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  • Page 1 Instruction Manual DV150 Digital Camera...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Content Section 1 Getting to Know Your Camera ......2 Section 2 Getting Up and Running ........5 Section 3 Record Mode ............7 Section 4 Playback Mode............ 28 Section 5 Listening to MP3 Music ........38 Section 6 Reading eBook ........... 40 Section 7 Viewing MPEG4 Movie on PC ......

  • Page 3: Section 1 Getting To Know Your Camera

    Section 1 Getting to Know Your Camera  Overview The camera with VGA advanced 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. Your camera features outstanding video quality, especially in low light condition. With a color LCD monitor, users can compose images and examine them easily.

  • Page 4: Front View

     Front View Microphone Lens LED Light SD card slot  KeyPad illustration LCD Panel Direction Buttons Movie Shutter Button RECORD/PLAY Button Picture Shutter Button Power Button Speaker Enter Button...

  • Page 5: Side View

     Side View TV Out Port Mini USB2.0 port Battery Cover SD card slot Strap Hole...

  • Page 6: Section 2 Getting Up And Running

    Section 2 Getting Up and Running  Loading the Battery Before using the camera, users must load AA battery 2 pieces. 1. Open the battery cover. 2. Insert the batteries according to the correct polarity marks ( + or -) 3.

  • Page 7: Turning The Camera On And Getting Started

     Turning the Camera On and Getting Started To turn on the camera:  Press Power Button for one second to turn on it.  To take a movie, press the Movie Shutter Button (  To take a picture, press the Picture Shutter Button ( ...

  • Page 8: Section 3 Record Mode

    Section 3 Record Mode  Button Function Right Button : MP3 Music Mode Left Button : Voice Recording Mode Up / Down Button : Tele / Wide Button, Digital Zoom in and out.; 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 Descriptions indicated on the graphic below describe the icons that appear on the LCD when the device is operating. (1) Record Mode Movie Record Mode Picture Record Mode Voice Record Mode Motion Stabilization Two in One Mode Photo Frame Multi-snap Mode Backlight Mode...

  • Page 10: Mpeg4 Movie Recording

    (10) 2X digital zoom  MPEG4 Movie Recording Press Movie Shutter button ( ) to start recording. When a movie is recording, a time indicator will display on LCD monitor. To stop recording, press Movie Shutter Button ( again. Press RECORD/PLAY Button to view the recorded movie. Three resolution settings are available: Quality High Quality...

  • Page 11: Operations For Record Mode

     Options for Record Mode Movie Mode Camera Mode Voice Pen Effect Setting  Resolution  Resolution  Enter  Normal  Sound Exposure Exposure Exit Start-up Screen      Sharpness Two in One Classic Time Setting ...

  • Page 12: 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 until camera powers off. Validation Default Factory Setting Resolution...
  • Page 13 3. Use Up/Down Buttons to select Resolution then press Enter Button to switch to Resolution submenu. 4. Use Up/Down Buttons to move between three settings. 5. Press Enter Button to validate the setting and exit. Display Screen Video Resolution Option Enter Button ...

  • Page 14: White Balance

     Sharpness You can soften and sharpen images to achieve different effects. To change Sharpness setting: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter 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 15 Display Screen W/B Option Enter Button  Stabilization To enable Stabilization: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter 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 16: Motion Detection

     Motion Detection To enable Motion Detection: In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter 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 to select Motion Detect then press Enter Buttons to switch to Motion Detect submenu.

  • Page 17: Camera Mode Setting

     Camera Mode Setting  Picture Resolution To change Picture Resolution: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter 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.
  • Page 18 Enter Button  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 Enter Button to switch to record menu screen. 2.
  • Page 19 Enter Button 1. Press Picture Shutter Button to take first picture. 2. Press Picture Shutter Button to take second picture. 3. Press the RECORD/PLAY Button to view the Two in One picture.  Photo Frame (Picture Record Mode Only) Your camera features popular electronic photo frame. You can take your picture with preferred electronic photo frame.
  • Page 20 Enter Button  Selftimer (Picture Record Mode Only) The Selftimer allows you to take pictures with a ten-second time delay. When the Selftimer is activated, the Selftimer LED on the front of the camera beneath the flash light will blink. The speed of blinking will increase just before the picture is taken.
  • Page 21 Enter Button  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.
  • Page 22 2. Use Up/Down Buttons to choose On or Off. 3. Press Enter Button to validate the setting and exit. Display Screen Multi-snap Option Enter Button  Backlight (Picture Record Mode Only) With the camera set to backlight Mode, you can take shots when bright light is behind the subject.

  • Page 23: Night Mode

     Date Printing To enable Date Printing: 1. When in Camera Mode, use Up/Down Buttons to select Date Printing, then press Enter Buttons to switch to Date Printing submenu. 2. Use Up/Down Buttons to choose On or Off. 3. Press Enter Button to validate the setting and exit. Display Screen Date Printing Option Enter Button...

  • Page 24: Effect Setting

    4. Choose Enter option to enable voice recording and press Enter Button to validate the setting and exit. Display Screen Voice Pen Option Enter Button  Effect Setting There are four modes which are Normal, B/W, Classic and Negative. To change Effect setting: 1.
  • Page 25 screen. 3. Use Up/Down Buttons to move between settings. Display Screen Setting Option Sound (operation sound)  Start-Up Screen  Time Setting  Format Card  TV System  Language  Default Setting  Sound Setting  Enable or disable KeyPad tone and operation sound by using Up/Down Buttons, the press Enter Button to validate the setting.
  • Page 26 Start-Up Screen. No Start-Up Screen...
  • Page 27 Time Setting  Move between Date, Time, Set 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. ...
  • Page 28 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. NTSC standard: USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan etc. PAL standard: UK, Europe, China, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong etc. Submenu Display Screen TV System Option...

  • Page 29: 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 to switch from Record...
  • 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 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 31: Movie Playback

     Movie Playback Operation Display Screen 1. Use Direction 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 Movie Shutter Button to play and press it again to pause.

  • Page 32: Delete Movies

     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. 3. To play a movie, use Direction Buttons to select the movie and press Enter Button to view. ...

  • 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. ...

  • 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. 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: Voice Playback

     Make 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.  Voice Playback ...
  • Page 38 3. Use Right/Left Buttons to go to the next or last voice recording. 4. Press Movie Shutter Button to start playing back the selected voice. Press it again to stop. 5. Use Up/Down Buttons to adjust the volume. 6. Press Enter Button to go to the voice playback option menu.

  • Page 39: 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 40: Listen To Mp3 Music With Earphone

    3. Press Movie Shutter or Enter Button to play MP3 4. Press Movie 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 41: 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 42 3. Press Enter 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 43: 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 44: 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 45: 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 any format of video files and playback your favorite movies on your camera.
  • Page 46 (5) Select the video file you want to convert. (6) Follow Step 2 and click “Select Destination” to choose the location you want to store the converted video file.
  • Page 47 (7) Click “ Convert” to start video converting.
  • Page 48 (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 49: Section 10 Burning The Recorded Clip Onto Dvd

    Section 10 Burning the Recorded Clip onto 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...
  • Page 50 (5) Click ” Create ” Click “ Start “ to start DVD burning...

  • Page 51: 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 52: 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. ...

  • Page 53: Section 12 Specifications And System Requirements

    Section 12 Specifications and System Requirements  Specification Image Sensor VGA Advanced Sensor Movie Record、Picture Record、Voice Operation Modes Record、e-Book、MP3 Player、PC Camera、 Mass Storage Device Lens F2.3 (f = 3.7 mm) Digital Zoom 2X Digital Zoom Shutter Electronic LCD monitor 2" LTPS TFT LCD Built-in 64MB Memory (partial memory is Storage Media used for Firmware code);...
  • Page 54  System Requirement Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP Pentium MMX、Celeron or AMD Athlon® 64MB RAM CD ROM 500MB free HDD space Available USB port 16-bit Color Display...
  • Page 55 Simple Troubleshooting 1. How to shoot correctly? First properly adjust focus, and then press the shutter button. On the LCD the center shows a “funnel” which records the image. Firmly hold your camera before the “funnel” disappears, you can then get a clear picture. 2.
  • Page 56 This form describes the protection You will have under this Limited Warranty. LIMITED WARRANTY PERIOD: This Limited Warranty begins on the date of purchase of the Covered Product and continues for a period of six months. WHAT IS COVERED: Meijer will pay the cost of labor and repair or replacement parts in the event Your Covered Product fails to operate as a result of a mechanical or electrical failure caused by defects in workmanship and/or materials.
  • Page 57  INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SECONDARY DAMAGES OR DELAY IN RENDERING SERVICE UNDER THIS LIMITED WARRANTY, OR LOSS OF USE DURING THE PERIOD THAT THE COVERED PRODUCT IS AT AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER OR OTHERWISE AWAITING PARTS;  ANY PRODUCT USED IN A COMMERCIAL SETTING OR RENTAL BASIS; ...
  • Page 58 Covered Product with similar features or (4) reimbursement for authorized repairs or replacement. Upon replacement, there is no longer any obligation for the replaced product under this Limited Warranty. Limitations of Implied Warranty: All Implied Warranties which may arise under state law, including all Implied Warranties of Merchantability or Fitness for a particular purpose, are limited to the duration of this Warranty and do not cover incidental or consequential damages.
  • Page 59 FCC part 15.21 Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. FCC part 15.105 NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
  • Page 60 Dist. by Wholesale Merchandisers, Inc., 2929 Walker, N.W., Grand Rapids, MI 49544 Made in China...

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