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98379

Digital Camera

Owner’s Manual

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Page 1: ...amera 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: ...s 6 Camera Modes 13 Capturing Photos 17 Capturing Video 18 Webcam Mode 18 Software Installation 23 Everything you need to get the most from your photos 26 Download photos to your PC 30 Viewing Videos 30 Using your Camera as a Webcam 35 Maintenance of Your Digital Camera 35 Sakar Warranty Card 37 Appendix A Technical Specifications 38 Appendix B Troubleshooting Appendix C FCC Clarify 41 2 ...

Page 3: ... software and the cameras driver included in the CD ROM packaged with this camera Plugging in your camera at this stage will cause the device to not be recognized by the computer Key Features 300 K Pixel Dual Mode Digital and Video Camera 320 x 240 1 1 Inch Color LCD monitor PhoTags Express software for downloading photos and videos from your Digital Camera managing and enhancing your photos print...

Page 4: ...ystem Requirements for Windows To be able to download photos and videos to your PC you will need the following minimum configuration Pentium processor or above with Windows 2000 XP or Vista 100 MB free disk space 128 MB RAM Available USB Interface CD ROM Drive Recommended screen resolution 1024 X 768 pixels or higher 16 bit color or higher display adaptor 4 ...

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

Page 6: ... of this manual Warning Removing the batteries before downloading photos and videos from the camera will cause all the photos to be erased Note Download and save your photos and videos often so as not to lose them if the battery power becomes too low Camera Modes In order to download the photos and videos captured with this camera you need to install the PhoTags Express WebCam Express and camera s...

Page 7: ...fly Pressing the Power Menu button leads you to this Main Menu screen Below is an explanation for each of the Submenus on the Main Menu Camera Submenu Press the Power Menu button to enter the Main Menu By default the camera icon is automatically selected Press the Shutter button to toggle through the following various options within the camera submenu 7 ...

Page 8: ...AVI Video Continuous Capture Press the Power Menu button to select and save the mode of your choice The LCD screen will show your choice with a symbol in the upper left corner Self Timer Camera Continuous Capture Video AVI 8 ...

Page 9: ...ess the Shutter button to toggle between the different resolution options Press the Power Menu button again to select and save the desired resolution Options within the Resolution Modification Submenu are as follows VGA 640x480 QVGA 320x240 9 Note Clearer photos will be taken at higher resolution however low resolution will allow you to take many photos at one time ...

Page 10: ...s and then press the Power Menu button again to select and save the desired compression Options within the Compression Rate Submenu are as follows Non Compression Mode Compression Mode Frequency Anti Flicker Submenu Press the Power Menu button to enter the Main Menu press the Up button until the Frequency icon is selected and then press the Shutter button to toggle between the frequency options an...

Page 11: ...wer Menu button to enter the Main Menu press the Up button until the Delete All icon is selected and then press the Shutter button to select this submenu Upon entering this submenu you will be shown the following screen asking if you wish to Delete All of the photos in the camera Press the Up button to move between options select Yes to Delete All or No to Cancel Press the Shutter button to confir...

Page 12: ...Battery Capacity Icons An icon will appear on the top right corner of your LCD screen showing the amount of battery power available more than 70 power 35 70 power 5 35 power less than 5 power 12 ...

Page 13: ...t the photo has been taken Do not move the camera until you hear the beep Moving the camera while taking the picture will cause the photo to blur After each photo is taken the numbers of photos left to shoot at this resolution is displayed at the bottom left of the LCD screen If the level of brightness is too low the message Too Dark will appear on the LCD screen and two quick beeps will sound ind...

Page 14: ...ng the Shutter button until the continuous shot icon appears in the top left corner Press the Power Menu button to save your choice The camera will show the continuous shot icon in the top left corner you can now take your shots Press the Shutter button once and the camera will take 3 consecutive shots saved in jpeg format the red LED indicator in the front of the camera will light three times and...

Page 15: ...after 10 seconds The red LED indicator in the front of the camera will light up and a beep will sound every second PLAYBACK MODE Press the Power Menu button Press the Playback button on your camera in order to view all the photos that are presently on your camera Press the Up button to navigate between the photos You may also delete single photos in the Playback mode Select the present photo you w...

Page 16: ...device s battery life To reactivate the device simply press the Power Menu button Manual Power Saving Press and hold the Power Menu button for 3 seconds Good Bye will appear on the screen After hearing two consecutive beeps the camera will go into a sleep mode manually In sleep mode energy consumption is very low and the battery life is prolonged Your camera can remain in sleep mode to save power ...

Page 17: ...video icon appears in the top left corner you can now prepare your shot Once in the Video mode press the shutter button for the camera to start capturing an AVI video A clock counter on the bottom right corner of the LCD screen will begin to count The video is now being captured To end the video capture press the shutter button again The Video has now been captured and is ready to be downloaded fr...

Page 18: ...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 In order to install the Software and drivers to download and edit the photos and videos captured using this camera you need to install the CD installation disk Insert the installation CD into your CD ROM...

Page 19: ... camera model from the drop down list and click the Install button to install PhoTags Express followed by the installation of PhoTags WebCam Express and your camera driver For more installation information click the Read Me First button On the PhoTags Express screen click the Next button 19 ...

Page 20: ...ms and click the I Agree button to continue Let the PhoTags Express installer create the folder where the program will be installed to and then click Install Please wait while the application is being installed on your computer 20 ...

Page 21: ...s been installed on your computer click the Finish button to let the PhoTags Express installer finish the installation program This will automatically launch the Install shield for the camera driver Click Next to continue 21 ...

Page 22: ...tall the driver for this camera Once the program has finished installing you will be asked to restart your computer Please do so Congratulations You have successfully installed the PhoTags Express WebCam Express software and the Camera Driver 22 ...

Page 23: ...e USB cable into the USB port of the camera Plug the other end of the USB cable into a USB port on your computer Important For WinXP and Vista users Do not open the software until you see the Your new hardware is installed and ready to use pop up box on the taskbar If you do not see this message before you plug in your camera the camera will not function properly If the Camera is off it will autom...

Page 24: ...ns 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 Keywords and more that can be viewed or hidden any time 24 ...

Page 25: ...r uploading online Create Calendars two sided Greeting Cards and Postcards on standard photo paper You can purchase Albums and Video CD two additional workshop projects online at anytime and these will be automatically activated in PhoTags Express Create Photo Albums and Slide Shows on CDs that can be viewed on your PC and VCD s for viewing on your TV using your DVD player Add background music to ...

Page 26: ...rchase 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 Transfer Photos and video images from your camera to your PC using PhoTags Express Select the Get Photos button from the top of the PhoTags Expres...

Page 27: ...Camera option in the Active Devices window on the left and then select either the Custom or Express copy radial button in the Copy methods box CUSTOM COPY METHOD Select the Custom copy radial button Click the Next button 27 ...

Page 28: ...and videos The default is to place all photos and videos into a folder under the C My Documents My Pictures folder with the date when the photos were taken as the folder name Click the Finish button to start the download process A photos download progress bar appears showing the number of media videos included downloading to your computer 28 ...

Page 29: ...s create collections and Burn CD s To learn more of how to get the most out of your PhoTags application select the Show Me How or the Help Guide button found on the top right of the screen Express Copy Method Select the Express copy radial button if you want to have all the images transferred to the PC without the option to select which photos you want to transfer In this mode you will not see a p...

Page 30: ...at Double click on a video with the avi extension The video will begin to play automatically To replay the video use the media controls Once all the Photos and Videos have been downloaded to the computer it is recommended that you delete them from the camera thereby preparing your camera to take more photos and videos Using your Camera as a Webcam Connect your camera to your computer using the USB...

Page 31: ... lot of hard drive space This next section will walk you through capturing an AVI file 1 Double click the WebCam Express icon that is on your desktop to launch the WebCam Express program A webcam icon will appear on the LCD screen of your camera 2 Your camera now begins to function as a webcam 3 Adjust your Camera Webcam to the desired position The computer screen will display what the Webcam sees...

Page 32: ...ime will appear under the video 6 Click the Pause button to hold the recording To continue recording click the Capture button again 7 To finish recording click the Stop button 8 The videos will be automatically saved into a default directory My Documents My Pictures My WebCam 32 ...

Page 33: ...aph 2 The image appears in the application s view screen 3 Select the Capture mode button at the top of the application screen 4 Click the Snapshot button on the top left of the view screen 5 The photo will be saved automatically as a jpeg picture in the My Documents My Pictures My WebCam folder on your computer 6 You may now edit this photo by opening the Photags Express application From the Main...

Page 34: ...o is running select the Snapshot button to take photo snapshots that are now saved as jpeg pictures 5 The photo will be saved automatically as a jpeg picture in the My Documents My Pictures My WebCam folder on your computer 6 You may now edit your photos with the Photags Express software application by selecting the Photags Express icon on the desktop and from Main Menu that appears select the Sel...

Page 35: ...m to chat with friends and family sending live video feeds straight to them Maintenance of Your Digital Camera Digital Camera is a delicate instrument please handle it with care Sakar Warranty Card This warranty covers for the original consumer purchaser only and is not transferable Products that fail to function properly UNDER NORMAL USAGE due to defects in material or workmanship Your product wi...

Page 36: ...duct 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 www sakar com You may also visit for further assistance if necessary or call our tech suppor...

Page 37: ...r LCD 16 bits Focus F 5 4 Image Variation 0 5m Infinity Non spherical Lens Lens Aperture 1 2 6 Illumination 100 16000 lux File Format Jpeg avi File Storage 8 MB Resolution Hi Lo 37 640x480 26 79 Storage capability 320x240 106 319 Interface USB 1 1 Power Supply 2 AAA Battery and USB cable Operating Systems WIN2000 XP Vista ...

Page 38: ... 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 section If you have determined that you have pictures in your camera and you meet the system requirements follow the steps below to...

Page 39: ...r If the camera is installed correctly there will be a category listed for Imaging Devices and clicking on the next to it should reveal your camera If not you will likely see Digital Still Camera under Other Devices with 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 uninsta...

Page 40: ...ll be lost We recommend always downloading your photos to your computer as soon as possible to prevent unintentional data loss Q If I have a MAC will the device work Unfortunately the system requirements for our digital cameras andwebcams require a Windows operating system There is no Mac driver available and no current plan to develop Q If the webcam does not work Make sure you have connected the...

Page 41: ...he party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates Uses and can radiate radio...

Page 42: ...r more of the following measures __ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna __ Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver __ Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected __ Consult the dealer or experienced radio TV technician for help 42 ...

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