User manual AIPTEK IS-DV

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. 1 Table of Contents Welcome .......................................................................... 1 Safety Notice ................................................................... 1 Table of Contents ........................................................... 2 Getting Started................................................................ 4 Knowing your camera parts .................................................................. 4 Installing the battery ............................................................................. 5 Using the charger ................................................................................. 6 Inserting a memory card (optional) ....................................................... 7 Attaching the wrist strap (optional) ....................................................... 8 Basic Operations ............................................................ 9 Advanced Operations .................................................... 21 Menu operation ..................................................................................... 21 Menu illustration ................................................................................... 21 Menu items in Camera mode ............................................................... 22 Menu items in Playback mode .............................................................. 25 Menu items in MP3 mode ..................................................................... 26 Menu items in Voice mode ................................................................... 26 Menu items in Setting mode ................................................................. 27 Installing the driver to your PC ............................................................. 29 Connecting the camera to your PC ...................................................... 31 Copying files to the PC ......................................................................... 32 Viewing/Playing files on your PC .......................................................... 34 File location .......................................................................................... 35 Turning on your camera........................................................................ 9 Turning off your camera ........................................................................ 9 Using the LCD monitor ......................................................................... 10 Reading LCD indicators ........................................................................ 11 Setting time and language .................................................................... 12 Recording a video clip .......................................................................... 13 Taking a still picture .............................................................................. 15 Recording a voice clip .......................................................................... 16 Playing back your recordings ............................................................... 17 Playing MP3 music ............................................................................... 18 Connecting the camera to a TV ............................................................ 20 Copying Files to Your PC ............................................... 29 2 Table of Contents Using PC Camera ........................................................... 36 Installing the software ........................................................................... 36 Starting the application ......................................................................... 36 Using IS-DV PC Camera ...................................................................... 39 Troubleshooting .................................................................................... 42 Flicker Settings ..................................................................................... 45 Battery Life Indicator ............................................................................. 45 Storage Capacity .................................................................................. 46 System Message .................................................................................. 47 Specifications ....................................................................................... 48 Addenda .......................................................................... 42 3 Getting Started Knowing your camera parts getting started Shutter button ( ) ) Power button ( Speaker Microphone Front LED indicator Battery compartment Lens Focus switch Flash strobe Strap hook SD/MMC card slot Bottom view Tripod socket Mode button Menu button Back LED indicator ) Joystick ( Record button USB connector LCD display Backward button ( Play/Pause button ( Forward button ( ) ) ) Earphone connector TV-out connector 4 Installing the battery 1 Open the battery getting started compartment cover. Slide the battery compartment cover open as indicated. 2 Install the battery. Place the accessory Li-ion battery into the compartment. Note that the metallic contacts must be aligned with the contacts in the compartment. 3 Replace the cover. After the battery is properly installed, replace the battery compartment cover. Treat the Li-ion battery with care: · Keep the battery away from fire or high-temperature environment (over 140º F or 60º C). · Do not drop the battery or try to disassemble it. · If the battery is not used for long periods, fully discharge and charge the battery at least once a year to maintain its lifecycle. Upon using the battery for the first time, you are recommended to fully discharge and then charge the battery to ensure its lifecycle. 5 Using the charger When the battery pack is out of power, you can use the accessory charger to recharge the battery pack. getting started 1 Connect one end of the supplied AC adapter to the charger stand and the other end to a wall outlet. 2 Place the depleted battery pack into the charger. Battery pack Note that the metallic contacts must be aligned with the contacts in the charger. Charging indicator To a wall outlet Power indicator 3 The charging indicator turns red and the charge starts. 4 When the charging indicator turns green, the battery pack is fully charged. This charger can only be used to charge the accessory battery pack. Do not use it to charge other unknown batteries. When in use, do not place the charger near fire or in an enclosed area that retains heat. 6 Inserting a memory card (optional) In addition to the built-in flash memory, your camera can store data on a Secure Digital (SD) card or a MultiMedia card (MMC). To insert a memory card, 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. getting started Label side The SD card comes with a write-protect switch. When the writeprotect switch is set to the Lock position, the card will become non-writable. To ensure that the camera can operate normally, you should set the write-protect switch to the Unlock position before inserting the SD card. Do not remove the memory card while the camera is processing data (when the LED is blinking). When a memory card is inserted, the camera will use the card as the main storage medium. Files stored in the camera's built-in memory will become inaccessible until the card is removed. 7 Attaching the wrist strap (optional) 1 Attach the lens cap to the strap. getting started Thread the string on the side of the strap through the cap, and then thread the strap through the string loop to fasten the cap. 1 2 2 Attach the strap to the camera. Thread the end of the strap through the hook on the camera, and then thread the strap through the string loop. 1 2 8 Basic Operations Turning on your camera Press and hold down the power button for 1 second to turn on the camera. basic operations If the camera is not turned on after pressing the power button, please check: 1. The battery pack is well installed in the camera. 2. The battery pack has enough power left. Turning off your camera Press and hold down the power button for 1 second to turn off the camera. OR If the camera stays inactive for a long period of time, it may automatically shut down due to the Auto-Off setting. See page 28 for more information. 9 Using the LCD monitor The LCD monitor can be used to compose image settings for shooting, to review recorded files, or to change menu options. basic operations The LCD panel can be rotated to the following positions: 1 Normal position. Normally, the LCD panel is not rotated for the user to get a clear preview on the screen. 2 Rotate the LCD panel. The LCD panel can be rotated up to 180 degrees as indicated. You can position the panel at any angle to serve your filming purpose. 180° When the LCD panel is flipped over, the previewed image on the LCD will be automatically adjusted. 10 Reading LCD indicators Digital Camcorder mode: basic operations Flash mode Selftimer Mode icon Video resolution Photo resolution White balance Storage medium*1 Zoom ratio 2.0 0008 Battery Life Number of recordings *1 This icon will change according to the storage medium you are using: : internal memory. : memory card. Playback mode: File type Mode icon Highlight box Current / Total recordings MPEG 01/09 Image thumbnail Battery Life Storage medium 11 Setting time and language When you power on the camera for the first time, you are recommended to adjust the time and language settings. 1 Turn on the camera. 2 Press the Mode button and use the joystick to select 3 Use the joystick to select the Date & Time ( item. to enter the sub-menu. 30 basic operations the Setting ( ) mode. Then press the center of the joystick to enter. ) 4 Press the joystick or move the joystick toward right 5 Move the joystick left or right to shift between items. Move the joystick up or down to adjust the value. Press the center of the joystick to confirm the setting. select the Language ( ABC 6 After returning to the menu, use the joystick to ) item. 7 Press the joystick or move the joystick toward right to enter the sub-menu. 8 Use the joystick to select a suitable language and press the center of the joystick to confirm. 12 Recording a video clip 1 Adjust the focus. Set the Focus Switch to an appropriate setting. Normally, you should set the focus to ( ) for most filming conditions. Select ( ) only for closeups. The focus is adjustable during recording. basic operations 2 Use the joystick to zoom in or zoom out the screen. For details on the white balance options, see the "Advanced Operations" section. Adjust other settings if necessary. Zoom in Zoom out White Balance mode The zoom function is also available during recording. Adjust other advanced settings if necessary. See the section "Advanced Operations" for more information. 13 Recording a video clip (continued) 3 Press the Record button to start recording. basic operations Timer 00:00:07 2.0 0008 4 Press the Record button again to stop recording. 14 Taking a still picture 1 Adjust the focus. Set the Focus Switch to an appropriate setting. Normally, you should set the focus to ( ) for most filming conditions. Select ( ) only for close-ups. basic operations 2 Use the joystick to zoom in or zoom out the screen. For details on the flash mode and white balance options, see the "Advanced Operations" section. Adjust other settings if necessary. Zoom in Flash mode Zoom out White Balance mode Adjust other advanced settings if necessary. See the section "Advanced Operations" for more information. 3 Press the Shutter button to take a still picture. 15 Recording a voice clip 1 Press the Mode button and use the joystick to select the Voice ( ) mode. Then press the center of the joystick to enter. basic operations 2 Press the Record button to start recording. Avoid blocking the microphone Before or during recording, you can move the joystick toward left or right to adjust microphone sensibility, thus setting the sound volume of the recording. 3 When you are done, press the Record button again to stop recording. 16 Playing back your recordings 1 Press the Mode button and use the joystick to select the Playback ( ) mode. Then press the center of the joystick to enter. basic operations 2 Operations in playback mode: File type How to... Shift between index mode and full-screen mode Action In index mode, press the center of the joystick to switch to full-screen mode. In full-screen mode, press the Menu button to switch to index mode. 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. - - Shift between files Zoom in/out Picture Use the joystick to move up or down. When the zoom ratio is greater than 1.0x, press the center of the joystick. When the zoom ratio is locked, use the joystick to browse the picture. When selected (in full-screen mode), the file automatically starts playing. During playing/While paused, press the center of the joystick. During playing, use the joystick to move up or down. During playing, press the Menu button. Lock/Release zoom ratio Browse the enlarged picture Start playing Pause/Resume playing Adjust sound volume Stop playing Video Audio & When reviewing a picture, if you move the joystick down when the zoom ratio is 1.0x, the screen will switch to index mode. 17 Playing MP3 music Copy MP3 files to the camera Before you can play MP3 music, you need to copy MP3 files to the camera first. basic operations 1 Connect the camera to your PC. 2 Copy files to the camera. Connect the camera to a PC using the USB cable. For details on connecting the camera to your PC, see page 31. After the camera is connected to the PC, double-click on My Computer and you will find a removable disk. Create a "MP3" folder in the removable disk, and then you can copy MP3 files into the folder for playing. For MP3 files MP3 files must be placed in the "MP3" folder for playing. To take advantage of the removable disk function, Windows 98SE users may need to install the accessory driver. See page 29-30 for details on the installation. 18 Playing MP3 music (continued) Playing music in MP3 mode 1 Press the Mode button and basic operations use the joystick to select the MP3 ( ) mode. Then press the center of the joystick to enter. MP3 mode 2 Operations in MP3 mode: How to... Shift between tracks Start playing Pause/Resume playing Adjust sound volume Stop playing Action Use the joystick to move up or down. Or press the Forward ( ) button or Backward ( ) button. Press the center of the joystick or the Play/Pause ( ) button. During playing/While paused, press the center of the joystick or the Play/Pause ( ) button. Use the joystick to move left or right. During playing, press the Menu button. 19 Connecting the camera to a TV Connect your camera and TV via the accessory AV cable for real-time display. You can display your video clips, still pictures, and audio recordings directly on your TV, sharing them with your friends and family. basic operations TV AV-Mode Video Audio TV-out 1 Turn on your TV and switch the TV to AV mode. 2 Connect the audio and video ends of the AV cable to the TV. 3 Open the TV-out port cover. 4 Connect the other end of the AV cable to your camera. 5 Turn on the camera. 20 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. advanced operations How to... Bring up the menu Move the highlight bar Enter sub-menu/ Confirm an item Exit menu/Go back to upper menu Action Press the Menu button. Use the joystick to move up or down. Press the center of the joystick. Press the Menu button (when in sub-menu). Menu illustration Menu title Menu icon Highlight bar Menu item Information bar 21 Menu items in Camera mode Power-on Press the Menu button. Item Option Description Set picture resolution to 1280x960. Print up to 3x5 in. photos or display on PC. Set picture resolution to 2048x1536. Print 4x6 in. or 5x7 in. photos. Set picture resolution to 2560x1920. Print up to 6x8 in. photos. advanced operations 1M Resolution 3M 5M Date Stamp On Print a date mark on each picture. Off Disable date mark. Stabilizer On Minimize blur caused by hand shake. Off Disable stabilizer. 22 Menu items in Camera mode (continued) Item Option Description The camera automatically adjusts white balance. Auto advanced operations Sunny 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. Image histogram displays on the screen. Disable histogram. WB Cloudy Fluorescent Tungsten On Histogram Off Auto Flashlight The flash automatically fires when the lighting is insufficient. On The flash is forced to fire in every shot. Off The flash is disabled. 23 Menu items in Camera mode (continued) Item Option Description Make recordings in natural color. Normal advanced operations Effect B&W Make recordings in black and white. Classic Make recordings in sepia-toned color. Exposure -2~+2 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. Selftimer On Enable the selftimer. After the selftimer is turned on, the camera will have ten seconds delay before recording when the Shutter button is pressed. Off On Icon Off Disable selftimer. Enable OSD (on screen display) icons to display on the screen. Disable OSD icons. Set the video resolution to VGA (640x480 pixels). Set the video resolution to QVGA (320x240 pixels). Video VGA QVGA 24 Menu items in Playback mode Power-on Press the Mode button Enter the Playback ( mode Press the Menu button. Item Option One All Cancel Delete current file. Delete all pictures and video/audio files stored in the memory. Cancel action. Description ) advanced operations Delete Slide Show - The camera displays images in sequence. Only JPEG pictures and the first frames of MPEG files will be displayed. You can press the Enter button to stop the slide show. Print current image when connected with a PictBridge-ready printer. Print all images when connected with a PictBridgeready printer. Cancel action. One All Cancel Print Before using the Print command in the menu, you need to connect the camera to a PicBridge compatible printer via the accessory USB cable. Consult the user guide of the printer for details on operations. 25 Menu items in MP3 mode Power-on Press the Mode button Enter the MP3 ( mode Press the Menu button. Item Delete One Cancel Delete current track. Cancel action. Description ) advanced operations Menu items in Voice mode Power-on Press the Mode button Enter the Voice ( mode Press the Menu button. Item Delete One Delete All Description Delete current voice recording. Delete all voice recordings. ) 26 Menu items in Setting mode Power-on Press the Mode button Enter the Setting ( mode Press the Menu button. Item 30 ) Option Set date and time. Description advanced operations Date & Time Beep On Enable beep sound. Off Disable beep sound. Flicker 50Hz Set flicker frequency to 50Hz. For settings reference, see page 45. Set flicker frequency to 60Hz. For settings reference, see page 45. 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. 60Hz TV-out NTSC PAL On Icon Off -2~+2 Enable OSD icons to display on the screen. Disable OSD icons. Set LCD brightness. A positive value makes the LCD brighter; while a negative value makes the LCD dimmer. LCD Bright Yes Format No Format the storage medium. Note that all files stored in the medium will be gone. Cancel action. 27 Menu items in Setting mode (continued) Item Option Z Z Description Z Off Disable Auto-off function. advanced operations Auto Off 1 min 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. 3 min 5 min - Language Lets you select the language used for OSD. Restore factory defaults. Note that your current settings will be overridden. Cancel action. When connected to a PC, the camera displays a menu for you to choose a desired connection mode. When connected to a PC, the camera automatically enters Camera (PC camera) mode. When connected to a PC, the camera automatically enters Disk (removable disk) mode. When connected to a PC, the camera automatically enters Printer mode. Yes Default No Menu Camera USB Mode Disk Printer 28 Copying Files to Your PC Installing the driver to your PC You need to install the camera driver to ensure that video clips can be played back on your PC. To install the software: 1 Insert the driver CD. Turn on your computer. Then place the accessory CD into the CD-ROM drive. copying files to your pc Do not connect the camera to your computer at this stage. Shut down all other applications running on your computer. If the autorun screen does not appear automatically, double-click on My Computer and then the CD-ROM drive. Then start the Setup.exe program manually. 2 Start the installation. Click on the icon to launch the installation of the driver. Notice for Windows 2000 users: During the installation process, a warning message regarding digital signature may appear twice or more. Please click on Yes to continue the process. The software is fully compatible with Windows 2000 operation system. 29 Installing the driver to your PC (continued) 3 Install the driver. The Install Shield Wizard will then appear and automatically install the program. Click on Next and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. copying files to your pc 4 Install codecs. After the driver installation is completed, the program will prompt you to install Windows Media Player Codecs. If you are not sure whether the codecs have been installed in your computer, please click on Yes and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. 5 Install Direct X 8.0 or above. After the codecs installation is completed, you will be prompted to install Direct X 8.0 or above if the program is not yet installed in your computer. Please click on Yes to continue. Windows Media Player Codecs and Direct X 8.0 or above are necessary for viewing the video clips recorded by the camera. 6 Restart the computer. After the installation is completed, you may need to restart your computer for the driver to take effect. 30 Connecting the camera to your PC 1 Connect the USB cable to your computer. Turn on your computer, and then connect the accessory USB cable to the USB port of your computer. Make sure the cable and the port are correctly aligned. copying files to your pc 2 Connect the USB cable to your camera. Connect the other end of the USB cable to your camera. 3 Turn on the camera and switch to Disk mode. Turn on your camera. Use the joystick to select the Disk item and press the center of the joystick to confirm. Note that if the camera automatically enters Camera (PC camera) mode, you can press the Menu button to bring up the options menu. Notice for Windows 2000/XP/ME users: If you want to disconnect the camera from your computer, please follow these steps: 1. Double-click in the system tray. 2. Click (USB Disk), and then click Stop. 3. Select the camera when the confirmation screen appears and click OK. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to safely disconnect the camera from your computer. 31 Copying files to the PC 1 This step varies depending on your operation system: After the camera is connected to your computer, a dialogue window will appear automatically. Please select the item Open folder to view files using Windows Explorer and click OK. For Windows XP users: copying files to your pc For Windows 2000/ME/98SE users: Double-click on My Computer. Then double-click on the icon of the removable disk that has just appeared. Some users may find two removable disks appear in My Computer. That is because the OS detects two storage media in the camera (the internal memory and the SD/MMC card). If you have two removable disks and cannot find your files in one of the disks, try to find them in the other disk. 32 Copying files to the PC (continued) 2 Double-click on the DCIM file folder. copying files to your pc 3 Double-click on the 100MEDIA file folder. 4 Drag the target file into My Documents or the destination folder. 33 Viewing/Playing files on your PC 1 Double-click on My Documents or any other folder that stores your files. copying files to your pc 2 Double-click on the desired file, and the file will be opened by the program matching the file type. 34 File location After connecting the camera to your computer, a removable disk will appear in your computer. The removable disk actually represents the storage medium of your camera. In the disk you can find all of your recordings. Refer to the figure below to see where the files are stored. copying files to your pc For multimedia files. For MP3 files. 35 Using PC Camera Installing the software The PC camera software is included in the camera driver, and therefore you should install the driver before using the PC camera function. If you have not yet installed the driver, see page 29 for details on the installation. Starting the application 1 Connect the camera to your computer. Connect the camera to your computer using the accessory USB cable. using pc camera 2 Turn on the camera and switch to Camera mode. Turn on your camera. Use the joystick to select the Camera item and press the center of the joystick to confirm. Note that if the camera automatically enters Disk (removable disk) mode, you can press the Menu button to bring up the options menu. If you want to use the Video Conferencing function, please install programs such as Netmeeting to serve the purpose. Notice for Windows ME users: When the indicated screen appears, please select Automatic search for a better driver and click Next to continue. 36 Starting the application (continued) Notice for Windows 98SE users: 1. Click Next when the following screen appears. using pc camera 2. When the following screen appears, select Search for the best driver for your device and click Next to continue. 3. During installation, some users may need to insert a licensed 98SE CD into the CD-ROM drive for copying the needed files. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Notice for Windows 2000 users: When using the PC camera function for the first time, the warning message regarding digital signature may appear twice or more. Please click Yes to continue the installation. The camera is fully compatible with Windows 2000 operation system. 37 Starting the application (continued) 3 Launch IS-DV program. Double-click the IS-DV icon ( ) on the Desktop to start the program. After the program starts, you can begin to use the PC camera function. If you cannot find the program shortcut on the desktop, you can start the program from the Programs menu. using pc camera 38 Using IS-DV PC Camera using pc camera Start recording a video clip Stop recording Snapshot Format * Source * Start/Stop preview window Setting * Open album Select video source