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Table of Contents

Introduction .......................................................................................................... 1

Key Features ....................................................................................................... 2

What your digital video camcorder includes ......................................................... 2

Computer System Requirements for Windows XP ............................................... 2

Computer System Requirement for Windows Vista .............................................. 3

Computer System Requirements for Macintosh ................................................... 3

A Quick Look at your Digital Video Camcorder..................................................... 4

Preparing Your Camcorder for Use ...................................................................... 5

Inserting a SD Memory Card ................................................................................ 7

Powering on and setting DVR Function Control ................................................... 8

Capturing Videos ............................................................................................... 11

Capturing Still Photos ........................................................................................ 20

Audio Recording ................................................................................................ 28

Playback mode .................................................................................................. 30

AV mode

– Using your TV to view images ......................................................... 34

Using your HDTV to view videos ........................................................................ 36

Connect DVR with PC using USB cable provided .............................................. 36

Connect DVR with printer using USB cable provided ......................................... 37

Install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager Software ..................................... 39

Connect your camera to the computer ............................................................... 41

Get photos and videos from your camera to your computer ............................... 41

Get started! ........................................................................................................ 42

Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually (Using Windows) .... 42

Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually (Using Macintosh) ... 43

Sakar Warranty Card ......................................................................................... 44

Technical Specifications .................................................................................... 45

Trouble Shooting ............................................................................................... 46

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the DVR 820HD Digital Video Camcorder. With

your camcorder you can shoot video clips, take individual photos and

record audio files. In addition, a SD compatible memory card of up to 8GB

can be inserted to expand the memory of your DVR camcorder.

Summary of Contents for DVR 820HD

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 their respective companies ...

Page 2: ...DVR with PC using USB cable provided 36 Connect DVR with printer using USB cable provided 37 Install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager Software 39 Connect your camera to the computer 41 Get photos and videos from your camera to your computer 41 Get started 42 Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually Using Windows 42 Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually Using Macint...

Page 3: ...eos to or from the most popular photo sharing and social network websites What your digital video camcorder includes Digital Video Camcorder USB and AV Dual Cable Vivitar Experience Image Manager software Installation CD Quick Start Guide Hand strap Lithium battery AC charger Computer System Requirements for Windows XP To be able to download photos and videos to your PC you will need the following...

Page 4: ...Hz processor and 512 MB of system memory 20GB hard drive with at least 15GB of available space Support for Super VGA graphics Available USB Interface CD ROM drive QuickTime 6 or higher Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or higher Internet connection required Computer System Requirements for Macintosh Macintosh with Intel processor running Mac OS X v10 4 6 or later 256 MB RAM 100 MB free disk space Disp...

Page 5: ...play Button Up Left Right Down OK 6 Joystick 7 T Zoom in Button 8 MENU Button 9 Capture Button 10 W Zoom out Button 11 Speaker 12 Power Button 13 USB Jack 14 HDMI Jack H 15 AV out 16 Strap Mount 17 MODE Button 18 LCD Monitor 19 Battery Holder Clip 20 SD Card Slot 21 Battery SD Door 22 Battery Compartment ...

Page 6: ...e battery compartment with the correct polarity facing up 3 Use the battery clip found in the battery compartment to make sure that the battery is sitting firmly and secure 4 Gently close and slide the battery cover back into place 5 Once powering on your camcorder the battery icon will appear on the top left of the LCD screen How to charge the battery Please charge the battery when the indicator ...

Page 7: ...zards 3 A red battery icon will flash on the LCD when the battery power is insufficient Shortly thereafter your camcorder will power off 4 The battery can be re charged even when it has some power left However we recommend re charging it when it is empty 5 When the operating time of the camcorder becomes extremely short even after proper battery charging this indicates that the life of the battery...

Page 8: ...cks may be caused by short circuiting or the resulting heat generated Inserting a SD Memory Card Your camcorder has limited internal memory To expand the amount of memory a SD compatible memory card of up to 8GB not included should be inserted into your DVR camcorder SD Memory cards increase the number of videos photos and audio files that can be captured with the camcorder before transferring the...

Page 9: ...puter before you format the card Do not remove the SD Memory Card during formatting as this may damage the card and render it unusable Before using the camcorder be sure to format the card with the camcorder see the Setup section further on in the manual for instruction on how to format the card Powering on and setting DVR Function Control To power on the camcorder flip open the LCD Screen The cam...

Page 10: ...MENU button 3 Push the OK Joystick button to the Left Right Up Down to select the Setup icon from the menu icons that appear 4 Press the OK Joystick button 5 Push the OK Joystick button to the Left Right Up Down and select the Language icon submenu option 6 Press the OK Joystick button 7 Push the OK Joystick button to the Left Right Up Down button to highlight and select the language you desire En...

Page 11: ...ystick button Up Down to change the digits for each of the date or time options you desire to update 9 Press the OK Joystick button to save the date and time you selected 10 Press the MENU button to close the Date Time submenu and press it again to exit the Setup mode function Changing the camcorder s modes There are four modes in this DVR camcorder 1 Press the Power button to turn on the camcorde...

Page 12: ... press the MODE buttons The camcorder has limited built in memory Use a compatible SD card of up to 8 GB to expand the memory capacity to capture even more and longer videos than can be captured using internal memory only The video icon will now appear on the top right corner of the LCD 1 The amount of time left at that resolution and memory appears on the bottom right of the LCD 2 Aim the camcord...

Page 13: ...kTime and Windows Media Player 5 As the internal memory of the camcorder is limited the size of the videos are limited if no external memory is used 6 Please insert a SD memory card of up to 8 GB to capture longer videos 7 When the internal memory is full a red F icon will appear in the center of the LCD screen Video Setting options In Video mode there are three video resolutions for you to choose...

Page 14: ...e Resolution menu icon 2 Press the OK Joystick button to open the Resolution submenu 3 Push the OK Joystick button to the Right Left to highlight and select the resolution option 320x240 640x480 1280x720 4 Press the OK Joystick button to confirm save your choice and exit to the Setting menu 5 Press the MENU button to revert back to the Video capture mode to start capturing videos with the new reso...

Page 15: ...e top of the LCD screen Exposure This setting allows you to manually compensate for unusual lighting conditions such as indirect indoor lighting dark backgrounds and strong backlighting The exposure value range is 2 0 Dark to 2 0 Bright 1 Push the OK Joystick button to the Right Left Up Down to select the Exposure menu icon 2 Press the OK Joystick button to open the Exposure submenu 3 Push the OK ...

Page 16: ...ted Resolution Pushing the OK Joystick button to the right will toggle between the different Resolution options The resolution icon appears on the top right of the LCD screen Videos captured will be per the resolution selected Setup Mode The setup mode appears and can be adjusted in both the Video as well as the Camera setting menu In Setup mode you can adjust the way the camcorder is setup 1 Push...

Page 17: ... if inactive for the time selected Buzzer activate or inactivate the beep sound that is emitted when pressing a button Press the OK Joystick button Push the OK Joystick button to the Right Left to highlight and select one of the icons ON OFF Press the OK Joystick button to confirm save your choice and exit to the Setup mode submenu If OFF is selected the camcorder will be silent and not emit beeps...

Page 18: ...ft to highlight and select one of the icons NTSC PAL Press the OK Joystick button to confirm save your choice and exit to the Setup mode submenu Format Using this option you can format the built in memory and SD Card if inserted Caution Formatting the memory will erase all the images Please download and save all the images to your computer before formatting Press the OK Joystick button A FORMAT WI...

Page 19: ...Light Frequency Fluorescent lighting flickers very quickly at the same frequency as the mains supply This can affect the quality of your photos and videos The anti flicker frequency can be changed when taking pictures in fluorescent light to correspond with the frequency of the mains supply 60Hz is used in USA 50Hz is used in Europe Press the OK Joystick button Push the OK Joystick button to the R...

Page 20: ...k button to the Right Left to select the language option English Traditional Chinese Simple Chinese German French Spanish Portuguese Italian Japanese Press the OK Joystick button to confirm save your choice and exit to the Setup mode submenu The LCD menu screens will now appear in the language option selected Version read the version number of the firmware Press the OK Joystick button Push the OK ...

Page 21: ... in memory Use a compatible SD card of up to 8 GB to expand the memory capacity to capture even more memorable photos The photo icon will now appear on the top right corner of the LCD 1 The amount of photos left to take at that resolution and memory appears on the bottom right of the LCD 2 Aim the camcorder at the subject or object you wish to capture 3 Use the image that appears in the LCD to com...

Page 22: ...n playback mode 4 As the internal memory of the camcorder is limited the amount of photos that can be captured is limited 5 Either download the photos to your computer using the Vivitar Experience Image Manager software as described below in the section Transfer photos and videos to your computer to free up memory or insert an SD card to continue taking more photos and videos 6 When the internal m...

Page 23: ...ge from the main menu that appears Flash Setup This setting is used to adjust the flash that can be activated in poor light conditions The flash is affective when taking photos where the object is within 1 8 to 2 5 meters Note The flash will only operate if there is enough battery power 1 Push the OK Joystick button to the Right Left Up Down to select the Flash Setup menu icon 2 Press the OK Joyst...

Page 24: ...cide when to use the flash in the present lighting conditions Quality This setting is used to compress the pictures you take in order to make their file size smaller While this has the advantage of enabling you to squeeze more photos into the available memory picture quality is sacrificed 1 Push the OK Joystick button to the Right Left Up Down to select the Quality menu icon 2 Press the OK Joystic...

Page 25: ...s the OK Joystick button to open the Resolution submenu 3 Push the OK Joystick button to the Right Left to highlight and select the resolution option 1600x1200 2592x1944 3400x2550 4 Press the OK Joystick button to confirm save your choice and exit to the Setting menu 5 Press the MENU button to revert back to the Photos capture mode to start capturing photos with the new resolution selected Note Af...

Page 26: ...ly compensate for unusual lighting conditions such as indirect indoor lighting dark backgrounds and strong backlighting The exposure value range is 2 0 Dark to 2 0 Bright 1 Push the OK Joystick button to the Right Left Up Down to select the Exposure menu icon 2 Press the OK Joystick button to open the Exposure submenu 3 Push the OK Joystick button to the Left Right to select the exposure setting a...

Page 27: ... 4 Press the OK Joystick button to confirm save your choice and exit to the Setting menu 5 Press the MENU button to revert back to the Photo capture mode to start capturing photos with the new self timer setting selected 6 The Self Timer icon appears on the top of the LCD screen 7 Press the Capture button 8 The countdown icon appears on the LCD screen the red LED on the front of the camcorder flas...

Page 28: ...utes options you desire to change if you have not yet set the Date and Time as explained in the Setup mode 7 Push the OK Joystick button Up Down to change the digits for each of the date or time options you desire to update 8 Press the OK Joystick button to save the date and time you selected and exit to the Setting menu 9 Press the MENU button to revert back to the Photo capture mode 10 Press the...

Page 29: ...ct the flash option and press the Capture button to capture the photo White Balance Pushing the OK Joystick button to the Down will toggle between the different White Balance options The options will appear on the LCD screen and the screen will automatically change per the option selected Resolution Pushing the OK Joystick button to the Right will toggle between the different Resolution options Th...

Page 30: ...n again to stop the recording and save as a WAV file to the camcorder s memory or the SD card if inserted Note The video camera will automatically stop recording when the memory or card capacity is full Copy audio files to your computer To copy the audio WAV files you recorded from your camcorder to your computer please follow the following steps Plug your camcorder into the USB port of your compu...

Page 31: ...edia files you captured with your camcorder Select the WAV audio file and drag and drop it from you camcorder to your computer Playback mode You can playback the videos and audio files and view photos on your camcorder or attach the TV In cable to preview them on your TV screen 1 After you open the LCD panel and power on your camcorder press the MODE button until the Playback mode appears ...

Page 32: ...ayback 8 Push the OK Joystick button Right Left to toggle through the images in full screen 9 Press the W button to switch back to the thumbnail mode Zoom In and Out of still images 1 Press the T button above the Capture button to Zoom In and press the W button to Zoom Out of images in full screen 2 Once you have zoomed into the photo you can push the OK Joystick button to the Left Right Up Down t...

Page 33: ...ton to stop the audio Delete Current or All images using Delete menu mode 1 Select a video photo or audio file in the Playback mode 2 Press the OK Joystick button for the file to appear in full screen 3 Press the MENU button for the Playback setting menu to appear 4 Push the OK Joystick button Left Right to select the submenu options Delete Setup 5 Press the OK Joystick button 6 If Delete is selec...

Page 34: ... images on the camcorder s memory Push the OK Joystick button Left Right to select the Delete All icon and then press the OK Joystick button 12 A DELETE ALL ARE YOU SURE message appears on the LCD with NO and YES choices 13 Push the OK Joystick button Up Down to select the option and then select the OK Joystick button 14 If YES is selected All the images in the memory are deleted Caution This proc...

Page 35: ...sappear 4 Push the OK Joystick button Up Down to select the option and then select the OK Joystick button 5 If YES is selected the selected image is deleted Setup Mode The Setup mode for the camcorder can also be access from the Playback mode For details of the Setup options please see a detailed explanation in the Video settings option section of this manual AV mode Using your TV to view images Y...

Page 36: ...TV 5 Insert the other end of the AV cable into the AV Out slot of the camcorder and turn the camcorder on 6 Set the camcorder to Playback mode and view the videos photos and audio files on your bigger TV screen Attention When connecting the video cable to the camcorder the LCD of the camcorder will be blank When connected to the TV the camcorder will continue to use and consume battery power The T...

Page 37: ...tton Left Right to select the video file you wish to view 4 Press the Capture button to Play the selected video file on your HDTV 5 Press the OK Joystick button to Pause the video and again to continue playing 6 Press the Capture button to Stop playing 7 Push the OK Joystick button Left Right to select the next or previous video 8 Push the OK Joystick button Up Down to adjust the volume Connect DV...

Page 38: ... the camcorder will revert back to the four icons screen automatically Working mode In this mode the camcorder will consume the power of the computer not the battery power of the camcorder Power OFF To power off the camcorder and change to the battery charging mode Connect DVR with printer using USB cable provided Be sure you have taken some photos in your camcorder before using this function 1 Pl...

Page 39: ...ion Connect Printer will appear on the screen 7 Push the OK Joystick button Right to select the photo you want to print 8 Press the OK Joystick button PRINTING CURRENT PHOTO will appear on the screen and the current photo will be printed out 9 Once finished printing repeat Step 7 to print the next photo Note In this mode only Print mode is enabled If for any reason you enter into the other three m...

Page 40: ...anager Installer window appears If the window does not appear open the application s CD DVD drive and click on Setup bat to launch the installer 3 On Macintosh Click the icon to install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager 4 If you do not have internet access at the time of inserting the CD ROM connect to the internet and then click the Install Vivitar Experience Image Manager button to begin the ...

Page 41: ...ontinue On Macintosh Click the I accept the terms of this license agreement and then click Next to continue 10 On PC only Let the Vivitar Experience Image Manager installer create the folder to where the program will be installed and then click Install 11 Please wait while the application continues the installation process on your computer 12 On PC Click the Close button when the installation is c...

Page 42: ...w seconds until the computer recognizes the device 4 As your camera is a mass storage device USB will appear on the LCD indicating that your camera is in Mass Storage Mode 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 will cancel the transfer of any files on their way to your computer 1 Select the Get Im...

Page 43: ...wnloaded to your computer to the selected folder and albums ready for your use Get started Using the Vivitar Experience Image Manager you can upload and manage photos and videos to and from the most popular photo sharing and social networking sites Facebook Flickr MySpace Picasa Photobucket and YouTube Seamlessly transfer photos and videos from one social network to another Organize your images by...

Page 44: ... to your computer 2 USB will appear on the LCD indicating that your camera is in Mass Storage Mode 3 The camera s device icon appears on the desktop 4 Click on the device icon and open the DCIM folder and the folder inside to view the media files 5 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 folder and choo...

Page 45: ...urning your defective product postage pre paid for service your package should include 1 Copy 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 Carter Drive Edison NJ 08817 TECHNICAL SUPPORT For technical support issues please visit our website at www...

Page 46: ...Self timer 5s 10s File Format JPEG Still Image MP4 Video WAV Audio White balance Auto Daylight Tungsten Fluorescent Cloudy Exposure compensation 2 Dark to 2 Bright Flash mode Forced auto off Language English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Chinese Traditional Chinese Simplified Japanese Auto shutoff Disable 1 min 3 min TV out NTSC PAL Microphone YES Speaker YES Recorder YES ISO Auto Inter...

Page 47: ...mory card again or use a new card Image is blurry or out of focus 1 The video camcorder was moving when the image was captured Hold the video camcorder steady when shooting picture Image is not displayed on the LCD monitor 1 A memory card with non PICT images recorded with other camcorder is loaded This video camcorder cannot display non PICT images Recorded images are not saved in memory 1 The vi...

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