Minox DTC 650, Instructions Manual

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Note: The blue activating LED (3) will
blink for a few seconds before the camera
is ready for use.
Menu functions and settings
Manual Controls
This setting offers you the possibility of using
your DTC 650 like a normal digital camera. As
in any other normal digital camera, you can
view the digital stills and video clips on the
display monitor and accept them at the same
time. Once your DTC 650 is in the “SETUP”
mode (see the section on Setup and Opera-
tion mode), it is immediately in the “Manual
Controls” mode. You can use the right (photo)
and left (video) arrow keys (10) to move be-
tween the “photo” and “video” mode. You
can change the image resolution of the picture
by repeatedly activating the respective arrow
key. Pressing the menu key (14) again will
allow you to get to the “Manual Controls”
mode.
Camera
The LCD monitor (8) displays the following
information: The camera icon and the current
screen resolution appear at the top left edge
and the top right edge displays the image
capacity (0000/0000). The battery level is
shown at the bottom left edge. By pressing
the OK button (10), you can manually take a
picture in the camera mode.
Video
To switch to the “video mode”, press the left
arrow key (10). The LCD monitor (8) displays
the following features: The video icon and the
current screen resolution appear at the top
left edge and the top right edge displays the
remainder of the recording time in [00:00:00].
The lower left edge displays the battery level.
By pressing the OK button (10), you can start
recording in the “video mode”. By pressing
the OK button (10) again, you stop recording.
Day and night mode
In the “Manual Control” mode, you can use
the Up-key (10) to activatethe day or night
mode. The default setting on your DTC 650
is the “day mode” (colour mode). Photos or
video clips are displayed in colour. To switch
to the “Night-IR mode”, press the top arrow
key (10). The setting changes from colour
mode during the day to the Night IR mode
and the image displayed on the LCD monitor
(8) changes from colour image to a black-
white image.
Note: In the operation mode (main switch
(11) right), the camera uses the twilight
sensor to automatically select the appro-
priate mode corresponding to the time of
the day.
Playing back picture/video
In the “Manual Control” mode, press the low-
er arrow key (10) or select “Playback Picture/
Video” in the selection menu for the “Camera
mode”, which is located in the “Main Menu”
under the first tab “Camera Settings”. The
pictures are displayed on the LCD monitor (8).
The picture format (photo/video) is displayed
at the bottom left edge of the image as the
camera icon. In addition, the top right edge
of the LCD monitor (8) shows the number of
photos and video recordings.
Press the left or right arrow key (10) to
viewthe pictures and video clips in the chrono-
logical or reverse order. Press the menu button
(14) to access “Main Menu”. By repeating that
action, you will be able to return to “Replay
photo/video”. You can return to the “Manual
Controls” mode by again pressing the lower
arrow key (10).
Delete the picture or video clips
Press the lower arrow key (10) in the “Manual
Controls” mode or select “Playback photo/
video” option in the “Camera mode”, which