English WEEE Warning Message Symbol for Separate Collection in European Countries This symbol indicates that this product is to be collected separately. The following apply only to users in European countries: z This product is designated for separate collection at an appropriate collection point. Do not dispose of as household waste. z For more information, contact the retailer or the local authorities in charge of waste management. FCC STATEMENT This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
English Use of shielded cable is required to comply with Class B limits in Subpart B of Part 15 of the FCC rules. Do not make any changes or modifications to the equipment unless otherwise specified in the manual. If such changes or modifications should be made, you could be required to stop operation of the equipment. Product Information 1. Product design and specifications are subject to change without notice. This 2. 3. 4. 5.
English Do not disassemble, change or repair the camera. This might cause fire or electric shock. For repair or internal inspection, ask retailer where you purchased it. Do not use the camera in areas near water. This might cause fire or electric shock. Take special care during rain, snow, on the beach, or near the shore. Do not place the camera on inclined or unstable surfaces. This might cause the camera to fall or tilt over, causing injury. Keep the batteries out of the reach of children.
English Before you move the camera, disconnect cords and cables. Failure to do this might damage cords and cables, resulting in fire and electric shock. Notes on Battery Usage When you use the battery, carefully read and strictly observe the Safety Instructions and the notes described below: Use only the specified battery Avoid using the battery in extremely cold environments as low temperatures can shorten the battery life and reduce camera performance.
English CONTENTS GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA_______________________________ 8 OVERVIEW ____________________________________________________ 8 STANDARD ACCESSORIES _________________________________________ 8 FRONT VIEW ___________________________________________________ 9 KEYPAD ILLUSTRATION____________________________________________ 9 SIDE VIEW ____________________________________________________ 10 GETTING STARTED ____________________________________________ 11 LOADING THE BATTERY ________________________
English Self-timer (Camera Mode Only) _________________________________ 26 Sharpness__________________________________________________ 26 White Balance_______________________________________________ 27 Multi-Snap (Camera Mode Only) ________________________________ 27 Backlight (Camera Mode Only)__________________________________ 28 Date Printing (Camera Mode Only) ______________________________ 29 Night Mode _________________________________________________ 29 VOICE MODE ____________________________________
English VIEWING MOVIE ON PC_________________________________________ 52 MPEG-4 MOVIE _______________________________________________ 52 VIEW MPEG-4 MOVIE ON PC _____________________________________ 52 SHARE MPEG-4 MOVIE __________________________________________ 52 VIEWING PICTURES AND MOVIES ON A TV ________________________ 52 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT ________________________________________ 53 TRANSFERRING DATA TO A COMPUTER __________________________ 53 INSTALLING THE DIGITAL CAMERA DRIVER_____________________
English Getting to Know Your Camera Overview Thank you for purchasing the new digital video camera! This multi-function digital video camera with a 5.2 Mega Pixel CMOS sensor can take up to 11 mega pixel still images by interpolation. It also can take video in MPEG-4 format in VGA and QVGA resolution. Other features provided by this camera include the following: True 5.
English Front View Lens LED light Power Button KeyPad illustration LCD Panel Green /Red LED Movie Shutter Button Picture Shutter Button Enter Button Tele/Wide Button Right Button Left Button TV Out /ear Phone Port Record/Play Button Mini USB 2.
English Side View Speaker Focus setting Battery cover Microphone -10-
English Getting Started Loading the Battery Before using the camera, end users must load NP60 rechargeable Li-ion Battery. 1. Follow the arrow direction and slide to eject the battery cover. 2. Insert the batteries according to the correct polarity marks ( + or -) 3. Close the battery cover firmly. Inserting and Removing an SD Card The camera comes with internal memory (64MB) which allows you to store pictures, movies, recorded voice and music.
English Turning the Camera On and Getting Started To turn on the camera: 1. Flip out the LCD panel and the camera will turn on automatically. 2. Or you can press the Power Button for one second to turn it on. To take a movie, press the Movie Shutter Button ( To take a picture, press the Picture Shutter Button ( ). To record voice, press the Enter Button and Right/Left Button for voice recording.
English Record Mode Button Function Power Button: Press down for one second to turn on or turn off the camera. Movie Shutter Button: 1. Start to take a movie, or record voice. 2. To stop recording, press it again. Picture Shutter Button: Take a picture Tele/Wide Button: Digital Zoom in and out. OK Button: Menu ON Right Button : Flash ON/OFF/Red-Eye Reduction/Light ON/Auto Left Button: Self-Timer ON/OFF RECORD/PLAY Button functions: 1. Switch between Record/Playback Mode. 2. Return to the previous page.
English (1) Record Mode Movie Record Mode Picture Record Mode Voice Record Mode Motion Stabilization Night Mode Multi-Snap Mode Backlight Mode (2) Resolution Movie : Picture: (3) High / Standard/ High / Standard/ SD card inserted (5) Macro Position Focusing (6) White Balance (8) Low Number of images or recording time of movie that can still be taken at current resolution.
English Self-timer enabled (9) (10) 8X digital zoom (11) Date: YYYY/MM/DD Time: HH:MM:SEC (12) Motion Detection Movie Recording Press Movie Shutter button ( ) to start recording. When a movie is recording, a time indicator will display on the LCD monitor. To stop recording, press Movie Shutter ) again. Press RECORD/PLAY Button to view the recorded movie.
English Options for Record Mode Movie Mode z z z z z z z z z Resolution Exposure Light Sharpness White Balance Stabilization Motion Detect Night Mode Exit Camera Mode z z z z z z z z z z z z z Voice Resolution z Enter Exposure z Exit Two in One Photo Frame Flash Self-timer Sharpness White Balance Multi-snap Backlight Date printing Night Mode Exit Effect z z z z z Normal B/W Classic Negative Exit Set Sound Start-up Screen Time Setting Format memory TV System z Language z Default Setting z Exit z z z z
English Default Setting and Validation The following table indicates the camera’s default setting as well as its validation. Always: The settings always stay valid. One Time: The setting is only valid once or till camera power is off.
English 3. Use Tele/Wide Button to select Resolution then press Enter to switch to Resolution submenu. 4. Use Tele/Wide Button to move between three settings. 5. Press Enter to validate the setting and exit.
English Display screen Exposure Option Enter Button Light There are two flash settings under Movie. To change flash settings, press the hot key (Right Button) or select from the option menu. On ( ): The LED will be turned on and provides light in a low light environment. Off: The LED is turned off. To change the Light setting from the option menu: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter to switch to record menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to select Movie Mode.
English Sharpness You can soften and sharpen images to achieve different effects. To change Sharpness setting: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter to switch to record menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to select Movie Mode. The submenu of Movie Mode will appear on the screen. 3. Use Tele/Wide Button to select Sharpness then press Enter to switch to the Sharpness submenu. 4. Use Tele/Wide Button to move between the nine levels. The change can be previewed immediately. 5.
English Display screen W/B Option Enter Button Stabilization To enable Stabilization: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter Button to switch to record menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to select Movie Mode. Submenu of Movie Mode will pop out on the screen. 3. Use Tele/Wide Button to select Stabilization then press Enter Button to switch to Stabilization submenu. 4. Use Tele/Wide Buttons to choose ON or OFF. 5. Press Enter to validate the setting and exit.
English consecutive seconds. It will stop recording if there is no movement for three seconds. Display screen Motion Detect Option Enter Button Night Mode 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 z To avoid blurry pictures, place the camera on a flat, steady surface, or use a tripod. Camera Mode Setting Picture Resolution To change Picture Resolution: 1.
English Display screen Picture Resolution Option Enter Button Possible number of shots (still image) Quality 64 MB internal memory 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB High 10 45 90 171 353 714 1417 Standard 20 79 150 300 621 1257 2488 Low 54 208 418 781 1593 3143 6505 SD memory Card capacity Exposure The camera adjusts image exposure automatically. In certain circumstances you may wish to adjust the exposure compensation setting by yourself. To change Exposure setting: 1.
English Two in One (Camera Mode Only) With camera set to Two in One mode, you can combine two snapshots into one picture. To enable Two in One: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter to switch to record menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to select Camera Mode. The submenu of Camera Mode will appear on the screen. 3. Use Tele/Wide Button to select Two in One then press Enter to switch to the Two in One submenu. 4. Use Tele/Wide Button to choose ON or OFF. 5.
English Your camera features a popular electronic photo frame. You can take your picture with a preferred electronic photo frame. To enable Photo Frame: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter to switch to record menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to select Camera Mode. The submenu of Camera Mode will appear on the screen. 3. Use Tele/Wide Button to select Photo Frame option, then press Enter to switch to the Photo Frame submenu. 4. Use Tele/Wide Button to locate the preferred photo frame.
English z The LED light is available when you use the hot key to change the Flash setting. Display screen Flash Option Enter Button Self-timer (Camera Mode Only) The self-timer allows you to take pictures with a ten-second time delay. You can activate the Self-timer using either the hot key (Left Button) or Option Setting. The self-timer LED on the front of the camera beneath the flash light will also blink. The speed of the blinking will increase just before the picture is taken.
English 4. Use Tele/Wide Button to move between the nine levels. 5. Press Enter to validate the setting and exit. Sharpness Option Display screen Enter Button 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: Outdoors. 3. Fluorescent: Under fluorescent light condition. 4. Tungsten: Under tungsten light condition. To change White Balance Setting: 1.
English 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter to switch to record menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to select Camera Mode. The submenu of Camera Mode will appear on the screen. 3. Use Tele/Wide Button to select Multi-Snap, then press Enter to switch to the Multi-Snap submenu. 4. Use Tele/Wide Button to choose On or Off. 5. Press Enter to validate the setting and exit. 6. Press Picture shutter Button to take five continuous pictures.
English Enter Button Date Printing (Camera Mode Only) To enable Date Printing: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter to switch to record menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to select Camera Mode. The submenu of Camera Mode will appear on the screen. 3. Use Tele/Wide Button to select Date Printing, then press Enter to switch to the Date Printing submenu. 4. Use Tele/Wide Button to choose On or Off. 5. Press Enter to validate the setting and exit.
English Enter Button NOTE z To avoid blurry pictures, place the camera on a flat, steady surface, or use a tripod. Voice mode To enable voice recording: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter to switch to record menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to move to Voice Option. Then the Voice Submenu will appear on the screen. 3. Use Tele/Wide Button to move between the Enter and Exit Option. 4. Choose Enter option to enable voice recording and press Enter to validate the setting and exit. 5.
English previewed immediately. 4. Press Enter to validate the setting and exit. Display screen Setting Menu The Setting submenu contains options for configuring your camera set up. To change to advanced settings: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter to switch to record menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to move to Setting option, then the Setting Submenu will appear on the screen. 3. Use Tele/Wide Button to move between settings.
English Enter Button Start-up Screen Customize the Start-Up Screen with your favorite pictures. Press Right/Left Buttons to select the picture you want and press Enter to validate the setting and exit. Display screen Start-up Enter Button If you do not want to customize the start up screen, press Left/Right Buttons and select No Start-Up Screen. No Start-up screen Time Setting 1. Move between Date, Time, Set and Exit by using the Left/Right Buttons. 2.
English 3. Select Exit to leave Time Setting without any change. Display screen Time Setting Enter Button Format Memory Display screen Format Card option Enter Button Yes: Format the SD Card / built-in memory. No (Default): Do not format SD Card / built in memory. NOTE z All the data will be erased if the SD card is formatted. Make sure all the data is duplicated to the PC before formatting a SD card. TV System Ensure that the appropriate TV standard of your area is selected – either NTSC or PAL.
English Enter Button Selecting Interface Language You can select what language you want by using the Tele/Wide Button, then press Enter to validate the setting. Display screen Default Setting To restore the default factory setting, select this option.
English Playback Mode Press RECORD/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 or music on the built-in memory or on an optional memory card. Press RECORD/PLAY Button to switch from Record Mode to Playback Mode Main Menu. Operation Display Screen Press RECORD/PLAY Button to switch from Record Mode to Playback Mode Main Menu.
English Tele/Wide Button Tele : 1. Zoom in 2. Volume adjustment Wide : 1. Zoom out 2. Volume adjustment 3. LCD information ON/OFF Enter Button: Enter movie, picture, or voice option menu. Movie Shutter Button Start playing the recorded movie or voice.
English (2) Resolution Indicator High Resolution Standard Resolution Low Resolution (3) Indicates the selected movie/picture is locked. Indicates the single movie/voice/MP3 is being repeated. Indicates all of the movies/voices/MP3 are being repeated. Indicates the slide show is playing. (4) (5) Current Number/ Total number of movie, picture, voice, or MP3. Magnification Indicator. Movie Playback Operation 1. Use Tele/Wide Button or Right/Left Buttons to select the Movie option. 2.
English 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. While playing movie, press Right/Left Buttons to fast forward/backward, then release the button to stop. 6. Use Tele/Wide Button to adjust volume. 7. Press Enter to go to the movie option menu. 8. Use Right/Left Buttons to select six options: Delete, Thumbnail, Lock, Repeat One or All and Exit. Delete Movies Operation Display screen 1.
English 2. Press Enter to go to the Delete menu. 3. Use Right/Left Buttons to select the movie. 4. Use Wide Button to delete a single movie and the Tele Button to delete all movies. 5. Before a movie is deleted, a confirmation screen will appear; choosing “Yes” to execute the operation and “No” to cancel the operation. 6. Press Enter Button to exit. NOTE z If a memory card is used, you can delete only those movies stored on the card. z Movies on a written-protected memory card cannot be deleted.
English Lock Movies Single or all movies can be locked. This function can prevent the movies from being deleted accidentally. Operation Display screen 1. Use Right/Left Buttons to select the Lock option. 2. Press Enter to go to the Lock menu. 3. Use Right/Left Buttons to select the movie. 4. Use Tele Button to lock/unlock all movies and Wide Button to lock/unlock single movie. 5.
English Picture Playback Operation 1. Use Tele/Wide Button or Right/Left Buttons to select the Picture option. 2. Press Enter to go to Picture Playback Mode. 3. Use Right/Left Buttons to go to the next or last picture. 4. While the picture is selected, use Tele/Wide Button to magnify. 5. For navigation, press Enter and then use Tele/Wide Button or Right/Left Buttons to navigate the magnified picture. 6. Press Enter again to go back to the original size without navigation. 7.
English Delete Picture Operation 1. Use Right/Left Buttons to select the Delete option. Display screen 2. Press Enter to go to the Delete menu. 3. Use Right/Left Buttons to select the picture. 4. Use Tele Button to delete all pictures and Wide Button to delete a 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 to exit.
English 1. Use Right/Left Buttons to select the Thumbnail option. 2. While selecting Thumbnail option, press Enter to view nine thumbnail pictures. 3. To view a picture, use Right/Left Buttons to select the picture. 4. Press Enter 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. Use Right/Left Buttons to select the Lock option.
English 2. Press Enter to go to the Lock menu. 3. Use Right/Left Buttons to select the picture. 4. Use Tele Button to lock/unlock all pictures and Wide Button to lock/unlock a single picture. 5. Before a picture is locked/unlocked, a confirmation screen will appear; choosing “Yes” will execute the operation, “No” will cancel the operation. 6. Press Enter Button to exit. Slide Show This function automatically repeats all pictures in order. Operation Display screen 1.
English Voice Playback Tele/Wide and Right/Left Buttons Function In Voice Playback Mode, the Tele/Wide and Right/Left Buttons have the following functions: Right/ Left Buttons: Select the last or next voice. Tele/Wide Button: Adjust the voice playback volume. Enter Button: Switch to voice option menu. Operation 1. Use Tele/Wide or Right/Left Buttons to select the Voice option. 2. Press Enter to go to Voice Playback Mode. 3. Use Right/Left Buttons to go to the next or last voice recording. 4.
English Operation 7. Use Tele Button to select Delete option and Wide Button to select Repeat option. Delete option Operation 1. In Voice Playback mode, press Enter to go to the voice playback option menu. 2. Use Tele Button to select Delete option. 3. Use Tele Button to delete all voice recordings and Wide Button to delete a single voice recording. 4. Before a voice recording is deleted, a confirmation screen will appear; choosing “Yes” will execute the operation, “No” will cancel the operation. 5.
English Repeat option Operation 1. In Voice Playback mode, press Enter to go to the voice playback option menu. 2. Use Wide Button to select Repeat option. 3. Use Tele Button to repeat a single voice file; press twice to repeat all voice recordings. 4. The repeat icons will be different while selecting Repeat Once and Repeat All option. 5. Press Enter to exit the submenu. 6. Press Record/Play Button to exit Voice Playback mode.
English Listening to MP3 Music Transfer MP3 Music to the camera 1. Connect your camera to the computer USB port. 2. The red LED will light when the camera is connected to the computer and is in Mass Storage Mode. 3. Transfer MP3 music to My Computer\Removable Disk\MP3. 4. If you can’t find MP3 folder from a SD card, format the SD card first. 5. Once all the music is transferred, disconnect the USB cable from the PC. Listen to MP3 Music Operation 1.
English 4. Press Enter Button to start playing back the selected music. Press Move shutter button again to stop and play. 5. Use Tele/Wide Button to adjust the volume. 6. Use Right/Left Buttons to play next / previous music. 7. Press Enter Button to go to the Music playback option menu. 8. Use Wide Button to select Repeat option. 9. You can choose repeat one song, all song and no-repeat. The repeat icons will be different while selecting Repeat Once and Repeat All option.
English Reading eBook eBook An eBook is an electronic edition of a physical book. eBooks in your camera have many features that traditional paper books do not: you have the freedom to control the look and feel of your eBook through colors, your own bookmarks, and you can carry your eBooks anywhere with your camera. Transfer eBooks to the camera 1. Connect your camera to the computer USB port. 2. The Red LED will light when the camera is connected to the computer and in Mass Storage Mode. 3.
English Operation 3. Use Tele/Wide Buttons select eBook you want to read, or press Right/Left Buttons to jump to the next/previous page. There is an in the front for those eBooks with icon bookmark added. 4. Press Enter Button to read the eBook. 5. Press Tele/Wide Buttons to scroll up/down the text. 6. Use Right/Left Buttons to select eBook menu option. then press Enter button to z Select jump to the first page. then press Enter button to z Select jump to the last page.
English Viewing Movie on PC MPEG-4 Movie MPEG-4, the multimedia format and compression standards, 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. MPEG-4 is adopted in this camera to take DVD-quality MPEG-4 movies. The MPEG-4 movie format of AVI is used in this camera.
English NOTE z The LCD monitor does not work when the camera is connected to a television. System Requirement Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP/Vista, Mac OS9.1 above Pentium III 800MHz or higher 256MB RAM CD ROM 1GB free HDD space Available USB port 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.
English Mass Storage Device Mode The red LED will light up when the camera is connected to the computer. Movies, pictures and voice recordings can be found on your computer at “My Computer\Removable Disk\DCIM\”. Music can be found on your computer at “My Computer\Removable Disk\MP3\”. eBook can be found on your computer at “My Computer\Removable Disk\EBOOK\”. Under this mode, you can read, delete, move, or copy any movie/picture/voice recording/music you want.
English Burning the Recorded Clip into DVD ArcSoft Showbiz DVD is for burning the movie clip into a DVD. You can preserve your precious movies on a DVD to share with family and friends. To create a DVD: 1. 2. 3. 4. Install Arcsoft Showbiz DVD Click StartÆ Select ProgramsÆ Arcsoft Showbiz DVDÆ Showbiz DVD Showbiz DVD main Screen will appear on your desktop.
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English Arcsoft Media Converter Bundled software CD contains Arcsoft Media Converter that features video file converter to convert multiple video formats into MPEG4 Xvid compatible format with your camera. In this way, you can convert various video files formats and playback your favorite movies on your camera. For windows XP, 2000 and Vista System users, please refer to 9.1 Media Converter2 For windows 98 and Windows Me Users, please refer to Media Converter 1.
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English 7. You can preview your media files before converting. To preview media files, use the following control functions. * Click to start previewing *Click to stop previewing Make sure your media files can be previewed before converting 8.
English 9. Task Report window will pop out after the task is completed. 10 Before transferring the converted file to your camera, rename the converted file to “ Clip0001.avi”. (Please note: if Clip0001.avi exists in the camera, then the converted file has to be renamed to clip0002.avi) 11. Connect your camera to PC and transfer the converted video to “My 12. Computer\Removable Disk\DCIM\200Movie” in your camera. (Refer to Section Transferring Data to a Computer) 12.
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English 5. Select the video file you want to convert.
English 6. Click “Select Destination” to choose the location you want to store the converted video file.
English 7. Click “ Convert” to start video converting.
English 8. Task Report window will pop out after the task is completed. 9. Before transferring the converted file to your camera, rename the converted file to “ Clip0001.avi”. (Please note: if Clip0001.avi exists in the camera, then the converted file has to be renamed to clip0002.avi) 10/ Connect your camera to PC and transfer the converted video to “My Computer\Removable Disk\DCIM\200Movie” in your camera. 11.
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English Specifications Item Description Image Sensor 5.2 Mega Pixel CMOS Sensor Lens F3.2 (f=7.2mm) Focus Range Marco: center 20cm; Normal: 150cm~infinite LCD monitor 2.
English Troubleshooting Refer to the symptoms and measures listed below before sending the digital video camera for repairs. If the problem persists, contact your local reseller or service center. Power Supply Symptom Cause Measure The power does not come on. The battery is not loaded. Load the battery correctly. Recharge or use the AC power adapter. The battery is exhausted. The AC power adaptor is not connected correctly. Reconnect it properly.
English Shooting Symptom Cause Measure Even if I press the shutter button, the digital video camera does not shoot. The battery is running low. The power is not on. The digital video camera is not in shooting mode. The shutter button is not pressed all the way. The internal memory or memory card does not have any free space. End of memory card life. The flash is recharging. Recharge or use the AC power adapter. Turn the power on. The memory card is unrecognized by the digital video camera.
English Symptom Cause Measure Even though the flash fired, the image is dark. The distance to the subject is greater than flash effective range. Get closer to your subject and capture. The image is too dark. The image was captured in a dark place while set to flash off. Set the flash to something other than flash off mode. It is under-exposed. Set the exposure compensation to a larger value. The image is too bright. It is over-exposed. Set the exposure compensation to a smaller value.
English Other Problems Symptom Cause Measure Cannot load the memory card. Even when the digital video camera’s buttons are pressed, it does not operate. The card is facing the wrong way. Load correctly. The battery is running low. The date and time is wrong. The correct date and time is not set. Set the correct date and time. The date set has disappeared. The battery is removed with the power still on. Set the date and time again. Digital video camera malfunction.