Medion Life P47010 manual

Di gital F ull HD Camcor der MEDION ® LIFE ® P47010 08/09 Instruc tion Manual MD 85960[...]

1 Con t ents Safety instructions ............................................................................................................ 2 Danger of injuries ............................................................................................................. ............... 2 Preventing damage to the camcorder ........................[...]

2 Saf e ty instruc tions • This unit is not intended for use by people (includi ng chil dren) with reduced physical, se nsory or mental abilities or for those without experience and/or knowledg e, unless they are supervised by a person responsible for their safety or they have been in structed on its use. Children s hould be supervised to ens ure[...]

3 Preventing damage to the camcorder • If the battery is leaking, re move it from the camcorder immediately. Clean the cont acts be fore inserting a new battery. • Use type NP60 lithium-ion batteries o nly. • Before inserting the battery, check that the contacts in the camcorder and on the batte ries are clean. Clean the battery connections i[...]

4 • Camcorder • Mains adapter • USB cable • HDMI cable • AV cable • Pouch • 2 x Li-Ion rechargeable batteries • CD with software and instructio n manual • Quick Start Guide and guarantee documents Product description This camcorder combines t he following functio ns in one easy-to-use device: • A digital camcorder • A digital [...]

5 Overview of the appliance Front Rear 1. Lens 2. Self-timer LED 3. Microphone 4. Loudspeaker 5. Rocker switch T/W : T : Telezoom; W : Wide angl e 6. PICTURE shutter Side view 7. Direction butt on UP ; i : switch display info rmation on and off 8. Direction butt on LEFT ; : Self timer shutter button 9. OK button: c onfirm selectio n; open menu 10. [...]

6 Gettin g star t ed Open the battery and card compartment The compartment for the battery and memory is on the underside of the ca mera. ` Hold the camcorder so that the cover to th e battery compartment is facing upwards. ` Slide the cover backwards towards the rear of the device. Inserting and removing the battery ` Pull the grey locking lever a[...]

7 Bas ic o p er ation Switching the camcorder on and off ` To turn on the camera, open up the LCD panel. The display shows information a nd the operation LED shines green. ` To turn the camera off, shut the LCD panel or pr ess the Power button . Changing the mode of operation The camera has a record and a playback mode. When you turn the camcorder [...]

8 8 Manual white balance 9 SD/SDHC card inserted 10 Battery: full power; medium power; low power; empty battery 11 Zoom meter: (1080p): 1x~10x (5x optical zoom+ 2x digital zoom). Other resolutions: 1x~20x (5x op tical zoom + 4x digital zoom) Ma ki ng re c o rd i ng s Movies Proceed as follows i n order to record films: ` Lift the LC display flap. `[...]

9 The menu in r ecor d mode ` To open the menu, press OK . In the main menu you will find four menus, indicated by picture symbols: • Film mode • Camera mode • Effects • Setting Using the on-screen menus ` To select a menu, press the direction buttons LEF T and RIGHT . ` To move up and down in the on-scr een menu, use the direction buttons [...]

10 “Camera mode” menu Resolution The following settings are available fo r photo quality: Setting Explanation High Choose this setting if you want to have the photos printed or enlar ged by a laboratory. Std (standard) Choose this setting if you want to print the photos or burn them onto a photo CD. Low Choose this setting if you want to post t[...]

11 WB (White Balance) The camera adjusts the colour bala nce of images automatically. ` If you notice a colour c ast in the preview on th e LCD panel, you ca n also change the basic setting. The following settings are available: Setting Explanation Auto The camera sets the w hite balance a utomatically Daylight For shots taken in daylight. Fluoresc[...]

12 Format Here you can re-format the memory: • When a memory ca rd is inserted, the card wil l be formatted; • When no memory card is inserted, the internal memory is formatted. CAUTION! If you format the memor y all the data stored there wi ll be deleted. Make sure that no important data are in the memory or on the card. ` Select Format and pr[...]

13 P l ayi ng b a c k re c o rd i ng s Play back movies on the LCD panel ` Press the button MO DE . The main menu of playback mode is di splayed. ` Select MOVIE using the RIGHT / LEFT direction button. ` Press OK . You see thumbnail previews of the recor ded movies. At the top of the display, the movie number and the number of recordings are shown.[...]

14 F unctions in pla y back mode Playback functions: movies In movie playba ck mode, fur ther functions ar e available. ` Open a preview picture of a movie (see Play back movies on the LCD panel, page 13. ` Press OK . The playback me nu is shown. Th e following options are available: • Delete • YouTube direct (to mark a movie for upload to YouT[...]

15 Playback functions: photos In photo playback mode, further functions a re available. ` Show a photo on the LCD panel (see Play back movi es on the LCD panel , page 13. ` Press OK . The playback menu is shown. Th e following options are available: • Delete • Lock • Slideshow Delete ` Select Delete with UP /DOWN . ` Press OK to activate the [...]

16 Supplied so f tw ar e System requirements To use the camera on the computer, the follo wing system requir ements must be m et: • Intel Pentium III processor or highe r • Windows XP/Vista • DirectX 9.0c or higher • 256 MB RAM • 1 GB free hard disk space • 4x CD-ROM drive • 1 free USB port Transferring films and photos to a computer [...]

17 The operation screen will appear: ` Select the folder that contains the video files yo u want to burn. ` Select the files ` Click button to add files to the slide show. ` Click Burn to Disc . ` Before starting the burning, sele ct the drive with the blank DVD. ` Now you can create a title in the VCD or DVD menu an d add a date. In addition to th[...]

18 YouTube Direct The built-in YouTube Direc t application offers yo u an easy way to upload yo ur video clips di rectly to YouTube. To do so, you must have a n account with YouTube . ` Connect the camera to a PC with Internet access using the US B cable. ` Among the removable me dia, select the one with th e YouTube symbol (in th e picture: K:). T[...]

19 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Fault Cause Remedy Macro mode is enabled. Disable macro mode. The photos/films are blurred. The lens is dirty. Clean the lens. The photos/films have a colour imbalance. The white balance is not set correctly. Select a white balance setting matching the current light conditions. The photos/films appear i n unusual col[...]

20 Cle anin g Before cleaning the device, always disco nnect it from t he mains supply. Only use a dr y, soft cloth to clean the d evice. Do not us e chemical solutio ns and clea ning pr oducts, because these may damage the unit’s surf ace and/or inscriptions. T ec hn i cal sp e c if i catio n s Image sensor 5 megapixel CMOS Modes HD video camera[...]

21 Disposal Packaging To prevent transport damage, your de vice is packed in packaging. All packaging materials that are no lo nger required can and should be recycl ed. Appliance At the end of its life, the ap pliance should not be di sposed of in the normal household rubbish. Please consult your local authority for advice on co rrect and eco-frie[...]