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2.      Connecting camera to your computer. 

Use supplied USB cable to connect camera to your computer. 

Connect the “computer end” of the USB cable to computer USB port and connect 
the “camera end” to the camera USB socket.     

        Note

: The camera has two USB modes; MSDC (default, when power ON) 

          and PCCAM (when selected from Internal Setting Menu) 
              - The default MSDC (Mass Storage / Removable Disc) is used for playback     
          and downloading video, pictures into the computer. 
       - The PCCAM (PC camera / webcam) can be used for transferring live 

images, scenes into the computer. 

            Note

: - Windows ME, 2000, XP, Vista require installing Driver 

only

 if you     

intend using camera in PC Cam Mode.   

                Connecting the camera as MSDC (default) does not require installing the   
                Driver. 

      Camera 

  Computer 

Summary of Contents for DV552325011

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Page 2: ...2 I In n t th he e p pa ac ck ka ag ge e Camera User Manual CD USB cable TV cable W Wa ar rr ra an nt ty y C Ca ar rd d Q Qu ui ic ck k G Gu ui id de e Warranty Card Quick Guide ...

Page 3: ...16 6 C Ca am me er ra a M MO OD DE E 1 19 9 V Vo oi ic ce e R Re ec co or rd di in ng g M MO OD DE E 2 23 3 P P l l a a y y b b a a c c k k M M O O D D E E 2 2 4 4 S Se et tu up p I In nt te er rn na al l s se et tt ti in ng g m mo od de e 3 30 0 C Co on nn ne ec ct ti in ng g C Ca am me er ra a t to o t th he e C Co om mp pu ut te er r 32 D Dr ri iv ve er r i in ns st ta al ll la at ti io on n 3 ...

Page 4: ...V V l li in ne e e ex xt te en nd de ed d c ca ab bl le e w wi it th h f fe er rr ri it te e r ri in ng g i is s d de es si ig gn ne ed d f fo or r e ex xc cl lu us si iv ve e u us se e w wi it th h t th hi is s p pr ro od du uc ct t D Do on n t t u us se e o ot th he er rs s f fo or r t th hi is s p pr ro od du uc ct t F FC CC C p pa ar rt t 1 15 5 2 21 1 W Wa ar rn ni in ng g C Ch ha an ng ge es...

Page 5: ... t th hi is s e eq qu ui ip pm me en nt t d do oe es s c ca au us se e h ha ar rm mf fu ul l i in nt te er rf fe er re en nc ce e t to o r ra ad di io o o or r t te el le ev vi is si io on n r re ec ce ep pt ti io on n w wh hi ic ch h c ca an n b be e d de et te er rm mi in ne ed d b by y t tu ur rn ni in ng g t th he e e eq qu ui ip pm me en nt t o of ff f a an nd d o on n t th he e u us se er r ...

Page 6: ...unctions Some information illustrations may slightly differ from your camera as a result of continuous development and improvement in production B Ba as si ic c i in nf fo or rm ma at ti io on n Thank you for purchasing this camcorder Please read following operating instructions carefully in order to know and use digital video camera correctly and enjoy best performance and results Keep this Manua...

Page 7: ...amera and the condition of batteries after long storage period or before recording important events Never touch the lens surface with finger use soft cloth if necessary or blow away any dust contamination Do not use any solvent to clean lens or plastic housing Format the SD memory card before using with the camera save important records first before formatting the card as the formatting will erase...

Page 8: ... re em me en nt ts s System Requirements Windows 2000 XP Vista 7 Pentium III 1GHz or above 256MB RAM CD ROM drive 1GB hard drive disk space available Available USB port 16 bit display resolution K Kn no ow w y yo ou ur r c ca am me er ra a ...

Page 9: ...upporting light 4 Zoom IN button 5 Zoom OUT button 6 Direction button Up Down Left Right 7 OK button 8 Display mode button 9 MENU button 10 LCD screen 11 MODE selector 12 Hand strap anchor post 13 Hand strap attachment post TOP VIEW BOTTOM VIEW ...

Page 10: ...Normal lens dial 15 Zoom IN OUT selector 16 Shutter button 17 Tripod Socket 18 SD Memory card slot RIGHT SIDE VIEW LEFT SIDE VIEW LCD SCREEN OPENED 19 Built in speaker 20 Battery cover 21 Battery cover LOCK Button ...

Page 11: ...y cover the LOCK will click securing the cover 2 Using the SD Card Internal External Memory options Your camcorder has limited built in Internal Memory and a slot for External SD Memory Card SD Card when it is NOT inserted camcorder will store all video images on the Internal Memory Limited Internal Memory only stores a few images or several seconds video All data in Internal Memory is volatile an...

Page 12: ...e SD Card as this is convenient and reliable way to keep your records you can review records or download records to your computer at any time Insert remove the SD Card 1 Insert SD Memory Card into the card slot located on the bottom of the camcorder and press it down until the Card is latched 2 Lightly press the Card downwards to release and then eject the card when you wish to remove or replace t...

Page 13: ... 6 10 inches from camcorder 2 Normal Set to Normal for typical records when the subject is located at 5 feet or more from the camcorder 4 Power ON and OFF your camera 1 Open the LCD screen 2 Press and then hold the Power button down for one or two seconds to turn the power ON ...

Page 14: ...or 1 minute the power will turn OFF automatically to save batteries The Auto Power OFF time may be set to 1 3 or 5 minutes review Setup Menu mode for details 3 Low Power Battery level indicator The low power icon will appear on the LCD Screen when the batteries are exhausted and camcorder will be automatically turned OFF 4 Replace exhausted batteries 5 Select the MODE Slide the Mode Selector up or...

Page 15: ...s Playback Mode select this mode to playback recorded video clips or voice or review still pictures 6 Setting Date Time 1 Press MENU button then select Setup to enter setting date time adjustment mode 2 Use the Directional Button Up Down Left Right to select current date time and adjust digits as needed ...

Page 16: ... OFF Display may be turned OFF to save batteries after pressing twice the Display mode Button LED supporting light Use this LED supporting light when taking images of dark or low light scenes Press the Supporting LED button to activate this lamp Press again to turn it OFF Self timer LED indicator This lamp indicates that the camcorder is active in Self timer Mode Refer to further chapters for Self...

Page 17: ...er indicator 8 LED Supporting light icon the lamp is ON 9 Zoom range numbers indicate current setting of the zoom max 4X available 10 Memory Full message indicates that the memory internal or SD card is full and no more recording is possible Recording the Video clip Turn the camcorder ON and select the Video MODE Point the lens towards the subject observing the scene appearing on the LCD screen 1 ...

Page 18: ...ton again if you wish to stop recording 5 You can zoom IN or zoom OUT of the scene while recording a Video clip use Zoom IN OUT buttons or Zoom IN OUT selector to adjust the zoom Video mode Menu When the camcorder is in Preview scene Mode press the Menu button to enter available settings as below ...

Page 19: ... to review available settings Press Up Down button to select desired setting then press OK button to confirm your selection Press the Menu button to exit the Video Menu mode and return to Preview scene Mode 9 Camera MODE Preview scene Mode The following icons and information are displayed on the LCD ...

Page 20: ...ws number of available pictures remaining 9 Self timer delay time in seconds 10 SD card icon the card is inserted The SD card is locked no storage is possible Unlock the card to use it 11 Battery power level status 12 LED Supporting light ON icon 13 4 0 Zoom value indicator Taking Still pictures Turn the camera ON and move the Mode Selector to the Camera Mode Aim at the scene or subject visible on...

Page 21: ...ll display Card Locked message if the inserted SD memory card is LOCK ed camera will NOT take a picture Remove unlock and insert the SD card to take and store pictures Camera Mode Menu When the camcorder is in Preview scene Mode press the Menu button to enter available settings as below ...

Page 22: ...t button to review available options Press Up Down button to select desired setting then press OK button to confirm Press the Menu button to exit the Camera Menu mode Driver Mode The Driver Mode will allow you to adjust set the Self timer or take three consecutive pictures in the Burst Mode ...

Page 23: ...omatically taken Note You can also access the Self Timer Setting mode when the camera is set in Camera Mode Press the Right Button to access the Self timer setting Burst Consecutive photos Activate the Camera then press the MENU button Select the Driver Mode and Set the Burst option Press OK to confirm then MENU to exit setting Press the Shutter button and the camera will automatically take three ...

Page 24: ...the Shutter button to stop recording Stop mode Recording mode 1 Voice Recording Mode icon 2 Counter showing available recording time remaining 3 SD Memory card icon 4 Actual recording elapsed time 5 Battery power level status 11 Playback MODE Power the camera ON and slide the MODE selector all way down to enter the Playback mode ...

Page 25: ...d photo images by pressing the zoom IN OUT buttons or sliding Zoom IN OUT selector When the image is zoomed IN press OK button and you can pan the displayed image by pressing directional buttons To exit from Pan and Zoom status press OK button again You can view other photos AVI or WAV files by pressing Left Right keys Thumbnail mode Press Zoom Out button to enter the Thumbnail Playback mode ...

Page 26: ...es photo with voice added memo file You can use the direction key to select desired image file and press OK key or Zoom IN key to exit this Thumbnail mode and return to full screen display mode Playing the AVI WAV file Select the Video AVI or Voice WAV file then press OK button to start playing selected record ...

Page 27: ...stop playing Stop mode Playing mode Playback Menu In Playback mode press MENU button to enter available settings as below Use Up Down buttons to select desired function use Right button to obtain access to ŻŹSELECT OK PLAY Ÿ ʜʜ OK Ŷ ŻŹSELECT OK PLAY Ÿ ʜʜ OK Ŷ ...

Page 28: ...28 available setting Use Up Down buttons to select option then press OK to confirm Note The locked files can not be deleted Unlock the file first then delete ...

Page 29: ...selection Adding Voice Memo to Images You may add a Voice Memo comment to selected image 30 seconds is the maximum Voice Memo recording time Resize function You can resize the image size but it can only be resized to smaller size Press Shutter key can stop the recording ...

Page 30: ... and activate Start up Image option 2 Press the Right button and select Set then press OK to confirm 3 Press the MENU button entering the Internal settings 4 Use the UP Down buttons to select Start up Image option 5 Press the Right button and select My Image Then press OK to confirm 12 Setup Internal setting mode 1 Turn the camera ON then press the MENU button to enter Internal settings 2 Use the ...

Page 31: ...31 3 Press OK key to confirm and press MENU key back or exit ...

Page 32: ...ing SD card C Co on nn ne ec ct ti in ng g C Ca am me er ra a t to o t th he e C Co om mp pu ut te er r Please install the Driver bundled on supplied CD first before connecting camera to the computer Note Installation of the Driver is required ONLY if you wish to use your camera as a PCcam to see or transfer live images scenes through the Internet ...

Page 33: ...CD Installer interface see the screen shown below Note If your computer did not start CD Installer as Auto run please open My Computer go to CD ROM and select autorun exe program located in the CD root directory Driver installation Click Install Driver button follow provided steps and complete installation ...

Page 34: ...computer when installation completed For Windows Vista the following window will pop up when the system automatically executes Installer from inserted CD Select click Run SoftwareInstaller exe to start installing ...

Page 35: ...35 Select Allow and continue installation Restart computer when installation completed ...

Page 36: ...36 Note The Driver bundled on CD is suitable for Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows Vista systems If the following window appears please click Yes button to continue installation ...

Page 37: ...n power ON and PCCAM when selected from Internal Setting Menu The default MSDC Mass Storage Removable Disc is used for playback and downloading video pictures into the computer The PCCAM PC camera webcam can be used for transferring live images scenes into the computer Note Windows ME 2000 XP Vista require installing Driver only if you intend using camera in PC Cam Mode Connecting the camera as MS...

Page 38: ...ed Removable Disc then select DCIM 100MEDIA folder Open 100MEDIA folder to see all captured images video files You can click to play review selected records and or store valuable records inside computer s memory Copy or drag files into the folder where you wish to save your records Second from two displayed Removable Disc represents camera s INTERNAL MEMORY and may store only few images or few sec...

Page 39: ...tallation and Running PhotoImpression 5 Installing PhotoImpression5 Insert supplied CD into the CD ROM in your computer see start up window below Select and click button and follow step by step instruction to complete installation ...

Page 40: ...40 Note For Windows Vista the following windows will pop up prior installation click to start installing Restart your PC after installation completed ...

Page 41: ...41 Running PhotoImpression5 Double click the icon on the desktop to open PhotoImpression 5 or select program from Start ĺ Programs ...

Page 42: ...42 PhotoImpression5 will open the following screen Left click the center of the window to open program s Get Photo option ...

Page 43: ...rom Get Photo window and you will find the image displayed in the central area of the next window Now you can select the image for review or editing Refer to Help section see below screen of the program for detailed information ...

Page 44: ... VideoImpression 2 Installing VideoImpression 2 Click button and follow step by step instructions Note For Windows Vista the following windows will pop up when installing the software Click to start installing see following steps ...

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Page 46: ...46 Restart your PC after installation completed ...

Page 47: ...47 Running VideoImpression 2 Double click the icon on the desktop or open VideoImpression 2 from StartĺPrograms ...

Page 48: ...48 Refer to Help section of the program for detailed information of VideoImpression 2 see the following screen below ...

Page 49: ...r ON the camera and set it at the PC Cam Mode refer to the Manual if required Connect camera with your PC and open VideoImpression 2 Click in the following window Fig I Click Fig II or click icon in MEDIA Fig III tab ŸFig ĉ ŸFig Ċ ...

Page 50: ...r close the PC Cam if session completed Note If no images scene visible please check whether the Driver for the camera is installed properly and check whether the selected Video Camera is indicated Refer to VideoImpression 2 Help if further information required ŸFig ċ ŹFig Č ...

Page 51: ...rcSoft MediaImpression program Insert the CD ROM into the computer s CD ROM drive The auto run screen will appear Click ĀInstall MediaImpressionā If auto run screen does not appear please click on SoftwareInstaller exe under the CD ROM drive icon on the computer ...

Page 52: ...52 Follow on screen instructions and complete installation Note For Windows Vista the following windows will pop up prior installation click to start installing ...

Page 53: ...53 ArcSoft MediaImpression icon will appear on computer s desktop when installation is ...

Page 54: ...nect your camcorder to the computer Double click MediaImpression icon on the Desktop The MediaImpression software main screen will open on the computer s desktop Click Import Option on the main screen and enter into ĀImportā screen Then select the ...

Page 55: ...you want to upload to the computer and click Option After importing the file has been completed click on the ĀImporting āwindow and enter into ĀMediaBrowserā window Note On the main screen you can also click other options such as to ...

Page 56: ...er into ĀMediaBrowserā window Then select the files in the computer for uploading Select the video you wish upload to You Tube onĀMediaBrowserāscreen and then click option to access your YouTube log in screen ...

Page 57: ...eath to save the Username and Password so that you do not need to input these data next time Then click option WhenĀUpload to YouTubeāscreen appears fill in Title Description etc Then click option and start uploading selected video Click Cancel if you wish to stop upload otherwise continue for successful uploading ...

Page 58: ... way down to enter the Playback mode Use Right Left buttons of the camera to review select stored Video and Photos Press OK button to play selected video on your TV T Te ec ch hn ni ic ca al l S Sp pe ec ci if fi ic ca at ti io on ns s Video record resolution VGA 640x480 30 15 frames per second QVGA 320 240 30 15 frames per second Still Picture resolution 10MP 3648x2736 5MP 2592 1944 3MP 2048x1536...

Page 59: ... Self shoot timer 2 10 seconds delay Video AVI Photo JPEG File format Voice WAV Internal Memory Volatile 8x16Mb SDRAM can temporarily store approx 3 to 10 sec VGA video or approx 5 to 10 10MP photos External Memory SD Card maximum supports 8 GB USB interface High Speed USB 2 0 interface Power supply Battery 4 AAA alkaline 1 5V not supplied Dimensions L W H 4 5 1 65 2 45 inches Weight 5 3oz excludi...

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