Table of Contents
Getting Started ................................................................ 1
Knowing your camcorder parts ............................................................. 1
Installing the battery.............................................................................. 2
Charging the battery ............................................................................. 2
Inserting a memory card (optional) ....................................................... 2
Turning on/off your camcorder .............................................................. 2
Setting language ................................................................................... 3
Reading LCD indicators ........................................................................ 3
Basic Operations ............................................................ 4
Recording a video clip .......................................................................... 4
Recording a voice clip........................................................................... 4
Taking a still picture .............................................................................. 5
Recording TV program ......................................................................... 6
Playing back your recordings................................................................ 7
Playing back your recordings on PC..................................................... 8
Connecting the camcorder to TV .......................................................... 9
Advanced Operations .................................................... 11
Menu operation ..................................................................................... 11
Menu items in Camera mode................................................................ 11
Menu items in Playback mode .............................................................. 12
Menu items in Setting mode ................................................................. 13
Battery Life Indicator ............................................................................. 14
Battery Life............................................................................................ 14
Storage Capacity .................................................................................. 15
System Requirements .......................................................................... 15
Specifications........................................................................................ 16
Getting Started
Knowing your camcorder parts
Speaker
Microphone
Lens
LED lights
Battery cover
Flash strobe
Strap hook
Bottom view
MODE button
LCD monitor
Previous button/
Fast backward button
Play/Pause button
Next button/
Fast forward button
Macro mode
switch
Tripod socket
SD card slot
(inside the battery cover)
Status LED (left) /
Charging LED (right)
MENU button
Shutter button
Zoom (in/out) button
Record button
AV IN( )/OUT connector
/Earphone
USB connector *
HD OUT *
Power button
* inside the cover
Flash switch
White balance switch
OK key/
Joystick 5-way
LED lights switch
For select model only. If your camera only indicates “ AV OUT”, it does not
support “AV IN” function.
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Installing the battery
1. Slide the battery cover open.
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.
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 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 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.
Reading LCD indicators
00:00:05
00:06:40
1 Mode icon
Video resolution
Picture resolution
LED lights mode
Macro mode
Battery life
Zoom ratio indicator
SD card inserted
Remaining recordable time
While Balance mode
Exposure mode
Flash mode
Histogram mode
Selftimer mode
NightShot mode
Recording time
The LCD will display 4:3 ratio while setting as CIF video resolution. (Please
refer to the page 5 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 (
).
Note: Please make sure your memory card is inserted before recording.
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)
(12” ~
30cm ~
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.
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.
Recording a voice clip
1. Power on the camcorder.
2. Press the MODE key to enter the MODE menu.
3. Use the Joystick switch to select the Voice Recorder mode and press OK to enter the
menu screen.
4. Press the Record button to start recording
5. Press the Record button again to stop recording.
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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 card is inserted before recording.
).
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)
(12” ~
30cm ~
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.
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
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.
Video resolution
HD 1080P(1440x1080)
HD 60f(1280x720)
HD 30f(1280x720)
D1 60f(720x480)
CIF30f(352x240)
Preview
16:9 ratio
Taking pictures and focusing
4:3 ratio
16:9 ratio
4:3 ratio
4:3 ratio
4:3 ratio
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For select model only. Please refer to the package printing for detailed specification.
Recording TV program
The digital video recording technology allows you to record TV program via AV-IN
cable.
AV In
AV mode
AV-OUT
Video
Audio
AV cable
1. Turn on your TV or DVD player.
2. Connect the AV cable to the AV-Out terminal on the TV or DVD player.
(Normally, it’s not necessary to switch the mode, please refer to the User’s
Manual of the TV or DVD player.)
3. Power on the camcorder.
4. Connect the audio and video ends of the AV cable (yellow/white/red color)
to the TV “AV-OUT” jacks.
5. Connect the other end of the AV cable to the “AV In” port on your
camcorder. When the pop-up message appears on the screen, please
select “AV-IN”.
6. Make sure that the images displayed on the TV or DVD player is also
displayed on the camera’s LCD.
7. Press the Record button to start recording.
8. Press the Record button again to stop recording.
Please dont’ switch TV channels or turn off TV during TV program recording,
or it would stop recording.