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Table of Contents Getting Started................................................................ 1 Knowing your camcorder parts ............................................................. 1 Installing the battery.............................................................................. 2 Charging the battery ............................................................................. 2 Inserting a memory card (optional) .......................................................
Getting Started Knowing your camcorder parts Microphone Speaker Lens LED lights Flash strobe Battery cover Strap hook Bottom view Tripod socket SD card slot (inside the battery cover) Status LED (left) / Charging LED (right) MODE button MENU button LCD monitor Shutter button Previous button/ Fast backward button Zoom (in/out) button Play/Pause button Record button Next button/ Fast forward button AV OUT connector Macro mode switch USB connector * HD OUT * Flash switch * inside the cover
Installing the battery 1. Slide the battery cover open as indicated. 2. Place the accessory Li-Ion battery into the compartment. Note that the metallic contacts must be aligned with the contacts in the compartment. 3. After the battery is properly installed, replace the battery cover. Charging the battery 3OHDVH FKDUJH WKH EDWWHU\ DW OHDVW KRXUV IRU ¿UVW WLPH XVH 1. Connect the cable. Connect one end of the supplied AC adapter to the USB port of the camcorder and the other end to a wall outlet.
Inserting a memory card (optional) To insert a memory card, do the followings: (1) Open the battery cover. (2) Gently push the card as indicated until the card reaches the bottom of the slot. To remove the memory card, gently push the card and it will pop up. Then pull the card out of the slot. Turning on/off your camcorder Open the LCD monitor or press and hold down the Power button for 1 second to turn on the camcorder.
Setting language 1. Power on the camcorder. 2. Press the MODE key to enter the MODE menu. 3. Use the Joystick switch to select the Setting mode and press OK to enter the menu screen. 4. Use the Joystick to select the Language item, and then Press OK WR FRQ¿UP 5. Move the Joystick up/down to select a language. 6. When done, press OK WR FRQ¿UP WKH VHWWLQJ Setting time 1. Power on the camcorder. 2. Press the MODE key to enter the MODE menu. 3.
Reading LCD indicators 00:00:05 00:06:40 1 Mode icon Remaining recordable time Video resolution While Balance mode Picture resolution Exposure mode LED lights mode Flash mode Macro mode Histogram mode Battery life Selftimer mode Zoom ratio indicator NightShot mode SD card inserted Recording time The LCD will display 16:9 ratio while setting as HD (720P) video resolution. The LCD will display 4:3 ratio while setting as D1 (480P) or CIF video resolution.
Basic Operations Recording a video clip 1. Adjust the focus: Normally the camcorder can auto focus without adjusting focus. If you want to take close-up pictures, you can push the Up button to switch to Macro mode ( ). Note: Please make sure your memory is inserted before recording. - 30cm ~ (12” ~ ) 5cm ~ 30cm (2” ~ 12”) $W ; ¿[HG ]RRP Zoom in 2. Zooming: Move the Zoom EXWWRQ XS RU GRZQ WR ]RRP LQ RU ]RRP RXW WKH VFUHHQ 7KH RSWLFDO PDJQL¿FDWLRQ LV ; 3.
Taking a still picture 1. Adjust the focus: Normally the camcorder can auto focus without adjusting focus. If you want to take close-up pictures, you can push the Up button to switch to Macro mode ( ). Note: Please make sure your memory is inserted before recording. - 30cm ~ (12” ~ ) Zoom in 5cm ~ 30cm (2” ~ 12”) $W ; ¿[HG ]RRP 2. Zooming: Move the Zoom EXWWRQ XS RU GRZQ WR ]RRP LQ RU ]RRP RXW WKH VFUHHQ 7KH RSWLFDO PDJQL¿FDWLRQ LV Adjust other advanced settings if necessary. 3X.
Playing back your recordings 1. Press the MODE button and use the Joystick to switch to “My Works” mode. ) on the left side of the Or press the Play/Pause button ( LCD monitor. 2. There are two folders below My works: Video and Picture. Select Video or Picture, and then press the OK key to enter the index mode. 3. Operations in playback mode: File type How to... Action Index mode Shift between Index mode and Fullscreen mode In Index mode, press the OK key to switch to Fullscreen mode.
Playing back your recordings on PC Installing software Please notice that the recorded videos are .mov format. So you need some VSHFLDO SURJUDPV WR YLHZ WKH UHFRUGLQJV RQ 3& )RU ¿UVW WLPH XVH SOHDVH PDNH sure you have QuickTime 7.0 player on your PC. If not, Please follow the below LQVWUXFWLRQV WR LQVWDOO WKH VRIWZDUH ¿UVW Please download the QuickTime 7.0 player from the below website: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html OR Please install the HD-DV DECODER program on the bundled CD.
Connecting the camcorder to TV Please follow the below instructions to connect your camcorder and TV via accessory AV cables for real-time display. You can display your video clips and still pictures on your TV, sharing them with your friends and family. Connecting the camcorder to HDTV HD TV hereby means the HDTV built-in component input ports, thus can perform HD (720P) high resolution quality while connected.
Connecting the camcorder to Standard TV TV = Traditional CRT TV AV mode AV Out AV-IN Video Audio AV cable 1. Power on the camcorder. 2. Press the MODE key to enter the Mode menu. 3. Use the Joystick switch to the Setting mode and press OK to enter the menu screen. 4. Use the Joystick to select the TV-out item, and then press OK to FRQ¿UP 5. Move the Joystick up/down to select NTSC or PAL. NTSC or PAL system is different across countries, please refer to page 14 for the Flicker Setting table. 6.
Advanced Operations Menu operation 7KH PHQX LWHPV SURYLGH VHYHUDO RSWLRQV IRU \RX WR ¿QH WXQH \RXU FDPHUD IXQFWLRQV The following table gives details on menu operations. How to... Action Bring up the menu Press the MENU button. Move the highlight bar Use the Joystick to move up or down. (QWHU VXE PHQX &RQ¿UP DQ LWHP Press the OK key. Exit menu/Go back to upper menu Press the MENU button (when in sub-menu). Menu items in Camera mode 3RZHU RQ ĺ 3UHVV WKH Menu button.
Menu items in Camera mode (continued) Item Option Description 7KH ÀDVK LV IRUFHG WR ¿UH LQ HYHU\ VKRW On Flashlight 7KH ÀDVK DXWRPDWLFDOO\ ¿UHV ZKHQ WKH OLJKWLQJ LV LQVXI¿FLHQW Auto 7KH ÀDVK LV GLVDEOHG Off Video light On/Auto/Off Normal Effect B&W Classic This setting allows you to add extra light when the lighting is LQVXI¿FLHQW GXULQJ UHFRUGLQJ YLGHR FOLSV Make recordings in natural color. Make recordings in black and white. Make recordings in sepia-toned color.
Menu items in Setting mode 3RZHU RQ ĺ 3UHVV WKH MODE EXWWRQ ĺ (QWHU WKH Setting ( the MENU button. ) PRGH ĺ 3UHVV Item Option Description Date & Time - Beep On/Off Enable/Disable beep sound. +] 6HW ÀLFNHU IUHTXHQF\ WR +] +] 6HW ÀLFNHU IUHTXHQF\ WR +] HDTV Set TV system compatibility to HDTV. This option is suitable for HDTV. NTSC Set TV system compatibility to NTSC. This option is suitable for America, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea areas. PAL Set TV system compatibility to PAL.
Menu items in Setting mode (continued) * Flicker settings table: Region England Germany France Italy Spain Netherlands Russia Setting +] +] +] +] +] +] +] Region Portugal America Taiwan China Japan Korea Thailand Setting +] +] +] +] +] +] +] Battery Life Indicator Icon Description Full battery life Moderate battery life Low battery life 7KH ÀDVK VWUREH DQG WKH /(' OLJKWV ZLOO EH GLVDEOHG ´ Empty battery life Note: To avoid sudden outage of p
Battery Life Still picture Video clip Number of shots Recording time (minute) 110 30 * shoot every 30 seconds ÀDVK LV RII *** resolution is set to 5M (2560x1920) * resolution is set to HD (1280x720 pixels) Note: This table is for your reference only. The actual battery life depends on your battery type and recharge level. Storage Capacity Video (min.
6SHFL¿FDWLRQV Item Description Model 5 Mega-pixel camera Image sensor 5 Mega (2592x1944 pixels) Resolution Still image: 3M/5M 1280x720 (HD) 720x480 (D1) 352x288 (CIF) Lens ; RSWLFDO ]RRP OHQV File format MOV, JPEG Video frame rate 1280x720, up to 30fps 720x480, up to 30fps 352x288, up to 30fps External memory SD (256MB ~ 4GB), speed rate 12X above LCD display 2.4” LCD TV out Component out, NTSC/PAL system supported Interface USB 2.
System Requirements System requirements are different in different video resolution settings: Video Resolution PC system requirements OS = Windows XP SP2 or above (QuickTime 7.0 or above) &38 3HQWLXP *+] RU DERYH HD (1280x720) @30fps System RAM = 512MB (1GB recommended) Display card = nvidia Geforece 7600 or ATI X1600 or above with 256MB of RAM D1 (720x480) @30fps OS = Windows 2000/XP or above (QuickTime 7.
