Vivitar Vivicam 8018 Users Manual

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B a t t e r y   p o w e r   l e v e l 
 Full battery power      
 Medium battery power    
 Low battery power                                              
P h o t o   q u a l i t y 
 Normal quality    
 Fine quality                    
 Super quality            
Flash                               
  Force Flash    
 Auto      
Red eye reduction 
 No Flash          
Scenes 
 Auto     Night Portrait      Night Scenery 
 Portrait    Scenery              Sport 
 Party      Beach                  High...

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Starting Your Camera 
Press  and  hold  the  Power  button  to  turn  on your  camera.  The  LCD  screen  will light  up indicating  that your 
cam era is on and ready for use. 
To power off your cam era, press the Power button once. 
 
Camera Modes 
There are 3 m odes on your cam era. To switch between m odes press the MODE button. 
 
 
• Cam era Mode to ta k e   s t ill photos                     
 
• Video Mode to capture video files 
 
 
• Playback Mode:  
Preview, print, edit photos and view...

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LCD  screen. 
1. Hold the cam era steady and compose your object as appears in the LCD screen.  
2. Pr e s s  the Shutter button and wait a   m o m e n t  for the photo to be t a k e n and saved to m emory. 
3. After each photo is shot and the cam era returns to icon mode, the num bers of photos left to shoot at 
this resolution is displayed on the t o p right of the LCD screen. 
 
Note: W hen  the m emory  is  full,  the  LCD  screen  will  display “Memory  Full! Insert  a  SD  M emory  Card  to...

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cam era.  
1. For far or mountain settings  push the Micro/Norm al switch down.  
2. For up close settings  push the Micro/Norm al switch up.  
The m ountain setting  gives  you maxim um   depth-of-field  you can  possibly  get  with the  lens  you  are  using.  You 
now can have the overhead branch in focus as well as the m ountains in focus - and everything in between! 
 
Flash 
Your cam era has a b u i l t   i n  f l a s h   f u n c t i o n  which enables you to take photos when the light...

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powe r   i s   i n s u f f i c i e n t .  To continue using the cam era with the flash, please change new batteries. 
Self-T i m e r 
You  can  include  yourself  in  a  photo  by  using  this  feature  to  delay  the  tim e  between  your  pressing  the  shutter 
and when the photo is actually taken. It i s recommended that you use a tripod or place the cam era on a steady 
and flat surface before you use the self-tim er. The timer is either for 2 or 10 seconds. 
1. P r e s s  the Down or Timer...

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2. P r e s s the Up/Down button to select the scene that you desire. 
3. P r e s s  the Menu button to confirm  the selection and exit to the standby m ode. 
Note: You can press Left button to select Scene quickly. 
 
I m a g e  S i z e 
The im age  size  and  quality  setting determ ines the  num ber  of  photos that can  be  saved and  the  amount  of 
m emory  required for  each  photo. The  higher t h e  photo  quality the more m em ory i t  will u se   u p.   T h e   i m a g e   s i z e  
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3. P r e s s the Up/Down button to select the desired image size. 
4. P r e s s  the Menu button to confirm,   s a v e  and exit to standby m ode. 
 
A n t i-Shake 
Your  Digital  Cam era  has  a  function  that  prevents  photos com ing  out blurry as  a  result  of trem bling or  shaking 
when taking the photo. This function allows you to take good quality photos without the u s e  of a tripod.  
To set as below: 
 
1. P r e s s  the Menu button. 
2. P r e s s the Right/Left button to select...

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3. P r e s s the Up/Down button to select ‘On’.  
4. To turn the Anti-Shake off follow steps 1 through 3 and then select the ‘Off ’ option. 
5. P r e s s  the Menu button to confirm and save the choice. 
6. The  icon will appear on the left hand side of the LCD screen. 
 
Delete the last photo taken 
The camera allows you to quickly delete the last photo taken 
1. After taking the photo press the Right or Delete button. 
2. A    Delete message appears on the LCD with Yes/No options 
3. Press the...

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2. P r e s s  the Right/Left button and select the Setup m enu. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exposure 
This setting allows you to control the brightness of your im ages. 
1. P r e s s the Up/Down button to select the Exposure option. 
2. P r e s s the Menu button. 
3. P r e s s  the Up/Down button to select an exposure value (from +3 to -3). 
4. P r e s s the Menu button to confirm,   s a v e and exit to c a m e r a  m ode. 
5. The selected exposure num ber appears on the left hand side of the LCD. 
 
ISO 
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1. P r e s s the Up/Down button to s e l e c t   I S O . 
2. P r e s s  the Menu button. 
3. P r e s s  the Up/Down button to se l e ct one of the options A u t o/100/200/400. 
4. P r e s s  the Menu button to confirm,   s a v e and exit to standby m ode. 
5. The selected ISO icon appears on the left hand side of the LCD. 
 
White Balance 
This setting allows the camera to adjust the color of your photos according to the color of your light source. 
1. P r e s s the Up/Down button to select the W...