Cobra Digital DC125 User Manual

COBRA DC125 Contents

Profile……………………………………………………………………... 1

Overview……………………………………………………………….. 1 Product Package Contents…………………………………………… 1 System Requirements………………………………………………… 1 Know Your Digital Camera……………………………………………. 1

Install Batteries…………………………………………………………. 2 Software Installation…………………………………………………… 3

How to Take Photos........ .... ............................................................. 3

Camera Functions Control ………………………………..…………. 4

Instructions for the LCD Diagram …………………………………… 4 Camera Functions Control……………...……………………………. 5 Compression Ratio Selection………………………………………… 7

Download Photos……………………………………………………….. 8 PC Camera Function .………………………………………………….11

Browse Live……………………………………………………………. 11 Tak e vi d eo ……………………………………………………………. 14 Video Conference ……………………………………………………... 15

Troubleshooting………………………………………………………… 17

Profile

Overview

Thank you for purchasing the digital camera. It not only can take photos but also has built-in PC camera functions. This camera is equipped with 1 x 16Mb SDRAM. If you want the photos in the camera to be downloaded to your computer, you only need to connect the USB cable between your computer and your camera. It is also possible to use the built-in PC camera to hold a video conference via the internet, enabling you to have a face to face online conversation with other people.

Product Package Contents

● Digital Camera ●User’s Manual

●Software CD ●USB cable

System Requirements

¾ Microsoft Win98 Se/2000/ME/XP ¾ 125MB free hard disk space or above, 32MB or more RAM ¾ Color Monitor (we suggest at least 800 x 600 24 bit or above) ¾ Available USB Interface and CD-ROM Drive

Know Your Digit al Camera

A. Viewfinder B. Shutter Release Button C. Lens D. USB Socket E. Start/Function Button F. LCD G. Battery Box

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Installing The Batteries

1. Open the battery box.

2. Load the batteries correctly: when you load the batteries, please place both batteries according to the pole directions inscribed on the battery box.

3. Close the battery box cover. Note

: When you use the USB cable to connect the camera to a

computer, is unnecessary to use the batteries because the camera uses the power provided by the computer through the USB interface. Warning

1. Don’t open the battery box unless necessary. The interruption of power may cause you to lose the photos in the camera.

2. If you don’t use the camera for a long time, please take out the batteries to avoid accidental discharging or corrosion of the terminals.

3. Please don’t throw any battery into a fire. It may explode.

4. Please download photos to your computer promptly to make sure you don’t lose any of them.

The energy saving mode is automatically activated

If the camera is not used for 30 seconds, the camera will automatically enter the energy saving mode.

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Software Installation

Please insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive, this dialog box will appear:

1. Install PhotoImpression

2. Install Funhouse

3. Install Driver

4. Browse CD

5. Exit

Prompt: For details regarding PhotoImpression and Funhouse, please refer to separate instructions included on the CD. You need to install both the application and the driver. During the installation process, you will be able to select the language of your choice. If the auto installation failed, you must install the programs manually.

1. Place the included CD into the CD-ROM drive

2. Enter E:\autorun.exe (If E is the letter for the drive)

3. Follow the directions of the installation wizard

How to Take Photos

1. Press the function button to turn on the camera and “Hi” will show on the LCD at the back of the camera. The camera will sound out two “beeps” indicating that it is ready to work.

2. Select the required mode to take your photo. (Please refer to the instructions under “Camera Functions Control”)

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3. Hold the camera steadily, and press the shutter release button to take photos.

4. The camera sounds a buzzer, indicating that the photo was taken and that you can proceed to the next one.

5. When the camera’s memory is fully loaded with photos, “0” will show on the LCD, if you press the shutter release again, the buzzer will sound continuously as a warning. Prompt

1. When taking photos, the weaker sound indicates that you failed to take the photo.

2. Please hold the camera steadily when you are taking photos.

3. The availability of light will affect the quality of the picture.

Camera Functions Control

Instructions for the LCD Diagram

Press the Function button to select the functions of the digital camera. The function diagram will show on the LCD display on the back of the digital camera, as follows: ¾

– Power off the camera.

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¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾

¾ “50” or “60” – “50” or “60” to select the frequency of light used

¾ “Hd” or “Ld”– The photo compression ratios. “Hd” Means high

Camera Functions Control

Power off the camera

1. Press the Function button to select the “ display.

2. Press the Shutter release button within 5 seconds to power off the camera.

Auto-Shoot Mode

1. Press the Function button to select the “ display.

2. Press the Shutter release button within 5 seconds to activate the 10 second timer. The digital camera will beep once every second.

3. After 10 seconds, the camera will beep twice to indicate that the photo has been taken.

– Auto shoot – Continuous shoot.

– Delete all photos in the memory – Delete the last photo from memory

– Hi means CIF mode (100k pixels resolution).

-- Lo means QCIF mode (25K pixels resolution).

indoors. “50” means 50Hz and “60”means 60Hz.

compression and “Ld” means low compression. Higher compression ratio means you may store more photos.

” icon shown on the LCD

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Continuous Shoot Mode

1. Press the Function button to select the “ display.

2. Press the Shutter release button within 5 seconds to activate the

continuous shooting mode and do not release the button until you want to stop shooting. The camera will beep once for each photo taken until you release the Shutter button or the memory is full.

3. Under the continuous shooting mode, the photos are taken in CIF &

QCIF modes and saved in a video format.

4. Under the continuous photo shooting mode, the shooting may fail due

to poor lighting. If so, the continuous shooting will stop. Note:

The photos taken under the continuous mode will be saved in AVI

format. You may open it directly from the photo downloading software.

Delete All Photos

1. Press the Function button to select the “

display.

2. Press the Shutter release, the photo counter will flash. Press the

Shutter Button again within 5 seconds to delete all the photos stored in memory.

Delete the Last Photo Taken

1. Press the Function button to select the “

display.

2. Press the Shutter button once within 5 seconds to delete the last

photo taken.

” icon shown on the LCD

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