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59379 Digital Camera
Owner’s Manual
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Table of Contents What your camera includes:.....................................................................................3 Computer System Requirements .............................................................................3 A Quick Look at Your Camera..................................................................................4 Preparing Your Camera for Use...............................................................................5 Starting Your Camera...........
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What your camera includes: Digital Camera Kids Cam Sticker Factory software installation CD USB cable User’s Manual Strap Computer System Requirements To be able to download photos to your PC you will need the following minimum configuration: Windows 2000/XP Pentium-based PC (or equivalent) 200 MB hard disk free space and 128 MB or more RAM Available USB Interface CD-ROM Drive Color display (16 bit or higher recommended) VGA Resolution 1024 X 768 - 3
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A Quick Look at Your Camera - 4 -
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Preparing Your Camera for Use Battery Installation Your camera requires two AAA alkaline batteries, which must be inserted as follows: 1. Slide the battery compartment open on the side of the camera in the direction indicated by the arrow. 2. Insert the batteries in accordance with the polarity (+/-) shown on the inside of the cover. 3. Close the battery compartment. The LCD will flash if your batteries are running low in which case you will need to replace the camera’s batteries be
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• Download your photos as often as possible. Photos may be lost when the batteries run low. Starting Your Camera • Press and hold down the mode button (for about 2 seconds) to start the camera. • The camera will sound a beep to confirm that it is ready for use. • The LCD display will indicate the number of photos that can be taken before it becomes necessary to download them to your PC. Taking Photos 1. Compose your shot using the viewfinder. (The optimal distance between the
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However the LCD counter only displays up to 99. It will continue to display 99 until less than 99 images may still be taken. The Camera Modes and Compression Hd/Ld Photo Resolution HI/Lo There are 2 photo resolutions to select from, high resolution – “HI” or low resolution – “Lo”. 1. “HI” or "Lo” will be shown on the LCD display. If the LCD displays “HI” this means that the present resolution is “Lo” and in order to change to “HI”, click on the shutter button within 5 seconds.
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4. All photos taken after changing compression will be at the new compression. The photo compression and resolution settings determine the number the number of photos and the amount of memory required for each photo. The following table tells you how many photos can be taken based on the image resolution and compression: Resolution Compression HI Ld 18 photos Lo Hd 152 photos HI Hd 72 photos Lo Ld 72 photos Continuous Shot Mode - d8 (video) 1. Press t
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1. Press the mode button to select CS shown on the LCD display. 2. Press the shutter button once - 3 continuous shots are taken. Self-Timer - St 1. Press the mode button to select the “St” icon shown on the LCD screen. 2. Press the shutter button to start a 10 second count down (the camera will beep once a second). 3. After 10 seconds a photo will be taken. Delete (Last Photo) - CL To delete the last photo taken: 1. Press the mode button to select the “CL” icon shown on the LC
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3. Press the shutter button again within 5 seconds and all photos in the camera will be deleted. 4. The LCD counter will be reset to show the number of photos that can be taken at the current resolution and compression. Frequency - 50/60 The camera has 2 Frequency settings, 50HZ for the U.S. and Asia and 60HZ for Europe and Japan. To set the camera for the correct frequency: 1. Press the mode button to select the”60” icon for 60HZ or the “50” icon for 50HZ shown on the LCD screen. 2
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Installing Kids Cam Sticker Factory Software Before attempting to install the software, make sure that you do not have the camera or the USB cable attached to your computer. This may cause your installation to fail. Do not connect the cable to the computer until the entire installation process has been completed. We suggest you follow the step by step instructions that will appear on your screen during the installation process. Software & Camera Driver Installation 1. Insert the CD in
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1. On the “Kids Cam Sticker Factory" screen, click the “Next” button. 2. Please review the license terms and click the “Agree” button to continue. - 12 -
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3. Let the “Kids Cam Sticker Factory” installer create the folder where the program will be installed to, and then click “Install”. - 13 -
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4. Click “Finish” to let the “Kids Cam Sticker Factory” installer finish the installation program. 5. This will automatically launch the Install shield for the camera driver. Click “Next” to continue. - 14 -
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6. Once the camera driver has finished installing you will have to restart your computer. 7. Congratulations!! You have successfully installed the “Kids Cam Sticker Factory” software, the “PhoTags WebCam Express” and the Camera driver. Downloading Photos Use the “Kids Cam Sticker Factory” program to import photos and video clips (AVI files) from your camera. 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 por
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4. Double-click the “Kids Cam Sticker Factory” icon that is on your desktop to launch the “Kids Cam Sticker Factory” program. 5. Click on the “Get Photos” button on the Main Menu. - 16 -
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6. The “Get photos from camera” window will appear. 7. Click the “Browse” button to select a folder to place your photos and videos. 8. Click the “OK” button to proceed. 9. A download photos progress bar will appear. The photos and video clips on your camera will be downloaded and copied to the folder you selected on your computer. 10. Open the folder that you selected to view all the pictures and videos in the “Select photos” mode. About Kids Cam Sticker Factory Kids Cam
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Sticker factory is packed with fun things to do with your photos including: Stickers creator - create multiple stickers and print your own customized stickers with pictures, text and clip art on them. Sticker Book creator - write and print your own sticker books. The sticker book offers a variety of 10 templates/ themes to select for your book. You can also print 10 different “Fun stickers” with a variety of themes. Slide Show - select any one of your photo collections and view them a
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You can purchase and activate all 3 additional workshop projects online at anytime. How to purchase additional “Workshop” projects 1. To purchase the “Workshop Project” simply click the one you want and you will be referred to an online website where you can purchase them. 2. Once you purchase the “Workshop projects” they will be automatically activated in the software. Capturing (AVI) video using WebCam Express Now that you have your camera installed you can use it to c
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2. To add audio to your video, plug a microphone into your computer. 3. Click the “Capture” button to start recording the video. The elapsed recording time will appear under the video. 4. Click the “Pause” button to pause recording. To continue recording click the “Capture” button again. 5. To finish recording click the “Stop” button. 6. Videos will automatically be saved in a default directory. You can view them in the “Playback” window. - 20 -
