Argus Camera VGA Carabiner Camera User manual

Brand: Argus Camera

Model: VGA Carabiner Camera

Type: User manual

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BeanSpraut VGA Carabiner Camera

Argus Camera VGA Carabiner Camera

Below you will find brief product information for Argus Camera VGA Carabiner Camera. This device is a versatile and easy-to-use camera that can be attached to a backpack, belt loop, or other gear for quick and easy access. With its VGA resolution and a variety of shooting modes, the Argus Camera is perfect for capturing everyday moments, as well as for more specialized uses such as surveillance or wildlife photography.

Key features:

VGA resolution (640x480)
Continuous shooting mode
Self-timer mode
AVI video recording mode
Clear all and clear last photo modes

Argus Camera VGA Carabiner Camera

Key features:

VGA resolution (640x480)
Continuous shooting mode
Self-timer mode
AVI video recording mode
Clear all and clear last photo modes

UserManual

PackageContents:

BeanSproutCarabinerCamera

LiIonRechargeableBattery

USBCable

UserGuide

VideoCable

ArcSoftPhotoImpression

andDriver InstallationCD

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1.Cameradescription

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2.Usingyourcamera

2.1Chargingbattery

Your camera uses a Lithium battery. The USB port serves as a charger for the

battery.Tochargethebattery,simplyconnectthedeviceviatheUSBcabletoyour

PC.Ifthebatterypowerislow,theLCDdisplaywillflickerandthedevicewillpower

off.Shouldthisoccur,downloadyourphotostoyourPCassoonaspossible,and

thenchargethedevice.Chargingtimeisaroundsix hours.

WARNING:

· Before takingphotos,pleasetestthedevice’sfunctioninginordertoavoid

disappointingresults.Shouldthedevicefailtowork,pleasecontactus

immediately.

· StaticElectricitymayeffectyourdevicebypoweringitoff.Torestart,

simplypoweronagain.

2.2Sleepmode(automaticpowersavin gmode)

If your camera is not connected to the computer and you are not using the

camera longer than 30 seconds, the camera will automatically turn off to

extendbatterylife. A BlankLCDscreenindicatesthecameraisinsleepmode.

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u You can turn the camera to sleep mode manually by pressing the MODE

button,thentheLCDscreenshows“of.”PresstheTriggerButton;youwillheara

beepasthecamerawillgointosleepmode.

u PresstheMODEbuttontoactivatethecamera.ThedigitsontheLCDscreen

andthebeepsoundwillconfirmthatcamerahasbeenactivated.

2.3Takingphotos

PresstheMODEbuttontopowerupthecamera.

 SlidetheViewfinderButtonuptoretractViewfinder.Lookthroughthelensandaim

atthedesiredscene.

Press theShutter Buttontotake a picture.The number on the LCDscreen will

decrease,andabeepwillconfirmapicturehasbeentaken.

Whenthecameraisreadytotakeaphoto,justpresstheShutterbuttonandone

distinctbeepcanbeheardwhenaphotoistaken.

Ifyouheartwobeeps,thenapicturecouldnotbetakenbecauseitistoodark,or

becausethecamera’smemoryisfull.

2.4UsingvariousMODESofthecamera

TheLCDscreendisplaysthefollowingsymbolswhentheMODEbuttonispressed

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consecutively;theinterpretationsareasfollows:

H i r e s o l u t i o n

p i c t u r e s

T i m e r  m o d e

A V I  m o d e

R e a d y to  c l o s e  o r

s h u td o w n m o d e

D e l e t e  a l l

D e l e t e  l a s t

C h a n g e t o  l o w

re s o l u t io n

C h a n g e t o 5 0  H z

C h a n g e t o n o r m a l

m o d e

C h a n g e t o

c o m p r e s s e d m o d e

C h a n g e t o 6 0  H z

C o m p r e s s i o n h i g h

r e s o l u t i o n  p i c tu r e s

L o w  r e s o l u t io n

p ic t u r e s

C o m p r e s s io n l o w

r e s o l u t i o n  p i c tu r e s

C h a n g e t o  h i g h

r e s o lu t i o n

C o n t i n u o u s  m o d e

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PS: Only 2 digits, the compression low resolution mode  will display two times,

2&08means208,1&10means110.

2.4.1  “St”Selftimermode

PresstheMODEbuttonuntiltheLCDscreendisplays“St”,thenpresstheShutter

Button.

Camerawill“beep”tentimesandautomaticallytakeapictureaftertenseconds.

2.4.2  “d8”AVImode

PresstheMODEbuttonandselect“d8,”thenpresstheShutterButton.

 Camera will continuously capture the scene, as long as you keep the Shutter

Buttondown,oruntilcamera’smemorybecomesfull(approx6sec).

2.4.3 “CS”continuousmode

PresstheMODEbuttonandselect“CS,”thenpresstheShutterButton.

 Thecamerawillcontinuouslycapture 3  photos.

2.4.4“CA”Clearall/Deletealltakenpictures

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PresstheMODEbuttontoselect"CA".

PresstheShutterButtontoconfirmyourselection.ThedigitsontheLCDscreen

willstarttoblink.

PresstheShutterButtonagaintodeleteallimagesfromthecamera.

2.4.5“CL”Clearlast /Deletelasttakenpicture

PresstheMODEbuttontoselect"CL".

 Press the Shutter Button, and the camera will beep and delete the last picture

taken.TheLCDscreenwillshowahighernumber.

If the last photo taken  was taken using the Continuous mode, then the entire

recordedclipwillbedeleted.

2.4.6“LO”/“HI”resolution

PresstheMODEbuttontoselectdesiredresolutionmode;

LO=lowresolutionyoucansavemorepictures,orHI=highresolutionbetter

quality,butyoucanstorelesspicturesinyourcamera.

 WhentheLCDscreendisplaysdesiredmode,presstheShutterButtontoconfirm

selection.

TheLCDscreenwillshowthenumberofavailablepicturesthatcanbetakenatthe

selectedresolutionmode.

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Youcanchangetheresolutionatanytimeasneeded.

2.4.7“50 /60”frequency

Variouscountriesusedifferentfrequencies oftheelectricalpower;50Hz or 60Hz.

Select “50 / 60” mode to avoid flickering images. This setting depends on your

currentlocation.

PresstheMODEtoselect“50/60"mode,thenpresstheShutterButtontoconfirm

yourselection.

2.4.8“Hd/Ld”Compressionrate

YoucanselectHd(highdensity),orLd(lowdensity)compressionratemodes.

NotethatattheHd(highdensity)youcancompress/storemorepictures,andless

pictureswhenyouselecttheLd(lowdensity)mode;howeverHdcompressionrate

willslightlylimitthequalityofyourimages.

PresstheMODEButtontoselectdesired“Hd”or“Ld”compressionmode.

PresstheShutterButtontoconfirmselection.

3.InstallationSoftware

Donotconnectthecameratocomputer beforeyoursoftwareinstallation

isfullycompleted

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 Insert the CD in your computer’s CDROM drive, and follow the stepbystep

installationonyourcomputerscreen.

Aninterfacewillappear.Ontherightoftheinterfacetherearefourbuttons.

3.1DriverInstallation

InsertCDinyourCDROMdrive,Clickon<InstallCameraDriver>Continuewith

itsstepbystepinstructionstofinishtheinstallation.

Restartthecomputer.<DualModeCamera> will appear onthedesktopof your

computer.

3.2PhotoExpressinstallation

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InsertCDintotheCDROMdriveandselect<Install ArcsoftPhotoimpress4.0>

Followtheonscreeninstructionsandcompletetheinstallation.

Restartyourcomputer.

3.2Transferringphotostoyourc omputer

âConnectyourcameratothecomputerwiththeUSBcable.

âDoubleclickthePhotoExpressiconandstarttheprogram

âClickon"GetPhoto"andselecttheDigitalCamera

âSelect"datasource":DualModeCamera

âClickon"Acquire"inthebottomleftcorner.

The photo transfer window will appear on the screen. Click the "Download"

button.

Allphotosfromthecamerawillappearinsidetheinterface window.Usingthe

mouse,selectanypicture;rightclickifyouwouldliketozoominonapicture.

You may left click and "Select All Photos" in the interface, then click on the

"Transfer Photos" button. All images will be transferred into the Arcsoft

Photoimpressapplicationsoftware.

Youcanselect /save pictures, or assigntitlestoyour picturesandselectthe

locationwhereyouarestoringimages(suchas:MyDocuments,Desktop,My

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Picturesfolder,etc.)

Whenyouhavepicturestransferred/downloadedintothecomputer,thenyou

candeleteimagesfromcameraandtakemorepictures.

Photo Management:  with the new Photo Impression interface it is very easy to

processyourphotos.

Editing: Photoimpressionhasa widerangeofediting options,such ascorrecting

brightnessandcontrastthatarealleasilyaccessible.Pleasevisitwww.adobe.com

ifyouneedmoreinformationregardingPhotoExpressapplicationsoftware.

Help

ToaccesstheArcSoftPhotoimpression4ManualontheCDROM,youwillneed

AdobePDFReadersoftware.Thisisavailableasafreedownloadfrom

http://www.adobe.com

3.3Uploadingaphotowithincreasedresolut ion

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After downloading photos, click on the "Edit Image" button in the upload

window and select "Increase Resolution", then click on the "OK" button to

confirm.Selectthe“Transfer”buttontotransferthosephotostoArcsoftPhoto

Impression 4.0 Software, then photos will be uploaded with 400K pixels

resolution.

3.4Creating/savingvideoclips

Videoclipsaresavedwiththe"AVIcapture"mode.

Connect yourcamerato yourcomputerand select“MyDSC.exe”located in

thefolder‘DualModeCamera’onyourdesktop.

Clickonthe"Download,”thenselect"Savephotos"ontheinterfacewindow.

A windowwill open, and youcanchoose the folder where you would like to

savethevideoandsaveitasan[.avi]file.

3.5Webcamera

ConnectyourcameratoacomputerandrunthePCCamprogramlocatedinthe

folder<DualModeCamera>onyourdesktop.

 Select <PCCam> in the 'Devices' menu, then select <Preview> in <Options>

mode.

Computerwilldisplaystreamingvideofromthecamera.

Youcanselect‘VideoCapturePin’inthe‘Options’menu,tochangethesizeof

thescreen/image.

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4.Problemsolving

Herearethemostcommonproblems:

Whenpressingthemodebutton,thecameradoesnotturnon:

Batterylevelislow.Youshouldchargethebatteryformorethan6hours.

Thecameracannotdownloadphotos,ordisplays“nophotos”:

 Restart the computer and reconnect the camera. Check that the folder Dual

Mode Camera is in the Control Panel / System settings. If the device is not

present,thendisconnectthecameraandreinstallthedriveragain.

Ifthecameradriverwassuccessfullyinstalled,butstillyoucan’tseeimages,then

disconnectthecamera,uninstallthesoftwareandrestartyourcomputer.

 Finally, reinstall the Driver and application software from the CD again. Then

reconnectthecameratothecomputer.

5 Technical Specifications

Resolution： 300KPixels((640X480)VGA

Lens： NonsphericalLensf=5.4mm

Aperture： 1:2.6

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Focusingrange:0.5m–infinity

StorageCapacity： 2MB

Photos:

Highresolution(640X480pixels),26pictures

Compression,highresolutionpictures,52pictures

Lowresolution(320X240pixels),104pictures

Compression,lowresolution,208pictures

Powersupply： Lithiumbattery (builtin)orUSBcable

Charge:ByUSBcable

Interface：USBport

Systemcompatibility：

PentiumIIandabovePersonalComputers

Windows98SE/2000/ME/XP/Vista OperatingSystem

32MBoraboveMemory(64MBoraboveRecommended)

60MBHardDiskCapacity

CDROMDrive

ColorMonitor(NotLowerthan800*600,24Bit)

USBinterface

Argus Camera VGA Carabiner Camera User manual

Brand: Argus Camera

Model: VGA Carabiner Camera

Type: User manual

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Key features:

VGA resolution (640x480)
Continuous shooting mode
Self-timer mode
AVI video recording mode
Clear all and clear last photo modes

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