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    User ’ s Manual CAMILEO S20[...]

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    Introduction W elcome and thank you for choosing a T OSHIBA product. For your convenience, your T OSHIBA product is furnished with two guides: a) a Quick Start Guide, and b) this comprehensive PDF User ’ s Manual.[...]

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    Contents Section 1 Getting to Know Y our Camcorder ........................................ 6 Overview ................................................................................ 6 Check the Components ........................................................ 6 Safety Instructions ................................................................[...]

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    Contents Section 4 Playback Mode..................................................................... 23 Button Function .................................................................. 23 LCD Monitor Information .................................................... 24 Operations for Playback Mode ......................................... 25 Movie[...]

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    Contents Section 13 Other Information .............................................................. 46 T OSHIBA Support ............................................................... 46 Operating Environment Conditions .................................. 46 Regulatory Information ...................................................... 46 Additional[...]

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    6 EN Section 1 Getting to Know Y our Camcorder Overview The camcorder with 5 Mega Pixel sensor can take H.264 movies. By way of using H.264 technology , more videos can be taken within certain amount of memory . High quality images with up to 16 mega- pixels can also be delivered smoothly . With a color LCD monitor , users can compose images and ex[...]

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    7 EN Safety Instructions Do not drop, puncture or disassemble the camcorder; otherwise the warranty will be voided. 1. Avoid all contact with water , and dry hands before using. 2. Do not expose the camcorder to high temperature or leave it in direct sunlight. Doing so may 3. damage the camcorder . Use the camcorder with care. Avoid pressing hard o[...]

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    8 EN Front V iew Rear V iew Playback Button Record Button Picture Mode LED Indicator Movie Mode LED Indicator T ele Button (Up Button) HDMI Port TV Port Mini USB 2.0 Port Wide Button (Down Button) OK Button Right Button Left Button SD card Cover Lens Light LCD Panel Macro Switch Microphone[...]

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    9 EN Side V iew Bottom V iew Mode Button Power Button Battery Cover Speaker Pre-Record/Y ouT ube Direct Button T ripod Socket Strap Hook[...]

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    10 EN Section 2 Getting Started Loading the Battery Before using the camcorder , users must load the Lithium- ion rechargeable battery come within the package. Insert the battery according to the correct polarity 1. marks (+ or -). Close the battery cover rmly . 2. Note Please remove the insulator on battery connection before use. Inserting and [...]

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    11 EN T urning the Camcorder On and Getting Started T o turn on the camcorder: • Flip out the LCD panel; the camcorder will turn on automatically . 1. Or press Power Button for one second to turn it on. 2. T o record movies: Press • Mode Button to switch to the Movie Record mode. (The Movie Mode LED Indicator will light up.) Press Record Button[...]

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    12 EN Section 3 Record Mode Button Function Mode Button : Switch between Movie Mode and Picture Mode. 1. When recording movies, press t 2. o capture the image. Record Burron: In Movie Record Mode, press to take movies. T o stop recording, press 1. it again. In Picture Record Mode, press to take pictures. 2. Playback Button: Switch between Record / [...]

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    13 EN LCD Monitor Information The indicators shown below may display on LCD when movies and pictures are recorded: (1) Movie Resolution FHD (1080p 30) HD (720p 30) WVGA60 VGA (4:3) Slow Motion (Record movies at 320x240(QVGA) resolution.) Picture Resolution High (16MP) Standard (5MP) Low (3MP) (2) Recording time of the movie that can still be taken [...]

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    14 EN (5) Pre-Record Mode T ime Lapse (6) Scene Skin Night Backlight (7) Macro Position Focusing (8) Manual White Balance (9) Motion Detection (10) Zoom meter: FHD (1080p 30): 1X (1X Digital zoom) Other video resolution: 1X~4X (4X Digital zoom) (1 1) Digital Light On Light On (12) SD Card Inserted (13) Battery: full power Battery: medium power Batt[...]

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    15 EN Movie Recording In Movie Record Mode (The • Movie Record LED Indicator lights up), press Record Button to start recording. When a movie is being recorded, a time indicator will display on the LCD monitor . T o stop recording, press Record Button again. Optional function: Dual record: press • Mode Button ( ) to capture the image. The Dual [...]

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    16 EN Picture Recording In Picture Record Mode (The • Picture Record LED Indicator lights up), press Record Button to take pictures. Press Playback Button to view the picture. • Three resolution settings are available: • Image Quality High Quality: 16 Mega Pixels Standard Quality: 5 Mega Pixels Low Quality: 3 Mega Pixels T aking Close up Pict[...]

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    17 EN Options for Record Menu Movie Record Mode Menu Movie Resolution White Balance Scene Effect FHD (1080p 30) • HD (720p 30) • WVGA 60 • VGA (4:3) • Auto • Daylight • Fluorescent • T ungsten • Auto • Skin • Night • Backlight • B/W (Black/White) • Classic • Negative • Stabilization • Motion Detect. • (Motion Detec[...]

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    18 EN Movie Resolution Four resolution settings are available. FHD (1080p 30): • Record movies at 1920x1080p 30 resolution. HD (720p 30): • Record movies at 1280x720p 30 resolution. WVGA60: • Record movies at 848x480p 60 resolution. VGA (4:3): • Record movies at 640x480p 30 resolution. Operation Display Screen In Movie Record Mode, press OK[...]

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    19 EN White Balance The camcorder adjusts the color balance of images automatically . Three manual white balance settings are available: Auto: • The camcorder automatically adjusts white balance. Daylight: • Under outdoor condition. Fluorescent: • Under uorescent light condition. T ungsten: • Under tungsten light condition. Operation Dis[...]

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    20 EN Movie Effect Operation Display Screen In Movie Record Mode, press OK Button to 1. show the wheel menu. Use Up/Down Buttons to select [Effect]. The 2. submenu of Effect pops up. Press Right Button to 3. enter the submenu. Use Up/Down Buttons to select the desired 4. option, and then press Right Button to enter its option screen. The Movie Effe[...]

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    21 EN Slow Motion Record videos with slow motion effect. When the video is played, the playback time will be longer than the actual recording time. Operation Display Screen In the Effect submenu, use Up/Down Button to 1. select [Slow Motion]. Then press Right Buttton to enter its option screen. Use Up/Down Buttons to select the desired 2. option. P[...]

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    22 EN Picture Effect Operation Display Screen In Picture Record Mode, press OK Button to 1. show the wheel menu. Use Up/Down Buttons to select [Effect]. The 2. submenu of Effect pops up. Press Right Button to enter the submenu. 3. Use Up/Down Buttons to select the desired 4. option, and then press Right Button to enter its option screen. The Pictur[...]

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    23 EN Section 4 Playback Mode Button Function The Buttons have the following functions in Playback Mode. Mode Button : Switch between Movie Preview Screen and Picture 1. Preview Screen. Record Burron: Press to view the movies/ picture. 1. In Movie Playback Mode, press to play and pause the 2. recorded movies. In Picture Playback Mode, press to star[...]

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    24 EN LCD Monitor Information Indicators on the LCD screen while in Playback Mode: Playback Preview Screen Movie Playback Mode Picture Playback Mode (1) Movie Resolution FHD (1080 p30) HD (720 p30) WVGA60 VGA (4:3) Slow Motion (320x240) Picture Resolution High Standard Low Dual Record (The image resolution captured during movies recording is the sa[...]

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    25 EN (4) V olume (5) Indicate the screen is in movie playback mode:Play/Pause (6) Press OK Button to go to the Delete option. (7) Press Record Button to start the slide show Press Record Button to stop the slide show (8) Magnication Indicator Operations for Playback Mode The Playback Mode is for viewing and managing movies and pictures on the b[...]

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    26 EN Movie Playback Operation Display Screen When in Movie Playback mode, press Record 1. Button to play/pause the movies. While playing movie, press Right/Left Buttons to 2. fast forward/rewind, then release the button to stop. Use Up/Down Buttons to adjust volume 3. . Note When the LCD is idle for a few seconds, the playback function icons will [...]

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    27 EN Picture Playback Operation Display Screen When in the Picture Playback mode, use Right/ 1. Left Buttons to go to the next or previous picture. While the picture is selected, press T ele Button 2. to magnify . (The magnication Indicator appears on the screen) T o navigate the magnied picture, press OK 3. Button to enter navigation mode ([...]

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    28 EN Section 5 Setting Y our Camcorder Setting Menu Operation Display Screen In Movie/Picture Record Mode, press OK Button 1. to show the wheel menu. Use Up/Down Buttons to select [Setting]. The 2. submenu of Settng pops up. Press Right Button to 3. enter the submenu. Use Up/Down Buttons to select the desired 4. option, and then press Right Button[...]

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    29 EN TV Ensure that the appropriate TV standard of your area is selected – either NTSC or P AL. Wrong TV system setting may cause image ickers. NTSC(60Hz) standard: • USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea and T aiwan, etc. P AL(50Hz) standard: • UK, Europe, China, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong, etc. Operation Display Screen In the Setting [...]

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    30 EN Time Setting Operation Display Screen In the Setting submenu, use Up/Down Button to 1. select [T ime Setting]. Then press Right Buttton to enter time setting screen. Move between Y ear , Month. Day , Hour and 2. Minute by using Right/Left Buttons. Adjust the numeric value by using Up/Down Buttons. Press OK Button to validate the setting. Or p[...]

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    31 EN Default Setting T o restore the default factory setting, select this option. Operation Display Screen In the Setting submenu, use Up/Down Button 1. to select [Default Setting]. Then press Right Buttton to enter the conrmation screen. Use Right/Left Buttons to choose Y es or No. 2. Choosing “Y es” will execute the operation, “No” 3.[...]

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    32 EN Section 6 V iewing Pictures and Movies on TV Connecting to a High-Denition 16:9(Wide) TV Connect the HDMI cable to your camcorder ’s HDMI Out port. 1. Connect the other end of the cable to a television. 2. Set the video input source of your TV to “HDMI”. 3. (16:9) The steps for viewing stored pictures and movie on a TV are exactly th[...]

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    33 EN Section 7 V iewing Movie & Picture on PC Installing Bundled Software The CD-ROM supplied with this camcorder contains 3 pieces of software. ArcSoft MediaImpression • is a user-friendly application that helps you managing your media, burning your video into DVD, and uploading your videos to Y ouT ube easily . ArcSoft MediaConverter • i[...]

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    34 EN Section 8 Burning the Recorded Clip into a DVD The bundled software CD contains ArcSoft MediaImpression which can be used to burn movie clips onto a DVD. Y ou can share this DVD movie with your family or friends by using a regular DVD player . T o create a DVD: Install ArcSoft MediaImpression (Refer to Section 7). 1. Click on Windows [Start] [...]

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    35 EN The operation screen will appear: 5. Select the folder that contains the video les you want to burn. • Select the les in the display area. • Click on [Make Movie] at the bottom menu. • Click on [Add Media] ( 6. ) to add the les into slide. Click on [Save/Share]. 7.[...]

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    36 EN Select [Burn] and click on [Next] to proceed. 8. Click on [Start] to start the VCD/DVD burning. 9. Note Please insert a blank, writable VCD or DVD into the CD/DVD Writer before clicking on [Start].[...]

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    37 EN Section 9 Uploading V ideo Files to Y ouT ube The built-in Y ouT ube Direct application offers you an easy way to upload your video clips to Y ouTube instantly . It helps you share them with your family and friends on the Y ouT ube website. Also, the bundled software, ArcSoft MediaImpression, can be used to upload your video clips to Y ouT ub[...]

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    38 EN Upload video clips: 4. 1. Press Y ouT ube Direct Button on the camcorder again. 2. The videos clips marked with will be uploaded to the website automatically . (Y ou may be asked to ll in your account information before uploading or you can ll in the information rstly by click on ). 3. Click on “CANCEL” to stop uploading. T o upl[...]

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    39 EN T o playback the video le: Double click on the video clip on the thumbnail screen. 1. Click on the Play/Pause icon 2. to play/pause. Click on the Return icon to return to the thumbnail preview screen. T o setup your account information for Y ouT ube: Click on 1. to go to the setup screen. Fill in your account information in the blanks. The[...]

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    40 EN 9.2 ArcSoft MediaImpression T o upload video les to Y ouTube: Install ArcSoft MediaImpression (Refer to Section 7). 1. Click on Windows [Start] 2. g [(All) Programs] g [ArcSoft MediaImpression]. The ArcSoft MediaImpression main screen will appear on your desktop. 3. Click on [Videos]. 4. The operation screen will appear: 5. Select the fold[...]

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    41 EN Fill in your Y ouTube account information in the blanks, and then click on [Login] 6. Fill in the information of the video clips in the blanks, and then click on [Upload] 7.[...]

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    42 EN Section 10 V ideo File Converter The bundled software CD contains ArcSoft MediaConverter that features video le converter to convert multiple video formats into compatible format with your camcorder . In this way , you can convert various video les formats and playback your favorite movies on your camcorder . T o convert a video le: [...]

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    43 EN Select the video le you want to convert. Then, click on [Open] to convert the le. 5. The converted les will be renamed “IMAG0001.avi”, “IMAG0002.avi”,and so on. 6. Rename the converted le to “IMAGXXXX. avi” before transferring the converted le to your 7. camcorder . (XXXX should be a four gures,e.g. 0001 to 9999)[...]

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    44 EN Section 1 1 Specications Specication Image sensor 5 Mega pixel CMOS sensor Operation modes Movie record, Picture record Zoom FHD (1080p30):1X (1X Digital zoom) Other video resolution:1X~4X (4X Digital zoom) Shutter Electronic LCD monitor 3” / 7.6cm LCD Storage media Built-in 128MB memory (partial memory is used for rmware code); SD[...]

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    45 EN Section 12 T roubleshooting T roubleshooting If the LCD preview is not clear while shooting, how can the focus be adjusted? 1. T ry to switch between Macro and Normal Mode. The les on the memory card do not display smoothly when the LCD shows the “!” marking. 2. The “!” means the SD card is low speed or is having wrong content insi[...]

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    46 EN Section 13 Other Information T OSHIBA Support Need help? For the latest driver updates, user ’s manuals & F AQ’s please have a look at the TOSHIBA options & services support page: computers.toshiba.eu/options-support Please see computers.toshiba.eu/options-warranty for the T OSHIBA hotline numbers. Operating Environment Conditions[...]

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    47 EN Medical environment: The compliance to the Medical Product Directive has not been veried by T oshiba, therefore this product cannot be used as a medical product without further verication. The use in usual ofce environments e.g. in hospitals should be no problem if there is no restriction by the responsible administration. Automotive[...]

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    48 EN Disposal of batteries and/or accumulators The crossed out wheeled dust bin symbol indicates that batteries and/or accumulators must be collected and disposed of separately from household waste. If the battery or accumulator contains more than the specied values of lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), and/or cadmium (Cd) dened in the Battery Directi[...]

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