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  • Page 1 V3915 User Manual English 041203TP...
  • Page 2 NOTICE FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference, and This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 3 READ THIS FIRST Trademark Information ® ® Microsoft and Windows are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. ® Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. , PhotoSuite and PhotoVista are trademarks. Other names and products may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
  • Page 4 Do not disassemble, change or repair the camera. This might cause fire or electric shock. For repair or internal inspection, ask the store of purchase. Use the correct AC adapter only(available from Vivitar Corporation) with the indicated power supply voltage.
  • Page 5 Cautions Insert the batteries paying careful attention to the polarity (+ or –) of the terminals. Inserting the batteries with its polarities inverted might cause fire and injury, or damage to the surrounding areas due to the battery rupturing or leaking. Do not fire the flash close to anyone’s eyes.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Single Image Replay ........41 Using an AC Power Adapter (Optional Accessory Playback Zoom ..........42 available from Vivitar Corporation) ....20 Viewing up to Nine Images at a Time ..... 43 Loading an SD Memory Card Viewing Video Clips ......... 44 (Optional Accessory) ........
  • Page 7 TRANSFERRING IMAGES AND VIDEO CLIPS TO YOUR COMPUTER......49 INSTALLING PHOTOSUITE......53 INSTALLING PHOTOVISTA......54 INSTALLING ACROBAT READER....55 USING THE USER'S MANUAL......56 LIST OF MENU OPTIONS......57 Capture Menu............57 Playback Menu............63 Video Clip Menu............64 Setup Menu..............65 CONNECTING YOUR VIVICAM 3915 TO OTHER DEVICES........67 VIVICAM 3915 SPECIFICATIONS....68...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Overview Your new ViviCam 3915 delivers high quality, 2560 x 1920 resolution images using a 5.0 Megapixel CCD sensor. Using either the optical viewfinder or the color image LCD monitor, you can compose images and then examine them in detail. An auto-flash sensor automatically detects the shooting (lighting) conditions and determines whether the flash should be used.

  • Page 9: Package Contents

    Package Contents Carefully unpack your ViviCam 3915 and ensure that you have the following items. In the event that any item is missing or if you find any mismatch or damage, promptly contact to your dealer. Digital Camera Camera Strap User’s Manual Software CD-ROM USB Cable...

  • Page 10: Components Guide

    COMPONENTS GUIDE Front View 1. Battery/SD card cover 6. Lens 2. Shutter button 7. Focus switch 3. Power button 8. Self-timer LED 4. Flash 9. Lens cover 5. Viewfinder window...

  • Page 11: Rear View

    Rear View 1. Strap eyelet 6. MENU button 2. Viewfinder 7. Multi-Selector 3. LED indicator 8. Tripod socket 4. LCD monitor 9. Port cover 5. MODE button USB/VIDEO Out DC-IN...

  • Page 12: Multi-Selector Panel

    Multi-Selector Panel Arrow button (Down) Arrow button (Up) Flash button Thumbnail button Delete button Arrow button (Right) Arrow button (Left) Display button OK button Self-timer Digital zoom button...

  • Page 13: Led Indicators

    LED Indicators Indicator Status Description/Activity Sound LED indicator Solid red The ViviCam 3915 is powering up LED indicator Solid green The ViviCam 3915 is powered and ready Yes *(1) LED indicator Blinking red Camera error Yes *(3) LED indicator Blinking red Charging the flash LED indicator Solid green...

  • Page 14: Scene Modes

    Scene Modes Select the scene mode suitable for the occasion or situation. Mode Description 1. [ ] Auto mode Select this option to leave all the adjustments to the camera and capture images casually. 2. [ ] Sports mode Select this option to capture fast-moving subjects. 3.

  • Page 15: Lcd Monitor Information

    LCD Monitor Information These indicators are displayed when recording still images: 1. Scene mode 6. ISO speed ] Auto mode (no indication for Auto) ] Sports mode Auto ] Night Scene mode ] 100 ] Portrait mode ] 200 ] Landscape mode 7.
  • Page 16 These indicators are displayed when recording still images: 14. White balance 11. [ ] Adapter indicator/ (no indication for auto white balance) Battery level Auto ] Fully battery level ] Daylight ] Fairly consumed ] Cloudy ] Nearly exhausted ] Sunset ] Virtually no battery power ] Tungsten 12.
  • Page 17 These indicators are displayed when playing images back: 22/26 1. [ ] Card indicator 2. [ ] Protect indicator 3. Current image/total number of images 4. [ ] Adapter indicator/ Battery level ] Fully battery level ] Fairly consumed ] Nearly exhausted ] Virtually no battery power...
  • Page 18 These indicators are displayed when recording video clips: 1. Movie mode 2. Recording indicator 3. Video counter 4. [ ] Card indicator 5. [ ] Adapter indicator/ Battery level ] Fully battery level ] Fairly consumed ] Nearly exhausted ] Virtually no battery power 6.
  • Page 19 These indicators are displayed when playing video clips back: 00:00 1.Recorded time ] Card indicator 3. [ ] Adapter indicator/ Battery level ] Fully battery level ] Fairly consumed ] Nearly exhausted ] Virtually no battery power...

  • Page 20: Preparing Your Vivicam 3915

    PREPARING YOUR VIVICAM 3915 Installing the Batteries You can use 2 AA size batteries (either Ni-MH or Alkaline) to power your camera. NiMH rechargeable batteries offer improved performance and economy. Battery power is convenient for capturing images or recording video clips. 1.

  • Page 21: Using An Ac Power Adapter (Optional Accessory Available From Vivitar Corporation)

    Using an AC Power Adapter (Optional Accessory available from Vivitar Corporation) There’s another way to power your ViviCam 3915–using an AC power adapter. AC power is recommended for long periods of continuous use or for transferring images to your computer if not using freshly charged Ni-MH batteries.

  • Page 22: Loading An Sd Memory Card (Optional Accessory)

    Loading an SD Memory Card (Optional Accessory) Your camera comes with internal memory, allowing you to store images and video clips in the ViviCam 3915. However, you can expand the memory capacity by using an SD memory card. Optional SD memory cards provide removable, reusable storage for images and video clips.

  • Page 23: Setting The Date And Time

    Setting the Date and Time The Date/Time screen will be presented if/when: The ViviCam 3915 is turned on for the first time. The ViviCam 3915 is turned on after removing the batteries/AC power adapter for a long period of time. When the date and time setting screen appears, follow these steps to set the correct date and time.

  • Page 24: Attaching The Camera Strap

    Attaching the Camera Strap To prevent accidentally dropping your camera, always use the camera strap. Attach the camera strap as follows: 1. Thread the small loop of the strap through the strap eyelet on the camera. 2. Pull the large loop through the small loop until the strap is firmly secured.

  • Page 25: Basic Functions

    BASIC FUNCTIONS Turning the Power On 1. Press and hold the POWER button for two seconds to turn on the camera. The LED indicator lights red while the camera is initialized. Open the lens cover Note: If lens cover is not opened while turning on the camera, a prompt will appear on the LCD monitor. Turning the Power Off Press the POWER button again to turn off the camera.

  • Page 26: Using The Lcd Monitor

    Using the LCD Monitor The LCD monitor can help you to compose an image while capturing images, replay recorded images/video clips, and adjust camera settings. The mode icons, text and numbers that are displayed on the LCD monitor may vary according to the current settings.

  • Page 27: Using The Optical Viewfinder To Shoot

    Using the Optical Viewfinder to Shoot Your camera is also equipped with an optical viewfinder to compose images. Capturing images by using the optical viewfinder will conserve battery power. The LCD monitor can help you accurately compose the pictures and examine all the details, but using it may also consume more battery power.

  • Page 28: Digital Zoom

    Digital Zoom Using digital zoom, images appear closer. Whereas digital zoom is a compelling feature, the more an image is enlarged (zoomed), the more pixilated (grainier) the image will appear. The digital zoom function is only available when you set the LCD monitor ON. 1.

  • Page 29: Using The Flash

    Using the Flash The flash is designed to function automatically when lighting conditions warrant the use of flash. You can capture an image using a flash mode suitable to your circumstances. If you change the flash mode, the ViviCam 3915 will retain that setting even if the camera is turned off.
  • Page 30 The table below will help to select the appropriate flash mode: Flash Mode Description Fill flash (on) The flash will always fire regardless of the lighting conditions. Select this mode for capturing images with high contrast (backlighting ) and deep shadows. Flash off The flash will not fire.

  • Page 31: Self-Timer

    Self-Timer By using the [ ] self-timer you can get into the scene when capturing group shots. You can capture images with the self-timer in any scene mode (Auto/Sports/Night Scene/Portrait/Landscape/Back Light). Self-timer duration can be set to 10 seconds or 5 seconds. Self-timer mode appears cyclically as [10 s] [5 s] [Display Off].

  • Page 32: Portrait-Focus Mode

    Portrait-Focus Mode Use [ ] Portrait-Focus mode to capture close-ups of subjects such as flowers or insects. The effective range is between 2.5 and 5 feet. 1. Open the lens cover and press the POWER button to turn on your ViviCam 3915. 2.

  • Page 33: Setting Image Resolution And Quality

    Setting Image Resolution and Quality Resolution and quality settings determine the pixel size (dimension), image file size, and compression ratio for your images. These settings affect the number of images that can be stored in memory, or on an SD memory card. As you get to know the ViviCam 3915, it is recommended that you try each quality and resolution setting to get an appreciation for the effects that these settings will have on your images.
  • Page 34 Number of Recordable Images The frame counter indicates the approximate number of images that can be stored on the internal memory or the SD memory card at the ViviCam 3915’s image quality and size settings. The number of recordable images may vary depending on the recorded subject and the capacity of the memory card, or if there are files other than images, or when the recording is made while switching the picture quality/resolution.

  • Page 35: Shooting Modes

    SHOOTING-MODES Automatic Mode Using [ ] Automatic the majority of the settings are adjusted by the camera. Simply point at your subject and then shoot. 1. Open the lens cover and press the POWER button to turn on your camera. 2.

  • Page 36: Sports Mode

    Sports Mode For dynamic action choose the [ ] Sports mode. This feature allows you to capture moving subjects continuously. (16 images can be captured continuously in a burst over an interval of 1.6 sec. to 2 sec.). 1. Open the lens cover and press the POWER button to turn on your camera. 2.

  • Page 37: Night Scene Mode

    Night Scene Mode Capturing your subjects by using [ ] Night Scene mode helps to provide a natural balance between the main subject and the background. The people in an evening sky or night scene are illuminated with the flash while the background is captured at a slow shutter speed providing proper exposure for both.

  • Page 38: Portrait Mode

    Portrait Mode Capturing images by selecting [ ] Portrait mode helps you to compose portraits in which the main subject stands out against background details. 1. Open the lens cover and press the POWER button to turn on your camera. 2.

  • Page 39: Landscape Mode

    Landscape Mode Capturing images by choosing [ ] Landscape mode helps you to capture vivid and expansive landscape images by enhancing the image’s color and saturation. [ ] Landscape mode is used when the distance to the subject is greater than 5 feet. 1.Open the lens cover and press the POWER button to turn on your camera.

  • Page 40: Back Light Mode

    Back Light Mode Use [ ] Back Light mode is useful when there is light behind your subject, throwing desired features into shadow, or when your subject is in the shade but the background is brightly lit. 1. Open the lens cover and press the POWER button to turn on your camera. 2.

  • Page 41: Movie Mode

    Movie Mode ] Movie mode allows you to record silent video clips at a resolution of 320X240 pixels. 1. Open the lens cover and press the POWER button to turn on your camera. 2. Press the MODE button to enter the [ ] Movie mode.

  • Page 42: Image Playback

    IMAGE PLAYBACK In [ ] Playback mode you can view your images and video clips. You can even magnify (zoom in on) your images. Playback mode provides a thumbnail image display function that allows you to quickly search for the image that you want.

  • Page 43: Playback Zoom

    Playback Zoom While reviewing your images, you may enlarge a selected portion of an image. This magnification capability allows you to view fine details. 1. Open the lens cover and press the POWER button to turn on your camera. 2. Press the MODE button twice to enter [ ] Playback mode.

  • Page 44: Viewing Up To Nine Images At A Time

    Viewing up to Nine Images at a Time This function allows you to view nine thumbnail images on the LCD monitor simultaneously so that you can quickly scan for a particular image. 1. Open the lens cover and press the POWER button to turn on your camera. 2.

  • Page 45: Viewing Video Clips

    Viewing Video Clips To view recorded video clips, follow the steps below: 00:00 1. Open the lens cover and press the POWER button to turn on your camera. 2. Press twice the MODE button to enter [ ] Playback mode. 3.

  • Page 46: Protecting Images

    Protecting Images This feature allows you to prevent images from being accidentally erased. 1. Open the lens cover and press the POWER button to turn on your camera. 2. Press twice the MODE button to enter [ ] Playback mode. Then press the MENU button to enter the Playback menu.

  • Page 47: Erasing

    ERASING Deleting Images and Video Clips You can delete a captured image or a recorded video clip at a time by pressing the [ ] delete button. 1. Open the lens cover and press the POWER button to turn on your camera. 2.

  • Page 48: Deleting All Images And Video Clips

    Deleting All Images and Video Clips 1. Open the lens cover and press the POWER button to turn on your camera. 2. Press twice the MODE button to enter [ ] Playback mode. Then press the MENU button to enter the Playback menu. 3.

  • Page 49: Formatting An Sd Memory Card Or Internal Memory

    Formatting an SD Memory Card or Internal Memory Formatting an SD card or internal memory will erase all the images on the SD memory card/internal memory and recover the used memory space.. 1. Open the lens cover and press the POWER button to turn on your camera. 2.

  • Page 50: Transferring Images And Video Clips To Your Computer

    TRANSFERRING 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 51 Step 1: Installing the USB Driver on Windows 98 Computers The USB driver on the supplied CD-ROM is exclusively for Windows 98. Installing the USB driver on computers running Windows 2000/Me/XP is not necessary. Be sure to install the driver before connecting your camera for the first time.
  • Page 52 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 53 Step 3: Downloading Recorded Images and Video Clips When the camera is turned on and connected to your computer, it is considered to be a disk drive, just like a floppy disk or CD. You can download (transfer) images by copying them from the “removable disk” (“untitled” disk on a Macintosh) to your computer hard drive as described in the prior section.

  • Page 54: 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. To Install PhotoSuite 1.

  • Page 55: Installing Photovista

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

  • Page 56: Installing Acrobat Reader

    INSTALLING ACROBAT READER The CD-ROM includes a PDF (portable document format) copy of the user’s manual. To view a PDF you must have Acrobat Reader installed in your computer. Acrobat Reader is included on the camera CD-ROM. Using Acrobat Reader, you can read the user’s manual and print sections of interest. 1.

  • Page 57: Using The User's Manual

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

  • Page 58: List Of Menu Options

    LIST OF MENU OPTIONS Capture Menu In the Capture menu, you can specify camera settings you would like to use such as resolution, image quality, EV compensation, white balance, scene mode, ISO, color mode, image saturation and sharpness. 1. Open the lens cover and press the POWER button to turn on your camera. 2.
  • Page 59 Image size Refer to “Setting Image Resolution and Quality” in BASIC FUNCTIONS. Image quality Refer to “ Setting Image Resolution and Quality” in BASIC FUNCTIONS.
  • Page 60 Scene Scene Auto Refer to "SHOOTING MODES". Sports Night Scene Portrait Landscape Scene Back Light Your ViviCam 3915 adjusts the exposure each scene automatically. However, when the subject is too dark or too bright, you can adjust the exposure manually. This is called EV compensation. The EV compensation of your camera can be adjusted from [-2.0 EV] to [+2.
  • Page 61 White balance White balance Auto When the brightness and nature (source) of the light changes, our eyes Daylight adapt to the difference so that the white object remains white. Digital still Cloudy cameras, also see a white object as white by averaging the light around the Sunset subject.
  • Page 62 Select the photographic ISO to be used for image capture. The higher the ISO sensitivity value, the greater sensitivity, but the Auto greater the noise. With a higher sensitivity selected, bright photographs can be taken with less light. Auto adjustment ]: Sensitivity equivalent to ISO100 ]: Sensitivity equivalent to ISO200 Color Mode...
  • Page 63 Saturation When Capturing an image, the ViviCam 3915 offers you three different Saturation degrees of color saturation (richness) (High/Medium/Low) to match your High preference. Your images will give different impressions by changing the Medium degree of color used in the image. Sharpness Your ViviCam 3915 can automatically emphasize the borders between light Sharpness...

  • Page 64: Playback Menu

    Playback Menu Using the Playback menu you can create an on-camera slide show. You may also delete images,and format your SD memory card or the internal memory. 1. Press the POWER button to turn the camera on. 2. Press the MODE button twice to enter [ ] Playback mode.

  • Page 65: Video Clip Menu

    Video Clip Menu Use the Video Clip menu you can adjust EV compensation, white balance to record video clips with your preferences. Video Clip menu items: EV, White balance and Setup. Video Clip Manu -0.5 White balance Auto Refer to “Capture Menu” in LIST OF MENU OPTIONS. Setup White balance Refer to “Capture Menu”...

  • Page 66: Setup Menu

    Setup Menu You can select preference for the camera settings under Setup. Navigate the options you wish to configure by using the button. Setup menu items: Date & Time, TV, Beeper, Language, Idle Mode, Power Off Time and Set To Default. Date &...
  • Page 67 Language Specify OSD language menus and messages are to be displayed on the LCD monitor. The provided languages are [English], [Italiano], [Español], [Français], [Deutsch], [ ]and[ Idle Mode Idle Mode This feature helps to reduce the power consumption of the LCD monitor. The LCD monitor is automatically turned off after a preset time if this function is activated.

  • Page 68: Connecting Your Vivicam 3915 To Other Devices

    CONNECTING YOUR VIVICAM 3915 TO OTHER DEVICES USB Cable Video Cable Computer SD Card Reader SD Card Reader PCMCIA Adapter Printer Notebook...

  • Page 69: Vivicam 3915 Specifications

    VIVICAM 3915 SPECIFICATIONS Item Description Image sensor Effective pixels 5.0 Million Image resolution Still image: 2560x1920 2048x1536 1600 x 1200 1280 x 960 640 x 480 Video clip: 320 x 240 Image quality Fine Normal Economy Recording media 16MB internal memory;(14MB available for image storage) SD memory card (optional) (up to 512MB capacity) Lens Focal length: 7.7mm...
  • Page 70 Item Description White balance Auto; Manual: Daylight, Cloudy, Sunset, Tungsten, Fluorescent Compressed format JPEG, MPEG I Level I for video clip Standards JPEG, EXIF 2.1, MPEG I Level I Interface DC IN jack, USB connector, VIDEO OUT jack (NTSC or PAL) Operating environment Operation: -5 C ~40...

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