Cool-Lux DVR-200 manual

DVR - 200 User Manual English 040507TP[...]

1 FCC STATEMENT FCC STATEMENT FCC STATEMENT FCC STATEMENT FCC STATEMENT This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interfer ence that may cause undesired operation No[...]

2 SAFETY PRECA UTIONS Do not use this DV camera if it is emitting smoke (or an unusual odor), becomes unusually hot to be touched, produces a peculiar noise, or exhibits any other abnormal conditions. Do not expose the DV camera to moisture and make sur e no water gets into the DV camera. Do not touch the power plug during a thunderstorm if you are[...]

3 CONTENTS I NTRODUCTION ........................................... 5 Overview .................................................................... 5 Package contents ..................................................... 6 Optional accessories ................................................ 6 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DIGIT AL VIDEO CAMERA ...........[...]

4 Playback Menu .......................................................... 46 Protect ............................................................. 46 Delete all .......................................................... 47 Slide show ....................................................... 47 Copy to card ...........................................[...]

5 INTR ODUCTION Ov er view Y our new digital video camera is a miniatur e camcorder that will capture motion video as well as 2 megapixel still images. Using the 1.5" TFT color image LCD monitor , you can record images and then review them in detail. 64MB internal (built-in) memory lets you capture and store video and images without the need f[...]

6 Pa ck ag e contents Carefully unpack your new DV camera and ensur e that you have the following items. In the event that any item is missing or damaged, promptly contact V ivitar Customer Service.  Digital video camera  Camera strap  User’ s manual  Camera pouch  USB cable  Software CD-ROM  AV cable Optional accessories [...]

7 GETTING T O KNOW Y OUR DIGIT AL VIDEO CAMERA Fr ont view 1. Lens 2. Microphone 3. Flash 4. Self-timer LED 5. Battery/SD card cover 6. T ripod socket[...]

8 1. LCD monitor 2. Speaker 3. Power/Menu button 4. Arrow (up) Flash 5. Arrow (right) T Zoom in 6. Arrow (down) Self-timer 7. Arrow (left) W Zoom out 8. Record/ Stop 9. System LED indicator 10. OK OK Digital zoom 11. Still-Image shutter 12. Delete 13. Playback Pause 14. A/V OUT (Audio/Video Out) jack 15. USB connector 16. DC-in connector 17. Strap [...]

9 L CD inf or mation These indicators are displayed when r ecording still-images or video clips: 1. Zoom state 2. Sound level (applies to video only) Low sound level Mild sound level Medium sound level High sound level Fully sound level Mute 3. Battery level Full battery power Fairly consumed Nearly exhausted Vir tually no battery power 4. Memory C[...]

10 1. Folder number and video number 2. Sound level Low sound level Mild sound level Medium sound level High sound level Fully sound level Mute 3. Battery level Full battery power Fairly consumed Nearly exhausted Vir tually no battery power 4. Memory Card indicator (if present) 5. Pause / Play indicator 6. Counter 7. Movie icon 8. Video quality Sup[...]

11 1. Folder number and image number 2. Battery level Full battery power Fairly consumed Nearly exhausted Vir tually no battery power 3. Memory Card indicator (if present) 4. Date (if date imprint is on) 5. Exposure time for this image 6. Aperture value for this image 7. Still image icon 8. Image quality Super fine Fine Normal 9. Image size Large 1[...]

12 LED indica tor s and audible tones Indicator Status Description/Activity Sound LED indicator Solid green The camera is powering up No LED indicator Solid green The camera is power ed and ready Y es *(1) LED indicator Blinking red Charging the flash No LED indicator Blinking green Image is being recor ded to the memor y card No LED indicator Blin[...]

13 GETTING ST ARTED Y ou can use 2 AA size batteries (Alkaline, Ni-MH), one CR-V3 or an AC power adapter (optional accessory) to power your DV camera. Battery power is convenient for capturing images or video clips while an AC power adapter is useful when transferring images to your computer. Installing the batteries 1. Slide the battery cover down[...]

14 Using an A C power adapter (optional accessor y) 1. Connect one end of the AC power adapter to the jack labeled “DC IN”. 2. Connect the other end to an electrical outlet. Note:  Make sure to use only the AC power adapter specified for the camera. Damage caused by the use of an incorrect adapter is not cover ed under the warranty .  Usi[...]

15 Inser ting an SD memor y card (optional accessor y) The camera comes with 64MB of internal memory , allowing you to recor d video clips and captured images. However , you may expand the memor y capacity by using an optional Secure Digital (SD) memory card so you can store mor e images and video clips. 1. Slide the battery cover downward (away fr[...]

16 Tu r ning on y our digital video camer a 1. Swing the LCD panel away from the camera body . 2. Press and hold the power/menu button on the top to turn on your camera. Hold the power button for about two seconds.  T o tur n off your digital video camera, press again power/menu button. Hold the power button for about four seconds. Setting the d[...]

17 CAPTURING STILL IMAGES Basic settings Digital zoom (Preview) Using the digital zoom, the image in the LCD display can be enlarged by pressing the ( T ) telephoto button so that the subject appears closer or appears further away by pressing the ( W ) wide-angle button. Note  although the image in the LCD may be zoomed up to 2.5x, the still-ima[...]

18 Self-timer Use the self-timer when taking group shots.The self-timer duration is 10 seconds. After the self-timer is set, the shutter automatically releases after 10 seconds. The self-timer LED starts blinking slowly for 7 seconds and then rapidly for the last 3 seconds.The self-timer can be used for still-images, not videos. 1. Secure your came[...]

19 flash The flash is designed to function automatically when lighting conditions warrant the use of flash. Y ou can capture an image using a suitable flash mode to your circumstances.The flash works only with still images and is disabled when capturing a video. 1. T ur n on your camera. 2. Press the button repeatedly until your desired flash mode [...]

20 Image resolution and quality Y ou can select r esolution and compression settings for your still images. Y ou may select still image resolution of either 1600x1200 and 800x600. Use 1600 x 1200 higher r esolution if you prefer a larger print. However , this will also produce a larger file size. Y ou may also specify an image compression setting, [...]

21 Number of recordable images The frame counter indicates the approximate number of images that can be stor ed in the internal memor y (or SD memory card ) at the current image quality and r esolution settings. The number of recordable images will vary depending on the recor ded subject (scene complexity) and the capacity of the memor y card. Reso[...]

22 RECORD MODE Resolution 320 x 240 pixels Super fine Appr ox. 5 min. Fine Approx. 12 min. Normal Approx. 17 min. Note:  In recor d mode, the digital zoom function can be used.  In recor d mode, the self-timer cannot be activated.  In recor d mode, the flash mode is automatically set to [Off].  In recor d mode, the minimum ilumination l[...]

23 Vi ewing video c lips To view a recorded video clip, follow these steps: 1. T urn on your camera. 2. Press the playback/ pause button. 3. Select the video clip you want to view by using the or buttons.  To pause playback at any time, pr ess the playback/ pause button again.  To stop playback, pr ess the OK button. Pressing the or the OK bu[...]

24 PLA YBACK MODE In the playback mode, you can view, magnify , protect, and delete images. Y ou can even run a slide show . Playback mode also provides a thumbnail image display , allowing you quickly search for the image or movie you want. Vi ewing images 1. T ur n on your camera. 2. Press the playback/ pause button. 3. Select the image you want [...]

25 Zoom playback While reviewing your still-images, you may enlarge (zoom -in) a selected portion of the image. This magnification allows you to view fine details. 1. T urn on your camera. 2. Press the playback/ pause button.  The last image frame appears on the LCD monitor. 3. Use the or buttons to select the frame you want to enlarge. 4. Zoon-[...]

26 Displaying thumbnail images This function allows you to view up to nine thumbnail images on the LCD monitor simultaneously so that you can quickly scan for a particular image. 1. T ur n on your camera. 2. Press the playback/ pause button.  The last image frame appears on the LCD monitor. 3. Press the OK button.  Nine thumbnail images appea[...]

27 Slide show display The slide show function enables you to play your images back automatically in sequential order as a slide show . This is a very useful and entertaining feature reviewing recor ded images and for presentations. 1. T ur n on your camera. 2. Press the playback/ pause button. 3. Press the power/menu button. 4. Select Slide show by[...]

28 Deleting video clips and images Y our still-images and video clips are stor ed in either internal memor y , or on an SD memory card. Whenever a memory card is inserted, the camera will automatically use the card, exclusively , in pr eference to internal memory . If the card is removed, the camera will r evert to using internal memor y . It is po[...]

29 Delete all video clips/images at once 1. Press the playback/ pause button to view the recor ded video clips/ images. 2. Press the menu button. 3. Select Playback menu by using the or buttons. 4. Select “Delete all” by using the or buttons, and then press the button. 5. Use the or buttons to select [Y es], then press the OK button to confirm.[...]

30 Protecting video clips/images Y ou can protect video clips or images fr om accidental erasure by selecting the pr otection function in the Playback menu. T o protect an image or video follow the steps: Protecting one video clip/image 2. T ur n on your camera. 3. Press the playback/ pause button, then press the menu button. 4. Select Protect by u[...]

31 SY STEM CONNECTIONS Installing the USB Driver on a Windows PC The USB driver on the CD-ROM is exclusively for Windows 98 Second Edition. Windows 2000, Me, XP computers do not need to install the USB driver. 1. Insert the product CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. The welcome screen appears. 2. Click “Install USB Driver”. Follow the on-screen inst[...]

32 Open the “removable disk” and subsequent folders by double clicking on them. Double click on the folder . Y our images are inside these folder(s). Select the images that you want, then choose “Copy” fr om the “Edit” menu. Open the destination location (folder) and choose “Paste” from the “Edit” menu. Y ou may also drag and dr[...]

33 Installing PhotoVista PhotoVista is an easy-to-use pr ogram that lets you create spectacular 360 0 panoramic images in a snap. When you view these panoramas, you get the experience of being totally immersed in a realistic envir onment. PhotoVista’ s powerful engine quickly and automatically stitches images together , and its intuitive interfac[...]

34 Installing W inD VD Cr eator SV CD W inDVD Creator is an easy-use softwar e to help you to edit recorded video clips and make your own DVDs. WinDVD Creator lets you easily transfer your r ecor ded videos from a camcor der , add picture, music, titles, transitions between scenes, special effects or edit the length you pr efer . This program also [...]

35 Menu Options R ecord Menu Y ou can use the Record menu to select istill-mage size(resolution), image quality or video quality . Y ou can also adjust exposure, white balance or ISO speed. To access the Record menu, press the button.[...]

36 Image size Set the desired image size. 1600 x 1200 800 x 600 Image quality Set the still-image quality (compr ession ratio) at which the image is saved. Super fine Fine Normal Video quality Set the video quality (compr ession ratio) at which the video clip is saved. Super fine Fine Normal[...]

37 Exposure Y our DV camera adjusts the exposur e of each scene automatically . However , if the subject is very dark, or very bright, you may override the DV camera automatic exposure determination to make the subject brighter or darker . This is called EV compensation. The EV compensation of your DV camera can be adjusted from -1.8EV to +1.8EV in[...]

38 White balance The human eye adapts to changes in light so that white objects still appear white even when the light changes. With DV camera, however, the color of the subject is influenced by the color of the light surrounding it. This color adjustment is called “white balance adjustment”. This setting allows you to set the white balance whe[...]

39 ISO Y ou may specify the ISO to be used when an image is taken. A higher ISO sensitivity value increases the camera’ s sensitivity to light. However , higher ISO also introduces mor e noise (speckles) into the image. With a higher sen- sitivity selected, images can be taken with less light. To set the ISO speed, first press the button. Then ch[...]

40 Setup Menu Y ou can select your pr eferences and DV camera settings in Setup mode. Press the power button and navigate to the option you wish to configure by using the or buttons. Setup menu items: Format, Beep, Speaker , LCD brightness, Power off, Reset to default, Date type, Date setup, Date imprint, Video out, Light fr eq. and Language.[...]

41 Format This option formats the internal memor y (or SD memory card) and erases all stored images and data. To perfor m the format function, first press the button. Then select [No] or [Y es] by using the or buttons, then press OK button to confirm. A progress bar displays the formatting progress. [ N o ] : Does not format the internal memory/SD [...]

42 Speaker V olume Y ou may adjust the volume of the speaker - used when movies ar e played back. To set the sound level, first press the button. Then increase or decrease the sound using the or buttons, then press OK button to confirm. The volume level can be adjusted from 0 to 5. LCD brightness This option adjusts the brightness of the LCD monito[...]

43 Power off If your DV camera is unused for a certain period of time while the camera is powered on, the DV camera will switch to an idle mode, and eventually turn itself off to conserve power . Inactivity period (Batteries) Inactivity period (AC Power Adapter) Camera Status 60 seconds 60 seconds Stay idle 3 minutes 30 minutes Shut off If the came[...]

44 Date type Y ou can select the date type that is imprinted on your image. To set the date type, first press the button. Then select the date t ype you prefer by using the or buttons and then press OK button to confirm. [Y/M/D] : Y ear/Month/Day [D/M/Y] : Day/Month/Y ear [M/D/Y] : Month/Day/Y ear Date setup After removing the batteries fr om the c[...]

45 Light freq. Y ou may set the fr equency of the camera sensor to work optimally with local lighting. To set this option, first press the button. Then using the or button to select [50Hz] or [60Hz] and then press OK button to confirm. Language This option allows you to select the operating language for the menus and the texts displayed on the LCD [...]

46 Playback menu Use the Playback menu to transfer your recor ded video clips/captured images to a memory card or to create an on-camera slide show displaying. Y ou may also use the Playback menu to protect or delete all images fr om the camera’ s memory card or an internal memory . To access the Playback menu, press the button first and then pre[...]

47 Slide show Y our camera can display your images sequentially as a slide show at a selected interval. [1 Sec], [3 Sec], [5 Sec], [7 Sec], [9 Sec] Copy to card This feature allows you to copy your images fr om the camera’ s internal memor y to a memor y card. Of course, you can only do this if you have a memory card installed and some images in [...]

48 CONNECTING Y OUR DIGIT AL VIDEO CAMERA TO OTHER DEVICES[...]

49 CAMERA SPECIFICA TIONS Item Description Image sensor 1/2" CMOS Effective pixels 2.0 Mega Pixels Still image resolution 1600 x 1200; 800 x 600 V ideo image resolution 320 x 240 Image quality Super fine , Fine, Normal Recording media 64MB internal memor y; SD memor y card (optional)(up to 512 MB) Lens F-no:2.8, 5G All glass, Focus range: 1.4m[...]

50 APPENDIX Er ror Messa ges LCD MONITOR DISPLA Y MEANING MEMOR Y ERROR Internal memor y access error CARD ERROR Optional SD card access err or MEMOR Y FULL There is not enough memory space to store another image or video clip in the internal memory . NO IMAGES There ar e no images stored in the internal memor y or on an optional SD card USB ERROR [...]