DXG-565V
User’s Manual
DXG USA
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Table of Contents
Preface .............................................................................vi
About this manual............................................................vi
Copyright..........................................................................vi
Precautions .....................................................................vii
Before You Start ...............................................................ix
Introducing the camera ............................. 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
Top view .....................................................3
Bottom view ...............................................4
Right view...................................................4
Left View.....................................................5
Back View ...................................................5
Adjusting the LCD display.......................6
2 Getting started.......................................... 10
Inserting an SD card............................................10
2.1
2.2
Inserting the batteries...........................................12
2.3 Turning on for the first time ................................13
2.4 Changing modes...................................................13
2.5 Before you start ....................................................14
1.4.1
1.4.2
1.4.3
1.4.4
1.4.5
1.4.6
1.4.7
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2.5.1
2.5.2
2.6.1
2.6.2
2.7.1
2.7.2
2.9.1
2.9.2
Setting the date and time ........................14
Setting the language ................................15
2.6 Shoot/Playback video ...........................................16
Shooting a video clip...............................16
Playing the video clip..............................17
2.7 Taking/viewing pictures........................................18
Taking a still picture................................18
Viewing images........................................19
2.8 Playing music files ...............................................20
2.9 Voice recording.....................................................22
To make a voice recording......................22
To playback a voice file...........................23
2.10 Connecting to a computer....................................24
2.11 Connecting to a TV ..............................................25
2.12 Connecting earphones..........................................25
3 Using the camera...................................... 26
3.1 Movie mode ..........................................................26
3.1.1 Movie mode icons....................................26
3.1.2
Quick access menu ..................................28
3.2 Photo mode...........................................................29
Photo mode icons.....................................29
Using the macro function .......................30
Using the zoom function.........................30
Quick access menu ..................................31
3.3 Photo Playback mode...........................................32
3.2.1
3.2.2
3.2.3
3.2.4
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3.3.1
3.3.2
Photo Playback mode icons....................32
Thumbnail mode......................................33
3.4 Movie Playback mode...........................................34
3.4.1 Movie Playback mode icons...................34
3.5 MP3 mode.............................................................35
3.5.1 MP3 mode icons.......................................35
3.6 Voice mode............................................................37
Voice mode icons.....................................37
3.7 Voice Playback mode............................................38
Voice Playback mode icons ....................38
3.8 USB mode.............................................................39
Using the PC cam feature .......................39
Using the file transfer feature.................39
Using DPS feature....................................39
4 Using the menus ....................................... 40
4.1 Movie menu..........................................................40
4.1.1. Video size..................................................40
4.1.2. Video quality............................................41
4.1.3. White balance...........................................42
4.1.4.
Exposure adjustment (EV)......................43
4.1.5. Color effect ...............................................44
Stabilizer ...................................................45
4.1.6.
4.2 Movie playback menu...........................................46
Delete All ..................................................46
Unlock All.................................................47
3.8.1
3.8.2
3.8.3
3.6.1
3.7.1
4.2.1
4.2.2
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4.4.1
4.4.2
4.4.3
4.4.4
4.3 Picture menu ........................................................48
Size.............................................................48
4.3.1
4.3.2
Image quality............................................49
4.3.3 White balance...........................................50
Exposure adjustment (EV)......................51
4.3.4
4.3.5
Color effects..............................................52
Self-timer...................................................53
4.3.6
4.3.7
Date stamp................................................54
4.4 Photo playback menu...........................................55
Delete all ...................................................55
Unlock all..................................................56
Slide show.................................................57
DPOF.........................................................58
4.5 MP3 menu ............................................................60
Delete all ...................................................60
Unlock all..................................................61
4.6 Voice Playback Menu...........................................62
Delete all ...................................................62
Unlock all..................................................63
4.7 System menu.........................................................64
Date/time .................................................64
4.7.1
Beep ...........................................................64
4.7.2
Format .......................................................65
4.7.3
4.7.4
Default.......................................................66
4.7.5 Memory status .........................................67
4.7.6
Language ..................................................67
4.5.1
4.5.2
4.6.1
4.6.2
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4.7.7
4.7.8
4.7.9
TV system .................................................68
Auto power off.........................................69
Frequency .................................................70
5 Using the Rapid Blog Manager............... 71
5.1 Launching Rapid Blog Manager .........................71
5.2 Uploading the video files......................................74
5.3 Rapid Blog Manager settings...............................75
Installing software and drivers ............... 76
6.1 Drivers ..................................................................76
6.1.1 Mass Storage.............................................76
6.1.2 PC camera........................................................76
6.2 Presto! Video Works .............................................78
6.3 Presto! Mr. Photo .................................................79
Specifications..................................................................80
Troubleshooting ..............................................................83
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Preface
Congratulations on your purchase of this advanced video camera.
Ensure 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 a criterion.
Copyright
© Copyright 2008.
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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