Safety instructions About these instructions Read the safety instructions carefully before use. Note the warnings on the device and in the operating instructions Always keep the operating instructions close to hand. If you sell the equipment or give it away, make sure you also hand over these instructions and the guarantee card.
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Only expert personnel should undertake internal component tests, modifications and repairs. Take the product to an authorised Service Centre for testing. If you are not going to use the camera for a period of time, remove the batteries to prevent leakage The camera must not be exposed to either drips or spray, unless it is in the underwater casing.
Do not mix up new and old batteries or different types of battery. This could cause your camera to malfunction. In addition, the weaker batteries would discharge too much. Remove used batteries from the camera immediately. Remove the batteries from the appliance if you do not intend to use it for a long period of time.
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Stress of this kind can result in the batteries leakage or in the casing warping. Avoid high variations in temperature If you take the camera from a cold environment into a warm one, or vice versa, drops of water can form outside and inside the camera. To prevent condensation, put the camera into the carrying case or into a plastic bag before you subject it to a quick change of temperature.
SD card in the camera. The camcorder can be easily connected to a computer by USB or to a TV set by HDMI connection. Using an HDMI cable, connect your camcorder to a TV with a digital...
Package contents After unpacking, ensure that the following parts have been supplied: digital HD camcorder USB/AV cable 4 x AAA/LR03 batteries carrying strap carrying case software CD underwater casing with carrying strap operating instructions and guarantee documents...
Inserting the batteries In order to insert the four AAA/LR03 batteries supplied, you must proceed as follows: Open the battery compartment lid. Insert the batteries as illustrated. Close the battery compartment lid. Always observe the correct polarity. Take care to ensure that the plus (+) and minus (-) poles are correctly inserted, in order to avoid short circuits.
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Inserting the SD/SDHC memory card Insert the memory card as illustrated, in order to have additional available memory space for your photos, films or audio files. Open the LC-display, as shown below, and open the SD/SDHC card compartment Insert the SD/SDHC card into the card slot, as illustrated. Make sure that the contacts are facing towards the batteries.
The recordings on your camcorder are managed on it according to the DCF standard (DCF= Design Rule for Camera File System). Recordings on memory cards of other DCF camcorders can be played back on your camcorder if the file formats on them are compatible.
If the camcorder does not switch on, check if the batteries are inserted correctly. Before you use the camcorder for the first time, you should set the desired menu language, the current date and the current time. Both settings are performed in Settings Mode.
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The camcorder has an automatic switch-off time. The standard setting for the switch-off time is two minutes. If the camcorder is not used for over two minutes, it switches off. You can increase the automatic switch-off time to five minutes or disable it completely.
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Display/Help button Press once: all the displays are shown; Press twice: all the displays are hidden; Press three times: the camcorder's button functions are performed in the particular mode.
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Scroll wheel In the film/photo mode you can “zoom in” by scrolling up or “zoom out” by scrolling down. In film/speech playback mode, you can pause playback by pressing the scroll wheel and continue playback by pressing again. By using “scroll up” you can raise the volume and by using “scroll down”, you can lower the volume.
Switching the operating mode Your camcorder gives you three functions in one handy device. You can select the following modes by turning the mode selector switch: Film mode Photo mode Audio mode System settings Adjusting the system settings The following adjustments can be made in the system settings:...
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Date/time In order to make the desired adjustments to the system settings (such as date or time), proceed as follows: Switch the camcorder on. Turn the mode switch to Set. The System Settings menu (setup) appears. Turn the scroll wheel until the “Date/Time” entry is highlighted and confirm by pressing the scroll wheel.
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Beep To enable or disable the key tone, proceed as follows: Turn the scroll wheel until the “Beep” entry is highlighted and confirm by pressing the scroll wheel. The selection window with On/Off appears. By pressing the Up/Down navigation pad, select the desired setting and confirm the change by pressing the scroll wheel.
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Format To format the inserted memory card, proceed as follows: Turn the scroll wheel until the “Format” entry is highlighted and confirm by pressing the scroll wheel. The selection window with OK/Cancel appears. By pressing the Up/Down navigation pad, select the desired setting and confirm the change by pressing the scroll wheel.
Default settings To reset your camcorder to the factory settings, proceed as follows: Turn the scroll wheel until the “Standard” entry is highlighted and confirm by pressing the scroll wheel. The selection window with OK/Cancel appears. By pressing the Up/Down navigation pad, select the desired setting and confirm the change by pressing the scroll wheel.
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TV system To set your camcorder to your particular TV system, proceed as follows: Turn the scroll wheel until the “TV system” entry is highlighted and confirm by pressing the scroll wheel.
Auto power off To set your camcorder's switch-off time when it is inactive, proceed as follows: Turn the scroll wheel until the “Auto power” entry is highlighted and confirm by pressing the scroll wheel. The selection window with off/2minutes/5 minutes appears.
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Frequency Proceed as follows to set the desired image frequency: Turn the scroll wheel until the “Frequency” entry is highlighted and confirm by pressing the scroll wheel. The selection window with 60Hz/50Hz appears. By pressing the Up/Down navigation pad, select the desired setting and confirm the change by pressing the scroll wheel.
Film mode Proceed as follows to switch on film mode: Switch the camcorder on. Turn the mode selector switch to film mode ( Display in film mode The following display information is shown in film mode: Film mode enabled Current resolution; (VGA, D1 or HD) Zoom display;...
Recording films To record films with your camcorder, proceed as follows: By turning the scroll wheel up/down, select the desired detail. Press the shutter release to start recording. The operating LED lights up red. now lights up in the display and the minutes recorded are displayed.
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Quick configuration Your camcorder provides you with the opportunity of reacting to unforeseen events, using the “quick configuration”. You can change the following settings during recording: Press the Up navigation pad, in order to switch between the VGA, D1 and HD resolutions.
Quality Colour White balance To access the film menu, please do the following: Switch the camcorder on. Turn the mode selector switch to film mode ( Press the “MENU” button To perform the desired settings before recording, proceed as follows:...
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Size To change the resolution of your films, proceed as follows: Turn the scroll wheel until the “Size” entry is highlighted and confirm by pressing the scroll wheel. The selection window with VGA/D1 and HD appears. By pressing the Up/Down navigation pad, select the desired setting and confirm the change by pressing the scroll wheel.
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Quality Proceed as follows to set the desired image frequency: Turn the scroll wheel until the “Quality” entry is highlighted and confirm by pressing the scroll wheel. The selection window with Fine/Normal appears. By pressing the Up/Down navigation pad, select the desired image quality and confirm the change by pressing the scroll wheel.
White balance To change the desired white balance, please proceed as follows: Turn the scroll wheel until the “White balance” entry is highlighted and confirm by pressing the scroll wheel. The selection window with auto/sunny/cloudy/light bulb or fluorescent appears. By pressing the Up/Down navigation pad, select the desired white balance and confirm the change by pressing the scroll wheel.
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Lighting value/EV To change the desired lighting value, please proceed as follows: Turn the scroll wheel until the “EV” entry is highlighted and confirm by pressing the scroll wheel. The selection window with a scale of +2 EV to – 2 EV appears. By pressing the Up/Down navigation pad, select the desired setting and confirm the change by pressing the scroll wheel.
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Colour To change the desired colour effect for the shot, proceed as follows: Turn the scroll wheel until the “Colour” entry is highlighted and confirm by pressing the scroll wheel. The selection window with the possible colour effects - normal/B/W/sepia - appears.
Film playback mode Proceed as follows to enable the film playback mode: Switch the camcorder on. Turn the mode selector switch to film mode ( Press the button. Display in film playback mode The following display information is shown in film playback mode: Playback mode enabled Shows the number of the current shot and the total number of films.
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If the inserted SD card is blocked, appears in the display. It is not possible for the camcorder to delete files from a protected SD card. If the photos to be deleted have deletion protection (blocking), you must remove the latter before the deletion process.
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In order to view your films in HD quality on an HD Ready or Full HD TV, proceed as follows: Open the HDMI/Mini-USB cover. Connect the small end of the supplied HDMI cable to the camcorder. Connect the other end of the HDMI cable to an HDMI input socket on your television set.
The following settings may be performed in the film playback menu: Delete all Invert selection To access the film playback menu, please do the following: Switch the camcorder on. Turn the mode selector switch to film mode ( Press the Playback button.
Delete all To delete all the saved films, proceed as follows: Turn the scroll wheel until the “Delete all” entry is highlighted and confirm by pressing the scroll wheel. The selection window with OK and Cancel appears. By pressing the Up/Down navigation pad, select OK and confirm by pressing on the scroll wheel, to delete all the blocked films.
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Invert selection Proceed as follows to unblock all the blocked films simultaneously: Turn the scroll wheel until the “Invert selection” entry is highlighted and confirm by pressing the scroll wheel. The selection window with OK and Cancel appears. By pressing the Up/Down navigation pad, select the desired setting and confirm the change by pressing the scroll wheel.
Photo mode Proceed as follows, to enable the photo mode: Switch the camcorder on. Turn the mode selector switch to photo mode ( Display in photo mode The following display information is shown in photo mode: Photo mode enabled Current resolution; 1M, 3M, 5M and 12M Zoom display;...
Taking photos To take photos with your camcorder, proceed as follows: By turning the scroll wheel up/down, select the desired detail. Press the shutter release to start recording. The number of the photos taken now lights up in the display.
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Quick configuration Your camcorder provides you with the opportunity of reacting to unforeseen events, using the “quick configuration”. You can change the following settings during recording: Press the Up navigation pad, in order to switch between the 1M, 3M, 5M und 12M (interpolated) resolutions.
Exposure value To perform the desired settings before recording, proceed as follows: Size To perform the desired settings before recording, proceed as follows: Switch the camcorder on. Turn the mode selector switch to photo mode ( Press the “MENU” button.
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By pressing the Up/Down navigation pad, select the desired setting and confirm the change by pressing the scroll wheel. Quality Proceed as follows to set the desired image frequency: Turn the scroll wheel until the “Quality” entry is highlighted and confirm by pressing the scroll wheel.
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White balance To change the desired white balance, please proceed as follows: Turn the scroll wheel until the “White balance” entry is highlighted and confirm by pressing the scroll wheel. The selection window with auto/sunny/cloudy/light bulb or fluorescent appears. By pressing the Up/Down navigation pad, select the desired setting and confirm the change by pressing the scroll wheel.
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Lighting value/EV To change the desired lighting value, please proceed as follows: Turn the scroll wheel until the “EV” entry is highlighted and confirm by pressing the scroll wheel. The selection window with a scale of +2 EV to – 2 EV appears. By pressing the Up/Down navigation pad, select the desired setting and confirm the change by pressing the scroll wheel.
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Colour To change the desired colour effect for the shot, proceed as follows: Turn the scroll wheel until the “Colour” entry is highlighted and confirm by pressing the scroll wheel. The selection window with the possible colour effects - normal/B/W/sepia - appears.
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Self-timer Proceed as follows to set the timer release time: Turn the scroll wheel until the “Self-timer” entry is highlighted and confirm by pressing the scroll wheel. The selection window with the possible timers - 10 seconds, 20 seconds and “Off”...
Date stamp To put a date stamp on the photos during shooting, proceed as follows: Turn the scroll wheel until the “Date stamp” entry is highlighted and confirm by pressing the scroll wheel. The selection window with OK and Cancel appears. By pressing the Up/Down navigation pad, select the desired setting and confirm the change by pressing the scroll wheel.
Photo playback mode Proceed as follows to enable photo playback mode: Switch the camcorder on. Turn the mode selector switch to photo mode ( Press the Playback button. Display in photo playback mode The following display information is shown in photo playback mode: Battery status HOLD;...
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Blocking photos To protect individual photos from being deleted accidentally, proceed as follows: By pressing the Right/Left navigation pad, select the photo to be blocked. Press the Down navigation pad to block the selected photo. now appears in the display: Unblocking photos Proceed as follows to unblock individual photos: By pressing the Right/Left navigation pad, select the blocked photo.
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If the inserted SD card is blocked, appears in the display. It is not possible for the camcorder to delete files from a protected SD card. If the films to be deleted have deletion protection (blocking), you must remove the latter before the deletion process.
Playing back photos To play back photos with your camcorder, proceed as follows: By pressing the Right/Left navigation pad, select the photo. Turn the Up scroll wheel to enlarge a detail. By pressing the Up/Down/Right/Left navigation pad, you can change the position of the detail.
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To look at the photos you have taken via HDMI on a television set, proceed as follows Open the HDMI/Mini-USB cover. Connect the small end of the supplied HDMI cable to the camcorder. Connect the other end of the HDMI cable to an HDMI input socket on your television set.
Delete all DPOF one Invert selection DPOF all Slideshow To access the photo playback menu, please do the following: Switch the camcorder on. Turn the mode selector switch to photo mode ( Press the Playback button. Press the “MENU” key.
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Delete all To delete all the saved photos, proceed as follows: Turn the scroll wheel until the “Delete all” entry is highlighted and confirm by pressing the scroll wheel. The selection window with OK and Cancel appears. By pressing the Up/Down navigation pad, select OK and confirm by pressing the scroll wheel, to delete all the unblocked photos.
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The selection window with Start and Cancel appears. As soon as you have selected Start and confirmed it by pressing the scroll wheel, the camcorder starts the slideshow. Press the scroll wheel, to cancel the slideshow.
Press the navigation pad down once, to select the chosen photo once for DPOF printing. Switch the camcorder off and remove the memory card. Insert the memory card in a DPOF-compatible printer or have the photos printed at a photographic dealer's.
You may highlight several photos at once. Moreover, you can print individual photos via DPOF up to nine times. To do this, simply keep pressing the Down navigation pad at the desired photo until you have reached the desired number. For the DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) function, a memory card is essential.
Shows the number of saved speech files Recording time display Speech mode Recording audio files To record audio files with your camcorder, proceed as follows: Press the shutter release to start recording. The number of the photos taken now lights up in the display...
Audio playback mode Proceed as follows to enable audio playback mode: Switch the camcorder on. Turn the mode selector switch to audio mode ( Press the Playback button. Display in audio playback mode The following display information is shown in audio playback mode:...
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Blocking audio files To protect audio files from being deleted accidentally, proceed as follows: By pressing the Right/Left navigation pad, select the file to be blocked. Press the Down navigation pad to block the selected file. now appears in the display: Unblocking audio files Proceed as follows to unblock individual files: By pressing the Right/Left navigation pad, select the blocked file.
The following settings may be performed in the audio playback menu: Delete all Invert selection To access the audio playback menu, please do the following: Switch the camcorder on. Turn the mode selector switch to audio mode ( Press the Playback button.
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Delete all To delete all the saved audio files, proceed as follows: Turn the scroll wheel until the “Delete all” entry is highlighted and confirm by pressing the scroll wheel. The selection window with OK and Cancel appears. By pressing the Up/Down navigation pad, select OK and confirm by pressing on the scroll wheel, to delete all the audio files.
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Invert selection Proceed as follows to unblock all the blocked audio files simultaneously: Turn the scroll wheel until the “Invert selection” entry is highlighted and confirm by pressing the scroll wheel. The selection window with OK and Cancel appears. By pressing the Up/Down navigation pad, select the desired setting and confirm the change by pressing the scroll wheel.
Insert camcorder in underwater casing Push the catch of the lock upwards, as shown, and snap the lock open. Open the casing and lay the camcorder in the casing in “ON” mode, as shown. Hitch on the lock and flip the catch down to close it.
This results in a leaking casing. Lay the camcorder ready-configured (i.e. display open, camcorder switched on and film or photo mode selected), as it is impossible to perform any more settings on the camcorder, inside the casing. Appliance overview in underwater casing Enlarge detail...
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Making films under water Proceed as follows to make films underwater: Use the “T” and “W” buttons to set the desired zoom factor. Press the shutter release to start recording. The operating LED lights up red. In order to stop recording, press the shutter release again. To enable the “Flash”...
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Taking photos under water Proceed as follows to take photos under water: Use the “T” and “W” buttons to set the desired zoom factor. Press the shutter release to start recording. To enable the “Flash” LED, press the LED button. Press the Mode Switch button, to switch smoothly between film and photo mode.
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On the start page, you will see the contents of the CD. To install the software, press the INSTALL button. Follow the other on-screen instructions. Files or programs on the CD: Drivers for the camcorder Xvid driver QuickTime NewSoft Filmworks NewSoft Mr.
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Disposal Packaging Your camcorder is packaged to protect it from transportation damage. Packaging is raw material and can be reused or added to the recycling system. Appliance At the end of its life, the appliance should not be disposed of in household rubbish.
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