Praktica MicroPix Digital Camera - hqsmanualDG0061002EN.pdf

Digital Camera 100K Pixels User Manual

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Table of Contents

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Introduction Camera Features Battery Requirements Taking Photographs Computer Requirements Software Installation Downloading Images Using as a PC/Web Camera Maintenance Camera Specifications Additional Driver Installation Instructions

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1. Introduction Congratulations on receipt of your Digital Camera 100K Pixels 3-in-1. It’s a fun camera that requires no film and you can take pictures, shoot movie clips and use it as a webcam. The pictures are stored on a memory chip. In brief the Digital Camera 100K Pixels can be used to:  Take photos and view them on your PC  Shoot up to 12 seconds of movie clip (using the computer software supplied)  Transfer photos/movie clip to your PC to edit, enhance and manipulate them  E-mail fun photos/movie clips to your family and friends  Act as a webcam

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Note: This camera is good for both indoor and outdoor use. Ensure sufficient light, as under low light levels the picture quality may be poor.

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Camera Features LCD display 10 second self-timer Movie clip function to record up to 12 seconds of movie. Continuous shooting for movie clip Delete all pictures Auto power off to conserve battery Two resolution modes – High (Hi) and Low (Lo). High resolution allows up to 18 pictures to be taken and Low resolution allows up to 72 pictures. Fixed focus, 0.5m to infinity USB cable supplied CD-ROM with ArcSoft Photo Impression4, ArcSoft video Impression2, My DSC2 and PCCAM software, to edit, manipulate and enhance pictures and movie clips.

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Digital Camera 100K Pixels

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3. Battery Requirements Before using your Digital Camera remove the battery cover and insert two AAA Alkaline batteries, following the polarity indications. Press the function button (next to the LCD display) and the camera turns on to its default setting. Note, the camera automatically beeps and turns off if not used within 30 seconds. Repress the function button and it will turn back on.

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Battery Status When the batteries are running down the LCD blinks for a short period of time after the camera automatically powers down. Replace the batteries. 4. Taking Photographs This camera performs best under good lighting conditions. Remember to keep the focus at 0.5m to infinity, to take a picture. 1. 2. 3. 4.

Select the camera function as described below. Centre your subject in the viewfinder. Press the shutter button and a beep will sound to confirm the shot has been taken. If the memory is full, the number of last picture will appear in the LCD and two beeps will sound.

Note: When taking photos, a single beep indicates the success of a shot and two beeps means the shot has either failed or the memory is full. Do not remove the battery while you have pictures stored in the memory or they will be erased.

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Camera functions: Functions are selected by repeatedly pressing the shutter button until the desired option is displayed.

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The function order displayed in the LCD is as follows:

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1. Number of Photos  When set in HI mode, the number of photos that can be taken is 18. Each time the shutter button is pressed a photo is taken and this number increases by 1 until FULL is displayed.

2. Power off  When

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displays , press shutter button to power off it.

Self-timer 

To select the 10 second self-timer, press the function button until is displayed in the LCD. Then press the shutter button and the timer counts down 10 seconds and takes the shot automatically

is displayed in the LCD, Holding the shutter button the movie is being taken until you release it. Note, during movie clip mode, low light levels may cause poor exposure. Continuous shooting

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4. .Movie Function  Captures the pictures in movie clip mode as an AVI (movie) file. When

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