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Vivitar 840XHD, Owner'S Manual

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 To  enter  the  setup  submenu  options  for  the  Picture  mode  press  the  OK/Menu 
button. 

      

 

1. 

Press the Right/Left buttons to select the Picture mode. 

2. 

Press  the  Up/Down  button  to  select  one  of  the  Picture  mode  options 

– 

Resolution, Flash or Selftimer. 

3. 

Press the Right/Left button to select the setting that appears on the right hand 

side of the menu table. 

4. 

Press the OK/Menu button again to confirm and save your choice. 

Summary of Contents for 840XHD

Page 1: ...o Camcorder Owner s Manual 2009 Sakar International Inc All rights reserved Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks are the property of the...

Page 2: ...n Share Pro and Video Express 9 Software Installation 9 Camera Buttons and Functions 17 DVR Functions and Menu Control 18 Camera Playback Modes 53 Connecting to a High Definition TV to view images 73...

Page 3: ...mpatible memory card of up to 8GB should to be inserted in order to expand the memory of your DVR camera You can also connect it to an HDTV via the provided HDMI cable and easily playback recorded hig...

Page 4: ...h the touch of a button Edit add text clipart and more on your digital photos Produce colorful movies to upload copy to CD DVD and much more with Video Express software What your digital video camera...

Page 5: ...Driver Recommended screen resolution 1024 X 768 pixels or higher 16 bit color or higher display adaptor Windows Media Player 9 or above as default media player Computer System Requirement for Windows...

Page 6: ...5 A Quick Look at your Digital Video Camcorder...

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Page 8: ...1 Insert the batteries in accordance with the polarity and as indicated 2 Close the battery cover Note You must ONLY use the supplied AC charger to recharge the battery The camera should be Off while...

Page 9: ...and the amount of memory thus allowing an increase in the number of movies and photos that can be captured before transferring them to your computer 1 Locate the SD card slot in the battery compartmen...

Page 10: ...ll data on the SD Memory Card including protected data Do not remove the SD memory Card during formatting as this may damage the card and render it unusable Be sure to format the card with the camera...

Page 11: ...stallation 3 The Welcome to the Snap n Share Pro Installation Wizard Setup screen will appear Note On Vista operating systems you may see an AutoPlay window appear Select the SMSetup exe option to beg...

Page 12: ...11 4 Click the Begin button to begin the software setup and installation process...

Page 13: ...12 5 The Setup wizard will start to install the Snap n Share Pro application on your computer Click Next to continue 6 Please review the license terms and click the I Agree button to continue...

Page 14: ...s you can choose where to install this application on your computer However it is recommended to let the Snap n Share Pro installer create the folder to where the program will be installed Click Insta...

Page 15: ...14 8 Click Finish to let the Snap n Share Pro installer finish the installation program...

Page 16: ...15 9 The Setup will now begin to silently install the Video Express software This might take a few second to install depending on the operating system you are running...

Page 17: ...16 Congratulations You have successfully installed the Snap n Share Pro and Video Express software on your PC Click the Finish button to open the Snap n Share Pro application...

Page 18: ...17 Camera Buttons and Functions...

Page 19: ...indicating that your DVR is ready for use Power off Press the Power button to turn your DVR camera off The DVR camera will switch off Alternatively simply close the LCD panel and the camera will auto...

Page 20: ...e top right hand side of the LCD 4 Use the Optical Zoom W T on the top of the camera to zoom in or out 5 Press the Movie Shutter button again to stop the recording 6 The recorded file will be saved in...

Page 21: ...o mode there are five video resolutions for you to choose from before capturing your video The higher the resolution selected the better the quality of the video however higher quality videos use up m...

Page 22: ...ons to select the Video mode 2 Press the Up Down button to select one of the Video mode options Resolution Stabilization or Motion Detect 3 Press the Right Left button to select the setting that appea...

Page 23: ...with the new settings you selected Resolution 1 Press the Down button to enter the Resolution submenu 2 Use the Right Left button to move between the 5 video resolution settings HD 1080p HD 720p WVGA...

Page 24: ...settings you selected 6 The selected resolution icon appears on the top right corner of the LCD Stabilization 1 Press the Down button to enter the Stabilization submenu 2 Use the Right Left button to...

Page 25: ...elected the icon will appear on the right hand side of the LCD Note Stabilization is not supported in HD 1080p and WVGA 60fps resolutions Motion Detect Using this feature the camcorder will start to r...

Page 26: ...tton 5 Your camera is now ready to capture videos with the new settings you selected Note If On is selected the Motion Detect icon will appear on the left side of the LCD and the camcorder will start...

Page 27: ...subject 6 A white focusing frame appears in the center of the LCD 7 Once you have the object you wish to photo in this white frame press the Picture Shutter button fully down for a green focusing fram...

Page 28: ...any more photos before having to download them to the PC The number of photos that can be captured not only depends on the SD card s capacity but also on the resolution selected Better quality photos...

Page 29: ...buttons to select the Picture mode 2 Press the Up Down button to select one of the Picture mode options Resolution Flash or Selftimer 3 Press the Right Left button to select the setting that appears...

Page 30: ...pictures with the new settings you selected Resolution 1 Press the Down button to enter the Resolution submenu 2 Use the Right Left button to move between the 3 picture resolution settings High Std L...

Page 31: ...camera dial or from within the Flash submenu The flash icons appear at the top center of the LCD Auto The flash is fired on automatically according to the light conditions at the time of taking the p...

Page 32: ...Use the Right Left button to move between the 3 picture resolution settings Auto Red Eye Off 3 Press the OK Menu button to confirm and save your choice 4 Press the Exit button 5 Your camera is now rea...

Page 33: ...if the camera is being charged Selftimer You can set the Selftimer to up the camera and include yourself in the picture Place the camera on a tripod or on a steady and flat surface After pressing the...

Page 34: ...ith the new settings you selected 6 If On is selected the Selftimer icon will appear in the center of the LCD 7 Press the Picture Shutter button to activate the 10 second countdown 8 The Selftimer LED...

Page 35: ...he Up Down button to select one of the Effects mode options Macro Scene Exposure and White Balance 3 Press the Right Left button to select the setting that appears on the right hand side of the menu t...

Page 36: ...allow you to take pictures at close range within 80cm 1 Press the Down button to enter the Macro Mode submenu 2 Use the Right Left button to move between Macro or Normal 3 Press the OK Menu button to...

Page 37: ...settings you selected 6 If Macro is selected a Macro icon will appear on the bottom left of the LCD 7 To revert to Normal mode select Normal in step 2 Scene The camcorder has a selection of built in s...

Page 38: ...ptions Auto Skin Night Backlight Black and White Classic Negative 3 Press the OK Menu button to confirm and save your choice 4 Press the Exit button 5 Your camera is now ready to capture photos with t...

Page 39: ...camcorder adjusts image exposure automatically In certain circumstances you may wish to adjust the exposure compensation manually 1 Press the Down button to enter the Exposure submenu 2 Use the Right...

Page 40: ...d save your choice 4 Press the Exit button 5 Your camera is now ready to capture photos with the new settings you selected 6 The EV option selected appears next to the icon on the bottom of the LCD Wh...

Page 41: ...t Fluorescent Tungsten 3 The option selected is immediately previewed on the LCD 4 Press the OK Menu button to confirm and save your choice 5 Press the Exit button 6 Your camera is now ready to captur...

Page 42: ...ormation Time Setting Format TV Language and Default Setting To enter the setup submenu options for the Setting mode press the OK Menu button 1 Press the Right Left buttons to select the Setting mode...

Page 43: ...g 3 Press the Right Left button to select the setting that appears on the right hand side of the menu table 4 Press the OK Menu button again to confirm and save your choice 5 Press the Exit button 6 Y...

Page 44: ...e Sound submenu 2 Use the Right Left button to select On or Off 3 Press the OK Menu button to confirm and save your choice 4 Press the Exit button 5 If you selected On the camera will emit a sound whe...

Page 45: ...he OK Menu button to confirm and save your choice 4 Press the Exit button 5 If you selected On the screen information will appear on the LCD Selecting Off hides all the information on the LCD Note The...

Page 46: ...adjustable Time Setting menu appears 3 Use the Up Down button to select Year Month Day Hour and Minute option 4 Use the Right Left button to adjust the time setting for each option 5 Press the OK Men...

Page 47: ...ture will format either the internal built in memory or the SD card if one is inserted in the camera Once formatted all the media in the camera s memory will be erased This process is irreversible Imp...

Page 48: ...3 Use the Right Left button to select the option you wish Yes to continue with the format No to cancel the format and revert back to the operational mode 4 Press the OK Menu button to confirm and save...

Page 49: ...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 result in the image flickering on playback...

Page 50: ...TSC 60Hz or PAL 50Hz 3 Press the OK Menu button to confirm and save your choice 4 Press the Exit button Language Select the language of your choice There are 10 languages from which to choose Once the...

Page 51: ...the language of your choice English German French Italian Spanish Portuguese Chinese Traditional Chinese Simplified Japanese and Korean 3 Press the OK Menu button to confirm and save your choice 4 Pr...

Page 52: ...g message will appear on the LCD with a Yes or No 3 Use the Right Left button to select the option you wish Yes to revert back to the original factory setting No to cancel the request and revert back...

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Page 54: ...53 Camera Playback Modes...

Page 55: ...e camera 1 Press the Playback button beneath the dial for the Playback menu screen to appear 2 Use the Right Left button to select the desired Playback mode Movie or Picture 3 Press the OK Menu button...

Page 56: ...to view 6 Press the OK Menu button to view the selected video or photo Movie Playback 1 In the Movie Playback thumbnail view select the movie you wish to view using the Right Left button 2 Press the O...

Page 57: ...the top of the LCD 4 Press the Movie Shutter button to start playing the video 5 Press the Up Down button to adjust the volume The volume icon will appear on the left side of the LCD 6 Press the Righ...

Page 58: ...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 press the OK Menu button 2 The Movie Playback options appear...

Page 59: ...f the options Delete Lock Repeat One or Repeat All Delete Movies 1 Press the Down button to enter the Delete submenu 2 Select the Up button to delete all the videos the Down button to delete the prese...

Page 60: ...59 Delete All 1 On selecting the Up button a Delete All message will appear on the LCD...

Page 61: ...wn button a Delete One message will appear on the LCD 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 Yes the select...

Page 62: ...being deleted by accident you can lock either all or single movies 1 Press the Down button to enter the Lock submenu 2 Select the Up button to lock all the videos the Down button to lock the present...

Page 63: ...ock 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 as before in Step 2 when you locked the video 5 The Lock icon will d...

Page 64: ...r single movies or all the movies in the order they appear in the memory Repeat One 1 Press the Down button to enter the Repeat One submenu 2 Press the OK Menu button for the selected movies to start...

Page 65: ...button to stop the repeat Repeat All 1 Press the Down button to enter the Repeat All submenu 2 Press the OK Menu button for all the movies to start playing one after the other 3 Press the Movie Shutt...

Page 66: ...ture thumbnail preview window 2 Press the OK Menu button to view the picture in full screen 3 Use the Right Left button to go to the next or previous picture 4 To magnify the picture on the LCD use th...

Page 67: ...66 buttons 6 Press the OK Menu button to exit the magnify mode Picture Playback Mode Menu 1 In the Picture Playback mode select a photo 2 Press the OK Menu button the Picture Playback menu to appear...

Page 68: ...67 Delete 1 Press the Down button to select the Delete submenu 2 Press the OK Menu button to open the Delete Picture menu 3 Press the Right Left button to select the Picture you wish to delete...

Page 69: ...button to delete all the pictures The Down button to delete the selected picture only Exit button to exit without deleting Delete All 1 If you selected Delete All a confirmation message screen will a...

Page 70: ...ed pictures in the camera s memory or the SD card if inserted will be deleted This process is irreversible 4 Pressing No will cancel the delete process 5 Press the OK Menu button to confirm and save y...

Page 71: ...he present picture if unlocked will be deleted from the camera s memory or the SD card if inserted This process is irreversible 5 Pressing No will cancel the delete process 6 Press the OK Menu button...

Page 72: ...ss the OK Menu button to open the Lock menu screen 3 Use the Right Left button to select the picture 4 Use the Up button to lock unlock all the pictures 5 Use the Down button to lock unlock the presen...

Page 73: ...ays all the pictures in consecutive order 1 Press the Down button to select the Slideshow submenu 2 Press the OK Menu button to start the slideshow 3 Press the OK Menu button again to stop the slidesh...

Page 74: ...ting to a High Definition TV to view images Note The camera will not be able to capture movies or snap pictures when it is connected to an HDTV The LCD will also not display any image when connected t...

Page 75: ...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 the TV...

Page 76: ...camera s memory to take more memorable shots Use the Snap n Share Pro program to import the videos from your camera 1 Plug one end of the provided USB cable into the USB slot on your camera 2 Plug the...

Page 77: ...on and fill out the online registration form This requires an internet connection Important 1 In order to complete the installation process you are required to register Registering your product entitl...

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Page 79: ...78 3 The Snap n Share Pro Main Menu screen appears...

Page 80: ...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 computer...

Page 81: ...w Select the Custom copy method option to preview and choose the photos and videos you wish to download from the camera to your PC Note Selecting the Express copy option will automatically download al...

Page 82: ...you wish to download and click the Next button 7 Step 3 If you have photos you can choose to batch these photos once they download Add active captions to the picture add a date keywords and categories...

Page 83: ...You can also choose the website where you would like to upload your media You can also select to Delete the media from the camera after the files have been transferred This will automatically delete t...

Page 84: ...ser of the site you chose For more information please refer to the Quick Start Help Guide or Show Me How Tour tutorial from within the Snap n Share Pro application Manually transfer media to your Digi...

Page 85: ...will automatically switch off Everything you need to get the most of your media and MORE The Snap n Share Pro software that is now installed on your computer allows you to edit existing photos that y...

Page 86: ...85 From the Main Menu screen that appears select the Select Photos Enhance Photos or Captions Sounds buttons You can use these features to edit your photos...

Page 87: ...s of any folders for backup and storage by right clicking on the folder in the Directory tree and choose the Burn to CD option To burn a CD of your collection select the collection you wish to burn an...

Page 88: ...Frames Calendars two sided Greeting Cards and Postcards to email or print on standard photo paper Upload Photos Videos Choose one of the websites to upload photos and videos to your account profile in...

Page 89: ...ever theme you wish Using all the media that you have on your computer as well as the videos that you capture with your camera you can edit save upload and burn your movies to CD or DVD to share with...

Page 90: ...Manage mode A movie project is a movie that is still open for editing and revising All of the source files and elements that make up your movie videos pictures audio files are arranged in a desired se...

Page 91: ...90 2 You are now ready you create your own movie by using the Prepare Effects and Text mode features 3 Find Media and Create Collections...

Page 92: ...directory tree of your computer into your movie project or placed in a Collection Collections are unique compilations of video picture and audio files that are saved on your PC that you think you mig...

Page 93: ...92 4 Adding Media to your Movie Project The next step is to actually add the media files to your movie project and begin shaping your movie...

Page 94: ...r movie is dragged or added to the Timeline Storyboard window This Timeline Storyboard window displays the files in chronological order Files that have been placed in the Timeline Storyboard can be ea...

Page 95: ...vie or as overlay text that will appear anywhere you wish on the selected clip 5 Creating and Saving a Completed Movie File When all of the arranging and editing is finished in the Timeline Storyboard...

Page 96: ...e The application gives you the choice of how to share your movie The completed movie once saved to your computer can be shared via email uploaded to the web copied to a CD or burn to a DVD Congratula...

Page 97: ...to cs smithmicro com For all hardware and warranty related issue with the camera see the next section Your DV camera is a delicate instrument please handle it with care Sakar Warranty Card This warran...

Page 98: ...of original bill of sale 2 A detailed written description of the problem 3 Your return address and telephone number Daytime MAIL TO ADDRESS BELOW Sakar International Attention Service Department 195...

Page 99: ...s VGA 640X480 30fps QVGA 320X240 30fps LCD Display 3 TFT 4 3 LCD Swivel 90 Internal Memory Built in 128MB Memory partial memory is used for Firmware code External Memory SD card up to 8 GB Lens Lens f...

Page 100: ...NTSC PAL Selectable HDMI Battery Lithium ion Rechargeable Working Temperature 0 40 C Trouble Shooting 1 If the LCD image is not clear when shooting how can the focus be adjusted When taking photos and...

Page 101: ...set mode for normal picture taking In Auto mode camera flash fires ONLY when necessary in dark setting as example 5 Why do some of my indoor pictures look blurry and dark Camera extends pictures expo...

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