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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)....................................................... 3 Turning on/o
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Getting Started Knowing your camcorder parts Microphone Speaker Lens LED lights Flash strobe Battery cover Bottom view Strap hook Tripod socket SD card slot (inside the battery cover) Status LED (left) / MODE button Charging LED (right) MENU button LCD monitor Shutter button Previous button/ Zoom (in/out) button Fast backward button Play/Pause button Record button Next button/ AV OUT connector Fast forward button Macro mode USB connector * switch HD OUT * Flash switch * inside the cover White b
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Installing the battery 1. Slide the battery cover open as indicated. 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 1. Connect the cable. Connect one end of the supplied AC adapter to the USB port of the camcorder and the other end to a wall outlet. OR Connect one end of the supplied USB cable to the US
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Inserting a memory card (optional) To insert a memory card, do the followings: (1) Open the battery cover. (2) Gently push the card as indicated until the card reaches the bottom of the slot. To remove the memory card, gently push the card and it will pop up. Then pull the card out of the slot. Turning on/off your camcorder Open the LCD monitor or press and hold down the Power button for 1 second to turn on the camcorder. To turn off the camcorder, press and hold down the Power button for
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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 5. Move the Joystick up/down to select a language. 6. When done, press OK Setting time 1. Power on the camcorder. 2. Press the MODE key to enter the MODE menu. 3. Use the Joystick switch to the Setting mode and press OK to enter the menu screen. 4
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Reading LCD indicators 00:00:05 00:06:40 Mode icon Remaining recordable time 1 Video resolution While Balance mode Picture resolution Exposure mode LED lights mode Flash mode Macro mode Histogram mode Battery life Selftimer mode Zoom ratio indicator NightShot mode SD card inserted Recording time The LCD will display 16:9 ratio while setting as HD (720P) video resolution. The LCD will display 4:3 ratio while setting as D1 (480P) or CIF video resolution. (Please refer to the page 7 for more de
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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 ( ). Note: Please make sure your memory is inserted before recording. - 30cm ~ (12” ~ ) Zoom in 5cm ~ 30cm (2” ~ 12”) 2. Zooming: Move the Zoom Zoom out 3. Press the Record button to start recording. 4. Press the Record button again to stop recording. macro mode).
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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 ( ). Note: Please make sure your memory is inserted before recording. - 30cm ~ (12” ~ ) Zoom in 5cm ~ 30cm (2” ~ 12”) 2. Zooming: Move the Zoom 3X. Adjust other advanced settings if necessary. Zoom out If the surroundings are dark, you can switch the LED lights mode to On or Auto to h
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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 two folders below My works: Video and Picture. Select Video or Picture, 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- screen mode. In Full-s
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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 sure you have QuickTime 7.0 player on your PC. If not, Please follow the below Please download the QuickTime 7.0 player from the below website: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html OR Please install the HD-DV DECODER program on the bundled CD. camcorder with Windows Media Player 10 & 11.) After the software is properly installed on your PC, please f
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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 (720P) high resolution quality while connected. HD TV (green) (blue) Component Video in (red) (red) (white) Component Audio in A
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Connecting the camcorder to Standard TV TV = Traditional CRT TV AV mode AV Out AV-IN Video Audio AV cable 1. Power on the camcorder. 2. Press the MODE key to enter the Mode menu. 3. Use the Joystick switch to the Setting mode and press OK to enter the menu screen. 4. Use the Joystick to select the TV-out item, and then press OK to 5. Move the Joystick up/down to select NTSC or PAL. NTSC or PAL system is different across countries, please refer to page 14 for the Flicker Setting table. 6.
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Advanced Operations Menu operation 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. Press the OK key. Exit menu/Go back to upper menu Press the MENU button (when in sub-menu). Menu items in Camera mode Menu button. Item Option Description HD Set the video resolution to HD (1280x720 pixels). Video D1 Set the video resolution to D1 (720x480 pixels). resolution CIF Set th
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Menu items in Camera mode (continued) Item Option Description On Flashlight Auto Off This setting allows you to add extra light when the lighting is Video light On/Auto/Off Normal Make recordings in natural color. Effect B&W Make recordings in black and white. Classic Make recordings in sepia-toned color. Manually adjust the exposure to gain better effect when the preview image appears too bright or too dark. A positive Exposure -2~+2 value indicates the image will be brighter than usu
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Menu items in Setting mode MODE Setting ( ) the MENU button. Item Option Description Date & Time - Set date and time. Beep On/Off Enable/Disable beep sound. Flicker Set TV system compatibility to HDTV. This option is suitable HDTV for HDTV. Set TV system compatibility to NTSC. This option is suitable for NTSC TV-out America, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea areas. Set TV system compatibility to PAL. This option is suitable for PAL Germany, England, Italy, Netherlands, China, Japan, and Hong K
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Menu items in Setting mode (continued) * Flicker settings table: Region England Germany France Italy Spain Netherlands Russia Setting Region Portugal America Taiwan China Japan Korea Thailand Setting Battery Life Indicator Icon Description Full battery life Moderate battery life Low battery life Empty battery life Note: To avoid sudden outage of power supply, you are recommended to replace the battery when the icon indicates low battery life. 15
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Battery Life Still picture Video clip Number of shots Recording time (minute) 110 30 * shoot every 30 seconds * resolution is set to HD (1280x720 pixels) *** resolution is set to 5M (2560x1920) Note: This table is for your reference only. The actual battery life depends on your battery type and recharge level. Storage Capacity Video (min.) Still picture Memory HD D1 CIF 3M 5M SD card (256MB) 7 18 40 230 145 SD card (512MB) 15 36 80 460 290 SD card (1GB) 30 72 160 920 580 SD card (2GB) 60 144
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Item Description Model 5 Mega-pixel camera Image sensor 5 Mega (2592x1944 pixels) Still image: 3M/5M 1280x720 (HD) Resolution 720x480 (D1) 352x288 (CIF) Lens File format MOV, JPEG 1280x720, up to 30fps Video frame rate 720x480, up to 30fps 352x288, up to 30fps External memory SD (256MB ~ 4GB), speed rate 12X above LCD display 2.4” LCD TV out Component out, NTSC/PAL system supported Interface USB 2.0 Microphone Yes Speaker Yes Night shot Yes (both in still image and video modes) Battery NP60
