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Setting up your camera

In the box

1. Make sure that an SD card is inserted into the camera.

2. Turn on the camera, and press the 

[HOME]

 

button, then press the 

[Movie 

     Mode]

 touch key.  The 

Video Mode Screen

 

is displayed.

3. Press the 

[SHUTTER] 

button, the camera starts recording video.

4. To stop recording and save, press the 

[SHUTTER]

 button again.  

1. Turn on the camera, and press the 

[HOME]

 

button, then press the 

[Playback]

 

     touch key to enter

 

Playback mode

.

2

. Use the 

[       ] 

and 

[      ]

  

touch keys to scroll through the video and picture 

    files.

Video Playback

1. If you select a video, press the 

[     ] 

touch key (play video) to start the video 

    playback.  The video starts playing and the touch key icons change.  

2. Use the video playback touch keys to:

     

[     ] 

rewind / 

[     ] 

fast forward / 

[ II ]

 pause / 

[      ] 

return to Playback mode

Picture Playback

1. If you select a picture, use the touch key’s as shown below to control picture 

    playback.

2.  To view pictures in thumbnail mode, press the 

[     ]

 touch key (zoom out)

    while zoomed out all the way.

Location of controls

System Settings

Playback Mode Settings

Camera modes

        Video Mode

          Playback Mode

Using your camera

SD card installation

This camera has no internal memory and requires an SD card (not included) to 

take and save pictures or record videos.  The camera can support SD cards up to 

16GB

.  To install the SD card into the camera, follow the steps below:

1. Turn off the camera.

2. Insert the SD card into the card slot (as shown below) until it clicks and locks 

    into place.  Make sure the metal contacts are facing the front of the camera.

3. To remove the card, gently push it in until it pops out.

Battery Installation

1. Open the battery cover by pressing and sliding the battery lock. 

2. Insert 3 alkaline “AAA” size batteries (not included) into the compartment.

3. Close the battery cover. 

Turning the camera on/off

1. To turn the camera on, press and HOLD the 

[POWER]

 button until

    the display turns on.

   

2. To turn the camera off, press and HOLD the 

[POWER]

 button until 

    the display turns off.

Touch keys

This camera has four touch keys which perform different actions depending on 

what you are doing with the camera. For example:  

A) In picture mode the four touch keys will be:

B) In playback mode the four touch keys will be: 

Mini

USB

Port

[POWER]

 button

[SHUTTER]

 Button

Microphone

Touch keys

Touch keys

[HOME] 

button

[HOME] 

button

[MENU] 

button

Battery 

compartment

Playback Mode - Playback videos or view pictures

Picture Mode - Take Pictures

Video Mode - Record videos

Setup - make changes to the camera’s settings

When you turn on the camera, the default mode is Photo Mode.  To switch 

modes, press the 

[HOME]

 button, then use the touch keys to select from one of 

four modes.

Use the touch keys to select from one of the following options:

1. Video Mode Icon
2. SD card indicator
3. Recording time (video)
4.  

[Zoom in]

 touch key

5. 

[Zoom out]

 touch key

6. 

[Display] 

touch key 

7. 

[LED light]

 touch key

8. Battery Indicator
9. Macro/Infinity mode
10. White balance
11.  Metering
12. Frame rate
13. Video quality

1

3

2

8

9

10

11

12

13

4

7

5

6

AUTO

      LED light

In Video Mode press the 

[     ]

 touch

key to turn the LED light On.  This is

useful for low light situations.

1. Press the 

[     ]

 touch key to turn the LED on.

2. Press the 

[     ]

 touch key again to turn the LED off.

Zoom

Use the 

[    ]

 and 

[     ]

 touch keys to zoom

in and out when recording video, 

taking photos or viewing still images.

Display mode

Use the 

[DIS]

 touch key to switch the display modes 

between:

 icons showing / icons off / display off 

when

recording video or taking photos.

1. Make sure that an SD card is inserted into the camera.
2. Turn on the camera, the  

Standby

 

Picture Mode Screen

 is displayed and the 

    camera is in 

Picture Mode

3. Press the 

[SHUTTER]

 button to take a picture. 

     Self timer and continuous shooting

1. While in picture mode, press the

 [MENU] 

    button, then press the 

[NEXT]

 touch key, then 

    press the 

[Driver Mode]

 touch key. 

2. Use the touch keys to select from  2 second 

    self-timer, 10 second self-timer or Burst.

3. When you select 2 or 10 seconds self timer, 

    the timer starts counting down from 2 or 10 

    seconds, and the camera takes a picture;  when 

    you select burst, the camera takes 3 pictures 

    continuously.

4. Press the

 

[SHUTTER]

 

button to start self 

    timer or burst snapshot.

5. To turn off the self timer or Burst feature repeat step 1 then select “Off”.

        

         LED light indicator

While in Picture Mode press the 

[      ]

  touch key repeatedly to select from:  

Picture Mode

2

1

8

7

10

9

12

11

13

14

15

16

17

18

5

3

AUTO

1.  Picture Mode Icon
2.  Picture quality
3.  Sharpness
4.  ISO
5.  Exposure mode
6.  Scene mode
7.  SD card indicator
8.  Pictures remaining
9.  

[Zoom in]

 touch key

10. 

[Zoom out]

 touch key

11. 

[Display] 

touch key 

12. 

[LED light]

 touch key

13. Battery indicator
14. Macro / Infinity mode
15. White balance
16. Metering
17. Effect mode
18. Picture size

• Make sure the Lock switch on the SD card is in the UNLOCKED position.

• A card can only be inserted one way: do not use force when inserting the card.

• Inserting or removing a card while the camera is on may damage the card, files 

  stored on the card, or the camera.

This camera has an auto-shutoff feature which can be set for specific times (refer to 

System Settings

 > 

Power Save

).

Slideshow, Effect, Rotate, and Resize will only be options when a picture (jpg) is being 

viewed.

USB Cable

(connects to your

computer)

Requires 3 AAA batteries (not included)

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Settings

Tripod mount

SD card slot

or

 

AAA Batteries

[POWER]

 button

4

6

System Settings Options

set time of review after picture is taken (off, 1 sec, 3 sec).

AUTO REVIEW

(The Camera’s default setting is 60hz for the USA and North America)

50Hz / 60Hz

POWER FREQUENCY

Select 1,3, or 5 minutes.  To conserve battery power, the camera
will shut off if no buttons are pressed within the selected time.

POWER SAVE

Set the camera’s date and time.

DATE & TIME

Set the camera’s language

LANGUAGE

MSDC or PCCAM (Only select PCCAM when you would like to 

use the camera as a webcam then be sure to change back to MSDC

when using as camera).

Erase all data on the SD card

USB

FORMAT

Reset the camera’s settings to factory default.

DEFAULT SETTING

Playback Mode Settings Options

Lock one or all of your picture and video files.  When locked the files
will not be to be deleted.

LOCK

“One” (Delete the currently displayed video or picture) or “All”

DELETE

Start a slide show, and adjust the slide show settings.

SLIDE SHOW

Select from various special effects.

EFFECT

Rotate the picture.

ROTATE

Resize the picture.

RESIZE

To make changes to the playback mode settings , follow the instructions below:

1. Make sure you are in playback mode (press the 

[HOME]

 button, then press 

    the 

[Playback]

 touch icon).

2. Press the 

[MENU]

 button.  The 

Playback Mode Settings 

will open.

3. Use the 

[

NEXT

]

 touch key to scroll to more options.  

4. Use the touch keys to make changes to the following 

Playback Mode Settings

 

    where you can change the options below.r

To make changes to the camera’s settings , follow the instructions below:

1. Press the 

[HOME]

 button, then press the 

[Setup]

 touch key.  The system 

    settings screen will open. 

2. Use the 

[

NEXT

]

 touch key to scroll to more options.  

3. Use the touch keys to make changes to the following system settings where 

    you can change the options below.

Video Mode Settings

Video Mode Settings Options

MOVIE SIZE

640X480 (Higher quality video / shorter recording time)
320X240 (lower quality video / longer recording time)

METERING

Center / Multi / Spot

30 Frames Per Second (Higher quality video / shorter recording time)
15 Frames Per Second (Lower quality video / longer recording time)

FRAME RATE

Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Fluorescent / Tungsten

WHITE BALANCE

Video Mode Settings Screen

Picture Mode Settings Screen

Playback Mode Settings Screen

To make changes to the video mode settings , follow the instructions below:

1. Make sure you are in video mode (press the 

[HOME]

 button, then press the

     

[Movie Mode]

 touch icon).

2. Press the 

[MENU]

 button.  The 

Video Mode Settings Screen

 will open.

3. Use the 

[

NEXT

]

 touch key to scroll to more options.  

4. Use the touch keys to make changes to the following 

Video Mode Settings

 

    where you can change the options below.

Picture  Mode Settings

Picture Mode Settings Options

· 

1M (1280x1024) / 3M (2048x1536) / 5M (2592x1944) / 8M (3264x2448)
/ 12M (4000x3000) (Higher picture resolution takes up more space on
the card).

Super fine / Fine / Normal

Center / Multi / Spot

Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Fluorescent / Tungsten

RESOLUTION

QUALITY
METERING
WHITE BALANCE

Adjust the exposure

EXPOSURE

“Off” (disables the self timer), “2” or “10” second options 
(self timer), “Burst” (3 frame shot)

DRIVER MODE

Norma / B&W / Sephia / Negative / Red / Green / Blue

EFFECT

Auto / Landscape / Portrait / Night Portrait / Beach / Sport / Dinner 
/ High sensitivity

SCENE

AUTO / 100 /  200 / 400 / 800 

ISO

Soft / Normal / Sharp

SHARPNESS

To make changes to the picture mode settings , follow the instructions below:

1. Make sure you are in picture mode (press the 

[HOME]

 button, then press the

     

[Still Image]

 touch icon).

2. Press the 

[MENU]

 button.  The 

Picture Mode Settings Screen

 will open.

3. Use the 

[

NEXT

]

 touch key to scroll to more options.  

4. Use the touch keys to make changes to the following 

Picture Mode Settings

 

    where you can change the options below.

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HOME

MENU

HOME

MENU

Playback

Still Image

Movie Mode

Setup

HOME

MENU

Auto Review

Power Frequency

Power save

HOME

MENU

P

HOME

MENU

3M

Nor

Video Mode Screen

Picture screen
touch keys

Video screen
touch keys

Play video

Thumbnail mode

Scroll to previous file

Scroll to next file

HOME

MENU

Zoom in

Zoom out / Thumbnail mode

Scroll to previous file

Scroll to next file

HOME

MENU

JPG

JPG

NEXT

OFF

60Hz

5min

HOME

MENU

Resolution

Quality

Metering

NEXT

5M

HOME

MENU

Movie Size

Frame Rate

Metering

NEXT

HOME

MENU

Lock

Delete

Slideshow

NEXT

EVC1800

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