Sakar 32480 manual

3248 0 Digital Vide o Came ra Owner’s Manual © 2006 Sakar Intern ational, Inc. Al l rights reserved. Windows and the Windows logo are registered trade marks of Microsoft Corpor ation. All other trademar ks are the property of their respective co mpanies.[...]

- - 2 Table of Contents Key Features .......................................................................................................................... 4 What your digital v ideo camera in cludes:................................................................................ 4 Computer System Req uirements .................................[...]

- - 3 Introduction Thank you for purchasing your Digital Video camera. Not only can i t shoot video clips and take photos, it also has t he built -in functions of a webcam, w hich you can use for video conferencing. In addition, an SD/MMC card can be in serted into the DV camera to ex pand its memory. Your camera includes the patented Active Images[...]

- - 4 Key Features • 3.1 Megapix el DV camera with cho ice of 3image resolu tions - 2048 x 1536 Pixe ls (QXGA), 1280x102 4 Pixels (SXGA), 640 x 480 Pixel (VGA). The resolution fo r Video is 320 x 240 pixel (QVGA). • 4x digital zoom • Your DV camera can be used as a Web Cam for Video Con ferencing and Instant Mes saging. • 1.5" Color TF[...]

- - 5 • TV Cable • Digital Images Softw are Manag er ® • User manual • Strip Computer System Requirements • Windows 2000 or X P • Pentium II 300 or highe r • 64MB RAM • 100MB free hard driv e space • CD-ROM drive • Available USB port • 16-bit color display adaptor[...]

- - 6 A Quic k Look at y our Digital V ideo Camera[...]

- - 7 The LCD Displa y LCD Screen LCD Scree n LCD Screen Normal Mode Playback M ode Play back Mode Explanation of Icons that A ppear on the LCD Monitor Battery power level Full battery power Medium b attery power Low battery po wer Photo quality Standard quality High quality Flash < > A uto < > Force Flash < > No Flash Shooting Mo[...]

- - 8 Self-timer ON Self-timer On Digital Zoom 4.00X - 4 x Digital Zoom 3.00X - 3 x Digita l Zoom 2.00X - 2 x Dig ital Zoom 1.00X - 1 x Digital Zoom Preparing Your Camera for Us e Battery Installation Your DV camera req uires three “AAA” ba tteries. It is re commended tha t alkaline batteries be u sed. 1. Slide the battery cover to open the bat[...]

- - 9 Note: Unless you are using an SD memor y card, opening the battery compartment and/or removing the battery will erase the v ideos and ph otos currently stored in the came ra. Downloa d your videos and photos as often as possible. Data will be lost w hen the DV camera i s turned off or the battery runs low . Do not open the battery door before[...]

- - 10 NOTE: limited internal memory is provided for test images. Those i mages will be deleted when camera p ower is turned off. Plea se download the i mages before pow er off. SD memory card is required for nor mal use. Insert the card by pu shing it firmly into the slot nex t to the battery co mpartment until it clicks into place. Once the memor[...]

- - 11 Pressing the left/righ t button to sel ect “No” will result in the images remaining in the internal me mory of the DV camera. Howe ver such images w ill not be acces sible again until the ex ternal memory card is remov ed or images are dow nloaded to a comp uter. Pictures copied to the memory card may be accessed in “Play back mode”.[...]

- - 12 The Camera Mode Flash 1. Press FLA SH button. The icon will keep f lashing on the LCD until the flash is fully charged. The flash function is for ced on. 2. Repeatedly press FLA SH to select the icon shown on the LC D . The auto matic flash functio n is activated. 3. Repeatedly pres s FLA SH to select the icon show n on the LCD , the flash f[...]

- - 13 Note: . The DV will retu rn to standb y mode if you do not press any buttons within 5 s econds. Setup Mode Image-setting NB . The defaul t image settin g is Auto . 1. Press button. 2. Press butt on twice the following menu will appear: Exposure[...]

- - 14 1. Press button to sele ct Exposure . 2. Press to confir m the following menu will appear: 3. Press / button to select the de sired ex posure (-1.5 ~ +1.5) 4. Press button to confir m. White Balance 1. Press button to sele ct White Bala nce . 2. Press to confirm the following menu will appear:[...]

- - 15 : 3. Press / button to select the appro priate light setting 4. Press button to confir m. Sharpness 1. Press button to sele ct Sharpness 2. Press to confir m the following menu will appear[...]

- - 16 3. Press / button to select desired sharpne ss. 4. Press button to confir m. Image Size 1. Press button one time. 2. Press button three times, the following menu will appear 3. Press button to select the image re solution per your re quest. 4. Press to confir m.[...]

- - 17 Image Quality 1. Press button one time. 2. Press button four times the following menu will appear . 3. Press button to select the imag e quality per your requ est. 4. Press to confirm. Note: . means standard quality, means high quality. . The resolution and quality will ap pear on the LCD. . In standb y mode, you can p ress button to sel ect[...]

- - 18 A uto Off 1. Press button on ce. 2. Press button until the auto o ff menu appears 3. Press button to select the sw itch-off time of your choice 4. Press to confir m. Date/Time Setting 1. Press button once .[...]

- - 19 2. Press button six times the following menu will appear: Note: The default function is “D ate off photo”. 3. Press button to sele ct Date/Time . 4. Press button t o select SET the following menu will appear .[...]

- - 20 1. Press button to sele ct the digit. 2. Press / button to set the digit. 3. Press . 4. Press / button to select Yes . 5. Press to confirm. .the date and time w ill be printed on the photo taken. Set Frequency 1. Press button once 2. Press button seven times The following menu will appear[...]

- - 21 3. Press button to select the freq uency. 4. Press to confirm. Note: 60Hz is normally us ed in the Unite d States and Asi a. 50Hz is normall y used in Japan a nd Europe . Use of the inco rrect frequenc y can affe ct the qualit y of your photos Set TV Mode 1. Press button once . 2. Press button eight times The following menu will appear:[...]

- - 22 T V O U T E x i t N T SC PAL 3. Press button to sele ct the TV Mode. 4. Press to confir m. Note: .NTSC is normally us ed in the United States an d Japan. P AL is normall y used in Asi a and Europe. Starting your DV camera Note: The default setting of your DV camera is normal (single photo) mode You can press / button to zoo m in on a subject[...]

- - 23 Taking Photos Focus on the subjec t using the LC D screen Hold the camera steady and press the shutter button to take a photo (There w ill be a short delay while th e camera saves the photo to memory.) Note: The number of photo shots available is di splayed in the upper left corner of the LCD in this mode When the DV ca mera memory is f ull,[...]

- - 24 2. Press down bu tton to select Video . 3. Press the shutter bu tton. The icon will appear on the LCD. 4. Focus on the subjec t and press the Shutter Button to start shooting. 5. Press the Shutter Button again to stop shooting. Note: . Pressing the butt on will change y our DV camera dire ctly to Video-sho oting mode. . Movies shot in thi s [...]

- - 25 Press button to select PLAYB ACK mode Deleting Still Images Press button once and the following menu will appear. . Use the / button to select the desired function .. Press the button. When “All” or “For mat” is selected , then “Yes No” w ill appear on the LC D. Press / butt on to sele ct “Yes” or “No ”, then press the na[...]

- - 26 Selecting “All” will delete all images in memory. Selecting “For mat” will delete all fi les including tho se protected (see b elow). Protect photos Press button once Press button once and the follow ing menu will appear : . Press the button to select Lock Press the button to confir m Rotating Images Note : To rotate pho tos the same[...]

- - 27 Press button once. Press button twice and the follow ing menu w ill appear: . Press the / button to select a mount of rotation shown on LCD (0 0 , 90 0 , 180 0 , 270 0 ). Press the button to confir m. A uto Off Please refer to Page13. Zoom Press / button to Z+ or Z- (Press button to show the photo in full screen) .[...]

- - 28 Display Function . In NORMA L mode, press button to switch off all of the icons show n on the LCD, press button twice to turn off the LCD monitor, press button three times to light on. . In PLAY BACK mode, you can pr ess button to show the photo you selected to full screen. Using your DV Camera as a Web Cam Press the button to set your DV to[...]

- - 29 2. Double-click the “ WebCam Ex press” icon that is on your des ktop to launch th e “PhoTags WebCam Expr ess” program. 3. Adjust your WebCam to the des ired position. The screen will displa y what the W ebCam “ sees”. 3. To add audio to yo ur video, plug a microphone into your computer. 4. Click the “Capture ” button to sta r[...]

- - 30 5. Click the “Pau se” button to hold the recording. To cont inue recording click the “Capture” but ton again. 6. To finish recording click the “Stop ” button. The video s will be automati cally saved into a defaul t director y. Note: Taking snap shots- to learn how to capture JP EG snapshots from your WebCam or from your ex istin[...]

- - 31 1. Connect the camer a to your compu ter with USB cable. 2. Run the video conference softw are Microsoft Net Meeting on your co mputer. 3. Input IP addre ss in the address bar and d ial. 4. Select [Tool][ Video][Send] and [Transf er] options after your call has been received.[...]

- - 32 Installing Digital Images Manager Software Insert the Softw are CD that came with your ca mera into the CD-ROM drive. Make sure that your camera is NO T connected to the computer. The Digital Images Manager and camera driver installation screen will appe ar. You will have to install both Digital Images Mana ger and the ca mera driver and res[...]

- - 33 2. Select your ca mera model from th e drop dow n list and click the “Inst all” button to install Digital Images Manager . 3. On the “Digital I mages Manager" screen, click the “N ext” button.[...]

- - 34 4. Please review the license terms an d click the “Agree” but ton to continu e. 5. Let the “Digital Image s Manager” i nstaller create the folder where th e program w ill be installed, and then cli ck “Install”.[...]

- - 35 6. Click “Finish” to let the “Digital Ima ges Manager” installer finish the in stallation progra m. 7. Click “Next” to begin in stallation of muvee AutoProducer .[...]

- - 36 8. Please review the license terms an d click the “I accept” button to continue .[...]

- - 37 9. Click on “Finish” to co mplete instal lation of muvee Auto Producer. 10. Click on “Camera Driver Installatio n” to install drivers .[...]

- - 38 11. Click “Next” to begin in stallation of dr ivers. 12. Click “Install” to con tinue installation of drive rs.[...]

- - 39 13. Once the progra m has finished ins talling please clic k “Finish” and res tart your computer. Congratulations !! You have successfully in stalled the “Digital Images Ma nager” software . Transferring Images to your PC Press the button to set your DV to PLAY BACK m ode before dow nloading photos.The M SDC i con w ill appear on the[...]

- - 40 Transfer Images Using Digital Ima ges Manager: 1. Set your camera to PLAYBACK mode. 2. Connect your ca mera to your c omputer using the US B cable prov ided. 3. Make sure that your camera is co nnected and is turned ON . 4. The “Camera/Re movable Media Auto Detect” window will automatically app ear. 5. The number of pi ctures on the came[...]

- - 41 Select your photo s and click “Nex t” to continue. 7. Add Active Caption s to your pict ures. You can add a date, keyw ords, categories and more. Click “Next” to continue .[...]

- - 42 8. On the next screen , select wh ere to place your photos and click the “Finish” button to copy the photos to your computer. 9. All of the pictures y ou have impor ted will appear in the “Sele ct Photos” main w indow . Manual Photo Do wnload: Get photos manually using “Digital Images Manager ” Use the “Digital Imag es Manage r[...]

- - 43 3. Make sure that your camera is conn ected and turned ON. Double-click the “Digi tal Images Mana ger” icon on your desktop to lau nch the “Digital Images Ma nager” progr am. Click on the “Get Pho tos” button o n the Main Menu.[...]

- - 44 The “Device Selection” mode will appear. Both your camera and the memory card will each appear in the “Active Device s” list as a “Removable Di sk”. Toggle betw een the tw o devices to select your pictures. 1. Custom Copy : This mode is used to manually sel ect the photos you wish to copy to your computer.[...]

- - 45 a. Select "Custom Copy". Click "Next" to continue. b. Select your photo s and click "Nex t" to continue.[...]

- - 46 c. Add Active Captions to your pi ctures. With this feature, you can add a date, keyword s and categories. Click “ Next” to continue.[...]

- - 47 d. On the next screen, choose wher e you wish to place your photos on your computer. Click on “Fini sh” to copy the photos to the location you selected. All of the picture s you imported will appe ar in the “Select pho tos” main window. 2. Express Copy Method: Select this option if y ou wish to ha ve all the image s transferred to th[...]

- - 48 7. Click on the REM OVABLE STORAGE DE VICE to view the images. The images are stored in the subfolde r called DCM1 00. 8. You can now copy and paste the image s to any directory yo u choose. Maintenance of Your Digital Camera Your DV camera i s a delicate instru ment- please handle i t with care. Technical Support For technical support issue[...]

- - 49 Technical Specifications Sensor ● CMOS Sensor Image Resolution for Digital Camera ● 2048 x 1536 pixels (QXGA) ; 1280 x 1024 pi xels (SXGA) ; 640 x 480 pixels (VGA) Image Resolution for PC Camera ● 640 x 480 pixels (VGA); 352 x 288 pixels (CIF); 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA) ● 176 x 144 pixels (QCIF); 160 x 120 pixels (QQVGA) Image Resoluti[...]