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Odys MDV-HD8 User Manual

Summary of MDV-HD8

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    High definition digital video camera user manual.

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    1 contents section 1 getting to know your camera .............................................. 2 section 2 getting started ....................................................................... 5 section 3 record mode .......................................................................... 8 sec...

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    2 section 1 getting to know your camera overview this video camera features high definition (hd) movie recording of astonishing clarity in 1280 x 720 resolution, with high quality audio. Recorded video clips can be played back on the huge, built-in 2.4” bright color swivel screen or directly on a hd...

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    3 front view lcd panel microphone power button lens flash hdmi port rear view movie shutter button tele button (up button) wide button (down button) tv/earphone port ok button picture shutter button direction buttons record/play button mini usb 2.0 port macro switch.

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    4 side view speaker battery cover.

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    5 section 2 getting started loading the battery before using the camera, users must load np 60 battery. Follow the arrow direction and slide to eject the battery 1. Cover. Insert the battery according to the correct polarity marks 2. ( + or -). Close the battery cover firmly. 3. Inserting and removi...

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    6 protecting data on an sd card sd card is read-only by locking the sd card. No pictures, movies and voice can be recorded when the sd card is locked. Make sure the lock is on writeable position before recording any media. Turning the camera on and getting started to turn on the camera: flip out the...

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    7 selecting interface language the setting submenu contains options for configuring your camera set up. To change advanced setting: in movie/picture record mode, press ok button to switch to record menu screen. 1. Use right/left buttons to move to setting option, then setting submenu will pop out on...

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    8 section 3 record mode button function right button: flash auto/ off left button: self-timer on/off up button: lcd information on/off down button: hd mode on/off ok button: menu on tele button: digital zoom in wide button: digital zoom out power button: press down for one second to turn on or turn ...

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    9 lcd monitor information the indicators shown below may display on lcd when movies and pictures are recorded: record mode movie record mode picture record mode voice record mode motion stabilization two in one mode photo frame multi-snap mode night mode backlight mode (1) resolution movie: hd / d1 ...

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    10 (7) auto flash flash off (8) self-timer enabled (9) 8x digital zoom (10) date/time: yyyy/mm/dd hh: mm (11) motion detection h.264 movie recording press movie shutter button ( ) to start recording. When a movie is recording, a time indicator will display on lcd monitor. To stop recording, press mo...

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    11 voice recording press ok button to enter record menu while in record mode. Use right/left buttons to choose 1. Voice pen option. Press up/down buttons to choose “enter” option and press ok button to enter voice record mode. 2. Press movie shutter button ( 3. ) to record voice. Press movie shutter...

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    12 options for record menu movie mode camera mode voice pen effect setting resolution • exposure • light • sharpness • white balance • stabilization • motion detect • night mode • exit • resolution • exposure • two in one • photo frame • flash • self-timer • sharpness • white balance • multi-snap • ...

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    13 default setting and validation the following table indicates the camera’s default setting as well as its validation. Always: 1. The setting always keeps valid. One time: 2. The setting is only valid either once or till camera power off. Validation default factory setting resolution always vga for...

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    14 movie mode submenu setting record main menu includes camera setting and other advanced setting. You can use right/left buttons to move between options and press ok button to validate the setting. Movie resolution to change movie resolution: in movie/picture record mode, press ok button to switch ...

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    15 exposure the camera adjusts image exposure automatically. In certain circumstances you may wish to adjust the exposure compensation setting. To change exposure setting: in movie/picture record mode, press ok button to switch to record menu screen. 1. Use right/left buttons to select movie mode. S...

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    16 sharpness you can soften and sharpen images to achieve different effects. To change sharpness setting: in movie/picture record mode, press ok button to switch to record menu screen. 1. Use right/left buttons to select movie mode. Submenu of movie mode will pop out on the screen. 2. Use up/down bu...

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    17 white balance the camera adjusts the color balance of images automatically. Three manual white balance settings are available: auto (default): • the camera automatically adjusts white balance. Daylight: • outdoors fluorescent: • under fluorescent light condition. Tungsten: • under tungsten light ...

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    18 motion stabilization to enable motion stabilization: in movie/picture record mode, press ok button to switch to record menu screen. 1. Use right/left buttons to select movie mode. Submenu of movie mode will pop out on the screen. 2. Use up/down buttons to select motion stabilization then press ok...

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    19 motion detection to enable motion detection: in movie/picture record mode, press ok button to switch to record menu screen. 1. Use right/left buttons to select movie mode. Submenu of movie mode will pop out on the screen. 2. Use up/down buttons to select motion detect then press ok button to swit...

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    20 camera mode setting picture resolution to change picture resolution: in movie/picture record mode, press ok button to switch to record menu screen. 1. Use right/left buttons to select camera mode. Submenu of camera mode will pop out on the 2. Screen. Use up/down buttons to select resolution then ...

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    21 exposure the camera adjusts image exposure automatically. In certain circumstances you may wish to adjust the exposure compensation setting. To change exposure setting: in movie/picture record mode, press ok button to switch to record menu screen. 1. Use right/left buttons to select camera mode. ...

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    22 two in one (picture record mode only) with camera set to two in one mode, you can combine two snapshots into one picture. To enable two in one: in movie/picture record mode, press ok button to switch to record menu screen. 1. Use right/left buttons to select camera mode. Submenu of camera mode wi...

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    23 photo frame (picture record mode only) your camera features popular electronic photo frame. You can take your picture with preferred electronic photo frame. To enable photo frame: when in camera mode, use up/down buttons to select photo frame option, then press ok button 1. To switch to photo fra...

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    24 flash (picture record mode only) this camera has 2 flash settings. To change flash setting by either hot key (right button) or option setting. Auto-flash ( • ): the flash fires automatically according to light conditions. Use this mode for general photography. Flash off ( • ): the flash will not ...

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    25 self-timer (picture record mode only) the self-timer allows you to take pictures with a ten-second time delay. The self-timer led on the front of the camera beneath the flash light will also blink. The speed of blinking will increase just before the picture is taken. To enable self-timer: when in...

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    26 sharpness you can soften and sharpen images to achieve different effects. To change sharpness setting: when in camera mode, use up/down buttons to select sharpness option, then press ok button to 1. Switch to sharpness submenu. Use up/down buttons to move between nine levels. The change can be pr...

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    27 white balance the camera adjusts the color balance of images automatically. Three manual white balance settings are available: auto (default): • the camera automatically adjusts white balance. Daylight: • outdoors. Fluorescent: • under fluorescent light condition. Tungsten: • under tungsten light...

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    28 multi-snap (picture record mode only) with the camera set to multi-snap mode, you can take five continuous pictures. To enable multi-snap: when in camera mode, use up/down buttons to select multi-snap, then press ok button to switch 1. To multi-snap submenu. Use up/down buttons to choose on or of...

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    29 date printing (picture record mode only) to enable date printing: when in camera mode, use up/down buttons to select date printing, then press ok button to switch 1. To date printing submenu. Use up/down buttons to choose on or off. 2. Press ok button to validate the setting and exit. 3. Display ...

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    30 voice mode to enable voice recording: in movie/picture record mode, press ok button to switch to record menu screen. 1. Use right/left buttons to move to voice option. Then voice submenu will pop out on the screen. 2. Choose enter option to enable voice recording and press ok button to enter voic...

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    31 setting menu the setting submenu contains options for configuring your camera set up. To change advanced setting: in movie/picture record mode, press ok button to switch to record menu screen. 1. Use right/left buttons to move to setting option, then setting submenu will pop out on the screen. 2....

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    32 time setting move between date, time, set and exit by using left/right buttons. • adjust date and time by using up/down buttons, then select set to validate each change. • select exit to leave time setting without any change. • submenu display screen time setting time setting format card submenu ...

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    33 tv system ensure that the appropriate tv standard of your area is selected – either ntsc or pal. Wrong tv system setting may cause image flicker. Ntsc standard: usa, canada, japan, south korea and taiwan etc. Pal standard: uk, europe, china, australia, singapore and hong kong etc. Submenu display...

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    34 section 4 playback mode press record/play button to switch from record mode to playback mode. Use playback mode to play / view recorded or stored video clips and movies, review still images, listen to stored mp3 songs, or previously recorded audio voice. Operation display screen press record/play...

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    35 lcd monitor information indicators on the lcd screen while in playback mode: (1) movie resolution indicator hd resolution d1 resolution vga qvga picture resolution indicator high resolution standard resolution low resolution (2) indicate the selected movie/picture is locked. Indicate the single m...

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    36 movie playback operation display screen use direction buttons to select the movie option. 1. Press ok button to go to movie playback mode. 2. Use right/left buttons to go to the next or last 3. Movie. Press movie shutter button to play and press it 4. Again to pause. While playing movie, press ri...

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    37 delete movies operation display screen use right/left buttons to select the delete option 1. ( ). Press ok button to go to the delete menu. 2. Use right/left buttons to select the movie. 3. Use up button to delete all movies and down 4. Button to delete single movie. Before a movie is deleted, a ...

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    38 thumbnail function operation display screen use right/left buttons to select the thumbnail 1. Option ( ). Press ok button to view nine thumbnail movies. 2. To play a movie, use direction buttons to select 3. The movie and press ok button to view. Lock movies single or all movies can be locked. Th...

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    39 repeat movies this function automatically repeats playing single movie or all movies in order. Operation display screen use right/left buttons to select the repeat one 1. Option ( ) or repeat all option ( ). Press ok button to start repeating. 2..

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    40 picture playback operation display screen use right/left buttons to select the picture 1. Option. Press ok button to go to picture playback mode. 2. Use right/left buttons to go to the next or last 3. Picture. While the picture is selected, use up/down 4. Buttons to magnify. To navigate the magni...

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    41 delete picture operation display screen use right/left buttons to select the delete option 1. ( ). Press ok button to go to the delete menu. 2. Use right/left buttons to select the picture. 3. Use up button to delete all pictures and down 4. Button to delete single picture. Before a picture is de...

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    42 thumbnail function operation display screen use direction buttons to select the thumbnail 1. Option ( ). While selecting thumbnail option, press ok 2. Button to view nine thumbnail pictures. To view a picture, use direction buttons to select 3. The picture. Press ok button to view the selected pi...

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    43 view slide show this function automatically repeats all pictures in order. Operation display screen use right/left buttons to select the slide option 1. ( ). Press ok button to start the slide show; press it 2. Again to stop..

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    44 voice playback direction buttons function in voice playback mode, the direction buttons have the following functions: right/left buttons: select the last or next voice. Up/down buttons: adjust the voice playback volume. Ok button: switch to voice option menu. Operation display screen use right/le...

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    45 press down button once to repeat single voice; 8. Press twice to repeat all voice recording. Press it again to disable the repeat function. 9. The repeat icons will be different while selecting 10. Repeat one option and repeat all option. To delete a voice, use right/left buttons to select 11. Th...

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    46 section 5 listening to mp3 music mp3 music mp3 is a compressed audio file format. The mp3 music can be downloaded from some mp3 web sites. Transfer mp3 music to the camera install the camera driver on your computer. 1. Connect your camera to the computer usb port. 2. The red led will light when t...

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    47 listen to mp3 music operation display screen in playback mode, use right/left buttons to select 1. The music option use up/down buttons to locate mp3 you want 2. To play, or press right/left buttons to jump to the next/previous page. Press movie shutter or ok button to play mp3. 3. Press movie sh...

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    48 listen to mp3 music with earphone mp3 stored in the camera can be played either by built-in speaker, or earphone, or tv. When the earphone cable is plugged in the camera, the option menu of earphone/tv pops out on the lcd screen. Choose earphone or tv and press ok button to validate the setting..

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    49 section 6 viewing movie on pc view movie on pc when playing a movie for the first time, video codec should be installed in pc. To do this: insert the cd-rom into the computer’s cd-rom drive. Click “install device driver” and follow the 1. On-screen instructions to complete the installation. Start...

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    50 section 7 viewing pictures and movies on a tv connecting to a high-definition tv connect hdmi cable to a hd tv. 1. Set video input source of a tv to “ hdmi” option. 2. The steps for viewing stored pictures and movie on a tv are exactly the same as for viewing them 3. On the lcd monitor..

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    51 connecting to a non-high-definition 16:9 (wide) or 4:3 tv connect one end of the av cable to your camera’s av out port. 1. Connect the other end of the cable to a television. 2. The option menu of earphone/tv pops out on the lcd screen. 3. Choose tv option and press ok button to validate the sett...

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    52 section 8 video file converter bundled software cd contains arcsoft media converter that features video file converter to convert multiple video formats into compatible format with your camera. In this way, you can convert various video files formats and playback your favorite movies on your came...

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    53 select video file you want to convert. 5..

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    54 you can preview your media files before converting. To preview media files, use the following control 6. Functions. Click • to start previewing. Click • to stop previewing. Make sure your media files can be previewed before converting..

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    55 click on“start” to begin converting files 7. Preview window task report window will pop out after the task is completed. 8. Before transferring the converted file to your camera, rename the converted file to “ clip0001.Avi”. 9. (please note: if clip0001.Avi exists in the camera, then the converte...

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    56 section 9 burning the recorded clip into dvd bundled software cd contains arcsoft mediaimpression also feathers burning the movie clip into dvd. You can preserve your precious movies on dvd to share with family and friends. To create a dvd: install arcsoft mediaimpression (refer to section 11) 1....

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    57 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 click [ start ] to start dvd burning. 5..

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    58 section 10 uploading video files to youtube the bundled software cd contains arcsoft mediaimpression which features uploading the recorded videos to youtube. It will help you can share them with your family and friends on youtube website. To upload video files to youtube: install arcsoft mediaimp...

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    59 select the video file you want to upload and click [ upload to youtube] option at the bottom menu. 5. If this is your first using this function, please follow the instruction on youtube setting panel. 6..

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    60 go to http://www.Youtube.Com/login, then log onto your youtube account. 7. (if you do not have youtube account, sign up here first.) after you log onto your youtube account, click [ get authorization ] button below. 8..

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    61 then, click [allow] button shown on youtube website. Click [save] button to upload the video. 9..

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    62 section 11 transferring data to a computer installing the digital camcorder driver before connecting this camcorder to a computer for the first time, you should install a driver on the computer. The driver is on the cd-rom disc provided in the package. To install the driver: insert the cd-rom int...

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    63 installing bundled software the cd-rom supplied with this camcorder contains 4 pieces of software. Arcsoft media impression • is a user-friendly application that helps you manages your media for you, and gives you funny and exciting ways to create and share projects featuring your photo, video, a...

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    64 section 12 specifications and system requirements specification image sensor 5 mega pixel sensor operation modes movie record, picture record, voice record, mp3 player, pc camera, mass storage device lens f3.0 (f = 7.0mm) focus range 200cm~infinite (normal mode) 90cm ~ 200cm (portrait mode) cente...

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    System requirement windows 2000/xp/vista pentium iii 800 mhz above 256 mb ram cd rom 1gb free hdd space available usb port 16-bit color display.

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    66 fcc statement fcc part 15.21 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. Fcc part 15.105 note: this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class...

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    67 warranty condition the following conditions comprise the requirements and scope of our warranty conditions and do not affect our legal and contractual warranty obligations. We offer a warranty on our products in accordance with the following conditions: 1.Odys products are covered by a 24 month w...