User manual ARGUS DC-3270DV

[. . . ] Click Browse to search the file path, and select "autorun. exe in your CD-ROM drive Click Open, and then click OK. 10 Installing Software Driver *Follow the on-screen instructions to complete driver installation. 11 Installing Software Driver 12 Installing Software Driver 13 Identifying the Parts 14 Control Button Functions 15 Control Button Functions 16 Preparation Loading the Battery into the Camera Your camera runs on four AAA alkaline batteries. High performance batteries are recommended for this camera for maximum battery life. Slide the battery compartment cover open in the direction as indicated Place the batteries into the compartment. [. . . ] Video is stored in memory with high quality MPEG4 compression with at low file sizes. The length of recorded movie clip is unlimited (maximum length depends on memory size of SD/MMC card). TO CAPTURE A MOVIE: 1. Press [ ] button repeatedly to select Movies resolution [VGA] / [QVGA]. Movie recording begins, with the elapsed recording time shown on the LCD. 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. 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. ­ 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. 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. Changing EV Exposure Compensation In Camera mode, press [ ] button to activate EV setting. Then, rock the [ ] or [ ] to change the EV value, and then press [OK] to confirm the setting. 42 Taking Pictures Using the Flash (Camera Mode) In camera mode, press [ ] button to toggle Flash mode. Changing Zoom Level While recording, you can press the [ T ] or [ W ] button to zoom in/out the screen. [. . . ] When the "The `USB Disk E:' device can now be safely removed from the system" message appears, click OK. 5. Disconnect the USB cable from PC and camera. 63 Removing the Camera · Windows 2000 or Windows XP Users 1. Double-click the (Eject or Unplug Hardware) icon in the task bar in the lower-right corner of the desktop. 2. Select (USB Mass Storage Device) and then click (Stop). 64 Removing the Camera 3. [. . . ]