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  • Page 2 Camera User Manual USB cable TV cable Warranty Card Quick Guide...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

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  • Page 4 Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. FCC ID: YGB-DV552325011 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.
  • Page 5 Digital video camcorder – video resolution 640 X 480 @30fps Still picture capability up to 10 Mega pixel image resolution...

  • Page 6: B A S I C I N F O R M A T I O N

    Mass Storage / PC webcam mode 4 X digital zoom TV / AV signal output 2.4inch color LCD display SD Memory card slot, up to 8GB SD card capacity Macro / Normal lens settings Driver free for Windows XP/Vista and MAC 10.4.9 or above Note: The contents of this Manual refer to the latest technical information available when the Manual was compiled.
  • Page 7 any way. Maintenance and repairs should be carried only by an authorized service agent. • Keep the camcorder away from dust, sand, water and other liquids or harmful chemical substances. Do not use camcorder when your hands are wet. * Use only recommended batteries. If batteries become exhausted remove all old and install new batteries.

  • Page 8: S Y S T E M R E Q U I R E M E N T S

    System Requirements Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7 Pentium III 1GHz or above 256MB RAM CD ROM drive 1GB hard drive disk space available Available USB port 16-bit display resolution...
  • Page 9 1. Lens 2. Self timer LED indicator 3. LED supporting light 4. Zoom IN button 5. Zoom OUT button 6. Direction button (Up / Down / Left / Right) 7. OK button 8. Display mode button 9. MENU button 10. LCD screen 11. MODE selector 12. Hand strap anchor post 13.
  • Page 10 14. Macro / Normal lens dial 15. Zoom IN / OUT selector 16. Shutter button 17. Tripod Socket 18. SD Memory card slot RIGHT SIDE VIEW LEFT SIDE VIEW / LCD SCREEN OPENED 19. Built in speaker 20. Battery cover 21. Battery cover LOCK Button...

  • Page 11: R E A D Y T O G O

    22. TV/USB port 23. Voice recording button 24. Supporting LED light button 25. Busy lamp indicator 26. Power ON / OFF button 1. Installing Batteries 1. Press in the Battery cover LOCK button and slide back / open the cover. 2.

  • Page 12: Select The Focusing Range

    Card to store any valuable records. * SD Card - when it is INSERTED camcorder will store video, images only on the SD Memory Card - SD Card allows storage of tens minutes of recorded video or hundreds of still images. - SD Card will keep all data even when camcorder is OFF or SD Card is removed.
  • Page 13 TOP VIEW 1. Macro: Set to Macro only for shooting close-up objects located 6 ~ 10 inches from camcorder. 2. Normal: Set to Normal for typical records when the subject is located at 5 feet or more from the camcorder. 4.

  • Page 14: Select The Mode

    Camcorder becomes active and the LCD will display the scene. 3. Press the Power button again (when camcorder is active) to turn the power OFF. Auto Power OFF: Your camcorder has the Auto Power OFF feature. If camcorder is unused for 1 minute, the power will turn OFF automatically to save batteries.
  • Page 15 Video Mode: select this mode to record Video clips Camera Mode: select this mode to take Still Pictures Playback Mode: select this mode to playback recorded video clips or voice or review still pictures. 6. Setting Date / Time 1. Press MENU button, then select Setup to enter setting date / time adjustment mode 2.

  • Page 16: Led Light / Indicators

    3. Press OK Button to confirm setting, then press Menu button to exit. 7. LED Light / Indicators Busy light - The LED lights when camcorder is processing video or images - The LED lights indicating when camcorder is connected to TV or PC - The LED lights indicating that camcorder is active, but the LCD screen is turned OFF Display may be turned OFF (to save batteries) after pressing twice the Display mode Button.
  • Page 17 screen in Video MODE. Video Mode icon 2 Auto White Balance icon Available: Auto/Daylight/Cloudy/Fluorescent/Tungsten Metering / exposure (multi) 4 640 Video resolution indicator 640x480 or 320x240. 5 00:00:00 Video recording counter; hours, min, sec. 6 SD Card icon: the icon appears when the SD card is inserted the battery power indicator 8 LED Supporting light icon: the lamp is ON 9 Zoom range: numbers indicate current setting of the zoom (max.
  • Page 18 3 Press the Up button to pause recording and press again to continue 4 Press the Shutter button again if you wish to stop recording 5 You can zoom IN or zoom OUT of the scene while recording a Video clip; use Zoom IN / OUT buttons or Zoom IN / OUT selector to adjust the zoom.

  • Page 19: Camera Mode

    Use the Up / Down buttons to browse and select available Menu options then press the Right button to review available settings. Press Up / Down button to select desired setting then press OK button to confirm your selection. Press the Menu button to exit the Video Menu mode and return to Preview / scene Mode.
  • Page 20 screen in Camera MODE. Camera / still picture icon Self-timer mode symbol 3 Auto White balance (Auto) Metering / exposure mode Exposure value Picture resolution value Image quality icon Image counter shows number of available pictures remaining Self timer / delay time in seconds SD card icon;...
  • Page 21 Keep camera steady then press the Shutter Button to take a picture. Note: The LCD will display “Card Locked!” message if the inserted SD memory card is LOCK-ed - camera will NOT take a picture. Remove, unlock and insert the SD card to take and store pictures. Camera Mode / Menu: When the camcorder is in Preview / scene Mode press the Menu button to enter available settings as below:...
  • Page 22 Use the Up / Down buttons to browse and select available Menu options, then press the Right button to review available options. Press Up / Down button to select desired setting, then press OK button to confirm. Press the Menu button to exit the Camera Menu mode. Driver Mode The Driver Mode will allow you to adjust / set the Self- timer, or take three consecutive pictures in the Burst Mode.
  • Page 23 - Self timer Browse and select the Driver Mode then press the Right button to access the available Self Timer options then select 2 or 10 seconds delay time. Press OK to confirm, then press MENU to exit setting. Press the Shutter button and camera “beep” while counting down the delay time, then the picture will be automatically taken.

  • Page 24: Playback Mode

    2 Press the Shutter button to start recording 3 Press Up button to pause recording, press again to continue recording Press the Shutter button to stop recording Stop mode Recording mode 1. Voice Recording Mode icon 2. Counter showing available recording time remaining 3.
  • Page 25 Use Right / Left buttons to review / select stored records; Video, Still Pictures or recorded Voice. Press OK button to play selected video, pictures or recorded voice file. You can “zoom” the displayed photo images by pressing the zoom IN / OUT buttons or sliding Zoom IN / OUT selector.
  • Page 26 Note: : This icon indicates recorded voice (WAV) file : This icon indicates video / AVI media file. : This icon indicates photo with “voice added memo” file. You can use the direction key to select desired image file, and press OK key or Zoom IN key to exit this Thumbnail mode and return to full screen display mode.
  • Page 27 You may press Up button to pause or press OK again to stop playing. SELECT PLAY Stop mode Playing mode SELECT PLAY Playback / Menu In Playback mode, press MENU button to enter available settings as below: Use Up / Down buttons to select desired function, use Right button to obtain access to...
  • Page 28 available setting. Use Up / Down buttons to select option, then press OK to confirm. Note: The locked files can not be deleted. Unlock the file first, then delete...
  • Page 29 Resize function You can “resize” the image size but it can only be resized to smaller size Press Shutter key can stop the recording; Note: Some options highlighted in gray color are not available for selection. Adding Voice Memo to Images You may add a Voice Memo / comment to selected image.
  • Page 30 Playing image with the Voice Memo file Use direction buttons and select the image with the Voice Memo Press OK to start playing the selected jpg with voice memo Press Up key to pause / resume playing, press OK to stop Start up image You can set your favorite picture as your own “Welcome”...
  • Page 31 3. Press OK key to confirm and press MENU key back or exit.

  • Page 32: C O N N E C T I N G C A M E R A T O T H E C O M P U T E R

    Note: Format: Formatting the SD card (when the card is inserted) will erase all data. Make sure to back up & save important files / records before formatting SD card. Please install the Driver (bundled on supplied CD) first, before connecting camera to the computer.
  • Page 33 1. Driver Installation Please insert supplied CD into computer’s CD ROM drive. The system will start CD Installer interface; see the screen shown below: Note: If your computer did not start CD Installer as Auto run, please open My Computer, go to CD ROM, and select “autorun.exe” program located in the CD root directory.
  • Page 34 • Restart computer when installation completed. For Windows Vista, the following window will pop up when the system automatically executes Installer from inserted CD. Select / click Run SoftwareInstaller.exe to start installing.
  • Page 35 Select “Allow” and continue installation Restart computer when installation completed.
  • Page 36 Note: The Driver (bundled on CD) is suitable for Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista systems. If the following window appears, please click “Yes” button to continue installation.
  • Page 37 Connecting camera to your computer. Use supplied USB cable to connect camera to your computer. Connect the “computer end” of the USB cable to computer USB port and connect the “camera end” to the camera USB socket. Computer Camera Note: The camera has two USB modes; MSDC (default, when power ON) and PCCAM (when selected from Internal Setting Menu) - The default MSDC (Mass Storage / Removable Disc) is used for playback and downloading video, pictures into the computer.

  • Page 38: Download Video, Picture Files To The Computer

    3. Download video, picture files to the computer: - Power ON camera and connect to the computer using USB cable. - Select and open “My Computer” onto the computer’s screen. - Scroll down and open the “Removable Disc” which represents your camera in Mass Storage mode.
  • Page 39 4. Installing Software Installation and Running PhotoImpression 5: • Installing PhotoImpression5: Insert supplied CD into the CD-ROM in your computer; see start up window below: Select and click button and follow step by step instruction to complete installation.
  • Page 40 Note: For Windows Vista, the following windows will pop up prior installation, click to start installing. Restart your PC after installation completed.
  • Page 41 • Running PhotoImpression5: Double-click the icon on the desktop to open PhotoImpression 5, or select program from “Start Programs”...
  • Page 42 PhotoImpression5 will open the following screen: Left-click the center of the window to open program’s “Get Photo” option:...
  • Page 43 Select desired image from “Get Photo” window, and you will find the image displayed in the central area of the next window. Now you can select the image for review or editing. Refer to "Help" section (see below screen) of the program for detailed information.
  • Page 44 Installation and Running VideoImpression 2 • Installing VideoImpression 2 Click button and follow step by step instructions. Note: For Windows Vista, the following windows will pop up when installing the software. Click to start installing, see following steps:...
  • Page 46 Restart your PC after installation completed...
  • Page 47 • Running VideoImpression 2 Double-click the icon on the desktop, or open VideoImpression 2 from “Start Programs”...
  • Page 48 Refer to "Help" section of the program for detailed information of VideoImpression 2, see the following screen below:...

  • Page 49: Pc Camera Function

    PC Camera function - Power ON the camera and set it at the PC Cam Mode (refer to the Manual if required). - Connect camera with your PC and open VideoImpression 2. - Click in the following window (Fig. I) - Click (Fig.
  • Page 50 Fig. Fig. Live images, scene will appear, see window (Fig IV) - Click button to exit or close the PC Cam if session completed. Note: If no images, scene visible; please check whether the Driver for the camera is installed properly and check whether the selected Video Camera is indicated.
  • Page 51 6. How to upload your video clips to YouTube Install the ArcSoft MediaImpression program Insert the CD-ROM into the computer’s CD-ROM drive. The auto-run screen will appear. Click Install MediaImpression If auto-run screen does not appear, please click on SoftwareInstaller.exe under the CD-ROM drive icon on the computer.
  • Page 52 Follow on-screen instructions and complete installation Note: For Windows Vista, the following windows will pop up prior installation, click to start installing.
  • Page 53 ArcSoft MediaImpression icon will appear on computer’s desktop when installation is...
  • Page 54 complete. Using ArcSoft MediaImpression Connect your camcorder to the computer. Double click MediaImpression icon on the Desktop. The MediaImpression software main screen will open on the computer’s desktop: Click Import Option on the main screen and enter into Import screen. Then select the...
  • Page 55 files in the camcorder that you want to upload to the computer and click Option. After importing the file has been completed, click on the Importing… window and enter into MediaBrowser window. Note: On the main screen, you can also click other options such as...
  • Page 56 enter into MediaBrowser window. Then select the files in the computer for uploading. Select the video you wish upload to You Tube on MediaBrowser screen and then click option to access your YouTube log-in screen.
  • Page 57 On Login screen, please enter your YouTube Username and Password (you can select the corresponding option underneath to save the Username and Password so that you do not need to input these data next time). Then click option. When Upload to YouTube screen appears, fill in Title, Description, etc. Then click option and start uploading selected video.

  • Page 58: C O N N E C T I N G C A M E R A T O Tv

    You may connect camera to your TV and watch recorded video clips or view photos. Turn on the power of the camera. Use supplied AV cable and connect TV output port on your camera to Video input (yellow connector) and Audio input (red / white connector) on your TV.
  • Page 59 Video record, Shoot photo and Voice record, playback, Mass Function modes storage and PC camera White balance Auto/manual: Daylight, cloudy, Tungsten and Fluorescent Exposure Automatic/manual (-2.0EV~+2.0EV, 0.3EV/step) Self-shoot timer 2/10 seconds delay Video File format Photo JPEG Voice Internal Volatile 8x16Mb SDRAM (can temporarily store approx. 3 to 10 sec VGA video or approx.

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