Vivitar Vivicam S327 Users Manual

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Main Camera Modes 
Your camera has different modes for the various camera functions. 
You can switch modes by pressing the MODE button on your camera after the camera has been 
powered ON. 
 Photo Capture Mode 
 Use this mode to capture pictures with your camera. 
This is the default mode when the camera is powered ON. 
To take a picture, aim your camera as desired and press the Shutter button. 
The picture will be automatically saved to your...

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Camera Technical Specifications 
Image Sensor CMOS Sensor 
Image Resolution 
(16M) 4608 x 3456, (14M) 4416 x 3312, (12M) 4000 x 3000, 
(10M) 3648 x 2736, (8M) 3264 x 2448 pixels, (7M HD) 3648 x 
2048 pixels, (5M) 2592 x 1944 pixels,  
(3M) 2048 x 1536 pixels, (2M HD) 1920 x 1080 pixels,  
(VGA) 640 x 480 pixels 
Video Resolution 640 x 480 pixels (30 fps), 320 x 240 pixels (30 fps) 
File Format JPEG/AVI 
Internal Memory 1 Test Photo Use Only...

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Computer System Requirements 
 
WINDOWS OS 
To be able to download photos and videos to your PC using the “Vivitar® Experience Image 
Manager” Software, you will need the following minimum configuration:  
 Microsoft® Windows XP with Service Pack 3, Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 or Windows 7 
 Pentium® 4 processor (or above)
 
 1 GB of RAM, with 250 MB of free hard disk space
 
 16-bit Color monitor, 1024 X 768 recommended screen...

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Changing Camera Mode  
Your camera has three main modes: 
1) Photo Capture Mode - Use this mode to capture photos with your camera. 
2) Video Capture Mode - Use this mode to capture videos with your camera. 
3) Playback Mode (for photos and videos) - Use this mode to view the photos and videos 
you have already taken with your camera. 
 
When the camera is first powered ON, the Photo Capture Mode will be active. The icons that 
appear on the...

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Navigating the Menus 
Each camera mode has a set of menus specific to that mode.  
1) Press the SET button to open the menus for the current mode. 
2) Press the LEFT or RIGHT direction control button to scroll between the various menus for 
the current mode.  
3) Press the UP or DOWN direction control button to highlight the desired menu selection. 
4) Press the SET button to confirm and select the highlighted menu option. 
5) If the selection...

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Photo Capture Mode 
The Photo Capture mode allows you to capture pictures with your digital camera. 
 
Taking a Picture 
1) While in Photo Capture mode, use the LCD display on the back of the camera to direct the 
camera at the scene you would like to capture. 
2)   Click the T/Zoom In and W/Zoom Out buttons to zoom in/out if desired. 
Note: The actual shape of these buttons may vary per camera model. 
 
Optical and Digital Zoom: 
 As you...

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Photo Capture Mode Quick Function Buttons 
Your digital camera has a four-directional pad that functions as Quick Function buttons:  
 
Button Icon appearing and Action 
  Left Scene Selection - Opens the Scene menu 
Up Flash Options - Toggles the Flash options appearing on the LCD 
 Right Delete Last Photo – Allows you to delete the last photo taken 
  Down  ViviLink – Opens the ViviLink for Photos menu 
 
 
 
Flash Options 
There are several...

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Flash Type Description 
  
Forced Off (Default) 
 No flash will appear. 
 Use this when you do not want to activate Flash. 
A  
Auto Flash 
 
 When you want the camera to determine if Flash is needed, select 
Auto Flash.  
 The flash will automatically turn on according to the lighting 
conditions. 
 Note: An initial flash appears to test your lighting conditions. If 
flash is needed, a second flash will appear upon taking the photo....

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Photo Capture Mode Menus 
The following are the menus that appear in your camera‟s Photo Capture Mode: 
   

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Scene Menu 
The Scene Menu allows you to choose scene settings that allow your camera to adapt properly to 
your current environment. 
NOTE:  When selecting the HIGH SENSITIVITY Option, by default the camera switches off the 
FLASH automatically (if it‟s ON) to optimize the picture quality. If however, you would like to 
override it and manually turn ON the Flash – you can do so. 
1) Press the SET button to open the menus for the current mode....