Nero DV552SA Instruction Manual

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Instruction Manual Version 7.0 Giani

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Table of Contents:

General description of function……..…1

Camera mode……………………………15
Self timer………………………………….19

Precautions…………………………..….1

Voice Recording mode…………………..20

System requirements…………………..3

Playback mode…………………………..23

Description of buttons and controls.….4

Setup mode………………………………29

General Use.…………………….………7

Applications to PC……………………….33

Battery installation.……………………..7

Connect to PC……………………………33

SD Card........……………………………7

Power on and off………………..………9

Trouble Shooting..…………………..……49
Technical parameters……………………53

Choose Function Mode……………..10

Component List…………………………...54

Date and time settings………………...10

Indicator Light…………………..………11

Shooting...………………………………12

Video……………………………………13

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General Description of Function

The camera is able to take digital photographs up to a maximum of 5-mega pixels, and is
also able to shoot AVI short film. The camera has auto adjust exposure and colour
balance along with 4x digital zoom.

The contents covered in the manual refer to the latest information available when the
manual was compiled. They may differ slightly from your digital camera because of
changes in technical development and production.

Precautions

Please read carefully the Precautions section before using the digital camera so as to
ensure the accurate and safe application, bringing you the best capability of digital
camera and lengthening the service life of the digital camera.

 Never settle the camera under direct sunlight, nor to direct the lens toward the sun.

Otherwise, the image sensor may be damaged.

 It is required to take care of the camera and prevent water or sand from dropping

into it when using the camera at a beach or near water, water, sand, dust or salt
may damage the camera.

 Please place the camera away from dust and chemicals, always store in a cool, dry

and well-ventilated location. Never store it in a location of high temperature,
humidity or dust to prevent failure.

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 It is required to operate camera regularly during long-term storage. Please check

that the camera operates normally before using the camera again.

 If dirt or stain has accumulated on the camera or lens, use a piece of soft, clean and

dry cloth to wipe.

 If it is required to clean the lens surface, use a cloth suitable for optical equipment to

wipe the lens lightly. Never use abrasives or solvents to clean the camera.

 Never touch the lens surface.
 When using a memory card for the first time in the digital camera, the memory card

may require formatting before use.

 The external SD and MMC memory cards are made with precise electronic

components. The following conditions may cause the information loss or damage:

1. Inserting the memory card incorrectly.

2. Memory card is subjected to impact.

3. Heat, humidity and direct sunlight.

4. Static or electromagnetic field around the memory card.

5. Removal of the memory card whilst in use or while the camera is switched on.

6. Touching the metal contact surface of the card.

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System requirements

System Requirements

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 98 SE, Me, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7

Central Processing
unit

Above Intel Pentium 166MHz or CPU of equal performance

Memory

128 MB and above

Sound Card, Display
Card

The sound card and the display card shall support DirectX8 or
higher version.

CD Driver

4 times of speed or above

Hard Disk

Surplus space above 500 MB

Other

One standard USB 1.1 interface or USB 2.0

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Description of outline and buttons

1 Lens 2 Self timer LED light 3 LED light (for supply light) 4 Zoom in button 5 Zoom

out button 6 direction key (Up/Down/Left/Right) 7 OK button 8 Display 9 MENU 10
TFT LCD screen 11 Mode indicator 12 Mode switch (Video, Still Photo & Playback)
13 Wrist strap loop 14 Wrist strap hole

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15 Macro switch 16 Zoom switch 17 Shutter button 18 Tripod Hole 19 Memory card
slot

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20 Speaker 21 Battery cover 22 Battery cover release button 23 TV/USB port
24 Voice record button 25 Light switch 26 Busy light 27 Power button

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General use

1. Install Battery

1. Press the battery release button to open the battery cover.

2. Insert 4 x AAA batteries, taking note of the correct polarity as indicated inside the
battery compartment (incorrectly inserted batteries may cause irreversible damage to
the camera).

3. Replace the battery cover ensuring it is in the locked position.

2. Use SD Card

1. Insert the SD memory card into the slot, ensuring it is inserted the correct way up as
indicated next to the SD memory card slot.

2. To eject the SD memory card, press the card end inwards and the SD memory card
will eject.

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Note:
This camera has no internal memory, therefore must always be used with the
memory card to save images.

3. Choose Focus Mode

1. Macro: it is suitable for shooting objects 15cm ~ 25cm away from the lens; when
using, push the macro switch to the end marked with .

2. Normal focus: it is suitable for shooting objects 1.4m away from the lens; when

using, push the macro switch to the end marked with .

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4. Power on and off

1. Power on: press the power button for a while.

2. Power off: press the power button once while camera is idle state.

Auto power off: The camera will automatically switch OFF if the camera is idle. The

automatic power off time can be set to 1/3/5 minute in setup menu mode.

3. Low power: While the battery power is very low and LCD display icon “ ”, the
camera will power off automatically

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5. Function mode change over

There are 3 mode settings, Video, Still Photo and playback. Move the switch to desired
position for do operation of take video, take photo or playback them.

6. Date and Time Settings:

You can enter Setup menu mode to set the system date and time:

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In the setting window, adjust the date or time by direction key: Up or Down for adjust,

Right or Left key for move the cursor, OK key for confirm, MENU key for back or exit
setup mode.

7. Indicator Light:

Busy light:

The light will be illumed while the camera is busy (e.g. Recording movie, capturing

photo, connecting to computer or TV etc).
LED light: to reinforce light intensity for recording.
Self timer light: to remind user the camera is doing the operation of self timer.

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Preview mode
1 : Mode symbol, Indicates video mode.
2 Auto: Indicates the White balance is auto mode.
Can set it is Auto/Daylight/Cloudy/

Fluorescent/Tungsten.
3 :Indicates focusing mode.
4 640 : Indicates video resolution,
it can be set is 640x480/320x240.

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5 01:01:01: Time counter (Max 1 min 8sec)
6 SD card icon: Indicates that a memory card is in use.
7 : Indicates the battery power
8 LED light icon; Indicated the LED light is ON.
9 Zoom icon: Indicates the zoom level (Max 4x)
10 Memory Full: Indicates that the memory card is full.

Shooting:

1 Switch on the camera by pressing the power button.
2 Move the mode switch to Video.
3 Press Shutter button to start recoding movie, and the timer will time automatically;
4 Press Up key to pause during recording; press it again to resume recording.
5 To stop recoding, press Shutter key again; if the memory card is full, it will stop

recoding automatically.

5 Zoom in or zoom out during recording by pressing the zoom button (Max 4 x for

digital zoom).

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Video menu

At video preview mode, press MENU key enter main menu:

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Press Menu key to go back or exit the menu mode.

9 Camera mode:
Preview mode

1 :Mode symbol,

Indicates photo mode.
2 :Self timer mode symbol.
3 Auto: Indicates the

White balance is auto mode.
4 : Metering mode.
5 : Exposure mode.
6 : Image resolution.
7 : Image quality mode.

8 : Image counter (remaining images).

9 : Self timer Indicate snap photo automatically after 10s.
10 : Indicates a memory card is in use.