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54

Capturing Camera Images through Photo Express 5.0 

Before capturing a picture or video from the camera to the Photo Express 5.0 main screen, you 

must switch to WebCam Mode. Press REC/PLAY Button to Switch to WebCam Mode. Under 

this mode, you can capture videos or pictures through Photo Express 5.0: 

* Click the

 [Get Photo

]

 button. 

* Click the

 [Capture]

 button.

 

 

 

* Click the

 [Capture]

 button, and then choose your images. 

* Click the

 [Add Image]

 button, and click 

[Close]

 button to leave the screen. 

 

 
 

Summary of Contents for DiViCAM 525D

Page 1: ...User Manual ...

Page 2: ... 5 Listening to MP3 Music 39 Section 6 Viewing MPEG4 Movie on PC 41 Section 7 Viewing Pictures and Movies on a TV 42 Section 8 Record movie clip from AV device 43 Section 9 Video File Converter 44 Section 10 Burning the Recorded Clip into DVD 48 Section 11 Transferring Data to a Computer 51 Section 12 Specifications and System Requirements 58 ...

Page 3: ...he recycling of materials will help conserve natural resources Please do not therefore dispose of your old electrical and electronic equipment with your household wasted For more detailed information about recycling of this product please contact your local city office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product CAUTION Keep product out of direct sunlight Expo...

Page 4: ...ol over the movies and pictures you take The camera is also ideally suited for using as a WebCam hooked up to your home computer via high speed USB 2 0 port Built in 32MB memory allows you to take pictures and movies without memory card The memory card slot allows users to increase the storage capacity up to 2GB Standard Accessories Unpack the package and make sure all standard accessories listed ...

Page 5: ...Lens Flash IR Receiver Self Timer LED LCD Panel Microphone Power button Tele Wide Button Movie Shutter Button AV In Direction Buttons REC PLAY Button Picture Shutter Button Enter Buttons USB 2 0 Port Power Adaptor Port AV Out Earphone ...

Page 6: ...5 Side View Macro Switch LCD Panel Speaker Battery SD Card Cover ...

Page 7: ...king LED light will stay on after battery charge completes 3 It takes three hours to fully recharge the battery each time Inserting and Removing an SD Card Optional The camera comes with 32MB built in memory that allows you to store pictures movies recorded voice and music You can expand the memory capacity by using an optional SD or MMC memory card up to 2G To insert a memory card refer to the fi...

Page 8: ...Movie Shutter Button To take a picture press the Picture Shutter Button To record the voice press the Upper Button of Direction Buttons and press the Movie Shutter Button to start voice recording To view stored movies pictures or listen to stored MP3 and voice recordings press the REC PLAY Button once to switch to Playback Mode Press a second time to return to Record Mode Turning the Camera Off To...

Page 9: ... to turn on or turn off the camera REC PLAY Button Switch between Record Mode and Playback Mode Tele Wide Button Digital Zoom in and out Movie Shutter Button Start to take movie or record voice Picture Shutter Button Start to take picture Macro switch Switch between Normal Mode Portrait Mode and Macro Mode Enter Button Up Button Right Button Down Button Left Button Enter Button Up Button Right But...

Page 10: ...ight Mode Multi Snap Mode Backlight Mode 2 Resolution Movie High Standard Low Picture High Standard Low 3 Number of images or recording time of movie that can still be taken at current resolution 4 SD card inserted 5 Macro Position Focusing 6 White Balance 7 Battery indicator Full power medium power low power power exhausted 8 Auto Flash Flash Off Flash On 9 Self Timer Mode 10 8X digital zoom 11 D...

Page 11: ... value and is by no means absolute Resolution Quality Recordable Time with 512MB SD Card 640 480 1 8Mbps 30 fps High Quality 00 43 00 640 480 1 Mbps 30 fps Standard Quality 01 15 00 320 240 500 Kbps 30 fps Low Quality 02 30 00 Picture Recording Press the Picture Shutter Button to take a picture Three resolution settings are available Resolution Image Quality Recordable Capacity with 512MB SD Card ...

Page 12: ... to switch to Macro or Portrait positions In Macro Mode the macro icon will appear on the LCD monitor 2 Press the Picture Shutter Button to take the picture Note Remember to turn the macro switch back to Normal when you are not taking close up pictures Using Digital Zoom The digital zoom magnifies images up to eight times when recording movies or taking pictures 1 To zoom in out press the Tele Wid...

Page 13: ...Normal B W Classic Negative Exit Sound Start up Screen Time Setting Format Memory TV System Language Default Setting Exit Operating in the Main Menu Operation Screen 1 Press the Enter Button when in Movie Picture Record Mode 2 Use the Right Left Buttons to move between main menu options which are Movie Mode Camera Mode Voice Pen Exposure Effect and Set Submenu will pop out while move to each main ...

Page 14: ...or Picture Sharpness One Time Medium White Balance One Time Auto Motion Stabilization Always Off Two in One One Time Off Photo Frame One Time Off Flash Always Off Night Mode One Time Off Self Timer One Time Off Multi Snap One Time Off Backlight Mode One Time Off Date Printing Always Off Exposure One Time 0EV Effect One Time Normal Sound Always On Start Up Screen Always Optional Format Card One Tim...

Page 15: ...n Buttons to move between three settings HIGH 640 480 FINE STD 640 480 NORMAL LOW 320 240 5 Press Enter Button to validate the setting and exit Display Screen Video Resolution Option Sharpness Your can soften and sharpen images to achieve different effects To change Sharpness setting 1 In Movie Picture Record Mode press Enter Button to switch to the main menu screen Submenu of Movie Mode will pop ...

Page 16: ...r tungsten light condition To change White Balance Setting 1 In Movie Picture Record Mode press Enter Button to switch to the main menu screen Submenu of Movie Mode will pop out on the screen 2 Use Up Down Buttons to select White Balance then press Enter Button to switch to White Balance submenu 3 Use Up Down Buttons to move between four settings The change can be previewed immediately 4 Press Ent...

Page 17: ...out on the screen 2 Use Up Down Buttons to select Motion Stabilization then press Enter Button to switch to Motion Stabilization submenu 3 Use Up Down Buttons to choose ON or OFF 4 Press Enter Button to validate the setting and exit Motion Stabiization Motion Stabilization Option Note The captured picture will be smaller when motion stabilization is enabled Enter Button ...

Page 18: ...LOW 1600 1200 5 Press Enter Button to validate the setting and exit Display Screen Video Resolution Option Two in One Picture Record Mode Only With camera set to Two in One mode you can combine two snapshots into one picture To enable Two in One 1 In Movie Picture Record Mode press Enter Button to switch to the main menu screen 2 Use Right Left Buttons to select Camera Mode Submenu of Camera Mode ...

Page 19: ... electronic photo frame To enable Photo Frame 1 When in Camera Mode use Up Down Buttons to select Photo Frame option then press Enter Button to switch to Photo Frame submenu 2 Use Up Down Buttons to locate preferred photo frame Then select Set option and press Enter Button to validate the setting and exit Display Screen Photo Frame Option Enter Button Enter Button ...

Page 20: ... Use this mode when taking images in a place where flash photography is prohibited or when the subject is distant beyond the range of the flash To change Flash setting 1 In the submenu of Camera Mode use Up Down Buttons to select Flash Option then press Enter Button to switch to Flash submenu 2 Use Up Down Buttons to move between three settings 3 Press Enter Button to validate the setting and exit...

Page 21: ...ce the camera on a flat steady surface or use a tripod Self Timer Picture Record Mode Only The self timer allows you to take pictures with a ten second time delay To activate Self Timer by either hot key Left Button or through the Option Setting The self timer LED on the front of the camera beneath the flash light will also blink The speed of blinking will increase just before the picture is taken...

Page 22: ...usts the color balance of images automatically Three manual white balance settings are available 1 Auto Default The camera automatically adjusts white balance 2 Daylight For use outdoors 3 Fluorescent For use fluorescent light condition 4 Tungsten For use tungsten light condition To change White Balance Setting 1 In Movie Picture Record Mode press Enter Button to switch to the main menu screen 2 U...

Page 23: ...ght is behind the subject Backlight Backlight Option Date Printing To enable Date Printing 1 When in the Camera Mode Submenu use Up Down Buttons to select Date Printing then press Enter Buttons to switch to Date Printing submenu 2 Use Up Down Buttons to choose On or Off 3 Press Enter Button to validate the setting and exit Date Printing Date Printing Option Enter Button Enter Button Enter Button N...

Page 24: ...Setting The camera adjusts image exposure automatically In certain circumstances you may wish to adjust the exposure compensation setting To change Exposure setting 1 In Movie Picture Record Mode press Enter Button to switch to the main menu screen 2 Use Right Left Button to move to Exposure Option Then Exposure Submenu will pop out on the screen 3 Use Up Down Button to choose preferred EV value T...

Page 25: ...n be previewed immediately 4 Press Enter Button to validate the setting and exit Display Screen Setting Option The Setting submenu contains options for configuring your camera set up To change Advanced setting 1 In Movie Picture Record Mode press Enter Button to switch to record menu screen 2 Use Up Down Buttons to select Setting then press Enter Button to switch to Setting submenu 3 Use Up Down B...

Page 26: ...ng Sound Start up Screen Customize the Start Up Screen with your favorite pictures Press Right Left Button to select the picture you want and press Enter Button to validate the setting and exit Submenu Display Screen Start Up Screen Start Up Screen If you do not want to customize the start up screen press Left Right Button and select Non Start Up Screen Non Start Up Screen ...

Page 27: ...mat Card Submenu Display Screen Format Card Options Format Card Yes Format the SD Card built in memory No Default Do not format SD Card built in memory TV System Ensure that the appropriate TV standard of your area is selected either NTSC or PAL Wrong TV system setting may cause image flicker NTSC standard USA Canada Japan South Korea and Taiwan etc PAL standard UK Europe China Australia Singapore...

Page 28: ...e Version English German French Italian Spanish and Portuguese Pan Asian Version English Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Turkish Arabic Korean Default Setting To restore the default factory setting select this option Submenu Display Screen Default Setting Options Default Setting ...

Page 29: ...tton can be used to select the specific option Press Enter Button to view movies pictures or listen to voice music Button Functions The buttons mentioned below have the following functions in Movie and Picture Playback Modes Right Button Go to the next movie picture Left Button Go to the previous movie picture Up Button Invalid Down Button Information ON OFF Enter Button Go to the Main Menu REC PL...

Page 30: ...ayback Mode 2 Resolution Indicator Movie High Standard Low Picture High Standard Low 3 Indicate the selected movie picture is locked Indicate the single movie voice MP3 is being repeated Indicate all of the movies voices MP3s are being repeated Indicate the slide show is playing 4 Current Number Total number of movie picture voice or music 5 Magnification Indicator ...

Page 31: ...Enter Button for movie playback 3 Use Right Left Buttons to go to the next or last movie 4 Press Movie Shutter Button to play and press it again to pause 5 Press Enter Button to go to the Movie Option Menu 6 Use Direction Buttons to select six options Delete Thumbnail Lock Repeat One Repeat All or Exit ...

Page 32: ... to delete single movie 5 Before a movie is deleted a confirmation screen will appear choosing Yes will execute the operation No will cancel the operation 6 Press Enter Button to exit Note If a memory card is fitted you can delete only those movies stored on the card Note Movies on a write protected memory card cannot be deleted Note The delete function will only erase unlocked movies Locked movie...

Page 33: ...n be locked This function can prevent the movies from being deleted accidentally Operation Display Screen 1 Use Direction Buttons to select the Lock option 2 Press Enter Button to go to the Lock menu 3 Use Right Left Buttons to select the movie 4 Use Up Button to lock unlock all movies and Down Button to lock unlock single movie 5 Before a movie is locked unlocked a confirmation screen will appear...

Page 34: ...layback Operation Display Screen 1 Use Direction Buttons to select the Picture option 2 Press Enter Button for picture playback 3 Use Right Left Buttons to go to the next or last picture 4 While the picture is selected use Tele Wide Buttons to magnify 5 Use Direction Buttons to navigate the magnified picture 6 Press Enter Button to go to the Picture Option Menu 7 Use Direction Buttons to select fi...

Page 35: ...delete single picture 5 Before a picture is deleted a confirmation screen will appear choosing Yes will execute the operation No will cancel the operation 6 Press Enter Button to exit Note If a memory card is fitted you can delete only those pictures stored on the card Note Pictures on a write protected memory card cannot be deleted Note The delete function will only erase unlocked pictures Locked...

Page 36: ...l pictures can be locked This function can prevent the pictures from being deleted accidentally Operation Display Screen 1 Use Direction Buttons to select the Lock option 2 Press Enter Button to go to the Lock menu 3 Use Right Left Button to select the picture 4 Use Up Button to lock unlock all pictures and Down Button to lock unlock single picture 5 Before a picture is locked unlocked a confirmat...

Page 37: ...lide Show This function automatically repeats all pictures in order Operation Display Screen 1 Use Direction Buttons to select the Slide option 2 Press Enter Button to start the slide show Press it again to stop ...

Page 38: ...option 2 Press Enter Button for Voice Playback 3 Use Right Left Button to go to the next or last voice recording 4 Press Movie Shutter Button to start playing the selected voice recording Press it again to stop 5 Use Up Down Button to adjust the volume 6 Press Enter Button to go to the Voice Playback option menu 7 Use Up Button to select Delete option and Down Button to select Repeat option Enter ...

Page 39: ...ion and Repeat All option 11 To delete a voice recording use Right Left Buttons to select the voice 12 Use Up Button to delete all voice recordings and Down Button to delete single voice recording 13 Before a voice is deleted a confirmation screen will appear choosing Yes will execute the operation No will cancel the operation 14 Press Enter Button to exit MP3 JC Somebody MP3 JC Somebody ...

Page 40: ...ss Storage Mode 4 Transfer MP3 music to My Computer Removable Disk MP3 5 Once all the music is transferred disconnect the USB cable from the PC Listen to MP3 Music Operation Display Screen 1 In Playback Mode use Direction Buttons to select the Music option 2 Use Right Left Buttons to select MP3 you want to play 3 Press Movie Shutter Button to play MP3 4 Press Movie Shutter Button again to stop pla...

Page 41: ...n it will still return to REPEAT ALL mode If the LCD PANEL is closed when MP3 mode is set to NORMAL the device will turn off automatically However if the mode is set to REPEAT ALL or REPEAT ONE the PLAYER will continue to play music and the device will not automatically turn off Listen to MP3 Music with earphone MP3 stored in the camera can be played by built in speaker earphone or TV When the ear...

Page 42: ...ie on PC When playing a MPEG4 movie for the first time MPEG4 Video Codec Xvid should be installed in PC To do this 1 Insert the CD ROM into the computer s CD ROM drive Click Install Device Driver Install MPEG4 Video Codec Xivd and follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation 2 Start video player such as Windows Media Player to view MPEG4 AVI Movies Share MPEG4 Movie You can share...

Page 43: ... Out port 2 Connect the other end of the cable to a television 3 The option menu of Earphone TV pops out on the LCD Screen 4 Choose TV option and press Enter Button to validate the setting 5 The steps for viewing stored pictures and movie on a TV are exactly the same as for viewing them on the LCD monitor Note The LCD monitor does not work when the camera is connected to a television ...

Page 44: ...wn Button to select Stereo or Mono and press Enter Button to validate the setting 4 The movie or TV program from your video source will show up on the screen 5 Press Movie Shutter Button to start recording and press again to stop 6 To change recording resolution go to the Movie Mode in the main menu and select the desired Resolution in the recording mode Resolution Quality 640 480 1 8Mbps 30 fps H...

Page 45: ...at with your camera In this way you can convert any format of video files and playback your favorite movies on your camera To convert a video file 1 Install Ulead VideoStudio Refer to section 11 2 Click Start Select Programs Ulead VideoStudio 8 0 3 VideoStudio 8 0 main Screen will appear on your desktop 4 Click Tools menu on the right side of the screen then choose Batch Converter ...

Page 46: ...45 5 Click Add to add the video file you want to convert 6 Select Save as type to choose output video format and click Convert to start file converting ...

Page 47: ...46 7 Task Report window will pop out after the task is completed ...

Page 48: ... camera then the converted file has to be renamed to MOVI0002 avi 9 Connect your camera to PC and transfer the converted video to My Computer Removable Disk DCIM 100Movie in your camera Refer to Section 10 Transferring Data to a Computer 10 After transferring the converted video to the camera press Rec Play Button to enjoy your favorite movie ...

Page 49: ...VD Bundled software CD contains Ulead VideoStudio 8 0 SE DVD it has a feature to burn the movie clip into DVD You can preserve your precious movies on DVD to share with family and friends To create a DVD 1 Select Share Option and click Create Disc ...

Page 50: ...49 2 Create Disc window pops out and click Add Video to add video file you want to burn into DVD Then click Next button and follow on screen instruction ...

Page 51: ...50 3 Click Output icon and start to burn DVD ...

Page 52: ...n emails to friends or post them on websites To do this you should 1 Install the camera driver on your computer 2 Connect the computer and camera with the supplied mini USB 2 0 cable 3 Default mode is Mass Storage Mode when the camera connects to PC 4 Transfer pictures or movies or MP3 or recordings Mass Storage Device Mode The Red LED will light up when the camera is connected to the computer Mov...

Page 53: ...Manual Many computer users will find they already have this software installed on their computer MPEG4 Video Codec Xvid this decode software has to be installed for correctly viewing the movies you record Detailed information can be found in all the bundled software s online help webpages To install the bundled software 1 Insert the CD ROM into your computer s CD ROM drive The autorun screen appea...

Page 54: ...main screen will appear on your desktop Viewing Images stored in the Camera through Photo Express 5 0 To view images stored in the camera you must switch to Mass Storage Device Mode 1 Select the image you want to open in the workspace from the browse bar on the left hand side 2 Double click selected picture ...

Page 55: ...screen you must switch to WebCam Mode Press REC PLAY Button to Switch to WebCam Mode Under this mode you can capture videos or pictures through Photo Express 5 0 Click the Get Photo button Click the Capture button Click the Capture button and then choose your images Click the Add Image button and click Close button to leave the screen ...

Page 56: ...55 Getting Started With Video Studio 8 0 Click Start Select Programs Video Studio 8 0 The Video Studio main Screen will appear on your desktop ...

Page 57: ...a through Video Studio 8 0 To view images stored in the camera you must switch to Mass Storage Device Mode 1 Click the folder on the right hand side of the screen 2 Select the image stored in the camera and press Open button to view Folder ...

Page 58: ...8 0 Press REC PLAY Button to switch to WebCam Mode Under this mode you can view camera video through Video Studio To capture a video picture from the camera Click the Capture item Click the Capture Video button Click the Capture Image button ...

Page 59: ...ard or erase the images that are not necessary Save the images to separate media that you want No playback images appear The mode is not to set play mode Set the main mode to play Can t play downloaded file File format is not correct Please change the codec to Xvid format for movie file and the file format to jpeg format The mode is not to set play mode Set the main mode to play Playback No TV out...

Page 60: ... Support can be expanded up to 2GB Image Resolution HIGH 3856x2892 11MP interpolated Standard 2592x1944 5 MP LOW 1600x1200 2 MP Movie Resolution High VGA 640x480 1 8Mbps max 30fps Standard VGA 640x480 1Mbps max 30fps LOW QVGA 320X240 500Kbps max 30 fps White Balance Auto Manual Daylight Fluorescent Tungsten Exposure Auto Manual EV Compensation 1 0EV TO 1 0E in 0 3EV steps Self Timer 10 second dela...

Page 61: ...ing Temperature 10 C 50 C 14 F 122 F Humidity Up to 90 RH System Requirement Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP Pentium R II processor with MMX TM Celeron TM or AMD Athlon R processor or better 128MB or higher CD ROM 500MB free HDD space Available USB port 16 bit Color Display ...

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