Vivitar DVR 920HD manual

DVR 920HD Digital V ideo Ca mera User Manual © 20 10 Sakar Intern ational, Inc. All right s reserved. Windows and the Windows logo ar e registered trad emarks of Micro soft Corpora tion. All other trade marks are the pro perty of their respe ctive compa n ies.[...]

1 Content s Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 2 What Y our Ca mera Includes ............................................................................................................................ 2 Camera T e chnical[...]

2 Introduction Thank you for pur chasing this camera. Everything y ou need to take quality digital photo s and videos is included with you r camera. Vivitar makes cap turing those special moments as ea sy as possible. Note: Your camer a needs an SD Memory card (up to 32GB) for nor m al use. SD Memory card s are not in cluded and need to be purchase[...]

3 Camera Technical Specifications Image Sens or CMOS Sen sor Image Re solution 3264x24 48(8M) / 3648x20 48(7M- HD) / 2592x 1944(5M) / 2048x 1536(3M) / 1920x10 80(2M-HD) / 640x48 0(VGA) Video R esolution 1280x720(H D:15/30fp s) / 640x480(V GA:15/30/60 fps) 320x240( QVGA:1 5/30/60fp s) File Format JPEG (S till Image) , A VI (Vide o) Internal Me mory [...]

4 Computer System Requirements – Windows To be able to dow nload photos and videos to your PC , you will need the following mini mum configuration:  Pentium 4 pro cessor or above with Windows X P service pack 2, Windows Vista or Windows 7  512 MB RAM, with 100MB of free d isk space  1024 x 768 Recommended screen resolution  16 -bit co[...]

5 A Quic k Lo ok at y our Digital Camera 1. Power button 2 . Zoom In (V ol+) /Zoom Out (V ol-) 3. Photo Shutter Button 4. Playback Button 5. Video Record But ton 6. MODE Dial 7. Macro Button 8. DISP Button 9. MENU Button 10. Control Joys tick/ LED Light / Up /Dow n / OK But ton 11. US B/AV Slot 12. Digital Lens 13. LCD Screen 14. Microphone 15. Mem[...]

6 Preparing Your Camera for Use Battery Installa tion Make sure the 4 AAA batterie s hav e b een inserted prop erly into you r digital camera w ith the correct po larity. The use of re chargeable batter ies is not re commended. Please see illustrat ion below. SD Memory Card I nst allation An SD compatible memory card of up to 32GB (no t included) s[...]

7 1) Locate the SD car d slot located on the bo t tom, inside of the camera. 2) Insert a compatible SD memory car d correctly in the dire ction shown. 3) Press the me mory card u ntil y ou hea r a “ Click ” sound. T he me mory card when properly inserted will s it flush with the ca mera. 4) I f you captured images with the internal memory, a ?[...]

8 not in the li mited internal memory.  This product suppo rts SD cards of up to 32 GB . SD Me mory Card not included .  Formatting w ill delete all data on the SD Me mory Card including prot ected data.  Do not remove the SD memory C ard during formatting as thi s may damage the card and rende r it unusable. Powering Your Camera ON/OFF Ma[...]

9 Powering the C amera OFF While the ca mera is on , you c an p ress the Power button again at a ny point to tur n you r camera OFF. You will see a “Go odbye” splash screen and then the camera w ill power off completely . Note: Your digital camera also ha s an Auto Power Off feature that w ill automatically turn off your camera after a specific[...]

10 4) Setup Mode – U se this mode to c hange your ge neral camera settin gs. To select Setup M ode turn the Mo de Dial to the „ SET‟ icon. The icons tha t appear on the LCD screen are the be s t defaul t settings so that you can begin to cap ture and enjoy clear quality v ideos and photo s. W hen in Video Captur e Mode, this i con will displa[...]

11 4) At any time you can press the MENU button to exit the menus and return to the previous scree n. Macro Switch / Your camera con tains a Macro Switch that allow s you to manually enable or disable the Macro mode on your ca mera. While using t he Ma cro mode, you c an capture videos and photos a t close range (30 – 45 c m). To enable the M acr[...]

12 2) Move the T /Zoom In and W /Zoom Out to be tter set the ca mera display if de sired. Note: The actual shape of these b uttons may vary per camera model. 3) Press the red Video Record button in the middle of the Mod e Dial to start the video capture . 4) You will see a red blinking circle and „REC‟ text , , at the top o f the LCD indicat in[...]

13 Hide/Show the LCD Icons The display of the icons on the LC D screen can be hidden or vi sible as de sired. 1) Press the DISP but ton to hide the display of the icon s on the screen. 2) Press the DISP bu tton again for the LCD scree n to go blan k thus helping to save battery consumption. 3) Press the DISP but ton again to re display the icons on[...]

14 High Definition (HD) 1280x 720 pi xels, VGA 640x 480 pixe ls , QVGA 320x240 pixe ls 1) Press the MENU but ton to enter th e Video Capture Men us. 2) Press the Up or Do wn on the contr ol joystick to highlight the Re s olution M enu. 3) Press the OK/LED bu tton to select the Re s olution M enu . 4) Press the Up or Do wn on the control joystic k t[...]

15 5) Press the OK/LED bu tton to confirm, save y our choice and ex it back to the Video Menu. 6) Select „Exit‟ or pr ess the MENU button to ex it the Video Menu and ret urn to the Video Ca pture Mode. Anti-Shake Menu The Anti-Shake fea ture reduces i mage corruption that can be caused by movement of the camera while capturing the image . Your [...]

16 properly balance the colors in the images that are taken with you r camera. You can selec t from the follow ing White Balance opt ions: Auto, Daylight, Clou dy, Fluoresce nt, Tungsten 1) Press the MENU but ton to enter th e Video Capture Men us. 2) Press the Up or Do wn on the contr ol joystick to highlight the W hite Balan ce Menu. 3) Press the[...]

17 2) Press the Up or Do wn on the control joy stick to highlight the Exposure M enu. 3) Press the OK/LED bu tton to select the Exposure M enu. 4) Press the Up or Do wn on the contr ol joystick to select your de sired option. 5) Press the OK/LED bu tton to confirm, save y our choice and exit back to the Video M enu . 6) Select „Exit‟ or pr ess [...]

18 LCD screen. Video Playback Mode The Video Playbac k Mode allows you to review and edit videos and photos that you‟ve already taken with you camera. To access Video Playback Mod e, press the Play back button , above the M ode Dial. To exit Video Playba ck Mode and r eturn to your previou s screen, press the Playback button again. Videos in Play[...]

19 To increase or de crease the volu me of the playb ac k sound tra c k of the vide o press the Zoo m controls T / Vol+ or W / Vo l -. Thumbnail V i e w The images on you r camera can be display ed in a 3 X 3 matrix where you can scroll and select image s normally fro m the thumbnails. All videos in the Thumbnail View will appear w ith a „V‟ ic[...]

20 Down (on the control joystick) Sele ct s the NEXT i mage In Thumbnail Di splay: Allows you to scroll throug h the thumbnail images. Video Re cord Button Plays the sele cted video. Stops playing the selected video. W/Zoom Out Opens Thumbna il Display During Video Playb ack: Lowers the Volume T/Zoom In During Vide o Playback: Increa ses the V olum[...]

21 alteration being made to the files. The following ar e the Protect M enu options: Lock One, Unloc k One, Lock All, Unlock All 1) Press the MENU but ton to enter th e Video Playback Me nus. 2) Press the Up or Do wn on the contr ol joystick to highlight the Protect Menu. 3) Press the OK/LED bu tton to select the Protect Men u. 4) Press the Up or D[...]

22 5) Press the Up or Do wn on the contr ol joystick to select your de sired option. 6) To Delete the cur rent video sele ct “One” and pres s the OK/LED button. You will be a sked:”Delete This File?”. Select „Yes‟ or‟ No‟ and push the OK/LED button to con firm your selection . 7) To Delete all imag es select „All‟ . All i mages [...]

23 Photo Capture Mode The Photo Captur e mode allow s you to capture pi ctures with your digital camera. T o select Photo Ca pture Mode, tur n the Mode Dial to the V ideo Capt ure Mode Icon: T aking a Picture 1) While in Photo Capture mode, u se the LCD display on the bac k of the camera to d irect the camera at the scene you w ould like to captur [...]

24 Photo Capture Mode Quick Function Buttons Button Function UP (on the control joy stick) Light Exposure + DOWN (on the control joy stick) Light Exposure - OK/LED (on the control joy stick) Tu rns the LED Flash On / Of f Hide/Show the LCD Ico ns The display of the icons on the LC D screen can be hidden or vi sible as de sired. 1) Press the DISP bu[...]

25 Night V ision : LED Flash Option To increase the lighting in dark si tuations, press the OK/LED button to activate the LED Flash Light on the front of the ca mera below the len s. Press the OK/LED button again to turn the LED off. When the LED ligh t is on, an icon on the bottom right of the LCD screen app ears. Photo Capture Mode Menus To acces[...]

26 3) Press the OK/LED bu tton to select the Re s olution M enu. 4) Press the Up or Do wn on the contr ol joystick to select your de sired option. 5) Press the OK/LED bu tton to confirm, save y our choice and exit back to the Photo Me nu. 6) Select „Exit‟ or pr ess the MENU button to ex it the Photo Me nu and return to the Photo Capture Mode . [...]

27 Note : After saving yo ur selection an d exiting the Men u screen, the correspon ding icon wil l appea r on the LCD screen. White Balance Menu The White Balan ce feature allow s your camera to ad just the coloring of the captured i mages depending on the type of ligh t source in the current environ ment. Properly adjusting the W hite Balan ce se[...]

28 Exposure Menu The Exposure setting helps you control the a mount of light that enter s your ca mera‟s lens. This set ting should be adjusted when the env ironment is lighter or darker than normal. When the environ m ent has more light than is needed , reduce the ex posure setting (by using the negati ve - count) to reduce the amount of lig ht [...]

29 yourself. Ju st set the d esired self-timer delay , press t he shutter bu tton on your camera and po sition yourself in front of the ca mera as desired. The options for Self-Timer are: Off, 5 se conds, 10 se conds. 1) Press the MENU but ton to enter th e Photo Capture M enus. 2) Press the Up or Do wn on the contr ol joystick to highlight the Sel[...]

30 4) Press the Up or Do wn on the contr ol joystick to select your de sired option. 5) Press the OK/LED bu tton to confirm, save yo ur choice and ex it back to the Pho to Menu. 6) Select „Exit‟ or pr ess the MENU button to ex it the Pho to Menu and retu rn to the Photo Captur e Mode. Note : After saving yo ur selection an d exiting the Men u s[...]

31 Date & Time St amp Me nu When you capture an im age w it h your camera, the image will include a time stamp with the date and time that the image w as taken. You can also di sable the timesta mp for future i mages that w ill be taken with yo ur camera. On – The timesta mp will appear o n photos taken Off – The date sta mp will not appe a[...]

32 3) Press the OK/LED bu tton to select the Scene Menu. 4) Press the Up or Do wn on the contr ol joystick to select your de sired option. 5) Press the OK/LED bu tton to confirm, save y our choice and exit back to the Pho to Menu. 6) Select „Exit‟ or pr ess the MENU button to ex it the Pho to Menu and retu rn to the Photo Captur e Mode. Note : [...]

33 6) Select „Exit‟ o r pres s the MENU button to ex it the Pho to Menu and retu rn to the Photo Captur e Mode. Note : After saving yo ur selection an d exiting the Men u screen, the correspon ding icon wil l appea r on the LCD screen. Sharpness Menu You can set the lev el of sharpne ss in the images taken with your camera . The sharpness level[...]

34 Photo Playback Mod e The Photo Play back Mode allow s you to review and edit videos an d photos that y ou‟ve already taken with you camera. To access Photo Playback Mod e, press the Play back button , above the Mo de Dial. To exit Photo Playb ack Mode an d return to your pr evious screen, press the Playback button again. V iewing Photos on Y o[...]

35 Photo Play back Mode Quick Funct ion Buttons Button A ction Up Selects the PREV IOUS image In Thumbnail Di splay: Allows you to scroll throu gh the thumbnail images. Down Sele ct s the NEXT i mage In Thumbnail Di splay: Allows you to scroll through the thu m bnail images. Photo Play back Mode Menus To access the Photo Playback Mod e Menus, press[...]

36 1) Press the MENU but ton to enter th e Photo Playback Me nus. 2) Press the Up or Do wn on the contr ol joystick to highlight the Protect Menu . 3) Press the OK/LED bu tton to select the Protect Men u. 4) Press the Up or Do wn on the contr ol joystick to select your de sired option. 5) Press the OK/LED bu tton to confirm, save y our choice and e[...]

37 Select „Yes‟ or‟ No‟ and push the OK/LED button to con firm your selection. 7) To Delete all imag es select „All‟. All i mages on your SD Memory Card (including photos and videos) will be deleted. Re member that loc ked images w ill not be deleted. Als o remember that on ce images are deleted, thi s cannot be rev ersed. After yo u se[...]

38 the MENU button to return to the Photo Playbac k Mode. PictBridge Menu You can use the PictBridge Menu to pr int the photos tha t are on your camera directly to a Pictbridge compatible printer . 1) Select a photo you want to print. 2) Press the MENU but ton to enter th e Photo Playback Menus. 3) Press the Up or Do wn on the contr ol joystick to [...]

39 Setup Mode The Setup mode allows you to chan ge your gener al camera settings. To select Setup M ode turn the Mo de Dial to the „ SET‟ icon. The Setup Mod e opens to the fo llowing m enu option s: Buzzer, Pow er Frequency, Auto Power Off, Date & Ti me, Language, TV Out , Format, Defaul t Set Buzzer Menu When you pre ss any button, a be e[...]

40 Power Frequency Menu The options in the Power Freque ncy menu represen t the frequency of the electrical current in fluore s cent lighting source s in your locale. If you r camera is set to a frequency th at does not match your country‟s electric current, y ou may see wa ves on the images taken by your camera. 50Hz – UK, Europ e and Australi[...]

41 You can select fro m the following options as t o w hen the ca mera w ill turn of f automatically after not bein g in use: 60 seconds , 120 seconds or off (which w il l keep the ca mera on and not turn off automatically) . 1) Press the Up or Do wn on the contr ol joystick to highlight the Auto Pow er Off Menu. 2) Press the OK/LED bu tton to sele[...]

42 options or press the MENU button. Language Menu You can select your camera‟s languag e setting by selec ting the desired language fro m the Language M enu. 1) Press the Up or Do wn on the contr ol joystick to highlight the La nguage M enu. 2) Press the OK/LED bu tton to select the La nguage Menu. 3) Press the Up or Do wn on the contr ol joysti[...]

43 2) Press the OK/LED bu tton to select the TV Out Me nu . 3) Press the Up or Do wn on the contr ol joystick to scroll throu gh the specific options for each selection. 4) To save the selec ted option: Press the OK/LED bu tton to confirm, save y our choice and exit back to the Setup Menu. 5) To continue w ithout changing or sav ing the option: Sel[...]

44 Press the OK/LED bu tton to confirm, save y our choice and exit back to the Setup Menu. Remember: If y ou select and confirm „Yes‟, format ting the mem ory ca rd wi ll imme diately and permanently delete all of the co ntent on y our camera‟s memory card. This act ion cannot be reversed. 5) To continue w ithout changing or saving the option[...]

45 Connecting the Camera to a TV The camera has a A V port to use your larger TV screen in place of the camera`s LCD screen. On plugging the TV -out cable (supplied ) to the cameras A V out jac k, the LCD scre en will turns blank. U se the camera as you wo uld to capture and playback phot os and videos. The images will appear on the TV instead of o[...]

46 Installing the Software You must be connec ted to the i nternet to install and run the Vivita r Experience I mage Manager softwar e. 1) Insert the installat ion CD into your CD-ROM drive . The installation scree n should automatically ope n. 2) On PC: The Vivi tar Experien ce Image Man ager Installer wind ow appears. If the wind ow does not appe[...]

47 4) If you do not ha ve internet acces s at the time of inser ting the CD-ROM, connect to the internet and then click the “Ins tall Vivitar Exp erience Image Man ager” button to be gin the installation . Note: If you do not have internet access, you can still download media from the camera. Click the “How to transfer photos and videos fro m[...]

48 8) Please wa it while the application is being installed on your co mputer. 9) Please review the license ter m s. On PC and Macinto sh: Click the “I accept the terms of this license agreement” and then click “Nex t ” to continue. 10) On PC only : Let the “Vivitar Ex perience Image M anager” installer create the folder to whe re the p[...]

49 Connecting the Camera to the Computer 1) Use the USB cable that came w ith your camera to connec t your camera to your computer. 2) Power the ca mera on. 3) The first time you connect the dev ice to the co mputer you will have to wa it a few seconds until the computer recogn izes the device. Getting Photos and Videos from Your Camera to Your Com[...]

50 2) The “Get Image s from device” w indow ope ns. 3) You can selec t to download photos, videos or both. 4) Select your ca mera (removable disk) from the device wind ow. If your ca mera is the only US B device connected then it will be selected automatically. 5) Select a location on the compu ter wh ere to place the new photo and v ideo files[...]

51 8) Click the “Get Image ” button to tra nsfer the photo s and videos fro m your camera to your co mputer. 9) A media dow nload progress bar a ppears on the bo ttom left show ing t he number o f media files down loading to your computer. A message appear s when the dow nload is complete . 10) The photo and video files that you selected are no[...]

52 Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually (Using Windows) 1) Use the USB cable that came w ith your camera to connect your ca mera to your compu ter . 2) MSDC appea rs on the LCD. 3) A window appear s with a list of option s, select “ Open folder to view f iles ” and click OK . 4) Open the DCIM folder and the fo lder inside to vi[...]

53 4) Click on the device icon and open the DCIM folder an d the folder inside to view the media files. 5) Select t he fil es and drag them into your c omputer . Optionally , select the files and choose Copy from the Finder‟s Edit menu. Then sele ct a folder and choose Paste fro m the Edit menu. 6) We recommend that you c opy t he images into the[...]

54 Sakar Warranty Card This war ranty covers for the origin al consu mer purchaser only and is not tra nsferable. Products that fail to function proper ly UNDER NORMAL USA GE, due to defe cts in material or w orkmanship w ill be repaired at no charge for parts or labor for a p eriod of one year. What Is Not Cove red By Warranty : Damages or malfun [...]

55 MAIL TO ADDRE SS BELO W: Sakar US Sakar International Attention: Servi ce Department 195 Carter Dr ive Edison, NJ 08817 Sakar UK/Europ e Attention: Servi ce Department 2D, Siskin Parkw ay East 4020 Middlemar ch Business Par k Coventry , CV3 4PE Sakar Australia Return faulty ca mera to the Refund Counter at the store where purcha sed Technical Su[...]

56 Troubleshooting Q: I have taken p hotos and se lected the “Get Images” button. I get a message tha t the images were successfully transferred but the photos do not appear on my computer. W hat do I do? First ensure that you have in fact t aken photos. Pre ss the Shutter bu tton to take so me sample photos a nd then try dow nloading them agai[...]