RCA EZ300HD - Manual

USB Connector ARM

Extending the USB Connector ARM:

1. Press down on the USB Connector ARM

button.

2. Slide out to extend the Connector ARM.

•

Refer to “Connecting to a PC” for more information.

•

Use USB Extension Cable (provided) if USB Connector ARM is
obstructed or space does not permit connection to PC.

•

To retreat the ARM, press down on the USB Connector ARM
button and slide in.

Getting started

Charging the battery

Please charge the battery for at least 3 hours before fi rst use. The battery can only be charged
with the supplied battery charger. Refer to

Battery charger

on the back of this guide for more

information.

Battery and memory card installation

1. Slide the cover down and then lift up to open.
2. Install the rechargeable lithium battery.

•

Make sure you insert the battery correctly as indicated.

•

In the case of low battery, a low battery icon (

) will fl ash on the screen. Please recharge the battery when battery icon is

fl ashing.

3. Your camcorder has 2 GB internal memory. To boost the memory, install an SD memory

card. Align card with Card Symbol on camcorder and slide in until a click is heard. The card
icon ( ) appears on the screen with memory card inserted.

•

When the internal memory is full, recording will stop. Press the record button again to begin recording to the SD card.

•

To remove card, push card in until a click is heard and the card will pop out slightly, then remove the card.

4. Push the cover down and slide up to close.

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Using your camcorder

QuickStart

Guide

EZ300HD RCA Small Wonder Camcorder

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Congratulations on purchasing your new RCA High Defi nition Small Wonder Camcorder.

Please read these instructions for quick tips on using the product.

Turn on/off

1. Press

ON/OFF

to turn on.

2. Press and hold

ON/OFF

to turn off .

•

Camcorder will automatically turn off after 2 minutes if not in use.

Video quality selector

Refer to Recording Quality for more information.

Record

Press and release the red RECORD button (after
“READY” appears on the screen) to begin recording.

While recording:

• A red and the elapsed time appears at the top

left corner of the screen.

• The red recording light on the camcorder front

turns on.

Pausing a recording:

• Press

PLAY/PAUSE

.

• A pause indicator

II

replaces the red at the top

left corner and “Recording Paused” fl ashes in the
middle of the screen.

• To resume recording, press and release

PLAY/

PAUSE

again.

Stop

While playing or recording, press and release the red
RECORD button to stop the playing or recording.

Play

1. Press

PLAY/PAUSE

to start playback of the most recent recording or the selected video.

To select another video, refer to

Selecting videos

.

2. Press and hold

PLAY/PAUSE

for three seconds to play all videos.

•

If no video is selected after playback has fi nished, recording mode will resume after 5 seconds.

Search forward/backward:

• Hold

down to fast forward the selected video during playback.

• Hold down

to fast rewind the selected video during playback.

Pausing video playback:

• Press

PLAY/PAUSE

to pause playback (a pause indicator

II

and the remaining playback

time fl ash at the top left corner of the screen).

• Press

PLAY/PAUSE

again to resume playback.

Selecting videos:

• Press and release to cue the next video.
• Press and release

to cue the previous video.

Delete

1. Press

DELETE

and the last recording and “DELETE VIDEO ?” appear on the screen.

• To select another video, refer to

Selecting videos

.

2. Press and hold

DELETE

until the selected video is deleted.

3. To delete all videos, press & hold

DELETE

for 3 seconds and then repeat step 2.

Take photo

• Press and release

PHOTO

to take photo (photo resolution: 5.0 mega pixels).

Zoom

Before or during recording:

• Press

+

to zoom in.

• Press

–

to zoom out.

Volume

During playback:

• Press

+

to increase volume.

• Press

–

to decrease volume.

Recording
indicator

Hand strap hole

Tripod screw
mount

• The selected setting (HD, HQ or webQ) appears on the display screen during recording.
• The HD setting is recommended when planning to view video on a TV directly from the

camcorder.

* Recording duration is based on 2 GB internal memory. Actual recording capacity depends on type of video content being recorded.

LCD screen

For self recordings, the lens can be
rotated 180

o

.

Microphone

Lens

Back view

Front view

Bottom view

AV output

Audio/Video output for connecting to TV or
other AV equipment with the included AV cable.

•

Refer to “Viewing videos on TV” and “Recording videos to VHS
tape or DVD” for more information.

Audio speaker

HDMI video output

Lift up the cover to show the
connector.

Setting date and time

1. Press or to shift among month, date, hour and minute and press

+

or

–

to set the

date/time values.

2. Press or to select

DONE

and then press the red RECORD button to save settings. Or

press

DELETE

to exit without saving.

• Date and time setting can be accessed by pressing and holding

PLAY/PAUSE

and

ON/OFF

together while the camcorder is turned off .

Macro mode

Select the fl ower icon to
take close-up shots

Right view

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Settings

Quality

Approx. recording duration*

HD (High Defi nition mode)

HD

60 minutes

HQ (High Quality mode)

DVD

120 minutes

webQ ( Web Quality mode)

Good

360 minutes

Recording quality

Battery and memory card cover

Viewing videos on TV

1. Plug in the AV cable (provided) – Insert the single connector

end into the camcorder (AV jack) and connect the double
connector ends to the corresponding video (yellow) and audio
(white) input jacks on the TV. ( TV output standard: NTSC)

• For best output quality, use the HDMI connector at the

bottom of the camcorder with an HDMI cable (not included).

2. Turn on the TV and the camcorder.
3. Switch the TV to the selected video input (refer to your TV manual for instructions).
4. You may play and delete videos viewed on the TV by using the camcorder buttons.

Recording videos to VHS tape or DVD

1. Plug in the AV cable (provided) – Insert the single connector end into the camcorder and

connect the double connector ends to corresponding video (yellow) and audio (white)
inputs of the recording device ( VHS or DVD recorder).

• For best output quality, use the HDMI connector at the bottom of the camcorder with an

HDMI cable (not included).

2. Turn on the camcorder and the recording device.
3. Switch recording device to the video input connected to the camcorder. (Refer to your

user manual of the recording device for instructions).

4. Start recording of your recording device and press and hold

PLAY/PAUSE

on the

camcorder for 3 seconds to play all videos on the camcorder.

Back view of

the battery