Vivitar Vivicam 8018 Users Manual

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3. P r e s s  the Up/Down  button  to select ‘All’’  in  order  to delete a l l the unprotected photos  and  videos  on  your 
m emory card. 
4. P r e s s  the Menu button. A Delete m essage will appear with the options Yes/No. 
5. P r e s s  the Right/Left button to select “Y e s” or “No” and press the Menu button to confirm. 
6. If you choose ‘Yes’ the image(s) will be deleted.  
 
Crop Image 
Crop  your  photos  to  show  only  a  specific  portion  of  an  im age  or  to  highlight  certain  focal  points.  The  Crop 
feature lets you zoom  in on an image and then save that part of the im age as a new photo.  
 
1. P r e s s the Menu butt o n . 
2.      Press the Right/Left button to select the Crop Im age m enu. 
 
3.   Press the Up/Down button to select Crop or Cancel. 
4.   Press the Menu button to confirm .  
						

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5.   Press the T / W button to magnify the rectangle and select an area of the selected photo as a new file. 
6.   Press the Up/Down/Right/Left button to m ove the rectangle and select an area. 
7.   Press the Shutter button. 
8.       P r e s s  t h e  Shutter button again to confirm and save the cropped section as a new photo or you can press 
Menu button to e x i t without saving. 
 
Print 
Your camera allows you to print the photos with a com patible printer. The operation as explained below: 
 
1. Select the photo you want to print. 
2. P r e s s the Menu button 
3. P r e s s the Right/Left button to select the Print m enu.  
						

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4. P r e s s the Up/Down to select the PictBridge option. 
5. P r e s s  the Menu button to confirm . A m essage will appear on the  LCD screen “Please connect to device”. 
6. Connect  your  camera and  press  OK  button to t h e  compatible  printer  with the USB  cable to  begin  the 
printing proce s s. 
 
Playing the A V I video f i l e 
1. Select an AVI video file you wish to play. 
 
2. P r e s s  the Shutter button to play t h e current AVI file. 
3. P r e s s  the Shutter button again to pause. 
4. Press Up button to stop.  
						

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Note:  Instructions on how to protect or delete videos please refer to Operation for s t i l l  photos. 
Installing PhoTags Express Software  
NOTE:  Before  attempting  to  install  the  software,  make  sure  that  you  do  not  have  the  camera’s  USB 
cable  attached  to  your  computer.  This will  affect  the  install  process  and  can  cause  a  failed  installation 
of the camera software and drivers.  
In  order  to  install  the  Software  and  drivers  to  download  and  edit  the  photos  and  videos  captured  using  this 
cam era, you need to install the CD installation disk. 
Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. The installation screen should automatically open. 
 
Warning: DO  NOT  PLUG YOUR C AM E R A  I NTO  THE   US B P ORT UNTI L  THE   SOFTWARE   I NS TAL L ATI O N  
HAS BEEN COMPLETELY INSTALLED. 
1. On the “Install your cam era software” screen, select your cam era model from the drop down list and 
click the “Install” button to install t h e  PhoTags Express software. 
         For more installation inform ation click the “Read Me First! ” button.  
						

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2. On the “PhoTags Express" screen, click the “Next” button. 
                               
 
3. Please review the license term s and click the “I   Ag r e e” button to continue.  
						

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4. Let the “PhoTags Express” installer create the folder where the program will be installed to, and then 
click “Install”.  
 
5. Please wait while the application is being installed on your com puter.  
						

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6. Once  the  application  has  been  installed  on  your  com puter,  click  the  “Finish”  button  to  let  the 
“PhoTags Express” installer finish the installation program. 
 
If  you  selected  the  option for  the  application  to  start  after pressing  the  Finish  button,  the  application  will 
autom atically launch.  
						

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If  not,  then  in  order  to  open  the application  you  need  to  double  click  on  the  Photags  Express  icon  on  the 
desktop. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. The Welcom e to Photags Express Product Registration screen will open. This screen will appear 
each tim e you open the application until you register. To register your product please click the 
“Register Online” button and fill out the online registration form (This requires an internet 
connection). 
Note:  In  order  to  com plete the  installation  process  you  are  required  to  register.  Registering  your 
product entitles you to discounts on upgrades as well as Free Custom er Support. 
If you choose to register at a later tim e click the “Continue” button to open the Photags Express application. 
Everything you need to get the most from your photos  
The  “PhoTags Express”  software  that  is  installed  on  your  com puter  allows  you  to  edit  existing  photos that  you have on your com puter as well as the photos that you have captured with your cam era.  
						

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1. Power on your Digital Cam era. 
2. Plug one end of the USB cable into the USB port of the cam era.    
3. Plug the other end of the USB cable into a USB port on your com puter. 
4. W ait for your computer to recognize that new hardware has been installed and the ready to u s e  
m essage pops up on the task bar. 
 
If you  have  not  already  opened  your  application then  click  the  “PhoTags  Express”  icon  that  appears  on  your desktop to open the “PhoTags Express” Software.      From the Main Menu screen that appears, select the “Select Photos”, “Enhance Photos” or “Add Captions”  buttons. You can use these features to edit your photos:    
						

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Manage  your photos by  creating  countless  unique  photo  collections  without  duplicating  any  photos.  Burn CD’s of any folders for backup and storage. Enhance your photos; Auto Enhance, Crop, Correct Red Eye, Manually Adjust and add Special Effects. 
Add  Active  Captions- add Text Captions,  Frames, Shapes, Keywords…  and more  that can  be  viewed  or hidden any tim e.  Locate  and  Organize your  photos  and  collec t i o n s- Search  by  Captions,  Category,  Keyword  or  Date - 
directly from  the operating system of your computer. Share your photos v i a   E-m ail, Local Printing and Create HTML web pages for uploading online.   
Workshops feature  allows  you  to Create  Calendars,  two-sided Greeting  Cards  and  Postcards on standard photo paper...  Create Photo Albums and Slide Shows on CDs that can be viewed on your PC and VCD’s for viewing on 
your TV using your DVD player. Add background music to your slideshow.