Operation Manual

PICTURE taking mode
1. Press the MENU button in photo mode, Select PHOTO and press OK to enter option selection.
2. Select the SIZE by pushing the Direction Key DOWN, press OK to enter resolution selection.
3. Select desired resolution by pushing the Direction Key UP or DOWN;
3M (2048 x 1536), 5M (2592 x 1944), 8M (3200 x 2400),12M (4000 x 3000)
then press OK to confirm setting.
5.5 Taking video or pictures
1. Open screen / turn on your camera.
2. Press the MODE button to select PICTURES ( ) or VIDEO recording mode( )
3. Use the LCD screen as a viewfinder composing the scene.
4. Press the REC button for taking a PICTURE, or press this button to start / stop VIDEO
recording.
Note: 1. Keep camera and the object steady when making records to avoid blurry images.
2. Max video file size is 4GB.The unit will stop recording automatically.
5.6 Zoom IN and OUT
Your camera can zoom in up to 20 X (5 X optical zoom and 4 X digital zoom).
Push the zoom button LEFT/RIGHT for selecting desired scene / view.
Note the zoom bar in screen showing the zooming range.
Resolution
Digital zoom
Live view Connected to TV (HDMI)
QVGA 30fps Support Support
VGA 30fps Support Support
WVGA 30fps Support Support
WVGA 60fps Support Support
720P 30fps Support Not Support
1080P 30fps Support Not Support
Full HD 30fps Not Support Not Support
5.7 Playback PICTURES and VIDEO clips
1. Press the PLAYBACK button ( ) once to enter PICTURES Playback mode, press it again to
enter VIDEO Playback mode (PHOTO / VIDEO icon will be showed on top of screen).
2. Push the Direction Key UP / DOWN / LEFT / RIGHT to select desired PICTURE / VIDEO.
3. Press OK to confirm selected VIDEO or see full size PICTURE.
4. When viewing a photo, you may push (left) or (right) to zoom out or in the photo; Press
OK again for starting the slide show.
5. When viewing video clips, Press OK to start playing the video and press again to pause.
6. When playing the video, push the Direction Key RIGHT / LEFT for fast forward or rewind the
VIDEO.
5.8 Delete photographs and video clips
1. Press the PLAYBACK（ ）button once to enter the PHOTO playback mode, or press again
to enter VIDEO clip playback mode.
Select the photo or video to delete.
2. Press the MENU button to enter the delete mode.
3. Push the Direction Key LEFT or RIGHT for select delete current image or delete all images
and press OK to confirm.
4. Press the MODE button to exit.
6. Connecting the HD DV camera
6.1 Connect to TV
When you wish to view on High Definition (HD) TV, please use supplied HDMI cable and connect
as shown below:
Set your HDTV to corresponding HDMI INPUT (review TV Manual if needed) and use camera
buttons in the same way as you use camera during PLAYBACK mode.
Enjoy watching pictures and HD VIDEO on large HDTV screen!
You may also view PICTURES and recorded VIDEO clips on typical standard TV set. Make
connection as shown below:
6.2 Connect to Personal computer
You may also connect your HD camcorder to PC for viewing PICTURES and VIDEOS on the
computer monitor as well as expanding your system to enjoy a wide range of functions. You may
edit your videos or images and send them to friends over the Internet or even post your own
VIDEOS on YouTube! Millions of people may view them!
Upload to YouTube
Please install MEDIAIMPRESSION. This software enables upload to YouTube. This will take you
directly to YouTube website for easy upload of videos.
Installing DirectX and ArcSoft MediaImpression
1. Please insert provided CD into computer’s CD ROM and follow screen prompts to install
DirectX and MediaImpression in your computer
2. Use USB cable to connect HD camcorder to computer
3. Open My Computer> Removable Disk and select image or video file
4. Click to open and watch High definition video played back.
You may also install QuickTime (not bundled on supplied CD) or other suitable programs for best
video playback.
HD Video data is very complex; use Win XP, Vista, Mac9.x and newest computers – older and
slower computers may not play your HD Video clips so well.
7. Remote functional parts
Item
Part
Function
1
Playback
button
Press this key to enter Playback PICTURE mode, press again
switching to Playback VIDEO mode.
2
Mode Button
Press this
key
to
select mode:
P
ICTURE taking or
VIDEO
recording
.
3
UP /
AF setting
In MENU mode, push the key up for UP selection / In VIDEO or
PHOTO mode, push the key UP to enter AF mode setting.
4
MENU
Press to Set PICTURE / VIDEO recording options.
5
LEFT / Flash
In MENU mode, push the key left for LEFT selection / In PHOTO
mode, push the key LEFT for flash options selection.
6
DOWN / White
balance
In MENU mode, push the key down for DOWN selection / In VIDEO
or PHOTO mode, push the key DOWN to enter White Balance setting.
7
Delete
Press it to delete the photo or video clip in playback mode.
8
Backward
During
video
playing, press
the
button
for
fast
back
ward, press
this key
again to return normal playback
．
9
VOL+/
ZOOM IN
Press this key to increase volume during video clip playback.
In DC playback, PICTURE taking or video recording mode, press the
key to zoom in the picture
10
VOL-/
ZOOM OUT
Press this key to
decrease
volume during video clip playb
ack.
In DC playback, PICTURE taking or video recording mode, press the
key to zoom out the picture
11
ENTER
Selecting and setup confirm
12
RIGHT/ EV±
In MENU mode, push the key right for RIGHT selection / In VIDEO or
PHOTO mode, push the key RIGHT to enter exposure value setting.
13
Stop
Press the key to stop during playing
14
Play/Pause
During playing, press th
e
key to pause, Press this key again to play
continuously.
15
Forward
During video playing, press the button for fast forward, press this key
again to return normal playback
8. Specification
Image Sensor 5.0 Mega pixel CMOS sensor
Image resolution
VIDEO
Full HD (1920×1080) up to 30fps
1080P30 (1440x1080), up to 30fps
720P30 (1280x720), up to 30fps
WVGAP60 (848x480), up to 60fps
WVGAP30 (848x480), up to 30fps
VGA (640x480), up to 30fps
QVGA (320x240), up to 30fps
PICTURES
12 Mega pixel (4000x3000)
8.0 Mega pixel (3200x2400)
5.0 Mega pixel (2592x1944)
3.0 Mega pixel (2048x1536)
Lens F/2.8 f=8.5mm
Focus range
Macro mode： 3cm～1M(Wide,3cm～20cm; Tele, 0.8M ～1M)；
Normal mode：20cm～∞(Wide,20cm～∞;Tele, 1M ～∞)；
Full mode: 3cm～∞(Wide,3cm～∞;Tele, 0.8M ～∞);
Zoom Zoom in up to 20 times (5 X Optical Zoom and 4 X digital Zoom)
LCD display 3.0” fine grade LTPS color LCD display
White balance Auto / Sunny / Cloudy / Fluorescent / Incandescent
VIDEO format MOV
External memory card
Support up to 32GB SD memory card ( card is required to store video &
pictures, class 4 or above SD card is recommended )
File format
VIDEO:
MOV
; PICTURE: JPEG
Self timer 10 second options
PC interface USB 2.0 port
Power source 3.7V 1700mAh Li-ion rechargeable battery (supplied)
TV-out
High Definition VIDEO:
HDMI
Standard TV (NTSC or PAL) output: AV standard port
9. PC system min requirement
Operating System
Windows
7 /
Vista
/ XP
Mac 10.4.9 or above
CPU
Pentium III/ 1GHz (minimum)
Pentium 4 / 3.0GHz or above processor (recommended)
RAM
At least 256MB (minimum)
1G
B (recommended)
Interface USB available port
Displa
y Card
nVidia Geforce 7600 or ATI X 1600 or above
10. Troubleshooting
Problem Cause Solution
Cannot turn ON the
camcorder
Low battery power.
Battery not inserted
properly.
Charge the battery
Check that battery correctly aligned
when installed
VIDEO
or
PICTURES
cannot be saved when you
are taking them.
1.
SD card has not been
installed
2. The SD card has not
been formatted properly.
3. Memory is full. Display
shows ‘MEMORY FULL’.
1. Install SD card
2. Format the SD card at SETUP
mode of the camera. Please refer
to section 5.3.
3. Download the pictures and
videos from the camera to the
computer to create storage
space.
Computer does not
recognize your camcorder
when connected. (You
cannot find removable disk)
Connection failure.
Make sure all cable connections are
secured. Restart the computer if
necessary.
The battery life is very
short.
Incorrect or old, used up,
battery
Replace with new
3.7V Li
-
ion
rechargeable battery
Blurry images
1. The HD camera is not
held steady during
recording
2. The lens of HD DV
camera is dirty.
3. Incorrect Lens focus
setting
1. Hold the HD DV camera steady
when taking pictures, wait to hear
the beep sound
2. Clean the lens with soft dry cloth.
3. Set the FullMacro / Normal lens
focus according to the proper
camera to subject distance. Use
“Normal” setting as appropriate
for typical situations.
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