User manual AIPTEK POCKET DV3100

English Notice Notice 1. Do not drop, puncture or disassemble the camera. 2. Remove batteries during long periods between use. 3. Avoid all contact with water and dry hands before using. 4. Do not expose the camera to high temperature or leave it in direct sunlight. 5. Avoid pressing hard on the camera body. Content Contents Content Identifying your camera parts Preparing Your Camera Installing batteries Inserting CF card (Optional) Attaching strap (Optional) Using tripod (Optional) How to hold your camera Using Your Camera Turning on/off your camera Recording AVI movies Taking pictures Playback Deleting a single picture Voice recording Self-Timer Setting Exporting to TV 1.Connecting your camera to your TV 2.Previewing and playback on TV 2 3 Copying Pictures to Your Computer 1.Installing the driver and application 2.Connecting your camera to your computer 3.Copying pictures to your computer 4.Viewing pictures on your computer Using PC Camera (Video Conferencing) Function 1.Installing the driver and application 2.Connecting your camera to your computer 3.Open PC Camera (Video Conferencing) interface 4.Using your PC Camera Additional Information Battery indication and reduce power consumption Storage capacity Tips for best shoot Language reference table Troubleshooting Specification 13 AIPTEK Service 37 15 22 5 29 1 Identifying your camera parts Identifying your camera parts Shutter button Record button Up button Down button MENU/OK button (Power button) USB port AV-out port CF Card slot Eject ( CF Card) LED light LCD display View finder LCD on/ off button Strap-holder Focus Lens Microphone Mirror Tripod port Battery cover Speaker 2 Preparing Your Camera Preparing Your Camera Installing Batteries Your camera runs on two AA alkaline batteries. High performance batteries are recommended for this camera for maximum battery life. Inserting CF card (Optional) In addition to 16MB (128Mbits) built-in flash memory, your camera can store data on Compact Flash Card (8MB512MB). Insert your CF Card as shown. Files will be automatically stored on the CF Card after you've inserted the CF Card. EJECT Do not eject CF Card while the camera is processing data. 3 CF CARD Preparing Your Camera Attaching strap (Optional) Attach the carrying strap for convenience and safety. How to hold your camera Do not cover the lens. Microphone Using tripod (Optional) Use a tripod to minimize camera movement and ensure optimal image quality, especially while shooting longer movies, selfportraits or video conferencing. Do not cover the microphone. 20cm~40cm 4 Using Your Camera Using Your Camera Turning on your camera Follow either of the two methods to turn on your camera. Turning off your camera Follow either of the two methods to turn off your camera. 1 Snap the LCD panel to the camera body and the camera will be turned off. 1 Opening LCD panel Open the LCD panel. The LCD display and camera will be turned on. Be careful not to over extend the panel. 90o 2 Press the MENU/OK button for 3 seconds. 90 o 2 Using MENU/OK button Press and hold the MENU/OK button for 3 seconds to turn on your camera. Your camera will automatically shut off after 60 seconds of inactivity. To turn on your camera, press the MENU/OK button for 3 seconds. 5 Using Your Camera Recording AVI movies (1) Press and release the Record button to record. (2) Flashing LED light indicates recording in progress. (3) Press and release the Record button again to stop recording. Taking Pictures 1 Set focus Set focus before taking pictures. 16"~ (40cm~ ) 12"~16" (30cm~40cm) 2 Zoom In/ Zoom Out Zoom in: Press the Up button up to zoom in image. Zoom out: Press the Down button down to zoom out. VIDEO Record button Shutter button Recording......... REC 00:00:01 3 Taking still pictures Second Minute Hour 6 (1) Press the Shutter button. (2) After LED light stops, image is successfully captured. Using Your Camera Playing back the file Playback 1 Entering MENU Press and release the MENU/OK button to show MENU. Press the MENU/OK button to playback files. Stopping playback Full Screen 2 Selecting mode Press the Up or Down button to highlight . Then press the MENU/OK button again to select Playback mode. MENU/OK button Press the MENU/OK button again to stop playback and return to thumbnail mode. If you want to play another files, please repeat the steps from to . Or stay at step , and press the Up button to playback the previous file or press the Down button to playback the next file. MENU Exit MENU Playback Voice REC Self-Timer Setting 6 Returning to preview mode Selecting a thumbnail To return to LCD preview mode from thumbnail mode, press the Record button. AVI JPEG WAV After selecting Playback mode, you enter thumbnail mode. Press the Up or Down button to shift between thumbnails. Thumbnail mode VIDEO Record button 7 Using Your Camera Deleting a single picture In Playback mode (see Playback section for details), you can delete a single file. Situation 1 : When you are in thumbnail mode Select a thumbnail. Situation 2 : When you are in full screen mode 1 Playback in full screen. 2 Press the Shutter button. 2 Press the Shutter button. Shutter AVI JPEG WAV Shutter Full Screen mode Show recycle bin. Press the Shutter button again and the file will be erased. Thumbnail mode Show recycle bin. Press the Shutter button again and the file will be erased. Shutter AVI AVI Shutter WAV If you don't press the Shutter button again within 5 seconds, the camera will return to step xxxx and delete nothing. 8 If you don't press the Shutter button again within 5 seconds, the camera will return to step xxxx and delete nothing. Using Your Camera Voice Recording 1 Entering MENU Press and release the MENU/OK button to show MENU. (2) LED light indicates voice is being recorded. (3) Speak directly into the microphone. MENU/OK button 2 Voice recording Microphone (1) Press the Up or Down button to highlight and press the MENU/OK button to start voice recording. (4) Press the MENU/OK button to stop voice recording. MENU Exit MENU Playback Voice REC Self-Timer Setting MENU/OK button 9 Using Your Camera Self Timer 1 Entering MENU Press and release the MENU/OK button to show MENU. (3) Press the Shutter button. (4) Counter will count down from ten to zero and take the picture. Shutter button MENU/OK button 2 Self-Timer (1) Press the Up or Down button to highlight (2) Press the MENU/OK button to select . 10 . MENU Exit MENU Playback Voice REC Self-Timer Setting 10 Using Your Camera Setting 1 Entering MENU 3 Changing the Setting Press and release the MENU/OK button to show MENU. Press the Up or Down button to shift between modes. Then press the MENU/OK button to select mode. Setting Mode ( Page 1) MENU/OK button SETTING Exit Size 2 Selecting mode . Press the Up or Down button to highlight Quality Language Then press the MENU/OK button again to select Setting mode. Setting Mode ( Page 2) SETTING MENU Exit MENU Playback Voice REC Self-Timer Setting Display Delete All Format 11 Using Your Camera The description for Setting item Item Setting 2048x1536 SIZE 1600x1200 1280x1024 QUALITY Fine Standard LANGUAGE ENGLISH DEUTSCH ON OFF NO YES NO YES 12 Description Larger size indicates clearer image. Select 2048x1536 or 1600x1200 when you want to develop 4x6 photo size. And select 1280x1024 to develop 3x5 photo size. Select Fine, if you want to develop pictures. Select Standard, if you only need to view pictures on PC. Multi-lingual LCD supports English and German. See the Language Reference Table section for French, Italian, Spanish, Netherlands and Portuguese language reference. DISPLAY Turn on/ off the status shown on the LCD. DELETE ALL Delete all still pictures, AVI movies and audio files from your camera. FORMAT Format the memory of CF Card and clear all data from the memory. Exporting to TV Exporting to TV Connecting your camera to your TV Connect your camera and TV via A/V out cable for real time display. You can export your video, still pictures and audio directly to your TV or VCR to share them with friends and family. 1 Turn on your TV and select AV-in mode. 2 Please plug in Video and Audio AV cable to your TV. 3 Plug in the camera. 4 Turn on the camera. Video Audio 13 Exporting to TV Previewing and playback on TV With few steps, you can take pictures, record AVI Movies and playback files on TV. Press the Shutter button to take a still picture More functions are available when images export to TV. For more details, please see the Using Your Camera section. MENU Exit MENU Playback Voice REC Self-Timer Setting Press the Record button to take AVI Movies. Then Press it again to stop recording. Press the MENU/OK button to enter MENU. Then select Playback mode to playback image. 14 Copying pictures to your computer Copying pictures to your computer Installing the driver and application You need to install DV 3100 Driver before your camera connects to your computer at the first time. Please follow the steps to complete the installation. MS XP users can skip this step and go to step . directly if you don't use PC Camera function. Turn on your computer. Do not connect your USB Cable to your computer in this step. Turn off the application programs running on your computer. Place the accessory CD into the CD-ROM drive. If no title appears on screen Double-click the icon "My computer". Double-click the icon CD-ROM ("DV3100 (E:)*") *The CD-ROM driver varies, depending on how your computer is set up. Move the cursor to "DV 3100 Driver" and click on it. Click on the item "DV 3100 Driver". The title appears in a few seconds. 15 Copying pictures to your computer The "Install Shield Wizard" appears and automatically installs the program. When Fig 1 appears, please click "Next". Notice for Windows 2000 users 1.The checkbox "Digital Signature Not Found" might appear twice, please simply click "Yes". This camera works perfectly for Windows 2000 operation system. Fig 1 5 When Fig 2 appears, please click "Yes" or "No" according to your circumstance: 2.Then, follow the on-screen instructions and click "Finish". Don't restart your computer in this step. Fig 2 1. If you are not a Windows XP user and never install DirectX 8.0 or above, please click "Yes". 2. If you are a Windows XP user or you have already installed DirectX 8.0 or above, please click "No". 16 Copying pictures to your computer 6 When Fig 3 or Fig 4 appears, please click "Finish" or "OK" to complete the program installation. Connecting your camera to computer 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Connect the USB cable to the USB port of the computer. Fig4 Fig 3 The driver is available for use after your computer is restarted. 3.Connect the other end of the USB cable to your camera. Remove the CD from the CD-ROM driver. Slim 1.3 17 Copying pictures to your computer Copying pictures to your computer Windows XP users After your camera is connected to your computer, Fig 5 will appear automatically. Please select "Open folder to view files using Windows Explorer" item and click "OK". Windows 2000/ME/98SE users Double-click the icon "My Computer" Then double-click the icon "Removable Disk" to identify the new drive. Fig 5 18 Copying pictures to your computer Double-click "DCIM" file folder. Drag the picture to "My Documents" file folder. Windows XP Windows XP Windows 2000/ME/98 SE Double-click "100MEDIA" file folder. Copy pictures to "My Documents" Windows XP Windows 2000/ME/98 SE Windows 2000/ME/98 SE 19 Copying pictures to your computer Picture's positions Viewing pictures on your computer Double-click "My Documents" Windows XP Windows 2000/ME/98 SE 20 Copying pictures to your computer Double-click the desired file. Notice for Windows 2000/ME users: Before you disconnect your camera and computer, please follow the steps below: 1. Double click 2. Click on the system-tray. (USB Disk), then click "Stop" 3. Confirm the device (DV 3100) on the confirmation screen and click "OK". Windows XP 4. Follow the instructions shown on the screen to remove your camera from your computer safely. JPG .WAV Windows 2000/ME/98 SE 21 Using PC Camera (Video Conferencing) Function Using PC Camera (Video Conferencing) Function Installing the driver and application You need to install DV 3100 Driver before using PC Camera or Video Conferencing function. If you have already installed DV 3100 Driver, please skip this step and go to step directly. If you never install DV 3100 Driver, please finish the installation first. (For its details, pleas see the step in the Copy Pictures to Your Computer section) 4. Press the Up or Down button to highlight the MENU/OK button to select. and press 3. Connect the other end of the USB cable to camera. Slim 1.3 Connecting your camera to your computer 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Connect the USB cable to the USB port of the computer. DV Disk LIVE PC Camera Mode 22 Using PC Camera (Video Conferencing) Function Notice: When you use PC Camera (Video Conferencing) function at the first time, please follow the step below. Windows 2000 The checkbox "Digital Signature Not Found" might appear twice, please simply click "Yes". This camera works perfectly for MS Windows 2000 operation system. Windows 98SE 1.Click "Next" when Fig 7 appears. 2.Please select "Automatic search for a best driver" and click "Next" when Fig 8 appears. 3.Select the position where your 98SE driver is. Some users might be asked to insert licensed 98SE CD into the CD-ROM drive. 4.Follow the instructions shown on screen to finish installing the software that your new hardware device (camera) requires. Windows ME Please select "Automatic search for a better driver" when Fig 6 appears. Fig 6 23 Fig 7 Fig 8 Using PC Camera (Video Conferencing) Function Open PC Camera (Video Conferencing) interface Double-click the "DV 3100 ( PC Camera )" icon on the Desktop to execute the program to begin using your camera. Click on the "Start" menu and go up to "Programs". Then go to the folder named "DV 3100 ( PC Camera )" and select it. OR If you want to use Video Conferencing function Install the NetMeeting software included with the accessory CD. Launch the NetMeeting program to take advantage of the Video Conferencing function.. 24 Using PC Camera (Video Conferencing) Function Using your PC Camera Preview Window Record a video clip Stop recording Snapshot Set image size Source Preview or stop preview window Settings Open Album (where stores the files taken) Select video source (if you have more than one image import device installed) 25 Viewing pictures taken by PC Camera - Click to open Album. Or - Files taken are stored in Work Temp. Please follow the path to find the files. C:\ Program Files \DV 3100 (PC Camera) \Work Temp Using PC Camera (Video Conferencing) Function Advanced Settings in PC Camera Set Image Size Color Space Select one of the following functions when you have different needs. - RGB 24: better image quality - I420: faster speed Output Size Setting output size can change the size of the preview window. The default size is 320x240. Choose larger pixels when you need a larger preview window. 160 x 120 176 x 144 320 x 240 352 x 288 640 x 480 26 Using PC Camera (Video Conferencing) Function Set Source Video Setting - Banding Filter: Using PC Camera function and your PC screen flickers, please change the banding filter in Video Setting. The refresh rate (the number of times the screen is redrawn per second) is the most likely cause of flicker. Select 50Hz or 60Hz until your PC screen stops flickering. Custom Video Pro Amp You can use the default setting or change settings ( brightness, contrast, saturation, sharpness, and hue ) on your own. 27 Using PC Camera (Video Conferencing) Function Set Settings Your camera has default flicker settings, which is country specific. If you use your camera abroad, please refer to the table below and check if the flicker settings of the country you intend to go match the flicker settings of your country or not. If it does not match, please select "Cancel Flicker" in the setting dialog to prevent pictures from appearing unnatural flickering noise. Country England Germany France Italy Spain Netherlands Setting 50Hz Portugal 50Hz 60Hz 50Hz 50Hz Japan 50Hz Country America Taiwan China Korea Setting 50Hz 60Hz 60Hz 50Hz 50/ 60Hz 60Hz 28 Battery indication and reduce power consumption Battery indication and reduce power consumption Battery Indicators LCD Backlight To reduce power consumption, turn off the LCD backlight. Full Low Out of power LCD on/off button On Off on the LCD display indicates out of power. When not using your camera for extended periods, we suggest you remove the batteries. 29 Storage Capacity Storage Capacity The number of pictures, video and audio recording time is different, depends on the capacity of the internal memory or CF Card. AVI Movies Memory 16MB (Internal Memory/ CF Card) Still Estimated maximum recording time About 2.5~4 min About 5~8 min About 10~16 min Size Quality 16MB (Internal Memory/CF Card) 2048x1536 pixels 1600x1200 pixels Fine Standard Fine Standard 1280x1024 pixels Fine Standard 32MB (CF Card) 64MB (CF Card) About 15 pictures About 30 pictures About 60 pictures About 30 pictures About 60 pictures About 120 pictures About 20 pictures About 40 pictures About 80 pictures About 40 pictures About 80 pictures About 160 pictures About 30 pictures About 60 pictures About 120 pictures About 60 pictures About 120 pictures About 240 pictures 32MB (CF Card) Voice Recording 64MB (CF Card) Memory 16MB 32MB (CF Card) 64MB (CF Card) Estimated Voice Recording Time About 1 hour About 2 hours About 4 hours Note This table is for your reference. Actual number of pictures stored may vary (up to 30%) depending on resolution and color saturation. 30 Tips for best shoot Tips for best shoot Keep the focus set to close-ups. except for extreme Make sure your subject is well lit from the front. Keep the camera level and steady when releasing the shutter. Make sure you have adequate light when taking still pictures or movies. 5 For best quality video, move the camera slowly during filming. Make sure you have adequate light 31 Language Reference Table Language Reference Table 32 Language Reference Table EN GE IT DU PT SP FR 33 Language Reference Table EN GE IT DU PT SP FR 34 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Symptom Cannot turn on your camera. Actions Press the MENU control for 3 seconds. Change new batteries. Memory is full. Please transfer data to PC. Change AV-out port. Insert white cable to audio port and yellow one to video port. Adjust the focus. Take pictures while there is adequate light. Use editing tools such as PhotoExpress to adjust image brightness. Can't take pictures, record or voice record. TV doesn't show TV preview after AV-out cable is connected. Images are blurred. Images are too dark. 35 Specifications Specifications 1.5" Color TFT LCD for previewing and playing back Digital Zoom: 2x Auto Exposure & Auto White Balance Self Timer: 10 second Power Saving: Auto power off if idle over 60 seconds Built-in Microphone & Speaker Battery: AA x 2 (Alkaline recommended) Dimension: 3.3" x 3.1" x 1.6" (L x H x W) Main Functions - Digital Video Camcorder: QVGA (320 x 240 pixels) / up to 10 fps - Digital Still Camera: 2048x1536 (3.1 Mega) pixels 1600x1200 (2 Mega) pixels 1280x1024 (1.3 Mega) pixels - Digital Voice Recorder: Up to 1 hour while using internal 16MB flash memory - Video Conferencing: VGA 640x480 pixels / up to 10fps QVGA 320x240 pixels / up to 24fps - Supports AV output - Hardware Resolution / 2048x1536 (3.1 Mega) pixels - Sensor Effective Resolution / 1600x1200 (2 Mega)pixels - Internal Memory / Built-in 16 MB Flash memory (Storage); 16 MB SDRAM (Buffer) - External Memory / Built-in Compact Flash Card slot (Maximum: 512 MB) 36 AIPTEK Service AIPTEK Service If you have any problems, please contact AIPTEK office to which your country is assigned. 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