Sakar 24280, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...igital Camera Owner s Manual 2006 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 ...

Page 2: ...use the built in PC camera to hold a video conference via the internet enabling face to face online conversations Package Contents Digital Camera User s Manual Neck Strap Camera Stand Software CD USB cable System Requirements Windows98 SE 2000 ME XP 125MB or more free hard disk space 32MB or more RAM Available USB Interface and CD ROM drive Color Monitor Recommended at least 800 600 24 bit or high...

Page 3: ...arging We recommend charging your camera s battery every 7 days or when you have used up the full memory capacity of the camera NOTE The camera batteries must be recharged for at least four hours on the first use In order to conserve battery power if the camera is not used for 30 seconds the camera will automatically enter energy save mode Section Three Software and Camera Driver Installation IMPO...

Page 4: ...software screen follow these instructions 1 Click the DirectX button and follow the installation instructions restart your computer after the installation 2 Insert the CD into your CD Rom drive Make sure that your camera is not connected to the computer 3 On the Install your camera software screen select your camera model from the drop down list click the Install button to install PhoTags Express ...

Page 5: ... 4 5 Please review the license terms and click the Agree button to continue ...

Page 6: ... 5 6 Let the PhoTags Express installer create the folder where the program will be installed to and then click Install 7 Click Finish to let the PhoTags Express installer finish the installation program ...

Page 7: ... 6 8 This will automatically launch the Install shield for the camera driver Click Next to continue 9 Once the program has finished installing you will have to restart your computer ...

Page 8: ...oto and the camera is ready to shoot again 5 If you press the shutter button when the camera is full the camera will emit continuous beeps to warn you Tips 1 When taking photos hold your camera steady 2 Low lighting will reduce the quality of your picture Section Five Camera Functions If the camera is in energy save mode press the function button once to switch to working mode Turn Camera Off 1 Pr...

Page 9: ...VGA format Delete All Photos 1 Press the Function button to select shown on the LCD display 2 Press the shutter button within 5 seconds the photo counter will flash Press the shutter button again within 5 seconds and all photos will be deleted from the camera memory Note If you do not press the shutter button within 5 seconds no photos will be deleted and the camera will return to the normal worki...

Page 10: ...ution and compression ratio of the photos The LCD display will show the current resolution and the how many more photos you can take at this resolution The maximum numbers of photos your camera can store is 25 photos Hi resolution Ld compression 102 photos Lo resolution Ld compression 102 photos Hi resolution Hd compression 409 photos Lo resolution Hd compression Display Press the shutter button t...

Page 11: ...ction Six Downloading Photos 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 connected and turned on 4 Double click the PhoTags Express icon that is on your desktop to launch the PhoTags Express program 5 Click...

Page 12: ... the Active devices list in the Express mode Click the Next button to proceed 7 On the next screen choose where you want to place your photos and click the Finish button to copy the photos to your computer 8 All of the pictures you imported will then appear in the Select photos mode s main window ...

Page 13: ... any photos Burn CDs of any folders for backup and storage Enhance your photos Auto Enhance Crop and Correct Red Eye 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 Lo...

Page 14: ...to 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 WebCam Express Use the WebCam Express software to snap photos record and create videos How to purchase additional Workshop projects In addition to the free Calendars two sided Greeting Cards and Postcards Workshop projects you have the ability to purchase two additional Workshop pr...

Page 15: ...record an AVI while the camera is connected to your computer will vary depending on how much hard drive space you will use to save the file Please take note that these AVI files take up a lot of hard drive space This is done through the PhoTags WebCam Express program This next section will walk you though capturing an AVI file 1 Double click the WebCam Express icon that is on your desktop to launc...

Page 16: ...time will appear under the video 4 Click the Pause button to hold the recording To continue recording click the Capture button again 5 To finish recording click the Stop button 6 The videos will be automatically saved into a default directory You can view them in the Playback window ...

Page 17: ...rt help Video Conferencing To use the camera as a PC camera to conduct image transmission or hold online video conferences 1 Connect the camera to your computer USB port using the USB cable 2 Run the video conferencing software Microsoft NetMeeting on your computer 3 Input the IP address that you wish to connect to in the address bar and dial 4 Select Tool Video Accept and Transfer options Once yo...

Page 18: ...s energy save mode after 30s idle Image Process Automatic Exposure Automatic White Balance Transmission Interface USB Interface Working Temperature 0 40 Operation System Windows98 SE 2000 ME XP Appendix 2 Troubleshooting Q I have taken photos but my computer says No photos in camera What do I do A First ensure that you have taken photos with your camera Press the shutter button a few times to take...

Page 19: ...ftware Insert the CD that came with your camera it should automatically run the installation 3 Restart the computer 4 Once your computer is back up plug the camera into your computer s USB port 5 Right click on the My Computer icon Select Properties If you are running Windows 98 98SE or ME Click on Device Manager If you are running Windows 2000 or XP Click on hardware and then Device Manager If th...

Page 20: ...nstance if the battery dies or is removed all stored pictures will be lost We recommend always downloading your photos to your computer as soon as possible to prevent unintentional data loss Q I have a MAC Will this camera work A Unfortunately the system requirements for our cameras require a Windows operating system There is no Mac driver available and currently no plans to develop one ...