Vivitar Vivicam 3746 Users Manual

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Slide Show Display
The slide show function enables you to play your images back automatically in
sequential order as a slide show. This is a very useful and entertaining feature
reviewing images and for presentations.
1. Slide the 
 switch and power on the
camera.
2. Set the mode dial to the 
 Playback mode.
3. Press the  menu button.
4. Select SLIDE SHOW by using the 
 or buttons,and press the  button.
5. Set the playback interval by using the  or
 buttons and then press the  button.

The slideshow displays your images on
the LCD monitor, one by one, with the
interval that you set.

To stop the slideshow display, press the
 or  buttons.

To pause the slideshow display, press
the 
 ()  button.

To cancel the pause, press pause state,
press the 
 () button.
• You can adjust the slideshow display interval within the range of 3 sec, 5 sec, 7 sec or 9 sec.
For Slide show interval, refer to SLIDE SHOW in the Playback menu.
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MOVIE MODE
Recording Video Clips
The movie mode allows you to record video clips at a resolution of 320x240
pixels. Voice can also be recorded.
1. Slide the 
 switch and power on the
camera.
2. Set the mode dial to the 
 Movie mode.

The recordable movie time displays on
the LCD monitor.
3. You can start recording a video clip by
pressing the shutter button.

The elapsed time displays on the LCD
monitor while recording a video clip.
4. To stop recording, press the shutter button
again.
•In movie mode, image size/quality, macro, self-timer, flash and digital zoom are not available
or adjustable.
•While recording the video clip, you cannot zoom in or out on the subject.
•Be sure not to cover the camera’s microphone while recording a video clip.
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Viewing Video Clips
Play back video clips recorded on the camera.
Voice is also played back.
To view video clips, follow the steps below.
1. Set the mode dial to the 
 Playback mode
with the camera powered on.
2. Select the video clip that you want to view
by using the 
 or  buttons.
3. Press the  () button to start.

To pause playback at any time, press the
 () button.

To stop playback, press the  or 
buttons.
Pressing the  (),  or  buttons while playing the video clip will change
the status as follows:
• To play a the video clip back on your computer,  use Apple’s “Quick Time Player”. This
software is free of charge, compatible with Mac and Windows-based computers and can be
downloaded from the website at www.apple.com. For Quick Time Player usage, please refer
to its on-line help for more information.
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Deleting Images and Video Clips
You can delete one image or video clip or all images and video clips at once by
pressing the  delete button.
To delete one image/video clip at a time:
1. Set the mode dial to the  Record mode,
the  Manual Record mode or the Playback mode.

 In the 
 Record mode or the  Manual
Record mode, only the last recorded
image can be erased.

 In the 
 Playback mode, select any
image that you want to view by using the
 or  buttons.
2. Press the 
 delete button.
3. Select 1 FRAME by using the  or buttons, and then press the  button.
4. “DELETE THIS?” message appears on the
image.

 Use the 
 or  buttons to select [YES],
and press the 
 button.

 If you want to cancel the deletion, select
[NO].
5. Repeat the above steps to delete further
images if necessary.

 If all images are deleted, [
 NO IMAGE!]
pops up.
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 To delete all images/video clips at once:
1. Set the mode dial to the  Record mode,
the  Manual mode or the  Playback
mode.
2. Press the 
 delete button.
3. Select DELETE ALL by using the  or buttons, and then press the  button.
4. “DELETE ALL?” message appears on the
image.

 Use the 
 or  buttons to select YES,
and press the 
 button.

 If you want to cancel the deletion, select
[NO].

 If all images are deleted, [
 NO IMAGE!]
pops up.
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Formatting an SD Memory Card
Formatting an SD card will erase all the images and data on the SD memory card.
Be sure the SD memory card is properly inserted into the camera before formatting
it.
1. Set the mode dial to the 
 Record mode,
the  Manual Record mode or the 
Playback mode.
2. Press the  button.
3. Select FORMAT by using the  or 
buttons, and then press the  button.
4. “FORMAT?” message appears on the
image.

 Use the 
 or  buttons to select [YES],
and press the  button.

 If you want to cancel the action, select
[NO].
5. If you select [YES], the “Frame No. Reset”
message appears.

 To reset the frame number, use the
 or  buttons to select [YES], and press
the  button.

 If all images are deleted, [
 NO IMAGE!]
pops up.
• The SD memory card cannot be formatted when it is locked. Unlock the SD memory card
first.
• Formatting the SD memory card also erases protected images.  All non-image data will also
erased. Before formatting the card, make sure that none of the images on the card are still
required.
• If no memory card is inserted into the camera, the internal memory will be formatted. This
will erase all images stored in the internal memory.
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Protecting Images
This feature prevents (protects) images from accidental erasure.
1. Set the mode dial to the 
 Playback mode.
2. Select the image that you want to protect by
using the 
 or  buttons.
3. Press the  menu button.
4. Select “PROTECT” by using the 
 or buttons, and press the  button.
5. You can protect one image or all images at
one time by using the 
 or  buttons, and
press the  button.
ONE IMAGE: Protect one image at one time
ALL IMAGES: Protect all images at once
6. Select “UNLOCK” or “LOCK” by using the
 or  buttons.
UNLOCK: Unlock the protected image
 LOCK: Protect the selected image or all
images
7. Press the 
 button.
•Even protected images will be erased if you format the internal memory or the memory card.
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TRANSFERRING RECORDED IMAGES AND
VIDEO CLIPS TO YOUR COMPUTER
You can share recorded images/ video clips with your family or friends via
e-mail or post them on the Web. First, you need to connect the camera to your
computer using the USB cable and then transfer your recorded images and
video clips to your computer’s hard disk.
To transfer images/video clips from the camera to your computer, follow the
steps below:
Step 1: Installing the USB driver (only for Windows 98)
Step 2: Connecting the camera to your computer
Step 3: Download (transfer) your images and video clips
CPU
OS
Memory
Free Space on Hard Disk
Required DevicesSystem Requirements
(Windows)
Pentium 300 MHz processor
or higher
Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000/
XP
64MB RAM
128 MB hard disk space
A CD-ROM Drive,
Available USB PortSystem Requirements(Macintosh)
PowerPC G3/G4
OS 8.6 or higher
128MB RAM
128 MB hard disk space
A CD-ROM Drive,
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Step 1: Installing the USB Driver
Windows 98 computers
The USB driver on the CD-ROM is exclusively for Windows 98 computers.
Installing the USB driver on computers running Windows 2000/ME/XP is not
necessary.
1. Insert the CD-ROM that came with the
camera into your CD-ROM drive. The
welcome screen appears.
2. Click “INSTALL USB DRIVER”. Follow the
on-screen instructions to complete the
installation. After the USB driver has been
installed, restart your computer.
Macintosh OS 8.6 computers
Mac OS 8.6 users must install a USB driver.  For Mac OS 9.0 or higher, the
computer will automatically recognize the camera and load its own USB drivers.
1. Insert the CD-ROM that came with the camera into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Select and double-click “Digital Camera Driver Installer “.
3. Select “Install Location” and click “Install”.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation and restart your
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Step 2: Connecting the Camera to Your Computer
1. Connect one end of the USB cable to an
available USB port on your computer.
2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to
the USB connector on the camera.
3. Turn the camera on.
4. From the Windows desktop double click on
“My Computer”
5. Look for a new “removable disk” icon.  This
“removable disk” is actually the memory (or
memory card) in your camera. Typically, the
camera will be assigned drive letter “e” or
higher.
6. Double click on the removable disk and
locate the DCIM folder.
7. Double click on the DCIM folder to open it to find more folders

 Your recorded images and video clips will be inside these folders

 Copy & Paste or Drag-N-Drop image and video files to a folder on your
computer
Mac users: double-click the “unlabeled” disk drive icon on our desktop.
iPhoto may automatically launch. The volume label may vary depending upon
whether you use internal camera memory, or a memory card.