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DVR 850W

Underwater Digital

Video Camcorder

Owner’s Manual

© 2009 Sakar International, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Page 1: ... Video Camcorder Owner s Manual 2009 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 respective companies ...

Page 2: ...DVR Function Control 12 Capturing Videos 15 Video Setting options 16 Capturing Still Photos 23 Photo Setting options 25 Playback mode 32 AV mode Using your TV to view images 35 Connect DVR with PC using USB cable provided 35 Connect DVR with printer using USB cable provided 36 Transferring Images to your PC using the software 37 Manually transfer images and videos to your Digital Camcorder 42 Tran...

Page 3: ...gital camera resolutions 8 1M 3320X2490 5M 2592X1944 3M 2048X1536 VGA 640X480 x 2 4 TFT LCD x 8 X Digital Zoom x 64MB Internal Memory x Supports external SD memory card up to 8GB x Built in Microphone x Takes digital photos and videos x Snap n Share Pro software application can be used to download the photos and videos from your camcorder x Edit add text clip art and more on your digital photos x ...

Page 4: ...ad photos to your PC you will need the following minimum configuration x Windows Vista x 800MHz processor and 512 MB of system memory x 20GB hard driver with at least 15GB of available space x Support for Super VGA graphics x Available USB Interface x CD ROM drive Computer System Requirements for Macintosh y Power Macintosh G3 500 MHz or higher y Mac OS X version 10 2 6 or later y 128 MB or more a...

Page 5: ...Shutter 3 Up Zoom in 4 Left 5 Right Flashlight mode 6 OK Menu 7 Down Zoom out 8 DC DV mode LED 9 Li ion battery charging LED 10 LCD Color display 11 Battery SD card USB slot compartment 12 Playback 13 Power on off 14 Speaker 15 Microphone 16 Lens 17 Flashlight 18 Tripod Mount ...

Page 6: ...compartment to make sure that the battery is sitting firmly and secure 4 Before closing the battery door be sure that the rubber seal on the battery door is clean and smooth 5 Close the battery door and hear a click as it locks into place 6 On powering on your camcorder the battery icon will appear on the top left of the LCD screen Note 1 In order to charge your lithium battery make sure the batte...

Page 7: ...if no SD Memory Card has been inserted in the DVR when battery power is low or when you change your battery 6 Do not open the battery door to take out the battery or SD card while the photo and video are being saved to the camcorder Doing so may cause the photo and video to be lost or damaged 7 We strongly recommend downloading your photos and videos regularly to your computer Inserting a SD Memor...

Page 8: ...d during formatting as this may damage the card and render it unusable x Before using the camcorder be sure to format the card with the camcorder see the Setup section further on the manual for instruction on how to format the card Maintenance and Care Before using the video camcorder please ensure that you read and understand the safety precautions described below x This camcorder can be used und...

Page 9: ...of the equipment fire electrical shock or other hazards Software Installation Snap n Share Pro and Video Express Follow the step by step instructions that appear on your computer screen during the installation process Software Installation 1 Insert the CD into your CD Rom drive 2 Wait for the computer to automatically recognize and open the first stage of the software installation 3 The Welcome to...

Page 10: ...9 5 The Setup wizard will start to install the Snap n Share Pro application on your computer Click Next to continue ...

Page 11: ...o continue 7 In the Installation options you can choose where to install this application on your computer However it is recommended to let the Snap n Share Pro installer create the folder to where the program will be installed Click Install and follow the instructions ...

Page 12: ...the Snap n Share Pro installer finish the installation program 9 The Setup will now begin to silently install the Video Express software This might take a few seconds to install depending on the operating system you are running ...

Page 13: ... camcorder flip open the LCD Screen The camcorder automatically powers on The Power button is situated on the inside of the camcorder facing the LCD screen Power on Press the Power button to turn on your DVR The LCD monitor and a blue LED next to the DC DV shutter button will light up indicating that your DVR is ready for use Power off Press the Power button to turn your DVR camcorder off The DVR ...

Page 14: ...ode 2 Press the OK Menu button 3 Press the Le ft Right Up Down arrow buttons on the OK dial to select the Setup Mode icon from the menu icons that appear 4 Press the OK Menu button 5 Press the Left Right Up Down button on the OK dial and select the Language icon submenu option 6 Press the OK Menu button 7 Press the Left Right Up Down button to highlight and select the language you desire English G...

Page 15: ...hlight and select the Year Month Day 24H Hour and Minutes options you desire to change 8 Press the Up Down button to change the digits for each of the date or time options you desire to update 9 Press the OK button to save the date and time you selected 10 Press the DC DV mode button to close the menu and press it again to exit the Setup mode function Changing the camcorder s modes There are four ...

Page 16: ...ns The camcorder has 64MB of built in memory Use a compatible SD card of up to 8 GB to expand the memory capacity to capture even more and longer videos than can be captured using internal memory only The video icon will now appear on the top right corner of the LCD 1 The amount of time left at that resolution and memory appears on the bottom right of the LCD 2 Aim the camcorder at the subject or ...

Page 17: ...The higher the resolution selected the better the quality of the video however higher quality videos use up more memory You can also enter and change the White Balance Exposure Color Effect Setup Mode Resolution White Balance Exposure Color Effect Setup To enter the Settings submenu options for the Video mode 1 Press the OK button 2 Press the Right Left Up Down button to select the Setting you wis...

Page 18: ...n the corresponding icon VGA QVGA will appear on the top right of the LCD White Balance This setting is used to adjust the color of your videos as per your light source 1 Press the Right Left Up Down button to select the White Balance menu icon 2 Press the OK button to open the White Balance submenu 3 Press the Right Left Up Down button to highlight and select the White Balance option icon you des...

Page 19: ...K button to open the Exposure submenu 3 Press the Left Right buttons to select the exposure setting as per the present light condition EV 2 0 EV 1 7 EV 1 3 EV 1 0 EV 0 7 EV 0 3 EV 0 0 EV 0 3 EV 0 7 EV 1 0 EV 1 3 EV 1 7 EV 2 0 4 The Exposure effect selected automatically appears on the LCD 5 Press the OK button to confirm save your choice and exit to the Setting menu 6 Press the DV button to revert...

Page 20: ...the new color effect setting selected Note The color effect selected now appears on the LCD screen Setup Mode In Setup mode you can adjust the way the camcorder is setup 1 Press the Right Left Up Down button to select the Setup Mode menu icon 2 Press the OK button to open the Setup Mode submenu 3 Press the Right Left Up Down button to highlight and select the Setup Mode option icon you desire Auto...

Page 21: ...o highlight and select one of the icons Enable Disable x Press the OK button to confirm save your choice and exit to the Setup mode submenu x If Disable is selected the camcorder will be silent and not emit beeps when buttons are pressed Brightness adjust the brightness of the LCD screen x Press the OK button x Press the Right Left button to select the brightness option 2 0 dark 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 br...

Page 22: ...and exit to the Setup mode submenu Format Using this option you can format the built in memory and SD Card if inserted Caution Formatting the memory will erase all the images Please download and save all the images to your computer before formatting x Press the OK button x A FORMAT WILL ERASE ALL DATA CONTINUE message appears on the LCD screen with 2 options x Press the Up Down button to select th...

Page 23: ...submenu Light Frequency Fluorescent lighting flickers very quickly at the same frequency as the mains supply This can affect the quality of your photos and videos The anti flicker frequency can be changed when taking pictures in fluorescent light to correspond with the frequency of the mains supply 50Hz is used in USA 60Hz is used in Europe x Press the OK button x Press the Right Left button to se...

Page 24: ...rder s language that appears for the menus on the LCD screen x Press the OK button x Press the Right Left button to select the language option English German French Spanish Portuguese Italian Dutch Russian Turkish x Press the OK button to confirm save your choice and exit to the Setup mode submenu x The LCD menu screens will now appear in the language option selected The DVR setup mode is independ...

Page 25: ...the camcorder steady and press the DC Shutter button again to capture the shot 5 The camcorder will emit a capture sound as the photo is saved to memory 6 After the shot is taken the number is reduced by one 7 The photo file will be saved to your memory internal or SD card in JPEG format 8 The number of photos that can be captured not only depends on the internal memory or the SD card s capacity b...

Page 26: ...e better the quality of the photo however higher quality photos use up more memory You can also enter and change the Flash Setup Quality White Balance Exposure Self Timer Color Effect Date Stamp and Setup Mode Flash Setup Quality Resolution White Balance Exposure Self timer Color Effect Date Stamp Setup To enter the Settings submenu options for the Photo mode 1 Press the OK button 2 Press the Righ...

Page 27: ...e top of the LCD screen Selecting the Auto choice will let the camcorder decide when to use the flash in the present lighting conditions Flash Short cut button To activate and toggle between the flash options without going in the Setting menu press the Right button On each consecutive pressing the flash icon on the top of the LCD will change Select the flash option and press the DC Shutter button ...

Page 28: ...ng the smaller resolution allows you to take more photos Photos captured at higher resolution are of better quality but take up more memory 1 Press the Right Left Up Down button to select the Resolution menu icon 2 Press the OK button to open the Resolution submenu 3 Press the Right Left button to highlight and select the resolution option 640x480 2048x1536 2592x1944 3320x2490 4 Press the OK butto...

Page 29: ... to start capturing photos with the new white balance setting selected Note After selecting your White Balance choice the corresponding icon will appear on the top of the LCD screen Exposre This setting allows you to manually compensate for unusual lighting conditions such as indirect indoor lighting dark backgrounds and strong backlighting The exposure value range is 2 0 Dark to 2 0 Bright 1 Pres...

Page 30: ...ur pressing of the shutter button and when the photo is actually taken Place the camcorder on a tripod or on a flat and sturdy surface before pressing the Shutter button There are 2 methods to activate the Selftimer Method 1 1 In the DC camera mode press the Left button 2 The Selftimer icon on the top of the LCD will appear 3 Press the Left button until you see the Selftimer option you wish to use...

Page 31: ...the photo is captured 9 After the selected time delay the photo will be taken Burst Take 3 consecutive photos automatically You will need enough memory in the camcorder to use this option The Burst option is found together with the Selftimer options when using the Left button Selftimer method 1 short cut option as explained above 1 The Burst icon will appear on the top of the LCD 2 Press the DC Sh...

Page 32: ...or effect selected Date Stamp You can select to have the Date Time stamp appear on the photos or not 1 Press the Right Left Up Down button to select the Date Stamp menu icon 2 Press the OK button to open the Date Stamp submenu 3 Press the Right Left Up Down button to highlight and select the Date Stamp option icon you desire Disable Enable 4 To set the Date and Time select Enable option and press ...

Page 33: ...nd of the Video Setting options section of this manual Playback mode You can playback the videos on your camcorder or attach the TV In cable to watch them on your TV screen 1 After you open the LCD panel and power on your camcorder press the Playback mode button situated above the Power On button on the inside wall of the camcorder 2 The Playback screen will appear with the Playback icon appearing...

Page 34: ...through the images and videos 2 Videos in full screen appear with a red square on the top middle of the LCD 3 Press the OK button to Play the video 4 Press the OK button to Pause the video and again to continue playing the video 5 Press the Left button to Fast Rewind the video while it is playing 6 Press the Right button to Fast Forward the video while it is playing 7 Press the Up Down button to a...

Page 35: ...emory press the Left Right button to select the Delete All icon and then press the OK button 11 A DELETE ALL ARE YOU SURE message appears on the LCD with NO and YES choices 12 Press the Up Down button to select the option and then select the OK button 13 If YES is selected All the images in the memory are deleted Caution This process is irreversible and the images will be lost forever if they are ...

Page 36: ...mages on your bigger TV screen Attention z When connecting the video cable to the camcorder the LCD of the camcorder will be blank z When connected to the TV the camcorder will continue to use and consume battery power z The TV system may affect the quality of the images Please remember to adjust the display format of the camcorder to the same as that of the TV PAL NTSC z The image may not be disp...

Page 37: ...t back to four icons screen automatically USB power supply In this mode camcorder will consume power of computer not battery power inside the camcorder Power OFF To power off the camcorder and change to battery charging mode Connect DVR with printer using USB cable provided 1 Be sure you have taken some photos in your camcorder before using this function 2 Plug one end of the provided USB cable in...

Page 38: ...next photo Note In this mode only Print mode is enabled If enter into the other three modes pull out the USB cable from camcorder USB slot and repeat the steps to print photos Transferring Images to your PC using the software Once you have taken photos and videos with your camcorder you now need to download or transfer them to your computer This allows you to save all your photos and videos for pl...

Page 39: ...s message before you open your application 1 Double click the Snap n Share Pro icon that appears on your desktop to launch the Snap n Share Pro program 2 The Welcome to Snap n Share Pro Product Registration screen will open This screen will appear each time you open the application until you register To register your product please click the Register Online button and fill out the online registrat...

Page 40: ... Share Pro application If you choose to register at a later time click the Continue button a The Snap n Share Pro Main Menu screen appears Click on the Get Media button to open the Get Media Wizard to begin transferring the photos and videos captured with your camcorder to the computer ...

Page 41: ...to preview and choose the photos and videos you wish to download from the camcorder to your PC Note Selecting the Express copy option will automatically download all media from the selected device drive to the computer without the option of selecting the media items 4 Step 2 Select the media items you wish to download and click the Next button ...

Page 42: ...e it is downloaded to the computer x You can also choose the website where you would like to upload your media x You can also select to Delete the media from the camcorder after the files have been transferred This will automatically delete the images on your camcorder and free up memory to continue capturing photos and videos x On clicking the Finish button your media will begin to download from ...

Page 43: ... A icon will appear on top left of the LCD indicating that your DV camcorder is in Mass Storage Mode press OK button to enter into Mass Storage mode 3 Double click the My Computer icon on your desktop Click the Removable Disk that appears Open the DCIM folder 4 You can import media from your computer directly to this folder to use it as a removable Disk 5 You can copy and save the images and video...

Page 44: ...t of your media and MORE The Snap n Share Pro software that is now installed on your computer allows you to edit existing photos that you have on your computer as well as playing emailing and uploading the videos that you have captured with your camcorder Note In order to play the videos Window Media Player needs to be the default player on your computer Click the Snap n Share Pro icon that appear...

Page 45: ...the video and select the Play option from the menu that appears x Burn CD s of any folders for backup and storage by right clicking on the folder in the Directory tree and choose the Burn to CD option To burn a CD of your collection select the collection you wish to burn and then open the Manage Collections drop down menu and choose the Burn to CD option x Enhance your photos Auto Enhance Crop Cor...

Page 46: ...eting Cards and Postcards to email or print on standard photo paper x Upload Photos Videos Choose one of the websites to upload photos and videos to your account profile in myspace flickr facebook or YouTube For more detailed information of how to use all these features please refer to the Quick Start Help Guide and or the Show Me How Tour tutorial from within the Snap n Share Pro application Vide...

Page 47: ...te Videos icon from the Snap n Share Pro Main Menu to launch the Video Express application or 2 Double click the Video Express icon that appears on your desktop to launch and open the Video Express application The following is a basic overview of the steps involved in making a movie 1 Create a Project Manage mode x A movie project is a movie that is still open for editing and revising x All of the...

Page 48: ...3 Find Media and Create Collections x The Prepare mode is the next step in creating a movie Find the media files on your PC or camcorder that you would like to use in your movie project x A movie is made up of video and photo files that are places sequentially with accompanying audio and special effects x Media on your PC can either be inserted directly from the Folder directory tree of your compu...

Page 49: ...age of the movie creation you can preview the movie by using the Video Player controls 4 Adding Media to your Movie Project x The next step is to actually add the media files to your movie project and begin shaping your movie x Click the Open Media button to import media from your Computer to the Video Express x Click on the Get Media button to download videos from the camcorder inserted x Any fil...

Page 50: ...Use the Effects mode to add various special effects and transitions between files can also be inserted to give your movie a smooth professional look and feel x You can add Text either as Titles or Credits to the beginning or end of your movie or as overlay text that will appear anywhere you wish on the selected clip ...

Page 51: ...s a WMV file x The application gives you the choice of how to share your movie x The completed movie once saved to your computer can be shared via email uploaded to the web copied to a CD or burn to a DVD Congratulations You have created you very own movie using Video Express For more detailed information of how to use all these features please refer to the Quick Start Help Guide and or the Show M...

Page 52: ...oduct will be repaired at no charge for parts or labor for a period of one year What Is Not Covered By Warranty Damages or malfunctions not resulting from defects in material or workmanship and damages or malfunctions from other than normal use including but limited to repair by unauthorized parties tampering modification or accident What To Do When Service Is Required When returning your defectiv...

Page 53: ...0 LCD Display 2 4 TFT color LCD Focus range 150cm infinity Shutter Electronic Shutter 1 4 1 1800 s Internal Memory 64MB External Memory SD card up to 8 GB Focus range 1 0m to infinite Lens f 7 36mm F 3 2 Digital Zoom 8x Self timer 5s 10s File Format JPEG Still Image AVI Video White balance Auto Daylight Tungsten Fluorescent Cloudy Exposure compensation 2 Dark to 2 Bright Flash mode Forced auto off...

Page 54: ...formatted correctly ϪFormat the memory card again or use a new card Image is blurry or out of focus 1 The video camcorder was moving when the image was captured ϪHold the video camcorder steady when shooting picture Image is not displayed on the LCD monitor 1 A memory card with non PICT images recorded with other camcorder is loaded ϪThis video camcorder cannot display non PICT images Recorded ima...

Page 55: ...r x Do not open the battery cover while underwater x Use the camcorder as you normally would to capture photos and videos x After capturing images underwater it is perfectly normal that some water may enter the camcorder This will not damage the camcorder or the images captured Note Once out of the water any water in the camcorder will drain and gradually dry out by itself Do not attempt to open t...

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