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Hi Definition 

Video Recorder 

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HDV147 

User Manual 

 

Summary of Contents for HDV147

Page 1: ...Hi Definition Video Recorder with Camera HDV147 User Manual ...

Page 2: ...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 equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of t...

Page 3: ...EMORY CARD 5 SETTING THE LANGUAGE 5 MONITOR SCREEN DISPLAY 6 3 USING THIS VIDEO RECORDER 9 TURNING THE VIDEO RECORDER ON AND OFF 9 CHANGE THE MODE 10 RECORDING VIDEO CLIP 10 TAKING STILL IMAGES 11 USING THE SELF TIMER AND BURST SNAPSHOT 12 USING THE ZOOM FUNCTION 13 RECORDING AUDIO 14 4 USING THE MENU IN RECORD MODE 14 ...

Page 4: ...LAYING BACK MOVIE CLIPS 20 PLAYING BACK AUDIO FILES 21 OTHER FUNCTION IN PLAYBACK MODE 21 6 MAKING CONNECTIONS 26 CONNECTING THE VIDEO RECORDER TO A TV 26 CONNECTING THE VIDEO RECORDER TO A PC 27 7 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 29 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE 29 8 TROUBLESHOOTING 31 9 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 33 ...

Page 5: ...Before using the video recorder please ensure that you read and understand the safety precautions described below Do not try to open the case of the video recorder or attempt to modify this recorder in any way If required maintenance and repairs should be carried out only by authorized service providers Keep the video recorder away from water and other liquids Do not use if your hands are wet keep...

Page 6: ...5 LCD Screen 6 T Zoom in button 7 W Zoom out button 8 Shutter button 9 USB port 10 OK button UP button Self timer button DOWN button LEFT button LED ON OFF RIGHT button Display 11 AV TV connector 12 Power button 13 Mode button 14 Menu button 15 Tripod socket 16 SD Card slot 17 Battery cover ...

Page 7: ...talling Batteries 1 Press the latch and open the Battery Door 2 Insert two fresh AA size batteries with the positive and negative terminals matching the directions indicated inside the battery compartment 3 Close the Battery Door ...

Page 8: ...K protect switch used to protect data from accidental deletion Therefore whenever you want to record format or delete files from the SD card set the protect switch to the non LOCKed position 3 Lift the Rubber Cover on the bottom of the video recorder and insert the SD card as illustrated Press the card until the card is fully down and latched 4 To remove press the card down then the card will pop ...

Page 9: ...power ON when the card is inserted then press the MENU button to display options and press the RIGHT button to select Setup 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to select Format then press the OK or RIGHT button to launch the submenu 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to select YES and press the OK button to execute formatting the card 4 Press the MENU button to close the menu Setting the Language You have an...

Page 10: ... select Setup 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to select Language then press the OK or RIGHT button to display available languages 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the desired language and press the OK button to confirm selected language 4 Press the MENU button to close the menu LCD screen display A Video Recording Mode ...

Page 11: ...7 B Capture Taking Still images Mode ...

Page 12: ...8 C Audio Recording Mode Voice Memo D Playback Mode ...

Page 13: ... again to turn it OFF Power Save To save batteries your video recorder will automatically turn OFF after 1 min if no button is pressed You can change the power off time by setting the Power Save function from the Setup menu Press the POWER button to power up the video recorder again Press the RIGHT button to clear screen and press it again to turn the screen off ...

Page 14: ...ntial order to change the record mode The Mode icons displayed on the LCD screen will identify selected Mode Recording the Video clip 1 Turn the video recorder ON and it becomes active in Video Recording mode 2 Observe the scene on LCD screen and press the SHUTTER button to Display Mode Function Video mode Recording video clips Audio mode Recording audio files Capture mode Taking still photos Play...

Page 15: ...emory is full The LCD screen displays the recorded time Capture Taking Still Images 1 Turn ON the video camera 2 Press the MODE button to set the Capture Mode see the icon appearing on the LCD screen 3 Use the LCD screen to frame your subject 4 Hold the video camera steady and press the SHUTTER button down to take a picture The number displayed on the LCD screen will decrease by one with each pict...

Page 16: ...damaged Self timer and Burst Snapshot option If the Self timer is set and activated the camera will auto take a picture after the selected delay time In the Burst snapshot setting the camera will auto take three pictures continuously 1 Turn the power ON and set video camera to the Capture mode 2 Press the UP button to select the Self Timer options please note icons and information displayed on lef...

Page 17: ...om the capture Menu Capture Mode See the details on page 16 You can rotate the LCD screen to forward position and set the self timer to take a photo of yourself Using the Zoom Function This video recorder has a Digital Zoom function that allows you to zoom IN Tele or zoom OUT Wide on subjects or recorded scene 1 Turn the video recorder ON and set it to Capture or Video Recording mode 2 Press the W...

Page 18: ...he RIGHT button to pause and press it again to continue 3 Press the SHUTTER again to STOP recording The video recorder will also auto stop recording if the SD memory card is full The center of the LCD screen displays the Current Recording Time 4 Using the Menu options Menu in the Capture Mode 1 Turn ON the video recorder and set it to the Capture Mode 2 Press the MENU button to display the menu op...

Page 19: ...Resolution 12Mpix 4000x3000 5Mpix 2592x1944 3Mpix 2048x1536 1 3Mpix 1280X960 VGA 640X480 Quality There are three available options of selected image quality Super Fine Fine and Normal Metering Select the Exposure metering area Center The Exposure will be calculated based on brightness of the center area of the scene Multi The exposure will be calculated based on the average brightness of the scene...

Page 20: ...e Exposure Value may be set in minus 2 0 EV to plus 2 0 EV range Capture Mode Use this setting to select Self Timer and Burst options Off 2sec 10sec delay continuous three pictures Effect Use this option to change the image color tone Normal B W Sepia Negative Red Green Blue Binarize Sunset Warm Cold Contrast Menu in Video Recording Mode 1 Turn the video recorder ON and press the Menu button to di...

Page 21: ...ter the Menu Menu item Function Movie Size There are three available options to select from HD 1280x720 D1 720x480 VGA 640x480 Frame Rate Available High and Low frames per sec rate Metering See the details on page 15 White Balance See the details on page 15 Setup Menu System Setting You can select Set up Menu System Setting and adjust recorder s internal settings 1 Power ON the video recorder and ...

Page 22: ...confirm the setting 7 Press the MENU button to close and exit from the Menu Menu item Function Sounds Available options Shutter The Shutter sound press the RIGHT button to select Shutter Sound ON or OFF Start up The Start up sound press the RIGHT button to change the Start up sound Select one from four available options None 1 2 3 Beep The Operational sound press the RIGHT button to select the ope...

Page 23: ...ted time Available options 1min 3min 5min or OFF power Save disabled Language Refer to page 5 TV Out TV Output should be set to NTSC or PAL depending on your country region USB Two available options MSDC Use as a Removable Disk PCCAM Use as a PC camera Format See the details on page 5 Reset All Reset all settings to manufacturer s default settings Select YES to Reset All or NO to abort resetting ...

Page 24: ...images 3 To view images in full resolution briefly press zoom Tele button NOTE for Playback of Still Images For quick browsing of Still images on LCD screen or TV the video recorder has an active feature which first displays stored images in limited resolution Briefly press the TELE button to display the image in the full resolution as recorded Playing back Video clips 1 Press the LEFT or RIGHT bu...

Page 25: ...HT button to select the audio file you wish to playback note the Audio file icon 2 Press the SHUTTER button and START playing Press the MENU button to STOP playing You may press the UP button to pause and press it again to continue Press the RIGHT button for fast forward and press the LEFT button to rewind Other function in Playback mode Viewing Thumbnails Press the W button to view recorded and s...

Page 26: ...k All 5 Press the OK button to confirm setting 6 Press the MENU button to close the menu If the file has been LOCK ed the icon will be displayed on the LCD screen The LOCK ed file cannot be deleted unless un LOCKed Delete files 1 Select the Playback mode and press the MENU button 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the Delete option 3 Press the OK or RIGHT button to enter the submenu One Delet...

Page 27: ...K button to enter the submenu START Select this item to prepare for a slide show after setting the slide show mode INTERVAL Set the interval time the time for displaying each slide by pressing the LEFT or RIGHT button The range of interval time is from 1 second to 10 seconds REPEAT Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select YES or NO 4 Use the UP or DOWN button and select START 5 Press the OK button...

Page 28: ...e OK button to apply the setting Rotate the image 1 Set the Playback mode and select the image you want to rotate 2 Press the MENU button to display the menu 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to select Rotate 4 Press the OK or RIGHT button to launch the submenu Rotate Press the OK button to rotate the image with 90 Save Select Save to save the rotated image Back Select Back to close the submenu Resize...

Page 29: ...r size Add voice memo to image 1 Set the Playback mode and select the image on which you desire to add voice memo 2 Press the MENU button to display the menu 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the Voice Memo 4 Press the OK or RIGHT button to display the dialog box see the screen 5 Select the Add press OK button and speak start recording voice memo 6 Press the SHUTTER button to STOP recording ...

Page 30: ...ge TV screen 1 Connect the video recorder to a TV using supplied AV TV cable 2 Turn ON the TV and the video recorder set the TV to AV INPUT mode review the manual for your TV if necessary 3 At the Playback mode all the pictures video and audio clips stored in the video recorder can be reviewed and played back on the TV screen When the TV is connected the video recorder LCD screen becomes blank and...

Page 31: ...order and insert card into the card reader or into the SD card slot inside the computer if equipped Using a Card Reader 1 Eject the memory card from the video recorder and insert it into card reader connected to the computer 2 Open My Computer or Windows Explorer and double click the Removable Disk icon which represents the SD Memory Card 3 Copy Save images and records from the card into selected ...

Page 32: ...e 3 Open the My Computer icon on the desktop of PC 4 Double click icon which represents your video recorder as the Removable Disk 5 Double click DCIM folder this folder stores all your records 6 Copy all the files to your PC Note Do not take remove the SD card or the batteries from the video recorder when you are copying the files to PC otherwise the files could be destroyed or the data lost ...

Page 33: ...d Arcsoft Mediaimpression program is useful for editing pictures and recorded video clips Arcsoft MediaImpression works with Windows 2000 XP Windows Vista and Windows 7 platforms Install ALL programs BEFORE connecting video recorder to computer Insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The auto run menu appears If the autorun menu does not appear automatically open the CD ROM in My Computer and double ...

Page 34: ...install the Driver 3 Completed installation will create PC webcam icon on the Desktop Using the PC Camera function Install the Driver first Connect video recorder to the computer via the USB port Power ON the video recorder the LCD screen display PC CAM or MSDC options Press the MODE button and select PC CAM mode Double click the icon to run the program When using the PCcam mode for the first time...

Page 35: ...ge the imaging size Select Video Capture Pin to change the Output Size if required 8 Troubleshooting Video Recorder could not be turned ON 1 Batteries are inserted incorrectly Reinstall batteries note plus and minus terminals location 2 Batteries are exhausted and Replace reinstall new ...

Page 36: ...when the image was captured Hold the video recorder steady when shooting picture Image is not displayed on the LCD monitor 1 A memory card used on another camera video recorder is inserted This video recorder may not display other cameras video recorders JPG images Recorded images are not saved on the SD memory card 1 The video recorder was turned OFF before the images were saved If the battery lo...

Page 37: ...vity Auto White balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Fluorescent Tungsten Exposure control 2EV to 2EV in 0 3 step Burst Three consecutive photos Photo effect Normal B W Sepia Negative Red Green Blue Self timer 2 10 sec Storage Required SD SDHC memory card up to 8GB capacity TV system NTSC PAL Zoom 4 x Digital Zoom Interface USB 2 0 Power Supply Required two AA alkaline 1 5V batteries Ambient temperature O...

Page 38: ... The product specifications are subject to change without prior notice System requirement Windows 2000 XP Vista Win7 CPU Pentium III 1GHz or higher Memory min 64 MB memory Disk space At least 128 MB space free ...

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