AIPTEK POCKETDV II User manual

DV Cam
DV Cam
Installation GuideInstallation Guide

Notice
2Notice
1. Do not drop, puncture or disassemble the
camera.
2. Remove batteries during long periods between
use.
3. Avoid all contact with water and dry hands
before using.
4. Do not expose the camera to high temperature
or leave it in direct sunlight.
5. Avoid pressing hard on the camera body.

Camera USB cable
AV-out cable Strap
2 x AA Alkaline batteries
CD driver User guide
Bundled Accessories
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Bundled Accessories
Tripod (Optional)

Your Camera
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(15)
(16)
(17)
(18)
4Your Camera
(19)
Camera Parts
(1) Shutter
(2) Lens
(5) Microphone
LCD display
(8) LED light
USB port
(12) CF Card slot
(13) AV-out port
(14) Eject ( CF Card)
(15) Strap-holder
(16) Speaker
(17) Battery cover
(18) Tripod port
(19) LCD Backlight control
(3) Focus
(4) Mirror
(6) View finder
(7)
(9) Record button
(10) MENU control
(11)
(6)
(7)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)
(8)

Battery Installation
Battery Installation
Your camera runs on two AA alkaline batteries.
High performance batteries are recommended for
this camera for maximum battery life.
When not using your camera for extended
periods, we suggest you remove the batteries.
on the LCD display indicates low battery.
Transfer data from SDRAM to your PC
immediately to avoid data loss. All SDRAM
data will be lost when the camera loses power
from battery exhaustion or removal.
Full Low Out of power
Battery Indicators
Battery Installation 5

Using a CF Card
External Memory/ CF Card
Gently insert CF Card to CF Card Slot. Do not
force. Ensure CF Card is completely inserted.
CF Card storage capacity
- Movies (P. 12)
- Still pictures (P.14)
- Voice recording (P15)
Using a CF Card
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Format CF Card
Select on the LCD display to format the
CF Card. (See P.9 for more on the Mode
Selecting. )
Do not eject CF Card while the camera is
processing data.
EJECT
CF CARD
Data will be completely lost as you format your
card.
In addition to 128 Mbits SDRAM, your camera
can store data on Compact Flash Cards ( 8MB-
512MB). Insert you CF Card as shown.
Files will be automatically stored on the CF Card after
you've inserted the CF Card.
We recommend CF Cards from Tanscend, HP, PQI,
PRETEC, Sandisk and Toshiba.

Strap and Tripod Use
Strap
Tripod (Optional)
Attach the carrying strap for convenience and
safety.
Use a tripod to minimize camera movement and
ensure optimal image quality, especially while
shooting longer movies, self-portraits or video
conferencing.
Tight
Loose
Strap and Tripod Use 7

Using Your Camera
Opening LCD panel
Turning on your camera/off
Press and hold the MENU control for 3 seconds to
turn on your camera.
Manual shut-off: press the MENU control for 3
seconds. If you can't turn off your camera,
please make sure you exit the MENU.
Auto shut-off: your camera will automatically
shut off after 60 seconds of inactivity.
Swing the LCD panel 90 away from the camera
body. Be careful not to over extend the panel.
°
90 °
Using Your Camera
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Turning on/off LCD Backlight
Turn on backlight as shown.
Backlight
On Off
To reduce power consumption
turn off the LCD backlight.

LCD Display
LCD Display 9
Mode Selecting
Rotate (MENU control) up or down to shift between
modes. Press to select mode.
Show MENU
After turning on the camera, press MENU control to show
MENU. To exit MENU, select on LCD display. See
.Mode Selecting
Note
Still picture mode and AVI Movie function are
temporarily disabled when the MENU is shown.
To take still pictures or AVI Movie, please select
to exit MENU.
(1)
(3)
(6)
(7)
(4)
(5)
(2)
(8)
(9)
(10)
Self-Timer
Voice Record
Erase All
Picture Quality
Format CF card
Battery Indicator
Picture Resolution
Playback
A/V out setting
Exit MENU
LCD Preview
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Screen Page 2
LCD Preview
LCD Preview
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Focus
Focus
Set focus before taking pictures.
Focus
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16"~40" (40cm~100cm)
40"~ (100cm~ )

Recording and Taking Pictures
Recording and Taking Pictures 11
20cm~40cm
Distance between the
camera and your eyes
How to hold your camera
Subjects in the viewfinder
should be clear.
Microphone
Do not cover the lens. Do not cover the microphone.
! !

(1) Press and release to record.
(2) Flashing LED light indicates recording in progress.
To Record:
(3) Press and release again to stop recording.
VIDEO
Taking AVI Movies
VIDEO
For movie playback, see p. 17
Your movies are stored as AVI files. Image size is
320x240 pixels, with frame rate 10 fps. Maximum
recording time is determined by the capacity of your
CF Card and your SDRAM memory.
Microphone
Taking AVI Movies
12
16MB
32MB
64MB
CF Card Storage Capacity
4minAbout
About 6~9 min
About 12~18 min
Estimated maximum
recording time
(This table is only for reference. )
SDRAM Memory
Built-in Memory
About 1.5 min
Estimated maximum
recording time

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Still Pictures
Image resolution & quality
Still pictures
Images taken in Still picture mode are stored as JPEG files.
Steps
(1) Select image resolution see below)
(2) Center the target in the viewfinder.
(3) Press the shutter button.
(4) After LED light stops, image is successfully captured.
:
Three kinds of resolution and two kinds of quality are available
for still image:
Steps
(1) Rotate (MENU control) to highlight , or .
(2) Press to select , or .
(3) Rotate to highlight or .
(4) Press to select or .
(5) Press shutter to take pictures.
Still Pictures 13
Shutter button
N
N
VGA resolution
High quality
2 Mega resolution
1.3 Mega resolution
Normal quality
Resolution
Quality

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Self-timer
Pictures Storage
Capacity
(1) Rotate (MENU control) to highlight .
(2) Press shutter button.
(3) Counter will count down from ten and automatically
release the shutter.
Steps:
Still Pictures
Still Pictures
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Pictures storage capacity depends on
CF Card storage capacity and your
SDRAM memory.
Resolution
Icon
About
80
pictures
About
160
pictures
Quality
8MB Memory
( Example )
1280x1024 pixels
(1.3M pixels)
640x480 pixels
(VGA)
High quality Normal
Note
This table is for your reference. Actual number of pictures stored may vary
(up to 30%) depending on resolution and color saturation.
About
20
pictures
About
40
pictures
High quality Normal
1600x1200 pixels
(2M pixels)
About
16
pictures
About
32
pictures
High quality Normal
About
50
pictures
About
100
pictures
Built-in SDRAM
Memory
About
12
pictures
About
24
pictures
About
10
pictures
About
20
pictures

Voice Recording
Voice Recording
(2) Red light indicates voice is being recorded.
Steps:
(1) Rotate (MENU control) to highlight and
press to start voice recording.
(3) Speak directly into the microphone.
(4) Press to stop voice recording.
Microphone
For more on voice playback, see P 17.
Voice Recording
Voice recording capacity depends on CF Card
storage capacity .and your SDRAM Memory
15
16MB
32MB
64MB
CF Card Storage Capacity
About 1 hour
About 2 hours
About 4 hours
(This table is only for reference. )
SDRAM Memory
Built-in Memory
About 20 min.
Estimated Voice Recording Time
Estimated Voice Recording Time
LCD Preview
LCD Preview
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Erase All
You must confirm deletion (step 3)
before the erase icon flashes five times
or the erase command will be cancelled.
Erase All
All files saved in CF Card will
be deleted. To delete files taken before a CF Card
is inserted, please take out the CF Card.
(AVI, JPEG, or WAV)
(1) Rotate (MENU control) to highlight and
press to erase all files.
(2) Press and starts blinking.
(3) Press again to confirm.
Erase
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Steps:
Erase one (see p17)
LCD Preview

LCD Preview
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Playback Movies, Still Pictures and Voice Record
Select to playback movies, still pictures and
voice record.(See Fig.1)
" Playback" icon
Playback thumbnail
AVI
(1) Rotate (MENU control) to highlight .
(2) Press and you enter thumbnail mode.
(3) Rotate to shift between thumbnails.
(4) Press to playback files.
Steps:
Playback Movies, Still Pictures and Voice Record
Fig.1
Fig.3
Thumbnail mode
AVI WAV JPEG
Fig.2
Press to playback files.
Playback Movies, Still Pictures and Voice Record 17
To return to thumbnail mode from full
screen playback, press .
To return to LCD preview from
thumbnail mode, press (Record
button).
VIDEO
(Erase one)
Press the shutter button twice to
erase thumbnail.
To turn off the camera, you must
turn back to LCD preview.
LCD Preview

For Best Results
Keep the focus set to except for extreme
close-ups.
Make sure your subject is well lit from the front.
Keep the camera level and steady when
releasing the shutter.
Make sure you have adequate light when taking
still pictures or movies, especially indoors.
For best quality video, move the camera slowly
during filming. Make sure you have adequate
light
For Best Results
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5

A/V out Mode
A/V out Mode
AudioVideo
NTSC
PAL
America, Taiwan, Japan and Korea,
etc.
Germany, England, Italy, Netherlands,
China, Japan and Hongkong, etc.
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A/V out mode
Connect your camera and TV via A/V out cable for real time display, and
AVI, JPEG, and WAV playback on your TV.
Select A/V out Color System
The A/V out color system of camera must be selected as same as your
TV. Incorrect color system will cause TV display problems. Each TV
belongs to one color system: PAL or NTSC.
If your TV previews black and white image,
please change A/V out color system.
(1) Turn on the camera.
(2)
(3) Turn on your TV and switch TV mode to AV-in mode.
(4) Please plug in Video and Audio AV cable to your TV
first and then plug in the camera.
Rotate (MENU control) to highlight or .
Steps
NTSC
TV
Step1
Step2
A/VA/V

TV Preview
TV Preview
TV preview will appear while camera successfully enters
A/V out mode. Rotate (MENU control) up or down to
shift between modes. Press to select mode.
TV Preview
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For more on TV playback, see P17.
Screen Page 1 Screen Page 2
TV Preview
LCD Preview
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TV Preview