Vivitar 3765 manual

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About this Manual This manual makes using the ViviCam 376 5 Camera as easy as possible. Informat io n in this manual has been checked for accuracy; however, the information is subj ect to cha nge witho ut no tic e. Copyright (c) Copyright 2004 Vivitar Corporation This document contains proprietary informat ion protected by copyright. All rights are[...]

Table of Contents Chap ter 1 – G ett ing St arte d .............................................................. 1 Safety I nfo rmat ion .................................................................. 2 Incl uded C ompo nents .......................................................... 4 Came ra Overv iew .......................................[...]

Chapter 5 - Mode / Operation Guide............................................ 3 3 (Sti ll-Im age ) Captu re Mo de ................................................ 33 Movie Mo de .......................................................................... 34 Preset Mo des ......................................................................... 35 La[...]

Chapter 1 – Getting Started This chapter provides a n overview of the fea tures of the Vivicam 3675 camera overview and instruct ions on getting starte d. V3765 Features: • 3x Optical Zoom, 4x Digital Zoo m • Autofocus lens with macro function • Native resolut ion of 2048 x 1472 • Interpolate d resolution up to 2496 x 20 16 • Color LCD [...]

V3765 Digital Camera User’s Manual Safety Information • Do not look at the sun through the viewfinder. Viewing the sun or other strong light source through the v iewfinder could cause permanent visual im pairment. • Do not disassemble the camera. Touching the inter nal parts could result in injury . In the event of a mal function take th e pr[...]

Safety Information FCC STATEMENT This device compli es with Part 15 of the FCC Rules . Operation is su bje ct t o t he f oll ow ing t w o co nd itio ns: 1. This device may not caus e harmful interf erence, and 2. This device must accep t any interferenc e received, includi ng interference that may caus e undesired operati on. Note: This equi pment [...]

V3765 Digital Camera User’s Manual Included Components The V3765 di gital camera typically comes equipped with the following components. Check to make sure all items are included. Note, however, that included accessories and components will vary, as specified by different retailers. Check with your retailer for specifics. 1. User's Manual 5.[...]

Ca mera Ove rvi ew Camera Overview The front, rear, and bottom views of the camera are sho wn on the following page s. Take a moment to review th ese illustrations to familiarize your self with t he terms used in t his manual. Front V iew 1. Shutter Button: Pres s this button to capture images, or to select menu options. 2. Integral Flash: The f la[...]

V3765 Digital Camera User’s Manual also be used in bright condit ions to fill unwanted shadows. 3. Self-Timer LED: W hen the Self-Timer op tion is selected this LED blinks for ten seconds af ter the Shutter Button is pressed . At the end of the ten- second countdown the camera captures a n image. 4. Light Sensor: Light measurements are made wi th[...]

Ca mera Ove rvi ew Rear View 1. Status LED: This LED will flash orange when the camera is powered-on, or while the camera is processing an image. W hen the camera is again ready to capture an image or accept user commands, the LED will be soli d green. 2. Optical Viewfinder: The optical v iewfinder is used to frame your images. Th e optical v iewfi[...]

V3765 Digital Camera User’s Manual 3. Power Button : Press this button to turn on the camera. Press it again to turn the camera off. 4. WB/Delete: In capture mode press this button to cycle through W hite Balance pres ets. In playback mode use this button to delete images. 5. Strobe / Copy: In cap ture mod e this button sets the flash mode. In pl[...]

Ca mera Ove rvi ew 11. USB Port: The USB (Universal Serial Bus) port is used to connect the camera to a compu ter for transferring images. The USB port also enables PC users to use the camera as a PC/web Camera. 12. Hand Strap L oop: Attach the hand str ap to this loop for ease of carrying. 13. Mode Dial: Rota te to select the camera mode: Movie, P[...]

V3765 Digital Camera User’s Manual Bottom View 1. Tripod Soc ket: Attaches the camera to a common tripod using the popular ¼-20 thread. (Tri pod n ot inc luded .) U se a tr ipod to h old th e camera steady, especially for lo w light nigh t images. 2. Battery / Memory Card Cover: Opens to a llow access to the battery chamber and memory card slot.[...]

Inserting a Memory Card Inserting a Memory Card To insert a memory card: 1. Turn off the camera. 2. Open the battery / memory card compartment by pressing the cover and sliding in the direct ion of the arrow as shown. 11[...]

V3765 Digital Camera User’s Manual 3. Inser t the memory card with circuitry (pins) first. The notched corner of th e memory card points towards the camera lens. The manuf acturers label on th e memory card wi ll face the fr ont (lens side) of the camera. Notch 4. Close the battery / memory card cover. Note: The maximum usable memory card for the[...]

Installing the Batteries Installing the Batteries To install or replace the batteries: 1. Turn off the camera. 2. Ope n the battery compar tment on the botto m of the camera by pressing the cover and sliding in the direction of the arrow as shown. 13[...]

V3765 Digital Camera User’s Manual 3. Ins ert batteries into th e c hamber making sure that the positive and negative ends are properly oriented, as indicated by the bat tery icons in the compartment. 4. Close the b attery cover. 14[...]

Selecting a Language Selecting a Language The 3765 camera c an display text and messages in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese and Simplified Chinese. To select a different language: 1. Rotate the Mo de Dial to Setup mode . 2. Turn the camera on. 15[...]

V3765 Digital Camera User’s Manual 3. U se the Down butto n t o select Language and then press th e Display button . 4. U se the Up and Down buttons / to selec t the language yo u wish to use. 5. Pres s the Display button to s et the lang uage . The Setup Men u returns. 16[...]

Setting the Time and Date Setting the Time and Date The time and d ate are stored with e ach image you capture. W hen you transfer an image to a computer the time an d date ass ociated wit h that image will be transferred as well. To set the date display style: 1. Rotate the Mod e Dial to Setup . 2. Turn on the camera. 17[...]

V3765 Digital Camera User’s Manual 3. U se the Down butto n to select D ate/ Time an d then press th e Display button . 4. U se the Down butto n to select Sty le and then press the Display bu tton . 5. Choos e the display style for the date. 18[...]

Setting the Time and Date 6. W hen the settings are co rrect, press the Disp lay button to save the changes. To set the date and time: 1. U se the Down butto n to select D ate/ Time an d then press th e Display button . 2. U se the Down butto n t o select the Clock opt ion and then press th e Display button . 3. U se the Up and Down buttons / to ad[...]

V3765 Digital Camera User’s Manual 4. Set the m inu tes i n th e same manner. Press the Strobe/Copy button to set t he mi nut es an d move on to the next option. 5. Rep eat s tep 3 to s et th e ye ar, the m onth, an d the day. 6. When the settings are co rrect, press the Display button to save the changes. NOTE: If you mak e a mistake and ne ed t[...]

Chapter 2 - Capturing Images This chapter shows you how to capture images with your 3765 ca mera. Preparing the Camera To prepare the camera for capturing images: Press the Power b utton to tu rn the camera on. After a shor t pau se, the LED will s top f lashi ng, s ignal ing th at th e camera is ready to use. NOTES: • Make sure you have in stall[...]

V3765 Digital Camera User’s Manual Selecting the Camera Mode There are two modes fo r capturing images: Capture and Preset. Capture mode is for basic image captur e, while Preset mode allows y ou to capture images in on e of five preset schemes: Landscape, Portrait, Ni ght Scene, Self- Timer, and Macro. Rotate the Mode Dial to th e mode you wish [...]

Zooming and Shooting Zooming and Shooting Zoom in on a particular object You can use the Zoom In or Zoom Out buttons to narrow or widen the camera's field of view. Use ei ther the LCD display or the o ptical viewfin der to preview the effects of the zoom function. Automatic Image Processing Pressing the Shutter b utton halfway down initiates t[...]

Chapter 3 - Reviewing Your Images One b enefi t of digita l cam eras is tha t yo u can immediatel y preview the image you ju st captured. Switching to Playback Mode To view the images that you have stored in internal memory or on an SD/MMC Card, rotate the Mo de Dial to Playback Mode and turn the camera on. If the LCD di splay is not turned on, pre[...]

Switching to Playback Mode Thumbnail Review If you press the Zoom Out butto n when the zoom ratio is at x1 (default), the camera swi tches to Thumbnail Review . In Thumbnail Review, up to nine images are shown on the LCD simultaneo usly. Use the U p and Down buttons / to cycle through the thumbnail pages. To return to Full-Screen Re view, select th[...]

Chapter 4 - Connecting to a Computer The 3765 camera stores images as digital da ta rather than on film. Instead of making a t rip to a developer and printing from negatives, you can copy your images to a computer for storage. Once transferred, your images can be v iewed, edited, printed, sent via e-mail, placed on a web page, added to a report, up[...]

Switching to Playback Mode to access and view your images (photos), whereas the PC camera mode is for live video. Which mode do you use? • If you are interested in retr ievi ng yo ur dig it al im ages (images) from your camera you will need to use the mass-storage mode. • If you wish to use your digita l camera as a video camera where live (rea[...]

V3765 Digital Camera User’s Manual Installing Software Follow these inst ructions to inst all the came ra drivers and softwa re on your s ystem. Follow these inst ructions to inst all the came ra drivers and software on your system. Make sure to install the drivers before connecting the camera to your computer. Operating System MSD PC Camera Wind[...]

Installing Software Step 1: Utility Installation 1. Insert the V3765 CD into yo ur CD-ROM drive. Don't connect the c amera t o th e PC at th is time . 2. The installation program should start automatically. If not, double click the My Computer icon on your desktop, open the CD-ROM drive, and then run the 'setup.e xe' fou nd on the in[...]

V3765 Digital Camera User’s Manual 3. Connect the large end of the U SB cable to an open USB sl ot on yo ur com puter . To loc ate USB slots on your computer, look for the USB icon . 4. The W indows Add Hardware Wizard will auto mati call y det ect th e cam era a nd lead you through the ins tallation procedur es for each camera mode. 5. You will [...]

Copying Images to your Computer Copying Images to your Computer When connected to your computer in M SD mode, the digital camera behaves exac tly like any anothe r disk drive attached to your computer. This mak es copying the images to your hard drive as easy as copying files from a floppy disk, zip drive or CD-ROM. To copy images to your computer:[...]

V3765 Digital Camera User’s Manual captu re soft ware to creat e yo ur own home v ideos. Windows XP users can use Windows Movie Maker. PC Camera mode can a lso be used with real-time video conferencing software such as Microsoft NetMeeting™. NOTE: To use your camera as a PC/web Camera you must set the camera to PC Camera mode. To use the camera[...]

Chapter 5 - Mode / Operation Guide The 3765 camera has six operational modes. Select a mode by rotating the Mode Dial to the desired position. This chapter describ es each mode and associated button functions. Capture Mode Capture mode i s the most commonly used mode, offering the most automatic operation. The basic principles of photography apply [...]

V3765 Digital Camera User’s Manual • WB / Delete: Specifies the White Balance setting. Pressing the WB key cycles th rough the following settings: Auto mati c, D ay Li ght, Shade, Tung sten (inc andesc ent) , and Fluorescent Light. • Zoom Out: W idens the field framed by the camera's lens from 3x to 1x. • Zoom In: Na rrows the field fr[...]

Preset Mode Optical zoom: You ma y set the o ptical zoom from 1x to 3x prior to recording. Note that you must set the optical zoom before recording. Once you begin recording the optical zoom cannot be changed. Pressing the Up and Down butto ns / while recording a video increases and decreases the l ens' exposure valu e, which brightens or dark[...]

V3765 Digital Camera User’s Manual Portrait The portrait preset is optimized for capturing "head shots" of people, focusing more on the center of the frame than on the peripheral areas. Night Scene The night scene prese t is optimized for cap turing images at night, opening the lens aperture wi der and longer to gath er as m uch a mbie [...]

Playback Mode 3. Use the Up and Down buttons to se lect the Self- Timer Preset. 4. Press the Shutter Button. The 1 0-second delay begins immediatel y. After ten-seconds t he camera captures th e image. With the excep tion of the Shutter bu tton, all of the camera's other buttons behave the same as they do in the other Pres et modes. Macro The [...]

V3765 Digital Camera User’s Manual • Display Button: Toggles the image information on/off. • Strobe / Copy: Copies the se lected image from on- board memory to the memory card or vice versa. • WB / Delete: Deletes selected image. • Zoom Out: In Playback mode, the Zoom Out button switches the display to Thumbn ail mode. • Zoom In: In Pla[...]

Setup Mode Delete All To delete images from either the camera's i nternal memory or from an SD/MMC Ca rd, select Delete All from the Setup men u. Forma t The format option complete ly erases and reformats memory. Although Format requ ires longer than Delete , be sure to format your storage device occasionally to ens ure the c ard c onti nue s [...]

V3765 Digital Camera User’s Manual Quality You can specify the resolution and qual ity of the images you capture in the S etup menu. There are six resolu tion/quality combi nations available: Megapixel Count Resolution (Horiz. x Vertical) Quality 5.0 MP 2496 x 2016 Normal 3.0 MP 2048 x 1472 Fine 3.0 MP 2048 x 1472 Normal 2.8 MP 2048 x 1376 Fine 2[...]

Setup Mode Buzzer When the buzz er (beeper) is turn ed on, the camera generates a beep whenever you press a buttons or rotate the Mode dial. To en abl e bee p ton es, sele ct th e Bu zzer opti on fr om the menu. On the subseq uent screen, select Yes to confirm and then press th e Display button . Date/T ime The 3765 camera marks each image with a t[...]

V3765 Digital Camera User’s Manual Memory Type You can specify whether you want to store images in t he on-board (internal) memory or on an SD/MMC Card. To specify the memory to be used : 1. Rot ate the Mode Dial to Setup . 2. Turn on the camera. 3. Use the Down button to select Memory Type and then press th e Display button . 4. Use the Up and D[...]

Setup Mode 5. Press the Display button to confirm your selection and return to the main Setup screen. Langua ge The 3765 can display menu i tems in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese and Simplified Chinese. For more on s etting the lang uage, see page 15. Video Out When connecting your camera t o a TV you may specify the video stan[...]

V3765 Digital Camera User’s Manual ISO You ma y spec ify th e cam era’s ISO l ight se nsit ivity . Two I SOs are available: ISO 100: For shooting in bright sunlight ISO 200: For general use in most situations Opening You can choose to display the we lcome screen wh en the camera is turned on. 44[...]

PC Camera Mode To turn the welcome screen on or off, scroll down to the Opening option, press the Display button , select Yes or No, and press to confirm. PC Camera Mode The 3765 camera can be used wi th most commercially available video software as a video camera. Simply connect it to your PC with the supplied U SB cable, turn the Mode dial to PC [...]

Chapter 6 - the LCD Display The icons on the LCD display indicate the status of camera settings and functions such as quality, zoom ratio, and number of images. This chap ter describes the LCD display icons and their meanings. White Bala nce Mode Memory Type Preset Mode Flash Mode Remaining Images Quality Zoom Ratio Shutter Speed Histogram Date/ Ti[...]

Chapter 6 - the LCD Display LCD Icon Descriptions Icon Name Description (None) Auto Flash The camera determines whether the flash is needed by detecting the amount of ambient light. Flash Off Flash is turned off, regardless of the amount of light available. Red-Eye Reduction Use the Red-Eye Reduction function to reduce the occurrence of "red-e[...]

V3765 Digital Camera User’s Manual White Balance Indicates the current White Balance setting. The default setting is Automatic (None) Aut o W B The camera automatically determines the White Balance setting. Daylight Use this setting when capturing images in bright daylight, to reduce the effect of "whitewashed" images. Shade Use this se[...]

Appendix 1 – Button Function Guide Mode Shutter Up Down Display Strobe/ Copy WB/ Delete Zoom Out Zoom In Capture Single Capture EV+ EV- LCD + Light → LCD Off Auto → On → Off → Red-Eye Reduction Auto → Day light → Shade → Tungsten → Fluorescent Zoom Out Zoom In Preset Single Capture Select Landscap e, Portrait, Night Scent, Self-Ti[...]

Appendix 2 – Troubleshooting Guide Problem Possible cause Solution The camera is turned off. Press the power b utton to turn the camera ON. The batteries are discharg ed. Replace the bat teries with fr esh ones. Refer to Inserting Bat teries. The camera has no powe r. The batteries are inserted inco rrectly . Check the ba ttery orient ation. Refe[...]

Appendix 2 – Troubleshooting Guide 51 When using Windows ME or 2000 I get a message: "Unsafe Removal Device Detected" whenever th e USB cable is unplugged from the PC When remov ing USB devices, it is recommended that users follow the "Safe Removal of USB Device" procedur e. Procedur e: A. Right-click t he Unplug or E ject har[...]