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 Change Sharpness Setting Enter Button 17 Motion Stabilization The feature of Motion Stabilization can reduce the recorded image blur caused by camera shake. To enable Motion Stabilization: 1. In Movie Record Mode, press Enter button to switch to Movie menu screen. 2. Use Up/Down buttons to select Motion Stabilization then press Enter/Right buttons to switch to Motion Stabilization submenu. 3. Use Up/Down buttons to Select Yes. 4. Press Enter button to validate the setting and exit. Motion Stabilization Motion Stabilization Option Enter Button Note The captured picture will be smaller when motion stabilization is enabled. Setting The Setting submenu contains seven options for configuring your camera set up. To change advanced setting: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press Enter button to switch to menu screen. 2. Use Up/Down buttons to select Setting then press Enter/Right buttons to switch to Setting submenu. 3. Use Up/Down buttons to move between seven settings. Display Screen Setting Option Seven options: 1. Sound (operation sound) 2. Start-Up Screen 3. Time Setting 4. Format Card 5. TV System 6. Language 7. Default Setting Sound Setting Enable or disable KeyPad tone and operation sound by using Up/Down buttons, the press Enter button to validate the setting. Submenu Sound Display Screen Sound Setting 19 Start-up Screen Customize the Start-Up Screen with your favorite pictures. Press Up/Down buttons to select the picture you want and press Enter button to validate the setting and exit. Submenu Start-Up Screen Display Screen Start-Up Screen If you do not want to customize the start up screen, press Up/Down buttons and select Non Start-Up Screen. Non Start-Up Screen Time Setting Move between Date, Time and Exit by using Left/Right buttons. Adjust date and time by using Up/Down buttons, then select SET to validate each change. Select EXIT to leave Time Setting without any change. Submenu Time Setting Display Screen Time Setting 20 Format Card Submenu Format Card Display Screen Format Card Options YesFormat the SD Card / built-in memory No (Default)Do not format SD Card / built in memory TV System Ensure that the appropriate TV standard of your area is selected ­ either NTSC or PAL. Wrong TV system setting may cause image flicker. NTSC standard: USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan etc. PAL standard: UK, Europe, China, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong etc. Submenu TV System Display Screen TV System Option 21 Selecting Interface Language Submenu Language Display Screen Language Option Europe Version English, Germany, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese Pan-Asian Version English, Korean , Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese Default Setting To restore the default factory setting, select this option. Submenu Default Setting Display Screen Default Setting Options Flash ( Picture Record Mode Only) This camera has two flash settings. To change flash setting by either hot key (Right button) or Option Setting. · Auto-flash( )the flash fires automatically according to light conditions. Use this mode for general photography. · Flash Off( )the flash will not fire under any circumstances. Use this mode when taking images in a place where flash photography is prohibited, or when the subject is distant (beyond the range of the flash). To change Flash setting: 1. In Picture Record Mode, press Enter button to switch to menu screen. 2. Use Up/Down buttons to select Flash, then press Enter/Right buttons to switch to Flash submenu. 3. Use Up/Down buttons to move between two settings. 22 4. Press Enter button to validate the setting and exit. Note The flash will be disabled automatically when battery power is low ( ) Flash Flash Options Enter Button Self-Timer ( Picture Record Mode Only) The self-timer allows you to take pictures with a ten-second time delay. To activate Self-Timer by either hot key(Left button) or Option Setting. The self-timer LED on the front of the camera beneath the flash light will also blink. The speed of blinking will increase just before the picture is taken. Self-Timer Selt-Timer Option Enter Button 23 Multi-Snap ( Picture Record Mode Only) With the camera set to Multi-Snap Mode, you can take five contiguous pictures. Multi-Snap Multi-Snap Option Enter Button Night Mode (Picture Record Mode Only) Use Night Mode for night scenes or low light conditions. A longer exposure captures more detail of background subjects. Display Screen Night Mode Option Enter Button Note To avoid blurry pictures, place the camera on a flat, steady surface, or use a tripod. 24 AE Metering ( Picture Record Mode Only) There are three settings which are Multi segment, Center-weighted, Spot AE Metering. Multi-segment: The exposure is determined by the entire screen. Center-Weighted: The exposure is determined mainly by the center of the screen. Spot: The exposure is determined by the small area in the center of the screen. Display Screen AE Metering Option Enter Button 25 Two in One ( Picture Record Mode Only) With camera set to Two in One mode, you can combine two snapshots into one picture. Display Screen Two in One Option Enter Button 26 Date Printing ( Picture Record Mode Only) The feature of Date Printing can set the camera to automatically put the date on the pictures. To enable Date Printing 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 Date Printing submenu. 3. Use Up/Down buttons to Select Yes. 4. Press Enter button to validate the setting and exit. Date Printing Date Printing Option Enter button Note Please be advised that portrait images could not be viewed correctly on a TV as the default image output to TV is Landscape Mode. Section 4 Playback Mode Press REC/PLAY button to switch from Record Mode to Playback Mode. The Playback Mode is for viewing and managing movies and pictures as well as listening to voice and music on the built-in memory or on an optional memory card. Operation Press REC/PLAY button to switch from Record Mode to Playback Mode Main Menu. There are four options in the Playback Mode, movie, picture, voice, and music. A folder icon will be shown if there is any movie, picture, voice, or MP3 file stored. Up/Down or Mode button can be used to select the specific option. Press Enter button to view movies/pictures or listen to voice/music. Display Screen Button Functions The direction buttons have the following functions in Movie and Picture Playback Modes. Right button : Go to the next movie/ picture. Enter Button Up Botton Left button : Go to the last movie/ picture. Up button : Invalid Left Button Down Button Right Down button : Information ON/OFF Button Enter button : Enter to movie, picture, voice, or music option menu. REC/PALY button: Switch to movie/ picture Record Mode. Mode button: Go back to playback main menu. Tele-Wide button: Digital Zoom in and out. 28 LCD Monitor Information Indicators on the LCD screen while in Playback Mode (1) Mode Indicator Movie Playback Mode Picture Playback Mode Voice Playback Mode Music Playback Mode (2) Resolution Indicator Movie : High / Standard/ Low Picture: (3) High / Standard/ Low Indicate the selected movie/picture is locked. Indicate the single movie/voice/MP3 is being repeated. Indicate all of the movies/voices/MP3s are being repeated. Indicate the slide show is playing. (4) (5) Current Number/ Total number of movie, picture, voice, or music. Magnification Indicator. 29 Movie Playback Operation 1. Use Up/Down buttons to select the Movie option. 2. Press Enter button to go to Movie Playback Mode. Display Screen 3. Use Right/Left buttons to go to the next or last movie. 4. Press Shutter button to play and press it again to pause. 5. Press Enter button to go to the movie option menu. 6. Use direction buttons to select six options, Thumbnail, Delete, Lock, Repeat One, Repeat All, or Exit. 30 Thumbnail Function Operation 1. Use direction buttons to select the Thumbnail option ( ). Display Screen 2. Press Enter button to view nine thumbnail movies. 3. To play a movie, use direction buttons to select the movie and press Enter button to view. 31 Delete Movies Operation 1. Use direction buttons to select the Delete option ( ). Display Screen 2. Press Enter button to go to the Delete menu. 3. Use Right/Left buttons to select the movie. 4. Use Up button to delete all movies and Down button to delete single movie. 5. Before a movie is deleted, a confirmation screen will appear; choosing "Yes" will execute the operation, "No" will cancel the operation. 6. Press Enter button to exit. 2/5 Note If a memory card is fitted, you can delete only those movies stored on the card. Note Movies on a written-protected memory card cannot be deleted. Note The delete function will only erase unlocked movies. Locked movies must be unlocked before being deleted. 32 Lock Movies Single or all movies can be locked. This function can prevent the movies from being deleted accidentally. Operation 1. Use direction buttons to select the Lock option ( 2. Press Enter button to go to the Lock menu. ). Display Screen 3. Use Right/Left buttons to select the movie. 4. Use Up button to lock/unlock all movies and Down button to lock/unlock single movie. 5. Before a movie is locked/unlocked, a confirmation screen will appear; choosing "Yes" will execute the operation, "No" will cancel the operation. 6. Press Enter button to exit. Repeat Movies This function automatically repeats playing single movie or all movies in order. Operation 1. Use direction buttons to select the Repeat One option ( or Repeat All option ( ). 2. Press Enter button to start repeating. ) Display Screen 33 34 Picture Playback Operation 1. Use Up/Down buttons to select the Picture option. 2. Press Enter button to go to Picture Playback Mode. Display Screen 3. Use Right/Left buttons to go to the next or last picture. 4. While the picture is selected, use Tele/Wide buttons to magnify. 5. Use direction buttons to navigate the magnified picture. 6. Press Enter button to go to the picture option menu. 7. Use direction buttons to select six options, Thumbnail, Delete, Slide, DPOF, Lock, or Exit. 35 Thumbnail Function Operation 1. Use direction buttons to select the Thumbnail option ( ). Display Screen 2. While selecting Thumbnail option, press Enter button to view nine thumbnail pictures. 3. To view a picture, use direction buttons to select the picture. 4. Press Enter button to view the selected picture. 36 Delete Picture Operation 1. Use direction buttons to select the Delete option ( ). Display Screen 2. Press Enter button to go to the Delete menu. 3. Use Right/Left buttons to select the picture. 4. Use Up button to delete all pictures and Down button to delete single picture. 5. Before a picture is deleted, a confirmation screen will appear; choosing "Yes" will execute the operation, "No" will cancel the operation. 6. Press Enter button to exit. 2/5 Note If a memory card is fitted, you can delete only those pictures stored on the card. Note Pictures on a written-protected memory card cannot be deleted. Note The delete function will only erase unlocked pictures. Locked pictures must be unlocked before being deleted. 37 Make Slide Show This function automatically repeats all pictures in order. Operation 1. Use direction buttons to select the Slide option ( ). Display Screen 2. Press Enter button to start the slide show; Press it again to stop. About DPOF This camera supports DPOF (Digital Print Order Format). DPOF makes printing your pictures extremely easy. After the DPOF is created on the memory card, all of the selected pictures can be printed simply by inserting the memory card into the memory-card slot of any DPOF compatible printer. Operation 1. Use direction buttons to select the DPOF option ( Display Screen ). 38 2. Press Enter button to go to the DPOF menu. 3. Use Right/Left buttons to select the picture. 4. Use Up button to set/cancel all DPOF pictures and Down button to set/cancel single DPOF picture. 5. Before a picture is set/cancel DPOF, a confirmation screen will appear; choosing "Yes" will execute the operation, "No" will cancel the operation. 6. Press Enter button to exit. 2/5 Lock Pictures Single or all pictures can be locked. This function can prevent the pictures from being deleted accidentally. Operation 1. Use direction buttons to select the Lock option ( ). Display Screen 2. Press Enter button to go to the Lock menu. 3. Use Right/Left buttons to select the picture. 4. Use Up button to lock/unlock all pictures and Down button to lock/unlock single picture. 5. Before a picture is locked/unlocked, a confirmation screen will appear; choosing "Yes" will execute the operation, "No" will cancel the operation. 6. Press Enter button to exit. 39 Voice Playback Direction buttons Function In Voice Playback Mode, the direction buttons have the following functions: Enter Button Up Botton Right/ Left buttonsSelect the last or next voice. Up/Down buttonsAdjust the voice playback volume. Left Button Down Button Right Button Enter buttonSwitch to voice option menu. Operation 1. Use Up/Down buttons to select the Voice option. 2. Press Enter button to go to Voice Playback Mode. Display Screen 3. Use Right/Left buttons to go to the next or last voice recording. 4. Press Shutter button to start playing back the selected voice. Press it again to stop. 5. Use Up/Down buttons to adjust the volume. 6. Press Enter button to go to the voice playback option menu. 40 7.Use Up button to select Delete option and Down button to select Repeat option. 8. Press Up button once to repeat single voice; Press twice to repeat all voice recording. 9. Press it again to disable the repeat function. 10.The repeat icons will be different while selecting Repeat One option and Repeat All option. 11. To delete a voice, use Right/Left buttons to select the voice. 12. Use Up button to delete all voice recordings and Down button to delete single voice recording. 13. Before a voice is deleted, a confirmation screen will appear; choosing "Yes" will execute the operation, "No" will cancel the operation. 14. Press Enter button to exit. \MP3\JC-Somebody 41 Section 5 Listening to MP3 Music MP3 Music MP3 is a compressed audio file format. The MP3 music can be downloaded from some MP3 web sites. Transfer MP3 Music to the camera 1. Install the camera driver on your computer. 2. Connect your camera to the computer USB port. 3. The Red LED will light when the camera is connected to the computer and in Mass Storage Mode. 4. Transfer MP3 music to the MP3 folder. 5. Once all the music is transferred, disconnect the USB cable from the PC. Listen to MP3 Music Operation 1. In Playback Mode, use Up/Down buttons to select the Music option Display Screen 2. Use Right/Left buttons to select MP3 you want to play. 42 3. Press shutter button to play MP3 4. Press shutter button again to stop playing. 5. Press Up/Down buttons to adjust volume. 6. Press Enter button to go to repeat menu. 7. Press Down button once to repeat current MP3( 8. Press Down button twice to repeat all MP3( 9. Press Enter button to exit. ). ). Listen to MP3 Music with earphone MP3 stored in the camera can be played either by built-in speaker, or Earphone, or TV. When the earphone cable is plugged in the camera, the option menu of Earphone/TV pops out on the LCD Screen. Choose earphone or TV and press Enter button to validate the setting. 43 Section 6 Viewing MPEG4 Movie on PC MPEG4 Movie MPEG4, the multimedia format and compression standards, is a cutting-edge compression technology developed by MPEG (Motion Picture Expert Group). It not only enhances the image quality but also improves the efficiency of recording capacity. MPEG4 is adopted in this camera to take DVD-quality MPEG4 movies. The MPEG4 movie format of AVI is used in this camera. View MPEG4 Movie on PC When playing an MPEG4 movie for the first time, MPEG4 Video Codec Xvid should be installed in PC. To do this: (1) Insert the CD-ROM into the computer's CD-ROM drive. Click "Install Device Driver"" ( Install MPEG4 Video Codec Xivd) and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. (2) Start video player such as Widows Media Player to view MPEG4 AVI Movies. Share MPEG4 Movie You can share the recorded MPEG4 movies to your friends via internet or CD. Make sure MPEG4 Video Codec Xvid is installed in your friends' PC. MPEG4 Video Codec Xvid is available in the provided CD or can be downloaded from Internet. Correctly Viewing Portraits on your PC Your camera with two-shutter design is convenient for taking landscapes and portraits. Press shutter on the side to take a Landscape (Figure1) or the shutter on the front to take a Portrait (Figure 2). The default image output of the camera is Landscape Mode. Before viewing portraits taken by the camera correctly on PC, rotate them in 90 degree to the right or left with Ulead VideoStudio 7.0. Refer to section 8 for the operation of image rotation. 44 Landscape Portraits Shutter Shutter Figure1 Figure 2 45 Section 7 Viewing Pictures and Movies on a TV You can view stored movies and pictures on a television. To connect to a television: 1. Connect one end of the AV cable to your camera's AV Out port. 2. Connect the other end of the cable to a television. 3. The option menu of Earphone/TV pops out on the LCD Screen. 4. Choose TV option and press Enter button to validate the setting. 5. The steps for viewing stored pictures and movie on a TV are exactly the same as for viewing them on the LCD monitor. Note The LCD monitor does not work when the camera is connected to a television. 46 Section 8 Transferring Data to a Computer Installing the Digital Camera Driver Before connecting this camera to a computer for the first time, you should install a driver on the computer. The driver is on the CD-ROM disc provided in the package. To install the driver: 1. Insert the CD-ROM into the computer's CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen will appear. 2. Click "Install Device Driver". Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Depending on your operating system, you may have to restart your computer after installing the driver. Connecting Your Camera to a Computer You can transfer pictures, movies or voice recordings stored on your camera to a computer and send them in emails to friends or post them on websites. To do this you should: 1. Install the camera driver on your computer. 2. Connect the computer and camera with the supplied mini USB 2.0 cable. 3. Default mode is Mass Storage Mode when the camera connects to PC 4. Transfer pictures or movies or MP3 or voice recordings Mass Storage Device Mode The RED LED will light up when the camera is connected to the computer. Movies, pictures and voice recordings can be found on your computer at "My Computer\Removable Disk\DCIM\". Under this mode, you can read, delete, move, or copy any movie/picture/voice recording you want. Use the bundled Ulead application software to edit the movies or pictures. PC Camera Mode When in Mass Storage Device Mode, press MODE button to switch to PC Camera Mode and the GREEN LED will light up. Under this mode, you can implement live video conference meetings or use video email over the Internet. 47 Installing Bundled Software The CD-ROM supplied with this camera contains five pieces of software. Ulead VideoStudio 7.0 is a user-friendly application that helps you read, edit and organize images. Ulead Photo Express 4.0 allows you to edit movies and is equally easy to use. Ulead Cool 360 is a Picture Panorama Editor that can create 360° and Wide-angle picture panoramas Acrobat Reader is a popular program that you need to have installed to read the User's Manual. Many computer users will find they already have this software installed on their computer. MPEG4 Video Codec Xvid, this decode software has to be installed for correctly viewing the movies you record. The detail information can be found in online help of all the bundled software. To install the bundled software 1. Insert the CD-ROM into your computer's CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen appears. 2. Select the piece(s) of software you want to install from the list, then click ¡§Install Application Software¡¨. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. 48