AIPTEK DV4100 User Manual

Users Manual

WELCOME

SAFETY NOTICE

Dear user, thanks for purchasing this product. Much investment in time and effort has gone into its development, and it is our hope that it will give you many years of trouble-free service.

1. Do not drop, puncture or disassemble the camera; otherwise the warranty will be voided.

2. Avoid all contact with water, and dry hands before using.

3. Do not expose the camera to high temperature or leave it in direct sunlight. Doing so may damage the camera.

4. Use the camera with care. Avoid pressing hard on the camera body.

5. For your own safety, avoid using the camera when there is a storm or lightning.

6. Avoid using batteries of different brands or types at the same time. This may lead to the potential for serious damage.

7. Remove batteries during long periods between usage, as deteriorated batteries may affect the functionality of the camera.

8. Remove batteries if they show signs of leaking or distortion.

9. Use only the accessories supplied by the manufacturer.

10. Keep the camera out of the reach of children.

WELCOME 1 SAFETY NOTICE 1 CAMERA PARTS 4

ETTING STARTED 5

LOADING THE BATTERIES 5 INSERTING THE CF CARD (OPTIONAL) 6 A

TTACHING THE WRIST STRAP (OPTIONAL) 7

OW TO OPEN THE CONNECTOR COVER 8

OW TO HOLD YOUR CAMERA 8

SING THE TRIPOD (OPTIONAL) 9

BASIC OPERATIONS 10

TURNING ON YOUR CAMERA 10 T

URNING OFF YOUR CAMERA 10

ETTING THE LANGUAGE 11

ECORDING A VIDEO CLIP 12

AKING A STILL PICTURE 13

USING THE FLASH STROBE (OPTIONAL) 14 R

ECORDING A VOICE CLIP 15

LAYING BACK YOUR RECORDINGS 16

LAYING BACK YOUR RECORDINGS- THUMBNAILS 17

ONNECTING THE CAMERA TO YOUR TV 18

ADVANCED OPERATIONS 19

CHANGING VIDEO RESOLUTION 19 S

ETTING VIDEO QUALITY 20

ETTING VIDEO COMPRESS METHOD 21

HANGING PICTURE RESOLUTION 22

ETTING PICTURE QUALITY 23

SETTING SELF TIMER 24 S

ETTING FLASH STROBE 25

DELETING FILES 26 V

IEWING FILE INFORMATION 27

CAMERA SETTINGS 28

SWITCHING TO SETTINGS MODE 28 S

ETTING POWER AUTO-OFF 28

SETTING AV OUTPUT MODE 29 S

ETTING LANGUAGE 29

ETTING TIMESTAMP 30

ETTING DATE 30

ETTING TIME 31

FORMAT MEDIA 31

COPYING FILES TO YOUR PC 32

INSTALLING THE DRIVER TO YOUR PC 32 I

NSTALLING THE DRIVER TO YOUR PC (CONTINUED) 33

ONNECTING THE CAMERA TO YOUR PC 34

OPYING FILES TO THE PC 35

COPYING FILES TO THE PC (CONTINUED) 36 V

IEWING/PLAYING FILES ON YOUR PC 37

ILE LOCATION 38

TROUBLESHOOTING 39 ADDENDA 41

CAMERA PARTS

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Power Button ( )

Shutter Button ( )

Mode Dial

Record Button ( )

Back LED

4-Way Buttons ( )

Enter Button ( )

Menu Button ( )

Connector Cover

Card Eject Button ( )

LCD Display

Lens

Front LED

Microphone

Tripod Socket

CF Card Slot

Zoom Lever

Battery Release Lever

Strap Holder (1)

Battery Compartment Cover

Strap Holder (2)

TV-out Connector

Speaker

USB Connector

Flash Strobe

GETTING STARTED

Loading the batteries

Push the battery release lever to the unlock position, and then pull the battery compartment cover downward and lift the cover up to remove the cover.

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Do not use batteries of different types or brands at the same time.

Alkaline batteries or rechargeable NiMH batteries are recommended for high performance.

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Place the batteries into the compartment. Note that the positive(+) and negative(-) ends cannot be reversed.

After the batteries are properly installed, replace the battery compartment cover.

Inserting the CF card (optional)

In addition to 16MB (128Mbits) of built-in ﬂ ash memory, your camera can store data on a Compact Flash (CF) card or a microdrive. The supported memory size ranges from 8MB to 1GB (1024MB).

To insert a CF card, gently push the card as indicated until the card reaches the end of the slot.

To remove the card, ﬁ rst make sure that the power is off. Then open the LCD panel, and push the card eject button to pop out the card or microdrive.

Do not remove the CF card when the camera is powered on.

When a CF card is inserted, the camera will use the card as the main storage media. Files stored in the camera’s built-in memory will become inaccessible until the CF card is removed.

If the CF card cannot be identiﬁ ed by your camera but is usable on other device, it is probably because of incompatible format. Please see the Troubleshooting section for more information.

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Attaching the wrist strap (optional)

Unfold and spread the wrist strap as illustrated.

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Follow the instructions as illustrated to thread and fasten the wrist strap.

Fold the wrapping cover to secure the wrist strap.

How to hold your camera

Please put your hand through the wrist strap and ﬁrmly hold the camera as illustrated. While taking still pictures or recording video clips, avoid blocking the lens to retain the best result.

How to open the connector cover

When you want to connect the camera to your PC, TV or earphone, you need to open the connector cover. Please open the cover gently in the sequence as illustrated below.

Using the tripod (optional)

Use a tripod to minimize camera movement and ensure optimal image quality, especially while shooting self-portraits or having video conference.

BASIC OPERATIONS

Turning on your camera

Press and hold down the Power ( ) button for 1 second to turn on the camera.

Turning off your camera

Press and hold down the Power ( ) button for 1 second to turn off the camera.

If the camera is not turned on after pressing the power button, please check:

1. There are four AA batteries installed in the camera.

2. The batteries have enough power left.

3. The polar(+ -) directions of the installed batteries are correct.

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The LED will light up.

The LED will go out.

Setting the language

When you power on the camera for the ﬁ rst time, the LCD display may not be shown in your local language. You can set the LCD display language using the method below:

Set the Mode Dial to the Settings ( ) mode, and the Settings menu will display on the screen.

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Use the Up or Down ( ) button to highlight the LANGUAGE item.

When the LANGUAGE item is highlighted, press the Enter ( ) button to enter the sub-menu. In the sub-menu, use the Up or Down ( ) button to select a suitable language, and then press the Enter ( ) button to adopt.

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After all settings are done, you are ready to use the camera. Set the Mode Dial to other modes according to your purpose.

AUTO OFF A/V OUT LANGUAGE TIMESTAMP DATE

10 MIN

NTSC

ENGLISH

OFF

01/01/2004

LANGUAGE

ENGLISH DEUTSCH

Recording a video clip

Set the Mode Dial to Digital Video Camcorder ( ) mode. The LCD display will show the screen below:

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Press the Record ( ) button to start recording.

While recording, you can use the Zoom Lever to zoom in or zoom out the screen.

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Press the Record ( ) button again to stop recording.

Mode icon

Preview area

Zoom ratio

1.0X

VGA

00:00:10

Storage media:

: internal memory : CF card or Microdrive

Resolution

Recording

Time

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Taking a still picture

Set the Mode Dial to Digital Still Camera ( ) mode. The LCD display will show the screen below:

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Before shooting, you can use the Zoom Lever to zoom in/zoom out the screen and then choose the best view.

If the lighting condition is not good, you can press the Left ( ) button to set the ﬂ ash strobe. Please refer to page 14 for more information.

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Press the Shutter ( ) button to take a still picture.

Mode icon

Remaining capacity

Preview area

Zoom ratio

999

1.0X

Storage media:

: internal memory : CF card or Microdrive

Resolution

Flash status

Self-timer

Using the flash strobe (optional)

Before taking a still picture, you can set to use the ﬂ ash strobe if the lighting is not sufﬁ cient for your shooting environment.

Pressing the Left ( ) button repeatedly will switch the ﬂ ash mode: On ( ): The ﬂ ash is enabled regardless of the lighting condition.

Off ( ): The ﬂ ash is disabled.

Auto ( ): The ﬂ ash automatically ﬁ res

when the lighting is insufﬁ cient.

MENU ENTE R

Recording a voice clip

Set the Mode Dial to Voice Recording ( ) mode. The LCD display will show the screen below:

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Press the Record ( ) button to start recording.

Press the Record ( ) button again to stop recording.

003/004

IMAG0001.WAV IMAG0002.WAV

IMAG0003.WAV

IMAG0004.WAV

Mode icon

Current ﬁ le /Total ﬁ les

File name

Sound Volume

Storage media:

: internal memory : CF card or Microdrive

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Playing back your recordings

Set the Mode Dial to Playback ( ) mode. The last recorded ﬁ le will be displayed in the LCD screen:

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Press the Left or Right ( ) button to shift between ﬁ les. ASF, AVI, and WAV ﬁ les can be played back by pressing the Record ( ) button. JPG pictures are reviewed as they are showed on the screen.

In Playback ( ) mode, the available function buttons are as illustrated on the right:

Play/Pause*

Volume up Next ﬁ le/Fast wind* Volume down

Thumbnail

Menu/Stop*

Previous ﬁ le

available while playing ﬁ les

ASF

005/010

IMAG0005.ASF

01/01/2004 18:00

461K

Mode icon

Current ﬁ le /Total ﬁ les

File type

File name* Date & Time* File size*

Storage media:

: internal memory : CF card or Microdrive

available when the INFORMATION option is enabled.

Sound volume

Playing back your recordings- Thumbnails

In Playback mode, if you press the Enter ( ) button, the full-screen display will switch to thumbnails view, as illustrated on the right:

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In thumbnails view, you can press the Up or Down ( ) button to scroll pages. In the same page, you can use the Left and Right ( ) buttons to shift between the ﬁ les.

If you want to play a ﬁ le in thumbnails view, please press the Record ( ) button or Enter ( ) button to switch to full-screen view. Then press the Record ( ) button to play the ﬁ le. The available function buttons are as illustrated on the right:

ASF

001/010

Full-screen view

Page up Next ﬁ le Page down

Full-screen view

Previous ﬁ le

Video

Video Audio

AV Mode

Connecting the camera to your TV

Connect your camera and TV via an AV cable for real-time display. You can display your video clips, still pictures, and audio recordings directly on your TV screen to share them with your friends and family members.

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Turn on your TV and switch to AV mode.

Connect the audio and video ends of the AV cable to your TV.

Open the connector cover of your camera.

Connect the other end of the video cable to your camera.

Turn on the camera.

For more details on selecting the A/V options, please refer to page 29.

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ADVANCED OPERATIONS

Changing video resolution

While in Digital Video Camcorder ( ) mode, press the Menu ( ) button.

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A menu as illustrated on the right will appear. Press the Up or Down ( ) button to highlight the SIZE item. Once the SIZE item is highlighted, press the Enter ( ) button.

A sub-menu will appear as illustrated on the right. Press the Up or Down ( ) button to select an item and then press the Enter ( ) button to apply.

The available options are: VGA: The resolution of the video clip is 640x480.

QVGA: The resolution of the video clip is 320x240.

Before recording a video clip, you can change the resolution to suit your viewing preferences:

SIZE QUALITY COMPRESS

QVGA

HIGH

MPEG4

SIZE

QVGA

VGA

Press the Menu ( ) button to cancel the action or exit the menu.

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Setting video quality

Before recording a video clip, you can change the video quality to serve your purpose:

While in Digital Video Camcorder ( ) mode, press the Menu ( ) button.

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A menu as illustrated on the right will appear. Press the

Up or Down ( )

button to highlight the QUALITY item. Once the QUALITY item is highlighted, press the Enter ( ) button.

A sub-menu will appear as illustrated on the right. Press the Up or Down ( ) button to select an item and then press the Enter ( ) button to apply.

The available options are:

LOW:

the most memory-saving option. This option is recommended for shooting still subjects.

MEDIUM: the mediocre option. This option is ideal for most conditions.

HIGH: the most memory-demanding option. This option is recommended for shooting high-speed movement or important events.

SIZE QUALITY COMPRESS

QVGA

HIGH

MPEG4

QUALITY

MEDIUM

LOW

HIGH

Press the Menu ( ) button to cancel the action or exit the menu.

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Setting video compress method

Two different methods are available for image compression. You can choose the one that best ﬁ t the shooting condition:

While in Digital Video Camcorder ( ) mode, press the Menu ( ) button.

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A menu as illustrated on the right will appear. Press the

Up or Down ( )

button to highlight the COMPRESS item. Once the COMPRESS item is highlighted, press the Enter ( ) button.

A sub-menu will appear as illustrated on the right. Press the Up or Down ( ) button to select an item and then press the Enter ( ) button to apply.

The available options are: MPEG4: Selecting this option can compress the video clip to a smaller ﬁ le to save memory. The video clip will be in .ASF format.

MJPEG: Selecting this option will retain a less-compressed image quality, but the ﬁ le size will be larger. The video clip will be in .AVI format.

SIZE QUALITY COMPRESS

QVGA

HIGH

MPEG4

COMPRESS

MPEG4 MJPEG

Press the Menu ( ) button to cancel the action or exit the menu.

The AVI ﬁ le recorded by the camera may not be viewed on Windows 98/ME systems due to incompability of ﬁ le format.

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Changing picture resolution

Changing the resolution will affect the number of pictures that can be taken. The higher the resolution, the more memory-demanding the images will be.

While in Digital Still Camera ( ) mode, press the Menu ( ) button.

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A menu as illustrated on the right will appear. Press the

Up or Down

( ) button to highlight the SIZE item. Once the SIZE item is highlighted, press the Enter ( ) button.

A sub-menu will appear as illustrated on the right. Press the Up or Down ( ) button to select an item and then press the Enter ( ) button to apply.

The available options are: 1024X768: the most memory-saving option. This resolution is suitable for viewing on the computer.

2048X1536: the mediocre option. This resolution is ideal for developing 3x5 or 4x6 pictures.

2304X1792: the most memorydemanding option. This resolution is ideal for developing 4x6 pictures.

SIZE

2048X1536

1024x768

2304X1792

SIZE QUALITY SELF TIMER STROBE

2048X1536

HIGH

OFF OFF

Press the Menu ( ) button to cancel the action or exit the menu.

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Setting picture quality

Changing the quality will affect the number of pictures that can be taken. The higher the resolution, the more memory-demanding the images will be.

While in Digital Still Camera ( ) mode, press the Menu ( ) button.

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A menu as illustrated on the right will appear. Press the

Up or Down ( )

button to highlight the QUALITY item. Once the QUALITY item is highlighted, press the Enter ( ) button.

A sub-menu will appear as illustrated on the right. Press the Up or Down ( ) button to select an item and then press the Enter ( ) button to apply.

The available options are: MEDIUM: Selecting this option will compress the picture into a smaller ﬁ le, thus saving memory space.

HIGH: Selecting this option will retain the quality of the image, but the ﬁ le size will be larger.

SIZE QUALITY SELF TIMER STROBE

2048X1536

HIGH

OFF OFF

QUALITY

HIGH

MEDIUM

Press the Menu ( ) button to cancel the action or exit the menu.

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Setting self timer

This function comes in handy when you want to take pictures like self portraits or other preset scenes.

While in Digital Still Camera ( ) mode, press the Menu ( ) button.

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A menu as illustrated on the right will appear. Press the

Up or Down ( )

button to highlight the SELF TIMER item. Once the SELF TIMER item is highlighted, press the Enter ( ) button.

A sub-menu will appear as illustrated on the right. Press the Up or Down ( ) button to select an item and then press the Enter ( ) button to apply.

The available options are:

OFF: Disable the self timer function.

ON: Enable the self timer function.

SIZE QUALITY SELF TIMER STROBE

2048X1536

HIGH

OFF OFF

SELF TIMER

OFF

Press the Menu ( ) button to cancel the action or exit the menu.

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Setting flash strobe

The ﬂ ash strobe is useful when shooting in a dark environment, or shooting a subject that does not get enough natural lighting.

While in Digital Still Camera ( ) mode, press the Menu ( ) button.

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A menu as illustrated on the right will appear. Press the

Up or Down ( )

button to highlight the STROBE item. Once the STROBE item is highlighted, press the Enter ( ) button.

A sub-menu will appear as illustrated on the right. Press the Up or Down ( ) button to select an item and then press the Enter ( ) button to apply.

The available options are: AUTO: The ﬂ ash strobe automatically ﬁ res when the lighting is insufﬁ cient.

ON: Enable the self timer function.

OFF: Disable the ﬂ ash strobe func-

tion.

SIZE QUALITY SELF TIMER STROBE

2048X1536

HIGH

OFF OFF

STROBE

AUTO

OFF

The mode of ﬂ ash strobe can also be switched by pressing the Left ( ) button. Please see page 14 for more information.

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Press the Menu ( ) button to cancel the action or exit the menu.

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Deleting files

When you review ﬁ les in the Playback mode, you can bring up the menu to delete a ﬁ le or all ﬁ les.

While in Playback ( ) mode, press the Menu ( ) button.

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A menu as illustrated on the right will appear. Press the

Up or Down

( ) button to highlight the DELETE ONE or DELETE ALL item. Once the desired item is highlighted, press the Enter ( ) button.

A sub-menu will appear as illustrated on the right. Press the Up or Down ( ) button to select YES or NO, and then press the Enter ( ) button to apply.

ASF

015/020

DELETE ONE

DELETE ALL

INFORMATION

ASF

015/020

ARE YOU SURE?

YES

Once the ﬁ les are deleted, they are forever gone and cannot be restored.

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Press the Menu ( ) button to cancel the action or exit the menu.

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Viewing file information

Enabling the INFORMATION option allows you to view ﬁ le name, recorded date, and ﬁ le size in Playback mode. Please refer to page 16 for the screen display.

While in Playback ( ) mode, press the Menu ( ) button.

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A menu as illustrated on the right will appear. Press the

Up or Down ( )

button to highlight the INFORMATION item. Once the INFORMATION item is highlighted, press the Enter ( ) button.

A sub-menu will appear as illustrated on the right. Press the Up or Down ( ) button to select ON or OFF, and then press the Enter ( ) button to apply.

ASF

015/020

DELETE ONE

DELETE ALL

INFORMATION

ASF

015/020

INFORMATION

OFF

Press the Menu ( ) button to cancel the action or exit the menu.

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CAMERA SETTINGS

Switching to Settings mode

While in Settings mode, use the Up or Down ( ) button to highlight the AUTO OFF item, and then press the Enter ( ) button to enter the sub-menu.

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A sub-menu as illustrated on the right will appear. Press the

Up or Down

( ) button to highlight the desired item, and then press the Enter ( ) button to apply.

Set the Mode Dial to Settings mode, and you can ﬁ ne tune several functions of the camera. When you set the Mode Dial to the Settings mode, the settings menu will display. For details on each setting, please refer to the corresponding page.

AUTO OFF A/V OUT LANGUAGE TIMESTAMP DATE

10 MIN

NTSC

ENGLISH

OFF

01/01/2004

LANGUAGE TIMESTAMP DATE TIME FORMAT MEDIA

ENGLISH

OFF

01/01/2004

12:00

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menu page 1 menu page 2

Setting power auto-off

AUTO OFF

1 MIN

OFF

5 MIN

10 MIN

Setting AV output mode

While in Settings mode, use the Up or Down ( ) button to highlight the LANGUAGE item, and then press the Enter ( ) button to enter the sub-menu.

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A sub-menu as illustrated on the right will appear. Press the Up or Down ( ) button to highlight the desired item, and then press the Enter ( ) button to apply.

Setting language

While in Settings mode, use the Up or Down ( ) button to highlight the A/V

OUT item, and then press the Enter ( ) button to enter the sub-menu.

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A sub-menu as illustrated on the right will appear. Press the

Up or Down

( ) button to highlight the desired item, and then press the Enter ( ) button to apply.

A/V OUT

NTSC

PAL

If you travel to another country, the system setting may not suit the country you are staying in. For more details on A/V system settings, please refer to page 39.

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LANGUAGE

ENGLISH DEUTSCH

Setting timestamp

While in Settings mode, use the Up or Down ( ) button to highlight the DATE item, and then press the Enter ( ) button to enter the sub-menu.

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A sub-menu as illustrated on the right will appear. Press the

Left or Right

( ) button to shift between items. Press the Up or Down ( ) button to adjust the value, and then press the

Enter ( ) button to apply.

Setting date

While in Settings mode, use the Up or Down ( ) button to highlight the TIMESTAMP item, and then press the Enter ( ) button to enter the sub-menu.

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A sub-menu as illustrated on the right will appear. Press the

Up or Down

( ) button to highlight ON or OFF, and then press the Enter ( ) button to apply.

TIMESTAMP

OFF

DATE

01/01/2004

Setting time

While in Settings mode, use the Up or Down ( ) button to highlight the FORMAT MEDIA item, and then press the Enter ( ) button to enter the sub-menu.

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A sub-menu as illustrated on the right will appear. Press the

Up or Down

( ) button to highlight YES or NO, and then press the Enter ( ) button to apply.

Formatting media

While in Settings mode, use the Up or Down ( ) button to highlight the TIME item, and then press the Enter ( ) button to enter the sub-menu.

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TIME

12:00

FORMAT MEDIA

YES

A sub-menu as illustrated on the right will appear. Press the

Left or Right

( ) button to shift between items. Press the Up or Down ( ) button to adjust the value, and then press the Enter ( ) button to apply.

Formatting the media will erase all ﬁ les stored on the media.

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COPYING FILES TO YOUR PC

Installing the driver to your PC

Turn on your computer. Then place the accessory CD into the CD-ROM drive. The setup screen will automatically display.

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Upon seeing the setup screen, click on the corresponding item to launch the installation of the driver.

You need to install the driver included in the accessory CD to ensure that video clips can be played back on your PC.

Do not connect the USB cable to your computer now.

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Shut down all other applications running on your computer.

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If the title screen does not appear automatically, please double-click on My Computer shortcut on the desktop and then the CD-ROM drive. Then browse to the folder “\DV 4100 Driver” and start the Setup.exe program manually.

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Installing the driver to your PC (continued)

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After the installation is completed, you may need to restart your computer for the driver to take effect.

The Install Shield Wizard will then appear and automatically install the program. Please click on Next and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

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If Direct X 9.0 or above does not exist in your computer, you will see this prompting message. Please click Next and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

To play ASF format ﬁ le, please go to http://www.microsoft.com to download Media Player 9.0.

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Connecting the camera to your PC

Turn on your computer, and then connect the USB cable to the USB port of your computer. Make sure the cable and the port are correctly aligned.

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Connect the other end of the USB cable to your camera.

Notice for Windows 2000/XP/ME users:

When you want to disconnect the camera from the computer, please follow these steps:

1. Double-click on the system tray.

2. Click (USB Disk), and then click Stop.

3. When the conﬁ rmation screen appears, select the camera and click OK.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions to safely disconnect the camera from your computer.

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Copying files to the PC

This step varies depending on your operation system:

For Windows XP users:

After the camera is connected to your computer, a dialogue window will appear automatically. Please select the item Open folder to view ﬁ les

using Windows Explorer

and click

OK.

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For Windows 2000/ME/98SE users:

Double-click on My Computer. Then double-click on the icon of the removable disk that has just appeared.

Some users may ﬁ nd two removable disks appear in My Computer. That is because the OS detects two storage media in the camera (the internal memory and the CF card). If you can not ﬁ nd your ﬁ les in one of the disks, please try to ﬁ nd them in the other disk.

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Copying files to the PC (continued)

Drag the target ﬁle into My Documents or the destination folder.

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Double-click on the DCIM ﬁle folder.

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Double-click on the 100MEDIA ﬁle folder.

Viewing/Playing files on your PC

Double-click on My Documents or any other folder that stores your ﬁles.

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Double-click on the desired ﬁle, and the ﬁle will be opened by the program matching the ﬁle’s type.

File location

After connecting the camera to your computer, a removable disk will appear in your computer. Under the disk you can ﬁnd all ﬁles stored in your camera. Refer to the ﬁgure on the right to see where the ﬁles are stored.

Storage Folder

TROUBLESHOOTING

When using the camera:

Q1 The camera can not be switched on normally.

A: 1) The batteries may be out of power. Please change the batteries.

2) Make sure the batteries are correctly installed.

Q2 Can not take pictures or record video clips.

A: 1) The storage media may be full. Please free some space from the CF card or the internal memory.

2) Check if the camera is recharging the ﬂash strobe.

3) If the LCD screen displays “MEMORY ERROR” or “CARD ERROR” message, please set the camera to Settings mode and format the storage media.

Q3 I did not delete the pictures and video clips, but cannot ﬁnd them in the memory.

A: Check if you insert a CF card after taking pictures or recording video clips. The camera will use the card as the main storage media. Files previously stored in the internal memory will be inaccessible until the card is removed.

Q4 I cannot use the ﬂash strobe.

A: If the battery power is low, the ﬂash strobe may be disabled due to insuf ﬁcient voltage. Please change batteries immediately.

Q5 The pictures taken appear too blurred.

A: Please adjust the focus as appropriate.

Q6 The pictures or video clips taken appear too dark.

A: Make sure the environment of shooting or recording has adequate light. Or you may consider using ﬂash strobe when taking pictures.

Q7 The camera cannot operate after I remove/insert the CF card.

A: Please do not remove or insert the CF card while the camera is powered on. Doing so may cause the camera to shut down abnormally.

TROUBLESHOOTING

When connecting the camera to the computer or TV:

Q1 I can not view the video clips on my computer.

A: 1) Please install Direct X 9.0 or above to solve this problem. See page 32 for details on installing the driver, or go to http://www.microsoft.com to download the required ﬁles.

2) The AVI ﬁle recorded by the camera may not be viewed on Windows 98/ME systems due to incompatibility of ﬁle format.

Q2 The driver installation failed.

A: 1) Please remove the driver and other related programs. Follow the installation steps in the manual to reinstall the driver.

2) Make sure you install the driver before plugging in the USB cable.

Q3 A conﬂict with other installed camera or capture device occurred.

A: If you have any other camera or capture device installed in your computer, please completely remove the camera and its driver from the computer to avoid the conﬂict.

Q4 The CF card cannot be identiﬁed by the camera but is useable on other devices.

A: For the camera to recognize the CF card, the card must be formatted to FAT format. Please backup all data on the card, and then use the FORMAT MEDIA command (see page 31) to format the card.

Q5 The TV screen does not display after connecting the camera to the TV.

A: 1) Check if the camera is correctly connected to the TV.

2) Make sure the A/V system is correctly set in the camera settings. Please see page 29 for more details.

ADDENDA

Memory

Still picture (pic.) Video (mm:ss)

Audio

(mm:ss)

2048x1792 2048x1536 1024x768 VGA QVGA

Flash memory (16MB) 22 28 103 5:50 7:03 65:10

CF card (32MB) 44 56 206 11:42 14:10 130:40

CF card (64MB) 89 113 413 23:18 28:21 261:22

CF card (128MB) 177 227 827 46:39 56:40 522:43

CF card (256MB) 352 454 1655 93:20 113:18 1045:25

CF card (512MB) 704 908 3312 186:40 226:39 2090:52

Storage Capacity Table

The above results are tested based on the following conditions: Still pictures: quality set to MEDIUM for all resolutions. Video clips: quality set to MEDIUM for VGA and QVGA.

This chart is for your reference. The actual capacity may be slightly different depending on the complexity of your subject and environment.

System Applicable areas

NTSC

America, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea...etc.

PAL

Germany, England, Italy, Netherlands, China, Japan, and Hongkong...etc.

AV System Settings Table

ADDENDA

Message Description

Recording The camera is recording a file.

No Image

When the camera is set to Playback mode without any existing file to play, this message will show up.

Please Change Batteries

The camera is under the status of low power. You should change the batteries immediately.

Memory Full

The storage memory is full and can not store any more files. Please change the CF card (or microdrive) or delete some files to free some memory space.

Card Error

The inserted card is not compatible with the camera. Please change the card or try formatting the card.

Memory Error

The camera can not access data in the internal memory. Please format the media to solve this problem.

File Format Error The file being played is not compatible with the camera.

Deleting The camera is performing file deletion.

Formatting The camera is formatting the storage media.

System Message Table

ADDENDA

Sensor effective resolution 3.1 Mega (2048x1536) pixels

Interpolated resolution 4.1 Mega (2304x1792) pixels

Internal memory 16MB flash memory (storage)

External memory

Built-in CF card slot Type I & II (maximum: 1GB) Compatible with Micro-drive (maximum: 1GB)

Digital video camcorder

MPEG4 (.ASF) or MJPEG (.AVI) Format VGA (640x480 pixels) / up to 24 fps QVGA (320x240 pixels) / up to 30 fps

Digital still camera

JPEG (.JPG) Format 2304x1792 (4.1 Mega) pixels 2048x1536 (3.1 Mega) pixels 1024x768 pixels

Digital voice recorder

WAVE (.WAV) Format with 16MB memory Recording time: approximately 1 hour

LCD display 1.8” Color TFT LCD

Digital zoom 4X (real-time)

A/V output Yes (NTSC/PAL system)

Built-in microphone Yes

Built-in speakers Yes

Built-in flash strobe Yes (Anti-red-eye)

Lens F = 3.0/9.41 mm

Self Timer

10 seconds

Interface USB 1.1 (USB 2.0 compatible)

Power saving (auto-off) Off/1min/5min/10min

Battery AAx4 (alkaline batteries recommended)

Dimension 130x76x50 (mm)

Specifications

Specifications are subject to change without notification.

AIPTEK DV4100 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

WELCOME

SAFETY NOTICE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CAMERA PARTS

GETTING STARTED

Loading the batteries

Inserting the CF card (optional)

Attaching the wrist strap (optional)

How to hold your camera

How to open the connector cover

Using the tripod (optional)

BASIC OPERATIONS

Turning on your camera

Turning off your camera

Setting the language

Recording a video clip

Taking a still picture

Using the flash strobe (optional)

Recording a voice clip

Playing back your recordings

Playing back your recordings- Thumbnails

Connecting the camera to your TV

ADVANCED OPERATIONS

Changing video resolution

Setting video quality

Setting video compress method

Changing picture resolution

Setting picture quality

Setting self timer

Setting flash strobe

Deleting files

Viewing file information

CAMERA SETTINGS

Switching to Settings mode

Setting power auto-off

Setting AV output mode

Setting language

Setting timestamp

Setting date

Setting time

Formatting media

Installing the driver to your PC

Connecting the camera to your PC

Copying files to the PC

File location

TROUBLESHOOTING

ADDENDA

Storage Capacity Table

AV System Settings Table

System Message Table

Specifications