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ViviCam 25 Digital Camera
User‟s Manual
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Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................ 2 Key Features .......................................................................................................... 3 What your digital camera includes ......................................................................... 3 Computer System Requirements for Windows XP ................................................. 3 Computer Syst
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Introduction Thank you for purchasing the ViviCam 25 Digital Camera. Everything you need to take quality digital photos and videos is included with your device. Please read this manual carefully FIRST in order to get the most out of your digital camera. WARNING: This camera needs a constant charge to save the images you capture to the internal memory. Do not remove or replace the batteries before downloading the images to the computer. Download your images as often as possible.
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Key Features Still Camera –Holds Up to 120 Photos 1.5 Inch Color LCD monitor Shoots Video Clips 8MB Internal Memory What your digital camera includes Vivitar Experience Image Manager software and driver Installation CD USB cable Strap Manual Computer System Requirements for Windows XP To be able to download photos and videos to your PC, you will need the following minimum configuration: Pentium 4 processor or above with Windows XP service pack 2 512 MB RA
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Computer System Requirements for Windows Vista / Windows 7 To be able to download photos and videos to your PC your will need the following minimum configuration: Windows Vista / 7 800MHz processor and 512 MB of system memory 20GB hard drive with at least 15GB of available space Support for Super VGA graphics Available USB Interface CD-ROM drive QuickTime 6 or higher Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or higher Computer System Requirements for Macintosh To be able t
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A Quick Look at your Digital Camera LED ON Indicator 5
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Inserting Batteries Your camera requires three AAA Alkaline batteries. Insert the batteries into the camera: 1. Open the cover of the battery compartment on the bottom of the camera. 2. Insert the batteries according to the polarities (+ and -) indicated on the inside of the battery cover, also refer to the picture below: 3. Close the battery cover. Important: Do not use rechargeable batteries 6
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To help you save those precious images, a “Low Battery – Download Images Now” message will appear on the “Preview” screen when your batteries are running low. DO NOT OPEN the battery compartment to replace the batteries until you have downloaded the images to the computer. The message continually appears each time you try to power on your camera. This means that the camera has reserved battery power to give you enough time to download the images. Plug the camera, via the USB ca
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Getting Started Note: In order to download the photos and videos captured with this camera you need to install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager software and camera specific driver for this device. See the “Install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager Software” section of this manual to learn how to install the software before connecting the camera to your computer. 1. Press the POWER button to start the camera. 2. The red LED ON indicator will light up and the color LCD panel
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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 Main Menu screen appears. 2. Use the Left/Right buttons to toggle between the menu icons on the screen. 3. Use the Shutter button to toggle and select the different submenu features within each menu. 4. Press the Menu button to save your choice. 9
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CAPTURE MODE The capture mode setting options are: Photo Self-Timer Video Continuous 3 shot Taking Photos 1. Power on the camera, and it enters Camera mode – a camera icon is displayed on top left of the Preview Screen. 2. Compose your shot using the viewfinder. 3. Hold the camera steady and press the Shutter button to take the photo. 4. The camera will beep when a photo is taken. 5. The photo is save as a JPEG file in the camera`s memory 6. The LCD screen will displ
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1. Download all the photos and videos from you camera to your computer. 2. After the images have been downloaded and appear on your computer you should delete all the images from your 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 the menu. 2. Press the Shutter button until the icon appears in the Capture mode icon area of Preview Screen. 3. Press the Menu button again to
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Taking 3 Continuous Shots 1. Press the Menu button once to enter the menu. 2. Press the Shutter button until the icon appears Capture mode icon area of Preview Screen. 3. Press the Menu button again to save the choice and exit the menu. 4. The 3 Continuous Shots icon now appears in the top left corner of the Preview Screen. 5. Press the Shutter button. The camera will now automatically take 3 continuous photos one after the other. Playback Mode The Playback Mode enables you to
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When playing the video 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 resolutions to select from: 2.1M (1600 x 1280) 1.3M (1280 x1024) VGA (640 x 480) To Select the desired photo resolution: 1. Press the Menu button once to enter the menu. 2. Press the Left/Right button to select the resolution setting icon. 3. Press the Shutter button to select the desired resolution:
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Photo Quality Selection There are 2 photo quality options to select from: ---Higher quality- large file size, less photos stored in memory ---Normal quality- smaller file size, more photos stored in memory To select the desired quality setting: 1. Press the Menu button once to enter the menu. 2. Press the Left/Right button to select the quality setting icon. 3. The icon means the current quality is higher quality. 4. To change to normal quality, press the Shutter button until
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Electric Current Frequency Setting The camera has 2 Frequency settings: ---60 Hz ---50 Hz Set the camera for the correct frequency 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 this means the current frequency setting is 60Hz. 3. To change to 50Hz, press the Shutter button until the icon appears. 4. Press the Menu but
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To delete A Single File 1. Press the Playback button once to enter the Playback 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 confirmation screen to appear. 4. Press the Left/Right buttons to select “Yes” or “No”. 5. If „Yes‟, press the Shutter button to confirm deletion. This will erase the selected file stored on the camera. 6. If „No‟, the camera will revert to the main menu icons screen. Importa
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1. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. The Vivitar Experience Image Manager will begin to install both the camera driver and Image Manager Software at the same time 2. Please review the license terms. On PC and Macintosh: Click the “I accept the terms of this license agreement” and then click “Next” to continue. 3. On PC only: Let the “Vivitar Experience Image Manager” installer create the folder to where the program will be installed, and then click “Install”. 4. Plea
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4. On a Windows PC the first time you connect the device to the computer you will have to wait a few moments until the computer recognizes the device. Get photos and videos from your camera to your computer Do not disconnect the cable during transfer. Doing so will cancel the transfer of any files on their way to your computer. 1. Select the “Get Images” button from the Main menu. 2. The “Get media from device” window opens. 18
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3. Both photos and videos (if you have captured any) will get downloaded. 4. Select your camera model from the device window. If your camera is the only device connected then it will be selected automatically. 5. Select a location on the computer where to place the new photo and video files. 6. Add the new photo and video files to albums if desired. 7. Select to remove the media files from the selected device after the import. 8. Click the “Get Images” button to transfer the photos and v
