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DXG USA DXG S p ortster DXG-5B7V User’s Manual[...]

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i T able of Content s About this manu al ............................................................ iv Copyrigh t .......................................................................... iv Pr ecautions ....................................................................... v Befor e Y ou S tar t ................................................[...]

ii 2.7 C o n n ect i n g t o PC u s ing a U S B / A V C a b l e ............. 15 2.8 Chan ging modes ................................................... 15 2.9 Befor e you star t .................................................... 15 2.9.1 Setting the dat e and tim e ........................ 15 2.9.2 Setting the la n guag e .......................[...]

iii 3.6.3 Effect .......................................................... 34 3.6.4 Nigh t Mode .............................................. 34 3.6.5 Selftime r .................................................... 35 3.6.6 Quality ....................................................... 35 3.7 V iewing Ph otos ....................................[...]

iv Preface Congratulat ions on your purchase of this advanced video camera. Make sure th at you read this manual carefully an d keep it in a safe place for future ref erence. About this manual Every effort has been made to ensure that the contents of this manual are correct and up to date. However, no guaran tee is made regarding th e accuracy of t[...]

v Precautions General precau tions • Do not us e or store th e product in dusty, dirt y, or sand y areas, as its compo nen ts ma y be da mage d. • Do not s tore the pr oduct i n a ho t envi ronme nt. H igh temperatures can sh orten the life of electronic devic es, damage batteries and warp or melt cert ain plastics. • Do not store th e produc[...]

vi Notes on the LCD Screen Caution must be observed when dealing with the fluid contained in the LCD. Ensure that the fluid does not leak if the screen becomes cracked or dama ged. If t his occur s, follow these steps: • If the fluid makes contact with skin, wipe it with a clean cloth then rin se with a large amount of water. • If the fluid mak[...]

vii • Do not o pen or cl ose t he batte ry/c ar d compartme nt co ver wit h wet ha nds. • Do not o pen the batte ry/ca rd compa rtme nt cove r next to water or a pool. • The camera is not dust-proof. • Do not bump or knock the camera underwater, otherwise the batter y/car d compar tment cover ma y ope n. After using the c ame ra • Be sure[...]

viii - Inside of a closed vehicle, es pecially one parked in the sun. - In areas subject to strong vibration Power supply • Use onl y the type of ba ttery that ca me with yo ur c amera . Using any other type of batte ry may damage the equip ment and invalidate the warrant y. • Ensure the battery is inserted correct ly. Inserting the battery inc[...]

1 1 Introduction Read thi s secti on to lea rn abo ut the features a nd functions of the video camera. This chapter als o covers system requiremen ts, package contents, and de scriptions of the hardwa re compone nts. 1.1 System requirements The video camera requires a PC with the following specifications: • Windows ® XP SP2/Vista/Wind ows 7 oper[...]

2 1.3 Unpacking the video camera The following it ems should be presen t in the package. If any item is missing or appea rs da maged , cont act your deal er imme dia tely. Video camera Pouch USB/AV ca ble Li-ion battery Charger Power cable CD ROM User’s Manu al HDMI cable DC-in adapt er (Optional)[...]

3 1.4 About the video camera Refer to the following illustrations t o familiarize yourself with the butto ns and contr ols o f this video camer a. 1.4. 1 Front view Lens LED f lash 1.4. 2 Top view Speaker Power LED[...]

4 1.4. 3 Bottom view Tripod socket 1.4. 4 Righ t view LCD s creen cover Play back but ton Menu but ton Microp hone Power butto n[...]

5 1.4. 5 Back view HDMI USB, A V Out SD card slot Battery c ompa rtme nt Record b utton Mode bu tt on 4-way N aviga ti on button[...]

6 1.4. 6 Adjus ting the L CD display Flip and twist the LCD screen as show n while capturing a still image or recording a video clip.[...]

7 See the table below for a description of each button’s function. Name Button Function Power button Press and hold to turn the power on or off. Menu button Press to display the menu for the current mode. Playback button Press to switch to the Playback mode . 4-way Navigation button In OSD menu s: • Use the 4-way Navigation button to select ite[...]

8 Name Button Function In Photo Playb ack mode: • Press Left/Right Navigation button (EV/ ) to move through the pictures. • Press T to view thu mbnails. • Press the middle button to view a se lected thu mbnail in full screen. In Video Play back mode: • Press Left/Right Navigation button (EV/ ) to move through the video clips. • Press W t [...]

9 Name Button Function • Press Left/Right Navigation button (EV/ ) to fast-forward/rewind during playback . Press the middle button to return to the normal speed. Record button In Video mode : • Press to start recording a video. Press ag ain to stop recording. In Photo mode: • Press to take a picture. Mode button Press to swit ch to different[...]

10 2 Getting started Read this section to learn h ow to start using the video camera. This section covers b asic f unction s such as switchi ng on, i nserting the battery and memory card, and configuring preliminary settin gs. See later chapt ers for advanced fun ctions. 2.1 Inserting an SD card (SD card sold sepa rately) An SD card can be installe[...]

11 3. Close the battery cover. 2.2 Inserting the battery This video camera is desig ned to use a rechargeable Li-ion battery. Only use the battery supplied or similar bat teries recommended by the manufacturer or your dealer. 1. Push the lock to open the battery cover as shown in the illustration. z Note : Install th e battery exactly as described [...]

12 2. Insert the ba ttery . Ens ure that the b atter y conta cts ma tch to the co ntacts insi de the batte ry co mpartme nt . 3. Close the battery cover.[...]

13 2.3 Charging the battery You can charge the batt ery with the charging unit provided. Follow the below steps to charge your battery. 1. Connect one end of the power cord to the chargin g unit and then plug the other end to the wall outlet. 2. Insert the Li-io n b atter y into the c hargi ng bay. 3. The orange LED will light up for proper chargin[...]

14 2.5 Connecting to TV us ing a USB/AV Cable To view pictures or videos on a TV, connec t the video camer a to a TV using the sup plied USB/AV c able as shown. 2.6 Connecting to TV using an HDMI Cable You can also connect the video camera to a TV usi ng the HDMI cable.[...]

1 5 2.7 Connecting to PC us ing a USB/AV Cable Connect the video camera to a computer with the USB/AV cable provided as shown. 2.8 Changing modes The video camera can operate in three m odes: Vide o , Photo , a nd SET . Press the Mod e button to toggle differen t modes. 2.9 Before you start Before you start using t he video camer a, some ba sic set[...]

1 6 2. Us e the Left/Right Navi gation b utton to select D ate/Time . 3. Press the Middle Na vigation b utt on to co nfirm . 4. Us e the Left/Right Navi gation button t o select the field t o be adjusted . 5. Us e the Up/Down Navigation button to adjust the value. 6. Repeat s teps 4-5 to ad just desired fields. 7. Press the Middle Na vigation b utt[...]

1 7 2.9. 3 Setting the beep To adjust the beep, please do the following: 1. Press the Mode butto n to switch to the Set mode. 2. Us e the Left/Right Navi gation button to select Beep . 3. Press the Middle Na vigation butto n to co nfir m. 4. Us e the Left/Right Navi gation b utton to select Off or On . 5. Press the Middle Na vigation button to exit[...]

18 3 Using the Video Camera 3.1 Recording Videos To record a movie, please do the following: 1. Press the Power butto n to tur n on the video ca mera . The video camera ent ers the Video mode. 2. Press the Record butto n to s tart r ecordi ng the vide o. To adjust the video, you may: • Use th e T / W button to zoom in/out. (applicable to 720P and[...]

19 # Icon Description 1 Memory type in dicator : indicate s tha t a n SD card i s use d. : indicate s that no SD car d is i nserted and the inte rnal memo ry i s use d. 2 Indicates the percentage of m emory left. 3 Ind icate s the cu rrent EV compen sat ion v alue. 4 Indicat es the current resolution. 5 Indicates the c urr ent ba ttery sta tus. 6 I[...]

20 3.2 Video Menu To access the Video menu, please do the following: 1. Make sure you are in the Video mode. Press the Mode butto n to swi tch to t he Video mo de if not. 2. Press the Menu butto n to o pen the Video me nu . 3. Us e the Left/Right Navigatio n butto n to scro ll t hro ugh the selections unt il the desired one is highlighted. 4. Press[...]

21 3.2. 1 White Balance The White Balance selection allows you t o set the white balance when recording videos under specific lighting conditions. To set the white balance, please do the following: 1. Us e the Left / Right Naviga tion b utton to select the desired option: • Auto: Select this optio n to l et the vide o camer a set the w hite balan[...]

22 • QVGA: Select this option for 320 x 240 reso lution . 2. Press the Middle Na vigation butto n to co nfir m. 3.2. 3 Effect The Effect selection allows you to change the recording effect. To set the effect, please do the following: 1. Us e the Left / Right Naviga tion b utton to select the desired option: • Color : Select this option for colo[...]

23 3.2. 4 Night Mode The Night Mode helps you to get better results while shooting at night. To set the night m ode, please do the followin g: 1. Us e the Left/Right Navi gation button to select Off or On . 2. Press the Middle Na vigation butto n to co nfir m. 3.2. 5 Quality The Quality selection allows you to set the video quality. More storage sp[...]

24 3.3 Playing Videos To play videos, please do the following: 1. Make sure you are in the Video mode. Press the Mode butto n to swi tch to t he Video mo de if not. 2. Press the Playb ack button to e nter the Vi deo Pl ayb ack mode . 3. Us e the Left/Right Navi gation b utton to select the desired video. 4. Press the Middle Na vigation b utto n to [...]

2 5 # Icon Description 1 Indicat es that the vide o camera is in Playback mo de. 2 Indicates the total clip length . 3 Indicat es the number of the current video and total videos . 4 Indicates that the file is protected.[...]

2 6 3.4 Video Playback Menu To access the Video Playback menu, please do the following: 1. In Video mode, press the Playback b utton to switch to the Video Playback mode. 2. Press the Menu butto n to op en the Vi deo Pla yba ck me nu. 3. Us e the Left / Ri ght Navigatio n Butto n to scroll through the selections unt il the desired one is highlighte[...]

2 7 3.4. 1 Delete One The Delete One selection allows you to delete individual files. To delete a file, please do the following: 1. Us e the Left/Right Navigatio n button to select th e desired file. 2. Press the Middle Na vigation button t o delete the file. 3. Repeat steps 3-4 to delete other files. 4. Press the Menu butto n to e xit . 3.4. 2 Del[...]

28 3.4. 3 Protect The Protect selection allows you to protect files from being deleted. To protect a file, please do the following: 1. Us e the Left/Right Navi gation button to select the desired file. 2. Press the Middle Na vigation button to lock the file. A lock icon is displayed on the screen to show that t he file is protected. 3. Repeat steps[...]

29 3.4. 4 Autoplay The Autoplay selection allows you to play back the recorded files automa tical ly. To start auto play, please do the following: 1. Press the Middle Na vigation b utt on to be gin auto pla y. • To pause auto play, press the Down Nav igation butt on. P ress the Down Navigatio n button again to res ume. • To fast-forward/rewind,[...]

30 3.5 Shooting Photos To shoot a photo, please do the following: 1. Press the Power butto n to tur n on the video ca mera . 2. Press the Mode butto n to swi tch to the Photo mo de. 3. Press the Record button to capt ure a photo. To adjust the camera, you may: • Use th e T / W button to zoom in/out. • Press the Left Navigatio n bu tton t o turn[...]

31 # Icon Description 1 Memory type in dicator : indicate s tha t a n SD card i s use d. : indicate s that no SD car d is i nserted and internal mem ory is used. 2 Indicates the cu rrent EV compensat ion value. 3 Indicat es the current resolution. 4 Indicates the c urr ent ba ttery sta tus. 5 Indicates the curren t Self-tim er se tting. 6 Indicates[...]

32 3.6 Photo Menu To access the Photo menu, please do the following: 1. Make sure you are in the Ph oto mode. Press the Mode butto n to swi tch to t he Pho to mo de if no t. 2. Press the Menu butto n to o pe n the Pho to me nu. 3. Us e the Left/Right Navi gation b utto n to scrol l th rough t he selections unt il the desired one is highlighted. 4. [...]

33 3.6. 1 White Balance The White Balance selection allows you to adjust th e white balance when capturing images under specific lighting conditions. To set the white balance, please do the following: 1. Us e the Left / Right Naviga tion b utton to select the desired option: • Auto : Select this option to let the video camera set the whit e balan[...]

34 2. Press the Middle Na vigation butto n to co nfir m. 3.6. 3 Effect The Effect selection allows you to change the recording effect. To set the effect, please do the following: 1. Us e the Left / Right Naviga tion b utton to select the desired option: • Color : Select this option for color photograph y. • Sepia : Select this option for bro wn[...]

3 5 3.6. 5 Self-timer The Self-timer selection allows you to take p hotos after a pre-defined delay. To set the self timer, please do the following: 1. Us e the Left/Right Navi gation b utton to select: • 5 sec.: Select this option for 5-second delay. • 10 sec.: Select this option for 10-secon d delay. • Off : Select this option to disable Se[...]

3 6 3.7 Viewing Photos To view photos, please do the following: 1. Make sure you are in the Ph oto mode. Press the Mode butto n to swi tch to t he Pho to mo de if no t. 2. Press the Playb ack button to e nte r the Photo Play ba ck mode. 3. Press the Left/Right Na vigatio n b utton to b row se the recorded phot os. • Press the Up Navigatio n butto[...]

3 7 3.8 Photo Playback Menu To access the Photo playback menu, please do the following: 1. In Ph oto mode, press th e Playba ck b utton to swi tch to the Photo Pla yback mode. 2. Press the Menu butto n to o pen the Photo Playb ack me nu. 3. Us e the Left/Right Navigatio n bu tton to scro ll t hro ugh the selections unt il the desired one is highlig[...]

38 3.8. 1 Delete One The Delete One selection allows you to delete individual files. To delete a file, please do the following: 1. Us e the Left/Right Navigatio n button to select th e desired file. 2. Press the Middle Na vigation button t o delete the file. 3. Repeat steps 3-4 to delete other files. 4. Press the Menu butto n to e xit . 3.8. 2 Dele[...]

39 3.8. 3 Protect The Protect selection allows you to protect files from being deleted. To protect a file, please do the following: 1. Us e the Left/Right Navi gation button to select th e desired file. 2. Press the Middle Na vigation button to lock the file. A lock icon is displayed on the screen to show that t he file is protected. 3. Repeat step[...]

40 3.8. 4 Autoplay The Autoplay selection allows you to play back the recorded files automa tical ly. To start auto play, please do the following: 1. Press the Middle Na vigation butto n to be gin a uto pl ay. 2. Press the Middle Na vigation butto n aga in to sto p.[...]

41 3.9 System Menu To access the System menu, please do the following: 1. Press the Mode button to switch to the Set mode. The System menu appears. 2. Us e the Left / Ri ght Navigation b utto n to scrol l th rough t he selections unt il the desired one is highlighted. 3. Press the Middle Na vigation b utt on to co nfirm . The following selection s [...]

42 3.9. 1 Date and Time See sect ion 2.9. 1 “Settin g the d ate and time”. 3.9. 2 Beep See section 2. 9.3 “Setting th e beep”. 3.9. 3 Auto Pow er Off The Auto Power Off selection allows you to set an idle time after which the video camera automatically enters the sleep mode to save power. To adjust the auto power off, please do the followin[...]

43 2. Press the Middle Na vigation button to confi rm. 3.9. 5 Format The Format selection allows you to form at your memory card or the interna l me mory whe n no me mor y car d is i nserte d. To for mat the me mory me dia , ple ase do the follo wing: 1. Use the Left/ Right Navig ation butt on to sel ect Cancel or OK . 2. Press the Middle Na vigati[...]

44 3.9. 7 Language See section 2. 9.2 “Setting th e language”. 3.9. 8 Frequenc y The Frequency selection allows you to set the refresh rate of the video camera. Increasi ng the refresh rate decreases flickering, thereby reducing eyestrain. To set the refresh rate, please do the followin g: 1. Use the Left/ Right Navig ation butt on to sel ect 6[...]

4 5 3.10 USB mode Your video came ra can b e used a s a USB ma ss storage device. When connecting to a PC, the video camera is displayed as a removable drive in Windows Explor er. Drag and drop files to and from the removable drive just like any other st orage device. 3.11 Diving mode The Diving mode selection allows you to record videos taking und[...]

4 6 Appendix Specification General Imaging sensor 1/3.2” CMOS 5.0 Megapixel Sensor Active pixels 5.0 Megapixel Sto rag e med ia Internal: Built-in 128MB Flash Memor y , Available memory space f or image storage is approximately 78MB. SD Car d, SDH C C ompa tible ( U p to S DHC 16GB Class6 ) Color effects Color/B&W /Sepia Lens F3.2, f= 4.0m m [...]

4 7 General Zoom Movie: Digital Zoom 4X (for WV GA and 7 20P on ly) Camera: Digit al Zoom 4X Still Image Playback: No support TFT monitor 3.0” TFT (960 x 240 pixels; 16:9) LED flash Effective range: < 1m Mode: On/Off White balance Auto / Sunny / Cloudy / Tungsten / Fluorescent EV compensation -2.0 EV~+2.0 EV Self-timer Off / 5 seconds / 10 sec[...]

48 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Solution Cannot turn on the video camera. The battery is not inserted correctly. Insert the batter y correctly. The battery has no power. Charge the battery. The video camera suddenly turns off. The auto power off function is enabled. Turn the power on again. The video camera is running out of battery power[...]

49 Problem Possible Cause Solution Memory card cannot be used. The memory card is protecte d. Unlock the memory card. The memory card contains non-DCF images taken by other video cameras. Format the memory card. Before formatting the card, ensure you back up the files.[...]

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