Insignia NS-DCC5SR09 Owner's Manual
User Guide
5 MP Digital Camcorder with 2.4" LCD Moniotr SD-Blue
NS-DCC5SR09
Insignia NS-DCC5SR09
5 MP Digital Camcorder with 2.4" LCD
Monitor Standard Definition-Blue
Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Package contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Using the LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Setting up your camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Installing the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Inserting or removing a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Turning your camcorder on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Taking a picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Recording a movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Recording sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Working with movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Selecting the resolution for movies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Using digital zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Selecting the exposure for movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Using the LED as a light source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Using Night Mode for low-light movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Adjusting the sharpness for movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Adjusting the white balance for movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using motion stabilization for movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using motion detection to record movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Selecting an effect for movies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Watching a movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Deleting movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using movie thumbnails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Locking or unlocking movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Repeating movies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Watching movies on a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Viewing pictures or movies on a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Working with pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Taking close up pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using digital zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Selecting the resolution for pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Selecting the exposure for pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using Night Mode for low-light pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Adjusting the sharpness for pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Adjusting the white balance for pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Combining two pictures into one . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Adding photo frames to pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Selecting the flash setting for pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using the self-timer for pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Taking a sequence of pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Taking pictures with bright backgrounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Adding the date to pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Selecting an effect for pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Viewing pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Deleting pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Using picture thumbnails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Locking or unlocking pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Viewing pictures in a slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Working with voice recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Playing voice recordings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Deleting voice recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Repeating voice recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Transferring MP3s to your camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Listening to MP3s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Repeating MP3s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Using an earphone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Configuring your camcorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Default camcorder settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Setting the time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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Displaying or hiding camcorder status information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Turning sound effects on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Customizing the startup screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Formatting the built-in memory or a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Selecting the TV system type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Selecting the on-screen menu language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Restoring default settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Transferring files to a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Maintaining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Installing the device driver software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Accessing the User Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
One-Year Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of a high-quality Insignia product. Your NS-DCC5SR09 represents the
state of the art in digital camcorder design and is designed for reliable and trouble-free performance.
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Safety information
• Do not drop, puncture, or disassemble your
camcorder. This voids your warranty.
• Avoid contact with water, and make sure that
your hands are dry before using your
camcorder.
• Do not expose your camcorder to high
temperature or leave it in direct sunlight. High
temperature or the heat from direct sunlight
may damage your camcorder.
• For your protection, do not use your
camcorder during a storm or when lightning
is present.
• Do not use your camcorder while driving or
riding a vehicle (such as a bicycle). An
accident may occur.
• Do not use the flash close to eyes. Damage
to vision may result.
• Keep your camcorder out the reach of small
children or infants.
• Do not use the battery if it shows signs of
leakage or distortion.
• Make sure that you replace the battery with
one of the same type. Using a different type
battery can lead to an explosion.
• Dispose of used batteries according to local
hazardous waste regulations.
Features
• 5 mega-pixel sensor
• MPEG-4 technology that compresses video
to let you store more movies than traditional
camcorders
• Up to 11 mega-pixel quality pictures
• AV OUT port for connecting a TV or
earphone
• High-speed mini-USB 2.0 port for connecting
a PC
• Automatic and manual exposure and color
balance controls
• 8× digital zoom for enlarging pictures and
movies
• Built-in 64 MB memory that lets you store
pictures and movies without using a memory
card
• Memory card slot that lets you increase
storage capacity to 4 GB
Package contents
• Camcorder
•USB cable
•AV cable
• AA alkaline batteries (2)
• Quick Start Guide
• CD with device driver and User Guide
•Wrist strap
•Pouch
Front
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# Component Description
1 Lens Focuses the image when taking
2 LED Lights green in PC camera mode.
3
Power button
pictures or movies.
Lights red when connected to a PC in
mass storage mode.
Blinks during self-timer mode.
Press down for one second to turn
your camcorder on or off.
Back
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3
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# Component Description
1 LCD panel Lets you view pictures and movies
2
TV/ port
3 Mini-USB 2.0 port Connect the USB cable to this port and
while you are capturing them. Lets you
view stored pictures and movies.
Displays camcorder status
information.
Connect the earphone or a TV to this
port. For more information, see
“Viewing pictures or movies on a TV”
on page 13 or “Using an earphone” on
page 23.
a USB port on a PC. For more
information, see “Watching movies on
a PC” on page 13.
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# Component Description
4 Strap hole Attach the carrying strap through this
5 LED Lights green in PC camera mode.
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7
8 OK button Press to open the Record menu.
9 T (up) and W (down)
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12
Movie shutter
button
Picture shutter
button
buttons
(right) button
(left) button
Record/Play button
hole.
Lights red when connected to a PC in
mass storage mode.
Blinks during self-timer mode.
Press to record a movie. For more
information, see “Recording a movie”
on page 6.
Press to take a picture. For more
information, see “Taking a picture” on
page 6.
In record mode, press to zoom in (T)
or to zoom out (W).
Press to move up or down in menus or
to make selections.
Press to move right in menus or to
make selections.
Press to move left in menus or to make
selections.
Press to toggle between Record mode
and Playback mode.
When a menu is open, press to return
to close the menu and return to Record
mode.
In Playback mode, press to return to
the previous page.
Side
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# Component Description
1 Speaker Plays recorded sound.
2 Macro switch In record mode, press to select Macro
mode or Normal mode. For more
information, see “Taking close up
pictures” on page 13.
3 Battery cover Remove this cover to insert the battery
or a memory card. For more
information, see “Installing the
batteries” on page 6 or “Inserting or
removing a memory card” on page 6.
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# Component Description
1 Microphone Records voice and sound.
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Using the LCD
LCD icons in record mode
#Icon
1 Number of images or recording time that can still be taken
at the current resolution.
2
3 Resolution (picture):
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9 Date and Time in YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM format
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16 Resolution (Movie):
Picture Record mode
(High)
(Standard)
(Low)
A (Auto flash on)
(Flash on)
(Flash off)
(Red-eye reduction on)
(Light on)
(Night mode on)
(Self-timer on)
(Motion detect on)
(Motion detect meter)
WB (White balance on)
(Macro mode on)
(Backlight on)
(Multi-snap)
(Motion stabilization on)
(Movie Record mode)
(High)
(Standard)
(Low)
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#Icon
17 8× digital zoom
18 Battery indicator:
(Battery charge full)
(Medium charge)
(Battery charge low)
(Battery charge depleted)
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(Memory card inserted)
Playback mode icons
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#Icon
1 Current number for the movie and picture and total number
of movies and pictures.
2
3 Resolution (movie and picture):
4 Playback mode icons:
5 Magnification indicator
(Lock) Indicates the selected movie or picture is
locked (protected).
(High)
(Standard)
(Low)
(Movie Playback mode)
(Picture Playback mode)
(Voice Playback mode)
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Setting up your camcorder
Installing the batteries
To install the batteries:
1 Slide the battery cover off your camcorder.
2 Insert the batteries into the battery
compartment. Make sure that the + and –
symbols on the batteries match the + and –
symbols in the battery compartment.
3 Replace the battery cover.
Inserting or removing a memory card
Your camcorder has built-in memory for storing
pictures and movies. You can increase the
memory storage by using an SD memory card.
Note
When a memory card is inserted, your camcorder
stores pictures and movies on the memory card
instead of storing them in the built-in memory.
To insert or remove a memory card:
1 Slide the battery cover off of your camcorder.
Protecting an SD memory card
You can “protect” an SD memory card to prevent
the recording or deletion of pictures or movies.
To protect an SD memory card:
• Slide the protection tab into the protected
position.
Protected Unprotected
Getting started
Turning your camcorder on or off
To turn your camcorder on or off:
• Press down and hold (Power) for one
second.
Or
Open the LCD panel.
To turn off your camcorder:
• Press down and hold (Power) for one
second.
Or
Close the LCD panel.
Taking a picture
To take a picture:
1 Turn on your camcorder.
2 Aim the camera lens, then press (Picture
Shutter).
3 Press (Record/Play) once to view the
picture.
4 Press (Record/Play) again to return to
record mode.
2 Insert an SD memory card into the memory
card slot.
3 Replace the battery cover.
To remove a memory card:
1 Slide the battery cover off of your camcorder.
2 Push in on the memory card. The card pops
out slightly.
3 Pull the card out of the slot.
4 Replace the battery cover.
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Recording a movie
To record a movie:
1 Turn on your camcorder.
2 Aim the camera lens, then press (Movie
Shutter) to start recording. While a movie is
recording, a time indicator appears on the
LCD panel.
3 Press (Movie Shutter) to stop recording.
4 Press (Record/Play) once to view the
movie.
5 Press (Record/Play) again to return to
record mode.
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Recording sound
To record sound:
1 Press OK to open the record menu.
2 Press or to select Voice Recording
then press OK.
4 Press T (up) or W (down) to select
Resolution, then press OK.
5 Press T (up) or W (down) to select High, Std
(standard), or Low, then press OK to save
your selection and close the menu. To exit
without changing the resolution, select Exit.
Using digital zoom
You can zoom on scenes to get close up when
recording movies movies.The zoom selections
are from 1× to 8×.
To use digital zoom:
• Press T to zoom in or press W to zoom out.
3 Press T (up) or W (down) to select Enter,
then press OK.
4 Press (Movie Shutter) to start recording.
5 Press (Movie Shutter) again to stop
recording.
6 Press (Record/Play) to playback the
recording.
Working with movies
Selecting the resolution for movies
You can record movies in any of four resolutions.
To select the resolution for movies:
1 Press (Record/Play) to switch to record
mode.
2 Press OK. The record menu opens.
3 Press or to select Movie Mode.
Selecting the exposure for movies
Your camcorder adjusts the image exposure
automatically. You can manually adjust the
exposure for special pictures.
To select the exposure for movies:
1 Press (Record/Play) to switch to record
mode.
2 Press OK. The record menu opens.
3 Press or to select Movie Mode.
4 Press T (up) or W (down) to select
Exposure, then press OK.
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5 Press T (up) or W (down) to select an
exposure setting. The new exposure setting
is previewed.
6 Press OK to save your selection and close
the menu.
Using the LED as a light source
You can use the LED light to increase the light
level in low-light settings.
To use the LED as a light source:
1 Press (Record/Play) to switch to record
mode.
2 Press OK. The record menu opens.
3 Press or to select Movie Mode.
3 Press or to select Movie Mode.
4 Press T (up) or W (down) to select Night
Mode, then press OK.
4 Press T (up) or W (down) to select Light,
then press OK.
5 Press T (up) or W (down) to select on or off,
then press OK to save your selection and
close the menu.
Notes
You can also press to turn the LED light on and
off.
The LED light is turned off automatically if the
battery power is low ( ).
Using Night Mode for low-light movies
The Night Mode option uses a longer exposure
to capture more detail of the movie background.
5 Press T (up) or W (down) to select On or Off,
then press OK to save your selection and
close the menu.
Adjusting the sharpness for movies
You can use the sharpness to soften or sharpen
images to achieve different effects.
To adjust the sharpness for movies:
1 Press (Record/Play) to switch to record
mode.
2 Press OK. The record menu opens.
3 Press or to select Movie Mode.
To use Night Mode for low-light movies:
1 Press (Record/Play) to switch to record
mode.
2 Press OK. The record menu opens.
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