Vivitar Vivicam 3355 User Manual

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1. Flash Off Press the Mode button until  appears.  You are in Selection mode. Press the Select (SET) button until  appears.  Press the Mode button until  appears.  Press the Select (SET) button to confirm your selection and exit. 2. Automatic Flash Press the Mode button until  appears.  You are in Selection mode. Press the Select (SET) button until  appears.  Press the Mode button until  appears.  Press the Select (SET) button to confirm your selection and exit. 3. Flash On.  (Fill flash) Press the Mode button until  appears.  You are in Selection mode. Press the Select (SET) button until  appears.  Press the Mode button until  appears.  Press the Select (SET) button to confirm your selection and exit.  
When capturing images with the flash, the  icon on the LCD panel will blink while the flash 
recharges in preparation for the next flash shot.  When full charged, the flash icon will display 
without flashing. 
 
4.8 Selecting the Image Quality  
 
Image compression is a technique that allows digital images to be stored efficiently in the cameras 
memory.  The camera has 3 MB of internal (built-in) memory space for images and movie clips.  
Every image must be electronically compressed (squeezed) so that a reasonable number of images 
may be stored in the available memory.  If you compress your images more, you can store more 
images.  However, when images are compressed they loose quality.  Too much compression 
reduces the visual quality of your digital images.  
 
The ViviCam 3355 has two compression settings.  High compression, (symbolized by “”) results 
in highly compressed images.  The camera can store twice the number of images using High 
compression.  Low compression (symbolized by “”) will offer better images.  The default 
camera setting is high image quality. 
 
To change to low image quality: n Press the Mode button until  appears. n Press the Select (SET) button to enter select mode. n Press the Mode button until  appears.  (The default setting is high image quality.)   
						

							 - 11 - n Press the Select button select to .  Image quality is now set to low. n Press the Mode button until  appears. n Press the Select (SET) button to confirm and exit the selection mode.  
4.9 PC/Web Camera mode  
 ¦ Press the Mode button until  appears. ¦ Press the Select (SET) button to enter select mode. ¦ Press the Mode button until  appears. ¦ Press the Select (SET) button until  appears.  ¦ Connect the USB cable to both camera and PC.  Start your favorite video application 
Note:  All Windows users must install the PC/Web camera driver before 
connecting the Vivicam 3355 in PC Camera mode for the very first time.  
 
4.10 Selecting the Lighting Frequency  
 
When capturing images or movie clips under indoor lighting the image quality will be best if you 
set the camera to match the frequency of the room-lighting.  In generally 60Hz frequency is used 
in United States and Asia.  50Hz is most common in UK, Japan, and Europe. 
 
To avoid flickering when capturing images with indoor lighting select the appropriate frequency as 
follows: n Press the Mode button until  appears. n Press the Select (SET) button to enter select mode. n Press the Mode button until  appears.  (The default setting is 50Hz.) n Press the Select (SET) button select to .  (The camera is now set to 60Hz.) n Press the Mode button until  appears. n Press the Select (SET) button to confirm and exit the selection mode   
						

							 - 12 - 5. Installing the V3355 PC Camera driver and U-Lead Photo Express 
5.1 Computer System Requirements 
Please check your PC system requirements before installing the software: 
1. Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, or XP. 
2. Pentium 400 MHz CPU, or higher 
3. CD-ROM drive 
4. Available USB port. Windows XP users with USB 2.0 should first install Service Pack 1. 
5. ActiveX version 9 is recommended. 
 
5.2  Installation on Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000, and XP 
1. Turn on your computer 
2. Insert the V3355 CD ROM into the CD-ROM drive. The CD ROM will run automatically.  
The following welcome screen will appear. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       Click the “Install PC Camera Driver”   
						

							 - 13 - 3. Your computer will display as follows: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
        Click “Next” and follow setup procedure. 
4. The PC camera software installation is complete. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         Click “Finish” to finish installation. 
5. Open the folder “V3355” on the desktop to access the PCCam.   
						

							 - 14 - 5.2 Installation of Ulead Photo Express 4.0 SE (Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP) 
1. Click the “Install Ulead Photo Express 4.0 SE”  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Your computer will display as follows: 
 
 
 
 
 
To display the list of languages available, click on the down arrow and highlight your selection. 
Click “OK” to continue. 
3. The installation will display as follows: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Click “Next” and follow the setup procedures.   
						

							 - 15 - 4. If requested, enter the serial number provided in the packaging, then click “Next” and follow 
the setup procedures. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. The Ulead Photo Express 4.0 SE installation is complete. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
          Click “Finish” to finish installation.   
						

							 - 16 - 5.3 Read User Manual 
Click the “User Manual” to read the user manual.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For User manual updates, refer to the Vivitar website at www.vivitar.com 
   
						

							 - 17 - 6. Transferring Images 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. 
 
The Vivicam 3355 is a Mass Storage Device (MSD).  Windows Me, 2000, and XP users can 
transfer images by simply connecting the camera and your computer with a USB cable without 
driver installation. Windows 98 users must install the USB driver before connecting the cmaera to 
their PC for thefirst time. 
 
To transfer images and video clips from the camera to your computer, follow the steps below: 
Step 1: Install the USB driver (only for Windows 98) as described in the previous section. 
Step 2: Connecting the camera to your computer 
Step 3: Downloading images and video clips 
 
6.1 Connecting V3355 to PC 
Connect the USB cable to the computer’s USB port and the USB connector of the V3355. 
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. Turn the camera on. Your computers operating system will recognize the camera. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                 V3355                               Computer   
						

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6.2 Finding your Images 
1. From the Windows desktop double click on “My Computer” 
2. Look for a new “removable disk” icon.  This “removable disk” is actually the memory (or 
memory card) in your camera. Typically, the camera will be assigned drive letter “e” or higher. 
3. Double click on the removable disk and locate the DCIM folder. 
4. Double click on the DCIM folder to open it to find more folders such as “100image” 
5. Your recorded images and video clips will be inside these folders 
6. Copy & Paste or Drag-N-Drop image and video files to a folder on your computer  
 
Mac users: double-click the “unlabeled” disk drive icon on our desktop. iPhoto may automatically 
launch. The volume label will vary depending upon whether you use internal camera memory, or a 
memory card. 
 
6.3 Transferring (downloading) your Images 
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 driver as described in the 
prior section. 
For Computers Running Windows - 
Open the “removable disk” and subsequent folders by double clicking on them.  Double click on 
the folder. Your images are inside these folder(s). Select the images that you want, then choose 
“Copy” from the “Edit” menu. Open the destination location (folder) and choose “Paste” from the 
“Edit” menu.  You may also drag and drop image files from the camera to a desired location. 
For Computers Running Mac OS and Desktop/LX - 
Open the “untitled” disk window and the hard disk or the destination location.  Drag and drop 
from the camera disk to the desired destination folder. 
   
						

							 - 19 - Note: Memory card users may prefer to use a memory card reader (highly recommended). Memory 
card readers offer advantages in terms of convenience, speed, and cost-savings.  While connected 
to your computer the batteries in your camera will be continue to be used.  A card reader, which 
has no batteries and uses USB power from your computer, will save considerably on batteries. 
 
 
7. Using V3355 as a PC Camera 
You can connect V3355 to your computer and use it as a PC camera.  All Windows users (98SE, 
Me, 200, and XP) must first install the USB driver before using the PC/web camera feature.  The 
PC/Web camera feature is only available on Windows-based PCs. 
n Set your V3355 to PC camera mode. Refer to section 4.9. 
n Make sure that  appears on the LCD before connecting the USB cable. 
n Connect USB cable to V3355 and to your computer’s USB port. 
n Double click the “V3355” folder on your computer. (Start, Programs, V3355, PCCam.) 
n Double click the “PCCam” icon to activate the PC camera for video capture. 
 
 
8.  Inserting a Memory Card 
To use a memory card you must first examne the card to make sure it is unlocked.  There is usually 
a small sliding tab on the edge of an SD memory card. Make sure the card is unlocked. Insert the 
unlocked memory card into the slot on the side of the camera, pins first. The colorful manufacturers 
label of the memory card should face the back of the camera. The card will insert easily.  The card 
will not insert if it is upside down. Push the card fully into the card slot and it will engage with a 
distinct click. 
To remove the memory card press lightly on the card (push it slightly further into the slot) and there 
will be a distinct click as the card is ejected.