DC-3190 USER MANUAL Package Contents: Argus DC-3190 3.
Table of Contents Safety and General Information......................2 Getting to Know Your Camera.........................4 Camera Setup........................................................6 Driver Installation...............................................13 Specifications.......................................................19 Troubleshooting.................................................19 Safety and General Information Thank you for purchasing the Argus DC-3190.
costs of photography or loss of benefit generated by the photography) is not the responsibility of Argus Camera Company and no compensation will be given for it. Copyright Information Unless agreed by the rightful owner, pictures taken with this digital camera cannot be used in violation of copyright law. Moreover, when there is a “No Photography” restriction in place, you cannot record any performance, improvisation, or exhibit even for personal use.
2. When not in use, keep the camera in its carrying case, otherwise you risk scratching the lens, LCD display, orviewfinder. 3. Do not use soap, detergent, or other solution to clean the camera; use a clean, soft cloth only. Getting to know Your Camera Camera Components Guide 1. Flash 2. Self-timer LED 3. Lens 4. Viewfinder 5. USB 6. Tripod mount 7. Flash LED 8. Shutter button 9. ON/OFF button 10. Strap bar 11. Battery/Card slot cover 12. Up button 13. Right button 14. Menu button 15. Down button 16.
LCD display Prepare Your Camera for Use Load Batteries and Memory Card Open the battery cover and insert the batteries according to the polarity indicated on the battery door and close the cover. Optional: insert an SD memory card (not included). When the battery power is low, an icon will appear on the screen. You will need to select what kind of battery you are using.
Turning the Camera ON/OFF To turn the camera on, press the ON/OFF button for 2 to 3 seconds until the operation LED is lit. To turn off the camera, press the ON/OFF button for 2 seconds.The camera will also power off automatically after 30 seconds of inactivity if not connected to the computer via the USB cable. The auto power off time can be manually set as described in the Auto Power Off section of this manual.
Adjusting ExposureValue: Selecting the desiredWhite Balance: Adjusting the Sharpness: Resolution Press the UP or DOWN button to select the desired resolution and press the menu button to confirm. Super: 2304X1728 High: 2048X1536 Middle: 1600X1200 Low: 1280X102 4 Quality Press the UP or DOWN button to select the preferred quality level and press the menu button to confirm.
Auto Power-Off Time Press the DOWN button to set the Auto Power-Off Time. Set the Date and Time Press the DOWN button to set date and time. If DISPLAY is selected, the date & time will show on the captured images. If you do not want the date and time on the pictures, select NO DISPLAY. Set Frequency Changing the frequency may help to reduce flicker if you use fluorescent lights. Language Press the UP or DOWN button to select the desired language and press the menu button to confirm.
Playback Pressing the PLAYBACK button will put the camera in preview mode. Erase, Format, and Protect While viewing an image, you can press the menu button to enter the erase menu. From this menu, press the UP or DOWN button to select erase “One” frame or “All.” Selecting “All” will erase all images currently stored in memory or on the SD/MMC card. Press the main button to confirm file deletion. Selecting the format mode will format the memory card inside camera.
DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) By using DPOF, you can select an image for printing and set the quantity that you want to print. Rotation Press UP or DOWN button to select the rotation angle, and menu button to enter the selected angle. ZOOM/PAN In picture preview mode, you can ZOOM in on an image and use the PAN function to move the display range of the image. After entering the ZOOM / PAN menu, press the DOWN button to enter PAN mode and the menu button to confirm.
Using Your Digital Camera Taking Pictures To take a picture, frame your subject in either the LCD display or the viewfinder and press the shutter button. You will here a beeping sound to indicate that the snapshot is finished. Simultaneously, the number of available images on the LCD display will decrease by one. Use the Self-Timer To include yourself in a captured image, you can set this camera to pause 10 seconds before taking a picture.
Use the Flash By pressing the flash button, you will enter the FLASH menu. You can choose FLASH AUTO, ON, or OFF. Choosing flash AUTO or ON will cause the camera to charge the flash. While the flash is charging, the LCD display will be dark and the operation LED will blink. When the LED stops blinking and the LCD display turns on, charging is completed and the flash is ready. The FLASH ON function will always use the flash, while the FLASH AUTO function will use the flash only when required by the camera.
Download Images to a Computer Enter preview mode and connect the camera to the computer via the USB cable. You will not need to install a driver for image download if you use Windows 2000/ME/XP. Simply connect the camera to PC, the LCD screen will display “MSDC” and the camera will be recognized as a removable disk, allowing you can directly copy the pictures from the camera to your computer. If you are using Windows 98SE, you must install the camera driver before attaching the camera to the computer.
Click on Install Camera Driver. Click on the NEXT button to proceed to the next step.
Click on the Next button to install the driver for the camera. Once the installation is completed, click on FINISH and it will close the window.
Software Installation On the Main menu, click on Install Arcsoft Photo Impression 4 and the Choose Setup Languare screen will appear. Click on the OK button to proceed with the software installation. Click on the NEXT button to proceed to the next step.
Click on the YES button and the next screen will ask for the location where you want to save this program. By default, this program will be saved within C:\Programs Files\Arcsoft\PhotoImpression4. Click on the Next button to proceed.
Continue to click on the Next button. Once the installation is completed, click on FINISH.
Chapter 5: Specifications: *3 in 1 mode: Digital Still Camera mode: image Capture PC Camera mode: video Capturing / Conferencing Camcorder mode: Video clips *Sensor: CMOS sensor, 3 Mega pixel *Lens: F=3.0 f=8.35 *Focus Range: 1.
Flash will not fire Flash set to OFF -Set the flash to Auto or On. Flash has not been fully charged The flash takes a few seconds to charge up while the Operation LED is blinking. Flash light is fully charged when the Operation LED turns off. Battery level is low - When the battery indicator does not show a fully charged battery, the voltage is too low for the flash to work. Please change batteries. Image is blurred / out of focus Subject is out of focal range. Ensure that there is at least 1.
Subject in recorded image is too dark Insufficient light for shooting Set the flash On, or adjust the exposure compensation to a positive (+) setting. Flickering on lcd screen or recorded image Incorrect frequency setting Check the correct anti-flicker frequency ( 50Hz or 60Hz ) under fluorescent light setting. Picture download problem Flash disk does not display images recorded. The camera will load two removable flash drives on your computer under MSDC mode.
