1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. SVP Manuals
  4. Camcorder
  5. DV-6680
  6. User manual

SVP DV-6680 User Manual

Svp dv-6680: user manual
Hide thumbs Also See for DV-6680:
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

Download this manual
Digital Video Camera
User Manual
1

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading
Need help?

Need help?

Do you have a question about the DV-6680 and is the answer not in the manual?

Questions and answers

Subscribe to Our Youtube Channel

Related Manuals for SVP DV-6680

Summary of Contents for SVP DV-6680

  • Page 1 Digital Video Camera User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Content Section 1 Getting to Know Your Camera ...1 Section 2 Getting Up and Running...4 Section 3 Record Mode ...6 Section 4 Playback Mode ...26 Section 5 Listening to MP3 Music ...40 Section 6 Viewing MPEG4 Movie on PC...42 Section 7 Viewing Pictures and Movies on a TV ...44 Section 8 Transferring Data to a Computer ...45 Section 9 Specifications and System Requirements ...57...

  • Page 3: Standard Accessories

    Overview The camera with 3.2-Mega Pixel sensor can take DVD-Quality MPEG-4 movies. By way of using MPEG-4 technology, more videos can be taken within certain amount of memory. High quality images with up to 2976x2232 pixels can also be delivered smoothly. With a color LCD monitor, users can compose images and examine them easily.

  • Page 4: Front View

    Front View Self-Portrait Mirror KeyPad illustration Direction Buttons REC/PLAY Button MODE Button Power Button Speaker Eyelet for Wrist Strap Flash Self-Timer LED Microphone TFT LTPS LCD Panel Tele-Wide Button Shutter Button Battery /SD Card Cover...
  • Page 5 Side View Macro Switch Earphone Port/ AV out Port Shutter Button Mini USB Port / Power Adaptor Port...

  • Page 6: Charging Battery

    Loading the Battery Before using the camera, user must load NP60 rechargeable Li-ion battery. 1. Follow the arrow direction and slide to eject the battery / SD cover. 2. Face the battery up with letter side upward. Follow the battery injection direction according to the correct polarity marks.

  • Page 7: Protecting Data On An Sd Card

    Protecting Data on an SD Card SD card is read-only by locking the SD card. No pictures, movies and voice can be recorded when the SD card is locked. Make sure the lock is on writeable position before recording any media.

  • Page 8: Button Function

    Button Function Enter Button Up Botton Left Right Button Button Down Button Right button : Flash AUTO/OFF Left button :Self-Timer ON/OFF Up button : Invalid Down button: LCD Information ON/OFF Enter button : Menu ON Power button: Press down for one second to turn on or turn off the camera.

  • Page 9: Lcd Monitor Information

    LCD Monitor Information The indicator shows below may display on LCD when movies and pictures are recorded： Record Mode Movie Record Mode Picture Record Mode Voice Record Mode Night Mode Multi-Snap Mode Two in One Mode AE Metering Mode (2) Resolution Movie : High / Standard/...

  • Page 10: Picture Recording

    MPEG4 Movie Recording The camera is turned on with default mode of movie recording. You can start recording movie just by pressing shutter button LCD monitor. To stop recording, press shutter button again. To view stored movies, press the REC/PLAY button once to switch to Playback Mode. Three movie resolutions are available.

  • Page 11: Taking Close Up Pictures

    Taking Close up Pictures The camera has two close-up picture modes to allow you to take pictures at close range. The Macro Mode ( ) should be used for object located at about 20 c.m., while the Portrait Mode ) should be used for object located from 60 c.m. to 100 c.m.. To take close-up pictures: 1.

  • Page 12: Options For Record Mode

    Options for Record Mode Movie Record Mode 1. Resolution 2. Effect 3. White Balance 4. Exposure 5. Sharpness 6. Setting Operations for Record Mode Operation 1. Press Enter button when in Movie/Picture Record Mode. 2. There are total six options in Movie Record Mode and twelve options in Picture Record Mode.

  • Page 13: Default Setting And Validation

    Operation 4. Press Enter/Right buttons to enter submenu of main option you select. 5. Press Left button to exit main menu. Default Setting and Validation The following table indicates the camera’s default setting as well as its validation. 1. Always: The setting always keeps valid. 2.

  • Page 14: Movie Resolution

    Record Submenu Setting Record submenu includes camera setting and other advanced setting. You can use Up/Down buttons to move between options and press Enter button to validate the setting. Movie Resolution To change Movie Resolution: 1. In Movie Record Mode, press Enter button to switch to Movie menu screen. 2.
  • Page 15 Effect There are three modes which are Normal, Black/White and Classic. To change Effect setting: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter button to switch to menu screen. 2. Use Up/Down buttons to select Effect then press Enter/Right buttons to switch to Effect submenu.

  • Page 16: White Balance

    White Balance The camera adjusts the color balance of images automatically. Three manual white balance settings are available: Auto (Default) : The camera automatically adjusts white balance. • Daylight: Under outdoors • Fluorescent: Under fluorescent light condition. • Tungsten: Under tungsten light condition. •...
  • Page 17 Display Screen W/B Option Enter Button...
  • Page 18 Exposure The camera adjusts image exposure automatically. In certain circumstances you may wish to adjust the exposure compensation setting. To change Exposure setting: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter button to switch to menu screen. 2. Use Up/Down buttons to select Exposure, then press Enter/Right buttons to switch to Exposure submenu.
  • Page 19 Sharpness Your can soften and sharpen images to achieve different effects. To change Sharpness setting: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter button to switch menu screen. 2. Use Up/Down buttons to select Sharpness then press Enter/Right buttons to switch to Sharpness submenu.
  • Page 20 Setting The Setting submenu contains seven options for configuring your camera set up. To change advanced setting: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter button to switch to menu screen. 2. Use Up/Down buttons to select Setting then press Enter/Right buttons to switch to Setting submenu.
  • Page 21 Start-up Screen Customize the Start-Up Screen with your favorite pictures. Press Up/Down buttons to select the picture you want and press Enter button to validate the setting and exit. Submenu Start-Up Screen If you do not want to customize the start up screen, press Up/Down buttons and select Non Start-Up Screen.
  • Page 22 Format Card Submenu Display Screen Format Card Yes：Format the SD Card / built-in memory No (Default)：Do not format SD Card / built in memory TV System Ensure that the appropriate TV standard of your area is selected – either NTSC or PAL. Wrong TV system setting may cause image flicker.
  • Page 23 Selecting Interface Language Submenu Language Default Setting To restore the default factory setting, select this option. Submenu Default Setting Flash ( Picture Record Mode Only) This camera has two flash settings. To change flash setting by either hot key (Right button) or Option Setting.
  • Page 24 4. Press Enter button to validate the setting and exit. Flash Self-Timer ( Picture Record Mode Only) The self-timer allows you to take pictures with a ten-second time delay. To activate Self-Timer by either hot key(Left button) or Option Setting. The self-timer LED on the front of the camera beneath the flash light will also blink.
  • Page 25 Multi-Snap ( Picture Record Mode Only) With the camera set to Multi-Snap Mode, you can take five contiguous pictures. Multi-Snap 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 26 AE Metering ( Picture Record Mode Only) 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.
  • Page 27 Two in One ( Picture Record Mode Only) With camera set to Two in One mode, you can combine two snapshots into one picture. Display Screen Two in One Option Enter Button...

  • Page 28: Operation

    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 Press REC/PLAY button to switch from Record Mode to Playback Mode Main Menu.
  • Page 29 LCD Monitor Information Indicators on the LCD screen while in Playback Mode： Mode Indicator Movie Playback Mode Picture Playback Mode Voice Playback Mode Music Playback Mode Resolution Indicator Movie : High / Picture: High / Indicate the selected movie/picture is locked. Indicate the single movie/voice/MP3 is being repeated.

  • Page 30: Movie Playback

    Movie Playback Operation Display Screen 1. Use Up/Down buttons to select the Movie option. 2. Press Enter button to go to Movie Playback Mode. 3. Use Right/Left buttons to go to the next or last movie. 4. Press Shutter button to play and press it again to pause. 5.

  • Page 31: Thumbnail Function

    Thumbnail Function Operation Display Screen 1. Use direction buttons to select the Thumbnail option ( 2. Press Enter button to view nine thumbnail movies. 3. To play a movie, use direction buttons to select the movie and press Enter button to view.
  • Page 32 Delete Movies Operation 1. Use direction buttons to select the Delete option ( 2. Press Enter button to go to the Delete menu. 3. Use Right/Left buttons to select the movie. 4. Use Up button to delete all movies and Down button to delete single movie.

  • Page 33: Repeat Movies

    Lock Movies Single or all movies can be locked. This function can prevent the movies from being deleted accidentally. Operation 1. Use direction buttons to select the Lock option ( 2. Press Enter button to go to the Lock menu. 3.

  • Page 35: Picture Playback

    Picture Playback Operation 1. Use Up/Down buttons to select the Picture option. 2. Press Enter button to go to Picture Playback Mode. 3. Use Right/Left buttons to go to the next or last picture. 4. While the picture is selected, use Tele/Wide buttons to magnify.
  • Page 36 Thumbnail Function Operation Display Screen 1. Use direction buttons to select the Thumbnail option ( 2. While selecting Thumbnail option, press Enter button to view nine thumbnail pictures. 3. To view a picture, use direction buttons to select the picture. 4.
  • Page 37 Delete Picture Operation 1. Use direction buttons to select the Delete option ( 2. Press Enter button to go to the Delete menu. 3. Use Right/Left buttons to select the picture. 4. Use Up button to delete all pictures and Down button to delete single picture.

  • Page 38: Display Screen

    Make Slide Show This function automatically repeats all pictures in order. Operation 1. Use direction buttons to select the Slide option ( 2. Press Enter button to start the slide show; Press it again to stop. About DPOF This camera supports DPOF (Digital Print Order Format). DPOF makes printing your pictures extremely easy.

  • Page 39: Lock Pictures

    2. Press Enter button to go to the DPOF menu. 3. Use Right/Left buttons to select the picture. 4. Use Up button to set/cancel all DPOF pictures and Down button to set/cancel single DPOF picture. 5. Before a picture is set/cancel DPOF, a confirmation screen will appear;...

  • Page 40: Direction Buttons Function

    Voice Playback Direction buttons Function In Voice Playback Mode, the direction buttons have the following functions: Enter Button Up Botton Left Button Down Button Operation 1. Use Up/Down buttons to select the Voice option. 2. Press Enter button to go to Voice Playback Mode. 3.
  • Page 41 7.Use Up button to select Delete option and Down button to select Repeat option. 8. Press Up button once to repeat single voice; Press twice to repeat all voice recording. 9. Press it again to disable the repeat function. 10.The repeat icons will be different while selecting Repeat One option and Repeat All option.

  • Page 42: Transfer Mp3 Music To The Camera

    MP3 Music MP3 is a compressed audio file format. The MP3 music can be downloaded from some MP3 web sites. Transfer MP3 Music to the camera 1. Install the camera driver on your computer. 2. Connect your camera to the computer USB port. 3.

  • Page 43: Listen To Mp3 Music With Earphone

    3. Press shutter button to play MP3 4. Press shutter button again to stop playing. 5. Press Up/Down buttons to adjust volume. 6. Press Enter button to go to repeat menu. 7. Press Down button once to repeat current MP3( 8.

  • Page 44: View Mpeg4 Movie On Pc

    MPEG4 Movie MPEG4, the multimedia format and compression standards, is a cutting-edge compression technology developed by MPEG (Motion Picture Expert Group). It not only enhances the image quality but also improves the efficiency of recording capacity. MPEG4 is adopted in this camera to take DVD-quality MPEG4 movies. The MPEG4 movie format of AVI is used in this camera.
  • Page 45 Landscape Portraits Shutter Shutter Figure1 Figure 2...

  • Page 46: Section 7 Viewing Pictures And Movies On A Tv

    Viewing Pictures and Movies on a TV You can view stored movies and pictures on a television. To connect to a television: 1. Connect one end of the AV cable to your camera’s AV Out port. 2. Connect the other end of the cable to a television. 3.

  • Page 47: Section 8 Transferring Data To A Computer

    Transferring Data to a Computer Installing the Digital Camera Driver Before connecting this 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 48: Installing Bundled Software

    Installing Bundled Software The CD-ROM supplied with this camera contains five pieces of 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.
  • Page 49 Getting Started With Photo Express 4.0 Click Start Select Programs Photo Express 4.0 main Screen will appear on your desktop. Viewing Images stored in the Camera through Photo Express 4.0 To view images stored in the camera, you must switch to Mass Storage Device Mode. 1.
  • Page 50 Capturing Camera Images through Photo Express 4.0 Before capturing a picture or video from the camera to the Photo Express 4.0 main screen, you must switch to PC Camera Mode. Press MODE button to Switch to PC Camera Mode. Under this mode, you can capture videos or pictures through Photo Express 4.0: * Click the [Get Photo ] button.
  • Page 51 Getting Started With Video Studio 7.0 Click Start Select Programs The Video Studio main Screen will appear on your desktop. Viewing Images stored in the Camera through Video Studio 7.0 To view images stored in the camera, you must switch to Mass Storage Device Mode. 1.
  • Page 52 Capturing Video through Video Studio 7.0 Press MODE button to switch to PC Camera Mode. Under this mode, you can view camera video through Video Studio: To capture a video/picture from the camera: * Click the Capture item. * Click the [Capture Video ] button.
  • Page 53 Rotating Picture through Video Studio 7.0 Select “Image” from Library menu Library Menu (2) Click Folder Icon on the right side of the screen to load an image Folder Icon...
  • Page 54 (3) Click <Rotate 90 Degrees Icon> on the left side of the screen to rotate the picture. (4) Click Share Menu then select Create Video File.
  • Page 55 (5) Select <Same as Project Name> to save the image immediately.
  • Page 56 Rotating Video through Video Studio 7.0 (1) Select “Video” from Library menu Library Menu (2) Click Folder Icon on the right side of the screen to load a video clip, then drag and drop the clip into the Storyboard below.
  • Page 57 (3) Click <Rotate 90 Degrees Icon> on the left side of the screen to rotate the video.
  • Page 58 (4) Click Share Menu then select Create Video File. Then select <Same as Project Name> to save the image immediately.

  • Page 59: Section 9 Specifications And System Requirements

    Specifications and System Requirements Specification Image Sensor Operation Modes Lens Focus Range Digital Zoom Shutter LCD monitor Storage Media Image Resolution Movie Resolution White Balance Exposure Self-Timer Flash File Format Image play PC Interface TV out Battery Dimension Weight 3.2 Mega Pixel Sensor Movie Record, Picture Record, Voice Record, MP3 Player, PC Camera, Mass Storage Device...
  • Page 60 System Requirement Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP Pentium MMX Celeron or AMD Athlon® CPU 64MB RAM CD ROM 500MB free HDD space Available USB port 16-bit Color Display...

Table of Contents