Vivitar Vivicam 3640 User Manual
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ViviCam 3640 User’s Manual 46 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
47 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 On Flash is always on, regardless of light available. Snapshot Mode Indicates the camera is in Snapshotmode (the standard mode for taking pictures.) Self-Timer Indicates the camera is using the Self-Timer preset. Pressing the Shutter button will initiate the 10-second count-down timer before taking a picture. Playback Mode Indicates the camera is in Playback mode. This mode is used to view pictures stored on the cameras internal memory or on the memory card.
ViviCam 3640 User’s Manual 48 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 default setting is Auto. Auto WB The camera automatically determines the White Balance setting. Daylight Use this setting when taking pictures in bright daylight, to reduce the effect of whitewashed pictures. Shade Use this setting when taking pictures in shade, or any time your pictures come out too dark. Tungsten Use this setting for taking pictures under tungsten or incandescent light. Fluores-cent Use this setting for taking pictures under fluorescent light.
49 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 → Day light → Shade → Tungsten → Fluorescent Zoom Out Zoom In Playback Select Photo Page Up Page Down LCD + Light → LCD Off Copy image to / from Internal / External Delete Zoom Out Zoom In Video Start / Stop Recording EV+ EV- LCD + Light → LCD Off N/A Auto → Day light → Shade → Tungsten → Fluorescent Zoom Out Zoom In PC Camera N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Setup Execute Function Select Select N/A N/A N/A Select Select N/A = Not Available
ViviCam 3640 User’s Manual 50 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, wait until it emits a steady light before taking a picture. The camera may be waiting for the flash to charge. The camera won’t take a picture. Is the camera connected to a computer? The camera’s buttons are not functional when connected to a PC. Disconnect the camera to take more pictures. Is the flash on? Ensure the flash is set to auto or always on. Refer to Setting the Flash. The flash doesn’t work. The batteries may be weak. If the batteries are too weak, the flash will be unable to recharge. Turn the camera off and wait a few seconds before turning it back on. If this doesn’t work, replace the batteries. The images are blurry. The camera or subject was moving when the shot was taken. Hold the camera steady or put it on a tripod to take pictures. The computer does not recognize the camera The camera was connected to a personal computer by USB before installing software.Connect the camera to the computer with the USB cable. Select [My computer] > [Control panel] > [System] > [Device manager]. From [other devices] delete [Composite USB device] or [unknown device]. Disconnect the camera from the computer, install the software, and then reconnect the camera.
51 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 screen, select the device to be disconnected and then click the Stop button to bring up the Stop a Hardware device confirmation screen. D. From the Stop a Hardware device confirmation screen select the device to be stopped and click OK to bring up the Safe To Remove Hardware confirmation. E. Disconnect the ViviCam 3640 from your PC. Images lose formatting data during image capture in PC Camera mode. If your hard disks DMA setting is turned off images may lose formatting data during image capture. (Windows 98 and Windows ME only.) Please check to make sure your hard drives DMA setting is enabled, as follows: 1. From the Windows Start menu, select Settings, then Control Panel. 2. In the Control Panel double-click System, then click the Device Manager tab. 3. Select your har d drive from the list, then click Properties. 4. Click the Settings tab. 5. Make sure the box marked DMA is checked. If not, check the box to ensure that your hard drive will protect image attributes during capture. Turning on the camera causes the power LED to flash green, red, orange, and green, then the camera crashes. The SmartMedia™ card is inserted improperly into the card slot. 1. Ensure the camera is off. 2. Remove the SmartMedia™ card from the camera’s card slot. 3. Ensure that it is oriented properly and then re-insert it into the card slot. W hen the card clicks into place, it is inserted completely and properly. 4. Turn the camera back on.
ViviCam 3640 User’s Manual 52 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 camera’s drivers do not support RGB or the I420 image format. As such, Ulead PhotoExplorer cannot acquire still images. Please go to the support web site to download a patch file for Ulead PhotoExplorer that will correct this problem. Ulead PhotoExpress cannot acquire images while the ViviCam 3640 is in PC- Camera mode. The camera’s drivers do not support RGB or the I420 image format. As such, Ulead PhotoExpress cannot acquire still images. Please go to the support web site to download a patch file for Ulead PhotoExpress that will correct this problem.