Vivitar Vivicam 3350B User Manual

Vivitar Vivicam 3350B User Manual

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Vivicam 3350B
User Manual
English
Rev 041110 TP

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  • Page 1 Vivicam 3350B User Manual English Rev 041110 TP...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction 1.1. Overview 1.2. Warnings and Precautions 1.3. Package Contents 1.4. System Requirements 1.5. Vivicam 3350B Features Installing the Battery Installing the Software 3.1. Twain Driver 3.2. Ulead® Photo Explorer 8.0 SE 3.3. Ulead® COOL 360™ 3.4. In-A-Flash LE 3.5.
  • Page 3 5.2.1. Transferring your Images to PhotoExplorer PC/Web Camera Video Function 6.1. Using the ViviCam 3350B in Video Mode 6.2. Using the ViviCam 3350B with AMCAP 6.3. Using the ViviCam 3350B with NetMeeting 6.4. Using the ViviCam 3350B with Movie Maker on Windows XP Specifications...
  • Page 4: Introduction

    1.0 Introduction - 1.1 Overview - Thank you for purchasing a Vivicam 3350B digital camera. It can capture digital images, short video-clips (continuous shooting mode), and it can also serve as a PC/Web camera. The V3350B is equipped with 8 MB of memory to store your images and movie clips.
  • Page 5 radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help...
  • Page 6: Package Contents

    Pentium® is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Other names and products may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owner. 1.3 Package Contents - The Vivicam 3350B package typically includes: Camera USB cable CD ROM with Application software and TWAIN Driver...
  • Page 7: System Requirements

    1.4 System Requirements - You must use a computer to download the images from your Vivicam 3350B. The computer that you use must meet the following minimum requirements: Windows 98 Second Edition/2000/Me/XP Direct X 8.0 64 MB RAM 60 MB hard disk space available...
  • Page 8: Vivicam 3350B Features

    1.5 Vivicam 3350B Features - Front Side: Viewfinder Shutter Button Lens Back Side: Hand Strap Hole Info/Status Power/Menu Button Battery Door USB Port Tripod Socket...
  • Page 9: Installing The Batteries

    2.0 Installing the Batteries - Step 1: Open the battery door by lifting the tab on the door. Step 2: Insert two AAA batteries with the polarity as shown: Step 3: Close the battery cover. Warning: Do not open the battery door when the camera is powered ON. This will cause all images in memory to be lost immediately.
  • Page 10 Dispose of batteries properly in accordance with local laws and regulations. Do not place them in fire. The Vivicam 3350B has an automatic power-saving feature. The camera will turn off automatically if it has not been used after approximately thirty (30) seconds.
  • Page 11: Installing The Software

    6. User Manuals 3.1 Twain Driver – To use your Vivicam 3350B camera on your PC you must first install this software, known as the “driver.” Install this driver software before connecting your camera to your PC for the first time. You will only need to install the...
  • Page 12: Ulead® Photo Explorer 8.0 Se

    3.2 Ulead® Photo Explorer 8.0 SE – You may wish to install Ulead® Photo Explorer 8.0. Although Photo Explorer is not required to operate the camera, it gives you everything you need to quickly get, manage, enhance and share digital photos, audio and video files.
  • Page 13: Adobe® Reader

    3.6 User Manual - Click on the “User Manual” button to go to the index of ViviCam 3350B User Manuals. The Vivicam 3350B User Manual is included on the CD ROM in PDF format.
  • Page 14: Capturing Images

    4.0 Capturing Images - Using your new Vivicam 3350B is fun and easy. There are two basic steps to capturing your first image. Step 1: Turn on the camera by pressing and hold the Power Button for 2 second. Step 2: Press the shutter button to capture an image.
  • Page 15: Capture An Image

    4.2 Capture an Image - In film-photography we say: “Take a Photo.” In digital-photography we say: “Capture an Image.” Capturing an image with the Vivicam 3350B is easy. Step 1: Power on the camera and look through the viewfinder to frame your subject.
  • Page 16: Camera Information Display

    4.3 Camera Information Display - Beyond the basics of capturing an image, the Vivicam 3350B has many other features. Turn on the camera and notice the many icons and symbols on the Information display: As you press the Power/Menu button the display will change in the following order.
  • Page 17: Power-Off The Camera

    4.4 Power-Off the Camera - Press and hold the Power/Menu button for 2 second to turn-off the camera immediately. Note: The camera will automatically power-off after thirty seconds of inactivity. 4.5 Self-Timer - If you would like to get into the image you may use the self-timer feature to delay image capture by ten (10) seconds.
  • Page 18: Image Resolution

    Resolution is the size of a digital image measured in pixels (dots), expressed as the number of horizontal pixels X number of vertical pixels. The ViviCam 3350B offers two resolution modes. The highest (best) resolution is 640 x 480. This is called VGA resolution. The second choice of resolution is 320 x 240.
  • Page 19: Avi Capture

    4.8 AVI Capture - You can capture motion-video clips using the AVI capture feature. The image is stored in avi-format and the image number only steps by 1 every time. When you use this mode the image resolution will be 320 x 240. The movie-clip frame rate will be approximately seven frames per second.
  • Page 20: Deleting Images

    To change the frequency, turn on the camera. Press the Menu button five times until “ 50 ” or “ 60 ” appears in the display. This is the other frequency setting. Press the shutter button within three seconds to change to this setting.
  • Page 21: Techniques For Capturing The Best Images

    4.11 Techniques for Capturing the Best Images - The ViviCam 3350B can take good images. There are a few tips for getting the best possible images from your camera. Use good lighting. The ViviCam 3350B works best with adequate lighting. Since it has no flash your subject must be adequately illuminated.
  • Page 22: Downloading Images To Your Pc

    5.0 Download Images to your Computer Note: Before connecting your ViviCam 3350B to your PC for the first time you must first install the Twain driver first (see section 3.1). After the driver software has been installed, your still images and movie clips can be transferred to your PC using the USB cable.
  • Page 23 Step 2: Click “Download” button get small images ( called “thumbnail images”) from camera. They are small representations of the images stored in the camera. Step 3: Select the images. Select the image(Img-xxxx) or movie-clip (Avi-xxxx) you wish to transfer to your PC and click “Save” button to save them.
  • Page 24: Transferring Images To A Twain-Aware Application

    Your images remain in camera memory. Delete the images from camera memory as described in section 4.10 so that you may capture more images. 5.2 Transferring Images to a Twain-aware application – You may call the Vivicam 3350B Graphical User Interface from any Twain-aware application such as PhotoExplorer using the acquire function.
  • Page 25 The ViviCam 3350B GUI will appear. Use the ViviCam 3350B GUI as described in Section 5.1 with one exception. Because the ViviCam 3350B GUI has been called from a Twain application. Click on “Transfer” to transfer Images and movie-clip into the PhotoExplorer working area.
  • Page 26: Pc/Web Camera Video Function

    PC users may use their Vivicam 3350B as a PC/Web cam. Note that the ViviCam 3350B is a dual mode camera. It is both a digital-still camera and a PC video camera. In the video mode the ViviCam 3350B is known as the “ViviCam 3350B” camera.
  • Page 27: Using The Vivicam 3350B With Amcap

    Note: The Vivicam 3350B is a dual mode camera. You may use either mode, but you cannot use both modes at the same time. Close the ViviCam 3350B GUI before starting the ViviCam 3350B video mode. 6.2 Using the ViviCam 3350B with AMCAP –...
  • Page 28: Using The Vivicam 3350B With Movie Maker On Windows Xp

    6.4 Using the ViviCam 3350B with Movie Maker on Windows XP – Windows XP users can use Windows Movie Maker. Click on Start, Programs, Accessories, Windows Movie Maker to start Movie Maker: After Movie Maker starts - Click on: “Capture from a Video Device”...
  • Page 29: Specifications

    7.0 Specifications Image Resolution: 640 x 480 Pixels (VGA), or 320 x 240 Pixels (QVGA) Built-in memory: 8 MB (SDRAM) Image storage Capacity: Resolution 640 x 480 (VGA) 320 x 240 (QVGA) Movie = 320 x 240 (QVGA) Viewfinder: Built-in optical view-finder Self-Timer: 10 seconds Continuous (movie) mode frame rate: 7 frames per second Capture Modes: Single, Continuous, AVI Capture (movie clips)

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