Cobra Digital Digital Camera DC360 User Manual

Contents  
Profile  
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Overview  
Product Package Contents  
System Requirements  
To know Digital Camera  
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Install Battery  
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Software Installation  
Taking Photos  
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Camera Functions Control  
Download Photos  
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PC Camera Functions  
Browse Live  
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Video Conference  
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Appendix1: Specifications  
Appendix2: Answers of frequent asked  
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Delete Button  
Function Button  
Battery Box  
Flash Lamp  
Lens  
USB Port  
Install Battery  
1.Open the battery box.  
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2. Load the batteries correctly: when you load the batteries, please place two AA  
battery according to the pole directions for batteries on the battery box.  
3.Close the battery box cover.  
Note:  
1.  
When you use the USB cable to connect the camera with a computer, is  
unnecessary to use the batteries because the camera use the power  
provided by the computer through the USB interface.  
2.  
3.  
Before you use the PC camera functions, please download all photos in the  
camera to your computer, which will avoid pictures missing  
Please pay attention to that the reasonable distance between you eyes and  
viewfinder is about 30cm.  
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Warning  
1.  
Don’t open the battery box at will, and the power cut will cause the  
photos in the camera missing.  
2.  
3.  
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.  
Please don’t put the battery into fire for fear of explosion to cause.  
Automatically enter the energy saving status  
In order to save the energies of batteries, if the camera is not used in 60s, the  
camera will auto enter into the energy saving status.  
Software Installation  
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Please do not connect camera to PC while installing the software  
drivers.  
Please DRIVER DISK CD into CD-ROM tray, the dialog box will appear as  
follows:  
1. Install PhotoImpression  
2. Install Funhouse  
3. Install Driver  
4. Browse Contents of CD-ROM  
5.Exit  
You are required to install each application and camera driver. Install  
PhotoImpression Software, Funhouse Software & Install Driver.  
After installation you may browse the CD or Exit.  
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Note: For detailed instruction on PhotoImpression and Funhouse software, please  
refer to separate instructions enclosed.  
If the auto installation fails, you must install them manually.  
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2.  
3.  
Place the DRIVER DISK CD into the CD-ROM driver  
Enter E:\autorun.exe (If E is your CD-ROM letter)  
Follow the directions of the installation wizard.  
Taking photos  
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Please be sure batteries installed are fresh before using the camera to take  
photos.  
1.  
Load the batteries. Hold down the Start/Shutter Button for 5 seconds  
and the camera will give out a “beep” sound indicating the camera is ON.  
Hi000” will display in the LCD.  
2.  
Use the optical viewfinder to view and frame your subject prior to taking  
photograph.  
3.  
4.  
Hold the camera steadily, and press the shutter button to take photos.  
When you hear the buzzer beeps once, which indicates you have already  
taken a photo, and you can go on taking photos.  
5.  
When the camera is fully loaded with photos, if you press Start/Shutter  
button again, the buzzer will give out continuous beeps sound for alarm.  
Prompt:  
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2.  
When taking photos, the lower sound indicates the failure of shooting.  
Please hold camera steadily when you are taking photos.  
3. The storage of light wills effort the quality of picture.  
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Camera Functions Control  
Turn on  
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Press and hold down the Start/Shutter Button for 5 seconds to turn on.  
When connecting to a computer using a USB cable, the camera will power on  
automatically.  
Using the Flash  
Push the flash lamp button to the side close to “ ”, the flash lamp will start to be  
recharged and the indicator will be light up. The flash lamp will be light up when it  
fully recharged. The flash lamp will work if you press shutter.  
Continuous shoot  
1.  
Press Function Button until the “ ” is shown on the LCD.  
2.  
Press the Shutter Button within 5 seconds to continuous shoot.  
Prompt:  
1.  
During the continuous shooting period, the incorrect exposure will possibly  
appear due to the shortage of rays.  
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3.  
During the continuous shooting period, the operation can be executed under  
QVGA mode.  
The photos taken in continuous shoot mode can be downloaded singly.  
Delete single photos  
1.  
2.  
Press the Delete Button select “  
Press the Shutter Button once within 5 seconds to delete the last photo  
taken.  
” icon shown on the LCD display.  
Delete all photos  
1. Press the Delete Button select “  
” icon shown on the LCD display.  
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2.  
Press the Shutter Button once within 5 seconds to delete all the photos  
stored in the camera.  
Note: If you don’t press shutter button within 5s,the operation of deleting the  
photos in camera will not be executed, and the camera will return to the normal  
working state.  
Photo Resolution Selection  
Note:  
The resolution status will always show on the LCD display in small character.  
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2.  
Press “Function button” to select “Hi” or “Lo” character show on LCD.  
“Hi” means SXGA mode 1280*960 pixels; “Lo” means VGA mode 640*480  
pixels.  
3.  
When you press the “Function Button” once to switch between the “Hi” and  
“Lo” mode. The Hi mode will allow you to take about 26 photos and the Lo  
mode will allow you to take about 104 photos.  
Photo Storage  
The photo can be taken will vary referring to the resolution and compression ratio.  
The LCD display will always show the status of resolution and the photo number  
has taken unless the Select Button is pressed. The highest storage of photos will  
be:26 photos --- “Hi” resolution 104 photos --- “Lo” resolution  
Press the Shutter Button to take one photo and the photos taken will be displayed  
as a digit on the LCD display. Each consecutive photo taken will increase the  
photo number by one digit. As the following:  
Note: Each time you change the resolution; the number of photo you have taken  
will not change.  
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Nota:  
Download Photos  
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When your photo memory if is at capacity, you may transmit them into your  
computer for viewing storage. Meanwhile, you could use “PhotoImpression 4” to  
edit/print photos.  
1.Plug the other end of the USB cable into a USB port on your computer. When  
you heard the buzzer beeps once means USB cable connected well.  
2. Double-click the “PhotoImpression4” icon that is on your desktop. This will  
launch the “PhotoImpressionTM 4” program.  
1.At the bottom of the screen you will see a menu bar that has 5 selections.  
Please select the labeled “camera/scanner”  
2.This will automatically set your source to “VGA Dual Camera” and your album  
to “PI Sample”.  
3. Select the labeled “ ” (labeled as “acquire” when you hold the mouse over it).  
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4.This will start the image acquisition, and will display the picture as a thumbnail in  
the photo holder.  
5.Selected the photo you want and click “OK” to magnify it.  
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PC Camera Functions  
Browse Live  
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1.  
Please select (PhotoImpression 4) in the program library of VGA Dual  
Camera.  
2.  
3.  
Click [video camera] , and the dialog box [capture the images from video  
camera] will automatically pop-up.  
Functions Introduction  
(1). Sources-  
You can set the Brightness. Contrast---- device origin, device set and camera  
control; and please select (Default).  
(2). Format-  
You can adjust the resolution and the color mode of images; the color mode is  
suggested to select [RGB-24].  
(3). Live-  
You can browse real-time videos or images.  
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(4). Capture-  
When you play live videos, click and select this function to acquire the single  
picture and store it in the album.  
(5). Done  
Finish the PC Camera Functions  
Video Conference  
The camera can be used as a PC camera to conduct image transmission or hold  
online Video conferences, you are only required to:  
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Use the USB cable to connect the camera and PC  
Run the video conference software Microsoft Net Meeting on your computer.  
Input others’ IP address in the address bar and dial  
Select [Tool]\[Video]\[Accept] and [Transfer] options. After others accepted  
your calling, you can hold Video conference.  
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Appendix1: Specifications  
Product Type: Digital Camera  
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Electronic Coupling Element: CMOS Sensor 300K Pixels  
Image Resolution: 1280*960 Pixels (SXGA)  
640*480 Pixels (VGA)  
Memory Device: Built-in  
Memory Capacity: 26 pieces (VGA) 104 pieces (QVGA)  
Viewfinder: Built-in  
Shutter Speed: 1/6-1/15000 seconds  
Shoot Mode: Single/ Continuous /PC Camera  
Image Process: Automatic Exposure / Automatic White Balance  
Working Voltage: AA1.5V * 2/USB 5V  
Transmission Interface: USB 1.1  
Working Temperature: 0-40  
Operating System: Windows98 Edition II/2000/Me/XP  
Appendix2: Answers of frequent asked questions  
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1.  
Q: When I finished the standard software installing processes, but there is  
an icon showing “no photos in cameras” after download.  
A: First make sure that you’re completed photo token’s step. Then checking  
the total number showing on the camera’s LCD panel. Please also check the USB  
cable is loose or not. If it does not work please do the following steps:  
If your O/S (operation system) is Win XP or Win 2000  
1Open [Device Manager] (Select [My computer] on the Desktop, Press right  
key/Properties/Hardware/Device Manager…)  
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2Select [Action] [Scan for hardware changes]  
If your O/S (operation system) is Win 98 Se or Win Me  
3Press right key/[Refresh]  
Apretar right key/[Refresh]  
2.  
Q: The camera can’t work after connection, there’s a yellow mark “!”  
Showing at Device Manager/Imaging devices/VGA Dual Camera.  
A: Due to the collision of the computer’s peripheral please follow below  
steps:  
(1) Select VGA Dual Camera. in [Device Manager]  
(2) Press right key/[Uninstall] (If OS is Win 98 Se or Win Me, Press right  
key/[Remove])  
(3) Un-plug USB cable  
(4) Restart Computer  
(5) Re-plug USB cable  
3.  
Q: After finish software installation and connected the camera to the  
computer, in device manager there’s “unknown USB device”.  
A: Please check your camera was connecting well with your computer, if it is  
connecting well please do the following steps:  
(1) Unload “VGA Dual Camera.Driver  
(2) Re-install My DSC driver.  
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4.  
Q: Can I connect the camera to the compute when I install the driver?  
Puedo conectar la camara al computador cuando yo instalo el arranque??  
A: No, please do not connect your camera to computer while you are install  
driver.  
5.  
Q: Why my camera has no response when I press Mode key or shutter.  
A: Please take battery out and reload it.  
6.  
Q: There is color spots/ stripes layers and segments when I download my  
photos.  
A: This is causing by camera’s internal program loop, the factors might be  
causing by improper or bad batteries. Please turn off all the power (including USB  
cable and batteries), use the new batteries than start the photo download step  
after 10 second.  
7.  
Q: Why I can’t download my photos or has problem with photo download?  
A: Please open dr. and re-download photos,  
dr. will save this problem. Please send this file  
back to your suppliers or customer service team.  
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“PhotoImpression and Funhouse” User’s Manual  
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Please follow the four steps below to browse  
“PhotoImpression and Funhouse” User’s Manual  
attached in the CD.  
1.Double-click “My Computer” icon  
2.Open CD-ROM.  
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3. Open loose-leaf folder “user’s manual” in the main  
screen of CD-ROM.  
4. You can browse “PhotoImpression” or “Funhouse”  
User’s Manual as you wants.  
Note: “PhotoImpression” and “Funhouse” User’s  
Manuals are read by Acrobat. If you cannot read  
them, please install Acrobat in your computer  
firstly.  
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