Vivitar 10x25 User Manual

Operating Your Camera (continued)
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Deleting All Photos
1. Press the mode button repeatedly until the CA symbol shows on the LCD display screen.
2. Press the shutter button within 5 seconds, the photo counter will fash. Press the
shutter button again within 5 seconds and all photos will be deleted from the
camera’s memory.
Note:
If you do not press the shutter button within 5 seconds, no photos will be deleted
and the camera will return to the normal working state.
Deleting the Last Photo Taken
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Photo Resolution
Your camera can tak photos in either VGA (640x480 pixels) or QVGA (320x240 pixels) resolution.
In order to change the resolution, follow the steps below:
1. Press the mode button repeatedly until the  “LR” symbol is displayed on the LCD display screen.
2. Press the shutter button within 5 seconds, and the mode changes to QVGA mode.
3. Press the mode button repeatedly until the  “HR” symbol is displayed on the LCD display screen.
4. Press the...

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Operating Your Camera (continued)
Photo Storage
The number of photos that can be taken will vary according to the resolution and compression 
ratio of the photos. The LCD display screen will show the current resolution and how many more 
photos you can take at this resolution. The maximum numbers of photos your camera can store is:
20 photos --- “Hr” resolution + “nP” compression
40 photos --- “Lr” resolution + “nP” compression
80 photos --- “Hr” resolution + “CP” compression
160 photos --- “Lr”...

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Video Recording Mode
Press the mode button repeatedly to select the  A1 symbol on the LCD display screen.
Press the shutter button to start recording, the LCD will blink at the same time.
Once recording gets started, It will not stop recording until you release the shutter button or the 
“number of photos” remaining turns to 00.
Notes: move your hands slowly and smoothly during the recording course. 

Software and Camera Driver Installation
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IMPORTANT: Before attempting to install the software, ensure that you do not have the camera 
attached to your computer. This will afect the installation process and could cause your installation 
to fail. Do not connect the cable to the computer until the entire installation process has been 
completed. We recommend following the step by step instructions that will appear on your screen 
during the installation process.
1. Insert the CD into your CD-Rom...

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Software and Camera Driver Installation (continued)
3. On the “PhoTags Express screen, click
 the “Next” button.4. Please review the license terms and click the
 “Agree” button to continue. 

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Software and Camera Driver Installation (continued)
5. Let the “PhoTags Express” installer create 
the folder where the program will be installed 
to, and then click “Install”6. Click “Finish” to let the “PhoTags Express” 
installer fnish the installation program. 

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Software and Camera Driver Installation (continued)
7.  This will automatically launch the 
Install shield for the camera driver.
Click “Next” to continue.8.  Once the program has fnished 
installing you will have to restart
your computer.
Congratulations!! You have successfully installed the “PhoTags Express” software, the 
“PhoTags WebCam Express”  program and the camera’s driver. 

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Downloading Photos
Use the “PhoTags Express” program to import the photos from your camera.
1. Plug one end of the USB cable into the USB slot on your camera.
2. Plug the other end of the USB cable into a USB port on your
computer.
3. Make sure that your camera is connected and turned on.
4. Double-click the “PhoTags Express” icon that is on your desktop to
launch the “PhoTags Express” program. 

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Downloading Photos (continued)
5. Click on the “Get Photos”
 button on the Main Menu.6. The “Get photos” wizard will appear 
with the correct name of your camera 
device selected in the “Active devices”
list in the “Express” mode. Click the “Next” 
button to proceed.