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Welcome: Dear user, thanks for purchasing this product. Much investment in time and effort has gone into its development, and it is our hope that it will give you many years of trouble-free service. Safety Notice: 1. Do not drop, puncture or disassemble the camera; otherwise the warranty will be voided. 2. Avoid all contact with water, and dry hands before using. 3. Do not expose the camera to high temperature or leave it in direct sunlight. Doing so may damage the camera. 4. Use the camera
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Table of Contents Getting Started ................................................................ 1 Knowing your camcorder parts ............................................................. 1 Installing the battery.............................................................................. 2 Charging the battery ............................................................................. 2 Inserting a memory card (optional) ....................................................... 2 Turning o
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Getting Started Knowing your camcorder parts Internal Microphone Lens Speaker External Microphone Flash strobe Battery cover Tripod socket SD/MMC card slot LCD monitor OK key/ Joystick 5-way AV connector/ Earphone Zoom (in/out) button USB connector HD OUT MODE button Power button Shutter button Strap hook Delete button Macro mode switch Play button MENU button Flash switch Resolution switch Record button AF lock switch 1
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Installing the battery 1. Press the Push button first and slide the battery cover open. 2. Place the accessory Li-Ion battery into the compartment. Note that the metallic contacts must be aligned with the contacts in the compartment. 3. After the battery is properly installed, replace the battery cover. Charging the battery Please charge the battery at least 8 hours for first time use. 1. Connect the cable. Connect one end of the supplied AC adapter to the USB port of the camcorder and the o
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Setting language 1. Power on the camcorder. 2. Press the MODE key to enter the MODE menu. 3. Use the Joystick switch to select the Setting mode and press OK to enter the menu screen. 4. Use the Joystick to select the Language item, and then Press OK to confirm. 5. Move the Joystick up/down to select a language. 6. When done, press OK to confirm the setting. Reading LCD indicators 00:00:05 Digital zoom Optical zoom 00:06:40 1 Mode icon Zoom ratio indicator Video resolution Flash Picture resolu
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Basic Operations Recording a video clip 1. Adjust the focus: Normally the camcorder can auto focus without adjusting focus. If you want to take close- up pictures, you can push the Up button to switch to Macro mode ( ). 2. Zooming: Move the Zoom button up or down to zoom in or zoom out the screen. 3. Press the Record button to start recording. 4. Press the Record button again to stop recording. The zoom function is also available during recording (except in macro mode). The camcorder ha
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Taking a still picture 1. Adjust the focus: Normally the camcorder can auto focus without adjusting focus. If you want to take close- up pictures, you can push the Up button to switch to Macro mode ( ). 2. Zooming: Move the Zoom button up or down to zoom in or zoom out the screen. 3. Press the Shutter button half way down and hold for the camcorder to auto focus. When the focus frame focus frame turns green, press the button fully down to take a still picture. Due to the sensor captu
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Playing back your recordings 1. Press the MODE button and use the Joystick to switch to “My Works” mode. Or press the Play/Pause button ( ) on the left side of the LCD monitor. 2. There are three folders below My works: Video, Picture, and Voice. Select Video, Picture or Voice, and then press the OK key to enter the index mode. 3. Operations in playback mode: File type How to... Action Index mode Shift between Index In Index mode, press the OK key to switch to Full- mode and Full- scr
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Playing back your recordings on PC Installing software Please notice that the recorded videos are .mov format. So you need some special programs to view the recordings on PC. For first time use, please make sure you have QuickTime 7.0 (or above) player on your PC. If not, please download the QuickTime player from the website. OR Please install the software on the bundled CD. Connecting to PC and Saving files After the software is properly installed on your PC, please follow the procedures
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Connecting the camcorder to TV Please follow the below instructions to connect your camcorder and TV via accessory AV cables for real-time display. You can display your video clips and still pictures on your TV, sharing them with your friends and family. Connecting the camcorder to HDTV HD TV hereby means the HDTV built-in component input ports, thus can perform HD high resolution quality while connected. HD TV (green) Component Video in (blue) (red) (red) (white) Component Audio in AV (
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Connecting the camcorder to Standard TV TV = Traditional CRT TV AV mode AV AV-IN Video Audio AV cable 1. Power on your TV and switch the TV to AV mode. 2. Connect the audio and video ends of the AV cable (yellow/white/red color) to the TV “AV-IN” jacks. 3. Power on the camcorder. 4. Connect the other end of the AV cable to the “AV” port on your camcorder. When the pop-up message appears on the screen, please select “AV-Out”.
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Advanced Operations Menu operation The menu items provide several options for you to fine-tune your camera functions. The following table gives details on menu operations. How to... Action Bring up the menu Press the MENU button. Move the highlight bar Use the Joystick to move up or down. Enter sub-menu/Confirm an item Press the OK key. Exit menu/Go back to upper menu Press the MENU button (when in sub-menu). Menu items in Camera mode Power-on → Press the Menu button. Item Option Description H
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Menu items in Camera mode (continued) Item Option Description Continuous Shot On/Off Enable/Disable continuous shot function. (at video resolution) Auto The camera automatically adjusts white balance. Sunny This setting is suitable for outdoor recording in sunny weather. This setting is suitable for recording in cloudy weather or shady Cloudy White environments. Balance This setting is suitable for indoor recording with fluorescent lamp Fluorescent lighting, or environments with high color te
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Menu items in Setting mode Power-on → Press the MODE button → Select the Setting ( ) mode → Press the OK button. Item Option Description Clock - Set date and time. Language - Let you select the language used for OSD. Off Disable beep sound. Beep On Enable beep sound. Shutter On Disable beep sound, but keep Shutter sound. Start Movie On/Off Enable/Disable start movie function. Icon On/Off Enable/Disable OSD icons to display on the screen. LCD Set LCD brightness. A positive value makes the LCD b
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Menu items in Setting mode (continued) * Flicker settings table: Region England Germany France Italy Spain Netherlands Russia Setting 50Hz 50Hz 50Hz 50Hz 50Hz 50Hz 50Hz Region Portugal America Taiwan China Japan Korea Thailand Setting 50Hz 60Hz 60Hz 50Hz 50/60Hz 60Hz 50Hz Battery Life Indicator Icon Description Full battery life Moderate battery life Low battery life * The flash strobe and the LED lights will be disabled.” Empty battery life Note: To avoid sudden outage of power supply, yo
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Storage Capacity Video (min.) Still picture Memory HD 1080P 30f / WVGA 60f 5M HD 720P 60f SD card (5MB) 3 7 145 SD card (51MB) 7 15 290 SD card (1GB) 15 30 580 SD card (GB) 30 60 1160 SD card (4GB) 60 120 2320 Note: The actual value of capacity may vary (up to ± 30%) depending on the color saturation and complexity of your subject and surroundings. System Requirements System requirements are different in different video resolution settings: Video Resolution PC system requirements OS =
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Specifications Item Description Model 5 Mega-pixel camera Image sensor 5 Mega (2592x1944 pixels) Still image: 5M(2592x1944) 1440x1080 (HD 1080P) Resolution 1280x720 (HD 60f) 848x480 (WVGA 60f) Lens Optical zoom lens Digital zoom 4X (2X in 1080P mode) File format MOV, JPEG, WAV 1440x1080, up to 30fps (HD 1080P) Video frame rate 1280x720, up to 60fps (HD 60f) 848x480, up to 60fps (WVGA 60f) Internal memory Yes External memory SD/MMC card (up to 32GB SDHC) LCD display 3” LCD TV out HDTV Component o
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HD-DV Camcorder 82-486-90010-000v1.0
