Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto DC 1600 del fabbricante Argus Camera
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Digital Camera User Guide Table of Contents Lincense Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Electromagnetic Compatibility Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Caution . .
Digital Camera User Guide License Agreement Microsoft, Windows, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Me are registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. The TWAIN driver and the AVI Creator is developed by VLSI Vision Ltd.
In This Package • Digital Camera • Digital Camera Software CD-ROM • USB cable Note: 3 x AAA batteries needed for the Digital Camera are NOT included. System Requirements • Multimedia PC Pentium 133 or higher / Mac G3 or higher • Windows 98 / 98SE/Me/2000/NT for USB port / Mac OS 8.
Prepare to Upload the Photos Digital Camera User Guide Batteries Installation 1. Open the battery door at the back of your camera. 2. Install 3 x AAA Alkaline batteries into Digital Camera, as shown. 3. Make sure to orient the positive (+) and negative (-) ends of the batteries exactly as shown.
Digital Camera User Guide Connecting Your Digital Camera to the PC / Mac USB If your computer has a USB port, insert the USB plug of the camera cable into the USB port on your computer. If you success to connect the camera with the computer, you’ll hear a beep, beep sound.
Taking Photos Once your Digital CD-ROM software is installed, you’re ready to learn about taking photos. Holding the Camera Hold the camera as shown below when taking photos. • The camera will turn on once batteries are installed. • A beep sound will play and the LCD panel will turn on indicating the camera is on.
Digital Camera User Guide Changing the Capture Mode • Select the Low Resolution Mode • Press Mode button to select • Press Shutter button to change it then the frame counter will change to 107 . • Select the Continuous Mode • Press Mode button until is shown.
Getting Started with Digital Camera Suite PhotoFantasy This is a funny role play program. In just a few seconds, you can become a supermodel, a pro athlete, a caveman or even Santa Claus.
1 Get Fantasy Button : opens the Get Fantasy Screen, so you can select the fantasy background for your photo fantasy. From this screen, you can also create your own fantasies. 2 Get Photo Button 1,2 or 3 : each of these buttons corresponds to a particular mask/ photo in a fantasy background.
1 Fantasy Category Menu : provides a list of available fantasy categories. This list includes categories contained on your CD-ROM and a ‘My Fantasy’ category for adding your own fantasy backgrounds. TIP : Remember to insert your Software CD in your CD-ROM drive to access the full selection of fantasy backgrounds.
Get Photo Screen After you create the fantasy background, clicking the ‘Get Photo Button 1,2 or 3’ in the Main Screen takes you to the Get Photo Screen. You can choose the photos for your photo fantasy and create new category of photos. Digital Camera User Guide 1 Photo Category Menu : provides a list of available fantasy categories.
PhotoPrinter This is a simple program for you to print the picture in several steps. Go into the program and upload the pictures from the camera. Select a feature to print the photo to your favor. • To Launch PhotoPrinter 1. Click ‘ Start ’ from the Windows Taskbar, then search through ‘ Programs’/Digital Camera Suite.
1 Get Photos Button : this button takes you to the Photo Album Screen where you can select photo(s) for printing. Here you will find buttons that make it easy to create new photo albums, delete thumbnails and acquire photos from Digital Camera. • Click Acquire button.
PhotoStudio PhotoStudio is a powerful, easy-to-use, digital image editing program for PC’s running. It enables full-color images to be acquired, managed, enhanced, retouched, and output for publications, presentation, and the internet. • To Launch PhotoStudio 1.
• File : The File menu contains a number of commands to manage and manipulate image file. • Edit : The Edit menu contains commands for editing images. Selections can be controlled by cutting them out, copying them to or pasting them from the clipboard, or by filling them with other colors.
AVI Creator AVI Creator can transfer your Digital Camera photos to AVI (Video) format. The total time is 15 seconds for CIF (Low Resolution) photo and 3 seconds for VGA (High Resolution) photo. • To Launch AVI Creator 1. Click ‘ Start ’ from the Windows Taskbar, then search through ‘ Programs’/Digital Camera Suite/ AVICreator ’.
Hints On Taking Quality Photos • If you want to take a photo of your friend, try to take at least half the body size. You will not get her eyes clearly if you take the whole body. • Take care of the background light intensity. It will affect the exposure of the main object.
Trouble Shooting • Turning off the power will cause the loss of all stored photos. Please make sure you have uploaded the important photos before the switch is turned to off without the USB power provided.
Digital Camera User Guide Product Specifications • Digital Camera 1. Resolution : 640x480 pixels (VGA), 320x240 (QVGA) 2. Lens : Plastic, two elements, F 3.0, 35mm (Equiv.) 3. Memory : 8MB SDRAM 4. Number of Pictures : 26 for VGA, 107 for CIF 5. View Finder : Yes.
Appendix I Installing PC Driver & upload photos A. For Win 98/Me OS users Put the CD-ROM to the CD-ROM drive. It will automatically start the installation. In the final step, it will install the driver. You can select the languages for the driver’s dialog panel.
How to upload the images with the Arcsoft programs. A. PhotoStudio Goto Start-Program Files-Digital Camera Suite, double click on the PhotoStudio Select File-Acquire-Select Source, select the Digital Camera Select File-Acquire-Acquire, it will open the TWAIN driver dialog panel.
B. PhotoPrinter Click Start-Programs-Digital Camera Suite, double click on the PhotoPrinter. Select the Get Photos icon. Select the Camera icon. Select the source : Digital Camera. Click OK. It will appear the dialog panel. Uplaod any or all photos to a new template in the PhotoPrinter.
Appendix II Installing Mac Driver & upload photos This MAC version CD-ROM consists of 8 folders and one PDF document listed as below : 1) Acrobat Reader 3.
C. Install PhotoFantasy, PhotoPrinter or PhotoStudio In the CD-ROM, you can find the folders English, Italian, French, German and Spanish. Select the language you need. Eg. English folder. Inside it with the Arcsoft programs. Click on the PhotoFantasy.
D. Get the photos with the Arcsoft programs 1. PhotoFantasy Find the folder of PhotoFantasy in the hard drive. Double click on the PhotoFantasy 2000. It will see the dialog panel of PhotoFantasy. Click on the Get Fantasy icon. Select a Fantasy photo and click OK.
Appendix III FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS : 1. I always take bad quality photos at home, why? Take the photo with enough light intensity. You need to take photos in your office or outside with sunlight. It is not recommended to use it indoor at night. 2.
Digital Camera User Guide 16. Can I use it when it is raining? Do not use it when it is raining or it is easy to get water drops. This camera is not protected from water. 17. Will the PC be damaged if I connect the camera with the USB cord? The current consumed from the USB port is small amount compared with the maximum output of the USB port.
Digital Camera User Guide 30. Sometimes I cannot take a photo, why? You will hear a ‘Gi’ sound and the camera will not function to take a photo if the environment is too dark or too bright.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Argus Camera DC 1600 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Argus Camera DC 1600 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Argus Camera DC 1600 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Argus Camera DC 1600 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Argus Camera DC 1600, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Argus Camera DC 1600.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Argus Camera DC 1600. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Argus Camera DC 1600 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
