Vivitar 840XHD manual

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    DVR 840X HD Digital Video C amcorder Owner‟s Manual © 2009 Sakar In ternational, Inc. A ll rights reserve d. Windows and the Windows logo ar e registered trad emarks of Mi crosoft Corporation. All other trademar ks are the prope rty of their respect ive companies.[...]

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    1 Table of Cont ents Introduction ............................................................................................................... 2 Key Features ............................................................................................................ 2 What your digital video camera inc ludes .....................................[...]

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    2 Trouble Shooting ..................................................................................................... 99 Introducti on Thank you for pur chasing the DVR 840 X HD Digital Video Camcorder. With your camera y ou ca n shoot high resolu tion H.264 video clips and take indiv idual photos. In addition, 128 MB built-in memor y allows you[...]

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    3  5 X Optical Zoo m Lens  Supports ex ternal SD memory car d up to 8 GB  Built-in Microphon e  Snap „ n Share Pro softw are application can be used to dow nload t he photos and videos from you r camera with the t ouch of a button  Edit, add tex t, clipart and more on your digital photo s  Produce colorful movies to upload, copy[...]

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    4 Computer System Requirements for Windows XP To be able to dow nload photos an d videos to your PC you will need t he following minimum configura tion:  Pentium 4 Proce ssor (or abov e), 2.6 GHZ., w it h Windows XP Service Pack 2  512 MB RAM, 200 MB free di sk space.  Available USB Inter face  CD -ROM Driv er  Recommended screen res[...]

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    5 A Quic k Look at your Digital Video Cam corder[...]

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    7 Preparing Your Camera for Use Battery Installation Your DVR camcorder re quires a Lithiu m-ion rechargeable bat tery (included in pac kaging). Open the battery compartment on the bottom of the camera. 1. Insert the batteries in accordance with the polarity (+ and - ) a s indicated. 2. Close the batter y cover. Note: You must ONLY use the supplied[...]

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    8 Inserting an SD Memory Card An SD compatible memory card of up to 8GB (not included ) should be inserted into your DV R camera. SD Me mory cards ex pand the amount of memory thus allowing an increase in the number of movies and photos that can be captured before tr ansferring the m to your computer. 1. Locate the SD card slot in the battery compa[...]

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    9 Note : After you inser t an SD mem ory card, the icon will appear on the LCD, indicating that your SD memor y card has bee n installed successfully, an d the media you capture will now be stored on the card and not in the internal me mory.  This product support s SD cards of up to 8 GB .  Formatting w ill delete all data on the SD Me mory C[...]

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    10 of the softwa re installation 3. The Welcome to the Snap „n Share Pro Installation Wizard Setup screen will appea r. Note : On Vista operating syste ms you may see an AutoPlay w indow appear. Sele ct the SMSetup.exe option to begin the so ftware setup.[...]

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    11 4. Click the “ Begin ” button to begin the software s etup and installation process.[...]

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    12 5. The Setup w izard will start to in stall the Snap „n Share Pro appli cation on yo ur computer. Clic k “ Next ” to continue . 6. Please review the license ter ms and click the “I A gree” button to continue.[...]

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    13 7. In the Installation op t ions you can choose whe re to install thi s application on your computer. Ho wever , it is recommended to let the S nap „n Share Pro installer create the folder to w here the progra m will be installed. Click “ Install ” and follow the in structions.[...]

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    14 8. Click “ Finish ” to let the Snap „n Sha re Pro installer finish the installation program.[...]

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    15 9. The Setup will now begin to silently install the Video E xpr ess s oftw are. This might take a few second to install depending on the operating system you are running.[...]

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    16 Congratulations !! You hav e successfully installed the Snap „n Share Pro and Video Express so ftware on your P C. Click the “ Finish ” button to open t he Snap „n Share Pro appli cation.[...]

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    17 Camera Buttons and Functions[...]

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    18 DV R Functions and Menu Control To pow er on t he camera you need t o flip open the LCD Screen. The Power button is situated on the in side of the ca mera. Power on Press the Powe r button t o turn on your DVR . The green LED on the back of the camera will light up follow ed by t he LCD mon itor, indicating that your DV R i s ready for us e. Pow[...]

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    19 Capturing Videos In order to start capturing video s (w ith audio) with your camcorder: 1. Aim the c amera at t he subje ct you w ish to capture. The image yo u are capturing will appe ar on the LCD screen. 2. Press the Movie Shutter button to the right of the dial to star t shooting. 3. A red flashing recording icon and the elapsed time of the [...]

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    20 In Video mode t here are five video resolutions for you t o choose f rom before capturing your video. The higher the resolution selected the better the quality of the video, how ever higher quality vide os use up more memory.[...]

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    21 To enter the setup submenu options for the Video mode pres s the OK/Men u button. 1. Press the Right /Left buttons to select the Video mode . 2. Press the Up/Dow n button to select one of the Video mod e options – Resolution, Stabiliza tion or Motion Detect. 3. Press the Right/Left button to select the setting that appears on the right hand si[...]

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    22 5. Press the Exit but ton. 6. Your camera is now ready to captur e videos with the new settings y ou selected. Resolution 1. Press the Dow n button to enter th e Resolution sub menu. 2. Use the Right/Left button to m ove betwee n t he 5 video resolution settings – HD(1080 p) / HD(720p) / WVGA 60 / VGA / QVGA. 3. Press the OK/M enu button to co[...]

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    23 4. Press the Exit but ton. 5. Your camera is now ready to captur e videos with the new settings y ou selected. 6. The selected re solution icon appea rs on the top right corner of the L CD. Stabilization 1. Press the Dow n button to enter th e Stabilization sub menu 2. Use the Right/Le ft button to selec t either “ On ” or “ Off ” . 3. P[...]

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    24 4. Press the Exit but ton. 5. Your camera is now ready to captur e videos with the new settings y ou selected. 6. If “On” is selec ted the icon w il l appear on the right hand side of the LCD. Note: Stabilization is no t supported in HD( 1080p) and W VGA/60fps resolution s. Motion Detect Using this feature the camcorder will start t o record[...]

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    25 1. Press the Dow n button to enter the Motion Detect sub menu. 2. Use the Right /Left button to se lect either “On” or “Of f”. 3. Press the OK/M enu button to con firm and sav e your choice. 4. Press the Exit but ton. 5. Your camera is now ready to capture videos with the new settings you sele cted. Note: If “On” is s elected , the M[...]

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    26 1. Aim the ca mera at the obje ct you w ish to photograph. 2. Use t he optical zoo m button on the top of t he c amera to Tele/ W ide to zoom in or out of the objec t. 3. The zoom can be set as 1X~10X (5X Optical + 2X Digital) or 1X ~2 0X (5 X Optical + 4X Digital) 4. For close-up pictures of objects located within 80cm use the Macro mode featur[...]

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    27 Note: When the ca mcorder's internal me mory is full, “ MEMORY FULL ” appe ars on the LCD screen whe n you attempt to press the Shutter bu tton to take a photo . Down load these photos to your PC or delete them in order to take more photos. Alternativel y, you can in sert an SD memory card to ex pand the memory and take many more photo [...]

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    28 To enter t he setup submenu options for the Picture mode press the OK/Menu button. 1. Press the Right /Left buttons to select the Picture mod e. 2. Press the Up /Down button to select one of the Picture mode options – Resolution, Flash or Selftimer. 3. Press the Right/Left button to select the setting that appears on the right hand side of the[...]

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    29 5. Press the Exit but ton. 6. Your camera i s now ready to snap pictures with the new settings you selected. Resolution 1. Press the Dow n button to enter the Resolution submenu. 2. Use the Right/Left button to move between the 3 picture resolution settings – High / Std / Low . 3. Press the OK/M enu button to con firm and sav e your choice.[...]

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    30 4. Press the Exit but ton. 5. Your camera is now ready to capture photos with the new settings you selected. 6. The selected re solution icon appe ars on the top left corner of the LC D. Flash The c amcorder has 3 flash settings. You c an change the flash setting by using the Right button on the camera dial or from within the Fla sh submenu . Th[...]

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    31 1. Press the Dow n button to enter the Flash sub menu. 2. Use the Right/Left button to move between the 3 picture resolution settings – Auto / Red Eye / Off. 3. Press the OK/M enu button to con firm and sav e your choice. 4. Press the Exit but ton. 5. Your camera is now ready to capture photos with the new settings you selected.[...]

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    32 Note: The Flash will not activ ate if the batteries are low or if the camera is being charged. Selftimer You can set the Selfti mer to up the camera and in clude yourself in t he picture. Place the camera on a tripod or on a steady and flat surface. After pressing the Picture Shutter button the photo will be ta ken 10 second s later.[...]

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    33 1. Press the Dow n button to enter the Selftimer sub menu. 2. Use the Right /Left button to se lect either “On” or “Of f”. 3. Press the OK/M enu button to con firm and sav e your choice. 4. Press the Exit but ton. 5. Your camera is now ready to c apture photos with the new settings you selected. 6. If “On” is selec ted, the Selftimer[...]

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    34 1. Press the Right /Left buttons to sel ect the Effects mode . 2. Press the Up/Dow n butt on to select one of the Effects mode options – Macro, Scene, Expo sure and White Balan ce. 3. Press the Right/Left button to select the setting that appears on the right hand side of the menu table. 4. Press the OK/M enu button again to confir m and save [...]

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    35 Macro The camcorder ha s a close- up picture mode to allow you to take picture s at close range within 80cm. . 1. Press the Dow n button to enter the Macro M ode submenu. 2. Use the Right /Left button to move between “M acro” or “Nor mal”. 3. Press the OK/M enu button to con firm and sav e your choice. 4. Press the Exit but ton.[...]

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    36 5. Your camera is now ready to capture photos with the new settings you selected. 6. If “Macro ” is selected, a Macro icon will appear on the bottom left of the LCD. 7. To revert to Nor m al mode select “ Normal” in step 2 . Scene The camcorder ha s a selection of built-in scenes. Sele ct the scene t hat you want befor e taking the pho t[...]

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    37 . 1. Press the Dow n button to enter the Scene submenu. 2. Use the Right/Left button to move between the 7 options – Auto / Skin / Night / Backlight / Blac k and W hite / Clas sic / Negative. 3. Press the OK/M enu button to con firm and sav e your choice. 4. Press the Exit but ton. 5. Your camera is now ready to capture photos with the new set[...]

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    38 when selected – Skin , Night and Backligh t Exposure The camcorder adju sts image ex posure automati cally. In certain circ umstances you may wish to ad just the exp osure compensation manually. . 1. Press the Dow n button to enter the Expo sure submenu. 2. Use the Right/Left button to move between the 7 options – -1.0 EV / -0.6 EV / -[...]

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    39 0.3 EV / Auto / 0.3 EV / 0.6 EV / 1.0 EV. 3. Press the OK/M enu button to con firm and sav e your choice. 4. Press the Exit but ton. 5. Your camera is now ready to capture photos with the new settings you selected. 6. The EV option selected appears next to the icon on the botto m of the LCD. White Balance The camcorder adju sts the color b alanc[...]

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    40 . 1. Press the Dow n button to enter th e White Balance ( W B) submenu. 2. Use the Right/Left button to move betwe en t he 4 options – Auto / Daylight / Fluorescent / Tung sten . 3. The option sele cted is immediate ly preview ed on the LCD. 4. Press the OK/M enu button to con firm and sav e your choice. 5. Press the Exit but ton. 6. Your came[...]

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    41 Settings Your camcorder ha s 7 setting options – Sound (operation sou nd), Infor mation, Time Setting, For mat, TV, Language an d Default Se tting. . To enter the setup submenu options for the S etting m ode press the OK/Menu button. 1. Press the Right /Left buttons to select the Setting mod e. 2. Press the Up/Down button to select one of t he[...]

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    42 Information, Ti me Setting, Format, TV, Language and De f ault Setting. 3. Press the Right/Left button to select the setting that appears on the right hand side of the menu table. 4. Press the OK/M enu button again to confir m and save your choice . 5. Press the Exit but ton. 6. Your camera i s now ready with the new settings you selected. Sound[...]

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    43 1. Press the Dow n button to enter the Sound sub menu. 2. Use the Right /Left button to select “ On” or “Off” . 3. Press the OK/M enu button to con firm and sav e your choice. 4. Press the Exit but ton. 5. If you selected “On” the camera will emit a sound wheneve r a button is selected. Information[...]

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    44 1. Press the Dow n button to enter the Information submenu . 2. Use the Right /Left button to sele ct “On” or “Off” . 3. Press the OK/M enu button to con firm and sav e your choice. 4. Press the Exit but ton. 5. If you selected “On” the screen information will appear on the LCD. Selecting “Off” hides all the information on the LC[...]

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    45 1. Press the Dow n button to enter the Time Setting submenu. 2. An adjustable Ti me Setting menu a ppears. 3. Use the Up/Dow n button to select – Y ear, Month, Day, Hour and Minu te option. 4. Use the Right /Left button to adjust the time setting for each option. 5. Press the OK/Me nu button to con firm and save your choice. 6. Press the Exit [...]

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    46 Format Please use this feature with caution. Using this feature will format either the internal built- in memory or the S D card if one is inserted in the camera. Once formatted all th e media in the camera`s memory will be er ased. This proces s is irreversible. Important: Before formatting dow nload all images to the computer .[...]

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    47 1. Press the Dow n button to enter the Format submenu. 2. A Format message will appear on the LCD w ith a “Yes” or “N o”. 3. Use the Right/Left button to select the option you wish – “Yes” to continue with the format; “No ” to cancel the format and reve rt back to the operational mode. 4. Press the OK/M enu button to con firm a[...]

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    48 TV Select the appro priate TV standa rd for the area in which you ar e located. The choices are NTSC or PAL. Using the wrong TV syst em will result in t he image flickering on play back.[...]

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    49 1. Press the Dow n button to enter the TV submenu. 2. Use the Right /Left button to se lect – NTSC (60Hz) or PAL (50Hz ). 3. Press the OK/M enu button to con firm and sav e your choice. 4. Press the Exit but ton. Language Select the language of your choice. There are 10 languages from which to choose. Once the languag e is selected a ll the ca[...]

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    50 1. Press the Dow n button to enter the Language submenu. 2. Use the Right/Left button to select the language of your choice – E nglish , German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese Traditional, Chinese Simplified, Japa nese and Korean. 3. Press the OK/M enu button to con firm and sav e your choice. 4. Press the Exit but ton. Default [...]

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    51 1. Press the Dow n button to enter the Default Se tting submenu. 2. A Default Setting message will ap pear on the LCD with a “Yes” or “No”. 3. Use the Right/Left button to s elect the option you wish – “Yes” to revert back to the original f actory s etting ; “No” to c ancel the request and revert back to the operational mode. 4[...]

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    53 Camera Playback Modes[...]

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    54 The Playback mode is for viewing and managing the photos and videos on the built -in memory or the SD card inserted in the camera. 1. Press t he Playback button beneath the dial for the Playback menu screen to appear. 2. Use the Right /Left button to se lect the desired Playback mode - Movie or Pi cture. 3. Press the OK/M enu button to en ter th[...]

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    55 5. Use the Righ t/Left button to select the desired video or pho to you wan t to view. 6. Press the OK/M enu button to v iew the selected video or photo. Movie Playback 1. In the Movie Playba ck thumbnail view select t he m ovie you wish to view using the Right/Left but ton. 2. Press the OK/Menu button for t he first fra me of the s elected vide[...]

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    56 3. The sequence number of the video, the duration of the video and the resolution at which the video was recorde d appears above t he video on t he top of the LCD. 4. Press the Mov ie Shutter button to start playing the video. 5. Press the Up/Down button to adjust the volume. The volume ic on will appear on the left side of the LCD. 6. Press the[...]

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    57 will appear on the LCD. 8. Press the Mo vie Shutter again to continue playing . Movie Play back Mode Menu 1. In the Movie Play back mode pres s the OK/Menu but ton. 2. The Movie Playba ck options appear .[...]

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    58 3. Press the Up/Dow n button to select one of the options – Delete , Lock , Repeat One or Repeat All. Delete Movies 1. Press the Dow n button to enter the Delete sub menu. 2. Select the Up button to delete all the video s; the Down button to delete the present video or the Exit button to Exit the mode.[...]

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    59 Delete A l l 1. On selecting the Up button, a Dele t e All message w ill appear on the LCD.[...]

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    60 2. Use the Right /Left button to select either “Yes” or “No” . 3. Press the OK/M enu button to con firm and save your choice. 4. If you selected “Yes” all the video s in the Mov ie mode will be dele ted. Delete One 1. On selecting the Down button, a Delete One message will appea r on the LCD. 2. Use the Right /Left button to se lect [...]

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    61 Lock Movies In order to prevent movies being deleted by accident you can lock either all or single movies. 1. Press the Dow n button to enter the Lock sub menu. 2. Select the Up button to lock all t he videos; the Down button to lock the present video or the Ex it button to Ex it the mode.[...]

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    62 3. A Lock icon will appear on the top of the LCD to show if the video is locked or not. 4. To unlock the video simply press the same button as befor e in Step 2 when you locked the video. 5. The Lock icon w ill disappear.[...]

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    63 Repeat Movies Use t his f unction to repeat playing either single m ovies or all the m ovies in the order they app ear in the memory. Repeat One 1. Press the Dow n button to enter the Repeat One submenu. 2. Press the OK/M enu button for the selected movies to start playing. 3. The same movie will repeat itsel f over and ove r.[...]

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    64 4. Press the Mov ie Shutter to Pause/Play 5. Press the Ex it button to stop the repeat. Repeat A ll 1. Press the Dow n button to enter the Repeat All submenu. 2. Press the OK/Menu button for all th e movies to start playing one after the other. 3. Press the Mov ie Shutter to Pau se/Play 4. Press the Ex it button to stop the repeat.[...]

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    65 Picture Playback 1. Use the Right/Left button t o select the photo to view in the Picture thumbnail preview window 2. Press the O K/Menu button to view the picture in full screen. 3. Use the Right /Left button to go to the next or prev ious picture. 4. To magnify the p icture on the LCD , use the W /T zoom bu tton 5. To navigate around the m agn[...]

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    66 buttons. 6. Press the O K/Menu button to exit the magnify mode. Picture Play back Mode M enu 1. In the Picture Playback mode sele ct a photo. 2. Press the O K/Menu button the Picture Playback menu to appear.[...]

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    67 Delete 1. Press the Dow n butt on to selec t the Delete sub m enu 2. Press the O K/Menu button to open the Delete Pic ture menu. 3. Press the Right /Left button to select the Picture y ou wish to dele te.[...]

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    68 4. Press the Up button to delete all the pictures; The Down button t o delete the selected picture only; Exit button to exit w ithout deleting. Delete A ll 1. If you selected Delete All a confir mation message screen will appear on the LCD.[...]

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    69 2. Use the Right /Left button to choo se “Yes” or “N o” 3. If you c hoose “Yes” all the unlocked pictures in t he camera`s memory or the SD card if in serted will be dele ted. This proces s is irreversible. 4. Pressing “No” w il l cancel the dele te process 5. Press the O K/Menu button to confirm and sav e your choice. Delete One[...]

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    70 2. A Delete One confirmation message screen w ill appear. 3. Use the Right /Left button to selec t “Yes” or “No” . 4. If you choose “Yes” the present picture if unlocked will be deleted from the camera`s me mory or the SD card if inserted. Thi s process is irre versible. 5. Pressing “No” w il l cancel the dele te process. 6. Pres[...]

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    71 1. Use the Dow n button to selec t the Lock sub menu. 2. Press the O K/Menu button to open the Lock menu screen 3. Use the Right /Left button to se lect the picture. 4. Use the Up but ton to lock/unloc k all the pictur es. 5. Use the Dow n button to lock/un lock the presently selected picture. 6. Press the Play back button to Ex it.[...]

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    72 Make Slideshow This function au tomatically plays all the pictures in conse cutive order . 1. Press the Dow n butt on to selec t the Slideshow submenu. 2. Press the O K/Menu button to start the slideshow . 3. Press the OK/Me nu butt on again to stop the s lideshow and return to the Picture Playba ck mode menu.[...]

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    73 Connecting to a High Definition TV to view images Note: The camera will not be able to capture movies or snap pict ures when it is connected to an HDTV. The LCD w ill also not display any image w hen connected to an HDTV.[...]

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    74 Connecting to a non High Definition TV to view images Note: No image will appear on the LCD screen w hen the ca mera is connected to the TV.[...]

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    75 Transferring Images to your PC using the software Once you have ta ken photos and v ideos with your ca mera you now need to down load or transfer the m to your compu ter. This allows you to save all your photos and videos for playing, editing, emailing or upl oading as you de sire. Once your photo s and videos are t ransferred to the PC you may [...]

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    76 1. D ouble- click the “Snap „n Share Pro” icon that appears on your de s ktop to laun ch the “Snap „n Share Pro” pro gra m. 2. The “ Welcome to Snap „n Share Pro ” Product Regi stration screen will open. This screen will appea r each time you ope n the application until you register. To regi ster your produc t please click the [...]

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    78 3. The “Snap „n Shar e Pro” Main Men u screen appears.[...]

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    79 4. Click on the “ Get Media ” button to open the Get Media W izard to begin transferr ing the photos and v ideos captured w ith your camera to the computer.[...]

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    80 5. Step 1 - Selec t the device (driv e) where media i s stored on your camera from the Active D evices windo w. Select the “ Custo m ” copy method option to preview an d choose the photos and video s you wish to do wnload from the camera to your PC . Note : S ele cting the “ Express ” copy option will auto matically downloa d all media f[...]

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    81 6. Step 2 - Select the media items you wish to download and click the “ Ne xt ” button. 7. Step 3 - If you have photos you c an choose to batch these photos once they down load. Add act ive captions to the picture - add a date, keyw ords and c ategories. Click the “ Next ” butt on to continue.[...]

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    82 8. Step 4 - Choose where to place your m edia once it is down loaded to the computer.  You c an also choose the w ebsite where you w ould like to upload y our media.  You can also select to “Delete the media from the camera after the files have been tr ansferred”. T his will automatically delete the images on your cam era and free up m[...]

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    83  On clicking the “ Finish ” button your m edia will begin to downloa d from the camera to the selected loca tion. Note : If you also selected a web site, once the media is download ed it can be viewed in the „Sele ct Photos‟ mode of your application and the appli cation will jump to the „Uploa d‟ mode and op en the web br owser of[...]

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    84 4. You can import media f rom your c omputer directly to this folder to use it as a removable Dis k. Note: After you connect your DV to your PC, the DV will be automati cally turned on. The camera will remain on all the while it is plugged into the USB and it won ‟ t be switched off . On disconnecting the USB cable t he camera will au tomatica[...]

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    85 From the Main M enu screen tha t appears, select the “ Select Photos ”, “ Enhanc e Photos ” or “ Ca ptions & Sounds ” buttons. You can u se these featur es to edit your photos:[...]

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    86  Manage y our photos by creating countless unique pho to collections without duplicating any photos. Simply select the pho tos from the Thu mbnail window and add them to the collection w indow at the botto m of the screen. Click the „Add‟ button or drag the photo into the windo w.  Play y our videos – double clic k on the video that [...]

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    87  SlideShow – View all the photos in your colle ction and add ba ckground music to you r slideshow  Share y our photos via E-mail, Lo cal Printing and Cr eate HTML w eb pages for uploading online .  Workshop fea tures - Create Phot o Albums, Frames , Calendars, tw o-sided Greeting Cards and Post cards to email or print on standard phot[...]

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    88 Video Express application The Snap „n Share Pro softwar e installs a custo m built Video Exp ress application. This applicatio n is a convenie nt and powerful too l for creating y our very own professional looking movies. Create movies on whatever theme you w ish. Using all the media that you have on your computer as w ell as the videos tha t [...]

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    89 2. Double click the “ Video Express ” icon that appear s on your desktop to launch and open the “Video Ex press” application. The following is a ba s ic overview of the steps invo lved in making a movie. 1. Create a Project (Manage mode)  A movie project i s a movie that is still open for edi ting and revising.  All of the source f[...]

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    90 2. You are now ready y ou create y our ow n movie by using the „Prepare‟, „Effects‟ and „Text‟ mode features. 3. Find Media and Create Collections[...]

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    91  The “ Prepare ” mode is the next ste p in creating a movie. Find the med ia files on your PC or camera that you would like to u se in your movie p roject.  A movie is made up of video and p hoto files that are pla c es sequen tially with accompanying audio and special effects .  Media on you r PC can either be inserted directly fro[...]

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    92 4. Adding Media to your Movie Project  The next step is to actually add th e media files to your movie proje ct and begin shaping your movie.[...]

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    93  Click the “ Open Media ” button to i mport media fro m your Computer to the Video Exp ress  Click on the “ Get Media ” button to download vide os from the camera inserted.  Any file that you w ant to include in your movie is drag ged or added to the „ Timeline/Story board ‟ window.  This „Timeline/Storyboard‟ window [...]

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    94  You can add „ Tex t ‟ either as Titles or Credits to the beginning or end of your movie or as overlay tex t that will appear an ywhere you wish on the selected clip. 5. Creating and Saving a Completed Movie File  When all of the ar ranging and editi ng is finished in the Timeline/Story board and your movie project is comple te, you ar[...]

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    95  Completed movie files will be save d to your PC as a .WMV file  The application give s you the choice of how to share your movie  The completed mov ie once saved to your computer can be shared via email, uploaded to the web, copied to a CD or burn to a DVD. Congratulatio ns!! You have created you very own movie using Video Express.[...]

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    96 For more detailed information of how to use all these features please refer to the Quick Start Help Guide and/or the Show Me How Tour tutorial from within the “Video Express” application. Technical Support For all installation and softwar e related technical suppor t you can email your enquiries to cs@smithmicro .com . For all hardw are and [...]

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    97 Damages or malfun ctions not re sulting fro m defects in material or workmanship a nd damages or malfun ctions fro m other than nor mal use, including bu t limited to, re pair by unauthorize d parties, tampering, modification or acciden t . What To Do Whe n Service Is Re quired: When returning your defective pro duct (postage pre-paid) for servi[...]

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    98 Technical Specifications Image Sensor 5 Mega Pix el CMOS Sensor Image Resolution High 3200x 2400 (8M Pix els) Std 2592x1 944 (5M Pix els) Low 20 48x1536 (3M Pix els) Video Resolution HD(1080 p) 1440X1080(30 fps) HD(720p ) 1280X720(30fps) WVGA 848X 480(60fps) VGA 640X 480(30fps) QVGA 320X 240(30fps) LCD Display 3 ‟‟ TFT(4:3) LCD Swiv el 90 °[...]

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    99 Microphone YES Speaker YES Recorder YES White Balance Auto/Manual (Day light, Fluorescen t, Tungsten) Exposure Auto/Manual Flash Auto/Red-Eye-Redu ction/Off Image Play Single Image/Slide show Interface USB 2.0 System Require ments Windows X P , VISTA TV out NTSC/PAL Sele ctable, HDMI Battery Lithium-ion Rechar geable Working Tempera ture 0-40 C [...]

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    100 The “ ! ” means the SD card is low sp eed or has the wrong content inside. The w ay to solve this cond ition is to for mat the SD card with the ca mcorder instead of the PC (Please refer to the detail For mat instruction section ). 4. W hy is Camera Flash not act ive when taking pictures ? Make sure that the focus range is NOT set a t Macro[...]