User manual ARGUS DC-3270DV

[. . . ] Complere User Guide Package Content: USB cable AV cable Earphone Hand Strap Pouch Installation CD Users Manual DC-3270DV Introduction Welcome Thank you for selecting the new Argus DC-3270 Digital Video Camera!It is our goal to make your digital imaging experience the best that we can. If you ever get stuck, have a question or simply need some advice about using your new DC-3270 digital video camera please feel free to visit our live technicians at http://www. arguscamera. com/support/contact_tech. htm or call us at 1-224-836-3400 option number 4. · This camera is not water-resistant and should not be used outdoors in snow or rain. [. . . ] Press [ ] button repeatedly to select Movies resolution [VGA] / [QVGA]. To start recording, press [REC] button once. Movie recording begins, with the elapsed recording time shown on the LCD. To stop recording, press [REC] button again. The camera is ready to shoot another movie. Note: Before movie is taken, you can see the remaining time allowing you to take next movie on top right corner of LCD. The remaining time is an approximation based on the unused memory. 35 Capturing Movies Menu Settings (DV Mode) When in DV [ ] mode, you can use the default settings that have already been chosen for video recording. If you want to change the recording settings to suit your needs, press the Menu button. Then use the 4-way arrow keys to go through each setting and make adjustments. The following sections describe about the video recording settings. Changing resolution (DV Mode) Your camera offers 2 choices in resolution: "VGA" or "QVGA". ­ VGA (640 x 480 pixels) allows a movie to be taken as sharp as possible, which is best suitable for TV viewing, but requires more memory to store. ­ Select VGA if you want to produce the best result for viewing. ­ QVGA (320 x 240 pixels) allows for longer recording time to be stored on the camera, but the quality of image will deteriorate. ­ Select QVGA if saving memory is top priority, While in DV mode, pressing [ the options menu. ] key allows you to switch the quality setting without entering 36 Capturing Movies Note: - If the moving picture is recorded again after stopping recording, it will be saved as another file. - Exposure Value, White Balance, Strobe Flashetc. adjustments cannot be selected during recording of MPEG4 moving pictures. · [3M] allows a photo to be taken as sharp as possible, which is suitable for 7 x 5 Photo printout; too large for email. · [2M] is suitable for 6x4 Photo printout; acceptable for email. · [VGA] is good for sharing with email to small for photo printout. 41 Taking Pictures Photo Quality (Camera Mode) · SF: SUPER FINE · F: FINE · N: NORMAL You can press [ ] key to toggle around above quality setting for quick access! TIPS ­ Photo Resolution Vs Photo Quality: · In general, photos taken at higher resolution and quality contain more details and look sharper, but they also take up more memory space as well as longer processing time for taking next photos. To maximize the number of photos to be stored, you can choose a lower quality setting. [. . . ] Windows Media Player, Quick Time, etc. , is NOT included in this camera package. You have to make sure that application program, exists on your computer system. Share MPEG4 Movie You can share the recorded MPEG4 movies to your friends via internet or CD. Make sure MPEG4 Video Codec Xvid is installed in your friends PC. [. . . ]