Vivitar ViviCam T328 Owner's Manual

Vivitar ViviCam T328 Owner's Manual

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ViviCam T328 Digital Camera
With Touch Screen
Owner Manual
© 2009 Sakar International, Inc. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1 ViviCam T328 Digital Camera With Touch Screen Owner Manual © 2009 Sakar International, Inc. All rights reserved. Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction ...2 Key Features ...2 What your camera package includes ...3 Computer System Requirements for Windows XP ...3 Computer System Requirements for Windows Vista ...3 Computer System Requirements for Macintosh ...4 A Quick Look at Your Camera...5 Preparing Your Camera for Use ...6 Install lithium battery ...6 Installing SD Memory Card ...7...
  • Page 3: Introduction

    Zoom Lens. Everything you need to take quality digital photos and videos is included with your camera. Your digital camera can also be used as a removable disk. It enriches your life. Vivitar makes capturing those special moments so easy.
  • Page 4: What Your Camera Package Includes

    What your camera package includes  Digital Camera  PhoTags Express software Installation CD  USB cable  Quick Start Guide  Strap Computer System Requirements for Windows XP To be able to download photos to your PC, you will need the following minimum configuration: ...
  • Page 5: Computer System Requirements For Macintosh

     20GB hard driver with at least 15GB of available space  Support for Super VGA graphics  Available USB Interface  CD-ROM drive Computer System Requirements for Macintosh  Power Macintosh G3 500 MHz or higher  Mac OS X version 10.2.6 or later ...
  • Page 6: A Quick Look At Your Camera

    A Quick Look at Your Camera...
  • Page 7: Preparing Your Camera For Use

    Preparing Your Camera for Use Install lithium battery Your digital camera needs a lithium Li-ion battery in order to operate. The battery is found separately in the packaging. To install it correctly see the diagram below: Slide and open the battery door on the right side of the camera. Insert the battery correctly with the correct polarity facing up.
  • Page 8: Installing Sd Memory Card

    Test photos taken with the camera should be downloaded otherwise they will be lost when the camera loses power and turns off or when the battery door is opened to replace the battery. In order to charge your lithium battery, make sure the battery is inserted correctly and then connect your camera to an on and running PC with the USB cable provided.
  • Page 9 Push the card in until you feel it “click” into position. The top of the card should be flushed with the surface of the camera. An icon Once the external memory card is inserted into the camera all the images taken with the camera will be stored on the card.
  • Page 10: How To Hold Your Camera Correctly When Capturing Images

    How to hold your camera correctly when capturing images Turning on the Power button will activate the lens to open out like a periscope. Hold the camera steady and correctly as shown is the diagram below. Note: Do not touch or move the lens once it opens and in use. This will cause damage to the camera.
  • Page 11: Starting Your Digital Camera

    Starting Your Digital Camera Power on Press the Power button on the top of the camera to turn on your camera. The LCD will light up and the lens will extract indicating that your camera is on and ready for use. Power off Press the Power button to turn off your camera.
  • Page 12 In order to select the mode, please follow the below steps: Press the HOME button. The following menu with icons will appear on the LCD touch screen Touch the icon function area to enter the Playback mode. Touch the icon function area to enter the Still Image (Camera) mode.
  • Page 13: Camera Mode

    Camera Mode This is the default mode when turning on your camera. Taking Photos Compose your shot using the LCD screen. Hold the camera steady and press the Shutter button to take the photo. Keep your finger on the Shutter button and wait for the camera to focus in on the object. Center your object with the white frame that appears on the LCD.
  • Page 14 Finger Touch Screen feature Your digital camera supports a touch screen feature for convenient and quick operation. Merely use your finger to touch the relevant parts of the screen in order to activate the corresponding functions. The touch areas on the LCD screen are displayed below: Optical Zoom You can magnify your subject up to 3 times using the optical zoom by touching the icon function area to Zoom In or touch the icon...
  • Page 15 You can magnify your subject up to 8 times using the digital zoom by touching the icon function area. Touch the icon function area to Zoom In on your object. The following icon Touch the icon function area to Zoom back out. Note: you can zoom in/out of your subject with Optical/Digital Zoom together.
  • Page 16 Touch the Next icon menu appears Touch the Macro icon Touch the Left icon The area beneath the Macro/Far shooting area describes the selected icon. : Macro shooting - On : Far shooting - Off Press the MENU/OK button to confirm, save your choice and exit to the camera standby mode. The selected icon appears on left side of the LCD screen.
  • Page 17 Force Flash, To set the flash: Touch the icon function area on the bottom right of the touch screen until the appears on the left side of the LCD screen. This will activate the automatic flash. Touch the icon function area until the the flash function has been "forced on"...
  • Page 18 Hide / Show the LCD screen display icons To hide the icons that appear on the LCD screen, touch the “DIS” function area on the Touch screen. For the icons to reappear touch the “DIS” function area again. Self-Timer You can include yourself in a photo by using this feature to delay the time between you pressing the Shutter button and when the photo is actually taken.
  • Page 19 Press the MENU/OK button to confirm. The self-timer icon (per your selection) will now appear on the screen. Press the Shutter button until you see the self-timer begin the count-down. Your camera will count down 2, 5 or 10 seconds as per your choice and then automatically take the photo. Scene Your camera supplies many scenes for you to take photos in almost any environment.
  • Page 20 Touch the icon function area to select the scene you want to use. The area beneath the Scene option area describes the selected icon. Auto Night Portrait Portrait Scenery Party Beach Press the MENU/OK button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. The selected icon appears next to the camera icon on the top left of the LCD screen.
  • Page 21 function area until you see “Image Size” option. Touch the Next icon Touch the icon function area to enter the Image Size menu. Touch the icon function area to select the image size you want. The area beneath the Image Size option area describes the pixel size of the selected icon. (12.1M) 4000x3000, (10M) 3648X2736, (8M) 3264x2448, (7M HD) 3648x2048, (5M) 2592x1944, (3M) 2048x1536, (2M HD) 1920x1080 and (VGA) 640x480 Press the MENU/OK button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode.
  • Page 22 shaking when taking the photo. You are not required to use a tripod in order to take good quality photos. Press the MENU/OK button. function area until you see the “Anti-Shake” option. Touch the Next icon Touch the icon function area to enter the Anti-Shake menu. Touch the icon function area to select Anti-Shake On or Off.
  • Page 23: Video Mode

    Your camera supports face detecting that allows you to take better portrait photos. Press the MENU/OK button. function area until you see the “Face Detection” option. Touch the Next icon Touch the icon function area to enter the Face Detection menu. Touch the icon function area to select the Face Detection On or Off.
  • Page 24 Touch the icon function area to enter the Movie (Video) mode. Note: An SD card needs to be inserted in order to use this video mode. icon will appear on the top left corner of the LCD screen indicating that you are in Movie (Video) mode.
  • Page 25 Press the Shutter button again to stop the recording and save this file in AVI format. Note: You can preview the AVI files in Playback mode or once downloaded to your computer by using Quick Time and Windows Media Player. In Video mode there are 3 setup options - White Balance, Image Size and Macro White Balance You can select 5 different White Balance light conditions for shooting videos.
  • Page 26 Press the MENU/OK button to confirm, save and exit to the video standby mode. The White Balance icon selected will appear on the LCD screen Image Size Your camera supports 2 video resolutions- 640x480 (VGA) pixels, 320x240 (QVGA) pixels. Press the MENU/OK button. Touch the “MP”...
  • Page 27 Press the MENU/OK button Touch the Macro icon Touch the icon function area to select the Macro or Far shooting icon. The area beneath the Macro/Far shooting area describes the selected icon. : Macro shooting - On : Far shooting - Off Press the MENU/OK button to confirm, save your choice and exit to the video standby mode.
  • Page 28: Playback Mode

    Playback Mode Press the HOME button for the modes menu to appear. Touch the icon function area to enter the Playback mode. Here you can preview the photos and videos you have captured and recorded. In Playback mode you can rotate, protect, delete and crop your photos and you can protect and delete video clips.
  • Page 29 When the camera is in the Playback Mode and an image appears on the LCD screen: Touch the icon function area. This will open up the thumbnail display. Touch the Press the MENU/OK button to display the photo or video in full screen. Delete current photo or video Photos or Videos can be deleted in the full screen display mode: Touch the...
  • Page 30 Press the MENU/OK button to confirm. The selected image is deleted. Operation functions for still photos Select the still photo you want by either selecting it in the thumbnail view first before viewing to full screen or view the images one by one in your camera touching the the images that appear on the LCD.
  • Page 31 Touch the icon function area to enter the Rotate option. Touch the icon function area to select one of the 90/180/270 degrees options. Press the MENU/OK button to confirm. A “Rotate & Saving” message will appear on the screen. Please wait while the photos is rotated as per your choice.
  • Page 32 Protect You can protect your photos/videos from accidental deletion by selecting the “lock” feature. Press the MENU/OK button. Touch the Next icon function area until you see the Protect option. Touch the icon function area to enter the Protect menu. Touch the icon function area and select the Lock or Unlock option.
  • Page 33 Delete Delete unwanted photos and videos at any time in order to free up memory. You can delete one image or video clip at a time or delete all except the protected photos and videos that are currently stored and saved on the memory card.
  • Page 34 icon function area to select “Yes” if you wish to delete. Touch the Press the MENU/OK button again to confirm the deletion. Note: You cannot delete files that are locked. Crop Image Crop your photos to show and save a specific portion of an image or to highlight certain focal points. The Crop feature lets you zoom in on an image and then save that part of the image as a new photo.
  • Page 35 Touch the you select the area to be saved as a new file. Press the MENU/OK button. Touch the the photo that you would like to crop. Press the Shutter button. 10. Press the Shutter button again to confirm and save the cropped area as a new photo. To cancel the crop press the MENU/OK button to exit without saving.
  • Page 36 Note: You can select Cancel in step 4 and press the MENU/OK button to exit. Print with Pictbridge Your camera allows you to print the photos directly from the camera with a Pictbridge compatible printer. Select the photo you wish to print. Press the MENU/OK button Touch the Next icon function area until you see the Pictbridge option.
  • Page 37 An icon will appear on the LCD screen indicating you have selected an AVI file. Press the Shutter button to play the current AVI file. Touch the “C” icon function area on the bottom right of the camera to stop playing the AVI and revert back to the Playback mode.
  • Page 38 protect it. Delete In the playback mode you can delete unprotected videos on your SD card by either touching the Delete icon appearing at the top right corner of the function area or through the function menu. Select an AVI video file you wish to delete by touching the The video will appear in the LCD screen.
  • Page 39: Setup Mode

    or downloaded them to your computer previous to the deletion. Setup Mode Using this mode you can change the setup of the way images will be captured on your camera. You can set the Exposure, White Balance, Sharpness, Quality, ISO, Date, Auto Power Off, Language, Frequency, Format and Default Setting.
  • Page 40 Exposure This setting allows you to control the brightness of your images. function area to enter the “Exposure” option. Touch the first icon Touch the icon function area to select an exposure value (from +3 brightest to -3 darkest). Press the MENU/OK button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. The LCD screen will be adjusted as per the Exposure option you selected.
  • Page 41 Touch the icon function area to select an ISO value. 100, 200, 400, Auto Press the MENU/OK button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. White Balance This setting allows the camera to adjust the color of your photos according to the color of your light source. function area until you see the “White Balance”...
  • Page 42 Touch the icon function area to select the Normal/Soft/Sharp option. Press the Menu/OK button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. The LCD screen will be adjusted as per the Sharpness option you selected. Quality The quality of your photos also affects the number of shots you can take. A HIGH setting means you can take fewer photos, but they will be of better quality.
  • Page 43 Your digital camera supports only English for this version. Auto Power off By default, if your camera is idle for 60 seconds it will automatically be powered off. Use the Auto Power Off option to change this setting: function area until you see the “Auto Power Off” option. Touch the Next icon Touch the icon function area to enter the Auto Power Off menu.
  • Page 44  On selecting “Set Date” the Set Date settings screen will appear. You will be able to change the date settings that will appear on the photo once it is taken. To Set the date: Touch the icon Touch the icon Press MENU/OK button to confirm and save the changes.
  • Page 45 Touch the icon function area to select OK or Cancel. Press the MENU/OK button to confirm. A Format message will appear on the LCD with a “Yes” or “No” option. Touch the icon Press the MENU/OK button to confirm and begin the format. Once the SD card is formatted all the images sitting on the card will be erased the camera will revert to the camera standby mode.
  • Page 46: Installing Photags Express Software

    Touch the icon Press the MENU/OK button to confirm and reset the camera to the original factory settings. Installing PhoTags Express Software In order to install the Software to download the photos and videos captured using this camera to your computer, you need to install the CD installation disk.
  • Page 47 On the “PhoTags Express" screen, click the “Next” button.
  • Page 48 Please review the license terms and click the “I Agree” button to continue. Let the “PhoTags Express” installer create the folder where the program will be installed to, and then click “Install”.
  • Page 49 Please wait while the application is being installed on your computer. Once the application has been installed on your computer, click the “Finish” button to let the “PhoTags Express” installer finish the installation program.
  • Page 50 If you selected the option for the application to start after pressing the Finish button, the application will automatically launch. If not, then in order to open the application you need to double click on the Photags Express icon on the desktop. The Welcome to Photags Express Product Registration screen will open.
  • Page 51: Everything You Need To Get The Most From Your Photos

    Everything you need to get the most from your photos The “PhoTags Express” software that is installed on your computer allows you to edit existing photos that you have on your computer as well as the photos that you have captured with your camera. Plug one end of the USB cable into the USB port of the camera.
  • Page 52 Manage your photos by creating countless unique photo collections without duplicating any photos. Burn CD‟s of any folders for backup and storage. Enhance your photos; Auto Enhance, Crop, Correct Red Eye, Manually Adjust and add Special Effects. Add Active Captions- add Text Captions, Frames, Shapes, Keywords… and more that can be viewed or hidden any time.
  • Page 53: Download Photos And Videos To Your Pc

    Download photos and videos to your PC Transfer Photo and Video images from your camera to your PC using PhoTags Express. Select the “Get Photos” button from the top of the PhoTags Express Main Menu screen.
  • Page 54 The Get Photos Wizard opens. Select the device (removable disk) option in the Active Devices window on the left and then select either the “Custom” or “Express” copy radial button in the Copy methods box. CUSTOM COPY METHOD Select the “Custom” copy radial button. Click the “Next” button. Add Active Captions to your pictures.
  • Page 55 Choose where to place your photos and videos. The default is to place all photos and videos into a folder under the C:\My Documents\ My Pictures folder with the date when the photos were taken as the folder name.
  • Page 56 Click the “Finish” button to start the download process. A photos download progress bar appears showing the number of media (videos included) downloading to your computer.
  • Page 57: Viewing Videos

    All the media – Photos and Videos on your camera are now downloaded to your computer to the selected folder. Open the “Select Photos” mode of Photags Express to view the thumbnails for all the media. You may now use PhoTags Express to edit your photos, create collections and Burn CD`s. To learn more of how to get the most out of your PhoTags application select the “Show Me How”...
  • Page 58: Transferring Photos And Videos To Your Pc Manually

    The video will begin to play automatically. To replay the video, use the media controls. Once all the Photos and Videos have been downloaded to the computer it is recommended that you delete them from the camera thereby preparing your camera to take more photos and videos. Transferring photos and videos to your PC manually Turn on your camera, Change your camera mode to Playback and connect your camera to the computer correctly with USB cable, the screen will be shown a window (Removable Disk F:) as below:...
  • Page 59: Transferring Photos And Videos To Your Mac Manually

    Choose “copy pictures to a folder on my computer” on the Removable Disk (F:) window. After you click “OK”, step by step instructions will appear. Follow the description and click the buttons that are defaulted by the system to finish transferring. Alternatively you can: Click on the MY COMPUTER Icon on the desktop.
  • Page 60: Sakar Warranty Card

    Your return address and telephone number (Daytime) MAIL TO ADDRESS BELOW: Sakar International Attention: Service Department 195 Carter Drive Edison, NJ 08817 You may also visit www.vivitar.com free at (877) 397-8200. for further assistance if necessary or call our tech support department toll...
  • Page 61: Appendix A: Technical Specifications

    Appendix A: Technical Specifications Image Sensor Image Resolution Video Resolution File Format External Memory LCD Display Lens Zoom Exposure White Balance Scene Flash Self-timer Anti-Shake PictBridge Interface System Requirements Window XP/ Vista/ Mac OS X (10.2.6 or higher) Battery Working Temperature CMOS Sensor 4000x3000(12MP), 3648x2736(10MP),3264x2448(8MP), 3648x2048(7MP) HD, 2592x1944(5MP), 2048x1536(3MP),...
  • Page 62: Appendix B: Troubleshooting

    Appendix B: Troubleshooting Q: I have taken photos but my computer says, “No photos in camera.” What do I do? A: First ensure that you have in fact taken photos. Press the Shutter button a few times to take some sample photos and then try downloading them again.

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