Vivitar DVR 985HD User Manual Download

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Parts of the Camera

1. Power Button

11. Wrist Strap Connector

2. Up/Down/Zoom Out/Zoom In/SET (Menu/OK) Button

12. Lens

3. Photo Shutter/Slide Show Button

13. LCD Screen

4. Video Shutter Button

14. LED Light

5. Right /ViviLink Button

15. SD Memory Card Slot

6. Left/LED Light On-Off Button

16. Battery Compartment

7. MODE Button

17. Microphone

8. USB Port

18. Speaker

9. TV-Out Port

19. Tripod Mount

10. HDMI Port

Summary of Contents for DVR 985HD

Page 1: ...o Camera User Manual 2009 2012 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: ...3 Navigating the Menus 14 Video Capture Mode 15 Video Playback Mode 27 Photo Capture Mode 31 Photo Playback Mode 46 Connecting the Camera to the TV and HDTV 52 Installing the Software 54 Connecting th...

Page 3: ...SD Memory card up to 32GB for normal use Class 4 SD card or higher is required SD Memory cards are not included and need to be purchased separately Please read this manual carefully first in order to...

Page 4: ...OK Button 12 Lens 3 Photo Shutter Slide Show Button 13 LCD Screen 4 Video Shutter Button 14 LED Light 5 Right ViviLink Button 15 SD Memory Card Slot 6 Left LED Light On Off Button 16 Battery Compartm...

Page 5: ...must use a Class 4 SD card or higher SD card only Selecting the modes Accessing the menu To Charge the Battery Insert the battery as shown Power off the digital video recorder Connect the DVR using th...

Page 6: ...partment on the side of the camera Insert the battery in accordance with the polarity indicated Make sure to insert the lithium battery all the way into the battery compartment Then return and close t...

Page 7: ...light is ON while the battery is recharging The LED charge light turns off when the battery is fully charged Note Some features such as Flash will not work if the battery power level is low When the...

Page 8: ...nserted correctly Note After the camera is powered on an SD icon will appear on the LCD display If you do not see the SD icon on the display please check if the card was inserted properly Make sure th...

Page 9: ...he specific setting and the UP and DOWN buttons to change each setting Once you have completed setting the time and date press the SET button to confirm the selection and move to the next part of the...

Page 10: ...while in the Video Capture mode Photo Capture Mode Use this mode to capture pictures with your camera After turning on your camera press the MODE button once to open the Photo Capture mode To take a...

Page 11: ...r higher SD card only LCD Display 2 4 Inch TFT Lens f 7 mm F3 0 Fix Focus Zoom 4X Digital Zoom Exposure 3 0EV 3 0EV White Balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Incandescent Fluorescent ISO Auto 100 200 400 Sce...

Page 12: ...lor 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 DirectX 9 or higher Internet connectio...

Page 13: ...the camera is powered off 2 Plug in the AC Adapter included in the package and connect the other end to the USB port of the camera 3 Alternatively connect the USB cable to the USB port on the camera...

Page 14: ...Auto Power Off feature that will automatically turn off your camera after a specific period of time that your camera is left idle The Auto Power Off settings can be set from the Auto Power Off setting...

Page 15: ...e RIGHT ViviLink button or LEFT LED button to scroll between the various menus for the current mode 3 Press the joystick control UP T Zoom In or DOWN W Zoom Out to highlight the desired menu selection...

Page 16: ...ideos using the Flip Screen When you would like to quickly and easily include yourself in the video simply flip the LCD screen 180 degrees and hold out the camera facing towards you Make sure you can...

Page 17: ...hidden or visible as desired Hold the MODE button for 2 seconds to hide the display of the icons on the screen Press the MODE button again to redisplay the icons on the screen Video Capture Mode Menus...

Page 18: ...the setting or restore the camera s default factory settings Image Size Menu The Image Size menu allows you to choose the desired size of the images taken by your camera Keep in mind that images with...

Page 19: ...Remember that this setting will be saved by your camera until you manually change the setting or restore the camera s default factory settings Anti Shake Menu The Anti Shake feature reduces image cor...

Page 20: ...o your previous mode 8 An icon reflecting your selection will display on the LCD screen 9 Remember that this setting will be saved by your camera until you manually change the setting or restore the c...

Page 21: ...ult factory settings Light Exposure Menu The Light Exposure setting helps you control the amount of light that enters your camera s lens This setting should be adjusted when the environment is lighter...

Page 22: ...ent mode 2 Press the LEFT or RIGHT direction control button to scroll and select the ISO menu 3 Press the UP or DOWN direction control button to scroll through the menu options 4 Press the SET button...

Page 23: ...exit the menu and return to your previous mode 8 An icon reflecting your selection will display on the LCD screen 9 Remember that this setting will be saved by your camera until you manually change t...

Page 24: ...option 5 A selected option icon will appear on the selected item 6 Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select the next menu item 7 Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your previous mod...

Page 25: ...settings Frequency Menu The options in the Frequency menu represent the frequency of the electrical current in fluorescent lighting sources in your locale If your camera is set to a frequency that doe...

Page 26: ...button to exit the menu and return to your previous mode 8 Remember that this setting will be saved by your digital video camera until you manually change the setting or restore the camera s default f...

Page 27: ...mware menu 3 Select Restore Factory Setting 4 Press the SET button 5 You will be asked to confirm your wish to restore all of the factory settings 6 If you select Yes the settings will be reset 7 A me...

Page 28: ...ss the Video Shutter button to START playing the video Press the Video Shutter button again to PAUSE the video and to continue playing and pausing as needed To fully STOP the video and restore the ico...

Page 29: ...ld like to delete 2 Press the SET button to open the menus for the Video Playback mode 3 Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to scroll and select the Delete menu 4 Press the UP or DOWN button to scroll thr...

Page 30: ...s photos and videos to the social networks of your choice with the accompanying Vivitar Experience Image Manager application 1 Press the SET button to open the menus for the current mode 2 Press the L...

Page 31: ...and select the Protect Lock menu 3 Press the UP or DOWN direction control button to scroll through the menu options 4 Press the SET button to select and save the desired option 5 Press the MODE button...

Page 32: ...twists to 180 degrees 1 When you would like to quickly include yourself in the photo simply flip and twist the LCD display 2 Hold the digital video camera steady facing towards you at arm s length 30...

Page 33: ...32 Photo Capture Mode Menus The following are the menus that appear in your camera s Photo Capture Mode...

Page 34: ...ng or restore the camera s default factory settings Image Resolution Menu The Image Resolution menu allows you to choose the desired size of the images taken by your camera Keep in mind that images wi...

Page 35: ...ally change the setting or restore the camera s default factory settings Self Timer Menu The Self Timer menu allows you to set a delay between the time that the camera s shutter button is pressed and...

Page 36: ...that this setting will be saved by your camera until you manually change the setting or restore the camera s default factory settings Face Detect Menu The Face Detect feature when set to On allows th...

Page 37: ...alance feature allows your camera to adjust the coloring of the captured images depending on the type of light source in the current environment Properly adjusting the White Balance setting to match y...

Page 38: ...bled the Multi SnapShots feature allows you to take five rapid snapshots in a row with a single click of the shutter button This feature can be effective when trying to capture a particular moment in...

Page 39: ...setting or restore the camera s default factory settings Light Exposure Menu The Light Exposure setting helps you control the amount of light that enters your camera s lens This setting should be adj...

Page 40: ...button to open the menus for the current mode 2 Press the LEFT or RIGHT direction control button to scroll and select the ISO menu 3 Press the UP or DOWN direction control button to scroll through the...

Page 41: ...exit the menu and return to your previous mode 8 An icon reflecting your selection will display on the LCD screen 9 Remember that this setting will be saved by your camera until you manually change t...

Page 42: ...n now appears to the right of the option name 6 Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select the next menu item 7 Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your previous mode 8 Remember that th...

Page 43: ...menu options 4 Press the SET button to select the desired option 5 A selected option icon will appear on the selected item 6 Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select the next menu item 7 Press the MO...

Page 44: ...the Frequency menu 3 Press the UP or DOWN direction control button to scroll through the menu options 4 Press the SET button to select the desired option 5 A selected option icon will appear on the se...

Page 45: ...elete all of the content at one time If you would like to delete individual images use the delete menu in the camera s Playback mode 1 Press the SET button to open the menus for the current mode 2 Pre...

Page 46: ...that the settings have been reset successfully Note After RESETTING to the default settings it is recommended to select your system Language Date Time and ViviLink for Photos and Videos If you do not...

Page 47: ...In Out of your selected Photo Press the UP T Zoom In button to Zoom In and magnify the selected photo Press the SET button then use the UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT direction buttons to navigate around the phot...

Page 48: ...g are the menus that appear in your camera s Photo Playback Mode Delete Menu While in the Playback Mode you can delete pictures from your camera through the Delete menu 1 View the photo you would like...

Page 49: ...apture mode Remember All images will be deleted except images that are Protected Locked To delete a locked image first unlock the image then select delete If you do not want to delete all of your vide...

Page 50: ...o scroll and select the Rotate menu 3 Press the UP or DOWN direction control button to scroll through the menu options 4 Press the SET button to select and save the desired option 5 The selected pictu...

Page 51: ...red option 5 Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select the next menu item 6 Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your previous mode 7 Any image that is locked will display a lock symbol...

Page 52: ...the interval length of time that each picture will display during the slide show 1 Press the SET button to open the menus for the current mode 2 Press the LEFT or RIGHT direction control button to sc...

Page 53: ...set the TV format on the camera to suit the TV format of your TV set 4 Make sure the camera is set to the correct TV Output setting On plugging in the TV out cable a message will appear on the LCD scr...

Page 54: ...reen is that the camera is now not portable 1 Connect the camera to an HDTV with the HDMI cable 2 Turn on the HDTV and switch to HDMI mode 3 Turn on the camera When the camera is set to Video or Photo...

Page 55: ...ation s CD DVD drive and click on Setup exe to launch the installer 3 On Macintosh Click the icon that appears on the desktop to install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager 4 If you do not have inter...

Page 56: ...lled 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 complete Click the Launch...

Page 57: ...n 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 med...

Page 58: ...me screen Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually Transferring Photos and Videos WINDOWS 1 Use the USB cable that came with your camera to connect your camera to your computer 2 MSDC app...

Page 59: ...r device 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...

Page 60: ...lting 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 To...

Page 61: ...utton to take some sample photos and then try downloading them again With test photos if the camera powers off before you upload them to the computer the photos are not stored in the camera s memory T...

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