Argus DC1620 User manual

Contents
Introduction
Overview
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Product Package Contents
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System Requirements
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Getting To Know Your Digital Camera
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Battery Installation
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Software Installation
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Taking Photos
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Camera Function Control
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Power off the Camera
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Continuous Shooting Mode
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Deleting Photos
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Flash
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Photo Storage
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Downloading Photos
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Using Your Digital Camera as a PC Camera
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Live Browse
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Video Conference
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Appendix 1: Specifications
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Appendix 2: Answers of Frequent Asked Questions
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“PhotoImpression” User’s Manual
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Introduction
Overview
Thank you for purchasing the DC1620 digital camera. It can take photos and
it also has the built-in PC camera functions. This camera is equipped with a
4MB SDRAM: if you want the photos in the camera to be downloaded into the
computer, you are only required to connect the USB cable; and if you want to
use the built-in PC camera functions, you can have a videoconference over the
internet to have a face-to-face online chat with friends.
Product Package Contents
•Digital Camera •CD - ROM ( User manual and software)
•USB cable •Quick user guide
System Requirements
ÿMicrosoft Windows 98 Se/2000/ME/XP operating system
ÿ125MB or above free hard disk space, 32MB or more RAM
ÿColor Monitor (Suggest at least 800*600 24 bits or above)
ÿAvailable USB port and CD-ROM
Getting to Know Your Digital Camera:
A. USB Socket
B. Tripod socket
C. Strap Holder
D. Lens
E. Flash
F. Shutter Button
G. Flash Slide Switch
H. Delete Button
I. Function Button
J. Viewfinder
K. LCD
L. Battery door

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Battery Installation
1. Open the battery door.
2. Please place two AA alkaline batteries according to the pole directions for
batteries indicated on the battery door.
3. Close the battery door.
Note:
When you use the USB cable to connect the camera with a computer, it is
unnecessary to use the batteries because the camera use the power
provided by the computer.
Warning:
1. Don’t open the battery door at will, otherwise, the power cut will cause
the photos missing in the camera.
2. If you don’t use the camera for a long time, please take out of the
batteries for fear of the discharging or corrosion of the batteries.
3. Please don’t put the batteries into fire for fear of explosion and hazard
to environment.
4. Please download photos to your computer as soon as possible in order
to avoid photos lost.
Automatically enter the energy saving status
If the camera is not used in 60 seconds, the camera will automatically
enter the energy saving status.
Low Battery Alarm
When the batteries are becoming depleted, LCD will blink, then you
should download all photos into your computer immediately. Otherwise, all
photos will be lost from memory.

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Software Installation
1. Install the installation CD into the CD-ROM driver
2. You will be prompted to select an installation language. You will select
“English”.
3. On “Welcome” screen please click the button for “next”.
4. Please read and accept the end user license.

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5. Select installation destination and click the button for “next”.
6. When asked to select the components to install, verify that:
“PhotoImpression 4” .
7. Please select program folder. Then click “next” to continue.

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8. This will start the installation. Please do not click anything until it has
finished.
9. Click “Finish” to finish ArcSoft software installation.

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10. This will automatically install the driver of “Argus Digital Camera”.
11. Please read and accept the end user license.
12. Select installation destination and click the button for “next”.

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13. This will start the installation. Please do not click anything until it has
finished.
14. Click “Finish” to finish ArcSoft software installation.
15. Congratulations! You have successfully installed “ArcSoft” software and
“Argus Digital Camera” driver. You are now ready to start taking and editing
photos.
Taking Photos
1. Press shutter button for about 4 seconds to open the camera and “Hi

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000” will show on LCD at the back of camera. The camera will give out
one “beep” sound indicating the camera having entered working state.
2. Select required mode to take photos.
Hi means no compression (VGA) (about 32 photos, as the case may be)
Lo means compression (QVGA) (about 117 photos, as the case may be)
3. Hold the camera steadily, and press the shutter button to take photos.
4. You will hear one beep , indicating your photo has been taken, you may
continue taking photos.
5. When the camera is fully loaded with photos, if you press the shutter
button again, the buzzer will give out continuous beeps for alarming.
Prompt:
1. When taking photos, the higher” beep “ indicates the success of shooting
while the lower one indicates the failure of shooting.
2. Please hold camera steadily when you are taking photos.
3. When taking photos in poor light, the camera will give out two continuous
“beeps” , prompting the failure of shooting.
Camera Function Control
Power off the camera
The camera will enter stand-by status automatically about 60 seconds later
in case of no operation.
Continuous Shoot Mode
1. Upon starting of camera, press Hi / Lo function button for 3 seconds, the
continuous shoot icon “ ” will appear on the LCD display. Press the
shutter button within 5 seconds to taking photos. The camera will take
photos according to required mode specified at that time until you want

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to stop shooting. Then the photos can be downloaded one by one.
2. The camera will regain previous status after shooting and releasing of
shutter button.
Note: Under the continuous shooting mode, the shooting may fail due to
poor lighting.
Deleting All Photos
1. Upon starting of camera, press delete function button for two times and
select the “ ” icon shown on the LCD display.
2. Pressing the shutter button again within 5 seconds will delete all the
photos stored in the memory. Then this function will be eliminated.
Deleting Single Photo
1. Upon starting of camera, press delete function button for one time and
select the “ ” icon shown on the LCD display.
2. Press the shutter button within 5 seconds once to delete the last photo
taken.This function will be eliminated later.
Flash
Upon starting of camera, move Flash Slide Switch to the end with flash sign
and the flash will being charging. About 6 seconds later, LED will be on, which
means fully charging. Press shutter button, Photo will be taken with flash Then
LED will be out. About 6 seconds later, LED will be on (the charging time will
be different with battery capacity) again for shooting. (Under flash mode, press
the shutter button only after full charging in order to avoid chip failure.)
The camera cannot take photo if the ambient light is totally insufficient
Note: To make sure the quality of photo, it’s highly recommended to use the
flash indoors and at night. The best effective flash distance is within1.5M.