Vivitar Vivicam 3705 User Manual

Vivitar Vivicam 3705 User Manual

Vivitar vivicam 3705: user manual

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Vivicam 3705 User Manual
English
040408TP

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  • Page 1 Vivicam 3705 User Manual English 040408TP...
  • Page 2: Fcc Statement

    FCC STATEMENT This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digital devices, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
  • Page 3: Trademark Information

    TRADEMARK INFORMATION ® ® Microsoft and Windows are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Pentium ® is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. is a trademark. Adobe, the Adobe logo, and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Other names and products may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
  • Page 4 WARNINGS Do not use this camera if it is emitting smoke (or an unusual odor), if it becomes unusually hot to the touch, produces a peculiar noise, or exhibits any other abnormal conditions. Operating the camera in any of these circumstances may cause a fire or an electrical shock.
  • Page 5 CAUTIONS 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 6: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS INTRODUCTION...8 Overview. Package Contents GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA...9 Front View Rear View LED Indicators LCD Display Icons GETTING STARTED...13 Installing Batteries Using an AC Power Adapter (optional accessory) Inserting an SD Memory Card (optional accessory) Attaching the Hand Strap Language Selection Setting the Date and Time Setting Image Resolution and Quality...
  • Page 7 PLAYBACK MODE...24 Viewing Images Zoom Playback Displaying Thumbnail Images Slideshow Display Protecting Images Deleting Images MOVIE MODE...29 Recording Video Clips Viewing Video Clips TRANSFERRING RECORDED IMAGES AND VIDEOS TO YOUR COMPUTER...31 Step 1: Installing the USB Driver Step 2: Connecting the Camera to Your Computer Step 3: Downloading Image and Video Files INSTALLING PHOTOSUITE...34 INSTALLING PHOTOVISTA...35...
  • Page 8: Introduction

    Overview Your new digital camera delivers high quality, 2048 x 1536 resolution images using a 3.3 Mega pixel imager. Using either the optical viewfinder or the 1.5” TFT color image LCD display, you can compose images and then examine them in detail. An auto- flash sensor automatically detects the shooting (lighting) conditions and determines whether the flash should be used.
  • Page 9: Getting To Know Your Camera

    GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA 16 17 FRONT VIEW REAR VIEW 1. Shutter button 12. LED indicator 2. Viewfinder window 13. Viewfinder 3. Lens cover 14. LCD display 4. Focus switch Macro mode Portrait mode Landscape mode 5. Flash 18. Tripod socket 6.
  • Page 10: Led Indicators

    LED and Audible indicators Indicator Status LED indicator Blinking red (after camera is powered on) LED indicator Blinking red *(3) LED indicator Blinking green (after changing flash mode) (after picture has been taken or LED indicator Blinking red while a movie is being recorded) LED indicator Blinking red (while connecting to computer)
  • Page 11: Lcd Display Icons

    LCD Display Icons Display icons – Still Image Record Mode: +0.5 EV +0.3 EV 02/14/2003 02/14/2003 1. Record mode 2. Battery level Full battery power Medium battery power Virtually no battery power 3. Flash mode Auto flash Red-eye reduction Fill flash (on) Flash off 7.
  • Page 12 00:53 00:53 02/14/2003 02/14/2003 Display icons – Movie Mode: 1. Movie mode 2. Battery level 3. Recordable movie time available 4. Memory Card indicator 5. Time 6. Date Display icons – Still-Image Playback Mode: 3 / 3 3 / 3 1.
  • Page 13: Getting Started

    GETTING STARTED You can use 2 AA size batteries (Alkaline, Ni-MH), or an AC power adapter (optional accessory) to power the camera. Battery power is convenient for capturing images or video clips while an AC adapter power is useful when transferring images to your computer.
  • Page 14: Inserting An Sd Memory Card (Optional Accessory)

    Note: Make sure to use only the AC power adapter specified for the camera. Damage caused by the use of an incorrect adapter is not covered under the warranty. Using an AC power adapter while transferring images to your computer prevents unexpected automatic power off of the camera.
  • Page 15: Attaching The Hand Strap

    Attaching the Hand Strap To prevent accidental dropping of the camera, always use the strap. Attach the hand strap as follows: 1. Thread the small loop of the hand strap through the hand strap eyelet on the camera. 2. Pull the large loop through the small loop until the strap is firmly secured.
  • Page 16: Setting The Date And Time

    Setting the Date and Time The Date Type and Date Setup screens will be presented if/when: Camera is turned on for the first time (after you select a language). Camera is turned on after leaving the camera without batteries for an extended period of time.
  • Page 17 High resolution and quality settings are recommended for printed output and situations requiring the finest detail. Lower resolution/quality images take up less memory space and may be quite suitable for sharing images via e-mail, in a report, or on a web page. To change image resolution or image quality, perform these steps below: 1.
  • Page 18: Record Mode

    RECORD MODE Taking Images Your camera is equipped with both an optical viewfinder and a 1.5" LCD display to compose images. Taking images using the optical viewfinder will conserve battery power. If your batteries are low, it is recommended that you only compose images by using the viewfinder.
  • Page 19: Portrait Mode

    4. Turn on the LCD display and icons by pressing the 5. Compose your shot on the display screen. 6. Press the shutter button. The LED indicator blinks red while the camera is processing the image. Note: By pressing the button repeatedly in the Image and all OSD (on-screen display) icons ->...
  • Page 20: Digital Zoom

    camera is in Record mode. 2. Move the focus switch located on the front side of the camera to position. icon appears on the LCD display. 3. Compose your scene. 4. Press the shutter button. Digital Zoom Using digital zoom, images appear closer. Whereas digital zoom is a compelling feature, the more an image is enlarged (zoomed), the more pixilated (grainier) the image will appear.
  • Page 21: Self-Timer

    Self-Timer The self-timer duration is ten seconds. Activate the self-timer by pressing the shutter button. The self-timer LED blinks slowly for seven seconds and then blinks rapidly for the last three seconds. This allows you to get into the scene when taking group images.
  • Page 22: Flash

    4. Press the shutter button. To disable macro photography, slide the focus switch back to portrait or landscape mode. Note: When shooting a close-up in macro mode, use the image LCD display to compose your shot, avoiding the off-center parallax phenomenon.
  • Page 23 The camera has four flash modes: Automatic Flash (default), Red-Eye Reduction, Fill Flash (On), and Flash Off. The modes appear, cyclically, when you press the button. The table below will help choose the appropriate flash mode: Flash mode Auto flash The flash fires automatically according to the ambient lighting conditions.
  • Page 24 Taking Images Manually You can manually adjust conditions such as EV compensation, white balance or ISO speed when taking pictures. For EV compensation, white balance or ISO speed information, refer to Exposure, White Balance or ISO in the Record menu. To take images manually: 1.
  • Page 25: Playback Mode

    PLAYBACK MODE In the playback mode, you can view, magnify, delete images, play video clips, or run a slide show. Playback mode also provides a thumbnail image display, allowing you to quickly search for the image you want. Viewing Images You may view your images without opening the lens cover since the lens is not used for playback.
  • Page 26: Displaying Thumbnail Images

    4. To view the different portion of the enlarged image, press the buttons. 5. To return to the regular display (cancel playback zoom) from 4X- enlarged status, press the button again. Displaying Thumbnail Images This function allows you to view as many as nine thumbnail images on the LCD display simultaneously so you may search for a particular image.
  • Page 27: Slideshow Display

    3. Press the button. 4. Set the playback interval by using the The slideshow starts, displaying your images on the LCD display, one by one, at the set interval. To stop the slideshow display, press the Note: You can adjust the slideshow display interval from 0 to 30 seconds. If you set the interval to 0 seconds, the slideshow function is disabled.
  • Page 28: Deleting Images

    Removing protection from an image or video clip: 1. Perform steps 1 to 4 (see above). 2. Select Unlock by pressing the Note: To erase protected image(s), use the format function. For more information about formatting, refer to Format Media in the Setup menu.
  • Page 29 To delete all (unprotected) images or video clips (at once): 1. Press the menu button. 2. Select Delete All by using the buttons. 3. Press the button. 4. Select [Yes] by using the buttons and press the button to delete all images and return to playback menu screen. 5.
  • Page 30: Movie Mode

    MOVIE MODE Recording Video Clips The movie mode allows you to record video clips at a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. 1. Power on the camera, and toggle the mode. The amount of time available for movie recording is displayed on the LCD display.
  • Page 31 To pause playback at any time, press the - Press the button again to resume playback. - Press and hold the button to forward the movie clip. (Release to stop) - Press and hold the button to backup the movie clip. (Release to stop) To exit this movie playback and return to the playback mode, press the Notes about Video Playback: The zoom function cannot be activated during movie playback.
  • Page 32: Transferring Recorded Images And Videos To Your Computer

    TRANSFERRING RECORDED IMAGES AND VIDEOS TO YOUR COMPUTER To transfer images/video clips from the camera to your computer, follow these steps: Step 1 : Installing the USB driver (Windows 98 and Mac OS 8.6 users only) Step 2 : Connecting the camera to your computer Step 3 : Downloading image and video files System Requirements (Windows) Pentium 200 MHz or higher...
  • Page 33: Step 1: Installing The Usb Driver

    USB drivers. 1. Insert the CD-ROM that came with the camera into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Select and double-click "Digital Camera Driver Installer." 3. Select "Install Location" and click "Install". 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation and restart your computer.
  • Page 34 6. Double click on the removable disk and locate the DCIM folder. 7. Double click on the DCIM folder to open it to find more folders. Your recorded images and video clips will be inside these folders Copy & Paste or Drag-N-Drop image and video files to a folder on your computer.
  • Page 35: Step 3: Downloading Image And Video Files

    Step 3: Downloading Image and Video Files When the camera is turned on and connected to your computer, it is considered to be a disk drive, just like a floppy disk or CD. You can download (transfer) images by copying them from the "removable disk" ("unlabeled" disk on a Macintosh) to your computer hard drive.
  • Page 36: Installing Photosuite

    INSTALLING PHOTOSUITE PC users will find that PhotoSuite is a very user-friendly image-editing program. With PhotoSuite, you can retouch, compose, and organize your images. It includes a variety of templates, such as photo frames, birthday cards, calendars and more. Get your images ready and explore this amazing program.
  • Page 37: Installing Photovista

    INSTALLING PHOTOVISTA PC users will find that PhotoVista is an easy-to-use program that lets you create spectacular 360 When you view these panoramas, you get the experience of being totally immersed in a realistic 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: Installing Acrobat Reader

    INSTALLING ACROBAT READER The CD-ROM includes a PDF (portable document format) copy of the user's manual. To view a PDF you must have Acrobat Reader installed in your computer. Acrobat Reader is included on the camera CD ROM. Using Acrobat Reader, you can read the user's manual and print sections of interest.
  • Page 39: User's Manual On Cd-Rom

    USER'S MANUAL ON CD-ROM A copy of the user's manual on is provided on the CD-ROM in PDF format. It is a backup copy of the printed manual. If you misplace the printed guide, you may print another copy from the CD-ROM. The only requirement for viewing the User Manual on the CD-ROM is that you have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.
  • Page 40: Menu Options

    MENU OPTIONS Record Menu You can use the Record menu to select image size, image quality, or ISO speed. You can also adjust exposure, white balance or LCD brightness in the Record menu. The Record menu even allows you to enable digital zoom. To access the Record menu, toggle the button to the mode and press the menu...
  • Page 41 (sun, shade, fluorescent, tungsten lights). Unlike your eyes, which can easily adjust to different lighting conditions (lighting temperatures), a digital camera cannot always differentiate between lighting types. Under some lighting conditions the image may appear in strange shades. If that occurs, you may change the white balance setting by specifying a lighting condition (temperature) most appropriate for your scene.
  • Page 42 select the appropriate white balance by using the [Auto]: Camera automatically adjusts white balance Daylight ]: For outdoors on a bright day Cloudy For cloudy and shady sky Sunset For sunset condition Tungsten]: For tungsten lighting Fluorescent]: For fluorescent lighting Digital Zoom You can take shots with the digital zoom by activating the digital zoom function.
  • Page 43 LCD Brightness This option adjusts the brightness of the LCD display. To adjust the LCD brightness, press the decrease the LCD brightness by using the Burst This function allows you to capture a sequence of continuous images (frames). If burst function is enabled, the image resolution will be set to 1024x768 pixels.
  • Page 44: Record Menu

    Movie Menu To adjust movie settings, press the menu buttons. For more information about Exposure, White balance, ISO, LCD brightness and Digital zoom, refer in the Record menu section. Movie Clip 1/2 Exposure 0.0EV White Balance Auto Auto LCD Brightness Exit:MENU Page button in the...
  • Page 45: Playback Menu

    Playback Menu Use the playback menu to create an on-camera slide show or transfer images from internal memory to a memory card. You can also use the Playback menu to protect an image, delete all images or adjust the LCD brightness. To access the playback menu, press the menu button in the playback Play...
  • Page 46 Slide Show Refer to section in this manual titled "Slideshow Display" in the PLAYBACK MODE for further details. LCD Brightness Refer to LCD Brightness in the Record menu. Copy to Card This feature allows you to copy your images from the camera's internal memory to an SD memory card. Of course, you can only do this if you have an SD memory card installed and some images in internal memory.
  • Page 47: Setup Menu

    Setup Menu Select your general camera preferences in the Setup mode. Toggle the display. Navigate to the option you wish to configure by using the Setup Date Type Format Media M/D/Y Beep Format Media Power Off 3 Min Reset To Default Page Format Media This utility formats the internal memory (or memory card) and erases all stored images and data - even if they have been...
  • Page 48: Power Off

    Beep The camera produces a sound (beep) each time you press a camera button, if this function is enabled. Press the select [On] or [Off] by using the Power Off If there is no camera activity (no buttons are pressed) for a defined period of time while the camera is powered on, the camera will switch to an idle mode, and eventually turn itself off to conserve power.
  • Page 49 Reset To Default If you wish to restore all camera settings to their original status, select this option and press the buttons and then press the button. The following table shows the default setting for each item: Item Description Image Resolution 2048 X 1536 pixels Image Quality Fine...
  • Page 50 Date Setup After removing the batteries from the camera, the date and time may return to the default settings. If this happens, reset the date and time when using the camera. Refer to section in this manual titled "Setting the Date and Time" for further details. Date Imprint If you set imprint function, your image will be displayed with the date on it.
  • Page 51: Connecting The Camera To Other Devices

    CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO OTHER DEVICES...
  • Page 52: Camera Specifications

    CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS Item Sensor Image resolution Self-timer Zoom Capture modes Memory type Shutter speed Lens Range of Focus Exposure and Compensation White balance Files formats File standards Interface (Ports) Operating environment Power Dimensions Weight *Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Description Approx.

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