HP V5061u Quick Start Guide

HP V5061u / V5061Au

Digital Camcorder

Quick Start Guide

For more details about the camcorder operation and troubleshooting,
please read the User Manual located on the CDROM disc included
with your camcorder or visit http://www.hp.com/support
download it for the camcorder support page.

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1 Getting Started

1.1 Charging the Battery

It is recommended that the NP-40 Lithium Battery be fully charged
before use. First, connect the external battery charger to the AC
power source (wall outlet or power strip). Next, plug the battery into
the external charger as illustrated below. The battery may take up to
2 1/2 hours to charge. When the light on the charger turns green,
remove the battery and use when ready.

Note:

Do not leave the battery in the charger for extended periods of time after
it has been fully charged.

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1.2 Loading the Battery

Please use only the battery provided or recommended by the
manufacturer or dealer.

Note:

Incorrectly inserting the batteries could result in non-repairable damage.

1. Open battery cover.

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2. Insert the battery according to the illustration. The
electrode is inside of the camcorder.

* DO NOT use NiMH AA batteries.

3. Close the battery cover.

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1.3 Inserting SD Card

1. Open the Insert an SD card and make sure facing the
touching face downward.

Note:

Please be careful to insert the SD card(s) as illustrated above so that
damage to the SD card(s) and camcorder does not occur.
To avoid damaging photos and video files, do not remove or insert the
SD card while the camcorder is powered on.

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1.4 Exterior Views

Front View Right View

Top View Bottom View

Left View Rear View

Front View Right view

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1.5 Buttons & Functions

Description

Power
button

Menu button

MODE

button

SET button

4-Way

Direction

button

Button Function

Press the power button to turn
the Digital Camcorder ON/OFF.
Opening and closing the LCD
panel will also power ON/OFF as
well.

Press the button to display the
main menu.

There are three operating
modes for the Digital
Camcorder: Video mode, Photo
mode, and Audio mode. Press
the Mode switch to cycle through
the different modes.

Confirmation for various setting
of functions

Press the 4-Way Direction
Button UP to change the flash
options: off, auto, fill-in in Photo
mode Press DOWN to delete a
photo or video in Playback
mode. You can pull in the
focusing distance to 10 cm.
(Normal focus range: 0.8M ~
infinity) Press RIGHT and LEFT
to make adjustments to the
Exposure Value (EV)
compensation.

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Description

Zoom toggle

Button Function

This Digital Camcorder has 4X
Digital zoom (in Video mode of
HD1080p resolution only has 2X
digital zoom).

Move the Zoom toggle to the
right ( ) to zoom in, or move to
the left ( ) to zoom out.

Shutter

button

Recording

button

Playback

button

Macro mode

selector

Press the button to capture a
photo.

Press the button to record a
video in Video mode and
activate audio recording in Audio
mode.

Press the Playback button to
enter Playback mode and
playback the last file recorded.

The Macro function is used to
capture Photos and Videos at
very close distances. Rotate the
lens ring to select Macro mode

( ) to focus on objects about
20 cm (8 inches) from the

camcorder.The icon " " will
be displayed on the LCD screen
when the Macro mode is

selected.Normal mode (
used to focus on objects more
than 1.2 m (4 feet) away.

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1.6 Adjusting LCD Display

To begin capturing photos and videos, open the LCD display panel
as illustrated below.

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