Instruction Manual DV150 Digital Camera
Content Section 1 Getting to Know Your Camera ............................. 2 Section 2 Getting Up and Running ...................................... 5 Section 3 Record Mode ......................................................... 7 Section 4 Playback Mode.................................................... 28 Section 5 Listening to MP3 Music ...................................... 38 Section 6 Reading eBook ................................................... 40 Section 7 Viewing MPEG4 Movie on PC ........
Section 1 Getting to Know Your Camera Overview The camera with VGA advanced 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. Your camera features outstanding video quality, especially in low light condition. 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 LED Light SD card slot KeyPad illustration LCD Panel Direction Buttons Movie Shutter Button RECORD/PLAY Button Picture Shutter Button Power Button Speaker Enter Button 3
Side View TV Out Port Mini USB2.
Section 2 Getting Up and Running Loading the Battery Before using the camera, users must load AA battery 2 pieces. 1. Open 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（Optional） The camera comes with internal memory which allows you to store pictures, movies, voice recordings and music. You can expand the memory capacity by using an optional SD or MMC memory card up to 1GB.
Turning the Camera On and Getting Started To turn on the camera: Press Power Button for one second to turn on it. To take a movie, press the Movie Shutter Button ( To take a picture, press the Picture Shutter Button ( ). To record the voice, press the left Button of Direction Buttons and press the Movie Shutter Button ( ) to start voice recording. To view stored movies, pictures, listen to stored MP3 and voice recordings, or read eBook, ).
Section 3 Record Mode Button Function Right Button : MP3 Music Mode Left Button : Voice Recording Mode Up / Down Button : Tele / Wide Button, Digital Zoom in and out.; Enter Button : Menu ON Power Button: Press down for one second to turn on or turn off the camera. RECORD/PLAY Button functions: 1. Switch between Record /Playback Mode. 2. Return to the previous page. Movie Shutter Button: 1. Start to take movie, or record voice. 2. To stop recording, press it again.
LCD Monitor Information Descriptions indicated on the graphic below describe the icons that appear on the LCD when the device is operating. (1) Record Mode Movie Record Mode Picture Record Mode Voice Record Mode Motion Stabilization Two in One Mode Photo Frame Multi-snap Mode Backlight Mode (2) Resolution Movie : High / Picture: (3) Standard/ High / Low Standard Number of images or recording time of movie that can still be taken at current resolution.
(10) 2X digital zoom MPEG4 Movie Recording Press Movie Shutter button ( ) to start recording. When a movie is recording, a time indicator will display on LCD monitor. To stop recording, press Movie Shutter Button ( again. Press RECORD/PLAY Button to view the recorded movie. Three resolution settings are available: ) Quality High Quality Standard Quality Low Quality Picture Recording Press the Picture Shutter Button ( ) to take a picture. Press RECORD/PLAY Button to view the picture.
Options for Record Mode Movie Mode Camera Mode Voice Pen Effect Setting Resolution Resolution Enter Normal Sound Exposure Exposure Exit B/W Start-up Screen Sharpness Two in One Classic Time Setting White Balance Photo Frame Negative Format Card Stabilization Selftimer Exit TV System Motion Detect Sharpness Language Night Mode White Balance Default Setting Exit Multi-snap Exit
Default Setting and Validation The following table indicates the camera’s default setting as well as its validation. 1. Always: The setting always keeps valid. 2. One Time: The setting is only valid either once or until camera powers off.
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. 5. Press Enter Button to validate the setting and exit. Display Screen Video Resolution Option Enter Button Exposure The camera adjusts image exposure automatically. In certain circumstances you may wish to adjust the exposure compensation setting. To change Exposure setting: 1.
Sharpness You can soften and sharpen images to achieve different effects. To change Sharpness setting: 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 Up/Down Buttons to select Sharpness then press Enter Button to switch to Sharpness submenu. 4. Use Up/Down Buttons to move between nine levels. The change can be previewed immediately. 5.
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 Up/Down Buttons to select Stabilization then press Enter Button to switch to Stabilization submenu. 4. Use Up/Down Buttons to choose ON or OFF. 5. Press Enter Button to validate the setting and exit.
Motion Detection To enable Motion Detection: 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 Up/Down Buttons to select Motion Detect then press Enter Buttons to switch to Motion Detect submenu. 4. Use Up/Down Buttons to choose ON or OFF. 5. Press Enter Button to validate the setting and exit. 6.
Camera Mode Setting Picture Resolution To change Picture Resolution: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter Button to switch to record 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 two settings. 5. Press Enter Button to validate the setting and exit.
Enter Button Two in One ( Picture Record 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 Button to switch to record 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 Two in One then press Enter Button to switch to Two in One submenu. 4. Use Up/Down Buttons to choose ON or OFF. 5.
Enter Button 1. Press Picture Shutter Button to take first picture. 2. Press Picture Shutter Button to take second picture. 3. Press the RECORD/PLAY Button to view the Two in One picture. 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.
Enter Button Selftimer (Picture Record Mode Only) The Selftimer allows you to take pictures with a ten-second time delay. When the Selftimer is activated, the Selftimer LED on the front of the camera beneath the flash light will blink. The speed of blinking will increase just before the picture is taken. To enable Selftimer: 1. When in Camera Mode, use Up/Down Buttons to select Selftimer, then press Enter Button to switch to Selftimer submenu. 2. Use Up/Down Buttons to choose On or Off. 3.
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: 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 record menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to select Camera Mode.
2. Use Up/Down Buttons to choose On or Off. 3. Press Enter Button to validate the setting and exit. Display Screen Multi-snap Option Enter Button Backlight (Picture Record Mode Only) With the camera set to backlight Mode, you can take shots when bright light is behind the subject. To enable Backlight: 1. When in Camera Mode, use Up/Down Buttons to select Backlight, then press Enter Buttons to switch to Backlight submenu. 2. Use Up/Down Buttons to choose On or Off. 3.
Date Printing To enable Date Printing: 1. When in Camera Mode, use Up/Down Buttons to select Date Printing, then press Enter Buttons to switch to Date Printing submenu. 2. Use Up/Down Buttons to choose On or Off. 3. Press Enter Button to validate the setting and exit. Display Screen Date Printing Option Enter Button Note Date would be shown on the printed picture once date printing is enabled. Night Mode With the camera set at Night Mode, you can take picture of evening or night scenes.
4. Choose Enter option to enable voice recording and press Enter Button to validate the setting and exit. Display Screen Voice Pen Option Enter Button Effect Setting There are four modes which are Normal, B/W, Classic and Negative. To change Effect setting: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter Button to switch to record menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to move to Effect Option. Then Effect Submenu will pop out on the screen. 3. Use Up/Down Buttons to move between four settings.
screen. 3. Use Up/Down Buttons to move between settings. Display Screen Setting Option Sound (operation sound) Start-Up Screen Time Setting Format Card TV System Language Default Setting Sound Setting Enable or disable KeyPad tone and operation sound by using Up/Down Buttons, the 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.
Start-Up Screen.
Time Setting Move between Date, Time, Set 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.
TV System Ensure that the appropriate TV standard of your area is selected – either NTSC or PAL. Wrong TV system setting may cause image flicker. NTSC standard: USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan etc. PAL standard: UK, Europe, China, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong etc. Submenu Display Screen TV System Option TV System Selecting Interface Language Submenu Display Screen Language Default Setting To restore the default factory setting, select this option.
Section 4 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 and music, or read eBook on the built-in memory or on an optional memory card. Operation Display Screen Press RECORD/PLAY Button to switch from Record Mode to Playback Mode Main Menu. There are five options in the Playback Mode, movie, picture, voice, music, and eBook.
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 eBook Playback Mode (2) Resolution Indicator High Resolution Standard Resolution Low Resolution (3) Indicate the selected movie/picture is locked. Indicate the single movie/voice/MP3 is being repeated. Indicate all of the movies/voices/MP3 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 to go to Movie Playback Mode. 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 Up/Down Buttons to adjust volume. 7. Press Enter Button to go to the movie option menu. 8.
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 and “No” to 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. 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. Press Enter Button to go to the Lock menu.
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 Operation Display Screen 1. Use Direction Buttons to select the Picture option. 2. Press Enter Button to go to Picture Playback Mode. 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. While selecting Thumbnail option, press Enter Button to view nine thumbnail pictures. 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.
Make 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 Direction Buttons Function In Voice Playback Mode, the Direction Buttons have the following functions: Right/ Left Buttons：Select the last or next voice. Up/Down Buttons ： Adjust the voice playback volume. Enter Button：Switch to voice option menu.
3. Use Right/Left Buttons to go to the next or last voice recording. 4. Press Movie Shutter Button to start playing back the selected voice. Press it again to stop. 5. Use Up/Down Buttons to adjust the volume. 6. Press Enter Button to go to the voice playback option menu. 7. Use Up Button to select Delete option and Down Button to select Repeat option. 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.
Section 5 Listening to MP3 Music MP3 Music MP3 is a compressed audio file format. The MP3 music can be downloaded from some MP3 web sites. This DV includes the feature of MP3 play with lyrics display. To enable this function, make sure both .mp3 and .lrc files with the same file name are copied to the memory. Transfer MP3 Music to the camera 1. Install the camera driver on your computer. 2. Connect your camera to the computer USB port. 3.
3. Press Movie Shutter or Enter Button to play MP3 4. Press Movie Shutter Button again to stop playing. 5. Press Up/Down Buttons to adjust volume. 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 it again to disable the repeat function 10. Press Enter Button to exit. Listen to MP3 Music with earphone MP3 stored in the camera can be played either by built-in speaker, or Earphone, or TV.
Section 6 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, carrying your eBooks anywhere with your camera. Transfer eBooks to the camera 1. Install the camera driver on your computer. 2. Connect your camera to the computer USB port. 3.
3. Press Enter Button to read the eBook. 4. Press Up/Down Buttons to scroll up/down the text 5. Select to jump to the first page 6. Select to jump to the last page 7. Select background. 8. Select 9. Select to change the color of text and to auto scroll down the text. to add a bookmark.
Section 7 Viewing MPEG4 Movie on PC MPEG4 Movie MPEG4, 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. MPEG4 is adopted in this camera to take DVD-quality MPEG4 movies. The MPEG4 movie format of AVI is used in this camera.
Section 8 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 9 Video File Converter Bundled software CD contains Acrsoft 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 any format of video files and playback your favorite movies on your camera.
(5) Select the video file you want to convert. (6) Follow Step 2 and click “Select Destination” to choose the location you want to store the converted video file.
(7) Click “ Convert” to start video converting.
(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.
Section 10 Burning the Recorded Clip onto DVD Bundled software CD contains ArcSoft Showbiz DVD also feathers burning the movie clip into DVD. You can preserve your precious movies on DVD to share with family and friends. To create a DVD: (1) Install Arcsoft Showbiz DVD ( Refer to section 11) (2) Click Start Select Programs Acrsoft Showbiz DVD Showbiz DVD (3) Showbiz DVD main Screen will appear on your desktop.
(5) Click ” Create ” (6) Click “ Start “ to start DVD burning 49
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 auto-run 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 5 pieces of software. Acrsoft PhotoImpression is a user-friendly application that helps you read, edit and organize images. Acrsoft Show Biz allows you to edit movies and is equally easy to use. Arcsoft Media Converter can convert multiple video formats into MPEG4 Xvid compatible format with your camera Acrobat Reader is a popular program that you need to have installed to read the User’s Manual.
Section 12 Specifications and System Requirements Specification Image Sensor VGA Advanced Sensor Operation Modes Movie Record、Picture Record、Voice Record、e-Book、MP3 Player、PC Camera、 Mass Storage Device Lens F2.3 (f = 3.
System Requirement Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP Pentium MMX、Celeron or AMD Athlon® CPU 64MB RAM CD ROM 500MB free HDD space Available USB port 16-bit Color Display 53
Simple Troubleshooting 1. How to shoot correctly? First properly adjust focus, and then press the shutter button. On the LCD the center shows a “funnel” which records the image. Firmly hold your camera before the “funnel” disappears, you can then get a clear picture. 2. When recording, the “Zoom In/Out” button is inactive? If the “Motion Stabilization ” function is activated when recording, the “Zoom In/Out” button for digital zooming will be disabled. 3.
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