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Page 1: ...M11 Digital Camcorder User Manual Welcome Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

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Page 3: ...3 Charging the Battery 18 2 4 The Gestures of Using the Touch Screen 19 2 4 1 Single touch 19 2 4 2 Slide 20 2 4 3 Rotate 20 2 5 Buttons Functions 21 2 6 About LED Indicators 22 2 7 Initial Settings Before Use 23 2 7 1 Setting Language 23 2 7 2 Setting Date and Time 24 3 LCD Display Information 25 3 1 In DV Mode 25 3 2 In Voice Recording Mode 26 3 3 In DSC Mode 27 4 Using the Camera 29 Downloaded ...

Page 4: ...lay Information 34 5 1 DV Playback Mode 34 5 2 Voice Recording Playback Mode 36 5 3 DSC Playback Mode 37 6 Menu Options 38 6 1 Menus of Movie Clip Mode 38 6 1 1 Quality 38 6 1 2 Resolution 39 6 1 3 Pre recording 40 6 1 4 Time Lapse 40 6 1 5 Dual Streams 40 6 1 6 Face Detection 41 6 1 7 Scene Mode 41 6 1 8 White Balance 41 6 1 9 Effect 42 6 1 10 Metering 43 6 1 11 EV Compensation 43 6 1 12 Backligh...

Page 5: ...3 3 Capture Mode 51 6 3 4 Instant View 52 6 3 5 Face Detection 52 6 3 6 Scene Mode 52 6 3 7 White Balance 53 6 3 8 Effect 53 6 3 9 Metering 54 6 3 10 AE ISO 54 6 3 11 EV Compensation 55 6 3 12 Backlight 55 6 3 13 Contrast 55 6 3 14 Sharpness 56 6 4 Menu Options of Photo Playback 57 6 4 1 File Protection 57 6 4 2 Slide Show Setting 57 6 4 3 Slide Show Effect 58 6 4 4 Delete 58 6 4 5 DPOF 59 6 4 6 R...

Page 6: ...uto Power Off 62 6 5 9 Language 63 6 5 10 Flicker 63 6 5 11 Information 64 6 5 12 Sound 64 6 5 13 LCD Correction 64 6 5 14 Start Logo 64 6 5 15 Digital Zoom 65 7 PC and TV Connection 66 7 1 Connecting to the Computer 66 7 2 Connecting to TV 66 8 Installing the Software 68 9 Editing Software 69 10 Appendix 70 Specifications 70 Troubleshooting 72 Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 7: ...ans electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without the prior written permission of this company Disclaimer BenQ Corporation makes no representations or warranties either expressed or implied with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Further BenQ Corporation reserves the right to r...

Page 8: ...equipment or your household waste disposal service The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and environment CE Regulatory Notice Hereby BenQ Corp declares under our responsibility that the product is in conformity with the requirements set out in the Council Directive on the Approximation of the Laws of...

Page 9: ...e equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This ...

Page 10: ...given The maximum ambient temperature is 40 ºC 3 Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions 4 Keep the camcorder and its accessories out of the reach of babies toddlers and children In particular small parts such as memory cards and batteries could be easily dismantled and swallowed by them 5 Use only the original accessori...

Page 11: ... occur Warranty 1 Warranty is void if damage or system failure occurred due to outside factors such as collision fire flood dirt sewage earthquake and other force majeure events as well as incorrect usage of electricity or use of non original accessories 2 It is the sole responsibility of the user if problems such as data loss and system failure occurred due to non factory installed software parts...

Page 12: ...ictures or recording videos You should also clean the camcorder lens on a regular basis 10 If the lens is dirty use a lens brush or soft cloth to clean the lens 11 Do not touch the lens with your fingers 12 If a foreign substance or water gets in your camcorder please turn the power off immediately and disconnect the batteries Next remove the foreign substance or water and send it to the maintenan...

Page 13: ...ight Unstable locations 2 Do not use your camcorder outdoors when it is raining or snowing 3 Do not use your camcorder in or near water 4 The camcorder operating temperature is between 0 and 40 degrees Celsius It is normal for the operating time to be shortened when the temperature is low 5 The capacity of your camcorder batteries will reduce each time it is charged emptied 6 Storage at too high o...

Page 14: ...of at least the equivalent of Intel Pentium 4 2 8GHz I At least 512 MB of RAM Standard USB 1 1 connection port or higher At least 64MB of display card Note USB 1 1 allows you to transmit files to the host but using USB 2 0 connection port could increase the transmission speed far faster 1 2 Features This Digital Video Camera provides many features and functions including High resolution pixel came...

Page 15: ...aged item please contact your dealer immediately Digital video camera Quick Guide Software CD HDMI cable AV cable USB cable Lithium Ion battery Adaptor Hand Strap Note Available accessories depend on the actual items shipped and may vary from the list above Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 16: ...torch Lens Self timer Indicator Power USB HDMI AV Output Zoom Button Shutter Button Hand Strap Memory Card Compartment Tripod socket Menu Button SET Button LED Indicator Mode Button Recording Button Playback Button Battery compartment Speaker Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 17: ...15 1 5 Adjusting LCD Display Before taking pictures or recording movie clips please rotate according to the illustrations below Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 18: ...g SD Card 1 Insert an SD card and make sure facing the touching face downward Note Do not remove or insert SD cards when the power of the Digital Video Camera is on to avoid damaging files Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 19: ...ery correctly according to this description Error in inserting the battery could result in non repairable damage to this Digital Video Camera 1 Open battery cover Battery Status Indicator Battery full Battery half full Battery empty 2 Insert the battery according to the illustration Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 20: ...daptor attached to charge the Lithium Ion battery Insert the Lithium Ion battery into the Digital Video Camera and connect to the cable of the adaptor You can also charge the battery by using the USB cable from a computer Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 21: ... Touch Screen 2 4 1 Single touch You can touch hotkey to change settings as shown below Take DV function as an example LED torch on off AF lock on off Focus mode Auto Focus Touch AF Menu Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 22: ...Slide right or left to view the previous file or the next file under the Playback Mode 2 4 3 Rotate Under Playback Mode you can rotate the image by 90 step as shown below Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 23: ...different modes SET Button To confirm all settings 4 Way Direction Button In the DV or DSC mode press this button Left Right to adjust the EV compensation Press this button Up in DSC mode to set up the flash light off auto fill in Press Up in DV mode to turn on off the LED torch In the playback mode thumbnail view press Up Down to toggle among video image and audio file views When a file is select...

Page 24: ... Right T to pull in the distance of the subject or press the button Left W to move away the distance from the object Playback Button To enter Playback mode 2 6 About LED Indicators Below table describes the meaning of the camera LED indicators Indicator Color Definition Power Green Turning power on Recording Red blinking Recording Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 25: ...nguage 1 It is automatic to move on to Language setting after setting Date Time 2 Press the 4 Way Direction Button left right to select the language you want to use 3 Press SET Button to confirm the setting Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 26: ...and time for the first time Set the date and time by moving up down button or touch the screen to select 2 Press the 4 Way Direction Button left right to select each column Then press left down or touch the screen to select a value 3 Press Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 27: ...indicator 2 Scene mode Indicator 3 Remaining recording time indicator 4 DV mode indicator 5 Battery status indicator 6 White balance indicator 7 Exposure compensation indicator 8 Metering mode 9 Playback button 10 Histogram indicator 11 Menu button Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 28: ...torch button On Off 3 2 In Voice Recording Mode Please refer to the following table 1 Recording time left indicator 2 Voice Recording Mode indicator 3 Battery status indicator 4 Playback button 5 Menu button Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 29: ...ndicator 2 Scene Mode indicator 3 Number of pictures left 4 DSC Mode indicator 5 Battery indicator 6 White balance indicator 7 EV compensation indicator 8 Metering mode 9 Playback button 10 Histogram indicator 11 Menu button Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 30: ...28 12 Flashlight mode selection off auto fill in 13 Focus mode button 14 Self timer indicator 15 Face Detection 16 Drive mode Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 31: ...ecording immediately 2 Press SET Button again to start recording a movie clip 3 The Digital Video Camera will store the video automatically 4 3 Shooting a photo 1 Turn On the Digital Video Camera press Mode Button to switch to DSC mode 2 Press Shutter Button to take pictures 3 The Digital Video Camera will store the image automatically 4 4 Voice Recording Mode 1 Turn On the Digital Video Camera pr...

Page 32: ...o display recently stored files on the LCD screen Movie clip playback mode Voice clip playback mode 2 Press 4 Way Direction Button up down left right to view stored files Press SET Button to playback or touch the screen to select Playback of the file Playback Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 33: ...con 4 Press Playback Button again to return to DV DSC Voice Recording Mode 5 You can also playback the movie clip in different speeds by touching ON OFF the screen icon Press Playback Button again to return to DV DSC Voice Recording Mode Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 34: ...rd 2X 4X 8X 16X 32X or 64X 6 Capture the image from movie clip playback Press Shutter Button in replaying the movie clip The Digital Video Camera will store images automatically Resolution 1920 x 1080 or 1280 x 720 or 848 x 480 432 x 240 Note The image size depends on Resolution Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 35: ... 1 In DSC Mode press Playback Button to display the images on the LCD screen 2 Press 4 Way Direction Button up down or left right to view the stored files Press SET Button or touch the screen to playback the image 3 Touch the screen or to enlarge shrink the image then you can move the image up down or left right 4 Press Playback Button again to return to DSC Mode Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual...

Page 36: ... 2 Length of each Movie Clip 3 File Protection indicator 4 Battery status indicator 5 Resolution indicator 6 Slow motion playback button 7 Return button 8 Sound volume touch icons 9 Volume for up and for down 10 Playback Pause button 11 Fast forward playback button Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 37: ...35 12 Fast rewind playback button 13 Menu button 14 Delete button Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 38: ...f each voice clip 3 File Protection indicator 4 Battery status indicator 5 Return button 6 Sound volume touch icons 7 Volume for up and for down 8 Playback Pause button 9 Fast forward playback button 10 Fast rewind playback button 11 Menu button 12 Delete button Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 39: ... Digital Print Order Format indicator 3 File Protection indicator 4 Battery status indicator 5 ISO value 6 Resolution indicator 7 Return button 8 Zoom Out indicator 9 Zoom In indicator 10 Next file 11 Previous file 12 Menu button 13 Delete button Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 40: ... DV mode 6 1 1 Quality 1 Turn On the Digital Video Camera and ensure it is in the DV mode 2 Press MENU Button and press 4 way Direction Button to select the Quality item Press SET Button to display submenu or touch the screen to select the item 3 Press 4 way Direction Button to select Super Fine Fine or Normal Press SET Button or touch the screen to confirm the setting Downloaded From VideoCamera ...

Page 41: ...o display submenu 3 Use 4 way Direction Button to select and press SET Button to confirm or touch the screen to select the item 1920 x 1080 30fps 16 9 1280 x 720 60fps 16 9 1280 x 720 30fps 16 9 848 x 480 60fps 16 9 848 x 480 30fps 16 9 432 x 240 240fps 16 9 Note The resolution will be different due to various TV Type settings Please refer to chapter 6 5 1 TV Type Downloaded From VideoCamera Manua...

Page 42: ...e the Time Lapse item Press SET Button or touch the screen to display submenu 3 Use 4 way Direction Button to select Off 1 minute 5 minutes or 30 minutes Press SET Button or touch the screen to confirm 6 1 5 Dual Streams 1 Power On the Digital Video Camera and make sure it is in the DV mode 2 Press MENU Button and press 4 way Direction Button to select the Dual streams item Press SET Button or tou...

Page 43: ...Mode item Press SET Button to display submenu or touch the screen to choose the item 3 Press 4 way Direction Button to select Auto Night Sports Landscape Portrait Sunset Sand Snow Flower Firework or Aquarium Press SET Button or touch the screen to confirm 6 1 8 White Balance 1 Power On the Digital Video Camera and ensure it is in the DV mode 2 Press MENU Button and press 4 way Direction Button to ...

Page 44: ...and make sure it is in the DV mode 2 Press MENU Button and press 4 way Direction Button to select the Effect item Press SET Button to display submenu or touch the screen to select the item 3 Press 4 way Direction Button to select Normal Art Sepia Negative B W Black White or Vivid Press SET Button to confirm or touch the screen to select the item Normal Recordings with natural color Art Recordings ...

Page 45: ...ributed around the selected frame Spot To ensure correct exposure for the object even if the background is very bright or very dark 6 1 11 EV Compensation Use this function to adjust the value of EV compensation which is ranged from 2 0EV to 2 0EV at 0 3EV increment The higher the EV value the brighter the image will be 1 Power On the Digital Video Camera and ensure it is in the DV mode 2 Press ME...

Page 46: ... Button to select the Contrast item Press SET Button or touch the screen to display submenu 3 Press the 4 way Direction Button to select Normal High or Low Press MENU Button or touch the screen to confirm Normal For normal scenes High For brighter scenes Low For darker scenes 6 1 14 Sharpness 1 Power On the Digital Video Camera and ensure it is in the DV mode 2 Press MENU Button and press 4 way Di...

Page 47: ... MENU Button and press 4 way Direction Button to select the Motion Detection item Press SET Button or touch the screen to display submenu 3 Press 4 way Direction Button to select On or Off Press SET Button or touch the screen to confirm The following image will be shown when the motion detection function is on Motion Detection On Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 48: ...ovie clips automatically without pressing the recording button If the pillar disappears the Digital Video Camera will end taking movie clips automatically without pressing the recording button End recording Start recording Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 49: ... way Direction Button or touch the screen to select the File Protection item Press SET Button or touch the screen to display submenu 3 The icon represents the file is under protection Protect One Protect one file Unprotect One Unprotect one file Protect All Protect all files Unprotect All Unprotect all files Note To unlock the file from Protect repeat steps stated above After the file is unlocked ...

Page 50: ...To playback all files Repeat One To replay single file Repeat All To replay all files 6 2 3 Delete 1 Power On the Digital Video Camera and make sure it is in the Movie Clip Voice playback mode 2 Choose the to be deleted file and press MENU Button press 4 way Direction Button down to select the Delete item or touch the screen to select the item 3 Use 4 way Direction Button to select Delete One Dele...

Page 51: ...s Select the file and delete Note The files cannot be recovered once deleted Therefore please make sure you have a backup file before delete The protect files will not be able to delete You must unlock the file before deleting it Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 52: ...menu 3 Press 4 way Direction Button to select Super Fine Fine or Normal Press SET Button or touch the screen to confirm the setting 6 3 2 Photo Size 1 Power On the Digital Video Camera and make sure it is in the DSC mode 2 Press MENU Button and press 4 way Direction Button to select the Photo Size item Press SET Button or touch the screen to display submenu 3 Press 4 way Direction Button to select...

Page 53: ...e Capture Mode item Press SET Button or touch the screen to display submenu 3 Press 4 way Direction Button to select Normal Continue Shot AEB mode Fast Cont or Super Fast Cont Press SET Button or touch the screen to confirm Normal Shoot single photo Continue Shot Shoot photos continually AEB mode Shoot three photos continually For brighter normal darker photo each Fast Cont Shoot 10 photos continu...

Page 54: ...MENU Button and press 4 way Direction Button to select the Face Detection item Press SET Button or touch the screen to display submenu 3 Press 4 way Direction Button to select Off or On Press SET Button or touch the screen to confirm 6 3 6 Scene Mode 1 Turn On the Digital Video Camera and make sure it is in the DSC mode 2 Press MENU Button and press 4 way Direction Button to select the Scene Mode ...

Page 55: ...ting or environments with dark light Daylight For daylight recording Cloudy For cloudy or shady environments Fluorescent For fluorescent lamp lighting or environments with bright light Preset Preset on a plain white background for more realistic white balance value 6 3 8 Effect 1 Turn On the Digital Video Camera and ensure it is in the DSC mode 2 Press MENU Button and press 4 way Direction Button ...

Page 56: ... Button to select Center Average or Spot Press SET Button or touch the screen to confirm the setting Center To preserve background details while letting lighting conditions at the center of the frame define exposure Averaged For exposure to be evenly distributed around the selected frame Spot To ensure correct exposure for the object even if the background is very bright or very dark 6 3 10 AE ISO...

Page 57: ...ncrease decrease the value Press SET Button or touch the screen to confirm 6 3 12 Backlight 1 Power On the Digital Video Camera and ensure it is in the DSC mode 2 Press MENU Button and press 4 way Direction Button to select the Backlight item Press SET Button or touch the screen to display submenu 3 Press 4 way Direction Button to select Off or On Press SET Button or touch the screen to confirm 6 ...

Page 58: ... 2 Press MENU Button and press 4 way Direction Button to select the Sharpness item Press SET Button or touch the screen to display submenu 3 Press 4 way Direction Button to select Normal High or Low Press SET Button or touch the screen to confirm Normal Images with normal scenes High Images with sharper scenes Low Images with softer scenes Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 59: ...e is under protection Protect One Protect one file Unprotect One Unprotect one file Protect All Protect all files Unprotect All Unprotect all files Note Repeat above mentioned steps to unlock the file When the file is unlocked the locked icon will disappear 6 4 2 Slide Show Setting 1 Turn On the Digital Video Camera and make sure it is in the DSC mode 2 Press 4 way Direction Button to select the S...

Page 60: ...ubmenu 6 4 4 Delete 1 Turn On the Digital Video Camera and make sure it is in the Playback mode 2 Choose the to be deleted file and press the MENU Button 4 way Direction Button down to select the Delete item press SET Button to display submenu 3 Use 4 way Direction Button to select Delete One Delete All or Delete Selections Press SET Button or touch the screen to confirm 4 Press 4 way Direction Bu...

Page 61: ...tion Button and press SET Button to confirm or touch the screen to choose the item The DPOF icon will appear to indicate the file is in order for printing Notes 1 A memory card is necessary for using DPOF function 2 All videos pictures are in order for printing after setting DPOF 6 4 6 Rotate 1 Turn On the Digital Video Camera and make sure it is in the Playback mode Then press 4 way Direction But...

Page 62: ... 3 Use 4 way Direction Button to choose NTSC or PAL then press SET Button or touch the screen to confirm Note The video resolution will be different due to various TV Type settings Setting reference of TV type based on the following country region NTSC America Canada Japan Korea Mexico Taiwan PAL Australia Austria Belgium China Denmark Finland Germany UK Italy Kuwait Malaysia New Zealand Singapore...

Page 63: ...Please refer to the chapter 2 7 1 Setting Date Time 6 5 4 Format Use this function to format the memory card built in memory 1 Turn On the Digital Video Camera and switch to Setting mode 2 Use 4 way Direction Button to select the Format item Press SET Button or touch the screen to display submenu 3 Press 4 way Direction Button to select V or X to confirm or touch the screen to click the item 6 5 5...

Page 64: ...is to stamp date time on photos 1 Turn On the Digital Video Camera and switch to Setting mode 2 Press 4 way Direction Button to select the Date Time Stamp item press SET Button to display submenu or touch the screen to select the item 3 Use 4 way Direction Button to choose Off Date or Date Time press SET Button or touch the screen to confirm the setting 6 5 8 Auto Power Off This function is to pow...

Page 65: ...sh Italian Japanese Portuguese Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Turkish Russian Thai Arabian and Korean 6 5 10 Flicker Use this setting to adjust the frequency system which corresponds to your local area 1 Turn On the Digital Video Camera and switch to Setting mode 2 Press 4 way Direction Button to select the Flicker item press SET Button or touch the screen to display submenu 3 Press 4 way ...

Page 66: ... Video Camera and switch to Setting mode 2 Press 4 way Direction Button to select the Sound item Press SET Button or touch the screen to display submenu 3 Press 4 way Direction Button to select High Medium Low or Off then press SET Button or touch the screen to confirm 6 5 13 LCD Correction This function is to correct the accuracy of LCD touch screen 6 5 14 Start Logo Use this function to set up t...

Page 67: ...On the Digital Video Camera and make sure it is in the DV mode 2 Press MENU Button and press 4 way Direction Button to select the Digital Zoom item Press SET Button or touch the screen to display submenu 3 Press 4 way Direction Button to select Off X10 or Maximum Press SET Button or touch the screen to confirm Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 68: ...shown below use the provided USB cable and connect the Digital Video Camera to a PC for file transmission 7 2 Connecting to TV As shown below use the provided video cable and connect the Digital Video Camera to a TV Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 69: ...67 As shown below use the provided HDMI cable to connect the Digital Video Camera to a TV for high resolution picture display Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 70: ... does not execute automatically please use Windows File Manager to execute the Install_CD exe file in the CD The following screen will be shown up 3 Press the Menu item to start the installation process according to the instructions on screen Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 71: ... photo video and music files Edit enhance and add creative effects to your photos You can Create your own movies or photo slide shows complete with soundtrack Upload your files easily to YouTube Or share them through simple email attachments or popular photo printing You can go to http www arcsoft com for more information Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 72: ...nity Wide 80cm Infinity Tele Macro 10 cm Wide LCD 3 0 LCD 230k pixels Movie Mode Full HD 1920x1080 HD 1280x720 WVGA 848x480 Web 432x240 Image Resolution 16M 4608 x 3456 interpolated 10M 3648 x 2736 3 2 3648 x 2432 16 9 3648 x 2048 2M 1824 x 1360 Shutter Speed Auto 1 8000 1 2 sec Night 1 8000 2 sec Power Source 1050 mAh NP60 rechargeable Lithium Ion battery Storage Type SD SDHC compatible up to 32 ...

Page 73: ...12 x 50 3 x 59 5 mm 240 g without battery SD card Interface Digital output USB 2 0 compatible Audio Video output NTSC PAL HDMI Accessories Quick Guide Lithium Ion battery AV Cable HDMI cable USB cable Software CD ROM Adaptor Hand Strap Downloaded From VideoCamera Manual com Manuals ...

Page 74: ...mages are out of focus Object exceeds the range of focus Refocus by zooming in out Unable to use the external memory card 1 Memory card is protected 2 Memory card contains non DCF images taken by other cameras 1 Unlock the memory card 2 Reformat the memory card Please make sure to backup the file before reformatting memory card All buttons can not work or camera hangs Short circuit occurred when c...

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