Insignia NS-DV111080F User Manual

User Guide

1080p Digital Camcorder

NS-DV111080F

Contents

Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Understanding the LCD panel icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Setting up your camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Installing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Inserting or removing an SD/SDHC memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Turning your camcorder on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Initial settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Recording a video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Taking a close-up video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Viewing videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Deleting videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Taking a photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Taking a close-up photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Viewing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Deleting photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Using camcorder features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Using the flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Using zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Using the LED light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Adjusting camcorder settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Turning Simple mode off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Using the self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Turning face detection on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Turning stabilization on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Adjusting the color balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Imprinting the date and time on photos or videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Setting the video format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Setting the video quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Selecting the file format for movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Turning dual video on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Setting the photo resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Selecting the aspect ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Turning operation sounds on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Erasing an SD/SDHC memory card or the internal memory . . . . . . . 19

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Selecting the menu language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Turning help text on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Using the Auto Power Off function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Selecting the TV format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Resetting your camcorder to the factory default settings . . . . . . . . . 22

Transferring files to a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Connecting your camcorder to a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Installing the included software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Using the included software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Connecting your camcorder to a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Connecting to a TV using the provided AV cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Connecting to a TV using a mini HDMI cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Specifications and default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Legal notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

One-year limited warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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Important safety instructions

1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all instructions. 5 Do not use your camcorder near water. 6 Clean only with a dry cloth. 7 Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in

accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.

8 Do not leave your camcorder near any heat

sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9 Protect the power cord from being walked on or

pinched particularly at plugs and the point where they exit from your battery charger.

10 Only use attachments/accessories specified by

the manufacturer.

11 Unplug your camcorder during lightning storms

or when unused for long periods of time.

12 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

Servicing is required when your camcorder has been damaged in any way, such as battery charger power cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into your camcorder, your camcorder has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

13 To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not

expose your camcorder to rain, moisture, dripping, or splashing, and no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on it.

14 Batteries should not be exposed to excessive

heat such as direct sunlight, fire, or the like.

Caution

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type.

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NS-DV111080F Insignia 1080p Digital Camcorder

Insignia 1080p Digital Camcorder

Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of a high-quality Insignia product. Your NS-DV111080F is designed for reliable and trouble-free performance.

Features

• Full HD 1920 × 1080p (30fps) mode offers high quality video capture

• 12× optical zoom, 10× digital zoom

• 3.0-inch TFT LCD touch screen display (16:9)

• Support for SD cards (up to 4 GB) and SDHC cards (up to 32 GB)

• Super high frame rate (240fps) WQVGA video mode

• High speed sequential shooting lets you take multiple photos with one press of the shutter button

• Electronic image stabilization (EIS) allows for smoother video capture

• Still image capture during video capture

• Dual-video capture mode allows for simultaneous capture of high quality 1920 × 1080 30fps video and low resolution 432 × 240 30fps video (ideal for use on the Internet)

•Face detection

• Mini HDMI out jack allows for playback of high definition video on an HDMI-enabled TV directly from your camcorder

Package contents

• Insignia NS-DV111080F camcorder

• Li-ion battery (type NP120)

• USB cable

•AV cable

• Battery charger and power cord

•CD (includes User Guide and media playback and editing software)

•Quick Setup Guide

System requirements

Operating System: Windows® XP with SP2, Windows Vista®, or Windows® 7 or Mac OS 10.x or higher.

CPU: Intel® or AMD® Dual-Core or above Memory: at least 1 GB or more Hardware: DirectX 9 or above Standard USB 1.1 port or above At least 2 GB available disk space

Front

# Item Description

Lens

Speakers

T/W (Tele/Wide)

zoom button

Shutter button

Flash

LED light

LCD panel

Microphone

Use to focus the image when capturing videos or taking photos.

In Playback mode, plays the sound in the recorded videos.

When recording video or taking photos:

• Press to zoom in .

• Press to zoom out.

In video Playback mode:

• Press to increase the volume.

• Press to decrease the volume.

In photo Playback mode:

• Press to zoom in .

• Press to zoom out.

For more information, see “Using zoom” on page 12. In Photo and Video record modes, press to take a

photo. For more information, see “Taking a photo” on page 11.

Lets you take photos in low light conditions. For more information, see “Using the flash” on page 12.

Turns on when you press the LED light button. Ideal for capturing video in low-light settings. For more information, see “Using the LED light” on page 13.

Lets you view photos and videos while you are capturing them.

Lets you view stored photos and videos. Displays camcorder status information. Lets you select menu items and interact with

on-screen display elements. For more information, see “Understanding the LCD

panel icons” on page 4.

Records audio while recording a video.

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Back Right

SET

BUSY

POWER

OPEN

# Item Description

Hand strap

Use to hold your camcorder. The included lens cap may be stored in the hand strap’s outer pocket during photo or video capture.

# Item Description

Playback button:

In Video mode, press to view recorded videos. In Photo mode, press to view captured photos.

USB port and mini HDMI jack:

Use the USB port to connect your camcorder to a

computer. Use the mini HDMI jack to view high-definition video

directly on an HDMI-enabled TV.

Busy/Power indicator:

Lights when the power is on or when the system is busy. When recording video, alternately flashes green and orange.

Mode dial:

Turn to switch to different camcorder modes:

SET—Opens the on-screen menu.

—Switches to Video mode.

—Switches to Photo mod e.

Start/Stop button:

Battery

compartment

In Video mode, press to start or stop recording a video. In Video playback mode, press to start or pause video

playbac k.

Navigation control:

—Up

—Down

—Macro/Left

—Color Balance/Right

In Setup mode, press Up, Down, Left, o r Right to selec t menu items or adjust settings. Press the center button to confirm.

In Video or Photo mode, press Up or Down to adjust exposure settings.

In Video or Photo recording mode, press Macro to turn the macro feature on or off.

In Video or Photo recording mode, press Color Balance to select a color balance setting.

Insert the battery into this compartment.

Slide to open the battery compartment.

Left

OPEN

# Item Description

Press once to display the icons on the left on the setup

SD/SDHC memory

card slot

menu. Press twice to display icons on the left and bottom on the setup menu. Press three times to hide all icons.

Press to access the setup menu in Video or Photo modes.

In Photo mode, turns the flash on or off.

In Photo or Video mode, turns the LED light on or off.

Insert an SD or SDHC memory card into this slot.

Press and hold to turn your camcorder on or off.

DISP MENU

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Bottom

# Item Description

Use to attach the camcorder to a tripod (not included)

Tripod socket

to increase stability and help avoid blurry photos or videos.

Understanding the LCD panel icons

Photo mode icons

# Item Description

Zoom meter: 12x optical zoom, 10x digital zoom.

When the indicator is green, optical zoom is in use. When the indicator is red, digital zoom is in use. For more information, see “Using zoom” on page 12.

Storage indicator: If a memory card is inserted, indicates the number of photos that can be taken at the current resolution with the card's unused memory. If no memory card is inserted, indicates the number of photos that can be taken at the current resolution with your camcorder's unused internal memory.

Macro indicator: Appears when the macro function is turned on. For more information, see “Taking a close-up photo” on page 11.

# Item Description

Flash set to Auto: Your camcorder will automatic ally

fire the flash during photo capture if low-light scenes are detected. For more information, see “Using the

flash” on page 12.

Flash set to On: Your camcorder will always fire the flash when capturing photos, regardless of lighting conditions. For more information, see “Using the flash” on page 12.

Indicates the internal memory is being used for storage of photos and videos.

Indicates an SD or SDHC card is being used for storage of photos and videos.

Face detection indi cator: Appears when face detection is turned on. For more information, see “Turning face detection on or off” on page 14.

Self-timer: Indicates that the self-timer will take a photo five seconds after the photo shutter button is pressed. For more information, see “Using the self-timer” on page 13.

Self-timer: Indicates that the self-timer will take a photo ten seconds after the photo shutter button is pressed. For more information, see “Using the self-timer” on page 13.

Date stamp: Indicates that the date will be imprinted on photos and videos as they are captured. For more information, see “Imprinting the date and time on photos or videos” on page 15.

Date and time stamp: Indicates that the date and time will be imprinted on photos and videos as they are captured. For more information, see “Imprinting the date and time on photos or videos” on page 15.

Battery Indicator: Indicates the battery power status.

Stabilizatio n indicator: Appea rs when the stabilizer function is turned on. For more information, see “Turning stabilization on or off” on page 14.

Exposure indicator: Indicates the exposure level (brightness) of the videos and photos you are recording. A positive number next to the exposure indicator indicates that you have increased exposure levels. A negative number next to the exposure indicator indicates that you have decreased exposure levels.

LED light indicator: Appears when the LED light is

turned on.

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# Item Description

Color balance indicator: Indicates the color balance

is set to Auto. For more information, see “Adjusting the color balance” on page 15.

Color balance indicator: Indicates the color balance is set to Sunny. For more information, see “Adjusting the color balance” on page 15.

Color balance indicator: Indicates the color balance is set to Cloudy. For more information, see “Adjusting the color balance” on page 15.

Color balance indicator: Indicates the color balance is set to Fluorescent. For more information, see “Adjusting the color balance” on page 15.

Color balance indicator: Indicates the color balance is set to Tungste n. For more information, see “Adjusting the color balance” on page 15.

Image resolution: 2 megapixel burst. Your camcorder takes three 2mp photos in rapid succession when you press the shutter button. For more information, see “Setting the photo resolution” on page 18.

Image resolution: 2 megapixels. For more information, see “Setting the photo resolution” on page 18.

Photo playback mode icons

# Item Description

Indicates your camcorder is in Photo playback mode.

Delete: Touch this icon to delete a photo.

Thumbnail: Touch to see a thumbnail view of

captured photos.

Previous: Touch to view the previous photo.

Image resolution: 5 megapixels. For more information, see “Setting the photo resolution” on page 18.

Image resolution: 10 megapixel burst. Camcorder takes three 10mp photos in rapid succession when you press the shutter button. For more information, see “Setting the photo resolution” on page 18.

Image resolution: 10 megapixels. For more information, see “Setting the photo resolution” on page 18.

Indicates your camcorder is in Photo mode.

Next: Touch to view the next photo.

Indicates the number of the photo currently being viewed out of the total number of photos captured.

Slideshow mode: Tou ch to s tar t a sli desh ow o f captured photos. Touch again to stop the slideshow on the photo currently being viewed.

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Video mode icons

# Item Description

Zoom meter: 12x optical zoom, 10x digital zoom.

When the indicator is green, optical zoom is in use. When the indicator is red, digital zoom is in use. For more information, see “Using zoom” on page 12.

Indicates the total recorded time of the current video.

Macro indicator: Appears when the macro function is turned on. For more information, see “Taking a close-up video” on page 10.

LED light indicator: Appears when the LED light is turned on.

Indicates the internal memory is being used for storage of photos and videos.

Indicates an SD or SDHC card is being used for storage of photos and videos.

Video Quality: Super Fine.

Video Quality: Fine.

# Item Description

Date stamp: Indicates the date stamp is on. For more

information, see “Imprinting the date and time on photos or videos” on page 15.

Date/Time stamp: Indicates the date/time stamp is

on. For more information, see “Imprinting the date and time on photos or videos” on page 15.

Date/Time stamp off: Indicates the date/time stamp is off. For more information, see “Imprinting the date and time on photos or videos” on page 15.

Battery indicator. Indicates the battery power status.

Stabilizatio n indicator: Appea rs when the stabilizer function is turned on. For more information, see “Turning stabilization on or off” on page 14.

Stabilizatio n indicator: Appea rs when the stabilizer function is turned off. For more information, see “Turning stabilization on or off” on page 14.

Color balance indicator: Indicates the color balance is set to Auto. For more information, see “Adjusting the color balance” on page 15.

Color balance indicator: Indicates the color balance is set to S unny. For more information, see “Adjusting the color balance” on page 15.

Color balance indicator: Indicates the color balance is set to Cloudy. For more information, see “Adjusting the color balance” on page 15.

Color balance indicator: Indicates the color balance is set to Fluorescent. For more information, see “Adjusting the color balance” on page 15.

Color balance indicator: Indicates the color balance is set to Tu ngsten. For more information, see “Adjusting the color balance” on page 15.

Dual video mode: On

Dual video mode: Off

File For mat: Video file format is set to AVI.

File For mat: Video file format is set to MOV.

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