Vivitar Vivicam 8018 Users Manual

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Download photos and videos to your PC 
Transfer Photos and video images from  your camera to  your PC using PhoTags Express. 
Select the “Get Photos” button from the top of the PhoTags Express Main Menu screen. 
The Get Photos W izard opens. 
 
 
  
						

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Select the device (rem ovable disk) option in the Active Devices window on the left and then select 
either the “Custom ” or “Express” copy radial button in the Copy m ethods box.  
 
CUS TOM   COP Y M E THOD 
Select the “ C u s t o m ” copy radial button. Click the “Next” button. 
 
Add Active Captions to your pictures. You can add a date, keywords, categories and m ore. Click 
“Next” to continue. 
 
 
 
 
 
  
						

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Choose where to place your photos and videos. The default is to place all photos and videos into a 
folder under the C:\My Documents\ My Pictures folder with the date when the photos were taken as 
the folder name.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Click the “Finish” button to start the download process. 
 
 
 
 
A photos download progress bar appears showing the num ber of m edia (videos included) 
downloading to your com puter. 
  
						

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All the media – Photos and Videos on your camera are now downloaded to your com puter to the 
selected folder. 
Open the “Select Photos” m ode of Photags Express to view the thum bnails for all the m edia. 
 
You m ay now use PhoTags Express to edit your photos, create collections and Burn CD`s. 
 
To learn m ore of how to get the most out of your PhoTags application select the “Show Me How” or 
the “?” Help Guide button found on the top right of the screen.  
						

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EXPRESS COPY METHOD  
Select the “Express” copy radial button if you want to have all the images transferred to the 
PC without the option to select which photos you want to transfer.  
In this mode you will not see a preview of the images transferred. For more information 
please refer to the Help Gu i d e in PhoTags Express. 
Viewing Videos 
Make  sure  that  your cam era  is  connected  to  your com puter  with  the  USB cable. Open  any  application  that 
will enable you to view video files (for exam ple W indows Media Player).  
 
Videos created and downloaded should be sitting in the C:\M y   D o c u m e n t s\My Pictures\{date} folder. 
Videos are saved in AVI form at. Double click on a video with the avi extension. 
The video will begin to play automatically. To replay the video, use the m edia controls.    
  
Once all the Photos and Videos have been downloaded to the com puter it is recommended that you delete 
them  from  the cam era thereby preparing your cam era to take more photos and videos. 
 
Transferring photos and videos to your PC manually 
Turn  on  your  cam era, Change  your  cam era  m ode  to Playback and  connect  your  cam era  to  the  com puter 
correctly with USB cable, the screen will be shown a window (Removable Disk F:) as below:  
						

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NOTE: Now you can d o w n l o a d  the photos and videos t o   y o u r   c o m p u t e r   w i t h   t w o  methods a s   b e l o w : 
 
1.    Download photos directly from windows 
Choose “copy pictures to a folder on my computer” on  the Removable  Disk  (F:) window.  After  you 
click “OK”, there will be shown som e windows on the screen step by step, you are only required to follow the 
description and click the buttons that are defaulted by the system to finish transferring. 
Alternatively you can:  
1.   Click on the START button in W indows. 
2.   Click on the MY COMPUTER Icon on the desktop.  
						

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3.   Your mem ory card will appear as a REMOVABLE STORAGE DEVI C E . 
4.   Click  on  the  REMOVABLE  STORAGE  DEVICE  to  view  the  images.  The im ages  are  stored  in  the 
subfolder called DCM100. 
5.   You can now copy and paste the im ages to any directory you choose. 
 
Transferring photos and videos to your MAC manually 
The Photags Express software is not compatible and will not install on a Mac. 
In order to transfer photos and videos from your cam era to your computer:  
 
1. Plug the camera into an available USB port 
2. A new drive should m ount on the desktop which stores any photos or videos that have been taken. 
 
 
 
Maintenance of Your Digital Camera 
The digital camera is a delicate device. Please handle your cam era with care to avoid dam aging it. 
Sakar Warranty Card 
This  warranty  covers  for  the  original  consum er  purchaser  only  and  is  not transferable.  Products  that  fail  to 
function  properly UNDE R  NORM AL  US AGE ,  due  to  defects  in  material  or  workm anship.  Your  product  will  be 
repaired at no charge for parts or labor for a period of one year.  
						

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W hat Is Not Covered By Warranty: 
Dam ages or m alfunctions not resulting from  defects in m aterial or workm anship and dam ages or m alfunctions 
from   other than  norm al  use,  including  but  limited to,  repair  by  unauthorized  parties, tam pering, modification  or 
accident. 
 
W hat To Do W hen Service Is Required: 
W hen returning your defective product (postage pre-paid) for service, your package should include: 
1. Copy of original bill of sale 
2. A detailed written description of the problem . 
3. Your return address and telephone num ber (Daytim e) 
 
MAIL TO ADDRESS BELOW: 
Sakar International 
Attention: Service Departm ent 
195 Carter Drive 
Edison, NJ 08817 
 
You  may  also  visit w w w .v i v i t a r.com for  further  assistance  if  necessary  or  call  our  tech  support  departm ent  toll 
free at 1-877-379-8200. 
 
 
  
						

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Appendix A: Technical Specifications  
						

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Appendix B: Troubleshooting 
Im age Sensor CMOS Sensor 
Im age Resolution 
3264x2448pixels(8M),3648x2048Pixels(7M),2592x1944 
pixels(5M), 2048x1536  pixels(3M) ,1920x1080  pixels  (2M) and 
640x480 pixels (VGA.).  
Video Resolution 640X480,320X240pixels 
File Form at J P E G / AV I 
External Mem ory S D   /   M M C  Card (up to 8G B ) 
LCD  Dis play 1.8 Inch TFT LCD 
Lens f=7.23mm, F2.8 
Z o o m Y e s 
Exposure -3.0EV ~ +3 . 0E V 
W hite Balance Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent 
ISO Auto/100/200/400 
Scene Auto/Night Portrait/Night Scenery/Portrait/Scenery/Sport/Party/Beach/High Sensitivity 
Flash Auto /Force/red eye reduction/O f f 
Self-t i m e r 2 or 10 sec delay 
Anti-S h a k e Y e s 
PictBridge Y e s 
Interface USB 1 . 1 
System Requirem ents W indow XP/ Vista/ M a c   O S  X (10.2.6 or higher) 
Battery 3*A A A 
Working Tem perature 0~40 ℃