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1 10707 For custome rs in North and So uth A merica For cust omers in USA This device complies with Part 15 of t h e FCC ru l es. O peration is su b ject to t he following two condition s: (1) This devi c e may not cau se harmf ul interferen ce. (2) This devi c e must accept any inte rf erence received, includin g interfere n ce that may ca use und[...]
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Table of Conte nts Page 1. Sy s tem Req uireme nt s - -------- -- ----------- ------------- --------- ---------- -------------- 1 2. Packa ge Conte nt s - --------- ------ ----------------- ----------- ----------- --------- --------- 1 3. Name of Part s ------- ---------- ----------------- - ---------- ----------- ---------- ------------ - 2 4. Dis[...]
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- 1 - 1. Sy st em Re quireme nt s • P ersonal c omp uter , laptop, d esktop, or IBM compatible with P entium 166 MHz minimum, and with an active USB ( Univers al Serial Bus) port . • W i ndow s 2000 / XP / Vist a, CD R OM drive, color monito r , mouse an d k eyboard. • Color pr inter f or printing color pi ctures. • For tran s ferrin g stil[...]
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- 2 - 3. Name of p art s 1.FOC US SWI TH Macro Normal Landscape 2.PO WER (ON/O F F) BUT T ON 3.STRA P EYELE T 4.PO WER CHARG E LAMP 5.PO WER LAMP /INDICA T OR LAM P 6. S PEAKER 7.SHU TTER/S NAP B UTT ON 8.ZOOM O UT ( - ); ZOOM I N ( + ) 9.ARRO W OK BUTT ON; LEFT B UTTON; RIGHT B UTTO N ; UP B UTT ON; DOWN BUTT ON 10.MOD E BUTT ON 1 1.MENU B[...]
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- 6 - 5. Gettin g Starte d CA U TION Please in stall the DV7 driver b efore using yo ur DV7 w ith a P C. The be st way to transfer p icture to the PC is using the Mass Stora ge mo de to copy all y o ur pictures. • Installi ng DV Batt eries: 1.Slide open t he batt ery com part ment cover by pressin g the plac e a s shown on the right sid e. 2.Inse[...]
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- 7 - 6. T aking Pict ures • T aking a Vide o 1.T urn on th e DV by pressing t he pow er butt on and then start sc reen ap pears. 2.The TFT s c reen w ill display (default ). 3.V iew t he subject through the TFT scree n. 4.Press t he s hutter butt on to t ake a video; Press the sh utter button a gain t o stop recording. Note: 1. U se t o chan[...]
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- 8 - 3.All wh ite balance o ption s w ill turn back def ault setti ngs when the DV is turned off . • l istening Music 1.Press t he mode but ton t wice and you w ill see the ic on s hows on t he TF T s creen. 2.Press the ok button to play/ pause the music; pres s zoo m in or zoom out but ton t o adjust volume. 3.Press the menu butt on to st op pl[...]
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- 9 - 7. Revie w ing vi deos/ph otos/voice Press the ok butt o n to enter playba ck mode and y ou will see t he videos/ photos/voi ce in thumbn ail mode. W hen you u s e ( to jum p previou s/next f ile) or ( t o jump previo us / next p age)to select t he file, the file t ype wi ll show s on the lef t-up corner. Just pre ss the ok bu[...]
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- 10 - 8. Custo mizin g Your Camer a Setti ngs * Capture St a t us Menu [MENU BUTT ON] When u s er in video/ph oto mode. P ress the M en u button c an tur n O N /OF F fun ction menu. U se a nd butt ons to select it ems, pre ss the o k butto n or t o enter each ite m. Use and to select th e item, p ress the button t o return [...]
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- 1 1 - Auto The camer a set s the w hite balance aut omatically a c cording to shooting condition s. Daylight Use when s h ooting at outdoo r s in sunlight o n a clear day. Cloudy Use when s h ooting at outdoo r s an d the sunl ight is not enough such a s under clou dy skie s , in shade or at dusk. T ung sten For recor ding under t u ngst en fluor[...]
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- 12 - [Camera mo de] Single T aking one photo at one tim e. Co n tinue T aking thr ee photos at one t i me. Self – 3S Setting the tim er in self-tim er mo de to 3 seco nds. Self – 5S Setting the tim er in self-tim er mo de to 5 seco nds. Self – 10S Setting the tim er in self-tim er mo de to 10 sec onds. [Exposure V a lue ] Exposure c ompen s[...]
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- 1 3 - [D ate St amp] [Color M ode] [Set up] Settin gs When u ser in video/ photo m ode. Pre ss t he Menu butt on can turn ON/O FF functio n menu. Use or b uttons to enter setup m enu , use and buttons to sele ct items, press the ok butt on or to e nter e ach item. Use and to s ele c t the item, press the butt on t [...]
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- 14 - [ T ime] Use and butt ons t o adjust th e time; Use or butt ons to advan ce t o nex t setting. [ V ideo Out] NTSC Sett ing the TV Output to NTS C. P A l Sett ing the TV Output to P AL . [Fo rm at] T o for mat the flash me mory or S D card . [ Reset] [ Frequency ] 50HZ Sett ing the fli ck e r frequen cy to 50 Hz. 60HZ Sett ing[...]
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- 1 5 - [L ang uage] ENGLIS H Setting the language to E nglish. (* ) Holl ÀNDISCH Setting the language to Dutch. FRA NÇ AI S Setting the language to Fren ch. IT A L I A NO Setting the language to I t alian. ESP A OL Setting the language to S panish. PORTUG UÊS Setting the language to P ortuguese. S[...]
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- 16 - [ Erase] Delete ite m allow u s er to e rase curre nt or all the stored image s from the m emo ry . Erase O ne to e rase current file. Erase A ll to e rase all file s. [ Slide Sho w] Cancel to cancel t he slide sh ow . 2 SEC T o set 2 seconds slide show . 5 SEC T o set 5 seconds slide show . [Print] Select to p rint th e current file. A ll t[...]
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- 1 7 - 9. I nst alli ng Y our Sof tw are • I nsta lli ng S of twar e 1.In sert install a tion CD into t he CD-ROM driv e an d the installati on C D menu should appear . 2. W hen you see t he following screen, choose “ A rcSof t Sof t w ar e Suite ” to install t he sof tware. 3.Follow t he in struction s on screen. 4.In stalled s oft ware wil[...]
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- 18 - 1 1. D ownl oading Ima ges to Y o ur Comp uter 1.T urn the DV an d co mputer o n, then conn e ct the DV t o the comput er with the inc luded U SB cable. 2.“USB Mass S torag e drive ” appear s o n the comput er screen. For W indo ws XP / Vi st a: A dialo gue box w i th opt ions appear s as shown on th e rig ht side. The optio ns are Play [...]
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- 1 9 - 12. A rcSof t PhotoImpressio n 5 A rcSof t Phot oImpressio n 5 i s a compl ete digit al image editing appli cation designe d wit h real people in m ind. Easy-to- use “Gett ing S t a rt” g uides, user-fri endly UI, complete image editing functionality , give users wonderful experience to organizin g, vi ewing, enhan cing, editi n g, prin[...]
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- 20 - 13. A rcSof t VideoIm pression 2 A rcSof t VideoImpre ssion 2 create s h ome movie s and slide show s by co mbining exi sting videos, still i mage s, exciting s cene tra nsition s, and mult ip le audio track s. Though s imple to use, the progra m p rovides inten se and broad v ideo editi ng and export optio ns perfe ct for owners of d igital[...]
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- 2 1 - Sele ct the it em you desire and the picture and v i deos y ou nee d then y ou will enter the editing interface a s belo w . Y ou can use t he six steps in t he Function Menu to cr eate vid eo clip s and slide show s. 1. Media - Sel ec t t he video s and i mages that will compr ise y our final movie or slide s how . 2. Edit - M odify video [...]
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- 22 - A p pend ix: Spe cifications Camera Mod e DV mode; S t ill mode; Playba ck mod e; SD/MM C card reader; V oice recoder; M ass storage Image Sens or 5M(2592x19 44) CMOS sensor Lens Module Fixed lens F 2.8 E FL = 6.45m m Focus range Macro : 16cm Portrait : 0.5m~1.1m ; Landscape : 1.0 ~Inifinity MPEG 4 640 x 4 80 pixels 30 f rame [...]
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- 2 3 - Delete One / All / Select Playback di git al zoom 8x ISO S peed Auto Shutter S peed Electron ic : 1/8-1/4 000 sec Color LCD Display TO PPL Y 2.0 " L TP S R esolutio n :5 58(H) x 234( V) S torage sy stem 32M I nternal Flash M emory External: SD or MM C Card Mass S torage YES Anti-Flicker 50/60 H z Flash mode SCR (Auto / f orce / of [...]
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- 24 - F A Q Q1: I have notice d that th e pict ures I have t aken are all very dark. How ca n I make these pict ures li ghter ? S hould I u se the fl ash of ten? A1: Avoid taking pictures in plac e s with little lighting. W h en it is clo udy , please use other means to create mo re light b efore t aking pict ures. We reco mm end u sing t he flas [...]
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- 2 5 - T rouble shooti n g Problem Source Solution The power i s not on • Slide the ON/O FF b utto n to turn the D V on. The batterie s were not inserted prope rly • The correct d irection t o insert the AA batteries i s indicated on the DV . Batteries ar e depleted • Replace wit h unused al k aline or full y recharged batteries (fou r AA-si[...]
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- 26 - Problem Source Sol u tion Picture i s not clear The lens i s dirty • Clean the l ens. Hands were not steady when t akin g t he pi cture • Ensure hands are steady when t ak ing picture a nd re main steady one s e cond af ter pres sing the shut ter but ton. The picture s are blurred The picture s ubje ct was not in the f ocus range of the [...]
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- 2 7 - Safety Pr ecautions Preca utions f or The DV 1 Do not shoot w h ile driving or wal king , oth erwise it may cause tra ff ic accide nt. 2 Do not trigger the flash in close pr oxi mity to human or animal eye s. 3 Ex pose to t h e int ense light produ ced by t he flash may da m age eye sight, espe cially f or young children, plea se shoot a t [...]
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- 28 - 13 Do not oper a te t his DV wit h wet ha nds. This could pose a ris k of electron ic sho ck. 14 Under th e environ ment with electros t atic discharge, the DV may malfun ction and require the user t o reset t he DV . 15 Under th e environ ment with electrical fast t rans ient (EF T), the DV m ay lo se function and requi re user to reset t h[...]