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Press the Up/Down button to select and Image Size option VGA/QVGA.

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Press the Menu button to confirm, save and exit to the video standby mode.

Playback Mode

Set your camera to Playback mode by pressing the MODE button.

In this mode you can preview the photos and videos you have recorded.

In Playback mode you can rotate, protect, delete and crop your photos, protect and delete video clips. You can

also print photos directly from your camera using PictBridge technology.

NOTE:

The message, “NO FILE” will be displayed on the LCD screen if there are no images either on your

camera or on the SD Memory card inserted in your camera.

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Summary of Contents for ViviCam 8018

Page 1: ...al Camera Owner Manual 2009 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: ... 7 Main Icons on the LCD 8 Starting Your Camera 11 Camera Modes 11 Taking photos 11 Video Mode 23 Playback Mode 26 Installing PhoTags Express Software 33 Everything you need to get the most from your photos 37 Download photos and videos to your PC 40 Viewing Videos 44 Transferring photos and videos to your PC manually 44 Transferring photos and videos to your MAC manually 46 Maintenance of Your Di...

Page 3: ...l camera Key Features Digital Video resolutions 640x480 Pixels VGA 320x240 Pixels QVGA 8 1 mega pixels camera with choice of 6 digital camera resolutions 3264x2448pixels 8M 3648x2048 Pixels 7M 2592x1944 pixels 5M 2048x1536 pixels 3M 1920x1080 pixels 2M and 640x480 pixels VGA 1 8 inch TFT LCD 8x Digital Zoom function SD memory card slot compatible with memory card up to 8GB Built in Flash PhoTags E...

Page 4: ...ree disk space Available USB interface CD ROM Drive 1024 x 768 Recommended screen resolution 16 bit color or higher display adaptor Computer System Requirements for Windows Vista To be able to download photos to your PC your will need the following minimum configuration Windows Vista 800MHz processor and 512 MB of system memory 20GB hard driver with at least 15GB of available space Support for Sup...

Page 5: ... 2 6 or later 128 MB or more available system RAM 256 MB recommended 150 MB free disk space 800 x 600 or higher resolution monitor displaying millions of colors Note This hardware is plug and play compatible when used on a Mac however the included software can be used on Windows operating systems only ...

Page 6: ...5 A Quick Look at Your Camera ...

Page 7: ...ndicates that your camera has an insufficient battery power level and will be automatically powered off You need to download the sample photo to your PC If there is no SD card inserted before it powers off the photo will be lost Note 1 If you don t intend to use your camera for an extended period of time please remove the batteries to avoid battery leakage and corrosion 2 Please don t remove the b...

Page 8: ...e only the sample images will be lost Installing SD Memory Card Your camera has a memory card slot that enables you to insert any SD compatible memory card Adding a memory card will allow you to increase the capacity of your camera before you have to transfer test photo to your PC Install the SD memory card as below 1 Locate the Memory Card slot 2 Insert the Memory card into the slot in the correc...

Page 9: ...uired for normal use Your camera supports any compatible SD memory card up to 8GB 3 If there is a photo in the internal memory when you insert the card into your camera a Move to card message will appear on the LCD with Yes or No options On selecting Yes the photo will now be copied to your card 4 Formatting will delete all data on the SD memory card including protected data 5 Don t remove the SD ...

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Page 11: ...sh Auto Red eye reduction No Flash Scenes Auto Night Portrait Night Scenery Portrait Scenery Sport Party Beach High Sensitivity Self timer On 10 seconds Self timer On 2 seconds Digital Zoom Protect Protect On White Balance Auto Incandescent Fluorescent Cloudy Daylight Anti Shake Anti Shake on Anti Shake off Macro Far function Macro capture Far capture ...

Page 12: ... your camera press the Power button once Camera Modes There are 3 modes on your camera To switch between modes press the MODE button Camera Mode to take still photos Video Mode to capture video files Playback Mode Preview print edit photos and view videos Taking photos Power on your camera the default mode is Camera mode A camera icon appears in the top left corner of the ...

Page 13: ... Transfer and Take More Photos If you attempt to take a photo when the camera s internal memory is full the camera will beep continuously Please download the test images to your computer as soon as possible or insert an SD memory card in order to take more images Digital Zoom function You can magnify your subject using the digital zoom 1 Use the T and W buttons to adjust the zoom 2 The icon will a...

Page 14: ...ton 2 Press the Up button once until you see the icon appear on the LCD screen This indicates that the flash is forced on 3 Press the Up button again to change to the auto flash function 4 The icon will appear at the top of the LCD indicating that the auto flash is turned on and ready to use 5 Press the Up button again to change from the auto flash to the red eye function 6 The icon will appear on...

Page 15: ...ears on the top of the LCD screen Press the Shutter button to activate the 2 second timer 3 The camera will countdown 2 seconds before the picture is taken 4 Press the down button again to select the 10 seconds self timer 5 Press the shutter button to start a 10 second count down after which the photo will automatically be taken Scene Your camera has many built in scenes for you to take photos in ...

Page 16: ...age Size The image size and quality setting determines the number of photos that can be saved and the amount of memory required for each photo The higher the photo quality the more memory it will use up The image size and quality will also affect the maximum size you can print your photo effectively To set the Image size 1 Press the Menu button 2 Press Right Left button to select the Image Size mo...

Page 17: ...de Anti Shake Your Digital Camera has a function that prevents photos coming out blurry as a result of trembling or shaking when taking the photo This function allows you to take good quality photos without the use of a tripod To set as below 1 Press the Menu button 2 Press the Right Left button to select the Anti Shake menu ...

Page 18: ...e the last photo taken 1 After taking the photo press the Right or Delete button 2 A Delete message appears on the LCD with Yes No options 3 Press the Right Left button to select the Yes or No option 4 Press the Menu button to confirm and save your choice 5 If you selected Yes the photo is deleted from the memory card Setup Menu Within the Setup menu you can set Exposure White Balance Sharpness Qu...

Page 19: ...ect an exposure value from 3 to 3 4 Press the Menu button to confirm save and exit to camera mode 5 The selected exposure number appears on the left hand side of the LCD ISO This is a special function that allows you to compensate the light conditions when the light source is not good where you do not wish to use a flash or tripod When you want to use ISO sensitization choose the low value ISO to ...

Page 20: ...o select the White Balance option 2 Press the Menu button 3 Press the Up Down button to select one of the options Auto Daylight Cloudy Incandescent Fluorescent 4 Press the Menu button to confirm save and exit to the camera standby mode 5 The selected White balance icon appears on the top of the LCD Sharpness This setting allows you to adjust the sharpness of your images making edges more or less d...

Page 21: ...default value is Normal 1 Press the Up Down button until you select Quality 2 Press the Menu button 3 Press the Up Down button to select one of the options Super Fine Normal 4 Press the Menu button to confirm save and exit to standby mode Note After you confirm the icon associated with the quality selected will appear on the LCD normal quality fine quality super quality Date This feature allows yo...

Page 22: ... other of the date time and format you wish to set 3 For each option use the Up Down button to set the digits that are highlighted 4 Press the Menu button to confirm and save the current setting Auto Power off By default if your camera is idle for 60 seconds it will automatically be powered off Use the Auto Off option to change this setting 1 Press the Up Down button until you select the Auto Powe...

Page 23: ...p Down button to select one of the options 50Hz 60Hz 4 Press Menu button to confirm save and exit to standby mode Format This function will format the memory card and will erase all files in memory including files that have been protected Important Please use this option with Caution as all the images will be lost forever if they are not downloaded to the computer before you format 1 Press the Up ...

Page 24: ... Up Down button until you select the Default Setting 2 Press the Menu button 3 Press the Up Down button to select one of the options OK Cancel 4 Press the Menu button to confirm save and exit to the camera standby mode Video Mode Press the MODE button to select the Video mode If no compatible SD Memory card is inserted in the SD card slot a Insert an SD Memory Card message will appear on the LCD s...

Page 25: ... the LCD screen 1 Press the Shutter button to start shooting videos 2 The elapsed time will appear on the LCD screen and icon will flash on the LCD screen 3 Press the Shutter button again to stop and save this file to your memory card in AVI format Note You can play this AVI file in playback mode on the camera or on your computer using Quick Time and Windows Media Player White Balance ...

Page 26: ...nu button 2 Press the Up Down button to select the menu option that best describes the present lighting conditions 3 Press the Menu button to confirm save and exit to the video mode 4 The corresponding icon will appear on the LCD screen Image Size Your camera supports 2 video resolutions 640x480 VGA pixels 320x240 QVGA pixels 1 Press the Menu button 2 Press the Right Left button to select the MP o...

Page 27: ... In this mode you can preview the photos and videos you have recorded In Playback mode you can rotate protect delete and crop your photos protect and delete video clips You can also print photos directly from your camera using PictBridge technology NOTE The message NO FILE will be displayed on the LCD screen if there are no images either on your camera or on the SD Memory card inserted in your cam...

Page 28: ...d image in full screen 3 In full screen repeatedly pressing the T button to magnify the photos and press the Up Down button to preview the photo in zoom in mode 4 Press W button to zoom back out Operation for still photos Select the still photo you want to delete rotate protect crop or print Rotate 1 Press the Menu button The first option is the Rotate option ...

Page 29: ...back mode 4 The photo will now appear in the playback mode rotated as per your rotation choice Note you cannot rotate a protected file when File Protect appears on the screen Protect You can protect your photos videos from accidental deletion by selecting the lock feature 1 Press the Menu button 2 Press Right Left button to select the Protect menu ...

Page 30: ...he current file Delete Delete unwanted photos and videos at any time in order to free up memory You can delete one image or video clip at a time or delete all except the unprotected photos and videos that are currently recorded on the memory card 1 Press the Menu button 2 Press the Right Left button to select the Delete menu 2 Press the Up Down button to select This Image in order to delete the cu...

Page 31: ...ess the Menu button to confirm 6 If you choose Yes the image s will be deleted Crop Image Crop your photos to show only a specific portion of an image or to highlight certain focal points The Crop feature lets you zoom in on an image and then save that part of the image as a new photo 1 Press the Menu button 2 Press the Right Left button to select the Crop Image menu 3 Press the Up Down button to ...

Page 32: ...Press the Shutter button 8 Press the Shutter button again to confirm and save the cropped section as a new photo or you can press Menu button to exit without saving Print Your camera allows you to print the photos with a compatible printer The operation as explained below 1 Select the photo you want to print 2 Press the Menu button 3 Press the Right Left button to select the Print menu ...

Page 33: ...ease connect to device 6 Connect your camera and press OK button to the compatible printer with the USB cable to begin the printing process Playing the AVI video file 1 Select an AVI video file you wish to play 2 Press the Shutter button to play the current AVI file 3 Press the Shutter button again to pause 4 Press Up button to stop ...

Page 34: ...stall the Software and drivers to download and edit the photos and videos captured using this camera you need to install the CD installation disk Insert the installation CD into your CD ROM drive The installation screen should automatically open Warning DO NOT PLUG YOUR CAMERA INTO THE USB PORT UNTIL THE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION HAS BEEN COMPLETELY INSTALLED 1 On the Install your camera software scre...

Page 35: ...34 2 On the PhoTags Express screen click the Next button 3 Please review the license terms and click the I Agree button to continue ...

Page 36: ...35 4 Let the PhoTags Express installer create the folder where the program will be installed to and then click Install 5 Please wait while the application is being installed on your computer ...

Page 37: ...ed on your computer click the Finish button to let the PhoTags Express installer finish the installation program If you selected the option for the application to start after pressing the Finish button the application will automatically launch ...

Page 38: ...orm This requires an internet connection Note In order to complete the installation process you are required to register Registering your product entitles you to discounts on upgrades as well as Free Customer Support If you choose to register at a later time click the Continue button to open the Photags Express application Everything you need to get the most from your photos The PhoTags Express so...

Page 39: ...recognize that new hardware has been installed and the ready to use message pops up on the task bar If you have not already opened your application then click the PhoTags Express icon that appears on your desktop to open the PhoTags Express Software From the Main Menu screen that appears select the Select Photos Enhance Photos or Add Captions buttons You can use these features to edit your photos ...

Page 40: ...or hidden any time Locate and Organize your photos and collections Search by Captions Category Keyword or Date directly from the operating system of your computer Share your photos via E mail Local Printing and Create HTML web pages for uploading online Workshops feature allows you to Create Calendars two sided Greeting Cards and Postcards on standard photo paper Create Photo Albums and Slide Show...

Page 41: ...os and videos to your PC Transfer Photos and video images from your camera to your PC using PhoTags Express Select the Get Photos button from the top of the PhoTags Express Main Menu screen The Get Photos Wizard opens ...

Page 42: ... left and then select either the Custom or Express copy radial button in the Copy methods box CUSTOM COPY METHOD Select the Custom copy radial button Click the Next button Add Active Captions to your pictures You can add a date keywords categories and more Click Next to continue ...

Page 43: ...ideos into a folder under the C My Documents My Pictures folder with the date when the photos were taken as the folder name Click the Finish button to start the download process A photos download progress bar appears showing the number of media videos included downloading to your computer ...

Page 44: ... Select Photos mode of Photags Express to view the thumbnails for all the media You may now use PhoTags Express to edit your photos create collections and Burn CD s To learn more of how to get the most out of your PhoTags application select the Show Me How or the Help Guide button found on the top right of the screen ...

Page 45: ...ws Media Player Videos created and downloaded should be sitting in the C My Documents My Pictures date folder Videos are saved in AVI format Double click on a video with the avi extension The video will begin to play automatically To replay the video use the media controls Once all the Photos and Videos have been downloaded to the computer it is recommended that you delete them from the camera the...

Page 46: ...lder on my computer on the Removable Disk F window After you click OK there will be shown some windows on the screen step by step you are only required to follow the description and click the buttons that are defaulted by the system to finish transferring Alternatively you can 1 Click on the START button in Windows 2 Click on the MY COMPUTER Icon on the desktop ...

Page 47: ...ideos from your camera to your computer 1 Plug the camera into an available USB port 2 A new drive should mount on the desktop which stores any photos or videos that have been taken Maintenance of Your Digital Camera The digital camera is a delicate device Please handle your camera with care to avoid damaging it Sakar Warranty Card This warranty covers for the original consumer purchaser only and ...

Page 48: ...ice 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 Sakar International Attention Service Department 195 Carter Drive Edison NJ 08817 You may also visit www vivitar com for further assista...

Page 49: ...48 Appendix A Technical Specifications ...

Page 50: ...rd up to 8GB LCD Display 1 8 Inch TFT LCD Lens f 7 23mm F2 8 Zoom Yes Exposure 3 0EV 3 0EV White Balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Incandescent Fluorescent ISO Auto 100 200 400 Scene Auto Night Portrait Night Scenery Portrait Scenery Sport Party Beach High Sensitivity Flash Auto Force red eye reduction Off Self timer 2 or 10 sec delay Anti Shake Yes PictBridge Yes Interface USB 1 1 System Requirements ...

Page 51: ...bout determining your computer s specifications can be found in the General Computer Information section If you have determined that your computer meets the minimum system requirements and that you do have pictures in your camera follow the steps below to reinstall the software Software Re installation 1 First install the software Click on Start Settings Control Panel and Add Remove programs There...

Page 52: ...t functioning correctly If you are running Windows XP Right click on the non functioning device and select uninstall If a warning pops up press OK 6 Restart your computer again Your camera is now successfully installed Q How do I make sure I don t lose important pictures Your camera uses SDRAM memory which requires a constant electric current to store your photos Should your camera lose power for ...

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