Vivitar Vivicam 8025 Users Manual

							 
 
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, Keyw ords… and more that can be viewed or 
hidden any time.   
Locate and Organize your photos and collections- Search by Captions, Category, Keyword or Date - 
directly from the operating system of your computer. 
Share your photos  via E-mail, Local Printing and Create HT ML 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. 
 
 
 
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 Wizard opens. 
 
 
  
						

							  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Select the device (removable disk) option in the Active Devices window on the left and then select 
either the “Custom” or “Express” copy radial button in the Copy methods box.   
 
 
 
CUSTOM COPY METHOD 
Select the “Custom”  copy radial button. Click the “Next” button. 
Add Active Captions to your pictures. You c an add a date, keywords, categories and more. Click 
“Next” to continue. 
 
 
 
 
  
						

							 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 fol der 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 number of media (videos included) 
downloading to your computer. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
						

							 
All the media – Photos and Videos on your camera are now downloaded to your computer to the 
selected folder. 
Open the “Select Photos” mode of Photags Express to view the thumbnails for all the media. 
 
You may now use PhoTags Express to edit your photos, create collections and Burn CD`s. 
 
To learn more 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. 
      
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 Guide in PhoTags Express
. 
Viewing Videos Make sure that your camera is connected to your computer with the USB cable. Open any application that 
will enable you to view video files (for example Windows Media Player).   
 
Videos created and downloaded should be sitting in the  C:\My Documents\My Pictures\{date} folder. 
Videos are saved in AVI format. Double c lick on a video with the avi extension.  
						

							The video will begin to play automatically. To replay the video, use the media controls.     
  Once all the Photos and Videos have been downloaded to the computer it is recommended that you 
delete them from the camera thereby preparing your camera to take more photos and videos. 
 Transferring photos and videos to your PC manually Turn on your camera, Change your Still Image mode to  Playback and connect your camera to the computer 
correctly with USB cable, the screen will be shown a window ( Removable Disk F:) as below: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
NOTE: Now you can download the photos and videos to your computer with two methods as below: 
 
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”, step by step instructions will appear. 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 Windows. 
2.    Click on the MY COMPUTER Icon on the desktop. 
3.    Your memory card will appear as a REMOVABLE STORAGE DEVICE. 
4.    Click on the REMOVABLE STORAGE DEVICE to  view the images. The images are stored in the 
subfolder called DCM100. 
5.    You can now copy and paste the images 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 fr om your camera to your computer:   
 
1.  Plug the camera into an available USB port 
2.  A new drive should mount 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 han dle your camera with care to avoid damaging it.  
						

							 48Sakar Warranty Card This warranty covers for the original consumer purchaser only and is not  transferable. Products that fail to 
function properly  UNDER NORMAL USAGE,  due to defects in material or wo rkmanship. Your product will be 
repaired at no charge for parts or labor for a period of one year. 
What Is Not Covered By Warranty:  
Damages or malfunctions not resulting from defects in  material or workmanship and damages or malfunctions 
from other than normal use, including but limited to, repa ir by unauthorized parties, tampering, modification or 
accident. 
What To Do When Service Is Required: 
When returning your defective product (postage pr e-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 number (Daytime) 
 
MAIL TO ADDRESS BELOW: 
Sakar International 
Attention: Service Department 
195 Carter Drive 
Edison, NJ 08817 
 
You may also visit  www.sakar.com
 for further assistance if necessary or call our tech support department toll 
free at (877) 397-8200. 
Appendix A: Technical Specifications  
						

							 
 
Image Sensor  CMOS Sensor Image Resolution  3264x2448pixels(8M),3648x2048pixels(7M),2592x1944 
pixels(5M), 2048x1536 pixels(3M), 1920x1080 pixels(2M) and 
640x480 pixels(VGA). Video Resolution 
640X480,320X240pixels File Format  JPEG/AVI External Memory SD / MMC Card (up to 8GB) LCD Display  2.4 Inch TFT LCD Touch Screen Lens f=7.23mm,  F2.8 Zoom 8X Digital Zoom Exposure -3.0EV ~ +3.0EV White 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/Off Self-timer  2, 5 or 10 sec delay Anti-Shake Yes PictBridge Yes Interface USB  1.1 System Requirements Window XP/ Vista/ Mac OS X (10.2.6 or higher) Battery  Lithium rechargeable battery Working Temperature 0~40 ℃ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Appendix B: Troubleshooting