Vivitar Vivicam V8426 Users Manual

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Powering the Camera On/Off 
 Make sure the batteries have been inserted properly into your digital camera. If your camera 
comes with a rechargeable lithium battery, make sure it is fully charged before the first use. 
 Make sure a Micro SD card has been inserted into your camera.  
(Micro SD card up to 32GB - not included) 
Please see Initial Camera Setup for more information. 
 
 
Powering the camera ON 
Press the  Power button to turn...

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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...

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Navigating the Menus 
Each camera mode has a set of menus specific to that mode. 
The general Camera Settings can also be accessed from the menu. 
 
Photo Capture, Video Capture and Playback Mode Menus: 
1) Press the MENU  (  ) button to open the menus for the current mode. 
2) Press the T/Up () button or the W/Down () button to scroll between the various 
menus for the current mode. 
3) Press the SHUTTER button to select and open the...

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Status Icon Description 
 
 
The following icons appear on the LCD screen and indicate the selected menu options and 
camera status. 
 
Item Function Description 
1 Mode selected 
  Photo Capture Mode 
  Video Capture Mode  
     Video Playback Mode 
     Photo Playback Mode 
2 Flash indicator 
     Force flash: The flash is always on - in any environment. 
  Auto flash: The camera determines if the flash should be used 
or not. 
  No flash:...

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camera settings and space on the memory card. 
Playback mode: Displays the image (photo/video) number.      
6 Selected 
Resolution    
Photos: 8M = 3264X2448; 5M = 2560x1920;      
3M = 2048x1536;1.3M = 1280x960;    
VGA = 640x480  
Videos: 720P / VGA 640X480 pixels / QVGA 320X240 pixels 
7 Picture Quality 
 Super fine 
 Fine 
  Normal 
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The Micro SD 
Card Indication 
 Indicates that the Micro SD card is inserted properly and will be 
used...

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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) Press the T/Zoom In and W/Zoom Out buttons to zoom in/out if desired. 
You can magnify your subject up to 8 times using the digital zoom. 
3) Press the Shutter button to take the...

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Flash Options 
There are several Flash options available on your camera. The options appear on the Photo 
Capture Mode LCD screen in sequence.  
To change the Flash mode, press the LEFT Quick Function button until you arrive at your desired 
settings. 
Important: When using Flash, stand between 8 to 10 feet away from the scene you would like to 
capture.  
Note: The MACRO mode must be turned OFF when you want to use the Flash.  
 To turn off...

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Macro Switch / 
MACRO ON: Close-up Photographs 
Your camera has a Macro Switch that allows you to manually enable or disable the Macro mode 
on your camera. While using the Macro mode, you can capture images at close range (11cm  ~ 
18 cm). To turn the Macro mode ON, slide the Macro Switch on the side of your camera DOWN to 
the flower icon.  
 When enabled, the Macro mode will allow your camera to focus on an object that is close to 
the...

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Photo Capture Mode Menus 
 
To select the Photo Capture Mode menu: 
1) While in Photo Capture Mode, press the MENU  (  ) button to open the menus options. 
2) Press the T/Up () button or the W/Down () button to scroll between the various 
menus for the current mode. 
3) Press the SHUTTER button to select and open the highlighted menu option. 
4) Press the T/Up () button or the W/Down () button to scroll between the various 
Submenu options...

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Cloudy 
White balance selected for cloudy 
surrounding  
Tungsten 
White balance selected for tungsten 
lighting  
Fluorescent 
White balance selected for 
fluorescent surrounding 
  
Scene 
Auto/Landscape/ 
Backlight/Night Scene/Portrait/Sports  
Scene setting  
 
ISO Auto/50/100/200 Sensitivity select  
Smile detection On / Off  Smile detection setting  
Anti-shaking On / Off  Anti-shaking setting  
Date/Time YY/MM/DD Date or time setting...