5.1 Mega Pixel Digital 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.
Table of Contents Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 3 Key Features ..................................................................................................................................... 3 What your camera includes............................................................................................................... 3 Computer System Requirements for Windows ..............
Introduction Thank you for purchasing the 5.1 Megapixel Digital Camera. 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. Key Features • Digital Video 320x240/ 640x480 Pixels • 5.1 megapixel camera with choice of 5 digital camera resolutions – 2560x1920 pixels (5MP), 2048x1536 pixels (3MP), 1600x1200 pixels (2MP), 1280x960 pixels (1MP), 640x480 pixels (VGA). • 2.
Computer System Requirements for Windows To be able to download photos to your PC you will need the following minimum configuration: • • • • • • Pentium processor or above with Windows 2000, XP and VISTA 128 MB RAM, 100 MB free disk space Available USB Interface CD-ROM Drive Recommended screen resolution 1024 X 768 pixels or higher. 16-bit color or higher display adaptor. Computer System Requirements for Macintosh • Power Macintosh G3 500 MHz or higher • Mac OS X version 10.2.
A Quick Look at Your Camera MACRO/Normal Capture Switch 5
The Mode Dial There are 4 modes on your camera. • Camera Mode: Take still photos • Video Mode: Capture video • Playback Mode: View, print and edit photos and view videos Setup Mode: Set date and time, exposure, white balance, sharpness, photo quality, frequency format and auto off time, format a memory card.
Icons on the LCD Screen 7
Battery power level SD Card inserted Normal Capture Full battery power Macro Capture Self-timer Medium battery power ON Self-timer On Low battery power Date Photo quality Standard quality Digital Zoom High quality 4.00X 4 x Digital Zoom Flash Force Flash 3.00X 3 x Digital Zoom 2.00X 2 x Digital Zoom Auto 1.
Main Buttons Power on/off: Turn your camera On/Off: Press and hold it until you hear “beep” sound, it indicates your camera is ready for use. Pressing and holding it again until you hear “beep” sound that will turn your camera off. Down/ Self –Timer Left/Date Post the date on photo Navigation Buttons Right/Delete Shortcut to delete the last photo OK/Confirm Display The Navigation buttons are used to navigate and select functions.
Preparing Your Camera for Use Battery Installation Your camera requires three AAA batteries. Insert the batteries into the camera: 1. Slide and open the cover of the battery compartment. 2. Please make sure that the correct battery is inserted with the correct polarity facing up. 3. Please refer to the diagram below for the correct insertion method. 4. Close battery door. and “Low Battery” is flashing on the LCD screen, you need to replace your When the Low Battery icon camera’s batteries.
Installing SD Memory Card Your camera has a memory card slot that enables you to insert any “SD” compatible memory card. Adding a memory card will allow you to increase the capacity of your camera before you have to transfer photos/videos to a PC. Photos and videos stored in this manner will not be lost regardless of any change in battery power. NOTE: Limited internal memory is provided for test images. Those images will be deleted when camera power is turned off.
Starting Your Camera Press and hold the power On/Off button to start the camera. The LCD screen will light up and the camera will sound a “beep”. This will confirm that your camera is on and ready for use. Note: you can press button repeatedly to enter or exit the menu in every mode. Camera Mode Set the mode dial to Camera Mode – the icon will appear on your LCD screen. TAKING PHOTOS You can compose your shot using either LCD screen. Hold the camera steady and press the shutter button to take photo.
The default display setting shows icons on the LCD screen. Press the Display Button the icons. Press the Display Button Pressing the once to switch off again to switch off the LCD (to conserve battery power). display button repeatedly to exchange between these display modes. FLASH In low light conditions it is best to use the built-in flash. You can also use the flash to compensate for backlight conditions. To set the flash: 1. button. The icon will appear on the LCD screen.
If date is selected the date and time the photo was taken will be recorded on the photo .To set the date and time please refer to the Date and Time section in Setup Made. Pressing the button toggles date ON and OFF – the date icon will appear on the LCD screen if date is on. DELETE (Last Photo) You can delete the last photo taken from Camera mode. 1. Press the button to select the DELETE menu. 2. Press the OK/Confirm button 3. Press the to confirm deletion.
NOTE: To increase the number of photos your camera can take and store, use an external SD compatible memory Card (not included). SD memory cards come in a variety of capacities. Please refer to the “Installing an Optional Memory Card” section of this manual for more information. To learn how to set photo quality please refer to the “Setup Mode” section of the manual. Setting the Image Size In Camera Mode: 1. Press the 2. Using the button to display the IMAGE SIZE menu. and 3.
You can take 320x240/ 640x480 pixels digital video clips with your camera. Without an SD memory card, the limited internal memory in your camera provides for limited testing of the video function. You can change the Image Size setting as you would in the Camera mode, using the same steps. The maximum available recording time is displayed on the top left of the LCD screen. Press the shutter button to start recording. A red LED will light up above the LCD screen.
When a file is selected, the number of the files you have selected will be displayed out of a total number of files in memory (e.g. 0018/0025). Thumbnails Display: till you see your images displayed as thumbnails. 1. Press the Display button 2. Use the navigation arrows to browse the media files in your camera. A selected file will be high lighted by a yellow border. The type of media will be displayed, AVI for a video or JPG for a photo.
ROTATE: 1. Press the menu button 2. Using the and . navigation buttons, select 90°/180°/270°to rotate the photo or CANCEL. 3. Press the OK/Confirm button to confirm your selection. NOTE: When you rotate a file, if the camera reminds you “File Type Err”, the file is not in JPG format. PROTECT: You can protect your photos/videos from accidental deletion selecting to “lock” them. 1. Press the menu button .
2. Press the 3. Using the lockless. and and navigation buttons until you have selected the Protect menu. navigation buttons, select LOCK to protect the file or CANCEL to make your file to confirm your selection. 4. Press the OK/Confirm button A lock icon will appear on the LCD screen if you have selected to protect the file. (Note: Formatting a memory card will delete protected data too). DELETE: Delete unwanted photos and videos at any time to free up memory.
ALL: Delete all unprotected still Images. CANCEL: Choose cancel to exit the menu without making changes. to confirm your selection. 4. Press the OK/Confirm button Note: When you attempt to delete a locked file, the camera will remind you “file locked”, you need to unlock the file then delete it. CROP PICTURE: Crop your photos to show only a specific portion of an image or to highlight certain focal points. The Crop feature lets you zoom in on an image and then save that part of the image as a new photo. 1.
i. Press to zoom in and press to zoom out. ii. Press the navigation buttons , , and move around the image you have zoomed in on. iii. Press the OK/Confirm button Select SAVE AS option from the CROP PICTURE Menu. iv. to pan across the image. Panning allows you to v. Press the OK/Confirm button to save the photo you have cropped as a new photo. b. SAVE AS: This function is used to save a copy as a new image after you have cropped it. c. CANCEL: Choose cancel to exit the menu without making changes.
2. Press the 3. Using the and and navigation buttons until you have selected the PictBridge menu. navigation buttons, select: CANCEL: Choose cancel to stop the connection. ENTER: to print using PictBridge and press the OK/Confirm button can see a message “PICTbridge CONNECTING”. to confirm your selection, then you 4. Connect your camera to a PictBridge compatible printer until you see a message “PICTbrige PRINTING”, and do not unplug the USB cable until the message disappear on the screen.
Setup Mode DEFAULT SET: This setting allows you to return your camera to its default settings. Select “OK” to restore these settings. 1. Press the Menu button . 2. Using the and navigation buttons, select OK to restore the default settings or select CANCEL to exit the menu without making changes. 3. Press the OK/Confirm button to confirm your selection. EXPOSURE: This setting allows you to control the brightness of your images.
. 1. Press the Menu button 2. Press the and navigation buttons until you have selected the EXPOSURE menu. and navigation buttons, select an exposure value. 3. Using the 4. Press the navigation buttons up to increase the EV value or down to decrease the EV value. Select a positive value to increase brightness (make photos lighter), or a negative value to decrease brightness (make photos darker). to confirm your selection. 5.
2. Press the 3. and navigation buttons, select the most appropriate light source: Using the AUTO/DAYLIGHT/CLOUDY/ TUNGSTEN/ FLUORESENT. 4. Press the OK/Confirm button and navigation buttons until you have selected the WHITE BALANCE menu. to confirm your selection. SHARPNESS: This setting allows you to adjust the sharpness of your images, making edges more or less distinct. 1. Press the Menu button and . navigation buttons until you have selected the SHARPNESS menu. 2. Press the 3.
1. 2. Press the Menu button Press the and and . navigation buttons until you have selected the QUALITY menu. navigation buttons, select your Quality setting: SUPER, FINE or NORMAL. 3. Using the 4. Press the OK/Confirm button to confirm your selection. FREQUENCY: Fluorescent lighting oscillation can affect the quality of your photos. Set the camera for the correct frequency for the country that you are in. Your camera has 2 Frequency settings, 60HZ for the U.S.
2. Press the and navigation buttons until you have selected the FREQUENCY menu. 3. Using the and navigation buttons, select your Frequency setting: 60Hz or 50Hz. 4. Press the OK/Confirm button to confirm your selection. DATE: The “PhoTags Express” software makes it possible for you to keep track of the dates of your photos. The date you shot the image is recorded by the camera and will appear automatically on the photo when you download it to your computer using the “PhoTags Express” software.
SET DATE: 1. Press the OK/Confirm button 2. Use the 3. Use the 4. Press the OK/Confirm button and . buttons to select: Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minutes or Seconds. and buttons to adjust these values. to confirm your selection. AUTO OFF: The Auto Shut-Off is a special battery-saving feature, which allows the camera to turn itself off when not in use. You can choose how long the LCD screen will remain on while idle before automatically shutting off. 1. Press the Menu button 2. Press the and .
3. Using the and navigation buttons, select the time period the camera will remain idle before automatically shutting off. 4. Press the OK/Confirm button to confirm your selection. FORMAT: This function reformats the memory card and will erase all files in memory including files that have been protected. 1. Press the Menu button 2. Press the 3. Using the and and . navigation buttons until you have selected the FORMAT menu.
Transferring Images and video clips to your Macintosh Transfer images and video clips from your camera to your Mac by copying directly from the camera volume using the Finder. 1. Turn your camera on. 2. Connect your camera to your computer using the USB cable provided. Your camera will automatically appear on your desktop as a volume and your LCD screen will display “MSDC”. 3. Double click on the volume icon for your camera and then on the folders containing your photos or video clips. 4.
model from the drop down list and click the “Install” button to install PhoTags Express followed by the installation of PhoTags WebCam Express and your camera driver. 3. On the “PhoTags Express" screen, click the “Next” button. 4. Please review the license terms and click the “Agree” button to continue. 5. Let the “PhoTags Express” installer create the folder where the program will be installed to, and then click “Install”.
6. Click “Finish” to let the “PhoTags Express” installer finish the installation program. 7. This will automatically launch the Install shield for the camera driver. Click “Next” to continue. 8. Once the program has finished installing you will be asked to restart your computer. Please do so.
9. Congratulations!! You have successfully installed the “PhoTags Express” software and the Camera Driver. Everything you need to get the most from your photos The “Photags Express” software that is installed on your computer allows you to edit existing photos that you have on your computer as well as the photos that you have captured with your camera: Click the “PhoTags Express” icon that appears on your desktop to open the “PhoTags Express” Software.
Create Calendars, two-sided Greeting Cards and Postcards on standard photo paper... You can purchase Albums and Video CD, two additional workshop projects online at anytime and these will be automatically activated in “PhoTags Express”. Create Photo Albums and Slide Shows on CDs that can be viewed on your PC and VCD’s for viewing on your TV using your DVD player. Add background music to your slideshow.
5. The “Camera/Removable Media Auto Detect” window will automatically appear on your PC screen. 6. The number of pictures and other media (videos included) on the camera or memory card will appear on the window. Click “OK” if you want to transfer the photos and save them to your computer. 7. The “PhoTags Express” application you installed will open in the “Get photos” wizard mode and will ask you to select the photos you want to transfer. Select your photos and click “Next” to continue.
8. Add Active Captions to your pictures. You can add a date, keywords, categories and more. Click “Next” to continue. 9. On the next screen, choose where you want to place your photos and click the “Finish” button to copy the photos to your computer. 10. All of the pictures you imported will appear in the “Select Photos” main window. Manual Photo Download -Get photos manually using “PhoTags Express” Use the “PhoTags Express” program to import the photos from your camera. 1.
4. Double-click the “PhoTags Express” icon on your desktop to launch the “PhoTags Express” program. 5. Click on the “Get Photos” button on the Main Menu. 6. The “Device Selection” mode will appear. Select your camera device. Your camera or memory card will appear in the “Active devices” list as a “Removable disk”. If both your camera and the memory card appear in the “Active Devices” list as a “Removable Disk”, simply toggle between the two devices to select pictures.
1. Select "Custom Copy". Click "Next" to continue. 2. Select your photos and click "Next" to continue.
3. Add Active Captions to your pictures. With this feature, you can add a date, keywords and categories. Click “Next” to continue. 4. On the next screen, choose where you want to place your photos on your computer. 5. Click on “Finish” to copy the photos to the location you selected. 6. All of the pictures you imported will appear in the “Select photos” main window.
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 workmanship. Your product will be repaired at no charge for parts or labor for a period of one year.
Appendix A: Technical Specifications Image sensor Image resolution LCD Display Internal Memory File format CMOS sensor 2560x1920 pixels (5MP), 2048x1536 pixels (3MP), 1600x1200 pixels (2MP), 1280x960 pixels (1MP), 640x480 pixels (VGA); 2” TFT Build-in SD RAM JPEG/AVI 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.
Now reinstall the software. Insert the CD that came with your camera. It should automatically run the installation. Restart the computer. Once your computer is back up, plug the camera into your computer's USB port. 5. Right-click on the "My Computer" icon. Select Properties. If you are running Windows 2000 or XP: Click on hardware and then Device Manager. 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.
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.
