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  • Page 1

    English CONTENTS I Getting to know your camera……………………..1 1. Configuration & installation…………………..….1 2. Monitor screen display……………….….…….2 3. Preparation before capt ure……………………..2 4. Shooting……………………………………………3 5. V ideo& Audio recording…[...]

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    English 1 I Getting to know your camera 1. Configuration & installation 1 Shutter button 2 Power button 3 Flash light 4 Macro switch 5 USB jack 6 Lens 7 TFT monitor screen 8 Left/self-timer button 9 Playback button 10 Zoom out button 1 1 Zoom in button 12 Busy light 13 Macro light 14 Up/Di splay button 15 Ok button 16 Right / Flash button 17 Do[...]

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    English 2 2. Monitor scree n display 3. Preparation before capture 3.1 Battery It’s optional to use AAA alkaline batteries or recharg eable batteries. Open the battery cover and load the bat t eries according to the polari ty indicated on the battery door. 3.2 Insert the memory card Insert the memory card to the card slot carefully . Check the ri[...]

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    English 3 4. Shooting 1): Press POWER button to enter the default capture mode; 2): Press the SHUTTER button to take pictures. Attention: z Do not take the memory card or batter y out when camera is saving the image, otherwise, the ima ge won't be saved completely . z The screen will po wer of f automatically if the camera is not in working st[...]

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    English 4 A. Resolution: a) Press the UP or DOWN button to select the “resolution” mode, then press the RIGHT button for 5 options : 2592*1 944 ， 2048*1536 ， 1600*1200 ， 1280*960 ， 640 *480. Press the UP or DOWN button t o s e l e c t t h e r e s o l u t i o n . b) press the “OK” button to confirm and press “MENU” button to exit[...]

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    English 5 E. Exposure: a) Press the UP or DOWN button to select “Exposure”, and then press the RIGHT button to select; b) Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to adjust the exposure from -2.0 to +2.0; then press t he “OK” button to confirm. F. D a t e S t a m p : Set up "date stamp" if you would like to show the “date" on you pic[...]

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    English 6 c) Press the “OK” button to confirm and press the MENU button to exit. Flashlight Auto: Automatically tu rn on/of f according to the light Flash on: Force on the flash Flash off: Force of f the flash In capture mode, press the FLASH button to adjust the flash mode. ● The screen is in blank when the flash is in charge status , the ne[...]

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    English 7 5. Video recording: 1): Press the “MODE” button to select video mode“ ” ; 2): Press the SHUTTER button to start video recording; 3): Press the SHUTTER button again to stop recordi ng. 5.1 Play video files a) Press the PLA YBACK button to view the video file. b): Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select the video file; c): Press th[...]

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    English 8 b) Press the UP or DOWN button to select the resolution. c) Press the OK button to confirm and press the MENU button to e xit. B: Frame rate: a) Press the UP or DOWN button to select “Frame rate”, press the RIGHT button for 2 options: 30FPS or 15FPS; b) Press the UP or DOWN button to select the frame rate; c) Press the OK button to co[...]

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    English 9 d): Press the SHUTTER button again to stop recordi ng. 6.2 Delete audio files See page 4 for detail set up 6.3. Play video /audio file o n TV Y ou can pla y video/audio file on TV by connecting the A V cable ： a): Power on TV and switch to A V mode; b): Power on the camera and connect it to TV by the A V cable; c): Press the MODE button[...]

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    English 10 7 ： Image review setup: In image playback mode, press the “MENU” button to enter the main menu for 2 options: “play” and “Setup”. There are 8 Options in “play” mode: Delete Current, Delete All, loc k, thumbnail, set logo, rotate, slideshow . 7.1 Delete image a) Press the UP or DOWN button to select “de lete current”[...]

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    English 11 enter thumbnail mode; b) Press the LEFT , RIGHT , UP and DOWN button to select image, then press the OK button to restore the original size . 7.4 Set Logo: Y ou can set the pictu re you like as the startup logo. a) Press the UP or DOWN button to select “Set logo”, press the RIGHT button for 2 options: “Y es”, “No”; b) Press t[...]

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    English 12 8. Other settings A: Language (A bc): a) Power on and press the “MENU” button to enter “Image” and “Setup”; b) Press RIGHT button to select “Setup”; c) Press the UP or DOWN button to select “Language (Abc), d) Press the RIGHT button to enter “Language (Abc)”; e) Press the UP or DOWN button to select the language you[...]

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    English 13 D: Play Logo a) Press the UP or DOWN button to select “ Play Logo ”;l b) Press the RIGHT button to select “Enable” or “Disable”; c) Press the UP or DOWN button to select the operati on you need; then press the OK button to confirm. d) Press the MENU button to exit. Attention: No startup screen is displayed when you select “[...]

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    English 14 a) Power on and press the “MENU” button to select “Setup” mode; b) Press the UP or DOWN button to selec t “Buzzer”; press the right button to select “Enable” or “Disable ”, and then press the OK button to confirm. c) Press the MENU button to exit. H: Format a) Power on and press the “MENU” button to select “Setu[...]

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    English 15 Select “PC Camera” mode when yo u us e this camera as a PC camera. Select “Mass S torage” mode when you download, delete or upload file, it can also be used as a removabl e disk. a) Power on and press the “MENU” button to enter “Setup”; b) Press the UP or DOWN button to select “USB Mode”; c) Press RIGHT button for opt[...]

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    English 16 Select the installed language[...]

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    English 17 Connect the camera with PC by USB cable , Power on the camera, then press “mode” button to select “PC CAMERA”[...]

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    English 18 An interface “Found n ew hardware Wizard” appe ars, select “Y es, this time only”, then click “next”; Select “install the software automati cally (Recommended)”, click “next”;[...]

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    English 19 If “hardware installation” interface appears, click “Continue Anyway” ;[...]

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    English 20 If the following interface appears, click “cancel”; An interface “Found n ew hardware Wizard” appe ars, select “Y es, this time only”, then click “next”; Select “install the software automati cally (Recommended)”, click “next”;[...]

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    English 21 If “hardware installation” interface appears, click “Continue Anyway”;[...]

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    English 22 The installation is finished and no w you can use the pc camera function; 2. How to use PC-CAM function 1. Pow er on the camera, Press the “mo de” button to Select “PC camera” 2. Double click the icon “my computer” on the desktop of PC 3. Double click the icon “Vivicam 5399 video c amera”, Then you can start to use the pc[...]

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    English 23 3. How to downlo ad the photos Set the USB mode to “mass storage” , and then the camera bec omes a removable storage device: a): Connect the USB cable with PC and the camera; b): Double click the icon “my computer” on the desktop of PC; c): Double click “ Vivicam 5399 ” icon d): Double click “DCIM” file folder; e): Copy a[...]

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    English 24 lens and LCD. Do not use rough cloths or abrasive of laundry to avoid the surface scrape of the camera. Do not put the camera in the s un or und er the high-temperature environment (such as high temperatur e tool bag, trolley case and so on). W ait few minutes before use when you bring the camera from a low temperature environment to a w[...]

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    English 25 internal settings and functions of the camera; z The follo wing situation will affe ct the lifetime of the battery: z LCD turn on; z LCD in pla yback status for a long time. Please replace ne w battery when battery low , and follow the batter y instruction on when using. Please take out the battery if you won’t use the camera for a lon[...]

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    English 26 b. Insert the card into the camera; c. Power on c. Press the “MENU” button to e nter “setup”: d. Press the UP or DOWN button to select “format”; e. Press the RIGHT button for 2 options : “Y es”, “No”. Then press the UP or DOWN button to select “yes”; f. Press the OK button to format the memory card. Attention: do [...]

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    English 27 IV . Specifications & system requirement: 1 . Specifications of the camera sensor 5 Mega pixel CMOS Image resolution 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640x 480 storage Internal 32MB Flash, External SD card （ 8MB to 2GB ） File format JPEG , EXIF 2.2, MJPEG(A VI) Capture Single/Burst Video Quality VGA 640x48 0 ,QVG[...]

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    English 28 Auto power off 60sec/120sec System required WIN98SE /2000/ME/XP/Vista Weight Approx. 85g(3.0oz)( without batteries and SD card) Dimensions Approx. 85 x 56 x 22mm(3.3x2.2x0.86 in) Attention: T he product design and the specific ations are subject to change without prior notice. 2. System required ： Windows 98SE/2000/ME/ XP/Vist a CPU: P[...]