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  • Page 1 Digital Video Camera User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Content Content..................1 Section 1 Getting to Know Your Camera......2 Section 2 Getting Up and Running ........5 Section 3 Record Mode............8 Section 4 Playback Mode ............ 37 Section 5 Listening to MP3 Music ........49 Section 6 Reading eBook ............ 52 Section 7 Viewing MPEG4 Movie on PC......

  • Page 3: Section 1 Getting To Know Your Camera

    Getting to Know Your Camera Overview The camera with 5 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 11 mega-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 MICROPHONE POWER BUTTON SPEAKER LENS DISPLAY LCD KeyPad illustration Picture Shutter Movie Shutter Wide Button (UP) Wide Button（Down） OK Button Right Button Left Button RECORD/PLAY Button TV OUT Mini USB 2.0...
  • Page 5 Side View Marco Switch Battery Cover...

  • Page 6: Section 2 Getting Up And Running

    Section 2 Getting Up and Running Loading the Battery Before using the camera, end users must load NP 60 Battery. 1. Follow the arrow direction and slide to eject the Eject battery cover. 2. Insert the batteries according to the correct polarity marks ( + or -) 3.

  • 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: Turning The Camera Off

    Turning the Camera Off To turn off the Camera, you can either press the Power Button for one second, or you can place the LCD panel back to its original position.

  • Page 9: Section 3 Record Mode

    Section 3 Record Mode Button Function Right Button : Flash Auto/ ON/ Off /Red Eye Reduction/Light ON Left Button : MP3 Mode Tele Button (Up Button) : Digital Zoom Wide Button (Down Button): Digital Zoom out. OK Button : Menu ON Power Button: Press down for one second to turn on or turn off the camera.

  • Page 10: 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 Motion Stabilization Two in One Mode Photo Frame Multi-Snap Mode Night Mode Backlight Mode (2) Resolution Movie :...

  • Page 11: Mpeg4 Movie Recording

    Auto Flash Flash On Flash Off Red Eye Reduction Light on Self-timer enabled (10) 8X digital zoom (11) Date/Time : YYYY/MM/DD HH: MM (12) Motion Detection MPEG4 Movie Recording Press Movie Shutter button ( ) to start recording. When a movie is recording, a time indicator will display on LCD monitor.

  • Page 12: Voice Recording

    Voice Recording Press OK Button to Enter Record Menu while in Record Mode. Use Right/Left Buttons( ) to choose Voice Pen Option. Press Up/Down Buttons ( ) to choose “Enter” Option and press OK button to enter Voice Record Mode. Press Movie Shutter Button ( ) to record voice.

  • Page 13: Using Digital Zoom

    Using Digital Zoom The digital zoom magnifies images, 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 14: Options For Record Menu

    Options for Record Menu Movie Mode Picture Mode Voice Pen Effect Resolution Resolution Enter Normal Sound Exposure Exposure Exit Start-up Screen Light Two in One Classic Time Setting Sharpness Photo Frame Negative Format Memory White Balance Flash Exit TV System Stabilization Self-timer Language...

  • Page 15: Default Setting And Validation

    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. One Time: The setting is only valid either once or till camera power off. Validation Default Factory Setting Always High for Movie...

  • Page 16: Movie Mode Submenu Setting

    Movie Mode submenu Setting Record main menu includes camera setting and other advanced setting. You can use Right/Left Buttons to move between options and press OK Button to validate the setting. Movie Resolution To change Movie Resolution: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press OK Button to switch to record menu screen. 2.
  • Page 17 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 OK Button to switch to record menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to select Movie Mode. Submenu of Movie Mode will pop out on the screen.
  • Page 18 Light The camera provides the light-on function which can add more light when shooting in low light conditions. Light On: LED keeps on to add light during the low light environment Light Off: Disable Light-On function To change Light setting: 6.
  • Page 19 Sharpness You can soften and sharpen images to achieve different effects. To change Sharpness setting: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press OK Button to switch to record menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to select Movie Mode. Submenu of Movie Mode will pop out on the screen.

  • Page 20: White Balance

    White Balance The camera adjusts the color balance of images automatically. Three manual white balance settings are available: 1. Auto (Default): The camera automatically adjusts white balance. 2. Daylight: Under outdoors 3. Fluorescent: Under fluorescent light condition. 4. Tungsten: Under tungsten light condition. To change White Balance Setting: 1.

  • Page 21: Motion Stabilization

    Motion Stabilization To enable Motion Stabilization: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press OK Button to switch to record menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to select Movie Mode. Submenu of Movie Mode will pop out on the screen. 3. Use Up/Down Buttons (Tele-Wide Buttons) ( to select Motion Stabilization then press OK Button to switch to Motion Stabilization submenu.

  • Page 22: Motion Detection

    Motion Detection To enable Motion Detection: In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press OK Button to switch to record menu screen. Use Right/Left Buttons to select Movie Mode. Submenu of Movie Mode will pop out on the screen. Use Up/Down Buttons (Tele-Wide Buttons) ( ) to select Motion Detect then press OK Button to switch to Motion Detect submenu.

  • Page 23: Camera Mode Setting

    Camera Mode Setting Picture Resolution To change Picture Resolution: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press OK Button to switch to record menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to select Camera Mode. Submenu of Camera Mode will pop out on the screen. 3.
  • Page 24 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 OK Button to switch to record menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to select Camera Mode. Submenu of Camera Mode will pop out on the screen 3.
  • Page 25 Two in One ( Picture Record Mode Only) With camera set to Two in One mode, you can combine two snapshots into one picture. To enable Two in One: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press OK Button to switch to record menu screen. 2.
  • Page 26 Photo Frame (Picture Record Mode Only) Your camera features popular electronic photo frame. You can take your picture with preferred electronic photo frame. To enable Photo Frame: 1. When in Camera Mode, use Up/Down Buttons (Tele-Wide Buttons) ( ) to select Photo Frame option, then press OK Button to switch to Photo Frame submenu.
  • Page 27 Flash (Picture Record Mode Only) This camera has four flash settings. To change flash setting by either hot key (Right Button) or Option Setting. Auto-flash( ：the flash fires automatically according to light conditions. Use this mode for general photography. Flash On ( ): the flash will fire in every shot. Flash Off( )：the flash will not fire under any circumstances.
  • Page 28 Self-timer (Picture Record Mode Only) The self-timer allows you to take pictures with a ten-second time delay. The self-timer LED on the front of the camera beneath the flash light will also blink. The speed of blinking will increase just before the picture is taken. To enable Self-timer: 1.
  • Page 29 Sharpness You can soften and sharpen images to achieve different effects. To change Sharpness setting: 1. When in Camera Mode, use Up/Down Buttons (Tele-Wide Buttons) ( ) to select Sharpness Option, then press OK Button to switch to Sharpness submenu. 2.
  • Page 30 White Balance The camera adjusts the color balance of images automatically. Three manual white balance settings are available: 1. Auto (Default): The camera automatically adjusts white balance. 2. Daylight: Under outdoors 3. Fluorescent: Under fluorescent light condition. 4. Tungsten: Under tungsten light condition. To change White Balance Setting: 1.
  • Page 31 Multi-Snap (Picture Record Mode Only) With the camera set to Multi-Snap Mode, you can take five continuous pictures. To enable Multi-Snap: 1. When in Camera Mode, use Up/Down Buttons (Tele-Wide Buttons) ( ) to select Multi-Snap, then press OK Button to switch to Multi-Snap submenu. 2.
  • Page 32 Date Printing (Picture Record Mode Only) To enable Date Printing: 1. When in Camera Mode, use Up/Down Buttons (Tele-Wide Buttons) ( ) to select Date Printing, then press OK Button to switch to Date Printing submenu. 2. Use Up/Down Buttons to choose On or Off. 3.

  • Page 33: Effect Setting

    Voice Mode To enable voice recording: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press OK Button to switch to record menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to move to Voice Option. Then Voice Submenu will pop out on the screen. 3. Choose Enter option to enable voice recording and press OK Button to enter Voice Record Mode.

  • Page 34: Setting Menu

    Setting Menu The Setting submenu contains options for configuring your camera set up. To change advanced setting: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press OK Button to switch to record menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to move to Setting option, then Setting Submenu will pop out on the screen.
  • Page 35 Start-up Screen Customize the Start-Up Screen with your favorite pictures. Press Right/Left Buttons to select the picture you want and press OK Button to validate the setting and exit. Submenu Display Screen Start-Up Screen Start-Up Screen If you do not want to customize the start up screen, press Left/Right Buttons and select No Start-Up Screen.
  • Page 36 Format Card Submenu Display Screen Format Card Options Format Card Yes：Format the SD Card / built-in memory No (Default)：Do not format SD Card / built in memory Note All the data will be erased if the SD card is formatted. Make sure all the data are duplicated to PC before formatting SD card.
  • Page 37 Selecting Interface Language Submenu Display Screen Language Default Setting To restore the default factory setting, select this option. Submenu Display Screen Default Setting Options Default Setting...

  • Page 38: Section 4 Playback Mode

    Section 4 Playback Mode Press RECORD/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, or read eBook on the built-in memory or on an optional memory card. Operation Display Screen Press RECORD/PLAY Button (...
  • Page 39 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 eBook Playback Mode Resolution Indicator High Resolution Standard Resolution Low Resolution Indicate the selected movie/picture is locked. Indicate the single movie/voice/MP3 is being repeated.

  • Page 40: Movie Playback

    Movie Playback Operation Display Screen 1. Use Direction Buttons to select the Movie option. 2. Press OK Button to go to Movie Playback Mode. 3. Use Right/Left Buttons to go to the next or last movie. 4. Press Movie Shutter Button to play and press it again to pause.
  • Page 41 2. Press OK 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. 5. Before a movie is deleted, a confirmation screen will appear;...

  • Page 42: Lock Movies

    2. Press OK Button to view nine thumbnail movies. 3. To play a movie, use Right/Left Buttons to select the movie and press OK Button to view. Lock Movies Single or all movies can be locked. This function can prevent the movies from being deleted accidentally.

  • Page 44: Picture Playback

    Picture Playback Operation Display Screen 1. Use Right/Left Buttons to select the Picture option. 2. Press OK 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 Up/Down Buttons (Tele/Wide Buttons)( ) to magnify.

  • Page 45: Thumbnail Function

    2. Press OK 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. 5. Before a picture is deleted, a confirmation screen will appear;...
  • Page 46 Lock Pictures Single or all pictures can be locked. This function can prevent the pictures from being deleted accidentally. Operation Display Screen 1. Use Right/Left Buttons to select the Lock option ( 2. Press OK Button to go to the Lock menu. 3.

  • Page 47: Voice Playback

    Voice Playback Direction Buttons Function 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. OK Button：Switch to voice option menu. Operation Display Screen 1.
  • Page 48 7. Use Up Button to select Delete option and Down Button to select Repeat option. 8. Press Down Button once to repeat single voice; Press twice to repeat all voice recording. 9. Press it again to disable the repeat function. 10.

  • Page 50: Section 5 Listening To Mp3 Music

    Section 5 Listening to MP3 Music MP3 Music MP3 is a compressed audio file format. The MP3 music can be downloaded from some MP3 web sites. This DV includes the feature of MP3 play with lyrics display. To enable this function, make sure both .mp3 and .lrc files with the same file name are copied to the memory.
  • Page 51 2. Use Up/Down Buttons to locate MP3 you want to play, or press Right/Left Buttons to jump to the next/previous page. There is an icon in the front for those MP3 with Lyrics display. 3. Press Movie Shutter or OK Button to play MP3 4.

  • Page 52: Listen To Mp3 Music With Earphone

    Listen to MP3 Music with earphone MP3 stored in the camera can be played either by built-in speaker, or Earphone, or TV. When the earphone cable is plugged in the camera, the option menu of Earphone/TV pops out on the LCD Screen. Choose earphone or TV and press OK Button to validate the setting.

  • Page 53: Section 6 Reading Ebook

    Section 6 Reading eBook eBook An eBook is an electronic edition of a physical book. eBooks in your camera have many features that traditional paper books do not: you have the freedom to control the look and feel of your eBook through colors, your own bookmarks, carrying your eBooks anywhere with your camera.
  • Page 54 3. Press OK Button to read the eBook. 4. Press Up/Down Buttons to scroll up/down the text 5. Select to jump to the first page 6. Select to jump to the last page 7. Select to change the color of text and background.

  • Page 55: Section 7 Viewing Mpeg4 Movie On Pc

    Section 7 Viewing 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.

  • Page 56: Section 8 Viewing Pictures And Movies On A Tv

    Section 8 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 57: Section 9 Video File Converter

    Section 9 Video File Converter Bundled software CD contains Acrsoft Media Converter that features video file converter to convert multiple video formats into MPEG4 Xvid compatible format with your camera. In this way, you can convert various video files formats and playback your favorite movies on your camera.
  • Page 58 (5) Select Video file you want to convert (6) You can preview your media files before converting. To preview media files, use the following control functions. * Click to start previewing *Click to stop previewing Make sure your media files can be previewed before converting...
  • Page 59 (7) Click on to begin converting files (8) Task Report window will pop out after the task is completed. (9) Before transferring the converted file to your camera, rename the converted file to “ Clip0001.avi”. (Please note: if Clip0001.avi exists in the camera, then the converted file has to be renamed to clip0002.avi) (10) Connect your camera to PC and transfer the converted video to “My Computer\Removable Disk\DCIM\200Movie”...
  • Page 60 9.2 Media Converter 1 To convert a video file: (1) Install Arcsoft Media Converter ( Refer to section 11) (2) Click Start Select Programs Acrsoft Media Converter Media Converter (3) Media Converter main Screen will appear on your desktop. (4) Click “Select Media” (5) Select the video file you want to convert.
  • Page 61 (6) Click “Select Destination” to choose the location you want to store the converted video file.
  • Page 62 (7) Click “ Convert” to start video converting.
  • Page 63 (12) Task Report window will pop out after the task is completed. (13) Before transferring the converted file to your camera, rename the converted file to “ Clip0001.avi”. (Please note: if Clip0001.avi exists in the camera, then the converted file has to be renamed to clip0002.avi) (14) Connect your camera to PC and transfer the converted video to “My Computer\Removable Disk\DCIM\200Movie”...
  • Page 64 (16) Before transferring the converted file to your camera, rename the converted file to “ Clip0001.avi”. (Please note: if Clip0001.avi exists in the camera, then the converted file has to be renamed to clip0002.avi) (17) Connect your camera to PC and transfer the converted video to “My Computer\Removable Disk\DCIM\200Movie”...

  • Page 65: Section 10 Burning The Recorded Clip Into Dvd

    Section 10 Burning the Recorded Clip into DVD Bundled software CD contains ArcSoft Showbiz DVD also feathers burning the movie clip into DVD. You can preserve your precious movies on DVD to share with family and friends. To create a DVD: (1) Install Arcsoft Showbiz DVD ( Refer to section 11) (2) Click Start Select Programs...
  • Page 66 (5) Click ” Create ” Click “ Start “ to start DVD burning...

  • Page 67: Section 11 Transferring Data To A Computer

    Section 11 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 68: Installing Bundled Software

    Installing Bundled Software The CD-ROM supplied with this camera contains 5 pieces of software. Acrsoft PhotoImpression is a user-friendly application that helps you read, edit and organize images. Acrsoft Show Biz allows you to edit movies and is equally easy to use. Arcsoft Media Converter can convert multiple video formats into MPEG4 Xvid compatible format with your camera Adobe Reader is a popular program that you need to have installed to read...

  • Page 69: Section 12 Specifications And System Requirements

    Section 12 Specifications and System Requirements Specification Image Sensor 5 Mega Pixel Sensor Movie Record、Picture Record、Voice Operation Modes Record、e-Book、MP3 Player、PC Camera、 Mass Storage Device、Game Lens F3.2 (f = 7.0mm) 200cm~infinite (Normal Mode) Focus Range Center: 20 cm (Macro Mode) Digital Zoom...
  • Page 70 Weight 140g（without battery） System Requirement Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP/Vista Pentium MMX、Celeron or AMD Athlon® 64MB RAM CD ROM 500MB free HDD space Available USB port 16-bit Color Display...

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