Argus Camera DC1500 manual Trouble Shooting

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Digital Camera DC1500 User Guide

Trouble Shooting

If you disconnect the USB cable during operation, you need to close the Acquire dialog panel and then re-open it again for the PC to recognize the unit.

The file size of a photo (CIF size, save as BMP file) is 298KB. For 20 photos, the file size will be 5944KB (equal to the AVI file size). If the compression is set to on in the AVICreator, the file size will be reduced to 1354KB but the video quality is not so good.

The camera is set to your country’s AC mains frequency. If you use it in another country with different frequency (either 50 or 60Hz), you should not take the photo under the lamp.Black strips of line will be seen in the picture due to incorrect mains frequency. It is no problem under the sunlight.

The camera will turn off automatically after 30 seconds without pressing the buttons. This can save the battery life. You need not to take off the battery when it is not in use. Just take off it if the pictures are uploaded or you will not use it for a long time, say 2 days or more.

When the LCD is blinking, it means the battery power is low. You need to change batteries. You can take up to all 20 photos even it is blinking. Then upload the photos to the PC and change the empty batteries.

It is not recommended to use re-chargeable batteries. Because the output voltage is lower than the alkaline battery. It will get battery low easily.

If the PC cannot recognize the camera when you run the Photo program, you need to dis- connect and re-connect the USB cord to the camera.

You will hear a ‘Gi’ sound and the Digital Camera will not function to take a photo if the environment is too dark. Try to use spot light or turn on the fluorescent lamp to get more light.

After power on, it will take about 2 seconds to initialize the internal set-up. Then you will see the number of pictures remained. So it cannot take the picture immediately after power on or awake from sleep mode.

You would better to adjust the gamma of your monitor through some programs to fine tune

the color in order to get a vivid photo on the monitor. Actually, the Photo Studio has the gamma adjustment to the photo.

This is not a disposable camera. You can use it whenever the power is ready and the memory is not full.

It is better to use the USB port for upload. The power is supplied by the USB port so the battery power can be saved and the upload speed is 20 times faster. Even you connect both ports, it will select the USB port.

It is recommended to use alkaline batteries. This will get longer play time. And the performance is better than normal batteries.

When old batteries are used, it may happen lock up. You cannot take a photo and the counter is always '20' or '80'. Change to new batteries if it cannot recover this problem by open and cover the battery door.

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Contents Video Photo Software Digital Camera DC1500 User Guide Table of ContentsElectromagnetic Compatibility Notice License AgreementSystem Requirements Getting StartedNomenclature Uninstalling Digital Camera Suite Batteries InstallationRunning Digital Camera Suite AVI Creator Program Connecting Your Digital Camera to the PCPin RS232 Holding the Camera Taking PhotosInformation shown below appears on the LCD panel Low Battery Changing the Capture ModeAuto Off To Launch PhotoFantasy Getting Started with Digital Camera Suite PhotoFantasyDigital Camera Suite Main Screen Get Fantasy Screen Get Photo Screen To Launch PhotoPrinter PhotoPrinterPhotoPrinter Main Screen To Launch PhotoStudio PhotoStudioSelect Input Source from Digital Camera PhotoStudio Main Screen To Launch AVI Creator AVI CreatorCreate your AVI Video File Hints On Taking Quality Photos Trouble Shooting Digital Camera Suite Software Product Specifications Digital CameraResponsible Party in USA