AIPTEK DV 5300 user manual Turning on your camera, Turning off your camera

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basic operations

Basic Operations

Turning on your camera

Rotate the LCD panel as indicated. Then press and hold down the power ( ) button for 2~3 seconds to turn on the camera.

If the camera is not turned on after pressing the power button, please check:

1.There are two AAA batteries installed in the camera.

2.The batteries have enough power left.

3.The polar(+ -) directions of the installed batteries are correct.

Turning off your camera

Press and hold down the power ( ) button for 2~3 seconds to turn off the camera.

If the camera stays inactive for a long period of time, it may automatically shut down due to the Auto-Off setting. See page 34 for more information.

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Contents English Welcome Table of Contents Using PC Camera Copying Files to Your PCAddenda Knowing your camera parts BottomView Install batteries Loading batteriesReplace the cover Inserting a SD/MMC card optional Stretch out the strap hook Attaching the wrist strap optionalThread the strap through the hook Thread the strap through the loopTurning off your camera Turning on your cameraInitial position Using the LCD monitorRotate the LCD panel Normal positionReading the LCD indicators Bring up the menu Setting languageEnter the System menu Enter the Language menuAdjust other settings optional Adjust the focusRecording a video clip Start recordingStop recording Zoom in or zoom outHow to take a still picture Taking a still pictureTake a still picture Enter the Strobe menu How to use ﬂash strobeSelect the Auto item Exit the menuEnter the Self Timer menu How to use self timerSelf timer icon Select OnRecording a voice clip Exit Playback mode Switch to Playback modePlaying back your recordings Full-screen viewMode icon Storage medium Highlight box File type Status bar Switch to thumbnail viewHow to Action Thumbnail viewAV Mode Connecting the camera to a TVMenu illustration Menu operationWhite Balance ShutterSelect a resolution item Setting video resolutionIcon Resolution Description Enter the Video menuEnter the Picture menu Setting picture resolutionEnter the Advanced menu Setting white balanceEnter the White Balance menu Select an item to applyEnter the Exposure menu Setting exposure compensationEnter the Effect menu Setting image effectSetting date stamp Enter the Date Stamp menuSelect On or Off Bring up the Playback menu Deleting ﬁlesSelect Delete or Delete All Conﬁrm the deletionViewing ﬁle information Enter the Info menuIMG-0001.ASF System menu items Menu/OKSystem menu Setting LCD brightness Setting date and timeToggling beep sound on or off Toggling OSD on or offEnter the Display menu Enter the Beep menuSetting ﬂicker Enter the Flicker menuSelect 50Hz or 60Hz Restoring factory defaults Setting auto-off optionFormatting storage medium Enter the Format menuSelect Yes to format Installing the driver to your PC Start the installationInsert the driver CD Install codecs Install the driverInstall Direct X 8.0 or above Restart the computerTurn on the camera and switch Connecting the camera to your PCTo Disk mode Connect the USB cable to your cameraCopying ﬁles to the PC For Windows XP usersFor Windows 2000/ME/98SE users Copying ﬁles to the PC Viewing/Playing ﬁles on your PC File location Switch to Live mode Installing the softwareStarting the application Connect the camera to your computerStarting the application Launch DV 5300 program Sub-menu available Using DV 5300 PC CameraRecording an AVI movie Taking a snapshotConﬁguring Format options Conﬁguring Flicker options Conﬁguring Properties optionsAddenda TroubleshootingAddenda Install Direct X 8.0 or Battery Life Indicator Flicker SettingsSetting CountryStorage Capacity Message Description System MessageSpeciﬁcations 5300