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- Page 1 5.1 Mega Pixel Digital Camera Owner’s Manual © 2007 Sakar International, Inc. All rights reserved. Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
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... -
Page 3: Introduction
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. -
Page 4: Computer System Requirements For Windows
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 •... -
Page 5: A Quick Look At Your Camera
A Quick Look at Your Camera MACRO/Normal Capture Switch... -
Page 6: The Mode Dial
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. -
Page 7: Icons On The Lcd Screen
Icons on the LCD Screen... - Page 8 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 Self-timer On Date Digital Zoom 4.00X 4 x Digital Zoom...
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Page 9: Main Buttons
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. -
Page 10: Preparing Your Camera For Use
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. -
Page 11: Installing Sd Memory Card
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. -
Page 12: Starting Your Camera
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. - Page 13 The default display setting shows icons on the LCD screen. Press the Display Button the icons. Press the Display Button again to switch off the LCD (to conserve battery power). Pressing the display button repeatedly to exchange between these display modes. FLASH In low light conditions it is best to use the built-in flash.
- Page 14 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 Made. Pressing the button toggles date ON and OFF – the date icon DELETE (Last Photo) You can delete the last photo taken from Camera mode.
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Page 15: Video Mode
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”... -
Page 16: Playback Mode
You can take 320x240/ 640x480 pixels digital video clips with your camera. Without an SD memory card, the limited internal memory in your camera provides for limited testing of the video function. You can change the Image Size setting as you would in the Camera mode, using the same steps. The maximum available recording time is displayed on the top left of the LCD screen. - Page 17 When a file is selected, the number of the files you have selected will be displayed out of a total number of files in memory (e.g. 0018/0025). Thumbnails Display: Press the Display button till you see your images displayed as thumbnails. Use the navigation arrows to browse the media files in your camera.
- Page 18 ROTATE: 1. Press the menu button 2. Using the navigation buttons, select 90°/180°/270°to rotate the photo CANCEL. 3. Press the OK/Confirm button to confirm your selection. NOTE: When you rotate a file, if the camera reminds you “File Type Err”, the file is not in JPG format. PROTECT: You can protect your photos/videos from accidental deletion selecting to “lock”...
- Page 19 2. Press the navigation buttons until you have selected the Protect menu. 3. Using the navigation buttons, select LOCK to protect the file or lockless. 4. Press the OK/Confirm button to confirm your selection. A lock icon will appear on the LCD screen if you have selected to protect the file. (Note: Formatting a memory card will delete protected data too).
- Page 20 ALL: Delete all unprotected still Images. CANCEL: Choose cancel to exit the menu without making changes. 4. Press the OK/Confirm button to confirm your selection. Note: When you attempt to delete a locked file, the camera will remind you “file locked”, you need to unlock the file then delete it.
- Page 21 Press to zoom in and press Press the navigation buttons move around the image you have zoomed in on. iii. Press the OK/Confirm button Select SAVE AS option from the CROP PICTURE Menu. Press the OK/Confirm button b. SAVE AS: This function is used to save a copy as a new image after you have cropped it. c.
- Page 22 2. Press the navigation buttons until you have selected the PictBridge menu. 3. Using the navigation buttons, select: CANCEL: Choose cancel to stop the connection. ENTER: to print using PictBridge and press the OK/Confirm button can see a message “PICTbridge CONNECTING”. 4.
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Page 23: Setup Mode
Setup Mode DEFAULT SET: This setting allows you to return your camera to its default settings. Select “OK” to restore these settings. Press the Menu button 2. Using the navigation buttons, select OK to restore the default settings or select CANCEL to exit the menu without making changes. - Page 24 1. Press the Menu button 2. Press the navigation buttons until you have selected the EXPOSURE menu. 3. Using the navigation buttons, select an exposure value. 4. Press the navigation buttons up to increase the EV value or down to decrease the EV value. Select a positive value to increase brightness (make photos lighter), or a negative value to decrease brightness (make photos darker).
- Page 25 Press the navigation buttons until you have selected the WHITE BALANCE menu. Using the navigation buttons, select the most appropriate light source: AUTO/DAYLIGHT/CLOUDY/ TUNGSTEN/ FLUORESENT. Press the OK/Confirm button to confirm your selection. SHARPNESS: This setting allows you to adjust the sharpness of your images, making edges more or less distinct. 1.
- Page 26 Press the Menu button Press the navigation buttons until you have selected the QUALITY menu. Using the navigation buttons, select your Quality setting: SUPER, FINE or NORMAL. Press the OK/Confirm button to confirm your selection. FREQUENCY: Fluorescent lighting oscillation can affect the quality of your photos. Set the camera for the correct frequency for the country that you are in.
- Page 27 Press the navigation buttons until you have selected the FREQUENCY menu. Using the navigation buttons, select your Frequency setting: 60Hz or 50Hz. Press the OK/Confirm button to confirm your selection. DATE: The “PhoTags Express” software makes it possible for you to keep track of the dates of your photos. The date you shot the image is recorded by the camera and will appear automatically on the photo when you download it to your computer using the “PhoTags Express”...
- Page 28 SET DATE: Press the OK/Confirm button Use the buttons to select: Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minutes or Seconds. Use the buttons to adjust these values. Press the OK/Confirm button to confirm your selection. AUTO OFF: The Auto Shut-Off is a special battery-saving feature, which allows the camera to turn itself off when not in use. You can choose how long the LCD screen will remain on while idle before automatically shutting off.
- Page 29 Using the navigation buttons, select the time period the camera will remain idle before automatically shutting off. Press the OK/Confirm button to confirm your selection. FORMAT: This function reformats the memory card and will erase all files in memory including files that have been protected.
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Page 30: Transferring Images And Video Clips To Your Macintosh
Transferring Images and video clips to your Macintosh Transfer images and video clips from your camera to your Mac by copying directly from the camera volume using the Finder. Turn your camera on. Connect your camera to your computer using the USB cable provided. Your camera will automatically appear on your desktop as a volume and your LCD screen will display “MSDC”. - Page 31 model from the drop down list and click the “Install” button to install PhoTags Express followed by the installation of PhoTags WebCam Express and your camera driver. On the “PhoTags Express" screen, click the “Next” button. Please review the license terms and click the “Agree” button to continue. Let the “PhoTags Express”...
- Page 32 Click “Finish” to let the “PhoTags Express” installer finish the installation program. 7. This will automatically launch the Install shield for the camera driver. Click “Next” to continue. 8. Once the program has finished installing you will be asked to restart your computer. Please do so.
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Page 33: Everything You Need To Get The Most From Your Photos
9. Congratulations!! You have successfully installed the “PhoTags Express” software and the Camera Driver. Everything you need to get the most from your photos The “Photags Express” software that is installed on your computer allows you to edit existing photos that you have on your computer as well as the photos that you have captured with your camera: Click the “PhoTags Express”... -
Page 34: Download Photos To Your Pc
purchase Albums and Video CD, two additional workshop projects online at anytime and these will be automatically activated in “PhoTags Express”. Create Photo Albums and Slide Shows on CDs that can be viewed on your PC and VCD’s for viewing on your TV using your DVD player. - Page 35 5. The “Camera/Removable Media Auto Detect” window will automatically appear on your PC screen. 6. The number of pictures and other media (videos included) on the camera or memory card will appear on the window. Click “OK” if you want to transfer the photos and save them to your computer. 7.
- Page 36 8. Add Active Captions to your pictures. You can add a date, keywords, categories and more. Click “Next” to continue. 9. On the next screen, choose where you want to place your photos and click the “Finish” button to copy the photos to your computer.
- Page 37 4. Double-click the “PhoTags Express” icon 5. Click on the “Get Photos” button on the Main Menu. 6. The “Device Selection” mode will appear. Select your camera device. Your camera or memory card will appear in the “Active devices” list as a “Removable disk”. If both your camera and the memory card appear in the “Active Devices”...
- Page 38 1. Select "Custom Copy". Click "Next" to continue. 2. Select your photos and click "Next" to continue.
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Page 39: Viewing Videos
“Playlist” window. The video will appear in the “Main Window” in the actual size. To play the video, use the video controls Maintenance of Your Digital Camera Your camera is a delicate instrument- please handle it with care. -
Page 40: Sakar Warranty Card
Sakar Warranty Card This warranty covers for the original consumer purchaser only and is not transferable. Products that fail to function properly UNDER NORMAL USAGE, due to defects in material or workmanship. Your product will be repaired at no charge for parts or labor for a period of one year. -
Page 41: Appendix A: Technical Specifications
Appendix A: Technical Specifications Image sensor CMOS sensor Image resolution 2560x1920 pixels (5MP), 2048x1536 pixels (3MP), 1600x1200 pixels (2MP), 1280x960 pixels (1MP), 640x480 pixels (VGA); LCD Display 2” TFT Internal Memory Build-in SD RAM File format JPEG/AVI Appendix B: Troubleshooting Q: I have taken photos, but my computer says "No photos in camera."... - Page 42 Now reinstall the software. Insert the CD that came with your camera. It should automatically run the installation. Restart the computer. Once your computer is back up, plug the camera into your computer's USB port. 5. Right-click on the "My Computer" icon. Select Properties. If you are running Windows 2000 or XP: Click on hardware and then Device Manager.
- Page 43 This device complies with the part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:(1) this device may not cause harmful interference , and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Caution: changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.