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ViviCam S128 Digital Camera

User Manual

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Page 1: ...Camera User Manual 2009 2015 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...

Page 2: ...the Menus 13 Camera Features ViviLink Macro Flash Display 14 Photo Capture Mode 18 Photo Playback Mode 34 Video Capture Mode 42 Video Playback Mode 55 Installing the Software 61 Connecting the Camera...

Page 3: ...a 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 ho...

Page 4: ...SB Slot 4 LED Light 15 Tripod Socket 5 Zoom Out W Button 16 Digital Lens 6 Zoom In T Button 17 Battery Compartment 7 MODE Button 18 SD Memory Card Slot 8 Flash Up Slideshow Button 19 MACRO Switch 9 De...

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...

Page 6: ...omatically 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 pow...

Page 7: ...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 t...

Page 8: ...red 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 defa...

Page 9: ...E 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 recor...

Page 10: ...15 mm F3 0 Zoom 4X 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 Sens...

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 Dir...

Page 12: ...ing 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...

Page 13: ...d 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...

Page 14: ...d 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 singl...

Page 15: ...pen 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 an...

Page 16: ...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 optio...

Page 17: ...tch 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 ind...

Page 18: ...h 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 desir...

Page 19: ...e 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...

Page 20: ...our photos by using the Self Portrait capability 1 Push the Macro switch lever up Macro On for the flower icon to appear 2 Hold the camera steady out facing towards you at arm s length 30 45cm 3 Look...

Page 21: ...ion 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 Op...

Page 22: ...nus 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 setti...

Page 23: ...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...

Page 24: ...pecific 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 o...

Page 25: ...age 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...

Page 26: ...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 menu...

Page 27: ...n 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 lev...

Page 28: ...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 retu...

Page 29: ...s 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...

Page 30: ...re 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 als...

Page 31: ...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 fo...

Page 32: ...t 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 c...

Page 33: ...d 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...

Page 34: ...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...

Page 35: ...uld 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 w...

Page 36: ...tton 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...

Page 37: ...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...

Page 38: ...he 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 o...

Page 39: ...nu 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 Re...

Page 40: ...ze 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...

Page 41: ...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 di...

Page 42: ...en 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 confi...

Page 43: ...mera 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 fo...

Page 44: ...ption 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 option...

Page 45: ...nus 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 setti...

Page 46: ...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 IM...

Page 47: ...m 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 retur...

Page 48: ...ific 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 opti...

Page 49: ...rker 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 curr...

Page 50: ...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 ima...

Page 51: ...ge 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 c...

Page 52: ...d 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...

Page 53: ...y 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 take...

Page 54: ...d 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...

Page 55: ...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...

Page 56: ...il 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 th...

Page 57: ...ze 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 c...

Page 58: ...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...

Page 59: ...d 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...

Page 60: ...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...

Page 61: ...s 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 i...

Page 62: ...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...

Page 63: ...he 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...

Page 64: ...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 65: ...ation 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 a...

Page 66: ...ckaging 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 e...

Page 67: ...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 Wha...

Page 68: ...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 sho...

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