Video Mode ............................23 Playback Mode ............................27 Setup Mode ............................38 Install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager Software ................46 Connect your camera to the computer ......................48 Get photos and videos from your camera to your computer ................ 49 Get started! ..............................
Thank you for purchasing the ViviCam T328 12.1 Mega-Pixel Touch Screen Digital Camera. 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.
What your camera package includes Digital Camera Vivitar Experience Image Manager software Installation CD USB cable Quick Start Guide Strap Computer System Requirements for Windows XP To be able to download photos and videos to your PC, you will need the following minimum configuration: ...
Computer System Requirements for Windows Vista To be able to download photos and videos to your PC your will need the following minimum configuration: Windows Vista 800MHz processor and 512 MB of system memory 20GB hard drive with at least 15GB of available space ...
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.
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.
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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 will appear on the LCD screen after you turn on your camera. Once the external memory card is inserted into the camera all the images taken with the camera will be stored on the card.
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 in the diagram below. Note: Do not touch or move the lens once it opens and in use. This will cause damage to the camera.
Starting Your Digital Camera Important: When you Power on the camera, do not touch the Screen. Please do not touch the screen area before Powering on the camera. This will affect the touch screen sensitivity and may cause the touch function to fail. Power on Press the Power button on the top of the camera to turn on your camera.
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Mode selection Your digital touch screen camera has 4 main modes - Playback mode, Still Image (Camera) mode, Movie (Video) mode and Setup mode. The Camera mode is for you to take still photos. You can shoot video files while in Video mode. ...
Touch the icon function area to enter the Playback mode. Touch the icon function area to enter the Still Image (Camera) mode. Touch the icon function area to enter the Movie (Video) mode. Touch the icon function area to enter the Setup menu. Note: If you are in the Playback or Video mode, pressing the Home button will exit these modes and open the Camera mode.
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Full, Insert a SD memory card to Transfer and Take More Photos!” Either download the photo to your computer using the Vivitar Experience Image Manager software as described below in the section “Transfer photos and videos to your computer” or insert another SD card to continue taking more photos and videos.
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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 function area to zoom back out. Note: When using this function, the camera will automatically adjust the lens. Be careful not to touch the Lens while the camera is adjusting.
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function area to zoom in or out of your subject with 3x optical and 4x digital zoom. Macro/Far shooting The camera has the function that allows you to capture objects either at very near or very far distances. For close up shooting up to 80cm: Press the MENU/OK button Touch the Next icon function area on the bottom right of the touch screen until the Macro...
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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. Flash In low light conditions it is best to use the built-in flash. You can also use the flash to compensate for backlight conditions.
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Touch the icon function area until the red-eye reduction icon appears on the left side of the LCD screen. This will activate the red-eye reduction feature to limit red eye when taking the photo. To turn off the flash function touch the icon function area until the icon appears.
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area to select the next page until you see the “Self-Timer” option. Touch the Next icon Touch the icon function area to enter the self-timer mode selection. By touching the icon function area select the self-time option you desire: 2 seconds 5 seconds , 10 seconds or Off...
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Sensitivity. Choose the scene in accordance with the light and environmental conditions prevailing at the time of taking the photo. Press the MENU/OK button. function area repeatedly until you see the “Scene” option appear. Touch the Next icon Touch the icon function area to enter the Scene menu.
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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. Image Size The image size and quality settings determine the number of photos that can be saved and the amount of memory required for each photo.
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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. The selected image size icon will appear on the top of the LCD screen.
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Touch the icon function area to enter the Anti-Shake menu. Touch the icon function area to select Anti-Shake On or Off. Anti-Shake on Anti-Shake off Press the MENU/OK button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. The anti-shake icon selected will appear on the left side of the LCD screen. Face Detection Your camera supports face detecting that allows you to take better portrait photos.
Touch the icon function area to enter the Face Detection menu. Touch the icon function area to select the Face Detection On or Off. Face detecting on Face detecting off Press the MENU/OK button to confirm and exit to the camera standby mode. The Face Detection icon selected will appear on the LCD screen.
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mode. Press the Shutter button to begin shooting videos. The elapse time will appear on the top right of the LCD screen and the icon will flash on the LCD screen. 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.
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Press the MENU/OK button. Touch the “WB” function area to enter the White Balance menu. Touch the icon function area to select the best White Balance option for shooting. Auto Incandescent Fluorescent Cloudy Daylight 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.
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Touch the “MP” function area to enter the Image Size menu. Touch the icon function area to select VGA or QVGA. Press the MENU/OK button to confirm, save and exit to the video standby mode. The Image Size icon selected will appear on the LCD screen. Macro The camera has the function that allows you to capture objects either at very near or very far distances.
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. The selected Macro icon appears on the left side of the LCD screen.
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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. You can also print photos directly from your camera using PictBridge.
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Touch the icon function area to select a thumbnail of a photo or video. 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 icon function area to delete the current photo or video displayed on the LCD screen.
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Select the photo you wish to delete, rotate, protect, crop or print. Rotate The rotate feature will only work for images on the SD card that is inserted. Press the MENU/OK button. Touch the icon function area to enter the Rotate option.
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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 photo is rotated as per your choice. The photo will now be rotated and saved.
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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. Press the MENU/OK button to confirm. An icon will appear on the top of the LCD screen for that image if you selected to Lock it.
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on the memory card. Press the MENU/OK button. Touch the icon function area until you see the Delete option. Touch the icon function area to enter the Delete menu. Touch the icon function area to select one of the This Image/All/Cancel options that appear. Press the MENU/OK button to confirm your choice.
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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. Only photos on the SD Card can be cropped.
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you select the area to be saved as a new file. Press the MENU/OK button. Touch the icon function area to move the rectangle over and select the part of the photo that you would like to crop. Press the Shutter button. 10.
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Touch the Next icon function area until you see the Pictbridge option. Touch the icon function area to enter the Pictbridge menu. Touch the icon function area to select the Pictbridge or Cancel option. Press the MENU/OK button to confirm. A “Please connect to device”...
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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. Protect In the playback mode you can protect your video from accidental deletion. Select an AVI video file you wish to protect by touching the icon function area.
The video will appear in the LCD screen. Press the MENU/OK button to open the Video Playback function mode options. Touch the icon function area to enter the Delete menu. Touch the icon function area to select the This Image/All/Cancel options. Note: If the file is Locked then the This Image or All icons will appear with a red X to show that it cannot be deleted.
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Press the HOME button for the main menu to appear on the LCD. Touch the icon function area to enter the Setup Menu. Exposure This setting allows you to control the brightness of your images.
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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.
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Auto Incandescent Fluorescent Cloudy Daylight Press the Menu/OK button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. The LCD screen will be adjusted as per the White Balance option you selected. Sharpness This setting allows you to adjust the sharpness of your images, making edges more or less distinct. function area until you see the “Sharpness”...
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function area until you see the “Quality” option. Touch the Next icon Touch the icon function area to enter the Quality setting. Touch the icon function area to select the Fine/Super Fine/Normal option. Normal quality Fine quality Super fine quality Press the MENU/OK button to confirm, save your choice and exit to the camera standby mode.
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Press the MENU/OK button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. Date This allows you to set the system time which will be displayed on the photos. function area until you see the “Date” option. Touch the Next icon Touch the icon function area to enter the Date menu.
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Press MENU/OK button to confirm and save the changes. Format This function will format the memory card and will erase all files in memory including files that have been protected. Important: Please use this function with caution. Once formatted all the images stored in the memory will be erase.
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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. Default Setting You can restore your camera to the original factory settings. function area until you see the “Default Setting”...
Install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager Software Warning: Do not plug your camera into the computer until the software installation is complete You must be connected to the internet to install and run the Vivitar Experience Image Manager software. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. The installation screen should automatically open.
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“Install Vivitar Experience Image Manager” button to begin the installation Note: If you do not have internet access, you can still download media from the camera. Click the “How to transfer photos and videos from my camera to my computer” button for instructions.
On Macintosh: Click the “I accept the terms of this license agreement” and then click “Next” to continue. 10. On PC only: Let the “Vivitar Experience Image Manager” installer create the folder to where the program will be installed, and then click “Install”.
Get photos and videos from your camera to your computer An SD card needs to be inserted. Do not disconnect the cable during transfer. Doing so will cancel the transfer of any files on their way to your computer. Select the “Get images” button from the Main menu.
Get started! Using the Vivitar Experience Image Manager, you can upload and manage photos and videos to and from the most popular photo sharing and social networking sites - Facebook, Flickr, MySpace, Picasa, Photobucket and YouTube.
For more details on how to use the Vivitar Experience Image Manager open the Help file or click the “Take the Tour” button on the application`s Home page. Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually (Using Windows) Use the USB cable that came with your camera to connect your camera to your computer.
Select the files and drag them into your computer. Optionally, select the files and choose Copy from the Finder‟s Edit menu. Then select a folder and choose Paste from the Edit menu. We recommend that you copy the images into the Pictures folder and the videos into the Movies folder.
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195 Carter Drive Edison, NJ 08817 TECHNICAL SUPPORT For technical support issues please visit our website at www.vivitar.com. You can find manuals, software and FAQ‟s at the website. Can‟t find what you are looking for? E-mail us at support@vivitar.com and one of our technical support team members will answer your questions.
Q: I deleted images using the Vivitar Experience Image Manager. The photo was also deleted from my computer. How do I recover photos that I accidently deleted? All images deleted using the Vivitar Experience Image Manager are sent to your computer`s Recycle or Trash Bin and can be retrieved from there.