Vivitar DVR-840XHD Owner's Manual

DVR 840XHD Digital Video Camcorder Owner‟s Manual © 2009 Sakar International, Inc. All righ

9 Note: After you insert an SD memory card, the icon will appear on the LCD, indicating that your SD memory card has been installed success

99 Microphone YES Speaker YES Recorder YES White Balance Auto/Manual (Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten) Exposure Auto/Manual Flash Auto/Red-Eye-Redu

100 The “!” means the SD card is low speed or has the wrong content inside. The way to solve this condition is to format the SD card with the camco

10 of the software installation 3. The Welcome to the Snap „n Share Pro Installation Wizard Setup screen will appear. Note: On Vista operating

11 4. Click the “Begin” button to begin the software setup and installation process.

12 5. The Setup wizard will start to install the Snap „n Share Pro application on your computer. Click “Next” to continue.

13 7. In the Installation options you can choose where to install this application on your computer. However, it is recommended to l

14 8. Click “Finish” to let the Snap „n Share Pro installer finish the installation program.

15 9. The Setup will now begin to silently install the Video Express software. This might take a few second to install de

16 Congratulations!! You have successfully installed the Snap „n Share Pro and Video Express software on your PC. Click t

17 Camera Buttons and Functions

18 DVR Functions and Menu Control To power on the camera you need to flip open the LCD Screen. The Power button is situated on the inside of the

1 Table of Contents Introduction ... 2

19 Capturing Videos In order to start capturing videos (with audio) with your camcorder: 1. Aim the camera at the subject you wish to cap

20 In Video mode there are five video resolutions for you to choose from before capturing your video. The higher the resolution selec

21 To enter the setup submenu options for the Video mode press the OK/Menu button. 1. Press the Right/Left buttons to select the Video mode. 2.

22 5. Press the Exit button. 6. Your camera is now ready to capture videos with the new settings you selected. Resolution 1. Press the Down bu

23 4. Press the Exit button. 5. Your camera is now ready to capture videos with the new settings you selected. 6. The selected resolution icon a

24 4. Press the Exit button. 5. Your camera is now ready to capture videos with the new settings you selected. 6. If “On” is selected the

25 1. Press the Down button to enter the Motion Detect submenu. 2. Use the Right/Left button to select either “On” or “Off”. 3. Press the OK/Men

26 1. Aim the camera at the object you wish to photograph. 2. Use the optical zoom button on the top of the camera to Tele/Wide to zoom in or out

27 Note: When the camcorder's internal memory is full, “MEMORY FULL” appears on the LCD screen when you attempt to press the Shutter button

28 To enter the setup submenu options for the Picture mode press the OK/Menu button. 1. Press the Right/Left buttons to sele

2 Trouble Shooting ... 99 Introduction

29 5. Press the Exit button. 6. Your camera is now ready to snap pictures with the new settings you selected. Resolution 1. Press the Down but

30 4. Press the Exit button. 5. Your camera is now ready to capture photos with the new settings you selected. 6. The selected resol

31 1. Press the Down button to enter the Flash submenu. 2. Use the Right/Left button to move between the 3 picture resolution settings – Auto /

32 Note: The Flash will not activate if the batteries are low or if the camera is being charged. Selftimer You can set the Selftime

33 1. Press the Down button to enter the Selftimer submenu. 2. Use the Right/Left button to select either “On” or “Off”. 3. Press the OK/Menu bu

34 1. Press the Right/Left buttons to select the Effects mode. 2. Press the Up/Down button to select one of the Effects mode options – Ma

35 Macro The camcorder has a close-up picture mode to allow you to take pictures at close range within 80cm. . 1. Press the Down button to ente

36 5. Your camera is now ready to capture photos with the new settings you selected. 6. If “Macro” is selected, a Macro icon will

37 . 1. Press the Down button to enter the Scene submenu. 2. Use the Right/Left button to move between the 7 options – Auto / Skin / Night / Bac

38 when selected – Skin , Night and Backlight Exposure The camcorder adjusts image exposure automatically. In certain circumstances

3  5 X Optical Zoom Lens  Supports external SD memory card up to 8GB  Built-in Microphone  Snap „n Share Pro software application ca

39 0.3 EV / Auto / 0.3 EV / 0.6 EV / 1.0 EV. 3. Press the OK/Menu button to confirm and save your choice. 4. Press the Exit button. 5. Your cam

40 . 1. Press the Down button to enter the White Balance (WB) submenu. 2. Use the Right/Left button to move between the 4 options – Auto / Dayl

41 Settings Your camcorder has 7 setting options – Sound (operation sound), Information, Time Setting, Format, TV, Language and Default Setting.

42 Information, Time Setting, Format, TV, Language and Default Setting. 3. Press the Right/Left button to select the setting that appears on the r

43 1. Press the Down button to enter the Sound submenu. 2. Use the Right/Left button to select “On” or “Off”. 3. Press the OK/Menu button to con

44 1. Press the Down button to enter the Information submenu. 2. Use the Right/Left button to select “On” or “Off”. 3. Press the OK/Menu button

45 1. Press the Down button to enter the Time Setting submenu. 2. An adjustable Time Setting menu appears. 3. Use the Up/Down button to select

46 Format Please use this feature with caution. Using this feature will format either the internal built-in memory or the SD card if one is inserte

47 1. Press the Down button to enter the Format submenu. 2. A Format message will appear on the LCD with a “Yes” or “No”. 3. Use the Right/Left

48 TV Select the appropriate TV standard for the area in which you are located. The choices are NTSC or PAL. Using the wrong TV system will res

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

49 1. Press the Down button to enter the TV submenu. 2. Use the Right/Left button to select – NTSC (60Hz) or PAL (50Hz). 3. Press the OK/Menu bu

50 1. Press the Down button to enter the Language submenu. 2. Use the Right/Left button to select the language of your choice – Engli

51 1. Press the Down button to enter the Default Setting submenu. 2. A Default Setting message will appear on the LCD with a “Yes” or “No”. 3.

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53 Camera Playback Modes

54 The Playback mode is for viewing and managing the photos and videos on the built-in memory or the SD card inserted in the camera. 1. Press t

55 5. Use the Right/Left button to select the desired video or photo you want to view. 6. Press the OK/Menu button to view the selected video or

56 3. The sequence number of the video, the duration of the video and the resolution at which the video was recorded appears above the video on

57 will appear on the LCD. 8. Press the Movie Shutter again to continue playing. Movie Playback Mode Menu 1. In the Movie Playback mode

58 3. Press the Up/Down button to select one of the options – Delete, Lock, Repeat One or Repeat All. Delete Movies 1. Press the Down b

5 A Quick Look at your Digital Video Camcorder

59 Delete All 1. On selecting the Up button, a Delete All message will appear on the LCD.

60 2. Use the Right/Left button to select either “Yes” or “No”. 3. Press the OK/Menu button to confirm and save your choice. 4. If you selected

61 Lock Movies In order to prevent movies being deleted by accident you can lock either all or single movies. 1. Press the Down button t

62 3. A Lock icon will appear on the top of the LCD to show if the video is locked or not. 4. To unlock the video simply press the same button

63 Repeat Movies Use this function to repeat playing either single movies or all the movies in the order they appear in the memory. Repeat One 1.

64 4. Press the Movie Shutter to Pause/Play 5. Press the Exit button to stop the repeat. Repeat All 1. Press the Down button to enter the Rep

65 Picture Playback 1. Use the Right/Left button to select the photo to view in the Picture thumbnail preview window 2. Press the OK

66 buttons. 6. Press the OK/Menu button to exit the magnify mode. Picture Playback Mode Menu 1. In the Picture Playback mode selec

67 Delete 1. Press the Down button to select the Delete submenu 2. Press the OK/Menu button to open the Delete Picture me

68 4. Press the Up button to delete all the pictures; The Down button to delete the selected picture only; Exit button to exit without deleting.

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69 2. Use the Right/Left button to choose “Yes” or “No” 3. If you choose “Yes” all the unlocked pictures in the camera`s memory or the SD card i

70 2. A Delete One confirmation message screen will appear. 3. Use the Right/Left button to select “Yes” or “No”. 4. If you choose “Yes” the pre

71 1. Use the Down button to select the Lock submenu. 2. Press the OK/Menu button to open the Lock menu screen 3. Use the Right/Left button to

72 Make Slideshow This function automatically plays all the pictures in consecutive order. 1. Press the Down button to select the Slideshow subme

73 Connecting to a High Definition TV to view images Note: The camera will not be able to capture movies or snap pictures when

74 Connecting to a non High Definition TV to view images Note: No image will appear on the LCD screen when the camera is connected to th

75 Transferring Images to your PC using the software Once you have taken photos and videos with your camera you now need to download or transfer th

76 1. Double-click the “Snap „n Share Pro” icon that appears on your desktop to launch the “Snap „n Share Pro” program. 2. The “Welcome to

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78 3. The “Snap „n Share Pro” Main Menu screen appears.

7 Preparing Your Camera for Use Battery Installation Your DVR camcorder requires a Lithium-ion rechargeable battery (included in packaging). Open

79 4. Click on the “Get Media” button to open the Get Media Wizard to begin transferring the photos and videos captured with your camera to the co

80 5. Step 1 - Select the device (drive) where media is stored on your camera from the Active Devices window. Select the “Custom” copy method op

81 6. Step 2 - Select the media items you wish to download and click the “Next” button. 7. Step 3 - If you have photos you ca

82 8. Step 4 - Choose where to place your media once it is downloaded to the computer.  You can also choose the web

83  On clicking the “Finish” button your media will begin to download from the camera to the selected location. Note: If you also selected a web

84 4. You can import media from your computer directly to this folder to use it as a removable Disk. Note: After you connect your DV

85 From the Main Menu screen that appears, select the “Select Photos”, “Enhance Photos” or “Captions & Sounds” buttons. You can use these feat

86  Manage your photos by creating countless unique photo collections without duplicating any photos. Simply select the photos from the Thumbnai

87  SlideShow – View all the photos in your collection and add background music to your slideshow  Share your photos via E-mail, Local Printin

88 Video Express application The Snap „n Share Pro software installs a custom built Video Express application. This application is a convenient

8 Inserting an SD Memory Card An SD compatible memory card of up to 8GB (not included) should be inserted into your DVR camera. SD Memory cards exp

89 2. Double click the “Video Express” icon that appears on your desktop to launch and open the “Video Express” application. Th

90 2. You are now ready you create your own movie by using the „Prepare‟, „Effects‟ and „Text‟ mode features. 3. Find Media

91  The “Prepare” mode is the next step in creating a movie. Find the media files on your PC or camera that you would like to use in your movie

92 4. Adding Media to your Movie Project  The next step is to actually add the media files to your movie project and begin s

93  Click the “ Open Media” button to import media from your Computer to the Video Express  Click on the “Get Media” button to download videos

94  You can add „Text‟ either as Titles or Credits to the beginning or end of your movie or as overlay text that will appear anywhere you wish on

95  Completed movie files will be saved to your PC as a .WMV file  The application gives you the choice of how to share your movie  The compl

96 For more detailed information of how to use all these features please refer to the Quick Start Help Guide and/or the Show Me How Tour tutorial f

97 Damages or malfunctions not resulting from defects in material or workmanship and damages or malfunctions from other than normal use, including

98 Technical Specifications Image Sensor 5 Mega Pixel CMOS Sensor Image Resolution High 3200x2400 (8M Pixels) Std 2592x1944 (5M Pixels) Low 2048x1