Dear Customer, congratulations on purchasing a high quality Maginon product. You have decided on a Digital Video Camera with excellent technical features, with the proper accessories and which is particularly easy to operate. Please read all instructions carefully and attentively and observe all the safety instructions.
2. Table of contents INTRODUCTION PACKAGE CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS SAFETY AND WARNING NOTICES THIS IS YOUR DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA 4.1. Device overview 4.2. Insert batteries 4.2. Inserting and removing the memory card MENU SETTINGS USAGE OF THE DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA 6.1. Recording videos 6.2.
3. Safety and warning notices If the digital video camera and accessories are handled improperly, this can be a source of danger to yourself and others, or respectively damage or destroy the digital video camera. Please read and strictly observe the following hazard, safety and warning notices. Intended use ...
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The digital video camera may not be taken apart, modified or repaired. There is a fire and electric shock hazard. Heat damage - fire hazard Do not leave the video camera laying around in places where the temperature could rise significantly.
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Dispose the batteries promptly and properly, observing any local hazardous waste regulations. Do not burn or bury them. Injuries and property damage Only place the digital video camera on a stable surface. If not, this could cause the digital video camera to fall or tilt, causing damage to your product.
4. This is your digital video camera 4.1. Device overview Function On and off switch. ON/OFF MENU Show and hide menu. SETUP | Flash light | menu: Enter option or change to Setup menu Change to playback mode T / W Zoom in and out | menu: Up and Down Take photo Start and end video recording...
4.2. Inserting the batteries Open the cover of the battery compartment underneath the carrying strap by sliding the cover to the left. Insert four batteries from type AAA (1.5V) or batteries of the same specification correspondingly with the opposite figure. While doing so, place the black strips under the batteries in order to make it easier to remove them later.
5. Menu settings Use the touchscreen to navigate within the menus or, alternatively, use the following buttons: MENU Activate or deactivate menu. SETUP If no menu point has been selected: change to Setup menu. If a menu point has been selected: accept settings. Zoom button T One option up.
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Video mode: Normal For normal video recording without restrictions. CarRecord Continuous video recording. Every 2 minutes the video recording is saved to a new file. The oldest video file is deleted in each case as soon as the memory card is full. Quality: Super fine Low compression in the JPEG format for very good photo quality. Fine Medium compression in the JPEG format for good photo quality.
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Driver mode: No operating mode selected. Se2 s Self-timer with delayed recording after 2 seconds. Se10 s Self-timer with delayed recording after 10 seconds. Burst Series recording for images. Effect: The following options are available as colour effects: Normal, black-white, sepia, negative, red, green, blue Date Stamp: OFF: Off No date and time on the videos.
5.2. Playback menu In order to change settings in the menu of the playback mode, select the playback mode press the MENU button. The following settings are available in the playback menu: Lock: Lock/Unlock one Protect individual recording from accidental deletion. Lock all Protect all recordings from accidental deletion.
5.4. System settings In order to change system settings for the video camera , first open the menu in any mode with the MENU button. Then with the SETUP button, move into the system menu. The following settings are available in the system menu: Sound: Shutter Determine if an audio signal should be emitted when taking a photo. Start-up Determine which tone should be played when turning on the video camera...
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Language: Choose the desired menu language with the UP and DOWN buttons and confirm your selection with the OK-button. TV-Out: NTSC For playback of recordings through a TV with the NTSC system. For playback of recordings through a TV with the PAL system. Format: You can format the memory card directly in the video camera. Please observe that all data on the memory card will be deleted when you format it! Reset all: With this option, you can reset the settings to the standard settings. Confirm the reset with “...
6. Usage of the digital video camera 6.1. Recording videos When switching on the video camera, the recording mode is active. Now press the button to start or end a video recording. During the recording, you can zoom into the image or zoom out of an image with the zoom buttons.
7. Connection to the computer and TV 7.1. System requirements The video camera is compatible with the Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8 systems along with MacOS and Linux as USB-removable media. In order to playback and edit videos, we recommend the following requirements: Windows ®...
7.2. Installation of software The enclosed CD-ROM contains the following software for Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 & 8: MAGIX Photo Manager 10™ - a program allowing quick archiving and processing as well as quick viewing of photos on your computer. MAGIX Video Easy SE™ - software for easy cutting and editing of videos and creation of video CDs and DVDs.
7.4. Use as webcam To use the camera as a webcam, install the webcam driver from the supplied software CD. Connect the video camera to the computer as described in section 7.2 and switch on the ca- mera. Press the SETUP button on the camera to change to the Webcam mode from the “...
8. Technical specifications Model Maginon DV-300 Sensor 5.0 Megapixel CMOS Lens F = 2.8 mm / f = 5.8 mm Exposure time 1/20 ~ 1/5000 sec. Monitor 3.0“ TFT-LCD colour touchscreen Recording medium SD/SDHC-memory card up to max. 32 GB Video resolutions 1920x1080 (15fps), 1280x720 (30fps), 640x480 (30fps) 4000x3000 (interpolated), 3264x2448 (interpolated),...
9. Conformity This device corresponds with section 15 of the FCC guidelines. The operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause any disruptions. This device must be able to absorb all disruptions, even disruptions that result in undesired operation.
10. Storage Always remove the batteries or rechargeable batteries from the casing if you will not be using the camera for a longer period of time and store them separately. For daily safekeeping and storage for a longer period of time, a dry place is ideal protected from access from children. 11.