Vivitar Vivicam 3000 User Manual

ViviCam VT324 Digital Camera User`s Manual © 2009 Sakar International, Inc. All rights reserved. Windows and the Windows logo are regis

9 How to hold your camera correctly when capturing images Turn on the Power button to activate the Auto- Focus zoom lens to open out like a periscope

10 Starting Your Digital Camera Power on Press the Power button on the top of the camera to turn on your camera. The LCD will light up and the Auto

11 3. The Camera mode will have an icon in the top left corner of the LCD screen. The Video mode will have an icon and the P

12 software as described below in the section “Transfer photos and videos to your computer” or insert another SD card to continue taking more photos.

13 Flash In low light conditions it is best to use the built-in flash. You can also use the flash to compensate for backlight cond

14 5. Press the Flash button until the icon appears on the LCD indicating that the Red-Eye reduction is on. 6. Press the Flash butt

15 Each setting will be explained in its own section below. Scene Your camera comes supplied with many scenes for you to take photos in accordance w

16 Image Size The image size settings determine the quality and number of photos that can be saved and the amount of memory required for each photo.

17 Anti-Shake Your Digital Camera has a function that prevents photos coming out blurry as a result of trembling or shaking when taking the photo. Yo

18 Macro/Far shooting The camera has the function that allows you to capture objects with the hyper-focal distance setting of either Macro very nea

1 Table of Contents Introduction ...

19 Face Detect Your camera supports face detecting that allows you to take better portrait photos. 1. Press the OK button. 2. Press the Right/Le

20 1. Press the OK button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the icon. 3. The Self -Timer menu appears in the center of the LCD. 4. Pr

21 Setup You can adjust the way your camera is setup with 13 setup options: Exposure, ISO, White Balance, Color, Sharpness, Quality, Digital

22 Exposure This setting allows you to control the brightness of your images. 1. Press the OK button. 2. Press the Up

23 1. Press the Up/Down buttons to select the ISO option in the Setup menu. 2. Press the OK button. 3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select an ISO

24 2. Press the OK button. 3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select a White Balance option from the Menu that appears: Auto Day

25 3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select a Color option from the Menu that appears: Standard, Sepia, Monochrome and Vivid 4. The LCD screen

26 Quality The quality of your photos also affects the number of shots you can take. A HIGH setting means you can take few

27 Digital Zoom You can set the digital zoom function On or Off. 1. Press the Up/Down button to select the Digital Zoom option in

28  On selecting “On” the date will appear on the photo once it is taken.  On selecting “Off” no date will appear on the photo.  On se

2 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the ViviCam VT324 12.1 Mega-Pixel Digital Camera with Auto-Focus zoom lens. Everything you need to take qual

29 6. Press the OK button to confirm, save the changes and exit. Auto Power Off By default, if

30 4. Press the Up/Down button to select a time that the camera will automatically power off if inactive. Note: If you select None, the camera wil

31 Frequency This setting allows you to change the light Frequency of the camera. 50Hz is for US and 60Hz is fo

32 1. Press the Up/Down button to select the Format option from the Setup menu. 2. Press the OK button. 3. Press the Up/Down button to select OK

33 Default Setting You can restore your camera to the original factory settings. 1. Press the Up/Down button to select Default Setting in the Setup

34 Video Mode Press the MODE button to select the Video mode. Note: The camera has limited internal memory and does not allow recording videos with

35 Alternatively, you can insert a SD memory card to expand the memory to record longer videos. 3. The LED will light up when the light condition is

36 4. Press the OK button to confirm, save and exit to the video standby mode. 5. The LCD screen will be adjusted as per the White Balance option y

37 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the option for the Macro menu to appear. 3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select a Macro option from

38 Full screen to Thumbnail display When the camera is in the Playback Mode and an image appears on the LCD screen: 1. Press the W button.

3 What your camera package includes  Digital Camera  Vivitar Experience Image Manager software Installation CD  USB cable  Quick Start Gu

39 Select the photo you wish to rotate, protect, delete, crop or print. Rotate The rotate feature will only work for images on the SD card that i

40 6. The photo will now be rotated and saved. Note: 1. You cannot rotate a protected file. On attempting to rotate a protected file

41 4. Press the OK button. 5. If you select Lock, a lock icon will appear at the top of the LCD for the photo or video selected. Note: To

42 4. Press the OK button to confirm. 5. A Delete confirmation message appears. 6. Press the Right/Left b

43 1. Press the OK button. 2. Press the Right/Left button to select the Crop option. 3. Press the Up/Down button to select Crop or Cancel.

44 Print with Pictbridge You can print the photos directly from the camera with a Pictbridge compatible printer. 1. Select the photo you wish t

45 Playing the AVI video file 1. In Playback mode, press the Left/Right buttons to select an AVI video file you wish to play. 2. Alternatively, pr

46 4. Press the OK button. 5. If you select Lock, a lock icon will appear at the top of the LCD for the video selected.

47 image is a video) to delete the current photo or video you selected. 4. Select the corresponding “All” option to delete all unprotected images.

48 Install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager Software Warning: Do not plug your camera into the computer until the software installation is comp

4 Computer System Requirements for Windows Vista To be able to download photos and videos to your PC your will need the following minimum configurat

49 then click the “Install Vivitar Experience Image Manager” button to begin the installation Note: If you do not have internet access, you can still

50 On PC and Macintosh: Click the “I accept the terms of this license agreement” and then click “Next” to continue. 10. On PC only: Let the “Vivitar

51 Get photos and videos from your camera to your computer An SD card needs to be inserted. Do not disconnect the cable during transfer. Doing so wil

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

53 For more details on how to use the Vivitar Experience Image Manager open the Help file or click the “Take the Tour” button on the application`s Ho

54 4. Select the files and drag them into your computer. Optionally, select the files and choose Copy from the Finder‟s Edit menu. Then select a fol

55 malfunctions from other than normal use, including but limited to, repair by unauthorized parties, tampering, modification or accident. What To D

56 Appendix A: Technical Specifications Image Sensor CMOS Sensor Image Resolution (in pixels) 4000x3000 (12M), 3648X2736 (10M), 326

57 Appendix B: Troubleshooting Q: I have taken photos and selected the “Get Images” button. I get a message that the images where successfully transf

5 A Quick Look at Your Camera

6 Preparing Your Camera for Use Your digital camera needs 3 AAA batteries in order to operate. Alkaline batteries are recommended. 1. Slide and ope

7 Installing SD Memory Card Your camera has very limited internal memory enough to take one test photo. An external memory card is required for norma

8 Note: 1. Limited internal memory is provided for test images. The images will be deleted when the camera`s power is turned off or if the batteri