Hamilton Electronics
CAMERA-DC2
Use
r’s Manual
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1. PARTS OF THE DIGITAL CAMERA............................................5
2. PREPARING FOR USING............................................................6
INSTALLING THE BATTERY ............................................................... 6
CHARGE THE BATTER Y.................................................................... 7
INSERTING THE MEMORY CARD....................................................... 9
FORMAT THE MEMORY CARD...........................................................11
SETTING THE LANGUAGE ...............................................................11
SETTING THE DA TE AND TIME......................................................... 12
MONITOR SCREEN DISPLAY ........................................................... 13
3. USING THIS DIGITAL CAMERA...............................................16
TURNING THE DIGITAL CAMERA ON AND OFF .................................. 16
CHANGE THE RECORD MODE......................................................... 17
TAKING STILL IMAGES.................................................................... 18
USING THE SELF-TIMER ................................................................ 19
USING THE FLASH ........................................................................ 20
RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP.............................................................. 21
4.USING THE MENU IN RECORD MODE ....................................22
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MENU IN CAPTURE MODE .............................................................. 22
MENU IN VIDEO MODE ................................................................... 24
SETUP MENU................................................................................ 25
5. PLAYBACK................................................................................28
PLAYBACK STILL IMAGE ................................................................. 28
PLAYING BACK MOVIE CLIPS .......................................................... 29
OTHER FUNCTION IN PLAYBACK MODE............................................ 29
6. MAKING CONNECTIONS ..........................................................31
CONNECTING THE DIGITAL CAMERA TO A PC .................................. 31
7. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ....................................................34
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE .......................................................... 34
8. TROUBLESHOOTING...............................................................38
9. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS................................................40
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Thank you for purchasing this product. Please read these operating
instructions carefully in order to use the digital video camera correctly. Keep
the instructions in a safe place after reading so that you can refer to them
later.
Precautions
Before using the digital camera, please ensure that you read and
understand the safety precautions described below.
• Do not try to open the case of the digital camera or attempt to modify this
digital camera in any way. Maintena nce and repairs should b e carried out
only by authorized service pro v iders.
• Keep the digital camera away from water and other liquids. Do not use the
digital camera with wet hands. Never use the digital camera in the rain or
snow. Moisture creates the da nger of electric shock.
• Use only the recommended power accessories. Use of power sources not
expressly recommended for this equipment ma y lead to overheating,
distortion of the equipment, fire, electrical shock or other hazards.
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1. Parts of the digital camera
1: Self-timer LED 13: Hand strap
2: Shutter button 14: Playback button
3: Power button 15: Battery /SD card cover
4: Flash strobe 16: Up/Display button
5: Microphone 17: Right / Flash button
6: Lens 18: Ok button
7: USB jack 19: Down/Mode button
8: Left/self-timer button 20: Delete Button
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9: Busy LED 21: Menu button
10: Charging LED 22: TFT monitor screen
11: Zoom out button 23: Tripod sock
12: Zoom in button
2. Preparing for using
Installing the Battery
1: Push the lock button (1) down to open the battery cover.
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2: Insert the battery with the positive (+) and negative (-) poles matching
the directions indicated inside the battery compartment.
3: After the battery is properly installed, replace the battery cover until a
clearly click is heard.
Charge the battery
Please charge the battery when the indic ator shows the icon.
1: Power OFF; connect the camera to the computer’s USB-port with
supplied USB cable.
2: Charging starts when charge indicator LED turns RED. The charge
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indicator light turns OFF when charging is completed.
3: Disconnect the camera.
Note:
1. DO NOT power on the camera when the battery is charging. The
camera will not work normally if you power on it.
2. When the battery is charging by the USB-cable, long press the shutter
button to get the camera into PC camera mode. Or, get it into mass
storage mode. The charge will be stop.
z When charging is completed be sur e to disconnect the power suppl y
device from the electrical outlet.
z Camera becomes warm during charging – that is normal.
z Battery is exhausted after being charged when left for a long time.
z Battery can be re-charged even when it has some po wer left, but it is
not recommended; better is to re-charge it when it is empty.
z Battery has characteristics that will reduce its operating duration and
cause the battery to swell up.
z When the operating time of the camera becomes extremely short
even after proper battery-charging, the life of the battery may be
expired. Buy a new battery.
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z DO NOT leave any metal items (such as clips) near the contact areas
of the power plug. Otherwise a fire and/or electric shocks may be
caused by short-circuiting or the resulting heat generated.
Inserting the Memory Card
1. Turn off the digital camera.
2. Push the lock button (1) down to open the battery cover. And then you
will see the SD card slot.
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3. Insert the memory card to the card slot with the label against the LCD
screen. Check the right direction before insert the memory card.
• To release the memory card open the battery cover firstly and then
press the edge of the card gently.
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Format the memory card
It is important to format the memory card when it is the first time you use this
digital camera. All data will be deleted including protected files. Be sure to
download important files to your computer before formatting.
1: Turn the power on, and set the digital camera to the Setup Menu.(See the
details on page 28)
2: Press the Up/Display or Down/Mode button to select [Format] then
press the OK button to launch the submenu.
3: Press the Up/Display or Down/Mode button to select the item [OK] and
then press the OK button to erase all data.
Setting the Language
When using the digital camera for the first time after purchasing it, be sure
to choose a language and set the date & time before using the digital
camera.
1: Turn the power on, and set the digital camera to the Setup Menu.(See the
details on page 28 )
2: Press the Up/Display or Down/Mode button to select [Language] then
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press the OK button to launch the submenu.
3: Press the Up/Display or Down/Mode button to select the desired
language and then press the OK button to confirm the setting.
4: Press the MENU button to close the menu.
Setting the date and time
1: Turn the power on, and set the digital camera to the Setup Menu. (See
the details on page 27)
2: Press the Up/Display or Down/Mode button to select [Date/Time] then
press the OK button to launch the dialog box.
3: Press the Up/Display or Down/Mode button to
change the highlighted value. Press the
LEFT/SELF-TIMER button or RIGHT/FLASH
button to move the cursor between settings.
5: Press the OK button to confirm the settings.
• The date and time can be only added to still images by setting the
function [Date Stamp] in capture menu.
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