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1. 6 Press the MENU button to revert back to the Video capture mode to start capturing videos with the new white balance selected Note After selecting your White Balance choice the corresponding icon will appear on the top of the LCD Taking Photos After you power on your camcorder press the DV DSC mode button on the bottom left of the LCD screen The camera icon appears in the top left corner of the screen The camcorder s internal memory is limited per each resolution so it is recommended to insert a compatible SD card of up to 8GB in order to expand the memory and capture many more memorable photos Use the image that appears in the LCD to compose your shot 1 Hold the camcorder steady and press the Shutter button on the top of the camcorder 2 The camcorder will beep and the picture taken as jpeg and saved to the 21 memory 3 The number of photos that can be taken for each resolution and per the memory card inserted appears on the top right of the LCD screen After the shot is taken the number is reduced by one When the camcorder s internal memory is full Memory Full will appear on the LCD screen when you attempt to press the Shutter button to take a photo Either download the photos to your computer using the Vivitar Experience Image Manager software as described below in the section Transfer photos and videos to your computer or insert an SD card to continue taking more photos and videos 6 The n
2. o Spot Resolution indicator White balance indicator 5M 2592x1944 AUTO Auto 3M 2048x1536 Daylight 1M 1024x768 2 alas VEM 640x480 Quality indicator oA Fluorescent a Tungsten ate Super fine od AUTO ma B4 4 Fine 4 Normal Memory capacity Capture mode Memory card inserted Battery level indicato Cro Full Half Coa Low 26 The camera setting allows you to manage the way you wish to take photos You can select and change the Resolution pixel size Quality Metering White Balance Exposure Driver Mode Effect and Date Stamp of the photos To enter the Settings options for the Capture mode 1 Press the MENU button 2 Press the Up Down button to select the Setting you wish to change from the menu that appears Resolution 2M Quality z Metering White Balance AUTO ok AG gm menu Effa Resolution The image size and quality settings determine the number of photos that can be saved and the amount of memory required for each photo The higher the 27 quality of the photo the more memory it will take The image size and quality will also affect the maximum size you can print your photo effectively To set the camcorder s resolution Press the Up Down button to select the Resolution menu 2 Press the OK button to open the Resolution submenu 3 Press the Up Down button to highlight and select one of the resolution options 8M 3
3. 5 Press the OK button 6 A Waiting message appears while the image is saved and resized to the resolution you selected Voice Memo You can add a voice memo message to a photo on the camcorder 1 Press the Up Down button to select the Voice Memo menu 2 Press the OK button to open the Voice Memo submenu 3 Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the Voice Memo options Add Delete 4 If you wish to add a voice memo select the Add option and press the OK button 44 10 11 The elapsed time for the voice memo appears in the center of the LCD Press the Shutter button to stop and save the Voice Memo to the photo The photo with voice memo will now have a white audio icon ba on the middle left side of the LCD To play the voice memo in a photo press the Shutter button The voice memo will begin to play Use the MENU button to Stop the voice memo The Left button to Rewind The Up button the pause the voice memo and the Right button to Fast Forward If you wish to delete a voice memo from a photo select the Delete option Press the OK button The voice memo and corresponding icon is removed from the selected photo Start up Image You can select a photo on the camcorder to appear as the image that appears on the LCD when powering on the camcorder 1 2 3 Select a photo that you wish to appear every time you power on the camcorder Press the Up Down button to select the Start up Image
4. Use this mode to select the USB option that will appear as default every time you connect your camcorder to the PC using the USB cable 1 2 3 Press the Up Down button and select the USB option from the menu Press the Right button to enter the USB submenu Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the USB option you desire MSDC PCCAM Press the OK button to save your choice Press the MENU button to close the menu and exit the Setup function Start up Image You can select the picture that you like best on your camcorder to appear each time you power on your camcorder 56 1 Press the Up Down button and select the Start up Image option from the menu 2 Press the Right button to enter the Start up Image submenu 3 Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the Start up Image option you desire Off System My Image 4 If you select the Off option no picture will appear on power on 5 If you select the System option the Vivitar system graphic will appear on power on 6 If you select the My Image option the photo that you selected in the Startup image section of the Playback mode will appear on power on 7 Press the OK button to save your choice 8 Press the MENU button to close the menu and exit the Setup function Format Using this function will delete all the files including protected ones in internal memory or the SD memory card Caution Please make sure to download the images firs
5. camcorder is the only USB device connected then it will be selected automatically 5 Select a location on the computer where to place the new photo and video files 6 Add the new photo and video files to albums if desired 7 Select to remove the media files from the selected device removable disk after the import 8 Click the Get media button to transfer the photos and videos from your camcorder to your computer A media download progress bar appears on the bottom left showing the number of media files downloading to your computer A message appears when the download is complete 9 The photo and video files that you selected are now downloaded to your computer to the selected folder and albums ready for your use ON Get started Using the Vivitar Experience Image Manager you can upload and manage photos and videos to and from the most popular photo sharing and social networking sites Facebook Flickr MySpace Picasa Photobucket and YouTube Seamlessly transfer photos and videos from one social network to another Organize your 65 images by creating offline and online albums Edit images using automatic and manual tools Use automatic Geotagging with built in Google Maps For more details on how to use the Vivitar Experience Image Manager open the Help file or click the Take the Tour button on the application s Home page Transfer media from my camcorder to my computer manually Using Windows
6. to 2 0 Bright in increments of 0 3 1 Press the Up Down button to select the Exposure menu 2 Press the OK button to open the Exposure submenu 3 Press the Left Right buttons to select the exposure setting as per the present light condition EV 2 0 EV 1 7 EV 1 3 EV 1 0 EV 0 7 EV 0 3 EV 0 0 EV 0 3 EV 0 7 EV 1 0 EV 1 3 EV 1 7 EV 2 0 31 4 The Exposure choice selected automatically appears on the LCD 5 Press the OK button to confirm save your choice and exit to the Setting menu 6 Press the MENU button to revert back to the Camera capture mode to start taking photos with the new exposure setting selected Note After selecting your Exposure choice the corresponding icon will appear on the top of the LCD Driver Mode Use this mode to activate the Self timer or the Burst continuous shot function 1 Press the Up Down button to select the Driver Mode menu option 2 Press the OK button to enter the Driver Mode submenu 3 Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the Driver Mode options CN N Qu Self timer 2S AE 10S Burst continuous snapshot 4 Press the OK button to save your choice 32 Effect 5 Press the MENU button to exit the Setting menu and revert to the Camera mode The Self Timer or Burst icon appears on the top of the LCD screen Press the Shutter button If you selected the self timer the digit time countdown appears on the LCD and the red LED next to the lens
7. 1 2 3 Use the USB cable that came with your camcorder to connect your camcorder to your computer MSDC will appear on the LCD indicating that your camcorder is in Mass Storage Mode If your camcorder appears in PC Camera mode press the DV DSC button on the bottom left of the LCD screen to change it back to Mass Storage mode A window appears with a list of options select Open folder to view files and click OK Open the DCIM folder and the folder inside to view the media files Select the media and copy the files from this folder into your computer Optionally select the files and choose Copy from the Edit menu Then select a folder and choose Paste from the Edit menu We recommend that you copy the images into the Pictures My Pictures folder and the videos into the Videos My Videos folder Do not disconnect the cable during transfer Doing so will cancel the transfer 66 of any files on their way to your computer Transfer media from my camcorder to my computer manually Using Macintosh 1 Use the USB cable that came with your camcorder to connect your camcorder to your computer 2 MSDC will appear on the LCD indicating that your camcorder is in Mass Storage Mode 3 If your camcorder appears in PC Camera mode press the DV DSC button on the bottom left of the LCD screen to change it back to Mass Storage mode 4 The camcorder s device icon appears on the desktop 5 Click on the device icon and open t
8. LCD and the red LED next to the lens flashes for every second of the countdown 6 After the selected time delay the photo will be taken Method 2 1 Inthe camera mode press the MENU button 2 Press the Up Down button to select the Driver Mode menu option 3 Press the OK button to enter the Driver Mode submenu 4 Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the Driver Mode option e Ne Self timer 2S OQ 10 Self timer 10S H Burst continuous snapshot 5 Press the OK button to save your choice 24 6 Press the MENU button to exit the Setting menu and revert to the Camera mode The Self Timer icon appears on the top of the LCD screen Press the Shutter button The digit time countdown appears on the LCD and the red LED next to the lens flashes for every second of the countdown 10 After the selected time delay the photo will be taken O ON Burst Take 3 consecutive photos automatically You will need enough memory in the camcorder to use this option The Burst option is found together with the Self timer options in the Driver Mode submenu Using methods 1 or 2 as explained above select the Burst icon 1 The Burst icon will appear next to the Camera icon on the top left corner of the LCD 2 Press the Shutter button 3 The camcorder will now automatically take 3 continuous photos with intervals of 1 second between shots 25 Capture Setting options Metering E center Led Munti EV Value
9. Technical Specifications Image 8M 3264X2448 5M 2592X1944 3M 2048X1536 Resolution 1M 1024X768 VGA 640X480 Video VGA 640 480 15 30fps Resolution QVGA 320 240 15 30fps LCD Display 1 96 TFT 4 3 Focus range 150cm infinity Shutter Electronic Shutter 1 6 000 1 20sec Internal Memory Limited External SD card up to 8 GB 70 Memory Sensitivity Auto Lens F 3 2 Fixed Focus Digital Zoom 8x Self timer 2s 10s File Format JPEG Still Image AVI Video WAV Audio White balance Auto Daylight Tungsten Fluorescent Cloudy Exposure 2EV to 2EV in 0 3 counts control Photo effect Color Sepia Monochrome Language English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese and Dutch Burst Included TV out NTSC PAL Microphone YES Speaker YES Recorder YES Interface USB 2 0 System Windows XP VISTA or MAC OS X 10 4 6 and higher Requirements Battery 3 AAA 1 5V alkaline Working 6 Temperature 0 40 C 71 Trouble Shooting Power does not turn on 1 The Battery is inserted in the Reload battery in the correct wrong direction direction 2 The Battery has insufficient Replace or recharge the power to power on battery The camcorder does not take pictures 1 The Memory is full XInsert a new memory card 2 The Memory card is not Format the memory card again formatted correct
10. You can record audio clips with your camcorder The amount of time to record your audio clips depends on how much memory is left after capturing videos 34 and taking photos Insert an SD card to expand the memory capacity of the camcorder to enjoy many more hours of recording After you power on your camcorder press the DV DSC mode button on the bottom left of the LCD screen until the Audio screen vn The Audio screen will appear with the audio corner of the screen icon appearing on the top left The amount of time that you have to record audio files appears on the top right corner of the LCD Press the Shutter button to being recording The lapsed time for the audio clip appears in the center of the LCD Press the Up button to pause the recording Press the Up button again to resume recording Press the Shutter button to stop and save the recorded audio file in WAV format to memory Ore NO es Playback mode You can playback the videos photos and audio files in your camcorder or attach the TV out cable to watch them on your TV screen 35 After you power on your camcorder press the DV DSC mode button on the bottom left of the LCD screen until the Playback screen appears The Playback screen will appear with the Playback Lead icon appearing on the top left corner of the screen Press the Left Right buttons to select the image you wish to view A Photo file appears with the Playback icon only A Video file appears w
11. memory Card during formatting as this may damage the card and render it unusable e Before using the camcorder be sure to format the card with the camcorder see the Setup section further on in the manual for instruction on how to format the card Maintenance and Care Before using the video camcorder please ensure that you read and understand the safety precautions described below Do not try to open the case of the video camcorder or attempt to modify this video camcorder in any way Maintenance and repairs should be carried out only by authorized service providers e Keep the video camcorder away from water and other liquids Do not use the video camcorder with wet hands Never use the video camcorder in the rain or snow Moisture creates the danger of electric shock Use only the recommended power accessories Use of power sources not expressly recommended for this equipment may lead to overheating distortion of the equipment fire electrical shock or other hazards 11 DVR Function Control To power on the camcorder you need to flip open the LCD Screen The Power button is situated on the inside of the camcorder Power on Press the Power button to turn on your DVR The LCD monitor will light up indicating that your DVR is ready for use Power off Press the Power button to turn your DVR camcorder off The DVR camcorder will switch off If the DVR camcorder is not in use or in an operation mode for 60 seconds it will
12. menu Press the OK button to open the Start up Image submenu 45 Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the Start up Image options Set Cancel If you wish to set the selected image select the Set option and press the OK button Note In order for this image to appear the Start up Image in the Setup mode needs to be set to My image see the Setup section for more details Operation for AVI video files You can playback AVI files with audio recorded on your camcorder or view them on your TV when the camcorder is connect to the TV with the TV out cable provided 1 2 3 4 5 Use the Left Right button to select an AVI file you wish to play A red video icon will appear on the bottom left corner of the LCD to indicate that the image you selected in a video Press the Shutter button to start playing the video Press the Up button to Pause the video and again to continue playing Press the MENU button to stop the playback 46 Press the Left button to Fast Rewind and the Up button to pause and play Press the Right button to Fast Forward and the Up button to pause and play There are 2 setting for the Video playback mode Lock and Delete Lock PO Ni You can lock and protect your photos videos or audio files from accidental deletion Press the MENU button Press the Up Down button to select the Lock menu Press the OK button to open the Lock submenu Press the Up Down button to highligh
13. of the LCD Press the Up and then the Up Down buttons to Zoom in or Out of the photo Press the Left Right Up Down buttons to navigate around your photo Press the OK button to exit the Zoom mode and revert back to the original photo e You now have the option to edit these photos Lock Delete View as Slideshows change the Effect Rotate Resize add a Voice Memo or save the photo as the Start up Image Lock You can lock and protect your photos videos or audio files from accidental deletion Press the MENU button Press the Up Down button to select the Lock menu Press the OK button to open the Lock submenu Press the Up Down button to highlight and select one of the lock options POs 38 Lock Unlock One Lock All Unlock All 5 If you selected Lock Unlock One and press the OK button a Protect Image or Unprotect Image confirmation message will appear with Yes and No options 6 Press the Up Down button to select Yes to lock unlock or No to exit 7 Press the OK button to confirm save and protect unprotect the selected image 8 If you selected Lock All and press the OK button a Protect All confirmation message will appear with Yes and No options 9 Press the Up Down button to select Yes to lock or No to exit 10 Press the OK button to confirm save and protect all the images 11 If you selected Unlock All and press the OK button an Unprotect All confirmation message
14. will appear with Yes and No options 12 Press the Up Down button to select Yes to unlock or No to exit 13 Press the OK button to confirm save and unprotect all the previously protected images Note After selecting your lock preference the corresponding lock om icon will appear on the left hand side of the LCD for the image s selected 39 Delete Powe 10 11 You can delete unwanted photos videos and audio files at any time to free up memory You can delete one at a time or delete all the unprotected files that are currently recorded on the memory card at once Press the MENU button Press the Up Down button to select the Delete menu Press the OK button to open the Delete submenu Press the Up Down button to highlight and select one of the delete options One All If you selected One and press the OK button a Delete This File confirmation message will appear with Yes and No options Press the Up Down button to select Yes to delete or No to exit If Yes press the OK button to confirm save and delete the selected image If the selected file is locked a File locked message will appear To unlock the file follow Steps 1 to 6 in the Lock section above If you selected All and press the OK button a Delete All confirmation message will appear with Yes and No options Press the Up Down button to select Yes to delete or No to exit If Yes press the OK bu
15. 1 Press the OK button to open the Delete submenu Press the Up Down button to highlight and select one of the delete options One All If you selected One and press the OK button a Delete This File confirmation message will appear with Yes and No options Press the Up Down button to select Yes to delete or No to exit If Yes press the OK button to confirm save and delete the selected image If the selected file is locked a File locked message will appear To unlock the file follow Steps 1 to 6 in the Lock section above If you selected All and press the OK button a Delete All confirmation message will appear with Yes and No options Press the Up Down button to select Yes to delete or No to exit If Yes press the OK button to confirm save and delete all the unprotected images 49 Setup Mode The Setup mode can be accessed from the Video Camera Capture and Playback modes In Setup mode you can set Sounds Auto Review Power Frequency Power Save Date amp Time Language TV Out USB Start up Image Format and Reset All 1 Press the MENU button 2 Press the Right button to select the RT icon to open the Setup menu Sounds AutoReview 1s Power frequency gi Power Save 5 min RA or Enter CayBack Sounds In this Setup mode you can adjust the sounds the camcorder emits 50 10 11 12 Press the Up Down button to select the Sounds menu Press t
16. 264X2448 5M 2592X1944 3M 2048X1536 1M 1024X768 VGA 640X480 4 Press the OK button to confirm save your choice and exit to the Setting menu 5 Press the MENU button to revert back to the Camera capture mode to start taking photos with the resolution selected Note After selecting your resolution the corresponding icon will appear on the top of the LCD Quality 28 The quality of your photos also affects the number of shots you can take The Super setting means you can take fewer photos but they will be better quality 1 Press the Up Down button to select the Quality menu 2 Press the OK button to open the Quality submenu 3 Press the Up Down button to highlight and select one of the quality options Super Fine Normal 4 Press the OK button to confirm save your choice and exit to the Setting menu 5 Press the MENU button to revert back to the Camera capture mode to start taking photos with the resolution selected Note After selecting your resolution the corresponding icon will appear on the top of the LCD mmm Super quality AAEE Fine quality AEAEE Normal quality Metering This setting allows you to change the brightness of the photo 1 Press the Up Down button to select the Metering menu 29 2 Press the OK button to open the Metering submenu 3 Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the metering option Center The exposure will be calculated based on light in the cen
17. D 8 X Digital Zoom e Limited Internal Memory Supports external SD memory card up to 8GB e Built in Microphone Takes digital photos videos and record audio files Delete rotate protect crop and print photos directly on and from your camcorder Vivitar Experience Image Manager software for uploading and managing photos and videos to or from the most popular photo sharing and social network websites What your digital video camcorder includes Digital Video Camcorder USB cable TV out cable Vivitar Experience Image Manager software Installation CD Quick Start Guide Pouch Hand strap Computer System Requirements for Windows XP To be able to download photos and videos to your PC you will need the following minimum configuration Pentium 4 processor or above with Windows XP service pack 2 512 MB RAM with 100MB of free disk space 1024 x 768 Recommended screen resolution 16 bit color or higher display adaptor CD ROM Drive QuickTime 6 or higher Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or higher Windows Media Player 10 or higher 4 e Internet connection required Computer System Requirement for Windows Vista To be able to download photos and videos to your PC your will need the following minimum configuration e Windows Vista e 800MHz processor and 512 MB of system memory e 20GB hard drive with at least 15GB of available space e Support for Super VGA graphics e Available USB Interface e CD ROM drive e Q
18. DVR 518 Digital Video Camcorder User s Manual Vivitar 2009 Sakar International Inc All rights reserved Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies Table of Contents INTRODUCTION seset Sheed est be ev ein ee 2 Key Feat reS sinioro ceca cect divas abina wet da ido And dao vot tet ae 2 What your digital video camcorder includes s 3 Computer System Requirements for Windows XP cccssceceessseeeeeeeeees 4 Computer System Requirement for Windows Vista cccsccceessteeeeeteees 5 Computer System Requirements for Macintosh 5 A Quick Look at your Digital Video Camcorder 7 Preparing Your Camcorder for Use eee 8 Inserting an SD Memory Card e rreernaeraaranaa 9 Maintenance and Cge spas irasg A a R a Size E TAE lee e ERE ETEA ners 11 DVR Function Control cccccccccceeseceesenceeeeeeneeeeeseeeceseneeeesscneeessseeeeseneeeeess 12 Capturing Videos e E E E A A E E E nica Andi bee 15 Raking Photos anaa eee a ae ee 21 A dio Mode E E S sos aesthetic E A a ai tase late eee greta ee 34 Playback mode sninen S os nen RU AO ee cai ipa DL andas 35 Setup Mode 5 Abate E E chic gtiash T 50 Connecting the Camcorder to a TV 59 Install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager Software 59 Connect your camcorder to the comp
19. U button to revert back to the Video capture mode to start capturing videos with the new frame rate selected Metering This setting allows you to change the brightness of the video 1 Press the Up Down button to select the Metering menu 2 Press the OK button to open the Metering submenu 3 Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the metering option 19 Center The exposure will be calculated based on light in the center area and this is suitable for general use Multi The exposure will be calculated based on the average light Spot Only the spot in the center of the LCD screen will be metered for light 4 Press the OK button to confirm save your choice and exit to the Setting menu 5 Press the MENU button to revert back to the Video capture mode to start capturing videos with the metering selected Note After selecting your metering choice the corresponding icon will appear on the top of the LCD White Balance This setting is used to adjust the color of your videos as per your light source 1 Press the Up Down button to select the White Balance menu 2 Press the OK button to open the White Balance submenu 3 Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the White Balance option Auto Daylight Cloudy Fluorescent Incandescent 4 The White Balance choice selected automatically appears on the LCD 5 Press the OK button to confirm save your choice and exit to the Setting 20 menu
20. YYYY options Press the Up Down button to change the digits on each of the settings you wish to update Press the OK button to save your choice Press the MENU button to close the menu and exit the Setup function Change the camcorder s mode ON There are four modes in this DVR camcorder Press the POWER button to turn on the camcorder The video default capture mode appears on the LCD Press the DV DSC mode button to the bottom left of the LCD screen to change the mode Each time the DV DSC mode button is pressed the mode icon is changed Title Description Capture mode For taking still photos Video mode For recording movie clips Audio mode For recording audio files Playback mode Preview the record files 14 Capturing Videos In order to capture videos with audio using your camcorder you need to select the Video mode On turning on your camcorder the first mode to appear is the Video mode To change between the function modes on your DVR press the DV DSC button on the bottom left of the LCD screen Use a compatible SD card of up to 8 GB to expand the memory capacity to capture even more and longer videos than can be captured using internal memory only The video wW icon will now appear on the top left corner of the LCD 1 The amount of time left at that resolution and memory appears on the top right of the LCD Aim the camcorder at the subject or object you wish to capture Pre
21. dy Fluorescent T j amp Mngsten autom 320 00 43 46 Memory capacity Video record mode Memory card inserted Battery level indicato CD Full Half cs Low To enter the Settings options for the Video mode 1 Press the MENU button 2 Press the Up Down button to select the Setting you wish to change from the menu that appears 17 a Movie Size Frame Rate Metering White Balance ok ort ciao MENU ETA Movie Size You can select different Video resolutions VGA 640x480 pixels QVGA 320x240 pixels 1 Press the Up Down button to select the Movie Size menu 2 Press the OK button to open the Movie Size submenu 3 Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the resolution option VGA 640x480 QVGA 320x240 4 Press the OK button to confirm save your choice and exit to the Setting menu 5 Press the MENU button to revert back to the Video capture mode to start capturing videos with the new resolution selected 18 Note After selecting your resolution the corresponding icon will appear on the top of the LCD Frame Rate This setting allows you to control the frame rate for video capture Press the Up Down button to select the Frame Rate menu 2 Press the OK button to open the Frame Rate submenu 3 Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the rate option 30fps High 15fps Low 4 Press the OK button to confirm save your choice and exit to the Setting menu 5 Press the MEN
22. e OK button to save your choice 6 Press the MENU button to close the menu and exit the Setup function Language 54 When using the video camcorder for the first time after purchasing it be sure to choose a language before using the video camcorder 1 2 3 TV Out Press the Up Down button and select the Language option Press the Right button to enter the Language submenu Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the language you desire English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese or Dutch Press the OK button to save your choice and for the language interface of the camcorder to change to the language you selected Press the MENU button to close the menu and exit the Setup function The image of the picture you wish to capture on the LCD can also be displayed on your TV screen instead when using the TV cable provided Before using this feature you need to know what the TV setting is for viewing in your region 1 2 3 The incorrect setting will cause images to not appear correctly Press the Up Down button and select the TV Out option from the menu Press the Right button to enter the TV Out submenu Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the TV Out option you desire NTSC PAL 55 4 Press the OK button to save your choice 5 Press the MENU button to close the menu and exit the Setup function USB Your camcorder can be used as either a MSDC Mass Storage device or PC Camera
23. e USB slot at the back of the camcorder Lift up the cover and insert the cable 2 Turn on the TV and the video camcorder and then set the TV to AV mode 3 When the video camcorder is set to record capture or playback mode you can preview the subjects you want to record on the TV screen 4 When the video camcorder is set to Playback mode you can review all the pictures video and audio clips stored in the video camcorder on the TV Install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager Software Warning Do not plug your camcorder into the computer until the software installation is complete You must be connected to the internet to install and run the Vivitar Experience Image Manager software 1 Insert the installation CD into your CD ROM drive The installation screen should automatically open 59 Vivitar Fxperience IMAGE MANAGER INSTALLER Pease mas mito mm wre perpeteny he tostadanco po bage EEE eee C On PC The Vivitar Experience Image Manager Installer window appears If the window does not appear open the application s CD DVD drive and click on Setup bat to launch the installer On Macintosh Click the icon to install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager If you do not have internet access at the time of inserting the CD ROM connect to the internet and then click the Install Vivitar Experience Image Manager button to begin the installation Note If you do not have internet access you can still downl
24. flashes for every second of the countdown before the photo is taken 9 If you selected the Burst option on pressing the Shutter button 3 photos will be taken automatically with 1 second intervals OND This setting is used to change the image s color tone 1 2 3 Press the Up Down button to select the Effect menu Press the OK button to open the Effect submenu Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the Effect option Normal B amp W Sepia Negative Red The Effect choice selected automatically appears on the LCD Press the OK button to confirm save your choice and exit to the Setting menu Press the MENU button to revert back to the Camera capture mode to start taking photos with the new effect selected 33 Date Stamp With this function you may record the date and time on your photo Press the Up Down button to select the Date Stamp menu 2 Press the OK button to open the Date Stamp submenu 3 Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the Date Stamp option Off Neither date nor time is added to the image Date Add date only to the image Date amp Time Add date and time to the image 4 Press the OK button to confirm save your choice and exit to the Setting menu 5 Press the MENU button to revert back to the Camera capture mode to start taking photos with the date stamp appearing on the photo when it is taken and when viewing the photos in Playback mode Audio Mode
25. for Europe and Japan 1 2 3 Press the Up Down button to select the Power Frequency menu Press the OK button to open the Power Frequency submenu Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the Power Frequency options 52 50Hz 60HZ 4 Press the OK button to save the Power Frequency option that you selected 5 Press the MENU button to close the menu and exit the Setup function Power Save In this Setup mode you can save battery power by selecting the time before the camcorder will automatically power off if the camcorder is left on and not in use 1 Press the Up Down button to select the Power Save menu 2 Press the OK button to open the Power Save submenu 3 Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the Power Save options 1 min 3 min 5 min 4 Press the OK button to save the Power Save option that you selected 5 Press the MENU button to close the menu and exit the Setup function Date amp Time 53 Set the date and time that will appear on the photos you capture 1 Press the Up Down button and select the Date amp Time option 2 Press the OK button to open the Date amp Time settings 3 Press the Left Right button to select the options Year Month Day Hour Minute and Date Format YYYY MM DD DD MM YYYY MM DD YYYY 02 02 08 30 YYYY MM DD ok Enter Com Back 4 Press the Up Down button to change the digits on each of the settings you wish to update 5 Press th
26. h Vivitar Experience Image Manager to open the application or close the window and run the Vivitar Experience Image Manager from your computer Vivitar Experience Image Manager 62 Connect your camcorder to the computer 1 Use the USB cable that came with your camcorder to connect your camcorder to your computer Turn the camcorder on The first time you connect the device to the computer you will have to wait a few seconds until the computer recognizes the device As your camcorder is a mass storage device MSDC will appear on the LCD indicating that your camcorder is in Mass Storage Mode If your camcorder appears in PC Camera mode press the DV DSC button on the bottom left of the LCD screen to change it back to Mass Storage mode To use your camcorder as a PC camera press the DV DSC button on the bottom left of the LCD screen to change it back to PC Camera mode Get photos and videos from your camcorder to your computer An SD card needs to be inserted Do not disconnect the cable during transfer Doing so will cancel the transfer of any files on their way to your computer 1 Select the Get Images button from the Main menu 63 A Es A Slideshow Print Photos Frame Maker Tm He eS Picasa Photobucket YouTube The Get media from device window opens You can select to download photos videos or both Select your camcorder removable disk from the device window If your
27. he DCIM folder and the folder inside to view the media files 6 Select the files and drag them into your computer Optionally select the files and choose Copy from the Finder s Edit menu Then select a folder and choose Paste from the Edit menu 7 We recommend that you copy the images into the Pictures folder and the videos into the Movies folder 8 Do not disconnect the cable during transfer Doing so will cancel the transfer of any files on their way to your computer Note After you connect your camcorder to your PC the camcorder will remain on all the while it is plugged into the USB and it won t be switched off On disconnecting the USB cable the camcorder will automatically switch off 67 Using your camcorder as a PC Camera on Windows You can use your camcorder as a PC Camera for Web Conferencing and Instant Messaging 1 2 3 Plug the camcorder into an available USB port on your computer Turn the camcorder on Make sure the camcorder is in PC Camera mode To change to PC Cam mode if the MSDC mode appears press the DV DSC button on the bottom left of the LCD screen Wait for the computer to recognize the new hardware if this is the first time you are using it in PC Camera mode Found New Hardware Your new hardware is installed and ready to use Once the computer recognizes the camcorder driver you can open the Web Conferencing or Instant Messaging application you use and activate the Webcam func
28. he OK button to open the Sounds submenu Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the Sounds options Shutter Start up Beep Volume To turn on or off the sound the Shutter makes when pressed use the Right Left button to select On or Off Press the OK button to save your choice The set the Start up sound press the Left Right button to select None 1 2 or 3 Each number has a different sound that sounds when selected Press the OK button to save your choice To turn on or off the sound the Beep makes use the Right Left button to select On or Off Press the OK button to save your choice To adjust the sound Volume for buttons that emit sounds when pressed use the Right Left button to select 0 1 2 or 3 Press the OK button to save your choice Press the MENU button to close the menu and exit the Setup function 51 Auto Review In this Setup mode you can adjust the review time after taking a picture 1 Press the Up Down button to select the Auto Review menu 2 Press the OK button to open the Auto Review submenu 3 Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the Auto Review options Off 1 sec 3 sec 4 Press the OK button to save the Auto Review option that you selected 5 Press the MENU button to close the menu and exit the Setup function Power Frequency In this Setup mode you can adjust the light frequency depending on the region you are located Generally 60HZ is for the U S and Canada 50HZ
29. ith an additional Video icon R on the bottom left corner of the LCD An Audio file also appears with an Audio icon on the bottom left corner of the LCD e In Playback mode you can Lock Delete View as Slideshows change the Effect Rotate Resize add a Voice Memo or save the photo as the Start up Image e You can Lock and Delete the video clips recorded e You can Lock and Delete the audio files recorded Note If there are no images in your memory the No Image message will appear on the LCD screen 36 Playback mode Protecting indicator Voice memo indicator The format of the file The sequence of current file The total number of recorded file Date and time stamp Mm Moive clips Audio files Thumbnail display When the camcorder is in the Playback Mode 1 2 3 4 Press the Down button for all the images to appear as thumbnails Press the OK button for the image to appear in full screen If you selected a JPG file then once in full screen display mode you can press the Up button to Zoom in and out of the photo Press the Up Down Left Right buttons to scroll around the enlarged photo 37 Note You can know from the thumbnail what the image is JPEG files do not have any icons on the thumbnail screen AVI s will have a V appear on the thumbnail and WAV files will have the audio icon Operation for still photos Select a still photo an icon D gt will appear on the top left corner
30. l B amp W Sepia Negative Red Press the OK button A Waiting message appears while the new Effect is saved The new Effect now appears on the selected image in the Playback mode DE Rotate 42 You can rotate photos on the camcorder 2 3 Resize Press the Up Down button to select the Rotate menu Press the OK button to open the Rotate submenu Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the Rotate options Rotate Save Back To rotate the selected image select the Rotate option Press the OK button to begin rotating the image each time 90 degrees to the right clockwise Press the Up Down button to select the Back option to undo the last rotate before it is saved Once you have rotated the image to your liking press the Up Down button to select the Save option A Waiting message appears while the rotated image is saved You can resize a photo on the camcorder 1 2 3 Press the Up Down button to select the Resize menu Press the OK button to open the Resize submenu Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the Resize options 43 2048x1536 1024x768 640x480 4 You will only be able to resize down the resolution of the original photo Note If the original photo was captured in 8M and 5M then it can be resized to any of the above 3 options A 3M photo can be resized to the last 2 options and a 1M photo to the last option Photos captured in VGA cannot be resized
31. ly sruse Anewicard Image is blurry or out of focus 1 The video camcorder was Hold the video camcorder moving when the image was captured steady when shooting picture Image is not displayed on the LCD monitor 1 A iet Fo e o XThis video camcorder cannot images recorded with other f camera is loaded display non PICT images Recorded images are not saved in memory 1 The video camcorder was xlf the battery low indicator mo ae magos appears on the LCD monitor y replace the battery immediately 72 73 A00 090518GES
32. oad media from the camcorder Click the How to transfer photos and videos from my 60 camcorder to my computer button for instructions You are not connected to the internet at this time How to transfer photos and videos from my camera to my computer If you have internet access the Choose your language window opens choose your language and click Next to open the next window Select your camcorder model from the list and click Next to open the next window Click Next to confirm your camcorder model selection and to install the application Please wait while the application is being installed on your computer 61 10 11 12 13 Please review the license terms On PC Click the I Agree button to continue On Macintosh Click the I accept the terms of this license agreement and then click Next to continue On PC only Let the Vivitar Experience Image Manager installer create the folder to where the program will be installed and then click Install Please wait while the application continues the installation process on your computer On PC Click the Close button when the installation is complete Note If your camcorder is also a PC camera the PC camera driver will be included in the installation process Follow the instructions to install the driver On Macintosh Click the Quit button when the installation is complete Click the Launc
33. ry in order to capture and record many more media items All the media in the built in memory will not be lost if no SD Memory Card has been inserted in the DVR or when you change your batteries e We strongly recommend downloading your photos and videos regularly to your computer e Remove the batteries from the DVR camcorder when not in use for an extended period Inserting an SD Memory Card An SD compatible memory card of up to 8GB not included should be inserted into your DVR camcorder SD Memory cards expand the amount of memory thus allowing an increase in the number of movies photos and audio that can be captured before transferring them to a computer Media sitting on the memory card is not lost when your camcorder s power runs low or on replacing the batteries 9 Locate the SD card slot on the bottom of the camcorder Insert an SD memory card correctly in the direction shown Press the memory card until you hear a Click sound The memory card when properly inserted will sit flush with the camcorder Note After you insert an SD memory card the SD card icon will appear on the right side of the LCD indicating that your SD memory card has been installed successfully The media you capture will now be stored on the card and not in the internal memory e This product supports SD cards of up to 8GB 10 e Formatting will delete all data on the SD Memory Card including protected data e Do not remove the SD
34. ss the Shutter button on the top of the camcorder to start shooting The elapsed time of the video will appear on the top right on the LCD 15 5 Press the Right button if you wish to Pause the recording in the middle and again to resume recording Press the Shutter button again to stop the recording The recorded file will be saved in AVI format Note 1 Press the Up button to Zoom In or the Down button to Zoom Out of the subject during the shooting to focus in on your subject 2 You can view the AVI files in playback mode 3 Once they are downloaded to the PC view them using QuickTime and Windows Media Player 4 As the internal memory of the camcorder is limited it should be used for test files only 5 Please insert an SD memory card of up to 8 GB to capture longer videos 6 When the internal memory is full a Memory Full message will flash on the LCD screen when you attempt to shoot further videos Video Setting options In Video mode there are two video resolutions for you to choose from VGA 640x480 QVGA 320x240 pixels before capturing your video The higher the resolution selected the better the quality of the video however higher quality 16 videos use up more memory You can also change the Frame Rate Metering and White Balance Metering J center gt Multi o Spot Resolution indicator Gam 640x480 320 320x240 White balance indicato AUTO Auto xx Daylight A Clou
35. switch off automatically When there is insufficient battery power a Low Battery message will appear on the LCD screen The camcorder will automatically power off a few moments later 12 Setting the Language When using the video camcorder for the first time after purchasing it be sure to choose a language and set the date amp time before using the video camcorder Turn the Power on Press the MENU button Press the Right button on the OK dial to open the Setup menu Press the Up Down button on the OK dial and select the Language option Press the Right button to enter the Language submenu Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the language you desire Press the OK button to save your choice and for the language interface of the camcorder to change to the language you selected Press the MENU button to close the menu and exit the Setup function WO 01 Go So Setting the Date and Time This will be the time and date that will appear on the photos you capture 1 Turn the Power on p 2 Press the MENU button 102 02 08530 3 Press the Right button on the OK dial to open xs dra the Setup menu YYYY MM DD 4 Press the Up Down button on the OK dial and select the Date amp Time option E Enter cem Back 13 vo N OO Press the OK button to open the date and time settings Press the Left Right button to select the Year Month Day Hour Minute and Date Format YYYY MM DD DD MM YYYY MM DD
36. t and select one of the lock options Lock Unlock One Lock All Unlock All If you selected Lock Unlock One and press the OK button a Protect Image or Unprotect Image confirmation message will appear with Yes and No options Press the Up Down button to select Yes to lock unlock or No to exit Press the OK button to confirm save and protect unprotect the selected image 47 8 If you selected Lock All and press the OK button a Protect All confirmation message will appear with Yes and No options 9 Press the Up Down button to select Yes to lock or No to exit 10 Press the OK button to confirm save and protect all the images 11 If you selected Unlock All and press the OK button an Unprotect All confirmation message will appear with Yes and No options 12 Press the Up Down button to select Yes to unlock or No to exit 13 Press the OK button to confirm save and unprotect all the previously protected images Note After selecting your lock preference the corresponding lock si icon will appear on the left hand side of the LCD for the image s selected Delete You can delete unwanted photos videos and audio files at any time to free up memory You can delete one at a time or delete all the unprotected files that are currently recorded on the memory card at once Press the MENU button Press the Up Down button to select the Delete menu 48 3 4 10 1
37. t before using this feature as all the images sitting in the camcorder will be erased from the card and internal memory This process is irreversible 1 Press the Up Down button and select the Format option from the menu 57 Oar Press the OK button to enter the Format submenu Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the Format option you desire Yes No If you wish to format the memory select Yes or No to cancel the format Press the OK button to begin the Format A Waiting message appears on the LCD as the camcorder is formatted Reset All Using this function will reset the camcorder to the original factory settings 1 2 3 Sa E Press the Up Down button and select the Reset All option from the menu Press the OK button to enter the Reset All submenu Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the Reset All option you desire Yes No If you wish to reset the camcorder select Yes or No to cancel the reset Press the OK button to reset Press the MENU button to close the menu and exit the Setup function 58 Connecting the Camcorder to a TV Connect the video camcorder to the TV via the supplied cable Power on the TV and the video camcorder The video camcorder s LCD screen turns blank and picture that previously appeared on the camcorder s LCD screen now appear on the TV screen 1 Connect the video camcorder to a TV via the TV out cable supplied The TV slot is situated next to th
38. ter area and this is suitable for general use Multi The exposure will be calculated based on the average light Spot Only the spot in the center of the LCD screen will be metered for light 4 Press the OK button to confirm save your choice and exit to the Setting menu 5 Press the MENU button to revert back to the Camera capture mode to start taking photos with the metering selected Note After selecting your metering choice the corresponding icon will appear on the top of the LCD White Balance This setting is used to adjust the color of your photos as per your light source 1 Press the Up Down button to select the White Balance menu 2 Press the OK button to open the White Balance submenu 3 Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the White Balance option 30 Auto Daylight Cloudy Fluorescent Incandescent 4 The White Balance choice selected automatically appears on the LCD 5 Press the OK button to confirm save your choice and exit to the Setting menu 6 Press the MENU button to revert back to the Camera capture mode to start taking photos with the new white balance selected Note After selecting your White Balance choice the corresponding icon will appear on the top of the LCD Exposure This setting allows you to manually compensate for unusual lighting conditions such as indirect indoor lighting dark backgrounds and strong backlighting The exposure value range is 2 0 Dark
39. tion 68 Sakar Warranty Card This warranty covers for the original consumer purchaser only and is not transferable Products that fail to function properly UNDER NORMAL USAGE due to defects in material or workmanship Your product will be repaired at no charge for parts or labor for a period of one year What Is Not Covered By Warranty Damages or malfunctions not resulting from defects in material or workmanship and damages or malfunctions from other than normal use including but limited to repair by unauthorized parties tampering modification or accident What To Do When Service Is Required When returning your defective product postage pre paid for service your package should include 1 Copy of original bill of sale 2 A detailed written description of the problem 3 Your return address and telephone number Daytime MAIL TO ADDRESS BELOW Sakar International Attention Service Department 195 Carter Drive Edison NJ 08817 69 TECHNICAL SUPPORT For technical support issues please visit our website at www vivitar com You can find manuals software and FAQ s at the website Can t find what you are looking for E mail us at support vivitar com and one of our technical support team members will answer your questions For phone support in the US please call 1 800 592 9541 in the UK call 0800 917 4831 If you would like to call from anywhere else please visit www vivitar com for your local toll free number
40. tton to confirm save and delete all the 40 unprotected images Slide Show oN NSO 10 You can have all the photos appear one after the other as a Slide Show Press the MENU button Press the Up Down button to select the Slide Show menu Press the OK button to open the Slide Show submenu Press the Up Down button to highlight and select one of the Slide Show options Start Interval Repeat If you select Start the Slide Show will begin to play Press the Up button to pause or again to continue Press the OK button to exit the Slide Show If you select Interval press the Left Right button to increase or decrease the interval between images when playing the Slide Show by 1 to 10 seconds Press the OK button to save the time interval and exit Press the Down button to select to the Repeat option 41 11 Press the Left Right button to toggle between the Yes and No options if you wish the Slide Show to automatically repeat itself or not 12 Press the OK button to save your choice and exit the Slide Show submenu Note On selecting the Start option again in the Slide Show submenu the Slide Show will now play according to the new settings selected Effect This setting is used to change the image s color tone Press the Up Down button to select the Effect menu Press the OK button to open the Effect submenu Press the Up Down button to highlight and select the Effect option you wish to use SN Norma
41. uickTime 6 or higher e Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or higher e Internet connection required Computer System Requirements for Macintosh e Macintosh with Intel processor running Mac OS X v10 4 6 or later 5 256 MB RAM 100 MB free disk space Display 1024 x 768 or higher resolution monitor QuickTime 6 or higher Internet connection required A Quick Look at your Digital Video Camcorder Display button LED On Off Mode button Shutter button Up button a OK button AV USB jack N ID JA A JO N Right Self timer MENU button Down button v Power button Left button lq LCD screen 7 i Efe A amp 77 14 Tripod socket 15 SD card slot 16 Wrist strap 17 Battery cover 18 Lens 7 Preparing Your Camcorder for Use Battery Installation Your DVR camcorder requires 3 AAA batteries not included It is recommended that alkaline batteries be used 1 Lift and open the battery compartment on the side of the camcorder z aa J aii j 2 Insert the batteries in accordance with the polarity indicated in the battery compartment 3 Return and close the battery cover Note e Limited internal memory is provided in order to take photos videos and audio e ASD Memory card is required to expand the memo
42. umber of photos that can be captured not only depends on the internal memory or the SD card s capacity but also on the resolution selected Better quality photos are taken at higher resolutions but these will also take up more memory on the card LED Lamp When light conditions are poor press the LED ON OFF button on the middle left of the LCD Screen Two LED white lamp lights will light up like a torch to offer better lighting To turn off the LED light press the LED ON OFF button again 22 Digital Zoom function You can magnify your subject up to 8 times using the digital zoom 1 Press the Up button to Zoom In to the object 2 Press the Down button to Zoom back out 3 The digital zoom digit icon appears on the bottom right corner of the LCD screen Self Timer You can include yourself in a photo by using this feature to delay the time between your pressing of the shutter button and when the photo is actually taken Place the camcorder on a tripod or on a flat and sturdy surface before pressing the Shutter button There are 2 methods to activate the Self Timer Method 1 1 In the camera mode press the Right button 2 The Self Timer icon on the top of the LCD will appear 3 Press the Right button until you see the Self Timer option you wish to use appear 23 RO X Q 9 Seconds 2140 Seconds Burst continuous snapshot 4 Press the Shutter button 5 The digit time countdown appears on the
43. uter 63 Get photos and videos from your camcorder to your computer 63 Get Started fe lecceechecceeess cov srqpanadaa gregos eendi desen gado ceedead e cy utiado ind ars agenda US 65 1 Transfer media from my camcorder to my computer manually Using WINQOWS MEE E donee aed granted crespo Da cnfa divs etica a das Atte ee 66 Transfer media from my camcorder to my computer manually Using MaGintOSh EAEE E A tise les A E tl ieveieties 67 Using your camcorder as a PC Camera on Windows 68 Sakar Warranty Card ceeceesccesseeceseeeeseeeeeeeseseeseaeeseaeeseaeeseaeeneneeeeseenenetees 69 Technical Specifications ceccceeeceeeseeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeaeeeeaeeeeseeeeaeeseeeeeeeeeeaees 70 Trouble Shootin eisini e arean sia taees aie iii e a ndo guia amena cites 72 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the DVR 518 Digital Video Camcorder With your camcorder you can shoot video clips take individual photos and record audio files In addition a SD compatible memory card of up to 8GB can be inserted in order to expand the memory of your DVR camcorder Your camcorder also has a PC Camera function for web conferencing Key Features 5 modes Video Audio Camera Playback and Set Up Digital Video resolutions 640x480 VGA 320x240 QVGA 2 5 digital camera resolutions 8M 3264X2448 5M 2592X1944 3M 2048X1536 1M 1024X768 VGA 640X480 e 1 96 TFT LC

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