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© 2009 Sakar International, Inc. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1 ViviCam 8027 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 ... 11 Video Mode ... 32 Playback Mode ... 35 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! ...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Introduction Thank you for purchasing the ViviCam 8027 8.1 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 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 bottom of the camera. Insert the battery correctly with the correct polarity facing up.

  • Page 8: Installing Sd Memory Card

    Full battery power Note: A “Low battery” message will flash on the LCD when the battery power is insufficient. Shortly thereafter your camera will power off. Please remove your battery when you don’t intend to use your camera for a long time. The test photo 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.
  • Page 9 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 SD 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.

  • Page 10: How To Hold Your Camera Correctly When Capturing Images

    Don’t remove the SD card during formatting as this may damage the card and render it unusable. When your card is full, download the media on the SD card to your PC and delete the photos and videos from it in order to continue using your camera to capture more high quality photos and videos How to hold your camera correctly when capturing images Turning on the Power button will activate the lens to open out like a periscope.

  • Page 11: 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 and the Auto-Focus zoom lens will extend out indicating that your camera is on and ready for use. Power off Press the Power button to turn off your camera.

  • Page 12: Camera Mode

    Press the MODE button to toggle between the 3 modes. The Camera mode will have an have an icon and the Playback mode an Camera Mode This is the default mode when turning on your camera. Taking Photos Compose your shot using the LCD screen. Hold the camera steady and press the Shutter button to take the photo.
  • Page 13  Either download the photos 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. 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.
  • Page 14 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 15 Press the Flash button until the reduction is on. Press the Flash button until the the default flash setting. Short cut buttons on the OK dial The camera has 3 short cut buttons on the OK 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 16 Each setting will be explained in its own section below. Scene Your camera comes supplied with many scenes for you to take photos in accordance with the light and environmental conditions prevailing at the time of taken the photo. Scenes included with your camera are - Auto, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Portrait, Scenery, Sport, Party, Beach or High Sensitivity.
  • Page 17 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 OK button.
  • Page 18 shaking when taking the photo. You are not required to use a tripod in order to take good quality photos. Press the OK 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 19 Press the Right/Left button to select the The Macro menu appears in the center of the LCD. Press the Up/Down button to select Macro On or Off. : Macro shooting - On : Far shooting - Off Press the OK button to confirm, save your choice and exit to the camera standby mode. The selected icon appears on the top of the LCD screen.
  • Page 20 Press the Up/Down button to select Face Detect On or Off. Press the OK button to confirm, save your choice and exit to the camera standby mode. The Face Detect On or Off icon selected will appear on the bottom of the LCD screen. Self-Timer You can include yourself in a photo by using this feature to delay the time between you pressing the Shutter button and when the photo is actually taken.
  • Page 21 Press the OK 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 22 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 submenu options: Exposure This setting allows you to control the brightness of your images. 1.
  • Page 23 3. Press the OK 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 24 4. Press the OK 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 25 Press the 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.
  • Page 26 Press the OK 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 27 Press the OK 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 Digital Zoom You can set the digital zoom function On or Off. Press the Up/Down button to select the Digital Zoom option in the Setup menu.
  • Page 28 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. Press the OK button. Press the Up/Down buttons to select a Date option from the Menu that appears: ...
  • Page 29 3. Press the Right/Left button to select and highlight the Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute, Second and Date Format type. 4. Press the Up/Down button to set the Date and Time digits. 5. Select the first option of the Date format and press the Up/Down button to set the date format that appears on the top line: YY MM DD;...
  • Page 30 Press the Up/Down button to select a time that the camera will automatically power off if inactive. Note: If you select None, the camera will not be powered off until the battery power is depleted or the camera is turned off manually. Press the OK button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode.
  • Page 31 Important: Please use this function with caution. Once formatted all the images stored in the memory will be erase. This process is irreversible. Please download all images to the PC before formatting the card. 1. Press the Up/Down button to select the Format option from the Setup menu. 2.
  • Page 32 Default Setting You can restore your camera to the original factory settings. Press the Up/Down button to select Default Setting in the Setup menu. Press the OK button. Press the Up/Down button to select OK Press the Up/Down button to select OK to set to default setting or Cancel to exit. Press the OK button to confirm.

  • Page 33: Video Mode

    Video Mode Press the MODE button to select the Video mode. Note: The camera has limited internal memory and does not allow recording videos without an SD card inserted. 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 34 Download the test file from the internal memory to the PC or delete them to shoot more videos. Alternatively, you can insert a SD memory card to expand the memory to record longer videos. The LED will 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 35 Press the OK 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 OK button.

  • Page 36: Playback Mode

    Press the Right/Left button to select the Press the Up/Down buttons to select a Macro option from the Menu that appears : Macro shooting - On : Far shooting - Off Press the OK button to confirm, save your choice and exit to the video standby mode. The selected Macro icon appears on the top of the LCD screen.
  • Page 37 Full screen to Thumbnail display When the camera is in the Playback Mode and an image appears on the LCD screen: Press the W button. This will open up the thumbnail display. Press the Up/Down/Left/Right buttons and select a thumbnail of a photo or video. Press the OK button to display the photo or video in full screen.
  • Page 38 Select the photo you wish to rotate, protect, delete, crop or print. Rotate The rotate feature will only work for images on the SD card that is inserted. Press the OK button. Press the Right/Left button to select the Press the Up/Down buttons to select the Rotate option from the Menu that appears. Press the OK button to confirm how many degrees you want to rotate the photo A “Rotate &...
  • Page 39 Note: You cannot rotate a protected file. On attempting to rotate a protected file a “This File is Write-Protected” message will appear on the screen. “No card inserted” will appear on the screen if no SD card is insert. Please insert an SD memory card to use this function.
  • Page 40 If you select Lock, a lock icon Note: To “Unlock” the current file follow steps 1 through 4. Select “Unlock” and press the OK button to unlock the current file. Delete Delete unwanted photos and 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 photos and videos that are currently stored and saved on the memory card.
  • Page 41 Press the OK button to confirm. A Delete confirmation message appears. Press the Right/Left button to select “Yes” or “No”. Press the OK button to confirm and delete the image(s). Note: You cannot delete files that are locked. Caution: If you choice the All option, all the unprotected photo images on your SD card will be deleted. This process is irreversible and all your images will be lost forever unless you have saved them or downloaded them to your computer previous to the deletion.
  • Page 42 Press the OK button. Press the Right/Left button to select the Press the Up/Down button to select Crop or Cancel. Press the OK button. A blue crop rectangle appears on the photo in the LCD screen. Press the W or T buttons to determine the size of the area to crop. Press the Up/Down/Right/Left buttons to navigate the area of the photo you wish to crop.
  • Page 43 You can print the photos directly from the camera with a Pictbridge compatible printer. Select the photo you wish to print. Press the OK button. Press the Right/Left button to select the Press the Up/Down button and select Pictbridge to print photos or press Cancel to exit the menu. Press the OK button to enter the Pictbridge mode.
  • Page 44 Note: Videos have an Press the OK button for the selected video to appear in full screen. Press the Shutter button to play the current AVI file. Press the Shutter button to pause and press it again to continue playing. Press the Up button to stop playing the AVI and revert back to the Playback mode.
  • Page 45 Press the OK button. If you select Lock, a lock icon Note: To “Unlock” the current file follow steps 1 through 4. Select “Unlock” and press the OK 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 46 Press the OK button to confirm. A Delete confirmation message appears. Press the Right/Left button to select “Yes” or “No”. Press the OK button to confirm and delete the image(s). Note: You cannot delete files that are locked. Caution: If you choice the All option, all the unprotected video images on your SD card will be deleted. This process is irreversible and all your images will be lost forever unless you have saved them or downloaded them to your computer previous to the deletion.

  • Page 47: 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 48 “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 49: 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 50: 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 51: 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 52: 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 53: Maintenance Of Your Digital Camera

    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. Do not disconnect the cable during transfer. Doing so will cancel the transfer of any files on their way to your computer.
  • Page 54 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 55: 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 Interface Face Detect System Requirements Windows XP/ Vista/ Mac OS X (10.4.6 or higher) Battery Working Temperature CMOS Sensor...

  • Page 56: 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 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.

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