User manual AIPTEK POCKET DV

[. . . ] It offers digital camcorder, digital still camera, voice annotation , and Video Conferencing functions. It is able to take up to 450 VGA pictures and up to 2000 QVGA pictures. In addition, your camera supports AVI Movie (QVGA) and provides audio & video synchronized function. It allows up to 200 seconds audio & video recording and is able to achieve around 30 minutes voice annotation. Installing batteries Your camera is powered by 2 AA batteries or by a PC via a USB cable. [. . . ] To stop video recording, press the Video button again. Video button ! If you record for 3 minutes and 20 seconds or for minutes, uploading AVI files to your PC may take several minutes . Self Timer Press the mode button. Your camera starts a 10-second countdown and takes a picture. Erase Last Press the mode button. Press the shutter button again and the last stored picture or AVI Movie is cleared. Erase All Press the mode button. Press the shutter button again and all the stored picture and AVI Movie are cleared. 888 Digit Counter It shows the total taken images and AVI Movies. Your camera beeps with blinking LCD to remind you the memory is full. Due to the limitation of digit counter, when the number of pictures is over 999, the LCD will show a "sec" icon together with a "000" icon. This indicates you have taken 1000 pictures. Meanwhile, when taking the next picture, the digit counter will start from "1" with a "sec" icon. If the LCD shows a "sec" icon with "999", that means you have taken 1999 pictures. Battery Indicators When your camera enters low battery status, your camera will beep for six times and the LCD will be locked. Please upload files to PC before the batteries are out of power or before removing the batteries. Voice Annotation Press the Audio button to start voice annotation. Audio To stop voice annotation, press the Audio button again. button Chapter 4: How to Transfer Pictures and AVI files to PC Start Digital Video Camera Manager Pictures can be transferred to your PC at all times. To connect your camera with your PC, you need a USB cable and USB port. Your camera double beeps when successfully connected with your PC. When disconnecting the USB cable, your camera turns off automatically. To start using the Digital Video Camera Manager, click on the "Start" menu and go up to "Programs" Then go to the folder named "Digital Video Camera Manager" and select it. Click on the Digital Video Camera Manager "This program is the interface for your camera. Mode Selecting = Press the "Live View" button to change the camera to Live View mode. = Press the "DSC Function" button to change the camera to DSC mode. DSC Function (DSC Mode) Live View Mode DSC Mode Select All Delete Image Work area Minimize Exit DSC Function (DSC Mode) Transfer pictures to the work area Transfer pictures to the album Create AVI file Send Mail Select All Delete Album Manager Album Shortcut Menu Right-click the work area, a shortcut menu will pop up. You can use the shortcut menu to select the select all, transfer to album, save as, mail to or delete options. Transferring pictures to the work area Refresh (Update) Upload First, the total taken pictures in the camera are displayed. Click " Upload " to transfer pictures to the work area. To take pictures through the PC, click " Apply format" to choose "VGA" or " QVGA" format. Click" Grab Image" or the shutter button to take a picture. [. . . ] It will launch your default email application. Live View Mode The current view is displayed in the "preview" window. Live View Mode Video Record Snapshot Set Video Format Set Video Source Live preview Video Recording If you wish to change the recording speed, adjust the Frame rate from 1 to 30. Press " Start to record" to record. Note: To record Video and Audio simultaneously, please use one of the bundled applications. Press "Video Record button " to record a video clip to the work area. Press " Stop" button to stop video recording. Press "Snapshot" button to capture a picture to the work area. Press "Video Format" button to set picture size. Go to " Output size" to change resolution and video quality. QVGA is the standard setting of video recording. Press "Video Source" button to adjust advanced settings. ! While the Manager is in Live View mode, the camera will automatically lock the functions of the icons on the LCD. [. . . ]