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Vivitar Vivicam 3755 User Manual

Vivitar vivicam 3755: user guide
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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. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and
on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help
Use of shielded cable is required to comply with Class B limits in Subpart B of Part 15 of
the FCC rules.
Do not make any changes or modifications to the equipment unless otherwise specified
in the manual. If such changes or modifications should be made, you could be required
to stop operation of the equipment.
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  • Page 1: 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.

  • Page 2: Trademark Information

    TRADEMARK INFORMATION Microsoft ® and Windows Pentium ® is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. is a trademark. PhotoSuite and PhotoVista are trademarks. 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 owner.
  • Page 3 WARNINGS Do not use this camera if it is emitting smoke (or an unusual odor), if it becomes unusually hot to be touched, 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 4 CAUTIONS Do not place the camera in damp or dusty locations. This may cause a fire or an electrical shock. Do not place the 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 cover or wrap the camera or the AC power adapter with a cloth or quilt.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ... 7 Overview ... 7 Package Contents ... 7 Optional Accessories ... 7 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA ... 8 Front View ... 8 Rear View ... 9 Mode Dial ... 10 LED Indicators ... 10 LCD Monitor Information ... 11 GETTING STARTED ...
  • Page 6 MENU OPTIONS ... 47 Automatic Photography Menu ... 47 ISO ... 47 DIGITAL ZOOM ... 47 QUALITY SETTING ... 47 CREATE FOLDER ... 48 PICTURE ... 48 DISPLAY SETTINGS ... 49 LCD BRIGHTNESS ... 49 Manual Photography Menu ... 50 ISO ...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Overview Your new digital camera delivers high quality, 2048 x 1536 resolution images using a 3.2 Megapixel CCD sensor. Using either the micro display viewfinder or the 2.5" TFT color image LCD monitor, you can compose images and then examine them in detail. An automatic-flash sensor automatically detects the shooting (lighting) conditions and determines whether the flash should be used.

  • Page 8: Getting To Know Your Camera

    GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA Front View 1. Power switch 2. Mode dial 3. Shutter button 4. Remote control sensor 5. Flash adjustment sensor 6. Front LED 7. Lens 8. Flash 9. Flash open button 10. Speaker 11. Microphone 12. Terminal cover 13.

  • Page 9: Rear View

    Rear View Self-timer/ INFO. button 2. Diopter adjustment dial 3. Micro display viewfinder 4. Viewfinder LED 5. LCD monitor Menu button Erase button 8. Tripod socket Display button Flash button 11. W Wide-angle button 12. T Telephoto button 13. Strap eyelet 14.

  • Page 10: Mode Dial

    Mode Dial Mode Movie Mode Manual Photography Mode Select this mode to take still images using manual settings Automatic Photography Mode Select this mode to shoot still images using automatic settings. Playback Mode Setup Mode PC Mode LED Indicators Color State During photography Green...

  • Page 11: Lcd Monitor Information

    LCD Monitor Information These indicators are displayed during automatic photography: 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 SCENE SCENE AUTO 1. Possible number of shots remaining 2. Automatic Photography-Mode icon 3. Image Quality indicator ] Fine Normal Basic 4.
  • Page 12 These indicators are displayed during manual photography: 1. Possible number of shots remaining 2. Manual Photography-Mode icon 3. Image quality indicatior ] Fine Normal Basic 4. Self-timer mode ( if activated) ] 10-second delay ] 2-second delay 5. [ Long exposure mode 6.
  • Page 13 These indicators are displayed while playing back images: 1. Playback-Mode icon 2. Image quality indicator ] Fine Normal Basic 3. Image resolution ] 2048 x 1536 ] 1600 x 1200 ] 1280 x 960 ] 1024 x 768 ] 640 x 480 4.
  • Page 14 These indicators are displayed in movie recording mode: FOCUS FOCUS 1. Possible recoding time remaining 2. Movie-Mode icon 3. Movie quality setting ] Fine Normal Basic 4. Movie resolution ] 320 x 240 5. Photography tab menu 6. Current date and time 7.
  • Page 15 These indicators are displayed when playing back movie clips: 1. Elapsed time/total time 2. Playback-Mode icon 3. Movie quality setting ] Fine Normal Basic 4. Movie resolution ] 320 x 240 ( movies are always 320 x 240) 5. Battery level Full battery power Fairly consumed Nearly exhausted...

  • Page 16: Getting Started

    GETTING STARTED You may use either 4 AA size batteries (Alkaline or Ni-MH), 2 CR-V3 Lithium battery packs or an AC power adapter (optional accessory) to power your camera. Battery power is convenient for capturing images or video clips while an AC adapter power is useful when transferring recorded images to your computer.

  • Page 17: Using An Sd Memory Card (Optional Accessory)

    Using an SD Memory Card (optional accessory) Images and movies taken with this camera are stored on an SD memory card. An SD memory card must be present to use the camera. 1. Make sure the camera is turned off. 2.

  • Page 18: Setting The Time And Date

    Setting the Time and Date The Time & Date screen will be presented if/when: The camera is turned on for the first time. The camera is turned on after removing the batteries/ AC power adapter or replacing the batteries. When the date and time setting screen appears, follow the steps to set the correct date and time.

  • Page 19: Capturing Images

    CAPTURING IMAGES Automatic Photography Mode In this mode, images can be taken easily as the camera adjusts the majority of the settings. Simply point at your subject and press the shutter button to capture an image. 1. Rotate the mode dial to [ mode.

  • Page 20: Scene Modes

    Scene Modes Select the appropriate scene mode such as [AUTO] AUTO, [ ] LANDSCAPE, [ ] SPORTS, [ or [ ] MULTI. Your selection will be retained after the power is turned OFF manually or by auto power OFF. 1. Rotate the mode dial to [ mode.

  • Page 21: Focus Modes

    Focus Modes The camera will focus your images either automatically, or at pre-defined distances to your subject by using: [AF] AUTO FOCUS, [ 1 Meter (3 feet) or [ 3m ] FIXED AT 3 Meters (9 feet) . Your focus preference will remains after the power is turned OFF manually or by auto power OFF.

  • Page 22: Flash Modes

    Flash Modes The flash is designed to function automatically when lighting conditions warrant the use of flash. You can take an image using a flash mode suitable to your circumstances. The effective flash distance is about 0.5m to 4.4m (1.5 to 13 feet) with the lens at wide position and ISO400.
  • Page 23 The table below will help you to choose the appropriate flash mode: Flash Mode Description ] Automatic The flash fires automatically according to the ambient lighting conditions. Select this mode for general photography. When the scene mode is set to [ + LANDSCAPE in [ fires twice for [ with the second firing.

  • Page 24: Self-Timer

    Self-timer When the self-timer is set, the camera automatically takes a shot after 10 or 2 seconds, according to your preference. This allows you to get into the scene when taking group images. The setting is canceled after the power is turned OFF manually or by the auto power OFF. 1.

  • Page 25: Digital Zoom

    Digital Zoom Using digital zoom, images can be enlarged even beyond the extent of the optical zoom so that the subject appears even closer. As the lens reaches the extent of its optical zoom range, digital zoom can be utilized. To use the digital zoom it must be enabled in the photography setup menu.

  • Page 26: Manual Photography Mode

    Manual Photography Mode Exposure (EXP) Using the exposure settings, [PRG] PROGRAM, [Av] APERTURE PRIORITY, [Tv] SHUTTER SPEED PRIORITY, and [M] MANUAL, you can capture images with precision control. [PRG] PROGRAM In program mode, the camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the brightness of the subject.
  • Page 27 [Tv] SHUTTER SPEED PRIORITY In the shutter-priority mode, images are taken with the priority given to the shutter speed. The aperture is automatically set according to the shutter speed that you specify. If you select a fast shutter speed, you can take images of moving subjects that look they are still. If you set a slow shutter speed, you can take images that make you feel as if the subject is rushing by, capturing the essence of motion.

  • Page 28: White Balance

    White Balance The human eye adapts to changes in light so that white objects still appear white even when the light changes. With cameras, however, the color of the subject is influenced by the color of the light surrounding it. This color adjustment is called “white balance adjustment”.

  • Page 29: Photometry Mode

    Photometry Mode Using Photometry Mode you may select the metering method for calculating exposure. 1. Rotate the mode dial to [ mode,and press the OK button. 2. Select [AE] using the button. A list of photometry mode icons is displayed. 3.

  • Page 30: Exposure Compensation

    Exposure Compensation Your camera adjusts the exposure of each scene automatically. However, if the subject is very dark, or very bright, you may override the camera automatic exposure determination to make the subject brighter or darker. This is called EV compensation. The EV compensation of the camera can be adjusted from -2.0EV to +2.0EV in 0.3EV steps.

  • Page 31: Capturing Modes

    Capture Modes Set the capturing method that is used for taking images. 1. Rotate the mode dial to [ mode, and press the OK button. 2. Select [ S/C ] with the button. A list of capture mode icons is displayed. 3.

  • Page 32: Playback Mode

    PLAYBACK MODE In the Playback mode, you can view your images or play back video clips. This mode also provides for enlargement, thumbnail image-display, and slide shows. The thumbnail view allows you to quickly search for an image that you want. Viewing Your Images (Single-Frame Playback) In this mode you may play back still images one image at a time.

  • Page 33: Displaying Image Information

    Displaying Image Information When playing back images you may display image information as well as the image itself. 1. Rotate the mode dial to [ 2. Select an image using the 3. Press the INFO. button. The information appear cyclically: Normal Non-display Histogram...

  • Page 34: Displaying Thumbnail Images

    Displaying Thumbnail Images This function allows you to view up to nine thumbnail images on the LCD monitor simulta- neously so that you can quickly find a particular image. 1. Rotate the mode dial to [ power on the camera. 2.

  • Page 35: Slide Show Display

    Slide Show Display The slide show function enables you to play back your images automatically in sequential order as a slide show. This is a very useful and entertaining feature reviewing images and for presentations. 1. Rotate the mode dial to [ power on the camera.

  • Page 36: Protecting Images And Video Clips

    Protecting Images and Video Clips The protection feature allows you to protect selected images or video clips from accidental erasure. Protecting one image or video clip 1. Rotate the mode dial to [ power on the camera. 2. Press the menu button.

  • Page 37: Erasing Images

    Erasing Images To erase one image or one video clip , use the camera. To erase all images or video clips at once, use the delete option in Playback menu. To erase one image or video clip at a time 1.

  • Page 38: Formatting An Sd Memory Card

    Formatting an SD Memory Card Formatting an SD memory card will erase all the images, video clips, and non-camera data on your SD memory card. Be sure the SD memory card is properly inserted into the camera before formatting it. An SD memory card cannot be formatted if it is LOCKED. 1.

  • Page 39: Movie Mode

    MOVIE MODE Recording Video Clips The movie mode allows you to record video clips at a resolution of 320x240 pixels (QVGA.) You can also record sound with your video. 1. Rotate the mode dial to [ 2. Slide the POWER switch and power on the camera. 3.

  • Page 40: Transferring Recorded Images And Video Clips To Your Computer

    TRANSFERRING RECORDED IMAGES AND VIDEO CLIPS TO YOUR COMPUTER You can share recorded images and video clips with your family or friends via e-mail or post them on the Web. Before doing those things, you need to connect the camera to your computer by using the USB cable and then transfer the images and video clips.

  • Page 41: Step 1: Installing The Usb Driver On Windows Computers

    USB drivers. 1. Insert the CD-ROM that packaged with the camera into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Select and double-click “Digital Camera Driver Installer”. 3. Select “Install Location” and click “Install”.

  • Page 42: Step 2: Connecting The Camera To Your Computer

    Step 2: Connecting the Camera to Your Computer 1. Connect one end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your computer. 2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB connector on the camera. 3.

  • Page 43: Installing Photosuite

    INSTALLING PHOTOSUITE PhotoSuite is a very user-friendly image-editing program. With PhotoSuite, you can retouch, compose and organize your images. It contains a variety of templates, such as photo frames, birthday cards, calendars and more. Get your images ready and go explore this amazing program.

  • Page 44: Installing Photovista

    INSTALLING PHOTOVISTA PhotoVista is an easy-to-use program that lets you create spectacular 360 images in a snap. When you view these panoramas, you get the experience of being totally immersed in a realistic environment. PhotoVista’s power ful engine quickly and automatically stitches images together, and its intuitive interface will let even a novice get great results in minutes.

  • Page 45: Installing Acrobat Reader

    INSTALLING ACROBAT READER The supplied CD-ROM contains the user’s manual in PDF format, allowing you to read and print if you have Acrobat Reader installed in your computer. Follow the steps below to install Acrobat Reader first. 1. Insert the CD-ROM packaged with the ca-mera into the CD-ROM drive.

  • Page 46: Using The User's Manual

    USING THE USER’S MANUAL A copy of the user’s manual 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’s Manual on the CD-ROM is that you have Acrobat Reader installed in your computer.

  • Page 47: Menu Options

    MENU OPTIONS Automatic Photography Menu Automatic Photography menu items: ISO, DIGITAL ZOOM, QUALITY SETTING, CREATE FOLDER, PICTURE, DISPLAY SETTINGS and LCD BRIGHTNESS. Your setting will be retained in after the camera is turned off. 1. Rotate the mode dial to [ mode.

  • Page 48: Create Folder

    CREATE FOLDER Create new folders. This function is handy for separating your images by subject, date, time, or place. This feature allows you to manage your images on your camera, thereby simplifying the management of images on your computer. Your images are recorded to the new folder you made starting from number 0001.

  • Page 49: Display Settings

    DISPLAY SETTINGS The display setting menu allows you specify how you wish to display the photography tab menu. 1. Select [DISPLAY SETTINGS] using the from the automatic photography menu, and press the button. 2. Select the item using the button. [DISPLAY SETTINGS] : [AUTO] [ON] LCD BRIGHTNESS...

  • Page 50: Manual Photography Menu

    Manual Photography Menu Manual Photography menu items: ISO, DIGITAL ZOOM, QUALITY SETTING, CREATE FOLDER, PICTURE, DISPLAY SETTINGS and LCD BRIGHTNESS. 1. Rotate the mode dial to [ mode. 2. Press the menu button. 3. Scroll through the option using the press the button.

  • Page 51: Playback Menu

    Playback Menu Playback menu items: PROTECT, SLIDE SHOW, RESIZE, DISPLAY SETTINGS and LCD BRIGHTNESS. 1. Rotate the mode dial to [ 2. Press the menu button. 3. Scroll through the options using the and press the button. 4. Change a setting by using the press the OK button.

  • Page 52: Movie Menu

    Movie Menu Movie menu items: ISO, DIGITAL ZOOM, QUALITY SETTING, CREATE FOLDER, PICTURE, DISPLAY SETTINGS and LCD BRIGHTNESS. 1. Rotate the mode dial to [ 2. Press the menu button. 3. Scroll through the options using the and press the button.

  • Page 53: Setup Menu

    Setup Menu Setup menu items: SOUND, AUTO POWER OFF, CUSTOMIZE, LANGUAGE, VIDEO OUT, TIME & DATE and SYSTEM. 1. Rotate the mode dial to [SET-UP] setup mode. 2. Scroll through the options using press the button. 3. Change a setting by using the press the OK button.

  • Page 54: Auto Power Off

    AUTO POWER OFF If no operation is performed for a specific period of time, the power to the camera is auto- matically turned off. This feature is useful to reduce battery consumption. Select from: [1 MIN], [3 MIN], [5 MIN] CUSTOMIZE Set the color and state of the front LED and the camera welcome screen that is displayed when power is turned...

  • Page 55: Connecting Your Camera To Other Devices

    CONNECTING YOUR CAMERA TO OTHER DEVICES VIDEO Cable USB Cable Computer SD Card Reader SD Card Reader Printer Notebook PCMCIA Adapter...

  • Page 56: Camera Specifications

    CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS Item Image sensor Effective pixels Still-Image resolution Movie resolution Image quality Recording media Lens LCD monitor Self-timer Zoom Exposure compensation White Balance Sensitivity Compression File formats Interface Operating environment Power Tripod socket Dimensions Weight * Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. Description 1/2.7"...

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