Genius DSC-1.3MTFT User Manual
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Attention
1-1 Quick Installation Guide................…......……….…..….. .2 1-2 How to acquire images from the Camera ..………..…....2 1-3 How to use Web Camera....................…….……...…......2 1-4 Operation Caution…………....................…..……...…......3 1-5 Package Contents.……….................................…...…....3
Chapter 2 Getting to Know Your Camera
2-1 Names of Parts……….....................…….……...……......4
2-2 Specifications................................………..….…......…....6
2-3 System Requirement………………………….……………6
Chapter 3 Controls, Operation, and Display
3-1LED Indicators………....................…...…………….….....7
3-2 LCD Monitor Display………..........................…..............7
3-3 Power supply.…………………………………………........8
3-4 Shutter Button………...........................……..……….......9
3-5 Mode Dial.......……….….......…...…………………….......9
3-6 MENU/ENTER Button………………..…….…….………..9
3-7 Flash Button………………………..……………….………9
3-8 Mode Display Button…………………………….……….10
3-9 Macro Button…………………………….……….……….10
4-4 Movie Mode……….. .........................…………..............13
4-5 Setup Mode………...............................…………...........14
Chapter 5 Preparing Your Camera
5-1 Attaching the Strap…………...................………..…......16
5-2 Loading Batteries..............…………..........……….........16
5-3 Loading and Removing the Memory Card....……..…....17
5-4 Setting Up the OSD Language………..…………….......18
5-5 Setting Up the Date/Time………………………..…….....18
Chapter 6 Getting Started
6-1 Setup Mode………......…....……………………………....19
6-2 Record Mode.……......…....……………………………....19
6-3 Play Mode.………….........…………….…………….........20
6-4 Movie Mode……….. .........................…………..............21
6-5 PC Mode……………………………………………………21
6-6 TV-OUT Operation…………………..…………….………22
Chapter 7 Driver Installation
7-1 Installing the Camera Driver for PC.......……....………...22 7-2 Installing the Applications for PC………………………...23 7-3 Camera Setting on Windows XP…………………………25
Chapter 4 Navigating Modes and Menus
4-1 Mode Selection……….......................………….…........11
4-2 Record Mode..........…….....…...……………..…...….....11
4-3 Play Mode.…………......……………….……….….........12
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Chapter 1 Attention
1-1 Quick Installation Guide
1.Insert the CD-ROM into your CD drive and software installation menu will appear on the computer screen automatically.
2.Click Utility driver to install the digital camera software. Follow the on-screen instructions to proceed.
3.Once Setup finishes installing all the necessary files on your computer, Please restart your computer to complete Setup.
To select the PC Camera or Mass Storage items in the PC Connection menu, perform the following.
Power on the camera and toggle the Mode Dial 
to PC. The PC Camera and Mass Storage two menu items will appears on the LCD Monitor.
Pressing the arrow buttons 
/ 
on the MENU/ENTER
Button
to move and and select the desired menu items. Pressing
the 
or 
button to confirm save the settings.
4.To select the PC Camera, Pressing the 
or 
button to confirm and save the settings.
5.If a “Connect USB” message pops up on the LCD Monitor, Please connect the USB cable to the camera and PC to complete the configuration. Press the Shutter to confirm, and the system will configure the device automatically.
6.Unplug USB cable and re-power on the camera, then To select the Mass Storage, Pressing the 
or 
button to confirm and save the settings.
7.If a “Connect USB” message pops up on the LCD Monitor, please connect the USB cable to the camera and PC to complete the configuration. Press the Shutter to confirm, and the system will configure the device automatically.
8.Installing the Applications for PC(Install Arcsoft Software)
1-2 How to acquire images from the camera
1.When selecting the Mass Sstorage mode, Press the Shutter to confirm, In my Computer, it will appear a Removable Drive. You can access the images recorded in the camera from the PC.
2.Installing the Applications for PC(Install Arcsoft Software as PhotoImpression), The following is the instruction of how to get Images from Arcsoft PhotoImpression
(A).Open up Arcsoft PhotoImpression, select “From Folder”
(B).Click on Browse, and then select the path “Removable Disk\ Dcim\100FSCAM” to Acquire images
1-3 How to use Web Camera
1.Installing the Applications for PC(Install Arcsoft Software as
PhotoImpression or VideoImpression).
2.When selecting the PC Camera mode, Press the Shutter to confirm, your computer software applications show real-time Video images. The camera can be used for Video conferencing or recording movies.
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1-4 Operation Caution
This product consists of intricate electrical parts. To ensure the photography normally, do not drop or hit the camera when taking pictures.
●Avoid to use or place the camera in the following locations: 1.Damp and dusty places.
2. Sealed vehicles or places exposed to direct sunlight or places subject to extremely high temperatures or heat.
3.Violently turbulent environment.
4.Locations full of smoke, oil fumes or steams. 5.Locations subject to strong magnetic field. 6.Raining or snowing environment.
●Do not open the battery cover when the power is on.
●If water has entered the camera, immediately turn the power OFF and remove the batteries.
●How to maintain your camera:
1.If lens, LCD monitor or viewfinder surface is dirty, please use lens brush or soft cloth to wipe clean instead of touching the lens with you fingers.
2.Do not use any solid object to hit the camera to avoid scratching the lens, LCD monitor or viewfinder surface.
3.Do not use any detergent or volatile solution, which will subject the camera case and paint to solving or distortion. Use soft cloth only.
1-5 Package Contents
Please check if the following items are in the package when purchasing this product.
CD-ROM |
2 x AA Alkaline |
(incl. Camera Driver) Pouch Wrist Strap |
Batteries |
USB Cable |
TV –OUT Cable |
This User's Manual |
●CD-ROM (incl. Camera Driver) ●Pouch
●Wrist Strap
●2 x AA Alkaline Batteries ●USB Cable
●TV –OUT Cable ●This User's Manual
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Chapter 2 Getting to Know Your Camera
2-1 Names of Parts
Front View
(1) Flash
(2) Lens Cover/ Power Button
(3) Lens
(4) Shutter Button
(5) Self-timer LED
(6) Red-eye Reduction LED
(7) Macro Button
(8) Terminator Cover
TV-OUT
Port
USB Port
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Rear View
(1) LCD Monitor
(2) Mode Display Button
(3) Mode Dial
(4) Status LED
(5) Macro Mode LED
(6) ENTER Button
(7) Multi-Select Button
(8) Strap Holder
(9) Flash Button
(10) Battery Cover
Memory Card Slot
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2-2 Specifications
●Lens: F=8.5 mm
●Image Sensor: 1/2" CMOS with 1.3 mega pixels ●Focus: F=3.5
●Sensitivity: ISO 100
●White Balance: Auto, Sun, Tungsten, Fluorescent. ●Shutter: Electrical
●Shutter Speed: 1/4 sec. ~ 1/2000 sec. ●Storage Media: 8MB Internal Flash Memory
SmartMedia™ Card (MMC compatible) Slot (support 4/8/16/32/64/128MB)
●Image File Format: Still Image for JPEG Motion Image fro JPEG
●Image Resolution: FINE: 1600 x 1200
(Fireware Interpolation Technology) MED: 1280 x 1024
LOW: 640 x 480 ●Digital Zoom: 10-Step 2X Digital Zoom ●Focal Range – Standard: 60cm ~ Infinity ●Focal Range – Macro: 20 ~ 25cm ●Self-timer: 10 sec. delay
●PC-CAM Mode: CIF (320 x 240) 20 30 fps VGA (640 x 480) 15 25 fps
●Flash Mode: Auto, Red-eye reduction, Off ●TV-OUT: NTSC / PAL system selectable ●PC Connector: USB (Ver. 1.1)
●Movie File: Recording 60 sec. Continuous movie file with CIF (320 x 240) format (8MB internal memory)
●Recordable Image Numbers (8MB): (640 x 480) Approx. 65 images (1280 x 1024) Approx. 20 images (1600 x 1200) Approx. 15 images
●Power Supply: 2 x AA Alkaline Batteries or supports CRV-3 USB 5V (PC-CAM Mode)
●Dimensions: 93 x 56 x 38 mm ●Weight: About 120g (batteries excluded)
2-3 System Requirement
Please refer to the minimum system requirements for the digital camera. We recommend that you use a computer system that exceeds the minimum requirements in order to utilize the camera at its optimum efficiency. The minimum system requirements for the digital camera is as the following:
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System |
Requirement |
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OS |
Microsoft Windows |
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98SE/Me/2000/XP |
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CPU |
Intel Pentium 166MHz or higher |
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Memory |
Minimum 64 MB memory or above |
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CD-ROM |
4X or above |
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HDD |
Hard drive with 10 MB free disk |
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space minimum |
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Others |
One standard USB 1.1 port |
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Chapter 3 Controls, Operation, and Display
3-1 LED Indicators |
3-2 LCD Monitor Display |
The meanings of the LED indicators located on the top of LCD |
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monitor are: |
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Standby/Busy |
Macro Mode |
(Red LED) |
(Green LED) |
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(1) |
Image resolution |
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LED Status |
Description |
(2) |
Image quality |
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Red |
On |
The camera is busy, please |
(3) |
Current working mode |
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continue to perform the |
(4) |
Memory card loaded symbol |
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operation after the camera |
(5) |
Possible number of shots |
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restore to be blinking |
(6) |
Self-timer photography |
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Blinking |
Camera is powered on and |
(7) White balance display |
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standby |
(8) |
Morning/Afternoon display |
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Green |
On |
Macro mode |
(9) Time display |
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(10) |
Date display |
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Off |
Basic Mode for photography |
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(11) Remaining battery power |
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(12) |
Zoom lever |
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(13) |
Flash status |
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3-3 Power Supply
●Slide the lens cover toward left gently and turn on the camera after two beeps sound.
●Slide the lens cover toward right gently and turn off the camera.
●Using the lens cover located on the front of the camera to turn n/off camera. After turn on the camera, the red LED will be blinking, and then the last image recorded appears on the LCD monitor.
If no operation is carried out for a fixed amount of time (default: about 1 minute), the power is turned OFF to prevent battery wear. This is called "Auto Power OFF".
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You can press the “Mode Display Button” to restart the camera.
The following features will automatically save the configuration before turn off the camera unless you ever selected "Reset Default" to restore its factory anticipated settings.
1.Resolution
2.Quality
3.OSD Language 4.White Balance 5.EV Compensation 6.TV-Out
7.Light Frequency 8.PC Mode
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