Argus Camera Bean 5MP User Guide

User Manual

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CONTENTS

I Getting to Know Your Camera .................................................. 3

1. Configuration & Installation .................................................... 3

2. LCD Display ........................................................................... 4

3. Setup ..................................................................................... 7

4: Turning on/off the Camera ..................................................... 8

5. Taking Pictures ...................................................................... 8

6. Video Recording: ................................................................. 10

7. Still Image Review ............................................................... 10

8. Digital Zoom ......................................................................... 13

9. Play Video Files on a Television .......................................... 14

Ⅱ. Setting up Your Camera ......................................................... 16

1. Setup in Capture Mode ........................................................ 16

2. Setup in Video Mode............................................................ 21

3. Setup in Playback Mode: ..................................................... 22

4. Other Setup ......................................................................... 24

Ⅲ. Software & download ............................................................. 31

1. Web-Cam Driver Installation ................................................ 31

2. Using as a Web-Cam ........................................................... 37

3. Downloading Images ......................................................... 38

Ⅳ. Maintenance .......................................................................... 38

1. Camera ................................................................................ 38

2. Battery ................................................................................. 39

3. Memory Card ................................ ....................................... 39

4. Caution ................................................................................ 41

Ⅴ. Specifications & System Requirements:................................. 41

1 . Camera Specifications ........................................................ 41

2. System Requirements： ...................................................... 43

I Getting to know your camera

1. Configuration & Installation

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1. Menu Button 2.Mode button

3. Activity Light 4. Charge LED

5. Joystick 6.Power button

7. Shutter Button 8.LCD screen

9. SD card Slot 10. USB jack

11. Flash 12.Self-timer indicator

13. Lens 14. Clip

2. LCD Display Video Capture

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2.1 LCD status

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Push the joystick left to change the LCD status as shown below:

Attention： You can not change the LCD status in the following

situations:

 While in Setup;  While previewing files in the thumbnail mode;  While in slide show mode.

3. Camera Setup

3.1 Battery

This digital camera uses a rechargeable li-ion battery. Before using this camera please charge the battery for at least 4 hours. The battery can be charged by connecting the camera to computer via the USB cable.

Note: When the camera is charging, the Charge LED is Red and this light turns off when charging is complete. If charging the camera via USB, turn the camera off before connecting it to the computer.

3.2 Insert a memory card

Insert the memory card to the card slot carefully with the label facing the LCD screen. Attention:  If the SD card does not go completely into the slot, do not

force it; remove and insert again.

 To remove the card press the edge of the card gently and

then release it.

4: Turning on/off the camera

1) To turn on the camera, press the power button. The LCD screen and the busy light will turn on.

2) Press the power button again to turn off the camera.

5. Taking Pictures

1): Press the power button to enter default capture mode; If the camera is in playback or video capture mode, press the mode button until the icon flashes briefly on the screen and remains in the upper left corner of the screen to enter the capture mode.

2): Press the shutter button to take pictures.

Attention:

 Do not take the memory card or battery out when camera is

saving the image, otherwise, the image won't be saved.

 The screen will power off automatically if the camera is

inactive for 30 seconds. Press any key other than the power button to restart the screen.

5.1 Flash

Auto: The camera determines if flash is required.

Flash on: The flash will always fire.

Flash off: The flash will not fire.

When in capture mode, push the joystick to the right to adjust the flash setting.

● When the flash is charging, the screen will remain blank. This process takes between 3 and 5 seconds.

● Do not use the flash in a well lit environment as it will cause a

poor exposure.

● The flash function will not be usable in “Burst snapshot” mode

and video mode.

6. Video Recording:

1): Press the mode button until the icon” “ flashes briefly on

the screen and appears on the upper left of screen;

2): Press the shutter button to start recording;

3): Press the shutter button again to stop recording the video.

Attention:

● The total amount of recording time depends on the capacity of

the internal memory or the SD card.

7. Playback

7.1 Still Image Review

a): Press the Mode button until the icon flashes on the screen

to enter playback mode.

b): Push the joystick left/right to show the previous or

next image or video file.

c): When previewing images, push down on the joystick to

display the index screen. (See the details on page 11 )

7.2 Playing video files

Please note that when reviewing video files on the camera, sound is not available. To hear the audio, download the files to a computer.

a): Press the mode button to enter playback mode. b): Push the joystick left/right to select video file (AVI). c): Press the shutter button to play video file and press shutter

again to end playing.

d): Push the joystick left/right button to show previous file

or next file.

e): Push down on the joystick to pause and press it again to

continue.

7.3. Thumbnail Images

a) Press the menu button in image playback mode when the

images are showed in single full screen mode , then push the joystick up/down to select “thumbnail”, push the joystick right to display the index screen.

b) Push the joystick left/right/up/down to select

image and press the shutter button to return to the single image screen.

Attention: You can also push the joystick down to enter the

thumbnail mode while a still image is displayed.

7.4. Delete files

a) In playback mode press the menu button to enter the menu

interface, push the joystick up/down to select “delete current” or “delete all”.

b) Selecting “Delete Current” will delete the current image. Push

the joystick right to confirm and exit.

c) Select “Delete All” to delete all the files. Push the joystick

right to confirm and exit.

You can also push down on the joystick when files are shown in thumbnail mode. In playback mode, a dialogue box “Confirm

delete? Yes, No” will appear, select “Yes” with pushing the

joystick left and push down on the joystick to delete the selected file.

7.5: Lock image

This function can protect the files which from being deleted accidentally.

a) In playback mode press the menu button to enter the menu

interface. Push the joystick up/down to select “lock”, push the joystick right to show: “lock current”, “lock all”, “unlock current”, “unlock all”;

b) Push the joystick up/down to select the necessary

operation; c) Push down on the joystick to confirm the setting. d) Press the menu button to return to playback mode.

8. Digital Zoom

To change the zoom: In the camera/video/playback mode, push the joystick up/down

to zoom in or zoom out.

Attention:

● Digital zoom may affect the quality of the image. The higher

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