To implement the connection in hardware, insert the stereo mini-plug of the provided cable into
the TV Out jack of the H16 (Fig. 1, Callout 9). Then insert the yellow RCA plug at the other end of
the cable into the Video in jack of your TV or TV monitor. Be sure to set the TV input to external
video.
Real-time videos shown on an external monitor can be zoomed or mirrored by briefly pressing, or
pressing and holding, the
ESC
button, just as they can when viewed on the H16’s LCD.
To activate the connection in software and begin exporting H16 video to a TV, refer to the
instructions for the
TV SYSTEM
and
AV OUTPUT
lines in the “Navigating the Main Menu” section
of this manual.
If you want to experience the quality of live video captured by the P16PIP now, skip ahead to the
“Operating Instructions – P16PIP” section of this manual. You can always return to the unread
sections on recording and playing back videos and pictures, accessing SD card menu content,
and navigating the main menu later.
TAKING PICTURES AND RECORDING VIDEOS
To take a picture
, make sure the H16 is in Preview mode (with live video appearing on the LCD)
and press the
button. Doing so creates a .jpg file of the frame being displayed at that
moment and stores it on the SD card. The assigned file name (
PICT0001
, for example), briefly
appears in orange at the bottom of the screen to confirm that a picture was taken. The H16
automatically returns to Preview mode after taking a picture.
To record a video
, make sure the H16 is in Preview mode and press the
button. Doing so
begins creating an .avi video file (with MPEG-4 compression) for storage on the SD card. A red
dot and a red running clock appear at the lower left of the screen to confirm that a recording is in
progress, and they remain there for the duration of the video. To stop recording, press the
button again. This returns the H16 to Preview mode.
While a video is being recorded, all console buttons other than the
and
ESC
buttons are
disabled. Pressing the
ESC
button briefly activates the zoom function; pressing and holding it
activates the mirror function. The zoom and mirror effects are both shown on the LCD and
included in the recording of video clips.
The H16 will be unable to store videos and pictures if its SD memory card is full, write-protected
or damaged. When the instrument senses any of these conditions, it will superimpose the word
FULL
on the screen in Preview mode. To remedy the situation, either replace the full SD card by
another card with spare capacity, or delete files individually or in bulk. Instructions for deleting
files can be found later in this user’s manual.
VIEWING PHOTOS AND PLAYING BACK VIDEOS
To view a picture
or play back a video (or more than one picture or video) on the H16’s LCD or a
TV monitor, switch the unit out of Preview mode and into Playback mode by pressing the
▲
or
▼
button. In Playback mode, pressing the
▼
button repeatedly recalls all photos and videos from
memory in the reverse order in which they were created and stored (in other words, the newest
first and the oldest last). Each press of the
▲
button selects the next oldest picture or video. When
a video clip is next in line (cued up), an icon of a film strip and the duration of the clip appear at the
upper left of the display. As each picture is displayed and each video is cued up, its file name is
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