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Vivicam F526

All Weather Waterproof Digital Camera

with Twin view Preview Screens

User Manual

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Summary of Contents for Vivicam F526

Page 1: ...ra with Twin view Preview Screens User Manual 2009 2012 Sakar International Inc All rights reserved Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks...

Page 2: ...Changing Camera Mode 12 Photo Capture Mode 13 Video Capture Mode 18 Playback Mode 20 Navigating the Menus 22 Menu Options 23 Status Icon Description 28 Installing the Software 30 Connecting the Camera...

Page 3: ...mory card up to 32GB for normal use Micro SD Memory cards are not included and need to be purchased separately Important Do not open the battery door underwater Close the battery door properly for bes...

Page 4: ...3 What s Included 1 Digital Camera 2 USB cable 3 Vivitar Experience Image Manager Software Installation CD 4 Wrist Strap NOTE Micro SD Memory Card and batteries not included...

Page 5: ...witch Button 13 Left Flash Button 4 Wrist Strap Connector 14 Right Playback Button 5 Front small LCD Screen 15 MODE Button 6 Flash 16 MENU Delete Button 7 Lens 17 Battery Compartment 8 LED Busy Indica...

Page 6: ...p Installing the Batteries Installing the Memory Card Insert 2 x AAA 1 5V batteries Alkaline batteries recommended not included Micro SD Memory Card up to 32GB needed for normal use Turning On the Cam...

Page 7: ...few seconds later The energy status of the power is displayed on LCD as shown below Full battery power Medium battery power Low battery power 2 Micro SD Memory Card Make sure a Micro SD card has been...

Page 8: ...n in Photo Capture or Video Capture mode 2 Select the Setup Menu options by pressing the RIGHT button 3 Press the W DOWN button to highlight and select the Format icon and press the SHUTTER OK button...

Page 9: ...o take a video aim your camera as desired and press the SHUTTER button to start the record A red record indicator will appear on the LCD screen while record is in progress To stop the record press the...

Page 10: ...osure 2 0EV 2 0EV White Balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent ISO Auto 100 200 400 800 Scene Auto Landscape Backlight Night Scene Portrait Sports Flash No Flash Forced On Auto Flash Self T...

Page 11: ...nitor 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 requ...

Page 12: ...ntil the camera powers on After powering on the camera the LED light turns on briefly and the back LCD screen turns on with your camera in Photo Capture mode to start Powering the camera OFF While the...

Page 13: ...will be 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 cam...

Page 14: ...card Taking a Self Portrait You can also capture your photos using the front LCD screen 1 Before taking the photo ensure that the Macro Switch on the side of the camera is down and in the ON position...

Page 15: ...setting Important When using Flash stand between 8 to 10 feet away from the scene you would like to capture NOTE The MACRO mode must be turned OFF when you want to use the Flash To turn off MACRO mode...

Page 16: ...era DOWN 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...

Page 17: ...button to select the Self Timer delay option Off No Self Timer On 10S Self Timer 5 Press the SHUTTER button to confirm and save the highlighted submenu option 6 The Self Timer feature is now ready for...

Page 18: ...ons Button Function Left Flash Options Toggles the Flash options appearing on the LCD T Up Zooms In W Down Zooms Out Other SHUTTER Captures the photo Saves selected Menu Option MENU Opens and exits th...

Page 19: ...he top of the camera to START the video capture A blinking red REC icon appears at the top left of the LCD screen indicating that the record is in progress The elapsed time of the recording can be see...

Page 20: ...cro Switch section for more details regarding the Macro feature Video Capture Mode Quick Function Buttons Your digital camera includes buttons that functions as Quick Function buttons Button Function...

Page 21: ...the thumbnails 1 Press the W Down button All the captured images photos and videos on your camera will appear in the Thumbnail View 2 Use the UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT direction buttons to scroll and select...

Page 22: ...ge video and photo is displayed on the LCD screen Videos appear with a video icon on the bottom left of the LCD screen 2 Play your selected video Press the T Up button to START playing the video Press...

Page 23: ...cted menu options appear as an icon on the LCD 7 At any time you can press the MENU button to exit the menus and return to the previous screen Navigating the Camera Setup Menus The Camera Setup Menus...

Page 24: ...your camera Keep in mind that images with a higher image quality level will also take up more memory on your camera Super Fine Fine Normal Picture quality setting Metering The Metering setting will af...

Page 25: ...ure images in lower light situations The higher sensitivity to light however may reduce the quality of the images that are taken When the ISO is reduced the image sensor in your camera will be less se...

Page 26: ...d time that the image was taken On Off On The timestamp will appear on photos taken Off The date stamp will not appear on photos taken Quick View On Off On After a photo is captured the image preview...

Page 27: ...ll images Single Delete the selected image Camera Setup Menus Menu Name and Description Menu Options Menu Options Details Sounds You have the option of activating the camera s sounds to disable all of...

Page 28: ...sh Portuguese Japanese Select display language Date Time YY MM DD HR MIN Select the date and time Format Yes No Format the Micro SD Memory Card Reset All Yes No Reset the camera settings to the Factor...

Page 29: ...to Capture Mode Video Capture Mode Playback Mode 2 Flash indicator Force flash The flash is always on in any environment Auto flash The camera determines if the flash should be used or not No flash Th...

Page 30: ...Indicates that the Micro SD card is inserted properly and will be used as storage for captures Photos and Videos 10 White Balance Shows selected White balance mode 11 Photo Video Counter Photo mode D...

Page 31: ...ation s CD DVD drive and click on Setup exe to launch the installer 3 On Macintosh Click the icon that appears on the desktop to install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager 4 If you do not have inter...

Page 32: ...led and then click Install 11 Please wait while the application continues the installation process on your computer 12 On PC Click the Close button when the installation is complete Click the Launch V...

Page 33: ...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 medi...

Page 34: ...tion s Home screen Transferring Images from the Camera to the Computer Manually Transferring Photos and Videos WINDOWS 1 Use the USB cable that came with your camera to connect your camera to your com...

Page 35: ...y 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...

Page 36: ...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...

Page 37: ...tton to take some sample photos and then try downloading them again With test photos if the camera powers off before you upload them to the computer the photos are not stored in the camera s memory Th...

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