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Vivitar DSC350 User Manual

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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Your package............................2 Electromagnetic Compatibility Notice....................3 Trademarks acknowledgement....................4 Precautions............................5 Features of the camera......................6 Batteries used for DSC350 Digital Camera................7 Input Compact Flash card....................8-9 Nomenclature..........................10 Buttons Description.........................11 LCD monitor menu......................11-12 Remarks........................12-14 Status LCD Display........................15 Flash Strobe modes........................15 Playback on LCD monitor.....................16 Download to computer....................16...

  • Page 3: Your Package

    The package contains the following items : DSC350 Camera 1 unit Program CD 1 piece USB cable 1 piece TV cable 1 piece User's Manual 1 piece Quick Start Guide 1 piece Warranty Card 1 piece Hand Strap 1 piece...

  • Page 4: Electromagnetic Compatibility Notice

    Electromagnetic Compatibility Notice This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions : (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Warning : Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

  • Page 5: Trademarks Acknowledgement

    Trademark acknowledgements Vivitar is a trademark of Vivitar Corporation. TWAIN driver is developed by Conexant Systems, Inc., USA. Microsoft, Windows 98/Me/2000/XP are the registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Arcsoft Photolmpression is licensed to Arcsoft, USA.

  • Page 6: Precautions

    Precautions : Thank you for selecting DSC350 digital camera. Please read the instructions carefully for a thorough understanding before taking pictures. • This camera is not resistant to water and should not be used outdoors in snow or rain. If accidentally dropped in water, please quickly pour out the water.

  • Page 7: Features Of The Camera

    Features of the camera : High speed processor with full functions. High quality images with SXGA resolution. Large aperture glass lens (F2.8) Low shot-to-shot time (~3s for Full * mode). Two resolutions (SXGA and VGA) and three types of quality. 1.8-inch color LCD monitor (280x220 dots) 7.

  • Page 8: Batteries Used For Dsc350 Digital Camera

    Batteries used for DSC350 Digital Camera Attention : The internal memory is only available for about 6 photos (HALF *), you have to use the CF memory card for most time. • Insert 4 pcs of AA alkaline batteries into the battery compartment. Slide the power switch to On position for 1s.

  • Page 9: Input Compact Flash Card

    Input the Compact Flash Card : 1. Open the CF card holder cover. 2. Insert the CF card as shown. 3. Lock the ejector. 4. Close the CF card holder cover. 5. Turn the Mode Dial to Record mode. Power on the unit. 6.
  • Page 10 Take out the Compact Flash card : 1. Power off the unit. 2. Open the CF holder door. 3. Unlock the ejector. 4. Push down on the CF to release it. 5. Take the CF card out with your fingers. 6.

  • Page 11: Nomenclature

    Nomenclature: Strobe Flash Hand Strap Mount View Finder Tripod port Lens Power View Finder Mode Dial CF card holder door TV out LCD monitor control buttons 1.8'' TFT Display USB port Shutter Status LCD Flash/ Timer/ Resolution...

  • Page 12: Buttons Description

    Buttons Description : RES : Change from Full* to Half***, Half**, Half*, Full***, Full**. Timer : Turn on/off self-timer (10s delay) Flash : Toggle between Auto, Red Eye, On and Off Shutter : Measure and take exposure. Press to bottom to take photos. POWER : Slide to right for 1s to turn on or turn off the camera MENU : Display or hide the LCD monitor menu.

  • Page 13: Remarks

    PLAY MENU (Turn to PLAY mode. Press the Menu button) • LCD Brightness -5 to +5 , step 1 • Video Mode NTSC or PAL • Slideshow 1 to 10s selection • Folder Select another folder • Protect Files Protect Current/ Unprotect Current, Protect All or Unprotect All SETUP MENU (Turn to SETUP mode) •...
  • Page 14 EV Compensate If the background is too bright (eg. Sunny day, snow mountain), the exposure will be too low for the main subject. You need to increase the exposure by increasing the eV (from +0.3 to +1.5). If the background is too dark (eg. black wall), you need to decrease the eV (from -0.3 to - 1.5) Note : + 1eV = the exposure is doubled.
  • Page 15 Language Totally seven common languages can be selected for the LCD monitor menu: English, French, Deutsch, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese and Italian. Preset is English. Format Media It takes about 2s to format the CF memory card (~1s to erase the internal memory). Make sure you have uploaded the important images to the PC before formatting your CF card.

  • Page 16: Status Lcd Display

    Status LCD display Icons description Battery icon : 2 Levels of battery power indication 4-digit 7-segment display : • In Record mode, it shows the total number of images left. • In Play mode, it shows the number of the last image (eg. 0008, it shows 8). Flash strobe icon : Flash Off ( ), Flash On ( ), Auto Flash (no icon),...

  • Page 17: Playback On Lcd Monitor

    Playback LCD monitor • Turn Mode Dial to Play mode ,the last photo is display. • Press “UP” or “DOWN” button to review the photos. • Press MENU button to set up the followings: - LCD Brightness, Video Mode, Slide Show, Folder, Protect Files - Video Mode (select NTSC/PAL TV system) - Slide Show (to set up slide show and select the time interval...

  • Page 18: Cf Memory Card

    CF memory card : The number of photos you can take is shown in the following table: 16MB 32MB 64MB Full *** Full ** Full * or Half *** Half ** Half * FULL = SXGA 1280x1024, HALF = VGA 640x480. Quality: ***( High), ** (Normal), * (Economy) Note that it is just an estimation.

  • Page 19: Self Timer/Digital Zoom / Shot To Shot Time/ Rapid Fire Mode

    Self Timer Press the Timer button to turn on the self-timer mode. The icon is shown on the status LCD display. Press the shutter fully down to trigger the self-timer. You will hear beep sound in the 7 th second. Then it will take exposure in the 10 th second. The front LED will blink during the 10-second period.

  • Page 20: Install The Arcsoft Programs To The Pc

    Install the Arcsoft PhotoImpression to the PC Put the program CD-ROM to the CD-ROM drive, it will do Autorun. Click ‘Next’. Click ‘Yes’ to accept the license agreement. Click ‘Next’ to install Arcsoft PhotoImpression. Click ‘Yes’ to accept the license agreement.
  • Page 21 Click ‘Next’. Click ‘Next’ if you will not update the Program Folder name. Files are transferred to the hard drive. Click "Finish" to complete Setup.

  • Page 22: Install The Camera Driver To Win 98/98Se/Me Os

    Install the camera driver to Win 98/98SE/Me OS Note: The graphics shown are based on the user interface in Windows 98. 1. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive 2. Click on Start>Run at Windows Taskbar 3. Type the drive specification of your CD-ROM drive and click OK button 4.
  • Page 23 5. Double-click on Setup.exe file 6. Click Next button to start drivers installation 7. When Setup is complete, click Finish button to restart your computer 8. After your computer is restarted, power up your camera 9. Switch the Mode dial to PC mode 10.
  • Page 24 3. Search through Removable Disk>Dcim>100cnxnt and double-click on the 100cnxnt folder 4. The image files are shown in the right pane Check the video driver 1. Press MENU, DOWN and ENTER buttons on the camera to select Silent Video mode 2. Search through Start>Settings>Control Panel>System>Device Manager>Imaging Devices>DSC350 USB Video Camera...

  • Page 25: Install The Camera Driver To Win Xp/2000 Os

    Install the camera driver to Win XP/2000 OS : Note: The graphics shown are based on the user interface in Windows XP. 1. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive 2. Click on Start>Run at Windows Taskbar 3. Type the drive specification of your CD-ROM drive and click OK button 4.
  • Page 26 5. Double-click on Setup.exe file 6. Click Next button to start drivers installation 7. Click Continue Anyway button (for Win XP) or Yes button (Win 2000) when you see the warning message When Setup is complete, click Finish button to restart your computer...
  • Page 27 After your computer is restarted, power up your camera 10. Switch the Mode dial to PC mode 11. Connect the camera and computer with the USB cord 12. Removable disk will automatically be installed in your computer. Several screens will appear momentarily.
  • Page 28 3. Search through Removable disk>Dcim>100cnxnt and double-click on the 100cnxnt folder 4. The image files are shown in the right pane Check the video driver 1. Press MENU, DOWN and ENTER buttons on the camera to select Silent Video mode 2. Search through Start>Control Panel>System>Hardware>Device Manager>Imaging devices>DSC350 USB Video Camera...

  • Page 29: Use Arcsoft Photoimpression(Walmart)

    Use PhotoImpression (Wal-Mart) Open the PhotoImpression : 1. Search through Start>Programs> Arcsoft PhotoImpression>Arcsoft PhotoImpression 3.0. You should get the screen on the left. Create new album : 1. At the lower part of the screen, select [New] from the pull-down menu as shown.
  • Page 30 Use the TWAIN Driver: Acquire the images : 1. Take some photos and connect the camera and turn the Mode dial to “PC” 2. Click the Camera/Scanner icon 3. Select DSC 350 USB Still Camera from the Select Source pull-down menu 4.
  • Page 31 Mode dial to “PC” mode 2. Press MENU, DOWN, ENTER to set the camera to “Silent Video” mode 3. Click “Video Camera” icon 4. Select DSC350 USB Video Camera from the Drivers pull-down menu of the “Capture Image from Video Camera” dialog box 5.
  • Page 32 Save and Print Save function: 1. Click Save icon on the upper left hand corner 2. You have three selections: • To file: Save images to hard drive • Email: Send images by email • walmart.com: Upload images to Walmart photo center Print function: 1.

  • Page 33: Open The Manual.pdf File

    Open the User's Manual: The User’s Manual is provided in two versions: 1. User’s Manual booklet and 2. Manual.pdf file in the CD-ROM To open the Manual.pdf file in the CD-ROM: 1. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive 2.

  • Page 34: Troubleshooting

    • If you cannot download the driver from website for some reasons, try following the following procedures: 1. Insert the DSC350 Digital Camera installation CD into the CD-ROM drive 2. Look for the file “recover.bat” stored in the CD 3. Double-click the file to initiate the recovering process 4.

  • Page 35: Product Specifications

    PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Resolution FULL : 1280 x 1024 (SXGA), HALF : 640 x 480 (VGA) Image Quality *** FINE, ** NORMAL, * ECONOMY Lens Glass, 5 elements, F/2.8, 35mm(Equiv) Number of Photos FULL * : 1 (Built-in memory) HALF* : about 6 1.8-inch LCD monitor 280x220 dots, True color TFT display.
  • Page 36 System Requirements : 1. Pentium 300MHz or above. 2. Operating Systems: PC Win98/ 98SE/ 2000/Me/XP* 3. 32MB SDRAM minimum for Win98/98SE. 64MB SDRAM for WinMe/Win2000, 128MB for WinXP. 4. Minimum 300MB hard disk free capacity, 1GB for WinXP. 5. With USB port and CD-ROM drive. * Users should note that camera driver installation in Windows XP environment is done at users’...
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