DXG Technology DXG-305VP manual

DXG-305V Use r ’ s Manual[...]

1 Thank you for purchasing the DXG-305 digital video camera. This easy-to-fo llow manual shows y ou how to use your new DXG-305V 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 305V as a W eb camera. Instructions on using th[...]

2 Contents 1.Attention…………………………… …………………………… ..…….…..……4 Safty Precautions…… ………………………………………..……………..….………….…..4 Before Using Y our Digtial Video Camera………………….…..…..… …….………………..4 Operational Precaution[...]

3 Trim Functio n…..…….……….………….……………….………….……..….……..….....23 Photos Index……………….………….……………….………….……..….…………..... ..24 Camera Playback Menu……………….………….……………….………….……….......2 4 MP3 Player …….…[...]

4 Please read thro ugh this manual before using the digital vid eo camera and follow the instructions car efully to avoid came ra damage. Safty Precautions: ● The software CD-ROM packaged with the DX G-305V is for a PC only . Playing this CD-ROM on a stere o or CD player may damage it. ● This digital video camera is a precision ele ctronic devi[...]

5 Operational Precautions: This produ c t consists of in tricate elect rical parts. T o ensu re the highest possible performance, do no t drop or hit the ca mera. ● Avoid using or storing the camera in the following locations: 1. Damp or dusty places. 2. In sealed v ehicles, in direct sunl ight, or in any areas with extremel y high temperat ures.[...]

6 Package Content s ● CD-ROM (Driv er & A pplication S oftware) ● Pouch ● Wrist Strap & Lens Co ver Str ap ● Earphones ● USB Cable ● TV OUT Cable ● Audio Cable ● 4 x “AAA ” Alka line Batterie s ● User's Manual Audio Cable 4x AAA Alkaline Batteries User's Manual CD-ROM (Driver & Applic ation Software) Earp[...]

7 Digital Video Camera Controls Top View: 1. Microphone 2. Speaker Front Side View: 1 . Lens 2. Self-timer LED 3. Built-in Flash Terminal Compartment The DXG-305V has three port s for attaching the follo wing cables: Audio Output, Video Output, and USB. The se ports will ena ble you to attach the appropriate cable s from the digital vi deo camera t[...]

8 BACK VIEW: 1. Multi-function Button- In all modes, this selects directions such as Up , Down , Left , Right and other special fu nctions. 2. Shutter Bu tton - Press to take pictures in Capt ure mode, and to start & stop recording vid eos or voices in Video or V oice mode. 3. Dual Color LED (Power LED/Busy LED)- When the digital vide o camera [...]

9 Bottom View: 1. Color Liquid Crystal Display 2. Display Button -In Video mode and Came ra mode, this button will c lear the icon on t he LCD panel and allow you t o enter the help s creen: Normal → Full screen → Help In other modes, this button will he lp you to enter help screen directly: Normal → Help Screen. 3. SD Card Slot Battery power[...]

10 Preparing Your Digital Video Camera ● Step 1 Insert four "AAA" batte ries into the batte ry compartment . ● Step 2 When inserting an SD/MMC me mory card, follow the icon shown in the compartment to or ient the card. Push the memor y card all the way into the memory slot to i nsert. Pushing the card in again gen tly , will cause it [...]

11 ● Step 1 Press the Power butto n to turn on t he digital vide o camera. The Power LED will illum itate. ● Step 2 The LCD Display will turn on automatically . Function Tree Video Mode 4. Using Y our Digital V ideo Camera Note: The LCD Display will turn off auto matically if you do not use the camera for over 1 minute. The camera will a lso tu[...]

12 MP3 Player Camera Mode[...]

13 Setup Mode Voice Mode[...]

14 Video Mode [ ] Rotate Mode Dial to [Movie] [ ] Status Identifier Macro Self- Timer/Delay White B alance Videos Co unter Memory Status Recording Time Left Zoom Lever Battery Video Q uality Video Size[...]

15 Recording Video This digital video camera can record video in the MPEG-4 format. In video mode, pr ess the menu button t o enter the vide o menu. Select video size: 1. Roll the sele ct button up or down to select 「 Size 」 and press the ok button. 2. Roll the select butto n up or down to sele ct the size that you want to r ecord and press th [...]

16 2 . R o l l t h e s e l e c t b u t t o n u p o r d o w n t o s e l e c t t h e q u a l i t y t h a t y o u w a n t t o r e c o r d and press the ok bu tton. Quality options: Fine, Normal, B asic Start recording: ● Step 1 Press shutter to start recording video. You will see live views of the subjec ts or scenes y ou are recordin g on the LCD p[...]

17 Special effects ： In video mode, pre ss the ok button to enter the special effects menu. Roll the select b utton up or down to select the effect tha t you want. Video playback: In video mode, pre ss the playback butto n to enter the vide o playback mode. 1. Roll the select b utton up or down to select the video that you w ant to play and press[...]

18 3. When playing, pr ess the right bu tton of the multi -func button to pause playing, and press i t again to continue playing. Pressing th e multi-function button up or down will adjust t he volume. Video index: In video playback mode , press the left button o f the multi-func butto n to browse the video index, wh ich shows 6 images per page in [...]

19 delete, and pre ss the ok but ton to delet e file selected (protected fi les can’t be deleted). Delete all 1. Roll the sele ct button up or down to select 「 delete 」 and pr ess the ok button. 2. Roll the select button up or down to se lect 「 delete all 」 and press the ok button t o en ter the “delete al l” file interfac e. 3 On the[...]

20 2. Roll the sele ct button up or down to se lec t 「 Protect one 」 and press the ok button to ent er the “protect o ne” file interface. 3. Roll the select butto n up or down to sele ct the file that you want to Protect. If the curr ent file has not bee n protected, press the ok button to protect the curr ent file and the icon will appear.[...]

21 Right button Before taking photo s,you can configure your camera options by pressing the menu button . Select image size ： 1. Roll the select button up or down to se lect 「 Size 」 and press the ok button. 2. Roll the select b utton up or down to select the size that yo u want to record and press ok the button . Size option s: 2976X2232, 20[...]

22 Special effects: In camera mode, press the ok button to enter the spe cial effects menu. Press the up or down button of select button t o select the effect t hat you want . Effect options: Normal/Sepia /B&W/Negativ e/Red/P ink/Purple/Bl ue/Green/Y ellow Shooting photos: ● Step 1 Make sure the digital vide o camera is turned on. ● Step 2 [...]

23 The Macro indicator on t he LCD displ ay will illumi nate, allowi ng y ou to take p ictures at a cl oser rang e (between 17~22c m). ● Step 2 T o take pictures, follow the st eps in the "Shooting Photos" section. To take portrait an d distant pictures: ● Step 1 Push the Macro switch downward. This se ts the digital vi deo camera to [...]

24 Photos index In camera playback mode , press the left button of the multi-func button to browse the photo index. T his shows 8 images pe r page in a mid-size previe w window. Press the multi-fun c button up or down to change previewed i mages, and press the ok button to retu rn to Playback Mode which display s selected image with ful l screen. .[...]

25 2. Press the select button u p or down to select 「 delete all 」 and press the ok button to ent er the “delete all ” file interface. 3. On delete all fi le interface, pre ss the select button up o r down to sele ct 「 ok 」 and press the ok butto n to delete all files (protected file can’t be deleted),select 「 cancel 」 and press t[...]

26 3. In the “Set all” interface, pres s the select button up or down to select 「 ok 」 and press the ok bu tton to set all of the files to D POF. T he print num ber for each picture is set at one . Select 「 cancel 」 and press the ok button to rese t all the files.[...]

27 Direct print (for printers that support PictBridge ) Press the select button up or down to s elect 「 Print 」 and pr ess the ok button. You will be prompted to connec t the digital vide o camera to a printer with the U SB cable. If the connection is succe ssful, the print menu will appear. Print one 1.On the pri nt menu, press the sele c t b [...]

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29 MP3 Player Status Identifier: Getting MP3 Files Onto Your 305V: The DXG-305V 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 are 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[...]

30 Playing MP3 Files: In MP3 mode, press the select button up or down to se lect the MP3 fi les that you want to play, t hen press the o k button. At th is time, you wil l see the time length and the baud rate of c urrent MP3 file. To play MP3 song selecte d, press the shutter butto n. Volume, Bass, Treble Adjust: When playing MP3 fi les, press the[...]

31 Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, Next, Previo us: When playing MP3 file s, press the up or down button of multi-f unc button once to select the previous song or ne xt song. Press and ho ld the left or right button of the multi- func button for fast r everse or fast for ward. Press the menu[...]

32 button to pause, an d again to continue playing. When not p laying,you can press the left o r right button of the multi-func button to se lect previous song or next song. Repeat One, Repeat All, Random, Playing I n-order: When playin g an MP3 files, press the playback button to switch to various play formats. The form ats are are following: 1. R[...]

33 MP3 Player Menu: After the M P3 player st ops playing a song in MP3 mod e, press the men u button to enter MP3 pl ayer menu. Delete one 1.Press the select button up or down to select 「 delete 」 and then pres s the ok button. 2. Press the select butto n up or down to se lect 「 delete one 」 and pre ss the ok button to en t er the “delete[...]

34 If the current file has not been pro tected, press the ok b utton to pro tect the current file and the icon will appear. Press the ok button again to unprotect current file an d the icon will disappear. If on the other hand, the current file had be en protected, t he icon would have appeared. Protect all 1. Press the select butto n u p o r d o w[...]

35 In voice playback mo de, press the mult i-func button up or down to adjust volume. Fast forward, Fast reverse, Next, Previous : When playing vo ice recordings, pre ss the multi-func but ton once left or right to select the pr evious recording or next recording. Pre ss and hold for fast reverse or fast forward. Pre ss the menu button to pause, an[...]

36 Voice playback menu: In voice playback m ode, press the menu but ton to enter th e voice playback menu 。 Delete one 1.Press the select button up or down to select 「 delete 」 and then pres s the ok button. 2. Press the select butto n up or down to se lect 「 delete one 」 and pre ss the ok button to en t er the “delete one” f i le int[...]

37 Delete all 1. Press the select butto n u p o r d o w n t o s e l e c t 「 delete 」 and press the ok butto n. 2. Press the select button u p or down to select 「 delete all 」 and press the ok button to ent er the “delete all ” file interface. 3 In the “delet e all ” f il e i nterfac e, p ress th e sel ect bu tton up or d own t o sel[...]

38 Setup Mode Switch to setup mo de Status Ident ifier: In setup mode,you can configure the b asic settings for the dig ital video camera, such as: 1 . D a t e / T i m e 2 . L a n g u a g e 3 . F o r m a t 4 . M e m o r y i n f o r m a t i o n 5 . D e f a u l t 6 . F r e q u e n c e 7. Auto power off time 8. Beep 9. TV signal method Options setup I[...]

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40 Help Screen ： This digital video camera has a help screen co rresponding to e very mode. Press the display button to enter the help scree n. Help screen in camera mode Help scr een in camera playback mode Help screen in video mode Help screen in v ideo playback mode[...]

41 Help screen i n MP3 mode Help screen in voice mo de Help scree n in voice playback mode Help screen in setup mode[...]

42 5. Connecting to Y our Computer ： This digital video camera can be used as a W eb camera or a Mass Storage Device. ● Step 1 Make sure the digital vi deo camera has four ” AAA ” batteries in the co mpartment. ● Step 2 Connect the small er end of the USB cable into the USB port of your Digital Video C amera. ● Step 3 Connect the other [...]

43 ● Step 4 Press the select button up or down but ton to select Mass Sto rage Device or PC Camera opti on on the menu screen. “Mass Stor age” allows y ou to download picture s onto your compute r by desigtating t he memory inside the camera as a separate hard drive or “Mass Storage Device. ” The SD card, if inserted, will also be se en a[...]

44 System Requirem en ts Listed bel o w are t he minimu m system requi rements for t h e DXG-305 digi tal video camera. W e recommend t hat you use a computer syst em that exceeds the minimum require ments in order to utilize the vi deo camera to it’s fullest capac ity . The minimu m system requi rements for t he DXG-305V ar e as follows: For use[...]

45 ● Step4 Select “DMA ” and click “OK” Note: Before playing Video Clips(* .AVI file), make sure your PC has a working sound card and DirectX8.0 or higher installed.[...]

46 Installing the Camera Driver for PC 1. Insert th e S oftware CD supp lied by the p a ckage into th e CD-ROM drive. 2. The Auto-run pro gram will start and the we lcome screen will appe ar . (If your CD-ROM drive does n't support the auto -run function , please double c lick on the " My Computer " icon on the deskto p. Then double [...]

47 7. After the installa tion wizar d is completed, the fo llowing scree n will appear . Click " Finish " to complet e application ins tallation.[...]

48 NewSoft applicatio n installation (In ca se of MP38 ) 1. Insert th e S oftware CD supp lied by the p a ckage into th e CD-ROM drive. 2. The Auto-run pro gram will start and the we lcome screen will appe ar . (If your CD-ROM drive does n't support the auto-r un function, ple ase double c lick on the " My Computer " icon on the desk[...]

49 6. Press " Yes " to accept the conditions o f th e Legal Disclaimer and continue the installation. 7. Select the area and click " Next " to continue. 8. After ent ering the appl ication setu p screen, cli ck " Next " to continue. 9. Click " Yes " to accept the con ditions of the Sof tware Licen s e Agreeme[...]

50 10. Follow the installation w izard to sele ct the folder locatio n. 11. Select t he program f older name. 12.After the inst allation wizard i s completed, the fo llowing scree n will appear . Click " Finish " to co mplete the applicat ion installa tion.[...]

51 13. After the Multim edia Software install ation is completed, the following scree n will appear . Click "Ok" to continue. 14. Enter the DirectX9 setup screen, and click " Ok " after th e content is confir med.[...]

52 ● Lens : f=8.34mm ● Sensor : 3.0 megapixel CMOS sensor ● Aperture: F/3.0 ● Sens itiv ity : ISO 1 00 ● White Balance : Auto, Sunny , T ungsten, Fluore scent, Cloudy ● Shutter : Progr ammed electronic shutter ● Shutter speed : 1/4second ~ 1/2000seco nd ● Storage Media : 16MB Internal Memory and SD/MMC Card Slot (supports max. 512MB[...]

53 Deadlock If the digital video camera appears to stop suddenly when it is running, it may be deadlocked. Check the battery level and pre ss the power button to restart. If you still can ’t restart, check to s ee if the vi deo camera has b een damaged by improper handling. Do not attempt to service it yourself , please contact DXG. Any error pro[...]