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  • Page 1 Digital Video Camera User's Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Getting Started ■Attention Safety Precautions…………………………………..………………………………………………..…3 Before You Start…………………………………………………..………………………………...……3 Important Notices ……………………………………………………………………………..….….…4 ■Package Contents ………………………………………………………………..…………………..5 Preparing Your DV Camera ■Getting to Know Your DV Camera Names of Parts …………………………………………………….………………..………………….…6 Rotating the LCD Monitor ………………………………….………………..……..………...…..9 ■Using Batteries Loading/Replacing Batteries …………….…………………………………………………….….10 ■Using AC/DC Adapter Specification of AC/DC Adapter ……………………………………………………………….…11 ■Memory Card and Internal Memory Loading and Removing the Memory Card ……………………………..…………..…….12...
  • Page 3 Self-timer Mode ........…………………………...…...27 Image Resolution ........………………………...……..27 Image Quality ........…………………………..…..27 Scene Mode ...………....…………………………......28 White Balance ..……....…..…………………………......29 EV Compensation .....…..…......…..………………………..29 Metering Mode ....………......………………………..….29 ISO …………………………………………………….………………….…………………………….……..31 Menu Index ……………………………………………………………………………………….…………31 Playing Back Your Videos/Images ■Playback Mode Indicators on the LCD Monitor ..………...……………………………………..………..33 LCD Monitor Display ..……..……………………………..…………………………….…………34 Thumbnail Display ..……………………………….……………….……………..…………34 Adjusting Volume ....….………………….………………………………….…………34 Viewing Images ....………………………….…………….………………….……………35...

  • Page 4: Attention Safety Precautions

    Attention Safety Precautions ■ The software CD disc included in this package is for PC only. Play it on a stereo or CD player may damage the CD disc. This product is a precision electronic device. Do not attempt to service this camera by yourself, as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks.

  • Page 5: Important Notices

    Important Notices ■ This product consists of intricate electrical parts. To ensure the performance, do not drop or hit the DV camera when taking pictures. Do not use or place the DV camera in the following locations: 1. Damp and dusty places. 2.

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    Package Contents Carefully unpack your package and make sure following items inside. If any was missing or damaged, please contact with your vendor immediately. 1. DV Camera 4. AA Alkaline Batteries x 4 7. AC/DC Adapter (Optional) 2. USB Cable 5.

  • Page 7: Getting To Know Your Dv Camera

    Getting to Know Your DV Camera Names of Parts ■ Front View (1) Lens Flash (2) Photo sensor Microphone (3) Self-timer LED Wrist strap ●Shutter button Press the Shutter button to take a picture or start recording a video. ●MENU button Press the MENU button in the Snapshot, Record, and Playback modes, the operation menus of each mode will display on the LCD monitor.

  • Page 8: Left Side View

    Left Side View (1) Mode display button Battery hole (2) Speaker Latch of the battery cover (3) Fast forward (10) Tripod socket (4) Playback/Stop/Self-timer (11) Flash button button (5) Fast rewind (12) MENU button (6) LCD monitor (13) Shutter button (7) Memory card slot ●DISPLAY button Press this button to change between the display modes.

  • Page 9: Rear View

    Rear View (1) Status LED USB port (2) Multi-Selection button (6) DC-in jack (3) Connector cover Mode buttons (4) TV-OUT port Power button ●Multi-selection button Use this button to access the menus and perform digital zoom and volume adjustment. ●Mode buttons Press those buttons to switch to Record, Snapshot, Custom Settings, and Playback modes.

  • Page 10: Rotating The Lcd Monitor

    Rotating the LCD Monitor ■ Open the LCD monitor in left side of the DV camera carefully. The directions and lock position of the LCD monitor is shown as follows: Open Clockwise 90 degrees clockwise Counterclockwise Counterclockwise 90 degrees counterclockwise 180 degrees counterclockwise Do not rotate the LCD monitor in the wrong direction to avoid damaging the LCD monitor...

  • Page 11: Using Batteries

    Using Batteries Loading/Replacing Batteries ■ Press the latch of the battery Slide the battery cover open as cover. indicated by the arrow. Insert the batteries as indicated Close and lock the battery cover. in the inner side of the cover. Do not open the cover roughly to avoid damaging battery cover.

  • Page 12: Using Ac/Dc Adapter

    Using the AC/DC Adapter Specifications of the AC Adapter ■ Operation Spec. Input 100 ~ 240V 1.0A MAX 50~60Hz Output +5.0V 2.0A Connecting the AC/DC adapter ● Turn the DV camera off and follow the instructions below: Open the connectors cover and Connect the other end to an connect one end of the AC electrical outlet.

  • Page 13: Memory Card And Internal Memory

    Memory Card and Internal Memory Loading and Removing the Memory Card ■ ●Loading the Memory Card Turn the DV camera off and follow the instructions below: Slide the battery cover Insert the memory card as open as indicated by the indicated by the arrow.
  • Page 14 The applicable memory cards are SD or MMC (4MB~512MB). If the memory card is inserted in the wrong direction, it would not be fit in. In that case, do not force the insertion or it would damage the memory card. If the memory card is not detected, gently wipe the metal interface of the card with a soft cloth and reload the card.

  • Page 15: Using The Internal Memory

    Using the Internal Memory ■ The 16MB built-in flash memory in the DV camera provides a temporary space for storing data when the external memory card is full. However, not the full 16MB flash memory is to be used for storing data, because some memory space will be in use by the OSD program.

  • Page 16: Adjusting The Wrist Strap

    Adjusting the Wrist Strap Follow the instructions below to adjust the wrist strap: Open the wrist strap pouch. Adjust the wrist strap to fit your wrist. Close the wrist strap pouch.

  • Page 17: Power On And Led Indicators

    Power on and LED Indicators Power Supply ● Press the Power button to turn on the DV camera; press the Power button again to turn off. If no operation is carried out for a fixed period of time (default: 3 minutes), the DV camera will be turned OFF automatically.

  • Page 18: Setting The Date/Time And Language

    Setting the Date/Time and Language Press the SET button to switch to the Custom Settings mode. Setting the Date/Time ● The DV camera will record the date and time of the stored video and images, therefore; please set the date and time correctly before using the DV camera. Please refer to the Custom Settings Mode section for more information.

  • Page 19: Custom Setting Mode

    Custom Settings Mode Press the SET button to enter Custom Settings mode. Menu Index ●...
  • Page 20 Set the appropriate video output mode (NTSC / PAL) corresponding to your TV standard to view videos on Formatting the memory card/internal memory will erase all stored data and cannot be retrieved. Make sure you backup important data in the memory card before applying this function.

  • Page 21: Record Mode

    Record Mode Press the DVC button to switch to the Record mode. Indicators on the LCD Monitor ■ Standby Recording Image resolution White balance Image quality Recorded video files count Record mode Date/Time Audio Digital zoom ：Enable audio recording Remaining battery power ：Disable audio recording ：Full battery power Memory status...

  • Page 22: Recording Video

    Recording Video ■ Use this DV camera to record videos (MPEG4 format). The microphone located in the front of camera will record voice. (To disable the voice recording function, please refer to page 23.) The length of the recorded video will depend on the free space of the internal memory/memory card.

  • Page 23: Lcd Monitor Display

    LCD Monitor Display ■ Press DISPLAY button to toggle between display modes. Standard display Basic display Full display Turned off display Focal Length ■ Please use the button to toggle between different focal lengths. Display Description Wide-range focal length - is suitable to take photographs in a distance of 1 m to infinity.

  • Page 24: Audio

    Audio ■ Use this option to enable or disable audio recording. Select "ON" to enable the audio recording and select "OFF" to disable. White Balance ■ The brightness of the light reflected by the objects depends on the lighting temperatures and the human eye adaption; therefore, a white object will look white to human no matter under what lighting conditions (sunny, cloudy, and bulb lighting).

  • Page 25: Menu Index

    press the MENU button to show/hide the menus. Menu Index ■...

  • Page 26: Snapshot Mode

    Snapshot Mode Press the DSC button to Access to the Snapshot mode. Indicators on the LCD Monitor ■ Focus Area Standby Self-Timer Mode Image resolution White balance Image quality Metering mode Snapshot mode Flash status Scene mode Digital zoom Memory status Remaining battery power ：Memory card is full ：Full battery power...

  • Page 27: Taking Pictures

    Taking Pictures ■ Use this DV camera to take still images. The image file format is JPEG. The maximum recordable image count depends on the free space of the internal memory/memory card. The image resolution and quality also affect maximum image recordable. Generally speaking, the higher image resolution and quality, the more memory space is required.

  • Page 28: Flash

    Flash ■ Press button to toggle between flash modes. Display Flash mode Description Flash Off Turn off the flash; this mode is applicable to an environment with sufficient lights. Auto Flash The flash fires automatically according to the ambient; this mode is applicable to general-purpose photography.

  • Page 29: Scene Mode

    compression ratio and smallest file size, but the image quality is inferior to Fine and Normal. Scene Mode ■ The DV camera provides 13 scene modes. Select a suitable scene mode to adjust white balance, EV Compensation, Metering mode, and ISO settings. The descriptions of each scene mode is as follows: Auto: Select this mode when you prefer to leave the...

  • Page 30: White Balance

    White Balance ■ For more information on White Balance, refer to page 22. There are 6 white balance settings in the Snapshot mode: Auto: Adjust the white balance automatically. It is applicable to general-purpose photography. Sunny: It is applicable to outdoor (a sunny day) photography. Bulb: It is applicable to indoor with fluorescent lighting.
  • Page 31 Spot metering: measures a spot in the center which is about 1/25 of the viewfinder to determine the exposure of the entire image. A square frame will be displayed on the center and indicator will be at the lower left of the LCD monitor.

  • Page 32: Iso

    ■ ISO (Sensitivity) settings control the DV camera's sensitivity to light. The lower sensitivity is, the higher exposure value is needed. When you increase the sensitivity, the shutter speed will be faster and exposure value will be reduced. There might be noises on the images. The DV camera provides 4 ISO settings: Auto, 100, 200 and 400.

  • Page 34: Playback Mode

    Playback Mode Press the Playback button to switch to the Playback mode. Indicators on the LCD Monitor ■ Image Video Playback mode File protection indicator Current image (video) Remaining battery power number/Recorded files count ：Full battery power ：Medium battery power ：Low battery power ：Virtually no battery power Image (video) recorded date...

  • Page 35: Lcd Monitor Display

    LCD Monitor Display ■ Press DISPLAY button to toggle between display modes. Full display Standard display Basic display Turned off display Thumbnail Display ■ Press button to toggle between thumbnail display modes. After entered the thumbnail display mode, press the (left arrow) / (right arrow) to select the previous/next image (video);...

  • Page 36: Viewing Images

    Viewing Images ■ Press the (left arrow) / (right arrow) to select an image or video. Image Video Viewing Videos ■ Press the (left arrow) / (right arrow) to select an image or video. The following screen will appear on the LCD monitor after a video is selected. Press the PLAY/STOP button to start playing video.

  • Page 37: Dpof

    arrow) / (down arrow) to increase or decrease the interval. The indicators enable or disable the repeat function. Select the menu item and press the (center) to enable or disable the repeat function. After the settings are completed, go to the menu and press the play.

  • Page 38: Menu Index

    If a memory card is loaded in the DV camera, all actions user performs will be on memory card. If you prefer to use the internal memory, remove the memory card. For more information, refer to page 12. Menu Index ■...
  • Page 39 If the selected image/video is protected If the selected image/video is protected, the "Remove" sub-menu will appear automatically.
  • Page 41 If you choose Slideshow mode, it plays only the images (not including videos) stored in the internal memory or memory card.
  • Page 42 If no image stored in the memory.

  • Page 43: Tv-Out Function

    TV–OUT Function Use the TV-OUT function to transfer images to other display devices, e.g. TV. To transfer the images, perform the following steps: Set the appropriate video output mode (NTSC or PAL) corresponding to your TV or video recorder standards. Refer to page 18 for more information.

  • Page 44: Installing The Camera Driver For Pc

    Installing DV Camera Driver Installing the Camera Driver for PC ● Using your PC to perform the "Mass Storage" functions in the DV camera. Before doing so, install camera driver to your PC as follows: Insert the Software CD included in the package into the CD-ROM drive. The Auto-run program will be executed and the main screen shows as follows: (If your CD-ROM drive doesn't support the auto-run function, please double click on the "My Computer"...

  • Page 45: Installing The Application For Pc

    Installing Applications Installing the Applications for PC ● Perform the following steps to install ArcSoft applications (Take Photo Impression for example) Insert the Software CD included the package into the CD-ROM drive. The Auto-run program will be executed and the main screen shows as follows: (If your CD-ROM drive doesn't support the auto-run function, please double click on the "My Computer"...
  • Page 46 Follow the installation wizard to select the folder location and application components. Select the program folder. After the installation is completed, the following screen shows. Press "Finish" to complete the installation.

  • Page 47: Appendix

    Appendix Specification ■ Image sensor 1/2.7" CCD Pixels 3.2 mega pixels Focus F/2.8~F/7.3 Focus range Still image: 10 cm ~ Inf. Movie: close-up 30cm Portrait 50cm-100cm Normal 100cm~∞. Shutter speed Electrical shutter (2 sec. ~ 1/1500 sec.) LCD monitor 1.8" TFT LCD (280 x 220 pixels) Storage 16MB Internal Flash Memory Medium...

  • Page 48: System Requirements

    System Requirements ■ When using the DV camera, refer to the minimum system requirements. However, we strongly recommend that you use a better computer system for optimal performance. The minimum system requirements listed as follows: Microsoft Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP Intel Pentium 166MHz or higher Memory 32 MB memory or above CD-ROM...

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