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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

1

GETTING STARTED

2

THE CAMERA

2

INSTALLING THE BATTERY

4

TURNING THE CAMERA ON/OFF

5

LED INDICATOR

5

TAKING PICTURES

5

INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE

6

CONNECTING YOUR CAMERA TO A PC

7

USING THE SOFTWARE

8

DOWNLOAD PICTURES FROM CAMERA TO PC

8

PHOTO BASE

10

PHOTO STUDIO

12

PHOTO FANTASY

16

PHOTO PRINTER

19

PHOTO MONTAGE

23

TAKING CARE OF YOUR CAMERA

26

SPECIFICATIONS

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INTRODUCTION

With the DS 3838 Digital Camera, you can take exciting photos, and have fun playing around with them on your PC.
You can add special effects, designs and shapes, make montages, and then print them out for memories that will last a
long time.

This manual will help you get started with the DS 3838 Digital Camera. Read it carefully and try out the various
functions. If you take good care of your camera, it will give you years of digital fun and enjoyment.

The ArcSoft © software with this camera includes the following:

PhotoBase - downloads your photos from the DS 3838 Digital Camera to your PC, and organizes them in an album to
store all your digital camera photos.
PhotoStudio - change your photos, add color, special effects, crop and change size, plus lots more fun features.
PhotoFantasy - put your face or your friends' faces on a lot of different bodies and scenes. There are many fun fantasies
to play around with, from Olympic heroes to bathing beauties.
PhotoMontage - make a collage or montage of your photo for fun effects
PhotoPrinter - print your photos in lots of ways, add frames, edges and backgrounds. (You must have an inkjet or
laserjet printer to use this.)

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Summary of Contents for DS3838

Page 1: ...ed with the DS 3838 Digital Camera Read it carefully and try out the various functions If you take good care of your camera it will give you years of digital fun and enjoyment The ArcSoft software with this camera includes the following PhotoBase downloads your photos from the DS 3838 Digital Camera to your PC and organizes them in an album to store all your digital camera photos PhotoStudio chang...

Page 2: ...ACE SOCKET Plug the camera connector at the end of the cable in here to connect your camera to a PC 5 LED INDICATOR When this light is on it will tell you if the camera is ready to take a picture 6 CARRYING STRAP For carrying your camera 7 BATTERY COVER This is the cover for the battery compartment You must remove it to put in a new battery Always make sure to put the battery cover back on careful...

Page 3: ...es be sure to slide the switch to OFF Keep the camera OFF when you are not using it LED INDICATOR The LED indicator light tells you the status of your camera If blinking quickly it s searching for the correct exposure You should not take a picture if it is blinking quickly If on steadily your camera is now ready to take a picture If blinking slowly the camera memory is full and you cannot take any...

Page 4: ...he Choose Setup Language dialogue box will appear Select the language you want displayed during the setup process and click OK Follow the directions to setup and install the software Please be sure to read and accept the license agreement when it appears on your screen If no setup menu appears automatically on your screen after you insert the CD you can do this instead In Windows click the START b...

Page 5: ... ON Next on your PC click START PROGRAMS ARCSOFT Click PHOTOBASE The following PhotoBase window will appear on your desktop DOWNLOAD PHOTOS To download the photos from your camera to the PC click ACQUIRE the camera icon The Select Source dialogue box will appear on your screen Click on Oregon Scientific Camera DS3838 and click SELECT The following window will appear on your screen The pictures in ...

Page 6: ...If you would like to add other pictures or photos to the album click the ADD icon Find the directory where you ve saved your other pictures or your photos Click on the pictures you want and click OPEN You can do this one picture at a time or select all the pictures at the same time After you add the photos to your new album you can make a title date and description for each one Just click on each ...

Page 7: ...g adding special effects and other fun enhancements To start PhotoStudio On your PC click START PROGRAMS ARCSOFT Click PHOTOSTUDIO OR From PhotoBase window click the PhotoStudio icon or drag the photo you want to play with onto the PhotoStudio icon The following PhotoStudio window will appear on your desktop If you started PhotoStudio by dragging your image onto the PhotoStudio icon from the Photo...

Page 8: ...n click and drag the paintbrush across your photo COLOR SWATCHES Tool when you change colors using the COLOR PALETTE this tool will display the main color in front The color in the background square in an alternate color for use with some of the tools There are many other tools and ways to use each tool Try them out by yourself You can also click on the HELP command on the menu line This will tell...

Page 9: ...icture you like and click OKAY Make sure the CD is inserted in the CD ROM drive Add your photo When you have selected your fantasy the area your photo will be inserted is shaded in a color Click GET PHOTO the star icon 1 to choose a photo If you started PhotoFantasy by dragging your image onto the PhotoFantasy icon from the PhotoBase window the photos in your photo album will be displayed You can ...

Page 10: ...int your fantasy picture PRINTER SETUP click this to change your printer setup COPIES select how many pictures you want to print using this CENTER put your picture in the center of the paper ORIENTATION choose the direction to print your picture on the paper vertical or horizontal BORDER add a border to your picture with this OKAY print your fantasy picture CANCEL cancel the print function and ret...

Page 11: ...enter of the screen shows the current layout of your page in white with black rectangles showing where pictures will display Along the bottom you ll see a few of the available layouts These will let you print single photo or a few images of the same photo or variety of photos on one page TEMPLATE LAYOUT you can select the layout style here If you choose NONE just one photo will be displayed You ca...

Page 12: ...ancel the changes you have made click CANCEL If you want to save the changes you have made click SAVE AS CLEAR PAGE click this to clear all the photos from the Preview screen and return to the GET PHOTO screen PRINTER SETUP when you have finished selecting and editing all your photos you are ready to print Click the PRINTER SETUP button to set up your printer PRINT click the PRINT button to print ...

Page 13: ...ick here to save the changes you have made to your photo OKAY click here to continue to the montage screen CANCEL click here to cancel any changes you made and return to the Create screen Build montage When you have edited your photo you are ready to create a montage Click BUILD MONTAGE CD COLLECTION choose the montage image collections here Your CD must be inserted in your CD ROM drive to see the...

Page 14: ...an the lens with a lens cleaning tissue 5 Do not use strong force on the camera or keep it in a very hot or cold place 6 Do not tamper with the unit s internal components Doing so will invalidate the warranty on the unit and may cause unnecessary damage 7 Only use fresh alkaline batteries as specified in these instructions Do not leave batteries in the camera if you are not going to use it for a l...

Page 15: ...O R E G O N S C I E N T I F I C OPERATION MANUAL 086 002178 068 English ...

Page 16: ...PC with Pentium 90 or higher processor 16 MB RAM 120 MB of available hard disk space Active 9 pin serial port CD ROM drive 6X or higher Windows compatible sound card Microsoft mouse or compatible Super VGA monitor at 800 x 600 resolution 1 MB VRAM video card Inkjet or Laser printer optional for printing photos ...

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