EasyPix DVX-5050 Full HD User Manual

Item Part Function

Press button

to enter

the P

layba

PICTURE

mode,

Zoom

/ Volume

setup button

Zoom IN

OUT during recording mode

/ Setting the volume in video

playback mode.

Red light

--The battery is recharging.

Blue light

-- the unit turned on

Press this button to take s

till PICTURE;

Start or Stop

recording

VIDEO

clip,

Fill in flash

PHOTO setting

VIDEO setting

mode.

Setup

English

Deutsch

/ French

Russian

In p

hoto/video

playback mode,

the

Date,

image

or video clips

Manual

1. Key features of your camcorder

Full HD digital video camcorder – 1920x1080 up to 30fps HDTV HDMI high definition interface output

3.0” fine grade LTPS color LCD display Slot for SD Memory card, support up to 32GB SD card capacity Driver free for Windows 7 / Vista / XP and MAC 10.4.9 or above

2. Functional parts

Lens Optical lens for Video & Picture taking. Strap Hook For fixing hand strap. SD card slot For inserting SD Card. Battery A 3.7V Li-ion rechargeable battery provided. Tripod socket For fixing the DV to tripod.

Flash

LCD screen LCD shows images, video clips, camera Settings and Menu. Speaker Speaker for video playback

Power Button

Playback button

Menu Press to Set PICTURE / VIDEO recording options. Mode Button Press this button to select mode: PICTURE taking or VIDEO recording.

UP / AF setting

DOWN / White balance

LEFT / Flash

RIGHT/ EV±

OK button To confirm changes (OK) in menu mode.

LED indicator

REC button

TV OUT socket Use supplied TV cable for video and audio connection to standard TV. HDMI socket Use supplied HDMI cable for HDTV connection.

USB interface

3. Explanation of the status icons

Flash strobe activates when indoor or dark environment pictures taken. The best flash distance is within 5 feet (1.5m).

Pressing and hold the power button to turn on& off the unit. Or press the button once to set LCD display off, press again to display on.

press again switching to Playback VIDEO mode.

In MENU mode, push the key up for UP selection / In VIDEO or PHOTO mode, push the key UP to enter AF mode setting. In MENU mode, push the key down for DOWN selection / In VIDEO or PHOTO mode, push the key DOWN to enter White Balance setting. In MENU mode, push the key left for LEFT selection / In PHOTO mode, push the key LEFT for flash options selection. In MENU mode, push the key right for RIGHT selection / In VIDEO or PHOTO mode, push the key RIGHT to enter exposure value setting.

1. For transferring images and video files to computer via USB cable.

2. For connecting the AC Charger / charging battery

Item Function Description

Recording mode

Selected resolution

Self timer On / Off

Flash indicator (PHOTO mode

only)

Battery indicator

Zoom indicator Shows zoom range

Capture Capture 1 / Capture 3

White balance White balance selection.

SD card indication

AF setting mode

Counter indicator

Photograph mode.

Video mode.

Photo-3MP, 5MP, 8MP, 12MP Video- Full HD, 1080P30, 720P30, WVGAP60, WVGAP30, VGA, QVGA

scene brightness Auto Flash: The camera determines when the flash should be activated or not.

No Flash : The flash is turned off.

Battery is full Empty battery

The SD card is inserted and will be used as storage for

PHOTO and VIDEO

Full

Normal

Macro

Shows available time for recording VIDEO Shows active recording VIDEO time Shows picture available in PHOTO mode

Flash will be always active regardless of

Effect

In photo/video mode, press the MENU button and select EFFECT by pushing the Direction Key right, then press OK to enter effect options.

Flicker

Contrast Standard / Hard / Soft Scene contrast setting options Sharpness Standard / Hard / Soft Sharpness setting ISO Auto/100/200/400 Sensitivity select

White Balance

EV Setting

Metering Center / Average / Spot Metering setting AF Setting Full / Normal / Macro AF setting mode

Note: The camera will remain in the last setting when it is turned OFF and ON again

50Hz (Default) Set for European electricity frequency

60Hz Set for American electricity frequency

Auto Automatic white balance Sunny White balance selected for Sunny sky Cloudy White balance selected for cloudy sky

Fluorescent

Incandescent

0, +/-0.3 , +/-0.7, +/-1.0, +/-1.3, +/-1.7, +/-2.0

White balance selected for fluorescent indoor light White balance selected for tungsten indoor lighting

Level of exposure

5. Using the camera

5.1 Battery installation and charging ( included )

The battery is not fully charged at shipment and must be fully charged before any operation.

1. Release and open the battery door.

2. Install supplied 3.7V Li-ion battery into the battery compartment Align battery terminals with metal connectors inside compartment

3. Close the battery door.

4. Open connectors’ cover and connect supplied AC charger to camera USB port.

5. Turn the camera OFF and plug charger into wall power outlet.

6. A red LED indicator will light up during charging, it will turn OFF when completed.

4. Details for camera setting

In photo mode, press the MENU button and select PHOTO,then press OK to enter photo setup mode.

Quality

Size

Self-timer

Capture Capture 1 / Capture 3 Single or 3 continues photos selection

In video mode, press the MENU button and select VIDEO,then press OK to enter video setup

Quality

Resolution

In photo/video mode, press the MENU button and select SETUP by pushing the Direction Key right, then press OK to enter camera basic setup options.

TV type

Auto power off

Time setup

Volume 00 ~ 64 Setting the volume

Default Setting Yes / No Refresh the default settings Format Yes / No Format the SD card

Language

Stamp

Beep Sound Off / High / Low Setting the beep sound volume. FW Version See the firmware version

Super Fine(Default) / Fine /Normal 3M pixel resolution 2048 x 1536 pixels 5M pixel resolution 2592 x 1944 pixels 8M pixel resolution 3200 x 2400 pixels 12M pixel resolution 4000 x 3000 pixels

On Self-timer selected, 10 sec delay Off Turn off the self-timer, disable

Super Fine(Default)/ Fine /

Normal Full HD 1920×1080 up to 30fps 1080P30 1440x1080, up to 30fps 720P30 1280x720, up to 30fps WVGAP60 848x480, up to 60fps WVGAP30 848x480, up to 30fps VGA 640x480, up to 30fps QVGA 320x240, up to 30fps

NTSC American and Japanese TV format

PAL European TV format

Off Auto Power-Off off

1 min Auto power off in 1 min if no operation

3 min Auto power off in 3 min if no operation

5 min Auto power off i n 5 min if no operation

Year / Month / Day / Hour /

Minute

/Italian/Spanish /

Portuguese / CHS / CHT/

Off / Date/ Time /

Date & Time

PHOTO quality setting

VIDEO quality setting

Setting the time on the image or video clips.

Select display language

Time or the date and time Show on the

5.2 Inserting a memory card ( not included )

You must insert SD Card (not supplied) to record and store your VIDEO and PICTURES. Follow the instruction for inserting a SD Memory card:

1. Turn OFF the camera.

2. Insert the SD card into the SD card slot, gently press it down until card is latched. Make sure that the SD card is not in LOCK position (see tiny slider on card’s side).

Note: Do not force the card into the slot; forcing may damage camera and the SD memory card.

Align SD card position (as marked) and try again.

Note: The SD memory card must be formatted before taking photographs.

See the following instruction.

5.3 Formatting the SD memory card

If your SD card is new, or it was used with other cameras or devices, you need to FORMAT the card, see simple steps below. If card was previously used, save all needed images & video first.

1. In photo/video mode, press the MENU button and select SETUP, then press OK to enter camera basic setup options.

2. Select FORMAT by pushing the Direction Key DOWN and press OK.

Select YES by pushing the Direction Key DOWN.

3. Press OK to confirm formatting the SD card.

Note: During formatting of the SD card, all data, pictures & video (if present) will be erased; make

sure you save your valuable records before formatting the memory.

Remember, all your records will be erased during formatting!

5.4 Setting the resolution

VIDEO recording mode

1. Press the MENU button in video mode，Select VIDEO and press OK to enter options selection.

2. Select RESOLUTION by pushing the Direction Key DOWN, then press OK to enter resolution selection.

3. Select desired resolution by pushing the Direction Key UP or DOWN; Full HD (1920×1080), 1080P30(1440x1080), 720P30 (1280 x 720), W VGAP60 (848 x 480) WVGAP30 (848 x 480), VGA (640 x 480), QVGA(320 x 240) then press OK to confirm setting.

PICTURE taking mode

Item Part Function

Press this

key to

select mode:

ICTURE taking or

VIDEO

recording

During

video

playing, press

the button for fast back

ward, press

this key

again to return normal playback

Press this key to increase volume during video clip playback.

key to zoom in the picture

Press this key to

decrease

volume during video clip playb

ack.

key to zoom out the picture

During playing, press th

e key to pause, Press this key again to play

continuously.

File format

VIDEO:

MOV ; PICTURE: JPEG

High Definition VIDEO:

HDMI

Standard TV (NTSC or PAL) output: AV standard port

Windows

7 /

Vista / XP

Mac 10.4.9 or above

Pentium III/ 1GHz (minimum)

Pentium 4 / 3.0GHz or above processor (recommended)

RAM At least 256MB (minimum)

B (recommended)

Displa

y Card nVidia Geforce 7600 or ATI X 1600 or above

Cannot turn ON the

Low battery power.

Charge the battery

VIDEO

or PICTURES

1. SD card has not been

1. Install SD card

space.

Computer does not

Connection failure.

Make sure all cable connections are

The battery life is very

Incorrect or old, used up,

Replace with new

3.7V Li

ion

Blurry images

1. The HD camera is not

1. Hold the HD DV camera steady

for typical situations.

1. Press the MENU button in photo mode, Select PHOTO and press OK to enter option selection.

2. Select the SIZE by pushing the Direction Key DOWN, press OK to enter resolution selection.

3. Select desired resolution by pushing the Direction Key UP or DOWN; 3M (2048 x 1536), 5M (2592 x 1944), 8M (3200 x 2400),12M (4000 x 3000)

then press OK to confirm setting.

5.5 Taking video or pictures

1. Open screen / turn on your camera.

2. Press the MODE button to select PICTURES ( ) or VIDEO recording mode( )

3. Use the LCD screen as a viewfinder composing the scene.

4. Press the REC button for taking a PICTURE, or press this button to start / stop VIDEO

recording.

Note: 1. Keep camera and the object steady when making records to avoid blurry images.

2. Max video file size is 4GB.The unit will stop recording automatically.

5.6 Zoom IN and OUT

Your camera can zoom in up to 20 X (5 X optical zoom and 4 X digital zoom). Push the zoom button LEFT/RIGHT for selecting desired scene / view. Note the zoom bar in screen showing the zooming range.

Resolution

Digital zoom

Live view Connected to TV (HDMI)

QVGA 30fps Support Support VGA 30fps WVGA 30fps WVGA 60fps 720P 30fps 1080P 30fps Full HD 30fps

Support Support Support Support Support

Not Support

Support Support

Support Not Support Not Support Not Support

5.7 Playback PICTURES and VIDEO clips

1. Press the PLAYBACK button ( ) once to enter PICTURES Playback mode, press it again to enter VIDEO Playback mode (PHOTO / VIDEO icon will be showed on top of screen).

2. Push the Direction Key UP / DOWN / LEFT / RIGHT to select desired PICTURE / VIDEO.

3. Press OK to confirm selected VIDEO or see full size PICTURE.

4. When viewing a photo, you may push (left) or (right) to zoom out or in the photo; Press OK again for starting the slide show.

5. When viewing video clips, Press OK to start playing the video and press again to pause.

6. When playing the video, push the Direction Key RIGHT / LEFT for fast forward or rewind the VIDEO.

5.8 Delete photographs and video clips

1. Press the PLAYBACK（）button once to enter the PHOTO playback mode, or press again to enter VIDEO clip playback mode.

Select the photo or video to delete.

2. Press the MENU button to enter the delete mode.

3. Push the Direction Key LEFT or RIGHT for select delete current image or delete all images and press OK to confirm.

4. Press the MODE button to exit.

6. Connecting the HD DV camera

6.1 Connect to TV

When you wish to view on High Definition (HD) TV, please use supplied HDMI cable and connect as shown below:

Set your HDTV to corresponding HDMI INPUT (review TV Manual if needed) and use camera buttons in the same way as you use camera during PLAYBACK mode. Enjoy watching pictures and HD VIDEO on large HDTV screen! You may also view PICTURES and recorded VIDEO clips on typical standard TV set. Make connection as shown below:

6.2 Connect to Personal computer

You may also connect your HD camcorder to PC for viewing PICTURES and VIDEOS on the computer monitor as well as expanding your system to enjoy a wide range of functions. You may edit your videos or images and send them to friends over the Internet or even post your own VIDEOS on YouTube! Millions of people may view them!

Upload to YouTube

Please install MEDIAIMPRESSION. This software enables upload to YouTube. This will take you directly to YouTube website for easy upload of videos.

Installing DirectX and ArcSoft MediaImpression

1. Please insert provided CD into computer’s CD ROM and follow screen prompts to install DirectX and MediaImpression in your computer

2. Use USB cable to connect HD camcorder to computer

3. Open My Computer> Removable Disk and select image or video file

4. Click to open and watch High definition video played back.

You may also install QuickTime (not bundled on supplied CD) or other suitable programs for best video playback. HD Video data is very complex; use Win XP, Vista, Mac9.x and newest computers – older and slower computers may not play your HD Video clips so well.

7. Remote functional parts

Playback button Mode Button UP / AF setting

LEFT / Flash

DOWN / White balance

Delete

Backward

VOL+/ ZOOM IN

VOL-/ ZOOM OUT

ENTER

RIGHT/ EV±

Stop

Play/Pause

Forward

Press this key to enter Playback PICTURE mode, press again switching to Playback VIDEO mode.

In MENU mode, push the key up for UP selection / In VIDEO or PHOTO mode, push the key UP to enter AF mode setting.

Press to Set PICTURE / VIDEO recording options. In MENU mode, push the key left for LEFT selection / In PHOTO

mode, push the key LEFT for flash options selection. In MENU mode, push the key down for DOWN selection / In VIDEO or PHOTO mode, push the key DOWN to enter White Balance setting. Press it to delete the photo or video clip in playback mode.

In DC playback, PICTURE taking or video recording mode, press the

Selecting and setup confirm In MENU mode, push the key right for RIGHT selection / In VIDEO or

PHOTO mode, push the key RIGHT to enter exposure value setting. Press the key to stop during playing

During video playing, press the button for fast forward, press this key again to return normal playback

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8. Specification

Image Sensor 5.0 Mega pixel CMOS sensor

VIDEO

Image resolution

PICTURES

Lens F/2.8 f=8.5mm

Macro mode： 3cm～1M(Wide,3cm～20cm; Tele, 0.8M ～1M)；

Focus range

Normal mode：20cm～∞(Wide,20cm～∞;Tele, 1M ～∞)； Full mode: 3cm～∞(Wide,3cm～∞;Tele, 0.8M ～∞);

Zoom Zoom in up to 20 times (5 X Optical Zoom and 4 X digital Zoom) LCD display 3.0” fine grade LTPS color LCD display White balance Auto / Sunny / Cloudy / Fluorescent / Incandescent VIDEO format MOV

External memory card

Support up to 32GB SD memory card ( card is required to store video & pictures, class 4 or above SD card is recommended )

Self timer 10 second options PC interface USB 2.0 port

Full HD (1920×1080) up to 30fps 1080P30 (1440x1080), up to 30fps 720P30 (1280x720), up to 30fps WVGAP60 (848x480), up to 60fps WVGAP30 (848x480), up to 30fps VGA (640x480), up to 30fps QVGA (320x240), up to 30fps 12 Mega pixel (4000x3000)

8.0 Mega pixel (3200x2400)

5.0 Mega pixel (2592x1944)

3.0 Mega pixel (2048x1536)

Power source 3.7V 1700mAh Li-ion rechargeable battery (supplied)

TV-out

9. PC system min requirement

Operating System

CPU

Interface USB available port

10. Troubleshooting

Problem

camcorder

cannot be saved when you are taking them.

recognize your camcorder when connected. (You cannot find removable disk)

short.

Cause

Battery not inserted properly.

installed

2. The SD card has not been formatted properly.

3. Memory is full. Display shows ‘MEMORY FULL’.

battery

held steady during recording

2. The lens of HD DV camera is dirty.

3. Incorrect Lens focus setting

Solution

Check that battery correctly aligned when installed

2. Format the SD card at SETUP mode of the camera. Please refer to section 5.3.

3. Download the pictures and videos from the camera to the computer to create storage

secured. Restart the computer if necessary.

rechargeable battery

when taking pictures, wait to hear the beep sound

2. Clean the lens with soft dry cloth.

3. Set the FullMacro / Normal lens focus according to the proper camera to subject distance. Use “Normal” setting as appropriate

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