Vivitar Vivicam X024v2 Users Manual

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Computer System Requirements for Windows OS 
To be able to download photos and videos to your PC, 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)
 
 512 MB of RAM, with 250 MB of free hard disk space
 
 16-bit Color monitor, 1024 X 768 recommended screen resolution
 
 CD-ROM Drive 
 QuickTime® 6 or higher
 
 Microsoft® Internet Explorer 7 or higher 
 Windows Media Player 10 or higher
 
 DirectX 9 or higher 
 Internet connection required 
 
 
 
Computer System Requirements for Macintosh OS 
To be able to download photos and videos to your Macintosh, you will need the following 
minimum configuration:  
 Intel processor running Mac OS X v10.5.x or later  
 256 MB RAM, 250 MB free hard disk space  
 Display: 1024 x 768 or higher-resolution monitor  
 QuickTime® 6 or higher  
 Internet connection required  
 
   
						

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Powering the Camera On/Off 
 
Powering the camera ON 
1) Make sure the batteries have been inserted properly into your digital camera. 
Use 3x AAA (1.5v) batteries (not included). Alkaline batteries recommended. 
2) Make sure an SD card has been properly inserted into your camera (until a click 
sound is heard). SD Memory card not included. 
Note: After the camera is powered on, an „SD‟ icon will appear on the LCD display.  
If you do not see the SD icon on the display, please check if the card was inserted 
properly. 
3) Press the POWER button to turn on the camera. 
4) The camera will be in Photo Capture mode to start. 
 
 
 
Powering the camera OFF 
While the camera is on, you can press the Power button again at any point to turn your 
camera OFF. You will see a “Goodbye” splash screen and then the camera will power off 
completely.  
 
Auto Power OFF – Power Saving 
Your digital camera also has an Auto Power Off feature that will automatically turn off 
your camera after a specific period of time that your camera is left idle. The Auto 
Power Off settings can be set from the Auto Power Off settings menu. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
						

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Changing the Camera Modes 
 
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 by 
default.  
 The icons that appear on the LCD screen are the best default settings so that you 
can begin to capture and enjoy clear quality photos. 
 
To change the active camera mode, make sure the camera is powered ON and press the 
MODE button. 
 
 When in Photo Capture Mode, this icon will display on the top-left corner of the 
LCD display  
 
 When in Video Capture Mode, this icon will display on the top-left corner of the 
LCD display  
 
 When  in Playback  Mode,  this  icon  will  display  on  the  top-left  corner  of  the  LCD 
display Mode selection 
 
             
 
 
 
   
						

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Navigating the Menus 
Each camera mode has a set of menus specific to that mode.  
 
1) Press the MENU (M) button to open the menus for the current mode. 
2) Press the LEFT or RIGHT direction control buttons to scroll between the various 
menus for the current mode.  
3) Press the UP or DOWN direction control buttons to highlight the desired menu 
option. 
4) Press the MENU (M) button to select and save the highlighted menu option and 
return to the previous mode screen. 
5) An icon of your saved option appears on the LCD display. Changes made to 
these options will remain as is until you decide to change them again at a later 
time. 
6) Some menu options are single-use functions that are not remembered by the 
camera and do not display this icon when selected. 
7) At any time you can press the MENU (M) button to exit the menus and return to 
the previous screen. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
						

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Photo Capture Mode 
The Photo Capture mode allows you to capture pictures with your digital camera. 
This is the default mode when turning on your 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. 
Note: The actual shape of these buttons may vary per camera model. 
3) Hold the camera steady and press the Shutter button to take the photo. 
4) The picture will automatically be saved to the SD Memory card. 
Note: There will be a short delay while the camera saves the JPEG photo to the 
memory. 
 
After each photo is taken (when the camera returns to Photo Capture mode) the number 
of photos left to capture 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 software as described below in the section “Transferring Media from 
your Camera to your Computer Manually” and thereafter delete them from your 
SD card or insert another SD card to continue taking more photos and videos. 
 
Note: This camera requires a SD memory (up to 32 GB) card to operate normally. The 
limited internal memory allows you to take one test photo that will be erased when the 
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Self Portrait Photo Capture 
You can also include yourself in your photos by using the Self Portrait capability. 
1) Push the Macro switch lever up for the flower icon to appear. 
2) Hold the camera steady at arm‟s length (30~45cm). 
3) Look at the camera lens. You can also see yourself in the small mirror located to 
the left of the lens. 
4) Click the Shutter button to take the picture. 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
						

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Photo Capture Mode Quick Function Buttons 
Your digital camera has a four-directional pad that functions as Quick Function buttons:  
Quick Function 
Button 
Function 
Down / Self Timer 
Self-Timer – Sets a delay from the time the Shutter button is 
pressed to the time the image is captured. As you press the 
Self Timer button, the LCD display shows the Self-Timer 
delay options:  
Off, 2 seconds, 5 seconds, or 10 seconds 
 Up / Flash 
Flash – Toggles the Flash options appearing on the LCDW 
Auto, Force Flash, Red Eye Reduction, No Flash 
     Right / Delete Delete – Allows you to delete the last photo taken 
   Left / Scene 
Scene Selection – Opens the Scene menu options: 
Auto, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Portrait, Scenery, Sport, 
Party, Beach, High Sensitivity 
 
 
Other 
 
MENU (M) 
 Opens the menu options for Photo Capture Mode. 
Note: To navigate through the Menus, use the 
LEFT/RIGHT/UP/DOWN directions control buttons. 
 Saves your selected Menu option. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
						

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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 appears on your LCD screen.  
The zoom indicating bar moves up when you Zoom In (T) and moves down when you 
Zoom Out (W). 
 
 
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 UP Quick Function button until you arrive at your 
desired settings. 
Note: The Macro mode must be turned OFF when you want to use the Flash.  
 Slide the Macro Switch to the mountain icon to turn Macro mode OFF. 
 
 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. 
  
Forced On 
 The flash is enabled for each photo.  
 Note: If you use this option in a well lit environment, your photo 
may be appear too bright/light (overexposed). 
 
Red Eye 
 Eliminates the red-eye effect in a photo caused by flash.    
						

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Macro Switch / 
Your camera includes a Macro Switch that allows you to manually enable or disable the 
Macro mode on your camera. 
 
To turn Macro mode ON: 
While using the Macro mode, you can capture images at close range (30~45cm).  
 To turn the Macro mode ON, slide the Macro Switch up on the side of your camera to 
the flower icon.  
 When enabled, the Macro mode allows your camera to focus on an object that is 
close to the camera.  
 The flower icon  appears on the LCD and indicates that the Macro mode is ON.  
 
 
To turn Macro mode OFF: 
 Slide the Macro Switch down on the side of the camera to the mountain  icon. 
 The mountain icon  appears on the LCD and indicates that the Macro mode is 
OFF.  
 When Macro mode is off, images can be captured from 1.5m – infinity (regular/far 
shooting photo capture). 
 
Note: Macro mode must be turned OFF, showing the mountain icon , in order to use 
Flash.  
If the Macro mode is on when you would like to active the Flash, “Macro Mode. No 
Flash.” will appear in red text on the LCD screen to remind you to turn the Macro mode 
OFF so that the Flash can be activated. 
 
 
 
   
						

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Photo Capture Mode Menus 
The following are the menus that appear in your camera‟s Photo Capture Mode: 
Scene, Image Size, Anti-Shake, Face Detect, Smile Capture, Continue Shot, Self Timer, 
and Setup (General Camera Settings) 
 
Scene Menu  
The Scene Menu allows you to choose scene settings that let your camera to adapt 
properly to your current environment. 
The Scene options include:  
Auto, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Portrait, Scenery, Sport, Party, Beach, High 
Sensitivity 
 
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 MENU (M) button to open the menus for the current mode. 
2) Press the LEFT or RIGHT direction control buttons to scroll and select the Scene 
menu. 
3) Press the UP or DOWN direction control buttons to scroll through the menu 
options.  
4) Press the MENU (M) button to select and save the desired option, exit the menu 
screen and return to your previous mode. 
5) An icon reflecting your selection will display on the LCD screen.  
6) Remember that this setting will be saved by your camera until you manually 
change the setting or restore the camera‟s default factory settings.