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.

8 Video mode:

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.

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:Indicates the SD card is locked.
11 :Battery icon. 12 :LED light icon 13 Zoom indicator.

Shooting:

1. Switch on the camera by pressing the power button.

2. Move the mode switch to Camera.

3. Press Shutter key once to snap one photo;
Note: If the memory card is locked, the LCD will display “Card Locked!” while the
Shutter key is pressed.

Camera mode menu:

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

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Self timer:

Set the timer mode to Self timer 2s or 10s at menu, then press Shutter button will time
with beep, after 2 seconds or 10 seconds, the camera will snap one photo automatically.

Continuously take three photos:

Set the timer mode to Burst at menu, then press Shutter button will snap three photos

continuously

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10 Voice Recording mode:
1 Press Voice record button to enter

voice record mode.

2 Press Shutter button once start recording.
3 Press Up key pause recording, press

again to resume.

4 Press Shutter button again to stop recording.

1 Indicates voice record mode 2 Indicates remaining time 3 Indicates Memory card

in use 4 Indicates recording timer 5 Battery icon

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11 Playback mode:

Enter Playback mode
Press mode button continuously to enter Playback mode or press it twice to enter

Playback mode after pressing Power button on the camera.

AVI file JPG file

You can view other photos, AVI or wav files by direction key;

You can do operation of zoom for photo by press zoom key.

??SELECT OK PLAY

?? SELECT T W

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Thumbnail mode
Press Zoom out key can enter thumbnail mode at playback mode:

Note:
: This icon indicates a voice (WAV) file
: This icon indicates a video (AVI) media file.
: This is photo with added voice memo file.
Press direction key to choose the desired image file, and press OK key or Zoom in

key to exit this thumbnail mode return full screen mode.

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Play AVI/WAV file
Press OK key to start play the selected AVI/WAV files at playback mode, press up to

pause or press OK button again to stop playing.

Stop mode(AVI) Playing mode(AVI)

Stop mode(WAV) Playing mode(WAV)

◄►SELECT OK PLAY

▲ ׀׀ OK ■

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Playback menu:

At Playback mode, press MENU key enter main menu:

Note: Locked files
can not be deleted
until unlocked.

Protect This File?
Yes
No

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Add effect to an image

Note: The menu character will be displayed in grey if its function can not be

activated in current mode.

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Resize function:

The image size selected

must be smaller than the size
of current photo.

Press Shutter key can stop

the recoding;

Add Voice Memo for image:
The time of Voice Memo can be recorded about 30s only

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Play JPG (with voice memo) file

1 Select the photo with added voice memo at

playback mode by direction key;

2 Press OK key to start playing the selected jpg (with

voice memo) file:

3 Press up key to pause/resume playing, Press OK

key to stop playing,

Note: A photo of your choice can be used as the start-up image; the “My Image” function
in setup mode must be activated.

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12 Setup mode:
Press MENU key at preview or playback mode and then press direction of Right

key once will enter Setup mode. You can choose the menu item by Up or Down key,
Press OK key to confirm and press MENU key back or exit.

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Note:
1 The files stored in card will be lost due to format operation, please backup

the data before formatting the memory card.

2 The “My image” menu can be activated while you had set “Start-up Image”

function.

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Application to PC

1 Connect to PC

Please install the drive program first before connecting the camera to the computer.
The camera default USB mode is MSDC,

 Turn on the camera power.
 Connect the 4PIN end of the USB line to the available USB port on the computer.

 Connect the other end (5PIN) to the USB port on the camera.

Download files from the camera to the computer: When the removable disc function
of the camera is used, The Removable Disk icon will appear in the window of “My
Computer”. The photos/video files you have shot are saved in the file folder \ DCIM\
100MEDIA in the removable disc. Select the shot/recorded files in the file folder
"100MEDIA". Copy (or drag by using the mouse) the files to the file folder in the hard
disc in which you are going to save your files.

Note: Windows ME or higher does not require the MSDC installation driver.

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3 Driver Installation

Install the software driver program according to the following steps before application.
Note: Do not connect the camera and computer USB port before installing the driver to

the computer to prevent driver installation error.
◎ Software installation interface

1. Insert the installation CD;

2. The system will run the installation program in CD automatically, and the
screen will present the following window as shown below:

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 (If your optical driver has no auto execution or close auto execution function,

please directly click and run autorun.exe program located at the CD root
directory.)

 For Windows Vista, the following window will pop up when the system

automatically executes the installer in the CD. Please click Run
SoftwareInstaller.exe to continue.

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Driver installation

Click “Driver” button, and complete the installation as per the wizard. Then, reboot

the computer.

Note: For Windows Vista, the following window will pop up when installing the software.
Please click to continue.

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Please restart the PC after installation.
The driver program is suitable to the operating system of Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000,

Windows ME, Windows XP and Windows Vista. If the following window appears, please
click “Yes” button to continue with the installation.

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Hint: In Windows 98SE operation system, if it is required to play the video

record, please install Video Impression first. With the help of the
DirectX9 module in the Video Impression, the video shot by the camera
will be successfully played on the computer.

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3 Operation instructions on attached software
Installation and Operation of Photo Impression 5:

Installing the PhotoImpression5:

Please put the installation CD contained in the accessories into the CD-ROM of the PC, windows will

display below picture:

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Click button and finish the installation step by step according to the
indications.

Note: For Windows Vista, the following windows will pop up when installing the software.
Please click to continue.

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Please restart your PC after installation.

Running the PhotoImpression5:

Double-click the icon on the desktop, or run Photo Impression 5 in
“Start>Programs”.

The following window will pop up when opening PhotoImpression5. Please left-click the
center of the window to close it. Photo Impression can be opened after the window is
closed.

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After opening the Photo Impression, “Get Photo” window will appear.

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Select the desired image from “Get Photo” window, and you will find the image is
displayed at the central area of the window. After that, you can select the image to edit.

Detailed operation method of Photo Impression can be referred to "Help" of the program
(as shown in the following figure).

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Installation and Operation of Video Impression 2:
Installing Video Impression 2:

Click button and finish the installation step by step according to the
indications.
Note: For Windows Vista, the following windows will pop up when installing the software.
Please click to continue.

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Please restart your PC after installation.
Running the VideoImpression 2:

Double-click the icon on the desktop, or open Video Impression 2 in
“Start>Programs”.

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Detailed operation method of Video Impression 2 can be referred to “Help” of the program

(as shown in the following figure).

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Trouble Shooting

If you problems installing the software or trouble uploading your photographs and videos
then please try the following: Please note that the Nero Digital Camera can be used
without the software provided.

1. After installation of software, turn your computer off and then on again before
uploading your data.

2. For Photos: If the ‘Camera/ Scanner’ icon is not highlighted in the ‘Get Photo from’
window (page 42 of the instructions) then the files may be opened by using the

‘Folder’ icon. If you click on this icon then go into ‘My Computer’ on the left side of

the page, the camera will show as a ‘Removable Disk’. Click on this and a preview

of your images will appear in the window. (Please see images below)

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3. For Video: If the ‘Capture from Device’ icon does not work when creating a new
video, then click off of the error message and the videos from your camera will
automatically appear in the window. If the videos do not appear then you can open

your video files by going to the ‘file’ tab at the top of the page and opening ‘My

Computer’

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4. The images and videos from your Nero camera will be compatible with the existing
Photo & Video Editing software on your computer.

5. Images and video can be automatically uploaded to your PC by attaching the
camera to your computer via the USB cable and switching the camera on. A window
will appear which will allow you to open or save files from your camera.

6. If the Nero camera is being used with an Apple Mac, it is not necessary to use the
CD-ROM to download images & video, just connect the camera via the USB cable
as point.

For Technical help and support please contact the manufacturer: Email:
[e-mail]

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Technical Parameters

Image sensor

5.0 Mega Pixels(CMOS)

Function mode

Video record, Shoot photo and Voice record, playback, Mass
storage and PC camera

Lens

F2.8 f=9.3mm

Focal distance

15cm~25cm (Macro) / 140cm~infinity (standard mode)

Digital zoom

4×

Shutter

Electronic shutter

LCD display screen

2.4〞TFT LCD(240x320dot)

Picture resolution

2592x1944, 2048×1536, 1280x1024

Video record
resolution

VGA: 640x480(30/15fps), QVGA: 320×240(30/15fps)

White balance

Auto/manual: Daylight, cloudy, Tungsten and Fluoresce

Exposure

Automatic/manual (-2.0EV~+2.0EV, 0.3EV/step)

Self-shoot timer

2/10 seconds delay

File format

Video

AVI

Photo

JPEG

Voice WAV

Memory medium

SD/MMC/SDHC card (maximum supports 16GB)

USB interface

High Speed USB 2.0 interface

Power supply

Battery: 4×AAA alkaline 1.5V

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Dimensions
(L×W×H)

114mm × 42mm ×62mm

Weight

Not including battery: 150 grams

Standard packing

Camera User’s Manual CD USB Cable TV cable

Giani Ltd
POST CODE: M34 5DW

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