Argus DC-3200 User's Manual

DC3200

USER'S MANUAL

DC3200

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Electromagnetic Compatibility Notice..................................................................2

Trademarks acknowledgement..........................................................................2

Precautions.........................................................................................................3

Contents of package...........................................................................................4

Batteries used for DC3200 Digital Camera.........................................................5

Input Compact Flash card.................................................................................6

Nomenclature....................................................................................................7

Buttons Desc.....................................................................................................9

LCD monitor menu.......................................................................................9-12

Status LCD Display..........................................................................................13

Icon Descriptions.............................................................................................13

Front LED indication.........................................................................................14

Default settings................................................................................................14

How to view the images

Playback on LCD monitor...........................................................................14

Download to computer...............................................................................14

View photos on TV....................................................................................15

Digital Zoom / Shot to Shot time......................................................................16

Install Camera Drivers and Software.........................................................17-26

Download photos by using PhotoStudio....................................................26-29

Use PhotoPrinter ......................................................................................30-31

Use PhotoFantasy.....................................................................................32-33

Use your digital camera as a PC camera...........................................................34

Open User’s Manual........................................................................................35

Uninstall Arcsoft programs..............................................................................35

Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................36

Product Specification........................................................................................37

Software and System Requirements...............................................................38

Electromagnetic Compatibility Notice

This device complies with 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 interf erence that may cause undesired operation.

Warning : Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the

party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. 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 correcting the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or any experienced TV/radio technician for help.

• Shielded cables are used with this unit to ensure compliance with the Class B FCC limits.

• A high electrostatic discharge environment may cause the camera to

malfunction, Reset the camera by taking out the batteries and reinserting them.

Trademark acknowledgements

Argus is a trademark of Argus Industries,Inc. TWAIN driver is developed by Conexant Systems, Inc., USA. Microsoft, Windows 98/Me/2000/XP are the registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. The PhotoFantasy, PhotoPrinter and PhotoStudio is licensed to Arcsoft, USA.

All other product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Precautions :

Thank you for purchasing a DC3200 digital camera. Please read the instructions carefully for a thorough understanding of the product before taking pictures.

• 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. Dry it with sunlight or an air-blower.

• Protect it from excessive humidity. It will wet the lens and the pictures taken will be blurred.

• Do not expose the camera to sand.

• Do not attempt to disassemble the camera yourself. Always take it to an authorized service facility for repair.

• Remove the batteries if you do not expect to use the camera for 1 month or longer.

• To store the camera, wrap it in a piece of clean, soft cloth and place it in a cool, dry, dust-free place. Also it should not be placed in very hot temperature conditions or under direct sun-light.

• The batteries may explode or cause burns if disassembled, recharged, shorted, exposed to high temperature, or disposed of in fire.

• AA-size alkaline or Ni-MH batteries can be used with this camera. The camera will be damaged if you use poor quality batteries.

• Make sure all four batteries are fresh, unused or fully charged.

• Ensure that battery polarities are correct when placing the batteries in the camera.

• Batteries may feel warm after being used for some time.

• Take care of the lens. Use special cloth to clean it.

• Do not scratch hard objects against the lens, LCD monitor screen or viewfinder.

• Condensation is a problem when bringing cold equipment into a warm room. Try to put the camera in a plastic bag so condensation forms on the outside of the bag.

• If the status LCD display or the LCD monitor screen is damaged, do not touch it.

• Battery low detection: When you see the battery icon blinking, replace the batteries with new alkaline batteries or fully charged NiMH batteries. If you do not replace batteries, you cannot use the flash and you have to turn off the LCD monitor in order to take additional pictures.

• Battery life is shorter for poor quality alkaline batteries. If you always turn on the LCD monitor and the flash , you should use good quality batteries(eg. Energizer alkaline batteries). High power NiMH rechargeable batteries (1300mAH or higher) are also recommended.

Contents of Package:

DC3200 digital camera Installation CD-ROM containing: User's Manual and Digital Camera software Quick Start Guide USB cable Video cable Hand Strap for camera Warranty Card

Nomenclature:

Hand Strap Mount

View Finder

1.8'' TFT LCD Monitor

Shutter

Status LCD Display

LED

Power Switch

Flash

View Finder

Lens

LCD monitor control buttons

Resolution

Self Timer

Flash

Mode Dial

CF card cover

Tripod port

Video out

USB port

Batteries Installation

1. Insert 4 AA alkaline batteries into the battery compartment

2. Slide the Power switch to the right for 1 second; the camera will be turned on.

3. The camera cannot be powered up without batteries.

4. If the battery power is cut off, the settings will be reset. For example, the date and time will be set to 01/01/00 12:00

5. If the battery is too low, a battery icon on the status LCD screen will blink.

Note: Although the camera is ON, the LCD monitor remains OFF to sav e battery

power. Press the DISP button to turn the LCD monitor on. This displays the live image.

• Lift open battery compartment.

• Insert 4 AA alkaline batteries using the correct polarity and close battery compartment cover.

Input the CF (Compact Flash) Card :

1. Open the CF card cover,located on the left hand side of the camera.

2. Insert the CF card as shown.

3. Lock the ejector.

4. Close the CF card cover.

5. T urn the Mode Dial to Record mode. Power on the camera.

6. The remaining number of photos that can be taken appears on the status LCD.

Take out the CF (Compact Flash) card :

1. Power off the unit.

2. Open the CF Card cover

3. Unlock the ejector.

4. Push down on the ejector to

release the CF card.

5. Pull up on the CF card to remove

6. Close the CF card cover.

NOTE: The internal memory only holds six photos when set on the low-resolution

setting (HALF*). Use the CF (Compact Flash) card capability for maximum number of photos.

The number of photos can be taken by using CF card Resolution CF card size

16MB 32MB 64MB Full *** 15 30 60 Full ** 30 60 120 Full * or Half *** 60 120 240 Half ** 120 240 480 Half * 240 480 960

NOTE:

• This is an estimation. The actual figures may vary according to environments and subjects.

• With the CF card installed, each picture you take is stored on the CF card. Without the CF card installed, your pictures are stored in the camera’s 500KB of internal memory.

• Only CF card type 1 is suitable for this camera.

• We recommend using quality CF Memory cards, e.g. SanDisk or Kodak. W e do NOT guarantee compatibility with poor quality CF Memory cards.

• If you insert the CF card after the camera is powered on, you need to pow er off and on again to get the frame number matching the CF card memory size.

• Do not change the directory (folder) names or file names from your PC. If you do so, the files cannot be opened by the camera.

• The files are stored in the folder Dcim\100Cnxnt of the CF card. You can save the images to PC directly by using a CF card reader.

• If you copy some image files from other sources, they cannot be used for this camera.

Buttons Description :

1. RES : Select image resolution from FULL*, FULL* , HALF***,

HALF**, HALF*, HALF* , FULL***, FULL**. Resolution: Full = SXGA 1280x1024, Half = VGA 640x480 Image Quality: *** = High, ** = Normal, * = Economy

2. : Timer (10 second delay). Press to select on/off

3. Flash : Toggle between Off ,Auto (no icon), Red Eye , On

4. Shutter : Measure and take exposure. Press to take photos.

5. POWER : Slide to right for 1 second to turn camera ON or OFF.

6. MENU : Display or hide the LCD monitor menu.

7. UP : Move up to next item on menu.

8. DOWN : Move down to next item on menu.

9. DISP :

• In Record mode : Turn LCD monitor ON or OFF.

• In Play mode : Toggle between full screen, full screen with image

information, display photos as 3 x 3 thumbnails.

10. ENTER :

• Confirm the item selected on LCD monitor

• In Record mode : Activate Digital Zoom

Mode Dial:

1. Record mode: Take pictures.

2. Play mode: Review stored images

3. Setup mode: Display Setup menu.

4. Erase mode: Display Erase menu

5. PC mode: Download images, or PC camera mode.

LCD Monitor Menu in each Mode:

1. Record Mode Menu Turn Mode Dial to Record mode. Press the Menu button. Use UP and DOWN

buttons to select. Use ENTER button to confirm.

• LCD Brightness: -5 to +5, step 1 Adjust the LCD monitor brightness to suit the environment's light condition. It is not easy to see the image on LCD monitor, if you use it outdoors in

bright sunlight. For indoors, you can use the default value (0).

• Quick View: ON or OFF If it is set to On and the LCD monitor is set to Off, it will display the last

image for 3seconds (the image is converted to a JPEG file but is not saved to the memory). If you do not like the image, just press the ENTER button to delete it before the LCD monitor is turned off.

• White Balance: Auto, Daylight, Incandescent, Fluorescent1, Fluroescent2 The digital camera is a device different from the human eyes that can see

a white subject regardless of the lighting condition of the environment. So the firmware is designed to automatically update the color processing in order to reproduce a true color image.

However, this may fail in some cases. You can change from Auto White

Balance to Daylight, Incandescent, Fluorescent1 (Daylight fluorescent lamps) or Fluroescent2 (warm white fluorescent lamps).

Note: Once use this function, the flash is set to OFF automatically.

• EV Compensate: -1.5 to +1.5 EV, step 0.3 EV If the background is too bright (e.g. Sunny da y, sno w mountain), the e xposure

will be too low for the main subject. You need to increase the exposure by increasing the EV (from+0.3 to +1.5). If the background is too dark (e.g. black wall), you need to decrease the EV (from -0.3 to - 1.5)

Note : +1 EV = the exposure is double. –1EV = the exposure is half

• Light Frequency: 50Hz or 60Hz If you use the camera as a PC camera, you need to select the light frequency

equal to your country's AC mains frequency. E.g. USA is 60Hz. Europe is 50Hz.

2. Play Mode Menu Turn Mode Dial to Play mode. Press the Menu button. Use UP and DOWN

buttons to select.

Use ENTER button to confirm.

• LCD Brightness: -5 to +5, step 1 same as Rec mode

• Video Mode: NTSC or PAL Select either NTSC or PAL to match your TV system

NTSC is mostly for USA and Japan. PAL is mostly for Europe.

• Slideshow: 1 to 10 seconds Change the display time from 1 second to 10 seconds. The time is preset

as 3 seconds.

Press ENTER button to stop the Slideshow.

• Folder : Select another folder

Initially, a folder named "100cnxnt" is created in the folder ‘Dcim’ of the Compact Flash (CF) card. You can also create other folders in the CF card to better organize the photos you have taken.

• To create a folder in the CF card:

1. Install camera drivers (please see P17-P25 for drivers installation).Connect the camera to your computer

2. Turn the Mode dial to PC mode

3. Power on the camera

4. Double-click "My Computer" icon on your computer

5. Look for "Removable Disk" icon and double-click on it

6. Double-click "Dcim" folder and y ou should see the folder named "100cnxnt"

7. Click File > New > Folder from the pull-down menu

8. Rename the folder in the format "xxxyyyyy" where ‘xxx’ can be any number from 101 to 999 and ‘yyyyy’ can be a combination of alphabets (A to Z)and numbers (0 to9). F or e xample, y ou ma y create a f older named "105home1" (Note: The folder name must contain a total of 8 digits)

After you have created the folders, you can rearrange your photos into different folders. Then close the "My Computer" screen.

• To review the rearranged photos on your camera:

1. Turn the Mode dial to Play mode

2. Power off the camera and power it on again

3. Press MENU button

4. Press DOWN button to select Folder and press ENTER button

5. Press UP or DOWN button to select the folder you want to review

and press ENTER button

6. Press UP or DOWN button to review the photos

Note: Any new photos taken will be stored in the last created folder.

• Protect Files: Protect Current / Unprotect Current, Protect All / Unprotect All, Cancel. To protect the image from being erased you can select to protect the current image or all the images. The protected image has a lock icon on the upper left corner of the LCD monitor. However, the protected files will still be erased, if you select Format Media in Setup mode. You will hear a beep sound if you attempt to erase a protected file.

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