Vivitar Vivicam 4090 Users Manual

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2.  flash 
ase refer to below for flash operation). 
Please download these photos to  PC as soon as possible.   
onditi u can also use the flash to compensate for backlight 
In ca ra
No
e:  
When the camera’s memory (photo capacity) is full, the camera will sound “beeps” when you attempt to 
take more photos and sho Memory Full! Transfer Test Images to PC and Insert a SD Memory Card 
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w “
to Take More Images!   
If you see “The background is too dark, Please Use t he Flash Light” on the LCD, please turn on the 
function for compensate the background light conditions  (Ple
 
Flash 
In low light c ons, it is best to use the built-in flash. Yo
me  mode:   
conditions. 
To set the flash:   
1.  Press UP/Flash until the flash function is forced on
. 
2.  Press the UP/Flash button until the flash function is turned off . 
This function will not work if your battery power is insufficient. 
 recommend a tripod when you use the 
 
Note: 
 
Self-Timer 
You can include yourself in a photo by using this feature to delay the time between your pressing the 
Shutter/OK and wh
en the ph
self-timer function.  oto is actually taken. It is
ed that you use
1.  Press the Menu button. 
2.  Press the Up/Down button repeatedly to select the 
  icon on the LCD.  
						

							 113.  he Shutter/OK button again within 5 seconds . The timer runs for 10 seconds before the photo is 
 the camera w ll e camera mode if you don’t press the Shutter/OK button within 5 seconds. 
Press t
taken. 
Note: i  return to th
otion Photography 
   
M
1.  Press the Menu button. 
2.  Press the Up/Down button repeatedly to select icon 
  on the LCD. 
3.  Press the Shutter/OK button within 5 seconds. The LED will flash.  
.  Press the Shutter/OK button again to stop and save it to AVI file. 
            1.  ed back 
amera. 
ble space on your camera. 
          3. The shooting time  ill be displayed on the LCD screen. 
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Note:  
The photos taken in this mode will be sav ed as AVI format (without audio). And can be play
on Media Player and Quick time. You can not playback the AVI files in your Digital C
      2. The shooting time varies slightly depending on the availa
  w
P   h to resolution setting 
1.  Press the Menu button. 
2.  Press the Up/Down button repeatedly to select the    icon on the LCD. 
3.  Press the Shutter/OK button within 5 seconds. 
4.  Press the Up/Down button to select the photo resolution you want:  
						

							 : High resolution (4.1M) 
: Normal resolution (3M
  ) 
 : Low resolution (VGA) 
5.  Press the Shutter/OK button to confirm and change the setting. 
 enter or exit the menu quickly. 
his mode is  aken photos before you 
.  Press the Up but e photos manually one by one going forward. 
 one going backward. 
 
Playback mode Note: 
You can press the Menu button repeatedly in order to
for you to preview the photos you have  ta
 mode. 
  T ken. Make sure you have t
View photos: 
change to this
1.  Press the Down button to enter the Playback mode. 
2 ton to preview th
 button to pr view t
  3.  Press the Down e he photos manually one by
Delete single photo 
1.  Select a photo you want to de te.  l
2 e
  icon will appea  
.  Press the Menu button. The  r on 
3.  Press the Shutter/OK button.  the LCD,   
Press the Shutter/OK button to confirm the deletion. 
4.  Press the Up/Down button to select the
 “√”. 
. 
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it wi
n button until the   
Note
: At step 3 you can select “×” and then Press the Shutter/OK button to ex thout deleting.   
 
Delete all photos 
1.  Press the Menu button repeatedl y and press Up/Dow   icon is selected.   
.  Press the Up/Down button to select  the “√”. 
Note: 1.  nd then Press the Shutter/OK button to exit without deleting   
er/OK button to revert 
back to the Camera mode. 
          3. You cannot access the playback mode if there are no photos in your camera. 
2.  Press the Shutter/OK button. 
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4.  Press the Shutter/OK button to confirm the deletion. 
 
At step 3 you can select “×” a
            2. Press the Down button to enter Playback mode and you can press the Shutt
 
       
 Installing PhoTags Express Software   Before attempting to install the software, make sure that you do not have the camera’s USB cable attached to 
otos and videos from your camera by simply connecting the camera to 
he USB port of your com
  your computer. 
 
Note: The PhoTags Express software is only compatible on Windows operating systems. For Mac 
users you may transfer the ph
t puter. 
 
  
						

							Software Installation 1.  Insert the CD into your CD-Rom drive. Make sure that your camera is not
 connected to the compute
2. On the “ Install your camera software ” screen, select the camera from the d
 
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ropdown list on the left 
and then click the “Install” button to install the PhoTags Express software. 
  .  On the “PhoTags Express screen, click the “ Next” button. 
 
4.  Please review the license terms and click the  “Agree” button to continue. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Express” installer create the folder where the program will be installed to, and then 
k “ Install ”.  
       
6. Click “ Finish” to let the “PhoTags Express” inst aller finish the installation program. 
5.  L
clicet the “PhoTags
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
						

							 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  167.  Congratulations!! You have successfully installed the “PhoTags Express”. 
 
 
 Transferring photos to your PC Connect your camera to the  computer correctly with USB cable, the screen will be shown a window 
w: 
( Removable Disk F: ) as belo
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
						

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Cho p ctures to a folder on my computer”  on the Removable Disk (F:) window.  After you 
click  the screen step by step, you are only required to follow the 
des i ystem to finish transferring. 
2.    R Icon on the desktop. 
 
.    Click on the REMOVABLE STORAGE DEVICE to  view the images. The images are stored in the 
subfolder called DCM100. 
5.    You can now copy and paste the images to an  
NOTE: Now you can download the photos to your computer with two methods as below: 
  Download photos directly from windows 
ose “copy  i
 “ OK ”, there w ill be shown some windows on
cript on and click the buttons that are defaul ted by the s
Or you can:   
1.    Click on the START button in Windows.  Click on the MY COMPUTE
3.    Your memory card will appear as a REMOVABLE STORAGE DEVICE.
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y directory you choose. 
 
 Do ad Photos u
 
wn lo sing PhoTags Express   a.  Double click the PhoTags Express icon  on the desktop to launch the application. 
 
b.  Click the “ Register online ” button on the window that appears. 
Or you can directly click “ Continue” for registration at a later time.    
						

							 
2.  After this step, the main window will appear on the screen. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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							a.  Plug the camera into the USB port of your computer and wait for the computer to   recognize the camera as a USB device. 
b.  Click the “ Get Photos” button. The Get Photos wizard mode will appear on the   
screen. 
c.  Select the “ custom copy” option to choose the photos you wish to download from the   
camera to your PC.   
Or you can select “ Express” option to download all photos to the computer without the option of 
selecting photos. In this mode you will not  see a preview of the photos transferred.   
  Custom copy  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This mode is used to manually select the photos you wish to copy to your computer. 
The “ Device selection ” mode will appear. Both your camera and the memory card will each appear in the 
“ Active Devices ” list.   
Select the “ Custom copy ” radial button option and then click “Next ” to continue.   
Note: At this stage you can select the “ Express” option to copy all photos to your computer at once without 
any prompt. 
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