User manual VIVITAR DVR480

[. . . ] DVR 480 Digital Helmet Camcorder User Manual © 2009-2011 Sakar International, Inc. Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies. Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What’s Included . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] b) Stick double ended sticky pad to the mount and then to the helmet. See above for the 2 ways to mount your camcorder with the sticker fix. 9 Main Camera Mode Video Capture Mode Use this mode to capture videos with your digital camcorder. To take a video, aim your camcorder as desired and press the "Record" (REC) button to start the recording. The LCD monitor displays the recorded time while the recording is in progress. To stop the recording, press the "Record" (REC) button again. The captured video is automatically saved to the SD memory card. To change the video resolution, press the "MODE" button. The LCD monitor displays your selected resolution. 10 Using your Helmet Camcorder Turning Power On and Off 1. Press the POWER button to turn on the camcorder. Press the POWER button again to turn the power off. This camcorder will automatically turns off 60 seconds after the last control accessed. Press the POWER button to turn on the camcorder. Display on the LCD screen When the Helmet camcorder is power on, the following icons display on the LCD screen: Recording Movie Clips 1. Start recording:  Press the REC button to start recording.  The LCD monitor displays the recorded time. Finish recording:  Press the REC button again to stop recording.  The camcorder stops recording automatically when the memory capacity is full. Setting the resolution 1. Press the MODE button to change the resolution. Each time the MODE button is pressed the icon on the LCD screen is changed. 11 VGA: The video clip size is higher and the quality is better when the resolution is VGA than that is QVGA. QVGA: The length of recording is longer when the resolution is QVGA than when the resolution is VGA. 12 Technical Specifications Image Sensor Video Resolution File Format External Memory LCD Display Lens Shutter Speed Focus Range Interface System Requirements CMOS Sensor VGA (640X480) / QVGA (320X240) AVI External - SD and MMC card compatible (up to 16GB) Illumination: 100-16000 (lux) F=3. 0 f=3. 6 Electronic shutter 1. 5M to infinity USB 2. 0 Windows XP (SP3), Vista (SP1) or 7 Mac OSX v10. 5. x and above 1/2-1/2000 s Battery 2 x AA batteries (Alkaline batteries recommended. ) 13 Computer System Requirements WINDOWS To be able to download videos to your PC, you will need the following minimum configuration:           Microsoft® Windows XP with Service Pack 3, Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 or Windows 7 Pentium® 4 processor (or above)
 512 MB of RAM, with 250 MB of free hard disk space
 16-bit Color monitor, 1024 X 768 recommended screen resolution
 CD-ROM Drive QuickTime® 6 or higher
 Microsoft® Internet Explorer 7 or higher Windows Media Player 10 or higher
 DirectX 9 or higher Internet connection required MACINTOSH To be able to download videos to your Macintosh, you will need the following minimum configuration:      Intel processor running Mac OS X v10. 5. x or later 256 MB RAM, 250 MB free hard disk space Display: 1024 x 768 or higher-resolution monitor QuickTime® 6 or higher Internet connection required 14 Installing the Software You must be connected to the internet to install and run the Vivitar Experience Image Manager software. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. The installation screen should automatically open. 2. On PC: The Vivitar Experience Image Manager Installer window appears. If the window does not appear, open the application’s CD/DVD drive and click on “Setup. exe” to launch the installer. On Macintosh: Click the icon that appears on the desktop to install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager. [. . . ] We recommend that you copy the videos into the Movies folder. Do not disconnect the cable during transfer. Doing so will cancel the transfer of any files on their way to your computer. will display on the Using a Card Reader 1. [. . . ]