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8. Troubleshooting 

Power does not turn on. 

Battery is inserted in the wrong 

direction. 

Reload battery in the correct 

direction. 

Battery is insufficient to power 

on. 

Replace or recharge the battery. 

 

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Summary of Contents for VideoShot TDV2160

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Page 2: ...E LANGUAGE 7 SETTING THE DATE AND TIME 8 MONITOR SCREEN DISPLAY 9 3 USING THIS VIDEO CAMERA 12 TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF 12 CHANGE THE MODE 12 RECORDING VIDEO CLIP 13 TAKING STILL IMAGES 14 USING THE SELF TIMER AND BURST SNAPSHOT 15 USING THE ZOOM FUNCTION 16 RECORDING AUDIO 17 4 USING THE MENU IN RECORD MODE 18 1 ...

Page 3: ...GE 24 PLAYING BACK MOVIE CLIPS 24 PLAYING BACK AUDIO FILES 25 OTHER FUNCTION IN PLAYBACK MODE 25 6 MAKING CONNECTIONS 31 CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO A TV 31 CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO A PC 31 7 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 33 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE 33 8 TROUBLESHOOTING 36 9 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 38 2 ...

Page 4: ...ot try to open the case of the video camera or attempt to modify this video camera in any way Maintenance and repairs should be carried out only by authorized service providers Keep the video camera away from water and other liquids Do not use the video camera with wet hands Never use the video camera in the rain or snow Moisture creates the danger of electric shock Use only the recommended power ...

Page 5: ...r LED 5 Delete 6 Playback 7 Mode 8 TFT LCD Screen 9 Left Self Timer 10 Power 11 Down button 12 Menu 13 AV Out port 14 USB port 15 Right LED on or off 16 OK 17 Shutter 18 Up Display 19 W Zoom in button 20 T Zoom out button 21 Speaker 22 Tripod socket 23 Card slot 24 Battery cover 4 ...

Page 6: ...negative poles matching the directions indicated on the battery cover 3 Close the battery door Inserting the Memory Card SD or MMC card can be used in this video camera Turn off the camera before inserting or removing the memory card Be sure to orient the card correctly when inserting it Never try to force the memory card into the slot 5 ...

Page 7: ...tle of the video camera and then undraw the rubber you will see the SD card slot 3 Insert the memory card as illustrated Never insert any other object which is not a SD MMC card into the camera s SD card slot Never remove the SD card from the camera while the camera is powered on Format the Memory Card All data will be deleted including protected files Be sure to download important files to your c...

Page 8: ... video camera for the first time after purchasing it be sure to choose a language before using the video camera 1 Turn the power on press the MENU button to display the menu and then press the RIGHT button to select setup 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to select Language then press the OK or RIGHT button to launch the submenu 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the desired language and then pre...

Page 9: ... setup 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to select Date Time then press the OK or RIGHT button to launch the submenu 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to change the highlighted value Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to move the cursor between settings 4 Press the OK button to confirm the setting 5 Press the MENU button to close the menu 8 ...

Page 10: ...Monitor Screen Display A When shooting movies 9 ...

Page 11: ...B When shooting still images 10 ...

Page 12: ...C When recording audio file D When playing back 11 ...

Page 13: ...era automatically turns off a period of time after the last control accessed Press the POWER button to power the camera back on You can change the power off time by setting the function Power Save in the Setup menu Change the Mode There are three record modes in this video camera 1 Press the POWER button to turn on the camera and the camera get into the default video mode 2 Press the MODE button t...

Page 14: ...the video camera to playback mode When the video camera is in playback mode you must press the PLAYBACK button to change it to record mode firstly then you can use the MODE button to change mode Recording Video Clip 1 Turn the video camera on and its default mode is video record mode 2 Press the SHUTTER button to start recording Press the UP button to have a pause and press it again to continue 3 ...

Page 15: ...s 1 Turn on the video camera 2 Press the MODE button to set the video camera to capture mode the icon appears on the LCD screen 3 Use the LCD screen to frame your subject 4 Hold the video camera steady and then press the SHUTTER button completely down to take a picture Automatically the number displayed on the screen is decreased by one For example if the screen displays 018 when the camera is pow...

Page 16: ...o camera is saving the image otherwise the image will not be saved completely Using the Self timer and Burst Snapshot Use the self timer to set a delay from the time the shutter button is pressed to the time the image is shot Use the burst snapshot to take pictures continuously 1 Turn the power on and set the video camera to the Capture mode 2 Press the LEFT button to change the self timer mode ea...

Page 17: ...ke picture You can also set the self timer and burst snapshot by the capture menu See the details on page 19 Using the Zoom Function This video camera has a digital zoom function that allows you to zoom in or zoom out on subjects The digital zoom enlarges or shrinks the image using a software process 1 Turn the video camera on and set it to capture mode or video record mode 2 Press the W or T butt...

Page 18: ...e video camera on and set it to audio record mode 2 Press the SHUTTER button to start recording Press the UP button to have a pause and press it again to continue 3 Press the SHUTTER again to end the recording If the memory is full the video camera will stop recording automatically On the center of the LCD monitor displays the recorded time There is no menu in audio record mode 17 ...

Page 19: ...o camera and set it to capture mode 2 Press the MENU button to display the menu 3 Use the UP or DOWN button to select an item 4 Press the OK or RIGHT button to enter the submenu 5 Use the UP or DOWN button to select the desired item 6 Press the OK button to confirm the setting 7 Press the MENU button to close the menu Capture Menu List Menu item Function Resolution There are five options for choic...

Page 20: ...e will be calculated based on light in the center area and this is suitable for general use Multi The exposure will be calculated based on the average light Spot Only the spot in the center of the LCD screen will be metered for light White Balance Adjust the white balance to suit different light sources There five items for option Auto Daylight Cloudy Fluorescent Tungsten Exposure Set the exposure...

Page 21: ... Green Blue Date Stamp This function can be used to add a date to your pictures as you take them There are three items for option Off Neither date nor time is added to the image Date Add data to the image Date Time Add data and time to the image Menu in Video Mode 1 In video record mode press the MENU button to display the menu 2 Use the UP or DOWN button to select an item 3 Press the OK or RIGHT ...

Page 22: ...rame Rate Select low frame rate to record longer time There are two items for option High Low Metering See the details on page 18 White Balance See the details on page 18 Setup Menu You can set the system items in setup menu 1 Power on and press the MENU button to display the menu 2 Press the RIGHT button to select Setup 3 Use the UP or DOWN button to select an item 21 4 Press the OK or RIGHT butt...

Page 23: ...n Start up Set the start up sound Press the RIGHT button to change the sound There are four options None 1 2 3 Beep Set the operation sound on or off by pressing the RIGHT button Volume Adjust the sound volume You can change it by pressing the RIGHT button Auto Review Adjust the review time after taking a picture There are three items for option Off 1sec 3 sec Power frequency Light Frequency shoul...

Page 24: ...ion NTSC PAL USB You can use this camera as a PC camera or removable disk PCCAM Use as a PC camera MSDC Use as a removable disk Start up Image You can use your favorite picture as the start up image Off No start up image System Use the default image as the start up image My image Use your favorite image as the start up image Format See the details on page 6 Reset all To reset the entire menu and b...

Page 25: ...pears 2 Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to preview the previous or next image Playing Back Movie Clips 1 Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select the movie clips you want to playback in playback mode 2 Press the SHUTTER button to start playing Press the MENU button to end playing Press the UP button to pause it and press it again to continue Press the RIGHT button to fast forward and press the LEFT...

Page 26: ...ss the RIGHT button to fast forward and press the LEFT button to back forward Other Function in Playback Mode Viewing Thumbnails Press the W button to view the file in thumbnails mode Use the UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT button to select a file Press the OK or T button to view the file in full screen Lock Files 1 Press the MENU button in playback mode 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the item Lock 3 ...

Page 27: ... deleted Delete Files 1 Press the MENU button in playback mode 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the item Delete 3 Press the OK button to enter the submenu One Delete current file All Delete all files except locked files 4 Use the UP or DOWN button to select the item 5 Press the OK button to confirm the setting A dialog box will appear Using UP or DOWN button to select the item Yes 6 Press t...

Page 28: ...LEFT or RIGHT button The range of interval time is 1 second to 10 seconds Repeat Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select Yes or No 4 Use the UP or DOWN button to select Start 5 Press the OK button start slide show 6 Press the MENU button to end slide show Only the still image can be show in slide show Effect 1 Press the MENU button in playback mode 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the item...

Page 29: ...HT button to launch the submenu Rotate Each time the OK button is pressed the image will rotate 90 C Save Select this item to save the rotated image Back Select this item to close the submenu Resize 1 Select an image you want to resize in playback mode 2 Press the MENU button to display the menu 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the item Resize 4 Press the OK or RIGHT button to launch the su...

Page 30: ...oice memo 4 Press the OK or RIGHT button to display the dialog box as illustration 5 Select the item Add and then press the OK button to start recording voice memo 6 Press the SHUTTER button to end the recording If you want to cancel the voice memo please select Delete when the dialog box appears and then press the OK button to delete the memo Set the Image As the Start Up Image 1 Select an image ...

Page 31: ... up Image in the setup menu to My image mode See the details on page 21 And then the video camera will use the image you selected as the start up image Printing Images 1 Select an image you want to print in playback mode 2 Press the MENU button to display the menu 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the item Print 4 Connect the device to a printer which includes print photo from a camera direc...

Page 32: ...o a TV via the TV out cable supplied 2 Turn on the TV and the video camera and then set the TV to AV mode 3 When the video camera is set to record mode you can preview the subjects you want to record on the TV screen 4 When the video camera is set to Playback mode you can review all the pictures video and audio clips stored in the video camera on the TV Connecting the Camera to a PC There are two ...

Page 33: ...nnected to a computer 2 Open My Computer or Windows Explorer and double click the removable disk icon that represents the memory card 3 Copy images from the card into a directory of your choice on the computer s hard disk Connecting the Camera to a PC with the USB Cable 1 Set the USB mode to MSDC mode 2 Connect the camera with a PC by a USB cable 3 Double click the icon my computer on the desktop ...

Page 34: ...ake out the SD card or the batteries when you are copying the files to PC otherwise the files would be destroyed or lost 7 Software Installation Installing the Software The bundled software CD has the drivers and software that come with video camera Insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The autorun menu appears 33 ...

Page 35: ...run menu to install the software If the autorun menu does not appear automatically open the CD ROM in My Computer or Windows Explorer and double click the file named autorun exe to start the program You can also click Run in the Windows Startup menu enter D autorun exe where D is your CD ROM drive letter in the text box and click OK Install Driver 1 Click Install Driver 2 Follow the on screen inst...

Page 36: ...reen display PC CAM or MSDC Press the MODE button to set it to PC CAM mode Double click the icon to run the program If it was the first time you use this function please select the item Preview as in the illustration And then you can use it as the pc camera function If you want to change the imaging size select Video Capture Pin to change the Output Size 35 ...

Page 37: ...8 Troubleshooting Power does not turn on Battery is inserted in the wrong direction Reload battery in the correct direction Battery is insufficient to power on Replace or recharge the battery 36 ...

Page 38: ...mage was captured Hold the video camera steady when shooting picture Image is not displayed on the LCD monitor A memory card with SUNP JPG images recorded with other camera is loaded This video camera cannot display non JPG images Recorded images are not saved in memory The video camera was turned off before the images are saved in memory If the battery low indicator appears on the LCD monitor rep...

Page 39: ... 2000 sec Resolution StillImage 5M 2592x1944 3M 2048x1536 2M 1600x1200 1M 1024x960 VGA 640x480 Video 720x480 640x480 320x240 Sensitivity Auto White balance Auto Daylight Tungsten Fluoresce Cloudy Exposure control 2EV to 2EV in 0 3 step Burst Included Photo effect Normal B W Sepia Negative Red Green Blue Self timer 2 10 sec Storage External memory SD MMC 38 ...

Page 40: ... Power Supply 3 x AAA Alkaline 1 5V batteries Ambient temperature Operating 0 C to 40 C Storage 20 C to 60 C Microphone Built in Speaker Built in Dimension Camera Body 97x58x38 mm Weight Camera Body w o battery Approx 95 g ...

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