Table of Contents
Getting Started................................................................ 1
Knowing your camcorder parts............................................................. 1
Installing the battery.............................................................................. 2
Charging the battery............................................................................. 2
Inserting a memory card (optional)....................................................... 3
Turning on/off your camcorder.............................................................. 3
Setting language................................................................................... 4
Setting time...........................................................................................4
Reading LCD indicators........................................................................ 5
Basic Operations............................................................ 6
Recording a video clip .......................................................................... 6
Taking a still picture .............................................................................. 7
Playing back your recordings................................................................ 8
Playing back your recordings on PC..................................................... 9
Connecting the camcorder to TV.......................................................... 10
Advanced Operations .................................................... 12
Menu operation..................................................................................... 12
Menu items in Camera mode................................................................ 12
Menu items in Playback mode.............................................................. 13
Menu items in Setting mode................................................................. 14
Battery Life Indicator............................................................................. 15
Battery Life............................................................................................16
Storage Capacity.................................................................................. 16
Specifications........................................................................................ 17
System Requirements .......................................................................... 18
Getting Started
Knowing your camcorder parts
Microphone
Speaker
Lens
LED lights
Flash strobe
Battery cover
Bottom view
Strap hook
Tripod socket
SD card slot
(inside the battery cover)
Status LED (left) /
Charging LED (right)
MODE button
MENU button
LCD monitor
Shutter button
Previous button/
Fast backward button
Zoom (in/out) button
Play/Pause button
Record button
Next button/
Fast forward button
AV OUT connector
Macro mode
switch
USB connector *
HD OUT *
Flash switch
* inside the cover
White balance switch
Power button
OK key/
Joystick 5-way
LED lights switch
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Installing the battery
1. Slide the battery cover open as indicated.
2. Place the accessory Li-Ion 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 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.
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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.
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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
mode and press OK to enter the menu screen.
4. Use the Joystick to select the Language 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 & Time item, and
then Press OK to confirm.
5. 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.
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Reading LCD indicators
00:00:05
00:06:40
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Mode icon
Remaining recordable time
While Balance mode
Exposure mode
Flash mode
Video resolution
Picture resolution
LED lights mode
Macro mode
Histogram mode
Selftimer mode
Battery life
Zoom ratio indicator
SD card inserted
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.)
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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 ( ).
Note: Please make sure your memory is inserted before
recording.
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30cm ~
(12” ~
)
Zoom in
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 3X.
Zoom out
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.
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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 ( ).
Note: Please make sure your memory is inserted before
recording.
-
30cm ~
(12” ~
)
Zoom in
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.
Zoom out
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
focus frame turns green, press the button fully
down to take a still picture.
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.
Taking pictures
and focusing
Video resolution
HD(1280x720)
Preview
16:9 ratio
4:3 ratio
D1(720x480)
CIF(352x288)
4:3 ratio
4:3 ratio
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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.
2. There are two folders below My works: Video and Picture.
Select Video or Picture, and then press the OK key to enter
the index mode.
3. Operations in playback mode:
File type
How to...
Action
Index mode
Shift between Index
mode and Full-
screen 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.
Full-screen mode
1. In Index mode: Use the Joystick to move the
highlight box.
2. In Full-screen mode: Use the Joystick to move
left or right.
Shift between files
When selected (in full-screen mode), the file
automatically starts playing.
Start playing
Pause/Resume
playing
During playing/While paused, press the OK key.
Adjust the volume
level
During playing, use the Joystick to move up or
down.
Stop playing
During playing, press the MENU button.
Video
Return to the
preview screen
Press the Shutter button.
During playing, press the Next ( ) button. To stop,
Fast forward
press the Play/Pause (
)
button.
During playing, press the Previous ( ) button. To
Fast backward
stop, press the Play/Pause ( button.
)
Select the next file
While paused/stopped, press the Next ( ) button.
Select the previous
While paused/stopped, press the Previous (
)
file
button.
Zoom in/out
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.
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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:
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 & 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. A dialogue window will appear automatically. Please select the item “Open
folder to view files” and click “OK”.
4. If the dialogue window does 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.
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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 TV built-in component input ports, thus can perform HD
(720P) high resolution quality while connected.
HD TV
(green)
(blue)
(red)
Component Video in
(red)
(white)
Component Audio in
AV OUT
(yellow)
<AV cable>
HD OUT
(Do not plug in Yellow Cable)
<Component Video cable>
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.)
5. Press the input switch mode on HD TV and select “Component Input”.
If 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 (720P) with no change.
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Connecting the camcorder to Standard TV
TV = Traditional CRT TV
AV mode
AV Out
AV-IN
Video
Audio
AV cable
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 TV-out item, and then press OK to
confirm.
5. 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.
6. When done, press OK to confirm the setting.
7. Press the Shutter key to return to the preview screen.
8. Connect the audio and video ends of the AV cable (yellow/white/red
color) to the TV “AV-IN” jacks.
9. Connect the other end of the AV cable to the “AV out” port on your
camcorder.
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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.
How to...
Bring up the menu
Action
Press the MENU button.
Move the highlight bar
Use the Joystick to move up or down.
Press the OK key.
Enter sub-menu/Confirm an item
Exit menu/Go back to upper menu
Press the MENU button (when in sub-menu).
Menu items in Camera mode
Power-on → Press the Menu button.
Item
Option
HD
Description
Set the video resolution to HD (1280x720 pixels).
Set the video resolution to D1 (720x480 pixels).
Set the video resolution to CIF (352x288 pixels).
Set picture resolution to 3 mega pixels.
Video
resolution
D1
CIF
3M
Picture
Resolution
5M
Set picture resolution to 5 mega pixels.
Enabling this setting allows you to take a photograph with
a dark background. Since the shutter speed will slow down
when taking photographs at a dark place, we recommend
using a tripod to eliminate blurring from hand shake.
Warning: Noise increases when Night Shot is enabled.
On/Off
NightShot
Auto
The camera automatically adjusts white balance.
Sunny
This setting is suitable for outdoor recording in sunny weather.
This setting is suitable for recording in cloudy weather or
shady environments.
Cloudy
Fluorescent
Tungsten
WB
This setting is suitable for indoor recording with fluorescent
lamp lighting, or environments with high color temperature.
This setting is suitable for indoor recording with incandescent
lamp lighting, or environments with low color temperature.
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Menu items in Camera mode (continued)
Item
Option
On
Description
The flash is forced to fire in every shot.
The flash automatically fires when the lighting is insufficient.
The flash is disabled.
Flashlight
Auto
Off
This setting allows you to add extra light when the lighting is
insufficient during recording video clips.
Video light
Effect
On/Auto/Off
Normal
B&W
Make recordings in natural color.
Make recordings in black and white.
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
value indicates the image will be brighter than usual; while a
negative value makes the image dimmer.
Exposure
Selftimer
-2~+2
Enable/Disable the selftimer. After the selftimer is turned on,
the camera will have ten seconds delay before recording
when the Shutter button is pressed.
On/Off
Histogram
Icon
On/Off
On/Off
Enable/Disable image histogram display on the screen.
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.
Item
Option
Description
Yes/No
Delete current file.
Delete One
Delete All
Yes/No
-
Delete all pictures and video/audio files stored in the memory.
The camera displays images in sequence. Only JPEG pictures and
the first frames of MPEG files will be displayed. You can press the
Menu button to stop the slide show.
Slide Show
Lock
Single, multiple, or all files can be locked. A locked file cannot be
erased by a delete function. While the formatting function will erase
all locked/unlocked files.
Yes/No
* If there are no files in the camera, no items will be seen.
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Menu items in Setting mode
Power-on → Press the MODE button → Enter the Setting (
) mode → Press
the MENU button.
Item
Date & Time
Beep
Option
-
Description
Set date and time.
On/Off
50Hz
60Hz
Enable/Disable beep sound.
Set flicker frequency to 50Hz*.
Set flicker frequency to 60Hz*.
Flicker
Set TV system compatibility to HDTV. This option is suitable
for HDTV.
HDTV
NTSC
Set TV system compatibility to NTSC. This option is suitable for
America, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea areas.
TV-out
Set TV system compatibility to PAL. This option is suitable for
Germany, England, Italy, Netherlands, China, Japan, and Hong
Kong.
PAL
Icon
On/Off
-2~+2
Enable/Disable OSD icons to display on the screen.
Set LCD brightness. A positive value makes the LCD brighter;
while a negative value makes the LCD dimmer.
LCD Bright
Format the storage medium. Note that all files stored in the
medium will be gone.
Yes
Format
No
Off
Cancel action.
Disable Auto-off function.
The camera automatically shuts down when staying inactive for
over 1 minute.
1 min
3 min
Auto Off
The camera automatically shuts down when staying inactive for
over 3 minutes.
The camera automatically shuts down when staying inactive for
over 5 minutes.
5 min
-
Language
Default
Lets you select the language used for OSD.
Restore factory defaults. Note that your current settings will be
overridden.
Yes
No
Cancel action.
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Menu items in Setting mode (continued)
* Flicker settings table:
Region
Setting
England Germany
France
50Hz
Italy
50Hz
China
50Hz
Spain
50Hz
Netherlands
50Hz
Russia
50Hz
50Hz
50Hz
America
60Hz
Region Portugal
Setting 50Hz
Taiwan
60Hz
Japan
50/60Hz
Korea
60Hz
Thailand
50Hz
Battery Life Indicator
Icon
Description
Full battery life
Moderate battery life
Low battery life
* The flash strobe and the LED lights will be disabled.”
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.
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Battery Life
Still picture
Number of shots
110
Video clip
Recording time (minute)
30
* shoot every 30 seconds
** flash is off
* resolution is set to HD (1280x720 pixels)
*** 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
Memory
HD
7
D1
18
CIF
40
3M
5M
145
SD card (256MB)
SD card (512MB)
SD card (1GB)
SD card (2GB)
SD card (ꢁGB)
230
460
15
30
60
120
36
80
290
72
160
320
640
920
580
144
288
1840
3680
1160
2320
Note: The actual value of capacity may vary (up to ± 30%) depending on the color saturation
and complexity of your subject and surroundings.
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Specifications
Item
Description
Model
5 Mega-pixel camera
5 Mega (2592x1944 pixels)
Image sensor
Still image: 3M/5M
1280x720 (HD)
720x480 (D1)
Resolution
352x288 (CIF)
Lens
3X optical zoom lens
File format
MOV, JPEG
1280x720, up to 30fps
720x480, up to 30fps
352x288, up to 30fps
Video frame rate
External memory
LCD display
TV out
SD (256MB ~ 4GB), speed rate 12X above
2.4” LCD
Component out, NTSC/PAL system supported
Interface
USB 2.0
Microphone
Speaker
Yes
Yes
Night shot
Battery
Yes (both in still image and video modes)
NP60 compatible Li-ion rechargeable battery
Note: Specifications are subject to change without notification.
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System Requirements
System requirements are different in different video resolution settings:
Video 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
CIF (352x288) @30fps
OS = Windows 2000/XP or above (QuickTime 7.0 or above)
CPU = Pentium 4 1.5GHz or above
System RAM = 256MB (512MB or above recommended)
Display card = 64MB (128MB or above recommended)
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