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Reference

Specifications

Sensor

3.3 Mega Pixels CCD (effective number of pixels approx.

3.1million)

Lens

F 3.1

Built-In ViewFinder

Optical ViewFinder

Focus

Auto Focus

Focus Range

20cm~Infinity

ISO/ASA Sensitivity

Auto

LCD Display

1.5” TFT panel with LED back light

Still Image Resolution

Large: 2048x1536, Medium 1:1600x1200,

Medium 2:1024x768, Small: 640x480

Video Resolution

320x240

Still Image Quality

Fine:

5X-compression rate

Normal: 8X-compression rate

Economy: 12X-compression rate

Exposure Meter

Multi-pattern TTL AE

Exposure Control

Auto

Auto Exposure Range: -2EV to +2EV in 1/3 steps

Shutter Control

Mechanical Shutter

Digital Zoom

Preview Mode: ~X3 continuous 0.2X/step

Playback Mode: ~X4 continuous, 0.1X/step

Digital Zoom (Video mode) N/A

Image File Format

Still & Burst: EXIF 2.1 compatible format (JPEG

Compression)

DCF compatible. Support DPOF, PIM

Still Capture Mode

Single Mode, Burst Mode: 3 pictures per shot

White Balance

Auto/Manual (5 modes in manual selection: daylight/

shade/ tungsten/ fluorescent/ black & white)

Burst

3 pictures/shot

Picture Storage On-board flash memory:

External: SD memory card/ MMC

Microphone

Built-In

Sound Feedback

Speaker

Communication Interface

USB 1.1

Self-Timer

2 steps, 2/10 sec. with Beep sound

Playback Mode

Single/ 9 Thumbnail pictures

Video & Audio Out

Yes, NTSC/PAL

Power Supply

AAx2 (1.5V Alkaline, or 1.2V, NiCd and Ni-MH

Rechargeable), CRV3

Summary of Contents for ViviCam 3730

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Page 2: ... Advisory 2 Camera Nomenclature 3 Accessory Set up 4 Preparing to Take Pictures 6 Battery Installation 6 Turning Camera ON and OFF 8 Date and Time Set Up 9 Beep Sound Set Up 11 Power Save Settings 12 Quick View Setting 13 TV Out Signal Set Up 14 Language Set Up 15 Using a Memory Card 17 Camera Working Mode 18 ...

Page 3: ...ompression 24 Setting the Flash 25 Using Digital Zoom 26 Continuous Shutter Mode 27 Setting Self Timer 28 Recording Video images 29 Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode 30 Reviewing Your Pictures and Videos 31 Viewing Pictures 31 Viewing Pictures in Thumbnail 31 Zooming the Displayed Image 32 Deleting Pictures 34 Protecting Pictures against Deletion 36 Running a Slide Show 38 ...

Page 4: ...t Settings 42 PRINT Image Matching 44 Connecting your camera 45 Viewing Images on a TV Set 45 Downloading Images to a Computer 45 About the memory storage you using in this camera 48 Installing the Software 49 Downloading Pictures 49 Installing MGI PhotoSuite 4 SE 50 Using MGI PhotoSuite 4 SE 52 Indicator Lamp Reference 53 Troubleshooting 54 Specifications 56 ...

Page 5: ... System Requirements For Windows PC with processor better than MMX Pentium 233MHz Windows 98 98se 2000 ME XP Minimum 32MB RAM USB Port CD ROM drive 800x600 pixels 16 bit color display compatible monitor For Macintosh Power Mac G3 or later Mac OS 9 0 9 1 9 2 and OS X Minimum 64MB RAM USB Port CD ROM drive 800x600 pixels 16 bit color display compatible monitor Specifications are subject to change wi...

Page 6: ...may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B peripheral pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This...

Page 7: ...e defined to be used with the installation of the product they must be used in order to ensure compliance with FCC regulation Camera Nomenclature Front Self timer lamp Flash Viewfinder Microphone Lens Back Viewfinder Operation lamp button Zoom In Up button Continuous shutter Right button Battery cover Zoom Out Down button LCD Monitor screen Power button Stop button Self timer Left button Flash Pla...

Page 8: ...ideo out terminal DC IN terminal Top Shutter button Mode dial Accessory Set up Attaching the Wrist Strap Follow illustrations to add the wrist strap Note When carrying the camera by the strap please don t swing the cam era on the strap ...

Page 9: ...Getting Started 5 Using the Soft Case Keep the camera in it s soft case while it is not in use Be sure to insert the camera into the case with the monitor screen facing down ...

Page 10: ...era You can use batteries AA Alkaline or CR V3 or alternatively you can use an AC adapter DC3 3V 2 5A If using Batteries 1 Turn camera upside down 2 Open the battery cover by pushing and sliding into the side 3 Check inscription on battery chamber for correct negative positive installation 4 Install 2 AA alkaline batteries ...

Page 11: ...r is used Battery Capacity Monitor Screen High Low NOTE Never use manganese batteries as they cannot sup ply sufficient power to support the camera s operations Replace all batteries at the same time to ensure a properly working camera never mix old and new batteries Remove batteries from the camera if you do not plan on using it for more than two weeks It is normal that the temperature of the cam...

Page 12: ...owered operation whenever the AC adapter is plugged into the camera Recommend using the AC adaptor to power the cam era whenever connected to a computer Turning Camera ON and OFF 1 Select Mode dial to Auto mode 2 Press the Power ON OFF bottom to turn the camera on and off NOTE It takes about 2 seconds to power on the camera When powering on the camera in Auto Manual Video mode in the right down co...

Page 13: ...Preparing to Take Pictures 9 Date and Time Set Up 1 You may set the date and time in any Mode dial 2 Press MENU button 3 Then press RIGHT button to SETUP MENU ...

Page 14: ... 4 Press SET button to DATE TIME menu 5 Press UP DOWN to adjust the value of your setting 6 Press Set button to set the value and advance to the next Use UP DOWN button to change the display of date A YY MM DD B MM DD YY C DD MM YY ...

Page 15: ...ting beep sound in any mode dial 1 Press MENU button 2 Then press RIGHT button to SETUP MENU 3 Press DOWN button to BEEP 4 Press SET button to BEEP menu 5 Press UP DOWN button to set the beep sound 6 Press SET button again to complete your setting Note The default setting is On ...

Page 16: ... POWER SAVE 4 Press SET button to POWER SAVE menu 5 Press UP DOWN button for your new setting 6 After your selection press SET again to complete your setting Note The default setting is Off 1 minute This camera will automatically turn off monitor screen if there is no operation after one minute the LED is on in Green Per forming any button will have the monitor screen to turn back on ...

Page 17: ...rforming any button will have the monitor screen to turn back on Note After the above 3 minute power saving if there is no more operation in another 1 minute this camera will automatically power off You have to push the Power bottom in order to turn on the camera again Off This camera will not perform the power saving function Quick View Setting You can view the picture immediately on the LCD scre...

Page 18: ... to a TV set Please refer to Page 44 of Viewing images on a TV set It allows you to use the VT screen as your cam era LCD screen when shooting or replaying images The Video outputsignal can be switched NTSC or PAL to accommodate differient signal systems The default setting will vary between regions NTSC U S A Canada Taiwan Japan etc PAL Europe Asia excluding Taiwan etc 1 Press MENU button 2 Then ...

Page 19: ...n to TV Out 4 Press SET button to enter the TV Out selection Language Set Up Use this feature to select the language for the LCD screen You may perform the language setting in any Mode dial 1 Press MENU button 2 Then press RIGHT button to SETUP MENU ...

Page 20: ...eparing to Take Pictures 16 3 Press DOWN button to LANGUAGE 4 Press SET button to enter the LANGUAGE selection 5 Use UP DOWN button to set the language you need 6 Press SET again to complete your setting ...

Page 21: ...6 2 You will see the card slot next to the battery house 3 Insert the SD card into the slot in the direction shown illustration Removing a SD memory card 1 Press the memory card into the camera and then quickly re lease it That will make the card to come partially out of the camera 2 Pull the memory card out of the slot 3 Close the battery card cover please refer to page 7 ...

Page 22: ...atically set the exposure and white balance according to your shooting environment Manual Photo Mode You can manually set the exposure and white balance before shooting Playback Mode Replay or delete images from the camera memory storage Download and display image at your computer Print images directly to a connected printer Video Mode Use this mode to record movies You can also manually set the e...

Page 23: ... to the Viewfinder will light in Green 3 The live image will automatically show out on the LCD screen with information display Turn off the previewing LCD screen The LCD screen always comes on when you turn the camera power on at any Mode dial You can turn on off the previewing LCD screen by pressing DISP button 1 Press the DISP button one time to turn off the informa tion display 2 Press the DISP...

Page 24: ...amera you can access the SD card only You can t access the SD card and the on board memory at the same time Taking a Picture in Auto Mode 1 Select the Mode dial to Auto 2 Press the POWER button to power on the camera 3 Press Shutter button half way and align the auto focus mark on the subject you want to take When the focus is locked the auto focus mark turns into green 4 Take a picture by pressin...

Page 25: ...the shutter button half way down you can also check if there is proper exposure value subject to your current light condition for capturing If the display indicators on the LCD screen turn into green color it means the camera has automatically lock the exposure and white balance for you If the display indicators on LCD screen turn into red color which means the camera s auto exposure and auto whit...

Page 26: ...g indirect indoors lighting or a dark background 1 Set the Mode dial to Manual 2 Press MENU button 3 Use UP DOWN button to set the exposure value 4 Press SET button to complete the exposure setting EV Value Range 2EV to 2EV Steps 1 3V NOTE Exposure compensation returns to its standard default setting AUTO every time you turn on the camera 5 Afteryoumanuallysettheexposurevaluein Manual capturingmod...

Page 27: ...ct to WHITE BALANCE 3 Use UP DOWN button to set the white balance mode 4 Press SET button to complete your setting If the LCD screen is on you can check the result by viewing the image on the LCD screen AUTO Normal conditions camera adjusts white balance automatically Outdoor daylight Shade Indoors illuminated by tungsten lighting Indoors illuminated by fluorescent lighting converts images to blac...

Page 28: ... button 4 Press RIGHT button and select to RESOLUTION 5 Use UP DOWN button to set the resolution 6 Press SET button to complete your setting Quality Setting 1 Select the Mode dial to Auto or Manual 2 Press MENU button 3 Press RIGHT button and select to QUALITY 4 Use UP DOWN button to set the quality of image compression After setting the resolution and quality the following information icons will ...

Page 29: ...ss the button to select the flash mode Auto The camera determines when there is not enough light Red Eye Reduction A pre flash will fire automatically when needed before Off The flash will not fire Fill The flash fires every time when you take a picture The flash fires automatically when needed the picture is taken And the Red Eye Reduction lamp fires again when picture is taken ...

Page 30: ...creen is on in Auto or Manual Mode you can zoom in the subject before the image is taken 1 Set Mode dial to Auto or Manual 2 Turn on the LCD screen and the Information display in on if not press DISP button 2 Press UP button to zoom in the subject 3 Press Down button to zoom out the subject Zoom x1 0 Auto mode ...

Page 31: ...mages continuously at the speed of approxi mate of 3 images in 2 seconds 1 Set Mode dial to Auto or Manual 2 Press the Continuous Mode button 3 Be sure that the appears on the LCD monitor then press shut ter button To cancel the Continuous Mode function Press the Continuous Mode button again ...

Page 32: ...ess the Self Timer button Self Timer Options OFF Turns self timer off 2 SEC Press Self Timer one time Indicates a countdown of two seconds 10 SEC Indicates a countdown of ten seconds 3 Be sure that the 2 sec or 10 sec appear on the LCD monitor then press Shutter button 4 The Self Timer lamp will flash in red when you press shutter button for countdown To cancel the self timer function Press the se...

Page 33: ...utton again to stop the recording Adjusting the exposure and white balance before recording Please refer to page 20 NOTE In Video mode the resolution is set to 320x240 pixels There is no zoom in and zoom out functions in Video Recording Mode Be careful not to touch the microphone while recording The maximum length of individual video recording will depend on the memory space The recording will end...

Page 34: ...ing Self Timer Digital Zoom Mode Exposure Compensation Valve 2 0 2 0 AUTO DAYLIGHT SHADE TUNGSTEN FLUORESCENT BLACK WHITE 2048 X 1536 1600 X 1200 NORMAL ECONOMY DATE TIME BEEP POWER SAVE QUICK VIEW TV OUT LANGUAGE Auto Red Eye Reduction Off Fill X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 640 X 480 1024 X 768 FINE Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode ...

Page 35: ...RIGHT LEFT button to view different pictures NOTE When viewing the video you can use PLAY button to start the video playing and use STOP button to stop the video playing While the video is playing if you press STOP button the video will return to the first image Viewing Pictures in Thumbnail You can view up to 9 images at a time by using the THUMBNAIL function 1 Select Mode dial to Playback mode 2...

Page 36: ...he time the thumbnail mode was selected Zooming the Displayed Image When viewing a single image in Playback Mode you can magnify the image you selected The scale of magnification is x1 0 x4 0 1 Select the Mode dial to Playback mode 2 Magnify the image up to the desired scale of magnification by using the UP button ...

Page 37: ...o indicator will display on the left down side next to the Battery Indicator of the LCD screen Slide the magnified image in four ways 1 Press SET button and the four way arrow directors will appear on the LCD screen 2 Press UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT buttons to slide the magnified pictures 3 Press SET button again to return to the magnify function ...

Page 38: ... Playback mode Deleting a Single Image 1 Select Mode dial to Playback mode 2 Press MENU button 3 Press SET button to selete SINGLE 4 Use UP DOWN button to cancel this deleting and return to DE LETE MENU or to delete this picture Deleting All Unprotected Images 1 Select Mode dial to Playback mode ...

Page 39: ...Reviewing Your Pictures and Videos 35 2 Press MENU button 3 Press DOWN button to selete ALL 4 Press SET button to confirm CANCEL or YES ...

Page 40: ...tecting Pictures against Deletion Protect or unprotect a single image 1 Select Mode dial to Playback mode 2 Follow Viewing Pictures procedure to the pictures you want to protect 3 Press MENU button and use RIGHT button to PROTECT function 4 Press SET button to protect single picture ...

Page 41: ... the image press SET button again NOTE 1 Be sure that the PROTECT icon appears after your setting 2 Use LEFT RIGHT button to slide the image to the next one Protect or unprotect all image 1 Follow procedure 1 2 and 3 in Protect or unprotect a single image 2 Press UP DOWN button to ON or OFF PROTECT ALL function ...

Page 42: ...ctures to appear on the LCD screen Three time settings of Slide Show OFF The Slide Show feature default sets as OFF 5 sec The pictures will appear on LCD screen for a period of 5 seconds 10 sec The pictures will appear on LCD screen for a period of 5 seconds Press SET button to complete your setting and start to run the slide show Note 1 The slide show will automatically run from the fist picture ...

Page 43: ... 1 Select Mode dial to Playback mode 2 Press MENU button 3 Press RIGHT button to select to COPY TO CARD 4 Use UP DOWN button to select NO or YES This starts the copy operation After all the images are copied to the card the message COPY COMPLETED appears on the camera LCD screen Note You can not copy the images from the memory card to the cameras on board memory ...

Page 44: ... UP DOWN button to select NO or YES YES Formats the memory card NO Cancels formatting operation This starts the FORMATTING operation After the memory storage is formatted the message NO IMAGE appears on the camera LCD screen Note The data deleted by a format operation can not be recovered Make sure that you do not need any data currently stored on a memory card before you format it ...

Page 45: ...ted on Sep 20 which is the 100th folder on the memory card 100_0920 Day Month Serial Number Under Line Files Each folder can contain up to 9 999 image files If you try to save the 10 000th pictures to a folder the camera automatically creates a new folder and stores the image in the new folder The name assigned to the files is based on the current date as described below Example 28th image taken o...

Page 46: ...ormat which is a format for recording on a memory card or other medium which digital camera images should be printed and how many copies of the image should be printed Then you can print on a DPOF compatible printer or at a professional print service from the memory card in accordance with the file name and number of copies settings recorded on the cards Print Order Setting 1 Select to Mode dial t...

Page 47: ...to select COPIES or DATE settings DPOF Options Copies Specify the number of copies to be printed Use UP DOWN button to choose the numbers DATE Insert a date stamp into the imag Use UP DOWN button to choose ON OFF Press RIGHT button Scroll forward to the next image Press LEFT button Scroll back to the previous image Resetting the Print Order Setting The Reset feature clears all print selections and...

Page 48: ...ads this data and adjust the printed image accordingly so your image come out just the way you intended when you recorded them See the documentation that came with your printer for full details about PRINT Image Matching PRINT Image Matching is a term for the print command that is embedded in header file fo the image created by Digital Camera It contains color set ting and image parameter informat...

Page 49: ... NOTE The camera LCD screen turns off automatically during video output Selecting the Video Output Signal Mode Your camera supports both NTSC used in U S Japan and other countries and PAL used in Europe and other areas video output signal systems The video sysetem you should use depend on the contry of origitn of the equopment you are connecting to the camera s VIDEO OUT terminal Downloading Image...

Page 50: ... card adapter optional and then insert the PC card adapter into the computer s PC card reader 2 Double click the icon of the drive with the SD card 3 Copy images from the card into a folder of your choice on the hard disk Connecting the Camera to a Computer via USB Cable 1 Make sure that you install the USB driver that comes on the bundled CD ROM first 2 Connect the supplied USB cable to the compu...

Page 51: ...e the camera is on the camera will automatically turn off It s recommended to power the camera from a household power outlet with the optional AC Adapter If you are in the first time to connect the camera to a PC in Windows98 operation system via USB cable the computer will detect the camera as Unknow device and then automati cally complete the camera installation ...

Page 52: ...tored in camera on board memory If you insert a SD card into the camera the images taken will be stored in the SD card Memory Card Data Images recorded with this camera and other datat are stored on the memory card using DCF Design rule for Camera File system protocol DCF protocol is designed for image an other data exchange between digital cameras and other devices DCF Protocol DCF Protocol defin...

Page 53: ...rom drive Program should install automatically Follow on screen instructions NOTE If your system requires a manual installation Click Run type the CD ROM drive install exe then click OK Restarting your computer is recommended If you click on the exit on the main screen of the camera driver it take you through the install again seems to be a glitch in the software ...

Page 54: ...system is Windows 98 98SE 2000 ME XP 1 Insert CD into your PC cd rom drive 2 Program should install automatically 3 Follow on screen instructions 1 Click the MGI PhotoSuite 4 SE menu on autorun frame 2 A Welcome window will be displayed Click Next to move to the next step ...

Page 55: ...w will be displayed If you agree to this click YES the window will then move to the next step If you disagree click NO and the install program will be canceled 4 Select Destination Location 5 Start Copying Files window will displayed Click Next to start installation ...

Page 56: ... a manual installation Click Run type the CD ROM drive install exe then click OK Restarting your computer is recommended Using MGI PhotoSuite 4 SE 1 Click Start Programs MGI PhotoSuite 4 MGI PhotoSuite 4 2 This will open the MGI PhotoSuite software to edit crop and print your pictures ...

Page 57: ... W Update Test Mode Self timer Erase All Test Mode Green including burst AVI Delete Single Protect All Slide Show Read Image When AE is locked strobe is ready if strobe in Fill Auto and Red Eye Reduction mode Self time capture 10 sec 1 6 sec 7 8 sec 9 10 sec Self time capture 2 sec Power Saving Green Green Green Green Orange Self timer Self timer Self timer Self timer UNIT 100ms 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 ...

Page 58: ...e 2 3 2 2 2 3 Red Green Red Red Red Red Red Red Troubleshooting Power does not turn on The camera does not shoot Batteries are loading in wrong dirction Batteries are dead The battery cover is open The model dial is set to Playback mode The flash is charging Memory is full The SD card is nor formatted correctly Reload batteries in the correct direction Replace the new batteries Make sure the batte...

Page 59: ...TSC or Please use the attached video cable to connect the camera Set the video system to the Recorded images are not Images are nor displayed The flash doesn t fire Image not showing on TV saved in memory full set of new ones non DCF images except Off to the TV correctly PAL for your TV complete the save operation is Camera power down before A memory card with non DCF images recorded with another ...

Page 60: ...eps Shutter Control Mechanical Shutter Digital Zoom Preview Mode X3 continuous 0 2X step Playback Mode X4 continuous 0 1X step Digital Zoom Video mode N A Image File Format Still Burst EXIF 2 1 compatible format JPEG Compression DCF compatible Support DPOF PIM Still Capture Mode Single Mode Burst Mode 3 pictures per shot White Balance Auto Manual 5 modes in manual selection daylight shade tungsten...

Page 61: ...57 Reference DC Input 3 3V DC adapter Dimension Camera body 97 5x64 5x36 mm Weight Camera body without battery 175g Specifications are subject to change without prior notice ...

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