or on the SD card (not included) if one is

inserted into the camera. If you want to play the movies backed up earlier from the

Lightning McQueen™ Digital Camera, please download the movies to the folder

in DOWNLOAD\VIDEO of the built-in memory or on an SD card (not included) if one is

inserted.

3. PHOTO EDITOR MODE

• InthePhotoEditorMode,scrolltheUp/DownWheeltochooseaphotoandpressthe

Shutter/OK button to start editing the selected photo. Scroll the Up/Down Wheel

again to choose one border or stamp and then press the Shutter/OK button . The

selected border or stamp will become part of the photo.

• Then,youcanscrolltheUp/DownWheeltochooseanotherphototoedit.

4. TOOLS & SETTINGS MODE

Scroll the Up/Down Wheel to select one of the following options to change in the

Lightning McQueen™ Digital Camera settings.

A. Memory Manager

You can see the memory status of the camera’s internal

memory and SD card (not included) if one is inserted into

the Lightning McQueen™ Digital Camera. Scroll the

Up/Down Wheel to select either the internal memory in

the Lightning McQueen™ Digital Camera or the SD

card. Press the Shutter/OK button to set the selected

memory as default to save the photos and videos taken with

the Lightning McQueen™ Digital Camera. To format and

erase all the data in the selected memory, press the Trash

button .

B. Volume

Scroll one of the wheels up to increase the volume and down

to decrease the volume. Press the Shutter/OK button to

conﬁrm the volume setting.

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