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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 12

Overview .......................................................................................................... 12

Package Contents ........................................................................................... 13

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR

VIVICAM 3826

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Front View ...................................................................................................... 14

Rear View ....................................................................................................... 15
Mode Dial ........................................................................................................ 16
LED Indicators................................................................................................. 17

LCD Monitor Information .................................................................................. 18

GETTING STARTED ............................................................................................... 21

Installing the Batteries .................................................................................... 21

Using an AC Power Adapter (Optional Accessory) .......................................... 22
Loading an SD Memory Card (Optional Accessory) ......................................... 23
Attaching the Camera Strap ............................................................................. 24
Attaching the Lens Strap...............................................................................24

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Summary of Contents for Vivicam 3826

Page 1: ...V3826 User Manual English 040507TP...

Page 2: ...s and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that int...

Page 3: ...ss B limits in Subpart B of Part 15 of the FCC rules Do not make any changes or modifications to the equipment unless otherwise specified in the manual If such changes or modifications should be made...

Page 4: ...stered trademarks of their respective owners READ THIS FIRST Please start by reading the important messages below first 1 The bundled driver software design specifications and user s manual that were...

Page 5: ...contact your dealer or authorized service facility for repairs Never attempt to repair this camera by yourself as this is dangerous Do not use the camera if any foreign objects have entered the camera...

Page 6: ...ticular care when using the camera under extreme weather conditions such as rain or snow or when operating the camera at the beach or near water Water in the camera may cause a fire or an electrical s...

Page 7: ...the case and cause a fire Always use the camera and its accessories in well ventilated locations Handle the camera carefully and do not bump the camera into any hard object Handling the camera roughl...

Page 8: ...to the camera check the polarity markings on the battery and to ensure that you insert the battery correctly Incorrect battery polarity may result in the batteries splitting or leaking and causing a f...

Page 9: ...26 14 Front View 14 Rear View 15 Mode Dial 16 LED Indicators 17 LCD Monitor Information 18 GETTING STARTED 21 Installing the Batteries 21 Using an AC Power Adapter Optional Accessory 22 Loading an SD...

Page 10: ...Image Resolution and Quality 26 CAPTURINGIMAGES 28 Basic Settings 28 Viewfinder 28 LCD Monitor 29 Zoom Functions 30 Self Timer 31 Flash 32 Photography Modes 34 Manual Mode 35 Automatic Mode 36 Macro M...

Page 11: ...a Time 47 Delete All Images Video Clips at a Time 48 Formatting an SD card or Internal Memory 49 MOVIE MODE 50 Recording Video Clips 50 Viewing Video Clips 51 TRANSFERRINGIMAGESANDVIDEO CLIPS TO YOUR...

Page 12: ...For Computers Running Mac OS 55 INSTALLING PHOTOSUITE 56 INSTALLING PHOTOVISTA 57 INSTALLING ACROBAT READER 58 USER S MANUAL ON CD ROM 59 MENU OPTIONS 60 Capture Menu 60 Playback Menu 67 Setup Menu 6...

Page 13: ...Secure Digital SD Memory Cards store images that you have captured Even if the ViviCam 3826 s power is turned OFF the images saved on the SD Memory Card are not erased SD Memory Card can be repeatedl...

Page 14: ...ith your ViviCam 3826 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 ma...

Page 15: ...M 3826 Front View 7 Power switch 8 Flash 9 Viewfinder window 10 Lens 11 Self timer LED 12 Microphone 1 Mode dial movie record button 2 Shutter button 3 Camera strap lug 4 A V OUT Audio Video Out termi...

Page 16: ...tton Down Self timer button 4 Arrow button Left 5 OK OK button 1 Viewfinder 2 LED indicator 3 LCD monitor 4 Delete button 5 Tripod socket 6 T Optical Zoom Telephoto Digital zoom button W Optical Zoom...

Page 17: ...ortrait Mode Select this mode to make people stand out with the background out of focus 5 Landscape Mode This mode is used when the distance to the subject is greater than 6 feet 6 Night Scene Mode Se...

Page 18: ...Blinking red The flash is Charging No LED indicator Blinking green Image is being recorded to the memory card No LED indicator Blinking green USB communication transfer in progress No LED indicator S...

Page 19: ...ages 1 Exposure mode 3 Image quality M Manual mode Fine A Automatic mode Normal Macro mode Economy Portrait mode Landscape mode Night Scene mode Sports mode 2 Image size resolution 4 Saturation 2304 x...

Page 20: ...ill flash on Flash off 9 Color Full color Black and White Sepia 10 Card indicator 11 Remaining images 12 Adapter indicator Battery level Full battery power Medium battery power Virtually no battery po...

Page 21: ...playing images back 1 Reverse arrow 2 Card indicator 3 Forward arrow 4 Date year month day 5 Current image total number of images 6 Image size 7 Battery level Adapter These indicators are displayed w...

Page 22: ...stalling the Batteries 1 Make sure the camera is off 2 Slide the battery SD memory card cover 3 Insert the batteries noting correct polarity and 4 Close the battery SD memory card cover firmly If you...

Page 23: ...3 Connect the other end to an electrical outlet Make sure to use only the AC power adapter specified for the camera Damage caused by the use of an incorrect adapter is not covered under the warranty...

Page 24: ...battery SD memory card cover 3 Insert an SD memory card If the card cannot be inserted check the orientation 4 Close the battery SD card cover To remove the SD memory card make sure the camera is off...

Page 25: ...is firmly secured Attaching the Lens Strap To prevent losing your lens cap always use the lens strap Attach the lens strap as follows 1 Pass the end of the lens strap through the strap eyelet on the l...

Page 26: ...ng will be retained even if the camera is turned off Setting the Date and the Time The Date Time screen will be presented if when The camera is turned on for the first time The camera is turned on aft...

Page 27: ...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 or on a web...

Page 28: ...er of shots that you can capture at each setting based on internal memory or an 8MB 16MB 32MB 128MB 256MB SD memory card The above data shows the standard testing results The actual capacity varies ac...

Page 29: ...pose pictures and examine all the details but using it will also consume more battery power However always use the LCD monitor for MACRO shots to avoid parallax effects Viewfinder Using the viewfinder...

Page 30: ...se your shot in the LCD monitor 4 Press the shutter button The LED indicator blinks green while the camera is processing a captured image In Capture mode pressing OK button will set the LCD ON OFF The...

Page 31: ...Automatic Macro Portrait Landscape Night Scene or Sports 3 Press T button to activate the zoom function Digital zoom s range is from 1 25x to 4x within 11 stages 1 25x 1 5x 1 67x 1 75x 2x 2 25x 2 5x 3...

Page 32: ...era to a tripod or place it on a stable surface 2 Turn the camera on by sliding the POWER switch 3 Set the mode dial base on the desired scenery Manual Automatic Macro Portrait Landscape Night Scene o...

Page 33: ...the POWER switch 2 Set the mode dial base on the desired scenery Manual Automatic Macro Portrait Landscape Night Scene or Sports 3 Press repeatedly the button located on the rear side of the camera u...

Page 34: ...red eye phenomenon Select this mode when capturing images of people and animals in low light conditions Fill Flash on The flash will always fire regardless of the surrounding brightness Select this mo...

Page 35: ...automatic camera operation Macro Mode This mode is used to shoot a close up of the subject such as flowers or insects Portrait Mode This mode is used to make the main subject stand out precisely whil...

Page 36: ...R switch 2 Rotate the mode dial to M 3 Press the Menu button 4 To set Image size Image quality EV White balance ISO Color Saturation and Sharpness you may press button or press button to enter the sub...

Page 37: ...button 4 To set Image size Image quality EV White balance and ISO you may press button or press button to enter the submenu and choose the setting with your preference When the settings are set press...

Page 38: ...ress button to enter the submenu and choose the setting with your preference When the settings are set press the OK button to confirm 5 Compose the image 6 Press the shutter button down halfway to foc...

Page 39: ...et Image size Image quality EV White balance Color Saturation and Sharpness you may press button or press button to enter the submenu and choose the setting with your preference When the settings are...

Page 40: ...ate the mode dial to 3 Press the Menu button 4 To set Image size Image quality EV White balance Color Saturation and Sharpness you may press button or press button to enter the submenu and choose the...

Page 41: ...mera on by sliding the POWER switch 2 Rotate the mode dial to 3 Press the Menu button 4 To set Image size Image quality EV White balance Color Saturation and Sharpness you may press button or press bu...

Page 42: ...Image quality EV White balance Color Saturation and Sharpness you may press button or press button to enter the submenu and choose the setting with your preference When the settings are set press the...

Page 43: ...mode also provides a thumbnail image display allowing you to quickly scan for the image you want In Playback mode pressing the Playback button or rotating the mode dial will change into Capture mode I...

Page 44: ...select your recorded images by using the button To view the previous image press the button To view the next image press the button If there are no images in memory or memory card No image will appear...

Page 45: ...ation allows you to view fine details 1 Turn the camera on by sliding the POWER switch 2 Press the button 3 View and select your recorded images by using the button 4 To zoom an image press the T butt...

Page 46: ...n the button Nine thumbnail images appear on the LCD monitor assuming there are nine or more recorded images in memory To view a full size image select an image using the Button and press the telephot...

Page 47: ...2 Press the Playback button 3 Then press the Menu button and select Slide show by using button 4 Press the OK button and to set the playback interval by using button 5 Press the OK button again to con...

Page 48: ...k menu Delete One Image Video Clip at a Time 1 Turn the camera on by sliding the POWER switch 2 Press the button on the rear side of the camera to see captured images and video clips 3 Select the unwa...

Page 49: ...the button 6 Press the OK button again to confirm After that No image is displayed To exit the screen press the playback button menu button or rotate the mode dial The camera is ready to capture the n...

Page 50: ...nu 5 Press button to select Format 6 If you want to format the internal memory SD card choose Yes by pressing button If you want to cancel the action select No No image will pop up after the internal...

Page 51: ...The record time REC icon card indicator and battery level will display on the LCD monitor 3 You can start recording the video clip simply by pressing the button To stop the recording press the button...

Page 52: ...isplayed To stop playback press the OK button To exit playback press the playback button or rotate the mode dial Then the camera will be ready to capture the next shot or video clip The zoom function...

Page 53: ...clips from the ViviCam 3826 to your computer follow the steps below Step 1 Instal the USB driver only for Windows 98 Step 2 Connecting the ViviCam 3826 to your computer Step 3 Downloading images vide...

Page 54: ...he CD ROM packaged with the ViviCam 3826 into the CD ROM drive The welcome screen appears 2 Click Install USB Driver Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation After the USB driver...

Page 55: ...actually 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 D...

Page 56: ...nu You may also drag and drop image files from the camera to a desired location For Computers Running Mac OS Open the untitled disk window and the hard disk or the destination location Drag and drop f...

Page 57: ...otoSuite 1 Inset the CD ROM packaged with the ViviCam 3826 into the CD ROM drive The welcome screen appears 2 Click Install PhotoSuite Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation Fo...

Page 58: ...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 59: ...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 60: ...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 instruc...

Page 61: ...Landscape Night Scene or Sports 3 Press the button and then scroll through the options by pressing the button 4 To set Image size resolution Image quality EV White balance ISO Color Saturation or Shar...

Page 62: ...may be situations where you wish to manually override the automatic determination of the camera and under or over expose the image This is called EV compensation The EV compensation of your ViviCam 3...

Page 63: ...it portraits Very bright scenes such as snowfields and highly reflective subjects Shots made up predominantly of sky Negative Compensation Spot lighted subjects particularly against dark backgrounds I...

Page 64: ...turing images under specific lighting conditions Automatic Daylight Cloudy Sunset Tungsten and Fluorescent To set white balance you may press button in the main menu or press button to enter the subme...

Page 65: ...SO setting However when capturing high quality images use a lower ISO setting To set ISO press button in the main menu or press button to enter the submenu and choose the setting After the setting is...

Page 66: ...set press the OK button to confirm The color setting is not possible in A Automatic mode Saturation When Capturing an image the ViviCam 3826 offers you three different degrees of color saturation rich...

Page 67: ...ook sharper In some scenes you may prefer sharper edge detail In other scenes you may prefer softer edge detail To set Sharpness High Medium Low press button in the main menu or press button to enter...

Page 68: ...through the menu options by using the button Delete Refer to Deleting Images Video Clips in Playback Mode Copy to card This feature allows you to copy your images from the ViviCam 3826 s memory card...

Page 69: ...ct the video output standard according to where you are located To set this option first press the OK button Then use the button to select your TV broadcast format NTSC or PAL and then press OK button...

Page 70: ...n select beeper Louder Soft or Off by using the button and then OK button to confirm The ViviCam 3826 defaults to Off Language This option allows you to select the language for the On Screen Display O...

Page 71: ...ate the mode dial If the camera has powered off then you must turn the camera on again by sliding the POWER switch To change the power saving interval when the camera is charging with batteries press...

Page 72: ...E 71 CONNECTINGTHEVIVICAM3826TOOTHERDEVICES USB Cable Notebook Computer TV PCMCIA Adapter SD Card Reader SD Card Reader VIDEO Cable SD Memory Card Printer...

Page 73: ...n Still Image 2304 x 1728 1600 x 1200 1280 x 960 640 x 480 Movie image 320 x 240 Image quality Fine Normal Economy Recording media 16 MB internal memory 14 MB available for image storage SD memory car...

Page 74: ...or video clip Standards JPEG EXIF 2 1 MPEG 1 Level I Interface DC IN jack USB connector VIDEO OUT jack NTSC or PAL Operatingenvironment Operation 00 C 400 C 15 90 humidity Storage 200 C 600 C 10 95 hu...

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