Vivitar Vivicam 3105S User Manual

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User’s Manual >>CAPTURE MODE
Nor mal Mode
Your ViviCam 3105s is equipped with a 1.5 TFT LCD monitor to help you
compose images, playback recorded images/movie clips or adjust menu settings.
Before you start capturing images, be sure that the focus switch is set to the
appropriate photography mode.
1. Set the focus switch to 
.
2. Press the POWER button.
3 . Toggle the MODE button to 
 and press
the SET button.
4 . Compose your image in the LCD monitor.
Place the subject of your photo at the
center and press the shutter button.
The LCD monitor darkens in strong sunlight or bright light. This is not a
malfunction.  
						

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Digital Camera >>
The flash mode is automatically set to off for close-up photography.
Don’t forget to set the focus switch back to Normal mode (the focus switch is
set to  ) after close-ups shooting.
Macro Mode
For close-up of small subjects like flowers or insects, shoot using the Macro
mode. You can use this feature for close-ups of subjects up to the distances
from 0.4 – 0.6m (15.7’’~23.6’’).
1. Set the focus switch to 
.
2. Press the POWER button.
3 . Toggle the MODE button to 
 and press
the SET button.
4. Compose the image and press the
shutter button.
Digital Zoom
Images appear closer when using the digital zoom.
1. Toggle the MODE button to 
 and
press the SET button.
2 . Compose the image on the LCD monitor.
3 . Toggle the 
 button to magnify up to 4x.
4. Press the shutter button to capture a
“zoomed” image.
The digital zoom function is not automatically cancelled after the image is captured.The digital zoom is only activated in single and self-timer shooting modes.
4MP and 5MP are made by F/W interpolation so the digital zoom is not available.
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User’s Manual >>Flash
Set the flash for capturing images. The flash firing mode can be set to suit for
the photographic conditions. When the ViviCam 3105s is in Normal mode (the
focus switch is set to 
.), you can capture an image using a flash mode
suitable to your circumstances.
1. Toggle the MODE button to 
 and
press the SET button.
2. Toggle the 
 button until the desired
flash mode appears.
3. Compose the image and press the
shutter button.
The available flash settings in normal mode:
Flash mode Description
 Flash offThe flash will not fire. Select this mode when taking
images in a place where flash photography is
prohibited, or when the distance to the subject is beyond
the effective range of the flash. Auto flash The flash fires automatically according to the ambient
lighting conditions. Select this mode for general flash
photography.
Flash off is the default setting.
The flash mode is automatically set to off for close-up photography.If you will not be using the flash, turn it off. Turning the flash OFF will result
in faster ViviCam 3105s startup and faster operation because the capacitor
will not be charged needlessly. Turning the flash OFF when not needed, will
also improve battery life.  
						

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Digital Camera >>Shooting Mode
This sets the recording method at the time of capturing images. You can capture
different still images including single, self-timer, continuous 1.3MP and
continuous VGA.
1 . Toggle the MODE button to 
 and press
the SET button.
a. Press the MENU button.
b. Select [Shooting] with the W / X
buttons.
c. Toggle the SET button to select the
desired option item.
d. Press the MENU button to exit from
the menu screen.
2. Compose the image and press the
shutter button.
This table below will help you choose the appropriate shooting mode:
Shooting modeDescription
(No icon) Single Captures an image at a time.
 Self-timerThe image is captured about 10 seconds after the shutter
button is pressed. The self-timer LED blinks slowly for 7
seconds and then blinks rapidly for the last 3 seconds. This
allows you to get into the scene when taking group images. Cont. 1.3MPPermits continuous photography of 3 images max with theimage size of 1.3MP.
 Cont. VGAPermits continuous photography of 3 images max with the
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User’s Manual >>Video Mode
Recording Video Clips
This mode allows you to record video clips (without audio) at a resolution of VGA
/ QVGA pixels.
1. Press the POWER button.
2 . Toggle the MODE button to 
 and press
the SET button.
3. To start recording a video clip, press
the shutter button.
The recording time depends on
the storage size and the subject of
the image to be recorded.
4. Pressing the shutter button again stops
recording.
Flash cannot be used.  
						

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Digital Camera >>PLAYBACK MODE
Playing Back Still Images
You can play back still images on the LCD monitor.
1. Press the POWER button.
2. Press the 
 button.The last image appears on the screen.
3 . Select the desired image with the W / X
buttons.
To view the previous image, press W
button.
To view the next image, press X button.
Images are played back from the following storage media:
* When no memory card is loaded, it plays back from internal memory.
* When an SD memory card is loaded, it plays back from SD memory card.
If there are no images stored in memory,  icon will appear on the LCD monitor.
Playing Back Video Clips
You can play back video clips on the LCD monitor.
1. Press the 
 button.The last image appears on the screen.
2 . Select the desired video clip with the W / X
buttons.
To view the previous video clip,
press W button.
To view the next video clip, press X
button.
3. Press the SET button.
Playback begins.The elapsed time is displayed on the
LCD monitor.
Press the SET button again to stop
the playback.
To play the video clip back on your computer, you may use either Windows
Media Player or Apple “QuickTime Player”.
QuickTime basic player is available free of charge, compatible with both Mac-
and Windows- computers and can be download from the Apple web site at
www.apple.com. For help using QuickTime Player usage, please refer to the
QuickTime on-line help for more information.  
						

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User’s Manual >>Slideshow Display
The slideshow function enables you to playback still images automatically in
order one image at a time.
1. Press the 
 button.
2. Press the MENU button.
3. Select [Slide Show] with the W / X
buttons and press the SET button.
The slideshow starts.All still images in the folder are
automatically played back.
4. To stop the slideshow during playback,
press the SET button.
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Protecting Images
Set the data to read-only to prevent images from being erased by mistake.
1. Press the 
 button.
2. Press the MENU button.
3. Select [Protect] with the W / X buttons
and press the SET button.
4. Select 
 and press the SET buttonProtection is applied to the image and
the ViviCam 3105s returns to the
playback mode.
The protect icon  is displayed with
protected images.
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Video clips are displayed the first frame image, and they are not played
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Digital Camera >>Thumbnail Display
This function allows you to view as many as 6 thumbnail images on the LCD
monitor simultaneously so you may search for a particular image.
1. Press the 
 button.
2. Press the MENU button.
3. Select [Thumbnail] with the W / X
buttons and press the SET button.
4. Press the W / X buttons to select the
image to be displayed at regular size.
5. Press the SET button.
The selected image is displayed at
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Rotating the Image
You can rotate still images during image playback.
1. Press the 
 button.
2. Press the MENU button.
3 . Select [Rotation] with the W / X buttons
and press the SET button.
The image is in a 90 degree rotated
and displayed counterclockwise.
4. Repeating the steps 2 –3 will return the
image to the normal display.
RotationSET
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User’s Manual >>Deleting Images
Deleting single image / Deleting all images
1. Press the  button.
2. Press the MENU button.
3. Select the [Delete] or [Delete All] with
the W / X buttons and press the SET
button.
Delete: Deletes the selected/last
image/video clip except for the
protected file.
Delete All: Deletes all of the images/
video clips except for the protected
files.
4. Select 
 with the W / X buttons and
press the SET button.
To not delete, select  and press the
SET button.
 is displayed when no images are
stored in the memory card (or internal
memory).
DeleteSET
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Delete AllSET
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To delete images or videos stored in internal memory, do not insert a memory
card into the ViviCam 3105s. Otherwise, you will delete the images or video
clips stored on the memory card.  
						

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Digital Camera >>MENU OPTIONS
Capture Menu
This menu is for the basic settings to be used when capturing still images.
1. Toggle the MODE button to  and
press the SET button.
2. Press the MENU button.
3. Select the desired option item with the
W / X buttons.
4. Toggle the SET button to select the
desired setting.
5 . To exit from the menu, press the MENU
button.
Quality
This sets the quality (compression rate) at which the image is captured.
*[
] Normal
*[
] Fine
*[] Super Fine
Size
This sets the size of the image that will be captured.
*[
] VGA
*[
] 1.3MP
*[] 3MP
*[] 4MP
*[
] 5MP
WB (White Balance)
This sets the white balance capturing under a variety of lighting conditions
and permits images to be captured that approach the conditions that are
seen by the human eye.
*[A] AUTO
*[
] Daylight
*[] Cloudy
*[
] Tungsten
*[] Fluorescent
Shooting
Refer to section in this manual titled “Shooting Mode” for further details.
Quality
NormalSET