Vivitar Vivicam 3715 User Manual

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Using the self-timer
The self-timer duration is 10 seconds. After the activation of the self-timer by press-
ing the shutter button, the self-timer lamp starts blinking slowly for 7 seconds and
then blinking faster for the rest of 3 seconds. This allows you to get into the scene
when taking group images.
1. Secure the camera to a tripod or place it on a
stable surface.
2. Open the lens cover, turn the mode dial to 
mode, and power on the camera.
3. Press the  button.
 The  icon appears on the LCD monitor .
4. Compose the picture.
5. Press the shutter button.
 The self-timer function is activated.
6. After ten seconds, the camera takes an image.
 To cancel self-timer photography at any
 time, press the self-timer button to disrupt
 the sequence.
• After one shot is taken, the self-timer mode is turned to off. 
						

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Using the macro mode
Use the macro mode to shoot a close-up of the subject, such as flowers or insects.
The effective range is between 0.55m and 0.9m.
1. Open the lens cover, turn the mode dial to
 mode, and power on the camera.
2. Move the focus switch located on the front
side of the camera to the 
 position.
 The 
 icon appears on the LCD monitor .
3. Compose the picture.
4. Press the shutter button.
  To disable macro photography, slide the
  focus switch back to portrait mode or
  landscape mode.
• When shooting a close-up in macro mode, use the image LCD monitor to compose your shot,
avoiding the off-center parallax phenomenon.
• After a macro shot is taken DO NOT FORGET to reset the lens to the normal position.
Using the flash
The flash is designed to function automatically when lighting conditions warrant
the use of flash. You can take an image using a flash mode suitable to your
circumstances. If you change the flash mode, the camera will retain that setting
even if the camera is turned off.
1. Open the lens cover, turn the mode dial to
 mode, and power on the camera.
2. Press the  button located on the rear side of
the camera repeatedly until your desired flash
mode appears on the LCD monitor.
3. Compose the picture and press the shutter
button. 
						

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Flash Mode
[ 
 ] Auto Flash
[  ]  Red-eye Reduction
[  ] Fill Flash (on)
[  ] Flash Off
Description
The flash fires automatically according to the
ambient conditions. Select this mode for general
photography.
The flash emits a precursor-flash before the main
flash fires. This causes the pupil in the human eye
to constrict, reducing the red-eye. Select this
mode when taking pictures of people and animals
in low-light conditions.
The flash will always fire regardless of the
surrounding brightness. Select this mode for
recording images with high contrast
(backlighting) and deep shadows.  Also known as
forced flash.
The flash will not fire. Select this mode when
taking images in a place where flash photography
is prohibited, or when the distance to the subject
is beyond the effective range of the flash.
The camera has four flash modes: Automatic Flash (default), Red-Eye Re\
duction,
Fill Flash (on), and Flash Off. The modes appear cyclically when you press the 
button on the rear side of the camera. The table below will help choose the appro-
priate flash mode: 
						

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Taking pictures manually
Y ou can manually adjust conditions such as EV compensation, white balance\
, or
ISO speed when taking pictures. For EV compensation, white balance, or ISO
speed information, refer to Exposure, White balance, or ISO in the Record menu.
To  take pictures manually:
1. Open the lens cover, turn the mode dial to 
mode, and power on the camera.
2. Press the  button.
3. Move to Exposure, White balance, or ISO by using the 
/  button.
4. Press the  button to enter the sub-menu.
5. Change the settings by using the 
/   but-
ton and then press  OK.
6. Compose the picture.
7. Press the shutter button.
STILL IMAGE 1/2
Image size
Quality
Exposure                0    EV
White balance           Auto
EXIT:  MENU    PAGE:
STILL IMAGE 2/2
Digital zoom                On
ISO                            Auto
Quick view                   On
LCD brighness               0
EXIT:  MENU    PAGE: 
						

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PLAYBACK MODE
In  mode, you can view, magnify, delete images, play video clips, or run a slide
show. Playback mode also provides a thumbnail image display, allowing you to
quickly scan for the image you want.
Viewing images
You may view your images without opening the lens cover since the lens is not
used for playback. The camera lens is protected during playback.
1. Turn the mode dial to 
 mode and power on
the camera.
2. Select the image that you want to view by
using the 
/  button.
To view the previous image, press the 
button.
To view the next image, press the  button.
Pressing the 
 button displays the de-
tailed information for the captured image,
such as image size, ISO speed, TV, AV,
Date.
• If there is no image stored in the internal memory or on the memory card, “ No image!”  will
appear on the LCD monitor.
• You can also view your images on the TV screen. Connect one end of the video cable to the
video out jack of the camera and connect the other end to the video input of your TV. Turn the
mode dial to 
 mode and then turn on both TV and camera. 
						

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Zoom playback
While reviewing your images, you may enlarge a selected portion of an image. This
magnification allows you to view fine details.
1. Turn the mode dial to 
 mode and power on
the camera.
2. Select the image that you want to view by
using the 
/  button.
3. Enlarge the image by pressing OK.
Pressing OK once magnifies the image to
2X. Pressing it again magnifies the image
to 4X.
4. To view the different portion of the enlarged
image, press the 
/ / /   button.
5. To return to the regular display from 4X-en-
larged status, press OK again.X4 
						

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Displaying thumbnail images
This function allows you to view nine thumbnail images on the LCD monitor simul-
taneously so you can quickly scan for a particular image.
1. Turn the mode dial to the mode and power on
the camera.
2. Press the 
 button.
Nine thumbnail images appear on the LCD
monitor (assuming there are nine or more
images in the memory).
To view a full-sized image, press OK after
selecting it by using the 
/  / / button.
Slide show display
The slide show function enables you to play your images back automatically in
sequential order as a slide show. This is a very useful and entertaining feature for
reviewing recorded images and for presentations.
1. Turn the mode dial to 
 mode and power on
the camera.
2. Press the 
 button and move to Slide show
by using the /  button.
3. Press the  button.
4. Set the playback interval by using the 
/ button and then press OK.
The slide show starts, displaying your im-
ages on the LCD monitor one by one with
the set interval.
To stop the slide show display, press the
/  button.
 • You can adjust the slide show display interval within the range of 1 sec. to 9 sec. in 2 sec. step. 
						

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 Removing protection from one image/video clip
• To erase the protected image/video clip, use the format function. For more information aboutformatting, refer to Format in the Playback menu.
Protecting one image/video clip
You can protect the image/video clip you prefer from being accidentally erased
by using the protect function in the Playback menu. Follow the steps below to
perform protect function:
 Protecting one image/video clip
1.Turn the mode dial to   mode and  power on
the camera.

  The last image/video clip appears on the
 LCD monitor.
2.Select the image/video clip you wish to pro- tect by using the 
/  button.
3. Press the   button. Select Protect by using
the 
/  button.
4. Press the  button. Use the /  button to
select One image and then press the
button.

  To protect all images, select All images
 in this step.
5.Select Lock by pressing the 
/   button and
then press  OK.

  Once the image/video clip is protected,
  the protection icon will display on the pro-
tected image/video clip.
1. Perform the steps above 1 to 4 in Protecting one image/video clip.
2. Select Unlock by pressing the 
/  button and then press  OK. 
						

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Deleting images/video clips
To delete one image/video clip at a time, use the  button on the rear side of the
camera. To delete all images/video clips at once, go to Delete all in the Playback
menu.
 To delete one image/video clip at a time:
1. Turn the mode dial to  mode and power on
the camera.
2. Select unwanted image/video clip by using
the 
/  button and then press the  button.
3. When delete message appears, select [Yes]
by using the 
/  button and then press OK.
 The next image/video clip appears.
 If you want to cancel the deletion, select
[No].
4. Continue the deletion if necessary. If all im-
ages are deleted, [
 No image !] will pop
up. To exit this screen, turn the mode dial to
the other mode.
1. Turn the mode dial to  mode and power on
the camera.
2. Press the 
 button on the rear side of the
camera.
3. Select Delete all by using the 
/  button.
4. Press the  button.
5. Select [Yes] by using the 
/  button and
then press OK.
 A progress bar displays, showing the pro-
cess of deletion. After that, [
 No image!]
pops up. Turn the mode dial to the other
mode to exit the screen.
• To delete the image or video clip stored in the internal memory, remember not to insert the
memory card in the camera. Otherwise, you will delete the image or video clip stored in the
memory card.
  To delete all images/video clips at once: 
						

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MOVIE MODE
Recording video clips
The movie mode allows you to record video clips
at the resolution of 320 x 240 pixels.
1. Open the lens cover, turn the mode dial to
 mode, and power on the camera.
 The recordable movie time displays on the
LCD monitor.
2. You can start recording a video clip by press-
ing the shutter button.
 The elapsed time displays on the LCD
monitor while recording a video clip.
 To stop recording, press the shutter button
again.
• In movie mode, resolution/quality, self-timer cannot be set or activated.
• In movie mode, the flash mode is automatically set to [OFF].