Sakar 27290 User Manual

27290 Digital Camera

Owner’s Manual

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Table of Contents

What Your Camera Includes ...................................................................................... 1

Computer System Requirements ............................................................................... 1

A Quick Look at Your Camera ................................................................................... 2

Preparing Your Camera for Use ................................................................................. 2

Starting Your Camera ................................................................................................. 2

How to Use Your Camera .......................................................................................... 2

Installing Kids Cam Sticker Factory Software ............................................................ 4

Software & Camera Driver Installation ....................................................................... 4

Downloading Photos and Videos ............................................................................... 5

About Kids Cam Sticker Factory ................................................................................ 6

Capturing (AVI) Video Using WebCam Express ........................................................ 7

Camera Maintenance ................................................................................................. 7

Technical Support ....................................................................................................... 8

Sakar Warranty Card .................................................................................................. 8

Appendix A: Technical Specifications ........................................................................ 8

Appendix B: Troubleshooting .................................................................................... 8

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing your 27290 digital camera. Please read this manual carefully FIRST in order to get the most out of your digital camera.

What Your Camera Includes

 Digital Camera

 Kids Cam Sticker Factory software and camera driver installation CD

 USB cable

 Owner’s Manual

 Strap

Computer System Requirements

To be able to download photos to your PC you will need the following minimum configuration:

 Windows 2000/XP

 Pentium-based PC (or equivalent)

 200 MB hard disk free space and 128 MB or more RAM

 Available USB Interface

 CD-ROM Drive

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 Color display (16 bit or higher recommended)

 Screen resolution 1024 X 768

A Quick Look at Your Camera

Preparing Your Camera for Use

Battery Installation

Your camera requires two AAA alkaline batteries, which must be inserted as follows:

1. Open the battery compartment at the bottom of the camera.

2. Insert the batteries in accordance with the polarity (+/-) shown on the inside of the cover.

3. Close the battery compartment.

The LCD will display the message “Low Battery” if the batteries are running low in which case you will need to replace the batteries before

operating the camera.

Note: If you do not intend to use your camera for an extended period, remove the batteries to avoid leakage and corrosion.

Warning:

• Please download any photos and videos you have on the camera before opening the battery compartment.

• Opening the battery compartment and/or removing the batteries will erase the files currently stored on the camera.

• Download your photos videos as often as possible. They may be lost when batteries run low.

Starting Your Camera

Press the Power/Menu button to start the camera. The camera will sound a beep to confirm that it is ready for use. (To turn off the camera, press

and hold down the Power/Menu button for 2 seconds.)

How to Use Your Camera

Preview Mode

This is the default mode for the camera, from which you can compose and take your photos and video clips (AVI) as well.

Taking Photos

1. Compose your shot using the viewfinder. (The optimal distance between the camera and the subject is approximately 5 feet.)

2. Hold the camera steady and press the Shutter button to take a photo.

3. The camera will beep when a photo is taken.

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If the camera beeps twice continuously and “Memory is Full” appears on the LCD it means no further photos can be taken until the existing photos have

been downloaded and cleared from the camera memory.

Note: After a photo is taken the LCD will display for a short time the number of photos that can still be taken.

Self-Timer

Press the Menu button once to enter the menu. Then press the Shutter button till the icon

Press the Menu button again to exit the menu. Now the camera is ready to take a photo after a 10-second count down. Press the Shutter button to

start the count down with a sound of beep every second. Then10 seconds later a photo will be taken automatically.

Taking Videos

Press the Menu button once to enter the menu. Then press the Shutter button till the icon

Press the Menu button again to exit the menu, and press the Shutter button to start/stop shooting. During taking a video, the recording elapsed

time will be shown in bottom left of the LCD display.

Taking 3 Continuous Shots

Press the Menu button once to enter the menu. Then press the Shutter button till the icon

Press the Menu button again to exit the menu, and press the shutter button to start to take 3 continuous shots. The updated number of photos that

can still be taken displays on the LCD for a short time.

shows up onto the LCD display.

Playback Mode

This mode enables you to review the files(JPEG/AVI) stored on your camera using the LCD screen). Press the Playback button to enter the

Playback mode.

The LCD shows the photo or the image of the video file which has just been taken, with the sequence number and the total number of files

currently stored shown in bottom left of the LCD display. User may press the Up and Down buttons to go to the last or the next file.

If the icon

pause. When playing the video file, the recording elapsed time will be shown in bottom left of the LCD display.

Press the Playback button again to exit Playback mode.

is shown in top left of the LCD, this means the current file is a video clip(AVI). Press the Shutter button to play and press it again to

Photo Resolution and Compression

Resolution Selection

There are two photo resolutions to select from, high resolution-VGA(640x480) and low resolution-QVGA(320x240). The default setting for the camera is

VGA(640x480).

Press the Menu button once to enter the menu. Then press the Up or Down buttons to select the resolution setting icon. Now the icon is shown as

means the current resolution setting is VGA(640x480), to change to another resolution QVGA(320x240) press the Shutter button till the icon Then press the Menu button to exit.

Compression Selection

There are two photo compressions to select from, high density and low density. The default setting for the camera is low density.

Press the Menu button once to enter the menu. Then press the Up or Down buttons to select the compression setting icon. Now the icon is shown as

which means the current compression is low density, to change to high density press the Shutter button till the icon button to exit.

Resolutions Compressions

VGA Low density 26 photos VGA High density 79 photos QVGA Low density 106 photos QVGA High density 319 photos

comes up. Then press the Menu

comes up.

Frequency Setting

The camera has 2 Frequency settings, 60Hz and 50Hz. Set the camera for the correct frequency according to the current frequency in the area

where you are:

1. Press the Menu button once to enter the menu. Use the Up and Down keys to select the frequency setting icon. Now the icon is

means the current frequency setting is 60Hz.

2. To change to 50Hz, press the Shutter button till the icon

shows up. Press the Menu button to exit.

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