DXG-589V
User’s Manual
DXG USA
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Table of Contents
Preface .............................................................................vi
About this manual............................................................vi
Copyright..........................................................................vi
Precautions .....................................................................vii
Introduction................................................ 1
1.1 System requirements...............................................1
1.2 Features..................................................................1
1.3 Unpacking the video camera..................................2
1.4 About the camera ...................................................3
Front view...................................................3
Back view....................................................3
Top view .....................................................4
Bottom view ...............................................4
Right view...................................................5
Left View.....................................................5
Adjusting the LCD display.......................6
LCD/Game control buttons .....................7
Using the Remote Controller..................11
2 Getting started.......................................... 13
Inserting an SD card............................................13
2.1
2.2
Inserting the batteries...........................................14
2.3 Charging the battery/Using the power adapter....15
2.4 Turning on for the first time ................................15
1.4.1
1.4.2
1.4.3
1.4.4
1.4.5
1.4.6
1.4.7
1.4.8
1.4.9
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2.6.1
2.6.2
2.7.1
2.7.2
2.8.1
2.8.2
2.5 Changing modes...................................................15
2.6 Before you start ....................................................16
Setting the date and time ........................16
Setting the language ................................17
2.7 Shoot/Playback video ...........................................18
Shooting a video clip:..............................18
Playing the video clip..............................19
2.8 Taking/viewing pictures........................................20
Taking a still picture:...............................20
Viewing images:.......................................21
2.9 Playing music files ...............................................22
2.10 Playing video games.............................................23
2.11 Voice recording.....................................................24
2.11.1 To playback a voice file:..........................25
2.12 Using the Video Recorder Feature.......................26
2.13 Connecting to a computer....................................27
2.14 Connecting to a TV ..............................................28
2.15 Connecting the earphones....................................28
2.16 Connecting the power adapter .............................29
3 Using the camera...................................... 30
3.1 Video mode ...........................................................30
Video mode icons ....................................30
Quick access menu ..................................32
3.2 Camera mode........................................................33
Camera mode icons .................................33
3.1.1
3.1.2
3.2.1
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3.3.1
3.3.2
3.2.2
3.2.3
3.2.4
3.2.5
Using the macro function .......................34
Using the zoom function.........................34
Using the LED flash light........................35
Quick access menu ..................................36
3.3 Playback mode......................................................37
Playback mode icons...............................37
Thumbnail mode......................................38
3.4 Music mode ..........................................................39
3.4.1 Music mode icons ....................................39
3.5 Voice mode............................................................40
Voice mode icons.....................................40
3.6 USB mode.............................................................41
Using the PC cam feature .......................41
Using the mass storage feature ..............41
Using DPS feature....................................41
3.7 Game mode...........................................................42
Playing video games ...............................42
4 Using the menus ....................................... 50
4.1 DV menu...............................................................50
4.1.1. Video size..................................................50
4.1.2. Video quality............................................51
4.1.3. White balance...........................................52
4.1.4.
Exposure adjustment (EV)......................53
4.1.5. Color effect ...............................................54
4.2 DV playback menu ...............................................55
3.5.1
3.6.1
3.6.2
3.6.3
3.7.1
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4.2.1
4.2.2
4.5.1
4.5.2
Delete all ...................................................55
Unlock all..................................................56
4.3 Picture menu ........................................................57
Size.............................................................57
4.3.1
4.3.2
Image quality............................................58
4.3.3 White balance...........................................59
Exposure adjustment (EV)......................60
4.3.4
Color effect ...............................................61
4.3.5
Self-timer...................................................62
4.3.6
4.3.7
Drive mode...............................................63
Date stamp................................................64
4.3.8
4.4 Camera playback menu........................................65
Delete all ...................................................65
Unlock all..................................................66
Slide show.................................................67
DPOF one..................................................68
DPOF all....................................................70
4.5 Music menu..........................................................71
Repeat........................................................71
Delete all ...................................................72
4.6 Setup menu...........................................................73
Date/time .................................................73
4.6.1
Beep ...........................................................73
4.6.2
Format .......................................................74
4.6.3
4.6.4
Default.......................................................75
4.6.5 Memory status .........................................76
4.4.1
4.4.2
4.4.3
4.4.4
4.4.5
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Language ..................................................76
4.6.6
TV system .................................................77
4.6.7
Power off timer ........................................78
4.6.8
4.6.9
Frequency .................................................79
Installing software and drivers ............... 80
5.1 Drivers ..................................................................80
5.1.1 Mass Storage.............................................80
5.2 Presto! Video Works 6 ..........................................82
5.3 Presto! Mr. Photo 3 ..............................................83
5.4 XviD codec for PC................................................84
Appendix............................................................ 87
Specifications..................................................................87
Troubleshooting ..............................................................90
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Preface
Congratulations on your purchase of this advanced video camera.
Make sure that you read this manual carefully and keep it in a safe
place for future reference.
About this manual
Every effort has been made to ensure that the contents of this
manual are correct and up to date. However, no guarantee is made
regarding the accuracy of the contents. If the contents of this
manual do not tally with the camera, please take the camera as a
criterion. We reserve the right to change the contents of this
manual and specifications of the product without prior notice.
If the accessories do not tally with the actual package, please take
the actual package as the criterion.
Copyright
© Copyright 2007.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,
transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated
into any language or computer language, in any form or by any
means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, manual or
otherwise, without the prior written permission of the
manufacturer.
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