Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Bean3 Argus
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1 CONT EN T S I Getting to Know Your Cam era .................................................. 3 1. Configuration & Inst allati on .................................................... 3 2. LCD Di splay ............................................
2 3. Downloa di ng Im ages ......................................................... 38 Ⅳ . Mainte nance ................................ .......................................... 38 1. Came ra ................................ .....................
3 I Get ting to kn o w you r came ra 1. Con fig urat ion & Ins ta lla tion.
4 1. M en u B u tton 2.M o de b u tton 3. Ac tivity Li g h t 4. Ch arg e LE D 5. Joy stic k 6 .Pow er b u tton 7. Shu tter Bu t ton 8.L CD s cree n 9. SD card Sl ot 10 .
5 Imag e Ca ptu re During P lay bac k T W 1 2 / 1 5 1 1 E V+ 0 . 0 W hi t e b a la n c e i n d i c a t o r Q u a l it y in d ic a t o r Aut o Da y L ig h t T un g ste n F lu o re s c e n t C l o u d y.
6 2.1 LCD s tatus Pu s h th e j oy st ick le ft to ch an ge th e L CD sta tu s as sh o wn below : A ttention ： Y ou ca n n ot ch ang e the LCD s t atu s in the f o llo wi ng situa ti ons : W h il e in Se tup; W h il e previ ew i n g files in t h e thu mbna il mode ; W h il e in sli de s ho w m od e.
7 3. Came ra Se tup 3.1 Batte ry Th is di git a l c a mera u s es a re ch a rg ea bl e li -io n ba ttery . Be fore u sin g th i s ca m era pl ea se c h a rg e th e ba ttery for at lea st 4 h ou rs .
8 4: T urning on/of f the ca mera 1) To tu rn on t h e c ame ra, pre ss th e pow er bu tt on . T h e L CD screen a n d th e bu s y ligh t will t u rn on .
9 5.1 Flash Au to: Th e cam era dete rmin es if fla sh is requ i red. Fl ash on : Th e fl as h wi ll a lway s f ire . Fl ash of f: Th e fl ash wi ll n ot fire. W h en in cap t u re m od e, pu sh t h e j oy s tick to th e ri g h t to ad j u st th e fla sh settin g .
10 6. V ide o Rec ord i ng: 1): Pre ss th e m ode bu tt on un ti l th e icon ” “ fla sh es b rie fly on th e s cr ee n an d appea rs on th e u pper le f t of scree n ; 2): P ress th e s hu tt er bu tt on to s ta rt re c ordi ng; 3): P ress th e s hu tt er bu tt on again to stop re cordi n g th e vid eo .
11 7.2 Playin g vide o file s Pl ea se no te th at wh en r evi ewin g vide o fi les on t h e came ra, soun d i s no t avai la ble. T o h e ar th e aud io, do wnl oad th e files to a co mpu te r. a): P ress th e m ode bu tt on to en ter playb ack mode .
12 b ) Pu sh t h e j oy s tick l ef t/ri gh t/u p/d own to sel ect i m age an d pres s th e s h u tt er bu tt on to retu rn to the s in gle i m age screen . Atten tion : Y o u can also pu sh th e j oy stic k do wn to en ter th e thu m bn ail mode w hil e a s til l image i s di spl ay e d.
13 7.5 : Lo ck image Th is f unc ti on can pro tect t he files w h ich from being dele ted ac cide nt ally . a) In pl ay b ack m ode pre s s th e m enu bu t t on to en ter th e m en u in terface.
14 di git a l zoom m u l tiple s, t h e l o w e r of th e im age q u al i t y , m ax imu m 4 X di g i ta l zoo m is avai l ab le . ● In pl ay ba ck m ode t h e A VI fi l es can n ot b e e nla rg ed . T h ese a re vid eo fil e s th at c an only be view e d and di spl ay ed un l ess do wnl oad ed to a co mpu ter .
15 Adju st th e tel e vision if th e i mage doe s n ot di spl ay at t h e cen t er of T V s cr ee n . Only u se the cab le t h at acco m p a ni es thi s ca me ra to con n ect th e c ame ra to th e T V .
16 II Se t ti ng up you r came ra 1. Se tup in Cap tu re M ode In c ap tu re m ode , pre s s th e m en u b u tton to en ter t h e m ai n m en u for 2 opti on s: ”Ima ge ” m ode an d “ Setu p” .
17 d) Pre s s t h e men u bu tton to retu r n to cap tu r e m od e. B. Qua lity: Note t hat the highe r the qua lity se t ting , the large r t he ima ge fil e . a) Pu s h th e joy stick d own to sel ect “ Qu ality ” an d th e n pu s h i t r igh t for 3 op tio n s: “Su p er”, “Fi n e”, “Nor m al ” .
18 pu s h i t to th e righ t for 5 opti on s : Au t o, Day Li gh t, T u n gst en , Flu orescen t, an d Clou dy . b) Pu sh the j oy st ic k u p/d own to sel ect th e prope r m od e. c) Pre ss do wn on t h e j oy s tick to con firm th e set tin g . d) Pre s s t h e men u bu tton to retu r n to cap tu r e m od e.
19 or dark en y ou r ph otos by ad justing the EV va lue. a) Pu s h th e j oy s tic k do w n to sel ect “ Exp os u re”, th en pu sh it righ t ; b) Pu s h t h e j oy st ic k lef t/ righ t to ad j u st th e exp osu r e fro m -2.0 to +2.0 ; t h en Press d ow n o n t h e j oy stick to c on firm th e settin g .
20 G: Self-ti mer: Us e t he Sel f-time r to set a delay f ro m th e t ime the shutte r bu tt on is p ress ed t o the ti me the i mag e i s sh ot. a) Pu s h th e j oy stick u p/do wn to sel ect “ Se.
21 d) Press th e menu b u tton t o retu r n to cap tu re m od e. 2. Se tup in V ideo M ode Th ere are 3 opti on s avai l able b y pressin g t h e m enu bu tto n in vid eo m ode: “Re s ol u t ion ” , “ Fra me rate ”, an d “W h i te ba l an c e” .
22 de sired ; c) Pre ss d own o n t h e j oy s tick to con fi rm th e s et ti n g. d) Pre s s t h e men u bu tton to retu r n to vid eo m od e. C: Wh ite bala nc e Th is is th e sa m e a s th e s et tin g un der t h e captu re m od e (See p a ge 4). 3.
23 Se e de ta ils on p age 13. C. Thu mbn ai l Se e de ta ils on p age 1 1. D. Ro t ate Pres s “ men u ” bu t ton i n i m age play back mode a n d pu sh t h e j oy s tick u p/d own to s el ec t “ Ro ta te ”. P us h th e j oy s tic k righ t to en ter r ot a te m ode : 90 º, 18 0º an d 270 º .
24 b) Pre ss dow n o n t h e j oy s tick t o p a u se an d press it agai n to con t inu e . c) Pre s s th e sh u tter bu tton to s top sli de sh ow . 4. Othe r se tup W h en i n captu r e mode , vid eo m ode , i ma ge pl ay ba ck mode , pres s t h e m en u b u tton to e n t er th e m ain m e n u .
25 th en pu sh it r igh t to lau n c h t h e su bm en u , pu s h it u p/d ow n agai n t o s el ect th e desi red lan g u age; and pres s dow n o n th e j oy s tick to con fi rm th e setti n g; d) Pre s s t h e men u bu tton to retu r n .
26 a) Pu s h th e j oy stick u p/do wn to sel ect “ TV Ou tpu t”. b) Pu s h th e j oy stick r igh t to l au n ch t h e su bmenu : “ NTS C; “P AL ”. c) Pu s h t h e j oy st ick u p/down t o sel ect th e p rope r T V m ode ; th en press dow n o n t h e j oy stic k t o con f i rm th e s etti n g.
27 Ligh t F reque nc y s hou ld be set to ei th er 60 Hz or 50 Hz de pen ding on y our region . a) Pu s h th e j oy stick u p/do wn to sel ect “Li g h t Frequ e n c y ”.
28 e) Pre s s t h e men u bu tton to retu r n . G: Buz zer: Th is funct ion set s the s oun d indic ato r o n o r off . a) Pu s h th e j oy stick u p/do wn to sel ect “B u zzer”. b) Pu s h th e j oy stick ri g h t for 2 op tio n s: Ena bl e, Di sab le.
29 e) Press do w n on t h e j oy s tick to con fi rm an d s t art for matti n g . I. De fault se tting Us e this func tion to rese t a ll ca me r a se tt ing s to de f au lt.
30 b) Pu s h th e j oy stick u p/do wn to sele ct “U SB M ode ”. c) Pu s h t h e j oy st ick righ t fo r 2 opti on s: “Ma ss stora g e”; “PC ca m era” . f) Pu s h th e joy stic k u p/dow n to s el ect “ m a ss stora ge ” o r “ PC ca mera ” an d th en press down o n th e j oy s tick to con firm .
31 III Sof t w are & do w nload 1. W eb-Ca m Drive r I ns ta lla ti on Be fore con n ectin g th e camera to th e co m pu te r , i n s ert t h e CD in to th e CD-ROM dri ve of y o u r PC, An in t erfac e app ears as fol low s, Cl i ck t h e “ In sta ll Drive r” to in s ta ll t he c amera d ri ver .
32 Se le ct th e in stall a tion lan g uage Co nne ct t h e c a mera w i t h PC b y US B cabl e , pow er o n th e ca m era th e n press th e m od e bu tton to sel ect “ PC CAM ERA”.
33 An i n te rf ace “Fo un d New Hardw are W iz ard” ap pe ars. Sel e ct “Y es, th is time on l y ” an d t h en cli ck “n ex t” Se le ct “In sta ll th e s of tw a re au t omatical ly ( R.
34 An yway ” If th e follow in g i n t erface ap pe ars, cli ck “ cancel ”;.
35 An i n te rf ace “Fo un d new h a rd w are W iza rd” a pp ea rs, se le ct “Y e s, th i s t ime on ly ”, t h en cli ck “n ex t” ; Se le ct “in s t al l t h e s of tw a re au t omatica .
36 If “h a rdw a re in stal la t ion ” in terface ap pe ars , cli ck “Con tinu e An yway ” ;.
37 Th e in st all ation is finish ed an d n o w you can u se the W eb ca m e ra fun c tion ; 2. Usin g as a W eb-Cam 1. Pow er o n th e camera. Pre s s “ m od e” bu t ton t o S el e ct “PC ca m era” . 2. Dou bl e click th e icon “ m y co mpu ter” on t h e desktop of PC .
38 3. Do w nload ing Imag es Se t t h e USB m ode to “mass st o rage ” , a n d t h en t he c ame ra be com e s a re mo vabl e s tora ge de vice: a): Con nect th e c a me ra an d PC w i t h t h e U.
39 Do n ot store th e ca m era i n t h e sun or in a h i g h -tem pe ratu re en viro n men t . W ai t few minu tes before u si n g w hen brin g th e c ame ra f ro m a l ow tempe ratu re en v iron men t to a w a rm en vi ronmen t .
40 a): If th e SD card h as n o t been forma tted pre viou sly . b): Rep ea t for m a tti n g i f th e ca m era do es n ot re cogn i ze th e card al t h ou gh it h as be en formatted befo re; c): For m a t th e c ard befo re u sin g it w i t h anoth er ca mera.
41 T y pe s of card s th at can be u sed in t hi s c a me ra: S t an da rd SD card （ 8 M B – 2 GB ） Th e ca mera m ay be un able to r ecogn i ze non -sta nd ard card s or a c a rd forma tted by ano the r devi ce (su c h as an othe r ca m era ) s o fo r m at th e card i n t hi s ca m era be fore u s in g.
42 Ca ptu re Sin g le /B u rst V i de o Qu ali t y VGA 640 x4 80 , QVG A 32 0X2 40 sn ap s h o t s pe ed El ectron ic shu tter ： 1/3 ~ 1 /40 96 sec Se lf timer 10 sec/20 sec zoom 4 x di git al zo om W h i te ba la n ce Au to 、 Dayl ig h t 、 T u n gs ten 、 Flu oresc en t 、 Clo u d y ex po su re con trol -2.
43 Note : T h e produ ct desi gn a n d t h e s peci fic ati on s are su bje ct to ch an ge w i t h ou t prio r n o tice. 2. Sy stem Re qui reme n t s ： W in dow s 98S E/20 00 /M E/XP /V ist a CPU : .
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