User manual AIPTEK A-HD+

Welcome: Dear user, thanks for purchasing this product. Much investment in time and effort has gone into its development, and it is our hope that it will give you many years of trouble-free service. Safety Notice: 1. Do not drop, puncture or disassemble the camera; otherwise the warranty will be voided. 2. Avoid all contact with water, and dry hands before using. 3. Do not expose the camera to high temperature or leave it in direct sunlight. Doing so may damage the camera. 4. Use the camera with care. Avoid pressing hard on the camera body. 5. For your own safety, avoid using the camera when there is a storm or lightning. 6. Do not use batteries of different specifications. Doing so may lead to the potential for serious damage. 7. Remove the battery during long periods between usage, as a deteriorated battery may affect the functionality of the camera. 8. Remove the battery if it shows signs of leaking or distortion. 9. Use only the accessories supplied by the manufacturer. 10. Keep the camera out of the reach of infants. 11. Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type. 12. Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subjected to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television equipment reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: -Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. -Move the equipment away from the receiver. -Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. -Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions. You are cautioned that any change or modifications to the equipment not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void Your authority to operate such equipment. If the time arises to throw away your product, please recycle all the components possible. Batteries and rechargeable batteries are not to be disposed in your domestic waste! Please recycle them at your local recycling point. Together we can help to protect the environment. FCC Compliance Statement: Table of Contents Getting Started................................................................ 1 Knowing your camcorder parts ............................................................. 1 Installing the battery.............................................................................. 2 Charging the battery ............................................................................. 2 Inserting a memory card (optional) ....................................................... 2 Turning on/off your camcorder .............................................................. 2 Setting language ................................................................................... 3 Reading LCD indicators ........................................................................ 3 Basic Operations ............................................................ 4 Recording a video clip .......................................................................... 4 Recording a voice clip........................................................................... 4 Taking a still picture .............................................................................. 5 Recording TV program ......................................................................... 6 Playing back your recordings................................................................ 7 Playing back your recordings on PC..................................................... 8 Connecting the camcorder to TV .......................................................... 9 Advanced Operations .................................................... 11 Menu operation ..................................................................................... 11 Menu items in Camera mode................................................................ 11 Menu items in Playback mode .............................................................. 12 Menu items in Setting mode ................................................................. 13 Battery Life Indicator ............................................................................. 14 Battery Life............................................................................................ 14 Storage Capacity .................................................................................. 15 System Requirements .......................................................................... 15 Specifications........................................................................................ 16 Getting Started Knowing your camcorder parts LED indicator Speaker/Microphone Lens Flash strobe Record button Battery cover Strap hook LCD monitor MODE button Previous button/ Fast backward button Play/Pause button Next button/ Fast forward button Power button Shutter button MENU button AV IN*/OUT connector /Earphone USB connector HD OUT Zoom in/ Volume up Bottom view Flash switch OK key/ Joystick 5-way White balance switch Zoom out/ Volume down SD/MMC card slot Tripod socket For select model only. If your camera only indicates " AV OUT", it does not support "AV IN" function. 1 Installing the battery 1. Slide the battery cover open. 2. Place the accessory Li-Ion battery into the compartment. Note that the metallic contacts must be aligned with the contacts in the compartment. 3. After the battery is properly installed, replace the battery cover. Charging the battery Please charge the battery at least 8 hours for first time use. 1. Connect the cable. Connect one end of the supplied AC adapter to the USB port of the camcorder and the other end to a wall outlet. OR Connect one end of the supplied USB cable to the USB port of the camcorder and the other end to a powered PC. Make sure the camcorder is powered off. 2. The charging LED turns red and the charge starts. 3. When the charging is interrupted or the battery pack is fully charged, the charging LED will turn green. When using a PC to charge the battery, do not power on the camcorder, or the charge will stop. To insert a memory card, do the followings: (1) Open the battery cover. (2) Slide open the SD card cover. (3) Gently push the card as indicated until the card reaches the bottom of the slot. To remove the memory card, gently push the card and it will pop up. Then pull the card out of the slot. Inserting a memory card (optional) Turning on/off your camcorder Open the LCD monitor or press and hold down the Power button for 1 second to turn on the camcorder. To turn off the camcorder, press and hold down the Power button for 1 ~ 3 seconds or close the LCD monitor. If the camcorder stays inactive for a long period of time, it may automatically shut down due to the Auto-Off setting. Setting language 1. Power on the camcorder. 2. Press the MODE key to enter the MODE menu. 3. Use the Joystick switch to select the Setting mode and press OK to enter the menu screen. 4. Use the Joystick to select the Language item, and then Press OK to confirm. 5. Move the Joystick up/down to select a language. 6. When done, press OK to confirm the setting. Reading LCD indicators 00:00:05 00:06:40 1 Mode icon Video resolution Picture resolution Macro mode Battery life Zoom ratio indicator SD card inserted Remaining recordable time While Balance mode Exposure mode Flash mode Histogram mode Selftimer mode NightShot mode Recording time The LCD will display 4:3 ratio while setting as CIF video resolution. (Please refer to the page 5 for more detailed instructions.) Basic Operations Recording a video clip 1. Set the focus to an appropriate setting. Normally, you may set the focus to ( most filming conditions. Select ( ) only for close-ups. Note: Please make sure your memory card is inserted before recording. 50cm ~ (20" ~ ) ) for 30cm ~ 50cm (12" ~ 20") 2. Zooming: Move the Zoom button up or down to zoom in or zoom out the screen. The digital magnification is 4X (HD 60f, HD 30f, D1 60f, CIF); 2X (HD 1080P). 3. Press the Record button to start recording. 4. Press the Record button again to stop recording. The zoom function is also available during recording (except in macro mode). It's normal that the camcorder will feel slightly warm with continuous use / recording due to its high performance. Recording a voice clip 1. Power on the camcorder. 2. Press the MODE key to enter the MODE menu. 3. Use the Joystick switch to select the Voice Recorder mode and press OK to enter the menu screen. 4. Press the Record button to start recording 5. Press the Record button again to stop recording. 4 Taking a still picture 1. Set the focus to an appropriate setting. Normally, you may set the focus to ( most filming conditions. Select ( ) only for close-ups. Note: Please make sure your memory card is inserted before recording. 50cm ~ (20" ~ ) ) for 30cm ~ 50cm (12" ~ 20") 2. Zooming: Move the Zoom button up or down to zoom in or zoom out the screen. The digital magnification is 4X (HD 60f, HD 30f, D1 60f, CIF); 2X (HD 1080P). Adjust other advanced settings if necessary. 3. Press the Shutter button to take a still picture. Due to the sensor capture feature, the LCD preview and ratio of still picture capture will vary depending upon different video resolution settings. The image capture of the camera is set where as video resolutions are different. Video resolution Preview 16:9 ratio HD 1080P(1440x1080) Taking pictures 4:3 ratio HD 60f(1280x720) HD 30f(1280x720) D1 60f(720x480) 16:9 ratio 4:3 ratio 4:3 ratio CIF30f(352x240) 4:3 ratio 5 For select model only. Please refer to the package printing for detailed specification. Recording TV program The digital video recording technology allows you to record TV program via AV-IN cable. AV mode AV In AV-OUT Video Audio AV cable 1. Turn on your TV or DVD player. 2. Connect the AV cable to the AV-Out terminal on the TV or DVD player. (Normally, it's not necessary to switch the mode, please refer to the User's Manual of the TV or DVD player.) 3. Power on the camcorder. 4. Connect the audio and video ends of the AV cable (yellow/white/red color) to the TV "AV-OUT" jacks. 5. Connect the other end of the AV cable to the "AV In" port on your camcorder. When the pop-up message appears on the screen, please select "AV-IN". 6. Make sure that the images displayed on the TV or DVD player is also displayed on the camera's LCD. 7. Press the Record button to start recording. 8. Press the Record button again to stop recording. Please dont' switch TV channels or turn off TV during TV program recording, or it would stop recording. Playing back your recordings 1. Press the MODE button and use the Joystick to switch to "My Works" mode. Or press the Play/Pause button ( ) on the left side of the LCD monitor. 2. There are three folders below My works: Video, Picture, and Voice. Select Video, Picture or Voice, and then press the OK key to enter the index mode. 3. Operations in playback mode: File type Index mode Shift between Index mode and Fullscreen mode Full-screen mode Shift between files 1. In Index mode: Use the Joystick to move the highlight box. 2. In Full-screen mode: Use the Joystick to move left or right. When selected (in full-screen mode), the file automatically starts playing. During playing/While paused, press the OK key. During playing, use the Joystick to move up or down. During playing, press the MENU button. Press the Shutter button. During playing, press the Next ( ) button. To stop, press the Play/Pause ( ) button. During playing, press the Previous ( ) button. To stop, press the Play/Pause ( ) button. While paused/stopped, press the Next ( ) button. ) While paused/stopped, press the Previous ( button. Use the Joystick to move up or down. When the zoom ratio is greater than 1.0x, press the OK key. When the zoom ratio is locked, use the Joystick to browse the picture. In Index mode, press the OK key to switch to Fullscreen mode. In Full-screen mode, press the MENU button to switch to Index mode. How to... Action Start playing Pause/Resume playing Adjust the volume level Stop playing Video & Audio Return to the preview screen Fast forward Fast backward Select the next file Select the previous file Zoom in/out Picture Lock/Release zoom ratio Browse the enlarged picture Playing back your recordings on PC Installing software Please notice that the recorded videos are .mov format. So you need some special programs to view the recordings on PC. For first time use, please make sure you have QuickTime 7.0 (or above) player on your PC. If not, please download the QuickTime player from the website. OR Please install the software on the bundled CD. Connecting PC and Save files After the software is properly installed on your PC, please follow below procedures. 1. Turn on the camcorder. 2. Connect the camcorder (with SD card inserted) to your computer with the USB cable. 3. A dialogue window will appear automatically. Please select the item "Open folder to view files" and click "OK". 4. If the dialogue window does not appear automatically, you may double click on "My computer" and open the "Removable Drive". 5. Double-click on the DCIM file folder. 6. Double-click on the 100MEDIA file folder. 7. Copy the files you wish to keep and save them to the desired location on your computer. Connecting the camcorder to TV Please follow the below instructions to connect your camcorder and TV via accessory AV cables for real-time display. You can display your video clips and still pictures on your TV, sharing them with your friends and family. Connecting the camcorder to HDTV HD TV hereby means the HDTV built-in component input ports, thus can perform HD high resolution quality while connected. HD TV (green) Component Video in (blue) (red) (red) AV OUT (white) Component Audio in (yellow) HD OUT (Do not plug in Yellow Cable) 1. Turn on your HD TV. 2. Turn on the Camcorder. 3. Plug one end of the component video cable into the (Component Video IN) port on the HDTV and the other end into the (HD OUT) port on Camcorder. 4. Plug one end of the other AV cable into the (Component Audio IN) port on the HDTV and the other end into the (AV OUT) port on Camcorder. (Please do not plug in the yellow connector to HDTV's AV-IN.) 5. Press the input switch mode on HD TV and select "Component Input". If you record an HD resolution clip while connected to your HD TV, the TV display video resolution will down size to D1 (480P) resolution due to data bit rate, but the recorded file will remain HD with no change. Connecting the camcorder to Standard TV TV = Traditional CRT TV AV mode AV Out AV-IN Video Audio AV cable 1. Power on your TV and switch the TV to AV mode. 2. Connect the audio and video ends of the AV cable (yellow/white/red color) to the TV "AV-IN" jacks. 3. Power on the camcorder. 4. Connect the other end of the AV cable to the "AV out" port on your camcorder. When the pop-up message appears on the screen, please select "AV-Out". 10 Advanced Operations Menu operation The menu items provide several options for you to fine-tune your camera functions. The following table gives details on menu operations. How to... Bring up the menu Move the highlight bar Enter sub-menu/Confirm an item Exit menu/Go back to upper menu Press the MENU button. Use the Joystick to move up or down. Press the OK key. Press the MENU button (when in sub-menu). Action Menu items in Camera mode Power-on Press the Menu button. Item Option HD 1080P Video resolution HD 60f HD 30f D1 60f CIF30f Picture Resolution 3M 5M 8M Description Set the video resolution to HD 1080P (1440x1080 pixels). Set the video resolution to HD 60f (1280x720 pixels). Set the video resolution to HD 30f (1280x720 pixels). Set the video resolution to D1 60f (720x480 pixels). Set the video resolution to CIF30f (352x240 pixels). Set picture resolution to 3 mega pixels. Set picture resolution to 5 mega pixels. Set picture resolution to 8 mega pixels. Enabling this setting allows you to take a photograph with a dark background. Since the shutter speed will slow down when taking photographs at a dark place, we recommend using a tripod to eliminate blurring from hand shake. Warning: Noise increases when NightShot is enabled. The camera automatically adjusts white balance. This setting is suitable for outdoor recording in sunny weather. This setting is suitable for recording in cloudy weather or shady environments. This setting is suitable for indoor recording with fluorescent lamp lighting, or environments with high color temperature. This setting is suitable for indoor recording with incandescent lamp lighting, or environments with low color temperature. NightShot On/Off Auto Sunny WB Cloudy Fluorescent Tungsten 11 Menu items in Camera mode (continued) Item Flashlight Option On Auto Off Normal Description The flash is forced to fire in every shot. The flash automatically fires when the lighting is insufficient. The flash is disabled. Make recordings in natural color. Make recordings in black and white. Make recordings in sepia-toned color. Manually adjust the exposure to gain better effect when the preview image appears too bright or too dark. A positive value indicates the image will be brighter than usual; while a negative value makes the image dimmer. Enable/Disable the selftimer. After the selftimer is turned on, the camera will have ten seconds delay before recording when the Shutter button is pressed. Enable/Disable image histogram display on the screen. Enable/Disable OSD (on screen display) icons to display on the screen. Effect B&W Classic Exposure -2~+2 Selftimer Histogram Icon On/Off On/Off On/Off Menu items in Playback mode Power-on Press the MODE button Use the Joystick to switch to My Works mode Select Video, Picture or Voice folder Press the OK button Press the MENU button. Item Delete One Delete All Slide Show/ Video Play Lock Option Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Delete current file. Delete all pictures and video/audio files stored in the memory. The camera displays images/video clips in sequence. You can press the OK key to stop the slide show/video play. Single, multiple, or all files can be locked. A locked file cannot be erased by a delete function. While the formatting function will erase all locked/unlocked files. Description * If there are no files in the camera, no items will be seen. 1 Menu items in Setting mode Power-on Press the MODE button Select the Setting ( the OK button. Item Date & Time Beep Option On Shutter On Off Flicker 50Hz 60Hz NTSC TV-Out PAL Icon LCD Bright On/Off -2~+2 Yes No Off 1 min Auto Off 3 min 5 min Language Default On Off Set date and time. Enable beep sound. Disable beep sound, but keep Shutter sound. Disable beep sound. Set flicker frequency to 50Hz*. Set flicker frequency to 60Hz*. Set TV system compatibility to NTSC. This option is suitable for America, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea areas. Set TV system compatibility to PAL. This option is suitable for Germany, England, Italy, Netherlands, China, Japan, and Hong Kong. Enable/Disable OSD icons to display on the screen. Set LCD brightness. A positive value makes the LCD brighter; while a negative value makes the LCD dimmer. Format the storage medium. Note that all files stored in the medium will be gone. Cancel action. Disable Auto-off function. The camera automatically shuts down when staying inactive for over 1 minute. The camera automatically shuts down when staying inactive for over 3 minutes. The camera automatically shuts down when staying inactive for over 5 minutes. Lets you select the language used for OSD. Restore factory defaults. Note that your current settings will be overridden. Cancel action. Description ) mode Press Format 1 Menu items in Setting mode (continued) * Flicker settings table: Region Setting Region Setting England 50Hz Portugal 50Hz Germany 50Hz America 60Hz France 50Hz Taiwan 60Hz Italy 50Hz China 50Hz Spain 50Hz Japan 50/60Hz Netherlands 50Hz Korea 60Hz Russia 50Hz Thailand 50Hz Battery Life Indicator Icon Full battery life Moderate battery life Low battery life * The flash strobe and the LED lights will be disabled." Empty battery life Note: To avoid sudden outage of power supply, you are recommended to replace the battery when the icon indicates low battery life. Description Battery Life Still picture Number of shots 200 * shoot every 30 seconds ** flash is off *** resolution is set to 5M (2592x1944) Video clip Recording time (minute) 70 * resolution is set to HD 60f (1280x720 ) Note: This table is for your reference only. The actual battery life depends on your battery type and recharge level. 14 Storage Capacity Video (min.) Memory HD 1080P 30f HD 60f 3 7 15 30 60 HD 30f D1 60f 7 15 30 60 120 CIF30f 40 80 160 320 640 8M 95 190 380 770 1540 Still picture 5M 145 290 580 1160 2320 3M 230 460 920 1840 3680 SD card (5MB) SD card (51MB) SD card (1GB) SD card (GB) SD card (4GB) Note: The actual value of capacity may vary (up to ± 30%) depending on the color saturation and complexity of your subject and surroundings. System Requirements System requirements are different in different video resolution settings: Video Resolution HD 1080P (1440x1080) @30fps HD 60f (1280x720) @60fps PC system requirements OS = Windows XP SP2, Vista or above CPU = Pentium 4 3.2GHz Core 2 Dual or above System RAM = 1GB (2GB recommended) Display card = 256MB of RAM OS = Windows XP SP2, Vista or above CPU = Pentium 4 3.2GHz or above System RAM = 512MB (1GB recommended) Display card = 256MB of RAM OS = Windows XP, Vista or above CIF30f (352x240) @30fps CPU = Pentium 4 1.5GHz or above System RAM = 256MB (512MB or above recommended) Display card = 64MB (128MB or above recommended) HD 30f (1280x720) @30fps D1 60f (720x480) @60fps 15 Specifications Item Model Image sensor 5 Mega-pixel camera 5 Mega (2592x1944 pixels) Still image: 3M(2048x1536); 5M(2592x1944); 8M(3200x2400) 1440x1080 (HD 1080P) 1280x720 (HD 60f) 1280x720 (HD 30f) 720x480 (D1 60f) 352x240 (CIF30f) Fixed lens (F3.0; f=7.45mm) MOV, JPEG, WAV 1440x1080, up to 30fps (HD 1080P) 1280x720, up to 60fps (HD 60f) 1280x720, up to 30fps (HD 30f) 720x480, up to 60fps (D1 60f) 352x240, up to 30fps (CIF30f) 128MB built-in; 90MB for storage SD/MMC card (up to 32GB SDHC) 2.4" LCD 4X HDTV Component out, NTSC/PAL system supported USB 2.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes (both in still image and video modes) NP60 compatible Li-ion rechargeable battery Description Resolution Lens File format Video frame rate Internal memory External memory LCD display Digital zoom TV out Interface Voice recorder Microphone Speaker Nightshot Battery Note: Specifications are subject to change without notification. 1 82-471-90010v1.0