Archos GminiTM 402 Technical specification, Technical specification

The default location for photos is the folder called Pictures. If you click on the Photo icon in the main menu, you

will go to this folder. Notice that the right Function button is labeled Record. Each time you use this button to go to

the Viewﬁ nder screen instead of going through the Camera icon on the Main menu, you set the default location

to the current folder. For example, let’s say you have a folder called /Pictures/Holiday. If you go to this folder and

then take a photo using the right Function button Record, you will set the default location to this folder. Now, each

time you use the Camera icon to take a picture, it will be saved in the folder /Pictures/Holiday.

When pressing the ESC/STOP button from the Viewﬁ nder screen, you will be taken to the current default folder.

Blurred images

If you notice that your images are blurred, this could be due to the fact of using the zoom. When zooming in on

objects, you must have a very steady hand to hold the camera when pressing the ENTER button. Any shakiness

is magniﬁ ed and often renders the picture blurry. Also, shooting in low light conditions requires more time so that

the camera can capture a sufﬁ cient amount of information. Thus, any camera movement or fast movement in the

camera’s sight, will be blurred. Trying to take pictures of objects closer than 1.5 m (60 inches) may also give out

of focus results.

Light/Exposure issues (Fix function)

When taking a photo against a bright light source (for example a window when you are inside or the sun when

you are in an open space), it can happen that the object or person appears too dark in the photo. This is because

the bright background makes the camera select an exposure which is not appropriate to capture the person or

object in the foreground. One way of correcting this it using the Exposure setting (see the table of parameters

for information). Another option is pointing the Gmini™ away from the bright light, towards an area where the light

conditions are similar to those around the person or object. Press the function button F3 (Fix). The exposure

settings become ﬁ xed and the Exposure-ﬁ xed icon will appear on top of the screen. If you now take a picture

against the bright light source, the exposure will stay ﬁ xed at the previous light adjustment. The image of the person

or object should no longer appear as dark as before.

In order to return to automatic exposure, press the function button F3 (now Auto) again.

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Technical specification

Resolution Digital Still Camera: 1.2 mega pixels

CamCorder: 640x480 (300.000 pixels)

Sensor CCD (Charge Coupled Device)

Camcorder ﬁ le format MPEG-4 SP (VGA resolution)

Field of view Focale 4.63mm (equivalent to 45mm for a 35mm camera)

Depth ﬁ eld 1.5 m to inﬁ nity

White balance 5 settings : Auto - Daylight - Cloudy -Fluorescent - Tungsten

Zoom digital 2x

Battery life Up to 2 hours1 of video recording with camcorder.

(1) Calculated with included battery, Battery life will vary with use and recording parameters.

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