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DVR-200

User Manual

English

040507TP

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Page 2: ...erference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television r...

Page 3: ...era Never operate this DV camera in any way while driving a vehicle Do not cover or wrap the DV camera or the AC power adapter with a cloth or quilt Always use the DV camera and its accessories in wel...

Page 4: ...l video camera 16 Setting the date and time 16 CAPTURING STILL IMAGES 17 Basic settings 17 Digital zoom Preview 17 Self timer 18 Flash 19 Image resolution and quality 20 Number of recordable images 21...

Page 5: ...iver for Windows 98 users 31 Installing PhotoSuite 32 Installing PhotoVista 33 Installing WinDVD Creator SVCD 34 MENU OPTIONS 35 Record menu 35 Image size 36 Image quality 36 Video quality 36 Exposure...

Page 6: ...Windows Me 2000 XP users may simply plug their camera directly into a USB port on their PC and begin transferring images to your computer If you have a memory card you may also wish to purchase an SD...

Page 7: ...n this manual This is due to the fact that different retailers often specify slightly different product inclusions and accessories to suit their market requirements customer demographics and geographi...

Page 8: ...7 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA Front view 1 Lens 2 Microphone 3 Flash 4 Self timer LED 5 Battery SD card cover 6 Tripod socket...

Page 9: ...w right T Zoom in 6 Arrow down Self timer 7 Arrow left W Zoom out 8 Record Stop 9 System LED indicator 10 OK OK Digital zoom 11 Still Image shutter 12 Delete 13 Playback Pause 14 A V OUT Audio Video O...

Page 10: ...sted Virtually no battery power 4 Memory Card indicator 5 Flash mode A Auto flash Auto 1 A Auto flash Auto 2 Flash off 6 Self timer indicator still images only 7 White balance Automatic no icon Daylig...

Page 11: ...und level Fully sound level Mute 3 Battery level Full battery power Fairly consumed Nearly exhausted Virtually no battery power 4 Memory Card indicator if present 5 Pause Play indicator 6 Counter 7 Mo...

Page 12: ...no battery power 3 Memory Card indicator if present 4 Date if date imprint is on 5 Exposure time for this image 6 Aperture value for this image 7 Still image icon 8 Image quality Super fine Fine Norm...

Page 13: ...the flash No LED indicator Blinking green Image is being recorded to the memory card No LED indicator Blinking green USB communication transfer in progress No LED indicator Solid green The camera is...

Page 14: ...cover downward away from the lens 2 Insert the batteries noting correct polarity or 3 Close the battery cover Note If you will not be using the batteries for an extended period of time remove them fro...

Page 15: ...n incorrect adapter is not covered under the warranty Using an AC power adapter while transferring images to your computer prevents unexpected automatic power off of the camera Attaching the hand stra...

Page 16: ...the card faces the battery When inserted in the correct orientation the edge of the memory card should protrude only about 1 16th of an inch well below the edge of the camera body 3 Close the battery...

Page 17: ...d on for the first time The camera is powered on after the batteries have been removed for an extended period of time To adjust the date or time at any other time 1 With the camera ON press the power...

Page 18: ...he image in the LCD may be zoomed up to 2 5x the still image will be captured at 1X no zoom 1 Turn on your digital video camera 2 Open the LCD monitor 3 Press the T telephoto button to activate the zo...

Page 19: ...for still images not videos 1 Secure your camera on a tripod or place it on a stable surface 2 Turn on your camera 3 Compose the picture 4 Press the self timer button The count down is displayed on th...

Page 20: ...press the shutter button The camera has three flash modes Auto flash Auto 1 Auto flash Auto 2 and Flash off Flash Mode Description A Auto Flash The flash fires automatically according to the ambient...

Page 21: ...ings are recommended for printed output and situations requiring the finest detail Lower resolution and quality images take up less memory space and may be quite suitable for sharing images via e mail...

Page 22: ...ry depending on the recorded subject scene complexity and the capacity of the memory card Resolution Quality Compression ratio 64MB internal memory 64MB SD memory card 1600 x 1200 pixels 800 x 600 pix...

Page 23: ...Recording video clips The digital video camera records MPEG 4 video at a resolution of 320x240 pixels at a frame rate of 25 fps 1 Press the power menu button to turn on your camera 2 To start recordin...

Page 24: ...as follows button Note While viewing a recorded video clip press the OK button to display thumbnail images To play a video clip on your PC use Windows Multi media Player 9 0 WMP version 8 or earlier w...

Page 25: ...e next image press the button The LCD monitor displays the detailed information such as image size image quality date exposure time aperture value file and folder number Note You can also view your im...

Page 26: ...uttons to select the frame you want to enlarge 4 Zoon in by pressing the OK button When the image is enlarged you will see a red frame with a red box inside The red frame indicates the entire image wh...

Page 27: ...3 Press the OK button Nine thumbnail images appear on the LCD monitor assuming there are nine or more recorded images in the memory 4 Use the or buttons to move the cursor to select the image to be di...

Page 28: ...u button 4 Select Slide show by using the or buttons and press the button 5 Set the playback interval by using the or buttons and press the OK button The slideshow starts displaying your images on the...

Page 29: ...clip or image that has been recorded in internal memory do not insert a memory card in the camera Delete one video clip image at a time 1 Turn on your camera 2 Press the playback pause button to view...

Page 30: ...uttons 4 Select Delete all by using the or buttons and then press the button 5 Use the or buttons to select Yes then press the OK button to confirm A progress bar displays indicating the progress of d...

Page 31: ...press the button 5 Use the or buttons to select One image and then press the button To protect all images select All images in this step 6 Select Lock by using the or buttons and then press the OK but...

Page 32: ...era 3 Turn the camera on Your computers operating system will recognize the camera 4 From the Windows desktop double click on My Computer 5 Look for a new removable disk icon This removable disk is ac...

Page 33: ...has no batteries and uses USB power from your computer will save considerably on batteries Installing PhotoSuite PhotoSuite is a very user friendly image editing program With PhotoSuite you can retou...

Page 34: ...k Install PhotoVista Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation Note For information on how to use PhotoVista to create spectacular 3600 panoramic images please refer to its online...

Page 35: ...z For Direct DVD Support requires P4 1 6GHz higher for real time requirement RAM 128 MB 256MB Operating System Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Sound On board AC 97 Codec Windows compatible sound card that sup...

Page 36: ...ons Record Menu You can use the Record menu to select istill mage size resolution image quality or video quality You can also adjust exposure white balance or ISO speed To access the Record menu press...

Page 37: ...600 x 1200 800 x 600 Image quality Set the still image quality compression ratio at which the image is saved Super fine Fine Normal Video quality Set the video quality compression ratio at which the v...

Page 38: ...sation you wish first press the button Increase or decrease the EV compensation and press the or buttons to confirm Suggestions for using EV Compensation Use Positive Compensation for Imaging printed...

Page 39: ...ting allows you to set the white balance when taking photographs under specific lighting condition To set the white balance first press the button Then choose the white balance you prefer by using the...

Page 40: ...se speckles into the image With a higher sen sitivity selected images can be taken with less light To set the ISO speed first press the button Then choose the ISO speed you prefer by using the or butt...

Page 41: ...tings in Setup mode Press the power button and navigate to the option you wish to configure by using the or buttons Setup menu items Format Beep Speaker LCD brightness Power off Reset to default Date...

Page 42: ...ess OK button to confirm A progress bar displays the formatting progress No Does not format the internal memory SD card YES Formats the internal memory SD card and erase all images Beep The DV camera...

Page 43: ...e the sound using the or buttons then press OK button to confirm The volume level can be adjusted from 0 to 5 LCD brightness This option adjusts the brightness of the LCD monitor To adjust the LCD bri...

Page 44: ...vate the camera by pressing any button If the camera has powered off then you must turn the camera on again by pressing the power button To change the power saving interval first press the button Then...

Page 45: ...nth Day Year Date setup After removing the batteries from the camera the date and time will return to the default setting If this happens you may reset the date and time For more information about the...

Page 46: ...Italiano Video out frequence You can view your images on a TV or record them to a video tape Remember to select the video output standard appropriate to your location To set this option first press t...

Page 47: ...ll images from the camera s memory card or an internal memory To access the Playback menu press the button first and then press the button Scroll through the menu options by using the button Playback...

Page 48: ...d This feature allows you to copy your images from the camera s internal memory to a memory card Of course you can only do this if you have a memory card installed and some images in internal memory N...

Page 49: ...48 CONNECTING YOUR DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA TO OTHER DEVICES...

Page 50: ...8 EV 0 3 EV steps White balance Automatic with presets for Daylight Shade Fluorescent 1 Fluorescent 2 Lamp ISO Automatic 100 200 400 Light frequency 50 60Hz Video Audio formats MPEG 4 SP video IMA AD...

Page 51: ...ternal memory NO IMAGES There are no images stored in the internal memory or on an optional SD card USB ERROR USB transmission error CARD FULL There is not enough space to store image or video clip on...

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