Argus BeanSpraut VGA Carabiner Camera User manual

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saving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 ic t u r e s T im e r m o d e A V I m o d e
R e a d y to c lo s e  o r
s h u t d 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 lu t io n
C h a n g e to 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 to
c o m p r e s s e d m o d e
C h a n g e to 6 0 H z C o m p r e s s i o n h ig h
r e s o lu t i o n p i c tu r e s
L o w r e s o lu tio n
p i c t u r e s
C o m p r e s s io n l o w
r e s o lu ti 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
Continuousmode

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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computer
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