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Contents

Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 3

What‟s Included ......................................................................................................................... 3

Parts of the Camera ................................................................................................................... 4

Initial Camera Setup .................................................................................................................. 5

Main Camera Modes ................................................................................................................. 8

Camera Technical Specifications ............................................................................................... 9

Computer System Requirements

– WINDOWS OS ................................................................. 10

Computer System Requirements

– MAC OS ........................................................................... 10

Using Your Digital Camera ....................................................................................................... 11

Changing Camera Mode .......................................................................................................... 11

Navigating the Menus .............................................................................................................. 12

Video Capture Mode ................................................................................................................ 13

Video Playback Mode .............................................................................................................. 28

Photo Capture Mode ................................................................................................................ 32

Photo Playback Mode .............................................................................................................. 51

Connecting the Digital Video Camera to a TV or HDTV ........................................................... 57

Installing the Software.............................................................................................................. 59

Connecting the Camera to the Computer ................................................................................ 60

Getting Photos and Videos from your Camera to Your Computer............................................ 61

Get started! .............................................................................................................................. 62

Transferring Images Manually ................................................................................................. 63

Camera Maintenance .............................................................................................................. 63

Sakar Warranty Card ............................................................................................................... 64

Technical Support .................................................................................................................... 65

Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................... 65

Summary of Contents for DVR 960HD

Page 1: ...eo Recorder User Manual 2010 Sakar International Inc All rights reserved Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks are the property of their...

Page 2: ...hanging Camera Mode 11 Navigating the Menus 12 Video Capture Mode 13 Video Playback Mode 28 Photo Capture Mode 32 Photo Playback Mode 51 Connecting the Digital Video Camera to a TV or HDTV 57 Installi...

Page 3: ...C and a number within Make sure the number inside is a 4 or higher Your digital video recorder supports a Class 4 SD Memory Card up to 32GB In order to use your digital video recorder normally it is s...

Page 4: ...DE Button 20 HDMI Port 7 Up EV Button Slideshow 21 SD Memory Card Slot Inside the Battery Compartment 8 Video Shutter Button 22 Battery Compartment 9 Right Button Delete Button 23 Wrist Tripod Socket...

Page 5: ...cable to the Dock Charger and the other end of the cable either to your computer USB slot or to the supplied AC Adapter which you then plug into an electrical outlet Charge light will turn off when t...

Page 6: ...ted until a click sound is heard Note After the digital video recorder is powered on an SD icon will appear on the LCD display If you do not see the SD icon on the display please check if the card was...

Page 7: ...k Photo and Video Social Network site to set the default ViviLink destination for photos and videos taken with your camera The ViviLink technology allows you to quickly and easily upload your camera s...

Page 8: ...utton while in the Video Capture mode Photo Capture Mode Use this mode to capture pictures with your camera After turning on your camera press the MODE button once to open the Photo Capture mode To ta...

Page 9: ...m 12X Optical Zoom Exposure 3 0EV 3 0EV White Balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Fluorescent Incandescent Scene Auto Scenery Portrait Night Scenery Night Portrait High Sensitivity Sport Beach Party Color Ef...

Page 10: ...th 250 MB of free hard disk space 16 bit Color monitor 1024 X 768 recommended screen resolution CD ROM Drive QuickTime 6 or higher Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or higher Windows Media Player 10 or hi...

Page 11: ...in at any point to turn your camera OFF You will see a Goodbye splash screen and then the camera will power off completely Note Your digital camera also has an Auto Power Off feature that will automat...

Page 12: ...ngs and options specific to that mode 1 Press the MENU button located on the LCD panel to open the menus for the current mode 2 Press the joystick button LEFT or RIGHT to scroll between the various me...

Page 13: ...top of the LCD indicating that the record is in progress The elapsed video record time is shown as you record at the top right corner on the LCD screen 5 To STOP the video record press the Video Shut...

Page 14: ...he current video you are capturing Remember The ViviLink feature is deactivated by default therefore select the ViviLink destination before capturing a video A ViviLink destination will only be assign...

Page 15: ...15 Video Capture Mode Menus The following are the menus that appear in your digital video camera s Video Capture Mode...

Page 16: ...ing will be saved by your digital video camera until you manually change the setting or restore the camera s default factory settings Image Size Menu The Image Size menu allows you to choose the desir...

Page 17: ...ear on the selected item 6 Press the joystick button LEFT or RIGHT to select the next menu item 7 Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your previous mode 8 An icon reflecting your sele...

Page 18: ...the images that are taken with your camera 1 Press the MENU button to open the menus for the current mode 2 Press the joystick button LEFT or RIGHT to scroll and select the White Balance menu 3 Press...

Page 19: ...n the image are more or less distinct 1 Press the MENU button to open the menus for the current mode 2 Press the joystick button LEFT or RIGHT to scroll and select the Image Sharpness menu 3 Press the...

Page 20: ...next menu item 7 Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your previous mode 8 An icon reflecting your selection will display on the LCD screen 9 Remember that this setting will be saved...

Page 21: ...s in the display and adjust the image color and lighting accordingly Center Averages the light metered from the entire frame but giving greater weight to the subject in the center Multi Used in standa...

Page 22: ...4 Press the OK button on the joystick to select and confirm the highlighted menu option 5 A selected option icon will appear on the selected item 6 Press the joystick button LEFT or RIGHT to select t...

Page 23: ...e OK on the joystick button to select and confirm and enter the Date Setup option 3 The Date Setup submenu will open 4 Scroll through the window with the RIGHT and LEFT joystick button For each field...

Page 24: ...sources in your locale If your digital video camera is set to a frequency that does not match your country s electric current you may see flickering or waves on the images taken by your digital video...

Page 25: ...ystick button LEFT or RIGHT to select the next menu item 7 Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your previous mode 8 Remember that this setting will be saved by your digital video came...

Page 26: ...Factory Settings Menu Use this menu to view the Firmware version on your digital video camera or to reset your camera settings to the Factory Default Settings 1 Press the MENU button to open the menu...

Page 27: ...camera the language will be set to the default English To change the system Language Press the MENU button to open the menus Press the joystick button LEFT or RIGHT to scroll and select the Language...

Page 28: ...left of the LCD screen 2 Play your selected video Press the Video Shutter button to start playing the video Press the Video Shutter button again to pause the video and to continue playing and pausing...

Page 29: ...PREVIOUS image Navigates in Thumbnail View Up Navigates in Thumbnail View Down Navigates in Thumbnail View OK STOPS Video Playback Enlarges selected photo from Thumbnail size to regular size Other Vid...

Page 30: ...on site 9 Remember that the ViviLink feature is deactivated by default A ViviLink destination will only be assigned to a photo or video if you manually set it from this menu Changing the ViviLink dest...

Page 31: ...utton on the joystick to confirm The video will be deleted and you will exit the menu and return to the Playback mode If you do not want to delete the current image select No and press the OK button o...

Page 32: ...ttons may vary per camera model 3 Press the Photo Shutter button to take the picture 4 The picture will automatically be saved to the SD Memory card Photo Capture Mode Quick Function Buttons Your digi...

Page 33: ...he current picture you are capturing Remember The ViviLink feature is deactivated by default therefore select the ViviLink destination before capturing a photo A ViviLink destination will only be assi...

Page 34: ...34 Photo Capture Mode Menus The following are the menus that appear in your digital video camera s Photo Capture Mode...

Page 35: ...be saved by your digital video camera until you manually change the setting or restore the camera s default factory settings Image Resolution Menu The Image Resolution menu allows you to choose the de...

Page 36: ...e highlighted menu option 5 A selected option icon will appear on the selected item 6 Press the joystick button LEFT or RIGHT to select the next menu item 7 Press the MODE button to exit the menu and...

Page 37: ...9 The Self Timer is active for only the photo taken after the Self Timer has been set Reset the Self Timer for each separate photo when needed Anti Shake Menu The Anti Shake feature reduces image cor...

Page 38: ...ect s you are photographing must be facing the camera and must hold the pose for at least 4 to 5 seconds until the green square s appears around the subject s face Face Detect will not work with a sid...

Page 39: ...und the subject s face Once a smile is detected the camera will automatically take the picture Smile Capture will not work with a side shot of the subject s head 1 Press the MENU button to open the me...

Page 40: ...e menu and return to your previous mode 8 An icon reflecting your selection will display on the LCD screen 9 Remember that this setting will be saved by your digital video camera until you manually ch...

Page 41: ...icon reflecting your selection will display on the LCD screen 9 Remember that this setting will be saved by your digital video camera until you manually change the setting or restore the camera s def...

Page 42: ...the positive count to increase the amount of light allowed into the lens by your camera 1 Press the MENU button to open the menus for the current mode 2 Press the joystick button LEFT or RIGHT to scr...

Page 43: ...option 5 A selected option icon will appear on the selected item 6 Press the joystick button LEFT or RIGHT to select the next menu item 7 Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your pre...

Page 44: ...setting will be saved by your digital video camera until you manually change the setting or restore the camera s default factory settings Language Menu You can select your digital video camera s lang...

Page 45: ...the joystick to select and confirm the highlighted menu option 5 A selected option icon will appear on the selected item 6 Press the joystick button LEFT or RIGHT to select the next menu item 7 Press...

Page 46: ...UP or DOWN to highlight the desired menu option 4 Press the OK button on the joystick to select and confirm the highlighted menu option 5 A selected option icon will appear on the selected item 6 Pres...

Page 47: ...sources in your locale If your digital video camera is set to a frequency that does not match your country s electric current you may see flickering or waves on the images taken by your digital video...

Page 48: ...ss the joystick button LEFT or RIGHT to select the next menu item 7 Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your previous mode 8 Remember that this setting will be saved by your digital v...

Page 49: ...eset your camera settings to the Factory Default Settings 1 Press the MENU button to open the menus for the current mode 2 Press the joystick button LEFT or RIGHT to scroll and select the Restore Fact...

Page 50: ...ress the MENU button to open the menus Press the joystick button LEFT or RIGHT to scroll and select the Language Menu Press the joystick button UP or DOWN to select the language you would like Press t...

Page 51: ...emory card Photos appear with a JPG icon on the top left of the LCD screen Thumbnail View Use the W Zoom Out button to display your captured images in Thumbnail View The images videos and photos on yo...

Page 52: ...l View Left Displays the PREVIOUS image Navigates in Thumbnail View Up Begins Slide Show Navigates in Thumbnail View Down Navigates in Thumbnail View OK Enlarges selected photo from Thumbnail size to...

Page 53: ...n icon will appear on the image with the selected ViviLink destination site 9 Remember that the ViviLink feature is deactivated by default A ViviLink destination will only be assigned to a photo or vi...

Page 54: ...the Crop menu 10 If you selected to save the cropped picture will now be saved as a new picture to your memory card Protect Lock Menu Pictures and Videos taken with your camera can be protected or lo...

Page 55: ...ack mode If you do not want to delete the current image select No and press the OK button on the joystick The photo will not be deleted and you will exit the menu and return to the Playback mode 5 To...

Page 56: ...ct the Cancel option to exit the menu and return to the previous mode Slide Show Menu The Slide Show menu allows you to set the interval length of time that each picture will display during the slide...

Page 57: ...the white jack into the TV Audio port 2 Turn On the TV and the digital video camera and then set the TV to AV mode 3 Set the TV format on the digital video camera to suit the TV format of your TV set...

Page 58: ...s use the TV Mode Menu to select the TV format 4 When the digital video camera is set to Video or Photo Capture mode you can preview what you would like to record on the HDTV screen and view the recor...

Page 59: ...erience Image Manager Installer window appears If the window does not appear open the application s CD DVD drive and click on Setup exe to launch the installer 3 On Macintosh Click the icon that appea...

Page 60: ...ar Experience Image Manager installer create the folder to where the program will be installed and then click Install 11 Please wait while the application continues the installation process on your co...

Page 61: ...ens 3 You can select to download photos videos or both 4 Select your camera removable disk from the device window If your camera is the only USB device connected then it will be selected automatically...

Page 62: ...ou can Upload and manage photos and videos to and from the most popular photo sharing and social networking sites Facebook Flickr Picasa MySpace Photobucket Twitpic Twitgoo and YouTube Seamlessly tran...

Page 63: ...s on their way to your computer Transferring Images from my Camcorder to my Computer Manually MACINTOSH 1 Use the USB cable that came with your camcorder to connect your camcorder to your computer 2 M...

Page 64: ...se including but limited to repair by unauthorized parties tampering modification or accident What To Do When Service Is Required When returning your defective product postage pre paid for service you...

Page 65: ...ke some sample photos and then try downloading them again With test photos if the camera powers off before you upload them to the computer the photos are not stored in the camera s memory These photos...

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