Sakar 24280 manual

24280/24282 Digit al Camera Owner ’ s Manual © 2006 Sakar International, Inc. Al l ri g hts reserv ed. Windows and the Windows logo are reg istered trademarks of M icrosoft Corporation. All other tradem arks are the proper ty of their respectiv e.[...]

- 1 - S e c t i o n O n e - P r o f i l e Overvi ew Thank you for purchasing this digital camera. Not only can it take photos b ut it also has built-in PC camera functions. Thi s camera is equipped with 8MB SDRAM. In order to download photos from your camera to y our computer , you need on ly connect the USB cable from your computer to your camera.[...]

- 2 - Section T wo - Lithium Battery Before using your camera fo r the f irst time, char ge your camera’s battery . Once the ba t te r y i s c ha r ge d , m o ve th e Camera/Ch arger selector to “C amera” mode. Do not move the selector back to “Charge” mode until y ou have downloaded all y our photos to y our computer and are ready to rec[...]

- 3 - Section Three – Software and Camera Driver Installation IMPORT ANT : Before attempting to inst all the softw are, en sure that y ou do not hav e the camera att ached to your compu ter . This will affe ct the installation process and could cause y our installation to fail. Do not conn ect the cable to the computer until the entire inst allat[...]

- 4 - 3. On the “Install your camera software” screen, select your camera model from the drop down list, clic k the “Install” button to install PhoT ags Express followed by the installation of PhoT ags WebCam Express and your camera driver . 4. On the “PhoT ags Express" screen, click the “ Next” button.[...]

- 5 - 5. Please review the license terms and click the “Agree” button to continue. 6. Let the “PhoT ags Express” installer create the folder where the program will be installed to, and then click “ Inst all ”[...]

- 6 - 7. Click “ Finish ” to let the “PhoT ags Express” installer finish the installation program. 8. This will automatically launch the Install shield for the camera driver . Click “ Next ” to continue.[...]

- 7 - 9. Once the program has finished installing y ou will have to restart your computer . 10. Congratulations!! Y ou have successfully installed the “PhoT ags Express” software, the “PhoT ags WebCam Express” and the Camera driver .[...]

- 8 - Section Four - T aking Photos NOTE: T O ACHIEVE THE MOST CLARITY , THE OPTIMAL DIST ANCE BETWEEN THE C AMERA AND THE SUBJECT IS “5” FEET . Please ensure th at the battery is properly charged before t aking photos. 1. Press the function button to turn on the camera - the LCD at the back o f the camera will light up. 2. Use the v iewfinder [...]

- 9 - Section Five - Camera Functions If the camera i s in energy sav e mode, pr ess the fu nction button on ce to sw itch to working mode. Turn Camera Of f 1. Press the F unction button to select “ ” shown on LCD display . 2. Press the shu tter button within 5 seconds to turn camera of f. Auto-Shoot Mode 1. Press the F unction button to select[...]

- 10 - 1. Press the Function bu tton to select the “ ” icon show n on the LCD display. 2. Press the shutter button on ce within 5 se conds to delete the last photo. Photo Resolution Choose either VGA or QVGA mode. 1. Press the Function button to select “Lo” show n on the LCD display . 2. Press the shu tter button within 5 seconds, the mode [...]

- 1 1 - Fluorescent Lamp Frequency 1. Press the Function bu tton to select “50” or “60” shown on the LCD display. 2. Press the shu tter button w ithin 5 seconds. The frequency will be toggle between 50HZ and 60HZ. 3. Please se t the frequency of your camera accor ding to the standards of the country y ou live in. In the United States and As[...]

- 12 - Section Six – Downloading Photos Use the “PhoTags Express” program to import the photos from y our camera . 1. Plug one end of the USB cable into the USB slot on your camera. 2. Plug the other en d of the USB cable in to a USB port on your computer. 3. Make sure that your camera is connected and tu rned on. 4. Double-click the “PhoTa[...]

- 13 - 6. The “Get photos” wizard will appear with th e correct name of y our camera device sele cted in the “Act ive dev ices” list in the “Express” mode. Click the “Nex t” button to proce ed . 7. On the next screen, cho ose where you w ant to place your photo s and click the “Finish” bu tton to copy th e photos to your compute[...]

- 14 - 8. All of the picture s you imported will the n 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 unique photo collections [...]

- 15 - on standard photo pap er ... Y ou can purchase Albums and Video CD, two additional workshop projects on line at anytime and these will be automatically activated in PhoT ags Express. Create Photo Albums and Slide Shows on CDs that can be viewed on your P C and VCD’s for viewing on your TV using your DVD player . WebCam Express- Use the Web[...]

- 16 - S e c t i o n E i g h t – C a p t u r i n g A V I Now that you have your camera installed you can use it to capture short movies called A VI files. The length of time you can record an A VI 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 t ake note that[...]

- 17 - 3. Click the “ Capture ” button to start recording the video. The recording elapse time will appear under the video. 4. Click the “ Pause ” button to hold the recording. T o continue recording click the “ Capture ” button again. 5. T o finish recording click the “ Sto p ” button. 6. The videos will be automatically saved into[...]

- 18 - your computer . 3. Input the IP address that you wish to conne ct to in the address bar and dial. 4. Select [T ool][Video][Ac c ept] and [T ransfer] options. Once y our call has been accepted, you can hold a video conference .[...]

- 19 - Appendix 1:Specifications Product T ype: Digital Camera Electronic Coupling Element: CMOS Sensor 300K Pix els Image Resolution: 640x480 Pixels(VGA) 320x240 Pix els(QVGA) Devices: Built-in 8MB (SDRAM) Memory Capacity : 25(VGA)(Hi) 102(QVGA)(Lo) 102(VGA)(Hi) 409(QVGA)(Lo) Viewfinder: Buil t-in Auto shoot: 10s Shutter S peed: 1/6-1/15000 s Shoo[...]

- 20 - Appendix 2 : Troubleshooting Q: I have taken photos, but my computer says "No photos in camera." What do I do? A: First, ensure tha t you have t aken photos with y our camera. Press the shutter button a few times to t ake some sample pho tos and try again. If y ou still get a no photos error , this indicates that the driver i s not[...]

- 21 - "Imaging Devices" and clicking on the "+" next to it should rev eal your camera. If not, you will probably see "Digital S till Camera" under "Other Devices" w ith a brightly colored marking next to it indicating that it is not functi oning correctly . If you are running Windows 98, 98SE, or ME: Right c[...]