VuPoint DV-DA1-VP, User Manual

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Page 2: ...of this manual are correct and up to date However no guarantee is made regarding the accuracy of the contents and the manufacturer reserves the right to make changes without notice Copyright Copyrigh...

Page 3: ...p to its normal temperature moisture can form inside which may cause damage to the internal electronic circuits Do not attempt to open the casing Do not drop or knock the camera Rough handling may dam...

Page 4: ...4 Bottom view 5 1 4 5 Button functions 6 1 4 6 Rotating the Camera 9 2 Getting Started 10 2 1 Charging 10 2 1 1 Replacing battery 10 2 1 2 Charging 10 2 2 SD card 11 2 3 Turning on off the Camera 12...

Page 5: ...31 5 Shooting your first video 32 5 1 DV mode settings 32 5 2 Using the zoom function 32 5 3 Using the self timer function 32 6 Taking your first picture 33 6 1 Photo mode settings 33 6 2 Using the z...

Page 6: ...4 Music 50 8 4 1 Import Music files into the camera 51 8 4 2 Play list and Music mode buttons 51 8 4 3 Music mode icons 54 8 4 4 Music playback mode menu 55 8 5 Games 57 8 5 1 Sodoku 57 8 5 2 Tetris...

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Page 8: ...system Intel Pentium III 1 GHz CPU or higher At least 256 MB of RAM or higher Standard USB 1 1 port or higher 4x speed CD ROM drive or higher At least 200 MB of available disk space A USB 1 1 port wil...

Page 9: ...ms should be present in the Camera package If any of them is missing or appears damaged please contact your dealer immediately User s manual Software CD AV cable USB cable AC adapter Remote control Po...

Page 10: ...er to the following diagrams to familiarize yourself with the buttons and controls of this camera 1 4 1 Front view Rewind button Fast forward button Play Pause button Stop button Play back button Powe...

Page 11: ...view Focus button Joystick ring Video record button Speaker Zoom in button Zoom out button Joystick Menu button Charge indicator LED AV jack Earphone jack TV out Picture capture button Hand Strap buc...

Page 12: ...5 1 4 3 Left view 1 4 4 Bottom view Flash bulb Self timer LED Microphone hole Lens Battery door Tripod screw IR...

Page 13: ...s the Camera on or off Playback To enter playback menu including photo video voice music and game playback modes Menu 1 Press the menu button to enter exit the settings menu Capture Press to capture i...

Page 14: ...to enter voice recorder mode 4 Press in the center of the joystick OK to confirm a selection Play Pause 1 Press to play or pause while playing music or voice clip in music or voice playback mode 2 Th...

Page 15: ...voice playback mode 2 The button has the same function as pressing the joystick right Rewind 1 Press to rewind 2X 4X 8X 10X while playing a video clip or to play a previous file in music or voice pla...

Page 16: ...Carefully open the LCD monitor on the left side of the camera The directions and lock position of the LCD monitor is shown as follows Note To avoid damaging the LCD monitor do not rotate the LCD moni...

Page 17: ...er This section covers only the basic functions 2 1 Charging 2 1 1 Replacing battery This camera is designed to use a rechargeable Lithium Ion battery 2 1 2 Charging Use the USB cable in the package t...

Page 18: ...nect the other end to your camera to charge 2 2 SD card An SD card can be inserted into this digital video camcorder to provide additional storage space To install an SD Card 1 Open the battery door 2...

Page 19: ...12 2 3 Turning on off the Camera There are two ways to turn on off the camera 1 Open or close the LCD monitor 2 Press and hold the Power button Power button...

Page 20: ...video camcorder 3 1 Using the LCD display Use the LCD display to compose and review your pictures and videos stored in memory and navigate the OSD On Screen Display menu Icons displayed on the LCD di...

Page 21: ...OFF OFF OFF Power on Stand by ON Flick 1HZ OFF OFF OFF Strobe Charging ON OFF OFF OFF OFF Processing ON OFF OFF OFF OFF Battery low OFF Flick 1HZ OFF OFF OFF USB connection ON OFF OFF OFF OFF Self ti...

Page 22: ...und effect of the unit 1 Press the joystick up or down to highlight the Sound effect option 2 Press the joystick left or right to select between On or Off 3 Press in the center of the joystick to conf...

Page 23: ...or right to select the PC camera Connect the camera to the PC with the USB cable and then the camera can be used as a PC camera use in Net meeting or any on line communication tool 3 3 3 Date and time...

Page 24: ...lcome picture 3 Press in the joystick to confirm and press the Menu button to exit the menu 3 3 5 Auto power off Use this option to set a period of inactivity after which the camera will switch itself...

Page 25: ...t a language for the OSD menu of the camera 1 Press the joystick up or down to highlight the Language option 2 Press the joystick left or right to select from the languages 3 Press in the joystick to...

Page 26: ...ed and cannot be recovered Make sure you backup all data before formatting 3 3 10 Default Use the option to reset all settings to the factory default 1 Press the joystick up or down to highlight the D...

Page 27: ...oot 1 Press the joystick up or down to highlight the Resolution option 2 Press the joystick left or right to select from QVGA D1 or VGA 3 Press in the joystick to confirm and press the Menu button to...

Page 28: ...lter option 2 Press the joystick left or right to select from Normal Sepia Black White Red Pink Purple Blue Green Yellow Solarize or Negative 3 Press in the joystick to confirm and press Menu again to...

Page 29: ...ill automatically start to shoot a video when the image within the focusing area is moving Press in the joystick to confirm and press the Menu button to exit the menu 3 4 2 Photo mode Read this sectio...

Page 30: ...of the picture that is going to be taken A larger resolution will occupy more memory storage space To set the Resolution 1 Press the joystick up or down to highlight the Resolution option 2 Press the...

Page 31: ...Press the joystick up or down to highlight the Continuous shot option 2 Press the joystick left or right to select between off and on 3 Press in the joystick to confirm and press the Menu button again...

Page 32: ...stamp option 2 Press the joystick left or right to select from No stamp Only date Only time or Date and time 3 Press in the joystick to confirm and press the Menu button again to exit the menu 3 4 2...

Page 33: ...ion 2 Press the joystick left or right to select from 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 Press in the joystick to confirm and press the Menu button to exit the menu 3 4 2 9 ISO ISO Sensitivity settings control the camera...

Page 34: ...nfirm and press Menu again to exit the menu 3 4 2 11 Metering This camera provides 3 metering modes Matrix Center weighted and Spot to support you with taking photos in different situations To set the...

Page 35: ...ystick to confirm and press Menu again to exit the menu 3 4 2 13 Icon Use this option to turn on or off all of the icons on the LCD To set the Icon mode 1 Press the joystick up or down to highlight th...

Page 36: ...tion for detailed information on operating the Preview mode 4 1 Preview mode icons Number Icon Description 1 Video resolution 2 Flash mode 3 White balance 4 Image quality 5 Photo resolution 6 Capture...

Page 37: ...moment you press the shutter and the moment the picture is captured A delay of 3 or 10 seconds can be set This function can be used in both capture and record mode To set the Self timer 1 Turn the cam...

Page 38: ...always on Slow sync flash 4 4 White balance Use this option to correct color for different lighting conditions Turn on the camera and then press the joystick right to select from Auto Daylight Cloudy...

Page 39: ...picture 3 Press the Video button to shoot the video The video clip will be saved either on the SD card or in the internal memory with a unique file name 5 1 DV mode settings Please refer to 3 4 1 Vide...

Page 40: ...picture The picture will be saved either on the SD card or in the internal memory with a unique file name 6 1 Photo mode settings Please refer to 3 4 2 Photo mode for detailed information 6 2 Using th...

Page 41: ...rder Turn on the camera and press the joystick down to enter the Voice record mode 7 1 Voice recorder buttons Refer to the table below for button function Icon Button Function Joystick Play Pause Pres...

Page 42: ...35 7 2 Voice recorder icons Number Description 1 Indicates the length of a voice recording 2 Stop Press in the joystick or Play pause button to start stop recording 3 Recording time that is remaining...

Page 43: ...t the Photo option 2 Press in the joystick to confirm 8 1 1 Viewing photos After entering the Photo playback mode the images saved either on the SD card or in the internal memory will be shown using t...

Page 44: ...playback mode press the Menu button to configure the photo playback settings Note This function will be activated only when there is at least one image file in the SD card or the internal memory 8 1...

Page 45: ...ent or Unprotect all 4 Press in the joystick to confirm and press the Menu button again to exit the menu 8 1 3 3 Customize Use this option to assign the present photo as the Welcome image 1 Press the...

Page 46: ...rm 8 1 3 6 Crop picture Use this option to adjust the size of the current picture To crop a picture 1 Press the Menu button 2 Press the joystick up or down to highlight the Crop option 3 Press in the...

Page 47: ...Digital Print Order Format function to tag pictures stored in memory with print information You can tag the pictures to print DPOF requires an SD card When all images to be printed are tagged remove t...

Page 48: ...mode 1 Press the joystick left or right in the Playback mode to highlight the Video option 2 Press in the joystick to confirm 8 2 1 Viewing videos After entering the Video playback mode the videos sa...

Page 49: ...s Refer to the table below for detailed functions of each button Icon Button Function T Zoom in W Zoom out Use to adjust the volume Fast forward button Play Pause button Rewind button Stop button Zoom...

Page 50: ...k up No function Press the joystick down Stop Press the joystick left Rewind 2X 4X 8X 10X Press the joystick right Fast forward 2X 4X 8X 10X Press in the joystick Play pause Fast forward Fast forward...

Page 51: ...ay status indicator Stop Play or Pause 2 Indicates the number of the present video 3 Indicates the total video quantity 4 Indicates the length of a video clip 5 Progress bar 6 Volume indicator 7 Batte...

Page 52: ...own to highlight the Delete option 3 Press the joystick left or right to select Current or All 4 Press in the joystick to confirm and press the Menu button again to exit the menu 8 2 4 2 Protect Use t...

Page 53: ...n again to exit the menu 8 3 Voice To enter Voice playback mode 1 Press the joystick left or right in the Playback mode to highlight the Voice option 2 Press in the joystick to confirm 8 3 1 Listening...

Page 54: ...ess the joystick down to stop playing and press left Rewind or right Fast forward to select the previous or next file 8 3 2 Voice playback mode buttons Stop button Fast forward button Play Pause butto...

Page 55: ...ust the volume Joystick up down left down in Press the joystick up No function Press the joystick down Stop Press the joystick left right Previous Next Press in the joystick Play pause Fast forward Ne...

Page 56: ...icator 5 Play status indicator Stop Play or Pause 6 Playing process bar 8 3 4 Voice playback menu When the voice file is in whole screen mode press the Menu button to configure the voice play settings...

Page 57: ...ss the joystick up or down to highlight the Protect option 2 Press the joystick left or right to select Protect Current Protect all Unprotect current or Unprotect All 3 Press in the joystick to confir...

Page 58: ...tick up or down in the play list and highlight the file you want to play 2 Press in the joystick Play Pause button to start playing and press it again to pause 3 Press the joystick down to stop playin...

Page 59: ...52 Icon Button Function W Zoom out T Zoom in Use to adjust the volume Fast forward button Play Pause button Rewind button Stop button Zoom in button Zoom out button Joystick...

Page 60: ...left down in Press the joystick up Press to return to the play list Press the joystick down Stop Press the joystick left right Previous next Press in the joystick Play pause Fast forward Next Rewind...

Page 61: ...umber Description 1 Shows the album title 2 Battery indicator 3 Shows the playing file 4 Playing time of the present file 5 Play pause 6 Shows present repeat mode 7 Shows present equalizer mode 8 Volu...

Page 62: ...r down to highlight the Delete option 3 Press the joystick left or right to select from Current and All 4 Press in the joystick to confirm 8 4 4 2 Protect Use this option to protect Music files from a...

Page 63: ...Menu button 2 Press the joystick up or down to highlight the Equalizer 3 Press the joystick left or right to select from Classical Popular Rock or Jazz 4 Press in the joystick to confirm 8 4 4 5 LCD p...

Page 64: ...me from Sodoku Tetris Moving box or Lotto 2 Press in the joystick to confirm 3 Press the Playback button to exit a game 8 5 1 Sodoku The players fill the grids with number from 1 to 9 Make sure that t...

Page 65: ...Press the joystick left or right to move the piece left right and press the joystick up to change the shape 3 Press the joystick down to lower down the piece faster 4 Press in the joystick again to pa...

Page 66: ...stick left or right to change fields and use the joystick up or down to adjust the numbers 3 Press in the joystick to begin and press it again to create a group of lotto numbers 4 Press the joystick r...

Page 67: ...ss Storage Device in Windows Explorer Files can be dragged and dropped in the same way as on an ordinary disk Before connecting the camera to the PC as a PC camera follow the following instructions to...

Page 68: ...system on page 17 to set the TV output mode To view photos and videos on the TV please follow these instructions 1 Turn on the camera and press the Playback button to enter Playback menu 2 Select a ph...

Page 69: ...TV program But you can still hear the voice when playing back the recorded video file To record TV programs please follow the procedure 1 Connect the AV jack on your camera to the audio video input p...

Page 70: ...able below for button functions Number Description 1 Use to start stop video recording 2 3 1 Use to zoom in out 2 Use to adjust volume in Music and Voice play modes 4 1 Use to navigate the OSD menus 2...

Page 71: ...ecute an action 11 1 Use to navigate the OSD menus 2 Use to set Flash mode 12 Use to enter voice recorder mode I Press the OK button to start stop recording II Double press the Playback button to leav...

Page 72: ...304 7 1MP interpolation 2592x1944 5MP 2048x1536 3 1MP 1280x960 1 3MP 640x480 VGA Resolution Video 320x240 QVGA 640x480 VGA 720x480 D1 Physical Size 122 x 66 x 25 mm Video Clips 30 fps QVGA 30 fps VGA...

Page 73: ...udio output Stereo AV Video Audio input Stereo Boot up time 2 Secs start from pressing the Power button open the LCD plate Shot to shot time 4 Secs 5M Flash Flash off Auto Flash Force flash Slow sync...