Sakar 16381, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...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 companies ...

Page 2: ... The Camera Modes 7 Installing Kids Cam Show and Share Creativity Center Software 11 Software Camera Driver Installation 12 Downloading Photos 16 About Kids Cam Show and Share Creativity Center 18 WebCam Express capturing AVI files 20 Viewing Videos 22 Maintenance of Your Digital Camera 22 Technical Support 22 Appendix A Technical Specifications 23 Appendix B Troubleshooting 24 ...

Page 3: ... with friends and family Everything you need to take quality digital photos is included with your camera Please read this manual carefully FIRST in order to get the most out of your digital camera Note In order to speak with your friends over the Internet you will need a PC headset and microphone Any standard PC headset will operate with this digital camera and is available at your local computer ...

Page 4: ...e Strap User s Manual Computer System Requirements To be able to download photos to your PC you will need the following minimum configuration Pentium processor or above with MS Windows 2000 XP 128 MB RAM 150 MB free disk space Available USB Interface CD ROM Drive Color display 16 bit or higher recommended VGA Resolution 1024 X 768 ...

Page 5: ...A Quick Look at Your Camera Preparing Your Camera for Use Battery Installation Your camera requires two AAA batteries Insert the batteries into the camera 1 Slide the cover of the battery compartment open ...

Page 6: ... possible Photos may be lost when the batteries run low The LCD will flash when your batteries are running low you will need to replace your camera s batteries please download any photos you have on the camera before opening the battery compartment When the battery voltage drops to 2 2V the LCD will display Lo and the camera will turn off automatically Note If you do not intend to use your camera ...

Page 7: ...oto is taken The number of photos taken is displayed on the LCD screen If you attempt to take a photo when the memory is full the camera will beep continuously The Camera Modes Photo Resolution There are 2 photo resolutions to select from Hr VGA 300k resolution or Lr CIF 100k resolution 1 Press the mode button to select Hr or Lr shown on the LCD display 2 If the LCD displays Hr this means that the...

Page 8: ...following table tells you how many photos can be taken based on the image resolution and light conditions Continuous Shoot Mode 1 Press the mode button to select shown on the LCD display 2 Press the shutter button and do not release the shutter button until you wish to stop shooting The camera will beep once for each photo taken until the shutter button is released or the camera s memory is full C...

Page 9: ...n to select the icon shown on the LCD screen 2 Press the shutter button to start a 10 second count down the LCD will flash once a second After 10 seconds a photo is taken Delete Last Photo To delete the last photo taken 1 Press the mode button to select the icon shown on the LCD screen 2 Press the shutter button the photo counter will flash 3 Press the shutter button again within 5 seconds The LCD...

Page 10: ...ll be reset to 00 Frequency Using the incorrect frequency setting under fluorescent lighting could result in poor images or video flickering when using the WebCam Set the camera for the correct frequency for the country that you are in Your camera has 2 Frequency settings 50HZ for the U S and Asia and 60HZ for Europe and Japan The default setting is 50Hz 1 Press the mode button to select the or F5...

Page 11: ...VI format 1 Press the mode button to select shown on the LCD screen 2 Press and hold down the shutter button until you want to stop shooting or until the memory is full While the camera is shooting the LCD screen will display a rotating line icon Installing Kids Cam Show and Share Creativity Center Software Before attempting to install the software make sure that you do not have the camera or the ...

Page 12: ...river Installation 1 Insert the CD into your CD Rom drive Make sure that your camera is not connected to the computer 2 For WIN 2000 or WIN XP operating systems On the Install your camera software screen select your camera model from the drop down list and click the Install button to install Kids Cam Show and Share Creativity Center followed by the installation of PhoTags WebCam Express and your c...

Page 13: ... 13 1 On the Kids Cam Show and Share Creativity Center screen click the Next button 2 Please review the license terms and click the Agree button to continue ...

Page 14: ... and Share Creativity Center installer create the folder where the program will be installed to and then click Install 4 Click Finish to let the Kids Cam Show and Share Creativity Center installer finish the installation program ...

Page 15: ...era driver Click Next to continue 6 Once the program has finished installing you will have to restart your computer 7 Congratulations You have successfully installed the Kids Cam Show and Share Creativity Center software the PhoTags WebCam Express and the Camera driver ...

Page 16: ...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 Kids Cam Show and Share Creativity Center icon that is on your desktop to launch the Kids Cam Show and Share Creativity Center program 5 Click on the Get Photos button on the Main Menu ...

Page 17: ...7 Click the Browse button to select a folder to place your photos and videos 8 Click the OK button to proceed 9 On the next screen choose where you want to place your photos and video clips and click the Finish button to copy the photos to your computer ...

Page 18: ...d Packed with powerful yet easy to use features Show and Share will let you manage enhance turn your photos into Active Images and share your photos with friends and family Show and share is packed with fun things to do with your photos including Story Maker Write and print your own unique story books The story maker offers a variety of 20 templates themes to select for your book You can also prin...

Page 19: ...urchase additional Workshop projects at anytime Select any two Workshop projects for FREE Choose from Calendar Creator Albums Maker Photo frames Greeting cards Postcards CD DVD label Creator You can purchase and activate all four additional workshop projects online at anytime How to purchase additional Workshop projects 1 To purchase the Workshop Project simply click the one you want and you will ...

Page 20: ... 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 launch the PhoTags WebCam Express program Adjust your WebCam to the desired position The screen will display what the ...

Page 21: ...inish recording click the Stop button 6 The videos will be automatically saved into a default directory You can view them in the Playback window Note 1 To take snapshots to learn how to capture JPEG snapshots from your WebCam or from your existing AVI movies go to the Take Snapshots section in the Quick Start help 2 To learn how to change the user settings go to the Set User Preferences section in...

Page 22: ... For technical support issues please visit our website at www sakarhelp com You can find manuals software and FAQ s at the website Can t find what you are looking for Fill out an online ticket and one of our technical support team members will answer questions or call 877 397 8200 or 732 476 5098 to access our technical support information on the phone For question on warranty information please e...

Page 23: ... Range 40 cm to infinity Shutter speed Range 1 6 1 16000 second Status LCD display Numeric LCD Self Timer Timer with 10 sec delay Video mode 24 bits R G B Video frame rate 10 fps Hr 30fps Lr Expose white balance Auto Auto Power source 2X1 5V AAA alkaline USB 5V Auto power off 30 sec PC interface USB 1 1 Operating systems Windows 2000 XP weight Approx 66g without 2 AAA batteries Dimension 63 H X 92...

Page 24: ...300 MHz or a Celeron 400 MHz or higher 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 reinstall the software Software R...

Page 25: ... 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 uninstal...

Page 26: ...lectric current to store your photos Should your camera lose power for instance 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 ...