CONTENT 1. Advisory Note 1.1 CD-ROM 1.2 Before using the DC-302 1.3 Copyright information 1.4 Caution when using the camera 2. Getting to know your DC-302 2.1 Control Reference 2.2 Monitor screen display 3. Usage preparations 3.1 Load batteries and memory card 3.2 Turn ON/OFF the camera 3.
3.4 Playback function 3.5 Using your DC-302 4. How to install and use the application 4.1 Driver Installation 4.2 Software Installation 5. Specifications 6. Q&A section 7. Addendum 8.
1. Advisory Note Thank you for purchasing this AGFAPHOTO DC-302 digital camera. Please read these operating instructions carefully in order to use the product correctly. Keep the instructions in a safe place after reading so that you can refer to them later. 1.1 CD-ROM The software CD-ROM packaged with the camera is designed for PC only. To play this CD-ROM on a stereo or CD player may cause damage to it. This camera is a precision electronic device.
wedding ceremony or on vacation), do test the camera beforehand to ensure that it functions well. Any additional loss caused by the malfunction of this product (such as costs of photography or any loss of benefit generated by the photography) is not the responsibility of our company and no compensation will be given for it. 1.3 Copyright information Unless agreed by the right owner, all the pictures taken with this digital camera cannot be used in violation of copyright law.
extremely high temperatures or heat 3. Turbulent environment 4. Locations full of smoke, oil fumes or steam 5. In rain or snow environment • Do not open the battery cover when the power is on • If water has entered the camera, immediately turn the power off and remove the batteries. • How to maintain your camera: 1. If the lens, LCD monitor or viewfinder surface is dirty, please use a lens brush or soft cloth to wipe the surface clean instead of touching the lens with your fingers. 2.
2. Getting to know your DC-302 2.1 Control Reference 1. Flash light 2. Self-time LED 3. Lens 4. Viewfinder 5. USB jack 6. Tripod socket 7. Flash LED 8. Shutter button 9. ON/OFF button 10. Strap bar 11. Battery cover/card slot 12. Up button 13. RIGHT button 14. Menu button 15. Down button 16. Flash button 17. Playback button 18. Display button 19. Left button 20.
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3. Usage preparations 3.1 Load batteries and memory card Open the battery cover and put in 3 AAA new alkaline batteries according to the polarity indicated on the battery door, then insert the memory card (not included in the scope of delivery), close the cover.
power off function. 3.3 Set up Taking pictures and recording function 3.3.1 Capture option Press the menu button and enter the capture select window, press the UP or DOWN button to select the capture mode. Then press menu button to confirm your choice. Press RIGHT button to next menu. 3.3.2 Color option Press the menu button and enter the capture select window and press RIGHT button to next menu color. Press UP or DOWN button to select the item to adjust and menu button to enter the selected item.
Adjusting exposure value: EV range from -1.5 ~ +1.5 Selecting white balance option: Adjusting sharpness option: 3.3.3 Resolution Press the menu button and enter the capture select window and press RIGHT button to next menu resolution.
Super: 2560 x 1920 High: 2048 x 1536 Middle: 1600 x 1200 Low: 1280 x 1024 3.3.4 Quality Press the UP or DOWN button to select the quality (High or Standard) then press menu button to confirm. Press RIGHT button to next menu. 3.3.5 Auto power off time Press the menu button and enter the capture select window and press RIGHT button to next menu Auto power off. Press the DOWN button to set your choice.
3.3.6 Date & Time Press the DOWN button to set date and time. When you choose “DISPLAY”, the date & time will show on the picture, otherwise choose “NO DISPLAY”.
3.3.7 Frequency In order to take a better indoor picture, the camera needs to be set to suit the correct lighting frequency. Set the frequency to 60Hz for US and 50Hz for Europe. 3.3.8 Language Press the UP or DOWN button to select the language then press menu button to confirm your choice. 3.4 Playback function Press the Playback button to select the playback mode 3.4.1 Erase Press the menu button to enter the erase window, press the UP or DOWN button to select "One” or "All".
Select the format mode and format the memory card inside the camera. Select the protected mode and protect the frame selected. If you want to unprotect the frame, select the frame, then enter the erase mode; select unprotected mode. Press RIGHT button to enter the next menu.
3.4.2 Auto power off time Press the DOWN button to set your choice. 3.4.3 Date & Time Press the DOWN button to set your choice. When you choose “DISPLAY”, the date & time will show on the picture, otherwise choose “NO DISPLAY”.
3.4.4 DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) ”DPOF” stands for “Digital Print Order Format”, which is a format for recording on a memory card or other medium which captured images and how many copies should be printed. Then you can print on a DPOF compatible printer or at a professional print service from the memory card in accordance with the file name and number of copies settings recorded on the card. 3.4.
after image has been enlarged in zoom mode. In the ZOOM / PAN menu, press the DOWN button to enter the PAN function and menu button to confirm the setting. Now press UP/ DOWN/ LEFT/ RIGHT button to move the display range of the picture. To cancel the PAN function, press the menu and then DOWN button to exit. 3.5 Using your DC-302 3.5.1 Take pictures You just press the shutter button down and with a distinct beeping sound, a snapshot is finished.
3.5.3 Take video Press the menu button into the menu and change to the video mode. Press the menu button to confirm your choice. Press the shutter button to start recording. Press the shutter button again to stop recording. 3.5.4 Use the flash Press the flash button into the FLASH AUTO or ON mode, the camera will charge the flash; the monitor screen will be close and the operation LED will blink. When LED stops blinking and the monitor screen turns on, the charging is done.
3.5.6 Playback mode Press the playback button to come to the playback mode. You can view up 9 pictures and video clip files on the LCD screen. Press the DISPLAY button and up to 9 files appear on the screen. In the one picture mode, press the UP or DOWN button and zoom in or zoom out of the picture. If a video is selected in the nine picture mode, press the DISPLAY button and playback of the video starts. 3.5.
Ca533> in the program, select the device as Sunplus SPCA533. After that select Options as Preview.
If you want to change the imaging size, select the Video Capture Pin then change the output Size. 4. How to install and use the Accompanying application Insert the accompanying CD into the CD-ROM drive and the install dialogue box will appear automatically.
4.1 Driver Installation Click on Camera Driver button and follow the next steps.
Set the camera to recording mode and connect it to the computer.
computer will find a new device and automatically install the device driver. If the computer prompt needs a file path, search it with the path C:\WINDOWS\SETUP533. When the installation is finished, go to Control Panel \System \Hardware \Device Manager and check the Imaging Device \Icatch(IV) Still Camera Device and Icatch(IV) Video Camera Device are OK. 4.2 Software Installation Click on ArcSoft VideoImpression to install the Application software (ArcSoft VideoImpression).
Click on ArcSoft PhotoImpression to install the Application software (ArcSoft PhotoImpression). Click on Adobe® Acrobat® Reader™ to install the software (Adobe® Acrobat® Reader™).
Click on User Guide (in PDF Format) to view the user guide.
5. DC-302 specifications *3 in 1 mode: - Digital still camera mode: image capture - PC camera mode: video capturing/ conferencing - Camcorder mode: video clips Sensor: CMOS sensor, 3.1 megapixel Lens: F=3.0; f=8.35 Focus range: 2.
OSD language: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Turkish Flash mode: On/Auto/Off Battery: 3x AAA (alkaline/ 1.5V) batteries Interface: USB 1.1 PC Demand Specification CPU: Pentium III 800MHz and upper OS: Windows 2000/ME/XP/ Vista Memory: 256MB and upper memory Disk space: At least 250MB space free CD-ROM drive 6. Common problems 6.1 Camera will not turn on 1. Battery is not properly installed: Remove and reinstall the batteries. 2.
lower voltage. 6.2 Flash will not fire 1. The flash is set to OFF: Set the flash to Auto or on. 2. Flash has not been fully charged the flash takes a few seconds to charge up while the operation LED is blinking. Flash light is fully charged when the operation LED turns off. 3. Battery level is low: When the battery indicator does not show a fully charged battery, the voltage is low for the flash to work. Please change new batteries. 6.3 Image is blurred / out of focus 1. Subject is out of focal range.
6.4 Subject in recorded image is too dark Insufficient light for shooting: Set the flash on, or adjust the exposure compensation to a positive (+) setting. 6.5 Flickering on LCD screen or recorded image Incorrect frequency setting: Check the correct anti-flicker frequency (50Hz or 60Hz) under fluorescent light setting. 6.6 Picture download problem 1. In picture preview mode, ensure that USB mode is set to MSDC before connecting the camera to the computer.
2. Flash disk does not display images recorded. The camera will load two removable flash drives on your computer under MSDC mode. The first drive is the external SD or MMC cartridge and the second drive is the recorded images saved in the built-in memory of the camera.
operational failure and by their use. We reserve the right to make changes to this product and its accessories without prior notice. Warning! Never try to open the camera or to take it apart. This will invalidate all guarantee claims. 7.2 Using your batteries For best performance and prolonged battery life, we recommend the use of AAA Alkaline or rechargeable Ni-MH batteries. 7.
Battery performance drops at temperatures below 5°C (41°F). If you use the camera at low temperatures you should have replacement batteries to hand and ensure they do not get too cold. Please note: you should not dispose of cold and seemingly flat batteries because these batteries may work again at room temperature. 7.
the environment. For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling, please contact your local city office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product. Batteries and rechargeable batteries should not be thrown in the trash can. Please return used batteries to the store or take it to where they collets such items. Following this guideline we are helping not to polluting our environment. 7.
EN 55024: 1998 + A1: 2001 + A2: 2003 EN 61000-3-2: 2000 EN 61000-3-3: 1995 + A1: 2001 The device is marked with CE Logo. 7.6 FCC Compliance and Advisory This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1.) this device may not cause harmful interference, and 2.) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause unsatisfactory operation.
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures. • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
8. Customer care More information to the complete product range can be found under: www.plawa.com Service & Repair Hotline (Europe): 00800 75292100 (from landline only) Service & Support Hotline (Germany): 0900 1000 156 (0.49 Cent/ min. German landline only) Online Service: support-apdc@plawa.com (German / English) Service address (Turkey): Emirgazi Cad.
Online-Support (Turkey): servis@moss.com.tr Manufactured by plawa-feinwerktechnik GmbH & Co. KG Bleichereistr. 18 73066 Uhingen Germany AGFAPHOTO is used under license of Agfa-Gevaert NV & Co. KG. Agfa-Gevaert NV & Co. KG. does not manufacture this product or provide any product warranty or support. For service, support and warranty information, contact the distributor or manufacturer. Contact: AgfaPhoto Holding GmbH, www.agfaphoto.com.
