Argus Bean Bean - Carabiner User manual

User Manual

Package Contents:

Bean - Carabiner Camera

Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery

AC Adapter

User Guide

ArcSoft PhotoImpression

and Driver Installation CD

CONTENTS

I Getting to Know Your Camera ..................................................3

1. Configuration & Installation....................................................3

2. LCD Display...........................................................................4

3. Setup .....................................................................................7

4: Turning on/off the Camera .....................................................8

5. Taking Pictures ......................................................................8

6. Video Recording: .................................................................10

7. Still Image Review ...............................................................10

8. Digital Zoom.........................................................................13

9. Play Video Files on a Television ..........................................14

Ⅱ. Setting up Your Camera.........................................................16

1. Setup in Capture Mode........................................................16

2. Setup in Video Mode............................................................21

3. Setup in Playback Mode:.....................................................22

4. Other Setup .........................................................................24

Ⅲ. Software & download .............................................................31

1. Web-Cam Driver Installation................................................31

2. Using as a Web-Cam...........................................................37

3. Downloading Images.........................................................38

Ⅳ. Maintenance ..........................................................................38

1. Camera................................................................................38

2. Battery .................................................................................39

3. Memory Card.......................................................................39

4. Caution ................................................................................41

Ⅴ. Specifications & System Requirements:.................................41

1 . Camera Specifications........................................................41

2. System Requirements

：

......................................................43

I Getting to know your camera

1. Configuration & Installation

1. Menu Button 2.Mode button

3. Activity Light 4. Charge LED

5. Joystick 6.Power button

7. Shutter Button 8.LCD screen

9. SD card Slot 10. USB jack

11. Flash 12.Self-timer indicator

13. Lens 14. Clip

2. LCD Display

Video Capture

00:00:24

White balance indicator

Auto

Day Light

Tungsten

Fluorescent

Cloudy

Battery level indicator

Empty

Half

Full

Digital zoom bar

Resolution indicator

640x480

Memory card inside

Video mode

320x240

00:00:24

The time of recording

Image Capture

During Playback

12/1511

EV+ 0.0

White balance indicator

Quality indic ator

Auto

Day Light

Tungsten

Fluorescent

Cloudy

Super

Fine

Normal

Self-timer indicator

10 Second

20 Second

Battery level indic ator

Empty

Half

Full

Digital zoom bar

Resolution indicator

2592x1944

2048x1536

1600x1200

1280x960

640x480

Memory card inside

Capture mode EV Valule

Photo taken/ photo capacity

Datestamp

Flash control indicator

Force on

Force off

Automatically force on

2.1 LCD status

Push the joystick left to change the LCD status as shown below:

Attention：

You can not change the LCD status in the following

situations:

While in Setup;

While previewing files in the thumbnail mode;

While in slide show mode.

00:00:24

12/1511 EV+ 0.0

DISP

DIS P

3. Camera Setup

3.1 Battery

This digital camera uses a rechargeable li-ion battery. Before

using this camera please charge the battery for at least 4 hours.

The battery can be charged by connecting the camera

to computer via the USB cable.

Note: When the camera is charging, the Charge LED is Red

and this light turns off when charging is complete. If charging

the camera via USB, turn the camera off before connecting it to

the computer.

3.2 Insert a memory card

Insert the memory card to the card slot carefully with the label

facing the LCD screen.

Attention:

If the SD card does not go completely into the slot, do not

force it; remove and insert again.

To remove the card press the edge of the card gently and

then release it.

4: Turning on/off the camera

1) To turn on the camera, press the power button. The LCD

screen and the busy light will turn on.

2) Press the power button again to turn off the camera.

5. Taking Pictures

1): Press the power button to enter default capture mode; If the

camera is in playback or video capture mode, press the

mode button until the icon flashes briefly on the screen

and remains in the upper left corner of the screen to enter

the capture mode.

2): Press the shutter button to take pictures.

Attention:

Do not take the memory card or battery out when camera is

saving the image, otherwise, the image won't be saved.

The screen will power off automatically if the camera is

inactive for 30 seconds. Press any key other than the power

button to restart the screen.

5.1 Flash

Auto: The camera determines if

flash is required.

Flash on: The flash will always fire.

Flash off: The flash will not fire.

When in capture mode, push the joystick to the right to adjust the

flash setting.

● When the flash is charging, the screen will remain blank. This

process takes between 3 and 5 seconds.

● Do not use the flash in a well lit environment as it will cause a

poor exposure.

● The flash function will not be usable in “Burst snapshot” mode

and video mode.

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