Digital Video Camera User Manual 1
Content Section 1 Getting to Know Your Camera .....................................................1 Section 2 Getting Up and Running...............................................................4 Section 3 Record Mode .................................................................................6 Section 4 Playback Mode ............................................................................28 Section 5 Listening to MP3 Music ..............................................................
Section 1 Getting to Know Your Camera Overview The camera with 3.2-Mega Pixel 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 2976x2232 pixels 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 Eyelet for Wrist Strap Flash Self-Timer LED Microphone Self-Portrait Mirror KeyPad illustration TFT LTPS LCD Panel Direction Buttons Tele-Wide Button REC/PLAY Button Shutter Button MODE Button Power Button Speaker Battery /SD Card Cover 2
Side View Macro Switch Earphone Port/ AV out Port Shutter Button Mini USB Port / Power Adaptor Port 3
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. Face the battery up with letter side upward. Follow the battery injection direction according to the correct polarity marks. SD Card ( + or -) and plug the battery into camera NP60 Battery 3. Closed the battery/SD Card Cover firmly.
Note When a memory card is fitted, movies and pictures are saved on card rather than on the built-in memory. 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.
Section 3 Record Mode Button Function Enter Button Right button : Flash AUTO/OFF Up Botton Left button :Self-Timer ON/OFF Left Button Right Button Down Button Up button : Invalid Down button: LCD Information ON/OFF 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. MODE button: Press the MODE button to switch between Movie, Picture, and Voice Record Mode.
LCD Monitor Information The indicator shows below may display on LCD when movies and pictures are recorded： (1) Record Mode Movie Record Mode Picture Record Mode Voice Record Mode Night Mode Multi-Snap Mode Two in One Mode AE Metering Mode (2) Resolution Movie : High / Picture: (3) High / Standard/ Standard/ Low 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 with default mode of movie recording. You can start recording movie just by pressing shutter button . When a movie is recording, a time indicator will display on LCD monitor. To stop recording, press shutter button again. To view stored movies, press the REC/PLAY button once to switch to Playback Mode. Three movie resolutions are available. Resolution Quality 640*480(1.
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 c.m., while the Portrait Mode ( ) should be used for object located from 60 c.m. to 100 c.m.. To take close-up pictures: 1. Press MODE button to switch to Picture Record Mode. 2. Shift the macro switch to Macro ( ) or Portrait ( ) positions. In Macro Mode, the macro icon ( ) will appear on the LCD monitor. 3.
Options for Record Mode Movie Record Mode Picture Record Mode 1. Resolution 1. Flash 2. Effect 2. Self-Timer 3. White Balance 3. Multi-Snap 4. Exposure 4. Night Mode 5. Sharpness 5. AE Metering 6. Motion Stabilization 6. Two in One 7. Setting 7. Resolution 8. Effect 9. White Balance 10. Exposure 11. Sharpness 12. Date Printing 13. Setting Operations for Record Mode Operation Screen 1. Press Enter button when in Movie/Picture Record Mode. 2.
Operation Screen 4. Press Enter/Right buttons to enter submenu of main option you select. 5. Press Left button to exit main menu. 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 till camera power off.
Record Submenu Setting Record submenu includes camera setting and other advanced setting. You can use Up/Down buttons to move between options and press Enter button to validate the setting. Movie Resolution To change Movie Resolution: 1. In Movie Record Mode, press Enter button to switch to Movie menu screen. 2. Use Up/Down buttons to select Resolution, then press Enter/Right buttons to switch to Resolution submenu. 3. Use Up/Down buttons to move between three settings. 4.
Effect There are three modes which are Normal, Black/White and Classic. To change Effect setting: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter button to switch to menu screen. 2. Use Up/Down buttons to select Effect then press Enter/Right buttons to switch to Effect submenu. 3. Use Up/Down buttons to move between three settings. The change can be previewed immediately. 4. Press Enter button to validate the setting and exit.
White Balance The camera adjusts the color balance of images automatically. Three manual white balance settings are available: • Auto (Default) : The camera automatically adjusts white balance. • Daylight: Under outdoors • Fluorescent: Under fluorescent light condition. • Tungsten: Under tungsten light condition. To change White Balance Setting: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter button to switch to menu screen. 2.
Display Screen W/B Option Enter Button 15
Exposure The camera adjusts image exposure automatically. In certain circumstances you may wish to adjust the exposure compensation setting. To change Exposure setting: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter button to switch to menu screen. 2. Use Up/Down buttons to select Exposure, then press Enter/Right buttons to switch to Exposure 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.
Sharpness Your can soften and sharpen images to achieve different effects. To change Sharpness setting: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter button to switch menu screen. 2. Use Up/Down buttons to select Sharpness then press Enter/Right 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.
Motion Stabilization The feature of Motion Stabilization can reduce the recorded image blur caused by camera shake. To enable Motion Stabilization: 1. In Movie Record Mode, press Enter button to switch to Movie menu screen. 2. Use Up/Down buttons to select Motion Stabilization then press Enter/Right buttons to switch to Motion Stabilization submenu. 3. Use Up/Down buttons to Select Yes. 4. Press Enter button to validate the setting and exit.
Setting The Setting submenu contains seven options for configuring your camera set up. To change advanced setting: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter button to switch to menu screen. 2. Use Up/Down buttons to select Setting then press Enter/Right buttons to switch to Setting submenu. 3. Use Up/Down buttons to move between seven settings. Display Screen Setting Option Seven options: 1. Sound (operation sound) 2. Start-Up Screen 3. Time Setting 4. Format Card 5. TV System 6. Language 7.
Start-up Screen Customize the Start-Up Screen with your favorite pictures. Press Up/Down buttons to select the picture you want and press Enter button to validate the setting and exit. Submenu Display Screen Start-Up Screen Start-Up Screen If you do not want to customize the start up screen, press Up/Down buttons and select Non Start-Up Screen. Non Start-Up Screen Time Setting Move between Date, Time and Exit by using Left/Right buttons.
Format Card Submenu Display Screen Format Card Options Format Card Yes：Format the SD Card / built-in memory No (Default)：Do not format SD Card / built in memory 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.
Selecting Interface Language Submenu Display Screen Language Option Language Europe Version English, Germany, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese Pan-Asian Version English, Korean , Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese Default Setting To restore the default factory setting, select this option. Submenu Display Screen Default Setting Options Default Setting Flash ( Picture Record Mode Only) This camera has two flash settings.
4. Press Enter button to validate the setting and exit. Note The flash will be disabled automatically when battery power is low ( Flash ) Flash Options Enter Button 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 Option Setting. The self-timer LED on the front of the camera beneath the flash light will also blink. The speed of blinking will increase just before the picture is taken.
Multi-Snap ( Picture Record Mode Only) With the camera set to Multi-Snap Mode, you can take five contiguous pictures. Multi-Snap Multi-Snap Option Enter Button 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.
AE Metering ( Picture Record Mode Only) There are three settings which are Multi segment, Center-weighted, Spot AE Metering. Multi-segment: The exposure is determined by the entire screen. Center-Weighted: The exposure is determined mainly by the center of the screen. Spot: The exposure is determined by the small area in the center of the screen.
Two in One ( Picture Record Mode Only) With camera set to Two in One mode, you can combine two snapshots into one picture.
Date Printing ( Picture Record Mode Only) The feature of Date Printing can set the camera to automatically put the date on the pictures. To enable Date Printing 1. In Picture Record Mode, press Enter button to switch to Picture menu screen. 2. Use Up/Down buttons to select Resolution, then press Enter/Right buttons to switch to Date Printing submenu. 3. Use Up/Down buttons to Select Yes. 4. Press Enter button to validate the setting and exit.
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 on the built-in memory or on an optional memory card. Operation Display Screen Press REC/PLAY button to switch from Record Mode to Playback Mode Main Menu. There are four options in the Playback Mode, movie, picture, voice, and music.
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 Up/Down 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 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, Thumbnail, Delete, Lock, Repeat One, Repeat All, or 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.
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. 2/5 6. Press Enter button to exit.
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. 3. Use Right/Left buttons to select the movie. 4. Use Up button to lock/unlock all movies and Down button to lock/unlock single movie. 5.
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Picture Playback Display Screen Operation 1. Use Up/Down 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. While the picture is selected, use Tele/Wide buttons to magnify. 5. Use direction buttons to navigate the magnified picture. 6. Press Enter button to go to the picture option menu. 7. Use direction buttons to select six options, Thumbnail, Delete, Slide, DPOF, Lock, or 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.
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. 2/5 6. Press Enter button to exit.
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. About DPOF This camera supports DPOF (Digital Print Order Format). DPOF makes printing your pictures extremely easy.
2. Press Enter button to go to the DPOF menu. 3. Use Right/Left buttons to select the picture. 4. Use Up button to set/cancel all DPOF pictures and Down button to set/cancel single DPOF picture. 5. Before a picture is set/cancel DPOF, a confirmation screen will appear; choosing “Yes” will execute the operation, “No” will cancel the operation. 2/5 6. Press Enter button to exit. Lock Pictures Single or all pictures can be locked. This function can prevent the pictures from being deleted accidentally.
Voice Playback Direction buttons Function In Voice Playback Mode, the direction buttons have the following functions: Enter Button Up Botton Right/ Left buttons：Select the last or next voice. Up/Down buttons：Adjust the voice playback volume. Left Button Right Button Enter button：Switch to voice option menu. Down Button Operation Display Screen 1. Use Up/Down buttons to select the Voice option. 2. Press Enter button to go to Voice Playback Mode. 3.
7.Use Up button to select Delete option and Down button to select Repeat option. 8. Press Up button once to repeat single voice; Press twice to repeat all voice recording. 9. Press it again to disable the repeat function. 10.The repeat icons will be different while selecting Repeat One option and Repeat All option. 11. To delete a voice, 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 MP3 Music MP3 is a compressed audio file format. The MP3 music can be downloaded from some MP3 web sites. 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 when the camera is connected to the computer and in Mass Storage Mode. 4. Transfer MP3 music to the MP3 folder. 5. Once all the music is transferred, disconnect the USB cable from the PC.
3. Press shutter button to play MP3 4. Press 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 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 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.
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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 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 7.0 is a user-friendly application that helps you read, edit and organize images. Ulead Photo Express 4.0 allows you to edit movies and is equally easy to use. Ulead Cool 360 is a Picture Panorama Editor that can create 360° and Wide-angle picture panoramas Acrobat Reader is a popular program that you need to have installed to read the User’s Manual.
Getting Started With Photo Express 4.0 Click Start Select Programs Photo Express 4.0 Photo Express 4.0 main Screen will appear on your desktop. Viewing Images stored in the Camera through Photo Express 4.0 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 4.0 Before capturing a picture or video from the camera to the Photo Express 4.0 main screen, you must switch to PC Camera Mode. Press MODE button to Switch to PC Camera Mode. Under this mode, you can capture videos or pictures through Photo Express 4.0: * Click the [Get Photo ] button. * Click the [Import] button. * Click the [Capture] button, and then choose your images. * Click the [Insert] button, and click [Exit] button to leave the screen.
Getting Started With Video Studio 7.0 Click Start Select Programs Video Studio 7.0 The Video Studio main Screen will appear on your desktop. Viewing Images stored in the Camera through Video Studio 7.0 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 7.0 Press MODE button to switch to PC Camera 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.
Rotating Picture through Video Studio 7.
(3) Click (4) Click Share Menu on the left side of the screen to rotate the picture. then select Create Video File.
(5) Select to save the image immediately.
Rotating Video through Video Studio 7.0 (1) Select “Video” from Library menu Library Menu (2) Click Folder Icon on the right side of the screen to load a video clip, then drag and drop the clip into the Storyboard below.
(3) Click on the left side of the screen to rotate the video.
(4) Click Share Menu then select Create Video File. Then select to save the image immediately.
Section 9 Specifications and System Requirements Specification Image Sensor 3.2 Mega Pixel Sensor Operation Modes Movie Record, Picture Record, Voice Record, MP3 Player, PC Camera, Mass Storage Device Lens f=8.54mm F3.0 Focus Range Normal: 100cm ~ Infinity; Portrait: 60cm ~ 100cm; Macro: center 20cm Digital Zoom 8X Shutter Electronical LCD monitor 2.
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 60
