Sakar 24280 User's Manual
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1. Ld low compression The higher the compression the more photos you can take without having to download them to your PC You can take up to 409 photos in Hd mode with the low resolution Lo setting preset on your camera see the photo resolution section above Photo Storage The number of photos that can be taken will vary according to the resolution and compression ratio of the photos The LCD display will show the current resolution and the how many more photos you can take at this resolution The maximum numbers of photos your camera can store is 25 photos Hi resolution Ld compression 102 photos Lo resolution Ld compression 102 photos Hi resolution Hd compression 409 photos Lo resolution Hd compression Display Press the shutter button to take a photo The number of photos shot will be displayed as a digit on the LCD display Each consecutive photo taken will increase this number by one as illustrated 000 001 002 003 re Fluorescent Lamp Frequency 1 Press the Function button to select 50 or 60 shown on the LCD display 2 Press the shutter button within 5 seconds The frequency will be toggle between 50HZ and 60HZ 3 Please set the frequency of your camera according to the standards of the country you live in In the United States and Asia use 60Hz in Japan and Europe use 50Hz If you use the wrong frequency your photos2. Click on Device Manager If you are running Windows 2000 or XP Click on hardware and then Device Manager If the camera is installed correctly there will be a category listed for 252 Imaging Devices and clicking on the next to it should reveal your camera If not you will probably see Digital Still Camera under Other Devices with a brightly colored marking next to it indicating that it is not functioning correctly If you are running Windows 98 98SE or ME Right click on the non functioning device and select remove If you are running Windows 2000 or XP Right click on the non functioning device and select uninstall If a warning pops up press OK 6 Restart your computer again Your camera is now successfully installed Q How do make sure don t lose important pictures A Your camera uses sdram memory which requires a constant electric current to store your photos Should your camera lose power for instance if the battery dies or is removed all stored pictures will be lost We recommend always downloading your photos to your computer as soon as possible to prevent unintentional data loss Q have a MAC Will this camera work A Unfortunately the system requirements for our cameras require a Windows operating system There is no Mac driver available and currently no plans to develop one 2 ee
3. all your photos to your computer and are ready to recharge the camera Switching to Charge mode will erase all the photos on your camera To recharge your camera s battery connect the camera to your computer with the USB cable and move the Camera Charger selector to Charge mode When the batteries are recharging the LED will be red Once the batteries are fully charged the LED will turn green after less than 3hours The camera will function normally while charging We recommend charging your camera s battery every 7 days or when you have used up the full memory capacity of the camera NOTE The camera batteries must be recharged for at least four hours on the first use In order to conserve battery power if the camera is not used for 30 seconds the camera will automatically enter energy save mode Section Three Software and Camera Driver Installation IMPORTANT Before attempting to install the software ensure that you do not have the camera attached to your computer This will affect the installation process and could cause your installation to fail Do not connect the cable to the computer until the entire installation process has been completed We recommend following the step by step instructions that will appear on your screen during the installation process 1 Insert the CD into your CD Rom drive Make sure that your camera is not connected to the computer 2 For WIN 2000 or WIN XP operating systems On the In
4. the LCD at the back of the camera will light up 2 Use the viewfinder to frame your shot 3 Hold the camera steady and press the shutter button 4 You will hear a beep when you have taken a photo and the camera is ready to shoot again 5 If you press the shutter button when the camera is full the camera will emit continuous beeps to warn you 1 When taking photos hold your camera steady 2 Low lighting will reduce the quality of your picture Section Five Camera Functions If the camera is in energy save mode press the function button once to switch to working mode Turn Camera Off 1 Press the Function button to select F shown on LCD display 2 Press the shutter button within 5 seconds to turn camera off Auto Shoot Mode 1 Press the Function button to select shown on LCD display 2 Press the shutter button within 5 seconds to activate the 10 second timer 3 The camera will beep once per second After 10 seconds the photo will be taken Continuous Shoot Mode 1 Press the Function button to select shown on the LCD display 2 Press the shutter button within 5 seconds to activate continuous shoot mode Do not release the shutter button 3 The camera will beep once for each photo taken until the shutter button is released or the memory is full Note 1 While the camera is shooting in this mode the incorrect exposure may be displayed 2 The Continuous Shoot is only in QVGA mod
5. 24280 24282 Digital Camera Owner s Manual 2006 Sakar International Inc All rights reserved Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks are the property of their respective Section One Profile Overview Thank you for purchasing this digital camera Not only can it take photos but it also has built in PC camera functions This camera is equipped with 8MB SDRAM In order to download photos from your camera to your computer you need only connect the USB cable from your computer to your camera You can also use the built in PC camera to hold a video conference via the internet enabling face to face online conversations Package Contents Digital Camera User s Manual Neck Strap Camera Stand Software CD USB cable System Requirements gt Windows98 SE 2000 ME XP gt 125MB or more free hard disk space 32MB or more RAM gt Available USB Interface and CD ROM drive gt Color Monitor Recommended at least 800 600 24 bit or higher Getting to Know your Digital Camera Mode Button Shutter Confirm Button A Camera Charger selector B Viewfinder C Lens D USB Socket E F Section Two Lithium Battery Before using your camera for the first time charge your camera s battery Once the battery is charged move the Camera Charger selector to Camera mode Do not move the selector back to Charge mode until you have downloaded
6. Start help 2 To learn how to change the user settings go to the Set User Preferences section in the Quick Start help Video Conferencing To use the camera as a PC camera to conduct image transmission or hold online video conferences 1 Connect the camera to your computer USB port using the USB cable 2 Run the video conferencing 17 software Microsoft NetMeeting on your computer 3 Input the IP address that you wish to connect to in the address bar and dial 4 Select Tool Video Accept and Transfer options Once your call has been accepted you can hold a video conference _18 Appendix 1 Specifications Product Type Digital Camera Electronic Coupling Element CMOS Sensor 300K Pixels Image Resolution 640x480 Pixels VGA 320x240 Pixels QVGA Devices Built in 8MB SDRAM Memory Capacity 25 VGA Hi 102 QVGA Lo 102 VGA Hi 409 QVGA Lo Viewfinder Built in Auto shoot 10s Shutter Speed 1 6 1 15000 s Shoot Modes Single Continuous Shoot Continuous Shoot Mode 3 shots Automatic shoot PC Camera Automatic Energy Saving automatically enters energy save mode after 30s idle Image Process Automatic Exposure Automatic White Balance Transmission Interface USB Interface Working Temperature 0 40 C Operation System Windows98 SE 2000 ME XP 19 Appendix 2 Troubleshooting Q have taken photos but my computer says No photos in camera What do do A First ensure that you
7. e 3 Photos taken in Continuous Shoot mode can be downloaded individually Continuous Shoot Mode 3 shots 1 Press the Function button to select shown on the LCD display 2 Hold down shutter within 5 seconds and it will take 3 photos continuously saved in VGA format Delete All Photos Po 1 Press the Function button to select m shown on the LCD display 2 Press the shutter button within 5 seconds the photo counter will flash Press the shutter button again within 5 seconds and all photos will be deleted from the camera memory Note If you do not press the shutter button within 5 seconds no photos will be deleted and the camera will return to the normal working state Delete Last Photo 9 1 Press the Function button to select the m icon shown on the LCD display 2 Press the shutter button once within 5 seconds to delete the last photo Photo Resolution Choose either VGA or QVGA mode 1 Press the Function button to select Lo shown on the LCD display 2 Press the shutter button within 5 seconds the mode changes to QVGA mode In QVGA mode you can take up to 102 photos 3 Press the Function button to select HI shown on the LCD display 4 Press the shutter button within 5 seconds the mode changes to VGA mode In VGA mode you can take up to 25 photos Photo Compression Ratio You can choose the compression ratio for your photos Hd high compression or
8. have taken photos with your camera Press the shutter button a few times to take some sample photos and try again If you still get a no photos error this indicates that the driver is not installed or not installed correctly or you may not meet the minimum system requirements You will need to reinstall the driver System Requirements First ensure that you have at least a Pentium II 300 MHz AMD Athlon 300 MHz or a Celeron 400 MHz or higher as well as at least 64 MB of RAM Please note that the older AMD K6 processors will not work More information about determining your computer s specifications can be found in the General Computer Information section If you have determined that you have pictures in your camera and you meet the system requirements follow the steps below to reinstall the software Software Re installation 1 First install the software and drivers Click on Start Settings Control Panel and Add Remove programs There are two programs you will need to remove PhoTags Express and your camera driver After removing these programs restart your computer If your camera is connected disconnect it 2 Now reinstall the software Insert the CD that came with your camera it should automatically run the installation 3 Restart the computer 4 Once your computer is back up plug the camera into your computer s USB port 5 Right click on the My Computer icon Select Properties If you are running Windows 98 98SE or ME
9. he license terms and click the Agree button to continue Himla fpi i r Liners apamit mo PhoTage Team ee the eres te amA betes contre aR oe RT PLEASE BEAD THES UCPUS CAREPLLLY BEPORE LAING THES Pte Cee De Pa A agi The heres gordon bo Pap editor ar of aleg F pade rot hea ai meton veon o Pei Taga me Fa mci bee Po age Cred Lime Licences Petan ere w reng mdo were Gen Place ie PTT Pere ees Loe Pe Pky eats er por e ee ee ea Bia oh ems a chee agreement PT gar ha ou alinde raa r i a Let the PhoTags Express installer create the folder where the program will be installed to and then click Install fantail tien optie PhoTags Th pua Ge a the a a eed on pe coe 7 Click Finish to let the PhoTags Express installer finish the installation program 8 This will automatically launch the Install shield for the camera driver Click Next to continue 9 Once the program has finished installing you will have to restart your computer 10 Congratulations You have successfully installed the PhoTags Express software the PhoTags WebCam Express and the Camera driver Section Four Taking Photos NOTE TO ACHIEVE THE MOST CLARITY THE OPTIMAL DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CAMERA AND THE SUBJECT IS 5 FEET Please ensure that the battery is properly charged before taking photos 1 Press the function button to turn on the camera
10. or videos may be distorted i ee Section Six Downloading Photos Use the PhoTags Express program to import the photos from your camera 1 2 3 4 Plug one end of the USB cable into the USB slot on your camera Plug the other end of the USB cable into a USB port on your computer Make sure that your camera is connected and turned on Double click the PhoTags Express icon that is on your desktop to launch the PhoTags Express program box HOZ PhoTags Express Click on the Get Photos button on the Main Menu EA an 6 The Get photos wizard will appear with the correct name of your camera device selected in the Active devices list in the Express mode Click the Next button to proceed Get Photos Mii A ieee a en Bi pln nna al 7 On the next screen choose where you want to place your photos and click the Finish button to copy the photos to your computer Simp J Cimma mbane bo plo ao piisa e i oo Lo Ras jas a a n ee en eet aa TUEA be de F oe dl P Se ee e a Pira ee ee eri eg Se ee te be ee ped nrm H ai 8 All of the pictures you imported will then appear in the Select photos mode s main window Everything you need to get the most out of your photos and MORE Download photos instantly from your digital camera media cards CDs and storage devices to your computer Manage your photos by creating countless uniq
11. stall your camera software screen select your camera model from the drop down list and click the Install button to install PhoTags Express followed by the installation of PhoTags WebCam Express and your camera driver For WIN 98SE operating system On the Install your camera software screen follow these instructions 1 Click the DirectX button and follow the installation instructions restart your computer after the installation 2 Insert the CD into your CD Rom drive Make sure that your camera is not connected to the computer 3 On the Install your camera software screen select your camera model from the drop down list click the Install button to install PhoTags Express followed by the installation of Pholags WebCam Express and your camera driver _ gt PhoTags SAKAR TAPETE Padma Lee ti Pi ae hied D eias Dla a Baqa pa p Pes poy pry ee eg ey EE Pma oo reni k ma ae Ee praan eee En EE C jes ea i eel bem Ba m parae boe ba dem i ied mer Beem EPEE hEn mie i coe pa at eee eos Eae Bi adah FP mrih Pia aa a rmk Bin bets hie ieee A 4 On the PhoTags Express screen click the Next button a alc ea Tena polam inel vpu Tampe Fra rang ae ii Fal i jep mhe Phi i aji jea 900 oh ee ia Ra contra cick ket ieyra o h nad eia Piai age bin ER dya brated om a a ere begeg hairge eras aa u briye r wy jurer al t Daca ated A WS os 5 Please review t
12. ue photo collections without duplicating any photos Burn CDs of any folders for backup and storage Enhance your photos Auto Enhance Crop and Correct Red Eye Add Active Captions add Text Captions Frames Shapes Keywords and more that can be viewed or hidden any time Locate and Organize your photos and collections Search by Captions Category Keyword or Date directly from the operating system of your computer Share your photos via E mail Local Printing and Create HTML web pages for uploading online Create Calendars two sided r Greeting Cards and Postcards 14 on standard photo paper You can purchase Albums and Video CD two additional workshop projects online at anytime and these will be automatically activated in PhoTags Express Create Photo Albums and Slide Shows on CDs that can be viewed on your PC and VCD s for viewing on your TV using your DVD player WebCam Express Use the WebCam Express software to snap photos record and create videos How to purchase additional Workshop projects In addition to the free Calendars two sided Greeting Cards and Postcards Workshop projects you have the ability to purchase two additional Workshop projects Albums and Video CD online at anytime 1 To purchase the Workshop Project simply click the one you want and you will be referred to an online website where you can purchase them 2 Once you purchase the Workshop projects they
13. will be automatically activated 15 in the software Section Eight Capturing AVI Now that you have your camera installed you can use it to capture short movies called AVI files The length of time you can record an AVI while the camera is connected to your computer will vary depending on how much hard drive space you will use to save the file Please take note that these AVI files take up a lot of hard drive space This is done through the PhoTags WebCam Express program This next section will walk you though capturing an AVI file 1 Double click the WebCam Express icon that is on your desktop to launch the PhoTags WebCam Express program Adjust your WebCam to the desired position The screen will display what the WebCam sees es WebCam Express 2 To add audio to your video plug a microphone into your computer 3 Click the Capture button to start recording the video The recording elapse time will appear under the video E il 4 Click the Pause button to hold the recording To continue recording click the Capture button again 5 To finish recording click the Stop button 6 The videos will be automatically saved into a default directory You can view them in the Playback window T elep Ehia pm Note mn 1 To learn how to capture JPEG snapshots from your WebCam or from your existing AVI movies go to the Take Snapshots section in the Quick
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