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EZ217RD, EZ217PL, EZ217BL, EZ217SL, EZ217GR, 

EZ217PK RCA Small Wonder Camcorder

www.rcaaudiovideo.com

Congratulations on purchasing your new RCA Small Wonder Camcorder.

Please read these instructions for quick tips on using the product.

Inserting microSD memory card

•  A microSD memory card is recommended for recording. It is installed between the 

batteries in the front compartment. 

– 

Refer to “Battery installation” for more information on opening the front compartment.

•  To insert card, align card with Card Symbol on camcorder and slide in until a click is heard. 

The card icon (   ) appears on the screen with memory card inserted. 

•  To remove card, push card in until a click is heard and the card will pop out slightly, then 

remove the card.

•  The camcorder supports a memory card capacity of 8 GB or less. 

Setting date and time

You might be prompted to set the date and time after battery replacement or for the fi rst time 
you turned on the camcorder. Date and time setting can also be accessed anytime by pressing 
and holding 

PLAY/PAUSE

 and 

ON/OFF

 together while the camcorder is turned off . 

1. Press   or   to shift among month, date, hour and minute and press 

+

 or 

 to set the 

date/time values.

2. Press   or   to select 

DONE 

and then press the red RECORD button   to save settings. Or 

press 

DELETE

 to exit without saving.

Getting started

USB cover

v3.0 (EN)

Using your camcorder

User Manual

 

Turn on/off 

•   Press and hold 

ON/OFF

 to turn on or off .

– 

Camcorder will automatically turn off  after 2 minutes if not in use.

Record

 

 

Press and release the red RECORD button   (after 
“READY” appears on the screen) to begin recording.

While recording:

•   A red   and the elapsed time appears at the top 

left corner of the screen.

•   The red recording light on the camcorder front 

turns on.

Pausing a recording:

•   Press 

PLAY/PAUSE

.

•   A pause indicator 

II 

replaces the red   at the top 

left corner and “Recording Paused” fl ashes in the 
middle of the screen.

•  To resume recording, press and release 

PLAY/

PAUSE

 again.

Stop

While playing or recording, press and release the red 
RECORD button   to stop the playing or recording.

Play

Playback from recording mode:

1.   Press 

PLAY/PAUSE

 once to start playback of the most recent video.

2.  Press and hold 

PLAY/PAUSE

 for three seconds to play all videos, starting from the fi rst one 

in the memory card.

• 

If no video is selected after playback has fi nished, recording mode will resume after 5 seconds.

Playback from video preview mode (press   or   once from recording mode):

1.  Press and release   or   to cue the previous or next video.
2. Press 

PLAY/PAUSE

 once to start playback of the current video.

3.  Press and hold 

PLAY/PAUSE

 for three seconds to play all remaining videos, starting from 

the current one in the memory card.

• 

If no video is selected after playback has fi nished, recording mode will resume after 5 seconds.

Other  playback controls: 

• Hold 

down  or   to fast rewind or fast forward the selected video during playback.

• Press 

PLAY/PAUSE

 to pause playback (a pause indicator 

II 

and the remaining playback 

time fl ash at the top left corner of the screen). Press the button again to resume playback.

Delete

1.   Press 

DELETE

 and the last recording and “DELETE VIDEO ?” appear on the screen.  

•   To select another video, press and release   or  .
2.  Press and hold 

DELETE

 until the selected video is deleted.

3.  To delete all videos, press & hold 

DELETE

 for 3 seconds and then repeat step 2.

Take photo 

•  Press and release 

WEB PHOTO

 to take photo (photo resolution: 1280 x 960 pixel).

Zoom

 

Before or during recording:

•   Press 

to zoom in.

•   Press 

 to zoom out.

Volume

During playback:

•   Press 

+

 to increase volume.

•   Press 

 to decrease volume.

Recording indicator

Camcorder strap hole

Tripod screw mount

Video quality selector

 

HQ: High Quality mode 
webQ: Web quality mode 
•  The selected setting (HQ or webQ) appears on the display screen during recording.
•  The HQ setting is recommended when planning to view video on a TV directly from the 

camcorder.

* Recording duration is based on specifi ed microSD card capacities. Actual recording capacity depends on type of video content 
being recorded.

LCD screen

For self recordings, the LCD 
screen can be rotated 180

o

.

Front cover

Refer to 

Battery installation 

for 

more information.

Microphone

 

Lens

 

AV output

 

Audio/Video output for connecting to TV or other 
AV equipment with the included AV cable. 

• 

Refer to “Viewing videos on TV” and “Recording videos to VHS 
tape or DVD” overleaf for more information.

Audio speaker

Front cover lock

Front compartment 

microSD card

1

2

3

4

Battery installation

1.  Push (to the right) and hold the front cover lock. 
2.  Slide the front cover down and then lift up to open.
3.  Replace or install 2 AA batteries. Make sure you align the battery polarities as indicated.
4.  Replace the front cover and slide up to lock. 

• 

You may also need to insert a microSD memory card before replacing the front cover. Refer to “Inserting microSD memory card” 
for more information.

Content of the box

• SmallWonder 

Camcorder

• AV 

cable

• USB 

cable

•  2 x AA Batteries
• Wrist 

strap

• User 

Manual

•  Owner Registration card
•  2GB microSD card (installed in the 

camcorder)

•  microSD to SD adaptor

•   In the case of low battery, a low battery icon ( 

 ) will fl ash on the screen. Please change 

batteries when battery icon is fl ashing. 

•   Alkaline batteries are recommended for best results under normal use. 

Settings

Resolutions

Approx. recording duration*

2 GB

8 GB

HQ (High Quality mode)

640 x 480 pixel

1 hour

4 hours

webQ (Web Quality mode)

448 x 336 pixel

2 hours

8 hours

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