User's Manual
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Operations
1. Insert a Micro SD card into the SD23 video camera.
Note: Use a branded Micro SD card, for example, Transcend Class 10 memory card.
2. Powering on the SD23 Video camera
Turn the power switch to the ”ON” position to power on the SD23 video camera. At this time, the red indicator is on,
and the SD23 video camera changes to the preview state.
Note:
a. If the battery power is low, the” “symbol is displayed on the TFT screen together with a promot.
b. If no Micro SD card is inserted, no symbol is displayed in the bottom-right corner of the TFT screen.
3. Recording a Video
In the preview state, press the ”Video” key to start video recording. The video recording duration is displayed in the
upper-right part of the TFT screen. The "Video/Audio indicator (green)" and the "Video/Photo indicator (red)" on the top
of the video camera blink slowly. The recording duration is correctly displayed on the LCD segment screen. During video
recording, the video camera responds only to operations for the zoom in (+) and zoom out (–) keys. Press the “Stop”
key once to stop and save the currently recorded video file, and the video indicator (green) on the front side is off. The
video camera restores to the preview state. The recording duration disappears on the LCD segment screen.
Note:
a. During video recording, turn the power switch to the “OFF” position to power off the video camera after saving the
currently recorded file.
b. During video recording, if the battery power runs low, the system saves the currently recorded file and enters standby
mode, displaying a prompt of “Low battery ” on the TFT screen, until the video camera is powered off.
c. During video recording, if the Micro SD card is full, the system saves the currently recorded file. The system also displays
a message “Card full” on the TFT screen, indicating that the Micro SD card is full. In addition, the duration for video
recording stops on the LCD segment screen, and the system restores to the preview state.
d. In cyclic recording mode, the system automatically saves a file every 15 minutes. (The cyclic recording function and the
pre-video function cannot be simultaneously enabled.)
e. If the D23 backup battery is provided and fully recharged, the video camera can continuously record video programs
for about four hours and record audio programs for about seven hours.
f. In WVGA/100 and WVGA/120 modes, the video camera does not support the time display, zooming, and 180° photo
rollover functions. In 1080i/50 and 1080i/60 modes, the video camera does not support the time display function.
g. In audio recording mode, the volume cannot be adjusted by pressing the “+” or “–” key. In playback, however, the
volume can adjusted by pressing the “+” or “–” key.
h. If the video camera provides a TFT screen and is in the preview state, after using a HDMI patch cord to connect the video
camera to a HD display device, you can perform basic operations for the video camera on the HD display device (These
basic operations, however, cannot be performed if no TFT screen is available on the video camera).
4. Taking a Picture
Before taking a picture, perform the following operations to set the image resolution.
— Press the “M” key to display the setup interface.
— Press the “>” key to display the camera setup interface ( ).
— Press the “+” or “–” key and choose “Image Resolution”.
— Press “OK” to display the resolution setup menu.
You can set the resolution to any of the following three modes:
8M, with an image resolution of 3200 x 2400.
12M, with an image resolution of 4096 x 3072.
16M, with an image resolution of 4608 x 3456.
Four photo shooting modes are available for the video camera.
a. single shot (the default mode)
In the preview state, press the “Photo” key once to take a picture while the system generates a click tone. The green
indicator on the front side of the video camera also blinks once (the shooting icon on the LCD segment screen blinks
once), and the video camera restores to the preview state.