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• Exposure Compensation Range: -2.0EV to +2.0EV Steps: 1 /3EV.

Exposure compensation lets you change the exposure setting (EV value) manually to
adjust for the lighting of your subject. This feature helps to achieve better results when
recording a backlit subject, a strongly lit subject indoors, and a subject that is against a
dark background.

Other Video Recording Settings
In the below table, default setting is indication with an asterisk [*].

Capturing Movies

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Summary of Contents for DC-3270DV

Page 1: ...DC 3270DV Complere User Guide Package Content USB cable AV cable Earphone Hand Strap Pouch Installation CD Users Manual ...

Page 2: ... at http www arguscamera com support contact_tech htm or call us at 1 224 836 3400 option number 4 This camera is not water resistant and should not be used outdoors in snow or rain If accidentally dropped in water please quickly pour out the water Dry it with sunlight or an air blower Protect the camera from excessive humidity It will fog the lens and images will be blurred Do not expose the came...

Page 3: ...y under the sun or in extreme heat Take care of the lens Use a soft damp cloth to clean it Do not scratch the Lens LCD Monitor or Viewfinder If the LCD Monitor is damaged do not touch it Condensation is a problem when bringing cold equipment into a warm room Place the camera in a plastic bag so condensation forms on the outside of the bag ...

Page 4: ...a pixel Image Quality Option Super Fine Fine Normal Digital Camcorder Resolution options VGA 640 x 480 at 27fps QVGA 320 x 240 at 30fps LCD Display 1 5 TFT LCD High resolution LTPS type at 130K pixel Internal Memory 64MB Flash External Storage SD Card MMC compatible up to 512MB Shutter Electrical Movie File Format AVI MPEG 4 with sound Still Image File Format JPEG 4 ...

Page 5: ...uorescent Tungsten Flash Modes Anti Red Eye Automatic On Off Microphone Built in Zoom 8X Digital Zoom for Photo taking 4X Digital Zoom for Movie taking Range of focus 1 2m to Infinity Self timer 10 second delay TV output PAL NTSC USB connectivity version 2 0 Compatible with 1 1 5 ...

Page 6: ...Specifications Internal Storage 64MB Internal Flash Memory Number of images stored in 64MB typical 6 ...

Page 7: ...e actual numbers will vary depending on scene image complexity Compatibility with all SD MMC memory cards is NOT guaranteed Note When playing an MPEG4 movie on PC for the first time please install Mpeg4 Movie Driver included in CD ROM before connecting to PC 7 ...

Page 8: ...rements for the digital camera are as the following System Requirement OS Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP CPU Pentium MMX Celeron or AMD Athlon or higher RAM 64 MB CD ROM 4X or above HDD Hard drive with 500MB free disk space Color display 16 bit USB port QuickClix 3270DV 8 ...

Page 9: ...Package Contents USB cable AV cable Earphone Hand Strap Pouch Installation CD Users Manual camera drivers Users Manual Warranty Card 9 ...

Page 10: ...he package To install the driver 1 Insert installer CD into the CD ROM drive 2 Close the CD ROM drive An installer wizard will automatically launch If the installer wizard does not appear then 3 You can click Start in the Windows Taskbar Then select Run to continue 4 Click Browse to search the file path and select autorun exe in your CD ROM drive 5 Click Open and then click OK 10 ...

Page 11: ...Installing Software Driver Follow the on screen instructions to complete driver installation 11 ...

Page 12: ...Installing Software Driver 12 ...

Page 13: ...Installing Software Driver 13 ...

Page 14: ...Identifying the Parts 14 ...

Page 15: ...Control Button Functions 15 ...

Page 16: ...Control Button Functions 16 ...

Page 17: ...es are recommended for this camera for maximum battery life 1 Slide the battery compartment cover open in the direction as indicated 2 Place the batteries into the compartment Note that the positive and negative ends cannot be reversed 3 After the battery is properly installed close the battery compartment door firmly 17 ...

Page 18: ...t the battery and use the camera Inserting and Removing an SD Card Optional The video camera comes with 64 MB pre build memory which allows you to store pictures movies recorded voice You can expand the memory capacity by using an optional SD or MMC memory card up to 512MB To insert a memory card refer to the figure above and 18 ...

Page 19: ...ing When a memory card is fitted movies and pictures are saved on card rather than on the built in memory And the SD card icon will be shown on LDC display It may be necessary to format the SD card the first time it is used especially if the card has been used in devices other than your camera To format see Format in SETUP MODE If the Built in memory SD card is full the LCD display will show MEMOR...

Page 20: ...camera can operate normally you should set the write protect switch to the Unlock position before inserting the SD card If you insert a write protected card the media icon on the LCD display will become red Listed on the next page is the approximate number of images that can be stored cards in 64MB built in memory Actual capacity may vary up to 5 depending on the environment and color condition 20...

Page 21: ...Preparation 21 ...

Page 22: ...Attaching the Strap 1 Thread the strap through the camera strap eyelet as shown 2 Thread the other end of strap through the loop 22 ...

Page 23: ...u are traveling around Simply put the camera into the bag as indicated and you are ready to carry the camera with you 2 Please put your hand through the wrist strap and firmly hold the camera as illustrated 3 While taking photo with flash light avoid blocking the strobe flash to retain the best result 23 ...

Page 24: ...Getting Started Turning the Camera On 1 Flip out the LCD panel the camera will turn on automatically 2 Or press power button for one second to turn on it 24 ...

Page 25: ...ress and hold the power button for one second or you can place the panel back to its original position Checking Battery Power When the camera is on you will see the battery power indicator on the bottom left corner of the LCD monitor screen It shows you the battery power level 25 ...

Page 26: ...monitor screen uses various indicators and icons to keep you informed of the status of under video mode 1 MODE Status Indicator Movie Recording Mode Photo Taking Mode Playback Mode Movie Photo Voice Voice Recording Mode 2 White Balance Indicator 26 ...

Page 27: ...key to toggle around above quality setting for quick access 4 Movie Quality Movie Recording in progress Movie Recording Standby 5 Recording time Elapsed time hh mm ss While movie recording in progress Remaining recording time hh mm ss While in standby status 6 Digital Zoom Level Digital zoom ratio meter 1x to 8x 27 ...

Page 28: ...Monitor Screen Contents 7 Battery Level Indicator 8 Storage Media Type Memory card SD MMC is using icon turns red memory card is write protected 28 ...

Page 29: ...monitor screen uses various indicators and icons to keep you informed of the status of under camera mode 1 MODE Status Indicator Movie Recording Mode Photo Taking Mode Playback Mode Movie Photo Voice Voice Recording Mode 2 White Balance Indicator 29 ...

Page 30: ...1600 x 1200pixels 640 x 480pixels Hints You can press the arrow key to toggle around above resolution modes for quick access 4 Photo Quality SF SUPER FINE F FINE N NORMAL Hints You can press the arrow key to toggle around above quality setting for quick access 30 ...

Page 31: ...Monitor Screen Contents 5 Flash Mode 6 Self Timer 7 Photo Counter No of Pictures Remaining Shots 8 Digital Zoom Level Digital zoom ratio meter 1x to 8x 31 ...

Page 32: ...on to open the main menu under different mode The selected mode menu is displayed on the LCD screen 2 Use the arrows to navigate through function items 3 Use the OK button to enter to specific function item The selected function option is highlighted with color 4 Press OK to confirm the selection Or press the MENU button twice to exit the mode menu ...

Page 33: ... button to display a menu for the selected mode The Setup menu is displayed in all modes 1 Power on the camera 2 Press MENU button and use the button to navigate to Setup icon 3 Use the OK button to enter to Setup Mode 4 Use 4 way arrow button to navigate through the available function The selected function option is highlighted with color 33 ...

Page 34: ...Setting the Default 34 ...

Page 35: ...n the Mode Dial to DV mode 2 Press button repeatedly to select Movies resolution VGA QVGA 3 To start recording press REC button once Movie recording begins with the elapsed recording time shown on the LCD 4 To stop recording press REC button again The movie is recorded The camera is ready to shoot another movie Note Before movie is taken you can see the remaining time allowing you to take next mov...

Page 36: ...lution DV Mode Your camera offers 2 choices in resolution VGA or QVGA VGA 640 x 480 pixels allows a movie to be taken as sharp as possible which is best suitable for TV viewing but requires more memory to store Select VGA if you want to produce the best result for viewing QVGA 320 x 240 pixels allows for longer recording time to be stored on the camera but the quality of image will deteriorate Sel...

Page 37: ...oving pictures Changing Zoom Level DV Mode While recording you can press the T or W button to zoom in out the screen The digital zoom can be set from 1x to 8x and the magnification ratio is shown on the LCD monitor Changing EV Exposure Compensation DV Mode In movie mode press button to activate EV setting Then rock the or to change the EV value and then press OK to confirm the setting Capturing Mo...

Page 38: ...manually to adjust for the lighting of your subject This feature helps to achieve better results when recording a backlit subject a strongly lit subject indoors and a subject that is against a dark background Other Video Recording Settings In the below table default setting is indication with an asterisk Capturing Movies 38 ...

Page 39: ...DC 3270DV equips with 3 2 Mega Pixel sensor can take high quality images with up to 2432 x 1824 pixels Capturing Movies 39 ...

Page 40: ...ce Note Before photo is taken you can see number of total no of photos have been taken remaining shots on top right corner of LCD The remaining shot is an approximation based on the unused memory Menu Settings Camera Mode When in Camera mode you can use the default settings that have already been chosen for photo taking If you want to change the settings to suit your needs press the Menu button Th...

Page 41: ...ls TIPS Choice of Resolution While in Camera mode you can press key to toggle the resolution without entering the options menu 3M allows a photo to be taken as sharp as possible which is suitable for 7 x 5 Photo printout too large for email 2M is suitable for 6x4 Photo printout acceptable for email VGA is good for sharing with email to small for photo printout Taking Pictures 41 ...

Page 42: ...ey also take up more memory space as well as longer processing time for taking next photos To maximize the number of photos to be stored you can choose a lower quality setting To maximize the photo quality choose a higher setting Changing EV Exposure Compensation In Camera mode press button to activate EV setting Then rock the or to change the EV value and then press OK to confirm the setting See ...

Page 43: ... Changing Zoom Level While recording you can press the T or W button to zoom in out the screen The digital zoom can be set from 1x to 8x and the magnification ratio is shown on the LCD monitor In the below table default setting is indication with an asterisk Taking Pictures 43 ...

Page 44: ...Other Camera Settings 44 ...

Page 45: ...Other Camera Settings 45 ...

Page 46: ... Use the 4 way keys select the movie you want to view The selected recording is border by a red frame 4 Press the OK button once to view single display on the selected movie file 5 Press the REC button once to play the movie press the button again to pause the movie playback TIPS Hide On Screen Info OK button allows to hide show on screen info of the file Playback Mode 46 ...

Page 47: ...Playback Mode 47 ...

Page 48: ...oto Audio taken will be displayed 2 Press key once to display 6 images thumbnail display 3 Use the 4 way keys select the photo you want to view The selected recording is border by a red frame 4 Press the OK button once to view single display on the selected photo file Playback Mode 48 ...

Page 49: ...es and audio recordings directly to your TV to share them with friends and family 1 Turn on your TV and select the appropriate Video Input channel to which the camera is connected 2 Connect the audio and video ends of the AV cable to your TV 3 Connect the other end to your camera AV Out port Viewing Pictures Movies on TV 49 ...

Page 50: ... cursor 6 Select YES and press OK button to confirm entering into TV mode The steps for viewing stored pictures and movie on a TV are exactly the same as for viewing them on the LCD monitor TIPS Hide On Screen Info OK button allows to hide show on screen info of the file Viewing Pictures Movies on TV 50 ...

Page 51: ...onitor will be turn off when TV mode is being activated The default setting of TV system is in PAL mode for most European countries If your TV is using NTSC instead of PAL you need to change TV system setting to NTSC otherwise the output images will not be displayed properly See Setup Mode Display Setup Other Settings Play back mode Viewing Pictures Movies on TV 51 ...

Page 52: ...Viewing Pictures Movies on TV 52 ...

Page 53: ... of the storage devices In case you need to copy images between storage devices DO REMEMBER TO COPY THE MISC FOLDER AS WELL should you want to keep the DPOF settings information DELETING FILES PLAY BACK MODE TO DELETE FILES 1 Turn the Mode Dial to Playback Mode then the last file e g Movie Photo Audio taken will be displayed 2 Press key once to display 6 images thumbnail display 3 Use the 4 way ke...

Page 54: ...he MENU button to enter to delete mode 5 Press the OK button once to select Delete One file Delete All files in the memory 6 Select YES to confirm deleting record or select NO to cancel delete Deleting Files 54 ...

Page 55: ...h depends on memory size of SD MMC card When playing MPEG4 movie for the first time MPEG4 Video Codec Xvid should be installed in PC To do this 1 Insert the CD ROM into the computers CD ROM drive Click Install Mpeg4 Video Driver Install MPEG4 Video Codec Xivd and follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation 2 Start video player such as Widows Media Player to view MPEG4 AVI Movies...

Page 56: ...EG4 movies to your friends via internet or CD Make sure MPEG4 Video Codec Xvid is installed in your friends PC MPEG4 Video Codec Xvid is available in the provided CD or can be downloaded from Internet TRANSFERRING FILES Connecting to PC 1 Turn on your camera and switch the Mode Dial to Playback Mode 2 Connect the computer and camera with the supplied USB cable 3 Connect the other end of the USB ca...

Page 57: ...TRANSFERRING FILES 57 ...

Page 58: ...Copying Files to a PC 58 ...

Page 59: ...Copying Files to a PC 59 ...

Page 60: ...Copying Files to a PC 60 ...

Page 61: ...Copying Files to a PC 61 Note Please do not copy any files into the DCIM folder or 100COACH folder of your camera Otherwise it may cause the camera unstable or crash ...

Page 62: ... disconnecting the USB cable from a Windows PC Windows ME Users 1 Double click the Eject or Unplug Hardware icon in the task bar in the lower right corner of the desktop 2 Select USB Disk and then click Stop Removing the Camera 62 ...

Page 63: ... Select USB Disk and then click OK 4 When the The USB Disk E device can now be safely removed from the system message appears click OK 5 Disconnect the USB cable from PC and camera Removing the Camera 63 ...

Page 64: ...s 2000 or Windows XP Users 1 Double click the Eject or Unplug Hardware icon in the task bar in the lower right corner of the desktop 2 Select USB Mass Storage Device and then click Stop Removing the Camera 64 ...

Page 65: ...3 Select Zoran Coach6 162 USB Device and then click Stop 4 When the The USB Mass Storage Device can now be safely removed from the system message appears click OK Removing the Camera 65 ...

Page 66: ... Windows 98 or Windows 98SE Users In My Computer Right click on the removable disk corresponding to the camera Select Eject from the Menu Removing the Camera 66 ...

Page 67: ...era please visit us at www arguscamera com and select support We offer free telephone support live on line chats frequently asked questions and answers and overnight email responses Also please visit us at www arguscamera com for other fun digital imaging products and news and updates on coming products from Argus Camera Thank You for Selecting Argus Digital Cameras Thank You 67 ...

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