Vivitar Vivicam Vt324 Users Manual

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Starting Your Digital Camera 
Power on  
Press the Power  button on  the  top  of  the  camera to  turn  on  your  camera. The  LCD  will  light  up and  the 
Auto-Focus zoom lens will extend out indicating that your camera is on and ready for use.  
Power off 
Press the Power button to turn off your camera. When there is insufficient battery power a red icon  will 
appear on the LCD screen. Your camera will automatically power off after a few seconds. 
 
Mode selection 
Your digital camera has 3 main modes - Camera mode, Video mode and Playback 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 while in Video mode. 
 
            In Playback mode you can preview photos and videos as well as being able to delete, 
rotate, protect, crop and print your photos.  
 
In order to select the mode, 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 an            icon in the top left corner of the LCD screen. The Video mode will 
have an              icon and the Playback mode an          icon will appear in the top left corner of the screen. 
                        
 
Camera Mode 
This is the default mode when turning on your camera. 
 
Taking Photos 
1. Compose your shot using the LCD screen.  
2. Hold the 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 the white frame that appears on the LCD. 
5. When the frame turns green lift your finger and the 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 
the selected resolution is displayed on the top right of the LCD screen. 
 When  the  cameras memory  (photo  capacity)  is full, the  LCD screen  will  display  a message - 
“Memory Full, Insert a SD memory card to Transfer and Take More Photos!” 
 Either  download  the  photos to  your  computer  using  the  Vivitar  Experience  Image  Manager  
						

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software as described below in the section “Transfer photos and  videos to  your computer” 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 subject up to 3 times using the optical zoom by pressing the T button or press 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. 
 
Digital 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  light  conditions  it  is  best  to  use  the  built-in  flash.  You  can  also  use  the  flash  to  compensate  for 
backlight conditions.    
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 
remind you that you are in “Macro Mode”. Select the Macro setting option to change to the Far mode in order 
to use the flash.  
 
              Force Flash,   Auto,  Red eye reduction,   No Flash          
 
To set 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 flash indicating that the flash is charging. 
4. Press the Flash button again for the  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.        
						

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5. Press  the  Flash  button  until the  icon appears on  the  LCD  indicating  that  the  Red-Eye 
reduction is on. 
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 buttons on the OK dial 
The camera has 3 short cut buttons on the OK dial 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 select: 
                     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 OK button to confirm.  
5. If you selected “Yes”, the last image is deleted. 
   
						

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Each setting will be explained in its own section below. 
 
Scene 
Your camera comes supplied with many scenes for you to take photos in accordance with the light and 
environmental conditions prevailing at the time of taken the photo. Scene included with your camera are -                                 
Auto, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Portrait, Scenery, Sport, Party, Beach or High Sensitivity.  
 
1. Press the OK 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 select the scene you want to use. 
 
 Auto        Night Portrait      Night Scenery 
 Portrait    Scenery              Sport 
 Party      Beach                  High Sensitivity 
 
5. Press the OK 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. 
 
  
						

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Image Size 
The image size settings determine the quality and number of photos that can be saved and the amount 
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 OK 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 select the image size ( in pixels) you want to use. 
(12M) 4000x3000, (10M) 3648X2736, (8M) 3264x2448, (7M HD) 3648x2048, (5M) 2592x1944, (3M) 
2048x1536, (2M HD) 1920x1080 and (VGA) 640x480  
5. Press the OK 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. 
 
  
						

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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.  
 
1. Press the OK button.  
2. Press the Right/Left button to select the icon 
3. The Anti-Shake menu appears in the center of the LCD. 
4. Press the Up/Down button to select Anti-Shake On or Off. 
 
5. Press the OK button to confirm, save and exit to the camera standby mode. 
6. The Anti-shake option  icon selected will appear on the bottom of the LCD screen. 
 
 
 
  
						

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Macro/Far shooting  
The camera has the function that allows you to capture objects with the hyper-focal distance setting of either 
Macro very near (up to 80cm) or very Far distances.  
 
1. Press the OK button 
 
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 select Macro On or Off. 
 
 : Macro shooting - On 
 : Far shooting - Off 
 
5. Press the OK 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. 
 
 
  
						

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Face Detect 
Your camera supports face detecting that allows you to take better portrait photos. 
 
1. Press the OK 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 select Face Detect On or Off. 
 
5. Press the OK button to confirm, save your choice and exit to the camera standby mode. 
6. The Face Detect On or Off icon selected will appear on the bottom of the LCD screen. 
 
Self-Timer 
You  can  include  yourself  in  a  photo  by  using  this  feature  to  delay  the  time  between  you  pressing  the 
Shutter button and when the photo is actually taken. It is recommended that you use a tripod or place the 
camera on a flat and sturdy surface when using the self-timer.