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99379 Digital Camera

Owner's Manual
© 2005 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 1: Digital Camera

    99379 Digital Camera Owner’s Manual © 2005 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.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………………………......2 What your camera Includes: ………………………………………….………………………..………..2 Quick Look at Your Camera……………………………………….…………………………....3 Computer System Requirements………………………………………………………………………..3 The LCD monitor…………………………………………..............4 The LCD States………………………………..................6 External SD Memory Card……………………………………..............9 Main Buttons………………………....................10 Setting up your Camera for Use……………………………………...........10 Install PhoTags Express software and Camera Driver…………………………………………..12 Starting Your Camera………………………..................14 Preparing to Take Photos……………………..................14 Taking Photos………………......................22...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Introduction Thank you for purchasing the 99379 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. The key Features include: •...

  • Page 4: Quick Look At Your Camera

    Quick Look at Your Camera Computer System Requirements To be able to download photos to your PC you will need the following minimum configuration: • Pentium II 300, Celeron AMD Athlon Processor, or higher (Pentium III 400, Celeron AMD Athlon Processor, AGP video card recommended) •...

  • Page 5: The Lcd Monitor

    The LCD monitor The LCD Screen has multiple functions: • You can use it to compose your photo instead of the viewfinder. • Preview photos and Videos you have taken. • Select the many states and options built into the camera from the interface screen. Below you will see an illustration of all the different icons that will appear from time to time in the LCD screen display in the interface mode.

  • Page 6: The Lcd States

    Icons on the LCD monitor Battery power level Full battery power Shooting Mode Medium battery power Single shoot Low battery power Video Photo quality Self-timer Standard quality Self-timer On High quality Digital Zoom Flash 4.00X 4 x Digital Zoom Force Flash 3.00X 3 x Digital Zoom Auto 2.00X 2 x Digital Zoom...
  • Page 7 The Normal States...
  • Page 8 The Playback State Menus...

  • Page 9: External Sd Memory Card

    External SD Memory Card When the “C” icon is visible to the left of the battery indicator, an external memory card is installed.

  • Page 10: Main Buttons

    Main Buttons Menu / Navigation button Normal /Playback button The Menu button is used to navigate and You can set your camera Normal or Playback select the functions you need. mode. The Menu button can be pressed up, If you wish to take pictures, set your camera to down, left and right.
  • Page 11 Load the “AA” batteries correctly (make sure of the polarity (+ and -)). Close battery door. Note: When the camera is connected to the computer, you can’t take photos. We recommend that you use an optional SD memory card. Photos stored in this manner will not be lost with a loss of battery power.

  • Page 12: Install Photags Express Software And Camera Driver

    Install PhoTags Express software and Camera Driver Insert the CD into your CD-Rom drive. Make sure that your camera is not connected to the computer. Insert the Software CD that came with your camera into your PC’s CD-ROM drive. In a few seconds the “Install your camera software” screen, will appear Select your camera model from the drop down list and click the “Install”...
  • Page 13 This will automatically launch the Install shield for Let the “PhoTags Express” installer create the the camera driver. Click “Next” to continue. folder where the program will be installed to, and then click “Install”. Once the program has finished installing you will have to restart your computer.

  • Page 14: Starting Your Camera

    Congratulations!! You have successfully installed the “PhoTags Express” software, the “PhoTags WebCam Express” and the Camera driver. Starting Your Camera Press and hold the “On/Off” button for 3 seconds to start the camera. The LCD monitor will light up and the camera will make a ”Beep”...
  • Page 15 Press the Navigation buttons to the right or to the left until you reach the Frequency mode menu on LCD monitor. Select the correct frequency by pressing the Navigation buttons up or down. Press the Menu button to keep the new setting and Exit the menu. Choose the EXIT option on the menu to return to the Normal mode without making any changes.
  • Page 16 Show Date & Time stamp on Photos: Select “Date on Photo” from the “Date Time” menu. Press the Menu button again to keep the new setting and Exit the menu. Date and time will appear on the lower right part of the photo. Turn off Date &...
  • Page 17 Press the Menu button to keep the new setting and Exit the menu. Setting the Photo Resolution and Quality The image size and Quality settings determines the number of photos and the amount of memory required for each photo. The higher the image size and quality, the more memory each photo will consume. The Image size and quality will also affect the maximum size you can print your photo effectively.
  • Page 18 To set the Image size/Resolution of the photos you want to take: Set camera to Normal mode. Press the Menu button to enter the camera’s menu. Press the Navigation buttons to the right or to the left until you reach the Image Size mode menu on LCD monitor.
  • Page 19 Note: The number of images available will change as you change the image size. You can store multiple image sizes at the same time in memory. Setting Photo Quality The quality of your photos also affects the number of shots you can take. The HIGH setting means you can take fewer photos, but they will be of better quality.
  • Page 20 Image Setting Options Your Camera has a built in processor that automatically determines what setting to use when you take a photo. You can manually adjust your camera to enhance the image further. Set camera to Normal mode. Press the Menu button to enter the camera’s menu.
  • Page 21 the EV value or down to decrease the EV value. Press the Menu button to exit the EV menu. Note: Select a positive value to increase brightness (make photos lighter), or a negative value to decrease brightness (make photos darker). White Balance: This setting allows you to select the light conditions under which you are taking your photos.

  • Page 22: Taking Photos

    Press the Navigation buttons to the right or to the left until you reach the Capture mode menu on LCD monitor. Select the function you want from the menu by pressing the Navigation buttons up or down: Single: This allows you to take a still image. Select “Single”...
  • Page 23 Setting the Digital Zoom The Digital Zoom feature lets you zoom in on an image showing on the LCD monitor and then save the zoomed in image. Set camera to Playback mode. Choose the picture you would like to zoom into: (use the shutter button to toggle between Thumbnail view and Full Screen view) In thumbnail view: Use the Navigation buttons the move left, right, up and down to choose the...
  • Page 24 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 Setting the flash mode In low light conditions it is best to use the built in Flash. You can also use the flash to compensate for backlight conditions.

  • Page 25: Taking Videos

    Set camera to Normal mode. Press the Menu button to enter the camera’s menu. Press the Navigation buttons to the right or to the left until you reach the Self Timer mode menu on the LCD monitor. Select the function you want from the menu by pressing the Navigation buttons up or down: On: Self Timer in Effect.

  • Page 26: Playback Mode

    Note: The videos will be saved in AVI format. Shooting time varies depending on the available space in your camera's memory. Both the video icon and the shooting time are displayed on the LCD screen. Playback Mode You can view all the Photos & Video files you recorded on the LCD monitor. To do so you need to exit the Normal mode and switch to the Playback mode.
  • Page 27 When a video file is displayed you will be asked “Play AVI-- Yes/No”. Select “Yes” to view the entire video you recorded. View Thumbnails: Press the Display button to get to the Thumbnail view. Press the Navigation buttons to the left or to the right in order to view the thumbnails of the images in the memory.
  • Page 28 erased. You can use the repeat this procedure for each image you want to erase. All: Delete all still Images. All images in memory will be erased. Format: Format Memory. This function reformats the memory and will erase all files in memory including files that have been protected.

  • Page 29: Installing An Optional Memory Card

    Rotate the photo You can rotate your photos while they are still in the camera for a better viewing experience. Set camera to Playback mode. Press the Menu button to enter the camera’s menu. Press the Navigation buttons to the right or to the left until you reach the Rotate menu on the LCD monitor Select the amount of Rotation you want (0゜, 90゜, 180゜, 270゜) by pressing the Navigation buttons up or down.
  • Page 30 Once an external memory card is inserted in the camera all the images taken will be stored on the external memory card. When you remove the External memory card the “C” will no longer appear on the monitor. Caution: • The product included Supports SD Card up to 1G •...

  • Page 31: Transferring Images To Your Pc

    Transferring Images to your PC Transfer Images Using PhoTags Express 4. The “Camera/Memory card auto detect” window will automatically appear. 5. The number of pictures or other media (videos included) on the camera or memory card will Auto Detect- gets photos automatically appear on the window.
  • Page 32 7. Add Active Captions to your pictures: a date, 9. All of the pictures you imported will then appear keywords, categories and more. Click “Next” to in the “Select photos” main window. continue. 8. On the next screen, choose where you want to place your photos on your computer.
  • Page 33 Manual- Get photos manually using “PhoTags Express” Use the “PhoTags Express” program to import the photos from your camera. Plug one end of the USB cable into the USB slot on your camera. Plug the other end of the USB cable into a USB port on your computer. Make sure that your camera is connected and turned on.
  • Page 34 The Custom Copy method: Manually select the photos you want to copy. Add Active Captions to your pictures: a date, keywords, categories and more. Click “Next” to continue. Select the “Custom” copy method. Click “Next” to continue. On the next screen, choose where you want to place your photos on your computer.

  • Page 35: Viewing Videos

    Transfer Images Directly From Windows 1. Plug one end of the USB cable into the USB slot on your camera. 2. Plug the other end of the USB cable into a USB port on your computer. 3. Make sure that your camera is connected, turned on and set to MSDC mode. 4.

  • Page 36: Using The Camera As Web Cam

    Using the Camera as Web Cam When the USB Cable is connected to the PC the Camera can operate in one of two modes: MSDC- Transfer photos to the PC PC camera- A Web Cam that can be used for video Chat and Video Conferencing on the Internet Connect your camera to your computer using the USB cable.
  • Page 37 3. To add audio to your video, plug a microphone into your computer. 4. Click the “Capture” button to start recording the video. The recording elapse time will appear under the video. 5. Click the “Pause” button to hold the recording. To continue recording click the “Capture” button again. 6.

  • Page 38: Maintenance Of Your Digital Camera

    To learn how to change the user settings, go to the “Set User Preferences” section in the Quick Start help. • What it does • Basic instructions from Quick Help Maintenance of Your Digital Camera The digital camera is an accurate device, please preserve and use it properly to avoid damaging to it. Technical Support For technical support issues please visit our website at www.sakarhelp.com.
  • Page 39 some sample photos and try again. If you still get a no photos error, this indicates that the driver is not installed (or not installed correctly) or you may not meet the minimum system requirements System Requirements: First, ensure that you have at least a Pentium II 300 MHz, AMD Athlon 300 MHz, or a Celeron 400 MHz or higher as well as at least 64 MB of RAM.
  • Page 40 recommend always downloading your photos to your computer as soon as possible to prevent unintentional data loss. I have a MAC, will your camera work? Unfortunately, the system requirements for our cameras require a Windows operating system. There is no Mac driver available and no current plan to develop one.

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