DV-5470
User Manual
Package Contents:
Manual
Camera Pouch
Installation CD
Earbuds
AV Cable
Thank you for purchasing the Argus DV-5470 Digital Video Camera
1. Notice
Carefully rotate the LCD, Damage will be caused by over rotating.
a. Open LCD and push it to 90 0 against the body
b. Start to capture or play with LCD at the appropriate angle.
LCD and lens maintenance:
a. Direct sunlight may cause the damage of the LCD.
b. Only clean the lens and LCD screen with a soft cloth.
Caution:
a. Do not store the camera in temperatures above 100 .
b. Keep the DV Camera away from moisture. Getting the camera wet will
damage it and void the warranry.
c. Condensation may appear with sudden changes in temperature.
Take care to not leave the camera in extreme temperatures.
Copyright Infringement:
TV programs, DVD programs and, movies are protected by copyright;
unauthorized copying may result in infringement.
Maintenance and components
a. Do not try to repair your DV camera by yourself.
b. Opening the cover of the Camera may cause electrical shock and will
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void your warrany.
c. Please consult with a qualified technician for maintenance.
d. Any use of the unrecognized components may cause fire, electrical
shock or other dangers.
2. Installation
2.1 installation of the battery
1). Push the battery door at the bottom of the DV.
2). Open the battery door.
3). Inset the battery according to the positive pole.
Notice to the battery security
1). The lithium battery keeps the clock running and internal flash memory
when the AC adapter is unconnected.
2). In the proper condition, the lithium battery usually lasts for 3 hours after
it’s fully charged.
No battery
Low battery
3). Charge the battery when the signal as above said appears.
4). Consult Technical Support if the battery needs replaced.
ATTENTION：Please keep the battery away from children.
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2.2 Memory card
1）Open the battery cover of the DV.
2）Insert the card with the reverse side against the positive side of DV.
3）Close the battery cover.
Attention: keep the card in “unlock” status. All data will be deleted if you
format the memory card, please backup the file before format.
The memory cards available to the product:
1）Standard SD card（8MB—1G）
2）Memory sticks with 3V or 3.3v（8M—1G）
3）SD card with 5v is not available.
4）The product may not identify the non-standard memory sticks or the SD
card formatted in other products, please format it by this product before
use.
2.3. Configuration & installation
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1. Left
2. up
12. USB interface
13. AV out
3. right
4. down
14. earphone
15. battery door/SD card slot
16. LCD display
17. Power on
18. DISP
19. lens
20. flash light
21. microphone
5. OK button
6. Zoom out
7. Menu button
8. Shutter button
9. zoom in
10. REC/PLAY
11. speaker
3. Menu setup
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How to enter menu setup
1). POWER on；
2). Press “REC/PLAY” button，Push the 5-way button left/right to select
“setup” icon.
3). Press the “OK” button to enter “setup” menu.
3.1 Flicker frequency
Set the light frequency according to different countries:
1). Power on and press “REC/PLAY” button to enter “Setup” menu;
2). Press the 5-way button to select “flicker frequency” icon, then press the
“OK” button to enter;
3). Press the 5-way button up/down to select “60HZ” or “50HZ”;
4). Press the “OK” button to select the right frequency.
5). Press “REC/PLAY” or “MENU” button to return to the main menu.
3.2 Time
Please set the time (date / time) before recording, since it will show on the
image or video automatically.
1）Power on and press “REC/PLAY” button to enter “Setup” menu;
2）Push the 5-way button left/right to select “time”
3）Press the “OK” button to confirm and enter the time setup;
4）Push the 5-way button right/left to select minute, hour, day, month and
year, push 5-way button up/down to modify them;
5) Press “REC/PLAY” or “MENU” button to return to the main menu.
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3.3 Beep
1）Power on and press “REC/PLAY” button to enter “Setup” menu;
2）Push the 5-way button left/right to select “Beep”;
3）Press the “OK” button to enter the beep setup, select “on” or “off”;
4）Press “REC/PLAY” or “MENU” button to return to the main menu.
3.4 Memory card format
1. Set the memory card in “UNLOCK” status;
2. Insert the memory card into the card slot and power on;
3. Press “REC/PLAY” button to enter “SETUP” menu；
3. push the 5-way button left/right to select “format”;
4. Press the “OK” button to confirm, then press 5-way button up/down to
select “Yes” to start formatting;
5. Formatting may lasts 2 – 3 minutes, then return to the submenu
automatically;
7：Press “REC/PLAY” or “MENU” button to return to the main menu.
3.5 Media select
The Internal flash of this model is 128MB, external card is optional.
You can choose to save in the internal flash or external card.
1）Power on and press “REC/PLAY” button to enter “Setup” menu;
2）Push the 5-way button up/down to select “media select” icon;
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3）Press the “OK” button to enter media selecting setup, both internal flash
and external card can be selected;
4）Push the 5-way button up/down to select “internal flash” or “external
card”, press the “OK” button to confirm and return to the submenu,
5）Press “REC/PLAY” or “MENU” button to return to the main menu.
Note: the default setting is “External card” when the memory card is
inserted; otherwise, the default setting is “internal flash”.
3.6 Default setting
1). Power on and press “REC/PLAY” button to enter “Setup” menu;
2). Push the 5-way button to select “default setting”;
3). Press the “OK” button to enter default setting setup
4). Push the 5-way button up/down to select “yes” or “no”, then press the
“OK” button to confirm and return to the submenu.
5). Press “REC/PLAY” or “MENU” button to return to the main menu.
Note: all settings of the submenu will restore to the default setting
when you select “Yes”.
3.7 Language
1）Power on and press “REC/PLAY” button to enter “Setup” menu;
2）Push the 5-way button left/right to select "language" ;
3）Press the “OK” button to confirm and enter the language setting;
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4）Push the 5-way button up/down to select the language you prefer, then
press the “OK” button to confirm and return to the submenu
5）Press “REC/PLAY” or “MENU” button to return to the main menu.
3.8 Power save (Auto power off)
You can set the auto power off time to save the battery;
1). Power on and press “REC/PLAY” button to enter “Setup” menu;
2). Push the 5-way button left/right to select “power save” ;
3). Press the “OK” button to confirm and enter “power save” setting;
4). Push the 5-way button to confirm and enter, you can select “none”,
“60s”, “2min”, press the “OK” button to confirm and return to the
submenu.
5). Press “REC/PLAY” or “MENU” button to return to the main menu.
Note: auto power off can not be performed when “none” is selected.
3.9 TV mode
1). Power on and press “REC/PLAY” button to enter “Setup” menu;
2). Push the 5-way button left/right to select “TV mode”;
3). Press the “OK” button to confirm and enter the TV mode setting;
4). Push the 5-way button up/down to select “NTSC” or “PAL”, then press
the “OK” button to confirm and return to the submenu;
5). Press “REC/PLAY” or “MENU” button to return to the main menu.
3.10 Logo display
1). Power on and press “REC/PLAY” button to enter “Setup” menu;
2). Push the 5-way button left/right to select “logo display”;
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3). Press the “OK” button to confirm and enter the logo display setting,
select “open” or “close”;
4). Push the 5-orientation key upwards or downwards to select “on” or
“off”, press the “OK” button to confirm and return to the submenu,
5). Press “REC/PLAY” or “MENU” button to return to the main menu.
3.11 Brightness
1). Power on and press “REC/PLAY” button to enter “Setup” menu;
2). Push the 5-way button left/right to select “brightness”;
3). Press the “OK” button to enter the brightness setting;
4). Push the 5-way button left/right select the brightness level you prefer,
then press the “OK” button to confirm and return to the submenu;
5). Press “REC/PLAY” or “MENU” button to return to the main menu.
4. Basic functions
There are 6 basic functions of this product: V Camera, camera, video, mp3,
JPEG, record.
4.1. Video mode
1). Power on and enter video mode automatically；
2). Press the “shutter” button to start video clip;
3). Press the “shutter” button again to end video clip.
Notice: The video clip time depends on the memory capacity.
In the video mode, Press “MENU” button to enter the submenu to set the
resolution, frame rate, audio and white balance.
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a. Resolution
1. In the video mode, press the “MENU” button to enter the submenu:
2. Push the 5-way button to left/right to select “resolution”:
3. Press the “OK” button to confirm and select the resolution: “640*480” or
“320*240”;
4. Push the 5-way button up/down to select the resolution you prefer
5. Press the “OK” button to confirm and return to the submenu of video
mode;
6. Press the “MENU” button to return to the video mode；
b. Frame rate
1. In the video mode, press the “MENU” button to enter the submenu;
2. Push the 5-way button to left/right to select “frame rate”;
3. Press the “OK” button to confirm and enter the setting of frame rate:
“30fps” or “15fps”
4. Push the 5-way button up/down to select the frame rate you prefer;
5. Press the “OK” button to confirm and return to the submenu of video
mode;
6. Press “MENU” button to return to the video mode;
Notice: the higher the frame rate, the shorter the video clip time, and
the frame rate also affects the video quality.
c. Audio
Voice recording is performed if you select audio function in the video
mode;
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1. In the video mode, press the “MENU” button to enter submenu;
2. Push the 5-way button left/right to select “Audio”;
3. Press the “OK” button to confirm and enter audio setting “on” or “off”;
4. Push the 5-way button up/down to select “on”;
5. Press the “OK” button to confirm and return to the submenu of video
mode;
6. Press the “MENU” button to return to the video mode;
d. White balance
Proper white balance can help to obtain the optimized the video clip.
1. In the video mode, press the “MENU” button to enter the submenu;
2. Push the 5-way button left/right to select “white balance”;
3. Press the “OK” button to confirm, white balance option: “auto”,
“daylight”, “Tungsten”, “fluoresce” and “cloudy”;
4. Push the 5-way button up/down to select the white balance you prefer;
5. Press the “OK” button to confirm and return to the submenu of video
mode;
6. Press the “MENU” button to return to the video mode.
4.2. Camera mode
1. Power on and enter the Camera mode；
2. Press “REC/PLAY” button to enter the main menu;
3. Push 5-way button left/right to select “Camera”;
4. Press the “OK” button to enter Camera mode;
5. Press the “shutter” button to start capture
Notice:
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1. Press the “shutter” button slightly to start capture;
2. Do not open the battery door to take out the battery or SD card during
the image saving status. Otherwise, it may cause the image lost or
damaged.
4.2.1 Digital zoom
How to use digital zoom?
1. Press “T” or “W” button to adjust the digital zoom in “camera” mode;
2. Press the “Shutter” button to start capturing.
Notice: To zoom in more, the lower quality of the image.
In order to obtain the optimized effect, you can adjust in the submenu
under the Camera mode: capture mode, date stamp, flash mode, scenery,
EV, quality, resolution, white balance, color and quick preview.
a. Capture mode
You can select “single”, “sequence (continuous capture)”, “10s timer”, “20s
timer” in camera mode.
1. In the Camera mode, Press the “menu” button to enter the submenu;
2. Push the 5-way button to left/right to select “capture mode”;
3. Press the “OK” button to confirm and select “single”, “sequence”, “10s
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timer”, “20s timer”;
4. Push the 5-way button up/down to select;
5. Press the “OK” button to confirm and return to the submenu of
Camera mode.
Notice: the maximum shooting is 3 images when in “sequence”
mode.
b. Date stamp
1. You can set the minute, hour, day, month and year firstly in the “time”
mode of the “setup” menu;
2. Press the “REC/PLAY” button to return to the main menu;
3. Press the “menu” button to enter the submenu in camera mode;
4. Push the 5-way button left/right to select “date stamp”;
5. Press the “OK” button to confirm, select “on” or “off”;
6. If you set it to “ON”, the time will be displayed at the right corner in
each image.
c. Flash mode
Auto: Automatically turn on/off according
to the light
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Force on: Force on the flash
Force off: Force off the flash
Flash setting：
1. In Camera mode, press the “MENU” button to enter the submenu;
2. Push the 5-way button left/right, select “flash mode”;
3. Press the “OK” button to confirm, set flash by “force on”, “auto”, “force
off” ;
4. Push the 5-way button up/down to select the flash mode;
5. Press the “OK” button to confirm and return to the submenu of Camera,
Notice:
The flash distance is approximately 1.8 – 2.5 M.
d. Scenery
Scenery setting helps to reach the optimized effect in different scenery.
1. In Camera mode, press the “MENU” button to enter the submenu;
2. Push the 5-way button left/right to select “scenery”;
3. Press the “OK” button to confirm and select “auto”, “scenery”, “night
scene”;
4. Push the 5-way button up/down to select the scenery you prefer;
5. Press the “OK” button to confirm and return to the submenu of Camera
e. Exposure compensation (EV)
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EV can be set to 2.0 when the light is insufficient.
1. In Camera mode, press the “MENU” button to enter the submenu;
2. Push the 5-way button left/right to select “EV”;
3. Press the “OK” button to confirm;
4. Push the 5-way button up/down to adjust exposure compensation from
0 – 2.0;
5. Press “REC/PLAY” button to return to the main menu;
6. Push the 5-way button left/right to select camera mode, press the “OK”
button to confirm and start capturing according to the new EV.
f. Image quality
1. In Camera mode, press the “MENU” button to enter the submenu;
2. Push the 5-way button left/right to select “quality”;
3. Press the ”OK” button to confirm and select “supper”, “fine” or
“normal”;
4. Push the 5-way button up/down to select the quality;
5. Press the “OK” button to confirm and return to the submenu of
Camera.
g. Resolution
The resolution of the image can be as follows:
3648X2736, 2592x1944, 2048x1536, 1600x1200, 1280x960, 640x480
1. In Camera mode, press the “MENU” button to enter the submenu;
2. Push the 5-way button left/right to select “resolution”;
3. Press the “OK” button to confirm;
4. Push the 5-way button up/down to select the resolution you prefer;
5. Press the “OK” button to confirm and return to the submenu of
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Camera;
6. Press the “MENU” button to return to the camera mode.
h. White balance
Proper white balance can help to obtain the optimized image effect.
1. In the camera mode, press the “MENU” button to enter the submenu;
2. Push the 5-way button left/right to select “white balance”;
3. Press the “OK” button to confirm, white balance option: “auto”,
“daylight”, “Tungsten”, “fluoresce” and “cloudy”;
4. Push the 5-way button up/down to select the white balance you prefer;
5. Press the “OK” button to confirm and return to the submenu of camera
mode;
6. Press the “MENU” button to return to the camera mode.
I. Color
You can select your favorite background color.
1. In Camera mode, press the “MENU” button to enter the submenu;
2. Push the 5-way button left/right to select “color”;
3. Press the “OK” button to confirm,
4. Push the 5-way button up/down to select the color you prefer:
“Normal”, “Sepia”, “B & W”;
5. Press the “OK” button to confirm and return to the submenu of
Camera;
6. Press “MENU” key can return to the Camera mode.
j. Quick preview
In Camera mode you can quick preview the latest image you capture.
1. In Camera mode, press “MENU” button to enter the submenu;
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2. Push the 5-way button to select “quick preview”;
3. Press the “OK” button to confirm and select “on” or “off”;
4. Push the 5-way button upwards to select “on”;
5. Press the “OK” button to confirm and return to the submenu of
Camera;
6. Press the “MENU” button to return to the Camera mode;
7. Press the “OK” button to confirm and quick preview the previous
image. .
4.3. Playback
You can playback the video clip in the “Playback” mode.
1. Power on and enter video mode automatically；
2. Press the “REC/PLAY” button to enter the main menu;
3. Push the 5-way button left/right to select the “playback” mode;
4. Press the “OK” button to confirm and enter the “playback” mode;
5. Press the “OK” button to play the video clips;
6. Press the “OK” button again to stop playing;
7. Push the 5-way button upwards to play the previous clip, push
downwards to play the next clip.
Note:
1. This product is only available for AVI format on video playback mode;
2. The downloaded movie should be renamed; the file name should be
“PICT” and followed by 4 numbers. For example, to download the movie
named <I love this game> from your computer:
(1) Rename the movie as the file name of <PICT0050> in your computer
and do not use the same name;
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(2) Copy the file <PICT0050> into the DCIM file folder of this product;
(3) Disconnect the USB cable; the movie can be played in “playback”
mode.
In “playback” mode, press the “menu” button to enter the submenu of
delete, thumbnail, set logo, rotate, print, lock, crop and slide show.
Remarks: Rotate, print, crop and slide show function is not available in
video playback mode.
a. Delete clip
You can enter the submenu of playback mode to delete the video clip.
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2.
3.
In “playback” mode, press the “menu” button to enter the submenu;
Push the 5-way button to left/right to select “delete”;
Press the “OK” button to confirm and Push the 5-way button up/down
to select “delete current” or “delete all”;
4.
5.
Press the “OK” button to confirm and select “yes” or “no”;
Select “yes” by the 5-way button and press the “OK” button to
confirm.
b. Thumbnail
You can view the video clip quickly in thumbnail mode.
1. Under video mode, press the “menu” button to enter the submenu;
2. Select “thumbnail” by pushing the 5-way button left/right;
3. Press the “OK” button to confirm to preview all thumbnails;
4. You can preview each video by pushing the 5-way button;
5. When you select one video clip, press the “OK” button to preview full
screen video clip.
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C. set logo:
Same operation as the “logo display” (see page 11).
d. Lock:
The lock function can ensure you to protect the video clips or images;
1. Under “playback” mode, press the “menu” button to enter the submenu;
2. Select “lock” by push the 5-way button left/right to select “lock”;
3. Press the “OK” button to confirm, you can select “lock current”, “lock all”,
“unlock current” and “unlock all”;
4. Push the 5-way button up/down to select “lock current” or “lock all”;
5.Press the “OK” button to confirm and return to the submenu of playback
Note: please select “unlock current” or “unlock all” when you want
to unlock the video clip.
4.4 Music
You can play songs on “MUSIC” mode
1. Download the songs from PC to “mp3” folder of this product;
2. Power on and press “REC/PLAY” button to enter the main menu;
3. Push the 5-way button left/right to select “MUSIC” mode;
4. Press the OK button to confirm and enter the music mode;
5. Press the 5-way button to select the songs you prefer;
6. Press the “OK” button to play the songs;
7. Press the “OK” button again to stop the playing;
8. Push the 5-way button up/down to select next song;
9. Push the 5-way button left/right to adjust the volume.
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4.5．Photo preview
You can preview the photo in “Photo” mode.
1. Power on and press the “REC/PLAY” button to enter the main menu;
2. Push the 5-way button left/right to select “photo” mode;
3. Press the “OK” button to confirm and enter “photo” mode;
4. Push the 5-way button up/down to preview the images.
In the “photo” mode, press the “menu” button to enter the submenu to
select “delete”, “thumbnail”, “set logo”, “rotate”, “print”, “lock”, “crop” and
“slide show”.
a. Delete image
1. In the “Photo” mode, press the “MENU” button to enter the submenu;
2. Push the 5-way button left/right to select “delete”;
3. Press the “OK” button to confirm and select “delete current” or “delete
all”;
4. Press the “OK” button to confirm and Push the 5-way button up/down to
select “delete current” or “delete all”;
5. Press the “OK” button to confirm and select “yes” or “no”;
6. Select “yes” by the 5-way button and press the “OK” button to confirm.
b. Thumbnails
You can view the photos quickly in thumbnail mode.
6. Under video mode, press the “menu” button to enter the submenu;
7. Select “thumbnail” by pushing the 5-way button left/right;
8. Press the “OK” button to confirm to preview all thumbnails;
9. You can preview each image by pushing the 5-way button;
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10. When you select one image, press the “OK” button to preview full
screen image.
c. Play logo
Same operation as the “logo display” (see page 11).
d. Rotate
1. In “Photo” mode, press the “MENU” button to enter the submenu;
2. Push the 5-way button left/right to select “rotate”;
3. Press the “OK” button to confirm and select the “photo” mode;
4. Push the 5-way button up/down to rotate the photo;
5. Press the “OK” button to save the image after rotating, the setting is
completed.
e. Lock
1. In “Photo” mode, press the “MENU” button to enter the submenu;
2. Push the 5-way button left/right to select “lock”;
3. Press the “OK” button to confirm and select “lock current”,” lock all”,
“unlock current” or “unlock all”;
4. Push the 5-way button up/down to select,
5. Press the “OK” button to confirm and return to the submenu of photo
mode, the setting is completed.
Note: please select “unlock current” or “unlock all” when you want
to unlock the photo.
f. Crop
1. In the “photo” mode, select the image need to be cropped, press the
“MENU” button to enter the submenu;
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2. Push the 5-way button left/right to select “crop”;
3. Press the “OK” button to confirm
4. Push the 5-way button up/down/left/right to move the frame in the
image to be cropped properly;
5. Press the “OK” button to crop and save.
g. Slide show
1. In “Photo” mode, press the “MENU” button to enter the submenu;
2. Push the 5-way button left/right to select “slide show”;
3. Press the “OK” button to confirm and select the image
4. Press the “OK” button again begins to display the images in slide
show mode;
5. Press the “OK” button to end the slide show;
6. Push the 5-way button to the left to quit the slide show mode.
4.6. Record (voice recording)
1. Power on and press “REC/PLAY” button to enter “Setup” menu;
2. Push the 5-way button left/right to select “record” mode;
3. Press shutter to begin voice recording;
4. Press shutter again to stop recording.
Notice: the time of recording depends on the memory capacity.
5. USB mode
You can select different working modes when the product connects to PC.
1. PC CAMERA mode: You can use this product as a web cam in this
mode;
2. Mass Storage mode: you can use this product as a removable device
in this mode
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3. DV mode: you can charge the lithium battery in this mode.
5.1 PC camera
Driver installation:
1. Insert the CD into CD-ROM, Click install camera driver
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Connect the camera with PC by USB cable, Power on the DV, then push
5-way button to select “PC CAMERA”;
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An interface “Found new hardware Wizard” appears, select “Yes, this time
only”, then click “next”;
Select “install the software automatically (Recommended)”, click “next”;
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If “hardware installation” interface appears, click “Continue Anyway” ;
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If the following interface appears, click “cancel”;
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An interface “Found new hardware Wizard” appears, select “Yes, this time
only”, then click “next”;
Select “install the software automatically (Recommended)”, click “next”;
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If “hardware installation” interface appears, click “Continue Anyway”;
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The installation is finished and now you can use the pc camera function;
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2. How to use PC-CAM function
1. Connect this product to PC by USB cable;
2. Power on and select “PC Camera” mode;
3. Press the “OK” button to confirm;
1. Double click the icon “my computer” on the desktop of PC
2. Double click the icon “
” Then you can start to use the pc-cam
function
5.2 Removable Storage device
Select the USB mode to “Mass Storage”, this product will be a removable
storage device.
Download files from this product to your PC:
１. Connect this product with PC by USB cable;
２. Power on and select “Mass Storage”;
３. Press the “OK” button to confirm;
4. Double click icon “my computer” on desktop;
5. Double click icon “removable disk”;
6. Double click “DCIM” folder;
7. Copy the file from the folder to your PC.
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Notice: Do not open the battery door to take out the battery or SD
card when you download files, or else, it may cause damage of the
file.
6. Technical parameters:
Sensor
5 mega pixels CMOS
3648X2736, 2592x1944, 2048x1536, 1600x1200,
1280x960, 640x480
Resolution
Medium
Format
SD card compatible（8 MB – 1GB）
MP3/Jpeg / AVI / Wav
Single, continuous [(1280X960) 3 frames ]
10s and 20s timing shooting
Movie:
Shooting mode
Shutter speed
Digital zoom
4x
auto, daylight, incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy;
White balance
Exposure control Auto
Exposure
Flash mode
Force on, auto, force off
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ISO
Auto
PC-Camera
Color
640x480
Normal, brown, B/W
USB
PC connecting
Video output
Displayer
Power
NTSC/PAL
3.0" TFT color LCD, ,resolution ： 640X240 Lithium battery 3.7V/800mAH
OSD language
Focus
English,
French,
German,
Spanish,
Italian,
F = 7.36mm
F = 3.2
Aperture
Focus range
Auto shutoff
Operation
1.5m to infinite
Microsoft Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, Vista
If you need help, please contact Argus Camera Company Technical
Support
Toll-Free – 888-552-7487
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