Apple DIGITAL CAMCORDER Camcorder User Manual
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1. Note Please make sure your memory is inserted before recording 3 30cm 12 0 g 5cm 30cm 2 12 At 1 5X fixed zoom Move the Zoom button up or down to zoom in or zoom out the screen The optical magnification is 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 hold for the camcorder to auto focus When the g focus frame turns green press the button fully down to take a still picture J focus frame Due to the sensor capture feature the LCD preview and ratio of still picture capture will vary depending upon different video resolution settings The image capture of the camera is set where as video resolutions are different Video resolution Preview a pictures and focusing HD 1280x720 16 9 ratio 4 3 ratio D1 720x480 CIF 352x288 Playing back your recordings 1 Press the MODE button and use the Joystick to switch to My Works mode My Works Or press the Play Pause button P on the left side of the LCD monitor 165 Ge 2 There are two folders below My works Video and Picture Video Tae a Select Video or Picture and then press the OK key to enter Picture the index mode 3 Operations in playback mode File type Index mode E 0002 0012 aa U ie oe Full screen mode Picture Shift between2. Welcome Dear user thanks for purchasing this product Much investment in time and effort has gone into its development and it is our hope that it will give you many years of trouble free service Safety Notice Do not drop puncture or disassemble the camera otherwise the warranty will be voided Avoid all contact with water and dry hands before using Do not expose the camera to high temperature or leave it in direct sunlight Doing so may damage the camera Use the camera with care Avoid pressing hard on the camera body For your own safety avoid using the camera when there is a storm or lightning Do not use batteries of different specifications Doing so may lead to the potential for serious damage Remove the battery during long periods between usage as a deteriorated battery may affect the functionality of the camera 8 Remove the battery if it shows signs of leaking or distortion 9 Use only the accessories supplied by the manufacturer 10 Keep the camera out of the reach of infants ons WN N C a c FCC Compliance Statement o 2 Noiss This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is Ss subjected to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause fe P A z O harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference 4 received including interference that may cause undesired operation a Xy a This equipment has been tested and found
3. 1 Slide the battery cover open as indicated 2 Place the accessory Li lon 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 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 th
4. 720x480 D1 352x288 CIF 3X optical zoom lens File format MOV JPEG 1280x720 up to 30fps Video frame rate 720x480 up to 30fps 352x288 up to 30fps SD 256MB 4GB speed rate 12X above es es Note Specifications are subject to change without notification 17 18 System Requirements System requirements are different in different video resolution settings Video Resolution PC system requirements OS Windows XP SP2 or above QuickTime 7 0 or above CPU Pentium 4 3 0GHz or above HD 1280x720 30fps System RAM 512MB 1GB recommended Display card nvidia Geforece 7600 or ATI X1600 or above with 256MB of RAM D1 720x480 30fps OS Windows 2000 XP or above QuickTime 7 0 or above CIF 352x288 30fps CPU Pentium 4 1 5GHz or above System RAM 256MB 512MB or above recommended Display card 64MB 128MB or above recommended A rm HD DV Camcorder ee 82 441 90010v1 0
5. Brighi while a negative value makes the LCD dimmer Format the storage medium Note that all files stored in the Foret medium will be gone Cancel action Disable Auto off function Imin The camera automatically shuts down when staying inactive for over 1 minute PAO OAT 3 min The camera automatically shuts down when staying inactive for over 3 minutes B mih The camera automatically shuts down when staying inactive for over 5 minutes Language Lets you select the language used for OSD Lets you select the language used for OSD EF Restore factory defaults Note that your current settings will be Default overridden Cancel action Menu items in Setting mode continued Flicker settings table won ove ome ow oom ome ome oe Battery Life Indicator teon Description Full battery life Moderate battery life Low battery life The flash strobe and the LED lights will be disabled a Empty battery life Note To avoid sudden outage of power supply you are recommended to replace the battery when the icon indicates low battery life 15 9 Battery Life Number of shots Recording time minute shoot every 30 seconds resolution is set to HD 1280x720 pixels flash is off resolution is set to 5M 2560x1920 Storage Capacity Video min Specifications 5 Mega pixel camera 5 Mega 2592x1944 pixels Still image 3M 5M Resolution 1280x720 HD
6. the MODE button Use the Joystick to switch to My Works mode Select Video or Picture folder Press the OK button Press the MENU button tem onton SCSCSC Ct ond Yes No Delete current file Delete One Yes No Delete all pictures and video audio files stored in the memory Delete All The camera displays images in sequence Only JPEG pictures and the first frames of MPEG files will be displayed You can press the Sli Menu button to stop the slide show Single multiple or all files can be locked A locked file cannot be Yes No erased by a delete function While the formatting function will erase all locked unlocked files If there are no files in the camera no items will be seen 14 Menu items in Setting mode Power on Press the MODE button Enter the Setting 4g mode Press the MENU button a Date amp Time aa Set date and time On Off Enable Disable beep sound Set flicker frequency to 50Hz Flicker coz Set flicker frequency to 60Hz Set TV system compatibility to HDTV This option is suitable HDTV for HDTV Set TV system compatibility to NTSC This option is suitable for nso Sets Taiwan Japan and Korea areas Set TV system compatibility to PAL This option is suitable for Germany England Italy Netherlands China Japan and Hong Kong On Off Enable Disable OSD icons to display on the screen a Set LCD brightness A positive value makes the LCD brighter LOD
7. to comply with 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 residential installations 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 However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television equipment reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Move the equipment away from the receiver Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions You are cautioned that any change or modifications to the equipment not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void Your authority to operate such equipment Do not throw the appliance away with the normal household waste at the end w ROHS of its life but hand it in at an official E collection point for recycling By doing this you will help to preserve the environment Table of Contents Gettin
8. HD TV hereby means the TV built in component input ports thus can perform HD 720P high resolution quality while connected green blue red lt Component Video cable gt Turn on your HD TV Turn on the Camcorder 3 Plug one end of the component video cable into the Component Video IN port on the HDTV and the other end into the HD OUT port on Camcorder Plug one end of the other AV cable into the Component Audio IN port on the HDTV and the other end into the AV OUT port on Camcorder Please do not plug in the yellow connector to HDTV s AV IN Press the input switch mode on HD TV and select Component Input If you record an HD resolution clip while connected to your HD TV the TV display video resolution will down size to D1 480P resolution due to data bit rate but the recorded file will remain HD 720P with no change Connecting the camcorder to Standard TV TV Traditional CRT TV AV mode AV cable Power on the camcorder 2 Press the MODE key to enter the Mode menu 3 Use the Joystick switch to the Setting mode and press OK to enter the menu screen Use the Joystick to select the TV out item and then press OK to confirm Move the Joystick up down to select NTSC or PAL NTSC or PAL system is different across countries please refer to page 14 for the Flicker Setting table When done press OK to confirm th
9. Index In Index mode press the OK key to switch to Full mode and Full screen mode In Full screen mode press the MENU screen mode button to switch to Index mode 1 In Index mode Use the Joystick to move the highlight box 2 In Full screen mode Use the Joystick to move left or right When selected in full screen mode the file Start playing f automatically starts playing Pause Resume During playing While paused press the OK key playing Adjust the volume During playing use the Joystick to move up or level down Stop playing During playing press the MENU button Patum tos Press the Shutter button preview screen During playing press the Next p button To stop past forward press the Play Pause I gt button During playing press the Previous j4 button To past backward stop press the Play Pause I gt button Select the next file While paused stopped press the Next pl button Select the previous While paused stopped press the Previous lt file button Use the Joystick to move up or down Lock Release zoom When the zoom ratio is greater than 1 0x press ratio the OK key Browse the enlarged When the zoom ratio is locked use the Joystick to picture browse the picture Shift between files Playing back your recordings on PC Installing software Please notice that the recorded videos are mov format So you need some special programs to view the recordings on
10. PC For first time use please make sure you have QuickTime 7 0 player on your PC If not Please follow the below instructions to install the software first Please download the QuickTime 7 0 player from the below website http www apple com quicktime download win html OR Please install the HD DV DECODER program on the bundled CD HD DV DECODER is designed for playing back the mov files recorded by our camcorder with Windows Media Player 10 amp 11 Connecting PC and Save files After the software is properly installed on your PC please follow below procedures 1 Turn on the camcorder 2 Connect the camcorder with SD card inserted to your computer with the USB cable 3 Adialogue window will appear automatically Please select the item Open folder to view files and click OK 4 If the dialogue window does not appear automatically you may double click on My computer and open the Removable Drive 5 Double click on the DCIM file folder 6 Double click on the 100MEDIA file folder 7 Copy the files you wish to keep and save them to the desired location on your computer oN oOo 10 Connecting the camcorder to TV Please follow the below instructions to connect your camcorder and TV via accessory AV cables for real time display You can display your video clips and still pictures on your TV sharing them with your friends and family Connecting the camcorder to HDTV
11. e 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 d A Setting language 1 Power on the camcorder 2 Press the MODE key to enter the MODE menu 3 Use the Joystick switch to select the Setting Setting mode and press OK to enter the menu screen 4 Use the Joystick to select the Language item and then Press OK to confirm 5 Move the Joystick up down to select a language 6 When done press OK to confirm the setting Setting time 1 Power on the camcorder 2 Press the MODE key to enter the MODE menu oO Use the Joystick switch to the Setting mode and press OK to enter the menu screen 4 Use the Joystick to select the Date amp Time item and then Press OK to confirm 5 Move the Joystick up down to adjust value Move the Joystick left right to shift between fields 6 When done press OK to confirm the setting Reading LCD indicators Mode icon Remaining recordable time Video resolution While Balance mode Picture resolution Exposure mode LED lights mode Flash mode Macro mode Histogram mode Battery life Selftimer mode Zoom ratio indicator NightShot mode GeGeesneed SD card inserted Recordin
12. e setting Press the Shutter key to return to the preview screen 8 Connect the audio and video ends of the AV cable yellow white red color to the TV AV IN jacks Connect the other end of the AV cable to the AV out port on 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 Bring up the menu Press the MENU button Move the highlight bar Use the Joystick to move up or down Enter sub menu Confirm an item Press the OK key Exit menu Go back to upper menu Press the MENU button when in sub menu Menu items in Camera mode Power on Press the Menu button C iem oon O Desen O Set the video resolution to HD 1280x720 pixels MgSO Set the video resolution to D1 720x480 pixels resolution Set the video resolution to CIF 352x288 pixels Resolution Set picture resolution to 5 mega pixels Set picture resolution to 3 mega pixels Enabling this setting allows you to take a photograph with a dark background Since the shutter speed will slow down On Off when taking photographs at a dark place we recommend NightShot f ae using a tripod to eliminate blurring from hand shake Warning Noise increases when Night Shot is enabled This setting is suitable for indoor recording with fluorescent Fluorescent cara i lamp lighting or environments with high color
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14. g time The LCD will display 16 9 ratio while setting as HD 720P video resolution The LCD will display 4 3 ratio while setting as D1 480P or CIF video resolution Please refer to the page 7 for more detailed instructions 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 Note Please make sure your memory is inserted before recording z 30cm 12 0 5cm 30cm 2 12 At 1 5X fixed zoom 2 Zooming Move the Zoom button up or down to zoom in or zoom out the screen The optical magnification is 3X 3 Press the Record button to start recording 4 Press the Record button again to stop recording 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 It s normal that the camcorder will feel slightly warm with continuous use recording due to its high performance Zooming Press the Shutter button half way down and Taking a still picture fi 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
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16. temperature This setting is suitable for indoor recording with incandescent Tungsten nee lamp lighting or environments with low color temperature 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 Cloudy WB shady environments 12 Menu items in Camera mode continued item Option escription pn The flash is forced to fire in every shot Flashlight The flash automatically fires when the lighting is insufficient Off The flash is disabled Video light On Auto Off This setting allows you to add extra light when the lighting is insufficient during recording video clips On Normal Make recordings in natural color Effect Make recordings in black and white Make recordings in sepia toned color Manually adjust the exposure to gain better effect when the Jee preview image appears too bright or too dark A positive Exposure aie 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 Selftimer On Off the camera will have ten seconds delay before recording when the Shutter button is pressed On Off Enable Disable image histogram display on the screen On Off Enable Disable OSD on screen display icons to display on the screen Menu items in Playback mode Power on Press
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