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VIVICAM 3750 SPECIFICATIONS

Item

Description

Sensor 

Approx. 3.1 Mega pixels

Image resolution 2048(F/N): 2048 x 1536 pixels

1600: 1600 x 1200 pixels
1280: 1280 x 960 pixels

LCD 

Approx. 1.5" color TFT LCD

Self-timer

10-second delay

Zoom

4X digital zoom

Capture modes

Still Image, Video (movie) recording (without audio)

Memory type

16MB internal memory (14MB available for image storage)
SD memory card, MMC (optional, up to 512MB capacity)

Lens

Fixed focal length: 7.7 mm
F-number: 3.5

Range of Focus Normal focus: 5 feet to infinity

Portrait focus: 3 to 5 feet

Exposure and

Automatic exposure with manual EV compen/- 2.0EV

Compensation

in 0.5EV steps

White balance

Automatic with presets for Tungsten, Fluorescent1, Fluorescent2,
Cloudy, Daylight

Summary of Contents for Vivicam 3750

Page 1: ...V3750 User Manual English 041020TP ...

Page 2: ...ications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment 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 to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the s...

Page 3: ...ies that come with your camera may be different from those described in this manual This is due to the fact that different retailers often specify slightly different product inclusions and accessories to suit their market requirements customer demographics and geographical preferences Products very often vary between retailers especially with accessories such as batteries chargers AC adapters memo...

Page 4: ...nue to use the camera as this may cause a fire or an electrical shock Do not use the camera if any foreign objects have entered the camera Turn the camera off and remove the batteries Contact your dealer or authorized service facility Do not continue to use the camera as this may cause a fire or an electrical shock Do not place the camera in an unstable location such as on a wobbly table or slopin...

Page 5: ...th your camera Use of unsuitable batteries may result in the batteries splitting or leaking and may cause a fire injury or soiling of the battery compartment When placing the batteries into the camera check the polarity markings on the batteries and to ensure that the batteries are inserted correctly Incorrect battery polarity will result in camera inoperability and may result in the batteries spl...

Page 6: ... Monitor Icons 12 GETTING STARTED Installing Batteries 14 Inserting an SD Memory Card optional accessory 15 Attaching the Hand Strap 16 Setting the Date and Time 16 Setting Image Resolution and Quality 17 RECORDMODE Capturing Images 19 Portrait Focus 19 Normal Focus 20 Digital Zoom 20 Self Timer 21 Flash 22 ...

Page 7: ...TRANSFERRING RECORDED IMAGES AND VIDEOS TO YOUR COMPUTER Step 1 Install the USB Mass Storage Driver 32 Step 2 Connecting the ViviCam 3750 to Your Computer 33 Step 3 Downloading Image and Video Files 34 INSTALLING PHOTOSUITE 35 INSTALLING PHOTOVISTA 36 INSTALLING ACROBAT READER 37 USER S MANUAL ON CD ROM 38 USING THE VIVICAM 3750 AS A PC CAMERA Step 1 Install the PC Camera Driver 40 ...

Page 8: ...MENU 42 EV WHITE BALANCE 43 Movie Menu 44 Playback Menu 45 SETUP MENU 45 SLIDE SHOW 45 ERASE 45 COPY TO CARD 45 Setup Menu 46 LCD BRIGHTNESS 46 DATE TIME 46 LANGUAGE 46 SOUND 47 FORMAT MEDIA 47 VIDEO MODE 47 AUTO POWER OFF 47 LIGHT FREQUENCY 48 FACTORY SETUP 48 CONNECTING THE VIVICAM 3750 TO OTHER DEVICES 49 VIVICAM 3750 SPECIFICATIONS 50 ...

Page 9: ... memory lets you capture and store images without the need for an additional memory card However you may wish to expand the memory capacity up to 512MB capacity by using an external memory card In addition to still images you can record short videos using the movie function Images you have taken can be downloaded to your computer using the USB cable A USB driver required for Win 98 You can enhance...

Page 10: ...hat different retailers often specify slightly different product inclusions and accessories to suit their market requirements customer demographics and geographical preferences Products very often vary between retailers especially with accessories such as batteries chargers AC adapters memory cards cables carrying cases pouches and language support Occasionally a retailer will specify a unique pro...

Page 11: ...EN 10 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VIVICAM 3750 1 ...

Page 12: ...elf timer LED 9 LED indicator 10 LCD monitor 11 Arrow button up Quality Resolution button Display button 12 Arrow button left Self timer button 13 OK OK button ZOOM Digital zoom button 14 Arrow button right Flash button 15 Arrow button down Delete button 16 Power button 17 Mode button 18 Menu button 19 Battery Memory card cover 20 Tripod socket ...

Page 13: ...with Red eye reduction Flash off 4 Focus mode no indication Normal focus Portrait focus 5 Self timer mode 6 White balance no indication Auto Tungsten Fluorescent 1 Fluorescent 2 Cloudy Daylight 7 EV compensation no indication with 0EV 8 Possible number of shots remaining at the current size and quality settings 9 Image resolution and quality 10 Digital zoom 11 Memory card indicator SD memory card ...

Page 14: ...White balance 7 Recording indicator blinking Display icons Still Image Playback Mode 1 Playback mode 2 Battery level 3 Frame number 4 Memory card indicator Display icons Video movie Playback Mode 1 Playback mode 2 Battery level 3 Frame number 4 Recorded movie time 5 The first frame of the movie 6 Memory card indicator 7 Playback indicator ...

Page 15: ...using the batteries for an extended period of time remove them from the camera to prevent leakage or corrosion Never use manganese batteries Never use batteries of different types together or mix old and new batteries Avoid using batteries in extremely cold environments as low temperatures can shorten the battery life and reduce camera performance When the icon appears on the LCD monitor the LED i...

Page 16: ... The front side of the memory card printed arrow should face towards the front side of the camera If the card cannot be inserted check the orientation This ViviCam 3750 is also compatible with the MultiMediaCardTM 4 Close the battery memory card cover To remove a memory card Make sure the camera is turned off Open the battery memory card cover Press lightly on the edge of the memory card and it wi...

Page 17: ...rmly secured Setting the Date and Time The DATE TIME screen will be presented if when Camera is turned on for the first time Camera is turned on after leaving the camera without batteries for an extended period of time When the DATE TIME screen appears follow these steps to set the correct date and time Select the year month day and time fields by using the button Press the OK button after all fie...

Page 18: ...resolution and higher quality images offer the best photographic results but produce large files sizes Therefore few images will take up a lot of memory space High resolution and quality settings are recommended for printed output and situations requiring the finest detail Lower resolution quality images take up less memory space and may be quite suitable for sharing images via e mail in a report ...

Page 19: ...16MB internal memory or using an optional memory card from 8MB to 512MB The above data shows the standard testing results The actual capacity varies according to the shooting conditions and setting Note that the ViviCam 3750 has 16MB of internal memory of which 14MB can be used for image storage ...

Page 20: ... The LCD monitor does not work well under direct sunlight and bright light Portrait Focus Capturing images by selecting the portrait focus setting will produce an image with a sharp subject and indistinct background The effective range of focus is between 3 and 5 feet 1 Power on the camera Make sure the camera is in Record mode 2 Set the focus dial located on the front side of the camera to the po...

Page 21: ...ereas digital zoom is a compelling feature the more an image is enlarged zoomed the more pixilated grainier the image will appear 1 Power on the camera Make sure the camera is in Record mode 2 Press the OK button to activate the digital zoom function The zoom bar and magnifier icon appear on the LCD monitor Press the button to magnify up to 4X Press the button to reduce the magnification level 3 P...

Page 22: ... place it on a stable surface 2 Power on the camera Make sure the camera is in Record mode 3 Press the button The icon appears on the LCD monitor 4 Compose the scene 5 Press the shutter button The self timer function is activated 6 After ten seconds the camera takes an image To cancel the self timer at any time press the shutter button to disrupt the sequence Note After an image is taken using sel...

Page 23: ... camera Make sure the camera is in Record mode 2 Press the button repeatedly until the desired flash mode appears 3 Compose the image and press the shutter button Note If you will not be using the flash turn it off Turning the flash OFF will result in faster camera startup and faster operation because the capacitor will not be charged needlessly Turning the flash OFF when not needed will also impr...

Page 24: ...al flash photography The flash emits a precursor flash before the main flash fires Automatic with This Red eye reduction causes the pupil in the human eye to Red eye reduction constrict reducing the red eye phenomenon Select this mode when capturing images of people and animals in low light conditions Flash off The flash will not fire Select this mode when capturing images in a place where flash p...

Page 25: ...us image press the button To view the next image press the button Press the button same as the button once to display the detailed image information such as image quality size time and date Note If there are no images stored in memory the NO IMAGES message will appear on the LCD monitor You can also view your images on the TV screen First connect one end of the video cable to the VIDEO OUT jack of...

Page 26: ... 2 Select the image that you want to view using the button 3 Enlarge the image by pressing the ZOOM button the OK button Pressing the ZOOM button once magnifies the image to 2X Pressing it again magnifies the image to 3X 4X 4 To view the different portion of the enlarged image press the button 5 To return to the regular display cancel playback zoom from 4X enlarged status press the ZOOM button aga...

Page 27: ... be displayed in the full LCDframe Slideshow Display The slideshow function enables you to playback your images back automatically in sequential order as a slide show This is a very useful and entertaining feature for reviewing recorded images and for presentations 1 Power on the camera and toggle the button to the mode 2 Press the button and move to SLIDE SHOW by using the button 3 Set the playba...

Page 28: ...e delete message appears select the image video clip you wish to delete by using the button To delete the selected image video clip use the button to select YES and press the OK button The next image video clip appears To cancel the deletion select NO and press the OK button It will return to the playback mode 4 Continue deletions as desired If all images are deleted the NO IMAGES message will be ...

Page 29: ... screen 3 Select YES by using the button and press the OK button to delete all images The NO IMAGES message appears because all images and video clips have been deleted To exit from this screen press either the or button Note To delete images or videos stored in internal memory do not insert a memory card into the camera Otherwise you will delete the images or video clips stored on the memory card...

Page 30: ...CD monitor The time format is Minutes Seconds 2 To start recording a video clip press and release the shutter button The elapsed time is displayed and the recording indicator blinks on the LCD monitor while recording To stop recording press the shutter button again Notes about Movie Mode Resolution is always 320 x 240 and image quality cannot be specified The self timer cannot be used The flash mo...

Page 31: ...his movie playback and return to the playback mode press the button Notes about Video Playback The zoom function cannot be activated during movie playback To play the video clip back on your computer you may use either Windows Media Player or Apple QuickTime Player QuickTime basic player is available free of charge compatible with both Mac and Windows computers and can be download from the Apple w...

Page 32: ...e driver Windows 98 only Step 2 Connecting the ViviCam 3750 to your computer Step 3 Downloading image and video files System Requirements Windows Pentium 200 MHz or higher Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 XP 128MB RAM 40MB hard disk space CD ROM drive Available USB port System Requirements Macintosh PowerPC G3 G4 OS X or later 128MB RAM 40MB hard disk space CD ROM drive Available USB port ...

Page 33: ...ages Note however a video driver is required if you wish to use the live video feature 1 Insert the CD ROM that came with the ViviCam 3750 into your CD ROM drive The welcome screen appears 2 Click DRIVER Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation After the USB driver has been installed restart your computer Macintosh OS X computers For Mac OS X or higher the computer will autom...

Page 34: ...Typically the camera will be assigned drive letter e or higher 7 Double click on the removable disk and locate the DCIM folder 8 Double click on the DCIM folder to open it to find more folders Your recorded images and video clips will be inside these folders Copy Paste or Drag N Drop image and video files to a folder on your computer Mac users Double click the untitled disk drive icon on our deskt...

Page 35: ...isk and subsequent folders by double clicking on them Your images are inside these folder s Select the images that you want then choose Copy from the Edit menu Open the destination location folder and choose Paste from the Edit menu You may also drag and drop image files from the camera to a desired location Macintosh Open the untitled disk icon and the destination location on your hard disk Drag ...

Page 36: ...e this amazing program To install PhotoSuite 1 Insert the CD ROM that came with the ViviCam 3750 into your CD ROM drive The welcome screen appears 2 Click PHOTO SUITE Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation Note To use PhotoSuite to edit and retouch your recorded images please refer to the on line help For Windows 2000 XP users please make sure to install and use the PhotoSu...

Page 37: ...ctions to complete the installation Note To use PhotoVista to create spectacular 3600 panoramic images please refer to the on line help for this software For Windows 2000 XP users please make sure to install and use the PhotoVista in Administrator mode PhotoVista is not supported on the Mac Windows XP users who have not installed XP Service Pack 1 be sure to link to http www java com en download w...

Page 38: ...sections of interest 1 Insert the CD ROM that came with the ViviCam 3750 into the CD ROM drive The welcome screen appears 2 Click Adobe Acrobat Reader Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation For Mac users 1 Insert the CD ROM that came with the ViviCam 3750 into the CD ROM drive 2 Select and double click Acrobat Reader 3 Select and double click the language that you want 4 Do...

Page 39: ... other languages may be found on our website 1 Insert the CD ROM that came with the ViviCam 3750 into the CD ROM drive The welcome screen appears 2 Click Instruction Manual Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation Alternatively browse the CD ROM to find the PDF file For Mac users 1 Insert the CD ROM that came with the ViviCam 3750 into the CD ROM drive 2 Select and double cli...

Page 40: ...s combined with the USB mass storage driver on the CD ROM Step 2 Connecting the ViviCam 3750 to your computer Step 3 Running your application software i e Windows NetMeeting Note Video conferencing or video editing software is not included with the ViviCam 3750 This mode is not supported for Mac General System Requirements for Videoconferencing To use the ViviCam 3750 for videoconferencing your co...

Page 41: ...indows OS will install both USB mass storage PC camera drivers b On Windows 2000 ME XP it will only install PC camera driver Step 2 Connecting the ViviCam 3750 to Your Computer 1 Connect one end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your computer 2 Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB connector on the camera 3 The USB MODE menu appears on the screen 4 Use the button to select P...

Page 42: ...ick the Place Call button 4 Type the e mail address or the network address of the computer that you are calling 5 Click Call The person that you are calling must also have Windows NetMeeting running and be willing accept your call to start the videoconference Note The video resolution for videoconferencing applications is generally 320 x 240 For more information about the operation of videoconfere...

Page 43: ...an also access the Setup menu in the Record menu To access the Record menu toggle the button to the mode and press the button Scroll through the menu options by using the button SETUP MENU Press the OK button to access the Setup Menu For more information about Setup Menu refer to the Setup menu section ...

Page 44: ...nsation you wish press the OK button Then use the button to select the EV compensation you desire and press the OK button Examples of Exposure Compensation Positive Compensation Imaging printed text black characters on white paper Portraiture with back lighting Very bright scenes such as snow and highly reflective subjects Shots made up predominantly of sky Negative Compensation Spot lighted subje...

Page 45: ...ite balance setting by specifying a lighting condition temperature most appropriate for your scene To set the white balance press the OK button Then select the appropriate white balance by using the button and press the OK button AUTO Camera automatically adjusts white balance For tungsten lighting For reddish fluorescent lighting For bluish fluorescent lighting For cloudy and shady sky For outdoo...

Page 46: ...ore information about Setup Menu refer to the Setup menu section SLIDE SHOW Refer to section in this manual titled Slideshow Display in the PLAYBACK MODE for further details ERASE Refer to section in this manual titled Deleting Images in the PLAYBACK MODE for further details COPY TO CARD This feature allows you to copy your images from the camera s internal memory to a memory card Of course you ca...

Page 47: ...rease the LCD brightness by using the button DATE TIME After removing the batteries from the camera the date and time may return to the default settings If this happens reset the date and time when using the camera Refer to section in this manual titled Setting the Date and Time for further details LANGUAGE This option allows you to select the language for the menus and the text displayed on the L...

Page 48: ...rmatting is an irreversible action and data can not be recovered at a later time Select YES by using the button and press the OK button VIDEO MODE This utility sets the video output format for displaying recorded images on a television Select NTSC or PAL by using the button AUTO POWER OFF If there is no camera activity no buttons are pressed for a defined period of time while the camera is powered...

Page 49: ...local area s voltage This function is only effective if you set the White Balance to or Fluorescent setting Select 50HZ or 60HZ by using the button FACTORY SETUP If you wish to restore all camera settings to their original status select SETUP by using the button and then press the OK button The FACTORY SETUP menu appears on the screen Select YES by using the button and then press the OK button ...

Page 50: ...EN 49 CONNECTING THE VIVICAM 3750 TO OTHER DEVICES ...

Page 51: ...Still Image Video movie recording without audio Memory type 16MB internal memory 14MB available for image storage SD memory card MMC optional up to 512MB capacity Lens Fixed focal length 7 7 mm F number 3 5 Range of Focus Normal focus 5 feet to infinity Portrait focus 3 to 5 feet Exposure and Automatic exposure with manual EV compensation 2 0EV Compensation in 0 5EV steps White balance Automatic w...

Page 52: ... JPEG Interface Ports VIDEO OUT jack USB connector Power 2 AA Alkaline 1 5V or Ni MH 1 5V batteries Dimensions 3 3 x 2 4 x 1 2 84 2 x 61 4 x 30 8 mm W x H x D exclusive of protruding features Weight Approx 4 ounces 110g without batteries and memory card Design and specifications are subject to change without notice ...

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