UMAX AstraCam 1800 Owner's Guide
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Taking Your First Photo
Taking photos with your UMAX AstraCam 1800 is easy:
1. Turn the power switch ON.
2. Compose your photo by looking through the viewfinder.
3. Slightly press and hold the SHUTTER button. You will hear a short beep as
the UMAX AstraCam 1800 automatically sets exposure.
4. Continue pressing fully down on the SHUTTER button. You will hear a
second short beep as the photo is taken. Release the shutter button.
Note: It is important to hold the camera still when taking a picture.
Image Mode Settings
With the UMAX AstraCam 1800 you can choose between 3 separate modes
for taking pictures.
(1)
EQ (Economy Quality) 640 x 480 allows for the most photos to be
taken (50 images on a 4 MB SmartMedia card) and stored on the
internal media. This setting is best used for images that are going to be
used in Web pages, e-mail and screen shots. This mode takes up the
least amount of storage space on the SmartMedia with no compression
and fewer errors in the image.
(2)
HQ (High Quality) 1280 x 960 allows for images to be taken (20
images on a 4 MB SmartMedia card) and used for printed material or
detailed image shots. This setting uses a high compression ratio.
(3)
SHQ (Super High Quality) 1280 x 960 with less storage compression
that allows for images to be enlarged above the original size without
image degradation of the image. (10 images stored on a 4 MB
SmartMedia card) This particular mode takes up more space on the
storage media than the other two modes.
Erasing Photos
You can erase the most recent photo taken or all the photos with the Erase
button. To erase the most recent photo:
1. Press the DELETE button. The film counter will begin blinking and the
green action light will turn on.
2. Press the DELETE button again to erase the photo from the camera's
memory.
To erase all the photos:
1. Press and hold down the DELETE button for 3 seconds. The film counter
will begin blinking and the action light will turn on.
