DC-2 User Manual
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1. 29 MAKING 31 CONNECTING THE DIGITAL CAMERA TO A PC 31 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 34 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE eese nnn 34 8 TROUBLESHOOTING a 38 9 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 40 Thank you for purchasing this product Please read these operating instructions carefully in order to use the digital video camera correctly Keep the instructions in a safe place after reading so that you can refer to them later Precautions Before using the digital camera please ensure that you read and understand the safety precautions described below e Do not try to open the case of the digital camera or attempt to modify this digital camera in any way Maintenance and repairs should be carried out only by authorized service providers e Keep the digital camera away from water and other liquids Do not use the digital camera with wet hands Never use the digital camera in the rain or snow Moisture creates the danger of electric shock e Use only the recommended power accessories Use of power sources not expressly recommended for this equipment may lead to overheating distortion of the equipment fire electrical shock or other hazards 1 Parts of the digital camera NDAD 2 TOYO 1 Self timer LED 13 Hand stra2. 12 Monitor screen display 1 Camera Mode e Still Image Capture video recording 9 Playback 2 Scene Mode Auto of FY wil iS 8 50 Night Portrait 16 15 14 1312 11 10 9 n d 3 White Balance ortral m Auto ner ES E Ba Daylight Party Cloudy Beach 2 Incandescent High Sensitivity Emi Fluorescent 13 4 Image Size 4000x3000 FM 3264x2448 T 2592x1944 ET 2048x1536 1600x1200 640x480 8 Battery Power Level mmm Full Medium C Low CZ1 None 12 Face Detect el if On H 5 Flash Mode Always On Auto Off 10 Date Stamp On or 13 Anti Shake n 14 6 Number of pictures Remaining on SD Card 7 Zoom Value Level 9 SD Card inserted SD No protect status Protect status 11 Smile Capture EJ 14 3 3 uH 2 M 1 15 ISO 16 Image Quality KM Auto EA super Fine 100 ER Fine 189 200 Fa Normal 400 Video record mode 00 00 24 Video record icon Video size White Balance Recording time available Zoom value level Battery level SD Card inserted ye Mr d 15 Playback mode gt MUI ME 3 1 Playback still image icon Playback movie clips icon 2 Image Total Images on SD card Video Total Videos on SD Card Video recording time Date stamp Only still Image mode 5 Press the shutter button to playback vi
3. Press the MENU button to close the menu Exposure Set the exposure value manually to compensate for 4 unusual lighting conditions such as indirect indoor lighting dark backgrounds and strong backlighting The exposure value range is 3 to 3 The ISO menu allows you to set the level of sensitivity 25 Iso that your camera has to light in the surrounding environment Auto 100 200 400 Sharpness You can set the level of sharpness in the images taken with your camera The sharpness level dictates if the edges of objects in the image are more or less distinct Normal Sharp Soft Quality Select a lower image quality to decrease the image size in order to capture more images There are three options for choice Super Fine Fine INormal Date Stamp This function can be used to add a date to your pictures as you take them There are two items for option Date Add the recording date amp time to printed images Off Do not add the recording date amp time to printed images Refer to page 13 Auto Power To save power the digital camera is turned off Off automatically after a period of time There are four 26 options 60 Seconds 120 Seconds 180 Seconds None Language Select a language for the Display menu and other information from the following languages English English Francais French Espanol Spanish Portugu s Portuguese
4. Deutsch German Nederlands Nederland Italiano Italian Pyccknn Russian Frequency Light Frequency should be set to either 60Hz or 50Hz depending on your region 50HZ 60HZ Refer to page 12 Default To reset the entire menu and button operation settings Setting to initial default OK Cancel KE 27 5 Playback Playback still image 1 Press the playback button to playback mode The latest recorded file appears on the LCD screen If there are no images stored a message No File Exist appears 2 Press the LEFT SELF TIMER or RIGHT FLASH button to preview the previous or next image 3 Zooming Press the ZOOM IN or ZOOM OUT button to zoom in or zoom out the image When the picture is enlarged press the UP DISPL AY DOWN MODE LEFT SELF TIMER RIGHT FLASH button to browse the details of the image 28 Playing back movie clips 1 Set the digital camera to playback mode 2 Press the RIGHT FLASH or LEFT SELF TIMER button to select the movie clips you want to playback 3 Press the SHUTTER button to start playing and press it again to pause press UP DISPLAY button to end the playing Other function in playback mode Viewing Thumbnails Press the ZOOM OUT button to view the files in thumbnails mode Press the UP DISPLAY DOWN MODE LEFT Self timer RIGHT FLASH button to select a file Press the OK button to view the file in full screen Delete files in playback mode 1 Press the DELETE button
5. electrical outlet Camera becomes warm during charging that is normal Battery is exhausted after being charged when left for a long time Battery can be re charged even when it has some power left but it is not recommended better is to re charge it when it is empty Battery has characteristics that will reduce its operating duration and cause the battery to swell up e When the operating time of the camera becomes extremely short even after proper battery charging the life of the battery may be expired Buy a new battery DO NOT leave any metal items such as clips near the contact areas of the power plug Otherwise a fire and or electric shocks may be caused by short circuiting or the resulting heat generated Inserting the Memory Card 1 Turn off the digital camera 2 Pushthe lock button 1 down to open the battery cover And then you Will see the SD card slot 3 Insert the memory card to the card slot with the label against the LCD screen Check the right direction before insert the memory card e To release the memory card open the battery cover firstly and then press the edge of the card gently 10 Format the memory card It is important to format the memory card when it is the first time you use this digital camera All data will be deleted including protected files Be sure to download important files to your computer before formatting 1 Turn the power on and set the digital came
6. in playback mode to display the dialog box 2 Press the RIGHT FLASH or LEFT SELF TIMER button to select Yes and then press the OK button to delete the file 29 Menu in playback mode 1 In playback mode press the MENU button to display the menu when file in full screen mode 2 Press the Up Display or Down Mode button to select an item 3 Push the OK button to enter the submenu 4 Press the Up Display or Down Mode button to select the desired item 5 Press the OK button to confirm the setting 6 Press the MENU button to close the menu Use this function to rotate the images 90 Rotate the image 90 degrees in clockwise 180 Rotate the image 180 degrees in clockwise 270 Rotate the image 270 degrees in clockwise Cancel No rotate the image Protect Use this function to protect the files from being deleted o by accident Lock Current Lock the current file Unlock Current Unlock the current file Lock all Lock all files 30 Unlock All Unlock all files Delete Use this function to delete a single or all files This Image Delete a single file Cancel OK m All Delete all files Cancel OK Cancel Cancel this operation 6 Making connections Connecting the Digital camera to a PC There are two ways to download files from the digital camera s internal memory or memory card to a computer e By inserting the memory card into a card reader e By connecting the camera to a co
7. mode 1 Turn on the digital camera and set it to capture mode 2 Press the MENU button to display the menu 3 Press the Up Display or Down Mode button to select an item 4 Press the OK button to enter the submenu 5 Use the Up Display or Down Mode button to select the desired item 6 Press the OK button to confirm the setting 7 Press the MENU button to close the menu Capture menu list Scene There are nine options for choice m Auto Night Portrait Night Scenery Portrait Scenery Sport Party Beach High Sensitivity 22 Image Size MP Anti Shake Face Detect EJ Smile Capture g Continue Shot There are five options for choice 12M 4000x3000 8M 3264x2448 5M 2592x1944 3M 2048x1536 2M 1600x1200 VGA 640x480 Use the function to avoid our hands shaking when taking pictures There are two options for choice On Off Use this function to detect our faces when taking pictures There are two options for choice On Off Sets smile capture is on Face Detect will be automatically opened Once it detects smile the digital camera will auto take pictures On Off Use this function to take 6 pictures continuously And image resolution will automatically adjust to 640X480 Only image resolution is 640x480 to use this function Continue shot mode can not flash Off Press the shutter button once to take one picture On Press the shutter button once to take six pi
8. Hamilton Electronics CAMERA DC2 User s Manual 1 PARTS OF THE DIGITAL 5 2 PREPARING FOR USING eeeeeee nennen nennen nnn nnns 6 INSTAEEING THEBAFTERBY 16395 0t 6 CHARGE THE BATTERY cinien 7 INSERTING THE MEMORY 9 FORMAT THE MEMORY CARD 11 SETTING THE LANGUAGE 11 SETTING THE DATE AND TIME 12 MONITOR SCREEN DISPLAY eee eene nnne 13 3 USING THIS DIGITAL CAMERA 16 TURNING THE DIGITAL CAMERA ON AND OFF 16 CHANGE THE RECORD MODE nd eed ND bcd 17 TAKING STIEE IMAGES e utet Deae o heh tetas 18 USING THE SELF TIMER 235219 detente testes bue a 19 USING THE A Siete cea aaa sae ad de 20 RECORDING A VIDEO CUP 21 4 USING THE MENU IN RECORD MODE 22 MENU IN CAPTURE MODE 22 MENU IN VIDEO MODE eene nenne nennen 24 SETUP MENU fan satis uui aaa ats Eck Rep 25 JPEAYBACK DH 28 PEAVBACISSTIEEIMAGE op 28 PLAYING BACK MOVIE CLIPS a 29 OTHER FUNCTION IN PLAYBACK
9. ash will not activate during continuous shooting or movie recording 1 Set the digital camera to the Capture mode 2 Press the RIGHT FLASH button to change the flash mode Each time the flash button is pressed the flash icon changes Auto Automatically turn on of Flash on Force on the flash Flash off Force off the flash 3 Press the SHUTTER button to take a picture Note When the battery level is low the flash strobe will not work Meanwhile press the RIGHT FLASH button the message shows Low battery on the LCD monitor 20 Recording a video clip 1 Turn on the digital camera press the DOWN MODE button to set the digital camera to video record mode 2 Zooming Press the ZOOM IN or ZOOM OUT button to zoom in or zoom out the screen The value of magnification level appears on the LCD monitor 3 Press the SHUTTER button to start recording 4 Press the SHUTTER again to end the recording If the memory is full the video camera will stop recording automatically e On the upper of the LCD monitor displays the recorded time n some environment it s normal to the number of the actual photos taken is not same as the number of taking photos Don t remove the card when video recording Or it may cause the digital camera can not work normally 21 4 Using the menu in record mode When a menu is displayed the Up Display Down Mode OK button are used to make the desired setting Menu in capture
10. ctures continuously 23 Capture Use the self timer to set a delay from the time the shutter Mode button is pressed to the time the image is shot S9 Off 2 Seconds 5 Seconds 10 Seconds White Adjust the white balance to suit different light sources Balance There five items for option 3 Auto Daylight Cloudy Incandescent Fluorescent Menu in video mode In video record mode press the MENU button to display the menu Press the Up Display or Down Mode button to select an item Press the OK button to enter the submenu Press the Up Display or Down Mode button to select the desired item Press the OK button to confirm the setting Oo fF C N Press the MENU button to close the menu White Balance Adjust the white balance to suit different light sources mi There five items for option Auto Daylight Cloudy Incandescent Fluorescent 24 Select small movie size to record longer time There are two items for option VGA 640x480 QVGA 320x240 Setup menu You can set the system items in setup menu 1 Turn the power on and press the MENU button to display the menu Push the RIGHT FLASH button to select EZ Setup Press the Up Display or Down Mode button to select an item Press the OK button to enter the submenu Push the Up Display or Down Mode button to select the desired item Press the OK button to confirm the setting N O A OOD
11. deo file 3 Using this digital camera Turning the Digital camera On and Off 1 Press the POWER button to turn on the camera and press it again to turn the digital camera off You can change the power off time by setting the function Auto Power Off in the Setup menu 16 Change the record mode There are three modes in this digital camera 1 Press the POWER button to turn on the digital camera 2 Press the Down Mode button to change the mode Each time the Down Mode button is pressed the mode icon is changed m Capture mode For taking still photos TA Videomode For recording movie clips ff Playback mode For previewing record files Note You can only switch the digital camera to playback mode by using the PLAYBACK button Press the PLAYBACK button to set the camera to playback mode 9 and press it again to set it record mode 17 Taking still images Turn on the digital camera and set the digital camera to default capture mode the icon O appears on the LCD screen Zooming Press the ZOOM IN or ZOOM OUT button to zoom in or zoom out the screen the value of magnification level appears on the LCD monitor Hold the digital camera steady and then press the SHUTTER button completely down to take a picture Automatically the number displayed on the screen is increased by one For example if the screen displays 3 20 when the camera is powered on after one photo has been captured 4 19 will appear If the
12. memory is full Memory Full will appear on screen In some environment it s normal to the number of the actual photos taken is not same as the number of taking photos Make sure that your fingers do not cover the lens No card inserted you can take a photo it will be not saved it after powering off No card inserted you can take a photo when the card inserted the message appears Copy to card yes the image will be copied to the card no the image will be deleted 18 Using the Self timer Use the self timer to set a delay from the time the shutter button is pressed to the time the image is shot 1 Turn the power on and set the digital camera to the Capture mode 2 Press the LEFT SELF TIMER button to change the self timer mode Each time the LEFT SELF TIMER button is pressed the self timer icon changes Off Don t use self timer 2 Seconds The shutter release will delay for 2 seconds 5 Seconds The shutter release will delay for 5 seconds Seconds The shutter release will delay for 10 seconds 3 Press the SHUTTER button to take picture 4 After Self timer begins the self timer LED will flash one second for a flash till count down is over 19 Using the Flash The flash is not only for taking pictures when there is insufficient light but also for when the subject is in shade or with backlight conditions Pressing the RIGHT FLASH button cycles your camera through the various flash modes The fl
13. mputer using the supplied USB cable 31 Using a Card Reader 1 Eject the memory card from the digital camera and insert it into a card reader that is connected to a computer oS 2 Open My Computer or Windows Explorer and SS double click the removable disk icon that represents the memory card 3 Copy images from the card into a directory of your choice on the computer s hard disk Connecting the Digital camera to a PC with the USB Cable 1 Connect the supplied USB cable to the computer s USB port and turn on the digital camera A message MSDC appears on the screen when connection to the computer has been successfully completed Notes 1 Turn the digital camera on it needs immediately long press the shutter button to set the digital camera to PC Camera mode Or the digital camera to MSDC mode 32 2 After connecting to the PC press the Power button to not power off and remove the USB cable to turn the digital camera off 2 Open My Computer or Windows Explorer A Removable Disk appears in the drive list Double click the Removable Disk icon to view its contents Files stored on the camera are located in the folder named DCIM 3 Copy the photos or files to your computer 33 7 Software Installation Installing the Software The bundled software CD has the drivers and software that come with video camera Insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The autorun menu appears The foll
14. nt to power Recharge the battery on 38 The digital camera does not take pictures 1 Memory is full Insert new memory card 2 Memory card is not formatted Format the memory card again correctly or use a new card Image is blurry or out of focus 1 The digital camera was moving Hold the digital camera steady when the image was captured when shooting picture Image is not displayed on the LCD monitor 1 A memory card with non PICT This digital camera cannot images recorded with other display non PICT images camera is loaded Recorded files are not saved in memory 1 The digital camera was turned If the battery low indicator off before the files are saved in appears on the LCD monitor memory recharge the battery immediately 39 9 Technical Specifications 5 Mega Pixels CMOS 2 7 TFT Color LCD P28 5 3mm Electronic Shutter 1 2 1 2000 sec Still Image 12M 8M 5M 3M 2M VGA Video VGA 640x480 QVGA 320x240 ISO Auto 100 200 400 Auto Daylight Cloudy Incandescent Fluoresce SEV to 3EV in tstep YES 2 5 sec External memory SD MMC 3 7V Li thium battery Operating 0 C to 40 C temperature Storage 20 to 60 100 X 58 5 X 192mm Camera Body w o battery Approx 90g 40
15. ompita rut of Nevapek Deal Device Setup Peel your computer Vioukd you lios 10 peeled raw TV Yes rested the computer now C el rm imd the dn Lele 36 b Connect the camcorder to PC by the USB cable 6 Long press the shutter button and power on to set the digital camera to PC Camera mode 2 How to use PC CAM function a Connect the camera to PC with the attached USB cable Long press the Shutter button and power on the camera to enter PC camera mode b Double click the icon my computer on the desktop of PC Double click the icon m then you can start to use the PC Camera function 3 How to download the photos Set the USB mode to MSDC and then the camera becomes a removable storage device a Connect the PC and camera with the USB cable 37 b Double click the icon my computer on the desktop of PC C Double click lt icon d Double click DCIM file folder Copy all the files to your PC Attention 1 do not take out the SD card or the batteries when you copy the files to PC otherwise the files might be destroyed or lost 2 When you download the photos please always connect the USB cable to PC first then to the camera if you connect the USB cable to camera first the screen will go blank and if in this case you can restart the camera 8 Troubleshooting Power does not turn on 1 Battery is insufficie
16. owing software is listed Install Driver Installs software for PC camera e Arcsoft Medialmpression Installs software for editing movie clips and 34 photos If the autorun menu does not appear automatically open the CD ROM in My Computer or Windows Explorer and double click the file named autorun exe to start the program You can also click Run in the Windows Startup menu enter D autorun exe where D is your CD ROM drive letter in the text box and click OK 1 Install Driver 1 Insert the CD to your PC CD ROM 2 Click Install Driver to install the driver and then choose the language Welcome to the Novatek Digital Device Setup Wizard Tha vell Herak Degtal Device on your b oa recommended thar you clone all other spnb anon balcon CEA ln cordia cor Cool bo et 35 3 Click Next and then click Install to install the driver setup Digital Darica Setup UIS Device Fati to Setup rr imb ba bai iria Digtal Denice on your computer Please wat while Setup installs Novae Digia Deos on your compuber k haali continue with the installation Extracting System T deere vices spe _ ces 4 Click Finish to complete the installation IB Setup 010713 igi tal LITT slo zl Completing the Novatek Digital Device Setup Wizard c
17. p 2 Shutter button 14 Playback button 3 Power button 15 Battery SD card cover 4 Flash strobe 16 Up Display button 5 Microphone 17 Right Flash button 6 Lens 18 Ok button 7 USB jack 19 Down Mode button 8 Left self timer button 20 Delete Button 9 Busy LED 21 Menu button 10 Charging LED 22 FT monitor screen 11 Zoom out button 23 Tripod sock 12 Zoom in button 2 Preparing for using Installing the Battery 1 Push the lock button 1 down to open the battery cover 2 Insert the battery with the positive and negative poles matching the directions indicated inside the battery compartment 3 After the battery is properly installed replace the battery cover until a clearly click is heard Charge the battery Please charge the battery when the indicator shows the NNNM 1 Power OFF connect the camera to the computer s USB port with supplied USB cable 2 Charging starts when charge indicator LED turns RED The charge 7 indicator light turns OFF when charging is completed 3 Disconnect the camera Note 1 DO NOT power on the camera when the battery is charging The camera will not work normally if you power on it 2 When the battery is charging by the USB cable long press the shutter button to get the camera into PC camera mode Or get it into mass storage mode The charge will be stop e When charging is completed be sure to disconnect the power supply device from the
18. ra to the Setup Menu See the details on page 28 2 Press the Up Display or Down Mode button to select Format then press the OK button to launch the submenu 3 Press the Up Display or Down Mode button to select the item OK and then press the OK button to erase all data Setting the Language When using the digital camera for the first time after purchasing it be sure to choose a language and set the date amp time before using the digital camera 1 Turn the power on and set the digital camera to the Setup Menu See the details on page 28 2 Press the Up Display or Down Mode button to select Language then 11 press the OK button to launch the submenu 3 Press the Up Display or Down Mode button to select the desired language and then press the OK button to confirm the setting 4 Press the MENU button to close the menu Setting the date and time 1 Turn the power on and set the digital camera to the Setup Menu See the details on page 27 2 Press the Up Display or Down Mode button to select Date Time then press the OK button to launch the dialog box 3 Press the Up Display or Down Mode button to 2010 change the highlighted value Press the 05 14 57 LEFT SELF TIMER button or RIGHT FLASH YY MM DD button to move the cursor between settings 5 Press the OK button to confirm the settings e date and time can be only added to still images by setting the function Date Stamp in capture menu
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