DVR 840XHD
Digital Video Camcorder
Owner‟s Manual
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Table of Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................... 2
Key Features ............................................................................................................ 2
What your digital video camera includes ....................................................................... 3
Computer System Requirements for Windows XP .......................................................... 4
Computer System Requirement for Windows Vista ........................................................ 4
A Quick Look at your Digital Video Camcorder .............................................................. 5
Preparing Your Camera for Use ................................................................................... 7
Inserting an SD Memory Card ..................................................................................... 8
Software Installation: Snap „n Share Pro and Video Express ........................................... 9
Software Installation ................................................................................................... 9
Camera Buttons and Functions ................................................................................. 17
DVR Functions and Menu Control .............................................................................. 18
Camera Playback Modes .......................................................................................... 53
Connecting to a High Definition TV to view images ....................................................... 73
Connecting to a non High Definition TV to view images ................................................ 74
Transferring Images to your PC using the software ...................................................... 75
Manually transfer media to your Digital Camera ........................................................... 83
Everything you need to get the most of your media and MORE ...................................... 84
Video Express application ......................................................................................... 88
Technical Support .................................................................................................... 96
Sakar Warranty Card ............................................................................................... 96
Technical Specifications ........................................................................................... 98
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Trouble Shooting ..................................................................................................... 99
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the DVR 840XHD Digital Video Camcorder. With your
camera you can shoot high resolution H.264 video clips and take individual photos.
In addition, 128 MB built-in memory allows you to take pictures and short movies
without a memory card. However a SD compatible memory card of up to 8GB
should to be inserted in order to expand the memory of your DVR camera.
You can also connect it to an HDTV via the provided HDMI cable, and easily
playback recorded high-definition videos directly on the wide screen HDTV.
Key Features
5 Digital Video resolutions – 1440x1080 Pixels (HD), 1280x720p (HD), 848x480p
(WVGA), 640x480p (VGA) and 320x240 (QVGA).
8 mega-pixels camera with choice of 3 digital camera resolutions- High
3200x2400 (8M), Standard 2592x1944 (5M) and Low 2048x1536p (3M)
3" TFT LCD
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5 X Optical Zoom Lens
Supports external SD memory card up to 8GB
Built-in Microphone
Snap „n Share Pro software application can be used to download the photos and
videos from your camera with the touch of a button
Edit, add text, clipart and more on your digital photos
Produce colorful movies to upload, copy to CD/DVD and much more with Video
Express software.
What your digital video camera includes
Digital Video Camcorder
USB cable
AV cable
HDMI Cable
Power Adapter
Lithium-ion Rechargeable Battery
Snap n Share Pro Software installation CD
Quick Start Guide
Built-in wrist strap
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Computer System Requirements for Windows XP
To be able to download photos and videos to your PC you will need the following
minimum configuration:
Pentium 4 Processor (or above), 2.6 GHZ., with Windows XP Service Pack 2
512 MB RAM, 200MB free disk space.
Available USB Interface
CD-ROM Driver
Recommended screen resolution 1024 X 768 pixels or higher.
16-bit color or higher display adaptor.
Windows Media Player 9 (or above) as default media player
Computer System Requirement for Windows Vista
To be able to download photos to your PC you will need the following minimum
configuration:
Windows Vista
800MHz processor and 512 MB of system memory
20GB hard driver with at least 15GB of available space
Support for Super VGA graphics
Available USB Interface
CD-ROM driver
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A Quick Look at your Digital Video Camcorder
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Preparing Your Camera for Use
Battery Installation
Your DVR camcorder requires a Lithium-ion rechargeable battery (included in packaging).
Open the battery compartment on the bottom of the camera.
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Insert the batteries in accordance with the polarity (+ and - ) as indicated.
Close the battery cover.
Note: You must ONLY use the supplied AC charger to recharge the battery. The
camera should be Off while charging. Allow the battery to fully charge first. This should
take approximately 6 hours.
The battery cannot be charged by connecting the camera via the USB cable to the
USB port of your computer.
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