Vivitar Vivicam 3740 User Manual

							 Using PC Camera Mode 
 
When connected, the camera may be used in 
conjunction with any commercially available video 
capture software to create your own home movies. You 
can edit and distribute your movie files across the 
Internet or save them on CD-ROM for later viewing on 
your PC or with a VCD/DVD player. 
PC Camera mode can also be used with real-time video 
conferencing software such as Microsoft NetMeeting™. 
CAUTION: Do not disconnect the USB cable when the 
digital camera is functioning as a PC Camera (i.e. when 
the applications window shows the camera video 
output or when the application is recording video). 
Unexpected problems could result. 
 
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Chapter 5 – Mode / Operation Guide 
The digital camera has three modes of operation. Slide 
the Mode Switch to select the mode. This chapter 
describes these modes and their function. 
 
Capture Mode  
Capture mode is used for taking still pictures. The 
following buttons are used. 
• Left button (-): Decreases the camera exposure 
value, which gradually blocks light.  
• Right button (+): Increases the camera exposure 
value, which allows in more light  
• Zoom-out/down button (W): Widens the field framed 
by the cameras digital zoom from 4.0X to 1.0X in 0.2X 
steps. 
• Zoom-in/up button (T): Narrows the field framed by 
the cameras digital zoom from 1.0X to 4.0X in 0.2X 
steps. 
   
						

							 Capture Mode 
• DISP Button: Cycles through the following LCD Screen 
settings: LCD backlight and status information all 
turned on; LCD and backlight on but no status 
information. 
FLASH Menu 
The Flash menu determines how the flash is used. 
1. Press the MENU button to show the menu system. 
  
2. Use the up and down button to select AUTO, ON, 
or OFF. Press the right button to enter the selected 
option. 
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PRESET Menu 
This mode is selected in the CAPTURE mode menu. 
  
Change the preset white balance setting to suit the 
lighting conditions in which the picture is taken. 
• AWB: Use the AWB setting to obtain the optimum 
image brightness (exposure) when the subject is 
much brighter or darker than the background. The 
available white balance values are between -2.0 to 
+2.0 EV in steps of 0.5 EV. Use the left or right button (-
/+) to select the EV value. The EV value appears on 
the LCD Screen. 
• SUN: For shooting outdoors or in brightly lit conditions. 
• FLUORESCENT: For shooting under fluorescent lamps. 
• SHADE: For shooting in shade. 
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							 Capture Mode 
RESOLUTION 
Adjust the image quality and resolution by selecting 
RESOLUTION from the menu display. 
  
There are five different picture resolutions available: 
6.6M 2976 x 2232 Economic 
3.0M 2048 x 1536 Normal 
0.7M 1024 x 768 Fine 
Small 512 x 384 Fine 
Photo 2016 x 1344 Normal 
The higher the quality, the clearer your picture will be, 
but at the same time the image file size will be larger, 
and therefore you will be able to store fewer pictures in 
memory. A software interpolation method is employed 
to achieve the maximum effective resolution of 6.6 
megapixels (2976 x 2232). 
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SELF-TIMER 
This option gives you the ability to take hands-free 
photos, such as self-portraits or group photos. 
To Take a Group Photo 
1. Position the camera on a stable surface (such as 
a tripod) and frame the shot. 
2. Press the Menu button to show the menu system. 
  
3. Use the up and down button to select SELF-TIMER. 
Press the right button to enter the selected option. 
4. Use the up and down button to select ON. Press 
the right button 
5. Press the Menu button to exit the menu display. 
6. Press the Shutter button. The 10-second delay 
begins immediately. When the delay ends, the 
camera takes the picture. 
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							 Capture Mode 
CONTINUOUS 
Use the continuous setting to take three consecutive 
images. 
To setup a continuous shot 
1. Press the MENU button to show the menus. 
  
2. Use the up and down button to select 
CONTINUOUS. Press the right button to select the 
option. 
3. Use the up and down button to select ENABLE. 
Press the right button to select the option. 
4. Press MENU button to exit the menu display. 
 
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Movie Mode  
Movie mode allows you record movie clips to your 
cameras on-board memory or flash card. 
To record a movie clip 
1. Turn the Mode switch to the Movie Clip mode 
setting. 
2. Frame your shot, after the cameras LCD screen 
turns on. 
3. Press the Shutter button to begin recording. The 
camera keeps recording until the memory is full, 
or the Shutter button is pressed again. 
Digital zoom 
Digital zoom can be adjusted from 1.0X to 4.0X in 0.2X steps 
before recording a movie clip. 
While recording a movie, press the left or right button to brighten 
or darken the movie. 
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							 Focus 
Focus 
A lens focus switch is located on the left side of the 
camera. Select the focus mode by sliding the focus 
switch. 
Landscape  
This focus is optimized for taking landscape pictures, with 
the lens focus universally distributed to encompass 
everything within the frame. 
Portrait  
This preset is optimized for taking head shots of people, 
focusing more on the center of the frame than on the 
peripheral areas. 
This focusing optimizes the camera for taking close up 
shots of objects at a distance of 24 inches (60 cm) to 52 
inches (130 cm) from the camera. Close up photos 
taken in Portrait mode have betters results than close up 
photos taken under Landscape mode. 
 
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Playback Mode  
Playback mode is used to view photos stored in the 
digital cameras on-board memory or on a flash memory 
card. To view the photos, slide the Mode switch to 
Playback mode. (Press the DISP button to turn on the 
LCD screen.) 
Playback mode button functions: 
• Left Button (-): Move to the previous photo. 
• Right Button (+): Move to the next photo. 
• DISP Button: Cycles through the following LCD Screen 
settings: LCD, backlight and status information all 
turned on; LCD and backlight on but no status 
information. 
• Zoom-in/up button (T): In Playback mode the Zoom-
In buttons magnifies the image shown on the LCD 
Screen from 1.0X to 4.0X in 0.5X steps. 
• Zoom-out/down button (W): In Playback mode, the 
Zoom-out button switches the display to Thumbnail 
mode. 
Note: 
The digital zoom function doesnt work in 6.6 M (2976 X 
2232) Economy mode. 
 
 
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