Sakar 57482, 57483 User Manual

4.1

4.1

4.14.1

Megapixel

Megapixel

Megapixel Megapixel

Digital Camera

Owner’s Manual(57482/57483)

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents.............................................................................................................................. 2

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

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

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

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

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

Icons on the LCD Screen.................................................................................................................. 6

Main Buttons..................................................................................................................................... 8

Preparing Your Camera for Use........................................................................................................ 8

Installing SD Memory Card............................................................................................................. 10

Starting Your Camera ..................................................................................................................... 11

Camera Mode ................................................................................................................................. 11

Video Mode..................................................................................................................................... 14

Playback Mode ............................................................................................................................... 15

Setup Mode..................................................................................................................................... 22

Installing PhoTags Express Software.............................................................................................. 29

Everything you need to get the most from your photos and MORE ................................................ 31

Transferring Images to your PC...................................................................................................... 32

Viewing Videos on Your Computer ................................................................................................. 36

Maintenance of Your Digital Camera .............................................................................................. 36

Technical Support…………………………………………………………………………………………...36

Appendix A: Technical Specifications ............................................................................................. 36

Appendix B: Troubleshooting…………………................................................................................. 37

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing a 4.1 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 (QVGA) 320 x 240 Pixel

• 4.1 mega pixel camera with choice of 5 digital camera resolutions - 2304 x 1728 Pixel, 2048 x 1536 Pixel,1600 x 1200 Pixel, 1280 x 1024 Pixel, 640

x 480 Pixel.

• 1.5 Inch TFT Color LCD monitor and photo viewer

• 4x Digital zoom

• Built-in SDRAM Memory

• SD Memory Card Slot accepts SD compatible memory cards up to 512 MB.

• Built in 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

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 MS Windows ME, NT Service Pack 6, 2000, XP

• 128 MB RAM, 80 MB free disk space

• Available USB Interface

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• CD-ROM Drive

• Recommended screen resolution 1024 X 768 pixels or greater

• 256-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

Front

Back

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The Mode Dial

There are 4 modes on your camera. To select a mode, align the icon with the indicator to the right of the mode dial.

• 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.

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

Self-timer

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 the button once to turn your camera
on. Pressing it again will turn your camera off.

Navigation buttons

The Navigation buttons are used to navigate and select functions.

Up/Flash

OK/Enter

Menu

Zoom

Display

Preparing Your Camera for Use

Battery Installation

Your camera requires two AA batteries. Insert the batteries into the camera:

1. Slide the cover of the battery compartment open.

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.

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Down/ Self –Timer

Left/Date

Right/Delete

4. Close battery door.

When the Low Battery icon is flashing, you need to replace your camera’s batteries. If you do not have an SD memory card in the camera,
please download any photos you have on the camera before switch off the camera.

WARNING:

Unless you are using an SD memory card, opening the battery compartment and/or
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.

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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.
Please download the images before power off .SD memory card is required for normal use.

Those images will be deleted when camera power is turned off.

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, label side down and metal contacts up.

3. Push the card in until you feel it "click" into position. The top of the card should be flush with the surface of the camera. A “C” icon will be visible

on the LCD screen (to the left of the battery indicator) indicating that an external memory 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.

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Starting Your Camera

Press and hold the On/Off button for 2 seconds 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.

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 or the view finder. 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 top left 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 beep continuously. Please insert a SD memory card to transfer and take more photos.

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

LCD screen. Push the button to zoom in on your subject. Push the button to zoom back out.

Display

The default display setting shows icons on the LCD screen. Press the display button once to switch off the icons. Press the button again to
switch off the LCD (to conserve battery power).

Pressing the display button repeatedly toggles between these display modes.

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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:

Press the button. The will appear on the LCD screen. This means the flash function has been
"forced on" (manual flash). If the flash is not ready a red LED will light up above the LCD screen and the icon

will flash repeatedly- wait until the flash is ready before taking a photo. A low battery warning will appear on the
LCD screen if there is insufficient battery power to operate the flash.

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

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

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.

Press the button to select the ON icon shown on the LCD screen.
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.

Date

If date is selected the date and time the photo was taken will be recorded on the photo.
To set the date and time please refer to the Date and Time section in Setup Mode.

Pressing the button toggles date on and off – the date icon will appear on the LCD screen if date is on.

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