DXG DXG-571V manual

User ’ s Manual DXG-571V[...]

1 This is a digital video camera of exceptiona l quality and value. Y ou will be able to capture videos and take pictur es; then shar e them with friends and famil y . This digital vid eo camer a also functions as a digital voice recorder and use it as a webcam when c onnected to a P C. This manual will introduce you on how to use your digital vide[...]

2 Content s 1. Pr ecautions ................................................................................................. 4 Safety prec autions ............................................................................................................. ............. 4 Precautions be fore use ....................................................[...]

3 Color ef fects…………………… ……………………………………………………… 23 Auto shu tter ................................................................................................................... ............. 23 Select date indicato r ........................................................................[...]

4 Please carefully read through this m anual before us e, and follow the instru ctions for operation to prevent unit damage due to inapprop riate operation. Safety precautions ● The included CD is a PC software only , and not an audio CD. Please do not playback on stereo or personal equipm ent to prevent damage to the CD. ● This product is a pr[...]

5 Precautions befor e operation This product is composed of pr ecision electrical components. In order to ensure correct im age recording, please do not apply heavy shock or im pact on the digital video cam era during operation. ● A void operating and storing in the following locations. 1. Damp and excessively dusty envir on ments. 2. Direct sunl[...]

6 DC-IN Connector (optional) DC I N 5V Adapter (optional) (Image fo r reference o nly) Charger stand (optional) NP-60 Li-Ion batter y (optional) CD (includes driver s) Quick S tart Guide ● Digital V ideo camera ● L e n s c a p ● Pouch ● Lens cap strap ● USB/A V out cab le ● “AA” alkaline battery X4 ● DC-IN Connector (optional) ●[...]

7 Digital V ideo Camera V iews: To p v i e w 2. Underst anding the digit al video camera 1. Shutter butt on 3. Focus Knob 1. Shutter button – For recordin g 2. Z OOM but ton – Digital zoom (W ork as volume control when playing audio files and when the photos are zoomed in, this button can control the horizontal movement of the photos. ) 2. ZOOM[...]

8 Back view 1. Po w er i n di c a to r l i g ht – When the digital video camera is on, the power ind icator light is lit. 2. MENU button – Under different m odes, pressing this button can access the function menu of each mode. 3. REC button – Between the mode selection buttons , mainly for video/audio recording functions. 4. DISP/SET button ?[...]

9 Right view 1. Battery compartment lock – This is the lock to ope n the battery co mpartment. 2. Li-Ion battery support – After inserting the Li-Ion battery , pivot out this support to secure the battery . 3. DC power plug – Insert the DC-IN 5V power plug to supply external DC voltage to the unit. 4. Battery compartment lid Battery status in[...]

10 3 . How to use y our di g ial video camera Preparat ions before operation ● First step: Please insert four AA alkaline or rechargable batteries into the compartment. Be sure to check the battery life. If the battery life is low , please i mmediately replace the batteries to ensure proper digital video camera operation. ● Second step: Please [...]

11 4 . Usin g y our di g it al video camera ● St e p o n e : Press the Pow er switch button, and the power i ndicator light will automatically light up. When the power indicator light is lit, release the power switch button. Function list Movie mode White-light LED mode: On/off Capture V ideo: start/stop Digital zoom: 1x~4x EV adiustment: - 2EV ?[...]

12 Photo m ode White-light LED mode: On/off N ight sho t mode: On/of f Focus adjustment: MACRO/Portrait/Landscape Snapshot Digital zoom:1.0X~4.0X EV adjustm ent:-2EV~+2EV Auto shutter:of f/5sec /10sec/30sec Effects: norm al/monochrom e/retro Photo m enu: White balance: auto/sun light/light bulb/florescent light /cloudy Size: 4048x 3040 /3264 x 2448[...]

13 Setup mode Audio mode Audio m ode Button beep: on/of f Date/time Language: English/T raditional Ch inese /Si mplified Chinese French/German/Italian/Japanese/Spanish/Russian/ Korean/T urkish/Portuguese/Dutch/Arabian Format: confirm/cancel Me mor y me ss ag e: Photo count V ideo count Audio count Remaining space Factory default: confirm/ cancel TV[...]

14 V ideo mode [ ] Switch to the mode selection but ton to [Movie] [ ] S tatus indicator 1. Movie mode indicator 2. Image format 3. White balance 4. Color effects 5. Image quality 6. Focus Status 7. Battery status 8. White-light LED ON icon 9. Night shot icon 10. Built-in storage status 11. Num ber of im age fil es 12. Digital zoom status 13. Image[...]

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16 Capturing video T his digital video camera can cap ture video in MJPE G format. Under the movie mode, pr ess the ME NU button to enter the movie menu. Under the movie menu page, possible controls ar e as below: Select image size: 1. Press the up but ton ▲ or down button ▼ to select the size option and press the confirm button . 2. Use the up[...]

17 Select white balance mode: 1. Press the up but ton ▲ or down button ▼ to select the white balance option and press the confirm button . 2. Use the up but ton ▲ or down button ▼ to select your desired white balance mode and press the confirm button . There will be five m odes of white balance to choose from. White balance modes: auto, sun[...]

18 Night shot function Press ▼ key under the video m ode , the night shot icon appears on the screen. Y ou can now record videos during night tim e or in a darker environment. Press ▼ key again the night shot icon disappears, you can then record videos dur ing daylight or in a lighter environment. Focus adjustm ent T o choose MACRO mode under t[...]

19 V ideo playbac k menu: Under the video playback mode, press the MENU button to return to the playback menu. Delete single video 1. Press up button ▲ or down button ▼ to select the single choice to delete, then press the confirm button . 2. Press up button ▲ or down button ▼ to conf irm or cancel, press the confir m button to either delet[...]

20 Pr otect single video 1. Press up button ▲ or down button ▼ to select the single choice to protect, then press the confirm button . 2. Press up button ▲ or down button ▼ to conf irm or cancel, press the confir m button to either protect single video or cancel pr otection. When browsing a protected file a lock icon will now appear on the [...]

21 Hotkey menu: Under the photo mode, continuously press the confirm button left of the LCD screen to access the hotkey function selection; this can contro l the captured video such as: Image file size, exposure, image quality , white balance, self-t i mer , color effect setups. After pressing the confirm button , press the up butto n ▲ or down b[...]

22 Focus locking: When pressing the shutter button to the first stage, a green [ ] indicates the image is focused. Photo menu: Setup the desired options before film ing. Pr ess MENU button to access the photo me nu. The control procedures are as below: Select image size: 1. Press up button ▲ or down button ▼ to select image size option, then pr[...]

23 Select white balance mode: 1. Press up button ▲ or down button ▼ to select white balance option, and then press the confirm button . 2. Press up button ▲ or down button ▼ to select your desired white balance mode, and press the confirm button . White balance options: auto, sun light , cloudy , light bulb, flor escent light. Exposur e adj[...]

24 White-light LED Function: Under the photo mode, press ▲ key to select the activation m ode of White-light LED functio n. Night shot function Press ▼ key under the photo m ode, the night shot icon appears on the screen. Y ou can now shoot photos during the night ti me or in a darker envir onment. Press ▼ key again the night shot icon disapp[...]

25 Focus adjustm ent T o choose MACRO mode under the photo m ode, rotate the focus knob and align the indicator to icon. T o choose Portrait mode, r o tate and align the indicator to icon. T o choose Landscape mode, rotate and align the indicator to icon. The method is shown in the following figure : MACRO mode enables you to take shots of object s[...]

26 P hoto playback menu: Under photo playback mode, pr ess the MENU button to display the photo playback menu. Control procedures are as below: Delete single photo 1. Press up button ▲ or down button ▼ to select the s ingle photo choice to delete, then press the confirm button . 2. Press up button ▲ or down button ▼ to conf irm or cancel, p[...]

27 Delete all photos 1. Press up button ▲ or down button ▼ to select all to delete, then press the confirm button . 2. Press up button ▲ or down button ▼ to conf irm or cancel, press the confir m button to either delete all files or cancel deletion (pr otected files cannot be deleted). Undo all photo protection 1. Press up button ▲ or dow[...]

28 DPOF set all: 1. Press up button ▲ or down button ▼ to select the “DPOF” option, then press the confirm button . 2. Press up button ▲ or down button ▼ to set the all option, then press the confirm button to set to print one single copy of all photos. DPOF cancel all: 1. Press up button ▲ or down button ▼ to select the “DPOF” [...]

29 DPS (only supported for DPS (direct print service) enabled printers) Press up button ▲ or down button ▼ to select the print option, then press the confirm button . Connect the digital video camer a and printer with the USB cable and after successful connection is established the digital vi deo camera will show pr int single and print all opt[...]

30 Audio mode Rotate the mode selection dial to , the screen will display: S tatus indicator: Under the audio mode, press the REC button to begin audio recording, press the REC button to stop audio recording. Begin recording: Recording playback: Under the audio mode, press the playback button to go to the recording playback mode. T o play audio fil[...]

31 Control procedures as below: Audio playback menu: Under audio playback mode, pr ess the MENU button to display the audio playback menu. Delete single audio 1. Press up button ▲ or down button ▼ to select the single audio choice to delete, then press the confirm button . 2. Press up button ▲ or down button ▼ to conf irm or cancel, press t[...]

32 Undo all audio protection 1. Press up button ▲ or down button ▼ to select all audio to protect, then press the confirm button . 2. Press up button ▲ or down button ▼ to conf irm or cancel, press the confir m button to either unprotect all audio or cancel undo protection ( only undo protected files). Procedures as below: :S tart / S top E[...]

33 S tatus indicator: At the setup mode, the user can modify the followng opti ons: 1. Date/time 2. Button beep 3. Format 4. Factory defaults 5. Memory info 6. Language 7. V ideo output 8. Auto shutof f 9. V ideo setting 10. Light source frequency 1 1. Copy to car d Under the setup mode, press the up button ▲ or down button ▼ to modify the opti[...]

34 Setup: Exit setup T o exit setup mode, pr ess the DISP/SET button to return to the interf ace before pressing MENU button; then press MENU b utton to return to the in terface before that.[...]

35 5. V ideo/audio output Y ou can use the “video/audio out” on the digital video camera to output the video/audio to an external device (such as: TV), the method is as below: ● S tep one: Con nect the smaller end of the USB cable to the USB connector port of the video camera. Inser t the the yellow and white pl ug of the USB cable to the vid[...]

36 The digital video camera can also fun ction as a webcam/storage device, procedures as below: ● S tep one: Make sure the digital video camera is installed with four “AA” batteries ● St e p t w o : Connect the smaller end of the USB cable plug to the USB port on digital video camera ● S tep three: Connect the larger plug of the USB cable[...]

37 ● S tep four: In a mom ent the ca mera will enter the connect to PC mode: ● S tep five: Press Up button ▲ or Down button ▼ to select removable disk or we bc am and then press confirm button, the came ra screen will turnoff and enter the appropriate function. I f rem ovable disk is selected, then there will be a newly added removable disk[...]

38 For Microsoft W indows98SE/Me users, please connect the larger USB plug to the PC USB port and the other end to the digital video camera US B port after installing the drivers and application software. When the camera enters th e “connection to PC” page, press the up button ▲ or down button ▼ to select webc am and then press the confirm [...]

39 7. D river and a pp licatio n so f twar e installation 1. Drivers When the camera is connected to a PC, you will be able to use the camera as re movable storage or PC webcam. Removable storage The digital video camera is able to provide r em ovable storage functions as a card reader . Y ou can use this camera as an SD ca rd, removable disk. If y[...]

40 1. Pr ess th e insta ll button to ins tall th e drive rs. 2. Please follow the on scree n instructi ons. 3. P ress “ Finish ” to res tart the PC and complet e the drive r ins tallat ion. Load th e driver 1. Insert the included CD into the CD-ROM. 2 . If the CD does not auto-run, use W indows file m anager to run the executable InstallMgr .ex[...]

41 3 . Pr esto! Mr . Photo Presto! Mr . Photo is an advanced appl ication software for photo editing. Install Prest o! Mr . Pho to: 1. Insert the included CD into the CD-ROM. 2 . If the CD does not auto-run, use W indows file m anager to run the executable InstallMgr .exe under the root directory on the CD. 3. Pr ess the install button and follow t[...]

42 5. Please follow the instructions and use “Browse ” to choose the installation path to use, press “Next ” to continue.[...]

43 6. Please choose the name of the folder to install progr am, and press “Next ” to continue. 7. At the install additional tasks screen, press “ Next ” to continue. 8. At the ready to i nstall screen, press “Install ” to begin installation.[...]

44 9. Install in progress. T o stop installation, please press “Cancel”. 10. The screen below will be shown after inst allation is complete, press “Finish” to end program installation.[...]

45 5. user’ s Manual You can download the user’s manual in a wide range of languages and following the in structions below. To view the user’s manual: 1. Insert the supplied CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. 2. If the CD-ROM doesn’t automatically boot, use Windows Explorer to execute the InstallMgr.exe file in the root directory. The following sc[...]

46 8. Di g it al vi deo camera s p eci f ications Digital video camer a specifications: ● Lens: f=7.35 mm ● Sensor: 5.17Mega pixel CMOS sensor ● Aperture: F / 3.2 ● Exposure: ISO 100 ● White balance setting: Auto, sunlight , light bulb, florescent light, cloudy ● Shutter: electrical shutter ● Shutter speed: Normal mode: 1/4 sec ~ 1/50[...]

47 9.T r oubleshootin g System hangs System hangs When the digital video camera ha ngs during operation and cannot accept input, please check the battery contacts and then re start. If not able to restart, check if unnecessary opera tion has caused damage to digital video camer a. Do not attempt to disa ssemble and please return for rep air . When [...]

48 We b s i t e : Please vis it our website at w ww .dxgusa. com for any produc t updates or s pecial announcem ents. Y ou can als o check out our online su pport desk w here you ca n register y our prod uct, send em ails to our technica l suppor t, and find a l ist of fre quently asked que stions (F AQs).[...]