DXG-581V
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
About the LEDs........................................10
2 Getting started...........................................11
2.1
Inserting an SD card............................................11
2.2
Inserting the battery .............................................13
2.3 Charging the battery ............................................14
2.4 Turning on the video camera...............................14
1.4.1
1.4.2
1.4.3
1.4.4
1.4.5
1.4.6
1.4.7
1.4.8
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2.7.1
2.7.2
2.8.1
2.8.2
2.6.1
2.6.2
2.6.3
2.5 Changing modes...................................................14
2.6 Before you start ....................................................15
Setting the date and time ........................15
Setting the language ................................16
Setting the beep........................................17
2.7 Shoot/playback video............................................18
Shooting a video clip...............................18
Playing the video clip..............................20
2.8 Recording/playing voice.......................................21
Recording a voice file ..............................21
Playing back a voice file..........................22
2.9 Taking/viewing pictures........................................23
Taking a still picture................................23
Viewing images........................................24
2.10 Connecting to a computer....................................25
2.11 Connecting to a standard TV ...............................25
2.12 Connecting to a HDTV ........................................26
3 Using the camera...................................... 27
3.1 Movie and voice recorder mode ...........................27
3.1.1 Movie and voice recorder mode icons..27
Using the macro function .......................29
3.1.2
Using the zoom function.........................29
3.1.3
3.1.4
Using the White-light LED .....................29
Quick access controls ..............................29
3.1.5
3.2 Photo mode...........................................................30
2.9.1
2.9.2
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3.2.1
3.2.2
3.2.3
3.2.4
3.2.5
Photo mode icons.....................................30
Using the macro function .......................31
Using the zoom function.........................31
Using the White-light LED .....................31
Quick access controls ..............................31
3.3 Movie/voice Playback mode .................................32
3.3.1 Movie/voice playback mode icons .......32
3.4 Photo Playback mode...........................................34
Photo Playback mode icons....................34
3.5 Thumbnail mode ..................................................36
3.6 USB mode.............................................................36
4 Using the menus ....................................... 37
4.1 Movie menu..........................................................37
4.1.1. White balance...........................................37
4.1.2. Color effect ...............................................38
4.1.3. Night mode...............................................39
4.1.4. Capture mode...........................................40
4.2 Movie playback menu...........................................41
Delete all ...................................................41
Protect .......................................................42
4.3 Voice recorder menu.............................................43
Capture mode...........................................43
4.4 Voice playback menu............................................44
Delete All ..................................................44
Protect .......................................................45
4.2.1
4.2.2
3.4.1
4.3.1
4.4.1
4.4.2
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4.6.1
4.6.2
4.6.3
4.6.4
4.5 Photo menu ..........................................................46
4.5.1 White balance...........................................46
4.5.2
Color effect ...............................................47
4.5.3 Night mode...............................................48
Self timer...................................................49
4.5.4
4.6 Photo playback menu...........................................50
Delete All ..................................................50
Protect .......................................................51
Autoplay ...................................................52
DPOF.........................................................53
4.7 System menu.........................................................54
4.7.1
Setting the beep........................................54
4.7.2 Histogram mode......................................54
Auto power off.........................................55
4.7.3
TV standard..............................................56
4.7.4
4.7.5
Format .......................................................57
Default.......................................................58
4.7.6
Language ..................................................58
4.7.7
4.7.8
Frequency .................................................59
4.7.9
Date/time .................................................59
Installing the software ............................. 60
5.1 NewSoft VideoWorks ............................................60
5.2 NewSoft Mr. Photo ...............................................61
5.3 Quick Time ...........................................................62
Appendix............................................................ 63
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Specifications..................................................................63
Troubleshooting ..............................................................66
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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.
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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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