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The  Camera  mode  is  for  you  to  take  still  photos.  You  can  shoot  video  files  while  in  Video  mode.  In 
Playback mode you can preview the photos/videos you captured, rotate, protect, delete, crop and print 
your photos. 
 
 
 
 
 

Main buttons on the camera 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Summary of Contents for VIVICAM 8690

Page 1: ...Camera User 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 re...

Page 2: ...he LCD 11 Camera mode 13 Video Mode 29 Playback Mode 31 Install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager Software 40 Connect your camera to the computer 42 Get photos and videos from your camera to your c...

Page 3: ...order to get the most out of your digital camera Key Features Digital Video resolutions 320x240 Pixels 640x480 Pixels 8 1 mega pixels camera with choice of 6 digital camera resolutions 3264X2448 8MP 2...

Page 4: ...d 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 Recomme...

Page 5: ...st 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 Syste...

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

Page 7: ...ide of the camera 2 Insert the alkaline batteries correctly with the correct polarity as shown on the battery cover 3 Close the battery compartment When the Low Battery icon and Low Battery message fl...

Page 8: ...care that you do not take out the batteries or power off your camera at will otherwise the test photos in the built in memory will be lost before they are either downloaded or copied to the SD memory...

Page 9: ...Yes and press the Menu OK button to save the test photo to the SD memory card Select No and press the Menu OK button if you do not want to save the test photo 2 After the SD memory is inserted success...

Page 10: ...mera When there is insufficient battery power a Low Battery message will appear on the LCD screen and the camera will power off automatically after a few seconds MODE switch Your digital camera has 3...

Page 11: ...is for you to take still photos You can shoot video files while in Video mode In Playback mode you can preview the photos videos you captured rotate protect delete crop and print your photos Main but...

Page 12: ...11 Main Icons on the LCD...

Page 13: ...e Flash Auto No Flash Modes Camera Playback Video SD card inserted SD card inserted Locked Self timer On 10 seconds Self timer On 2 seconds Normal Capture Macro Capture Date on photo Digital Zoom Prot...

Page 14: ...will display Disk Full 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...

Page 15: ...the Macro setting Flash Your camera has a built in flash function which enables you to take photos when the light condition is not good The flash can only be activated in the photo mode 1 Press the U...

Page 16: ...eady and flat surface before you use the self timer The timer is either for 2 or 10 seconds 1 Press the Down or Timer button 2 The icon appears on the top of the LCD screen Press the Shutter button to...

Page 17: ...d in the correct light and environmental conditions you can manually select the scene 1 In Camera mode press the Left Scene button 2 The scene options icons will appear on the upper left corner of the...

Page 18: ...he LCD screen 3 Press the Menu OK button 4 Press the Left Right buttons to move between the menu options that appear 5 Press the Up Down buttons to select the submenu option within the selected menu 6...

Page 19: ...s quickly Image Size The image size and quality settings determine 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...

Page 20: ...elect the Anti Shake menu option 3 Press the Up Down button to select On or Off 4 Press the Menu OK button to confirm and exit to standby mode Note The icon will appear on the left side of the LCD scr...

Page 21: ...control the brightness of your images 1 Press the Up Down button to select the Exposure option in the Setup menu 2 Press the Menu OK button to open the Exposure submenu 3 Press the Up Down button to s...

Page 22: ...ubmenu that appears Auto 100 200 400 4 Press the Menu OK button to confirm and exit White Balance This setting allows the camera to adjust the color of your photos according to the color of your light...

Page 23: ...es making edges more or less distinct 1 Press the Up Down button to select the Sharpness option in Setup menu 2 Press the Menu OK button 3 Press the Up Down button to select a sharpness value Normal S...

Page 24: ...so affect the maximum size you can print your photo effectively The default value is Fine 1 Press the Up Down button to select the Quality option in the Setup menu 2 Press the Menu OK button 3 Press t...

Page 25: ...button 3 Press the Up Down button to select On displays date on photos Off won t show date on photos Set date setting the system date 4 Press the Menu OK button to confirm If you wish to change the da...

Page 26: ...r 60 seconds Use this option to change the time 1 Press the Up Down button to select the Auto Power Off option in the Setup menu 2 Press the Menu OK button 3 Press the Up Down button to select a time...

Page 27: ...ll now appear in the language that you selected Frequency This function corrects the fluorescent light cycles for different countries Using the camera in the USA the frequency must be set to 60Hz and...

Page 28: ...Press the Up Down button to select the Format option in the Setup menu 2 Press the Menu OK button 3 Press the Up Down button to select OK 4 Press the Menu OK button to confirm The following Format me...

Page 29: ...1 Press the Up Down button to select the Default setting option in the Setup menu 2 Press the Menu OK button 3 Press the Up Down button to select OK to reset or C to cancel 4 Press the Menu button to...

Page 30: ...this AVI file in playback mode or on your computer using the Vivitar Experience Image Manager software Please read the section on Minimum Computer Requirements for your operation system in order to be...

Page 31: ...Fluorescent 4 Press the Menu OK button to confirm and exit to the video standby mode 5 The White balance effect you selected appears on the LCD screen Video Resolution Your camera supports 2 video res...

Page 32: ...e protect delete and crop your photos and you can protect and delete video clips You can also print photos directly from your camera using PictBridge technology NOTE The message No Image will appear o...

Page 33: ...n to the photo press the T button to magnify the photos and the W button to zoom out 5 Press the Up Down Right Left button to navigate within the selected photo Note 1 You cannot zoom in to AVI files...

Page 34: ...button to stop and exit the video playback mode for selecting files or wait until the file playback over Note For how to protect or delete video please refer to the relevant section in the Edit photos...

Page 35: ...o or cancel to exit 4 Press the Menu OK button to confirm 5 A Rotate and Saving message will appear on the LCD After a few seconds the photo will appear rotated as per your choice Protect You can prot...

Page 36: ...3 select Unlock and press Menu OK to unlock the current file Delete Delete unwanted photos and videos at any time to free up memory You can delete one image or video clip at a time or delete all the...

Page 37: ...ft button to select Yes or No if you delete one or all photos and videos 7 Press the Menu OK button to confirm and exit Crop Image Crop your photos to show only a specific portion of an image or to hi...

Page 38: ...ou want to crop 8 Press the Shutter button 9 Press the Shutter button again to Save Note At step 6 7 you can press the Menu OK button to exit without cropping Print You can print photos directly from...

Page 39: ...Printer s Pictbridge USB socket 8 The following menu will appear once the camera detects that it is connected to the printer 9 Press the Up Down button to select the This Image option and press the Me...

Page 40: ...nt the photo is printed Note Printing many photos will take more time Please be patient and wait for all the photos to print 13 When the print is finished a Print Finished screen appears Press the Men...

Page 41: ...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 installer 3 On Macint...

Page 42: ...elect your camera model from the list and click Next to open the next window 7 Click Next to confirm your camera model selection and to install the application 8 Please wait while the application is b...

Page 43: ...our camera to the computer 1 Use the USB cable that came with your camera to connect your camera to your computer 2 Turn on the camera 3 MSDC will appear on the LCD indicating that you are in the USB...

Page 44: ...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 sel...

Page 45: ...ager 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 cam...

Page 46: ...Then select a folder and choose Paste from the Edit menu 6 We recommend that you copy the images into the Pictures folder and the videos into the Movies folder 7 Do not disconnect the cable during tra...

Page 47: ...ion 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 tech...

Page 48: ...Card up to 8GB LCD Display 2 4 Inch TFT LCD Lens f 7 45mm F3 0 with Macro Zoom 4X Digital Zoom Exposure 3 0EV 3 0EV White Balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Incandescent Fluorescent ISO Auto 100 200 400 Sc...

Page 49: ...ptions list until you see the removable device appearing If the computer does not recognize your device it may mean that your computer does not meet the minimum system requirements Please see the Syst...

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