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15097

Digital Camera

Owner’s Manual

© 2006 Sakar International, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Page 1: ...Camera Owner s Manual 2006 Sakar International Inc All rights reserved Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies ...

Page 2: ...ra 6 The Camera Modes 6 Installing Girl Gear Photo Manager Software 9 Software Camera Driver Installation 9 Downloading Photos 14 Everything you need to get the most of your photos and MORE 17 WebCam Express capturing AVI files 18 Viewing Videos 20 Maintenance of Your Digital Camera 21 Technical Support 21 Appendix A Technical Specifications 22 Appendix B Troubleshooting 23 ...

Page 3: ...arefully FIRST in order to get the most out of your digital camera Note In order to speak with your friends over the Internet you will need a PC headset and microphone Any standard PC headset will operate with this digital camera and is available at your local computer retailer Key Features WebCam 2 camera resolutions 640 x 480 Pixels VGA 352 x 288 Pixels CIF 4 x 16 Megabytes Built in SDRAM Memory...

Page 4: ...s to your PC you will need the following minimum configuration Pentium processor or above with MS Windows 98 SE 2000 ME XP 32 MB RAM 80 MB free disk space Available USB Interface CD ROM Drive Color display 16 bit or higher recommended A Quick Look at Your Camera ...

Page 5: ...ry will erase the photos currently stored in the camera Download your photos as often as possible Photos may be lost when the batteries run low The LCD will flash when your batteries are running low you will need to replace your camera s batteries please download any photos you have on the camera before opening the battery compartment When the battery voltage drops to 2 2V the LCD will display Lo ...

Page 6: ...y The Camera Modes Photo Resolution There are 2 photo resolutions to select from Hr VGA 300k resolution or Lr CIF 100k resolution 1 Press the mode button to select Hr or Lr shown on the LCD display 2 If the LCD displays Hr this means that the present resolution is Lr and in order to change to Hr click on the shutter button within 5 seconds 3 If the LCD displays Lr this means that the present resol...

Page 7: ...er poor lighting conditions Self Timer You can include yourself in a photo by using this feature to delay the time between your pressing the shutter and when the photo is actually taken It is recommended that you use a tripod when you use the self timer 1 Press the mode button to select the icon shown on the LCD screen 2 Press the shutter button to start a 10 second count down the LCD will flash o...

Page 8: ... The LCD counter will be reset to 00 Frequency Using the incorrect frequency setting under fluorescent lighting could result in poor images or video flickering when using the WebCam Set the camera for the correct frequency for the country that you are in Your camera has 2 Frequency settings 50HZ for the U S and Asia and 60HZ for Europe and Japan The default setting is 50Hz 1 Press the mode button ...

Page 9: ... display a rotating line icon Installing Girl Gear Photo Manager 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 your installation to fail Do not connect the cable to the computer until the entire installation process has been completed We suggest you follow the step by step instructions that wil...

Page 10: ... system On the Install your camera software screen and follow these instructions 1 Click the DirectX button and follow the installation instructions restart your computer after the installation 2 Insert the CD into your CD Rom drive Make sure that your camera is not connected to the computer 3 On the Install your camera software screen select your camera model from the drop down list and click the...

Page 11: ... 11 1 On the Girl Gear Photo Manager screen click the Next button 2 Please review the license terms and click the Agree button to continue ...

Page 12: ... the Girl Gear Photo Manager installer create the folder where the program will be installed to and then click Install 4 Click Finish to let the Girl Gear Photo Manager installer finish the installation program ...

Page 13: ...r the camera driver Click Next to continue 6 Once the program has finished installing you will have to restart your computer 7 Congratulations You have successfully installed the Girl Gear Photo Manager software the PhoTags WebCam Express and the Camera driver ...

Page 14: ... the USB cable into the USB slot on your camera 2 Plug the other end of the USB cable into a USB port on your computer 3 Make sure that your camera is connected and turned on 4 Double click the Girl Gear Photo Manager icon that is on your desktop to launch the Girl Gear Photo Manager program 5 Click on the Get Photos button on the Main Menu ...

Page 15: ...name of your camera device selected in the Active devices list in the Express mode Click the Next button to proceed 7 On the next screen choose where you want to place your photos and video clips and click the Finish button to copy the photos to your computer ...

Page 16: ... 16 8 All of the pictures you imported will then appear in the Select photos mode s main window ...

Page 17: ...ct Red Eye Add Active Captions add Text Captions Frames Shapes Keywords and more that can be viewed or hidden any time Locate and Organize your photos and collections Search by Captions Category Keyword or Date directly from the operating system of your computer Share your photos via E mail Local Printing and Create HTML web pages for uploading online Create Calendars two sided Greeting Cards and ...

Page 18: ...is connected to your computer will vary depending on how much hard drive space you will use to save the file Please take note that these AVI files take up a lot of hard drive space This is done through the PhoTags WebCam Express program This next section will walk you though capturing an AVI file 1 Double click the WebCam Express icon that is on your desktop to launch the PhoTags WebCam Express pr...

Page 19: ...cording the video The recording elapse time will appear under the video 4 Click the Pause button to hold the recording To continue recording click the Capture button again 5 To finish recording click the Stop button 6 The videos will be automatically saved into a default directory You can view them in the Playback window ...

Page 20: ...om 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 Viewing Videos To view a video clip double click on a video file this will open Windows Media Player ...

Page 21: ...ite at www sakarhelp com You can find manuals software and FAQ s at the website Can t find what you are looking for Fill out an online ticket and one of our technical support team members will answer questions or call 877 397 8200 or 732 476 5098 to access our technical support information on the phone For question on warranty information please email warranty sakar com ...

Page 22: ...us Range 40 cm to infinity Shutter speed Range 1 6 1 16000 second Status LCD display Numeric LCD Self Timer Timer with 10 sec delay Video mode 24 bits R G B Video frame rate 10 fps Hr 30fps Lr Expose white balance Auto Auto Power source 2X1 5V AAA alkaline USB 5V Auto power off 30 sec PC interface USB 1 1 Operation system Windows 98 SE 2000 Me XP weight Approx 66g without 2 AAA batteries Dimension...

Page 23: ...nstalled correctly or you may not meet the minimum system requirements System Requirements At least a Pentium II 300 MHz AMD Athlon 300 MHz or a Celeron 400 MHz or higher at least 64 MB of RAM Please note that the older AMD K6 processors will not work More information about determining your computer s specifications can be found in the General Computer Information section If you have determined th...

Page 24: ...onnected disconnect it 2 Now reinstall the software Insert the CD that came with your camera It should automatically run the installation 3 Restart the computer 4 Once your computer is back up plug the camera into your computer s USB port 5 Right click on the My Computer icon Select Properties If you are running Windows ME Click on Device Manager If you are running Windows 2000 or XP Click on hard...

Page 25: ...ct Remove If you are running Windows 2000 or XP Right click on the non functioning device and select uninstall If a warning pops up press OK 6 Restart your computer again Your camera is now successfully installed Q How do I make sure I don t lose important pictures Your camera uses flash memory which requires a constant electric current to store your photos Should your camera lose power for instan...

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