User manual ARCHOS AVCAM300

[. . . ] User Guide ARCHOS AVCam300 3. 3 Megapixel Digital Still Camera and Digital Camcorder for ARCHOS AV300 series Table of Contents 1 The AVCam300. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2 Buttons and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3 Taking a Photo (Camera). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3. 1 Understanding and setting the Camera parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4 Filming a Video Segment (Camcorder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 4. 1 Understanding and setting the Camcorder parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 5 Viewing your photos and videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 6 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 7 Technical Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 User Guide for ARCHOS AVCam 300 Digital Still and Video camcorder v1. 0 (no. 102 433) Please visit our web site to download the most recent manual and software for this product 2 Warranty and Limited Liability This product is sold with a limited warranty and specific remedies are available to the original purchaser in the event the product fails to conform to the limited warranty. [. . . ] Auto - camera uses the flash if there is not enough ambient light. Red eye ­ use a special flash system that helps reduce the red in subject's eyes. Img quality (Image Quality): Choose what level of JPEG compression you want. Fine will give the best image quality, but the largest file size. Basic will give the smallest file size, but the images will not be as sharp. " Look either through the viewfinder or at the AV300 screen and aim the camera at the subject to be photographed. # Press the shutter button down half-way to tell the AV300 to set the focus. You must wait for approximately one second for the autofocus to make its automatic adjustment. $ Fully press the button to take the snapshot. % The camera may take up to several seconds to store the JPEG image file on the hard disk of the AV300. It will store it in the folder HD/Photo or the folder you were in before pressing on the function key Record. 3. 1 Understanding and setting the Camera parameters Camera Settings Menu Img size (Image size): Choose the size, in pixel resolution, that you want your image file to be. The higher the value, the more definition your picture will have. If you are going to print your pictures either on your own printer or by a digital photo developer, you should use the settings at the higher end. Note: You can choose all image sizes in zoom level 1x ­ 3x. You must choose 2048x1536 to use zoom 4x ­ 10x, but your resolution will be diminished the higher you go on the digital zoom. Exposure: Use this setting to expose the image more or less than normal. Values are in steps of 1/3 from ­2 to +2. Setting it in the negatives, will decrease the amount of picture exposure and make your picture darker. Setting it positive will increase the exposure and make your pictures brighter. If your subject has a bright background, you may want to over expose your picture a little bit so that the person's face is more visible. If you are taking pictures where there is a lot of snow or the sun's reflection on water, you may want to reduce the exposure. (White Balance): Use the setting to change the color temperature of your photos. Set it to the ambient light conditions in order to best reproduce the colors of the objects in the photo (tungsten, fluorescent, daylight, or cloudy). Changing these settings will adjust the camera color so that even with these different types of light sources, the picture colors will be as close as possible to reality. Timer: You can set the self-timer to 5 seconds or 10 seconds. [. . . ] If you browse to a subfolder which is in the Photo folder or the Video folder and then use the Record function button ", then your photo or video file will be saved directly into that folder. This is much more convenient for storing your files in an orderly fashion. After you have done this once, each time you use the main screen icons to take a picture or video, it will save the files to the folder that you last used when you used the Record button. Question: Can I change the exposure time when I take a photo?Answer: The camera has an automatic exposure system and cannot be set manually. second. Depending on the lighting conditions and the flash mode, it will adjust anywhere from 1/1000 of a second to 1 To view a video or photo that you have taken, just use your browser to go to that file and click on START !. [. . . ]