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Cobra Digital DC125 manual

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  • Page 1

    COBRA DC125 Content s Profile……………………………………… ……………………………... 1 Overview ……………………………………………………………….. 1 Product Package Contents …………………………………………… 1 System Requirement s …………………………………………?[...]

  • Page 2

    -1- Profile Overview Thank you for purchasin g the digit al camera. It not on ly can t ake photos but also has built-in P C camera functions. This camera is equipp ed with 1 x 16Mb SDRAM. If you want the ph otos in the came ra to be downloaded to your comput er , you on ly need to connect the USB cable between your compute r and your camera. It is [...]

  • Page 3

    -2- Inst alling The Batteries 1. Ope n the battery box . 2. Load t he batteries co rrectly: when y ou load the batteries, please place both batte ries according to the po le directions inscribed o n the battery box. 3. Close the b attery box cover . Note : When you use the USB cable to c onnect the camera to a computer , is unnece ssary to us e the[...]

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    -3- Sof tware Inst allation Please insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive, this dialog box will appear: 1. Install PhotoI mpres sion 2. Insta ll Funhouse 3. Install Dri ver 4. Browse CD 5. Exit Prompt: For details rega rding PhotoImpression an d Funhouse, please refer to separate instructions includ ed on the CD. Y ou need to install both th e applica[...]

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    -4- 3. Hold the camera steadily , and press the shutter re lease button to t ake photos. 4. The camera sounds a buzzer , indicating tha t the photo was t aken and that you can pr oceed to th e next one . 5. When the ca mera’s memory is f ully loaded with photos, “0” will show on the LCD, if you press the shutter release ag ain, the buzzer wil[...]

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    -5- ¾ – Auto shoot ¾ – C o n t i n u o u s s h o o t . ¾ – Delete all ph otos in the memo ry ¾ – Delete the last photo fr om memor y ¾ – Hi means CI F mode (100k pixels resolu tion). -- Lo means QCIF mode (25K pixels resolution). ¾ “50” or “60” – “50” or “60” to select the frequency of lig ht used indoors. “50”[...]

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    -6- Continuous Shoot Mode 1. Press the Function button to s elect the “ ” icon shown on the LCD display. 2. Pr ess th e Shu tter rel ease button within 5 seconds to activate the continuou s shooti ng mode and do not release the butto n until you want to stop shooting. The camera will beep once for each phot o taken until you release the Shutter[...]

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    -7- Photo Resolutio n Selection Note: The resolution status will alway s show on the LCD display in small charac ters. 1. Press the Function button to select the “ ” icon shown on the LCD display. 2. “Hi” means CIF mode 352 x 288 Pixels, “Lo” means Q CIF mode 176 x 144 pixels 3. When you select the Mode function, press the shutter relea[...]

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    -8- resolution and compress ion ratio. The LCD displ ay will always sh ow the status of th e resolution and the number of photos left that you may take unless the Functio n Button is pressed. The highe st storage of photos will be 19 photos --- “Hi” resolution + “Ld” compression 76 photos --- “Lo” reso lution + “Ld” compressio n 38 [...]

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    -9- 3. Click the Camera/Scanner button.Sele ct Sourc e " JL2005 A Camera" 4. Click the icon 5. Click the icon 6. Click t o save as (Y ou can s elect the photos to save on the blu e scree n). 7. Input the file name and select the file type. Click Save to save your photo.[...]

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    -1 0-[...]

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    -1 1- PC Camera Functi on Browse Live 1. Connect your came ra to the computer wit h the USB cable correctly . 2. Double-click the Phot oImpression icon on your desktop. 3. Click the icon Camera/Scanner . 4. Click the V ideo Camera symb ol . Y ou will see the dialog box displayed as below .[...]

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    -1 2- Functions Introduct ion Sources: Y ou can set the Brightness, Contrast — — device origin, device set and camera control; and please select Default. Format: Y ou can adjust the res olution and the color m ode of images; the color mode is suggeste d to select [ RGB-24]. Live: Y o u can brows e real-time videos or images. Capture: When you p[...]

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    -1 3- 2. Double-cl ick My Computer icon on the desktop. 3. Double-cl ick icon . Y ou can browse live via you r camera now . 4. Click T ake a New Picture button. The picture you are browsing will be captured.[...]

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    -1 4- 5. Select the pi cture you ca ptured, c lick Copy this file to save your picture. 6. Select the pla ce you want to c opy this pho to, then cli ck Copy . T ake Video 1. Open DSC File to select th e icon 2. Click the icon[...]

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    -1 5- 3. Click "Capture" and select" Star t C ap t u r e " as following indicates. 4. In new dialogue box, you select" OK " to save the file on the desktop automatica lly . 5. In " Capt ure " menu,select" Stop Capt ure " to stop taking video. Video Conference Y our camera c an be used as a PC camer [...]

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    -1 6- transmissi on or hold onlinevi deo conferenc e, you are only required to: 1. Connect the camera a nd your computer with USB cable co rrectly . 2. Run the video conference sof tware Microsof t NetMeeting on your computer . 3. Input oth ers’ IP address in th e address bar and dia l. 4. Select [T o ol][V ideo][Send] an d [ T ransfer] options[...]

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    -1 7- Note: If you do not install the sof tware NetMeeting , please click C:Program FilesNetMeeting Conf.exe , and insta ll the software per the direct ions. T roubles hooting For T aking Phot os Q: Why my camera has no response when I press MODE Butt on or Shutter Button. A: If your camera comes with Lithiu m Battery , pl ease slide the power s[...]

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    -1 8- Q:There are colo r spots or strip es layers and segme nts on my pho tos. A: This is caused by camera’s internal program loop, the factors might be caused by improper or bad batteries. Pl ease turn of f all the power (including USB cable and batteries), then turn on af ter 10 seconds. Q: Why my photo was blur red? A: The camera was shaking d[...]

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    -1 9- For Downloadin g Photos Q: Can I connect th e camera to the co mputer when I insta ll the driver? A: No, you can’t. Q: After I finished installing t he so ft ware, when I download the photo s from my camera, there is an icon showing “no photos in came ra”. A: Fir st make sur e that you have taken photos alread y , then check the tota l [...]

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    -2 0- Manager…) (2) Selec t [Acti on] [Scan for har dware ch anges] If your O/S is Win 98SE or Win ME (1) Open [Device Mana ger] (Select [My compute r] on the Desktop, Press right key / Properties/Dev ice Manager) (2) Press righ t key/[Refresh] Q: The camera can’t work after co nnection, there’ s a yellow mark “!” showing at De vice Manag[...]

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    -2 1- (2) Press right key/[Uninstall] (If OS is WIN98SE or WIN ME, Press right key / [Remove]) (3) Rem ove US B cabl e (4) Restart Computer (5) Re -plug U SB cab le Q: After finished in stalling sof tware and co nnect the camera to the computer , in device ma nager there’ s “unknown USB device”. A: Please check if your ca mera was connected t[...]