ViviCam 5 User Manual
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1. Vivitar User Manual Vivicam 5 INDEX Camera Precautions Vivicam 5 Specifications Vivicam 5 Features Taking Images Pictures Installing Driver and Utility Software Transferring Images To Your PC TWAIN Driver Function Introduction ON Oa FWD Using the Vivicam 5 as a PC Camera Supplement PC Connectivity Rev Dec 3 2002 oOo aoo nN 12 20 22 25 26 1 Camera Precautions Follow these guidelines when using your Vivicam E Keep camera away from the following e High temperatures and excessive humidity e Direct sunlight or other heat sources e Dust e Extreme vibration m Do not use camera outdoors if it is raining or snowing E f the lens or the viewfinder becomes dirty clean them with a lens brush or soft clean cloth Never touch the lens with your fingers m f water or a foreign substance should get in the camera turn the camera off inmediately and remove the batteries m Do not open the camera case or attempt your own repairs High voltage internal components may create risk of electrical shock or fire m Do not open the battery compartment when the camera power is on m Transfer important images to your computer as soon as possible to avoid losing image data Note Images can be stored and retained in camera memory only as long as a battery is present and in good condition If the battery goes dead or is removed your images will be lost Make sure to download your images2. and click Next to continue 11 System copies files and the following screen appears Please click Finish to continue the installation 12 When the following window appears please select Install the software automatically Recommended and Click Next to continue 13 System files are copied and the following screen appears Click Finish to complete the installation Congietng te Fount how Vree Wine
3. as soon as possible 2 Vivicam 5 Specifications 2 1 Specification m Resolution choices in pixels Digital Camera mode 1024 x768 XGA by Interpolation 640 x 480 VGA 352 x 288 CIF PC Camera mode 640 x 480 320 x 240 160 x 120 m Range of Focus Three feet to infinity 24 bit full color m Memory Built in 8MB SDRAM m File Format JPG m Power AAA alkaline battery x 1 m PC Interface USB Auto Power Off Automatically turns off power if inactive afte approximately 60 seconds 2 2 Accessories 1 Camera Cradle stand 2 One AAA alkaline battery 3 Camera chain necklace 4 Camera driver and utility software CD 5 USB cable 6 Quick start Guide a a B S Quickstart 3 Vivicam 5 Features 3 1 General Guide COPA ikast Vere E p ER N at HE Sy hater CoE ee ace Plate is interchangeable pe 4 Manual eject hole 2 LCD Panel indicator 1 Image Counter a 16 Number of images you have captured Frl Memory is full 2 Image Resolution m Nolcon indicates 640 x 480 resolution default setting u Gr 352 x 288 pixels 3 Low Battery warning ali 2m When the battery icon flashes on amp off and the MINT camera beeps three times it indicates that the battery power is very low The camera will turn ofi Important Note When the batteries are low the camera will no longer take images Download your images as soon as possible After downloading your i
4. Click to delete the last image in the camera 5 Delete All Click to delete all images in camera memory 6 Transfer Click to transfer selected images to the application software 2 3 4 me aS 7 Take an image Click to take an image with the camera 8 Self Timer Click this button and the TWAIN driver will present a self timer window A Timer adjustment buttons B Exit this window C Start the self timer D Time you have set 9 Page up and down Display the previous or next page images 10 Enlarge preview you can preview an enlarged image by moving your mouse cursor over that image 11 About Displays version information 12 Exit Quits the TWAIN Window 8 Using the Vivicam 5 as a PC Camera You can connect Vivicam 5 to your computer and use it as a PC camera 1 Connect USB cable to Vivicam and to your PC s USB por The LCD panel on the camera will show PE 2 Please refer to related instructions for using the camera as a PC camera if your PC already has PC camera soffware installed select Vivicam 5 if the software has a video capture source list Important Note Do not disconnect the USB cable while you are running Fashion Cam as a PC camera in order to avoid a function failure SUPPLEMENT PC Connectivity If you plug in your Digital Camera without first installing the drivers Please follow the steps to complete the installation 1 Insert the CD installation disk i
5. a moen tet Click OK to proceed to next step 4 Your computer will display CE Click Next and follow setup procedure 5 The TWAIN driver and AVI Maker installation is complete eS Click Finish to finish installation 5 3 Installation of Vivicam TWAIN Driver and AVI Maker or Windows XP 1 Insert the CD installation disk into your CD ROM drive 2 The Vivicam Installation Menu appears Click Install Vivicam Twain Driver on the Software Installer dialog bo Or double click the CD drive icon in My Computer and run InstallMgr exe in the root directory of the CD 3 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installa ation and it will finish installing all the necessary files on your computer 4 Please plug in your Vivicam with USB cable 5 System will detect Vivicam 6 When the Found New Hardware Wizard window appears please select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next to continue 7 When the following window appears please select Search removable media floppy CD ROM and click Next to continue 8 Files are copied as the following screen appears 9 Click Finish to continue the installation CEJ 10 The Found New Hardware Wizard window appears agair Please select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next to continue cures 1 ihe Fard Mow TENT 11 When the follow
6. ing Images From Vivicam 1 Start the Photo impression application software 2 Click the Get Photo button 3 Click on the Camera Scanner button and the Select Source list appears 4 Select Vivicam 5 or DSC 06 Dual Mode Camera 5 Choose the destination album for your images from the Select Album list Camera Scanner Select Source acquire 6 Click on the Acquire button and the Vivicam TWAIN software window will open 7 The images you have taken will automatically display in the TWAIN window 8 Choose the images that you want or click Select All to select all images then click the Transfer button 9 When clicking images to be transferred you can choose either Standard CIF VGA or Large VGA XGA Interpolation resolution 7 TWAIN Driver Function Introduction Vivicam 5 Twain User Interface 1 Save to disk Select images you want to save directly to your hard disk Click this icon to bring up the following dialog box A Directory Select the directory or file folder to which yot wish to save your images B Filename Enter a file name for your image C Format Select the desired image file format you want to use either BMP or JPG D Image Size Select image size you prefer E JPEG Quality For JPGs you can specify the image quality and file size by adjusting the slide bar Select All Click to select all images Deselect All Click to deselect all images Delete Last
7. ing window appears please select Search removable media floppy CD ROM and click Next to continue es Le mdr dn en moe se mem bna tate wa ded tae S Eeen zeten DU T mise tee r ha enn Dee dn te em ma inet Oe amea atto Bae Ree be De ee Bet an en Bet en a ber et tene me CE el 12 System files are copied and the following screen appears AN PEO H 13 Click Finish to complete the installation Conputng te F serenore Wort 5 4 Installation of Vivicam TWAIN Driver and AVI Maker on Windows XP If you plug in your Digital Camera first without installing drivers Please follow the steps to complete of installation for Digital Camera 1 Insert the CD installation disk into your CD ROM drive 2 When the Found New Hardware Wizard window appears Please select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next to continue Vivitar Software installer Click on the utility software you wish to install 6 Transferring Images To Your Computer Once you have TWAIN driver and utility software installed you may start downloading pictures from your Vivicam 6 1 Connecting Vivicam 5 to your PC Use the USB cable to connect the camera to your computer VIVICAM 5 Computer 6 2 Windows will complete the following USB device setup Under Device Manager Imaging Devices Dual Mode DSC Controller Dual Mode DSC Video Camera Dual Mode DSC Still Camera 6 3 Transferr
8. mages replace the battery as soon as possible 4 Shooting Environment E Sai Outdoor Cloudy default setting u Al Indoor u Deletes all images from camera memory z al Gk Deletes the last image taken E Continuous Capture a Th Continuous capture mode 3 Camera Function Selection E Press the Mode button repeatedly to select a function The function icon on the LCD panel will blink Press and hol the Shutter button until you hear two confirmation beeps m Function Icons P HieGisaaen SA LS at Sty 4 Tips amp Trouble Shooting B To steady the camera stand while E on a monitor or desktop insert the barrel of the USB cable within the base of the stand as shown You may find that turning the stand around gives more stability in some situations m The Camera can also be placed on top of a notebook monitor using the stand as shown 4 Taking Images Pictures 4 1 Turning Power On and Off m Power on Press the button camera will beep m Power off Press and hold the button until the amera displays OFF The camera will then beep and turn of Note The camera will automatically turn off if inactive for about 60 seconds 4 2 Taking Images E Press Shutter button to take an image camera will beer m LCD Panel will indicate 15 the number of images you have taken Finl When memory is full 4 3 Deleting Images 1 Deleting all images nes select to GALL gos Shutter u
9. ntil you hear two beeps E 66 iy The camera will delete all images and the image counter will reset to 0 2 Delete the last image E Press select to E St E Press Shutter until you hear two beeps E 6669 The camera will delete the last image and the image counter will decrement by one 4 4 Selecting image resolution 1 Selecting VGA 640 x 480 resolution E Press select to E Press until you hear 2 beeps E 8 Default Setting No Icon 640 x 480 2 Select CIF mode E Press select to SPE E Press Shutter until you hear two beeps m _8 cir is 352x 288 resolution 4 5 Selecting a shooting environment u Sa Outdoor mode default setting normally use this mode u ry Indoor mode Optional try this setting for taking images indoors 5 Installing Driver and Utility Software 5 1 Computer System Requirements Please check your PC system requirements before installing the software 1 Windows 98 ME 2000 XP 2 Pentium or higher CPU 3 CD ROM drive 4 Mouse 5 USB port 5 2 Installation of Vivicam TWAIN Driver and AVI Maker on Windows 98 ME and 2000 1 Turn on your computer 2 Insert the camera software CD into the CD ROM drive the following Window will appear Vivitar Software instaler Click on Install Vivicam TWAIN Driver 3 To display the list of languages available click on the down arrow and highlight your selection BEET xl 3 Select hs mapaga titi vanadaten ese t
10. nto your CD ROM drive 2 When the Found New Hardware Wizard window appears Please select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next to continue 3 When the following window appears please select Search removable media floppy CD ROM and click Next to continue 4 System files are copied and then the following screen appears Click Finish to continue the installation Cansa natai tac artes 5 Next the Found New Hardware Wizard window appears again Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next to continue 6 When the following window appears select Search removable media floppy CD ROM click Next to continue 7 System files are copied and then the following screen appears Please click Finish to continue the installation CEJ 8 Please double click the CD drive icon in My Computer and run InstallMgr exe in the root directory of the CD 9 Click Install VIVICam Twain Driver on the Software Installer dialogue box and follow the instructions to complete the installation Setup will finish installing the necessary files on your computer It will prompt you to restart your computer Click Yes and then Finish to restart your computer and to complete Setup 10 After your computer restarts the following window appears Please select Install the software automatically Recommended
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