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4.3.2. Setting Flash Mode and Image Quality from PHOTO mode
4.3.2.1. Setting the Flash Mode
Press and press or to select Flash, then press to confirm
Press or to select Auto, On or Off, then press to finish
4.3.2.2. Setting the Resolution
Press and press or to select Resolution, then press to confirm
Press or to select Hi 3.0M, Lo 1.3M or VGA 300K, then press to finish
4.3.2.3. Setting Exposure and Colour modes
o To set Tuff-Cam to automatically use the best settings:
Press and press or to select Colour, then press to confirm
Press or to select Auto, then press to finish
o To override automatic settings and set specific Exposure value in Colour menu:
Press or to select Exposure, then press to confirm
Press or to set the value between +2 and -2 and press to finish
o To override automatic settings and set specific White Balance value in Colour menu:
Press or to select White Balance, then press to confirm
Press or to set Daylight, Horizon, Alight or Office, then press to finish
o To override automatic settings and set specific Sharpness value in Colour menu:
Press or to select Sharpness, then press to confirm
Press or to set Normal, Sharp or Soft, then press finish
o To set Auto Exposure (AE) value for your country:
Press and press or to select AE Type, then press to confirm
Press or to select 50Hz or 60Hz, then press to finish
Using correct AE type will eliminate flicker effect on the image so please select
it according to the country that you are located in
4.3.2.4. To Set Date Time Stamp
o Press or to select Date Time Stamp, then press to confirm
o Press or to select On or Off, then press to finish
Turn on the Date Time Stamp to stamp the date and time on the captured image.
Ensure you set the date and time (from PLAY mode) first
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4.3.2.5. To set the Auto Power Off delay time
o Press or to select Auto Power Off, then press to confirm
o Press or to set auto power off timer minutes and seconds
o Press to confirm and leave the selection
Setting the Auto power off timer to a short time will increase the battery life
4.3.3. Set the selection and setting from playback mode
Slide the MODE switch to PLAY when the Tuff-Cam is turned on, and then follow the chart
below and steps to change the selections and settings:
4.3.3.1. Erasing Images or Videos
o Press and press or to select Erase, then press to confirm
o Press or to select One, All, Format or Protect, then press to finish
Once you have selected Erase One, Erase All or Format, the data or images will
be deleted from memory and you will not be able to restore them. If there are no
images stored in memory the Erase One and Erase All options will not be
displayed in the erase selections
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4.3.3.2. Setting the Date
o Set Year value:
Press or to select Date, then press to confirm
Press or to select Year, then press to confirm
Press or to change the value, then press to finish setting Year
o Set Month value:
After selecting Date, press or to select Month, then press to confirm
Press or to change the value, then press to finish setting Month
o Set Day value:
After selecting Date, press or to select Day, then press to confirm
Press or to change the value, then press to finish setting Day
4.3.3.3. Setting the Time
o Set Hour value:
Press or to select Time, then press to confirm
Press or to select Hour, then press to confirm
Press or to change the value, then press to finish setting Hours
o Set Minute value:
After selecting Time, press or to select Minute, then press to confirm
Press or change the value, then press finish setting Minutes
o Set Second value:
After selecting Time, press or to select Second, then press to confirm
Press or change the value, then press finish setting Seconds
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5. Getting started
5.1. Capture
5.1.1. Capturing a still image
o Turn the Tuff-Cam on by pressing and holding
o Set the Tuff-Cam mode to Photo by sliding the mode switch to PHOTO
o Hold the Tuff-Cam steady with your hands
o Display will show the live image that is being pointed at
o Point the Tuff-Cam at the object you wish to photograph
o Press the Shutter button once to capture an image
5.1.2. Capturing a Video with Voice
o Turn the Tuff-Cam on by pressing and holding
o Set the Tuff-Cam mode to Video by sliding the mode switch to VIDEO
o Hold the Tuff-Cam steady with your hands.
o Display will show the live image that is being pointed at
o Point the Tuff-Cam at the scene you wish to video
o Press and hold the Shutter button
o Video is recording
o To stop the recording, just release the shutter button
Note that the video resolution is fixed at 320 x 240 pixels
5.2. Playback
o Turn the Tuff-Cam on by pressing and holding
o Set the Tuff-Cam mode to Playback by sliding the mode switch to PLAY
o Display will show the captured photos and video
o Press or to scroll backward or forward through the photos
