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    4.1Mega Pixel Digit al Camera Owner ’ s Manual © 2008 Sakar International, Inc. All rights reserved. Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.[...]

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    1 T able of content s Introduction .............................................................................................................................. ................ 2 Key features .............................................................................................................................. ............... 2 What your c[...]

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    2 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the 4.1mega pixel Digital Camera. Ever ything you need to take quality photos and videos is included with you camera. Please read this manual careful ly first in order to get the most out of your digital camera. Key features y Digital Video resolution 320x240 pixels. y 4.1 mega pixels camera with 3 digital ca[...]

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    3 Computer System Requirement s for Windo ws 2000/XP T o be able to download photos and videos to your PC you will need the following minimum configuration: y Pentium processor or above with Windows 2000, XP y 128 MB RAM, more than 125MB free disk space. y Available USB Interface y CD-ROM Driver y Recommended screen resolution 1024 X 768 pixels or [...]

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    A Quick Look at Y our Camera 4[...]

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    Icons on the LCD Screen Prep aring Y our Camera for Use Battery Installation Y our camera requires three AAA batteries. Insert the battery into the camera: 1. Slide and open the battery compartment. 2. Please make sure that the correct battery is inserted with the correct polarity facing up. 3. Please refer to the diagram as below for the correc t [...]

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    4. Close battery door . When the Low Battery icon is flashes on the LCD, it indicates your camera has insufficient battery power , and will automatically power off after 60 sec onds. Please replace the batteries before you turn the camera back on. Note: 1. If you don’t intend to use your camera for an extended period, remove the batteries to avoi[...]

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    Inst alling SD Memory Card Y our camera has a memor y card slot that enables you to insert any “S D” compatible memory card. Adding a memory card will allow you to increase the cap acity of your camera before you have to transfer photos/videos to your PC. Note: Limited internal memory is provided for test images . An SD memory card is required [...]

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    8 4. external memory card. Once the external memory card is inserted into the camera all the images taken will be stored on the Important Note: Y ou have to insert the SD memory card with your camera in power off st atus, otherwise the camera will be turned off automatically when you inserted the SD memory card. So please do wnload the test photos/[...]

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    9 Caution: z eted if no SD Memory Card has been inserted in the camera when you change your battery . z rt your SD card before power on your camera, and remove it after the camera power off. Formatting will delete all the data on the SD Memory Card. T o k Please inse z eep your data safe, please backup the data before the memory card plug in your c[...]

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    10 t 2. flash ase refer to below for flash operation). Please download these photos to PC as soon as possible. onditi u can also us e the flash to compensate for backlight In ca ra No e: When the camera’s memory (photo capacity) is full, the camera will sound “beep s” when you attempt to take more photos and sho Memory Full! T ransfer T est I[...]

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    11 3. he Shutter/OK button again within 5 seconds . The timer runs for 10 seconds before the photo is the camera w ll e camera mode if you don’t press the Shutter/OK button within 5 seconds. Press t taken. Note: i return to th otion Photography M 1. Press the Menu button. 2. Press the Up/Down button repeatedly to select icon on the LCD. 3. Press [...]

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    : High resolution (4.1M) : Normal resolution (3M ) : Low resolution (VGA) 5. Press the Shutter/OK button to confirm and change the setting. enter or exit the menu quickly . his mode is aken photos before you . Press the Up but e photos manually one by one going forward. one going backward. Playback mode Note: Y ou can press the Menu button repeat e[...]

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    13 it wi n button until the Note : At step 3 you can select “×” and then Press the Shutter/OK button to ex thout deleting. Delete all photos 1. Press the Menu button repeatedly and p ress Up/Dow icon is selected. . Press the Up/Down button to select the “√”. Note: 1. nd then Press the Shutter/OK button to exit without deleting er/OK butt[...]

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    Soft ware Installation 1. Insert the CD into your CD-Rom drive. Make sure that your camera is not connected to the compute 2. On the “ Install your camera sof tw are ” screen, select the camera from the d 14 r . ropdown list on the left and then click the “Install” button to install the PhoT ags Express softw are. . On the “PhoT ags Expre[...]

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    15 Express” installer create the folder where the program will be install ed to, and then k “ Inst all ”. 6. Click “ Finish ” to let the “PhoT ags Express” inst aller finish the installation program. 5. L clic et the “PhoT ags[...]

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    16 7. Congratulations!! Y ou have successfu lly installed the “PhoT ags Express”. T ransferring photos to your PC Connect your camera to the computer correctly with USB cab le, the screen will be shown a windo w w: ( Removable Disk F: ) as belo[...]

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    17 1. Cho p ctures to a folder on my computer” on the Removable Disk (F:) window . After you click the screen step by step, you are only required to follow the des i ystem to finish transferring. 2. R Icon on the desktop. . Click on the REMOV ABLE S TORAGE DEVICE to view the images. The images are stored in t he subfolder called DCM100. 5. Y ou c[...]

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    2. After this step, the main window will appear on the screen. 18[...]

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    a. Plug the camera into the USB port of your computer and wait for the computer to recognize the camera as a USB device. b. Click the “ Get Ph otos ” button. The Get Photos wizard mode will appear on the screen. c. Select the “ custom co py ” option to choose the photos you wish to download from the camera to your PC. Or you can select “ [...]

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    Select your photos click “ Next ” to continue. Add active captions to the picture. With this fea to continue. ture you can add a date, keywords and categories. Click “ Next ” 20[...]

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    Choose a f Finish older where you want to place the pho selected. tos. Click “ ” to copy the photos to the location you your computer . For how to edit the photos, you can refer to the Quick St art guide in the PhoT ags E press. Note: All of the picture you imported will appear in the “ Select Photos ” m ain window . Now , you can edit your[...]

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    Everything you need to get the most from your photos Select ph otos - Select the photos that you download from you r camera to edit them using the software. Edit phot os - Click the “ Enhance photos ”, “ Add captions ” from the main window to edit any of your photos. Share photos - Share your p hotos via “ E-mail ”, “ Printing ”, an[...]

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    1. T o purchase the “Workshop Project” simply click the one you wish to purchase 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 softwa re. PhoT ags Express sof tware owner manual Y ou can edit, print and share photos with Pho[...]

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    24 Viewing Videos on Your Computer T o view a video clip double click on a video file, this will open Windows Media Player . Maintenance of Y our Digit al Camera The digital camera is a delicate device. Please han dle your camera with care to avoid damaging it. Sakar Warranty Card This warranty covers for the original consumer purchaser only and is[...]

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    25 MAIL TO ADDRESS BELOW: Sakar International Attention: Service Department 195 Carter Drive Edison, NJ 08817 Y ou may also visit www .sakar .com for further assistance if necessary or call our tech support department toll free at (877) 397-8200[...]

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    26 Appendix A: Specifications Product type DSC/ Mass S torage multi-function digital camera Sensor CMOS Sensor Image resolution DSC: 2304x1728 (4.1M)pixels; 2048X1536 (3M) pixels; 640x480 (VGA) pixels Lens F=9.3mm, F2.8 External memory SD/MMC card S torage capacity Internal memory: Y ou can only take 2 test photos for buffer if without SD memory ca[...]

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    27 Appendix B: T roubleshooting Q: I have taken photos but my computer does not recognize my camera. What do I do? A: First, ensure that you have in fact taken photos. Press t he Shutter/OK button a fe w times to take some sample photos and then try downloading them again. It is also recommended that you have an SD card inserted in the camera. Seco[...]

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    28 This device complies with the part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:(1) this device may not cause harmful in terference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that ma y cause undesired operation. Caution: changes or modifications not expressly approv ed by the p[...]