GNB SY-058 User manual

300KPixelsDigitalCamera

Owner’sManualv2.0

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Warning:

1. Donotconnectthecameratothecomputerbeforethedriverandsoftwareisinstalled.

2. Downloadimagesfromthecamerabeforethebatteryrunsout;otherwise,theimageswillbe

deletedautomatically.

3. Usegoodqualityalkalinebatteriesonly.Thecamerarequires2xAAAbatteries.

4. Thiscamerahasinterpolationto1.3millionpixelsbyCCDsoftware.

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ABOUTTHISCAMERA:

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ProductPackageContents

1. DigitalCamera

2. SoftwareCD

3. User’sManual

4. USBCable

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SystemRequirements

1. Win98/2000/ME/XP/Vista

2. 125MBfreeharddiskspace,64MBROM

3. ColorMonitor(atleast800x600,24bitorhigher)

4. AvailableUSBInterfaceandCD‐ROMDrive

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BatterySavingMode

Inordertosavebatterylife,thecamerawillautomaticallyenterbatterysavingModeifthe

cameraisnotusedin30seconds.

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SoftwareInstallation

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NOTE:Installthecameradriveronyourcomputerbeforeconnectingthecameratothecomputer.

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1. InserttheprovidedCDintoyourcomputer’sdiscdrive.

2. Apop‐upwindowwillappearonyourcomputerscreentitled‘WelcometotheDCsoftware

Page’.

3. Choosefromthefollowingoptions:

‐ArcSoftImagingSoftware:installphotoandvideoeditingsoftware(PhotoImpressionand

VideoImpression)toyourcomputer.

‐InstallDCDriver:installthenecessarydriverstoyourcomputertoenablepicture

downloading.

‐BrowsingCD:BrowsethecontentsoftheCD.

‐Exit:exittheset‐upprogram.

4. Followtheon‐screeninstructions.

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NOTE:IfyourcomputersystemisWin98,youmustrunaprogramfoundontheCDnamed

E:/Win/DIRECTX8.1bREDISTPACKAGE.EXE(EisCDDriver)beforeyouinstallthecameradriver.

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HOWTOUSETHISCAMERA

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CameraButtons

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1. ShutterButton

2. Flash

3. BatteryCompartment

4. LCDDisplay

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5. LightButton

6. ModeButton

7. USBConnection

8. Viewfinder

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CameraLCDDisplay

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Pressthe“Mode”buttontocyclethroughtheModesofthedigitalcamera.TheModesareshownon

theLCDdisplayonthebackofthecamera.

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‐‐PhotoCounter

‐‐PowerofftheCamera

‐ ‐Timer/Auto‐shoot

‐ ‐RecordVideo

‐ ‐Takethreephotoscontinuously

‐  ‐Deleteallphotosinmemory

‐ ‐Deletethelastphoto

‐‐Choose“HI”or“LO”PhotoResolution

‐ ‐Choose“Hd”or“Ld”photocompression

‐ ‐Choose50Hzor60Hzflashfrequency

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TakingPhotosandVideo

1. Pressthe“Mode”buttontoturnonthecameraand“Hi”willshowontheLCDdisplayatthe

backofthecamera.Thecamerawillmakeabeepsoundindicatingthecamerahasturnedon.

2. Holdthecamerasteadyandpressthe“Shutter”buttontotakephotos.

3. Thecamerawillbeeponcewhenthephotohasbeentaken.

4. TheLCDdisplayhasapicturecounterthatshowsthenumberofpictureslefttobetaken,and

willshow“0”whennomorepicturescanbetaken.

5. Thequalityoflightwillaffectthepicturequality.

6. RefertoCameraModes(below)totakevideo,shootthreeconsecutivephotos,orusethetimer.

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CameraModes

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TurnontheCamera

1. Pressthe“Mode”buttontoturnthecameraon.

2. TheLCDdisplaywilldefaulttoshowinghowmanypicturesareavailabletotake.

Turnoffthecamera

1. Pressthe“Mode”buttonuntil“Off”isshownontheLCDdisplay.

2. Pressthe“Shutter”buttonwithin5secondstoturnoffthecamera.

FlashOperation

1. Determinewhethertoturntheflashonindarkconditions.

2. Turnonthecamera.

3. Push“Light”buttontoturnontheflash.Flashwillbelitonthefrontofthecamera.

AutoShoot/TimerMode

1. Pressthe“Mode”buttonuntil isshownontheLCDdisplay.

2. Pressthe“Shutter”buttonwithin5secondstoactivatethe10secondtimer.Thecamerawill

beeponceeverysecond.

3. After10seconds,thecamerawillbeeponcetoindicatethatthephotohasbeentaken.

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Video/AVIMode

1. Pressthe“Mode”buttonuntil isshownontheLCDdisplay.

2. Pressthe“Shutter”buttonwithin5secondstoactivateVideoModeandstartrecording.Donot

releasethe“Shutter”buttonuntilyouwanttostoprecording.Thecamerawillbeeponcefor

eachframerecordeduntilthe“Shutter”buttonisreleasedorthememoryisfull.

3. InVideoMode,thevideoistakenwithQVGACompressionandsavedasanAVIvideofile.You

mayopenitfromthephotodownloadsoftware.

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NOTE:Videomayfailduetopoorlighting.

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TakeThreePhotosConsecutively

1. Pressthe“Mode”buttonuntil isshownontheLCDdisplay.

2. Pressthe“Shutter”buttonwithin5secondstotakethreeconsecutivephotos.Thecamerawill

beepthreetimesforeachpicturetaken.

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DeleteAllPhotos

1. Pressthe“Mode”buttonuntil isshownontheLCDdisplay.

2. Pressthe“Shutter”buttonwithin5seconds.Thephotocounterwillflash.Pressthe“Shutter”

buttonagainwithin5secondstodeleteallthephotosstoredinthememory.

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DeleteSinglePhoto

1. Pressthe“Mode”buttonuntil isshownontheLCDdisplay.

2. Pressthe“Shutter”buttonwithin5secondstodeletethelastphototaken.

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PhotoResolution

NOTE:TheresolutionstatuswillalwaysshowontheLCDdisplayas“HI”or“LO”.

1. Pressthe“Mode”buttonuntil isshownontheLCDdisplay.

2. Pressthe“Shutter”buttononcetoswitchfrom“HI”Resolutionto“LO”Resolution(orfrom“LO”

backto“HI”).

3. HIResolution:640x480pixels.

4. LOResolution:320x240pixels.

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PhotoCompression

NOTE:Photosstoredinthememorycaneitherbesavedwith“Hd”or“Ld”compression.Thehigher

thecompression,themorephotosyoucantakebeforefillingupthememory.

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1. Pressthe“Mode”buttonuntil“Hd”isshownontheLCDdisplay.

2. Pressthe“Shutter”buttononcetoswitchfrom“Ld”to“Hd”compression.

3. Toswitchfrom“Hd”backto“Ld”compression,pressthe“Mode”buttonuntil“Ld”isshownon

theLCDdisplay.Pressthe“Shutter”buttononcetoswitchfrom“Hd”to“Ld”.

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HowManyPhotosCanIStoreontheCamera?

NOTE:Thenumberofphotosthecameracanstorebeforethememoryisfulldependsonwhich

resolution(HIorLO)andwhichcompression(HdorLd)youareusing.

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HIResolution(640x480pixels)andHdCompression:76photos

HIResolution(640x480pixels)andLdCompression:25photos

LOResolution(320x240pixels)andHdCompression:274photos

LOResolution(320x240pixels)andLdCompression:100photos

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FlashFrequency

1. Pleasekeepthefrequencyofthecameraflashinlinewiththatofthenaturallightintheroom.

2. Normally,theUnitedStatesuses60Hzfluorescentlampfrequency,soUSusersshoulduse“60”.

JapanandEuropeuse50Hz,soJapaneseandEuropeanusersshouldsetthecamerato“50”.

3. Pressthe“Mode”buttonuntil“60”isshownontheLCDdisplay.

4. Pressthe“Shutter”buttononcetoswitchfrom“50”to“60”hertzfrequency.

5. Toswitchfrom“60”backto“50”hertzfrequency,pressthe“Mode”buttonuntil“50”isshown

ontheLCDdisplay.Pressthe“Shutter”buttononcetoswitchfrom“60”backto“50”.

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NOTE:Ifthewrongfrequencyisselected,linebendingmayoccurinphotosorvideos.

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DOWNLOADINGTOYOURCOMPUTER

Whenyourcamera’smemoryisfull(oratanytime),downloadyourphotostothecomputer.Thenyou

candeletetheoldphotosoffofthecameratofreeupmemory.

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NOTE:Installthecameradriverandphotosoftwareonyourcomputerbeforeconnectingthecamerato

thecomputer.Pleasesee‘SoftwareInstallation’ifyouhavenotdonethis.

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1. UsethesuppliedUSBcabletoconnectthecomputertothedigitalcamera.Thecamerawill

makeabeepsoundindicatingtheconnectionisworkingproperly.

2. Browsetothe“MyComputer”folderandopenthe“MyDSC2”folderinstalledonyourdesktop.

Next,openupthe“MyDSC2”program.

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3. Clicktheiconofthepinkcameraonthebottomleftofthewindowtodownloadthepictures

fromthecameratothesoftware.Youcannowchoosetoselectallofthephotosfromthe

camera,edittheimages,orsavetheimages.Youcanalsoselectindividualimagesbyleft‐

clickingonanimage.Right‐clickanimagetopreviewit.

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Interpolation

NOTE:Youcaninterpolateanimageto1.3MP(MegaPixels)throughthe“MyDSC2”interface.Click

the“EditImage”icon.Awindowwillpopupasshownbelow.Interpolateanimageto1.3MPby

clickingontheHighQualityModeoption.

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PCCamera

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1. UsethesuppliedUSBcabletoconnectthecomputertothedigitalcamera.Thecamerawill

makeabeepsoundindicatingtheconnectionisworkingproperly.

2. Browsetothe“MyComputer”folderandopenthe“MyDSC2”folder.Next,openupthe

“PCCam”program.

3. Thefollowinginterfacewillappear:

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4. ThecameraisnowanactivePCCam.Navigatetothe“Capture”settingandchoose“Start

Capture”tobeginrecordingavideofile.Theprogramwillaskyoutodesignateaplacetosave

thevideofile,andfilesize.Navigateto“Capture”andchoose“StopCapture”tofinishrecording.

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PhotoEditingusingPhotoImpression5

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UsingPhotoImpression5youcandownloadphotosfromyourcamera,edit,print,andsharephotos.

Pleaserefertothehelpdocumentationincludedwiththesoftwarefordetails.

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VideoEditingusingVideoImpression2

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UsingVideoImpression2youcancreatecustommoviesandslideshowsusingyourownvideoclips,

pictures,andsoundtracks.Pleaserefertothehelpdocumentationincludedwiththesoftwarefor

details.

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APPENDIX1:Specifications

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Imagesensor:300KpixelsCMOSsensor

Productsize:96x53x25mm

InternalMemory:8*16MBbuilt‐inSDRAM

Modes:DigitalVideoRecording(nosound)

StillPhotos

PCCamera

Resolution:640x480(VGA)

 320x240(QVGA)

FileFormats:24‐bitJPEG/AVI

Storagecapacity:VGA25images,compress76images

QVGA100images,compress274images

Display:ThreeDigital“888ICON”MonochromeLCDDisplay

Interface:USB2.0

ShutterSpeed:1~1/10000seconds

VideoFrameRate:5~10fps(VGA),15~25(QVGA)

Lens:Fixed

FocusRange:30cm~infinity(Normal)

Aperture:F2.4

PowerControl:Autopoweroffafter30secondswithoutoperation.Manualpoweronandoff.

SelfTimer:10seconddelay

PowerSource:2xAAAalkalinebatteries/USBpower

LowVoltagealarm:Auto

Viewfinder:Built‐in

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GNBI Technical Assistance

Technical Assistance Hours: Monday thru Friday

9:00 am – 4:00 pm (Central Standard Time)

Email: gnbitech@gnbiusa.com

[email protected]m

Telephone: 1-866-541-GNBI (4624)

Reference Number: SY-058 (PO 2568)

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