Genius DV811 User Manual

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WEEE Warning Message

Symbol for Separate Collection in European Countries

This symbol indicates that this product is to be collected separately.

The following apply only to users in European countries: z This product is designated for separate collection at an

appropriate collection point. Do not dispose of as household waste.

z For more information, contact the retailer or the local

authorities in charge of waste management.

FCC STATEMENT

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1). This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2). This device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

Note:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digital devices, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the in structions, may ca use harmful interf erence to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which c an be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna  Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver  Connect the equipment into an out let on a circuit differ ent from that to which t he

receiver is connected

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Use of shielded cable is required to comply with Class B limits in Subpart B of Part 15 of the FCC rules. Do not make any changes or modifications to the equipment unless otherwise specified in the manual. If such changes or modifications should be made, you could be required to stop operat ion of the equipment.

Product Information

1. Product design and specifications are subject to change without notice. This

includes primary product specifications, software, software drivers, and user’s manual. This User Manual is a general reference guide for the product.

2. The product and accessories that come with your camera may be different from

those described in t his manual. This is due to the fact that different retailers often specify slightly different product inclusions and accessories to suit their market requirements, customer demographics, and geographical preferences. Products very often vary between retailers especially with accessories such as batteries, chargers, AC adapters, memory cards, cables, carrying cases/pouches, and language support. Occasionally a retailer will specify a unique product color, appearance, and internal memory capacity. Contact your dealer for precise product definition and i nc l uded accessories.

3. The illustrations in this manual are for the purpose of explanation and m ay differ

from the actual design of your camera.

4. The manufacturer assumes no liability for any errors or discrepancies in this user

manual.

5. For driver updates, you c a n check the “Download” section of our website,

www.geniusnet.com

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read and understand all Warnings and Cautions before using this product.

Warnings

 If foreign objects or water have entered the camera, turn the power

OFF and remove the battery.

Continued use in thi s s tat e might c aus e f i re or el ec t ri c s hoc k . C onsult t he store of purchase.

 If the camera has fallen or its case has been damaged, turn the

power OFF and remove the battery.

Continued use in thi s s tat e might c aus e f i re or el ec t ri c s hoc k . C onsult t he store of purchase.

 Do not disassemble, change or repair the camera.

This might cause fire or electric shock. For repair or internal inspection, ask retailer where you purchased it.

 Do not use the camera in areas near water.

This might cause fire or electric shock. Take special care during rain,

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snow, on the beach, or near the shore.

 Do not place the camera on inclined or unstable surfaces.

This might cause the camera to fall or tilt over, causing injury.

 Keep the batteries out of the reach of children.

Swallowing batt eries m ight caus e poisoning. I f the batt ery is acc identally swallowed, imm ediately consult a physician.

 Do not use the camera while you are walking, driving or riding a

motorcycle.

This might cause you to fall ov er or result in a traffic accident.

Cautions

 Insert the batter ies paying carefu l attention to the polarity (+ or –) of

the terminals.

Inserting the batteries with its polarities inverted might cause fire and injury, or damage to the surrou nding areas due to the battery rupturin g or leaking.

 Do not fire the flash close to anyone’s eyes.

This might cause damage to t he person’s eyesight.

 Do not subject the LCD monitor to impact.

This might damage the glass on the screen or ca use the internal fluid to leak. If the inter nal fluid enters your ey es or comes into contac t with your body or clothes, rinse with fres h water. If the internal fl uid has entered your eyes, cons ult a physician to receive treatment.

 A camera is a precision instrument. Do not drop it, strike it or use

excessive force when handling the camera.

This might cause damage to the camera.

 Do not use the camera in humid, steamy, smoky, or dust y places.

This might cause fire or electric shock.

 Do not remove the battery immediately after long period of

continuous use.

The battery becomes hot during use. Touching a hot battery might cause burns.

 Do not wrap the camera or place it in cloth or blankets.

This might cause heat to build up and deform the case, resulting in fire. Use the camera in a well-ventilated place.

 Do not leave the camera in places where the temperature may rise

significantly, such as inside a car.

This might adve rsely affec t the case or the part s inside, result i ng in fire.

 Before you move the camera, disconnect cords and cables.

Failure to do this might damage cords and cables, resulting in fire and electric shock.

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Notes on Battery Usage

When you use the battery, carefully read and strictly observe the Safety Instructions and the notes described below:

 Use only the specified battery (NP60, 3. 7V).  Avoi d using the battery in ext remely cold envi ronments as low temperat ures can

shorten the batte ry life and reduce c am era performanc e.

 When you are using the new rechargeable battery or rechargeable battery that

has not been used for an extended period of time (the battery that passed the expiry date is an exception) might affect the number of images that can be captured. Therefore, to maximize its performance and lifetime, we recommend that you fully charge the battery and discharge it for at least one complete cycle before use.

 The battery may feel warm after long period of conti nuous use of the c amera or

the flash. This is normal and not a malfunction.

 The camera may feel warm after long period of continuous use. This is normal and

not a malfunction.

 If the battery i s not to be used fo r a long period of time, remove it from the camera

to prevent leakage or corrosion.

 If the battery i s not to be used for a long period of time, store it after no battery

power left. If the battery is stored for a long time in a fully charged state, its performance may be impaired.

 Always keep th e battery terminals in a clean s tate.  Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type.  Dispose of used bat teries according t o the instructions .  We recommend the battery should be charged 8 hours for first time use.

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ____________________________________________________ 8

VERVIEW_________________________________________________________ 8

ACKAGE CONTENTS _________________________________________________ 8

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA _____________________ 9

RONT VIEW _______________________________________________________ 9

EAR VIEW _______________________________________________________ 10

MONITOR INFORMATION __________________________________________ 11

LCD

Video Mode_____________________________________________________ 11 Capture Mode ___________________________________________________ 12 Video Playback __________________________________________________ 13 Still Image Playback ______________________________________________ 13 Audio/MP3 Playback______________________________________________ 13

GETTING STARTED ________________________________________________ 14

NSERTING THE BATTERY _____________________________________________ 14

URNING THE POWER ON/OFF _________________________________________ 14

INDICATOR____________________________________________________ 14

LCD

TTACH THE STRAP _________________________________________________ 15

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NSERTING THE SD MEMORY CARD______________________________________ 15

SING THE LCD PANEL_______________________________________________ 16

ETTING THE DATE AND TIME __________________________________________ 16

HOOSING THE DISPLAY LANGUAGE _____________________________________ 17

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ORMATTING INTERNAL MEMORY OR AN SD MEMORY CARD____________________ 17

ETTING IMAGE RESOLUT ION AND QUALITY________________________________ 18

OSSIBLE NUMBER OF SHOTS (STILL IMAGE) _______________________________ 19

OSSIBLE RECORDING TIME / SEC (VIDEO CLIP) _____________________________ 19

PHOTOGRAPHY MODE _____________________________________________ 20

APTURING STILL IMAGES ____________________________________________ 20 ECORDING VIDEO CLIPS_____________________________________________ 20

ORMAL MODE ____________________________________________________ 20

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ARCO MODE _____________________________________________________ 21

SING THE DIGITAL ZOOM_____________________________________________ 21

ETTING THE FLASH_________________________________________________ 22

ETTING THE SELF-TIMER_____________________________________________ 23

S TV

RECORDING MODE _______________________________________________ 23

PLAYBACK MODE _________________________________________________ 24

LAYING BACK STILL IMAGES / VIDEO CLIPS _______________________________ 24 LAYING BACK STILL IMAGES/VIDEO CLIPS ON TV___________________________ 24

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ZOOM PLAYBACK ___________________________________________________ 25

HUMBNAIL DISPLAY_________________________________________________ 25

ROTECTING IMAGES ________________________________________________ 26

LIDE SHOW DISPLAY________________________________________________ 26

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ELETE STILL IMAGE / VIDEO CLIPS _____________________________________ 27

MP3 MODE________________________________________________________ 28 AUDIO RECORDING MODE __________________________________________ 29

ECORDING AUDIO FILES_____________________________________________ 29 LAYING BACK AUDIO FILES ___________________________________________ 29

ELETING MP3 / AUDIO FILES _________________________________________ 30

MENU OPTIONS ___________________________________________________ 31

IDEO MENU ______________________________________________________ 31

Size___________________________________________________________ 31 Quality_________________________________________________________ 31 EV ____________________________________________________________ 31 AWB __________________________________________________________ 31

APTURE MENU____________________________________________________ 32

SIZE __________________________________________________________ 32 QUALITY_______________________________________________________ 32 EV ____________________________________________________________ 32 AWB __________________________________________________________ 32 ISO ___________________________________________________________ 33 DA TE PRINT____________________________________________________ 33

MENU ________________________________________________________ 33

SIZE __________________________________________________________ 33 QUALITY_______________________________________________________ 33

LAYBACK MENU ___________________________________________________ 34

Slide Show _____________________________________________________ 34 DELETE FILE ___________________________________________________ 34 DELETE ALL____________________________________________________ 34 PROTECT______________________________________________________ 34

/ AUDIO MENU _________________________________________________ 34

MP3

PLAY MODE ____________________________________________________ 35 REPEAT _______________________________________________________ 35 DELETE _______________________________________________________ 35

YSTEM MENU_____________________________________________________ 35

LANGUAGE ____________________________________________________ 35 FORMAT_______________________________________________________ 35 LCD BRIGHT ___________________________________________________ 36 DA TE TYPE ____________________________________________________ 36 DA TE SETUP ___________________________________________________ 36 POWER OFF ___________________________________________________ 36

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COPY TO CARD_________________________________________________ 36 VIDEO OUT ____________________________________________________ 36 RESET ________________________________________________________ 36 LIGHT FREQ. ___________________________________________________ 36 BEEP__________________________________________________________ 36

CONNECTING TO A PICTBRIDGE COMPLIANT PRINTE R _________________ 37 TRANSFERRING RECORDED IMAGES AND VIDEOS TO YOUR COMPUTER _ 39

TEP 1: INSTALL THE USB DRIVER (WINDOWS 98 ONLY) ______________________ 39

TEP 2: CONNECTING THE DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA TO YOUR COMPUTER __________ 39

TEP 3: DOWNLOADING STILL IMAGES, VIDEO CLIPS AND AUDIO FILES _____________ 40

USING THE DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA AS A WEB CAMERA _______________ 41

TEP 1: INSTALL THE WEB CAMERA DRIVER _______________________________ 41 TEP 2: CONNECT THE DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA TO YOUR COMPUTER_____________ 42

TEP 3: RUN YOUR APPLICATION SOFTWARE ______________________________ 42

INSTALLING VIDEOSTUDIO__________________________________________ 43 SPECIFICATIONS __________________________________________________ 44 TROUBLESHOOTING _______________________________________________ 45

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INTRODUCTION

Overview

Thank you for pur chasing this new di gital video camera! This digital video camera is designed as an “entry-level” handy cam. Equipped with a 5.0 mega pixel CMOS sensor, your camera delivers good quality, 3264 x 2448 resolution imag es. Other features provided by the digital video camera include the following:

 True 5.0 mega pixel CMOS sensor  Maximum 8.0 mega pixel resolution in still image  2.5” Color LTPS TFT LCD  8X digital zoom  7-in-1 Functions: Digital Video Camera, Digital Still Camera, TV Reco rding

and playback, MP3 Player, Voice Recording, Web Camera and Mass storage de vice.

 Powerful MPEG4 video format for larger im age capacity and better quality.  Supports 12 types of photo frames in c amera mode.  PictBridge support

Package Contents

Carefully unpack your kit box and ensure that you have the following items. In the event that any item is missing or if you find any mismatch or damage, promptly contact your dealer.

Common Product Components:

Digital Video Camer a

2. CD driver includes:

 Ulead VideoStudio SE 8.0  USB/Web Cam driver for Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP  Multi-Language User’s Manual

3. USB cable

4. AV cable

5. AC power adapter

6. Battery charger

7. AC Plug Adaptor for EU to US

8. One NP-60 Lithium ion rechargeable Bat tery

9. Quick Guide

10. Pouch

11. Strap

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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA

Front View

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1. Lens

2. Flash

3. Self-timer LED

4. Focus switch Normal mode

Macro mode

5. Speaker

6. Microphone

7. Battery/SD memory card cover

8. Tripod socket

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Rear View

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2 3

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Power button

2. MODE Mode button

3. Zoom lever

T Zoom in W Zoom out

Record button

Image button

Right button

Self-timer button

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Left button

7. Flash button

8. MENU Menu button

9. Status LED indicator

10. USB connector

11. A/V IN terminal

12. A/V OUT terminal

13.

Earphone connector

14. Strap holder

15. LCD panel / monitor

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LCD Monitor Information

Video Mode

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2. Zoom status

3. Battery powe r indicator

4. SD memory card indicator

5. Macro mode

6. EV compensation

7. White balance

Video mode icon

Full battery power

Medium battery power Low battery power Virtually no battery pow er

An SD memory card is loaded No SD memory card is loaded SD memory card is full

AUTO AUTO

DAYLIGHT

LAMP

FLUORESCENT-1 FLUORESCENT-2

SHADE

8. Video quality

SUPER FINE FINE NORMAL

9. Video resolut ion 640 x 480 pixels 320 x 240 pixels

10. Available recording time (Before

recording)/ Elapsed ti me (While recording)

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Capture Mode

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2. Zoom status

3. Battery power i ndicator

4. SD memory card indicator

5. Available number of shots

6. Flash mode

7. Macro mode

8. ISO sensitivity

Still image mo de icon

Flash off Auto flash

Auto flash with

red-eye reduction

AUTO ISO 100

ISO 200 ISO 400

9. EV compensation

10. AWB (Whit e balance)

11. Image quality

SUPER FINE FINE NORMAL

12. Image resolution 3264 x 2448 (FW interpolation) 2560 x 1920 2048 x 1536

1.2M

1280 x 960 640 x 480

13. Self-timer indicator (if used) 3-seconds delay 10-seconds delay

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Video Playback

1. Folder and file name

2. Duration of current video (Before playback)/ Elapsed time (During playback)

Video playback mode icon

4. Battery power i ndicator

5. SD memory card indicator

6. Playback indicator

7. Video status bar

8. Sound level (speaker volume)

Low volume

Mild volume Medium volume

High volume Fully volume Mute (no sound)

Still Image Playback

1. Still-image playback mode

2. Battery power i ndicator

3. SD memory card indicator

4. Folder and file name

Audio/MP3 Playback

1. / Audio/MP3 playback mode icon

2. File name

3. Battery power i ndicator

4. SD memory card indicator

5. Audio/MP3 status bar

6. Sound level (speaker volume)

7. Playback indicator

8. Play mode indicat or

Play one file Play all files

Play the selected files

10. Elapsed time

Repeat indicator

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GETTING STARTED

Inserting the Battery

We highly recommend using the specified rechargeable lithium-ion batt ery to realize the fully capability of your di gital video camera. Charge the battery before using the digital video camera. Make sure that the power of the digital video camera is off before inserting or removing the battery.

1. Slide the battery/SD memory card cover.

2. Insert the bat tery in the correc t orientation, as

shown.

3. Close the battery/SD memory card cover firmly.

Turning the power On/Off

Press and hold the button until the digital video camera turns on. To turn the power off, press and hold the again.

button

LCD Indicator

Indicator Status Description/Activity

LED indicator Solid green 1. The digital video camera is powering

up.

2. The digital video camera is ready to record images (or video clips).

LED indicator Blinking

green LED indicator Blinking red Charging the flash. Self timer indicator B linking red The self-timer function is activated.

USB communication/transfer is in pr ogress.

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Attach the strap

Attach the strap as shown in the ill ustration.

Inserting the SD Memory Card

The digital video came ra comes with 32MB of internal memory (24MB availabl e f or image storage); allowing you to record video clips, capture still images, MP3 and audio files in the digital video camera. However, you can also expand the memory capacity by using an SD memory card so that you can store more files.

1. Open the battery/SD memory card cover.

2. Insert the SD memory card.

 If the card cann ot be inserted, check the orientation.

3. Close the battery/SD memory card firmly.

 To remove the SD memory card, make sure the camera is turned off. Open

the battery/SD memory card cover, then press lightly on the edge of t he memory card and it will eject.

NOTE

• Be sure to format an SD memory card with this digital video camera before using it.

Refer to section in the manual titled “Formatting an SD memory card” for further details.

• To prevent valuable data from being accidentally erased from an SD memory card,

you can slide the write protect tab (on the side of the SD memory card) to “LOCK”.

• To save, edit, or erase data on an SD memory card, you must unlock the card.

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