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3-Megapixel Digital Camera with Color LCD User Manual 1 Brief Description.................................................................................................2 Package Contents............................................................................................... 2 2 Before Using Your Camera ................................................................................ 2 Holding the camera correctly...............................................................
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3-Megapixel Digital Camera with Color LCD 1 Brief Description Your 3-megapixel digital camera with color LCD display is roughly the size of a credit card - only 13 mm thick. The camera’s portability and convenience are enabled by its “worry free” rechargeable battery, simple user interface, and easy image download when you connect the camera to a PC with the supplied USB Docking station. Package Contents Be sure to check that the package contains all the items listed below: Ca
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Identifying the parts Flash Strobe Front View Red LED Picture-Taking Mode / Playback Mode Lens SD Card slot Back View Green LED Power On/Off LCD On/Off Viewfinder Up Select Down Liquid Crystal Display(LCD) Menu 3
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3 Using Your 3-Megapixel Digital Camera Charging the battery Long battery life is one of the key benefits of this camera compared to other digital cameras. On a full charge, the camera will take hundreds of images. Your camera battery has already been charged prior to shipment. So, you should be able to take pictures without recharging it. However, just to be safe, you may want to follow the instructions below to make sure that your camera is fully charged before leaving home The
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Turning on the camera Press the Power button once to turn on the camera. Press it again to turn the camera off. • Note: The camera has an automatic time-out feature to conserve battery life. After one minute (or 2 minutes) the camera will time-out (turn off). When timed out, the camera will not take a photo when you push the shutter button. Press the Power button once to turn on the camera again. • If power is low, the red LED blinks 5 times and then the camera turns off. Recharge
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Picture-taking mode The green LED will be solid when the camera is ready to take pictures. If the green LED is blinking, the camera is not ready. It may blink for 1 second while storing an image and for 5 seconds while recharging the flash. Picture-taking mode menus • Press the Menu button to access the menus. • Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to make selections. • Press the Select button to cycle through the available options. • Press the Menu button to save your selectio
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Typical picture-taking mode menu displays Picture-taking mode with timer on 10 Note the timer icon in the center of the display. When the timer is on, and set to 10 seconds (for example), the front red LED begins blinking when the shutter button is pressed. It begins counting down with 8 seconds of slow blinking (with audio beeps if the sound is on) and 2 seconds of fast blinking (with audio beeps). After the picture is taken there is a 1
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Playback mode Use the Playback mode to review images you have captured and to review images in order to delete them. Select Playback mode by sliding the mode switch to the right. The last picture taken is displayed first. If the camera is empty, the display will say “No pictures on camera.” Only the active media (SD card or internal memory) is displayed. In order to review pictures in internal memory, the SD card must be removed. After a picture has been deleted, the camera will re
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Using Secure Digital (SD) memory cards Your camera is capable of storing images on Secure Digital (SD) memory cards. To use an SD card, insert the card into the SD slot in your camera. The LCD will show the SD card indicator when an SD card is in the slot. SD card icon is displayed
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Turning sound on/off • Turn the camera on and press the mode button. • Select Sound and then select ON or OFF. Taking pictures To take pictures using your 3MP Digital Camera: • Turn the camera on. • In low light conditions, check to make sure the flash is ready. Be sure the Flash is set to AUTO. • Use the aiming mark in the viewfinder to center the image you want to capture. • Alternatively, use the color LCD display to view the image you want to capture. The color LCD comes on
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Deleting an image To delete the most recent image: • Turn the camera on and switch the Picture-Taking Mode/ Playback Mode to playback. • Press the Menu button and select Delete. • Use the up/down arrow buttons to select “Yes” to delete the image or “No” to save the image. • Press the Select button to confirm your selection. Two audio beeps will confirm your selection. • Repeat the process again to delete the next most recent image. • To resume taking pictures move the mode selection
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4 Installing the Software System requirements Windows • Windows ME, 2000, or XP • 200 MHz Pentium or better • 32MB RAM • 200MB available Hard Drive space • CD-ROM 12
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PhotoImpression 4.0 Installation 1. Insert installation CD into your PC’s CD-ROM. 2. Introduction screen will appear automatically. 3. Click “ArcSoft PhotoImpression 4.0” 6. Click “Next” 4. Click “Yes” 7. Click “ Finish” 5. Click “Next“
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PhotoBase 4.0 Installation 1. Insert installation CD into your PC’s CD-ROM. 2. Introduction screen will appear automatically. 3. Click “ArcSoft PhotoBase 4.0” 7. Click “Next” 4. InstallShield Wizard will automatically 8. Click “Next” Begin to install.
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5 Connecting the 3MP Digital Camera to Your PC After the software has been installed on your computer, plug the camera into an available USB port using the provided USB cable. The Windows operating system requires that you install drivers for the camera so that the camera and computer can communicate properly. To do this: Connect your camera to an available USB Port. Click “My Computer” Removable Disk Displayed Click “Removable Disk”
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Click “GETMYPIX.EXE” Click “Transfer” 16
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Photos transferring, this may take a few moment. Click “Close” when it’s done. The photos are copied from the camera to the specified folder. 17
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6 Troubleshooting (Digital Camera) Problem Symptom Likely Cause Solution No power Camera will not Battery power has been Recharge the internal turn on depleted battery (section 3) Picture-taking Image appears The camera or subject Hold the camera blurred or dark was moving when the firmly shot was taken The subject is too close Move away from the subject The lens is dirty Clean the lens with a soft cloth Flash does not Flash has not finished Wait until the green go off as charg
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Check computer Connect the camera to the PC with the USB cable and select [My Computer] – [Control Panel] – [System] – [Device Manager]. In the [Device Manager] window delete [Compose USB device] or [Unknown device] in [Other devices]. Then disconnect the camera and install the software before reconnecting the camera to the PC. Camera Electrostatic Check if the camera is Turn off the camera malfunctions discharge connected to the PC and then turn it back during use int
