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Page 2: ...he last taken photo 8 Connecting camera to PC 9 Installing Arcsoft programs and camera drivers in Windows 98SE Me 9 Installing camera drivers 9 Installing Arcsoft programs and camera drivers in Windows 2000 XP 9 Installing camera drivers 10 Downloading photos by using PhotoStudio 11 Downloading photos taken in Continuous Mode as a video 14 Recording videos directly to your computer by using PCCam ...
Page 3: ...ision reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try correcting the interference by one or more of the following measures Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the deale...
Page 4: ...any hot circumstances Take care of the lens Use special cloth to clean it Do not scratch hard objects against the Lens Status LCD Panel or Viewfinder If the Status LCD Panel is damaged do not touch it Condensation is a problem when bringing cold equipment into a warm room Try to put the camera in a plastic bag so condensation forms on the outside of the bag About batteries Battery life is shorter ...
Page 5: ...eos recorded with the camera 10 PCCam provided for recording AVI videos of size as large as your computer hard disk can hold 11 USB port for PC connection System Requirements Personal computer with a Pentium 300MHz microprocessor minimum and a CD ROM drive Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP 32MB RAM for Windows 98SE 64MB RAM for Windows Me 2000 128MB RAM for Windows XP 500MB of available hard disk space for ...
Page 6: ...e open battery compartment cover at the bottom of your camera 2 Install 3 pieces of AAA size alkaline batteries into battery compartment as shown 3 Make sure battery polarities are oriented exactly as shown 4 Close battery compartment cover 5 ...
Page 7: ...nd meaning High Resolution will appear momentarily before frame counter is shown on the LCD panel indicating that a maximum of 20 photos can be taken with high resolution To power off the camera press Mode button repeatedly until oF displays on the LCD panel Then press Shutter button Auto Power Off With the camera on if there is no operation for 30 seconds the camera will automatically be turned o...
Page 8: ... change the frequency 1 Press Mode button repeatedly until 60 Hz or 50 Hz is shown on the LCD panel 2 Press Shutter button to change from 60 Hz to 50 Hz or from 50 Hz to 60 Hz to match that country s AC mains frequency Taking a photo Hold your camera in the way as shown below when taking photos 1 Look through the viewfinder NOTE The focus is set to work best when taking photos of an object that is...
Page 9: ... button and will flash in the LCD panel While is flashing press Shutter button again You will hear two beeps and all photos will be cleared NOTE If Shutter button is not pressed while is flashing the frame counter will appear in the LCD panel in 5 seconds Erasing the last taken photo 1 Press Mode button until is shown on the LCD panel 2 Press Shutter button and the last taken photo will be deleted...
Page 10: ...the checkbox to start camera drivers installation Installing camera drivers 7 When installation of My DSC is complete restart your computer 8 After your computer is restarted connect the camera and computer with the USB cable and the computer will recognize the camera Note The installed camera drivers may conflict other USB devices in your computer system Installing Arcsoft programs and camera dri...
Page 11: ... computer is restarted connect your camera to the computer with the USB cable The following screen will appear Select the first radio button and click Next button 9 Click Continue Away button for Win XP or Yes button for Win 2000 when you see the warning message 10 Click Finish button to complete the setup Note The installed camera drivers may conflict other USB devices in your computer system 10 ...
Page 12: ...a USB cable as shown below If connection is successful a beep will sound 3 Click Start Programs All Programs for XP DC1500 Digital Camera Suite PhotoStudio 2 0 SE to open the Arcsoft PhotoStudio program 4 Click File Acquire Select Source from the pull down menu and select My DSC 5 Click File Acquire Acquire from the pull down menu to open the following dialog panel Click Download photos icon 11 ...
Page 13: ...t download photos and click Download button If you select Just download photos the first pictures taken will be downloaded 7 Photo thumbnails will be downloaded Click Select all photos in this page icon to select all photos on a page 12 ...
Page 14: ...8 Click Page down icon to go to next page 9 Highlight the thumbnail s you want to download and click Transfer photos button 13 ...
Page 15: ...ng photos taken in Continuous Mode as a video Program My DSC can transfer your photos taken in Continuous Mode to AVI video format 1 Take some photos in Continuous Mode with the digital camera NOTE It is recommended that you use Low Resolution mode so that you can take up to 80 pictures i e up to 13 seconds of video playback 2 Connect the camera to a computer with a USB cable 3 Click Start Program...
Page 16: ...5 Select Download all photos and click Download button 6 Highlight the AVI file thumbnail and click Save photos icon 15 ...
Page 17: ...ge the video playback speed change the AVI frame rate The default value of frame rate is 6 Setting it to a larger value results in faster playback while a small value results in slower playback 8 Locate the saved AVI file Double click to play the movie 16 ...
Page 18: ...grams for Windows XP My DSC and click PCCam icon 3 Select Devices My DSC from the pull down menu You should see a live picture on screen If you cannot see a live picture click Options Preview from the menu 4 Click File Set Capture File from the pull down menu 5 Enter the filename for the video to be captured and click Open button Make sure to enter avi as the file extension 6 Keep the default valu...
Page 19: ...r press Esc key on the keyboard NOTE If you cannot record any videos try re installing the camera driver by double clicking Setup exe icon inside Drivers folder at the root level of the supplied program CD and record again Using PhotoPrinter NOTE The graphics shown are based on the user interface in Windows 98SE 1 Search through Start Programs All Programs for Windows XP DC1500 Digital Camera Suit...
Page 20: ...add photos already on your hard disk or other storage medium click Acquire icon to add photos stored in your digital camera NOTE Refer to Downloading photos by using PhotoStudio section for more details 4 When photos have been added double click the picture thumbnail 19 ...
Page 21: ... or how to use it you can consult its on line help which is accessible by clicking the sign on the windows upper right corner Using PhotoFantasy NOTE The graphics shown are based on the user interface in Windows 98SE 1 Search through Start Programs All Programs for Windows XP DC1500 Digital Camera Suite and click PhotoFantasy 2000 icon 20 ...
Page 22: ...k Acquire icon on the get photo window If you want to select a photo already on your hard disk or other storage medium click Add icon on get photo window NOTE Refer to Downloading photos by using PhotoStudio section for more details 4 You can modify the resulting image with the functions available on screen NOTE If you want to know more about PhotoFantasy or how to use it you can consult its on li...
Page 23: ...through Start Programs All Programs for Windows XP DC1500 Digital Camera Suite and click Uninstall icon 2 Follow any on screen instructions Product Specifications Resolution High 352 x 288 CIF Low 176 x 144 QCIF Lens F 3 0 45mm 35mm Equiv Plastic Internal Memory 2MB SDRAM Number of pictures camera can hold CIF 20 QCIF 80 Max length of movie camera can hold 13 seconds at QCIF PCCam recording frame ...
Page 24: ...ar photos There might be some movements of your body or hands when taking photos Hold the camera steadily with both hands Use the first finger of your right hand to press the shutter Stand on solid ground Do not move or run when pressing the shutter Even tiny movements will result in fuzzy photos 5 Why would I get some blurry areas in a photo You may have covered part of the lens when taking the p...
Page 25: ... Print from the pull down menu 12 Can I take photos in dark environment No the camera only operates in situations of normal light intensity 13 Is it a disposable camera This is not a disposable camera You can use it whenever the battery power and memory in the camera are available 14 What kind of batteries should I use with this camera The use of alkaline batteries is recommended since they last l...
Page 26: ...web cam Yes if there is a USB port on your computer and an appropriate software such as Microsoft NetMeeting is used 22 How many photos can I take with this camera 20 photos with 352 x 288 pixels 80 photos with 176 x 144 pixels Trademark acknowledgements TWAIN driver My DSC is developed by SQ Technology Limited Taiwan Microsoft Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corpora...
