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Vivitar Vivicam 3305 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Vivicam 3305 User Manual English 021009...

  • Page 2: Warranty Policy

    Warranty Policy This camera is under warranty for one full year from the date of purchase by the orignal purchaser. In case of defects in materials or workmanship, we will replace or repair the camera free of charge. This warranty applies to the camera only. This warranty does not include batteries, or other accessories which have not been manufactured by our company.
  • 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 WARNING Do not place the camera in any unstable locations such as on a wobbly table or sloping surface where the camera may fall or tip over and cause injury. Do not expose the camera to moisture and make sure that there is no water getting into the camera. Take particular care when using the camera under extreme weather conditions such as rain or snow, or when operating the camera at the beach on near water.
  • Page 5 WARNING Never operate this camera in any way while driving a vehicle. This may cause a traffic accident. Do not attempt to charge the alkaline battery. This may cause the battery to split or leak, causing fire or injury. Do not carry or store a battery with objects such as metal pens, necklaces, coins or hairpins. This could short circuit the positive + and negative - poles of the battery.
  • Page 6 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. Do not leave this camera in a location subject to extremely high temperatures, such as in a sealed vehicle or in direct sunlight.
  • Page 7 CAUTION When leaving the camera unused for long periods, such as during a vacation, always unplug the camera from the power source (batteries or AC power adapter ) for safety. (if you are using the AC power adapter, unplug the adapter from the AC power outlet after you have disconnected the camera.) Failure to do so could result in a fire.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Contents Getting Started Checking Accessories System Requirements Preparing the Power Supply Loading The Compact Flash(tm) Card Attaching the Strap Setting the Date and Time Identifying the Parts Top View Front View Rear View Bottom View Operating Mode Knob Status LCD LCD Monitor Connectors Basic Operations...
  • Page 9 How to set the Flash? Advanced Operation How to adjust the EV compensation? How to adjust the White Balance? How to set the OSD (On-Screen Display) language? How to set the Self-Timer? How to format the CF (Compact Flash(TM) card? Operating Modes and Menus RECORD Mode PLAY Mode...

  • Page 10: Getting Started

    Getting Started Thanks for the purchase of the digital camera. With the camera, you will live a whole new camera experience and make photo shooting more interesting and fun. Here below we will guide you through the whole picture taking process, please keep this booklet on hand and enjoy your time.

  • Page 11: System Requirements

    System Requirements Pentium 166 MHz processor or higher Windows 98/2000/ME Available USB port At least 32 MB RAM 80 MB available hard disk space CD-ROM drive Color monitor(800x600 24-bit or higher recommended) Preparing the Power Supply Using Batteries 1. Slide the battery cover in the direction indicated by the arrow. 2.

  • Page 12: Loading The Compact Flash(Tm) Card

    Loading The Compact Flash Card To record images, please insert a Compact Flash card if no internal memory is built in your digital camera. To load the CF card, perform the following: 1. Open the CF card slot cover and then insert a CF card as indicated by the arrow.

  • Page 13: Attaching The Strap

    Attaching the Strap 1. Insert the thin end of the strap into the strap holder. 2. Pass the other end of the strap through the loop of thin cord and pull the strap tight. Setting the Date and Time Switch to SETUP mode and then power on the camera, the Setup menu appears. Press the OK button to select DATE/TIME.

  • Page 14: Identifying The Parts

    Identifying the Parts Top View Resolution/Quality Button Operating Mode Knob Power Button Shutter Button Menu Button Flash Mode Button Status LCD Front View Viewfinder Window Flash Focus Knob Lens Jack Cover...

  • Page 15: Rear View

    Rear View LED 1 LED 2 LCD Monitor Bottom View Battery Cover Viewfinder Strap Holder Up/Backward/Self-timer Buttons Down/Forward Buttons OK Button Display Button CF Cover Tripod Socket...

  • Page 16: Operating Mode Knob

    Operating Mode Knob The camera provides 5 different operating modes for your selection: 1. Record Mode 2. Play Mode 3. Setup Mode 4. Erase Mode 5. PC Mode Status LCD The status LCD contains the following indicators: 1. Resolution Indicator 2.

  • Page 17: Lcd Monitor

    LCD Monitor The LCD Monitor shows the current image information: 1. Resolution 2. Quality 3. Time 4. Date 5. File Name Connectors USB Port USB Port Video Port DC IN Port Basic Operations How to record an image? If there is no internal memory built in your camera, you have to insert a CF card first before photoshooting.
  • Page 18 3. Use the viewfinder window or LCD Monitor to frame the image. Press the Display button to turn on the LCD Monitor for usage. 4. Press the Shutter button. LED2 is blinking while capturing images. Precaution To perform a successful photo shooting, please follow the instructions below before starting your camera tasks.

  • Page 19: How To Playback Images

    How to playback images? To playback the images recorded in the CF card, make sure to insert the card before the image review. To playback the images recorded in the camera (internal memory), do not insert any CF card or the camera will not be able to read the internal data with an external memory card attached.

  • Page 20: How To Delete Images

    How to delete images? To delete the images recorded in the CF card, make sure to insert the card before deletion. To delete the images recorded in the camera (internal memory), do not insert any CF card or the camera will not be able to read the internal data with an external memory card attached. DELETE CURRENT 1.

  • Page 21: How To Set The Focus

    If there is no image stored in the memory a “No Picture” message pops up. To exit this message, switch to any other camera mode. You can review the recorded images on the LCD Monitor or on a TV. How to set the focus? Before taking a picture, you may need to set the focus.

  • Page 22: How To Set The Image Resolution & Quality

    How to set the image resolution & quality ? This camera provides 6 different image resolution & quality combination settings: 1280x960 pixels resolution with Normal ( ), Fine( 640x480 pixels resolution with Normal ( ), Fine( To change the resolution & quality setting, perform the following: 1.

  • Page 23: How To Set The Flash

    Resolution Quality 1280x960 1280x960 1280x960 640x480 640x480 640x480 The setting is conserved even if the camera power is off. How to set the Flash? The Flash Mode can only be set under RECORD mode. There are 4 modes available: Auto, Red-Eye, Fill-In and Off.

  • Page 24: Advanced Operation

    Advanced Operation How to adjust the EV compensation? To adjust the EV compensation, perform the following: 1. Set the operating mode to RECORD 2. Press the Menu button. The Record menu appears. 3. Select the EV COMPENSATION item. 4. Select the desired exposure value. * The effective range is from -1.8 to +1.8 in steps of 0.3 EV.

  • Page 25: How To Set The Osd (On-Screen Display) Language

    How to set the OSD (On-Screen Display) language? To set the OSD language, perform the following: 1. Set the operating mode to SETUP. 2. The Setup menu appears. 3. Select the LANGUAGE item. 4. Select the desired language setting. The setting is conserved even if the camera power is off. How to set the Self-Timer? The self-timer can only be set under RECORD To use the Self-Timer function, perform the following:...

  • Page 26: Operating Modes And Menus

    Operating Modes and Menus RECORD Mode Set the operating mode to RECORD for image capturing. Record Menu Press the Menu button in RECORD mode, the Record menu appears. The menu contains the following items: LCD BRIGHTNESS: Changes the brightness setting (-5 ~ +5, Interval = 1) of the LCD display. Press the OK button to select this item.
  • Page 27 desired setting. The cursor returns to the Record menu automatically when the change is made. The setting is conserved even if the camera power is off. WHITE BALANCE: Select either one of the 5 (Auto, Daylight, Shade, Fluorescent, Tungsten) manual white balance settings. The auto white balance is recommended for most cases.

  • Page 28: Play Mode

    cursor returns to the Record menu automatically when the change is made. This setting is reset to AUTO when the camera power is off. Play Mode In Play mode, users can review the recorded images on the LCD Monitor or on a TV. Set the operating mode to PLAY for image review.
  • Page 29 SLIDE SHOW: Displays the recorded images sequentially, with a user-defined delay between images. Select the item by the arrow buttons ( skips to the data field as the OK button being pressed. Use the arrow buttons ( decrease the delay between 2 to10 seconds with interval 2 . Press the OK button again to make the change.

  • Page 30: Setup Mode

    Setup Mode In SETUP mode, users can customize their own preferences according to the actual requirements. Setup Menu Switch the Operating Mode knob to SETUP, the Setup menu appears. The menu contains the follow- ing items: DATE/TIME: Displays the date and time information. When the camera is used for the 1st time or the batteries are replaced, you may need to have the correct date/time set.
  • Page 31 language setting (default=English). Press the OK button again to make the change. The cursor re- turns to the Setup menu automatically when the change is made. SOUND: Enables/disables the sound effects. You may choose either to turn on or off (default=off) the sound effects while pressing a button is produced by the camera.
  • Page 32 correct video type for the connected device (e.g. NTSC TV or PAL TV). RESET TO DEFAULT: Returns all the camera settings to the factory default settings. Select the item by the arrow buttons ( ) and then press the OK button to confirm. The cursor skips to the data field as the OK button being pressed.

  • Page 33: Delete Mode

    DELETE Mode In DELETE mode, users can delete all the recorded images at a time or just delete one after another. Delete Menu Switch the Operating Mode knob to DELETE, the Delete menu appears. The menu contains the fol- lowing items: To delete the images recorded in the CF card, make sure to insert the card before deletion.

  • Page 34: Pc Mode

    6. To exit, press the Menu button You can browse the recorded images on the LCD Monitor or on a TV. DELETE ALL 1. Set the camera to DELETE mode . (Delete menu appears on the LCD moitor) 2. Use the arrow key button to select DELETE ALL. 3.

  • Page 35: Acquiring Images

    Windows( 2000/ME supports the camera in all aspects, you don’t even have to install the driver yourself. Go ahead for the camera connection directly. Acquiring Images With the USB cable connected both to your PC and digital camera, follow the steps below to transfer your images to the computer. 1. Power on the camera.
  • Page 36 1. Launch MGI PhotoSuite. Get button Navigation bar Welcome screen Get button 2. Click the large Get button on the Welcome screen, or the Get button on the Navigation bar. 3. Choose a photo source (e.g. computer) and click the Open button.(see below) 4.

  • Page 37: Using Mgi Photovista

    Using MGI PhotoVista MGI PhotoVista is an easy-to-use program that lets you create spectacular 360 panoramic images in a snap. When you view these panoramas, you get the experience of being totally immersed in a realis- tic environment. Photovista’s powerful engine quickly and automatically stitches images together, and its intuitive interface will let even a novice get great results in minutes.
  • Page 38 Step 3: Preview the Stitch Click the Stitch Panorama icon. The Stitch Options dialog box appears. Click Preview Stitch button. Step 4: View the Panorama In Action Choose Show Viewer from the Panorama menu. The Stitch Preview window changes to viewer mode. Press and drag the pointer over the panorama vertically and horizontally.
  • Page 39 Step 5: Create a Full Stitch Click the Stitch Panorama icon. The Stitch Options dialog box appears. Click Full Stitch button. The Stitch Progress dialog box displays the progress of the stitch. Follow the procedure in Step 4 to view the panorama in action.

  • Page 40: Additional Information

    Additional Information Names and Functions Viewfinder Window The optical viewfinder is the real-image type with 5% alignment tolerance. LCD Monitor When you are about to take a picture, you may use the LCD monitor to frame the image. Press the Display button to turn on/off the LCD monitor.
  • Page 41 OK Button The OK button is active any time a menu or dialog is displayed. Use the button to select/confirm the currently highlighted item. Power Button Press the power button to turn on/off the camera. While the camera is powered on and there is no button activity or host communication for about 60 seconds, the camera will automatically turn itself off to conserve battery power (standby) meanwhile press any button or rotate the Mode knob will bring the camera back immediately.
  • Page 42 Operating Mode Knob Switch the Operating Mode knob to select the desired operating mode. There are five operating modes available as follows: RECORD: Capture/stores images PLAY: Review images in memory SETUP: Change camera settings DELETE: Delete images in memory PC: Transfer images to PC Battery Power Indicator You may check the battery status by the battery power indicator on the LCD display.

  • Page 43: Led Messages

    LED Messages LED Controls Type Color Status LED1 LED1 Green LED1 LED2 Green LED2 Green SELF-Timer Indicator SELF-Timer Indicator Description While detecting the system error Blinking Camera is powered on Image processing (Compression/Decompression) CF card is inserted CF card is inserted Camera is capturing an image Blinking Self-Timer button is pressed...

  • Page 44: Specification

    Specification Image Sensor Image Resolution Image Quality Color Lens Zoom File Format Internal Memory External Memory Processing Time Software Driver LCD Display LCD Indicator Built-in Flash Self-timer Exposure White Balance Language Connectors Power Certification Dimensions Weight...

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