Vivitar Vivicam 3715 User Manual

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 Quick view
By enabling quick view, you can temporarily view the image on the LCD monitor
right after you take a picture. After a temporary preview, the camera returns to 
mode automatically. To enable quick view, first press the  button. Then select
[On] by using the 
/  button and press OK.
 LCD brightness
This option adjusts the brightness of the LCD monitor. To adjust the LCD brightness,
first press the  button. Then increase or decrease the LCD brightness depend-
ing on what you need by using the 
 or the  button and press OK.
Movie menu
You can use the Movie menu to adjust exposure,
white balance, ISO speed, or LCD brightness.
To access the Movie menu, turn the mode dial
to 
 mode and then press the  button. Scroll
through the menu options by using the 
/ button. For more information about Exposure,
White balance, ISO, or LCD brightness, refer to
its correspondent description in the Record
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Playback menu
Use the Playback menu to create an on-camera slide show, or transfer images
from internal memory to a memory card. You can also use the Playback menu to
protect an image, delete all images at once, or adjust the LCD brightness. To
access the Playback menu, turn the mode dial to 
 mode and then press the button. Scroll through the menu options by using the /  button.
 Protect
Refer to Protecting one image/video clip in
PLAYBACK MODE.
 Delete all
Refer to Delete images/video clips in PLAY-
BACK MODE.
 Slide show
Refer to Slide show display in PLAYBACK
MODE.
 LCD brightness
Refer to LCD birghtness in the Record menu.
 Copy to card
This feature allows you to copy your images from the cameras internal memory to
a memory card. However, you can only do this when the memory card is installed
and the internal memory contains images.
To perform this function, first press the 
 button. Then select [Yes] by using the/  button and press OK. A progress bar displays, showing the process of
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Setup menu
You can select your preferences for the camera settings in SET-UP mode. Turn the
mode dial to SET-UP mode and navigate to the option you wish to configure by
using the 
/  button.
 Format
This option formats the internal memory (or
memory card) and erases all stored images and
data. To perform the format function, first press
the 
 button. Then select [Yes] by using the /
 button and press OK. A progress bar
displays, showing the progress of formatting.
 Beep
The camera makes a sound (beep) each time
you press the camera button if this function is
enabled. Press the 
 button. Select [On] or [Off]
by using the /  button and then press OK.
 Power of f
If the camera goes unused for a certain period
of time while the camera is powered on, the
camera will switch to an idle mode, and eventu-
ally turn itself off to conserve power.
Inactivity period Inactivity period Camera status
(batteries) (AC power adapter)
60 seconds 60 seconds stay idle
30 minutes 30 minutes shut off
If the camera is idle, re-activate the camera by pressing any button or switch the
mode dial. If the camera has powered-off you must turn the camera on again by
pressing the 
 button. The table (above) shows the default time settings for idle,
and power-off. To change the power saving interval, first press the  button. Then
select the power-off interval you perfer by using the 
/  button and press OK.
[3 min], [5 min], [10 min], [30 min] 
						

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 Reset to default
If you wish to restore all camera settings to their original status, select this option
and then press the 
 button. Select [Yes] by using the /  button and then
press OK.
The table below shows the default setting for each item.
Item Description
Image size 2048x1536 pixels
Image quality Fine
Flash Auto
LCD brightness 0
Quick view On
White balance Auto
EV compensation 0.0
Slide show delay 3 seconds
Auto power off 3 minutes
Beep On
 Date type
You can select the date type that is imprinted on your image. To set the date type,
first press the  button. Then select one date type you prefer by using the / button and press OK.
[Y/M/D]
[D/M/Y]
[M/D/Y]
 Date setup
After removing the batteries from the camera, the date and time will return to the
default setting. If this happens, reset the date and time when using the camera.
For more information about the date setup, refer to Setting the date and time. 
						

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 Date imprint
If you set imprint function, your image will be displayed with date on it. To enable
this function, first press the 
 button. Then select [Yes] by using the /  button
and press OK.
 Video out
You can view your images on a TV. Remember to select correct video output type
according to where you locate. Otherwise, there will be white lines on a stored
image. To set this option, first press the 
 button. Then select the /  button
and press OK.
[NTSC] : select this format when located in the U.S.A., Canada, Japan, Korea,
  Taiwan, Central America, or Mexico.
[PAL] : select this format when located in Australia, Austria, Belgium, China,
  Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Italy, Kuwait,
  Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand,
  or Norway.
 Language
This option allows you to select the language for the menus and the texts dis-
played on the LCD monitor. To set the language, refer to the section, “Choosing
the language”. 
						

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USB Cable
Computer
Computer
TV
PCMCIA Adapter
SD Card Reader SD Card Reader
VIDEO Cable
SD Memory Card
Printer
CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO OTHER DEVICES 
						

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CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS
Item Description
Image sensor 3.3-Megapixel CCD
Image quality Super-Fine/Large (2048 x 1536 pixels)Fine/Medium (1024 x 768 pixels)
Normal/Small (640 x 480 pixels)
Recording media 8MB internal memory;
SD memory card (optional) (up to 256MB capacity)
Lens Fixed focal length: 7.9mm Focusing range: Landscape---1.9m~infinity;Portrait---0.9m~1.9m;
Macro---0.55m~0.9m
F-number: 3.5
LCD monitor 1.5 color TFT LCD monitor
Self-timer 10-second delay
Zoom 2X digital zoom
Exposure compensation Auto;
Manual: -1.8 ~ +1.8EV (0.3EV step)
White balance Auto; Manual: Daylight, Cloudy, Sunset, Tungsten,
          Fluorescent
Compressed format JPEG, Motion JPEG for video clip
Standards JPEG, EXIF 2.1, DCF 1.1, M-JPEG
Interface DC IN jack, USB connector, VIDEO OUT jack (NTSC
or PAL)
Operating environment Operation: 0˚C~40˚C, 15%~90% humidity
Storage: -20˚C~80˚C, 10~95% humidity
Power 2 x AA Alkaline batteries, 2 x AA Ni-MH batteries,
AC power adapter
Tripod socket Yes
Dimensions 105 x 41x 55 mm (W x H x D)
(without protruding parts)
W eight Approx. 120g
(without batteries and the SD memory card)
*Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.