Vivitar DVR 508NHDv3 User Manual Download

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 2

What’s Included ............................................................................................................................ 2

Parts of the Camcorder ................................................................................................................ 3

Initial Camcorder Setup ................................................................................................................ 4

Main Camcorder Modes ............................................................................................................... 8

Camcorder Technical Specifications ............................................................................................. 9

Computer System Requirements ............................................................................................... 10

Powering the Camcorder On/Off ................................................................................................. 11

Changing Camcorder Mode ....................................................................................................... 12

Navigating the Menus ................................................................................................................. 12

Camcorder Options: ViviLink, LED Flash, Display ...................................................................... 13

Video Capture Mode .................................................................................................................. 15

Video Playback Mode ................................................................................................................. 29

Photo Capture Mode .................................................................................................................. 35

Photo Playback Mode ................................................................................................................ 51

Installing the Software ................................................................................................................ 60

Connecting the Camcorder to a TV ............................................................................................ 62

Connecting the Camcorder to the Computer .............................................................................. 62

Getting Photos and Videos from the Camcorder to the Computer ............................................. 63

Getting Started! .......................................................................................................................... 64

Transferring Images from my Camcorder to my Computer Manually ......................................... 64

Camcorder Maintenance ............................................................................................................ 66

Sakar Warranty Card .................................................................................................................. 66

Technical Support ....................................................................................................................... 67

Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 67

Summary of Contents for DVR 508NHDv3

Page 1: ...amcorder User Manual 2009 2014 Sakar International Inc All rights reserved Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks are the property of thei...

Page 2: ...Camcorder Options ViviLink LED Flash Display 13 Video Capture Mode 15 Video Playback Mode 29 Photo Capture Mode 35 Photo Playback Mode 51 Installing the Software 60 Connecting the Camcorder to a TV 62...

Page 3: ...rd or higher This camcorder is a Plug and Play device You can download the pictures and videos captured by your camcorder without the software by directly accessing the camcorder s memory card from yo...

Page 4: ...Thumbnail View Button 15 Digital Lens 5 MODE M Button 16 Self Timer LED Indicator Light 6 OK MENU SET Button 17 Microphone 7 Left Scene Button 18 LED Fill Light 8 Up LED Fill Light On Off Button 19 S...

Page 5: ...nt cover Insert 3 AAA 1 5V batteries Alkaline batteries recommended Batteries not included SD Memory card up to 32GB needed for normal use It is recommended to use a Class 4 SD card or higher SD card...

Page 6: ...rns off a few seconds later The energy status of the power is displayed on LCD as shown below Full battery power Medium battery power Low battery power INSTALLING THE SD CARD Make sure the SD Memory c...

Page 7: ...tion menu appears 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the language of your choice 3 Press the OK button to confirm the selection 4 After selecting a language you will be asked if you would like to...

Page 8: ...photos and videos taken with your digital camcorder The ViviLink technology allows you to quickly and easily upload your camcorder s photos and videos to the social networks of your choice with the ac...

Page 9: ...NU SET button while in the Video Capture mode PHOTO CAPTURE MODE Use this mode to capture pictures with your digital camcorder After turning on your camcorder press the MODE M button once to open the...

Page 10: ...Fluorescent ISO Auto 100 200 400 Scene Auto Scenery Portrait Night Scenery Night Portrait High Sensitivity Sport Beach Party Language English French Spanish Portuguese German Dutch Italian Russian Tur...

Page 11: ...available hard disk space 16 bit Color monitor 1024 X 768 recommended screen resolution CD ROM Drive QuickTime 6 or higher MICROSOFT Internet Explorer 7 or higher Windows Media Player 10 or higher Dir...

Page 12: ...r emits a sound and the LCD screen turns on The camcorder will be in Video Capture mode to start POWERING THE CAMCORDER OFF While the camcorder is on you can press the Power button again at any point...

Page 13: ...he MODE M button to toggle between the Video Capture Mode Photo Capture Mode and Playback Mode When in Video Capture Mode this icon displays on the top left corner of the LCD display When in Photo Cap...

Page 14: ...OPTION The ViviLink technology allows you to quickly and easily upload your camcorder s photos and videos to the social networks of your choice with the accompanying Vivitar Experience Image Manager a...

Page 15: ...to the scene you would like to capture The following icon appears on the bottom left of the LCD when the Flash is on LED Light On To increase the lighting in dark situations press the UP button to ac...

Page 16: ...he LCD screen indicating the selected zoom 3 Capturing the Video Press the Shutter button to START the video capture A red blinking icon appears at the top of the LCD screen indicating that the record...

Page 17: ...deo option and allows you to view and delete current video Down VIVILINK Opens the ViviLink for Videos menu Other Shutter STARTS STOPS the video capture OK MENU SET MENU Opens the menu options for Vid...

Page 18: ...our camcorder s Video Capture Mode Once you change a setting the setting is saved by your camcorder until you manually change the setting or restore the camcorder s Factory Default Settings The select...

Page 19: ...ntinue within the menus and select a different menu option Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select the next menu item 6 To exit the menu view Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your...

Page 20: ...nu 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight a specific option 4 Press the OK button to confirm and select the highlighted menu option A selected option icon appears on the selected item 5 To continu...

Page 21: ...color effect to add to the images taken with your camcorder The Color Effect options include Standard Sepia Monochrome Vivid 1 Press the OK button to open the menus for the current mode 2 Press the L...

Page 22: ...s This setting should be adjusted when the environment is lighter or darker than normal When the environment has more light than is needed reduce the exposure setting by using the negative count to re...

Page 23: ...to ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 1 Press the OK button to open the menus for the current mode 2 Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to scroll and select the ISO menu 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight a...

Page 24: ...t the highlighted menu option A selected option icon appears on the selected item 5 To continue within the menus and select a different menu option Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select the next me...

Page 25: ...not appear on photos taken To Enable Disable the Timestamp 1 Press the OK button to open the menus for the current mode 2 Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to scroll and select the Date Time menu 3 Pres...

Page 26: ...ll automatically power off When the camcorder sits idle for the designated period of time the camcorder will shut off completely and will need to be powered on again with the power button before the n...

Page 27: ...cted item 5 To continue within the menus and select a different menu option Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select the next menu item 6 To exit the menu view Press the MODE button to exit the menu a...

Page 28: ...n the camcorder s Playback mode Note Restoring factory defaults or formatting the camcorder may result in the loss of data Please ensure you have backed up your images before you attempt this 1 Press...

Page 29: ...s You will be asked to reconfirm the resetting to the Factory Default Settings CANCEL Select No to exit the menu and return to the previous mode without resetting to the default settings RESET Select...

Page 30: ...e LEFT button to display the previous image Press the RIGHT button to display the next image Each captured image video and photo is displayed on the LCD screen Videos appear with an AVI icon on the to...

Page 31: ...tion Left PREVIOUS Displays the PREVIOUS image when not playing a selected video Up STOP Stops a playing video Right NEXT Displays the NEXT image Down N A Other Shutter PLAY PAUSE Plays and pauses a p...

Page 32: ...EO To delete the selected video Select Delete This Video and press the OK button You will be asked to confirm the deletion of the video If you would like to proceed with deleting the current image sel...

Page 33: ...nk technology allows you to quickly and easily upload your camcorder s photos and videos to the social networks of your choice with the accompanying Vivitar Experience Image Manager application The Vi...

Page 34: ...include Lock This Video Unlock This Video Lock All Images Unlock All Images 1 View the video you would like to lock 2 Press the OK button to open the menus for the current mode 3 Press the LEFT or RIG...

Page 35: ...ear in Playback Mode without the lock icon 5 Press the MODE button at any time to exit the menu and return to your previous mode Note Any image that is locked displays a lock symbol on the LCD screen...

Page 36: ...like to capture 2 Zoom Options Use the T Zoom In and W Zoom Out buttons located to the left of the LCD screen to better set the camcorder display if desired You can magnify your subject up to 4 times...

Page 37: ...o option and allows you to view and delete current photo Down VIVILINK Opens the ViviLink for Photos menu Other Shutter Captures the photo OK MENU SET MENU Opens the menu options for Photo Capture Mod...

Page 38: ...our camcorder s Photo Capture Mode Once you change a setting the setting is saved by your camcorder until you manually change the setting or restore the camcorder s Factory Default Settings The select...

Page 39: ...lect a different menu option Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select the next menu item 6 To exit the menu view Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your previous mode An icon reflect...

Page 40: ...uality menu 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight a specific option 4 Press the OK button to confirm and select the highlighted menu option A selected option icon appears on the selected item 5 T...

Page 41: ...your selection is displayed on the LCD screen ANTI SHAKE MENU The Anti Shake feature reduces image distortion that can be caused by movement of the camcorder while capturing the image The Anti Shake o...

Page 42: ...on to exit the menu and return to your previous mode An icon reflecting your selection is displayed on the LCD screen Note The Multi Snapshots icon replaces the Camera icon on the top left of the LCD...

Page 43: ...ken with your camcorder The Color Effect options include Standard Sepia Monochrome Vivid 1 Press the OK button to open the menus for the current mode 2 Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to scroll and sel...

Page 44: ...setting should be adjusted when the environment is lighter or darker than normal When the environment has more light than is needed reduce the exposure setting by using the negative count to reduce th...

Page 45: ...to ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 1 Press the OK button to open the menus for the current mode 2 Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to scroll and select the ISO menu 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight a...

Page 46: ...t the highlighted menu option A selected option icon appears on the selected item 5 To continue within the menus and select a different menu option Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select the next me...

Page 47: ...not appear on photos taken To Enable Disable the Timestamp 1 Press the OK button to open the menus for the current mode 2 Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to scroll and select the Date Time menu 3 Pres...

Page 48: ...camcorder functions Note This does not affect the sound during video recording The Silent Mode options include On Off 1 Press the OK button to open the menus for the current mode 2 Press the LEFT or R...

Page 49: ...menu and return to your previous mode FREQUENCY MENU The options in the Frequency menu represent the frequency of the electrical current in fluorescent lighting sources in your locale If your camcorde...

Page 50: ...s the LEFT or RIGHT button to select the next menu item 6 To exit the menu view Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your previous mode FORMAT MEMORY CARD MENU You can use the Format M...

Page 51: ...n the menus for the current mode 2 Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to scroll and select the Firmware menu 3 The Default Setting option is automatically selected 4 Press the OK button to reset the camco...

Page 52: ...find the image you would like to view Press the LEFT button to display the previous image Press the RIGHT button to display the next image Each captured image video and photo is displayed on the LCD...

Page 53: ...ge full size 4 Once the selected photo is full size you can Zoom In and Zoom Out of the photo PHOTO PLAYBACK MODE QUICK FUNCTION BUTTONS Your digital camcorder has a four directional pad that function...

Page 54: ...ted photo W ZOOM Zooms Out of selected photo THUMBNAIL Opens Thumbnail View To navigate in the Thumbnail View press the UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT direction buttons To select an image in the Thumbnail View pr...

Page 55: ...ge select No and press the OK button The photo will not be deleted and you will exit the menu and return to the Playback mode DELETE ALL IMAGES To delete all the images videos and photos you have save...

Page 56: ...within the menus and select a different menu option Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select the next menu item 7 To exit the menu view Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your previ...

Page 57: ...n 5 Press the OK button to select and open the Crop option 6 The Crop window opens on the selected picture To define the desired crop area Use the W T Zoom buttons on the camcorder to increase or decr...

Page 58: ...Image Use the UP or DOWN button to highlight Unlock This Photo and then press the OK button The image now appears in Playback Mode without the lock icon LOCK ALL IMAGES To Lock All Images videos and p...

Page 59: ...port of the printer Once connected follow the instructions on the printer to proceed with the printing process CANCEL Select the Cancel option to exit the menu and return to the previous mode SLIDE S...

Page 60: ...em 7 To exit the menu view Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your previous mode Note While in Playback Mode press the UP Quick Function button to initiate the Slide Show To exit the...

Page 61: ...Experience Image Manager Installer window appears If the window does not appear open the application s CD DVD drive and click on Setup exe to launch the installer MACINTOSH Click the icon that appears...

Page 62: ...ms On WINDOWS and MACINTOSH Click the I accept the terms of this license agreement and then click Next to continue 9 WINDOWS only Let the Vivitar Experience Image Manager installer create the folder t...

Page 63: ...TV to AV mode 3 You will need to set the TV format on the camcorder to suit the TV format of your TV set Make sure the camcorder is set to the correct TV Output setting On plugging in the TV out cabl...

Page 64: ...hen it will be selected automatically 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 7 Select to remove the m...

Page 65: ...tion s Home screen Transferring Images from my Camcorder to my Computer Manually TRANSFERRING PHOTOS AND VIDEOS WINDOWS 1 Use the supplied USB cable to connect your camcorder to your computer 2 MSDC a...

Page 66: ...packaging for compatibility with the iPad APPLE IPAD CAMERA CONNECTION For models that are compatible with the iPad photos and videos can be imported from your digital camera to your iPad by following...

Page 67: ...ions not resulting from defects in material or workmanship and damages or malfunctions from other than normal use including but limited to repair by unauthorized parties tampering modification or acci...

Page 68: ...r button to take some sample photos and then try downloading them again With test photos if the camera s power is off before you upload them to the computer the photos are not stored in the camera s m...

Page 69: ...s Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause un...

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