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Vivicam 3735 User Manual
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  • Page 1 Vivicam 3735 User Manual English 021014...

  • Page 2: Digital Camera

    digital camera user’s manual Warranty Policy This camera is under warranty for one full year from the date of purchase by the original purchaser. In case of defects in materials or workmanship, we will replace or repair the camera free of charge.
  • Page 3 WARNING Do not use this camera if it is emitting smoke, becomes unusually hot to be touched, emitting any unusual odor or noise, or if it is in any other abnormal states. Operating the camera in any of these situations may cause a fire or an electrical shock. Stop using the camera immediately, turn the camera off, and then disconnect the power source (batteries or AC power adapter).
  • Page 4 digital camera user’s manual WARNING Do not insert or drop metallic or inflammable foreign objects into the camera through access points such as the Compact Flash card slot. This may cause a fire or an electrical shock. Do not attempt to modify this camera. This may cause a fire or an electrical shock.
  • Page 5 CAUTION Do not place this camera in damp or dusty locations. This may cause a fire or an electrical shock. Do not place this camera in a location affected by oil fumes or steam, such as near a cooking stove or humidifier. This may cause a fire or an electrical shock.
  • Page 6 digital camera user’s manual CAUTION Do not use batteries other than those specified for use with your camera. The use of unsuitable batteries may result in the batteries splitting or leaking and causing a fire, injury, or soiling of the battery compartment. When fitting batteries into the camera, check the polarity markings on the battery ( - and + )to ensure that battery correctly.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction Preparing the camera Getting to know the camera Front View Top View Back View Bottom View Side View Dial Knob Zoom Lever Menu Controller Voice Memo Button View Angle Adjustment Knob Status LCD Attaching the Strap Preparing Power Supply Loading Batteries Using the Power Adapter...
  • Page 8 digital camera user’s manual Taking Pictures Taking Single Pictures Taking Distant/Close-up Pictures Zoom Control Optical Zoom Digital Zoom Focus Lock Taking Sports Pictures Taking Burst Pictures Using the Flash Using the Self-Timer Voice Memo Camera Settings The Picture Menu ISO (Sensitivity) Exposure Compensation White Balance Picture Resolution and Quality...
  • Page 9 Protecting Pictures Copying Picture to CF Card (Optional) Selecting Pictures for Printing Playing a Slide Show Viewing on a TV Monitor Installing Camera Software System Requirements Installation CD Contents Installing the Software (Driver & Image Application) Transferring Pictures to the Computer Connecting the Camera to Your Computer Downloading Pictures USB Connection Troubleshooting...

  • Page 10: Introduction

    digital camera user’s manual Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the new digital camera. Capturing high-quality digital pictures is fast and easy with this state-of-the-art smart camera. Equipped with a 3.3 Megapixel CCD, this camera is capable of capturing pictures with a resolution of up to 2048X1536 pixels.

  • Page 11: Preparing The Camera

    Preparing the Camera This section introduces you to the digital camera. Follow the instructions in this section to install batteries, use the power adapter, and install a Compact Flash card. Getting to Know the Camera Front View 1.Lens 2.Flash 3.Viewfinder window 4.Microphone Top View 1.Dial knob...

  • Page 12: Bottom View

    digital camera user’s manual Bottom View 1.Battery door 2.Tripod socket 3.CF card slot door Side View 1.AC adapter terminal 2.USB terminal 3.A/V out terminal Dial Knob The dial knob turns the camera on and off. It also allows you to choose from four camera modes: Capture mode Playback mode slideshow.

  • Page 13: Voice Memo Button

    Voice Memo Button Press to start 15 seconds clip, press again to terminate earlier. View Angle Adjustment Knob This adjustment can be made in a range +1 to -1 diopter. Before taking pictures, turn the view angle adjustment to adjust the finder view to point where it is most clearly seen. Turning the knob clockwise adjusts in the positive(+) direction;...

  • Page 14: Attaching The Strap

    digital camera user’s manual Attaching the Strap To attach the strap to the camera: 1.Insert the small loop at the end of the strap into one side of the camera's strap holder. 2.Push inward until the loop comes out of the other side of the strap holder.

  • Page 15: Inserting/Removing The Compact Flash Card

    Notes: Always be sure to use the AC adapter which comes with the camera, or optional from the manufacturer. Any other adapter may cause damage to the camera, which is not covered under the warranty. Grasp the adapter, not the cord, when unplugging the adapter from a wall socket. If the power cord becomes damaged (exposed or severed wires, etc.), please purchase a new AC adapter.

  • Page 16: Removing A Compact Flash Card

    digital camera user’s manual Removing a Compact Flash Card To remove a CF card from the camera: 1.Open the card slot located on the button of the camera. 2.Press the Eject button. The card will unlock and eject. 3.Close the card slot cover. Warning: Improper use of the Compact Flash card may cause data loss or damage.

  • Page 17: Getting Started

    Getting Started Once you have installed batteries or connected a power adapter and inserted a CF card(optional) into the camera, you are ready to use the camera. Note: If you camera does not have internal memory, you need to insert a CF card into the camera before you start taking pictures.

  • Page 18: Adjusting The Menu Display Language And Time/Date

    digital camera user’s manual Adjusting the Menu Display Language and Time/Date When using the camera for the first time, set the menu display language and time/date. The setting range is between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2099. The menu language, time and date are maintained by the backup condenser. The setting contents are therefore retained even when replacing the AA batteries.

  • Page 19: Internal Memory/Cf Card Full

    Internal Memory/CF Card Full If you have taken many pictures and your internal memory or CF card is full, the LCD display will show a memory full indicator message on the LCD monitor. If this happens, you must erase pictures from the internal memory or CF card, or replace it with a brand new CF card. Before erasing pictures, make sure you transfer them first from the internal memory to CF card or CF card to your computer.

  • Page 20: How To Change Settings

    digital camera user’s manual File Menu Refer to "How to Change Settings" below on how to select options in a menu and adjust the settings. The section "Viewing, Copying and Printing" discusses about the different menu options of the above menus in detail. How to Change Settings To access a menu option and adjust settings: 1.Press Menu button to display the menu screen on LCD monitor.

  • Page 21: Taking Pictures

    Taking Pictures Have fun taking pictures with your digital camera. Specifically, these are the things you can do with your camera: Take single pictures of sceneries and close-ups. Use Digital Zoom to move in closer to your subject. Adjust the flash settings according to what is needed in the shooting location. Use Sports mode to capture a sports action.

  • Page 22: Taking Distant/Close-Up Pictures

    digital camera user’s manual Taking Distant/Close-up Pictures To take close-up pictures, press the Macro button Normal Mode Macro Mode Zoom Control This camera features two types of zooming, optical zooming and digital zooming (2X). The optical zoom range is equivalent to 32mm~96mm in a 35 mm camera. Optical Zoom 1.Turn the zoom lever to position, meaning zooming away from your subject.

  • Page 23: Focus Lock

    Focus Lock For normal recording, aim the subject using the entire viewfinder area. To focus, position the subject within the focus frame area located at the center of the viewfinder. If the subject to record is not in the center of the viewfinder, position the subject so that it falls within the focus frame and lightly press the shutter button (halfway).

  • Page 24: Taking Burst Pictures

    digital camera user’s manual Taking Burst Pictures ( Burst pictures are a series of pictures that are photographed in sequence. You can use your digital camera’s Burst mode ( of 8 pictures can be taken in each capture. When you set the camera to Burst mode, the status LCD shows the remaining sets of pictures that can be taken.

  • Page 25: Using The Self-Timer

    You can choose one of these flash options: Auto Red-eye Reduction Fill-in To select a flash option, toggle the Flash button until you see its icon appear on the status LCD. Using the Self-Timer ( If you need to take a group picture including yourself or a solo picture but no one is there to help you, use your camera's Self-Timer.

  • Page 26: Voice Memo

    digital camera user’s manual Voice Memo ( Voice memo allows a fifteen seconds audio track to be recorded with a still image. Voice memo is controlled by pressing Voice Memo button. When the function is active, the microphone icon is displayed on the status LCD. The recording will automatically stop when the set time has elapsed.

  • Page 27: Camera Settings

    Camera Settings When taking pictures, you may simply use the default settings which have already been chosen for use with your digital camera. But if you want to have more control over the quality of your pictures and customize how you want to use your digital camera, you may adjust the various camera settings to suit your needs.

  • Page 28: White Balance

    digital camera user’s manual underexposed pictures, you can adjust the EV (Exposure Value) Compensation to control how much light enters the digital camera when taking pictures. EV Compensation also helps prevent having too light or too dark pictures. EV Compensation can be adjusted over a range of -1.5 to +1.5 EV in steps of 0.3 EV. Here are guidelines on how to choose an ideal exposure setting for your pictures: a.

  • Page 29: The Camera Menu

    High compression reduces the picture’s file size to the minimum Moderate compression makes the file size small yet retains picture quality Low compression preserves picture details and does not compress much data. This results in a higher file size yet provides higher quality pictures. This results in a higher file size yet provides higher quality pictures.

  • Page 30: Self-Timer

    digital camera user’s manual Self-Timer When you need to take a solo picture or a group picture, including yourself, but no one is there to help you, turn ON the camera's Self-Timer. When the Self-Timer is ON, there will be a 10- second delay between the time you press the Shutter button and the time the picture is taken, giving you just enough time to run in front of the camera to include yourself in the picture.

  • Page 31: Auto Off

    To set the Date and Time: 1.In the Setup Menu, keep pressing SET CLOCK option is selected. 2.Press ENTER button on the SET CLOCK option. 3.Select a field (month, day, year, hour, minutes) by pressing button. (The pair of arrowheads that appears over a field indicates that it is currently selected.) 4.Press button to increase/decrease the value in a field.

  • Page 32: Lcd

    digital camera user’s manual Use the LCD option to adjust LCD brightness. The brightness level of the LCD display can be adjusted over a range of -5.0 to +5.0.

  • Page 33: Viewing, Copying And Printing

    Viewing, Copying and Printing After taking pictures with your digital camera, you can access the pictures from the CF card and view, delete, copy or print them. When you set your camera to Playback mode ( able to do the following: Select and view pictures you have taken.

  • Page 34: Magnifying Pictures

    digital camera user’s manual 5.Press button to select what picture information you want to be displayed on LCD monitor. Choose one of the following: # Show picture number only # / Date Show Picture number and date picture was taken None Do not show picture information 6.After selecting an item, press Menu button to exit from the menu screen.

  • Page 35: Erasing Pictures

    scroll to the previous screen. 5.Once you have positioned the selection box on the desired thumbnail, press ENTER button to select it and display the picture in normal view. Erasing Pictures You can erase unwanted pictures from the internal memory or CF card while in Playback mode ) .

  • Page 36: Protecting Pictures

    digital camera user’s manual Protecting Pictures Your digital camera allows you to protect pictures and prevent them from being accidentally erased from the internal memory or CF card. Note: If the CF card is inserted to the camera, protect function takes effect on the pictures stored in the CF card, not in the internal memory.

  • Page 37: Selecting Pictures For Printing

    Note: Make sure a CF card is properly inserted into camera before copying process. Selecting Pictures for Printing DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) is a feature that enables a digital camera to "mark" pictures on a CF card for later printing. Your digital camera provides this feature, allowing you to select and mark pictures for printing.

  • Page 38: Viewing On A Tv Monitor

    digital camera user’s manual Viewing on a TV Monitor Whether you are viewing single pictures or a slideshow, you can have a larger and clearer view of your pictures by connecting a TV monitor to your camera. Before you view pictures on TV, identify first what TV standard (NTSC or PAL) your television uses.

  • Page 39: Installing Camera Software

    Installing Camera Software Before you can transfer the pictures from the CF card to your computer, you need to install first the camera software into your computer (Driver installation: Applicable only on Windows 98 or MAC OS 8.6 user). System Requirements Before installing the camera software, make sure your computer meets the following system requirements: Windows 98/2000/Me/XP, Pentium 166 MHz or higher for PC Users...

  • Page 40: Transferring Pictures To The Computer

    digital camera user’s manual Transferring Pictures to the Computer After you have installed the camera software, connect the digital camera to your computer and start transferring your pictures. Connecting the Camera to Your Computer Your digital camera comes with a USB cable that you can use to connect the camera to your computer.

  • Page 41: Usb Connection Troubleshooting

    USB Connection Troubleshooting If you cannot find Removable Disk or get error message “Unknown Device” while connecting your camera with computer, please check your USB connection: 1.Right click My Computer icon on your desktop, Select Properties and click on Device Manager (to check your USB port on Device Manager).

  • Page 42: Appendices

    digital camera user’s manual Appendices Understanding Camera Sounds and LED While the digital camera is in the process of capturing, storing, and displaying pictures, it gives off beeping sounds and may also display a blinking LED. The camera also beeps and displays a blinking LED when it is unable to perform a certain function.

  • Page 43: Default Camera Settings

    Default Camera Settings When you first purchased your digital camera, these are the factory default settings that have been chosen for your camera: EV Compensation White Quality Resolution LCD Brightness Sounds Auto OFF Language Video Out Display (Information in Playback mode) Self-timer Auto Review LCD monitor...

  • Page 44: Camera Specifications

    digital camera user’s manual Camera Specifications Image Sensor Color Image Resolution Lens Focal length Working Distance Viewfinder Type Zoom Shutter Speed Exposure White Balance Memory File Format Operating System Software Language Support Flash Self-timer Connectors Certification Weight Dimension *Design and Specifications are subject to change without notice. 3.3 MegaPixels (1/1.8”...

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