All in all, this is not as simple as Creative's user interface structure used by the iPod and others , but you'll get used to it. Minor navigation gripes aside, we were taken with the Archos camcorder's extra viewing touches.
The thumbnail preview for the photo library, for example, is an impressive 8x8 grid, and each one magnifies as you scroll over it. When you're scrolling through the video submenu, each selection offers a moving thumbnail preview.
Plus, you can choose from a plethora of background colors and themes, as well as set any of your photos as wallpaper. Of course, the camcorder has many more features than that.
You also can rate songs on the fly, as well as create a favorites playlist on the device. Surprisingly, the lacks a built-in FM tuner--a bit of an oversight, if you ask us--but the device somewhat makes up for this omission with the inclusion of its built-in digital camera and camcorder.
If you were wondering how Archos kept the camcorder's price so low, there's your answer. With either of these optional accessories, you can turn the into a DVR, complete with timed recordings a la the VCR. Video is not the only option, though. You can record straight audio from any source, making this a decent option for digitizing all that vinyl. So what about performance? Well, the Archos camcorder impressed with its bright and crisp photo display and mostly snappy processor speed.
Music playback quality was also very good. Tunes sounded warm and detailed through a pair of Shure SE earphones. Bass response was nicely present without overshadowing the high end. Less impressive is the rated battery life of just 8 hours for audio and 2.
Fortunately, we got better times for both 8. Videos looked lovely on the colorful, 3. However, after we transferred some video files to the player, it would freeze whenever we tried to access them.
We're still waiting to hear back from Archos on this, but it sounds like something a firmware update might address. Photos taken with the 1. Test images were grainy and varied greatly depending on the direction of light sources. Short videos recorded with the camcorder were passable in that the would do in a pinch, but it shouldn't replace a standalone camcorder.
March 7, a. See: Using the Browser. Page Video Playback Resume video will resume playing the highlighted video from the bookmark. Clear bookmark will remove the bookmark from the highlighted video file. Resume video and Clear bookmark only appear in the menu when a bookmarked video file is highlighted icon: Reset thumbnails will delete all user-defined thumbnails and restore motion thumbnails.
Page Video Settings Set bookmark sets a bookmark at the current spot in the video. Only one bookmark per file is allowed. You can bookmark up to 16 files. Video files with a bookmark appear with the Save frame as Thumbnail: saves the current image as a new thumbnail for this file overwrites the previously set thumbnail, if any.
Page Playing Music Clear bookmark will remove the bookmark from the highlighted music file. Resume song and Clear bookmark only appear in the menu when a track with a bookmark is highlighted icon: Show playlist opens a playlist edition window on the right see: Playlists. Automatic the built-in loudspeaker automatically turns off when you plug in headphones or an AV Cable. Page Playlists 2.
Page 26 Note: when you delete a playlist, you are only deleting the list and not the music itself. A panel showing the contents of the playlist will open on the right. Page 27 Add to playlist will add the highlighted track, folder, artist or album at the end of the playlist.
Insert in playlist will insert the highlighted track, folder, artist or album before the selected item in the playlist. Page 28 Clear clears and closes the current playlist. Shuffle randomly shuffles the order of the songs in the current playlist.
Sound will display the sound settings screen See: Sound settings. Press to exit this screen. Page Line-Level Recordings You can also start recording to a new file directly by choosing the Save file and start a new recording menu item while you are recording. Page 36 See: Using the Virtual keyboard. Slideshow starts a slideshow from the highlighted image The menu overlay will disappear automatically after a few seconds.
Start slideshow starts a slideshow from the current image. Settings will display the photo settings screen see next chapter. Page Photo Settings 4.
Page Playing A Slideshow 4. Page Using The Browser 5. Page Navigation 5. Page 44 Copy all files allows you to copy all the files in the current folder to the location defined in the other browser panel. Move allows you to move the highlighted file or folder to the location defined in the other browser panel. Sound will display the sound settings screen see: Sound Settings.
Page Using The Virtual Keyboard 5. Page Using The Pdf Reader Once you are satisfied with the new name for the file, folder or playlist, you can save it by using the Validate current name menu item. Next Page goes to the next page in the document. Go to page Press OK to go to this page. Page Computer Connection 6. Other types of files must go into the Data folder. Page Setup Screen 7.
Visit www. See: Other Character Sets. Page Power Settings These settings will help you save battery power, thus allowing a longer battery autonomy. Page Tv Control Caution: this setting should only be changed by experienced users. Page System Settings 7. Page Updating The Firmware 7. If you wish to keep them in a different location, you can use the Move function of the Archos file browser after recording see: Using the Browser. If set to OFF, the recording will continue until you press or until the entire hard drive fills up.
You can set this manually, but in most cases you can just leave it on Auto. Use this to set the resolution of the recorded image. You can leave this on Optimal.
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