DXG Technology DXG-506V manual

DXG-506V Use r ’ s Manual[...]

We l c om e Thank you for purchasing the DXG-506V digital video camera. This easy-to-fo llow manual shows y ou how to use your new DXG-506V digital video camera and install the included software. Y ou'll f ind clear instructions on how to tak e pictures, record v ideos and sound, play MP3 files, and use the 506V as a W eb camera. Instructions [...]

Index 1. A tten tion .............................................................................................. 4 Safety Issues ................................................................................................................ 4 Before Y ou S tart.....................................................................................[...]

MP3 Mode .................................................................................................................. 26 MP3 Mode Screen Ico n Description ........................................................................ 27 Play MP3 ........................................................................................................[...]

1. Attention Please read this manual care fully before usi ng the camera. Fol low the instruc tions in this manual to avoi d damagi ng the camera.  Safety Issues  T o reduce the risk of fire, do not store this product under dire ct sunlight.  This prod uct is a pre cision electroni c device. Do not attempt t o service this D V camera yours[...]

2. In sealed v ehicles, in direct sunl ight, or in any areas with extremel y high temperat ures. 3. T urbulent or high -vibration environments. 4. Areas with smoke, oil fumes or steam. 5. Locations subject to strong magnetic fie lds. 6. Rainy or snowy environments. ● Do not open the b attery cov er when the power i s on. ● If water enters the c[...]

2 Getting to Know Y our Digital V ideo Camera  Digital Video Camera Overview  T op View: 1. Microphone 2. S peaker 6[...]

 Front View: 1. Lens 2. Self-timer LED 3. Flash 4. USB Port – Y ou can connect the camera to a computer v ia the USB por t. Y ou can then transfer ph otos, video or audi o from the camera to t he computer or use the camera as a PC camera. 5. TV OUT port – allows the camer a to be conne cted to a televi sion or VCR 6. AUDIO OUT por t – allo[...]

 Back V iew: 1. 4-Way Multi-function Button- In all modes, this selects directions such as Up , Down , Left , Right and other spe cial functions . 2. Shutte r Button - Press to take pictures in Capture mode, and to start & stop recording videos or voi ces in Video or V oice mode. 3. Dual Color LED (Power LED/Busy LED)- When the digit al vide[...]

 Right View: 1. 1. Macro Switch- This is used for “Normal” and “Macro” (close-up) modes. The icon will appear on the LCD panel if the Macro mode is selected. 2. Mode Dial - Y ou can se lect the following modes by rotating this dial : 1. - V i d e o m o d e 2. - P h o t o m o d e 3. MP3 -MP3 player mode 4. - V o i c e m o d e 5. SET - S e[...]

 Bottom Vie w: 1. Color LCD monitor 2. SD card slot  Battery st atus display: Battery Full Ba ttery Half Full Battery Low Battery Out 10[...]

3. How to Use Y our Digital V ideo Camera  Prep aration ● Step 1 Insert four "AAA" batte ries into the battery compartme nt . 1. Push down the battery cover 2. Slide the cover tow ards the direction shown below . 3. Install batteries correctly 4. Close the battery cover T o avoid damage, do not force the battery cover open or closed.[...]

 When inserting an optional SD/MMC memory card, follow t h e icon shown in the compartment to orient the car d. Push the memo ry card all the way into the memory card slot to inse rt. Pushing the card in again gently , will cause it to pop-out. ☆ After inserti ng the memor y card under normal conditi ons, the icon appears on the screen. I f th[...]

 Rotating the LCD Screen Open Outward extension From bottom to top 180 degree turn Upward 90 degree turn T o avoid damaging the LCD screen, do not turn the screen in the wrong direction or over-rot a te. 13[...]

 Power 4. Usin g the Di g ital V ideo Camera Slide down and q uickly release the power butt on to turn on th e camera. T o turn off the camera, slide it d own and quickly release it agai n. This video camera is equipped with power saving function. When idle for 2 minutes (default setting) , it automatically shuts off.  1. Y ou can adjust the [...]

 Camera Settings Switch the Mode switch to t he SET position and you will see all avail able options in the ch osen mode. Y ou can adjust to functions like Date and Tim e, Audio, Format, Default setting, M emory , Language, V ideo Out, Automatic shut o ff, etc. For detaile d operation g uide, please refer to following diagrams. 15[...]

 NOTE: When idle, the LCD sc reen shuts off after 1 minut e. The camera s huts off after the time that is set by you. Depending on your location, you must change the visual output to NTSC or P AL to play video footage on television ( USA uses NTSC). Formatting erases all data in the memory (card and/or built-in) and it cannot be recovered. Pleas[...]

V ideo Mode Switch the Mode switch to Video Mod e [Movie].  Video Mode Screen Icon Description 1 Movie mode Internal memo ry 2 Image resolutio n Internal memory is hal f full 3 Image quality Internal memo ry (full) 4 Numbers of imag e per second 6 Recorded video files count 5 Memory status 7 Length of the rec orded v ideo Memory card 8 Date/Time[...]

 Recording a Vid eo Press the shutter but ton to star t recording, pr ess it again to stop r ecording. ☆ The length of the video is li mited by the siz e of the memory . ☆ Furthermore, the size and qu ality of the image w ill also affect the l ength of the v ideo. ☆ High resolution and high quality will result in larger video files and he [...]

 Deleting Videos 1. Press the Play butto n , to enter the Vide o Play mode. 1. Press the LEFT or RIGHT button on the 4-way button to select the correct video. 1. Once the vi deo to be delete d is selected, press the UP button o n the 4-way button to enter the delet e screen. 2. Press the up or d own buttons to choose the OK opti on. 3. Press the[...]

 Cancel Protection for All a. Press the Play button , to enter the Video Play mode. Press the Menu Button to enter the “Unlock All” option Press the UP or DOWN button on the Scroll Button to select t he “Unlock All” option. b. Press the UP or DOWN button on the Scro ll Button to select “OK” and press the Ok button to canc el protecti[...]

Photo Mode Switch the Mode sw itch to Photo Mo de [ Camera ]  Photo Mode Screen Icon Description 1 Record mode Internal memory is hal f full 2 Image resolutio n Internal memo ry (full) 3 Image quality 7 Numbers of pictures taken 4 Digital zoom 8 Flash mode 5 Digital zoom ratio 9 Unsteady indicator 6 Memory status  Date/Time Memory card 11 EV [...]

While in the Pho to mode, press the shu tter bu tton to take still photos in JPEG format.  Locking exposure: Pressing the shutt er button in halfway and hol ding it w ill “lock” the exposure setting even if the camera is refocused elsewhere. This alllows you to light en or darken exposure settings q uickly . Pushing the button all the way i [...]

2. Select a File Use the jog dial to s elect 3. Thumbnail Display While playing back the photos y ou can PUSH IN th e Scroll Button an d then use it to zoom in or zoom out of the picture. Y ou can also us e the UP/DO WN, LEFT/RIGHT functions of the 4-way button t o scroll aroun d the enlarg ed picture. Use jog dial to m ove in direc tions 4.Auto Pl[...]

Return to the origina l screen 2. Delete A ll Photos: Press the DOWN but ton to enter th e “Delete All” option. Select “OK” to delete all files. If you choose “Cancel” an d press the Scroll Button, y ou will return to the Photo Play opti ons screen . ★ Note: Protected files cannot b e deleted. I f you wish to delete them, first c ance[...]

Removing Protection From A ll Photos: Press the DO WN button to enter the “ Unlock All” option. Select “OK” to unpr otect all files. If you choose “Cancel” an d press the Scroll Button, y ou will return to the Photo Play opti ons screen .  DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) ： DPOF allows y ou to store directions for printing photos [...]

Getting MP3 Files Onto Your 506V: MP3 Mode The DXG-506V has the abi lity to play MP3 file s. Only song f iles in the MP3 file format can be played in the MP3 function. Files on CDs ar e usually in the Windows Media format (.wma) or wav fo rmat and cannot be played in their native format; they must first be co nverted into MP3 fi les. This can be ac[...]

 Switch the Mode sw itch to the MP3 M ode [ MP3 ]  MP3 Mode Screen Icon Description 27[...]

 Play MP3: Under MP3 mode , use the LEF T/RIGHT button on the 4- way multi function button t o select the song. Pr ess the shutter b utton to play .  Volume Adjustment: Under Play Mode , press the UP/DO W N button on the Scrol l Button to adj ust the volum e.  Repeat Play By pressing in the Scroll Button BEFOR E you begin playing a song , [...]

 Screen Display Use the DISP/HELP button to change the screen display mode. This can only be used when the so ngs are not playi ng. St andard display Button icons  Deleting Music: 1. Delete Current Music a. Press the LEFT/RIG HT button o n the 4-way Multifunction B utton to select the single song to be deleted. b. Press the UP button on t he [...]

 Protecting Music 1. Protect Current Music a. Befoe playi ng a song, press th e DOWN button on the 4-way Multifunction Butt on to protect the selec ted file. The icon will appear on the screen. c. Press the DOWN button again will return to no protection. 2. Unprotect All Mu sic Under the MP3 mod e, press the MENU button to enter the MP3 options [...]

 How to place MP3 songs onto your Digita l Video Camera ● Step 1 SPac e Conn ect th e came ra t o y our PC US B te rminal with acc esso ry cabl e. ● Step 2 Select “mass st orage” on the m enu screen. R efer to th e attached pictures. Indicate that you p ush in the Jog B utton to select. ● Step 3. Then Open the folder un d er my compute[...]

Switch the Mode sw itch to Audi o Mode, and p ress the shutter button to st art recording. Press the shutter butt on again to stop recording.  Audio Mode Screen Icon Description Audio Mode Audio Mode Audio Mode(Moving Picture) Current file number Length of the recorded audio Button icons Memory st atus Memory card Memory card is ha lf full Me[...]

 Record Audio Start record ing:  Screen Display Y ou can use the DISP/H ELP button to cha nge the screen’ s display mod e when not recording or play ing back files. The animation on left started to play , and the total recorded time is displayed at lower r ht ig St andard display Button icons 33[...]

 Play Audio 1. In Audio Mode, press the Play button to enter the Play mode 2. In Play mode, press the LEF T/RIGHT button on the 4-way Multifunction Button to select the correct a udio file. 3. After selecting the audio file , press the shutter b utton to start play ing, press the shutter button ag ain to stop pl aying  Volume adjustment: In P[...]

Return to the origi nal screen 2. Delete A ll Files In Audio Play Option screen, pr ess the Menu butt on to enter the “Delete All” and “Unlock All” options. Select the Del ete All option and “OK” to delete all files . If you select “Cancel” and press the Menu bu tton, you will return to the Audio Play options screen.  Note : Prot[...]

2. Cancel A ll Protection Press the Play back button t o enter the play back screen. Press the Menu button t o enter the “Delete All” and “Unlock A ll” Menu. a. Press the UP/DO W N button on the Scr oll Button to sel ect the“Unl ock All” option and press the Scrol l Button in to sel ect. b. Press the UP/DO W N button on the Scr oll Butt[...]

5. Connecting to a Computer  Web Camera/Storage Device The DV camera can al so act as a web ca mera/storage dev ice. It operates as below : 1. Make sure that th e camera has w ell-chraged batteri es installe d. 2. Insert the s maller plug o f the USB cable int o the camera’ s USB port. .  NOTE : Please ensure tha t the USB cabl e is connect[...]

1. Insert the bl ack end of the A V Out cable into the DV camer a’s bott om left V ideo Out port. 2. Insert the y ellow end of the A V Out cable into the tel evision or pr ojector’s video-in plug. Insert the w hite and yel low ends into the television or pr ojector’s audio-i n plug. 3. Select the corr ect channel for the TV .  NOTE: The ou[...]

4. “DMA” and press OK. ★ Note : When the PC is playing the v ideo, ensure that D irectX8.0 or hi gher and tha t a supporting sound car d is instal led. 39[...]

6. Driver Installation 6.1 Dr iv er s Y ou will only need to ins tall a driver for the camera if your operatin g sy stem is W ind ows 98SE or W indows ME. W indows 2000 and W indows XP are plug-and-p lay operat ing systems and do not req uire a driver to be manual ly loa ded. T o lo ad a driv er: 1. Insert the supplied CD-ROM i n the CD-ROM drive 2[...]

instructions. More information about Presto! Video Works 6 can be found in the help files when the application is started. 6.3 Presto! Mr . Photo 3 Presto! Mr . Photo 3 is an advanced photo editing software application. T o install Presto! Mr. Photo 3 : 1. Insert the supplied CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. 2. If the CD-ROM doesn’t automatically boot[...]

4. Click "I accept the agreement" to accept the conditi ons of Softw are License Agreement and click " Next" to continu e. 5. Click "Browse" to select the folder location and click "Next" to c ontinue. 6. Click "Browse" if you want to select a dif ferent progr am folder or cl ick "Next" to[...]

7. Enter the additional t asks setup screen a nd press "Next" to continue. 8. Enter the main program se tup screen and pr ess "Inst all" to start th e installation. 9. During the inst allation, press " Cancel " i f you want to stop setup. 43[...]

10. The following screen w ill appear after th e installation is co mpleted. Click "Finish" to complete the inst allation. 44[...]

7. Digital V ideo Camera Specifications  Specifications: ● Lens: f=8.25 mm ● Image Sensor: 5.1 m ega pixel CMO S sensor ● Aperture: F 3.0/ 8.0 ● S peed: ISO 100 ● White Balanc e Settings: Auto, Florescent, Cl oudy , Sunny , Tungsten ● Shutt er: Me chanic al Shu tter ● Shutter Speed: 1/2 Sec. ~ 1/500 Sec. ● S torage Media: Build-i[...]

8. T rouble shooting Freeze If the camera fr eezes during operati on and cannot be used, please chec k to ensure that the batteries and i n good contact and res tart the camera. If you cannot restart the camera, check to see if the cam era has been dam aged due to im proper usage. D o not disassemble the c amera your self, please cal l the manuf ac[...]

Appendix A: SD car d cap acit ies Photos: Card Size Photos(pcs) Quailty 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB fine 182 358 730 1464 2913 1MP normal 386 760 1554 3102 6225 fine 75 149 307 614 1244 3MP normal 180 353 722 1460 2888 fine 47 96 196 395 788 5MP normal 1 16 226 464 931 1886 fine 29 59 123 247 503 12MP normal 47 100 204 415 821 Video Card Size Times([...]

★ Note: 1. The nu mber of pictur es you can tak e varies depen ding on the v isual complexity of the scene being photograp hed. 2. The minutes of music that y our card can ho ld depends on the r ate at whi ch your songs were recorded. The standard bit rate for MP3 recordi ngs is 128 Kbp s. The bit rate (Kbp s) is deter mined by the encoder softwa[...]

Appendix B : PictBridge errors Type Value Description Paper 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 Paper related er ror (default) Paper is empty Load Error – pa per not load ed correctly Eject Error – paper not ejected corr ectly Media Error – p aper not detec ted, paper ske wed, roll paper cannot cut or turn o ff Paper jam Paper nearly empty Paper [...]