Sakar 32492, 32490 User Manual

32490/32492 Digital Video Camera

Owner’s Manual

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Table of Contents

Introduction.........................................................................................................3

Key Features .....................................................................................................3

What your digital video camera includes: .........................................................4

Computer System Requirements ......................................................................4

A Quick Look at your Digital Video Camera ......................................................5

Preparing Your Camera for Use.........................................................................6

Inserting a Memory Card....................................................................................7

DV Function Control.........................................................................................10

Installing Kids Imaging Studio Software...........................................................17

Transferring Images to your PC using Media Auto Detect ..............................23

Transferring images to your PC using Kids Imaging Studio.............................26

Everything You Need To Get the Most of Your Photos and MORE.................33

Maintenance of Your Digital Camera ............................................................35

Technical Support............................................................................................35

Sakar Warranty Card........................................................................................35

Technical Specifications...................................................................................37

Troubleshooting................................................................................................38

Special Note: For best video output connect to TV instead of your PC...........39

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing our Digital Video camera. Now you can shoot video clips and take individual

photos. In addition, any SD compatible memory card up to 1GB can be inserted to expand the memory

of your DV camera.

Your camera includes the patented Kids Imaging Studio technology, the most powerful way to share

your photos that enable you to:

• Create fun, personalized videos

• Combine selected music with sound track

• Personalize with titles and credits

• Annotate your Jpeg photos with sound, text and more

• Generally produce videos created with automatic editing and synchronized transitions and effects.

In short, everything you need to get the most out of your photos.

Key Features

• Effective resolution: 300k pixels.

• 1.5" CSTN LCD

• Support SD card

• Create your own movies

• Add special effects with Kids Imaging Studio

• Record 80 minutes of video with 1GB SD Card (not included)

• Takes digital photos

What your digital video camera includes:

• Digital Video Camera

• USB cable.

• TV cable

• Kids Imaging Studio Software

• User Manual

• 1 year warranty

Computer System Requirements

• MAC Compatible

• Windows 2000 ,XP or Vista (32-Bit Edition)

• Pentium II 300 or higher

• 128MB RAM

• 250MB free hard drive space

• CD-ROM drive

• Available USB port

A Quick Look at your Digital Video Camera

Preparing Your Camera for Use

Battery Installation

Your DV camera requires three “AA” batteries (not included). It is recommended that alkaline batteries be

used.

1. Open the battery compartment.

2. Insert the batteries in accordance with the polarity indicated on the back of the battery cover

3. Close the battery cover.

Note:

• Do not open the battery cover indiscriminately as photos and video clips in memory will be lost.

• Remove batteries from the DV camera when not in use for an extended period.

Inserting a Memory Card

A SD compatible memory card (not included) can be inserted into your DV camera, which will allow an

increase in the number of movies, or photos that can be taken before the need arises to transfer them to a

computer.

Note:

• This product supports SD memory cards with capacities between 128MB to 1GB.

• Formatting will delete all data on the SD Memory Card including protected data.

• Do not remove the SD memory Card during formatting as this may damage the card and render it

unusable.

• Be sure to format the card with the camera.

• SD memory cards formatted on a PC or device other than the DV camera should not be used.

• All the data in the built-in memory will be lost if no SD Memory Card has been inserted in the DV when

you change your batteries.

• IMPORTANT NOTE: If you do not have an SD memory card inserted in your camera while

recording video, no sound will be recorded. The internal memory of the camera records test

video only and does not record audio. To record with sound you must have an SD memory card

inserted in your camera while recording video.

Main icons on the LCD

DV mode (for shooting video)

DSC mode (for taking photos)

Playback mode

DV Function Control

Power on

Press the Power Button and hold for about 3 seconds. The LCD monitor will light up and the DV is ready for

using.

Power off

Press the Power Button and hold for about 3 seconds. The DV camera will switch off.

If the DV camera is not operated for 60 seconds it will switch off automatically.

Shooting videos

In DV mode: There are two video resolutions for you to shooting video files. Press UP or Down button to

change between them.

: 640x480 pixels (VGA), ★★

: 320x240 pixels (QVGA).★

1. Switch on the DV camera. The default mode is DV (video) and the DV icon will appear on the

LCD. Alternatively, press the Mode button repeatedly until the DV icon appears on the LCD.

2. Hold the DV camera steadily and use the LCD to focus on the subject.

3. Press the Shutter button to commence shooting. The red spot won’t be flashing on the LCD until

you press the Shutter button again to stop shooting or the memory is full.

4. Press the Shutter button again to stop shooting. Alternatively it will stop when the memory is full.

Note:

• Before shooting, you may use a SD card to expand your memory capacity.

• IMPORTANT NOTE: If you do not have an SD memory card inserted in your camera while

recording video, no sound will be recorded. The internal memory of the camera records test

video only and does not record audio. To record with sound you must have an SD memory

card inserted in your camera while recording video.

• When the memory is full, the LCD will appear “ MEMORY FULL! TRANSFER TEST IMAGES TO PC

AND INSERT A SD MEMORY CARD TO TAKE MORE IMAGES!”. Download photos and video files

to your PC as often as possible.

• If the lighting is inadequate, the shooting may fail.

Taking photos

The image resolution (640x480 pixels) is defaulted by your DV which can not change.

1. Switch on the DV camera.

2. Press the Mode button to select DSC mode, i.e. until the DSC icon appears on the LCD.

3. Hold the DV camera steadily and use the LCD to focus on the subject.

4. Press the Shutter button to take a photo. (There will be a short delay while the camera saves the

photo to memory.)

Note:

• You cannot take photos whilst the camera is connected to a computer.

• Download photos and video clips to your PC regularly.

• When the memory is full, the LCD will appear “ MEMORY FULL! TRANSFER TEST IMAGES

TO PC AND INSERT A SD MEMORY CARD TO TAKE MORE IMAGES!”. Download photos

and video files to your PC as often as possible.

Playback mode

1. Switch on the DV camera.

2. Press the Mode button repeatedly until you select playback mode i.e. so that the number of

video clips or photos taken and their sequence appear in the bottom right hand corner of the

LCD, press the shutter button to confirm this mode.

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