Jazz HDV155, User Manual

Page 1: ...High Definition Video Recorder with Camera HDV155 User Manual ...

Page 2: ...quipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with 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 harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the eq...

Page 3: ... Format the memory card 8 Setting the Language 9 Setting the date and time 10 Monitor screen display 11 3 Using your video recorder 14 Turning the recorder ON and OFF 14 Change the MODE of the recorder 14 Recording video clip 15 Taking still images 16 Using the Self timer and Burst snapshot 17 Using the Zoom Function 18 ...

Page 4: ...21 5 Playback 24 Playback still image 24 Playing back movie clips 24 Other functions in Playback mode 25 6 Making connections 30 Connecting the Video Recorder to a TV 30 Connecting the Video Recorder to a PC 31 7 Software Installation 33 Installing the Software 33 8 Troubleshooting 36 9 Technical Specifications 37 ...

Page 5: ...Before using the video camera please ensure that you carefully read and understand the safety precautions described below Do not try to open the case of the video camera or attempt to modify this video camera in any way If required maintenance and repairs should be carried out only by authorized service providers Keep the video camera away from water and other liquids Do not use the video recorder...

Page 6: ...de button 7 AV out jack 3 Power button 8 SD card slot cover 4 Shutter OK button 9 Menu button Up button Zoom In 10 Display Delete button Down button Zoom Out 11 Busy LED Left button Change resolution 12 Lens Right button Self timer 13 Microphone 5 Battery cover 14 Speaker ...

Page 7: ...he Battery 1 Slide down and open the video recorder battery door 2 Insert three AAA size batteries with the positive and negative poles matching the markings inside the battery compartment 3 Slide and close the battery door as shown below ...

Page 8: ... protect switch used to protect data from accidental deletion Therefore whenever you want to record format or delete files from the SD card set the protect switch to the non LOCKed position 3 Locate the card slot on the bottom of the camera and insert the SD card as illustrated Press the card until the card is fully down and latched 4 To remove press SD card down then it will pop up and be easily ...

Page 9: ...se all data from the SD Card 1 Turn the power ON when the card is inserted and set the video recorder to the Setup Menu Press the RIGHT button to select Setup 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to select Format then press the SHUTTER OK or RIGHT button to launch the submenu 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the item YES and then press the SHUTTER OK button to execute formatting the card ...

Page 10: ...he video camera to the Setup Menu See details on Page 21 Press the RIGHT button to select Setup 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to select Language then press the SHUTTER OK or RIGHT button to launch the submenu 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the desired language and then press the SHUTTER OK button to confirm the setting 4 Press the MENU button to close the menu ...

Page 11: ...te Time then press the SHUTTER OK or RIGHT button to launch the submenu 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to change the highlighted value Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to move the cursor between settings 4 Press the SHUTTER OK button to confirm the setting 5 Press the MENU button to close the menu Note that after replacing batteries you need to reset the time date again ...

Page 12: ...11 Monitor screen display Video mode ...

Page 13: ...12 Capture mode ...

Page 14: ...deo mode or Capture mode to display live image no icons will be visible press button again to dim the image and press again to restore original bright screen with icons This button 10 is also used as quick delete button in Playback mode to delete current image See page 26 for details ...

Page 15: ...f no button is pressed Press the POWER button to power the camera back ON You can change the power OFF time by setting the function Power Save in the Setup menu Change the MODE of the recorder Your video camera has three selectable modes Video Capture and Playback mode Press Mode button to change modes sequentially 1 Press the POWER button and the camera will become active and set in Video Recordi...

Page 16: ...n setting press LEFT button 2 Press the SHUTTER OK button to start recording Press the RIGHT button to pause and press it again to continue 3 Press the SHUTTER OK button again to stop recording If the memory is full the video camera will stop recording automatically The LCD monitor displays the recorded time during recording Display Title Description Video mode Recording video clips Capture mode T...

Page 17: ...y and press the SHUTTER OK button to take a picture The number displayed on the LCD screen will decrease with each picture taken No more pictures can be taken if the Memory Full message appears on the LCD screen replace the SD card or download stored images into the computer Make sure that your fingers do not cover the lens while recording video or taking still images Do not remove the memory card...

Page 18: ... RIGHT button to select the Self Timer options please note icons and information displayed on left upper corner of the LCD screen 2 seconds The recorder will take picture with 2 seconds delay 10 Seconds The recorder will take picture with 10 seconds delay Continuous Press the SHUTTER OK button once to take three consecutive pictures 3 Press the SHUTTER OK button to take picture You can also set th...

Page 19: ... to Capture or Video Recording mode 2 Press the UP or DOWN buttons to compose the scene as required UP zoom in for a telephoto shot DOWN zoom out for a wide angle shot 4 Using the Menu in recording mode Menu in video mode Turn ON the video recorder and set it to Video Recording mode 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu 2 Use the UP or DOWN button to select menu item ...

Page 20: ...e Resolution Select smaller movie size lower resolution to record for longer time There are three settings to choose 1280x720 640x480 320X240 To quickly change resolution use the LEFT button Frame Rate Select low frame rate to record longer time There are two settings to choose High Low Metering See the details on page 20 White Balance See the details on page 21 Menu in capture mode 1 Turn ON the ...

Page 21: ...item Function Resolution There are four options to choose 2592X1944 2048X1536 1280x960 640X480 To quickly change resolution use the LEFT button Quality Select a lower image quality to decrease the image size and thereby capture more images There are three options to choose Super Fine Fine Normal Metering Amend the metering method to change the brightness of the picture Center The exposure will be ...

Page 22: ...lly to suit unusual ambient conditions such as indirect indoor lighting dark backgrounds and strong backlighting The exposure value may be set in range from 2 0 to 2 0 Capture Mode Select this and set the recorder to different modes Off Self timer 2S Self timer 10S Continuous Effect Select this to change the color tone of images Normal B W Sepia Negative Red Green Blue Setup menu Internal setting ...

Page 23: ...K button to confirm the setting 7 Press the MENU button to close the menu Menu item Function Sounds There are four settings to choose Shutter Set the shutter sound on or off by pressing the RIGHT button Start up Set the start up sound on or off by pressing the RIGHT button Beep Set the operation sound on or off by pressing the RIGHT button Volume Adjust the sound volume by pressing the RIGHT butto...

Page 24: ...o page 10 Language Refer to page 9 TV Out TV Out should be set either to NTSC or PAL to match regional broadcast signal NTSC PAL USB You may use recorder as a PC camera or removable disk Select MSDC to use as removable disk Select PCCAM to use as PC camera Format Refer to page 8 for details Reset all Reset the entire menu and button operation settings to initial default Yes No ...

Page 25: ...o File appears 2 Press the LEFT or RIGHT buttons to browse the previous or next images Playing back movie clips 1 Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select the movie clips you wish to play back 2 Press the SHUTTER OK button to start playing Press the MENU button to stop playing Press the UP button to pause and press again to continue Press the RIGHT button to fast forward and press the LEFT button ...

Page 26: ...ck mode 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the item Lock 3 Press the SHUTTER OK or RIGHT button to enter the submenu 4 Use the UP or DOWN button to select option Lock Unlock one Lock Unlock current file Lock All Lock all files Unlock all Unlock all files 5 Press the SHUTTER OK button to confirm the setting 6 Press the MENU button to close the menu The key icon will display on the LCD screen i...

Page 27: ... appear Using UP or DOWN button to select the item Yes 6 Press the SHUTTER OK button to delete the current file or all files For quick deletion of the picture or video displayed on LCD press the Display Delete button Select Yes or No option by pressing Up or Down buttons and then press the SHUTTER OK button to execute choice See page 13 for using button to adjust LCD display Play a slide show 1 Pr...

Page 28: ...5 Press the SHUTTER OK button start slide show 6 Press the MENU button to end slide show Only still images can be shown as the slide show Effect 1 In Playback mode select and display the photo you want to change color tone Press the MENU button 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the Effect 3 Press the SHUTTER OK or RIGHT button to enter the submenu B W Sepia Negative Red Green Blue Binarize S...

Page 29: ...ress the MENU button to display the menu 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the item Rotate 4 Press the SHUTTER OK or RIGHT button to launch the submenu Rotate Each time the SHUTTER OK button is pressed the image will rotate 90 Save Select this item to save the rotated image Back Select this item to close the submenu Resize 1 Select an image you want to resize in playback mode 2 Press the MEN...

Page 30: ... can only be resized only to the smaller size Add voice memo to image 1 Select an image to which you wish add voice memo in playback mode 2 Press the MENU button to display the menu 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the item voice memo 4 Press the SHUTTER OK or RIGHT button to display the dialog box as illustration 5 Select the item Add and then press the SHUTTER OK button to start recording...

Page 31: ...er to a TV You may connect camera to TV then display all images and recorded video on large TV screen 1 Connect the recorder to a TV using supplied AV TV cable 2 Turn ON the TV and the camera set the TV to AV INPUT mode review the manual for your TV if necessary 3 When recorder is set to recording mode you can preview the subjects you wish to record on the TV screen 4 At the Playback mode all the ...

Page 32: ...ctor into computer USB port If necessary use the supplied USB extension cable to gain easier access to connect Download files from the recorder s stored memory to computer Alternatively insert the memory card into a card reader to download files Using a Card Reader 1 Eject the memory card from the recorder and insert into a card reader connected to a computer 2 Open My Computer or Windows Explorer...

Page 33: ... recorder 2 Connect the recorder to the computer USB port with the USB connector and turn ON the recorder A message MSDC appears on the screen when connection to the computer has been successfully completed 3 Open My Computer or Windows Explorer A Removable Disk appears in the drive list Double click the Removable Disk icon to view its contents The DCIM folder contains all stored video and still i...

Page 34: ...nstalled Driver is necessary to use your camera as PC webcam Installed Arcsoft Mediaimpression program is useful for editing pictures and recorded video clips Arcsoft MediaImpression works with Windows 2000 XP Vista Windows 7 platforms Install ALL programs BEFORE connecting camera with computer Insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The auto run menu appears ...

Page 35: ...gram You can also click Run in the Windows Startup menu enter D autorun exe where D is your CD ROM drive letter in the text box and click OK Install Driver 1 Click Install Driver 2 Follow the on screen instructions to install the drivers How to use the PC Camera function 1 Please install the camera Driver first 2 Installed Driver will create the Amcap program icon on computer s Desktop Select the ...

Page 36: ...er with the USB connector Run the program Amcap on the desktop Using this function for the first time please select Preview as shown on illustration Now you can use your recorder as the PC camera function If you want to change the imaging size select Video Capture Pin to change the Output Size ...

Page 37: ... Format card or use new card Image is blurry or out of focus 1 Video recorder was moving when image was captured Hold the video recorder steady when shooting picture Image is not displayed on the LCD monitor 1 A memory card with non SUNP images recorded with other camera is loaded This video camera cannot display non SUNP images Recorded images are not saved in memory 1 Video recorder was turned o...

Page 38: ... Aperture F3 0 f 7 0mm Fixed Focus Shutter Auto Electronic Shutter 1 2000 1 2sec White balance Auto Daylight Bulb Fluoresce Cloudy Digital zoom Up to 4x range Exposure control 2EV to 2EV in 0 3 steps Burst mode 3 consecutive shots captured Photo effect Normal B W Sepia Negative Red Green Blue Self timer 2 or 10 second time delay options Storage External memory card slot Accepts up to 8GB SD SDHC c...

Page 39: ...ophone Built in Speaker Built in Dimensions 4 5 x 2 4 x 1 1 inches 115 x 62x 28mm Weight Approx 4oz 120gms Recorder without battery Note The product design and the specifications are subject to change without notice 2 System requirements Windows 2000 XP Vista 7 CPU Pentium III 800MHz and above Memory 64 MB and upper memory Disk space At least 128 MB space free ...