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Vivicam 3350 User Manual
English
Rev 040102E TP
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Contents 1. Introduction 1.1. Overview 1.2. Warnings and Precautions 1.3. Package Contents 1.4. System Requirements 1.5. Vivicam 3350 Features 2. Installing the Battery 3. Installing the Software 3.1. Twain Driver 3.2. PhotoImpression 3.3. Funhouse 3.4. In-A-Flash LE 3.5. User Manual 4. Capturing Images 4.1. Power On the Camera 4.2. Capture an Image 4.3. Camera Information Display 4.4. Power-Off the Camera 4.5. Self-Timer 4.6. Continuous Capture (Movie Clip Mode) 4.7. Del
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4.7.1. Delete All Images 4.7.2. Delete the Last Image 4.8. Image Resolution 4.9. Image Compression 4.10. Light Frequency 4.11. Image Storage 4.12. Techniques for Capturing the Best Images 5. Downloading Images to Your PC 5.1. Transfer Images to your PC 5.1.1. Saving your Images to Disk 5.2. Transferring Images to a Twain-aware application 5.2.1. Transferring your Images to PhotoImpression 5.2.2. Transferring your Images to FunHouse 6. PC/Web Camera Video Function 6.1. Using the Vi
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1.0 Introduction - 1.1 Overview - Thank you for purchasing a Vivicam 3350 digital camera. It can capture digital images, short video-clips (continuous shooting mode), and it can also serve as a PC/Web camera. The V3350 is equipped with 8 MB of memory to store your images and movie clips. You may download your images and movie clips to your computer using the USB cable and included software. 1.2 Warnings and Precautions - 1.2.1 FCC STATEMENT - This device complies with Part 1
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occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: 1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver 3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connec
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batteries leak clean and wipe the battery compartment carefully and install new batteries. Wash your hands carefully if you touch the battery fluid. Please note that when you remove the batteries your images will be lost from the camera memory. WARNING: Handling the USB cable on this product may expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash your hands after handling. 1.2.3 TRADEMARK INFORMATION - Microsoft®
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1.4 System Requirements - You must use a computer to download the images from your Vivicam 3350. The computer that you use must meet the following minimum requirements: 1. Windows 98 Second Edition/2000/Me/XP 2. Direct X 8.0 3. 64 MB RAM 4. 60 MB hard disk space available 5. Available USB port 6. CD-ROM drive
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1.5 Vivicam 3350 Features - Viewfinder Shutter Button Front Side: Back Side: Lens Info/Status LCD Power/Menu Button Hand Strap Hole Battery Door USB Port Tripod Socket
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2.0 Installing the Batteries - Step 1: Open the battery door by lifting the tab on the door. Step 2: Insert two AAA batteries with the polarity as shown: Step 3: Close the battery cover. Warning: Do not open the battery door when the camera is powered ON. This will cause all images in memory to be lost immediately. If you open the battery door when the camera is OFF (when changing the batteries) you must close the door within twenty (20) seconds or your images
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Notes: 1. Always download your images to your computer soon after you have captured them. Never assume your images will be retained for more than three or four days. If the batteries are depleted, your images will be lost. 2. If you must change the batteries, makes sure the cameras is OFF and then change the batteries in less than twenty (20) seconds. 3. If you will not use the camera for a long time (several days, or more) remove the batteries. The batteries will discharge slowly i
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3.0 Installing the Software - Install the camera software before connecting the camera to your computer for the first time. Place the Vivicam 3350 CD ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The CD will run automatically and present this welcome screen: There are five components on the CD ROM: 1. Twain Driver 2. Photo Impression 3. Fun House 4. In-A-Flash LE 5. User Manuals 3.1 Twain Driver – To use your Vivicam 3350 camera on your PC you must first install this software, known as
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3.2 PhotoImpression – You may wish to install Arcsoft PhotoImpression™. Although it is not required to operate the camera; it is the perfect imaging software for novice and skilled users alike. PhotoImpression is an image editor with tools for enhancing, printing, and getting creative with your V3350 digital images. 3.3 Funhouse – You may wish install ArcSoft Funhouse®. Although Funhouse® is not required to operate the camera, it helps you seamlessly combine two or more images
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3.5 User Manual - Click on the “User Manual” button to go to the index of ViviCam 3350 User Manuals. The Vivicam 3350 User Manual is included on the CD ROM in several languages in PDF format. Note that you will need Adobe Reader on your PC to read the User Manual. For Vivicam 3350 User Manuals in other languages please refer to the Vivitar website at www.vivitar.com After you have installed the Vivicam 3350 Twain driver and application software titles you are now ready to use your
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4.0 Capturing Images - Using your new Vivicam 3350 is fun and easy. There are two basic steps to capturing your first image. Step 1: Turn on the camera by pressing the Power Button. Step 2: Press the shutter button to capture an image. It is really that easy! The following sections will tell you about more features that are available on your camera. 4.1 Power On the Camera - To power on the camera press the Power/Menu button as shown above. The camera will beep once
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4.2 Capture an Image - In film-photography we say: “Take a Photo.” In digital-photography we say: “Capture an Image.” Capturing an image with the Vivicam 3350 is easy. Step 1: Power on the camera and look through the viewfinder to frame your subject. Make sure your subject is no closer than three or four feet (one meter) or else it will not be in good focus. Step 2: Press the shutter button to capture an image. The camera will beep once and the image counter will decrement by
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4.3 Camera Information Display - Beyond the basics of capturing an image, the Vivicam 3350 has many other features. Turn on the camera and notice the many icons and symbols on the Information display: As you press the Power/Menu button the display will change in the following order. To learn more about each function refer to the referenced section in this User Manual. Display icon Function Refer to Section: Turn off the camera 4.4 Self-Timer 4.5 Continuous Ca
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4.4 Power-Off the Camera - To turn-off the camera (immediately) press the menu button once. “ ” will appear in the Information display. Press the shutter button (within five seconds) to turn-off the camera immediately. Note: The camera will automatically power-off after twenty seconds of inactivity. 4.5 Self-Timer - If you would like to get into the image you may use the self-timer feature to delay image capture by ten (10) seconds. Place the camera on a tripod or a flat, sta
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Step 1: Power on camera. Press the Menu button three times until the “ ” icon appears in the display. Step 2: Press and hold the Shutter button. The camera will beep rapidly; once for every frame that is captured. The image count will scroll rapidly. Step 3: Release the Shutter button to stop recording. The camera will stop recording automatically when memory is full. Note: When you download a movie-clip it will be in the popular AVI format. Use Windows Media Player or Apple Quick
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4.7.2 Delete the Last Image - Step 1: Power on camera. Press the Menu button five times until the “ ” icon appears in the display. Step 2: Press the Shutter button. The image will be deleted and the image counter will increase by one. (Example: 020 will change to 021.) Note. There are two “trash can” icons. Delete Last is the second that appears. 4.8 Image Resolution - Resolution is the size of a digital image measured in pixels (dots), expressed as the number of horizontal
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Lo will appear on the left-hand side of the Information display. Press the shutter button to change to that resolution mode. Notice how the image counter immediately changes. The number of (available) images will increase (by almost four times) when you change from Hi to Lo. Conversely, when changing from Lo to Hi, the image count will decrease by approximately one-fourth. 4.9 Image Compression - Image compression is a technique that allows digital images to be stored efficientl
