32480 Digital Video 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.
Table of Contents Key Features ..........................................................................................................................4 What your digital video camera includes:................................................................................4 Computer System Requirements............................................................................................5 A Quick Look at your Digital Video Camera........................................................................
Introduction Thank you for purchasing your Digital Video camera. Not only can it shoot video clips and take photos, it also has the built-in functions of a webcam, which you can use for video conferencing. In addition, an SD/MMC card can be inserted into the DV camera to expand its memory.
Key Features • 3.1 Megapixel DV camera with choice of 3image resolutions - 2048 x 1536 Pixels (QXGA), 1280x1024 Pixels (SXGA), 640 x 480 Pixel (VGA). The resolution for Video is 320 x 240 pixel (QVGA). • 4x digital zoom • Your DV camera can be used as a Web Cam for Video Conferencing and Instant Messaging. • 1.
• TV Cable • Digital Images Software Manager® • User manual • Strip Computer System Requirements • Windows 2000 or XP • Pentium II 300 or higher • 64MB RAM • 100MB free hard drive space • CD-ROM drive • Available USB port • 16-bit color display adaptor - -5
A Quick Look at your Digital Video Camera - -6
The LCD Display LCD Screen LCD Screen Normal Mode Playback Mode LCD Screen Playback Mode Explanation of Icons that Appear on the LCD Monitor Battery power level Full battery power Medium battery power Low battery power Photo quality Standard quality High quality Flash < > Auto < > Force Flash < Shooting Mode Video Single shot - -7 > No Flash
Self-timer ON Self-timer On Digital Zoom 4.00X - 4 x Digital Zoom 3.00X - 3 x Digital Zoom 2.00X - 2 x Digital Zoom 1.00X - 1 x Digital Zoom Preparing Your Camera for Use Battery Installation Your DV camera requires three “AAA” batteries. It is recommended that alkaline batteries be used. 1. Slide the battery cover to open the battery compartment. 2. Insert the batteries in accordance with the polarity indicated. 3. Replace the battery cover.
Note: Unless you are using an SD memory card, opening the battery compartment and/or removing the battery will erase the videos and photos currently stored in the camera. Download your videos and photos as often as possible. Data will be lost when the DV camera is turned off or the battery runs low. Do not open the battery door before turning off your DV camera.
NOTE: limited internal memory is provided for test images. Those images will be deleted when camera power is turned off. Please download the images before power off. SD memory card is required for normal use. Insert the card by pushing it firmly into the slot next to the battery compartment until it clicks into place.
Pressing the left/right button to select “No” will result in the images remaining in the internal memory of the DV camera. However such images will not be accessible again until the external memory card is removed or images are downloaded to a computer. Pictures copied to the memory card may be accessed in “Playback mode”. In “Playback mode” pictures in the current directory may be viewed. Use the down arrow to view each directory on the external memory card.
The Camera Mode Flash 1. Press FLASH button. The icon will keep flashing on the LCD until the flash is fully charged. The flash function is forced on. 2. Repeatedly press FLASH to select the icon shown on the LCD. The automatic flash function is activated. 3. Repeatedly press FLASH to select the icon shown on the LCD, the flash function will be off. Self-timer 1. Press the button. 2. Press the button. 3. Press 4. Press 5. Press button to select ON. to confirm.
Note: . The DV will return to standby mode if you do not press any buttons within 5 seconds. Setup Mode Image-setting NB. The default image setting is Auto. 1. Press button. 2.
1. Press 2. Press button to select Exposure. to confirm the following menu will appear: 3. Press 4. Press / button to select the desired exposure (-1.5 ~ +1.5) button to confirm. White Balance 1. Press 2. Press button to select White Balance.
: 3. Press 4. Press / button to select the appropriate light setting button to confirm. Sharpness 1. Press 2.
3. Press 4. Press / button to select desired sharpness. button to confirm. Image Size 1. Press button one time. 2. Press button three times, the following menu will appear 3. Press button to select the image resolution per your request. 4. Press to confirm.
Image Quality 1. Press button one time. 2. Press button four times the following menu will appear . 3. Press button to select the image quality per your request. 4. to confirm. Press Note: . means standard quality, means high quality. . The resolution and quality will appear on the LCD. . In standby mode, you can press button to select the image quality, press - -17 button to select the image resolution.
Auto Off 1. Press button once. 2. Press button until the auto off menu appears 3. Press button to select the switch-off time of your choice 4. to confirm. Press Date/Time Setting 1. Press button once.
2. Press button six times the following menu will appear: Note: The default function is “Date off photo”. 3. Press 4. Press button to select Date/Time. button to select SET the following menu will appear .
1. Press button to select the digit. 2. Press / 3. Press . 4. Press / 5. Press button to set the digit. button to select Yes. to confirm. .the date and time will be printed on the photo taken. Set Frequency 1. Press button once 2.
3. Press 4. Press button to select the frequency. to confirm. Note: 60Hz is normally used in the United States and Asia. 50Hz is normally used in Japan and Europe. Use of the incorrect frequency can affect the quality of your photos Set TV Mode 1. Press button once. 2.
TV OUT Exit NTSC PAL 3. Press 4. Press button to select the TV Mode. to confirm. Note: .NTSC is normally used in the United States and Japan. PAL is normally used in Asia and Europe. Starting your DV camera Note: The default setting of your DV camera is normal (single photo) mode You can press / button to zoom in on a subject up to 4 X. (digital zoom), Press and hold the POWER button down for 3 seconds to switch the DV camera on.
Taking Photos Focus on the subject using the LCD screen Hold the camera steady and press the shutter button to take a photo (There will be a short delay while the camera saves the photo to memory.) Note: The number of photo shots available is displayed in the upper left corner of the LCD in this mode When the DV camera memory is full, the LCD will display “0”and "Memory Full”. If you attempt to take a photo when the memory is full the camera will beep continuously.
2. Press down button to select Video. 3. Press the shutter button. The icon 4. Focus on the subject and press the Shutter Button to start shooting. 5. Press the Shutter Button again to stop shooting. will appear on the LCD. Note: . Pressing the button will change your DV camera directly to Video-shooting mode. . Movies shot in this mode will be saved in AVI (Audio Video Interleave) format. . Your camera cannot be switched off while shooting videos.
Press button to select PLAYBACK mode Deleting Still Images button once and the following menu will appear. Press . Use the / button to select the desired function .. Press the button. When “All” or “Format” is selected, then “Yes No” will appear on the LCD. Press / button to select “Yes” or “No”, then press the navigation button to perform the operation.
Selecting “All” will delete all images in memory. Selecting “Format” will delete all files including those protected (see below). Protect photos Press button once Press button once and the following menu will appear: .
Press Press button once. button twice and the following menu will appear: . Press the / Press the button to select amount of rotation shown on LCD (00, 900, 1800, 2700). button to confirm. Auto Off Please refer to Page13. Zoom Press / button to Z+ or Z- (Press button to show the photo in full screen).
Display Function . In NORMAL mode, press button to switch off all of the icons shown on the LCD, press twice to turn off the LCD monitor, press button three times to light on. . In PLAYBACK mode, you can press button to show the photo you selected to full screen. button Using your DV Camera as a Web Cam Press the button to set your DV to Normal mode. Connect your camera to your computer using the USB cable.
2. Double-click the “WebCam Express” icon that is on your desktop to launch the “PhoTags WebCam Express” program. 3. Adjust your WebCam to the desired position. The screen will display what the WebCam “sees”. 3. To add audio to your video, plug a microphone into your computer. 4. Click the “Capture” button to start recording the video. The recording elapse time will appear under the video.
5. Click the “Pause” button to hold the recording. To continue recording click the “Capture” button again. 6. To finish recording click the “Stop” button. The videos will be automatically saved into a default directory. Note: Taking 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. To learn how to change the user settings, go to the “Set User Preferences” section in the Quick Start help.
1. Connect the camera to your computer with USB cable. 2. Run the video conference software Microsoft NetMeeting on your computer. 3. Input IP address in the address bar and dial. 4. Select [Tool]\[Video]\[Send] and [Transfer] options after your call has been received.
Installing Digital Images Manager Software Insert the Software CD that came with your camera into the CD-ROM drive. Make sure that your camera is NOT connected to the computer. The Digital Images Manager and camera driver installation screen will appear. You will have to install both Digital Images Manager and the camera driver and restart your computer in order to complete the software installation. 1. Click on “Install Digital Images Manager”.
2. Select your camera model from the drop down list and click the “Install” button to install Digital Images Manager. 3. On the “Digital Images Manager" screen, click the “Next” button.
4. 5. Please review the license terms and click the “Agree” button to continue. Let the “Digital Images Manager” installer create the folder where the program will be installed, and then click “Install”.
6. Click “Finish” to let the “Digital Images Manager” installer finish the installation program. 7. Click “Next” to begin installation of muvee AutoProducer.
8. Please review the license terms and click the “I accept” button to continue.
9. Click on “Finish” to complete installation of muvee AutoProducer. 10. Click on “Camera Driver Installation” to install drivers.
11. Click “Next” to begin installation of drivers. 12. Click “Install” to continue installation of drivers.
13. Once the program has finished installing please click “Finish” and restart your computer. Congratulations!! You have successfully installed the “Digital Images Manager” software. Transferring Images to your PC Press the button to set your DV to PLAYBACK mode before downloading photos.The MSDC icon will appear on the LCD.
Transfer Images Using Digital Images Manager: 1. Set your camera to PLAYBACK mode. 2. Connect your camera to your computer using the USB cable provided. 3. Make sure that your camera is connected and is turned ON. 4. The “Camera/Removable Media Auto Detect” window will automatically appear. 5. The number of pictures on the camera or memory card will appear on the window. 6. Click “OK” if you wish to transfer the photos and save them to your computer.
Select your photos and click “Next” to continue. 7. Add Active Captions to your pictures. You can add a date, keywords, categories and more. Click “Next” to continue.
8. On the next screen, select where to place your photos and click the “Finish” button to copy the photos to your computer. 9. All of the pictures you have imported will appear in the “Select Photos” main window. Manual Photo Download: Get photos manually using “Digital Images Manager” Use the “Digital Images Manager” program to import the photos from your camera. 1. Plug one end of the USB 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. on your desktop to launch the Double-click the “Digital Images Manager” icon “Digital Images Manager” program. Click on the “Get Photos” button on the Main Menu.
The “Device Selection” mode will appear. Both your camera and the memory card will each appear in the “Active Devices” list as a “Removable Disk”. Toggle between the two devices to select your pictures. 1. Custom Copy: This mode is used to manually select the photos you wish to copy to your computer.
a. Select "Custom Copy". Click "Next" to continue. b. Select your photos and click "Next" to continue.
c. Add Active Captions to your pictures. With this feature, you can add a date, keywords and categories. Click “Next” to continue.
d. On the next screen, choose where you wish to place your photos on your computer. Click on “Finish” to copy the photos to the location you selected. All of the pictures you imported will appear in the “Select photos” main window. 2. Express Copy Method: Select this option if you wish to have all the images transferred to the PC without the option of selecting photos. In this mode you will not see a preview of the images transferred.
7. Click on the REMOVABLE STORAGE DEVICE to view the images. The images are 8. You can now copy and paste the images to any directory you choose. stored in the subfolder called DCM100. Maintenance of Your Digital Camera Your DV camera is a delicate instrument- please handle it with care. Technical Support For technical support issues please visit our website at www.sakarhelp.com. You can find manuals, software and FAQ’s at the website.
Technical Specifications Sensor Image Resolution for Digital Camera Self-timer Photography Shutter Speed Automatic Energy Saving Frame Rate (for DV) Power Supply ●CMOS Sensor ●2048 x 1536 pixels (QXGA); 1280 x 1024 pixels (SXGA); 640 x 480 pixels (VGA) ●640 x 480 pixels (VGA); 352 x 288 pixels (CIF); 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA) ●176 x 144 pixels (QCIF); 160 x 120 pixels (QQVGA) ●320 x 240 pixels (QVGA) ●Internal SDRAM; External SD/MMC card ●About 2(QXGA/SXGA/VGA) ●Short clip: 19 seconds (QVGA)-- (AVI) OUT DOO
