Vivitar VIVICAM F536 manual

Viv iCam F53 6 Digital Camera User Manual © 20 10 Sakar Intern ational, Inc. All rig hts re s e rved. W indo ws and the W indows l ogo are regist e red trademar ks of Micr o soft C orporation. All oth e r tr ademarks a re th e prop erty of th ei r resp e cti ve comp anies.[...]

1 Content s Introdu ct ion .................................................................................................................................. 2 W hat‟ s I ncluded ............................................................................................................................ 2 Parts of the Cam era .....................[...]

2 Introducti on Thank you for purchasing this cam era. Everythi ng you need to tak e quality digital photos and vide os is in c luded w ith your cam er a. V ivi ta r m akes capturing those speci al m o m ent s as easy as possible. Please read this m anual carefu lly first in order to get the m ost out of your digita l camera. Note: Y our cam era ne[...]

3 Parts of the C amera 1. Shutter Butto n 2. Pow er Button 3. Flash Ligh t 4. Microphone 5. Auto Focus Light 6. LCD Screen 7. LED 8. Zoom Out 9. Zoom In 10 . Wrist S t rap Connecto r 11 . MODE B utton 12 . Flash/Up/Slide Show Button 13 . Dele te /Right Button 14 . V iviLink/Down Button 15 . SET Button 16 . Scene/Left Button 17 . USB S lo t 18 . S p[...]

4 Initial Camera Setu p Inst alling the Batteries Inst alling the Memory Card Charger Bat te ry Before Use:  Insert the battery (as shown above).  Pow er Off the cam era.  Connect th e cam e ra w ith the supplied USB cable either to the AC Charger o r to the com pute r .  A char ge light wil l t u rn off w hen the battery is fully charg[...]

5 W hen powering the cam er a ON for the first tim e the ca m era wil l take you through the initia l camera setup. Powering the Camera ON 1) Make sure th e c harged lithium batter y has b een inserted properly into your digita l cam e ra. T o charg e the lithium batter y:  Insert the battery into the cam era.  Pow er Off the cam era.  Con[...]

6 Setting the Date an d T i me The ne x t ste p in th e initial ca m era se tu p is to set the date and t i m e o n the cam era. Set the Date a nd T ime as Desir ed and press t he SET butt on to confirm the se lection and move to the next part of the cam era se tup. Setting the ViviLink Default Opti on Once the Date and T ime have be en set, you w [...]

7 Main Camer a Modes Y our ca m era h as different modes for the various cam era fu nctions. Y ou can switch m odes by p ressing the M ODE button on your cam er a after the cam era has b een powered ON. Photo Capt u re Mode Use thi s mode to captur e pictures with your cam era. This is the defa u lt mode w hen the ca m era i s pow er ed ON. T o tak[...]

8 Camera Te chnical Spe cifications I m age Sensor CMOS S ensor I m age Resolutio n (14M) 4416x3312 pixels, (12M) 4000x 3000 pix el s, (10M) 3648 X 2736 p ixels, (9M) 3456 x 2592 pixels), (8M) 3264 X 2 44 8 pixels, ( 7M HD ) 3 648 X2 048 pixels , (5M) 2592x1944 pixels, (3M) 2048x 1 536 pixels, ( 2M HD ) 1 92 0x1 080 p ixels a n d (VGA) 640x 48 0 pi[...]

9 Computer S ystem Re qu irem ents – WINDOWS OS T o be able to dow nl o a d photos and v i deos to your PC, you will need the follow in g m i nimum configura t ion :  Pentiu m 4 processor or a bove with W indows XP servi ce p ack 2, W indows V i st a or W indows 7  512 MB RAM , with 100MB of free d isk space  1024 x 768 Recomm end ed scr[...]

10 Powering ON/ OFF Your D igital Cam era  Make sure the batteries have been inserted pr operly into your d igi t al camera. If your ca m era com es with a r echargeab le lithium battery , make sur e it is fully charged before the first use.  Make sure an SD card ha s b een inserted into your camera. (SD card up to 32GB - SD Card not included[...]

11 T o change th e active cam era m od e, make sure the cam er a is pow ered ON a nd press the MODE button on the back of the cam e ra. W hen in Photo Capture Mode, this icon will display on the top -left c orn e r of the LCD display W hen in V ideo Capture Mode, this i con will display on the top -left c orner of the LCD display W hen in Playback [...]

12 Photo Ca pture Mode The Photo Capture m od e allows you to capture pictures with your d i gita l cam e ra. T akin g a Picture 1) Tu rn on your digita l cam er a. The camera autom ati ca lly op e ns to the Photo Capture Mode. 2) The ca m era icon w ill appear on the top lef t corner of the L CD. 3) The amount of photos that can be captu red with [...]

13 Photo Capture Mod e Quick Function B uttons Y our d igita l cam er a has a four -directional pad th at func t i ons as Quick Funct ion buttons: Quick Function Button A ctio n Lef t Scene Selection – Opens the Scene menu Up Flash Op t ions – T oggles the Flash options appearing on the LCD Right Dele te – Allows you to de l ete the la st pho[...]

14 Flash Options There are several Flash opt io ns availab l e on your cam e ra. The options appear on the Photo Capture Mode L CD screen in sequence. T o change th e Flash m ode, p ress the UP Qui ck Function button until you arrive at your des ired settings. Note : The Macro m ode m ust be t urned OFF w hen you want to use the Flash. T o change t[...]

15 Photo Capture Mod e Menus The following are the m enus that a pp ear in your cam era ‟ s Photo Ca pture M ode:[...]

16 Scene Menu The Scene M enu allows you to choose scene settings that allow your cam er a to adapt properly t o your current environment. NOT E: W hen selecting the HIGH SENS IT IVITY Option, by default the ca m era switches o f f the FLASH autom ati cally ( if it‟s ON) t o optim ize th e pi c ture quality . If how e ver , you w oul d like to ov[...]

17 7) Press the MODE button t o e x i t the m enu and retur n to your previous m od e. 8) An icon r ef lecting your sele ct i on will display o n the LCD screen. 9) Re m e m ber t hat this setting w ill be save d by your cam er a until you m anuall y change t he setting or r estore th e cam era‟s default factory settings. Image Q ua lity Menu The[...]

18 4) Press the SET b utt on to select and save the desired option. 5) A selected option icon w ill appea r on the selected item. 6) Press the L E FT or RIGHT button to select the next m enu i tem . 7) Press the MODE button t o e x i t the m enu and retur n to your previous m od e. 8) An icon r ef le cting your se l ection will display o n t he LCD[...]

19 Face Detect Menu The Face Detect feature w he n set to „On‟ allow s th e camera to use a subject‟ s fa ce as the basis for balan c ing the othe r colors and focus i n the cam er a ‟ s di sp lay . This feature is meant to ensure that the color and foc us of your pictures w ill b e co ns isten t l y sharp and high- quality . Note: T o prop[...]

20 Smile Capture M enu The Sm il e Capture feature when set to „On‟ a llows the ca m era to autom ati ca lly take a p icture w hen i t detects t hat a subject in the picture is smiling. Note: T o proper l y use the Sm i le Capture feature , please ensure the fo ll owing:  Macro mode off – Ensure th a t the Macro is s e t to „Off‟. Sm i[...]

21 Macro Menu With the Macro feature y ou can capture im ages at close ra n ge (30 ~ 45 cm ). T o enable the M acro m ode , sele ct „On‟ . The flower ico n will appear on the LCD and i ndicates that the Macro m ode is ON . T o re turn to the norm al m ode an d disable the Macro mode, sel ect „Off‟ . The m o untain icon w ill appear on the L[...]

22 m enu . 3) Press the UP or DOWN direct i on control buttons to scroll through the m e nu options. 4) Press the SET b utt on to select and save the desired option. 5) A selected option icon w ill appea r on the selected item. 6) Press the L E FT or RIGHT button to select the next m enu i tem . 7) Press the MODE button t o e x i t th e m en u and [...]

23 2) Press the L E FT or RIGHT direction control bu ttons to scroll and select the Multi SnapShots m enu . 3) Press the UP or DOWN direct i on control buttons to scroll throug h the menu options. 4) Press the SET b utt on to select and save the desired option. 5) A selected option icon w ill appea r on the selected item. 6) Press the L E FT or RIG[...]

24 W hen the environm e nt has m o re ligh t t han is needed, reduce the exposur e setting (by using the negative - count) to reduce the am ount of light all ow ed i nto the lens by your cam era. If the environm ent has less ligh t (darker) than is needed, increas e the exposure setting ( by using the positive + count) t o increase the am ount of l[...]

25 8) An icon r ef lecting your selection will display o n the L CD scr een 9) Re m e m ber t hat this setting w ill be save d by your cam er a until you m anuall y change t he setting or r estore th e cam era‟s default factory settings. Meteri ng Menu The Metering setting will aff ect how your cam era focu s es when capturi n g an im age. Depe n[...]

26 Language Menu Y ou can se lect your cam era ‟ s l anguage sett i ng by selecting the desired language from the Language m enu. 1) Press the SET button to open the m enus for the current m ode. 2) Press the LEFT or RI GHT dir ect ion control bu tto ns to scro ll and select the Language m enu . 3) Press the UP or DOWN direct i on control buttons[...]

27 setting or r estore th e cam era‟s default factory settings. T o Set the Date and T ime: 1) Press the SET button to open the m enus for the current m ode. 2) Press the LEF T or RIGHT d i rect i on cont rol but tons to scroll and select t he Dat e/T im e m en u. 3) Press the UP or DOWN d irection control buttons to highlight the “Date Setup?[...]

28 Auto Power Of f Menu Y ou can u se the Auto Pow e r Off fe atu r e in order to conserve you cam era‟s battery life. The desi g nated time represent s w hen your cam er a w i ll a ut om a ticall y power off. W hen the cam era si ts i dle for the designated pe r iod of tim e, the cam e ra will shut of f com pl etely and will n eed to be pow ered[...]

29 7) Press the MODE button t o e x i t the m enu and retur n to your previous m od e. 8) Re m e m ber t hat this setting w ill be save d by your cam er a until you m anuall y change t he setting or r estore th e cam era‟s default factory settings. Format Memory Card Menu Y ou can u se the Form a t M e m ory Car d m enu to delete all of the conte[...]

30 6) If you wo uld li ke to proceed w ith the reset, select „Y es‟ and press the SE T b utt on to confirm . The settings will be reset. Y ou wil l autom a tically exit the m e nu and return to the previous m ode with the d igital cam era settings set to the Factory Default Settings. 7) If you would like to exit the form a t, select „No‟ an[...]

31 Thumbnail V iew Easily navigate and select the im age yo u w ish t o view by usi ng the Thumbnail V ie w . The images on your camera w ill be d i splayed in a 3 X 3 m atri x where you can use the d irection buttons to scroll and select im ages from the thu m b nail s. 1) Press the W/Zoo m Ou t button 2) All the images on your cam er a w il l app[...]

32 Photo Pla y back M ode Menus The following are the m enus that a pp ear in your cam era ‟ s Photo Pl ayback Mode: Delet e M enu W hile i n the Playback Mode, you can de l ete pictures from yo ur cam er a usin g the De lete m enu. 1) V i ew the photo you would like to delete. 2) Press the SET button to open the m enus for the current m ode. 3) [...]

33 A bl ank „No Files Ex i st‟ scre en w ill appear . Press the MODE butto n to exit the „No Files E x ist‟ screen and return to Photo Capture m ode . Remember : Al l im ages will be de l eted ex cept i m ages t hat are Protected/Locked. T o del e te a locked image, fir st unlock the image, then select delete.  If you do not want to dele[...]

34 Rotate Menu Use thi s menu to rotate the pictures that you‟v e taken with your camera. 1) Press the SET bu tton to open the m enus for the current m ode. 2) Press the L E FT or RIGHT direction control bu ttons to scroll and select the Rot ate m enu. 3) Press the UP or DOWN direct i on control buttons to scroll throug h the menu options. 4) Pre[...]

35 2) Press the L E FT or RIGHT direction control bu ttons to scroll and select the Protect/Lock m enu . 3) Press the UP or DOWN direct i on control buttons to scroll throug h the menu options. 4) Press the SET b utt on to select and save the desired option. 5) Press the L E FT or RI GHT button to select the nex t m enu i tem . 6) Press the MODE bu[...]

36 Slide Show Menu Yo u ca n view a Slide Show of all the p i ctures t aken wi th your cam era b y pressing the UP Qu ick Function button while in Playback m o de. The Slide Show menu allows you to set the i nterva l length of tim e that ea ch p icture will display during the slide show . 1) Press the SET button to open the m enus for the current m[...]

37 Video Cap tu re Mode The Video Capture Mode allows you to captur e vi d eos with your digita l cam era. W hen the cam er a is fir st powered ON, the cam er a w i ll be i n P hoto Capture Mode. Press the MODE button once to access the V i deo Capture M ode . T akin g a V ideo 1) W hile i n V i deo C apture Mode use the LCD display on the back of [...]

38 Video Capture Mode Quick Fun ction Buttons Y our d igita l cam er a has a four -directional pad that fu nct ions as Quick Function buttons. Quick Function Button A ctio n Lef t Scene Selection - Opens the Scene menu Up Lig ht Ex posure - Opens the Light Ex p osure m enu Right Dele te - Opens the V ideo Playback De l ete m enu to th e „ Delete [...]

39 Video Capture Mode Menus The following are the m enus that a pp ear in your cam era ‟ s Video Capture Mode:[...]

40 Scene Menu The Scene M enu allows you to choose scene settings that allow your cam er a to adapt properly t o your current environment. 1) Press the SET button to open the m enus for the current m ode. 2) Press the L E FT or RIGHT direction control bu ttons to scroll and select the Scene m enu . 3) Press the UP or DOWN direct i on control button[...]

41 Image Q ua lity Menu The Im age Qu a lity m enu allows you to select the d es i red q uality le ve l of t he images ta ken by your cam er a. Keep i n m i nd that im ages with a higher i m a ge quali ty level will also take up m or e m e mory on your cam era . 1) Press the SET button to open the m enus for the current m ode. 2) Press the L E FT o[...]

42 4) Press the SET b utt on to select and save the desired option. 5) A selected option icon w ill appea r on the selected item . 6) Press the L E FT or RIGHT button to select the next m enu i tem . 7) Press the MODE button t o e x i t the m enu and return to your previous m ode . 8) An icon r ef lecting your selection will display o n the LCD scr[...]

43 3) Press the UP or DOWN direct i on control buttons to scroll throug h the menu options. 4) Press the SET b utt on to select and save the desired option. 5) A selected option icon w i ll appear on the selected ite m . 6) Press the L E FT or RIGHT button to select the nex t m enu i tem . 7) Press the MODE button t o e x i t the m enu and retur n [...]

44 If the e nv ir onm ent h as less ligh t (darke r) than is needed, increase the exposur e setting (by using the positive + count) to increase the am ount o f light allow ed i nt o the lens by your cam e ra. 1) Press the SET button to open the m enus for the current m ode. 2) Press the L E FT or RIGHT direction control bu ttons to scroll and selec[...]

45 8) An icon r ef lecting your selection will display o n the L CD scr een. 9) Re m e m ber t hat this setting w ill be save d by your cam er a until yo u m anua lly change the setting or r estore th e cam era‟s default factory settings. Meteri ng Menu The Metering setting will aff ect how your cam era focu s es when capturi n g an im age. Depe [...]

46 2) Press the LEFT or RI GHT dir ect ion control bu tto ns to scro ll and select the Language m enu . 3) Press the UP or DOWN direct i on control buttons to scroll throug h the menu options. 4) Press the SET b utt on to select and save the desired option. 5) A selected option icon w i ll appear on the selected ite m . 6) Press the L E FT or RIGHT[...]

47 1) Press the SET button to open the m enus for the current m ode. 2) Press the LEF T or RIGHT d i rect i on cont rol but tons to scroll and select t he Dat e/T im e m en u. 3) Press the UP or DOWN direct i on control buttons to highlight the “Date Setup” m enu op tion then press the SE T button to se le ct t he option. 4) The “ Da te Setup[...]

48 The op t ion s i n the Frequency m enu r epresent the frequency of the electrical current in flu o rescent lighting sources in your locale. If your cam era i s set to a frequency that does not m atch your countr y‟ s electric current, you m ay see flickeri ng or w aves on the im ag es t aken by your camera. 50Hz – UK, Europe and Australia 60[...]

49  Select “No” to exit without form a tting.  Select “Y es” and press the SET button to beg in . The mem o ry card will be com ple te ly fo rm atted . Firmw a re (Factory Defau l t Settings) Menu Use thi s menu to vi ew t he Firm w are ver sion on your cam e ra or to reset your cam era se tting s to the Fa ct o ry Defau l t Settings.[...]

50 W hen you first turn on the cam era, the cam er a w ill be in Photo Capture m od e by defau lt . Pr ess the MODE button twice t o op en the Playback Mode. The Playback Mo de w ill allow you to review and edit photos and videos that you‟ve a lr e ady t a ken w ith you cam era. Play ing Videos on Y our Camera 1) Select your Video:  Once in Pl[...]

51 Y our d igita l cam er a has a four -directional pad that fun ct i ons as Quick Function buttons. Quick Function Button A ctio n Lef t Displays the PREVIOUS im ag e Up STOP S a pl ay ing video Right Displays the NEXT im ag e Down V iviLin k - Opens the V iviLink fo r V ideos men u Other Shutter PLA YS a nd P AUSES a pl ay in g v ideo W/Zoo m out[...]

52 W hile i n the Playback m o de, you can delete videos from your camera through the delete m enu. 1) V i ew the image you w oul d like to delete. 2) Press the SET b utt on to open the m enu s for the current m ode . 3) Press the L E FT or RIGHT direction control bu ttons to scroll and select the Delete m en u. 4) Press the UP or DOWN direct i on [...]

53 Protect/Lock M enu Pictur es a nd V ide os t aken w i th your cam era can b e protected or “locked” to prevent any deletion or alteration being m ade to the f iles. 1) Pr ess th e SE T bu tt o n to open t he m enus for t he current m ode . 2) Press the L E FT or RIGHT direction control bu ttons to scroll and select the Protect/Lock m enu . 3[...]

54 Installing the Software Y ou must be connected to the internet to i nst all and run th e Viv itar Experience Image Man ager so f tware. 1) Insert the insta llation CD i nto your CD- RO M dri ve. T he insta l lation screen should autom ati cally open. 2) On PC: The V ivi ta r Experi e nce Im age Manager In st alle r w indow appears. If the window[...]

55 “How to transfer photos and videos from my cam era to m y co m puter ” button for instructions. 5) If you have internet acc ess, the “Choose your language” w in dow opens, choose your lan g uage and click “Next” to open the nex t window . 6) Select your camera m ode l from the list and click “Nex t” to open the next w i ndow . 7)[...]

56 Getting P hotos and Vi deos from your Camera to Yo ur Computer An SD card needs to be inserted. Do not disconnect the cab le d uring transfer . Do i ng so w ill cancel the transfer of any files on their way to your computer . 1) Select the “Get Images” button from the Main m enu. 2) The “ G e t Im ag es from devi ce” window opens. 3) Y o[...]

57 Get starte d! Using t h e V i vita r Experie nc e Im a ge Manager , you can:  Uplo a d and m an age photos and videos to and from the most p opular photo shari n g and soc ial networking sites - F acebook, Flickr , Picasa, M yS pace, Photobucket, T witpic, T w i tgoo and Y ouTube  Seamlessl y t ransfer p hotos and videos from o ne social n[...]

58 Transfer m edia from m y camer a to m y comput er manua lly (Usin g Macintosh) 1) Use the USB cable that cam e with your c a m era to connect your cam era to yo ur com p uter . 2) MSDC appear s on the LCD. 3) The camera‟ s devi c e i con appears on the desktop. 4) Click on t h e device icon an d open the DCIM f ol de r and the folder inside to[...]

59 Sakar War ranty Card This warranty covers for the original consum e r purchaser only and is not transferab le. Pro duct s that fail to f u nct ion p roper l y UNDE R NORMAL USA GE, du e to defects in m ateri al or w ork m ansh ip w i ll be r e p aired at no charge for parts or labor f or a pe r iod of one year from the time of purchase. What I s[...]

60 Technical S upport For te c h n i cal support issues please visit our website at www .viv itar .com . Y ou can find m a nual s, softw ar e and F AQ‟ s at the w ebsi te. Can‟t f i nd w hat yo u are looking for? E -m ai l us at support@vivit ar .co m and one of our technical support team m e m ber s will answ er your questions. For p hon e sup[...]