Note: Do not force the card into th e slot; forcing may damage camera and the Micro SD memory
card. Align Micro SD card pos ition (as marked) and try again.
Note: The Micro SD memor y card must be formatted before taking photogra phs.
See the following instruction.
5.3 Formatting the SD memory card
If your SD card is new, or it was used with other cam eras or devices, you need to FORMAT the card,
see simple steps below. If card was previously used, save all needed images & video first.
1. In photo/video mode, press the MENU button and select SETU P, then press OK to enter
camera basic setup options.
2. Select FORMAT b y
pressing the UP ( ) button and pres s the OK button.
Select YES by
pressing the UP ( ) button.
3. Press the OK button to confirm formatting the Micro SD card.
Note: During formatting of the Micro SD card, all data, pictures & video (if pre sent) will be erased;
make sure you save your valuable records before formatting the memory.
Remember, all y our records will be erased dur ing formatting!
5.4 Setting the resolution
VIDEO recording mode
1. Press the MENU butt on in video mode, Select VIDEO and pr ess the OK button to enter
options selection.
2. Select RESOLUTION b y pressing the UP (
) button, then press the OK bu tton to enter
resolution selection.
3. Select desired resolu tion by
pressing the UP ( ) / DO WN( ) buttons;
Full HD (1920×1080), 1080P 30(1440x1080), 720P30 (1280 x 7 20), WVGAP60 (848 x 480)
WVGAP30 (848 x 480), VGA (640 x 480), QVGA(320 x 240)
then press the OK button to confir m setting.
PICTURE taking mode
1. Press the MENU button in ph oto mode, Select PHOTO and press the OK button to enter
option selection.
2. Select the SIZE by
pressing the UP ( ) button, press the OK button t o enter resolution
selection.
3. Select desired resolu tion by
pressing the UP ( ) / DO WN( ) buttons;
3M (2048 x 1536), 5M (2592 x 1944), 8M (3200 x 2400)
then press the OK button to confir m setting.
5.5 Taking v ideo or pictures
1. Turn on your camera.
2. Press the MODE button to select PICTURES ( ) or VIDEO recording mode( )
3. Use the LCD screen as a vie wfinder composing the scene.
4. Press the OK button for taki ng a PICTURE, or press this button to start / st op VIDEO recording.
Note: 1. Keep camera and the ob ject steady when making records to a void blurry images.
2. Max video file size is 4GB.T he unit will stop recording automaticall y.
5.6 Zoom IN and OUT
Your camera can zoom in up to 4 X
Pressing the UP (
) / DOWN ( ) buttons for selecting desired scene / view.
Note the zoom bar in screen showing the zooming range.
Resolution Digital zoom
QVGA 30fps 4X
VGA 30fps 4X
WVGA 30fps 4X
WVGA 60fps 4X
720P 30fps 4X
1080P 30fps 2X
Full HD 30fps
Without Digital Zoom
5.7 Playback PICTURES and VIDEO clips
1. In PHOTO / VIDEO mode, P ress the PLAYBACK button ( ) to enter PICTURES / VIDEO
Playb ack mo de.
2. Pressing the UP (
) / DOWN ( ) button to select desired PICT URE / VIDEO.
3. Pressing the OK butt on to confirm selected VIDEO or see full s ize PICTURE.
4. When viewing video clips, Press the OK button to start playing the video and press again to
pause.
5. When playing the video, press the UP (
) / DOWN ( ) buttons for fast forward or
rewind the VIDEO.
5.8 Delete photographs and v ideo clips
1. In PHOTO / VIDEO mode, P ress the PLAYBACK button ( ) to enter PICTURES / VIDEO
Playb ack mo de.
Select the photo or video to delete.
2. Press the MENU button to e nter the delete mode.
3. Pressing the UP (
) / DOWN ( ) buttons for select delete curr ent image(YES) or delete
all images and press the OK button to confirm.
4. Pressing the MODE button t o exit.
6. Connecting the HD DV camcorder
6.1 Connect to TV
When you wish to view on High Definition (HD) TV, please use suppli ed HDMI cable and connect
as shown below:
Set your HDTV to corresponding H DMI INPUT (review TV Manual if needed) and use camera
buttons in the same way as you use camera during PLAYBACK mode.
Enjoy watching pictures and HD VIDEO on large HDTV screen!
6.2 Connect to Personal compu ter
You may also connect your HD camcorder to PC for viewing PICTURES and VIDEOS on the
computer monitor as well as expan ding your system to enjoy a wide range of functions. You may
edit your videos or images a nd send them to friends over the Internet or even post your own
VIDEOS on YouTube! Millions of people may view them!
Upload to Y ouT ube
Please install MEDIAIMPRESSION. T his software enables upload to YouT ube. This will take you
directly to Y ouTube website for easy upload of videos.
Installing DirectX and ArcSoft MediaImpressio n
1. Please insert provide d CD into computer’s CD ROM and follow screen p rompts to install
DirectX and MediaImpression in your computer
2. Use USB cable to co nnect HD camcorder to computer
3. Open My Computer> Remo vable Disk and select image or video file
4. Click to open and watch High definition video played back.
You may also install QuickTime (not bundled on supplied CD) or other suita ble programs for best
video playback.
HD Video data is very complex; use Win XP, Vista, MAC 10.4.9 and newest comp uters – older and
slower computers may not pla y your HD Video clips so well.
7. Specification
Image Sensor 5.0 Mega pixel CMOS sensor
Resolution
VIDEO
Full HD (1920×1080) up to 3 0fps
1080P30 (1440x1080), up to 30fps
720P30 (1280x720), up to 3 0fps
WVGAP60 (848x480), up to 60fps
WVGAP30 (848x480), up to 30fps
VGA (640x480), up to 30fps
QVGA (320x240), up to 30fp s
PICTURES
8.0 Mega pixel (3200x2400)
5.0 Mega pixel (2592x1944)
3.0 Mega pixel (2048x1536)
Lens F/2.8 f=8.5mm
LCD display 2.0” fine grade LT PS color LCD display
White balance Auto / Sunny / Cloudy / Fluor escent / Incandescent
VIDEO format MOV
External memory card
Support up to 16GB SD mem ory card ( card is required to store video &
pictures, class 4 or above SD card i s recommended )
File format VIDEO: MOV ; PICTURE: JPEG
Self timer 10 second options
PC interface
USB 2.0 port
Power source 2x AA alkaline batteries
TV-out
High Definition VIDEO: HDMI
Standard TV (NTSC or PAL) outpu t: HDMI
8. PC system min requirement
Operating System
Windows 7 / Vista / XP
Mac 10.4.9 or above
CPU
Pentium III / 1GHz (minimum)
Pentium 4 / 3.0GHz or above proc essor (recommended)
RAM At least 256MB (minimum) 1GB (rec ommended)
Inter face USB av ailab le por t
Display Card nVidia Geforc e 7600 or ATI X 1600 or above
9. Troubleshooting
Problem Cause Solution
Cannot turn ON the
camcorder
1. Low battery power .
2. Battery not inserted
properly.
1. Replace with new 2x AA al kaline
batteries
2. Check that battery correctl y
aligned when installed
VIDEO or PICTURES
cannot be saved when you
are taking them.
1.Micro SD card has not
been installed
2. The Micro SD card has
not been formatted
properly.
3. Memory is full. Display
shows ‘MEMORY FULL’.
1. Install Micro SD card
2. Format the Micro SD card at
SETUP mode of the camera.
Please refer to section 5.3.
3. Download the pict ures and videos
from the camera to the computer
to create storage space.
Computer does not
recognize your camcorder
when connected. (You
cannot find removable disk)
Connection failure. Make sure all cable connecti ons are
secured. Restart the compute r if
necessary.
The battery life is very short. Incorrect or old, used up,
battery
Replace with new 2x AA alkal ine
batteries
Blurry images 1. The HD cam era is not
held steady during
recording
2. The lens of HD DV
camera is dirty.
1. Hold the HD DV camera stead y
when taking pictures, wait to hear
the beep sound
2. Clean the lens with soft dry cloth .
For EU only