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SHARR
OPERATION MANUAL
Please read this operation manual carefully
before using the VIEWCAM.
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  • Page 1 SHARR OPERATION MANUAL Please read this operation manual carefully before using the VIEWCAM. IlepeA aKcnnyaTauMei4 saueii VIEWCAM IIpO~TkITe, FlOX~yilCTZl, BHMMaTWlbHO 3Ty klHCTPYK~Ml0. SHARP...
  • Page 2 CAUTION WARNING To prevent shock, do not open the cabinet. TO PREVENT SHOCK HAZARD, DO user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO to qualified dealer or service centre. RAIN OR MOISTURE. This equipment should be used with DC 3.6 V = only or recommended AC adaptor.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Accessories ..........Supplied Important Information Optional Accessories ..........Precautions ............... Part Names ............... Warning Indicators ............... Using the AC adaptor/Battery Charger ........ 9 Preparation Pack Refreshing ............Battery ‘1 Powering the VIEWCAM from an Outlet ...... 10 Using the VR-33CH Car Battery Adaptor/Battery Charger or the VR-41 OCA Car Battery Adaptor ....
  • Page 4 Sharp is not in a position to authorize the recording of copyright works and nothing in this operation manual should be read or implied as giving that authority.
  • Page 5: Precautions

    Under such circumstances, contact the nearest Plastic bag SHARP service centre or your dealer for further advice. Be sure to tightly seal the plastic bag containing (Video head cleaning can be done by using a the VIEWCAM.
  • Page 6 Precautions Watch the temperature and humidity. After operation, remove the battery pack from You can use your VIEWCAM at 0°C to +40°C, and the unit. at 30% to 80% relative humidity. Do not store the unit in an unventilated car in the summer, in direct Do not aim the lens at the sun.
  • Page 7 Precautions tapes Television system signals and electrical system only those with mark. voltages and frequencies vary substantially from This unit is designed to operate with MP country to country. When you are abroad, check the tapes result tapes, so playing back ME will sections below before using the adaptor or...
  • Page 8 Ni-MH (nickel-metal hydride) type 0°C to 40°C. To utilize the battery’s full capacity, it battery pack. Use only the SHARP BT-N1 , BT-N11 or is recommended that charging take place at BT-H11 battery packs. They are designed specifically temperatures of 10°C to 35°C.
  • Page 9: Part Names

    Part Names For details on the use of each control, refer to the page number indicated in the brackets. Zoom lens Cassette cornpar tment Cassette compartment door [P-l Battery compartment door [p. 121 Battery compartment Tripod socket door release [p.12]...
  • Page 10 Part Names Power Zoom Wide/Telephoto BLC/GAIN-UP button [p.21] Shoulder strap loop [p.l4] [p.l5] control buttons VOLume control buttons [p.18] RECord START/STOP button [p.l5] (in Camera mode) Record button (in VCR mode) [p.25] Shoulder strap loop [p.14] Power switch (CAMERA/VCR select switch) [pp. 15,181 Hand strap [p.14] Lens cap holder [p.l4] Fast Forward/Forward...
  • Page 11: Playback

    (a). Then, Do not refresh a fully-charged battery pack. unplug the charger’s AC plug from the wall outlet. Charge only SHARP model BT-Nl, BT-N11 or BT-H11 battery packs. Other types of battery packs may burst, causing personal injury and damage.
  • Page 12 Preparation Plug the DC cable into the DC OUT jack on Slide the battery compartment door release adaptor. the AC and open the battery compartment door as Insert the AC adaptor’s AC plug into a wall shown. outlet. The POWER indicator will light up. Battery compartment door release...
  • Page 13 Otherwise, the car’s i When powering from battery will be drained. your car’s cigarette lighter Charge only SHARP model BT-N1 or BT-Nil, BT-H11 battery packs. Other types of batteries burst, causing personal injury and damage.
  • Page 14 Preparation Battery Pack Handling Inserting the Battery Pack Slide the battery compartment door release Make sure that you take enough battery packs with you to provide two to three times your estimated on the bottom of the VIEWCAM in the recording time.
  • Page 15 Preparation Removing a Cassette Inserting a Cassette 1 Perform step on the left procedure. Slide the release and open the cassette compartment door. 2 Remove the cassette. The cassette holder extends and opens automatically. Cassette compartment door release cassette compartment door Do not try to close the while the cassette holder is extending...
  • Page 16 Preparation strap and thread it 1 Hold one end of the Attaching the Lens Cap to the Hand Strap through the loop on the left side of the LCD and Fitting the Grip Strap to Your Hand monitor screen. Open the hand strap flap and grip strap, and slide the lens cap holder from the grip 2 Loosen the strap in the buckle, then feed strap as shown in the illustration below.
  • Page 17 Basic Operations Camera Recording Zooming allows you to move visually closer to or You can watch the subject on the large LCD monitor screen for easier, more enjoyable video-shooting. farther from a subject without physically changing your position. Before you start recording, perform the operations described on pages 9 through...
  • Page 18 Camera Recording The rotating LCD monitor screen lets you enjoy easy Basic Posture video recording in relaxed postures. You can record using more natural body postures since you can see the subject on-screen, without having to hold the VIEWCAM against your eye. Look at the The LCD monitor screen also makes high-angle monitor screen...
  • Page 19 Camera Recording More hints for shooting better videos Before zooming, think about how to frame the shot best. Stop zooming when the shot is well framed. When image shake is noticeable during zoomed-in Position the subject in the centre of the screen. telephoto shooting, use a tripod, or press the Power Zoom W (wide angle) button to zoom out.
  • Page 20 Basic Operations Playback for and Playing Back a Scene Searching The LCD monitor screen makes it possible to play Being Played Near the One Currently back and see what you have just recorded. Nothing needs to be connected, allowing instant on-screen Back playback.
  • Page 21 Useful Features for Camera Recording Using Self Recording The LCD monitor screen can be rotated 180” screen faces the vertically so that the monitor Rotate VIEWCAM’s monitor part 180” subject. This lets you record yourself while watching vertically. The screen image will be inverted yourself on the monitor screen to show a mirror image of the subject.
  • Page 22 Useful Features for Camera Recording Using the Manual Focus Auto Focus Press the Power Zoom T button to set the The VIEWCAM’s Auto Focus feature is designed to focus on most types of subjects. In Auto Focus mode, zoom power to the maximum. the VIEWCAM automatically focuses on whatever is in the centre of the scene.
  • Page 23 Useful Features for Camera Recording This VIEWCAM lets you shoot close-up images of small objects such as flowers and insects, or make Backlight Compensation (BLC) title frames for your videos. When you want to record When the subject is backlit, the image will be a magnified image of a subject which is within darkened...
  • Page 24 Lighting 500 to 100,000 lux of light is best for clear, good- quality recordings. Though recording is possible with less light, insufficient lighting can result in poor Blue sky picture quality. 100,000 noon Clear day at (100.000) Clear day at 10 am (65.000) Reference Clear day at 3 pm (35.000) 10,000...
  • Page 25 Connections for Playback on a TV Although you can enjoy playback on the VIEWCAM’s also LCD monitor screen, you can watch tape playback on your TV screen. Connect the VIEWCAM to your TV with the supplied audio/video cable, as shown. Connect the VIEWCAM to your VCR with the supplied audio/video cable, as shown.
  • Page 26: Video Search

    Recording with Another VCR can be Your VIEWCAM used as the playback source deck for dubbing and editing a tape with another VCR. On the VIEWCAM, playback the tape to be a VCR Connect the VIEWCAM with the supplied edited, and locate the beginning and end of audio/video cable, as shown.
  • Page 27 an External Source Recording from You can use your VIEWCAM to record or edit video as a VCR, TV, or video from another source, such disc player. Connect the VIEWCAM to the source equipment, Set the Power switch to VCR. using the supplied audio/video cable, as shown.
  • Page 28: Focus

    Before Requesting Service Before calling for service, please check the following troubleshooting table. No power Battery pack is not charged. Charge battery pack sufficiently (p. 9). Power Connect power source properly (pp. 10, Power source is not properly connected. 11, 12). Depleted battery pack Use a fully charged battery pack (p.
  • Page 29 Specifications Signal System: PAL standard 2 rotary heads, helical scanning system Recording System: Cassette: 8 mm video tape, MP type (P5-120) 120 minutes Recording/Playback Time: Speed: 20.051 mm/second Tape l/4” (6.4mm, effective size: 4.5 mm) CCD image sensor with approx. Pickup Device: 320.000 pixels including...

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