Hamilton Electronics DC2 User manual

Hamilton Electronics
CAMERA-DC2
User’s Manual
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1. PARTS OF THE DIGITAL CAMERA............................................5
2. PREPARING FOR USING............................................................6
INSTALLING THE BATTERY ............................................................... 6
CHARGE THE BATTERY.................................................................... 7
INSERTING THE MEMORY CARD....................................................... 9
FORMAT THE MEMORY CARD...........................................................11
SETTING THE LANGUAGE ...............................................................11
SETTING THE DATE AND TIME......................................................... 12
MONITOR SCREEN DISPLAY ........................................................... 13
3. USING THIS DIGITAL CAMERA...............................................16
TURNING THE DIGITAL CAMERA ON AND OFF .................................. 16
CHANGE THE RECORD MODE......................................................... 17
TAKING STILL IMAGES.................................................................... 18
USING THE SELF-TIMER ................................................................ 19
USING THE FLASH ........................................................................ 20
RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP.............................................................. 21
4.USING THE MENU IN RECORD MODE ....................................22
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MENU IN CAPTURE MODE .............................................................. 22
MENU IN VIDEO MODE ................................................................... 24
SETUP MENU................................................................................ 25
5. PLAYBACK................................................................................28
PLAYBACK STILL IMAGE ................................................................. 28
PLAYING BACK MOVIE CLIPS .......................................................... 29
OTHER FUNCTION IN PLAYBACK MODE............................................ 29
6. MAKING CONNECTIONS..........................................................31
CONNECTING THE DIGITAL CAMERA TO A PC .................................. 31
7. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ....................................................34
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE .......................................................... 34
8. TROUBLESHOOTING...............................................................38
9. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS................................................40
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Thank you for purchasing this product. Please read these operating
instructions carefully in order to use the digital video camera correctly. Keep
the instructions in a safe place after reading so that you can refer to them
later.
Precautions
Before using the digital camera, please ensure that you read and
understand the safety precautions described below.
• Do not try to open the case of the digital camera or attempt to modify this
digital camera in any way. Maintenance and repairs should be carried out
only by authorized service providers.
• Keep the digital camera away from water and other liquids. Do not use the
digital camera with wet hands. Never use the digital camera in the rain or
snow. Moisture creates the danger of electric shock.
• Use only the recommended power accessories. Use of power sources not
expressly recommended for this equipment may lead to overheating,
distortion of the equipment, fire, electrical shock or other hazards.
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1. Parts of the digital camera
1:Self-timerLED 13:Handstrap
2:Shutterbutton 14:Playbackbutton
3:Powerbutton 15:Battery/SDcardcover
4:Flashstrobe 16:Up/Displaybutton
5:Microphone 17:Right/Flashbutton
6: Lens 18: Ok button
7:USBjack 19:Down/Modebutton
8: Left/self-timer button 20: Delete Button
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9: Busy LED 21: Menu button
10: Charging LED 22: TFT monitor screen
11: Zoom out button 23: Tripod sock
12:Zoominbutton
2. Preparing for using
Installing the Battery
1: Push the lock button (1) down to open the battery cover.
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2: Insert the battery with the positive (+) and negative (-) poles matching
the directions indicated inside the battery compartment.
3: After the battery is properly installed, replace the battery cover until a
clearly click is heard.
Charge the battery
Please charge the battery when the indicator shows the icon.
1: Power OFF; connect the camera to the computer’s USB-port with
supplied USB cable.
2: Charging starts when charge indicator LED turns RED. The charge
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indicator light turns OFF when charging is completed.
3: Disconnect the camera.
Note:
1. DO NOT power on the camera when the battery is charging. The
camera will not work normally if you power on it.
2. When the battery is charging by the USB-cable, long press the shutter
button to get the camera into PC camera mode. Or, get it into mass
storage mode. The charge will be stop.
zWhen charging is completed be sure to disconnect the power supply
device from the electrical outlet.
zCamera becomes warm during charging – that is normal.
zBattery is exhausted after being charged when left for a long time.
zBattery can be re-charged even when it has some power left, but it is
not recommended; better is to re-charge it when it is empty.
zBattery has characteristics that will reduce its operating duration and
cause the battery to swell up.
zWhen the operating time of the camera becomes extremely short
even after proper battery-charging, the life of the battery may be
expired. Buy a new battery.
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zDO NOT leave any metal items (such as clips) near the contact areas
of the power plug. Otherwise a fire and/or electric shocks may be
caused by short-circuiting or the resulting heat generated.
Inserting the Memory Card
1. Turn off the digital camera.
2. Push the lock button (1) down to open the battery cover. And then you
will see the SD card slot.
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3. Insert the memory card to the card slot with the label against the LCD
screen. Check the right direction before insert the memory card.
• To release the memory card open the battery cover firstly and then
press the edge of the card gently.
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Format the memory card
It is important to format the memory card when it is the first time you use this
digital camera. All data will be deleted including protected files. Be sure to
download important files to your computer before formatting.
1: Turn the power on, and set the digital camera to the Setup Menu.(See the
details on page 28)
2: Press the Up/Display or Down/Mode button to select [Format] then
press the OK button to launch the submenu.
3: Press the Up/Display or Down/Mode button to select the item [OK] and
then press the OK button to erase all data.
Setting the Language
When using the digital camera for the first time after purchasing it, be sure
to choose a language and set the date & time before using the digital
camera.
1: Turn the power on, and set the digital camera to the Setup Menu.(See the
details on page 28 )
2: Press the Up/Display or Down/Mode button to select [Language] then
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press the OK button to launch the submenu.
3: Press the Up/Display or Down/Mode button to select the desired
language and then press the OK button to confirm the setting.
4: Press the MENU button to close the menu.
Setting the date and time
1: Turn the power on, and set the digital camera to the Setup Menu. (See
the details on page 27)
2: Press the Up/Display or Down/Mode button to select [Date/Time] then
press the OK button to launch the dialog box.
3: Press the Up/Display or Down/Mode button to
change the highlighted value. Press the
LEFT/SELF-TIMER button or RIGHT/FLASH
button to move the cursor between settings.
5: Press the OK button to confirm the settings.
• The date and time can be only added to still images by setting the
function [Date Stamp] in capture menu.
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Monitor screen display 1
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1. Camera Mode
Still Image Capture
Video recording
Playback
2. Scene Mode
A
uto
Night Portrait
Night Scenery
Portrait
Scenery
Sport
Party
Beach
High Sensitivity
3. White Balance
A
uto
Daylight
Cloudy
Incandescent
Fluorescent
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4. Image Size 5. Flash Mode
6. Number of pictures
Remaining on SD
Card
7. Zoom Value Level
4000x3000
3264x2448
2592x1944
2048x1536
1600x1200
A
lways On
A
uto 9. SD Card inserted
Off No protect status
Protect status
640x480
8. Battery Power Level 10. Date Stamp 11. Smile Capture
12.FaceDetect 13.Anti-Shake 14.Exposure
Full
Medium
Low
None
On
Off
On
Off
On
Off
On
Off
+3
+2
+1
0
-1
-2
-3
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15. ISO 16. Image Quality
A
uto Super Fine
Fine
Normal
100
200
400
Video record mode[ ]
1. Video record icon
2. Video size
3. White Balance
4. Recording time available
5. Zoom value level
6. Battery level
7. SD Card inserted
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Playback mode [ ]
1. Playback still image icon
Playback movie clips icon
2. Image# /Total Images on SD card
Video# /Total Videos on SD Card
3. Video recording time
4. Date stamp (Only still Image mode)
5. Press the shutter button to playback video file
3. Using this digital camera
Turning the Digital camera On and Off
1. Press the POWER button to turn on the camera and press it again to turn
the digital camera off.
You can change the power-off time by setting the function [Auto Power Off]
in the Setup menu.
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Change the record mode
There are three modes in this digital camera.
1: Press the POWER button to turn on the digital camera。
2: Press the Down/Mode button to change the mode. Each time the
Down/Mode button is pressed the mode icon is changed.
Display Title Description
Capture mode For taking still photos.
Video mode For recording movie clips.
Playback mode For previewing record files.
Note:
You can only switch the digital camera to playback mode by using the
PLAYBACK button. Press the PLAYBACK button to set the camera to
playback mode and press it again to set it record mode.
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Taking still images
1. Turn on the digital camera and set the digital camera to default
capture mode, the icon appears on the LCD screen.
2. Zooming:
Press the ZOOM IN or ZOOM OUT button to zoom in or zoom out the
screen. the value of magnification level appears on the LCD monitor.
3. Hold the digital camera steady and then press the SHUTTER button
completely down to take a picture.
• Automatically the number displayed on the screen is increased by
one. For example, if the screen displays 3/20 when the camera is
powered on, after one photo has been captured, 4/19 will appear.
If the memory is full, “Memory Full “ will appear on screen.
• In some environment, it’s normal to the number of the actual
photos taken is not same as the number of taking photos.
• Make sure that your fingers do not cover the lens.
• No card inserted, you can take a photo, it will be not saved it
after powering off.
• No card inserted, you can take a photo, when the card inserted, the
message appears “Copy to card”, [yes]：the image will be copied to
the card；[no]：the image will be deleted.
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Using the Self-timer
Use the self-timer to set a delay from the time the shutter button is pressed
to the time the image is shot.
1: Turn the power on, and set the digital camera to the Capture mode.
2: Press the LEFT/SELF-TIMER button to change the self-timer mode.
Each time the LEFT/SELF-TIMER button is pressed the self-timer icon
changes.
Off: Don’t use self-timer.
2 Seconds: The shutter release will delay for 2 seconds.
5 Seconds: The shutter release will delay for 5 seconds.
10 Seconds: The shutter release will delay for 10 seconds.
3: Press the SHUTTER button to take picture.
4: After Self-timer begins, the self-timer LED will flash. one second for a
flash, till count down is over.
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Using the Flash
The flash is not only for taking pictures when there is insufficient light, but
also for when the subject is in shade or with backlight conditions. Pressing
the RIGHT/FLASH button cycles your camera through the various flash
modes. The flash will not activate during continuous shooting or movie
recording.
1: Set the digital camera to the Capture mode.
2: Press the RIGHT/FLASH button to change the flash mode.
Each time the flash button is pressed, the flash icon changes.
Auto: Automatically turn on/of
Flash on: Force on the flash
Flash off: Force off the flash
3: Press the SHUTTER button to take a picture.
Note:
When the battery level is low, the flash strobe will not work. Meanwhile
press the RIGHT/FLASH button, the message shows“Low battery”on the
LCD monitor.
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