Vivitar Vivicam 3740 User Manual

							 Zooming and Shooting 
Zooming and Shooting 
You can use the Zoom-in (T) or Zoom-out (W) buttons to 
narrow or widen the cameras field of view. Use the LCD 
Screen to preview the effects of the zoom function. 
Automatic Image Processing 
The camera adjusts the shot to compensate for ambient 
lighting, and, in auto-flash mode, detects whether or not 
the flash is required. 
Taking a picture 
When you are satisfied with the preview, slowly press the 
Shutter button. Take care not to press the Shutter button 
too rapidly or forcefully; otherwise, you might shake the 
camera and get a blurry picture as a result. 
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Protecting the Camera 
When you are finished taking pictures, press the power 
button to turn it off. Reverse the camera protector and 
slide the camera into the protector. The hard case will 
protect the camera against accidental damage of the 
lens, TFT LCD screen, or wear and tear on internal 
electronic parts. 
 
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Chapter 3 – Reviewing Your Pictures 
One benefit of digital cameras is that you can 
immediately preview the shot you just took. 
Switching to Playback Mode 
To view the pictures that you have stored in internal 
memory or on the SD Card, slide the Mode Switch to 
Playback Mode  and turn the camera on. 
 
Full-Screen Review 
The default Playback method is to show each individual 
picture one at a time at full screen size. Press the left and 
right button s to cycle through the pictures youve taken. 
You can also use the Zoom buttons (T)/(W) to a picture in 
more detail. The default zoom setting is 1.0X. Press the 
Zoom-in button (T) to increase the zoom ratio from 1.0X 
to 4.0X in 0.5X increments. Press the Zoom-out button (W) 
to decrease the zoom ratio. 
   
						

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Note: 
The digital zoom function doesnt work in 6.6 M (2976 X 
2232) Economy mode. 
Thumbnail Review 
If you press the Zoom-Out button (W) when the zoom 
ratio is at 0.5X (default), the camera switches to 
Thumbnail Review mode. 
In Thumbnail Review mode, up to nine pictures are 
shown on the LCD simultaneously. Use the up, down, left 
and right buttons to cycle through the thumbnail pages. 
To return to Full-Screen Review, select the photo you 
want to view and press either the Shutter button or the 
Zoom-Out button. The selected picture will then expand 
to fill the entire LCD Screen. 
 
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Chapter 4 – Connecting to a Computer 
The digital camera stores pictures as digital data rather 
than on film. Instead of making a trip to a developer and 
printing from negatives, you can copy your pictures to a 
computer for long-term storage. Once transferred, your 
pictures can be viewed, edited, printed, sent to friends 
and family via e-mail, or saved to any removable media 
device (such as floppy disk or CD-ROM) for delivery to a 
photofinisher. After transferring pictures to your 
computer, any copies stored on the memory card or on 
the cameras internal memory can be deleted to 
provide room for new pictures. 
This chapter explains how to connect your digital 
camera to a computer to download pictures to a PC or 
to use as a PC camera. 
CAUTION:  Do not connect the camera to your 
computer before installing the software. This may cause 
installation problems. Please make sure you install the 
software from the CD-ROM prior to connecting the 
camera to your computer. 
   
						

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Installing Software 
Follow these instructions to install the digital camera 
drivers and software on your system. 
CAUTION: Have your Windows Installation CD-ROM 
ready beforehand, as you may be prompted to insert it 
during the installation process. 
Step 1: Driver / Utility Installation  
1. Insert the installation software CD into your CD-
ROM drive. Dont connect the camera to the PC. 
2. The installation program should start 
automatically. If not, double-click the My 
Computer icon on your desktop, open the CD-
ROM drive, and double-click the setup.exe found 
on the installation CD-ROM. 
3. Follow the on-screen instructions. All the necessary 
software is installed automatically. The drivers and 
utility program that allow the camera to talk to 
the computer via the USB cable are also installed. 
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Step 2: Card Reader / PC Camera Driver Installation 
1. To install the necessary drivers for Card Reader 
mode and PC Camera mode, first set the correct 
operational mode for that function. For example, 
set the Mode Switch to Movie mode to install 
those drivers, and to any other mode to install 
Card Reader drivers. 
2. Connect the small connector of the USB cable to 
the camera, as shown. 
 
3. Connect the large end of the USB cable to an 
empty USB slot on your computer. To locate USB 
slots on your computer, look for the USB icon . 
 
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4. The Windows Add Hardware Wizard will 
automatically detect the camera and lead you 
through the installation procedures. 
5. You will need to do this once for each mode (PC 
Camera and Card Reader). 
NOTE: Reboot your computer before using the camera 
and software for the first time. Remember to connect 
your camera to the PC with the USB cable before 
downloading pictures. 
Making the Connection 
The camera can be used in two different modes when 
connected to your computer: 
1.  Card Reader 
2.  PC Camera 
Card Reader mode allows you to use the camera just 
like a standard storage device where you can copy, 
delete, and move files to and from the camera just as 
you would a normal disk drive. 
PC Camera mode allows you to use the camera as a 
standard PC video camera like the kind used for video 
teleconferencing, security, videophones, and so on. 
Both Card Reader and PC Camera mode may only be 
used once you have connected the camera to your PC 
with the supplied USB cable. 
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Copying Photos to a PC 
When connected to your computer in Card Reader 
mode, the digital camera behaves exactly like any other 
disk drive attached to your computer. This makes 
copying the images to your hard drive as easy as 
copying files from a floppy disk, zip drive or CD-ROM. 
To copy photos to your computer: 
1. Connect the digital camera to the computer with 
the USB cable. 
2. Turn on the camera. 
3. Open Windows Explorer. The contents of your 
computer will be displayed, including all your disk 
drives, and, if the camera is connected properly, 
an extra disk drive representing the cameras 
memory called Removable Disk. 
4. Select the digital camera drive. The cameras 
photos are listed. Select the photos and drag and 
drop them into any directory on your computers 
hard disk. 
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Using PC Camera Mode 
To use the camera as a PC Camera, you must set the 
USB in PC Camera mode in the setup menu and then 
connect it to the computer via the USB port. 
1. Turn the camera on 
2. Press the MENU button to enter the menu system. 
3. Use the down button to select SETUP. Then press the 
right button to enter the SETUP menu. 
  
4. Use the down button to select USB. Then press the 
right button to enter the USB menu. 
5. Use the up and down button to select CARD READER 
or PC CAMERA. 
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