Sakar 5.1 Mega Pixel User Manual

5.1 Mega Pixel Digital Camera

Owner’s Manual

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Table of Contents

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

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

What your camera includes ............................................................................................................... 3

Computer System Requirements for Windows ................................................................................. 4

Computer System Requirements for Macintosh ................................................................................ 4

A Quick Look at Your Camera .......................................................................................................... 5

The Mode Dial ................................................................................................................................... 6

Icons on the LCD Screen .................................................................................................................. 7

Main Buttons ..................................................................................................................................... 9

Preparing Your Camera for Use ...................................................................................................... 10

Installing SD Memory Card ............................................................................................................. 11

Starting Your Camera ..................................................................................................................... 12

Camera Mode ................................................................................................................................. 12

Video Mode ..................................................................................................................................... 15

Playback Mode ............................................................................................................................... 16

Setup Mode ..................................................................................................................................... 23

Transferring Images and video clips to your Macintosh .................................................................. 30

Install PhoTags Express Software on MS Windows ....................................................................... 30

Everything you need to get the most from your photos ................................................................... 33

Download photos to your PC .......................................................................................................... 34

Viewing Videos ............................................................................................................................... 39

Maintenance of Your Digital Camera .............................................................................................. 39

Sakar Warranty Card ...................................................................................................................... 40

Appendix A: Technical Specifications ............................................................................................. 41

Appendix B: Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................... 41

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the 5.1 Megapixel Digital Camera. Everything you need to take quality digital photos
is included with your camera. Please read this manual carefully FIRST in order to get the most out of your
digital camera.

Key Features

• Digital Video 320x240/ 640x480 Pixels

• 5.1 megapixel camera with choice of 5 digital camera resolutions – 2560x1920 pixels (5MP), 2048x1536

pixels (3MP), 1600x1200 pixels (2MP), 1280x960 pixels (1MP), 640x480 pixels (VGA).

• 2.0 Inch TFT Color LCD monitor

• 4x Digital zoom

• Built-in SDRAM Memory

• SD Memory Card Slot accepts SD compatible memory cards up to 1GB

• Built in Auto Flash

• PhoTags Express software for managing and enhancing your photos, printing, sending photos by e-mails and

much more.

What your camera includes

• Camera

• PhoTags Express CD

• USB cable

• User’s Manual

• Wrist Strap

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Computer System Requirements for Windows

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

• Pentium processor or above with Windows 2000, XP and VISTA

• 128 MB RAM, 100 MB free disk space

• Available USB Interface

• CD-ROM Drive

• Recommended screen resolution 1024 X 768 pixels or higher.

• 16-bit color or higher display adaptor.

Computer System Requirements for Macintosh

• Power Macintosh G3 500 MHz or higher

• Mac OS X version 10.2.6 or later

• 128 MB or more available system RAM (256 MB recommended), 150 MB free disk space

• 800 x 600 or higher-resolution monitor displaying millions of colors

Caution:

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

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

• Formatting will delete protected data too.

• SD Memory Cards formatted on a PC or device other than the camera cannot be used. Be sure to format the

card with the camera.

• When you power off the camera or change batteries, all the data in the built-in memory will be deleted if no
SD Memory Card has been inserted in the camera.

• DO NOT switch modes or rotate the Mode dial if your camera is connected to the printer when using

PictBridge

.

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A Quick Look at Your Camera

MACRO/Normal
Capture Switch

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The Mode Dial

There are 4 modes on your camera.

• Camera Mode:

Take still photos

• Video Mode:

Capture video

• Playback Mode:

View, print and edit photos and view videos

Setup Mode:
Set date and time, exposure, white balance, sharpness, photo quality, frequency format and auto off time,
format a memory card.

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Icons on the LCD Screen

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Battery power level

Full battery power

Medium battery power

Low battery power

Photo quality

Standard quality

High quality

Flash

Force Flash

Auto

No Flash

Mode

Camera

Video

Playback Mode:

Setup

SD Card inserted

Normal Capture

Macro Capture

Self-timer

ON

Self-timer On

Date

Digital Zoom

4.00X 4 x Digital Zoom

3.00X 3 x Digital Zoom

2.00X 2 x Digital Zoom

1.00X 1 x Digital Zoom

Protect

Protect On

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Main Buttons

Power on/off:

Turn your camera On/Off: Press and hold it until
you hear “beep” sound, it indicates your camera is
ready for use. Pressing and holding it again until
you hear “beep” sound that will turn your camera
off.

Navigation Buttons

The Navigation buttons are used to navigate and
select functions.

Up/Flash Setup the flashlight

Down/ Self –Timer

Left/Date Post the date on photo

Right/Delete Shortcut to delete the last

photo

OK/Confirm

Display

Menu

Zoom

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Preparing Your Camera for Use

Battery Installation

Your camera requires three AAA batteries. Insert the batteries into the camera:

1. Slide and open the cover of the battery compartment.

2. Please make sure that the correct battery is inserted with the correct polarity facing up.

3. Please refer to the diagram below for the correct insertion method.

4. Close battery door.

When the Low Battery icon
camera’s batteries. If you do not have an SD memory card in the camera, please download these photos you
have on the camera before switching off the camera.

WARNING: Unless you are using an SD memory card, opening the battery compartment and removing the

battery will erase the photos currently stored in the camera. Download your photos as often as possible.
Photos will be lost when the camera Auto switch-off or the battery runs low. Do not open the battery door
before switch off the camera.

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

and “Low Battery” is flashing on the LCD screen, you need to replace your

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Installing SD Memory Card

Your camera has a memory card slot that enables you to insert any “SD” compatible memory card. Adding a
memory card will allow you to increase the capacity of your camera before you have to transfer photos/videos to
a PC. Photos and videos stored in this manner will not be lost regardless of any change in battery power.

NOTE: Limited internal memory is provided for test images. Those images will be deleted when camera
power is turned off. Please download the images before turning the power off. SD memory card is

required for normal use.

Installing the SD Memory Card:

1. Locate the Memory card slot (on the bottom of the camera) as illustrated above.

2. Insert the memory card into the slot. .

3. Push the card in until you feel it "click" into position. The top of the card should be flushed with the

surface of the camera. A
card is installed.

4. Once an external memory card is inserted in the camera all the images taken will be stored on the
external memory card.

icon will be visible on the LCD screen indicating that an external memory

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Starting Your Camera

Press and hold the power On/Off button to start the camera. The LCD screen will light up and the camera
will sound a “beep”. This will confirm that your camera is on and ready for use.

Note: you can press

button repeatedly to enter or exit the menu in every mode.

Camera Mode

Set the mode dial to Camera Mode – the icon will appear on your LCD screen.

TAKING PHOTOS
You can compose your shot using either LCD screen. Hold the camera steady and press the shutter button to
take photo. There will be a short delay while the camera saves the photo to memory.
After each photo is shot (when the camera returns to icon mode) the numbers of photos left to shoot at this
resolution is displayed at the bottom right of the LCD screen.
When the camera's memory (photo capacity) is full, the LCD screen will display “0”. If you attempt to take a
photo when the memory is full, the camera will show “Memory Full, insert a SD memory card to transfer and
take more than two Test Photos” on the LCD screen.

NORMAL / MACRO SHOTS
The camera has a macro shot mode. To change slides in Normal/Macro shot mode, use the switch on the side
of the camera.
For close-up shots, the Macro Mode let you move in as close as 32.5 to 80 cm.

For normal shots, the Normal Mode let you take the extremely clear full view photos as 80 cm to the infinity.

Note: Flash-light will only work in normal shot mode.

DIGITAL ZOOM

You can magnify your subject up to 4 times using the digital zoom. Use the and buttons to adjust the zoom. The

icon will flash on your screen. Push the button to zoom in on your subject. Push the button to zoom back out.

DISPLAY

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The default display setting shows icons on the LCD screen. Press the Display Button once to switch off

the icons. Press the Display Button

Pressing the

FLASH

In low light conditions it is best to use the built-in flash. You can also use the flash to compensate for backlight
conditions.

To set the flash:

1. Press the

been "forced on" (manual flash). If the flash is not ready, a red LED will light up above the LCD screen
and the

warning will appear on the LCD screen if there is insufficient battery power to operate the flash.

2. Press the

automatic flash.

3. Press the

SELF-TIMER

You can include yourself in a photo by using this feature to delay the time between your pressing the shutter
and when the photo is actually taken. It is recommended that you use a tripod when you use the self-timer.

1. Press the

2. Press the shutter button to start a 10 second count down (the count down will appear on the LCD). After

10 seconds a photo is taken.

3. If date is selected the date and time the photo was taken will be recorded on the photo.

4. To set the date and time please refer to the Date and Time section in Setup Mode.

Date

display button repeatedly to exchange between these display modes.

button. The icon will appear on the LCD screen. This means the flash function has

icon will flash repeatedly- wait until the flash is ready before taking a photo. A low battery

button repeatedly. Select the icon shown on the LCD screen. This will activate the

button repeatedly until the icon appears. This will turn off the flash function.

button to select the ONicon shown on the LCD screen.

again to switch off the LCD (to conserve battery power).

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