AGFA APDV1012 User Manual
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APDV-1012 Manual
1. Key features of your camcorder Full HD digital video camcorder – 1920x1080 up to 30fps HDTV HDMI high definition interface output 3.0” fine grade LTPS color LCD display Slot for SD Memory card, support up to 32GB SD card capacity Driver free for W indows 7 / Vista / XP and MAC 10.4.9 or above
2. Functional parts
Item Part Function 1 Lens Optical lens for Video & Picture taking. 2 Strap Hook For fixing hand strap. 3 SD card slot For inserting SD Card. 4 Battery A 3.7V Li-ion rechargeable battery provided. 5 Tripod socket For fixing the DV to tripod.
6 Flash Flash strobe activates when indoor or dark environment pictures taken. The best flash distance is within 5 feet (1.5m). 7 LCD screen LCD shows images, video clips, camera Settings and Menu. 8 Speaker Speaker for video playback
9 Power Button Pressing and hold the power button to turn the unit on & off. Or press the button once to set LCD display off, press again to display on.
10 Playback button Press to enter the Playback PICTURE mode, press again to Playback VIDEO mode. 11 Menu Press to Set PICTURE / VIDEO recording options.
12 Mode Button Press this button to select mode: PICTURE taking or VIDEO recording.
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UP / AF setting In MENU mode, push the key up for UP selection / In VIDEO or PHOTO mode, push the key UP to enter AF mode setting. DOW N / White balance In MENU mode, push the key down for DOW N selection / In VIDEO or PHOTO mode, push the key DOW N to enter White Balance setting.
LEFT / Flash In MENU mode, push the key left for LEFT selection / In PHOTO mode, push the key LEFT for flash options selection.
RIGHT/ EV± In MENU mode, push the key right for RIGHT selection / In VIDEO or PHOTO mode, push the key RIGHT to enter exposure value setting. OK button To confirm changes (OK) in menu mode.
14 Zoom / Volume setup button Zoom IN or OUT during recording mode./ Setting the volume in video playback mode.
15 LED indicator Red light--The battery is recharging. Blue light-- the unit turned on.
16 REC button Press this button to take still PICTURE; to Start or Stop recording VIDEO clip, 17 TV OUT socket Use supplied TV cable for video and audio connection to standard TV. 18 HDMI socket Use supplied HDMI cable for HDTV connection.
19 USB interface 1. For transferring images and video files to computer via USB cable. 2. For connecting the AC Charger / charging battery
3. Explanation of the status icons
Item Function Description
1 Recording mode Photograph mode.
Video mode.
2 Selected resolution Photo-3MP, 5MP Video- Full HD, 1080P30, 720P30, W VGAP60, W VGAP30, VGA, QVGA 3 Self timer On / Off
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Flash indicator (PHOTO mode only)
Fill in flash: Flash will be always active regardless of scene brightness Auto Flash: The camera determines when the flash should be activated or not. No Flash : The flash is turned off.
5 Battery indicator Battery is full Empty battery
6 Zoom indicator Shows zoom range 7 Capture Capture 1 / Capture 3 8 W hite balance W hite balance selection.
9 SD card indication The SD card is inserted and will be used as storage for PHOTO and VIDEO
10 AF setting mode Full
Normal
Macro
11 Counter indicator Shows available time for recording VIDEO Shows active recording VIDEO time Shows picture available in PHOTO mode
4. Details for camera setting PHOT O setting In photo mode, press the MENU button and select PHOTO, then press OK to enter photo setup mode.
Quality Super Fine(Default) / Fine /Normal PHOTO quality setting
Size 3M pixel resolution 2048 x 1536 pixels 5M pixel resolution 2592 x 1944 pixels
Self-timer On Self-timer selected, 10 sec delay Off Turn off the self-timer, disable Capture Capture 1 / Capture 3 Single or 3 continues photos selection VIDEO setting In video mode, press the MENU button and select VIDEO, then press OK to enter photo setup mode.
Quality Super Fine(Default)/ Fine / Normal VIDEO quality setting
Resolution
Full HD 1920×1080 up to 30fps 1080P30 1440x1080, up to 30fps 720P30 1280x720, up to 30fps W VGAP60 848x480, up to 60fps W VGAP30 848x480, up to 30fps VGA 640x480, up to 30fps QVGA 320x240, up to 30fps Setup In photo/video mode, press the MENU button and select SETUP by pushing the Direction Key to right, then press OK to enter camera basic setup options.
TV type NTSC American and Japanese TV format PAL European TV format
Auto power off
Off Auto Power-Off off 1 min Auto power off in 1 min if no operation 3 min Auto power off in 3 min if no operation 5 min Auto power off in 5 min if no operation
Time setup Year / Month / Day / Hour / Minute Setting the time on the image or video clips.
Volume 00 ~ 64 Setting the volume
Default Setting Yes / No Refresh the default settings Format Yes / No Format the SD card
Language
English / Deutsch / French /Italian/Spanish / Portuguese / CHS / CHT/ Russian Select display language
Stamp Off / Date/ Time / Date & Time In photo/video playback mode, the Date, Time or the date and time Show on the image or video clips. Beep Sound Off / High / Low Setting the beep sound volume. FW Version See the firmware version Effect In photo/video mode, press the MENU button and select EFFECT by pushing the Direction Key to right, then press OK to enter effect options.
Flicker 50Hz (Default) Set for European electricity frequency 60Hz Set for American electricity frequency Contrast Standard / Hard / Soft Scene contrast setting options Sharpness Standard / Hard / Soft Sharpness setting ISO Auto/100/200/400 Sensitivity select
W hite Balance
Auto Automatic white balance Sunny White balance selected for Sunny sky Cloudy White balance selected for cloudy sky
Fluorescent White balance selected for fluorescent indoor light
Incandescent White balance selected for tungsten indoor lighting
EV Setting 0, +/-0.3 , +/-0.7, +/-1.0, +/-1.3, +/-1.7, +/-2.0 Level of exposure
Metering Center / Average / Spot Metering setting AF Setting Full / Normal / Macro AF setting mode Note: The camera will remain in the last setting when it is turned OFF and ON again
5. Using the camera
5.1 Battery installation and charging ( included ) The battery is not fully charged at shipment and must be fully charged before any operation. 1. Release and open the battery door. 2. Install supplied 3.7V Li-ion battery into the battery compartment Align battery terminals with metal connectors inside compartment 3. Close the battery door. 4. Open connectors‟ cover and connect supplied AC charger to camera USB port. 5. Turn the camera OFF and plug charger into wall power outlet. 6. A red LED indicator will light up during charging, it will turn OFF when completed.
5.2 Inserting a memory card ( not included ) You must insert SD Card (not supplied) to record and store your VIDEO and PICTURES. Follow the instruction for inserting a SD Memory card: 1. Turn OFF the camera. 2. Insert the SD card into the SD card slot, gently press it down until card is latched. Make sure that the SD card is not in LOCK position (see tiny slider on card‟s side). Note: Do not force the card into the slot; forcing may damage camera and the SD memory card. Align SD card position (as marked) and try again. Note: The SD memory card must be formatted before taking photographs. See the following instruction.
5.3 Formatting the SD memory card If your SD card is new, or it was used with other cameras or devices, you need to FORMAT the card, see simple steps below. If card was previously used, save all needed images & video first. 1. In photo/video mode, press the MENU button and select SETUP, then press OK to enter camera basic setup options. 2. Select FORMAT by pushing the Direction Key DOW N and press OK. Select YES by pushing the Direction Key DOW N. 3. Press OK to confirm formatting the SD card. Note: During formatting of the SD card, all data, pictures & video (if present) will be erased; make sure you save your valuable records before formatting the memory. Rem ember, all your records will be erased during form atting!
5.4 Setting the resolution VIDEO recording mode 1. Press the MENU button in video mode，Select VIDEO and press OK to enter options selection. 2. Select RESOLUTION by pushing the Direction Key DOW N, then press OK to enter resolution selection. 3. Select desired resolution by pushing the Direction Key UP or DOW N; Full HD (1920×1080), 1080P30(1440x1080), 720P30 (1280 x 720), W VGAP60 (848 x 480) W VGAP30 (848 x 480), VGA (640 x 480), QVGA(320 x 240) then press OK to confirm setting. PICTURE taking mode 1. Press the MENU button in photo mode, Select PHOTO and press OK to enter option selection. 2. Select the SIZE by pushing the Direction Key DOW N, press OK to enter resolution selection. 3. Select desired resolution by pushing the Direction Key UP or DOW N; 3M (2048 x 1536), 5M (2592 x 1944) then press OK to confirm setting.
5.5 Taking video or pictures 1. Open screen / turn on your camera. 2. Press the MODE button to select PICTURES ( ) or VIDEO recording mode( ) 3. Use the LCD screen as a viewfinder composing the scene. 4. Press the REC button for taking a PICTURE, or press this button to start / stop VIDEO recording. Note: 1. Keep camera and the object steady when making records to avoid blurry images. 2. Max video file size is 4GB.The unit will stop recording automatically.
5.6 Zoom IN and OUT Your camera can zoom in up to 20 X (5 X optical zoom and 4 X digital zoom). Push the zoom button LEFT/RIGHT for selecting desired scene / view. Note the zoom bar in screen showing the zooming range.
Resolution Digital zoom Live view Connected to TV (HDMI) QVGA 30fps Support Support VGA 30fps Support Support WVGA 30fps Support Support WVGA 60fps Support Support 720P 30fps Support Not Support 1080P 30fps Support Not Support Full HD 30fps Not Support Not Support 5.7 Playback PICTURES and VIDEO clips 1. Press the PLAYBACK button ( ) once to enter PICTURES Playback mode, press it again to enter VIDEO Playback mode (PHOTO / VIDEO icon will be showed on top of screen). 2. Push the Direction Key UP / DOW N / LEFT / RIGHT to select desired PICTURE / VIDEO. 3. Press OK to confirm selected VIDEO or see full size PICTURE. 4. W hen viewing a photo, you may push (left) or (right) to zoom out or in. 5. Press OK again for starting the slide show. 6. W hen viewing video clips, Press OK to start playing the video and press again to pause. 7. W hen playing the video, push the Direction Key RIGHT / LEFT for fast forward or rewind the VIDEO.
5.8 Delete photographs and video clips 1. Press the PLAYBACK（ ）button once to enter the PHOTO playback mode, or press again to enter VIDEO clip playback mode. Select the photo or video to delete. 2. Press the MENU button to enter the delete mode. 3. Push the Direction Key LEFT or RIGHT for select delete current image or delete all images and press OK to confirm. 4. Press the MODE button to exit.
6. Connecting the HD DV camera
6.1 Connect to TV W hen you wish to view on High Definition (HD) T V, please use supplied HDMI cable and connect as shown below:
Set your HDTV to corresponding HDMI INPUT (review TV Manual if needed) and use camera buttons in the same way as you use camera during PLAYBACK mode. You may also view PICTURES and recorded VIDEO clips on typical standard T V set. Make the connection as shown below:
6.2 Connect to Personal computer You may also connect your HD camcorder to PC for viewing PICTURES and VIDEOS on your computer . Upload to YouTube Please install MEDIAIMPRESSION. This software enables upload to YouTube. This will take you directly to YouTube website for easy upload of videos. Installing DirectX and ArcSoft MediaImpression 1. Please insert provided CD into computer‟s CD ROM and follow screen prompts to install DirectX and MediaImpression in your computer 2. Use the USB cable to connect HD camcorder to computer 3. Open My Computer> Removable Disk and select image or video file 4. Click to open and watch High definition video played back. You may also install QuickTime (not bundled on supplied CD) or other suitable programs for best video playback. HD Video data is very complex; use W in XP, Vista, Mac9.x and newer computers – older and slower computers may not play your HD Video clips so well.
7. Remote functional parts (Optional)
Item Part Function
1 Playback button Press this key to enter Playback PICTURE mode, press again switching to Playback VIDEO mode.
2 Mode Button Press this key to select mode: PICTURE taking or VIDEO recording.
3 UP / AF setting In MENU mode, push the key up for UP selection / In VIDEO or PHOTO mode, push the key UP to enter AF mode setting. 4 MENU Press to Set PICTURE / VIDEO recording options.
5 LEFT / Flash In MENU mode, push the key left for LEFT selection / In PHOTO mode, push the key LEFT for flash options selection.
6 DOW N / White balance In MENU mode, push the key down for DOW N selection / In VIDEO or PHOTO mode, push the key DOW N to enter White Balance setting. 7 Delete Press it to delete the photo or video clip in playback mode.
8 Backward During video playing, press the button for fast backward, press this key again to return normal playback．
9 VOL+/ZOOM IN Press this key to increase volume during video clip playback. In DC playback, PICTURE taking or video recording mode, press the key to zoom in the picture
10 VOL-/ZOOM OUT Press this key to decrease volume during video clip playback. In DC playback, PICTURE taking or video recording mode, press the key to zoom out the picture 11 ENTER Selecting and setup confirm
12 RIGHT/ EV± In MENU mode, push the key right for RIGHT selection / In VIDEO or PHOTO mode, push the key RIGHT to enter exposure value setting. 13 Stop Press the key to stop during playing
14 Play/Pause During playing, press the key to pause, Press this key again to play continuously.
15 Forward During video playing, press the button for fast forward, press this key again to return normal playback
8. Specification Image Sensor 5.0 Mega pixel CMOS sensor
Image resolution VIDEO
Full HD (1920×1080) up to 30fps 1080P30 (1440x1080), up to 30fps 720P30 (1280x720), up to 30fps W VGAP60 (848x480), up to 60fps W VGAP30 (848x480), up to 30fps VGA (640x480), up to 30fps QVGA (320x240), up to 30fps PICTURES 5.0 Mega pixel (2592x1944) 3.0 Mega pixel (2048x1536) Lens F/2.8 f=8.5mm
Focus range Macro mode： 3cm～1M(W ide,3cm～20cm; Tele, 0.8M ～1M)； Normal mode：20cm～∞(W ide,20cm～∞;Tele, 1M ～∞)； Full mode: 3cm～∞(W ide,3cm～∞;Tele, 0.8M ～∞); Zoom Zoom in up to 20 times (5 X Optical Zoom and 4 X digital Zoom) LCD display 3.0” fine grade LTPS color LCD display W hite balance Auto / Sunny / Cloudy / Fluorescent / Incandescent VIDEO format MOV
External memory card Support up to 32GB SD memory card ( card is required to store video & pictures, class 4 or above SD card is recommended ) File format VIDEO: MOV ; PICTURE: JPEG Self timer 10 second options PC interface USB 2.0 port Power source 3.7V 1700mAh Li-ion rechargeable battery (supplied)
TV-out High Definition VIDEO: HDMI Standard TV (NTSC or PAL) output: AV standard port
9. PC system min requirement
Operating System W indows 7 / Vista / XP Mac 10.4.9 or above
CPU Pentium III/ 1GHz (minimum) Pentium 4 / 3.0GHz or above processor (recommended) RAM At least 256MB (minimum) 1GB (recommended) Interface USB available port Display Card nVidia Geforce 7600 or ATI X 1600 or above
10. Troubleshooting
Problem Cause Solution
Cannot turn the camcorder ON Low battery power. Battery not inserted properly.
Charge the battery Check that battery correctly aligned when installed
VIDEO or PICTURES cannot be saved when you are taking them.
1. SD card has not been installed 2. The SD card has not been formatted properly. 3. Memory is full. Display shows „MEMORY FULL‟.
1. Install SD card 2. Format the SD card at SETUP mode of the camera. Please refer to section 5.3. 3. Download the pictures and videos from the camera to the computer to create storage space.
Computer does not recognize your camcorder when connected. (You cannot find removable disk)
Connection failure. Make sure all cable connections are secured. Restart the computer if necessary.
The battery life is very short. Incorrect or old, used up, battery Replace with new 3.7V Li-ion rechargeable battery
Blurry images 1. The HD camera is not held steady during recording 2. The lens of HD DV camera is dirty. 3. Incorrect Lens focus setting
1. Hold the HD DV camera steady when taking pictures, wait to hear the beep sound 2. Clean the lens with soft dry cloth. 3. Set the Full Macro / Normal lens focus according to the proper camera to subject distance. Use “Normal” setting as appropriate for typical situations.
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