Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto DVR 865HD del fabbricante Vivitar
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DVR865HD Digital Video Camcorder Owner’s Manual © 2009 Sakar International, Inc. All rights reserved. Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.
1 Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 2 Key Features .........................................................................
2 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the DVR865HD Digital Video Camcorder. With your camera you can shoot video clips, take i ndividual photos and record audio files. In addition, a SD compatible memory card of up to 16GB needs to be inserted in order to expand the memory of your D VR camera.
3 • Takes digital photos, videos and record audio files • Delete, protect and print photos directly from your camera • Snap ‘n Share Pro software application can be used to download the photos.
4 • AC adapter • Hop pocket Computer System Requirements for Windows XP To be able to download photos and videos to your PC you will need the following minimum configuration: y Pentium 4 Processor (or above), 2.6 GHZ., with Windows XP Service Pack 2 y 512 MB RAM, 200MB free disk space.
5 • 800MHz processor and 512 MB of system memory • 20GB hard driver with at l east 15GB of available space • Support for Super VGA graphics • Available USB Interface • CD-ROM drive Computer System Requirements for Macintosh y Power Macintosh G3 500 MHz or higher y Mac OS X version 10.
A Quick Look at your Digital Video Camera 6.
Preparing Your Camera for Use Battery Installation Your DVR camcorder requires a Li-ion rec hargea ble battery (included in packaging). 1. Open the battery compartment on the side of the camera. 2. Insert the battery in accordance with the polarity indicated.
8 Note: • On removing the battery from the camera all photo s and videos clips in limited built-in memory will be lost. • Limited internal memory is provided in order to take test photos and videos. • A SD Memory card is required for normal use.
Media sitting on the memory card is not lost when your camera’s power runs low or o n removing the battery. 1. Locate the SD card slot on the bottom of the camera. 2. Insert a compatible SD memory card correctly in the direction shown. 3. Press the memory card until you hear a “Click” sound.
Note : After you insert an SD memory card, the icon will appear on the L CD, indicating that your SD memory card has been installed successfully, and the media you capture will now be stored on the card and not in the limited internal memory. • This product supports SD cards of up to 16GB.
3. The Welcome to the Snap ‘n Share Pro Installation Wizard Setup screen will appear. Note : On Vista operating systems you may see an AutoPlay window appear. Select the SMSetup.exe option to begin th e software setup. 4. Click the “ Begin ” button to begin the software setup and installation process.
5. The Setup wizard will start to insta ll the Snap ‘n Share Pro application on your computer. Click “ Next ” to continue. 12.
6. Please review the license terms and click the “I Agree” button to continue. 13.
7. In the Installation options you can c hoose where to install this application on your computer. However, it is recommended to let the Snap ‘n Shar e Pro installer create the folder to where t he program will be installed. Clic k “ Install ” and follow the instructions.
9. The Setup will now begin to silently install the Video Express software. This might take a few second to install depending on the operating system you are running.
Congratulations!! You have successfully installed the Snap ‘n Share Pro and Video Express software on your PC. Click the “ Finish ” button to open the Snap ‘n Share Pro application.
17 DVR Function Control Power on Press the Power button on the top of the camera to turn on your DVR. The LCD monitor will light up indicating that your DVR is ready for use. Power off Press the Power button to turn your DVR camera off. The DVR camera will switch off.
3. Press the OK button to confirm and enter the Video mode. Note: This mode is defaulted by your DVR camera . The video icon will now appear on the top left corner of the LCD. 1. Press the Shutter button found just below the Mode button to start shooting.
6. Please insert a SD memory card of up to 16 GB for normal use. 7. When the internal memory is full, a “Disk Full” message will appear on the LCD screen when you attempt to shoot further videos. In Video mode there are three video resolutions for you to ch oose from before capturing your video.
3. Press the Up/Down button to select the desired scenery option from the menu that appears. 4. Press the OK bu tton to confirm, save your choice and exit. Note: After selecting your scenery, the corresponding icon will appear on the left hand side of the LCD.
Exposure This setting allows you to control the brightness of your images. 1. Press the OK but ton. 2. Press the Right/L eft button to select the Exposure option. 3. Press the Up/Down button to select an e xposure value (from +2 to -2) from th e menu that appears.
Delete last file In video mode, you can delete the last video by pressing the Left/Delete button. 1. A Delete message will appear on the LCD. 2. Use the Right/Left button to select “Yes” or “No”. 3. Press the OK button to confirm your choice. 4.
23 card inserted appears on the top right of the LCD screen. 4. After the shot is taken the number is reduced by one. 5. When the camcorder's internal memory is full, “Disk Full” will appear on the LCD screen when you attempt to press the Shutter button to take a photo .
Digital Z oom function You can magnify your subject up to 8 times using the digital zoom. 1. Press the T/Up button to zoom in to the object. 2. Press the W/Down button to zoom back out. 3. The digital zoom icon will appear on your LCD screen . Note: You can use this feature both in DSC and Video mode.
Note: After selecting your scenery, the corresponding icon will appear on the left hand side of the LCD. Resolution The image size and quality settings determine the number of photos that can be saved and the amount of memory required for ea ch photo.
Image Quality The quality of your photos also affects the number of shots you can take. The Super setting means you can take fewer photos, but they will be of better quality. 1. Press the OK button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the Image Quality option .
Note: The corresponding exposure number will appear on the left side of the LCD screen. ISO This is a special function that allows y ou to compensate the light conditions when the light source is not good and also where you are not using the flash or tripod.
3. Press the Up/Down button to select a sharpness value from the menu that appears – Soft/Normal/Sharp. 4. Press the OK button to confirm, sa ve your choice and exit. White Balance This setting is used to adjus t the color of your photos as per your light sourc e.
3. Press the Up/Down button to select “On” from the menu that appears. 4. Press the OK button to confirm, save your choice and exit. Note: The icon will appear on the right side of the LCD screen. Time Stamp With this function, you may record the date and time on your photo.
1. Press the OK button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the Self Time r icon on the bottom left of the LCD screen. 3. Press the Up/Dow n button to select one of the options 5S/10S/Off from the menu that appears. 4. Press the OK button to confirm, save the choice and exit.
Note: 1. The default setting for the Multi-snapshot icon that appears at the top of the LCD is Off. 2. Please insert a SD memory card for multi-snapshot photos, otherwise the “Memory Not Enough” will show on the screen when you activate this function.
32 4. Press the Shutter button to stop and save as a WAV audio file on your SD memory card. Note: You can exchange the playback and Audio mode quickly by pressing the Right button for playback audio file. Playback mode 1. Switch on the camera. 2. Press the Mode button.
Note: When you select an Audio file, the icon will appear on the LCD screen. Operation for AVI file You can playback AVI files recorded on your camera 1. Select an AVI file you want to play. 2. Press the Shutter button to start playing the file. 3. Press the Shutter button again to stop.
Thumbnail displa y When the camcorder is in the Playback Mode 1. Press the Down button for the images to appear as thumbnails. 2. Select a JPG file by pressing Up/Down/Right/Left button and press the OK button for the image to appear in full screen. 3.
2. Press the Right/Left button to select the Protect option . 3. Press the Up/Down butto n to se lect one of Lock One/Lock All/Unlock One/Unlock All. 4. Press the OK button to confirm, save your choice and exit. Note: At step 3, select “Unlock One/Unlock All” and press the OK button to unlock the file.
2. Press the Right/Left button to select the Delete option . 3. Press the Up/Down button to select either This Image/This Video/This Audio (to delete the currently selected image) or ALL (delete all unprotect images). 4. Press the OK button. 5. A Delete message will appear.
37 Setup Mode 1. Switch on the camera. 2. Press the Mode button. 3. Use the Up/Down button to select the SETUP option from the menu that appears. 4. Press the OK button to enter the Setup mode. In this mode you can set the Default setting, Format, Date format, Time format, Date/Time setting, Frequency, TV out, Auto po wer off and Buzzer.
38 internal memory. This process is irr eversible. 1. Press the OK button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the Format option. 3. Press the Up/Down button to select “OK” or “Cancel” 4. Press the OK button. 5. A Format message will appear on the LCD.
39 Time Format You can set the time up in either a 12 hour or 24 ho ur format. 1. Press the OK button. 2. Press the Right/Left button and select the Time Format option. 3. Press the Up/Down button to select one of 12 hour/24 hour/Hide. 4. Press the OK button to confirm, save and exit.
40 Note: The Date/Time format will be displayed on the LCD screen i n both the camera and video mode. Frequency Generally speaking, 60HZ is for the U.S. and 50H Z for Europe and Japan. The default setting is 60HZ 1. Press the OK button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to sele ct the Frequency option.
5. Connect your DVR to your TV with the supplied TV cable. Note: When plugged into the TV the image will not appear on the L CD screen. Auto Power Of f In order to conserve the energy supply of your ca mera when it is not in use you can set the time the camcorder w ill automatically turn off when not active.
42 1. Press the OK button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the Auto Power off option. 3. Press the Up/Down button to select one of 1 Minute/2Minutes/Off. 4. Press the OK button to confirm and save your choice Note: If you select “Off” from the menu your camera will never automatically turn off.
Transferring Images to your PC using the software Once you have taken photos and videos with your camera you now need to download or transfer them to your computer. This allows you to save all your photos and videos for playing, editing, emailing or uploading as you desire.
1. Double-click the “Snap ‘n Share Pro” ic on that ap pears on your desktop to launch the “Snap ‘n Share Pro” program. 2. The “ Welcome to Snap ‘n Share Pro ” Prod uct Registration screen will open. This screen will appear each time you open the application until you register.
3. The “Snap ‘n Share Pro” Main Menu screen appe ars. 45.
4. Click on the “ Get Media ” button to open the Get M edia Wizard to begin transferring the photos and vi deos captured with your camera to the computer.
5. Step 1 - Select the device (drive) where media is stored on your camera from the Active Devices window. 47.
Select the “ Custom ” copy method option to previe w and choose the photos and videos you wish to download from the camera to your PC. Note : Selecting the “ Express ” copy option will automatically download all media from the selected device drive to the computer without the option of selecting the media items.
7. Step 3 - If you have photos you can choose to batch these photos once they download. Add acti ve captions to the picture - add a date, keywords and categories.
8. Step 4 - Choose where to place your media once it is downloaded to the computer. • You can also choose the website where you would like to upload your media. • You can also select to “Delete the media from the camera after the files have been transferred”.
51 • On clicking the “ Finish ” button your media will begin to download from the camera to the selected location. Note : If you also selected a website, once the media is downloaded it can be v.
4. You can import media from your computer directly to this folder to use it as a removable Disk. Note: The camera will remain on all the while it is plugged into the USB and it won’t be switched off. On disconnecting the USB cable the camera will automatically switch off.
From the Main Menu screen that appears, select the “ Selec t Photos ”, “ E nhance Photos ” or “ Captions & Sounds ” buttons. You can use these featu res to edit your photos: 53.
54 • Manage your photos by creating countless unique photo collections without duplicating any photos. Simply select the photos from the Thumbnail window and add them to the collection window at the bottom of the screen. Click the ‘Add’ button or drag the photo into the windo w.
• SlideShow – View all the photos in your collection and add background music to your slideshow • Share your photos via E-mail, Local Printing and Create HTML web pages for uploading online. • Workshop features - Create Pho to Albums, Frames, Calendars, two-sided Greeting Cards and Postcards to email or print on standard photo pape r.
Video Express application The Snap ‘n Share Pro software installs a custom built Video Express application. This application is a co nvenient and pow erful tool for creating your very own professional looking mo vies. Create movies on whatever theme you wish.
2. Alternatively, double click the “ Video Express ” icon that appear s on your desktop to launch and open the “Video Express” application. The following is a basic overview of the steps involved in making a movie. 1. Create a Project (Manage mode) • A movie project is a movie that is still open for editing and revising.
2. You are now rea dy you create y our own movie by using the ‘Prepare’, ‘Effects’ and ‘Text’ mode features. 3. Find Medi a and Create Collections 58.
59 • The “ Prepare ” mode is the next step in creating a movie. Find the media files on your PC or camera that you w ould like to use in your movie project. • A movie is made up of video and photo files that are places sequentially with accompanying audio and special effects.
4. Adding Media to your Mov ie Project • The next step is to actually add the media files to your movie project and begin shaping your movie. • Click the “ Open Media ” button to import media .
• Click on the “ Get Media ” button to do wnload videos from the camera inserted. • Any file that you want to include in your movie is dragged or added to the ‘ Timeline/Storyboard ’ window. • This ‘Timeline/Storyboard’ window displays the files in chronological order.
• You can add ‘ Text ’ either as Titles or Credi ts to the beginning or e nd of your movie or as overlay text that will appear anywhere you wish on the selected clip.
• Completed movie files will be saved to your PC as a .WMV file • The application gives you the choice of ho w to share your movie • The completed movie once saved to your computer can be shared via email, uploaded to the web, copied to a CD or burn to a DVD.
64 For more detailed informatio n of how to use all these features p l ease refer to the Quick Start Help Guide and/or the Show Me How Tour tutorial from within th e “Video Express” applicatio n. Technical Support For all installation and software related technical support you can email your enquiries to cs@smithmicro.
65 What Is Not Covered By Warrant y: Damages or malfunctions not resulting from defects in material or workmanship and damages or malfunctions from other than norm al u se, including but limited to, repair by unauthorized parties, tampering, modification or accident.
66 Technical Specifications Image Sensor CMOS Sensor Image Resolution 3264*2448pixels (8.1M),3072*2304 pixels (7M),259 2*1944 pixels (5M),2048*1536 pixe ls (3M ),1600*1200 pixels (2M),1280*960 pixels (1.3M) Video Resolution HD: 1280*720p (20fps); VGA: 640*480 (30fps ); QVGA: 320*240 (30fps ) LCD Display 2.
67 Digital Zoom 8x Self-timer 5s/10s File Format JPEG ( Still Image) /AVI ( Video) / WAV (Audio) Shutter Speed 1/6-1/15000S Exposure 2 ～ -2 ISO 100 ～ 3200 White Balance Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Flu.
68 Trouble Shooting A00-090315.
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