Vivitar ViviCam F536 User Manual

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When you first turn on the camera, the camera will be in Photo Capture mode by default. Press 
the MODE button twice to open the Playback Mode. The Playback Mode will allow you to review 
and edit photos and videos that you‟ve already taken with you camera. 
 
 
Playing Videos on Your Camera 
1) Select your Video: 
 Once in Playback mode, press LEFT or RIGHT direction buttons to scroll through the 
images on your digital video recorder‟s memory card until you find the video you would 
like to view. 
 Each captured image (videos and photos) will display on the LCD screen.  
 Videos will appear with an „AVI‟ icon on the top left of the LCD screen.  
2) Play your selected video: 
 Press the Shutter button to START playing the video. 
 Press the Shutter button again to PAUSE the video and to continue playing and pausing 
as needed. 
 While the Video is playing all the icons on the top section of the LCD disappear. 
 To fully STOP the video and restore the icons to the LCD, press the UP button.  
 
Thumbnail View 
Easily navigate and select the image you wish to view by using the Thumbnail View. 
The images on your camera will be displayed in a 3 X 3 matrix where you can use the direction 
buttons to scroll and select images from the thumbnails. 
1) Press the W/Zoom Out button 
All the images on your camera will appear in the Thumbnail View. 
2) Use the UP / DOWN / LEFT / RIGHT direction buttons to scroll and select the image you 
wish to view. 
3) Press the SET button to enlarge the image full size. 
4) Once the selected video is full size you can play and view the video. 
 
 
Video Playback Mode Quick Function Buttons  
						

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Your digital camera has a four-directional pad that functions as Quick Function buttons.  
 
Quick Function Button Action 
  Left Displays the PREVIOUS image 
Up STOPS a playing video 
 Right Displays the NEXT image 
  Down  ViviLink - Opens the ViviLink for Videos menu 
Other  
 Shutter PLAYS and PAUSES a playing video 
W/Zoom out 
Opens Thumbnail View 
 To Navigate in the Thumbnail View: press the UP / DOWN / LEFT / 
RIGHT direction buttons 
 To select a JPG in the Thumbnail View: press the SET button 
SET 
 Opens the menu options for Photo Playback Mode 
 Saves your selected menu option 
 Note: To navigate through the Menus, use the Left, Up, Right, and 
Down directions control buttons. 
 
 
Video Playback Mode Menus 
The following are the menus that appear in your camera‟s Video Playback Mode: 
 
 
 
 
 
Delete Menu   
						

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While in the Playback mode, you can delete videos from your camera through the delete menu. 
1) View the image you would like to delete. 
2) Press the SET button to open the menus for the current mode. 
3) Press the LEFT or RIGHT direction control buttons to scroll and select the Delete menu. 
4) Press the UP or DOWN direction control buttons to scroll through the menu options.  
5) To delete this one video, select “Delete This Video”. 
6) To delete all the images (including all unlocked photos and videos) on your camera‟s 
memory card, select “Delete All Images”. 
7) Press the SET button to select and save the desired option. 
8) You will be asked to confirm your selection. 
9) The videos will be deleted as desired. 
 
ViviLink Menu  
The ViviLink technology allows you to quickly and easily upload your camera‟s photos and videos 
to the social networks of your choice with the accompanying Vivitar Experience Image Manager 
application.  
1) Press the SET button to open the menus for the current mode. 
2) Press the LEFT or RIGHT direction control buttons to scroll and select the ViviLink menu. 
3) Press the UP or DOWN direction control buttons to scroll through the menu options.  
4) Press the SET button to select and save the desired option. 
5) A selected option icon will appear on the selected item    
6) Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your previous mode. 
7) An icon will appear on the image with the selected ViviLink destination site. 
8) Remember that the ViviLink feature is deactivated by default. A ViviLink destination will only 
be assigned to a photo or video if you manually set it from this menu or from the ViviLink 
menu in Capture mode (accessible with the ViviLink Quick-Function button in Capture 
mode). 
9) Changing the ViviLink destination site will also make the selected site the new default 
ViviLink option. A new default can be selected at any time through this menu. 
  
						

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Protect/Lock Menu  
Pictures and Videos taken with your camera can be protected or “locked” to prevent any deletion 
or alteration being made to the files.  
1) Press the SET button to open the menus for the current mode. 
2) Press the LEFT or RIGHT direction control buttons to scroll and select the Protect/Lock 
menu. 
3) Press the UP or DOWN direction control buttons to scroll through the menu options.  
4) Press the SET button to select and save the desired option. 
5) Press the MODE button to exit the menu and return to your previous mode. 
6) Any image that is locked will display a lock symbol on the LCD screen when viewing that 
image in the playback mode. Videos that are not locked will not display the lock symbol. 
7) Remember that you cannot delete locked videos.  
 
  
						

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Installing the Software 
You must be connected to the internet to install and run the Vivitar Experience Image 
Manager software. 
 
1) Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. The installation screen should 
automatically open.  
  
2) On PC: The Vivitar Experience Image Manager Installer window appears. If the window 
does not appear, open the application‟s CD/DVD drive and click on “Setup.exe” to launch 
the installer. 
3) On Macintosh: Click the icon that appears on the desktop to install the Vivitar Experience 
Image Manager. 
4) If you do not have internet access at the time of inserting the CD-ROM, connect to the 
internet and then click the “Install Vivitar Experience Image Manager” button to begin the 
installation. 
      
Note: If you do not have internet access, you can still download media from the camera. Click the  
						

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“How to transfer photos and videos from my camera to my computer” button for instructions. 
 
5) If you have internet access, the “Choose your language” window opens, choose your 
language and click “Next” to open the next window. 
6) Select your camera model from the list and click “Next” to open the next window. 
7) Click “Next” to confirm your camera model selection and to install the application. 
8) Please wait while the application is being installed on your computer.                     
9) Please review the license terms. 
On PC and Macintosh: Click the “I accept the terms of this license agreement” and then 
click “Next” to continue. 
10) On PC only: Let the “Vivitar Experience Image Manager” installer create the folder to where 
the program will be installed, and then click “Install”.  
11) Please wait while the application continues the installation process on your computer. 
12) On PC: Click the “Close” button when the installation is complete.  
Click the “Launch Vivitar Experience Image Manager” to open the application. 
13) On Macintosh: Click the “Quit” button when the installation is complete. 
Click the “Launch Vivitar Experience Image Manager” to open the application. 
14) If you close the application you can run the Vivitar Experience Image Manager from the 
Programs (PC) or Applications (Mac) menu on your computer.  
 
 
 
Connecting the Camera to the Computer 
1) Use the USB cable that came with your camera to connect your camera to your computer. 
2) Power the camera ON. 
3) The first time you connect the device to the computer you will have to wait a few seconds 
until the computer recognizes the device.  
						

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Getting Photos and Videos from your Camera to Your Computer 
An SD card needs to be inserted. Do not disconnect the cable during transfer. Doing so will 
cancel the transfer of any files on their way to your computer. 
1) Select the “Get Images” button from the Main menu. 
 
2) The “Get Images from device” window opens. 
3) You can select to download photos, videos or both. 
4) Select your camera (removable disk) from the device window. If your camera is the only 
USB device connected then it will be selected automatically. 
5) Select a location on the computer where to place the new photo and video files. 
6) Add the new photo and video files to albums if desired. 
7) Select to remove the media files from the selected device (removable disk) after the import. 
8) Click the “Get Images” button to transfer the photos and videos from your camera to your computer. 
9) A media download progress bar appears on the bottom left showing the number of media 
files downloading to your computer. A message appears when the download is complete. 
10) The photo and video files that you selected are now downloaded to your computer to the 
selected folder and albums ready for your use.        
						

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Get started! 
Using the Vivitar Experience Image Manager, you can: 
 Upload and manage photos and videos to and from the most popular photo sharing and social 
networking sites - Facebook, Flickr, Picasa, MySpace, Photobucket, Twitpic, Twitgoo and 
YouTube  
 Seamlessly transfer photos and videos from one social network to another 
 Organize your images by creating offline and online albums  
 Edit images using automatic and manual tools  
 Use automatic “Geotagging” with built in Google Maps 
 
For more details on how to use the Vivitar Experience Image Manager open the Help file or 
click the “Take the Tour” button on the application`s Home page. 
 
Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually (Using Windows) 
 
1) Use the USB cable that came with your camera to connect your camera to your computer. 
2) MSDC appears on the LCD. 
3) A window appears with a list of options, select “Open folder to view files” and click OK. 
4) Open the DCIM folder and the folder inside to view the media files. 
5) Select the media and copy the files from this folder into your computer. Optionally, select the 
files and choose Copy from the Edit menu. Then select a folder and choose Paste from the 
Edit menu.  
6) We recommend that you copy the images into the Pictures/My Pictures folder and the 
videos into the Videos/My Videos folder. 
7) Do not disconnect the cable during transfer. Doing so will cancel the transfer of any files on 
their way to your computer. 
  
						

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Transfer media from my camera to my computer manually (Using Macintosh) 
 
1) Use the USB cable that came with your camera to connect your camera to your computer.  
2) MSDC appears on the LCD. 
3) The camera‟s device icon appears on the desktop. 
4) Click on the device icon and open the DCIM folder and the folder inside to view the media 
files. 
5) Select the files and drag them into your computer. Optionally, select the files and choose 
Copy from the Finder‟s Edit menu. Then select a folder and choose Paste from the Edit 
menu. 
6) We recommend that you copy the images into the Pictures folder and the videos into the 
Movies folder. 
7) Do not disconnect the cable during transfer. Doing so will cancel the transfer of any files on 
their way to your computer. 
 
 
Camera Maintenance 
The digital camera is a delicate device. Please handle your camera with care to avoid damaging it. 
Do not expose your camera to heat sources. 
Do not use you camera in wet or moist conditions. 
  
						

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Sakar 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 
workmanship will be repaired at no charge for parts or labor for a period of one year from the time 
of purchase. 
 
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, repair by unauthorized parties, 
tampering, modification or accident. 
 
What To Do When Service Is Required: 
When returning your defective product (postage pre-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 US 
Sakar International 
Attention: Service Department 
195 Carter Drive 
Edison, NJ  
08817 
 
Sakar UK/Europe 
Attention: Service Department 
2D, Siskin Parkway East 
4020 Middlemarch Business Park 
Coventry, CV3 4PE 
 
Sakar Australia 
Return faulty camera 
to the Refund 
Counter at the store 
where purchased