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High Definition
Digital Video Camera
980HD
User’s Manual
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Contents Section 1 Getting to Know Your Camera ............................................ 3 Section 2 Getting Started ..................................................................... 6 Section 3 Enjoying the Record Mode ................................................. 8 Section 4 Enjoying the Playback Mode ............................................ 20 Section 5 Setting Your Camera ........................................................ 27 Section 6 Viewing Pictures and Mo
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Section 1 Getting to Know Your Camera Overview Thank you for purchasing this camera. Everything you need to take quality digital photos and videos is included with your camera. Vivitar makes capturing those special moments as easy as possible. The camera with 5 Mega Pixel sensor can take H.264 movies. By way of using H.264 technology, more videos can be taken within certain amount of memory. High quality images with up to 16 mega-pixels can also be delivered smoothly. With a color LCD monit
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Front View Tele/Wide Button Speaker Flash Microphone Lens Rear View Movie Mode LED Indicator Playback LED Indicator Picture Mode LED Indicator Playback Button Mode Button Rolling Wheel OK Button EN 4
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Side View SD card Slot Power Button Pre -Record/Internet Button LCD Touch Panel HDMI Port Mini USB 2.0 Port TV Port Bottom View Self Timer LED Safety latch Battery Cover Tripod Socket EN 5
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Section 2 Getting Started Loading the Battery Before using the camera, users must load the Lithium-ion rechargeable battery come within the package. 1. Slide the safety latch to the unlocked position and open the battery cover. 2. Insert the battery according to the correct polarity marks ( + or -). 3. Close the battery cover firmly, and slide the safety latch to the locked position. Inserting and Removing an SD Card (Optional) The camera comes with an internal memory which allows you t
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Turning the Camera On and Getting Started • To turn on the camera: 1. Flip out the LCD panel; the camera will turn on automatically. 2. Or press Power Button for one second to turn it on. • To record movies: Press Mode Button or touch on the screen to switch to the Movie Record mode .(The Movie Mode LED Indicator will light up.) Press OK Button to record movies. • To take a picture: Press Mode Button or touch on the screen to switch to the Picture Record mode. (The Picture Mode LED Indica
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Section 3 Enjoying the Record Mode Button Function Rolling Wheel: Rotate to move between the wheel menu options. Right Button: LCD Information ON/OFF. In Record menu, press to switch to the submenu. Left Button: Flash Auto/Red-Eye-Reduction/Digital Light/ Flash OFF. In Record menu, press to return to the main menu. Up Button: Move between the option items. Down Button: Delete the current or all movies/pictures. Move between the option items. OK Button: 1. Validate the setting. 2. In Movie
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LCD Monitor Information The indicators shown below may display on LCD when movies and pictures are recorded: Movie Resolution FHD (1080p 30) HD (720p 30) WVGA 60 VGA (4:3) (1) Slow Motion (Record movies at 320x240 resolution.) Picture Resolution High (16 MP) Standard (5 MP) Low (3 MP) Recording time of the movie that can still be taken at current resolution (2) Number of images that can still be taken at current resolution Self-timer enabled (3) Dual Record (4) Stabilization Pre-Record Mode (5
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Scene Skin (6) Night Backlight (7) Macro Position Focusing (8) Manual White Balance (9) Motion Detection Zoom meter: FHD (1080p 30):1X~10X (10X Optical zoom and 1X Digital zoom) (10) Other video resolution:1X~40X (10X Optical zoom and 4X Digital zoom) (11) Option Menu (12) Playback Mode (13) Movie/Picture Record Mode Movie Mode Digital Light On Picture Mode Flash Auto (14) Red Eye Reduction Digital Light On Flash Off (15) SD Card Inserted Battery: full power Battery: medium power (16) Battery:
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Movie Recording • In Movie Record Mode (The Movie Record LED Indicator lights up), press OK Button to start recording. When a movie is being recorded, a time indicator will display on the LCD monitor. To stop recording, press OK Button again. • Optional function 1. Dual record: press Mode Button ( ) to capture the image. The Dual record icon( ) appears on the LCD monitor. • Press Playback Button to view the recorded movies. • Four resolution settings are available: Video Quality FHD (1080
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Picture Recording • In Picture Record Mode (The Picture Record LED Indicator lights up), press OK Button halfway down until the focusing frame turns from white to green. Then, press it fully down to take a picture. • Press Playback Button to view the picture. • Three resolution settings are available: Image Quality High Quality:16 Mega Pixels Standard Quality:5 Mega Pixels Low Quality:3 Mega Pixels Using Flash or Digital Light Function • This camera has three flash settings and one setting
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Options for Record Menu Movie Record Mode Menu Movie Resolution White Balance Scene Effect • FHD (1080p 30) • Auto • Auto • Stabilization • HD (720p 30) • Daylight • Skin • Macro Mode • WVGA60 • Fluorescent • Night • Motion Detect. • VGA (4:3) • Tungsten • Backlight (Motion Detection) • B/W (Black/White) • Slow Motion • Classic • Time Lapse • Negative Picture Record Mode Menu Picture Resolution White Balance Scene Effect • High (16MP) • Auto • Auto • Self-Timer • Std (5MP) • Daylight • Skin •
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Movie Resolution Four resolution settings are available. • FHD (1080p 30): Record movies at 1920x1080p 30 resolution. • HD (720p 30): Record movies at 1280x720p 30 resolution. • WVGA 60: Record movies at 848x480 60 resolution. • VGA(4:3): Record movies at 640x480p 30 resolution. Operation Display Screen 1. In Movie Record Mode, touch (on-screen icon) to show the wheel menu. 2. Scroll and stop on [Resolution]. The submenu of Resolution pops up. 3. Touch the desired option. 4. Touch [OK] to va
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White Balance The camera adjusts the color balance of images automatically. Three manual white balance settings are available: • Auto: The camera automatically adjusts white balance. • Daylight: Under outdoor condition. • Fluorescent: Under fluorescent light condition. • Tungsten: Under tungsten light condition. Operation Display Screen 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, touch (on- screen icon) to show the wheel menu. 2. Scroll and stop on [White Balance]. The submenu of White Balance pops up.
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Movie Effect Operation Display Screen 1. In Movie Record Mode, touch (on-screen icon) to show the wheel menu. 2. Scroll and stop on [Effect]. The submenu of Effect pops up. 3. Touch the desired Effect option to enter its option screen. 4. The Movie Effect submenu contains 5 options-- Stabilization, Macro Mode, Motion Detection, Slow Motion, and Time Lapse --for you to adjust the camera’s settings. Stabilization Record with an effect of reducing camera shake to result in more stable videos
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Motion Detection Record videos automatically when the camera detects a movement. Operation Display Screen 1. In the Effect submenu, touch [Motion Detect.] to enter the option screen. 2. Touch the desired option. 3. Touch [OK] to validate the setting. 4. Camera will start to record video automatically if it detects a movement. Stop recording if it does not detect a movement. Slow Motion Record videos with slow motion effect. When the video is played, the playback time will be longer than the
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Picture Effect Operation Display Screen 1. In Picture Record Mode, touch (on-screen icon) to show the wheel menu. 2. Scroll and stop on [Effect]. The submenu of Effect pops up. 3. Touch the desired Effect option to enter its option screen. 4. The Picture Effect submenu contains 3 options --Self Timer, Macro Mode, and ISO-- for you to adjust the camera’s setting. Self-Timer The self-timer allows you to take pictures with a ten-second time delay. The self-timer light on the front of the cam
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ISO The camera adjusts the ISO sensitivity of its images automatically. Two manual ISO sensitivity settings are available. (800/1600) The larger the number is, the higher the ISO sensitivity is set to. Select a small number to shoot a smoother image. Select a large number to shoot an image in a dark location or to shoot a subject moving at high speed. Operation Display Screen 1. In the Effect submenu, touch [ISO] to enter the option screen. 2. Touch the desired option. 3. Touch [OK] to val
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Section 4 Enjoying the Playback Mode Button Function The Buttons have the following functions in Playback Mode. Rolling Wheel: Rotate to move to the previous/next movie/ picture. Right Button: LCD Information ON/OFF; Fast forward. Left Button: Fast rewind. Down Button: Delete the current movie/picture or all movies/ pictures. OK Button: 1. Enter Movie/Picture Playback Mode. 2. Validate the setting. 3. In Picture Playback Mode, press to start/stop the slideshow. Tele Button : Zoom In Wide
