Vivitar Vivicam 38 User Manual

							  
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Place the camera on a flat or strudy surface or attach the camera to a tripod via the tripod socket 
on the base of  the camera. 
 
1. Press the Power/Menu button once to enter the menu. 
2. Press the Shutter button until the  icon appears in the Capture mode icon area 
of the Preview Screen. 
3. Press the Power/Menu button again to save the choice and exit the menu. 
4. The Self-timer icon now appears in the top left corner of the Preview Screen. 
5. The camera is now ready to take a photo after a 10-second count down. 
6. Press the Shutter button to start the countdown. The camera will emit a beep f or 
every second. After 10 seconds the photo will be taken automatically. 
 
Taking Videos 
 
1. Press the Power/Menu button once to enter the menu. 
2. Press the Shutter button until the  icon appears in the Capture mode icon area 
of the Preview Screen. 
3. Press the Power/Menu button again to save the choice and exit the menu. 
4. The Video icon now appears in the top lef t corner of the Preview Screen. 
5. Press the Shutter button to start shooting the video and again to stop the video 
capture. The video is saved as an AVI file in the camera‟s memory. 
6. During video capture the recording elapsed time will appear on the bottom right 
corner of the Preview Screen. 
   
						

							  
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Taking 3 Continuous Shots  
 1. Press the Power/Menu button once to enter the menu. 
2. Press the Shutter button until the  icon appears in the Capture mode icon 
area of Preview Screen. 
3. Press the Power/Menu button again to save the choice and exit the menu. 
4. The 3 Continuous Shots icon now appears in the top left corner of the Preview 
Screen. 
5. Press the Shutter button. The camera will now automatically take 3 continuous 
photos one after the other. 
 
Reminder: Download your images often to your computer. If the battery power runs low, all the 
images on the camera will be erased from the memory. 
  
PLAYBACK MODE 
 The Playback Mode enables you to preview the image files (JPEG/AVI) stored on your camera 
using the Preview Screen. 
1. Press the Playback button to enter the Playback mode. 
2. The Preview Screen will open and show the last photo or video file that was taken. 
3. The sequence number and the total number of images currently stored appears on 
the bottom left of  the Preview Screen.                                            
4. Press the UP/DOW N buttons to go to the previous or the next image. 
5. Press the Playback button again to exit the Playback mode.   
						

							  
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Video Playback 
Video clips (AVI) appear with the  icon on the top left corner of the LCD Preview Screen. 
Press the Shutter button to play the video and press it again to pause. 
W hen playing the video file, the elapsed time will appear on the bottom right corner of the Preview 
Screen. 
 
 
PHOT RESOLUTION AND QUALITY 
 
Resolutions Selection 
There are 3 photo resolutions to select from: 
3.1M (2048 x 1536) 
2.0M (1600 x 1280) 
1.3M (1280 x 1024)   
 
To Select the desired photo resolution: 
1. Press the Power/Menu button once to enter the menu. 
2. Press the UP/DOW N button to select the resolution setting icon. 
3. Press the Shutter button to select the desired resolution: 
 
o The icon with 3 stars means 3.1M (2048 x 1536)   
						

							  
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o The icon with 2 stars  means 2.0M (1600 x 1280) 
o The icon with 1 star   means 1.3M (1280 x 1024) 
 
4. Press the Power/Menu button to save the setting and exit to the Photo mode. 
  
 
Photo Quality Selection 
 There are 2 photo quality options to select from: 
 
Higher quality - large file size, less photos stored in memory 
Normal quality - smaller file size, more photos stored in memory 
 
To select the desired quality setting: 
     
1. Press the Power/Menu button once to enter the menu. 
2. Press the UP/DOW N button to select the quality setting icon. 
3. The   icon means the current quality is higher quality. 
4. To change to normal quality, press the Shutter button until the    icon appears 
on the Preview Screen.  
5. Press the Power/Menu button to save the setting and exit to the previous mode.   
						

							  
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Memory Usage Reference Table 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FREQUENCY 
 The camera has 2 Electric Current Frequency settings:  60 Hz –US, Canada 50 Hz – UK, Europe  Set the camera f or the correct frequency according to the electric current frequency in the area you are located: 
1. Press the Power/Menu button once to enter the menu.  2. Press the UP/DOW N buttons to select the frequency setting icon.  
3. If the  icon appears this means the current frequency setting is 60Hz. 
4. To change to 50Hz, press the Shutter button until the  icon appears. 5. Press the Power/Menu button to save the setting and exit to the photo mode. 
Photo Resolution Photo Quality Total Number of Photos  Available 
3.1M Higher Quality 12 photos 
3.1M Normal Quality 24 photos 
2.0M Higher Quality 15 photos 
2.0M Normal Quality 30 photos 
1.3M Higher Quality 43 photos 
1.3M Normal Quality 120 photos   
						

							  
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Delete Photos & Videos 
 To Delete A Single File  1. Press the Playback button once to enter the Playback mode. 
2. Press the UP/DOW N buttons to select the file to be deleted. 
3. Press the Power/Menu button once f or the delete selected file confirmation screen to 
appear. 
4. Press the UP/DOW N buttons to select “Yes” or “No”. 
5. If „Yes‟, press the Shutter button to confirm the deletion. This will erase the selected 
file stored on the camera. 
6. If „No‟, the camera will revert to the main menu icons screen. 
 
To Delete All images on the camera  1. Press the Power/Menu button once to enter the menu. 
2. Press the UP/DOW N buttons to select the Delete All icon . 
3. Press the Shutter button once f or the delete confirmation screen to appear. 
4. Press the UP/DOW N buttons to select  ”Yes” or “No”. 
5. If „Yes‟, press the Shutter button to confirm the deletion. This will erase all the image 
files stored on the camera. 
6. If „No‟, the camera will revert to the main menu icons screen. 
   
						

							  
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Important: Please use the delete options with caution. The delete process is irreversible 
and the files will be erased without recovery. 
 
Turning Off The Camera Press the Power button to switch the camera off. 
 
Energy Save Mode: To conserve battery power, if the camera is not in use f or 60 seconds, it will automatically switch off. 
 
Installing the Vivitar Experience Image Manager Software & 
Camera Driver 
 Warning: Do not plug your camera into the computer until the Vivitar Experience 
Image Manager Software installation is complete.  1. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. The Vivitar Experience Image 
Manager will begin to install the camera driver and software. 
2. Please review the license terms. 
On PC and Macintosh: Click the “I accept the terms of this license agreement” and 
then click “Next” to continue. 
3. On PC only: Let the “Vivitar Experience Image Manager” installer create the f older to 
where the program will be installed, and then click “Install”.    
						

							  
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4. Please wait while the application continues the installation process on your 
computer.  
5. Follow all instructions. 
6. On PC: Click the “Close” button when the installation is complete.  
       The application automatically opens. 
7. On Macintosh: Click the “Quit” button when the installation is complete. 
8. Click the “Launch” button to open the application. 
9. If you closed the application, click on the Vivitar Experience Image Manager desktop 
icon or run and open the application from the Start\Programs or Applications menu 
on your computer. 
 
 
    
Connect Your Camera to the Computer 
1. Use the USB cable that came with your camera to connect your camera to your 
computer. 
2. Plug the one end of the USB cable into the USB slot on the side of  the camera and 
plug the other end into an available USB port on your computer. 
3. Your camera will automatically turn on. 
4. On a W indows PC the first time you connect the device to the computer you will 
have to wait a f ew moments until the computer recognizes the device.    
						

							  
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Get Photos and Videos from Your Camera to Your Computer 
Do not disconnect the cable during transfer. Doing so will cancel the transf er of any files on their 
way to your computer. 
 
1. Select the “Get Images” button from the Main menu. 
  
2. The “Get media from device” window opens. 
3. Both photos and videos (if you have captured any) will get downloaded.   
						

							  
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4. Select your camera model from the device window. If your camera is the only device 
connected then it will be selected automatically. 
5. Select a location on the computer where to place the new photo and video files. 
6. Add the new photo and video files to albums if desired. 
7. Select to remove the media files from the selected device after the import. 
8. Click the “Get Media” button to transfer the photos and videos from your camera to your computer. 9. A media download progress window appears in the middle of the screen showing the number of media files downloading to your computer. A message appears when the download is complete. 10. The photo and video files that you selected are now downloaded to your computer to the selected f older and albums ready f or your use.             
Get Started! 
Using the Vivitar Experience Image Manager application you can: 
 
 Get photos and videos from your camera 
 Manage and organize your images by creating albums 
 Edit the images using automatic and manual tools 
 Easily transfer photos and videos between social networks and your computer  
 Use automatic “Geotagging” with built in Google Maps and more… 
 
 
For more details on how to use the Vivitar Experience Image Manager, open the Help file or 
click the “Take a Tour” button on the application`s Home page.