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DVR510N Digital Camcorder   

Owner’s Manual 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

© 2009 Sakar International, Inc. All rights reserved. 

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Summary of Contents for DVR510N

Page 1: ...corder 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 re...

Page 2: ...nd Video Express 9 Software Installation 9 Software installation from the CD ROM 9 Software installation from the CD Image found in the camcorder s built in memory 14 Starting Your Digital Camcorder 1...

Page 3: ...stall the software and download the videos to any compatible computer to create and edit your own movies anywhere in the world even of you do not have the CD ROM Please read this manual carefully befo...

Page 4: ...photos and videos to your PC you will need the following minimum configuration y Pentium 4 Processor or above 2 6 GHZ with Windows XP Service Pack 2 y 512 MB RAM 200MB free disk space y Available USB...

Page 5: ...e y CD ROM Driver 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 available system RAM 256 MB recommended 150 MB f...

Page 6: ...Icons on your LCD screen 5...

Page 7: ...Battery power level Full battery power Medium battery power Low battery power Modes Playback Video Digital Zoom Infrared Night Vision 3 LED on Infrared Night Vision 6 LED on 6...

Page 8: ...owered off or when the batteries need to be replaced Insert the batteries into your Digital Video Camcorder as directed below 1 Slide the battery cover down then lift to open the cover 2 Insert the ba...

Page 9: ...the capacity of your Digital Video Camcorder After you insert an SD memory card all the videos you shoot will automatically be stored to the SD memory card Please follow these steps 1 Locate the memo...

Page 10: ...on and Video Express Software Installation There are 2 ways for you to install the software on your computer 1 From the CD ROM provided in the packaging 2 From the CDImage found on the third drive on...

Page 11: ...Install Quickflix Companion button to continue 3 The Welcome to the Quickflix Companion Installation Wizard Setup screen will appear Click the Begin button to begin the software setup and installation...

Page 12: ...4 The Setup wizard will start to install the Quickflix Companion application on your computer Click Next to continue 11...

Page 13: ...n to continue 6 In the Installation options you can choose where to install this application However it is recommended to let the Quickflix Companion installer create the folder to where the program w...

Page 14: ...uickflix Companion installer finish the installation program 7 The Setup will now begin to silently install the Video Express software This might take a few second to install depending on the operatin...

Page 15: ...camcorder 2 Connect the USB connector to a USB port on your computer 3 The camcorder will automatically power on 4 Wait for the computer to recognize the camcorder 5 The autorun install screen will ap...

Page 16: ...d hold the Power button for about 1 second to power off your camcorder It will automatically power off if idle for 60 seconds or there is insufficient battery power Setting This function can set Langu...

Page 17: ...ton to select Frequency option 3 Press the OK button 4 Press the Up Down button to select 60HZ or 50HZ 5 Press the OK button and back to setting menu 6 Then press the Down button to select confirm and...

Page 18: ...OK Shutter button to start shooting your video The elapsed time will begin to appear on the top right corner of the LCD screen 5 For poor lighting conditions there is an in built infrared feature that...

Page 19: ...ge your object up to 8 times Press the Zoom in right button to zoom in to your object Press the Zoom out left button to zoom back out Camera Mode Resolution settings Your Digital Camcorder supports 2...

Page 20: ...corner of the LCD screen 4 Press the OK Shutter button to start taking your photo the remain amount of photos will appear on the top right corner of the LCD screen Playback Mode In this mode you can p...

Page 21: ...otos and saved to memory either internal or on the external SD Card appears on the LCD screen 3 Press the MODE button switch taking photo mode Playback AVI files Power on your camcorder and press the...

Page 22: ...captured and saved to memory either internal or on the external SD Card appears on the LCD screen 3 The length of each video file appears on the top right corner of the screen 4 Press the OK Shutter b...

Page 23: ...if inserted 4 Press the Up Down button to select your choice 5 Press the OK Shutter button 6 A Yes No screen will appear for you to confirm your choice of either deleting Yes or cancelling the delete...

Page 24: ...ving to use the installation CD TV out function Your Digital Camcorder supports a TV out function You can use any TV screen instead of your Digital Video LCD Screen to view your videos Please follow t...

Page 25: ...as described in the Shooting Videos section above 7 The image being recorded appears on your TV screen instead of the camcorder s LCD 8 You can also use the TV screen instead of your camcorder screen...

Page 26: ...mcorder connect your camcorder with the built in USB to your computer 1 Open the rubber USB cover 2 Press and slide the USB out 3 Connect your digital camcorder to PC 4 Double click the My Computer ic...

Page 27: ...ction properly if you do not see this message before you open your application 1 The Quickflix companion should open automatically when you connect the camcorder to the PC If you wish to open the appl...

Page 28: ...des as well as Free Customer Support 2 You will not be requested to enter information other than you name email and address Once you have registered successfully you will be able to open and use the Q...

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Page 30: ...or this device is the SD Card Selecting this drive will download the media stored on the SD Card to the computer if the SD card is inserted in the camcorder The second removable drive for this device...

Page 31: ...copy option will automatically download all media from the selected device drive to the computer without the option of selecting the media items 7 Step 2 Select the media items you wish to download an...

Page 32: ...oose where to place your media once it is downloaded to the computer You can also choose the website where you would like to upload your media You can also select to Delete the media from the camcorde...

Page 33: ...media and MORE The Quickflix Companion 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...

Page 34: ...e Thumbnail window and add them to the collection window at the bottom of the screen Click the Add button or drag the photo into the window Play your videos double click on the video that appears in t...

Page 35: ...Search by Captions Category Keyword or Date directly from the operating system of your computer SlideShow View all the photos in your collection and add background music to your slideshow Share your...

Page 36: ...you capture with your camcorder you can edit save upload and burn your movies to CD or DVD to share with family and friends The movie is saved in highly compressed wmv format with excellent picture qu...

Page 37: ...ctures audio files are arranged in a desired sequence with effects and transitions to create your very own movie It is possible to create several unfinished projects at one time Opening a new project...

Page 38: ...photo files that are places sequentially with accompanying audio and special effects Media on your PC can either be inserted directly from the Folder directory tree of your computer into your movie pr...

Page 39: ...Media button to download videos from the camcorder inserted Any file that you want to include in your movie is dragged or added to the Timeline Storyboard window This Timeline Storyboard window displ...

Page 40: ...Add Effects Add Text 39...

Page 41: ...ready to create a completed movie file Completed movie files will be saved to your PC as a WMV file The application gives you the choice of how to share your movie The completed movie once saved to y...

Page 42: ...default to launch and open the Quickflix Companion application automatically when you plug in your DVR510N Digital Camcorder If you have media on both the camcorder drives SD Card and internal memory...

Page 43: ...dware and warranty related issue with the camcorder see the next section Sakar Warranty Card This warranty covers for the original consumer purchaser only and is not transferable Products that fail to...

Page 44: ...ber Daytime MAIL TO ADDRESS BELOW Sakar International Attention Service Department 195 Carter Drive Edison NJ 08817 For technical support issues please visit our website at www vivitar com You can fin...

Page 45: ...Internal memory 8MB SDRAM 2G Nand flash External memory SD card up to 8GB Storage capacity Internal memory 2GB about 59 minutes recording AVI video files in QVGA mode Lens f 4 8mm F 2 8 Digital Zoom...

Page 46: ...uter system Window XP Vista Mac OS X 10 2 6 or higher will recognize the camcorder as a removable disc Troubleshooting Q I have taken videos but my computer does not recognize my camcorder What do I d...

Page 47: ...er does not recognize your device it may mean that your computer does not meet the minimum system requirements Please see the System Requirements section of this manual If your computer does not match...

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