Aiptek Pocket DV Z-300 HD
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1. VG i i j HD DV Camcorder q User s Manual Welcome Dear user thanks for purchasing this product Much investment in time and effort has gone into its development and it is our hope that it will give you many years of trouble free service Safety Notice Oot ON U 8 9 Do not drop puncture or disassemble the camera otherwise the warranty will be voided Avoid all contact with water and dry hands before using Do not expose the camera to high temperature or leave it in direct sunlight Doing so may damage the camera Use the camera with care Avoid pressing hard on the camera body For your own safety avoid using the camera when there is a storm or lightning Do not use batteries of different specifications Doing so may lead to the potential for serious damage Remove the battery during long periods between usage as a deteriorated battery may affect the functionality of the camera Remove the battery if it shows signs of leaking or distortion Use only the accessories supplied by the manufacturer 10 Keep the camera out of the reach of infants FCC Compliance Statement ATIO This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is S Z subjected to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause 9 F harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference a o received including interference that may cause undesired ope2. Moderate battery life Low battery life The flash strobe and the LED lights will be disabled can Empty battery life Note To avoid sudden outage of power supply you are recommended to replace the battery when the icon indicates low battery life 15 16 Battery Life Number of shots Recording time minute shoot every 30 seconds resolution is set to HD 1280x720 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 Still picture o eu le mm SD card 256MB 7 18 0 20 SD card 512MB 15 so f 4o 20 socrate o 2 o o so Note The actual value of capacity may vary up to 30 depending on the color saturation and complexity of your subject and surroundings Specifications tem pe O o Mega pixel camera o Mega 2592x1944 pixels Still image 3M 5M 1280x720 HD 720x480 D1 352x288 CIF 3X optical zoom lens File format MOV JPEG 1280x720 up to 30fps Video frame rate 720x480 up to 30fps Resolution 352x288 up to 30fps External memory SD 256MB 4GB speed rate 12X above LCD display 2 4 LCD Note Specifications are subject to change without notification 17 18 System Requirements system requirements are different in different video resolution settings Video
3. 720P with no change Connecting the camcorder to Standard TV TV Traditional CRT TV AV mode AV cable 1 Power on the camcorder Press the MODE key to enter the Mode menu Use the Joystick switch to the Setting mode and press OK to enter the menu screen Use the Joystick to select the TV out item and then press OK to confirm Move the Joystick up down to select NTSC or PAL NTSC or PAL system is different across countries please refer to page 14 for the Flicker Setting table When done press OK to confirm the setting Press the Shutter key to return to the preview screen Connect the audio and video ends of the AV cable yellow white red color to the TV AV IN jacks Connect the other end of the AV cable to the AV out port on your camcorder 11 12 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 Joystick 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 in sub menu gt Menu items in Camera mode Power on Press the Menu button tem Option Dee OO Set the video resolution to HD 1280x720 pixels M Set the video resolution to D1 720x480 pixels resolution Set the vi
4. Resolution PC system requirements OS Windows XP SP2 or above QuickTime 7 0 or above CPU Pentium 4 3 0GHz or above HD 1280x720 30fps System RAM 512MB 1GB recommended Display card nvidia Geforece 7600 or ATI X1600 or above with 256MB of RAM D1 720x480 30fps OS Windows 2000 XP or above QuickTime 7 0 or above CIF 352x288 30fps CPU Pentium 4 1 5GHz or above System RAM 256MB 512MB or above recommended Display card 64MB 128MB or above recommended
5. ie ov Ta Kat saat enon stem ikon Select the next file While paused stopped press the Next gt button Select the previous While paused stopped press the Previous 4 file button Use the Joystick 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 When the zoom ratio is locked use the Joystick to picture browse the picture Playing back your recordings on PC Installing software Please notice that the recorded videos are mov format So you need some special programs to view the recordings on PC For first time use please make sure you have QuickTime 7 0 player on your PC If not Please follow the below instructions to install the software first Please download the QuickTime 7 0 player from the below website http www apple com quicktime download win html OR Please install the HD DV DECODER program on the bundled CD HD DV DECODER is designed for playing back the mov files recorded by our camcorder with Windows Media Player 10 amp 11 Connecting PC and Save files After the software is properly installed on your PC please follow below procedures 1 Turn on the camcorder 2 Connect the camcorder with SD card inserted to your computer with the USB cable 3 Adialogue window will appear automatically Please select the item Open folder to view files and click OK 4 If the dialogue window do
6. life but hand it in at an official jk Table of Contents Getting Starte c00c000en0e eee 1 Knowing your camcorder parts 2 2 2000 0000000 nen 1 Installing the WON p PASS ORS SO AKE O EO 2 Charging the battery 2 0 2 00000e00000 000000 neon one nn 2 Inserting a memory card optional 2 eee 3 Turning on off Your CAMCOTdEFT eee eee eee nn 3 Setting TA WAC ceases namsanrnnsipossedeeevet avderdiurcensechisasbersaisasncsvesteesierionsen 4 SGUN 11 EER AE A E EE 4 Reading LCD indicatoTS 2 0000 0000000 neon nen 5 Basic Operations ccccceeceecseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeneensensensaes 6 Recording a video clip re secnceecescnags viitecnncananutsnneesoegtaonnevasuceaweavensenneisiene 6 Taking a still picture SPREAD T Playing back your recordingS 2200000000000 eee een n 8 Playing back your recordings ON P 9 Connecting the Camcorder to TV eee eee een 10 Advanced Operations s s s se2srrnrenre 12 Menu OD Gl AO zustat asc svuuudddpikka bi auddoocc 12 Menu items in Camera MOd6 eee ee een nn 12 Menu items in Playback MOod eee nen 13 Menu items in Setting mode eee eee een 14 Battery Life Indicator 2 0 2020 0000000000000 0000 ee on n ne na nano 15 Battery M O O O 16 Storage Capacity See ne RE eee eee
7. age item and then Press OK to confirm 5 Move the Joystick up down to select a language 6 When done press OK to confirm the setting Setting time 1 Power on the camcorder 2 Press the MODE key to enter the MODE menu 3 Use the Joystick switch to the Setting mode and press OK to enter the menu screen 4 Use the Joystick to select the Date amp Time item and then Press OK to confirm o Move the Joystick up down to adjust value Move the Joystick left right to shift between fields 6 When done press OK to confirm the setting Reading LCD indicators 1 yat T 00 00 05 x I CA WO 12 n gt Ge Mode icon Video resolution Picture resolution LED lights mode Macro mode Battery life Zoom ratio indicator SD card inserted OoOO0 00000 w 00 06 40 E Remaining recordable time While Balance mode Exposure mode Flash mode Histogram mode Selftimer mode NightShot mode Recording time The LCD will display 16 9 ratio while setting as HD 720P video resolution The LCD will display 4 3 ratio while setting as D1 480P or CIF video resolution Please refer to the page 7 for more detailed instructions 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 v Note P
8. ain better effect when the eo preview image appears too bright or too dark A positive Pes ike value indicates the image will be brighter than usual while a 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 pressed On Off Enable Disable image histogram display on the screen Icon On Off Enable Disable OSD on screen display icons to display on the screen Menu items in Playback mode Power on Press the MODE button Use the Joystick to switch to My Works mode Select Video or Picture folder Press the OK button Press the MENU button em eee de fi Yes No Delete current file Delete One Ta Yes No Delete all pictures and video audio files stored in the memory Delete All The camera displays images in sequence Only JPEG pictures and the first frames of MPEG files will be displayed You can press the Sli OW Menu button to stop the slide show Single multiple or all files can be locked A locked file cannot be Yes No erased by a delete function While the formatting function will erase all locked unlocked files If there are no files in the camera no items will be seen 13 14 Menu items in Setting mode Power on Press the MODE button Enter the Setting Ke mode Press the MENU button Description Date 8 Time Set date and
9. ame turns green press the button fully down to take a still picture J focus frame Due to the sensor capture feature the LCD preview and ratio of still picture capture will vary depending upon different video resolution settings The image capture of the camera is set where as video resolutions are different Video resolution Preview Taking pictures and focusing HD 1280x720 16 9 ratio 4 3 ratio D1 720x480 CIF 352x288 Playing back your recordings 1 Press the MODE button and use the Joystick to switch to My Works mode Or press the Play Pause button on the left side of the LCD monitor i s My Works 2 There are two folders below My works Video and Picture Video MSS select Video or Picture and then press the OK key to enter PB the index mode 3 Operations in playback mode Index mode Shift between Index In Index mode press the OK key to switch to Full mode and Full screen mode In Full screen mode press the MENU screen mode button to switch to Index mode 1 In Index mode Use the Joystick to move the Shift between files highlight box 2 In Full screen mode Use the Joystick to move left or right l When selected in full screen mode the file Start playing automatically starts playing Pause Resume l i During playing While paused press the OK key playing Adjust the volume During playing use the Joystick to move up or level down preview screen my ne
10. deo resolution to CIF 352x288 pixels Picture Set picture resolution to 3 mega pixels Resolution BM Set picture resolution to 5 mega pixels oM Enabling this setting allows you to take a photograph with a dark background Since the shutter speed will slow down On Off when taking photographs at a dark place we recommend NightShot l ae using a tripod to eliminate blurring from hand shake Warning Noise increases when Night Shot is enabled 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 a shady environments WB y This setting is suitable for indoor recording with fluorescent Fluorescent ie l eh aed lamp lighting or environments with high color temperature This setting is suitable for indoor recording with incandescent Tungsten rare l lamp lighting or environments with low color temperature Menu items in Camera mode continued tem Option Description n On The flash is forced to fire in every shot Flashlight The flash automatically fires when the lighting is insufficient Off The flash is disabled Video light On Auto Off This setting allows you to add extra light when the lighting is insufficient during recording video clips Make recordings in natural color Effect Make recordings in black and white Classic Make recordings in sepia toned color Manually adjust the exposure to g
11. eee eee 16 SPECIFICATIONS ccc cccceceeceeceeceeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeseeeueeneseetaesseseeseeseeeeeeeeeenenaes 17 System Requirements ccceccecc eee eeceeeeeeceeceeceeceeseeseeeeeeeceeeeenensneaaes 18 Getting Started Knowing your camcorder parts AK eo oe C08 ee O KOKS Speaker LED lights Battery cover Flash strobe Strap hook SD card slot inside the battery cover MODE button r Status LED left l Charging LED right MENU button LCD monitor Shutter button Previous button Fast backward button Zoom in out button Play Pause button Record button Next button AV OUT connector Fast forward button Macro mode USB connector switc HD OUT Flash switch ky k White balance switch inside the cover A Power button OK key LED lights switch Joystick 5 way 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 camcorde
12. es not appear automatically you may double click on My computer and open the Removable Drive 5 Double click on the DCIM file folder 6 Double click on the 100MEDIA file folder 7 Copy the files you wish to keep and save them to the desired location on your computer 10 Connecting the camcorder to TV Please follow the below instructions to connect your camcorder and TV via accessory AV cables for real time display You can display your video clips and still pictures on your TV sharing them with your friends and family Connecting the camcorder to HDTV HD TV hereby means the HDTV built in component input ports thus can perform HD 720P high resolution quality while connected HD TV green blue red lt Component Video cable gt 1 Turn on your HD TV 2 Turn on the Camcorder 3 Plug one end of the component video cable into the Component Video IN port on the HDTV and the other end into the HD OUT port on Camcorder 4 Plug one end of the other AV cable into the Component Audio IN port on the HDTV and the other end into the AV OUT port on Camcorder Please do not plug in the yellow connector to HDTV s AV IN o Press the input switch mode on HD TV and select Component Input 0 you record an HD resolution clip while connected to your HD TV the TV display video resolution will down size to D1 480P resolution due to data bit rate but the recorded file will remain HD
13. lease make sure your memory is inserted before recording 30cm 12 y scm 30cm 2 12 At 1 5X fixed zoom 2 Zooming Move the Zoom button up or down to zoom in or zoom out the screen The optical magnification is 3X 3 Press the Record button to start recording 4 Press the Record button again to stop recording 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 It s normal that the camcorder will feel slightly warm with continuous use recording due to its high performance Taking a still picture 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 v Note Please make sure your memory is inserted before recording 30cm 12 00 g 5cm 30cm 2 12 At 1 5X fixed zoom 2 Zooming Move the Zoom button up or down to zoom in or zoom out the screen The optical magnification is 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 3 Press the Shutter button half way down and hold for the camcorder to auto focus When the C focus fr
14. r 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 interrupted 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 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 Setting language 1 Power on the camcorder 2 Press the MODE key to enter the MODE menu 3 Use the Joystick switch to select the Setting Setting mode and press OK to enter the menu screen 4 Use the Joystick to select the Langu
15. ration lt Oy cS Y M This eguipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations This eguipment generates uses and can radiate radio freguency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television equipment reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Move the equipment away from the receiver Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions You are cautioned that any change or modifications to the equipment not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void Your authority to operate such equipment collection point for recycling By doing this you will help to preserve the environment Do not throw the appliance away with i the normal household waste at the end w nos of its
16. time Beep On Off Enable Disable beep sound 5OHz Set flicker frequency to 50Hz Flicker 60Hz Set flicker frequency to 60Hz Set TV system compatibility to HDTV This option is suitable P for HDTV Set V system compatibility to NTSC This option is suitable for NTSC TV out America Taiwan Japan and Korea areas Set V system compatibility to PAL This option is suitable for P Germany England Italy Netherlands China Japan and Hong Kong Icon On Off Enable Disable OSD icons to display on the screen Set LCD brightness A positive value makes the LCD brighter eee while a negative value makes the LCD dimmer 2 2 Format the storage medium Note that all files stored in the medium will be gone Format Z O Cancel action Off Disable Auto off function The camera automatically shuts down when staying inactive for 1 min over 1 minute Auto Off The camera automatically shuts down when staying inactive for m over 3 minutes Sin The camera automatically shuts down when staying inactive for over 5 minutes Language Lets you select the language used for OSD Restore factory defaults Note that your current settings will be overridden os a Default O Cancel action Menu items in Setting mode continued Flicker settings table won sie oie wie ome ce cme Battery Life Indicator on Deseription O Full battery life
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