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A Quick Look at your Digital Video Camera

1: Shutter button
2: Power button
3: Flash strobe
4: Lens

5: Up/Zoom in button

6: Right/Flash button
7: OK/Menu button
8: Playback button

9: Lock device
10: Trip socket
11: Power/charging LED
12: LCD screen
13: Left/Mode button

14: Down/Zoom out button

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Battery

compartment
16: Memory card
slot
17: Battery cover
18: USB jack

Summary of Contents for Vivicam 8400

Page 1: ...l 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 respective companies ...

Page 2: ...ideos 22 Video Mode Functions 25 Playback Mode 28 Playback Mode Functions 30 Setup Mode 37 Install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager Software 44 Connect your camera to the computer 47 Get photos and videos from your camera to your computer 47 Get started 49 Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually Using Windows 49 Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually Using Macintos...

Page 3: ...water resistant to a depth of 30 feet 10 meters Key Features 4 modes Camera Video Playback and Set Up Digital Video resolutions 640x480 VGA 320x240 QVGA 5 digital camera resolutions 8M 5M 3M 2M and 0 3M 2 4 TFT LCD 8 X Digital Zoom Limited Internal Flash memory Supports external SD memory card up to 8GB Takes digital photos and videos Vivitar Experience Image Manager software for uploading and man...

Page 4: ...le to download photos and videos to your PC you will need the following minimum configuration Pentium 4 processor or above with Windows XP service pack 2 512 MB RAM with 100MB of free disk space 1024 x 768 Recommended screen resolution 16 bit color or higher display adaptor CD ROM Drive QuickTime 6 or higher Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or higher Windows Media Player 10 or higher Internet connect...

Page 5: ...at least 15GB of available space Support for Super VGA graphics Available USB Interface CD ROM drive QuickTime 6 or higher Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or higher Internet connection required Computer System Requirements for Macintosh Macintosh with Intel processor running Mac OS X v10 4 6 or later 256 MB RAM 100 MB free disk space Display 1024 x 768 or higher resolution monitor QuickTime 6 or hig...

Page 6: ...3 Flash strobe 4 Lens 5 Up Zoom in button 6 Right Flash button 7 OK Menu button 8 Playback button 9 Lock device 10 Trip socket 11 Power charging LED 12 LCD screen 13 Left Mode button 14 Down Zoom out button 15 Battery compartment 16 Memory card slot 17 Battery cover 18 USB jack ...

Page 7: ...atteries make sure you are not near water and that your hands are dry 1 Turn the camera around so that the battery cover on the side is facing you 2 Push the small lock button at the top of the battery cover 1 to the right to the unlock position 3 The battery cover lever 2 will spring down If the lever 2 does not spring down then gently pull down the lever to release the battery door ...

Page 8: ...ry compartment locate the OPEN arrow pointing down on the battery compartment door and press down in the direction of the arrow 6 The battery compartment door will spring up and open 7 Insert the batteries in accordance with the polarity indicated on the inside of the battery compartment ...

Page 9: ... battery door from left to right making sure the top lock is still in the unlock position 10 Press and hold the battery door down as shown in diagram a Gently lift the lever 2 upwards until you hear it click and lock into place as in diagram b Now push the middle section of the battery door to the left as indicated in diagram c ...

Page 10: ...y recommend downloading your photos and videos regularly to your computer Remove the batteries from the camera when not in use for an extended period Do not mix alkaline and non Alkaline batteries There are a few features that will not work if the battery power level is low When the battery power is low the battery icon turns red and the camera will automatically turn off a few seconds later ...

Page 11: ...o and video files you can also insert an SD Memory card up to 8GB into the SD slot found in the battery compartment of the camera Memory cards are not included and need to be purchased separately 1 Make sure the camera is turned off before inserting the SD Card 2 Open the battery cover as well as the battery compartment as explained in steps 1 to 6 of the Battery Installation section above 3 Locat...

Page 12: ...cluding protected data Do not remove the SD memory Card during formatting as this may damage the card and render it unusable Be sure to format the card with the camera Format the memory card It is important to format the memory card the first time you use this digital camera All data sitting on the card will be deleted including protected files Be sure to download important files to your computer ...

Page 13: ...r off Press the Power button to turn your camera off If the camera is not in use or in an operational mode for 60 seconds it will switch off automatically When there is insufficient battery power a icon will appear on the LCD screen The camera will automatically power off a few moments later Note To save battery power the LCD monitor will automatically turn off if the camera is inactive for 30 sec...

Page 14: ...con will now appear on the top left corner of the LCD screen Important The camera s internal memory is limited to 64MB Insert a compatible SD card of up to 8GB to expand the memory and take many more images 1 Use the image that appears in the LCD to compose your shot 2 If need be use the Zoom In Zoom Out button to focus in on the scene or object you wish to capture 3 Hold the camera steady and pre...

Page 15: ...er software as described below in the section Transfer photos and videos to your computer or insert an SD card to continue taking more photos and videos 8 The number of photos that can be captured not only depends on the SD card s capacity but also on the resolution selected Better quality photos are taken at higher resolutions but these will also take up more memory on the card 9 The screen will ...

Page 16: ...l appear on the left side of the LCD Auto Automatically turn on off according to the light Flash on Force on the flash Flash off Force off the flash 3 If the flash is on when the image is captured and the flash activated the screen will remain blank while the flash recharges The next image can only be taken once the flash has recharged 4 Using the Flash in bright light environments will cause the ...

Page 17: ...ct 3 The Zoom digits icon appears on the bottom right corner of the LCD 4 The image on the LCD is affect immediately when the zoom option is pressed 5 Press the Shutter button to capture the image Note The digital zoom may affect the quality of the image as the higher the zoom multiple the lower the image quality will be You can also zoom in or out of the Photos and Video in Playback mode Camera M...

Page 18: ...ality White Balance Color Effect Exposure Date Stamp Self Timer and Burst Snapshot Resolution 1 Press the Down button to select the Resolution mode 2 Press the Right button for the 5 Resolution options submenu to appear 8M 5M 3M 2M or 0 3M 3 Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the Resolution option you desire 4 Press the OK Menu button to confirm and save your choice 5 Press the OK Me...

Page 19: ...s the Up Down button to highlight and select the Quality option you desire 4 Press the OK Menu button to confirm and save your choice 5 Press the OK Menu button to exit 6 The icon for the quality choice appears with three two or one lines on the left side of the LCD Super quality Fine quality Normal quality White Balance 1 Press the Up Down button to select the White Balance mode 2 Press the Right...

Page 20: ...e White Balance choice appears on the left side of the LCD Color Effect 1 Press the Up Down button to select the Color Effect mode 2 Press the Right button for the 3 Color Effect options submenu to appear Color Sepia and Monochrome The background of the submenu changes automatically on screen to show the effect when choosing one of the options 3 Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the...

Page 21: ... OK Menu button to confirm and save your choice 5 Press the OK Menu button to exit 6 The icon for the Exposure choice appears on the top of the LCD Date Stamp 1 Press the Up Down button to select the Date Stamp mode 2 Press the Right button for the Date Stamp options submenu to appear On Off 3 Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the Date Stamp option you desire 4 Press the OK Menu but...

Page 22: ...n button to highlight and select the Self Timer option you desire 4 Press the OK Menu button to confirm and save your choice 5 Press the OK Menu button to exit 6 If enabled the icon for the Self Timer choice appears on the right side of the LCD 7 Press the Shutter button to start the self timer countdown The big blue countdown digit will appear in the center of the LCD and the camera emits a beep ...

Page 23: ...ears instead of the Camera icon on the top left corner of the LCD 7 Press the Shutter button to automatically start the Burst Snapshot The camera will now take and save 3 images one after the other Note The Burst Snapshot needs to be reset for every 3 continuous photos taken using this feature Capturing Videos In order capture videos without audio using your camera you need to press the MODE butto...

Page 24: ...e zoom to focus in on your subject 2 You can view the AVI files in playback mode 3 Once they are downloaded to the PC view them using QuickTime and Windows Media Player 4 Please insert an SD memory card of up to 8 GB to expand the memory capacity of the camera 5 When the internal memory is full a Memory Full message will flash on the LCD screen when you attempt to shoot further videos Preview and ...

Page 25: ...d boarder around it 8 To select another video use the Up Down Left Right buttons 9 Press the OK Menu button for the Erase message to appear on the LCD 10 Press the Up Down buttons to select either Erase This to erase the selected image or Erase All to erase all the unprotected video from the memory Note If you wish to exit this erase mode now press the OK Menu button 11 Press the Shutter button 12...

Page 26: ...again to close the thumbnail view and revert to the Camera mode Video Mode Functions In Video mode press the OK Menu function button on the top right of the camera The LCD will display 2 mode tabs VIDEO and SETUP By default the Video tab will open with the menu options appearing Resolution Frame Rate and White Balance ...

Page 27: ...ess the Up Down button to highlight and select the Resolution option you desire 4 Press the OK Menu button to confirm and save your choice 5 Press the OK Menu button to exit 6 The icon for the Resolution choice appears beneath the video icon on the left side of the LCD Frame Rate 1 Press the Up Down button to select the Frame Rate mode 2 Press the Right button for the Frame Rate options submenu to...

Page 28: ...t the color of your videos as per your light source 1 Press the Up Down button to select the White Balance mode 2 Press the Right button for the 5 White Balance options submenu to appear Auto Day Light Tungsten Fluorescent and Cloudy 3 Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the White Balance option you desire 4 Press the OK Menu button to confirm and save your choice 5 Press the OK Menu ...

Page 29: ...The last image taken with your camera will be the first image to appear on the LCD when pressing the Playback button 2 Press the Left Right buttons to select the images you wish to view or playback 3 Photos will appear with the icon on the top left corner 4 Videos will appear with this icon as well as the time length of the video appearing next to the battery icon on the top of the LCD 5 You can z...

Page 30: ...e between the thumbnails Select the image you want to view or delete View the selected image by pressing the Shutter button You can delete files by pressing the OK Menu button The Erase option message appears Press the Up Down buttons to select either Erase This to erase the selected image or Erase All to erase all the unprotected images from the memory Note If you wish to exit this erase mode now...

Page 31: ...ory the No Image message will appear on the LCD screen Playback Mode Functions In Playback mode press the OK Menu function button on the top right of the camera The LCD will display 2 mode tabs PLAY and SETUP By default the Play tab will open with the menu options appearing Delete Current Delete All Lock Thumbnail Set Logo Rotate Slideshow and Print Delete Current This mode is used to delete the s...

Page 32: ...feature with caution as deleted files cannot be recovered unless they have been downloaded to the PC first 7 The camera reverts back to the Play menu mode Delete All This mode is used to delete all the unlocked files in the memory 1 Press the Down button to select the Delete All mode 2 Press the Right button for the Delete All options submenu to appear Yes No 3 Press the Up Down button to highligh...

Page 33: ...Menu button 3 Press the Up Down button to select the Lock mode 4 Press the Right button for the 4 Lock options submenu to appear Lock Current Unlock Current Lock All Unlock All 5 Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the Lock option you desire 6 Press the OK Menu button to confirm and save your choice 7 Press the OK Menu button to exit and return to the Play menu mode Note If you select...

Page 34: ...il option you desire 4 Press the OK Menu button to confirm and save your choice 5 Press the OK Menu button to exit and open the Thumbnail screen of the Playback mode with the new matrix setting of either 4 9 or 16 images per screen view Set Logo You can use this feature to select a photo you like to appear as the startup logo on your camera Note This feature will only be active for photo images wi...

Page 35: ... feature to rotate a selected photo on your camera Note This feature will only be active for photo images with resolution lower than 5M and if there is enough battery power otherwise it will be grayed out 1 Press the Up Down button to select the Rotate mode 2 Press the Right button for the Rotate options submenu to appear 90 180 270 3 Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the Rotate opt...

Page 36: ... the SetUp choice and press the Right button to open another submenu Direction Interval 6 If you wish to setup the direction of the images when they play in the slideshow use the Up Down button to select the Direction option and press the Right button 7 A Direction submenu will appear for you to choose one of the options Backwards Forwards 8 Press the Up Down button to select the direction you des...

Page 37: ...according to the time intervals between each photo and the actual playback time of the videos being the length of the clips themselves Note The Slideshow plays without sound 14 Press the OK Menu button to stop the Slideshow and revert back to the Playback mode Print with Pictbridge You can print the photos directly from the camera with a Pictbridge compatible printer 1 Select the photo you wish to...

Page 38: ...r Playback modes 1 Turn the camera on and press the MODE or Playback button 2 In any one of the modes press the OK Menu button 3 The LCD will appear with 2 tabs at the top of the screen 4 Press the Right button to move to the SETUP tab 5 The Setup menu opens 6 Press the Up Down button to select the Setup option that you wish to change Language Auto Off TV Output Play Logo Frequency Date Time Buzze...

Page 39: ...e one you selected 6 Press the OK Menu button to exit Auto Off Select the time for the camera to automatically switch off if inactive This helps to conserve the life of the batteries 1 Press the Up Down button to select the Auto Off mode 2 Press the Right button for the Auto Power Off options submenu to appear Disabled 1min 3min 5 min 3 Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the Auto Off...

Page 40: ...orted and not appear properly 1 Press the Up Down button to select the TV Out mode 2 Press the Right button for the TV Out options submenu to appear NTSC PAL 3 Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the TV Out option you desire 4 Press the OK Menu button to confirm and save your choice 5 Press the OK Menu button to exit Play Logo Select if there will be a startup screen or not 1 Press th...

Page 41: ...default setting is 60HZ 1 Press the Up Down button to select the Frequency mode 2 Press the Right button for the Frequency options submenu to appear 50Hz 60 Hz 3 Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the Frequency option you desire 4 Press the OK Menu button to confirm and save your choice 5 Press the OK Menu button to exit Date Time Set the Date and Time for your camera 1 Press the Up ...

Page 42: ... Date Setup option and press the Right button 6 Press the Right Left button to highlight and select each of the different Date Time options you desire 7 Press the Up Down button to change and set the digit settings for each Year Month Day Hour Minutes and Seconds 8 Press the OK Menu button save the setting and exit the submenus Buzzer Select if there will be a buzzer sound emitted when buttons are...

Page 43: ...ess the Up Down button to select the Format mode 2 Press the Right button for the Format options to appear Yes No 3 Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the Format option you desire Caution There is no Format Confirmation message before the memory is formatted This process it irreversible and all the data will be lost forever if it is not downloaded to your PC before formatting the mem...

Page 44: ... 5 Press the OK Menu button to confirm and save your choice 6 Press the OK Menu button to exit USB Mode Select the Mass Storage mode to download delete upload files to your PC or use your camera as a removable disk Select the PC Camera mode to use this camera as a PC Camera 1 Press the Up Down button to select the USB Mode mode 2 Press the Right button for the USB Mode options to appear Mass Stora...

Page 45: ...rmware was updated 1 Press the Up Down button to select the Firmware Version mode 2 Press the Right button for the USB Mode details to appear 3 Press the OK Menu button to revert back to the Setup menu 4 Press the OK Menu button to exit Install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager Software Warning Do not plug your camera into the computer until the software installation is complete You must be con...

Page 46: ...o install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager 4 If you do not have internet access at the time of inserting the CD ROM connect to the internet and then 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 butt...

Page 47: ...uter 9 Please review the license terms On PC Click the I Agree button to continue On Macintosh Click the I accept the terms of this license agreement and then click Next to continue 10 On PC only Let the Vivitar Experience Image Manager installer create the folder to where the program will be installed and then click Install 11 Please wait while the application continues the installation process o...

Page 48: ...evice to the computer you will have to wait a few seconds until the computer recognizes the device 4 As your camera is a mass storage device MSDC will appear on the LCD indicating that your camera is in Mass Storage Mode 5 If your camera appears in PC Camera mode press the OK MENU button to change it back to Mass Storage mode 6 To use your camera as a PC camera press the OK MENU button to change i...

Page 49: ...m the device window If your camera is the only USB device connected then it will be selected automatically 5 Select a location on the computer where to place the new photo and video files 6 Add the new photo and video files to albums if desired 7 Select to remove the media files from the selected device removable disk after the import ...

Page 50: ...ne albums Edit images using automatic and manual tools Use automatic Geotagging with built in Google Maps For more details on how to use the Vivitar Experience Image Manager open the Help file or click the Take the Tour button on the application s Home page Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually Using Windows 1 Use the USB cable that came with your camera to connect your camera to y...

Page 51: ...n the device icon and open the DCIM folder and the folder inside to view the media files 6 Select the files 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 7 We recommend that you copy the images into the Pictures folder and the videos into the Movies folder 8 Do not disconnect the cab...

Page 52: ...layback mode you can review all the photos and video clips stored in the camera on the larger TV screen Using your device as a PC Camera on Windows only 1 Power on the camera 2 Connect the camera to the PC with the USB cable provided in the package 3 Press the OK Menu button to select PC Camera if it is not the default setting Note The first time you connect the camera to the PC with the USB cable...

Page 53: ... dry soft and clean cloth to wipe fingerprints and dust on the lens and LCD Do not use rough or abrasive cloths that can scratch the surface of the camera Do not put the camera in direct sunlight or high temperature environments such as high temperature tool bag trolley case and so on Wait a few minutes before using the camera when you bring the camera from a low temperature environment to a warm ...

Page 54: ...es are recommended Don t take out the battery when powered on This will affect the internal settings and functions of the camera The following situation will affect the lifetime of the battery LCD screen is on LCD in playback status for a long time Please replace with new batteries when the battery level is low Please take out the batteries if you plan not to use the camera for a long time Do not ...

Page 55: ...ric shock do not open the camera or fix the camera by yourself Even though this is a water resistant camera you should not open the battery compartment with wet hands Dry the camera very well before removing the SD card or changing the batteries If water enters the battery compartment this will ruin the camera and cause the camera to stop working Stop using the camera immediately if water enters t...

Page 56: ...urning 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 TECHNICAL SUPPORT For technical support issues please visit our website at www...

Page 57: ...Auto Daylight Tungsten Fluorescent Cloudy Exposure control 2EV to 2EV in 0 5 step Photo effect Color Sepia Monochrome Flash Auto On Off Digital Zoom 4x Self timer 10s 20s File Format JPEG AVI TV out NTSC PAL Interface USB 1 1 PC Camera resolution 640 x 480 System Requirements Windows XP VISTA or MAC OS X 10 4 6 or higher Battery 2 AA Alkaline batteries OSD Language English French German Spanish It...

Page 58: ...ory card again or use a new card Image is blurry or out of focus 1 The digital camera was moving when the image was captured Hold the digital camera steady when shooting picture Image is not displayed on the LCD monitor 1 A memory card with non PICT images recorded with other camera is loaded This digital camera cannot display non PICT images Recorded files are not saved in memory 1 The digital ca...

Page 59: ...a powers off before you upload them to the computer the photos are not stored in the camera s memory These photos should be uploaded quickly before the camera powers off If the photos are saved to the SD memory card then all the photos should appear Q I deleted images using the Vivitar Experience Image Manager The photo was also deleted from my computer How do I recover photos that I accidently de...

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