Sakar 32490, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...ideo 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: ...Control 10 Installing Kids Imaging Studio Software 17 Transferring Images to your PC using Media Auto Detect 23 Transferring images to your PC using Kids Imaging Studio 26 Everything You Need To Get the Most of Your Photos and MORE 33 Maintenance of Your Digital Camera 35 Technical Support 35 Sakar Warranty Card 35 Technical Specifications 37 Troubleshooting 38 Special Note For best video output c...

Page 3: ...l way to share your photos that enable you to Create fun personalized videos Combine selected music with sound track Personalize with titles and credits Annotate your Jpeg photos with sound text and more Generally produce videos created with automatic editing and synchronized transitions and effects In short everything you need to get the most out of your photos Key Features Effective resolution 3...

Page 4: ...video camera includes Digital Video Camera USB cable TV cable Kids Imaging Studio Software User Manual 1 year warranty Computer System Requirements MAC Compatible Windows 2000 XP or Vista 32 Bit Edition Pentium II 300 or higher 128MB RAM 250MB free hard drive space CD ROM drive Available USB port 4 ...

Page 5: ...A Quick Look at your Digital Video Camera 5 ...

Page 6: ...DV camera requires three AA batteries not included It is recommended that alkaline batteries be used 1 Open the battery compartment 2 Insert the batteries in accordance with the polarity indicated on the back of the battery cover 3 Close the battery cover 6 ...

Page 7: ...e batteries from the DV camera when not in use for an extended period Inserting a Memory Card A SD compatible memory card not included can be inserted into your DV camera which will allow an increase in the number of movies or photos that can be taken before the need arises to transfer them to a computer 7 ...

Page 8: ...r than the DV camera should not be used All the data in the built in memory will be lost if no SD Memory Card has been inserted in the DV when you change your batteries IMPORTANT NOTE If you do not have an SD memory card inserted in your camera while recording video no sound will be recorded The internal memory of the camera records test video only and does not record audio To record with sound yo...

Page 9: ...Playback mode 9 ...

Page 10: ...he DV is ready for using Power off Press the Power Button and hold for about 3 seconds The DV camera will switch off If the DV camera is not operated for 60 seconds it will switch off automatically Shooting videos In DV mode There are two video resolutions for you to shooting video files Press UP or Down button to 10 ...

Page 11: ...eatedly until the DV icon appears on the LCD 2 Hold the DV camera steadily and use the LCD to focus on the subject 3 Press the Shutter button to commence shooting The red spot won t be flashing on the LCD until you press the Shutter button again to stop shooting or the memory is full 4 Press the Shutter button again to stop shooting Alternatively it will stop when the memory is full Note 11 ...

Page 12: ... SD memory card inserted in your camera while recording video When the memory is full the LCD will appear MEMORY FULL TRANSFER TEST IMAGES TO PC AND INSERT A SD MEMORY CARD TO TAKE MORE IMAGES Download photos and video files to your PC as often as possible If the lighting is inadequate the shooting may fail Taking photos The image resolution 640x480 pixels is defaulted by your DV which can not cha...

Page 13: ...o your PC regularly When the memory is full the LCD will appear MEMORY FULL TRANSFER TEST IMAGES TO PC AND INSERT A SD MEMORY CARD TO TAKE MORE IMAGES Download photos and video files to your PC as often as possible Playback mode 1 Switch on the DV camera 2 Press the Mode button repeatedly until you select playback mode i e so that the number of video clips or photos taken and their sequence appear...

Page 14: ...ress UP or DOWN button to select an AVI file The number of video clips or photos taken and their sequence appear in the bottom right hand corner of the LCD 5 Press the Shutter button to play back the video clips in your DV camera 6 Press the Shutter button to stop playing 14 ...

Page 15: ...te button once The LCD will be shown 3 Press UP or DOWN button to select Yes 4 Press Shutter button to confirm the deletion Deleting all photos and video files 1 Press Mode button until you select Playback mode 2 Press Delete button twice A appear on the LCD screen 3 Press UP or DOWN button to select Yes 4 Press Shutter button to confirm the deletion 15 ...

Page 16: ...ations must be done in Playback mode In Playback mode you can exit by pressing Delete button repeatedly without any deletion and formatting Mass Storage 1 Connect your DV camera to your computer using the USB cable 2 MSDC will appear on the LCD indicating that your DV camera is in Mass Storage Mode 3 Double click My Computer Removable Disk DCIM 4 You can download photos or use it as U Disk Note Af...

Page 17: ...th TV cable correctly 2 Power on your DV and TV AV mode 3 You can use TV LCD instead of your DV LCD Installing Kids Imaging Studio Software Before you install the Kids Imaging Studio application please ensure that the Camera is NOT connected to the computer Insert the Software CD that came with your camera into the CD ROM drive 17 TV out jack inside Connect to TV ...

Page 18: ...appear Both Kids Imaging Studio and the muvee AutoProducer will be installed At the completion of the installation you will be required to restart your computer in order to complete the software installation 1 Select your camera model from the list and click the Install button to install Kids Imaging Studio 18 ...

Page 19: ...2 On the Kids Imaging Studio screen click the Next button 3 Please review the license terms and click the Agree button to continue 19 ...

Page 20: ... the folder where the program will be installed and then click Install 5 Click Finish to let the Kids Imaging Studio installer finish the installation program After this the installation process will automatically install the muvee AutoProducer 20 ...

Page 21: ...6 Click Next to begin installation of muvee AutoProducer 21 ...

Page 22: ...ase review the license terms and click the I accept button to continue 8 Select the folder where setup will install files and click the Next button to continue 9 Click install button to start installation 22 ...

Page 23: ... Imaging Studio software Transferring Images to your PC using Media Auto Detect Connect your DV camera to PC The word DISK will appear on the LCD This indicates that the DV camera is in Mass Storage mode Once in Mass Storage mode you can automatically download all the images stored on your camera to your PC for you to edit email enhance etc 23 ...

Page 24: ...ll automatically appear 4 The number of pictures on the camera or memory card will appear on the window 5 Click OK if you wish to transfer the photos and save them to your computer The Kids Imaging Studio application you installed will open in the Get photos wizard mode and will ask you to select the photos you wish to transfer Select your photos and click Next to continue 24 ...

Page 25: ...ptions to your pictures You can add a date keywords categories and more Click Next to continue 7 On the next screen select where to place your photos and click the Finish button to copy the photos to your computer 25 ...

Page 26: ... your DV camera to your PC The word DISK will appear on the LCD This indicates that the DV camera is in Mass Storage mode Once in Mass Storage mode you can manually download all the images stored on your camera to your PC for you to edit enhance email and more How to use the Kids imaging Studio program to import photos and videos from your camera 26 ...

Page 27: ...or the computer to recognize your camera In Windows XP a message box will appear on the Task Bar informing you that Found New Hardware your new hardware is installed and ready to use Note The camera will not function correctly if you open the application BEFORE the camera is recognized by the computer 5 Double click the Kids Imaging Studio icon on your desktop to launch the Kids Imaging Studio app...

Page 28: ...Click on the Get Photos button on the Main Menu 28 ...

Page 29: ...ur camera and the memory card will each appear in the Active Devices list as a Removable Disk Toggle between the two devices to select your pictures 1 Custom Copy This mode is used to manually select the photos you wish to copy to your computer 29 ...

Page 30: ...a Select Custom Copy Click Next to continue b Select your photos and click Next to continue 30 ...

Page 31: ...c Add Active Captions to your pictures With this feature you can add a date keywords and categories Click Next to continue 31 ...

Page 32: ...oose where you wish to place your photos on your computer Click on Finish to copy the photos to the location you selected All of the pictures you imported will appear in the Select photos main window 2 Express Copy Method 32 ...

Page 33: ...camera SD cards CDs and storage devices to your computer Manage your photos by creating countless unique photo collections without duplicating any photos Burn CDs 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 ti...

Page 34: ...eatures open the Show Me How Tour and Help in the application Transfer Images Directly From Windows 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 is turned ON 4 Click on the START button in Windows 5 Click on the MY COMPUTER Icon 6 Your memory card will appear as ...

Page 35: ...technical support team members will answer questions or call 877 397 8200 to access our technical support information on the phone For question on warranty information please email warranty sakar com 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 workm...

Page 36: ...eturning 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 732 476 5098 You may also visit www sakar com for further assistance if necess...

Page 37: ...Technical Specifications 37 ...

Page 38: ...city Device SD Memory Card Built in memory Capacity Storage VGA test capture about 2 photos VGA test video record about 20 seconds QVGA test video record about 20 seconds Shutter Speed 1 30 1 8µs Image Process Auto Exposure Auto White Balance Automatic Energy Saving 60 seconds Transmission Interface USB Interface Power 3x AA 1 5v USB 5v Working Temperature 0 40 38 ...

Page 39: ... the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Caution changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment 39 ...

Page 40: ...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 to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures __ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna __ Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver __ Connect the equipment int...

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