CONTENTS Introduction...2 Electromagnetic Compatibility Notice...3 Precautions...4 Battery Used for Vivicam 3540 Camera...5 Nomenclature...6 Connect the camera unit by USB cable...7 TV Mode...8 Status LCD display...9 - 14 Recording a movie...15 Host Software...16 Install the Arcsoft programs...17 Install the camera driver...18 Upload photos...19...
Digital Camera Vivicam 3540 User Guide The package contains of below items : Vivicam 3540 Camera Program CD USB cable, 5 feet, transparent TV cable, 4 feet, black color Hand strap User manual Warranty card Alkaline Batteries (AAAx4) are not included...
Shield cables must be used with this unit to ensure compliance with the class B FCC limit. Trademark acknowledgements Vivicam 3540 is a trademark of Vivitar Corporation. The MyCamera PC/MAC driver is developed by Sound Vision Imaging, USA. Microsoft, Windows 98,2000,Me are the registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Precautions : Thank you for selecting Vivicam 3540 dual mode 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.
Battery Used for Vivicam 3540 Camera • To power up the unit, the 4xAAA alkaline batteries should be put in the battery compartment. • Turn the Power Switch to On. Press the Power button. The LED is on. The LCD will turn on immediately.
Nomenclature : Viewfinder Hand Strap Mount CF Card Cover TV Video USB Interface Power Select Status LCD Mode Tripod CF Card Eject Shutter LED Viewfinder Strobe Flash Lens...
2. Power on the camera unit. You can see the status LCD is on. 3. After connecting the USB cable, open the Vivicam 3540 camera explorer. ‘PC’ is seen on the right corner of the LCD. You cannot take a photo unless you power off and on the camera (the film counter is seen).
TV Mode : Reviewing Pictures After taking photos with the camera, you can directly review the images by connecting it to the video in of the TV set. Do not plug in the TV cable if the camera is doing process to save the current photo.
Status LCD display Icons in the status LCD : Battery icon : 3 Levels 3-digit 7 segment display : Count Up from 0 to 999. (if over 999, it will show 999) NTSC, PAL : TV system selection Movie icon : Show movie mode. FINE , NORM, ECON : Photo Quality 2X : Zoom function for TV mode.
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Status LCD flow chart : Press Power/Standby button to turn on the LCD. Press Mode 'FEA' (feature) button once is displayed in the counter. If selected, press Mode button to other setting, it will save the Timer mode. Display 'NTSC' Press Mode in the LCD left button...
1. Operating mode : Ready to take a photo. Just put in the batteries, turn the slide switch from off to on and press the Power button once. The LCD displays as below. 2. Take a photo As the unit is turned on, press the shutter and it will take a photo. You can see the film counter is increased from 0 to 1.
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Then wait for about 5s, it will go back to operating mode but the picture quality is changed to NORM (Normal). This is similar for changing to Econ, Zoom x2 and Movie modes. You can press the Shutter button to exit timeout instead of waiting for 5s. 4.
6. Self Timer mode : Press the Mode button 2 times, you see the Timer icon is blinking. Press the Select button to confirm. Press Mode button until the film counter is seen. Press the Shutter button to take a photo after 10s. The beeper is ‘Do,Do..’ and the LED is blinking. Timer icon is blinking.
Remarks : ZOOM (2X) The photo taken by 2X mode is the middle part of the SXGA image size. The resolution is VGA 624x504 This is used for TV mode. You can see a 2X image on the TV screen. Front LED indication : Blinking TV SYSTEM : PAL OR NTSC...
Compact Flash card When a Compact Flash card is inserted, images or movies are all stored directly into the Compact Flash memory card instead of the internal SDRAM memory. When it is full, the ‘MEM’ icon is blinking ( in the status LCD) and you will be unable to acquire any more images until you delete some files.
Connect the camera with the USB cord. Power on the camera unit. Double Click the driver icon on the desktop. The image files are shown in the “Vivicam 3540 Camera” Explorer. You can select all images first. Then click the right button of the mouse and select Copy.
Make a shortcut of the Vivicam 3540 Camera driver to the desktop. Connect it to the camera. Double click the driver icon, it will display the explorer as shown.
Software : For both PC and Mac computer 1. Quicktime 4.0 2. Photo Printer 3. Photo Fantasy 4. Photo Studio 5. Camera Driver Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. System Requirements : Pentium 166MHz or higher. (Pentium III 300MHz for Win XP) Operation System : PC Win98,98SE, 2000, Me,XP MAC OS 8.6, 9.0.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS : As I pressed the shutter, the film counter is blinking >10s before increased by 1. You need to take one photo with the lens covered. Then the film counter will increase by 1 in 2s time. The image is not clear (like ghost image) when I took photos indoors.
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The camera cannot be power up after power off for some time. It may be the ESD (electrostatic discharge voltage) affected the unit. You need to open the battery door and then close it after say 5s. Note that the internal SDRAM memory will be cleared.
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Why is the image too bright when it is seen in the monitor? You would better to adjust the gamma of your monitor through the PhotoStudio program. Change the Gamma value if you found that the photo is too bright. Select View and then Monitor Gamma.
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I have placed the batteries but the unit is not turned on. If the batteries are inserted correctly, the front LED indicator and the status LCD should be on after pressing the shutter button. Make sure you have inserted the batteries according to the direction shown on the battery compartment.