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HP V5040U
Digital Camcorder
User Manual
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Contents Section 1 Getting to Know Your Camera ............................................ 2 Section 2 Getting Started..................................................................... 5 Section 3 Enjoying the Record Mode ................................................. 7 Section 4 Enjoying the Playback Mode ............................................ 17 Section 5 Setting Your Camera ........................................................ 25 Section 6 Viewing Pictures and Mov
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Section 1 Getting to Know Your Camera Overview About this Manual: This manual is designed to assist you in using your new digital camera. All information presented is as accurate as possible but is subject to change without notice. For the latest revision, please visit HYPERLINK http://www.hp.com/support . This camera contains a 5 Mega Pixel sensor that produces H.264 video files. By way of using H.264 technology, more videos can be taken within certain amount of memory. High quality images
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Front View SD card Cover Macro Focus Switch Lens LCD Panel Light Power Button Rear View LED Movie Shutter Button Picture Shutter Button Tele Button(Up Button) OK Button Wide Button (Down Button) Video Resolution toggle / Right Button Illumination light / Left Button RECORD/PLAY mode toggle & RETURN Button TV Out Port Mini USB 2.0 port HDMI Out Port EN 3
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Side View Speaker Microphone Battery Cover Bottom View Strap Hook Tripod Socket EN 4
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Section 2 Getting Started Loading the Battery Before using the camera, users must load Lithium-ion rechargeable battery. 1. Follow the arrow A direction and slide to eject the battery cover. 2. Insert the battery following to the correct polarity marks ( + or -). 3. Close the battery cover firmly. Inserting and Removing an SD Card The camera comes with internal memory which allows you to store pictures and movies. You can expand the memory capacity by using an SD memory card. 1. Insert the m
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Turning the Camera On and Getting Started • To turn on the camera: 1. Flip out the LCD panel; the camera will turn on automatically. 2. Or press Power Button for one second to turn on it. • To take a movie, press the Movie Shutter Button ( ). • To take a picture, press the Picture Shutter Button ( ). • To view stored movies and pictures, press RECORD/PLAY mode toggle and RETURN Button ( ) once to switch to Playback Mode. Press a second time to return to Record Mode. Turning the Camera Off
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Section 3 Enjoying the Record Mode Button Function Direction Button: Right Button: HD(1080p)/WVGA mode switch Left Button: Digital Light On/ Light On/ Light OFF Tele Button(Up Button) : Digital Zoom In Wide Button(Down Button) : Digital Zoom out OK Button: Menu ON/Validate the setting Power Button: Press down for one second to turn on or turn off the camera. RECORD/PLAY mode toggle and RETURN Button functions: 1. Switch between Record /Playback Mode 2. Return to the previous page 3. For qu
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LCD Monitor Information The indicator shown below may display on LCD when movies and pictures are recorded: Movie Resolution HD (1080p) (30fps) HD (720p) (30fps) WVGA (60fps) VGA (30fps) (1) QVGA (30fps) Picture Resolution High Standard Low Number of images that can still be taken at current resolution (2) Recording time of movie that can still be taken at current resolution Digital Light On (3) Light On (4) Self timer enabled EN 8
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(5) Motion Detection Scene Skin (6) Night Backlight (7) Macro Position Focusing (8) Manual White Balance (9) SD Card inserted Battery: full power Battery: medium power (10) Battery: low power Battery: power empty Zoom meter: (11) HD(1080p):2X (2X Digital zoom) Other video resolution:1X~4X (4X Digital zoom) (12) Stabilization Note Scene: B/W / Classic / Nagative effect can be previewed immediately without indicator on the LCD Movie Recording • Press Movie Shutter Button ( ) to start recordin
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QVGA (30fps) Picture Recording • Press the Picture Shutter Button ( ) to take a picture. • Press RECORD/PLAY mode toggle and RETURN Button( ) to view the picture. • Three resolution settings are available: Image Quality High Quality:12 Mega Pixels Standard Quality:5 Mega Pixels Low Quality:3 Mega Pixels Taking Close up Pictures • Slide the macro switch to change the focus range for different distances of objects • To take close-up pictures: 1. Slide the macro switch to Macro ( ) for objec
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Options for Record Menu Movie Mode Picture Mode Effect • Resolution • Resolution • Scene • Stabilization • Self-timer • WB (White Balance) • Motion Detect • ISO Operations for Record Mode Operation Display Screen 1. Press OK Button when in Record Mode. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to move between main menu options, which are Movie Mode, Picture Mode, and Effect. 3. Press Down Button to enter the folder of main option you select. 4. Press Right/Left Button to select the setting options, then p
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Movie Mode Submenu Setting Operation Display Screen 1. In Record Mode, press OK Button to enter record menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to select Movie Mode. 3. The Movie Mode submenu contains 3 options-- Resolution, Stabilization, and Motion Detect--for you to adjust the camera setting. Movie Resolution Operation Display Screen 1. In Movie Mode submenu, press Down Button to enter Resolution. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to move between five settings. 3. Press OK Button to validate the s
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Motion Detection Operation Display Screen 1. In Movie Mode submenu, press Up/Down Buttons to select Motion Detect. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to choose On or Off. 3. Press Menu/OK Button to validate the setting then press RECORD/PLAY mode toggle and RETURN Button ( ) to back to Record mode. 4. Camera will start to record video automatically if it detects a movement. Stop recording if it does not detect a movement. EN 13
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Picture Mode Submenu Setting Operation Display Screen 1. In Record Mode, press OK Button to enter record menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to select Picture Mode. 3. The Picture Mode submenu contains 2 options, Resolution, and Self-timer, for you to adjust the camera setting. Picture Resolution Operation Display Screen 1. In Picture Mode submenu, press Down Button to enter Resolution. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to move between three settings. 3. Press OK Button to validate the setting.
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Effect Submenu Setting Operation Display Screen 1. In Record Mode, press OK Button to enter record menu screen. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to select Effect. 3. The Effect submenu contains 3 options, Scene, WB(White Balance), and ISO for you to adjust the camera setting. Scene You can select the mode according to the scene condition. • Auto: Shoot without any special effect on the image. • Skin: Shoot with an effect that makea skin tones more natural • Night: Use Night mode for night scenes or
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WB (White Balance) The camera adjusts the color balance of images automatically. Three manual white balance settings are available: • Auto: The camera automatically adjusts white balance. • Daylight: Under outdoors. • Fluorescent: Under fluorescent light condition. • Tungsten: Under tungsten light condition. Operation Display Screen 1. In Effect submenu, press Up/Down Button to select WB. 2. Use Right/Left Buttons to move between four settings. The change can be previewed immediately. 3. Pre
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Section 4 Enjoying the Playback Mode Button Function The Buttons have the following functions in Movie and Picture Playback Modes. Direction Button: Right Button: Go to the next movie/picture. Fast forward Left Button: Go to the previous movie/picture. Fast rewind Tele Button(Up Button) : Zoom in/Volume increase. Wide Button(Down Button) : Zoom out/Volume reduce OK Button: Menu ON/Validate the setting. RECORD/PLAY mode toggle and RETURN Button functions: 1. Switch between Record and Pl
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LCD Monitor Information Indicators on the LCD screen while in Playback Mode: Movie Playback Mode Picture Playback Mode HD (1080p) (30fps) HD (720p) (30fps) WVGA (60fps) VGA (30fps) (1) QVGA (30fps) High Standard Low (2) Movie playback time counter (3) Current Number/ Total number of movie or picture. (4) Movies is selected to upload to YouTube (5) Volume (6) Indicate the screen is in movie playback mode:Play/Pause (7) Magnification Indicator. (8) Indicate the selected picture is locked. EN 18
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Operations for Playback Mode The Playback Mode is for viewing and managing movies and pictures on the built-in memory or on an SD card. Operation Display Screen 1. Press RECORD/PLAY mode toggle and RETURN Button ( ) to switch from Record Mode to Playback Mode Main Menu.There are 2 options in the Playback Mode, Movie and Picture. 2. Press Direction Button to select the specific option. 3. Press Menu/OK Button to enter Movie/ Picture thumbnail preview folder. 4. Use direction buttons to
