gfm DV175, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...Instruction Manual DV175 Digital Video Camera...

Page 2: ...4 Section 5 Listening to MP3 Music 47 Section 6 Reading eBook 49 Section 7 Viewing MPEG4 Movie on PC 51 Section 8 Viewing Pictures and Movies on a TV 52 Section 9 Video File Converter 53 Section 10 Bu...

Page 3: ...gital zoom increases user control over the movies and pictures you take The camera is also ideally suited for using as a PC camera hooked up to your home computer via high speed USB 2 0 port Build in...

Page 4: ...ration Tele Wide Button Direction Buttons RECORD PLAY Button Picture Shutter Button TV Out Port Movie Shutter Button Menu Enter Button Mini USB 2 0 port LCD Panel Power Button Flash IR Receiver Self T...

Page 5: ...4 Side View Battery Cover Speaker Macro Switch Microphone...

Page 6: ...tional SD or MMC memory card up to 2GB To insert a memory card refer to the figure as below 1 Insert the memory card into the right position 2 To remove an installed SD card press the card inwards to...

Page 7: ...e Upper Button of Direction Buttons and press the Movie Shutter Button to start voice recording and press it again to stop If you want to exit press the Enter Button To view stored movies pictures or...

Page 8: ...ss down for one second to turn on or turn off the camera RECORD PLAY Button functions 1 Switch between Record Playback Mode 2 Return to the previous page Tele Wide Button Digital Zoom in and out Movie...

Page 9: ...e Record Mode Motion Stabilization Two in One Mode Photo Frame Multi Snap Mode Backlight Mode 2 Resolution Movie High Standard Low Picture High Standard Low 3 Number of images or recording time of mov...

Page 10: ...s 30 fps High Quality 640 480 1 8Mbps 30 fps Standard Quality 320 240 500 Kbps 30 fps Low Quality Picture Recording Press the Picture Shutter Button to take a picture Press RECORD PLAY Button to view...

Page 11: ...ens ring to switch to Macro or Portrait positions In Macro Mode the macro icon will appear on the LCD monitor 2 Press the Picture Shutter Button to take the picture Note Remember to turn the macro swi...

Page 12: ...ormal z B W z Classic z Negative z Exit z Sound z Start up Screen z Time Setting z Format Memory z TV System z Language z Default Setting z Exit Operations for Record Mode Operation Screen 1 Press the...

Page 13: ...r Movie Standard for Picture Exposure One Time 0EV Sharpness One Time Level 5 White Balance One Time Auto Motion Stabilization Always Off Motion Detect One Time Off Two in One One Time Off Photo Frame...

Page 14: ...tion 1 In Movie Picture Record Mode press Enter Button to switch to record menu screen 2 Use Right Left Buttons to select Movie Mode Submenu of Movie Mode will pop out on the screen 3 Use Up Down Butt...

Page 15: ...to record menu screen 2 Use Right Left Buttons to select Movie Mode Submenu of Movie Mode will pop out on the screen 3 Use Up Down Buttons to move to Exposure Option Press the Enter Button and then Ex...

Page 16: ...se Right Left Buttons to select Movie Mode Submenu of Movie Mode will pop out on the screen 3 Use Up Down Buttons to select Sharpness then press Enter Buttons to switch to Sharpness submenu 4 Use Up D...

Page 17: ...ion To change White Balance Setting 1 In Movie Picture Record Mode press Enter Button to switch to record menu screen 2 Use Right Left Buttons to select Movie Mode Submenu of Movie Mode will pop out o...

Page 18: ...reen 3 Use Up Down Buttons to select Motion Stabilization then press Enter Buttons to switch to Motion Stabilization submenu 4 Use Up Down Buttons to choose ON or OFF 5 Press Enter Button to validate...

Page 19: ...t on the screen 3 Use Up Down Buttons to select Motion Detect then press Enter Buttons to switch to Motion Detect submenu 4 Use Up Down Buttons to choose ON or OFF 5 Press Enter Button to validate the...

Page 20: ...Use Right Left Buttons to select Camera Mode Submenu of Camera Mode will pop out on the screen 3 Use Up Down Buttons to select Resolution then press Enter Buttons to switch to Resolution submenu 4 Use...

Page 21: ...o record menu screen 2 Use Right Left Buttons to select Camera Mode Submenu of Camera Mode will pop out on the screen 3 Use Up Down Buttons to move to Exposure Option Press the Enter Button and then E...

Page 22: ...Left Buttons to select Camera Mode Submenu of Camera Mode will pop out on the screen 3 Use Up Down Buttons to select Two in One then press Enter Buttons to switch to Two in One submenu 4 Use Up Down...

Page 23: ...photo frame To enable Photo Frame 1 When in Camera Mode use Up Down Buttons to select Photo Frame option then press Enter Buttons to switch to Photo Frame submenu 2 Use Up Down Buttons to locate pref...

Page 24: ...Use this mode when taking images in a place where flash photography is prohibited or when the subject is distant beyond the range of the flash To change Flash setting 1 When in Camera Mode use Up Down...

Page 25: ...You can soften and sharpen images to achieve different effects To change Sharpness setting 1 In Movie Picture Record Mode press Enter Button to switch record menu screen 2 Use Right Left Buttons to se...

Page 26: ...on To change White Balance Setting 1 In Movie Picture Record Mode press Enter Button to switch to record menu screen 2 Use Right Left Buttons to select Camera Mode Submenu of Camera Mode will pop out...

Page 27: ...nap Mode you can take five continuous pictures Display Screen Multi Snap Option Backlight Picture Record Mode Only With the camera set to backlight Mode you can take shots when bright light is behind...

Page 28: ...ate Printing then press Enter Buttons to switch to Date Printing submenu 2 Use Up Down Buttons to choose On or Off 3 Press Enter Button to validate the setting and exit Display Screen Date Printing Op...

Page 29: ...enu screen 2 Use Right Left Buttons to move to Voice Pen Then Voice Submenu will pop out on the screen 3 Use Up Down Buttons to move between Enter and Exit Option 4 Choose Enter option to enable voice...

Page 30: ...icture Record Mode press Enter Button to switch to record menu screen 2 Use Right Left Buttons to move to Effect Option Then Effect Submenu will pop out on the screen 3 Use Up Down Buttons to move bet...

Page 31: ...Setting option then Setting Submenu will pop out on the screen 3 Use Up Down Buttons to move between settings Display Screen Setting Option z Sound operation sound z Start Up Screen z Time Setting z F...

Page 32: ...Screen Start Up Screen If you do not want to customize the start up screen press Left Right Buttons and select No Start Up Screen No Start Up Screen z Time Setting z Move between Date Time Set and Ex...

Page 33: ...Card Options Format Card Yes Format the SD Card built in memory No Default Do not format SD Card built in memory Note z All the data will be erased if the SD card is formatted Make sure all the data...

Page 34: ...ope China Australia Singapore and Hong Kong etc Submenu Display Screen TV System Option TV System z Selecting Interface Language Submenu Display Screen Language Option Language English German French I...

Page 35: ...d Operation Display Screen Press RECORD PLAY Button to switch from Record Mode to Playback Mode Main Menu z There are five options in the Playback Mode movie picture voice music and eBook z Direction...

Page 36: ...to the previous movie picture Up Button Invalid Down Button Information ON OFF Menu Enter Button Enter to movie picture voice or music option menu RECORD PLAY Button functions 1 Switch between Record...

Page 37: ...de eBook Playback Mode 2 Resolution Indicator High Resolution Standard Resolution Low Resolution 3 Indicate the selected movie picture is locked Indicate the single movie voice MP3 is being repeated I...

Page 38: ...r last movie 4 Press Movie Shutter Button to play and press it again to pause 5 While playing movie press down Right or Left button to fast forward backward then release the button to stop 6 Use the U...

Page 39: ...to delete single movie 5 Before a movie is deleted a confirmation screen will appear choosing Yes will execute the operation No will cancel the operation 6 Press Enter Button to exit Note If a memory...

Page 40: ...d This function can prevent the movies from being deleted accidentally Operation Display Screen 1 Use Right or Left buttons to select the Lock option 2 Press Enter Button to go to the Lock menu 3 Use...

Page 41: ...function automatically repeats playing single movie or all movies in order Operation Display Screen 1 Use Right or Left buttons to select the Repeat One option or Repeat All option 2 Press Enter Butt...

Page 42: ...ayback Mode 3 Use Right Left Buttons to go to the next or previous picture 4 While the picture is selected use Tele Wide Buttons to magnify 5 Use Direction Buttons to navigate the magnified picture 6...

Page 43: ...delete single picture 5 Before a picture is deleted a confirmation screen will appear choosing Yes will execute the operation No will cancel the operation 6 Press Enter Button to exit Note If a memory...

Page 44: ...all pictures can be locked This function can prevent the pictures from being deleted accidentally Operation Display Screen 1 Use Right or Left buttons to select the Lock option 2 Press Enter Button t...

Page 45: ...e Show This function automatically repeats all pictures in order Operation Display Screen 1 Use Right or Left buttons to select the Slide option 2 Press Enter Button to start the slide show Press it a...

Page 46: ...ay Screen 1 Use Direction Buttons to select the Voice option 2 Press Enter Button to go to Voice Playback Mode 3 Use Right Left Buttons to go to the next or previous voice recording 4 Press Movie Shut...

Page 47: ...t All option 11 To delete a voice use Right Left Buttons to select the voice 12 Use Up Button to delete all voice recordings and Down Button to delete single voice recording 13 Before a voice is delet...

Page 48: ...ur computer 2 Connect your camera to the computer USB port 3 The Red LED will light when the camera is connected to the computer and in Mass Storage Mode 4 Transfer MP3 music to My Computer Removable...

Page 49: ...nt MP3 8 Press Down Button twice to repeat all MP3 9 Press Enter Button to exit submenu 10 Press RECORD PLAY Button to exit Music Mode Listen to MP3 Music with earphone MP3 stored in the camera can be...

Page 50: ...r 2 Connect your camera to the computer USB port 3 The Red LED will light when the camera is connected to the computer and in Mass Storage Mode 4 Transfer eBooks txt file format only to My Computer Re...

Page 51: ...ok 4 Press Up Down Buttons to scroll up down the text 5 Select to jump to the first page 6 Select to jump to the last page 7 Select to change the color of text and background 8 Select to auto scroll d...

Page 52: ...vie on PC When playing an MPEG4 movie for the first time MPEG4 Video Codec Xvid should be installed in PC To do this 1 Insert the CD ROM into the computer s CD ROM drive Click Install Device Driver In...

Page 53: ...to a television 3 The option menu of Earphone TV pops out on the LCD Screen 4 Choose TV option and press Enter Button to validate the setting 5 The steps for viewing stored pictures and movie on a TV...

Page 54: ...tible format with your camera In this way you can convert any format of video files and playback your favorite movies on your camera To convert a video file 1 Install Arcsoft Media Converter Refer to...

Page 55: ...54 5 Select the video file you want to convert 6 Follow Step 2 and click Select Destination to choose the location you want to store the converted video file...

Page 56: ...55 7 Click Convert to start video converting...

Page 57: ...f Clip0001 avi exists in the camera then the converted file has to be renamed to clip0002 avi 10 Connect your camera to PC and transfer the converted video to My Computer Removable Disk DCIM 200Movie...

Page 58: ...the movie clip into DVD You can preserve your precious movies on DVD to share with family and friends To create a DVD 1 Install Arcsoft Showbiz DVD Refer to section 11 2 Click Start Select Programs Ac...

Page 59: ...58 5 Click Create 6 Click Start to start DVD burning...

Page 60: ...to friends or post them on websites To do this you should 1 Install the camera driver on your computer 2 Connect the computer and camera with the supplied mini USB 2 0 cable 3 Default mode is Mass Sto...

Page 61: ...hat you need to have installed to read the User s Manual Many computer users will find they already have this software installed on their computer MPEG4 Video Codec Xvid this decode software has to be...

Page 62: ...TFT LCD Storage Media Built in 64M Memory partial memory is used for Firmware code SD MMC Card Slot support up to 2GB Image Resolution Still image 3840x2880 11M Pixels 2592x1944 5M Pixels 1600x1200 2M...

Page 63: ...ine Batteries Dimension 95mm 71mm 34mm Weight 142g without battery System Requirement Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP Pentium MMX Celeron or AMD Athlon CPU 64MB RAM CD ROM 500MB free HDD space Available USB p...

Page 64: ...nder sufficient light condition Check setting of your camera The flash will not work with a low battery and so please change the batteries for fresh ones When recording the zoom does not function the...

Page 65: ...uct or discontinued by the manufacturer the Covered Product will be replaced with a product of similar features WHERE YOU ARE COVERED Coverage under this Limited Warranty is limited to the United Stat...

Page 66: ...DUCT IS AT AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER OR OTHERWISE AWAITING PARTS z ANY PRODUCT USED IN A COMMERCIAL SETTING OR RENTAL BASIS z FAILURES THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE OF THE 50 STATES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AM...

Page 67: ...s limited warranty is the least of the cost of 1 the purchase price of the Covered Product excluding tax and delivery costs or 2 authorized repairs not to exceed the purchase price of the Covered Prod...

Page 68: ...of a disagreement between You and Us concerning costs either of us may make a written demand for arbitration This must be done within sixty 60 days after the day You filed Your claim Each of us will s...

Page 69: ...h the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmf...