Easypix Digital User manual

Thisisadigital videocameraofexceptional qualityand value.Youwill beable
tocapturevideosand edit pictures;thensend and sharethem withfriendsand family.
Thisdigital videocameranot onlyfunctionsasadigital camerafortaking
pictures, but isalsoabletorecordvideoand audio.Youcanalsoconnect tothe
computerand functionasawebcam.
Thismanual will introduceyoutousingyourdigital videocameraand howto
install theaccompanyingsoftware. Usethismanual tolearnhowtousethisdigital
videocameratotakepictures, recordvideo, recordaudio, send picturesand videoto
yourcomputer, aswell ashot tofunctionasawebcam.
Thisdigital videocameraisyourbest choiceand companionforwheneveryou
wishtoexchangepictuersand clipsthroughe-mail, createaphotoalbum, record
video, orevenchat facetofacewithyourfamilyand friendsontheInternet.
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1.Precautions .. .... 3
Safetyprecautions 3
Precautionsbeforeuse 3
Precautionsbeforeoperation 4
Packagecontents 4
2.Understandingdigitalvideocamera.. ...... .5
Digitalvideocameraconstruction....................... .. ...5
Top view 5
Front 5
Back 5
Left 6
Bottom 7
Batterystatusindicator 7
3.Howtousedigitalvideocamera .. .. .. 8
Preparationsbeforeoperation 8
4.Begintousedigitalvideocamera 9
Functionlist 9
Videomode 11
Statusindicator 11
Hotkeymenu 11
Videomenu 13
Videosize 13
Imagequality 13
Whitebalancetype 14
Exposurecompensation 14
Coloreffects 14
Nightshotfunction 14
Returntovideomode 14
Beginrecording 14
Photomode 15
Statusindicator 15
Hotkeymenu 16
Photomenu 17
Selectimagesize 17
Selectimagequality 17
Selectwhitebalancemode 17
Exposureadjustment 18
Coloreffects 18
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Autoshutter 18
Selectdateindicator 18
Returntophotomode 18
Nightshotfunction18
Flashlight function18
Howtotakeapicture 18
Audiomode 19
Statusindicator 19
Beginrecording 19
Playbackmode 20
Video playback 21
Audioplayback 22
Deletesinglefile 23
Deleteall files 23
Protectsinglefile 23
Protectall files 24
Undo singlefileprotection 24
Undoall filesprotection 24
Automaticplayback 24
DPOF 25
Directtoprint(DPS) 26
Exitfromplaybackmenu 26
Setupmode 27
Optionssetup 27
Date/time 27
Sounds 28
Format 28
Factorydefault 28
Memoryinformation 28
Language 28
Videooutput 28
Shutdownautotimer 28
Lightsourcefrequency 28
Copytocard 28
Exitsetup 28
5.Videooutput .... 29
6.HowtoconnecttoPC....... ... ..... .. ........30
7.Driverinstallationandsoftwareapplications .... .32
Drivers 32
Presto!VideoWorks6 33
Presto!Mr.Photo3 33
XviD1.03codec installation 33
8.Digitalrecordingspecifications ....... 37
9.Troubleshooting .... ..... .. ........ ...38
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Pleasecarefullyreadthrough thisusermanual beforeuse, and followtheinstructionsfor
operation toprevent unit damageduetoinappropriateoperation.
Safetyprecautions
TheincludedCDisaPCsoftwareonlycompact diskand not anaudioCD. Pleasedo not
playbackon stereoorpersonal equipment toprevent damagetotheCD.
Thisproduct isaprecision unit, pleasedo not disassembleastheinternal high voltage
componentsmight causeelectrical shockorfirehazards.
Pleasedo not place thisproduct underdirect sunlight toprevent firehazards.
Precautionsbeforeuse
Pleasedo atest shoot beforeactual filming
Beforeimportant filming (weddingsoroverseastravel), pleasedo atest shoot tomakesure
thedigital videocamerafunctionsnormally.Any additional damagecausedby malfunction
ofthisproduct (feesforfilming and revenueslost etc), wewill not beresponsibleforany
compensation amends.
Copyright relatedissues
All imagescapturedby digital videocamera, unless authorizedby therightsholder, shall not
violatecopyright laws. Inaddition, iffilming isprohibitedforliveperformancesand
exhibitions, evenifjust forpersonal usefilming isnot allowed. Memorycardtransfersof
dataand copyrightedimagesshouldbebound withintherangeofcopyright laysand not be
exceeded.
Wewill strivetoensurethecontentsofthismanual areuptodate. However, theaccuracy
cannot beguaranteed. Ifcontentsinthemanual doesnot matchwiththecamera, pleaseuse
thecameraasreference.Wereservetheright tonot notifyinadvance any changesin
contentsand technical specifications.
Ifthepackagedcontentsdo not matchtheindicatedaccessories, pleaseusetheactual
contentsasreference.
About theLCDscreen
IftheLCDdisplayisdamaged, pleasefollowthefollowing instructionsabout theliquid
crystalsfromthedisplay:
1. Iftheliquidcrystal makescontact withtheskin, pleasewipewithaclothand thenwash
withlargeamountsofwater.
2. Iftheliquidcrystal makescontact withtheeye, pleasewashwithcleanwaterforat least
15 minutes, and thenrushtoahospital.
3. Ifliquidcrystal isswallowed, pleasewashmouthcavity, drinklargeamountsofwaterand
induce vomit, thenrushtoahospital.
1. Precautions
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Precautionsbeforeoperation
Thisproduct iscomposedofprecision electrical components, inordertoensurecorrect image
recording, pleasedo not applyheavy shockorimpact ofthedigital videocameraduring operation.
Avoidoperating and storing inthefollowing locations.
1. Dampand excessivelydustyenvironments.2. Direct sunlight location and enclosedcars,
orotherhigh temperaturelocations.
3.Violent vibrating environments.4. Smoky, grimyand hot environments.
5. Strong magneticfieldenvironments.6. Rainand snowenvironments.
Whenthedigital videocamerapowerison, pleasedo not openthebatterylid.
Ifthedigital videocamerainterioriswaterlogged, pleaseimmediatelyturnoffpowerand
removethebattery.
Careand handling ofdigital videocamera
1. Ifdiscovering that thelens, LCDscreensurface, and viewing windowaredirty, pleaseusea
lensbrushand lensclothtowipeclean. Pleaseavoidtouching thelenswithyourfingers.
2.ToavoidscratchestothelensLCDscreensurface, and viewwindow, pleasedo not bumpthe
digital videocameraagainst hardobjects.
3. Pleasewipethedigital videocameraexteriorwithasoft dryclothand do not usecleanersor
volatilesolutions, orthedigital videocameraexteriorshell and paint will disfigureand deteriorate.
Packagecontents
Digital videocamera Carrystrap Leathercase
USBcable TVcable “AA”alkalinebattery*4
CD
(includingdrivers) Instruction manual
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DigitalVideoCameraconstruction
Topview:
1. Flashbutton –switchtoflashmode
underphotomode
2.Menubutton-enterthemenu
3Shutterbutton-filming
Front:
1. Lens
2.Autoshutterindicator
3. Flash
4. Microphone
Back:
1. Power/Busyindicator- whenthedigital videocameraispoweredon, thepower
indicatorwill belit (green).Whenthesystem isbusy, thebusyindicatorwill flash(red).
2. Upbutton(▲)–select upindifferentmenus,selectsthepreviousfileinplaybackmode,
increasethevolume during playbackofvideoand audio.Thenight shot function canbe
set inbothPhotoand Playbackmodes.
3. Confirmbutton(■)- mainlyusedtoconfirmanaction and tocall out theshortcut menu
4. ZoomIN button- digital zoomin
5. Downbutton(▼)- select downindifferent menus, selectsthepreviousfileinplayback
mode, increasethevolume during playbackofvideoand audio.
6. ZoomOUTbutton- digital zoomout
7. Moviemodebutton[Movie] [ ] –enterthemoviemode
8. Photomodebutton[STILL] -enterthestill photomode
9.On/off button –powersthesystem on and off
10.Audiomodebutton[VOICE] -enterthevoice audiomode
11.Playbackmodebutton –entertheplaybackmode
12.TV-OUTport –connectstotheTVtooutput thedisplayontotheTV
13.USBport –connectstothecomputer
1:Flashbutton
2:Menubutton
3.Shutterbutton
2. UnderstandingDigitalvideocamera
2.
Autoshutterindicator
1.
Lens
3.
Flash
4.Microphone
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Left:
1. Rewind button- fast rewind during videoplayback.
2. Play/stopbutton –start orstop playbackofvideooraudiounderplaybackmode
3. Forwardbutton-fast forwardduring videoplayback.
4. Display/Setbutton- switchesbetweenthedisplaymethods(normal/all/off). Switchesback
and forthbetweenthevideomenu, photomenu, playbackmenuwiththesetupmenu.
5. SPEAKER –foraudioplayback
1.Power/BUSY
indicator 2.Upbutton（
▲）
3.Confirmbutton（■）
4.ZoomINbutton
5.Downbutton（▼）
7.Videomodebutton
8.Photomodebutton
9.Poweron/offbutton
10.Audiomodebutton
11.Playbackmode
button
6.ZoomOUTbutton
12.TV
-
OU
Tport
13.USBport
4.Display
/Setbutton
5.Speaker
1.Rewind button
2.Play/
Stop button
3.Forwardbutton
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Bottom:
1. Batterycoverlatch –press inand pushthebatterycoverout toopenthebattery
compartment cover.
2. Batterycompartment
3. SD/MMCcardslot
4. Batterycover
Batterystatusindicator:
=
1.Battery
coverlatch
4.Battery
cover
2.Battery
compart 3. SD/MMC
cardslot
full charge
halfcharge
batterypowerlow
no power
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Preparations beforeoperation
First step: Pleaseinsert fourAAalkalineorrechargeablebatteriesand checkthebatterylife. If
thebatterylifeislow, pleaseimmediatelyreplace thebatteriestoensureproper
digital videocameraoperation.
Second step: Pleaseinsert thememorycardasperthedirection illustratedcorrectlyintothe
memorycardslot. Toremovethememorycard, first lightlypress thememory
cardand thememorycardwill automaticallypop up.
3. How touse DIGITALVIDEOCAMERA
Note: Wheninserting thememorycardintothedigital videocamera, thecamerahastobe
poweredoff.Turnon thepowertothecameraafterthememorycardisinsertedand
theinternal 32MBmemorywill bedeactivatedautomatically.Afterrestarting, do not
removeorinsert thememorycardtoprevent loss and damageofdataon memory
cardand built-inmemory.
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Stepone Press the Powerswitchbutton, and thepowerindicatorlight will automatically
light up.Whenthepowerindicatorlight islit, releasethepowerswitchbutton.
Functionlist
Videomode
Photomode
Photo
mode
Picture taking
LCDdisplay:normal/all/off
Digitalzoom:1x~4x
Hotkeymenu
Flashlight:off/auto/forced
Exposure compensation:-2EV—+2EV
Image quality:good/standard
White balance:auto/sunlight/lightbulb/
fl
orescentlight/cloudy
Size:VGA/2M/3M/5M/12M
Autoshutter:off/5s/10s/30s
Coloreffect:color/monochrome/retro
Photo
menu
Image quality:good/standard
Size:VGA/2M/3M/5M/12M
Exposure compensation:-2EV—+2EV
Coloreffect:
color
/
mono
chrome
/
retro
Autoshutter:
off/5s/10s/30s
Dateindicator:on/off
White balance:auto/sunlight/lightbulb/
florescentlight/cloudy
4. Begintouse yourdigitalvideocamera
Videomode
CaptureVideo:start/stop
Digitalzoom:1x~4x
Hotkeymenu
LCDdisplay:normal/all/off
Size:320*240,640*480
Exposurecompensation
:
-
2EV
—
+2EV
Imagequality:good/standard
Whitebalance:auto/sunlight/li
ghtbulb/
florescentlight/cloudy
Coloreffect:
color
/
b&w
/
sepia
Exposurecompensation
:
-
2EV
—
+2EV
Whitebalance:auto/sunlight/lightbulb/
florescentlight/cloudy
Imagequality:good/standard
Videomenu
Size:VGA/QVGA
Coloreffect:color/b&w/sepia
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Audiomode
Audiomode
LCDdisplay: normal/off/all
Audiorecording
Playbackmode
Playbackmode
LCDdisplay: normal/off
Previous/Next
Audioplayback
Volume adjustment
play/stop
play/stop
Volumeadjustment
Play/stop
FF/RW
Photoplayback
Videoplayback
Playbackmenu
Deletefile:deletesinglefile/deleteall files
Protectfile:protectsinglefile/protectall files
Undo fileprotection: undo singlefileprotection /
undo all fileprotections
Slideshow
DPOF(Photosonly)
DPS(Photosonly)
Printall/printsingle
Selectall/setsingle/cancel all
Cancel
Displaydate/Displaydateoff
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Setup mode
Setup mode
Date/time
Shutterbeep: on/off
Format: confirm/cancel
Factorydefaults:confirm/cancel
Memoryinfo
Photo
Video
Audio
Availablespace
Language: English/TraditionalChinese/SimplifiedChinese/French/German/Italian
/Japanese/Spanish/Russian/Korean/Turkish/Portuguese/Dutch/Arabic
Videooutput: NTSC/PAL
Autoshutoff: Off/1min/3min
Lightsourcefrequency: 60HZ/50HZ
Copytocard: Confirm/cancel
Videomode[ ]
Press thevideomodebutton[Movie] [ ]
Statusindicator
Videomodeindicator
Imageformat
Whitebalance
Coloreffects
Imagequality
Batterystatus
Imagesize
Digital zoomstatus
Built-instoragestatus
Hotkeymenu
Underthevideomode, continuouslypress the Confirmbutton■toselect theshortcut
functions: youcanapplythefollowing tothevideotobecaptured: magefilesize, exposure,
videoquality, whitebalance, coloreffect setups.Afterpressing the confirmbutton■press the
up button ▲ordownbutton ▼toselect eachsubmenu.
Thecontrol proceduresareasbelow:
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Videomenu
UnderVideomode, press theMENUbutton toentertheVideomenu.
UndertheVideomenupage, possiblecontrolsareasbelow
Selectimagesize:
1. Press the up button ▲or downbutton ▼toselect thesize option and press the confirm
button■.
2. Usethe up button ▲or downbutton ▼toselect yourdesiredimagesize and press the
confirmbutton■.
Imagesize options:VGA(640X480) QVGA(320X240)
Thecontrolproceduresareasbelow:（thefollowingsub-itemseg. Imagequality, whitebalance
controlsetc.）
Selectimagequality:
1. Press theupbutton ▲ordownbutton ▼toselect theimagequalityoption and press the
confirmbutton■.
2. Usetheupbutton ▲ordownbutton ▼toselect yourdesiredimagequalityand press the
confirmbutton■.
Imagequalityoptions: Best, standard.
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Selectwhitebalance mode:
1. Press the up button ▲or downbutton ▼toselect thewhitebalance option and press
the confirmbutton ■.
2. Usethe up button ▲or downbutton ▼toselect yourdesiredwhitebalance modeand
press the confirmbutton ■.Therewill befivemodesofwhitebalance tochoosefrom.
Whitebalance type: auto, sunny, cloudy, light bulb, flourescent light.
Selecttheexposurecompensation:
1. Press the up button ▲or downbutton ▼toselect theexposurecompensation option
and press the confirmbutton ■.
2. Usethe up button ▲or downbutton ▼toselect yourdesiredexposurelevel and press
the confirmbutton ■.Therewill be13 levelsofexposurecompensation toselect from.
Selectcoloreffects:
1. Press the up button ▲or downbutton ▼toselect thecoloreffectsoption and press the
confirmbutton■.
2. Usethe up button ▲or downbutton ▼toselect yourdesiredcoloreffectsand press the
confirmbutton ■.Therewill bethree valuestoselect from.
Theyare: color, b&w, sepia.
Nightshotfunction:
Underphotomode, press up button ▲toselect thenight shot modetouseand the icon
appearon thetop ofLCD. Press the up button ▲againtocancel thisfunction, and the
icon disappears.
ReturntoVideomode:
Press the MENU button toreturnto Video mode.
Begincapturing:
Step1 Press theshuttertobeginrecording and therecordedimagewill appearon thescreen;
press theZOOM-INorZOOM-OUTbuttonstoperformdigital zoom.
Press shutter
Press shutter
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Step2 Press theshutterduring recording tostop, orautomaticallystop recording when
memoryisfull.
Photomode
Press modebutton [STILL] , toenterphotomode
Statusindicator:
Photomodeindicator
Flashmode
Whitebalance status
Coloreffects
Filequality
Batterystatus
Time display
Digital zoom
Built-inmemorystatus
Imagesize
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Hotkeymenu:
Underphotomode, press Confirmbutton■toselect shortcut functions: youcanapplythe
following tothevideotobecaptured: imagesize, exposure, imagequality, whitebalance, auto
timer, coloreffect setupetc. Afterpressing the confirmbutton ■, press the up button ▲or
downbutton ▼toselect eachsubmenu.
Thecontrol proceduresareasbelow:
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Photomenu:
Setupthedesiredoptionsbeforefilming. Press MENU button toaccess thephotomenu.
Thecontrol proceduresareasbelow:
Selectimagesize:
1. Press up button ▲or downbutton ▼toselect imagesize option, thenpress the
confirmbutton ■.Therewill befiveimagesize optionstoselect from.
2. Press up button ▲or downbutton ▼toselect yourdesiredphotosize, press the
confirmbutton ■toset imagesize: 12M(4048X3040), 5M(2608X1952),
3M(2048X1536),2M(1600X1200),VGA(640X480)
Selectimagequality:
1. Press up button ▲or downbutton ▼toselect imagequalityoption, thenpress the
confirmbutton ■.
2. Press up button ▲or downbutton ▼toselect yourdesiredimagequality, press the
confirmbutton ■.
Imagequalityoptions: best, standard.
Selectwhitebalance mode:
1. Press up button ▲or downbutton ▼toselect whitebalance option, thenpress the
confirmbutton ■.
2. Press up button ▲or downbutton ▼toselect yourdesiredwhitebalance mode, press
the confirmbutton ■.
Whitebalance options: auto, sunlight, cloudy, light bulb, florescent light.
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Exposureadjustment:
1. Press up button ▲or downbutton ▼toselect exposureoption, thenpress the confirm
button ■.
2. Press up button ▲or downbutton ▼toselect yourdesiredexposurelevel, press the
confirmbutton ■.
EVvaluerange: –2.0~+2.0
Coloreffects:
1. Press up button ▲or downbutton ▼toselect coloreffectsoption, thenpress the
confirmbutton ■.
2. Press up button ▲or downbutton ▼toselect yourdesiredspecial effects, press the
confirmbutton ■.
Coloreffectstoselect are: color, b&w, sepia.
Autoshutter:
1. Press up button ▲or downbutton ▼toselect autoshuttertimeroption, thenpress the
confirmbutton ■.
2. Press up button ▲or downbutton ▼toselect yourdesiredautoshuttercount down
time, press the confirmbutton ■.
Theavailabletimeroptionsare: off, 5sec, 10 sec, 30 sec.
Selectdateindicator:
1. Press up button ▲or downbutton ▼toselect dateindicatoroption, thenpress the
confirmbutton .
2. Press up button ▲or downbutton ▼toselect whethertoshowthedateindicator, press
the confirmbutton .
Dateindicatorselection: on, off.
Returntophotomode:
Press the MENU button toreturntophotomode.
Nightshotfunction:
Underphotomode, press up button ▲toselect thenight shot modetouseand the icon
appearon thetop ofLCD. Press the up button ▲againtocancel thisfunction, and the
icon disappears.
Flashlightfunction:
Underphotomode, press the flashbuttontocyclethrough and select thetheflashmodetouse.
Howtotakepictures:
Stepone Makesurethedigital videocameraisturnedon
Steptwo Aimthedigital videocameraat theobject tocapture, and viewthefilming angle
fromtheLCDscreen
Stepthree Press theshutter, whencapturing apicture, theLCDdisplayedimagewill freeze
until it issavedintomemory.Whenthescreenreturnstothebrowsing status, the
usercanbegintoshoot thenext picture.
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Audiomode
Press modebutton [VOICE] toenteraudiomode
Statusindicator:
Audiomodeindicator
Batterystatus
Memorystatus
Beginrecording:
Underaudiomode, press theshuttertobeginrecording, thenpress theshuttertostop recording.
Press shutter
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