User manual MPMAN PC36HD

[. . . ] Note that the metallic contacts must be aligned with the contacts in the compartment. After the battery is properly installed, replace the battery cover. 6 Charging the battery Please charge the battery at least 8 hours for first time use. Connect one end of the supplied USB cable to the USB port of the camcorder and the other end to a powered PC. When the charging is interrupted or the battery pack is fully charged, 7 the charging LED will turn off. Inserting the Memory Card This camcorder has an internal memory, it can only record a few pictures or movie clips. [. . . ] Pressing the flash button cycles your camera through the various flash modes. The flash will not activate during continuous shooting or movie recording. 1: Set the camcorder to the Capture mode. 2: Press the FLASH/DELETE 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. 18 · When the battery level is low the flash strobe will not work. The next image can be shot only when charging is completed. Recording audio 1: Turn the camcorder on and set it to audio record mode. If the memory is full the video camera will stop recording automatically. · · On the center of the LCD monitor displays the recorded time. There is no menu in audio record mode. 4. Using the menu in record mode When a menu is displayed, the joystick is used to make the desired setting. The audio record mode doesn't have a menu. Menu in capture mode 1: Turn on the camcorder and set it to capture 19 mode. 7: Press the MENU button to close the menu. Capture menu list Menu item Resolution Quality Function There are five options for choice: [12M]/[8M] /[5M]/[3M]. Select a lower image quality to decrease the image size in order to capture more images. White Balance Adjust the white balance to suit different light sources. There five items for option: [Auto]/[Daylight]/ [Cloudy] / [Fluorescent] / [Tungsten]. 20 Color Effect Set the color effect to add a color tone to the picture. [Monochrome]: The pictures only have two colors: white and black. 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. Date Stamp This function can be used to add a date to your pictures as you take them. There are two items for option: [On]: Add the recording date & time to printed images. [Off]: Do not add the recording date & time to printed images. 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. [Disable]/[10 SEC]/[20SEC]. Burst Use this function to take 3 pictures continuously. 21 Snapshot [Single]: Press the shutter button once to take one picture. [Burst]: Press the shutter button once to take three pictures continuously. Menu in video mode 1: In video record mode press the MENU button to display the menu. Menu item Resolution Frame Rate Function Select small movie size to record longer time. [Disable]: No voice is recorded when recording movie clips. Setup menu You can set the system items in setup menu. [. . . ] If the autorun menu does not appear automatically, open the CD-ROM in [My Computer] or [Windows Explorer] and double-click the file named [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]. Install Driver (1 )Insert the CD to your PC, Click "Install Driver" to install the driver; 34 (2)Click "Next" and then click "Install" to install the driver; (3) Click "Finish" to complete the installation 35 (4) Connect the camcorder to PC by the USB-cable, then Power on; (5) (6) Use the OK button to set the camcorder to [PC Camera] mode. An interface "Installing device driver software" appears; (7) Select "Install the software automatically (Recommended)"; (8) If "Your devices are ready to use" interface appears , The installation is finished and now you can use the PC-Camera function. 36 How to use the PC Camera function 1. Double click the icon Then you can start to use the PC-Camera function. 8. [. . . ]