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Page 1: ...S MANUAL STOP Before returning your new product to the store CONTACT ARGUS FIRST Visit us online at www aguscamera com E mail us at customerservice arguscamera com Problems or Questions or call us at 1 888 552 7487 ...

Page 2: ...B free memory capacity VGA color monitor CD ROM drive USB PORT SYSTEM REQUIREMETS MACINTOSH IMac iBook G3 blue white series G4 series Mac OS 9 0 10 1 3 64 MB RAM or higher 110 MB free memory capacity VGA color monitor CD ROM drive USB PORT ACCESSORY POWER OPTION AC Adapter 6V 1A sold seperately pg 28 ...

Page 3: ...r Conformité Européenne European Conformity This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the fol lowing two conditions 1 This device may cause interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Do not remove the ferrite cores from the ...

Page 4: ...egulations for battery disposal Keep batteries and other small objects away from small children Contact a physician immediately if an object is swallowed Immediately remove the batteries and discontinue use if If the camera s internal components become exposed for any reason remove all power sources Do not walk while viewing monitor WARNING FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE This is a descriptive statement w...

Page 5: ...r camera Argus specifies 6V 1A sold separately Do not drop crush or immerse camera in liquid electrical shock may result Do not use camera near flammable liquid or gas explosion or fire may result Immediately disconnect power source batteries AC adapter if camera smells hot or emits smoke Refer to arguscamera com for warranty and repair information Do not disassemble camera electric shock may resu...

Page 6: ...ra to extremely high temperatures Leaving camera inside a sealed vehicle under direct sunlight or any prolonged exposure to direct sunlight may adversely affect the Remove all power sources when storing camera for prolonged periods Store camera in a cool dry dust free environment camera s internal components ...

Page 7: ...0 ZOOM camera x 1 AA size Alkaline Batteries x 4 Video Cable x 1 Hand Strap x 1 Camera Case x 1 USB Cable x 1 32 MB CompactFlash Card x 1 Software and Documentation on CD ROM USB Driver Software for Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows 2000 Windows XP and Mac OS 9 0 10 1 3 Instruction Manual PDF Windows and Macintosh PhotoImpression VideoImpression Documentation Printed Warranty Card x 1 ...

Page 8: ... ATTACHING THE HAND STRAP 24 INSERTING THE BATTERIES 25 CHECKING THE BATTERY POWER 27 AUTO POWER OFF 28 USING THE AC ADAPTER 6V 1A sold separately 28 INSERTING REMOVING THE COMPACT FLASH CF CARD 29 INSERTING THE CF CARD 29 REMOVING THE CF CARD 30 TAKING PICTURES BASIC RECORDING PROCEDURE 33 THE RECORDING MODE DISPLAY ON THE LCD MONITOR 35 THE DISPLAY OF THE CAMERA SETTINGS 36 ADJUSTING THE FOCUS 3...

Page 9: ...OM 50 BURST IMAGE CAPTURE 52 SELF TIMER 54 ISO SETTING 56 EXPOSURE COMPENSATION 57 MOVIE CLIP SHOT 59 MOVIE CLIP PLAYBACK 60 MOVIE CLIP SETTING 60 VOICE RECORDING 61 VOICE PLAYBACK 62 SPECIFYING THE RECORDING MODE SPECIFYING THE RECORDING MODE 64 THE RECORDING MODE MENU DISPLAY LCD Monitor 64 RECORDING MODE MENU ITEMS 64 SPECIFYING IMAGE QUALITY MODE 68 SPECIFYING THE IMAGE SIZE MODE 71 SPECIFYING...

Page 10: ...DPOF 108 FOLDER NAME 109 SELECTING A FOLDER 110 GIVE FOLDER A NEW NAME 111 On DCF Design rule for Camera File system Format 113 PLAYBACK MODE SINGLE FRAME PLAY 80 THE PLAYBACK MODE DISPLAY ON THE LCD MONITOR 81 THE IMAGE INFORMATION DISPLAY IN THE PLAYBACKMODE 82 INDEX PLAY 83 ZOOM PLAY 85 SLIDE SHOW TO START THE SLIDE SHOW 87 TO STOP THE SLIDE SHOW 88 THE SETTING IN THE SLIDE SHOW MODE MENU 89 DE...

Page 11: ...E VIDEO SIGNAL FROM THE VIDEO OUTPUT TERMINAL 125 SWITCHING THE LANGUAGE DISPLAYED ON THE LCD MONITOR 127 RESETTING TO THE DEFAULT SETTINGS 128 CONNECTING TO YOUR PERSONAL COMPUTER CONNECT TO PERSONAL COMPUTER For Windows 98 131 For Macintosh 141 CAUTIONS WHEN CONNECTING TO THE PERSONAL COMPUTER 146 INSTALLING Photo Impression Video Impression 135 141 APPENDIX WATCHING THE CAPTURED IMAGES ON TV 15...

Page 12: ...12 NAMES OF PARTS CAMERA BODY Do not touch lens with fingers ...

Page 13: ...13 AF CAMERA BODY ...

Page 14: ...14 INSIDE THE TERMINAL COVER BOTTOM OF BODY USB connector Video out terminal AC Adapter input Batt compartment door Tripod socket ...

Page 15: ...ber changes depends upon the scene or subject being recorded DATA PANEL The following diagram shows features displayed Battery condition indicator Self timer indicator Numeric display of recordable remaning frame No card indicator Image size indicators Flash mode indicators ...

Page 16: ...When using the viewfinder to shoot a subject closer than 1m the area under the close framing guide will be recorded Use the LCD monitor to check image composition VIEWFINDER Focus Iamp green Flash Iamp red Close framing guide ...

Page 17: ...F Compact Flash card The camera reads out the image from the CF card Focus Area as a Guide Flash Lamp Red In the autofocus mode the focus is adjusted in the gray area as shown Illuminated Flash is charged and ready to fire Blinks quickly when the shutter release button is pressed completely down about eight per second After canceling flash function light blinks slowly about 2 per second The flash ...

Page 18: ... See page 33 for details 1 Insert the batteries see page 25 2 Insert the CF card see page 29 1 Rotate function dial to 2 Slide power switch to run on camera Caution We suggest using Sandisk or Hitachi CF card Press the display button to view LCD monitor ...

Page 19: ...e button halfway down to focus 4 Zoom in or out To zoom in press the button To zoom out press the button 6 Press the shutter release button full way down to take the picture The LCD monitor will display the captured image The green focus lamp will blink slowly while the camera loads the image to the CF card ...

Page 20: ... See page 82 for details 1 Rotate the function dial to 2 Slide the power switch to turn on the camera The LCD monitor will display the last recorded image 3 Pressing the or key will scan through the previous or next images in sequence ...

Page 21: ...rom steps 1 and 2 of MONITORING THE CAP TURED IMAGES described on the previous page 2 Press the MENU button then press The playback mode menu will appear on the LCD monitor 4 Select the image to be deleted deleted and again press When you finish selecting the photos to Arrow to photo to be deleted and press Arrow to next picture to be be deleted press ENTER ...

Page 22: ...ess the key so that YES is highlighted and press the key The selected images will be deleted On the Delete selected image page arrow up to highlight No and down to highlight Yes 6 Press the MENU button to quit ...

Page 23: ...23 PREPARATION ...

Page 24: ...24 ATTACHING THE HAND STRAP 1 Insert the smaller loop of the hand strap through the strap eyelet 2 Insert the other end of the hand strap through the small loop ...

Page 25: ...Ni MH batteries fully recharge them with a vendor endorsed battery charger 1 When replacing the batteries slide the power switch to turn off the camera 2 Slide the battery chamber door slightly in the 1 direction and open it in the 2 direction 3 Install the batteries Be careful to follow the diagram indicated on front of the battery compartment ...

Page 26: ...1 If the camera has no power source for approximately five minutes the built in clock may delay or reset to the default setting In this case set the date and time again by following the procedure described on page 121 To avoid damaging the battery compartment door make sure it is completely shut before setting the camera down Batteries become hot during camera operation Handle batteries with cauti...

Page 27: ...eries are exhausted All indicators blink for 5 seconds then camera shuts off Replace exhausted batteries or Remove exhausted batteries and use AC adapter 6V 1A see page 28 Taking a picture or playing back cannot be executed Battery power is sufficient If the data panel is blank after replacing batteries check the battery installation by verifying polarity If the data panel is still blank the new b...

Page 28: ...g the AC adapter 6V 1A sold separately We recommend taking advantage of the AC adapter whenever possible Taking pictures indoors or downloading photos to your computer provides the perfect opportunity to conserve battery life by using an AC adapter Be sure the camera is shut off when changing the power source from battery to AC adapter or from AC adapter to battery 1 Connect the mini plug of the A...

Page 29: ...on save the data on the card to your PC if it s safe then re format the data card INSERTING THE CF CARD 1 Open the card slot door 2 Insert the CF card into the card slot Position the flat edge side of card toward the camera lens with the signal part facing downward Push card into slot making sure to slide it straight and not at an angle Push the card in until it stops If the card stops halfway che...

Page 30: ...The card slot door will not close without performing this step 4 Close the card slot door making sure it clicks 1 Make sure the camera is turned off 2 Open the card slot door as shown REMOVING THE CF CARD INSERTING REMOVING THE COMPACT FLASH CF CARD ...

Page 31: ...e card release lever 4 Push the card release lever straight in The CF card partially ejects from the card slot Remove card Use caution card may be hot Store the CF card in the protection bag supplied with the card 5 Close the card slot door making sure it clicks ...

Page 32: ...32 TAKING PICTURES ...

Page 33: ...to 2 Slide the power switch to turn on the camera NOTE To view options on the LCD press for one second 3 Determine image composition by looking into the viewfinder or the LCD monitor 4 Adjust the zoom To zoom in press the button To zoom out press the button ...

Page 34: ...lash lamp red blinks when the shutter release button is fully depressed the flash is busy charging If you continue holding down the shutter release button the DC3810 will take a picture the instant the flash reaches a full charge The LCD monitor displays the captured image as the DC3810 loads it onto the CF card While the image is loading the green focus lamp blinks slowly approx 2 per second and ...

Page 35: ...LCD MONITOR Each time the display button is pressed the display on the LCD monitor changes in the following order Live view The camera settings are displayed The LCD monitor is turned off Live view The camera settings are not displayed ...

Page 36: ...36 THE DISPLAY OF THE CAMERA SETTINGS For details see the pages in parentheses ...

Page 37: ...page 38 MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM FOCUS DISTANCE close up and standard modes The DC3810 cannot focus when the focus distance is either below minimum or exceeded The table below lists the focus restrictions according to mode Focus lamp illuminated Focus lamp blinks quickly approx 8 per second Camera is focused and locked Camera cannot lock onto subject see pages 37 and 38 Close up focus mode Standard foc...

Page 38: ...k The illustrations below offer instances when the autofocus will experience difficulty in determining the primary subject Under these four circumstances we recommend taking advantage of the focus lock function see pg 39 Subject too dark The subject such as a blue sky or white walls lacks contrast Foreground invades primary subject A fore or background with a highly reflective surface against the ...

Page 39: ...Function 1 With subject in the center of the frame press the shutter release button halfway down and hold 2 When the green light illuminates simply change the camera position to move the subject to the right or left in the frame and press the button full way down to take the shot ...

Page 40: ...sh disabled Focuses on subject from 8 cm to 40 cm Flash disabled Focuses to specified distance Select from 0 5 1 0 or 2 5m 1 Turn camera on and rotate the function dial to NOTE To view options on the LCD press for one second 2 Press the key to change focus modes see table above NOTE Focus icons appear upper left on the LCD monitor ADJUSTING THE FOCUS DISTANCE ...

Page 41: ...n on camera with the function dial set to NOTE To view options on the LCD press for one second 2 Press button to change the Focus distance to is displayed on the upper right side of the LCD monitor NOTE Flash disabled Use the LCD monitor to determine image composition in close up mode NOTE For best results use a tripod for close up shots ...

Page 42: ...ress the shutter release button half way down to focus 5 Press the shutter release button full way down to take the picture NOTE Camera remains in close up mode until manually changed or camera is turned off ...

Page 43: ...t Press to set Press MENU to exit ADJUSTING THE FOCUS AREA Adjust the focus area while looking into the LCD monitor 1 Rotate the function dial to and press the MENU button Press to view menu on the LCD monitor 2 Press the key once to the focusing icon Press the key Central Spot ...

Page 44: ...t this mode where flash photography is prohibited such as museums etc The flash fires a short burst 2 times before the main flash burst to reduce red eye glare Select this mode when taking the picture of people or animals under low lighting conditions The flash fires in slow shutter nighttime mode to satisfy exposure on subject and background AUTOFLASH FILL FLASH FLASH CANCEL AUTOFLASH WITH RED EY...

Page 45: ...H CANCEL 2 Press key ONLY to change the Flash mode as follows NIGHT MODE AUTOFLASH WITH RED EYE REDUCTION SELECTING THE FLASH MODE 1 Turn on camera with the function dial set to NOTE To view options on the LCD press for one second ...

Page 46: ...p The flash lamp red shows the flash status The flash is charged and ready to fire The flash is charging The shutter speed will be slow Any camera movement while taking a picture will blur the image Tripod recommended Illuminated Blinks quickly when the shutter release button is fully depressed approx 8 per second Blinks slowly with flash function cancelled approx 2 per second ...

Page 47: ...47 ADVANCED OPERATIONS ...

Page 48: ...re When to use it Recommended in most conditions Recommended in controlling the depth of field helps the primary subject stand out from its surroundings Recommended when shooting fast moving objects or to create a sense of motion with slower moving objects EXPOSURE MODES These 4 exposure modes allow extensive control over general photo taking Programmed Auto P gives carefree operation Aperture Pri...

Page 49: ...ss the key 2 Select the desired mode by pressing and Press key to confirm the settings In A S M mode 3 Press key to change the value of aperture or shutter speed 4 Press shutter release halfway down to confirm the new setting Aperture Priority Shutter Priority Manual Exposure ...

Page 50: ... zoom function increases the maximum magnification of the optical zoom lens 2X 1 In recording mode press and zoom in to maximum 2 Activate Digital Zoom by holding for 2 seconds NOTE The LCD monitor must be on to set Digital Zoom ...

Page 51: ...on 4 Hold the shutter release button half way down to focus 5 5 Press the shutter release button full way down to take a picture The focus lock function can be also used see page 39 To cancel the digital zoom function press and hold the key or simply shut off the camera ...

Page 52: ...00 size FINE Fine about 13 pictures about 30 pictures STD Standard about 26 pictures about 60 pictures ECON Economy about 52 pictures about 90 pictures The number of pictures in a given mode will vary depending upon the subject scenery and composition of both 1 Turn on camera with the function dial set to NOTE To view options on the LCD press for one second 2 Press the ENTER button The continuous ...

Page 53: ... Single shot and Self time modes will use the camera s flash Continuous shot and Continuous with AF will not Continuous with AF No Flash Continuous shot No Flash Self timer Yes Flash Single shot Yes Flash ...

Page 54: ...a shot ten seconds after pressing the shutter release button SELF TIMER Do not press the shutter release button when standing in front of the camera The camera cannot focus To interrupt the self timer shot rotate the function dial to PC or SETUP hear chimes see page 123 the blinking and chime intervals increase Beep must be on to camera will emit chimes Two seconds before the picture is taken The ...

Page 55: ...Notes ...

Page 56: ... record an image However the higher the ISO value the grainier the image will be AUTO Select the camera s sensitivity to light 1 Turn on the camera rotate the function dial to press MENU button once the button twice and once default is AUTO 2 Select the desired ISO value by pressing key The 3 Press key to confirm setting and press MENU button to quit ...

Page 57: ...The longer the exposure time the brighter the image and the shorter the exposure time the darker the image 1 Turn on the camera rotate the function dial to press the 2 Press the button once EXPOSURE COMPENSATION 3 Press the button once MENU button once ENTER button once the once ...

Page 58: ...e left side of the screen 4 Press the or buttons to the desired exposure rate Press to confirm the setting The exposure compensation value from 2 0 to 2 0 can be specified by 1 3 step If the image turns out too dark increase the exposure NOTE If the image turns out too bright decrease the exposure ...

Page 59: ... are as follows Image size QVGA 320X240 File type AVI 3 To stop recording press the shutter button once 2 Press the shutter button halfway to focus then full way down Recording time limited to memory on CF card 5 When a movie clip is recording to the CF CARD the Green lamp blinks and the LCD monitor will display a RECORDING message Movie clip shot This extra function allows users to take Motion Pi...

Page 60: ...MOVIE CLIP PLAYBACK MOVIE CLIP SETTING 1 Rotate the function dial to and press MENU button 2 Press key so that REC TIME is highlighted and press key two times You can select recording time from 5s 30s in increments of 5s 3 Press key to select the desired value and press key In VOICE mode You can take a Movie Clip with or without voices Press key to select ON OFF and press keytoconfirm 4 Press MENU...

Page 61: ...ect the desired image to record 3 Press key The LCD monitor will display the sound recording indicator The DC3810 is now recording sound 4 Press key to stop recording The camera will stop recording in 10 seconds RECORDING VOICES FOR MEMORABLE PICTURES This function allows you to record voices in any picture you like ...

Page 62: ...62 VOICE PLAYBACK 1 Rotate the function dial to The LCD monitor will display the last shot 2 Press or to select the voiced image The LCD monitor will display the icon of the image 3 Press for PLAY PAUSE ...

Page 63: ...63 SPECIFYING THE RECORDING MODE ...

Page 64: ... Monitor THE RECORDING MODE MENU ITEMS FLASH For the Flash mode see page 44 FOCUSING For the Focus mode see page 37 ISO For the ISO setting see page 56 Central Spot AUTO ISO100 ISO200 ISO400 Auto flash Fill flash Flash cancel Auto flash with red eye reduction Night mode ...

Page 65: ...2 WHITE BALANCE For the White Balance see page 73 QUALITY For the Image quality see page 68 Single shot Continuous shot Continuous with AF Self timer shot FINE Fine mode STD Standard mode ECON Economy mode IMAGE SIZE For the Image size see page 71 FULL 2560X1920 LARGE 1600X1200 HALF 1280X960 VGA 640X480 A ...

Page 66: ...ARD NORMAL SOFT DEFAULT For the Default see page 77 YES NO EXPOSURE For the Exposure com pensation see page 57 2 0 1 7 1 3 1 0 0 7 0 3 0 0 3 0 7 1 0 1 3 1 7 2 0 LCD For the LCD see page 99 9 bright 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 dark EV AREA FULL CENTRAL SPOT ...

Page 67: ...0s 25s 20s 15s 10s 5s MOVIE CLIP SHOT For the MOVIE CLIP MODE see page 59 VOICE ON OFF For QUALITY and IMAGE SIZE the DC3810 stores and preserves the latest settings for turning off camera and or battery replacement ...

Page 68: ...ecordable number of images using a 32 MB CF card Fine about 1 4 about 2400KB about 13 Standard about 1 8 about 1200 KB about 26 Economy about 1 12 about 600 KB about 52 Exif 2 1 JPEG DCF standards compression rate the lower the image quality The lower the compression rate The image quality is directly related to the image compression The higher the the higher the image quality However with higher ...

Page 69: ... setting will not default back to original setting when the 2 Press four times to highlight the QUALITY function Press once 1 Rotate the function dial to and press the MENU button The LCD monitor displays the recording mode menu camera is turned off It can only be changed manually ...

Page 70: ...70 The LCD monitor displays the quality mode setting in the upper left corner The CF card can store Fine Standard and Economy photos in the same file 4 Press MENU to quit ...

Page 71: ...the image size Changing image size affects the number of recordable photos on the CF card See table below for number of pixels per image size 1 Rotate the function dial to and press the MENU button The LCD monitor displays the recording mode menu Image Size FULL LARGE HALF VGA Number of Pixels W x H 2560X1920 1600X1200 1280X960 640X480 ...

Page 72: ...ge size in the upper left corner Your image size setting will not default back to original setting when the camera is turned off It can only be changed manually Changing the image size mode affects the remaining number of images which can be recorded onto the card The data panel will show you the number of remaining images available see pg 15 for data panel VGA 640X480 LARGE 1600X1200 ...

Page 73: ...de Bright sunny days Light bulb mode Under incandescent or tungsten lighting Fluorescent mode Under incandescent lighting Cloudy mode Outside under cloudy skies WB Preset mode Select this mode by using the WB preset white balance setting This DC3810 has 6 white balance modes AUTO 1 Rotate the function dial to and press the MENU button The LCD monitor displays the recording mode menu ...

Page 74: ...ect desired white balance Press once to confirm The white balance mode changes in the following order 4 Press MENU to quit The LCD monitor displays the white balance icon in the upper right corner The white balance will default to AUTO when camera is shut off WB Preset mode Cloudy mode A ...

Page 75: ...ion dial to and press the MENU button The LCD monitor displays the recording mode menu SPECIFYING THE SHARPNESS MODE The DC3810 has three sharpness modes See table below HARD NORMAL SOFT Enhances sharpness of image No effect of sharpness Reduces sharpness of image image appears soft Press once ...

Page 76: ...76 4 Press to confirm 3 Press or to select desired sharpness The sharpness mode changes in the following order HARD NORMAL SOFT 5 Press MENU to quit ...

Page 77: ...TINGS DEFAULT SETTINGS Flash Autoflash with red eye reduction Focus mode Auto Focus Area Central region Drive Mode Single Image size Full 2560x1920 Quality Standard White Balance Auto Exposure EV 0 Exposure Area Central region Sharpness Normal LCD 5 RESETING TO THE RECORDING MODE DEFAULT SETTINGS ...

Page 78: ...he function dial to and press the MENU button Press ENTER once and four times 2 Press or to highlight YES and press once to confirm ALL functions are now reset to their original default settings 3 Press MENU to quit ...

Page 79: ...79 PALYBACK MODE ...

Page 80: ...80 1 With the camera turned on rotate the function dial to 2 Press or to scroll through images SINGLE FRAME PLAY Images recorded on the CF card can be displayed on the LCD monitor one at a time ...

Page 81: ...HE LCD MONITOR Each time the display button is pressed the display on the LCD monitor changes in the following order Display Button Single frame play with the image information Index 9 frames Single frame play with no image information ...

Page 82: ... Total frame number recorded in the CF card When the camera enters the index play mode the frame number of the image displayed last in the sin gle frame play mode is highlighted The ninth frame is the last displayed image in the figure above Recorded date and time of the image ...

Page 83: ...is set to the single frame play mode press the display button once or twice see page 81 When the image information is displayed press the display button twice If no information is displayed press the display button once The frame number of the last image displayed in the single frame play mode is highlighted In this case it s frame number 5 ...

Page 84: ...ressed frames 10 18 will appear To go back to your previous nine frames simply select the upper left frame frame 10 in the scenario above and press 3 Press the display button once The display on the LCD monitor switches from index to single frame play mode with image information The image selected in the previous index will appear in the LCD monitor ...

Page 85: ... index play mode is magnified 2 5 times ZOOM PLAY This function increases the magnification of an image on the LCD monitor by 2 5 times This feature is convenient when checking the details of an image 1 Rotate the function dial to and press the MENU button 2 Press once to highlight ZOOM ...

Page 86: ... play mode the image around the center is displayed in 640 x480 pixels 4 Press or to pan across magnified image The image moves in small increments with each press of the key The image moves continuously with constant pressure on the key OR ...

Page 87: ...an automatic slide show TO START SLIDE SHOW SLIDE SHOW 1 Rotate the function dial to and press the menu button 2 Press or to highlight SLIDE SHOW Press once 3 Press or to highlight START Press once Slide show starts according to TIMING and DIRECTION settings see pg 89 90 ...

Page 88: ...of the following options while slide show is running MENU ENTER Pressing MENU while slide show is temporarily stopped will return the LCD monitor to the playback mode menu To permanently stop slide show press ENTER twice or once if slide show is temporarily stopped ...

Page 89: ...E SLIDE SHOW TIMING AND DIRECTION 1 Rotate the function dial to and press MENU 2 Press or to highlight SLIDE SHOW Press once 3 Press or to highlight TIME Press once 4 Press or to highlight the desired interval time ...

Page 90: ...90 8 Press or to highlight SLIDE SHOW Press to start 5 Press to confirm 6 Press or to highlight DIRECTION Press once 7 Press or to highlight desired direction Press to confirm slide show ...

Page 91: ...91 DELETING IMAGES ...

Page 92: ...ING SELECTED IMAGES Images recorded on the CF card can be deleted singly while viewing them on the LCD monitor Warning Deleted images cannot be recovered 1 With the camera turned on rotate the function dial to ...

Page 93: ...93 2 Press MENU once The LCD monitor displays the playback mode menu 3 Press or to highlight DELETE Press once 4 Press or to highlight SELECTED IMAGE Press once ...

Page 94: ...he DISPLAY button to determine the image to delete 6 Press ENTER then highlight YES Press to delete selected image 7 To escape out of delete mode highlight NO and press once 8 Press MENU to return to playback mode ...

Page 95: ...G ALL IMAGES All images can be deleted at once Warning Deleted images cannot be recovered 1 With the camera turned on rotate the function dial to 2 Press MENU once The LCD monitor displays the playback mode menu ...

Page 96: ...lete ALL pictures The green focus lamp will blink while images are being deleted When the lamp goes out all images recorded in the CF card will be gone 3 Press or to highlight DELETE and press once 4 Press to highlight ALL IMAGES Press once ...

Page 97: ...DERS Delete the folder and all images in the folder 1 With the camera turned on rotate the function dial to 2 Press MENU once The LCD monitor displays the playback mode menu Warning Deleted images cannot be recovered ...

Page 98: ...n focus lamp will blink while images are being deleted When the lamp goes out all images recorded in the CF card will be gone 3 Highlight DELETE and press once 5 Press to choose which Folder on the CF card you wish to delete Press once 4 Press to highlight FOLDERS Press once ...

Page 99: ...OR Viewing the LCD monitor under different lighting conditions or from different angles sometimes requires a brighter or darker setting To adjust LCD brightness follow these simple steps 3 Press or to adjust brightness Press to confirm Press MENU to quit 3 Press ENTER Now press twice press the MENU button ...

Page 100: ...100 SPECIFYING THE PLAYBACK MODE ...

Page 101: ... MODE MENU S ITEMS AND SETTINGS DELETE For deleting images see page 92 ZOOM For the zoom play mode see page 85 SLIDE SHOW For the slide show mode see page 87 SELECT IMAGE DELETE ALL IMAGES FOLDER YES NO YES NO YES NO START DIRECTION TIME FORWARD BACKWARD 2 10 SEC ...

Page 102: ...g the print settings with the DPOF see page103 STD INDEX CANCEL FOLDER see page 110 NEW SELECT 100SX520 Other folder name LCD BRIGHT For adjusting the brightness of the LCD monitor see page 99 9 bright 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 dark ...

Page 103: ...arest Walmart Cosco or any other store that has the capability to print your photos right off your CF card Simply select the photos you want to print using the buttons right on your camera The DPOF is jointly developed by Eastman Kodak Company Canon Fuji Photo Film co Ltd and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Led for direct printing from digital camera SPECIFYING WHICH PHOTOS TO PRINT AND HOW MANY...

Page 104: ...ss once 4 Press or to highlight the image to be printed To scroll forward to next images select lower right image and press To scroll backward to previous images select upper left image and press SPECIFYING THE IMAGE AND QUANTITY PRINTED ...

Page 105: ...ing The DPOF file including data of the image and the number to be printed is recorded in the CF card After the file is recorded the LCD monitor display returns to the playback mode menu 8 Press the MENU button The LCD monitor display returns to the playback mode The NUMBER to be printed shows up right on the photo Your CF card is now ready to take to the store for printing Turn off camera and rem...

Page 106: ...ayback mode menu is displayed on the LCD monitor 2 Press or to highlight PRINT Press once 3 Press to highlight INDEX SPECIFYING THE INDEX PRINT SETTING This setting allows you to print all images recorded on the CF card to one sheet as an index print Press to confirm ...

Page 107: ...ing data of the index print setting is recorded onto the CF card After the file is recorded the LCD monitor display returns to the playback mode menu 4 Press the MENU button The LCD monitor display returns to the playback mode ...

Page 108: ...isplayed on the LCD monitor 2 Press or to highlight PRINT Press once 3 Press key to highlight CANCEL Press once to confirm TO CANCEL PRINT SETTINGS WITH THE DPOF All Print settings with both the DPOF pg 103 and the index print setting pg 106 will be cancelled by following the steps below ...

Page 109: ...d on the playback mode menu The file name of the image to be recorded con sists of SIMG 4 digit number and jpg The files are recorded in the 100SX520 folder until the 4 digit number becomes 9999 the file name of SIMG9999 jpg When the10000th file is recorded the 101MX520 folder is created in the Dcim folder and the 10000th file is record ed with the file name of SIMG0001 jpg in the 101MX520 folder ...

Page 110: ...by selecting the partic ular folder name of the other digital camera 1 Rotate the function dial to and press the MENU button The playback mode menu is displayed on the LCD monitor 2 Press or to highlight FOLDERS Press once 3 Press or to highlight SELECT Press once The LCD monitor displays the current folder Images will now be stored in in the folder you selected SELECTING A FOLDER ...

Page 111: ...Rotate the function dial to and press the MENU button The playback mode menu is displayed on the LCD monitor 2 Press or to highlight FOLDERS Press once 3 Press or to highlight NEW Press once RENAMING A FOLDER ...

Page 112: ...tton When only 100SX520 folder exists the folder name cannot be changed 4 Press or key select the new character number or letter Press for the next unit Repeat step 4 for any of the last 5 units in the file name Arrow all the way left to save your new file name To stop file rename press MENU before saving File will not be changed ...

Page 113: ...113 NOTES ...

Page 114: ...114 SETUP ...

Page 115: ... page 119 NO YES THE SETUP MODE MENU DISPLAY ON THE LCD MONITOR POWER SAVE For the time for the auto power off function see page 117 1 min 1 minute 3 min 3 minutes 5 min 5 minutes 10 min 10 minutes 30 min 30 minutes THE SETUP MODE MENU DISPLAY ...

Page 116: ...urning on or off the beep see page 123 ON The beep sounds OFF The beep does not sound VIDEO OUT For switching the video signal from the video out terminal see page 125 PAL NTSC LANGUAGE For switching the language displayed on the LCD monitor see page 127 ENGLISH GERMAN DEFAULT For resetting the camera see page 128 ...

Page 117: ...OWER SAVE Press once SPECIFYING THE TIME FOR THE AUTO POWER OFF FUNCTION To conserve battery life this camera shuts off automatically if not operated for three minutes This is referred to as the Auto Power Off function If you wish you may manually reset the time for shorter or longer periods ...

Page 118: ...ngs can only be changed when the DC3810 is under battery power The auto power off setting for the AC power adapter sold separately is fixed at 30 minutes and cannot be changed When the DC3810 is connected to a computer the auto power off function is fixed at 30 minutes regardless of the setting or power source 1 MIN 1minute 3 MIN 3 minutes 5 MIN 5 minutes 10 MIN 10 minutes 30 MIN 30 minutes ...

Page 119: ...ny images left on the CF card while reformatting will be deleted and cannot be recovered 1 With the camera turned on rotate the function dial to SETUP 2 Press or to highlight FORMAT Press once FORMATING THE CF CARD ...

Page 120: ...120 3 Press to highlight YES Press once The CF card is now formatting After formatting the CF card the LCD monitor returns to the setup mode menu display ...

Page 121: ...nformation If the built in clock of this camera is not set correctly the wrong date and time are recorded To set the correct and time follow these simple steps 1 With the camera turned on rotate the function dial to SETUP 2 Press or to highlight DATE TIME Press once 3 Press or to highlight DATE Press once ...

Page 122: ...d hold the or key the value goes fast forward or fast backward 5 Press or to highlight DATE TIME Press once 6 Press or to highlight TIME Press once 7 Press or to set new time Press once to confirm When you press and hold the or key the value goes fast forward or fast backward ...

Page 123: ...e sounds at each touch of a button or twist of the function dial The chime can easily be turned off manually by following these simple steps 1 With the camera turned on rotate the function dial to SETUP 2 Press or to highlight BEEP Press once ...

Page 124: ...124 4 Press once to confirm There is no volume setting for the beep 3 Press or to select ON or OFF The beep settings change in the following order ON The beep sounds OFF The beep does not sound ...

Page 125: ... The NTSC system is mainly used in the U S A Japan Canada Mexico the Philippines and Korea The PAL system is used in the western Europe such as Germany England Switzerland Holland Italy except for France and Australia Singapore Thailand and China As these systems have no compatibility you cannot watch an NTSC system based TV in an area where a PAL system is used This camera can switch the video ou...

Page 126: ...126 4 Press once to confirm PAL NTSC 3 Press or to select PAL or NTSC The output signal settings change in the following order ...

Page 127: ...HE LCD MONITOR The language displayed on the LCD monitor can be switched to English 1 With the camera turned on rotate the function dial to SETUP 3 Press or to select ENGLISH 2 Press or to highlight LANGUAGE Press once 4 Press once to confirm ...

Page 128: ...9 CAMERA SETUP SETTINGS Power save see page 117 Beep sound see pages 123 CAMERA PC SETTING PC connection PLAYBACK DEFAULT Selected Image 2 sec Forward STD standard 100SX520 5 SETUP DEFAULT 3 minuets On PC DEFAULT Storage RESETTING TO THE DEFAULT SETTINGS This allows you separately reset your camera s PLAYBACK SETUP and or PC MODES back to their original defaults ...

Page 129: ... rotate the function dial to SETUP 3 Press to highlight YES The settings are reset to default The LCD monitor display returns to setup mode menu 2 Press or to highlight DEFAULT Press once The display to confirm your defaults appears ...

Page 130: ...130 CONNECTING TO THE PERSONAL COMPUTER ATTENTION Windows 2000 Me XP do not need to install this driver ...

Page 131: ...TWARE The following operation is required for Windows 98 Can be used in Microsoft Windows series Operating System For example Windows 98 98 SE ME 2000 Operating System must support USB device 1 Insert installation CD ROM 2 Click DRIVER Attention Windows 2000 Me XP do not need this driver ...

Page 132: ...132 3 Click Next 4 Starting driver installation INSTALLATION OF THE DRIVER AND APPLICATION SOFTWARE 5 Click Finish to complete installation ...

Page 133: ...133 INSTALLATION OF THE DRIVER AND APPLICATION SOFTWARE 6 Click Yes to continue installing Direct X 8 1 7 Click Yes 8 Starting Direct X 8 1 installation ...

Page 134: ...134 INSTALLATION OF THE DRIVER AND APPLICATION SOFTWARE 9 Click Sure to complete installation 10 Restart your computer ...

Page 135: ...LATION PHOTOIMPRESSION For the IBM PC AT and compatible units 1 Insert installation CD into CD ROM 3 Click Next to continue PhotoImpression installation 4 Click Yes 2 Click Application to install PhotoImpression ...

Page 136: ...136 INSTALLATION PHOTOIMPRESSION 5 Click Next 6 Click Next 7 Click Next ...

Page 137: ...137 INSTALLATION PHOTOIMPRESSION 8 Starting set up 9 Click Finish to complete installation ...

Page 138: ...138 INSTALLATION VIDEOIMPRESSION1 6 1 Click Application to install VideoImpression 2 Choose your language and press Sure 3 Preparing set up 4 Click Next ...

Page 139: ...139 INSTALLATION VIDEOIMPRESSION1 6 5 Click Yes 6 Click Next to choose which folder to store your files 7 Click Next ...

Page 140: ...140 INSTALLATION VIDEOIMPRESSION1 6 8 Click Next 9 Starting VideoImpression 1 6 installation 10 Click Finish to complete installation ...

Page 141: ...1 For Apple Macintosh OS9 OS10 INSTALLATION DRIVER PHOTOIMPRESSION INSTALLATION 1 Insert installation CD into CD ROM 2 Click ARCSOFT to install PhotoImpression 3 Click PhotoImpression3 to set up software ...

Page 142: ...142 For Apple Macintosh OS9 OS10 4 Click on your preferred language 5 Click on PhotoImpression Installer 6 Click Accept ...

Page 143: ...143 For Apple Macintosh OS9 OS10 7 Click Install to start installation ...

Page 144: ...144 INSTALLATION VIDEOIMPRESSION1 6 1 Click VideoImpression 1 6 to set up software 2 Click on your preferred language 3 Click VideoImpression 1 6 Installer ...

Page 145: ...145 INSTALLATION VIDEOIMPRESSION1 6 4 Click Accept 5 Click Install to start installation ...

Page 146: ... the camera Disconnect the USB cable Rotate the function dial Remove or insert the CF card CAUTION When your camera is connected to your computer and or transferring data we strongly recommend installing NEW batteries or using the specified AC adapter sold separately pg 28 to prevent your camera from running out of power fixed at 30 minutes regardless of the setting or power source see page 113 NO...

Page 147: ...147 See previous page CAUTIONS WHEN CONNECTING TO THE PERSONAL COMPUTER ...

Page 148: ...00 XP Windows NT 4 0 Service Pack 5 16 MB or more of built in memory For Windows NT 32 MB or more of built in memory 110 MB or more of available hard disk space Resolution 800 x 600 color monitor for 16 bit color video display Necessary when installing and using the software CPU OS Memory Hard disk space Monitor CD ROM drive 68040 or later processor or better Macintosh Power Macintosh Mac OS9 OS10...

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Page 150: ...ver on the left side of the camera and connect the mini plug of the supplied video cable to the video out terminal of the camera 4 Connect the other end of the video cable to the video input terminal on the TV 5 Turn on the power to the TV 6 Rotate the function dial to 7 Turn on the camera 8 Switch the video input of the TV according to the terminal to which the video cable is connected The images...

Page 151: ...Switch to focus lock or manual focus mode Make sure light source Check the distance to subject and move forward or backward accordingly or simply change the focus setting Page 39 40 37 43 No power to camera The function dial is not set at The previous image is loading onto the CF card this function takes less than five seconds the green focus lamp will blink Rotate the function dial to and slide t...

Page 152: ... data to your computer and delete all images from the CF card or simply switch the full CF card with an empty card or one with more memory Rotate the function dial to and slide the power switch to turn on the camera Replace all four batteries or use the AC adapter sold separately Remove the batteries and insert them according to the diagram located on the inside of the battery compart ment door Pr...

Page 153: ...mera The camera is busy reading the image data from the CF card Simply wait until this function is complete and PLAY BACK stops blinking on the LCD monitor Retake the photo within the flash range 0 4 to 3 m Problem The image will not play back on the LCD monitor The image recorded in the flash mode is dark Cause Camera is shut off Batteries are exhausted Batteries are inserted with the polarity re...

Page 154: ...lect a shorter exposure rate to darken photo Any images damaged cannot be recovered Page 99 Slide the power switch to turn off the camera Ensure that the camera is off Remove the batteries wait 10 seconds then reinsert them When using an adapter unplug it from the AC outlet wait 10 seconds then plug it back in Slide the power switch to turn on the camera If the camera is not turned off correctly d...

Page 155: ...n use for an extended period Leaking batteries will damage the battery compartment Occasionally when using alkaline batteries the battery condition indicator will indicate low power when in fact there is a sufficient charge Except when connected to a computer and or transferring data between them continue to use the camera The low battery symbol should disappear under these circumstances The batte...

Page 156: ...ipe away fingerprints with a clean soft dry cloth Copyright TV program films video tapes and other materials may be protected under copyright laws Unauthorized recording of such materials may be illegal Certain performances and exhibitions prohibit the use of photography equipment unless agreed to under written contract DPOF If the CF card containing DPOF data specified by other camera is inserted...

Page 157: ...mmend creating a backup file in other media such as ZIP disc hard disk CD ROM etc Argus Camera assumes no responsibility for these damages 1 Improper use of card 2 Static electrical discharge near card and or electric noise 3 Removing the card or interrupting power supply while camera or equipment is accessing the card read ing writing formatting etc 4 Non use of card for an extended period 5 Usin...

Page 158: ...g batteries and the CF card or operating the camera with wet hands may damage the camera When using the camera at the beach or near water take care not to drop water or sand on the camera Contact with water sand dust or salt may result in damage Do not leave the camera under direct sunlight Pointing the lens directly at the sun may damage the CCD and is extremely harmful to your eyes ...

Page 159: ...toring the camera for extended periods remove the batteries and CF card and seal in an airtight container with a silica drying agent Occasionally press the shutter release button and check the camera s operation Do not store camera with mothballs BEFORE IMPORTANT EVENTS Argus Camera is not responsible for damages incurred by equipment malfunction Questions and Service If you have questions about y...

Page 160: ...ure Wide F3 37 F4 86 F7 75 F15 03 4steps Tele F3 56 F5 13 F8 2 F15 4 4steps Construction 9 elements in 6 groups including 3 aspheric surfaces Focusing range 40 cm to infinity The close up mode 8 cm to 40 cm Digital zoom maximum zoom in the telephoto mode X2 IMAGE STORAGE Recording medium CF card Type 1 Image file format Exit 2 1 JPEG DCF standards DPOF 1 10 Number of pixels W x H 2560 x 1920 pixel...

Page 161: ...rox 52 images 1600 x 1200 size approx 30 images approx 60 images approx 90 images 1280 x 960 size approx 50 approx 100 approx 175 VGA 175 290 340 The number of images to be recorded varies depending on the subject Other Delete function Single image All images Format function for the CF Card ...

Page 162: ...ical shutter Shutter speed 1 650 sec to 10sec Exposure compensation 2EV in 1 3EV increments White balance Automatic Manual setting available outdoors tungsten fluorescent LCD MONITOR Type 46mm 1 8 inch TFT LCD module Pixels Approx 60 000 Bright level 9 steps Language display English German Display Single frame display index display 9 frames slide show magnification display zoom play X2 changing ma...

Page 163: ...utput Composite video signal switchable between NTSC and PAL PC interface USB port POWER SUPPLY Batteries AA sized alkaline battery x 4 or AA Ni MH battery x 4 AA sized lithium battery is not available External power AC adapter not included DC terminal provided on camera body Operating temperature 0 to 40ºC 32 to 104ºF DIMENSIONS WEIGHT Dimensions WxHxD 116 x 75 x 62mm 4 57 x 2 95 x 2 44 inches ex...

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