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V3815

User Manual

English

Rev. 1 - 040701

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Page 1: ...V3815 User Manual English Rev 1 040701...

Page 2: ...cations 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 dete...

Page 3: ...and accessories that come with your ViviCam 3815 may be different from those described in this manual This is due to the fact that different retailers often specify slightly different product inclusio...

Page 4: ...after you have disconnected the camera 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 touch the power plug...

Page 5: ...rap the camera or the AC power adapter with a cloth or quilt This may cause heat to build up distort the case and cause a fire Always use the camera and its accessories in well ventilated locations Do...

Page 6: ...3 BASIC FUNCTIONS 24 Turning the Power On 24 Using the LCD Monitor 25 Using the Optical Viewfinder to Shoot 26 Normal Focus Mode 26 Digital Zoom 27 Using the Flash 28 Self Timer 30 Macro Focus Mode 31...

Page 7: ...LLING PHOTOSUITE 53 INSTALLING PHOTOVISTA 54 INSTALLING ACROBAT READER 55 USING THE USER S MANUAL 56 LIST OF MENU OPTIONS 57 Capture Menu 57 Playback Menu 63 Video Clip Menu 64 Setup Menu 65 CONNECTIN...

Page 8: ...ght Internal built in memory let you capture and store images without the need for an additional memory card However you may wish to expand the memory capacity by using an external memory card In addi...

Page 9: ...am 3815 may be different from those described in this manual due to the fact that different retailers often specify slightly different product inclusions and accessories to suit their market requireme...

Page 10: ...9 1 Battery SD card cover 2 Shutter button 3 Power button 4 Flash 5 Viewfinder window COMPONENTS GUIDE Front View 6 5 7 1 2 9 8 3 4 6 Lens 7 Focus switch 8 Self timer LED 9 Lens cover...

Page 11: ...10 E F S G Rear view 7 6 1 9 5 4 2 3 8 1 Strap eyelet 2 Viewfinder 3 LED indicator 4 LCD monitor 5 MODE button 6 MENU button 7 Multi Selector 8 Tripod socket 9 Port cover USB VIDEO Out DC IN...

Page 12: ...ulti Selector 1 Arrow button Up Thumbnail button 2 Arrow button Right Display button 3 OK button Digital zoom button 4 Arrow button Down Flash button Delete button 5 Arrow button Left Self timer 5 2 3...

Page 13: ...or Blinking red Charging the flash No LED indicator Blinking green Image is being recorded to the memory card No LED indicator Solid red USB communication transfer in progress No LED indicator Solid g...

Page 14: ...Night Scene mode Select this option to capture images of people against dark or night time background 4 Portrait mode Select this option to make people stand out with the background out of focus 5 La...

Page 15: ...t mode Movie mode 2 Image resolution 2304X1728 1600X1200 1280X960 640X480 3 Image quality Fine Normal Economy 6 ISO speed no indication for Auto Auto ISO 100 100 ISO 200 200 7 Flash mode Fill flash on...

Page 16: ...pter indicator Battery level Fully battery level Fairly consumed Nearly exhausted Virtually no battery power 12 Self timer mode 13 Macro mode icon 14 White balance no indication for auto white balance...

Page 17: ...n playing images back 22 26 1 Reverse key 2 Card indicator 3 Forward key 4 Protect indicator 5 Current image total number of images 6 Adapter indicator Battery level Fully battery level Fairly consume...

Page 18: ...yed when recording video clips 1 Movie mode 2 Recording indicator 3 Video counter 4 Card indicator 5 Adapter indicator Battery level Fully battery level Fairly consumed Nearly exhausted Virtually no b...

Page 19: ...hese indicators are displayed when playing video clips back 00 00 1 Recorded time 2 Card indicator 3 Adapter indicator Battery level Fully battery level Fairly consumed Nearly exhausted Virtually no b...

Page 20: ...ld and new batteries Avoid using the batteries in extremely cold environments as low temperatures may shorten the battery life and reduce the camera performance Low temperature will influence Alkaline...

Page 21: ...AC power adapter to the jack labeled DC IN 3 Connect the other end to an electrical outlet Note Make sure to use only the AC power adapter specified for the ViviCam 3815 Damage caused by the use of an...

Page 22: ...revent valuable data from being accidentally erased from an SD memory card you can slide the write protect tab on the side of the SD memory card to LOCK To save edit or erase data on an SD memory card...

Page 23: ...nth day and the time by using the buttons To increase the value press the button To decrease the value press the button 2 Press the button after all fields are set Deutch Choosing the Language When yo...

Page 24: ...entally dropping your camera always use the camera strap Attach the camera strap as follows 1 Thread the small loop of the strap through the strap eyelet on the camera 2 Pull the large loop through th...

Page 25: ...o seconds to turn on the camera The LED indicator lights red while the camera is initialized Open the lens cover Note If lens cover is not opened while turning on the camera a prompt will appear on th...

Page 26: ...ack Light 3 Compose your image on the LCD monitor 4 Press the shutter button Note In the Capture mode pressing display button will select OSD Off LCD Off LCD On The LCD monitor is difficult to see in...

Page 27: ...the desired scenery Auto Sports Night Scene Portrait Landscape Back Light 3 Compose your image in the viewfinder 4 Press the shutter button Normal Focus Mode Normal focus mode is used to capture imag...

Page 28: ...ViviCam 3815 2 Set the scene mode in the Capture menu based on the desired scenery Auto Sports Night Scene Portrait Landscape Back Light 3 Press the button to activate the zoom function You may zoom d...

Page 29: ...r and press the POWER button to turn on your ViviCam 3815 2 Set the scene mode in the Capture menu based on the desired scenery Auto Sports Night Scene Portrait Landscape Back Light 3 Press the button...

Page 30: ...tomatically according to the ambient lighting conditions Select this mode for general photography A Red eye reduction The flash emits a precursor flash before the main flash fires This causes the pupi...

Page 31: ...for the first 7 seconds or the first 2 seconds and then blinking rapidly for the last 3 seconds 1 Secure the camera to a tripod or place it on a stable surface 2 Open the lens cover and press the POW...

Page 32: ...y as Macro Focus mode 3 Compose your image 4 Press the shutter button To disable macro photography slide the focus switch back to the Normal Focus mode Note When shooting a close up in the Macro Focus...

Page 33: ...fewer images will take up more memory space High resolution and quality settings are recommended for printed output and situations requiring the finest detail Lower resolution quality images take up l...

Page 34: ...16 1 8 1 12 1 16 1 Resolution Quality Compression Ratio 16MB approx Internal Memory 8MB SD Memory Card 16MB SD Memory Card 32MB SD Memory Card 64MB SD Memory Card 128MB SD Memory Card 2304 x 1728 160...

Page 35: ...the button 3 To select Auto mode the setting can be set by pressing the button in the main menu or press the button to enter the sub menu then press the button again to confirm the setting 4 To exit t...

Page 36: ...ing the button 3 To select Sports mode the setting can be set by pressing the button in the main menu or press the button to enter the sub menu then press the button again to confirm the setting 4 To...

Page 37: ...button 3 To select Night Scene mode the setting can be set by pressing the button in the main menu or press the button to enter the sub menu then press the button again to confirm the setting 4 To exi...

Page 38: ...pressing the button in the main menu or press the button to enter the sub menu then press the button to confirm the setting 4 To exit the Capture menu press the MENU button again LCD monitor will disp...

Page 39: ...nu and select Scene by using the button 3 Select Landscape mode by pressing the button in the main menu or press the button to enter the sub menu then press the button again to confirm the setting 4 T...

Page 40: ...sing the button 3 Select Back Light mode by pressing the button in the main menu or press the button to enter the sub menu then press the button again to confirm the setting 4 To exit the Capture menu...

Page 41: ...a video clip by pressing the shutter button The movie icon REC elapsed time the card indicator macro mode icon and the adapter battery level will display on the LCD monitor while recording a video cli...

Page 42: ...Play back still images one image at a time 1 Open the lens cover and press the POWER button to turn on your camera 2 Press twice the MODE button to enter Playback mode The last recorded image appears...

Page 43: ...tton twice to enter Playback mode The last image frame appears on the LCD monitor 3 Select an image by using the button 4 Enlarge the image by pressing the button Pressing the button once magnifies th...

Page 44: ...press the POWER button to turn on your camera 2 Press twice the MODE button to enter Playback mode 3 Press the thumbnail button and nine thumbnail images appear on the LCD monitor Assuming there are...

Page 45: ...n the lens cover and press the POWER button to turn on your camera 2 Press twice the MODE button to enter Playback mode Then press the MENU button to enter the Playback menu 3 Select Slide show by usi...

Page 46: ...e MENU button to enter the Playback menu 3 Select PROTECT by using the button and press the button 4 You can protect one image or all images at one time by using the button and press the button Protec...

Page 47: ...to enter Playback mode The last image frame appears on the LCD monitor 3 View and select unwanted image by using the button then press the delete button 4 Continue the deletion if necessary If all ima...

Page 48: ...3 Select Delete by using the button and press the button 4 Select Delete All by using the button then press the button to confirm the deletion Note Please be aware of that deleted images cannot be rec...

Page 49: ...press the button 4 Select Format by using the button 5 If you want to format the SD memory card or the internal memory choose Yes by pressing button then press the button to confirm To cancel the act...

Page 50: ...clips from the camera to your computer follow the steps below Step 1 Installing the USB driver only for Windows 98 Step 2 Connecting the camera to your computer Step 3 Downloading images and video cl...

Page 51: ...to complete the installation After the USB driver installation is complete r estart your computer Installing the USB Driver on Macintosh Computers Mac OS 8 6 users must install a USB driver For Mac O...

Page 52: ...ally the memory or memory card in your camera Typically the camera will be assigned drive letter e or higher 6 Double click on the removable disk and locate the DCIM folder 7 Double click on the DCIM...

Page 53: ...ou may also drag and drop image files from the camera to a desired location For Computers Running Mac OS and Desktop LX Open the untitled disk window and the hard disk or the destination location Drag...

Page 54: ...toSuite 1 Insert the CD ROM packaged with the camera into the CD ROM drive The welcome screen appears 2 Click Install PhotoSuite Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation Note For...

Page 55: ...a to create spectacular 3600 panoramic images please refer to its online help For Windows 2000 XP users make sure to install and use the PhotoVista while logged in as a user with an Administrator acco...

Page 56: ...t sections of interest 1 Insert the CD ROM that came with the camera into the CD ROM drive The welcome screen appears 2 Click Install Acrobat Reader Follow the on screen instructions to complete the i...

Page 57: ...ns in other languages may be found on our website 1 Insert the CD ROM that came with the camera into the CD ROM drive The welcome screen appears 2 Click Install User s Manual Follow the on screen inst...

Page 58: ...amera 2 Press the MENU button and then scroll through the options by using the button You may change the settings by pressing the button in the main menu or press the button to enter the sub menu and...

Page 59: ...58 E F S G Image size Refer to Setting Image Resolution and Quality in BASIC FUNCTIONS Image quality Refer to Setting Image Resolution and Quality in BASIC FUNCTIONS...

Page 60: ...n to enter the sub menu and choose the setting After the adjustment is set press the button to confirm Effective Subjects and Set Values Positive Compensation Copying of printed text black characters...

Page 61: ...ce when capturing images under specific lighting conditions Auto Daylight Cloudy Sunset Tungsten and Fluorescent Auto automatically adjusts the white balance Daylight for recording outdoors on a brigh...

Page 62: ...adjustment ISO 100 Sensitivity equivalent to ISO100 ISO 200 Sensitivity equivalent to ISO200 Color Mode When capturing an image the ViviCam 3815 offers three types of color Full color Black White Sepi...

Page 63: ...phasize the borders between light and dark areas of the image This will make the image s edges look sharper In some scenes you may prefer sharper edge detail In other scenes you may prefer softer edge...

Page 64: ...tton After settings are set press again the button to confirm 4 To exit the Playback menu press the MODE button Playback menu items Delete Copy to card Slide show Protect and Setup Delete Refer to Del...

Page 65: ...record video clips with your preferences Video Clip menu items EV White balance and Setup EV Refer to Capture Menu in LIST OF MENU OPTIONS White balance Refer to Capture Menu in LIST OF MENU OPTIONS...

Page 66: ...displaying recorded images on a television NTSC Select this format when located in the U S A Canada Japan Korea Taiwan Central America or Mexico PAL Select this format when located in Australia Belgiu...

Page 67: ...operation is performed for a specific period of time the power to the camera is automatically turned off This feature is useful to reduce battery consumption 1 Min 3 Min 5 Min 10 Min Cancel Set to de...

Page 68: ...67 CONNECTING YOUR VIVICAM 3815 TO OTHER DEVICES USB Cable Notebook Computer TV PCMCIA Adapter SD Card Reader SD Card Reader AV Cable SD Memory Card Printer...

Page 69: ...y Fine Normal Economy Recording media 16MB internal memory 14MB available for image storage SD memory card optional up to 512MB capacity Lens Focal length 7 7mm Focusing range Portrait 0 6m 1 1m Lands...

Page 70: ...ck NTSC or PAL Operating environment Operation 50 C 400 C 15 90 humidity Storage 200 C 700 C 10 95 humidity Power 2 x AA Alkaline batteries optional 2 x AA Ni MH batteries optional AC power adapter 2...

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