Digital Video User Guide Table of Contents Getting Started Getting to Know Your Digital Video............................................... 4 Using the Panel............................................................. .......... 6 Preparation........................................................................... 7 Power..................................................................................10 Modes..................................................................................11 DV Mode Taking Movies........................................................................15 Video Out........................................................................... 16 DSC Mode Taking Pictures......................................................................17 DVR Mode Recording Voice Messages........................................................ 19 MP3 Mode Listening To MP3 Music............................................................ 21 PLAYBACK Mode Basic Playback.......................................................................23 Advance Playback...................................................................25 En 2 Main Functions Changing the Quality Setting.....................................................27 Using Macro Select Dial............................................................ 29 Using Self-timer......................................................................30 Using AE Lock........................................................................ 31 Using Guide Line/The LCD Display............................................... 32 Using Hold............................................................................ 33 Volume Adjust........................................................................33 Advanced Functions Attention Icon...................................................................... 34 Menu.................................................................................. 35 Notice for video clip playback on PC............................................ 41 En 3 Getting Started En 4 Getting to Know Your Digital Video Front View Strap Mount Speaker Shutter Zoom Power Button Lens Status LED Indicator Microphone Back View AE-Lock Power Indicator/ Charge Indicator LCD Viewfinder Panel Getting Started Getting to Know Your Digital Video-continued Side View DC IN jack USB port Earphone jack AV out Battery/SD/MMC Cover SD/MMC card Slot Battery Slot En 5 Getting Started En 6 Using the Panel Display Menu DV/DSC/DVR/MP3 Mode Switch Exit/ Stop Record/ Playback Mode Switch Play/Pause/ Enter Back/Down/Self-timer Volume/Hold(Press 2 Sec.) Next/Up/Resolution Getting Started Preparation Loading Battery 1 Slide door in the direction of arrow. 2 Insert the battery as shown below. Inserting the SD/MMC Card 1 Repeat STEP 1. mentioned above. 2 Insert SD/MMC card as shown right. En 7 Getting Started En 8 Preparation-continued Attaching the Carry Strap 1 Insert the thin end of the strap into the strap mount. 2 Press the other end of the strap through the loop of thin cord and pull tight. Attaching the Strap connected to the lens cover 1 Insert the thin end of the strap into the strap mount. 2 Press the other end of the strap through the loop of thin cord and pull tight. Getting Started Preparation-continued Charging this Digital Video You have two ways to charge this Digital Video. One is to charge this Digital Video by USB, the other is to charge it by AC adapter(optional). To Charge this Digital Video by USB 1 2 Connect USB between this Digital Video and a computer. The Charge indicator will light in red and start charging. If the battery is fully charged, the charging indicator will be off. USB Cable USB port To Charge this Digital Video by AC Adapter (optional). 1 2 Connect the AC adapter(5V, 500mA) to the DC IN jack and a household power outlet. The Charge indicator will light in red and start charging. Note: If you charge this Digital Video while turning POWER on, the charge speed will slow down. En 9 Getting Started En 10 Power Power On/Off Nudge the Power slider to activate your Digital Video. When Power is on, the Power indicator lights in green. Nudge it again to turn this Digital Video off. Power Low If your battery is low, you will see a battery icon ( )shown on the top center of the LCD. If your battery is about to run out, you will see a blinking battery icon ( ) shown on the top center of the LCD. Your Digital Video will turn off itself in several seconds. Getting Started Modes Power On DV Record Mode DSC Record Mode DVR Record Mode MP3 Mode USB connected PLAYBACK Mode Mass Storage Mode PC Camera Mode En 11 Getting Started En 12 Modes-continued DV Mode/DSC Mode/DVR Mode/MP3 Mode/PLAYBACK Mode There are four main modes and PLAYBACK mode in this Digital Video. The four main modes are DV Mode, DSC Mode, DVR Mode and MP3 Mode. 1.DV Mode: take videos with sound 2.DSC Mode: take pictures 3.DVR Mode: record voice messages. 4.MP3 Mode: listen to MP3 music. You can switch among these four modes by pressing . By pressing , you can switch to PLAYBACK mode to review your videos, pictures and voice messages. DV Mode/DSC Mode/DVR mode shares the same PLAYBACK mode. You can switch back to the previous mode by pressing again. Getting Started Modes-continued Connected to PC(Mass Storage Mode/PC Camera Mode) USB Cable USB port Using Console (Not Available for MAC) By connecting your Digital Video to a computer, the Console opens. Meanwhile your Digital Video switches to Mass Storage, too. You may choose either to transfer the camera data through Console program or through Mass Storage Mode. En 13 Getting Started En 14 Modes-continued Mass Storage Mode Connect your Digital Video to a computer, it will turn to Mass Storage Mode. In Mass Storage Mode, your Digital Video acts exactly like a hard disk. That means you can access it via the Windows user interface. You can copy, move or delete files (pictures, movies, voice messages or MP3 music) exactly the way you manipulate files under Windows user interface. Note: 1.Please do not copy any files into the DCIM folder of your Digital Video. Otherwise it may cause Digital Video unstable or crash. 2.Remember to copy the MP3 files into the MP3 folder of your Digital Video. PC Camera Mode You can connect this Digital Video to a computer with its supplied USB cable and use it as a PC camera. After USB connecting, the screen will show as below. By pressing , it will turn to PC Camera Mode. With a compatible video capture program, you can capture movies. DV Mode Taking Movies Taking Your First Movie 1 Press Power 2 Switch to DV Mode 2 Slide Zoom-in or Zoom-out to frame your picture (Note: You can still use ZOOM while recording.) Zoom in or Zoom out 3 Press Shutter to start recording 4 Press Shutter again to stop En 15 DV Mode En 16 Taking Movies-continued The recording timer While you're filming, the recording timer will be displayed on the LCD. Before Recording Total estimative recordable time While Recording The recording time Video Out Video Out This Digital Video can output analog video to a home TV set. To configure the Digital Video, please refer to the section NTSC/PAL. DSC Mode Taking Pictures Taking Your First Picture 1 Press Power 2 Switch to DSC Mode 3 Press Zoom-in or Zoom-out to frame your picture Zoom in or Zoom out 4 Press Shutter to take a picture En 17 DSC Mode En 18 Taking Pictures-continued The Picture Counter You can see the picture counter displayed on the top right corner of your LCD. First, it will show the number of the total recordable files of this Digital Video. For example, it shows "20" on the top right corner of your LCD; that is to say, there are "20" recordable files for you to take pictures. If you have taken 1 picture, your LCD will display "19". Before Taking Pictures Total estimative recordable files After Taking Pictures The left estimative recordable files DVR Mode Recording Voice Messages Recording Your Voice Messages 1 Press Power 2 Switch to DVR Mode 3 Press Shutter to start recording 4 Press Shutter again to stop En 19 DVR Mode En 20 Recording Voice Messages-continued The recording timer While you are recording voice messages, the recording timer will show on the top right corner of your LCD. Before Recording Total estimative recordable time After Recording Total recording time ...