Argus Camera DC 1600 Digital Camera User Manual
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1. Create 21 Digital Camera User Guide Appendix Il Installing Mac Driver amp upload photos This MAC version CD ROM consists of 8 folders and one PDF document listed as below 1 Acrobat Reader 3 0 Acrobat Reader for reading a PDF file 2 MAC driver CP084 MAC driver version 1 4b3 3 English English version of Arcsoft programs 4 Italian Italian version of Arcsoft programs 5 French French version of Arcsoft programs 6 German German version of Arcsoft programs 7 Spanish Spanish version of Arcsoft programs 8 Contents Photo samples for PhotoFantasy and PhotoPrinter 9 Manualfor MAG A PDF document used as the quick start guide Acrobat Reader is normally installed in the MAC unit You need not to install it unless your MAC unit has not done this How to install the MAC driver and programs A Install the MAC driver Put in the CD ROM to the CD ROM drive of you MAC or iMAC unit Check the folders you can find the Driver folder Inside it there is the MAC driver called Digital Camera Installer V1 4b3 Double click on it to start the installation Click Continue It will appear Preparing to install Click the Choose icon Click the OK icon Click the Quit icon The installation is finished Choose a Folder E Desktop SA Installing File Installing 0 of 4items Cancel b g Bar Code Pro 4 12 00 b Books 1 17 012. PhotoStudio 2000 Installer Click the Install button to install Select the installation folder Easy Install Installation was successful You have installed software which suggests you restart your computer If you are finished click Restart or click Quit to leave the Installer If you wish to perform additional installations click Continue Continue ei ser Install Location Johnson 450 v Quit EE instan on the disk Johnson 450 j Install Photo Studio PhotoPrinter 2000 Installer PhotoPrinter 2000 Installer Click the Install button to install Click the Install button to install Select the installation folder Easy Install Select the installation folder Easy Install Installation was successful If you are finished click Quit to leave the Installer If you wish to perform additional installations click Continue m Install Location Install Lo cation Johnson 450 v Johnson 450 v AE mae on the disk Johnson 450 Cee on the disk Johnson 450 insti _ 7 Install Photo Printer End Digital Camera User Guide D Get the photos with the Arcsoft programs 1 PhotoFantasy Find the folder of PhotoFantasy in the hard drive Double click on the PhotoFantasy 2000 lt will see the dialog panel of PhotoFantasy Click on t
3. DIGITAL argus DC1600 Video and Photo Software WINDOWS and MACINTOSH Digital Camera User Guide Table of Contents Lincense Agreement SE SS SS ES SS SE SS es ee 1 Electromagnetic Compatibility Notice 0 1 Caution 2 ESE SS SS SS SS SS a 1 Attention RARR SEER EES EE AR EE AR EES a 1 In This Package 0 SS SE SS ee 2 System Requirements SS SS SS SS SS SS ES SS Se SS SS se 2 Getting Started aaa aaa SS SS Se es ee ee 2 e Nomenclature SEE SS ES SS EE SS SS ES SS se ee 2 Batteries Installation SE SE 000 SE SS a 3 Prepare to Upload the Photos 0 000000 0c eee 3 Installing Digital Camera CD ROM Software 3 Running Digital Camera Suite 0 0 0 SS SS SS a 3 Uninstalling Digital Camera Suite SS SS SS SS SS SE SE ss 3 AVI Creator Program SS SS SS SS SS SS SS se SS se Se ee 4 Connecting Your Digital Camera to the PC Mac 0405 4 Taking PNOWS so ie ee cb ee eae eee hehe be eS Ee ee oie ee eo 5 Holding the Camera 1 SEE SS SS SS SS SS SS Ee se se ee 5 e LCD panel information EE EE SE 000 SE SS ee se 5 Changing the Capture Mode SE SS ES SS eee ee eee 6 e Select the Low Resolution Mode 0 0 6 e Select the Continuous Mode SS ES SS Se 6 e Select the Self timer Mode SEE a 6 e Clear all the photo
4. gt Gj camera web site 11 30 00 b he client files 12 11 00 MH Please disconnect all USB cameras before gt Q CoolCam Mac 399790 continuing gt ep 078 1 12 01 This installer was created with Aladdin s Stuffit Installer Maker Please find Photoshop s Plug ins folder EE e O NewS open cancet_ choose B Try to upload photos Take some photos with the camera Connect it to your MAC unit with the USB cable It will appear the dialog panel You can select any folder or create a new folder to save the photos Click the Save icon to save the photos lt will request if you want to clear the photos stored in the camera Johnson 450 Digital Camera Cy Digital Camera Eject 2 of 2 pictures saved Desktop Empty the camera n lt Name the pictures as 2 20 01 5 18 31 PM lt gt Upload photo Installation was successful Choose Quit if TE you are finished or Continue to perform further installations 22 Digital Camera User Guide O E Control Panels B 43 items 627 4 MB available Digital Camera Video Mi Warn if Camera has images k le dle 2 x ar 3 a wo v lt s a 2 D at Download Show Save Dialog Compress Still Images 3 5 a S File name lt dat Restore Defaults Camera Control C Install PhotoFan
5. Suite double click on the PhotoStudio Select File Acquire Select Source select the Digital Camera Select File Acquire Acquire it will open the TWAIN driver dialog panel If you have taken some photos and connected the USB cable it will upload the thumbnails in several seconds Double click on each thumbnail you can get the full size image You can select some or all photos by holding the shift or control keys Then hold ts shift and control keys together double click the selected thumbnails to upload the selected photos continuously 1 352x288 maxell S30 Digital Camera maxell WS30 video camera RC35 32 See thumbnail Select Video Mode Capture in Video Mode Change Gamma value Set to 1 000 20 Digital Camera User Guide B PhotoPrinter Click Start Programs Digital Camera Suite double click on the PhotoPrinter Select the Get Photos icon Select the Camera icon Select the source Digital Camera Click OK It will appear the dialog panel Uplaod any or all photos to a new template in the PhotoPrinter C PhotoFantasy Click Start Programs Digital Camera Suite double click on the PhotoFantasy Select the Get Fantasy icon It will show the photos stored in the templates Select one of them and click OK Then select the Get Photo icon 1 Select the Camera icon I
6. port so the battery power can be saved and the upload speed is 20 times faster Even you connect both ports it will select the USB port How to save file size for the AVI video play for CIF model The file size of a photo CIF size save as BMP file is 298KB For 20 photos the file size will be 6000KB equal to the AVI file size If the compression is set to on in the AVICreater the file size will be reduced to 1000KB but the video quality is not so good Should turn off the battery power if the camera has a switch when am not using the camera The camera will turn off automatically after 30 seconds without pressing the buttons This can save the battery life You need not to turn off the power when it is not in use Just turn off it or change fresh batteries if the pictures are uploaded or you will not use it for a long time eg 2 days or more What kind of batteries should use for this camera lt is recommended to use alkaline batteries This will get longer battery life time And the performance is better than the normal batteries Can use rechargeable batteries lt is not recommended to use rechargeable batteries Because the output voltage is lower than the alkaline battery lt will get battery low easily The LCD is blinking after using the camera for some time why When the LCD is blinking it means the battery power is low You need to change the batteries You can take up to all 20 photos CIF model or 26 photos VG
7. 6 VGA images or 107 QVGA images 2
8. A model even it is blinking Then upload the photos to the PC and change the empty batteries The PC does not recognize the camera what can do to recover this problem If the PC cannot recognize the camera when you run the Photo program you have to disconnect and reconnect the USB cord to the camera 26 Digital Camera User Guide 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 36 37 38 Sometimes cannot take a photo why You will hear a Gi sound and the camera will not function to take a photo if the environment is too dark or too bright It will operate properly for normal light intensity found the unit is not function but 20 GIF model or 26 VGA model is seen on the LCD Why When old batteries are used it may happen lock up You cannot take a photo and the counter is always 20 CIF model or 26 VGA model Change to new batteries if it cannot recover this problem by open and cover the battery door Can take a photo immediately the unit is powered on After power on it will take about 2 seconds to initialize the internal set up Then you will see the number of pictures remained So it cannot take the picture immediately after power on or awake from sleep mode cannot use the camera for my PC with Win95 and RS232 port Both the RS232 ports are occupied by some devices like Modem card You need to disable one of them or add a RS2382 card to get two free RS232 ports cannot i
9. Category Menu provides a list of available fantasy categories You can make your own category of photos choose the New option from the list The default name will be Untitled Highlight the title and rename the category To add photos to the current category click the Add or Acquire button Photo Slides small thumbnail image of your actual photo files Okay Button places your selected photo in the specified mask 1 2 or 3 in the Main Screen Cancel Button without placing the selected photo in the Main Screen Add Button lets you create a fantasy background from one of your images Click the Add button the Open dialog box that appears locate the image you want to use and click Open OOO6S Acquire Button you can acquired image into current category Click the Acquire button the Select Source dialog box that appears choose Digital Camera and click Select The photo thumbnails will be uploaded Choose the photo and click Capture button Then click Close The photo will automatically appear in the Main Screen ArcSoft Photos tdi File Edit Mask Transform Enhance Effects Convert View Window Help e Controls Camera Settings Stills Capture ose ee oe Clos EER pd 1 640x480 4 eE 2 640x480 Select Source 3 640x480 Sources Cancel e Click Acquire e Select Sources Digital Camera e Thumbnails Upload
10. Please make sure you have uploaded the important photos before the switch is turned to off without the USB power provided If you disconnect the USB cable during operation you need to close the Acquire dialog panel and then re open it again for the PC to recognize the unit The camera is set to your country s AC mains frequency If you use it in another country with different frequency either 50 or 60Hz you should not take the photo under the lamp Black Strips of line will be seen in the picture due to incorrect mains frequency It is no problem under the sunlight The camera will turn off automatically after 30 seconds without pressing the buttons This can save the battery life You need not to take off the battery when it is not in use Just take off it if the pictures are uploaded or you will not use it for a long time say 2 days or more When the LCD is blinking it means the battery power is low You need to change batteries You can take up to all 20 photos even it is blinking Then upload the photos to the PC and change the empty batteries It is not recommended to use re chargeable batteries Because the output voltage is lower than the alkaline battery It will get battery low easily If the PC cannot recognize the camera when you run the Photo program you need to dis connect and re connect the USB cord to the camera You will hear a Gi sound and the Digital Camera will not function to take a photo if the environment
11. The Input Source dialog box appears highlight Digital Camera then click Select button Choose your photo and click Capture button For further information please read the following description Digital Camera User Guide E SOOOAOO OO OOP Main Screen The Main Screen contains controls that allow you to access the other program screens as well as to make final adjustments and enhancements to your photo fantasy e Main Screen Get Fantasy Button opens the Get Fantasy Screen so you can select the fantasy background for your photo fantasy From this screen you can also create your own fantasies Get Photo Button 1 2 or 3 each of these buttons corresponds to a particular mask photo in a fantasy background Save As Button opens the standard Windows Save As dislog box so you can save your finished photo fantasy under a specific path file name and file format Print Button opens the standard Windows Print Setup dialog box so you can select your printer settings and begin printing your finished photo fantasy Send Button automatically lauches your e mail program so you can e mail your finished photo fantasy Start Over Button revert the main display area Flip flips your photo horizontally so it faces the opposite direction Move moves the photo up down left and right Resize makes the photo larger or smaller Rotate turns your photo in a clockwise or counter clockwise direction Add T
12. ce dialog box that appears choose Digital Camera and click Select e The photos thumbnails will upload e Choose the photo and click Capture button e Click Close Crop Photo Button this button brings your selected photo to the Crop Screen In the Crop Screen you can trim your photo keeping just the portion you want to print You can choose between Landscape and Portrait crop orientations Adjust the position and scale of the crop selection box with your cursor Edit Photo Button this button brings your selected photo to the Edit Screen In the Edit Screen you can enhance your photo instantly You can choose between Enhancements and Effects Frame Photo Button this button brings your selected photo to the Frame Screen You can place it in a variety of artistic frames borders edges and calender background Clear Page Button removes all photos from the Page Preview Window Printer Setup Button gives you standard Windows printing options printer type paper size and layout orientation Print Button begins the print job Copies lets you set the number of copies Size Adjuster adjusting the size of the white space between photos along with the photo Size Template Menu allows you to choose from a variety of template categories 12 Digital Camera User Guide PhotoStudio PhotoStudio is a powerful easy to use digital image editing program for PC s running It enabl
13. e mode is not selected within 5 seconds Auto Off It will Auto Off after 30 seconds without pressing any button Press the Mode button to power on it Low Battery If at anytime the battery icon becomes amp _ it indicates low battery Upload your photos to the computer as fast as possible You are recommended to change new batteries immediately Digital Camera User Guide Getting Started with Digital Camera Suite PhotoFantasy This is a funny role play program In just a few seconds you can become a supermodel a pro athlete a caveman or even Santa Claus Let s go into the program now e To Launch PhotoFantasy 1 2 Click Start from the Windows Taskbar then search through Programs Digital Camera Suite Choose PhotoFantasy to run it e Opening Screen Quick Guide for Select Input Source from Digital Camera ND od a Click Get Fantasy button in the top left corner of the Main Screen Get Fantasy Screen appears You can select the fantasy background from Digital Camera or software CD ROM Get photo from Digital Camera click Scan button The Input Source dialog box appears highlight Digital Camera then click Select button Choose your photo and click Capture button After you prepare the fantasy background in the Main Screen click Get Photo button Get Photo Screen appears Click Acquire button to upload photo from Digital Camera
14. es full color images to be acquired managed enhanced retouched and output for publications presentation and the internet To Launch PhotoStudio 1 2 e Opening Screen Pg ArcSoft PhotoStudio File Edit Mask isme Enhance Effects Convert View window Help Pi youu u Oar e Select Input Source from Digital Camera DoS de Click File on the pull down menu Choose Acquire and click select Source The Input Source dialog box appears highlight Digital Camera then click Select button Choose Acquire again and select Acquire The photos thumbnails will upload Select the photos and click Capture button New estore lose Bike Save Giles Gavetis Open Album Add TE Albu Slide Show j Digital Camera 3 Highlight Digital Camera amp click Select button REA Gres 1 640x480 2 640x480 3 640x480 4 Select Acquire 5 Thumbnails Uploading Click Start from the Windows Taskbar then search through Programs Digital Camera Suite Choose PhotoStudio to run it 13 Digital Camera User Guide PhotoStudio Main Screen The PhotoStudio Main Screen contains commonly used commands and options grouped under different titles File Edit Mask Transform Enhance Effects Convert View Window and Help Each menu group title has its own pull down menu where specific commands and options a
15. et on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or any experienced TV radio technician for help Caution In order to maintain compliance with FCC regulations shielded cables must be used with this equipment Operation with non approved equipment or unshielded cables is likely to result in interference to radio and TV reception To comply with the limits for a class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules this device must only be installed on computer equipment certified to comply with the Class B limits In addition only the supplied power cables should be used with the product Operation with non certified computers use of a cable other than that supplied or modification of the device may result h interference to radio or television reception and could void the user s authority to operate this evice Attention Thank you for selecting Digital Camera Please read the instructions carefully for a thorough understanding before taking pictures e This camera is not resistant to water and should not be used outdoors in snow or rain If accidentally dropped in water please quickly pour out the water Let it to dry by sunlight or by air blower e Protect it from excessive humidity It will wet the lens and picture will be blured e Do not attempt to disassemble the camera yourself Always take it to an authorized service facility for repair e Remove the batteries if you do
16. ext opens a text box so you can add text to your photo fantasy Match Color automatically adjusts the skin tone in your photo to better match the skin tone in your selected fantasy background To revert to the original color click again Brightness slide the bar to the right or left to adjust the brightness in your photo Contrast slide the bar to the right or left to adjust the contrast in your photo Saturation slide the bar to the right or left to adjust the saturation in your photo Zoom In close up look at the photo in your photo Zoom Out returns the photo fantasy to the original view Digital Camera User Guide Get Fantasy Screen Clicking the Get Fantasy Button takes you to Get Fantasy Screen Here you can select the fantasy background from software CD and create your own fantasy background OOO6S e Get Fantasy Screen CET FANTASY Fantasy Category Menu provides a list of available fantasy categories This list includes categories contained on your CD ROM and a My Fantasy category for adding your own fantasy backgrounds TIP Remember to insert your Software CD in your CD ROM drive to access the full selection of fantasy backgrounds Fantasy Slides small thumbnail images of your fantasy background Okay Button places your selected photo in the Main Screen Cancel Button without placing the selected photo in the Main Screen Add Button lets you create a fantasy background from one
17. get her eyes clearly if you take the whole body Take care of the background light intensity It will affect the exposure of the main object The camera can calculate the total light intensity of the picture to fine adjust the exposure If the background is too dark the object will be too bright If the background is too bright the object will then be too dark Even you take photos outdoor you should not let the object under the shadow The object is not shined by the sun means for staying in the dark The result is unclear object and bright background Hold the camera with both hands Use the first finger of your right hand to press the shutter Do not stand on unstable position Any movement on the camera will cause fuzzy photos Do not cover the lens with your fingers It will obstruct the object If greasy is attached on the lens clean it with a dry and soft cloth It will affect the color if the light source is the fluorescent lamp or light bulb Green color will be increased under fluorescent lamps Yellow color will be more under light bulbs You can recover the original color by using the photo editing software It is better to use the USB port for upload The power is supplied by the USB port so the battery power can be saved Keep the view finder horizontal to get correct view of image Try to kneel down if possible Digital Camera User Guide Trouble Shooting Turning off the power will cause the loss of all stored photos
18. he Get Fantasy icon Select a Fantasy photo and click OK Click on the Get Photos 1 icon Click the Add icon Select a photo from the folder you stored the photos of the camera Open the photo file and you can see the photo Click OK to select this photo You can see the photo is mixed with the Fantasy photo Continue to do what you want by clicking the icons 2 PhotoPrinter Find the folder of PhotoPrinter in the hard drive Double click on the PhotoPritner 2000 lt will see the dialog panel of PhotoPrinter Click the Get Photos icon Click the Add Photo icon Select a photo from the folder you stored the photos of the camera Open the photo file and you can see the photo Continue to do what you want by clicking the icons 3 PhotoStudio Find the folder of PhotoStudio in the hard drive TEE EE Double click on the PhotoStudio 2000 z o It will see the dialog panel of PhotoStudio s pal a Select File gt Open ce Bi By Select a photo from the folder you stored the photos of the camera TEAN Open the photo file and you can see the photo Try to select other items in the top pull up menu Help files are ready for the Arcsof
19. hotos Holding the Camera Hold the camera as shown below when taking photos DIGITAL CAMERA The camera will turn on once batteries are installed e A beep sound will play and the LCD panel will turn on indicating the camera is on e The LCD will show the capture mode w first then skip to the frame counter wem mo cm The information shown below appears on the LCD panel movie Activate High Resolution Mode VGA from Low Resolution Mode FINE Icon will display Frame counter Max number of available shots in FINE mode Continuous Mode taking photos continuously in FINE mode Self timer 10 seconds in FINE mode Clear all the photos included all the high resolution and the low resolution photos Activate Low Resolution Mode QVGA from High Resolution Mode BASIC Icon will display Frame counter Max number of available shots in BASIC mode Continuous mode taking photos continuously in BASIC mode Self timer 10 seconds in BASIC mode Clear all the photos included all the high resolution and the low resolution photos Digital Camera User Guide Note Default setting of the camera is on High Resolution Mode e Look through the viewfinder The focus is set to work best when taking a photo of a subject that is minimum 2 feet away from the camera e Press the Shutter butt
20. ing Delete Button deletes the selected photo slide s from the current category 10 Digital Camera User Guide PhotoPrinter This is a simple program for you to print the picture in several steps Go into the program and upload the pictures from the camera Select a feature to print the photo to your favor e To Launch PhotoPrinter 1 Click Start from the Windows Taskbar then search through Programs Digital Camera Suite 2 Choose PhotoPrinter to run it e Opening Screen ase OHOtO Printer Quick Guide for Select Input Source from Digital Camera Click Get Photos button in the Main Preview Screen Photo Album Screen appears Click Acquire button to upload photo from The Input Source dialog box appears highlight Digital Camera then click Select button Choose your photo and click Capture button see al a For further information please read the following description 11 Digital Camera User Guide PhotoPrinter Main Screen The PhotoPrinter Main Screen contains buttons that let you quickly access the Photo Album Crop Edit and Frame Screens e PhotoPrinter Main Screen 10 Get Photos Button this button takes you to the Photo Album Screen where you can select photo s for printing Here you will find buttons that make it easy to create new photo albums delete thumbnails and acquire photos from Digital Camera e Click Acquire button e The Select Sour
21. ions 25 Digital Camera User Guide License Agreement Microsoft Windows Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT Me are registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation The TWAIN driver and the AVI Creator is developed by VLSI Vision Ltd UK The Photo Fantasy Photo Printer and Photo Studio is licensed by Arcsoft USA All other product names mentioned here in are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Electromagnetic Compatibility Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If the unit does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outl
22. is too dark Try to use spot light or turn on the fluorescent lamp to get more light After power on it will take about 2 seconds to initialize the internal set up Then you will see the number of pictures remained So it cannot take the picture immediately after power on or awake from sleep mode You would better to adjust the gamma of your monitor through some programs to fine tune the color in order to get a vivid photo on the monitor Actually the Photo Studio has the gamma adjustment to the photo 17 Digital Camera User Guide Product Specifications Digital Camera 1 Resolution 640x480 pixels VGA 320x240 QVGA 2 Lens Plastic two elements F 3 0 35mm Equiv o Memory 8MB SDRAM 4 Number of Pictures 26 for VGA 107 for CIF 5 View Finder l Yes 6 LCD Status LCD with ICON display l Buzzer Yes Beep sound indicates working mode 8 Picture Retention Yes By main power batteries 9 Battery Power 3A battery x 3 pcs 4 5V 10 Auto Off Yes When no key is pressed for 30 seconds 11 Upload speed USB approximate 2 seconds per VGA photo Digital Camera Suite Software PC version 1 AVICreator AVI video playback approximate 15 seconds for QVGA 2 PhotoPrinter Print the photo in simple steps om PhotoFantasy Role play program 4 PhotoStudio Photo editing program 5 USB driver l For Win98 98SE Me 2000 NT Digital Camera Suite Software Mac version 1 PhotoPrinter Print the phot
23. l speed Larger than 7 means faster playback speed Less than 7 means slower than normal Default is 7 Compression Check Box click this check box to reduce the size of your AVI file It does not affect the quality of the video File Control Panel Gpen Click this button to open the AVI file The Open dialog box will appear select your file and click Open button se Close the opening AVI file Play button click this button to play the AVI file Stop button click this button to stop playing the AVI file Rewind button Fast Forward button Quit Button quit the AVICreator program Create Button create your Digital Camera photos to AVI file Create your AVI Video File l C ME e Recommend Select am It will display 107 Select ma Aim to the object Press and hold the Shutter button until all photos E ea are taken Make sure your Digital Camera is connected to PC Launch the AVlCreator program Set your Frame Rate Compression Click Create button A dialog box will appear Input a file name and click Open button It will save the photos as AVI file in the hard disk of your PC Use the File Control Panel to playback your AVI video file e Playing your file 15 Digital Camera User Guide Hints On Taking Quality Photos If you want to take a photo of your friend try to take at least half the body size You will not
24. nger of your right hand to press the shutter Do not stand on unstable position Any movement on the camera will cause fuzzy photos Do not move or run when you press the shutter Some photos have bad image quality partially There is no lens cover Do not cover the lens with your fingers It will obstruct the object If greasy is attached on the lens clean it with a dry and soft cloth Can take a photo of the Sun Do not point to a strong light source such as the Sun It may damage the CMOS image sensor inside the camera The background will be too dark and you see nothing in the photo The color of the image is somehow changed when take photos indoor lt will affect the color if the light source is the light bulbs It would better for you to take photos with daylight bulb or fluorescent lamp How to use the view finder to get a good image Keep the view finder horizontal to get correct view of image Try to kneel down if possible Can take a photo in a short distance Do not take a photo with the object distance too close It becomes out of focus if it is shorter than 0 3m 1 feet Some of the photos with black dots or too bright why When you take a photo in a brighter environment and then take another photo in a darker environment it will not get correct exposure Try to wait several seconds before pressing the shutter Why is the image too bright when it is seen in the monitor You would better to adjust the gamma of your moni
25. not expect to use the camera for 1 month or longer e To store the camera wrap it in a clean soft cloth and place in a cool dry dust free place Also it should not be placed in a very hot temperature condition or in direct sun light e The battery may explode or cause burns if disassembled recharged shorted exposed to high temperature or disposed of in fire e Take care on the lens Use special cloth to clean it e Condensation is a problem when bringing cold equipment into a warm room Try to put the camera in plastic bag so condensation forms on the outside of the bag e If nothing at all is displayed in the LCD panel the battery may be inserted in opposite polarity e Turning off the power will cause the loss of all stored photos Make sure you have uploaded the photos to the PC before turning the power switch to Off e You will hear a Gi sound and the camera will not function to take a photo if the environment is too dark or too bright It will operate properly for normal light intensity Digital Camera User Guide In This Package Digital Camera Digital Camera Software CD ROM USB cable Note 3 x AAA batteries needed for the Digital Camera are NOT included System Requirements e Multimedia PC Pentium 133 or higher Mac G3 or higher Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 NT for USB port Mac OS 8 6 or higher 32MB RAM Me is recommended to use 128MB 500MB hard disk space recommended CD ROM drive Color monitor with 16 bit
26. nstall the driver to the Gateway PC How to make it work The Gateway PC has a different installation process of the Windows OS They put the important files in the hidden drive So it cannot work for some Gateway PCs in USA The unit is off but the power switch is turned to on cannot take a photo why Press the Mode button to wake up the unit when it is auto off to standby mode When select other mode by pressing the Mode button it seems has no action Press the Shutter button to confirm the function you have selected after pressing the Mode button Please note it will back to normal mode if you did not press the shutter button for 5 seconds have placed the batteries but the unit is not turned on why Please take care below items If the batteries are inserted correctly the front LED indicator is on If there is the power slide switch you need to turn it to on Make sure you have inserted the batteries according to the direction shown The LCD displays 20 CIF model or 26 VGA model when just power on Do not drop the camera to hard surface Do not put it into water The camera will be malfunction if you do it Can use this camera as a PC camera web cam Yes you can Eg Microsoft NetMeeting Arcsoft Video Impression But you must use the USB port Win95 users are not valid How many images can take for this camera For the CIF models it has 20 CIF images or 80 QCIF images For the VGA models it has 2
27. nual is in PDF format It can be printed out by the Arcobat Reader 4 0 This file is stored in the CD ROM provided The filename is areng40 exe Double Click on it and it will start installation After installation double click on the manual pdf file It will open the Arcobat Reader and then open the user manual You can print it out by selecting File Print What other files inside the CD ROM are important for me Important files inside the CD ROM In the main directory of it D Manual pdf user manual AVICreator exe stv680cp dll AVI Creator files ar40eng exe Arcobat Reader 4 0 For reading pdf files In the Drivers folder D Drivers dc1102xv exe PC driver Install USB RS232 camera driver How to uninstall the PC driver Uninstall the camera driver from the hard drive Goto C Windows System Delete the files with stv pre fix Goto C Windows System32 Drivers Delete the file stv680 sys If the power is off if the camera has a switch will the images be kept No Turning off the power will cause the loss of all stored photos Please make sure you have uploaded the important photos before the switch is turned to off without the USB power provided Is ita disposable camera This is not a disposable camera You can use it whenever the power is ready and the memory is not full Which way RS232 or USB to upload the images is better lt is better to use the USB port for upload The power is supplied by the USB
28. o in simple steps 2 PhotoFantasy Role play program J PhotoStudio Photo editing program 4 USB driver For Mac OS 8 6 or higher Responsible Party in USA Legal Company Name Argus Industries Inc Address 1100 Howard street Elk Grove Village IL 60007 www arguscamera com E Mail argus arguscamera com Specification are subject to change without prior notice 18 Digital Camera User Guide Appendix Installing PC Driver amp upload photos A For Win 98 Me OS users Put the CD ROM to the CD ROM drive lt will automatically start the installation In the final step it will install the driver You can select the languages for the driver s dialog panel After several seconds it will request to re boot After re boot plug in the USB cable to the camera and it will recognize the unit Check the Control Panel System Device Manger Image Device Digital Camera B For Win2000 or NT users Put the CD ROM to the CD ROM drive lt will automatically start the installation of Arcsoft software In the final step do not select to install the driver Plug in the USB cable to the camera It will request for the driver directory Input the directory as D Drivers There are two files for the setup stv680 cab stv680 inf Then it will install the files to the hard drive Check the Control Panel gt System gt Device Manger Image Device Digital Camera C For Win95 users Put the CD ROM to the CD ROM drive lt will aut
29. of your images Click the Add button the Open dialog box that appears locate the image you want to use and click Open Scan Button lets you create a fantasy background from Acquired image or a scanner Click the Scan button the Select Source dialog box that appears choose Digital Camera and click Select The photos thumbnails will be uploaded Choose the photo and click Capture button The photo will automatically appear in the Create Display area Use the Masking Tools to create your masks AgSoft Photostudio File Edit Mask Transform Enhance Effects Convert View Window Help Pay Controls Camera Settings Stills Come foss sd f f Video Chose T a gt 7 a 2 640x480 Ad 1 640x480 3 640x480 Select Source Sources Cancel e Click Scan e Select Sources Digital Camera e Thumbnails Uploading Edit Button opens the Create Fantasy Background Screen Delete Button deletes the selected fantasy slide s from the My Fantasy category Digital Camera User Guide Get Photo Screen After you create the fantasy background clicking the Get Photo Button 1 2 or 3 in the Main Screen takes you to the Get Photo Screen You can choose the photos for your photo fantasy and create new category of photos e Get Photo Screen eer PH OTs 1 Untitled 1 amp a vw Te 4 _ 2i Photo
30. omatically start the installation In the final step it will install the driver You can select the languages for the driver s dialog panel After several seconds it will request to re boot You can only use RS232 port to connect the camera for Win95 OS Please select the language that you would like to use during the installation pls AR AE This program will install version 1 12 The installation of the Digital Camera ass oe drivers has completed successtully ofthe drivers for the Digital Camera This system must be restarted to complete the installation Press the OK button to restart this computer Press Cancel to return to Windows without restarting or er What can you do with the TWAIN driver Upload the images stored in the camera Play video like a PC camera and capture a frame by clicking the Capture icon Change the format Low or High resolution and the quality of video Clear the memory in the camera How to read the user manual Goto Start Program Files Digital Camera Suite double click on the User Manual icon If you have not installed the Acrobat Reader 4 0 pls double click the file ar40eng exe in the program CD ROM It will do the installation of the Acrobat Reader 4 0 This user manual file called Manual pdf is placed in the CD ROM main directory 19 Digital Camera User Guide How to upload the images with the Arcsoft programs A PhotoStudio Goto Start Program Files Digital Camera
31. on you ll hear a beep sound and the frame counter will count down 1 frame which indicates an image has been taken TIP It is recommended that you take a few test shots at different distances so that you can understand how the photos are actually captured by the camera Changing the Capture Mode Select the Low Resolution Mode A Press Mode button to select e Press Shutter button to change it then the frame counter will change to 107 Select the Continuous Mode Press Mode button until is shown Hold down the Shutter button for taking photos continuously until the frame counter countdown to 00 Note The time for the AVI video is 15 seconds for Low Resolution Mode and 3 seconds for High Resolution Mode in a Frame Rate at 7 fps o Select the Self timer Mode e To take photos with the self timer press Mode button until is a or mam o for Low Resolution Press the Shutter button to start count down e Beep sound is heard until the photo is taken after 10 seconds 5 for High Resolution d G e Clear all the photos cir Eir Press Mode button until w g or ad shown Press Shutter button then the rubbish bin icon will start to flash Press Shutter button again and you ll hear a double beep sound note that all the High and Low resolution photos will be cleared at once Remark It will return to frame counter if th
32. or above USB port for connection Color Inkjet or Laser Printer to output photos optional i Photo Studio for Mac requires 64MB SDRAM Getting Started Nomenclature Shutter button LCD panel Viewfinder DIGITAL CAMERA Mode button Battery Door USB port Digital Camera User Guide Batteries Installation ia Open the battery door at the back of your camera Install 3 x AAA Alkaline batteries into Digital Camera as shown Make sure to orient the positive and negative ends of the batteries exactly as shown Replace the door CAUTION To avoid battery leakage Non rechargeable batteries are not to be recharged e Be sure to insert the battery with the correct polarities according to battery manufacturer s instructions Remove the battery from product before extended storage Always remove an old or dead battery from the product Do not short circuit the supply terminals Check that the contact surfaces are clean and bright before installing the battery Prepare to Upload the Photos Installing Digital Camera CD ROM Software Insert the CD ROM disc into your drive The installation will start automatically Follow the installation instructions You can choose any of the three Arcsoft software PhotoFantasy PhotoStudio amp Photo Printer After installation is complete click Finish button to install the Digital Camera driver The system must be restarted to complete the installa
33. re found Some items in the pull down menu may also contain a submenu which once clicked will open a dialog box on the desktop e PhotoStudio Main Screen ET ArcSoft PhotoStudio File Edit Mask Transform Enhance Effects Convert View Window Help PENONKE ic B i Me c program files arcsoft camera suite photostudio samples ballaons PA Ia x Album New Album Album New Album z dd Delete Sort Save Exit 7 A v w a n pe od SALE x F sg se r z EJ 3 OE 5 i ped03jpg pced04jpg ped0Sjpg ped06jpg ae A Ea pedo7jag pedoBjg _ped09jpa g a Al al B 7 A Pa Description Information Date 3 23 2000 Size BA KB Width 480 Height 346 pos 424 43 e File The File menu contains a number of commands to manage and manipulate image file e Edit The Edit menu contains commands for editing images Selections can be controlled by cutting them out copying them to or pasting them from the clipboard or by filling them with other colors Mask Add a mask for your photo e Transform The Transform menu contains commands for transforming images You can Flip Mirror Rotate and Resize your photo under this command group Enhance The Enhance menu provides a full line of advanced easy yo use features for enhancing images Commands such as Brightness and Contract Hue and Saturation and Tone Adjustmen
34. s EE 00002 SE a 6 Audio ON nea bw 4 ae ELA Se OR RA ER ER AR N ARE ERA ee ee a 6 Low Battery SS ee ee 6 Getting Started with Digital Camera Suite 7 PhotoFantasy aaa aaa se SS ee ee Se ee ee r e To Launch PhotoFantasy SE SE SS SE eee eee eee 7 e Quick Guide for Select Input Source from Digital Camera 7 e Main Screen SE SS SS SS SE SS 8 e Get Fantasy Screen SE SS SS SE SS se ee 9 e Get Photo Screen SE SE SE SS SE SS SE SE ss 10 PhotoPrinteF ESE SS SS SE SS ES Se a 11 e To Launch PhotoPrinteF SES SS SE SE 2 000005 4 Gs 11 e Quick Guide for Select Input Source from Digital Camera 11 e PhotoPrinter Main Screen a 0 0 eee 12 PhotoStudi gab boeken REGRET ER EE RES Ea HEDE eA he a eo 13 e Select Input Source from Digital Camera 13 e PhotoStudio Main Screen SS a a 14 AVI Creator 0 SS SS SS SS SE SS ee se Se ee es ee se ee 15 e To Launch AVI CreatoF SS SS SE SS SS ee ee 15 e Create your AVI Video File SS SS SS SS SS SS SS ss 15 Hints On Taking Quality Photos SS SS SS SS SS SS se 16 Trouble Shooting SS EE EE SS SS a 17 Product Specification SE SS SS SS SS SS SE SS Es Se ese 18 Appendix Installing PC Driver amp upload photos 19 Appendix Il Installing Mac Driver amp upload photos 22 Appendix Ill FAQ Frequently Asked Quest
35. t are the primary tools for color correction A variety of smoothing sharpening and special filters are provided for image enhancement Effect The Effect menu offers an assortment of special effects that can be applied directly to images Convert The Convert menu provides you commands to change the data type of an image lt also provides functions which allow you to split the various channels that make up an image into separate Grayscale image documents and combine different channels to form a single RGB True color image View The commands in the View menu are used to manage the PhotoStudio working space and image display and show information about the active image Window The commands in the Windows menu is used to manage the image windows in the PhotoStudio For further information please see PhotoStudio s Help Menu 14 Di ital Camera User Guide AVI Creator AVI Creator can transfer your Digital Camera photos to AVI Video format The total time is 15 seconds for CIF Low Resolution photo and 3 seconds for VGA High Resolution photo To Launch AVI Creator 1 Click Start from the Windows Taskbar then search through Programs Digital Camera Suite AVICreator e AVI Creator Main Screen Eis Digital Camera AY Creator Play AVI File Open Close Frame Rate Silde Button silde this button to change the playback frame rate of the AVI file 7 represents norma
36. t programs Click on the EE Help item or icon to read the help file automatically EE Digital Camera User Guide Appendix IlI FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS l 10 11 12 13 14 15 always take bad quality photos at home why Take the photo with enough light intensity You need to take photos in your office or outside with sunlight It is not recommended to use it indoor at night How to get a good photo of my friend If you want to take a photo of your friend try to take at least half the body size You will not get her eyes clearly if you take the whole body found some of the photos with the body too dark Take care of the background light intensity It will affect the exposure of the main object the camera can calculate the total light intensity of the picture to fine adjust the exposure If the background is too dark the object will be too bright If the background is too bright the object will then be too dark Change the position of you so that the object and the background are in the similar light intensity tried to take photos outdoor but some of them with the object too dark Even you take photos outdoor you should not let the object under the shadow The object is not shined by the sun means for staying in the dark The result is unclear object and bright background Some of the photos have taken with unclear image ghost image Hold the camera with both hands Use the first fi
37. t will appear the dialog panel Upload any or all photos to a new template in the PhotoFantasy There is the help file for each Arcsoft program Click the Help or the icon to read it if you have problems to use the software How to play AVI Creator lt is recommended to use the Low resolution mode QVGA size 320 x 240 to take 107 photos Press the Mode button once it will show Ct Press and hold the shutter and pointed to the object The film counter is counting down and beep beep sound is heard Until it counts to 00 you can release the shutter button Connect the camera to the PC with the USB cord Select Start Programs Digital Camera Suite double click on the AVlCreator Double click the Create icon Enter the filename you want Press the Enter key to start making the AVI video file Wait until the first frame is appeared Click on the play icon to start movie playback e It will take very long time to make the AVI video if you use RS232 port Please use the USB port e The file size of such AVI video is very large 24MB for 15s playback of CIF size video It is recommended to use Compression Tick the box beside the Compression icon This will reduce the size to 6MB Bin De RE vI reator j al ale Create AI Fille Compression Filename ya or ol Filesoftype Audio Video Interleaved Files Kavi CANCEL I Open asmead Only y Open AVICreator Input the filename Play AVI File Open Close ria Ed
38. tasy PhotoPrinter or PhotoStudio In the CD ROM you can find the folders English Italian French German and Spanish Select the language you need Eg English folder Inside it with the Arcsoft programs Click on the PhotoFantasy Click on the Install icon After installation click on the Quit icon Do this the same for the other two programs it needs 64MB SDRAM in order to start installation of the PhotoStudio J Multi cam N English E 8 3 items zero K available Contents PhotoFantasy 2000 Italian PhotoStudio 2000 Installer G Manual for Mac pdf Spanish Digital Camera Installer 1 4b3 CD ROM Folders PhotoFantasy 2000 PhotoFantasy 2000 Items remaining to be installed 95 Click the Install button to install EEN ooo Click the Install button to install Select the installation folder Easy Install pee 2 Select ti Installing buttons6 ui Installation was successful If you are finished click Quit to leave the Installer If you wish to perform additional installations click Continue This installation was created with Installer VISE from Mind ision Software Install Location m Install Location Johnson 450 v Johnson 450 v EI on the disk Johnson 450 on the disk Johnson 450 7 Install Photo Fantasy End PhotoStudio 2000 Installer
39. tion Running Digital Camera Suite Click Start from the Windows Taskbar then search through Programs Digital Camera Suite Choose any of the three Arcsoft software to run it Uninstalling Digital Camera Suite Click Start from the Windows Taskbar then search through Programs Digital Camera Suite Click the Uninstall icon and follow the on screen prompts Or you can uninstall the software with the following steps Click Start from the Windows Taskbar then click on Setting Click on Control Panel Double click on Add Remove Programs Scroll down and highlight Digital Camera Suite Click on Add Remove Programs and the OK Digital Camera User Guide AVI Creator Program e Itis a program to create a video file from the camera e AVICreator will install in your hard disk automatically after Arcsoft s software install completed e To launch AVICreator click Start from the Windows Taskbar then search through Programs Digital Camera Suite AVICreator Connecting Your Digital Camera to the PC Mac USB If your computer has a USB port insert the USB plug of the camera cable into the USB port on your computer If you success to connect the camera with the computer you ll hear a beep beep sound USB cable USB port Digital Camera User Guide Taking Photos Once your Digital CD ROM software is installed youre ready to learn about taking p
40. tor through the PhotoStudio program Change the Gamma value if you found that the photo is too bright Select View and then Monitor Gamma Change the RGB gamma rate from 1 4 to lower value eg 1 As take the photo in another country there are horizontal black strips appeared The camera is set to your country s AC mains frequency eg It is 60Hz for USA If you use it in another country with different frequency 50Hz you should not take the photo under the lamp or indoor But it is no problem under the sunlight The spring contacts are bent when open and close the battery door many times Close the battery door gently It will damage the spring contacts if you close it too hard Sometimes the unit becomes mal function as my child tabs the camera Do not tab the camera on hard objects like the wooden table This may cause the battery power fail and affecting the photo quality 25 Digital Camera User Guide 16 I7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 29 20 el 28 29 Can use it when it is raining Do not use it when it is raining or it is easy to get water drops This camera is not protected from water Will the PC be damaged if connect the camera with the USB cord The current consumed from the USB port is small amount compared with the maximum output of the USB port It will not damage the PC when something is wrong to the DC power line How to get the user manual hard copy The user ma
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