Vivitar Vivicam 8027 Users Manual

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Important: Please use this function with caution. Once formatted all the images stored in the 
memory  will  be  erase.  This  process  is  irreversible.  Please  download  all  images  to  the  PC 
before formatting the card. 
 
1. Press the Up/Down button to select the Format option from the Setup menu. 
2. Press the OK button. 
3. Press the Up/Down button to select OK to continue with the format or Cancel to exit. 
      
4. Press the OK button to confirm. 
5. If you selected OK, a Format...

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Default Setting 
You can restore your camera to the original factory settings. 
 
1. Press the Up/Down button to select Default Setting in the Setup menu. 
2. Press the OK button. 
3. Press the Up/Down button to select OK 
        
4. Press the Up/Down button to select OK to set to default setting or Cancel to exit. 
5. Press the OK button to confirm. 
6. If you selected OK, a Default Setting confirmation message will appear: 
 
7. Press the Right/Left button to select “Yes” to reset to the default...

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Video Mode 
Press the MODE button to select the Video mode.  
Note: The  camera  has  limited  internal  memory  and  does  not  allow  recording  videos  without  an  SD  card 
inserted. An SD card (up to 8GB) needs to be inserted in order to use the video mode normally. 
 
When  the             icon  appears on  the top  left  corner  of  the LCD  screen this indicates that  you  are  in 
Video mode.  
 
1. Prepare the object or subject you wish to record. 
2. Press the Shutter button to begin...

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Download the test file from  the internal memory to the PC or delete them to shoot more videos. 
Alternatively, you can insert a SD memory card to expand the memory to record longer videos. 
3. The LED will light up when the light condition is not good. 
 
 
In Video mode there are 3 setup options - White Balance, Size and Macro 
 
White Balance 
You can select 5 different White Balance light conditions for shooting videos. 
 
1. Press the OK button. 
2. Press the Right/Left button to select the...

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4. Press the OK button to confirm, save and exit to the video standby mode. 
5. The LCD screen will be adjusted as per the White Balance option you selected. 
 
Size 
Your camera supports 2 video resolutions- 640x480 (VGA) pixels, 320x240 (QVGA) pixels. 
 
1. Press the OK button. 
2. Press the Right/Left button to select the  option for the Size menu to appear. 
3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select an Image Size option from the Menu that appears: 
VGA 640x480 
QVGA 320x240 
4. Press the OK button...

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2. Press the Right/Left button to select the  option for the Macro menu to appear. 
3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select a Macro option from the Menu that appears  
 : Macro shooting - On 
 : Far shooting - Off 
4. Press the OK button to confirm, save your choice and exit to the video standby mode.  
5. The selected Macro icon appears on the top of the LCD screen.  
 
 
Playback Mode 
Press the MODE button to enter the Playback mode. 
 
When  the  icon  appears on  the top  left  corner  of  the...

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Full screen to Thumbnail display 
     When the camera is in the Playback Mode and an image appears on the LCD screen: 
1. Press the W button.  
2. This will open up the thumbnail display.  
3. Press the Up/Down/Left/Right buttons and select a thumbnail of a photo or video.  
4. Press the OK button to display the photo or video in full screen. 
 
Zoom In or Out of the Photo 
1. Select a JPEG photo.  
2. The icon  will display on the top left corner of the LCD screen. 
3. Press the T button to zoom...

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Select the photo you wish to rotate, protect, delete, crop or print. 
 
Rotate 
 The rotate feature will only work for images on the SD card that is inserted. 
  
1. Press the OK button. 
2. Press the Right/Left button to select therotate option. 
3. Press the Up/Down buttons to select the Rotate option from the Menu that appears. 
        
4. Press the OK button to confirm how many degrees you want to rotate the photo 
5. A “Rotate & Saving” message will appear on the screen. Please wait while the...

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Note:  
1. You  cannot  rotate  a  protected  file.  On  attempting  to  rotate  a  protected  file  a “This  File  is 
Write-Protected” message will appear on the screen.  
2. “No card inserted” will appear on the screen if no SD card is insert. Please insert an SD memory card to 
use this function.  
 
Protect 
 You can protect your photos/videos from accidental deletion by selecting the “lock” feature.  
 
1. Press the OK button. 
2. Press the Right/Left button to select the protect option. 
3....

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5. If you select Lock, a lock icon  will appear at the top of the LCD for the photo or video selected. 
Note:  To  “Unlock”  the current  file  follow  steps  1  through 4.  Select “Unlock” and  press the OK button to 
unlock the current file. 
 
Delete 
Delete  unwanted  photos  and  videos  at  any  time in  order to  free  up  memory.  You  can  delete  one  image  or 
video clip at a time or delete all except the protected photos and videos that are currently stored and saved 
on the memory...