Vivitar Vivicam 3640 User Manual

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Landscape  
This preset is optimized for taking landscape pictures, 
with the lens focus universally distributed to encompass 
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everything within the entire frame. 
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This preset is optimized for tang “head shots” of other 
people, focusing more on the center of the frame than 
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the peripheral parts. 
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camera perfectly still when taking night shot or place it 
upon a stable surface or tripod to minimize incidenta
blurring resulting from the longer exposure.   
						

							  
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Self-Timer  
This preset lets you to take a photo after a ten second 
delay. This gives you the ability to take hands-free photos, 
perhaps self-portraits or group photos, for example.  
To Take a Group Photo 
1. Position the camera on a stable surface (such as 
an optical tripod) and frame the shot. 
2. Rotate the camera’s Mode Dial to Preset mode 
3. Use the Up and Down buttons to select the Self-
Timer Preset.  
4. Press the Shutter Button. The 10-second 
countdown begins immediately. As soon as the 
delay ends, the camera takes the picture. 
With the exception of the Shutter button, all of the 
camera’s other buttons behave the same as they do in 
the other Preset modes. 
Macro  
This preset optimizes the camera for taking extreme 
close up shots of objects or people within a foot or less of   
						

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the camera. When not using this preset, the camera lens 
cannot focus as well as normal due to the extremely 
short distance between it and the subject matter. 
Playback Mode  
The Playback mode is used to view the photos stored in 
the ViviCam 3640’s on-board memory or on the 
SmartMedia™ memory card. 
To view the photos, rotate the Mode dial to the Review 
mode position. (Press the Display  button to turn it on.)  
Playback mode’s button functions: 
•  Up Button: Move to the next photo.
•  Down Button:  Move to the previous photo.  
•  Display Button: Cycles through the following 
LCD display settings: LCD, backlight and status 
information all turned on; LCD and backlight on 
but no status information; and LCD off. 
•  Strobe / Copy: Copies the selected image 
from on-board memory to the memory card or 
vice versa. 
•  WB / Delete: Deletes selected photo.   
						

							  
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•  Zoom Out: In Snapshot Mode, widens the field 
framed by the camera’s lens from x4.0 to x1.0. If 
you zoom out while in Playback mode the camera 
switches to Thumbnail mode. 
 
•  Zoom In: Narrows the field framed by the 
camera’s lens from x1.0 to x4.0 (x1.0, x1.5, x2.0, 
x2.5, x3.0, x3.5, 4.0) 
Setup Mode  
Setup Mode configures the camera. To open the Setup 
menu, rotate the Mode dial to the Setup position. 
The Setup menu is displayed on the LCD as follows: 
 
   
						

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Delete All 
To delete images from either the cameras internal 
memory or from the SmartMedia™ Card, select Delete 
All from the Setup menu.  
      
Format 
This option completely erases and reformats of the 
storage device. It is similar in function to formatting or 
defragmenting a PC hard drive. Although Format takes 
longer than Delete, be sure to format your storage 
device occasionally to ensure the card continues to 
function optimally. 
        
						

							  
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Quality 
Adjust the image quality and resolution by selecting 
Quality from the Setup menu. 
      
There are five different picture resolutions available: 
2048 x 1536 (Super) 7 Photos 
1600 x 1200 (Fine) 7 Photos 
1600 x 1200 (Normal) 16 Photos 
800 x 600 (Fine) 33 Photos 
800 x 600 (Normal) 66 Photos 
The higher the quality, the clearer your picture will be, 
but at the same time the image file size will be larger, 
and therefore you will be able to store fewer pictures in 
memory. Generally, Normal quality (800 x 600) is high 
enough quality for most purposes.   
						

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Buzzer 
When this feature is turned on, the camera makes a 
beep when you push its buttons or rotate its Mode dial.  
      
To activate the beeps, select the Buzzer option from the 
menu. On the subsequent screen, select Yes to confirm 
and then press the Display button . 
DPOF 
The Digital Printer Order Format (DPOF) lets you print 
photos directly to a printer that supports this protocol.  
      
Choose specific images with the Select Image option or 
select All Images to print the storage device’s entire 
contents. Select Reset Setting to deselect images and   
						

							  
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disable the DPOF function. After making your selection, 
press the Display button  to register the change. 
Date/Time 
The ViviCam 3640 marks each picture with a time stamp 
displaying the hour, minute and day the photo was 
taken. This is useful for organizing and keeping track of 
your photo collection.   
For more on setting the time and date see page 18. 
Media Type 
You can choose whether you want to store photos in the 
on-board memory or in the SmartMedia™ card. 
 
To set the default storage media: 
1. Rotate the Mode Dial to Setup . 
2. Turn on the camera.   
						

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3. Use the Down button  to select Media Type 
and then press the Display button . 
 
4. Use the Up and Down  /  buttons to select 
either Internal, for the camera’s on-board 
memory, or External, to use an installed 
SmartMedia™ Card. 
5. Press the Display button  to confirm your 
selection and return to the main Setup screen. 
Language 
The ViviCam 3640 can display menu items in the 
following languages: English, French, Spanish, German, 
Italian and Japanese.  
For more on setting the default language, see page 16.   
						

							  
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Video Out 
If connecting your camera to a television set by means 
of A/V cables, you have the option to choose a 
transmission format compatible with that of your TV. This 
allows you to record video images sent to the TV with a 
VCR. The camera does not support audio. 
      
Select the Video Out option from the Setup menu, and 
then choose either NTSC or PAL, according to your 
hardware and region. Press the Display button  to 
confirm your choice. 
PC Camera Mode   
The ViviCam 3640 can be used with any commercially 
available video software as a video camera. Simply 
connect it to your PC with the supplied USB cable, turn 
the Mode dial to PC Camera and then it turn on. 
For more on this mode, see page 32.