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5.1 Mega Pixel Digital Camera

Owner’s Manual

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Summary of Contents for 5.1 Mega Pixel

Page 1: ...al Camera Owner s Manual 2007 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: ...amera for Use 10 Installing SD Memory Card 11 Starting Your Camera 12 Camera Mode 12 Video Mode 15 Playback Mode 16 Setup Mode 23 Transferring Images and video clips to your Macintosh 30 Install PhoTags Express Software on MS Windows 30 Everything you need to get the most from your photos 33 Download photos to your PC 34 Viewing Videos 39 Maintenance of Your Digital Camera 39 Sakar Warranty Card 4...

Page 3: ...l camera with choice of 5 digital camera resolutions 2560x1920 pixels 5MP 2048x1536 pixels 3MP 1600x1200 pixels 2MP 1280x960 pixels 1MP 640x480 pixels VGA 2 0 Inch TFT Color LCD monitor 4x Digital zoom Built in SDRAM Memory SD Memory Card Slot accepts SD compatible memory cards up to 1GB Built in Auto Flash PhoTags Express software for managing and enhancing your photos printing sending photos by ...

Page 4: ... 256 MB recommended 150 MB free disk space 800 x 600 or higher resolution monitor displaying millions of colors Caution Formatting will delete all the data on the SD Memory Card Do not remove the SD Memory Card during formatting as this may damage the card and render it unusable Formatting will delete protected data too SD Memory Cards formatted on a PC or device other than the camera cannot be us...

Page 5: ...5 A Quick Look at Your Camera MACRO Normal Capture Switch ...

Page 6: ...era Camera Mode Take still photos Video Mode Capture video Playback Mode View print and edit photos and view videos Setup Mode Set date and time exposure white balance sharpness photo quality frequency format and auto off time format a memory card ...

Page 7: ...7 Icons on the LCD Screen ...

Page 8: ...ndard quality High quality Flash Force Flash Auto No Flash Mode Camera Video Playback Mode Setup SD Card inserted Normal Capture Macro Capture Self timer ON Self timer On Date Digital Zoom 4 00X 4 x Digital Zoom 3 00X 3 x Digital Zoom 2 00X 2 x Digital Zoom 1 00X 1 x Digital Zoom Protect Protect On ...

Page 9: ...or use Pressing and holding it again until you hear beep sound that will turn your camera off Navigation Buttons The Navigation buttons are used to navigate and select functions Up Flash Setup the flashlight Down Self Timer Left Date Post the date on photo Right Delete Shortcut to delete the last photo OK Confirm Display Menu Zoom ...

Page 10: ... you need to replace your camera s batteries If you do not have an SD memory card in the camera please download these photos you have on the camera before switching off the camera WARNING Unless you are using an SD memory card opening the battery compartment and removing the battery will erase the photos currently stored in the camera Download your photos as often as possible Photos will be lost w...

Page 11: ...deleted when camera power is turned off Please download the images before turning the power off SD memory card is required for normal use Installing the SD Memory Card 1 Locate the Memory card slot on the bottom of the camera as illustrated above 2 Insert the memory card into the slot 3 Push the card in until you feel it click into position The top of the card should be flushed with the surface of...

Page 12: ...t the bottom right of the LCD screen When the camera s memory photo capacity is full the LCD screen will display 0 If you attempt to take a photo when the memory is full the camera will show Memory Full insert a SD memory card to transfer and take more than two Test Photos on the LCD screen NORMAL MACRO SHOTS The camera has a macro shot mode To change slides in Normal Macro shot mode use the switc...

Page 13: ...w battery warning will appear on the LCD screen if there is insufficient battery power to operate the flash 2 Press the button repeatedly Select the icon shown on the LCD screen This will activate the automatic flash 3 Press the button repeatedly until the icon appears This will turn off the flash function SELF TIMER You can include yourself in a photo by using this feature to delay the time betwe...

Page 14: ...s no photo in camera it will show NO IMAGE on the LCD screen IMAGE SIZE AND QUALITY The image size and quality settings determine the number of photos can be saved and the amount of memory required for each photo The higher quality photo will take the more memory The image size and quality will also affect the maximum size you can print your photo effectively Limited internal memory is provided fo...

Page 15: ...on To learn how to set photo quality please refer to the Setup Mode section of the manual Setting the Image Size In Camera Mode 1 Press the button to display the IMAGE SIZE menu 2 Using the and navigation arrows select one of the five Image Size options on the LCD screen 3 Press OK Confirm button to confirm your selection The new image size will appear on the bottom left of the LCD screen Video Mo...

Page 16: ...r button again NOTE The video will be saved in AVI Audio Video Interleave format and can be played by either with Windows Media Player or Apple Quick Time Shooting time varies depending on the available space in your camera s memory Playback Mode Set the mode dial to Playback mode The icon will appear on the LCD screen You can review the photos and videos you have recorded In Playback mode you can...

Page 17: ...ion arrows to browse the media files in your camera A selected file will be high lighted by a yellow border The type of media will be displayed AVI for a video or JPG for a photo To see a full screen display of the file press the display button NOTE You cannot manipulate files from the thumbnails view Single Image Display 1 Press the Display button until you see the full screen display 2 Use the a...

Page 18: ...tate the photo or CANCEL 3 Press the OK Confirm button to confirm your selection NOTE When you rotate a file if the camera reminds you File Type Err the file is not in JPG format PROTECT You can protect your photos videos from accidental deletion selecting to lock them 1 Press the menu button ...

Page 19: ... Delete unwanted photos and videos at any time to free up memory You can delete one image or video clip at a time or delete all the unprotected photos and videos that are currently recorded on the memory card at once 1 Press the menu button 2 Press the and navigation buttons until you have selected the Delete menu 3 Using the and navigation buttons select a function and press the OK Confirm button...

Page 20: ... file locked you need to unlock the file then delete it CROP PICTURE Crop your photos to show only a specific portion of an image or to highlight certain focal points The Crop feature lets you zoom in on an image and then save that part of the image as a new photo 1 Press the menu button 2 Press the and navigation buttons until you have selected the CROP PICTURE menu 3 Using the and navigation but...

Page 21: ... new photo b SAVE AS This function is used to save a copy as a new image after you have cropped it c CANCEL Choose cancel to exit the menu without making changes PICTBRIDGE PictBridge allows you to print images directly from your camera to your printer provided your printer is PictBridge compatible bypassing the need for a computer When using PictBridge DO NOT switch modes or rotate the Mode dial ...

Page 22: ... message PICTbrige PRINTING and do not unplug the USB cable until the message disappear on the screen If you wish to print a different image use the and navigation buttons to scroll through your images then repeat the operation as above Disconnect your printer To exit the PictBridge Note 1 For print photos in PLAYBACK mode you must select and enter the PICTBRIDGE function first then connect your c...

Page 23: ...restore these settings 1 Press the Menu button 2 Using the and navigation buttons select OK to restore the default settings or select CANCEL to exit the menu without making changes 3 Press the OK Confirm button to confirm your selection EXPOSURE This setting allows you to control the brightness of your images ...

Page 24: ... to increase the EV value or down to decrease the EV value Select a positive value to increase brightness make photos lighter or a negative value to decrease brightness make photos darker 5 Press the OK Confirm button to confirm your selection WHITE BALANCE This setting allows the camera to adjust the color of your photos camera according to the color of your light source 1 Press the Menu button ...

Page 25: ...u to adjust the sharpness of your images making edges more or less distinct 1 Press the Menu button 2 Press the and navigation buttons until you have selected the SHARPNESS menu 3 Using the and navigation buttons select your level of sharpness 4 Press the OK Confirm button to confirm your selection QUALITY The quality of your photos also affects the number of shots you can take The SUPER setting m...

Page 26: ...RMAL 4 Press the OK Confirm button to confirm your selection FREQUENCY Fluorescent lighting oscillation can affect the quality of your photos Set the camera for the correct frequency for the country that you are in Your camera has 2 Frequency settings 60HZ for the U S and Asia and 50HZ for Europe and Japan The default setting is 60Hz To change the frequency 1 Press the Menu button ...

Page 27: ...t to your computer using the PhoTags Express software Go to the User Preferences in the PhoTags Software after downloading the photos in order to hide or show the date on the photo The Active Captions information you have added will become searchable data to help you keep track of your photos The date function can be turned on and off in camera mode as described in the Camera Mode section 1 Press ...

Page 28: ...he OK Confirm button to confirm your selection AUTO OFF The Auto Shut Off is a special battery saving feature which allows the camera to turn itself off when not in use You can choose how long the LCD screen will remain on while idle before automatically shutting off 1 Press the Menu button 2 Press the and navigation buttons until you have selected the AUTO OFF menu ...

Page 29: ...the memory card and will erase all files in memory including files that have been protected 1 Press the Menu button 2 Press the and navigation buttons until you have selected the FORMAT menu 3 Using the and navigation buttons select OK to format your card Press the OK Confirm button to confirm your selection CANCEL to exit the menu without making changes 4 Press the OK Confirm button to confirm yo...

Page 30: ...ation of your choice Install PhoTags Express Software on MS Windows NOTE Before attempting to install the software make sure that you do not have the camera s USB cable attached to your computer This will affect the install process and can cause a failed installation of the camera software and drivers Software Camera Driver Installation 1 Insert the CD that came with your camera into your CD Rom d...

Page 31: ... installation of PhoTags WebCam Express and your camera driver 3 On the PhoTags Express screen click the Next button 4 Please review the license terms and click the Agree button to continue 5 Let the PhoTags Express installer create the folder where the program will be installed to and then click Install ...

Page 32: ...ress installer finish the installation program 7 This will automatically launch the Install shield for the camera driver Click Next to continue 8 Once the program has finished installing you will be asked to restart your computer Please do so ...

Page 33: ...ect the Select Photos Enhance Photos or Add Captions buttons You can use these features to edit your photos Manage your photos by creating countless unique photo collections without duplicating any photos Burn CD s of any folders for backup and storage Enhance your photos Auto Enhance Crop Correct Red Eye Manually Adjust and add Special Effects Add Active Captions add Text Captions Frames Shapes K...

Page 34: ...eting Cards and Postcards Workshop projects you have the ability to purchase two additional Workshop projects Albums and Video CD online at anytime 1 To purchase the Workshop Project simply click the one you want and you will be referred to an online website where you can purchase them 2 Once you purchase the Workshop projects they will be automatically activated in the software Download photos to...

Page 35: ...videos included on the camera or memory card will appear on the window Click OK if you want to transfer the photos and save them to your computer 7 The PhoTags Express application you installed will open in the Get photos wizard mode and will ask you to select the photos you want to transfer Select your photos and click Next to continue ...

Page 36: ... to your computer 10 All of the pictures you imported will appear in the Select Photos main window Manual Photo Download Get photos manually using PhoTags Express Use the PhoTags Express program to import the photos from your camera 1 Plug one end of 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...

Page 37: ...ode will appear Select your camera device Your camera or memory card will appear in the Active devices list as a Removable disk If both your camera and the memory card appear in the Active Devices list as a Removable Disk simply toggle between the two devices to select pictures Custom Copy This mode is used to manually select the photos you wish to copy to your computer ...

Page 38: ...38 1 Select Custom Copy Click Next to continue 2 Select your photos and click Next to continue ...

Page 39: ...the option to select which photos you want to transfer In this mode you will not see a preview of the images transferred For more information please refer to the Quick Start guide in PhoTags Express Viewing Videos Make sure that your camera is connected to your computer with the USB cable Open any application that will enable you to view video files for example Windows Media Player Select the Play...

Page 40: ...tions from other than normal use including but limited to repair by unauthorized parties tampering modification or accident What To Do When Service Is Required When returning your defective product postage pre paid for service your package should include Copy of original bill of sale A detailed written description of the problem Your return address and telephone number Daytime MAIL TO ADDRESS BELO...

Page 41: ...y or your computer may not meet the minimum system requirements System Requirements First ensure that you have at least a Pentium II 300 MHz AMD Athlon 300 MHz or a Celeron 400 MHz or higher as well as at least 128MB 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 se...

Page 42: ...ith a brightly colored marking next to it indicating it is not functioning correctly 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 ele...

Page 43: ... Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates Uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with instructions May cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encourag...

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