Intova duo User manual

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Product Manual
Intova Duo

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Thank you for purchasing an Intova Duo. Your Duo is a tough and robust Sports Camera with a wide range of
features. Please read this manual carefully for usage instructions and care tips.
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ENJOY!!!
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Before using the camera, read the precautions to ensure correct use, the best performance and longer lifespan.
Do not leave or store the camera in direct sunlight, especially the lens, as prolonged exposure to direct
sunlight can damage the image sensor.
Store in a cool, dry environment.
During storage, note that battery must be recharged periodically to maintain operating ability. Allowing
total discharge may ruin the battery.
Clean with a soft dry cloth and take special care around lens.
Format Memory Card prior to first use
HOUSING MAINTENEBCE
Rinse housing in cool clean water after use
Inspect O-ring carefully prior to each use: any debris on O-ring can cause leakage
Store in a cool dry area with housing door slightly open to prevent O-ring deforming

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System Requirements
Operation system
Microsoft Windows2000, XP, Vista, 7
CPU
Intel Pentium III 800MHz or equivalent CPU
Memory
Minimum 512MB
Sound card, video card
Sound card and video card should support DirectX8 or higher
Hard disk
Over 500MB free space
Others
1 standard USB1.1 or USB2.0 interface

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Mode switch:
-Photograph
-Video
-Replay
Lens
Operation
indicator
Power
On/Off
Shutter
Charging indicator
LCD TFT
Up key
OK key
Down key

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Key/Indicator
Function
Power On/Off
1) Power the camera on or off. 2) In menu, switch between normal and
setup.
Shutter
1) Video mode, start/stop recording. 2) Photo mode, shutter button. 3)
Replay mode, start/stop video. 4) Menu Mode, confirmation
Up key
1)Video/Photo Mode, Digital zoom in. 2) Menu, selection scroll up 3)
Replay Mode, pause, continue playing
OK key
2) Open/exit menu. Replay Mode, Stop
Mode switch
Switch between capture, video, replay
Operation
indicator
Upper LED is a charging
indicator.
In power-off state, LED will be lit when
the charger is connected for charging.
Lower LED is an operation
indicator.
It flashes once during image capture,
and stays constant when connected with
computer portable disk.

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1. Charge built-in lithium battery
With power-off, connect camera to computer USB port or USB power adapter and begin charging. Charger
indicator light will turn on while charging and turn off when fully charged. Generally, 2-4 hours for full charge.
USB 线
Charger indicator lights

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2. Memory card
1. To install, fully insert FT card in the card slot until it clicks into place.
2. To remove, press card to release.
Note: The camera is not equipped with built-in memory, a memory card is required.

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3. Power On/Off:
3.1 Power-on: press and hold POWER key for 3 seconds, the screen starts up and the camera enters startup
mode.
3.2. Power-off: click POWER key, the camera turns off;
Note: Automatic power-off will occur if no usage for 5 minutes
3.3. Power-off due to low battery: In case of extremely low battery, an icon of will appear on the LCD
screen indicating urgent charging need. When the icon turns red and flashes, the camera will
automatically power off.
4. Function mode selection

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The camera is equipped with three modes: photo, video and replay. After power-on, the modes can be
switched with MODE switch.
Photo mode: Take pictures;
Video mode: Record video
Playback mode: Picture and video file playback
5. Indicators
Operation indicator: Shows when camera is in use
Charger indicator: Indicates charging mode when illuminated.

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6 Video mode
In video mode, click shutter button to start/stop video recording, repeat as needed. Camera will
automatically stop recording when the memory card is full or the battery is extremely low:
1 00:00:01: time-meter, indicating time of recording
2 : mode icon: indicates the current mode
3 ：loop recording video time icon
4 : movie size: indicates the current movie size is 720P;
5 : indicates 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
9 ：metering icon: indicates perspective metering.

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Video menu setup
In video mode, press OK key to open menu, press Up or Down key to select menu. When selecting menu,
background of the selected item will be highlighted. Press Shutter to enter sub-menu. In sub-menu, press Up
or Down key for selection, press Shutter for confirmation and return to main menu. In the main menu, press
OK key to exit the menu.
▲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.

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Metering
mode
Central metering
Metering subject in the central frame area
Multi-point
metering
Metering subject to multi-points
Point metering
Metering subject to one point
White
balance
Automatic
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
Black and White effect
Antique
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
Photo/video, print date on right bottom corner of the file
Date and time
Photo/video, print date and time on right bottom corner of
the file

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7 Loop video recording:
Select Video mode, open the menu, press Down key to select “Recording Int” menu, press Shutter key to enter
sub-menu, “1min, 3min, 5min” recording loop mode are options. After pressing OK key for confirmation, press
OK key again to exit the menu. When Shutter is pressed, video recording starts. During video recording, the
camera will automatically stop recording video based on 1min, 3min, 5min selected, and immediately start next
section of video recording (e.g. when 5min is selected in the menu, the camera will automatically stop when
5min recording reached, and start next section of video recording). When the memory card is full, the earliest
recoded section of file will be recorded over
▲Open video recording menu ▲Select loop recording time ▲Exit from menu and press
and press OK to confirm.Shutter to start loop video recording
Note: After selecting OFF in “Recording Int” menu, when existing menu, the camera returns to
normal video recording. Normal recording is not time restricted and it will continue until the
memory card is full.

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8 Photo mode:
Select Photo Mode. Push Shutter once to take photo.
1 9999: Counter: indicates quantity of pictures taken or available
to be taken;
2 : mode icon
3 : movie size
4 : indicates 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
8 : white balance icon: indicates the current white balance mode
9 ：metering icon: indicates perspective metering.

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Capture menu setup
In capture mode, press OK key to open menu, then press Up and Down key to select menu. When selecting
menu, background of the selected item will be highlighted. Press Shutter to enter sub-menu. In sub-menu,
press Up and Down key for selection, press Shutter for confirmation and return to main menu. In the main
menu, press OK key to exit the menu.
▲Capture menu
Capture menu options
Main menu
Sub-menu
Description
Image size
2592x1944
5 megapixel resolution
2048X1536
3 megapixel resolution
1280X960
1 megapixel resolution

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Image quality
Excellent
Best quality image
Good
Good image quality
Normal
General quality image
Metering mode
Central metering
Metering in central frame area
megapixel resolution
Metering multi-point
Point metering
Metering one point
White balance
Automatic
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
Exposure
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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
Continuous shooting`
Use continuous shooting
Special effect
Normal
Normal effect
White and black
Black and White effect

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Antique
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
right bottom corner of the file
Date and time
During capturing/recording video, print date and
time on right bottom corner of the file
9 Playback mode:
9.1 After power-on, select Playback mode:
1 ：mode icon: indicates playback mode
2 : Indicates files in current folder
3 : indicates that the current folder is locked
4 : indicates the current file is an AVI video file.

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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 Shutter to enter sub-menu. In
sub-menu, press Up and Down key for selection, press Shutter for confirmation and back to main menu. In
the main menu, press OK key to exit menu.
▲Playback menu
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

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Slide show
Start
Start playing slide show
Interval
1sec.~10sec.
Repeat
Yes/No
9.3 Play movie clips:
Press Shutter key to play, press Up key for pause, press Shutter key to stop playing.
9.4 Delete file:
1) After selecting the file to be deleted, open the menu, press Up and Down key to select “Delete…”.

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2）Press Shutter key to enter, after selecting “One”, press Shutter key for confirmation). “All” means to delete all
files.)
3) After selecting “Yes”, press Shutter key to delete the file. When the file is deleted, press OK key to exit from
the menu.
10 System setup menu:
In Photo, video or playback mode, press OK key to open menu, and then press Power key to switch over to
setup menu. In setup menu, press Up and Down key for selecting menu. When selecting menu, background
of the selected item will be highlighted. Press Shutter to enter sub-menu. In sub-menu, press Up and Down
key for selection, press Shutter for confirmation and back to main menu. In the main menu, press OK key to
exit menu.