User's Manual Getting Started Knowing your camcorder parts Speaker Microphone Lens LED lights Battery cover Flash strobe Strap hook Bottom view Tripod socket SD/MMC card slot (inside the battery cover) Status LED (left) / Charging LED (right) Menu button Shutter button Previous button/ Fast backward button Play/Pause button Next button/ Fast forward button Macro mode switch Zoom (in/out) button Record button Earphone/AV-out connector USB connector * AV-in connector (optional) * Flash switch OK key/ 4:3/6:9 display switch White balance switch LED lights switch * inside the cover Mode button LCD monitor Power button 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 Please charge the battery at least 8 hours for first time use. 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 USB port of the camcorder and the other end to a powered PC. Make sure the camcorder is powered off. 2. The charging LED turns red and the charge starts. 3. When the charging is interrupted or the battery pack is fully charged, the charging LED will turn green. When using a PC to charge the battery, do not power on the camcorder, or the charge will stop. Inserting a memory card (optional) In addition to the built-in flash memory, your camera can store data on a Secure Digital (SD) card or a MultiMedia card (MMC). 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 1 ~ 3 seconds or close the LCD monitor. If the camcorder is not turned on after pressing the Power button, please check: 1. The battery pack is well installed in the camcorder. 2. The battery pack has enough power left. If the camcorder stays inactive for a long period of time, it may automatically shut down due to the Auto-Off setting. 3 Reading LCD indicators Digital Camcorder mode: Flash mode LED lights mode Macro mode Selftimer White balance Mode icon Video resolution Photo resolution Zoom indicator Storage medium* 0008 Battery Life Number of recordings *1 : internal memory ; : memory card. Playback mode: File type Mode icon Highlight box Current / Total recordings MPEG 0001/0009 Image thumbnail Battery Life Storage medium Setting language and time Language: Power-on Press the Mode button Enter the Setting mode Use the Direction buttons to select the Language item and press the OK button to enter Use the Direction buttons to select a suitable language and press the OK button to confirm. Time: Power-on Press the Mode button Enter the Setting mode Use the Direction buttons to select the Date&Time item and press the OK button to enter Use the Direction buttons to set the correct date and time, and then press the OK button to confirm. 4 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 ( ). 30cm ~ (12" ~ ) Zoom in 5cm ~ 30cm (2" ~ 12") * At 1X fixed zoom 2. Zooming: Move the Zoom button up or down to zoom in or zoom out the screen. The optical magnification is 3X and the digital magnification is 8X. Note: The optical zoom and digital zoom can be identified by the line in the middle of the Digital zoom zoom ratio bar. When maximum optical zoom is reached, you Optical zoom need to wait for a few seconds for the camcorder to complete 0008 auto focusing before you can use digital zoom. 3. Press the Record button to start recording. 4. Press the Record button again to stop recording. Zoom out The camcorder takes a few seconds on auto focusing every time you adjust the zoom ratio. The zoom function is also available during recording (except in macro mode). If the surroundings are dark, you can switch the LED lights mode to On or Auto to help focus and lighting. You can press the OK button to switch between 4:3 and 16:9 display. Note that once you change the screen display, the recorded image will change accordingly. 4:3/6:9 display switch 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 ( ). 30cm ~ (12" ~ ) Zoom in 5cm ~ 30cm (2" ~ 12") * At 1X fixed zoom 2. Zooming: Move the Zoom button up or down to zoom in or zoom out the screen. The optical magnification is 3X and the digital magnification is 8X. Adjust other advanced settings if necessary. If the surroundings are dark, you can switch the LED lights mode to On or Auto to help focus and lighting. 3. Press the Shutter button half way down and hold for the camcorder to auto focus. When the focus frame turns yellow, press the button fully down to take a still picture. Zoom out focus frame Recording a voice clip 1. Press the Mode button and use the Direction buttons to select the Voice ( ) mode. Then press the OK key to enter. 2. Press the Record button to start recording. 3 When you are done, press the Record button again to stop recording. Avoid blocking the microphone Before or during recording, you can move the Direction buttons toward left or right to adjust microphone sensibility, thus setting the sound volume of the recording. 6 Playing back your recordings 1. Press the Mode button and use the Direction buttons to select the Playback ( ) mode. Then press the OK key to enter. Or press the Play/Pause button ( ) below the LCD monitor. 2. Operations in playback mode: File type Index mode MPEG How to... Shift between index mode and full-screen mode Action In index mode, press the OK key to switch to fullscreen mode. In full-screen mode, press the Menu button to switch to index mode. (When reviewing a picture, if you move the Direction buttons down when the zoom ratio is 1.0x, the screen will switch to index mode.) 1. In index mode: Use the Direction buttons to move the highlight box. 2. In full-screen mode: Use the Direction buttons to move left or right. Use the Direction buttons to move up or down. When the zoom ratio is greater than 1.0x, press the OK key. When the zoom ratio is locked, use the Direction buttons to browse the picture. When selected (in full-screen mode), the file automatically starts playing. During playing/While paused, press the OK key. During playing, use the Direction buttons to move up or down. During playing, press the Menu button. Press the Shutter button. During playing, press the Next ( ) button. To stop, press the Play/Pause ( ) button. During playing, press the Previous ( ) button. To stop, press the Play/Pause ( ) button. While paused/stopped, press the Next ( ) button. ) While paused/stopped, press the Previous ( button. 0001/0009 Full-screen mode MPEG 0001/0009 Shift between files Zoom in/out Picture Lock/Release zoom ratio Browse the enlarged picture Start playing Pause/Resume playing Adjust the volume level Video & Audio Stop playing Return to the preview screen Fast forward Fast backward Select the next file Select the previous file Connecting the camcorder to a TV Connect your camcorder and TV via the accessory AV cable for real-time display. You can display your video clips, still pictures, and audio recordings directly on your TV, sharing them with your friends and family. AV mode TV Out Video Audio 1. Turn on your TV and switch the TV to AV mode. The TV system is different across countries. 2. Connect the audio and video ends of the AV cable to the TV. 3. Turn on the camcorder. 4. Connect the other end of the AV cable to your camcorder. Advanced Operations Menu operation The menu items provide several options for you to fine-tune your camera functions. The following table gives details on menu operations. How to... Bring up the menu Move the highlight bar Enter sub-menu/Confirm an item Exit menu/Go back to upper menu Press the Menu button. Use the Direction buttons to move up or down. Press the OK key. Press the Menu button (when in sub-menu). Action Menu items in Camera mode Power-on Press the Menu button. Item Option 1M 10 mega-pixel camcorder Resolution 11 mega-pixel camcorder 3M 5M 10M 1M 3M 5M 11M Date Stamp Stabilizer On/Off On/Off Auto Sunny WB Cloudy Fluorescent Tungsten Description Set picture resolution to 1 mega pixels. Set picture resolution to 3 mega pixels. Set picture resolution to 5 mega pixels. Set picture resolution to 10 mega pixels. Set picture resolution to 1 mega pixels. Set picture resolution to 3 mega pixels. Set picture resolution to 5 mega pixels. Set picture resolution to 11 mega pixels. Print a date mark on each picture when enabled. Minimize image blur caused by hand shake when enabled. The camera automatically adjusts white balance. This setting is suitable for outdoor recording in sunny weather. This setting is suitable for recording in cloudy weather or shady environments. This setting is suitable for indoor recording with fluorescent lamp lighting, or environments with high color temperature. This setting is suitable for indoor recording with incandescent lamp lighting, or environments with low color temperature. 9 Menu items in Camera mode (continued) Item Histogram Option On/Off Auto Description Enable/Disable image histogram display on the screen. The flash automatically fires when the lighting is insufficient. The flash is forced to fire in every shot. The flash is disabled. Make recordings in natural color. Make recordings in black and white. 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 value indicates the image will be brighter than usual; while a negative value makes the image dimmer. Enable/Disable the selftimer. After the selftimer is turned on, the camera will have ten seconds delay before recording when the Shutter button is pressed. Enable/Disable OSD (on screen display) icons to display on the screen. VGA QVGA D1 VGA QVGA Set the video resolution to VGA (640x480 pixels). Set the video resolution to QVGA (320x240 pixels). Set the video resolution to D1 (720x480 pixels). Set the video resolution to VGA (640x480 pixels). Set the video resolution to QVGA (320x240 pixels). Enabling this setting allows you to take a photograph with a dark background. Since the shutter speed will slow down when taking photographs at a dark place, we recommend using a tripod to eliminate blurring from hand shake. Warning: Noise increases when Night Shot is enabled. This setting allows you to add customsized frames to photos. 10 background frames are available on the LCD monitor. The Photo-Frame function is disabled. This setting allows you to combine two images taken individually into one photo. Flash On Off Normal Effect B&W Classic -2~+2 Exposure Selftimer On/Off Icon On/Off 10 mega-pixel camcorder Video 11 mega-pixel camcorder On/Off NightShot 1 ~ 10 PhotoFrame 0 On/Off Two-in-One When resolution is set to 10M or above, the "Photo Frame" and "Two-inOne" options, as well as the "16:9 display" function, will not be available. 0 Menu items in Playback mode Power-on Press the Mode button Enter the Playback ( the Menu button. Item Option No/Yes Delete One No/Yes Delete All Slide Show One All Print Cancel The camera displays images in sequence. Only JPEG pictures and the first frames of MPEG files will be displayed. You can press the Menu button to stop the slide show. Print current image when connected to a PictBridge-ready printer. Print all images when connected to a PictBridge-ready printer. Cancel action. Delete all pictures and video/audio files stored in the memory. Delete current file. Description ) mode Press * If there are no files in the camera, no items will be seen. Before using the Print command in the menu, you need to connect the camera to a PictBridge compatible printer via the accessory USB cable. Menu items in Voice mode Power-on Press the Mode button Enter the Voice ( Menu button. Item Delete One Delete All Delete current voice recording. Delete all voice recordings. Description ) mode Press the Menu items in Setting mode Power-on Press the Mode button Enter the Setting ( Menu button. Item Date & Time Beep Flicker Option On/Off 50Hz 60Hz NTSC TV-out PAL Set date and time. Enable/Disable beep s ...