User Manual
Content Section 1 Getting to Know Your Camera.................................................3 Section 2 Getting Up and Running ..........................................................6 Section 3 Record Mode .............................................................................8 Section 4 Playback Mode........................................................................28 Section 5 Listening to MP3 Music..........................................................
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Section 1 Getting to Know Your Camera Overview The camera with 5 Megapixel CCD 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. High quality images with up to 11 Megapixel can also be delivered smoothly. With a color LCD monitor, users can compose images and examine them easily. Exposure and color balance can either be adjusted automatically or allowed to be changed manually.
Front View Microphone Lens LCD Panel Flash Self-Timer LED IR Receiver Power button KeyPad illustration Direction Buttons Enter Buttons Picture Shutter Button Movie Shutter Button Tele-Wide Button REC/PLAY Button AV In AV Out/ Earphone USB 2.
Side View Macro Switch Speaker LCD Panel Battery /SD Card Cover 5
Section 2 Getting Up and Running Loading the Battery Before using the camera, user must load NP60 rechargeable Li-ion battery. 1. Follow the arrow direction and slide to eject the battery / SD cover. 2. Insert the batteries according to the correct polarity marks (+ or -) 3. Close the battery/SD Card Cover firmly. SD Card Battery Charging Battery Please fully charge Li-ion Battery via power adaptor for at least ten hours before you use the camera for the first time.
Protecting Data on an SD Card SD card is read-only by locking the SD card. No pictures, movies and voice can be recorded when the SD card is locked. Make sure the lock is on writeable position before recording any media. Writeable position Write-Protected Position Turning the Camera On and Getting Started To turn on the camera: (1) Flip out the LCD panel; the camera will turn on automatically. (2) Or press Power Button for one second to turn on it.
Section 3 Record Mode Button Function Enter Button Up Button Left Button Right Button : Flash AUTO/OFF Right Button Left Button :Self-Timer ON/OFF Up Button : Voice Recording Mode ON Down Button: LCD Information ON/OFF Down Button Enter Button : Menu ON Power Button: Press down for one second to turn on or turn off the camera. REC/PLAY Button: Switch between Record Mode and Playback Mode. Tele-Wide Button: Digital Zoom in and out. Movie Shutter Button: Start to take movie, or record voice.
LCD Monitor Information The indicator shows below may display on LCD when movies and pictures are recorded： 11 (1) Record Mode Movie Record Mode Picture Record Mode Voice Record Mode Motion Stabilization Two in One Mode Photo Frame Night Mode Multi-Snap Mode Backlight Mode (2) Resolution Movie: High / Picture: (3) High / Standard/ Standard/ Low Number of images or recording time of movie that can still be taken at current resolution.
MPEG4 Movie Recording The camera is turned on in movie record mode as default setting. You can start recording movie by pressing the Movie Shutter Button ( ). When a movie is recording, a time indicator will display on LCD monitor, it is only an approximate value, and is by no means absolute. To stop recording, press Movie Shutter Button again ( ). To view stored movies, press the REC/PLAY Button once to switch to Playback Mode.
Taking Close Up Pictures The camera has two close-up picture modes to allow you to take pictures at close range. The Macro Mode ( ( ) should be used for object located at about 20 cm, while the Portrait Mode ) should be used for object located from 90 cm to 200 cm. To take close-up pictures: 1. Rotate the lens ring to switch to Macro ( the macro icon ( ) or Portrait ( ) positions. In Macro Mode, ) will appear on the LCD monitor. 2. Press the Picture Shutter Button ( )to take the picture.
Main Menu Options Movie Mode Picture Mode Voice Pen Exposure Effect Set Resolution Resolution Enter +1.0EV Normal Sound Sharpness Two in One Exit +0.6EV B/W Start-up Screen White Balance Photo Frame +0.3EV Classic Time Setting Stabilization Flash Negative Format Memory Exit Night Mode -0.3EV Exit TV System Self-Timer -0.
Default Setting and Validation The following table indicates the camera’s default setting as well as its validation. 1. Always: The setting is always valid. 2. One Time: The setting is only valid either once or till camera power off.
Movie Mode Submenu Setting The main menu includes camera setting and other advanced setting. You can use Right/Left Buttons to move between options and press Enter Button to validate the setting. Movie Resolution To change Movie Resolution: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter Button to switch to the main menu screen. 2. The default option in the main menu. Submenu of Movie Mode will pop out on the screen. 3.
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. Tungsten: Under tungsten light condition. To change White Balance Setting: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter Button to switch to the main menu screen. Submenu of Movie Mode will pop out on the screen. 2.
Motion Stabilization To enable Motion Stabilization: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter Button to switch to the main menu screen. Submenu of Movie Mode will pop out on the screen. 2. Use Up/Down Buttons to select Motion Stabilization then press Enter Button to switch to Motion Stabilization submenu. 3. Use Up/Down Buttons to choose ON or OFF. 4. Press Enter Button to validate the setting and exit.
Camera Mode Setting Picture Resolution To change Picture Resolution: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter Button to switch to the main menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to select Camera Mode. Submenu of Camera Mode will pop out on the screen. 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 – HIGH (3856×2892), STD (2592× 1944), LOW (1600×1200). 5.
Display Screen Two in One Option Enter Button Photo Frame (Picture Record Mode Only) Your camera features popular electronic photo frame. You can take your picture with preferred electronic photo frame. To enable Photo Frame: 1. When in Camera Mode, use Up/Down Buttons to select Photo Frame option, then press Enter Button to switch to Photo Frame submenu. 2. Use Up/Down Buttons to locate preferred photo frame. Then select Set option and press Enter Button to validate the setting and exit.
Flash (Picture Record Mode Only) This camera has two flash settings. Flash setting can be changed by either the hot key (Right Button) or through the Option Setting. • Auto-flash( )：the flash fires automatically according to the light condition. Use this mode for general photography. • Flash On ( ): the flash will fire in every shot. • Flash Off( )：the flash will not fire under any circumstances.
Night Mode (Picture Record Mode Only) Use Night Mode for night scenes or low light conditions. A longer exposure captures more detail of background subjects. Display Screen Night Mode Option Enter Button Note To avoid blurry pictures, place the camera on a flat, steady surface, or use a tripod. Self-Timer (Picture Record Mode Only) The self-timer allows you to take pictures with a ten-second time delay. To activate Self-Timer by either hot key (Left Button) or through the Option Setting.
Sharpness Your can soften or sharpen images to achieve different effects. To change Sharpness setting: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter Button to switch to the main menu screen. 2. Use Up/Down Buttons to select Sharpness then press Enter Buttons to switch to Sharpness submenu. 3. Use Up/Down Buttons to move between nine levels. The change can be previewed immediately. 4. Press Enter Button to validate the setting and exit.
Multi-Snap (Picture Record Mode Only) With the camera set to Multi-Snap Mode, you can take five continuous pictures. Multi-Snap Multi-Snap Option Enter Button Note: Multi-snap mode is not available for High Quality . Backlight (Picture Record Mode Only) With the camera set to backlight Mode, you can take shots when bright light is behind the subject. Backlight Backlight Option Enter Button Date Printing To enable Date Printing: 1.
Voice Mode To enable voice recording: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter Button to switch to the main menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Button to move to Voice Option. Then Voice Submenu will pop out on the screen. 3. Use Up/Down Button to move between Enter and Exit Option. 4. Choose Enter option to enable voice recording and press Enter Button to validate the setting and exit. Voice Note: The Voice Submenu can also be enabled using the Up button in the Movie/Picture Record Mode.
Effect Setting There are four modes which are Normal, Black/White, Classic and Negative. To change Effect setting: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter Button to switch to the main menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Button to move to Effect Option. Then Effect Submenu will pop out on the screen. 3. Use Up/Down Button to move between four settings. The change can be previewed immediately. 4. Press Enter Button to validate the setting and exit.
Sound Setting Enable or disable KeyPad tone and operation sound by using Up/Down Button, then press Enter Button to validate the setting. Submenu Display Screen Sound Setting Sound Start-up Screen Customize the Start-Up Screen with your favorite pictures. Press Right/Left Button to select the picture you want and press Enter Button to validate the setting and exit.
Time Setting Move between Date, Time 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.
Selecting Interface Language Submenu Display Screen Language Option Language Europe Version English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese Pan-Asian Version English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Arabic, Korean Default Setting To restore the default factory setting, select this option.
Section 4 Playback Mode Press REC/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 from the built-in memory or the optional memory card. Operation Display Screen Press REC/PLAY Button to switch from Record Mode to Playback Mode. There are four options in the Playback Mode, movie, picture, voice, and music. Up/Down Button can be used to select the specific option.
LCD Monitor Information Indicators on the LCD screen while in Playback Mode： (1) Mode Indicator Movie Playback Mode Picture Playback Mode Voice Playback Mode Music Playback Mode (2) Resolution Indicator Movie : Picture: (3) High / High / Standard/ Low Standard/ Low Indicate the selected movie/picture is locked. Indicate the single movie/voice/MP3 is being repeated. Indicate all of the movies/voices/MP3s are being repeated. Indicate the slide show is playing.
Movie Playback Operation Display Screen 1. Use Direction Buttons to select the Movie option. 2. Press Enter Button for movie playback. 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. 5. Press Enter Button to go to the Movie Option Menu. 6. Use Direction Buttons to select six options: Delete, Thumbnail, Lock, Repeat One, Repeat All, or Exit.
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. 5. Before a movie is deleted, a confirmation screen will appear; choosing “Yes” will execute the operation, “No” will cancel the operation. 6. Press Enter Button to exit.
Thumbnail Function Operation Display Screen 1. Use Direction Buttons to select the Thumbnail option ( ). 2. Press Enter Button to view nine thumbnail movies at the same time. 3. To play a movie, use Direction Buttons to select the movie and press Enter Button to view. Lock Movies Single or all movies can be locked. This function can prevent the movies from being deleted accidentally. Operation Display Screen 1. Use Direction Buttons to select the Lock option ( ). 2.
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. Picture Playback Display Screen Operation 1. Use Direction Buttons to select the Picture option. 2. Press Enter Button for picture playback. 3. Use Right/Left Buttons to go to the next or last picture. 4.
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. 5. Before a picture is deleted, a confirmation screen will appear; choosing “Yes” will execute the operation, “No” will cancel the operation. 6. Press Enter Button to exit.
Thumbnail Function Operation Display Screen 1. Use Direction Buttons to select the Thumbnail option ( ). 2. Press Enter Button to view up to nine thumbnail pictures at the same time. 3. To view a picture, use Direction Buttons to select the picture. 4. Press Enter Button to view the selected picture. Lock Pictures Single or all pictures can be locked. This function can prevent the pictures from being deleted accidentally. Operation Display Screen 1.
View 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 During Voice Playback, the Direction Buttons have the following functions: Enter Button Right/ Left Button：Select the next or previous voice recording. Up Button Left Button Right Button Up/Down Button ： Adjust the voice playback volume. Enter Button：Switch to voice option menu. Down Button Operation Display Screen 1. Use Direction Buttons to select the Voice option. 2. Press Enter Button for Voice Playback. 3. Use Right/Left Button to go to the next or last voice recording. 4.
8. Press Down Button once to repeat single voice; Press twice to repeat all voice recording. 9. Press it again to disable the repeat function. 10. Repeat icons are different for Repeat One option and Repeat All option. 11. To delete a voice recording, use Right/Left Buttons to select the voice. 12.Use Up Button to delete all voice recordings and Down Button to delete single voice recording. 13.
Section 5 Listening to MP3 Music Transfer MP3 Music to the camera 1. Install the camera driver on your computer. 2. Connect your camera to the computer USB port. 3. The Red LED will light up when the camera is connected to the computer and in Mass Storage Mode. 4. Transfer MP3 music to My Computer\Removable Disk\MP3. 5. Once all the music is transferred, disconnect the USB cable from the PC. Listen to MP3 Music Operation Display Screen 1.
6. Press Enter Button to go to repeat menu. 7. Press Down Button once to repeat current MP3 ( 8. Press Down Button twice to repeat all MP3 ( ). ). 9. Press Enter Button to exit. If MP3 mode is set to "REPEAT ALL" and it is switched to another mode such as "REPEAT ONE" or "NORMAL", that mode will not be stored once the device is turned off and the next time the device is turned on it will still return to "REPEAT ALL" mode.
Section 6 Viewing MPEG4 Movie on PC MPEG4 Movie MPEG4, the multimedia format and compression standard, 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. The MPEG4 movie format of AVI is used in this camera.
Section 7 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. The option menu of Earphone/TV pops out on the LCD Screen. 4. Choose TV option and press Enter Button to validate the setting. 5. The steps for viewing stored pictures and movie on a TV are exactly the same as for viewing them on the LCD monitor.
Section 8 Record movie clip from AV device Your camera features a newly-designed AV recorder function that can record movie, TV program or TV news from any AV device such as a TV. To record a movie, TV program or TV news from video device: 1. Connect AV in cable between video device and camera’s AV-In Port. 2. Turn on the camera by flipping out the panel or pressing the Power Button for one second 3. Stereo/Mono AV-in menu will pop out on the screen.
Section 9 Video File Converter Bundled software CD contains Ulead VideoStudio 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. To convert a video file: (1) Install Ulead VideoStudio ( Refer to section 11) (2) Click Start Select Programs Ulead VideoStudio 8.0 (3) VideoStudio 8.0 main Screen will appear on your desktop.
(5) Click “Add” to add the video file you want to convert. (6) Select “Save as type” to choose output video format and click “Convert” to start file converting.
(7) Task Report window will pop out after the task is completed.
(8) Before transferring the converted file to your camera, rename the converted file to “ MOVI0001.avi”. (Please note: if MOVI0001.avi exists in the camera, then the converted file has to be renamed to MOVI0002.avi) (9) Connect your camera to PC and transfer the converted video to “My Computer\Removable Disk\DCIM\100Movie” in your camera. (Refer to Section 10 Transferring Data to a Computer) (10) After transferring the converted video to the camera, press Rec/Play Button to enjoy your favorite movie.
Section 10 Burning the Recorded Clip into DVD Bundled software CD contains Ulead VideoStudio 8.0 SE DVD, it has a feature to burn the movie clip into DVD. You can preserve your precious movies on DVD to share with family and friends.
(2) “Create Disc” window pops out and click “Add Video” to add video file you want to burn into DVD. Then click “Next” button and follow on-screen instruction.
(3) Click “Output” icon ( ) and start to burn DVD.
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. Insert the CD-ROM into the computer’s CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen will appear. 2. Click “Install Device Driver”. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
Installing Bundled Software The CD-ROM supplied with this camera contains five pieces of software. Ulead VideoStudio 8.0 SE DVD is a user-friendly application that helps you read, edit and organize images. Ulead Photo Express 5.0 allows you to edit movies and is equally easy to use. Acrobat Reader is a popular program that you need to have installed to read the User’s Manual. Many computer users will find they already have this software installed on their computer.
Getting Started With Photo Express 5.0 Click Start Select Programs Photo Express 5.0 Photo Express 5.0 main screen will appear on your desktop. Viewing Images stored in the Camera through Photo Express 5.0 To view images stored in the camera, you must switch to Mass Storage Device Mode. 1. Select the image you want to open in the workspace from the browse bar on the left hand side. 2. Double click selected picture.
Capturing Camera Images through Photo Express 5.0 Before capturing a picture or video from the camera to the Photo Express 5.0 main screen, you must switch to WebCam Mode. Press REC/PLAY Button to Switch to WebCam Mode. Under this mode, you can capture videos or pictures through Photo Express 5.0: * Click the [Get Photo ] button. * Click the [Capture] button. * Click the [Capture] button, and then choose your images. * Click the [Add Image] button, and click [Close] button to leave the screen.
Getting Started With Video Studio 8.0 Click Start Select Programs Video Studio 8.0 The Video Studio main Screen will appear on your desktop.
Viewing Images stored in the Camera through Video Studio 8.0 To view images stored in the camera, you must switch to Mass Storage Device Mode. 1. Click the folder on the right hand side of the screen. 2. Select the image stored in the camera and press Open button to view.
Capturing Video through Video Studio 8.0 Press REC/PLAY Button to switch to WebCam Mode. Under this mode, you can view camera video through Video Studio: To capture a video/picture from the camera: * Click the Capture item. * Click the [Capture Video ] button. * Click the [Capture Image ] button.
Section 12 Troubleshooting Division Symptom Cause The battery power is flat. No power. The camera Turn off automatically if no turns off by itself. operation over 3 minutes. Battery pack is not properly Not charging Beep sound Shooting Camera does not operate. Playback inserted. Recharge the battery pack, or replace. The maximum number of images or video clip recording memory has been consumed. mode. Focus MISC. Install a new card, or erase the images that are not necessary.
Section 13 Specifications and System Requirements Specification Image Sensor 5 Megapixel CCD Sensor Operation Modes Movie Record、Picture Record、Voice Record、 MP3 Player、WebCam、Mass Storage Device Lens F2.8/F5.6. f = 7.0mm Focus Range 200cm~infinite (Normal Mode) 90cm ~ 200cm (Portrait Mode) Center: 20 cm (Macro Mode) Digital Zoom 8X Shutter Mechanical LCD monitor 2.
Dimension 108mm×69mm×31mm Weight 154 g（without battery） Operating Temperature -10〬C~ 50〬C (14〬F~ 122〬F) Humidity Up to 90%RH System Requirement Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP TM R II processor with MMX , Pentium○ TM Celeron R processor or or AMD Athlon○ better 128MB or higher CD ROM 500MB free HDD space Available USB port 16-bit Color Display 60
