Vivitar Vivicam 3630 User Manual

							 Removing a Compact Flash (CF) Memory Card
1. Make sure camera power is turned off.
NOTE: Removing a CF card with camera powered on may result in data loss.
2. Open the CF card compartment cover
3. Lift the CF-card ejection arm (from horizontal to vertical position) and  then push the ejector mechanism in (down) to eject the CF card
4. Remove the CF card by catching the edge of the card
5. Close the CF card compartment cover9
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1. Make sure camera power is turned off.
NOTE: Removing a CF card with camera powered on may result in data loss.
2. Open the CF card compartment cover
3. Lift the CF-card ejection arm (from horizontal to vertical position) and then push the ejector mechanism in (down) to eject the CF card
4. Remove the CF card by catching the edge of the card
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1. Make sure camera power is turned off.
NOTE: Removing a CF card with camera powered on may result in data loss.
2. Open the CF card compartment cover
3. Lift the CF-card ejection arm (from horizontal to vertical position) and then push the ejector mechanism in (down) to eject the CF card
4. Remove the CF card by catching the edge of the card
5. Close the CF card compartment cover
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							 Removing a Compact Flash (CF) Memory Card
1. Make sure camera power is turned off.
NOTE: Removing a CF card with camera powered on may result in data loss.
2. Open the CF card compartment cover
3. Lift the CF-card ejection arm (from horizontal to vertical position) and  then push the ejector mechanism in (down) to eject the CF card
4. Remove the CF card by catching the edge of the card
5. Close the CF card compartment cover CF Memory Card Capacity:
The number of images that may be stored on a CF memory card (or internal memory)10
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							 CF Memory Card Capacity:
The number of images that may be stored on a CF memory card (or internal memory)  NOTE: The camera is set to automatically turn off when there is no activity for a period 11  
						

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Power on the camera in Playback mode
2.Press MENU button
Playback Setup Menu Option: Format Media: Quick or Full
Detail and Explanation:Format Media Formatting will delete all images and data on a CF memory card.• Full Formatting will perform checks for bad sectors
• Quick Formatting will not check for bad sectors
Note that deleted files cannot be recovered!
Auto (Power) Off When the camera is on and there is no activity for a period of time, the camera12
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							 Where: FULL or 
= High Resolution (1600 x 1200 pixels)
HALF or  = Low Resolution (800 x 600 pixels)
*** or      = Fine quality
** or      = Good quality
* or       = Normal quality
Selecting the Flash mode 1. Make sure the camera is in Record mode
2. Press the Flash button repeatedly and the icon display changes:
On the Status LCD (Flash Off) No icon (Automatic Flash) (Red-Eye Reduction)
     (Flash On)
On the LCD Image display  (Flash Off)   A (Automatic Flash)    (Red-Eye Reduction)
  (Flash On)
Remarks:The camera defaults to the Flash Off mode.
Automatic Flash: The flash fires according to lighting conditions (automatically)  will display on the Status
LCD and the LCD image display
3.  Press Self-timer button again to turn off the Self-timer.   will disappear from
the Status LCD and the LCD image display
Note: When Self-timer is activated, an image will be taken 10 seconds after the 13

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Look through Viewfinder or use the LCD image display to frame your shot.
2X Digital Zoom:  To invoke 2X Digital Zoom, turn on LCD image display (by
pressing DISPLAY button) and press UP on the 4-way button.
The .   icon will appear in the upper left corner of the LCD image display.
The image on LCD image display will be enlarged by a factor of two.
To return to an un-zoomed view, press DOWN on the 4-way button and the .   icon will disappear from the LCD image display.
2. Press the Shutter button half way to initiate the automatic-exposure calculation
and the flash charging process.
NOTE: Wait until the Operation Status Indicator (LED) stops blinking before
pressing the Shutter button fully down.
3. Press Shutter button fully down to capture the image.
NOTE:
•  When the camera is set to the Camera mode,   will appear on the LCD image
display
•  While an image is being saved into memory, the Operation Status Indicator
(LED) on the back of the camera will flash.
Recording a Movie (Silent Video)
1. Make sure the camera is in Record mode
2. Press the Movie/Delete button. The      and    icons appear on Status
LCD and LCD Image display, respectively.
3. Press and release the Shutter button (press briefly) to begin recording. DO
NOT hold the shutter button down while recording.  The     icon will appear
on LCD image display and the Operation Status Indicator (LED) will blink.
4. To stop recording, press the Shutter button again
NOTE:• No sound can be recorded with the Vivicam 3630 camera.
• The movies recorded are saved in QuickTime format (.MOV)
• The maximum length of a single movie clip is 30 seconds.
• The numeric value displayed on the Status LCD is the estimated time (in seconds)
available for movie recording based upon available memory space.  
						

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Reviewing Images and Movies on LCD Image Display
• Turn the Mode dial to the Playback mode. The last image (or a snapshot of
the last movie taken) will appear on LCD image display in full screen.
NOTE: When an image is being reviewed, the  icon will appear on the LCD
image display. When a movie is displayed,  and  will appear.
• Press RIGHT or LEFT on the 4-way button to review other images and movies.
To review a movie, locate the desired movie clip and press the Shutter button
  icon will appear on LCD image display.
To navigate through the thumbnails, use the 4-way button. To return to full
screen, select a thumbnail and press Shutter button.
• Displaying a Slide ShowTo view your images as a slide show, press DISPLAY button twice. The
  icon will appear on LCD image display. To stop the slide show, press
the Menu, Movie/Delete or Display button
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Erasing Images and Movies
1. Turn the Mode dial to the Playback mode
2.Press RIGHT or LEFT on the 4-way button to locate the image or movie you
wish to erase
3. Press the Movie/Delete button to initiate the deletion function
4. Press the Shutter button to confirm deletion, OR, press the Menu button to
cancel
Formatting Media
Alternatively, you can erase all images and movies on a CF card by formatting it.1. Turn the Mode dial to the Record mode
2. Press the Menu button
3. Press UP or DOWN on the 4-way button to select Format Media
4. Press RIGHT or LEFT on the 4-way button to select Full or Quick formatting
5. Press the Shutter button to initiate formatting
6. Press the Shutter button to confirm formatting, OR, Menu button to cancel
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Using the Camera with Your PC
Power on your computer and insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive, it will Auto run* and present a menu screen. First, install the camera drivers.  After  
						

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Windows XP users may receive a standard message about XP compatibility. Click on