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Adding New Data to the My Camera Window

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Windows 71 Adding New Data to the My Camera Window To add new data to the My Camera Window, you need to create it, save it to the computer and add that file to the My Camera window. Create New Data before Adding to the My Camera Window Start by creating the start-up image or sound and saving it to the computer. Creating a Start-Up Image Create an image using an image editing application program, such as ArcSoft PhotoImpression or Adobe Photoshop LE. Create the file in the JPEG format at a size of 320 x 240 pixels. Creating a Sound Record a sound using a Sound Recorder, such as the one commonly bundled with Windows. Record the sound as a 11.025 kHz or 8.000 kHz, 8 bit, mono sound and save it in the WAV format. Furthermore, the sound duration should conform to the following. Type Start-Up Sound Shutter Sound Operating Sound Self-Timer Sound Duration in Seconds 11.025 kHz 8.000 kHz 1.0 sec. or less 1.3 sec. or less 0.3 sec. or less 0.4 sec. or less 0.3 sec. or less 0.4 sec. or less 2.0 sec. or less 2.0 sec. or less • Please note that files not meeting the above criteria cannot be saved to the camera. • To learn how to create a sound file, see the ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide (p. 4), a PDF file.

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Windows
Adding New Data to the My Camera Window
To add new data to the My Camera Window, you need to create it, save it to the
computer and add that file to the My Camera window.
Create New Data before Adding to the My Camera Window
Start by creating the start-up image or sound and saving it to the computer.
Creating a Start-Up Image
Create an image using an image editing application program, such as ArcSoft
PhotoImpression or Adobe Photoshop LE. Create the file in the JPEG format at a
size of 320 x 240 pixels.
Creating a Sound
Record a sound using a Sound Recorder, such as the one commonly bundled
with Windows. Record the sound as a 11.025 kHz or 8.000 kHz, 8 bit, mono
sound and save it in the WAV format. Furthermore, the sound duration
should conform to the following.
• Please note that files not meeting the above criteria cannot be saved to
the camera.
• To learn how to create a sound file, see the
ZoomBrowser EX Software
User Guide
(p. 4), a PDF file.
Type
Start-Up Sound
Shutter Sound
Operating Sound
Self-Timer Sound
11.025 kHz
1.0 sec. or less
0.3 sec. or less
0.3 sec. or less
2.0 sec. or less
Duration in Seconds
8.000 kHz
1.3 sec. or less
0.4 sec. or less
0.4 sec. or less
2.0 sec. or less