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FCC STATEMENT

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 undesired operation
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for
Class B digital devices, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a 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 into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
Use of shielded cable is required to comply with Class B limits in Subpart B of
Part 15 of the FCC rules. Do not make any changes or modifications to the
equipment unless otherwise specified in the manual. If such changes or
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  • Page 1: Fcc Statement

    Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Use of shielded cable is required to comply with Class B limits in Subpart B of Part 15 of the FCC rules. Do not make any changes or modifications to the...

  • Page 2: Safety Precautions

    SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Do not use this Digital Video Camera if it is emitting smoke (or an unusual odor), becomes unusually hot to be touched, produces a peculiar noise, or exhibits any other abnormal conditions. Do not expose the Digital Video Camera to moisture and make sure no water gets into the Digital Video Camera.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Setting Charging Battery Sound Setting Inserting and Removing a SD Start-Up Screen Card Time Setting Protecting Data on an SD Card Format Card Turning the Digital Video TV System Camera On and Getting Started Selecting Interface Turning the Digital Video...
  • Page 4 Viewing MPEG-4 Movie Mode Only) on PC 55-56 AE Metering (Picture Record MPEG-4 Movie Mode Only) View MPEG-4 Movie on PC Two in One (Picture Record Share MPEG-4 Movie Mode Only) Section 7 Section 4 Viewing Pictures and Playback Mode...

  • Page 5: Getting To Know Your Digital Video Camera

    A MODE button can let you switch rapidly between taking movies, taking pictures and recording voice. The Digital Video Camera is also ideally suited for using as a PC Digital Video Camera hooked up to your home computer via high speed USB 2.0 port 32MB internal (built-in) memory allows you to take pictures and movies without a memory card.

  • Page 6: Standard Accessories

    English Standard Accessories Unpack the package and make sure all standard accessories listed are included: Digital Video Camera Power Adaptor USB Cable AV Cable NP60 Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery Quick Guide CD-ROM ( Driver, Ulead Software and User Manual) Earphone...

  • Page 7: Rear View

    English Rear View 1. TFT LCD 2. Shutter Button 3. Zoom In/out 4. Direction Button 5. Mode Button 6. REC/Play Button 7. Earphone/AV out port 8. Mini USB/Adapter Port Side View 1. Strap eyelet 2. Speaker 3. LCD Panel Cover...

  • Page 8: Top/Bottom View

    / SD cover. 2. Face the battery up with letter side upward. Follow the battery injection direction according to the correct polarity marks ( + or -) and plug the battery into Digital Video Camera. 3. Close the battery/SD Card Cover firmly.

  • Page 9: Charging Battery

    The Digital Video Camera comes with 16 MB built-in memory which allows you to store pictures, movies, recorded voice and music. You can expand the memory capacity by using an optional SD or MMC memory card up to 512MB. To insert a memory card, refer to the figure above and: 1.

  • Page 10: Turning The Digital Video

    To prevent valuable data from being accidentally erased from an SD memory card you can slide the write-protected tab (on the side of the SD memory card) to “LOCK”. Please format an SD memory card by this Digital Video Camera before use.

  • Page 11: Record Mode

    English Turning the Digital Video Camera off To turn off the Digital Video Camera, you can either press or hold the power button for one second, or you can place the panel back to its original position. Section 3 Record Mode...
  • Page 12 MODE button: Press the MODE button to switch between Movie, Picture, and Voice Record Mode. Tele-Wide button: Digital Zoom in and out. Shutter button: Start to take a movie, picture, or record voice. Macro switch: Switch between Macro Mode, Portrait Mode, and Normal Mode.

  • Page 13: Playback Mode

    T button : Zoom In W button : Wide/LCD Information ON/OFF Playback Mode Right button : Go to the next movie/ picture. Left button : Go to the last movie/ picture. Up button : Zoom in Down button : Zoom out / Information ON/OFF...

  • Page 14: Lcd Monitor Information

    Start/Stop button: Start movie, voice or music playback / Stop T button : Zoom in W button : Zoom out / Information ON/OFF LCD Monitor Information The indicators below may display on LCD when movies and pictures are recorded： Record Mode Movie Record Mode -10-...
  • Page 15 AE Metering Mode Resolution Movie : High / Standard/ Picture: High / Standard/ Number of images or recording time of movie that can still be taken at current resolution. SD card inserted Macro Position Focusing Date/Time : YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM -11-...

  • Page 16: Mpeg-4 Movie Recording

    (10) 8X digital zoom MPEG-4 Movie Recording The Digital Video Camera is turned on in default mode of movie recording. You can start recording a movie just by pressing the shutter button ( ). When a movie is recording, a time indicator will display on LCD monitor. To stop recording, press the shutter button again.

  • Page 17: Picture Recording

    Picture Recording Press the MODE button to switch to Picture Record Mode. The table below shows the approximate number of shots that you can take at each setting based on 32MB internal memory (19MB available for image storage) or using an optional memory card from 64MB to 512MB SD.

  • Page 18: Voice Recording

    3. Press the shutter button ( ) again to stop. The table below shows the approximate number of voice recording that you can take at each setting based on 32MB internal memory (19MB available for image storage) or using an optional memory card from 64MB to 512MB SD.

  • Page 19: Using Digital Zoom

    The digital zoom magnifies images up to eight times when recording movies or taking pictures. 1. To zoom in/out, press the Tele/Wide button. 2. The digital zoom can be set from 1x to 8x and the magnification ratio is shown on the LCD monitor.

  • Page 20: Options For Record Mode

    5. Sharpness AE Metering 6. Motion Stabilization Two in One 7. Setting Resolution Effect White Balance 10. Exposure 11. Sharpness 12. Date Printing 13. Setting Operations for Record Mode Screen Operation Press the Enter button when in Movie/Picture Record Mode. -16-...

  • Page 21: Default Setting And Validation

    The following table indicates the Digital Video Digital Video Camera’s default settings as well as its validation. 1. Always: The setting always keeps valid. 2. One Time: The setting is only valid either once or till the Digital Video Digital Video Camera power off. -17-...
  • Page 22 Center Two in One One Time Sound Always Start-Up Always Optional Screen Format Card One Time TV System Always Depends on shipping area Language Always Depends on Shipping area Volume Always Level 6 Motion Always Stabilization Date Printing Always -18-...

  • Page 23: Record Submenu Setting

    Enter button to validate the setting. Motion Stabilization To enable Motion Stabilization: 1. In Movie Record Mode, press Enter button to switch to Movie menu screen. 2. Use Up/Down buttons to select Motion Stabilization then press Enter/Right buttons to switch to Motion Stabilization submenu.

  • Page 24: Date Printing

    Movie Resolution To change Movie Resolution: 1. In Movie Record Mode, press the Enter button to switch to Movie menu screen. 2. Use the Up/Down buttons to select Resolution and then press the Enter/Right buttons to switch to Resolution submenu.

  • Page 25: Display Screen

    Enter Button Picture Resolution To change Picture Resolution 1. In Picture Record Mode, press the Enter button to switch to Picture menu screen. 2. Use the Up/Down buttons to select Resolution and then press the Enter/Right buttons to switch to Resolution submenu.

  • Page 26: Effect

    There are three modes which are Normal, Black/White and Classic. To change Effect setting: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press the Enter button to switch to menu screen. 2. Use the Up/Down buttons to select Effect then press the Enter/Right buttons to switch to Effect submenu.

  • Page 27: White Balance

    Use the Up/Down buttons to select White Balance then press the Enter/Right buttons to switch to White Balance submenu. Use the Up/Down buttons to move between four settings. The change can be previewed immediately. Press the Enter button to validate the setting and exit.

  • Page 28: Exposure

    To change Exposure setting: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press the Enter button to switch to menu screen. 2. Use the Up/Down buttons to select Exposure, then the press Enter/Right buttons to switch to Exposure submenu.

  • Page 29: Sharpness

    Your can soften and sharpen images to achieve different effects. To change Sharpness setting: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press the Enter button to switch to menu screen. 2. Use the Up/Down buttons to select Sharpness then press the Enter/Right buttons to switch to Sharpness submenu.

  • Page 30: Sound Setting

    Enter button to validate the setting. Submenu Display Screen Sound Setting Sound Start-up Screen Customize the Start-Up Screen with your favorite pictures. Press the Up/Down buttons to select the picture you want and press the Enter button to validate the setting and exit. -26-...

  • Page 31: Time Setting

    Submenu Display Screen Start-Up Screen Start-Up Screen If you do not want to customize the start up screen, press the Up/Down buttons and selects Non Start-Up Screen. Non Start-Up Screen Time Setting Move between Date, Time and Exit by using the Left/Right buttons.

  • Page 32: Format Card

    Yes：Format the SD Card / built-in memory No (Default)：Do not format SD Card / built in memory TV System Select TV System by using the Up/Down buttons. Ensure that the appropriate TV standard of your area is selected – either NTSC or PAL. -28-...

  • Page 33: Selecting Interface Language

    English Wrong TV system setting may cause image flicker. NTSC standard: USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan etc. PAL standard: UK, Europe, China, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong etc. Submenu Display Screen TV System Options TV System Options Selecting Interface Language Select Language by using the Up/Down buttons.
  • Page 34 (beyond the range of the flash). To change the Flash setting: 1. In Picture Record Mode, press the Enter button to switch to menu screen. -30-...

  • Page 35: Self-Timer (Picture Record Mode Only)

    Self-Timer with either the hot key (Left button) or Option Setting. The self-timer LED on the front of the Digital Video Digital Video Camera beneath the flash light will also blink. The speed of blinking will increase just before the picture is taken.

  • Page 36: Multi-Snap (Picture Record Mode Only)

    English Self-Timer Selt-Timer Option Enter Button Multi-Snap (Picture Record Mode Only) With the Digital Video Digital Video Camera set to Multi-Snap Mode, you can take five continuous pictures. Multi-Snap Multi-Snap Option Enter Button Night Mode (Picture Record Mode Only) Use Night Mode for night scenes or low light conditions. A longer exposure captures more detail of background subjects.
  • Page 37 There are three settings which are Multi segment, Center-weighted, Spot AE Metering. Multi-segment: The exposure is determined by the entire screen. Center-Weighted: The exposure is determined mainly by the center of the screen. Spot: The exposure is determined by the small area in the center of the screen. -33-...
  • Page 38 English Display Screen AE Metering Option Enter Button Two in One (Picture Record Mode Only) With Digital Video Digital Video Camera set to Two in One mode, you can combine two snapshots into one picture. -34-...
  • Page 39 English Display Screen Two in One Option Enter Button -35-...
  • Page 40 Press REC/PLAY button to switch from Record Mode to Playback Mode. The Playback Mode is for viewing and managing movies and pictures as well as listening to voice and music on the built-in memory or on an optional memory card. Operation...

  • Page 41: Button Functions

    English Button Functions The direction buttons have the following functions in Movie and Picture Playback Modes. Right button: Go to the next movie/ picture. Left button: Go to the last movie/ picture. Up button : Invalid Down button: Information ON/OFF Enter button: Enter to movie, picture, voice, or music option menu.
  • Page 42 English Mode Indicator Movie Playback Mode Picture Playback Mode Voice Playback Mode Music Playback Mode Resolution Indicator Movie : High / Standard/ Picture: High / Standard/ -38-...

  • Page 43: Movie Playback

    Indicates the selected movie/picture is locked. Indicates the single movie/voice/MP3 is being repeated. Indicates all of the movies/voices/MP3s are being repeated. Indicates the slide show is playing. Current Number/ Total number of movie, picture, voice, or music. Magnification Indicator. Movie Playback Operation Display Screen 1.

  • Page 44: Thumbnail Function

    4. Press the Shutter button to play and press it again to pause. 5. Press the Enter button to go to the movie option menu. 6. Use the direction buttons to select six options, Thumbnail, Delete, Lock, Repeat One, Repeat All, or Exit.

  • Page 45: Delete Movies

    English 2. Press the Enter button to view nine thumbnail movies. 3. To play a movie, use direction buttons to select the movie and press the Enter button to view. Delete Movies Operation Display Screen 1. Use the direction buttons to...

  • Page 46: Lock Movies

    6. Press the Enter button to exit. NOTE If a memory card is installed, you can delete only those movies stored on the card. Movies on a write-protected memory card cannot be deleted. The delete function will only erase unlocked movies. Locked movies must be unlocked before being deleted.
  • Page 47 English Operation Display Screen Use the direction buttons to select the Lock option ( Press the Enter button to go to the Lock menu. Use the Right/Left buttons to select the movie. Use Up button to lock/unlock all movies and Down button to lock/unlock single movie.

  • Page 48: Repeat Movies

    English Repeat Movies This function automatically repeats playing single movie or all movies in order. Operation Display Screen Use the direction buttons to select the Repeat One option ( ) or Repeat All option ( Press the Enter button to start repeating.

  • Page 49: Picture Playback

    Picture Playback Operation Display Screen Use the Up/Down buttons to select the Picture option. Press the Enter button to go to Picture Playback Mode. Use the Right/Left buttons to go to the next or last picture. While the picture is selected, use Tele/Wide buttons to magnify.

  • Page 50: Make Slide Show

    This Digital Video Digital Video Camera supports DPOF (Digital Print Order Format). DPOF makes printing your pictures extremely easy. After the DPOF is created on the memory card, all of the selected pictures can be printed simply by inserting the memory card into the memory-card slot of any DPOF compatible printer.

  • Page 51: Lock Pictures

    “No” will cancel the operation. 6. Press the Enter button to exit. Lock Pictures Single or all pictures can be locked. This function can prevent the pictures from being deleted accidentally. Operation Display Screen 1. Use the direction buttons to...

  • Page 52: Voice Playback

    “No” will cancel the operation. 6. Press the Enter button to exit. Voice Playback Direction buttons In Voice Playback Mode, the direction buttons have the following functions: Right/ Left buttons： Select the last or next voice. Up/Down buttons： Adjust the voice playback volume.
  • Page 53 English Operation Display Screen 1. Use the Up/Down buttons to select the Voice option. 2. Press the Enter button to go to Voice Playback Mode. 3. Use the Right/Left buttons to go to the next or last voice recording. 4. Press the Shutter button to start playing back the selected voice.
  • Page 54 English 7. Use the Up button to select the Delete option and Down button to select the Repeat option. 8. Press the Up button once to repeat single voice; Press twice to repeat all voice recording. 9. Press it again to disable the repeat function.
  • Page 55 English 11. To delete a voice, use Right/Left buttons to select the voice. 12. Use the Up button to delete all voice recordings and Down button to delete single voice recording. 13. Before a voice is deleted, a confirmation screen will appear;...

  • Page 56: Listening To Mp3 Music

    1. Install the Digital Video Camera driver on your computer. 2. Connect your Digital Video Camera to the computer USB port. 3. The Red LED will light when the Digital Video Camera is connected to the computer and in Mass Storage Mode.

  • Page 57: Listen To Mp3 Music

    English Listen to MP3 Music Operation Display Screen 1. In Playback Mode, use the Up/Down buttons to select the Music option 2. Use the Right/Left buttons to select MP3 you want to play. -53-...

  • Page 58: Listen To Mp3 Music With Earphone

    MP3( 9. Press Enter button to exit. Listen to MP3 Music with earphone MP3 stored in the Digital Video Camera can be played either by the built-in speaker, Earphone, or TV. When the earphone cable is plugged in the Digital Video Camera, the option menu of the Earphone/TV pops out on the LCD Screen.
  • Page 59 MPEG-4 is adopted in this Digital Video Camera to take DVD-quality MPEG-4 movies. The MPEG-4 movie format of AVI is used in this Digital Video Camera. View MPEG-4 Movie on PC When playing an MPEG-4 movie for the first time, MPEG-4 Video Codec Xvid should be installed in the PC.

  • Page 60: Viewing Pictures And Movies On A Tv

    5. The steps for viewing stored pictures and movies on a TV are exactly the same as for viewing them on the LCD monitor. NOTE The LCD monitor does not work when the Digital Video Camera is connected to a television.

  • Page 61: Transferring Data To A Computer

    Installing the Data to a Computer Before connecting this Digital Video Camera to a computer for the first time, you should install a driver on the computer. The driver is on the CD-ROM disc provided in the package. To install the driver: 1.

  • Page 62: Mass Storage Device Mode

    4. Transfer pictures or movies or MP3 or voice recordings Mass Storage Device Mode The RED LED will light up when the Digital Video Camera is connected to the computer. Movies, pictures and voice recordings can be found on your computer at “My Computer\Removable Disk\DCIM\”.
  • Page 63 Windows. The PC Digital Video Camera function is not supported for Mac platforms. 1. Insert the CD-ROM that came with the Digital Video Camera into your CD-ROM drive. The welcome screen appears. 2. Click "DRIVER". Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
  • Page 64 Step2: Connecting the Digital Video Camera to Your Computer 1. Connect one end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your computer. 2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB connector on the Digital Video Camera.

  • Page 65: Installing Bundled Software

    Ulead VideoStudio 7.0 is a user-friendly application that helps you read, edit and organize images. Ulead Photo Express 4.0 allows you to edit movies and is equally easy to use. Ulead Cool 360 is a Picture Panorama Editor that can create 360° and...
  • Page 66 To view images stored in the Digital Video Camera, you must switch to Mass Storage Device Mode. 1. Select the image you want to open in the workspace from the browse bar on the left hand side. 2. Double click the selected picture.
  • Page 67 Capturing Digital Video Camera Images through Photo Express 4.0 Before capturing a picture or video from the Digital Video Camera to the Photo Express 4.0 main screen, you must switch to PC Digital Video Camera Mode. Press MODE button to Switch to PC Digital Video Camera Mode. Under this mode, you can capture videos or pictures through Photo Express 4.0:...
  • Page 68 English Getting Started With Video Studio 7.0 Click Start Select Programs Video Studio 7.0 The Video Studio main Screen will appear on your desktop. -64-...
  • Page 69 To view images stored in the Digital Video Camera, you must switch to Mass Storage Device Mode. 1. Click the folder on the right hand side of the screen. 2. Select the image stored in the Digital Video Camera and press the Open button to view. -65-...
  • Page 70 English Capturing Video through Video Studio 7.0 Press the MODE button to switch to PC Digital Video Camera Mode. Under this mode, you can view Digital Video Camera video through Video Studio: To capture a video/picture from the Digital Video Camera: * Click the Capture item.
  • Page 71 Normal: 100cm ~ Infinity; Portrait: 60cm ~ 100cm; Focus Range Macro: center 20cm Digital Zoom Shutter Electronical LCD monitor 2.0" Color LTPS LCD Built-in 32MB Memory; Storage Media SD/MMC Card Slot Support, can be expanded up to 512MB Image Resolution 2976x2232；2048x1536；1024x768 -67-...

  • Page 72: System Requirement

    English Movie Resolution VGA 640x480 / QVGA 320X240, 30 fps White Balance Auto/Manual (Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten) Exposure Auto/Manual Self-Timer 10 second delay Flash Auto/Off File Format Picture：JPEG, Movie：AVI, Voice：WAV Image play Single Image/Thumbnails/Slideshow PC Interface Mini USB 2.0 Port TV out...

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