Argus Bean3 Bedienungsanleitung

Use r Man ual Package Co ntent s : Bean - C arabiner Cam era Li -I o n Rech arg eabl e Batter y USB C able/V ideo Cabl e A C A dapter User G uid e A rcSo ft Photo Im pression and Driver I n stall ati on CD[...]

1 CONT EN T S I Getting to Know Your Cam era .................................................. 3 1. Configuration & Inst allati on .................................................... 3 2. LCD Di splay ........................................................................... 4 3. Setup ........................................................[...]

2 3. Downloa di ng Im ages ......................................................... 38 Ⅳ . Mainte nance ................................ .......................................... 38 1. Came ra ................................ ................................................ 38 2. Battery .........................................................[...]

3 I Get ting to kn o w you r came ra 1. Con fig urat ion & Ins ta lla tion[...]

4 1. M en u B u tton 2.M o de b u tton 3. Ac tivity Li g h t 4. Ch arg e LE D 5. Joy stic k 6 .Pow er b u tton 7. Shu tter Bu t ton 8.L CD s cree n 9. SD card Sl ot 10 . USB j a c k 11 . Fla sh 12 .Sel f-t imer in dicator 13 . Len s 14 . Cli p 2. LCD Display V ide o Ca pture 0 0 : 0 0 : 2 4 T W W hi t e b a l a n c e in d ic a t o r Aut o Da y L ig[...]

5 Imag e Ca ptu re During P lay bac k T W 1 2 / 1 5 1 1 E V+ 0 . 0 W hi t e b a la n c e i n d i c a t o r Q u a l it y in d ic a t o r Aut o Da y L ig h t T un g ste n F lu o re s c e n t C l o u d y S u p e r F in e No rm a l S e lf- t im e r ind ic a t o r 1 0 S e c o n d 2 0 S e c o n d B a t t e r y le v e l in d i c a to r E m p t y H a l f F[...]

6 2.1 LCD s tatus Pu s h th e j oy st ick le ft to ch an ge th e L CD sta tu s as sh o wn below : A ttention ： Y ou ca n n ot ch ang e the LCD s t atu s in the f o llo wi ng situa ti ons :  W h il e in Se tup;  W h il e previ ew i n g files in t h e thu mbna il mode ;  W h il e in sli de s ho w m od e. 0 0 : 0 0 : 2 4 1 2 / 1 5 1 1 E V+ [...]

7 3. Came ra Se tup 3.1 Batte ry Th is di git a l c a mera u s es a re ch a rg ea bl e li -io n ba ttery . Be fore u sin g th i s ca m era pl ea se c h a rg e th e ba ttery for at lea st 4 h ou rs . Th e ba ttery c an be ch arged by co nn ect in g th e c amera to th e AC ad ap ter an d conn ectin g t o a w al l ou tle t or by c on nectin g th e ca [...]

8 4: T urning on/of f the ca mera 1) To tu rn on t h e c ame ra, pre ss th e pow er bu tt on . T h e L CD screen a n d th e bu s y ligh t will t u rn on . 2) Pre ss th e p ow er b u tton again t o tu r n o ff th e c a mera. 5. T a king Pictu res 1): P ress th e powe r bu tton t o en ter de fau lt captu r e mode ; If th e ca m era i s in pl ayba ck [...]

9 5.1 Flash Au to: Th e cam era dete rmin es if fla sh is requ i red. Fl ash on : Th e fl as h wi ll a lway s f ire . Fl ash of f: Th e fl ash wi ll n ot fire. W h en in cap t u re m od e, pu sh t h e j oy s tick to th e ri g h t to ad j u st th e fla sh settin g . ● W h e n t h e fl as h i s ch a rg in g , th e sc reen wil l re m ain blan k . Th[...]

10 6. V ide o Rec ord i ng: 1): Pre ss th e m ode bu tt on un ti l th e icon ” “ fla sh es b rie fly on th e s cr ee n an d appea rs on th e u pper le f t of scree n ; 2): P ress th e s hu tt er bu tt on to s ta rt re c ordi ng; 3): P ress th e s hu tt er bu tt on again to stop re cordi n g th e vid eo . A ttention: ● T h e tot al amou n t of[...]

11 7.2 Playin g vide o file s Pl ea se no te th at wh en r evi ewin g vide o fi les on t h e came ra, soun d i s no t avai la ble. T o h e ar th e aud io, do wnl oad th e files to a co mpu te r. a): P ress th e m ode bu tt on to en ter playb ack mode . b): Pu sh th e j oy st ick l ef t/righ t to s el ect vide o fi le (A VI). c): Pre ss th e shu t t[...]

12 b ) Pu sh t h e j oy s tick l ef t/ri gh t/u p/d own to sel ect i m age an d pres s th e s h u tt er bu tt on to retu rn to the s in gle i m age screen . Atten tion : Y o u can also pu sh th e j oy stic k do wn to en ter th e thu m bn ail mode w hil e a s til l image i s di spl ay e d. 7.4 . Delete f iles a) In play back m ode pre ss th e m enu [...]

13 7.5 : Lo ck image Th is f unc ti on can pro tect t he files w h ich from being dele ted ac cide nt ally . a) In pl ay b ack m ode pre s s th e m enu bu t t on to en ter th e m en u in terface. Pu s h th e j oy st ic k u p /dow n t o sel ect “ loc k ” , pu s h th e j oy s tick r igh t to s h ow : “lo ck cu rre n t”, “lo ck all ”, “u[...]

14 di git a l zoom m u l tiple s, t h e l o w e r of th e im age q u al i t y , m ax imu m 4 X di g i ta l zoo m is avai l ab le . ● In pl ay ba ck m ode t h e A VI fi l es can n ot b e e nla rg ed . T h ese a re vid eo fil e s th at c an only be view e d and di spl ay ed un l ess do wnl oad ed to a co mpu ter . 9. Play ing v i de o files on a T [...]

15  Adju st th e tel e vision if th e i mage doe s n ot di spl ay at t h e cen t er of T V s cr ee n .  Only u se the cab le t h at acco m p a ni es thi s ca me ra to con n ect th e c ame ra to th e T V .[...]

16 II Se t ti ng up you r came ra 1. Se tup in Cap tu re M ode In c ap tu re m ode , pre s s th e m en u b u tton to en ter t h e m ai n m en u for 2 opti on s: ”Ima ge ” m ode an d “ Setu p” m o de: S el ect “Ima ge” to ad j u st th e fol lowin g setti n g s: Resol u ti on , Qu ality , W h i te Bal an ce, Co lo r Effe ct, Exp osu re, D[...]

17 d) Pre s s t h e men u bu tton to retu r n to cap tu r e m od e. B. Qua lity: Note t hat the highe r the qua lity se t ting , the large r t he ima ge fil e . a) Pu s h th e joy stick d own to sel ect “ Qu ality ” an d th e n pu s h i t r igh t for 3 op tio n s: “Su p er”, “Fi n e”, “Nor m al ” . b) Pu sh th e j oy s tick u p/do w[...]

18 pu s h i t to th e righ t for 5 opti on s : Au t o, Day Li gh t, T u n gst en , Flu orescen t, an d Clou dy . b) Pu sh the j oy st ic k u p/d own to sel ect th e prope r m od e. c) Pre ss do wn on t h e j oy s tick to con firm th e set tin g . d) Pre s s t h e men u bu tton to retu r n to cap tu r e m od e. D. Colo r E ffect: Th is funct ion can[...]

19 or dark en y ou r ph otos by ad justing the EV va lue. a) Pu s h th e j oy s tic k do w n to sel ect “ Exp os u re”, th en pu sh it righ t ; b) Pu s h t h e j oy st ic k lef t/ righ t to ad j u st th e exp osu r e fro m -2.0 to +2.0 ; t h en Press d ow n o n t h e j oy stick to c on firm th e settin g . c) Pre s s th e menu b u tton to retu [...]

20 G: Self-ti mer: Us e t he Sel f-time r to set a delay f ro m th e t ime the shutte r bu tt on is p ress ed t o the ti me the i mag e i s sh ot. a) Pu s h th e j oy stick u p/do wn to sel ect “ Se lf - timer”, th en pu s h i t r igh t to s h o w : “Disab l e”, “ 10 SEC ”, “ 20S EC”; b) Pu s h th e j oy stick u p/do wn to sel ect t[...]

21 d) Press th e menu b u tton t o retu r n to cap tu re m od e. 2. Se tup in V ideo M ode Th ere are 3 opti on s avai l able b y pressin g t h e m enu bu tto n in vid eo m ode: “Re s ol u t ion ” , “ Fra me rate ”, an d “W h i te ba l an c e” . A : V ideo Res olution : a) Pu s h the j oy s tic k u p/do wn t o sele ct “ Resol u t ion [...]

22 de sired ; c) Pre ss d own o n t h e j oy s tick to con fi rm th e s et ti n g. d) Pre s s t h e men u bu tton to retu r n to vid eo m od e. C: Wh ite bala nc e Th is is th e sa m e a s th e s et tin g un der t h e captu re m od e (See p a ge 4). 3. Setup in playb ac k mo de: Un d er image pl ay back m od e, pres s th e m enu b u tton to en ter [...]

23 Se e de ta ils on p age 13. C. Thu mbn ai l Se e de ta ils on p age 1 1. D. Ro t ate Pres s “ men u ” bu t ton i n i m age play back mode a n d pu sh t h e j oy s tick u p/d own to s el ec t “ Ro ta te ”. P us h th e j oy s tic k righ t to en ter r ot a te m ode : 90 º, 18 0º an d 270 º . Pu sh t h e j oy stic k u p /down bu tton to s[...]

24 b) Pre ss dow n o n t h e j oy s tick t o p a u se an d press it agai n to con t inu e . c) Pre s s th e sh u tter bu tton to s top sli de sh ow . 4. Othe r se tup W h en i n captu r e mode , vid eo m ode , i ma ge pl ay ba ck mode , pres s t h e m en u b u tton to e n t er th e m ain m e n u . P u sh t h e j oy stick righ t to sel ect “Se tu [...]

25 th en pu sh it r igh t to lau n c h t h e su bm en u , pu s h it u p/d ow n agai n t o s el ect th e desi red lan g u age; and pres s dow n o n th e j oy s tick to con fi rm th e setti n g; d) Pre s s t h e men u bu tton to retu r n . B: Au to Po w er Of f : Fo r po wer sa ve , the ca mera is tu rned of f au tomat ica lly af ter a pe riod o f in[...]

26 a) Pu s h th e j oy stick u p/do wn to sel ect “ TV Ou tpu t”. b) Pu s h th e j oy stick r igh t to l au n ch t h e su bmenu : “ NTS C; “P AL ”. c) Pu s h t h e j oy st ick u p/down t o sel ect th e p rope r T V m ode ; th en press dow n o n t h e j oy stic k t o con f i rm th e s etti n g. d) Pre s s t h e men u bu tton to retu r n . [...]

27 Ligh t F reque nc y s hou ld be set to ei th er 60 Hz or 50 Hz de pen ding on y our region . a) Pu s h th e j oy stick u p/do wn to sel ect “Li g h t Frequ e n c y ”. b) Pu s h th e j oy stick ri g h t for 2 op tio n s: 50HZ o r 60 HZ. d) Pu s h th e joy stick u p/down to sele ct t h e fr equ e n cy t h en pres s dow n o n t h e j oy st ick [...]

28 e) Pre s s t h e men u bu tton to retu r n . G: Buz zer: Th is funct ion set s the s oun d indic ato r o n o r off . a) Pu s h th e j oy stick u p/do wn to sel ect “B u zzer”. b) Pu s h th e j oy stick ri g h t for 2 op tio n s: Ena bl e, Di sab le. d) Pu s h the j oy s tick u p /dow n to sele ct w ha t y ou w an t an d t h e n pres s dow n [...]

29 e) Press do w n on t h e j oy s tick to con fi rm an d s t art for matti n g . I. De fault se tting Us e this func tion to rese t a ll ca me r a se tt ing s to de f au lt. a) Pu s h th e j oy stick u p/do wn to sel ect “D e faul t settin g ”. b) Pu sh t h e j oy st ick r igh t f or 2 op tio n s: “lo ad ” or “NO ”; sel ect “lo ad ?[...]

30 b) Pu s h th e j oy stick u p/do wn to sele ct “U SB M ode ”. c) Pu s h t h e j oy st ick righ t fo r 2 opti on s: “Ma ss stora g e”; “PC ca m era” . f) Pu s h th e joy stic k u p/dow n to s el ect “ m a ss stora ge ” o r “ PC ca mera ” an d th en press down o n th e j oy s tick to con firm . g) Y ou c an a lso p ress th e mo[...]

31 III Sof t w are & do w nload 1. W eb-Ca m Drive r I ns ta lla ti on Be fore con n ectin g th e camera to th e co m pu te r , i n s ert t h e CD in to th e CD-ROM dri ve of y o u r PC, An in t erfac e app ears as fol low s, Cl i ck t h e “ In sta ll Drive r” to in s ta ll t he c amera d ri ver . T h i s proces s i s on ly n e cess ary to [...]

32 Se le ct th e in stall a tion lan g uage Co nne ct t h e c a mera w i t h PC b y US B cabl e , pow er o n th e ca m era th e n press th e m od e bu tton to sel ect “ PC CAM ERA”[...]

33 An i n te rf ace “Fo un d New Hardw are W iz ard” ap pe ars. Sel e ct “Y es, th is time on l y ” an d t h en cli ck “n ex t” Se le ct “In sta ll th e s of tw a re au t omatical ly ( Reco mm en d ed )” , cl ick “n ex t”; If “h a rdw a re in stal la t ion ” in terface appea rs, cl ick “Co n tinu e[...]

34 An yway ” If th e follow in g i n t erface ap pe ars, cli ck “ cancel ”;[...]

35 An i n te rf ace “Fo un d new h a rd w are W iza rd” a pp ea rs, se le ct “Y e s, th i s t ime on ly ”, t h en cli ck “n ex t” ; Se le ct “in s t al l t h e s of tw a re au t omatica lly ( Reco mm ended )” , cl ick “n ex t”;[...]

36 If “h a rdw a re in stal la t ion ” in terface ap pe ars , cli ck “Con tinu e An yway ” ;[...]

37 Th e in st all ation is finish ed an d n o w you can u se the W eb ca m e ra fun c tion ; 2. Usin g as a W eb-Cam 1. Pow er o n th e camera. Pre s s “ m od e” bu t ton t o S el e ct “PC ca m era” . 2. Dou bl e click th e icon “ m y co mpu ter” on t h e desktop of PC . 3. Dou bl e click th e icon “ ” Th en y ou ca n start to u se [...]

38 3. Do w nload ing Imag es Se t t h e USB m ode to “mass st o rage ” , a n d t h en t he c ame ra be com e s a re mo vabl e s tora ge de vice: a): Con nect th e c a me ra an d PC w i t h t h e USB cab le ; b): Dou bl e cli ck th e icon “ m y co mpu ter” on t h e desktop of PC ; c): Dou bl e cli ck “ ” i con ; d): Dou ble cli ck “DC [...]

39 Do n ot store th e ca m era i n t h e sun or in a h i g h -tem pe ratu re en viro n men t . W ai t few minu tes before u si n g w hen brin g th e c ame ra f ro m a l ow tempe ratu re en v iron men t to a w a rm en vi ronmen t . 2. Ba ttery Th e statu s o f th e i n te r n a l ba ttery ca n b e seen o n t h e LCD di spl ay : Fu ll Ha lf E mp ty I[...]

40 a): If th e SD card h as n o t been forma tted pre viou sly . b): Rep ea t for m a tti n g i f th e ca m era do es n ot re cogn i ze th e card al t h ou gh it h as be en formatted befo re; c): For m a t th e c ard befo re u sin g it w i t h anoth er ca mera. Attent ion: Make su re tha t t he ca rd is un locked be fore inse r tin g the c ard in t[...]

41  T y pe s of card s th at can be u sed in t hi s c a me ra:  S t an da rd SD card （ 8 M B – 2 GB ）  Th e ca mera m ay be un able to r ecogn i ze non -sta nd ard card s or a c a rd forma tted by ano the r devi ce (su c h as an othe r ca m era ) s o fo r m at th e card i n t hi s ca m era be fore u s in g. 4. Ca ution T o a v oi d r[...]

42 Ca ptu re Sin g le /B u rst V i de o Qu ali t y VGA 640 x4 80 , QVG A 32 0X2 40 sn ap s h o t s pe ed El ectron ic shu tter ： 1/3 ~ 1 /40 96 sec Se lf timer 10 sec/20 sec zoom 4 x di git al zo om W h i te ba la n ce Au to 、 Dayl ig h t 、 T u n gs ten 、 Flu oresc en t 、 Clo u d y ex po su re con trol -2.0~+2.0(in 0.5 step) i llu m in at[...]

43 Note : T h e produ ct desi gn a n d t h e s peci fic ati on s are su bje ct to ch an ge w i t h ou t prio r n o tice. 2. Sy stem Re qui reme n t s ： W in dow s 98S E/20 00 /M E/XP /V ist a CPU : Pen ti u m III 800 M Hz an d u pper M emory ： 6 4 M B an d u pp er m e mory Di sk sp ace ： A t lea st 1 28 MB[...]