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Vivitar T024 manual

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    V iviCam T024 Di git al Camera User Manual © 20 10 Sakar Intern ational, Inc. A ll right s reserved. Windows and the Windows logo are re gistered trademarks of M icrosoft Corpor ation. All other trade m arks are the property of their respe ctive companies .[...]

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    1 T able of Cont ents Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 2 Key Features ................................................................................................................................................ 2 What?[...]

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    2 Introduction Thank you for pu rchasing the V iviCam T 024 12.1 Mega-Pixe l Digita l Camera with Auto-Focus z oom lens. Everything you need to take qualit y digital photos and vide os is included w ith your camera. Vivitar makes capturing tho se special momen ts so easy . Please read thi s manual carefully first in order to get the mo st out of yo[...]

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    3 Computer System Requ irements for Windows OS T o be able to download photos and videos to your PC you will need the f ollowing m inimum conf iguration:  Pentium 4 pro cessor or above with Window s XP service pack 2, Windows Vista or W indows 7  512 MB RAM, with 100MB of free disk space  1024 x 768 Recommended screen resolution  16 -bi[...]

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    4 A Q uick Look at Y our Ca mera[...]

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    5 Prep aring Y our Camera for Use Y our digita l camera needs 3 AAA batteries in order to operate. Alkaline batterie s are recommended. 1. Slide and open the ba ttery door on the botto m of the camera. 2. Insert the batterie s correctly with the correct polar ity facing up. 3. Close the batter y door . 4. On powe ring on your camera the battery ico[...]

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    6 1. A “ Low battery ” m essage will flash on the LCD wh en the battery power is insufficien t. Shortly thereafter yo ur camera will powe r off. 2. Please remove yo ur batteries when you do n ‟ t intend to use your camer a for a long time. 3. T est photos taken w ith the c amera should be downloa ded otherw ise they will be lost w hen the cam[...]

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    7 3. Push the card in until you f eel it “ click ” into position. The top of the card should be flushed with t he surface of the camera. A n SD icon will appe ar on the LCD screen af ter you turn on yo ur camera. 4. Once the ex ternal memory card is inserted in to the camera all the im ages taken with the camera w ill be stored on the car d. 5.[...]

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    8 St arting Y our Digital Camera Power on Press the Power button on the top of the ca m era to turn on your cam era. The LCD will ligh t up indicatin g t hat your camera i s on and re ady for use. Power off Press the Power button to turn of f y our camera. W hen the re is insufficient battery p ower a red icon will appear on the LCD screen. Y our c[...]

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    9 2. Press the MOD E button to toggle betwee n the 3 modes. 3. The Ca mera mode will have an icon in the top left corne r of the LCD screen. The Vide o mode w ill have an icon and the Playbac k mode a icon w ill appear in the top left corner o f the screen. Camera M ode This is the default mode when turning on your camera. T aking Photos 1. Compose[...]

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    10 thereafter delete them fro m your S D card or insert another SD card to continue taking more photos and vide os. Note: This camera nee ds a SD memory card to oper ate normally . The limited internal m emory all ows you to ta ke one test photo that will be erased w hen the camera pow ers off. Digital Zoom Y ou c an magnify yo ur subje ct up to 4 [...]

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    11 1. Slide the Macro/ Far switch on the side of the c amera to the position . 2. The icon w ill appear on the LCD screen to indicate that the f ar shoo ting function is on . Flash In low light condition s it is best to use the built-in flash. Y ou c an also use the flash to compensate f or backlight condit ions. Force Fla sh, Auto , Red eye re duc[...]

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    12 If t he f lash is not ready , a red LED will light up and the icon will flash repeatedly- wait until t he flash is ready be fore taking a phot o. Note: A “ low battery ” warning will appear on the LCD screen if there is insufficient battery pow er to operate the flash . 5. Press the Flash button until the icon appears on t he LCD indicating [...]

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    13 3. Press the Left/Right button to choose “Y es” to delete the photo or “No” to cancel the delete. 4. Press the MENU but ton to confirm. If you selected Y es, t he last image is deleted. Each setting will be explained in it s own section below . Scene Y our camera c omes supplied with m any scenes for you to ta ke ph otos in al most an y [...]

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    14 Auto Night Portrait Nig ht Scenery Portrait Scenery S port Party Beach High Sensitivity 5. Press the MENU but ton to confirm, save your c hoice and ex it to the camera stand by mode. 6. The selected i con appears next to the camera icon on the top left of the LCD screen. Image Size The image size settings determine t he quality and number of pho[...]

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    15 5. Press the MENU but ton to confirm, save and ex it to the camera stan dby mode. 6. The selected image size icon will appear on the top of the LCD s creen. Note: 1. For Image size s higher than 3M a SD card need to be inserted in to the camera. 2. Y our camera has tw o HD “ 7M ” and “ 2M ” high definition i m age sizes. Anti-Shake Y our[...]

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    16 5. Press the MENU but ton to confirm, save and ex it to the camera stan dby mode. 6. The anti-shake icon selected will appea r on the bottom of the LCD sc reen. Face Detect Y our camera supports face dete cting that allow s you to ta ke better portra it photos. 1. Press the MENU but ton. 2. Press the Right/Lef t button to sele ct t he icon. 3. T[...]

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    17 5. Press the MENU but ton to confirm, save your c hoice and ex it to the camera stand by mode. 6. The Face Dete ct ic on selec ted will appear on the botto m of the LCD screen. Self-Timer Y ou can include yourself in a photo by using this feature to delay the time betw een you pressing the Shutter button and w hen the photo is actually taken. I [...]

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    18 5. Press the MENU but ton to confirm, save your c hoice and ex it to the camera stand by mode. 6. T he Self-Ti mer icon selected will a ppear on the top of the LCD screen. 7. Press the Shutter button until yo u see t he self-timer count-dow n begin in the center of the gre en frame tha t appears on the LCD . Y our camer a will count down 2, 5 or[...]

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    19 2. Press the Right/Left button to sele ct the icon. 3. The Setup menu appears in the center of the LCD. 4. Press the Up/Dow n button to select one of the setup options: Exposure This setting allows you to control the brightness of your im ages. 1. P ress the MENU button. 2. P ress the Up/Dow n buttons to select an Exp osure value (from 3 brighte[...]

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    20 3. P ress the MENU button to confirm, save and ex it to the camera stan dby mode. 4. The Exposure icon for the opt ion you selected appe ars on the botto m of the LCD. ISO This is a special f unction that allows you to compensate the light conditions when the light source is not good and you also specifically do not wish t o use a flash or tripo[...]

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    21 4. Press the MENU button to confirm, save and ex it to the camera sta ndby mode. 5. The ISO icon for the op tion you selected app ears on the bottom of t he LCD . White Balance This se tting allow s the c am era to adjust the color of yo ur photos according to the co lor of yo ur light source. 1. Pres s the Up/Down buttons to select the White Ba[...]

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    22 4. Pres s the MENU button to confir m, save and exit to the camera st andby mode. 5. The LC D screen will be adju st ed a s per the W hite Balance option yo u selected. Sharpness This se tting allows you to adju st the s harpne ss of your images, m aking edges more or less distinct. 1. Pres s the Up/Down buttons to select the Sharpn ess option i[...]

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    23 4. Pres s the MENU button to confir m, save and exit to the camera st andby mode. 5. The LC D screen will be adju st ed a s per the Sharpness option you se lected. Qual ity The quality of your photos also affect s the number of shots you can take. A HIGH setting means you can take fewer ph otos, but they will be of better quality . Th e default [...]

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    24 4. Pres s the MENU button to confir m, save and exit to the camera st andby mode. 5. The Qua lity icon for the option you selected appe ars on the bottom left corner of the LCD. Super quality Fine quality Nor mal quality Date This allows you to set the system ti m e which w ill be display ed on the photos. 1. Press the Up/Down buttons to select [...]

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    25  On selecting “On” the date will appe ar on the photo once it i s taken.  On selecting “Of f” no date w ill appea r on the photo.  On s electing “Set Da te” the Set Date settings screen w ill appear . Y ou will be able to change the date settings that will a ppear on the photo once it is taken. T o Set the date: 1. P ress th[...]

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    26 4. P ress the MENU but ton to confirm, save the cha nges and exit. Auto Power O ff By default, if your camera is idle for 60 seconds it will automatically be power ed off. Use the Auto Powe r Off option to change this setting: 1. Press the Up/Dow n button to select the Auto Power O ff option in Set up menu. 2. Press the MENU but ton. 3. Press t [...]

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    27 4. Press the Up/Dow n button to select a time that the camera will automatically power off if inactive . Note: If you select None, the camera will not be powered off until the ba ttery power is depleted or the c amera i s turn ed off m anually . 5. Press the MENU but ton to confirm, save and ex it to the camera stan dby mode. Language Y our digi[...]

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    28 have been pr otected. Import ant: Please use this f unction with caution. Once formatted all the images stored in t he memory will be erase. This process is irreversible. Please do wnload all images to the PC before formatting the card. 1. P ress the Up/Dow n button to select the Format option from the Setup menu. 2. P ress the MENU but ton. 3. [...]

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    29 8. Once the SD card is formatted all the images sitting on the card will be erased and the camera will rev ert to the camera sta ndby mode. Default Setting Y ou can restore your camera to the origina l f actory set tings. 1. Press the Up/Dow n button to select D efault Setting in the Setup me nu. 2. Press the MENU but ton. 3. Press the Up/Dow n [...]

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    30 7. Press t he Righ t/Left bu tton to select Y es to re set to t he defaul t setting or No to exit the menu. 8. Press the MENU but ton to confirm and reset the camera to the origin al factory settings . V ideo M ode Press the MODE bu tton to select the V ideo mode. Note: . An SD card (up to 8GB) needs to be inserted in o rder to use the video m o[...]

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    31 LCD screen. 4. Press the Shutter bu tton again to stop the re cording and save this fil e in A VI format. Note: 1. Y ou can preview th e A VI files in Playback mode or once dow nloaded to your computer by us ing Quick T ime and W indows Me dia Player . 2. W hen t he camera's memory is full, the “ Memory Full Inser t a SD M emory Card to T[...]

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    32 2. Press the Right/Lef t button to sele ct t he option. 3. Press the Up/Dow n buttons to select a W hite Balance opti on from the Menu that appe ars: Auto Dayli ght Cloudy Incandescent Fluorescent 4. Press the MENU but ton to confirm, save and ex it to the video standb y mode. 5. The LCD screen w ill be adjusted a s per the White Balance option [...]

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    33 3. Press the Up/Dow n buttons to select an Imag e Size opti on from the Menu that appears: VGA 640x480 QVGA 320x24 0 4. Press the MENU but ton to confirm, save and ex it to the video standb y mode. 5. T he Image Size icon sele cted will appear at the top of the LCD screen. Playback M ode Press the HOM E button to enter the Playback mod e. When t[...]

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    34 Full screen to Thumbnail display When the ca m era is in the Playback Mode and an image appears on the LCD screen: 1. Press the W button . 2. This will open up the thumbnail display . 3. Press the Up/Dow n/Left/Right butt ons and select a thumbnail o f a photo or video . 4. Press the MENU but ton to display the ph oto or video in full screen. Zo[...]

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    35 Select the photo you wish to rotate , protect, dele te, crop or print . Rotate The rotate feature will only wo rk for images on the SD card that is inserted. 1. Press the MENU but ton. 2. Press the Right/Lef t button to sele ct t he rotate option . 3. Press the Up/Dow n buttons to select the Ro tate option fro m the Menu that appears. 4. Press t[...]

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    36 your choice. 6. The photo will now be rotated and saved. Note: 1. Y ou cannot rotate a protected file. On attempting to rotate a protected file a “ This File is Write-Prote cted ” message will app ear on the screen. 2. “ No card inserted ” w ill appear on t he screen i f no SD card is insert. P lease insert an SD memory card to use this [...]

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    37 4. Press the MENU but ton. 5. If you select Loc k, a lock icon w il l appear at the top of t he LCD f or the photo or video sele cted. Note: T o “Unlock” the current file follow steps 1 through 4. Select “ Unlock ” an d press the MENU but ton to unlock the curren t file. Delete Delete unw anted photos and v ideos at any time in ord er to[...]

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    38 3. Press the Up/Dow n button to select “ This Image ” (if the image is a photo) or “ This Video ” (if the image i s a video) to delete the current photo or video yo u selected. Select the “All” option to delete all unprotect ed images. Pres s Cancel to exit the Delete option if you do not wish to delete an ything at this stage. 4. Pr[...]

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    39 Crop Image Crop your photos to show and save a specific portion of an i m age or to highlight c ertain focal point s. The Crop feature let s you zoom in on a n image and then sav e that part of t he image a s a new photo. Note: Only pho tos on the SD Card can be cropped. 1. Press the MENU but ton. 2. Press the Right/Lef t button to sele ct t he [...]

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    40 8. Press the Shutter bu tton for the crop confir mation icons to appear or press the MENU button to ex it. 9. Press the Shu tt er button to confirm and save the crop or press the MENU bu tt on to ex it. 10. A Saving screen appears before th e cropped photo is saved as a new photo to your camera`s memory card . Print with Pictbridge Y ou can prin[...]

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    41 6. A message w ill appear on the LCD to “P lease connect t o device ” . 7. Connect your camera to a compatib le printer with the USB cable pro vided to begin printing. 8. Press the MENU but ton to exit if you do not want to print. Playing the A VI video file 1. In Playback mode , press the Left/R ight buttons to select an A VI video file you[...]

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    42 3. Press the Up/Dow n button to select the Prote ct options that appear i n the menu. 4. Press the MENU but ton. 5. If you select Loc k, a lock icon w il l appear at the top of t he LCD f or the video selected. Note: T o “Unlock” the current file f ollow steps 1 through 4. Select “ Unlock ” and press the MENU button to unlo ck t he curre[...]

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    43 3. Press the Up/Dow n button to select “ This Imag e ” (if the image is a p hoto) or “ This Video ” (if the image is a video) to delete the current photo or v ideo you s elected or selec t the corresponding “All” option to delete all unprote cted images. Press Cancel to exit the Delete option if you do not w ish to delete anything a [...]

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    44 Install the V ivitar Experience Image M anager Software Wa rning: Do not plug y our camera into the co mputer until the s oftware inst allation is complete Y ou must be connected to the internet to inst all and run the Viv itar Experience Image Manager sof tware. 1. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. The installa tion screen shou[...]

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    45 4. If you do no t have internet acce ss at the time of inserting the CD-ROM, connect to the internet and then click the “ Install Vivi tar Experience Imag e Manager” button to be gin the instal lation Note: If you do no t have internet a cc ess, yo u can still downloa d m edia from the camera. Click the “How to tran sf er photos and videos[...]

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    46 On PC: C lick the “I Agree” button to c ontinue. On Macintosh: Click the “I accept t he terms of this license agreement” and then click “Next” t o continue. 10. On P C only : L et the “Vivi tar Experience Imag e Manager” insta ller create the folder to where the program will be installed, and then clic k “Install”. 11. Please[...]

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    47 Get photos and videos fro m your camera to your computer An SD card ne eds to be inserted. Do not disconne ct the cable during transfer . Doing so will can cel the transfer of any files on their way to your c omputer . 1. Select the “Get image s” button from the Main menu. 2. The “Get media fro m device” w indow opens. 3. Y ou can select[...]

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    48 4. Select your ca m era (removab le disk) from the device w indow . I f your camera is the only USB device connected then it will be selected automatically . 5. Select a location on the computer w here to place the new photo and video files. 6. Add the new photo and video files to albu ms if desired. 7. Select to remove the media files from the [...]

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    49 T ransfer media from my ca mera to m y computer manu ally (Using Windows) 1. U se t he US B cable that came w ith your camera to connect you r camera to your co mputer . 2. A window app ears with a list of option s, select Open folder to view files and click O K. 3. Op en the DCIM folder and the folder inside to view the media files. 4. Selec t [...]

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    50 Maintenan ce of Y ou r Digital Camera The digital c amera i s a deli cate device. Please handle your camera with care to avo id damaging it. Sakar Warranty Ca rd This w arranty covers for the origi nal consumer purchaser only and is not trans ferable. P roduct s that fail to function properly U NDER NOR M AL USA GE, due to d efects in materi al [...]

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    51 MAIL TO ADDRESS B ELOW: T echnical Support For technical suppo rt issues please visit our website at www.vivitar.c om . You can find manuals, softwa re and FAQ‟s at the w ebsite. Can‟t fin d what you are looking for ? E -mail us at support@vivitar.co m and one of our technical support team member s will answer y our questions. For phone supp[...]

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    52 T echnical Specifications Image Sensor CMOS Sensor Image Resolution 4000x30 00 (12MP), 3648x2736( 1 0MP),3264x24 48(8MP) , 3648x20 48(7MP) HD , 2592x1 944( 5MP) , 2048x 1536(3MP), 1920x10 80(2MP) HD , 640x48 0(V GA) Video Re solution 640 X480,320X 240pixels File Format JPEG/A VI External M em ory SD Card (up to 8GB) LCD Display 2. 4 Inch TFT Len[...]

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    53 T roubleshooting Q: I have taken photos and select ed the “Get Images” button. I get a message that the images w ere successfully transferred but the photos do not appear on my computer . What do I do? First ensure that you have in f act taken photos. Press the Shutter button to take some s ample photos and then try dow nloading them ag ain.[...]