Vivitar Vivicam 3745 User Manual

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Record menu
You can use the record menu to change LCD brightness, enable quick view and digital zoom functions
in the 
 mode. To do this, press the  button on top of the camera. And then scroll through the
options by using the 
/  button.
 LCD BRIGHTNESS
This option adjusts the brightness of the LCD monitor. Press the
ENTER button, the LCD brightness bar appears. Press the 
/ button to brighten the LCD monitor while press the  /  but-
ton to darken the LCD monitor. And then press the ENTER button.
 QUICKVIEW
By enabling quick view, you can temporarily view the image on
the LCD monitor as soon as you take a picture. After a tempo-
rarily preview, the camera returns to the 
 mode automatically.
To enable quick view, select [ON] by pressing /  button and
then press the ENTER button.
MENU OPTIONS  
						

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 DIGITAL ZOOM
You can take digital zoom shots by activating the digital zoom function. Use the /  button to enable
this option if necessary. And then press the ENTER button.
 EXIT
This option exits the manual record menu and then returns to the  mode. Press the ENTER button to
exit. You can also press the  button again to exit.  
						

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Manual record menu
Apart from the options that you can configure in the record menu, you can determine the conditions
such as white balance, EV compensation or sharpness in the manual record menu. Press the 
 button
in the  mode and then scroll through the options by using the /  button.
 LCD BRIGHTNESS
Refer to LCD BRIGHTNESS in Record menu.
 QUICKVIEW
Refer to QUICKVIEW in Record menu.
 DIGITAL ZOOM
Refer to DIGITAL ZOOM in Record menu.  
						

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 WHITE BALANCE
The image appears different under different color of lighting. Human eyes can solve this problem. But
for camera, you need to make adjustments. Normally, the camera adjusts the white balance automatically.
However, if the image appears in strange colors, we recommend that you change the white balance
setting. Use the 
/  button to select the appropriate white balance and then press the ENTER button.
[AUTO] :automatically adjusting the white balance
[SUN] :for recording outdoors on a bright day
[SHADE] :for recording under cloudy and shady sky
[FLUORESCENT] :for recording under fluorescent lighting
[TUNGSTEN] :for recording under tungsten lighting  
						

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 EV COMPENSATION
When the subject is too dark or too bright, the camera adjusts the brightness to make the subject
becomes brighter or darker. This is called EV compensation. The EV compensation of the camera is
ranged from -1.8EV to +1.8EV. Use the 
/  button to select the EV compensation that you want and
then press the ENTER button.
Effective Subjects and Set Values
Positive (+) Compensation

Copying of printed text (black characters on white paper)

Backlight portraits

Very bright scenes (such as snowfields) and highly reflective subjects

Shots made up predominantly of sky
Negative (-) Compensation

Spotlight subjects, particularly against dark backgrounds

Copying of printed text (white characters on black paper)

Scenes with low reflectivity, such as shots of green or dark foliage  
						

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 SHARPNESS
This option sets the level of image sharpness. Use the /  button to select the sharpness mode that
you want and then press the ENTER button.
[NORMAL] :leave the image detail as captured
[SOFT] :soften the edge of the image detail for the special effects
[HARD] :sharpen the edge of the image detail
 EXIT
This option exits the manual record menu and then returns to the  mode. Press the ENTER button
to exit. You can also press the 
 button again to exit.  
						

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Playback menu
You can use the playback menu to automatically display your images one by one or configure DPOF
setting, etc. To do this, press the 
 button in the   mode and then move through the options that you
want to configure by using the /  button.
 LCD BRIGHTNESS
Refer to LCD BRIGHTNESS in Record menu.
 SLIDE SHOW
This option can automatically display one image at a time in or-
der with the delay time that you select. Use the /  button to
select the delay time that you want and then press the ENTER
button.
[2 sec], [4 sec], [6 sec], [8 sec], [10 sec]
 COPY TO CARD
This option allows you to copy your images from the camera’s
internal memory to an external SD memory card. However, you
can only do this with the SD memory card installed and internal
memory containing images. Use the 
/  button to select [YES]
if necessary and then press the ENTER button.  
						

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 DPOF
DPOF is the abbreviation for Digital Print Order Format, which allows you to embed printing information
on your memory card. You can select the pictures to be printed and how many prints to make by using
the DPOF menu on the camera and insert the memory card to the card-compatible printer. When the
printer starts printing, it will read the embedded information on the memory card and print the specified
images.
To do the DPOF setting, first press the ENTER button to enter the DPOF sub-menu. Use the 
/  arrow
button to set the values for each field and then press the ENTER button. (To move to the next field after
the first field is set, press the 
 button.)
[PRINT QUANTITY] : you can select image quantity from 1~9
[PRINT SIZE] : you can select your preferred image size (standard, 3x5, 4x6, 5x7, 8x10)
[PRINT INDEX] : allows you to print the images in index format
[PRINT ENABLE] : If you select ENABLE, the camera saves the DPOF settings. If DISABLE is
selected, all the settings will be erased.  
						

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DPOF shortcut
You can use the shutter button to quickly do the DPOF setting. Follow the steps below:
1. Turn the mode dial to the 
 mode.
2. Press the shutter button to toggle the DPOF print tag setting for the specified image.
NOTE
 EXIT
This option exits the playback menu and then returns to the  mode. Press the ENTER button to exit.
You can also press the 
 button again to exit.
•When using the shutter button to enable the DPOF setting, the default setting is size=standard, and quantity=1.  
						

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Movie menu
To change movie menu setting, press the  button in the  mode and move to the option you want to
set by using the 
/  button.
 LCD BRIGHTNESS
This option adjusts the brightness of the LCD monitor. Refer to
LCD BRIGHTNESS in Record menu for detailed information.
 EXIT
This option exits the movie menu and then returns to the  mode.
Press the ENTER button to exit. You can also press the  but-
ton again to exit.