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Contents

Safety Precautions................................................................................. 1

The Components Guide......................................................................... 2

Specifications......................................................................................... 4

User instruction.......................................................................................6

Operation Instructions.......................................................................... 12

Other functions.................................................................................... 21

Maintenance and security.................................................................... 23

Breakdown maintenance..................................................................... 25

Summary of Contents for S30 HDZ

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Page 2: ...Contents Safety Precautions 1 The Components Guide 2 Specifications 4 User instruction 6 Operation Instructions 12 Other functions 21 Maintenance and security 23 Breakdown maintenance 25 ...

Page 3: ...e equipment dry Do not touch the charger when there s a thunderstorm Stop operating the equipment if anything drops into the camera Do not put metal object or anything else into the camera such as the SD slot Do not attempt to disassemble or alter any part of the camera Be careful not to cover the cameras with any cloth and put it in the place where is draughty Disconnect the charger from the powe...

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Page 6: ...1536 1600 1200 1280 960 640 480 Storage material External SD card 1GB 32GB File format JPEG AVI Shooting model photos single continuous shooting Timing self taking 2 seconds 5 seconds 10 seconds film In the VGA QVGA mode shooting time depends on the storage medium capacity Shutter speed Electronic shutter 1 2 1 2000 seconds ...

Page 7: ... 0 1 2 and 3 Flash mode Automatic anti red eye flash flash closed Light sensibility automatic 100 200 400 PC interface USB2 0 TFT screen 2 7 TFT Color LCD screen battery 3 7v lithium battery OSD language English Jane numerous French German Spanish Russian Italian Portuguese Japanese fifteen languages Focal length f 6 2 31 0mm lens F 3 5 6 Automatic 1 3Min ...

Page 8: ...ose the battery cover Warning Take out the battery if the camera won t be used for long The installation of SD memory card 1 Insert and remove SD memory cards while no inserting SD card the camera can take only one photo 2 Insert the opposite face of the SD card comparing to the screen the put the SD card in the slot 3 The built in memory stops working when using the SD memory To remove the memory...

Page 9: ...d z The camera may not be able to identify the substandard configuration insert cards or in another device such as computer and so on the formatting inserting cards Before using please make sure it was formatted on this camera for the insert cards Switch ON OFF camera 1 Press the power button to power on and off the camera 2 The camera will power off automatically when the time with no operation i...

Page 10: ...charging is finished the indicator light will be off or flashing 3 Using the battery or the USB line to change while the camera entering into the MSDC working state the red indicator light will be on all the time Model instruction When the camera is power on pressing the previewing key to swath between two models Previewing and Play back the Previewing model is used to photograph and recording AVI...

Page 11: ...Zoon in the photo Zoon in 5 Photo preview button entering and exiting the photo preview 6 MENU button turn on off the MENU 7 UP button Micro up clause play AVI quick macro on off 8 Down button move down fast self time playback mode quickly deleted 9 Left button left moves photo size choose 10 Right button right moves quick flash mode switch 11 SET button Change models between shooting video record...

Page 12: ...enus pressing the set button to confirm and pressing the key LEFT to return and pressing the MENU key to exit z For the video model pressing the MENU model to enter into it in the title you will see the video and set two options press the right left button around can switch between each other Pressing the DOWN key to enter into the submenu setting pressing the UP DOWN key you can adjust between ea...

Page 13: ... key voices thirteen options After entering into some menus you will see the menus name in the title z Photo taking and video models pressing the key Playback to replay And pressing the key MENU to enter into the playback model the playback model includes Rotating protection delete cutting printing these five options z Specification Setting Put the camera on enter into the preview model then the l...

Page 14: ...blur need to wait my camera into the preview after state again move the camera In video mode according to the key to start taking pictures video stop video video and sound sound will record to within 1 0 meters is preferred 5 Operation Instructions Taking pictures mode 1 Taking pictures menu introduced 1 1 Scene choice z automatic used for automatic function easy to shoot z The night people used f...

Page 15: ... z Party suitable for candle environment to shoot z the beach used for filming with a distinct blue water scene shore z high sensitivity suitable for the low lighting shot 1 2 Image size Enter the image size can set photo size Image size is larger the bigger the file storage capacity The camera can be set up the following dimensions z 15M 4480 3360 z 14M 4416 3312 z 12M 4000 3000 z 10M 3648 2736 ...

Page 16: ...60 z VGA 640 480 Choice of video size VGA 640 480 and QVGA 320 240 Other setting of mane pals refer to photo shooting mode 1 3 Avoiding flutter Enter Anti Shake menu to select ON OFF Once power on the Anti shakes function the photo exposure time could be reduced to avoid fuzziness of image due to flutter ...

Page 17: ...on the face priority function And when take the photos it is will refer to face brightness of photos and background to make the face more clearly 1 6 Smile shot Enter Smile Shot menu to select ON OFF Once power on the Smile Shot function aim at the face there will appear green smile recognize focus frame and automatic to taking the photos 1 7 Continuous Enter Continuous menu to select ON OFF and p...

Page 18: ...mode After setting finished count down sound and self timer indicator light will be synchronized display on the screen 1 9 White balance Auto Sun light cloudy fluorescent Tungsten Icon will be displayed accordingly after setting finished 2 Setting Menu 2 1 Exposure Choose exposure between 3 to 3 The greater the value the brighter the screen is the brighter the pictures taken the brightness ...

Page 19: ...ht pictures taken in dark sconce side effects noise photos noise Increase 2 3 Sharpness sharpness menu standard sharp soft the higher sharpness settings the outlines of object clearer 2 4 Image quality Image quality menu set image quality to Super fine clear standard the higher the quality the better the quality of the pictures taken photos capacity will be greater ...

Page 20: ...ture after you choose ON and will not be showed when you choose OFF 2 7 Date Time Enter Date Time menu could set date time and year month date setting Press left right button to choose items press up down to adjust press ok button to confirm setting and quit this menu 2 8 Automatic shutdown Automatic shutdown time for 60 seconds 120 seconds 180 seconds off Default shutdown time is 60 seconds with ...

Page 21: ...or 60HZ The incorrect setting of the mains frequency result in stripes in the photo and video when reviewing 2 11 Formatting Format the built in flash memory or SD card inserted in The date cannot be recovered after formatting 2 12 Default Restore factory setting after you choose Default 2 13 Key tone Enter Key tone menu could set the key tone ON OFF Digital ...

Page 22: ... 1 White balance Auto Sun light cloudy fluorescent Tungsten 2 Size Choose 640 480 VGA or 320 240QVGA 3 Macro Choose ON OFF in the Macro Menu This function is the same in the capture model and DV model Playback The file can be rotate protect delete in the playback model Press shutter button to play pause the DV file 1 Playback Menu ...

Page 23: ...rotect Photo video file can be locked or unlocked in the protect menu Locked picture can not be deleted but will be formatted Locked files will display a key icon at the top 1 3 Delete the File Erase the photo video in the Delete menu while the locked file cannot be deleted 6 Other functions Flash Flash model Flash on Flash off Automatic flash ...

Page 24: ...zoom function Press T W to make the optical zoom Press T button to zoom in and make the items closer Note The optical and digital zoom model would be showed in the screen The optical zoom would not affect the image quality while digital zoom may make the image look unclear Press W button to zoom out the image Image DV file download The images in the camera can be downloaded to the computer directl...

Page 25: ...ktop and open USB video device 7 Maintenance and Safety Camera 1 Keep the lens and the LCD screen from hard object and clean with soft cloth Keep them from injure and which makes the photo clearer 2 Do not place the camera for long in which the temperature is high Do not use the camera before a few minutes for adjusting when moving it from the cold place to hot place ...

Page 26: ...erature wet or static place otherwise the data in it will be distorted z Safety Precaution Do not disconnect or fix the device by yourself to avoid danger of electric shock Keep the device dry Exposure of the device to wet environment may cause breakdown Stop use the device if there is moisture in it Do not use it until its full dry ...

Page 27: ...k Possible reasons solutions Camera powers off pressing the key Power to start Wrong installation of the Lithium Install the Lithium correctly lithium Power runs off Recharge the battery Battery can not work temporary because of the coldness make the battery warm before using possibly the battery is too cold ...

Page 28: ...nsation water vapor in the air quickly cooled into the water droplets when air is cold outside No response when pressing the shutter Possible reasons solutions The camera powers off Press the power button to turn on the camera Charging of the flashlight is not complete Do not shoot until the indicator stops flashing The picture and video are saving to the card Please wait for the finish tips ...

Page 29: ...y icon shinning when picture or video is writing into the card Recharge the battery The card is full change a card or empty the memory card The Read Protect of the card is locked inserting the new card or put the Read Protect to the unlocking position Something wrong with the inserting card Reformatting the card The flash light doesn t work ...

Page 30: ...d set the fleshing mode as the force mode if you want the Light flash The LCD is not clear Possible Reasons Solutions Too close to the object Adjust the distance between the lens and the object The LCD screen is exposed to the direct sunlight Obstruct the sunlight with your hands Cannot review the picture video Possible Reasons Solutions ...

Page 31: ...hange the card or format the card make the cameras connected to the TV Disconnected the video wire from TV connect the video wire to the camera the LCD doesn t work The LCD screen is off Press DISP key till the screen is on Cannot delete protect format the data Possible reasons Solutions The Read Protect of the card put the inserting cards read protect to unlock position ...

Page 32: ...mode The object is too bright Change the white balance mode or the position of the object The exposure setting is too high Adjust the exposure data Picture video is too dark possible reasons solutions Flash is covered by your fingers Hold the camera correctly make your fingers far from the flash light The object is out of the range of the flash Please shoot in the range of the flash ...

Page 33: ...e color is unnatural when shooting indoor possible reasons solutions The light affects the color Adjust the white balance according to the light There is no white color on the object Add the white part of the image in the video or using the compulsory flash mode to shoot Incorrect adjustment of the white balance scene Adjust the white balance scene correctly according to the light ...

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