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Erasing Images and Movies

1. Turn the 

Mode

 dial to the 

Playback

 mode

2. Press 

RIGHT

 or 

LEFT

 on the 4-way button to locate the image or movie you

wish to erase

3. Press the 

Movie/Delete

 button to initiate the deletion function

4. Press the 

Shutter

 button to confirm deletion, OR, press the 

Menu

 button to

cancel

Formatting Media

Alternatively, you can erase all images and movies on a CF card by formatting it.
1. Turn the 

Mode

 dial to the 

Record

 mode

2. Press the 

Menu

 button

3. Press 

UP

 or 

DOWN

 on the 4-way button to select Format Media

4. Press 

RIGHT

 or 

LEFT

 on the 4-way button to select Full or Quick formatting

5. Press the 

Shutter

 button to initiate formatting

6. Press the 

Shutter

 button to confirm formatting, OR, 

Menu

 button to cancel

NOTE: 

Formatting will delete all images and data from a CF card. Full Formatting

will check for bad sectors; whereas Quick Formatting will simply erase all data.
Note that deleted files cannot be recovered!

Connecting Your Camera to a Television

If you wish to view your images on a TV, you will need a TV with a video input jack.
The color system of the TV must be NTSC.
1. Using the video cable connect the 

Video

 port of the camera to the Video Input

jack of your TV

2. Turn on the TV and select the appropriate Video Input source to which camera

is connected

3. Power on camera

NOTE:

  You may review your images and recorded movies, or you may see a

live image on the TV as you would on the camera's LCD image display, depending
upon the mode to which the camera is set.

Summary of Contents for Vivicam 3630

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Page 2: ...Quality 12 Selecting the Flash mode 13 Using the Self timer 13 Taking an Image 14 Recording a Movie Silent Video 14 Reviewing Images and Movies on LCD Image Display 15 Zooming Still Images at Playback 15 Viewing Multiple Images 15 Displaying a Slide Show 15 Erasing Images and Movies 16 Formatting Media 16 Connecting Your Camera to a Television 16 Using the Camera with Your PC 17 Installing Camera ...

Page 3: ...nications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If the unit does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try correcting the interference by one or more of the following measures Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separ...

Page 4: ...be blurred Do not expose the camera to sand or dust Do not attempt to disassemble the camera yourself Always send it to an authorized service facility for repair To store the camera wrap it in a clean soft cloth and place it in a cool dry dust free place Do not place the camera directly under the sun or in extreme heat Take care of the lens Use a soft damp cloth to clean it Do not scratch the Lens...

Page 5: ...and Economy 4 Still images in common in JPEG file format 5 1 5 inch color TFT LCD image display 312 x 230 pixels 6 USB port for connection to a PC 7 Built in four mode flash Automatic On Off Red Eye Reduction modes 8 Compatible with Compact Flash Type 1memory cards 4MB to 256MB 9 Tripod mounting socket 1 4 20 10 Uses 4 x AA alkaline or Ni MH batteries 11 Automatic Exposure Compensation and White B...

Page 6: ... The contents of your camera kit may be slightly different depending upon the options and accessories specified by your retailer or dealer See retail package for precise contents and inclusions Nomenclature Front panel Back panel 4 Operation status indicator Viewfinder 4 way button Menu button Movie Delete button Display button LCD monitor Viewfinder window Flash Lens Hand strap mount LED ...

Page 7: ...button makes selections UP DOWN RIGHT LEFT Top panel Power button Turns the camera on or off Resolution button Changes image resolution and quality settings Self timer button Turns the self timer on or off Flash button Toggles the built in flash through Automatic Red Eye Reduction On and Off modes Mode dial Record mode For capturing images or movies without audio Playback mode For reviewing images...

Page 8: ... with Video input Bottom panel Installing Batteries 1 Slide and lift open battery compartment cover 2 Insert 4 AA batteries into the battery compartment making sure the polarities are oriented exactly as shown 6 Video Port USB Port Tripod mount Battery compartment CF card compartment ...

Page 9: ...batteries are not to be recharged Be sure to insert batteries in correct orientation Remove batteries from the camera before extended storage Always remove old or dead batteries from the camera Do not short circuit the battery terminals Check that the contact surfaces are clean and bright before installing batteries Preparing to Take Images Inserting a Compact Flash CF Memory Card optional NOTE Th...

Page 10: ...ose CF card compartment cover The CF door will not close if the lever is up 8 BATT BATT C F C A R D BATT C F C A R D BATT 3 Orient the CF card as shown and insert it fully into compartment Note If the CF card does not insert easily please try the other side DO NOT force the CF card into the card slot as this may break the memory card or your camera Notice that there is a yellow memory card ejectio...

Page 11: ... camera powered on may result in data loss 2 Open the CF card compartment cover 3 Lift the CF card ejection arm from horizontal to vertical position and then push the ejector mechanism in down to eject the CF card 4 Remove the CF card by catching the edge of the card 5 Close the CF card compartment cover BATT BATT BATT Removing a Compact Flash CF Memory Card 1 Make sure camera power is turned off ...

Page 12: ...gures are estimates The actual number of images will vary depending on scene image complexity Only CF Type 1 memory cards can be used in the 3630 camera The use of CFA approved CF memory cards is recommended Compatibility with all CF memory cards is NOT guaranteed If a CF card is inserted while the camera is powered on you must power the camera off and then on again to reset the frame counter that...

Page 13: ...hout icon display Turn off Turn on with icon display NOTE When LCD image display is turned off pressing the 4 way button will have no effect Setting up your Camera To navigate the Setup menu on the LCD image display Press UP or DOWN on the 4 way button to select a menu item Press RIGHT or LEFT on the 4 way button to select a value for a menu item Press Shutter button to confirm settings and exit S...

Page 14: ... interval to one two or three minutes Select Off if you wish to disable this function altogether The Automatic Power Off time interval is set to 1 minute by default Date Enter the current date and time so that image files are recorded time stamped with date and time of capture NOTE White Balance and Exposure Compensation will be adjusted automatically according to lighting conditions Whenever the ...

Page 15: ...hen your subject is too far for flash to have any effect Turning the Flash to OFF will save battery power and reduce the shot to shot time interval Red Eye Reduction This reduces the red eye effect in your subject s eyes when taking images in low light conditions where the flash is used The camera will fire a pre flash sequence and then fire a normal flash to take the picture Using the Self timer ...

Page 16: ...age NOTE When the camera is set to the Camera mode will appear on the LCD image display While an image is being saved into memory the Operation Status Indicator LED on the back of the camera will flash Recording a Movie Silent Video 1 Make sure the camera is in Record mode 2 Press the Movie Delete button The and icons appear on Status LCD and LCD Image display respectively 3 Press and release the ...

Page 17: ...ress DOWN on the 4 way button repeatedly Note Movies cannot be zoomed Viewing Multiple Images To display images in a 3 x 3 thumbnail array press the DISPLAY button once The icon will appear on LCD image display To navigate through the thumbnails use the 4 way button To return to full screen select a thumbnail and press Shutter button Displaying a Slide Show To view your images as a slide show pres...

Page 18: ...te formatting 6 Press the Shutter button to confirm formatting OR Menu button to cancel NOTE Formatting will delete all images and data from a CF card Full Formatting will check for bad sectors whereas Quick Formatting will simply erase all data Note that deleted files cannot be recovered Connecting Your Camera to a Television If you wish to view your images on a TV you will need a TV with a video...

Page 19: ...camera to your PC Note Auto run may not occur if autorun has been disabled on your computer Installing Camera drivers for Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP Required 1 From the Autorun installation screen select Install Camera Drivers 2 Click Next button to proceed with driver installation 3 Follow the screen instructions 4 After clicking the Finish button connect the camera to your PC using the USB cable 5 ...

Page 20: ...ouble click on My Computer Locate the camera as a new disk drive icon typically called Removable Disk 6 The Vivicam 3630 camera appears to your computer as a Mass Storage Device Vivitar X where X is the next available drive letter on your computer typically but not always drive letter e f or g Note In some cases the content of the camera may pop up automatically Note The camera must be disconnecte...

Page 21: ...oading Images and Movies to Your PC 1 Take some images and movies with your camera 2 Connect camera to PC with the USB cable 3 Power on the camera 4 From the windows desktop double click on My Computer Double click on Removable Disk a newly created Drive X where X is the next available drive specification on your computer such as Drive D or Drive E 5 Open folder Dcim 100imdir and you will see your...

Page 22: ...t the image with the available tools 8 To save the image file on your hard disk select File and click Save As from the pull down menu 9 Create a folder if necessary and enter a filename for the file Then click Save button from the opened Save As dialog box Note If you want to know more about PhotoStudio please consult its on line help by clicking the icon on the windows upper right corner or the H...

Page 23: ... screen to select a template for your image to put on 3 Click 2 Get image icon on the main screen to select a image 4 To select a image from your digital camera click Acquire icon on the get image window 5 If you want to select a image already on your hard disk or other storage medium click Open icon on get image window 6 You may modify the image with the available functions Click 3 Fine Tune icon...

Page 24: ...gth Max 30 seconds LCD Image display 1 5 inch color TFT display 312 x 230 pixels Status LCD With icons showing Flash Resolution JPEG quality Battery Status Number of Images Lens Focus Range Fixed focus 1m to infinity Storage Media Memory Card Compact Flash card Type 1 Flash Four modes Automatic On Red eye reduction Off Power Source 4 x AA alkaline batteries Digital Zoom 2X digital zoom EV Compensa...

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