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User Guide
This guide shows you how to operate the Take-it MV300 and provides information on basic functions,
movie/audio clip recording, still image shooting, playback, and troubleshooting.
Before using the DV camera, be sure to read the safety precautions to prevent injuries or damage to users or
equipment.
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Copyright©2004MicrotekInternational,Inc. DisclaimerofWarranty Allrightsreserved Microtekdoesnotguaranteethecontentofanywritten materialsorsoftware,andisnotliableforlosses Microtek®isaregisteredtrademarksofMicrotek sustainedbythepurchaserarisingfromtheuseor International,Inc.Macintosh®andApple®areregistered inabilitytousethesewrittenmaterials,softwareor trademarksofAppleComputer,Inc.Windows®isa equipment. registeredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporation.Adobe® andAcrobat®areregisteredtrademarksofAdobe W
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FederalCommunicationsCommissionInterference Caution:Changesormodificationsnotexpressly Statement approvedbythemanufacturerresponsiblefor compliancecouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperate Thisequipment(MV300)hasbeentestedandfoundto theequipment. complywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice, pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCrules.Theselimitsare ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules. designedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainst Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1) harmfulinterferenceinaresidenti
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TableofContents DownloadingFiles .........................................19 FederalCommunicationsCommissionInterference WebcamFeature ..........................................20 Statement ........................................................ 3 SafetyPrecautions............................................. 6 Using the Menus ...................................21 Introduction ...................................................... 8 Video/PhotoMenu.............................................21
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PowerSaving...............................................34 Language ....................................................35 USBSwitch.................................................35 FileNoReset................................................36 MusicMenu.....................................................36 Connecting...........................................37 ConnectingtoaTV ...........................................37 ConnectingtoaComputer..................................37 Appendixes.
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SafetyPrecautions BeforeyouusetheDVcamera,besuretoreadthe Childrenshouldnotbeallowedtohaveaccessto followingsafetyprecautions,whichdetailtheproper theDVcamera.Theycouldinjurethemselveswith operationoftheDVcameraanditsaccessoriesto inappropriateuseoftheDVcameraorbybecoming preventinjuriesordamagetousersorequipment. entangledinthecarryingstrap.IfachildswallowsaDV camerabattery,getthechildmedicalattention. Thissymbolindicatessituationswhere improperuseoftheDVcameramayresult SubjectingtheDVcameratow
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Donotdropbatteriesorletthembebanged DonotleavetheDVcamerainhumidordusty around.Thiscoulddamagethecasings,causingthe areas.DustandhumiditycancausetheDVcamerato batteriestoleak. shortcircuit,leadingtoafire. Iftheinternalpartsorcomponentsofthebattery IftheDVcameragetsanywherenearastrong comeintocontactwithyoureyesoryourmouth, magneticfield,itmaynotworkcorrectly,orthe flushtheaffectedsitewithwaterandgetmedical picturestakenmayberuinedoradverselyaffected. help. Useasoft,absorbentclothtocleanthesurf
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Introduction Take-itMV300,MicroteksDigitalvideocamera, Webcam incorporatesthefunctionsofdigitalcamcorder,voice WhenconnectedtoahostcomputerusingaUSBcable, recorder,digitalstillcameraandwebcamwithsuper theDVcameracanfunctionasanadvancedwebcam. imagequalityandfantasticaudio.ItappliestheMPEG4 recordingvideoformattocaptureimageswith Picture and video player 640x480resolution.Equippedwithalarger1.8color TheDVcamerafeaturesa1.8-inchTFTLCDscreen CDscreen,youcanfocusontheimagesyouwantand whichcanbeuse
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DVcameraComponents DVCameraPackage RearView UnpackingtheDVCamera 1. Mode indicator/Charger LED/READY LEDs OpenyourDVcamerapackageandcheckthatyou 2. Multifunction/4-way arrow button haveallofthecomponentslistedbelow. Up/ Zoom In/ Pause/Play Down/ Zoom Out/ Stop Ifanycomponentismissing,calltheMicrotekCustomer Right/ Fastforward/ Flash Serviceimmediately. Left/ Rewind 3. OK/Pan button 4. MENU button 5. TV-out connector Video cable 6. DC-in connector USB cable DV camera Documentation: Includ
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Front /Bottom View 1. Shutter button 2. MODE button ( Playback/ Photo/ Video / Audio) 3. POWER button 4. Macro-Normal switch ( / ) 5. Lens 6. Flash 7. Self-timer indicator 8. Microphone 9. Battery cover slider 10. Battery compartment 11. Battery cover 12. Secure Digital (SD) compartment 13. SD card cover 14. Tripod mount Attach the Strap 10
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GettingStarted AttachingtheStrap 1. LoadingtheBattery 1.Threadtheendofthestrap 1. EnsuretheDVcamerais throughtheDVcamerastrap turnedoff;thenpushthe ringasshown. slidingbatterycase indicatedbythearrowto openthebatterycover. 2.Fastenthetwoendsofthe strapasshown. 3.Attachthegripbelttothe 2. Insertthebatteryintothe strapasshown. compartment. Ensure that the battery is inserted properly with the Mylar pull tab held down. 3. Holdthebatteryinplace andclosethebatterycover securely. 11
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Push the sliding battery case ChargingtheBattery indicated by the arrow to close. ChargetheLithiumionbatteryusingthesuppliedAC adapter. 1. PlugtheACadapterinto thepowersource. YourDVcameracanalsouse alkalinebatteriesinsteadofa singlerechargeableLithium ionbattery.FourAAA-sized 2. Ensurethatthecamerais alkalinebatteriesshouldbe turnedoff;thenconnectthe usedinplaceofthesupplied DCplugoftheACadapter rechargeableLithiumion tothecamerasDC-in batteryandshouldbeinserted connector. asshown. When the ca
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Inserting an SD Card Using the LCD Screen YoucaninstallanSDmemorycardinyourDVcamera TheLCDscreencanbeusedtoframeyourimages toincreasethememorycapacity.Followthe duringshootingvideoorstillimages. instructionsbelowtoinstallanSDcard. 1. OpentheSDcard 1. SwingtoopentheLCD compartmentdooronthe screen.TheLCDscreencan bottomoftheDVcamera. beopenedupto90degrees. Ensure that the DV camera is turned off. 2 InserttheSDcard(not 2. Adjusttheviewingangle. included)intothe TheLCDscreenmovesup compartmentuntily
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Shooting 4. PresstheShutterbutton asecondtimetostop Shooting your First Video recording. Followtheinstructionsbelowtotakeyourfirststill When you press the shutter button to stop recording, photographwithyourDVcamera. the footage is automatically saved in Playback mode. See Playback mode on page 18. 1. TurnontheDVcameraby pressingthePOWERbutton YoucanchangevarioussettingsontheDVcamerathat fortwoseconds. willaffectthequalityandappearanceofthevideo footageyourecord.Youcanadjusttheexposure,size, The
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4. UsetheLCDscreentocompose Taking Your First Still Image yourstillimage. Followtheinstructionsbelowtotakeyourfirststill photographwithyourDVcamera. 1. TurnontheDVcameraby pressingthePOWERbuttonfor 5. PresstheShutterbuttonto twoseconds. takethepicture. The DV camera may start up in When you press the shutter you Video mode and you will need to select Photo mode to take still will hear a sound to indicate that pictures. the picture has been taken (unless the sound has been 2. PresstheMODEbuttonon
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Modes TheDVcameracanoperateinfourdifferentmodes. Zoom Eachmodeoffersdifferentfeaturesandfunctions.In TheDVcameraisequippedwithadigitalzoom thissectionyouwilllearnwhateachmodeisforand function.Youcanzoominondistantimagesbypressing howtousethem. the buttonontherearoftheDVcamera.Usethe buttontozoombackout. ThissectionalsocovershowtousetheDVcameraas webcamandhowtodownloadyourpictures,videos, Macro andaudiosamplesfromtheDVcameratoyourhard TheDVisafixedfocusDVcamerabutthereisa disk. manualfocusingfunc
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Video mode Photomode UseVideomodeforrecordingdigitalmovingimages. UsePhotomodefortakingstillpicturesinJPEGformat. ToselecttheDVcameratoPhotomodefromanother VideorecordingswillbeinASFformatandwillbe storedinmemory.ToselecttheDVcameratoVideo mode: modefromanothermode,youshould: 1. PresstheMODEbuttonon thetopoftheDVcamera. 1. PresstheMODEbuttonon thetopoftheDVcamera. The LCD displays the 4 mode options. The LCD displays the 4 mode options. 2. Pressthe buttonontherearoftheDVcamera. 2. Pressthe butto
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PlaybackMode Audio Mode UsePlaybackmodetoreviewallthepictures,movies UseAudiomodeforrecordingdigitalsounds.Toselect andsoundsthatyouhavestoredontheDVcamera.To theDVcameratoAudiomodefromanothermode,you selecttheDVcameratoPlaybackmode: should: 1. PresstheMODEbuttonon 1. PresstheMODEbuttononthe thetopoftheDVcamera. topoftheDVcamera. The LCD screen displays the The LCD displays the 4 mode 4 mode options. options. 2. Pressthe buttononthe rearoftheDVcamera. The DV camera will switch to 2. Pressthe but
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USB Mode TheDVcamerawillautomaticallyswitchtoUSBmode whenitisconnectedtoaUSBportusingthecable provided.SeeConnectingonpage37fordetailson howtoconnectyourDVcameratoacomputer. In this display mode, you can use the / ( / ) button Note: When the camera is connected to a computer with a to toggle forwards/backwards through all the USB cable, it automatically goes into USB mode. Other recordings. modes cannot be selected using the Mode button until the USB cable has been disconnected. 4. Pressthe butt
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3. OpenWindowsExplorerandclickontheMy Webcam feature Computerfolder.Youwillseealistofallyourhard Standardwebcamenabledapplicationssuchas disks,opticaldisksandfloppydrives.TheDV MicrosoftNetmeeting,orYahooMessengerwill cameraappearsasaremovablediskandisassigned recognizetheDVcameraasawebacmwhenitis adriveletter. connectedtotheUSBportonyourcomputer.Youcan 4. DoubleclickonthedriveletterfortheDVcamera. thenusetheDVcameraforvideochat. AfoldernamedDCIMwillbedisplayed.Thisfolder TouseyourDVcameraasaweb
