Minox MOBI DV User Manual

Mobi DV

Instruction manual

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Caution, Safety, and Introduction 3
Chapter 2: Machine 4

2-1 List of Accessories 4

2-2 Instruction of Operation 6

Chapter 3: Product 10

3-1 Brief Introduction of Product 10
3-2 Description 11
3-3 Functions 13

Chapter 4: Function Mode 16

4-1 Mode 16
4-2 Digital Video Camcorder 18
4-3 Digital Camera 24
4-4 Music Play e r 30
4-5 Video Recorder 33
4-6 Play Mode 35
4-7 Function Setup 38
4-8 Spotlight 41

Chapter 5: Connected to the Computer 42

Appendix 1: Product Specific 43

Appendix 2: Notes & Tips 45

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Chapter 1: Caution, Safet y, and I nt roduction

Correct Usage

Please operate the unit in strict accordance with this

manual.

Storage Guidelines

This product is not waterproof. It should not be stored

anywhere that the temperature rises above 60(100).

Breakage

Despite the rigid construction of this product, it should be
handled with due care and attention. It may suffer
damage if dropped.

Maintenance and Repair

Please consult a qualified technician if this product
requires any repairs.

Connecting to Other Devices

When connecting this equipment to another device such
as PC or Notebook, please read the manual first and make
sure you fully understand the operating procedures. Please
do not connect this unit to an incompatible product; the
manufacturer will not be responsible for damage to the
unit or to any other device as a result of improper
connection.

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Chapter 2: Machine

2-1Package Contents

A. DV Camcorder

B. Battery (3.7 volts, rechargeable Li-ion Battery)

C.USB connectioncable

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D.A/V cable

E. Earphone

F. AC Adapter

G. Driver CD

H. User’s manual

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2-2 Operation guides

Battery Installation / Removal

The battery release button is located at the upper
side of the unit. Press the button and open the cover to
install the battery. The metal contact end of the
battery should face left, slide the battery into the bay
with 45°slant angl e, then push the enti re battery into
bay. When the battery is in the proper position, replace
the cover.

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Recharging the Battery

Charging by AC-Adapter

Plug the AC end of the adaptor into the socket and
plug the USB end of the adaptor into the USB port of the
unit. The red backlight will turn on when the battery is
being charged; itwill turn off when the unit is fully
charged.

Charging by PC / Notebook

The battery can be charged by connecting the unit
to aPCoraNotebook via the USB cable. Connect the
thick end of the cable to the USB port of the computer
and the thin end to the USB port of the unit. The red
backlight will turn on when the battery is being
charged; it will turn off when the unit is fully charged..

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Installing The Memory Card

Insert the SD/MMC card according to the diagram below.
To remove the memory card, push the card firmly into the
slot, then release. The card will be ejected from the slot.

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Storage for Spare Memory Card

In addition to the memory card installed in the SD slot, a
spare card can be stored in the uni t underneath the
battery compartment as shown in the figure below. Due
to the limited space, only a thin card (such as a MMC
card) can be stored.

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Chapter 3: Product

3-1 Brief Introduction of Product

No.

Description

1Power 13 Shutter key
2Mode 14Microphone
3Up15Release button
4Left 16 Spotlight
5Enter 17 Shutter key
6Down 18 Power
7Right 19Mode
8Menu 20 USB connector
9Display (LCD on/off) 21 Earphone Jack
10 Memory card slot 22 Speaker
11 LCD Screen 23 Memory card slot
12 Lens

No.

Description

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3-2 Description

Power On /Off

Power On:

Power Off:

Press
Power key
for 1
second to
turn on the
unit, the screen will display start-up

Press Power key for 2 seconds, the screen will

turn blank and the LED light will be off.

Caution! If thePower key is pressed for 2 seconds while

data is being written to the memory card, the unit
will shut dow n, but the memory writing will continue
until it is finished. Under other conditions, pressing
the Power key will stop all actions and turn off the
unit.

Mode

When you press theModekey,theDVCamcorderwill

display 7 options

- DV

- DSC

- MP3

- VR

- Play

- Set Up

- Light

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Under normal conditions, when the Mode key i s pressed,
theMode selection menu will appear on the screen. Use
thedirectional keys or Mode key to move the cursor to
the desired function and press the Enter button to make
your selection. While the unit is inModeselection, the
Menu key, Displ ay key and shutter key are all disabled.
When data is being written (shooting videos, taking
pictures, or voice recording), the Mode key is disabled.

Shutter Key

Allrecording functions of this unit,
(shootingvideos,taking pictures,
or voice recording), are executed
by pressing the Shutter key. Under
DV and DSC mode, press the
Shutter key to start the taking
pictures.

Menu Key

For each mode of the main
functions, you may press the
Menu key to display the Setting
Menu of that mode and select
your settings. Pressing the Menu
key again, wil l close the setting window..

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LCD On/Off Key

This key controls the LCD screen On/Off. The main
purpose is to save power. For example, while the unit is
playing music in MP3 mode, the screen can be
switched off to save power so the user can listen to
music for longer.

Rotating Lens

While in DV or DSC mode, the user
canrotate the lens to shoot videos
or take pictures.

3-3 Functions

Main

functions

Battery status

DV mode

DSC mode.

MP3 player mode.

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Descriptions

Voice recorder mode.

Playback mode.

Spotlight mode.

No memory card

Memory card full

Memory card lock

File lock

DV

Video Resolution

Exposure value

Remaining time for video shooting.

Zoom status.

Sunny

Cloudy

Sun lamp

Tungsten

Shutter speed

DSC

Image Resolution

Exposure Value

Remaining pictures for taking

Focus control

Self-photography

Sunny

Cloudy

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Sun lamp

Tungsten

Shutter speed

Auto flash

Force to light

Force not to light

MP3

Play

File lock

Displayed song number / Total songs

AtoBrepeat

Repeat the sel ected song

Repeat all songs

Volume

File number

VR

Recording

File lock

Remaining time to record

Displaying Bar

File number

PLAY

Playing

Video files

Photo files

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Voice files

9-files displayed format

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Functions

4-1 System Messages

No Memory Card

If the memory card
is not in the DV
Camcorder or it has
been inserted
incorrectly, the
system will show
the message “NO
MEMORY CARD!”

No Memory Space

When the system is getting ready, it will check
how much memory is available. If the memory is
full, the system will show the message “NO MEMORY
SPACE!” When the memory card is full, pressing the
Shutter key won’t execute the video/photo/voice
recording function.Under normal conditions,
press the Left and Right buttons to select files
and press the Up/Down buttons to adjust volume
(there are 21 levels of volume control). Even if
the memory card is full, the user can press the
Enter button to playback files or the Menu key to
start the Menu
function.

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No File

After inserting the memory card and entering playback
mode, if there is no file
(video, photo, voice
file) in the memory
card, the system will
show “NO FILE!”
message.

Card Lock

The SD card has a
lock function for the file
protection. If the user inserts the SD card w hen the lock
function is on they
won’t be able to
delete or save files: the
system will display the
message “CARD
LOCK!”. To save or
delete the file, simply
un-lock the function.

LowBattery

When the battery is low
or fully depleted, a

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flashing red light will announce “LOW BATTERY!”

4-2 Digital Video Camcorder (DV)

Video Recording

Video Recording

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After entering DV mode, rotate the Lens to preview the
scene. You can adjust the zoom on the LCD screen by
using Up/Down button. PresstheShutter key once to
start recording. The recording time are indicated on the
screen. Press theShutter key again to end the video
recording.

Video Playback

Press the Enter button to preview the recorded video.
Press the Left/Right button to the previous/next video
record. Press the Up/Down button to control volume. In
playback mode, press the Down button or the Shutter
key toreturntovideorecordingstatus.

Notes

** High Brightness LED

In darker or insufficient lighting conditions, the user can
press the Right button toturnontheLEDspotlight.While
finishing recording, press it again to turn it off.

** Zoom

While video recording, you may press the Up/Down
button to adjust Digital Zoom. The Up button is for Zoom
In,and the Down button is for Zoom Out. The maximum
Zoom is 4x.

** Video file auto- naming rules

The video files taken with the unit are named automatically by the
system, counting from “File0001.asf” to “File9999.asf”. All file

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naming rules follow “DSF format” convention. All DV files are
saved on the memory card under the subdirectory Root:
\\DCIM\100AXH10\. The directory structure can be viewed when
the unit is connected to a computer through the USB cable.

Basic Settings ~

c Adjust Exposure Value

Basic Setting~ Exposure.In the case of insufficient light
when taking photos, press the Right button to enter the
submenu. Adjust the EV value upward to increase
brightness, for example, change the value to +0.3 or
+1.5. The screen is brighter when EV value is increased.
In bright sunlight, lower the EV value to reduce the
brightness on screen. The adjustable range of EV value
is -1.5 to +1.5.

c Select Light meter method

Basic Setting~ Light meter and press the Right button
to enter the submenu.This function is designed to give
better light sensing during video shooting. For example,
if thescene has backlight or high contrast, change the
light meter method to “Center” to avoid insufficient
reflection or “Dark Face” caused by the “Average”
method. There are three light meter methods availabl e
in thesubmenu: Average Light meter, Central Light
meter, and Center Light meter. Select the appropriate
method for the scene in question.

c Adjust Shutter Speed

Basic Setting~Shutter T, press the Right button to enter
the submenu. Shutter preferential mode isavailable

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with this unit. Users can set the shutter speed up
manually: Auto, 1/1000, 1/500, 1/250, 1/125, 1/60, 1/30,
1/15, 1/8. Under Auto setup, the shutter speed will alter
according to the environmental light conditions. For
example, when the light is insufficient, the shutter
speed will reduce automatically.

c Adjust White Balance

Basic Setting ~White Balance and press the Right
button to enter submenu. Then use Up/Down button to
select from the following five different white balance
modes : Auto, Sunny, Cloudy, Tungsten, Sun lamp.
Check the effect of the selected mode in the preview
frame. This function is designed to improvethequality
of the video under various lighting conditions. Adjust
whitebalance according to the brightness and color
hue of the environment. For example: the color hue
from an indoor fluorescent lamp is different from that of
an indoor incandescent lamp. Therefore, you need to
adjust the white balance accordingly.

c Video Resolution

Basic Setting ~ Size, press the Right button to enter
submenu. Use Up/Down button to select video
resolution of 640 x 480(VGA) or 320 x 240(QVGA), press
Enter button to select.

c Change the Recording Quality

Basic Setting~ Quality, press the Right button to enter

submenu. For the best recording quality, select “Best”

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however, doing so will significantly reduce the length
of available recording time because of the limited size
of memory. It is suggested that you use “Normal” or
“Economic” setting if you are taking a lot of footage.
Alternatively use a high capacity memory card.
There are five quality settings available: Best, Fine,
Normal, Basic, and Economic.

Advanced Settings~

c Five Filter Effects

Advanced Setting~ Effect. Filter of various colors is a
standard accessory for professional photographers. In
this unit filter effects are achieved with digital
technology. You can select the filter in accordance
with your personal taste. Y ou may need to experiment
afew time stogainfamiliarity with the filter effects.
Press the Right button to enter the submenu. Use
Up/Down button to sel ect from five different filter
effects: Text, Sepia, R filter, G filter, and B filter. You can
see the effect of each filter in the preview window.

<Tip>: In case of insufficient light at night shooting, use
the filters to increase brightness of the pi cture.

c Three Types of Image Shooting Modes

Advanced Setting~Special optional list, press the Right
button to enter submenu. The color hue and shutter
speed are different for three shooting modes. For
example, under the Night Shot Mode, automatic
adjustment will have the highest EV value and slowest

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shutter speed to increase light exposure on the sensors.
Under Sport Shooting Mode, the shutter speed is
increased to capture fast moving objects. There are
three predefined shooting modes: Normal, Sport, and
Night Shot.

c Sensitivity Value Setting

Advanced Setting ~ISO optional list, press Right Button
to enter submenu. Four different ISO setup values are
available 100, 200, 400 and 800. The ISO setup is to
enhance the sensiti vity of sensor. The sensitivity is higher
when ISO value setup is higher. In the case of low
brightness for recording video, I SO 200 or 400 is
recommended to ge tclearfilms.

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4-3 Digital Still Camera (DSC)

Shooting photos

Please rotate out the lens under DSC mode, and
adjust the shooting range from the LCD screen. Press
Shutter key to complete.

Press Enter button to vi e w the latest shot images, press
Shutter key again to go back film shooting mode,

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move the Left and Right button to switch among
different pictures that have been taken before.

Self-Photography

Turn the lens to face yourself, press Left button to
reverse the photography screen and start the
photography.

Note:The nearest photography distanceforthisunit is
80cm. Any shorter than this distance and the picture
will be unclear.

Playing Flashlight Setup

Before taking pictures, use Right button to setup the
Flashlight.Default in the camera is to detect
automatically if the Flashlight is necessary. Press Right
button once to force the turn-on of Flashlight, press
again to setup to force not to turn-on of flashlight.

Self-timer Photography Setup (10 seconds delay)

You can use the Functional Menu to activate a 10
seconds delay on Self-Photography. After
completing the setup for Self-Photography, the
camera will count down 10 seconds from when the
Shutter key is pressed before taking the picture

Digital Zoom

When taking pictures, you can use the Up/Down
Button to adjust the Zoom ratio. Press the Up button to
Zoom In and the Down button to Zoom Out.

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Maximum 4x Digital Zoom.

Picture Rotation

This function is available for pictures taken by DSC. It
provides 4 types of rotating angles, including: 0° ,90°,
180° ,and270°.Select picture browsing mode then
press MENU button to perform setup. The rotated
picture will be automatically saved as a new picture
and will not replace the original file.

Picture Printing Setup

This unit supports the direct printing function of
DPOF(digital print order format)typeprinter.Incase
thedirect printing by this type of printer is needed, you
must press Enter button to confirm ”Print setup” from
Menu. If you want to cancel the printing, please select
No. To access this function, please enter picture
browsing mode, then press Menu button to setup.

Flashlight

There are three o ptional modes forSpotlight: Auto,
Force to light, and Force not to light. The default setup
of the digital camera is Auto mode. Under Auto mode,
when illumination is lower than 760 lux, the Flashlight will
be activated automatically. Under Force to light mode,
the Flashlight will be activated for every shot. Under
Force not to light mode, the Flashlight will not be
activated when a picture is taken.

When you are about to run out of power, this is
indicated on the screen and the flashlight is not
avaible in this case.

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File Saving Naming Rule

The file of the picture taken will be named
automatically from FILE0001.jpgand accumulate
automatically to FILE9999.jpg.The file saved on DSC will
be stored in the submenu of Root:\\DCIM\100AXH10\
of memory card.

Basic Settings ~

c Adjust Exposure value

Basic Setting ~ Exposure selection list, press Right
button to enter sub menu. Same as DV function, total
11 sections of exposure values from -1.5 to +1.5 are
available from this camera: +1.5, +1.2, +0.9, +0.6, +0.3,
0, -0.3, -0.6, -0.9, -1.2, -1.5. You can setup the value
according to your need.

c Light-Meter Mode Setup

Basic Setting~ Light-meter sel ection list, press Right
button to enter submenu. As with the DV function, three
light meter methods are available from DSC: Average
light meter, Central light meter and Center light meter.
Use the Up/Down button to select the required light
meter method.

c Adjust Shutter Speed

Basic Setting~Shutter T, press the Right button to enter

submenu. Shutter preferential mode is available with

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this unit. Users can set the shutter speed up manually:
Auto,1/1000, 1/500, 1/250, 1/125, 1/60, 1/30, 1/15, 1/8.
Under Auto setup, the shutter speed will alter
according to the environmental light conditions. For
example, when the light is insufficient, the shutter
speed will reduce automatically.

c White Balance Adjusting

Basic Setting~White Balance optional list, press Right
button to enter submenu. As w ith DV fu nction, DSC
provides five white balance setups : Auto, Sunny,
Cloudy, Tungsten, and Sun lamp. You can see the
effects under sele cted mode in the preview frame.

c Picture Resolution Setup

Basic Setting~ for option of picture size, press the Right
button to enter submenus.There are 7 picture optional
resolutions: 320 x 240, 640 x 480, 800 x 600, 1280 x 960,
1600 x 1200, 2048 x 1536, 2304 x 1728. When the value is
higher, the picture resolution is better, which means the
high pixel photography and required more memory
card space. Use Up/Down button to select the
required picture size, and press Enter button to confirm
your setup. For normal 3 x 5 inch photo, use 1600 x 1200
resolution is proper to have successful pictures.

c Change Recording Quality

Basic Setting~Qualityoptionallist, press the Right button
to enter submenu. There are three kinds of JPEG
compression qualities: Fine, Normal, and Basic.

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Advanced Settings~

c Five Filter Effects

Advanced Setting~Effect optional list, press the Right
button to enter submenu. As with DV, fivedifferent filter
effects are available from DSC: Text, Sepia, R filter, G
filter, and B filter. You can survey the picture effect
created under a selected Mode from preview frame.

c Sensitivity Value Setting

Advanced Setting ~ISO optional list, press Right Button
to enter submenu. Three different ISO setup values are
available 100, 200, 400. The ISO setup is to enhance the
sensitivity of sensor. The sensitivity is higher when ISO
value setup is higher. I n the case of low brightness for
taking pictures, ISO 200 or 400 is recommended to get
clear pictures.

c Burst setup

Advanced Setting~Burst optional list, press Right
Button to enter submenu. Select turn “off” or “2” burst.
Maximum two burst shots are available from this
device.

c Timer setup

Advanced Setting~Timer optional list, press Right

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button and press Up/Down button to select on/off.

c Add the Date on a Picture

Advanced Setting~ Date stamp optional list, press
Right button to enter submenu. Use Up/Down button to
turn On/Off, then press enter button to confirm.

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4-4 Music player(MP3)

Saving Music to Memory Card

Apply card recorderorUSBconnection function to
save MP3 file onto memory card. Please note it should
be saved in the following path directory,
\\DCIM\100AXH10\.

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Music Format Support

This unit supports music file under *.MP3 format only.

Music Playing

After ente ri ng MP3 mode , press the Left/Right button
to select songs, use Up/Down button to adjust volume.
Press Enter button to play selected songs, press Enter
button again to pause. If there is no MP3 file on
memory card, “No File!” will be indicated on screen.
Use Up/Down button to adjust volume, volume can be
divided into 21 levels from soundless to maximum.
When MP3filesare available from the memory card,
the screen will display the sequential file name FILE0001
or FILE0002.

AĺB Automatic memory and repeat playing functions

Same as language learning machine, this equipment
provides automatic memory and repeat pl aying
functions. Automatic repeat button w ill automatically
memorize from the moment when repeat button is
pressed till it is pressed again and repeat playing. To
cancel automatic repeat, press again and it will go
back to normal playing.

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Basic Settings ~

c Playing Mode Selection

Basic Setting~ Play Mode optional list, press Right
button to enter submenu. Three playing modes are
available: Normal, Repeat one, and Repeat all.

c Delete Music File

Basic Setting~Delete optional list, press the Right
button to enter submenu. Delete the selected MP3 file
on the current memory card if needed.

c Delete All Music Files

Basic Setting~Delete All selected items, press the
Right button to enter submenu. Delete all MP3 files on
thememory card if needed.

c File Lock

Basic Setting~ Lock optional list, press Right button to
enter submenu. This is to prevent a music file from being
deleted accidentally. To delete locked file, enter and
remove the file lock.

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4-5 Voice Recording (VR)

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Voice Recording

Afterentering the Voice Recording function, the
system will check automatically if any pre-recorded
voice file is available.

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Under the Voice Recording function, press the Shutter

key

to record, press again to stop voice recording. Adjust
the volume by using the Up/Down button. Auto Repeat
can be activated by using the Up/Down button too.

Playing Recorded Files

Press the Enter button to sw itch to playing mode, press

it again to play. Press it again to pause.

Basic Settings~

c Recording Quality Setting

Basic Setting~ Quality optional list, press Right button
to enter submenu. 5 types of recording qualities are
available : 8kHz, 16kHz, 32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz.

c Deleting Files

Basic Setting~ Delete optional list, press Right button to
select Yes or No. Recorded file can be selected and
deleted ifneeded.

c Deleting All

Basic Setting~Delete All optional list,press Right button
to select Yes orNo.Ifyou press Yes, all the recorded
voice files will be deleted.

c File Lock

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Basic Setting~Lock optional list, press Right button to
lock theselected file if needed.

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4-6 PLAY mode

PLAY All Kinds of Recorded Media Files

Under this integrated function, browsing of three
formats isavailable: voice file, video file, and picture
file. Press the Left and Rightbutton to switch between
different files. To play any kind of file format, press the
Enter button and press it again to pause.

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Menu Settings~

c Deleting A File

Menu Setting~Delete optional list, you can select and
delete specific multimedia files if desired.

c Deleting All Files

Menu Setting~Delect al l, you can select and delete
all existing multimedia files if need.

c File Lock

Menu Setting~Lock optional list, press the Right button
to enter submenu, this function can lock selected
multimedia file and avoid accidental deletion. To
delete the multimedia files under “File lock!” you need
to enter this function and remove file lock first.

c Playing File Category

Menu Setting~Category optional list, press the Right
button to enter submenu. With this function, you can
select the categoryfiles. Currently the system provides:
All, Movie, Picture and Voice.

c Picture Rotation

This function is available for pictures taken by DSC. It
provides 4 types of rotating angles, including:

0° ,90° , 180° ,and270° .Select pi cture browsing
mode then press MENU button to perform setup. The
rotated picture will be automatically saved as a new
picture and will not replace the original file.

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c Picture Printing Setup

This unit supports the direct printing function of
DPOF(digital print order format)typeprinter.Incase
thedirect printing by this type of printer is needed, you
must press Enter button to confirm “Print setup” from
Menu. If you want to cancel the printing, please select
No. To access this function, please enter picture
browsing mode, then press Menu button to setup.

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4-7 Function setup

Button Sound

Selection items include On/Off(Default is On)

Adjust System Date

Use Up/Down button to select your preferred date
sequence: dd/mm/yy, yy/mm/dd, mm/dd/yy (The
default is yy/mm/dd).Press Enter button to complete
and save the setup. Or press the Left button
continuously to quit from submenu, but the setup value
won’t be saved. The system default date is 2004/05/01.

Adjust System Time

Operation:Use the Up/Down button in the upper part
to select AM or PM (default is am). The system default
time is 00h00m. The system default value is NTSC.

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TV Signal Output Type

NTSC and PAL TV outputs are available from this unit.

The system default value is NTSC.

Environmental Light Adjustment Frequency

To overcome theflicker created on thepicturetaken
by DV and DSC due to indoor florescent lamp flashing
frequency, this unit provides two setups for flashing
frequencies of light source : 50Hz, 60Hz, and the system
default value is 60Hz.

Note: The flicker caused by direct shooting against
light source cannot be eliminated.

Language Selection

Different language interfaces to operate this unit are
available.

Adjusting the Automatic Turn-Off Time

System provides five types of turn-off setup: Turn-off,
1minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, and 5 minutes, the
system default value is 3 minutes.

LCD Backlight Brightness Adjustment

To save power, users can adjust the LCD brightness,
there are 4 selections: Auto, Minimum, Medium,
Maximum. Minimum means darkest, Maximum means
brightest. System default is Medium.

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Formatting Memory Card

To ensure your memory card functions properly, we
suggest that you format it for the first time you use it. The
following window will appear when you enter your SD
card. Simply select “Yes” to format your card.

Set to default values

If the system is in a state of disorder due to personal
setup, you can use set default function, to restore all
setup to default values.

System version

After confirma tion button is pressed, the current
software version will be displayed. This function is to
provide service information for the distributor for after
sale tracking.

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4-8 Spotlight

This Flashlight function provides three intensities of
brightness. The default of brightness is the weakest.
Press the Up button to increase the brightness. Press the
Enter button to turn the Flashlight off.

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Chapter 5: Connected to the Computer

To charge the unit, plug the USB cable into your PC.
Turn on the power and enter “My computer” on the PC
to find portable disc. Click mouse to enter selected
item and you will see DCIM file folder and
\\DCIM\100AXH10\ sub directory. This file folder stores
all the files built by the user, includes video, picture,
voice file, etc.

Themessage above will be displayed on the screen
when this equipment is connected to USB cable to the
PC. At this moment, this equipment can be used as
normal portable disc and the content in the memory
card canberead directly. In the meantime, USB wire
will charge power continuously to this equipment..

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Appendix 1: Product Specific

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1.DV CAMCORDER 2.DSC 3.MP3 PLAYER

4.VOICE RECORDER 5.SPOTLIGHT 6.SD/MMC CARD

Specification

Resolution 4 MegaPixel(Usingimageenhance

Imagesensor 1/2”highspeed CMOS sensor(2Mega

Lens 5G / fixed focus lens

Focus RangeFL=8.6mm, 0.8m ~ I nfinit

Aperture F=1:3.5

Rotation Lens

Image 2304*1728 / 2048*1536(Hardware

Video 640*480(VGA)/Max15fps

Zoom 4X, Digital zoom(40 levels

LCD Displa

Spotlight(Flash Build-in highbrightness LED(10 bulbs

White Balance 5 Mode for DV & DSC

Light-meter 3 Mode for DV & DSC

Exposure EV –1.5 ~ +1.5(0.3 EV/Ste

DSC Qualit

DV Qualit

DV Special 3 Mode for DV

ISO 3 Mode for DV & DSC

Shutter Speed 2 Mode for DV & DSC

Effect 6 Mode for DV & DSC

230rotated

1.5” LTPS(Low Temperature PolySilicon

JPEG : fine, normal, basic

MPEG4 : best, fine, normal, basic,

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Self Timer 10 Second

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Interface Mini USB, Video Out, Ear Phone Jack,

Video out TV Out(NTSC / PAL

Print out Support DPOF(Digital Print Order Format

StorageMedia SD/MMC Card

File Format JPEG(EXIF 2.2)/ASF(MPEG4)/WAV/MP3

Power Specification

Batter

Charger 5V DC Charger(USBport)/USBLine

Product Dimension

Weight

L(mm

W(mm

H(mm

Design and Specifications are Subject to change
without notice.

Rechargeable Li-Ion rechargeable

87gwithout batter

103 mm

62 mm

16 mm(Body)/23mm(Lens

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Appendix 2: Notes & Tips

1>If you cannot turn on the system, the battery power
may be low. Please replace thebatteryorusetheUSB
cable or charger to charge.

2>When charging, the battery is fully charged if the
red LED light blinks for one second and then turn off.

3>If you cannot use the SD/MMC card after insering
card, please check the following:

1.If the SD/MMC card is damaged, please replace a
new one. Most of the reasons come from a bad
controller chip inside the SD card.

2.If the file in the SD/MMC card is damaged, please
enter into the Setup modeĺSelect Format, and
reformat the SD/MMC as FAT16.

4>If you cannot use the external hard diskafterit is
connected to PC, check the following:

1.Since Win 98 does not support MassStorage,
therefore first it is necessary to install the Driver stored
in the Win 98 CD that is bundled with this product.

2.Check the device manager at the PC end and
make sure USB issuccessful in connecting.

5>If the ASF Mpeg4 file cannot be played at the PC
end, please followtheinstructions given below to
check your PC system:

1.If the version of the Microsoft MediaPlayer is too
old(Series 8 or older), please start your MediaPlayer
application when youare already in the internet, this
software will automatically install the decoding
program module that supports the ASF Mpeg4.

2.Please go to the Microsoft website
www.microsoft.com

to download the upgraded

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version(Series 9) ofMediaPlayer.

6>With the memory card reading/writing functions,
this equipment can be used as an external storage
device to your PC.

7>If you use this unit for the first time and cannot
charge with the battery charger, please check
whether or not you have installed the battery properly.
We recommend you charge the battery at least 2
hours to assure a fully charged battery.

8>After you have charged the battery or used this unit
continuousl y for 30 minutes, the machine will produce
some heat, which is a normal charge or discharge
phenomenon.

9>If the LCD image blinks w hen the machine is on, it
means that the battery is low. Please recharge the
battery or replace another battery for further use.

10>If you take a DV movie withVGAresolution, please
use a high-speed SD card or MMC card, because the
capacity of the VGA data is very large, and the old
model SD card may have a mosaic effect if the
storage speed is not fast enough.

11>If you are taking image in a dark environment, you
canuse the Night Shot mode and manually adjust the
shutter speed to 1/2 second, so that this unit can give a
clear screen at the 1 lux environment.

12> Under the environment with strong sunlight or
indoor yellow light, you can manually change the
shutter speed, the EV and white balance settings to

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obtain a better filming effect.

13>The design of the battery cover is tight, which is
normal, since the battery will fall off easily if it is too
easy to open. Therefore, this unit adopts a whole-piece
tight battery cover.

14>This unit is bundled w ith a high-quality battery. If
you purchaseanewbattery,werecommendyouto
buy the battery with the same qualitytomaintain
good operations of this unit. We also not recommend
you to use the low-priced handset charger to charge
this battery, since some electric appliances are not
protected by the overload design, which will shorten
the battery life.

15>Disassembling the housing of this unit on your own
is prohibited. No free warranty service will be provided
once the disassembly of the housing on your own i s
conducted. Do not apply a high-pressure force to
rotate the lens to a position exceeding the stop point,
otherwise you will damage the product and will not
have warranty service.

16>If you use theUSBcablefortheconnectionofthe
unit with PC and unplug the USB cable repeatedly
during data transmission, tthis maybe cause PC
system crash, which is a normal phenomenon.

17>If you are taking pictures indoor and the picture
has a wave-form shadow, please adjust the setting,
and the reference for the parameter of such settings is
given below:

Environment Light Frequency : 60Hz ĺShutter Speed
should be equal to or smaller than 1/125 second.

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Environment Light Frequency : 50Hz ĺShutter Speed
should be equal to or smaller than 1/100 second.

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Design subject to alterations without notice.
MINOX is a registered trademark of MINOX GmbH, Wetzlar.

MINOX GmbH

Walter-Zapp-Str. 4
D- 35578 Wetzlar, Germany

Tel.: [phone] / 917-0
Fax: [phone] / 917-612
e-mail: [e-mail]

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