Vivitar Vivicam 3340 User Manual

							  Battery status:     : Full battery power 
   : Medium battery power : No/low battery power 
   : Images Number / Function Display 3.3 LED Indicators 
There are two LEDs on the backside of the camera, below 
the viewfinder window.  
 
Their functions are described in the following table: 
Indicator/Status Description ON Camera is busy or the flash is 
charging. Please wait until the 
red LED goes off. (Note: if the 
flash is set to OFF – the Red LED 
will generally go off much 
quicker.) RED LED – 
On/flashing 
OFF Camera is ready ON Your camera is switched to 
macro mode for close-up shots. GREEN 
LED – 
Macro 
indicator OFF Your camera is set to focus at 
normal range (3 ft to infinity)    
						

							 3.4 Using an SD or MMC Memory Card (Optional card) 
Your camera supports Secure Digital (SD) or Multi-media 
Memory Cards (MMC).  Using a memory card allows you to 
take more images. 
 
When a memory card is inserted into the camera memory 
card slot, the camera will automatically use the card in 
preference to the memory built-in to the camera itself.  
 
To use your camera with a memory card, turn off the 
camera and insert the SD/MMC card into the memory card 
slot in the battery compartment. 
· Your camera comes with 8MB of internal memory, of 
which 4 MB are availale to store images and movies. 
· Using a memory card will increase your image 
storage capacity significantly 
· When a memory card is inserted into the memory 
expansion slot, it will be used as a primary storage 
media. 
 
Memory cards and memory card readers are available in 
computer, photo, and electronics stores.     
						

							 4. GETTING STARTED 
· Before using your camera insert two AA batteries into 
the battery compartment.  Note the proper 
orientation. 
· During operation, if the battery power gets very low, 
a warning message  “LOW” message will appear on 
the Status LCD.  Please replace the new batteries 
immediately to ensure normal operation. 
· Note: If you are NOT using a memory card your 
images will be stored in the internal memory.  If you 
remove the batteries from your camera for more than 
20 seconds your images will be lost because the 
internal memory will be erased in the absence of 
battery power. (Images stored on a memory card will 
not be erased if power is removed.) 4.1 Power On/Power Off 
· Power On: Press and hold the power button for three 
seconds. As soon as you hear the audio tones 
(greeting) you may release the power button. 
· Power Off: Press and hold the power button for two to 
three seconds until two beeps are heard and power is 
off. 
· Auto Power Off: To save power, the camera will 
automatically turn off after 60 seconds if no buttons 
are pressed.   
						

							 4.2 Taking Images 
 
Power up the camera, locate a subject in the viewfinder and 
you are ready to take images (pictures).  Press the Shutter 
button to take an image.  
 “CAP.” (short for Capture) will appear on the Status LCD and the image will be stored in memory.  In about four seconds 
you will be able to take another image. (If you are using the 
internal flash it may take 15 – 25 seconds to recharge the 
flash capacitor.) 
· If you are using a memory card, the  icon will 
appear in the Information/Status LCD and the image 
will be stored on the memory card. 
· For a best quality image, hold your camera firmly and 
still.  Do not move or shake while taking an image. 
· If your memory card is full, a Card Full message will 
appear on the Status LCD. You need to transfer 
images from your memory card before you can use it 
again. 
· Note:  All digital cameras exhibit a behavior known 
as “shutter latency” - the amount of time between the 
moment that you press the shutter button and the 
time that the camera actually captures the image. 
(While the camera determines exposure settings.) 
The latency for your camera is about one (1) second.    
						

							 4.3 Operational Functions and Modes Photo (FOTO) Function  Delete Function  
Movie Mode  
Setup Mode     
						

							 4.4 Functions and Modes Your camera has two functions and two modes.  
 
Functions include: 1) Taking images, 2) Deleting images. 
 
Modes include: 1) Movie Mode, 2) Setup Mode. 
 
Modes & functions are described in the following paragraphs. The Photo (FOTO) Function – Taking Images 
1. Press the Mode button and “FOTO” will appear on the 
Status LCD. Then, press the Shutter button to enter the 
FOTO submenus. 
2. Scroll through the FOTO submenus by pressing the 
Select button. There are three FOTO submenus: FLASH 
(STRB), WHITE BALANCE (W-B) and RESOLUTION (RES). 
Press the Shutter button to enter a submenu. 
3. FLASH (STRB) submenu. Use the Select button to 
ENABLE  or DISABLE  the flash. Press the Shutter 
button to confirm your selection. 
4. WHITE BALANCE (W-B) submenu.  Use the Select 
button to select the desired white balance setting: 
                                  Auto  Tungsten    Cloudy     Sunny    Fluorescent                 Press the Shutter button to make a selection.   
						

							 5. RESOLUTION (RES) submenu. Use the Select button to set the still-image resolution to either Mid: 640x480 or 
Fine: 1280x1024. Press the Shutter button to confirm 
your selection.  Note: Fine resolution will result in much 
better images, whereas Mid resolution will allow you to 
store more images in available memory space. 
NOTE 
· If you ENABLE the flash, the flash capacitor circuit will 
be charged and the red (BUSY) LED will blink for 15 – 
30 seconds. The time between images (shot-to-shot 
time) will be longer, as well. (Weak batteries may 
take longer.)  
· Once you save your settings, they will be retained 
even if the camera is powered off. The settings will not be changed until you change then again. The Delete Function – Deleting/Erasing Images 
1. Press the Mode button twice and “DEL” will appear on    
the Status LCD. Press the Shutter button to enter the 
delete submenu. 
2. Press the Select button to toggle (alternate) between 
LAST and ALL. Press the Shutter button to confirm your 
choice of LAST or ALL. (“All” will allow you to delete all of 
your stored images, whereas “LAST” will allow you to 
delete only the last image that you captured.) 
3. Finally, a “Y” (for Yes) will appear in the status display. 
Press the Shutter button to delete your image(s). 
Alternatively, press the Select button change YES (Y) to NO (N) to cancel the deletion process and exit all menus.    
						

							 Movie Mode – Capturing Silent Movies 1. Press the Mode button three times and “MOV” will 
appear on the Status LCD. Press the Shutter button to 
set the camera to the Movie Mode. 
2. When the camera is in the Movie Mode, “MOV” will be 
displayed continuously on the Status LCD. 
3. Press and hold the Shutter button to begin recording a silent video clip (no audio). “REC” will appear on the Status LCD during the capture (recording) process. Release the 
Shutter button to stop recording. If memory is full “MOV” will blink continuously. 
4. Press the Mode button to exit the Movie Mode and return 
to normal camera operations. Note that the camera  NOTES ABOUT MOVIE MODE 
· When recording a video clip, the maximum length of 
a recording will depend on the available memory 
space. 
· The movie resolution will be 320 x 240 (CIF) 
· Typically, you will be able to record about one minute 
of silent video in 8MB of memory at CIF resolution. 
· Flash is disabled 
· Auto-Power off is disabled 
· You may not be able to power-off the camera in MOV 
mode.  Press the Mode button to exit the Movie mode 
in order to turn off the camera. 
· Movies may be viewed on your computer using 
Windows Media Player or Apple’s Quick Time Player.   
						

							 Setup Mode  1. Press the Mode button four times and “SET.” will appear 
on the Status LCD. Press the Shutter button to enter the 
setup submenus. 
2. Scroll through the Setup submenus by pressing the 
Select button. There are three Setup submenus:  
SELF-TIMER (TMR), FREQUENCY (FRQ), and USB (USB). 
Press the Shutter button to enter a submenu. 
3. SELF-TIMER (TMR) submenu.  Press the Select button 
to ENABLE or DISABLE the self-timer function. Press the 
Shutter button to confirm your selection. 
4. FREQUENCY (FRQ) submenu.  Press the Select button 
to select the appropriate local lighting frequency.   
Choose either 50Hz and 60Hz. Press the Shutter button 
to confirm your selection. 
5. USB (USB) submenu. Press the Select button to specify 
the USB connection mode to your computer. Choose 
either HDD (HARD DISK DRIVE), or CAM (PC CAMERA). 
Press the Shutter button to confirm your selection.  
Notes about Setup Mode: 
· PC camera mode does not apply to Mac OS. 
· When using PC Cam mode, do not forget to switch 
back to HDD mode to download images.   
						

							 5. INSTALLING DRIVERS AND SOFTWARE 5.1 Driver Installation – for PC users 
Your camera will operate with your computer as a HARD 
DISK DRIVE (HDD). PC users can enjoy the additional 
feature of a PC CAMERA (CAM) for a direct (live) video feed 
to your PC. Make sure to install the camera driver before 
connecting the camera to your PC.  Installation steps are 
outlined in the following paragraphs: 
 
 
1. Insert the V3340 CD-ROM into your CD drive. 
2. The setup program should run automatically. The 
autorun screen below appears. If the autorun program 
does not run 
automatically or if 
autorun is disabled 
double-click on “My 
Computer” (on your 
desktop), then 
double click your CD 
drive icon. Locate 
the file “Setup.exe” 
in the root directory 
of your CD-ROM 
drive and double-click on it to open this setup screen.