Vivitar VIVICAM 7690 manual

V iviCam7690 Digit al Camer a Owner ‟ s Manual © 2009 Sakar International, Inc. All righ ts reserv ed. W i ndow s and the W indow s logo are re gistered trade m arks o f Micros oft Corpor ation. All other trade m ar ks are the pr operty of their re sp e ctive comp anies.[...]

1 T able of content Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 2 Key Features ...................................................................................................................................... 2 W h at Y our Camera Include[...]

2 Introduction Thank you for pur chasing the Vivi Cam 7690 Digit al Ca mera. Ever ything y ou need to ta ke quality digit al photos and v ideos is include d with your camera. Y our digit al camera c an also be used as a re movable disk. It enr iches your li fe. Vivit ar make s capturing those spe c ial mo m en ts so ea sy . Please rea d this manual[...]

3 What Y our Camera Includes  Digital Ca m era  Vivit ar Ex perience I m ag e Manage r softw are Installation CD  USB cable  Quick S tart Guide  S trap Computer Sy stem Require ment s for W indows XP T o be able to do wnloa d photos and v ideos to yo ur PC , you will need the following minimum configuration :  Pentium 4 pro cess o[...]

4 Computer Sy stem Require ment s for W indows V is t a T o be able to dow nload photos to your PC yo ur w ill nee d the follow ing minimum configu ration:  Window s Vista  8 00MHz processor and 512 M B of syste m memory  2 0GB hard drive with at leas t 15GB of ava ilable sp ace  Sup port for Super VGA graphics  Availa ble USB Inter [...]

5 Quick Look at Y our Camera[...]

6 Prep a re Y our Camera for use Inst all batteri es Y our camera requires three A AA batteries (alkaline batteries rec ommended ). Please refer to the following installation ins tructions: 1. Open the bat tery comp artmen t on the side of the ca mera. 2. Insert the alkaline batteries correctly , w it h the cor rect polari ty as show n on t he batt[...]

7 W ARN ING: Unless you are usi ng an SD memory card , o pening the battery compar tment and removing the ba tt ery will era s e the test photo s currently stored in the ca mera. Dow nload your photos as o ften as possible . Photos will be lost w hen the ca mera switch es -of f or w hen the batterie s run low . Do not open the battery door befor e [...]

8 Locate the SD me mory card slot o n the botto m of the ca m er a and in sert an SD me mory card a s abov e. Y ou will f eel and hear a “ Click ” sound. W hen the ic on appears on the LCD screen this indicates that your SD card is inst alled corre ctly . Note: 1. After you insert the SD memory card, a “ Copy to Card? ” message will appear [...]

9 S t arting Y our Digit a l Camera Power on Press t he Pow er button once t o turn on your camera. The LCD will light up and the camera will emit a “ beep ” to indicate that your camer a is turned on and ready for use. Power off Press t he Pow er button once to tu rn off yo ur c a mera. When there is insufficient battery pow er , a “ Low Bat[...]

10 Camera mode i s for you to take still photos . Y ou can sho ot v ideo files w hile in Vide o m od e. In Play back mode you can preview the photos/videos you cap tured , rota te, protect, delete, c ro p and print your photos. Main buttons on the came r a[...]

11 Main Icons on the LCD[...]

12 B at te ry p ow e r le ve l Full battery power Medium battery power L o w b a t t e r y p o w e r P h o t o q u a l it y Normal quality Fine q ual i ty Super quality F l a s h Force Flash Auto No Flash Mo de s Camera Playback Vi deo SD card inserted SD card inserted ( Locked ) Self-ti mer On 1 0 s econds Self-timer On 2 seconds Normal Capture Ma[...]

13 Camera mode Set the m ode switch to Camera Mod e – th e ic on will app ear on the top right corner of the LCD screen. T a king Photos 1. Hold the camera steady and comp ose your objec t as appears in the LC D screen. 2. Press the Shutter button and wait a moment for the photo to be take n and saved to memory . 3. After each photo is s ho t and[...]

14 M acro/Far s hooting The c a mera ha s the func tion tha t allows you to c ap t ur e ob jects at very near (macro) or ve ry far distan ces per your re quest. 1. Slide the Ma cro/Far sw itch on the lef t side of the camera up to the p osition. 2. The ic on w ill appear on the left h and side of the LC D screen and indicates that t he mac ro shoot[...]

15 Note: A “ No P ow er ” message will appear on the LCD screen, if you select the flash function when the battery pow er is in suf ficient. T o continue using the ca mera w ith the flash, please inst all new batteries. Self-Timer Y ou can includ e yourself in a photo by using this feature to delay the time betwee n your pressing the shutter an[...]

16 2. Fro m the “This Image” or “This Video ” message tha t appears, p re ss Left/Right button to select “ Y es ” . 3. P re ss the Menu /OK button to conf irm and for the selected i mage to be deleted. At step 2, if you do not wish t o delete the photo select “ No ” by p ressing t he Up /Down button, then press the Menu /OK button. [...]

17 2. Set the mod e to Ca m era Mo de - the ic on will appear on the LCD s creen. 3. Press the M enu/OK button . 4. Press the Le ft/Right buttons to move betwee n the menu options that a ppear . 5. Press the U p/Dow n buttons to se lect the sub m enu option within the selected menu. 6. Press the M enu/OK button to c on f i rm and save the set ting.[...]

18 1. After you have s e lect ed your sc e nery , the corresponding scenery icon will appear on the LCD. Some sc ene ry will auto m a t i cally activate the flash f un c tion after setting . The defaul t scene is Auto. 2. Y ou can press the Lef t bu t ton for setting di f ferent scene s quickly . Image Size The image size and quality setting s dete[...]

19 Note: The image s ize icon w ill ap pea r on the right side o f the LCD screen . Anti-Shake Y our Digital Camera has a func tion that prev ents photo s coming out blur ry as a result of trembling or shaking w hen taking the photo . Because of thi s fun ction, you ar e not required to use a tripod to shoot steady photos. T o set a s below : 1. Pr[...]

20 1. Press the Me nu/OK button . 2. Press the Right /Left button until yo u select the Setup m enu . Exposure This setting allow s you to con trol the brigh tness of your images. 1. Press the Up/Do wn button to select the Ex posure option in the Setu p menu. 2. Press the Me nu/OK button to open the Ex posure submenu. 3. Press the Up/Do wn bu tton [...]

21 4. Press the Me nu/OK button to confi rm, save your se tting and ex it. ISO This setting allows you to sele ct the ISO setting that you w ant as per y our curren t c on dition s. 1. Press Up/Dow n button to select th e ISO option in the Setup menu. 2. Press the Me nu/OK button . 3. Press the Up/Do wn bu tton to choo se the ISO option from the IS[...]

22 3. Press the Up/Do wn bu tton to choo se the best op t ion – Auto / Dayli ght / Cloudy / Tungsten / Fluoresce nt 4. Press the Me nu/OK button to confir m and exit. Sharpness This setting allow s you t o adjust the sharpnes s of your images, making edge s more or less di stinct. 1. Press the Up/Do wn bu tton to sele ct t he Sharpnes s option in[...]

23 Quality The quality setting s determine the number of photos and the amoun t of memory require d f or ea ch photo. The better the quality , the more me mory each photo will use. The quality w ill also af fect the maxi mum size you can pr int your photo ef fectively . The default v alue is Fine. 1. Press the Up/Do wn button to select t he Quality[...]

24 2. Press the Me nu/OK button . 3. Press the Up/Do wn bu tton to sele ct: O n - display s date on photos O ff - won ’ t sho w date on p hotos Set date - setting the sy stem date 4. Press the Me nu/OK button to confi rm. If you wish to change the date pre ss the S e t Date option: 1. Press t he Men u/OK button to enter t he Set Date sub m enu op[...]

25 3. Press the Up /Down button to set t he digits for ea ch of the date, time and format options. 4. Press the M enu/OK button to con firm and ex it. Auto Power O ff By default your camera will automati cally powe r off i f idle for 60 seconds. Use this option to change the time. 1. Press the Up/Do wn bu tton to sele ct t he A uto Powe r Off optio[...]

26 Language Y our Digit al Ca m era only support s English for now . Format This function refor m at s the memor y c ar d and w ill erase all files in memory including files that ha ve been pro tect ed , plea se operate ca utiously . 1. Press the Up/Do wn bu tton to sele ct t he For m at option in the Setup menu. 2. Press the Me nu/OK button . 3. P[...]

27 5. Press the Right /Left button to select “ Ye s” to begin the format or “ No ” t o ex it. 6. Press the Me nu/OK button to confi rm and ex it. Default Setting If you are not sure as to what settings have been activated on your camera you can rese t the camera to the original fac tory settin gs. 1. Press the Up/Do wn bu tton to sele ct t [...]

28 Video M ode Mov e the mode switch to the center to activate the Video mode . The ic on w il l appe ar on the top lef t corner of the LCD scre en. 1. Press the S hu tter button to begin s hoo ting video s. The elapse time will appear on the top right of the LCD scre en. 2. Press the Shutter bu tton again to stop re cording and save this file in A[...]

29 White Balance Y ou can sele ct different W hite Balance for shooting. 1. Press the Me nu/OK button . 2. Press the Lef t/ Righ t button to sele ct t he White Balan ce m en u option 3. Press the Up/Do wn bu tton to sele ct t he White Balan c e y ou desire: A uto / Day light / C l oudy / T ungsten / Fluores cent 4. Press the Me nu/OK button to conf[...]

30 3. Press the Up/Do wn bu tton to sele ct t he resolution op tion you de sire. VGA (640x480) / Q VGA (320 x240) 4. Press the Me nu/OK button to confi rm. 5. The correspond ing resolut ion icon w ill appear on the right hand side of the LC D screen. Playback M ode Set t he m ode switch to the P layback m od e. Y ou can pr eview the photos and vide[...]

31 Thumbnail and Zoom Y ou can v iew the imag es on your camera as thu m bn ails. Y ou can also pre ss the T a nd W but tons to zoom in and ou t of y our photo s : 1. Pressing the W bu tton once w ill op en t he thumbnail display view . 2. Press the R ight/Left button to move betw een the images. 3. Press the T button to view t he image in full scr[...]

32 Note: 1. Y ou cannot zoo m in to A VI files . 2. If you sele ct an A VI file, an ic on will appear on the LCD 3. If you sele ct a JPEG file, an ic on w il l appear on the LCD screen. Playing the A VI video file Select an A VI file you w ant to p lay . 1. Press the Shu tter button to be gin playing the A VI file. 2. Press the Shu tter button to p[...]

33 Edit photos and videos S elec t a still photo you want to rotate , protect, delete, crop or print. Select a video you wan t to protect or de lete. Rot ate 1. Press the Me nu/OK button . 2. Press the Righ t/Left button to select the Ro tate menu opt ion. 3. Pres s the Up/Dow n button to select the degree you wa nt to rotate your photo or can cel [...]

34 3. Press the Up/Do wn bu tton to sele ct t he “ Lock ” option. 4. Press the Me nu/OK button to confirm an d exit. 5. A lock icon will appear on that im age wh en it appear on the LCD . 6. T o unlock a locked imag e, press the M enu/OK button. 7. At step 3 sele ct “ Unlock ” and pr ess Menu/O K to unlock the current file. Delete Delete un[...]

35 3. Press the Up/Do wn bu tton to sele ct: “ This im age ” (photos) or “ This Video ” (videos) depend ing on t h e f ile selected t o delete the current photo or video “ A LL ” to delete all unpro tect ph otos or v ideos “ Cancel ” to ex it . 4. Press the Me nu/OK button. 5. The Delete confir m ation m e ssage will appe ar to con [...]

36 3. Press the Up/Do wn bu tton to sele ct Crop or can cel. 4. Press the Me nu/OK button . 5. The Crop featur e open s. 6. Press the T /W buttons to out chan ge the size of the rectangle (the ar ea you will crop ). 7. Press t he Up/Dow n/Right/Lef t button to m ove the rectangle t o s ele c t the area of the photo you wa nt to c ro p. 8. Press the[...]

37 Print Y ou can print photos dire ctly fro m the c a mera using the Pictbr idge technology on yo ur printer . 1. Select a pho to you wa nt to print. 2. Press the Me nu/OK button . 3. Press the Lef t/ Righ t button to sele ct t he Pictbridge menu option. 4. Press the Up/Do wn bu tton to sele ct Pictbridge . 5. Press the Me nu/OK button to confi rm[...]

38 11 . Select “ OK ” and press the Menu /OK button to start printing. 10 . Wa it for the printer to process your request. After a mo ment the photo is printed. Note: Printing many photo s will take more time. Please be patient and w ait for all the photos to print. 11 . W h en the print is finished , a Print Finished screen appea rs. Pres s th[...]

39 Inst all the Vivit ar Experience Imag e Manager Sof tware Wa rning: Do not pl ug y our cam era into the co mputer until the sof tware inst al lat i on is complete Y ou must be connect ed to the internet to inst all and run the Vivit ar Experience Image Manage r sof tw are . 1. Insert the installat ion CD into y our CD-R OM drive . The insta llat[...]

40 Note: If yo u do not hav e internet a cc e ss, you can still dow nload m edi a from the camera. Click the “H ow to trans fer photos a nd videos fro m my ca mera to my computer” bu tton for instruction s. 5. If you have in ternet ac cess, the “Choo se your languag e” wind ow opens, choo se your lan guag e and click “Nex t ” to open th[...]

41 10 . On PC only : Let the “Vivit ar Ex perience Image Manage r” installe r create the folder to wher e the progra m will be in sta lled, and then click “Insta ll”. 11 . Please w ait w hile the appli cation continues the insta llation process o n your co m pu t er . 12 . On PC: Cli ck the “Close” bu t ton w hen the in stallation is co[...]

42 2. The “Get med ia fro m dev ice” w indow opens. 3. Y ou can select to do wnloa d photos, videos or both. 4. Select your camera (r emovable disk) fro m the dev ice w indo w . If y our camera is t he only U S B device conne cted then i t will be se lected auto matically . 5. Select a loca tion on the computer wh ere to place the new photo and[...]

43 6. Add the ne w pho to and video files to albums if desired. 7. Select to re m ove the media files fr om the sele cted device (r emovable dis k) after the import. 8. Click the “Ge t media” bu tton to tran sfer the photo s and video s from you r camera to you r computer . A media dow nload progress bar a ppear s on the botto m left sho wing t[...]

44 into the Videos/M y Video s folder . 6. Do not disconnect the cable durin g transfer . Doing so will c an c el the t ra nsfer of any files on their wa y to your compu ter . T ransfer media fro m my camera to my computer manually (Using Macintosh) 1. Use the US B cable tha t came w ith your camera to connect yo ur ca mera to your co mputer . 2. T[...]

45 product w ill be repa ired at no charg e for part s or labor for a period of one year . W h at Is No t Cov ered By Warranty : Damages or m alfun ctions not resulting from defect s in m a t erial or workm an s hip and damages or malfunction s from other t ha n nor mal use, including but limited to, repair by unauthorized par ties, ta mpering, mod[...]

46 A pp endix A : T echnical Specification s Image Sensor CMOS Sensor Image Size 3072X 2 304 pixels(7M), 25 60 X 19 20 pix els(5M) , 2048X15 36 pix els(3M) 1600X 1200pix els(2M), 1280X960pix els (1M ) 640X480(VGA) Video Re s olution 640 X 480(24 fp s ),320X 240pi x els ( 30 fp s ) File Format JPEG/A VI (W it ho ut A ud io) Exter nal Memory SD / MM [...]

47 Ap pendi x B: T roubleshooting Q: I have t aken photos but my compute r does not recogn ize my ca mera. What do I do ? A: First, ensure tha t you have in fact ta ken photos. Press the Shutter/O K button a few time s t o t ake so me sample pho tos and then try down loading them again. It is also reco mmended that you ha ve an SD card in s erted i[...]