Vivitar Vivicam 3735 Users Manual

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Taking Pictures
Have fun taking pictures with your digital camera. Specifically, these are the things you can do
with your camera:
Take single pictures of sceneries and close-ups.
Use Digital Zoom to move in closer to your subject.
Adjust the flash settings according to what is needed in the shooting location.
Use Sports mode to capture a sports action.
Use Burst mode to shoot continuous motion as a sequence of pictures.
Use the Self-Timer when taking your own pictures.
Use Voice Memo to record audio track with a still image.
Taking Single Pictures (      )
Before taking pictures, check first whether your digital camera is installed with batteries or
connected to its power adapter. Also if your camera does not have internal memory, make sure
that your camera is inserted with a CF Card.
To take a single picture:
1.Turn the dial knob to Capture mode (        ).
2.Use the LCD monitor or optical viewfinder to center on
   the subject you want to take a picture of.
   Note:
   If you are using optical viewfinder, adjust the view angle
   adjustment knob until you get the clearest image via viewfinder.
3.Press the shutter button halfway down to lock in the auto
   focus and exposure. You will then hear two beeps of sound, and
   at the same time, see a green LED lit.
4.Now press the shutter button all the way down. You will hear a beep which indicates that the
   picture has been captured.
After a picture is taken, it will be shown on the LCD monitor for a few seconds. A DELETE THIS
PHOTO? message also appears on the LCD monitor. If you are not satisfied with the picture,
press ENTER button on your camera. This will remove the picture:
a. If your camera is inserted with the CF card, then it will remove the picture on the CF card.
b. If your camera is not inserted with the CF card, then it will remove the picture on the internal
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Taking Distant/Close-up Pictures
To take close-up pictures, press the Macro button         to activate Marco mode.
Normal Mode Normal mode is selected by default and does not show any icon on
the status LCD. This mode allows you to take sharp-quality pictures
of sceneries and distant objects. You can use it with Capture (       ) ,
Sports (       ) , or Burst Mode (       ) .
Macro Mode Use Macro mode to gain sharpness and detail in pictures at close
range,within 7cm to 50cm distance between the subject and your camera.
Note:
When Macro mode is selected, the camera flash setting will
automatically be turned off . Also, you can only take close-up
pictures when the dial knob is set to Capture (       ) and Sports
Mode (       ).
The zoom lever will not take effect in this mode.
Zoom Control
This camera features two types of zooming, optical zooming and digital zooming (2X). The optical
zoom range is equivalent to 32mm~96mm in a 35 mm camera.
Optical Zoom
1.Turn the zoom lever to             direction, it will move the lens towards to the wide-angle
   position, meaning zooming away from your subject.
2.Turn the zoom lever to           direction, it will move the lens towards the telephoto position.
   Meaning zooming in your subject.
Digital Zoom
If you want your subject to appear larger and closer when the picture is taken, use your cameras
Digital Zoom feature. Your digital camera provides 2X Digital Zoom.
To use Digital Zoom, the LCD monitor is required.
1.Press the LCD button to turn on the LCD monitor.
2.Use zoom lever to zoom in your subject until the maximum TELE position            , it will advance
   to 2X digital after short pause. 2X is displayed on the status LCD.
3.Press the shutter button halfway down to lock in the auto focus and exposure, and then press
   the shutter button all the way down to take the picture.  
						

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Focus Lock
For normal recording, aim the subject using the entire viewfinder area. To focus, position the
subject within the focus frame area located at the center of the viewfinder. If the subject to record
is not in the center of the viewfinder, position the subject so that it falls within the focus frame and
lightly press the shutter button (halfway). While continuing to hold the shutter button down lightly
(halfway), re-position the subject for the desired composition and gently press the shutter button
down completely to capture the image.
Focus Range
Lens Position Effective focus range
Wide-angle lens position 0.5m ~ infinity
Telephoto lens position 0.9m ~ infinity
Macro 0.07m ~ 0.5m
All distances are measured from the CCD.
Taking Sports Pictures (       )
Your digital camera features Sports mode (        ) which automatically adjusts the camera to a
higher shutter speed (of 1/500 second, at most) to freeze the subject in action. This makes the
subject appear sharp and the background blurred, giving the picture a feeling of speed.
To photograph a subject in action:
1.Turn the dial knob to Sports mode (        ) .
2.Use the LCD monitor or optical viewfinder to center on the
   subject you want to take a picture of.
   Note:
   If you are using optical viewfinder, adjust the view angle
   adjustment knob until you get the clearest image via viewfinder.
3.Press the shutter button halfway down to lock in the auto focus and exposure. You will then
   hear two beeps of sound, and at the same time, see a green LED lit.
4.Now press the shutter button all the way down.
   You will hear a beep which indicates that the picture has been captured.
After a picture is taken, it will be shown on the LCD monitor for a few seconds. A DELETE THIS
PHOTO? message also appears on the LCD monitor. If you are not satisfied with the picture,
press ENTER button on your camera. This will remove the picture:
a. If your camera is inserted with the CF card, then it will remove the picture on the CF card.
b. If your camera is not inserted with the CF card, then it will remove the picture on the internal
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Taking Burst Pictures (       )
Burst pictures are a series of pictures that are photographed in sequence. You can use your
digital cameraÕs Burst mode (       ) to capture an action sequence as a series of pictures. A set
of 8 pictures can be taken in each capture. When you set the camera to Burst mode, the status
LCD shows the remaining sets of pictures that can be taken. For instance, if the remaining
storage in your memory card allows you to take 40 individual pictures, the status LCD will display
5 (that is, 40 pictures / 8 pictures per set = 5 sets of burst pictures) as the remaining sets of
pictures that can be taken in Burst mode. Burst pictures can be taken only at Half (1024 x 768)
resolution and at Medium or Low quality. If these settings are not chosen for your camera, the
camera automatically sets itself to Half resolution and Medium quality.
Here is how to take Burst pictures:
1.Turn the dial knob to Burst mode (        ) .
2.Press the LCD button to turn on the LCD monitor.
3.Press Menu button to display the menu screen on LCD monitor.
4.Press     or     button repeatedly until the Picture Menu screen
   appears.
5.Press      button to select the QUALITY option.
6.Press     or     button to select Medium or Low quality, depending
   on your preference.
7.Press Menu button to exit from menu screen.
8.Use the LCD monitor or optical viewfinder to center on the subject you want to take a picture of.
9.Press the shutter button halfway down to lock in the auto focus and exposure.
10.Press the shutter button all the way down to start taking multiple pictures.
      You will then hear consecutive beeps which indicate that the camera is taking multiple pictures.
     The camera will stop shooting pictures only when the Burst capture is completed.
Note:
Flash is disabled when your camera is in Burst mode        .
If the shutter button is pressed continuously, Burst capture will resume shooting pictures after
the first set of Burst pictures recorded to memory.
Using the Flash
Adjust the camera flash setting accordingly when you are taking pictures indoors and outdoors.
The flash has an effective range of approximately 0.5m to 3m.
The camera flash is automatically turned off when a White Balance setting other than Auto is
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You can choose one of these flash options:
Auto When recording in a dark place and backlit conditions, the
camera will automatically determine whether the flash
is necessary
Red-eye Reduction Pre-flash is performed before the main flash to reduce the
red-eye; an effect caused by light reflected from the retina.
Used in low light conditions when photographing people
or animals. The pre-flashes contract the pupils of the
subjectÕs eyes.
Fill-in Used to soften dark shadows on the face of the subject due
to back light, strong direct light or sunlight. The flash will
always be used regardless of the surrounding brightness.
Off Used when recording in a place where flash photography
is prohibited, or when utilizing the night view or indoor
lightning for recording. The flash will always be off during
recording.
To select a flash option, toggle the Flash button until you see its icon appear on the status LCD.
Using the Self-Timer (      )
If you need to take a group picture including yourself or a solo picture but no one is there to help
you, use your cameras Self-Timer. The Self-Timer provides a 10-second delay between the time
you press the Shutter button and the time the picture is taken, giving you just enough time to run
in front of the camera to include yourself in the picture.
Self-Timer works in Capture mode         only. To enable the Self-Timer, turn the dial knob to one
of these three modes:(                         ), then do the following:
1.Press the LCD button to turn on the LCD monitor.
2.Press Menu button to display the menu screen on LCD monitor.
3.Press      or      button repeatedly until the Camera Menu
   screen appears.
4.Press      button to select the SELF-TIMER option.
5.Press      or      button to turn ON the Self-Timer.
6. Press Menu button to exit from menu screen.
7.Press the shutter button. A red LED will then flash for 10 seconds and beep at the final three
   seconds. Afterwards, the camera will beep once, indicating that the picture is taken.
Note:
The Self-Timer is automatically turned off after the picture is taken or if the camera is powered
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Voice Memo (     )
Voice memo allows a fifteen seconds audio track to be recorded with a still image. Voice memo
is controlled by pressing Voice Memo button. When the function is active, the microphone icon
      is displayed on the status LCD. The recording will automatically stop when the set time has
elapsed. To cancel the recording and erase the audio track, press the Voice Memo button before
the recording has finished.
Voice memo can be used on one of these three modes: (                           ).Press Voice Memo
button soon after the image captured to start recording the audio track.  When using Burst mode,
the audio file is attached to the last image in the series. The voice memo cannot be played back
in quick view; it can only be heard in the playback mode. Images with voice memo audio tracks
have a           icon displayed with them. When making recording, be careful not to touch or cover
the microphone. The quality of the recording is proportional to the subject to microphone distance;
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Camera Settings
When taking pictures, you may simply use the default settings which have already been chosen
for use with your digital camera. But if you want to have more control over the quality of your
pictures and customize how you want to use your digital camera, you may adjust the various
camera settings to suit your needs.
Specifically, your digital camera allows you to do the following:
Select the desired camera sensitivity.
Adjusting exposure compensation.
Adjust the white balance when taking pictures under different lighting conditions.
Choose the desired quality and resolution for your pictures.
Control the use of the LCD monitor and power of your camera.
Specify basic settings such as language, date and time.
Enable the Self-Timer.
Camera settings can be accessed from the following three menus: Picture, Camera, and Setup
menus. The Capture (        ), Sports (        ) , and Burst (        ) modes all share the same menus
and settings.
This section describes the camera settings underneath each of the three menus in detail. If you
are not familiar yet on how to access camera menus, refer to Navigating through Menus in the
Getting Started section for information on how to display menu screens and choose settings.
The Picture Menu (      )
If you want to improve picture results, go to the Picture Menu
and adjust its option settings. In this menu, you will modify the
following settings: ISO, Exposure Compensation, White Balance,
Picture Quality, Picture Resolution.
ISO (Sensitivity)
Three camera sensitivity settings can be selected : ISO 100, 200 and 400. The numeric values
are based on an ISO equivalent. ISO is the standard used to indicate film sensitivity, the higher
the number, the more sensitive the film, the more noise the image.
Exposure Compensation
Pictures may turn out underexposed if the subject is backlit (that is, the light source is behind the
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underexposed pictures, you can adjust the EV (Exposure Value) Compensation to control how
much light enters the digital camera when taking pictures. EV Compensation also helps prevent
having too light or too dark pictures.
EV Compensation can be adjusted over a range of -1.5 to +1.5 EV in steps of 0.3 EV. Here are
guidelines on how to choose an ideal exposure setting for your pictures:
a. If the ambient light is normal, a zero (0) value will automatically choose the correct exposure
    for your pictures.
b. If the ambient light is too dark, increasing the value gives you better picture results.
c. If the ambient light is too light, decreasing the value gives you better picture results.
White Balance
White Balance allows you to obtain the highest color fidelity possible by taking into account the
lighting conditions under which your pictures are taken. Set the appropriate White Balance setting
to remove the color cast by the current lighting conditions.
Auto White Balance should work well under most normal lighting conditions. If Auto White Balance
does not produce the desired results, choose one of the other White Balance settings depending
on the ambient lighting conditions. For instance, selecting Bulb can minimize the orange color
cast by household light bulbs.
Specifically, the following are the White Balance settings that are available:
MODE Lighting Conditions
Auto Automatically chooses the best White Balance for given lightning condition
Sun Outdoors daylight
Bulb Incandescent lighting
Tube1Cool fluorescent lightning
Tube2 Warm fluorescent lightning
Picture Resolution and Quality
The Resolution option allows you to choose a picture size (in number of pixels). There are two
types of resolution to choose from:
Full 2048 x 1536
Half 1024 x 768
The Quality option allows you to choose a compression setting for your pictures. Compression
is a way of encoding image data so as to minimize the pictures file size. Three compression
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High compression reduces the pictureÕs file size to the minimum
Moderate compression makes the file size small yet retains picture quality
Low compression preserves picture details and does not compress much data.
This results in a higher file size yet provides higher quality pictures.
This results in a higher file size yet provides higher quality pictures.
Both the resolution and compression settings affect the quality of your pictures. Preferably, select
a high resolution and low compression when pictures are intended for printing. If you will be
sharing pictures on the Web, you may choose a low resolution and a medium or high compression
to minimize the file size.
Note:
Burst pictures can be taken only at Half resolution and at Medium or Low quality. If these settings
are not chosen for your camera, the camera automatically sets itself to Half resolution and Medium
quality.
The Camera Menu (       )
In the Camera Menu, you can switch ON and OFF the
following camera features: LCD Monitor, Auto Review
of Pictures, Self-Timer.
LCD
For most people, it is easier and more convenient to use the LCD monitor when taking pictures.
Take note, though, that using the LCD monitor in extended periods of time eats up battery power
fast. To save battery power, occasionally, you can take pictures without the LCD monitor. Turn
OFF the LCD and use the optical viewfinder to center on the subject as you would with a traditional
camera.
Auto Review
The Auto Review feature allows a picture you have just
taken to be displayed on the LCD for a few seconds
before switching back to the live image. When Auto
Review is ON, it lets you immediately delete unwanted
pictures. (Refer to the section, Taking Pictures, to know
more about deleting pictures just taken.)
By default, Auto Review is ON. If you prefer not to use
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Self-Timer
When you need to take a solo picture or a group picture, including yourself, but no one is there to
help you, turn ON the cameras Self-Timer. When the Self-Timer is ON, there will be a 10-
second delay between the time you press the Shutter button and the time the picture is taken,
giving you just enough time to run in front of the camera to include yourself in the picture. To
know more on how to take pictures using the Self-Timer, refer to Using the Self-Timer under the
section Taking Pictures.
Note:
The Self-Timer is automatically turned off after the picture is taken or if the camera is powered
off.
The Setup Menu
Use the Setup Menu options to control the use of your digital
camera. In this menu, you can make adjustments to Advanced
Setting, Language Selection, Date and Time, Auto Power Off,
Sounds, LCD Brightness.
Advanced
The Advanced option displays camera information which
include the firmware version. It also allows you to restore
camera settings back to factory defaults.
Select Ye s if you want to reset the camera to the original
factory settings.
Language
Use the Language option to choose the language to use for displaying camera menus and
messages. By default, English is the selected language.
Note:
The languages available for selection may be different on cameras in certain countries.
Set Clock
Use the Set Clock option to set your digital camera to the current date and time (in month/day/
year, hour:minutes format). You need to have accurate date and time settings in order to know
when exactly each of your pictures was taken.