Full Product Manual

To activate the connection in software and begin exporting console’s video to a TV, refer
to the instructions for the AV OUTPUT and TV SYSTEM lines in the “Navigating the Main
Menu” section of this manual, beginning on p. 14.
TAKING PICTURES AND RECORDING VIDEOS
To take a picture, make sure the console is in Preview mode (with live video appearing
on the LCD) and press the
button (Fig. 1, Callout 2)
. Doing so creates a .jpg file of
the frame being displayed at that moment and stores it on the SD card. The photo’s file
name and the current date and time appear briefly on the bottom line of the LCD to
confirm that a picture was taken. The console automatically returns to Preview mode
after taking a picture.
To record a video, make sure the console is in Preview mode and press the button
(Fig. 1, Callout 1). Doing so begins creating an .avi video file for storage on the SD card.
An orange running clock appears at the lower left of the screen to confirm that a
recording is in progress, and it remains there for the duration of the video. To stop
recording, press the button again. This makes the running clock disappear and
returns the console to Preview mode.
While a video is being recorded, all console buttons other than the and Esc buttons
are disabled. Pressing the button stops the recording and returns the console to
Preview mode. You cannot pause the recording of a video clip; you must stop the clip
and start recording a new one. Briefly pressing the Esc button activates the 2X zoom
function and applies it “on the fly” to the clip being recorded. Pressing and holding the
Esc button does not mirror the field of view of the clip being recorded.
The console will be unable to store videos and pictures if its SD memory card is full,
write-protected or damaged. When the instrument senses any of these conditions, it will
superimpose the advisory SD CARD FULL at the bottom of the screen in Preview mode.
To remedy the situation, either replace the full SD card by another card with spare
capacity, or delete files individually or in bulk. Instructions for deleting files can be found
later in this user’s manual.
VIEWING PHOTOS AND PLAYING BACK VIDEOS
To view a picture or play back a video clip (or more than one in order) on the console’s
LCD or a TV monitor, switch the unit out of Preview mode and into Playback mode by
pressing the ▲ or ▼ button (Fig. 1, Callouts 4 and 5, respectively). In Playback mode,
pressing the ▼ button repeatedly recalls all photos and videos from memory in reverse
chronological order (in other words, the newest first and the oldest last). Each press of
the ▲ button selects the next oldest picture or video.
Selected photos are displayed automatically, with their file name appearing briefly at
the bottom of the LCD and their position in the chronological order of all saved files
(7/10, for example) appearing briefly at upper right. After a few seconds, only the date
and time of the photo's capture remain superimposed on the image at the bottom
of the screen.
Like photos, selected video clips are indicated by the brief appearance of their file name
at the bottom of the screen and their chronological position at upper right. Selection of a
video clip is also indicated by the presence of a film strip icon and the clip’s duration on
the top line. Unlike photos, video clips are not displayed automatically. To start playing
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