How to take Videos, Pictures and Record Voice Messages.
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Taking your first movie
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Taking your first picture
1.Power on the Camera. 2. Press the Function Button FUNC to switch to
Video Mode (DV). 
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4. | Press the shutter to start recording. |
1.Power on the Camera. 2. Press the Function Button FUNC to switch to
Picture Mode (DSC).
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3. Press
Zoom in or Zoom out
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5.Press the shutter again to stop recording.
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4. Press the shutter to take a picture.
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Zoom in or Zoom out
1.Power on the Camera. 2. Press the Function Button FUNC to switch
to Voice Mode (DVR).
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3. Press the shutter to start recording.
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4. Press the shutter again to stop recording.
1.Hold the camera steady or use a tripod to get the sharpest picture.
2.Make sure you are at least 24 inches from your subject.
3.In low light situations you can change to a longer exposure by following
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Step 1. Press the menu button | . |
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Step 2. Use the Up/Down Arrow to scroll to the night shot icon | . | ||
Step 3. Press the the play/select button | to turn on the night shot mode. | ||
4.You can playback and record any data either within your inserted memory card or the
Estimated Image Capacity for Different Memory Cards
DC500 | Picture Fine | Picture High | Picture Low | Video High | Video Medium | Video Low | Voice | Voice |
2336x1752 | 2048x1536 | 1024x768 | 640x480 | 352x288 | 320x240 | Fine | Normal | |
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32 MB | 59 | 95 | 495 | 3 min | 4 min | 7 min | 22 min | 44 min |
64 MB | 114 | 183 | 950 | 7 min | 9 min | 15 min | 42 min | 1 H 25 min |
128 MB | 234 | 374 | 1943 | 13 min | 17 min | 29 min | 1 H 25 min | 2 H 50 min |
256 MB | 462 | 740 | 3837 | 24 min | 37 min | 59 min | 2 H 50 min | 5 H 40 min |
512 MB | 939 | 1501 | 7781 | 51 min | 1 H 10 min | 1 H 51 min | 5 H 40 min | 11 H 30 min |
*We have included this convenient quick guide to help with the basic operations. For more detail on the different functions and operations please see the printed manual.
