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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 ..
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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 In
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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 highe
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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 - 5 -
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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. - 6 -
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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 Mode Digital Zoom Full battery power 4.00X 4 x Camera Digital Zoom Medium battery power Video 3.00X 3 x Low battery power Digital Zoom Date
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The Main Buttons Down/ Self –Timer Power on/off: Turn your camera On/Off . Press the button once to turn your camera on. Pressing it again Left/Date will turn your camera off. Navigation buttons Right/Delete OK/Enter Display Menu The Navigation buttons are used to navigate and select functions. Zoom Up/Flash - 8 -
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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 remov
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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 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. Installing an Optional Memory Card Your camera has a memory card slot that enables you to insert any “SD” compatible memory ca
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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 t
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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 and buttons to adjust the zoom. The icon will flash on y
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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 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. 2. Press the button repeatedly. Select the icon shown on the LCD screen. This will
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Delete (Last Photo) You can delete the last photo taken from Camera mode. 1. Press the button to select the DELETE IMAGE menu. 2. Press the button to select DELETE. a. Press the OK/Enter button to confirm deletion. b. Press the button and select CANCEL if you do not wish to delete the image. 3. Push OK/Enter to confirm your selection. If you do not press any navigation buttons within 10 seconds, the menu disappears. Image Size and Quality
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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: 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 NOTE: To increase the
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1. Using the and navigation arrows select one of the five Image Size options on the LCD screen. 2. Press OK/Enter to confirm your selection. The new image size will appear on the bottom left of the LCD screen. Video Mode Set the mode dial to Video mode. The icon will appear on the LCD screen. You can take 320 x 240 pixel digital video clips with your camera. Without an SD memory card, the internal 32MB of memory in your camera can record up to approx. 2 Minutes 50 Seconds of v
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NOTE: The video will be saved in AVI (Audio Video Interleave) format and can be played by either with Windows Media Player or Apple Quick Time. Shooting time varies depending on the available space in your camera's memory. Playback Mode Set the mode dial to Playback mode. The icon will appear on the LCD screen. You can review the photos and videos you have recorded. In Playback mode you can rotate, protect, delete and crop your photos and you can protect and delete video clips
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Single image or video clip with icons. Thumbnails display. When a file is selected, the number of the file you have selected will be displayed out of a total number of files in memory (e.g. 0018/0025). Thumbnails Display: 1. Press the Display button till you see your images displayed as thumbnails. 2. Use the navigation arrows to browse the media files in your camera. A selected file will be highlighted by a white border. The type of media will be displayed, AVI for a video o
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1. Press the Display button until you see the full screen display. 2. Use the and navigation arrows to browse the files in your camera. Rotate: 1. Press the menu button . 2. Using the and navigation buttons, select LEFT to rotate the photo 90 degrees to the left or RIGHT to rotate the photo 90 degrees to the right or CANCEL. 3. Press the OK/Enter button to confirm your selection. Protect: You can protect your photos/videos from accidental deletion selecting to “lock” th
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2. Press the and navigation buttons until you have selected the Protect menu. 3. Using the and navigation buttons, select LOCK to protect the file or CANCEL to unlock it. 4. Press the OK/Enter 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). Delete: Delete unwanted photos and videos at any time to free up memory. You can delete one image or
