User manual AIPTEK POCKETDV 3300

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