Ulead Digital Video Camera, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 Digital Video Camera User Manual ...

Page 2: ...nning 4 Section 3 Record Mode 6 Section 4 Playback Mode 28 Section 5 Listening to MP3 Music 42 Section 6 Viewing MPEG4 Movie on PC 44 Section 7 Viewing Pictures and Movies on a TV 46 Section 8 Transferring Data to a Computer 47 Section 9 Specifications and System Requirements 59 ...

Page 3: ...l zoom increases user control over the movies and pictures you take A MODE button can let you switch rapidly between taking movies taking pictures and recording voice 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 Pre build 16 MB memory allows you to take pictures and movies without memory card The memory card slot allows user...

Page 4: ...ustration Self Portrait Mirror Eyelet for Wrist Strap Flash Microphone Self Timer LED TFT LTPS LCD Panel Tele Wide Button Shutter Button Power Button Direction Buttons Speaker REC PLAY Button MODE Button Battery SD Card Cover ...

Page 5: ...3 Side View Macro Switch Shutter Button Mini USB Port Power Adaptor Port Earphone Port AV out Port ...

Page 6: ...en hours before using camera 1 Plug power adaptor cable into USB port 2 When charging battery the self timer LED light keeps blinking LED light will keep on after battery charge complete 3 It takes three hours to fully recharge the battery each time Inserting and Removing an SD Card Optional The camera comes with 16 MB pre build memory which allows you to store pictures movies recorded voice and m...

Page 7: ...e press the shutter button To take a picture press the MODE button to switch to Picture Record Mode then press the shutter button to start taking pictures To record the voice press the MODE button to switch to Voice Record Mode and then press the shutter button to start the voice recording To view stored movies pictures or listen to stored MP3 and voice recordings press the REC PLAY button once to...

Page 8: ... to turn on or turn off the camera REC PLAY button Switch between Record Mode and Playback Mode MODE button Press the MODE button to switch between Movie Picture and Voice Record Mode Tele Wide button Digital Zoom in and out Shutter button Start to take movie picture or record voice Macro switch Switch between Macro Mode Portrait Mode and Normal Mode Enter Button Up Botton Right Button Down Button...

Page 9: ...ap Mode Two in One Mode AE Metering Mode 2 Resolution Movie High Standard Low Picture High Standard Low 3 Number of images or recording time of movie that can still be taken at current resolution 4 SD card inserted 5 Macro Position Focusing 6 Date Time YYYY MM DD HH MM 7 Battery indicator Full power medium power low power power exhausted 8 Auto Flash Flash Off 9 Self Timer Mode 10 8X digital zoom ...

Page 10: ...ee movie resolutions are available Resolution Quality 640 480 1 8Mbps 30 fps High Quality 640 480 1 Mbps 30 fps Standard Quality 320 240 500 Kbps 30 fps Low Quality Picture Recording Press MODE button to switch to Picture Record Mode Three resolution settings are available Resolution Image Quality 2976 2232 6 6 M pixel High Quality 2048 1536 3 2 M pixel Standard Quality 1024 768 800 K pixel Low Qu...

Page 11: ... Record Mode 2 Shift the macro switch to Macro or Portrait positions In Macro Mode the macro icon will appear on the LCD monitor 3 Press the shutter button to take the picture Note Remember to turn the macro switch back to Normal when you are not taking close up pictures Using Digital Zoom The digital zoom magnifies images up to eight times when recording movies or taking pictures 1 To zoom in out...

Page 12: ... Night Mode 5 AE Metering 6 Two in One 7 Resolution 8 Effect 9 White Balance 10 Exposure 11 Sharpness 12 Date Printing 13 Setting Operations for Record Mode Operation Screen 1 Press Enter button when in Movie Picture Record Mode 2 There are total six options in Movie Record Mode and twelve options in Picture Record Mode 3 Use the Up Down buttons to move between main menu options Enter Button ...

Page 13: ... power off Validation Default Factory Setting Resolution Always High for Movie Standard for Picture Effect One Time Normal White Balance One Time Auto Exposure One Time Level 5 Sharpness One Time Level 5 Flash Always Off Self Timer One Time Off Multi Snap One Time Off Night Mode One Time Off AE Metering One Time Center Two in One One Time Off Sound Always On Format Card One Time Off TV System Alwa...

Page 14: ... to switch to Resolution submenu 3 Use Up Down buttons to move between three settings 4 Press Enter button to validate the setting and exit Display Screen Video Resolution Option Picture Resolution To change Picture Resolution 1 In Picture Record Mode press Enter button to switch to Picture menu screen 2 Use Up Down buttons to select Resolution then press Enter Right buttons to switch to Resolutio...

Page 15: ...press Enter button to switch to menu screen 2 Use Up Down buttons to select Effect then press Enter Right buttons to switch to Effect submenu 3 Use Up Down buttons to move between three settings The change can be previewed immediately 4 Press Enter button to validate the setting and exit Display Screen Effect Option Enter Button ...

Page 16: ...fluorescent light condition Tungsten Under tungsten light condition To change White Balance Setting 1 In Movie Picture Record Mode press Enter button to switch to menu screen 2 Use Up Down buttons to select White Balance then press Enter Right buttons to switch to White Balance submenu 3 Use Up Down buttons to move between four settings The change can be previewed immediately 4 Press Enter button ...

Page 17: ...15 Display Screen W B Option Enter Button ...

Page 18: ... In Movie Picture Record Mode press Enter button to switch to menu screen 2 Use Up Down buttons to select Exposure then press Enter Right buttons to switch to Exposure submenu 3 Use Up Down buttons to move between nine levels The change can be previewed immediately 4 Press Enter button to validate the setting and exit Display Screen Change Expousre Setting Enter Button ...

Page 19: ...ess Enter button to switch menu screen 2 Use Up Down buttons to select Sharpness then press Enter Right buttons to switch to Sharpness submenu 3 Use Up Down buttons to move between nine levels The change can be previewed immediately 4 Press Enter button to validate the setting and exit Display Screen Change Sharpness Setting Enter Button ...

Page 20: ...n to switch to Movie menu screen 2 Use Up Down buttons to select Motion Stabilization then press Enter Right buttons to switch to Motion Stabilization submenu 3 Use Up Down buttons to Select Yes 4 Press Enter button to validate the setting and exit Motion Stabilization Motion Stabilization Option Note The captured picture will be smaller when motion stabilization is enabled Enter Button ...

Page 21: ...ess Enter Right buttons to switch to Setting submenu 3 Use Up Down buttons to move between seven settings Display Screen Setting Option Seven options 1 Sound operation sound 2 Start Up Screen 3 Time Setting 4 Format Card 5 TV System 6 Language 7 Default Setting Sound Setting Enable or disable KeyPad tone and operation sound by using Up Down buttons the press Enter button to validate the setting Su...

Page 22: ...rt Up Screen Start Up Screen If you do not want to customize the start up screen press Up Down buttons and select Non Start Up Screen Non Start Up Screen Time Setting Move between Date Time and Exit by using Left Right buttons Adjust date and time by using Up Down buttons then select SET to validate each change Select EXIT to leave Time Setting without any change Submenu Display Screen Time Settin...

Page 23: ... Card built in memory TV System Ensure that the appropriate TV standard of your area is selected either NTSC or PAL Wrong TV system setting may cause image flicker NTSC standard USA Canada Japan South Korea and Taiwan etc PAL standard UK Europe China Australia Singapore and Hong Kong etc Submenu Display Screen TV System Option TV System ...

Page 24: ...tings To change flash setting by either hot key Right button or Option Setting Auto flash the flash fires automatically according to light conditions Use this mode for general photography Flash Off the flash will not fire under any circumstances 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 F...

Page 25: ...Record Mode Only The self timer allows you to take pictures with a ten second time delay To activate Self Timer by either hot key Left button or Option Setting The self timer LED on the front of the camera beneath the flash light will also blink The speed of blinking will increase just before the picture is taken Self Timer Selt Timer Option Enter Button Enter Button ...

Page 26: ...Snap Multi Snap Option Night Mode Picture Record Mode Only Use Night Mode for night scenes or low light conditions A longer exposure captures more detail of background subjects Display Screen Night Mode Option Note To avoid blurry pictures place the camera on a flat steady surface or use a tripod Enter Button Enter Button ...

Page 27: ...ter weighted Spot AE Metering Multi segment The exposure is determined by the entire screen Center Weighted The exposure is determined mainly by the center of the screen Spot The exposure is determined by the small area in the center of the screen Display Screen AE Metering Option Enter Button ...

Page 28: ...26 Two in One Picture Record Mode Only With camera set to Two in One mode you can combine two snapshots into one picture Display Screen Two in One Option Enter Button ...

Page 29: ...itch to Picture menu screen 2 Use Up Down buttons to select Resolution then press Enter Right buttons to switch to Date Printing submenu 3 Use Up Down buttons to Select Yes 4 Press Enter button to validate the setting and exit Date Printing Date Printing Option Note Please be advised that portrait images could not be viewed correctly on a TV as the default image output to TV is Landscape Mode Ente...

Page 30: ...any movie picture voice or MP3 file stored Up Down or Mode button can be used to select the specific option Press Enter button to view movies pictures or listen to voice music Button Functions The direction buttons have the following functions in Movie and Picture Playback Modes Right button Go to the next movie picture Left button Go to the last movie picture Up button Invalid Down button Informa...

Page 31: ...ayback Mode 2 Resolution Indicator Movie High Standard Low Picture High Standard Low 3 Indicate the selected movie picture is locked Indicate the single movie voice MP3 is being repeated Indicate all of the movies voices MP3s are being repeated Indicate the slide show is playing 4 Current Number Total number of movie picture voice or music 5 Magnification Indicator ...

Page 32: ...er button to go to Movie Playback Mode 3 Use Right Left buttons to go to the next or last movie 4 Press Shutter button to play and press it again to pause 5 Press Enter button to go to the movie option menu 6 Use direction buttons to select six options Thumbnail Delete Lock Repeat One Repeat All or Exit ...

Page 33: ... Operation Display Screen 1 Use direction buttons to select the Thumbnail option 2 Press Enter button to view nine thumbnail movies 3 To play a movie use direction buttons to select the movie and press Enter button to view ...

Page 34: ... 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 card is fitted you can delete only those movies stored on the card Note Movies on a written protected memory card cannot be deleted Note The delete function will only erase unlocked movies Locked movies...

Page 35: ...Use Up button to lock unlock all movies and Down button to lock unlock single movie 5 Before a movie is locked unlocked a confirmation screen will appear choosing Yes will execute the operation No will cancel the operation 6 Press Enter button to exit Repeat Movies This function automatically repeats playing single movie or all movies in order Operation Display Screen 1 Use direction buttons to se...

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Page 37: ...Playback Mode 3 Use Right Left buttons to go to the next or last picture 4 While the picture is selected use Tele Wide buttons to magnify 5 Use direction buttons to navigate the magnified picture 6 Press Enter button to go to the picture option menu 7 Use direction buttons to select six options Thumbnail Delete Slide DPOF Lock or Exit ...

Page 38: ...se direction buttons to select the Thumbnail option 2 While selecting Thumbnail option press Enter button to view nine thumbnail pictures 3 To view a picture use direction buttons to select the picture 4 Press Enter button to view the selected picture ...

Page 39: ...ete 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 card is fitted you can delete only those pictures stored on the card Note Pictures on a written protected memory card cannot be deleted Note The delete function will only erase unlocked pictures Locked ...

Page 40: ...how Press it again to stop About DPOF This camera supports DPOF Digital Print Order Format DPOF makes printing your pictures extremely easy After the DPOF is created on the memory card all of the selected pictures can be printed simply by inserting the memory card into the memory card slot of any DPOF compatible printer Operation Display Screen 1 Use direction buttons to select the DPOF option ...

Page 41: ... exit Lock Pictures Single or all pictures can be locked This function can prevent the pictures from being deleted accidentally Operation Display Screen 1 Use direction buttons to select the Lock option 2 Press Enter button to go to the Lock menu 3 Use Right Left buttons to select the picture 4 Use Up button to lock unlock all pictures and Down button to lock unlock single picture 5 Before a pictu...

Page 42: ...ion menu Operation Display Screen 1 Use Up Down 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 last voice recording 4 Press Shutter button to start playing back the selected voice Press it again to stop 5 Use Up Down buttons to adjust the volume 6 Press Enter button to go to the voice playback option menu Enter But...

Page 43: ...icons will be different while selecting Repeat One option and Repeat 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 deleted a confirmation screen will appear choosing Yes will execute the operation No will cancel the operation 14 Press Enter button to ex...

Page 44: ...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 the MP3 folder 5 Once all the music is transferred disconnect the USB cable from the PC Listen to MP3 Music Operation Display Screen 1 In Playback Mode use Up Down buttons to select the Music option 2 Use Right Left buttons to select ...

Page 45: ...e to repeat current MP3 8 Press Down button twice to repeat all MP3 9 Press Enter button to exit Listen to MP3 Music with earphone MP3 stored in the camera can be played either by built in speaker or Earphone or TV When the earphone cable is plugged in the camera the option menu of Earphone TV pops out on the LCD Screen Choose earphone or TV and press Enter button to validate the setting ...

Page 46: ...the on screen instructions to complete the installation 2 Start video player such as Widows Media Player to view MPEG4 AVI Movies Share MPEG4 Movie You can share the recorded MPEG4 movies to your friends via internet or CD Make sure MPEG4 Video Codec Xvid is installed in your friends PC MPEG4 Video Codec Xvid is available in the provided CD or can be downloaded from Internet Correctly Viewing Port...

Page 47: ...45 Landscape Portraits Figure1 Figure 2 Shutter Shutter ...

Page 48: ... Out port 2 Connect the other end of the cable 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 are exactly the same as for viewing them on the LCD monitor Note The LCD monitor does not work when the camera is connected to a television ...

Page 49: ...ils 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 Storage Mode when the camera connects to PC 4 Transfer pictures or movies or MP3 or voice recordings Mass Storage Device Mode The RED LED will light up when the camera is connected to the computer Mo...

Page 50: ...t 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 installed for correctly viewing the movies you record The detail information can be found in online help of all the bundled software To install the bundled software 1 Insert the CD ROM into your comput...

Page 51: ...main Screen will appear on your desktop Viewing Images stored in the Camera through Photo Express 4 0 To view images stored in the camera you must switch to Mass Storage Device Mode 1 Select the image you want to open in the workspace from the browse bar on the left hand side 2 Double click selected picture ...

Page 52: ...n screen you must switch to PC Camera Mode Press MODE button to Switch to PC Camera Mode Under this mode you can capture videos or pictures through Photo Express 4 0 Click the Get Photo button Click the Import button Click the Capture button and then choose your images Click the Insert button and click Exit button to leave the screen ...

Page 53: ... Screen will appear on your desktop Viewing Images stored in the Camera through Video Studio 7 0 To view images stored in the camera you must switch to Mass Storage Device Mode 1 Click the folder on the right hand side of the screen 2 Select the image stored in the camera and press Open button to view Folder ...

Page 54: ... 7 0 Press MODE button to switch to PC Camera Mode Under this mode you can view camera video through Video Studio To capture a video picture from the camera Click the Capture item Click the Capture Video button Click the Capture Image button ...

Page 55: ...53 Rotating Picture through Video Studio 7 0 1 Select Image from Library menu 2 Click Folder Icon on the right side of the screen to load an image Library Menu Folder Icon ...

Page 56: ...54 3 Click Rotate 90 Degrees Icon on the left side of the screen to rotate the picture 4 Click Share Menu then select Create Video File ...

Page 57: ...55 5 Select Same as Project Name to save the image immediately ...

Page 58: ...ting Video through Video Studio 7 0 1 Select Video from Library menu 2 Click Folder Icon on the right side of the screen to load a video clip then drag and drop the clip into the Storyboard below Library Menu ...

Page 59: ...57 3 Click Rotate 90 Degrees Icon on the left side of the screen to rotate the video ...

Page 60: ...58 4 Click Share Menu then select Create Video File Then select Same as Project Name to save the image immediately ...

Page 61: ...S TFT LCD Storage Media Built in 16M Memory SD MMC Card Slot Support can be expanded up to 512MB Image Resolution 2976x2232 2048x1536 1024x768 Movie Resolution VGA 640x480 QVGA 320X240 30 fps White Balance Auto Manual Daylight Fluorescent Tungsten Exposure Auto Manual Self Timer 10 second delay Flash Auto Off File Format Picture JPEG Movie AVI Voice WAV Image play Single Image Thumbnails Slideshow...

Page 62: ...60 System Requirement Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP Pentium MMX Celeron or AMD Athlon CPU 64MB RAM CD ROM 500MB free HDD space Available USB port 16 bit Color Display ...