In the package Camera User Manual CD Warranty Card Quick Guide Warranty Card Quick Guide 2 USB cable TV cable
In the package………………………………….…….…………………...……………………………..2 FCC statement……………………………………………...……………………………………………4 Key features………………………………………………………………….5 Basic information……………………………………………………………………….. 5 S ys t e m r e q u i r e m e n ts … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … . . . 7 Know your cam era........……………………………………………………………..8 Read y t o go ………… …………… … ……………… ………… …………… … ………………. ..10 In s ta l l i n g B a t t e ri e s … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … . . … .
Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. FCC ID: YGB-DV552325011 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
FCC part 15.105 NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Mass Storage / PC webcam mode 4 X digital zoom TV / AV signal output 2.4inch color LCD display SD Memory card slot, up to 8GB SD card capacity Macro / Normal lens settings Driver free for Windows XP/Vista and MAC 10.4.9 or above Note: The contents of this Manual refer to the latest technical information available when the Manual was compiled. The screen display, illustrations and information shown in the manual are for detailed understanding of the camera functions.
any way. Maintenance and repairs should be carried only by an authorized service agent. • Keep the camcorder away from dust, sand, water and other liquids or harmful chemical substances. Do not use camcorder when your hands are wet. * Use only recommended batteries. If batteries become exhausted, remove all old and install new batteries. Dispose of old batteries according to local disposal regulations. Remove batteries if you are intended not using camcorder for the extended time.
System requirements System Requirements Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7 Pentium III 1GHz or above 256MB RAM CD ROM drive 1GB hard drive disk space available Available USB port 16-bit display resolution Know your camera 8
1. Lens 2. Self timer LED indicator 3. LED supporting light 4. Zoom IN button 5. Zoom OUT button 6. Direction button (Up / Down / Left / Right) 7. OK button 8. Display mode button 9. MENU button 10. LCD screen 11. MODE selector 12. Hand strap anchor post 13.
14. Macro / Normal lens dial 15. Zoom IN / OUT selector 17. Tripod Socket 18. SD Memory card slot RIGHT SIDE VIEW 16. Shutter button LEFT SIDE VIEW / LCD SCREEN OPENED 19. Built in speaker 20. Battery cover 21.
22. TV/USB port 23. Voice recording button 24. Supporting LED light button 25. Busy lamp indicator 26. Power ON / OFF button Ready to go 1. Installing Batteries 1. Press in the Battery cover LOCK button and slide back / open the cover. 2. Insert four AAA fresh alkaline batteries; note terminals polarity and align correctly. 3. Close the Battery cover; the LOCK will click securing the cover. 2.
Card to store any valuable records. * SD Card - when it is INSERTED camcorder will store video, images only on the SD Memory Card - SD Card allows storage of tens minutes of recorded video or hundreds of still images. - SD Card will keep all data even when camcorder is OFF or SD Card is removed. - Use SD Card as this is convenient and reliable way to keep your records; you can review records or download records to your computer at any time. Insert / remove the SD Card 1.
TOP VIEW 1. Macro: Set to Macro only for shooting close-up objects located 6 ~ 10 inches from camcorder. for typical records when the subject is located at 5 feet 2. Normal: Set to Normal or more from the camcorder. 4. Power ON and OFF your camera 1. Open the LCD screen 2. Press and then hold the Power button down (for one or two seconds) to turn the power ON.
Camcorder becomes active and the LCD will display the scene. 3. Press the Power button again (when camcorder is active) to turn the power OFF. Auto Power OFF: Your camcorder has the Auto Power OFF feature. If camcorder is unused for 1 minute, the power will turn OFF automatically to save batteries. The Auto Power OFF time may be set to 1, 3 or 5 minutes (review Setup Menu mode for details). 3.
Video Mode: select this mode to record Video clips Camera Mode: select this mode to take Still Pictures Playback Mode: select this mode to playback recorded video clips or voice or review still pictures. 6. Setting Date / Time 1. Press MENU button, then select Setup to enter setting date / time adjustment mode 2. Use the Directional Button (Up/ Down/ Left/ Right) to select current date / time and adjust digits as needed.
3. Press OK Button to confirm setting, then press Menu button to exit. 7. LED Light / Indicators Busy light - The LED lights when camcorder is processing video or images - The LED lights indicating when camcorder is connected to TV or PC - The LED lights indicating that camcorder is active, but the LCD screen is turned OFF Display may be turned OFF (to save batteries) after pressing twice the Display mode Button.
screen in Video MODE. 1 Video Mode icon 2 Auto White Balance icon Available: Auto/Daylight/Cloudy/Fluorescent/Tungsten Metering / exposure (multi) 3 4 640 Video resolution indicator 640x480 or 320x240. 5 00:00:00 Video recording counter; hours, min, sec. 6 SD Card icon: the icon appears when the SD card is inserted the battery power indicator 7 8 LED Supporting light icon: the lamp is ON 9 Zoom range: numbers indicate current setting of the zoom (max.
3 Press the Up button to pause recording and press again to continue 4 Press the Shutter button again if you wish to stop recording 5 You can zoom IN or zoom OUT of the scene while recording a Video clip; use Zoom IN / OUT buttons or Zoom IN / OUT selector to adjust the zoom.
Use the Up / Down buttons to browse and select available Menu options then press the Right button to review available settings. Press Up / Down button to select desired setting then press OK button to confirm your selection. Press the Menu button to exit the Video Menu mode and return to Preview / scene Mode.
screen in Camera MODE. 1 Camera / still picture icon 2 Self-timer mode symbol 3 Auto White balance (Auto) 4 5 Metering / exposure mode Exposure value 6 Picture resolution value 7 Image quality icon 8 Image counter shows number of available pictures remaining 9 Self timer / delay time in seconds 10 SD card icon; the card is inserted The SD card is locked – no storage is possible. Unlock the card to use it 11 12 Battery / power level status LED Supporting light ON icon 13 4.
Keep camera steady then press the Shutter Button to take a picture. Note: The LCD will display “Card Locked!” message if the inserted SD memory card is LOCK-ed - camera will NOT take a picture. Remove, unlock and insert the SD card to take and store pictures.
Use the Up / Down buttons to browse and select available Menu options, then press the Right button to review available options. Press Up / Down button to select desired setting, then press OK button to confirm. Press the Menu button to exit the Camera Menu mode. Driver Mode The Driver Mode will allow you to adjust / set the Self- timer, or take three consecutive pictures in the Burst Mode.
- Self timer Browse and select the Driver Mode then press the Right button to access the available Self Timer options then select 2 or 10 seconds delay time. Press OK to confirm, then press MENU to exit setting. Press the Shutter button and camera “beep” while counting down the delay time, then the picture will be automatically taken. Note: You can also access the Self Timer / Setting mode when the camera is set in Camera Mode. Press the Right Button to access the Self-timer setting.
2 Press the Shutter button to start recording 3 Press Up button to pause recording, press again to continue recording 4 Press the Shutter button to stop recording Stop mode Recording mode 1. Voice Recording Mode icon 2. Counter showing available recording time remaining 3. SD Memory card icon 4. Actual recording elapsed time 5. Battery / power level status 11 Playback MODE Power the camera ON and slide the MODE selector all way down to enter the Playback mode.
Use Right / Left buttons to review / select stored records; Video, Still Pictures or recorded Voice. Press OK button to play selected video, pictures or recorded voice file. You can “zoom” the displayed photo images by pressing the zoom IN / OUT buttons or sliding Zoom IN / OUT selector. When the image is zoomed IN, press OK button and you can “pan” the displayed image by pressing directional buttons. To exit from Pan and Zoom status, press OK button again.
Note: : This icon indicates recorded voice (WAV) file : This icon indicates video / AVI media file. : This icon indicates photo with “voice added memo” file. You can use the direction key to select desired image file, and press OK key or Zoom IN key to exit this Thumbnail mode and return to full screen display mode. Playing the AVI / WAV file Select the Video (AVI) or Voice (WAV) file then press OK button to start playing selected record.
You may press Up button to pause or press OK again to stop playing.
available setting. Use Up / Down buttons to select option, then press OK to confirm. Note: The locked files can not be deleted.
Resize function You can “resize” the image size but it can only be resized to smaller size Press Shutter key can stop the recording; Note: Some options highlighted in gray color are not available for selection. Adding Voice Memo to Images You may add a Voice Memo / comment to selected image. 30 seconds is the maximum Voice Memo recording time.
Playing image with the Voice Memo file 1 Use direction buttons and select the image with the Voice Memo 2 Press OK to start playing the selected jpg with voice memo 3 Press Up key to pause / resume playing, press OK to stop Start up image You can set your favorite picture as your own “Welcome” screen. 1. Scroll down Playback setting and activate Start-up Image option. 2. Press the Right button and select Set, then press OK to confirm. 3. Press the MENU button entering the Internal settings. 4.
3. Press OK key to confirm and press MENU key back or exit.
Note: Format: Formatting the SD card (when the card is inserted) will erase all data. Make sure to back up & save important files / records before formatting SD card. Connecting Camera to the Computer Please install the Driver (bundled on supplied CD) first, before connecting camera to the computer. Note: Installation of the Driver is required ONLY if you wish to use your camera as a PCcam to see or transfer live images, scenes through the Internet.
1. Driver Installation 1. Please insert supplied CD into computer’s CD ROM drive. 2. The system will start CD Installer interface; see the screen shown below: Note: If your computer did not start CD Installer as Auto run, please open My Computer, go to CD ROM, and select “autorun.exe” program located in the CD root directory. • Driver installation Click “Install Driver” button, follow provided steps and complete installation.
• Restart computer when installation completed. For Windows Vista, the following window will pop up when the system automatically executes Installer from inserted CD. Select / click Run SoftwareInstaller.exe to start installing.
Select “Allow” and continue installation Restart computer when installation completed.
Note: The Driver (bundled on CD) is suitable for Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista systems. If the following window appears, please click “Yes” button to continue installation.
2. Connecting camera to your computer. Use supplied USB cable to connect camera to your computer. Connect the “computer end” of the USB cable to computer USB port and connect the “camera end” to the camera USB socket. Computer Camera Note: The camera has two USB modes; MSDC (default, when power ON) and PCCAM (when selected from Internal Setting Menu) - The default MSDC (Mass Storage / Removable Disc) is used for playback and downloading video, pictures into the computer.
3. Download video, picture files to the computer: - Power ON camera and connect to the computer using USB cable. - Select and open “My Computer” onto the computer’s screen. - Scroll down and open the “Removable Disc” which represents your camera in Mass Storage mode. Note: Depending on version of your camcorder the computer may display one or two "Removable Disc” units.
4. Installing Software Installation and Running PhotoImpression 5: • Installing PhotoImpression5: Insert supplied CD into the CD-ROM in your computer; see start up window below: Select and click button and follow step by step instruction to complete installation.
Note: For Windows Vista, the following windows will pop up prior installation, click to start installing. Restart your PC after installation completed.
• Double-click the Running PhotoImpression5: icon on the desktop to open PhotoImpression 5, or select program from “Start ĺ Programs” 41
PhotoImpression5 will open the following screen: Left-click the center of the window to open program’s “Get Photo” option: 42
Select desired image from “Get Photo” window, and you will find the image displayed in the central area of the next window. Now you can select the image for review or editing. Refer to "Help" section (see below screen) of the program for detailed information.
Installation and Running VideoImpression 2 • Click Installing VideoImpression 2 button and follow step by step instructions. Note: For Windows Vista, the following windows will pop up when installing the software.
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Restart your PC after installation completed 46
• Double-click the Running VideoImpression 2 icon on the desktop, or open VideoImpression 2 from “StartĺPrograms” 47
Refer to "Help" section of the program for detailed information of VideoImpression 2, see the following screen below: 48
5. PC Camera function - Power ON the camera and set it at the PC Cam Mode (refer to the Manual if required). - Connect camera with your PC and open VideoImpression 2. - Click - Click in the following window (Fig. I) (Fig. II) or click icon in “MEDIA” (Fig. III) tab. ŸFig. ĉ ŸFig.
ŸFig. ċ ŹFig. Č Live images, scene will appear, see window (Fig IV) - Click button to exit or close the PC Cam if session completed. Note: If no images, scene visible; please check whether the Driver for the camera is installed properly and check whether the selected Video Camera is indicated. Refer to “VideoImpression 2 “Help” if further information required.
6. How to upload your video clips to YouTube Install the ArcSoft MediaImpression program Insert the CD-ROM into the computer’s CD-ROM drive. The auto-run screen will appear. Click ĀInstall MediaImpressionā ˄ If auto-run screen does not appear, please click on SoftwareInstaller.exe under the CD-ROM drive icon on the computer.
Follow on-screen instructions and complete installation Note: For Windows Vista, the following windows will pop up prior installation, click 52 to start installing.
ArcSoft MediaImpression icon will appear on computer’s desktop when installation is 53
complete. Using ArcSoft MediaImpression Connect your camcorder to the computer. Double click MediaImpression icon on the Desktop. The MediaImpression software main screen will open on the computer’s desktop: Click Import Option on the main screen and enter into ĀImportā screen.
files in the camcorder that you want to upload to the computer and click After importing the file has been completed, click on the ĀImporting…āwindow and enter into ĀMediaBrowserā window. Note: On the main screen, you can also click other options such as 55 Option.
enter into ĀMediaBrowserā window. Then select the files in the computer for uploading. Select the video you wish upload to You Tube onĀMediaBrowserāscreen and then click option to access your YouTube log-in screen.
OnĀLogināscreen, please enter your YouTube Username and Password (you can select the corresponding option underneath to save the Username and Password so that you do not need to input these data next time). Then click option. WhenĀUpload to YouTubeāscreen appears, fill in Title, Description, etc. Then click option and start uploading selected video. Click “Cancel” if you wish to stop upload, otherwise continue for successful uploading.
Connecting Camera to TV You may connect camera to your TV and watch recorded video clips or view photos. Turn on the power of the camera. Use supplied AV cable and connect TV output port on your camera to Video input (yellow connector) and Audio input (red / white connector) on your TV. Set your TV to Video/ External mode. Slide the MODE selector of the camera all the way down to enter the Playback mode. Use Right / Left buttons of the camera to review / select stored Video and Photos.
Function modes White balance Exposure Self-shoot timer File format Internal Memory External Memory USB interface Power supply Dimensions (L×W×H) Weight Video record, Shoot photo and Voice record, playback, Mass storage and PC camera Auto/manual: Daylight, cloudy, Tungsten and Fluorescent Automatic/manual (-2.0EV~+2.0EV, 0.3EV/step) 2/10 seconds delay Video AVI Photo JPEG Voice WAV Volatile 8x16Mb SDRAM (can temporarily store approx. 3 to 10 sec VGA video or approx.
