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User guide AIPTEK POCKETDV 3300
Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide. Preparing Your Camera Getting Started Digital Video Mode Digital Camera Mode Voice Recording Mode Playback Mode MP3 Mode Camera Settings TV Output Copying Files to PC Using PC Camera
PocketDV 3300
Users Manual
English
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. Avoid using batteries of different brands or types at the same time. There is potential of explosion by doing that. 7. Remove batteries during long periods between usage, as deteriorated batteries may affect the functionality of the camera. 8. Remove batteries if they show signs of leaking or distortion. 9. Use only the accessories supplied by the manufacturer. 10. Keep the camera out of the reach of children. ~1~
Package Contents
Camera
Users guide
Earphone
USB cable
AV cable
AA Alkaline batteries x 4
Bag
Tripod
Wrist Strap
Driver CD
~2~
Camera Parts
Microphone Back LED Shutter/Record Button Direction Buttons OK Button Menu Button Wrist Strap Hook SD/MMC Card Slot Video-out Connector USB Connector Earphone Connector Speaker LCD Panel LCD On/Off Detector Flash Strobe Lens Lens Cover Front LED Battery Cover Focus Switch Power On/Off Button Mode Switch Tripod Socket
~3~
Preparing Your Camera
Loading the batteries
Your camera runs on four AA alkaline batteries. High performance batteries are recommended for this camera for maximum battery life.
2. Place the batteries into the compartment. Note that
Preparing Your Camera the positive and negative ends cannot be reversed.
1. Slide the battery compartment
cover open in the direction as indicated.
3. After the batteries are properly
installed, replace the battery compartment cover.
~4~
Inserting the SD/MMC card (optional)
In addition to 16MB (128Mbits) built-in flash memory, your camera can store data on a Secure Digital (SD) card or a MultiMedia card (MMC). The supported memory size ranges from 8MB to 256MB. To insert a SD/MMC card, gently push the card as indicated until the card reaches the end of the slot. Note that once a SD/MMC card is inserted, the camera will use the card as the main storage media. Files stored in the camera's built-in memory will become inaccessible until the SD/MMC card is removed.
The SD card comes with a write-protect switch. When the write-protect 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. Preparing Your Camera
Unlock Lock
To remove the SD/MMC card, gently push the card. After the
card pops up, pull the card out of the slot.
Do not remove the SD/MMC card while the camera is
processing data (when the LED is flashing).
If you insert a write-protected card, the media icon on the
LCD display will become red.
~5~
Attaching the wrist strap
Please unfasten and separate the strap into two parts. To attach the wrist strap to the camera, thread the strap through the hook on the side of the camera, and then the one on the bottom part. After threading the strap, fasten the strap and then use the leather wrap to hold the strap.
How to hold your camera
Preparing Your Camera Please put your hand through the wrist strap and firmly hold the camera as illustrated. While taking stills or recording AVI movies, avoid blocking the lens to retain the best result.
Avoid blocking the lens.
~6~
Using the bag
The accessory bag comes handy if you are planning to carry the camera with you while you are travelling around. Simply put the camera into the bag as indicated, and you are ready to carry the camera with you.
Using the tripod
Preparing Your Camera Use a tripod to minimize camera movement and ensure optimal image quality, especially while shooting selfportraits or video conferencing.
Tight
Loose
Avoid severe impact to the camera body even it is placed in
the bag.
~7~
Getting Started
Turning on your camera
Press and hold down the power button for 2 ~ 3 seconds to turn on the camera.
The LED will light up.
Turning off your camera
Press and hold down the power button for 2 ~ 3 seconds Getting Started to turn off the camera.
The LED will go out.
If the camera is not turned on after pressing the power
button, please check: 1. There are four AA batteries installed in the camera. 2. The batteries have enough power left.
You can turn on the camera without opening the LCD panel. Please open the lens cover if you are going to use the digital
video or camera function.
~8~
Setting the date and time
When you power on the camera for the first time, you need to set up the date and time:
4. Repeat step 2 and enter the
Time sub-menu. Use the same method described in step 3 to set time. Note that the second digits are not adjustable. After the correct time has been set up, press the OK button to confirm the setting.
Time
12 : 00 : 00
Getting Started
1. Set the Mode Switch
to Setting mode.
2. Press the Up or Down button
to highlight Date, and then press the OK button or the Right button to enter the sub-menu.
Setting Beep ON Boot-up ON Auto Off 10m 03/01/01 Date Time 12:00
While operating the camera, pressing the Menu button can
bring up a sub-menu under most circumstances. The menu items vary according to the mode you select. When a submenu is being shown on the screen, you can use the illustrated function buttons to make your selection.
3. Press the Left or Right button
to move the cursor. Press the Up or Down button to change the value. After the correct date has been set up, press the OK button to confirm the setting.
Date
2003 / 01 / 01
Move Cursor Up Cancel Confirm Move Cursor Down Cancel/Exit Confirm
~9~
Checking the media and power status
The LCD display varies according to the operation mode. However, you can easily check the media type and power status on the LCD display.
Tips for best shooting
Keep the focus set to except for close-ups. Getting Started
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 stills or recording AVI movies. For stable and smooth image quality, move the camera slowly during filming.
Storage media indicator:
: The camera is using the built-in memory for file storage. : The camera is using a memory card for file storage.
Power status indicator:
: Full battery life. : Adequate battery life. : Low battery life. : Empty battery life. Please replace the batteries immediately when the icon is flashing red.
When the camera is using a SD/MMC card as main storage
media, files stored in the camera's built-in memory will become inaccessible until the card is removed.
For details under different modes, please refer to the
respective chapters.
Make sure you have adequate light
~ 10 ~
Storage capacity chart
The following chart is estimated based on a 64MB SD card. Actual capacity Getting Started may vary (up to +5%) depending on the environment and color condition.
~ 11 ~
Digital Video (DV) Mode
LCD display
Digital Video Mode
DV mode indicator Recording indicator
00:00
QVGA Fine
Recording time lapse Image resolution Image quality Battery life indicator
1. 00
06:20
Storage media type Remaining capacity (mm:ss) Zoom ratio
~ 12 ~
Recording an AVI movie
1. Set the Mode Switch to Digital Video
mode.
3. While recording, you can press the Up or Down
button to zoom in/out the screen.
Digital Video Mode
2. Press the Shutter/Record button to start recording.
4. Press the Shutter/Record button again to stop
Shutter/Record button
recording.
Recording indicator
00:00
Minute Second
QVGA Fine
To review the recorded AVI movies, switch the camera to
Playback mode and play the AVI clips. Please refer to Chapter 6 for more information.
1. 00
260
~ 13 ~
Function buttons
The following function buttons are available while the camera is in Digital Video mode:
DV menu
While in Digital Video mode, press the Menu button to bring up the DV menu.
Start/Stop Recording
DV Video WB Display VGA Auto ON
Digital Video Mode
Zoom In
The following table illustrates all items and their functions.
Zoom Out
DV Menu
AE Lock
Pressing the OK button will lock your current AE setting,
enabling you to shoot other subjects without changing the AE metering value. Pressing the OK button again will unlock the AE setting.
~ 14 ~
Digital Camera Mode
LCD display
Digital Camera mode indicator
Digital Camera Mode
Self-timer indicator
1280 Fine
Flash indicator White balance indicator Image resolution Image quality
1. 00 EV+1
260
Battery life indicator Storage media type Remaining capacity (pic.) Exposure compensation value Zoom ratio
~ 15 ~
Taking a still
1. Set the Mode Switch to Digital
Camera mode.
3. Before shooting, you can press the Up or Down
button to adjust the zoom ratio.
Digital Camera Mode
2. Use the Focus Switch to set focus as appropriate.
4. Press the Shutter/Record button to take a still.
16"~
(40cm~
)
Shutter/Record button
12"~16" (30cm~40cm)
~ 16 ~
Using the flash strobe
When the lighting is not sufficient for your shooting environment, the flash can provide the extra light you need.
Auto mode ( A ): When the flash is set to Auto mode,
the camera will automatically measure the lighting condition, and the flash will be activated if needed.
Force mode (
condition is.
): When the flash is set to Force
Digital Camera Mode
Using the hot button
While in Digital Camera mode, pressing the Left button allows you to switch the flash mode without entering the options menu. Pressing the hot button can cycle through three flash modes - Auto, Force, Off.
mode, the flash always fires no matter how the lighting
Off (no icon): The flash will not function when it is set
to Off.
When the battery power is low (with only one gauge left), the
flash strobe cannot be activated due to insufficient power for recharge.
While the flash is being recharged, you cannot press the
shutter button to take pictures.
~ 17 ~
Setting white balance
Under certain conditions, you may need to manually select the white balance setting to take pictures with the correct color balance.
Auto (no icon): The camera will measure the color
temperature and make adjustments automatically.
Sunny (
weather.
): Suitable for shooting outdoors in good
Using the hot button
While in Digital Camera mode, pressing the Right button allows you to change the white balance setting without entering the options menu. Pressing the hot button can cycle through five settings Auto, Sunny, Cloudy, Fluorescent, and Tungsten.
Cloudy (
): Suitable for shooting under shades or
Digital Camera Mode
cloudy weather.
Fluorescent (
): Suitable for shooting environment
with fluorescent light.
Tungsten (
): Suitable for shooting environment
with incandescent light.
White balance:
When the human eye sees an object, it adapts to the object so that a white object always looks white. However, a digital camera sees an object as white by adjusting the color balance of the lighting condition. This process is called matching the white balance.
~ 18 ~
Using the self-timer
1. While in Digital Camera mode, press the Menu button
to bring up the Camera menu.
Setting exposure compensation
Setting the EV value enables you to manually control the brightness of the taken stills.
1. Press the Menu button to bring up the Camera menu. 2. Highlight the SelfTimer item,
and then select ON in the sub-menu. Then press the Menu button to exit.
Camera Strobe AUTO ImageSize 2M SelfTimer ON DateStamp OFF Display OFF
Highlight the Camera tab, and press the Right button to select the Advanced tab.
Digital Camera Mode
2. Highlight the Exposure item,
and then select a desired EV value in the sub-menu. The
Advanced Quality Fine Exposure 0 WB AUTO
3. When the Shutter/Record button is pressed, the
camera will have ten seconds delay before taking a picture. After the shutter fires, the SelfTimer will be automatically disabled.
larger the number is, the brighter the stills will be.
Setting the value too high may cause the pictures to appear
over-exposed.
10
~ 19 ~
Function buttons
The following function buttons are available while the camera is in Digital Camera mode:
Camera menu
The Camera menu provides several items for you to finetune the camera function. To bring up the Camera menu, press the Menu button while in Digital Camera mode. To access the advanced menu, move the cursor to
Shutter
Digital Camera Mode
highlight the Camera tab, and then press the Right button.
Zoom In Flash Mode White Balance Zoom Out Camera Menu AE Lock
Camera Strobe AUTO ImageSize 2M SelfTimer OFF DateStamp OFF Display OFF
Advanced Quality Fine Exposure 0 WB AUTO
Pressing the OK button will lock your current AE setting,
enabling you to shoot other subjects without changing the AE metering value. Pressing the OK button again will unlock the AE setting.
~ 20 ~
Camera menu (continued)
The following table illustrates all items and functions of the basic camera settings.
The following table illustrates all items and functions of the advanced camera settings.
Digital Camera Mode
~ 21 ~
Voice Recording (VR) Mode
LCD display
VR mode indicator Current file / All files
Voice Recording Mode
001/001
123K
File size Battery life indicator Storage media type Sound volume
WAVE0001.WAV
10:52
Remaining capacity (mm:ss)
~ 22 ~
Recording a sound clip
1. Set the Mode Switch to Voice
Recording mode.
3. Press the Shutter/Record button again to stop
recording.
2. Press the Shutter/Record button to start recording.
Voice Recording Mode
Shutter/Record button
Microphone
Avoid blocking the microphone
while recording voice.
~ 23 ~
Deleting sound clips
When highlighting a sound clip, press the Menu button and a sub-menu will pop up asking if you want to delete one or all files. Select Delete One to delete the highlighted file. Select Delete All to delete all recorded sound clips.
Function buttons
The following function buttons are available while the camera is in Voice Recording mode:
Delete Delete One Delete All
Select File Volume Down
Start/Stop Recording /Pause (while playing) Volume Up Select File Delete File Play File
Voice Recording Mode
~ 24 ~
Playback Mode
LCD display
Playback mode indicator File type
JPG 1.00
00:00
VOL15
Play/Pause/Stop indicator
Playback Mode
Playing time Sound volume Battery life indicator
001/006
Storage media type Current file / All files Zoom (lock or unlock) / Zoom ratio
~ 25 ~
Thumbnail browser
Set the Mode Switch to Playback mode.
Playing an AVI movie or a WAV file
While in thumbnail browser, highlight an AVI movie or a WAV file. Then press the OK button to play the file.
After entering the Playback mode, you will see the thumbnail interface. Use the direction buttons to highlight a thumbnail. You can tell the file type by the color of the encircling square: Red: AVI files. Yellow: JPG files. Green: WAV files.
JPG
While playing the file, you can use the function buttons as illustrated:
Show Info
Playback Mode
Volume Up Previous File Next File Volume Down Go Back to Thumbnail Play / Pause
001/006
The following function buttons are available in the thumbnail browser:
If you want to restart playing the same file, you can press
the OK button to pause, and then press the Right or Left button to restart.
Show Info
Select File
Delete File
Play/View File
~ 26 ~
Viewing a JPG picture
While in thumbnail mode, highlight a JPG picture and press the OK button to view the file in full-screen mode.
While viewing the full-screen JPG picture, If you zoom in the picture and then press the OK button, the zoom ratio will be locked. You can then browse the picture using the direction buttons.
Playback Mode
Full Screen
Zoom-lock Screen
When viewing a JPG picture in full-screen mode, you can use the function buttons as illustrated:
Under zoom-lock mode, you can use the function buttons as illustrated:
Show Info Zoom In Previous File Next File Zoom Out Go Back to Thumbnail Zoom Lock Go Back to Thumbnail Up Left
Show Info
Right Down Unlock
The maximum zoom ratio varies according to the image's
resolution.
~ 27 ~
Deleting files
When highlighting a thumbnail, press the Menu button and a sub-menu will pop up asking if you want to delete one or all files. Select Delete One to delete the highlighted file. Select Delete All to delete all stored files.
Delete Delete One Delete All
Playback Mode
~ 28 ~
MP3 Mode
LCD display
MP3 mode indicator Playing time / File size
00:00 4500K
Bass 3D
Bass boost indicator 3D enhancement indicator
MP3 Mode
TRACK01.MP3
Battery life indicator Storage media type
01/01
Sound volume Current file / All files Play list item indicator
~ 29 ~
Uploading MP3 files
To upload MP3 files to the camera, you need to connect the camera to a PC using the USB cable. For more information on USB connection, please refer to Chapter 10. After connecting the camera to the computer and selecting DISK mode, you can locate a "MP3" folder in the removable disk. Then you can copy the desired MP3 files into the folder for playing.
Playing MP3 music
Set the Mode Switch to MP3 mode. After entering the main screen, you can select the desired MP3 title and press the OK button to play. The following function buttons are available when the camera is in MP3 mode:
Add/Remove List Item Select File Volume Down For JPG, AVI, and WAV files For MP3 files /Pause (while playing) Volume Up Select File MP3 Menu Play / Stop
MP3 Mode
If you want to remove MP3 files from the camera, use one of
the following methods: 1. Connect the camera to a PC and delete files in the "MP3" folder. 2. Set the camera to Setting mode and use the Format Media command. Note that all files, including non-MP3 files, will be gone after formatting.
The
icon indicates that the MP3 file is included in the play
list. During continuous play, files in the list will be played repeatedly.
~ 30 ~
MP3 menu
The MP3 menu provides several items for you to enhance the quality of MP3 music. To bring up the MP3 menu, press the Menu button while in MP3 mode.
MP3 Menu Bass Boost OFF 3D Enhance OFF Delete
The following table illustrates all items and their functions. MP3 Mode
~ 31 ~
Camera Settings
Basic settings
The basic camera settings allow you to configure some elemental functions of the camera. To access the menu, set the Mode Switch to Setting mode.
The following table illustrates the items and functions of the basic settings.
Setting Beep ON Boot-up ON Auto Off 10m 03/01/01 Date Time 12:00
Camera Settings
The following function buttons are available while
configuring the camera settings.
Move Cursor Up Cancel Select/Confirm Move Cursor Down Cancel/Exit Select/Confirm
~ 32 ~
Advanced settings
The advanced settings involve with more complicated options. To access the menu, open the basic setting menu, highlight the tab, and then press the Right button.
Advanced TV Type NTSC Flicker 60Hz LCD Bright 1 USB Mode MENU Language
2-1
Format Media Reset Default
2-2
Camera Settings
The following table illustrates the items and functions of the advanced settings.
~ 33 ~
TV Output
Connecting the camera to TV
Connect your camera and TV via an AV cable for realtime display. You can export your video clips, still pictures and audio recordings directly to your TV to share them with friends and family.
Turn on your TV and switch to AV mode. Connect the audio and video ends of the AV cable to your TV. Connect the other end to your camera. Turn on the camera.
AV Mode
TV Output
Video
Audio
~ 34 ~
Copying Files to PC
Installing the driver (for 98SE)
If you are using Windows 98 SE, you need to install DV 3300 Driver before your camera connects to your computer for the first time. Please follow these steps to complete the installation.
Do not connect the USB cable to your computer now. Shut down all other applications running on your computer. If the title screen does not appear automatically, please
double-click on My Computer and then the CD-ROM drive. Then browse to the folder "\DV 3300 Driver" and start the Setup.exe program manually.
1. Turn on your computer. Then place the accessory CD
into the CD-ROM drive.
Copying Files to PC
2. Click on the
3300 Driver.
icon to launch the installation of DV
~ 35 ~
Installing the driver (for 98SE) (continued)
3. The Install Shield Wizard will then appear and
automatically install the program. Please click on Next to continue the installation.
5. After the installation is completed, you may need to
restart your computer for the driver to take effect.
4. After the driver installation is completed, the program
will prompt you to install Direct X 8.0 or above. If you are not sure if this program has been installed in your computer, please click Yes to continue.
After rebooting your computer, please connect the camera to
the PC and select DISK (removable disk) mode to capture the device.
Copying Files to PC
The program Direct X 8.0 or above is necessary for viewing
the AVI movies recorded by the camera.
~ 36 ~
Connecting the camera to your PC
1. Turn on your computer, and then connect the USB
cable to the USB port of your computer.
If the camera's USB mode is set to MENU (please refer to
the Advanced settings in Chapter 8), a menu will pop up when the camera is connected to your computer. You can then select CAMERA (for PC camera) or DISK (for removable disk) according to your purpose.
USB Mode CAMERA DISK
Notice for Windows 2000/XP/ME users:
If you select DISK mode and then want to disconnect the camera from your computer, please follow these steps: 1. Double-click 2. Click on the system tray. (USB Disk), and then click Stop.
3. Select the camera when the confirmation screen appears
2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to your
camera.
and click OK. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to safely disconnect the camera from your computer.
Copying Files to PC
~ 37 ~
Copying files to your PC
By copying files from the camera to your computer, you can permanently save your creative works in the hard disk.
For Windows 2000/ME/98SE users:
Double-click on My Computer.
To copy files from the camera, you must select DISK
(removable disk) mode when connecting the camera to your PC.
Then double-click on the icon of the removable disk that
1. This step varies according to your operation system.
For Windows XP users:
After the camera is connected to your computer, a dialogue window will appear automatically. Please select the item Open folder to view
has just appeared.
Copying Files to PC
files using Windows Explorer and click OK.
~ 38 ~
Copying files to your PC (continued)
2. Double-click on the DCIM file folder.
4. Drag the pictures to your desired target folder.
Windows XP
Windows XP
Windows 2000/ME/98 SE
Copy pictures to "My Documents"
3. Double-click on the 100MEDIA file folder.
Copying Files to PC
Windows 2000/ME/98 SE Windows XP Windows 2000/ME/98 SE
~ 39 ~
File locations
The following figure shows where different types of files are located in different folders.
Uploading/Deleting MP3 files
The "MP3" folder is for storing the MP3 files. To upload or delete a MP3 file, you must connect the camera to a PC and set the camera to DISK (removable disk) mode. Then copy the MP3 files to the "MP3" folder or delete files in the folder.
For JPG, AVI, and WAV files
Copying Files to PC
For MP3 files
~ 40 ~
Viewing/Playing files on your PC
1. Double-click on My Documents or other folder that
stores your files.
2. Double-click on the desired file, and the file will be
opened by the program matching the file's type.
Windows XP
Windows XP
Copying Files to PC
Windows 2000/ME/98 SE
Windows 2000/ME/98 SE
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