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Vivitar Vivicam 25 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 ViviCam 25 Owner’s Manual Rev 1 Rev 040602tp...
  • Page 2 ViviCam 25 User Manual - It is helpful to read this user manual before using your new ViviCam 25 digital camera. The ViviCam 25 has many features and the included software is both powerful and fun to use. The ViviCam 25 and included software provide a great opportunity to learn about digital photography and digital imaging.
  • Page 3 In addition, only the supplied USB cables should be used with the product. Operation with non-certified computers, use of a cable other than that supplied, or modification of the device may result in interference to radio or television reception and could void the user’s authority to operate this device. ViviCam 25 Owner’s Manual Rev 1...
  • Page 4 Precautions Thank you for purchasing the ViviCam 25 digital camera. Please read the following precautions carefully before using the product. This camera is not resistant to water and should not be used outdoors in snow or rain. If accidentally dropped in water, please pour out the water as soon as possible.

  • Page 5: System Requirements

    Features of the ViviCam 25 - < Still-Image Resolution: o High: 640 x 480 pixels (VGA) o Low: 320 x 240 (QVGA) < 8MB SDRAM Memory allowing for the capture and retention of: Resolution: 640 x 480 320 x 240...

  • Page 6: Product Contents

    AA Batteries (2) User Manual Note: The User Manual for the ViviCam 25 is included on the product CD ROM in Adobe PDF format. (Adobe Reader is required to view the PDF User Manual.) in other languages, please refer to the Vivitar website at...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    4. Power-on the ViviCam 25 5. Camera Display Icons 6. Using Your ViviCam 25 7. Installing the ViviCam 25 camera driver 8. Downloading Images to your PC 9. Downloading an AVI video clip to your PC 10. Installing Arcsoft PhotoImpression 11.

  • Page 8: Features And Nomenclature

    ViviCam 25 Owner’s Manual Rev 1 1. Features and Nomenclature - LCD display Mode Button Status LCD...

  • Page 9: Inserting The Batteries

    ViviCam 25 Owner’s Manual Rev 1 2. Inserting the Batteries - Press the lower side and pull downward with your thumb to open the battery door. Insert two AA batteries noting the correct polarity. Close the battery door.

  • Page 10: Changing The Faceplate

    ViviCam 25 Owner’s Manual Rev 1 3. Changing the Faceplate 1. Remove the current faceplate...
  • Page 11 ViviCam 25 Owner’s Manual Rev 1 2. Insert a new faceplate.

  • Page 12: Power-On The Vivicam

    4. Power-on the ViviCam 25 - After inserting the AA batteries, press the Mode button to power on the camera. The LCD will turn on and the camera is ready. The Status LCD will display as shown: Icon Meaning Image counter showing the number of images currently stored in camera memory.

  • Page 13: Camera Display Icons

    ViviCam 25 Owner’s Manual Rev 1 5. Camera Display Icons - Self-Timer icon: To capture an image after 10 seconds. Video icon: Streaming video (movie) mode. Burst icon: To capture a sequence (burst) of 3 images. Delete-All icon: Erases all images from camera memory.

  • Page 14: Using Your Vivicam

    6. Using your ViviCam 25 The ViviCam 25 has two modes – capture and stand-by. In standby mode the battery is inserted, but the LCD is off and the camera is conserving power. To activate capture mode, press the Mode button once to power on the unit. The LCD will come on and the camera is ready to capture an image.
  • Page 15 10 seconds. the ten-second interval the camera will beep and the LED indicator on the front of the camera will blink (red) as the camera counts down. ViviCam 25 Owner’s Manual Rev 1 During...
  • Page 16 Pressing the Mode button five times displays the ‘Burst’ icon. Press the Shutter button to capture a burst of three sequential images in rapid succession, known as a burst. The image counter will increment by three. ViviCam 25 Owner’s Manual Rev 1...
  • Page 17 Press the Mode button eight times followed by a press of the shutter button to change the resolution high (640 x 480) to low (320 x 480). displace the ‘HI’ icon. Repeat this process will change from Low to High resolution. ViviCam 25 Owner’s Manual Rev 1 The ‘Lo’ icon will...
  • Page 18 Pressing the shutter button will change to “SF” (Strobe Forced) flash mode. In forced mode the flash will always fire. Repeat this process to revert to auto. Note: Forced flash is also known as “fill flash.” ViviCam 25 Owner’s Manual Rev 1 This applies to indoor shooting only and will ‘SA’...
  • Page 19 The optimal distance between object and camera is three to five feet v In situations of limited lighting try capturing an image with, and without, flash and compare the results. ViviCam 25 Owner’s Manual Rev 1 HI/Lo -> ->...

  • Page 20: Default Camera Settings

    < When capturing video clip the beeper will sound continuously during capture. Low Battery Detection: When the battery power is low, the battery icon will blink. Download your images to PC before changing the batteries. ViviCam 25 Owner’s Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 21: Installing The Vivicam 25 Camera Driver

    7. Installing the ViviCam 25 camera driver Note: You must install the ViviCam 25 driver software before connecting the camera to your PC for the first time. (This applies to all versions of Windows 98SE/Me/2000/Xp) 1. Insert the product CD-ROM into your PCs CD-ROM drive. It will run automatically and display a Welcome Screen.

  • Page 22: Downloading Images To Your Pc

    8. Downloading Images to your PC Double click the ViviCam 25 shortcut. Or click Start-Programs- ViviCam 25- ViviCam 25 ViviCam 25 Owner’s Manual Rev 1 Locate the Viv iCam 25 folder on your PCs desktop.
  • Page 23 ViviCam 25 Owner’s Manual Rev 1 It will open the ViviCam 25 Graphical User Interface (GUI). Click on the ‘DOWNLOAD’ icon to download small thumbnail-sized representations of the images stored in camera memory. Thumbnail images will appear in the twelve cells in the GUI.
  • Page 24 ViviCam 25 Owner’s Manual Rev 1 Click ‘SAVE TO DISK’ icon to save all selected thumbnails. The file format for still-images is JPG. Click ‘Exit’ icon to exit the driver interface.

  • Page 25: Downloading An Avi Video Clip To Your Pc

    ViviCam 25 Owner’s Manual Rev 1 Capture an AVI video with the camera. Connect the camera to your PC using the USB cord. Double click the ViviCam 25 shortcut to open the ViviCam 25 Graphical User Interface (GUI). Click the ‘DOWNLOAD’ icon.
  • Page 26 ViviCam 25 Owner’s Manual Rev 1 Click ‘SAVE TO DISK’ icon to save the video clip. You can specify a file name prefix for your images and you may select a folder to store your images. Click on ‘Save’ to save the AVI video clip.
  • Page 27 ViviCam 25 Owner’s Manual Rev 1 Finally, click the ‘OK’ icon to exit. To playback your video clip, locate the AVI file and Double click on it to play the video file using Windows Media player. Note: You may need to have DirectX 8.1 installed on your...

  • Page 28: Pc Camera Mode

    ViviCam 25 Owner’s Manual Rev 1 Connect the camera to your PC using the USB cord. Double click on the ViviCam 25 desktop folder icon. Double click the PCCam shortcut inside the Viv iCam 25 folder on the desktop. Or, click Start-Programs- ViviCam 25-PCCam.
  • Page 29 After the ‘Preview’ icon is checked, it will display live video from your ViviCam 25. You may record live video to your PC using the ViviCam 25 and the PCCam utility. Click on the ‘Capture’ menu, followed by ‘Start Capture’ to setup the capture process.
  • Page 30 ViviCam 25 Owner’s Manual Rev 1 Enter a name for your new video by creating a filename such as ‘MYVIDEO.AVI’. The first time you use the PCCam program to record a video, it will present a dialog box as shown to the right. This dialog box asks that you specify the maximum file size (the upper size limit) for a recorded video.
  • Page 31 Note 2: Recorded video files can become quite large. A video file can take up to 10 MB per second of video at 640 x 480 (VGA) resolution. Video files recorded at 320 x 240 will be considerably smaller. ViviCam 25 Owner’s Manual Rev 1 To playback your video clip, locate the AVI file and Double click on it to play the video file using Windows Media player.

  • Page 32: Installing Arcsoft Photoimpression

    ViviCam 25 Owner’s Manual Rev 1 10. Installing Arcsoft PhotoImpression - Insert the product CD-ROM into your PCs CD-ROM drive. It will run automatically and display a Welcome Screen. Click on ‘Install PhotoImpression’ to start the installation. Follow the on-screen instructions.
  • Page 33 ViviCam 25 Owner’s Manual Rev 1 Click ‘Yes’ to proceed. Click ‘Next’. Click ‘Next’.
  • Page 34 ViviCam 25 Owner’s Manual Rev 1 To complete the installation, click on ‘Finish’.
  • Page 35 ViviCam 25 Owner’s Manual Rev 1 11. Downloading Images with PhotoImpression - Connect the camera to your PC using the USB cord. Start PhotoImpression. Double click the desktop shortcut or click on: < Start – Programs – ArcSoft PhotoImpression 4 – PhotoImpression 4.
  • Page 36 ViviCam 25 Owner’s Manual Rev 1 2. Click on the ‘Camera/Scanner’ button. 3. From the “Select Source” drop-down list Select ‘ViviCam 25’. You may (optionally) choose an album to store your images using the ‘Select Album’ drop-down list. 4. Click on the ‘Acquire’ button.
  • Page 37 ViviCam 25 Owner’s Manual Rev 1 If there are more than twelve images in the camera there will be more than one page of thumbnails. Click on the left or right arrows to browse the pages of thumbnails. 6. Select those images you wish to transfer to your PC.
  • Page 38 All the selected images are downloaded to the ‘New Album1’ folder. The thumbnails are shown in the PhotoImpression program. ViviCam 25 Owner’s Manual Rev 1 Double click on a thumbnail and the image is displayed in the main PhotoImpression viewing frame.

  • Page 39: Using The Pc Video Camera With Photoimpression

    USB cord and start PhotoImpression. 1. Click on the ‘Camera/Scanner’ button. 2. From the “Select Source” drop-down menu select the Source as ‘ViviCam 25’. 3. Click on the ‘Video camera’ icon. A new dialog box will appear. It allows you to control the video from the camera.

  • Page 40: Installing Additional Software Applications

    You may install the additional software applications by clicking on the title on the CD ROM Welcome Screen. Adobe Acrobat Reader is a universal tool for reading “PDF” documents, such as the ViviCam 25 User manual. To install Acrobat Reader click on “Install Acrobat Reader” and follow the on-screen instructions.

  • Page 41: Techniques And Troubleshooting

    The camera won’t capture an image. The images are blurry. The images are too bright. ViviCam 25 Owner’s Manual Rev 1 The object will be too dark. Check the battery polarity and condition. Replace with fresh batteries. If connected to a PC, check the USB cord for complete insertion.
  • Page 42 ViviCam 25 Owner’s Manual Rev 1 Uninstalling the camera driver – If it is necessary to remove the ViviCam 25 driver click on: Start – Programs – ViviCam 25 – Uninstall. Uninstall PhotoImpression. If it is necessary to remove PhotoImpression click on:...

  • Page 43: Additional Product Specifications

    Therefore specifications are subject to change without notification. Trademark acknowledgements < ViviCam 25 is a trademark of Vivitar Corporation < TWAIN driver by SQ Technology Limited, Taiwan < Microsoft, Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation <...

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