User manual AIPTEK A-HD

[. . . ] Welcome: Dear user, thanks for purchasing this product. 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. Avoid all contact with water, and dry hands before using. [. . . ] When done, press OK to confirm the setting. 4 Reading LCD indicators 00:00:05 00:06:40 1 Mode icon Video resolution Picture resolution Macro mode Battery life Zoom ratio indicator SD card inserted Remaining recordable time While Balance mode Exposure mode Flash mode Histogram mode Selftimer mode NightShot mode Recording time The LCD will display 16:9 ratio while setting as HD (720P) video resolution. The LCD will display 4:3 ratio while setting as D1 (480P) or CIF video resolution. (Please refer to the page 7 for more detailed instructions. ) 5 Basic Operations Recording a video clip 1. Set the focus to an appropriate setting. Normally, you may set the focus to ( ) for most filming conditions. Note: Please make sure your memory card is inserted before recording. 50cm ~ (20" ~ ) 30cm ~ 50cm (12" ~ 20") Zoom in 2. Move the Zoom button up or down to zoom in or zoom out the screen. Press the Record button to start recording. Press the Record button again to stop recording. Zoom out The zoom function is also available during recording It's normal that the camcorder will feel slightly warm with continuous use / recording due to its high performance. 6 Taking a still picture 1. Set the focus to an appropriate setting. Normally, you may set the focus to ( ) for most filming conditions. Note: Please make sure your memory card is inserted before recording. 50cm ~ (20" ~ ) Zoom in 30cm ~ 50cm (12" ~ 20") 2. Move the Zoom button up or down to zoom in or zoom out the screen. Adjust other advanced settings if necessary. Zoom out 3. Press the Shutter button to take a still picture. Due to the sensor capture feature, the LCD preview and ratio of still picture capture will vary depending upon different video resolution settings. The image capture of the camera is set where as video resolutions are different. Video resolution HD(1280x720) Preview 16:9 ratio Taking pictures and focusing 4:3 ratio D1(720x480) CIF(352x288) 4:3 ratio 4:3 ratio Recording a voice clip 1. Press the MODE key to enter the MODE menu. Use the Joystick switch to select the Voice Recorder mode and press OK to enter the menu screen. Press the Record button to start recording 5. [. . . ] The flash automatically fires when the lighting is insufficient. 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. After the selftimer is turned on, the camera will have ten seconds delay before recording when the Shutter button is pressed. [. . . ]