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ViviCam F126 Digital Camera

User Manual

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Page 1: ... Camera User Manual 2009 2014 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: ...g the Menus 13 Camera Features ViviLink Macro Flash Display 14 Photo Capture Mode 18 Photo Playback Mode 33 Video Capture Mode 41 Video Playback Mode 54 Installing the Software 60 Connecting the Camera to the Computer 61 Getting Photos and Videos from the Camera to the Computer 62 Getting Started 63 Transferring Images from the Camera to the Computer Manually 63 Camera Maintenance 65 Sakar Warrant...

Page 3: ...era is a plug and play device You can download the pictures and videos captured by your camera without the software by directly accessing the camera s memory card from your computer It is recommended however that you install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager Software to enjoy the full Vivitar Experience Please read this manual carefully first in order to get the most out of your digital camera ...

Page 4: ...een 14 USB Slot 4 LED 15 Tripod Socket 5 Zoom Out 16 Digital Lens 6 Zoom In 17 Battery Compartment 7 MODE Button 18 SD Memory Card Slot 8 SET Button 19 MACRO Switch 9 Scene Left Button 20 Wrist Strap Connector 10 Flash Up Slideshow Button 21 Self Timer LED 11 Delete Right Button 22 Microphone 23 Buzzer ...

Page 5: ... Setup INSTALLING THE BATTERIES INSTALLING THE MEMORY CARD Insert 3 AAA 1 5V batteries Alkaline batteries recommended not included SD Memory card up to 32GB needed for normal use TURNING ON THE CAMERA USING THE CAMERA ...

Page 6: ...tomatically turn off a few seconds later Rechargeable batteries not recommended The energy status of the power is displayed on LCD as shown below Full battery power Medium battery power Low battery power SD CARD Make sure an SD card has been properly inserted into your camera SD card not included To properly insert the SD Card 1 Locate the SD Memory Card slot on the side of the camera Note that th...

Page 7: ...his will prevent the camera from saving captured photos to the SD card POWER ON Press the POWER button to turn on the digital camera CAMERA INITIAL SETUP After powering the camera ON for the first time the camera will take you through the initial camera setup SETTING THE CAMERA LANGUAGE 1 You will first be prompted to select a language for the camera The Language selection menu will appear Select ...

Page 8: ...t the date and time as desired press the SET button to confirm the setting and move to the next part of the camera setup SETTING THE VIVILINK DEFAULT OPTION Once the Date and Time have been set you will be asked to set the default ViviLink destination for photos and videos taken with your camera The ViviLink technology allows you to quickly and easily upload your camera s photos and videos to the ...

Page 9: ...DE button once to open the Video Capture mode To take a video aim your camera as desired and press the Shutter button to start recording A red record indicator appears on the LCD screen while the recording is in progress To stop recording press the Shutter button again The video is automatically saved to your camera s memory card To access the various menus for the Video Capture mode press the SET...

Page 10: ...X Digital Zoom Exposure 3 0EV 3 0EV White Balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Fluorescent Incandescent ISO Auto 100 200 400 Scene Auto Scenery Portrait Night Scenery Night Portrait High Sensitivity Beach Flash No Flash Forced On Auto Flash Red Eye Reduction Self Timer 2 5 or 10 second delay Anti Shake Yes Print Photos Yes Microphone Yes Macro Yes Manual Switch Languages English French Spanish Portuguese ...

Page 11: ... available hard disk space 16 bit Color monitor 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 MACINTOSH OS Intel Processor running MACINTOSH OS X v10 5 x or later 1 GB RAM 250 MB available hard disk space Display 1024 x 768 or higher resolution mo...

Page 12: ...ring on the camera emits a sound and the LED light turns on briefly The LCD screen turns on with your camera in Photo Capture Mode to start POWERING THE CAMERA OFF While the camera is on you can press the Power button again at any point to turn your camera OFF A Goodbye screen appears and the camera then powers off completely AUTO POWER OFF POWER SAVING Your digital camera also has an Auto Power O...

Page 13: ...ed ON the Photo Capture Mode is automatically active The icons that appear on the LCD screen are the best default settings so that you can begin to capture and enjoy clear quality photos To change the active camera mode make sure the camera is powered ON and press the MODE button When in Photo Capture Mode this icon will display on the top left corner of the LCD display When in Video Capture Mode ...

Page 14: ...ed by the camera a selection icon appears to the right of the selected menu option Changes made to these options remain until you decide to change them again at a later time Some menu options are single use functions that are not remembered by the camera and do not display the selection icon 6 At any time you can press the MODE button to exit the menus and return to the previous screen Note For mo...

Page 15: ...open the ViviLink options Select a ViviLink option and press SET to save your selection and return to Photo Video Capture Mode Your selected ViviLink destination appears as an icon on the LCD screen and your camera is now ready to capture your photo or video with the selected ViviLink destination Note The ViviLink feature is deactivated by default and needs to be activated prior to capturing each ...

Page 16: ...o activate Flash NOTE A Turn On Flash message appears when the camera detects a need for flash When this message appears it is recommended to press the Flash Up button and select one of the flash options Auto Flash Forced On or Red Eye Reduction Forced On The flash is enabled for each photo Note If you use this option in a well lit environment your photo may be appear too bright light overexposed ...

Page 17: ...itch located on the side of your camera UP to the flower icon When enabled the MACRO mode allows your camera to focus on an object that is close to the camera The flower icon appears on the LCD and indicates that the Macro mode is ON MACRO OFF To turn the MACRO mode OFF Slide the MACRO Switch on the side of the camera DOWN to the mountain icon The mountain icon appears on the LCD display When MACR...

Page 18: ...ch down to the mountain icon to turn Macro mode OFF The mountain icon will appear on the LCD display HIDE SHOW THE LCD ICONS The display of the icons on the LCD screen can be hidden or visible as desired 1 Hold the MODE button for 2 seconds to hide the display of the icons on the screen 2 Press the MODE button again to redisplay the icons on the screen ...

Page 19: ...ke to capture Note Make sure the MACRO mode is set to your desired mode Standard photo capture using MACRO OFF or close up photo capture using MACRO ON 2 Zoom Options Press the T Zoom In and W Zoom Out buttons to zoom in out if desired You can magnify your subject up to 4 times using the Digital Zoom The following Digital Zoom Indicator appears on the right side of the LCD screen 3 Capturing the P...

Page 20: ...tion RIGHT DELETE Opens the Delete This Photo option and allows you to view and delete the last photo taken DOWN VIVILINK Opens the ViviLink for Photos menu Other Shutter Captures the photo SET MENU Opens the menu options for Photo Capture Mode SAVE SELECTION Saves your selected menu option To navigate through the Menus use the UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT direction control buttons MODE MODE SELECTION Toggl...

Page 21: ...enus that appear in your camera s Photo Capture Mode The selection icon appears by the default settings Once you change a setting the setting is saved by your camera until you manually change the setting or restore the camera s default factory settings ...

Page 22: ... the highlighted menu option A selected option icon appears on the selected item 5 To continue within the menus and select a different menu option Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select the next menu item 6 To exit the menu view Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your previous mode An icon reflecting your selection is displayed on the LCD screen IMAGE RESOLUTION MENU The Image ...

Page 23: ...specific option 4 Press the SET button to confirm and select the highlighted menu option A selected option icon appears on the selected item 5 To continue within the menus and select a different menu option Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select the next menu item 6 To exit the menu view Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your previous mode An icon reflecting your selection is ...

Page 24: ...mage 1 Press the SET button to open the menus for the current mode 2 Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to scroll and select the Anti Shake menu 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight a specific option 4 Press the SET button to confirm and select the highlighted menu option A selected option icon appears on the selected item 5 To continue within the menus and select a different menu option Press t...

Page 25: ... selection is displayed on the LCD screen COLOR EFFECT MENU The Color Effect menu allows you to choose a color effect to add to the images taken with your camera 1 Press the SET button to open the menus for the current mode 2 Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to scroll and select the Color Effect menu 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight a specific option 4 Press the SET button to confirm and s...

Page 26: ...on reflecting your selection is displayed on the LCD screen IMAGE SHARPNESS MENU Using the Image Sharpness menu you can set the level of sharpness in the images taken with your camera The sharpness level dictates if the edges of objects in the image are more or less distinct 1 Press the SET button to open the menus for the current mode 2 Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to scroll and select the Imag...

Page 27: ...tem 5 To continue within the menus and select a different menu option Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select the next menu item 6 To exit the menu view Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your previous mode An icon reflecting your selection is displayed on the LCD screen ISO MENU The ISO menu allows you to set the level of sensitivity that your camera has to light in the surroun...

Page 28: ...ns the camera divides and adjusts the settings of the image into several zones for light metering such as complex light conditions position of subject brightness background direct light and scenes Spot Meters the area within the spot point frame at the center of the LCD to set the exposure on the subject in the center of the monitor 1 Press the SET button to open the menus for the current mode 2 P...

Page 29: ...ure an image with your camera the image will include a time stamp with the date and time that the image was taken The Date Time menu allows you to set your camera s date and time as desired You can also disable the timestamp for future images that will be taken with your camera The following are the timestamp options On The timestamp will appear on photos taken Off The timestamp will not appear on...

Page 30: ...o exit the menu without saving your settings and return to your previous screen SILENT MODE MENU You have the option of activating the camera s Silent Mode to disable all of the sound effects except for beeps heard during the Self Timer countdown that the camera emits when performing camera functions Note This does not affect the sound during video recording 1 Press the SET button to open the menu...

Page 31: ...xt menu item 6 To exit the menu view Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your previous mode FREQUENCY MENU The options in the Frequency menu represent the frequency of the electrical current in fluorescent lighting sources in your locale If your camera is set to a frequency that does not match your country s electric current you may see waves on the images taken by your camera 50H...

Page 32: ...rd menu 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight a specific option CANCEL To exit without formatting the SD Memory Card select Cancel and press the SET button FORMAT To proceed with the format select Yes and press the SET button You will be asked to confirm the formatting of the memory card Select No and press the SET button to exit without formatting Select Yes and press the SET button to begin...

Page 33: ...l then automatically exit the menu and return to the previous mode with the digital camera settings set to the Factory Default Settings Note After RESETTING to the default settings it is recommended to select your system Language Date Time and ViviLink for Photos and Videos If you do not the next time your camera is powered on you will be prompted to define those settings ...

Page 34: ...ould like to view Press the LEFT button to display the previous image Press the RIGHT button to display the next image Each captured image video and photo is displayed on the LCD screen Photos appear with a JPG icon on the top left of the LCD screen 2 Zooming In Out of Your Selected Photo Press the T Zoom In button to Zoom In and magnify the selected photo Use the UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT buttons to nav...

Page 35: ...utton to enlarge the selected image full size 4 Once the selected photo is full size you can Zoom In and Zoom Out of the photo PHOTO PLAYBACK MODE QUICK FUNCTION BUTTONS Your digital camera has a four directional pad that functions as Quick Function buttons Quick Function Button Function LEFT PREVIOUS Displays the PREVIOUS image UP SLIDE SHOW Views all the Photos as a Slide Show with 3 5 or 10 sec...

Page 36: ...o Capture Mode and Playback Mode Exits the menu screen T ZOOM Zooms In to selected photo W ZOOM Zooms Out of selected photo THUMBNAIL Opens Thumbnail View To navigate in the Thumbnail View press the UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT direction buttons To select an image in the Thumbnail View press the SET button PHOTO PLAYBACK MODE MENUS The following are the menus that appear in your camera s Photo Playback Mode...

Page 37: ...the current image select No and press the SET button The photo will not be deleted and you will exit the menu and return to the Playback mode To delete all the images videos and photos you have saved on your SD Memory card Select Delete All Images and press the SET button If you would like to proceed with deleting all the videos and photos select Yes and press the SET button to confirm All of your...

Page 38: ...enu view Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your previous mode Note An icon appears on the image with the selected ViviLink destination site when you return to the Playback display Remember that the ViviLink feature is deactivated by default A ViviLink destination will only be assigned to a photo or video if you manually set it from this menu or from the ViviLink menu in Capture ...

Page 39: ...ize Use the directional buttons to move the Crop box up down right or left 7 When you are ready to crop press the Shutter button 8 When you see the cropped picture appear press the Shutter button again to save or press the SET button to cancel and return to the previous menu 9 If you selected to save the cropped picture is saved as a new image to your memory card PROTECT LOCK MENU Pictures and vid...

Page 40: ...o exit the menu and return to your previous mode Note Any image that is locked displays a lock symbol on the LCD screen when viewing that image in the Playback Mode Photos that are not locked do not display the lock symbol Remember that you cannot delete or edit photos while they are locked PRINT THIS PHOTO MENU You can use the Print Photos menu to print the photos that are on your camera directly...

Page 41: ...pen the menus for the current mode 2 Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to scroll and select the Slide Show menu 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight a specific option 4 Press the SET button to confirm and select the highlighted menu option 5 A selected option icon appears on the selected item 6 To continue within the menus and select a different menu option Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to sel...

Page 42: ...amera at the scene you would like to capture 2 Zoom Options Press the T Zoom In and W Zoom Out buttons to zoom in out if desired You can magnify your subject up to 4 times using the Digital Zoom The following Digital Zoom Indicator appears on the right side of the LCD screen 3 Capturing the Video START Press the Shutter button to start the video capture A red blinking icon appears at the top of th...

Page 43: ...option and allows you to view and delete the last video taken DOWN VIVILINK Opens the ViviLink for Videos menu Other Shutter START STOP Starts and stops the video capture SET MENU Opens the menu options for Video Capture Mode SAVE SELECTION Saves your selected menu option To navigate through the Menus use the UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT direction control buttons MODE MODE SELECTION Toggles between the Phot...

Page 44: ...enus that appear in your camera s Video Capture Mode The selection icon appears by the default settings Once you change a setting the setting is saved by your camera until you manually change the setting or restore the camera s default factory settings ...

Page 45: ...T button to select the next menu item 6 To exit the menu view Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your previous mode An icon reflecting your selection is displayed on the LCD screen IMAGE SIZE MENU The Image Size menu allows you to choose the desired size of the images taken by your camera Keep in mind that images with a higher resolution will also take up more of your camera s me...

Page 46: ...em 5 To continue within the menus and select a different menu option Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select the next menu item 6 To exit the menu view Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your previous mode An icon reflecting your selection is displayed on the LCD screen WHITE BALANCE MENU The White Balance feature allows your camera to adjust the coloring of the captured images ...

Page 47: ...cific option 4 Press the SET button to confirm and select the highlighted menu option A selected option icon appears on the selected item 5 To continue within the menus and select a different menu option Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select the next menu item 6 To exit the menu view Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your previous mode IMAGE SHARPNESS MENU Using the Image Sha...

Page 48: ...arker than is needed increase the exposure setting by using the positive count to increase the amount of light allowed into the lens by your camera 1 Press the SET button to open the menus for the current mode 2 Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to scroll and select the Light Exposure menu 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight a specific option 4 Press the SET button to confirm and select the hi...

Page 49: ...t the menu and return to your previous mode An icon reflecting your selection is displayed on the LCD screen METERING MENU The Metering setting will affect how your camera focuses when capturing an image Depending on your selection the camera will be more sensitive to focusing on particular areas in the display and adjust the image color and lighting accordingly Center Averages the light metered f...

Page 50: ...age menu 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight a specific option 4 Press the SET button to confirm and select the highlighted menu option A selected option icon appears on the selected item 5 To continue within the menus and select a different menu option Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select the next menu item 6 To exit the menu view Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to yo...

Page 51: ...nd select the Date Time menu 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight the Date Setup menu option then press the SET button to select the option 4 The Date Setup submenu will open 5 Scroll through the window with the RIGHT and LEFT buttons 6 For each field in the menu use the UP and DOWN buttons to set the date and time 7 When you have finished setting the date and time press the SET button to sa...

Page 52: ...cy of the electrical current in fluorescent lighting sources in your locale If your camera is set to a frequency that does not match your country s electric current you may see waves on the images taken by your camera 50Hz UK Europe and Australia 60Hz US Canada and South America 1 Press the SET button to open the menus for the current mode 2 Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to scroll and select the ...

Page 53: ...rd menu 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight a specific option CANCEL To exit without formatting the SD Memory Card select Cancel and press the SET button FORMAT To proceed with the format select Yes and press the SET button You will be asked to confirm the formatting of the memory card Select No and press the SET button to exit without formatting Select Yes and press the SET button to begin...

Page 54: ...l then automatically exit the menu and return to the previous mode with the digital camera settings set to the Factory Default Settings Note After RESETTING to the default settings it is recommended to select your system Language Date Time and ViviLink for Photos and Videos If you do not the next time your camera is powered on you will be prompted to define those settings ...

Page 55: ...til you find the video you would like to view Press the LEFT button to display the previous image Press the RIGHT button to display the next image Each captured image video and photo is displayed on the LCD screen Videos appear with an AVI icon on the top left of the LCD screen 2 Playing Your Selected Video Press the Shutter button to START playing the video Press the Shutter button again to PAUSE...

Page 56: ...ize 4 Once the selected video is full size you can play and view the video Note The camera does not have a speaker In order to view your selected video with sound download and view the file from your computer VIDEO PLAYBACK MODE QUICK FUNCTION BUTTONS Your digital camera has a four directional pad that functions as Quick Function buttons Quick Function Button Function LEFT PREVIOUS Displays the PR...

Page 57: ... LEFT RIGHT direction buttons To select an image in the Thumbnail View press the SET button VIDEO PLAYBACK MODE MENUS The following are the menus that appear in your camera s Video Playback Mode DELETE MENU While in the Playback Mode you can delete videos from your camera through the Delete menu 1 Select the video you would like to delete 2 Press the SET button to open the menus for the current mo...

Page 58: ...ed A blank No Files Exist screen will appear Press the MODE button to exit the No Files Exist screen Remember All images will be deleted except images that are Protected Locked To delete a locked image first unlock the image then select delete If you do not want to delete all of your videos and photos select No and press the SET button All images will remain on your SD card and you will exit the m...

Page 59: ... A new default can be selected at any time through this menu PROTECT LOCK MENU Pictures and videos taken with your camera can be protected or locked to prevent any deletion or alteration being made to the files 1 View the video you would like to protect lock 2 Press the SET button to open the menus for the current mode 3 Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to scroll and select the Protect Lock menu 4 P...

Page 60: ...es and then press the SET button The images now appear in Playback Mode without the lock icon 5 Press the MODE button at any time to exit the menu and return to your previous mode Note Any image that is locked displays a lock symbol on the LCD screen when viewing that image in the Playback Mode Videos that are not locked do not display the lock symbol Remember that you cannot delete videos while t...

Page 61: ... 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 MACINTOSH Click the icon that appears on the desktop to install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager 3 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 Exp...

Page 62: ...the Vivitar Experience Image Manager installer create the folder to where the program will be installed and then click Install 10 Please wait while the application continues the installation process on your computer 11 WINDOWS Click the Close button when the installation is complete Click the Launch Vivitar Experience Image Manager to open the application 12 MACINTOSH Click the Quit button when th...

Page 63: ...n 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 8 Click the Get Media button to transfer the photos and videos from your camera to your computer 9 A media download progress bar appea...

Page 64: ...cation s Home screen Transferring Images from the Camera to the Computer Manually TRANSFERRING PHOTOS AND VIDEOS WINDOWS OS 1 Use the supplied USB cable to connect your camera to your computer 2 MSDC appears on the LCD 3 A window appears with a list of options select Open folder to view files and click OK 4 Open the DCIM folder and the folder inside to view the media files 5 Select the media and c...

Page 65: ...ackaging for compatibility with the iPad APPLE IPAD CAMERA CONNECTION For models that are compatible with the iPad photos and videos can be imported from your digital camera to your iPad by following either one of the options below 1 Connecting your digital camera to your iPad using an iPad Camera Connector Plug the Camera Connector into the dock connector port on your iPad then attach your digita...

Page 66: ...t resulting from defects in material or workmanship and damages or malfunctions 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 postage pre paid for service your package should include 1 Copy of original bill of sale 2 A detailed written description of the...

Page 67: ... sample photos and then try downloading them again With test photos if the camera s power is 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 s power is 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 came...

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