23070 / 23072 Digital Camera Owner’s Manual © 2007 Sakar International, Inc. All rights reserved. © 2007 Crayola Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.
Table of Contents Introduction............................................................................................................... 3 What your camera includes: ..................................................................................... 3 Computer System Requirements ............................................................................. 3 A Quick Look at Your Camera .................................................................................. 4 Preparing Your Camera for Use .
Introduction Thank you for purchasing your Crayola camera. Please read this manual carefully FIRST in order to get the most out of your digital camera. Parental supervision is recommended for children under 10.
A Quick Look at Your Camera -4-
Preparing Your Camera for Use Battery Installation Your camera requires three AAA alkaline batteries, which must be inserted as follows: z z Using a screwdriver, open the battery compartment at the bottom of the camera. Insert the batteries in accordance with the polarity (+/-) shown in the battery compartment. z Close the battery compartment and replace screws tightly. The LCD screen will flash if your batteries are running low. You will need to replace the camera’s batteries before taking photos.
Fix retention groove to the retention inside the battery compartment. Note: If you do not intend to use your camera for an extended period, remove the batteries to avoid leakage and corrosion. WARNING: Please download any photos you have on the camera before opening the battery compartment. Opening the battery compartment and/or removing the battery will erase the photos currently stored in the camera. Starting Your Camera Press the POWER button to start the camera. (Refer to diagram above).
Taking Photos 1. Compose your shot using the viewfinder. (The optimal distance between the camera and the subject is 2. Hold the camera steady and press the SHUTTER button to take a photo. 3. Once the photo is taken, the number of photos remaining in the camera memory will be displayed on the approximately 5 feet.) screen. Each consecutive photo taken will reduce this number by one. If the photo number fails to reduce, or if “000" appears on the screen, this is an indication that the memory is full.
The Camera Modes Preview Mode This is the default mode for this camera, from which you can compose and take your photos with auto flash light. This mode also enables you to change the camera’s resolution selection. Taking Photos You can frame your shot precisely by using the color LCD monitor or the viewfinder Hold the dual hand grips steady and press the shutter button to take photos. Resolution Selection Press the RESOLUTION button once and the camera will give you an option to change resolution.
This mode enables you to look through the photos stored on your camera using the screen. Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to enter the Playback mode. The mode has two options: 1. Browse forward through your photos: Repeatedly press the RIGHT button to scroll through your photos one by one in the order they were taken. You can also delete photos in this mode one by one by pressing the DELETE photo you wish to delete appears on the screen, press the DELETE heard along with a delete icon on your LCD screen.
Installing Color Genie Software Insert the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. If Auto-play is turned on, the installation screen will open automatically after inserting the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Click "Install Color Genie Software". Installation will begin and will not complete until you read the message "Installation complete". To open the newly installed Color Genie program, you must first exit the installation screen by clicking the Exit button.
your desktop a shortcut called, "Shortcut to Color Genie.exe", will appear. Double-click the icon to open and run the program. Have fun! If the installation screen does not pop up, AutoPlay may be turned off. If Auto-play is turned off, go to the Start menu and select Run..., use the Browse... button to select your CD-ROM drive, click on "Install.exe". This will launch the installation screen. To Uninstall Color Genie Software Insert the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
Installing Digital Camera Driver Click “Install Digital Camera“. Click “Next” to continue the installation. Once the camera driver has finished installing you have to restart your computer.
You have successfully installed the Camera driver. Downloading Photos After the camera driver has been successfully installed, you can start downloading your photos from the camera onto your computer for further use in the Color Genie program. Here's how you download your photos from your Crayola camera: 1. Connect your camera to your computer using the supplied USB cable. (Be sure to wait until the camera is recognized by your computer.) 2.
5. Select the photos you want to download onto your desktop and click SAVE PHOTOS button. Or if you want to download all photos, click the SELECT ALL button and then click the SAVE PHOTOS button. After clicking the SAVE PHOTOS button a system window will pop up and ask you where you want to save them. 6. Create and name a new folder at a location of your choice and save them there. 7. The photos are then copied from the camera into your newly created folder.
you'll be able to see the fine detail of your photos. Click the large green buttons in the lower right hand corner of the photo center to display your photos in large, medium or small format. The yellow button shows the current view. If your active folder contains more photos than you can view on the screen at one time, use the up and down arrows to page through all the photos. Slide show To view a slideshow, select a folder of photos using the folder dropdown box. Next, click the SLIDE SHOW button.
5. Choose a location on you computer where the file will be saved. 6. Use the slider to adjust the size of the exported file. (If you intend to e-mail the photo, a 1 MB maximum is recommended.) 7. Click EXPORT. Removing photos To delete a photo from the program, select a photo. Then click the REMOVE button. If you just want to remove just the selected photo, click the REMOVE SELECTED button. If you want to remove ALL the photos in the currently selected folder, click the REMOVE ENTIRE FOLDER button.
5. Select “Start Capture” in Capture menu to start record AVI file and locate a folder where you want to store the file. 6． To stop the AVI record, select “Stop Capture” in Capture menu.
7． After recording finish, you can play the AVI file with Media Player. 2. Chat with MSN Your Digital camera can be used as a Web camera when you are chatting with your friends with MSN 1. Run and sign in the MSN software on your computer. 2. Connect the camera to your computer with USB cable correctly. 3. On the main interface of MSN, you select [Actions]\Voice/Video]\ [Start a Video Conversation] in sequence. 4. Select the person who you want to chat and then press “OK”.
5. Press “Next” to continue. 6. To receive the voice from the person who you want to chat, you can select speaker and adjust speaker volume of your computer, (not included) and then press “Next” to continue. 7. To send voice to the person who you want to chat, you can select Microphone and adjust Microphone volume of your computer (not included), and then press “Next” to continue. 8. Press “Finish” to finish setting. Now, you can chat with your friends with webcam.
Camera Maintenance Your Crayola camera is has been rubberized for durability, but it is not a toy - please handle it with care. Technical Support For technical support issues please visit our website at www.sakarhelp.com. There you will find manuals, software and answers to Frequently Asked Questions. Can’t find what you are looking for? Fill out an online ticket and our technical support team will answer your questions.
MAIL TO ADDRESS BELOW: Sakar International Attention: Service Department 195 Carter Drive Edison, NJ 08817 Tel: 732-248-1306 You may also visit www.sakar.
Appendix B: Troubleshooting Q: I have taken photos, but my computer says "No photos in camera." What do I do? First, ensure that you have taken photos with your camera. Press the shutter button a few times to take some sample photos and try again. If you still get a no photos error, this indicates that the camera driver was not installed correctly or you may not meet the minimum system requirements.
If the camera driver 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. Right click on the non-functioning device and select uninstall. If a warning pops up, press OK. 6. Restart your computer again. Your camera driver is now successfully installed.
This device complies with the part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to 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.
