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SPYPEN AIAS/ VIVA-DV1
User’s Manual
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A R E M A C L A T F I 3 G . I 5 D A V f I = V Product Overview 1. Capture / Playback Selector 4 1 2. Shutter button 3. Hand Strap holder 2 4. Lens Cap 3 1. Lens 2. Status LED 3. MIC 1 2 3 1. Power On / Off button 2. Confirm button 3. Left button 1 8 4. Down / Zoom out button 2 7 5. Right button O K 6. Up / Zoom in button 6 7. Mode button 5 8. LCD & ICON On / Off button V I DEO O U T 9. Video output slot & USB slot 4 10. TFT LCD Panel 3 10 9 1 2 1. Tripod hole 2. SD/MMC card slot 3. Battery door
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Table of Contents 1 Getting Started....................................................................................................................... 4 • What can I do with my Camera?............................................................................................ 4 • What can I do with my Digital Pictures?.................................................................................. 4 • What can I do with my Video clips ?...................................................
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1 Getting Started • What can I do with my Camera? Capture Enjoy point & shoot operation. Store pictures and video clips on the internal memory or a SD/MMC Card. Set Up Select various camera settings. Communicate Use the camera as a web camera. (PC only) • What can I do with my Digital Pictures? View View pictures on a computer using the Arcsoft® Software supplied. Save Save pictures to the computer memory by Mass Storage interface. Communicate Send the pictures over the Internet to fami
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• Turning the Camera On and Off For start with Capture Mode 1. Select the Capture/playback selector to Capture Mode 2. Pull left to open the LCD panel 3. Press and hold the Power On/Off button until the LCD on 4. You will see “VIDEO” / ”STILL IMAGE” / ”AUDIO” / ”PC/MAC” on the Display For start with Playback Mode 1. Select the Capture/playback selector to playback Mode 2. Pull left to open the LCD panel 3. Press and hold the Power On/Off button until the LCD on 4. You will see “VIDEO”/”ST
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• Setting Picture/Video clip Quality 1. Select the Capture/playback selector to Capture Mode 2. Pull left to open the LCD panel 3. Press the Power On/Off button until the LCD on 4. Press UP and DOWN button to select “Video” or “Still Image” on the LCD Display 5. Press OK Button to confirm 6. Press RIGHT button 7. Press UP and DOWN button and select “Quality” 8. Press RIGHT button 9. Press UP and DOWN button to set the Quality. ie Super Fine/Fine/Economy. 10. Press OK Button to conf
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Inserting the SD (Secure Digital) Card / MMC Card Turn off the camera and open the SD card slot cover as illustrated. Insert the SD card/MMC Card, ensure the card is inserted the correct position as illustrated, close the card door before using the camera. Removing the SD (Secure Digital) Card/ MMC Card To remove the SD card, turn off camera , open the SD card slot cover, gently use your finger to push the SD card inwards and then release it for the SD card to bounce out of the SD card slot as
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3 Playback Video/Still Image/Audio Note: There is no speaker built-in. Audio file or sound of Video clip cannot be playback by the camera. • Playback Video/Still Image using the camera LCD Playback Video on camera LCD 1. Select the Capture/playback selector to playback Mode 2. Pull left to open the LCD panel 3. Press the Power On/Off button until the LCD on 4. Press UP and DOWN button to select “VIDEO” on the LCD Display 5. Press OK Button to confirm 6. Press UP and DOWN button to sel
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• Playback Video/Still Image/Audio on TV Playback Video on TV 1. Connect the SPYPEN AIAS/ VIVA-DV1 to the TV using the AV cable provided 2. Select the Capture/playback selector to playback Mode 3. Pull left to open the LCD panel 4. Press the Power On/Off button until the LCD on 5. Press UP and DOWN button to select “VIDEO” on the LCD Display 6. Press OK Button to confirm 7. Press UP and DOWN button to select files you want to playback. OR you can press the DISPLAY button to show Thumb
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Playback Audio files on TV 1. Connect the SPYPEN AIAS/ VIVA-DV1 to the TV using the AV cable provided 2. Select the Capture/playback selector to playback Mode 3. Pull left to open the LCD panel 4. Press the Power On/Off button until the LCD on 5. Press UP and DOWN button to select “AUDIO” on the LCD Display 6. Press OK Button to confirm 7. Press UP and DOWN button to select files you want to playback. OR you can press the DISPLAY button to show Thumbnails and use the four direction b
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• Protect the files Remarks: Lock function can only protect file from erasing. It can not protect the file if we format the memory card or the internal memory. Lock one file 1. Select the Capture/playback selector to playback Mode 2. Pull left to open the LCD panel 3. Press the Power On/Off button until the LCD on 4. Press UP and DOWN button to select “VIDEO/STILL IMAGE/AUDIO” on the LCD Display, depend on what kind of files you want to protect 5. Press OK Button to confirm 6. Press U
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• Delete files To delete file inside the memory card or internal memory of SPYPEN AIAS/ VIVA-DV1. Delete One file 1. Select the Capture/playback selector to playback Mode 2. Pull left to open the LCD panel 3. Press the Power On/Off button until the LCD on 4. Press UP and DOWN button to select “VIDEO/STILL IMAGE/AUDIO” on the LCD Display, depend on what kind of files you want to delete 5. Press OK Button to confirm 6. Press UP and DOWN button to select files you want to delete 7. Press R
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4 Camera Setting • Checking Camera Status Switch the camera on, view the camera LCD screen to check which camera settings are active. If the feature icon is not displayed, means that particular feature is not activated. Preview-Video Recording Icon Function Default Counter, to show remaining space Subject to the memory space left for video recording MM:SS Video Quality Setting 640x480 (Super Fine) 320x240 (Fine) 160x120 (Economy) Show battery level: -Full Battery All segments are set on -
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• Turn the icon off and turn the LCD off To turn the icon off, just simply press the DISPLAY button once, press it again will turn off the LCD. To turn on the display again, press DISPLAY button one more time. i.e. Press Display button (Turn off ICON). Press Display button (Turn off LCD display). Press Display button (Turn on ICON and LCD display) • Setting White Balance 1. Select the Capture/playback selector to Capture Mode 2. Pull left to open the LCD panel 3. Press the Power On/Off
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• Set Time Stamp (Still Image only) 1. Select the Capture/playback selector to Capture Mode 2. Pull left to open the LCD panel 3. Press the Power On/Off button until the LCD on 4. Press UP and DOWN button to select “STILL IMAGE” on the LCD Display 5. Press OK Button to confirm 6. Press RIGHT button 7. Press UP and DOWN button and select “TIME STAMP” 8. Press RIGHT button 9. Press UP and DOWN button and select “ON” to activate Time Stamp 10. Press OK button to confirm time stamp acti
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• Cancel DPOF 1. Select the Capture/playback selector to playback Mode 2. Pull left to open the LCD panel 3. Press the Power On/Off button until the LCD on 4. Press UP and DOWN button to select “STILL IMAGE” on the LCD Display 5. Press OK Button to confirm 6. Press UP and DOWN button to select files you want to cancel DPOF. OR you can press the DISPLAY button to show Thumbnails and use the four direction button to select requested file. 7. Press OK Button to confirm 8. Press RIGHT b
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5 Installing the Software onto a Computer • Install the software PC For Windows® Users: IMPORTANT! • MAKE SURE YOU INSTALL ALL THE SOFTWARE FROM THE CD SUPPLIED BEFORE YOU CONNECT YOUR CAMERA TO A COMPUTER AND TRANSFER PICTURES FROM YOUR CAMERA TO THE COMPUTER. • If the computer request you to insert the Windows set up CD during the software installation, place the windows CD into the computer CD-ROM drive. The computer will install the necessary files from the CD automatically. After
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• Computer system requirements For acceptable picture transfer and editing, we recommend the following minimum requirements: For Macintosh® Users For Windows® Users MAC PC • Mac® OS Version 9.2 or above • Compatible with Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, Me, • iMac / PowerMac G3 300MHz or higher 2000 or XP • USB Port • Pentium® II 333MHz or equivalent processor • 64MB RAM (128MB recommended) • USB Port • 150MB Free disk space • 64MB RAM (128MB recommended) • Color monitor with high color (16-bit) g
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• Capturing Live Video Using VideoImpression 1.6 (PC only) PC IMPORTANT! NetMeeting function or ArcSoft VideoImpression (live video) needs to install the Digital Video Manager. 1. Turn on the camera 2. Change to Capture mode if your camera is in Playback mode 3. Please change to PC CAM mode, by following the steps: PC/MAC -> PC-> PC CAM 4. Run the “VideoImpression 1.6” and Click “New” to start 5. Click “Capture” to enter Capture Video mode. 6. User
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A R E M A C L A T F I 3 G . I 5 D A V f I = V 7 Using the Camera as a Web Cam • Setting up NetMeeting NOTE: Set the camera to Capture mode and select PC Cam mode before starting NetMeeting™. Please refer to section 8 Using the Camera as a PC Cam for more detail information. 1. Connect your SPYPEN AIAS/ VIVA-DV1 to the USB cable on one end. 2. Connect the USB cable to a USB port on your PC on the other end. 3. Put your SPYPEN AIAS/ VIVA-DV1 on top of your PC monitor or another flat surface.
