Argus DC2700 Camera User Manual Argus DC2700 Digital Camera User Manual NOTE THAT THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
Argus DC2700 Camera User Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction __________________________________________ 3 1.1 Specifications and PC requirements_________________________________________ 3 1.2 Physical Descriptions _____________________________________________________ 4 1.3 Camera Accessories Checklist _____________________________________________ 5 Chapter 2 Recording_____________________________________________ 6 2.
Argus DC2700 Camera User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction The DC2700 Digital Camera is a state of the art VGA resolution digital camera with a complete set of sophisticated features. 1.1 Specifications • • • • • • • • • • • • HP 640X480 CMOS Sensor with 10 bit A/D Three Record Modes • Still Frame • Video with Sound • Sound 320X240X24 bit Color Micro Display Auto Exposure - +/- 2 f/stops manual compensation Auto White Balance Attachable external Flash 7mm f/1.
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Argus DC2700 Camera User Manual Chapter 2 Recording The operation of your camera is controlled through three Feature Buttons and a Shutter Release Button. In general, Feature Up Button causes the selection to increase, the Feature Down Button causes it to decrease and the Feature Select Button causes a selection to occur. Your camera can operate in any of three record modes or a playback mode. The record modes include: Still frame, Sound and Movie with Sound.
Argus DC2700 Camera User Manual To turn the power off, press the Power button. Or, power will turn off automatically when the Power Off Timeout occurs with no user action. You can change the Power Off Timeout through the SETUP MENU. When power is first applied, the camera always starts with the Live Viewfinder running. If the camera is attached to a USB port, then, the power is obtained from the USB and the power will not turn off automatically. 2.
Argus DC2700 Camera User Manual Note: While in TV mode, Cyber Display may turn off. 2.4 Recording a Still Picture While in the Live Viewfinder Mode, if you momentarily press the Shutter Release Button you will capture a single Still image. After the image is captured, a Freeze Frame presentation of the captured image will appear in the Viewfinder. This Freeze Frame accurately represents the image that you have captured and therefore gives you the ability to decide immediately if another shot is required.
Argus DC2700 Camera User Manual 2.5 Make a Video with Sound You can take a short Quick Time ( Please see APPENDIX II for the download and operation of Quicktime applications ) movie ( maximum 10 seconds ) with your camera by pressing and holding the Shutter Release button down. At first, your camera will take a Still Picture. But, if the Shutter Release still being held down, Quick Time Movie will then be acquired.
Argus DC2700 Camera User Manual - 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.
Argus DC2700 Camera User Manual 2.6 Make a Sound Recording only A sound recording can be made by pressing and holding the Record Button. Note that the Viewfinder will display the Filename followed by a time counter, in seconds, that shows the current recording length. 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.
Argus DC2700 Camera User Manual - Speak to the Microphone (on camera) Cyber Display Viewfinder shows incrementing counter SVI_0003.
Argus DC2700 Camera User Manual - Sound file ( .wav format ) can 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.
Argus DC2700 Camera User Manual Chapter 3 Using the Menu System 3.1 The Main Menu MAIN MENU TIMER REVIEW INFO PROCESS SETUP DONE Pressing the Feature Select Button will cause the display of the Main Menu. From this menu, you can review captured images and sounds and change the various camera settings and features. One of the menu items will be highlighted to Green, indicating that it is selected. Using the Feature Up and feature Down Buttons will scroll through the selections.
Argus DC2700 Camera User Manual Directory Mode SVI_0001.JPG SVI_0002.JPG SVI_0003.WAV DONE The Directory Mode of Review shows the individual file names in time order. Note that there are three different types of files that are commonly found in your camera memory: JPG – JPEG Compressed Image Files WAV – Sound Files MOV – Quicktime Movie Files The Up and Down Buttons will Scroll between the Files. Done will return you to the Review Menu.
Argus DC2700 Camera User Manual the word "MOVIE." Thumbnail The Thumbnail Presentation shows four images at a time. Individual images (or Sound files or Movies) can be selected for more information (see File Info above). The Up and Down Buttons will scroll between the pages. Done will return to the prior menu. TV Selecting TV will transfer the display output to the NTSC/PAL Video source. Note that the Viewfinder Display will go blank and if you're not attached to a TV, you will see nothing.
Argus DC2700 Camera User Manual 3.1.4 PROCESS – Setting the Picture Taking Features PROCESS EXP FORMAT JPEG CONTRST SAVE AUTO FINE 70 AUTO The Record Menu offers you the ability to modify the way that still images are captured. Various settings can be modified including the exposure level, flash usage (optional for some cameras), the resolution quality, white balance settings and the digital zoom factor. Selecting Done will return you to the Main Menu.
Argus DC2700 Camera User Manual A JPEG setting of 70 is recommended for most applications. Contrast The user can select between three Contrast Settings: High, Normal and Low. This setting changes the gamma of the lookup table that is used to convert the raw sensor data to viewed image data. The following table summarizes the settings: Setting Gamma AUTO Automatic High 0.8 Normal 0.65 Low 0.5 3.1.
Argus DC2700 Camera User Manual NTSC PAL B PAL M PAL N PAL CN SLIDE SHOW The SLIDE SHOW controls the amount of time that each slide will be shown when using the Slide Show feature of the camera. LANGUAGE The Language can be changed from: English French German 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.
Argus DC2700 Camera User Manual 3.2 Loading New Camera Firmware New Firmware can be loaded into your camera with the following procedure: First, turn the power off or allow to automatically power down. Second, Insert a Compact Flash card that contains a new file MAIN.BIN and does NOT contain a file called LOADED. Third, note that when the camera starts, you should see the message: "Loading New Program" followed by "Done" when it is complete. Fourth, Turn off the power and re-start.
Argus DC2700 Camera User Manual Chapter 4 Host Software 4.1 PC Software There are two methods for using the DC2700 when attached to a PC. These are through the MY CAMERA extension to MY COMPUTER and by using the supplied STREAMING DRIVER for 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.
Argus DC2700 Camera User Manual The MY CAMERA explorer window allows you to Delete, Open, or drag and drop images as with any other Explorer window. Do not disconnect USB while the camera power off the camera before unplugging is ON. In other words, remember to 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.
Argus DC2700 Camera User Manual Select the directory server, e.g. uls.microsoft.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.
Argus DC2700 Camera User Manual Appendix I – Trouble Shootings Troubles Solutions 1 Fail to establish a USB connection. 2 Fail to view images from MyCamera, PC Host Software. 3 Deleting MyCamera. 4 Abnormal and distorted images shown on Cyber Display 5 Cyber Display turns “ RED” 6 Camera takes lesser pictures than suggested Check if the USB connection between the computer and the camera has been established.
Argus DC2700 Camera User Manual Appendix II – Quicktime Tutorials Introductions QuickTime is Apple's complete technology for handling video, sound, animation, graphics, text, music, and even 360-degree virtual reality (VR) scenes since 1991. 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.
Argus DC2700 Camera User Manual 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.
Argus DC2700 Camera User Manual Appendix III – MGI PhotoSuite® III SE Tutorials MGI’s PhotoSuite® 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.
Argus DC2700 Camera User Manual Appendix IV – DC2700 Menu Flow Chart MAIN MENU TIMER REVIEW INFO PROCESS SETUP DONE REVIEW THUMBNAIL FULL SCREEN DIRECTORY TV SLIDE SHOW DELETE ALL DONE PROCESS INFO BATTERY FULL VERSION 3.009 MEMORY USED 1604KB FREE 2284KB SIZE 3888 KB DONE EXP AUTO FORMAT FINE JPEG 70 CONTRST AUTO SAVE SETUP TIMEOUT 90 TV NTSC SHOW 5 SEC LANG ENGLISH RESTORE DEFAULT MORE… SAVE MORE… SVI_0001.JPG SVI_0002.JPG SVI_0003.
