Curtis VR285 User Manual

Appearance and Key Definition:

Step 1 Shot mode Record Mode

Install Memory Card:

1.According to in struction beside memory card slo t, fully insert SD card or MMC c ard into the slot.

2. Slightly press the tail of memory card inwards, then the memory card will be popped up.

3.After memory card is inserted into the camera, LCD of camera will display memory card icon.

General Memory Card Icon Locked Memory Card Icon

1 There is no built-in storage in t he camera, so please insert memory card before shooting; 2 The camera can support 8GB SDHC car d to the great utmost.

Step 2

Power On/Off:

1. Power on: Press power key and hold on for about 2 seconds under power-off mode unt il LED screen is lighted, then

the camera will be started up.

2. Power off: Press power key under power-on mode (idle mode) to shut down the camera.

3. Auto Off: The camera will be shut down automatically after being under idle mode for a certain time (1/3/5 minutes

can be set up) so as to save electric quantity.

Step 3

Mode Conversion:

Press MODE to change mode.

After power on, the camera will enter record mode and record mode icon ( on LCD; press MODE key to switch over among the following three modes:

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Record Mode Shot Mode Play Mode

Step 4

Prepare to shot:

Press the macro shooting switch on the top of the camera, then micro distance focus and general focus will be switched over. Micro distance focus: It is suitab le for shooting object 15cm-25cm away from the camera lens. When application, please push macro shooting switch to the

end of mark. General focus: It is suitable for shooting object 1.4 meters away from the

camera lens. When application, please push macro shooting switch to the end of Press the right key of arrow key to turn on LED fill light. Under shot mode, press the left key of arrow key to turn on the 10 seconds’ auto-shot mode.

Step 5

Shot

Record: Under record mode, press the shutter on the top of camera to begin to record, then press the shutter again to stop recording. Shoot: Under shot mode, press the shutter on the top of camera to take a photograph or begin to take photograph automatically (auto-shot mode). Play: Under power-on mode, press MODE key to enter play mode, and pressing the left and right key of arrow key can select to play other pictures.

Connect Camera to Computer

Install driver (camera mode). There are two kinds of modes to connect camera to computer: Movable disk (MSDC) and camera mode (PC -CAM). Movable disk mode is default connection mode. It is not necessary to install driver for operating system above WINDOWS ME. All files recorded by camera will be saved in “DCIM\ 100MEDIA” list of SD/SDHC card.

The camera driver can be found in attached in stallation disk.

Install Driver

1. Place installation disk i nto CD-ROM drive of computer;

2. WINDOWS window will pop up installation interface automatically. Click “Install Driver” to install camera driver.

3. Finish installation according to installation hint window.

4. Reboot computer after installation is fi nished.

Camera Function

1. Install camera driver according to the above- mentioned method.

2. Install attached software “Video Impression 2”.

3. Set up USB mode as “camera mode” through camera menu.

4. Connect camera to computer.

5. Start up program “Video Impression 2”, and cl ick

and . Then, camera function can be realized a s shown in right figure.

If there is no image, please check whether the camera driver is installed correctly and check whether

the device name selected on window is

Operation Manual of VR285 Digital Video Camera

1. Mode Icon (Shoot)

2. Auto-shoot (Enable)

3. White Balance

4. Metering Mode

5. Exposure Mode

6. Resolution (Pi cture)

7. Picture Quality

8. Number o f Picture Taken

Step 6

Menu Setup

Press Menu/Ok key to enter main menu; Under main menu, press the key to exit menu mode again.

Press arrow key (/) to select menu item; press () key to enter setup menu or submenu; press () key to return main menu; Press Menu/Ok key to confirm setup.

) will display



mark.

Pressing () key to return under submenu will not change last alteration.

System setup mode (

Each mode setup re fers to as follows:

Record Mode Setup

Resolution (Record) 640x480 / 320x240 Frame Rate (Frame/second) High/Low Metering Mode Central metering/ Multi spot metering/Spot metering White Balance Auto, Sunlight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Tungsten light

Camera Mode Setup

Resolution (Picture) 1280x1024; 640x480 Image Quality Super Good, Good, Normal Metering Mode Central metering/ Multi spot metering/Spot metering White Balance Auto, Sunlight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Tungsten light Exposure Step length of +2.0~-2.0 is 0.3EV

Camera Mode

Special Effect Normal, Black & White, Classic, Negative film: Green and Blue

Play Mode Setup

Lock Picture Lock/unlock file; Lock all, Unlock all Delete Picture Delete the file; Delete all Slide Display Start, Interval, Loop

Special Effect

Rotation Rotation, Save and Back Zoom-in 2048x1536 ; 1280x1024; 640x480 Sound Memorandum Add; Delete Set up as Startup Interface Yes/No (only valid for picture)

System Setup Sound Set up shutter/power-on/off sound, key so und and volume Power Frequency 50Hz / 60Hz Auto-off 1min ute/3minute s/5minutes Date and Time Set up date, time and display mode Language Select language type TV PAL/TNSC USB Movable Disk/Camera Stratup-screen Close; System; Custom Format Yes/N o Default Yes/No

Appendix:

OS CPU Intel Pentium III above 667MHz or CPU with same per formance Memory Above 128MB Sound Card/Display Card Support DirectX8 or higher version CD Drive 4 times speed or quicker speed Hard Disk Residual space above 500MB Other 1 standard USB1.1 or USB2.0 interface

Technical Parameters Image Sensor

Lens

LCD Display Screen

Memory Medium

USB Interface

Power

0.3 mega pixels (CMOS)

Fix: F3.0, f=4 .5mm

1.44 inch TFT

SD/SDHC(not include) (128MB~8GB)

USB2.0, TV Out

3 AAA alkaline battery (not include)

Battery Installation:

1. Open battery cover.

2. Install three AAA (7#) batteries ac cording to positive and negative pole instruction.

3. Install battery cover.

It is recommended to use high-quality alkalin e battery.

9. Auto-shoot Timer

10. Memory Crad Icon

11. Battery Capacity State

12. Digital Zoom

Indicator

13. LED State (Enable)

) menu can be invoked under all modes.

Close: 2 seconds,; Auto-shoot: 10 seconds; Auto-shoot: continuous shots

Normal, Black & White, Classic, Negative film: Red, Green and Blue; Binarization, Sunset; Warm, Cool, Solarization

System Request

Microsoft Windows 98 SE、Me、2000、 XP、Vista

Video Resolution (pixel)

White Balance

Digital Zoom

Size

Weight

1. Mode Icon (Record)

2. White Balance

3. Metering Mode

4. Resolution (Record)

5. Time (Record)

6. Memory Card Icon

7. Battery Capacity State

8. Digital Zoom Indicator

9. LED State (Enable)

JPG: 1280x1024(1.3 mega)

640x480(0.3 mega)

AVI：VGA(0.3 me ga) --- 30/15 FPS

QVGA(0.1 mega) ---30/15FPS

Auto/Manual

4 times

94.6mm × 57.1mm ×40.5mm

76g (excludi ng battery)