User manual AIPTEK POCKETDV 5100

[. . . ] For your own safety, avoid using the camera when there is a storm or lightning. Remove the battery during long periods between usage, as a deteriorated battery may affect the functionality of the camera. Keep the camera out of the reach of infants. 1 Table of Contents Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Safety Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] See the section "Advanced Operations" on page 22 for more information. 13 Recording a video clip (continued) 3 Press the Record button to start recording. Timer 00:00:07 2. 0 0008 4 Press the Record button again to stop recording. 14 Taking a still picture 1 Adjust the focus. Set the Focus Switch to an appropriate setting. Normally, you should set the focus to ( ) for most filming conditions. 70cm ~ (28" ~ ) 50cm ~ 70cm (20" ~ 28") 2 Zooming Zoom in Use the Zoom button or Up/Down key to zoom in or zoom out the screen. See the section "Advanced Operations" on page 22 for more information. Zoom out 3 Press the Shutter button to take a still picture. 15 Recording a voice clip 1 Press the Mode button and use the Direction buttons to select the Voice ( key to enter. Then press the OK 2 Press the Record button to start recording. Avoid blocking the microphone Before or during recording, you can move the Direction buttons toward left or right to adjust microphone sensibility, thus setting the sound volume of the recording. 3 When you are done, press the Record button again to stop recording. 16 Recording TV program or DVD The advanced MPEG-4 digital video recording technology allowes you to record TV program via AV-IN cable. TV 1 AV-Mode 5 2 Audio Video 3 4 AV-IN 1 Turn on your TV or DVD player. 2 Connect the AV cable to the AV-Out terminal on the TV or DVD player. (Normally, it's not necessary to switch the mode, please refer to the User's Manual of the TV or DVD player. ) There are two resolution settings available for recording videos: VGA (640x480) and QVGA (320x240). The recording time for the 1GB memory card can last approximately 1 hour. 2 Copy files to the camera. Turn on the camera, and connect the camera to a PC using the USB cable. For details on connecting the camera to your PC, see page 34. After the camera is connected to the PC, double-click on My Computer and you will find a removable disk. Create a "MP3" folder in the removable disk, and then you can copy MP3 files into the folder for playing. For MP3 files MP3 files must be placed in the "MP3" folder for playing. Cancel action. One All Cancel Print * If there is no files in the camera, no items will be seen. Before using the Print command in the menu, you need to connect the camera to a PictBridge compatible printer via the accessory USB cable. See page 31 for more details on connecting a printer. 27 Menu items in MP3 mode Power-on Press the Mode button Enter the MP3 ( mode Press the Menu button. Item Delete One Cancel Delete current track. Description ) Menu items in Voice mode Power-on Press the Mode button Enter the Voice ( mode Press the Menu button. Item Delete One Delete All Description Delete current voice recording. Delete all voice recordings. ) 28 Menu items in Setting mode Power-on Press the Mode button Enter the Setting ( mode Press the Menu button. Item 30 ) Option Description Date & Time - Set date and time. Beep On Enable beep sound. Off Disable beep sound. Flicker 50Hz Set flicker frequency to 50Hz. For settings reference, see page 48. Set TV system compatibility to NTSC. This option is suitable for America, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea areas. Set TV system compatibility to PAL. This option is suitable for Germany, England, Italy, Netherlands, China, Japan, and Hong Kong. 60Hz TV-out NTSC PAL On Icon Off Enable OSD icons to display on the screen. A positive value makes the LCD brighter; while a negative value makes the LCD dimmer. Yes Format No Format the storage medium. Cancel action. 29 Menu items in Setting mode (continued) Item Option Z Z Description Z Off Disable Auto-off function. Auto Off 1 min The camera automatically shuts down when staying inactive for over 1 minute. 3 min The camera automatically shuts down when staying inactive for over 3 minutes. The camera automatically shuts down when staying inactive for over 5 minutes. 5 min - Language Lets you select the language used for OSD. Cancel action. Yes Default No Menu Camera USB Mode Disk Printer On Start Movie Off When connected to a PC, the camera displays a menu for you to choose a desired connection mode. When connected to a PC, the camera automatically enters Camera (PC camera) mode. [. . . ] Please change the SD/MMC card or delete some files to free some memory space. The camera is performing a setting action. 48 Appendix:A Storage Capacity Memory Flash memory (16MB for storage) SD/MMC card (128MB) SD/MMC card (256MB) SD/MMC card (512MB) SD/MMC card (1GB) Video (min. ) VGA 2 6 12 24 48 QVGA 7 22 44 88 176 Audio (min. ) Maximum 15 90 190 380 760 Still picture Memory 8 Mega-pixel camera 8M Flash memory (16MB for storage) SD/MMC card (128MB) SD/MMC card (256MB) SD/MMC card (512MB) SD/MMC card (1GB) 20 130 260 520 1040 5M 30 210 420 840 1680 3M 50 300 600 1200 2400 6 Mega-pixel camera 6M 25 170 340 680 1360 3M 50 300 600 1200 2400 1M 170 1000 2000 4000 8000 Note: The actual value of capacity may vary (up to ± 30%) depending on the color saturation and complexity of your subject and surroundings. 49 Appendix:A Battery Life Indicator Icon Description Full battery life Moderate battery life Low battery life * If the indicator turns red, flash strobe is disabled. (white) Empty battery life Note: To avoid sudden outage of power supply, you are recommended to replace the battery when the icon indicates low battery life. Battery Life Still picture Number of shots 290 * shoot every 30 seconds ** flash is on *** resolution is set to 2816x2112 pixels Video clip Recording time (minute) 90 * resolution is set to VGA (640x480 pixels) Note: This table is for your reference only. The actual battery life depends on your battery type and recharge level. 50 Appendix:B Instruction for ArcSoft MediaConverterTM Introduction ArcSoft MediaConverter is a powerful all-in-one multimedia file converter. This utility quickly and effortlessly converts photo, video, and music files into formats optimized for use on your portable device. [. . . ]