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Vivitar Vivicam 3550 User Manual

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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Your package............................2 Electromagnetic Compatibility Notice....................3 Trademarks acknowledgement....................4 Precautions............................5 Features of the camera......................6 Batteries used for Vivicam 3550 Digital Camera................7 Input Compact Flash card....................8-9 Nomenclature..........................10 Buttons Description.........................11 LCD monitor menu......................11-12 Remarks........................12-14 Status LCD Display........................15 Flash Strobe modes........................15 Playback on LCD monitor.....................16 Download to computer....................16...

  • Page 3: Your Package

    The package contains the following items : Vivicam 3550 Camera 1 unit Program CD 1 piece USB cable 1 piece TV cable 1 piece User's Manual 1 piece Quick Start Guide 1 piece Warranty Card 1 piece Hand Strap 1 piece...

  • Page 4: Electromagnetic Compatibility Notice

    Electromagnetic Compatibility Notice 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. Warning : Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

  • Page 5: Trademarks Acknowledgement

    Trademark acknowledgements Vivicam is a trademark of Vivitar Corporation. TWAIN driver is developed by Conexant Systems, Inc., USA. Microsoft Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000/XP are the registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Arcsoft PhotoStudio, PhotoPrinter and PhotoFantasy are licensed to Arcsoft, USA.

  • Page 6: Precautions

    Precautions : Thank you for selecting Vivicam 3550 digital camera. Please read the instructions carefully for a thorough understanding before taking pictures. • This camera is not resistant to water and should not be used outdoors in snow or rain. If accidentally dropped in water, please quickly pour out the water.

  • Page 7: Features Of The Camera

    Features of the camera : High speed processor with full functions. High quality images with SXGA resolution. Large aperture glass lens (F2.8) Low shot-to-shot time (~3s for Full * mode). Two resolutions (SXGA and VGA) and three types of quality. 1.8-inch color LCD monitor (280x220 dots) 7.

  • Page 8: Batteries Used For Vivicam 3550 Digital Camera

    Batteries used for Vivicam 3550 Digital Camera Attention : The internal memory is only available for about 6 photos (HALF *), you have to use the CF memory card for most time. • Insert 4 pcs of AA alkaline batteries into the battery compartment. Slide the power switch to On position for 1s.

  • Page 9: Input Compact Flash Card

    Input the Compact Flash Card : 1. Open the CF card holder cover. 2. Insert the CF card as shown. 3. Lock the ejector. 4. Close the CF card holder cover. 5. Turn the Mode Dial to Record mode. Power on the unit. 6.
  • Page 10 Take out the Compact Flash card : 1. Power off the unit. 2. Open the CF holder door. 3. Unlock the ejector. 4. Push down on the CF to release it. 5. Take the CF card out with your fingers. 6.

  • Page 11: Nomenclature

    Nomenclature: Strobe Flash Hand Strap Mount View Finder Tripod port Lens Power View Finder Mode Dial CF card holder door TV out LCD monitor control buttons 1.8'' TFT Display USB port Shutter Status LCD Flash/ Timer/ Resolution...

  • Page 12: Buttons Description

    Buttons Description : RES : Change from Full* to Half***, Half**, Half*, Full***, Full**. Timer : Turn on/off self-timer (10s delay) Flash : Toggle between Auto, Red Eye, On and Off Shutter : Measure and take exposure. Press to bottom to take photos. POWER : Slide to right for 1s to turn on or turn off the camera MENU : Display or hide the LCD monitor menu.

  • Page 13: Remarks

    PLAY MENU (Turn to PLAY mode. Press the Menu button) • LCD Brightness -5 to +5 , step 1 • Video Mode NTSC or PAL • Slideshow 1 to 10s selection • Folder Select another folder • Protect Files Protect Current/ Unprotect Current, Protect All or Unprotect All SETUP MENU (Turn to SETUP mode) •...
  • Page 14 EV Compensate If the background is too bright (eg. Sunny day, snow mountain), the exposure will be too low for the main subject. You need to increase the exposure by increasing the eV (from +0.3 to +1.5). If the background is too dark (eg. black wall), you need to decrease the eV (from -0.3 to - 1.5) Note : + 1eV = the exposure is doubled.
  • Page 15 Language Totally seven common languages can be selected for the LCD monitor menu: English, French, Deutsch, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese and Italian. Preset is English. Format Media It takes about 2s to format the CF memory card (~1s to erase the internal memory). Make sure you have uploaded the important images to the PC before formatting your CF card.

  • Page 16: Status Lcd Display

    Status LCD display Icons description Battery icon : 2 Levels of battery power indication 4-digit 7-segment display : • In Record mode, it shows the total number of images left. • In Play mode, it shows the number of the last image (eg. 0008, it shows 8). Flash strobe icon : Flash Off ( ), Flash On ( ), Auto Flash (no icon),...

  • Page 17: Playback On Lcd Monitor

    Playback LCD monitor • Turn Mode Dial to Play mode ,the last photo is display. • Press “UP” or “DOWN” button to review the photos. • Press MENU button to set up the followings: - LCD Brightness, Video Mode, Slide Show, Folder, Protect Files - Video Mode (select NTSC/PAL TV system) - Slide Show (to set up slide show and select the time interval...

  • Page 18: Cf Memory Card

    CF memory card : The number of photos you can take is shown in the following table: 16MB 32MB 64MB Full *** Full ** Full * or Half *** Half ** Half * FULL = SXGA 1280x1024, HALF = VGA 640x480. Quality: ***( High), ** (Normal), * (Economy) Note that it is just an estimation.

  • Page 19: Self Timer/Digital Zoom / Shot To Shot Time/ Rapid Fire Mode

    Self Timer Press the Timer button to turn on the self-timer mode. The icon is shown on the status LCD display. Press the shutter fully down to trigger the self-timer. You will hear beep sound in the 7 th second. Then it will take exposure in the 10 th second. The front LED will blink during the 10-second period.

  • Page 20: Install The Arcsoft Programs And Camera Drivers In Windows 98/98Se/Me Os

    Install Arcsoft programs and camera drivers in Windows 98/98SE/Me OS Note: The graphics shown are based on the user interface in Windows 98SE 1. Put the program CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, it will do Autorun. 2. Select your desired language and click OK button 3.
  • Page 21 6. Select components of Arcsoft programs to install and click Next button 7. Change the name of the program folder if necessary and click Next button 8. Files are being copied to your computer 9. Click Finish button to install camera drivers...
  • Page 22 Install camera drivers ..10. Click Next button to start camera driver installation 11. When installation is complete, click Finish button to restart your computer 12. After the computer is restarted, power up your camera 13. Switch the Mode dial to PC mode 14.

  • Page 23: Install The Arcsoft Programs And Camera Drivers In Windows 2000/Xp Os

    1. Press MENU, DOWN, ENTER buttons on the camera to select Silent Video mode 2. Search through Start>Settings>Control Panel>System>Device Manager>Imaging Devices>Vivicam 3550 Video Camera Install Arcsoft programs and camera drivers in Windows 2000/XP OS Note: The graphics shown are based on the user interface in Windows XP 1.
  • Page 24 4. Click Yes button if you accept the license agreement 5. Change the Destination Folder by clicking Browse button if necessary and click Next button 6. Select components of Arcsoft programs to install and click Next button 7. Change the name of the program folder if necessary and click Next button...
  • Page 25 8. Files are being copied to your computer 9. Click Finish button to install camera drivers Install camera drivers ..10. Click Next button to start camera driver installation 11. Click Continue Anyway button (for Win XP) or Yes button (for Win 2000) when you see the warning message...
  • Page 26 12. When Setup is complete, click Finish button to restart your computer 13. After your computer is restarted, power up your camera 14. Switch the Mode dial to PC mode 15. Connect the camera and computer with the USB cord 16.
  • Page 27 18. Click Continue Anyway button (for Win XP) or Yes button (Win 2000) when you see the warning message 19. Click Finish button to end 20. Drivers installation is complete. Note: The installed camera drivers may conflict other USB devices in your computer system. Check the image files 1.
  • Page 28 3. Search through Removable disk>Dcim>100cnxnt and double-click on 100cnxnt folder 4. The image files are shown on the right pane Check the video driver 1. Press MENU, DOWN, ENTER buttons on the camera to select Silent Video mode 2. Search through Start>Control Panel>System>Hardware>Device Manager>Imaging devices>Vivicam 3550 Video Camera...

  • Page 29: Download Photos By Using Photostudio

    2. Search through File and click Select Source icon from the pull-down menu 3. Highlight Vivicam 3550 Digital Camera and click Select button. Make sure your camera is in Mass Storage mode and connected to your computer.
  • Page 30 5. Click Disk Folder icon at the bottom to view/change the folder to which the photos will be copied. Default folder is C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\My Photos. 6. Highlight the photos you want to save (or click Select All icon to highlight all photos) and click Save icon.

  • Page 31: Use Photoprinter

    Use PhotoPrinter NOTE: The graphics shown are based on the user interface in Windows 98SE. 1. Search through Start>Programs (“All Programs” for Windows XP) >Vivicam 3550 Digital Camera Suite and click PhotoPrinter 2000 Pro icon OR double-click the shortcut created on your computer desktop 2.

  • Page 32: Use Photofantasy

    Use PhotoFantasy NOTE: The graphics shown are based on the user interface in Windows 98SE. 1. Search through Start>Programs (“All Programs” for Windows XP) >Vivicam 3550 Digital Camera Suite and click PhotoFantasy 2000 icon OR double-click the shortcut created on your computer desktop...
  • Page 33 2. Click Get Fantasy icon. You need to put the program CD-ROM to the CD-ROM drive to view the sample photos. 3. Select the template you want and click Okay icon 4. Click get photo icon and then click Add icon at the bottom NOTE: You can also download photos from your digital camera by clicking on the acquire photo icon.

  • Page 34: Use Your Digital Camera As A Web Camera

    5. From Open dialog box, look in your preset folder, highlight the image file and click Open button. 6. Click Okay icon 7. You can modify the image as you want. Use your digital camera as a web camera 1. Start Windows Netmeeting (or other similar programs) and set up an account.

  • Page 35: Open User's Manual

    Open User’s Manual 1. Search through Start>Programs (“All Programs” for Windows XP) >Vivicam 3550 Digital Camera Suite > User Manual Uninstall Arcsoft programs 1. Search through Start>Programs (“All Programs” for Windows XP) > Vivicam 3550 Digital Camera Suite > Uninstall...

  • Page 36: Troubleshooting

    14. I cannot use the video camera Make sure you have selected 'silent video' mode mode • Vivicam 3550 Digital Camera’s installation CD 15. I am using “Easy-CD Creator includes an “auto-check” program to detect (version 4.X or below) and I...

  • Page 37: Product Specifications

    PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Resolution FULL : 1280 x 1024 (SXGA), HALF : 640 x 480 (VGA) Image Quality *** FINE, ** NORMAL, * ECONOMY Lens Glass, 5 elements, F/2.8, 35mm(Equiv) Number of Photos FULL * : 1 (Built-in memory) HALF* : about 6 1.8-inch LCD monitor 280x220 dots, True color TFT display.
  • Page 38 System Requirements : 1. Pentium 300MHz or above. 2. Operating Systems: PC Win98/ 98SE/ 2000/Me/XP* 3. 32MB SDRAM minimum for Win98/98SE. 64MB SDRAM for WinMe/Win2000, 128MB for WinXP. 4. Minimum 300MB hard disk free capacity, 1GB for WinXP. 5. With USB port and CD-ROM drive. * Users should note that camera driver installation in Windows XP environment is done at users’...
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