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Reminders CAUTION Keep product out of direct sunlight. Exposure to direct sunlight or extreme heat may cause damage or malfunction. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose to rain or moisture. BACK UP YOUR DATA As with any device that has flash memory, you should back up the drive regularly. IMPORTANT BATTERY INFORMATION The battery used in this device may present a risk of fire or chemical burn if mistreated. Do not separately recharge, disassemble, heat above 60º C (140º F), or incinerate.
Specifications Digital Camcorder, Digital Still Camera, Digital Voice Recorder, MP3 Player, Video Camera, SD/MMC Card Reader, PC Cam 3.1 Mega CCD Image Sensor f = 6.7 mm Lens Focal Length Aperture Ratio F = 3.5/8.0 4X Digital Zoom 2.5” TFT LCD Display 1/10 sec. ~ 1/1000 sec. Shutter Speed Built-in / IGBT Type Flashlight SD/MMC External Memory USB 2.
Digital Still Camera Fine 2624 x 1968 (H/W enhancement) Normal 2048 x 1536 Economic 640 x 480 Fine Quality High Normal 10 Seconds Delay Self-Timer JPEG Compatible File Format (Image) Auto / Portrait / Landscape / Sport / Night Portrait Scene Mode Resolution File Format Digital Voice Recorder WAV File Format MP3 Player MP3 Video Frame Rate (PC Cam) PC Camera 20 ~ 30 fps (320 x 240) System Requirements Pentium 266 MHz processor or higher Microsoft Windows 98se / Me / 2000 / XP Available USB port Super
USB Device Unplugging Notice: If you want to unplug the device from your computer, be sure to stop the device before hand. To stop the device, follow the steps below: Remove from PC: (For Windows ME/2000/XP) located on the taskbar. Select the device you 1. Click on the device icon want to stop (e.g. Stop USB Mass Storage Device Drive(E:)). 2. Follow the on-screen instructions to safely remove the device. Remove from Mac: (For Mac OS 9.X and 10.1 above) 1.
Table of Contents Getting to know your device Identifying the Operation Panel Loading Battery/Memory Card Attaching the Wrist Strap Charging the Device Installing Software CD Transferring Files Direct printing PC Cam Mass Storage Connecting to TV Recording voices Taking still image Using AE Lock Back Light compensation Using Self-timer Using Flash Strobe LCD Display Applying Memory Mix User Guide 7
Recording moving images Using Operation Panel and Direction Control Applying Fader Effect Playing back recorded files Playing back still images Playing back voice recordings and moving images Playing MP3 Using the Direction Control and Operation Panel Deleting files Setting Menu Manual Set Still Set Movie Set Audio Set Playback Set System Set Various Settings Adjusting White Balance Adding P.
Interval Shutter/Record Attaching voice to still image Protecting file from deletion Formatting the memory card Understanding LCD screen indicators Voice Recording Still Image Recording Moving Images Recording MP3 Playing Playback User Guide 9
Getting to know your device 1 2 3 4 7 5 6 9 10 11 12 1 Built-in Microphone Do not touch while recording.
Getting to know your device - continued 17 18 19 20 21 22 17 LCD Screen 18 Mode Dial Voice Record Image Record Playback MP3 Menu 19 Record button For video and audio recordings. 20 Direction Control button Back Light [On/Off]/Playback Zoom/ Stop Self-Timer [On/Off]/F.Bwd/Previous Flash [Off/On/Auto/Red Eye]/F.
Identifying the Operation Panel Delete 1/Delete All Rotate Image Fader/Hold Memory Mix Search Volume up/down Auto Play (Still) User Guide 12
Loading Battery/Memory Card To be revised B A D C A Slide the Battery/SD/MMC cover lever in the direction of the arrow (down). B Flip the Battery/SD/MMC Cover in the direction of the arrow (up). C Insert the battery into the battery slot. D Insert the SD memory card into the SD/MMC slot. E Close the Battery/SD/MMC cover.
Attaching the Wrist Strap 1 2 B B C A A 3 C D �� B A �� User Guide 14
Charging the Device There are three ways to charge this device. First, charge it via USB cable second, charge it via AC adapter and third, via the Dock Station (optional). Charging the device via USB cable 1. Connect the device to a computer with the USB cable provided in the package. 2. The charge indicator illuminates in red and starts charging. If the battery is fully charged, the charge indicator will be turned off automatically. B SU Charging the device via AC Adapter 1.
Installing Software CD The installation CD bundled with the device contains all the necessary software and information for you to operate the device. Please follow the instructions below to complete the software installation. 1. Insert the Software CD onto your CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive. The Select Language dialogue box appears. 2. Select your preferred language and press “OK” to continue. 3. A Welcome dialogue box appears, press “Next”. 4. The Select Components dialogue box appears.
Transferring Files Before file transfer 2. Select “Docking Kit Setting” from 1. After successfully installing the driver a DV device icon will appear at your the menu and choose either “Easy Windows OS taskbar. Right click on the Transfer or MAX Console as your icon to open the selection menu. default file transfer application. 3. Press confirm and exit. Initiating file transfer 1. Connect the device to a computer with the USB cable provided in the package. 2.
Transferring Files - continued 3. For Easy Transfer single file transfer dialogue or transfer all progress bar will appear depending on your setting. or 4. For MAX Console select device’s drive and go to the DCIM/100MEDIA folder for audio clips and images, go to the MP3 folder for MP3 files 5. Use the Drag and Drop method to copy files to your computer or vice versa. Important: In order for MP3 files to be playable on your device be sure to store those files in the MP3 folder.
Direct printing Important: This function is only available to PictBridge™ compatible printers. 1. Connect the device to a printer via an USB cable. 3. Select “Direct Print” from the OSD menu of the device. PC Cam Mass Storage Direct Print Select 2. Power ON the device. 4. Press OK button on the Direction Control to confirm device is connected to a printer. DON'T CONNECT TO PC ! DIRECT TO PRINTER ! Ok Return Ok 4. Select your preferred settings from the menus. 5.
Direct printing - continued Main menu Item Select PIC Setting Description Select Mark still images for direct printing. All Cancel Optimal On Optimize image processing. Off Select number of copies to be printed for each marked image. Copies 4” X 6” Size Direct Print Select paper size. 5” X 7” 8.5” x 11” Default Photo Paper Set Paper Fast Photo Default Off Border On Select paper quality. • Options vary according to your selected paper size. Apply borders to printing images.
PC Cam 1. Connect the device to a computer with the USB cable provided in the package. B SU 2. Power ON the device. 3. Select “PC Cam” from the OSD menu. PC Cam Mass Storage Direct Print Select Ok 4. Press OK button on the Direction Control to confirm to enter PC Cam mode. PC Cam Mode ? Return Ok 5. Launch the PC Cam Toolkit to select your default PC Cam software.
Mass Storage Through mass storage mode, the device becomes a storing device that allows to store, access, and delete data similar to your local hard disk. To setup Mass Storage follow the instructions below. 1. Connect the device to a computer with the USB cable provided in the package. B SU USB Cable 2. Power ON the device. 3. Select “Mass Storage” from the OSD menu press OK on the Direction Control. 4. Press OK button on the Direction Control to confirm to enter Mass Storage mode.
Connecting to TV AV Cable AV jack 1. Connect the device to a TV set with the A/V cable. 2. Connect yellow end of the cable to the Video input (yellow) jack on your TV set. 3. Connect the red and white ends of the cable to the Audio input (red, white) jacks on your TV set. Note: This device can also connect to other devices that are equipped with Audio and Video input jacks. (e.g.. VCR, DVD Recorder and etc.
Recording voices . 1. Turn the Mode dial to Note: Ready for voice recording icon appears on the LCD screen. 2. Press the Record button to start voice recording. 3. Press the Record button again to stop recording. Using the Operation Panel and Direction Control There are certain settings that you can adjust using the Operation Panel and Direction Control. To lock all buttons hold down for 2 seconds during recording . To release hold down for another 2 seconds Turn LCD on or off.
Taking still images 1. Turn the Mode dial to . 2. Toggle Zoom-in or Zoom-out to frame your picture. 3. Press and hold the AF/Shutter halfway for the lens to adjust focus automatically. 4. Press down the AF/Shutter fully to take a picture. Using AE Lock AE Lock (Automatic Exposure Lock) allows the device to lock the exposure while taking a picture. This function is effective when the contrast is too strong between the subject and background or when a subject is backlit.
Back Light compensation Back Light compensation is effective when recording a backlighted subject or when the background exposure is too strong. How to apply Back Light compensation? 1. Press the up button on the Direction Control 2. Back Light icon displays on screen. 3. To take still image perform the steps in “Taking still images” section. Using Self-timer Self-timer allows the device to capture still images 10 seconds after the AF/Shutter button is pressed. How to set Self-timer? 1.
Using Flash Strobe Flash strobe is effective when taking still images under poor lighting conditions. By default the device detects exposure level and activates the Flash strobe automatically when needed but you can also manually turn the Flash strobe on/off or set to red eye reduction. How to set Flash strobe? 1. Press the right button repeatedly on the Direction Control to select the flash strobe preference. 2. Flash strobe icon displays on screen.
Applying Memory Mix This option digitally applies decoration effects to still images. How to apply Memory Mix to still images? 1. Press the Memory Mix button on the Operation Panel. 2. Press left or right button on the Direction Control to select effect. A preview will appear on the LCD screen. 3. Press the OK button to select the displaying effect. 4. Press AF/Shutter halfway to adjust focus and completely to capture a still image with the selected Memory Mix effect.
Recording moving images 1. Turn the Mode dial to . 2. Press the Record button to record moving images. 3. Toggle Zoom-in or Zoom-out before or during recording to focus. 4. Press the Record button again to stop recording.
Using the Operation Panel and Direction Control Before and during recording there are certain settings that you can adjust using the Operation Panel and Direction Control. To lock all buttons hold down for 2 seconds during recording . To release hold down for another 2 seconds User can choose to turn OSD, LCD on/off by pressing the down button repeatedly on the Direction Control.
Applying Fader Effects This option digitally applies fading effects to moving images. How to add Fader to moving images? 1. Press the Fader button on the 2. Press left or right button on the Operation Panel. Direction Control to select effect. A preview will appear on the LCD screen. 3. Press the OK button to select the displaying effect. 4. Press Record to start recording with the selected Fader effect.
Playing back recorded files Playing back still images . 1. Turn the Mode dial to The last recorded file displays on the LCD screen. 2. Use the left/right buttons on the Direction Control to search for the still image you wish to view. 3. Use the up button to enlarge the viewing of the selected still image on the LCD screen. 4. Use the Zooming buttons to enlarge or reduce the viewing size. 5. For enlarged images use the four directional buttons to scroll through the selected image. 6.
Rotating still images 1. Press the Rotate button on the panel to rotate the image 90° clockwise. Rotation cycle 2. Press the OK button to confirm file rotation. Auto Play (Still) 2. Use the Direction Control and Operation 1. Press the Auto Play (Still) Panel for additional commands during Auto button to display recorded still Play. images in slide show format. Stop Pause Hold for 2 sec. to lock buttons. Repeat procedures Display setting: to release OSD On/Off hold.
Playing back voice recordings and moving images . 1. Turn the Mode dial to The last recorded file displays on the LCD screen. 2.Use the left/right buttons on the Direction Control to seek for voice recording, moving images and voice attached still images that you wish to play. 3. Press the OK button to play the selected file. Other functions 1. During playback press OK to pause 2. During playback press left button to Fast Backward 3. During playback press right button to Fast Forward 4.
Adjusting volume Press the Vol+ or Vol- to adjust volume. Locking the device During playback hold down the Fader button for 2 seconds to lock all buttons. Hold down for another 2 seconds to release lock. Hold for 2 sec. Search Press the Search button to play the first five seconds of voice recording or moving images in the current folder. Use the Direction Control and Operation Panel for additional commands during Search. Stop Volume adjustment during Search Display setting: OSD On/Off Hold 2 sec.
Playing MP3 1. Turn the Mode dial to . MP3 list displays on the LCD screen. 2. Use the left/right buttons on the Direction Control to toggle through the MP3 list. 3. Press the OK button to play the selected MP3 file. Using the Direction Control and Operation Panel Stop Back/F.Bwd Delete Play/Pause 1/Delete All Next/F.Fwd Display setting: LCD On/Off Volume adjustment Hold 2 sec. to lock buttons. Hold another 2 sec. to release.
Deleting files Deleting single file 1. Press the left/right 2. Press the Delete button once to delete the button to select the file selected file. you wish to delete. Deleting all files 1. Press the Delete button twice to delete all files in the selected folder. 3. Press the OK button to confirm. 2. Press the OK button to confirm. x2 Press the up button to cancel delete operation.
Setting Menu 1. Turn the Mode Dial to . Menu screen appears on the LCD screen. 2.Use the 4-direction buttons on the Direction Control to toggle through the Menu. Move up one item Move to previous level Move to next level Move down one item 3. Press the OK button to select then return to previous level.
Manual Set Main Menu Item Setting Description Auto Sets the white balance for still and moving images. Daylight White Balance Adjustment Cloudy Fluorescent Tungsten Off Manual Set Negative M P.Effect Sepia Sets the picture effect for still and moving images. BW Solarize Pastel Normal AF Mode Macro Sets focal point to near distance or normal distance objects.
Still Set Main Menu Item Setting Description Auto Sets the scene selection. Portrait Scene Landscape Sports Night Portrait Still Set Normal Quality Q High Sets the recording quality of still images. Fine Economic Image Size Normal Sets the recording size of still images.
Still Set - continued Main Menu Item Attach Voice Setting Description No Attach voice recording to still image right after recording. Yes Off Turn off interval shutter. On Turn on interval shutter. 1 Min Interval Still Set 5 Min 10 Min Interval between each still image recording within the total timeframe. 30 Min Int. Shut. 1 Hour 2 Hour Elapse Total recording cycle timeframe. 6 Hour 12 Hour 24 Hour Full Date Display Off On Superimpose date onto photo.
Movie Set Main Menu Item Image Size Setting Description Economic Recording size of the moving images. Normal Fine Movie Set Quality Night Normal Fine Off On Sets the recording quality of moving images. Turns on or off the night recording function.
Movie Set - continued Main Menu Item Setting Description Off Turn off interval shutter. On Turn on interval shutter 1 Min Interval 5 Min 10 Min Interval between each recording within the total timeframe. 30 Min 5 Sec Int. Rec. Rec. Time Movie Set 10 Sec Recording time during each interval. 15 Sec 30 Sec 1 Hour 2 Hour Elapse Total recording cycle timeframe. 6 Hour 12 Hour 24 Hour Full On AF Mode Off Turns on or off the AF function in moving images recording.
Audio Set Main Menu Audio Set Item Setting Description Audio recording quality. Audio Mode Playback Set Main Menu Item Attach Voice Print Mark Email Mark Playback Set Protect Setting Description No Select and attach voice to sill image. Yes Off On Off On Off On No Format Yes Mark still images for direct print. Mark still images for direct email. Protect selected file from deletion. Format memory card. All contents, including protected files will be deleted.
System Set Main Menu Item Clock Set TV System Setting Description Date Sets the system date and time. Time NTSC PAL Melody System Set Beep Selects the TV system when connecting to TV. Sets the system beep. Normal Off 1 Min Auto Power Off 3 Min Sets automatic power off time. 5 Min Off Silence Off On Turn on or off the beep and LED sounds.
Various settings Adjusting White Balance By default this device automatically detects and adjusts White Balance level depending on surrounding lighting condition, however for optimal result, user can manually set the white balance level to match its condition. 1. Turn the Mode dial to 2. Select Manual Set M . from the menu. 3. Select White Balance Adjustment from the menu. 4. Choose the White Balance adjustment that fits your surrounding lighting condition.
Adding P. Effect This option enriches your images by adding picture effects to your still images or moving images. 1. Turn the Mode dial to 2. Select Manual Set M . from the menu. 3. Select P Effect from the menu. 4. Choose your preferred effect. Negative Adds a negative effect to your image by reversing its colors. Solarize Adds a sketch effect to your image. Sepia Adds an “oldpicture” effect to your image. BW Adds black and white effect to your image. Pastel Adds a comic effect to your image 5.
Setting Macro You can turn on the Macro option while recording near distance objects. This will shift the auto focus lens to focus on near objects instead of distance objects. 1. Turn the Mode dial to 2. Select Manual Set M . from the menu. 3. Select AF Mode from the menu. 4. Select (Macro) for near range recording or recording. 5. Turn the Mode dial to (Normal) for normal range . 6. Press AF/Shutter to record still image or Record button to record moving images with the new AF Mode setting.
Setting Image Quality This will set the image quality of still images. The quality of the image is directly correlated to the size of the image. Hence higher image quality reflects larger file size. 1. Turn the Mode dial to . 2. Select Still Set for still image and Movie Set for moving images from the menu. 3. Select Quality Q from the menu. 4. Select an image quality. 5. Turn the Mode dial to . 6.
Applying Scene By default this device automatically detects and adjusts the scenario of the image, however for optimal result, user can manually set the scene to match your condition. 1. Turn the Mode dial to . 2. Select Still Set from the menu. 3. Select Scene from the menu. 4. Choose the a scene that fits your condition. Auto Adjusts scene automatically. Landscape For far distance recording. 5. Turn the Mode dial to Portrait For portrait recording. Sports For sport, moving objects recordings.
Interval Shutter/Record This will set a time interval to record still images or moving images. 1. Turn the Mode dial to . 2. Select Still Set for still image or Movie Set for moving images from the menu. 3. Select Int. Shut for still image and Int. Rec. for moving images the menu. 4. Choose an interval time for still image or moving images. 5. Choose a REC Time for moving images. 5. Choose Elapse time for still image or moving images.
Interval Shutter/Record - continued 5. Turn the Mode dial to . 6. Press AF/Shutter to take still image or Record button to record moving images with the Shutter Interval. or Important: Be sure the Interval Shutter option is set to [on] in the Still Set menu for still image taking and Movie Set menu for moving images recording.
Attaching voice to still images This lets you to add voice recording to still images. 1. Turn the Mode dial to . 2. Select (Attach Voice) from the menu. The last recorded file will appear on the LCD screen. 3. Select a still image you wish to attach a voice recording to by using the Direction Control. Attach Voice Exit PREV. NEXT REC. 4. Press Record to start recording voice to the selected still image. 5. Press the Record button again to stop recording. 6. To exit press up button.
Protecting file from deletion This lets you to protect a file from deletion therefore preventing mistakenly deleting an important file. 1. Turn the Mode dial to . 2. Select (Protect) from the menu. The last recorded file will appear on the LCD screen. 3. Select a file you wish to protect 4. Press OK button to 5. To exit press protect the selected file. by using the Direction Control. Up button. Note: To un-protect the file select the protected file and repeat the procedures.
Understanding LCD screen indicators Voice Recording Before recording 1 2 3 4 During recording 5 6 7 8 12 9 10 Battery remaining indicator File protection indicator 3 Self timer indicator 4 Recording quality indicator 5 Device mode indicator 6 Current folder indicator 7 Total recordable time 8 Total recording time 9 System date 10 System time 11 Command option menu 1 11 12 Recording time 2 User Guide 55
Still Image Recording 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 16 17 18 19 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Battery remaining indicator File protection indicator 3 Self timer indicator 4 Flash strobe indicator 5 Image size indicator 6 Current folder indicator 7 Recorded image counter 8 Total recordable image counter 9 Picture effect indicator 10 Backlight indicator 11 Scene indicator 1 2 12 AE-lock indicator Macro indicator 15 AF indicator 16 Zoom indicator 17 Zoom ratio indicator 18 AF frame 19 Attach voice indicator 13 14 White
Moving Images Recording 1 2 3 4 5 N 12 13 14 15 16 Battery remaining indicator File protection indicator 3 Recording size indicator 4 Current folder indicator 5 Total estimative recordable time 6 Total recording time 7 Night recording indicator 8 Scene indicator 9 White balance indicator 10 Macro indicator 11 AF indicator 6 7 8 9 10 11 Zoom ratio indicator AF frame 15 System date 16 System time 1 13 2 14 12 Zoom indicator User Guide 57
MP3 playing 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 7 10 8 11 Battery remaining indicator File protection indicator 3 Device mode indicator 4 Current folder indicator 5 Current selected track 6 Total tracks counter 7 Total playing time indicator 8 Individual track playing time indicator 9 MP3 files location indicator 10 Track name indicator 1 13 2 14 12 Playing status gauge Playing time User Guide 58
Playback Still image playback 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8 Battery remaining indicator File protection indicator Print mark indicator Email mark indicator Image size indicator Current folder indicator Sequence of selected still image Total recorded still image 9 Current selected still image 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 User Guide 59
Playback - continued Still image playback 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Battery remaining indicator File protection indicator Email mark indicator Image size indicator Current folder indicator Current selected moving image order Total recorded moving image Total playing time of selected file Current selected moving image 10 9 9 10 Playing progress gauge Playing time User Guide 60
Playback - continued 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Battery remaining indicator File protection indicator 3 Email mark indicator 4 Audio mode indicator 5 Device mode indicator 6 Current folder indicator 7 Current selected voice recording order 8 Total recorded voice recording 9 Current selected voice recording 10 Total playing time of selected file 1 2 User Guide 61
