Vivitar DVR 830XHD Owner's Manual

DVR 830XHD Digital Video Camcorder Owner’s Manual © 2009 Sakar International, Inc. All righ

9 23: Battery cover 24: Tripod socket Preparing Your Camera for Use Battery Installation Your DVR camcorder requires a Lithium-ion rechar

10 1. Slide and gently lift the battery cover to open the battery compartment on the bottom of the camera. 2. Insert the battery with the metall

11  An SD Memory card is required to expand the memory capacity and take many more images before having to download them to the computer to free

12 Setting the Language It is important when using the camcorder for the first time after purchasing it to choose the language that all the menus w

13 2. Press the Menu button to enter the IMAGE, VIDEO or PLAY mode menu depending on what mode the camera dial is set to. 3. Push the OK joystic

14 10. Push the OK joystick button Right/Left button to highlight and select each of the different Date / Time options you desire. Year

15 Media sitting on the SD memory card is not lost when your camera’s power runs low or on recharging the battery. 1. The camcorder sho

16 7. Close the battery cover. Note: After you insert an SD memory card, the SD card icon will appear on the bottom left corner of the LCD screen

17 3. Push the OK joystick button to the Right to select the SETUP mode menu. 4. Push the OK joystick button Up or Down to select and highlight t

18 Alternatively, press the Power button to turn your DVR camera off. The DVR camera will switch off. To save battery power, the LCD

1 Table of Contents Introduction ...

19 Tip: To easily rotate the dial anticlockwise (to the left), hold the camera in both hands and place your right thumbnail in the grooves on the b

20 Taking Still Photos To enter the Camera Capture mode turn the mode dial to line the camera mode picture with the red dot. The camera icon w

21 resolution. 7. When the camera`s internal memory is full, “Memory Full” will appear on the LCD screen when you attempt to press the Shutter bu

22 For more information on how to use the Playback mode to view and delete images see the Playback mode section of this manual. Flash

23 3. If the flash is on, when the image is captured and the flash activated the screen will remain blank while the flash recharges. The next imag

24 Camera Mode Functions In Camera mode, press the Menu button on the top left of the LCD Panel. The LCD will display 2 mode ta

25 Resolution, Quality, White Balance, Color Effect, Exposure, Date Stamp, Self Timer, and Burst Snapshot Resolution

26 3. Push the OK joystick button Up or Down to highlight and select the Resolution option you desire. 4. Press the OK button to confirm and sa

27 3. Push the OK joystick button Up/Down to highlight and select the Quality option you desire. 4. Press the OK button to confirm and save you

28 2. Push the OK joystick button Right for the 5 White Balance options submenu to appear: Auto, Day Light, Tungsten, Fluorescent, and Clou

2 Install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager Software ... 69 Connect your camera to the comput

29 2. Push the OK joystick button Right for the 3 Color Effect options submenu to appear: Color, Sepia and Monochrome The background of the

30 1. Push the OK joystick button Up/Down to select the Exposure mode. 2. Push the OK joystick button Right for the Exposure option submenu arr

31 2. Push the OK joystick button Right for the Date Stamp options submenu to appear: On, Off 3. Push the OK joystick button Up/Down to hi

32 2. Push the OK joystick button Right for the Self Timer options submenu to appear: Disable, 10SEC, 20SEC 3. Push the OK joystick butto

33 1. In the Camera capture mode, push the OK joystick button Left. 2. The Self-Timer icon will appear on the right of the LCD below the battery

34 3. Push the OK joystick button Up/Down to highlight and select the Burst Snapshot option you desire. 4. Press the OK button to confirm and s

35 3. A icon will appear with a photo icon and date/time on the bottom of the LCD or a video icon and the time of that video clip will appear

36 Note: If you wish to exit this erase mode now, press the Menu button. 13. Press the OK button. 1

37 The Video icon appears on the top left corner of the LCD. This camera requires a compatible SD to card of up to 8 GB to capture

38 3. Once they are downloaded to the PC view them using QuickTime and Windows Media Player. 4. Please insert an SD memory card of up

3 Connect your camcorder to an HDTV via the provided HDMI cable, and easily view photos and playback recorded high-definition videos directly on th

39 In Video mode, the Menu button on the top left of the LCD Panel. The LCD will display 2 mode tabs – VIDEO and SETUP. By default the Video tab w

40 3. Push the OK joystick button Up/Down to highlight and select the Resolution option you desire. 4. Press the OK button to confirm and save

41 4. Press the OK button to confirm and save your choice. 5. Press the Menu button to exit the menu and revert back to the Video capture mode.

42 5. Press the Menu button to exit the menu and revert back to the Video capture mode. 6. The icon for the White Balance choice appears on the

43 6. The icon for the Audio choice appears on the left side of the LCD. If no icon appears this is an indication that the video will be r

44 Playback Mode Turn the mode dial so that the Playback picture is in line with the red dot on the camera in order to playback the media c

45 To view all the media on your camera: 1. The last image taken with your camera will be the first image to appear on the LCD when pressing the P

46 5. Audio will appear with the icon and a WAV icon next to it on the top left corner as well as the time length of the audio clip appearing bot

47  Push the OK joystick button Up/Down/Left/Right to move between the thumbnails.  Select the image you want to view or delete.  View the se

48  An Erase confirmation message appears - “Yes” to erase and “No” to exit to the thumbnail screen without erasing.  Push the OK joys

4  Vivitar Experience Image Manager software for uploading and managing photos and videos to or from the most popular photo sharing and social n

49 By default the Play tab will open with the menu options appearing: Delete Current, Delete All, Lock, Thumbnail, Rotate and Slidesho

50 4. Push the OK joystick button Up/Down to highlight and select the Delete Current option you desire. 5. Press the OK button to confirm. 6.

51 3. Push the OK joystick button Up/Down to highlight and select the Delete All option you desire. 4. Press the OK button to confirm. 5. If

52 4. Push the OK joystick button Right for the 4 Lock options submenu to appear: Lock Current, Unlock Current, Lock All, Unlock All 5.

53 2. Push the OK joystick button Right for the Thumbnail matrix options submenu to appear 2X2, 3X3 3. Push the OK joystick button Up/Down to

54 2. Push the OK joystick button Right for the Rotate options submenu to appear: 90 , 180 , 270 3. Push the OK joystick button Up/Down to

55 2. Push the OK joystick button Right for the first Slideshow options submenu to appear. On , SetUp 3. Push the OK joystick button Up/Dow

56 8. Push the OK joystick button Up/Down to select the direction you desire and press the OK button to save your directional choice. The Directio

57 Setup Mode You can change the Setup options of your camera from the Camera, Video or Playback modes. 1. Turn the camera on and turn

58 Language, Auto Off, TV Output , Frequency, Date/Time , Buzzer , Format , Default Settings , USB Mode and Firmware Version La

5 Maintenance and Precautions Before using the camcorder, please ensure that you read and understand the maintenance and safety precautions describ

59 Auto Off Select the time for the camera to automatically switch off if inactive. This helps to conserve the life of the batter

60 TV Output Select the TV settings for the TV that you will be connecting your camera to in order to view your media files. Th

61 Select the light frequency for the local environment. Generally, 60HZ is for the U.S. and 50HZ for Europe and Japan. The default setting

62 2. Push the OK joystick button Right for the Date / Time options submenu to appear: Date Format, Date Setup 3. Select the Date Format opti

63 Year , Month , Day , Hour , Minutes and Seconds 8. Press the OK button on the last setting to save all the settings and press the

64 Format Formatting the internal memory of the camera or of the SD Memory card if there is one inserted. All the saved data

65 Reset the camera to the original factory setting 1. Push the OK joystick button Up/Down to select the Default mode. 2. Push the OK joystick

66 1. Push the OK joystick button Up/Down to select the appropriate USB mode. 2. Push the OK joystick button Right for the USB Mode options to a

67 1. Push the OK joystick button Up/Down to select the Firmware Version mode. 2. Push the OK joystick button Right for the Firmware version deta

68 2. Turn on the TV and the camcorder, and then set the TV to “AV” mode. 3. Make sure the camera is set to the correct TV Output setting (NTSC

6 Computer System Requirements for Windows XP To be able to download photos and videos to your PC, you will need the following minimum configuratio

69 HDTV. Press it again to stop playing. 6. Press the OK button to “Pause”, and press it again to continue playing. 7. Push the OK joystick butto

70 2. On PC: The Vivitar Experience Image Manager Installer window appears. If the window does not appear, open the application’

71 camera. Click the “How to transfer photos and videos from my camera to my computer” button for instructions. 5. If you have i

72 On PC: Click the “I Agree” button to continue. On Macintosh: Click the “I accept the terms of this license agreement” and then click “Next” to c

73 Connect your camera to the computer 1. Use the USB cable that came with your camera to connect your camera to your computer. 2. Turn the came

74 2. The “Get media from device” window opens. 3. You can select to download photos, videos or both. 4. Select your camera (removable disk) f

75 5. Select a location on the computer where to place the new photo and video files. 6. Add the new photo and video files to albums if desired.

76 Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually (Using Windows) 1. Use the USB cable that came with your camera to connect your camera t

77 Storage Mode. 3. If your camera appears in PC Camera mode, press the OK button to change it back to Mass Storage mode 4. The camera’s device

78 Using your device as a PC Camera (on Windows only) 1. Power on the camera. 2. Connect the camera to the PC with the USB cable provided in t

7  Support for Super VGA graphics  Available USB Interface  CD-ROM drive  QuickTime 6 or higher  Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or highe

79 Sakar Warranty Card This warranty covers for the original consumer purchaser only and is not transferable. Products that fail to function proper

80 TECHNICAL SUPPORT For technical support issues please visit our website at www.vivitar.com. You can find manuals, software and FAQ’s at the webs

81 Shutter Electric shutter Focus Range Standard:200cm ~ infinity Optical Zoom 3x Self-timer 10sec/20sec Burst Included File Format JPEG ( Still Im

82 Trouble Shooting Power does not turn on. 1. Battery does not have sufficient power to power on. ★Recharge the battery. The camcorder does not ta

83 1. The camcorder was turned off before the files are saved in memory. ★If the battery low indicator appears on the LCD monitor, recharge the bat

8 A Quick Look at your Digital Video Camcorder 1: Zoom switch 2: Capture /voice record button 3: Power button 4: Power LED 5: Video record button