Cobra Digital DC8000 Instruction Manual
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1. Instruction manual DC8000 1 Get to know your camera 1 1 Features High resolution digital camera 8X digital zoom Video clips Audio record Web camera Built in Microphone Voice recorder Built in flash Light TV output 2 0 LTPS high density display Internal 16MB flash memory and SD card support Driver free for Windows 2000 ME XP and MAC 9 x and X x Macro mode 1 2 Specifications 0 Mega pixels 3264x2448 0 Mega pixels 2560x1920 1 Mega pixels 2048x1536 3 Mega pixels 1280x960 OOK pixels 640x480 OOK pixels 640x480 ens F 2 8 f 8 5mm Sm Infinity Image resolution ocus range White balance Auto Daylight cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent i Nannan a P eee N ha of TM 2048x1536 28 Pictures dae eit complexity of the scene 2M 4032x3024 3 Pictures SD card supports up to 2GB TV out Power source 2xAAA alkaline batteries Rechargeable battery is not recommended 1 3 System requirement Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP VISTAor above Operating System CPU Pentium II or above RAM Atleast64MB oo O MW speed CD ROM or above 2 Functional parts 12 345 10 11 E 1 2 m ENU wane L1 5 Strap hook Hook for attaching the wrist strap to the camera Press this button to take photographs or to start stop recording a short Shutter video clip Power on off button Press this button to turn on press again to turn off Self timer Blinking when the self timer function is operating i2. and press RIGHT key to select the Setup setting Press V button to chook USB connection PressAor V button to choose the PC camera mode Press OK to confirm Connect the camera to the computer Windows will automatically detect the camera You can use this camera as a web camera 7 Trouble shooting ALO OT a ONS Pres cae Clon Cannot turn on the camera Low battery power Replace or install the battery by pressing the power Battery placed at wrong correctly button polarities Photos can not be saved when taking pictures The memory card or Format the memory in SETUP built in memory hasn t mode of the camera Please refer been formatted properly to section 5 3 1 Make sure all cable connections are secured and restart the computer if necessary 2 Set the camera to removable Cannot find removable disk 1 Connection failure after connecting the camera _ 2 The mode of the to the computer camera is not set to removable disk properly disk mode refer to section 3 system setting USB connection Battery Power is too low Replace with new ALKALINE battery Flash does not work The batteries used up very Use wrong type of Replace with new ALKALINE fast battery battery Set the flash light to force Set the Flash light to Auto mode in bright mode eA environment The photos are over exposure 1 The camera is not held 1 Hold the camera steadily until it steadily beeps when t
3. aking photo 2 The lens of camera is Clean the lens with soft dry cloth dirty The photos are blurry Get a warning message 1 Conflict with another Capture device was not camera or video detected when trying to device open PC cam 2 The mode of the camera is not set to Set the camera to PC cam mode PC cam mode refer to section 3 system setting properly USB connection Remove any other camera driver completely from your system Sometimes you have to re install your system Cannot preview image in PC Preview is not selected Click preview in the option menu Camera mode in option Menu in PC to select it Mor EU only AM D531K AGB CBA
4. driver The driver in the CD has to be installed under following applications 1 For windows 98 SE Download picture video and as a PC cam 2 For windows ME Windows 2000 and Windows XP For using as a PC cam only Download picture video is driver free 6 1 Uninstalling old drivers and devices There is a chance for a conflict between the new driver and an existing driver in the computer In that case it is better to remove those drivers before installing the new driver 1 Enter Windows Safe Mode press F8 when starting Windows and then select Safe Mode from the menu which will be displayed 2 Click on Start Settings Control Panel and double click on Add Remove Programs icon 3 Find all the programs for similar old devices and remove these by clicking on the Add Remove button When in Safe Mode it is possible for some programs to appear twice In that case remove all the programs which appear twice 4 Restart the computer 6 2 Installing the driver for Windows 98 Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows XP Note Make sure all other programs are closed during the installation process Note During installation for Windows XP you may receive a message saying that the driver has not been signed This does not cause a problem for the functionality of the program Please click Yes to continue Note For example D is used to indicate the CD ROM drive This may be different f
5. e Balance of recording time in second Playback mode The No of pictures or video clips 12M 4032x3024 8M 3264x2448 5M 2560x1920 3 1M 2048x1536 1 3M 1280x960 VGA 640x480 Photo Video counter Selected Force flash a Auto Flash The camera determines if the flash must be used or not D No Flash The flash is turned off 7 Flash indicator The quality is fine Default kk The quality is standard The quality is economy Brightness Alert SM Alert user to hold the camera steadily Normal Macro aA Normal mode 0 5m infinity Macro mode 11cm 18cm Picture quality mode indicator View center Pes eee 5 Using the camera 5 1 Installing the batteries 1 Open the battery door 2 Insert 2 AAA alkaline batteries into the camera 3 Turn on the camera Press the POWER button to turn it on press it again to turn off 5 2 Inserting a memory card not included This camera has built in internal memory This memory can be extended with a SD memory card not included Follow the instructions given below to insert the optional SD memory card into the camera 1 Turn off the camera first 2 Insert the SD card into the camera Note There is only one right direction to insert the SD memory card into the slot Do not force the card into the slot or else it may damage both the camera and the SD memory card Note The SD memory card must be formatted before taking photograp
6. fast moving object is not recommended 2 Image may be distorted when taking picture in a moving vehicle 5 6 Zoom in and out The camera can zoom in up to 8 times 1 Zoom in by pressing the A orY button a number will appear on the display 8 0 is the maximum zoom 2 You can zoom in by pressing the UP or DOWN button 5 7 Taking photographs using self timer function You can use the self timer function when you wish to take a photograph for yourself or when you wish to photograph for an object where the camera must be as still as possible for example on the stand 1 Set the camera to photo mode 2 Press the MENU button The quick menu will appear 3 Press W to self timer mode press OK and Aor YW to set the delay time 2seconds 10 seconds 10 2seconds or off Press the OK button to confirm The self timer function is now ready for use Aim at the object you wish to photograph Press the SHUTTER button to take a photograph The self timer indicator LED in the front will blink The photograph will be taken after the timer reaches the delay time that you pre set and the camera will beep once eo oe Press the MODE button to select Press the SHUTTER button to start recording video press the SHUTTER button again to stop recording The video clip will now be saved as an AVI file in the camera memory 3 Press MENU to set proper resolution EV and WB and press OK to confirm 5 8 Recording video clips 1 2 5 9 Playback p
7. hotographs 1 Press PLAYBACK button press dor to select the video clip or photo 2 Press OK it will go to 2x zoom press OK again to 3x zoom up to 8x 3 Press A V or to shift the image 4 Press MENU to select SLIDE SHOW and then press OK to confirm The pictures saved in your camera or your SD card will be displayed in sequence automatically 5 10 Playback video clips 1 When video clips are displayed press OK to play and press DOWN key to stop 2 Press OK to pause the playback 3 Press PLAYBACK key to exit 5 11 Recording voice 1 Press MODE button to select the voice recording mode 2 Press SHUTTER to start voice recording and press it again to stop 5 12 Delete photographs and video clips You can choose to delete a single photograph video clip or delete all the photographs video clips in the memory 5 12 1 Delete photograph Follow the instructions given below to delete photograph 1 Press PLAYBACK to enter the playback mode 2 Press the MENU button and select Delete One Delete All press OK to confirm 3 If you select Protect picture your current file or images can not be deleted 4 Press MENU to exit NOTE Select Deleting All and Press OK to confirm all the pictures will be deleted 5 12 2 Shortcut to delete one picture 1 Press PLAYBACK to enter Playback mode 2 Select the photo video you want to delete press DELETE W button 3 Press OK to confirm 6 Installing the camera
8. hs See the following sections for more information 5 3 Formatting the memory or SD card Press Menu button Select Setup setting by right key Press OK to confirm and select by up or down key Press OK to format the card or memory DWN 5 4 Setting the resolution The camera can be set to different resolutions 1 Press MENU to set proper resolution Resolution VGA 640X480 1 3M 1280x960 3 1M 2048X1536 5M 2560 x 1920 8M 3264x2448 12M 4032x3024 2 Six different resolutions will be displayed Select the desired resolution by using the A or Y buttons and then press the OK button to confirm the selection 5 5 Taking photographs 1 Turn on the camera by pressing the ON OFF button 2 Press MODE to set the camera to photo mode 3 Depending on the distance to the object being photographed use Macro switch to adjust the distance Select the flower symbol E if you wish to take a close up photograph 11cm 18cm If you wish to take photograph of surroundings or people 0 5m infinity set the Macro switch to Normal mode ult 4 Ifyou are not sure if there is enough lighting turn the automatic flash FA on by pressing the flash button If the battery power is too low the flash won t be activated 5 Use the LCD screen to aim the object you wish to photograph 6 Press Shutter button and hold the camera steadily for 2 to 3 sec until the LCD display turn on again Caution 1 Taking picture for
9. ndicator Flash light Use the built in flash to give the subject extra lighting if it is in dark g surroundings the best flash distance is recommended within 1 5m Macro mode Select this mode to take close up photographs distance Macro switch Tiom Paan NSE Normal mode Select this mode to take photographs from 0 5m infinity USB Via this connection you can download photographs and video clips to a interface computer AV port For television connection Records the image to be taken Note Keep the lens clean Dirt and fingerprints will affect the quality of the picture Le display 15 UP UP amp Digital zoom in Press it to confirm changes Right flash For menu right selection and selection of flash light mode light Down amp Digital zoom out 19 Playback Press it to enter playback mode Press it to delete the photo in playback mode Battery door 2xAAA alkaline batteries 22 SD card slot SD card slot Tripod To fix the camera on tripod connector 3 Details for camera setting 7 17 TO Picture quality set Auto Default Sport Night P ortrait Landscape Backlight PERNE SEI Exposure 2 5 3 4 3 2 3 4 1 3 1 0 Default Level of exposure Auto Default Automatic light balance Davlicht Light balance selected for daylight yilg surrounding Light balance selected for cloud nito mondy aa balance S Light balance selected for tungsten lighting a FI Ligh
10. or your computer 1 Insert the CD ROM into your computer s CD ROM drive The installation program will start automatically If it does not start automatically please do the following a Select Run from Windows Start menu b Type D SETUP EXE and click on OK to start the Software Installer The Software Installer will appear Select the language you wish to use for the installation Click on Install driver to start the installation of the camera driver Follow the on screen instructions a ee 6 3 Connecting the camera The camera can be connected to the computer in two different modes Mass Storage Device or as a PC camera for video conferencing on the Internet 6 3 1 Connecting as a mass storage device Turn the camera on by pressing the ON OFF button Press MENU button and press RIGHT key to select the Setup setting Press W button to set USB connection Press Aor W button to choose the Disk Drive mode Press OK to confirm Connect the camera to the computer Windows will automatically detect the camera You can use this camera as a removable disk eee Ae 6 3 2 Connecting as a PC camera When you connect the camera as a PC camera you can use the camera as a web cam for video conferencing on the Internet by using Windows NetMeeting or Windows Messenger You must install the driver before connecting the Digital Camera to your computer Turn the camera on by pressing the ON OFF button Press MENU button
11. t balance selected for fluorescent uorescent surrounding DM ze Sepia Monochrome Color setting Saturation setting Sharpness Normal Default Hard Soft Sharpness setting 10s sa the delay time at 10s to take a picture Seu timer Set the delay time at 10s to take a 10 2s picture and then every 2s to take pictures automatically Ti Off Default Date Only Date Show the date and or time on the ime Stamp amp Time pictures Format Execute cancel Format the memory card English Default T Chinese seectdesiny angue Language S Chinese French German Select display language Italian Spanish Portuguese o Auto power Auto power off intimin 3min default or E off vee A 5 min if no operation Light 50Hz Frequency Be Flicker Main American electricity frequency Main European electricity frequency NTSC American and Japanese video format Laa PAL European video format USB Disk Drive Act as a portable disk Connect to printer Note The camera will remain the last setting when it is turned off 4 Explanation of the status icons The batteries are full The batteries are empty setting for photographs taking Recording mode PB sting for videos capture Eg Date stamp Displays the date day month year Indicates memory or SD card Memory or SD card M Pictures stored in built in memory indicator M Pictures stored in SD card Photo mode No of balance picture can be taken Video mod
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