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DVR 410
Digital Video Camera
User’s Manual
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Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 2 Key Features .......................................................................................................................................... 2 Camera Maintenance and Care .............................................................................................................. 3 What your Camera Includes
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Introduction Thank you for purchasing the DVR 410 Digital Video Camera. With this camera you can shoot quality Videos (AVI) and Photos (JPG). This camera requires an SD card (up to 16GB) for normal use. You will not be able to capture videos and photos without the SD card inserted. Please read this manual carefully before using. Key Features Digital Video resolution - 640x480pixels (VGA), 320x240pixels (QVGA). Digital Photo resolution - 1280 x 1024 pixels (1.3M), 640x480pi
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Camera Maintenance and Care Do not wrap the camera in cloth or other materials when operating the camera. Doing so will raise the internal temperature and cause overheating hazards. Do not attempt to disassemble or alter any part of the equipment not expressly described in this manual. Avoid using and storing your camera in extremely hot and cold places, as well as humid and dusty environments. Protect the equipment from strong shocks and impacts. Be careful to prevent metal o
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Computer System Requirement for Windows XP To be able to download photos and videos to your PC, you will need the following minimum configuration: Pentium 4 processor or above with Windows XP service pack 2 512 MB RAM, with 100MB of free disk space 1024 x 768 Recommended screen resolution 16-bit color or higher display adaptor CD-ROM Drive QuickTime 6 or higher Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or higher Windows Media Player 10 or higher Internet connection Computer
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Computer System Requirements for Macintosh Macintosh with Intel processor running Mac OS X v10.4.6 or later 256 MB RAM, 100 MB free disk space Display: 1024 x 768 or higher-resolution monitor QuickTime 6 or higher Internet connection A Quick Look at Your Digital Video Camera 5
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Prepare Your Digital Video Camera for Use Battery Installation Your Digital Video Camera requires 3 AAA batteries (alkaline batteries are recommended). Insert the batteries into your Digital Video Camera as directed below: 1. Slide the battery cover on the front of the camera in a downward direction to open the cover. 2. Insert the batteries with the correct polarity (positive pole/negative pole) as appears in the battery compartment. 3. Replace and slide the battery cove
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Insert SD/MMC Memory Card Important: A compatible SD/MMC memory card up to 16GB needs to be inserted into the SD card slot on the side of the camera in order to capture videos and photos. After you insert the memory card, all the videos and photos you shoot will automatically be stored on the memory card. (SD cards are not included and need to be purchased separately). Note: Power off the camera before inserting or removing the memory card. Please follow these steps to insert the memory
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Starting Your Digital Video Camera Power on Press the Power button on the side of the camera to power on the camera. The LCD will light up and the Video mode will appear by default indicating that you camera is ready to use to capture videos. If you have not inserted a compatible SD memory card, a “NO CARD” message will appear in the center of the LCD screen. Please insert an SD card in order to continue using the camera. Power off Press the Power button to power off your camera.
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Function Buttons on the camera Button Function Button Function Power Power on/off camera Up and Down Go to previous or the next button photos/videos when in playback mode. In the Menu mode to select the submenu option. Menu Open menus of Right and left Zoom in and out in the camera mode Camera mode, Video button and of the photos in playback mode. mode and Playback mode OK/Shutter Take Photo/ Start or Mode Shift between Camera, Video and stop to record video Playback modes. clips
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Video Mode Shooting Videos 1. Turn on your Digital Video Camera. 2. The first mode to appear is the Video mode. 3. The amount of recording time available for the resolution selected will appear on the LCD screen. 4. Compose your object with the LCD screen. 5. Press the OK/Shutter button to start shooting your video. The built-in microphone enables you to record your video with sound. 6. The elapsed time will begin to appear on the bottom right corner of the LCD screen. 7. Press the O
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Resolution settings Your Digital Video Camera supports 2 video resolutions – VGA and QVGA. 1. Press the Menu button in the Video mode. 2. Press the Up or Down button to select the RESOLUTION option 3. Press the OK/Shutter button to open the submenu options. VGA (640x480), QVGA (320x240) 4. Press the Up or Down button to select the option you wish to choose. 5. Press the OK button to confirm and save the resolution. Note: Videos captured in VGA are of a better quality than QVGA videos
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Speaker setting You can choose to turn the camera`s speaker on or off. 1. Press the Menu button in the Video mode. 2. Press the Up or Down button to select the SPEAKER option. 3. Press the OK/Shutter button to open the submenu options. ON, OFF 4. Press the Up or Down button to select the option you wish to choose. 5. Press the OK button to confirm and save the speaker status on or off. Language You can select the language in which the camera menus will display. 1. Press the Me
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Camera Mode Taking Photos: 1. Turn on your digital video camera. 2. Press the Mode button to select and enter the Camera mode. 3. The camera icon will appear on the LCD. 4. The amount of photos that can be captured with the available memory and as per the selected resolution will appear on the bottom right corner of the LCD screen. 5. Compose your object with the LCD screen. 6. Press the Right button to Zoom in and the Left button to Zoom out of the object. 7. Press the OK/Shutter butt
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Capture settings Your Digital Video Camera has 3 photo capture options. Select the SINGLE option to capture single shots, CONT option to take 3 continuous shots, and SELF option to set the camera to the 10 second self-timer option to include yourself in the photo. In all instances, clicking the Shutter button will capture the photo(s). 1. Press the Menu button in the Camera mode. 2. Press the Up or Down button to select the CAPTURE option 3. Press the OK/Shutter button to op
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2. Press the Up or Down button to select the RESOLUTION option 3. Press the OK/Shutter button to open the submenu options. 1.3M, VGA 4. Press the Up or Down button to select the option you wish to choose. 5. Press the OK button to confirm and save the resolution. Note: Photos taken in 1.3M (1280 x 1024) are of a better quality than VGA (640 x 480) photos and therefore take up more of the memory on the SD memory card. Frequency setting Generally speaking, 60HZ is for the countrie
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Speaker setting You can choose to turn the camera`s speaker on or off 1. Press the Menu button in the Camera mode. 2. Press the Up or Down button to select the SPEAKER option. 3. Press the OK/Shutter button to open the submenu options. ON, OFF 4. Press the Up or Down button to select the option you wish to choose. 5. Press the OK button to confirm and save the speaker status on or off. Language You can select the language in which the camera menus will display. 1. Press the
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Playback Mode In this mode you can view, playback, delete and/or format the images that you captured with your camera with the SD memory card inserted. 1. Press the Mode button to set the camera to the Playback mode. 2. The last picture taken or video captured will appear on the LCD screen. 3. In this mode, you can view all the photos and play the video files taken with the camera and saved to the memory card. Note: if there are no photos or videos on the SD Card once inserted in t
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Playback Videos If the icon and the letters AVI appear together on the top left of the screen, this means you are viewing the image of a video file. 1. Press on the OK/Shutter button to playback the current video file with sound. 2. Press the OK/Shutter button again to pause the video. 3. Press the Up key to view the previous file. 4. Press the Down key to view the next file. Delete or Format You can delete unwanted files or format the SD memory card inserted in the came
