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Table of Contents

Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 3

Key Features ..................................................................................................................................... 3

What your camera includes ............................................................................................................... 4

Computer System Requirements for Windows ................................................................................. 4

Computer System Requirements for Macintosh ................................................................................ 4

A Quick Look at Your Camera .......................................................................................................... 5

The mode dial ................................................................................................................................... 6

Icons on the LCD Screen .................................................................................................................. 7

Main Buttons ..................................................................................................................................... 9

Preparing Your Camera for Use ...................................................................................................... 10

Installing SD Memory Card ............................................................................................................. 11

TV out function ................................................................................................................................ 12

Starting Your Camera ..................................................................................................................... 13

Camera Mode ................................................................................................................................. 13

Video Mode ..................................................................................................................................... 18

Playback Mode ............................................................................................................................... 18

Setup Mode ..................................................................................................................................... 28

Transferring Images and video clips to your Macintosh .................................................................. 38

Install PhoTags Express Software on MS Windows ....................................................................... 38

Everything you need to get the most from your photos ................................................................... 41

Download photos to your PC .......................................................................................................... 43

Viewing Videos ............................................................................................................................... 50

Maintenance of Your Digital Camera .............................................................................................. 50

Sakar Warranty Card ...................................................................................................................... 50

Summary of Contents for 72480

Page 1: ... Digital 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: ...uttons 9 Preparing Your Camera for Use 10 Installing SD Memory Card 11 TV out function 12 Starting Your Camera 13 Camera Mode 13 Video Mode 18 Playback Mode 18 Setup Mode 28 Transferring Images and video clips to your Macintosh 38 Install PhoTags Express Software on MS Windows 38 Everything you need to get the most from your photos 41 Download photos to your PC 43 Viewing Videos 50 Maintenance of ...

Page 3: ... Digital Video 320 x 240 Pixels 640 x 480 Pixels 7 1 mega pixel camera with choice of 7 digital camera resolutions 3072x2304 pixels 7MP 2560x1920 Pixels 5MP 2304x1728 pixels 4MP 2048x1536 pixels 3MP 1600x1200 Pixels 2MP 1280x960 Pixels 1MP 640x480 Pixels VGA 2 4 Inch TFT Color LCD monitor 3x Optical zoom 4x Digital zoom Built in SDRAM Memory 32MB SD Memory Card Slot accepts SD compatible memory ca...

Page 4: ...h Windows 2000 XP and VISTA 32 bit edition 128 MB RAM 100 MB free disk space Available USB Interface CD ROM Drive Recommended screen resolution 1024 X 768 pixels or higher 16 bit color or higher display adaptor Computer System Requirements for Macintosh Power Macintosh G3 500 MHz or higher Mac OS X version 10 2 6 or later 128 MB or more available system RAM 256 MB recommended 150 MB free disk spac...

Page 5: ...5 A Quick Look at Your Camera ...

Page 6: ...s Video Mode Capture video Playback Mode View print and edit photos and play videos Setup mode To set Image setting Exposure White balance Sharpness Quality Frequency Date Auto off Format memory card Digital zoom Key tone Tv out Color Fw version ...

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

Page 8: ...y power Low battery power Photo quality Standard quality High quality Flash Force Flash Auto Reduce red eyes No Flash Mode Camera Playback Video Set up SD Card inserted Macro Capture Self timer Self timer On Date Zoom section Protect Protect On Focus area ...

Page 9: ...rn your camera on Pressing it again will turn your camera off Navigation Buttons The Navigation buttons are used to navigate and select functions Up Flash Shutter button Take photos Down Self Timer Left Date Right Delete OK Menu Display Zoom out Zoom in ...

Page 10: ...era 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 power off your camera or 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 when ...

Page 11: ...talling the SD Memory Card 1 Locate the Memory card slot 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 the camera A icon will be visible on the LCD screen indicating that an external memory card is installed 4 Once an external memory card is inserted in the camera all th...

Page 12: ...a in the built in memory will be deleted please download the test images to your PC DO NOT rotate the Mode dial if your camera is connected to the printer when using PictBridge TV out function You can use TV to compose your object for shooting and view photos you have taken Turn on your camera and TV Connect your camera to TV with AV cable correctly Now you can use TV as your LCD screen ...

Page 13: ...a saves the photo to memory Note 1 When you press and hold the shutter button half way down for a moment if the focus area color turns red this indicates that the subject is not in focus or the focus range is too light or too dark 2 When you press and hold the shutter button half way down for a moment if the focus area color turns green this indicates that the subject is fine and you can press dow...

Page 14: ...se in macro function OPTICAL ZOOM You can magnify your object up to 3 times using the optical zoom Use the and buttons to adjust the zoom Press button to zoom in on your object Press button to zoom back out Note Do not touch or forbid your lens moving when in use It will cause more damage to the camera DIGITAL ZOOM You can magnify your object up to 4 times using the digital zoom in digital still i...

Page 15: ...has been ON manual flash If the flash charging is not ready the icon will 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 Select the icon shown on the LCD screen This will activate the red eyes reduction 4 Press the button repeatedly until the icon appears This will turn off the flash function Note All...

Page 16: ...F the date icon will appear on the LCD screen if date is on DELETE Last Photo You can delete the last photo taken from Camera mode 1 Press the button to select the Delete Image menu 2 Press the button to select YES 3 Press the OK Menu button If select NO then press OK Menu button then will return to the preview IMAGE SIZE AND QUALITY The image size and quality settings determine the number of phot...

Page 17: ...rd not included SD memory cards come in a variety of capacities Please refer to the Installing an Optional Memory Card section of this manual for more information To learn how to set photo quality please refer to the Setup Mode section of the manual Setting the Image Size In Camera Mode Press the OK Menu button to display the IMAGE SIZE menu Image Size Standard Quality 3072x2304 7MP 2 photos 2560x...

Page 18: ...ing The icon will appear on the LCD screen Elapsed recording time will be displayed on the top left of the LCD screen To stop recording press the shutter button down again Note 1 The video will be saved in AVI 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 2 The optical zoom and auto foc...

Page 19: ...ll be displayed Thumbnails Display Press the Display button till you see your images displayed as thumbnails Use the navigation arrows to browse the media files in your camera A selected file will be high lighted by a border To see a full screen display of the file press the display button Single Image Display Press the Display button until you see the full screen display Use the and navigation ar...

Page 20: ...tton to fit screen image display To play AVI file Select an AVI file you want to view by pressing and navigation button Press OK Menu button Using and navigation button to select PLAY DELETE CANCEL Press OK Menu button to confirm your selection You can press OK Menu button again to stop playing Note In playback mode press OK Menu button repeatedly to enter or close the drop up menu ...

Page 21: ...ees or CANCEL Press the OK Menu button to confirm your selection and a ROTATE SAVING appear on the LCD Select CANCEL to close the drop up menu or press or button to select other functions in the playback mode PROTECT You can protect your photos videos from accidental deletion selecting to protect them 1 Press the OK Menu button ...

Page 22: ...r on the LCD screen if you have selected to protect the file Note Formatting a memory card will delete protected data too Select CANCEL to close the drop up menu or press or button to select other functions in the playback mode DELETE 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...

Page 23: ...ess the OK Menu button to confirm your selection Select CANCEL to close the drop up menu or press or button to select other functions in the playback mode Note if you attempt to delete a locked photo you will be reminded The file is write protected Press OK to continue CROP PICTURE Crop your photos to show only a specific portion of an image or to highlight certain focal points The Crop feature le...

Page 24: ...n and press to zoom out the photo ii Press the navigation buttons and to pan across the image Panning allows you to move around the image you have zoomed in on 4 Press the OK Menu button 5 Using and navigation button to select SAVE save the photo you cropped as a new photo CANCEL to exit without changing ...

Page 25: ...provided your printer is PictBridge compatible bypassing the need for a computer When using PictBridge DO NOT switch modes or rotate the Mode dial if your camera is connected to the printer To print a photo be sure the camera is in Play back mode 1 Press the OK Menu button 2 Press the and navigation buttons until you have selected the menu 3 Press button to select OK and then press OK Menu button ...

Page 26: ...es your camera is connected to the printer b Press OK Menu button c Using the and navigation buttons to select a photo you want to print d Using the and navigation button to select Print Cancel to exit e Press OK Menu button to confirm your selection and Printing appear on the LCD screen A moment later the photo you select is printed ...

Page 27: ...ill automatically turn to MSDC mode Please do not switch the mode dial when the camera connects to the printer Data will be lost 2 Please do not remove your SD memory card when the camera connects to the printer Data will be lost 3 You cannot print AVI file To exit the playback set up menu 1 Press OK Menu button 2 Press and to select Exit menu 3 Press button to select OK 4 Press OK Menu button to ...

Page 28: ...ult image settings 1 Press the OK Menu button to open or close the drop up menu Using the navigation button select AUTO to restore the default image settings or select CANCEL to exit the menu without making changes and close the drop up menu Press the OK Menu button to confirm your selection EXPOSURE This setting allows you to control the brightness of your images ...

Page 29: ...o 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 Press the OK Menu 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 OK Menu button to op...

Page 30: ... the OK Menu button to confirm your selection SHARPNESS This setting allows you to adjust the sharpness of your images making edges more or less distinct 1 Press the OK Menu button to open or close the drop up menu 2 Press the and navigation buttons until you have selected the menu 3 Using the navigation button to select NORMAL SHARP SOFT 4 Press the OK Menu button to confirm your selection ...

Page 31: ... menu 2 Using the navigation button select your Quality setting HIGH or STANDARD 3 Press the OK Menu 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...

Page 32: ... the image is recorded by the camera and will appear automatically on the photo when you download it 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 dat...

Page 33: ... button select ON OFF to display or hide the Date on photo and then press the OK Menu button to confirm your selection SET DATE 1 Select set date menu press OK Menu button to enter the menu 2 Use the and buttons to select Year Month Day Hour Minutes 3 Use the and buttons to adjust these values ...

Page 34: ...You can choose how long the LCD screen will remain on while idle before automatically shutting off 1 Press the OK Menu button to open or close the drop up menu 2 Press the and navigation buttons until you have selected the menu 3 Using the navigation button select the time period the camera will remain idle before automatically shutting off 4 Press the OK Menu button to confirm your selection FORM...

Page 35: ...se the drop up menu Press the and navigation buttons until you have selected the menu Using the navigation button select OK to format your card Press the OK Menu button to confirm your selection CANCEL to exit the menu without making changes DIGITAL ZOOM You can turn on off your digital zoom function Press the OK Menu button to enter or close the drop up menu ...

Page 36: ...tion KEY TONE Set your camera key tone ON OFF 1 Press the OK Menu button to open or close the drop up menu 2 Press the and navigation buttons until you have selected the menu 3 Using the navigation button to select ON OFF 4 Press OK Menu button to confirm your selection TV OUT You can compose the object play AVI file view photos using TV instead of camera screen ...

Page 37: ...cted the menu 2 Using the navigation button to select NTSC or PAL mode in camera 3 Press OK Menu button to confirm your selection COLOR You can set your individual back color through this option To look at the effect switch the mode to Camera or Video mode 1 Press the OK Menu button to open the drop up menu ...

Page 38: ...camera will automatically appear on your desktop as a volume and your LCD screen will display MSDC 3 Double click on the volume icon for your camera and then on the folders containing your photos or video clips 4 Drag and drop your photos or video clips to the location of your choice Install PhoTags Express Software on MS Windows NOTE Before attempting to install the software make sure that you do...

Page 39: ...tall button to install the PhoTags Express software On the Install your camera software screen select your camera model from the drop down list and click the Install button to install PhoTags Express On the PhoTags Express screen click the Next button Please review the license terms and click the Agree button to continue ...

Page 40: ...40 Let the PhoTags Express installer create the folder where the program will be installed to and then click Install Click Finish to let the PhoTags Express installer finish the installation program ...

Page 41: ... most from your photos The Photags Express software that is installed on your computer allows you to edit existing photos that you have on your computer as well as the photos that you have captured with your camera Click the PhoTags Express icon that appears on your desktop to open the PhoTags Express Software ...

Page 42: ...al Effects 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 43: ... 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 your PC Tr...

Page 44: ...a Auto Detect window will automatically appear on your PC screen 6 The number of pictures and other media 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 S...

Page 45: ...tions to your pictures You can add a date keywords categories and more Click Next to continue 9 On the next screen choose where you want to place your photos and click the Finish button to copy the photos to your computer ...

Page 46: ...ram 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 connected and turned ON 4 Double click the PhoTags Express icon on your desktop to launch the PhoTags Express program 5 Click on the Get Photos button on the Main Menu ...

Page 47: ...l 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 48: ...48 1 Select Custom Copy copy method Click Next to continue 2 Select your photos and click Next to continue ...

Page 49: ...ate keywords and categories Click Next to continue 4 On the next screen choose where you want to place your photos on your computer 5 Click on Finish to copy the photos to the location you selected 6 All of the pictures you imported will appear in the Select photos main window ...

Page 50: ... video files for example Windows Media Player Select the Playback tab and double click on a video in the Play list window The video will appear in the Main Window in the actual size To play the video use the video controls Maintenance of Your Digital Camera Your camera is a delicate instrument please handle it with care Sakar Warranty Card This warranty covers for the original consumer purchaser o...

Page 51: ...n 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 BELOW Sakar International Attention Service Department 195 Carter Drive Edison NJ 08817 Tel 732 248 1306 You may also visit www sakar com for further assistance if nec...

Page 52: ...nternal Memory Internal SDRAM 32MB for buffer With 2 testing photos External Memory SD MMC card Lens 3x 36 108mm 1 2 8 4 8 Zoom 3X Optical and 4X Digital Zoom Exposure 2 0V 2 0V White Balance Auto Outdoor Shade Incandescent Fluorescent Self timer 10s File Format JPEG AVI with Audio Build in Storage capability Internal Memory 2 testing photos 7M 5M 4M 3M 2M 1M VGA Flash off on auto red eyes reducti...

Page 53: ...can be found in the General Computer Information section If you have determined that you have pictures in your camera and you meet the system requirements follow the steps below to reinstall the software Software Re installation First install the software Click on Start Settings Control Panel and Add Remove programs You will need to remove PhoTags Express After removing it restart your computer If...

Page 54: ... t lose important pictures Your camera uses SDRAM memory which requires a constant electric current to store your photos Should your camera power off or lose power for instance if the battery dies or is removed all stored pictures in the build in memory will be lost We recommend always downloading your photos to your computer as soon as possible to prevent unintentional data loss Photos and videos...

Page 55: ...se 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 encouraged to try ...

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