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82-420-90010v1.0

User's Manual

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Page 1: ...User s Manual User s Manual English...

Page 2: ...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 li...

Page 3: ...camera 9 Turning off your camera 9 Using the LCD monitor 10 Reading LCD indicators 11 Setting time and language 12 Recording a video clip 13 Taking a still picture 15 Recording a voice clip 16 Recordi...

Page 4: ...iewing Playing les on your PC 37 File location 38 Using PC Camera 39 Installing the software 39 Starting the application 39 Using the PC Camera 42 Appendix A 45 Troubleshooting 45 Flicker Settings 48...

Page 5: ...Microphone Speaker Strap hook Power button Direction buttons Earphone connector Next button Fast forward button LCD monitor Record button Menu button Mode button Shutter button Focus switch Previous b...

Page 6: ...are Keep the battery away from re or high temperature environment over 140 F or 60 C Do not drop the battery or try to disassemble it If the battery is not used for long periods fully discharge and ch...

Page 7: ...e that the metallic contacts must be aligned with the contacts in the charger Charging indicator Power indicator To a wall outlet Battery pack 3 The charging indicator turns red and the charge starts...

Page 8: ...n 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 se...

Page 9: ...8 Attaching the carrying strap 1 Thread one end of the strap into the strap hook 2 Thread the strap as illustrated on the right...

Page 10: ...ing off your camera Press and hold down the Power button for 1 3 seconds to turn off the camera OR If the camera stays inactive for a long period of time it may automatically shut down due to the Auto...

Page 11: ...e rotated to the following positions 1 Open the LCD monitor 2 Rotate the LCD monitor The LCD monitor can be rotated up to 270 degrees as indicated You can position the panel at any angle to serve your...

Page 12: ...ecordings Selftimer Zoom ratio Storage medium 1 Video resolution Mode icon Flash mode 1 This icon will change according to the storage medium you are using internal memory memory card Playback mode 00...

Page 13: ...he Direction buttons toward right to enter the sub menu 5 Move the Direction buttons left or right to shift between items Move the Direction buttons up or down to adjust the value Press the OK key or...

Page 14: ...close ups The focus is adjustable during recording 70cm 28 50cm 70cm 20 28 2 Zooming Move the Direction buttons up or down to zoom in or zoom out the screen The maximum magni cation is 4X The zoom fu...

Page 15: ...14 Recording a video clip continued 3 Press the Record button to start recording 4 Press the Record button again to stop recording 2 0 0008 00 00 07 Timer...

Page 16: ...onditions Select for scenery photos Select only for close ups 70cm 28 50cm 70cm 20 28 2 Zooming Use the Zoom button or Up Down key to zoom in or zoom out the screen Adjust other advanced settings if n...

Page 17: ...K key to enter 2 Press the Record button to start recording Before or during recording you can move the Direction buttons toward left or right to adjust microphone sensibility thus setting the sound v...

Page 18: ...sure that the images displayed on the TV or DVD player is also displayed on the camera s LCD monitor 5 Press the Record button to start recording 6 Press the Record button again to stop recording The...

Page 19: ...ttons to move left or right Picture Zoom in out Use the Direction buttons to move up or down Lock Release zoom ratio When the zoom ratio is greater than 1 0x press the OK key Browse the enlarged pictu...

Page 20: ...r PC see page 34 2 Copy les to the camera After the camera is connected to the PC double click on My Computer and you will nd a removable disk Create a MP3 folder in the removable disk and then you ca...

Page 21: ...tracks Use the Direction buttons to move up or down Or press the Next button or Previous button Start playing Press the OK key or the Play Pause button Pause Resume playing During playing While paused...

Page 22: ...ing them with your friends and family Video Audio AV Mode TV USB TV OUT 1 Turn on your TV and switch the TV to AV mode The TV system is different across countries To con gure the TV out setting please...

Page 23: ...tions How to Action Bring up the menu Press the Menu button Move the highlight bar Use the Direction buttons to move up or down Enter sub menu Con rm an item Press the OK key Exit menu Go back to uppe...

Page 24: ...Set picture resolution to 2048x1536 6M Set picture resolution to 2816x2112 8 Mega pixel Camera 3M Set picture resolution to 2048x1536 5M Set picture resolution to 2560x1920 8M Set picture resolution...

Page 25: ...ing or environments with high color temperature Tungsten This setting is suitable for indoor recording with incandescent lamp lighting or environments with low color temperature Photo Frame 1 10 This...

Page 26: ...r too dark A positive value indicates the image will be brighter than usual while a negative value makes the image dimmer Selftimer On Enable the selftimer After the selftimer is turned on the camera...

Page 27: ...n individually into one photo Off Disable the Two in One function NightShot On This setting allows you to take a photograph with a dark background Since the shutter speed will slow down when taking ph...

Page 28: ...rst frames of MPEG les will be displayed You can press the Menu button to stop the slide show Print One Print current image when connected to a PictBridge ready printer All Print all images when conn...

Page 29: ...the Menu button Item Description Delete One Delete current track Cancel Cancel action Menu items in Voice mode Power on Press the Mode button Enter the Voice mode Press the Menu button Item Descriptio...

Page 30: ...page 48 TV out NTSC Set TV system compatibility to NTSC This option is suitable for America Taiwan Japan and Korea areas PAL Set TV system compatibility to PAL This option is suitable for Germany Eng...

Page 31: ...you select the language used for OSD Default Yes Restore factory defaults Note that your current settings will be overridden No Cancel action USB Mode Menu When connected to a PC the camera displays a...

Page 32: ...ge compatible printer follow these steps 1 Power on the camera 2 Set the camera USB mode to Printer page 30 3 Open the connector cover and connect one end of the accessory USB cable to the camera 4 Co...

Page 33: ...down all other applications running on your computer If the autorun screen does not appear automatically double click on My Computer and then the CD ROM drive Then start the Setup exe program manually...

Page 34: ...ecs have been installed in your computer please click on Yes and follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation 5 Install Direct X 9 0c or above After the codecs installation is comple...

Page 35: ...USB cable to your camera The default is set to Disk mode if you would like to set other modes as default please refer to USB Mode section on page 30 for more information Notice for Windows 2000 XP ME...

Page 36: ...er the camera is connected to your computer a dialogue window will appear automatically Please select the item Open folder to view les using Windows Explorer and click OK For Windows 2000 ME XP users...

Page 37: ...36 Copying les to the PC continued 2 Double click on the DCIM le folder 3 Double click on the 100MEDIA le folder 4 Drag the target le into My Documents or the destination folder...

Page 38: ...37 Viewing Playing les on your PC 1 Double click on My Documents or any other folder that stores your les 2 Double click on the desired le and the le will be opened by the program matching the le type...

Page 39: ...uter a removable disk will appear in your computer The removable disk actually represents the storage medium of your camera In the disk you can nd all of your recordings Refer to the gure below to see...

Page 40: ...computer Turn on the camera and then connect the camera to your computer using the accessory USB cable See page 34 for more details 2 Switch to Camera mode Press the Menu button to bring up the optio...

Page 41: ...the best driver for your device and click Next to continue 3 During installation some users may need to insert a licensed 98SE CD into the CD ROM drive for copying the needed les 4 Follow the on scree...

Page 42: ...e PC Camera program Double click the icon on the Desktop to start the program After the program starts you can begin to use the PC camera function If you cannot nd the program shortcut on the desktop...

Page 43: ...ording Snapshot Format Source Start Stop preview window Setting Open album Select video source Sub menu available To view pictures taken by the PC Camera please click on to open the photo album Or as...

Page 44: ...icon Taking a snapshot Click on the icon to take a snapshot Con guring format options Color Space Select one of the following functions according to your needs RGB 24 This item is for retaining bette...

Page 45: ...ngested when using PC Camera slide the bar toward Faster Video to avoid this problem Con guring icker options If you take your camera abroad and find the screen of your computer flickers when using PC...

Page 46: ...o reactivate the display Can not take pictures or video clips when pressing the Shutter or Record button Out of memory Free some space from the SD MMC card or the internal memory The camera is recharg...

Page 47: ...tion during operation The camera encounters software failure Remove the battery pack and replace it into the compartment Then power on the camera The recorded pictures appear too blurred The focus is...

Page 48: ...ected to the PC via the USB cable before installing the driver Install the driver before plugging in the USB cable The TV screen does not display after connecting the camera to the TV The camera is no...

Page 49: ...s message will show up Please Change Battery The battery life of the camera is low You should replace the battery with a new one immediately Memory Full The storage memory is full and can not store an...

Page 50: ...ill picture 8 Mega pixel camera 6 Mega pixel camera 8M 5M 3M 6M 3M 1M Flash memory 16MB for storage 20 30 50 25 50 170 SD MMC card 128MB 130 210 300 170 300 1000 SD MMC card 256MB 260 420 600 340 600...

Page 51: ...are recommended to replace the battery when the icon indicates low battery life Battery Life Indicator Still picture Video clip Number of shots Recording time minute 290 90 shoot every 30 seconds ash...

Page 52: ...at the same time It s easy Three simple steps are all it takes Refer to page 54 for more information System requirements To install and run the MediaConverter your system must meet the following minim...

Page 53: ...upported le types for conversion AVI Microsoft Video 1 format Cinepak Intel Indeo uncompressed etc MPEG 1 in MPEG MPG MPE DAT VCD MPEG1 MPEG 4 in AVI format MPEG 4 in ASF WMV QuickTime MOV QuickTime 6...

Page 54: ...53 Appendix B Converting les...

Page 55: ...e types you d like to display b Preview highlighted les to be sure that they re the ones you want Check the AutoPlay box to start the playback automatically after you click a le 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2...

Page 56: ...ent user My documents However you ll most likely want to save the files to your portable device In this case make sure your device is connected and then click Select Destination and choose the device...

Page 57: ...A 320 x 240 default and VGA 640 x 480 File Format MPEG 4 encoded AVI les WMV les or MPEG 4 encoded ASF les Video Bitrate Options include 500KB 1 0MB 1 5MB 2 0 MB default 2 5 MB and 3 0 MB Audio Bitrat...

Page 58: ...nce all the les have been converted and stored to the location you selected Playing the converted ASF les in your camera To play the video clips or movies MPEG 4 in ASF format only converted by ArcSof...

Page 59: ...r 6 Paste the les into 100MEDIA le folder 7 Change the le names to CLIP ASF could be any 4 digit number from 0001 to 9999 The le name must follow the naming principle of your camera so that the camera...

Page 60: ...mat ASF JPEG WAV MP3 Video frame rate 640x480 up to 30fps 320x240 up to 30fps Internal memory 32MB ash memory 16MB for storage External memory SD MMC Max 2GB LCD display 2 4 TFT LCD TV out NTSC PAL sy...

Page 61: ...2000 XP CPU Pentium III or above System RAM 128MB or above Graphic Card 64MB 24 bit true color CD ROM speed 4x or above Software Direct X 9 0c or above and Windows Media Player Codecs Other USB conne...

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