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User Guide
5 MP High Definition Digital Camcorder with 3.0" LCD Monitor
NS-DCC5HB09
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Insignia NS-DCC5HB09 5 MP High Definition Digital Camcorder with 3.0" LCD Monitor Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Insignia NS-DCC5HB09 5 MP High Definition Digital Camcorder with 3.0" LCD Monitor Setting the time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Displaying or hiding camcorder status information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Turning sound effects on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Insignia NS-DCC5HB09 5 MP High Definition Digital Camcorder with 3.0" LCD Monitor Front Safety information • Do not drop, puncture, or disassemble your camcorder. This voids your warranty. 2 � Avoid contact with water, and make sure that your hands are dry before using your camcorder. 3 � Do not expose your camcorder to high temperature or leave it in direct sunlight. High temperature or the heat from direct sunlight may damage your camcorder. 4 6 � For your protection, do not use your ca
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Insignia NS-DCC5HB09 5 MP High Definition Digital Camcorder with 3.0" LCD Monitor Back Side 1 2 1 3 OK OK 4 5 6 7 8 9 TTVV 2 10 # Component Description 1 Press to record a movie. For more Movie # Component Description information, see “Recording a movie” shutter button on page 6. 1 Macro switch In record mode, press to select Macro 2 Press to take a picture. For more mode, Portrait mode, or Normal mode. Picture information, see “Taking a picture” on For more information, see “Taking shutte
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Insignia NS-DCC5HB09 5 MP High Definition Digital Camcorder with 3.0" LCD Monitor Record mode icons Setting up your camcorder Photo Frame mode Installing the battery Multi-Snap mode To install the battery: 1 Slide the battery cover off your camcorder. Night mode Backlight mode LCD icons #Icon 1 Number of images that can still be taken at the current resolution. 2 Picture resolution: (high) / (standard) / (low) 3 A (auto flash on) (flash on) (red-eye reduction on) 2 Insert the battery into the
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Insignia NS-DCC5HB09 5 MP High Definition Digital Camcorder with 3.0" LCD Monitor To remove a memory card: 2 Rotate the LCD panel 90° counter-clockwise so you can view pictures and movies. 1 Slide the battery cover off of your camcorder. 2 Push in on the memory card. The card pops out slightly. 3 Pull the card out of the slot. 4 Replace the battery cover. Protecting an SD memory card OK OK You can “protect” an SD memory card to prevent the recording or deletion of pictures or movies. To prote
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Insignia NS-DCC5HB09 5 MP High Definition Digital Camcorder with 3.0" LCD Monitor 5 Press T (up) or W (down) to select HD, D1, Recording sound VGA, or QVGA, then press OK to save your To record sound: selection and close the menu. To exit without changing the resolution, select Exit or press 1 Press OK to open the record menu. (Record/Play). Using digital zoom You can zoom on scenes to get close up when recording movies movies.The zoom selection are from 1× to 8×. To use digital zoom: � P
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Insignia NS-DCC5HB09 5 MP High Definition Digital Camcorder with 3.0" LCD Monitor 3 Press or to select Movie Mode. 4 Press T (up) or W (down) to select Night Mode, then press OK. 4 Press T (up) or W (down) to select Light, then press OK. 5 Press T (up) or W (down) to select On or Off, then press OK to save your selection and close the menu. Adjusting the sharpness for movies You can use the sharpness to soften or sharpen images to achieve different effects. To adjust the sharpness for mov
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Insignia NS-DCC5HB09 5 MP High Definition Digital Camcorder with 3.0" LCD Monitor 3 Press or to select Movie Mode. Adjusting the white balance for movies You camcorder adjusts the color balance automatically. You can manually adjust the color balance for special movie effects. To adjust the white balance for movies: 1 Press (Record/Play) to switch to record mode. 2 Press OK. The record menu opens. 3 Press or to select Movie Mode. 4 Press T (up) or W (down) to select Stabilization, then
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Insignia NS-DCC5HB09 5 MP High Definition Digital Camcorder with 3.0" LCD Monitor 4 Press T (up) or W (down) to select Motion 3 Press OK. Detect, then press OK. 4 Press or to select the previous or next 5 Press T (up) or W (down) to select On or Off, movie. then press OK to save your selection and 5 Press (Movie Shutter) to start playback. close the menu. Press this button again to pause playback. Selecting an effect for movies 6 To control move playback: You can select a visual effect fo
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Insignia NS-DCC5HB09 5 MP High Definition Digital Camcorder with 3.0" LCD Monitor 4 Press or to select Delete. Using movie thumbnails To use movie thumbnails: 1 Press (Record/Play) to switch to playback mode. 2 Press or to select Movie. 5 Press OK to open the delete menu. 3 Press OK twice to open the movie option menu. 6 Press or to select the movie you want to delete. 7 Press W (down) to delete the movie. If you want to delete all movies, press T (up). A confirmation message appears
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Insignia NS-DCC5HB09 5 MP High Definition Digital Camcorder with 3.0" LCD Monitor Locking or unlocking movies Repeating movies You can lock movies to prevent them from being You can play a single movie or all movies deleted. repeatedly. To lock or unlock movies: To repeat movies: 1 Press (Record/Play) to switch to playback 1 Press (Record/Play) to switch to playback mode. mode. 2 Press or to select Movie. 2 Press or to select Movie. 3 Press OK twice to open the movie option 3 Press OK tw
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Insignia NS-DCC5HB09 5 MP High Definition Digital Camcorder with 3.0" LCD Monitor Watching movies on a PC Viewing pictures or movies on a non-HDTV You can view pictures or movies on a non-HDTV To watch movies on a PC: with a standard 4:3 aspect ratio or wide 16:9 1 Connect the mini-USB cable to the USB port aspect ratio. on your camcorder, then connect the other end to a USB port on a PC. Note The LCD panel does not work when your 2 Start the computer’s video player, such as camcorder is c
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Insignia NS-DCC5HB09 5 MP High Definition Digital Camcorder with 3.0" LCD Monitor To take close up pictures: Selecting the exposure for pictures 1 Slide the Macro switch to the Macro or Your camcorder adjusts the image exposure Portrait position. automatically. You can manually adjust the 2 Press (Picture Shutter) to take the exposure for special pictures. picture. To select the exposure for pictures: 1 Press (Record/Play) to switch to record Note mode. Make sure that you set the Macro swi
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Insignia NS-DCC5HB09 5 MP High Definition Digital Camcorder with 3.0" LCD Monitor 3 Press or to select Camera Mode. 4 Press T (up) or W (down) to select Sharpness, then press OK. 4 Press T (up) or W (down) to select Night Mode, then press OK. 5 Press T (up) or W (down) to select a sharpness level. The new sharpness setting is previewed. 6 Press OK to save your selection and close the menu. Adjusting the white balance for pictures You camcorder adjusts the color balance automatically. You
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Insignia NS-DCC5HB09 5 MP High Definition Digital Camcorder with 3.0" LCD Monitor 8 Press (Record/Play) to view the Combining two pictures into one two-in-one picture. You can combine two pictures into one picture. To combine two pictures into one: 1 Press (Record/Play) to switch to record mode. 2 Press OK. The record menu opens. 3 Press or to select Camera Mode. Adding photo frames to pictures 1 Press (Record/Play) to switch to record mode. 2 Press OK. The record menu opens. 3 Press or
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Insignia NS-DCC5HB09 5 MP High Definition Digital Camcorder with 3.0" LCD Monitor Selecting the flash setting for pictures Using the self-timer for pictures Your camcorder has four flash settings. The flash When the self-timer is turned on, your setting icon appears on the LCD. camcorder waits 10 seconds after you press (Picture Shutter) before it takes the picture. Auto-flash—The flash fires A To use the self-timer for pictures: automatically depending on the light conditions. Use this mode
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Insignia NS-DCC5HB09 5 MP High Definition Digital Camcorder with 3.0" LCD Monitor 4 Press T (up) or W (down) to select Adding the date to pictures Multi-snap, then press OK. When the Date Printing option is turned on, your camcorder adds the date to each picture you take. The date appears on pictures when you print them. 1 Press (Record/Play) to switch to record mode. 2 Press OK. The record menu opens. 3 Press or to select Camera Mode. 5 Press T (up) or W (down) to select On or Off, the
