SHUOYING DVH198 Digital Video Camera User Manual DVH198SB

SHUOYING INDUSTRIAL (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. Digital Video Camera DVH198SB

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1 Foreword Thank you for choosing our digital video. Please read this manual carefully before using, and keep it in a safe place for future reference. The content involved in this manual is the latest information during compilation. The screen display and figures adopted by this manual are used to introduce the operation of the digital video in a more detailed and intuitive way, which may vary from the one in actual use due to the difference of technical development and production batches. Introduction Please use the digital video pursuant to the following sequence: Note: Any new memory card or the one used in other digital videos/cameras before should be formatted by the digital video if such card will be used in the digital video. Please backup the important data on other media, such as soft disks, hard disks or optical disks, etc. Check the digital video power Insert and format the memory card Record video/ Shoot Install the drivers Connect computers
2 Operation Instructions There is write-protection switch on SD card. It can prevent deleting or formatting saved data. Push write-protection switch to the bottom. Saved data in SD card will be protected. Push the switch to the top, the data will be unprotected. Operations on Storage Card ● If use any new memory card, or the one with data unable to be recognized by the digital video or photos shot by other digital videos, please format the memory card before using. • Turn off the digital video power before inserting or removing the memory card. • Using the memory card for many times may reduce its performance. If so, please replace it with new ones. • The memory card is a precise electronic device. Metal Pin of Storage Card Write-Protect Switch
3 Please do not bend the card, and prevent it from falling down or being pressed heavily. • Please do not expose the memory card in strong electronic/ magnetic fields, such as speakers or near TV receivers. • Please don’t use or keep the memory card in extra hot/cold circumstances. • Please keep the memory card clean and avoid touching it with any liquid. If so, dry it with soft cloth. • Keep the memory card in the card holder when not using. • Please note that it is normal for the memory card to become warm after using for a long time. • Do not use any memory card that used in other digital videos/cameras before. Please format any memory card to be used in the digital video. • Do not use any memory card formatted by other digital video or memory card reader. • Under any of the following conditions, data stored on the memory card may be damaged: - Use of the memory card inappropriately.
4 - Turn the power off or remove the memory card while recording, deleting (formatting) or reading. • Recommend to backup important data in other media, such as soft disks, hard disks and optical disks. Maintenance for Digital Video Keep the digital video at dry place and remove its battery when not using. • Wear the wrist strap to avoid sliding it off while using. • Use proper protective film to avoid scratching the lens or display screen. • To clean the lens, firstly, move dust on it, and then use proper cloth or tissue fit for cleaning optical devices to wipe the lens softly. If necessary, use lens detergents. Do not use organic solvent to clean the digital video. • Do not touch the surface of lens by fingers.
5 System Requirements When operating the digital video, please refer to the computer system with minimum requirements. We strongly recommend you to use better computer system for best performance of the digital video. The minimum system requirements are as follows: System Requirements Operating Microsoft Windows 7 2000,XP,VISTA Operating system Above Intel PIII667 or other CPU with equivalent performance RAM Above 128 MB Audio card Video card Support DirectX8 or higher versions CD-ROM Above 4 times speed Hard disk More than 1 GB free space Others One standard USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 port Functions & Features The digital video has various features and functions: Digital Video Digital camera (5 million pixels)
6 MENU Up Playbac mode right OK down Left Busy lamp Mass Storage (Removable disk) PC Digital video (Camera) 4 times digital zoom Appearance Introduction
7 Battery cover switch Shooting Battery
8 Lens Tripod SD card slot
9 Digital Video’s Key Functions and Indicators Press/ Indicator Functions Power key Turn the digital video on/off Shooting key 1.Shooting 2.Recording/Stop MENU key Open/exit the menu. Stop playing (while playing video) MODE key Switch among picture, video and preview mode (press this key to switch to PCCAM after connecting to PC) Playback key Enter/exit playing mode. Up key Select menu. Zoom in and move the picture (when the picture is zoomed in) Down key Select menu. Zoom out and move the picture (when the picture is zoomed in). In preview mode, press this key to enter grid screen. Left key Move the picture (when the picture is zoomed in). Turn on/off flash. While
10 playing video, press and hold to reverse fast. Right key In picture mode, adjust the shooting mode (self portrait \2S \10S \continuous). Move the picture (when the picture is zoomed in). While playing video, press and hold to forward fast. OK key Press this button to enter menu and start setting. Confirm and return to upper menu. Pause/play video. Busy lamp The indicator is constantly lit when the camera is turned on. Start Using Insert Battery This digital video uses 2 AA batteries. Before replacing batteries, please turn it off. Open the battery cover, and then insert batteries according to the prompt of the positive/negative poles in the battery compartment. Replace the battery cover.
11 Insert SD/MMC Memory Card Insert a SD/MMC memory card in the memory card slot with the metal pins towards inside in light of the prompts next to the card slot. To remove the memory card, press the SD/MMC memory card downwards, and then remove it. ─────────────────────────────────── Note: Turn the power off before replacing the memory card. Insert cards in correct direction. Do not insert cards with large force to avoid damaging cards or any part of the digital video. If failed, check whether the direction is correct.  Format any new memory card or the one used in other digital videos before using it in your digital video ─────────────────────────────────── Open Screen Open the LCD to let it face towards yourself. Turn Digital Video on
12 Press Power key to turn the digital video on. Switch mode In picture/video mode, press the Play key to switch to playback mode; in playback mode, press the Play key to exit. Video recording In video recording mode, press the shutter key to start video recording, and press the shutter key again to stop recording. Taking picture In picture mode, press the shutter key to take a picture. Playback Press the Play key to enter the playback mode, browse the pictures and play the recorded video. Browse picture: press the LEFT/RIGHT key to select a picture and press the Zoom key to zoom in the picture. When the picture is amplified, press the UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT key to move the picture. Play video: press the LEFT/RIGHT key to select a video, press and hold the LEFT/RIGHT key to forward/reverse fast, and release the key to play normally. Press OK to start playing, and press MENU to stop playing; while 快进 << << << << >>>> >> >> >> >> 慢进 －－－－－－－－－－－－| 音量 －－－－－－－－－－－－|－－－－－－－－
13 playing, press OK to pause, and press it again to resume playing. HDMI output To output video and sound from the video recorder to HDTV, insert the common terminal of the HDMI cable to the HDMI interface of the video recorder, and insert the input port of the HDMI cable into the HD input interface of the HDTV. Before inserting/pulling out the HDMI cable, stop the video recording/playing first. TV Out To output video and sound of digital video to TV, please insert common terminal of TV cord into the TV port of the digital video. Yellow terminal should be connected to input port of video equipment. Red/White port should be connected with sound input port of the video equipment. Note: Before inserting/pulling out the TV cable, stop the video recording/playing first. Power-off When digital video is on, press Power button once to turn it off. If digital video is idle, and the idle time without operation is beyond automatic power-off time (1 minute/ 3
14 minutes/5 minutes), it will turn off automatically for power saving. Menu settings In picture/video or playback mode, press the MENU key to open the menu, and then press the UP/DOWN key to select a menu, and press OK to enter the submenu. When selecting menu, the selected menu will be highlighted. ▲Video recording Menu ▲Shooting menu Date & Time Setting Press the MENU key to open the menu, and then press the LEFT/RIGHT key to enter the setting. Press the DOWN key to select “Date & Time” option and press OK to enter the setting window.
15 In setting window, press the LEFT/RIGHT key to select an item (date, time), and the selected item will be highlighted in Blue. Then, press the UP/DOWN key to adjust, then press OK to confirm, or press the MENU key to cancel and return. Finally, press the MENU key to exit the setting mode. Computer-connecting Before connecting to computer, please install driver for digital video with installation disk. First turn digital video on, and connect digital video to available USB port of computer with accessory USB cord. In USB mode, it can be used as removable disk, or camera. Digital video automatically enter into removable disk mode, and press MODE button to enter camera mode. Advanced Operations Picture/video mode
16 After turned on, the device enters picture/video mode automatically. Press the shutter key to take a picture directly. Press the shutter key to start video recording, and press it again to stop recording. Press the UP/DOWN key to zoom. Press the LEFT key to turn on/off the LED flash (flash isn’t used in playback mode). Press the RIGHT key to select self portrait 2S/10S or continuous mode. ◆ Display of Picture/Video Mode on Screen ▲Screen display message in shooting mode
17 ▲Screen display message in video recording mode NO. Icon Name Description 1 Shooting mode It indicates that it is able to take photos by pressing Shutter key in the shooting mode. 2 Self-shooting count down It instructs the countdown for self-timer. 3 White balance It indicates the current settings for white balance. 4 Metering mode It indicates current metering mode.
18 5 Exposure It indicates current exposure value. 6 Image size It indicates current resolution of photos 7 Image quality It indicates current selected picture quality. 8 Residual photos It indicates the remaining numbers of photos available to be taken. 9 SD Card The icon indicates to insert the memory card, indicates that inserted SD is locked for write-protection. 10 Zoom indication It indicates the current times for digital zoom. 11 Battery level It indicates current power status. In red color, it means the power is depleted, and the digital video will turn off automatically. 12 Smile Capture Activate smile detection. 13 Face detect Activate face detection. 14 Anti-shake Activate anti-shake.
19 15 ISO 100 Indicate that the value of ISO is 100. 16 Video recording mode It indicates the digital video is in the video recording mode, in which press Video Recording key to record. 17 REC time The free time indicates the remaining available recording time; the recording time indicates the recorded time. 18 Video format It indicates current video resolution. ◆ Menu setting Press the MENU to open the video/picture menu, press the UP/DOWN key to select a menu, and then press OK to enter the submenu. In the submenu, press MENU or OK to return to the main menu, press the UP/DOWN key to select and press OK to confirm. In the main menu, press the MENU key to exit. When select menu, the selected menu will be highlighted in green.
20 Video menu option: Main Menu Sub Menu Description 1920x1080 Full HD 1280x720 High resolution scheme Move size 640x480 Medium resolution scheme Center It subjects to the central area when metering. Multi It subjects to multi spots when metering Metering Spot It subjects to one spot when metering Auto It is fit for many conditions. Day light It is fit for day light circumstance. White balance Cloudy It is fit for cloudy
21 circumstance. Fluorescent It is fit for fluorescent lamp circumstance. Tungsten It is fit for tungsten lamp circumstance. Normal Normal effect B&W Black & White effect Sepia Return to the ancients effect Negative Negative film effect Red Partial red effect Green Partial green effect Effect Blue Partial blue effect Off Disable the function of printing date/time on files. Date stamp Date When shooting/video recording, the date will be print on the
22 lower right corner of files. Date & Time When shooting/video recording, the date and time will be print on the lower right corner of files Picture menu option: Main Menu Sub Menu Description 2592 x 1944 5 million pixels resolution 2048 x 1536 3 million pixels resolution Resolution 1280 x 1024 1.30 million pixels resolution Super Fine Excellent picture quality Fine Good picture quality Quality Normal Normal picture
23 quality Center It subjects to the central area when metering Multi It subjects to multi spots when metering Metering Spot It subjects to one spot when metering On Enable the auto face metering, which optimizes faces automatically. FD metering Off Disable the auto face metering. Auto It is fit for many conditions. Daylight It is fit for day light circumstance. Cloudy It is fit for cloudy circumstance White balance Fluorescent It is fit for
24 fluorescent lamp circumstance Tungsten It is fit for tungsten lamp circumstance. Exposure / Use Left/Right key to adjust the compensation for exposure. Off Use the normal single photo shooting mode Self-timer 2s Use the 2s delayed self-timer mode. Self-timer 10s Use the 10s delayed self-timer mode. Driver mode Burst Continuous shooting Normal Normal effect B& W Black & White effect Effect Sepia Return to the
25 ancients effect Negative Negative film effect Red Partial red effect Green Partial green effect Blue Partial blue effect Off Disable the function of printing date/time on files Date When shooting/video recording, the date will be print on the lower right corner of files. Date stamp Date & Time When shooting/video recording, the date and time will be print on the lower right corner of files. Face detect On It will be shown on the screen.
26 Off Disable the function of face detection On The digital video will shoot automatically if detecting smile of humans. Smile capture Off Disable the function of smile capture. On Activate anti-shake during picture-shooting. Anti-shake Off Disable the function of anti hand shake. ISO100 Set ISO value as 100 ISO200 Set ISO value as 200 ISO ISO400 Set ISO value as 400 Setting menu
27 In video, picture or playback mode, you can press the MENU key to open the menu, and press the LEFT/RIGHT key to enter the setting menu. Then, press the UP/DOWN key to select a menu, and press OK to enter the submenu. In the submenu, press MENU or OK to return to the main menu, press the UP/DOWN key to select and press OK to confirm. In the main menu, press the MENU key to exit. ▲ Setting menu When selecting menu, selected menu will be displayed in highlight. Main Menu Sub Menu Description Shutter On/off Sound Start-up No/1/2/3
28 Beep On/off Volume 0/1/2/3 Off No playback after shooting 1sec. Playback 1s after shooting Auto review 3sec. Playback 3s after shooting 50Hz Set light source frequency as 50HZ Power frequency 60Hz Set light source frequency as 60HZ 1 min. Auto power off after being in idle status for 1 min. 3 min. Auto power off after being in idle status for 3 min. 5 min. Auto power off after being in idle status for 5 min. Power save OFF Disable the function of
29 auto power off. Date & Time / Set date & time, together with the date format English Set the menu language as English French Set the menu language as French Language Spanish Set menu language as Spanish. NTSC Set television system as NTSC TV out PAL Set television system as PAL Format Yes/No Format the memory card. Reset Yes/No Restore the factory settings To set time and date, use Left button to switch item to be adjusted and press Up/Down button to change value. Press OK button for confirmation and press MODE
30 button to cancel setting or return to main menu. Picture/Video Mode After power-on, digital video automatically enter video mode. Press shutter to start picture-shooting, video-recording, or stop video-recording. Press the UP/DOWN key to zoom. To delay self portrait, press the RIGHT key to switch to 2s/10s self portrait. Self portrait mode: press the shutter key to start counting down, and take a picture after 2sec or 10sec delay. Continuous Shooting Mode: Select continuous shooting mode. By pressing shutter once, three continuous pictures will be captured. Use LED Flashlight: Press Right button to open or shut flashlight. (In replay mode, flashlight is not available.) ─────────────────────────────────── Note: Stabilize digital video while shooting. Better use tripod or supporters to acquire clear pictures.  When recording video of high resolution and full HD, it is necessary to use Class 4 4GB storage card. ───────────────────────────────────
31 ◆ Menu setting Press the MENU key to open the picture/video menu, press the UP/DOWN key to select a menu, and press OK to enter the submenu. In the submenu, press OK to confirm and return to the main menu, press the UP/DOWN key to select and press OK to confirm. In the main menu, press the MENU key to exit. The selected menu will be highlighted in green. Shooting menu option: Note: When adjusting exposure compensation in exposure submenu, press the LEFT/RIGHT key to adjust the exposure, the screen brightness changes accordingly. After setting, press OK to confirm and return to the main menu, or press the MENU key to cancel setting. Setting menu The menu operation is same as picture/video mode. Playback mode Press the Play key to enter the playback mode. If a video is selected, press OK to start playing, and the upper right of the screen shows the playing timer (the lower left of the video file has a video icon, which distinguishes from the picture). While playing, press OK
32 to pause, press it again to resume playing, press and hold the LEFT/RIGHT key to reverse/forward fast, and release the key to play normally. Press the MENU key to stop playing. If a picture is selected, press the UP key to zoom in the picture, press the LEFT/RIGHT key to confirm and then press the direction keys to move the picture. ◆ Playback menu setting Press the MENU key to open the playback menu, press the UP/DOWN key to select a menu, and press OK to enter the submenu. In the submenu, press OK to confirm and return to the main menu, press the UP/DOWN key to select and press OK to confirm. In the main menu, press the MENU key to exit. The selected menu will be highlighted. ▲ Playback menu Options of Picture Menu:
33 Main Menu Sub-menu Instructions Lock/unlock one Lock/unlock the present file Lock all Lock all files Lock Unlock all Unlock all files One Delete the present file Delete All Delete all files Start Start playing slide Interval 1 second-10 seconds Slide show Repeat Yes/No Add Add sound label to picture Voice memo Delete Delete sound label added to picture Note: 1. The lantern slide playing and sound memo are only valid for pictures. 2. Each picture can be attached with 30 seconds sound memo. In playback mode, the picture attached with sound menu has an icon. Press OK to start playing the sound memo, press the UP key to pause or press the MENU key to stop. Press and hold the LEFT/RIGHT key to reverse/forward fast, and release the
34 key to play normally. Downloading Picture/Video via Connecting to Computer When digital video is connected to computer and enter removable disk mode, a new removable disk will be added to the window of “My Computer”. Recorded picture or video is stored in” DCIM\100MEDIA” of the removable disk. You can copy files in this path to your hard drive. ─────────────────────────────────── Note: 1. In the course of download, do not disconnect USB cord. When USB connection is applied, do not insert or plug off storage card to avoid data loss. ─────────────────────────────────── Application of Camera When digital camera is connected to computer, press MODE button to enter camera mode. Before using camera, make sure the driver of camera is installed on computer. When driver is installed, “SPCA1628 PC Driver” item will be added to “Start-All Programs”. There is a shortcut icon in it. After digital camera is
35 connected with computer and enters into camera mode, press the shortcut icon to open AMCAP window. In AMCAP window, captured image via camera will be displayed. If AMCAP is not run, the camera can transmit image through network. Install driver and software The provided CD contains video recorder driver and the software MAGIX Video easy SE / MAGIX Photo Manager 10 (used for picture and video processing). Installation interface Insert the provided CD into the CD-ROM, the installer will be run automatically, and the installation wizard as below will appear.
36 (Depending on the PC configuration, it takes several seconds to run the installer automatically. If the installer window doesn’t appear, please open the “Windows Explorer”, and run the “SoftwareInstaller.exe”.) Install driver In the installation wizard window, click the “Install Driver” button, and follow the prompt to finish the installation step by step. Please restart the PC after installing the driver. Select MAGIX Video easy SE / MAGIX Photo Manager 10, click the button on the wizard window and follow the prompt to install step by step. For usage, please click the “Software operation explanation” button on the installation wizard window. Specifications Image Sensor Image Sensor130 Megapixel CMOS
37 Resolution of Picture 5M (2592 x 1944), 3M (2048 x 1536), 1.3M (1280 x 1024) Storage External SD Card (128M to 32GB) File Format JPEG, AVI, WAV Video Resolution FHD 1920x1080,HD 1280X720，VGA 640×480 640×480 Self-shooting Delay 2 seconds / 10 seconds Digital Zoom 4 times White Balance Auto/Daylight/Cloudy/Fluorescent /Tungsten Exposure Compensation -2.0 ~ +2.0 USB Port USB2.0 TV Output NTSC / PAL Screen 2.4” TFT LCD Power 2 *AA alkaline batteries Language of Menu English/French/Spanish Focal Length f=7.5mm Aperture F3.0 Auto 1minute / 3minutes/5minutes Requirement Windows7/ 2000 / XP / Vista
38 Size 114 mm × 52 mm ×60 mm Note: Specifications of product design are subject to the latest information written in this instruction manual. Any change of the product will not be noticed further. It is subject to real product. Common Problem-Shooting 1. Battery is low, please replace with new batteries. 2. Battery package is not removed. Failure in power-on after installing battery 3. Wrong installation, please make sure that battery installation is correct. 1. The memory is full; please move the files to another memory device. Can’t take picture or record video by pressing the shutter key 2. The write protection of SD card in the video recorder is enabled. Please take out the SD card and toggle the write-protection switch to release the protection.
39 The picture is blurry 1. Hand shakes when taking picture. Please hold the video recorder with both hands, or use a tripod to stabilize the device; do not make the device shake when taking picture. The picture or video is dark 1. The environment lighting is insufficient. Please take picture or record video at a place with sufficient lighting, or use flash light to increase the brightness. 1. The battery voltage is too low; please replace the battery. The video recorder turns off automatically 2. To save energy, the video recorder will turn off automatically if there is no operation in one minute (3min or 5min, depending on the setting). Can’t delete files in the video recorder 1. The write-protection of SD card in the video recorder is enabled. Please take out the SD card and toggle the write-protection switch to release the protection. The file protection function is enabled in the camera menu.
40 Please turn off this function in the menu. Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:  Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.  Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.  Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.  Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Shielded cables must be used with this unit to ensure compliance with the Class B FCC limits.
41 Only the USB cable supplied (with molded ferrite core) must be used with this product

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