Vivitar Vivicam 8324 Users Manual

							ViviCam 8324 Digital Camera   
Owner`s Manual  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
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Table of Contents 
Introduction ................................ ..................................................................................................................2 
Key Features ................................................................................................................................................ 2 
What your camera package includes ................................ ............................................................................3 
Computer System Requirements for Windows XP  ........................................................................................ 3 
Computer System Requirements for Windows Vista .....................................................................................4 
Computer System Requirements for Macintosh  ............................................................................................4 
A Q u i ck Look at Your Camera.......................................................................................................................5 
Preparing Your Camera for Use  ................................ ....................................................................................6 
Installing SD Memory Card  ........................................................................................................................... 7 
How to hold your camera correctly when capturing images  ................................ ..........................................9 
Starting Your Digital Camera  ................................ .......................................................................................  10 
Camera Mode  ................................ .........................................................................................................  11 
Video Mode  ................................ ............................................................................................................  33 
Playback Mode  ................................ .......................................................................................................  36 
Installing PhoTags Express Software  ..........................................................................................................  47 
Everything you need to get the most from your photos  ...............................................................................  52 
Download photos and videos to your PC  ....................................................................................................  54 
Viewing Videos ...........................................................................................................................................  59 
Transferring photos and videos to your PC manually ..................................................................................  60 
Transferring photos and videos to your MAC manually  ...............................................................................  61 
Maintenance of Your Digital Camera ..........................................................................................................  61 
Sakar Warranty Card ..................................................................................................................................  62 
Appendix A: Technical Specificati ons ................................ ..........................................................................  63 
Appendix B: Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................................  64  
						

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Introduction 
Thank you for purchasing  the ViviCam 8324  8.1  Mega- Pixel Digital Camera  with Auto-Focus  zoom lens . 
E verything you need to  take qual ity digital photos  and videos  is included with your camera.  
Your digital camera c an also  be used as a  removable disk  when an SD card of up to 8GB is inserted into the 
camera .  
Vivitar makes capturing those special moments so easy.  It enriches your life.  
P lease read this manual carefully first in order to get the most out of your digital camera.  
 
 
Key Features  
  Digital Video resolutions -640x480 Pixels (VGA), 320x240 Pixels (QVGA).  
   8.1  mega pixels camera with choice of 6  digital camera resolutions -    
(8M)  3264 x2448pixels,  (7M  HD)  3648x2048 pixels,  (5M)  2592x1944 pixels, (3M)  2048x1536 pixels, (2M 
HD) 1920x1080 pixels and  (VGA) 640x480 pixels. 
   2.4 inch TFT LCD   
   3x Optical Zoom Function 
   8x Digital Zoom  Function  
   Anti -Shake   
   Face Detect  
   SD memory card slot compatib le with  memory card up to 8GB.  
   Built in Flash  
   Ph oTags Express software for managing and enhancing your photos, printing, sending   
    photos by e- mails and much more.  
  
						

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What your camera package  includes 
  Digital Camera  
   PhoTags Express software  Installation  CD  
   USB cable  
   Quick Start Guide  
   Strap   
   
Computer System Requirements for Windows XP  
To be able to download photos to your PC, you will need the following minimum configuration:  
   Pentium  III process  or above with  Windows  XP  
   128  MB RAM, with 1 50MB of free di sk space  
   Available USB interface  
   CD- ROM Drive  
   1024 x 768 Recommended screen resolution   
   16- bit color or higher display adaptor  
 
 
  
						

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Computer System Requirements for Windows Vista 
To be able to download photos to your PC your will need the following minimum configuration:  
   Windows  Vista 
   800MHz processor and 512 MB of system memory  
   20GB hard driver with at least 15GB of available space  
   Support for Super VGA graphics  
   Available USB Interface   
   CD- ROM drive  
 
Computer System Requirements for Macintosh  
 
   Power Macintosh G3 500 MHz or higher  
   Mac OS X version 10.2.6 or later  
   128 MB or more available system RAM (256 MB recommended), 150 MB free disk space  
   800 x 600 or higher -resolution monitor displaying millions of colors  
 
  Note: The Photags Express  software is 
not compa tible on Macintosh computers. You may 
however use the camera as a regular MSDC USB removable device.    
						

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A Quick Look at Your Camera  
 
 
 
 
  
						

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Preparing Your Camera for Use 
 
Your digital camera needs 3 AAA batteries in order to operate.  Alkaline batteries are re commended. 
1 .  Slide and open the battery door  on the bottom  of the camera.  
                
 
2 .  Insert the batter ies correctly  with the correct polarity facing up.   
3 .  Close the battery door.  
4 .  On powering on your camera the battery icon will appear on the bottom left of the LCD screen.  
        
 Full battery power       Medium battery power      Low battery power                        
Note:   
1 .  A “Low battery ”  message  will flash  on the LCD when  the battery  power  is  insufficient. Shortly 
thereafter your camera will power  off. 
2 .  Please  remove your batter ies when you don’ t intend to use your camera for a long time.  
3 .  To save the t est photo  taken with the camera,  download it to the PC  otherwise it will  be lost when the 
camera  loses power and turns off or  when the battery door is op ened to replace the batter ies.  
						

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Installing SD Memory Card 
Your camera has very limited internal memory enough to take one test photo.  
An external memory card is required for normal use.  Y our camera supports any compatible SD memory card 
(up to 8GB) . 
A dding  a memory card will allow you to increase the capacity of your camera before  transferring the photos 
and videos  to  your  PC. 
 
1 .  Locate the Memory Card slot  situated in the battery compartment at the bottom  of the camera.  
2 .  Insert the Memory card into the slot in  the  correct direction.   
   
 
 
   
    
   
3 .  Push the card in until you feel it  “click ”  into position.  An SD  icon  will appear on the  bottom of the  LCD 
screen after you turn on your camera.  
4 .  Once  the external memory card is inserted into  the camera all the images taken  with the camera will be 
stored on the card.  
5 .  Please make sure the card is not locked. No images can be transferred to the card if it is locked.  
  
						

							
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Note:
1.Limited internal memory is provided for test images. The imageswillbe deleted when the camera`s
power is turned offor if the batteriesareremoved.Please download the images before poweringoff.
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Formatting will delete all data on the SD memory card including protected data.
Don’t remove the SD card during formatting as this may damage the card and render it unusable.
When your card isfull, download the media on the SD cardto your PC and delete the photos and 
videos from it in order to continue using your camerato capture more high quality photos and videos. 
						

							
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How to hold your camera correctlywhen capturing images
Turnon thePower button toactivate the Auto-Focus zoom lens to open out like a periscope.
Hold thecamera steady and correctlyas shown is the diagram below.
Note:Do not touch or move the lens once it opens andisin use. Thiswill cause damageto the     
camera.