Vivitar ViviCam S137 manual

Viv iCam S 137 Digital Camera User Manual © 2009- 201 2 Sakar Internat ional , Inc. All r ights res erv ed . W indo w s and the W indow s logo are regis tered trade marks of Micros oft Corpo ration. All other trade marks are the pro pert y o f their res pective co mpan ies.[...]

1 T able of Conten t s Introdu ction ........................................................................................................................................... 2 W hat’s I nclud ed .................................................................................................................................... 2 Parts of the Ca[...]

2 Introducti on Thank you for purchasing this digital camera. Everything you need to take qua lity digital photos and vide os is included with your digi tal cam era. Vivitar makes capturing those spec ial mom ent s as ea sy as poss ible. NOT E: Your digital cam era nee ds an SD Me m ory card ( up to 32GB) for norm al use. SD Mem ory cards a re not [...]

3 Parts of the C amera 1. Pow er Button 9. Tripod Mount 2. Shutter Butto n 10 . Lens 3. LCD Touch Screen 11 . Battery Com part m ent 4. LED Ligh t Ind icator 12 . SD M emory Card Slo t 5. HOME B utton 13 . W rist Str ap Connector 6. Self-Timer LED 14 . Speaker 7. Flash 15 . MA CRO Switch 8. USB S lo t 16 . Microphone[...]

4 Initial Camera Setu p In stalling the Bat tery In stalling the Memory Card Insert the battery (as shown). Make sure the lithium battery i s fully charged befo re first use (see below for detail s).  SD Mem ory card ( up to 32GB) needed for norm al u se. T urn ing On the Camer a Using the Camera[...]

5 W hen pow ering the cam era ON f or th e first time the cam era wil l take you through the initial camer a setup. 1) Powering ON the Ca mera Lithium Battery: Installing and Charging Make sure th e battery has been in serted pr operly i nto y our digital cam era , accord ing to th e pol ar ity shown inside t he battery com par tm ent. Make sure to[...]

6 B. Charge the battery using the USB connection cabl e ( included) and the AC Charger (include d): - Conne ct one end of the US B cable into the US B port on your camera. - Connect t h e othe r end of the USB cab le t o th e A C Charger a nd the n plug t he A C Charger into a power socket. - The charge l ight w ill turn off when the batter y i s f[...]

7 NOT E :  After the cam era is pow ered on, an SD i con w i ll appea r on the LCD display. If you do not see the SD icon on the display, please check if the card was inserted proper ly.  Ma k e sur e t he S D ca rd is n ot lock ed (ch e ck t he loc k s w it ch on th e s ide of th e S D c ar d ). If t h e S D c a r d i s l o c k e d t hi s w [...]

8 3) Setting the Date an d T i me The ne xt step in the initial camera setup is to set the date and tim e o n the ca m e ra.  Drag up or down to scroll and view the Date a n d Tim e opti ons.  Set the Date and Time as desire d and tap SAVE & EXIT to confirm t he sel ection and m ove to the next part of the cam era setup . 4) Setting the V[...]

9 Main Camer a Mo des Your cam era ha s different m odes for th e var ious cam era functi ons. You can switch m ode s by pressing the HOME button to the left of t he LCD screen. The Hom e m enu i s shown on the LCD. Tap Camera , Video , or Play back to change your cam era m ode. Photo Capt ure M ode Use thi s m ode to ca pture pictures w ith your c[...]

10 Camera Te chnical S pecific ations I m a ge Sensor CMOS S ensor I m a ge Resolution 4608x3456(16M), 4000x3000(12M ) , 3648 x2 7 36 ( 10 M) , 3264x2448 ( 8M) , 3 648x 2048 ( 7MHD) , 2592x 1 944 (5M) , 2048x1536 ( 3M) , 1920x 1080 ( 2MHD) , 640x 480 (VGA) Video Re solut i on 1280x720 (720P), 640 x 480 (VGA), 320 x 2 40 (QVGA ) Fil e Form at JPEG ([...]

11 Computer S y s tem R equirem ents WINDOWS To be able to download photos and videos to your PC, you will need the fo llowing m ini m u m configura tion:  MI CR OS O FT ® Win d ow s X P w it h Se rv ic e P a c k 3, Win d ow s V ist a w it h S e r v ice P ac k 1 o r Wi n do w s 7  Penti um® 4 processor (or above) 
  1 GB of RAM, w i th[...]

12 Powering ON/ OFF Your D igital c ame ra  Make sur e the batteries have been i nsta lled properly into your digital camera .  Make sur e an SD card has been i nstalled pro perly into your camera. Powering the camera ON Press the Power button t o turn your cam e ra ON.  After powering on, the cam era emits a sound and the LED light turns [...]

13 Changing C amera M ode Your cam era ha s three m a in m odes: 1) Photo Capt ure M ode - Use this m ode to capture ph otos w ith your camera. 2) Video Capture Mode - Use th is mode to capture videos with your cam era. 3) Playback Mode (for photos and videos) - Use th is mode to view the photos and videos you have already taken with your cam era. [...]

14 Navigati ng the Me nus You cam era i ncludes the following m enus:  Ho me Menu s  Camera Mode Menus  Camera Setup Menus You can access and cha nge cam era settings by the following m e thods: 1) Icons on the LCD Touch Screen: W hile in the Photo, V ideo, and Playback Mod es in Preview/Standby: You ca n toggle betw een the m e nu opti on[...]

15 Setup Tap to enter Cam era Gener al Settings Slide Show Tap to begin Photo Slide Show Power Off Touch to Power off your dig ital ca m e ra Ca mera Mode Menus Each cam era m ode has a se t of m enus specific to that m ode . 1) Enter the Main Menu Screen from Video Capt ure, Photo Capture or Playback M ode: Tap MENU as seen o n the bottom l eft of[...]

16 Ca mera Setup Menus The general settings for your digital cam era can easily be changed at any t ime. 1) Press the HOME button to the right of the LCD touch screen to open the Hom e screen o ptions. 2) Tap th e Setup ico n to enter the m enu options for your cam era general settings. 3) Select a Setup Opt ion:  Drag up or down to scroll and v[...]

17 Camera Op tions: Flash , Macr o Switc h Flash Options There are several Flash opt io ns availab le o n your cam era. Th e opt ions appear on the Photo Capture Mode LCD screen in sequence. To change the Flash mode, tap the Flash icon on the left s ide of the LCD screen unt il you arrive a t your desired setting. Im portant: Whe n us ing Flash, st[...]

18 Macro Option Your digital camera contain s a M acro Switch that allow s you to manually enable or d isable the Macro m o de on you r camera. W hile using the Macro m od e, you can ca pture i m a ges at close range ( 10 ~ 25 cm). MACR O MODE ON: To turn the Macro m o de ON, sli de the Macro S witch on the sid e of you r camera UP to the flow er i[...]

19 Photo Ca pture Mo de The Photo Capture Mode allows you to capture pictures with your d igital camera. After powering on your digita l camera, by defaul t the Photo Capture Mode displays. To enter Photo Capture Mode:  P re ss the HOME button.  T ap the Camera icon to enter Photo Captur e Mode. T aking a Picture 1) W hile i n Photo Capture M[...]

20 Photo Capture Mod e Menus The following are the m enus that a ppear in yo u r c am er a’s Photo Cap ture Mode: Scene AW B (White L evel) Resolutio n Color Effect Quality Sharpn ess ViviLink Exposure Self Timer IS O Anti-Shake Metering Face Detect Mu lti Shot Reminder : W hile in Cap ture Mode, y ou can also c hange settings by tapping icon s t[...]

21 5) From the Main Menu Screen:  Tap another m enu i con to select a different m enu item.  Tap Return to return to the Photo Capture Mode. 6) An icon ref lecting your selection displays on the LCD screen. This icon appears on the top left s ide o f the LCD scree n, below the Photo Capture Mode ic on. The setting is saved by your cam era unt[...]

22 6) An icon ref lecting your selection displays on the LCD screen. This icon appears on the top left of the LCD s creen, to the right of the Photo Capture Mode icon. The setting is saved by your cam era until you m anual l y change the setting or restore the cam era’s default factory settings. Quality Menu The Quality m enu allows you to select[...]

23 ViviLink M enu (fo r Photos ) The ViviLink techn ology allo ws you to qu i ckl y and easily upload your cam era’s photos and videos to the social networks of your cho ice with the ac com panyi ng Vivitar Experience Im age Manager appli cat i on . The ViviLink for Photos Menu Options include: Facebook Twitgoo Twitpic Photobucket Flickr MySpace [...]

24 NOT E :  The ViviLink feature is deactivated by defau lt. A Vivi Link dest in ation w ill only be assigned to a photo or video if you have prev iously set it during the initial ca m era setup or manually set it from thi s m enu or fr om the ViviLin k m enu i n P layback Mode. Alternatively, you can also change the ViviLink by tapping the Vivi[...]

25 6) An icon ref lecting your selection displays on the LCD screen. This icon appears on the top of the LCD scree n. ( NO T E : The ‘Off’ opt i on does not appe ar on the LCD.) The setting is s ave d by your cam era until you m a nual l y change the sett ing or restore the ca m e ra’s default factory settings. Anti - Shake Menu The Anti- Sha[...]

26 Face - Detect Menu The Face Detect feature when set to ‘On’ a llow s the ca mera to use a subj ect’s face as t he basis for bal anc ing the other colors and focus in the digital cam era ’s display. This feature is m eant to ensure that the color and focus of you r pictures will be cons isten tly sharp and h igh - quality. To properly u s[...]

27 6) An icon ref lecting you r se lection displays on the LCD screen. This icon appears on the top of the LCD scree n. The setting is saved by your cam era until you m anual l y change the setting or restore the cam era’s default factory settings. A W B ( White Lev el) Menu Using the W h ite Leve l fe ature your cam e ra can adjust to the colori[...]

28 Color Effect Menu You can choose to add a color effect to the images taken w ith your cam era. The Color Effect Menu Options include : Standard Sepia Monochr ome Viv id 1) Tap MENU to open the Mai n M enu Screen for the current m ode. 2) Tap the Color Effect m enu i con to open the menu optio ns. 3) Drag up or down to scroll and highlight the de[...]

29 1) Tap MENU to open the Mai n M enu Screen for the current m ode. 2) Tap the Sharpness m enu i con to open the m e nu options. 3) Drag up or down to scroll and highlight the de sir ed m enu op tion. 4) Tap SAVE & EX IT to select and confirm the highlighted m enu option and then return to the Main Menu Screen. 5) From the Main Menu Screen: ?[...]

30 4) Tap SAVE & EX IT to select and confirm the highlighted m enu option and then return to the Main Menu Screen. 5) From the Main Menu Screen:  Tap another m enu i con to select a diffe rent menu item.  Tap Return to return to the Photo Capture Mode. 6) An icon ref lecting your selection displays on the LCD screen. This icon appears on [...]

31  Tap another m enu i con to select a different m enu item.  Tap Return to return to the Photo Capture Mode. 6) An icon ref lecting your selection displays on the LCD screen. This icon appears on the bottom of the L CD s creen. The setting is s ave d by your cam era until you m a nual l y change the sett ing or restore the ca m e ra’s def[...]

32  Tap another m enu i con to select a different m enu item.  Tap Return to return to the Photo Capture Mode. 6) An icon ref lecting your selection displays on the LCD screen. This icon appears on the bottom of the L CD s creen. The setting is saved by your camera until you m an ual ly ch ange the sett ing or restore the ca m er a’s defaul[...]

33 Photo Pla yback M ode The P layback M ode a llow s you to r e view an d e dit p hotos and v ide os th at you’ve alr eady t aken w ith you cam era.  W hen yo u first turn on the cam er a, the c am era will be in Photo Capture Mode by defau lt.  Press t he HOME button to open the Cam era Mode options.  T ap the Playback icon to enter th[...]

34 Thumbnail V iew Easily navigate and select the video or photo you w ish to vie w by using the Thum bnail View. The images on your camera w ill be displayed in a 3 X 3 m atri x w here you can use eas ily navig ate to scroll and select i m ages fr om the thu m bnail s. 1) Ta p the Thumbn ail View i con on the LCD to open the Thum bnail V ie w . 2)[...]

35 Tap the ViviLink ico n located on the top cent er of the LCD screen. Toggle through the ViviLink opt io ns unt il the desired ViviLink ico n appears. The ViviLink for Photos options in clude: Facebook Twitgoo Twitpic Photobucket Flickr MySpace Picasa Album s N None Print Photos You can use the Print Photos m en u to prin t th e photos that are o[...]

36 Photo Playback Mode Menus The following are the m enus that a ppear in yo u r d igital ca m era ’s Photo Playback Mode: Delete ViviLink Rotat e Crop Delete Menu W hile in the Playback Mode, you can de lete selected videos or photos from your di gita l ca mera through the Delete m en u. 1) Press the HOME button and tap the Playback icon to ente[...]

37 Flickr MySpace Picasa Album s N None 1) Tap MENU to open the Mai n M enu Screen for the current m ode. 2) Tap the ViviLink menu icon to ope n the menu options. 3) Drag up or down to scroll and highlight the de sir ed m enu op tion. 4) Tap SAVE & EX IT to select and confirm the highlighted m enu option and then return to the Main Menu Screen.[...]

38 Crop Image Menu You can crop any picture on your cam era with t he Crop feature. 1) View the photo you would like to crop. 2) Tap MENU to open the Mai n M enu Screen for the current m ode. 3) Tap the Crop m e nu i con. 4) A blue crop rectangle appears on the photo. 5) Tap the + or – icon to enlarge or shr in k th e crop box to the des ired siz[...]

39 Video Cap ture Mode The Video Capture Mode allow s you to cap tur e videos with your d igital cam era. W hen the cam e ra is first pow ered ON, the ca m er a will be in Photo Capture Mode. After turning on your camera, press the HOM E button to open the Camera Mode options. Tap Vid eo to enter V id eo Capture M ode . T aking a Video 1) W hile in[...]

40 Video Capture Mode Menus The following are the m enus that a ppear in yo u r camera’s Video Capture Mode: Scene Color Effect Resolutio n Shar pness Quality Exposure ViviLink IS O AW B (White Level) Metering Reminder : W hile in Cap ture Mode, y ou can also change settings by tapping icons t hat appe a r on the LCD touch screen to toggle betw e[...]

41 6) An icon ref lecting your selection displays on the LCD screen. This icon appears on the top left s ide o f the LCD screen, b elow t he Vid eo Capture M ode icon. The setting is saved by your cam era until you m anual l y change the setting or restore the cam era’s default factory settings. Resolution Menu The Resolut i on m enu allows you t[...]

42 Quality Menu The Quality m e nu allows you to select the desired quality leve l o f the images taken by your cam era. Keep i n m i nd that images w ith a higher im a ge quality level will also ta ke up m or e m e m o ry o n you r cam era. The Quality Menu Optio ns include: Normal Fine Super Fine 1) Tap MENU to open the Mai n M enu Screen for the[...]

43 The ViviLink for Videos Menu O ptions include : YouTube Photobucket Flickr N None 1) Tap MENU to open the Mai n M enu Screen for the current m ode. 2) Tap the ViviLink menu icon to ope n the menu options. 3) Drag up or down to scroll and highlight the desired m enu o pti on. 4) Tap SAVE & EX IT to select and confirm the highlighted m enu opt[...]

44 A WB (White Lev el) Menu Using the W h ite Leve l fe ature your cam e ra can adjust to the coloring of the captured im ages depending on the type of lig ht source in the current env i r onm ent. Properly adjusting t he W hite Level setting to m a tch your cu rren t env iron m e nt allow s the camera to properl y ba lance the colors in the images[...]

45 Color Effect Men u You can choose to add a color effect to the images taken w ith your cam era. The Color Effect Menu Options in clude: Standard Sepia Monochr ome Viv id 1) Tap MENU to open the Mai n M enu Screen for the current m ode. 2) Tap the Color Effect m enu i con to open the menu optio ns. 3) Drag up or down to scroll and highlight the d[...]

46 1) Tap MENU to open the Mai n M enu Screen for the current m ode. 2) Tap the Sharpness m enu i con to open the m e nu options. 3) Drag up or down to scroll and highlight the de sir ed m enu op tion. 4) Tap SAVE & EX IT t o select and conf ir m the highlighted m enu option and then return to the M ain Menu Screen. 5) From the Main Menu Screen[...]

47 4) Tap SAVE & EX IT to select and confirm the highlighted m enu option and then r eturn to the M a in Menu Screen. 5) From the Main Menu Screen:  Tap another m enu i con to select a different m enu item.  Tap Return to return to the Video Capture Mode. 6) An icon ref lecting your selection displays on the LCD screen. This icon appears [...]

48  Tap another m enu i con to select a different m enu item.  Tap Return to return to the Video Capture Mode. 6) An icon ref lecting your selectio n displays on the LCD screen. This icon appears on the bottom of the L CD s creen. The setting is saved by your cam era until you m anual l y change the setting or restore the cam era’s default [...]

49  Tap another m enu i con to select a different m enu item.  Tap Return to return to the Video Capture Mode. 6) An icon ref lecting your selection displays on the LCD screen. This icon appears on the bottom of the L CD s creen. The setting is saved by your cam era until you m anual l y change the setting or restore the cam era’s default f[...]

50 Thumbnail V iew Easily navigate and select the video or photo you w ish to vie w by usin g the Thum bn ai l View. The images on your camera w ill be displayed in a 3 X 3 m atri x w here you can use eas ily navig ate to scroll and select i m ages fr om the thu m bnail s. 1) Ta p the Thumbn ail View i con on the LCD to open the Thum bnail V ie w .[...]

51 2) Select a video. 3) To assign a ViviLink destination to your video: Tap the ViviLink ico n located on the top cent er of the LCD screen. Toggle through the ViviLink opt io ns unt il the desired ViviLink ico n appears. The ViviLink for Videos options in clude: YouTube Photobucket Flickr N None Thumbnail Vie w 1) Press the HOME button and tap th[...]

52  A ‘Delete Current’ window appears.  Tap ‘YES’ to autom ati cally delete the selected video.  Tap ‘NO’ to return to Playback Mode w ithou t deleting the se lecte d video . ViviLink Menu (for Videos) The ViviLink technology allows you to qu ickl y and easily upload your cam era’s photo s and v ideo s to the social networks [...]

53 Camera S etup The general settings for your digital cam era can easily be changed at any t ime. To enter the Camera Setup Menus: 1) Press the HOME button to the right of the LCD touch screen to open t he Hom e screen o ptions. 2) Tap th e Setup ico n to enter the Main Menu options for your cam er a gene ral settings. The following are the m enus[...]

54  Tap another m enu i con to select a different m enu item.  Tap Return to return to the Home M enu screen. Date Menu The Date /T ime m enu all ows you to set your cam era’s da te and time as desired. W hen you capture an im age with your cam era, the image w il l include a tim e stam p with t he date and time that the im age was taken. Y[...]

55 ON The camera sound effects are deact ivate d. Sounds are not heard for: Pow er On, Power Off, Shutter ‘Click’ and Se lf - Tim er. O FF The camera sound effects are activated and c an be heard. 1) Press the HOME button and then tap the Setu p i con. 2) Tap the Silent Mode m enu i con to open the m enu op tio ns. 3) Tap ‘ON’ or ‘OFF ’[...]

56 Frequency Menu The op tions in the Frequency m en u repr esent the frequency of the electrical current i n flu or escent ligh ting sources i n yo ur locale. If your cam era i s set to a frequency that does not m atch you r countr y’s ele ctr ic current, you m a y see fli ckering or w aves on the images taken by your cam era . The Frequency Men[...]

57 3) Tap ‘YES’ to autom ati cally format the SD m e m ory car d. Tap ‘NO’ to automatically return to the Setup Main Menu Screen w ith out form atting . 4) From the Setup Main Menu Screen:  Tap another m enu i con to select a different m enu item.  Tap Return to return to the Home M enu screen. Set Defaults Menu Use thi s m enu to r e[...]

58 - ‘Plea se touch Bottom - Righ t red point.’ Once the calibration is complete the Setup Main Menu Screen appears. 4) From the Setup Main Menu Screen:  Tap another m enu i con to select a different m enu item.  Tap Return to return to the Home M enu screen. Slide Show You can play ba ck a ll im ages re corded on your SD mem ory card. 1)[...]

59 Installing the Software You mu st be c onnected to the in ternet to install and run the Vivitar Experience Im age Manager soft war e. 1) Insert the installation CD into your CD- ROM d ri ve. The i nstall ation screen should autom a tically open. 2) On PC: The Vivitar Experience Image M anager Installer window appears. If the w i ndo w does no t [...]

60 5) If you have internet access, the “Choose your l anguage ” window opens, choose your la ngua ge and cli ck “Nex t” to open the next w i ndo w. 6) Select your camera m o del from the list and cli ck “Next” to open the next w in dow. 7) Click “ Next” to conf i r m yo ur camera model selection and to install the application. 8) Pl[...]

61 Getting P hotos an d Videos from Your Camera to Your Com puter An SD card needs to be inserted. Do not disc onnect the cable dur i ng transfer. Do ing so will cance l the transfer of any files on their way to your com p ute r. 1) Select the “Get Im ages” bu tton from the Main m en u. 2) The “ Get Im a ges fro m d evi ce” window opens. 3)[...]

62 Get Started ! Using the Vivitar Ex pe rience Image Manager, you can:  Upl oad and manage photos and videos to and from the m ost popular photo shar in g and social networking s i tes - Face bo ok , Fli ckr, P icasa , MySpace, Photob ucket, Twitpic, Tw itg oo and YouTube  Sea mlessl y transf er photos and videos from o ne social network to [...]

63 T rans ferring Photo s and Videos : MACINT OS H 1) Use the su pplied USB cable to connect your c am er a to your com puter. 2) ‘ MS DC ’ appears on the L CD – indicating th at yo ur cam er a is n ow co nnected to the com pute r as a Mass Storage Device. 3) T he camera’s device icon appears on the desktop. 4) Click on the dev ice i con an[...]

64 Camera Mai nte nance The digi tal cam era i s a delicate device. Pleas e handle your digital cam era with ca re to avoid dam ag ing it. Do not expose your digital ca m era to heat sources. Do not use you digital cam era i n wet or m oist conditions. Sakar War rant y Card This warranty covers for the original consum e r purchaser only and is not [...]

65 Technical S upp ort For te chn ical support issues please visit our website at www.viv itar.com . You can find m anual s, software and FAQ’s at the website. Can’t find w hat you ar e lo ok ing for? E-m ail us at support@vivitar.com and o ne of our tec hnical support team mem bers will answer your qu esti ons. For phone support in the US plea[...]