SHUOYING DV1100SA User Manual

Digital Camcorder

User Manual

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Introduction

Congratul ations on your purchase of this digit al video camera. Before using the camera,
please read this user manual carefully. With this digital video camera you can take both
video clips and still photos. The illustrations in this user manual are to visually detail the
operation of the digital video camera.

Notice for use
General:

1. Never open the housing of the digital video camera as some parts may cause an electrical
shock.

2. Moisture, extreme pressure and overheating may damage this digital video camera.

Memory and storage:

1. SD/MMC/SDHC cards are compatible with this camera, with a maximum capacity of
16GB.

2. When buyin g a SD/MMC/SDHC card, take the digital vid eo camera with you to ensure
compatibility.

3. When a SD/MMC/SDHC card is inserted, the internal memory of the digital video camera
will not function.

4. The card slot has a write-protect switch, which can be used to prevent accid ental deletion
of data. When this switch is pushed to the bottom and locked, the data in the card will be
protected. However, w hen the car d is in w rit e-p rot ect st ate, it cann ot b e used for shoo ting or
deleting, etc.

5. W hen storin g document s using th e int ernal mem ory or the m em ory c ar d, make sur e that
the size of the d ocuments does not exceed the capacity of the memory.

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Maintenance and care:

1. To clean the lens, first blow away dust on its surface, th en use cloth or tissue to wipe the
lens. If necessary, use lens cleanser.

2. Avoid touching the lens with your fingers.

3. When left idle for long periods, remove the batteries fr om your digital video camera and
store in a dry an d dark pl ace.

Miscellaneous:

1. When switching video output between L CD display and video devic es, be sure to exit from
the ‘play’ or ‘record’ stat e.

2. This digital video camera is suitable for environments between 0 °- 40 ° C or 32 °-104 ° F.
Never keep the digital video camera in extrem ely high temperatures, such as a c ar parked in
the sun. Never keep the digital video c amera in damp or moist places. In order to prevent
the digital video c amera from condensation, when moving from a cold to a warm place, be
sure to keep it in sealed plastic bag, and open the bag and take it out when the camera
reaches th e in door t emperat ur e.

3. TV programs, m ovies, music, images and other resources may be protected by copyright;
therefore, without prior permission, the shooting/use of these resources may violat e
copyright l aws and regul ations related. Please note that the resources un der the protection
of copyright can be used within the permission of related l aws and regulations.

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System requirements

When operating and using this digital video camera, be sure the computer you are using
meets some basic requirements. Doing so will allow you to operate the camera to its full
functionality. Below are the requirements:

Operation System Microsoft Windows 98, 2000,XP, Vista, Windows 7
CPU Above Intel PIII667 or CPU of equal performance
Memory Above 128 MB
Sound card and display card DirectX8 or above.
CD-ROM 4× speed or above
Hard Disk 1 GB space above useable
Other One standard USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 port

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Getting to know your camera

1. Appearance and Buttons

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1. Power Key

2. SD/MMC SDHC Card Slot

3.Microphone

4.Lens

5.Busy indicator

6.Speaker

7. USB Switch

8.USB Connector

9.LCD panel

10.Set Key

11.Mode Key

12. Right Key

13. Confirm/OK key

14.UP key

15.Down key

16.Left key

2. Basic operation

2.1 Installing the battery

Slide down the back cover and insert three new AAA alkaline batteries. Align with correct

pol arity of battery t erm in als. Close t he back cov er.

2.2 Using a SD/MMC/SDHC card

Turn your camcorder OFF before inserting / removing the SD Card.

Insert a memory card into the SD/MCC/SDHC card slot. Push it down until the card stays

latched. Do not force – check card’s position according to the position m ark on the

camera.

Push and release inserted card if you wish t o remove or replace the card.

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- Note that the SD Card has a tiny LOCK switch on the side. Set the

switch to the un-LOCK positi on to store recorded videos and still

pictures.

2.3 Powering on/off

In the power-off state, press and hold the power key to power on the

camera.

In the power-on state, press the power key to power off the camera.

In the power-on state, let the camera idle for 1 minutedefaultto power off the camera

aut omatic all y.

In power-on state, when the battery level is very low, the camera will turn off after several

seconds and you must replace the battery.

2.4 Menu Setting
Under pictur e taking/recording mode,press "SET" key to open set menu and then press the
up/down/left/right key to select menu. Press OK or right key to enter the submenu. W hen
selecting menu, the background of the selected menu option will be displayed in blue.

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Date and time setting

Press t he SET key to open t he men u and then press t he left and ri ght ke y to e nter settin g menu. Press the

down key to select “date and time” menu option and press OK key to enter setting window.

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2.4 Change mode

After power on, it will enter video record mode, press "Mode" key to change mode among

video record, still camera and playback.

2.5 Video record

Your camera will power on in the video record mode. To record a video press the

Confirm/OK key to start video recording. Timing began to appear red w ords on the right

top of the screen.The time While recording, press the Confirm/OK key again to stop

recording.

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In the video record modeyou can use the zoom feature by pressing the up or down key

zoom s in or out on the im ag e befor e you rec or d or while y ou are r ecording.While it i s

zooming, you can find the zoom rate on the bottom of the screen.

2.7 Still camera

Press the Mode key to switch from video mode to still camera mode. In still camera mode,

press Confirm/OK key t o take a picture, by pressing the up or down key you can zoom in

or out on th e image.

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2.8 Playback videos or photos

Press the mode key to change modes, from video mode to still photo mode, to playback

mode. Once in playback mode, press the ◄ key or ► key to select the desired file.

When playing a video file press the Confirm/OK key to begin playing, press and hold the

up or down key t o increase or decrease the volum e. Press the Confirm/OK key to pause

and resume playing. Press the Mode key to stop playing the video.

When vi ewi ng a Stil l phot o pr ess the up key or d own key to zoom in or o ut on the image.

While zooming, pressing the Confirm/OK key can enter pan mode. At this time you can

press the direction key to move the photo to view in LCD.You will find a red icon of "" if it is

a vid eo.

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2.9 Delete files

In playback m ode, press the Set key onc e to display “Delete File?

press left or right key to select ALL, YES or NO, press the Confirm/OK key to confirm the

action.

(ALL/YES/NO)”, then

3. Connect t o PC

3.1 Turn the camcorder on. Slide the USB switch up to extend the USB connector.

3.2 Insert the camera’s USB connector into computer’s USB port, the screen of the camcorder

will show "MSDC"(as following picture)

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4. Download files from the camera to PC

4.1 After connecting to a computer go to "My Computer” and open the "Removable Disk." The
videos will be saved in the \DCIM\ 100MEDIA folder in the removable disk. Choose the
desired video in the 100MEDIA
choice in the computer. If using an SD card there will be 2 removable disks, one for the
internal mem ory and the other for the SD card.

4.2 You

4.3 ArcSoft

can use ArcSoft Video Impression t o edit videos.

Video Impression can be installed from the CD included.

folder and copy (drag with mouse) it into a folder of your

▲ Open USB port ▲Connect camera to a PC without cable

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Application of Attached ArcSoft MediaImpression:

1. Introduction interface for software installation

Put the CD attached into the CD-ROM of the computer, and then the followi ng menu will
appear:

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If the CD driver does not automatically start, please double click the autorun.exe program under

the root directory of the CD.

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2. MediaImpression Installation and Use:
Install MediaImpression:

Click “Install MediaImpression” button and complete the installation as per the tips.

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After installation, please restart the comput er.

Run MediaImpression :

Dou ble cli ck t he icon on the desktop or follow “Start → Programs” to open

MediaImpression.

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After starting MediaImpression, click “Import” to import the media.

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Choose the video camera storage and choose the output location.

Choose require file and click import. The selected file will be stored in the output location.

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Click “Go to start page” to return to the main screen. Click “Video” or “All media” to use the
“YouTu be” function.

Choose the file and click “Upload to YouTube”.

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Enter your username and password to login t o YouTube to execute your upload.

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Product specifications:

Image sensor 0.3 Mega Pixels

Function mode Video Recorder, Still camera, Playback

Lens

Digital Zoom 4×

Shutter Electronic

LCD display 1.77 inch TFT Display

Resolution

White balance Automatic

Exposure Automatic

File format (Video)AVI, (Photo)JPG

Vide o out N/A

Storage media

USB port USB 2.0 port

Dimension (LxWxH) 114mm × 58mm × 23mm

F2.8, f=3.8mm

Video: VGA (640x480) @30fps;QVGA(320x240)@30fps
Still photo: default to 0.3M (640x480);
1MP(1024x768)

SD/MMC/SDHC card(max. 8GB)(2GB memory card
included)

int erpolated to

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FCC Warning:

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two

conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept

any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

NOTE: changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for

compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,

pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable

protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,

uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with

the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is

no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does

cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning

the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or

more of the following measures:

-- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

-- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

-- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver

is connected.

-- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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