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Section 11 

 

Transferring Data to a Computer

Installing the Digital Camcorder Driver

Before connecting this camcorder to a computer for the first time, you should install a driver on the 
computer. The driver is on the CD-ROM disc provided in the package. To install the driver:

Insert the CD-ROM into the computer’s CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen will appear.

1. 

Click “Install Device Driver”. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Depending 

2. 

on your operating system, you may have to restart your computer after installing the driver.

Connecting Your Camcorder to a Computer

You can transfer pictures, movies or voice recordings stored on your camcorder to a computer and send 
them in emails to friends or post them on websites. To do this you should:

Install the camcorder driver on your computer.

1. 

Connect the computer and camcorder with the supplied mini USB 2.0 cable.

2. 

Default mode is Mass Storage Mode when the camcorder connects to PC.

3. 

Transfer pictures or movies or MP3 or voice recordings.

4. 

Mass Storage Device Mode

The RED LED will light up when the camcorder is connected to the computer. Movies, pictures and voice 
recordings can be found on your computer at “My Computer\Removable Disk\DCIM\”. Under this mode, 
you  can  read,  delete,  move,  or  copy  any  movie/picture/voice  recording  you  want.  Use  the  bundled 
Arcsoft application software to edit the movies or pictures.

PC Camcorder Mode

When in Mass Storage Device Mode, press RECORD/PLAY Button to switch to PC Camcorder Mode 
and the GREEN LED will light up. Under this mode, you can implement live video conference meetings 
or use video email over the Internet.

Summary of Contents for MDV-HD8

Page 1: ...High Definition Digital Video Camera User Manual...

Page 2: ...5 Listening to MP3 Music 46 Section 6 Viewing Movie on PC 49 Section 7 Viewing Pictures and Movies on a TV 50 Section 8 Video File Converter 52 Section 9 Burning the Recorded Clip into DVD 56 Section...

Page 3: ...a can be used as Mass Storage Media device for easy data storage and transfer or as a PC web camera The camera is easy to use and almost all operational buttons are intuitive Additional options includ...

Page 4: ...ne Power Button Lens Flash HDMI Port Rear View Movie Shutter Button Tele Button Up Button Wide Button Down Button TV Earphone Port OK Button Picture Shutter Button Direction Buttons RECORD PLAY Button...

Page 5: ...4 Side View Speaker Battery Cover...

Page 6: ...a comes with internal memory which allows you to store pictures movies voice recordings and music You can expand the memory capacity by using an optional SD or MMC memory card To insert a memory card...

Page 7: ...ss the Picture Shutter Button To record the voice press OK Button to enter Record Menu Use Direction Buttons to choose Voice Pen Option Press Movie Shutter Button to start voice recording To take movi...

Page 8: ...press OK Button to switch to record menu screen 1 Use Right Left Buttons to move to Setting option then Setting Submenu will pop out on the screen 2 Use Up Down Buttons to select Langauge option and...

Page 9: ...ide Button Digital Zoom out Power Button Press down for one second to turn on or turn off the camera RECORD PLAY Button functions Switch between Record Playback Mode 1 Return to the previous page 2 Mo...

Page 10: ...ode Motion Stabilization Two in One Mode Photo Frame Multi Snap Mode Night Mode Backlight Mode 1 Resolution Movie HD D1 VGA QVGA Picture High Standard Low 2 Number of images or recording time of movie...

Page 11: ...e indicator will display on LCD monitor To stop recording press Movie Shutter Button again Press RECORD PLAY Button to view the recorded movie Four resolution settings are available Quality HD D1 VGA...

Page 12: ...to take pictures at close range The Macro Mode should be used for object located at about 20 cm while the Portrait Mode should be used for object located from 90 cm to 200 cm To take close up pictures...

Page 13: ...e Exit Enter Exit Normal B W Classic Negative Exit Sound Time Setting Format Memory TV System Language Default Setting Exit Operations for Record Mode Operation Screen Press OK Button when in Movie Pi...

Page 14: ...for Picture Exposure One Time 0EV Sharpness One Time Level 8 White Balance One Time Auto Motion Stabilization Always Off Motion Detect One Time Off Two in One One Time Off Photo Frame One Time Off Fl...

Page 15: ...esolution In Movie Picture Record Mode press OK Button to switch to record menu screen 1 Use Right Left Buttons to select Movie Mode Submenu of Movie Mode will pop out on the screen 2 Use Up Down Butt...

Page 16: ...h to record menu screen 1 Use Right Left Buttons to select Movie Mode Submenu of Movie Mode will pop out on the screen 2 Use Up Down Buttons to move to Exposure Option Press OK Button and then Exposur...

Page 17: ...1 Use Right Left Buttons to select Movie Mode Submenu of Movie Mode will pop out on the screen 2 Use Up Down Buttons to select Sharpness then press OK Button to switch to Sharpness submenu 3 Use Up Do...

Page 18: ...on To change White Balance Setting In Movie Picture Record Mode press OK Button to switch to record menu screen 1 Use Right Left Buttons to select Movie Mode Submenu of Movie Mode will pop out on the...

Page 19: ...screen 2 Use Up Down Buttons to select Motion Stabilization then press OK Button to switch to Motion 3 Stabilization submenu Use Up Down Buttons to choose ON or OFF 4 Press OK Button to validate the...

Page 20: ...wn Buttons to choose ON or OFF 4 Press OK Button to validate the setting and exit 5 Camera will start to record video once if there is a movement for 3 consecutive seconds Stop recording 6 if there is...

Page 21: ...1 Use Right Left Buttons to select Camera Mode Submenu of Camera Mode will pop out on the 2 screen Use Up Down Buttons to select Resolution then press OK Button to switch to Resolution submenu 3 Use U...

Page 22: ...o record menu screen 1 Use Right Left Buttons to select Camera Mode Submenu of Camera Mode will pop out on the 2 screen Use Up Down Buttons to move to Exposure Option Press the OK Button and then Expo...

Page 23: ...a Mode Submenu of Camera Mode will pop out on the 2 screen Use Up Down Buttons to select Two in One then press OK Button to switch to Two in One submenu 3 Use Up Down Buttons to choose ON or OFF 4 Pre...

Page 24: ...ronic photo frame To enable Photo Frame When in Camera Mode use Up Down Buttons to select Photo Frame option then press OK Button 1 to switch to Photo Frame submenu Use Up Down Buttons to locate prefe...

Page 25: ...stances 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 When in Camera Mode use U...

Page 26: ...lash light will also blink The speed of blinking will increase just before the picture is taken To enable Self timer When in Camera Mode use Up Down Buttons to select Self timer then press OK Button t...

Page 27: ...in Camera Mode use Up Down Buttons to select Sharpness Option then press OK Button to 1 switch to Sharpness submenu Use Up Down Buttons to move between nine levels The change can be previewed immedia...

Page 28: ...n To change White Balance Setting In Movie Picture Record Mode press Ok Button to switch to record menu screen 1 Use Right Left Buttons to select Camera Mode Submenu of Camera Mode will pop out on the...

Page 29: ...Press OK Button to validate the setting and exit 3 Display Screen Multi Snap Option OK Button Backlight Picture Record Mode Only With the camera set to backlight Mode you can take shots when bright li...

Page 30: ...ess OK Button to validate the setting and exit 3 Display Screen Date Printing Option OK Button Note Date would be shown on the printed picture once date printing is enabled Night Mode Use Night Mode f...

Page 31: ...n 4 to record voice and press it again to stop Display Screen Voice Mode Option OK Button Effect Setting There are four modes which are Normal Black White Classic and Negative To change Effect setting...

Page 32: ...ns to move to Setting option then Setting Submenu will pop out on the screen 2 Use Up Down Buttons to move between settings 3 Display Screen Setting Option Sound operation sound Time Setting Format Ca...

Page 33: ...to leave Time Setting without any change Submenu Display Screen Time Setting Time Setting Format Card Submenu Display Screen Format Card Options Format Card Yes Format the SD Card built in memory No...

Page 34: ...USA Canada Japan South Korea and Taiwan etc PAL standard UK Europe China Australia Singapore and Hong Kong etc Submenu Display Screen TV System Option TV System Selecting Interface Language Submenu D...

Page 35: ...sic Direction Buttons can be used to select the specific option Press OK Button to view movies pictures listen to voice or music Button Function The Direction Buttons have the following functions in M...

Page 36: ...Resolution Indicator High Resolution Standard Resolution Low Resolution 2 Indicate the selected movie picture is locked Indicate the single movie voice MP3 is being repeated Indicate all of the movie...

Page 37: ...next or last 3 movie Press Movie Shutter Button to play and press it 4 again to pause While playing movie press Right Left Buttons to 5 fast forward backward then release the button to stop Use Up Dow...

Page 38: ...on to delete single movie Before a movie is deleted a confirmation screen 5 will appear choosing Yes will execute the operation and No to cancel the operation Press OK Button to exit 6 Note If a memor...

Page 39: ...d This function can prevent the movies from being deleted accidentally Operation Display Screen Use Right Left Buttons to select the Lock option 1 Press OK Button to go to the Lock menu 2 Use Right Le...

Page 40: ...his function automatically repeats playing single movie or all movies in order Operation Display Screen Use Right Left Buttons to select the Repeat One 1 option or Repeat All option Press OK Button to...

Page 41: ...st 3 picture While the picture is selected use Up Down 4 Buttons to magnify To navigate the magnified picture press OK 5 Button to enter navigation mode Use Direction Buttons to navigate the magnified...

Page 42: ...to delete single picture Before a picture is deleted a confirmation screen 5 will appear choosing Yes will execute the operation No will cancel the operation Press OK Button to exit 6 Note If a memor...

Page 43: ...all pictures can be locked This function can prevent the pictures from being deleted accidentally Operation Display Screen Use Right Left Buttons to select the Lock option 1 Press OK Button to go to...

Page 44: ...lide Show This function automatically repeats all pictures in order Operation Display Screen Use Right Left Buttons to select the Slide option 1 Press OK Button to start the slide show press it 2 agai...

Page 45: ...tion Display Screen Use Right Left Buttons to select the Voice option 1 Press OK Button to go to Voice Playback Mode 2 Use Right Left Buttons to go to the next or last 3 voice recording Press Movie Sh...

Page 46: ...option To delete a voice use Right Left Buttons to select 11 the voice Press OK Button to go to the voice playback 12 option menu Press Up Button to select Delete option 13 Use Up Button to delete all...

Page 47: ...sfer MP3 Music to the camera Install the camera driver on your computer 1 Connect your camera to the computer USB port 2 The Red LED will light when the camera is connected to the computer and in Mass...

Page 48: ...o play or press Right Left Buttons to jump to the next previous page Press Movie Shutter or OK Button to play MP3 3 Press Movie Shutter Button again to stop 4 playing Press Up Down Buttons to adjust v...

Page 49: ...in the camera can be played either by built in speaker or Earphone or TV When the earphone cable is plugged in the camera the option menu of Earphone TV pops out on the LCD Screen Choose earphone or...

Page 50: ...omputer s CD ROM drive Click Install Device Driver and follow the 1 on screen instructions to complete the installation Start video player such as Widows Media Player to view AVI Movies 2 Share Movie...

Page 51: ...on a TV Connecting to a high definition TV Connect HDMI cable to a HD TV 1 Set video input source of a TV to HDMI option 2 The steps for viewing stored pictures and movie on a TV are exactly the same...

Page 52: ...the cable to a television 2 The option menu of Earphone TV pops out on the LCD Screen 3 Choose TV option and press OK Button to validate the setting 4 The steps for viewing stored pictures and movie o...

Page 53: ...h your camera In this way you can convert various video files formats and playback your favorite movies on your camera 8 1 Media Converter To convert a video file Install Arcsoft Media Converter Refer...

Page 54: ...53 Select Video file you want to convert 5...

Page 55: ...view your media files before converting To preview media files use the following control 6 functions Click to start previewing Click to stop previewing Make sure your media files can be previewed befo...

Page 56: ...9 Please note if Clip0001 avi exists in the camera then the converted file has to be renamed to clip0002 avi Connect your camera to PC and transfer the converted video to My Computer Removable Disk 1...

Page 57: ...ing the movie clip into DVD You can preserve your precious movies on DVD to share with family and friends To create a DVD Install Arcsoft MediaImpression Refer to Section 11 1 Click Start 2 g Select P...

Page 58: ...57 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Click Start to start DVD burning 5...

Page 59: ...orded videos to YouTube It will help you can share them with your family and friends on YouTube website To upload video files to YouTube Install Arcsoft MediaImpression Refer to Section 11 1 Click Sta...

Page 60: ...59 Select the video file you want to upload and click Upload to YouTube option at the bottom menu 5 If this is your first using this function please follow the instruction on YouTube Setting Panel 6...

Page 61: ...Go to http www youtube com login then Log onto your YouTube account 7 If you do not have YouTube account sign up here first After you log onto your YouTube account Click Get Authorization button below...

Page 62: ...61 Then Click Allow Button shown on YouTube website Click Save Button to upload the video 9...

Page 63: ...riends or post them on websites To do this you should Install the camcorder driver on your computer 1 Connect the computer and camcorder with the supplied mini USB 2 0 cable 2 Default mode is Mass Sto...

Page 64: ...mat with your camcorder Adobe Reader is a popular program that you need to have installed to read the User s Manual Many computer users will find this software already installed on their computer Devi...

Page 65: ...ode SD MMC Card Slot support Image Resolution Still image 3360x2520 8M Pixels 2592x1944 5M Pixels 1600x1200 2M Pixels Movie Resolution HD 1280 x 720 pixels 30 fps D1 720 x 480 pixels 30 fps VGA 640 x...

Page 66: ...System Requirement Windows 2000 XP Vista Pentium III 800 MHz above 256 MB RAM CD ROM 1GB free HDD space Available USB port 16 bit Color Display...

Page 67: ...used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equi...

Page 68: ...do not cause the warranty period to be extended nor do they trigger a new warranty period The warranty period for any replacement parts installed ends with the warranty period for the entire product 5...

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