Vivitar Vivicam 3640 User Manual

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Chapter 6 – Using the LCD Display 
When the camera is in any mode other than Setup 
mode, current camera settings such as zoom, icons on 
the LCD display indicate quality, etc. This chapter 
describes these icons and their meanings. 
 
 White Balance Mode 
 
Preset 
Mode Pictures 
Flash 
Mode Quality 
Zoom 
Ratio 
Date / 
Time 
Battery 
Status 
EV    

  
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LCD Icon Descriptions 
Icon Name Description 
 Auto Flash The camera senses whether the flash is needed by detecting the amount of ambient light. 
 Flash Off Flash is turned off, regardless of the amount of light available. 
 Red-Eye Reduction 
Use the Red-Eye Reduction function to reduce the occurrence of red-eye (eyes appear red in the pictures due to flash reflection off the eyes’ retinas.) This function causes the camera to flash quickly before the picture is taken to reduce red-eye. 
 Flash...

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 Zoom 
Indicates the level of zoom currently applied.  
In Video Mode, zoom options are: x1.0, x1.1, x1.2, x1.3, x1.4, x1.5, x1.6, x1.7, x1.8, x1.9, x2.0. 
In Snapshot Mode, zoom options are:  x1.0, x1.2, x1.4, x1.6, x1.8, x2.0, x2.2, x2.4, x2.6, x2.8, x3.0. 
In Playback Mode, zoom options are: x1.0, x1.5, x2.0, x2.5, x3.0, x3.5, x4.0. 
 Battery Indicator 
Indicates the level of battery power remaining. 
 White Balance 
Indicates the current White Balance setting. The...

  
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Appendix 1 – Button Function Guide 
Mode Shutter Up Down Display Strobe/ 
Copy 
WB/ Delete Zoom Out Zoom In 
 
Snapshot
Single Capture EV+ EV- LCD + Light  → LCD Off 
Auto  → On →  Off → Red-Eye Reduction 
Auto → Day light → Shade → Tungsten      → Fluorescent     
Zoom Out Zoom In 
 
Preset 
 
Single Capture Select Landscape, Portrait, Night Scent, Self-Timer or Macro 
Select Landscape, Portrait, Night Scent, Self-Timer or Macro 
LCD + Light → LCD Off 
Auto  → On →  Off → Red-Eye Reduction 
Auto...

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Appendix 2 – Troubleshooting 
 
Problem Possible cause Solution  
The camera is 
turned off.  Press the power button to turn the camera ON. 
The batteries are 
discharged. Replace the batteries with fresh ones. Refer to 
Inserting Batteries. 
The camera 
has no power. 
The batteries are 
inserted incorrectly.Check the battery orientation. Refer to Inserting the 
Batteries. 
Ensure the green 
Camera Ready LED 
indicator is on and 
not flashing. If the light is flashing,...

  
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Windows ME 
and Windows 
2000: when 
the USB cable 
is unplugged 
from the PC, 
an Unsafe 
Removal 
Device 
Detected error 
message 
appears. When removing 
USB devices, it is 
recommended that 
users follow the 
Safe Removal of 
USB Device 
procedure. Procedure: 
A.  Right-click the Unplug or Eject hardware icon at 
the bottom-right of your computer screen. 
B.  Left-click the Unplug or Eject hardware text box to open the Unplug or Eject Hardware screen. 
C.  From the Unplug or Eject Hardware...

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MSN 
Messenger 
cannot use the 
Video 
Conference 
function with 
the camera as 
the source in 
Windows XP. The camera’s 
drivers do not 
support RGB or the 
I420 image format. 
As such, MSN 
Messenger cannot 
run the Video 
Conference function 
using the camera 
as the source. Please run NetMeeting instead of MSN Messenger in 
order to use the Video Conference function. 
Ulead 
PhotoExplorer 
cannot acquire 
images while 
the ViviCam 
3640 is in PC-
Camera mode. The...