Vivitar ViviCam 5118 manual

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    Viv iCam 5118 v2 Digital Camera User Manual © 2009- 20 11 S akar Inter nation al, Inc. All rights r e s erved. W indow s an d the W indow s l ogo a re r egist ered trad emarks of Micr osoft Corpor ation. All oth e r tr ademar ks a re t he propert y of th eir resp ect ive c ompanies.[...]

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    1 T able of Conten t s Introdu ction .................................................................................................................................. 2 W hat‟s I ncluded ............................................................................................................................ 2 Parts of the Cam era ............[...]

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    2 Introducti on Thank you for purchasing this cam era. Everythi ng you need to tak e quality dig ital photos an d vide os is included wi th your cam era. V ivi ta r m akes capturi ng those speci al m o m ent s as easy a s poss ible. Please read this m anual carefully first in order to get the m ost out of yo ur d igital cam era. Note: Y our cam era[...]

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    3 Parts of the C am era 1. Pow er Button 12 . V iviLink / Do w n Button 2. Shutter Button 13 . Flash Ligh t 3. LCD Screen 14 . USB S lo t 4. LED 15 . T ripod Socket 5. Zoom Out 16 . Digital Lens 6. Zoom In 17 . Battery Com partment 7. MODE button 18 . SD Mem ory Card Sl ot 8. SET button 19 . MACR O Switch 9. Scene / Left Button 20 . Wrist S t rap C[...]

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    4 Initial Camera Set up In stalling the Batteries In stalling the Memory Card  Insert 2 A A ( 1.5V) batteries. Al kaline batteries recomm ended (not i nclud ed).  SD Mem ory card ( up to 32GB) needed for norm al u se . T urn ing O n the Camer a Using the Camera Selecting the m odes Accessing the m enu[...]

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    5 W hen pow ering th e cam era ON for the first tim e the ca m era wil l take you t hrough the INITIAL CAM ERA SETUP . Powering the Camera ON 1) Batteries Make sure the batteries have been inserted properl y into your digit a l cam e ra, accor ding to the polari ty show n in side the b attery com partment. Use 2 x AA ( 1.5v) batteries . A lkaline b[...]

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    6 Set ting the Camera Language 1) Y o u will first be prom pted to select a language for the cam er a. The Language se lection m e nu will ap pear . Select the language of your choice by pressing t he UP and DOWN direction control buttons . Then press the SE T button to confirm the selection. 2) Af ter selecting a language, you w ill be asked if yo[...]

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    7 button to confirm the selection. 2) Next you w il l be asked to choose the default V i viLink social network for V i deos. Press the UP or DOWN button s to highlight the desired defau lt so cial netw o rk and press the SET button to confirm the selection. 3) Af ter the ViviLink V i deo option is confirm ed the cam e ra i s now ready to use.[...]

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    8 Main Camer a Mod es Y o ur camera has di ffe rent m odes for the various c am e ra functi ons. Y o u can switch modes by pressing th e MODE button on your cam er a after the cam er a has bee n powered ON. Photo Capt ur e Mode Use thi s m ode to ca pture pictures with your cam er a. This is the default mode w hen the camera is pow er ed ON. T o ta[...]

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    9 Camera Te chnical S pecific ations I m ag e Sensor CMOS S ensor I m ag e Resolution 2592x1944(5M) / 2048x1536(3M) /1920x1080 (2M-HD) / 640x480(VGA) V ideo Resolut ion 640X480 pixels (30 fp s) , 320X240 pixe l s (30 fp s) Fil e Fo rm at JPEG/A VI Internal Mem ory 1 T est Photo Use Only Ex ternal Mem o ry SD Card (up to 32GB) LCD Display 1.5 Inch T[...]

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    10 Computer S y s tem R equirem ents – WINDOWS OS T o b e able to download photos and v i deo s to your PC using the V i vitar E x peri ence Im a ge Manager Softw a re , you will need the following mini m u m configuration:  Mic ro s of t ® W in d ow s X P w ith S e rv ic e P ac k 3, Wi nd ow s V ist a w it h S e rv ic e P a c k 1 or Win do w[...]

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    11 Powering t he Camera O n/Off  Make sur e the batteries have been inserted pr operly into your digit al cam era. If yo ur camera com es with a rechargeable lithium battery , make sure it is fully charged bef ore the first use.  Make sur e an SD card ha s been in serted into yo ur c amera. (SD card up to 32GB - SD Card not inc l ude d) Power[...]

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    12  W hen the camera is f i rst pow er ed ON, the Photo Capture Mode will be active.  T he icons th at a pp ear on th e L CD screen ar e t he best defau lt sett i ng s s o that y ou ca n be gin t o capture and e njoy c l ea r qua lity p hotos. T o ch ange the active cam er a m ode, m ake sure the cam era i s pow ered ON a nd press the MODE bu[...]

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    13 Photo Ca pture Mode The Photo Capture m ode all ows you to captur e pi ctures w ith your digita l camera. T aking a Picture 1) W hile in Photo Captu re mode, use the LCD d isplay on the back of the cam era to direct the cam era at the scene you would like to capture. 2) Press the T/Zoom In and W/Zoom Out buttons to zoom i n/o ut if des ired. Y o[...]

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    14 Photo Capture Mod e Quick Func tion B uttons Y o ur di gita l cam era has a four- directional pad that func tions as Quick Function buttons: Button Function Lef t Scene Selection – Opens the Scene m enu Up Flash Options – T oggles the F l ash opt ions a ppearing on the LCD Right Dele te – Opens the „ Delete This Photo‟ op tion and allo[...]

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    15 Flash Options There are several Flash opt io ns availab le o n your cam era. The opt ions appear on the Photo Capture Mode LCD screen in sequence. T o ch ange the Flash m o de, pre ss the UP Qui ck Function button until you arrive at your desir ed settings. Im portant: When using Flash, stand betw een 8 to 10 feet away from the scene you would l[...]

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    16 Macro Switch / MACR O ON: Y o ur camera contains a Macro Sw i tch t hat allow s yo u to m anuall y enable or disable the Ma cr o m o de on you r cam era. W hile using the Macro m ode, you can cap ture images at close range ( 15 ~ 30 cm ). T o turn the Macro mode ON, s lide the M acro Sw itch u p on the side of your cam er a to the flower i con .[...]

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    17 Photo Capture Mod e Menus The following are the m enus that a ppear in yo u r cam era‟s Photo Capture Mode:[...]

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    18 Scene Menu The Scene Menu allow s you to ch oose scene settings that let your cam era to ad apt proper ly to your current envir onm ent. Note: W hen se le cting the HIGH SENSITIVI TY Option, by default the cam era switches o ff th e FLASH autom ati cally ( if it‟s ON) to optim i ze the pi cture qua lity . If however , yo u would like to overri[...]

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    19 7) Press the MODE button t o ex i t th e m enu an d retur n to your previous m ode. 8) An icon ref lecting your selection will display o n the LCD screen. 9) Re m e mber that this setting will be saved by your cam era u ntil you m anuall y change the setting or resto re the cam era‟s default factory settings. Image Q ua lity Menu The Im ag e Q[...]

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    20 2) Press the LEFT or RI GHT direction control bu ttons to scroll and select the Self-T i m er menu. 3) Press the UP or DOWN direct io n control butto ns to scroll through the menu options. 4) Press the SET b utton to select and save the desired option. 5) A selected option icon w ill appear on the selected item. 6) Press the L EF T or RI GHT but[...]

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    21 Color E f fect Menu Y o u can choo se to add a co lor ef fe ct to the images taken w i th your camera. 1) Press the SET bu tton to open the m e nus for the current mode. 2) Press the L EF T or RI GHT direction control bu ttons to scroll and select the C olor Effect m e nu. 3) Press the UP or DOWN direct io n control butto ns to scroll through th[...]

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    22 Light Exposure Me nu The Light Exposure setting he lps you control the am ount of li ght that enters your cam era‟s lens. This setting shou ld be adjusted when the environm en t is ligh ter or darker than norm al . W hen the e nvironment has m o re li ght than is needed, reduce the ex po sure setting (by u sing the negative - count) to reduce [...]

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    23 4) Press the SET b utton to select and save the desired option. 5) A selected option icon w ill appear on the se lected item. 6) Press the L EF T or RI GHT button to select the next m enu i tem . 7) Press the MODE button t o ex i t th e m enu an d retur n to your previous m ode. 8) An icon ref l ecting your se l ection wil l di splay o n the LCD[...]

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    24 Language Menu Y o u can select yo ur cam er a‟s language sett ing by selecting the desired language from t he Language m enu. 1) Press the SET b utton to open the m enus fo r the current m ode. 2) Press the L EF T or RI GHT direction control bu ttons to scroll and select the Language menu. 3) Press the UP or DOWN direct io n control butto ns t[...]

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    25 8) Re m e mber that this setting will be saved by your cam era until you m a nuall y change the setting or resto re the cam era‟s default factory settings. T o Set the Date and Tim e : 1) Press the SET b utton to open t he m enus for the current m ode . 2) Press the LEFT or RI GHT direction control bu ttons to scroll and select the Date/T im e[...]

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    26 Auto Power Of f Menu Y o u can use t he Auto Pow er Off feature i n order to conserve you cam er a‟s battery life. The desi gnated tim e repre sent s when your cam era will a utom ati call y pow er off. W hen the cam er a si ts i dle for the designated p eriod of tim e , the camera will shut off com p letely and will need t o be pow ered o n a[...]

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    27 8) Re m e mber that this setting will be saved by your cam era until you m a nuall y change the setting or resto re the cam era‟s default factory settings. Format M e mory Card Menu Y o u can use t he Form at Memory Card m enu to delete all of the content that is currentl y on y our cam era‟s m emory car d. Keep in mind that formatting the m[...]

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    28 5) Y o u will be asked to confirm the resetting to the factory default sett i ngs.  Sel ect “No” to ex it the m enu and return to the prev iou s m ode without re s ettin g to the default settings.  Sel ect “Y e s” and press the SET button to proc eed with the reset. Y o u will then autom a ticall y exit the m enu a nd retu rn to th[...]

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    29 Photo Pla yback Mode The Playback Mode allows you to review and edit photos and videos that you‟ve already t aken w ith you camera.  W hen you first turn on the cam er a, the ca m er a will b e in Photo Capture m od e by default .  Pre ss the MODE button twice to open the Play back Mode.  Th e la test captured im age appear s on th e [...]

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    30 Ph oto Playback Mode Quick F unction Buttons Y o ur di gita l cam era has a f our- directional pad that functions as Quick Function buttons. Quick Function Button Function Lef t Displays the PREV IOUS image Up V iews all th e Photos as a Slide Show with 3, 5 or 10 second intervals. T o exit the Slide Show , press a ny bu tton. Right Displays the[...]

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    31 Photo Pla yback Mode Menus The following are the m enus that a ppear in yo u r cam era‟s Photo Playback Mode: Delet e Menu W hile in the P layback Mode, you can de le te p ictures from yo ur camera through the Delete menu. 1) V iew the photo you would like to delete. 2) Press the SET b utton to open t he m enus for the Photo P la yback mode. 3[...]

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    32  If you w ould like to proceed w i th deleting a ll t he video s a nd photos, se lect „Y e s‟ and press the SET butto n to confirm . All of your im ages wil l be perm a nentl y deleted. A bl ank „No Files Exist‟ scre en will appear . Press the MODE button t o ex i t th e „No F iles Ex ist‟ screen and return to Photo Capture m o de[...]

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    33 9) Press the L EF T or RI G HT button to select the next menu item. 10 ) Press the MODE button t o ex i t th e m enu an d retur n to your previous m ode. Rotate Menu Use thi s m enu to r otate the p ictures that you‟v e taken with your camera. 1) Press the SET b utton to open t he m enus for the current m ode. 2) Press the L EF T or RI GHT dir[...]

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    34 Print Thi s Photo Menu Y o u can use the Print Photos m e nu to pri nt th e photos that are on your cam era dir ectly to a Pictbrid ge com patible p rinter . 1) Scroll through your pictures and find the one y ou would like to print. 2) Press the SET b utton to open t he m enus for the cur rent m od e. 3) Press the L EF T or RI GHT direction cont[...]

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    35 Video Cap ture Mode The Video Capture Mode allows you to captur e vi deos w ith your digital cam era. W hen the cam er a i s f i rst pow er ed ON, the ca mera will be in Photo Capture Mode. Press the MODE button once to access the V ide o Capture Mo de . T aking a Video 1) W hile in V i deo Capture Mode use the LCD d isplay to direct the camera [...]

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    36 Video Capture Mode Quick Fun ction Bu ttons Y o ur di gita l cam era has a f our- directional pad that fun ctions as Qu ick Function buttons. Quick Function Button Function Lef t Scene Selection - Opens the Scene m e nu Up Lig ht Ex posu re – Opens the Light Ex posure menu Right Del ete - Opens the „ Delete Th is V i deo ‟ option and allow[...]

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    37 Video Capture Mode Menus The following are the m enus that a ppear in yo u r cam era‟s V i deo Capture Mode:[...]

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    38 Scene Menu The Scene Menu allow s you to ch oose scene settings that let your cam er a to adap t pro perly to your current environment. 1) Press the SET b utton to open t he m enus for the current mode. 2) Press the L EF T or RI GHT direction control bu ttons to scroll and select the Scene m enu . 3) Press the UP or DOWN direct io n control butt[...]

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    39 Image Q ua lity Menu The Im ag e Qua lity m en u a ll ows you to se l ect t he des ired q uality l evel of the i mages t aken by your cam era. Keep i n mind that images w i th a high er im age quali ty level w ill also take up m or e m e mory o n your ca m e ra. 1) Press the SET b utton to open t he m enus for the current m ode . 2) Press the L [...]

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    40 8) An icon ref lecting your selection will display o n the LCD screen. 9) Re m e mber that this setting will be saved by your cam e ra until you m a nuall y change the setting or resto re the cam era‟s default factory settings. Color E f fect Menu Y o u can choo se to add a co lor ef fe ct to the images taken w i th your camera. 1) Press the S[...]

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    41 8) An icon ref lecting your selection will display o n the L CD screen 9) Re m e mber that this setting will be saved by your cam e ra u ntil you manually change the setting or resto re the cam era‟s default factory settings. Light Exposure Menu The Light Exposure setting he lps you control the am ount of li ght that enters your cam era‟s le[...]

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    42 I SO Menu The ISO menu allows you to set the level of s ensitivity that your cam era has t o light in the surrou nd i ng e nvironm ent. When the ISO level is incre ased, the im age sensor in your cam e ra will be m ore sensi tive to light and allow you to capture im ag es i n lower -lig ht situat ion s. T he high er sensi tivity to li ght how ev[...]

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    43 8) Re m e mber that this setting will be saved by your cam e ra until you m a nuall y change the setting or res tore the cam era‟s default factory settings. Date/Ti me Menu W hen you capture an im age with your cam era, the image w il l include a tim e stam p with the date and tim e that th e im a ge was t aken. The Date /T i m e menu allows y[...]

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    44 6) For each field in the m enu, use th e UP and DOWN navi gat ion buttons to set the date and time. 7) W hen you have f i nished setting the date and t ime, press the SE T button to save your settings and return to the previous m ode. 8) Press the MODE button to ex it th e m enu w ithout saving your settings and return to your previous screen . [...]

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    45 1) Press the SET b utton to open t he m enus for the current m ode . 2) Press the LE FT or RI GH T d ire ction co ntro l buttons to scroll and sele ct the Frequency m en u. 3) Press the UP or DOWN direct io n control butto ns to scroll through the menu options. 4) Press the SET b utton to select and save the d esired option. 5) A selected option[...]

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    46 Firmw a re (Factory Defau l t Settings) M enu Use thi s m enu to vi ew the Firmw ar e versi on on your cam era or to reset your cam e ra setti ngs to the Fa ctory Defa ult Settings. 1) Press the SET b utton to open t he m enus f or the current mode. 2) Press the L EF T or RI GHT direction control bu ttons to scroll and select the F ir mw a re m [...]

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    47 Video Pla yback Mode The Playback Mode allows you to review and edit photos and v ideos that you‟ve already tak en w ith you camera.  W hen you first turn on the camera, the cam era will be in Photo Capture m o de by default .  Pre ss the MODE button twice to open the Play back Mode.  Th e la test captured im age appear s on th e LCD [...]

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    48 3) Press the SET b utton to en l ar ge the im age full si ze. 4) Once the selected video is full size you can play and view the video. Video Play back Mode Quick F unction B uttons Y o ur di gita l cam era has a f our- directional pad that fun ctions as Qu ick Function buttons. Quick Function Button Function Lef t Displays the PREVIOUS im a ge U[...]

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    49 Video Play back Mode Menus The following are the m enus that a ppear in yo u r cam era‟s V i deo P layb ack Mode: Delet e Menu W hile in the Playback m ode , you can delete videos from your cam er a thro ugh the de lete menu. 1) V iew the i m a ge you would like to delete. 2) Press the SE T button to open the m en us for the current mode . 3) [...]

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    50 5) A selected option icon w ill appear on the se lected item 6) Press the MODE button t o ex i t th e m enu an d retur n to your previous m ode. 7) An icon w ill a ppear on th e im ag e with the selected V i viLink destination s ite. 8) Re m e mber that th e V i viLink feature is deactiv ated by default. A V i viLink destination w ill only be as[...]

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    51 Installing the Software Y ou m ust be connected to the internet to i nst all and run th e V ivi tar Experience Image Man ager so ftw are. 1) Insert the insta llation CD in to your CD-ROM dri ve. The inst allation screen should autom ati cally open. 2) On PC: The V ivi tar Ex per ience Image M anager Insta ller window appears. If the window does [...]

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    52 “How to transfer photos and videos from m y c a m er a to my com puter” b utton for instructions. 5) If you have internet access, the “Choo se your la nguage” w i ndo w opens, choose your lan guage and click “Next” to open the next w i ndo w . 6) Select your camera m od el f rom the li st and cli ck “Next” to open t he next w ind[...]

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    53 Getting P hotos an d Videos f rom y ou r Camera to Your Com puter An SD card needs to be inserted. Do not d isconnect the cable during transfer . Doing so will cancel the transfer of any files on their way to your computer . 1) Select the “Get I mage s” button from the Main m en u. 2) The “ Get Im ag es fro m d evice ” window opens. 3) Y[...]

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    54 Get starte d! Using the V i vita r Ex peri ence Im a ge Manager , you can:  Upl oad and m anage photos and videos to and fro m the m ost popula r photo sharing and soc ial networking sites - Facebook, Flickr , Picasa, MyS pace, Photobu cket, T witpic, T witgoo and Y o uT ube  Sea mlessl y transf er photos and videos from o ne social networ[...]

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    55 Transfer m edia from m y camer a to m y computer manuall y (Using Ma cintosh ) 1) Use the USB cable that cam e w ith your cam e ra to con nect your cam era t o your co m p uter . 2) MSDC appear s on t he LCD. 3) The camera‟ s devi ce i con appears on the des ktop. 4) Click on the dev ice i con an d open the DCIM f old er and the f older inside[...]

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    56 Sakar War rant y Card This warranty co vers for the or i ginal consumer pur chaser on l y and is not transfe rable. Product s that fail to function properly UNDER NORMAL USA GE, due to d efects in material or w ork m anshi p w i ll be rep aired at no charge for part s or labor f or a period of o ne y e ar from the ti m e of purchase. What I s No[...]

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    57 Technical S upport For te chn i cal support issues please visit our website at www .vivit ar .co m . Y ou can fin d m an ual s, softw ar e and F AQ‟s at the w e bsi te. Can‟t f ind w hat you are lo oking for? E -m ai l u s at support@vivit ar .co m and one of our technical support team m e m b ers will a nswer your questions. For p ho ne sup[...]