Inovalley DV1235 User manual

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‐USERMANUAL‐
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FU UN NC CT TI IO ON NS S                                                                       
Thankyouforpurchasingthiscamera.Invirtueofhighperformancechipapplied,thisproductfeatures
highdefinitionvideowithstrongcontinuousdynamicimages.TheimagessupportAVIvideoformat,
andthusclearpicturescanbeachieved.Thisdeviceadoptsauniqueandsuperportabledesign,which
benefitsaconvenient,safeandcolorfuldailylifeforyouinvariousfields.Pleasemakesuretocarefully
readthismanualandkeepitproperlyforfuturereference.
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Thismanualisworkedoutbasedonupdatedinformation.Screendisplayanddiagramsusedinthis
manualarefordetailedandvisualizedintroductionforthisdigitalcamera.BecauseoftechnicalR&D
andproductlots,thedisplaysanddiagramsmayvarywiththeactualdigitalcamera,andthatissubject
totheactualfunctionofthecamera.
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PR RE EC CA AU UT TI IO ON NS S                                                                         
Beforeusingthecamera,pleasecarefullyreadtheprecautionstoensureacorrectandsafeuseofthe
camera,andtoachievethebestperformanceandaprolongedlifespanofit.
Keepthecameraawayfromdirectsunlight,andkeeplensofthecameraawayfromdirecting
sunshine.Otherwise,imagesensorofthecameramaybedamaged;
Pleasebecarefulwiththecameratoavoidwaterorsandenteringthecamerawhileusingitonsand
beachorbywater.Water,sand,dustorparticlescontainingsaltmaydamagethecamera;
Keepthecameraawayfromcontactingdustandchemicalmaterials.Itisamusttokeepthecamera
atacoolanddryplacewithgodventilation.Donotplacethecameraataplacewithhigh
temperature,humidityorwithmuchduststopreventabnormaloperationcausedtothecamera;
Duringlong‐termstorage,regularuseofthecameraisrequired.Beforeusingit,pleasecheckifitcan
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Incaseofdirtordustaccumulatedonthecameraorlens,cleanthemwithapieceofsoft,cleanand
drycloth.Incaseofsandonthecameraorlens,itistogentlyblowthesandsoff.Doremembernot
tocleanitapieceofcloth.Otherwise,surfaceofthecameraorlensmaybedamaged;
Tocleansurfaceofthecameralens,itisfirstlytoblowoffthesandsonit,andthencleanitwitha
pieceofmoporpapersuitableforopticalinstruments.Ifneeded,pleasecleancamerawithcleanser.
Itisstrictlyprohibitedtocleanthecamerawithorganicsolution;
Touchingsurfaceofthelenswithfingerisstrictlyprohibited;
Incaseofthefirsttimeofusingmemorycardofthecamera,pleasefirstlymakeaback‐upofthe
data,andthenformatthememorycardinaone‐offway;
ExternalTFcardisapreciseelectroniccomponent.Thefollowingsmaycauselossordamageofthe
data:
1.Improperuseofthememorycard;
2.Bendedcard,fallencardsorimpactagainstthememorycard
3.Hightemperatureandhumidityordirectsunlight;
4.Staticfieldorelectromagneticfieldnearby;
5.Takingoutthememorycardorinterferencewiththecamerapowersupplyduringvisitingthe
memorycardwiththecameraorcomputer(meaningreading,writingorformatting);
6.Contactmetalsurfaceofthememorycardwithfingerormetalarticle;
7.Beyondlifespanofthememorycard(Pleaseregularlypurchasethenewmemorycard).
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Pleasereadandunderstandthesafetymeasuresheredowndescribedbeforeusingthedevice.
•Pleasereadallinstructionsandguidelinesbeforestartingtousethedevice.
•Keepthismanualcloseathandforfuturereferenceifneeded.
•Thesafetyandoperatinginstructionsshouldbeapplied.

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•Donotusethedevicenearwaterorletitcomeintocontactwithmoisture.
•Thedevicemustnotbeexposedtodrippingorsplashingwater,andnoobjectcontainingliquid
shouldbeplacedonthedevice.
•Makesurethatnoliquidcanbespilledinthedeviceopenings.
•Movethemachinewithcare,andavoidshocks.
•Donotobstructtheventilationwithitems,suchasnewspapers,tablecloths,curtains,etc.
•Donotinstallthedevicenearaheatsource(e.g.aradiator)anddonotexposeittothesun.
•Donotputonthedeviceanynakedflamesource,suchaslightedcandles.
•Toavoidstaticelectricity,donotusethemachineinaverydryatmosphere.
•Connectthedevicecablesasshowninthismanual.
•Turnoffthepowerbeforeinsertingorremovingamemorycard.
•Chargetheinternalbatterywhenthebatteryiconisemptyandflashes,orifthedevicepowersitself
off.
•Nevertrytoopenthedeviceormodifyitbyyourself.Maintenanceandrepairsmustbeperformed
byqualifiedtechnicians.
•Useonlyproperlyrecommendedaccessories.Useofpowersourcesotherthanthosespecifically
recommendedcancauseoverheating,deformationofmaterials,fire,electricshockandother
hazards.
•Donotunplugthedeviceduringaformatordatatransferoperationinordertoavoiddamaging
programs.
•WhenthisdeviceisusedinUSBmode,operatinginstructionsrelativetodatatransfermustbe
strictlyobserved.Incorrectoperationscancausedataloss,inwhichcasethemanufacturer
responsibilityshallnotbeengaged.
•Cleanregularlythecameralens.
•Thisproductcontainsasealedrechargeablelithiumbattery,notaccessibletotheuserandtherefore
notreplaceable.

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Note:Thereisariskofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced:thebatterymustbereplacedbyan
equivalenttype.
•Ifanyreplacementisnecessary,pleasecontactaqualifiedtechnicianorthemanufacturerfor
service.
•Donotexposethebatterytoexcessiveheatsuchassunshine,fire,aradiatororsimilarsources.
•Theusershouldnotmanipulatethedevicebeyondwhatisdescribedinthismanual.Otherwise,the
warrantyshallbevoid.
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AB BO OU UT T T TH HE E P PR RO OD DU UC CT T                                                                   
Thisproductfeaturescompactsizeandeasyinstallation;
Invirtueofhighperformancechipapplied,theproductfeatureshighdefinitionvideoand
strongcontinuousanddynamicimages.Evenunderlowillumination,videocanberecorded,
anditalsosupportsAVIvideoformat;
SupportVGA(640x480)andHD(1280x720)capturing;
2sizes(including5M,3M)ofimageareforoption;
Thisproductsupportstimeanddatewatermarkfunction,andtimeanddatecanbe
synchronouslydisplayedwhilerecording;
Supporthigh‐speedUSB2.0;

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Supportmax.32GBTFcard;Nointernalmemory;
Thisproductadoptsloopcoveragerecordingmethodandthenewrecordingcan
automaticallycovertheformerimagesachievinganendlessrollingrecording;
Thisproductisequippedwithon‐sitereplayfunction.Youmaycheckthevideorecorded
on‐sitewiththedisplay.Italsosupportsreplaywithcomputer.
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SystemRequirements
OperationsystemMicrosoftWindows2000,XP,Vista,7
CPUAboveIntelPentiumIII800MHzorequivalentCPU
Memory Minimum512MB
Soundcard,videocard SoundcardandvideocardshouldsupportDirectX8orhigher
version
CDdriver4timesofspeedoffaster
HarddiskOver500MBfreespace
Others1standardUSB1.1orUSB2.0interface
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Operationindicator
Power
On/Off
Shutter
Chargingindicator
LCDTFT
Upkey
OKkey
Downkey
Modeswitch:
‐Photograph
‐Video
‐Replay
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Key/Indicator Function
PowerOn/Off
Powerthecameraonoroff.Whenopeningthemenu,switchover
betweennormal(effectparametersandreplayofimage,video)and
setupmenu.
Shutter
Inrecordingvideomode,itisusedtostart/stoprecording;incapture
mode,itisusedasashutter;itisusedtoplaythevideo(inreplay
mode);confirmation(whenoperatingthemenu).
Upkey
Digitalzoomin(capture/videomode);menuselection(afteropening
themenu);pause,continueplaying(whenplayingandrecordingvideo
inreplaymode)
OKkey Open/exitfrommenu.Stopplaying(whenreplayingvideo)
DownkeyDigitalzoomout(capture/videomode);menuselection(afteropening
themenu);
ModeswitchSwitchoveramongmodesofcapture,video,replay
Operation
indicator
Theupperoneisacharging
indicator.
Inpower‐offstate,itkeepsconstant
lightingwhenthechargerisconnected
forcharging.
Theloweroneisan
operationindicator.
Itflashesonceduringcapturing,andit
keepsconstantlightingwhenconnected
withcomputerportabledisk.
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ST TA AR RT T U US SE E _ __ __ __ __ __ __ _                                                            
1.Chargebuilt‐inlithiumbattery
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Inpower‐offstate,whenthecameraisconnectedwithcomputer,chargingbegins.Atthistime,the
chargerindicatorlightsanditturnsoffwhenchargedfull.Generally,itcosts2‐4hourstochargefull.
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2.Usememorycard
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1.Followingtheinstructionscarvedbyslotofthememorycard,itistoinsertFTcardintothecardslot
tillentirelyinserted;
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Charger
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2.TotaketheFTcardout,aftergentlypressingtheendofthememorycardinwards,thecardwillreject
out;
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Note:Thecameraisnotequippedwithabuilt‐inmemory,andthusamemorycardisrequired.
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3.PowerOn/Off:
3.1Power‐on:IftopressandholdPOWERkeyfor3seconds,thescreenstartsupandthecamera
entersstartupstate;
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
3.2.Power‐off:Inidlestateofthecamera,iftoclickPOWERkey,thecameraturnsoff;
Automaticpower‐off:Whenidletimesetforthecamerareaches,itautomaticallyturnsoffto
savepower.Thedefaulttimeofthesystemautomaticpower‐offis5minutes;
3.3.Power‐offduetolowbattery:Incaseofextremelylowbattery,aniconof“”shownonthe
LCDscreen.Pleasetimelychargethebattery.Whentheiconturnsredandflashes,thecamera
willautomaticallypoweroff.
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4.Functionalmodeswitchover
Thecameraisequippedwiththreemodes:capture,videoandreplaymode.Afterpower‐on,the
modescanbeswitchedoverwithMODEswitch.
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Capturemode:Takepictures;
Videomode:Recordvideoanddriving(5min,3minand1min
foronephaseareforoption.);
Playbackmode:Pictureandvideofileplayback
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5.Indicators
Operationindicator:Whenthecameraworks(e.g.recordingvideo,capturingorautomaticscreen
turn‐off),theoperationindicatorlights;
Chargerindicator:Constantlightingistoreminduserthatthecameraisbeingcharged.
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6.Videomode
WhenpushingModeswitchtovideomode,clickshutterinpreviewstatetostartrecordingvideo;
tostopvideorecording,itistoclickitagain.Itwillalsoautomaticallystoprecordingincasethat
nofreeroomleftinthememorycardorthebatteryisoverlow:
100:00:01:time‐meter,indicating1secondleftforrecording(indicating1secondrecordedduring
recording);
2 :modeicon:indicatesthecurrentmodeisvideorecording;
3 ：looprecordingvideotimeicon:indicatesthecurrentloopvideo
recordingtimeis3minutes;
4 :moviesize:indicatesthecurrentmoviesizeis720P;
5 :indicatescurrentlyamemorycardisinserted;
6 :magnificationofdigitalzoom:pressUpanddownkeyto
adjustzoomamong1x‐4x;
7 :batteryicon:indicatescurrentbatterylevel;
8 :whitebalanceicon:indicatesthecurrentwhitebalancemodeisautomatic;
9 ：meteringicon:indicatesitiscurrentlythepanoverallperspectivemetering.
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Videomenusetup
Invideomode,pressOKkeytoopenmenu,andthenpressUpandDownkeytoselectmenu.When
selectingmenu,backgroundoftheselecteditemwillbehighlighted.PressOKtoentersub‐menu.In
sub‐menu,pressUpandDownkeyforselection,pressOKforconfirmationandbacktomainmenu.

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Inthemainmenu,pressshutterkeytoexitfromthemenu.
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▲Videomenu
Videomenuoptions
Mainmenu Sub‐menu Description
Videoformat1280x720 Highresolutionformat
640X480Mediumresolutionformat
Recordingint
Off Power‐offdrivingrecord
1minSetdrivingrecordto1minuteasarepeating
phase.
3minSetdrivingrecordto3minutesasarepeating
phase.
5minSetdrivingrecordto5minutesasarepeating
phase.
MeteringmodeCentralmetering Meteringsubjecttothecentralarea

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Multi‐point
meteringMeteringsubjecttomulti‐points
SpotmeteringMeteringsubjecttoonepoint
Whitebalance
AutomaticUsingautomaticwhitebalance,suitableformost
cases;
DaylightSuitablefordaylightenvironment
CloudySuitableforcloudyenvironment
FluorescentlightSuitableforfluorescentlightsourceenvironment
TungstenlightSuitablefortungstenlightsourceenvironment
Specialeffect
NormalNormaleffect
WhiteandblackWhiteandblackeffect
SepiaRetroeffect
NegativefilmNegativefilmeffect
RedReddisheffect
GreenGreenisheffect
BlueBluisheffect
Datestamp
Off Turnoffprintingdate/timeonthefile
DateDuringcapturing/recordingvideo,printdateon
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DateandtimeDuringcapturing/recordingvideo,printdateand
timeonrightbottomcornerofthefile
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7.Drivingvideorecording:
PushModeswitchtoVideomode,openthemenu,pressDownkeytoselect“RecordingInt”menu,
pressOKkeytoentersub‐menu,“1min,3min,5min”recordingloopmodeareforfreeselection.After
pressingOKkeyforconfirmation,pressshutterkeyagaintoexitfromthemenu.WhenShutteris
pressed,itstartsvideorecording.Duringvideorecording,thecamerawillautomaticallystoprecording
videobasedon1min,3min,5minselected,andimmediatelystartsnextsectionofvideorecording(e.g.
when5minisselectedinthemenu,thecamerawillautomaticallystopwhen5minrecordingreached,
andstartsnextsectionofvideorecording).Whenthememorycardisfull,theearliestrecodedsection
offilewillbedeletedforcorrespondingroomforfurtherrecording,anditrepeatsinsuchamethod.
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▲Openvideorecordingmenu▲Selectlooprecordingtime▲Exitfrommenuandpress
andpressOKtoconfirm.Shuttertostartloopvideorecording
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Note:AfterselectingOFFin“RecordingInt”menu,whenexistedfromthemenu,thecameraturns
tonormalvideorecording.Normalrecordingisbeyondthelimitoftime,anditwillnotstop
untilthememorycardisfull.
8.Capturemode:
PushModeswitchtoCapturemode.PressShutteronceinpreviewstateorclickcenterofLCDfor
apicturetaken:
1.9999:Counter:indicatesquantityofpicturestakenoravailable
tobetaken;
2. :modeicon:indicatesitiscurrentlythemodeofcapture;
3. :moviesize:clickthisicontoselectamong1M/3M/5M;
4. :indicatescurrentlyamemorycardisinserted;
5. :magnificationofdigitalzoom:pressUpanddownkeytoadjustzoomamong1x‐4x;
6. :batteryicon:indicatescurrentbatterylevel;
7. ：Self‐timericon:indicatesthecurrentself‐timermodeissetto10seconds;
8. :whitebalanceicon:indicatesthecurrentwhitebalancemodeisautomatic;
9. ：meteringicon:indicatesitiscurrentlythepanoverallperspectivemetering.
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Capturemenusetup
Incapturemode,pressOKkeytoopenmenu,andthenpressUpandDownkeytoselectmenu.
Whenselectingmenu,backgroundoftheselecteditemwillbehighlighted.PressOKtoenter

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sub‐menu.Insub‐menu,pressUpandDownkeyforselection,pressOKforconfirmationandback
tomainmenu.Inthemainmenu,pressshutterkeytoexitfromthemenu.
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▲Capturemenu
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Capturemenuoptions
Mainmenu Sub‐menu Description
Imagesize2592x19445megapixelresolution(extrapolation)
2048X15363megapixelresolution
Imagequality
Superfine Bestqualityimage
Fine Goodimagequality
Normal Generalqualityimage
Meteringmode
CentralmeteringMeteringsubjecttothecentralarea
MegapixelresolutionMeteringsubjecttomulti‐points
spotmeteringMeteringsubjecttoonepoint
WhitebalanceAutomaticUsingautomaticwhitebalance,suitableformost
cases;
DaylightSuitablefordaylightenvironment

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CloudySuitableforcloudyenvironment
FluorescentlightSuitableforfluorescentlightsourceenvironment
TungstenlightSuitablefortungstenlightsourceenvironment
Exposure /UseLeftandRightkeytoadjustexposure
compensation
Capturemode
OffUsegeneralsingleshotmode
2sUse2sec.delayself‐timermode
10sUse10sec.delayself‐timermode
burst Usecontinuousshooting
Specialeffect
NormalNormaleffect
WhiteandblackWhiteandblackeffect
sepiaRetroeffect
NegativefilmNegativefilmeffect
RedReddisheffect
GreenGreenisheffect
BlueBluisheffect
Datestamp Off Turnoffprintingdate/timeonthefile

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DateDuringcapturing/recordingvideo,printdateon
rightbottomcornerofthefile
DateandtimeDuringcapturing/recordingvideo,printdateand
timeonrightbottomcornerofthefile
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9.Playbackmode:
9.1Afterpower‐on,pushModeswitchbacktoPlaybackmode:
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1.：modeicon:indicatesitiscurrentlythemodeofplayback;
2.:Indicatesthatthereisonefileincurrentfolder/totally
onefolder;
3.:indicatesthatthecurrentfolderislocked;
4.:indicatesthecurrentfileisanAVIvideofile.
9.2Playbackmenusetup
Inplaybackmode,pressOKkeytoopenmenu,andthenpressUpandDownkeytoselectmenu.
Whenselectingmenu,backgroundoftheselecteditemwillbehighlighted.PressOKtoenter
sub‐menu.Insub‐menu,pressUpandDownkeyforselection,pressOKforconfirmationandback
tomainmenu.Inthemainmenu,pressshutterkeytoexitfromthemenu.
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Playbackmenuoptions
Mainmenu Sub‐menu Description
Filelockup
Lock/unlockthisfile Lock/unlockthisfile
Lockall Lockallfiles
Unlockall Unlockalfiles
FiledeletionDeletethisfile Deletethecurrentfile
Deleteall Deleteallfiles
Slideshow
Start Startplayingslideshow
Interval 1sec.~10sec.
Repeat Yes/No
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