User`s Manual
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1. Getting Started Knowing your camcorder parts Microphone Speaker LED lights Battery cover Flash strobe Strap hook SD MMC card slot inside the battery cover Status LED left Charging LED right Mode button Menu button LCD monitor Previous button Fast backward button Zoom in out button Play Pause button Record button Next button Fast forward button Macro mode USB connector switc ZTT l W TE AV in connector optional Flash switch eN D White balance switch inside the cover Q D Power button OK key LED lights switch 4 3 16 9 display switch Installing the battery 1 Slide the battery cover open as indicated 2 Place the accessory Li lon battery into the compartment Note that the metallic contacts must be aligned with the contacts in the compartment 3 After the battery is properly installed replace the battery cover Charging the battery Please charge the battery at least 8 hours for first time use 1 Connect the cable Connect one end of the supplied AC adapter to the USB port of the camcorder and the other end to a wall outlet OR Connect one end of the supplied USB cable to the USB port of the camcorder and the other end to a powered PC Make sure the camcorder is powered off 2 The charging LED turns red and the charge starts 3 When the charging is inter2. oto and audio files into file See supported file formats ArcSoft Step 1 Select Media size Current Format Elim on my way A I video Clip strange day AVI Video Clip youre my best Friend AVI video Clip Jas lovers go AVI video Clip counting crows AVI Video Clip amp Funkytown AVI Video Clip holding out for a hero AVI Video Clip You can drag and drop files into the window above Step 2 Select Destination E Documents and Settings tw My Documents Settings Convert Appendix B Step 1 Select media 12 O Adding files for conversion 1 Click the Select Media button 2 An Open window will appear Navigate to the folder that contains the files you d like to convert a Use the Files of type pull down to filter the file types you d like to display b Preview highlighted files to be sure that they re the ones you want Check the AutoPlay box to start the playback automatically after you click a file 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 above until all the files you want are added In addition to using the above method you can also drag and drop files directly to the file list in the program window Look in My Documents 0ce my Music Eim on my way Emy Pictures Estrange day jas lovers go you re my best friend E counting crows Funkytown holding out for a hero File name holding out for a hero Files of type All Supported Media Files Cance
3. lt WIN_2000 C Local Disk D Local Disk E H E v23 F o Removable Disk G a ocim C 100MEDIA For multimedia files MP3 For MP3 files H Control Panel My Network Places Troubleshooting Appendix A The battery is out of power Replace the battery When using the camcorder The camcorder can not be powered on normally The camcorder is still powered on but the LCD screen does not display Can not take pictures or video clips when pressing the Shutter or Record button The LCD screen displays MEMORY ERROR or CARD ERROR message Or the camcorder cannot read the memory card did not delete the pictures and video clips but can not find them in the memory card The battery is incorrectly installed If the camcorder stays idle over one minute the LCD screen will automatically shut down to save power Out of memory The camcorder is recharging the flash strobe Using a protected SD card The format of the memory card is not compatible with the camcorder The memory card is corrupted The lost recordings are saved in the internal memory Re install the battery Press any button except the power button to reactivate the display Free some space from the SD MMC card or the internal memory Wait until the flash strobe is fully charged Set the SD card to be writable Use the camcorder Format function to forma
4. When the zoom ratio is locked use the Direction picture buttons to browse the picture Start playin When selected in full screen mode the file paying automatically a playing Pause Resume During playing While paused press the OK key playing Adjust the volume During playing use the Direction buttons to move level up or down preview screen a ete ene ai Select the next file While paused stopped press the Next pl button Select the previous While paused stopped press the Previous file button Connecting the camcorder to a TV Connect your camcorder and TV via the accessory AV cable for real time display You can display your video clips still pictures and audio recordings directly on your TV sharing them with your friends and family AV mode 1 Turn on your TV and switch the TV to AV mode The Tv system is different across countries 2 Connect the audio and video ends of the AV cable to the TV 3 Turn on the camcorder 4 Connect the other end of the AV cable to your camcorder Advanced Operations Menu operation The menu items provide several options for you to fine tune your camera functions The following table gives details on menu operations Bring up the menu Press the Menu button Move the highlight bar Use the Direction buttons to move up or down Enter sub menu Confirm an item Press the OK key Exit menu Go back to upper menu Press the Menu button when i
5. Turn on your computer and then connect the accessory USB cable to the USB port of your computer Make sure the cable and the port are correctly aligned 3 Connect the USB cable to your camcorder Connect the other end of the USB cable to your camcorder The default is set to Disk mode if you would likt to set other modes as default please refer to USB Mode section for more information USB mode Power on Press the Mode button Enter the Setting When connected to a PC the camcorder displays a Menu menu for you to choose a desired connection mode USB Mode Disk When connected to a PC the camcorder automatically enters Disk removable disk mode Notice for Windows 2000 XP users If you want to disconnect the camcorder from your computer please follow these steps 1 Double click in the system tray 2 Click amp USB Disk and then click Stop 3 Select the camcorder when the confirmation screen appears and click OK 4 Follow the on screen instructions to safely disconnect the camcorder from your computer gt gt File location After connecting the camcorder to your computer a removable disk will appear in your computer The removable disk actually represents the storage medium of your camcorder In the disk you can find all of your recordings Refer to the figure below to see where the files are stored Folders Desktop ey My Documents 2 My Computer Bel 31 Floppy A
6. If you have any other camcorder or capture device installed in your computer please completely remove the camcorder and its driver from the computer to avoid the conflict Appendix A System Message The camcorder is recording a file If you insert a SD card and the card is set to Protected this message will Please Unlock SD Card i l show up when the camcorder tries to write data into the card No File When the camcorder is set to Playback mode without any existing file to play this message will show up Please Change Battery The battery life of the camcorder is low You should replace the battery with a new one immediately Memory Full The storage memory is full and can not store any more files Please change y the SD MMC card or delete some files to free some memory space The inserted card is not compatible with the camcorder Please change the Card Error card or try formatting the card Memory Einar The camcorder can not access data in the internal memory y Please format the medium to solve this problem Strobe Is Charging The flash strobe is charging File Format Error The file being played is not compatible with the camcorder Deleting The camcorder is performing file deletion Formatting The camcorder is formatting the storage medium Setting The camcorder is performing a setting action Appendix B Instruction for ArcSoft MediaConverter Introduction ArcSoft MediaConverter is a powerful a
7. play the video clips or movies MPEG 4 in ASF format only converted by ArcSoft MediaConverter in your MPEG 4 digital camcorder please follow the steps below Step 1 Insert a SD MMC card in the card slot of the camcorder and connect the camcorder to PC via the USB cable You could follow the instructions of Connecting the camcorder to your PC for more information Step 2 Save the ASF files converted by MediaConverter on PC to your camcorder 1 Copy the converted ASF files 2 Open Windows Explorer to find a Removable Disk appeared in My Computer Double click on the icon of Removable Disk Double click on the DCIM file folder Double click on the 100MEDIA file folder Paste the files into 1OOMEDIA file folder Change the file names to CLIP ASF could be any 4 digit number from 0001 to 9999 N o1 B W The file name must follow the naming principle of your camcorder so that the camcorder could identify the files saved on 100MEDIA Step 3 Now you can use the Playback amp mode to enjoy the video clips or movies on the large LCD monitor The ArcSoft MediaConverter in this package is a customized version for your digital camcorder You may visit the website http www arcsoft com for more product information 15 Appendix C System Requirements Operating System Windows 2000 XP Macintosh Support File Upload Only CPU Pentium 4 1 5GHz or above System RAM 256MB or above 5
8. 12MB recommended Graphic Card 64MB 24 bit true color CD ROM speed 4x or above Software Direct X 9 0c or above Other USB connector 16
9. PE Optimize for the selected device Use custom conversion settings 13 Appendix B Video settings When converting a video file there are several different parameters Resolution Options include QVGA 320 x 240 default and VGA 640 x 480 File Format MPEG 4 encoded AVI files WMV files or MPEG 4 encoded ASF files Video Bitrate Options include 500KB 1 0MB 1 5MB 2 0 MB default 2 5 MB and 3 0 MB Audio Bitrate Options include 96 KB 128 KB default 192 KB Frame Per Second Options include in fps 15 00 20 00 24 00 25 00 default and 29 97 Selecting Optimize for the selected device uses the default values above where applicable After viewing modifying the various settings select either Save or Cancel to return to the main screen Click Save if you d made changes that you d like to keep Otherwise click Cancel Step 3 Convert 14 When you re ready select highlight the files you d like to convert from the list and then click the Convert button Step 2 Select Destination E Documents and Settings tw My Documents Settings Convert A progress bar will display the current status Various popups may appear asking for specific confirmation A popup will appear and inform you once all the files have been converted and stored to the location you selected Appendix B Playing the converted ASF files in your camcorder To
10. e LCD di LCD Bright ile a negative value makes the immer Yes Format the storage medium Note that all files stored in the TRI medium will be gone Format No Cancel action Disable Auto off function i mih The camera automatically shuts down when staying inactive for over 1 minute Aoa a iin The camera automatically shuts down when staying inactive for over 3 minutes 5 min The camera automatically shuts down when staying inactive for over 5 minutes ate Lets you select the language used for OSD Language Restore factory defaults Note that your current settings will be overridden JR Default Cancel action ff NE Yes o Menu items in Setting mode aia tem option Deseription When connected to a PC the camera displays a menu for you to Menu choose a desired connection mode J When connected to a PC the camera automatically enters Disk PEE removable disk mode USB Mode When connected to a PC the camera automatically enters Printer Printer mode Es On Off Enable Disable Start Movie function Start Movie Flicker settings table ei ome ome aoe one oe e oe seine core wom ome oe coro one ome Note The flicker setting is based on the frequency standard of your local power supply Battery Life Indicator con esetnion Full battery life Moderate battery life Low battery life If the indicator turns red flash strobe is disabled oO Empty battery life Note T
11. ernal memory __ memory card Playback mode Filetype Current Total recordings Mode icon Highlight box Image thumbnail Battery Life Storage medium Setting language and time Language Power on Press the Mode button Enter the Setting mode Use the Direction buttons to select the Language item and press the OK button to enter Use the Direction buttons to select a suitable language and press the OK button to confirm Time Power on Press the Mode button Enter the Setting mode Use the Direction buttons to select the Date amp Time item and press the OK button to enter Use the Direction buttons to set the correct date and time and then press the OK button to confirm Basic Operations Recording a video clip 1 Adjust the focus Normally the camcorder can auto focus without adjusting focus If you want to take close up pictures you can push the Up button to switch to macro mode 30cm 12 y 5cm 30cm 2 12 At 1X fixed zoom 2 Zooming Move the Zoom button up or down to zoom in or zoom out the screen The optical magnification is 3X and the digital magnification is 8X Note The optical zoom and digital zoom can be identified by the line in the middle of the zoom ratio bar When maximum optical zoom is reached you need to wait for a few seconds for the camcorder to complete auto focusing before you can use d
12. igital zoom Digital zoom Optical zoom 3 Press the Record button to start recording 4 Press the Record button again to stop recording The camcorder takes a few seconds on auto focusing every time you adjust the zoom ratio The zoom function is also available during recording except in macro mode If the surroundings are dark you can switch the LED lights mode to On or Auto to help focus and lighting You can press the OK button to switch between 4 3 and 16 9 display Note that once you change the screen display the recorded image will display change accordingly switch Taking a still picture fi Recording a voice clip iP Zooming Press the Record button to start recording Adjust the focus Normally the camcorder can auto focus without adjusting focus If you want to take close up pictures you can push the Up button to switch to macro mode z 30cm 12 5cm 30cm 2 12 At 1X fixed zoom Move the Zoom button up or down to zoom in or zoom out the screen The optical magnification is 3X and the digital magnification is 8X Adjust other advanced settings if necessary If the surroundings are dark you can switch the LED lights mode to On or Auto to help focus and lighting Press the Shutter button half way down and hold for the camcorder to auto focus When the focus Cc f
13. images in sequence Only JPEG pictures and the first frames of MPEG files will be displayed You can press the Show Menu button to stop the slide show One Print current image when connected to a PictBridge ready printer Print all images when connected to a PictBridge ready printer Cancel action If there are no files in the camera no items will be seen Before using the Print command in the menu you need to connect the camera to a PictBridge compatible printer via the accessory USB cable Menu items in Voice mode Power on Press the Mode button Enter the Voice mode Press the Menu button tem o Deseription O O O Delete One Delete current voice recording Delete All Delete all voice recordings 12 Menu items in Setting mode Power on Press the Mode button Enter the Setting K mode Press the Menu button a Date amp Time O i Set date and time On Off Enable Disable beep sound Set flicker frequency to 50Hz Flicker Set flicker frequency to 60Hz Set TV system compatibility to NTSC This option is suitable for WISG America Taiwan Japan and Korea areas Mout Set TV system compatibility to PAL This option is suitable for PAL Germany England Italy Netherlands China Japan and Hong Kong Enable Disable OSD icons to display on the screen x Set LCD brightness A positive value makes the LCD brighter oe whil tive value makes th
14. l J Preview EM Removing files To delete a file from the list highlight it and click the X icon Step 1 Select Media Name Current Format jim on my way AVI Video Clip Estrange day AVI 588 KB Video Clip lyoure my best friend AVI 588 KB Video Clip Appendix B Step 2 Select destination Click the Select Destination button to select the location where your converted files will be saved The default save location is C Documents and Settings current user My documents However you ll most likely want to save the files to your portable device In this case make sure your device is connected and then click Select Destination and choose the device Step 2 Select Destination E Documents and Settings tw My Documents Settings Convert O Settings Various program settings can be accessed by clicking the Settings button Each section lets you select one of two settings Optimize for the selected device and Use custom conversion settings Step 2 Select Destination E Documents and Settings tw My Documents Settings Convert B Optimize for the selected device This is the default setting The program will automatically set the conversion parameters according to your selected device KE Use custom conversion settings If you decide to use this option you can set the various conversion parameters manually ArcSoft MediaConverter
15. ll in one multimedia file converter This utility quickly and effortlessly converts photo video and music files into formats optimized for use on your portable device Multiple files and file types can be converted at the same time It s easy Three simple steps are all it takes Please refer to Converted files section for more information System requirements To install and run the MediaConverter your system must meet the following minimum requirements EI Microsoft Windows 2000 XP Home or Professional 50 MB free hard drive space KI 256 MB RAM DirectX 9 DirectX 9c recommended Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 0 for converting WMA and WMV files Microsoft Windows 2000 XP Home or Professional Apple QuickTime 6 5 for converting MOV files Appendix B Supported file formats O Video Video files are converted and copied to the selected location as MPEG 4 encoded AVI files WMV files or MPEG 4 encoded ASF files Default 10 O Supported file types for conversion AVI Microsoft Video 1 format Cinepak Intel Indeo uncompressed etc MPEG 1 in MPEG MPG MPE DAT VCD MPEG1 MPEG 4 in AVI format MPEG 4 in ASF WMV QuickTime MOV QuickTime 6 5 and Windows Media Player 9 0 or above are required for QuickTime MOV and WMV file conversion respectively O Supported file types for export AVI MPEG 4 SP WMV ASF MPEG 4 SP Appendix B Converted files ArcSoft MediaConverter
16. n sub menu Menu items in Camera mode Power on Press the Menu button tem Option oeseri O m m The camera automatically adjusts white balance This setting is suitable for outdoor recording in sunny weather This setting is suitable for recording in cloudy weather or We Cloudy O shady environments qp This setting is suitable for indoor recording with fluorescent Fluorescent lt s lamp lighting or environments with high color temperature B This setting is suitable for indoor recording with incandescent Tungsten A lamp lighting or environments with low color temperature 10 Menu items in Camera mode continued tem Option SDesoripion On Off Enable Disable image histogram display on the screen The flash automatically fires when the lighting is insufficient Flash The flash is forced to fire in every shot The flash is disabled a Make recordings in natural color Normal Effect Make recordings in black and white i Make recordings in sepia toned color Classic Manually adjust the exposure to gain better effect when the preview image appears too bright or too dark A positive 2 2 oe E value indicates the image will be brighter than usual while a Xposure negative value makes the image dimmer Enable Disable the selftimer After the selftimer is turned on Selftimer On Off the camera will have ten seconds delay before recording when the Shutter button is pre
17. o avoid sudden outage of power supply you are recommended to replace the battery when the icon indicates low battery life 13 14 Battery Life Number of shots Recording time minute shoot every 30 seconds resolution is set to VGA 640x480 pixels flash is off resolution is set to 5M 2560x1920 Note This table is for your reference only The actual battery life depends on your battery type and recharge level Storage Capacity Video min Audio min Memory Still picture sooner wo mo w Note The actual value of capacity may vary up to 30 depending on the color saturation and complexity of your subject and surroundings Advanced Instructions English Copying files to Your PC Installing the driver to your PC You need to install the camcorder driver to ensure that video clips can be played back on your PC To install the software 1 Insert the driver CD Turn on your computer Then place the accessory CD into the CD ROM drive Do not connect the camcorder to your computer at this stage Shut down all other applications running on your computer If the autorun screen does not appear automatically double click on My Computer and then the CD ROM drive Then start the Setup exe program manually 2 Start the installation Click on the O icon to launch the installation of the driver Notice for Windows 2000 users During the installation p
18. rame turns yellow press the button fully down to take a still picture T J focus frame Press the Mode button and use the Direction buttons to select the Voice mode Then press the OK key to enter When you are done press the Record button again to stop s Avoid blocking recording the microphone Before or during recording you can move the Direction buttons toward left or right to adjust microphone sensibility thus setting the sound volume of the recording Playing back your recordings 1 Press the Mode button and use the Direction buttons to select the Playback amp mode Then press the OK key to enter Or press the Play Pause button gt below the LCD monitor 2 Operations in playback mode Index mode In index mode press the OK key to switch to full screen mode In full screen mode press the Menu button to switch to index mode When reviewing a picture if you move the Direction buttons down when the zoom ratio is 1 0x the screen will switch to index mode a Shift between index mode and full screen mode Full screen mode aac oeeo 1 In index mode Use the Direction buttons to move the highlight box 2 In full screen mode Use the Direction buttons to move left or right Shift between files Use the Direction buttons to move up or down Lock Release zoom When the zoom ratio is greater than 1 0x press Picture ratio the OK key Browse the enlarged
19. rocess a warning message regarding digital signature may appear twice or more Please click on Yes to continue the process The software is fully compatible with Windows 2000 operation system 3 Install the driver The Install Shield Wizard will then appear and automatically install the program Click on Next and follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation Copying files to Your PC continued 4 Install codecs After the driver installation is completed the program will prompt you to install Mindows Media Eiger CAERE Windows Media Player Codecs If you P Welcome This setup will install the Windows Media Player Codecs It is recommended are not sure whether the codecs have on been installed in your computer please ves j click on Yes and follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation 5 Install Direct X 9 0c or above After the codecs installation is completed you will be prompted to install Direct X 9 0c or above if the program is not yet installed in your computer Please click on Yes to continue Windows Media Player Codecs and Direct X 9 0c or above are necessary for viewing the video clips recorded by the camcorder 6 Restart the computer After the installation is completed you may need to restart your computer for the driver to take effect Connecting the camcorder to your PC 1 Turn on the camcorder 2 Connect the USB cable to your computer
20. rupted or the battery pack is fully charged the charging LED will turn green When using a PC to charge the battery do not power on the camcorder or the charge will stop Inserting a memory card optional In addition to the built in flash memory your camera can store data on a Secure Digital SD card or a MultiMedia card MMC To insert a memory card do the followings 1 Open the battery cover 2 Gently push the card as indicated until the card reaches the bottom of the slot To remove the memory card gently push the card and it will pop up Then pull the card out of the slot Turning on off your camcorder Open the LCD monitor or press and hold down the Power button for 1 second to turn on the camcorder To turn off the camcorder press and hold down the Power button for 1 3 seconds or close the LCD monitor If the camcorder is not turned on after pressing the Power button please check 1 The battery pack is well installed in the camcorder 2 The battery pack has enough power left If the camcorder stays inactive for a long period of time it may automatically shut down due to the Auto Off setting gt Reading LCD indicators Digital Camcorder mode Flash mode LED lights mode Selftimer Macro mode White balance Mode icon Photo resolution Video resolution Zoom indicator Storage medium Battery Life Number of recordings 1 i int
21. ssed Enable Disable OSD on screen display icons to display on On Off the screen 10 mega pixel Set the video resolution to VGA 640x480 pixels camcorder QVGA Set the video resolution to QVGA 320x240 pixels Video i Set the video resolution to D1 720x480 pixels a camcorder Set the video resolution to VGA 640x480 pixels QVGA Set the video resolution to QVGA 320x240 pixels Enabling this setting allows you to take a photograph with ZS a dark background Since the shutter speed will slow down On Off when taking photographs at a dark place we recommend NightShot using a tripod to eliminate blurring from hand shake Warning Noise increases when Night Shot is enabled This setting allows you to add customsized frames to photos 10 background frames are available on the LCD monitor Photo ame E The Photo Frame function is disabled Fr w On Off This setting allows you to combine two images taken individually into one photo Two in One When resolution is set to 10M or above the Photo Frame and Two in One options as well as the 16 9 display function will not be available Menu items in Playback mode Power on Press the Mode button gt Enter the Playback amp mode Press the Menu button tem f owon SSC tion CS fit No Yes Delete current file Delete One fit No Yes Delete all pictures and video audio files stored in the memory Delete All The camera displays
22. t the card Replace the memory card with a new one It happens when you insert a memory card after taking a few pictures or video clips You can access those files after removing the memory card Appendix A When using the camcorder em o fee pe Cannot use the flash strobe The camcorder does not respond to any action during operation The recorded pictures appear too blurred The recorded pictures or video clips appear too dark Noises occur when viewing images on the LCD screen or on the computer want to restart the serial number of the file name PICTxxxx convert a media file and name it as PICTXXXX xxxx indicates number Then copy the file to the camcorder but cannot find it on the camcorder If the battery icon indicates low battery the flash strobe may be disabled due to insufficient voltage The camcorder encounters software failure The focus is not correctly set The environment of shooting or recording does not have adequate light The flicker setting does not match the standard of the country you are staying The counting of the serial number is handled by the camcorder firmware There is another file with duplicate serial number e g PICTO001 ASF and PICT0001 JPG or the file type is not supported Replace the battery Remove the battery pack and replace it into the compartment Then power on the camcorder Adjust the focus to an appropriate posi
23. tion Use flash strobe when taking pictures Add extra light sources or enable video light when recording video clips Adjust the flicker setting For more information please refer to the Flicker Settings table Use the camcorder Format function to format the card Give the file a distinctive serial number and make sure the file type is supported by the camcorder Appendix A When connecting the camcorder to the computer or TV pom fee cannot view the video clips on my computer Driver installation failed The TV screen does not display after connecting the camcorder to the TV A conflict with other installed camcorder or capture device occurred Driver or software is not installed on the computer The installation is terminated abnormally The camcorder has been connected to the PC via the USB cable before installing the driver The camcorder is not correctly connected to the TV The device is not compatible with the camcorder Install Direct X 9 0c or above and Windows Media 9 0 Codecs to solve this problem See Installing the driver to your PC for details on installing the software or go to http www microsoft com to download the required files Remove the driver and other related programs Follow the installation steps in the manual to re install the driver Install the driver before plugging in the USB cable Reconnect the camcorder to TV correctly
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