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Vivitar ViviCam V25 manual

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    ViviCam 25 Di gital Camera User‟s Manual © 2010 Sakar International, Inc. All rights reserved. W indows and th e W indows log o are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.[...]

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    1 Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................ 2 Key Features .......................................................................................................... 3 W hat your dig ital camera includes ................................................[...]

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    2 Introduction Thank you for pur chasing the ViviC am 25 Digital Camera . Everything you need to take quality digital photos an d videos is includ ed with your device. Please read t his manual carefully FIRST in order to get the most out of your digital ca mera. WARN ING: This camera needs a con stant charge to save the images you capture to the in[...]

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    3 Key Features  Still Camera – Hold s Up to 120 Ph otos  1. 5 Inch Color LCD monitor  Shoots Video Clip s  8MB Internal Me mory What your digital camera includes  Vivitar Ex perience Image Manager s oftwa re and driver Installation CD  USB cable  Strap  Manual Computer System Requirements for Windows XP To be able to dow n[...]

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    4 Computer System Requirements for Windows Vista / Windows 7 To be able to dow nload photos and videos to your PC yo ur will need the following minimum configuration:  Windows Vista / 7  800MHz processor and 512 MB of system memory  20GB hard drive with at least 15G B of available space  Support for Super VGA graphics  Available USB [...]

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    5 A Quic k Look at you r Digital Camera LED ON Indicato r[...]

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    6 Inserting Batteries Your camera req uires three AAA Alkaline batteries. Insert the batteries into the camera: 1. Open the cover of the battery co mpartment on the botto m of the came ra. 2. Insert the batterie s according to the polarities (+ and -) indicated on the inside of the battery cove r , also refer to the picture below: 3. Close the batt[...]

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    7 To help you sav e those precious i mages , a “ Low Battery – Download Images Now ” message wi ll appear on the “ Previe w ” screen when y our batteries are running low.  DO NOT OPEN the battery compartment to replace t he batteries until y ou have downloade d the images to the computer.  The message cont inually appears each time [...]

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    8 Getting Started Note: In order to do wnload the photos and videos ca ptured with this camera y ou need to install the Viv itar Experience I mage Manager soft ware and camera specific driver for this device. See the “Install the Vivit ar Experience Ima ge Manager S oftware” section of this manual to learn how to install th e software before co[...]

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    9 LCD DISPLAY LAYOUT The camera has 5 mode options on the Main Menu : To select the mode and to change the settings in each mode: 1. Press the Menu button, the M ain Menu screen app ears. 2. Use the Left/Right buttons to togg le between the menu icons on the s creen. 3. Use the Shutter button to toggle and select the d ifferent sub menu features wi[...]

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    10 CAPTURE MODE The capture mode setting options are: Photo Self-Timer Video Continuous 3 shot Taking Photos 1. Pow er on the camera, and it enters Camera mode – a camera icon is di splayed on top left of the Preview Screen. 2. Compose your shot using the view finder. 3. Hold the camera steady and pres s the Shutter button to take the photo. 4. T[...]

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    11 1. Dow nload all the photos and v ideos fro m you camera to your computer. 2. After the i mages have been dow nloaded and appe ar on your comput er you should delete all the images from y our camera. 3. Once your camera memory is empty you are now ready to take more photos and videos. Using the Self-timer 1. Press the Menu button once to enter t[...]

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    12 Taking 3 Continuous Shots 1. Press the Men u button once to en ter the menu. 2. Press the Shu tter button until the icon ap pears Capture mode icon area of Preview Screen. 3. Press the Men u button again to save the choice and ex it the men u. 4. The 3 Continuou s Shots icon now appears in the top lef t corner of the Preview Screen. 5. Press the[...]

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    13 When playing the vide o file, the elapsed time will appear on the bottom right corner of the Preview Screen. Photo Resolution and Quality Resolutions Selection There are 3 photo re s olutions to s elect from: 2. 1M (1 600 x 1280) 1.3M (1280 x1024) VGA (6 40 x 480) To Select the desired photo res olution: 1. Press the Men u button once to en ter [...]

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    14 Photo Quality Selection There are 2 photo qual ity options to select fro m: --- Higher quality - large file size, less ph otos stored in mem ory --- Normal quality - smaller file size, more p hotos stored in memory To select the des ired quality se t ting: 1. Press the Menu button once to enter the menu. 2. Press the Left/Right button to select [...]

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    15 Electric Current Frequency Setting The camera has 2 Frequency se ttings: --- 60 Hz --- 50 Hz Set the camera for the correct freq uency according to the electric current frequency in the area where you are: 1. Press the Menu button once to enter the menu. 2. Press the Left/Right buttons to select the frequency setting icon. If the icon appears th[...]

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    16 To delete A Single File 1. Press the Playback button once to enter the Playb ack mode. 2. Press the Left/Right buttons to select the file to be deleted. 3. Press the Menu button once for the delete selected file con firmation screen to appear. 4. Press the Left/Right buttons to select “Yes” or “N o”. 5. If „Yes‟, pre ss the Shutter b[...]

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    17 1. Insert the installat ion CD into your CD-ROM drive . The Vivitar Experien ce Image Manager w ill begin to install both the camera dr iver and Image Manage r Software at the same tim e 2. Please review the license ter ms. On PC and M acintosh: Click the “I accept the terms of this license agreement” and then click “Nex t” to continue. [...]

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    18 4. On a Window s PC the first time yo u connect the devi ce to the computer y ou will have to wa it a few moments until the computer recogn izes the devic e. Get photos and videos from your camera to your computer Do not disconne ct the cable dur ing transfer. Doing so will cancel the transfer of any fi les on their way to your co mputer. 1. Sel[...]

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    19 3. Both pho tos and videos (if yo u have captured any) will get dow nloaded. 4. Select your camera model fro m the device w indow. If your camera is the only device connected then it will be selected automati cally. 5. Select a location on the co mputer w here to place the new photo and vide o files. 6. Add the new photo and vide o files to albu[...]

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    20 Sakar Warranty Card This war ranty covers for the origin al consumer pur chaser only and is not transfera ble. Products that fail to function pr operly UNDER NOR MAL USAGE , due to defects in material or workmanship. Your product w ill be repaire d at no charge for pa rts or labor for a period of one year. What Is Not Covered By Warranty: Damage[...]

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    21 For Aust ralia Target Customers Only Return faulty ca mera to the Re fund Counter at the store where purchased. Technical Support For technical suppo rt issues plea se visit our we bsite at www .vivitar.com. You can find manuals, softwar e and FAQ‟s at the w ebsite. Can‟t find w hat you are looking for? E -mail us at support@vivitar.co m and[...]

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    22 Your camera uses SDRAM memory, w hich requires a constant electri c current to st ore your photos. Should your camera lose power (for i nstance if the battery di es or run out of power) all stored pictures will be lost. We recommend always downloadi ng your photos to your computer as soo n as possibl e to prevent unintentional data l oss . Q: Ho[...]