User's Manual English
Welcome Dear user, thanks for purchasing this product. Much investment in time and effort has gone into its development, and it is our hope that it will give you many years of trouble-free service. Safety Notice 1. Do not drop, puncture or disassemble the camera; otherwise the warranty will be voided. 2. Avoid all contact with water, and dry hands before using. 3. Do not expose the camera to high temperature or leave it in direct sunlight. Doing so may damage the camera. 4. Use the camera with care.
Table of Contents Welcome .......................................................................... 1 Safety Notice ................................................................... 1 Table of Contents ........................................................... 2 Getting Started................................................................ 4 Knowing your camera parts .................................................................. 4 Installing the battery .............................................
Table of Contents Menu items in MP3 mode ..................................................................... 28 Menu items in Voice mode ................................................................... 28 Menu items in Setting mode ................................................................. 29 Copying Files to Your PC ............................................... 32 Installing the driver to your PC .............................................................
Getting Started Knowing your camera parts Microphone Lens Speaker Flash strobe Front LED indicator Battery cover Strap hook Bottom view Tripod socket Record button SD/MMC card slot (inside the battery cover) Focus switch LCD monitor Shutter button Next button/ Fast forward button Direction buttons Play/Pause button Menu button Previous button/ Fast backward button Mode button Earphone connector Zoom in button Power button Flash button OK key White balance button USB connector/ TV OUT connecto
Installing the battery 1 Open the battery cover. Slide the battery cover open as indicated. 2 Install the battery. Place the accessory Li-Ion battery into the compartment. Note that the metallic contacts must be aligned with the contacts in the compartment. 3 Replace the cover. After the battery is properly installed, replace the battery cover. Treat the Li-Ion battery with care: • Keep the battery away from fire or high-temperature environment (over 140ºF or 60ºC).
Using the charger The battery attached is not fully charged. Please charge the battery at least 4 hours for first time use. 1 Connect one end of the supplied AC adapter to the charger stand and the other end to a wall outlet. 2 Place the depleted battery pack into the charger. Note that the metallic contacts must be aligned with the contacts in the charger. Battery pack Charging indicator Power indicator To a wall outlet 3 The charging indicator turns red and the charge starts.
Inserting a memory card (optional) In addition to the built-in flash memory, your camera can store data on a Secure Digital (SD) card or a MultiMedia card (MMC). 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. Write protection The SD card comes with a write-protect switch.
Attaching the carrying strap 1 Thread one end of the strap into the strap hook. 2 Thread the strap as illustrated on the right.
Basic Operations Turning on your camera Open the LCD monitor and the camera will be automatically powered on. OR When the camera is powered off with the LCD monitor open, press and hold down the Power button for 1 second to turn on the camera. If the camera is not turned on after pressing the Power button, please check: 1. The battery pack is well installed in the camera. 2. The battery pack has enough power left.
Using the LCD monitor The LCD monitor can be used to compose image settings for shooting, to review recorded files, or to change menu options. The LCD monitor can be rotated to the following positions: 1 Open the LCD monitor. 2 Rotate the LCD monitor. The LCD monitor can be rotated up to 270 degrees as indicated. You can position the panel at any angle to serve your filming purpose. 90° 180° When the LCD monitor is flipped over, the previewed image on the LCD will be automatically adjusted.
Reading LCD indicators Digital Camcorder mode: Focus Flash mode Selftimer Mode icon Photo resolution White balance Video resolution Zoom ratio 2.0 2.0 0008 0008 Storage medium*1 Battery Life Number of recordings *1 This icon will change according to the storage medium you are using: : internal memory. : memory card.
Setting time and language When you power on the camera for the first time, you are recommended to adjust the time and language settings. 1 Turn on the camera. 2 Press the Mode button and use the Direction buttons to select the Setting ( key to enter. ) mode. Then press the OK 3 Use the Direction buttons to select the Date & Time ( 30 ) item. 4 Press the OK key or move the Direction buttons toward right to enter the sub-menu. 5 Move the Direction buttons left or right to shift between items.
Recording a video clip 1 Adjust the focus. Set the Focus Switch to an appropriate setting. Normally, you should set the focus to ( ) for most filming conditions. Select ( ) only for close-ups. The focus is adjustable during recording. 70cm ~ (28” ~ ) 50cm ~ 70cm (20” ~ 28”) Zoom in 2 Zooming Move the Direction buttons up or down to zoom in or zoom out the screen. The maximum magnification is 4X. Zoom out The zoom function is also available during recording.
Recording a video clip (continued) 3 Press the Record button to start recording. Timer 00:00:07 2.0 4 0008 Press the Record button again to stop recording.
Taking a still picture 1 Adjust the focus. Set the Focus Switch to an appropriate setting. Normally, you should set the focus to ( ) for most filming conditions. Select ( ) for scenery photos. Select ( ) only for close-ups. 70cm ~ (28” ~ ) 50cm ~ 70cm (20” ~ 28”) Zoom in 2 Zooming Use the Zoom button or Up/Down key to zoom in or zoom out the screen. Adjust other advanced settings if necessary. See the section “Advanced Operations” on page 22 for more information.
Recording a voice clip 1 Press the Mode button and use the Direction buttons to select the Voice ( key to enter. ) mode. Then press the OK 2 Press the Record button to start recording. Avoid blocking the microphone Before or during recording, you can move the Direction buttons toward left or right to adjust microphone sensibility, thus setting the sound volume of the recording. 3 When you are done, press the Record button again to stop recording.
Recording TV program or DVD The advanced MPEG-4 digital video recording technology allowes you to record TV program via AV-IN cable. 5 TV 1 AV-Mode Video 2 3 Audio 4 AV-IN 1 Turn on your TV or DVD player. 2 Connect the AV cable to the AV-Out terminal on the TV or DVD player. (Normally, it’s not necessary to switch the mode, please refer to the User’s Manual of the TV or DVD player.) 3 Turn on the camera. 4 Connect the other end of the AV cable to the camera’s AV-IN terminal.
Playing back your recordings 1 Press the Mode button and use the Direction buttons to select the Playback ( ) mode. Then press the OK key to enter. Or press the Play/Pause button ( ) below the LCD monitor. 2 Operations in playback mode: File type How to... Action Index mode MPEG 0001/0009 Shift between index mode and full-screen mode Full-screen mode MPEG 1. In index mode: Use the Direction buttons to move the highlight box.
Playing MP3 music Copy MP3 files to the camera Before you can play MP3 music, you need to copy MP3 files to the camera first. 1 Connect the camera to your PC. Turn on the camera, and connect the camera to a PC using the USB cable. For details on connecting the camera to your PC, see page 34. 2 Copy files to the camera. After the camera is connected to the PC, double-click on My Computer and you will find a removable disk.
Playing MP3 music (continued) Playing music in MP3 mode 1 Press the Mode button and use the Direction buttons to select the MP3 ( ) mode. Then press the OK key to enter. MP3 mode 2 Operations in MP3 mode: How to... Action Shift between tracks Use the Direction buttons to move up or down. Or press the Next ( ) button or Previous ( ) button. Start playing Press the OK key or the Play/Pause ( Pause/Resume playing During playing/While paused, press the OK key or the Play/Pause ( ) button.
Connecting the camera to a TV Connect your camera and TV via the accessory AV cable for real-time display. You can display your video clips, still pictures, and audio recordings directly on your TV, sharing them with your friends and family. TV AV-Mode 2 1 Video 3 Audio 4 TV OUT USB 1 Turn on your TV and switch the TV to AV mode. The TV system is different across countries. To configure the TVout setting, please refer to page 29. (ex.
Advanced Operations Menu operation The menu items provide several options for you to fine-tune your camera functions. 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 Direction buttons to move up or down. Enter sub-menu/ Confirm an item Press the OK key. Exit menu/Go back to upper menu Press the Menu button (when in sub-menu).
Menu items in Camera mode Power-on → Press the Menu button. Item Option Description 1M 6 Mega-pixel Camera 3M 6M Resolution 3M 8 Mega-pixel Camera 5M 8M Date Stamp Set picture resolution to 2048x1536. Set picture resolution to 2816x2112. Set picture resolution to 2048x1536. Set picture resolution to 2560x1920. Set picture resolution to 3264x2448. Print a date mark on each picture. On Disable date mark. Off Stabilizer Set picture resolution to 1280x960.
Menu items in Camera mode (continued) Item Option Description The camera automatically adjusts white balance. Auto This setting is suitable for outdoor recording in sunny weather. Sunny WB This setting is suitable for recording in cloudy weather or shady environments. Cloudy This setting is suitable for indoor recording with fluorescent lamp lighting, or environments with high color temperature.
Menu items in Camera mode (continued) Item Option Description Make recordings in natural color. Normal Effect Make recordings in black and white. B&W Make recordings in sepia-toned color. Classic Exposure Selftimer Manually adjust the exposure to gain better effect when the preview image appears too bright or too dark. A positive value indicates the image will be brighter than usual; while a negative value makes the image dimmer. -2~+2 Enable the selftimer.
Menu items in Camera mode (continued) Item Two-in-One Option Description On This setting allows you to combine two images taken individually into one photo. Off Disable the Two-in-One function. On This setting allows you to take a photograph with a dark background. Since the shutter speed will slow down when taking photographs at a dark place, we recommend using a tripod to eliminate blurring from hand shake. Off Disable the Night Mode function.
Menu items in Playback mode Power-on → Press the Mode button → Enter the Playback ( mode → Press the Menu button. Item Option One Delete Slide Show Print All Description Delete current file. Delete all pictures and video/audio files stored in the memory. - The camera displays images in sequence. Only JPEG pictures and the first frames of MPEG files will be displayed. You can press the Menu button to stop the slide show. One Print current image when connected to a PictBridgeready printer.
Menu items in MP3 mode Power-on → Press the Mode button → Enter the MP3 ( mode → Press the Menu button. Item Delete One Cancel ) Description Delete current track. Cancel action. Menu items in Voice mode Power-on → Press the Mode button → Enter the Voice ( mode → Press the Menu button. Item Delete One Delete All Description Delete current voice recording. Delete all voice recordings.
Menu items in Setting mode Power-on → Press the Mode button → Enter the Setting ( mode → Press the Menu button. Item Option 30 - Date & Time Beep On Off Flicker 50Hz 60Hz TV-out Icon LCD Bright Format ) Description Set date and time. Enable beep sound. Disable beep sound. Set flicker frequency to 50Hz. For settings reference, see page 42. Set flicker frequency to 60Hz. For settings reference, see page 42. NTSC Set TV system compatibility to NTSC.
Menu items in Setting mode (continued) Item Option Z Z Z Off Auto Off 1 min 3 min 5 min Language Default USB Mode Start Movie - Description Disable Auto-off function. The camera automatically shuts down when staying inactive for over 1 minute. The camera automatically shuts down when staying inactive for over 3 minutes. The camera automatically shuts down when staying inactive for over 5 minutes. Lets you select the language used for OSD. Yes Restore factory defaults.
Menu items in Setting mode (continued) To connect the camera to a PictBridge compatible printer, follow these steps: 1) Power on the camera. 2) Set the camera USB mode to Printer (page 30). 3) Open the connector cover and connect one end of the accessory USB cable to the camera. 4) Connect the other end of the USB cable to the printer. 5) Power on the printer.
Copying Files to Your PC Installing the driver to your PC You need to install the camera driver to ensure that video clips can be played back on your PC. To install the software: 1 Insert the driver CD. Turn on your computer. Then place the accessory CD into the CD-ROM drive. Do not connect the camera to your computer at this stage. Shut down all other applications running on your computer. If the autorun screen does not appear automatically, double-click on My Computer and then the CD-ROM drive.
Installing the driver to your PC (continued) 3 Install the driver. The Install Shield Wizard will then appear and automatically install the program. Click on Next and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. 4 Install codecs. After the driver installation is completed, the program will prompt you to install Windows Media Player Codecs.
Connecting the camera to your PC 1 Connect the USB cable to your computer. Turn on your computer, and then connect the accessory USB cable to the USB port of your computer. Make sure the cable and the port are correctly aligned. 2 Turn on the camera. 3 Connect the USB cable to your camera Connect the other end of the USB cable to your camera. The default is set to “Disk” mode, if you would like to set other modes as default, please refer to “USB Mode” section on page 30 for more information.
Copying files to the PC 1 This step varies depending on your operation system: For Windows XP users: After the camera is connected to your computer, a dialogue window will appear automatically. Please select the item Open folder to view files using Windows Explorer and click OK. For Windows 2000/ME/XP users: Double-click on My Computer. Then doubleclick on the icon of the removable disk that has just appeared.
Copying files to the PC (continued) 2 Double-click on the DCIM file folder. 3 Double-click on the 100MEDIA file folder. 4 Drag the target file into My Documents or the destination folder.
Viewing/Playing files on your PC 1 Double-click on My Documents or any other folder that stores your files. 2 Double-click on the desired file, and the file will be opened by the program matching the file type.
File location After connecting the camera to your computer, a removable disk will appear in your computer. The removable disk actually represents the storage medium of your camera. In the disk you can find all of your recordings. Refer to the figure below to see where the files are stored. For multimedia files. For MP3 files.
Appendix:A Troubleshooting When using the camera: Problem The camera can not be powered on normally. The camera is still powered on, but the LCD monitor does not display. Can not take pictures or video clips when pressing the Shutter or Record button. The LCD monitor displays “MEMORY ERROR” or “CARD ERROR” message. Or the camera cannot read the memory card. Cause Solution The battery is out of power. Replace the battery. The battery is incorrectly installed. Re-install the battery.
Appendix:A When using the camera: Problem Cause Solution I did not delete the pictures and video clips, but can not find them in the memory card. The lost recordings are saved in the internal memory. It happens when you insert a memory card after taking a few pictures or video clips. You can access those files after removing the memory card. Cannot use the flash strobe. If the battery icon indicates low battery, the flash strobe may be disabled due to insufficient voltage. Replace the battery.
Appendix:A When connecting the camera to the computer or TV: Problem Cause Solution Driver or software is not installed on the computer. Install Direct X 9.0c or above and Windows Media 9.0 Codecs to solve this problem. See page 32 for details on installing the software, or go to http://www. microsoft.com to download the required files. The installation is terminated abnormally. Remove the driver and other related programs. Follow the installation steps in the manual to re-install the driver.
Appendix:A Flicker Settings Country England Germany France Italy Spain Setting 50Hz 50Hz 60Hz 50Hz 50Hz 50Hz Country Portugal America Taiwan China Japan Korea Setting 50Hz 60Hz 60Hz 50Hz 50/60Hz 60Hz Netherlands Note: The flicker setting is based on the frequency standard of your local power supply. System Message Message Description Recording The camera is recording a file.
Appendix:A Storage Capacity Video (min.) Memory Audio (min.
Appendix:A Battery Life Indicator Icon Description Full battery life Moderate battery life (white) Low battery life * If the indicator turns red, flash strobe is disabled. Empty battery life Note: To avoid sudden outage of power supply, you are recommended to replace the battery when the icon indicates low battery life.
Appendix:B Instruction for ArcSoft MediaConverter™ Introduction ArcSoft MediaConverter is a powerful all-in-one multimedia file converter. This utility quickly and effortlessly converts photo, video, and music files into formats optimized for use on your portable device. Multiple files and file types can be converted at the same time. It’s easy! Three simple steps are all it takes. (Refer to page 48 for more information.
Appendix:B Supported file formats Video Video files are converted and copied to the selected location as MPEG4 encoded AVI files, WMV files or MPEG-4 encoded ASF files (Default). Supported file types for conversion - AVI (Microsoft Video 1 format, Cinepak, Intel Indeo, uncompressed, etc.) - MPEG-1 in MPEG, MPG, MPE - DAT (VCD MPEG1) - MPEG-4 in AVI format - MPEG-4 in ASF - WMV - QuickTime MOV QuickTime 6.5 and Windows Media Player 9.0 or above are required for QuickTime MOV and WMV file conversion, respectively.
Appendix:B Converting files 47
Appendix:B Step 1: Select media Adding files for conversion 1 Click the “Select Media” button. 2 An “Open” window will appear. Navigate to the folder that contains the files you’d like to convert. a. Use the “Files of type” pull-down to filter the file types you’d like to display. b. Preview highlighted files to be sure that they’re the ones you want. Check the “AutoPlay” box to start the playback automatically after you click a file. 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 above until all the files you want are added.
Appendix:B Step 2: Select destination Click the “Select Destination” button to select the location where your converted files will be saved. The default save location is “C:\ Documents and Settings\[current user]\My documents”. However, you’ll most likely want to save the files to your portable device. In this case, make sure your device is connected, and then click “Select Destination” and choose the device. Settings Various program settings can be accessed by clicking the “Settings” button.
Appendix:B Optimize for the selected device This is the default setting. The program will automatically set the conversion parameters according to your selected device. Use custom conversion settings If you decide to use this option, you can set the various conversion parameters manually.
Appendix:B Step 3: Convert When you’re ready, select (highlight) the files you’d like to convert from the list, and then click the “Convert” button. A progress bar will display the current status. Various popups may appear asking for specific confirmation. A popup will appear and inform you once all the files have been converted and stored to the location you selected.
Appendix:B Step 2 Save the ASF files converted by MediaConverter on PC to your camera. 1 Copy the converted ASF files. 2 Open Windows Explorer to find a “Removable Disk” appeared in My Computer. 3 Double-click on the icon of Removable Disk. 4 Double-click on the DCIM file folder. 5 Double-click on the 100MEDIA file folder. 6 Paste the files into 100MEDIA file folder. 7 Change the file names to CLIP****.ASF. **** could be any 4-digit number from 0001 to 9999.
Appendix:C Specifications Item Description Model 8 Mega-pixel camera 6 Mega-pixel camera Image sensor 5 Mega (2560x1920 pixels) 3 Mega (2048x1536 pixels) Resolution Still image: 3M/5M/8M Movie: 640x480 (VGA) 320x240 (QVGA) Still image: 1M/3M/6M Movie: 640x480 (VGA) 320x240 (QVGA) Lens 4X digital zoom lens F2.8~F5.3 4X digital zoom lens F3.
Appendix:D System Requirements Operating System: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP CPU: Pentium III or above System RAM: 128MB or above Graphic Card: 64MB, 24 bit true color CD-ROM speed: 4x or above Software: Direct X 9.
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