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Table of Contents 

Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 2

 

Key Features .................................................................................................................................................. 2

 

What‟s Included .............................................................................................................................................. 2

 

Computer System Requirements for WINDOWS OS ................................................................................... 3

 

Computer System Requirements for MAC OS ............................................................................................. 3

 

A Quick Look at Your Camera ....................................................................................................................... 4

 

Preparing Your Camera for Use .................................................................................................................... 5

 

Installing SD Memory Card ............................................................................................................................ 7

 

Powering Your Camera On/Off ...................................................................................................................... 9

 

Photo Capture Mode ...................................................................................................................................... 9

 

Video Capture Mode .................................................................................................................................... 17

 

Playback Mode ............................................................................................................................................. 19

 

Install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager Software ............................................................................. 23

 

Connect your camera to the computer ........................................................................................................ 25

 

Get photos and videos from your camera to your computer ...................................................................... 26

 

Get started! ................................................................................................................................................... 27

 

Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually (Using Windows) .......................................... 28

 

Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually (Using Macintosh)  ........................................ 29

 

Maintenance of Your Digital Camera ........................................................................................................... 29

 

Sakar Warranty Card ................................................................................................................................... 30

 

Technical Support......................................................................................................................................... 31

 

Technical Specifications ............................................................................................................................... 31

 

Troubleshooting............................................................................................................................................ 33

 

 

Summary of Contents for ViviCam 7025

Page 1: ...tal Camera User Manual 2010 Sakar International Inc All rights reserved Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies ...

Page 2: ...e Mode 9 Video Capture Mode 17 Playback Mode 19 Install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager Software 23 Connect your camera to the computer 25 Get photos and videos from your camera to your computer 26 Get started 27 Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually Using Windows 28 Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually Using Macintosh 29 Maintenance of Your Digital Camera 29 ...

Page 3: ...e most out of your digital camera Key Features 7 1 Mega Pixels Supports an SD memory card not included up to 32GB 2 4 inch TFT Color LCD Vivitar Experience Image Manager software for uploading and managing photos and videos to and from the most popular photo sharing and social network websites What s Included Digital Camera Vivitar Experience Image Manager software Installation CD USB cable Wrist ...

Page 4: ... 1024 X 768 recommended screen resolution CD ROM Drive QuickTime 6 or higher Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or higher Windows Media Player 10 or higher DirectX 9 or higher Internet connection required Computer System Requirements for MAC OS To be able to download photos to your Macintosh you will need the following minimum configuration Intel processor running Mac OS X v10 5 x or later 256 MB RAM 2...

Page 5: ...4 A Quick Look at Your Camera ...

Page 6: ...our camera requires 3 AAA batteries To insert the batteries into the camera 1 Slide and open the battery compartment at the bottom of the camera 2 Please make sure that the batteries are inserted with the correct polarity facing up 3 Close the battery door ...

Page 7: ...ery leakage and corrosion 2 Please don t remove the batteries or power off your camera before downloading the test photos or videos when you have not inserted an SD card The test images will be lost forever if they are not downloaded before the camera is shut down or powered off 3 Do not mix old and new batteries 4 We recommend you use alkaline batteries Do not mix alkaline standard carbon zinc or...

Page 8: ...ur PC Install the SD memory card as below 1 Locate the Memory Card slot 2 Insert the Memory card into the slot in the correct direction see illustration below 3 Push the card in until you feel it click into position The top of the card should be flushed with the surface of the camera An icon will appear on the LCD screen after you turn on your camera 4 Once the external memory card is inserted int...

Page 9: ...n the SD memory card Reversely Card removed change to internal memory will appear on the LCD screen when you remove the card 4 If there are photos and videos in the internal memory when you insert the card into your camera copy SDRAM file to your card please wait will appear on the screen The media will now be copied to your card 5 When you take out the SD memory card Card removed change to Intern...

Page 10: ...era steady and compose your object as appears in the LCD screen 2 Press the Shutter button and wait a moment for the photo to be taken Note When the internal memory is full the LCD screen will display Memory Full Insert a SD Memory Card to Transfer and Take More Photos If you attempt to take photos or videos when the camera s internal memory is full the camera will beep continuously Please downloa...

Page 11: ...d Eye Reduction icon will appear on the LCD indicating that the Red Eye Reduction function has been activated 5 Press the Up button once more until you see the Forced Flash icon appear on the LCD screen This indicates that the flash is forced on 6 To turn off the flash function press the Up button again until the No Flash icon is displayed on the LCD Note A Low Power message will appear on the LCD...

Page 12: ...S Image Resolution Menu The default setting is 3M if no SD card is inserted For higher resolution image changing please insert a SD memory card first 1 Press the Menu OK button 2 Press the Up Down button to select the RESOLUTION option 3 Press the Menu OK button 4 Press the Up Down button to select one of the following resolutions 7M 3072x2304 pixels 5M 2592x1944 pixels 3M 2048x1536 pixels 2M 1920...

Page 13: ...of better picture quality and therefore will take up more camera memory capacity than lower resolution photos Photo Frequency Menu The Photo Capture mode allows to you to set the frequency before capturing the photos Different regions of the world require different light frequencies To set the photo frequency 1 Press the Menu OK button 2 Press the Up Down button to select the FREQUENCY option 3 Pr...

Page 14: ...you to take good quality photos even without the use of a tripod To set this function 1 Press the Menu OK button 2 Press the Up Down button and select the ANTI SHAKE option 3 Press the Menu OK button 4 Use the Up Down button to select either On to activate and turn the Anti Shake on Off to leave or turn the Anti Shake off 5 Press the Menu OK button to confirm 6 The Anti Shake icon appears on the t...

Page 15: ...rman Italian Dutch Russian Turkish 5 Press the Menu OK button to confirm and save your choice 6 The camera menus and interface now appear in the language that you selected 7 Press the MODE button to return to the Photo Capture mode Default Menu You can reset your camera settings to the default factory settings 1 Press the Menu OK button 2 Press the Up Down button and select the DEFAULT option 3 Pr...

Page 16: ...al or for far shooting slide down the Macro Far switch to the position 4 The mountain icon appears on the LCD screen to indicate that the far shooting is on The mountain setting gives you maximum depth of field you can possibly get with the lens you are using You now can have the overhead branch in focus as well as the mountains in focus and everything in between Self Timer You can include yoursel...

Page 17: ...n simply press the Shutter button once more 7 To exit the Self Timer mode press the Down or Timer button 8 The Self Timer icon on the top left corner of the LCD will disappear and the camera icon will reappear indicating that the camera is set back to the Camera Photo Capture mode Delete In Photo Capture mode you can quickly delete the last photo you have taken 1 Press the Right button 2 A Delete ...

Page 18: ... Insert a compatible SD memory card 2 Power on your camera 3 Press the MODE button once 4 The Video icon now appears in the top left corner of the LCD 5 Press the Shutter button to start capturing the video The elapsed time appears on the bottom right corner of the LCD 6 Press the Shutter button to stop the recording The video will be saved as an AVI file on the memory card Note 1 Insert an SD Mem...

Page 19: ...esolution size before capturing the video The higher the resolution the better the quality of the captured video To set the video resolution 1 Press the Menu OK button 2 Press the Up Down button to select the RESOLUTION option 3 Press the Menu OK button again 4 Press the Up Down button to select either 640 VGA Higher resolution 320 QVGA Lower resolution 5 Press the Menu OK button to confirm Note B...

Page 20: ...or press the Right button to move back to the No option if you decide not to delete 4 Press the Menu OK button to confirm Playback Mode You can preview your photos and video in the Playback mode 1 Power on your camera 2 Press the MODE button twice to enter the Playback Mode 3 A Playback icon will appear on the upper left corner of the LCD 4 Press the MODE button to exit and revert back to the Came...

Page 21: ...he bottom left corner of the LCD for each photo To Zoom in to your photo press the T Zoom In button To Zoom back out of your photo press the W Zoom Out button Videos AVI will appear on the LCD when you select an AVI video file PLAYBACK VIDEOS In the Playback Mode 1 Select an AVI file by pressing the Right Left button 2 Press the Shutter button to begin playing the video 3 Press the Shutter button ...

Page 22: ...te option selected press the Up Down button to select either Yes or No 5 Press the Menu OK button again to confirm your choice If you choose Yes to delete all the photos videos or only the current file the delete cannot be un done This action is irreversible Print Menu Print your photos Your camera supports the PictBridge printing function that allows you to print photos any time directly from you...

Page 23: ...on will delete all of the files in your camera s memory internal memory or SD memory card depending on the device selection Please be certain that you wish to use this function This menu can be accessed from both Photo and Video Playback Modes 1 Press the Menu OK button 2 Press the Up Down button to select the FORMAT option 3 Press the Menu OK button 4 Press the Up Down button to select either Yes...

Page 24: ...connected to the internet to install and run the Vivitar Experience Image Manager software 1 Insert the installation CD into your CD ROM drive The installation screen should automatically open 2 On PC The Vivitar Experience Image Manager Installer window appears If the window does not appear open the application s CD DVD drive and click on Setup exe to launch the ...

Page 25: ...n click the Install Vivitar Experience Image Manager button to begin the installation Note If you do not have internet access you can still download media from the camera Click the How to transfer photos and videos from my camera to my computer button for instructions 5 If you have internet access the Choose your language window opens choose your language and click Next to open the next window ...

Page 26: ...program will be installed and then click Install 11 Please wait while the application continues the installation process on your computer 12 On PC Click the Close button when the installation is complete On Macintosh Click the Quit button when the installation is complete 13 Click the Launch Vivitar Experience Image Manager to open the application or close the window and run the Vivitar Experience...

Page 27: ...s and videos from your camera to your computer An SD card needs to be inserted Do not disconnect the cable during transfer Doing so will cancel the transfer of any files on their way to your computer 1 Select the Get images button from the Main menu ...

Page 28: ...fter the import 8 Click the Get media button to transfer the photos and videos from your camera to your computer A media download progress bar appears on the bottom left showing the number of media files downloading to your computer A message appears when the download is complete 9 The photo and video files that you selected are now downloaded to your computer to the selected folder and albums rea...

Page 29: ...ble that came with your camera to connect your camera to your computer 2 A window appears with a list of options select Open folder to view files and click OK 3 Open the DCIM folder and the folder inside to view the media files 4 Select the media and copy the files from this folder into your computer Optionally select the files and choose Copy from the Edit menu Then select a folder and choose Pas...

Page 30: ...iles and drag them into your computer Optionally select the files and choose Copy from the Finder s Edit menu Then select a folder and choose Paste from the Edit menu 5 We recommend that you copy the images into the Pictures folder and the videos into the Movies folder 6 Do not disconnect the cable during transfer Doing so will cancel the transfer of any files on their way to your computer Mainten...

Page 31: ...rmal use including but limited to repair by unauthorized parties tampering modification or accident What To Do When Service Is Required When returning your defective product postage pre paid for service your package should include 1 Copy of original bill of sale 2 A detailed written description of the problem 3 Your return address and telephone number Daytime MAIL TO ADDRESS BELOW In the US Sakar ...

Page 32: ...s For phone support in the US please call 1 800 592 9541 in the UK call 0800 917 4831 in Australia call 1800 006 614 If you would like to call from anywhere else please visit www vivitar com for your local toll free number Technical Specifications Sensor CMOS sensor Image resolution 7M 3072 x 2304pixels 5M 2592 x 1944pixels 3M 2048 x 1536pixels 2M 1920 x 1080pixels VGA 640 x 480pixels Lens f 7 23m...

Page 33: ...ction off Self Timer 10S Power saving 60S Anti Shake Yes Printing PictBridge Battery 3 AAA batteries Transmission interface USB 2 0 Working temperature 0 40 System Requirements Window XP SP3 Vista SP 1 Windows 7 Mac OS X 10 5 x or higher ...

Page 34: ...mera powers off If the photos are saved to the SD memory card then all the photos should appear Q How do I make sure I don t lose important pictures This camera requires an SD card for normal use If the camera powers off nothing will happen to the images stored on the SD memory card We recommend always downloading your photos to your computer as soon as possible to prevent unintentional data loss ...

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