Vivitar DVR 830XHD Owner'S Manual Download

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Vivitar Experience Image Manager software for uploading and managing photos

and videos to or from the most popular photo sharing and social network

websites.

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Use as a PC Camera for Web conferencing and instant messaging

What your Digital Video Camcorder includes

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Digital Video Camcorder

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USB cable

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AV cable

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HDMI Cable

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Power Adapter

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Lithium-ion Rechargeable Battery

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Vivitar Experience Image Manager software Installation CD

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Quick Start Guide

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Built-in wrist strap

Summary of Contents for DVR 830XHD

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: ...r System Requirements for Macintosh 7 A Quick Look at your Digital Video Camcorder 8 Preparing Your Camera for Use 9 Inserting and formatting SD Memory Card 14 Powering on and Menu Function Control 17...

Page 3: ...Using Macintosh 76 Using your device as a PC Camera on Windows only 78 Sakar Warranty Card 79 Technical Specifications 80 Trouble Shooting 82 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the DVR 830XHD Digit...

Page 4: ...Camera Playback Video and Audio Digital Video resolutions 1280x720 Pixels HD 720x480 SD 5 digital camera resolutions 12M 8M 5M 3M and 0 3 M 2 7 TFT LCD 3 X Optical Zoom Limited Internal Flash memory S...

Page 5: ...and social network websites Use as a PC Camera for Web conferencing and instant messaging What your Digital Video Camcorder includes Digital Video Camcorder USB cable AV cable HDMI Cable Power Adapter...

Page 6: ...er with wet hands Never use the camcorder in the rain or snow Moisture creates the danger of electric shock Use only the recommended power accessories Use of power sources not expressly recommended fo...

Page 7: ...mmended screen resolution 16 bit color or higher display adaptor CD ROM Drive QuickTime 6 or higher Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or higher Windows Media Player 10 or higher Internet connection requir...

Page 8: ...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 spac...

Page 9: ...button 4 Power LED 5 Video record button 6 Charging LED 7 Mode dial 8 AV out jack 9 Earphone jack 10 DC in jack 11 USB Jack 12 HDMI jack 13 Display button 14 Speaker 15 LCD screen 16 Menu button 17 J...

Page 10: ...ur Camera for Use Battery Installation Your DVR camcorder requires a Lithium ion rechargeable battery included in the packaging You need to insert the battery into the camera and charge the battery fo...

Page 11: ...e metallic contacts aligned with the contacts in the compartment and wait to hear the battery click in place 3 Return and close the battery cover Note On removing the battery from the camera the photo...

Page 12: ...ur computer Remove the battery if the DVR camera is not in use for an extended period Charging the Battery Before using the camera for the first time please charge the battery for at least 8 hours 1 M...

Page 13: ...joystick button Up or Down to select and highlight the Language option 5 Push the OK joystick button to the Right to open the Language submenu English French German Dutch Italian Spanish Portuguese Ru...

Page 14: ...to the Right to open the Date Time submenu Date Format Date Setup 6 Push the OK joystick button Up or Down to select the Date Format option 7 Push the OK joystick button to the Right to open the Date...

Page 15: ...ou have updated the last digit to save the new date and time setting on your camera Inserting and formatting SD Memory Card Your DVR camera has limited internal memory that allows you to capture photo...

Page 16: ...not be able to have media transferred to them or be formatted 3 Open the battery cover on the bottom of the camera and locate the SD card slot 4 Insert the SD memory card correctly in the direction s...

Page 17: ...tected 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 before use Format the memory card It is imp...

Page 18: ...he OK button Powering on and Menu Function Control Important Do not plug your camera into the computer until the software installation is complete See the Install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager...

Page 19: ...perational mode for 60 seconds it will switch off automatically Press the Power button to power the camera back on You can change the power off time by selecting the desired setting in the Auto off fu...

Page 20: ...of the dial Gently move the dial to the mode setting you desire To move the dial clockwise to the right place your left thumbnail in the grooves on the bottom of the dial Display Title Description Ca...

Page 21: ...ompose your shot 2 Zoom In or Zoom Out of the object by pushing the W T button on the top of the camera button T zoom in W zoom out 3 Hold the camera steady and press the Capture button on the top of...

Page 22: ...r insert an SD card to continue taking more photos and videos 8 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...

Page 23: ...h feature only operates in Camera mode and if there is enough battery power 1 Press the Flash button on the bottom Left of the LCD Panel to activate the flash 2 The corresponding flash icon will appea...

Page 24: ...om You may zoom in or out of the object by using the 4X digital zoom feature 1 Press the Zoom In T function button to zoom into your object 2 Press the Zoom Out W function button to zoom out of your o...

Page 25: ...de Functions In Camera mode press the Menu button on the top left of the LCD Panel The LCD will display 2 mode tabs IMAGE and SETUP By default the IMAGE tab will open with the menu options for that ta...

Page 26: ...nt Photo resolutions Using the smaller resolution allows you to take more photos Photos captured at higher resolution are of better quality but take up more memory 1 Push the OK joystick button Down t...

Page 27: ...ution choice appears beneath the camera icon on the left side of the LCD Quality This setting is used to compress the pictures you take in order to make their file size smaller While this has the adva...

Page 28: ...to exit the menu and revert back to the Camera capture mode 6 The icon for the quality choice appears with three two or one lines on the left side of the LCD Super quality Fine quality Normal quality...

Page 29: ...ush the OK joystick button Up Down to highlight and select the White Balance option you desire 4 Press the OK button to confirm and save your choice 5 Press the Menu button to exit the menu and revert...

Page 30: ...o highlight and select the Color Effect you desire 4 Press the OK button to confirm and save your choice 5 Press the Menu button to exit the menu and revert back to the Camera capture mode 6 The Color...

Page 31: ...oystick button Up Down to select the Exposure setting you desire 4 Press the OK button to confirm and save your choice 5 Press the Menu button to exit the menu and revert back to the Camera capture mo...

Page 32: ...your choice 5 Press the Menu button to exit the menu and revert back to the Camera capture mode 6 If enabled the icon for the Date Stamp choice appears on the right side of the LCD Self Timer This fe...

Page 33: ...e Menu button to exit the menu and revert back to the Camera capture mode 6 If enabled the icon for the Self Timer choice appears on the right side of the LCD 7 Press the Shutter button to start the s...

Page 34: ...0 Sec 20 Sec 4 Press the Camera Capture button 5 The camera emits loud beeps until the photo is captured 6 After the selected time delay the photo will be taken Burst Snapshot This feature allows you...

Page 35: ...amera icon on the top left corner of the LCD 7 Press the Shutter button to automatically start the Burst Snapshot The camera will now take and save 3 images one after the other Preview and Delete imag...

Page 36: ...Del Flash button on the bottom left of the LCD Panel 7 Alternatively push the W zoom button to the Left to open and show all the images as thumbnails 8 The last image selected will have a red boarder...

Page 37: ...sage appears Yes to erase and No to exit without erasing 15 Push the OK joystick button Right Left to highlight and choose Yes or No 16 Press the OK button 17 If you selected Yes the image s is delete...

Page 38: ...ton above the mode dial to start shooting 3 A red icon will appear on the LCD The amount of time left to record at that resolution will appear on the top right on the LCD 4 You can zoom in or out usin...

Page 39: ...and Windows Media Player 4 Please insert an SD memory card of up to 8 GB to expand the memory capacity of the camera 5 When the internal memory is full a Memory Full message will flash on the LCD scr...

Page 40: ...appearing Resolution Frame Rate White Balance and Audio Resolution This setting allows you to control the size of your images Higher resolution images take up more memory than lower resolution images...

Page 41: ...ode 6 The icon for the Resolution choice appears beneath the video icon on the left side of the LCD Frame Rate Manually select the frame rate for the video you wish to capture 1 Push the OK joystick b...

Page 42: ...is used to adjust the color balance of your videos as per your light source 1 Push the OK joystick button Up Down to select the White Balance mode 2 Push the OK joystick button Right for the 5 White B...

Page 43: ...th audio sound or without 1 Push the OK joystick button Up Down to select the Audio mode 2 Push the OK joystick button Right for the Audio options submenu to appear Enable Disable 3 Push the OK joysti...

Page 44: ...cordings if the card is not used to save other media files Turn the mode dial so that the Audio photo is lined up with the red dot 1 The Audio graphics appears in the LCD screen with the amount of rec...

Page 45: ...back picture is in line with the red dot on the camera in order to playback the media captured with your camera The playback screen will appear You can preview photos and playback the videos and audio...

Page 46: ...e OK joystick button Left Right to toggle through all the photos 4 Videos will appear with the icon and an AVI icon next to it on the top left corner as well as the time length of the video appearing...

Page 47: ...n to adjust the Volume Push the OK joystick button Right Left to stop the audio playback and go to the next or previous captured item in the Playback mode 6 You can zoom into photos by pushing the Zoo...

Page 48: ...d or all unprotected images You can delete files by pressing the DEL Flash button on the bottom left of the LCD Panel The Erase option message appears Push the OK joystick button Up Down to select eit...

Page 49: ...t to choose Yes or No Press the OK button If you selected Yes the image s is deleted Note If there are no images in your memory the No Image message will appear on the LCD screen Playback Mode Functio...

Page 50: ...Thumbnail Rotate and Slideshow Delete Current This mode is used to delete the selected file 1 Select a file in the Playback mode 2 Push the OK joystick button Up Down and select the Delete Current mod...

Page 51: ...ge Please use this feature with caution as deleted files cannot be recovered unless they have been downloaded to the PC first 7 The deletion is processed and thereafter the camera reverts back to the...

Page 52: ...n message Please use this feature with caution as deleted files cannot be recovered unless they have been downloaded to the PC first 6 The deletion is processed and thereafter the camera reverts back...

Page 53: ...nu button to exit and return to the Playback mode Note If you selected either of the Lock options a Lock icon will now appear on the files you selected To unlock any or all of the files select the Unl...

Page 54: ...OK button to confirm and save your choice 5 The Thumbnail screen appears with the new matrix setting of either 4 or 9 images per screen view Rotate You can use this feature to rotate a selected photo...

Page 55: ...ss the OK button to confirm rotate the photo you chose and return to the Playback mode 5 The selected photo will be rotated as per the rotate option selected Note If the file is protected it will not...

Page 56: ...lideshow will begin the run 5 To enter the Slideshow setup option select the SetUp choice and push the OK joystick button Right to open another submenu Direction Interval 6 If you wish to setup the di...

Page 57: ...or you to choose one of the options 1 Sec 10 Sec 11 Push the OK joystick button Up Down to select the interval you desire and press the OK button to save your interval choice The Interval submenu will...

Page 58: ...ial mode to any one of the Camera Video or Playback modes 2 In any one of the modes press the Menu button 3 The LCD will appear with 2 tabs at the top of the screen 4 Push the OK joystick button Right...

Page 59: ...tion 2 Push the OK joystick button Right for the 8 Language options submenu to appear English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Chinese Traditional and Chinese Simplified 3 Push the OK joystick...

Page 60: ...Off options submenu to appear Disabled 1min 3min 5 min 3 Push the OK joystick button Up Down to highlight and select the Auto Off option you desire 4 Press the OK button to confirm and save your choi...

Page 61: ...distorted and not appear properly 1 Push the OK joystick button Up Down to select the TV Output mode 2 Push the OK joystick button Right for the TV Out options submenu to appear NTSC PAL 3 Push the OK...

Page 62: ...equency mode 2 Push the OK joystick button Right for the Frequency options submenu to appear 50Hz 60 Hz 3 Push the OK joystick button Up Down to highlight and select the Frequency option you desire 4...

Page 63: ...the OK joystick button Up Down to select your choice and press the OK button to save your date format and revert back to the Date Time submenu 5 To set the Date and Time on your camera select the Date...

Page 64: ...d when buttons are pressed or whether no sound will be emitted 1 Push the OK joystick button Up Down to select the Buzzer mode 2 Push the OK joystick button Right for the Buzzer options submenu to app...

Page 65: ...h the OK joystick button Right for the Format options to appear Yes No 3 Push the OK joystick button Up Down to highlight and select the Format option you desire Caution There is no Format Confirmatio...

Page 66: ...select the Default option you desire 4 If you select Yes the camera will reset itself to the original factory setting 5 Press the OK button to confirm and save your choice 6 Press the Menu button to e...

Page 67: ...ystick button Up Down to highlight and select the USB Mode option you desire Note If you desire the other mode once connected to the PC press the OK button to change 4 Press the OK button to confirm a...

Page 68: ...TV or HDTV You can use your larger TV screen in place of the camera s LCD screen On plugging the TV out cable supplied to the camcorder AV out jack the LCD screen will turns blank Use the camera as yo...

Page 69: ...ored in the camera or the SD memory card on the TV Connecting the Camcorder to a HDTV To view the high resolution quality videos recorded with this camera just connect the camcorder to an HD TV The HD...

Page 70: ...ush the OK joystick button Up or Down to adjust the volume Install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager Software Warning Do not plug your camera into the computer until the software installation is co...

Page 71: ...aunch 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 t...

Page 72: ...r language window opens choose your language and click Next to open the next window 6 Select your camera model from the list and click Next to open the next window 7 Click Next to confirm your camera...

Page 73: ...e application continues the installation process on your computer 12 On PC Click the Close button when the installation is complete Note If your camera is also a PC camera the PC camera driver will be...

Page 74: ...age will appear on the LCD indicating that your camera is in Mass Storage Mode 5 If your camera appears in PC Camera mode press the OK button to change it back to Mass Storage mode 6 To use your camer...

Page 75: ...rom device window opens 3 You can select to download photos videos or both 4 Select your camera removable disk from the device window If your camera is the only USB device connected then it will be se...

Page 76: ...files that you selected are now downloaded 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 photo...

Page 77: ...the media files 6 Select the media and copy the files from this folder into your computer Optionally select the files and choose Copy from the Edit menu Then select a folder and choose Paste from the...

Page 78: ...es and choose Copy from the Finder s Edit menu Then select a folder and choose Paste from the Edit menu 7 We recommend that you copy the images into the Pictures folder and the videos into the Movies...

Page 79: ...provided and change the camera mode to PC Camera please wait until the PC recognizes the camera s driver A message will appear in the system tray when the device is recognized and ready to use If you...

Page 80: ...sulting 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 accident What T...

Page 81: ...rs will answer your questions For phone support in the US please call 1 800 592 9541 in the UK call 0800 917 4831 If you would like to call from anywhere else please visit www vivitar com for your loc...

Page 82: ...te Balance Auto Daylight Tungsten Fluorescent Cloudy Exposure control 2EV to 2EV in 0 5 step Photo Effect Color Sepia Monochrome TV output NTSC PAL Microphone YES Speaker YES Recorder YES Interface US...

Page 83: ...the memory card again or use a new card 3 The Memory card is locked Unlock the write protection on the memory card Image is blurry or out of focus 1 The camcorder was moving when the image was captur...

Page 84: ...s and then try downloading them again With test photos if the camera powers off before you upload them to the computer the photos are stored in the camera s memory These photos should be uploaded and...

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