Emprex DSC 3380S manual

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1 3-Megapixel Digital Camera with Color LCD User Manual 1 Brief Description ............. ............. ............. .............. ............. ............. .............. .... 2  Package Contents ............. .............. ............. ........... ............. ............. .............. .... 2 2 Before Using Your Camera ..............[...]

2 3-Megapixel Digital Camera with Color LCD 1 Brief Description Your 3-megapixel digital camera with color LCD di splay is roug hly the size of a credit card - only 13 mm thick. The camera’s portability and convenience are enabled by its “worry free” rechargeable battery, simple u ser interface, and easy i mage download when you connect t he [...]

3 Identifying the parts Red LED Flash Stro be Picture-Takin g Mode / Playback Mode SD Card slot Lens Back View Viewfinder Green LED Power On/Off Up Select Down Liquid Crystal Display(LCD) LCD On/Off Front View Menu[...]

4 3 Using Your 3-Megapixel Digital Camera Charging the battery Long battery l i fe is one of the key benefits of this camera compared to other digital cameras. On a full charge, the camera will take hundreds of images. Your camera battery has already been charged prior to shi pment. So, yo u should be able to t ake pictures withou t recharging it. [...]

5 Turning on the camera Press the Power button once t o turn on the camera . Press it again to turn the came ra off. • Note: The camera has an au t omatic t ime-ou t featur e to con s er ve batt ery l ife. After one minute (or 2 minutes) the cam era will time-out (turn off). When timed out, the camera will not take a photo when you push the shutt[...]

6 Picture-taking mode The green LED will be soli d when the camera is ready to take p ictures. If the green LED is blinking, the camera is not ready. It may blink for 1 second while storing an image and for 5 seconds while recharging the flash. Picture-taking mode menus • Press the Menu button to access the menus. • Use the Up and Down arrow bu[...]

7 Typical pictu r e-taking mode menu displays Picture-taking mode with timer on Note the timer icon in the center of the display. When the timer is on, and set to 10 seconds (for example), the front red LED begins blinking when the shutter button is pressed. It begins counting down with 8 seconds of slow blink ing (with audio beeps if the sound is [...]

8 Playback mod e Use the Pl ayback mode to re v iew images y ou have ca ptured and to re view image s i n order t o delete them. Select Playback mode by sliding the mod e switch to the right. The l ast picture taken is display ed first. If the camera is empty , the display will say “No pictures on camera.” Only the ac tive me dia (S D ca rd or [...]

9 Using S ecure Digital (SD) memory cards Your camera is ca pable of storing images on S ecure Digita l (SD) memo ry cards. To use an SD card, insert the card into the SD slot in your camera. The LCD will show the SD ca rd indicator when an SD c ard is in the s lot. It may be necessary to format the SD card if the card has been used in devices othe[...]

10 Turning sound on/off • Turn the camera on and press the mode button. • Select Sound and then select ON or OFF. Taking pictures To take pictures using your 3MP Digital Camera: • Turn the cam era on. • In low light conditi ons, check to make sure the flash is ready. Be sure the Flash is set to AUTO. • Use the aiming mark in t he viewfind[...]

11 Deleting an image To delete the most recent image: • Turn the camer a on and swi tch the Picture-Taki ng Mod e/ Play back Mode t o play back. • Press the Menu butt on and select Delete. • Use the up/down arrow buttons to select “ Yes” to delete the im age or “ No” to save the image. • Press the Select button to confirm your selec[...]

12 4 Installing the Software System requirements Windows • Windows ME, 2000, or XP • 200 MHz Pentium or better • 32MB RAM • 200MB available Hard Drive space • CD-ROM[...]

13 PhotoImpression 4.0 Installation 1. Insert in s talla tion CD in t o your PC ’s CD-RO M . 2. Introduction s creen will appea r automatica lly. 3. Click “Arc Soft PhotoImpress ion 4.0” 6. Click “Next” 4. Click “Yes ” 7. Click “ Finish” 5. Click “Next“ Note : To find out more about PhotoImpression 4.0 or how to use it, consul[...]

14 PhotoBas e 4.0 Installa tion 1. Insert in s talla tion CD in t o your PC ’s CD-RO M . 2. Introduction s creen will appea r automatica lly. 3. Click “Arc Soft PhotoBase 4.0” 7. Click “Nex t” 4. InstallShield Wiz ard will automatic ally 8. Clic k “Next” Begin to insta ll. 5. Click “Next” 9. Click “Finish” 6. Click “Yes ” [...]

15 5 Connecting the 3MP Digita l Camera to Your PC After the software has been installed on your computer, plug the camera into an available USB port using t he provided USB cable. The Wi ndows operating sy stem requires that you install drivers for the camera so that the cam era and computer can com municate properly. To do th is :  Connect you[...]

16  Cli ck “GETMYPI X. EXE”  Click “Transfer”[...]

17  Photos tr ansferring, thi s may take a few m oment.  Click “Close” when it’s done. The photos are copied from the camera to the specified folder.[...]

18 6 Troubleshooting (Digital Camera) Problem Symptom Likely Cause Solution No power Camera will not turn on Battery p ower has been depleted Recharge the internal battery (section 3) The camera or subject was moving when the shot was taken Hold the camera firmly The subject is too close Move away from the subject Image a ppear s blurred or dark Th[...]

19 Check computer Connect the camera to the PC with th e US B cable an d select [My Computer] – [ Control Panel] – [System] – [Device Manager] . In the [Device Manager] window delete [Com pos e USB device] or [Unknown device] in [Other devices]. Then discon nect th e camera and install the software before reconnecting the came ra to the PC. C[...]

20 7 Specifications (3 Megapixel Digital Camera) Imager 1/2- inch SMaL CMOS imager wi th Auto b rite* Imager Resolution 2032 x 1524 active pixels Dynamic Range 55 dB line ar / up to 85 dB wi th Autobrite * Exposure Control Automatic with Autobrite and low-li ght -level strobe acti vation Sensitivity Equivalent to I SO 100 Exposure time 1/15 second [...]

21 8 Safety Notes We strongly recomme nd that you read these Safety Notes (and associate d materials) before using your came ra. WARNING • The enclosed di sk is a computer CD-ROM. Never attempt to play this disk on an ordinary music CD player as it may pr oduce extremely high noise levels that could damage your hearing or your audio equipment. ?[...]

22 Places to Avoid Do not use or store the camera in the following ty pes of locations: • In the rain or in very humid, dirty or dusty places. • Places subject to extreme temperature rises, such as in direct sunli ght or a closed car i n summ er. Extremely cold places. • Places subjec t to strong vib ra tion. • Places affected by smoke or s[...]

23 9 Trademarks • Autobrite is a r egistered trademark of SM aL Camera Technolog ies, Inc. of Cambri dge, Massachuset ts, USA. • Microsoft and Windows are tr ademarks of the Microsoft Corpor ation of the U.S. and other countries. Windows is an abbreviated term referring to the Microsoft Windows Operat ing Sy stem. • Pentium is trademark of In[...]