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SET
Identifying the Parts
LCD Introduction
DC500 Digital
Video Recorder
Quick Guide
Identifying the Parts
A
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2
3
1. Speaker 2. Front LED 3. Microphone
4. Shutter 5. Zoom 6. Power button
7. Lens (Macro/Normal) 8. Flash Light
Identifying the Parts
B
1
2
3
1. Status LED (Power On)
Note:with usb connected the LED will go out
2. LCD Viewfinder
3. Panel
4. Battery/SD/MMC Cover
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5
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2
1. USB Port 2. SD/MMC card Slot
3. Earphone jack 4. AV out
5. Battery Slot (AA)
Panel Introduction
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2
3
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1. Menu
2. Display
3. Exit/Stop
4. Back/Down/Self-timer
5. Next/Up/Resolution
6. Video/Camera/Voice/MP3 Mode Switch
7. Record/Playback Mode Switch
8. Play/Pause/Enter
9. V olume/Hold (P ress 2 Sec.)
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2
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1. Battery Indicator
2. Memory Card / Card Lock Indicator
( / )
3. Resolution (Fine/Normal/Economic) Indicator
( / / )
4. Mode Indicator
( / / / )
5. Self-timer Indicator
6. Macro / Normal Indicator
( / )
7. Flash Light (On/Auto/Off) Indicator
( / )
8. Attach Date Indicator
9. Attach V oice Indicator
10. Picture Counter
11. R epeat (One/All) Indicator (MP3 only)
( / )
12. Hold Indicator
13. Guide Line Indicator
14. Night Shot Indicator
15. Quick Review Indicator
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Operation Guide
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USB connected
Power On
MODE SWITCH FUNCTION
Video Record Mode
Camera Record Mode
Voice Record Mode
MP3 Mode
PLAYBACK Mode
PC Camera Mode Mass Storage Mode
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PLAYBACK MODE
PLAYBACK mode
Basic playback
Advanced playback
(Press it
Repeatedly)
Play
Pause
Fast-forward/Next
Fast-backward/Back
Stop
Preview in Single View
Hide the Information
Preview in Multiple View
Quick Search forward
Quick Search backward
B
QUALITY SWITCH FUNCTION
Fine quality
Video Record
mode
Normal quality
Economic quality
Fine resolution
Camera Record
mode
Normal resolution
Economic resolution
Standard quality
Voice Record
mode
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For Video and Camera mode (While pressing the button repeatedly)
DISPLAY FUNCTION
Long time
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MENU FUNCTION
MENU Function
(Record
Status)
(Set items)
Flash Light
Digital Effect
Night Shot
Quick Review
Attach V oice
Information
Attach Date
Date
Time
Beep
Auto-Off
NTSC/PAL
50Hz/60Hz
Slide Show
OFF, On, Auto (DSC only)
OFF, SEPIA, B&W, MOSAIC
OFF, ON
OFF, ON
OFF, ON
OFF, ON
OFF, ON
00.00.00 (DD.MM.YY)
00.00.00 (HH.MM.SS)
OFF, ON
OFF, 1 Min, 2 Min, 5 Min
NTSC, PAL
60Hz, 50Hz
Guide LineLCD On LCD Off LCD On
For Voice and MP3 mode (While pressing the button repeatedly)
LCD On LCD Off LCD On
(PLAYBACK
Status)
Repeat
Rotate
Delete
Format
DPS
OFF, One, All (MP3 only)
ROT ATE 0, 90, 180, 270
Delete One, Delete All
Works only with Direct Connection
to printer.
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How to take Videos, Pictures and Record Voice Messages.
Taking your first movie
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1. Power on the Camera.
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3. Press Zoom-in or Zoom-out to frame your picture.
4. Press the shutter to start recording.
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2. Press the Function Button FUNC to switch to
Video Mode (DV).
Zoom in or Zoom out
Taking your first picture
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1. Power on the Camera.
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3. Press Zoom-in or Zoom-out to frame your picture.
4. Press the shutter to take a picture.
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2. Press the Function Button FUNC to switch to
Picture Mode (DSC).
Zoom in or Zoom out
5. Press the shutter again to stop recording.
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1. Power on the Camera.
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3. Press the shutter to start recording.
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4. P ress the shutter again to stop recording.
2. Press the Function Button FUNC to switch
to V oice Mode (DVR).
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1. Hold the camera steady or use a tripod to get the sharpest picture.
2. Make sure you are at least 24 inches from your subject.
3. In low light situations you can change to a longer exposure by following
these steps:
Step 1. Press the menu button .
Step 2. Use the Up/Down Arrow to scroll to the night shot icon .
Step 3. Press the the play/select button to turn on the night shot mode.
4. You can playback and record any data either within your inserted memory
card or the built-in internal memory. (It is not available for using these
various memories at the same time.)
Estimated Image Capacity for Different Memory Cards
DC500
32 MB
64 MB
128 MB
256 MB
512 MB
Picture Fine
2336x1752
59
114
234
462
939
Picture High
2048x1536
95
183
374
740
1501
Picture Low
1024x768
495
950
1943
3837
7781
Video High
640x480
3 min
7 min
13 min
24 min
51 min
Video Medium
352x288
4 min
9 min
17 min
37 min
1 H 10 min
Video Low
320x240
7 min
15 min
29 min
59 min
1 H 51 min
Voice
Fine
22 min
42 min
1 H 25 min
2 H 50 min
5 H 40 min
Voice
Normal
44 min
1 H 25 min
2 H 50 min
5 H 40 min
11 H 30 min
*We have included this convenient quick guide to help with the basic operations. For more detail on the different functions and operations please see the printed manual.
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How to View, Playback, and Transfer files and MP3’s.
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Windows ME/2000/XP – No Driver Required:
1. Connect the camera to the PC (see illustration).
2. Power on the Camera.
USB Cable
USB Port
Windows 98 SE – Driver Required:
1. Put the installation CD in your CD-Rom drive* first.
2. Follow the onscreen instructions for installation
3. Reboot the PC.
4. Connect the camera to the PC (see illustration)
5. Power on the camera
*If installation does not start automatically:
1. Right-click the Start button, and then choose Explore.
2. Right-click the letter for your CD-ROM drive (often D:), and then choose Explore.
3. Double-click run.exe and then follow the onscreen instructions.
1. Press the Playback Button to switch to Playback mode.
2. The information of the selected file will show on the LCD.
The selected file num-
The Mode of the
selected file
ber / The total files
number
The time of the
selected file
3. Press BACK or NEXT to scroll thru your pictures, videos and sound
files.
Note: To Playback MP3 files you must first press the function button FUNC until
you are in the MP3 mode, then press the Play/Select button to playback.
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This device can connect to other
consumer electronic devices such
as TV, VCR or DVD Recorder by
using the included A / V cable.
To connect the camera to other
devices follow these steps:
1. Connect the A / V Cable to this
device.
2. Connect the Video (yellow) con nector to the Video Input (yel low) jack of the device.
3. Connect the Audio (red and
white) connectors to the R and
L Audio Input (red and white)
jacks of the device.
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Copy MP3 files from your PC to your camera:
1. Locate the desired MP3 files on your
computer that you wish to Transfer.
2. Select the desired files and then click
on “Edit” and select “Copy”.
3. Connect the USB cable between this
device and the computer.
4.
Removable Disk (E:) MP3
5. Double click on
“Removable Disk”
icon to open.
*If there is no MP3 Folder, turn on the camera and press the function button FUNC
until you get to the MP3 Mode. This will automatically create the MP3 Folder for you.
Now you may transfer your MP3 files to this folder by starting back at step 6 above.
Windows 98SE/ME/2000:
Double click “My Computer” Icon on the Windows Desktop.
Windows XP:
Select “Open Folder to view files using Windows Explorer”
and click “OK”.
6. Double click on
“MP3” Folder to
7. Click on “Edit” then
select “Paste”.
open.*
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Copy files from your camera to your PC:
1. Connect the USB
cable between
this device and
the computer.
2.
3. Double click on
the Removable
Disk folder to
open.
Windows 98SE/ME/2000:
Double click “My Computer” Icon on the
Windows Desktop
Windows XP:
Select “Open Folder to view files using
Windows Explorer” and click “OK”.
4. Double click on
the Dcim folder
to open.
USB Cable
USB Port
100mediaDcimRemovable Disk (E:)
5. Double click on
the 100media
folder to open.
6. Follow the Drag and Drop method to copy
the files to your computer.
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For Single Files:
1. Click a file to highlight it.
2. Hold down the left mouse button.
3. Drag the file to a folder of your choice.
4. Release the left mouse button.
For Multiple or All Files:
1. Click and hold down the left mouse button
to highlight the desired files and drag to
the folder of your choice. Release the left
mouse button.
2. To move all images at once, click Edit,
select all.
To Reuse Your Memory:
After you copy the files to your computer, you
can now delete the selected file or files from
the camera so you can clear and reuse the
internal memory or memory card.
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