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DVR510N Digital Camcorder
Owner's Manual
© 2009 Sakar International, Inc. All rights reserved.
Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
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  • Page 1 DVR510N Digital 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 camcorder includes ... 3 Computer System Requirement for Windows XP ... 3 Computer System Requirement for Windows Vista ... 4 Computer System Requirements for Macintosh ... 4 A Quick Look at Your Digital Video Camcorder ... 4 Prepare Your Digital Camcorder for Use ...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Introduction Thanks for purchasing the DVR510N Digital Video Camcorder. Not only can you shoot top quality videos but the internal Nand Flash memory enables you to also use it as a Removable drive that can store any file formats. This camcorder is unique in that the software application is included in the built-in memory of the camcorder.

  • Page 4: What Your Camcorder Includes

    What your camcorder includes Digital Camcorder Owner Manual TV cable Strap Built-in USB Quickflix Companion software CD Computer System Requirement 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 5: Computer System Requirement For Windows Vista

    Computer System Requirement for Windows Vista To be able to download photos or videos to your PC you will need the following minimum configuration: Windows Vista 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 Driver...
  • Page 6 Icons on your LCD screen...
  • Page 7 Battery power level Full battery power Medium battery power Low battery power Modes Playback Video Digital Zoom Infrared Night Vision (3 LED on) Infrared Night Vision (6 LED on)

  • Page 8: Prepare Your Digital Camcorder For Use

    Prepare Your Digital Camcorder for Use Battery Installation Your Digital Video Camcorder requires 4 AAA batteries (alkaline batteries are recommended). Note: Your Digital Video Camcorder has a 2GB Nand Flash memory, and therefore the data in your internal memory won’t be lost if your player is powered off or when the batteries need to be replaced. Insert the batteries into your Digital Video Camcorder as directed below: Slide the battery cover down then lift to open the cover.
  • Page 9 The icon will flash on your LCD screen when the battery power is insufficient and you need to change new batteries. SD card installation Your Digital Camcorder has a memory card slot that enables you to insert any SD compatible memory card up to 8GB.

  • Page 10: Software Installation: Quickflix Companion And Video Express

    Note: After you insert an SD memory card, the memory card has been installed successfully, and the videos you shoot will be stored on the card. Software Installation: Quickflix Companion and Video Express Software Installation There are 2 ways for you to install the software on your computer. From the CD-ROM provided in the packaging From the CDImage found on the third drive on the in-built memory of the camcorder.
  • Page 11 2. Click the “Install Quickflix Companion” button to continue. The Welcome to the Quickflix Companion Installation Wizard Setup screen will appear. Click the “Begin” button to begin the software setup and installation process.
  • Page 12 4. The Setup wizard will start to install the Quickflix Companion application on your computer. Click “Next” to continue.
  • Page 13 5. Please review the license terms and click the “I Agree” button to continue. In the Installation options you can choose where to install this application. However, it is recommended to let the Quickflix Companion installer create the folder to where the program will be installed.
  • Page 14 Click “Finish” to let the Quickflix Companion installer finish the installation program. 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 15: Software Installation From The Cd Image Found In The Camcorder's Built-In Memory

    Congratulations!! You have successfully installed the Quickflix Companion and Video Express software on your PC. Click the “Finish” button to open the Quickflix Companion application. Software installation from the CD Image found in the camcorder’s built-in memory Push out the built-in USB connector on the side of the camcorder. Connect the USB connector to a USB port on your computer.

  • Page 16: Starting Your Digital Camcorder

    Note: There is no need to restart your computer. You may begin to use your camcorder and thereafter download the images Starting Your Digital Camcorder Power on Press and hold the Power button on the side of the camcorder for about 1 second. Your Digital Camcorder will sound a beep to indicate that it has power on and the LCD will light up.
  • Page 17 Then Press the Down button to select “confirm” and enter DV/DSC/Playback mode Frequency setting: Generally speaking, 60HZ is for the countries such as U.S. and 50HZ for countries such as Japan. The default setting is 60HZ. Press the MODE button and hold for 2 Seconds to enter setting menu. Press the Down button to select “Frequency”...
  • Page 18 Resolution settings Your Digital Camcorder supports 2 resolutions – VGA and QVGA. Press the Delete/Resolution button to toggle and change between them. VGA or QVGA will appear on the LCD screen. Note: Videos captured in VGA are of a better quality than QVGA videos and therefore take up more of the camcorder’s memory.
  • Page 19 Note: The Infrared illuminator LEDs will light up to assist you in shooting your video where the lighting conditions are too dark. Digital Zoom Your Digital Video Camcorder has 8x digital zoom function, which enables you to zoom in and enlarge your object up to 8 times.
  • Page 20 camcorder’s memory. Taking Photos: Turn on your digital camcorder. Press MODE button to enter DSC mode. The amount of recording time available for the resolution selected will appear on the top right corner of the LCD screen. Press the OK/Shutter button to start taking your photo, the remain amount of photos will appear on the top right corner of the LCD screen Playback Mode In this mode you can playback, delete the photos and the AVI files or format the memory.
  • Page 21 Press the Right/Left buttons to select a photo you want to play The number of photos and saved to memory (either internal or on the external SD Card) appears on the LCD screen. Press the MODE button switch taking photo mode. Playback AVI files Power on your camcorder and press the Mode button to enter the Playback mode.
  • Page 22 Press the Right/Left buttons to select a video file you want to play. The number of video files captured and saved to memory (either internal or on the external SD Card) appears on the LCD screen. The length of each video file appears on the top right corner of the screen. Press the OK/Shutter button to play the selected AVI video file.
  • Page 23 Note: You will not be able to hear the sound-track associated with that video on the device. Delete You can only delete unwanted files in the Playback mode. In the Playback mode, select an AVI video file by pressing the Right/Left buttons. Press the Delete button.

  • Page 24: Tv Out Function

    on your device. Reminder: The Quickflix Companion build is conveniently included in the third internal memory drive of your player. This is so, so that you can install the Quickflix Companion to any computer wherever you are without having to use the installation CD. TV out function Your Digital Camcorder supports a TV out function.
  • Page 25 The LCD screen of your Digital Camcorder will now turn off and the image will now appear on the TV screen. To see a video being captured in real time on your TV, point the camcorder at the object and begin to record as described in the Shooting Videos section above.

  • Page 26: Transfer Files Manually

    Transfer Files manually Your Digital Video Camcorder has 3 built-in camcorder drives, the first two of which can also be used as Removable drives to copy and transfer media. The first drive is set aside for the SD Card when it is inserted into your camcorder to save videos captured. The second drive is where all the videos captured with the internal memory of the camcorder are saved.
  • Page 27 Use the “Quickflix Companion” program to import the videos from your camcorder. Open the rubber USB cover. Press and slide the USB out. Connect your digital camcorder to PC. Your camcorder will automatically power on. Be sure to wait until the camcorder is recognized by your computer. Important: We recommend not opening the software until you see the “Your new hardware is installed and ready to use”...
  • Page 28 Note: In order to complete the installation process you are required to register. Registering your product entitles you to discounts on upgrades as well as Free Customer Support. You will not be requested to enter information other than you name, email and address. Once you have registered successfully you will be able to open and use the Quickflix Companion.
  • Page 30 Click on the “Get Media” button to open the Get Media Wizard to begin transferring the videos captured with your camcorder to the computer. Step 1 - Select the device (drive) where media is stored from the Active Devices window. •...
  • Page 31 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. Step 2 - Select the media items you wish to download and click the “Next” button.
  • Page 32 Step 3 - If you have photos on that drive that you transferred to your device manually, 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 33: Everything You Need To Get The Most Of Your Media And More

    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 “Quickflix Companion”...
  • Page 34 • 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 35 • Burn CD’s of any folders for backup and storage by right clicking on the folder in the Directory tree and choose the ‘Burn to CD’ option. To burn a CD of your collection, select the collection you wish to burn and then open the Manage Collections drop down menu and choose the Burn to CD option.

  • Page 36: Video Express Application

    Video Express application The Quickflix Companion 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 camcorder you can edit, save, upload and burn your movies to CD or DVD to share with family and friends.
  • Page 37 1. Create a Project • A movie project is a movie that is still open for editing and revising. • All of the source files and elements that make up your movie (videos, pictures, audio files) are arranged in a desired sequence with effects and transitions to create your very own movie. •...
  • Page 38 3. Find Media and Create Collections • The next step in creating a movie is finding the media files on your PC 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 39 • Putting a file in a "Collection" does not add the file to the movie project or obligate you to do so. It is just a convenient container for files that you think you might want to use at a later point 4.
  • Page 40 Add Effects Add Text...
  • Page 41 5. 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. • Completed movie files will be saved to your PC as a .WMV file •...

  • Page 42: Auto Detect Feature

    Windows system tray to open the Auto Detect feature. • The Auto Detect is programmed by default to launch and open the “Quickflix Companion” application automatically when you plug-in your DVR510N Digital Camcorder. • If you have media on both the camcorder drives (SD Card and internal memory) then on plugging the device into the computer this will open the ‘Quickflix...

  • Page 43: Maintenance Of Your Digital Camcorder

    For more detailed information of how to use all the Auto Detect features please refer to the Help Guide by right clicking on the Auto Detect icon on your Windows system tray. Maintenance of Your Digital Camcorder Your digital camcorder is a delicate instrument- please handle it with care. Technical Support For all installation and software related technical support you can email your enquiries to cs@smithmicro.com.
  • Page 44 195 Carter Drive Edison, NJ 08817 For technical support issues please visit our website at www.vivitar.com You can find manuals, software, drivers, and FAQ’s at the website. Can’t find what you are looking for? Fill out an online ticket and one of our...

  • Page 45: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications Product type Working temperature Digital Video resolution Image Sensor LCD Display Internal memory External memory Storage capacity Lens Digital Zoom File Format Infrared Night Vision TV out Power saving Battery Transmission interface Digital Camcorder 0~40℃ 640*480 pixels ( 30fps) / 320*240 pixels( 30fps ) CMOS Sensor 1.8”...

  • Page 46: Troubleshooting

    Computer system Troubleshooting Q: I have taken videos but my computer does not recognize my camcorder. What do I do? Window XP/Vista (Mac OS X (10.2.6 or higher) will recognize the camcorder as a removable disc)
  • Page 47 First, ensure that you have in fact taken videos. Press the Shutter button a few times to take some sample photos and then try downloading them again. It is also recommended that you have an SD card inserted in the camcorder. Secondly, the USB cable needs to be inserted in a free USB slot on your computer.

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