User manual AIPTEK POCKETDV 5700

[. . . ] Much investment in time and effort has gone into its development, and it is our hope that it will give you many years of trouble-free service. Safety Notice 1. Do not drop, puncture or disassemble the camera; otherwise the warranty will be voided. Do not expose the camera to high temperature or leave it in direct sunlight. For your own safety, avoid using the camera when there is a storm or lightning. [. . . ] Select ( ) only for close-ups. 2 Use the joystick to zoom in or zoom out the screen. For details on the flash mode and white balance options, see the "Advanced Operations" section. Adjust other settings if necessary. Zoom in Flash mode Zoom out White Balance mode Adjust other advanced settings if necessary. For details on connecting the camera to your PC, see page 31. 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. To take advantage of the removable disk function, Windows 98SE users may need to install the accessory driver. See page 29-30 for details on the installation. 17 Playing MP3 music (continued) Playing music in MP3 mode 1 Press the Mode button and basic operations use the joystick to select the MP3 ( ) mode. Then press the center of the joystick to enter. MP3 mode 2 Operations in MP3 mode: How to. . . Shift between tracks Start playing Pause/Resume playing Adjust sound volume Stop playing Action Use the joystick to move up or down. During playing/While paused, press the center of the joystick or the Play/Pause ( ) button. During playing, press the Menu button. 18 Connecting the camera to a TV Connect your camera and TV via the accessory AV cable for real-time display. You can display your video clips, still pictures, and audio recordings directly on your TV, sharing them with your friends and family. basic operations TV AV-Mode Video Audio TV-out 1 Turn on your TV and switch the TV to AV mode. 5 Connect the other end of the AV cable to your camera. 19 Advanced Operations Menu operation The menu items provide several options for you to fine-tune your camera functions. The following table gives details on menu operations. advanced operations How to. . . Bring up the menu Move the highlight bar Enter sub-menu/ Confirm an item Exit menu/Go back to upper menu Action Press the Menu button. Press the Menu button (when in sub-menu). Menu illustration Menu title Menu icon Highlight bar Menu item Information bar 20 Menu items in Camera mode Power-on Press the Menu button. Item Option Description Set picture resolution to 1280x960. photos. advanced operations 1M Resolution 3M 5M Date Stamp On Print a date mark on each picture. Off Disable date mark. Stabilizer On Minimize blur caused by hand shake. Off Disable stabilizer. 21 Menu items in Camera mode (continued) Item Option Description The camera automatically adjusts white balance. This setting is suitable for outdoor recording in sunny weather. This setting is suitable for recording in cloudy weather or shady environments. This setting is suitable for indoor recording with fluorescent lamp lighting, or environments with high color temperature. This setting is suitable for indoor recording with incandescent lamp lighting, or environments with low color temperature. Image histogram displays on the screen. Disable histogram. Auto advanced operations Sunny WB Cloudy Fluorescent Tungsten On Histogram Off Auto Flashlight The flash automatically fires when the lighting is insufficient. On The flash is forced to fire in every shot. Off The flash is disabled. 22 Menu items in Camera mode (continued) Item Option Description Normal Effect Make recordings in natural color. advanced operations B&W Make recordings in black and white. Classic Make recordings in sepia-toned color. Exposure -2~+2 Manually adjust the exposure to gain better effect when the preview image appears too bright or too dark. A positive value indicates the image will be brighter than usual; while a negative value makes the image dimmer. Selftimer On Enable the selftimer. After the selftimer is turned on, the camera will have ten seconds delay before recording when the Shutter button is pressed. Off Disable selftimer. On Icon Off Enable OSD (on screen display) icons to display on the screen. Disable OSD icons. Set the video resolution to VGA (640x480 pixels). Video VGA QVGA Set the video resolution to QVGA (320x240 pixels). 23 Menu items in Playback mode Power-on Press the Mode button Enter the Playback ( mode Press the Menu button. Item Option Description ) advanced operations One All Cancel Delete current file. Cancel action. Delete Slide Show - The camera displays images in sequence. Only JPEG pictures and the first frames of MPEG files will be displayed. You can press the Enter button to stop the slide show. Print current image when connected with a PictBridge-ready printer. [. . . ] If the camera stays idle for over one minute, the LCD screen will automatically shut down to save power. Can not take pictures or video clips when pressing the Shutter or Record button. The LCD screen displays "MEMORY ERROR" or "CARD ERROR" message. Re-install the batteries. The camera can not be powered on normally. The camera is still powered on, but the LCD screen does not display. Press any button except the power button to reactivate the display. [. . . ]