DV500
User’s Manual
1. Getting to know your camera............................................................ 3
1.1 Configuration and installation..................................................... 3
1.2 On-screen display...................................................................... 4
2. Preparation before capture............................................................... 5
2.1 Battery ....................................................................................... 6
2.2 Insert the memory card.............................................................. 6
2.3 Format the memory card ........................................................... 7
2.4 Setting the date and time........................................................... 8
3. Using this video camera ................................................................... 8
3.1 Turn on / off the camera............................................................. 8
3.2 Change the record mode ........................................................... 9
3.3 Video recording........................................................................ 10
3.4 Capture still image ................................................................... 10
3.5 Using the Zoom Function......................................................... 11
3.6 Audio recording........................................................................ 12
3.7 Playback mode ........................................................................ 12
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3.8 Delete files............................................................................... 14
4. Menu setting................................................................................... 14
4.1 Menu in capture mode.................................................................. 15
4.2 Menu in video mode ................................................................ 17
4.3 Setup menu ............................................................................. 18
4.4 Menu in playback mode........................................................... 21
5. Making connections........................................................................ 24
5.1 Image or video files download ................................................. 24
5.2 Connecting the video Camera to a TV..................................... 25
6. Software Installation ....................................................................... 26
6.1 Install Driver............................................................................. 27
6.2 How to use the PC Camera ..................................................... 27
7. Troubleshooting.............................................................................. 28
8. Specifications & system requirements ............................................ 30
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1. Getting to know your camcorder
1.1 Configuration and installation
1 ： Lens
2: Microphone
3: Compensating lamp
4: Self-Timer LED
5: Delete
6: Playback
7: Mode
8: TFT LCD Screen
9: Left /Self-Timer
10: Power
11: Down button
12: Menu
13: AV Out jack
14: USB jack
15: Right /LED on or off
16: OK
17: Shutter
18: Up /Display
19: W/Zoom in button
20: T/Zoom out button
21: Speaker
22: Tripod socket
23: Card slot
24: Battery cover
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1.2 On-screen display
A. When shooting movies
B. When shooting still images
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C: When recording audio file
D. When playing back
2. Preparation before capture
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2.1 Battery
1: Open the video camera battery door.
2: Insert 3 AAA batteries according to the positive (+) and negative (-) poles indicated on the battery cover.
3: Close the battery door.
2.2 Insert the memory card
Turn off the video camera before inserting or removing the memory card. Insert the memory card in the card slot carefully. Check the right direction before inserting the memory card.
Never try to force the memory card into the slot when you feel resistance. The memory card has a write protect switch, which is used to protect data from accidental deletion. Therefore, whenever you want to record, format or delete files in the SD card, disable the write
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protection first. z Never insert any other object which is not a SD/MMC card into the video camera’s SD card slot. Doing so will cerate the risk of damaging to the camera and the card. z Never remove the SD card from the video camera while the video camera is powered on. Doing so can cause failure to the picture recording operation, and even damage the memory card.
2.3 Format the memory card
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 video camera to the Setup Menu.
2: Press the UP or DOWN button to select [Format.] then press the OK or RIGHT button to launch the submenu.
3: Press the UP or DOWN button to select the item [YES] and then press the OK button to erase all data.
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2.4 Setting the date and time
1: Turn the power on, and set the video camera to the Setup Menu.
2: Press the UP or DOWN button to select
[ Date&Time] then press the OK or
RIGHT button to launch the submenu.
3: Press the UP or DOWN button to change the highlighted value. Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to move the cursor between settings.
4: Press the OK button to confirm the setting.
5: Press the MENU button to close the menu.
3. Using this video camera
3.1 Turn on / off the video camera
1: Open the LCD panel.
2: Press the power button to turn on / off the camera.
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3.2 Change the record mode
There are three record modes in this video camera.
1: Press the POWER button to turn on the video camera, and the video camera get into the default video mode.
2: Press the MODE button to change the mode. Each time the MODE button is pressed the mode icon is changed.
Display Title Description
Capture mode For taking still photos.
Video mode For recording movie clips.
Audio mode For recording audio files. z When the video camera is in playback mode you must press the PLAYBACK button to change it to record mode firstly then you can use the MODE button to change mode. z If you want to review the record files you can press the
PLAYBACK button to set the video camera to playback mode .
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3.3 Video recording
1: Press the power button to enter default video recording mode. If the video camera is in other recording mode, press the mode button till the icon appears on the upper left corner of screen.
2: Press the shutter button to start recording.
3: Press the shutter button again to stop recording.
4: Press the up button to have a pause and press it again to continue recording.
5: When the light is insufficient press the LED ON/OFF button to turn on the compensating lamp and when the light is enough press the LED
ON/OFF button again to turn off.
3.4 Capture still image
1: Press the mode button till the icon appears on the upper left corner of screen.
2: Press the shutter button to take pictures.
3: When the light is insufficient press the LED ON/OFF button to turn on
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the compensating lamp and when the light is enough press the LED
ON/OFF button again to turn off the compensating lamp.
3.5 Using the Zoom Function
This video camera has a 4x digital zoom function that allows you to zoom in or zoom out on subjects. The digital zoom enlarges or shrinks the image using a software process.
1: Turn the video camera on and set it to capture mode or video record mode.
2: Press the T or W button to compose the image.
You can also use digital zoom to enlarge the image when you playback still images.
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3.6 Audio recording
1: Turn on the video camera and set it to audio record mode .
2: Press the shutter button to start recording.
3: Press the shutter button again to stop recording the audio.
4: Press the up button to have a pause and press it again to continue.
3.7 Playback mode
Still image review
1: Press the Playback button to enter to the playback mode .
2: Press the left or right button to show previous or next image.
3: Press T/W button to zoom in or out the image. Press left, right, up, down to move or navigate the image.
Press OK button to exit zoom and navigation modes.
4: Press the W button to show all the record files in thumbnail mode.
Press the left, right, up, down button to select an image.
5: Press the OK or T button to show the image in full screen.
If there are no images stored, a message [No Image] appears.
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Play video files
1: Press the Playback button to enter the playback mode .
2: Press the left or right button to select video file ( ).
3: Press the shutter button to play video file and press shutter or
MENU button again to stop playing.
4: Press the right button to fast forward and press the left button to rewind.
5: Press the up button to have a pause and then press it again to continue.
Play audio files
1: Power on and press the playback button to enter the playback mode .
2: Press the left or right button to select an audio file .
3: Press the shutter button to play the file and press shutter or MENU button again to end playing.
4: Press the right button to fast forward and press the left button to rewind.
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5: Press the up button to have a pause and then press it again to continue.
3.8 Delete files
1: In playback mode, press the menu button to enter the menu interface, press the up or down button to select “delete”.
2: Press the ok or right button to enter the submenu.
[One]: Delete current file. [All]: Delete all files except locked files.
3: Use the up or down button to select the item.
4: Press the ok button to confirm the setting. A dialog box will appear.
Using up or down button to select the item [Yes].
5: Press the ok button to delete the current file or all files.
Note: In playback mode, you can press the delete button to delete the current file quickly.
4. Menu setting
When a menu is displayed, the UP, DOWN, OK button is used to make the
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desired setting. The audio record mode doesn’t have a menu.
4.1 Menu in capture mode
1: Turn on the video camera and set it to capture mode.
2: Press the MENU button to display the menu.
3: Use the UP or DOWN button to select an item.
4: Press the OK or RIGHT button to enter the submenu.
5: Use the UP or DOWN button to select the desired item.
6: Press the OK button to confirm the setting.
7: Press the MENU button to close the menu.
Capture menu list
Menu item Function
Resolution There are 4 options for choice: [2592X1944] by interpolation , [2048X1536] 、 [1280x960] 、 [640X480]
Quality Select a lower image quality to decrease the image size in order to capture more images. There are three options for choice: [Super Fine] /[Fine] /[Normal].
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Metering Change the metering method to change the brightness of the picture.
[Center]: The exposure will be calculated based on light in the center area and this is suitable for general use.
[Multi]: The exposure will be calculated based on the average light.
[Spot]: Only the spot in the center of the LCD screen will be metered for light.
White
Balance
Adjust the white balance to suit different light sources.
There five items for option: [Auto]/[Daylight]/ [Cloudy] /
[Fluorescent] / [Bulb].
Exposure Set the exposure value manually to compensate for unusual lighting conditions such as indirect indoor lighting, dark backgrounds, and strong backlighting. The exposure value range is –2.0 to 2.0.
Drive
Mode
Effect
Use this item to set the camera to different mode: Off/
Self-timer 2s/ Self-timer 10s/ Continues
Use this function to change the image’s color tone: Normal/
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Date stamp
B&W/ Sepia / Negative/ Red/ Green/ Blue.
You can add date and time on the photos, there are 3 options:
Off: Do not Add the recording date & time to the printed images.
Date: Add the recording date & time to the printed images.
Date & Time: Add date & time on the photos
4.2 Menu in video mode
1: In video record mode press the MENU button to display the menu.
2: Use the UP or DOWN button to select an item.
3: Press the OK or RIGHT button to enter the submenu.
4: Use the UP or DOWN button to select the desired item.
5: Press the OK button to confirm the setting.
6: Press the MENU button to close the menu.
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Menu item
Movie Size
Frame Rate
Metering
Function
Select small movie size to record longer time. There are three items for option: 720x480/ 640x480/
320X240.
Select low frame rate to record longer time. There are two items for option: High/ Low.
See the details on Capture menu list
White Balance See the details on Capture menu list
4.3 Setup menu
You can set the system items in setup menu.
1: Turn the power on and press the MENU button to display the menu.
2: Press the RIGHT button to select [Setup].
3: Use the UP or DOWN button to select an item.
4: Press the OK or RIGHT button to enter the submenu.
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5: Use the UP or DOWN button to select the desired item.
6: Press the OK button to confirm the setting.
7: Press the MENU button to close the menu.
Menu item
Sounds
Function
There are four items for option:
[Shutter]: Set the shutter sound on or off by pressing the RIGHT or LEFT button.
[Start-up]: Set the start-up sound. Press the RIGHT or
LEFT button to set the sound on or off.
[Beep]: Set the operation sound on or off by pressing the RIGHT or LEFT button.
[Volume]: Adjust the sound volume. You can change it by pressing the RIGHT or LEFT button.
Auto review Adjust the review time after taking a picture. There are three items for option: [Off]/ [1sec.]/ [3 sec.].
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Power frequency
Light Frequency should be set to either 60Hz or 50Hz depending on your region. [50HZ] / [60HZ].
Power save To save power, the video camera is turned off automatically after a period of time. There are three options: [1min.] / [3min.] / [5min.].
Date & time Refer to setting the date and time
Language Select the OSD language: English / French / German /
Spanish / Italian / Portuguese / Dutch
TV Out
USB
TV Out should be set to either NTSC or PAL depending on your region. [NTSC] /[PAL].
You can use this video camera as a PC camera or removable disk. [PCCAM]: Use as a PC camera;
[MSDC]: Use as a removable disk.
Start-up
Image
There are 3 options: Off/System/My image
Off: No start-up image
System: Use default power on image.
My image: Use your favorite image as power on image.
You can set the start-up image in Playback menu.
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Format
Reset all
See the details on format the SD card.
To reset the entire menu and button operation settings to initial default. [Yes]/ [No].
4.4 Menu in playback mode
You can set the Playback menu in playback mode.
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Turn the power on and press the Playback button.
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Press the menu button to display the menu.
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Use the UP or DOWN button to select an item.
4.
Press the OK or RIGHT button to enter the submenu.
5.
Use the UP or DOWN button to select the desired item.
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Press the OK button to confirm the setting.
7.
Press the MENU button to exit.
Menu item Function
Lock There are 3 options:
[Lock/Unlock one]: Lock /Unlock current file.
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Delete
Slide show
Effect
[Lock All]: Lock all files.
[Unlock all]: Unlock all files.
If the file has been locked the icon will display on the LCD screen. The locked file can not be deleted.
[ One]: Delete current file.
[All]: Delete all files except locked files.
[Start]: Select this item to prepare for slide showing after setting the slide show mode.
[Interval]: Set the interval time by pressing the LEFT or RIGHT button. The range of interval time is 1-10 seconds.
[Repeat]: Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to set the repeat function on or off.
Only the still image can be show in slide show.
[B&W], [Sepia], [Negative], [Red], [Green], [Blue],
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Rotate
[Binarize], [Sunset], [Warm], [Cold], [Contrast].
Rotate: Each time the OK button is pressed the image will rotate 90°.
Save: Select this item to save the rotated image.
Resize
Back: Select this item to close the submenu. You can also press MENU button to exit.
You can resize the image with this option; The image can only be resized to smaller size.
2048x1536/1280x960/640x480
Voice memo [Add]: select an image you want to add voice memo, Select the item [Add] and then press the OK button to start recording voice memo.
[Delete]: cancel the voice memo.
Start-up image Set: Set the image as start-up image
Cancel: Cancel the start-up image
Set the item [Start-up Image] in the setup menu to
[My image] mode. And then the video camera will use
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Print the image you selected as the start-up image.
Use this function to print pictures by connecting a printer which supports direct picture. This function is only for still images
5. Making connections
5.1 Image or video files download
Set the USB mode to “MSDC” and then the video camera becomes a removable storage device.
1: Connect the video camera with a PC by a USB cable
2: Double click the icon “my computer” on the desktop of PC
3: Double click “ ” icon.
4: Double click “DCIM” file folder.
5: Double click “100MEDIA” file folder.
6: Copy all the files to your PC.
Note: Do not take out the SD card or the batteries when you are copying the files to PC; otherwise the files would be destroyed or lost.
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5.2 Connecting the video Camera to a TV
When plug in the TV-out cable (supplied) to the video camera Video output jack the LCD screen turns black, Connect the video camera to a TV and the
TV screen now performs as the camera LCD screen.
1: Connect the video camera to a TV via the TV-out cable (supplied) as illustrated.
2: Turn on the TV and the video camera, and then set the TV to “AV” mode.
3: When the video camera is set to record mode, you can preview the subjects you want to record on the TV screen.
4: When the video camera is set to Playback mode, you can review all the pictures, video and audio clips stored in the video camera on the TV.
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6. Software Installation
The bundled software CD has the drivers and software that come with video camera.
Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. The auto run menu appears:
The following software is listed:
• Install Driver: Installs software for PC camera
• Arcsoft Mediaimpression: Installs software for editing pictures and video clips.
Click the items in the autorun menu to install the software.
If the autorun menu does not appear automatically, open the CD-ROM in
[My Computer] or [Windows Explorer] and double-click the file named
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[autorun.exe] to start the program. You can also click [Run] in the
Windows Startup menu, enter "D:\autorun.exe" (where D is your CD-ROM drive letter) in the text box, and click [OK].
6.1 Install Driver
1: Click [Install Driver].
2: Follow the on-screen instructions to install the drivers.
6.2 How to use the PC Camera
Please install the video camera driver first.
Connect the video camera to the computer with a USB cable, and then set the video camera to PC CAM mode by press “Mode” button. Run the program Amcap on the desktop. If it was the first time you use this function please select the item < Preview> as in the illustration. And then you can use it as the pc camera function.
If you want to change the imaging size, select <Video Capture Pin> to change the Output Size.
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7. Troubleshooting
Power does not turn on.
1. Battery is inserted in the wrong direction.
2. Battery is insufficient to power on.
★
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Reload battery in the correct direction.
Replace or recharge the battery.
The video camera does not take pictures.
1. Memory is full. ★ Insert a new memory card.
2. Memory card is not formatted correctly.
★ Format the memory card again or use a new card.
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Image is blurry or out of focus.
1. The video camera was moving when the image was captured.
★ Hold the video camera steady when shooting picture.
Image is not displayed on the LCD monitor.
1. A memory card with non-SUNP**** images
(recorded with other camera) is
★ This video camera cannot display non-SUNP**** images. loaded.
Recorded images are not saved in memory.
1. The video camera was turned off before the images are saved in memory.
★ If the battery low indicator appears on the LCD monitor, replace the battery immediately.
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8. Specifications & system requirements
Specifications
Sensor CMOS Sensor
Image resolution
2592x1944 by interpolation, 2048 x 1536, 1280 x 960,
640 x 480
Storage media
Internal 32MB Flash memory
External up to 8GB with SDHC Card.
File format
Video quality
Self timer
Zoom
White balance
Exposure
JPEG, AVI
D1:720x480(30fps@D1)/VGA : 640 x 480
(30fps@VGA)/ QVGA 320 x 240 (30fps@QVGA)
10 sec / 2 sec
4 x digital zoom
Auto / Daylight / Bulb / Fluorescent / Cloudy
-2.0 ~ +2.0 interface USB2.0
TV output
Screen
NTSC / PAL
1.8” TFT LCD
Power source 3 AAA alkaline batteries
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OSD language
Focal range
English / French / German / Spanish / Italian /
Portuguese / Dutch f=7.5mm
Auto power off 1mins / 3mins/5mins
System WIN 2000 / XP / VISTA/Win7
Weight
Dimension
95g (without batteries and SD card)
94.6 mm × 57.1 mm × 40.5 mm
Ambient temperature
Operating: 0° C to 40° C
Storage: -20 to 60° C
Note: The product design and the specifications are subject to change without notice.
System requirements ：
Windows 2000/XP/VISTA/WIN7
CPU: Pentium III 800MHz or above
Memory ： 128 MB memory or above
Disk space ： Min. 500 MB space available
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