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Download photos and videos to your PC 

Transfer Photo 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. 

 

 

Summary of Contents for ViviCam 8324

Page 1: ...Camera Owner s 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 r...

Page 2: ...hold your camera correctly when capturing images 9 Starting Your Digital Camera 10 Camera Mode 11 Video Mode 33 Playback Mode 36 Installing PhoTags Express Software 47 Everything you need to get the...

Page 3: ...carefully first in order to get the most out of your digital camera Key Features Digital Video resolutions 640x480 Pixels VGA 320x240 Pixels QVGA 8 1 mega pixels camera with choice of 6 digital camer...

Page 4: ...er System Requirements for Windows XP To be able to download photos to your PC you will need the following minimum configuration Pentium III process or above with Windows XP 128 MB RAM with 150MB of f...

Page 5: ...or Super VGA graphics Available USB Interface CD ROM drive Computer System Requirements for Macintosh Power Macintosh G3 500 MHz or higher Mac OS X version 10 2 6 or later 128 MB or more available sys...

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

Page 7: ...n will appear on the bottom left of the LCD screen Full battery power Medium battery power Low battery power Note 1 A Low battery message will flash on the LCD when the battery power is insufficient S...

Page 8: ...to your PC 1 Locate the Memory Card slot situated in the battery compartment at the bottom of the camera 2 Insert the Memory card into the slot in the correct direction 3 Push the card in until you fe...

Page 9: ...re powering off 2 3 4 Formatting will delete all data on the SD memory card including protected data Don t remove the SD card during formatting as this may damage the card and render it unusable When...

Page 10: ...Turn on the Power button to activate the Auto Focus zoom lens to open out like a periscope Hold the camera steady and correctly as shown is the diagram below Note Do not touch or move the lens once it...

Page 11: ...cally power off after a few seconds Mode selection Your digital camera has 3 main modes Camera mode Video mode and Playback mode The Camera mode is for you to take still photos adjust the camera setti...

Page 12: ...s in on the object 4 Center your object with the white frame that appears on the LCD 5 When the frame turns green lift your finger and the image will be captured 6 There will be a short delay while th...

Page 13: ...camera powers off Optical Zoom You can magnify your subject up to 3 times using the optical zoom by pressing the T button or press the W button to zoom back out Note When using this function the came...

Page 14: ...er to use the flash 1 Press the Flash Up button 2 The icon appears on the LCD screen This will activate the automatic flash 3 The icon as well as the red LED will begin to flash indicating that the fl...

Page 15: ...Auto Night Portrait Night Scenery Portrait Scenery Sport Party Beach High Sensitivity Self timer Press the Self timer button to toggle through the 4 self timer options that appear on the top of the L...

Page 16: ...the Right Left button to select the Scene icon 3 The Scene menu appears in the center of the LCD 4 Press the Up Down buttons to select the scene you want to use Auto Night Portrait Night Scenery Port...

Page 17: ...to use 8M 3264x2448 7M HD 3648x2048 5M 2592x1944 3M 2048x1536 2M HD 1920x1080 and VGA 640x480 5 Press the MENU button to confirm save and exit to the camera standby mode 6 The selected image size icon...

Page 18: ...hake On or Off 5 Press the MENU button to confirm save and exit to the camera standby mode 6 The Anti shake option icon selected will appear on the bottom of the LCD screen Macro Far shooting The came...

Page 19: ...choice and exit to the camera standby mode 6 The selected icon appears on the top of the LCD screen Note The camera is by default in Far shooting mode Face Detect Your camera supports face detecting...

Page 20: ...y using this feature to delay the time between you pressing the Shutter button and when the photo is actually taken It is recommended that you use a tripod or place the camera on a flat and sturdy sur...

Page 21: ...r of the green frame that appears on the LCD Your camera will count down 2 5 or 10 seconds as per your choice The LED will flash and the camera will emit beeps for each second of the countdown before...

Page 22: ...of the LCD 4 Press the Up Down button to select one of the setup submenu options Exposure This setting allows you to control the brightness of your images 1 Press the MENU button 2 Press the Up Down b...

Page 23: ...pensate the light conditions when the light source is not good and you also specifically do not wish to use a flash or tripod When using ISO sensitization please choose the low value ISO to prevent sp...

Page 24: ...e Balance This setting allows the camera to adjust the color of your photos according to the color of your light source 1 Press the Up Down buttons to select the White Balance option in the Setup menu...

Page 25: ...hite Balance option you selected Sharpness This setting allows you to adjust the sharpness of your images making edges more or less distinct 1 Press the Up Down buttons to select the Sharpness option...

Page 26: ...The quality of your photos also affects the number of shots you can take A HIGH setting means you can take fewer photos but they will be of better quality The default value is Fine 1 Press the Up Down...

Page 27: ...om You can set the digital zoom function On or Off 1 Press the Up Down button to select the Digital Zoom option in the Setup menu 2 Press the MENU button 3 Press the Up Down button to select On or Off...

Page 28: ...lect a Date option from the Menu that appears On selecting On the date will appear on the photo once it is taken On selecting Off no date will appear on the photo On selecting Set Date the Set Date se...

Page 29: ...rmat that appears on the top line YY MM DD DD MM YY MM DD YY 6 Press the MENU button to confirm save the changes and exit Auto Power Off By default if your camera is idle for 60 seconds it will automa...

Page 30: ...f if inactive Note If you select None the camera will not be powered off until the battery power is depleted or the camera is turned off manually 5 Press the MENU button to confirm save and exit to th...

Page 31: ...ion with caution Once formatted all the images stored in the memory will be erase This process is irreversible Please download all images to the PC before formatting the card 1 Press the Up Down butto...

Page 32: ...on to confirm and begin the format 8 Once the SD card is formatted all the images sitting on the card will be erased and the camera will revert to the camera standby mode Default Setting You can resto...

Page 33: ...ess the MENU button to confirm 6 If you selected OK a Default Setting confirmation message will appear 7 Press the Right Left button to select Yes to reset to the default setting or No to exit the men...

Page 34: ...t you wish to record 2 Press the Shutter button to begin shooting the video 3 The elapse time will appear on the top right of the LCD screen and the icon will flash on the LCD screen 4 Press the Shutt...

Page 35: ...r videos In Video mode there are 3 setup options White Balance Size and Macro White Balance You can select 5 different White Balance light conditions for shooting videos 1 Press the MENU button 2 Pres...

Page 36: ...ton to select the option for the Size menu to appear 3 Press the Up Down buttons to select an Image Size option from the Menu that appears VGA 640x480 QVGA 320x240 4 Press the MENU button to confirm s...

Page 37: ...nter the Playback mode When the icon appears on the top left corner of the LCD screen this indicates that you are in Playback mode Here you can preview the photos and videos you have captured and reco...

Page 38: ...Out of the Photo 1 Select a JPEG photo 2 The icon will display on the top left corner of the LCD screen 3 Press the T button to zoom into the photo 4 Press the Up Down Left Right button to navigate ar...

Page 39: ...2 Press the Right Left button to select the rotate option 3 Press the Up Down buttons to select the Rotate option from the Menu that appears 4 Press the MENU button to confirm how many degrees you wa...

Page 40: ...ar on the screen if no SD card is insert Please insert an SD memory card to use this function Protect You can protect your photos videos from accidental deletion by selecting the lock feature 1 Press...

Page 41: ...or video clip at a time or delete all except the protected photos and videos that are currently stored and saved on the memory card 1 Press the MENU button 2 Press the Right Left button to select the...

Page 42: ...e unprotected photo images on your SD card will be deleted This process is irreversible and all your images will be lost forever unless you have saved them or downloaded them to your computer previous...

Page 43: ...to determine the size of the area to crop 7 Press the Up Down Right Left buttons to navigate the area of the photo you wish to crop 8 Press the Shutter button for the crop confirmation icons to appear...

Page 44: ...el to exit the menu 5 Press the MENU button to enter the Pictbridge mode 6 A message will appear on the LCD to Please connect to device 7 Connect your camera to a compatible printer with the USB cable...

Page 45: ...ss it again to continue playing 6 Press the Up button to stop playing the AVI and revert back to the Playback mode Note Just as with Photos so too Videos can be protected from accidental deletion Prot...

Page 46: ...free up memory You can delete one image or video clip at a time or delete all except the protected videos that are currently stored and saved on the memory card 1 Press the MENU button 2 Press the Ri...

Page 47: ...button to confirm and delete the image s Note You cannot delete files that are locked Caution If you choice the All option all the unprotected video images on your SD card will be deleted This process...

Page 48: ...to install the Software to download the photos and videos captured using this camera to your computer you need to install the Photags Express CD installation disk Insert the installation CD into your...

Page 49: ...48 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 50: ...49 4 Let the PhoTags Express installer create the folder where the program will be installed to and then click Install...

Page 51: ...ait while the application is being installed on your computer 6 Once the application has been installed on your computer click the Finish button to let the PhoTags Express installer finish the install...

Page 52: ...open This screen will appear each time you open the application until you register To register your product please click the Register Online button and fill out the online registration form This requ...

Page 53: ...ug the other end of the USB cable into a USB port on your computer 3 Turn on the camera 4 Wait for your computer to recognize that new hardware has been installed and the ready to use message pops up...

Page 54: ...r 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 Pri...

Page 55: ...Download photos and videos to your PC Transfer Photo 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 scre...

Page 56: ...t the device removable disk option in the Active Devices window on the left and then select either the Custom or Express copy radial button in the Copy methods box Note If you do not see your camera i...

Page 57: ...s to your pictures You can add a date keywords categories and more Click Next to continue Choose where to place your photos and videos The default is to place all photos and videos into a folder under...

Page 58: ...57 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 59: ...r camera are now downloaded to your computer to the selected folder Open the Select Photos mode of Photags Express to view the thumbnails for all the media You may now use PhoTags Express to edit your...

Page 60: ...elp Guide in PhoTags Express Viewing Videos Once the videos have downloaded from the camera to the PC open any application that will enable you to view the video files for example Windows Media Player...

Page 61: ...vable Disk F as below NOTE Now you can download the photos and videos to your computer with two methods as below 1 Download photos directly from windows Choose copy pictures to a folder on my computer...

Page 62: ...manually The Photags Express software is not compatible and will not install on a Mac In order to transfer photos and videos from your camera to your Macintosh computer 1 Plug the camera into an avail...

Page 63: ...unctions from other than normal 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...

Page 64: ...Zoom 3X 36 108mm 1 2 8 4 8 Zoom 3X Optical Zoom 8X Digital Zoom Exposure 3 0EV 3 0EV White Balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Incandescent Fluorescent ISO Auto 100 200 400 Scene Auto Night Portrait Night S...

Page 65: ...section Q How do I make sure I don t lose important pictures In order to use your camera properly you will need to insert a SD card of up to 8GB All your images will be stored on this card It is reco...

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