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ViviCam X024 Digital Camera
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© 2009 Sakar International, Inc. All rights reserved.
Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
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  • Page 1 ViviCam X024 Digital Camera User‟s 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

    Camera Mode ... 10 Video Mode ... 30 Playback Mode ... 32 Install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager Software ... 43 Connect your camera to the computer ... 45 Get photos and videos from your camera to your computer ... 46 Get started! ...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Introduction Thank you for purchasing the ViviCam X024 10.1 Mega-Pixel Digital Camera with Auto-Focus 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 when an SD card of up to 8GB is inserted into the camera.

  • Page 4: What Your Camera Package Includes

    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: ...

  • Page 5: Computer System Requirements For Windows Vista

    Computer System Requirements for Windows Vista To be able to download photos and videos to your PC you 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 ...

  • 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 Your digital camera needs 3 AAA batteries in order to operate. Alkaline batteries are recommended. Slide and open the battery door on the bottom of the camera. Insert the batteries correctly with the correct polarity facing up. Close the battery door.

  • 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 batteries. Installing SD Memory Card An external memory card is required for normal use. Your camera supports any compatible SD memory card (up to 8GB).
  • Page 9 Once the external memory card is inserted into the camera all the images taken with the camera will be stored on the card. Please make sure the card is not locked. No images can be transferred to the card if it is locked. Note: Limited internal memory is provided for one test photo.

  • Page 10: 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 indicating that your camera is on and ready for use. Power off Press the Power button to turn off your camera. When there is insufficient battery power a red icon appear on the LCD screen.

  • Page 11: Camera Mode

    “Memory 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” and thereafter delete them from your SD card or insert another SD card to continue taking more photos and videos.
  • Page 12 Note: This camera needs a SD memory card to operate normally. The limited internal memory allows you to take one test photo that will be erased when the camera powers off. Digital Zoom You can magnify your subject up to 8 times using the digital zoom. Press the T button to zoom in on the object and press the W button to zoom back out.
  • Page 13 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. Force Flash, To set the flash: Note: Please move the Macro/Far setting to Far mode. The flash can only be use when the camera is in Far mode.
  • Page 14 Press the Flash button until the the default flash setting. Short cut buttons on the MENU dial The camera has 3 short cut buttons on the MENU dial to make for quick access to the following settings: Scene (Left button), Self-timer (Down button) and Delete (Right button) Pressing the relevant button will activate the setting options.
  • Page 15 Scene Your camera comes supplied with many scenes for you to take photos in almost any environment. Scenes included with your camera are - Auto, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Portrait, Scenery, Sport, Party, Beach or High Sensitivity. Choose the scene in accordance with the light and environmental conditions prevailing at the time of taken the photo.
  • Page 16 Image Size The image size settings determine the quality and number of photos that can be saved and the amount of memory required for each photo. The higher the photo quality the more memory it will take. The image size and quality will also affect the maximum size you can effectively print your photo. To set the Image size: Press the MENU button.
  • Page 17 shaking when taking the photo. You are not required to use a tripod in order to take good quality photos. Press the MENU button. Press the Right/Left button to select the The Anti-Shake menu appears in the center of the LCD. Press the Up/Down button to select Anti-Shake On or Off.
  • Page 18 Press the Right/Left button to select the The Face Detect menu appears in the center of the LCD. Press the Up/Down button to select Face Detect On or Off. Press the MENU button to confirm, save your choice and exit to the camera standby mode. The Face Detect icon selected will appear on the bottom of the LCD screen.
  • Page 19 Press the Up/Down button to select one of the self timer options: Press the MENU button to confirm, save your choice and exit to the camera standby mode. The Self-Timer icon selected will appear on the top of the LCD screen. Press the Shutter button until you see the self-timer count-down begin in the center of the green frame that appears on the LCD.
  • Page 20 Press the Right/Left button to select the The Setup menu appears in the center of the LCD. Press the Up/Down button to select one of the setup options: Exposure This setting allows you to control the brightness of your images. 1.
  • Page 21 3. Press the MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. 4. The Exposure icon for the option you selected appears on the bottom of the LCD. This is a special function that allows you to compensate the light conditions when the light source is not good and you also specifically do not wish to use a flash or tripod.
  • Page 22 4. Press the MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. 5. The ISO icon for the option you selected appears on the bottom of the LCD. White Balance This setting allows the camera to adjust the color of your photos according to the color of your light source.
  • Page 23 Press the MENU 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.
  • Page 24 Press the MENU 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 25 Press the MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. The Quality icon for the option you selected appears on the bottom left corner of the LCD. Super quality Date This allows you to set the system time which will be displayed on the photos. Press the Up/Down buttons to select the Date option in the Setup menu.
  • Page 26  On selecting “On” the date will appear on the photo once it is taken.  On selecting “Off” no date will appear on the photo.  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.
  • Page 27 4. Press the MENU button to confirm, save the changes and exit. 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: Press the Up/Down button to select the Auto Power Off option in Setup menu.
  • Page 28 depleted or the camera is turned off manually. Press the MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. Language Your digital camera supports only English for this version. Format This function will format the memory card and will erase all files in memory including files that have been protected.
  • Page 29 4. Press the MENU button to confirm. 5. A Format confirmation message appears. 6. Press the Right/Left button to select “Yes” to format, “No” to exit. 7. Press the MENU button to confirm and begin the format. 8. Once the SD card is formatted all the images sitting on the card will be erased and the camera will revert to the camera standby mode.
  • Page 30 Press the Up/Down button to select OK to set to default setting or Cancel to exit. Press the MENU button to confirm. If you selected OK, a Default Setting confirmation message will appear: Press the Right/Left button to select Yes to reset to the default setting or No to exit the menu.

  • Page 31: Video Mode

    Video Mode Press the MODE button to select the Video mode. Note:. An SD card (up to 8GB) needs to be inserted in order to use the video mode normally. When the icon appears on the top left corner of the LCD screen this indicates that you are in Video mode.
  • Page 32 Alternatively, you can insert a SD memory card to expand the memory to record longer videos. The LCD will not light up when the light condition is not good. In Video mode there are 3 setup options - White Balance, Size and Macro White Balance You can select 5 different White Balance light conditions for shooting videos.

  • Page 33: Playback Mode

    Press the MENU button to confirm, save and exit to the video standby mode. The LCD screen will be adjusted as per the White Balance option you selected. Size Your camera supports 2 video resolutions- 640x480 (VGA) pixels, 320x240 (QVGA) pixels. Press the MENU button.
  • Page 34 When the icon appears on the top left corner of the LCD screen this indicates that you are in 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.
  • Page 35 Press the T button to 8x zoom in to the photo. Press the Up/Down/Left/Right button to navigate around the photo. Press the W button to zoom back out it. 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 by pressing the Right/Left buttons to toggle through the images that appear on the LCD.
  • Page 36 Press the MENU button to confirm how many degrees you want to rotate the photo 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. Note: You cannot rotate a protected file.
  • Page 37 Press the MENU button. Press the Right/Left button to select the Press the Up/Down button to select the Protect options that appear in the menu. Press the MENU button. If you select Lock, a lock icon Note: To “Unlock” the current file follow steps 1 through 4. Select “Unlock” and press the MENU button to unlock the current file.
  • Page 38 Press the MENU button. Press the Right/Left button to select the Press the Up/Down button to select “This Image” (if the image is a photo) or “This Video” (if the image is a video) to delete the current photo or video you selected. Select the “All” option to delete all unprotected images.
  • Page 39 downloaded them to your computer previous to the deletion. 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. Note: Only photos on the SD Card can be cropped.
  • Page 40 Press the Up/Down/Right/Left buttons to navigate the area of the photo you wish to crop. Press the Shutter button for the crop confirmation icons to appear or press the MENU button to exit. Press the Shutter button to confirm and save the crop or press the MENU button to exit. 10.
  • Page 41 A message will appear on the LCD to “Please connect to device”. Connect your camera to a compatible printer with the USB cable provided to begin printing. Press the MENU button to exit if you do not want to print. Playing the AVI video file In Playback mode, press the Left/Right buttons to select an AVI video file you wish to play.
  • Page 42 Press the MENU button. If you select Lock, a lock icon Note: To “Unlock” the current file follow steps 1 through 4. Select “Unlock” and press the MENU button to unlock the current file. Delete Delete unwanted 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 videos that are currently stored and saved on the memory card.
  • Page 43 image is a video) to delete the current photo or video you selected or select the corresponding “All” option to delete all unprotected images. Press Cancel to exit the Delete option if you do not wish to delete anything at this stage. Press the MENU button to confirm.

  • Page 44: Install The Vivitar Experience Image Manager Software

    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.
  • Page 45 “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.

  • Page 46: Connect Your Camera To The Computer

    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”.

  • Page 47: Get Photos And Videos From Your Camera To Your Computer

    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.

  • Page 48: Get Started

    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.

  • Page 49: Transfer Media From My Camera To My Computer Manually (Using Windows)

    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.

  • Page 50: Maintenance Of Your Digital Camera

    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.
  • Page 51 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 technical support team members will answer your questions. For phone support in the US please call 1-800-592-9541, in the UK call 0800 917 4831.

  • Page 52: 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 Face Detect Interface System Requirements Windows XP/ Vista/ Mac OS X (10.4.6 or higher) Battery Working Temperature CMOS Sensor...

  • Page 53: Appendix B: Troubleshooting

    SD memory card. We recommend always downloading your photos to your computer as soon as possible to prevent unintentional data loss. Q: I deleted images using the Vivitar Experience Image Manager. The image was also deleted from my computer. How do I recover images 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.

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