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© 2009 Sakar International, Inc. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1 DVR865HD Digital Video Camcorder Owner’s Manual © 2009 Sakar International, Inc. All rights reserved. Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction ... 2  Key Features ... 2  What your digital video camera includes ... 3  Computer System Requirements for Windows XP ... 4  Computer System Requirement for Windows Vista ... 4  Computer System Requirements for Macintosh ... 5  A Quick Look at your Digital Video Camera ...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Introduction Thank you for purchasing the DVR865HD Digital Video Camcorder. With your camera you can shoot video clips, take individual photos and record audio files. In addition, a SD compatible memory card of up to 16GB needs to be inserted in order to expand the memory of your DVR camera.

  • Page 4: What Your Digital Video Camera Includes

    • Takes digital photos, videos and record audio files • Delete, protect and print photos directly from your camera • Snap ‘n Share Pro software application can be used to download the photos and videos from your camera with the touch of a button •...

  • Page 5: Computer System Requirements For Windows Xp

    • AC adapter • Hop pocket Computer System Requirements for Windows XP To be able to download photos and videos to your PC you will need the following minimum configuration: Pentium 4 Processor (or above), 2.6 GHZ., with Windows XP Service Pack 2 512 MB RAM, 200MB free disk space.

  • Page 6: Computer System Requirements For Macintosh

    • 800MHz processor and 512 MB of system memory • 20GB hard driver with at least 15GB of available space • Support for Super VGA graphics • Available USB Interface • CD-ROM drive Computer System Requirements for Macintosh Power Macintosh G3 500 MHz or higher Mac OS X version 10.2.6 or later 128 MB or more available system RAM (256 MB recommended) 150 MB free disk space...

  • Page 7: A Quick Look At Your Digital Video Camera

    A Quick Look at your Digital Video Camera...

  • Page 8: Preparing Your Camera For Use

    Preparing Your Camera for Use Battery Installation Your DVR camcorder requires a Li-ion rechargeable battery (included in packaging). Open the battery compartment on the side of the camera. Insert the battery in accordance with the polarity indicated. Return and close the battery cover. To charge your battery the camera should be off.

  • Page 9: Inserting An Sd Memory Card

    Note: • On removing the battery from the camera all photos and videos clips in limited built-in memory will be lost. • Limited internal memory is provided in order to take test photos and videos. • A SD Memory card is required for normal use. All the media in the built-in memory will be lost if no SD Memory Card has been inserted in the DVR when you remove your battery or when the camera is turned off.
  • Page 10 Media sitting on the memory card is not lost when your camera’s power runs low or on removing the battery. Locate the SD card slot on the bottom of the camera. Insert a compatible SD memory card correctly in the direction shown. Press the memory card until you hear a “Click”...

  • Page 11: Software Installation: Snap 'N Share Pro And Video Express

    Note: After you insert an SD memory card, the that your SD memory card has been installed successfully, and the media you capture will now be stored on the card and not in the limited internal memory. • This product supports SD cards of up to 16GB. •...
  • Page 12 The Welcome to the Snap ‘n Share Pro Installation Wizard Setup screen will appear. Note: On Vista operating systems you may see an AutoPlay window appear. Select the SMSetup.exe option to begin the software setup. Click the “Begin” button to begin the software setup and installation process.
  • Page 13 The Setup wizard will start to install the Snap ‘n Share Pro application on your computer. Click “Next” to continue.
  • Page 14 Please review the license terms and click the “I Agree” button to continue.
  • Page 15 In the Installation options you can choose where to install this application on your computer. However, it is recommended to let the Snap ‘n Share Pro installer create the folder to where the program will be installed. Click “Install” and follow the instructions. Click “Finish”...
  • Page 16 The Setup will now begin to silently install the Video Express software. This might take a few second to install depending on the operating system you are running.
  • Page 17 Congratulations!! You have successfully installed the Snap ‘n Share Pro and Video Express software on your PC. Click the “Finish” button to open the Snap ‘n Share Pro application.

  • Page 18: Dvr Function Control

    DVR Function Control Power on Press the Power button on the top of the camera to turn on your DVR. The LCD monitor will light up indicating that your DVR is ready for use. Power off Press the Power button to turn your DVR camera off. The DVR camera will switch off. If the DVR camera is not in use or in an operational mode for 120 seconds (default) it will switch off automatically.
  • Page 19 Press the OK button to confirm and enter the Video mode. Note: This mode is defaulted by your DVR camera. The video icon will now appear on the top left corner of the LCD. Press the Shutter button found just below the Mode button to start shooting. icon will appear and begin to flash.
  • Page 20 Please insert a SD memory card of up to 16 GB for normal use. When the internal memory is full, a “Disk Full” message will appear on the LCD screen when you attempt to shoot further videos. In Video mode there are three video resolutions for you to choose from before capturing your video.
  • Page 21 3. Press the Up/Down button to select the desired scenery option from the menu that appears. 4. Press the OK button to confirm, save your choice and exit. Note: After selecting your scenery, the corresponding icon will appear on the left hand side of the LCD.
  • Page 22 Exposure This setting allows you to control the brightness of your images. 1. Press the OK button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the Exposure option. 3. Press the Up/Down button to select an exposure value (from +2 to -2) from the menu that appears.
  • Page 23 Delete last file In video mode, you can delete the last video by pressing the Left/Delete button. 1. A Delete message will appear on the LCD. 2. Use the Right/Left button to select “Yes” or “No”. 3. Press the OK button to confirm your choice. 4.
  • Page 24 card inserted appears on the top right of the LCD screen. 4. After the shot is taken the number is reduced by one. 5. When the camcorder's internal memory is full, “Disk Full” will appear on the LCD screen when you attempt to press the Shutter button to take a photo. Download these limited test photos to your PC or delete them in order to take more photos.
  • Page 25 Digital Zoom function You can magnify your subject up to 8 times using the digital zoom. Press the T/Up button to zoom in to the object. Press the W/Down button to zoom back out. The digital zoom icon Note: You can use this feature both in DSC and Video mode. Scene Your camcorder comes supplied with different scenes for you to take photos in almost every type of environment - Auto, Scenery, Night Scenery, Portrait, Night...
  • Page 26 Note: After selecting your scenery, the corresponding icon will appear on the left hand side of the LCD. Resolution The image size and quality settings determine the number of photos that can be saved and the amount of memory required for each photo. The higher the quality of the photo the more memory it will take.
  • Page 27 Image Quality The quality of your photos also affects the number of shots you can take. The Super setting means you can take fewer photos, but they will be of better quality. Press the OK button. Press the Right/Left button to select the Image Quality option Press the Up/Down button to select the quality you desire –...
  • Page 28 Note: The corresponding exposure number will appear on the left side of the LCD screen. This is a special function that allows you to compensate the light conditions when the light source is not good and also where you are not using the flash or tripod. When you want to use ISO sensitization, please choose the low ISO value to prevent blotches appearing on your photo.
  • Page 29 Press the Up/Down button to select a sharpness value from the menu that appears – Soft/Normal/Sharp. Press the OK button to confirm, save your choice and exit. White Balance This setting is used to adjust the color of your photos as per your light source. Press the OK button.
  • Page 30 Press the Up/Down button to select “On” from the menu that appears. Press the OK button to confirm, save your choice and exit. Note: The icon Time Stamp With this function, you may record the date and time on your photo. Press the OK button.
  • Page 31 1. Press the OK button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the Self Timer icon of the LCD screen. 3. Press the Up/Down button to select one of the options 5S/10S/Off from the menu that appears. 4. Press the OK button to confirm, save the choice and exit. 5.

  • Page 32: Audio Mode

    Note: The default setting for the Multi-snapshot icon that appears at the top of the LCD is Off. Please insert a SD memory card for multi-snapshot photos, otherwise the “Memory Not Enough” will show on the screen when you activate this function.

  • Page 33: Playback Mode

    Press the Shutter button to stop and save as a WAV audio file on your SD memory card. Note: You can exchange the playback and Audio mode quickly by pressing the Right button for playback audio file. Playback mode Switch on the camera. Press the Mode button.
  • Page 34 Note: When you select an Audio file, the icon Operation for AVI file You can playback AVI files recorded on your camera Select an AVI file you want to play. Press the Shutter button to start playing the file. Press the Shutter button again to stop. Note: For how to protect and delete photos/videos, please refer to the Operation of still photos.
  • Page 35 Thumbnail display When the camcorder is in the Playback Mode Press the Down button for the images to appear as thumbnails. Select a JPG file by pressing Up/Down/Right/Left button and press the OK button for the image to appear in full screen. In full screen display mode, you can press the W/T button to either zoom in or out of your photo.
  • Page 36 Press the Right/Left button to select the Protect option Press the Up/Down button to select one of Lock One/Lock All/Unlock One/Unlock All. Press the OK button to confirm, save your choice and exit. Note: At step 3, select “Unlock One/Unlock All” and press the OK button to unlock the file.
  • Page 37 Press the Right/Left button to select the Delete option Press the Up/Down button to select either This Image/This Video/This Audio (to delete the currently selected image) or ALL (delete all unprotect images). Press the OK button. A Delete message will appear. Press the Right/Left button to select “Yes”...

  • Page 38: Setup Mode

    Setup Mode Switch on the camera. Press the Mode button. Use the Up/Down button to select the SETUP option from the menu that appears. Press the OK button to enter the Setup mode. In this mode you can set the Default setting, Format, Date format, Time format, Date/Time setting, Frequency, TV out, Auto power off and Buzzer.
  • Page 39 internal memory. This process is irreversible. Press the OK button. Press the Right/Left button to select the Format option. Press the Up/Down button to select “OK” or “Cancel” Press the OK button. A Format message will appear on the LCD. Press the Right/Left button to select “Yes”...
  • Page 40 Time Format You can set the time up in either a 12 hour or 24 hour format. Press the OK button. Press the Right/Left button and select the Time Format option. Press the Up/Down button to select one of 12 hour/24 hour/Hide. Press the OK button to confirm, save and exit.
  • Page 41 Note: The Date/Time format will be displayed on the LCD screen in both the camera and video mode. Frequency Generally speaking, 60HZ is for the U.S. and 50HZ for Europe and Japan. The default setting is 60HZ Press the OK button. Press the Right/Left button to select the Frequency option.
  • Page 42 Connect your DVR to your TV with the supplied TV cable. Note: When plugged into the TV the image will not appear on the LCD screen. Auto Power Off In order to conserve the energy supply of your camera when it is not in use you can set the time the camcorder will automatically turn off when not active.
  • Page 43 Press the OK button. Press the Right/Left button to select the Auto Power off option. Press the Up/Down button to select one of 1 Minute/2Minutes/Off. Press the OK button to confirm and save your choice Note: If you select “Off” from the menu your camera will never automatically turn off.

  • Page 44: Transferring Images To Your Pc Using The Software

    Transferring Images to your PC using the software Once you have taken photos and videos with your camera you now need to download or transfer them to your computer. This allows you to save all your photos and videos for playing, editing, emailing or uploading as you desire. Once your photos and videos are transferred to the PC you may delete them from your camera thereby freeing up the camera’s memory to take more memorable shots.
  • Page 45 Double-click the “Snap ‘n Share Pro” icon that appears on your desktop to launch the “Snap ‘n Share Pro” program. The “Welcome to Snap ‘n Share Pro” Product Registration screen will open. This screen will appear each time you open the application until you register. To register your product please click the “Register Online”...
  • Page 46 The “Snap ‘n Share Pro” Main Menu screen appears.
  • Page 47 Click on the “Get Media” button to open the Get Media Wizard to begin transferring the photos and videos captured with your camera to the computer.
  • Page 48 Step 1 - Select the device (drive) where media is stored on your camera from the Active Devices window.
  • Page 49 Select the “Custom” copy method option to preview and choose the photos and videos you wish to download from the camera to your PC. Note: Selecting the “Express” copy option will automatically download all media from the selected device drive to the computer without the option of selecting the media items.
  • Page 50 Step 3 - If you have photos you can choose to batch these photos once they download. Add active captions to the picture - add a date, keywords and categories. Click the “Next” button to continue.
  • Page 51 Step 4 - Choose where to place your media once it is downloaded to the computer. • You can also choose the website where you would like to upload your media. • You can also select to “Delete the media from the camera after the files have been transferred”.

  • Page 52: Manually Transfer Media To Your Digital Camera

    • Note: If you also selected a website, once the media is downloaded it can be viewed in the ‘Select Photos’ mode of your application and the application will jump to the ‘Upload’ mode and open the web browser of the site you chose. For more information please refer to the Quick Start Help Guide or Show Me How Tour tutorial from within the “Snap ‘n Share Pro”...

  • Page 53: Everything You Need To Get The Most Of Your Media And More

    You can import media from your computer directly to this folder to use it as a removable Disk. Note: The camera will remain on all the while it is plugged into the USB and it won’t be switched off. On disconnecting the USB cable the camera will automatically switch off. Everything you need to get the most of your media and MORE The “Snap ‘n Share Pro”...
  • Page 54 From the Main Menu screen that appears, select the “Select Photos”, “Enhance Photos” or “Captions & Sounds” buttons. You can use these features to edit your photos:...
  • Page 55 • Manage your photos by creating countless unique photo collections without duplicating any photos. Simply select the photos from the Thumbnail window and add them to the collection window at the bottom of the screen. Click the ‘Add’ button or drag the photo into the window. •...
  • Page 56 • SlideShow – View all the photos in your collection and add background music to your slideshow • Share your photos via E-mail, Local Printing and Create HTML web pages for uploading online. • Workshop features - Create Photo Albums, Frames, Calendars, two-sided Greeting Cards and Postcards to email or print on standard photo paper.

  • Page 57: Video Express Application

    Video Express application The Snap ‘n Share Pro software installs a custom built Video Express application. This application is a convenient and powerful tool for creating your very own professional looking movies. Create movies on whatever theme you wish. Using all the media that you have on your computer as well as the videos that you capture with your camera you can edit, save, upload and burn your movies to CD or DVD to share with family and friends.
  • Page 58 Alternatively, double click the “Video Express” icon that appears on your desktop to launch and open the “Video Express” application. The following is a basic overview of the steps involved in making a movie. Create a Project (Manage mode) • A movie project is a movie that is still open for editing and revising.
  • Page 59 You are now ready you create your own movie by using the ‘Prepare’, ‘Effects’ and ‘Text’ mode features. Find Media and Create Collections...
  • Page 60 • The “Prepare” mode is the next step in creating a movie. Find the media files on your PC or camera that you would like to use in your movie project. • A movie is made up of video and photo files that are places sequentially with accompanying audio and special effects.
  • Page 61 Adding Media to your Movie Project • The next step is to actually add the media files to your movie project and begin shaping your movie. • Click the “ Open Media” button to import media from your Computer to the Video Express...
  • Page 62 Click on the “Get Media” button to download videos from the camera inserted. • Any file that you want to include in your movie is dragged or added to the ‘Timeline/Storyboard’ window. • This ‘Timeline/Storyboard’ window displays the files in chronological order. •...
  • Page 63 • You can add ‘Text’ either as Titles or Credits to the beginning or end of your movie or as overlay text that will appear anywhere you wish on the selected clip. Creating and Saving a Completed Movie File • When all of the arranging and editing is finished in the Timeline/Storyboard and your movie project is complete, you are ready to create a completed movie file.
  • Page 64 Completed movie files will be saved to your PC as a .WMV file • The application gives you the choice of how to share your movie • The completed movie once saved to your computer can be shared via email, uploaded to the web, copied to a CD or burn to a DVD.

  • Page 65: Technical Support

    For more detailed information of how to use all these features please refer to the Quick Start Help Guide and/or the Show Me How Tour tutorial from within the “Video Express” application. Technical Support For all installation and software related technical support you can email your enquiries to cs@smithmicro.com.
  • Page 66 What Is Not Covered By Warranty: Damages or malfunctions not resulting from defects in material or workmanship and damages or malfunctions from other than normal use, including but limited to, repair by unauthorized parties, tampering, modification or accident. What to Do When Service Is Required: When returning your defective product (postage pre-paid) for service, your package should include: Copy of original bill of sale...

  • Page 67: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications Image Sensor CMOS Sensor 3264*2448pixels (8.1M),3072*2304 pixels (7M),2592*1944 Image pixels (5M),2048*1536 pixels (3M),1600*1200 pixels Resolution (2M),1280*960 pixels (1.3M) HD: 1280*720p (20fps); Video VGA: 640*480 (30fps ); Resolution QVGA: 320*240 (30fps ) LCD Display 2.4’’TFT(4:3) 270˚ LCD Swivel Internal Memory 16MB External SD card up to 16 GB...
  • Page 68 Digital Zoom Self-timer 5s/10s File Format JPEG ( Still Image) /AVI ( Video) / WAV (Audio) Shutter Speed 1/6-1/15000S 2 ～ -2 Exposure 100～3200 White Balance Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Incandescent Auto, Scenery, Night Scenery, Portrait, Night Portrait, Beach, Scene Sports, Party, High Sensitivity Anti-Shake TV out...

  • Page 69: Trouble Shooting

    Trouble Shooting A00-090315...

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