Vivitar Vivicam 8324 Users Manual

							
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Starting Your DigitalCamera
Power on 
Press the Power button on the top of the camera to turn on your camera. The LCD will light upand the 
Auto-Focus zoom lens will extendoutindicating thatyour camera is on and ready for use. 
Power off
Press thePower button to turn off your camera. When there is insufficient battery power aredicon will 
appear on the LCD screen. Your camera willautomaticallypower offafter afew seconds.
Mode selection
Your digital camerahas3main modes-Cameramode,VideomodeandPlayback mode.
•    The Camera mode is for you to take still photos, adjust the camera settings and change 
the way the camera is setup.
•      You can shoot video files whilein Videomode.
•      In Playback mode you can preview photosandvideosas well as being able todelete, 
rotate, protect, crop and print your photos.
In order to select themode, please follow the below steps:
1.By default the Camera mode appears first on powering on the camera.
2.Press the MODE button to toggle between the 3 modes. 
						

							
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3.The Camera mode will have a      icon in the top left corner of the LCD screen. The Video mode will 
have a       icon andthe Playback mode a     icon will appearin the top left corner of the screen.
            
Camera Mode
This is thedefault mode when turning on your camera.
Taking Photos
1.Compose your shot usingtheLCD screen. 
2.Holdthe camera steady and press the Shutter button to take the photo.
3.Keep your finger on the Shutter button and wait for the camera to focus in on the object.
4.Center your object with thewhite frame that appears on the LCD.
5.When the frame turns greenlift your finger andthe image will be captured.
6.There will be a short delay while the camera saves the JPEG photo to memory. 
After each photo is taken(when the camera returns to icon mode) the numbers of photos left to shoot at 
theselected resolution is displayed on the toprightof the LCD screen.
?When the cameras memory (photo capacity) is full, the LCD screen will display a message -
“Memory Full, Inserta SD memory card to Transfer and Take More Photos!”
?Download the photosto your computer using the Photags Express software as described  
						

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below in the section “Download photos and videos to your PC ” and thereafter delete them 
from your SD card or insert another SD card to continue taking more photos.  
 
Note:  This camera needs a SD memory card to operate normally. The limited internal memory allows 
you to take one test photo  that will be erased when the camera powers off.  
 
Optical Zoom  
 You can magnify your s ubject up to 3 times using the optical zoom by pressing the  T button  or pres s the W 
button  to zoom back out.  
 
Note:  When using this function, the camera will automatically adjust the lens.  Be careful not to  touch the lens 
while the camera is adjusting.  
 
Di gital Zoom   
You can magnify your subject up to  4 times  using the digital zoom .  Press  the T button to zoom in  on the 
object and press the  W button  to zoom back out.   
 
 
The  following  icon                     will  appear  on your LCD screen.   
  
						

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Flash 
In low li ght conditions it is best to use the built -in flash. You can also use the flash to compensate for 
backlight conditions.     
      
    Force Flash,    Auto ,  Red eye reduction,    No Flash      
 
T o set the flash:  
Note:  Please move the Macro/Far setting  to Far mode . The flash can only be use when the camera is in Far 
mode. If you are in the Macro close up mode and try to use the flash, a message will appear on the LCD to 
rem ind you that you are in “ Macro Mode”. Select the Macro setting option to change to the Far mode in order 
to use the flash.   
1 .  Press the  Flash/Up button .   
2 .  The 
 icon  appears  on the LCD screen.    This will activate the automatic flash.  
3 .  The   
 icon as well as the red LED will begin to f lash indicating that the flash is charging. 
4 .  Press the  Flash button  again for th e 
 icon  to appear on the LCD screen.    This means the flash 
function has been forced on (manual flash).   
If the flash is not ready ,  a red LED will light up and the 
icon will  flash repeatedly - wait until the 
flash is ready before taking a photo.   
Note:  A  “low battery ” warning will appear on the LCD screen if there is insufficient battery power 
to operate the flash.  
5 .  Press the Flash button until  the  
 icon  appears  on the LCD indi cating that the Red- Eye 
reduction is on.   
						

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6.  Press the  Flash button until the     icon appears  again. This will turn off the flash function.  This is 
the default flash setting.  
 
Short cut button s on the MENU dial  
The camera has 3 short cut buttons on the MENU d ial to make for quick access to the following settings:  
Scene  (Left button),  Self-timer (Down button) and Delete (Right button)  
 
Pressing the relevant button will activate the setting options.   
•   Scene  – the 9 scene options appear on the LCD  for you to selec t: 
             Auto, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Portrait, Scenery, Sport, Party, Beach, High Sensitivity  
  •  Self-timer  –  Press the Self -timer button to toggle through the 4 self -timer options  that appear on 
the top of the LCD :   
            2 sec, 5 sec, 10  sec or Off  
  •  Delete  – Pressing this button will delete the last image (Photos or Videos)  captured. 
1 .  Press the Delete (Right)      button.  
2 .  A “This Image” delete confirmation message appears on the LCD with “Yes” or “No” 
options.  
3 .  Press the Left/Right button to  choose “Yes” to delete the photo or “No” to cancel the 
delete.  
4 .  Press  the  MENU  button to confirm.   
5 .  If you selected  “Ye s ”, the  last image is deleted.  
 
Each setting will be explained in its own section below . 
  
						

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Scene 
Your camera  comes supplied with  m any  scenes  for you to take photos  in accord ance with the  light and 
environment al conditions  prevailing at the time of taken the photo.  S cene included with your camera  are -  
                
Auto, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Portrait, Scenery, Sport, Party, Beach  or High Sensitivity .  
 
1 .  Press  the  MENU  button.   
2 .  Press  the Right/Left button to select the Scene 
 icon . 
3 .  The  Scene menu  appears in the  center of the LCD . 
4 .  Press the Up/Down buttons to s elect the scene you want to use.  
 
  Auto     Night Portrait    Night Scenery  
 Portrait   Scenery        Sport  
 Party    Beach          High Sensitivity 
 
5 .  Press  the  MENU  button to confirm , save your choice and exit to  the camera standby mode.  
6 .  The selected icon appears next to the camera icon on the top left of the LCD screen.  
 
Image Size 
The image size settings determine the  quality and number of photos  that can be saved  and the amount  
						

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of memory required for each photo. The higher the  photo quality the more memory  it  will take . The image 
size and quality will also affect the  maximum size you can effectively print your photo.  To set the Image 
size:  
 
1 .  Press  the  MENU  button.   
2 .  Press  the Right/Left button to select the 
 icon.  
3 .  The Image Size menu appears in the center of the LCD.  
4 .  Press the Up/Down buttons to s elect the image size  you want to use . 
(8M)  3264x2448,  (7M  HD)  3648x2048,  (5M)  2592x1944, (3M)  2048x1536, (2M HD) 1920x1080 and  
(VGA) 640x480   
5 .  Press  the MENU  button to confirm , save and exit to  the camera standby mode.  
6 .  The  selected  image size icon will  appear on the  top of the  LCD screen . 
 
Note:   
1 .  For Image sizes higher than 3M a SD card need to be inserted into the camera.   
2 .  Your camera has  two HD  “ 7M ” and  “2M ” high definition image sizes . 
 
Anti -Shake 
Your Digital Camera has a function that prevents photos coming out blurry  as a result of  trembling  or 
shaking  when taking  the photo.  You are not required to use a tripod in order to  take good quality photos.   
						

							
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1.PresstheMENUbutton.
2.Press the Right/Left button to select theicon
3.The Anti-Shake menu appears in the center of the LCD.
4.Press the Up/Down button to select Anti-Shake Onor Off.
5.PresstheMENUbutton to confirm, saveand exit to the camera standby mode.
6.The Anti-shake optioniconselectedwill appearon the bottom of the LCD screen.
Macro/Far shooting 
The camera has the function that allows you to capture objects with the Hyperfocal distance setting of either 
Macro very near (up to 80cm)or very Far distances.
1.Press the MENU button 
						

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2.  Press  the  Right/Left button to select  the   icon.  
3 .  The Macro menu appears in the center  of the LCD.  
4 .  Press the Up/Down button to s elect Macro  O n or O ff. 
 
  : Macro shooting  - On  
 : Far shooting  - Off  
 
5 .  Press the MENU button to confirm, save your choice and exit to the camera standby mode.   
6 .  The selected icon appears on  the top of the LCD screen.   
 
Note:  The camera is by default in Far shooting mode.  
 
Face Detect  
Your camera supports face detecting that allows you to take better portrait photos.  
 
1 .  Press  the  MENU  button.   
2 .  Press  the  Right/Left button to select the 
 icon.  
3 .  The Face Detect menu appears in the center of the LCD.  
4 .  Press the Up/Down button to s elect Face Detect On or O ff.  
						

							
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5.Press the MENUbutton to confirm, save your choice and exit to the camera standby mode.
6.The Face DetectOn or Off iconselectedwill appearon thebottom of theLCD screen.
Self-Timer
You can include yourself in a photo by using this feature to delay the time between youpressing the 
Shutter button and when the photo is actually taken. It isrecommended that you use a tripod or place the 
camera on a flat and sturdy surface when usingthe self-timer.
1.PresstheMENUbutton. 
2.Press the Right/Left button to select the icon.
3.The Self -Timer menu appears in the center of the LCD.
4.Press the Up/Down button to select one of the self timer options: