ViviCam 8225 Digital Camera Users Manual © 2009 Sakar International, Inc. All rights reserved. Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies. Table of Contents Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................2 Key Features ................................................................................................................................................2 What your camera package includes ............................................................................................................3 Computer System Requirements for Windows XP ........................................................................................3 Computer System Requirements for Windows Vista .....................................................................................4 Computer System Requirements for Macintosh ............................................................................................4 A Quick Look at Your Camera.......................................................................................................................5 Preparing Your Camera for Use ....................................................................................................................6 Install lithium battery .....................................................................................................................................6 Installing SD Memory Card ...........................................................................................................................8 How to hold your camera correctly when capturing images ........................................................................10 Starting Your Digital Camera....................................................................................................................... 11 Camera Mode .........................................................................................................................................12 Video Mode ............................................................................................................................................34 Playback Mode .......................................................................................................................................37 Install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager Software ..............................................................................48 Connect your camera to the computer ........................................................................................................50 Get photos and videos from your camera to your computer ........................................................................51 Get started! ................................................................................................................................................52 Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually (Using Windows) .............................................53 Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually (Using Macintosh) ...........................................53 Maintenance of Your Digital Camera ..........................................................................................................54 Sakar Warranty Card ..................................................................................................................................54 Appendix A: Technical Specifications ..........................................................................................................56 Appendix B: Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................................57 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the ViviCam 8225 8.1 Mega-Pixel Digital Camera with Auto-Focus zoom lens. Everything you need to take quality High Definition digital photos and videos is included with your camera. Your digital camera can also be used as a removable disk when an SD card of up to 8GB is inserted into the camera. Vivitar makes capturing those special moments so easy. It enriches your life. Please read this manual carefully first in order to get the most out of your digital camera. Key Features Digital Video resolutions-640x480 Pixels (VGA), 320x240 Pixels (QVGA). 8.1 mega pixels camera with choice of 6 digital camera resolutions (8M) 3264x2448pixels, (7M HD) 3648x2048 pixels, (5M) 2592x1944 pixels, (3M) 2048x1536 pixels, (2M HD) 1920x1080 pixels and (VGA) 640x480 pixels. 2.4 inch TFT LCD 3x Optical Zoom Function 8x Digital Zoom Function Anti-Shake Face Detect SD memory card slot compatible with memory card up to 8GB. Built in Flash Vivitar Experience Image Manager software for uploading and managing photos and videos to or from the most popular photo sharing and social network websites. 2 What your camera package includes Digital Camera Vivitar Experience Image Manager software Installation CD USB cable Quick Start Guide Strap 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 RAM, with 100MB of free disk space 1024 x 768 Recommended screen resolution 16-bit color or higher display adaptor CD-ROM Drive QuickTime 6 or higher Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or higher Windows Media Player 10 or higher Internet connection required 3 Computer System Requirements for Windows Vista To be able to download photos and videos to your PC your will need the following minimum configuration: Windows Vista 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 Internet connection required Computer System Requirements for Macintosh Macintosh with Intel processor running Mac OS X v10.4.6 or later 256 MB RAM, 100 MB free disk space Display: 1024 x 768 or higher-resolution monitor QuickTime 6 or higher Internet connection required 4 A Quick Look at Your Camera 5 Preparing Your Camera for Use Install lithium battery Your digital camera needs a lithium Li-ion battery in order to operate. The battery is found separately in the packaging. To install it correctly see the diagram below: 1. Slide and open the battery door on the bottom of the camera. 2. 3. 4. 5. Insert the battery correctly with the correct polarity facing up. Use the battery clip found in the battery compartment to make sure that the battery is sitting firmly. Close the battery door. On powering on your camera the battery icon will appear on the bottom right of the LCD screen. Full battery power Medium battery power Low battery power 6 Note: 1. In order to charge your lithium battery, make sure the battery is inserted correctly and then connect your camera to an on and running PC with the USB cable provided. The red LED will light up indicating that your camera is in charging mode. The LED will switch off when your camera is fully charged after a few hours. 2. A "Low battery" message will flash on the LCD when the battery power is insufficient. Shortly thereafter your camera will power off. 3. 4. Please remove your battery when you dont intend to use your camera for a long time. Test photos taken with the camera should be downloaded otherwise they will be lost when the camera loses power and turns off or when the battery door is opened to replace the battery. 7 Installing SD Memory Card Your camera has very limited internal memory enough to take one test photo. An external memory card is required for normal use. Your camera supports any compatible SD memory card (up to 8GB). Adding a memory card will allow you to increase the capacity of your camera before transferring the photos and videos to your PC. 1. 2. Locate the Memory Card slot situated in the battery cover at the bottom of the camera. Insert the Memory card into the slot in the correct direction. 3. 4. Push the card in until you feel it "click" into position. An SD icon will appear on the bottom of the LCD screen after you turn on your camera. Once the external memory card is inserted into the camera all the images taken with the camera will be stored on the card. 8 5. Please make sure the card is not locked. No images can be transferred to the card if it is locked. Note: 1. Limited internal memory is provided for test images. The images will be deleted when the camera`s power is turned off or if the batteries are removed. Please download the images before powering off. 2. If there is a photo in the internal memory when you insert the card into your camera, a "Copy to card" message will appear on the LCD with Yes or No options. On selecting ,,Yes the photo will now be copied to your card. 3. 4. 5. Formatting will delete all data on the SD memory card including protected data. Dont remove the SD card during formatting as this may damage the card and render it unusable. When your card is full, download the media on the SD card to your PC and delete the photos and videos from it in order to continue using your camera to capture more high quality photos and videos. 9 How to hold your camera correctly when capturing images Turn on the Power button to activate the Auto- Focus zoom lens to open out like a periscope. Hold the camera steady and correctly as shown in the diagram below. Note: Do not touch or move the lens once it opens and is in use. This will cause damage to the camera. 10 Starting Your Digital Camera Power on Press the Power button on the top of the camera to turn on your camera. The LCD will light up and the Auto-Focus zoom lens will extend out indicating that your camera is on and ready for use. Power off Press the Power button to turn off your camera. When there is insufficient battery power a red icon appear on the LCD screen. Your camera will automatically power off after a few seconds. will Mode selection Your digital camera has 3 main modes - Camera mode, Video mode and Playback mode. The Camera mode is for you to take still photos, adjust the camera settings and change the way the camera is setup. You can shoot video files while in Video mode. In Playback mode you can preview photos and videos as well as being able to delete, rotate, protect, crop and print your photos. In order to select the mode, please follow the below steps: 1. 2. By default the Camera mode appears first on powering on the camera. Press the MODE button to toggle between the 3 modes. 11 3. The Camera mode will have a have a icon in the top left corner of the LCD screen. The Video mode will icon will appear in the top left corner of the screen. icon and the Playback mode a Camera Mode This is the default mode when turning on your camera. Taking Photos 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Compose your shot using the LCD screen. Hold the camera steady and press the Shutter button to take the photo. Keep your finger on the Shutter button and wait for the camera to focus in on the object. Center your object with the white frame that appears on the LCD. When the frame turns green lift your finger and the image will be captured. There will be a short delay while the camera saves the JPEG photo to memory. After each photo is taken (when the camera returns to icon mode) the numbers of photos left to shoot at the selected resolution is displayed on the top right of the LCD screen. When the camera's memory (photo capacity) is full, the LCD screen will display a message "Memory Full, Insert a SD memory card to Transfer and Take More Photos!" Either download the photos to your computer using the Vivitar Experience Image Manager 12 software as described below in the section "Transfer photos and videos to your computer" or insert another SD card to continue taking more photos. Note: This camera needs a SD memory card to operate normally. The limited internal memory allows you to take one test photo that will be erased when the camera powers off. Optical Zoom You can magnify your subject up to 3 times using the optical zoom by pressing the T button or press the W button to zoom back out. Note: When using this function, the camera will automatically adjust the lens. Be careful not to touch the lens while the camera is adjusting. Digital Zoom You can magnify your subject up to 4 times using the digital zoom. Press the T button to zoom in on the object and press the W button to zoom back out. The following icon will appear on your LCD screen. 13 Flash In low light conditions it is best to use the built-in flash. You can also use the flash to compensate for backlight conditions. Force Flash, Auto, Red eye reduction, No Flash To set the flash: Note: Ple ...