Vivitar Vivicam 3500 User Manual

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Download Stored Images to Your Personal ComputerY ou can download stored images to your personal computer (PC)
through the RS-232C/USB digital connector from proprietary software.
The camera can receive the image data from a PC through the
software, too. Separate cable is required for RS-232 or USB (optional)
connection. You can find the accessories in your Connection Kit.
1.  Turn off the power of the camera and the personal computer.
2. Plug one end of the serial cable into the COM port (or USB...

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LCD Brightness Control Dial (Fig.12)
The brightness of the LCD monitor can be adjusted by rotating this
dial.
Creative ModesAuto-FocusThe camera adopts the video AF mechanism. Lightly pressing the
Shutter Release button activates and achieves the auto-focus
operation. The focus is locked as long as this button is kept pressing
(pre-focus operation is available in this way). Once the button is deeply
pressed, the image is to be captured. The cameras focus range cov-
ers from 0.1 m to infinity. You can...

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Playback mode
The camera can display 9 thumbnail images at a time on the LCD
monitor by pressing the QUALITY/MULTI button. A selected image
can be displayed in full size by pressing ENTER/MACRO button.
When tried to display the next thumbnail to the right-bottom one, the
next thumbnail is displayed at the left-up position, namely nine new
thumbnails are displayed.
ZOOM button
Recording mode
By pressing ZOOM button, the camera will be in the 2x digital zoom-
ing mode until pressed again. If the LCD is...

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LCD monitor off-status
The ICON button can make the icons and indicators appeared on the
black-back screen for a short period. Pressing the button again while
they are displayed makes them disappear.
Playback mode
Pressing the ICON button toggles the display of the icons and indicators.
MENU buttonYou can set various camera configurations in the Menu screens to be
shown by this button. The camera has different Menu screens for Re-
cording and Playback modes. The Menu screen appears on the monitor...

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Troubleshooting
  SYMPTOM             PROBABLE CAUSE               ACTION
  No power                 1. Batteries not loaded   1. Correctly load batteries
                                    correctly                    2. Replace batteries
                                 2. Flat batteries                with new ones
                                 3. Wrong AC Adaptor   3. Use recommended
                                                                          AC Adaptor
Sudden power off     1....

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1. Dropping and/or banging the camera, which may damage it in many
    ways.
2. Dropping into water or water damage. Your camera is not
    waterproofed, particularly when it is submerged in salt water. It
    must be protected from salty breezes or sprays at the beach, any
    kind of splashing and rain. If your camera gets wet, please wipe it
    dry immediately and have it examined at an assigned service center.
3. You have to avoid subjecting the camera to extreme high or low
    temperature and...

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SPECIFICATIONSProduct Type:     Digital Still Camera
Imaging Device:      1/2-inch CCD, 1.5M pixels(total pixels), progre-
                                  ssive scanning
Image Quality:     Fine/Normal/Economy
Image Resolution:  1360 x 1024 pixels (Fine / Normal); 640 x 480
                                  pixels (Economy)
Recording System: Digital (JPEG based)/Field recording
Recording Medium:CompactFlash (up to 48MB ). No resident
                                  memory included
Number of...

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Exposure Metering:Aperture priority AE
Exposure Range:LV 6 to LV 16 at ISO 170
Flash Modes:Auto/Fill/Off. Red-eye reduction available
Flash Range:Built-in Flash, 0.5 - 2.3 m (ISO 170)
Exposure Compensation: Max. +/-2.0EV, 0.25EV step
Shutter System:Electronic programmable shutter
Shutter Speed:1/3 to 1/3500 second
White Balance:Auto/ Fixed (Daylight and Office-Light)
Self-Timer:Electronic self-timer about 10-sec. delay.
Optical Viewfinder:Real image type with 2x zoom and AF markings
LCD...

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SHUTTER
Taking  Lens Self - timer LED
LCD Brightnwss Control dial 
Appendix A : Camera User Interface
Flash Control SensorView Finder
Built-in Flash 
Battery Cover
ComractFlash Ejector  

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C/F CARD IN
Video output
connectorDigital interface 
  connector AC Adapter 
connector
ComractFlash Card Slot
2LCD monitorMode Switch
ViewfinderREADY LED
OpticalConnect cover
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