Sakar 88379 manual

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- 2 - Table of Contents What your camera includes: ..................................................................................... 3 Computer System Requirem ents ............................................................................. 3 A Quick Look at Your Ca mera ........................................................................[...]

- 3 - What your camera includes:  Digital Camera  Kids Cam Show and Share Creativity Center software installation CD  USB cable  User’s Manual  Strap Computer System Requirements To be able to download photos to your PC y ou will need the following minimum configuration:  Windows 2000/XP  Pentium-based PC (or equivalent)  [...]

- 4 - A Quick Look at Your Camera[...]

- 5 - Preparing Your Camera for Use Battery Installation Your camera requires two AA alkaline batteries, which must be inserted as follows: 1. Slide open the battery compartment at the bottom of the camera in the direction indicated by the arrow. 2. Insert the batteries in accordance with the polarity (+/-) shown on the inside of the cover. 3. Clos[...]

- 6 - • Download your photos as often as possibl e. Photos ma y be lost when the batteries run low. Starting Your Camera • Press and hold down the mode button (for about 2 seconds) to start the camera. • The camera will sound a beep to confirm that it is ready for use. • The LCD display will indicate the number of photos that can be taken b[...]

- 7 - However the LCD counter only displays up to 99. It will continue to display 99 until less than 99 images may still be taken. The Camera Modes Photo Resolution Hr/Lr and C ompression Hd/ Ld There are 2 photo resolutions to select from, high resolution – “Hr” o r low resolution – “Lr”. 1. Hr” or "Lr” will be shown on the LC[...]

- 8 - 4. All photos taken after changing compression will be at the new compression. The photo compression and resolution settings determi ne the number the numb er of photos and the amount of memory required for each photo. The follo wing tabl e tells you how many photos can be taken based on the image resolution and compression: Continuo us Shot [...]

- 9 - 1. Press the mode button to select CS shown on the LCD display. 2. Press the shutter button once - 3 continuous shots are taken. Self-Timer - St 1. Press the mode button to select the “ St” icon shown on the LCD screen. 2. Press the shutter button to start a 10 second count down (the camera will beep once a second). 3. After 10 seconds a [...]

- 10 - 3. Press the shutter button again within 5 seconds and all photos in the camera will be deleted. 4. The LCD counter will be reset to show the number of photos that can be taken at the current resolution and compression. Frequency - 50/60 The camera has 2 Frequency settings, 50HZ fo r the U.S. and Asia and 60HZ for Europe and Japan. To set th[...]

- 11 - Installing Kids Cam Show and Shar e Creativity Center Software Before attempting to install the software, make sure that you do not have the camera or the USB cable attached to your computer. This may cause y our installation to fail. Do not connect the cable to the computer until the entire installation proc ess has been completed. We sugge[...]

- 12 - 1. On the “Kids Cam Sho w and Share Creativity Center" screen, click the “ Next” button. 2. Please review the license terms and click the “Agree” button to continue.[...]

- 13 - 3. Let the “Kids Cam Show and Share Cre ativity Center” installer create the folder where the program will be installed to, and then click “ Install ”. 4. Click “ Finish ” to let the “Kids Cam Show and Share Creativity Center” installer finish the installation program.[...]

- 14 - 5. This will automatically launch the Insta ll shield for the camera driver. Click “ Next ” to continue. 6. Once the program has finished installi ng you will have to restart your computer. 7. Congratulations !! You have successfully installed the “Kids Cam Show and Share Creativity Center” software, the “PhoTags WebCam Express” [...]

- 15 - Downloading Photos Use the “Kids Cam Show and Share Creativity Center” p rogram to import photos and video clips (AVI files) from your camera. 1. Plug one end of th e USB cable into the USB slot on y our camera. 2. Plug the other end of the USB cable into a USB port on your computer. 3. Make sure that y our camera is connecte d and turne[...]

- 16 - 6. The “Get photos from camera” window will appear. 7. Click the “Browse” button to select a folder to place your photos and videos. 8. Click the “ OK ” button to proceed. 9. On the next screen, choose where you want to pla ce your photos and video clips and click the “Finish” button to copy the photos to your computer.[...]

- 17 - 10. Open the folder that you selected to view all the pictures and videos in the “ Select photos ” mode. About Kids Cam Show and Share Creativity Center Kids Cam Show and Share Creativity center will help you get the most of the camera you just purchased. Packed with powerful, yet easy to use features, “Show and Share” will let you m[...]

- 18 - Slide show - Select anyone of your photo collection and view t hem as a full screens slide shows. You can even add background music that will play during the slide show. Games - play anyone of the five fun Games including: Word Search, Jigsaw Puzzle, Sliding Puzzle, Mechanical Maze and Word Scramble. With this version of the software you hav[...]

- 19 - Capturing (AVI) video using WebCam Express Now that you have your camera i nstalled 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. Pleas e take note that these AVI [...]

- 20 - 3. Click the “ Capture ” button to start recording the video. The elapsed recording time will appear under the video. 4. Click the “ Pause ” button to pause recording. To continue recording click the “ Capture ” button again. 5. To finish recording click the “ Stop ” button. 6. Videos will automatically be saved in a default [...]

- 21 - Note: 1. Taking snapshots: to learn how to capture JPEG snapshots from yo ur WebCam or from your existing AVI movies, go to the “Take Snapshots” section in the Quick Start help. 2. To learn how to change the user settings, go to the “Set User Preferences” section in the Quick Start help. Camera Maintenance Your camera is a delicate i[...]

- 22 - or 732-476-5098 to access our technical support information on the phone. For question on warranty information please email warrant y@sakar.com Appendix A: Technical Specifications Image Sensor CMOS Sensor 100K(352X288) pi xels Resolution 352 x 288(CIF) Memory 1M x 16 bytes SDRAM Number of pictures Ld:Hi 18 CIF/Lo 64 QCIF Hd:Hi 50 CIF Lo 152[...]

- 23 - • First, ensure that you have taken photos with your ca mera. Press the shutter button a few times to take some sample photos and try again. If you still get a no phot os error, this indicates that the software was not installed correctly or you may not meet the minimum s ystem requirements. • System Requirements: At least a Pentium II 3[...]

- 24 - If the camera is installed correctly, there will be a category listed for "Imaging Devices" and clicking on the "+" next to it should reveal your camera. If not, you will likely see "Digital Still Camera" under "Other Devices" with a brightl y co lored marking next to it indicating it is not functionin[...]