Vivitar Vivicam 8018 Users Manual

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Q: I have taken photos but m y com puter says, “No photos in camera.” W hat do I do? 
A:   First  ensure  that  you  have  in  fact  taken  photos. Press  the  Shutter/OK  button  a  few  tim es  to  take  some 
sam ple photos and then try downloading them again. 
 I f y o u   s t i l l   g e t   a  “no  photos” error this  m ay  mean  that  your  com puter  m ay  not  m eet  the m i n i m u m s y s t em  
requirem ents. 
 
System Requirem ents: 
At least a Pentium III 300Mhz, AMD Athlon 300Mhz or a Celeron 400MHz or higher as well as at least 1 2 8 M B  
ram. Please  note  that  the  older  AMD  K6  processors  will  not  work. More  inform ation  about  determ ining  your 
com puter’s specifications can be found in the General Com puter Inform ation section. 
If  you  have  determ ined  that  your com puter m eets  the  minim um  system  requirem ents  and  that  you  do  have 
pictures in your cam era, follow the steps below to reinstall the software. 
Software Re-installation 
1. First  install  the  software. Click  on  Start,  Settings,  Control  Panel  and  Add/Rem ove  program s. There  are 
one  programs  you  will  need  to  rem ove –PhoTags  Express. After  rem oving,  restart  your  com puter. If  your 
cam era is connected, disconnect it. 
2. Now  reinstall  the  software. Insert  the  CD  that  cam e  with your  cam era. It should automatically  run  the 
installation. 
3. Restart the com puter. 
4. Once your com puter is back up, plug the cam era into your com puter’s USB port.  
						

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5. Right-click on the “My Com puter” icon. Select properties. 
If you are running W indows XP: click on hardware and then Device Manager. 
If  the  cam era  is  installed  correctly,  there  will  be  a  category  listed  for “Im aging  Devices” and  clicking  on  the “+” 
next to it should reveal your cam era. If not, you will likely see “Digital Still Camera” under “Other Dev i c e” with a 
brightly colored marking next to it indicating it is not functioning correctly. 
If you are running W indows XP: Right click on the non functioning device and select uninstall. If a warning pops 
up, press OK. 
6. Restart your com puter again. Your cam era is now successfully installed. 
 
Q: How do I make sure I don't lose important pictures? 
Your camera uses SDRAM mem ory, which requires a constant electric current to store your photos.  
Should your cam era lose power (for instance if the battery dies or run out of power) all stored pictures will 
be lost. W e recommend always downloading your photos to your com puter as soon as possible to 
prevent unintentional data loss.  
                   
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