User manual ARGUS DC-3190

[. . . ] Any loss caused by the malfunction of this product (such as 2 costs of photography or loss of benefit generated by the photography) is not the responsibility of Argus Camera Company and no compensation will be given for it. Copyright Information Unless agreed by the rightful owner, pictures taken with this digital camera cannot be used in violation of copyright law. Moreover, when there is a "No Photography" restriction in place, you cannot record any performance, improvisation, or exhibit even for personal use. Any transfer of pictures or memory cards with data must be conducted under the constraints of copyright law. [. . . ] When the battery power is low, an icon will appear on the screen. You will need to select what kind of battery you are using. If you use alkaline batteries, you should select 1 and the battery capacity icon will display half full indicating that you will not be able to use the flash but you will still be able to take pictures until the icon displays empty; If you are using rechargeable batteries, select 2 and the battery capacity icon will display full indicating that you can take pictures until the icon shows that the battery capacity is empty. 5 Turning the Camera ON/OFF To turn the camera on, press the ON/OFF button for 2 to 3 seconds until the operation LED is lit. To turn off the camera, press the ON/OFF button for 2 seconds. The camera will also power off automatically after 30 seconds of inactivity if not connected to the computer via the USB cable. The auto power off time can be manually set as described in the Auto Power Off section of this manual. Camera Setup Taking Pictures and Recording Options Image Capture Pressing the menu button will enter the capture select menu. Press the UP or DOWN button to select the desired capture mode, then press menu button to confirm. Color Options From the Image Capture menu, press the RIGHT button to enter the Color Options menu. Press the UP or DOWN button to select the item that you wish to adjust and the menu button to enter the selected item. 6 Adjusting ExposureValue: Selecting the desiredWhite Balance: Adjusting the Sharpness: Resolution Press the UP or DOWN button to select the desired resolution and press the menu button to confirm. Super: 2304X1728 High: 2048X1536 Middle: 1600X1200 Low: 1280X102 4 Quality Press the UP or DOWN button to select the preferred quality level and press the menu button to confirm. 7 Auto Power-Off Time Press the DOWN button to set the Auto Power-Off Time. Set the Date and Time Press the DOWN button to set date and time. If DISPLAY is selected, the date & time will show on the captured images. If you do not want the date and time on the pictures, select NO DISPLAY. Set Frequency Changing the frequency may help to reduce flicker if you use fluorescent lights. Language Press the UP or DOWN button to select the desired language and press the menu button to confirm. 8 Playback Pressing the PLAYBACK button will put the camera in preview mode. Erase, Format, and Protect While viewing an image, you can press the menu button to enter the erase menu. From this menu, press the UP or DOWN button to select erase "One" frame or "All. " Selecting "All" will erase all images currently stored in memory or on the SD/MMC card. Press the main button to confirm file deletion. Selecting the format mode will format the memory card inside camera. Formatting the memory card will erase all images stored on it. Selecting the protected mode will protect the frame selected from deletion. If you want unprotect an image, select go to the protected picture, enter "Erase" mode as previously described, and select "Unprotect" by pressing the right button and pressing the menu button to confirm. 9 DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) By using DPOF, you can select an image for printing and set the quantity that you want to print. Rotation Press UP or DOWN button to select the rotation angle, and menu button to enter the selected angle. ZOOM/PAN In picture preview mode, you can ZOOM in on an image and use the PAN function to move the display range of the image. After entering the ZOOM / PAN menu, press the DOWN button to enter PAN mode and the menu button to confirm. Press the UP, DOWN, LEFT, and RIGHT buttons to view the entire display range of the picture. To cancel the PAN PAN function, press the MENU button followed by the DOWN button to Cancel. 10 Using Your Digital Camera Taking Pictures To take a picture, frame your subject in either the LCD display or the viewfinder and press the shutter button. You will here a beeping sound to indicate that the snapshot is finished. Simultaneously, the number of available images on the LCD display will decrease by one. Use the Self-Timer To include yourself in a captured image, you can set this camera to pause 10 seconds before taking a picture. To enter the SELF-TIMER mode, press the menu button and select SELF-TIMER, then press the menu button to confirm. [. . . ] You will not need to install a driver for image download if you use Windows 2000/ME/XP. Simply connect the camera to PC, the LCD screen will display "MSDC" and the camera will be recognized as a removable disk, allowing you can directly copy the pictures from the camera to your computer. If you are using Windows 98SE, you must install the camera driver before attaching the camera to the computer. To install the camera drivers, please refer to the section on Installing Drivers. [. . . ]