Digital Video Camera User Manual 1 Content Section 1 Getting to Know Your Camera .....................................................1 Section 2 Getting Up and Running...............................................................4 Section 3 Record Mode .................................................................................6 Section 4 Playback Mode ............................................................................28 Section 5 Listening to MP3 Music ..............................................................42 Section 6 Viewing MPEG4 Movie on PC.....................................................44 Section 7 Viewing Pictures and Movies on a TV .......................................46 Section 8 Transferring Data to a Computer ...............................................47 Section 9 Specifications and System Requirements ................................59 2 Section 1 Getting to Know Your Camera Overview The camera with 3.2-Mega Pixel sensor can take DVD-Quality MPEG-4 movies. By way of using MPEG-4 technology, more videos can be taken within certain amount of memory. High quality images with up to 2976x2232 pixels can also be delivered smoothly. With a color LCD monitor, users can compose images and examine them easily. Exposure and color balance can either be adjusted automatically or allowed to be changed manually. A 8x digital zoom increases user control over the movies and pictures you take. A MODE button can let you switch rapidly between taking movies, taking pictures and recording voice. The camera is also ideally suited for using as a PC camera hooked up to your home computer via high speed USB 2.0 port Pre-build 16 MB memory allows you to take pictures and movies without memory card. The memory card slot allows users to increase the storage capacity up to 512 MB. Standard Accessories Unpack the package and make sure all standard accessories listed are included: Camera Power Adaptor USB Cable AV Cable NP60 Battery Quick Guide CD-ROM ( Driver, Ulead Software and User Manual) Earphone Strap Pouch 1 Front View Eyelet for Wrist Strap Flash Self-Timer LED Self-Portrait Mirror Microphone KeyPad illustration TFT LTPS LCD Panel Direction Buttons REC/PLAY Button MODE Button Power Button Speaker Tele-Wide Button Shutter Button Battery /SD Card Cover 2 Side View Macro Switch Earphone Port/ AV out Port Shutter Button Mini USB Port / Power Adaptor Port 3 Section 2 Getting Up and Running Loading the Battery Before using the camera, user must load NP60 rechargeable Li-ion battery. 1. Follow the arrow direction and slide to eject the battery / SD cover. 2. Face the battery up with letter side upward. Follow the battery injection direction according to the correct polarity marks. ( + or -) and plug the battery into camera 3. Closed the battery/SD Card Cover firmly. SD Card NP60 Battery Note: NP60 is the widely-used rechargeable Li-ion battery developed by Nokia for mobile phone. Charging Battery Please fully charge Li-ion Battery via power adaptor for at least ten hours before using camera. (1) Plug power adaptor cable into USB port. (2) When charging battery, the self-timer LED light keeps blinking. LED light will keep on after battery charge complete. (3) It takes three hours to fully recharge the battery each time. Inserting and Removing an SD CardOptional The camera comes with 16 MB pre-build memory which allows you to store pictures, movies, recorded voice and music. You can expand the memory capacity by using an optional SD or MMC memory card up to 512MB. To insert a memory card, refer to the figure above and: 1. Open the battery/SD card cover. 2. Insert the memory card until it locks into position. To remove an installed SD card, press the card inwards to release it. When the card pops out, gently remove it from its slot. 4 Note When a memory card is fitted, movies and pictures are saved on card rather than on the built-in memory. Protecting Data on an SD Card SD card is read-only by locking the SD card. No pictures, movies and voice can be recorded when the SD card is locked. Make sure the lock is on writeable position before recording any media. Writeable position Write-Protected Position Turning the Camera On and Getting Started To turn on the camera: (1) Flip out the LCD panel; the camera will turn on automatically. (2) Or press power button for one second to turn on it. To take a movie, press the shutter button. To take a picture, press the MODE button to switch to Picture Record Mode then press the shutter button to start taking pictures. To record the voice, press the MODE button to switch to Voice Record Mode, and then press the shutter button to start the voice recording. To view stored movies, pictures or listen to stored MP3 and voice recordings, press the REC/PLAY button once to switch to Playback Mode. Press a second time to return to Record Mode. Turning the Camera Off To turn off the Camera, you can either press or hold the power button for one second, or you can place the panel back to its original position. 5 Section 3 Record Mode Button Function Enter Button Up Botton Right button : Flash AUTO/OFF Left button :Self-Timer ON/OFF Up button : Invalid Left Button Down Button Right Button Down button: LCD Information ON/OFF Enter button : Menu ON Power button: Press down for one second to turn on or turn off the camera. REC/PLAY button: Switch between Record Mode and Playback Mode. MODE button: Press the MODE button to switch between Movie, Picture, and Voice Record Mode. Tele-Wide button: Digital Zoom in and out. Shutter button: Start to take movie, picture, or record voice. Macro switch: Switch between Macro Mode, Portrait Mode, and Normal Mode. 6 LCD Monitor Information The indicator shows below may display on LCD when movies and pictures are recorded (1) Record Mode Movie Record Mode Picture Record Mode Voice Record Mode Night Mode Multi-Snap Mode Two in One Mode AE Metering Mode (2) Resolution Movie : Picture: (3) (4) (5) resolution. SD card inserted Macro Position Focusing High / High / Standard/ Standard/ Low Low Number of images or recording time of movie that can still be taken at current (6) Date/Time : YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM (7) Battery indicator Full power / medium power / low power / power exhausted (8) Auto Flash Flash Off (9) Self-Timer Mode (10) 8X digital zoom 7 MPEG4 Movie Recording The camera is turned on with default mode of movie recording. You can start recording movie just by pressing shutter button . When a movie is recording, a time indicator will display on LCD monitor. To stop recording, press shutter button again. To view stored movies, press the REC/PLAY button once to switch to Playback Mode. Three movie resolutions are available. Resolution 640*480(1.8Mbps) / 30 fps 640*480(1 Mbps) / 30 fps 320*240 (500 Kbps) / 30 fps Quality High Quality Standard Quality Low Quality Picture Recording Press MODE button to switch to Picture Record Mode. Three resolution settings are available. Resolution 2976*2232 (6.6 M pixel) 2048*1536 (3.2 M pixel) 1024*768 (800 K pixel) Image Quality High Quality Standard Quality Low Quality Voice Recording 1. Press MODE button to switch to Voice Record Mode. 2. 3. Press shutter button( Press shutter button( ) to record voice. ) again to stop. 8 Taking Close up Pictures The camera has two close-up picture modes to allow you to take pictures at close range. The Macro Mode ( ) should be used for object located at about 20 c.m., while the Portrait Mode ( ) should be used for object located from 60 c.m. to 100 c.m.. 1. Press MODE button to switch to Picture Record Mode. 2. Shift the macro switch to Macro ( ) or Portrait ( macro icon ( ) will appear on the LCD monitor. 3. Press the shutter button to take the picture. ) positions. In Macro Mode, the To take close-up pictures: Note Remember to turn the macro switch back to Normal ( ) when you are not taking close-up pictures. Using Digital Zoom The digital zoom magnifies images up to eight times when recording movies or taking pictures. 1. To zoom in/out, press the Tele/Wide button. 2. The digital zoom can be set from 1x to 8x and the magnification ratio is shown on the LCD monitor. 9 Options for Record Mode Movie Record Mode 1. Resolution 2. Effect 3. White Balance 4. Exposure 5. Sharpness 6. Motion Stabilization 7. Setting Picture Record Mode 1. Flash 2. Self-Timer 3. Multi-Snap 4. Night Mode 5. AE Metering 6. Two in One 7. Resolution 8. Effect 9. White Balance 10. Exposure 11. Sharpness 12. Date Printing 13. Setting Operations for Record Mode Operation 1. Press Enter button when in Movie/Picture Record Mode. Screen 2. There are total six options in Movie Record Mode and twelve options in Picture Record Mode. 3. Use the Up/Down buttons to move between main menu options. Enter Button Operation 4. Press Enter/Right buttons to enter submenu of main option you select. 5. Press Left button to exit main menu. Screen Default Setting and Validation The following table indicates the camera's default setting as well as its validation. 1. Always: The setting always keeps valid. 2. One Time: The setting is only valid either once or till camera power off. Validation Resolution Always Default Factory Setting High for Movie Standard for Picture Effect White Balance Exposure Sharpness Flash Self-Timer Multi-Snap Night Mode AE Metering Two in One Sound Format Card TV System Language Volume Motion Stabilization Date Printing One Time One Time One Time One Time Always One Time One Time One Time One Time One Time Always One Time Always Always Always Always Normal Auto Level 5 Level 5 Off Off Off Off Center Off On Off Depends on shipping area Depends on Shipping area Level 6 Off Always Off Record Submenu Setting Record submenu includes camera setting and other advanced setting. You can use Up/Down buttons to move between options and press Enter button to validate the setting. Movie Resolution To change Movie Resolution: 1. In Movie Record Mode, press Enter button to switch to Movie menu screen. 2. Use Up/Down buttons to select Resolution, then press Enter/Right buttons to switch to Resolution submenu. 3. Use Up/Down buttons to move between three settings. 4. Press Enter button to validate the setting and exit. Display Screen Video Resolution Option Enter Button Picture Resolution To change Picture Resolution 1. In Picture Record Mode, press Enter button to switch to Picture menu screen. 2. Use Up/Down buttons to select Resolution, then press Enter/Right buttons to switch to Resolution submenu. 3. Use Up/Down buttons to move between three settings. 4. Press Enter button to validate the setting and exit. Image Resolution Image Resolution Option Enter button 12 Effect There are three modes which are Normal, Black/White and Classic. To change Effect setting: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter button to switch to menu screen. 2. Use Up/Down buttons to select Effect then press Enter/Right buttons to switch to Effect submenu. 3. Use Up/Down buttons to move between three settings. The change can be previewed immediately. 4. Press Enter button to validate the setting and exit. Display Screen Effect Option Enter Button 13 White Balance The camera adjusts the color balance of images automatically. Three manual white balance settings are available: · · · · Auto (Default) : The camera automatically adjusts white balance. Daylight: Under outdoors Fluorescent: Under fluorescent light condition. Tungsten: Under tungsten light condition. To change White Balance Setting: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter button to switch to menu screen. 2. Use Up/Down buttons to select White Balance, then press Enter/Right buttons to switch to White Balance submenu. 3. Use Up/Down buttons to move between four settings. The change can be previewed immediately. 4. Press Enter button to validate the setting and exit. 14 Display Screen W/B Option Enter Button 15 Exposure The camera adjusts image exposure automatically. In certain circumstances you may wish to adjust the exposure compensation setting. To change Exposure setting: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter button to switch to menu screen. 2. Use Up/Down buttons to select Exposure, then press Enter/Right buttons to switch to Exposure submenu. 3. Use Up/Down buttons to move between nine levels. The change can be previewed immediately. 4. Press Enter button to validate the setting and exit. Display Screen Change Expousre Setting Enter Button 16 Sharpness Your can soften and sharpen images to achieve different effects. To change Sharpness setting: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter button to switch menu screen. 2. Use Up/Down buttons to select Sharpness then press Enter/Right buttons to switch to Sharpness submenu. 3. Use Up/Down buttons to move between nine levels. The change can be previewed immediately. 4. Press Enter button to validate the setting and exit. Display Screen C ...