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Table of Contents

Getting Started................................................................ 1

Knowing your camcorder parts ............................................................. 1

Installing the battery.............................................................................. 2

Charging the battery ............................................................................. 2

Inserting a memory card (optional) ....................................................... 3

Turning on/off your camcorder.............................................................. 3

Setting language................................................................................... 4

Setting time........................................................................................... 4

Reading LCD indicators........................................................................ 5

Basic Operations ............................................................ 6

Recording a video clip .......................................................................... 6

Taking a still picture .............................................................................. 7

Playing back your recordings................................................................ 8

Playing back your recordings on PC..................................................... 9

Connecting the camcorder to TV .......................................................... 10

Advanced Operations .................................................... 12

Menu operation..................................................................................... 12

Menu items in Camera mode................................................................ 12

Menu items in Playback mode.............................................................. 13

Menu items in Setting mode ................................................................. 14

Battery Life Indicator............................................................................. 15

Battery Life............................................................................................ 16

Storage Capacity .................................................................................. 16

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System Requirements .......................................................................... 18

Summary of Contents for Aiptek 3D HD-DV Camcorder

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Page 3: ...ng LCD indicators 5 Basic Operations 6 Recording a video clip 6 Taking a still picture 7 Playing back your recordings 8 Playing back your recordings on PC 9 Connecting the camcorder to TV 10 Advanced Operations 12 Menu operation 12 Menu items in Camera mode 12 Menu items in Playback mode 13 Menu items in Setting mode 14 Battery Life Indicator 15 Battery Life 16 Storage Capacity 16 6SHFL FDWLRQV 17...

Page 4: ... Shutter button AV OUT connector Previous button Fast backward button LCD monitor Zoom in out button Record button MENU button Next button Fast forward button Play Pause button Macro mode switch LED lights switch White balance switch Flash switch OK key Joystick 5 way USB connector LED lights Microphone Status LED left Charging LED right MODE button HD OUT inside the cover ...

Page 5: ...The charging LED turns red and the charge starts 3 When the charging is interrupted or the battery pack is fully charged the charging LED will turn green When using a PC to charge the battery do not power on the camcorder or the charge will stop Installing the battery 1 Slide the battery cover open as indicated 2 Place the accessory Li Ion battery into the compartment Note that the metallic contac...

Page 6: ...or or press and hold down the Power button for 1 second to turn on the camcorder To turn off the camcorder press and hold down the Power button for 1 3 seconds or close the LCD monitor Turning on off your camcorder If the camcorder is not turned on after pressing the Power button please check 1 The battery pack is well installed in the camcorder 2 The battery pack has enough power left If the camc...

Page 7: ...he Joystick up down to select a language 6 When done press OK WR FRQ UP WKH VHWWLQJ Setting time 1 Power on the camcorder 2 Press the MODE key to enter the MODE menu 3 Use the Joystick switch to the Setting mode and press OK to enter the menu screen 4 Use the Joystick to select the Date Time item and then Press OK WR FRQ UP 5 Move the Joystick up down to adjust value Move the Joystick OHIW ULJKW W...

Page 8: ...mode Macro mode Histogram mode Battery life Selftimer mode Zoom ratio indicator NightShot mode SD card inserted Recording time 00 06 40 00 00 05 The LCD will display 16 9 ratio while setting as HD 720P video resolution The LCD will display 4 3 ratio while setting as D1 480P or CIF video resolution Please refer to the page 7 for more detailed instructions ...

Page 9: ...the Zoom EXWWRQ XS RU GRZQ WR RRP LQ RU RRP RXW WKH VFUHHQ 7KH RSWLFDO PDJQL FDWLRQ LV 3 Press the Record button to start recording 4 Press the Record button again to stop recording 7KH RRP IXQFWLRQ LV DOVR DYDLODEOH GXULQJ UHFRUGLQJ H FHSW LQ macro mode If the surroundings are dark you can switch the LED lights mode to On or Auto to help focus and lighting It s normal that the camcorder will feel...

Page 10: ... focus When the focus frame turns green press the button fully down to take a still picture Taking a still picture Adjust other advanced settings if necessary If the surroundings are dark you can switch the LED lights mode to On or Auto to help focus and lighting Zoom in Zoom out focus frame Due to the sensor capture feature the LCD preview and ratio of still picture capture will vary depending up...

Page 11: ... left or right Video Start playing KHQ VHOHFWHG LQ IXOO VFUHHQ PRGH WKH OH automatically starts playing Pause Resume playing During playing While paused press the OK key Adjust the volume level During playing use the Joystick to move up or down Stop playing During playing press the MENU button Return to the preview screen Press the Shutter button Fast forward During playing press the Next button T...

Page 12: ...PRY OHV UHFRUGHG E RXU camcorder with Windows Media Player 10 11 RQQHFWLQJ 3 DQG 6DYH OHV After the software is properly installed on your PC please follow below procedures 1 Turn on the camcorder 2 Connect the camcorder with SD card inserted to your computer with the USB cable 3 A dialogue window will appear automatically Please select the item Open IROGHU WR YLHZ OHV and click OK 4 If the dialog...

Page 13: ... AV cable into the Component Audio IN port on the HDTV and the other end into the AV OUT port on Camcorder Please do not plug in the yellow connector to HDTV s AV IN 5 Press the input switch mode on HD TV and select Component Input If you record an HD resolution clip while connected to your HD TV the TV GLVSOD YLGHR UHVROXWLRQ ZLOO GRZQ VL H WR 3 UHVROXWLRQ GXH WR GDWD ELW UDWH EXW WKH UHFRUGHG OH...

Page 14: ...OK to FRQ UP 5 Move the Joystick up down to select NTSC or PAL NTSC or PAL system is different across countries please refer to page 14 for the Flicker Setting table 6 When done press OK WR FRQ UP WKH VHWWLQJ 7 Press the Shutter key to return to the preview screen 8 Connect the audio and video ends of the AV cable yellow white red color to the TV AV IN jacks 9 Connect the other end of the AV cable...

Page 15: ...esolution 3M Set picture resolution to 3 mega pixels 5M Set picture resolution to 5 mega pixels NightShot On Off Enabling this setting allows you to take a photograph with a dark background Since the shutter speed will slow down when taking photographs at a dark place we recommend using a tripod to eliminate blurring from hand shake Warning Noise increases when Night Shot is enabled WB Auto The ca...

Page 16: ...Description Flashlight On 7KH ÀDVK LV IRUFHG WR UH LQ HYHU VKRW Auto 7KH ÀDVK DXWRPDWLFDOO UHV ZKHQ WKH OLJKWLQJ LV LQVXI FLHQW Off 7KH ÀDVK LV GLVDEOHG Video light On Auto Off This setting allows you to add extra light when the lighting is LQVXI FLHQW GXULQJ UHFRUGLQJ YLGHR FOLSV Effect Normal Make recordings in natural color B W Make recordings in black and white Classic Make recordings in sepia...

Page 17: ...a Japan and Hong Kong Icon On Off Enable Disable OSD icons to display on the screen LCD Bright 2 2 Set LCD brightness A positive value makes the LCD brighter while a negative value makes the LCD dimmer Format Yes RUPDW WKH VWRUDJH PHGLXP 1RWH WKDW DOO OHV VWRUHG LQ WKH medium will be gone No Cancel action Auto Off Off Disable Auto off function 1 min The camera automatically shuts down when staying...

Page 18: ...gal America Taiwan China Japan Korea Thailand Setting Icon Description Full battery life Moderate battery life Low battery life 7KH ÀDVK VWUREH DQG WKH OLJKWV ZLOO EH GLVDEOHG Empty battery life Note To avoid sudden outage of power supply you are recommended to replace the battery when the icon indicates low battery life Battery Life Indicator ...

Page 19: ...ual battery life depends on your battery type and recharge level Battery Life Storage Capacity Memory Video min Still picture HD D1 CIF 3M 5M SD card 256MB 7 18 40 230 145 SD card 512MB 15 36 80 460 290 SD card 1GB 30 72 160 920 580 SD card 2GB 60 144 320 1840 1160 SD card 4GB 120 288 640 3680 2320 Note The actual value of capacity may vary up to 30 depending on the color saturation and complexity...

Page 20: ... Video frame rate 1280x720 up to 30fps 720x480 up to 30fps 352x288 up to 30fps External memory SD 256MB 4GB speed rate 12X above LCD display 2 4 LCD TV out Component out NTSC PAL system supported Interface USB 2 0 Microphone Yes Speaker Yes Night shot Yes both in still image and video modes Battery NP60 compatible Li ion rechargeable battery Note 6SHFL FDWLRQV DUH VXEMHFW WR FKDQJH ZLWKRXW QRWL FD...

Page 21: ...uickTime 7 0 or above 38 3HQWLXP RU DERYH System RAM 512MB 1GB recommended Display card nvidia Geforece 7600 or ATI X1600 or above with 256MB of RAM D1 720x480 30fps OS Windows 2000 XP or above QuickTime 7 0 or above 38 3HQWLXP RU DERYH System RAM 256MB 512MB or above recommended Display card 64MB 128MB or above recommended CIF 352x288 30fps System Requirements ...

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