Vivitar viv-cv-530v manual

- 1 - VIV - CV -530V Digital Binocular Camera Us er M anual © 2011 Sakar Internationa l, In c. A ll rights reserved. Windo w s and the W in dow s log o are registere d trademarks of Microsoft Corporat ion. All other tradem arks are t he p roperty of their r espective c om pani es.[...]

- 2 - Ta ble of Contents Introdu ct ion ...................................................................................................................... 3 Ca m era Mai nten ance and Care ....................................................................................... 3 Key Features ......................................................[...]

- 3 - Introducti on Thank you for purchasing your V IV- CV - 530 V 5 X 30 Digital Binocular C a m era. T his cam era can be used as a digital cam era , binoculars as w el l a s a W ebcam . T o dow nloa d p hotos and vide os t o your com pute r, captured w ith this e a sy t o use, portable and c om pa ct device, you need only connect the USB cab le [...]

- 4 - Key Features  Viv itar Experience Image Manager S oftware for m an aging and enhancing your photos, printing, sending pho tos by e-mails, effortlessly upload to your social netw o rk accounts a n d m uch m or e  2 cam era re solut ions – 320 x 240 (QVGA), 640 x 480 ( V GA)  16 Megabytes Built-in S DRAM Mem ory  Self- t i m er fo[...]

- 5 - Computer System Re qu irem ents To be able to download photo s a nd v ideos to you r PC or Mac into sh, you will need the following m i nimum config u r at ion: WI NDOWS OS Micr os oft ® Win dows XP w ith Se rv i c e Pa ck 3 , Window s V i s t a w i t h S erv ice P ac k 1 or Window s 7 Pentiu m ® 4 pro cesso r (or abov e) 250 MB available h[...]

- 6 - A Quick L o ok at You r C amera 1. M - Pow er / M ode but ton 2. LCD Panel 3. Opti c al L ens 4. USB S lo t 5. Telescope an d V i ew finder 6. S – Shutter / OK bu tton 7. Battery Com part m ent 8. Tripod s ocke t 9. Barrels 10 . Focus W heel[...]

- 7 - Preparing Y our Camera f o r Us e Battery Installation Your cam era re qu ires one (1) AA A battery. Alkaline battery recomm ended. Insert the battery into th e cam era : 1. O pen the battery cover at the bottom of the cam era . 2. Insert th e battery according to the po larit y (+ a n d -) indicated on the inside of t he battery com part m e[...]

- 8 - Starting Y our Camer a Press the M – Power / Mode button on the top of the cam e ra to turn on the camera. The camera w ill em it a be ep to confirm that your cam era i s on and ready for use. Ener gy Saving F eature : To conserve battery pow er, i f the cam era i s not in use for 30 seconds, it autom atically switch es off. Note: I n order[...]

- 9 - Taking P h otos Capturing Pictures 1. Co m pose your sho t by looking through the telescope v i ew finder w i th both eyes focused . 2. Aim the bi nocular in the direction of the obj ect you wish to capture. 3. Adj ust the IPD ( the d ista nce between 2 eyes ) by holding the binocular with b oth hands and pushing or moving one or both of the [...]

- 10 - The Camer a Modes Navigating the Camera Modes To enter the different cam era m odes, conti nue to press the MODE button unt il you ha ve sele ct ed the m od e of your choice. Once you have se lecte d th e m ode, p ress the Shu tter button to confirm your choice. Powering On Your Ca m e r a To power on your camera, press the M ODE button. Pow[...]

- 11 - 5. Lift y ou r f inger off the Sh utter button to stop c a pturing im a ges. Note: T he photos w i ll continue to be taken unt il the Shutter button is released or the ca m era‟s m e m ory i s fu ll. 6. The photos will be saved as JPEG im age s. Note: Pho tos taken in Con t i n uous Shoot Mode m ay fa il under poor lighting cond ition s. V[...]

- 12 - Clear Last M ode (Delete Last Ph oto ) - To delete the last photo take n: 1. Press the MODE button u ntil the i con appears on the L CD sc ree n. 2. Press the Shutter button . The LCD disp lay then flashes . 3. Press the Shutter button again within 5 seconds an d th e last photo wil l b e d eleted perm anentl y . 4. The L CD cou n ter then d[...]

- 13 - 5. The ph o to reso l ution sett ing can be changed at any time. 6. The amount of pictures that can be taken at th e selected resolution appe ars on the LCD screen. 7. As there are only 2 digits on the screen, the c a m era w ill f lash the hundreds digits before showing the tens and units digits on capturing a p ictur e in order to show you[...]

- 14 - Note : Photos taken at no com pre ssion take up m ore o f the cam er a‟s m e m ory and ther efo re fewer photos can be taken at non- com pressi on than w ith c ompression . The photo resolution and com pressi o n settings determ in e the num ber of ph otos that can be taken an d t he am ount of m e m ory r equired for each photo. The follo[...]

- 15 - Installing the Vivitar Exp erience Ima g e Manager Sof twa r e and Camera Dri ver Warn ing : Do not p lug your cam era i nto the c o mputer until the Vivitar Ex pe rience Im ag e Manager Softw a re installation is com plete . 1. Insert the installation CD into your CD- ROM drive. The Vivitar Ex peri e n ce Im age Manager will begin to instal[...]

- 16 - Connect ing y our Camera t o the Com p uter 1. Use the USB cable that cam e with your cam e ra to connect your cam er a to your com p uter. 2. Plug the one end of the USB cable i nto the U SB slot on t he side of the cam era and plug the other end into an availa b l e USB port on yo ur computer. 3. Your cam era will autom ati cally turn on. [...]

- 17 - 2. The “ G et Im ages from d evice” window opens. 3. You can select to download photos, v ide os o r both. 4. Select your camera (r em ovabl e disk) f r om the de vice w i ndow. If your cam era i s the on ly USB device connected then it will be se lecte d a ut om ati cally. 5. Select a loca t i on on the com puter where to place the new [...]

- 18 - Using Your C amera as a W ebcam Your cam era, w hen plugged into your com puter, can also be used as a W e bcam with m ost instant m ess enger a nd w e b conferenc ing applications that s upport v ide o. On PC: The webcam dr iver is inst alled on your com puter w he n you install the Vivitar Ex peri ence Im ag e M anager Software for this de[...]

- 19 - Note:  Use the Control m enu / Vi deo s ettings opt i on of th is web conferencing application to change the settings if needed.  If you have a built - in cam e ra on your com p uter, use the settings opt ion of you r web conferen c ing a pp lication to choose this „Dua l Mode Cam era‟.  The camera does not have a m i crop hone.[...]

- 20 - Sakar War ranty Card This warranty covers for the original consum e r purchaser only and is not transferab le. Products that fail to function proper ly UNDER NORMA L USAGE , due to defe cts i n m a ter ial or w or km an sh ip . Yo ur p ro du c t w i l l b e re pa ir e d at n o c ha rg e f o r pa rt s o r la bo r f or a pe r io d o f o n e ye[...]

- 21 - Technical S upport For te c hnical su p port i ssues p l ease visit our website at ww w .vivitar.com . You can find m an uals, software and FAQ‟s a t the webs i te. Can‟t find w hat you are looking for? E -mail us at support@vivitar.com and o n e of o ur technic al support team m e m bers w ill answ er your questions. For phone support i[...]

- 22 - Frequentl y Asked Q ue sti o ns Q: I hav e taken photos, but my computer says "No photos in camera." What do I do? A: Ensure t hat y ou have taken phot os w i th yo u r cam er a. Press the Shu tt e r button a few times to take some sample photos and try aga in. If y ou st i ll get a no photos error, th i s indicates tha t the softw[...]

- 23 - This de v ice co m p l ies w ith the part 15 o f the FCC ru les. Operat ion is su bject to the f o llowing tw o conditi on s : (1) this de v ice m ay not caus e harmf u l i n terference, and (2 ) this de vice must acce pt an y inter f erence received, including i nter f erence t h at may cau s e und es ired opera tion. Caution: chan ges or m[...]