Argus DC3650 User manual

User's Manual

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SYSTEM REQUIREMETS WINDOWS
• for USB –Windows 98/98 SE/2000 prof./Me
• 32 MB RAM
•110MB free memory capacity
• VGA colour monitor
• CD ROM drive
• USB
SYSTEM REQUIREMETS
IMac,iBook,G3 blue&white series,G4 series
• MacOS 8.6/9/9.0.2/if possible 9.0.4
• 32MB RAM or higher
•110MB free memory capacity
• VGA colour monitor
• CD ROM drive
• USB

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Thank you for purchasing the Argus DC3650.
Please take the time to read through this instruction manual so you can enjoy all
its features.
This mark on your camera certifies that this camera meets the requirements of the
EU (European Union) concerning interference causing equipment regulations.
CE stands for Conformité Européenne (European Conformity).
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the fol-
lowing two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2)
this device must accept any interference recieved, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Do not remove the ferrite cores form the cables.
FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE
Digital Camera
DC3650
Tested To Comply
With FCC Standards

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Read and understand all warnings and cautions before using this product.
Batteries may become hot or explode due to improper use.
• Use only the batteries specified in this instruction manual.
• Do not install the batteries with the polarity (+/-) reversed.
• Do not subject batteries to fire or high temperatures.
• Do not attempt to recharge, short, or disassemble.
• Do not mix batteries of different types, brands, or ages.
• Follow local regulations for battery disposal.
Use caution, accidents may occur when using this product near young chil-dren.Keep batteries or
things that could be swallowed away from young children.Contact a doctor immediately if an object
is swallowed.Immediately remove the batteries and discontinue use if...
• the camera is dropped or subjected to an impact in which the interior is exposed.
• the product emits a strange smell, heat, or smoke.
Do not walk while looking at the monitor.
Do not disassemble. Electric shock may occur if a high voltage circuit inside
the camera is touched.
Take your camera to a Argus Service Facility when repairs are required.
WARNING
CAUTION
The heat of the camera rises with extended periods of use. Use caution when handling the camera or
removing the batteries and compact flash card.
FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE

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BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Check the packing list before you begin. If some parts are missing, contact your
camera dealer or a Argus Service Facility listed on the back cover of this manual.
• Argus DC3650 ZOOM camera (x 1)
• AA-size Alkaline Batteries (x 4)
• Video Cable (x 1)
• Hand Strap (x 1)
• Camera Case (x 1)
• USB Cable (x 1)
• 8MB CompactFlash Card (x 1)
• Software and Documentation on CD-ROM:
USB Driver Software for Windows ® 98/Windows ® 98 SE / Windows ® 2000 / Windows ®XP
and Mac OS 8.6 / 9 / 9.0.2 / 9.0.4
Instruction Manual (PDF) Windows ® /Macintosh
Adobe Photoshop 5.0 LE
• Documentation (Printed)
Warranty Card (x 1)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
BEFORE YOU BEGIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
NAMES OF PARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
CAMERA BODY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
INSIDE THE TERMINAL COVER . . . . . . . . . . .12
BOTTOM OF BODY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
DATA PANEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
VIEWFINDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
QUICK REFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
TAKING PICTURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
MONITORING THE CAPTURED IMAGES . . . . . .18
DELETING IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
PREPARATION
ATTACHING THE HAND STRAP . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
INSERTING THE BATTERIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
CHECKING THE BATTERY POWER . . . . . . . .25
AUTO POWER OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
USING THE DC
ADAPTER (Sold Separately) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
INSERTING/REMOVING THE COMPACT FLASH (CF)
CARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
INSERTING THE CF CARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
REMOVING THE CF CARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
TAKING PICTURES
BASIC RECORDING PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . .31
THE RECORDING MODE DISPLAY ON THE LCD
MONITOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
THE DISPLAY OF THE CAMERA SETTINGS . . . . .34
ADJUSTING THE FOCUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
FOCUS LAMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
FOCUS DISTANCE IN THE AUTOFOCUS MODE
(Minimum Focus Distance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE SUBJECT THAT IS DIFFICULT TO FOCUS
IN THE AUTOFOCUS MODE . . . . . . . . . . . .36
WHEN THE SUBJECT IS NOT IN THE CENTER OF
THE FRAME
(Focus Lock Function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
ADJUSTING THE FOCUS MANUALLY
(Manual Focus Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
FLASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Flash Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..40
SELECTING THE FLASH MODE . . . . . . . . . . .41
Flash Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
ADVANCED OPERATIONS
BURST IMAGE CAPTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
SELF-TIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
DIGITAL ZOOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
CLOSE-UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE LCD MONI-
TOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
SPECIFYING THE RECORDING MODE
SPECIFYING THE RECORDING MODE . . . . . . . .59
THE RECORDING
MODE MENU DISPLAY (LCD Monitor) . . . . .59
THE RECORDING MODE MENU ITEMS . . . .59
SPECIFYING THE IMAGE QUALITY MODE . . . . .63
SPECIFYING THE IMAGE SIZE MODE . . . . . . . .65
SPECIFYING THE WHITE BALANCE MODE . . . ..68
SPECIFYING THE SHARPNESS MODE . . . . . . . .70
RESETING TO THE RECORDING MODE DEFAULT SETTINGS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
PLAYBACK MODE
SINGLE-FRAME PLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
THE PLAYBACK MODE DISPLAY
ON THE LCD MONITOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
THE IMAGE INFORMATION DISPLAY
IN THE PLAYBACK MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
INDEX PLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
ZOOM PLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

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TABLE OF CONTENTS - CONT'D
THE PLAYBACK MODE MENU ITEMS AND
EACH
SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
SPECIFYING THE PRINT SETTINGS WITH THE DPOF
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
SPECIFYING THE IMAGE AND THE
NUMBER TO BE PRINTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
FOLDER NAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
GIVE FOLDER A NEW NAME . . . . . . . . . . .109
On DCF
(Design rule for Camera File system)
SETUP
THE SETUP MODE MENU DISPLAY . . . . . . . . .111
THE SETUP MODE MENU DISPLAY . . . . . . .111
SPECIFYING THE TIME FOR THE AUTO POWER
OFF FUNCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
FORMATTING THE CF CARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
SETTING THE DATE / TIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
SETTING THE BEEP SOUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
SWITCHING THE VIDEO SIGNAL
SLIDE SHOW
TO START THE SLIDE SHOW . . . . . . . . . . . .82
TO STOP THE SLIDE SHOW . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
THE SETTING IN THE SLIDE SHOW MODE MENU
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
DELETING IMAGES
DELETING SELECTED IMAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
DELETING ALL
IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
DELETING
DELETING FOLDERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
LCD
ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE LCD MONI-
TOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
SPECIFYING THE PLAYBACK MODE
THE PLAYBACK MODE MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
THE PLAYBACK MODE MENU
(LCD Monitor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

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TABLE OF CONTENTS - CONT'D
FROM THE VIDEO OUTPUT TERMINAL . . . .122
SWITCHING THE LANGUAGE
DISPLAYED ON THE LCD MONITOR . . . . . . . .124
RESETTING TO THE
DEFAULT SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
CONNECTING TO THE PERSONAL COMPUER
CONNECTING TO THE PERSONAL
COMPUTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
CAUTIONS WHEN CONNECTING TO THE PERSON-
AL COMPUTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
INSTALLING Adobe PhotoDeluxe . . . . . . . . . .132
APPENDIX
WATCHING THE CAPTURED
IMAGES ON TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
NOTES ON THE HANDLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
CARE AND STORAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
TECHNICAL DETAILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

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NAMES OF PARTS
CAMERA BODY
* Do not touch.

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NAMES OF PARTS

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NAMES OF PARTS - CONT'D
INSIDE THE TERMINAL COVER
BOTTOM OF BODY
USB connector
Video-out terminal
DC terminal
Battery-chamber door
Tripod socket

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NAMES OF PARTS - CONT'D
* Refer to the number of recordable remaining frame as a guide.
The number changes depending on the scene or subject you record.
DATA PANEL
The following diagram shows all items displayed to aid the explanation.
Battery-condition indicator
Self-timer indicator
Number display of recordable remaining frame/
No-card indicator
Image-size indicators Flash-mode indicators

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NAMES OF PARTS - CONT'D
Close-framing guide
When you shoot a subject which is closer than 1m through the viewfinder, only the part under the
close-framing guide is recorded. So, use the LCD monitor to check the image composition when you
shoot a subject which is closer than 1m.
VIEWFINDER
Focus Iamp
(green)
Flash Iamp
(orange)
Close-framing guide

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NAMES OF PARTS - CONT'D
Focus Lamp (Green)
Lights. The focus is determined and locked.
Blinks quickly (about 8
times in a second).
The focus is not determined.
(The subject contrast is too low, the subject is too dark or too close.
Or the subject is too far in the close up mode.)
Blinks slowly (about 2
times in a second).
The image is being recorded in the CF (Compact Flash) card.
The camera reads out the image from the CF card.
Focus Area (as a Guide)
Flash Lamp (Orange)
In the autofocus mode,
the focus is adjusted at
the gray part as shown
in the figure.
Lights. The flash ready for fires.
Blinks quickly when the shutter-release
button is pressed all-the-way down
(about 8 times in a second).
(When the flash function is cancelled)
Blinks slowly (about 2 times in a second).
The flash is being charged.
The shutter-release button is not released.
The shutter speed becomes slow.
Taking a picture in this mode may cause
an image blurred.

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QUICK REFERENCES
GETTING STARTED
TAKING PICTURES – See page 31 for details.
11Insert the batteries (see page 23).
22Insert the CF card (see page 27).
11Rotate the function dial to .
22Slide the power switch to turn on the camera.

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QUICK REFERENCES - CONT'D
33Determine the image composition while looking into LCD
monitor or viewfinder.
55Press the shutter-release button part-way down.
• When the image is focused, the focus lamp (green) lights up.
44Adjust the image range and size with the four-way keys
( / ).
• When the key is pressed, the image size becomes tele.
• When the key is pressed, the image range becomes wide.
66Press the shutter-release button all-the-way down to take
the picture.
• The captured image is displayed on the LCD monitor.
• While the captured image is recorded in the CF card, the focus lamp (green)
blinks slowly (about 2 times in a second).

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QUICK REFERENCES - CONT'D
MONITORING THE CAPTURED IMAGES – See page 77 for details.
11Rotate the function dial to .
22Slide the power switch to turn on the camera.
• The latest image (which was recorded last) is displayed on the LCD monitor.
33When the or key is pressed, the image changes to the
next or previous one respectively.

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33After confirming that [DELETE IMAGE] is highlighted, press
the key.
QUICK REFERENCES - CONT'D
DELETING IMAGES – See page 88 for details.
11Display the image to be deleted on the LCD monitor by per-
forming from steps 11to 33of "MONITORING THE CAP-
TURED IMAGES" described on the previous page.
22Press the MENU button.
• The playback mode menu is displayed on the LCD monitor.
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44After confirming the selection is highlighted, press the
ENTER button.

66To complete the operation of deleting an image, after con-
firming that [NO] is highlighted in the display to confirm,
press the key.
• The LCD monitor display returns to the playback mode menu.
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55Press the key so that [YES] is highlighted and press
the key.
• The image displayed on the LCD monitor in step 1is deleted.
• The image to be deleted is displayed on the LCD monitor and the display to
conform whether you delete the image or not appears as shown in the figure.
QUICK REFERENCES - CONT'D
77Press the MENU button.
• The LCD monitor display returns to the playback mode.