Vivitar Vivicam V15 Users Manual

							V15 Freelance 
Digital Camera  
Owner’s Manual 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
  
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Table of Contents 
 Table of Contents...................................................... 1 
Introduction ............................................................... 2 
Key Features ............................................................. 2 
What your camera includes ...................................... 3 
Computer System Requirements for Windows ......... 3 
A Quick Look at Your Camera .................................. 4 
Inserting Batteries ..................................................... 5 
Software Installation.................................................. 5 
Camera Modes ....................................................... 10 
Capturing Photos .................................................... 17 
Capturing Video ...................................................... 21 
Webcam Mode ........................................................ 22 
Everything you need to get the most from your photos
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Download photos to your PC .................................. 26 
Viewing Videos ....................................................... 30 
Using your Camera as a Webcam .......................... 31 
Maintenance of Your Digital Camera ...................... 35 
Sakar Warranty Card .............................................. 36 
Appendix A: Technical Specifications ..................... 37 
Appendix B:  Troubleshooting ................................. 38 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
						

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Introduction  
 Thank you for purchasing the V15 Freelance Vivitar 
Digital Camera. Everything you need to take quality 
digital photos and videos is included with your device.  
Please read this manual carefully FIRST in order to get 
the most out of your digital camera. 
 
Important Notice: 
Please do not plug the camera into the USB port of 
your computer until you have installed the Photags 
Express software and the cameras driver (included 
in the CD-ROM packaged with this camera).  
Plugging in your camera at this stage will cause the 
device to not be recognized by the computer. 
 
 
Key Features 
• 1.3 Mega-Pixel Dual Mode Digital and Video Camera 
1280 x 1024 
• 1.4 Inch Color LCD monitor • PhoTags Express software for downloading photos 
and videos from your Digital Camera, managing and 
enhancing your photos, printing, sending photos by 
e-mails and much more 
• WebCam Express software to use your Digital 
Camera as a webcam for live chat or creating videos 
and taking snapshots. 
 
  
						

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What your camera includes 
• Digital Camera  • PhoTags Express, WebCam Express and driver 
installation CD 
• USB cable • User’s Manual in CD • Neck strap • Warranty card • Quick User Guide 
 
Computer System Requirements 
for Windows 
To be able to download photos and videos to your PC 
you will need the following minimum configuration: 
 
• Pentium III processor or above with Windows XP or 
Vista 
• 150 MB free disk space, 128 MB RAM • Available USB Interface  • CD-ROM Drive • Recommended screen resolution 1024 X 768 pixels 
or higher 
• 16-bit color or higher display adaptor 
 
 
 
 
 
  
						

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A Quick Look at Your Camera  
 
 
  
						

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Inserting Batteries 
Open the camera’s battery compartment cover (if the 
screw on the compartment has been fixed, please use a 
small  screwdriver to loose the screw, then open the 
battery compartment cover) and insert 2 new AAA 
alkaline batteries according to the polarity shown. 
Close the cover and press the Power/Menu button to 
power on the camera.  
After powered on, if you want to make changes to the 
camera’s default settings, please read the instructions of 
this manual.  
Warning: Do not remove the batteries before
 
downloading the photos and videos from the 
camera. Doing so will erase everything in the 
camera`s memory.  
 
Note: We recommend to download and save your 
photos and videos often so as not to lose them if 
the battery power becomes too low. 
  
Software Installation 
NOTE: Before attempting to install the software,  
make sure that you do not have the camera’s USB 
cable attached to your computer. This will affect the 
install process and can cause a failed installation of  
						

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the camera software and drivers.  
 
In order to install the Software and drivers to download 
and edit the photos and videos captured using this 
camera, you need to install the CD installation disk. 
 
Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. A 
Menu screen will automatically appear. 
 
Warning:
 DO NOT PLUG YOUR CAMERA INTO THE 
USB PORT UNTIL THE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 
HAS BEEN COMPLETELY INSTALLED. 
 
Software & Camera Driver Installation 
 
On the “Install your camera software” screen, select 
your camera model from the drop down list and click the 
“Install” button to install PhoTags Express followed by 
the installation of PhoTags WebCam Express and your 
camera driver. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For more installation information click the “Read Me 
First!” button. 
On the “PhoTags Express screen, click the “Next”  
						

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Please review the license terms and click the “I Agree” 
button to continue. 
 
 
 
Let the “PhoTags Express” installer create the folder 
where the program will be installed to, and then click 
“Install”.   
						

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Please wait while the application is being installed on 
your computer. 
 
 
 
Once the application has been installed on your 
computer, click the “Finish” button to let the “PhoTags 
Express” installer finish the installation program. 
  
						

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This will automatically launch the Install shield for the 
camera driver. Click “Next” to continue. 
 
 
 
Follow the Setup screens that appear to install the 
driver for this camera. 
Once the program has finished installing you will be 
asked to restart your computer. Please do so.