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    High Denition Digital Video Camera 980HD User’s Manual © 2010 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.[...]

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    Contents Section 1 Getting to Know Y our Camera ............................................ 3 Section 2 Getting Started ..................................................................... 6 Section 3 Enjoying the Record Mode ................................................. 8 Section 4 Enjoying the Playback Mode .................................[...]

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    3 EN Section 1 Getting to Know Y our Camera Overview Thank you for purchasing this camera. Everything you need to take quality digital photos and videos is included with your camera. Vivitar makes capturing those special moments as easy as possible. The camera with 5 Mega Pixel sensor can take H.264 movies. By way of using H.264 technology , more v[...]

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    4 EN Front V iew Rear V iew Lens Flash Microphone T ele/Wide Button Speaker Mode Button Playback Button OK Button Picture Mode LED Indicator Playback LED Indicator Movie Mode LED Indicator Rolling Wheel[...]

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    5 EN Side V iew Bottom V iew T ripod Socket Battery Cover HDMI Port TV Port Mini USB 2.0 Port Self T imer LED LCD T ouch Panel Pre -Record/Internet Button Power Button SD card Slot Safety latch[...]

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    6 EN Section 2 Getting Started Loading the Battery Before using the camera, users must load the Lithium-ion rechargeable battery come within the package. 1. Slide the safety latch to the unlocked position and open the battery cover . 2. Insert the battery according to the correct polarity marks ( + or -). 3. Close the battery cover rmly , and sl[...]

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    7 EN T urning the Camera On and Getting Started • T o turn on the camera: 1. Flip out the LCD panel; the camera will turn on automatically . 2. Or press Power Button for one second to turn it on. • T o record movies: Press Mode Button or touch on the screen to switch to the Movie Record mode .(The Movie Mode LED Indicator will light up.) Press [...]

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    8 EN Section 3 Enjoying the Record Mode Button Function Rolling Wheel: Rotate to move between the wheel menu options. Right Button: LCD Information ON/OFF . In Record menu, press to switch to the submenu. Left Button: Flash Auto/Red-Eye-Reduction/Digital Light/ Flash OFF . In Record menu, press to return to the main menu. Up Button: Move between th[...]

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    9 EN LCD Monitor Information The indicators shown below may display on LCD when movies and pictures are recorded: (1) Movie Resolution FHD (1080p 30) HD (720p 30) WVGA 60 VGA (4:3) Slow Motion (Record movies at 320x240 resolution. ) Picture Resolution High (16 MP) Standard (5 MP) Low (3 MP) (2) Recording time of the movie that can still be taken at[...]

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    10 EN (6) Scene Skin Night Backlight (7) Macro Position Focusing (8) Manual White Balance (9) Motion Detection (10) Zoom meter: FHD (1080p 30):1X~10X (10X Optical zoom and 1X Digital zoom) Other video resolution:1X~40X (10X Optical zoom and 4X Digital zoom) (1 1) Option Menu (12) Playback Mode (13) Movie/Picture Record Mode (14) Movie Mode Digital [...]

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    1 1 EN Movie Recording • In Movie Record Mode (The Movie Record LED Indicator lights up), press OK Button to start recording. When a movie is being recorded, a time indicator will display on the LCD monitor . T o stop recording, press OK Button again. • Optional function 1. Dual record: press Mode Button ( ) to capture the image. The Dual recor[...]

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    12 EN Picture Recording • In Picture Record Mode (The Picture Record LED Indicator lights up), press OK Button halfway down until the focusing frame turns from white to green. Then, press it fully down to take a picture. • Press Playback Button to view the picture. • Three resolution settings are available: Image Quality High Quality: 16 Mega[...]

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    13 EN Options for Record Menu Movie Record Mode Menu Movie Resolution White Balance Scene Effect • FHD (1080p 30) • HD (720p 30) • WVGA60 • VGA (4:3) • Auto • Daylight • Fluorescent • T ungsten • Auto • Skin • Night • Backlight • B/W (Black/White) • Classic • Negative • Stabilization • Macro Mode • Motion Detect.[...]

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    14 EN Movie Resolution Four resolution settings are available. • FHD (1080p 30): Record movies at 1920x1080p 30 resolution. • HD (720p 30): Record movies at 1280x720p 30 resolution. • WVGA 60: Record movies at 848x480 60 resolution. • VGA(4:3): Record movies at 640x480p 30 resolution. Operation Display Screen 1. In Movie Record Mode, touch [...]

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    15 EN White Balance The camera adjusts the color balance of images automatically . Three manual white balance settings are available: • Auto: The camera automatically adjusts white balance. • Daylight: Under outdoor condition. • Fluorescent: Under uorescent light condition. • T ungsten: Under tungsten light condition. Operation Display S[...]

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    16 EN Movie Effect Operation Display Screen 1. In Movie Record Mode, touch (on-screen icon) to show the wheel menu. 2. Scroll and stop on [Effect]. The submenu of Effect pops up. 3. T ouch the desired Effect option to enter its option screen. 4. The Movie Effect submenu contains 5 options-- Stabilization, Macro Mode, Motion Detection, Slow Motion, [...]

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    17 EN Motion Detection Record videos automatically when the camera detects a movement. Operation Display Screen 1. In the Ef fect submenu, touch [Motion Detect.] to enter the option screen. 2. T ouch the desired option. 3. T ouch [OK] to validate the setting. 4. Camera will start to record video automatically if it detects a movement. Stop recordin[...]

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    18 EN Picture Effect Operation Display Screen 1. In Picture Record Mode, touch (on-screen icon) to show the wheel menu. 2. Scroll and stop on [Effect]. The submenu of Effect pops up. 3. T ouch the desired Effect option to enter its option screen. 4. The Picture Effect submenu contains 3 options --Self Timer , Macro Mode, and ISO-- for you to adjust[...]

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    19 EN ISO The camera adjusts the ISO sensitivity of its images automatically . T wo manual ISO sensitivity settings are available. (800/1600) The larger the number is, the higher the ISO sensitivity is set to. Select a small number to shoot a smoother image. Select a large number to shoot an image in a dark location or to shoot a subject moving at [...]

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    20 EN Section 4 Enjoying the Playback Mode Button Function The Buttons have the following functions in Playback Mode. Rolling Wheel: Rotate to move to the previous/next movie/ picture. Right Button: LCD Information ON/OFF; Fast forward. Left Button: Fast rewind. Down Button: Delete the current movie/picture or all movies/ pictures. OK Button: 1. En[...]

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    21 EN LCD Monitor Information Indicators on the LCD screen while in Playback Mode: Playback Preview Screen Movie Playback Mode Picture Playback Mode (1) Movie Resolution FHD(1080p 30) HD (720p 30) WVGA 60 VGA (4:3) Slow Motion ( 320x240 ) Picture Resolution High (16 MP) Standard (5MP) Low (3MP) Dual Record (The image resolution captured during movi[...]

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    22 EN (3) Movie/Picture Preview Screen On (4) Return to the previous screen/ Switch to Record Mode (5) Movie playback time counter (6) Delete (7) Upload selected movies to Internet (8) V olume (9) Previous movie/picture (10) Movies fast rewind (1 1) Movies Play Movies Pause (12) Movies fast forward (13) Next movie/picture (14) Slideshow Slideshow s[...]

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    23 EN Operations for Playback Mode The Playback Mode is for viewing and managing movies and pictures on the built-in memory or on an SD Card. Operation Display Screen 1. Press Playback Button ( ) or press on the screen to switch to the Playback mode. 2. In the Playback preview screen, press Mode Button or touch on the screen to switch between the M[...]

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    24 EN Delete Movies Operation Display Screen 1. T ouch to go to the Delete option screen. 2. T ouch [Y es] to delete the current movie or [No] to cancel the operation and to exit; touch [All] to delete all movies. 3. Before all movies are about to be deleted, a conrmation screen will appear; touch [Y es] to execute the operation and [No] to canc[...]

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    25 EN Picture Playback Operation Display Screen 1. When in the Picture Playback mode, sweep to the right or touch to go to the previous picture; sweep to the left or touch to go to the next picture. 2. While the picture is selected, press on the screen as well as go up to enter Magnication Mode.( The magnication Indicator appears on the scree[...]

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    26 EN Delete Picture Operation Display Screen 1. T ouch to go to the Delete option screen. 2. T ouch [Y es] to delete the current picture or [No] to cancel the operation and to exit; touch [All] to delete all pictures. 3. Before all pictures are deleted, a conrmation screen will appear; touch [Y es] to execute the operation and [No] to cancel th[...]

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    27 EN Section 5 Setting Y our Camera Setting Menu Operation Display Screen 1. T ouch (on-screen icon) when in Record Mode. The Record menu wheel will show on the screen. 2. Scroll and stop on [Setting]. The submenu of Setting pops up. 3. The Setting submenu contains 6 options for conguring your cam era setup. They are Sound (operation sound), TV[...]

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    28 EN TV Ensure that the appropriate TV standard of your area is selected – either NTSC or P AL. Wrong TV system setting may cause image ickers. • NTSC(60Hz): USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea and T aiwan, etc. • P AL(50Hz): UK, Europe, China, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong, etc. Operation Display Screen 1. In the Setting submenu, touch [...]

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    29 EN Time Setting Operation Display Screen 1. In the Setting submenu, touch [T ime Setting] on the screen to go to the T ime Setting menu. 2. T ouch Y ear , Month, Day , Hour , or Minute to set. 3. Adjust the numeric value by touching / . 4. T ouch [OK] to validate the settings. Format Y es: Format the built-in memory ( When there is no SD card in[...]

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    30 EN Default Setting T o restore the default factory setting, select this option. Operation Display Screen 1. In the Setting submenu, touch [Default Setting] on the screen to go to the Default Setting conrmation screen. 2. T ouch [Y es] to execute the operation and [No] to cancel the operation. The following table indicates the camera’s defau[...]

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    31 EN Section 6 V iewing Pictures and Movies on TV Connecting to a High-Denition 16:9(Wide) TV 1. Connect the HDMI cable to your camera’s HDMI Out port. 2. Connect the other end of the cable to a television. 3. Set the video input source of your TV to “ HDMI.” (16:9) 4. Use the buttons to view the stored pictures and movies on the TV . Ope[...]

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    32 EN Section 7 Using the Software Installing the Software Y ou must be connected to the internet to install and run the Vivitar Experience Image Manager software. 1. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. The installation screen should automatically open. 2. On PC: The V ivitar Experience Image Manager Installer window appears. If the [...]

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    33 EN “Next” to continue. 10. On PC only: Let the “Vivitar Experience Image Manager” installer create the folder to where the program will be installed, and then click “Install”. 1 1. Please wait while the application continues the installation process on your computer . 12. On PC: Click the “Close” button when the installation is c[...]

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    34 EN 2. The “Get Images from device” window opens. 3. Y ou can select to download photos, videos or both. 4. Select your camera (removable disk) from the device window . If your camera is the only USB device connected then it will be selected automatically . 5. Select a location on the computer where to place the new photo and video les. 6.[...]

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    35 EN Section 8 T ransferring Media T ransfer media: Using Windows T o transfer media from your camera to your computer manually using Windows: 1. Use the USB cable that came with your camera 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 les” and [...]

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    36 EN Section 9 Sakar W arranty Card This warranty covers for the original consumer purchaser only and is not transferable. Products that fail to function properly UNDER NORMAL USAGE , due to defects in material or workmanship will be repaired at no charge for parts or labor for a period of one year from the time of purchase. What Is Not Covered By[...]

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    37 EN Section 1 1 Specications and System Requirements Specication Image sensor 5 Mega pixel CMOS sensor Operation modes Movie record, Picture record Lens f=5.95~59.5mm F2.0~2.8 Focus range Macro mode: wide:1cm~Innite, tele:60cm~Innite Auto mode: wide:10 cm~Innite, tele:100 cm~Innite Zoom FHD (1080p 30):1X~10X (10X Optical zoom an[...]

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    38 EN System requirements • Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 • Intel Pentium 4, 2.4GHz or above • 512 MB RAM • CD-ROM Drive • 1 GB free HDD space • Available USB port • 16-bit Color Display Note The LCD screen is manufactured using extremely high-precision technology , so over 99.99% of the pixels are operational for effect[...]

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    39 EN Section 12 T roubleshooting T roubleshooting 1. If the L CD previ ew is not c lea r whi le sho oting , h ow can t he focus be ad juste d? T ry t o swi tch b etw een M acr o a nd Auto Mode. 2. The ash is not wor kin g. The batt ery powe r i s l ow . The came ra is in DC p ower mod e. 3. The les on the mem ory card do not dis pla y smo ot[...]

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    40 EN unintentional data loss. 9. I deleted images using the Vivitar Experience Image Manager . The images were also deleted from my computer . How do I recover images that I accidently deleted? All images deleted using the Vivitar Experience Image Manager are sent to your computer`s Recycle or T rash Bin and can be retrieved from there.[...]