Argus DC1500 User Manual

• File : The File menu contains a number of commands to manage and manipulate
image file.
• Edit : The Edit menu contains commands for editing images. Selections can be
controlled by cutting them out, copying them to or pasting them from the clipboard,
or by filling them with other colors.
• Mask : Add a mask for your photo.
• Transform: The Transform menu contains commands for transforming images. You can Flip,
Mirror, Rotate, and Resize your photo under this command group.
• Enhance : The Enhance menu provides a full line of advanced, easy-yo-use features for
enhancing images. Commands such as Brightness and Contract, Hue and
Saturation, and Tone Adjustment are the primary tools for color correction. A
variety of smoothing, sharpening, and special filters are provided for image
enhancement.
• Effect : The Effect menu offers an assortment of special effects that can be applied directly
to images.
• Convert : The Convert menu provides you commands to change the data type of an image.
It also provides functions which allow you to split the various channels that make
up an image into separate Grayscale image documents, and combine different
channels to form a single RGB True color image.
• View : The commands in the View menu are used to manage the PhotoStudio working
space and image display, and show information about the active image.
• Window : The commands in the Windows menu is used to manage the image windows in
the PhotoStudio.
[ For further information, please see PhotoStudio’s Help Menu. ]
Digital Camera DC1500 User Guide
• PhotoStudio Main Screen
The PhotoStudio Main Screen contains commonly used commands and options grouped under
different titles: File, Edit, Mask, Transform, Enhance, Effects, Convert, View Window and Help.
Each menu group title has its own pull-down menu where specific commands and options are
found. Some items in the pull-down menu may also contain a submenu, which, once clicked,
will open a dialog box on the desktop.
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• PhotoStudio Main Screen

Argus DC1500 Specifications

Camera Specifications

resolution	352x288 pixels (CIF), 176x144 pixels (QCIF)
lens	Plastic, two elements, F 2.0, 35mm (Equiv.)
number of pictures	20 for CIF, 80 for QCIF

Memory

memory	2MB SDRAM
lcd display	2 digits 7-segment display
picture retention	Yes. By main power batteries.

Power

battery power	3A battery x 3 pcs (4.5V)
auto-off	Yes. When no key is pressed for 30 seconds
led indicator	Yes. Green LED indicates power on