Vivitar Vivicam 7690 Users Manual

							ViviCam7690 Digital Camera  
Owner‟s Manual 
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Table of content 
 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 2 Key Features ...................................................................................................................................... 2 What Your Camera Includes ............................................................................................................... 3 Computer System Requirements for Windows XP .............................................................................. 3 Computer System Requirements for Windows Vista ........................................................................... 4 Computer System Requirements for Macintosh .................................................................................. 4 Quick Look at Your Camera ................................................................................................................ 5 Prepare Your Camera for use.............................................................................................................. 6 Install SD memory card ....................................................................................................................... 7 Starting Your Digital Camera ............................................................................................................... 9 Main Icons on the LCD ...................................................................................................................... 11 Camera mode ................................................................................................................................... 13 Video Mode ...................................................................................................................................... 28 Playback Mode ................................................................................................................................. 30 Install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager Software ..................................................................... 39 Connect your camera to the computer .............................................................................................. 41 Get photos and videos from your camera to your computer .............................................................. 41 Get started! ....................................................................................................................................... 43 Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually (Using Windows) .................................... 43 Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually (Using Macintosh) .................................. 44 Maintenance of Your Digital Camera ................................................................................................. 44 Sakar Warranty Card ........................................................................................................................ 44 Appendix A: Technical Specifications ................................................................................................ 46 Appendix B:    Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................... 47       
						

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Introduction 
Thank you for purchasing the ViviCam 7690 Digital Camera. Everything you need to take quality digital 
photos and videos is included with your camera. 
Your digital camera can also be used as a removable disk. It enriches your life.  
Vivitar makes capturing those special moments so easy. 
Please read this manual carefully first in order to get the most out of your digital camera. 
   
Key Features 
 
 Digital Video resolutions - 320x240 Pixels, 640x480 Pixels. 
 7.1 mega pixels camera with choice of 6 digital camera resolutions- 
        3072x2304(7MP),  2560X1920(5MP),  2048x1536  (3M),  1600x1200  (2M),  1280x960  (1MP), 
640x480 (VGA) pixels. 
 2.4 inch TFT LCD 
 4X digital zoom 
 SD memory card slot accepts SD compatible memory card up to 8GB. 
 Built in Flash 
 Vivitar Experience  Image  Manager  software  for  uploading  and managing  photos  and  videos  to  or 
from the most popular photo sharing and social network websites.      
						

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What Your Camera Includes  
 
 Digital Camera 
 Vivitar Experience Image Manager software Installation CD  
 USB cable 
 Quick Start Guide 
 Strap 
  
Computer System Requirements for Windows XP 
 To  be  able  to  download photos  and  videos to  your  PC,  you  will  need  the  following  minimum configuration: 
 Pentium 4 processor or above with Windows XP service pack 2 
 512 MB RAM, with 100MB of free disk space 
 1024 x 768 Recommended screen resolution  
 16-bit color or higher display adaptor 
 CD-ROM Drive 
 QuickTime 6 or higher  
 Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or higher 
 Windows Media Player 10 or higher 
   Internet connection required 
 
 
  
						

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Computer System Requirements for Windows Vista 
 To be able to download photos to your PC your will need the following minimum configuration:  
 Windows Vista 
 800MHz processor and 512 MB of system memory 
 20GB hard drive with at least 15GB of available space 
 Support for Super VGA graphics 
 Available USB Interface  
 CD-ROM drive QuickTime 6 or higher 
 Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or higher 
 Internet connection required 
 
 
Computer System Requirements for Macintosh 
 Macintosh with Intel processor running Mac OS X v10.4.6 or later 
 256 MB RAM, 100 MB free disk space 
 Display: 1024 x 768 or higher-resolution monitor 
 QuickTime 6 or higher 
 Internet connection required   
 
 
  
						

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Quick Look at Your Camera 
                              
						

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Prepare Your Camera for use 
Install batteries 
Your  camera  requires three AAA batteries (alkaline batteries recommended). Please  refer  to  the following installation instructions:  1. Open the battery compartment on the side of the camera.               2. Insert the alkaline batteries correctly, with the correct polarity as shown on the battery cover.  3. Close the battery compartment.  When the Low Battery icon  and “Low Battery” message flashes on the LCD screen, you need to replace your camera‟s batteries. If you do not have an SD memory card in the camera, you will need to download the test photos you have on the camera before switching off the camera.         
						

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WARNING: Unless  you  are  using  an  SD  memory  card,  opening  the  battery  compartment  and removing the battery will erase the test photos currently stored in the camera. Download your photos as often as possible.    Photos will be lost when the camera switches-off or when the batteries run low. Do not open the battery door before switching off the camera. Note:  1. Please remove your batteries when you don‟t intend to use your camera for a long time to prevent leakage and corrosion. 2. Please take care that you do not take out the batteries or power off your camera at will, otherwise the test photos in the built-in memory will be lost before they are either downloaded or copied to the SD memory card inserted. 3. Do not mix old and new batteries. 4. Do  not  mix  alkaline,  standard  (carbon-zinc),  or rechargeable (nickel-cadmium  metal hydride) batteries.       
Install SD memory card 
This  camera  needs  SD  Memory  card  for  normal  use. This  camera  supports any  compatible  SD memory card up to 8GB. Limited internal memory is only for you to take test photos and videos. These photos will be lost when the camera turns off or if the batteries are removed.   Please refer to the below diagram for correct installation method:      
						

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                Locate the SD memory card slot on the bottom of the camera and insert an SD memory card as above. 
You will feel  and hear  a “Click” sound. When  the  icon  appears on  the  LCD  screen this indicates that your SD card is installed correctly.  Note:  1. After  you  insert the  SD  memory  card,  a “Copy  to  Card?” message will appear on  the  LCD. To save the photos, press the Right/Left button to select “Yes” and press the Menu/OK button to save the test photos/videos to the SD memory card. Select “No” and press the Menu/OK button if you do not want to save these test photos/videos. 2. After the SD memory is inserted successful, the photos/videos you take will be stored on the SD memory card. 3. Formatting will delete all data on the SD memory card including protected data. 4. Don‟t remove the SD card during formatting as this may damage the card and render it unusable. 5. An SD memory card formatted on a PC or device other than the camera should not be used. Be sure to format the card with your camera.  
						

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Starting Your Digital Camera 
 
Power on  Press the Power button once to turn on your camera. The LCD will light up and the camera will emit a “beep” to indicate that your camera is turned on and ready for use.   
Power off Press the Power button once to turn off your camera. When there is insufficient battery power, a “Low Battery” message  will  appear on the  LCD screen  and the camera will power  off  automatically  after  a few seconds. 
 
MODE switch Your digital camera has 3 modes - Camera mode, Video mode and Playback mode.  Move the mode switch between the 3 modes to select the one that you want to use.    
  Camera Mode (Left):         Take still photos                                        
  Video Mode (Middle):        Capture video files  
  Playback Mode (Right):    View, print and edit photos and view videos