Vivitar Vivicam 620hd Users Manual

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Powering ON/OFF Your Digital Video Camera 
 Make sure the batteries have been inserted properly into your digital video camera.  
If your camera comes with a rechargeable lithium battery, make sure it is fully charged before 
the first use.  
 Make sure an SD card has been inserted properly into your camera.  
(SD card up to 16GB - SD Card not included)  
 
 
Powering the camera ON 
Press the  Power button to turn your camera ON.  
The camera will be in Video Capture mode to start. 
 
 
Powering...

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Changing Camera Mode  
Your camera has three main modes: 
1) Video Capture Mode - Use this mode to capture videos with your camera. 
2) Photo Capture Mode - Use this mode to capture photos with your camera. 
3) Playback Mode (for photos and videos) - Use this mode to view the photos and videos 
you have already taken with your camera. 
 
When the camera is first powered ON, the Video Capture Mode will be active. The icons that 
appear on the LCD screen are the best default settings so that you can...

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Navigating the Menus 
Each camera mode has a set of menus specific to that mode.  
 
1) Press the MENU button to open the menus for the current mode. 
2) Press the LEFT or RIGHT direction control buttons to scroll between the various menus for 
the current mode.  
3) Press the UP or DOWN direction control buttons to highlight the desired menu selection. 
4) Press the Shutter/OK button to confirm and select the highlighted menu option. 
5) If the selection can be remembered by the camera, aselection...

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Video Capture Mode 
The Video Capture Mode allows you to capture videos with your digital camera.  
When the camera is first powered ON, the camera will display Video Capture Mode by default. 
 
 
Taking a Video 
1) While in Video Capture Mode use the LCD display to direct the camera at the scene you 
would like to capture. 
2) Click the UP - Zoom In and Down - Zoom Out buttons to better set the camera display if 
desired. 
3) Press the Shutter button to START the video capture. 
4) The elapsed time...

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Video Capture Mode Quick Function Buttons 
Your digital camera has a four-directional pad and additional buttons that functions as Quick 
Function buttons.  
 
Quick Function Button Function 
  LEFT Pauses and continues the Video Record 
     UP Zooms In 
  RIGHT Turns LED Light Off/On 
   DOWN Zooms Out 
 
 
Other 
 
   Shutter/OK  Starts and stops your video capture 
 Saves your selected menu option 
   MENU 
 Opens the menu options for Video Capture Mode 
Note: To navigate through the Menus,...

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Video Capture Mode Menus 
The following are the menus that appear in your camera‟s Video Capture Mode: 
  
 
 
 
 
  

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Scene Menu  
The Scene Menu allows you to choose scene settings that let your camera to adapt properly to 
your current environment.  
3) Press the MENU button to open the menus for the current mode. 
4) Press the LEFT or RIGHT direction control buttons to scroll and select the Scene menu. 
1) Press the UP or DOWN direction control buttons to scroll through the menu options.  
2) Press the Shutter/OK button to select and save the desired option. 
3) A selected option icon will appear on the selected...

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Quality Menu  
The Quality menu allows you to select the desired quality level of the images taken by your 
camera. Keep in mind that images with a higher image quality level will also take up more 
memory on your camera. 
1) Press the MENU button to open the menus for the current mode. 
2) Press the LEFT or RIGHT direction control buttons to scroll and select the Quality menu. 
3) Press the UP or DOWN direction control buttons to scroll through the menu options.  
4) Press the Shutter/OK button to...

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White Level Menu  
The White Level feature allows your camera to adjust the coloring of the captured images 
depending on the type of light source in the current environment.  
Properly adjusting the White Balance setting to match your current environment will allow the 
camera to properly balance the colors in the images that are taken with your camera. 
1) Press the MENU button to open the menus for the current mode. 
2) Press the LEFT or RIGHT direction control buttons to scroll and select the...

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Sharpness Menu  
You can set the level of sharpness in the images taken with your camera. The sharpness level 
dictates if the edges of objects in the image are more or less distinct. 
1) Press the MENU button to open the menus for the current mode. 
2) Press the LEFT or RIGHT direction control buttons to scroll and select the Sharpness menu. 
3) Press the UP or DOWN direction control buttons to scroll through the menu options.  
4) Press the Shutter/OK button to select and save the desired option....