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2 Content of table Introduc tion.......................................................................................................................... 4 Overview ....................................................................................................................... ......4 Featur es ..............................................[...]
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3 Recording audi o file s ......................................................................................................... 2 9 Mp3 Player ..................................................................................................................... ... 30 PLAYBACK M ode ...............................................................[...]
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4 Introduction Overview Thank you for purchasing the Cobra Digital Video Camera DVC5200. It can not only take video but can also be used as a Digital Still camera, audio record er, MP3 player, MP4 player, webcam, media player, mass storage, TV out and card reader. Generally, th is multi-functional DVC5200 camera will make your life more colorful an[...]
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5 Getting to know Your Camcorder[...]
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6 Preparation Battery Installation Your DV requires lithium battery (3.7V). To insert th e battery in the camcorder: 1. Slide the battery bolt to open battery door. 2. Load the lithium battery correctly as the pol arity (+ and -) marked on the batter y cover. 3. Close battery door. Notes: If you do not intend to use the dev ice for a long time, rem[...]
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7 Charging the Lithium Batter y 1. Attach the battery pack to the camcorder. 2. Power off your DV and connect it to PC with USB cable correctl y. 3. The charging indicator will be turned to bl ue, showing that the battery is charging. 4. When the battery is fully charged, disconnect the PC from the camcorder. Notes: When the battery is fully charge[...]
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8 How to use the LCD monitor 1. Open the LCD monitor. 2. Rotate the LCD screen carefully per your re quest.[...]
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9 Notes: 1. Over rotation may cause damage to the insid e of the hin ge that connects the LCD screen to the Camcorder. 2. Please don’t contact the surface of screen w hen you rotate the LCD. 3. When the LCD keeps same direction with digi tal le ns, the image show n on LCD will be adjusted automati cally. Power on/off your Digital Video Press the [...]
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10 The Mode Dial Menus[...]
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11 OSD in CAMERA mode 1. Capture Mode Single shoot Sequence 2. Resolution 10M (3648x2736) 7M (3072x23 04) 5M (2592 X1944) 3M (2048 X1536) 1M (1280 X 960) 3. Photo Quality Normal quality F i n e Super quality 4. Number of video/audio files Taken 5. The icon of inserting SD card[...]
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12 6. Battery level F u l l Medium Low 7. Self Timer 1 0 s s e l f t i m e r 20s self timer 8. White Balance A W B A u t o D a y l i g h t Tungsten F l u o r e s c e Cloudy 9. Flash Mode F o r c e O n A u t o F o r c e O f f Red Eye Reductions[...]
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13 System Setup Rotate dial mode to select “ SET ” mode. (The arrow points at “ SET ” position). Set Frequency 1. Rotate dial mode to select “ SET ” mode. 2. Press button to select “ Frequenc y ” and then press M button. 3. Press button to set the frequency, and press M button to confirm. Date/Time Set 1. Rotate dial mode to select [...]
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14 Beep Sound Select a beep sound whenever you change a setup value. 1. Rotate dial mode to select “ SET ” mode. 2. Press button to select “ Beep ” and then press M button. 3. Press button to select “On” or “Off” , and press M to confirm. Note: . The BEEP SOUND function works in CAMERA, PLAYER, M.REC, a nd M.PL AY modes. . When beep[...]
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15 2. Press button to select “ Format ” and then pr ess M button. 3. Press button to select “Yes” or “No” , and pre ss M to confirm. Notes: 1. At step 3, select “Yes” , all files in flash memory will be erased; Afte r inserting SD/MMC card , If you select “Yes” , either all files in fla sh memory or ex ternal card will be dele t[...]
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16 Note: The photos will be stored in the device you have selected. The default is Internal Flash storage. Default Setting 1. Rotate dial mode to select “ SET ” mode. 2. Press button to select “ Default Setting ” and then press M button. 3. Press button to select “Yes” or “No” , and pre ss M to confirm. Language Sele ct 1. Rotate di[...]
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17 Power Save 1. Rotate dial mode to select “ SET ” mode. 2. Press button to select “ Power Save ” and then press M button. 3. Press button to select the time that power auto off (60Sec, 2min, or None) and press M button to confirm. TV Mode 1. Rotate dial mode to select “ SET ” mode. 2. Press button to select “ TV Mode ” and then p [...]
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18 Logo Display 1. Rotate dial mode to select “ SET ” mode. 2. Press button to select “ Logo Displa y ” and the n press M button. 3. Press button to select “On” or “Off ”, and press M button to confirm. Version 1. Rotate dial mode to select “ SET ” mode. 2. Press button to select “ Version ”. 3. Press M button to check the c[...]
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19 Take a Video Rotate dial mode to select “ Normal ” mode of the DV. (The arrow points at “ ” position). Setup the parame ter Set Resolution 1. In VIDEO mode, Press M button, the LCD will show as below. 2. Press button to select “Resolution” and press M button. 3. Press button to select “640 X 480” or “ 320 X 240 ”and then pres[...]
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20 Frame Rate 1. In mode, Press M button, the LCD will show as below. 2. Press button to select “Frame Rate” and press M button. 3. Press button to select “30fps” or “15fps” and t hen press M button to confirm. 4. Press button to exit the menu and return to the no rmal mode. Set A udio 1. In mode, Press M button, the LCD will show as be[...]
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21 White Balance Please refer to the operation (white balance) in mode. Take a Video 1. Press the POWER button to start the DV. 2. Rotate the LCD monitor to best angle (T h e scope of rotation is 0 o -270 o ).[...]
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22 3. Rotate dial mode to select “ ” m ode. 5. Press the Shutter Button again to stop taking a video. Zoom In /Out During shooting, you can press T button to zoom in up to 4x and W to zoom out. Notes: 1. The video clips will be saved as MPE G 4 format. 2. The shooting tim e varies depending on the available sp ace of memory card. 4. Use the LCD[...]
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23 Take Photos Rotate dial mode to select “Normal” mode of the camera. (The arro w points at “ ” position). Simply take a Photo 1. Press the POWER button to start the DV. 2. Rotate the LCD monitor to select best angle. (The scope of rotation is 0 o -270 o ).[...]
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24 3. Rotate dial mode to select “ ” mode. Note: 1. You can pre ss “T” button to zoom in up to 4x during taking photo. 2. When the DV i s fully loaded with ph otos, if you press Shutter Button again , “ No Space ” will be show n on LCD monitor. 4. Use the LCD monito r to find the things for which you desire to take photos. 5. Hold the d[...]
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25 Advanced operation Flash Function In “Normal” mode of 1. Repeatedly press button to select the icon shown on LCD. The flash function is forced on. 2. Repeatedly press button to select the icon shown on LCD. The automatic flash function is activated. 3. Repeatedly press button to select shown on LCD. Flash func tion is not available. 4. Repea[...]
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26 runs for 10s before the photo is taken. 2. Repeatedly press button to select the icon shown on LCD. Press Shutter button, the timer runs for 20s before the photo is taken. 3. Repeatedly press button to select the icon shown on LCD. Press Shutter b utton, three photos will be taken at one time . Meanwhile, you can als o achieve the abov e as belo[...]
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27 EV Set 1. In CAMERA mode, Press M button, the LCD will show as below. 2. Press button to select “EV” and press M button. 3. Press button to set EV digit (-2.0 ~ +2.0) per your request. 4. Press M button to confirm. 5. Press button to exit the menu and return to the no rmal mode. White Balance 1. In CA MERA mode, Press M button, the LCD wi ll[...]
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28 4. Press button to exit the menu and return to the no rmal mode. Image Quality 1. In CAMERA mode, Press M button, the LCD will show as below. 2. Press button to select “ Quality ” and press M button. 3. Press button to select “Super” , “Fine” , or “Normal” per you request, and then press M button. 4. Press button to exit the menu[...]
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29 3. Press button to select the image size, and then press M button. 4. Press button to exit the menu and return to the no rmal mode. Other Function In CAMERA mode, you can set some othe rs function excluding the above: “ Sce nery”, “Color”. Please refer to the above operation. Recording audio files 1. Press POWER button to start digital v[...]
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30 Notes: 1. The recording time varies depending on the available space of memory. 2. The audio file that you record will be saved a s WAV format. 3. When playing th ese audio file s under PLAY BACK mode, you can press button to adjust volume per your request. Mp3 Player Before playing, please download some Mp3 files from your PC to this device. 1.[...]
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31 PLAYBACK Mode Rotate dial mode to select “ PLAYBACK ” mode. (The arrow points at “ ” position). Video Clip play back In PLAYBACK mode, the video clip with audio can be played. 1. Power on your digital video. 2. Rotate dial mode to select “ PLAYBACK ” mode. (The arrow points at “ ” position). 3. Press button to select the clip tha[...]
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32 3. Press button to select the photo that you want to view. . Digital Zoom: You can press T to zoom in the photo up to 4 x; . Thumbnai l Mode: Press button to make all files in memory shown in thumbnails, press M b utton to ex it thumbnail view mode. . Slideshow: 1. Press M bu tton. Press button to se lect “ S lide sho w”. 2. Press M bu tton.[...]
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33 Note: You can press to adjust v olume of audio file s per your request w hen playing. Delete All/Single 1. In PLAYBACK mode, press M button. 2. Press button to select “Delete” and press M button. 3. Press button select to “Delete Current” , and then press M but ton. 4. Press the button select to “Yes” and then press M button, the cur[...]
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34 Protect Video clips/Phot os 1. In PLAYBACK mode, press M button. 2. Press button to select “Lock” and press M button. 3. Press button select to “Lock Current” , and then press M button. The current file is locked; If you select “Lock All” , all files in memory will be protected. 4. Press button to exit the menu and return to the Pl a[...]
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35 Software Installation Please put the software CD in your computer. Choose the right language per your request. This will launch the Video impression software installation. Follow the directions appear on your screen. NOTE: • Do not connect the DV to your computer durin g installing softw are. • Please check the “Install DirectX” ， whic[...]
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36 Downloading Before downloading, please rotate mode dial to select (PC mode), and then press button to select” Mass Storage” . Transfer still images/video f iles from DV to your PC Connect the DV to computer with the USB cable. 1. Double-click the icon My Compu ter. 2. Double-click the icon MASS STORAGE. 3. Double-click DCIM icon. 4. Double-c[...]
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38 Copy Mp3 files from PC to your DV 1. Double-click the icon My Compu ter. 2. Double-click the icon MASS STORAGE. 3. Double-click MP3 icon. You can now copy and paste mp3 files to it.[...]
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39 Video impression Application Video impression software is a tool for producing cu stom movies and slide shows using your own video clips, picture, and sound tracks. There are 6 steps to achieve producing wonderful movies. 1. Media 1. On the main interface of this software, click the icon to select files.[...]
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40 2. To our DV, there are two ways to get the video clips, audio files or photos. Select files directl y from the DV For your DV, In PC Mode, you s elect “Mass Storage” , and then connect DV to PC with USB cable. The flash memory will be used as a movable hard disk on y our computer, and you can select files from it. Select files from memor y [...]
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41 2. Edit This step is only available for video projects and not slide sho ws. It lets you adjust the brightness and contrast of still images and videos on the Storyboard. Y ou can also set the display time for still images and "trim" audio and video files to play only the sections that you want.[...]
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42 3. Effects Here you may add special effects that occur as on e component on the Storyboa rd changes to the other. You may either add these “transitions” manually , o r apply a "theme" to your entire pro ject.[...]
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43 4. Text You can add text to any video or still image on the St oryboard. Text can appear stationary or mov e about the screen in various ways. This step is only available for video projects. Meantime, you can set the font, size, color, and shadow of text.[...]
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44 5. Narrate This step is labeled as "Audio" wh en working on a slide show project. Here you may record audio tracks and add them to the Storyboa rd. You can include as many audio tracks as you like, with two playing back simultaneously at any given time. Because your videos may alread y have sound, you may actually have a total of three[...]
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45 6: Produce The final step saves your project. When you're finis hed with this step, everything on the Storyboard will be combined into your video or slide show. Options here will vary depending on the t ype of project you make. Video projects will have more save options (tabs ) than slide show projects . Some versions of the program will al[...]
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46 Web Cam Video Conference Your DV can be used as a PC camera to c onduct image transmission or hold online videoconference 1. Connect the camera to your computer with USB cable correctly. 2. Select< My Co mput er >< Local Disk(c:) >< Program Files >< NetMee ting >, and then run th e videoconference software Microsoft Ne[...]
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47 Chat with MSN Your DV can be used as a PC camera when you are ch atting with your friends with MSN 1. Rotate mode dial to select PC mode, and then press button to select “ PC Camera” . 2. Run and sign in the MSN software on your com puter. 3. Connect the camera to your computer with USB cable correctly. 5. Select the person who you want to c[...]
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48 6. Press “Next” to continue. 7. You can select speaker and adjust speaker volume, and then press “Next” to continue.[...]
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49 8. You can select Microphone and adjust Microphone volume, and then press “Next” to continue. 9. Press “Finish” to finish setting. Now, you can chat with your friends with webcam.[...]
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50 Print Photos If there is a printer, which supports PictBridge function in home or office, you can connect DV to your printer with USB cable directly . 1. Power on your printer. 2. Power on your DV. 3. Rotate your DV to mode to select a photo you want to print. 4. Press M button and then to select Print on LCD. 5. Connect DV to your printer with [...]
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51 Troubleshooting Relative parts Sympto m Explanation/Solution Taking video/photos The DV can’t take video/photos after y ou press Shutter button. . The battery leve l is too low and you can charge it in time. . The DV is not in / mode. Please rota te dial mode to the correct position. . Auto Power off. R estart your dev ice. . The flash memory [...]
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52 SD card You can’t forma t a SD card . It is locked. Y ou can cancel protectio n. SD card You can’t inser t an memory card correctly . The direction of inserting card may be incorrect. Time Set Date/Time shown on LCD is incorrect . The set is wrong. Please re-set Date/Time. Downloading Clips/ still image/ m p3 can’t be downloade d from DV t[...]
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53 Specifications Image Sensor 2592 x 1944 Mega Pixels C MOS Sensor Image Resolution DigitalCamera: 3648*2736(10M),3072*2304( 7.0M),2592*1944(5. 0M),2048*1536(3.0M),128 0 *960(1.3M) Video: 640*480 (VGA) / 320 *240 pixels (QVGA) PC CAM: 640*480 pixels (VG A), 320*240 pixels (Q VGA) LCD Display 2.0” TFT (270degree edd y) Internal Memory Internal DD[...]
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54 PO701116 Storage capability ( 128 MB SD card) Note: any size SD card can be used up to 2 GB, which can b e purchased at mos t consumer Electronic retail stores. Please use a good qualit y card 128 MB SD card: 1. Photos (JPEG format): Normal quality: about 636pcs (1M); 248pcs (3M); 154pcs (5M); 109pcs (7M); 77pcs (10M) Fine quality: about 423pcs [...]