Manual
1. Key feat ures of y our camcorder
Full HD di gital video camcorder – 1920x1080 up to 30fps
HDTV HDMI high defi nition interface output
3.0” fine grade LTPS color LCD di splay
Slot for SD Memory card, s upport up to 32GB SD card cap acity
Driver free for W indows 7 / Vista / XP and MAC 10.4.9 or above
2. Functional parts
Lens Optical lens for Video & Pi cture taking.
Strap Hook For fixing hand strap.
SD card slot For inserting SD Card.
Battery A 3.7V Li-ion rechargeable battery pro vided.
Tripod socket For fixing the DV to tripod.
6 Flash Flash strobe activates w hen indoor or dark enviro nment pictures taken.
The best flash distance is wi thin 5 feet (1.5m).
LCD screen LCD shows images, vi deo clips, camera S ettings and Menu.
Speaker Speaker for video playback
9 Power Button Pressing and hold the power b utton to turn on& off t he unit. Or press
the button once to set LCD di splay off, press agai n to display on.
10 Playback button
press again switchi ng to Playback VIDEO mode.
Menu Press to Set PICTURE / VIDE O recording opti ons.
Mode Button Press this button to select mode: PICTU RE taki ng or VIDEO recording.
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UP / AF setting In MENU mode, push the key up for UP s election / In VIDEO or
PHOTO mode, push the key UP to e nter AF mode set t i n g .
DO WN / Wh ite
ba lan c e
In MENU mode, push the key dow n for DOW N selection / In VIDEO
or PHOTO mode, push the key D OWN to enter Whi te Ba lan c e se tti ng .
LEFT / Flash In MENU mode, push the key l eft for LEFT sel ection / In PHOTO
mode, push the key LEFT
for flash options sel ection.
RIGHT/ EV± In MENU mode, push the key ri ght for RIGHT sel ection / In VIDEO or
PHOTO mode, push the key RIGH T to enter expos ure value setting.
OK
button To confirm changes (OK) i n menu mode.
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OUT duri ng recording mode
/ Setti ng the volume in video
15 LED indicator
16 REC button
TV OUT socket Use supplied TV cabl e for video and audio connecti on to standard TV.
HDMI socket Use suppli ed HDMI cable for HDTV conne ction.
19 USB interface 1. For transferri ng images and video fil es to computer via USB cabl e.
2. For connecting the AC Charger / c harging battery
3. Explanation of the stat us icons
Item Function Description
1 Recording mode
Photograph mode.
Video mode.
2 Selected resolution
Photo-3MP, 5MP, 8MP, 12M P
Video- Full H D, 1080P30, 720P30, WVGAP60,
WVGAP30, VGA, QVGA
3 Self timer On / Off
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Flash indicator
(PHOTO mode
only)
Flash wil l be always active regardl ess of
scene brightness
Auto Flash: The camera dete rmines when the fl ash
should be activated or not.
No Flash : The flas h is turned off.
5 Battery indicator Battery i s full
Empty battery
6 Zoom indicator Shows zoom range
7 Capture Capture 1 / Capture 3
8 White balance White balance selecti on.
9 SD card indication T he SD card is i nserted and will be used as storage for
PHOTO and VIDEO
10 AF setting mode
Full
Normal
Macro
11 Counter indicator
Shows available ti me for recording VIDEO
Shows active recordi ng VIDEO time
Shows picture avail able in PHOTO mode
4. Det ails for camera s etti ng
In photo mode, press the MENU b utton and sel ect PHOTO,then press OK to e nter photo set up
mode.
Quality Super Fine(Default) / Fi ne
/Normal PHOTO quality setting
Size
3M pixel resol ution 2048 x 1536 pixels
5M pixel resol ution 2592 x 1944 pixels
8M pixel resol ution 3200 x 2400 pixels
12M pixel resol ution 4000 x 3000 pixels
Self-timer On Self-timer sel ected, 10 sec delay
Off Turn off the self-timer , disable
Capture Capture 1 / Capture 3 Single or 3 continues photos sel ection
In video mode, press the MENU button and sel ect VIDEO,then press OK to e nter video set up
Quality Super Fine(Default)/ Fi ne /
Normal VIDEO quality setti ng
Resolution
Full HD 1920×1080 up to 30fps
1080P30 1440x1080, up to 30fps
720P30 1280x720, up to 30fps
WVGAP60 848x480, up to 60fps
WVGAP30 848x480, up to 30fps
VGA 640x480, up to 30fps
QVGA 320x240, up to 30fps
In photo/video mode, press t he MENU button and sel ect SETUP by pus hing the Directi on Key
right, then press OK to enter camera ba sic setup opti ons.
TV type NTSC American and Japanese TV format
PAL European TV format
Auto power off
Off Auto Power-Off off
1 min Auto power off in 1 min if no operati on
3 min Auto power off in 3 min if no operati on
5 min Auto power off in 5 min if no operati on
Time setup Year / Month / Day / Hour /
Minute Setting the time on the image or vi deo cli ps.
Volume 00 ~ 64 Setting the volume
Default Setting Yes / No Refresh the default setti ngs
Format Yes / No Format the SD card
Language
/Italian/Spanish /
Portuguese / CHS / CHT/
Select display language
Stamp Off / Date/ Time /
Date & Time
Time or the date and time S how on the
Beep Sound Off / Hi gh / Low Setting the beep sound vol ume.
FW Versi on See the firmware versi on
Effect
In photo/video mode, press t he MENU button and sel ect EFFECT by pus hing the Directi on Key
right, then press OK to enter effect opti ons.
Flicker 50Hz (Default) Set for European electri city frequency
60Hz Set for American electr icity frequency
Contrast Standard / Hard / Soft Scene contrast setting optio ns
Sharpness Standard / Hard / Soft Sharpness setting
ISO Auto/100/200/400 Sensitivity select
White Balance
Auto Automatic white balance
Sunny Wh ite b ala n ce s ele ct ed f or Sunny sk y
Cloudy Wh ite b ala n ce s ele ct ed f or cl ou dy s ky
Fluorescent Wh ite b ala n ce s ele ct ed f or fl uo re sc en t in do or
li gh t
Incandescent Wh ite b ala n ce s ele ct ed f or tun gste n indoor
li gh tin g
EV Setting 0, +/-0.3 , +/-0.7, +/-1.0,
+/-1.3, +/-1.7, +/-2.0 Level of exposure
Metering Center / Average / Spot Metering setting
AF Setting Full / Normal / Macro AF setting mode
Note: The camera wi ll remain in the last setti ng when it is turned OFF a nd ON again
5. Using the ca mera
5.1 Battery installation and charging ( included )
The battery is not full y charged at shipment and m ust be fully charged before a ny operati on.
1. Rel ease and open the battery door.
2. Install supplied 3.7V Li -ion battery into the battery compartm ent
Align battery termi nals with metal connectors i nside compartment
3. Cl ose the battery door.
4. Ope n connectors’ cover and co nnect suppli ed AC charger to camera USB port.
5. Turn the camera OFF and pl ug charger into wall power outlet.
6. A red LED i ndicator will light up during chargi ng, it will turn OFF when compl eted.
5.2 Inserting a memor y card ( not included )
You must insert SD Card ( not supplied) to record a nd store your VIDEO a nd PICTURES.
Follow the instructi on for inserting a SD Mem ory card:
1. Turn OFF t he camera.
2. Insert t he SD card into the SD card sl ot, gently press i t down until card is latched. Make s ure
that the SD card is not in LOCK posi tion (see ti ny slider on card’s side).
Note: Do not force t he card into the slot; forci ng may damage camera a nd the SD memory card.
Align SD card positi on (as marked) and try agai n.
Note: The SD memory card m ust be formatted before taki ng photographs.
See the following instructio n.
5.3 Formatting the SD memor y card
If your SD card i s new, or i t was used wi th other cameras or devices, yo u need to F ORMAT the card,
see simple steps bel ow. If card was previously used, save all needed images & video fi rst.
1. In photo/vi deo mode, press t he MENU button and sel ect SETUP, then press OK t o enter
camera basic setup options.
2. Sel ect FORMAT by
pushing
the Direction Key DOW N
and press OK.
Select YES by pushing the Di rection Key DOW N.
3. Press OK to co nfirm formatting t he SD card.
Note: During formatti ng of the SD card, all data, pictures & video (i f present) will be erased; make
sure you save your valuable recor ds before formatti ng the memory.
Remember, all your records w ill be erased during for matting!
5.4 Setting the resolution
VIDEO recording mode
1. Press t he MENU button in video mode, Sel ect VIDEO and press OK to e nter options
selection.
2. Sel ect RESOLUTION by pushi ng the Directi on Key DOWN, then press OK to e nter resol ution
selection.
3. Sel ect desired resol ution by pushing the Di rection Key UP
or DOW N;
Full HD (1920×1080), 1080P30( 1440x1080), 720P30 (12 80 x 720), W VGAP60 (848 x 480)
WVGAP30 (848 x 480), VGA (640 x 480), QVGA(320 x 240)
then press OK to confirm setti ng.