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ViviCam 3200
Digital Still Camera
User Manual
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Copyright © 1999 Vivitar Corporation Vivitar Corporation 1280 Rancho Conejo Blvd. Newbury Park, CA 91320 USA www.vivitar.com www.vivitar.co.jp www.vivitar.co.uk Image Expert and Camio are trademarks of Sierra Imaging, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. CompactFlash is a registered trademark of the CompactFlash Association.
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Contents Contents CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................I GETTING STARTED ..............................................................................................................1 Camera Package Contents......................................................................................................1 Camera Parts ........................................................................
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V3200 Camera User’s Guide VIEWING AND DOWNLOADING YOUR PICTURES USING A PC ......................................... 27 Connecting your Camera to a PC........................................................................................... 27 Downloading Pictures using a Compact Flash Card Reader .................................................... 27 Using Image Expert to View and Download Pictures ............................................................... 27 TROUBLESHOOTING........
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Getting Started Getting Started Congratulations on your purchase of a new ViviCam 3200 (V3200) Digital Camera! The V3200 is an easy-to-use high-quality digital camera that features: ♦ Two resolution settings and three quality settings that enable you to take 24-bit color pictures up to a megapixel in size ♦ Fast image processing of approximately five (5) seconds ♦ Built-in four-mode flash ♦ Self-timer with a 10-second delay ♦ Auto-Focusing lens with Macro mode ♦ Removable Compact F
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V3200 Camera User’s Guide Camera Parts Front View Back View 2
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Getting Started Top View Bottom View Memory storage compartment 3
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V3200 Camera User’s Guide Safety and Handling Information For your safety and the protection of your camera, observe the following tips while handling your camera. Camera information ♦ Do not take apart or attempt to service the camera yourself. ♦ Do not expose the camera to moisture, excessive heat, or excessive cold. ♦ Let the camera warm up when moving from a cold to a warm temperature. ♦ Avoid touching the LCD screen. ♦ Do not expose the lens to direct sunlight for long periods of ti
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Taking a Picture Taking a Picture Using the Capture mode on your camera, you can: ♦ Take a picture ♦ Preview the picture on the LCD display before taking it ♦ Instantly review and (if you don't like what you see) delete the picture just taken To select this mode, slide the Mode switch to the position labeled “Capture”. Powering the Camera On/Off To turn the camera on: 1 Press the Power button. 2 Wait until the Ready light on the back of the camera stops blinking and turns a solid,
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V3200 Camera User’s Guide Taking a Picture To take a picture with your camera: 1 Make sure you have a Compact Flash memory card inserted in the memory card slot. 2 Set the Mode switch to Capture. 3 Turn the camera on. 4 Frame your subject in the optical viewfinder. 5 Hold the camera still and press the Shutter button down fully. You will hear the sound of the auto- focus motor as it adjusts and focuses the lens. è The Ready light will blink red while the picture is processing. When the
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Taking a Picture Using Quick Review When the Quick Review preference is set to On, the camera LCD displays the picture for a short period of time after you have taken it. This feature allows you to instantly review a picture. It also gives you a chance to immediately delete, or discard the image you have just taken. To review and delete pictures using Quick Review: 1 Set the Mode switch to Capture. 2 Turn the camera on. 3 Take a picture. 4 Notice how the image appears on the LCD sc
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V3200 Camera User’s Guide Using Focus Lock When taking a picture, your camera automatically focuses on the object in the center of the viewfinder. If you want the camera to focus on a subject that is not in the center of the picture, you can use the camera’s focus lock feature to set the focus. To take a picture using focus lock: 1 Set the Mode switch to Capture. 2 Turn the camera on. 3 Position the subject on which you want the camera to focus in the center of the viewfinder. 4 Press
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Taking a Picture Using a Memory Card Your camera stores pictures on a removable Compact Flash memory storage card. A 4 MB Compact Flash card is included with the camera kit. You may purchase additional cards in varying sizes. The camera does not contain internal storage memory; therefore, the camera will not operate if a memory card is not inserted. The camera’s Status LCD displays an error if you try to operate the camera without a memory storage card. If you try to use the camera
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V3200 Camera User’s Guide Number of images Using the Self-Timer remaining Use the self-timer to delay taking a picture for 10 seconds after pressing the shutter button. To take a picture using the self-timer: 1 Turn the camera on. 2 Set the Mode switch to Capture. 3 Press the Self-timer button. The self-timer symbol in the Status LCD will flash to indicate that the timer is on stand-by. 4 Frame your subject, then press the Shutter button to activate the timer. The red Self-timer lig
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Taking a Picture Checking Resolution and Quality Levels The resolution setting determines the size of the picture in pixels. Your camera has two resolution settings: Megapixel (1152 x 864 pixels) and VGA (640 x 480 pixels). The quality setting controls how much your pictures will be compressed on the memory card. Your camera has three quality settings: Best, High, and Medium. The current resolution and quality settings of your camera are displayed as a combined symbol on the Status LC
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V3200 Camera User’s Guide Flash Settings Your camera has four different flash modes: Flash Off, Red-Eye, On/Fill, and Automatic. The current flash setting is displayed on the camera Status LCD. Symbol Flash Setting Use when… Flash Off: No flash used. Taking picture in bright lighting conditions. Red-Eye: Automatic flash used, preceded Taking pictures of people, to reduce red-eye by a pre-flash. effect. On/Fill: Flash used with every image taken, Taking pictures of dark sub
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Taking a Picture Macro Function Use the Macro setting to take pictures of subjects that are close to the camera, such as flowers. When the Macro setting is on, the Macro symbol is displayed on the camera Status LCD. Symbol Setting Use when... The distance between your camera and the subject is between 10 inches Macro (25 cm) and 2 feet (60 cm). [No symbol] Normal The distance between your camera and the subject is greater than 2 feet (60 cm). To turn the Macro setting on/o
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V3200 Camera User’s Guide Battery Status Your camera kit includes 4 AA batteries. When these batteries are drained, you may replace them with any standard AA alkaline, lithium, or rechargeable NiCd or NiMH batteries. The battery-shaped symbol on the Status LCD shows the approximate charge state of the batteries in the camera. As the batteries drain, the number of segments displayed in the symbol decreases from two to zero. If the battery symbol looks like this... Then... The batterie
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Viewing and Downloading Your Pictures Using a PC Reviewing Pictures The Review mode of your camera allows you to: ♦ Display pictures on the camera’s LCD screen and review, lock, or delete them. ♦ Display pictures on a TV monitor connected to your camera. ♦ View a slide show of the pictures stored on the camera’s memory card. To select this mode, slide the Mode switch to the position labeled “Review”. Viewing Images Using the Camera's LCD Screen To review the images stored on your memor
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V3200 Camera User’s Guide To display a slide show of your pictures on the LCD screen: 1 Press the Select button to display the Review menu. 2 Press the 6 button until the Slide Show menu option is highlighted. 3 Press the Select button to start the slide show. The LCD will display a different picture every four seconds. è To reverse the order of the slide show, press the 6 or 5 button. è To stop the slide show and resume manual control of the display, press the Select button.
