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Argus DC2700 Camera User Manual

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Argus DC2700

Digital Camera User Manual

NOTE THAT THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.

Содержание DC2700

Страница 1: ...Argus DC2700 Camera User Manual Page 1 of 28 Argus DC2700 Digital Camera User Manual NOTE THAT THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE ...

Страница 2: ...nu 3 1 1 THE SELF TIMER __________________________________________________________ 14 3 1 2 REVIEW Reviewing Pictures and Sounds _______________________________________ 14 3 1 3 INFO Camera Information ___________________________________________________ 16 3 1 4 PROCESS Setting the Picture Taking Features ___________________________________ 17 3 1 5 SETUP Changing the Basic Camera Settings________...

Страница 3: ...emory 2 Mbytes Synchronous DRAM for Rapid Fire 1 Mbytes NV Flash RAM for Program and 10 Picture Storage Clarity 2 ASIC ARM7 48MHz Processor with integral 8KB Cache USB Interface Composite Video Out NTSC PAL Selection 4 AA battery power supply Battery level monitor Small Size and Weight Rapid Fire Zero delay between shots Audio Recording and Playback Self Timer Digital 2X Zoom Variable JPEG Compres...

Страница 4: ...Argus DC2700 Camera User Manual Page 4 of 28 1 2 Physical Descriptions The DC2700 is shown below ...

Страница 5: ...Argus DC2700 Camera User Manual Page 5 of 28 1 1 3 3 C Ca am me er ra a A Ac cc ce es ss so or ri ie es s C Ch he ec ck kl li is st t ...

Страница 6: ...r camera can operate in any of three record modes or a playback mode The record modes include Still frame Sound and Movie with Sound The playback mode can be used to view or listen to recorded pictures sounds or movies Record Specifications are Mode Specification Still Frame 640 x 480 x 24 bit Color Sound 8KHz 16 bit Mono Movie 160 x 120 x 24 bit Color at 15fps 2 1 Turning the Power On To turn the...

Страница 7: ...t the DC2700 is designated with its best focus at 1 867 m The Viewfinder may require focus adjustment A Focus Adjustment Knob is located at the top of your camera This focus adjustment does not change the lens focus and therefore will not affect pictures in any way It is only an adjustment for your viewing of the Viewfinder Adjusting Exposure brightness While looking at the Live Viewfinder you can...

Страница 8: ...y to decide immediately if another shot is required Still images are stored in JPG format in your camera At this point pressing the Shutter Release Button again will return you to the Live Viewfinder and more Still Pictures can be taken After the first picture in a sequence you may immediately return to the Live Viewfinder and take a second picture However after the second in a series of pictures ...

Страница 9: ... will then be acquired The movie will continue to be acquired until either you release the Shutter Release Button or after 10 seconds have elapsed You will notice a Q at the bottom right hand corner of the Viewfinder indicating that the image is a Quick Time Movie Movies are stored in MOV format in your camera Steps Power on the camera Hold SHUTTER button to begin capturing a video clip Release SH...

Страница 10: ...8 Make sure your PC support Quicktime applications please see APPENDIX II for details Connect the Camera to PC by USB cable Launch My Camera application By double clicking the mov video files Quicktime application will be activated automatically ...

Страница 11: ... Releasing the Record Button or consuming the remaining Compact Flash memory will stop the recording Sound Recording consumes 16kBytes per second of Compact Flash Memory They are stored as WAV files in your camera Suggested length of sound file Without Compact Flash Card With Compact Flash Card Available Memory Size Internal Memory 4M 8M 16M Length of Sound Recording 30 sec 4 min 16sec 8 min 32 se...

Страница 12: ...er shows incrementing counter Release Rec button when completed How to play back On TV Power on the camera Establish connection between camera and TV via RCA cable Select REVIEW from MAIN MENU on the Viewfinder Display Select TV the display will then be transferred to the TV Note that Cyber Display will go off at this moment ...

Страница 13: ...be played back in the REVIEW mode THUMBNAIL FULLSCREEN or DIRECTORY On PC Power on the camera Establish connection between camera and PC by USB cable Launch My Camera double click the xxxxx wav icon will bring up windows default player e g Windows Media Player automatically ...

Страница 14: ...e top menu Just press the Shutter Release Button and then return to the menu system with the Feature Select Button Note that Default Values are shown as Underlined in this text 3 1 1 THE SELF TIMER The Self Timer is used to allow you to get into your own pictures Just select this item and you will be returned to the Live Viewfinder You will see a red timer ICON at the lower right hand corner of th...

Страница 15: ...l be asked to Confirm a Deletion File Info for Sound Files When you obtain additional information about Sound Files you can adjust the volume while playing The total play time and the current time of the playing recording are both shown Full Screen The Full Screen Presentation will show each image occupying the entire screen Pressing the Select Button will present the File Info Menu with additiona...

Страница 16: ...emory Card You will be asked to Confirm Slide Show The Slide Show Selection will present a continuous Slide Show in the file sequence order Sound and Movie files will be presented in their natural order intermixed with the images This implies that each sound file will play while the prior image file can still be seen The time per slide can be increased or decreased with the Up and Down buttons res...

Страница 17: ...ewing the active Viewfinder the Up and Down buttons will modify this value by half f stop increments decrements without the need to enter the menu system FORMAT There are two Quality settings available Fine 640x480 Resolution This provides the best quality resolution Economy 320x240 Resolution This provides for the smallest possible file Zoom X2 320x240 Center of frame Suggested numbers of picture...

Страница 18: ...reens that link to one another through the More selection Through these menus you can control the basic settings of your camera The SAVE_RAW and CAL_WB are manufacturing features and will not appear and therefore should not be used by customers TIMEOUT The Timeout Feature controls the length of time the Viewfinder can be active without touching any button until an automatic power down occurs Setti...

Страница 19: ...rman Spanish Chinese RESTORE DEFAULTS This selection allows the user to force all of the settings back to the factory defaults FORMAT Format allows you to re format a storage media This can be applied to either the internal NVRAM this will not destroy the program or an external compact flash card Formatting destroys all picture movie or sound file data It is to be used when a storage media becomes...

Страница 20: ...ewfinder and you will be unable to acquire any more images or sounds until you delete some files When a Compact Flash card is NOT inserted into the camera you can still store a limited number of images or sound files in the available internal NVRAM When you insert a Compact Flash Card and there are any files resident within the internal memory then these files are ignored You will see a message on...

Страница 21: ...or use as an attached PC camera with applications like NetMeeting 4 1 1 Installation of My Camera Place the ARGUS driver CD into your PC the Auto Run program will bring up the Argus Drivers interface immediately Click on the My Camera options to begin the installation MY Camera Installing the MY CAMERA application will install a new ICON to you re MY COMPUTER set of objects Double Clicking on MY C...

Страница 22: ...s remember to power off the camera before unplugging the USB cable 4 1 2 PC Camera Video Conference Application Usage My Camera allows you to use popular programs like NetMeeting and others that use a streaming video driver for image input The NetMeeting Setup Wizard will guide you through setup Please follow all on screen instructions carefully and select the category that best fit the informatio...

Страница 23: ...t com that you would like Netmeeting to start with SETUP IS COMPLETE AND NETMEETING STARTS After identifying the individual s by using their E mail address select their address and click the CALL icon Please note the connection is completed only after the call is accepted by the other party ...

Страница 24: ...e MyCamera will then be deleted 4 Abnormal and distorted images shown on Cyber Display Improper handling e g crashing of the camera would cause a sudden bad contact of battery circuitry Disconnecting USB while the camera is ON would cause a hang like phenomenon Open the battery door and close it again will solve the problems 5 Cyber Display turns RED Low Battery power would cause the Display to tu...

Страница 25: ...1 A gateway for rich media including images music MIDI MP3 and more QuickTime enables you to experience more than 200 kinds of digital media with Mac or PC and it offers unparalleled quality ease of use and functionality Quicktime application can be downloaded via the following address http www apple com quicktime Double click the Quicktime setup exe icon the Setup Wizard will then guide you throu...

Страница 26: ...ual Page 26 of 28 Everytime you want to playback your video files double clicking the file icon will activate the Quicktime application automatically See View a Video under session Make a Video with Sound for the detail operations ...

Страница 27: ...uite III SE is a complete PC an internet photography power pack which allow users of any experience level to retrieve prepare compose organize share and print photos The Argus Driver Interface will direct you both to the installation of MGI PhotoSuite III SE and MS Internet Explorer Click on the PhotoSuite options and let the Wizard to guide you through the complete installation ...

Страница 28: ...RY TV SLIDE SHOW DELETE ALL DONE SVI_0001 JPG SVI_0002 JPG SVI_0003 WAV DONE FILE INFO DELETE DONE 34 KB SVI_0007 FILE INFO VOLUME 7 DELETE 00 00 32 DONE 34 KB 00 01 15 ISVI_0007 WAV SVI_0007 JPG INFO BATTERY FULL VERSION 3 009 MEMORY USED 1604KB FREE 2284KB SIZE 3888 KB DONE PROCESS EXP AUTO FORMAT FINE JPEG 70 CONTRST AUTO SAVE SETUP TIMEOUT 90 TV NTSC SHOW 5 SEC LANG ENGLISH RESTORE DEFAULT MOR...

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