Sakar 87480 User Manual

87480 Digital Camera

Owner’s Manual

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Table of Contents

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

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

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

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

Preparing Your Camera for Use ........................................................................... 9

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

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

Video Mode......................................................................................................... 16

Playback Mode ................................................................................................... 17

Setup Mode ........................................................................................................25

Installing PhoTags Express Software ................................................................. 34

Transferring Images to your PC.......................................................................... 38

Viewing Videos on Your Computer ..................................................................... 44

Maintenance of Your Digital Camera .................................................................. 44

Technical Support............................................................................................... 44

Appendix A: Technical Specifications .................................................................45

Appendix B: Troubleshooting.............................................................................45

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing a 87480 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 Pixels  6 Mega Pixel camera with choice of 6 digital camera resolutions - 2720 x 2048 Pixels,

2592 x 1944 Pixels, 2048 x 1536 Pixels,1600 x 1200 Pixels, 1280 x 1024 Pixels, 640 x 480 Pixels.

 1.5 Inch TFT Color LCD monitor and photo viewer  4x Digital zoom  32MB Built-in SDRAM Memory  SD Memory Card Slot accepts SD/MMC Cards.  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  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 MS Windows ME, NT Service Pack 6, 2000, XP ˙ 128 MB RAM, 80 MB free disk space ˙ Available USB Interface ˙ 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 co

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 change batteries, all the data in the built-in memory will be deleted if no SD Memory

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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.

A Quick Look at Your Camera

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The LCD Screen

Icons on the LCD Screen

The Mode Dial

There are 4 modes on your DV camera. To select mode turn the dial so the correct icon is visible.

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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.

Battery power level

Full battery power

Medium battery power

Low battery power

Photo quality

Standard quality

High quality

Self-timer

Self-timer On

Mode

Camera

Video

Date

Flash

Force Flash

Auto

No Flash

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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The 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

Down/ Self –Timer

Left/Date

Right/Delete

OK/Enter

Display

Zoom

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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

4. Close battery door

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 may be lost when the battery runs low.

When the Low Battery icon not have an SD memory card in the camera, please download any photos you have on the camera

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

is flashing, you need to replace your camera’s batteries. If you do

Installing an Optional 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 DV 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.

Limited internal memory is provided for test images. Those images may be deleted when

Note:

camera power is turned 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, 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

Starting Your Camera

Press and hold the 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.

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.

1. 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.

Digital Zoom

You can magnify your subject up to 4 times using the digital zoom. Use the

adjust the zoom. The

subject. Push the

Display

The default display setting shows icons on the LCD screen. Press the

switch off the icons. Press the

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.

icon will flash on your LCD screen. Push the button to zoom in on your

button to zoom back out.

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

display button repeatedly toggles between these display modes.

and buttons to

display button once to

To set the flash:

1. 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 before taking a photo. A low battery warning will appear on the LCD screen if there is insufficient battery power to operate the flash.

2. Press the will activate the automatic flash.

3. 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.

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

icon will flash repeatedly- wait until the flash is ready

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.

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 date is on.

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

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

Delete (Last Photo) You can delete the last photo taken from Camera mode.

1. Press the

2. Press the

a. Press the OK/Enter button

b. Press the

3. Push OK/Enter

If you do not press any navigation buttons within 10 seconds, the menu disappears.

Image Size and Quality

button to select the DELETE IMAGE menu.

button to select DELETE.

to confirm deletion.

button and select CANCEL if you do not wish to delete the

image.

to confirm your selection.

The image size and quality settings determine the number the number of photos and the amount of memory required for each photo. The higher the image size and the better the quality, the more memory each photo will use. The image size and quality will also affect the maximum size you can print your photo effectively.

Your camera has 32 Megabytes of internal memory, stored in the built-in memory. The following table tells you how many photos can be taken based on the Image Size and Quality settings:

NOTE: To increase the number of photos your camera can take and store, use an external SD compatible memory Card (not included). SD memory cards come in a variety of capacities. Please refer to the “Installing an Optional Memory Card” section of this manual for more information.

To learn how to set photo quality please refer to the “Setup Mode” section of the manual.

Setting the Image Size

Image Size Standard Quality High Quality

640 x 480 (VGA) 2 photos 2 photos 1600 x 1200 (2 MP) 2 photos 2 photos 2048 x 1536 (3 MP) 2 photos 2 photos 2304 X 1728 (4 MP) 2 photos 2 photos 2592 x 1944 (5 MP) 2 photos 2 photos 2720 x 2048 (6 MP) 2 photos 2 photos

In Camera Mode: Press the

button to display the IMAGE SIZE menu.

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