AGFA DV-5000G manual

D V -5000G User manual[...]

1 Thank you for purchasing this AgfaPhoto digita l video camera. Pl ease read these operating instructions carefully in order to use the digital camera correctly. Keep the instruction s in a safe place after reading so that you can refer to them later. Precautions • Do not aim the camera directly into the s un or other inten se light sources whic[...]

2 Contents Precauti ons ...................................................................................................... 1 Disclaime r ......................................................................................................... 1 Conten t s ..........................................................................................[...]

3 Backlight (Picture R ecord Mode Only ) ......................................................... 30 Date Printing (Picture Record Mode Only)................................................... 31 Night Mode (Picture R ecord Mode Only ) ..................................................... 31 Voice M ode ............................................[...]

4 12 T ransferring Dat a to a Com puter ............................................................. 67 Installing the Digita l Camera Driver ............................................................. 67 Connecting your Camera to a Co mputer ..................................................... 67 Mass Storage D evice M ode ....................[...]

5 1 Getting to Know Your Camera Overvie w The AgfaPhoto DV-5000G with 5 megapixel sensor can take DVD-Quality MPEG-4 movies. By way of using MPEG-4 technology, more videos can be taken within certai n amount of memory. High quality images with up to 11 megapixels can al so be delivered smoothly. With a color LCD monitor, users can compose images a [...]

6 Front view KeyPad illustration T ele Button (Up Button) RECORD/ PLA Y Button Picture Shutter Button TV Out Port Movie Shutter Button OK Button Mini USB 2.0 port Right Button Left Button Wide Button (Down) Button) Microphone Power Button Lens LED LCD Panel[...]

7 Side View Playback View (DV Mode) Rec/ Playback Button Game Button Marco Switch Battery Cover Movie Shutter Button Picture Shutter Button OK Button[...]

8 Playback Vi ew (Game Mode) Home Button Game Button A Button B Button S tart Button[...]

9 2 Getting Up and Running Loading the Battery Before using the camera, end users must load battery. 1. Follow the arrow direction and sli de to eject the battery cover. 2. Insert the battery according to the correct polarity marks ( + or -) 3. Close the battery cover firmly. Inserting and Removing an SD Card （ Optional ） The camera comes with [...]

1 0 Protecting Data on an SD Card SD card is read-only by locking the SD card . No pictures, movies and voic e can be recorded w h e n t h e S D c a r d i s l o c k e d . Make sure the lock is on writeable position before recording any media. Turning the Camera On and Getting Started To turn on the camera: 1. Flip out the LCD panel; the camera will[...]

11 Turning the Camera Off To turn off the Camera, you can either press th e Power Button for one secon d, or you can place the LCD panel back to its original position.[...]

1 2 3 Record Mode Button Function Right Button: Flash Auto/OFF/ON/Red Eye Reduction/Light ON Left Button: MP3 Mode Tele Button (Up Button): Digital zoom i n Wide Button (Do wn Button): Digital zoom out. OK Button: Menu ON Power Button: Pre ss down for one second to turn on or turn off the camera. RECORD/PLAY Button fu nctions: 1. Switch between Rec[...]

13 LCD Display Information The indicator shows belo w may display on LCD when movies and p ictures are recorded: Record Mode Movie Record Mode Picture Record Mode Voice Record Mode Motion Stabilization Two in One Mode Photo Frame Multi-Snap Mode Night Mode (1) Backlight Mo de Resolution Movie : D1, High, Standard, Low (2) Picture: High , Standard, [...]

14 Flash on Flash off Red eye reduction Light on (9) Self-timer enabled (10) 8x digital zoom (1 1) Date/Time : YYYY/MM/DD HH: MM (12) Motion Detection MPEG4 Movie Recording Press Movie Shutter button ( ) to start recording. When a movie is recordin g, a time indicator will display on LCD monitor. To stop re cording, press Movie Shutter Button ( ) a[...]

15 Voice Recording 1. Press OK Button to Enter Record Menu while in Record Mode. Use Right/Left Buttons ( ) to choos e Voice Pen Option. 2. Press Up/Down Buttons ( ) to choose “Enter” Option and press OK button to enter Voice Record Mode. 3. Press Movie Shutter Button ( ) to record voice. 4. Press Movie Shutter Button ( ) again to stop. 5. Pres[...]

1 6 Digital Zoom The digital zoom magnifies images, when recording movies or ta king pictures. 1. To zoom in/out, press the Tele/ Wide Button. 2. The digital zoom can be set from 1x to 8x and the magnification ratio is shown on the LCD monitor. Options for Record Menu Movie Mode Picture Mode Voice Pen Effect Set z Resolution z Exposure z Light z Sh[...]

17 Operation Screen 3. Press OK Button to validate sub option you select. 4. Select Exit option to exit submenu. Default Setting and Validation The following table indicates the camera’s default se tting as well as its validation. 1. Always: The setting alway s keeps valid. 2. One Time: The setting is only valid either once or till camera power o[...]

1 8 Movie Mode submenu Setting Record main menu include s camera setting and other advanced setting. You can use Right/Lef t Buttons to move between options and press OK Button to validate the setting. Movie Resolution To change Movie Resolution: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press OK Button to switch to record menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left But[...]

19 Display Screen Exposure Option Light The camera provides the light-on functi on which can add more light when shoo ting in low light conditions. 1. Light On: LED keeps on t o add light during the low light environment 2. Light Off: Disable Light-On function To change Light setting: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press OK Button to switch to re[...]

2 0 Sharpness You can soften and sharpen images to achieve different effects. To change Sharpne ss setting: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press OK Button to switch to record menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to select Movie Mode. Submenu of Movie Mode will pop out on the screen. 3. Use Up/Down Buttons (Tele-Wide Butto ns) ( ) to select Shar[...]

21 White Balance The camera adjusts the color b alance of images automatically. Three manu al white balance settings are available: 1. Auto (Default): The camera aut omatically adjust s white balance. 2. Daylight: Under outdoors 3. Fluorescent: Under fluorescent light condition. 4. T ungsten: Under tungsten light condition. T o change White Balance[...]

2 2 Motion Stabilization To enable Motion Stabilization: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press OK Button to switch to record menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to select Movie Mode. Submenu of Movie Mode will pop out on the screen. 3. Use Up/Down Buttons (Tele-Wide Buttons) ( ) to select Motion Stabilization then press OK Button to switch to M[...]

23 Motion Detection To enable Motion Detection: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press OK Button to switch to record menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to select Movie Mode. Submenu of Movie Mode will pop out on the screen. 3. Use Up/Down Buttons (Te le-Wide Buttons) ( ) to select Motion Detect then press OK Button to switch to Motion Detect su[...]

24 Night Mode Night Mode Option Camera Mode Setting Picture Resolution To change Picture Resoluti on: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press OK Button to switch to record menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to select Camera Mode. Submenu of Camera Mode will pop out on the screen. 3. Use Up/Down Buttons (Tele-Wide Buttons) ( ) to select Resolutio[...]

2 5 Exposure The camera adjusts image exposure automatically. In certain ci rcumstances you may wish to adjust the exposure compensation setting. To change Exposure setting: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press OK Button to switch to record menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to select Camera Mode. Submenu of Camera Mode will pop out on the sc[...]

2 6 Display Screen Two in One Option 1. Press Picture Shutter Button to t ake first picture. 2. Press Picture Shutter Button to take second pictu re. 3. Press the RECORD/PLA Y Button to view the T wo in One picture. Photo Frame (Picture Record Mode Only ) Y our camera features popular electronic photo fr ame. Y ou can take your picture with preferr[...]

27 Display Screen Photo Frame Option Flash (Picture Record Mode Only ) This camera has four flash settings. To change fl ash setting by either hot key (Right Button) or Option Setting. 1. Auto-flash ( ): the flash flashes automatically accordi ng to light co nditions. Use this mode for general photography. 2. Flash On ( ): the flash will flash in e[...]

28 Display Screen Flash Options Self-timer (Picture Record Mode Only) The self-timer allows you to take picture s with a ten-second time delay. The self-timer LED on the front of the camera beneath the flas h light w ill also blink. The speed of blinking will in crease just before the picture is taken. T o enable Self-timer: 1. When in Camera Mode,[...]

29 submenu. 3. Use Up/Down Buttons to move between nine level s. The change can be previewed immediately. 4. Press OK Button to validate the setting and exit. Display Screen Change Sharpness Setti ng White Balance The camera adjusts the color b alance of images automatically. Three manu al white balance settings are available: 1. Auto (Default): Th[...]

3 0 Multi-Snap (Picture Record Mode Only) With the camera set to Multi-Snap Mode, y ou can take five continuous pi ctures. To enable Multi-Snap: 1. When in Camera Mode, use Up/Down Buttons (T ele-Wide Buttons) ( ) to se lect Multi-Snap, then press OK Button to switch to Multi-S nap submenu. 2. Use Up/Down Buttons to choose On or Off. 3. Press OK Bu[...]

31 Date Printing (Picture Record Mode Only) To enable Date Printing: 1. When in Camera Mode, use Up/Down Buttons (T ele-Wide Buttons) ( ) to select Date Printing, then press OK Button to switch to Date Printing su bmenu. 2. Use Up/Down Buttons to choose On or Off. 3. Press OK Button to validate the setting and exit. Display Screen Date Printing Opt[...]

3 2 Voice Mode To enable voice recordi ng: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press OK Button to switch to record menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to move to Voice Option. Then Voi ce Submenu will pop out on the screen. 3. Choose Enter option to enable voice recording and press OK Button to enter Voice Re cord Mode. 4. Press Movie Shutter Butto[...]

33 Setting Menu The Setting submenu contains options for co nfiguring your camera set up. To change advanced settin g: 1. In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press OK Button to switch to record menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to move to Setting option, then Setting Submenu will pop out on the screen. 3. Use Up/Down Buttons (Tele-Wide Buttons) ( ) [...]

34 Start-up Screen Customize the Start-up Screen with your favorite picture s. Press Right/Left Buttons to select the picture you want and press OK Butt on to validate the setting and exit. Submenu Display Screen Start-up Screen St art-up Screen ) If you do not want to customiz e the start up screen, press Le ft/Right Buttons and select No Start-up[...]

35 Format Card Submenu Display Screen Format Card Options Format Card Yes: Format the SD Card / built-in memo ry No (Default): Do not format SD Card / built in memory Note z All the data will be erased if the SD card is formatted. Make sure all the data are duplicated to PC before formatting SD card. TV System Ensure that the appropriate TV standar[...]

3 6 Selecting Interface Language Submenu Display Screen Language Default Setting T o restore the default factory setting, select this option. Submenu Display Screen Default Setting Options Default Setting[...]

3 7 4 Playback Mode Press RECORD/PLAY Button to switch from Re cord Mode to Playback Mod e. The Playback Mode is for viewing and managing movies and pictures as well as listening to voice an d music, or read eBook on the built-in memory or on an optional memory ca rd. Operation Display Screen Press RECORD/PLAY Button ( / ) to switch from Record Mo [...]

3 8 / RECORD/PLAY Button fu nctions: 1. Switch between Reco rd and Playback modes. 2. Return to the previous page. / Movie Shutter Button: Start playing the recorded movie or voice LCD Monitor Information Indicators on the LCD screen while in Playback Mod e ： Mode Indicator Movie Playback Mode Picture Playback Mode Voice Playback Mode Music Playb[...]

39 Indicate all of the movies/v oices/MP3 are being repeated. Indicate the slide show is playing. (4) Current Number/ Total number of mo vie, picture, voice, or MP3. (5) Magnification Indicator. Movie Playback Operation Display Screen 1. Use Direction Buttons to sele ct the Movie option. 2. Press OK Button to go to Movie Playback Mode. 3. Use Right[...]

4 0 Delete Movies Operation Display Screen 1. Use Right/Left Buttons to select the Delete option ( ). 2. Press OK Button to go to the Delete menu. 3. Use Right/Left Buttons to select the movie. 4. Use Up Button to delete all movies and Down Button to delete single movie. 5. Before a movie is deleted, a confirmation screen wil l appear; choosing “[...]

41 Thumbnail Function Operation Display Screen 1. Use Right/Left Buttons to select the T humbnail option ( ). 2. Press OK Button to view nine thumbnail movies. 3. To play a movie, use Right/Left Buttons to select the movie and press OK Button to view. Lock Movies Single or all movies can be locked. This func tion can prevent the movies from being d[...]

42 Repeat Movies This function automatically repeats playing single mo vie or all movies in order. Operation Display Screen 1. Use Right/Left Buttons to sele ct the “Repeat One” option ( ) or “Repeat All” option ( ). 2. Press OK Button to start repeating. Picture Playback Operation Display Screen 1. Use Right/Left Buttons to select the Pict[...]

43 6. Press OK Button to go to the picture option menu. 7. Use Right/Left Buttons to select five options, Delete, Thumbnail, Lock, Slideshow, or Exit. Delete Picture Operation Display Screen 1. Use Right/Left Buttons to select the “Delete” optio n ( ). 2. Press OK Button to go to the Delete menu. 3. Use Right/Left Buttons to select the picture.[...]

44 Thumbnail Function Operation Display Screen 1. Use Direction Buttons to sele ct the Thumbnail option ( ). 2. While selecting Thumbnail option, press OK Button to view nine thumbnail pictures. 3. To view a picture, use Direction Buttons to select the picture. 4. Press OK Button to view the selected picture. Lock Pictures Single or all pictures ca[...]

4 5 Make Slide Show This function automatically repeats all picture s in order. Operation Display Screen 1. Use Right/Left Buttons to select the Slide option ( ). 2. Press OK Button to start the slide show. Press it again to stop. Voice Playback Direction Buttons Functi on In Voice Playback Mode, the Direction Buttons have the following functions: [...]

4 6 3. Use Right/Left Buttons to go to th e next or last voice recording. 4. Press Movie Shutter Button ( ) to start playing back the selected voice. Pr ess it again to stop. 5. Use Up/Down Buttons to adjust the volume. 6. Press OK Button to go to the voice playback o ption menu. 7. Use Up Button to select Delete option and Down Button to select Re[...]

47 11. To delete a voice, use Right/Left Buttons to select the voice. 12. Press OK Button to go to the voice playback option menu. 13. Press Up Button to select Delete option. 14. Use Up Button to delete all voice recording s and Down Button to delete single voice reco rding. 15. Before a voice is deleted, a confirmation scree n will appear; choosi[...]

4 8 5 Listening to MP3 Music MP3 Music MP3 is a compressed audi o file format. The MP3 music can be downlo aded from some MP3 web sites. This DV includes the feature o f MP3 play with lyrics display. To enable this function, make sure both .mp3 and .lrc files with th e same file name are copied to the memory. Transfer MP3 Music to the camera 1. Ins[...]

49 2. Use Up/Down Buttons to locate MP3 you want to play, or press Right/Left Buttons to jump to the next/previous page. There is an icon in the front for those MP3 with Lyrics display. 3. Press Movie Shutter or OK Button to play MP3 4. Press Movie Shutter Button again to stop playing. 5. Press Up/Down Butto ns to adjust volume. 6. Press OK Button [...]

50 6 Reading eBook eBook An eBook is an electroni c edition of a physical book. eBooks in your came ra have many features that traditional paper boo ks do not: you have the freed om to control the look and feel of your eBook through colors, you r own bookmarks, ca rry ing your eBooks anywhere with your camera. Transfer eBooks to the camera 1. Insta[...]

51 3. Press OK Button to read the eBook. 4. Press Up/Down Buttons to scroll up/down the text 5. Select to jump to the first page 6. Select to jump to the last page 7. Select to change the color of text and background. 8. Select to auto scroll down the text. 9. Select to add a bookmark.[...]

5 2 7 Playing a Game Direction Buttons Functi on In Game Mode, the Buttons have the following functions: 1. [Game] Button: Switch between Game Mode and DV Mode 2. [HOME Button] : Resume or Return to Game List 3. [S tart Button] : Resume or Rest art a game B Button Home Button Game Button A Button S tart Button[...]

53 Start a Game To start a game, flip out LCD panel. Press Game Button ( ) to switch to Game Mode. DV Mode Game Mode Use Direction Button ( ) to choose a game and pre ss Start Button ( ) to start a Game. Game List Game Screen[...]

54 To return to Game List, press Home Button ( ) while playing a Game. Game List Menu will pop out on the screen. Use Up/Do wn Butt on to choose Game LIST option an d press ( ) to return to Game List or you can ch oose RESUME option to resume the game. Game Screen Game List Option To restart a game you are playing, press Start Button ( ) while play[...]

55 8 Viewing MPEG4 Movie on PC MPEG4 Movie MPEG4, the multimedia format and compression standards, is a cutting-edge compre ssion technology developed by MPEG (Motion Picture Expert Group ). It not only enhances the image quality but also improves the efficiency of recording ca pacity. MPEG4 is adopted in this camera to take DVD-quality MPEG4 movie[...]

5 6 9 Viewing Pictures and Movies on a TV You can view stored movies and picture s on a television. To connect to a television: 1. Connect one end of the AV cable to your camera’s AV Out port. 2. Connect the other end of the cable to a television. 3. The option menu of Earphone/ TV pops out on the LCD Screen. 4. Choose TV option and press OK Butt[...]

5 7 10 Video File Converter Bundled software CD contains Arcsoft Media Conver ter that features video file converter to convert multiple video formats into MPEG4 Xvid com patible format with your camera. In this way, you can convert various video files form ats and play back your favorite movies on your camera. For windows XP, 2000 and Vista System[...]

58 5. Select Video file you want to convert 6. You can preview your medi a files before conve rting. To preview media files, use the following control functions. * Click to start previewing *Click to stop previewing[...]

59 Make sure your media files can be p reviewed before converting[...]

6 0 7. Click on to begin converting files 8. Task Report window will pop out after the task is completed. 9. Before transferring the con verted file to your camera, rename the converted file to “Clip0001.avi”. (Please note: if Clip0001. avi exis ts in the camera, then the converted file has to be renamed to clip0002.avi) 10. Connect your camera[...]

61 Media Converter 1 To convert a video file: 1. Install Arcsoft Media Converter 2. Click Start Æ Select Programs Æ Arcsoft Media Converter Æ Media Converter 3. Media Converter main Screen will appear on your de sktop. 4. Click “Select Media”[...]

62 5. Select the video file you want to convert. 6. Click “Select Destination” to choose the loca tion you want to store the converted video file.[...]

63 7. Click “Convert” to start video conve rting.[...]

64 8. Task Report window will pop out after the task is completed. 9. Before transferring the con verted file to your camera, rename the converted file to “Clip0001.avi”. (Please note: if Clip0001. avi exis ts in the camera, then the converted file has to be renamed to clip0002.avi) 10. Connect your camera to PC and transfer the converted video[...]

6 5 11 Burning the Recorded Clip into DVD Bundled software CD contains ArcSoft Showbiz DV D also feathers burning the movie clip into DVD. You can preserve your precious movies on DVD to share with family and friends. To create a DVD: 1. Install Arcsoft Showbiz DVD 2. Click Start Æ Select Programs Æ Arcsoft Showbiz DVD Æ Showbiz DVD 3. Showbiz D[...]

6 6 5. Click ”Create ” 6. Click “Start“ to start DVD b urning[...]

6 7 12 Transferring Data to a Computer Installing the Digital Camera Driver Before connecting this camera to a computer for the first time, you should install a driver on the computer. The driver is on the CD-ROM disc pr ovided in the package. To install the driver: 1. Insert the CD-ROM into the computer ’s CD-ROM drive. The auto run screen will [...]

68 Installing Bundled Software The CD-ROM supplied with this cam era contains 5 pieces of software. Ö Arcsoft PhotoImpression is a user-frie ndly application that helps you read, edit and organize images. Ö Arcsoft Show Biz allo ws you to edit movies and is equally easy to use. Ö Arcsoft Media Conv erter can convert multiple video formats into M[...]

69 13 Specifications and System Requirements Specification Image Sensor 5 Mega Pixel Sensor Operation Modes Movie Record, Picture Record, V oice Record, e-Book, MP3 Player , PC Camera, Mass S torage Device, Game Lens F3.2 (f = 7.0mm) Focus Range 200cm~infinity (Normal Mode) 90cm ~ 200cm (Portrait Mode) Center: 20 cm (Macro Mode) Digital Zoom 8x Shu[...]

7 0 System Requirement Windows 98SE, 2000, ME, XP , Vista Pentium MMX 、 Celeron or AMD Athlon® CPU 64MB RAM CD-ROM 500MB free HDD space Available US B port 16-bit Color Display[...]

71 14 Customer care Customer care More information con the complete AgfaPhoto digital video and camera product range can be found under www .plawa.com and www .plawausa.com. Service & Repair (USA/ Canada): 1-866 475 2605 www .plawausa.com Service & Repair Hotline (EU): 00800 752 921 00 (from a landline only) Service & Support Hotline (G[...]

7 2 Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in Private Households in the Europ ean Union This symbol on the product or on it s packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of with your other household waste. Instead, it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a designated colle ction point for the [...]

73 additional components or accessories have elsewhere been designate d to be used with the installation o f the product, they must be used in order to ensure compliance with FCC regulations.[...]