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Argus Argus DC-5190 manual

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    DC-5190 USER MANUAL Package Contents: Ar gus DC-5190 5.0MP Digital Camera 3 AAA Alkaline Batteries Camera Pouch Driver and Software CD[...]

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    2 T able of Contents Safety and General Information......................2 Getting to Know Y our Camera.........................4 Camera Setup........................................................6 Driver Installation...............................................13 Specifications.......................................................19 Troubles[...]

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    3 costs of photography or loss of benefit generated by the photography) is not the responsibility of Ar gus Camera Company and no compensation will be given for it. Copyright Information Unless agreed by the rightful owner , pictures taken with this digital camera cannot be used in violation of copyright la w . Moreover , when there is a “No Pho[...]

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    4 2. When not in use, keep the camera in its carrying case, otherwise you risk scratching the lens, LCD displa y , orviewfinder . 3. Do not use soap, dete r gent, or other solution to clean the camera; use a clean, soft cloth onl y . Getting to know Y our Camera Camera Components Guide 1. Flash 2. Self-timer LED 3. Lens 4. V iewfinder 5. USB 6. T[...]

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    5 LCD display Pr epar e Y our Camera for Use Load Batteries and Memory Card Open the battery cover and insert the batteries according to the polarity indicated on the battery door and close the cover . Optional: insert an SD memory card (not included). When the battery power is lo w , an icon will appear on the screen. Y ou will need to select what[...]

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    6 T urning the Camera ON/OFF T o turn the camera on, press the ON/OFF button for 2 to 3 seconds until the operation LED is lit. T o turn off the camera, press the ON/OFF button for 2 seconds.The camera will also power o f f automatically after 30 seconds of inactivity if not connected to the computer via the USB cable. The auto power o f f time can[...]

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    7 Adjusting Exposure V alue: Selecting the desired White Balance: Adjusting the Sharpness: Resolution Press the U P or DOWN button to select the desired resolution and press the menu Super: 3264 x 2448 High: 2547 x 1944 button to confirm. Middle: 2048 x 1536 Low: 1600 x 1200 Quality Press the UP or DOWN button to select the preferred quality level[...]

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    8 Auto Power -Off T ime Press the DOWN button to set the Auto Power -Of f T ime. Set the Date and T ime Press the DOWN button to set date and time. If DISPL A Y is selected, the date & time will show on the captured images. If you do not want the date and time on the pictures, select NO DISPL A Y . Set Fr equency Changing the frequency may help[...]

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    9 Playback Pressing the PLA YBACK button will put the camera in preview mode. Erase, Format, and Pr otect While viewing an image, you can press the menu button to enter the erase menu. From this menu, press the U P or DOWN button to select erase “One” frame or “All.” Selecting “All” will erase all images currently stored in memory or on[...]

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    10 DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) By using DPOF , you can select an image for printing and set the quantity that you want to print. Rotation Press UP or DOWN button to select the rotation angle, and menu button to enter the selected angle. ZOOM/P AN In picture preview mode, you can ZOOM in on an image and use the P AN function to move the displa[...]

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    11 Using Y our Digital Camera T aking Pictur es T o take a pict ure, f rame your subjec t in eithe r s h u t te r bu tt on . Y o u wi ll he re a be ep ing s oun d to in di ca te th at th e sna ps ho t i s fin is hed . Si mul ta ne ous l y , t he n umb er o f a va ila bl e ima ge s on th e LC D d is pl ay wi ll de cr eas e by on e . Use the Self-T [...]

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    12 Use the Flash By pressing the flash button, you will enter the FLASH menu. Y ou can choose FLASH AUT O, ON, or OF F . Choosing flash AUTO or ON will cause the camera to cha r ge the flash. While the flash is cha r ging, the LCD display will be dark and the operation LED will blink. When the LED stops blinking and the LCD display turns on, ch[...]

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    13 Download Images to a Computer En ter p re vie w mo de an d c on ne ct th e cam er a to th e co mp ute r vi a t he US B ca ble . Y ou w il l n ot ne ed to i nst al l a dri ve r for i mag e do wnl oa d if yo u u se W i ndo ws 20 00 /M E/XP . S imp ly c onn ec t th e c am er a t o PC , t he LC D sc ree n wi ll di sp la y “M SDC ” an d t he c am[...]

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    14 Click on Install Camera Driver. Click on the NEXT button to proceed to the next step.[...]

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    15 Click on the Next button to install the driver for the camera. Once the installation is completed, click on FINISH and it will close the window.[...]

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    16 the software installation. Software Installation Click on the NEXT button to proceed to the next step. On the Main menu, click on Install Arcsoft Photo Impr ession 4 and the Choose Setup Languare screen will appear . Click on the OK button to pr oceed with[...]

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    17 Click on the YES button and the next screen will ask for the location where you want to save this program. By default, this program will be saved within C:Programs FilesArcsoftPhotoImpression4. Click on the Next button to proceed.[...]

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    18 Continue to click on the Next button. Once the installation is c ompleted , click on FINISH.[...]

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    19 * F l a sh m od e: O n/ A u t o / O f f * B a t te ry : 3 A A A ( a l k al in e/ 1. 5 V ) * I n t er fa ce : US B 1 . 1 M i n i mu m Sy st em R e q u i r e m e n t s C P U : P en ti um I II 8 0 0 M H z an d hi gh e r O S : W i n d o w s 9 8S E/ 20 00 /M E / X P M e m o ry : 12 8M B an d h i g h e r D i s k S pa ce : A t le as t 25 0M B s p a c e[...]

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    20 Compute r does not recognize camera for W indows 98SE, The camera driver has to be installed before picture download. In picture preview mode, ensure that USB mode is set to MSDC before connecting the camera to the compute r . For W indows 2000/ ME /XP , the camera is recognized as a plug -&-playable, removable flash disk without driver ins[...]

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    21 you need to reassign the name for the removable flash disks: Right click <My Computer> Manage Disk Management. Right click blue bar of removable disk which is on line Change Drive Letter & Paths Change Assign the Following Drive Letter (assign an unused drive name) OK Open the new renamed removable flash drive to download recorded pi[...]