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  • Page 1 User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Content Section 1 Getting to Know Your Camera..........3 Section 2 Getting Up and Running ............6 Section 3 Record Mode ................8 Section 4 Playback Mode................28 Section 5 Listening to MP3 Music............39 Section 6 Viewing MPEG4 Movie on PC ..........41 Section 7 Viewing Pictures and Movies on a TV........42 Section 8 Record movie clip from AV device........43...

  • Page 3: Important Battery Information

    Reminders Disposal of Used Electrical & Electronic Equipment The meaning of the symbol on the product, its accessory or packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste. Please, dispose of this equipment at your applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical & electronic equipments waste. In the European Union and Other European countries which there are separate collection systems for used electrical and electronic product.

  • Page 4: Getting To Know Your Camera

    Creative DiVi CAM 525D AC adapter Mini USB 2.0 cable Audio-Video cable Li-ion rechargeable battery Multi-language Quick Start Guide Installation CD (Creative DiVi CAM 525D driver, Ulead software and Multi-language User Manual) Stereo earphones Remote control Wrist strap Camera pouch...
  • Page 5 Front View Microphone Lens LCD Panel Flash Self-Timer LED IR Receiver Power button KeyPad illustration Direction Buttons Enter Buttons Picture Shutter Button Movie Shutter Button Tele-Wide Button REC/PLAY Button AV In AV Out/ Earphone USB 2.0 Port/Power Adaptor Port...
  • Page 6 Side View Macro Switch Speaker LCD Panel Battery /SD Card Cover...

  • Page 7: Getting Up And Running

    Section 2 Getting Up and Running 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. Insert the batteries according to the correct polarity marks (+ or -) 3.
  • Page 8 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 9: Record Mode

    Section 3 Record Mode Button Function Up Button Up Button Enter Button Enter Button Right Button : Flash AUTO/OFF Left Button :Self-Timer ON/OFF Left Button Left Button Right Button Right Button Up Button : Voice Recording Mode ON Down Button: LCD Information ON/OFF Enter Button : Menu ON Down Button Down Button...
  • Page 10 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 Night Mode Multi-Snap Mode Backlight Mode (2) Resolution Movie:...
  • Page 11 MPEG4 Movie Recording The camera is turned on in movie record mode as default setting. You can start recording movie by pressing the Movie Shutter Button ( ). When a movie is recording, a time indicator will display on LCD monitor, it is only an approximate value, and is by no means absolute. To stop recording, press Movie Shutter Button again ( To view stored movies, press the REC/PLAY Button once to switch to Playback Mode.
  • Page 12 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 cm, while the Portrait Mode ) should be used for object located from 90 cm to 200 cm. To take close-up pictures: 1.
  • Page 13 Main Menu Options Movie Mode Picture Mode Voice Pen Exposure Effect Resolution Resolution Enter +1.0EV Normal Sound Sharpness Two in One Exit +0.6EV Start-up Screen White Balance Photo Frame +0.3EV Classic Time Setting Stabilization Flash Negative Format Memory Exit Night Mode -0.3EV Exit TV System...
  • Page 14 Default Setting and Validation The following table indicates the camera’s default setting as well as its validation. 1. Always: The setting is always valid. 2. One Time: The setting is only valid either once or till camera power off. Validation Default Factory Setting Resolution Always...

  • Page 15: Movie Resolution

    Movie Mode Submenu Setting The main menu includes camera setting and other advanced setting. You can use Right/Left Buttons to move between options and press Enter Button to validate the setting. Movie Resolution To change Movie Resolution: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter Button to switch to the main menu screen. 2.

  • Page 16: 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 17: Motion Stabilization

    Motion Stabilization To enable Motion Stabilization: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter Button to switch to the main menu screen. Submenu of Movie Mode will pop out on the screen. 2. Use Up/Down Buttons to select Motion Stabilization then press Enter Button to switch to Motion Stabilization submenu.

  • Page 18: Picture Resolution

    Camera Mode Setting Picture Resolution To change Picture Resolution: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter Button to switch to the main menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to select Camera Mode. Submenu of Camera Mode will pop out on the screen.
  • Page 19 Display Screen Two in One Option Enter Button 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 to select Photo Frame option, then press Enter Button to switch to Photo Frame submenu.
  • Page 20 Flash (Picture Record Mode Only) This camera has two flash settings. Flash setting can be changed by either the hot key (Right Button) or through the Option Setting. • Auto-flash( ：the flash fires automatically according to the light condition. Use this mode for general photography.
  • Page 21 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. Display Screen Night Mode Option Enter Button Note To avoid blurry pictures, place the camera on a flat, steady surface, or use a tripod.
  • Page 22 Sharpness Your can soften or sharpen images to achieve different effects. To change Sharpness setting: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter Button to switch to the main menu screen. 2. Use Up/Down Buttons to select Sharpness then press Enter Buttons to switch to Sharpness submenu.
  • Page 23 Multi-Snap (Picture Record Mode Only) With the camera set to Multi-Snap Mode, you can take five continuous pictures. Multi-Snap Multi-Snap Option Enter Button Note: Multi-snap mode is not available for High Quality Backlight (Picture Record Mode Only) With the camera set to backlight Mode, you can take shots when bright light is behind the subject.

  • Page 24: Exposure Setting

    Voice Mode To enable voice recording: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter Button to switch to the main menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Button to move to Voice Option. Then Voice Submenu will pop out on the screen. 3. Use Up/Down Button to move between Enter and Exit Option. 4.
  • Page 25 Effect Setting There are four modes which are Normal, Black/White, Classic and Negative. To change Effect setting: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter Button to switch to the main menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Button to move to Effect Option. Then Effect Submenu will pop out on the screen.
  • Page 26 Sound Setting Enable or disable KeyPad tone and operation sound by using Up/Down Button, then press 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 Right/Left Button to select the picture you want and press Enter Button to validate the setting and exit.
  • Page 27 Time Setting Move between Date, Time and Exit by using Left/Right Buttons. Adjust date and time by using Up/Down Buttons, then select SET to validate each change. Select EXIT to leave Time Setting without any change. Submenu Display Screen Time Setting Time Setting Format Card Submenu...
  • Page 28 Selecting Interface Language Submenu Display Screen Language Option Language Europe Version English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese Pan-Asian Version English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Arabic, Korean Default Setting To restore the default factory setting, select this option. Submenu Display Screen Default Setting Options Default Setting...

  • Page 29: Playback Mode

    Section 4 Playback Mode 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 from the built-in memory or the optional memory card. Operation Display Screen Press REC/PLAY Button to switch from Record Mode...
  • Page 30 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 / Standard/ Picture: High / Standard/ Indicate the selected movie/picture is locked. Indicate the single movie/voice/MP3 is being repeated.
  • Page 31 Movie Playback Operation Display Screen 1. Use Direction Buttons to select the Movie option. 2. Press Enter Button for movie playback. 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 32 Delete Movies Operation Display Screen 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: 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 at the same time. 3. To play a movie, use Direction Buttons to select the movie and press Enter Button to view. Lock Movies Single or all movies can be locked.

  • Page 34: Repeat Movies

    Repeat Movies This function automatically repeats playing single movie or all movies in order. Operation Display Screen 1. Use Direction Buttons to select the Repeat One option ( or Repeat All option ( 2. Press Enter Button to start repeating. Picture Playback Operation Display Screen...

  • Page 35: Delete Picture

    Delete Picture Operation Display Screen 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 36: Lock Pictures

    Thumbnail Function Operation Display Screen 1. Use Direction Buttons to select the Thumbnail option ( 2. Press Enter Button to view up to nine thumbnail pictures at the same time. 3. To view a picture, use Direction Buttons to select the picture. 4.
  • Page 37 View Slide Show This function automatically repeats all pictures in order. Operation Display Screen 1. Use Direction Buttons to select the Slide option ( 2. Press Enter Button to start the slide show; Press it again to stop.
  • Page 38 Voice Playback During Voice Playback, the Direction Buttons have the following functions: Right/ Left Button：Select the next or previous Up Button Up Button voice recording. Enter Button Enter Button Up/Down Button ： Adjust the voice playback volume. Left Button Left Button Right Button Right Button Enter Button：Switch to voice option menu.
  • Page 39 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. Repeat icons are different for Repeat One option and Repeat All option. 11. To delete a voice recording, use Right/Left Buttons to select the voice.

  • Page 40: Listening To Mp3 Music

    Section 5 Listening to MP3 Music Transfer MP3 Music to the camera 1. Install the camera driver on your computer. 2. Connect your camera to the computer USB port. 3. The Red LED will light up when the camera is connected to the computer and in Mass Storage Mode.
  • Page 41 6. Press Enter Button to go to repeat menu. 7. Press Down Button once to repeat current MP3 ( 8. Press Down Button twice to repeat all MP3 ( 9. Press Enter Button to exit. If MP3 mode is set to "REPEAT ALL" and it is switched to another mode such as "REPEAT ONE" or "NORMAL", that mode will not be stored once the device is turned off and the next time the device is turned on it will still return to "REPEAT ALL"...

  • Page 42: Viewing Mpeg4 Movie On Pc

    Section 6 Viewing MPEG4 Movie on PC MPEG4 Movie MPEG4, the multimedia format and compression standard, 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 43: Viewing Pictures And Movies On A Tv

    Section 7 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 44: Record Movie Clip From Av Device

    Section 8 Record movie clip from AV device Your camera features a newly-designed AV recorder function that can record movie, TV program or TV news from any AV device such as a TV. To record a movie, TV program or TV news from video device: Connect AV in cable between video device and camera’s AV-In Port.

  • Page 45: Video File Converter

    Section 9 Video File Converter Bundled software CD contains Ulead VideoStudio that features video file converter to convert multiple video formats into MPEG4 Xvid compatible format with your camera. In this way, you can convert any format of video files and playback your favorite movies on your camera. To convert a video file: (1) Install Ulead VideoStudio ( Refer to section 11) (2) Click Start...
  • Page 46 (5) Click “Add” to add the video file you want to convert. (6) Select “Save as type” to choose output video format and click “Convert” to start file converting.
  • Page 47 (7) Task Report window will pop out after the task is completed.
  • Page 48 (8) Before transferring the converted file to your camera, rename the converted file to “ MOVI0001.avi”. (Please note: if MOVI0001.avi exists in the camera, then the converted file has to be renamed to MOVI0002.avi) (9) Connect your camera to PC and transfer the converted video to “My Computer\Removable Disk\DCIM\100Movie”...

  • Page 49: Section 10 Burning The Recorded Clip Into Dvd

    Section 10 Burning the Recorded Clip into DVD Bundled software CD contains Ulead VideoStudio 8.0 SE DVD, it has a feature to burn the movie clip into DVD. You can preserve your precious movies on DVD to share with family and friends.
  • Page 50 “Create Disc” window pops out and click “Add Video” to add video file you want to burn into DVD. Then click “Next” button and follow on-screen instruction.
  • Page 51 (3) Click “Output” icon ( ) and start to burn DVD.

  • Page 52: 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 53 Installing Bundled Software The CD-ROM supplied with this camera contains five pieces of software. Ulead VideoStudio 8.0 SE DVD is a user-friendly application that helps you read, edit and organize images. Ulead Photo Express 5.0 allows you to edit movies and is equally easy to use.
  • Page 54 Getting Started With Photo Express 5.0 Click Start Select Programs Photo Express 5.0 Photo Express 5.0 main screen will appear on your desktop. Viewing Images stored in the Camera through Photo Express 5.0 To view images stored in the camera, you must switch to Mass Storage Device Mode. 1.
  • Page 55 Capturing Camera Images through Photo Express 5.0 Before capturing a picture or video from the camera to the Photo Express 5.0 main screen, you must switch to WebCam Mode. Press REC/PLAY Button to Switch to WebCam Mode. Under this mode, you can capture videos or pictures through Photo Express 5.0: * Click the [Get Photo ] button.
  • Page 56 Getting Started With Video Studio 8.0 Click Start Select Programs Video Studio 8.0 The Video Studio main Screen will appear on your desktop.
  • Page 57 Viewing Images stored in the Camera through Video Studio 8.0 To view images stored in the camera, you must switch to Mass Storage Device Mode. 1. Click the folder on the right hand side of the screen. Folder 2. Select the image stored in the camera and press Open button to view.
  • Page 58 Capturing Video through Video Studio 8.0 Press REC/PLAY Button to switch to WebCam 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 59: Troubleshooting

    Section 12 Troubleshooting Division Symptom Cause Solution Recharge the battery pack, or replace The battery power is flat. with a new battery pack. No power. The battery pack has not been Reinsert the battery pack, making sure inserted correctly. to orient it correctly. Power The camera Turn off automatically if no...

  • Page 60: Section 12 Specifications And System Requirements

    Section 13 Specifications and System Requirements Specification Image Sensor 5 Megapixel CCD Sensor Movie Record、Picture Record、Voice Record、 Operation Modes MP3 Player、WebCam、Mass Storage Device Lens F2.8/F5.6. f = 7.0mm 200cm~infinite (Normal Mode) Focus Range 90cm ~ 200cm (Portrait Mode) Center: 20 cm (Macro Mode) Digital Zoom Shutter Mechanical...
  • Page 61 Dimension 108mm×69mm×31mm Weight 154 g（without battery） Operating Temperature -10〬C~ 50〬C (14〬F~ 122〬F) Humidity Up to 90%RH System Requirement Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP Pentium○ II processor with MMX Celeron or AMD Athlon○ processor or better 128MB or higher CD ROM 500MB free HDD space Available USB port 16-bit Color Display...

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